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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1956.

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

QUICKENING PACE OF AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

Progress In The Non_Self-Governing

Commonwealth Territories

By C. B. MASEFIELD

of the Department of Agriculture, University of Oxford

More government money has been spent on agricultural development schemes in the Colonies in the last ten years than in all history before.

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A recent paper by Britain's net Tractor ploughing Colonial Ofee lists 73 projects Atrieun faymers, and can hardly which are at the moment being keep pace with the demand. Births, Deaths, Marriages, funda

United Kingdom supported by

In Malaya, Nigeria. Basulo- (through Colonial Deve-

fertilisers land and elsewhere. Personal $5.00 per insertionlopment

and Welfare schemes) and manures

have been

sub not exceeding 25 words, 25 or by local Kovernmental

nidised or distributed free for a resources; and this is far from

period to popularise their use,

Probably the greatest squeresa has been obtained in schemes practical started to went local situations w7lbot much theory behind ther

cents each additional word. the full total, as two regions of

10% EXTRA

ALTERNATE INSERTIONS

if not prepaid a booking

of 50 conta le chargod.

ACCOUNTANCY,

not

¡Nigeria are omitted, and the activities of the Colonial Deve- fas|lopment Corporation are

included.

Even

50,

the trip

highly capitalised schemos are perhaps the last important part of the story.

POSTAL TUITION

HOOK-KEEPING, Company Secretarystup, Costing. An "Latonatve method" course for award

diploma or will amist you to higher status and advances 150

belier salary

More effective in total are the Urspectacular day-to-day

Interesting spare-ractice: a peasu with expert 11:

for London cropping against

Colitana

of Accountancy, Street, London, W c 2 England.

sa

farming here strip- Brosion,

an-

third

not

the bullock plough.

The outstanding example IS the Abyan scheme for growing Irrigated blon In the Aden Protectorate.

Started in 1841 for war pro- duction in an area where the

two

postal study Guaranteed Chamber of Commerce, § 5 A. In- jidher there beginning to buy oll-

For free cake to feed his cattle, a stitute of Cuthmerce, etc.

extinction of feuds had made a booklet, welte

Schust Monmouth changing fown hand being rational use of the annual flood

down

main wodis possible, it has created a 20,000- bale crop of high qual

Egyp- tion cotton and a 5,000 people in the desert.

kitstrac But progress under tion, and organised development schemes, still do not represent the whole of agricultural im- provement.

MUSICAL

Such developments alter only the farmer's circumstances. but the man himself; and once SUGGESTED POPULAR RECORDS one new idea in farming has Liners Intent Parks After Midnight [been avensteel. others

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Cole Porter wigs, complete more quickly Elves Serles, Three Penny Ora starring Lanne, Hottelstudert,

Thus steady improvement Ritwell singh wall & 2. Vietor the result of patient work by Berge ete D

Alexandra the agricultural instructors em- Houme pumati 750 telephones 2010, ployed by colonial govenments; bat ils pace has quickened very match recently for three reasons

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

☆

First, departments of agricul Iture in the territories were not funded unul this century, and were then frustrated by NOTICE

the depression is hereby given world wars and

of the nineteen-thirties, that tho Sixty-Seventh

It was extremely difficult Ordinary Yearly Meeting of persuade conservative farmers Shareholders will be held at to make the first improvements, but cumulative results are now The offres of the Company, appearing with a snowball effect. No. 9 der Hotise Street, fourth | Secondly, colomial administro- Floor, Hongkong, on Thurs-tions have undoubtedly given day. Br May 1966, at Noon, since they realised that peoples

more

ore attention to this subject for the purpose of receiving cannot be led to the threshold Statement of Accounts of self-governament without จ and the Report of the Dirse-sound economic basis.

the

tors for the year ended 31stment in the price of tropical Thirdly, the relative improve- December 1966. and to primary produce since the war. the ordinary compared to what its producers both govern- ments and farmers more money to work with,

transact business of the Company.

The TRANSFER BOOKS uf the Centpany will be closed from Thursday, 19th Apell 1956 until Thursday 3rd May 1966, lath days

clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Shewan Tomes & Co., 1,18,

R. G. PENFOLD.

General Managers

Hongkong, 12th April 1966.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

taty, hins Kiven

The process may be illustrated all over the Colonies.

are some

In Kenya. there 20,000 African coffee-growers where before the war there was

almost none.

In Ugandu the Department of Agriculture undertakes con-

WATER ACTIVATED BATTERY

A novel electro-chemical principle has been utilised by Chloride Batteries Ltd, Namaged cargo ex this venel will Clifton Junction, Swinton,

"DONA NATP**

be surveyed by Messer Goddard de Manchester, England, in

Douglas at Holt's Wharf from 10 a.m.

on April 17, 1950, and consignees are the design of now cell

-requested to have their representa

tives Dorsett during the murvey.

BUTTERFIELD & AWIRE. Agents.

Hong Kong. April 14. 1930,

unita for "one shot" and emergency applications.

