Brilliant Display Put on by Horticultural Society at Shanghai Race Club Shanghai, May 28, AUKS of crimson geraniums, huge yellow and purple pansies aid on black velvet and bowls of slender foxglove were among the thousands of colourful blooms which gave the pari-mutual rooms of the Shanghai Race Club an unusually festive air on the occasion of the opening of the 63rd spring flower show held-by the Shanghai Horticultur Society, which opened yesterday morning and continues today, including plants furnished by more than 150 entrants.
It is described as one of the most successful fo have been held in years.
A special exhibition of potted plants from Jessekd Park is one of the features of the show and the countless species of colourful blooms, surrounded by: masses of dark green foliage, are "rivalt'd only by' the colours of the spring plants and pore ne niels. which, '0 similar exhibit representing Kiachow Park Some of the most. interesting entries at the show this year are bbe found at tables reserved for the junior competitors. A separate competition held for children under the of eight compared very {avo ably with that for children. between the ayes of eight and fifteen, and the entrants, who were required to Fange their flowers and foliage with= out. the joe of adults, have turned out some remarkably fine hibits, Prizes were also awarded in the children's lasses to the various schools whose students won tie large foals" of points, The Cathedral School won with a total of SZ points, the Peter Pan school coming second with a total of 28 points. The Pub-Me School for Girls were awarded 1G points.
Winners wi of rst prizes in the varis ous la sifigntiong, were Michael Tvon Clark, Irene Cherdynzeff,—Pexsy Mann, One) Owing, and Heather Grant, Entrants taking second prizes were Alberta Fergerson, Michael Tvon No Effort to Stem Jewish Influx press conference took a dednite stand Japanese spokesmen at yesterday's Banana, Moy 28,
firstly, hat they" would take m0 mea ints which ware yolsed Sores yo stem the. anfu of Jewish Fefuxees, intimating that it was not their divcet concern and, sccondl that foreign vessels, possessing extra: forriorint rights would have 10 have permits to proceed from Shanghai to Ports in the occupied arear 'The' latter regulation would, take place on June I and it was to. be Enforced "to prevent the transport of fsstntiats from occupied. sectors. on-occupied areas. "A correspondent Wished to know. why the rule" Was Applied to neutral shipping, the reply Botng that fe was a measure taken by the authority of the occupied terri tory.
The arrival of the Jewish rehuyees, dut add to the the port and Japanese would welcome them, If this Were the ease—thelr value way not defined as yet Tu reply to. another question, the spokesman stated that Japan did not contemplate conversations. with Gore many: to prevent visas being. issued though it wae admitted that emtgras ton should be stopped at the soure Tntamteh is. the "City: Government Nas taken over the control of the arbour and viver" police, could not this authority: prevent immigration, was aleed, and the spokesman replied never was the custom to pre vent the arrival legally of undesir~ utes "A long, discussion on Manchoukuo's official position on the status of Jewish Tnnmigention was brought to a sharp lise when a correspondent asked "if tin a seneral basis trey Were welcome there" The reply was in the nega Eleanor Change, Audrey Main, C. Ling, Heather Grant, Noreen Dumbarton and Renate Kerr.
For the first time judges awarded prizes for the best decorated dinner and banquet tables before the opening of the show, og it was felt that early visitors would wish to know the " results" of this competition. Judges awarded the society's Targe Silver medal for the best decorated dinner table to Mrs.. B, Dunn and the society's small. silver medal Mrs. G. F. Dumbarton, Mrs. F, Reiss was awarded first medal for her deied banquet table and Mrs. B. Dunn received the society's small sliver medal, Mrs. Dunn's dinner table. was especially noteworthy. for simplicity. and" original colour many and the colours of the flow-cers used in the decoration of the table matched perfectly those used in the accessories.
One of the most unusual exhibits at the flower show was a collection about 25 plants furnished by. Mr. Chow Son-chuen, editor of the Chi-hose language daily, "Shun Pao." 'This collection which' consisted of a number of miniature gardens containing plants, some of over 60 years' old, attracted a number of visitors and was awarded the Society's Certificate of Merit.
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