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tour of the buildings. After a speech by Mr. J. K. Birch, His 
Excellency spoke for a considerable time on the subject of the ex- 
hibition and on the progress of agriculture; his remarks being very 
much to the point and very well received, after which he declared 
the Show open. The exhibition remained open till Friday evening 
when the Cups which had been presented by various donors were 
distributed to the winners by Mr. Birch. 
Agricultural Produce. 
The section for agricultural produce was the biggest and perhaps 
the most interesting part of the Show and both in quantity and 
quality exceeded all previous exhibitions. Taking the classes as 
were arranged in the schedule, arrowroot was well shown, 
Mr. Yv. Y\ . Norris of Singapore taking first prize and diploma for 
roots as he did last year and a second prize for prepared arrowroot. 
The second prize for roots fell to Caledonia Estate, the third to 
Penghulu Mat Chie. Prepared arrowroot was represented by a 
number of good samples, the first prize being allotted to Mr. CHOW 
Ah Nean, his sample being a little finer than that of Mr. Norris. 
In this class, a sample of the roots of Canna edulis, Tons les mois , 
a form of arrowroot seldom cultivated, was shewn. 
Betel-nuts both fresh in the husk and dried and split were exten- 
sively exhibited, over fifty samples of the latter class being entered. 
The prize for fresh Betel-nuts fell to Mr. C. J. Williams with a 
very fine bunch. Dried nuts were more difficult to judge owing to 
the great number shown and the excellence of the samples. The 
comparative values of this product are estimated not only By the 
size of the nut and its fully ripe condition but also by its fullness 
and absence of a crack or split in the centre. 
There were but few entries for articles made from the Coco-nut 
palm, and those not very first class collections but many of such 
articles were to be found in the Art Section of the Show. Coco-nut 
oil was clearly a popular exhibit, over eighty bottles of good, bad 
and indifferent oil being staged. 
Toddy was represented by five or six exhibits, that of Caledonia 
Estate being considered by the expert employed to judge, a Tamil 
man, as very superior. 
The great Show thus of products of the Coco-nut palm illustrated 
the great importance of this plant to the Malay Peninsula and the 
excellence of the produce in all its forms. 
Dragon's blood, the red resin from the shells of the fruit of Dce- 
monorops was represented by several high class specimens. Abdul 
Wahab taking the first prize with a good bright coloured sample of 
powder, and block with a bunch of the fruit. 
Of Indigo there were several samples chiefly liquid and paste, 
Caledonia Estate showed a bottle of Indigo powder, dry, rather pale 
in colour, but considered worthy of special commendation by the 
judges on account of the difficulty and importance of preparing it 
in this form. 
Fibres were poorly shewn, compared with the fine lot shewn last 