The problem was to find an alternative to the water- operated calelum flare once used with life-saving apparatus at sea, and the solution was

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES provided by the special Exide

"ATREUA"

This Is

water-activated battery.

now being employed electric amall

to Illuminate lamps on life-jackets, fonts

Damaged carro ex this vessel will and rafts to ald rescue work Le survoyed by Mesars Goddard & Dougies at Holt's Wharf from 10 am. CTS when a ship or aircraft is

on April 17 and 18, 1850, and con lost at sea after dark, alances are requested to Have thir

representatives present during the

the survey.

DUTTENFIELD' & BWIRE, Agents.

Hong Kong. April 14, 1050.

its smallness,

even

Because lightness and reliability after prolonged periods of idle- Bess in varying climatic condi- flons, It is now being developed by the makers for other related applications.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.

has moved to

NEW SPACIOUS PREMISÉS

in

YÖRK BUILDING, 13 CHATER ROAD

AMERICAN

EXPRESS

FULL BANKING SERVICE 410 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEPUES, MONEY ORDERS. AND LETTERS, OF CREDIT — AIR, STEAMSHIP, RAIL AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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There are technical advances which assist farmers whether organised or not, whether pea- sands or planters.

The historian. of agriculture in the Colonies will have both sucresses and failures 40 record in this period; what is certain is that he will have more materiali for these ten years than tor my the slumbering centuries that preceded them.

Harvesting rice in a paddy field in the Federation of Malaya

An swamp and jungle. which not long ago was rotting Irrigation schiette has converted an area between the Barnamn and Selangor rivers into the fertile district of Tanjong Karang one of the Federation's largest and most prosperous rice granaries,

Anti-Flame Finish For Textiles

Lightweight be available under licence to

Oil Hose

The new lightweight flexible hose produced

A NEW British development, a durable anti-flame finish for textiles, will shortly textile finishers. The finish can be applied to all cellulosic materials, such as cotton, linen, jute, and viscose or cumramonium rayon.

by the Compoflex Com-Medium-Duty

Hacksawing Machine

pany, Ltd, Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1, can be used to transport not only petrol but also oil, pure benzole, other chemicals and water.

An

also It can

be applied to blenda of these with other Abres, but, uhless the other Abre is wool, the proportion of the cellulosic material inust be predominant.

The Bnish ln called "Probao":

a joint company, Proban Ltd, of 127, Royal Exchange, Man- chester 2, England, has been

improved design set up by the Bradford Dyers'

of the medium-duty Association Ltd, and the well-

of

Known

The "Feather-Rapidor-Manchester known chemteni manufacturers, weight," it is available in a range Major" of bore sizes up to four inches and shows a considerable saving in weight in comparison with similar types-up to one-third in

some cases,

The new hose consists of an inner exposed supporting wire helix with a fabric liner cooled with

specially - developed polyvinyl chloride mix, known as Molene, which is claimed to be completely resistant to petroleum. Dil and general chemicals. For use with parti- cular flowauts the hose can be otted with special liners different gradea ol synthelic rubber.

Over cover,

a

machine,

hacksawing Albright and Wilson Ltd.

40, Park Lane, London, for s recently intro- exploitation. duced by Edward G. Her- bert, Ltd, of Atlas Works, Manchester 19, England, with the finish may be freely

is now available.

The new machine has a heavy

saw frame of rigid design which can take 14 inch blades, and is guided by two square steel bars.

An adjustable oll dashpot to the gives automatic relie blade on the return stroke and A limit switch automatically stops the machine of

at the end of each cul.

Clothes and

other articles midde from textiles treated

(outidores and dry-cleaned without losing their anti-flame and glow-proof properties.

Neither

the wiil

high- dimensional stability of treated fabrics be reduced.

treated Fabrics

have im- proved weathering properties, it is claimed, and are very sistant to attack by moulds and bacteria.

A

It

The machine is driven through vee belts by a half-horsepower

The Proban finish is basec CANVAS COVER

motor controlled by a

push- starter

on a synthelle resin which is with button-operated

in the fabric struc- the Aller is a canvas undervoltage and overload

produced re-

from its coated with abrasion-lease protection. The two avail-uro

components resistant Molene, and a further abic speeds give 120 and 05 | during a curing process, mild-steel helix,

The essential constituent strokes a minute.

phosphorus compound chain-driven If required, During manufacture, the com-

phos- auds pump can be mounted in- tetrakis-hydroxymethyl pleted hose is steam-cured by a

side The newly-developed process to bond

box base

of

chloride the sphonium

(THPC); added 10 an amino- the materials together and foran machine. A standard 0 Inch by this is

resin preconden- Ú inch (15.24 by 10.24 centi-formaldehyde wall. This fully-laminated Anal

vicesate similar swivel construction metres) capacity

to the type well laminated allows the gauge of the two supplied with the machine can known to the anti-crease finish- wire spirala to be reduced so be replaced by a split vice of er, and it Imparts a full soft

44 inches effecting

inches a saving of weight 41⁄2

by

handle to viscose rayon fabrics. vice

the without imparing the strength. capacity. With this

saw blade reciprocates through An added

both jaws advantage of the slots in the centre steam-curing is that it enables so that both the bar stock and the hose

blank to be used at higher the

held rigidly temperatures than normal-up throughout the cutting opera- to 200 degrees Fahrenhelt for tion. which is semi-circular in shape continuous нау

use, the flowant and stands against a wall; and permits, or even higher for in- the second-an eight-montermittent use. Should the hose model is drcular and Intend-be accidentally

to crushed it is

NEW DRYING UNIT

unil face

The new "Air-Tower" for drying hands, arms, and hair in factory cloakromns has been and ablution centres designed to operate from existing steam supply.

by

Two models are offered the manufacturers, the Spiral

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THE LOCOMOTIVE STOPPED HERE. WE'LL WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND FOOTPRINTS--

FERDINAND

NANCY

WHAT

WOULD

OF GRASS-

HOPPER

PRINTS

LOOK

BIG AS

LIKE?

