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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1927.
PACIFIC FLIGHT.
Start From Texas To Hong Kong.
THE DOLE OFFER.
Many Candidates For Big Air
Frize.
Other Competitors.
LATE GOVERNOR.
FINANCIAL MENTOR.
Sir Matthew Nathan and Ceylon.
Adviser. American As Persia's
AT THE
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.
NEW CONTRACT REJECTED.
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Colonial Office Mission To The Petrol Specialist Spends Five Years ADOLPHE MENJOU AND LILLIAN RICH
liland.
At Teheran.
Teheran, July 26.
London, July 25, Dallas (Texas), Yesterday.
In the House of Commons, the The five-year contract of Dr. ..Captain Erwin has started for San Francisco on the first lap of his Under-Secretary of State for the Arthur C. Millspaugh, Adminis attempted flight to Hong Kong, Colonies, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby trator-General of the Finances: competing for the G.835,000 prize Gore, announced that the Special of Perala, having terminated. offered by Mr. Dole, pine apple mer-Commission for Ceylon would con- Government have proposed a fur- chant, and G.$25,000 offered by Mr. sist of the Earl of Donoughmore ther term of three years, but W. E. Easterwood.
(Chairman), Sir Matthew Nathan, owing to some new clauses which If he reaches Hong Kong, he in- Sir Geoffrey Butler, M.P., and were unacceptable to him, Dr. tends to continue his word flight.
Erwin originally intended to take Doctor Drummond Shiels, M.P.-Millspaugh has rejected the offer. It is likely that he will leave his bride, aged 20, but Mr. Dole Reuter.. stipulated that nobody could parti [Lt. Col. Sir Matthew Nathan, the country shortly.
The Majliss are discussing the cipate under 21.
P.C. (Ire), G.C.M.G., K.C.M.G., C.M.G., LL.D. (Queensland question of appointing a succes- be who will probably University), has been Chairman sor, San Francisco, Aug. 1. The seventh, eighth and ninth of the Colonial Secretary's 'Ad- Mr. McCasky, Treasurer-General, candidates for the Dole Prize fled visory Committee on Rubber whose contract, however, expires in the middle of September.- applications to-day and announced since 1926. their intention of starting flights He was- Governor of Queens-Reuter. to Honolulu on August 12.
[Dr. Arthur Chester Mills- land, 1920-28, and prior to that Captain William Erwin
of administered the Government of paugh, of the Consular Service Dallas Texas is number 7.
He Sierra Leone, 1899; was Governor of the United States of America, has already entered his name and of the Gold Coast, 1900-08; Gov-has been Administrator-General deposited a bond under the condi-ernor of Hong Kong, 1903-1907; of the Finances of Persis, since He was Professor of tions for the Easterwood Prize: Governor of Natal, 1907-09; 1922. The latter provided an award of $25,000 for the first flier to go from Secretary to the Pose Office, 1909 Political Science in the Whitman 11; Chairman of the Board of College, 1916-17, and after serv Dallas to Hong Kong.
Arthur Rogers of Los Angeles is Indian Revenue and Member of ing in the Drafting Office of the the eighth and Jack Frost, also of the Pacific Cable Board, 1911-14; State Department, Washington, The Under Secretary to the Lord 1918-21, was appointed Consul, Los Angelos, is the ninth. last two have not decided definite- Lieutenant of Ireland, 1914-16; Class 4, and assigned to the ly on the types of plane they will Secretary to the Ministry of Pen-State Department in July 1, 1921. sion, 1916-19; and Chairman of He was Acting Foreign Trade
fly.
In the case of Captain Erwin, the Special Grants Committee, Adviser, he is required by the conditions of 1919.]
the Easterwood Prize to use an American plane equipped with an American, motor. Fliers will be permitted to change motors but not planes, at any one of the designated landing places. Honolulu, Guam or Manila, and Hong Kong are the only authorised stops.
TO SIT IN DAIL
VALERA'S PARTY CHANGE THEIR MINDS
Each Blor must have printed in large letters subject to the ap-
. London, To-day. proval of William Easterwood
At a conference of Mr. de junior, upon the fuselage of hle
the words "Easterwood, Valera's "Fianna Fall" party held plane Dallas, Texas, to Hong Kong China in Dublin it was unanimously decided to take the oath of Alight,"
Fllers may carry one or more allegiance and occupy seats, in persons who must sign waivers as the Dail, on August 12. This is The prize likely momentously to affect the to damage or death. stands unth September 16, 1928 Cosgrave Government.-Reuter. but not more than 144 hours shall elapse from the time the plane! takes off in Dallas until it arrives in Hong Kong. Captain Erwin and other entrants must make their own arrangements for repairs and refueling at the authorised landing and are to receive no financial aid from Easterwood.
