The Winter Show

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 323, 9 June 1911, Page 7

The Winter Show

SUCCESSFUL SECOND DAY. POPULAR VERDICT FAVORABLE,

Yesterday was none too inviting in the matter of weather, but people began to trickle in to the winter show at the Drill Hall right from the hour of opening, and the attendance was good throughout the day. A heavy shower in the middle of the afternoon had the effect' of keeping many at home, but the probability is that they will make a point of attending to-day or tomorrow. There is this to be said, that the show is thoroughly deserving of support, and thoroughly worth a lot more than the modest shilling asked at the door. Everyone who makes Taranaki his or her home should take this opportunity of seeing what Taranaki can do, for there can be but one result of the inspection—that all who see this show will go away prouder than before of "the province prolific." The display has justified the selection of the title of "The Garden of New Zealand" for this district, and it is as well that all should know it from personal inspection. Liberal support 'this year, in the initial stages of the Taranaki winter show, must ■ result beneficially all round, enabling the Agricultural Society to launch further innovations and attractions next year, making the show of still greater im- : portance, and attracting larger numbers of exhibitors and visitors to the town.

The attendance last night was capital, and the hall presented an animated spectacle. The New Plymouth orchestra, of over twenty performers, rendered a splendid programme of music during the evening. The show opens again this morning at ten o'clock and will remain open till 10 p.m., with the exception of from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., during which time tkt doors will be closed. THE DISTRICT DISPLAYS.

As stated yesterday, the displays made in the district farm competition attracted probably more attention than any other competitive section in the show. The conditions were that the exhibits were to be the combined product of all farmers in any riding in the counties of Taranaki, Clifton, Stratford, and-Egmont. The prizes offered were £lO for first prize, and £5 for'second place. There were two entries, Waitara West and Bell "Block.

The objec.t of the society in inaugurating this competition was to give the farmers an opportunity of showing what their own immediate district was capable of producing, the class enabling many articles to be exhibited for which there is no place in the schedule, even in the "not otherwise enumerated" classes. The introduction of this healthy competition has 'been fuJly warranted by the really excellent collections made and displayed, .?.<\;\, besides the interest aroused in tn < competition, there must have been ~ oused in and by the organisers of the district displays an entirely new interest in the affairs of the society, and the endeavor made by the committee to bring many more settlers than ever into friendly competition must have a beneficial effect on the winter shows of the future. The natural outcome of a desire to produce heavy and varied crops for the enow will be an increased productivity of the farm generally, and probably the introduction of new and payable forms of agriculture. At any rate, the heartiest congratulations are extended to the promoters and organisers of these two district displays, and to the people whose fine produce lias made the show of 1011 what it is. The judging was done on quality, quantity, and general appearance of the whole exhibit. QUALITY COMPARED. 8.8. W.W. Mangolds and pumpkins 4 3 Carrots, onions and potatoes... 3 4 Cereals, chaff, and seeds 2 4 Turnips and kohl rabbi 2 4 Butter and poultry. •. 3 4 Meat 3 4 Wool and wool products 3 4 Straw, ensilage and hay 4 4 Fruit 4 3 Leeks, celery and maize 4 3 Cookery 4 4 Bottled fruits, etc., 1 4 Tobacco, soap, ferns, dried fruits, etc., 5 8 Totals 39 53 The judges (Messrs. J. Gibson and J. J. Elwin) had fixed the maximum points at 40, and the 53 and 39 had to be reduced to 40 and 32. QUANTITY. Messrs. Jas. Burgess and Geo. Cliff were the judges in regard to quantity, and the points awarded were Bell Block 24, Waitara West 35. GENERAL APPEARANCE. As stated in yesterday's comment, Mr. Goodacre had a stiffish task in deciding on the comparative merits of the | displays in point of appearance. As a I picture the Waitara West display, as stated, was far in advance, the background being well filled with products whicli were most skilfully arranged, the very most being made of the bottled fruits, wines, and jams. The background of the Bell Block exhibit was weak, but the frontal array was more in keeping witli a farm display than the other. In reference to the disqualificaI tion of the flour and other manufac- , tirres from the Sentry Hill (lour mills, it is only fair to the Waitara West people to say that there was no attempt to "ring in" these products. Enquiries had been made, and they had been informed that the flour, semolina, w'heatnieal. and so on, obtained bv grinding the grain grown by Mr. G. V. Tate, was eligible for the competition. The photographs to which exception was taken were only entered after similar enquiry, and purported to be not the work of a farmer in the district but, as depicting some of the products of the district, such as cattle, etc., which could not very well be staged themselves. T he judges, however, decided that manufar'nres for trade purposes and photograph* by professional photographers should vot be taken into account. They also ruled against some of the Maori baskets sbowi by the Bell Block people, hoinjj of opinion that these were not the work of the natives who were farming the lands to-day. but of those old Maoris of former yeirs. The Waitara West exhibit was con= ; c!orably improved in appearance yesterda- by the use of some flax where the judge's eye had been offended', by protruding packing cases. Mention has alreadv been made that the two saddles made in the Bell I Block district were debarred from comj petition. Tt has boon remarked that the. judges might as logically have cxI eluded the factory butter as die flour | and meal, as this was manufactured for | sale and contained at leacj one inI gredienf. (the salt) that was not manufactured locally.

