1935-05-07 — Page 3

Breakfast in New York- aupper in Ireland-breakfast in

Ireland-supper in New York

Four meals to cover five thou

"aand ́milar, That is the ambi- tłown programme Charles L. Foley, of Sligo, Ireland, bma mapped out for himself. The 24-yr-old youth (above) · is now superintending construc- tion of the aeroplass in which

he will attempt this feat this spring.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MAY 7,

HOME GARDENING:

THE VALUE OF CORRECT SOIL MIXTURES

BY PROF. H. R. COX

A ferille or productive soil infect. It should be evenly distrib. well-drained, has favourable lex-juted and well worked Into the soil. ture, is not too neid, and contains Garden soils also need pinnt an abundance of plant food and foods, and the easiest and cheapest humus.

| method of supplying food is in the Although nearly all gardens are form of commercial fertilizer. adequately drained, if there are Most suitable for the home garden prons that are too wet, this can is the "mixed" or "complete" fer- be corrected by artificial drainage, tilizer. Buch mixtures

14 4-8-5. Favourable texture means that per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent the soil is neither, too loose and phosphoric neid. and 6 per cent light, nor too heavy and stift. A potash, 5-8-7 or 4-12-4 are quite fight sandy soil wil not hold auff-satisfactory.

elent moisture during drouthy Any of these mixtures may be spells, unless the Hurden is, arti-applied evenly at the rate of 20 to ficially watered.

40 pounds to 1,000 square feit and

A heavy clay soil hinders root then worked into the soil. development and is likely to be cold and wet in the spring, and extremely hard during the hot summer months.

A light sandy soil can be modi fled by incorporating two or three Inches of clay or ciny loam into the top five or six inches. A heavy clay soll may be modified by incorporating sand or sifted coal

shes,

Finally, a soll Is fertile or pro- ductive only if it containa an abundant supply of humus or or ganic matter. sponge. taking up

Humus acts as a and holding moisture for the use of, the plant at critical times. It also helps to make the plant food of the sol available to the plants, and it has a beneficial effect on soil texture and suil organisms. In general, a Soll neidity may be very unfa-sctl is as productive as the amount ¦ vourable to garden plants. Solls of humus It contains.

Unfortunately, the clean cultiva-

in humid reglous naturally tend to become acid, The cure for soll tion which is given garden soits ncidity is lime, but nee of lime causes the rapid depletion of soll depends upon the degree of neidity, humus. It is important, there The use of lime should also before, that you restore the humus governed by the kind of planta content of the soil. being grown, since some kinds! have a great deal tolerance than others.

Manure, woods mold, pent in its acidity various forms, sewage sludge and j

composts are valuable sources of

In general, you would be safe in applying lime once every three or four years at the rate of from2 20 to 20 pounds to

1,000

humes and plant food as well.

Next Thursday: Improving the

aquare lawn,

1935.

The Thames occasionally forgets itself and does this sort of thing.

Mr. H. G. Wella, noted English man of letters, is visit ing the United States to get a close up view of the now dell in.operation, and... waa♪. luncheon quest of President Raanavelt at the White House. Ho in pictured arriving at the executive mansion to break broad with the founder of the "new order."

This garden reveals that the owner is a good gardener. He has studied the important questions of suitable varieties of the various kinds of crop, best time of planting, best rate and distance of planting, insect and disease control. He also brought his soll up to a high state of fertility by careful attention to the principles stated in the accompanying article.

ESCAPED PRISONER

IN COURT

SIX MONTHS AT LIBERTY

A man who made » dramatic escape from a cell at Marylebone Police Court and has been Bix

months at liberty, was guarded by extra police when he again appear- ed in the dock at Marylebone re- cently.

The prisoner. Edward Thomzus 126) was committed for trial on Oct. 2 with two other men charged with taking part in a smash-and- grab raid on a jeweller's shop.

A little later it was found he had unscrewed an iron bar from a sent in the cell, bruken a small fron grating, squeezed through this into un airshaft, and then climbed over a roof and down into the street.

Jadder

He was captured after a struggle in Oxford Street by Det-Sergt. Baker and Det. Crawford.

Envoy from Great Britain to Berlin where he received Car. many's arms demands, Captain Anthony Eden is pictured at Croydon airdrome, with Mrs. Eden. After conferences at Paris And Berlin, Eden went to Moscow for parlay with Soviet

statesman.