HORSE?

TARABA M

AUNT FRITZI CAN USE THIS

STRAINERS 254

JOHNNY HAZARD

·BROOK-THAT FOOL GALĮ WHATEVER CRAZY.STINT SHOS THOUGHT" UP BOARDING THAT,

BARGE.... I'VE GOT TO STOP!

OOPS

I DON'T KNOW. THE GROUND'S HARD. NOT MUCH: CHANCE OF PRINTS, I GUESS.

Tube and Components Ltd., Osmaston Park Road, Derby, England.

The first is a four-man unit

ed es an "island" installation. possible to re-form by beating.

WHATEVER

1 SAW JUMPED IN THIS DIRECTION.

742

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

NOT WILD- GOOSE CHASE. WILD GRAS". HOPPER CHASE.

PARDON ME. HAVE YOU MEN SEEN

A BEE?

A BEE? WHAT

KIND OF

BEE?

TOMORROW: A VERY SPECIAL BEE

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

I BOUGHT

YOU A FLY SWATTER

By Frank Robbins

CAST OFF, WILLEM...

OUR BUSINESS HERE IS

NOW THAT THEY'RE GONE, I CAN USE THIS

TRAP 27

· FINISHED! MALAY

are

The firm states that with this vice bar abock can be sawn to the last inch and short-end wastage can be reduced minimum.

EVEN MAGICIANS

BRUG

Can Carlsberg

Couldn't be fresher!

Libby's

try

FROZEN PEAS TODAY

ROWNTREES

You can

the fruit!

Faste

...this situation

calls for

San Miguel

a

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MONDAY, APRIL 13 By Air Fenness, Japan, U.S.A.. 0 p.m. Burma.

India, Pakistan, Middle East Great Britain, Europe, Nigeria, o p.m.

By Burface

Australia, New Zealand, 5 p.m. P. East Africa, & 5. Africa, IN. & S. Hodes, Parcels via L. Marques), p.m.

Macao 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

By Air

Thalland, 10 am.

Peking, Shanghai, Kunming, Han- kow, to

Indo-China, France, 11 a.m. Guam, Howell, 2 pm. Philippinen, 2 p.m.

Maiaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. 2 p.m.

Philippines, N. Borneo, 0 p.m. Tirallond, Burma, India, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, & pan.

Koren, 4 pm,

Canada,

v.m.

Imos, pan.

By surface

N. Borneo, Itabaul, 10 am.

China, People's Republic, 10.30 am. Macio, 1. p.m. Malaya. Hurmia, India, 1 p.m. Thailand, p.m.

Macro,

p.m..

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

China,

8.m.

By Jürikes

People's Republic, 10.30

Macro, i p.m.

Japan. p.m.

North Borneo, a p.m.

Maced, .p...

THURSDAY, APRÍL 19 By Surface China, People's Republic.

a.m.

North Borneo, 11 ..

Mace, 1 pak

Indonesia, 2 p.m.

10.30

Thailand, India, Paklatan. (Por- tugueso India, Pareola via HATÁRBAJ, 3 p.m.

Macao. 8 p.m.

"FRIDAY, APRIL 20

By Surface

China, People's Republic, 10.30 1.m.

Malaya, Ceylon, Aden, Middle Burt, Great Britain

Europe,

Macro, 1 Pan

Japan, Canada, i p.m.

Jamatos, 2 p..

ASOCIO, p.m.

على

GENERAL HOLIDAY

BATURDAY, APRIL 21'

By Burface

Formword, sm

China,

People's Republic, 10,30

blacno, 1 pm.

Indo-China France, 4 p.m.

Malaya, Mauritiu, P. East Atrios,

8. Atrion, IN. & 8. Íthodesia, Purcell,

via E. Marques). 5 p.m..

China, People's Republic, d pan. Miacao, pam."

Repeat Broadcast

For the benefit of listeners who were unable to hear the programme last Saturday oven- In the "Spotlight" interview with Don Iddon, celebrated Daily Mail columnist who visit- ed Hongkong last work, will be rebroadcast by Rediffusion to- night at 7. o'clock...

Bracelet Stolen

A gold-bræeélót was; stolen from a Chinese woman, on the etaircase, of No 348, ... King's Roach at 10,50 a:m, vostérčeky.

A Royal Enfold acão motorl cycle No. 702, was reported stolen fruits Pedder Street, Cen Artă Disicki, Jerarder afbuenoons,