THE EXHIBITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1172, 6 July 1911, Page 6

THE EXHIBITION.

CASH TAKINGS TO DATE, £3846. COMING EVENTS. The sixth week of the Coronation Exhibition has ended, and the big show on Waterloo Quay still goes merrily. As will be seen from what follows, there are many novel attractions still to be submitted to the public, and the attendances arc pretty weil sure to .maintain- a fair average, although, according to■tho Chairman of Commissioners (Mr. T. Ballinger) these would have beeit greatly augmented it' the Railway Department had shown any business acumen. He that lie has'exhausted his efforts to bring about an • arrangement wherr-liy thousands nf people from the provincial towns could have.been induced to visit Wellington and tho Exhibition, and does not intend to try any further. The cash receipts for yesterday, from all sources, amounted to £il 2s. (id., and the total cash receipts up to date reached ,£3SJG I ait evening. The number who passed through the turnstiles yesterday was 2210, which brings the total up to 110,038. BOWLING TOURNAMENT, Thp Coronation BowliDg tournament, in the Stadium progressed another stage last evening, every rink being oceupicd from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tho following are th,e results of the play:— , , Section C (at G p.m.): Porteous beat Avery, 18—!); W r ylie beat Crawford, 1-— <; Ballantvne beat Laurenson, 1-I—l2. n Section D: Smith beat Still, 10-9; Bennett beat Norwood, l'J—10; Brackenridge Williamson, Section A (at 8 p.m.): Rontley beat W. Hendry, 15-11; l'arata- beat BaUinger, 17-11; Snaddon beat G. Hendrj, 19 G. Section B: Hary beat Trcvethick, 13—9, Mack beat Williamson, 20-8; Prince beat i Kinniburg. 32—10. 1(1 Section C: Ballantvne beat-Nutter, 19 —7; Porteous beat Laurenson, I<'*• , . The tournament will be continued at o'clock this evening. There is a demand on the part ol bowlers for a pairs tournament at the Stadium. As it is thought there wil be ample time between Saturday and Wednesday next for the event. will be. received up till 8.30 o clock thi.s evening, and if there is sufficient encouragement the tournament will- be immediately arranged. MILK TESTING. One of the extra attractions at the Exhibition yesterday afternoon was an interesting 'demonstration of lmlk-testing, carried out bv two boys of the Levin district High School, under tho supervision of Jlr. C. A. Ciimming, the instructor. The apparatus was very simple, the process of computing the results even more so. The whole demonstration went to show the scheme of rural education. provided in tho -syllabus now set for countrv district high schools and a scientifib and practical insight to the principles of tho industries of their environment is afforded. Jlr. W. H. Field, M.P., n member of tho Education Board, and air. G. .L. -Stewart (secretary of the board) were present, at tho demonstration,' and two or three spectators. The event did not appear to be very widely known. ' , HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. A seven-aside hockey tournament is being arranged for Thursday evening next. The teams will be selected from (he city clubs, but the entries promise to be so numerous that it is doubtful if all the games will be played on the one evening. LIVING BRIDGE. A display of living bridge will be given in the Stadium on July 15. The "cards" are now being rehearsed by ill'. J. W. M. Harrison.