AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
V 
No. 9.] 
SEPTEMBER, 1905. 
[Vol. IV. 
THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION HELD 
IN PENANG. 
The second Agricultural Exhibition for the whole of the Malay 
Peninsula which was held at Penang this year was undoubtedly the 
finest display of the produce of the country both in agricultural 
products and in artistic work ever exhibited to the public in the 
Peninsula. Some Ceylon visitors were heard to ask why cannot 
we have Shows like this in Ceylon ? Nothing approaching such an 
exhibition having ever been seen in the neighbouring Colony. The 
display indeed reflected the greatest credit on the Secretary, Com- 
mittees and the numerous exhibitors and others who contributed to 
the success of the Show. The weather was perfect, hardly any rain 
falling during the three days of the Show, and the crowds of Euro- 
peans and Natives who came to see the exhibits testified to the 
interest taken in the produce of the country. Indeed, Penang was 
so crowded with visitors that many found some difficulty in finding 
places to stay in the town. 
It was noticed that the Native exhibitors were this year more apt 
at the work of exhibiting their produce than on previous occasions, 
and seemed to understand the methods and regulations adopted for 
the arrangements of the different classes better than last year, 
thus relieving the Secretaries and others of a good deal of work. 
In the Art Section which was very large, the Natives had no cause 
for regret that they had brought their works to Penang, for those 
who did not get prizes were gratified by the way in which the public 
bought their exhibits, and more would doubtless have been sold had 
not the unsold stock been repacked and carried off by the exhibitors 
on the last day with surprising rapidity. It would, perhaps, be 
worth considering if on future occasions some arrangement could 
be come to to have a sale-day after the Show. 
The exhibition was opened at eleven o'clock on the first day by 
His Excellency Sir John Anderson who had previously made a 
