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There were very few entries for Bouquets, or Buttonholes and 

 Sprays, Miss Norris securing the first prize for a bouquet which it 

 would have been difficult to excel ; Miss Mary Lloyd being second 

 with a beautiful arrangement, but considered too large. The 

 class for Cut Flowers arranged for effect was not well supported, Mrs. 

 Felkin carrying off the first prize ; and there were only two competitors 

 for the section of Cut Flowers, Mrs. Stuart being first and Mrs. 

 Gilmore Ellis second ; the latter was a very elaborate arrangement and 

 completely covered a table 7 ft. by 3i ft. In wild flowers arranged for 

 effect, Miss Clare Lloyd secured the first award. 



This not being the fruit season in Singapore, almost all the 

 exhibits travelled from Penang, Perak, Selangor and Malacca, and 

 therefore on arrival were mostly not in the pink of condition. 

 There were very large entries for Bananas, Pines and Limes; Durians 

 were very scarce, being out of season. Rambutans, also, were not 

 well represented for the same reason. Of Mangosteens there were 

 only a few from Penang. 



In Vegetables mention must first of all be made of the 

 handsome exhibit from the Perak Government Gardens in the 

 Larut Hills, which was beautifully staged by Mr. Long. From 

 Singapore there were not many exhibits, Mr. Broadrick's being the 

 most prominent. Mrs. Gad also shewed a good collection of European 

 vegetables. Jerusalem Artichokes included some good exhibits, Mr. 

 Broadrick here getting first prize. 



In Preserved Fruits Mr. Sin Whatt Hin obtained a Silver Medal 

 for an excellent exhibit of preserved Pineapples. Although there 

 were many samples of Pickles and Jellies, many of them were ill-pre- 

 pared and fermenting. Mrs. Moorhouse, who has had considerable 

 experience, obtained the first prize for Pickles, Mrs. Gad gaining the 

 second, while Mrs. Angus took the first prize for Jellies. The Chutneys 

 were not well prepared, and the Judges refused to award any prizes. 



In the same shed were shown bees at work and honeycomb from 

 them by Father Gex, who also showed grapes and figs which are 

 rarities here, the figs were especially excellent. Mr. Eaton showed 

 here too Camphor grown and manufactured in Selangor, with photo- 

 graphs of the trees, solid camphor, camphor oil and a still which 

 showed the method of manufacture on a small scale. He also exhi- 

 bited oils from the oil palm {Elaeis Guineensis). 



The Poultry and live stock generally with the dairy produce, 

 were shown at the end of the ground nearest to the Esplanade, and a 

 fine lot of chickens were shown. The Singapore Poultry Farm had 

 some fine birds and pigeons, and also some good rabbits. Mrs. 

 KHmmet's Victoria crowned pigeons were very much admired as was 

 a very talkative mynah shown among the cage birds. 