Coininp; to nnalitv. nrm v-w otniek hv the fTonora] exeollpnpp nf the pxhiliits. the jams, snitcos. niohlps, and preserves all hpinj of surnrisinely jrood r\ifll ; rv. a Terpurk liv the Thro. Afr. Buuuo ooing floilr.j of .vfilLiou thai

they looked good enough to have been made by professionals. As a matter of fact, few factories turn out preserved fruits of better appearance. The roots, carcases of mutton, lamb, veal, and pork were also prime quality meat, and the) maize, cereals, pumpkins, and field and [ garden roots were of the same high' standard that characterised the com-1 petitive classes in this section of the show. Particular mention may be made of the very fine exhibit of fancy butter made by Mrs. Hall, and placed as the centrepiece of tho Waitara West exhibit.

It will doubtless be interesting to farmers and to townspeople both to know what the energetic farmers of ■these two districts found to (ill two' very huge bays. Here they are: — |

Waitara West.—Pictures in crayon,' Maori mats in wool, pin piu, prescrvea fruits, jams, wines, sauces, vinegar, chutney, catsup, Worcester sauce, lemon ;pecl, pickles, lemons, oranges, grapes, passion fruit, tree passion fruit, ten varieties of apples, guavas, Japanese raisins, dried apples, dried pears, dried plums, Samoan chokos, honey in comb, honey in glass, beeswax, black maize, flax, variegated flax, fungus, jam rolls, scones, biscuits, bread, oatmeal, cakes, pastry, fruit cakes, pancakes, rainbow cake, cocoanut cake, hen eggs, eschalots, six varieties of beans, two varieties of peas, potatoes, carrot seed, walnuts, chestnuts, lard, neatsfool oil, tallow, fancy butter, Waitara Road and Leppcrton butter, roast fowls, trussed fowls and ducks, fretwork, home-made soap, calf, pig, two lambs, bacon and hams, pheasants, geese, hares, native pigeon, ducks, wild duck, fowls, sheaves of oats, barley, and wheat, wool, handspun wool thread, Maori kits, handmade lace, lace machine, polished horns, Mexican black maize', onions, mangolds (six varieties), carrots (seven varieties),! pumpkins, marrows, melons, gourds,! pickling, drumhead, and cattle cabbages, field swedes (four varieties), garden swedes, kumcras, silver beet, arti-| chokes, leeks, spring onions, parsnips, maize in cob, flour, bran, germina, semolina, wheatmeal, sharps, chaff, algerian oats, wheat (three kinds), cocks-] foot and ryegrass seed, gravel, road I metal, ensilage, meadow hay, straw,l photographs and frames, " rau-raul (Maori-cured tobacco). The principal' decorations used wore nikan palm, cab-| bagc tree tons, and (lax. i Bell Block.—Wool mats, native plants,! saddles, carrots, kohl rabbi, taros, parsnips, horse radish, turnips, mangolds, swedes, multiplying onions, white carrots, celery, rhubarb, radishes, lettuce, artichokes, eschalots, kumeras, potatoes, gourds, leeks, pumpkins, marrows, piemelons, squashes, cabbages, celery, I onions, maize, peas and beans in several ] varieties, sweet peas, fungus, beets, potatoes, parsley, thyme, sage, bananas,! sorghum, kale, milk, cream, butter, popcorn, water-cress, ox-eye daisy, ink weed, ragwort, eapewced, orange gourds,! endive, peak maize, piu piu, totara,, rimu, kahikafea, bamboo, bluegum, and rimu trees, Maori kits, toe-toe, Maori mats, carved wood, eleven varieties ofi apples, native pine-apple, Norfolk pine 1 cone*, oranges, lemons, variegated lemons* tea, olives, tomatoes, grapes, passion fruit, medlars, tree tomatoes, macrocarpa cones, pine cobs, six varieties maize, walnuts, water-cress, pickles, jam, sauces, preserved fruits,] hen eggs, duck eggs, rau-ran, nicotiana, horns, manuka brooms, bullrushes,! boar's tusks, head and jaws, kie-kies,' native pine-apple, walking-sticks froml old Waiwakaiho bridge timber cut in the district .over 50 years ago, old-! fashioned Maori fish-hooks a century! old, persimmons, home-made and BelL Block factory butter, neatsfoot oil, tab' low, bonedust, weka, pois, dressed tlax, stockwhips, native ladder, maize (six varieties), carved horns, pottery pro- 1 ducts (kaolin), bricks, tiles and drain 1 pipes, hay. straw, ensilage, cocksfoot,' wool, sheaves, black barley, wheat Al-| gerian oats, Hour, pollard, bran, pinus insignis seed, charcoal, road metal, sand for building, hares, ducks, pheasants,' fowls, turkey, veal, pigeons, quail, small bird pests, hawk, fungus, bread, Maon adze, water, hams, trussed fowls, home-: made soap, hat made from kie-kie roots, (lax (three varieties), mutton, lilies, variegated flax, kie-kie baskets, straw; stack, hay stack, wheat stack, fish-; hooks, picture frames, polished horns, pitch from rata, whip crackers, dressed (lax, hobbies, barley, peak stick, Maori tea cosy, peak maize, pois from ribbonwood bark, lacebark, kumeni kit. | This competition promises to be very much bigger in the coming years, for already settlers from other districts have been seized with a desire to show that their districts are able to do better than either of these. The conditions will be more definitely framed, for the benefit alike of exhibitors and judges. The suggestion is made, too, that th« society should award a cash prize to every district scoring more than, say, half the maximum points, in order to recoup the exhibitors for the expense and trouble incurred in getting the exhibit together. A schools garden competition on the same lines has also been sugjestcd. ',

