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affair and, not for the first time, PROTECTING TREES. 2 YEARS' "HARD.”.

"

BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY SEQUEL TO YAUMATI STREET

. CHASE, REPORT,

THE YEAR'S WORK.

IMPERSONATED POLICE.

agree with our contemporary that the terms cannot be regarded as satisfactory. -Criticism on the "patch" comes appropriately from Tientsin, for in the trou- blous days of early 1927 the Bri- tish Concession there suffered many anxious moments, fearing that the bolt of disorder and rapine would fall, as suddenly as it did at Nanking, Hankow, Kiu- with in connection with the forma- Criminal Sessions this morning to mat! when, by impersonating police kiang and other places on the tion of pine tree plantations, states street robbery and chase in You- Yangtsze where foreigners were the report of the Director of the searchers, robbers took over $200 congregated. Even to-day this Botanical and Foreary Department from a Chinese named Yung Shun- bright little Concession on the

Increased areas had been dealt

banks of the Haiho has the threat for last year...

of surrender hanging over it. Its

There was sequel at the

| yuen.

Sung Wing was charged that on Other matters referred to are March 24, together with two others

call for a clean and dignified anti-malarial settlement of the Nanking Rape

clearings, insect unknown, he robbed Yung Shun- measures yчen of a purse, 3225 and 10s. in

is, therefore, one to be appreciat-Pesta, hillside fires and

led by all except those who wilful-taken to stop the cutting of New

ly turn their heads from justice Year Flower.

Extracts from the report low:-

More Plantations,

money.

Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, prosecuting for

the Crown, detailed how Yung, who

fol- is a rattan furniture' dealer, chang-

and the maintenance of national

ed a sum of money at a money- honour. In the American settle-

changer'a in Shanghai-street and ment terms, it is true, there is no

was walking, along Canton-road expression of regret for the. American bombardment

Increased areas were dealt with when he was approached by three Socony Hill, nor is there any de during the year, and the number men who represented themselves as

of

finite undertaking in regard to treaty revision; but there is a curious explanation of the firing by American guns which, as the northern paper paints out, comes perilously near an excuse and will almost certainly be twisted into at least a half-apology by the Chinese. The article to which we have referred deals in detail with the Notes that passed between the Nationalist foreign minister and Mr. MacMurray and is one which we commend to the atten- tion of our readers,

GAOL CROWDED?

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT FOR YEAR.

LAI CHI KOK PROGRESS.

The

one of the three

of in aitu sowings of seed of police searchers and indicated that

amounted to they wished to search him. Pinus Massoniana 197,476 as against 70,500 in 1926. man put up his hands to be examin Not less than 5 seeds were sown in e, whereupon each afte in order to allow for men caught him by the neck and failure and damage by small struck him on the side of the face animals and birds; the total weight whilst the other two cut his coat

Half A Mile Chase. of seed used in this method of re-open and abstracted the money. afforestation was. 115 pounds.

away

The areas, dealt with were West All three men then ran Bay peninsula, Mount Collinson, and Yung gave pursuit. to one of he alleged was the Stanley Mound Catchwater, Taf them whom Wo Po, Shek Li Pui reservoir area, man who held and struck him. He Kowloon Tsai, hills adjoining Kow-alleged that he kept the man in loon Bay, Castle Peak near the sight the whole way and eventual- Police Station, Taipo Forestry Re-ly, after nearly half a mile's chase serve and bare hills in the Peak through back streets he caught up District.

with him in Austin-road where the pursued man fell, Yung pounced on him and called for assistance, The planting of roadside trees a police searcher coming to his as- for shade and, decorative purposes, sistance.

Gale Damage.

was maintained and extended dur-

To the police searcher who

ing the year, large number of trees arrested him, the prisoner admitted were killed or damaged by the gale being present when Yung was held

many fine

Other felling was carried out in

other two men.

4

Mr. Fitzroy commented on the fact

In connection with the questions of August 20 and could not be re-up, but maintained that he was when searched. of the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes. placed before the end of the year; merely an onlooker. Prisoner had there were not wanting many in-at to-day's Legislative Council the force of the gale did most no money on him dications that their pernicious meeting, regarding prison accom-damage between Castle Peak and Nothing had been heard of the

modation, it is interesting to note Sheung Shul where polley was aiming at undermin-that the report of the Superinten specimens of "Melaleuca Leuca that prisoner had run nearly half a mile and asked if this was the ing our good name in Afghanis-dent of Prisons for the year, whick dendron were destroyed.

