DE COLBERT CASE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922.
TO-DAY'S CRICKET.
WORLD'S FLIGHT PROJECT.
Trial to Begin To-morrow. Navy Make a Good Score. Probable Start Next Spring.
The Army and Navy teams Our Canton correspondent
In the current number of the states that the trial of Dr. de met in connection with the Bulletin of the Air League of Colbert, the German held in triangular cricket contest, on the the British Empire, there is an custody on suspicion of being H.K. C.C. ground to-day, and the
interesting statement in which full implicated in recent bomb out Navy, batting first, compiled details are given of the round-the- rages, is to commonss to-morrow. a useful total. They had lost world fight, which is being or Come before nine wickets for 127 runs at the ganised noder the auspices of Judge Chang Sing-yup, whilst luncheon interval, and on the the League and which it is hoped the prosecution will be in the resumption added very useful will start about March 15, 1923.
The case will
hands of Yu Sik-yun.
CRICKET.
University v. Infantry. The friendly match played on the University ground on Satur- day between the Infantry and the University resulted in a win for the visitors. Scores:-
University.
T: F. Yeob, c and b Allan
C.A. Peterson, c Allen, b White
P. E. Chos, run out
H. N. Balhetchet, lbw. b
Martin
3. H. Ong, b White
30 before the last wicket fell. Lt. Norris with 59 and Rev. Purcell with 37 the mainstays of the Davies Capt Havelock the most successful trundler far the Army.
The Navy scores werd:— Lt. Narris b. Cap: Davies......
L-Com. Hooper c. Capt
Olliver b. S. M. Pearson... Mid. Evans b. Capt Davies... LA Lake c. & b. Capt Davies Com. Wood c. M S. Pearson
b. Capt Davies.
5 Sub-Lt Sharpe e. Bacon b.
Capt Davies
0
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and finish about the and of Jane. The most difficult part of, the were arrangement is the question
sile.
of finance; it appears £8,000 is still required. This is the one remaining long-distance flight now to be attempted, and it is hoped it will be accomplished by British expedition. The flight is organised by Captain F Tymms, M.C.. who will have) Captain E. J. K. McCloughy, 1DSO, D.F.C, and Mr. R. H.
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Melatosh to assist him. Captain 11Tymus will be the navigator, he
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23
Capt. Quinlan, not out.
B.P.Ng,c Armstrong. b Jessop
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M. B. Osman, c and b Allan...
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1
9
J. L. Shellshear..c Jessop,
White...
T. O. Yeo, not out
R. Ponsonby Fane, b Martin
Extras...
Bowling.
Extras
Total...
157
The Army had lost one wicket 4 for 24 runs at the time of our going to prese, the dismissed 93 batsman being Capt. Davies, who was caught and bowled by Mid.
O. M. R. W. Evans after knocking up six runs. 13 5 20 3 The remainder of the first wicket 10 0 33 2 total was mainly contributed by 60 27 2 Capt. Olliver, who was in fine 1 0 41 form.
White
Allan
Martio
Jessop
Infantry.
White, b Ong ...
13
Moorhead, st. Ponsonby Fans.
h Yeoh
9
Wright, b Paterson
49
Allan, b Bathetchet
E
Howard, c Ponsonby Fane,
Balhetchet
Martin, c Osman, b Yoor Lammond, c Lam, b Yeah Jessop, b Bilhetchet.... Irbio, Balhatchet Bliss, o Osman, b Yeoh Armstrong, not out
Bowling.
Extras
***
Total...
106
LORD CHANCELLOR'S EXPERIENCE.
DETAILS OF THE ROUTE.
The route proposed is a3 follows:-England, Bordeaux. Athens, Basta, Bɔmbay, Rangoon, Hongkong, Tokyo, Petropavlovsk. Aleutian Islands, Vancouver, Winnipeg. Newfoundland, Azores Lisbon, England. The time of start has been selected to avoid the bad weather 303- one on all parts of the route. No other time of the year but the spring is suitable.
The scientific information which will be obtained from the flight will be of great value to the future of aircraft and aero- jengine construction. Particular-
ly valuable will be the data;
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It is said to have happened on the 14th. July, 1790, and the story O. M. R. W was told as follows:-The Lord Chancellor W24 pressed on Wednesday evening in Long Acre as he was walking, buttoned up as usual in his old rusty grey frock..
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Latest League Results.
(Beuter's Sereg?). Inados, Dve. W.-The results of football miteles played on Saterday were as follow:
First League.
Hollersfield T. 4 Arsenal Newcastle C... Aston Villa
Everton. ....
