INDUSTRIAL SECTION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16363, 7 November 1918, Page 9

INDUSTRIAL SECTION.

LEADING EXHIBITORS. Under present shipping conditions and the more or less disorganised state of industries, a substantial reduction in. the number of industrial exhibits at thei Metropolitan Show this year might have been reasonably expected. There is a slight decrease in the number of firms exhibiting, hut, everything considered, the Industrial Section this year will well bear comparison with that of last year. Among the principal exhibits those described below are worthy of special mention. (Published by Abrakoekevt.) WADE'S GASOLINE CROSSCUT SAW. Wade's Gasoline Cross-cut Saw —-"The Machine Fiddler"—-will be demonstrated at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 13 noon on Friday only, by Messrs Chambers an<J - Son ; Ltd., at their stand on the Show Ground. CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT COMPANY. FOUNDERS ANDORJGINATORS OF "PRIME CANTERBURY." THE- FAMOUS C.F.M. BRAND. Of. all the exhibits on the Show Ground, one of the most popular, as well as one of the most educative exhibits,'is undoubtedly that of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, Ltd. For many years the company's varied and largo exhibit, housed in the company's permanent building, situated about a hundred yards from the Lincoln road entrance to the Show Grounds, has been an attraction that has proved irresistible both to the . country and to the town visitor. Apart, from the admirable manner in which tho various product? of the company are . displayed, tna'exhibit is of great value in the ocular demonstration it gives of an industry whioh has in. so great a measure.contributed to the progress and prosperity of the Dominion, The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company is entitled to a full aharo of the credit for that progress and prosperity, for it is the. second oldest, ro>eafc freezing compajiy in the Dominion, apd has kept "... well', abreast of all developments. The continued and increasing support which the ; company enjoys proves verycon.clusively that it has conducted its /business on lines that meet with public approval. The large measure of public confidence that the company enjoys is due, . without Question, to the object which the company has kept before it, . and ha« ever striven to realise. That object has been to produce the highest possible excellence in each , and every article turned out by tlio different' departments. The continuous,. close, and keen interest manifested by the- management and the staff 1 in the business of each and etQty one of the company's clients, irrespective of whether that business was great or little, is the principal claim tb.at the company has upon the producer for his support. During tho exceptional circumstances of the present 6tate of trade the company has earned such i high reputation by the results obtained for its clients, due to its superior business methods, that it ** confidently invites comparison with the cuch less .advantageous results obtained by its imitators. An important feature of the company's policy is that it does not buy stock itself,, and is not interested in the buying operations of , Auy other concern. Consequently it is r 8 in the best interests of its clients by.adopting an absolutely impartial attitude in dealing with all . classes of fat stosk. • ' The first thing which strides the eye on entering the company's permanent , building m which it makes its exhibit, w a huge stand of tinned meats made ,\ ! na P«*epcr which is capable of turn- . , mg out the formidable total of '40001b V r .meat a day. The company • ~??, s ?P p,led *I*6 troops at tho front . inth large quantities of. this meat, and say the Tommies greatly Wish this appetising diet. So great, however, is the demand generally for company' 8 canned meat, that it is , Ilalf the orders re ' "stiml +i.- j °an easily underjwna this demand if he has ever taated • rdSJK 8 canned meat at a picui ° ' niuv; ® ne ?? h ,ibit is ti,e Neatsfoot tirelv tn rw u 7 ® co m l»ny, onwL Canterbury squatters and " if* « V. Aga . m > lfc might be mentioned, so huge is the demand that half , the orders cannot be fulfilled. exhibition of wool b toe company is an education in itself, fuiquaat.es are shown in scoured and styJes. The C.F.M. in square j° ol " k nown throughout the ' +W*' and , us illustrating its reputa- ' „ Quality it is mostlv sold on the buyer W exam^nation V ti lc nc *t noteworthy exhibit is one . r M n ® company's famous manures for ' - i£i'i'"""PS. maneels, not-atoes, grain, 3> 1 ®- , The high fertilising jwios _or these manures is widely r&»Sr Ills , n d as a consequence the ••••:• «Jn ur n 5 '* re B reafc demand and are Wit a Zealand and Aus>- •/ j Here again, so great is th~efland; that the company is far from - . S_ able to fulfil all the orders re- ! These manures are composed mostly of. blood .and offal from killlnß*, properly treated and blended to

produce a manure of exceptionally great fertilising power. Farmers should not miss the opportunity of closely inspecting the Canterbury Frozon Meat Co.'s exhibit, as i by doing so they will gain so much in ! knowledge. If .1 farmer is troubled with his soil, the company can supply him with his need in the shape of one of its famous manures fit for any class of soil, be it light, sandy, clayoy, peaty, calcareous, or loamy. Tho Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have always apj preciated the important part played by J manures in developing tho primary products of this company, and they have devoted a considerable amount of valuable time and money m attaining the high standard which their manures are acknowledged to possess to-day. Many of the company's other bv-products are of use to him, and lie will be given an excellent object lesson of how the sheep and tho lamb, through the refrigerating process, are bringing a bountiful simply of "olden sovereigns to tho Dominion, which until tho frozen meat industry saved the situation, threatened to go bankrupt through its stock far surpassing its consumption. The pioneer companies which were the first to bring about this welcome change fully deserve the support of the public, particalarly that of the farming comniunitv for their .share 111 effecting it, and, as before mentioned, the Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. is tho second oldest company in the Dominion. Just how high this company values the welfare of the Dominion and the Empire can ln> judged by their growing, for purely patriotic purposes, over 19001b of Mangel Seed on their farm at Belfast. Samples of this seed can be seeu at their stand. There is also a fine exhibit of' Red Clover, also grown on the sime farm.

Frugal housewives in those days when the cost of living is so high, should make a poin', of inspecting tho company's exhibits of canned meat. Of delicious flavour, comprising only tho best of meat,, they stand supreme, whilst the price is exceptionally low for the quality. "Don't forgot to send c. few tins of tho Canterbury Frozen Meat Co.'s canned meat again this season," wrote an Ansae from the trenches in Franco to his parents in New Zealand recently. "All the boys enjoyed the tins jou sent last year immorally. It was' such n delightful change from the usual army rations." Hundreds of: relatives of our lads 111 France have put tins of this meat in the Christmas hampers for their boys at the front, and, really, no more article, except perhaps a plum pudding, could bo sent than the Canterbury Frozen Moat Co.'s canned meat. The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. is a purely farmers' concern, all tho shares being held by farmers only, and tho company freezes on clients' account only. It. claims to bo the first .Farmers' Freezing Company formed in I tho world, and is the ono and only | Farmers' Freezing Company in [ bury. The importance of this last fact is too gr<?at to be passed over-lightly. By keeping tho "open door'' by its nonbuying policy, the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company is a striking:contrast to most of the other free-zin'g works' in New Zealand, which buy on their own account. The founder of thia company was the lato Mr John Giigg, a gentleman whose name will ever be inseparably associated with tlio frozen meat trade in New Zealand. MESSRS STOREY AND CO. ATTRACTIY E~DISPLAY OF MOTOR-C t \RS. A, beautifully-finished and' silently moving motor-car is one .-of tho "things that never fail to'attract attention and admiration, for it speaks so eloquently for the owner's taste in selection. Perhaps one of the finest exhibitions of ears, and one that will attract most attention on the Show Grounds, is that of Messrs Storey and Co.', who own the fine Garage situated convonientiy in Hereford-street - East.- • - '

This .firm is exhibiting the superbly.finiahed and attractive Allen motorcars in the very latest shades of colour and luxuriously, upholstered in brown, and our rejjorter, like many otSers of a .less inquisitive, turn of mind, . was tempted to look more closcly. The cars exhibited • the five-seater moder, and in every line of these beautiful cars was displayed the very highest skill and workmanship that could possibly be brought to bear. The merit and supremely cood value of the Allen is well rtcognisea in America, and tho Allen Motor Company has the enviable d\stiuctior. of being one of the leaders in the design and construction of automobiles. Twenty-five years of vehicle building has established for tho Allen firm a name that few companies are fortunate enough to posses 9, and each 3«ar of 6ucgoss has seen an improvement in the cars manufactured, until to-day the Allen car is ,pne of the finest to be had.: The cars (ire as near- perfection 'as it would be possible-to get them, and cannot but attract-the attention of every expert by their gracoful lines and simplicity of construction. While the appearance of the Allen is so perfect, the working parte and engine construction are even mow so if possible, and' tho most pessimistic individual alive could not point out a weak point in any -portion of the car. Unlimited! financial.resources and conservative management have made the Allen, Company wlnt it is, and its reputation for reliability and honest dealing reaches acioss the sea.

