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NEW TERRITORIES AGRICULTURAL SHOW

FALLING OFF IN ATTENDANCE AND NUMBER OF EXHIBITS.

H.E.

THE GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR CO-OPERATION AMONG THE FARMERS,

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The New Torritories Agricultural Show was hold on Saturday and yesterday at Shoung Shui, the arrangements being made, us usual, by the Agricultural Association; The Show was declared open by H.E. the Governoz (Sir Willinen Peel, K‚D, E., K.C,M.G.).. who was accompanied by Lady Peel. The Colonial Secretary (thu Hoo, Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.C.) and Mrs. Southorn, Lady Fo Tung and the Hon. Dr. Tso were also presunt.

There was perfect weather—if a little on the cold side-on- both days and it was hoped that with the Now Territories look- ing their best, a large number of people would be present. Actual- ly both attendance and number of exhibits showed a falling off, though in some sections the quality was perhaps better. It can- not be said that progress is being made with the Show, and this aspect is dealt with by our representative.

MORE ACTIVE POLICY NEEDED.

H.E. Sir William and Lady Peel were received as the entrance to the show grounds by the Chairman of the Agricultural Association, Mr. Fung Ki Cheuk, Mr. C. M. Man nors, O.B. E., the Vien-Chairman, and Mr. J. D. Bush, the English Hon. Serrotary. A Guard of Hon-

our of Boy Socute and Chinese Police Reserves was provided, and the Nationas Anthem was played By

the Band of the St. Louis Indus- trial School.

The President Reviews the Position. The official party "then moved to the plasform in the central matabed where Mr. Pung Ki Chuk weloomed

One of the accidents which I on- countered when riding last your was.being bogged in a swamp when I proceeded to ride across what looked a harmless piece of gras land: My friend Mr. Hallifax told afterwards that, if I maw a picco of uncultivated grass land in the New Territories, I might be sure that there was something wrong with it, and that it was incapable of being cultivated. I had to ad mit from bitter experience that he was quite right.

" Further Development.

The land is Being further develop. bd, and the new land alienated for

His Excellency and in the course agricultural purposes in 1931

amounted to over 300

tho amount

of a review of the Association's Activities said that this was the or Shres times "fifth show to be held in the Tar similarly aliguated in 1930. "This ritorius. It was now held under the is very satisfactory, and shows auspiers of the Nene Territories I congratulate the Association on Agricultural Association, which was their wise endeavours to promote formed at the beginning of 1934.

agricultural prosperity. Theyo The Association had been formed Shows Aucite cultivators to keen. na a direct development from the mess, and to a greater endeavour Annual Shows. Its object was to in producing a higher class of encourage reforms and improve produce. But more is required than ments in agriculture in the Torri.this: if these shows are to be taken tories, and to protecs the farmers' full advantage of, cultivators must interests and income.

set their minds on "pooling," the results, and in studying each other's

the strain throughout. In short co-operation and exchange of seed, tubors and seedlings are essential if progress is to be achieved.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1932,

Report on Boll,

Make It Look Attractive, This question of staging applies generally. It is not easy, but the ourly rough and ready period in the Show's devolopment should havg been pasand, especially as a number of exhibitors seem to have grasped the elements of choosing their pro- dues for quality and not mero size, and for saleeting specimens of equal size and appearance, rather

Various spoolmens of the soils of those Territories wars sont to the Imperial Institute, and the report generally speaking has been vory | favourablo. The acil, especially with the assistance of lime, is con sidered to be very good for the growing of both rice and fruit. The addition of lime is considered no- fermary owing to the neidity of the

soil, to which in a larga mauSUITS then past failures are probably due.

I would further stress the neces

sity for grouter co-operation in the

miscellaneous lot,

Eggs and Poultry,

This was notable in the egg.

| growing of vegetables. The Chinessaotion where both in cleanliness

FIREMEN ARRESTED FOR LOOTING.

