THE EXHIBITION

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 277, 27 October 1925, Page 11

THE EXHIBITION

MATERIAL FOR BRITISH COURT. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Oct. 25. Rapid progress is being made with the preparation of the British Government'Court ..at the exhibition.' Over 250 cases of exhibits of all sizes and kinds, have been unloaded and unpacked. A map of the world is now in position, and the complicated machinery ncces~ary for its lighting, and the movement of the ships afcross the ocean, is being placed in position by an electrical expert. It occupies a space of about 24ft by 20ft. Among the 100 cases of exhibits landed from the Tongariro are several interesting models of the earliest type of locomotive, such as Stephenson’s locomotive No. 1 and the “Planet,” which is proudly inscribed, “it could draw a train of 75 tons on the level at 151 miles an hour.” Another interesting railway exhibit is a large model of the earliest typo of carriage on the old Liverpool and Manchester line, which is now in the London, Midland and Scottish railway. A brief tour through the court gives the impression of an almost bewildering variety of exhibits. Railway <ngines, ships, replicas of magnificent buildings, beautiful specimens of pottery and glassware, statuettes, busts, and statues, by famous English artists, and copies of historical documents, are all being sorted and classified for their appropriate sections. Even at this stage it is possible to see that the British Court, apart from the interest of the individual exhibits, will have many rich colour effects, which wi\l be worth travelling far to see.