LOGANISMS

Evening Star, Issue 19198, 15 March 1926, Page 4

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Mr J._ Sutherland Ross (president of tlie Exhibition) has received the foliowing letter from Mr A. G. Day. private secretary to His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General (Sir (lharlos Fergusson); —“ Sir,—l have the honor to°inJonn you, by the Governor-General’s direction, that the blocks of the stamps which were issued to commemorate the Now Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1925-26, and which were forwarded by His Excellency in December last on behalf of the directors of the Exhibition for submis: ;ou to tho King, have been duly laid before His Majesty. The King has been graciously pleased to accept the stamps, and m command that an expression of his ’ for the gift may be conveyed to the uireo tors of the Exhibition.” vt tv yi* v* Capacity houses were tho order of the day at tho Government Cinema on Saturday,, groat interest being aroused by the screening for the first time of a fine film of the “Big Show.” Today’s programme comprises ‘ Tho Story of Coal Mining,’ ‘ Lake Wanaka,’ ai d ‘Te Aroha Hot Springs.’ # ir ’H* A large number of season tickets to tho Exhibition have been imong lost articles banded over to the police at the Exhibition police station at tho entrance gates. The owners, of ccursc, are easily traced by the names and addresses on tho tickets, which also render the passes useless to any cvher persons. The tickets, moreover, are all numbered, and the numbers if tho lost tickets will be promptly notified to the men at the turnstiles. * * * * Captain Moore (Commissioner of the British Court), in adding Jus meed of praise to the local pressmen ui Saturday night, expressed the cp’niou that if the London papers had_)mt supported tho Wembley Exhibition in the v/ay the Dunedin papers had supported the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition the result would have been that the total attendance would ptcbahly have reached the staggering figure of one hundred millions. * * ft « One of the most popular souvenirs of the Exhibition is the handsome dark blue and gold covered and profusely illustrated guide book to the British Government Courts. This booklet gives a wonderfully fine summary of the many fine exhibits to Lp sien in the British Pavilion, the articles cn the naval and military courts and on the history of aircraft being particularly good. .t * * ft The president of tho Exhibition Board or Directors (Mr J. Sutherland Boss) has received tho following letter, dated January 26, from Admiral Lord Jollicoe: —“ Thank you very, much for the catalogue and programme of the opening ceremony of the Exhibition. I am so' very pleased to hear that it has started so well, and as I read a week or two ago that 1,000,000 visitors had already passed through the gates its success seems to be assured. Our heartiest congratulations to all concerned.” ft * ft ft To-day some 710 school children from the Timaru district, including forty from the Timaru Technical School, arrive in Dunedin to spend several days in* “doing” tho Exhibition. •it * s * A topic of conversation in the various courts this morning was tho poster ball, which takes place on Wednesday night. A big feature of this event will be tho Empire tableau, with which the proceedings will begin at 8.30. The tableau will include representations of Britannia, Canada, Australia, Now Zealand, and Fiji- These will bo effectively grouped on the stage, after which the various characters concerned will lead the grand march,

There was a movement among the shipping in the Australian Court today. The model of the R.M.S. Cathay departed for Sydney, Australia, where it will bo berthed at tho Royal Agricultural Show. The Niagara lias arrived, and is at present berthed alongside the Fijian wall. She will bear tho Drama company in the court till tho end or tho Exhibition period, the “ hold-mi being in no way connected with firemen or watersiders. _ It was suggested this morning that, if any loading was required, full cargoes of banana skins and waffle refuse could be obtained without difficulty from the floor or tho court. f » n « *

Tu the Auckland Court are exhibited a little nest of grapes comprising five kinds of wine-making fruit—Golden Chasselas, Albany Surprise, Pincau Neunior, Pincau Green, and Temprano. These grapes, which were grown in the Mount Lebanon vineyards, Henderson district, are not striking in so far as size is concerned, but they contain all the qualities required in the manufacture of wines. The vines are prolific bearers, as many as four bunches growing on one, stalk. * & * * A neat model of a two-story house built by one of our leading contractors is being utilised in the Austrajian Court to demonstrate tho efficacy of the steel collapsible ladder five escape. Hie house is a complete miniature, and on either side of the front porch is a model fire escape ladder, the presence of which is almost entirely hidden by the tact that it collapses within the wall. It can, however, be instantly released by pressure' of a button within the room, the pressure simultaneously giving the fire alarm to .the brigade. The whole arrangement has met with the entire approval of fire brigades, insurance companies, and public bodies, not tho least amongst tho advantages of its use being the removal of tho unsightliness of the escapes, at present in use.