TO BE CHARGED AT KOWLOON TO-DAY,

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Three Chinono firemen engaged on the big Kowloon fire of Saturday tight were placed under arrest and detained on suspicion of looting.

After the fire had been estinguish- ed sortain complaints were made, and as a result all the firemen were' marched from the scone of the fire

are past masters in the growing of and grading the exhibits were betto Yaumati Police Station, whore vegetables, and there is no reason tor than last year.

and certain inquiries two firemca

tra were detained at the Police Station, and will appear before the Magistrato at Kowloon Police Court

to-day.

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they were searched. It is believed that whilst the search was in pro- why tho Now Territorios should After eggs she proper considera-

grass two of the men were soon to no bo. able to supply the greater tion is poultry. Here exhibits were part of the needs of this Colony i more numerous and an encouraging the other. As a rosult of the sourch be passing something from one to in this respect. But, in order to feature was the improvement enablo the producers to compete some of the local birds on show from Mongkok" and one from Con- with the growers outside, vegetable growers must co-operate in the mat wer of transport, and in other direc tions. The Association might do very useful work in developing Buch co-operative mt vemon.. Monawhile I am glad to learn from the Chairman's speech that there has already been a great increas in the production of vegetables,

The Territories are greatly in- debted to Lady Ho Tung, who has their interests so much at heart, for her experimental work, which has been meat helpful, and also for her anancial assistance. n

There were quite a number of plump wall-prepared hens, that roused one's hopes for the Chinese farmyard fowl. Ducka, as usual, were sleek and attractive. There were some fancy size Rhode Islands, several Leghorns, and fow turkeys and geose. One hopes that either a satisfactory cross between native and imported breeds of chicken will be discovered-and there is probably a better chance of that, than of Anding a "foreigner that is like

y to acclimatise itself.

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The Cattle.

Finally I congratulate all those There was a cattle section of who have worked for the success fifteen beasts. It was encouraging

Looting. Not. Unknown.

A Daily Press representative who interviewed an "official of the fire brigade yesterday, was informed that instances of looting were not. unknown among the men, although many of the complaints as to the loss of various valuables pondered. to the authorities after a fire were due to causes other than looting by the Bremen. There are always o number of hangers-on at every dre ready to seize any chance to steal something, while a fire and the in- evitable confusion that follows is

of this Show, and have much plento get so many. The three water aure in declaring it open.

buffaloes locked the best of them, but the Chinese farmer has still everything to learn about prepar-is sometimes chosen by certain og. ing a boast for showing. "After all cupants of the house affected as a why should be put himself to time cloak for a little profitable, em- and trouble, unless, he is going to bezzlement. got something out of it?

THE EXHIBITS,

BETTER STAGING A BIG

NEED.

This question,. what is the use of it all?" no doubt still troubles The number of the exhibits was the minds of the New Territories disappointing. Only about 9,000| Farmer, and it needs a more de- Wore · staged. Some 3,300 entries 'cisive answer than yesterday's show wore expected. but the wetness of provided. the parly part of the sopron, follow-

For Exhibition Only! ed by a long period of dry and

This WAS Windy weather has badly affected

the disappointment. the autumn crops. The unusual The Botanical and Forestry De- cold of Saturday morning also department as usual staged an ex- tered a number of expected exhibition of the produce grown on In the experimental farm. There were hibitors, at the last moment, 11 well over 4,000 exhibits were neat pyramids of potatoes, radishes, on, show, so the falling off was con- toinstoes and other vegetables on siderable.

green cloth, bine branches forming. an agreeable background, while a furwong was on duty with a spray criticism, but a fairly serious one, to keep everything fresh. The only

is that the Department has stan dardised its exhibit at this Show. For three or four years it has been' almost exactly the same!

