WEMBLEY EXHIBITS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1925, Page 5

WEMBLEY EXHIBITS

NEW ZEALAND’S DISPLAY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON,, May 7. New Zealand's present display at Wembley is markedly better than last year, notably a diorama, with geysers, mud springs and hot baths in operation. ’There are also delightful vignettes and scenes among the jrountaim and sounds, and a miniature bush and waterfall. There is a ser.es of motionless models of harbours .which are also very effective. New Zealand has a striking display of butter and meat refrigerating chambers. Canada and South Africa have again very fine pavilions. . The former has the most expensive and showy display of the whole exhibition, but it does not possess the naturalness of those of the other Dominions. j

Australia’s is again one of the most forward pavilions at Wembley. An official party comprising Sir J. Cook and the A gents-General are to-day de. lighted at its readiness for the opening on Saturday, and also at the changes since last year. Three of the most outstanding popular features promise to be, firstly, a test cricket match scene modelled in butter, with life-like figures, of Hobbs batting, Col. tins and Ryder fielding, and Oldfield crouching at the wickets; secondly a panoramic model of.. Sydney Harbour which will be unrivalled in any pavilion, as every notable building is recognisable, while there are ferry boats

and ocean-going boats moving across the foreground, and the glint of sunset is reflected in the windows of the houses in the distance; thirdly, there is a working illustration of the woollen industry, on which Paton, Baldwins, Ltd., have expended £7OOO in installing spinning machines. KING'S SPEECH AND WIRELESS. LONDON, May 7. There is a. conjecture whether the King’s speech at the opening of the Empire Exhibition on Saturday will be wirelessly audible in the Dominions. Many believe it should be picked up if thi; conditions are good, but the British Broadcasting Company are not making any special effort to ensure distant reception. The speech will bo • elayed from Chelmsford on a wi'V" length of sixteen hundred metres, and from other stations ranging from three 'hundred to five hundred metres. The broadcasting will begin at eleven o'clock in 'the morning (English glimmer time) and will list for at least ninety minutes.