THE WINTER SHOW.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 July 1924, Page 6

THE WINTER SHOW.

GREAT DISPLAY OF PRODUCE. EXCELLENT ARRAN GE AI ENT Ot 1 EXHIBITS. : . c. I°r the opening of this year’s South; Taranaki Winter ; Show broke F 6 ’ a ? . during the morning the isffh shone brightly,. giving promise of: gobd • The Hon. AY. A. Afosw'orthi', Minister of Agriculture, arrived : in • ffuuera last evbhirig to' r open the- showattei, ; knd from :that' time bn uight the: great-buildings 'V"I be the-scene, of life 'and activity)/ All clay yesterday people were verv fejettmg -up the exhibits, ( and fffr - into the night thfetwprk' ceritimied. ' .Tf one who had. not been in-tffe;huildihgs' betore; ivere-to gb tin *he -di#« beiEpre^*t&b - show one - would Jbe iinjiresse’d Kbv / ' great .ampiirit> of work eritaile’d’ arid’ tHe y organisation >and;planningMyhicli --ire’necessary- to enable the - work- -’to' - go ; ■ smoothly. So excellent: are the mejots. r made.-by. -the;mianbgef- and/or* •< ganger . (Mr L. -O. ■•Hobker) ■ that' J evferirt seems to go;into /positioji’ffithb^t ’ \ the slightest -hitch. -- - -v. ■. -- . ;! .Talking Mth people who(>we^*' : en-' ; g§gbd in / getting “ the ir i exhibits Mehdv *' rer to-day s opening, a-Staf . repretofftii-' ; excellence of the - arrangements * V for'-exhibitors. *. One - ’ at the Auckland - AViriter : -SHew- ' and who had not liritonded at-; Hawera, 'but was."-induced- tb * ?dbr through - a conversation wffch/ a' Tafaffakv; .to > Auckland; 'said ;to ;* obf; -fe-’ *; porter ; am ;more ' than "satifeflfed: ' X<>u can: say that I . have' received " splendid treatment, - and -'evefyri''herfe > I have met with courtesy. ”- • ■■ - “AVhilt- dd ybii' think of thb sfco^.r 1 ‘«'• the fepbfter.'aske’d. ; ' ' ' ‘‘Wejl, T} can. .only s'ay-. tffat I . was astomshbd when I arrived - and; found'.'; .that it is so big. AVjiy, ’.you have- a:' bigger and better show than AjickldndV ail d I; know because: I’ve)just come 11 l*®®-that city: I didn’t decide* to. coiffie ’ until Saturday, hut I ani very gldd I did .Come.” ' - :

; expressions ‘of opinion—raind this is not 1 an isolated ■ case/ 1 : by any means—should make locM people/realise ' ■ that; therAYinter Show ■must- W of great value to ;the town" and district and' dese,^ s tlie, support, of all 4he peopled ■V- The ..‘dairy/ produce' entries' arid the entries from the Boys’’and Girls’ Clubs are staged upstairs, arid: when the ,I*o- - sa,w them last night" the finishmg touches; were being-piit to work. H<>oker is to be heartily ,'congfrdtil- , latod upon the arrangements, made; for . tliis display. ; The - setfiffg attractive,, and the artistiearrangeriiefit , leaves nothing to Le dtesired. . ' .. V , The Government Departments fi'hich aie exhibiting have alfe : set,, oiit theif goods in. a very attractive manner; *ahd these with- the Acclimatisation. Society’s displayjshbiild prove; very'.ihiereptihg: : Business /firms have respondecf sfflendidly, arid there lire-ekbelleht'exiiftoits, the furniture and miisiciil instfcuhifeffts stands,- being, especially;- attfactive, while the firms which; attend to ,thb ’ % ria ® r ® i - Vants h a ve ampliriiniateriali oh hand to satisfy, any requests to ; view' samples'. The. motor, and machinefy * sections will'also prove .very attractive; and 'people will f he A r ery) ‘interested in the children’s classes; the; home’indus-; tries, poultry, arid ’ cat sections; ' •- The show is larger than ever, arid;:it would I)6*;hat’d to'cdno©iyo ; of k auV iuoatis ffy, which -the space'/available, could' bb used tp/Better advarithge.:} .Visitor^ftre 1 expected ftom- near' arid far,, rind'afhbihg'/ thore to whbm the i .'diow w’ili prove bf '' educational Vklue "will gatherings of children >hQ/,will fbe brought fco Hawerai'' during-^tiie) ■ week. The. programme; for the show appears nr the adveHisemerit? : It includes football; matches on AVednesday and Satuirday, the •: hiinual' meetilig- of* -ihei Friesian,Society, on ~AVednesday, Peo-' pig’s Day oh on Friday-;-- the - rshow ”< /ebnclddiffg ■ -oh Saturday.) During 4 the showi'HbhwrbKh? professional /oichestf a / will- • fenderi ‘siiiD'- - ahle. items-..- : ... ,- -*.d. .vy. f r.v . ,is every reasbir to antieinffto - that this year’s ‘W-iritef Show wilfrbe-’ regarded as the best yet-held ; it isH'ff d no way less? extensive'- rind : attractive than its predecessors. - . ' " ' ■

Minister of agriculture. VISIT TO SOITtH -TXil^NXivt 7 WINTER SHOW. -.Hon._ "W. A. Nosworthy,; Minister of Agriculture, arrived in HaWefa; lastih]ehp, naming come; ’from his . Parliamentary duties ih,XVhllinktdn R®.°rm .the opening, ceremony -,At • n £ t^ r: • , the r course of.' a brier interview with a Star represent*!tive, the Minister said thht the session had opened very strenhously/ and all members of Parliament were Having l a busy time. • Referring .to the; l)airv A ct > said, thafmembdrs of the Board were- working, steadily and quietly in the direction: of helpifigftHe industry and- .endeavouring to; solve some of tne problems with;which tHfey were faced. He said lie had everyebh- ; ndence in the ability arid ttih't of. tjie delegation who had proceeded to the Old Country.. . After . alluding' to the and • oppositioii' encountered m the passage of the Bill, he said, it must bp taken. as .a, compliment that Australia were following the! lead" of Zealand, and tHat- c6pies;,of. the Bill had been. requested to .be y seht. Over the. wafer, however, <■’ he r - added, they proposed to go .further/t-hafi w-as being done i n tTiis. Dominion.. He said that the season , was.. proving, very satisfactory .in the. dairy world, and that prospects were very' bright; - Referring to the excessive wet experienced by Taranaki, he added that in other parts • they- had : been treated ■ wqi-.4js>: and that, generally speaking, Tqfafiaki. had been exceedingly'fortunate fdr the early part of the season. Which 1 was very dry here, had been even more so in the south! • ■ ‘ .