THE LATE ME TUTCHER,
CORRESPONDE
TRIBUTE IN THE KEW GARDENS HONGKONG CIGARETTE AND
BULLETINA
interesting memoir of the late Mr. 3: Tuteber, for some years, Superin dent of the Botanical and Forestry Department in Hongkong, appears in the cept Bulletin of Miscellaneous Informs sion hened the Royal Botanic Gardens
es. The memoir is signed ** S.T.D.,** hich old, residents will recogning the initials of Mr. Stephen Troyte Dunn, whom Mr Tutcher sncoded as Head of Department. We may be permitted
"Better qualified than Mr. Dunn to write.
TOBACCO FUNDA
HONGKONG
TO THE EDITON OF, THE.
·DAILY: VEŽBA,J
Sim-The Committee of the above Fund will deras it a great firyour kindly insert this letter in your valuable issue, and as the same time desire to
prem
HONGKONG DAILY, PR
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT
TWELVE HOUSES BURNED DOWN.
A destructive Ere occurred at Kowloon City on Tuesday night, when twelve houses sitasted in the misin thoroughfare, and valued at about $41,000 were destroyed.
THURSİYER JEPAN
THE S
tolong, were
avion Aangya, which
The are broke out as the reads of the one run between
brief
upsetting of a korosens oil lamp
The Hon. Mi, E. V. D. Part. Ing establishment, and the flame its thanks for the past favours you a by strong wind which was blowing, lackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. Agents of socorded, fa publishing its statements and spread rapidly. The inmates of the houses
the Company presided and j speech after the huncheon prepos letter of appreciation from some of our
I were fortunate in beating a hasty retreat
to the ship' and prosperity to trade gallant lads at the Front, who participated
into she street, Bas this belongings weAustralia and China Mr. Parr expre soothe their harbhipa.
quate the whole of it, a few men are in the enjoyment of Hongkong's efforts to lost. The fire: brigádes, both à fedted his pleasure at seeing so many guests Hongkong antheKowloon, ware mon on the aboard the latëna tion of the Envern The Fund after 5 years scene and, despite an all-night effort to and Australian, feet, which
existence hust jig plowed with a balance of 1000 in hand,
A subdue the flames, the fire continued raging.
unable to
in the adjacent street,
UNLICENSED BOARDING
HOUSE
be thought
Unl
and four housed personally interested in the China-Anatra- lian trade and he falt that there who st the present time a splendid opening in Ching for the sale of the many and various commodities that Australia, could produce, and, vier serio, there was a keen demand Fin Australia, for China exporta. The geographical position: of Australia FIS feminently favourable in trade with China,
of the late Mr. Tutcher's professional edge "and abilities. It reads: WILLIAM James Turques-The news of which was a refund by the destroying eight houses on the side of the (Applause) preser the sudden death of Mr. Tutcher in Hong- cun Tobacco Co., Ltd.. as it was, kong will be received, with great regret.nilise the money, the troops for which stret the fire com
his many friends in England. His it was intended being dentobilised. It has Bow, to the English community in the little bean decided to appropriate this sum and Military Colony in which he had lived for amongst the local Nos nearly thirty years will be keenly felt, and services the Chinese staff of his department will always understood The example of to duties and enthusiasm for betanical and horticultural enterprise in the colony was a splendid training for his abordinates. During the three decades of his work he has boil, ap wasting memorial in the affertion of his Chinese and English friends ar well in the various gardens, and ornamental spaces that he did so much to establish and to keep in fine orderly condition for the public of Hongkong. One of the works
also mourn one who and cared for thra. wearying attention
"Great satisfaction felt by the Commit tee with the hit of its operations, 3930187 having been raised, and over in|9,000,000 cigarettes and lbs. 200 of tobacco distributed and it is hoped that all those who contributed, and others, are equally satisfied with what has been achieved.
It is the desire of the Committee to ex- prean-ite thanks to and appreciation of the followin
(which, fell to hir lot was the laying out
JAPANESE FINED"
Sub-Inspector George Jackson charged a Japanese, named Joe Yamakama, before Marine Magistrate, Commander & W. and the voyage was one of the fairest weather, voyages in the world, us, sighting Beckwith. RN. yesterday with the Philippine Islands until one got to the lawfully keeping a seamen's boarding house at No. Prays East, without a permit
from the Harbour Master
southern part of the Barrier Reef, a most lovely and practically inland-sea was expericnesi, for about a fortnight.. So who would remain ashore when at very
Inspector Jackson said that he visited Mr. William Barker for founding and the premises at 15 p.m., on the 14th Dustlittle additional expenso one could take organising the Fund, and for the kindly and asked to see the master. The defendant such an interesting trip to most interests help and advice he has negrudgingly given. said that he was the muster. Witness thoning countries in such a magnificent. ship * All the magnanimous contributors and asked the defendant if he had a boarding the Kontrat: "They all knew that Hands across the Sea were stretched. subscribers who kept the Fund alive, and house ligence, and he replied in the nega helped to swell it to its final magnitude: tive. The only licence the defendant could to Australia from all parts of the Empire, produce was odio for a restaurant Witness and they would ask Australia, to remon enquired from the defendant if he had anj bo that Hongkong was included in that boarders, and the defendant said that he category. They all trusted that the time had three American sunati living on the was not far difiant when China would
After insproting the premises, settle her differences and give full assist premises,
ance to trade between the two continent witnes left
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $10. He asked those present to drink to the or seven y hard inbour, and cautioned continued prosperity of the trade between good luck to the the defendant not to take In any more China and Australia and European milors, without first getting a Aanoana ar galda ko
There was a hearty response to the toast, borders' licence.
