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LARGEST BLOOM
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IN WORLD
Burst Into Flower In U.S. Gardens
24, 1937, at the Country Hospi- tal, Shanghai, Maurice Mar- joribanks, aged 111⁄2 year, the A specimen of the Amorpho- dearly-beloved only son of Mr. | phallus Titanum. the largest and Mrs. E. W. Westwood. known flower in the world, has LANSBERG-On June 23, 1937, at suddenly blossomed for the first the Shanghai General Hos-time in the United States, writes pital. Wilhelm Julius Lansberg, a New York correspondent in the aged 84 years...
"Daily Telegraph." It is in the ACAMPORA.-On Wednesday, June Botanical Gardens in New York and was originally brought as a 23, 1937. at the Paulun Hos-
bulb from Sumatra. pital, Shanghal, Pietro Acam- pora, aged 12 years. the dearly beloved son of Dr. and Mrs. Luigi Acampora.
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WHAT IS A MAN WORTH?
Some delicate ethical and
For Ave years the huge plant stood in the greenhouse more or less unnoticed, but within the past 10 days it has suddenly come to life. Recently the petals began to open, and soon it was blossomi ing at the rate of two inches an bour.
1937.
SHANGHAI
ROBBERY
Reuters Manager Victimised
Chinese burglars entered the re-
CHINA REVIEW
Manchoukuo Five Year Plan
Probably one of the most important factom in regard to the development of Manchoukuq and her relations with Japan, has been" the decision of the Hsinking Government" to launch an economic, financial, and Industrial expansion programme, which, following the lead given by one of her neighbours, is termed the Five Year Plan, It is reported in Tientsin.
Only the broad outlines of the Flan have been announced, but is evident that it is to embrace eventually practically every econo- mie and industrial phase of the life of the country.
sidence, of Mr. C. J. Chancellor, general⠀ · manager of Messrs. Reuters Limited, at 274-D Hungjao" Road, Shanghal on Jane 17, statesIt the North China Daily News, and escaped with silverware valued at about $4,000.
The looting was discovered by servants at 5 am, and it was found that the burglars there were at least two-had climbed over the garden fence, cut a pane in a ground-floor window and entered by the window." They escaped in- to Chinese territory.
The most important loss was a pair of silver candlesticks dating from the reign of George II and } valued at £100. Other articles
Every detail is being carefully recorded by expert botanists equip- ped with cameras and convases. taken were knives, forks and
Despite the heat of 95 deg Fabr.
Spoona
at which the temperature has to be kept, and the particularly powerful odour, resembling decay- ed fish, emanating from the bloom, large crowds of pepvie are flock- ing to the gardens to see the flower. The plant is nearly 9ft. high, and botanists wishing to examine the bell of the spathe have to mount a step-ladder.
HEIGHT OF 17FT IN JUNGLE
..
The Amorphophallus Titanum is a native of the coast belt of West Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies, and "cultivated specimens have
only been known to bloom seven
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IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION
In the Goods of Kathleen Anne Ormiston, late of Thirki leby House Sunninghill in the County of Borks, in the United Kingdom, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probate Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time to the 14th day of July, 1937, for creditors and others to send in claims against the above estate to the undersigned.
Dated the 16th day of June, 1937.
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BANQUE FRANCO CHINOISE
pour le Commerce et l'Industrie.
ed up in speeches, made in Par- liament about the salaries of British Cabinet Ministers. Whe- ther 11 Cabinet Minister "worth £5000 a year is a ques
is
tion that has to be considered in terms of cush, though it is to be presumed that some of the merits of a statesman have values not easily assessable' in pounds or dollars,
The rewards, of course, of office are for the most part not paid at all in cash. They are received in the form of honour, or ambition satisfied, or in the sense of service freely rendered to the state. A new standard of reckoning, therefore, comes into being. The assessment, then, is likely to be made not in terms of worth but of peed. How much does this or that officer of state need to carry out his duties
Notice is hereby given that the efficiently and without indignity? Hongkong office of the Banque But it is not only in public Franco Chinoise pour le Com-work that the value of services merce et l'Industrie will cease to depends on factors other than undertake further business after cash worth. It is sometimes sug- 31st July 1937.
gested that no individual contri- The offices of the' Bank will re
butes in services more than this main open after the 31st July or that maximum in dollars a until a date to be announced later, year--ay 20,000 or 30,000 or for the purpose of liquidating whatever figure caprice may fix, engagements still outstanding That is obviously not true-a single idea may be worth untold But it is equally true
after the former date.
