Who's Who in the Far East/TILLEKE, William Alfred Goone
TILLEKE, William Alfred Goone (BANGKOK), Director of Public Prosecutions and Acting Attorney General for Siam; b. Aug. 21, 1860. Educ.: St. Thomas Coll., Colombo. Enrolled as Proctor of Ceylon Bar. 1884; Municipal Councillor and Mag., Municipal Court, Kandy, 1886-87; admitted to practise in Siam, 1891. defended Phra Yot, the Siamese Commissioner charged with murder of his French escort, before spec. Siamese Court and before Mixed Siamese-French Court, 1893-1894; with late G. W. Ward established first daily newspaper, the " Siam Observer," in English and Siamese, 1894; appointed Acting Attorney General for Siam, 1897; acted for six months as Judge of Court of Appeal, 1902. Club: Royal Bangkok Sports. Decoration: 3rd class, Crown of Siam. Address: Bangkok, Siam.