Years of experience have convinced the manufacturers that light weight in a car is essential to economy of operation, and this is one of the great features of the Allen. No expense has becii spared in eliminating every unnecessary pound in Allen construction, and in not a single .instance has this •been dono at the expense of strength or comfort. The liberal use of pressed steel drop forgings, aluminium and alloy steels leaves the Alien with about 300 pounds less weight than most cars in its class. This moans 300 pounds less wear on tyres, bearings, axles, and also means a greater ratio of power from the motor. Three hundred pounds less dead-weight- for the motor to drag around, to say nothing of the reduced weight the brakes would havo to pull up m an emergency. Nickel-steel, chrome nickel-steel, and chrome vauadium-steel, though costly, [have been used liberally for gears, shafts, and other important parts, and aro r. lasting insurance against breakage or excessive wear. In fact,. we believe that in eveiy part of the Allen Chassis, the olements of simplicity, safety, durability, and lightness have been combined to an extent found in no other car in its class. The opportunity given to farmers and others at the Show- of inspecting these cars has resulted in a great enquiry, and those in want of a most serviceable car should not miss this opportunity of being given a trial run. Messrs Storey and Co. would be greatly pleased to demonstrate the capabilities of the Allen at their garage in Hereford street. There is sure to be a continual stream of interested motorists inspecting Messrs Storey a'nd Co.'s oxhibit at the Show •, in lactj no one interested in motors should pass one of these beautiful machines without a closer inspection, and anyone contemplating owning a car should not fail to make a point of securing for himself, or herself, as the case may bs, the many advantages displayed in the Alleo, for they cannot but bo impressed by ita vast superiority ever others of its class. For workmanship, ease of operation, beauty, and simplicity of construction, they stand alone amongst cars, but all the writing in the world can never convince like a personal inspection, when the car will sjeak foy itself. .... Messrs Storey and Co. are_ exhibiting another car of particular interest—a three-seater Partin-Palmer. This car has a local built body by Messrs Johnston and Smith, the well-known body builders of Christchurcli. A careful inspection of this car impresses you with the possibilities of motor-car construction in the Dominion, and raises the ouetv ".Why isn't there more of this

work done here?"' That the three6eater Partin-Paimer car. be compared to its advantage with many imported cars there is no doubt. From beginning to end, design, paint-work, finish, uuliolstonng—all leave nothing to be desired. The "Calthorpe" Car is not being exhibited by Messrs Storev and Co. this year, shipments being delayed, but in the noar future they hope to have ample stocks. As an indication that the Calthorpe manufacturers are preparing for world-wide trade when conditions become normal, it may be mentioned that they have recently purchased Mulliners. Ltd., tho largest body builders in London. DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY. Tho Dunlop Rubber Company, of Australasia, Ltd., can be cited as a gco:l example of progress and enterprise. Tho name "IXinlop" is, of course, a household word. When anyone hears it, sees it, or thinks it, there appears a mental picture of the Tyre which not only made the bicycle a practicable, inexpensive, and pleasurable means of locomotion, but which, in its later developments, rendered possiblo the motor-car also. Yet there may be still some who are not yet fully apprised of the fact that for the last eighteen years the Dunlop Rubber Company of Australasia, Ltd., besides the manufacture of their celebrated Cycle Tyres (First in ISBB— Foremost ever since) and tyres for any carriage you can travel in from the cradlo to the grave—Motor-cars. Motorlorries, Motor-cycles, Cabs, Buggies, Coaches, Perambulators, Trucks, and Aeroplanes—turn out vast quantities of all and every kind of Rubber Gcods now demanded by advancing civilisation. This Company, which holds all tho parent, the English concern's patents, trade marks, and trading rights lor tho whole of Australasia, now usos capital in. tho business amounting to over £1,250,000, all of Australian and New Zealand investment. "With this amount, and the goodwill involved in the namo "Dunlop" at stake, operating in a market wholly confined to the Australian States and New Zealand, this Company roust make quality their first aim. Its goods cannot bo sold elsewhere. If they are not "up to the mark" they cannot bo shipped 13,000 miles away to "Foreign" or "Colonial" i markets. . They are, so to speak, made on tho buyer's doorstop. Tho Ihinlop Rubber Company has built up a great industry in these Southern lands. At its Mills at Montague, Melbourne, -which stand over a ground area of over six acres, over 1800 workpeople - are employed under conditions which cannot be bettered in any particular in any part of the world. Y"et, although the rates of wages paid the operatives aro higher than elsewhere, so high is the standard of education, intelligence, and adaptability in theso young Dominions, that the efficiency of their labour is high also. And they are operating a plant which comprises the newest and most perfect machines for the manufacture of Rubber Goods which human, ingenuity has yet produced; and which is capable of turning out as much aa two hundred tons of rubber ware per week, and every ounce of it up to tho value which ttu name "Dunlop" calls for- . "

"Wonderfully fine and varied are the Danlop of all kinds, Rubber in Sheets, Rubber in coils of cord and tubing. Rubber in Rolls; Hose of'all"kinds, Boot Heels and Soles; Hot-water Bags, Football Bladders, Tennis Balls, Jar and Bottle Rings, Engine Packing, Belting of all kind 9. Mats and Matting, Waterproofs, Tobacco Pouches, "Wringer Rollers, Milking Machine Requisites/ Gloves, Corks. Bandages', Studs, Springs, Buffers, Bands, Plugs, Valves, Washers, Ebonite Goods, etc. etc. These are some of the articles for the use of Australasians made at the Company's celebrated factory.

We have just perused a small brochure "All about Rubber" being a short description of its production and manufacture, a very conpendioue and most interesting little souvenir, which the Company will be .happy to post to any of our readers on application. A tour through the great Mill at Montague, Melbourne, is-a liberal education in the science of economical-pro-duction. No Now Zealandor visiting Melbourne should fail to pay a visit to this Mill, which is only a short distance from the city, beihg right alongsido the Montague Railway .Station, the ' first on the Port Melbourne line. Thore all visitors aro welcome, and a competent cicerone is always ready to conduct them through its well-ordered mazes. All the stages of rubber-manu-facture aro laid down before them, from the washing of the crude -rubber ! to where the giant presses and vulcanizes give forth their products steaming hot. The whole makes a journey botTi interesting and instructive, ancl not a little astonishing. _ The Dunlop Rubber Company, of Australasia, Ltd., have their Christchurch Warehouse at 116 Worcester street, and their Wellington Warehouse at 9o Oourtonay place, and their Auck- , land Warehouse at 62 Fort street; while in Australia they have branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, ana Launceston, and. as before mentioned, the Mills are at Montague, Melbourne. No one who attends the Manawatu Show, 'at Palmerston North, should fail to visit the "Dunlop" Exhibit ?n No. 3 Hall, where a fine display of their, varied manufactures in Rubber can bo inspected, including the now "Dunlop White Tread Grooved and Rod Tread Railroad Motor and Motor Cycle Tyres, which are giving New Zealand motorists such lino service and cheap mileage. Special attention should be devoted to the New Railroad Pattern Motor Cover, as it is considered to bo the most satisfactory solution of the skidding problem. Get a Price List there, or write to any of their NW Zealand depots for one. It will pay you. BARNETT AND CO. "RITO" VETERINARY REMEDIES. Few businesses in Christchurch can show such a record of rapid and solid progress as that of Messrs Barnett and) Company. Cathedral square. Their cen-trally-situated and well-stocked promises are known to all in search of pure drugs and chemists' preparations, and are especially known to the pastoralist and farmer as the depot for veterinary remedies and veterinary instruments. Established over thirty-five years ago, the business of Barnett and Company has kept abreast of the times, and has displayed commendable enterprise ini many directions. Not the least important of which is their practice of always returning tlio prescription to the customer with their medicinc. A recent .purchase of this firm is the old-established Pharmacy of Barrett's, Oxford terrace,, near the Hospital. This Pharmacy is now being restocked and brought to the highest pitch of perfection. On tlie Show-Grounds Messrs Barnett and Company's tent is situated in the

vicinity of the sheep pons, ° n le , f & side of the main roadwaj • V"* firm makes an attructiyo and ©ffectne display of some of its lines that aro ot interest to farmers. Of interest and importance to housewives, in town or country, whose minds are exercised by t lie ever-prr-sent problem of the eost of living, is the exhibit- of land rennet manufactured by Barnett and O). Thero art* few iflor© holesom© and economical dishes than junket, and from Barnett and Co.'s rennet, delicious junket can bo made. With stewed rhubarb, or with slewed fruits, junket is not only a fastv dish, but as it is predigested, it is of high nutritive value. The major portion of tho firm's exhibit is devoted to a display of "Rito' veterinary medicincs. Tt is confidently claimed for these specifics that in using the pastorn'ist and tho farmer aro making no rash experiment. They have stood the test of actual experience, and the numerous testimonials to their efficacy from well-known farmers in different parts of tho Dominion show that tlioy do all that is claimed for them. The purchaser is further protected by tho fact that the firm has registered the word "Rito" in order to ensure that imitators shall not use it in describing their concoctions. Special attention is •directed to the ''Rito" colic drench, which gives immediate relief to horses and cattlo, and speedily cures cold chills, and other similar afflictions. "Rito" Balsam, a compound cf pine and modern antiseptics, is invaluable and indispensable in every emergency affect- ' ing the health of-animals, and is tho best remedy for healing old and fresh wounds. "Rito" Tnnlc Worm Powders and "Rito" Condition Powder for horso.s and cattlo. arc. of great efficacy in preparing stock for show purposes and toning up their general health. Barnett and Co. also show specifics forother ailments which arc all of proved value. A special foatnro is tho firm's I veterinary instrument department. War conditions hare respited in a limited supply of such instruments, but Barnett and Co. possess a largo and varied stock, and make a speciality of supplying veterinary medicine chests. Tho firm's exhibit will well repay a visit and careful inspection.