The scene of the attempted kidnapping of Mr. K. A. L. Spaz, salesman of Bills Motora, Shanghai, is shown above, with the entrance into the garago. At right where car No. 2330 is parked, is the approximate position where Mr. Seux's car was at the time the thugs tried to kidnap him. British policeman shot and killed one of the kidnappers and engaged the other two in a running gun fight.

A

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1J3-6.00

TAKE ANY TRAN on Happy VALLEY BOG`

ORIENTAL

Here are the

best pictures

of 1934 !

VLLINNA

ROAD WANDMAN

TEL DEATH!

'IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT"

"OUTCAST LADY"

"ONE NIGHT OF LOVE"

All will be

screened at the ORIENTAL THEATRE at cut rate prices.

WONDERFUL PICTURES THAT TOPPED EVERYTHING THE WORLD PRODUCED!

TO-MORROW & THURSDAY

This picture has everything! Action, Comody and Romance,

TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Two great stars-giving two grand performances i in the year's loveliest romance I

CLARK:

GABLE

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT.

It Happened One Night

WALTER CONNOLLY – TOSCOEKARNŠÍME O from the Cosmopolitan "Mayasing story:

* Sateen piky by ROBERT KISKINJA-

FRANK CAPRA Production'.")

NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES HAS ANY SCREEN PRODUCTION WON EVERY HONOUR SO COMPLETELY !

FIRST PRIZE For the best production of 1934.

"It Happened Ono Night."

FIRST PRIZE for the best performance by an

actor. Clark Gable in "It Happened One Night."

FIRST PRIZE for the best performance by an

actress, Claudette Colbert in "It Happened One Night."

FIRST PRIZE for the very best director Frank FIRST PRIZE for the best story adaptation Robert

Capra In "It Happened One Night,"

Riskin in "It Happened One Night," A TRULY REMARKABLE PICTURE ! FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 10-11. WHILE the producers were not crowned with glory, for making

this one the picture ranked very high in classification among the season's best,

BENNETT Outcast

Lady

In the

Role of Practitas

Most lasers

Nenating •

Bénity!

WITH

HERBERT

MARSHALL

Mr Patch Corpbel Hugh Williams

Bužba Allan

Metro- Goldwyn. Mayli

PICTTION

This unusual snapshot shows Lady Caroline Churchill, 11-year-old daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marl. borough, vainly rushing to get out of range of a news câmera in corridor of a hotel in Washington, DC., where she with her mother, the duchess, who was formerly the Hon. Mary Cadogan. The Duke and duchess ware so annoyed, it is reported, with ubiquitous re- porters and cameramen that they are leaving the United States for home and peace.

Nanking de unusually crowded just now with poverty-stricken farmar refugeen from the surrounding country. On the loft is seen one of the type of aged countryman who have been driven in to the city in search of foods in the contre is a straw shack`liko so

many of these to be found all over the city; while at right'is:n pathetic group, rugged and hungry, with nowhere to 'gon,

THE DRAMA OF A WOMAN'S MASQUERADE.

More than ontertainment against a soothing background

STAN

OLIVER

LAUREL HARDY.

it is romantic, adventure of conflict,

WE'RE THROWING IN FOR EXTRA GOOD MEASURE

A VERY FUNNY.'

LAUREL & HARDY COMEDY,

*"TWICE TWO”

SUNDAY & MONDAY, MAY 12-13. ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL

PRIZE WINNING PICTURE!

E guarantee that every person who sees this magnificent

W a

first song from the golden throat of Miss Moore floats from the

scroon.

YOU'VE NEVER HEARD SUCH WONDERFUL SINGING BEFORE I THE MOST GLORIOUS MUSICAL ROMANCE OE ALL

TIME

Grace Moore

ONE NIGHT OF LOVE

IN THIS PICTURE we have something no other musical has ever been able to boast about.""That is a STORY... a story thất is sure fire oven If thare WASN'T anything resembling a musical thome in the whole show.

OUR PRICES ARE STILL THE LOWEST OF ANY FIRST CLASS THEATRE: IN TOWN. Matiness Stalls 20c. Dross Circle 30c. Evenings Stalls 20c-392 Dross Circle 55c. ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW——ALWAYS A BIG CROWD