LOGANISMS

Evening Star, Issue 19196, 12 March 1926, Page 4

LOGANISMS

One of the delegates to the Rotarian Conference was Ah Harvey Turner, of Auckland, a member of the firm of Turner and Growers, the great fruit exporters. During his stay in Dunedin Mr Turner found time to render valuable help in the arranging of the fine sub-tropical fruit display in the Auek land Provincial Court. In this lie was assisted by Mr Westfield, of the Otago Fruitgrowers’ Association. * » * * Mr Huggins, of Messrs Wright, Stephenson’s, spent the afternoon in the Auckland Court on Wednesday as listing the Commissioner (Mr A. T Brain shy) in redressing the wool caso and laying out some fresh fleeces. This wool display is now among the very host in the Exhibition. -X* TV TV VV An admirably executed relief picture in export butter of a Southland dairy farm is ono of the principal features in the fine dairy, produce exhibit in the Southland Court. There is also to bo seen in the “freezer” a particularly fine four-tier basket of roses and dahlias done in butter. *3f if if if ■ A card in the fish section of the Southland Court '■ freezing chamber states that “early in the war Soutli-

Hind anglers obtained the consent of the Minister to hold an auction sale of trout in aid of the Belgian relief fund. An appeal was made to all anglers to send in their week-end catch, with the result that 515 fish were received, the biggest weighing 101 b, while a very large number weighed 6,7, 8, and 9 pounds each. The sale netted approximately £70.” A very beautiful and unusually marked brown . trout, about l()!h_ in weight, caught in the Wyndham River hv Mr Gibb, of Mensdcs Ferry, is on view in the Southland Provincial Court. It is a curious fact that all the trout caught in the Wyndham River are similarly marked, giving them, though roallv brown trout, very much the appearance of rainbow trout. * * * * On exbibitoin in the Southland Court is a very fine photograph of a Ryeland nun. The fleece stands out wonderfully well, the photography being absolutely perfect. There is also to bo seen a beautiful photograph of Bingen Brook, the 1925 New Zealand champion harness horse at the Royal Show. Christchurch; owner, Mr W. Kennedy, “Stndloigh,” Olautaii, Southland. * * * A particularly attractive displav of ostrich plume asters, grown by Mr L. Fraser, Wondhangh, is to be seen in the Otago Court. * * -x- ■:<- The'exhibits in the Army section of the British Government Pavilion include some wonderful old weapons. Already finite a number of these have been sold to private collectors. Among the British exhibits is a “main gauche,” nr left-handed dagger with side qnillons. The blade is a little over TSin long, and where it joins the handle, a number of tiny rings have been stamped into the surface of the steel. Their significance is not. very clear, but it is more than likely a parallel to the custom of notching a pistol to record its toll of lives. If that is the case the weapon has many killings to its credit, nr its discredit, as the case may be. The period is about 1620. There is also a Scottish basket-hilled broadsword or claymore, with the blade inscribed “Andrea Farraia, 1720,” and alongside it a sixteenth century wheellock gun with an inlaid slock. Several of the old English crossbows and arrows are to be seen, and elnmsy-looking "■capons they are. ’The arrows are only about a font long, and are steeltipped. Two specimens of the familiar duelling rapier arc to he seen. At, the northern end of the Army Court is a very interesting collection of Eastern armor and weapons, including a strange assortment of knives with cruel curved blades, characteristic of the Oriental race. The. handles or hafts of some of the "capons are finely damascened in gold, and the workmanship is very beautiful indeed. Apart from the blade weapons there ■ire several old firearms and an oldtime boll-mouthed blunderbuss. * *■ * The invalid chairs and porinhnlators on hire from the Exhibition left luggage office nti/rom 6d to 2s per hour are very often .made use of by visitors to Logan Park, a 1 Star ’ representative was informed to-day. People even ring up and book them sometimes two or three days in advance. » * » * Notice of motion that the Exhibition be kept open on Good Friday was given by Mr Arthur Barnett at the meeting of the Exhibition directorate last night. Mr Barnett stated that he was not acting upon pecuniary impulse, but he felt that there were thousands of young people from Christchurch and the south who would bo paying Dunedin a flying visit about that time, and Saturday would be the only day they would have at the Exhibition. Ho thought that they would appreciate it very much if the .Exhibition were kept open on that day. Air To,ld seconded the notice of motion pro forma. ■w * » * At the directors’ meeting last night it was reported that the Chinese residents of Dunedin had contributed the sum of £25 to the recent fireworks display. Mr Ross pointed out that already .the sum of £501) had been contributed by the Chinese residents, and he felt they should do something other than forward a letter of thanks. Appreciative reference was made by other directors, and it was decided to give a reception to the Chinese residents. * -x * There have boon a number of unfortunate exceptions to the generally most excellent behaviour of li;e ichool children visiting the Exhihiiiop. Exhibitors, not a few, have been numb annoyed to find their exhibits damaged time and again; works of art in some instances have boon defaced by drawings of a childish and often unpleasant character, and the visitors’ hooks in some of the courts have been similarly disfigured. It would be well if parents and school teachers were to warn their children that already several children have been handed over to the police for these offences, and that drastic action will be taken if tlie.se practices continue. » «• » e

Three or four thousand parcels per week—<mats, chocolate boxes tof the “Chocolate Bow” size, suit cases, boxes, umbrellas, and so forth—are deposited in the Left-luggage Office near the entrance gates of the Exhibition. When there arc special trains, and also on Saturdays, four attendants are employed. and all of them arc going very busily.