for the visitors were greatly impressed by their inspection of the ship which is the large t, most commodious, best equipped and fastestvensol on the run...
of the golf course at Fanling, which has grown into one of the not beautiful places of recreation in the colony, thanks and especially thom who gave their mites largely to his skill and perseverance, and thereby deprived themselves,
3. D. W. Craddock and the late Mr. G. B. Bayer for, respectively, soting on the origin of the Fund as its Trenners and Secretaries, and for the excellent work done, and the financial resistance given by them respectively.
Mr. W. A. Dowley for undertaking and
LOTTERY TICKETS.
FOUND IN A BASKET, ***
Before Mr. O. Dyer Ball yesterd Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession of 10,000 popie lottery tickets The promcutivu smly thing the dele was arrested on the Big Férry wharf on Tuesday, and the ticket were found in
heket which he was carrying.
The defendant denied that they were lottery tickets, and invited the Magistrate to examine them. De
THE ARREST OF MR. SHAW
PARLIAMENT.
QUESTION bles
William James Tutcher was born near Bristol in 1867, and educated at the Aler. chant Venturers School is that city, With the technical scientific training there received, and after five years' experienes in good private gardens, by came to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, - in 1888,
young gardener.". His progress 10 ably performing the duties of Secretary here was so satisfactory that two years and Treasurer from July 1015 up to date, later be was promoted to the post of sub Also for organising very successful call- forrman and placed in charge of the orchid rasting scheme whereby the Frud bearfited "department. In 1891 as an accomplished immensely.
and reliable
man he was redom. young
Mr. A. Jenkins for bis very valuable et mended to the Secretary of State for the rice in taking chargy of and keeping the Colonies as Assistant Superintendent to books and accounts of the Fund, and attend.
farmsworth last month to series of Mr. l'ard in Hongkong Before leaving to the correspondence and, rendering
ries put by Lioutenant-Colonel Parry. the subject of Mr. Shaw's arresto England be had married Miss Elizabeth full information to the Committee.
Mr. Harmsworth any that the question "Aikman sistor of Mr. Aikman sister
The British American Tobacco Co. Ltd:
of laying bapers on the subject, will bo of Mr. John Ailmau, then and still ass
considered when reports which are now for the special lor prices charged for the
⠀⠀ The Chief Chinese Detective, who was awaited have been received that there in tant in the Director's Office at Rigaretes and tanece, the great courtesy present in Court, said that the tickets pro- no evidence to show that the Japanese further cementing an association which he was destined to maintain as long he lived and consideration accorded to the Comduced were special popu tickets. The Con-u-General bad assumed that a British to the mutual advantage of bis now demittee, and promptly carrying out the de drawing was to take place at Sumchuu on subject in Chiness, territory was not free the 15th of the Moon.te, afford means of escape from Korea liveries and distributing the cigarettes and The defendant contanded that they were or asylum in Antung to Korgans fleeing partment and the one he was leaving.
Mr. and Mrs. Tutther were very happy tobnees to the troops free of charge. And incomplete, as they del not have numbers from political persecution; that inquirie were being made ay to the report that an in Hoagkung and very busy, flis free last but not least the following ladies who on them
The Magistrate imposed a fine of 250, attempt. had been made by armed Japan- days wore nearly always spent in botani
ese police to search a British ship and to cal exploration of the island, and for devoted much time and zeal in canvassing or three months, hard labour.
search & British subject house in Chinese many years he might be seen on almom for the good of the Fund, Mrs. Pentreath
territory, hat there is no violation of a any fine holiday tramping off to Mt Mrs. Arthur. Mrs. Bhenson and Miss Crad.
alghbouring State's rights in giving Parker, from whose gulleys and ravines
alam to political agitators, that the ka usually returned about nightfall and dock
British Ambasador at Tokyo bad reported emptied, not on the herbarium table his The books of the Fund have been kindly
that the best legal assistance was being miscellaneous spoils. A glance at the list audited by Mr. W. J. Morrison, and ca
Robtained for Hr. Shaw, against whom revolu of additions" to the Hongkong flora dur-
Revenue Officer Ward and a party of a charge was made of assisting Tng his time gives some idea of the success be inspected by any one desiring to do for Chinese detectives were successful, Vester tindries that on hearing of Mr. Shaw's by first making an appointment with Mr day afternoon, in effecting the third biggest arrest the British Consul al-Boul sent the In 1915, he publihed as a supplement to W. A. Dowley, Room No. 6, New Post Office seizure of opiam in this Colony for some VawConsul to the spot that Mr Shaw his report an account of an expedition to an area on the N River, which had not Building, Top floor, in whose care they are told the Vice-Consul that he was being The officers boarded the Kaljo Marit and, well treated, and at his own devira bad after a long and tedious search, managed be transferred to Boul
of his outings,"
been previously visited, by a botanist. To placed.