Encouragement,
1921-22, Petroleum Specialist in the, State Depart- ment, 1920-22, and was subse- quently commissioned to reorgan- ise the finances, of Persia].
TROTSKY SMACKED.
COMMUNIST PARTY MEETING.
Moscow, Yesterday. According to an official agency, the twelve days' plenary session of Central Control Committee of the Communist Party has ended with the restoration of unity, fol- lowing a declaration by the lead- ers of the Opposition renouncing KING OF CAMBODIA DEAD.& number of their views,
Paris, Yesterday--- The Indo-Pacific Agency an- nounces the death of King Siso wath of Cambodia.-Reuter. ·
More than $100,000 has been de- posited in Pacific coast and western! banks to encourage airplane flights| hcross the Pacific ocean but no which planca are ready or are being single flier can possibly obtain manufactured.
mere than a third of it under pre- sent conditions unless he can. at
Lieutenant
Eston
The meeting resolved to with- draw the question of the expulsion of Trotsky and Zinovieff, but re- primanded and warned them,
Comrade Bukharin reported that the danger of a counter. revolutionary war against Soviet Russia was the most acute pro-f
A resolution was blem to-day. adopted declaring that the inter- B. Roger, national policy of the Soviets was least make a round trip to Hawail. United States naval reserve is in essentially a policy of peace; While the entire Pacific coast Honolulu with Richard Grace his therefore the Soviet Government eagerly awaits the first start for pilot, preparing to fly back to must agree economically to rea- one of the prizes, it has been point- California in a plane understood to sonable connection with capital- be a modified Ryan." Redhat ist countries. It was stated that ed out that not one of the purses Lieutenants Lester Maltland and Soviet werkers warmly responded will more than pay the actual ex Albert Hegenberger, U.S. army are penses of an attempt.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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Hair Dressers
Booksellers.
LEE YEE,
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and Booksellers No. 12, D'Aguilar Street,
(opposite Queen's Theatre).
Hazards are not to be paid for preparing to fly from some point on to an appeal to prepare to the in money and whoever brings down San Francisco bay to Hawall, prob utmost for the defence of the the money will do so in a pure ably starting from the Bay Farm country.
situation of the party, previously Bookbinders. sporting endeavour. Rigid condi- airport near Alameda. A tri- A resolution on the internal tions govern each of the contests motored Fokker will be used.
Ernest J. Smith, commercial cabled, stated that differences
binders. 4.30 p.m. and some of the purses have been fier is ready to fly from San Fran- were due to the recent intensified THE "CHINA MAIL", Book-
flights that three cisco bay to Hawail in a Travelsir opposition and attacks frustrating 4.30 p.m offered
months ago would have been con passenger plane equipped with the work of the party. Pa sidered impossible.
Following are the prizes already Wright 16 whirlwind motor. Dealing with the menace of war offered and backed by each in Major Livingston Irving in and the preparing of a national dependent aviator is preparing defence, the opposition leaders, James Dole, Hawaiian pineapple light to Hawait, type of plane and Trotzky and Zingviet, refused to Dentist.
starting point secret.TI magnate has offered $25,000 to the These five have indicated that renounce their semi-defeatist HARRY FONG, Dentlet, flight to Honolulu and $10,000 for the other plans. Create & second party as a condena Tol Central No. 1285. Optician. first aviator making a non-stop the Dole prize is hot being con- policy to abandon attempts to at Boor, No. 74, Quees' Road the second flier who succeeds. Many have signified intentions to tion to their remaining on the Seattle businessmen have de compete for the Dole, prize but central committee and only yield- posited $25,000 for the Arst non-
most of the entries are tentative, ed when threatened with expul stop flight to Tokyo.
Bydney Grauman, theatre owner, Los Angeles, has deposited $30,000 for a non-stop flight to Tokyo.
WE. Easterwood, Dallas, Texas has deposited ($25,000 for a non stop flight from that city to Hong
11 '8.m.
12.80 p.m.
Kong
San Francisco organi raised $15,000 and more
ed for, a non-sto
San Francisco.
flight from the l land fe preferred but not been
ons have
the flfors requesting that someone sion. Reuter. Provida the aeroplanes,
Martin Jensen, commercial Aler
in Hawall is a genuine entrant for the Dole prize. He is in San Diego superfutending the finishing of CORNISH EXPRESS.
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