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NEW TERRITORIES AGRICULTURE.

LADY PEEL OPENS FOURTH ANNUAL SHOW.

SATISFACTORY ENTRY.

as Chairman, had put in a vast amount of work by getting together such a large number of exhibits and arranging them for exhibition. The results which re-

effort, should warded this

be gratifying.

Tufton,

carried on.

was

names, but many have been very much larger schemes than wo can faithful in attendance at meetings, at present regard as within prac. and in contributions towards thetical politics-(Applause)., work. Only so could it have been Tho Chairman's speech

then read to the gathering by Mr.

which the Tang Wei-tong, after Acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G.. C.B.E. responded on behalf His Excellency, the speech being later translated by Mr. T. Moffat.

Then and Now.

<if

to

but

those of 30 years ago. development is remarkable. lirection, and in almost every

SAILING

The ordinary farmer who la used to seeing a large display of ronts, fruit and vegetables every few days In the markets, can hardly understand why so much fuss should be made over such a show. but if there is an off-

Hon. Mr. Hallifax, An optimistic spirit prevailed at chance of his winning a prize he

Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, in aak- the Fourth. Agricultural Show of may be willing to exhibit. Other- the New Territories which was wise why should he spend the vast ing Lady Peel to declare the show Wolls opened at Shak Wu Hut, Sheung- sum of twenty cents to seu cab officially open, anid:-Mr.

and shui district, on Saturday and bages turnips. (Laughter and the Committee of the New Agricultural Show For and applause). It must be very Territories continued until yesterday. the first time, the Show was difficult for him to understand Laily Peel, Ladies and Gentlemen: placed under the auspices of the why a prize should be given forI have to begin by expressing recently-formed New Territories anything so common na sweet our regret at the absence of His

potato, and this may be accom- Excellency. He was anxious Agrlenitural Asauciation, which with ita wider scope. aspanied by a feeling that his sweet fulfil his promise to open this New announced, will henceforth look potatoes are no better than those Territories Agricultural Show, but of his fellow-villagers. Perhaps his doctor's orders are absolute. after the needs of the farmers and give them all the necessary village competitions for prizes and he has therefore no alterna- advice and assistance in develop might educate him a little. tive. I am sure, however, that] ing the agricultural possibilities

you would wish respectful ex- of the Territories. The number Contributions Wanted.

pression of our wishes for a rapid of exhibits was an encouraging

Compared with a market the and complete recovery to be con- feature of the Show-more than show is tame. There is very little veyed to him. He has asked me 4,000 being on display.

of the "fun of the fair." a de- to any that it is a great disappoint- was fielency which has been met to ment to him not to be able to be Judging of the exhibits

novel present to-day at, this the first carried out on Saturday morning. some extent by providing when some 150 awards were excitements which doubtless at- Agricultural Show held here since; tabulated. The Committee, hend- tract some who would otherwise his arrival In the Colony. ed by Rev. Mr. II. R. Wells, O.B.E.. not take the trouble to come. sends his best wishes for its suc-

of the ratter willeesa-(Applause). This aspect have more attention when there are more funds available.

A number of those present are Some people acem to expect that

have been gentlemen with whom it was my because a few shows

induced good fortune to be associated in held we ought to have farmers to change their whole out. the days when I was stationed in look. Such people must be en- the New Territories. They, like The Opening.

thusiasts, and we would welcome myself, must sometimes stand some of them, if they would comer the conditions they see here amazed when they stop to com- {Iix Excellency the Governor,

and assist us. The number of ex Sir Willian Peel, was to have been present for the purpose of open-hibitors increases but slowly now with ing the Show but was prevented though the numbers of articles ex. The by the effects of a recent accident.hibited increases, In his stead, the Show was open-

In spite of our financial strug-though in agricultural mutters It ed by Lady Peel, who was accom-

gles during the past year, with the would seem to me that tradition panted by Mr.

Bishope that springs eternal in the has tended to hold us back from advantage of Excellency's Private Secretary, human breast, the Committee has taking the fuilest There were also present Sir travely decided to take a new stop the opportunities offered. Robert and Lady Ho Tung, then forming an Agricultural Soare signs around us of new ex- periments and new departures. Hon. Mr. F. R. Hallifax (Colonial city, which will have more scope The Government has an experi- Secretary). Mr. E. I Wynne-than the show, and will gradually Jones, (District Otheer of the seek to attack the problems of the mental garden of which it is in- Mr. C. farmers from many angles. We tended the population of the New 1. Melbourne, Mr. H. B. L. Dowlook forward to much greater pro-Territory should take advantage.

Sir Robert Ho Tung, and Lady biggin, Mr. J. D. Bush, Hon. greas when funds are available

Ho Tung have done great work in English Secretary of the Associa for the work. We are tion).

members of the Chinese for the assurance that the invern-developing their estate, and show- ing the possibilities of the coun- gentry of the New Territories, ment will give sympathetic con- and others.

aideration to our work to the ex-try, not only in the matter of pro- tent of asking for a grant year ducing from the soil, (and in this by year up to the sum of 32,000, their tobacco efforts are particular- ly noteworthy), but in other mat- against our contributions up to ters also such as the not unaac- that sum. (Applause).

cessful attempt to breed silk- worms and manufacture silk. understand important fruit farm- ing schemes are being tried out at Li Fuk-lam's premises pent Tai Fo, and there is further the avid- ence we can see all around us of the spread of the cultivation of foreign vegetables.~(Applause).

Intensive Cultivation,

whole a No doubt, too, ns a available for the purpose of carry-Jarger area of land is under culti

growth of our Ing out some of the plans for vation, and the

towns such as Shek U casted in our Memorandum of As-market sociation. No doubt, in addition Hui itself, is evidence of increas to this plan, others will soon be el production, but- see few signs tried for the purpose of securing of effort to combine to improve funds for use in the near future, the quality of products or of co- The present scheme has developed operative effort in production or from the suggestion of Mr. Fraser markeling. It must be obvious that we should endeavour to do that Hongkong, which imports something on the lines of the co- quantities of vegetables, would operative work which has been take them more readily from the The Committee, which consists carried out in India for a number New Territory owing partly to its

ir

were they

grown i proximity. mainly of the gentry of the Ter-of years. So far we have not felt ritories assisted by a number of ourselves able to undertake any-there: that they can be grown gentlemen and ladies from long- thing so large as that, but what is there, both Chinese and foreign kong and some residents of the being attempted now may expand vegetables, is proved by the ex- Territories, has worked very hard into something greater in the nerience of the bolder spirits any- year by year in the faith that the future. The fund at present con- where you look on the line of the effort would not be in vain. It templated, if it is successfully car- would

to mention ried out, will provide money for be invidious

Northern Territories),

grateful

Chairman's Speech. The Rev. H. R. Wells, O.B.E.. extending a welcome to the guests, sald:-Ladies and Gentlemen:--

Loans to Farmers, It is a great honour to have you present with us to-day, showing Efforts are to be made to raise your interest in our efforts to pro- funds for the purpose of granting mote improvements in agriculture louns to farmers on much better terms than they have been able to and in the conditions of the peo. ple in the New Territories. This secure in the past. It is expected is the fourth annual show, and that one such scheme will be float- though we cannot polut to any

ed soon after the show is over. very great progress yet, the Corn-If this scheme is successful. in mitee are quite sure that in the course of time there will be funds nat distant future there will be more slums of fruit for their la bours. Year by year we have had Snancial struggle to meet the enrrent expenses, even though the Guvernment hus very kindly pro- vided the show buildings in the past, and this year has made a trant of $1,000 towards the cost of the building.

Committee's Work.

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