Exhibition Critics Answered

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1940, Page 3

Exhibition Critics Answered

“Magnificently conceived, wonderfully carried out, and a credit to the Dominion." That is the declared opinion of the Whangarci A. & P. Society secretary (Mr C. P. Butler), who visited the Centennial Exhibition recently. After the various criticisms he had heard, Mr Butler thought there was a possibility of being disappointed with his. trip, but 12 hours’ inspection convinced him that the Exhibition transcended all expectations. Whilst it might be easy to find fault with any one section, the Exhibition should be judged as an entity, and on •that basis reached a really amazing standard. Well Balanced Portrait. ■The Exhibition authorities had succeeded in giving a well-balanced picture of New Zealand, without giving undue prominence to any one phase of national activity. Most local criticism seemed to have hinged about the Dominion Court, and the Northland Court, in particular. Speaking with a wide experience of district displays, Mr Butler, on the other hand, considered the exhibit was unique, and would convey to any overseas visitor a bird’s-eye view of the activities and possibilities of the Dominion. Layout, Lighting, Impressive. The layout and lighting effects were most impressive, and Mr Butler said he would have been proud to have conceived such an achievement. Much of what he considered unjust criticism of the Northland Court had been levelled through the eyes of parochialism, Mr Butler said. The film, which was creating a great deal of attention, Mr Butler found worthy of Northland. “My after-breakfast pipe is the best of the day,” declared Tennyson, and plenty of smokers will agree with him. The poet, it’s well-known, always smoked a “churchwarden,” otherwise “a yard of clay,” and never used the same pipe twice. Many old smokers hold that the tobacco counts for more than the pipe, whatever the latter is made of. So it does. So long as it’s pure, sweet, soothing, comforting and fragrant—and the genuine toasted brands ,are like that —any pipe will do provided it will draw. “Toasted” owes its fame to its superb quality and also its harmlessness. The five famous brands, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverjhead Gold and Desert Gold are as near perfection as tobacco can possibly be. Practically without nicotine (eliminated by toasting), they can be indulged in not only with keen enjoyment but absolute safety. The toasting process (the manufacturers’ secret), is complicated, necessitating the employment of special machinery and skilled labour. Attempts to imitate these brands have all failed. They are “imitationproof.” RP.3I.