Inadequate Staging.

leaves a good deal to be desired. The mounting of the exhibits The smaller vegetables like parsley and cress were in a wilted on- dition by Saturday afternoon, and

The Committee were most grateful us the Government for promising products with a view to improving arunt, equal to the sum raised by the Committes, up to a maximum of SR), which included the cost of erection of the Exhibition Matshed:

Mr. Fung said that a Lean It is obvious that agricultare ist Society, from which big things were the life blood of the New Terri-ny of the other green varieties

expected, had been formed. There töries, and every effort must be made was also a acheme in mind to ac to foster and improve it, I trust quiry land where agricultural ex-that the excellent idea of the As periments could be carried out.

sociation to acquire an area of land As regards the progress, 156 fami- for experimental work will be car. "les were now engaged in vegetableried cut. It is not enough merely cultivation in the Territories, dato extend the cultivated area: it is Agrifust 24 in the days before the essential to introduce moru 10-

This is a matter that wie Committee were already looking languid.

should certainly consider.

Many of the thefts attributed to the firemen by householders have involved, the taking of valuables from certain hiding places which could have been known only to oc- supiors of the house; when a fire- man pilers he usually leaves un mistakable clues behind him, such as the imprint of his axe on broken drawer," and in any case he would not have time to carefully search a whole cubicle without dis turbing anything but the article he

took.

PEAK ACCIDENT.

MRS. WELLINGTON RECEIVES SERIOUS

INJURIES.

Mrs. Wellington, the wife of. Dr.

Ltd., has given up. They used to

A. R... Wellington, Chief Medical Imperial Chemical Industries, Officer, was the victim of a very serious accident on the Peak on atago a display with as good vege-Friday night, when, on returning tmbles as thoas on the official stall,home about midnight, her ricksha Diferences Between Exhibits,

and, in addition, there were flow. There is a notable difference beers and an array of bags and

whs knocked over, near Jardine's. corner, by a motor-car and she was tween foreign vegetables grown bottles of artificial manures, pic thrown out, sustained serious in- under European supervision and tures, and all kind of ingenious fries to her head. those produced by the Chinese products, with an alert young man

The unfortunato lady was accom. farmers. Lecks in the foreign in attendance to explain" things to panied at the time by her husband, section were largo, and had the cor- Chinese and Europeans alike! The who rendered first aid and arranged day,

rest white and elongated steme. N.V. Overzeesche Kali Export Mij for her removal to the Peak Hos- I think that on the whole the cal. The Chinese grown varieties were had a small stall, with Mr. Rudelfpid, where it was found that she H.E. the Governor had given antivators of rice in these. Territories thinner and far qu the way to be- Hulsemann in change, and all hon- other op in addition to the one he have done well. The quality is ex

was suffering from soncussion. duated last year, thus showing.

coming second rate onions. Similar bir to them for their enterprises cellent, and, generally speaking, two criticism can be made of the celery agricultural machinery.

'Once there was a section for evidence of his interest and superops can always be obtained durin which class the leaves were promising opening! But not a sign A most "port. It was most encouraging,

ing the year. I am glad to learn heavy and the stalks thin and of hardware at this show! Surely

institution of the Shows. The dern methods and especially to study " amount of vegetables produced had the question of sced selection,

increased from 70 to 300 piculs a

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Rice Cultivation,

nut only to the Association, but to that the crops last year were good, green. "Chinese growers will not.ething is wrong here 1

the

farmers themselves. (Loud applause.)..

GOVERNOR'S' SPEECH.

Formerly a model of the Kow loon-Canton Railway wastan view. And there used to be some handi- tea, cotton and tobacco plants, and crafts, to say nothing of pots of other potential products of the Territory,

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Though few details are to hand

that the ricksha suddenly swerved regarding, the accident, it appears

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across the road and the driver of the car, having no time to draw. up, swerved also 'but was unable to

void a collision.

Wo learn that Mrs. Wellington recovered consciousness on Satur day, and, barring complications, complete recovery is expected in due course.

