SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1143, 2 June 1911, Page 6

SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

[Published by Aueangemot.] "C.M.C." MEAT. A groat shaggy bull's licatl, its crisp, curly black hair and beautifully-curved lionis adding to its grim appearance, brings the visitor at the Coronation Exhibition to a halt in front of the Christchurch Meat Co.'s display. It says something for the ramifications of the big South Island Meat company that its products can find a market in the territory of tho North Island moat companies, mid niio is therefore inclined to regard with more than casual interest the "C.M.C." stall. The defiant poise and challenging aspect of tho great Highland bull is suggestive of tho metier of the company—a bold and progressive policy of development, extension, and self-reliance. The exhibit is tastefully displayed. To the rear of tho bull's head, and marking an appropriate setting for tlio shaggy monarch, is an arch of the wcll-kiimvn "C.M\C." brand of sheep's longnes, Hanked by pvramids of "C.M.C." moat extract. Diplomas and medallions, artistically displayed on the walls, bear witness to the triumphs of "C.M.C." exhibits at p;ist exposition?. In tho early days of (he canned input industry, tho imagination went no further thau tinned beef. To-day, judging from the yarietv.

displayed in (ho "C.M.C." exhibit, canned meat is no longer an experiment for providing a dinner when hundreds of mile* from the nearest, butcher, but an optional repast of preserved delicacic* as a variation from a diet of freshly-killed and cooked meat. The process of preserving and canning ha.- been brought to a very high art, and infinite in its variety. Casting the eye over the "C.JI.C." exhibit, one sees tins of ox-tongues, sheep's tongues, spiced beef, varieties of meat pastes, galantine of sheep's tongues— a tasty dish—roast beef, corned beef, roast mutton, and so on, and so on. These are all, so to speak, the direct products of the "C.JI.C.'"' works, besides, of course, the frozen meat export trade and wholesale meat supply trade for New Zealand consumption. But there are also innumerable by-products, and the conservation of these for marketable purposes'has been carried to such a fine point that there can bo very little left of the defunct beast, commercially speaking, save its dying pro-test,-and a morbid enthusiast could oven exploit that with a. phonograph. An important by-product is ncatsioot oil, in constant demand for the preservation of leather and other purposes. Hides, tallow, lard, bones, hoofs, add to the list of highly commercialized by-products to which the "C.M.C." has devoted its energies. BOHAN'S TEAS. Messrs. D. Bohan and Co. (successors to Messrs. Ridley and Co.), tea, coffee, and cocoa importers, and mershants, r.re represented by a bright ltttle .-tall in the "back road" in the "J" Store section of the Exhibition. There may be seen a wide variety of the choicest Ceylon teas in vari-colonred packages (which denote the prices at which the different teas are purchasable). Mr. Bohan has had eighteen years' experience in !he tea. trade, and knows to a nicety what blends are favoured by his New Zealand clients, and .is all the' leaf he imports e: me.- direct to him from well-known plantations on the hill-lands of Ceylon, there can be no doubt as to quality in respect to jthe tea he blends and packs in 1 is Wellington warehouse. The teas i-nnpro in price from Is. to 3s. .per lb., and as Mr. Bohan has established his headquarters in ■Wellington (and is-no mere passer-by, so to speak, in the business) l.e is giving the closest attention to the blending of highquality teas, which must give him satisfaction before they are placed '..yon (he market. The same care is being taken in respect to coffee anil cocoa, which clients or prospective clients may sample hot ait tho Exhibition. In connection with his goods—which may be purchased at tho Exhibiton—Mr. Bohan has initiated a competition that is worth knowing about. The person who presents the greatest number of coupons "p till December 11 next will be entitled to a. return trip (saloon) to Sydney (valued at .£l6 10=.); the second highest umber sent in will entitle the presenter to a retmn trip to Koroma (value ..*10); Ihe. third highest to a. trip to Christclvivch (value .£6 Ins.). A circular', obtainable at Hie stall or from Messrs. D. Bohan and Co.'s office, in Baker's Buildings, gives further particulars.