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WHEAT GROWING
IN CHINA.
IN CHIHLI.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 4 rorr
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A CHINESE EDITOR.
IN TROUBLE IN 'FRISCO.
The trouble between the Ng
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HOSPITAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Finance Committee of the Alice Memorial and Nothersolo Hos-Yung bonovolont association and pitala was fold yesterday evening. Chung Sai Yat Po, the Chinose Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, the daily newspaper, which has been the fenture of our market has NO. 2, SEYMOUR TERRACE kooping Frisco Chinatown in a boon the sudden strong domand Registrar-General, presided.
Dr. R. MacLean Gibson sub state of unrest, for some time for prompt tonnage from Bang- mitted the report, from which past, has taken a serious turn. kok to this, loading to tho fixtures appeared that the number of in Kwong On Tai, the editor of several "outsidors" at fairly Hongkong, 4th Mar., 1911. patients in the Alice Memorial and visited Chief of Police Soy-good rates, and further boats afflintod hospitals during the mour, exhibited a threatening past year was 1,253; while letter that he had received from 14,374 patients were tronted in bisenemies, and earnestly pleaded the out-patient department, in for police protection. Fearing an outburst of hostilities, Chief Soy mour instructed Captain of Police Mr. F. M. Crawford, Hon. Tros-O'Day to detail mon on special surer, submitted the financial statement, which showed an ad- verso bolanço of $3,738.
The report was adopted.
devoting their energies to the tilling of the soil. The We
'estern nurseryman has not yot, sent his agents to, or, appeared himself, in China, but the time is cording AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM when what he can provide will be eagerly sought after by the people of this land. Ono millionth Exporionts in market garden- part of its possibilities in this ing, and scientific agriculture direction has not as yet been generally, made by sonu progres utilisod, and despite floods, tropic siyo and highly-trained Germans al wats and rigorous winters, in Shantung, some two or three the experimental farming of years ago, induced a well-known single, although exceptional Chinese official to follow the ex-Chinese official las proved the ample thus sot. The result was soil of China to be crying out for the establishment in southern dovolopment on modern lines. Avolving 28,605 visits. Chihli of an experimental form of land flowing with milk and large area, whereat the soil of the honey China will never be, but as ́region was tested for its capacity,"
an exponont of the art of agricul- The official in question holds n
ture she will take a high place in highly-placed and very important the world's progress. post in the administration of the Vicoroyalty of Chilli, and he devoted a very largo portion of his personil wodlth to tho development of this form. Ex- "ports, one British and bus Amari-
can, were engaged. The property Board of Justice, who has come was laid out with care, and tho from Poking to examine the presant writer had the pleasure of prison systein in S. Chinn, no- Boeing it at the time when the companied H. E: Governor, by efforts of the owner were being invitation, in an inspection of the crowned with success. The most gol yesterday afternoon. Hon. striking feature was the prosper-Mr. Brewin, Rogistrar Genoral; ́ity of market garden vegetables. Mr. Craig, Assistant Superinton-Kui, the Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin
Celery, asparagus, the bost pota, dent; and Dr. Kelly, Medical toos, white dibbage and beetroot Officer in charge, wore prosent. were being grown in soil that to His Excellency inspected the new conservative minds appeared to extension, by which 76 additional be little better than salt-encumb-cells and 3000 sq. yds. I ad- ered sand.
H. E. R...
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Mr. Chang Tso Cheung, of the
This was also adopted. Hon. Dr. Ho Kai proposed the election to the Committee of Messrs. Chun Kai Ming and Tsoi Po Min.
duty to protect the property of the company at 805 Sacramento street and the lives of the men employed at the plant.
In the communication received by Kwong, he was given until
the other afternoon to accode to
domands made upon him concern Mr. S. W. Tso seconded, and ing the editorial policy of his the motion was agreed to unani-paper, and although he made the
inously.
Vatos of thanks were passed to Mr. Crawford for his services as treasurer, and to Mr. David Wood, who audited the accounts.
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does not suffer severely from tho effects, of the plague' the regular linersshould be well provided for in their own aphore. Altogether the-outlook-inay-be described as statomont that he intended to maintain his independence des encouraging.
Saigon to Hongkong:-After Hongkong, 4th Mar., 1911. pite the threats, no violent action was taken by those who had-in-rising to 15 cents, the rato relaxed timated that he would come to again under the influence of a weak local rice market. Tho market has liowever become con- siderably firmer during the last
10 conts and closing quotation is few days, fixtures were done at 16 conts, with inquiries un- responded to
On the motion of Hon. Dr. Ho| grief, .
was re-elected chairman for the ensuing your.
Saigon to Philippinos:-Except the S.9. "Fiume" settled in the Philippines, nothing has been done locally during the interval in this direction. Saigon millers
It is exacted of Kwong that he agree to publish a series of 10 articlos written by the Ng Yung The Chairman afterwards ad- society explaining their stand in dressed the meeting, urging the the controversy, that he ceased claims of the hospitals upon public publication for 90 days thereafter ditional yard area are provided, sympathy and support and asking and that he discharged two of his This success induced ambition and particularly examined the for increased subscriptions, es most trusted employes. in the mind of the owner and he place from which the recent dar pocially from the Chinese. He
The trouble seems to have dotormined to attempt the pro-ing escape was effected. The further suggested that Bomegrown out of an article published duction of leading cereals. The food of the prisoners was inspect schemo should be formulated to in Chung Sai Yat Po on a Satur-being now busily engaged in attempt was made in the face of od, and also the Visiting Justices, induce the Chinose to take more day, in which the Ng family was fulfilling their forward contracts the laughter of his many friends. book, in which their comments interest in the hospitals by giving harshly criticised. Accusations with Japan, do not care to look The main agricultural pro aro recorded and the prominent them incroused power of control charging them with unclean at fresh business, unless at on- dubt of North Clina is kao charnetoristics of the prison in the daily workings of these in-modes of living were made, and hanced prices, in consequence of Jiang, the strong, fast-growing system were explained to Mr.stitutions, so long as such scheme the article resulted in the assem- which the Philippines had to im grain used by the natives there|Chang.
