The Archive · 1935

Next Leg to Bangkok

Mr. H. F, Farquhar, and his Mexi-pilot, Mr.. Fritz Bieler, who here yesterday from Shang-hal in their Beecheraft cabin aero plane, are resuming their fight to England in a couple of days. They will fly to Bangkok and later follow the Imperial Airways route to London, Mr. Farquhar then will proceed to Helsingfors, to which centre he has "been. transferred from Mexico City, where he was First Secretary of the British Legation, Mr. Farquhar and his companion arrived unheralded in Hongkong, landing at the Kal Tak aerodrome Their arrival was kept so quiet that even this morning's newspapers did not have the news—Reuter, They are utilizing water from the Lo River to irrigate 1,000,000" mow of Jand in hal area. The Government wise enough to see what previous governments either failed to observe, oF lacked the ability and goodwill to carry out, namely, that beneficent schemes for the people ensure law and order, and make for prosperity and comparatively easy government.

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