Civilisation’S Progress On Show

PACIFIC Islanders going abroad in the near future would be wise to include in their itinerary visits to two huge fairs in America— the California Pacific International Exposition at San Diego now open until September 9, and the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto between August 28 and September 12.

Life in the South Seas has its compensations, but residents find it difficult to keep abreast of the rapid progress of mankind in industry, art and science: a visit to these great shows will awe one with the wonders of the age.

The Californian exposition portrays the revolu tionary advancements in every phase of human endeavour. The gigantic Ford Building of 1935 houses the history of transportation, includng the gondola of the National Geographic Society’s stratosphere flight of last year.

Canada’s exhibition has been described as the “Show Window of the Nations.” From a small and comparatively obscure fair in 1897, it has transformed into a national yearly event, with sidelines of pageantry and sport on a stupendous scale. The exhibition illustrates four centuries of Western progress in science, industry, commerce, agriculture, art. and education.***