AT THE EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3009, 22 December 1896, Page 3

AT THE EXHIBITION.

- -—-4i'HE AMATEUR ELOCUTIONARt CONTE IT.

Yesterday at the Exhibition was given up t) eloeut s on, and tho reciters kept things going from half-past 3 till half-past 10 at night, with an interval for refreshment. Some of the elocution vmh really first-class, ami soule was The judges wore Messrs A. H. Paterson and h\ W. Haybittlo. la the afternoon tho audience was and in tho ovoning crowded, and was distinguished throughout (ho day chiefly by its patience. There wore 23 competitors, and 31 items. The afternoon was devoted to dramatic pieces, and tho evening to humorous subjects, At the close of tho evening, Mr Paterson announced the result of the contest in humorous roeita* tionn as follows I-

Mr J. V. Montague (Auckland; ... j Mr H. Lt ill JVVolliMjffcrjfi} . ... 2 ,'ttlr ■.recitation' tfas • “Tile Whistler,” Hplon-lidV given, and Mr Hall’s ** Sotting a Ken,” also excellent. Mr Paterson also stated th vt MUa Gallic, who recited “Tbo Broken Cowl.” was deserving of honourable mention, and that Uor fault was that she could not bo board distinctly. Tbo first prize in each class Is a gold medal valued at five guineas, and tho second a silver modal. In tho dramatic class, tho judges hive chosen Miss B. Puller (Auckland), Mohjm A. Forrest (Wellington), C. da (W W. A. Hall (Ohristcb.urCh) arid J. I*, itdntttgre (Aa ; ktami) as Hid L’esv, and they are to be in attend;! nee at 4 o’clock to givo each another recitation before tbo final decision. . Another class, that for pathetic recitations, will bo taken to-day. NEW ZEALAND PATENT--*, INVENTORS AND HENRY HUGHES. Inventors Ining the pioneers of all industries, It U peculiarly lilting they should bo represented in an iadiutaal exhibition. With this idea in view, the flr.il of Henry Hughes, patent agents, of this city, have collected together such inventions of their clients as wore available anl suitable for exhibition. A visit to their stand in the south transept will bo found mo-»t interesting, as each of the articles displayed is designed to overcome difib. culty or to replace cost of production» and is the result of considerable thought, skill, trouble and time. Where so much is shown in one group it is difli mlb to do more than just briefly touch upon each, this notice will have fulfilled its purpose if it servos to load visitors to givo more than a passing glance to no of tho moot instructive bays in the Exhibition.

Mr W. E. Riohwdson, of Outram, shows a patent opening, closingand fastening arrangement for windows.

A very ingenious contrivance comes irons Wang Mini, with Mr Coates as the inventor. You can see it attvohed to a piano, and by pressing a pedal the player eau automatically turn hia or her miisio, loaf by loaf, without taking tho fingers from tho keys. Speculators should have a look at tho Coates MusicTurner.

Kaiwarra pOsadases a notability little credited to or ailspoCted of that suburb Chiefly noted for its odouriferdsity and mystery—nil inventor, Mr P. Pickering, has started yoring, being only 17 in years, yet Mr Hilgliorf has already patented for hurt a bench atop, Which gets over that difficulty of holding a pioCd of timber on tho edge whilst being planed ; and an amusing toy, by pulling n string attached _ to which you can make throe figures work all sorts of aerobatic feats on tho horizontal bar. On tho homll behind tho piano stands a bloyclo having a Palmerston North patent driving gear attachment, the invention Of Messrs Copeland Bros. An ordinary hub has a pawl put on, so that any machine can haVo tho attachment, tho advantage being that a riddr going down hill drtn have his pedals so fixed that His feet mdy feat oh thoni without their going round* and yet when lie needs to pedal lie dan dd so. By inSdrtiilg a piii tlio nlaehind nlujl ■bo converted 80 as td pedal like art drdirtary hike does. Twd rilinUWs’ irtspodtion. by tile viaitdr td the Exhibition Will enlighten him more than half a column of print. Copeland Bros, also show a model of their patent Wire-strainer, with its rack arrangement. Ml* Brown, of the Obaervflif at Carteidchi, hds mostly been known as a Wieldor of tho pen j that ho had done physical worry with woods Ills patent boo proves. This uncommon garden instrument, instead of being shaped in blade thus, , is shaped something like this, AA- It io claimed that it Collects tho woods into a group cutting, thus giving more rapid execution in the weeding process. Tho invention of a Duncdiiiitc, Mr Isaacs, should appeal strongly to Northerners and Wh settlors troubled With mdsqUitoos, and townsfolk wdrtry with tho fly nuisance can bo relieved. It is calldd an liisoct Excluder. Gauze is fastened td'tllo tdp dnd Bottom of Hie window eashefl* dria by means of a roller the gitazo is automatically broiight into use Whenever tho windows dro opened for ventilating purposes. Eeyte’a Sanitary Plrig ii for use id completely emptying ail ordinary water-tank. A simple bttt Lioat effective iriveutidn by a Whingaroi foaidOnt. , , tying alongside tiiis is an article as full of points tls d tochrlioal essay, and looks like d bomplicatioa of butcher’s hooks. To ndme it briefly is difficult, la Understand it thoroughly brio needs to bp an export jn the frozen barcaso trade. It is a device for facilitating the atralgHtonirig of tHo necks of .carcases ot slieop whilst they being frozen, An English journal has put it <?n record lhal.” tho man who invented sash windows is accountable for a terrible catalogue •of slaughter.” Thin is. a sweeping verdict, .bub taking it oven iu a moderate spirit, what should be said of the . inventor who can reverse this catalogue of slaughter by so reversing d wiridow ns to make it unnecossdry any longer. for window • p’canera to “hang on orttsido by tile hair of their eyobcows ?” For many tv year the press of the wdrld hits demanded from inventbrs a safety Window. In Mr Clere, bur own locdl arobitoct, Wellington has the honour of providing the man with the needed life-saving, labour-saving and simple Safety Reversible Window. Take a step into tfio Hughes enclosure, and you will sso Mr Cloro’s patent, which has boon “ covered ” In all tho smart countries tho globo. A Very simple Infontioa it is, too,’ You just undo the catch, givo the top corner a bang, and 10, it swings round, inside oat; you clean tho other side, swing it back, it catches, and you ptiah tho sash Up or down just like the ordinary sash. And then, too, in this oloso, hot weather, you can swing both saahea to an angle of from 45deg. to 90deg.,and what a glorious ventilation thoro is 1 Not a few ot those Kovorsiblos aro already in use in Wellington. An improvement has boon effected since it was first brought ofit, and every mail or woman who. has bad to hang on to the outside sill simply yearns (or jnstsUch an article ns Mr Clero has given us; and that tho building work! will take its own particular use thoro is not tho slightest possible shadow of doubt. Tbo cinomatograpbo drew large ntlmbefa to the Hall of Mystery yesterday. The pictures aro admirably clear, and one in particular—“ Moscow During tho Coronation” —showing a moving crowd of people, is splendid. A view of a stotm near Dover, with the heavy sea dashing against the breastwork, is realistic. Tho cinematograph© will be again on exhibition to-day.