THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1940
FLOWER
U-BOAT SUNK:
SHOW'S HIGH OFF ELBE STANDARD
an-
London, To-day. The Air Ministry In contrast to the bleak skies and murky weather nounces that an enemy sub- outside, the interior of the marine was yesterday at- matsheds of the Hong Kong the mouth of the River tacked in the Schillig Roads
Horticultural Society flower show opposite the Lower Peak Tram Station are now a blaze of rich, exotic colour and scents of a hundred and one varieties fill the air.·
com-
The show, which opens to-day and will remain open to-morrow, pares extremely favourably with the Society's past successful exhibitions and, indeed, with many provincial shows in England.
As one wanders around the well- arranged stalls, past begonias, antir-
rhinums, carnations, ferns, and so on, one wonders how in the world the judges managed to award one parti- cular exhibit in preference to the equally strong claims of the others, for they all attain very high stan- dards indeed.
On the whole, too, the exhibitors have been careful to arrange their plants so that they are seen to their best advantage. Only, perhaps, in the cut pansies could one offer a small suggestion, in many flower shows, it is the custom to mount cut pansies on a background of black velvet, a fitting tribute to the jewels that these flowers are. A background of plain white paper is not nearly so kind.
DWARF PLANTS
It would be invidious to single out any particular exhibits for special mention. Mr. Ho Kam Tong's dwarf plants deserve special praise, how ever, and deservedly won the Lady Southorn Challenge Cup. There is something about dwarf trees and plants that inflates the ego!、
and the
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His Excellency the, Governor Lady Northcote, who are among Society's patrons, will be arriving at the show at 3.30 p.m. to-day.
In view of the excellent display of flowers and the fact that Hong Kong is such a "natural" beauty spot to-day, it is somewhat surprising to learn that the membership roll is decreasing each
year.
The challenge cups were awarded as follows:-
Pot plants, Open: Mrs. F. Groves (Schizanthus).
Royal Air Force and is be- Elbe by an aircraft of the lieved to have been destroyed.]
The alrcraft was on reconnaissance duty when the submarine was sighted
in shallow water on the surface.
Four bombs were dropped one of which registered a direct hit between the conning tower. and the stern.
After the attack the submarine was seen to be enveloped in a cloud of greyish smoke, with, only the upper part
visible of its conning tower
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The submarine was in shallow water and was unable to dive. Reuter.
SWISS NAZI PARTY DISSOLVED
Zurich, To-day. The Swiss Nazi Party has dissolved the arrest of its itself, following
for a leader on charges of spying
It never did have foreign power. much of a following. Reuter.
MILD SENTENCES
Bombay, To-day.
Two German women, a Dutch wo- man and four Italian women were sentenced to one day's imprisonment each for evading the postal censorship.
-Reuter.
(potatoes).
Cut flowers, Open: Mr. Eu Tong Sen (carnations).
Cut flowers, Peak: Mrs. F. C. Hall (sweet peas).
Lady Peel Challenge Cup: Mrs. Eu Tong Sen (six pots of annuals).
Lady Southorn Challenge Cup: Mr.
Pot plants, Peak: Mr. A. Nicol (pan-Ho Kam Tong (collection of dwarf sies).
Vegetables, Open: Mrs. A. W. Stan- ton (celery).
plants).
Lady Northcote Challenge Bowl: Mr. J. T. Bagram (mixed exhibit of
Vegetables, Peak: Mrs. F. C. Hall pot plants).
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