HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE ANNUAL FLOWER DOWBIGGIN ON PROBLEM
SHOW: COL.
OF SITE FOR NEXT YEAR
Banksian Medal Won By Mrs. Eu Tong-sen
THE PROBLEM OF FINDING A SUITABLE SITE NEXT YEAR FOR THE FLOWER SHOW was mentioned by Lt.- Col H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E., speaking at the annual ex- hibition of the Hongkong Horticultural Society which opened yesterday at St. John's Place." He also appealed for more members, and referred to the hope expressed by His Excellency the Governor at the last annual show that more "non-growing" members might join.
The show this year is a dis- tion to our Show Sheds" and "Ex- tinct success, "the hundreds of hibits, to. the advertisers in the beautiful exhibits testifying programme and to the Hongkong to the high standard reached by amateur horticulturists in the Colony. Visitors flocked in large numbers to the Show throughout the day, His Ex- cellency and Lady Northcote arriving in the afternoon and staying till very late.
Lady Northcote presented the prizes to the successful competi- tors. Mrs. Eu Tong-sen won the Banksian Medal awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society, with Mrs. F. C. Hall a close runner-up.
COL, DOWBIGGIN
In asking Lady Northcote to present the prizes, Col. Dowbiggin Baid:---
It has fallen to me to address you today and I do so with two re-
Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Essig are seen in the above picture taken at the Annual Race Meeting at Happy Valley last week.
Tramway Co. and China Motor Bus A CRITIQUE: Co. for placing our advertisements in their conveyances, and above all to the Judges and Officials of the Show and to Mr. Bagram especially for his devoted services to the 60- clety and the hard work he has put in in staging this Show.
It only remains therefore for who have appreciated the "beauties those who are not members and
of the Exhibits to roll up and hand in their names to Mr. Bagram as new members.
PRIZE LIST Challenge Cups
Pet Plants Mrs. F. Groves.
(open) Schizanthees,
Fat Plants (Peak) Pansies, Mr. A Nicol.
Vegetables (open) Celery, Mrs. W.
Staaton.
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Vegetables (Penky Potatoes, Mrs. F.
grets, namely the absence of our C. Hall.
President, Mr. D. J. Sloss, with Cut Flowers (open) Carnations, Mrs. whom is our deepest sympathy. Eu Tong-sen,
Cut Flowers (Peak) Sweet Peas,
and that you will not have an M. F. C. Hall. eloquent and heartening speech Lady Peel Challenge Cup. é pots, from His Excellency Sir Geoffry anuais, Mrs. Eu Tong-sen. Northcote. We are grateful to him
Lady Southern Challenge Cup, col-
Long.
and to Lady Northcote for their lection of dwarf plants. Mr. Ho Kam continued interest in this Society. Lacy Northcote Challenge B and their presence here today, and mixed exhibit of pot plants, Mr. J. T. for so kindly allowing anyone who Bagram. bas an entrance ticket to this Show to inspect the Gardens at Government House.
In his speech to us last year, His -Excellency deplored the small membership of the Society and ex- pressed a hope that more "non- growing" members might join. We welcome anyone who loves flowers whether he or she has a garden or not. The subscription is only $5 a year and carries with it two free
BANKSIAN MEDAL Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society for the most successful ex- hibitor in the Show:-Won by Mrs. En Tong-sen.
"
POT PLANTS 6 pots of annuals-Mix Eu Tong (Peak).
(Open); Mrs. J, E. Bousfeld
SET
3 pots of Btinuals Mrs. F. Groves. (Open); Mrs, J. K. Bousfield (Peak).
pots of roses--Mr, T. H. G. Bray- field (Open); Mrs. F. C. Hall (Peak).
pots of perpetual earnedoes-/
Tong-sen
(Open); Mrs. E
pots of en wown from
same year-Hongtong (Open); Mrs. J. Scott
tickets to the Show. By so joining Mrs. Eu they could encourage the Society Scott-Barstoo in their efforts to improve Horti- culture in this Colony. Members seed in the of the Committee, Mrs. Hoare, Dr. Harston
Jockey Club
(Peak), Herklots, Mr. Fuppance, Mr. Begram and Mr. Andrew Tse and M. Pots of malden hair fernis-Mrs J D'Almada Remedios. (Open); others, are always willing to help Mrs. K. Bourfeld (Peak)," members with their advice and ex-
pots of panstes-Ladies' Recrea tion Club (Open) perience.
3 pots of
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Hongkong Working Artists' Guild Annual Exhibition
BY LUIS CHAN
Before commenting on the Chinese Art section of the Guild Exhibition, I hasten to place on record the very able sketches of our President, Mrs. A. N. Macfadyen for illustrations for the Anti- T. B. Campaign.