Depositors are therefore invited | millions.
to apply to the offices of the Bank in fact that big salaries seldom as soon as convenient. Cheques, are fixed solely on the basis of etc. may be presented, and depo- the monetary value of services sits and securities withdrawn rendered. during usual business hours.
and 1929, plants reached "from 5ft to sit.
One grown in the Buitenzorg. the famous East Indian.. botanical garden, reached more than 64 in. 1924, and two bloomed in the Ham-
burg Botanical Gardens in 1929
and 1930.
It resembles the "Lords, and
Ladies" common to English hedge- rows, belonging to the same na- tural orderas the Arum, of the genus amorphophallus, which con- tains 75 species.
It was first discovered by Dr. Beccari in the Barisan Mountains in 1878. Beccari sent tubas and
Prince Konoe, the new Prime Minister in Japan.
FIRST WOMAN "FLIGHT CAPTAIN
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The first woman in Germany to Fraulein Hanne Reitsch, a daring be appointed "fight captain" is young airwoman and experimental
seeds to the Marchese Corsi Sal viatt, but the tubas rotted through being detained at Marseilles.
The seeds did well in the Mar-pilot of the Institute for Glder
Flying at Darmstadt. chese's garden, and he sent young plants to Kew at Beccart's request. tary rank by General Goering, for She was promoted to this mill- It is reported to have reached as high as 17ft. in its native jungle.ing, especially by her aerial re
The first flower transported was search work. so ponderous that it had to be lashed to a long pole carried by two men on their shouldera. The
first specimen to flower at Kew could barely reach the top of the spadix or column, and could scar self reach halfway round the funnel-shaped sheath.
3ins. high and sing. in diameter. The The column was more than 3ft
dowering stage' was so rapid that
It has been criticised by me observers as having been too hastily and sketchily drawn up. These observers point out that if the various scheduled developments are to be carried out according to the Plan, an immense amount of financing will be required. The latest reports received from Japan indicate that money is by no means easy there, and the raising of large amounts for financing the planned developments will meet with grave difficulties, it is #tated.
Banking quarters are of the opinion that whilst there should, be no dificulty in raising the necessary funds for financing develop- ments over a long period. It will be practically impossible to raise the necessary funds within the period of five years, unless some provi- son is made for a period of "pause" during which the results achieved ing on again. and the experience gained may be thoroughly sifted before proceed-
Inplux Of Smuggled Goods
"
Though strict preventive measures are being enforced in the interior districts, with the co-operation of the local authorities, de- Anite preventive measures are still to be arranged to check the infux of smuggled goods through East Hopel to Tientsin. An original pro- posal, which has not been enforced, was that the Customs preventive officers be allowed to perform their duties on trains and in stations. with the help of the railway guard.
Who should assume the responsibility for detaining the "smuggled goods? That is the main problem awaiting a solution be- fore preventive measures are effective at the East Station. The un- certain attitude on the part of the authorities concerned as to the procedure to be followed concerning the disposal of a cargo of smuggled goods recently enabled the safe removal of the goods by the smugglers in the presence of the Railway and Customs officials. Before this incident there has been no interference with the move- ments of smuggled goods.
Tremendous Progress Made
Commenting on the new Sino-American radiophone which was inaugurated in a series of conversations between Chinese. and Ameri- can officials, in which Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt participated, the "Ta Kung Pao" states that a new era in communications between the two continents of Asia and America has been started.
