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ANNUAL REPORT OF BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
The Nuisance of Typhoons. In his annual report, the Supor- intendent of the Botanical and Foresty Department states:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1925.
THE PO ON PIRACY,
DEFENDANT COMMITTED ON ALL CHARGES,
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EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND.
STARTS ON HER TOUR OF
THE WORLD..
Prominent People on Bourd.
An Ear and a Moustache,
Arraigned on three charges On the first stage of an aronnde arising out of a piracy committed the world cruise, the Canadian on the steam faunch Po On while Pacific liner Empress of Scotland The rainfall, which totailed the vessel was on her way to Wa sailed from New York on Decem- 105.61 inches during the wholeHa in the Nami Tau district,
ber 4 bound for Mediterranean year, was generally favourable to Chinese was yesterday sent by of more than 400 globe-trotters, ports. The vessel took out a Bat both gardening and forestry opera-Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-who will spend Christmas Day in tions during the fourth quarter of loon Magistracy, to take his trial Palestine, visiting the birthplace of the year when the gardens usually at the Criminal Sessions. The Jesus Christ. The travellers will suffer from more or less severe charges were (1) participation in celebrate New Year in Egypt, and drought: the heavy rains were
an armed robbery, (2) kidnapping 4 aecond New Year festivity in particularly beneficial.
passengers and holding them for China on February 13, Signals indicating the
ransom and (3) unlawful posses proxy
Included in the cosmopolitan list imity of typhoons were hoisted sion of a, revolver.
of passengers are: Sir Arthur fourteen times during the year and
Further evidence of the occur-Mayo-Robson, K.B.E., C.B,, C.V.0., the whole of the pot plants in therence was given by other victims and Dr. William Turner, M.V.O. Botanic Gardens had to be carried who had since been released, and of whom was surgeon to King Ed- outstanding surgeons, the former into shelter on several occasions;all but one of the witnesses identi-ward VII. A nota member of the no serious damage was done by fied the prisoner as being one of legal profession is Judge Hynes,, storms in any part of the Coluny the men who produced revolvers of Dublin. Other prominent peo- The Botanic Garden.--Many of when the ship was commandeerel ple are: Captain and Mes. S. W. the larger trees and shrubs which at Lant. All witnesses spoke Bignold, of Epsom: Cul. C. F. were damaged by the typhoon in of being illstreated by the pirates. Moores, of Henley-on-Thames; Rev. 1923 have made a fair recovery; the
The car nt one of the victims W. Cross, M.A., Woodford Wells; gapa caused by the loss of big was cut off, while another
L. Dudley Beardmore. Glasgow; | trees have as far as possible, been the ear and moustache were sent field, and the Hon. Mrs. R. C. man Dr. Gwendolen Brooke, Monmouth: had his moustache shaved Major and Mrs. Wentworth, Wake filled with trees and shrubs.
to the respective honies of the Peters, of London.
wners in expedite dhe payment
the ransom. The prisoners A. R. Stephenson, R. M. Stephen- The party from London includes: were also obliged to write letters son, MIES to their relatives requesting the Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sybell Sanger, T. money to be sent immediately. Charles Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Statements nude by the de-B. Gillespy-Turnbull, Mr. and Mrs. fendant when charged at J. R. Glisson, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
the Water Police Station
Monk, Mrs. Metcalf, Albert Wil- after his
dash, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Atkinson, arrest, in which he said that he Williams Constable, J. M. Morrison, was entirely removed and the aren
was forced to join the pirates and Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wren, Mrs. A. covered with turf; a line of Mauri-hold the pussengers for ransom. C. Cubbon, Miss Dorothy Adeline Lius Palms (Chrysalidocarpus
were produced in evidence, but Slater, J. Vesey Fitzgerald, Mr. and Tutescens) was planted to screen
the prisoner making a statement Mrs. J. H. E. Lane, Mrs. C. Evans, the back wall of the aviary. This before being committed by the Mrs. William Wright Bruce, Mrs. H, has very much improved the. ap- of the piracy. He stated that he Thorp. Mrs. Mary Lewis and Mr. Magistrate, denied af knowledge E. Adams, Phelp Adams, Miss G.
and Mrs. 1. W. Winslow.
In September the roses on the east side of the "Rosebed Terrace were all lifted and planted else. where; the vacant beds were filled with winter annuals; the western side will be similarly treated and this will enable the whole area to be continuously planted with win ter and summer annuals.
The shrubbery behind the aviary
pearance of the Old Garden. Two old and badly shaped trees of Viburnum oboratissimum which stood on either aide of Sir Arthur Kennedy's statue were removed and replaced by two Bay Trees Laurus nobilis) obtained from Japan.
Two young trees of Aleurites montana were planted at the corn- ers of the "Rosebed Terrace" to re- place the two fine specimens of Heteropanax fragrans which formerly stood here.
Troublesome Caterpillars, Grass caterpillars fortunatety were not very troublesome during the autumn; these pests were treat- with a solution of Jeyes Fluid, which at present is the only known cure.
cut-
Large numbers of layers and eattings were taken from Bauhinia Blakeana and other hard-wooded trees in both gardens; in the Pot Nursery many thousands of tings of various plants were grown and potted, also seedlings of the rare trees and those which require ahelter during the early stages of their growth.
The total number of trees, shrubs and pot plants sold during the year was 4,739; of these 722 were Maiden-hair Ferns,
of
was falsely accused and was never among the gang of pirates board the Po On.
on
discomfort of the regular and more, orderly visitors.
West End Park. The lower por tion of the park has been leased to the Principal of St. Stephen Girls' College for use by the scholars as a playground.
WIRELESS.
BRITISH AMATEUR GETS TOKYO,
London, Dec, 29, A Dorking amateur, M. Law- wireless communication with an son, has succeeded in getting into
Englishman in Tokyo. The re aceiver in use
resistance coupled set.--Beuter.
WIS two-valve
King's Park, Kowloon This area has now been laid out by Public Works Department as sports ground and all flowering
trees have been lifted and removed
to Sung Wong Tai and elsewhere.
Herbarium-Specimens to the number of 816 collected by the ex- pedition from Canton Christian College to Hainan, were received and mounted during the year,
Specimens of economie and other plant products forwarded from various sources were identified for collectors, museums and other in- stitutions. A number of books was purchased" and added to the Ebrary; all books were regularly inspected and repoisoned.
Eorestry.
Trees in plantations and 'else- where have now to a great extent, recovered from the great damage suffered during the 1923 typhoon. As a result of the blowing down of many very large roadside trees and the consequent breakage of tele- phone and electric light wires, the hard pruning of the largest road- side trees was commenced at the end of the year; the effect is very noticeable and a large amount of shade has been lost, but all trees pruned now offer much less resis- tance to wind and will consequently have a much better chance of wen- thering severe storms.
Mountain Lodge Grounds-The creeping Fieus, which were badly damaged by the 1923 typhoon have is a great extent recovered and are rapidly covering the retaining wall, The red Azaleas (Rhododendron indicum) in various parts of the grounds flowered well; since the passing of the Ordinance which prohibits the possession and sale of flowers of all Azaleas those in these grounds have suffered little from the depredations of flower hawkers and the improvement in their general growth is noticeable. Blake Garden Increasingly
Many offences against the forest large numbers of visitors now protection laws were dealt with, make use of this garden and some principally cases, of timber stealing. difficulty has been experienced in
Thousands of trees have had to dealing with large gangs of youths, be sacrificed through the sales of who for some time played organis- land and development of sites, such ed football matches to the great as at Shingmun.
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