RE ' "Inferior of Can ' Tis generally conceded that the ty fies Rb x A Canadian Machine. Gun Corps Band BN 45 SX ihe: a nit. adian Pacific Rail way Exhibit st Lyons Fair, "oro standing¥ outside whose booth proved sutstanding feature of the'Lyons kx- & source of mever-ending wonder and dibtion this year was the Canadian Section of 72 booths on Place Belle= court,' whilst the most popular 'ex- "hibit wis that of the Canadian Pacific Railwi closely tollowed in point-of Interest 'by the magnificent display so ably. mystification to the thousanlls of ¥is- tors to' the Fair by reason of the un oli it pumped * e om, some | canny minor n water from dawh | wn everlasting spring. The mimbers of the Canadian Manafactiirers' party, on arsival in England, . were upset 16 find {¢hat tinder the. condi dai 'goods in the motherland. Many of them had never been in England be- fore and they found travelling congi- tious, the hotel accommodation, gnd the cost of living in general; 'quite different to. those existing 'in Canada 4€n addition, the influenza epidemle' had agai broken out' and several members of the had to take to their beds in London, others in Panis X A Daily Episode. --When the adian Section df the Lyons Fair, _AT- LYONS EXH Sir Geo. E. Foster, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce. difficulties the boat on which the exhibits came from Canada was de- layed over two weeks, with the con- sequence that the goods actually only arrived in Lyons the day befors the Fair was due to commence, and 'it Pd i PS Canadian Machin Gun Corps Band played in front of the Cans was not until well into the first week that the Canadian section was opgn for business. In this respect, how over, it may be added that the Cana- dian section was away ahead of the American, British and 'evel ¥rench sections, and many British and American exhibitors were unable to cpen their booths at all owing to the non-arrival of their exhibits, ~ Mr. E."B. Bruce, of the C. P. R., se cured: from the Fair authorities permission to erect at each end of the Canadian Section large signs depict ing Canada's activities in peice and war, surmounted by .a beaver &nd Canadian flags, whilst on the reverse sides appeared the arms of Canada. Another exclusive privilege secur ed for Canada was an exhibition &f films morning and evening at the Con- servatoire, Quai de Bondy, for which free admission tickets were given from the stalls in the Canadiati See~ tion, 'splendid selection of twélve films. supplied from the Mont. real and London offices of the Cana- j Gian Pacttic Rullway, broved a a IBITION are darned optimists: personally, of aever-ending gratification to many thousands of French meng women and, children, x As regards' aciual business trans' acted at the Fair, smumber of Cana< dian firms veportéd good business, others some business and good en- quiries, others good enguiries only, and sothie, unfortunately; could. do : t drastic restric- rate against the import of certain classes of goods. However, a3 an enterprising Ameri- can put it, "Those. who dre expect- ing immediate results from this visit A very successful banguef was giv- 1 'en by the Minister of Trade and Com- | merce to. the Mayor of Lyons and the Directors of the Fair 'on ons of the last. evenings) at which brilliant speeches were delivéped by Sir George Foster, Senator Herriot, the Mayor of Lyons, Tol. Marsh, the {chairman of the Lyons Fair Canadian Committee, and Mr, J. JP, of. Montreal, Over 100 French and Canadian guests were present, and 'on the following Sunday the visiting Canadian and Australian Bands vied with French Bands in a tourfament of spor¥ and music. : : At the suggestion of Bir George Foster, the bulk of the Canadian ex- hibits bhaye been transferred to Paris for inspection by the people of the Metropolis of France. i With regard to living and travel lng expenses, these were 'extremely high, wh the system of tipping in/ vogue, both in Great 'Bri and on the Continent--particularly the lat- ter--canie as a xce 'of surprise toi those members of the party who have rot previously béem over, or who have not been across since the out break of war. For instance, as much a3 50 'and 60 franes per night per] room was demanded in Paris, and al~ most as much in -Lyons, whilst - tol secure a\taxi in the former city it! was sometimes necessary to 'arrange beforehand with the driver to tip/ him ten franbs over and above hig Just due. even for the shortest jour- "ney." Socks ram up to 20 francs a pair and for a shirt which costs w dollar and » balf in Montreal, six or: seven dollars was asked, whilst boots! run from 80 to 100.francs per pair. In one hotel an interesting notice {was displayed sfating that, "cofitrary; to the habit In Canada, it Js not the cugtoni iA Frafice for the proprietors; to pay their 'staf, 0 wotld the guests Lar before leaving arrange to pay the waiting women and tho valets at' the rate of one franc per day per head, "in Interpretation "which was 'taken literally by the Nftman, thie porters and the other mysterious indjviduais who are always apparent- ly #0 the 'know a: few minutes before # guest leaves the hote] for pastures trosh. . For & cocktall tho price. was 50° cénts to ome dollar, Shilst. -o basket: of Wood suffi- cient for a small. fire for ome light- ing cost a dellar, - Soap cost fifty cents a cake, and lumber $240 per 1,000 feet. - Bverything else, such as washing and afieals, weré in proper. tion, and fatirg visitors to France would. do. well to enquiré the price "of everything, for, 4s one meniber of the party put It 1" Keep asking ques- tions, for every time you think you Wwe pd Son it yon hare." 0 addition to. those exhibiting .in the Canadian Section a number' of Canadian firms had stands in other i parts of the Fai¥, and thefs were also a number of yers on the spot looking to see what France had to offer to. ii J in the wa oF new goles {a 0 BE ey a