A MAORI SECTION. ' Noticing the keenness of those mem-, tiers of the Maori race who had had to do with the district farm product com-; petition, the executive decided yester-: day to add a special class for Maori work, and the following awards were; made in the little exhibition of Maori I work shown at the main entrance:■ — I Best collection of native kits.—Mrs. Fc)l\va,sser 1, T. Martin 2. Best general collection native kits and tobacco.---W. Pratt. I Native fishing tackle. —Morere. SPECIAL SWEDES COMPETITION. There was pood competition in the. class for field swedes, the prize being a "old watch (valued at £lO 10s) givenj by Messrs. E. Orifi'iths and Co. for the] best six swedes grown from Sutton's | seeds and Shamrock manure supplied direct by them or by their authorised i agents to the competitor: each competitor to have not less than two acres of Sutton's swedes under cultivation.' Twelve farmers entered, hailing from all! parts of Northern Taranaki. The judges, speaking to a reporter, said that the outward appearance of the exhibits was exceedingly creditable, in weight, solidity, and symmetry, but when tlie turnips were cut traces of blisht wire plainlv visible in all but two lots, and] the first prize takers seemed to be quite free from it. The whole exhibit was a great credit to the growers, and showed the efficacy of the manures and the cpialily of the seed supplied by the (inn. CORRECTION. Tn the technical class for geometrical drawing liv exhibitors under 18 years, Hie second prize was awarded to Mr. Day, not, to Mr. T). B. Brown, as slated yesterday. TECHNICAL SCHOOLS EXHIBIT. The New Plymouth. Tivjlewood and Strafford Technical Schools' exhibit of woodwork, con-i-ting of a kitchen table. set, of book shelves, book stands two model gate=. deck clnir. knife-box. afternoon tea (aide, and 1 Oft. farm gate, was awarded a <"'J-| i!Wle of nient. as was f|... sanm scion's' exhibit of ironwork. "•Inch coinnri-ed Inrw tee hing"«, dutch hoes, small horseshoe and S book. in Class 1(11. knotting, lashing and splicing, open to any corps of cadets or school scouts in Tanin.iki province, another entry, which had been mislaid, tami. tt li«ad from the InglcTvood Toy

Scouts ((,. Richardson), which was awarded second prize. Jn the Technical School classes, any other collection of stamps, coin or minerals (open), an exhibit of stamps was received from Miss K. Julian (Koru), and awarded first prize. GENERAL. Mr. 11. W. Sax-ton was also awarded first prize for artichokes, which were entered for exhibition. In l-liiss 2(i, beet, any other variety, Mr. G. W. Browne receive first prize for Luculiii, which had been wrongly placed with the silver beet. TRADE DISPLAYS.