MISSUS JOSEPH HAMLET AND CQ. .Notwithstanding the difficulties that face every motor importer, Messr3 Joseph Hamlet and Co., of Tuaxn street Christchurch, have u very fine display or Motor-cars—probably the liliorst display of automobiles on tho Show Ground, and a visit to their two largo marquees is full of interest to those who wish to inspect the splendid production of the best automobile engineers of the States. The main part of tho firm's exhibit is occupied by six of the latest "Mitchell sixes," a ear which for speed, power, easy running qualities, and general cxccllence is very hard to b?ab. Tho Mitchell six is a car that lias proved! itself in this Dominion as one that can stand without failing any amount of hard work, and for touring in rough country it is ideal, owing to its marvellous riding qualities. "It is a car of deeds and not words" is the way in which Mr Hamlet aptly described" the Light Six Mitchell. Our readers will remember that the Light Six Mitchell created quite a stir in the motor world

not long ago by establishing a record to Dunodin. On that occasion, the Light Six Mitchell, in the teeth of southerly wind and rain, and hampered by sloppy roads, journeyed the distance of 492 miles, from hero to Dunodin and back, in the record time of 12 hours 26 minutes. ' But not only did the Mitchell car establish a rccord for speed, reaching Go milos an hour at times, but ifc also made a record in the petrol test. Tho Automobilo Association certified that the Light Six Mitchell ran miles per' gallon, which works oilt at 49.7 ton miles—tho world's record for a standard touring car whoso gears, etc., were not tampered with. Tho cars that | Messrs Hamlet and Co. are exhibiting this year are »if the same pattern ana identical to tho car which put up these records. One could not help being, impressed when inspecting this dandy car, by the gracoftil liries of its tonneau, tno sumptuous upholstery, and the minute care.with which, every retail is finished. It has a remarkable engine, and the problem of increasing the power without increasing the bore and stroke of tho fuel consumption has been worked out to a high degree of efficiency. (The astounding efficiency of this high-speed power plant is due to tho ingenious deSign. tho quality of the materials used, and the dead true accuracy and magnificent workmanship employed in its construction. .The "en bloc" cylinder casting i'l -its design is entirely original, and) though it has only been announced a short time, .the system has already been accepted as a standard by which the manufacturers are planning their futuro products. A novel point is that the ordinary intake manifold is eliminated, and the Rayfield carburetter is attached directly to the cylinder block. The passage for the incoming gases is incorporated in the cylinder block, and, being completely surrounded by hot water, the charge is warmed, onsurin<r perfect vaporisation. The cylinder casting has a. movable head which provides extremely oonvement access to the tops of tho pistons, oombustion chamber, and to the valves. The transmission is on the best lines, while the springing, to which particular attention has been paid is supoib. Meetrio light and electric startmg aro standard, the first being ot the double wiro complete circuit type, not grounded on any part of the car and the last one of tho most simple starting systems on the market. OF course the really important parts of tho motor-car cannot well be testod by the average looker-on at an exhibit, but the mutability of all material for tho work , ~l s. u POB to do can bo safely lett m the hands of the great firm wliicn. turns out the Mitchell. Considered from every viewpoint, tho "Mitchell Six" certainly fulfils every demand of tho most exacting motorist, and, before leavninr Christchurch, all prospective car buyers will do weil to carefully consider tho Six" proposition, as Messrs Joseph Hamlet and 00. advise that supplies are limited, and, like all other cars, new shipments are only in the dim distance. ~ " ELECTRIC POWER. MODERN ALCHEMY RIVALLING ALADDIN'S LAMP. BRIGHTENING WOMEN'S LIVES. Without a doubt the most interesting "exhibit on tho ground is that of the City Electrical Department. Just after entering the grounds you are greeted by a notice, "Do It Electrically," and right you have oxamples of the wonders -o i.modern application of electricity. Perhaps the greatest feat of modern alchemy is the Hydro-Elcctric Plant. With its aid wo are able to transmute the same force that propelled the devastating avalanche of snow into ductablc electricity to work for us cheaply, cleanly, and efficiently. Nostling among towering mountains, and kept full by the melting snow, is Lake Coleridge. Below it lies the • Hydro-Power house, where tons and tons of bdow water havo their power converted into electrical current. Hour after hour— day after day—unceasingly this transformation of energy goes on. Already this wonderful force is lighting our fiomes and city streets, turnjng the giant wheels of industry, cooking our food, and driving our vehicles. Soon it will bo doing more, and for our mothers, wives, and daughters, particularly, is it effecting a bencficent revolution in tlieir lives. Tho drudgery of the past is going, and will soon be gone. The hot-point iron has already made ironing a plea-, sure, and in homes ruled by wise considorate husbands aiyl fathers, cooking. too. has become as interesting and as easy as is the task of the artist who finds his work not an effort but an entrancing pleasure. DIRT BANISHED. In these homes, soot and smoke, firelighting, coal-carrying, and all the labour and dirt that these things mean have either passed into the limbo ot

forgotten things or have become us a dreary dream, dissipated by the welcome light of day. Take, as illustration, what has happened in tho home of a well-known citizen of Christchurch of moderate in.come? The wife is an invalid, and most of her days are spent in bed. This necessitated having a woman in to prepare the family meals. Recently, 'however, tho husband secured an elcctric cooker from the City Council Electrical Department. The result is that there remained so little fcr the woman to do that half a day is all the time that her services aro required. There ia no wood to be chopped. no coal to be carried, no fires to be lit, no stoves to be cleaned. She just prepares the joint and the pudding, plac-cs them in the elcctric cooker, regulates tho heat by a simple device, then goes her way, and when the family return at micWay to lunch they find the meal rooked to'a turn, and ready to be served. The cite trie kettle, or. rather, an improvement on it? and invented bv ->lr Stark, i s brought into play, and in seven minutes the water is boiling, and available for making the tea or other beverage. . There are seven people in this family, and thev admit that they are hearty eaters, and the monthly cost of cooking is what? —just 10s it month. It was the husband who gave theso details to tho writer, and tho latter realised that, after all. it wa ß not the man's, but the wire's, verdict that would count in a matter of domestic cconomv, and so the question was P l *; "What does Mrs say about it Prompt was the answer, ' My wdc says. 'We have been married for 25 years, and that electric cooker isthe best present vou have ever given"mo.

SOME QUESTIONS. • Now, vou tliiuk as much of y° ur wife as liio other fellow does of his, don't vou:- If anyone said any deferent vou'd threaten him with physical vioiencc, wouldn't you. In choice language. you would describe hini as a blank pervertcr of tfio truth. But, it's deeds that count, not -words. J-» u r wife has still got to carry coals and wood, hasn't shel J Still has to sweat over a hot oven, and spend valuable physical energy in cleaning it afterwards. And then if sbo isn't, a bright and vivacious companion m the evening you get grumpy, don t you. Well, what about proving to your wife that vou think just as much of her as tliat other fellow docs of hisf What about giving her the best present she ever had in all your married lit© l a present that will not only lighten her domestic labours, and thereby conserve what remains of her youth ana energy, but will make it pleasantly interesting 0 Give her an electric cooker and an electric kettle that takes seven minutes to boil. You can get both of them, and many other useful, clean, labour-saving devices as well, at the City Council's Electric Departments shop at the corner of Manchester, and Armagh streets. Oh, yes, you can afford it; it's quite within your means. And, anyhow, you will save money by it.