Bolton W... Blackburn 1.
slouched hat, and scratch wig. skilled cinematographer will They took him. Ha blustered be carried. The average cruising and swore in his usual rough speed at 320 b.p. will be 73 manner, and the very means
that be took to persuade, themp.h, the total weight 12,920 lb.. be was the Lord Chancellor but endurance 2016 hours, range 1406
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make his escape by that means. For the ses part of the route. You a Chancellor, you black harbours frequented by ships looking son of a gun." exclaimed will be used, with the exception are
Tof Simuchir Simushir (Broughton the lieutenant. Damme,
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Scottish Leagur. Aberdeen ...... O Airdrie
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Falkirk
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With a good deal of oratory. berth. It is intended to approach the Japanese and Canadian however, they were prevailed to zo with him to Ormond Street, Governments with a view to their 1where to their utter astonishment patrolling parts of the Pacific they found that he was really Ozean, and it is hoped that if the the Lord Chancellor of England.flight is successful so far, the His lordship then entered into the British Admiralty will detail 2 joke and dismissed them with a some boat or boats for this pur-
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PERVERSIONS OF CLASSIC MUSIC.
A Protest in Paris.
A boy of two voted in the Portsmouth Central constituency. The dancing world of Paris has At Grimsby a six-year-old boy. tired of "jazz" music, which is William Thompson, recorded his giving way in the dancing rooms of Chopin's to perversions
March" and the A boy, aged five and a half "Funeral THREE V.C.'S MEET PRINCE.
vf Saint- years, who was accompanied by "Danse Macabre" Results of Holiday Matches.
bis mother, voted at one of the Saens. The dancers are inspired to which arrived * Liverpool It is not often that three winners
at Heywood languid and ceremonious motion London, Dec. 27,
recently from New York, when ofthe Victoria Cross are to be found polling stations The following are the results of four hundred miles from the sitting at the same dinner-table, (Lance). His name was on the by strains which recall Schu register, and his mother declared mana, Beethoven, and the music the Christmas Day matches:- American shore with a strong but the Prince of Wales had a that he was the only person of of La Tosca and Manon.
easterly wind blowing. was opportunity of meeting a trio of
The Society of Authors and 1 boarded by a flock of birds the bolders of the highest decors- the same name at the address.
Two children voted at Hall, Composers is determined not to 1 Aston Villa Inumbering several thousands.tion when he attended the reunion
the docker, was only three years old. themselves as
defenders Huddersfield 0 The birds alighted on the ship's dinner of the R.N.V.R. Auxil. One, Andrew Ford, the son of a tolerate this. Its members regard
These V.C.'s are 1 Preston N.E. 1 deck. It was presumed they had liary patrol.
the rights of dead old His vote was recorded for Com-of Acd 2 been blown to 2 Nottingham
men,
and they are dis- of that the 0 Manches. City 01 migration from North to South brother officers of the Prince.mander Kenworthy. A 12-year-artists
works 0 Liverpool 2 America.
Captain Campbell won his Cross old boy voted in South West Hall tressed Newcastle U. 1 Middlesbro' 1 The species included were wild after distinguished service in the for the Rev. D. Pagh, a Lloyd Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Chopin, should be turned to Tottenham 2 Sheffield. U.
such profane uses. They have addressed a protest to the dancing halle and the restaurants where dancing during dinner is a popular attraction, and they appeal to the artistic consciousness of the musicians in these establish.
FIRST DIVISION, Bolton Wand. 4 Arsenal Burnley Birmingham
Blackbura R.
Chelsea
Everton
Oldham
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Third Lanark 2 Dundee
The following are the results the Boxing Day matches-
of
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908
during all
Daval
Dram-
1 canaries, red breasts, linnete, Dardandelles, and also holds the George candidate.
Mr. Alfred Lester, the come- tbrushes, sandpipers, and juncos. D.3.0. tbree times over;
The flock also included three Lieutenant-Commander
dian, found the youngest voter in 0 owls and carrier pigeons. One mand also wears the Legion of the Balbam division in a little girl particularly Honour from the French Govern of three years, whose name was ferocious type with a cat-like ment, and Lieutenant Commander on the register, and had received face and two hores. The Percy T. Dean gained the award the election literature. He took 3 W. B. Albion owls and the pigeons were cap for rescuing officers and men from the young vater to the poll in his
tured but a number of the smaller blackships at the famous raid on car, and carried her in his arms menta. birda died from exhaustion. The Zeebrugge in April 1918.
FIRST DIVISION.
Cardiff City
5 Bolton W.
Arsenal Aston Villa 3 Burnley Huddersfield 4 Birmingham Preston N.E. I Blackurn B. Nottingham 0 Chelsea Manchester C. 2 Everton
Liverpool
Middlesbro'
Sheffield U
Stoke
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A
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1 Newcastle U. 1 Liverpool and had become 80
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2 Tottenham
1 Sunderland
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