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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 npt 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. Kim 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 l he 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 
pf. 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 w^ere 
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, 