OF UTMOST CONVENIENCE. Perhaps you have already got the electric light in your home. If you I havo, you'll admit that until you nacr it installed you never realised just what a convenience ifc isYou appreciate the difference between pressing {vn clcctric switch, and immediately flooding your room with brilliant light, and your previous experience with gas. You remember how you had to potter about searching your pockets or the mantelshelf for matches that often could not be found. How irritablo you got when this happened. You know, too, how nice it is to have a light that can be switched on and off from beneath the blankets by just pnlling a string. And. you havo heard your wife sing the praises of the clcctric iron. She tells you that she doesn't now have to walk backwards and forwards to the stove ;or the gas ring; how nicely the iron -works,---the labour it saves, the pleasure it gives. The writer of this article knows, for he has experienced the things he is talking about, and is not passing on second-hand impressions. Well, all these things, splendid though they be, and cheap, are as starlight to sunshine compared with the pleasure, convenience, ancl satisfaction to bo derived from the olectric cooker. SEE FOR YOURSELF. While you are visiting the City Council's Electric Department shop, get Mr Stark or one of his staff to Bhow you what can be done in the way of heating water by electricity. Honestly, it will surprise you. See here, there are 24 hours in the day. Mostly, your wife spends those 24 hours in her own homej you probably spend about 15. What about i making it a little heaven on earth ? "You can do it electrically"—try. Ana if you want some further information,' have £} look at the City's electrical dis-1 play at the Show to-morrow, and asx questions. It is the attendant's busi-1 hess to answer them. APPLIED TO COMMERCE. You have been told what electricity can do, and is doing, in the home. Now, read on a little further and see what it can do, and is doing, in tho domain of commerce. Probably, as a business man, you know that nearly all the wheels of industry in this city are being turned by the "juice" being generated at the Lake Coleridge powerhouse and retailed by the Christchurch "City Council. You know, too, that our city is fast becoming a clean, "smokeless" city, and that we aro saving from 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coiil annually that would be consumed in driving machinery, were it not for this magnificent city asset. But there is another fact that you are perhaps not quite so well acquainted with, namely, the value of the electric vehicle, tho electric motor truck, the electric pleasure car. , Business tefore pleasure, of course, I but, honestly, if you haven't h«d a ride in an electric motor-car you've missed something worth while. Really, there isnt anything else like it, because not the most perfectlyequipped petrol-driven car that ever came out of the big motor works of Europe and America can at all com pare, in .the matter of easy, "soundless" running, with the electric car, especially when the latter is equipped with tho Edison Storage Battery. So easv and silent is its movement that! reallv it is necessary for the protection of the pedestrian public, who never I hears it coming, that it should .be equipped with a loud-sounding gong or horn. Sitting in one of these cars, one gets a sensation of just gliding along without effort oh the part of anybody or anything. And. as a veritable fact, that is just how they do go. They aro so simple in construction and in operation that resistance has been reduced to a minimum. The electric vehicle is simplicity personified. For its motive force—electricity—it does not require the 1000 parts needed for the working of the j internal combustion engine. The only propelling force is the simple electric motor with its one rotating part—armature. Indeed, it is a fact that in the gasolene car, equipped with electric selfstarter and lights, the electrical equipment required is much more extensive and intricate than that needed in a purely elcctrical vehicle. BATTERY*. MOTOR, AND CONTROLLER. All that the electric vehicle requires is a battery, motor, and controller, and by moving" a lever to designated points, various strengths of electrical force are applied to the motor to move forward or backward at will at whatever speed is desired. The whole thing is simplicity in cxcelsis. and the operation of drivjng such a vehicle can be performed with onlv the smallest demand on brain and muscle.

The gasoline oar, on the other hand, in addition to all the ordinary gear required for such a car, must also have a battery, motor, and controller merely for starting and lighting, wheroag these three tilings, on a larger scale, constitute the essential, and almost entire, equipment of the purely electrical vehicle.

Then, again., it must be remembered that the gasoline car requires electrical equipment, in one form or another, for ignition purposes. All this is much more complex than the electrical equipment required • for an electrical car. Practically anybody can drive an electric car—no skilled chauffeur is required —and yet another advantage resulting from its simplicity of design is the low cost of maintenance.

THE RESPONSIBLE FACTOR

It is those are responsible for a 1400 per cent. increase itt the use of the olectric vehicle in Great Britain during the wnr, and for the fact that 100,000 clcctric vehicles are operating in the United States to-day. Already there arc 37 of them in New Zealand being used for all kind of service. Particularly is the electric motor truck making good, and though it cannot be heard, it is a familiar sight in the city streets collecting rubbish for the municipality, delivering goods for the large emporiums, carrying passengers, and. for general haulage. The Lake Coleridge electric power scheme makes Christchurch and Canterbury an ideaLjjlace for the electric ear, and the time is not far distant when there will be clinrging stations all over the province. Here are the advantages of electric trucks:— 1. Economy. 2. Simplicity. 3. Durability. 4. Reliability. The Christchurch City Council Electrical Department is making special provision to cater for this business, so convnced is it that the electric car is the car of the future. It is laying oht a large sum of money in equipping a garage and extending the charging equipment. It has gone further than this, and has demonstrated its faith in the future of the electric vehicle and the Edison, storage battery by taking over from A. R. Harris "and Co. the agency in Christchurch for tho Edison storage battery electric vehicles, and when it has sold a car it is preuared to undertake the entire care an<3 upkeep of the vehicle at the lowest possible cost per annum at which tho work can be done. Here are some figures that will demonstrate conclusively that the electric truck is the soundest transport proposition. They embody the experience of the Rongotea Dairy Company, making comparison of two years' running expenses of two petrol lorries and two •.electrics. Petrol. 1915-16 -1916-17. 1917-I*. £ £ £ .. 166 230 46 Tyies .. ~B<s _ 150' GS Maintenance .. 177 163 63 "Wages •. .. 300 823 369 728 868 546 Revenue earned .. — — 68 728 868 478 Can the business men of this province afford to ignore the lesson which these figures. convoy ? QUIRK'S SAFETY AIR GAS. A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT. , By the aid of Quirk's Air Gas. country "homes are able to enjoy all tho advantages of using an ideal gas system for lighting, heating, ironing, and cooking. Sir Quirk has for the past, few months been devoting his energies to the North Island, where the number of installations has been exceptionally bin; during the past-year. "Yes, we're going to have a good time here during the Show," said ihe representative, ''and I'm hoping to meet a lot of the company's old fnend3 again, and now friends, too!! For," continued he, "far from cleaning up the province of Canterbury so far as orders are concerned. we feel we have only just started here! The big boost which, we had from sixteen to eighteen months ago was only a. commencement—only to set people talking; now we're goinir to reap a greater harvest from the fact of so many influential people in different districts having proved the handiness and economy of our system!" "We are doing in other parts of the Dominion —in the North Island—exactly what was done here when we fir t commenced in Christchurch." said tho representative, "and our efforts have been attended, with singular success!" As he pronounced the latter half of his sentence ho turned to an adjoining bench and picked Tip a very formidable list of names. "Here you are!" he remarked, a& he thrust forward the paper whereon.

was printed tho list of users of Quirk's Safety Air-Gas. "Here's some 400 witnesses to tho fact of the value of our plant!" he added, "look down the list, take a note of the personnel of our clients, and you'll admit that in every district it's the tamo story—the brainiest men, the men who are the foremfost thinkers andi workers of their districts, theee are the men who have been quick to take advantage of the outstanding merits of our system!" "Yes, all over the North Island it's been tlie same," he continued, "and to-day, in every province we have entered, the leading men have been the first to have our system installed. So raneli so that it has really been romarkablo the largo number of big installations -we've fitted up in the homes of loading stock-breeders and runholders." "Well, I should say it is!" remarked the Quirk Air-Gas man with a smile, when the Pressman "presumed'/ it was the fact of the cooking and ironing facilities. in addition to the lighting system, that was the great factor in favour of Quirk's Safety Air-Gas. "You would understand that if you were told, as I was, by a lfidy in the Cheviot district, tho other day, that nowadays, when no fires are needed, sho can with our plant have porridge and breakfast cooked for the household exactly fifteen minutes after petting out of bed! "It's the oiggest friend country ladies have, and wo tell the men—unless you mean business, don't lot your wife tee a Quirk /Safety Air-Gas installation, for as sure as you'vo got a cheque-book you'll have to put your autograph to a cheque in due course—to see Quirk's Safety Air-Gas is to realise more fully the tolly of doing without it, and to make up her mind to have it comes as natural to a lady as ploughing and harvesting by up-to-date machinery has with the men who followed ■ the old laborious hand .methods!" "As a matter of fact, the real position is" —and here the representative assumed a serious aspect as he spoke— "we've applied ourselves towards alleviating the task of the country ladies. And we've done it! Apart altogether from the fact of the trouble, dirt, heat, 'and unreliability of cooking on old-time methods, there is the question of the saving of time to be considered! "Most country houses have machinery and appliances for reducing labour outside the house, but very little has beon done to reduce the tedium of housework. "And time to the country lady in these days," he continued significantly, "is more than money, for many of them have plenty of money, yet can't got time for rest at all!" This phase of matters has been a great factor in the sale of plants in the North Island, where ladies had been greatly delighted with the cooking possibilities of the 'system. War conditions have had a certain effcct on business with, his firm. It had been difficult at one time to procure raw material, but special arrangements have now been made, and no great trouble is anticipated in the immediate future in the matter of the supply of plants. Quirk's Safety Air-Gas, Ltd., have certainly spared no expense in making their stand a good success at the Show this year. Everything is tastefully arranged, and a homely atmosphere helps to better demonstrate tho utilities of this popular system of lighting, heating, cooking, and ironing. In addition to the regular Quirk's Safetv Air-Gas plant they now have a hollow-wire, two-light plant, using low grade spirit, and which, complete, costs only £16 10s installed. Extra lights may be added at any time for the' nominal sum of £3 15s each, this price including the cost of installation. JOHN CHAMBERS"AND SON, LTD. The enterprising firm of Messrs John Chambers and Son, Ltd., iB again well to the fore, and tlieir ' exhibit should command very general attention from country and city dweller alike. Constant attention is being given by skilled inventors and workmen to the needs of tho dairy, and labour-saving appliances and deviccs to promote hygienic handling of dairy products are ever evolving. Messrs Chambers aro exhibiting what they claim to be a very finished product in this line, in tho sliaye of an "Ailto" Bucket Milking Machine, which is shown in conjunction with the "Auto" Milk Elevator, an ingenious contrivance for elevating the milk direct from the cow byre to the milk stand or separator vat. giving the bucket machine-user all the advantases and none of the disadvantages of the releaser. Those who have not yet made the acquaintance of j the "Auto" Teat Cup should take ad-j vantage of the opportunity which will be afforded them at this stand to-day

