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DISEASED PLANTS MUST BE QUICKLY ERADICATED
BY DR. R. P. WHITE
Rose black spot can be conlrolled. Above left is a Los Angeles rose plant in mid-August that had been periodicnily sprayed with a mild sulphur spray, while the photo at right shows a plant which received no treatment. Rose plants that lose their leaves in mid-summer are forced to grow a new set. thus weakening the plant and materially dwarfing it, as well ha eliminating aft possibility, of the usual fall bloom.
. The gardener who wishes ajas nicotine sulphate or pyrethum healthy garden muat destroy with soap, may be used in check. diseased plants, control insects, ing some of those menacing dis protect his plants from infection eagen. Sometimes a spray may be by using sulphur dusts or copper necessary. oprays, and last but by no means
*ble.
Protecting the plants from in-
Jeant, he must grow disease efection is a vitally important fac alatant varieties whenever possitor In the control of plant disease. Eradication of diseased plants out a sprayer or duster. Bordeaux and no gardener should be with- or their infected parts means keup-Is the most familiar of the sprays ing the garden plot in a sanitary and dusts used for plant disease condition. If a single cane on a control.
'rose bush or i shout on a shrut
becomes cankered, it is impossible
Dusting aulphur is inexpensive.
to save the infected part and and is The most generally effec should be immediately pruned off tive and easily used. These nul- or destroyed,
phurs must be very fine. They
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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. „TUESDAY, MAY .. 14, 1935.
ENGLAND'S CONQUERING YOUNG DIPLOMAT
MR. EDEN CALLED PEACEMAKER ON THE CONTINENT
SPAIN
| Captain Robert, Anthony Eden -
This step is important, because are effective against all mildews, it in on these diseased plants orrusts, and a few canker diseases. plant parts that the fungi and bac-Some have oven been dyed green terin, which are the cause of dis to prove less visible on the foliage. ense, multiply and produce spores; or seed. It is these spores which disease should be used whenever Plants which are resistant to
If Europe remains peaceful it probably will be through the conferences hold by Captain Anthony Eden, British Lord Privy Seal, In the various expitals of Europe, subsequently cause Infoetion oui, the nearby plants.
possible. Varieties of asters re-
By Robert Low
highest possible scholastic attain- sistant to wilt have been developed
London.
ment. Insects also must be efficientlyl shades and in all types.
onder Sir John Simon, Britain's Europe's best-dressed diplomat, gray-haired, practical, controlled if many familiar garden There are also varieties of snap-the young, dapper Captain Robert minded foreign secretary, who is degree at Oxford, he turned his boral- A short time after receiving his diseases are to be checked. Cer-dragons resistant to rust, while Anthony Eden of the British as smart and canny a lawyer as talents to politics. He was elected tain types of insects spread dis- some roses are known to be more foreign office, is rapidly winning ever donned the traditional gray to parliament as a Conservative, ense among plants, just as the resistant to black spot and mildew another title for himself--that of wig in a British court. Captain and made his debut in interna mosquito does among human behan others. Keep. શ careful"Peacemaker of the Continent." ing. Aater yellows and dahlin Watch for resistant individuals
Eden, who has been an' apt pupil tional affairs when he became par- Dark-haired and moustached, of Sir John's, often is spoken of liamentary secretary to the then stunt, for example, are spread only from which seed may be saved or trimly built and numbered among as the predestined successor to the foreign secretary," by the aster lenf hopper and the cutting taken.
Britain's ablest
the lord present foreign secretary-unless Chamberlain.
Sir Austen green fly.
A good contact insecticide, anebile inserts.
