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Rose black spot can be controlled. Above left is a Los Angeles rose plant In mid-August that had been periodically sprayed with a mild sulphur spray, while the photo at right shows a plant which received no treatment. Rose plants that Joss their leaves in mid-summer are forced to grow a new ket, thus weakening the plant and materially dwarfing It, as well as eliminating all possibility of the usual fall bloom.

The gardener who wishes ajas nicotine sulphate or pyrethum healthy garden must destroy with soap, may be used in check- disonsed plants, control insects.ing some of these menacing dis protect his plants from infection cases. Sometimes a spray may be by using sulphur dusts or copper necessary.

spraya, and fast but by no meana Protecting the plants from in- least, he must grow disease re-fection is a vitally important fac sistant varietles whenever poss-tor in the control of plant disease, blc.

and no gardener should be with-

HOME GARDENING: XI

DISEASED PLANTS MUST BE QUICKLY ERADICATED.

BY DR. R. P. WHITE

RENO ROMANCE

AMERICAN STRIKES

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1935.

ENGLAND'S CONQUERING. YOUNG DIPLOMAT

MR. EDEN CALLED PEACEMAKER ON THE CONTINENT

SPAIN,

Captain Robert Anthony Eden

SEIZES OPPORTUNITY

SHIP A HOOEY!

The dumb dick who wasn't so dumb!

She got her man with a'ing on one- hand and pistol ip the other

The blond wife

with a part!

He never pot sea. sick-but was tick

of the seal

The ship's stew

aid!

A great mixer-the

ship't bartender!

Not

Romance walked down the gang- plank right into her armst

since Noah's Ark have there been so many strange animals 'on one ship/

He liked liquor straight-but not romance? -

The very minty widow!

The

CAPTAIN HATES

THE SEA

A Lewis Milestone Production with

VICTOR McLAGLEN JOHN GILBERT

ALISON SKIPWORTH WYNNE GIBSON

HELEN VINSON

Walter Connolly Fred Keating

· Leon Errol Walter Catlen Tala Birell

Story and Screen play by Wallace Smith

Directed by Lewis Milestone

A Columbia Picture

COOLED FOR COMFORT

QUEEN'S

from THURSDAY

Eradication of disonsed plants out a sprayer or duster. Bordeaux or their infected parts means keep-is the most familiar of the apraya ing the garden plot in a sanitary and dusts used for plant disease condition. If a single cane on control.

- rose bush or a shoot un a shrut hecontes cankered, it is impossible to save the infected part and it should be immediately pruned off or destroyed.

and is the most generally effec

Dusting sulphur is inexpensive, tive and easily used. These sul- phars must be very fine. They This step is important, because are effective against all mildews, it in on these diseased plants or rusts, and a few canker diseases. plant parts that the fungi and bac-Some have even been dyed green ieria, which are the cause of dis-to prove less visible on the foliage. ́ease, multiply and produce spores or seed. It is these spores which aubsequently cause infection on the nearby planta.

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Plants which are resistant to disease should be used whenever

A good contact insecticide, much the Insects,

When the present national gov-

If Europe remains posceful it probably will be through the conferences held by Captain Anthony Eden, British Lord Prity Seal, in the various capitale of Europe. possible. Varieties of asters re-

By Robert Low

highest possible scholastic attain- ment. sistant to wilt have been developed

London. under Sir John Simon, Britain's) Insects also must be ellciently all shades and in all types,

Europe's best-dressed diplomat, gray-haired, practical. liberal- A short time after receiving his controlled if many familiar garden ¦