to do so. It is a cup which has deservedly become very popular among milking machine-users. Of beautiful desigu, and adaptable to all classes or cows, it may safely bo said to bo something unique in its line, arid- an article which has "come to 6tay. Passing on from dairy requisites, one .comes to the Samsou Wind will, a standard line largely used by farmers and suburban dwellers alike owing to its great strength and reliability. t in all weathers. Strength and reliability aro also prominent attributes of the Sandow Wool Press, a recently improved machine which, is well worthy of the attention of woolgrowers. A. strong point which should be noted in connexion with it is that it is capable of being operated in sheds where tlja .old tiprover type of press is. an-im-possibility owing to lack of head room. Further, the modus operandi is simplicity itself. What is claimed to be the least expensive shearing machine eo far as uplteep is concerned is the Moffat Virtue Shearing Machine, the agency for New Zealand for which. Messrs Chambers have been fortunate enough to secure. It is simple in design, and has few wearing parts. Many an orchardist will find fulfilment of his wauts in the article known as Sherwin William's Dry Powdered Orchard Spray, a good line introduced for the benefit of this class" of producer. Jit is easy to handle and economical, and is ousting many less efficient products in its lino froni the market. Wade's Motor Cro6s-cut Saws constitute an exhibit which will nodoubt attract a good deal of attention. These instruments are calculated to do the work of ten men. Indeed, they are claimed to be among the griß&tiest lab-cur-savers introduced to the Dominion, and as such ehould clainj the attention of all prudent sawmillers. Numerous other fines are shown,' including various grades 'of "Ambrosia"Motor Oil, Mallinson's Oil Sheep Dip, ' Myers's Lowdown Pumps, and a very' useful iron frame crosscut saw bench. E. REEOT^BnTED. In thinking over old times, memory goes hack to the early days of A. and P. Shows in Christcnurch, when the old site in Colombo street- South—now the Sydenham Parly—saw the small beginnings of what iii now the largest Show of its kind in the Dominion. It is many years since the Show outgrew its old quarters, and moved to Adaington; but another of the early Colombo street landmarks, the firm of E. Reeoe, Limited, the oldest Hardware Houeo in Christchurch, founded by the late Mr Edward Beece in 1856, still stands on its original site,-and carries on a flourishing and progressive business* [ On the corner space near the White- | leigli avenue entrance to the grounds, I Show visitors will find this firm's exhibit. * • . Never before lias the patriotic duty of growing more foodstuffs been so in- | sistently brought home, not only to the farmers, but to city dwcllora atf well; and to assist and encourage this work, Reeccs' have largely confined their display this year to gardening, ists', and light farming equipment. A front tent is doroted almost entirely to the popular "Dial" spraying materials. -Of absorbing interest to orchardists is the 'Thai" Spraying Booklet and Calendar, obtainable, gratis from the attendants at the exhibit. For every post that fruitgrowers* have, to contend with, the "Dial" materials offer a specific, and tho booklet given clear, practical information as to which wash to use, the strength it should bo applied,'for all tho varying seasons of the year, and the times at which to be particularly on guard against all tho deadliest orchard foes, codlin moth, woolly aphis, red mite, caterpillar, etc., etc. No one interested in fruitgrowing, whether nrofwaioual or amateur, who has not already a copy of the booklet, should leave the grounds without one. AU the "Dial" specialties aro included in thd display—"Emuka" Bed Spraying Oil, lime-sulphur'.with., naphthalene, bordeaux powder, • arsenate , of lead paste, atomised-sulphur, kerosene emulsion, etc.. etc. In the same, tent, spray pumps' of - various . descriptions ,ar© exhibited, special emphasis, being ..laid on tho ' 'Success'' Bucket Pump, scientifically made to resist for years the strongest corrosive spraying materials. An open f pace--between the two tents _ of this exhibit is devoted to Gardening Tools, of all descriptions, Lawn Mowers, Hose, Lawn Sprinklers, Garden Boilers, etc., and a representative group of the well-known Planet Junr. Tools. All tho old tnod Planet Juniors are to the fore again this season,* Single and Double-wheel Hoes, Seeders and Cultivators, and it may be specially noted that Recce's always cany a full stock of Planet extras, and their long,experience in handling these tools —oyer thirty-one years—enables them to gjve expert advice on all points concerning the line. ' t , ■ ' The Second Tent is devoted to

• Paints, OiV. anu Regal Roofing Material-. Paints esjieciaily suited to Farm Buildings. Waggon and Implement '' Paints, etc., make an interesting dis-p'.-iv: in Oils, every grade is shown, Iroin that suited to the hoavieet- ma- '. i rhinerv to tint for motor-cars, lawn- • ' mowers, etc. Owing to the almost pro- ' hibitivo prices of rooting iron, special ' attention is sure to be given to Regal Roofing in all grades, 1, 2, and 3-ply, Asphalted Felt, etc. Ear-markers and Stencil Plates made in order, on the shortest possiblo notke. by their own .mechanics, are a specialty of this finn, and country patrons will find this branch not the ' fenst interesting item of a striking exhibit. ! THE FLETCHER MILKING MACHINE CO., LTD. ! A most interesting and instructive demonstration is given by the abovo company, which has a two-cow plant erected for this purpose. During the last few years the milkiiirr machine has made wonderful i >tridev, the designers all striving for ' etficicncy. cleanliness, and simplicity, j Tin, "Fletcher" machine is the last word oil these points, being the outcome ■" of careful investigation, practical trials, » and close study of the needs of dairy f farmers. It possesses distinct advau- ■ " which make it worth while to investigate. The releaser i s mechanically driven, and theroforo positive, and is so simnle in construction that a user can easily understand and follow all its operations. There is only ono moving part, and this is in the releaser shed. There being no wear, tho upkeep • charges are. negligible. Tho design of ' the pipe lines and releaser prevent surgPing and frothing Gf tho milk. A special feature of tho machine is the "Flotcher" patent toat cup, and • although only a plain inflation is used, it gives a positive three-sided squeeze high up on the teat, and is a perfect , ' wet milker. Although it has only been ' a short timo on tho market its reputa--1 tion has spread, and heavy demands are ' being made for it from all over New . ■ Zealand. The plant can be driven by any power unit. In the easo of this show plant, it ; is driven by an "Anderson" Combined Oil Engine and Vacuum Pump. Thi3 ' engine is the same as tho now* famous "Anderson" Standard Dairy Farmers' <; engine, combined with a vacuum pump • ; which gives a suction stroke every revo- > lution. It is very compact, saving ■ * floor space, belting, foundations, otc. H With the exception of tho rubber-ware the whole plant is manufactured in the | Dominion, and reflects groat credit on | the excellent workmanship and caro :n j selecting materials. | HOW MOTORISTS MAY PROFIT. ] A good tyre to a motor-car is moro : than "a dash of pepper and salt to a ?! slice, of beef, for whereas the meat can I still bo consumed without tho addition | of tli© desirable condiments, tho car is | worse than useless without tho guaran- | ? teo on its four wheels of a good reliable 5 tyre. Such a need is met by using the Macintosh tyro, a tyre of long ' proven quality manufactured by the ' world renowned firm of Cha3. Macintosh and Co.. Ltd., which was founded in 1824 for tho purpose of manufacturing' the famous waterproof, and which holds the proud distinction of being the pioneers of tho india-rubber industry in Britain. They commenced tho manufacture of motor tyres ten years ago, and short this period is they hold a foremost position in tho .inotor tyre world. "Why? Because ~ with the nafno of Macintosh is associated tho gunrantep of reliability and exoollenco of manufacture. The very best fabric that can be obtained is used in tho Macintosh tyro and every piece is subjected to exhaustive test before being used. Only tho very finest rubber is omployed in the proofing of this fabric with tho result that tho casing or foundation of tho tyre is as perfect as it is possible to mako it. Alossrs J.. A. Redpath and Sons, Ltd., are tho South Island agents for Macintosh tyres and their representatives will bo pleased to demonstrate tho outstanding merit of these aids to a smooth running motorcar at their exhibit in the Show Grounds. . „ Messrs J. A. Redpath and Sons, Ltd., are also South Island agents for the Sandbo starter for Ford cars. This is an ingenious device. It is a two compression starter which means that ono operation swings the engine twice. Motorists will appreciate what this means. Last season the makers Bold 47,000 of theso starters to Ford car owners, which proves that the Sandbo starter has proved what it claims to do. Another useful exhibit for which Messrs J. A. Redpath and Sons are the South Island agents, is the ..Ensign carburetter, the prime purpose of which is to create and continually maintain n perfect, powerful, and economical mixture in all altitudes and at all speeds. This claim might be a big one, but the Ensign carburetter has proved that it can meet the bill. The Ensign carburetter is fool proof and when once adjusted requires no further attention; it works automatically. Following are somo of the advantages to be secured by employing the Ensign:—(l) Maximum possible power and economy, (2) positively no "load up," (3) constant performance under all conditions of weather and altitude without readjustment, (4) quick get-a-way in coldest weather without dash or other, controls or warming in any manner, (5) entire absenco of gradual or other change of mixture or performance due to wear.of the parts of carburetter, (6) has no natural hesitation point, therefore no complicated contraptions to overcome the same, (7) all of these points without fouling of motor cylinders or spark plugs. In a nutshell: without springs or poppet valves or any human agency the Ensign carburetter's action shreds the fuel so fine that a perfect mixture under all conditions of climato and altitude is always obtained from any. grade of fuel. The design is the reverse of common practice. The float valve and bowl and the gasolene connexions are on top and can be dismantled instantly. The fuel is not sprayed into the incoming air bv a nozzle but flows from a submerged orifice downward in just the right proportion for a perfect mixture into a whirling mass of air, which breaks it up into a fine mist. Then Messrs J. A. Redpath and Sons are the South Island agents for Moco Monkey Grip, a tested, tried, and accepted self-vulcanising cold patch for auto and motor-cyclo inner tubes, and casing repairs. So tremendous is tho sticking -power of Monkey Grip that it will baffle all but the strongest muscles to pull apart patches stuck together with it. Motorists, be wise, do not forget to inspect Messrs J. A. Redpath and^ Sons exhibit and see these valuable adjuncts for yourselves. They will be fully explained and demonstrated to you and yon will undoubtedly be convinced that all that is claimed for them is true. THE SIMPLEX SOIL TESTER. INDISPENSABLE TO AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY. The question of a soil survey of Canterbury is a matter in connexion with | which pressure is being brought to bear upon the Government to undertake. This agitation is the Tesult of the general realisation that efficient' farming is absolutely dependent upon a knowledge of the constituents of particular soils. This can bo easily understood in view of the requirements of _ various plants for particular soil qualities. But, however coniprehensive such a soil survey may be, it would not provido and define tho m»ny classes of soils met with

