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HOME GARDENING: VIII

VARIETY OF BEAUTY SECURED FROM BULBS

BY AMZI C, MċLEAN

Some of our must beautiful are adaptable to practically all garden plants.are thane grown from parts of the United States and to well in nearly all types of soil. bulbs to flower in summer and Thrips should not deter you from planting gladiolus, for these tiny The gladiolus is probably more plant fee can be controlled by universally planted than any other trenting the bulb with napihalone summer flowering bulb. "Glada" and spraying, during the summer.

autumn.

The poet'n narcissus, shown Dahlias furnish one of the most above, is a very attractive species, showy garden plants for fall as the leaves are slender and the well as some of the best availablo flowers are gracefully borne, on alender stems. It is useful in the -border, but is particularly striking when allowed to naturalize in drifts at the margin of the lawn,} or near a body of water.

When bulhoun plants are natur:. alized, this about te done whero. the grass can be left unmown until- the leaves have matured.

the

leaves of narcissi and other bulb ous plants are cut while green, there may be no bloom the follow- ing year.

Another summer bulb is the tuber rose. It is one of the most fragrant flowers and well adapted for euiting.

Do not plant tuber rases until] the ground becomes warm?), and

dig up the bulbs before frost in the full, for the bulbs form their

THE HONGKONG

DEFENDING NEUTRALITY

AMERICA MUST BE PREPARED

MR. MCSWAIN'S WARNING

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Washington,

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, May 2, 1935.

STILL GOLD IN SPAIN

EXPLOITATION TO BE HURRIED

TIMBER SHOP LOOTED

ARMED NOBBERS' · RAID- LAST NIGHT

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Armed with a revolver and dag- rera, six robbers were successful in Traidlar the Kwong With Timber shop al No. 1 Now Street shortly after 7 Pa. Inst night, and decaniped, with the aum $2,300 in cash.

Mudrid. The famed Alhambra of Graunda is built on an alluvium of gold,

The_robbers" entered the premises Pablo Fabregas, president of the about 7.30 pau. and having bound and mining council. announced when he gagged the munnger, Lal Hin, aged Mr. John J. McSwain of the returned from an exploratory tour 72, from whom they took the keys of House Military Affairs Committee of oki Roman gold felts in South the shop they ransacked the place and said a tremendous air defence con Spain. Despite excitement caused left with their loot shartly after ö struction programme is the only by the announcement Fabregas rom, and dianppeared. means by which the United Staten fused further details.

The money stolen by the armed robbers consisted of four $100 netes, embroilment in 4 CHEAPE

The Government plans expendi-seven $50 notes, and the remainder European war,

ture of 100,000,000 pesatan, about in $10 and $5 rotes, Mr. McSwain said he considered £5,500,000, for investigation of the is reported that the robber who the present European situation nation's mineral resources, a project was armed with a revolver was dreaS more grave thun. It has been at any which will employ 30,000. They fed in a white cotton suit and spoke time in the last 40 years with the will be divided into squads and wit the Punti dialect. Thy others exception of a few weeks prior to explore, for gold, copper and lead. alleged to be of ages between 28 to the beginning of the World War, The Romans exploited with suced with daggers. They are also said "We must be prepared to defend [cess gold deposits in several pro-to have spoken the Punti dialert with our neutrality," he added. "The only vince. Fabregas said oil Inmps a Sunning necent. way to avert embroilment in used by Roman relnora were in a · Reports" of the outrage were cir- general European conflict is perfect state of preservation in frainted to all stations immediately, through adequate preparation.mines near Granada, and that the but up to a late hour last night no The only real defence against in. works were in exactly the $1 vasion is an air force capable of state as when they were abandoned

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146 years, and four of them were-arm-

arrests were made.

turning back the planes of any in the light of Roman miners more than a ton of gold quartz was foreign nation which might attack before invaders. the United States.

extracted, amelted and sent to

1 Fabregas said there is more Enginrul because our untional "I believe in maintaining our than four billion tons of gold bear-bankers, on the pretext the gold neutrality. I think every possible flag sand and gravel in Spain. was mixed with purticles of copper, law should be enacted to keep this "In Cubo de Gata zone in Almeria refused to buy it." he said.-United nation from entering another war. Fprovinge during the last few years: Press,

Hul anless we are adequately pre

pared we will be forced into future wars just M we were forced into war in 1917.