The Chinese section of the Guild Exhibition can broadly be divided under three groups besides a few individual eyhibitors, 1, e. the Lai Ching Art College, the Lingnam Art School and the Hong- kong Academy of Fine Art,
"1
The La Ching Art Collge is under the direction of Mr. Pao
LEGISLATIVE Shao-yu who was represented by
four exhibits in different subjecta.
COUNCIL His "Rain" is very effective.
Among Mr. Pao's pupils who contributed excellent or worthy
TOMORROW work to the show were Már. Yeung
Slen Bum (accomplished pupil of Mr. Pao), Miss Fong Min Ching,
ESTABLISHMENT OF Miss Lam Ching Wa, Cheng Chung
FISHERIES
RESEARCH STATION
Shing, Miss Pao Wal Flan (daughter of Mr. Pao), Miss Yeung
o Ying Shum Wal Shum,
Mr. Chíu Shin Ngon who li The order of business for the principal of the Lingnam árt meeting of the Legislative Council School, had six paintings of which tomorrow, at 2.30 p.m. ts as I ked most were "The Heron” follows:-
and "Catterpillar,” H's pupils exhibiting were Mr. Li Shou Chân, Mrs. Chiu Shlu, Hut K1 Cheong and Kwan Hor Sang.
The Colonial Secretary will move shat, the reports of the Finance Committee (No. 10) and (No. 1), dated Dec. 28, 1039, and Feb. 15. 1940, respectively, be adopted,
Thị. Colonial Secretary will move that this Council grate fully accept a free grant of £8,000 from the Colonial Development Fund for the DII- pose of the establishment in the Colony of a Fisheries Be- search Station.
The Colonial Secretary will also move that this Council approves generally the Report of the War Revenue Committee, published in Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1940, and❘
The Hongkong Academy of Fine Arts 13 guided by three artista, Messrs. Wong Shlu. Keung, Ip Shiu Ping and Ho Chat Yuen. Anong their pupils, besides those the already mentioned under section of Western painting, were Li Cheong, Enang Chianwenn, Kwan Shuet Yung, Wun Shi Yuen. Wen Bhru Yuen, Lau Yee Nuns.
Shuk Ngan, Chan Shou Kam and Leung Man Wal
Among other individual painters may be mentioned were Ng Koo Hưng. Mr. Chan Chuk Kwan, and
Mrs. A E. Gula: (malacoides) accordingly resolves that the Goy-his daughter, Miss Caroline Chau.
(Open); Mrs. A W. Hughes (Peak). or 3 pots of annuals
perennials and/or any plants-Lady Ho Tung (Open): Mr. H H. Pegg (Peak).
VEGETABLES"
NEW GROUND His Excellency also spoke of a new ground for the Show and promised that Government would not overlook that. This is a mát- ter of more urgency than ever, for A collection of vegetables-Lady Ho
ernment should, proceed, as re- commended in Chapter III para graph 1 of the Report, with mea sures on the lines of the War Revenus B attached as an ap- pendix to the Report,
we were lucky to have even this Tung (Open); " Matilda Hospital The Attorney General will, move
cramped space once again this
(Peak).
A collection of vegetables-Mrs. E
that the Order for regulating
His Excellency the Governor who visited the show on the first day showed much interest in the ex- hibits in general,
ป
SOIL EROSION
year, as we understand the site is J. R. Michel (open), Mw the fees to be payable in the IN SOMALILAND
CUT FLOWERS
earmarked for other purposes in liamson (Peak) the near future. It will be a pro- blem for the Committee to find an- other site equally central and con- sanatoriam and Hospital (Open); venient.
FLOWER SHOW
6 bunchies of cut Bowers-Hongkong
Mrs. E. A. Pritchard (Peak),
6 benches of sweet peas Mr. W Stanton
Supreme Court in Prize, dated Jan. 20, 1940, made by the Chief Justice in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, No. 3 or 1873 and section 7 (1) of the
Talk At Weekly Rotary Tiffin
"Boil erosion in Somaliland” was
A new departure has been made (Pro (Open); Mrs. F. O. Hall Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, the subject of the talk given to
this year in the provision of more Tongen (Open); Sir Robert Ho Tung
3 bunches of antirrhinum-Mrs. Eu 1880, be approved:
space for commercial exhibits, and it is the intention of the Com- mittee to extend this side of the Show if space is available.
Owing to the delay in malis, we
the Hongkong Rotary Club at
That the by-law made by the their weekly timn yesterday. The _____| Urban Council under section 5 of speaker was Rotarian Lt. Col.
3 red or pink rose-Mu Tour the Fublic Health (Food) Ordin-B, B. Holt, O. B.E
sea (Open).