on individual faims. Therefore the fact is of extreme importance to tho farming community that the means is now at hand by which every individual farmer can not only obtain an aecurato classification of the soils on his farm, but also from time to time obtain a complete and scientifically correct idea of its changing requirements in the way of lime, etc. This is the Simplex Soutesting Machine, an inexpensive apparatus, which, as its name implies, is bo simple that anyone can make a epeedv and accurate analysis with it. A. W. Buxton, Ltd., Colombo street, have taken over the South Island agencyand in order that its merits and possibilities may be thoroughly and eloquently demonstrated to Canterbury_ farmers, are prominently disp aying it in a special exhibit at tho Metropolitan Show today and to-morrow. To-day is the day of efficiency. Tho farmer must obtain the utmost from his land, or eventually go to the wall. It can easily bo seen, therefore, what the Simplex "soil-testing machine means to the agriculturist or pastoralist. It> means just as much to the rural community as the wonderful X-ray represents to the medical profession. It will, in effect, look right down into the soil and determine what is required. A farmer may kiift->- that his land is sour. His practical knowledge may determine that. But it needs the soil tester to toll him exactly what tho deficit in lime amounts to and how much is required. In his business a manufacturer does not guess—he cannot afford to. Neither can the farmer. Manures cost too much nowadays to make a rough-and-ready guess as to the quantities required, iust as an insufficiency or an overdose ricans a loss on his crop or pasture products. Therefore the Simplex soil-tester is not merely an interesting contribution to tho rural oufit; it is an absolute and paramount necessity to every farmer. No one with an aero of ground can therefore miss seeing the tester exhibited by A. W. Buxton, Ltd., at tho Metropolitan Show. TH l\ LAST THING IN MOTOR-CARS. Canlei bury, • villi its scores of miles of fiat, well-laid-down roads, may be said justly to be the home of the motorcar in New Zealand, and the only real question that arises is which is the best type of car to invest in. There aro cars of all descriptions on tho market, some of them really good for a certain class of work, some of them of not much use for any kind of work at all, but for a real up-to-dato all-round car, one which is of equal value to its owner, whether he i« running about town or making a far tour into the country is the Velio "Biltwel." a car which will be much in evidonco at the Show to-day, and lovers of a really gopd automobile will find the time they ?pend in the tent in which it is shown most profitable. Tho Velio "Biltwel" comes from.one of the most up-to-dato and best-equipped factories in America, and may truly be termed an aristocrat amongst cars. Tho best mechanical brains of America have been utilised to produco it, and mora careful design with better motors could not be found in any car regardless of its price—and the Valie "Biltwel'' is an exceptionally cheap car, both as. regards the initial outlay and the subsequent tax it makes upon the pocket of the owner. The latest model touring car of the Velio "Biltwel" is perhaps the most superior car in every way that has yet been produced. Ite lines are graceful and distinct, and tho very acme of modern perfection in appearance and finish. There have been no economical short-cuts in time, material, or expense, and yet the finished car, though superbly luxurious, is oxtromely reasonable in price. "Safety first" has no better exponent than its rear-tank construction, which is free from odour and entirely removed from the dangers of a tank under seat or cowl. In equipment. everything is provided tjiat might aid the tourist in his travels, or the boulevard rider in his trips about town. One must actually handle the new "Velio" to fully appreciate the genuine comfort of the driving position, the convenient location of the levers and foot pedals, the accessibility of tho instruments on the cowl board, and tho wonderful effectiveness of all these factors in their relation to satisfactory and safe travel. This famous Velie Six Touring Car, by the way, after a nino. days' battle with snow, mud, fallen trees, rocks, and cave-in's, captured the coveted Dyas Cold Trophy offered for the first car from Soutnern California into the Yosemiie Valley in 1917, over Wanora road. Altogether, the Velie Six is one of 1 the finest, cars now offering on the motor market. Then there is the Velie Touring Sedan, a beauti-fully-built, richly-trimmed car, which is really two cars in one, a limousine one instant and an open touring car the next. Three minutes is sufficient time to convert thei body into either typo. It is a car replete with conveniences, all lending their part to touring oomrfort. Another fine Velie model is the Four-passeng«r Companionable Roadster, a low and racy-looking car, excelling in appearance, comfort, and roominess, and in the development of alll those little things that mean so much to every motorist. It is undoubtedly a car which stands out with marked individuality. Again, there is another unequalled Velie, the two-passenger roadster, which for smart appearance, unusual yet infinitely pleasing and comfortable arrangement and style, unimpeachable construction, workmanship and equipment, and, last but not least, low price, is without a rival amongst the two-seater roadsters of to-day. In the Velie Cabriolet are demonstrated all the Velie superiorities, while the Brougham, also the production of this celebrated firm, has a name as an ideal car, at a price without precedent, for shopping, social calls, and town-driving. Perfect in appointment, it has proved a welcome addition to inany of , the largest private garages in the country. In addition, there is the light four-pas-senger Velie Coupe, a car with the individuality, design, and appointments of the most costly enclosed car. .There are other types of the Velie too .numerous to mention, but all are the most up-to-date models to be found in tho world to-day; all are replete with the latest things in lighting, starting, fuel supply, clutch, steering-gear, transmission, equipment, and the hundred-and-one things that go to make up a first-class car. The local agents are the Universal Motor Company, of Hereford street, who will have a big stand at the Show to-day. PARA RUBBER COMPANY, The Para Rubber Company have the largest tont on tho ground, next to tho produco building, and tho combined working and selling exhibit shown by this company is of great interest to all users of rubber goods, and particularly to motor-car owners. *