port rice from Rangoon.. ovén more diversely than bamboo
is used in the South. It was WARS REDUCE HUMAN thought that
doli-
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STATURE.
cato plant would not flourish | - whore this course, but eminently
In the Wiortz gallery in Brus useful growth is produced; but on sels is a wonderful painting, the farm of this progressive and dating from the time of Waterloo, highly-thought-of official the finest called Napoleon in Hell. It re whoat sood was tostad, with the prosents the great marshal with best results. Itistracthat money folded arms and face ummoved was spent lavishly upon irrigation, descending slowly to the land of that the best artificial manures the shades. Before hint, filling. were employed, and that experts all the background of the picture oversaw the work. Nevertheless with overy expression of counten it was clearly proved that wheat ance, are the men sent before him could be grown most successfully by the unbridled ambition of where the prominent kaoliang Napoleon.. Three millions ind hitherto had reigned supreme. seventy thousand thore, were in The farm was a precious jewel all-su history tells us more than official though he is, he did are not all shown in one picture, not welcome publicity Yogurding They are only lined ut. And It. We can understand such bohind the millions showin or attitude, though we may deeply hinted at are the millions on mil- regret it; but the point lies lions of men who might have boon in the fact that tho 120st and aro not-the huge widening highly scientific development human wedge of the possiblo de- of nature in China proved scendants of the mon who fell in
This was all the business.
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Saigon, to Singapore: place, where an indignation most- quiries have reached here, but ing was hold. The members of business in that direction had no the Ng family expressed their longer any attraction, for owners feeling too noisily and the meet-at the rates offered, as more pro- ing was raided by the police. fitable business could be found
elsewhero.
SATURDAY'S SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
R.GA. V. KO,Y.LI. A very fust game was played be- twoonthoR.G.A.andthoK.Ö.Y.L.F teams on the Hongkong Football Club ground to-day-
In the first portion of the first auf play was very even, but found the RG.A: attacking. After several strong effortshad been made Watt succeeded in notting the ball for the Artillery. The KO.Y.L.I. then became more persistent second goal scored being shortly after followed by a third to the
Kwong told Chief Seymour that religious difficulties brought about the strained relations.
SHOCK TO HIS PRIDE.
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a surprising" success. Should battle. Those nion of Napoleon's
credit of the samo side.
At half time the score stood i
K.O.Y.L.I. 2 goals R.G.A.
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The arrost was a case of mis taken identity. He was taken for a member of the smuggling ring. Being unable to recover from Uncle Sam himself, Wong attacks the private fortunes of the officials
such farming be widely employed armies were the youth without SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNA. who caused his detention.
in this nation of extraordinarily blemish," the best that the nation painstaking agriculturists the could bring," chosen ns "food for most roseate dreams of the model.!
powder," ore evening to be
farmer would appear dim and trampled like the grass," in the
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The first two matches between the K.O.Y.L.I. Sergeants and the Army Ordinanca Corps, in con- nection with the above tourna ment, took place last night at the
rush of Napoleon's gront battles, Many of my ronders have seen Thest men came from the plough, tho barron slopes of the dull* from the workshop, from the brown hills of China terraced and ·
school, the best there wore Soldiers' Club. cultivated by the most strenuous those from 18 to 35 years of age The opening game was between labour, until they have been made at first but afterwards the older Sergeant Roper of the K.O.Y.L.I. to produce two, three, and some and the younger. "A boy will and Staff Sergeant Kirby, A.O.C. times four, craps a year. The stop.a bullet as well as a man" This game was a close one, and i labour is ignorant, but, the leon. The more vigorous and resulted in a win for the lattor by energy, the spirit, is there to well born a young man is," says 28 points. The next game was overcome this weakness, and Novicow, the more normally between Sergeant Lamper, and with scientific methods these constituted, the greater his chance Up. Lyddon, which also resulted apparently arid grounds could to be slain by muskotor magazine, in a win for the AO.C. Score, the riflatcannon and other similar be made into veritablegar engines of civilization.' Among dons of luxurianco. Gorman ox these destroyed by Napoleon were portness, us isoxemplified in Shan- "the elite of Europe." "Napo-played on Monday night. tung by certain activities of the leon," said Otto Seeck, "in a Kiaochia Government, has own sorica of yours seized all the young
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will explain the objects of the the Food of such scientific agricultored over many battle fields, so Club'performed their latest suc ture, and the day is clearly fore, that the French people, who fol- "cess to a crowded "house" at the The Chinese temple, Man Mu, shadowed when the Chinese will lowed them are mostly men of Cling Hing Theatre last night, was crowded to-day, when the God add to their prosent capacity for smaller stature. More than once in
France since Napoleon's time has the proceeds to be devoted to The grounds of the temple were of Philosophy was honoured, taking pains--the most necessary the military liinit been lowered." chority. The performance was boautifully decorated and several faculty to the farmer-a deep -President David Starr Jordan very well received and will be re-orchestras discoursed music dur- knowledge of the best means of in "Popular Science Monthly"peated to-night,
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