Labels:text | newspaper | newsprint | outdoor OCR: GROWING MORE FOOD 二特別 Top: Pylon at entrance to Geylang Seral- Collective Farm. (2) A farmer at Mount Pleasant shows a visitor his maize plants. (3) Lady's finrers of record size, showing fertility of soll. "Collective Farm" Scheme Gets Under Way In Syonan YET another stride forward in the big "back-to-the-land" scheme sponsored by the authorities was taken in Syonu: yesterday when an additional 100 Malays started work on the large tract of land off Changi Road just beyond Geylang Serai, for growing vegetables. Work on this area, which covers | rehabilitation 2. To Increase food about 380 acres started a month stuffe. 3. To teach the people ago when 66 members of the Malay this island agricultural methods And te Seinen Domel commenced clearing imbue them with a love for the soll. the land of lallang. In this connection a very Importar Divided into three sections which line of training that the farmer are distinguished by armbands-of receive & the communal spirit and the different colours, these 66 Malay advantages of working in a spirit of co-operation. farmers set about their work so earnestly that today, a considera- Farmers at both the Geylang Sera ble portion of this area has been and Mount Pleasant Road arcas worl cleared and planting of various to a schedule. They assemble at the office of the estate at 7.30 a.m. wher vegetables begun. the work for the day is mapped out. A considerable portion of this area is, however, part of a rubber At 8 a.m. they start work and re main so engaged until 12.30. Ther estate and the work of cut'ing Is a half hour break during this period down the rubber trees, clearing for rest. At 12.30 they knock off for the ground and constructing = mall lunch, prayers and a short rest and drains for water started yester- resume work &t 3 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. day: when they once more assemble at the 200 FAMILIES office of the estate and review the day's work. There is another half hour The number of farmers who will break during the afternoon session. settle here will eventually be in- settle here will eventually be in- The day's work ends at 7 p.m. when creased to 200 who with thell the farmers return to their homes for families will be in a position to a good dinner and a- sound night' earn their living after the initial Trest difficulties have been overcome. OTHERS THAN MALAYS At the moment most of them in conclusion the following state live away from the estate but the mont by Mr. T. Kitikawa, chief of authorities propose building quar- the Norin-ka, Department of Agricul- ters for them in the near future. pure and Forestry. Syonan Tokubetu- The work here is superintended st. regarding the lack of response from by a former graduate of the Ser- all communities, barring the Malays dang Agricultural School, Mr. may be of interest. Yahya bin Hajl Hussein. whose job "The Chinese Mr. Killkama told: "The Chinese Indians and Eurasians have not come is to instruct the farmers both forward to undertake this type of here and in the Mount Pleasant work." area on correct farming methods. He advices the Chinese to make < The Tokubetu-si is also assisting start Immediately by forming a prom the farmers both spiritually and under the kadetship of a reliable financially. Experts from the person .- who must undertake the red- Tokubetu-si visit the "Collective ponsibility in all matters affecting the farm" from time to time and offer group. advice and encouragement to the He revealed that the authorities have farmers. made provision for farming groups of FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE from 50 to 200 families representative of the Chinese, Eurasian and Indian The financial assistance is In communities who after the formation the nature of daily advances of of a group should approach the Norin- about 30 cents per head for food. ka of the -Syonan Tokubetu-si why will provide them with the land and This is made possible out of a the necessary advice and financial sum of $60.000 earmarked for the assistance. first period of the Back to the Land Scheme, approximately six months. POLICE BAND It is hoped, during the first phase of this work, to settle about 600 fami- THE Syonan Police Band, under Con- Lies on both the Geylang Serai area ducter Gonds Bingh, will perforen and the Mount Pleasant area where in public at the Waterloo Street band- 40 Malays, last wosk. started work on stand to-day, from 19 hours to 20 hours a 60 acre plot of land, two acres of as follows :- 1: March. "Tokkeyo Yoko- which were formerly formed by mam- ring Kioko"; 2. Overture. "Raymond," bors of the Taiwan Lomu Hokodan. Thomas; 3. Valse, "Fairy Tales Fromn A great deal of the spade work on The "Orlen." Strauss; 4ff Selection, the Geylang Soral arca has been "A Musical Switch." Alford; 5. Rhap- finished this includes the building of sody, "Hungarian No. 2." Liszt; water connections, and the establish- Suite, "Suite n E Plat," Holy: 7. ment of compost plis from which toc KIMIGAYO. necessary manure for fertilizing will be available In future. For the present however, the manure for the Ceviang Manila, Aug. 25. Domel. Seial area is derived from the Alex- acht. Road .Sewerage Works, through THE Philippine Branch of the Indian Independence League to-day for tbe kind offices of Dr. Koso Ando ""The authorities are very picased mally opened its first offlee in Manila with the keenness and sincerity of the with the purpose of organizing Indians in the Philippines to ald in India's Malays -who are now working these struggle for freedom from British rule. farms and it is because of the earn- With D. B. Schwant, the President, that they are receiving the attention presiding, the inauguration of a three- that they are receiving the attention room office, bedecked with nings of and comistderation of the Government. Nippon and the Indian National Con- OBJECTS OF SCHEME greas, was held. Indians in the Philip- pines on this occasion again renewed The outline of the aims of this b's their pledge to "Oght till the last drop back to the land scheme are 1. help the poor man and assist in of their blood in order to gain com- plete independence for India."
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