3 white or yellow roses Mr. D. Hance, 1935, on Dec, 15, 1939, After quoting several interesting Blake (Open); Mrs. F. Hall (Peak) amending the by-laws In the passages from Lord Halley', "An have not yet received the usual au-emor (Open); Mrs. F. C. Hall (Peak), the heading "Markets," be ap- said that in Somaliland there are 3 roses, any colour-FLE the Gov. Schedule to that Ordinance under African Burvey, Lt. Col Holt -thority from the Royal Horticul- 8 carnations and/or picotees-Mrs.
tural Society for the award of the Eu Tong-sen
in places thorn surub through Banksian Medal Points, however, Mrs. E. Prona carnations proved;
That the additional by-law made which it is difficult to forcé one's
8
4. Pritchard: '(Peak).
have been calculated, and on re- (Open); Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith (Feak). section 3 of the Public Health forests of accacia trees and grass cactus dahlias-E the Governor by the Urban Council under way. In others there are savannah ceipt of the authority the Medal @ dahlias other than cactos.Z will be delivered to the winner, the Governor (Open); Rom. Mr. N.L. (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, on and in others several open rolling. who I understand is Mrs. Eu Tong Smith (Pesk).
Jan. 30, 1940, under the heading grass plains a hundred miles or sen, with Mrs. F. C. Hall, second.
6 bunches of mignonette--Mr. Eu "Dangerous and Offensive Trades," more across. ` Tongtea (Open.
6 bunches of nasturtium Mrs, w be approved.
(Open); Mr. W. J. 8: Key
HAILSTORM
T. Stanton (
12 panales Hongkong Sanatorium
FIRST READINGS
It is all very dry country, The Like the proverbial English (Peak).
| average rainfall is 10 inches Farmer--gardeners here have al-
The Attorney. General will also] a year. .⠀ ways something to contend with or and Hospital (Open); Mr. A. Nicolove the First reading of
Today there are many sub- grouse about. These at Shuk-O (Peak).
"A Bill to amend the Incitement divisions of Somalt tribes. Their wealth and existence is centred fri camels.
have suffered from the drought Mitchell (Open); Matilda Hospital
3 bunches of violeta Mrs. E. J. R. to Disaxection Ordinance, 19398," and lack of water, and now on the (Peak),
"A Bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.
ave of the Flower Show gardens at Kowloon Tong and neighbourhood are devastated by the phenomenal
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
8 cut rones-Mrs Eu Tang-sen
1 vase of cut flowers Mrs. W. G. hallstorm-our sympathies are | RobertsonLATEST with them.
小
INCIDENCE OF RAIN -
A Bill to regulate the closing The incidence of raf in any is
| hours of retall shopa.". such that it is quite possible that "A Ball to provide for the stab one part of the country may be
1 basket of cut nöwers for children | lähment and regulation of the having a dryer time then the
under 13-Master Adrian Robertson,
Table decorations.
Gródp
But in spite of tribulations
Hongkong Corps of Air Raid War- other. When that happens the - Mrs. J. T. dens." there is an exceptionally fine Show Begram
aggreived party turned round and and I would like to congratulate
of Bulbs - Mrs. B. T. WI-
"A Bill to make provision for fought the other for its grazing. Marsori. all the Exhibitors and Prize win-
the Administration of Enates by There are also other causes of Group of carti and somente Consular Officers.” ners, and to express my admira-Hrs. Redwig Lim-Kaufmann.
soll erosión such as the necessity tlon for the wonderful displays by One dwarf plant Mr. Ha Kom- Mr. Bagram, the Botanical De- tong. Darimeat, Lady Ho Tuấn, Bắc Ho të, peta, or annatals or plants grown Kom Tong, which add so much to from seed the same season (excluding
the glories of the Show.
nasturtium)Mry, Eu Tong-sen,
It is gratifying to see the im-inss)Mra 6 T. Williamson, 2006 provement, in some classes, espe- cially potatoes grown on the Peak
provision with respect to trade (thom fence) as a protection "A Bill to make such special for placing stock in Zarebas
marks as is expedient to meet any during the night against wild emergency which may arise as a animals. The experiment was so successful that the next year we
result of warhaan de
3 pots of slewering blants (novelty The Attorney General will move enclosed more areas.
the Second and Third readings] Following guests were present: of-
Capt. XV. Noordenbos, Mésirs. "A BI to provide for the Re-J, M. X Chollot, D. M. Blake) Elziration of Dentiste.”
3. P. Xavier, Ch. Förder; B, O. A Bill to amend the Water Anderson, N. R. Ramsey and I. W. works Ordinadeg, 1938." /.
Murray.
* for which the first prize was won
Hall tell in-Liuchow for badran hour, on Monday night. The Liu
by Lin, F. C. Hall, op he
Our thanks are due to the Pollcz | River has swollen considerably by and Fire Brigade for their protec..."] mountain freshlota.
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