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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1932.
CHINESE WEDDING.
AGRICULTURE IN THE promotion of scientific agricul-
NEW TERRITORIES.
(Continued from Page 2)
consideration, but time will not
turo.
Backward or conservative 30 the Egyptian peasants may be MR. CHAN LAISANG AND MISS Intensive Belontific study ΟΙ agriculture has awakened them
τα
YEUNG YIMKING. the need of modernising their methods of farming and giving of Mr. and Mrs. Chan Tac-yuen, car to scientific advice. Within
Mr. Chan Lainang, oldest
son
core-
Permit.
Perhaps some will say to me, the last decade or two thewas married to Miss Yeung Yim- "Ah, it is all very well to talk of Reyptian farmers have learnt to king, the daughter of Mr. and Rudel farma and model farmers, use chemical manures, of which Mr. Yeung Yutong, yesterday With all your knowledge and skill over 260,000 tons are now import in Kowloon. The wedding (11 you have any) you would i ed annually. The Egyptian mony was conducted entirely ac starve in less than a year on any
farmer, like the Chinese, has cording to the old Chinese fл. of the poor farms in the New never been a good farmer of
ahlon, of bad Territories and on ench of which land, not for lack of skill or After the wedding, tho brido
Chinese farmer manages to ger patience,
I havu already and bridegroom left for Canton to a living."
True enough, with all intimated, but because he has not spond their honeymoon. They credit to the Chinese
pensant,
the capital with which to furnish will later go to North China, to notwithstanding, all the handi- the necessary outfit.
The further their studies in English emps, he struggles somehow to Egyptian Government is fusterliterature, stave
ave off starvatioin from the ing the growth of co-operative Janr.
Whereas, if I were to societies, and is establishing an Inherit a farm in the New Terri- Agricultural Bank, which will turica, I am afraid I would have to provide credits for stocking small wits to awindle in Hong-farms and will enable the fellali 1190 m3 kony or to spend on it very much to tackle problem which he has from other sources, otherwise my bren unable to face." farm would ruin me very quickly. Yet, how many realise that despite all the skill and patience in view, the New Territories With identically the same object of the Chinese farmer, and although his plough in ordinary Agricultural Association alma to use (which is practically similar encourage gradual reform, to lay to the plough in use in the times down merely the general outline of the founding of the Chow and leave the details to be filed dynasty) is still the treat adapted in, during the next decade. to his needs, yet we have in the Unless something is done to pro- New Territories a cultivated aren tect the farmers Interest and of not more than 10,000 acres or income, to furnish more whole one sixth of the aren of the Home living conditions
and 10 Territory. The greater part of it provide better education, primari- produces two crops of rice a year, ly to ninake them better farmers, no real progress can be attained in the New Territories or in the reconstructive work in China.
and where mantire ja ensily obtained a third crop of vegetable
grown in winter.
Value of Typhoons. Rice is the staple food of this part of the world and yet not enough in produced to meet the supply of the population. Nature has done its part, in one respect, in giving us the summer rains, what is called the Asiatic
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Association's Aims,
It is looking at improvement of agriculture in the New Territories and China from this viewpoint, the New Territories Agricultural Association hus been formed
about a year ago. For the invalu- able service rendered in this con nexion, the Committee of the Association owe a deep debl of
work, by utilising, in the light of present day knowledge, all the different forms of human race, whether of bruin or of muscle, we get team work which produces not a minimum but a maximum, to the great benefit of the whole community."
Finally, may
I appeal to all those who are in any way interested in the development of: the New Territories, to give their whole-hearted support
the
Association by making a special. effort to attend on the opening day of the show. hearing.
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I thank you for your patient Arriving Cherbourg, Southampton April 14th
to the
Address of Thanks. speaker on behalf of the Club, the
In expressing thanka
Chairman sald:-If I rise to thank Mr. Bush myself and it is
to the
thought to be contrary principles of Rotary, it is that you may not be exposed to the anger of one whose breath has not been dealt with--taughter). I was for many years under the delusion that China was
A self- apporting country but the figures import of foud-sluis which Mr. Bush has quoted have shown me
TOTING, or more familiarly to us Rrutitude to the Hon. Mr. Shenton that idea is errancois.
One
the
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As one who has spent many years nonsoon that gora to stimulate associates स the Kowloon ugrivalture.
Residents' Association. authority
in India and some in Hongkong, Ind writes:
"One of the important not been for their commendati
also having visited certain parts
China, reasons why this small corner of efforts.
Territories of New
I have no hesitation in the world holds so many of its | Agricultural Association
saying that the future peace of would jeunde is because the monsoon no!
depends upon bave, yet
into the world
the climate bus rain at the season of | existence.
and cultivatora-- ngriculturaliste like India and Chinn-being raised greatest heat and growth, rather thun in the cooler period of least
to a higher scule of productivity growth, such as results from the winter rainfalls of California, Spain, Italy. Persia, Australia, and Chile."