do this he took advantage of : four, con." secutire holidays and; returned with ox amples of five new species as well så of a great many additions to o
to the provincial, Borik Bra
In 1004, he became a Fellow of the Lin- ncan Society, and attended the mootings at, Burlington House" on the rare, pgcalzons when he was on leave. In 1910 he becnie -Buperintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department. In 1912 he published: with his predecessor, Mr. B. 1. Dan the Flors of Kwangtung and Hongkang as yol-Xa of the Additional Borses of Jus periodical to which be contributed description of the Orchidaceae (of ich he had a special knowledge), as well as of most of the Monocotyledons. He had previously published a small work on Gardening in Hongkong. No one knew
We remain, Sir, Yours faithfully,
J. H. GARDINEL."
JA TARRAST.
ANOTHER SEIZURE OF OPIUM. DRUG VALUED AT OVER A LAKE
to locate the place of concealment of the
drug, which was in the coal-bunker under-5
neath the coal. The drag amounted to 7,000 SIR RAYMOND DENNIS! taels of prepared opium, and a considerable
for the Hongkong Cigarette and quantity of raw opium. With the price of
Tobacco Fund.
Hongkong, September 22nd, 1920
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO.
CHARGES AGAINST THE --
ADMINISTRATION.
SATISFACTORILY MET.”
-
prepared opium in the Colony at 814,50 * tel it will be seen that the drug was worth $101,500. The raw opium was valued
5,85,000
RULES OF THE ROAD AT SEA
BUSINESS TOUR.
Amongst the passengers from Kobe on the E. & As Kanowna are Bir Bay mond Dennis K.B.E and MTZ WAŁ Hobbs, O.B.E. who left bere i Tune Tast on the Rae for Shanghai. They afterwards visited Tientsia en route for Peking but were unable to procted for some days owing to the militar tions that were being carried on along the Tientsin Peking railway. From Paking "MARINERS CAUTIONED..
they journeyed through Korea; spending a few days at Seoul, to Japan, where they Before the Marina Magistrate, Com,
Blf Ray- Mesars, Gibb, Livingston & Co., the Hong mander CW. Beckwith, RN at the six weeks and they are now on
their way to Sydney N.5.W. better than he the difficulties of the kong Agents of the British North Borneo Marixie Court, yesterday, the master of mood informed a representative that his climate, and how they could be overcome,
the team lìunch "If D. 5 charged the trip has been highly suzessfül from pubilestion was
ion was greatly appro Company, write la un na folowš —
maiters; of steam leuaches - Fuongfung, business point of view and be and neighbouring HE the Governor of British North Kwongon, Hothing, and ing with arrangements for immediate deliverie arts of China
Borneo has gabled us to the effect what the failing to observe the rules of the road in Dennis lorries to the agents he hea herbarium of his department con- following letter has boca Movived from the harbour of the Colony, to wit to keep pointed in Shanghai Tient, ofcoure the great bulk of Mr. tcher's botas cal specimens, but several the Colonial Office by the Chartered Co., to the starboard side of the central fairway Ke stated that he dreds of tisa may be seen in the Kew, and also asks us to givo publicity to same when under barium and he that & Manila (PL), throgh the medium of the Hongkong They The gonus Jutcheria was founded by Prom
Botanical Gardena Fosed to be tamen had been sup
reliculata, LiINIA, until, Mr. Tatcher, pointed out its datīne. Live characters (of Journ. Bot. xlvi. 324) Many new species discovered by Mr. Tutcher were at different times called after him He himself published many novelties, including a new gentis (Dushia, Tutcher Buhindas, Journ, inn, Boo xxxvii. 60) Qurcus: Elizabitha called after his wife (d.
published
partment dent, as ho was
stain
and economia, inter
which
in the Hongkong I am, directed by Viscount. Milner to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 16th July and 13th August for warding report by the President of the British North Barneo Compatry on the allegations mado against the Confpany's administration in North Forneo. Lord Milner buying perased the report har Causes, the cAntislavery and Aborigines Protection Society to be informarthen in his opinion, the chast pany a
Talcher,
met
gistrate explained the regulations to the efendants, and dis
tam with a caction.
SUSPECT ARRESTED.
ECHO OF KENNEDYTOWN,
MURDER
usa detectivS HAI
road conditions in Japan, will be confied to the new but he was glad to note s to deal seriously with the road improvement, to wh stimming had bean. gift of the Empero ment of the Tonde
The first
the Hongko
this
Have had
tion of seeing » Dennis cha anchstreets of Peling the firs Road Bastinto Ching
for the fac
of the relay
transported fro
tise
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