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FRUIT GROWING.

growers, and I do not think we should have the slightest difficulty in raising a fund for this purpose, say $2,000. Certificates or medals might also be awarded by the Society to prise HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S winners and exhibitors.

ENCOURAGEMENT ADVOCATED.

ANNUAL MEETING,

Tadepal

A proposal that the Society should extend its usefulness by encouraging the development of fruit growing was amongst the matters discussed ~by members of the Hongkong Horticultural Society at their annual

It will no doubt be said that as these fruits develop at different periods of the year it would not be possible to have a show, but I think that, if sufficient, inter could be raised, a very good showing of each individual fruit could be made and exhibited at say, the City Hall, or some other central place.

I think that with attractive induces |, ments, farmers and others would take up the matter with keenness.

meeting in Mesars. Jardine Matheson and Company's board room yester-

In view of what has already been day afternoon. His Honour Mr. written and reported by the com Justice Gompertz presided and there mittee on the natural resources of were present Commodore W.Bowden the Colony appointed by the Goy-l Smith, RN, the Hon. Mr. E. A. ernment, I think we might reason- Irving and Messrs. J. P. Robinson, ably expect the Government to give F. F. Eca da Silva, A. Nicol, Ho Kom the Society every encouragement and Tong. M. E. F. Airey, L. Gibbs (Hon.assistance, such as, to begin with, Secy.1 and J. A. Plummer (Hes. Treasurer).

HALZ GRINTA MAIL.

FARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Banter's Berelos to ika China Mah.)

WAGIS, REDUCTION,

All the cotton operatives on have decided at Manchester

-28th

rate-in resisting the employers Besang for a 30 per cent, reduction in ; wages and in approaching the employers for Të- opening negotiations.

FOLO!

SUPERSTITIONS.

SCISSORS.

QUEEN'S GARDENS ROBBERY.

*HOOL TEACHER ATTACKED.”

tions of the country falling on the floor, and coming open wide--lying in the for sta Gre cross-is considered an

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR. TRIÁL

Highway robbery with violence. zobeider is as a prognostic?of a death.

the family. From antientes Kok Ping, aged 20, boatm10 No. was the charge preferred, against scissors have beta 15, employed in the Harbour Depart considered as patagood of more ment before Magistrate Lindself at

mystic" qualities]; & con-- Larmor, May with widen ble part of such reputation, the Magistracy resterday afternoon.

The complainant, Miss Margaret | defeated by to 1 by Ranelagh The that being made of iron, there caving in the Helens May In

The American polo team was again ponably, wising from the fact

Dire Sorby at schoolTM teacher, latter team consisted of Lieut-Colonel sarily attached to them the super- Kolvill, Lient-Colonel Ashton, Lieste uatural qualifies of that metal. The stitute, said that about 6.30 Colonel Dalmeny and Major Harrison, fact that they could cut, of sever, also P., on May & she was walking in Queen's Gardens, towardsTM Copdult but Milburn, the captain, was not play gave them, by the homeopathie magie America's Number One, Rumsey, damag working evil. With a pair of scissors the defendant, was following ng, baving been injured in the arm, and of vaik& causes lies a potential for Road. When about a minute's walk [from the safe, she became aware ed his hand in the course of the game, the ancient magicians worked acha her. A few paces further along the

of black magic against beidegrooms TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS,

and Will the idea of giving lies a dose Laxeira, May seth of her opp medicine witch was Heynen has been sentenced to ten branded with a pair of scissors, upon months' imprisonment.

the forehead-above the breath”. ---

Now, x. pate, of scissors open is a Ƒ to run, me pair of scissors prepared for action, reaily to work evil magic by cutting or perering. Hence when they fall open thediselves they mean mischief they are prepared to cut the strands of fortune if not the thread of life.

RIOTS IN EGYPT,

Lostor, May 28th. Latest new, from Egypt shows that all is quiet in Alexandria,

restored

Telephonic communication between Alexandria and Cairo has been partially |

The general uneasiness prevailing in The latter idea is intresited directly Cairo is exemplified by the closing of from the fact that in Greek mythology shops, owing to the fear of an attack Atropos, one of the three fates, but the alarm is apparently, unnecessary-severed with a pair of scissors It is stated, however, that no farther the thread of life which British forces will be repatriated from Egypt, till the situation clears, while her sisters spon and measured. In arsenal and railway-shop workers in Roman mythology it was the same Cairo have struck and a general railway The cult of the Parcae disappeared amid the ruins of the Roman world; strike is threatened.