At the working exhibit a number of wliite-coatod and very busy workmen are engaged in demonstrating the work of rebuilding worn motor tyres, and iu other ways working up the raw rubber into finished and vulcanised goods. The men so engaged are chiefly disabißS, returned soldiers,, and show exceptional proficiency, taking a keen interest in their work, which is under the supervision of an experienced tyre builder from Homo. In the selling exhibit the motorist will find much useful information. Advice may be obtained from experienced rubber men as to the merits and demerits of various brands of motor tyres. The different brands of tyre now sold in New Zealand are almost innumerable, and prices asked are usually much above their milease valuo. The Para Company have eliminated from the range of tyres they stock and sell all those which they consider do not represent eood value to tho user, and only handle tyres made by the larger rubber comnanies, which. they have found by repair experience and road use. to represent good value. In some trade quarters, chiefly ■ by garages, who are selling higher priced but lower grade tyres, there'has been in. the past much resentment shown at

i the value tho Para Company have given ! the motorists, but the motoring public have given tho Para policy of selling only the tyres which represent good value, their practical approval. In ether lines pf rubber, the Para Company have a good display of Para milking-machine rubberware, -which is better known in the dairying districts of the Waikato and Taranaki than in tho sheep country of Canterbury. They also exhibit rubber footwear, garden hose, bathing caps, hot-v/ater baps, cycle and motor-cycle tyres, rubber matting, sheeting, etc. After seeing the many uses to which rubber is now put, one can readily tmflerstand that though the worlds' nrodu-ticn of raw rubber was three times greater in 1917 than in 1911, the consumption is increasing quite as rapidly as tho production of the raw material. The exhibit of the Para Rubber Company is without doubt an exhibit wen worth more than a passing inspection. BRITISH DISTILLATE.. LIMITED. INTERESTING DISPLAY OF COAL TAR PRODUCTS. • A displav of more than usual interest, indicating the progressive spirit of a sinal] body of Christehurch business men determined to wrest tho coal tar product monopoly from Germany, is that of the British Distillate, Limited, under the care of M r G. Jfcttles, manager of the company's works at Sockbnrn. Coal is one of the most wonderful compounds known to _ science. Over five hundred commercial products are manufactured from it, including many chemicals, drugs, dyes, perfumes, etc. Hitherto these everyday requirements ca.ine from Germany, but tho .British Distillate, Limited, aims at supplying the New Zealand demand for at least some of these indispensable commodities from its up-to-date works recently erected near Christehurch. The products of coal tar in this exhibit arc •manufactured solely from the raw tar, even although the one-hundredweight case of najjhtholene on .show is of snowy white. Nanhtholene. of coarse, spelfs death to moths, and the local sample is fully up to the standard of the best imported. Mr Bettles willingly gave "The Press" reporter some information ! concerning the other products disp'ayed, each package bearing a distinctive yellow label. First came "Pomsol," a prepared spraying oil. a perfect fungicide and insecticide which has been subjected to tho most comprehensivo tests by orchard specialists. Pomsol has more than held its own against allcomers, being particularly efficacious iu waging war against the woolly aphis. It also deals effectively with green and bla-ck aphis, red spider, scale, plant lico, aphides of all kinds, and destroys lichens, fungus, moss, etc. It is an invaluable garden spray for roses, shrubs and small fruits, effective at all* seasons. The influenza epidemic, and the value of disinfectants as a preventive, emphasise the importance of tho manufacture of "Buttol," a disinfectant unsurpassed as a germ killer, far more powerful and effective than many with world-wide reputation. It is recommended for the disinfection of organisms of tuberculosis, consumption, diphtheria, and all other infectious diseases, and it is interesting to note that "Buttol" was chosen, after severe tests, by the Christchurcn City Council recently, and the contract for the year's supply was given to the British Distillate, Limited. It is used as a wash for tho skin, for soiled linen, floors and utensils, a spray for walls, and for disinfecting lavatories, sinks, schools, factories, shops, offices, and so on. Buy and use "Bnttol" and ward off the dreaded influenza. "Mortol" Paint is specially made for structural ironwork, iron fences, gates, tanks, farm buildings, and is indispensable for all kinds of roofing, its groat points being that it is acid-proof, waterproof, and protective. Another coal tar product is hard pitch, for buildings and electrical purposes, whilst the disinfectant cubettes offered will doubtless have a ready sale in view of the' mcdical advice to have disinfectants constantly in use to keep the present-epidemic at bay. "Stiltar' will interest asphalters, for it drie s hard in a few hours" in marked contrast to ordinary asphalting tar. The Tramway Board has proved its value. ■ "Creotone," another coal tar oroduct, is an undeniably effective floor and furniture stain. STEEL BROS. COACHBUILDERS, MOTOR BODY BUILDERS, Etc. Notwithstanding the advent of the motor-car, there'is always a large domand for gigs, sulkies, buggies, lorries, etc. and it is little wonder that a firm like'.Messrs Steel Bros., with their long standing reputation for high-grade wo'k, aro always found busy and expanding as oach year passes. This firm have long been known for the remarkably lasting nature' of the finish of their work —meaning the paint, varnish, upholstery, and so on —as well as tlie splendjd workmanship and sound constructional principles of their products. But their activities are not confined to horse-drawn vehicles. In motor-body "building they have an enviable reputation. The same good features that have made their coachbuilding popular for tho past two generations, are to bo found in their motor-car work, and the men who for so long swore by the "Steel" quality and finish in gigs and Ralli carts, now derive the same gratification. from entrusting their motor work —body-building, painting, renovating, etc. —to tho firm of Steel Bros. In the firm's building at the show, on the left side of tho main roadway, are about twenty vehicles —though two sold on sight the day before the Show oponcd. Among these are Tray gigs, pony Tray gigs, Ralli, and governess carts, exquisitely finished in the latest colour, shades, • aill silver mounted, and trimmed in leather. Another exhibit of merit is a two-ton lorry with shafts. Taken collectively or individually, this exhibit is ono of the finest examples of coachbuilding yet seen in Canterbury, and experts declare that. the balance, workmanship, and finish are not oxcelled in the -world. WHEELBAKD'S, LIMITED. THE PEST DESTROYERS. This firm's exhibit is particularly interesting and instructive, aiming as they do at the destruction of pests that afflict humanity. Their Noxious "Weed Exterminator is certainly a. great boon to tho farmor and gardener. Exhaustive experiments have proved the efficacy of their liquid on our greatest pests, such as Californian thistle, blackberry,, gorse, broom, foxglove, etc. By spraying these weeds and bushes, which is a simple operation, entailing very little labour, the labour difficulties on the farm are greatly reduced. The'"Weed ■ Eradicator has become very popular with townspeople for treating the weeds in tho lawns, and for this purpose is put up in gallon tins. Tho second string to their Bow is their Fly Exterminator. Unfortu- < nately. there is still a necessity to emphasise the importance of exterminating flies. They are the admitted enemy of mankind, and have been regarded as a curse from the days 67 Pharoah, and the plagues of Egypt, to the presont time. There is a great variety, of flies, all exceedingly prolific. Many attack fruit and vegetation, and are the cause of manv blights. Tho house fly and the stable fly, however, have been convicted of being the greatest carriers of disease known, and are responsible for a very great deal of in- j fant mortalitv. * ] "Wheelband's Exterminator is a liquid, which, if used as directed on the breeding grounds, as well as against the developed flv, will certainly greatly reduce the evil. A very necessary use of the fly mixture' is for combatting tho codlin moth

