San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
British Empires Big Show
Is an Inspiring Spectacle

| It's NOdNtS.
The Canadian pavilion emphasizes
the strides Canada is making along
industrial lines. Its immense agricul-
tural industry and the inexhaustible
| wealth of its huge forests are repre-
scented on a grandiose scale, while in
two separate pavilions the transcon-
tinental railways, the Canadian Paci-
fic and the Canadian National adver-
tise the marvellous beauties of Cano-
ada's mountains and prairies, yearn-
ing for settlers.
The Australian pavilion is as large
as Madison Square Garden. 1t is APP
preached through gardens planted
with Australian tree ferns and other
exotic plants. There Australian bush
life is shown and Australian products
are exemplified in a working cold
| storage plant. In a restaurant in the
pavilion all the food is brought from
Australia.
New Zealand specializes in its tour
lists and sporting trophies and its iced
fish industry, Hongkong. the center
of the huge Pacific trade, is repre-
scented by Chinese street with a
Chinese restaurant and other charac-
teristic features. Malayan houses in a
native pagoda demonstrate how Nal
ava supplies half the rubber output
of the world, while the little independ-
ent protectorate of Sarawak is in a
small house close by.
The Beauties of India.
The Burmese section is entered
through replica of bridge house
from one of the gates of the famous
Arakan pagoda at Mandalay. The
whole section is of pure Burmese ar
chitecture and decorated with the
finest Burmese carving. The towers
of the Ceylon pavilion are modelled
upon the famous Temple of the
Tooth" at Handy.
The artistic beauties o; the Tai
Mahal at Agra and the jana Masjid
ut Delhi are reproduced in the pavilion
of the Indian empire. In this sec
ton, which is the largest of the exhi-
bition, there is Il complete showing of
the arts and crafts of India, includ-
ing native theater.
South Africa has a pavilion in the
old Dutch colonial style with stoep
and loggia around which are grouped
an ostrich farm, a working model Of
a diamond washing plant. and a COM
plete South African train such as runs
between Cape Town and the equator
and which is used as restaurant.
The West African colonies of Nigeria,
the gold coast and Sierra Leone, have
erected their own pavilions, placed in
side walled city such as is to be
found in the hinterland of West
Africa.
A replica of an actual Arab palace
is the home of the East African Sec
ton which is entered through one of
the old carved doorways to be seen in
Zanzibar.
The newly inundated territory of
Palestine shares with Cyprus a pavil-
ion built in the familiar style of the
Eastern Mediterranean.
Attractive Site for the S.'ow.
Unlike the majority of exhibitions
this one is not mere string of palaces
glaring in the sun. The site of the
exhibition was originally a pleasant
park and many of the great oaks and
elms have been kept in place and af-
ford pleasant shady retreats from the
sun. Several acres of ground have
been planted with English gardens and
not less than 100000 English tulipS
add a colorful touch TO the central
avenues. Around each pavilion the
typical flora of the district is repre-
scented so far as the climate allows.
The little river Brent which flows
through the grounds gives onportuni-
ties for landscape effects which have
been utilized in the constructing of
rock gardens and ornamental lakes.
Twenty-Five miles of roads laid out
within the exhibition grounds afford
ample room for a fleet of electric cars
to convey visitors from one part to
another. A nonstop railway on the
principle of the escalator and which
attains a speed of twenty-four miles
an hour runs through the eastern end
of the exhibition, and a new railroad
system serves the southern end of the
grounds.
The exhibition is Of interest to 9TH
ers than the family of the British en-
pire, as several international organiza-
lions have arranged TO hold their an
nual meetings in London during the
season. These include women. the
League OF Nations, international
union and the international advertis-
ing congress, which the holding of the
exhibition brought from New York to
London.
The exhibition will be primarily in
structive and educational, but the
lighter side Of life will NOT be for
gotten, In the imperial stadium, the
largest sports arena in the world.
will be held during the summer the
great Pageant of Empire" At inter-
walls during the season open air con-
certs will be given by massed choirs
Of 10000 voices. Innumerable other
attractions and amusements. many of
which have never been seen in Europe
will offer relief from the more ardu-