Chinese administration of communications has made tremendous progress lately, asserts the "Ta Kung Pao," pointing out that Anglo- Chinese and Sino-Japanese radiophone counnections were perfected.. some months ago and that similar arrangements for contacts with other world centres are even now in progress. The air line between the United States and China was established only very recently and this, with the newly connected radiophone, should not be merely. conveniences between the Chinese and the American people but tween them. should enhance the spiritual and friendly co-operation existing be
The people of China, states the "Ta Kung Pao." in their present movement for national unification and self-strength, towards inter- national goodwill, will consider this latest addition to Sino-American.
world. co-operation as a fine medium to further stabilize the peace of the
scrvices rendered to German: fly- |·
it was witnessed by few, since it unfolded at five o'clock, was fully expanded by 6.30, and was quite closed by 11 o'clock.
At Kew Gardens an official stated that there was no prospect of an English specimen blooming this year.
MacLeods Gather At Dunvegan
Economic Reconstruction Moves Ahead
In recent years economic reconstruction in China has entered the practical stage, and the Third. Plenary Session of the Centrale
Executive Committee of the Koumintang which met in Nanking in March, 1937, had decided upon important economic reconstruction. projects. It is, therefore, reasonable to expect rapid advancement in
the economic field.
"There is no questioning the fact that at this stage of pur econo- mic development, State capitalism is the best form of economic ad- vancement we can adapt; however, at the same time there should be a suitable amount of protection to private economic enterprizes. subject to limited control" by the state.
There are two forms of State capitalism-one being the com- plete control and manipulation of private capital for the economic development of industries, and the other management and ownership by the State of industrial enterprises. The first form implies only control by the State' in regard to production, quality, distribution, wages, and the treatment of labour, etc, whilst the latter means com- plete control of production by the State, and is similar to trusts and syndicates in their extreme form. Therefore, after the World War, State capitalism was enhanced by organization of socialized enter- MacLeods from all over the world The historic relics,, of which few prises, such as electrical and communications enterprises, competi-- are being specially entertained castles can boast richer variety, tion for foreign markets, and the acquiring of raw materials, as these this summer at the ancient ances». tral home, Dunvegan Castle. Skye,
were eagerly sought out recently require a lot of capital by economic requirements in the preparation by the clanzen.
for war, and the necessity of intensive organization for alleviating where the first of three "at homes"". of premier. interest, without the lot of the workers. was attended by over 200 clansmen question, was the "fairy fag,"_to and clanswomen, writes a. corrES- be found, glass-ericased, hanging Call To China's Youth pondent in the Glasgow Herald." on the wall of the drawing-room.
Nor do we come on" perfectly The remaining Far Eastern safe ground-s might be sup branches of the Banque Franco-posed-when we consider the Chinoise. pour le Commerce et wages of the rank and file of the l'Industrie in Shanghai, Tientsin, workers Here at least, it will Peiping, Saigon, Hanol, and be said, the only operative consi- Pnom Penh, will continue in derations are supply and demand, business as heretofore.
and remunerative costs of pro- doction. But even that axion, nowadays, must be questioned. in the country. It has already been profoundly modified by labour's demand for a certain standard of living-a den and which has had the gene- ral effect of raising wages all
"P. L."LORSIGNOL, Acting Manager. Hongkong, 23rd June 1937.
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CEYLON TO HOLD
· FIRST BEAUTY CONTEST
Bachelor Among Judges
For the first time Ceylon is to hold a Beauty Competition.
Dunvegan has been the home of | The dag is sadly threadbare now, MacLeod Chiefs continuously for but recollection of Its power in 100 years, the most ancient part bygone clan battles suraced to stir dating much earlier. It is believed the clansmen as they gazed eager to be the oldest inhabitated castlely upon it. The fairy room,"
where Sir Walter Scott slept reached by a narrow, winding atone staircase was another subject of eager inspection, as was the famed drinking horn of the great Chief, Sir Rory Mor.