There are also varieties of snap. the young, dapper Captain Robert minded foreign secretary, who is degree at Oxford, he turned his diseases are to be checked. Cer. dragons resistant to rust, while Anthony Eden of the British as smart and canny a lawyer as talents to politics. He was elected tain types of Insects spread dis.some roses are known to be more foreign offlee, is rapidly winning ever donned the traditional gray to parliament as a Conservative, case among plants, just as the resistant to black spot and mildew another title for himself that of wig in a British court. Captain and made his debut in interna mosquito does among human be than others. Keep careful"Pencemaker of the Continent." Eden, who Has been an apt pupil tional affairs when he became par- inga. Aster yellow and dahlin watch for resistant individuals Dark-haired and moustached, of Sir John's, often is spoken of liamentary secretary to the then stunt, for example, are spread only from which seed may be saved or trimly built and numbered among ns the predestined successor to the foreign secretary, Siz Austen by the aster leaf hopper and the cuttings taken,

Britain's abiest

the lord present foreign sekretary—unless Chamberlin.

us he is the Laborites win out at the next green fly.

Next Thursday: Fighting off is credited general election. His title now is

privy seal, or "Tony" with more than one victory in any permanent undersecretary of state ing the situation when certain for foreign affairs—and lord privyerament in England swept the polls European nations are growling at seal.

at the 1931 elections, Eden became one another.

Eden's Captain

The title outstanding

of lord privy seal, partiumentary undersecretary for feats of adroit statesmanship have which makes him one of the small foreign affaire-and made much taken place recently, proving that group, of "confidential" advisors more of his post than any of his

the predecessors, he has yet to reach the pinnacle to King George, known as of his brilliant.career..

privy council, or cabinet, was con- His able handling of the post ferred upon him recently to give and his engaging personality soon SUAVE PEACEMAKER the roving diplomat added prestige led Sir John Simon to take Eden

abroad,

along on many of his important When Italy was ready to declare

In June, Captain Eden will bo missions. When Sir John, who sassination of King Alexander at for the staid precincts of White leave London, the task of repre- war upon Jugoslavin after the as-38, which is very youthful, indeed, hates travelling, was not able to Marseilles, and vice versa, late in hall, famous street of English gov-senting Britain was shifted to the 1934, Anthony-he usually fore-ernment buildings. Born on the well-clad shoulders of Anthony and, with a suavity that has never second son of Sir William Eden, goes the Robert-Eden stepped in old family estate at Durham, the Eden. been surpassed in the tempestuous Anthony was reared in the true "Tony" mixes well with foreigners Speaking adequate French history of the League of Nations, conservative tradition-Eton-Ox- and his friendly and informal not only cleared the bellicose at ford--the army-member of par-manner, despite his aristocratic mosphere but saved the political Hament. "face" of both belligerent nations.

BARBARA HUTTON PLANS TO RE-MARRY

Renu, May-13.-- Barbara Hutton, the poor little rich girl whose personal fortune is exceeded only by that of Doria Duke's, is going to re-marno soon as she has secured her en divorce from Prince Alexis Mdivant, according to reports here.

Her second husband will be, the Danish nobleman, Count Kurt Haurwitz of Renvent row.

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ATTEMPT CONCILIATION

Toledo, May 13, Proposals, for the ending of the present labour dispute which is threatening to tie up the automo bile manufacturing industry, and kindred works, were drawn up at a conference of

representatives of the Chevrolet factory tive and the workers' union, to day.

The conference lasted nineteen It is learned that Count Haug-

hours. witz journeyed from New York to The draft proposals, detalls of Reno by neroplane to-day, and met which were not disclosed, will be Barbara at her attorney's home on į submitted to members of the the outskirts of the city--Imiled union to-morrow-Reuter, Press,

Barbara Hutton married Prince

execu-

Alexis Mdivani, one of the amaz. İyear, ou a "beisted honeymoon.” ing "Marrying Mdivani" family. Barbara's parents are Mr. and as they are known in the United Mrs. Franklyn Hutton, of New Stater, in June, 1933. They York. She Is the heiress of separated shortly after they passed the famous Woolworth millions, through Hongkong. in Murch last estimated at U.S. $40,000,000.

The Hunger-On", "Catnip", "Daylight Robbery", and "Caught in the Act" are a few of the caption heade that come to mind to -describe this unusual picture. The robbery took place in a Kentish

town in England and adds proof, to the fact, that cats are among.

the most intelligent of animals. The can contains milk.

