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FLOWER SHOW.

APPEAL FOR MEMBERS.

FRIDAY, JUNE

1928

OBITUARY.

MR RJ. BIRBECK

ment of Mr. Lawrence Gibbs, and the loss which the Society auffors In consequence, Mr. Gibbs has been a member of the Society since its inception, and I can safely state that no member of the Society has done more to advance the interests of the Society. As of the death In Australla of Mr. an onchitect Mr. Gibbs attended J. Birbeck, M.A., the Head- Well-known in the gratuitously to the building of the master of Wanchal Government matsheds for the annual Show for School.

News has been received by enble

The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Horticultural So ciety was held yesterday afternoon, in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathoson's building Mr C. E. H. Benvis, President of the Society, was in the chair, being supported by the following me bors of the Committee: Mra, Au- broy, Mrs. R.: M. Dyer, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. E. L. Sim, Mr. Andrew Tae (Joint Hon. Socre- me to express on behalf of the clergyman, the late Mr. Birbeck tary) and Mr. J. A, H. Plummer Society our grateful acknowledg-was educated at Trinity College, (Hon, Treasurer and Joint Hon.ment of our indebtedness to him. Cambridge, of which he was a I must also on behalf of the So-Master of Arts. He entered the Secretary). There was a small

and-held ciety, offor our congratulations to teaching profession attendance of members.

The Hon, Joint Secretary (Mr. the New Territories Agricultural several appointenta in England be J. A. H. Plummer) having read Association which was formed and fore coming to Hongkong as an the notice convening the meeting, held its first show in the Now assistant master at Queen'e Col Territories last year. I hope that lege in September, 1903. In 1906 the Chairman said:

The Balance Sheet of the Society the efforts which the Association he was second master at the Police as presented to you for aceep is making for the improvement of School, but three yeare later ro- tanco to-day shows a state of af agriculture in the New Territories turned to Queen's College na fairs which is far from satisfac- and to introduce new products will senior assistant master. In 1916 he was appointed headmastar of Lory. I propose, before asking meet with every success,

Our thanks are due to our joint the Ellis Kadoorie School for In- you to pass same, to make some comments on the position so that Secretarice, Mr. Plummer and Mr. dians and the following year was same may be properly appreciated Tae, for all the work they have headmaster of Wanchal School in By the members of the Society, and done during the period under re-addition, He has remained at possibly a wider public, with a view, also to Mr. Murdoch for Wanchai since his appointment view to more zealous efforts being kindly undertaking to audit the there in January, 1921.

The late Mr. Birback was keenly made to increase. the membership accounts. and so place the Society upon a more satisfactory basis.

I don't know how many years, And Colony, where he has been eth- as a learned horticulturalist his ployed for a quarter of a century, advice and assistance in all mat-his death will be greatly regretted ters relating to the Society have by a large circle of frienda. Mr. The son of a Monmouthshire been of the greatest value at all Birbeck was 63 years of ago, times. I feel sure you will wish

At our last, annual meeting our late president, Mr. Dowbiggin, drew particular attention to the state of our finances, and pointed out that our membership had been decreasing for some years and that the accounts up to that period showed that the funda of the So- ciety had been practically hausted.

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What was then anticipated hus now come to pass, for our present Balance Sheet shows a deficit, per haps for the first time in the re- cords of the Society,

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I now beg to move the adoption interested in sport and in his of the Report and Statement of younger days" was a very keen Accounts, and after this has been croquet player and tennis player. seconded I will do my best to an More recently he took to golf. He awer any questions which members is survived by a sister, Mrs. Peake,

in England may wish to ask.

Mr. J. A. Plummer acconded, and there being no queations, the re- port and atatement of accounts was adopted unanimously.

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The next business was the elec- ton of Officers, for the coming season. In proposing the election ly.

Mr. J. T. Bagram in expressing of the new President,, the Chair- man said: I am glad to be able his appreciation, confessed that he In response to the appeal of to state that Mr. Ho Leung, com-was merely a "grin" in matters our late President, an effort was pradore of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-appertaining to horticulture, but made by the members of your Com-son, and Co., is willing to under-promised that ho would help them mittee to enrol new members and, take the duties of President for the in any way that was useful.

The following were then elected As a result, we have obtained a coming year, if elected by you very welcome addition to our mem- (Applause). He needs no intro-members of the now Committeo: bers, our membership being in-duction from me as he is known to Mrs.. Aubrey, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Col. creased, from the very low figure all of us. lle is a keen horticul- T. A. Robertson; and 'Mesars C. of 137.10 200. This increase, how. turist and regular exhibitor, IE. H. Boavis, Ho Kom-tong, E. L. ever, at leaves us far short of have great pleasure in proposing Sims, H. Green, J. T, Bagram and J. P. Robinson, Messrs. J. A. H. the membership we require to his election as President. place the Society in such a posl- tion as to relieve the incoming committee from the anxiety of having to decide whether the funds of the Society will permit of the expense of holding a Flower Show.

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Cost of Flower Show. Every year, at any rate in recent years, the Flower Show has cost us more than the amount of bur manual eubscriptions and the in- takings from the Show, The extra cost has in earlier years been met by drawing, upon the balance which we had in hand, with the re- sult that this balance has now been exhausted, and we are faced" with the position that the Flower Show cannot be held next year un- less the funds are substantially- increased by the addition of new members, or we obtain funds from some other sources. This year every effort was made to keep the expenses of the Flower Show as low as possible, with the result that a sensible reduction in cost was effected, GA compared with the cost of, recent years. doubt if any further reduction is feasible, except by making an in- road into the prize fund.

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Mr. Gibbs' Services. You will have noticed the re- forsace in the report to the retire-

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Mrs. Dyer seconded, and the Plummer and Andrew.The were ro- motion was carried with applause. elected Joint Hon. Secretaries and Mr. Ho Loung: I thank you for Mr. J. A. H. Plummer as' Hon, the, honour you have offered me Treasurer In addition,

Before the meeting broke up, by electing me as President. feel I am not qualified for this Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin moved a port. However, with the support vote of thanks for the Chairman of the incoming Committee,, I will for the good work he did during the past year as President of the The election of the new Com-Society. This was carried with mittee members was proceeded applause,

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