Ipcreased motor traffic neces- action of an onlooker who had tan and of doing us as much harm will be laid on the table at to-day's

sitated the removal of a number of taken no part in the hold-up. as they possibly could on the meeting, states as follows:

"The gaol was again overcrowd-large shade trees from the sides of

"Merely An Onlooker." Indian frontier and elsewhere ined and additional congestion was the motor roads.

Prisoner, in giving evidence on India. It is therefore, as stated, caused through having to aceom- imperative that, we should stand modate sick prisoners in the Halls connection with the development his own behalf, denied that he ran as well as possible in the opinion during the rebuilding of the Hos-of building sites, the formation of away and said that he had merely pital. It is hoped that the new dairy farms and the leasing of the walked away after the robbery in of Afghanistan; and in the visit Hospital will be ready for occupa necessary grass growing areas ad- which he had played no part as all. of King Amanullah it was, of tion early in 1928."

With regard to the Lai Chi Kok joining the farms, extensions of The complainant had followed him course, generally and readily re-

prison, it is reported that much cemeteries and work in connection and accused him whereupon he was Planting of shade and flowering cognised that we had a splendid progress has been made with the with reservoir catchment arena. opportunity of setting before land resumed in 1926 which has

and creepers was shrubs re-trees,

in large numbers of Afghanistan's progressive ruler been largely cultivated and

The land affords much carried on claimed. substantial facts regarding our

useful employment for otherwise unused small open spaces needed

in all parts of the Colony. aspirations with reference to In- prisoners at Lai Chi Kok.

Anti-miariul clearing has now Increase in Prisoners.

extended dia generally.

to Tipo district Afghan is to-day as in the past The number of prisoners receiv

ed into prison during the year and where systematic removal of under- the gateway to India, and only the corresponding number for year growth is carried out in the vicin- ity of houses and public buildinge, through that country might India 1926 were as follows:-

1926. 1927. twice annually. be regarded as vulnerable. Soviet Russia is as well aware of that, fact as anyone else and it is be-

|Hong Kong, Thursday, April 19, 1928. cause of the Soviet's outrageous

aware

THE GATEWAY TO INDIA.

Total

.5,663 6,582

4

4

1

64

been

Insects And Fire.

Pine Tree Caterpillars (Eutricha punctuta) appeared in the Pine

plantations in many parts of the,

67 Colony in March and were in evid-' ence at the end of the year; seri-

"VARSITY LECTURE, "ELEMENTS IN AN ANALYSIS OF THOUGHT.”

ол lectures

i

Illicit Felling.

the

arrested.

The police searcher, however, stated that both prisoner and Yung were panting and in an exhausted state as if they had run a long dis- tance when he came on the scene.

The jury retired and found pri- soner guilty.

the Hia Lordship agreed with verdict and sentenced prisoner to two years' hard labour.

THE GAY RETREAT.

SPLENDID COMEDY AT THE QUEEN'S.

The special feature attraction in

Judy King.

+

Convicted by Ordinary

Courts

Court Convicted by

Martial

by High policy in that direction as else-, Convicted

Court Wei-hai-wei where that we have to be expe- Debtors. clally mindful to counteract her, On remand or in default

of finding surety 780 1,086 ous damage was done to Pine trees the movie world of Hong Kong is insidious propaganda in every re-

during the month of June Collec- being screened at the Queen's cater Theatre to-day until Saturday, in spect Happily, King Amanullah

.6,511 7,740 tion and burying of the

pillars was commenced when there the new picture "The Gay Retreat," The European tour of King is determined to further the true

was no longer any hope of weather in which the comical pair of Amanullah of Afghanistan has interests of his country and its

condition destroying the pest, the marines responsible for the huge of "What Price Glory," total amount collected and destroy- success of late brought that country very people by bringing about their

ed in all parts of the Colony was amely Ted McNamara and Sam

Cohen, are again the principals. much before the public, who in a advancement in a manner con-

14,637 pounds..

Enlisting in the services of an vague sort of way are merely sistent with Afghanistan's in-

A total of 30 hill and plantation ambulance corps so as to serve and

of of Afghanistan as a dependence and patriotic dignity.

fires occurred during the year, no

keep the sleep-walking son serious damage was done to any millionaire cut of trouble, the two buffer state lying between the The King is well aware of Afghan-

and Asiatic istan's true role in international H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Government plantation but large faithful attendants romp through Indian frontier

we Clementi, K.C.N.G., Chancellor of numbers of wild trees on the slopes Hussia. It is precisely because of politics and, anhampered,

venture after another, spendidly the fact that Afghanistan oe have little to fear from Bolshe- the University of Hong Kong, deli- of Tao Me Shan were destroyed. one thrilling and side spliting ad-

in "Elementa

an with fires was given by village. cupies such a geographical posi- vistic machinations in Afghanis vered the first of a series of three Little or no assistance in dealing supported by Hetty Francisco and

by Ably directed

Benjamin During the World War analysis of Thought" at the Uni- people living within short distance tion that the European tour of tan.