The tartans of the Macleods and septs were vividly offset by the lovely surroundings of the castle awathed in warm summer sunshine belying Skye's Doetical name, Ellean a Cheo" ("Isle of Mist "). The gathering was of a more
MEMORIAL GATES · Outside two special interests adueen, then puke and Duches
A clarion call to the youth of the nation to volunteer for work. in rural communities during the forthcoming summer vacation was sounded by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in an interview at Kuling, ac- cording to reports received here.
Marshal Chiang said that whilst in school a University or mid- dle school student must develop a correct philosophy of life. Second- 17. he must study and understand the realities of Chinese life and the defects of Chinese society. Thirdly, he must make use of his vacations to learn a useful trade and to reconstruct Chinese society and rural life.
Marahal Chiang said that in initiating a movement for rural so- cial welfare work amongst University and middle school students dur- ing the coming summer vacation the New Life Association hoped that participating in the gigantic task of national reconstruction.
round with the (to some) 8 local character than others which were a tree planted by the King the students of the country would rise up and share in the thrill of
tonishing result that the higher costs of production have not ruined the employers on the contrary industry as a whole has tended to gain by higher con- sumption.
It is easier, no doubt, to asse BB the cash value of a carpenter than
will follow the bulk of the overseas MacLeods having indicated their intention of attending the July and August at homes." Canadian MacLeods mingled, however, with the clansmen from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland. A ** THE "FAIRY FLAG"
Flora Mrs. MacLeod of MacLeod,
of York, when they stayed at the castle in 1933, and the new road Chinese Farmer's Real Wages approach, nearing completion.
j
The latter is a preliminary to the An interesting series of investigations has been made by Mr... erection of memorial gates to three John R. Raeburn and Mr. Hu Kwoh-hwa, of the Department of brother-Bir Reginald, Norman Agricultural Economics of the University of Nanking, regarding the Magnus, who was Chief before Bir real wages, sa distinct from the money wages, earned by the Chinese Reginald, and Canon RC Mac farm labourer the results from which are included in a small Leod, the family historian. The pamphlet entitled "Economic Facts, dealing mainly with the com-- gates are at present being made modity value of the Chinese dollar
p
a Secretary of State. But the daughter of the late Chief Sir The contest is to be held in con- nssessment is not something ab- Reginald-who spends nearly all nection with the All-Ceylon xhi-solute and in the nature of her time at the Castle--welcomed in Glasgow, and have been special- bition and Carnival
things. Actually, in proportion
the guests) 2
The object of the competition, it
is stated by Reuter, is to pick out as the community acquires the the best looking and healthiest of habit of thinking in terms of Ceylon's" "young women for the other values, the caslı, payment emulation of others. tends to go up. The worth of a One of the judges at the competi-man's labour is likely to be more tion is to be Mr. B. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Minister for Local adequately heressed in cash when 6375 Administration, who is a bachelor. it is not assessed in cash alone, ·
Solicitors for the Executor, Marina House, 1st floor,
Hongkong.
The many thousands of small farmers in China, upon whose ly designed by a Glasgow architect, unremitting tell the whole of the foreign trade of the nation ultimate She was grailfled and astonish-Dr. Colin Binclair.
ly depends, know little and care less of such subjects as the gold ed, she told me at the world-
Among those present recently standard, and trouble their heads not at all about the exact number wide response to her Invitations were the aged widow of the twenty of grains of gold which shall be purchasable by certain pieces of made through the Dominions and arth Chief Countess Ballet La-paper. They are, however, vitally concerned with the quantities of Colonial Offices and otherwise tour, Mrs. Arthur MacLeod Roger. rice, and other products, which they are called upon to exchange for An unemployed Welsh miner had Toronto, Mrs, MacLeod Boyer, New household necessities, and it is only through the study of the inter- written saying he was saving to Brunswick and Miss M. M. Mac- relationship of commodity prices from which any sound judgement come to Dunvegan, where his Leod of the Department of Agri- can be formed of the true return which the farmer obtains for hir forefathers were born."
culture for Scotland!!
fabour.