WINTER SHOW

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 257, 26 July 1930, Page 15

WINTER SHOW

Attractions To-day FREE RIDES AND GIFTS Thursday’s takings at the Winter Show were £5 over those of the ■corresponding day last year, being £ll2/15/-. This leaves the total £492 below last year. With the additional attractions yesterday, including the dog show, which will also be on all day to-day, and the concessions for this afteroon, it is hoped to make a strong bid to wipe out the deficiency. The spotting competition, in which 20 £1 prizes were awarded by the Manufacturers’ Association, brought great crowds into that section of the show and brought the products of the New Zealand secondary industries prominently under their notice, and besides tested their knowledge. To-day every child will receive a free ride on the merry-go-round, will be given half-price on the dodgems, and the outside amusements, a free ruler, and every twentieth, fortieth and hundredth child or thereabouts will receive a cake of soap, a propelling pencil, chocolates, confections,. and other prizes, so that every juvenile will receive something. These prizes have been awarded by the Manufacturers’ Association, Lever Bros., Nimtno and Sons, Nestles, and the National Electric Co. In addition the description of the third Test match will be given by wireless throughout the show building. The Winter Show and Manufacturers’ Exhibition will close down finally to-night, and a record attendance is anticipated. The dog show is reported in another column. SOME SPLENDID WORK A Minister’s Praise Praise for the standard of New Zealand work revealed in exhibits at _ the Winter Show was expressed by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Hon. P. A. de la Parelle, after a visit to the show yesterday. “One can realise,” 3 stated the Minister, “that much work has been put into the exhibition by the executive officers. I saw this morning some splendid work by New Zealanders; in it could be seen some very fine craftsmanship. Looking over the many excellent stalls so well stocked with New Zealand-made goods, I came away with the impression that New Zealanders engaged in many of the industries were craftsmen, and that their work spoke for itself. . A pleasing feature of the exhibition is the growth in the production of New Zealand manufactures.”