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HOME GARDENING: VIII

Autumn.

VARIETY OF BEAUTY SECURED FROM BULBS

BY AMZI C. McLEAN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, May 2,1935.

DEFENDING NEUTRALITY

AMERICA MUST BE PREPARED

'MR. MCSWAIN'S WARNING

Washington.

STILL GOLD IN SPAIN

EXPLOITATION. TO BE HURRIED

Madrid.

TIMBER SHOP LOOTED

ARMED ROBBERS RAID

LAST NIGHT -

Armed with a revolver and dag- kers, six robbers were successful in raiding the Kwong Wah Timber shop at No. 1 Now Street shortly after 7 The famed Alhambra of Granada p.m. last night, and decamped with is built on an alluvium of gold, the sum of $2,300 in canh. Some of ·our most beautifulĮare adaptable to practically all

Pablo Fabregas, president of the about 7.30 pm, and having bound and The robbers entored the premises yarden plants are those grown from parts of the United States and do

mining council, announced when he gagged the manager, Lai Ilin, agod well in nearly all types of Roll.

Mr. John J. McSwain of the returned from an exploratory tour12, from when they took the keys of bulbs to flower in summer and Thrips should not deter you from Inne Military Affairs Committer of old Roman gold fields in South the shop they ransacked the place and planting gladiolus, for these tiny said a tremendous air defence con- Spain. Despite excitement caused left with their loot shortly after 8 The gladiolus is probably more plant ice can be controlled by struction programme is the only by the announcement Fabregas rep.m. and disappeared. universally planted than any other treating the bulb with napthalene means by which the United Statea fused further detalls.

The money stolen by the ormod # The Government plans expendi-oven $50 notes, and the remainder robbera consisted of four $100 notes, ture of 100,000,000 pesatns, about in $10 and $5 notes. Mr. McSwain anid he considered £5.600,000, for investigation of the, It is reported that the robber who the present European situation nation's mineral resources, a project was armed with a revolver was dress. more grave than it has been at any which will employ 30,000. They ed in a white cotton suit nad spoke time in the last 40 years with the will be divided into squads and will the Punti dialect. The others exception of 'n few weeks prior to explore for gold, copper and lead, alleged to be of ages between 29 to the beginning of the World War. The Romans exploited with sucer with daggera. They are also said

36 yenth, and four of them were arm "We must be prepared to defend cons gold deposits in several pro-to have-spoken the Punti dialect with our-neutrality," he added. "The only vince, Fabregas said -oil lamps a-Hunning accent.

summer flowering bulb. "Glads"Innd spraying during the summer-European war.

con CSCAPE embroilment. In

The poot's narcissus, shown

Dahlias furnish one of the most

above, is a very attractive species, showy garden plants for fall as as the leaves are slender and the well as some of the best available flowers are gracefully borne од slender stems. It is useful in the border, but la particularly striking' when allowed to naturalize in drifts at the margin of the lawn.) or near a body of water.

When bulbous plants are natur- alized, this should be done where the grass can be left umown unti the leaves have matured. If thei leaves of narcissi and other bull-i ous plasts are cut while green. there may be no blowin the follow- ing year.

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

Do not plant tuber roses until the ground becomes warm, and dig up the bulbs before frost in the fall, for the bulbs form their

flower buds a year before they eut flower material. They should bloom and, if chilled, the buds are be planted for fail growth. They killed inside the bulb,

will make excellent progress on a well drained, rather light soil. Nothing will add more dignified beauty to your garden than well plant and needs plenty of warmth. The canna really is a tropical grown tulips.

The cottage tulip Mrs. Moon, at America for bedding, especially Many cannas used to be used in right, is one of a type that blooms for large formal bada, but ama- In May about the Intitude of New teura seldom use them for border York. These tulips usually have decoration or in different corners more pointed petals than the Dar of the garden. where they are wine and are apt to be more per particularly effective. manent in the garden.

can be kept from year to year if will use ordinary common in storing them over the

All these and other bulbs or roots

Tulips, because of their size of bloom and generally spectacular nature, should be planted in groups. You preferably of one colour, to be effective. A tulip planted alone *appears desolate.

winter.

Next Tuesday: Treating the soil,

are

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way to avert embroilment in alused by Roman minera were in a Reports of the outrage were cir- general European conflict is perfect state of preservation inculated to ali stations immediately, through adequate preparation. mines near Granada, and that that up to a late hour last night

arrests were made. The only real defence against in-wurka were in exactly the same vasion in an air force capable of state as when they were abandonad | turning back the planes of any in the light of Roman miners more than a ton of gold quartz wan foreign nation which might attack; before invaders.. the United States.

extracted. amelted and sent to Fabregas said there is more England because than four billion tons of gold bear-bankern, on the pretext the gold our national ing sand and gravel in Spain. was mixed with particles of copper, "In Cabo de Gata zane in Almeria refused to buy it he said.-United province during the last few years Press.

"I believe in maintaining our neutrality. I think every possible law should be enacted to keep this nation from entering another war. But unless we are adequately pre pared we will be forced into future ware just na we were forced into war in 1917.

"Unicaa wo are prepared, our neutrality will be treated with con- tempt just as Germany treated our neutrality with contempt In 1916."

Mr. McSwain, who donned a uni-

form when he was 42 years old, which consisted of: urred an air force programme

1. A total of 5,000 trained re- kular army pilota, and active re- serves composed of 10,000 trained pilots and a junior reserve force of 50,000 young men trained in the principles of aviation.

2. An air force of 5,000-fighting and bombing planes and 30 bghter-! than-air ships for scouting pur-

pollen,

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

Mr. McSwain said the Army and Navy, each has approximately 750 capable fighting and bombing planes. The last Congress author- fsed the construction of 1,000 planes for each of the services. Funds for these planes, however, are not available at present. le indicated that an attempt would be made to secure additional funds from the House Appropriations Committee-United Press.

Mr. A. Ariyashi. Japanese Minister to China, sailed for Japan with Mrs. Ariynşħi zasntly. Mr. Ariyoshi has just concluded a con. Farance with Japaness Consuls who gathered in Shanghai from different parts of China for the purpose of reporting conditions in their respective spherna. He will submit a report to the Japanese

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