? beyond two, end iin many a class there was only one competitor, 
Yet, by way of encouragement probably, prize b wore awarded in all 
claoGcs oven though the competitors j.n it did exceed the number 
one,The class ^ 54, for instance, was reserved for Turmeric(Xunyct) 
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and there was only one exhibitor in that class, he carried the fire- 
first prize for that class. Later on, however, it was discoverdd 
that someone had exhibited Ginger(Afclia) for which no class was pro 
vided in the printed list; so ginger was included in the turmeric 
class and the exhibitor was awarded the second prixe.Even the rub¬ 
ber and other plantation exhibits which usually get crowded inxKfcxe; 
the Shows of other parts of the peninsula, vore xex extremely few 
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at the Malacca Show,The only explanation that can be given to this 
lack of competition is that the Agri-Horticultural Association has : 
not yet become popular among the planters and the small ,native j 
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f amors,The latter could be made to appreciate the work of the 
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MxxAssociation by using the village Ponghulue to mo e the pro- 
and by 
paganda asking them to collect t on the appointed day all the arti¬ 
cles from their respective village exhibitors and send them at the , 
cost of Government or of the Association to the Show Grounds,kxxxdxj 
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pBiixiiBxiwxwhKXKxShawHxaxExiisid vand' trist: av a nxthex railway si f Tvywv vv\ 
The Association should also approach the railway authorities who 
far such occasions as the Shows, m&ktf special reductions in the 
fares, kxxM make the local trains xfepx stop at various places be¬ 
tween the staions so as to collect the exhibitors and visitors from 
various hompongs to the Show, The planters could be induced to be- 
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co:no onnuol meraoers of Association os is dono in other ports of JisH, 
S,. 
Tho climoto of m elocce scorns particularly suited for the growth 
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of the Chicu, judging from the fine, large and delicious speci¬ 
mens scon at the Show andx£xx also from the fine specimens of Chicu 
troos to bo seen in Malacca,There wore two varieties of mangoes 
exhibited the leaves and fruits of which were quite free from any 
insett attacks, wkxxkxxxxMxxxxxT'our specimens of germinating coco- 
nut 3 , three having kfcx throe shoot 3 ceming out from a single 
8yo" end one with two sho ojr^rom one ttoyo", wore exa-ninod end all 