Stoloff and specially written by one King Amanullah and his Queen Afghanistan, though with Turkey versity yesterday evening in the of the burnt areas; most of

fires appeared to be due to care of America's leading cartoonists, it Souriya is regarded as of special one of the foremost Mahommedan presence of a large gathering.

His Excellency said that he had less dropping of lighted tobacco or is a hilarious yarn of the war days and Paris nights, and is claimed to significance to most of the Chan- countries, fulfilled her promise to

undertaken to deliver the lectures matches.

be one of the most popuhr celleries of Europe, particularly to Great Britain by remaining in the hope that others might be

comedies yet shown in the Colony, Great Britain and Russia. And neutral. This augura well for the encouraged to deliver publie lec- He had that is why, to a very great ex- future, particularly after the im- tures at the University.

chosen "An analysis of Thought The total number of persons ar- running "Shoulder Arms" a bard tent, very special honours have pressions recently received by and activities" as his subject as it rested and charged with forestry race for first place.. been pald to Afghanistan's King King Amanullah in England, and was one of the most useful things offences during the year was 365, while recently in England, where even though we must bear in one could do. That thought exist of these 300 were fined or impri- he not only saw the nation at mind that he has not yet passed ed was the basis of any study and soned, 26 cautioned, 10 had their essential And most interesting ed, & bound over in personal bonda work and play, but also witnessed out of the hands of the Soviet. the study of thought was a special, bail estreated, 10 were discharg of $100 each and charges against 3 impressive aspects of the work He is due in Russia shortly, and science.

His Excellency spoke for over an were withdrawn.

Chiefly as a result of penalties of the Navy, Army and Air Force. it is certain that the Soviet will

hour, his analysis being closely nerve to impress More than ever is it imperative strain every

At the conclusion, the inflicted and warnings given in followed.

W.

Officers' Courts the W. District Mr. Rus- Vice-Chancellor, regard to that we should do our utmost to him with

views on Hornell C.I.E., thanked His Excel-amount of, illicit felling of the preserve the friendly relations sia's particular

We lency on behalf of those present. larger indigenous trees in outlying

From day to day in the "China that at present happily exist be- Asiatic affairs generally.

Mail appear half a dozen questions same subject will be delivered on ing the past five years.. tween us and Afghanistan, with shall be much surprised if King The other two lectures on the districts was much less than dur-

Efforts are still being made to of a general. nature, for which the whom in the past we have fre Amanullah is unable to estimate April 25 and May 2.

Among the many present, in ad-

Flower (Enkianthus quinque "Dally Sketch," Answers will be quently been engaged in warfure the Bolshevistic doctrine at its

versity students, were Lady owing to the Afghans' close, true worth and let it be known dition. to a large number of Uni-op the cutting of New Year acknowledgment is due to

in all parts of the Colony for some

1. Who the Count of Monte proximity to India and their that Soviet propaganda towards Clementi, the Hon. Sir Shou-son florus) and Rotices are now posted found on page 9 of this issue.

'Cristo was? policy, sometimes evidently in India via Afghanistan is extreme- Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, weeks prior to Chinese New Year C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy warning the villagers against des- conjunction with Russia, which ly distasteful to him.'.

the Hon..Sir Henry Pollock, the has long sought to encroach upon our Indian domain in the direction of Afghanistan. With the adopt ion of Bolshevism, the Russians sead to focus their attention in that direction, and during the past few years

The Nanking Patch.

Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta, Rev. Dr. troying this, flowering shrub; this T. W. Pearce, Mr. Allen Cameron, and the fact that à plentiful supply Mr. F. A. Perry, Mr. M. P. Talati, is now brought down from Canton We publisk in extenso to-day Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Mr. Kwok has had the effect of essening the comment on the part of a north- Siu-lau, Dr. S. W. Tio, Mr. Wong more serious wholesale enttings on reward to the Kwong-tin and Mr. G. F. Nightin- but thefts of small quantities in Cantral the Wanchai Gap and Tytam dis- American settlement with Nationalists over the Nanking British School.

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