J. BUTTIMORE. Mr. J. Buttimore has a very pretty display, composed of the various classes of gardenon' and nurserymen's supplies for which his premises are noted. Foremost among these come Burpee's famous seeds for llower and vegetable gardens, and all the nursery pest-fighting appliances, in the shape of insecticides, are stocked. The attractiveness of the display is due to the very fine wreaths of immortelles, which Mr. Buttimort makes to order, and there are other memorial wreaths under glass. A few pot plants give an indication that he can supply these and flowering shrubs in many varieties. Mr. Buttimore makes a specialty of lawn grasses, and, being a practical landscape gardener, is able to advise as to the best mixtures and the best fertilisers to use. THE THEMODIST PIANOLA. Mr. Hoffmann shows a Themodist pian«la, one of the most wonderful musical instruments ever invented. By its means the finest music in the world is made accessible to any player, whether a skilled musician or not. By the means of the themodist, which is an attachment to be found only upon this instrument, the melody is accentuated and the accompaniment subdued, making possible by the veriest tyro tho9e flights into the higher realms of art which on the pianoforte are confined to only the greatest of nerformers.

COOK AND LISTER. The farmer who makes his periodical visits to town, cither weekly or biweekly, likes to feel that he can trust his harness, and he also takes some little pride in its appearance. The qualities of good looks, reliable material and first-class workmanship are combined in the several fine sets of harness shown by Messrs. Cook and Lister, of Currie street, a few doors from Devon street. There is a set of pony harness, very stylish and strong, with nickel mountings. Alongside this comes a milk-cart set, suitable in every way for the purpose; and a spring-cart set made to the order of Mr. Holmes, of Bell Block. A couple of well-made colonial saddles, and an English saddle are shown, and there is also a tive collection of samples from a very fine stock of spurs, bits, stirrup irons, oils, embrocations, and so on. The firm aims at the reputation of being the best saddlery firm in the province. E. GRIFFITHS AND CO.

Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. have an exhibit of distinct value to the settlers. An Alfa-Laval separator, with a worldwide reputation for excellence and economy, will' interest the farmer who separates his milk at home the yeaT round, or who makes butter to "keep the pot boiling" during the wintei months. A small butter-worker of approved design will be of interest to the same people. "Leo" preservative and tabloids are lines for which the firm has an exclusive agency, and these have a large sale. Samples arc shown of the Shamrock manure, for whose excellence the swedes in the "gold watch" competition are a sufficient guarantee, and Sutton's' farm and garden seeds are, oi course, prominent. "Lymm" pure salt, a water heater, and milk-testers, are requisites of the modern farm. Attention of fanners is directed to the Jersey King and Jersev Queen mangolds on exhibition here, these being recommended as prolific growers and of splendid fesding value.

RIDD MILKING MACHINE. The Ridd Milking Machine Co. has a milker in motion, driven by the Watts oil engine, for which the Company has the Hew Zealand agency. The merits of the Ridd machine have been recognised in its Taranaki home and in every part of the Dominion, and last year over 200 were installed. A special rubber cleansing powder for washing -milking machine plants and dairy utensils generally has been very successfully introduced, and 51b. bags of this are shown. The Watts oil engine is a general favorite on account of its low initial cost, its simplicity, reliability, and economy. With it the farmer is able to do wood-sawing, etc., when the milking machine is not in use, and here the Ontario saw-bench for firewood will come in useful. C. N. JOHNSON.

