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TELEGRAPII. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1932.
AGRICULTURE IN
THE N.T.
PLEA TO IMPROVE ANCIENT METHODS.
ROTARY ADDRESS.
for that price is hardly sufficient to cover the coat of printing alone,
..
ny
Territories derives a fairly large. portion of his income from the salo of eggs and poultry, It is The Exhibition's Beginning.
hard to understand why he still keepa on in the old rute, breeding The idea of an agricultural the Amall Chinese fowls, without exhibition was first suggested by HL.E. Sir Cecil Clementi and the
Fystem or attempt at improve. ment. Rev. H. R. Welle In 1920, and Much work in still to be done among the were Sir Robert and Lady Ho in
barcat supporters in China in animal husbandry
New Territories Tung, Mr. H. Green, Superinten.
have
not seen any cows being lent of the Botanical and Forestry kept for milk purposes. Prope The necessity of bringing about Department, Mr. J. A. Fraser, the this is one of
why reform in the method or custiva formar District Omcor, the Hon.
Buch Heb. [ Ching has bro Mr.
a big im- tion of land and animal husbandry
r. Braga, who accomplished
of condensed milk, Wita In the New Territories, by helping the largest portion of spade work view to
D
arousing
greater and educating the farmers in aen the first Honorary English Interest in breeding of cattle. cord with present-day advanced Secretary of the show, and last Retarian J. Russell has been
but not least, Mr. Fung Ki-cheuk, ting up special prizes at the Show science of cultivation, wae deale
put with by Mr. J. D. Bush, when he who is now the Chairman of the for the bent bullock, cow, and calf. spoke at yesterday's Rotary Club New Territoriea Agricultural as displayed on the exhibition luncheon, which
held in Association. The first Show was WAH
grounds on the opening day. Mears. Lane Crawford's rea held in December, 1927, when, in taurant under the Chairmanship of his opening speech, His Excel- Sir William Hornell,
lency the Governor made refer- ance to the great assistance given by Lady Ho Tung in whore trounds the show was held, and who had. for many years, Interest- all very much fored herself in agriculture in the having braved this fright:ul
| New Territories. epidemic by coming here to-day, discussed the matter of postponing this meeting with a member who discussed the matter with another
The Chairman sold:-First of all I want to wish you all a very happy New Year. Let nic thank you
is sitting in front of me. The
I
speaker and I have had our throats certified--(laughter)—und. haps, we are the only two people
in the room who have certified Drenth.(Laughter).
What Is the Une? Each year the question arises member who is a fearned Doctor, when preparations are being made for the show, what is the use of and he said that there
Was no improving the conditions of the danger when eating but that there farmers, when we see, in the New was some danger when speaking Territories, That iB why you will notice no one
men wielding the same old farming implement and women binding the aheaven as they have done for many can- per-turien?
three or four centuries has made Indeed the passage af little change in the conditione under which the Chinese farmers fran
one end of Chins to the other live, or the methods which employ in cultivation. Year in and year out they work and live on the minimum
rather ban the maximum of their crona. What Is enfd of the Egyptian pen sunt, or fellah, may be applied with equal force to the extreme conservatism and Inck of initia tive of the Chinese farmers of to-day.
The Chairman welcomed the fol- lowing na visitors: Mr. Fung ki-
Chairman of the New Ter- riturive Agricultural Association. Mr. C. M. Manners, Vice-Chairman of that Association, Mr. B. II. Rosa and Mr. J. Petrie,
Speaking on "The Promotion of Agriculture in the New Terri- tories," Mr. Bush said: My 'first business is to assure you that 1 do not come to pread contagion but to sing a song of love in very bad prose,
The Annual Show,
He continued: It was with {1
great deal of pleasure that promised Rotarian McPherson to peak briefly at this luncheon on the subject of "Promotion of Agriculture in the New Terri- tories." I am very grateful for the opportunity to-day, for one thing, to tell you something of the forthcoming agricultural show, which will be opened by His Excellency the Governor this Saturday, the 9th instant at 3 p.m. at Shek Wu Hui, near the Sheung Shui Railway Station.