Next Thursday: Fighting of privy seni, or "Tony" as he is the Laborites win out at the next
known to his friends, is credited generat election. His title now is SEIZES OPPORTUNITY with more than one victory in say-permanent undersecretary of state. ing the situation when certain for foreign affuits--and lord privyerament in England awept the polls When the present national gor- European nations are growling at seal. one another,
at the 1931 élections, Eden became
RENO ROMANCE
BARBARA HUTTON PLANS
TO RE-MARKY
AMERICAN STRIKES
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ATTEMPT CONCILIATION
a conference of
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Captain Eden's outstanding
The title of lord privy seal, parliamentary undersecretary for feats of adroit statesmanship have which makes him one of the small foreign affairs-and made much taken place recently, proving that!roup of "confidential" advisors more of his post than any of his he has yet to reach the pinnacle to King George, known as the predecessora. of-his-brilliant career,
Renu, May 13. ----
privy council, or cabinet, was con-¦ His able handling of the post Barbara Hatton, the poor little
Toledo, May 18. rich girl, whose personal fartete present labour dispute which
Proposals for the ending of the
Terred upon him recently to give and his engaging personality soon SUAVE PEACEMAKER is exceeded only by that of Daria threatening to lie up the autom
the roving diplomat added prestige led Sir John Simon to take Eden Duke's, is going to
When Italy was ready to declare
abroad..
along on many of his important soon as she has secured her Ren kindred works, we're drawn up at Marseilles, and vice versa, late in hull, famous street of English gov-senting Britain was shifted to the re-mary dahil mandfacturing industry, and unssination of King Alexander for the staid precincts of White-leave London, the task of repre- war-upon Jugoslavia after the ass, which is very youthful, indeed, hates travelling, was not able to In June, Captain Eden will be missions. When Sir John, who divorce from Prince Alexis Mdivani, neording
representatives 19:4, Anthony-he usually fore-ernment buildings. Born on the well-clad shoulders of Anthony of the Chevrolet factory here.
Her rond husband will boy 131d
live and the workers' uniam to land, with a saarity that has never second son of Sir William Eden, Speaking
goes the Robert-Eden stepped in fold family estate at Durham, the Eden. Danish unbleman, Cent
day. Kurt Hangwitz of Renvent row.
The conference' lasted nineteen | history of the League of Nations, conservative tradition-on-Ox--and his friendly and informal been sarpassed in the tempestuous Anthony was reared in the true "Tony" mixes well with foreigners Adequate French hours.
mosphere but saved the politicalfament. not only cleared the bellicose at ford the army-member of par manner, despite his aristocratic "face" of both belligerent nations.
bearing, have. heightened his pres- tige and have made many a friend for Britain,
reports
execu
It is learned that Corel Haup witz journeyed from New York fo
The draft proposals, details of Rena by aeroplane to-day, and met which were mit disclosed, will be Barbara at her attorney's home on submitted to number. the outskirts of the eitt Union fo-morrow-Router. *Press.
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Barbara lufton married Prince
Alexia divani, one of the amaz-year, on a "helated honeymanni," ing Marrying Melivani" family, Darbara's parents and Mr. and as they are known in the United! Mrs. Frandyn Hutton. States. it June 1994 They York. She
Now separated shortly after they passed the fames Woolworth millions, the heiress of through Hongkong, in March last estimated at U.S. $40,00Ò,G(M),
is
"The Hanger-On”, “Catálp”", "Daylight Robbery", and "Caught in the Act" are a few of the caption heads that come to mind to describe this unusual picture. The robbery took place in a Kentish town in England und adds proof to the fact that cats are smong So the most intelligent of animals. The can contains milke
To-day, he is curapleting à series
HAS MEDAL FØR GALLANTRY
PRAISE FROM HIS CHIEF Certainly one of the youngest
of conferences in Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow which may decide the break of the war, he joined up for Too young to enlist at the out- fate or Europe. In each capital active service a year later with his visit causes what is known in the King's Royal Rifle corps, been to hold a full-fledged cabinet foreign diplomatic circles feverish activity," for each coun-mea captain and won the Mili-position in England, Captain Eden's impressing the young Englishman Awards for gallantry. Even in the John Simon as one who with try well realizes the importance of Cross. one of the highest has heard himself described by Sir whose sartorial renown is secondary his brilliance was not sul great skill and to our complete only to the Prince of Wales.