Mr. C. X. Johnson shows a very handI some Chesterfield suite of the high ' quality for which his furniture house has become noted. Tt is built of kauri 'throughout, and faithfully upholstered. ; There is a bedroom suite in oak, a very 1 fine specimen of modern high-class fur--1 nitnre, made under Mr. Johnson's own ! personal supervision, i <II. COLLIER AND CO. Messrs. It. Collier and Co. specialise on the Prinsmead piano, which has such I a reputation everywhere for excellence of finish nnd breadth of tone. An interesting feature of the exhibit is tin, whole mechanism and action of the keys of the piano, driven by a small motor. The Chappcl] .pianos shown are also pianos of undoubted merit, and of tnstc- ! ful and unique design, the specimen in i liberty style being a distinctly handj some piece of furniture as well as a I very fine piano. j HOOKER PRIXTTXG CO., LTD. The Hooker Printing Co.'s stall is the home of fine art printing and litho- : graphic samples, and a. small .platen printing machine at work "draws the crowd." W. ROWE. A seedsman's exhibit that is well displayed is that of Mr. W Rowe. Samples of seeds for farm and garden are shown, the firm alwiys carrying targe stocks of these, together with manures, etc., Beekepers' requisites of all kinds arc' slocked, and Spratts' dog biscuits, etc., I fowl grit and fowl foods, and Thorley's food for stock. The Makino Weed Exterminator is .aid to be very effective in eradicating Califnrnian thistle and blackberry. A. L\ SYKES. An agricultural show in Taranaki would hardly he complete without the dark red labels of Sykes' Drench and Sykes' Animnl, two preparations which are as well kn.nvn to Taranaki dairy farmers rum st'.ek breeders as Mount Egmont. R, Mr. Sykes is here with an attractively arranged stand, on which are sho.vn th-'c two remedies, milkfever outfits, horse powders, etc., whilst the various certificates of merit obtain- ] rd by Mr. Sykes at many shows make : a good lnekgroual. MR. W. ERASER.

Mr. W. Eraser, chemist, has a display under the gallery. Occupying a foremost place is the Taranaki Cattle Drench, which has taken its place amorjai fhe rwiisiteg on the dairv

farm. Condition powders, lysol, and| numerous other laboratory products which simplify the work of the farmer: in keeping his stock in good condition, are shown here, and Uie display is bound to be of interest. MORSHEAD NURSERY CO. The Morshead Nursery Co., a very old-established and reputable firm, has a special display of native tres, including some fine specimens of the kauri, rimu, and many smaller varieties. Pot plants are by far the biggest display made for some time, and the ornamental and (lowering shrubs include daphnes, lily of the valley tree, choice heaths, boronia, and so on. Shelter trees of various kinds are shown, and large stocks have been grown at the nurseries for this planting season. The palms, ferns, fruit trees (including some young guavas in full bearing) are of the reliable kind which the Morshead Nursery Co. is noted for. AN UNIQUE EXHIBIT. An unique exhibit, and one that has attracted its full share of attention, is that made of the handiwork of the indeterminate prisoners at the New Plymouth prison. The mat-making operations there have evidently reached a high state of efficiency, and some vcrj fine door-mnts are shown. A carved duchesse chest, carved photo frames, ano carved plaques are very well done, and so is some ornamental woolwork. Some boots made by a prisoner with no previous experience of the last or awl are remarkably good in the circumstances. TARANAKI PETROLEUM. One of the most interesting exhibits at the show is that made by the Taranaki , Petroleum Company, admirably located just inside the Drill Hall and always surrounded by an interested public, who secure a far better idea of the possibilities of the petroleum industry by seeing the actual products. There is a model of an oil derrick, etc., and attractively arranged in front are £aniplcs of the products obtained from the crude petroleum—benzine of exceptionally good quality, light lubricating oil, heavy lubricating oil, illuminating oil, paraffin wax, pitch, etc. All these samples have been prepared from the crude pi! taken from the bores at Moturoa and were prepared with only one light treatment, thus showing that the oil is of such fine quality that it may be treated with remarkable ease. A lighted lamp in which tho only fuel is Moturoa oil also form* an interesting feature of the exhibit. RED POST FURNISHING CO.

The Red Post Furnishing Company is to the fore with a splendid furniture display. The manager must be complimented upon the manner in which the products of this increasingly popular factory are shown. A raised floor has been erected, and covered with linoleum. The walls of the very large space are covered ■by splendid curtain hangings, and the furniture, all made on the premises by the firm, is of a very high class. There is a solid oak bedroom suite, with inlaid marqueteric panels. In the next bay is exhibited a very handsome Chesterfield ?uite of nine pieces, in velvet And saddlebags, upholstered in horsehair, and built of kauri throughout. Every scrap of the fine dining-room sideboard is of kauri, and it is fitted with expensive real copper furniture. A small bay is devoted (o a display of vases imported direct from the Staffordshire potteries.