ALKVINDEIA, May 25th

but the scissers of Atropos, hing The British cruiser Calypso has arrivopen upon the kitchen floor, are still

Other warships are coming.

capable of giving an Ohio farmer's wife the "shivers."

ed.

XILESIAN IMBROGLIO.

LONDON, MAY EN.” Beater learns that the German Gorern- ment's orders prohibiting the formation of irrogalar bands have had the most becaficial effect. in Upper Silesia, where sghting has practically ceased.

BERLIN, May 23rd (delayed). Approving Herr Wirth's policy, the famous German journalist, von Gerlach, writes: The chief obstacles to the Glishe cellor's goodwill are continual enlist ments of volunteers by patrictie associa- and the sending of ammunition to Upper tions, despite Government interdiction,

Silesia --Bar.

SINK FELN OUTRAGES.

LONDON, May 28th. There is a sombre scene in Dublin. The Customs House is still burning, and is expected to collapse. Huge crowds watch- making the scheme known to theed the fire till they were dispersed by the farmers, etc. through the Police police. The Customs House Las now been Presenting last year's report and Stations, and having got started with isolated. by barbed wire with troops t statement of accounts the bon secret these four fruits for any other fruit the back. It appears that the reports of ary (Mr, L. Gibbs) said that from a the committee might think best), the burning of Liberty Hall is incorrect. financial point of view the position might it not be possible to extend The Irish newspapers regard the baraing was not very satisfactory, as they operations by an endeavour to in- of the Custors House 6s a blow to t

prospects of peace. were about $240 down on the pre troduce additional fruits suitable for This was this climate and soil, and perhaps

· GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. vious year's accounts. mainly accounted for by a loss of seek Government financial assistance

LONDON, May 26th. $100 on gate money, due to bad for the purpose of procuring young

from surrounding country, At Hoylake, in the sixth round, weather, and also partly to overdue trees

Shan, Swatow, Bernard Darwin (Woking) beat the last subscriptions. The funds in hand, Heung consisted chiefly of money or fixed etc., these to be given to exhibi- American player Wright on the 18th hole.

tors ho take 3.4 interest. Ia deposit amounting to about $700.

the movement. And I think also

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

it might be well within the Society's province to give its attention to the raising of a better breed of chickens and eggs. However, in the mean time we might confine ourselves to

The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers and the committee for the ensuing year. On the motion of Mr. Gibbs, seconded by Mr. Nicol, His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz was unanimously elected President. I have no idea what your own views The Committee was composed -as follows:-Messrs. H. Green, Ho Kom are on this matter but I feel sure Tong. A. Nicol, I. P. Robinson, F. that you have the development of all the resources of the Colony very

few of the more popular fruits.

Fca da Silva, H. B L. Dowbiggin, M. much at heart, and I have no doubt

E. F. Airey, Mrs. Bell Irving and this in felt by all members, and Mrs. R. J. Hall Mr. L. Gibbs and Mr. J. A. Plummer were re-elected to hope these suggestions will be given the posts of hon. secretary, and hon. treasurer respectively.

FRUIT GROWING,

The Secretary then drew atten- tion to the following letter from Mr. J. Owen Hughes.

a sympathetic attention.

The President said that it was his personal opinion that if they had these large prizes it would be very difficult to check competitors. grow- ing of the fruit, and to ensure that they did not buy it the night before I had hoped to have been present exhibition and send it in. He did at this evening's meeting of the not see either how they could check Horticultural Society, but unfortun the farmers and cultivators, As-re- ately I must attend a meeting else gards the growing of new fruits in where and am writing to ask if you the Colony it seemed a little out of would not mind putting forward the the scope of tl Society and more a following suggestion before the meet-matter for the Government. They ing:

might make the suggestion to the Forestry Department, who had an experimental farma."

