THE EXHIBITION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2301, 13 December 1889, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

EXHIBITION OANAHY AND PIGEON SHOW, (PHn PBBBS ABflOOlAriOir.) Dunedin, December 12, The canary and pigeon ahow whloh opened tbls morning 1b a great success. There are 112 entries of canary and oage blrda «nd 191 pigeons. The qualities all through the ahow are good and a very great improvement on othoe Exhibitions held la New Zaalaadi la dark cieited bicd« Mr Loaaby (s showing a bird that took the first prlza In Melbourne. Th>t gentleman admits that he is beaten hollow and the bird which has taken the ohamplonship ia admitted by oonnolesears to be fit for exhibition In the Crystal Palace or any where eloe. Yoang firat feathee birds form about half lha Show and are really Al (n quality. There fa not one bad bird »mengat them, not a bird t hat ooald be o»l---led a Borob Id the ahow. Tht olieafß of t»lkia^ birds are tho big attraoiljn, and the firat priza has been awarded I > a beautiful Loadbeater oookatoo from King Georges bound. In p'goons thero Is only ono i;oorl ola^Jthat of fl/ltg Autwerps. Oowle of Danedio, formerly of Sydney, shows n pair whloh ho imported from Otllforniv and whloh h*vo Gotabllshed a bright record bb flyers, Dunedibt, December 13. The Governor has forwarded to the Exhibition a faca mile of the chart of New Z-jaland, originally made by OapUlo O jok, This has been obtained by hta Excellency through the Oolonlal Office from Ihe Btltloh Maaeum. The o^.art bears tb« following inscription:— "A. chart O : NfcwZialaid .>t tie islands of Ehiao* maul and Tewal Poenamu, lying lv the Soath Si a, by Liont J. Oook, commander of Hie M»jnsty'a bark The Endeavor, circumnavigated by tbn Bald bark m the latter end of 17C9 and beginning of 1770. The prlokbd lines oho if the track o£ the ship ' Great energy Is being displayed m the Foreign Ooarta bo as to get them completed ;o morrow. A number of artloles purohaecd m the Exhibit' on against the rales have boon handed over to the President , Mr Roberta 'Ihe sellora having beep previously warned ba?e now forfeited thel* »p»ce and aoiion to tjtot them will be taken. A large number of Australians yeaterd«y and tblu morning were shown over the Chntc-rhnry Oonrt by Mr Meadows, and they were loud In thoir appreciation of Us products. Tho othlet : o ohampionghlp meeting tomorrow promifea to be a great su^oeia as entries aro numerous, and the various pvonts B»e expeoted to be well contested, Th'-ra are oompatltors from New Soath Wales, Auoklnnd, Welllngtin, OhrJstohurobt Tlmnm. Danoflin and Inveronrglll