"Unless we T prepared, our neutrality will be treated with con- tempt just as Germany treated our neutrality with contempt in 1926."

Mr. McSwain, who donned a uni- form when he was 12 years old. urged an air force programme which consisted of:

1. A total of 5.000 trained re- gular army pikols, and activ! re- serves composed of 10,000 trained pilots and a junior reserve foren of 60.000 young men trained in the principles of aviation.

2. An air force of 5,000 fighting and bombing plaars and an bphtrre- than-air ships for souting pur-

3. Immediate construction of any f army airplane factory which is to be backed up by 12 or more private plants capable of rapid and ex- tensive expansion in event of national emergency.

Alr. MeSwain said the Army and ench has approximately 750

Oghting and bombing planes. The last Congress nuthor- Hil the construction of 1,000

planes for each of the services. Funds for these planes, however, flower buds a year before they cut flower material. They should are not available at present He bloom and, if chilled, the buds are be planted for fall growth. They indicated that an attempt would be killed inside the bulb.

wil make excellent progress on a made to secure additional funda well drained, rather light soil. from the House Appropriations. plant and needs plenty of warmth.

The can really is a tropical | Committee.-United Press, Many cannas used to be used in America for bedding. especially

Nothing will add more dignified beauty to your garden than well 'grown tulips,

The cottage tulip. Mrs. Moon, at right, is one of a type that blooms for large formal bads, but ama- in May about the latitude of New tenes seldom use them for bonleri York. These tulips aually have decoration or in different carnyrą more painted petals than the Dar-f the garden, where they are wins and are apt to be more por particularly effective. manent in the garden.

Tulips, because of their size of

All these and other bulbs or revolu

bloom and generally spectacular be kept from year to year if nature, should be planted in groepe, [your will use ordinary common

preferably of one colour, to be ense in storing them over the effectivy. A tulip planted alone

winter. Appears desolate,

Next Tuesday: Treating the soil,

Mr. A. Ariyoshi, Japanoas Ministor to China, sailed for Japan with Mrs. Ariyoshi recently. · Mr. Ariyoshi has just concluded a con- ference with Japanese Consula who gathered in Shanghal from different parts of China for the purpose of reporting conditions in, their respectivo spheres. He will submit a report to the Japanese

Government regarding Sino-Japaness relations.

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Mrs. Flora Sandert, an Englishwoman who enlisted with the ian army at the pathrunk of the Great War and was decorated

many; occkstonej, la, seen here: in uniform, wi “atambar of the Sarblan Pusarves of Juga+3}««iá!!

Members of the U. S. Economic Mission, some of whom are now in Canton, who arrived in Shang- hai recently to study the bistory, trend and future of trade relations between United States and China, paid an official visit to Mayor Wu Toh chen at the new Civic Centre. The party is headed by the Hon. W. Cameron Forbes, who is aoen on the Mayor's right,

Miss Elleen Taylor and Mr. F. O. Bergo ware the principals in a pretty wedding which took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Shangbal. The above photograph of the bridal party was inkon afterwards "at the reception; which took place at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. J.Taylor, on Route Għdai,

SILVER JUBILEE ILLUMINATIONS

APPEAL TO

PUBLIC

On May 6 and 7, from 8.p.m. onwards, Statue Square, the waterfront from the Hong- kong Club to the Post Office, the waterfront at Kowloon from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's premises to Holt's Godowns, and several public buildings, will be illuminated by the Silver Jubilee Committee,

The Silver Jubilee Committee hope that every householder, shopholder, hotel, hong, etc. will illuminate their houses and premises on the evenings in question and that in any event everyone will display at least one lantern.

This appeal is issued by the Silver Jubilee Committee of Hongkong.