INCREASED RECEIPTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1028, 19 July 1930, Page 10

INCREASED RECEIPTS

WINTER SHOW POPULAR ENDS THIS EVENING Yesterday's gate-takirgs at tfe Winter Exhibition showed, for the first time this year, an increase over the figures for the correspond* ing day in 1929. There is a gross decrease of more than £2OO, but it is expected that tha receipts for today—when the exhibition is te close—will bring the total up that of last year. Xearly £328 was taken yesterday. The receipts to date total £2,Kc! against £3,186 for the correspondiar period in 1929. It is estimated that more than 10,000 pupils from city and suburban schools have attended the show. There have been large number* of country visitors, especially duri* the last few days, when demonstrations of several breeds of cattle hav% been given. A varied programme yesterday »- i eluded free picture shows, a recital by the St. Andrew’s Pipe Band, and threa lecturettes. Mrs. Kenneth Gordon spoke on cancer research; Mr. A Sainsbury on rabbits; and Mr. X. G. Gribbk on land settlement. Experts gave demonstrations of Ayrshire, Jersev, and Friesian cattle. A start was made with the judgii* in the bakers’ exhibition, and a sconebaking programme was held. THIS EVENING S PROGRAMME. This evening the Ponsonbv Boyi’ Band will give a recital. There will bo free picture programmes and a cake-decorating competition for pastrycooks. Mr. G. M. Fowlds will give a lecturette on ‘Auckland's Volcanic Cones.” Following are awards in the baUn* competition; Contests for Bakers.—Best commercial loaf of bread, section A: S. TTca ton, 1; R. Wilson, 2; Lang Brother*. 3; section B, Stacey and Hawker, 1; Denhard Bakeries. 2; Kent’s Bakerka, 3. Best Vienna loaf: J. R_ Browa, 1; Stacey and Hawker, 2 and 3. Scone-baking Competition, open te all amateurs.—S. Martin, 1; Mias JL Tocker. 2; Mrs. R. S. McDonald. S. ! V/* condary and technical school girli: { Miss F. Muir, 1; Miss P. Whaley*! RABBIT SECTION AWARD 6 Results of t . ? judging in the rabbit section of the Winter Exhibition are i as follow: Special Awards —Best Chinchilla Rab- ; t*it. Oakdale Commercial Babbitry. Bmi | Angora: Fur Farms, Limited. Bes: | Chinchilla under 6 months: John Reilly i -Angora under 4 months: Misses ! Geddes and Keller. Special novice pri»* buck or doe (Angora or Chinchilla): W. J. Wilkinson. Angora Classes.— Doe and litter, and* S weeks: Mesdames Gray and Bartlett. 1; A- W. Sands, 2; A. Perrin, 3. Pair, under 12 weeks: M. A. Gillespie. I. Doe, under 4 months: A W. Sands. L Dot. under 6 months: A. W. Sands. 1; M. A Gillespie, 2. Adult doe: Fur Fanes Limited, 1; Misses Geddes and Kell«r. £ • Miss A. Myers, 3. Buck, under 4 months ! Mises Geddes and Keller, L. Buck, under G months: Mesdames Gray and Bartler. I 1 and 2; Fur Farms, Limited. 3. Adult ; buck: Fur Farms, Limited. 1 and 2: i M. Harris, 3. Best sample of An*w» wool: Fur Farms. Limited. 1 and 2; Mesdames Gray and Bartlett, 3. Chinchilla Rabbits.—Doe and fitter under 8 weeks: Fur Farms. Limited, 1: Miss Geddes, 2; F. W. Gibbs, S. Mesdames Gray and Bartlett. 1 and * Oakdale Commercial Babbitry, 2. Do*' under 6 months: John. Reilly. 1: Wilkinson, 2: Oakdale Commercial Babbitry, 3. Adult doe: Fur Farma l** , 3; Mesdames Gray and Bartlett. 2- «***- under 4 months: Mesdames Gray • Bartlett. 1: Oakdale Commercial BaDbitry. 2; Fur Farms. Limited, 3. under 6 months: Misses Geddes Keller. 1; W. P. Frost 2; Oakdale Commercial Babbitry-. 3. Adult buck: Commercial Babbitry. 1; Fur Fa Limited. 2 and 3. Best Chinchilla Pg from New Zealand-bred rabbit. - Farms, Limited. 1 and 3; Mesdames Gr*. and Bartlett, 2.

NEW TALKIE EQUIPMENT It is unlikely that any exhibit attW Winter Exhibition has done more ‘ giv© the man in the street an . insl ®* into something in which he was w. trexnely interested, but of w “ lc^_ liar 1 i a r knew- nothing than has the demonstrations of their hew tai picture machine by Messrs, cuxt Thomson. Ltd., of Epsom. Primarily, of course, the P l *?* installed for the purpose of st rat ing to country firm's unique development in but they deserve special mention account of the unselfish which they have explained to hundreds of the general P u . l)U „ 1/ * g | manner in which the sound »» P up from tho film and reproducedCertainly their latest P 1 ® 11 ;., masterpiece of engineering DOtu chanically and electrically although their previous model *»• most excellent results this newis a distinct advance on anything far seen in this country whether ported or produced locally. jq They have succeeded in P rodu £:JSso(i surprisingly simplified form a co projector and sound -head, now , the “Cu-tone Sound Projector., from the appearance and the rep tion given by this mechanism accompanying amplifiers there doubt they' will make history. tb* Moreover we are assured tn ~ prices for complete theatre c £ u jt with the new plant are . cst will pay the exhibitor to atsound projectors rather th^_ isrn to tempt to fit new sound roccn his partly worn-out projector, cially as we ur derstand that sorn jectors do not readily lend the*n»M» to the fitting of talkie h f ads ;. -soS* It is an a mating fact that the j.. of the plant is manufactured in/\ fvr land, and the latest patent aPPVTI to by Cuff and Thomson enables to compete most successful* WI imported plant.—3.