This
Deforestation Peril. Deforestation, ПЕ everybody know, is appalling in China. This is also a problem in the New Territories. Forestry can have a tremendous influence on farm- ing and population. According
con-
to a French authority, deforesta Lion was the prime cause of Greece's decline. The French- man'a view in this: "Emigration and low birth-rate prevailed only tor a time. If Greece had served her fertile sofi, Immigra tion or higher birth-rate would have sprung up at a given moment und Alled up the ranke. Depopulation peralated because the land was impoverished by healthy." becoming deforested and un-
Time will not permit me to tell you also of the interesting theory advanced that, with deforestation, malaria developed. Let it be sufficient Lo нау here that deforestation caused the cessation of regularity of stream flow and
esulted in the washing of the soil and gravel to the plaina below. In summer "when there is no flow, the river bed still in places contain pools favourable to the breeding of mosquitoes." "I
do not
not know how the Forestry Speaking of the Egyptian Department will Accept this ncusant, an English writer in the
theory.
And I wonder if Rotarian Manchester Guardian saya: "A Arthur Woo, who is so energetis mummy of the Twelfth Dynasty in promothy public health among cuming to life in twentieth.
the farmers in the New Terri- century Evptinn village would find himself surrounded by faces advanced?
turies, agrees to this, theory thus of a familiar cast.
Incidentally, peak- Neither thering of public health in the
New Heenery nor the dwellings, neither Territories, I may mention that the habits nor the avocatious of in the forthcoming show, there modern fellahin would appear in will be public health lectures the least strange to him, and be given to the farmers, with charts would be able to handle the and other illustrations, under the, plough or hoe in use to-day or
auspices of the New Territorice Medical Benevolent Society, take his place just as he was wont to do over 4,000 years ago."
k which Dr. Arthur Woo is the President and Dr. Gerrard is a staunch supporter.
Chinese-Methods Unchanged.
Nor has the long precession of the centuries wrought any funda mental change in the Chinese pensant. As a Chinese writer has recently said: "There is very little selection of the beat pro duce
for
sowing again: the average aced is generally can. sidered as good enough. There of
Other Problems. There arc other perplexing farming problems in the New, Territories I may present to your (Continued on Page 103
1 exhibition of agricultural products, together with other attractions, is becom ing more and more popular with the general public in the Color It would be impossible, within the compane of twenty minutes, to give you an adequate account of is an almost complete absence UGLY SIGNS the agricultural conditions in the meadow-land, domestic animals OF DISEASE! New Territories. All that can being more economically fed on do is to convey some ides of the cut fodder, with some grazing on work and aim of the New Terri-hill-sides. The farmers are with tories Agricultural Association in out knowledge of irrigation and which i am doing but a small part drainage, but
but difculties in 20. as Honorary English Secretary. operation prevent
At the outset 1 also feel that !
anything being done in such matters except ought to make it clear that I am locally and in a small way." not well qualified for the under- taking of discussing the difficult problem of promoting agriculture. I possess neither the essential training nor the expert know
In such despondent mood. I cannot refrain from adapting the war prevalent in certain parts of the British Empire, that farm- in is mainly "Ticks and Polities."
YOU
MAY HAVE
ledge like our learned friend, sad saying that the order of the HONGKONG FOOT!
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No Poultry Farms. In the course of preparing this parer, I have been tempted more There, are no poultry farms in itan once. in short, to nok | China. Here, and there in the Rotarian Herklots to write it for New Territories you may find the me. But have not the heart, as farmers keeping a few hens, and he has already done such a lot the aws are collected in very for me in getting out the beauti-small quantities from the fairs or ful handbook for the show, which markets to which they are carried
bad.
Thursday. by the people themselves. Th
by the hens in China in ge
not general lay
can
it has been delayed
be
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