Eastern Highlands’

Preview:

First Agricultural Show

riTHE first Eastern Highlands agri- J. cultural show was held at Goroka during Queen’s Birth day Week-end —and a story and pictures about this most unique of all shows will appear in the PIM in July.

A full week-end programme, in cluding the show itself, a three-act play, a golf tournament and a grand ball, left visitors feeling pretty limp by dawn on Tuesday, June 5, but the hardy Highlanders still “hosting” with unflagging energy.

Chartered aircraft brought visitors from Lae, Wau, Bulolo and Port Moresby; and about 10,000 natives

in picturesque dress (and undn arrived per foot. Kainantu ■ the sub-district exhibit, with Chii

getting a special prize. Oi

trophy winners were: (A) President's trophy (livestock): J. L. L (B) P. W. Reilly and Co. Ltd. trophy and plantation produce): J. Brough. (C) tings' trophy (vegetables): G. Wallace. (I Gillespie & Co., Ltd. trophy (flowers); Mr Greathead. (E) Mandated Airlines ti (children's exhibit); Master lan Mills.

Qantas Empire Airways trophy (cookery): R. Bell. (G) Gibbes Sepik Airways, Ltd., ti (needlework): Mrs. J. Barrie. (H) Ten Airlines, Ltd., cash prizes for natives.

Farmers' and Settlers Association cash for natives. (K) Burns Philp and Co., trophy (arts and crafts): Mrs. J. Pun (L)Goroka Sports' Club trophies for all events.

In addition there was a special prize by Mrs. G. Greathead) for the most su( ful exhibitor in the Sports Club building.

In the wood-chop Messrs. B. Blackley R. Collins each forfeited to the other.

A. Wakefield won the Goroka 100 yards s| Mr. Danny Leahy, Jr., the "horse ben< race; and Mr. B. Cleland, the motor-cycle relay.