That the Society should extend it usefulness by encouraging the development of fruit growing, Mr. Gibbs, while very much in (mainly, of course, in the New Ter- sympathy with Mr. Hughes' letter, ritories, and surrounding islands). sald he did not think much could be 1 would like to see a special com- done on the lines suggested. He did mittee appointed, consisting of such think, however, that a pamphlet on keen borticulturists as Sir Robert fruit growing would de good, He Ho Tuaz, Messrs. Ho Kom Tong thought they ought to look to the and Chu Siu Kee, with Mr. Green Government in regard to growing. and one or two other members to new fruit in the New Territories. enquire and report as to the "best Mr. Ho Kom Tong said that the means to be adopted. I would "suga climate and sail of the New Terri gest that money prizes of the value tories was not suited for the practi of, say, $50 for the first prize, $40 cat growing of any kinds of fruit for the second, $15 for the third, and except pineapples, crab apples, $5 for commended, at least, be offered bananas and paw-paws,

for the best basket of each of the On the motion of the Secretary,

A coolie foreman employed by a Government building contractor was yesterday charged before Magistrate Lindsell with having left the latter's emplay without giving the usual notice. Evidence was given to the effect that the defendant was emplay- ed by the PW.D., until July, 1, 1919 when he entered the complainant's employ. The defendant worked for the complainant until the first of this month when two writs for arrears of wiges were the first intimation that the latter received of the former's in- tention to leave his employ."As the" defendant had not given him notice, complainant started the present pro- ceedings against him. Since then, the defendant had withdrawn one of the writs. The defendant said that his reason for leaving the complain- ant's employ was that the road- maintenance comtract in Kowloon, on which he had been working had ex: pired. The complainant admitted this, but held that there were several other contracts on which the defend-" art had been put to work but bad failed to attend to. He further alleg- ed that the defendent had overdrawn -$40 of his wages. The whole trouble, according to the complainant was over his refusal to advance the defendant::$50 :as arloan." The defendant denied the latter statement, and challenged the complainant to produce his wagen books When :- produced this showed that the coma- plainant was still owing the defendant about $17. There was no reference

to any overdraft The Magistrate "dismissed the summons. A

CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY.

following fruits: Oranges, bananas, seconded by Mr. He Kom Tons. If DESPONDEROT of enunai

pamalos and lichees; such prizes was decided that the newly-appointed should be guaranteed for at least 4 Committeer should determine what of 5 years in order to encourage a course of action should be taken in continuous effort on the part of the regard to the matter:

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defendant seized her wristlet watch, twisting it until the ribbon snapped. After taking the watch, he struck her on the shoulder with a rowlock. She screamed and the defendant began

The Magistrate: Did your see the rowlook In his hand Yes. I think he was pretending it was a revolver.

What happened after be ran-I ran after him. He ran a good way down the road before some soldiers who were attracted by my scream, joined in the chase.

Miss Sorter added that she was quite certain that the defendant was the man.

Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens said that she was speaking to Miss Wallace outside Sir Paul Chafer's house, when they heard a tremendous noise. Simultaneously they saw man tearing round the bend followed by a lady calling out "Stop thief." The witness and Miss Wal

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lace succeeded in stopping the man Pte. W. Wootten, who said that but he wasted strong and broke loose. L/c. Brown was the other member The man's coat was of a check pat- of the party, gave corroborative term similar to the one the defendant | evidence. was now wearing: "

The defendant, who said that be . Pte. W. R. Mead, of the Wilts, had nothing to say, was committed said that he and two comrades who for trial, were walking in Robinson Read, near Glenealy, gave chase to the defendant who by this time had about 20 yards

A Japanese engineer who was in start. When the witness caught up with him, the defendant stopped, pat the United States br Jimary to something down in the road saying negotiate for equipment is dekhority *Me no thief,” sad ran on. The for the statement that pri-tically the witness continued the chase and rentire Japanese railroad, fritem of caught the deferidant 20 yards far 8,000 miles is to be rebuilla.com ther an. Defendant made a desperate of about $200,000,000. The railways struggle to get away, but the wit are to be made standard pasge. In news's comrades came up and assisted addition Japan is purchasing a large him is hold the captive.

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