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ever, were shown by Mr. COATES. This white fleshed pine is 

 perhaps the finest eating pine in the world. 



Of other fruits especially noticeable were some very fine Binjai 

 of great size, which well deserved the prize they obtained. The 

 Guavas were also good and there were ten exhibits of Dukus. 



Bachangs, Champedaks, Watermelons (as far as one could judge 

 from unopened fruits) were all good, and the Chikus (Sapodillas) 

 were of good size but not ripe. The Pumeloes were good in point 

 of size. The Durians it was impossible to form an opinion on as 

 none were opened. Oranges were only represented by two exhibits, 

 one sent by Mr. KlM Keat of Singapore was deservedly given a 

 first prize. Mangosteens considering the poor season were well up 

 to standard. Of Papayas hardly any but the very large green kind 

 were shown. These though highly suitable for extracting papain, 

 are usually very inferior as fruit to the smaller orange variety, 

 which was only represented by one or two fruits. Bananas were 

 plentiful but most were overripe, some of the bunches however 

 were in good condition and of good strains. The prize for the 

 collection of fruit was won by Mr. LOGAN with a good and well 

 arranged set in excellent condition. On the whole, considering that 

 the fruit season has been a bad one this year in most places, the 

 display of fruit was good, and very superior so the show of vege- 

 tables. 



Art. 



The Art Section of the Show was even better than that of last, 

 year and was indeed overcrowded. Among the exhibits which had 

 a botanical interest were some hats of the style of Panama hats 

 made by the Sakais under the direction of Mr. Cerruti. These 

 hats which were soft and flexible and of good form and texture 

 were made of strips of Banana fibre. Mr. CERRUTI at first attempted 

 to cultivate the Panama hat-plant {Carludovica palmata) for this 

 purpose and plants were sent from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, 

 but this plant is of slow growth, at least in this country, and so he 

 taught the Sakais to use the cultivated Banana instead. Only 

 some half dozen hats were exhibited, but they were so highly ap- 

 preciated by the public that any number could probably be disposed 

 of. Mr. CERRUTI may be congratulated on his inducting the Sakais 

 into manufactures of useful articles for which there is some de- 

 mand. 



Stock. 



The exhibition of stock was by no means as good as might have 

 been expected, or indeed as was shewn at the Show held at Penang 

 some years ago. 



Cattle were hardly shown at all. Mr. DOUGLAS won a prize how- 

 ever with a small but nice looking Australian bull, as champion 

 animal in the Cattle section. Local bred and Indian Cattle were 

 poorly represented. Buffalos were represented by a couple of bulls 

 of no great merit. 



Pigs were better shown, there were some very good sows on view. 

 The champion animal being an enormous and very sulky brute, 