To-day, he is completing a series

of conferences in Berlin, Warsaw

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HAS MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY

bearing, have heightened his pres tige and have made many a friend for Britain..

PRAISE FROM HIS CHIEF Certainly one of the youngest

and Moscow which may decide the break of the war, he joined up for Too young to enlist at the out- fate of Europe. In each capital active service a year later with his visit causes what is known in the King's Royal Rifle corps, be-mon to hold a full-fledged cabinet foreign diplomatic circles

feverish activity," for each coun- came a captala and won the Mili-position in England, Captain Eden try well realizes the importance of tary Cross, one of the highest has heard himself described by Sir impressing the young Englishman awards for gallantry. Even in the John Simon as one "who with whose surtorial renown is accond army his brilliance was not sub-groat skill and to our complete only to the Prince of Wales,

merged, for he became the young-satisfaction has seen to it that the Under the soft black Homburg est adjutant in the British army British government took its proper hat, they know lles a mind which and before he was 21 he was the stand and played its proper part" | Em will deal skilfully with their inter. Youngest brigade major.

At the League of Nations. national problems. They know, East, where he became interested land as her best safeguard on the Later he saw service in the Far That he is counted upon by Eng- too, that under the very same hat in Oriental languages, and when continent is summed up by Sir and behind those piercing blue-he returned to civil life entered Auston Chamberlain, his former gray eyes, are hidden the secrets Oxford University to specialize in chief, in the following words: of England's foreign policy.

NEXT TO SIR JOHN

these languages. The young aria- "There is no one to whom I tocrat made his murk in the would with more confidence en- cioiatored hall of Oxford as well, trust the foreign affairs of Great In rank, Captain Eden rates júst winning first-class honours, the Britain."

OBITU AR Y.

FORMER AIDE-DE-CAMP TO YUAN SHIH-KAI

WIFE'S ACTION AGAINST

organize the cavalry in Yuan MAINTENANCE ORDER Shih-kai's so-called Model Army. During the Boxer outbreak he Herved with the Russian general staff and subsequently became aldo-de-camp to Yuan Shih-kal, holding the appointment until Yuan's death.-Router.

· PRIVATË SOLDIER

Peiping, May 13.

private in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Richard George Charles Parrant, a Peiping lost one of its oldest

appeared before dir. Q. A. A. Moc and most respected residents when General John Munthe pass

Zadyen at the Central Polico Court yesterday afternoon to answer a sume ed away peacefully from heart failure this morning, at the age lowing the Boxer Rebellion Gen-

The United Press adds that fol-mons for an order for maintenance of

his wife. eral Munthe received the Cross of

of 70-

Many Decorations

Defendant said he had no objection

General Munthe has been a St. George, from the Tsar as a re- to the order. semi-invalid for many years past, cognition of his conspicuous gal-: suffering from chronic asthma, lantry. He also received decora- the order is 12 shillings a week plus The magistrato: The amount of but, nevertheless, he carried on tions from Norway, Sweden, Den- two shillings a week for the main until quite recently his duties mark, Rusala, Germany, Franco, tenance of the child. with the special Chinese gendarItaly and China. marle formed under his direction'

to protect the Legation Quarter.

Replying to his Worship, Parrant General Muntho is survived by stated this pay at present was 3. a his wife, now in Buckinghamshire day plus Colonial allowance of 40 Or Norwegian nationality, John in England. Mrs. Munthe under conts, Munthe first came to China in the pen name of A. E. Grantham, The magistrate adjourned the sum 1887 joining the Maritime Cus is the authoress of "Pencil Speak-mons for one week. In the mean- toma. During the Sino-Japanese inga From the Blue Hilla of Pex-time ho wanted Parrant to make out War of 1800 he was appointed to ing.", and other works.

satatement of accounts.

He opened sales -without the combination!

Travel Chats

'You lost some of your baggage

didn't you?"

"Yes, but it doesn't matter; I insured

it through Cook's."

Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd.,

Phone 20924:

Queen's Building.

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