The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27

night Of August to and which
storm, according to some reports, has
done some damage to the fruit trees,
such as bfeaking off limbs, blowing
down Immature fruit, etc. 1t is to-
early as yet to determine the extent
Of the damage, but press statements
give the States surrounding the Great
Lakes sand New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and New England as the
chief sufferers, the damage to the
chief sufferers, the damage to the
grape belt in Ohio being particularly
heavy.
EAropean Conditions q. .I~ &.
Germany, July 3, l9l5.-The wealth.
eT during the past two weeks has been
generally favorable for the growth of
the beet crop. Heavy rains which fell
about the end of June have been fol
lowed by good growth, with a marked
Increase in the weight of the"roOts and
leaves. During the past week, except
in the west and boast districts, only
light local showers were experienced
and IL was generally clear and dry,
especially in, central, north and north
east Germany new, thorough soaking
fains will soon be again necessary.
The beet stand is classed as good in
the west and satisfactory in all other
sections, with a certain backwardness
compared to normal years. This
backwaTdness is most marked in
the later sOWings on sandy soil
and generally in the northeast.
There is little compl amt of in
sects and diseases, and as far as the
plants are concerned, their condition
Is satisfactory and results will depend
largely on the weather from now on
IF. o. Licht),
Austria Hungary, July 7, 19l5,--The
rains of last week have greatly i'm
proved beet crop prospects and in but
few scattered districts are further
rains desired. The rain has been fol.
lowed by clear, warm weather, which
fayors the further development Of the
beets especially where they had pre-
viously suffered from dryness. On the
whole the beet stand can now be once
more rated as satisfactory, But few
complaints are reported Of damage to
the cTep,-(Yienna Wochenscbrift(.
Holland, June 2S, 19l5.-The wealth
er dpFing lnat wGRk and the first part
of this mi" very cool, and night
frosts damaged field crops. These con
ditiOns have now changed aud Ing de
sired rains with electrical aeeOmpani
ment have fallen in almost all parts of
the country. Sunny. dry weather has
followed. The dry fields are much re-
freshed, but the development of the
plants Is still backward for the seas IN.
Wha latnat khnk flya
ton of the beet crop is everywhere
good, especially where the rain fell
heavtest.-(Deutsc Extraordinarily .
Belgtum.-The sugsr production in
l9lA-l5 reached 900 tons, of which
$4,000 tons is still unsold, or approx.
mately the same stock as normal on
June LIST. 1t can not be exported as
all countries are closed to imports and
the trade in sugar is very quiet
(Centralblatt, July u, 1879.
The sugar consumption in May
reached 1905 tons against l0,l0l tons
and 9,056 tons in May of the two pre-
ceding years. The consumption Of
previous months is not available-(F.
o. Licht).
sweden.-The stock of SUGAR on
April LIST was 10000 tons, which is
well over the domestic requirements.
While 1t might have been possible to
have exported some sugar to Norway
during the past winter If the dom este
taxes had been suppressed, still Nor
way was supplied by German sugar
However, about April LIST Norway was
again running short of sugar, as Ger
many has prohibited exports, aud the
Swedish Sugar Trust secured permiS-
sion to export $4,000 tons sugar free
of taxes.
This yPHSs G9l5.l6) sowings have
tOtaled 32.l00 hectares, against 323"O
hectares last year.-(CentraIblatt, July
IL, 1879.