mured, for he became the young-satisfaction has seen to it that the Under the soft black Homburg and before he was 21 he was the stand and played its proper part" est adjutant in the British army-British government took its proper hat, they know lies a mind which will deal skilfully with their inter-
youngest brigade major.. national problems. They know East, where he became interested land as her beat safeguard on the
Later he saw service in the Fari
at the League of Nations. too, that under the very same hat in Oriental languages, and when continent it summed up by Sir That he is counted upon by Eng- and behind those piercing blue-he returned to civil life entered Austen Chamberlain, his former gray eyes, are hidden the secrets Oxford University to specialize in chief, in the following words: of England's foreign policy,
NEXT TO SIR John'
these languages. The young aris
"There is no one to whom I tocrat nade his mark in the would with more confidenco on- In rank, Captain Eden rates just winning first-class honours, the Britain."
cloistered hall of Oxford as well, trust the foreign affairs of Great
OBITU AR Y
FORMER AIDE-DE-CAMP TO YUAN SHIH-KAI
WIFE'S ACTION AGAINST PRIVATE SOLDIER
organize the eavalry in Yuan MAINTENANCE ORDER Shih-kai's so-called Model Army. During the Boxer outbreak he served with the Russian general staff und subsequently became aide-de-camp to Yuan. Shih-kai, holding the appointment until
Peiping, May 13. Peiping lost one of ita bideat Yuan's death.-Rester. and most respected residents when General John Munthe pass-
private in the Royal Welch Fusillers, Richard George Charles Purrant, a appeared before dir. Q. A. A. Mac. fadyen, at the Central Police Court ed away peacefully from
yesterday afternoon to answer a sum- failure this morning, at the age towing the Boxer Rebellion Gon-
'The United Press adds that fol-mons for an order for maintenance of
of 70...
heart
Many Decorations
oral Munthe received the Crosa of
wite:
Defendant wait he had no objection
General Munthe has been a St. George, from the Tear as a re-to the order. somi-invalid for many years past, cognition of his conspicuous' gal- suffering from chronic asthma, laatry. He also received decora- the order is 12 shillings a week plus The magistrates: The amount of but nevertheless, he carried on tlons from Norway, Sweden, Den-two shillings a week for the main- until quite recently his with the special Chinese gendar-Italy and China,
duties mark, Russia, Germany, France, tenance of tho child. merio formed under his direction
to protect the Legatlon Quarter.
General Muntho is survived by stated his pay, at present was J. a Replying to his Worship, Parrant Or Norwegian nationality, John in England. Mrs. Muntho under cents.
his wife, now in Buckinghamshire day plus Colonial allowance of 40 Munthe frat Came to China
1887 Jolning the Maritimo Cus-is the authoress of "Pencil Spenk mons for eng week. In the mean In the pen name of A. E. Granthain, The magistrate adjourned the sum. toms During the Sino-Japanese Inga From the Blue Hils of Pok-time he wanted Parrant to make out War of 1896 he was appointed to ing and other works.
a statement_of_accounts.
SHIP-A-HOOEY!
The dumb dick - who wasn't so dumbl
She got her man with a ring on one band and pistol in the other)
The blond wife with a paill
enzver got sea- sick-but was nick - the sea
He opened safet
without the r combination!
The ship's stew
ardi
Agrestruner-the ship's bartender!
Romance waine down the gang. plank right into her gemst
Not
since Noah's Ark have there been so many strange ammals on one ship
He liked liquor straight-dut
not romance!
The very widow!
The CAPTAIN
THE SEA
VICTOR MCLAGLEN JOHN GILBERT ALISON SKIPWORTH. WYNNE GIBSON
HELEN VINSON
Walter Connolly Fred Keating Leon Errol Walter Catlett Tala Birell
Story and Screen play by Wallace Smith
Directed by Lewis Milestone
A Columbia Picture
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