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Pests occasionally give trouble, but bank up the plants, so what can if information with regard to them you expoot," said a member of the is forthcoming, I would always be Association's Committee to our ro- ready to seek remedies from the presentative. Nor is there any use H. E. the Governor, in officially Agricultural. Research Institute in in denying the difference between opening the Show, said:-It affords Melaya, which has had vast experi. Á good many other of the crops, in

Is the Show Worth While? me great pleasure to open to-day ence of rica growing, and the troub- sheds No. 1 (European) and No. 9 this New Torritorios Agriculturalles which may be encountered. Use the Show in to decrease these dif-re worth while, and several mear

(Chinese). One of the objects of

At times one doubted if the Show Bhow for the present year.

ful information might also be obferences, but an far there is not I was tained from that source in regard much sign of it

hers of the Committee seemed to

There used to be, practically not disappointed as not being able to to various kinds of fruit, Mare Some of the fruit exhibits were

o cf that mind. But while 1032 is

Pie Melon, Long, or Tung Kwa in the Territories, but since the Show. open the Show a year ago, but the proful selection in necessary.

interesting. The winners were in a set-back the show could still be

has started, much is grown. The Now Territorice had bean somewhat range between the poor specimen and of the

take the papaya, for instance, the most cases almost absurdly ahead saved. It has done a lot of good,

same can be said of Shn Kot. (a rank and file, which and because bad weather and lack unkind to me, and I encountered the best is very big cue, und there suggests that good quality fruit can of imagination have held it up for

sort of yam). The farmers are buy. several accidents while riding over is no doubt that the best is an be grown in the New Territories if one there is no

ing more sceda. The number of reason why a here, which incapacitated me and excedingly good fruit, and there is trouble is taken, but that haphazard rose should degenerate into a

families engaged in vegetable gar- "prevented me from coming.

dening in Kowloon used not to total no reason why we should not im- methode generally prevail The strander I had my first experience of the prove the quality here, if those who best pineapples, pumeloes, oranges,

Is the show worth while? Figures few years this number has been in- more than sixty. During, the past. Chinese agriculturist over 34 years have produced good specimens will lemons and tomatoes were excellent, in the schedule certainly show how ago, when I was Assistant District help with send and otherwise others but uns wonders, after comparing vegetable growing bus improved a wholesale distributer of vege- creased to 160. Kung Hing Coong Officer to a brother or our friend to do the same.

them with stron of the specimens an

wince the Show was started. Mr. Hallifax in the, aittlement of I think that a good deal more

Eables in Kowloon, is to-day doing. show, whether the former were (or

At Taipo 23 familes now grow Penang in Malaya. I was greatly might be done in the cultivation of can be grown economically, or are. vegetables as against a former four ducts from the Now Torritories. prosperous business selling pro struck then by their astounding in pineapples, with a view to seeing moraly a private garden hobby.

Between Sheung Shui and Un-Long Reports of progress in other dis dustry, and when 3 came 40 Hong whether the canning industry of Kong I had further evidence of that this fruit might not be more de were shown in small boxes, lent, wo

The various grains, pornuta, otothers line also been an advance

In these districts there are newtricts are also forthcoming. industry, more especially in these voloped. It can be made a very believe, by the society. This is a 5 times as many families engaged wholly to the show-the growing This progress cannot be traced Territories. One

cannot but on flourishing industry Thore are distinctly technical section, but a vegetable production and pro ruck by the intensivo cultivation very large tracts of hill land in little bit of decorating might make ducing now 5 times as much as four factor, but there is every need for market in Hong Kong is the main all of which have been developed in to believe could be usefully cultivat pearance, which is not very invit (Dansinued at food of neat column.) this time. of the fat areas and the lower levels, this Territory, which I am inclined the difference to the general ap-years ago before the first show was the Ass cition's activities in help

held a wonderful manner.

el with this fruit."

ing the New Territories farmor, at jug.

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