WEMBLEY

Evening Star, Issue 18623, 2 May 1924, Page 4

WEMBLEY

DOMINION'S’ FRUIT SALKS. Press -Association —By T«-!c".r;iph—Copyright. LONDON, April 60. TLo sales r.f colonial fruit at Wembley (he first- week of (he Exhibition were so extensive that- (lie authorities were obliged to provide special Lius in the various pavilions f-.r the reception of apple cores and orange peel. Fifteen tons of dessert apples were, .sold at the Australian pavilion alone, and the supervisor is erecting additional stalls to meet (lie demand. An average of 100,CCO Jaffa oranges are sold daily at the Palestine pavilion, and 600,000 arc supplied to (he •Exhibition reslauraiils. These arc the only oranges sold at Wembley pending the arrival of Australian am! African oranges. NEW ZEALAND’S MISTAKE. LONDON, April 60. The ' Orapliie ’ chuckles over the latent Wembley incident. It relates that when the New Zealand pavilion was first planned a prominent Anglo-New Zealand artist volunteered to model the figures to adorn the entrance gales, provided that the Commissioners covered his expenses to New Zealand. The Commissioners declined and gave the contract to a British firm, which coincidenlly invited (he same artist to undertake the task. Tims New Zealand ended by paying a, heavy sum for work which it could have had for nothing. —Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Cable. NEW ZEALAND RESTAURANT AUTIIORTTIES DIDSAXISEI E D. LONDON, Alay 1. {Received -May 2, at 9.10 a.m.) It is understood that the New Zealand authorities are dissatisfied with Lyons's methods of running the restaurant at the Exhibition. They point out that the dominion Government spent £5.000 in installing a modern kitchen, and a large sum on decorations, in the restaurant. They had hoped that the firm would iiavo introduced reasonable prices at the table d’hote, featuring New Zealand products, instead of having an ordinary teashop. Lyons and Co. refuse to introduce typical dishes, such as toheroa soup, unless they aro indemnified against loss. Mr A. E. Roberts (New Zealand Commissioner) has urged the firm to change its methods. Ho favors giving them a few days for consideration before taking further action. Ho hopes that they will eventually introduce typical Now Zealand dishes.—Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Cable.

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