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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. » SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1929,
FAR EAST AERIAL
ENTENTE.
ANGLO-FRENCH PLANS MAY
RAPIDLY DEVELOP.
HONGKONG IN SCHEME.
A
U.S. BRIBERY TRIAL DEATH OF FAMOUS
VERDICT.
ALBERT FALL FOUND GUILTY.
RECOMMENDATION TO MERCY BY THE JURY.
NÄVAL OIL LEASES.
The verdict carried with it
recommendation to 1
mercy. Reuter's Americas Service.
CRICKETER.
"FATHER OF TEST MATCHES" PASSES AWAY.
LINK WITH THE PAST.
London, Oct. 25.
A uk with the cricket of the past has been broken by the death. which occurred to-day, of James Lillywhite, a former famous Sus- sex bowler. He was 87 years of nge-Rueter..
London, Oct. 20, Rapid devolopment of air lines in the Far Engt is expected as a résult of the recently concluded air entente between France and Great Britain whereunder the two Governments have agreed to mutu-
Washington, Oct. 25. ally assist. each other both in the Sented in an inválid chair, Mr.
Generally known as the "Father establishment of new lines and Albert Fall, the ex-Senator and of the Test. Matches," the veteran the linking up of existing lines.
former Secretary of the Interior, cricketer was born in Sussex in Already French
now physically a broken man, 1942 and it was in the fields bor- company, named Air-Asie, has prepared heard a verdict of guilty recorded
dering on the Goodwood estate plans for a network of air lines against him at the conclusion of 11
that he acquired the art and prae- connecting Calcutta, Rangoon, protracted trial. Bangkok, Saigon, Pitsanoulok and Fall was charged with accepting tice of cricket. For over 40 years Vinh.
a bribe of G3100,000 from the oil he was actively connected with the Great Britain already has magnate, Edward L. Doheny, for game-for the first half of the in regular weekly operation both granting the lease of an oilfield period as a player and later us, an ways its line between London and at Elk H in the Naval Oil umpire. His outstanding feat was
Reserve.
the taking of all the wickets in an Karachi, with an early prospecti
innings for the South v. North. of its being extended to Calcutta.
He vialted Australia six times From this point the French hope
between 1873 and 1838 as a 'pro- to effect arrangements with the
fessional player. It was in the British for the operation of 11
The "Little Black Bag.”
tour of 1876-7, however, that the French line eastward from Calcut-}
Washington. Oct. 18. idea of instituting Anglo-Aus-, tu to Vinh, from which point, it is
Testifying for the defence to-tralian test matches began to take the ultimate aim of the British, toi
day in the trial of Albert B. Fall, form. establish a line northeastward to former Secretary of the Interior
On March 16, 1877, on the Canton and Hongkong and event-whe is charged with bribery in con- ground of the Melbourne Cricket: ually to Shanghai.
nexion with his grant of the Elk Club, the first ball was bowled in Trial lights have been con-
Hills naval oil lease. Edward L. the first encounter on even terms ducted with success over some of Doheny, who obtained the lease, between Australia and England. the projected routes.
reiterated a statement he had Lillywhite was captain of the Eng- Almbet simultaneously the Brit-previously made in his own triallish eleven and all the members of ish plan to extend their airways to the effect that he had believed the team were professionals. The Southeastward from India to Aus-in danger of war with Japan at the batsman who received the first tralia across the Dutch East In-time of the lease gran.
ball, Charles Bannerman, made. dies. With air lines swinging This idea, he said, was helgh-165 before he had to retire hurt. East, Northeast, and Southeast tened by Rear-Admiral Robison Nobody else, however, made as from Calcutta there would thus who had convinced him there was many as 20 and the Australians be opened to high speed travel extreme necessity for construction won by 45. In token of sympathy an immense area of the Far East of naval oil storage tanks in the £165 was subscribed by the pub- through, regions that are still com- Hawaiian islands as a counter-move lie and given to Bannorman. paratively inaccessible by ground to certain similar tanks built by transport.
Japan for use by the Japanese navy."
Operation of such lines, even on in basis of lay-time dying Would cut the time from Loadọn or Paris to the Far East to considerably less than half the time now required by a combination of rail and water routes.-United Press,
W
In a later match the Englishmen won by four wickets. In 1878 the Australians sent their first repre- sentative team to, England and
Lillywhite arranged their pro-
gramme,
down at Weston, close to the In his old age, Lillywhite settled place of his birth. His memory carried back to the first visit of an English cricket team to Aus-
"Friendship" Gift. The famous "ittle black bag containing G.$100,000, and sent to- Mr. Fall by Mr. Doheny through Mr. Doheny's son, again came into the spotlight in to-day's ses sion!
Friendship nlene prompted this tralia that of H. H. Stephenson "gift" Mr. Doheny declared.
in 1862. Advancing age, did not The prosecution contends that diminish Lillywhite's interest in the money was a bribe, pointing the progress of the game and he out that it was after this episode always had a good word to say for MASSING OF TROOPS ON THE that Mr. Fall made the grant its modern developments.
which turned over the valuable Elk Hills naväl» reserve for ox- ploitation by Mr. Poheny. -
SOVIET THREAT TO "MANCHURIA.
FRONTIER.
Harbin, Oct. 25. According to information from Japanese sources, Soviet tronps.
Navy. Documents Withheld.
Washington, Oct. 19.
TENDERS ACCEPTED.
IN AREAS.
are massing near Manchuli. Sol Capt. Harry Stunrt, answering BIG CONTRACT FOR FILLING far the city is quiet, although Nan-à subpoena by the Albert B. Fall king has instructed the Manchur-defence in the case against the ian Provincipal Government to former Secretary of Interior on maintain extra vigilance on au charges of bribery in connexion tance of the following tenders:
count of the Soviet threat to ne-with the Elk Hills naval oll lense
way.
WEATHER REPORT...
1
The Gazette notifies the accep-
Messrs. Fu On & Co., $92,315 for.
.
upy, the Chinese Eastern Rail to Harry F. Sinclair, said that filling in areas North-west of Nan Mr. Charles Francis Adams, Secre- Cheong Street and West, of Tai Po
Road. tary of the "Navy, considered pub- fication of requested reports by making up and supply of clothing Messrs. Tung Hing, $9,666.50 for Admiral Gleaves about the alleged to the Police Force for the period war scare of 1921 would be in-November 1st, 1920 to October 31st. The Royal Observatory reports compatible with the public inter-1930. that the anticyclone has pissed into est. the Pacific, to the north-east of The documents in question Japan, and another has developed would, in the view of the defence. over North China. The typhoon Lend to throw light op the justi is situated to the south of Kochi.fication for the granting of the moving N. N. E. Fresh monsoon uaval oil leases. will prevail along the China coast! In leasing naval lands to pri
dover the North China Sea. The vate operators, it is the conten-patriotic duty toward rendering forecast till noon to-morrow is tion of the defence. Mr. Fall aim the land productive so that the North-east winds, frenh; fine. ply did what he considered his Lavy might have ample ell.
Mr. A. Yung, for the supply of clothing for use of the Sanitary Department.
Messrs. Kwong Cheung Hing. $866 for repairs to $. "No. 6 Police".
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