NEWTON KING. Mr. Newton King makes a comprehensive exhibit of seeds and manures, and ns a proof of the excellence of the quality supplied by the firm he places on show in the foreground of the exhibit the results of their use by several farmers, whose names nrn attached to the very line mangolds and swedes grown from seeds and manures obtained from Air. King, these beint' grown in various localities, but all of sterling merit. The 'Sterling" manures are strongly repre-' rented, and a central feature of the display is a collection of the world-famed, reliable Hurst's seeds, for which Mr. King nas the Taranaki agency. The other articles of merchandise shown are of peculiar interest to farmers and settlors.

INGLIiW;OO T'ACOX COMPANY. The fine display of bacon anil hams and the by-products of the industry, niiiuY by tlie Inglewood Co-operative Uacon Company, is a striking feature of (lie exhibits near the main entrance. Mr. J. Allen, the manager, to whom must be given much of the credit for the increasing popularity of the company's products, is in charge of the display, and he mentioned to a reporter that there is now a steady demand from the cities for Ihe Inglewood mild-cured bacon and bams. He explained that the appearance of newness was due to the singeing of the nucases in preference to the old method, this ensuring a softer rind for the benefit of the purveyors who use the new bacon-cutting appliances. The sua lightering at the factory is now carried on under Government inspection, am! the freedom of the Inglewood district from disease is shown by the fact teat not oiv per cent, of pigs offered has been rejected. Apart from the bacon and hams, there is a display of lard in various styles of packing.

ALLEN VKALE. Right alongside the Bacon Company's exhibit is that of Mr. Allen Visile, grocer, who specialises in cheeses of various kinds, his fresh-ground coffees and coffee essences, biscuits, pickles, and bottled preserves. Another special feature is the "Xew (!c>n" tea, shown in bulk and in packets, whilst, samples of it were given away promiscuously. Mr. Veale finds that this tea has "hit" the popular palate, and it is meeting with a very satisfactory demand. THE .LP. HARDWARE CO.

The ,I.l'. Hardware Company has an exhibit of "Standard" and '"Wizard" sewing machines. These have all the most modem accessories, and show many advantages over other makes. One outstanding advantage is that of the central needle. One'hns but to watch any woman at work with a sewing machine .to see that the relative positions or the needle and the treadle imluce au unnatural position on tne part of the operator. This leaning attitude is entirely obviated in these new machines, the needle being placed squarely in front. The rotary shuttle makes sewing easier and more rapid.

CARTER'S PIIOXOfiRAPIT PARLOR. There is no need to direct the visitor to Carter's Phonograph Parlor, for at almost every hour of (he day a very line Edison phonograph is giving forth music from the gems of a very large collection of records. Should the machine be silent at the time of the visit, the stall will be found opposite the cookery section. W. HEWLEY'S LAND OFFICE. A pictorial representation'of Mr. A. E. Kykc's "dream" of the results of the development of the oil indus-try is on the front of the little land office opened in the building bv Mr. Walter Ilcwley, and in charge of Mr. X. Bewley. XTXOX AND NIXON. Messrs. Nixon and Xixon show electric heaters in various designs and sizes. These are verv convenient for sittingrooms and bedrooms, of small original cost, and economical in the consumption of current. The "Hot Point" electric iron has many features which commend it to the housewife. It is economical, for

no current is used until the irpuing is started, so different from the old-style system of liriug iij) for heating the irons. The liioment the ironing is through, oir goes the current. There is no waiting for the iron, no running to the stove for ehange of irons, no smoke, no fumes, and all-roiind comfort and pleasure result. NOTES. The New Zealand Shipping Co.') silver cup for the cheese competition i« on view at the show. It is an excep tionally- fine specimen of the eilvei smith's art.' A suggestion is made that an attempt should lie made to have a native courl at the next witner show. The manager of the Taieri anc Peninsula Dairy Co, which won the but ter prizes is Mt. C. Capel, an old Tara naki boy. The lighting arrangements at thl show are excellent, both gas and elec tricity being used. We were wrong in stating that £h< trade displays show a falling off. They are more numerous than last year's and some of them are very attractive CAN'T SHAKE IT OFF. How often we hear persons with colds make the above remark; but Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery shakes them ofl promptly and effectively in a few days, Price, Is Od and 3s. Obtainable evirywheie. WINTER COUGHS are dangerous without you stamp thenout quickly. What to use may puzzh you, but we are never disappointed bj recommending our subscribers to use th< old tried remedy, Chamberlain's Cougl Remedy. Sold by all chemists anc storekeepers.