INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 October 1938, Page 7

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

CELEBRATION OF DIAMOND JUBILEE. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS DISPLAYED. OTTAWA, Canada. One of the largest annual industrial and agricultural exhibitions in the world, the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada, has just concluded the celebration of its diamond jubilee. The exhibition has grown steadily through the years and is now a panorama of industrial and agricultural Canada while at the same time it is a show-window for British Empire products. One of the features this year was the opening of an official United Kingdom display in a pavilion set aside for that purpose. In addition to the Government displays in this building there were exhibits from more than 40 leading British manufacturers who featured British-made products sold in Canada. Exhibits from many parts of the Empire were to be seen in the various sections of the fair including woollens, canned fruits, raisins, and other items from Australia and New Zealand. The South African Government had an attractive booth urging tourists to visit that part of the Empire. From Ceylon an extraordinarily .fine display took the form of a complete miniature tea plantation, with native attendants to explain the various stages from growing the tea to packing and shipping it. At the Indian booth, rugs, furniture, brass ornaments ■ and other specialised items were effectively displayed. The British West Indies were represented with an exhibit of sugar, citrus fruits and wines as well as other products associated with those Islands. In addition there were displays from many other nations. In the photographic salon, 36 nations were entered. Italy and Germany, as well as Czechoslovakia had booths advertising their trade and tourist possibilities. Poland had a representative share in the exhibition by reason of a presentation shared by 94 Polish firms and put on by the State Export Institute of Warsaw. Countries not officially represented had their “trade observers” on hand to report on the market situation in Canada for their products.