Moresby’S Successful

Flower Show

Prom a Special Correspondent

Moresby, June 20.

>ORT MORESBY’S first Flower Show was held in the Red Cross Hall on June 13, and spite the fact that it coincided th the start of the dry season, ere were 300 entries.

The South Pacific Post trophy snt to Mrs. N. W. Sheedy of the k Mile area who scored 31 points th her entries; second place, Mrs.

I. Cromie; and third award, Mrs.

M. Cleland.

The show was well patronized; out 800 were present when the Iministrator, Brigadier Cleland, esented the trophy to Mrs. leedy.

In addition to the local exhibits ere was a beautiful collection of iwers from the Highlands which ‘re flown to Moresby without arge by Qantas Empire Airways, le Highland display comprised idioli, carnations, delphiniums, id more than a dozen other rieties of temperate climate iwers.

Mr. K. J. O’Dell, who was chair an and manager of the Flower low, did a fine job, assisted by her enthusiastic citizens who are iw planning to form a Horticul ral Society.

The last meeting of the present ji Legislative Council takes place June 26 Elections for unofficial

European and Indian members to the new Council will probably be held in August. Fijian unofficial members will be selected by the