pest. Tho common method is t!io uso of the bandage, but this allows the moths to escapc after pupating. If the bandage is damped with Whcelband's, tho moth is immediately killed. The I mixture is also efficacious in dealing ■ with other garden pests, such as aphis, woodlico, and slugs. For lice on horses, pigs, etc., it is a certain remedy. ! BLACKBURNE. SMITH AND CO. LITTLE'S SHEEP DIPS. At this film's tent was an attractive exhibit cf Little's well-known Fluid and Powder Sheep Pips. Up to the discontinuance of the auction wool sales, users of Little's Sheep Dips took the top prieo in the Dominion at these sales for a dzen years in succession. They also obtained at the auction sales .1 lonpc list of rccord prices for wool. Those include the New Zealand record prii'cs for 19G0, 1909-191.5. February, 1913. November 11th, 1913. and November 17th, 1915, the last mentioned being per lb: also tho following local record prices, viz., record prices for wool for the provinces of Hawke's Bav, Wellington, 'Canterbury, Otago, Southland, and j Westland. j LITTLE'S DISINFECTANTS j (ALL-BRITISH). j There is an exhibit of _ Little's famous disinfectants, _ including the favourite Fluid." woll-unown for many vears from Auckland to the Bluff, also '"Little'sHyphcnoid," which is twenty times stronger than carbolic acid, and is most useful m cases of infectious diseases, such as the prevailing epidemic of influenza. Tbo third disinfectant is (made in England), which is a porfcct suostituto for tho German '"Lvsol." and can be used in exactly tho same way as tho once popular German antiseptic. GARDEN AND ORCHARD SPRAYS. In addition to Little's Sheep Dips and Disinfectants, thero was also on view an excellent display of "Antipest and "Pesticide" Spraying Fluids, also manufactured by Messrs Morris, Little and Son, Ltd..* Antipest is coming into much favour amongst rose growers for tho destruction of green fly, for which purpose it is most_ effective, as-well as being very economical. AGRICULTURAL LIME. There is also a most interesting exhibit of Agricultural Lime, comprising both Burnt Lime and Carbonate ot Lime (crushed raw limestone), the lime being shown in tho rough, and also m the finished condition, in which state it is fine enough to. be sown with, any drill or lime-spreader. Messrs Blackburne. Smith and Co. havo installed at their works at Mount Somers an up-to-date plant for tho production of Carbonate of Lime, which, is the form most generally recognised as being best adapted to tho requirements of Canterbury land. So great has been tho demand for this lime that additional machinery is already required to cope with it, and this is now on tho way from America, and will bo installed at Mount Somers shortly. Full particulars of all the above mentioned goods can be, obtained irom Blackburne, Smith and Co., lw Manchester street, Christchurch. , THE CLEVELAND TRACTOR. MESSRS DEXTER AND CROZIER, LTD., NEW ZEALAiND AGENTb. Great and unlimited interest is being taken, in tho Cleveland farm tracuir. Coming with the promise of revolutionising farming in the Dominion, it is only natural that its reception should bo more or loss sceptical. But all this immediately disappears once the Cleveland is seen at work, 'lhat is does, and is capable of doing more,, than tho makers claim is patent to all. So far there has been two public demonstrations at iiagley Park— one a. few weeks ago, tho other yesterday morning. Botween 9 and 10 a.m. this morning, tho Clove-/ land will again bo demonstrated there, afterwards 'proceeding to the Show Ground for exhibition. A noteworthy feature is the large attendance at these trials. Representative farmers have assembled from all over Canterbury to see the Cleveland Farm Tractor at work. Yesterday morning, with a three-furrow plough attached, the Cleveland ploughed. at tho speed of an acre an hour— about 60 to 70. per cent, faster than , a six-horse team, and tho ground was far from choice as well. , . The Cleveland comes from America the birthplace of farm tractors—and has gained a great reputation for itself in the land of its birth and in England, where some hundreds of these machines are helping to win the war by assisting in ' food production for the peopie or Great Britain. What strikes about this tractor is, its exceedingly neat and'compact appearance. iheie is practically nothing to it but the power-plant, the "crawler" chassis, and driver's seat, and the whole affair'takes up ft good deal less space than, a small runabout automobile, making the housing problem easy of solution. Ine Cleveland Tractor, was evoived m the brain of Mr Rollin H. White, a famous designer of motor trucks, and his aim was to turn out a tractor capable of accomplishing ihe widest possible variety of purposes. Judging by yesterdays trial and tho known work of this tractor, we should say he had succeeded admirably. Tho Cleveland Tractor is of. the typo that lays its own track, on the same principle as the giant tanKs which have put up such wonderful performances on tho battlefields of Europe, and the whole implement has been designed so that it is absurdly easy to operate and care for, economical to own, and thoroughly dependable in option. The first criticism which was launcnea at it bv tho onlookers was that the track would wear rapidly," but, as a matter of fact, this is incorrect, as it has been specially designed for long service. The sections are constructed to prevent filling and packing_ with mud, and protection is provided to prevent dirt and mud fallpK. i. nl » All the sections are joined with har dened steel pins, winch hav© their bearings in hard bushings. TTie track wheels are equipped roUer bearinss* and* in fact, all bearings throughout the "c^ist made to prevent.the entrance of dust and dirt—a most important consideration in a machine . of this descnptioii. The motor, which will run on petrol, low-grade motor spirit, or, at a pinch, kerosene, is a four-cyUnder one, with overhead enclosed valve • -the boro and stroke are 32m x siin, ana the power produced is L- h.p. at the draw bar, and 20 at the belt pully, •which pullv enables the engine to be used as a stationary plant for threshing, chaff-cutting, wood-sawing, driving, shearing mnchmcry, etc. The whole tractor weighs less than 3200it>, and it has, about 600 square inches of traction or- ground contact surface, which gives great pulling power, and at the same time prevents any tendency to pack the soil, the pressure being only about 51b per square inch. Its total length , is only 96in, width oOin. and height 52in. It can be turned in a twelve-foot circle, and its small size is obviously a convenience for housing and travelling through confined spaces. So far as the actual operation of the tractor is concerned, it is simplicity itself, and calls for little or. no effort on the part of the operator. A light pressure on .the steering wheel tightens the brake band. on the drum on one side or the other of the differential. This, tlirough! planetary gears, retards the speed of the drive wheel and track on that side I of the machine, nd accelerates the speed on the opposite side, thereby causing one side of the tractor to travel, taster than the other. The actual power required in turning the tractor is furnished by the motor. The tractor has two speeds," one forward and a reverse, and in action and in hard work it travels at about 3J to 5 miles per hour. Yesterday's trial was an unqualified success, and most encouraging to Messrs Dexter and Crozier. Ltd., the agents for the macliine. To save time the tractor was carted to the

1 Park on a lorry, and it climbed out— and back again when it had to be taken awav on inclined planks under its own »owi»r and without any man-handling, i'iie ground on which the trial was held was "just t* lo north-east of Victoria Lake, and part had been skim-ploughed for potatoes. lhc Cle\ eland was hitched to a set of heavy discs, weighted villi half-a-dozen bags of earth, and trailing behind them a set of four-ieaf harrows The ground was fairly hard in places, but the tractor pulled the lot with absolute ease, though there was a good deal ot cut on the discs, and it was verv noticeable that no packing of the gr jund took place where the trac- : tor had nassed. It was also noticeable how easily the machine was handled, j It could 'practically "twist round on ! its tail" if necessary, and very little headland would be needed in a paddock where the Cleveland is used. After tho trial with the discs, tha tractor was attached to a three-furrow plough, ploughing a furrow a good 12in by ;n deep. This was handled part of the time by a young girl, and the Cleveland walked away with tho load—a fair pull for -i six-horse team—wrth very little effort, indeed, it bem;» plain that there was plenty of power [in hand. As one North Canterbury farmer expressed it, "The tractor was doing the work of a six-horse team with 50 per cent, of power to spare." The ' last test of all was the one which most peoplo wanted to see most, and that was ploughing virgin grass land. The soil was fairly hard, and dry under tha grass, but again the Cleveland moved off at a smart pace of about four miles nor hour, and, with the work well in hand, hauled tho heavy plough and the three 6in to 7in furrows with a j smooth and easy effort that was a' pleasure to watch. There is no ' doubt whatever that the impression made by the Cleveland yesterday was distinctly favourable; in fact, we can say remarkably favourable, and the j tractor looks like one that would prove immensely useful for all kinds of jobs on all kinds of farms. It may be mentioned that during three • ours* work it consumed 3J gallons of motor spirit, so operating expenses for fuel would not be extravag"ant. BRISTOL PIANO CO. As usual, tho Christchurch manager of the Bristol Piano Co. lias preparod an exhibit deserving of more than ordinary noticc, on account of the ari tistic arrangement of palms, etc. "Supreme merit" might well be written : j of the famous instruments on exhibition, the first to come under notico being a sweet-toned upright grand Fischer player-piano, by Messrs Fischcr and Sons, New York, tho most modern player in the world. The beauty ol | this player piano is that it is in every | respect a piano of quality for the pianist, whilst by merely shifting a' key any lover of music, even thougii | not understanding a note or a bar, can j render perfectly tho world's finest musical compositions. The Fischer j under notice is in dark rosewood, and • is a full-scale instrument. Tho Samcs piano in rosewood needs no comment, tor it is tho product of the great -English house of Win. Sames. American skill and thoroughness arc found in the perfect Lagonda pijjo, and seekeio after piano perfection should make a point of inspecting this. Collinson pianos, the product of famous Enblish makers, are represented by a fine overstrung model, full trichord, in walnut cafce —a delightful piano for accompaniments. A fine Barnard upright grand will attract its full meed of attention by its wonderfully brilliant tone and its perfcct touch—a splendid piano .in every way, A beautifully finished English semi-upright grand* piano by Watts, in figured oak, will particularly interest people furnishing in oak, although tone and touch commend it to the connoisseur as well. The Bristol Piano Co', is exhibiting Bell organs and : Imperial organs, and the present models uphold the grand . reputation established during long' years of popular favour. The gramophones, full of the quality always" associated with the world-famous sign "His Master's voice," are a feature of the display, which we heartily commend to eveiyone visiting the Show. • The instruments exhibited, of course,-are representative of the excellent stocks carried by the company at its warehouse ; and music salon in Cashel street, near TattersalTs.