EMPIRE WINDOWS PROVE ATTRACTIVE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18469, 22 May 1928, Page 9

EMPIRE WINDOWS PROVE ATTRACTIVE

JUDGES HAVE HARD JOB TO PICK BEST.

The judging of the window displays in connection with Empire Shopping Week was carried out last evening. A large number of shops had prepared windows and the attractiveness with which the dressing was done made the work of the judges hard. Points were allotted under the following heads:— General design; publicity for “Trade within the Empire”; selling value; ticketing, posters and decorations, and the number of British countries represented in the display. No entries were received for the toys and fancy goods section, so this section had to be dropped. Results: CLASS A. * (General: All goods made within the Empire.) D. ! N.Z. Farmers 2 .CLASS B'. (Hardware: All made within the Empire.) N.Z. Farmers l E. Reece, Ltd [ 2 CLASS C. (Grocers: All produced within the Empire.) Kincaids, Ltd 1 CLASS D. (Footwear: All manufactured within the Empire.) C. D. Gough and Son 1 CLASS E. _ (All New Zealand-made goods.) N.Z. Farmers 1 D. 2 Yale and Company 3 CLASS F. Empire-made goods, toys and fancy goods. There were no entries in this section fulfilling the requirements. Judge’s Notes. New Zealand Farmers.—The displays in this store were distinctly outstanding, particularly the hardware and New Zealand-made goods sections. D.l.C.—These windows were artistic in design and colouring. The general drapery display and the New Zealand exhibits were well done. Reece, Ltd.—Amongst the best displays shown in the competition. Every exhibit was clearly marked with the place of origin. The whole section was interesting and attractive. Kincaid’s, Ltd.—Well up to exhibition standard and most attractive. Gough and Sons, Ltd.—A wellplanned and effective scheme. The display and decorations were good and the goods well ticketed. Vale and Company.—An excellent result with a difficult subject. Other Entries. Armstrong’s, Ltd.—Bond's hosiery. A very effective display. Frank A. Cook.—A colourful and useful exhibition. Hannah and Company.—Highly commended for an attractive display. Chisnall and Stewart.—A .wellplanned and pleasing display. Star Stores.—All six displays were well carried out. F. Wedd, Bagmaker. High Street.— A most effective display of New Zea-land-made leather goods. Bonnington, Ltd. —A good display of a well-known product. Ashby, Bergh, Ltd.—A good display of brushes. Well carried out and very interesting. Cook and Ross.—A pleasing display of New Zealand-made medicine. N.Z. Publicity. Attention to a remarkable collection of facts regarding the Empire is directfed by a publication entitled “The Wonderful British Empire,” compiled to assist the Empire Day movement in England. Hundreds of interesting pieces of information, from the fact that the Empire is the greatest political unit in the world to the fact that British Columbia has the world’s richest lead mine, given. Some of the facts relating to New Zealand are:— No country has such a variety of beautiful scenery as New Zealand. New Zealand is the centre of the earth’s water hemisphere. New Zealand has the most marvellous glacier in the world—the Franz Josef. New Zealand has the world’s best big game fishing. New Zealand has the world’s most southern university—Otago.