To Make N.T. Self-Supporting.
The aim of the Association is and a higher senle of living. Al-
to create an effective centre for the development of agriculture in
the New Territories so as to mak
The trouble with the Chinese the producer and the consumer in farmer is that he does not under the New Territories stand soil fertility and there in supporting
nk
เส
possible.
in India, there are ominous among the agricultural
We are, therefore, very grateful self to Mr. Bush for what he has told us The to-day, and I am sure that I am voleing the feelings of everyone here when I tell him thit the
no one question of greater impor-chief object for which the tance to the farming industry Association is formed is the pro- Agricultural Association and, not than that of soil fertility. It is motion of the science and practice | AR
only that, but these hard-working not enough to produce crops; itaf agriculture in all its branches. Do
Among in necessary that
Doctors who make it production
the more important out regularly to improve the health point to go shall result in a genuine profit.ducational subjects to which the
of those living in the New Terri- For normal growth and develop Association will direct its exertories, have the heartiest support ment, a plant must take from the tions are: soil at least ten chemical elements and the relative abundance of one element more than the others are liable to cause rapid exhaustion in the soil. I will leave you, who are interested, to rend Dr. Herklots' article in the handbook on the "Hongkong soll."
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1.
classes Organizing agriculture.
In
Giving grants in aid of agricultural education. Conducting experiments for the purpose of promoting
the application of science
of
farmers with the
examination
facilities.
of the Rotary Club(Applause). Complicentary Tickets.
In endorsing the hope expressed by Mr. Bush, that as many of our members as can possibly arrange to do an will go to the opening of
the show on Saturday, I may tell you that Mr. Bush bas made it Casier for 13 because I hold in my hano a number of complimentary tickets which will be placed aside so that anyone can take one as they go out. This means that the enthusiasts will get in for nothing.
(Latihter).
In conclusion, let me thank you, Mr. Bush, on behalf of the Rotary illuminating and
China Not Self-Supporting.
their alls. Attention is repeatedly drawn
The to the fact, that China, whether
Association endeavours the South or North China, in also to consider matters connected spite of the fact that more than with the agricultural resources of per cent. of her population the Colony, the improvement of lives upon the land, is unable to transportation
the I of improvement make herself independent and
marketing self-sufficient.
From a booklet methods and the improvement of Club, for your
excellent address. received from Dean Gro of methods of irrigation, and su Lingnan University, Canton, I forth. Towards achieving these have come across this statement ends, the Association needs all from Mr. S. H. Moh, Vice- the possible co-operation anet Minister of Industry of the National Government:
"la 1920, China imported more than 10,000.000 picula or more than 58,000,000 tanla' worth of rice: more than 5,000,000 piculs, than 21,000,000 taela' worth of wheat; and 11,000,000.
more
encouragement from the District Offeer and the Government 19 general. So far the Hongkong Government hus definitely granted a subsidy of $1,000 a year and before long more than likely this amount will be increased to $2,000.
nieuls or more than Association is gaining consider-
More
62,000,000 fuels worth of flour. 2.000.000 piculs of cotton wore Also imported in that
year These figures go to show that in order to make China self-sufficient
and solve the problem of food supply, improvement must introduced."'
.
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Future of Farming. The future of farming through- out the world will be a future of
modern intensive farming, other wise no nation can remain long
Gaining Support, There is no question that the able support from the various local banks, commercial houses. institutions among Chinese and Europeans
ailke. Since the Agociation has beg
been established. we havo no fewer than eleven life members, score of committee and farmer members added to the membership roll.
There is not the slightest doubt that both the Association and the agricultural ahow present limit- entirely self-contained in so farinent of the New Territories, and
less possibilities in the develop regards foodstuffs. must be accomplished," to quote the annual show especially calla
for much generous and enthusias Dean Groff again, "in the face of kven
competition from
general other support from the
to help make it into an
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Use of Science.
This
countries where stapla erov pro anual exhibition that will be a duction is organized in large are units, where capital is readily source of pride to the Colony and available, where machine methods annual gala day that will attract visitors from all parts of of production are effectively in
Far the
East and, operation, and where aclentine
perhaps, This may be just an agriculture is encouraged through ideal, but not unrealizable.
beyond. large government appropriationg for_reacarch.”
Team Work. Under modern conditions, it is important for us to realize that The greatest work for the pro- the community should become motion of agriculture in this age, one, of each for all and all for therefore, le the popularizing (of | oach. Team-work, or co-opera science. Nearly all progressive | Live effort, is what we noed in governmonta are working sys- this Colony, without which no tomatically to promote agricul.human efforts can stand alone or tural production. The Dopart-prospor alone in these days. ment of Agriculture in Washing In conclusion, let us take to ton is one of the greatest acionti-heart this sound advice from an fle institutions in the world. English economist:
- Before the Great War, Germany, "Any unit attempting to work with eighty-seven experiment by itsolf will only obtain 23 stations, led the world in the minimum result; but by team
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