THE EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2481, 20 March 1882, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

The gale of wind on Sunday afternoon did a little damage to an uncompleted portion or the Exhibition building, viz , the walls of the Speoial Art Gallery and Concert room, which, being insufficiently supported, were blown doun. The oompleted portions of the building stood well, and sustained no damage whatever. Architects and contractors are alike loud in their complaints as to the vexatious delays arising from the various merchants not keeping faith in sending timber forward to agreed time, these delays tending to very muoh embarrass them and retard the progress of the building. The Tramway Company are fully alive to tho probable demand upon the Addington tram line. The drain alongside Hagley Park on the Lincoln roßd is being bridged over for a space of about forty yards above the mam entrance to the building, alongside whioh the tram trains will draw up and the passengers alight. At the spot a loop line will be laid, so as to allow trams coming from Addington and the city to disoharge their freights simultaneously. Tho promoters notify by advortiaement that parties wishing to secure season tiokets or cards for reserved seats for the opening ceremony are requested to apply at Mr F. B. Mills' buiiness premises, Triangle, High street, opposite Messrs B. Petersen and Co. The magnitude of Mr Dilworth'a collection may be conjeotured when it is stated that about two-thirds of the whole of the British Court will be taken up by them, in addition to whioh the machinery department will be largely occupied by maohinery for every conceivable purpose belonging to the same agency ; and from the most noted British manufacturers—stationery in all its branches, playing cards, ordinary cards, menu cards, ball programmes, Ac. Pianos, specially made for extreme climates, which implies the the use of boat matorials. Glaoialine, for preserving fish, food, &o. in hot climates. Baking powder, galvanizsd wire, Orewdaon'a longcloths, knitting yarns and fanoy wools, gas engines, brushware, steel pens, pharmaceutical preparations and surgioal instruments, cocoas, gas-making maohinery, a vast timber trophy, dyes ; an exhibition of ironwork, specially prepared to show the ductility of the metal whioh appears twisted and bent in all manner of shapes ; bioyoles, saws of every description, tobaccos, and many more exhibits are included in this collection. Mr Hogan, the representative of vorious United States exhibitors, whose arrival by the e.a. Te Anau on Thursday last has already been noticed, has engaged four boys in the American Court. Thia gentleman has acted in a similar capacity at the Adelaide and other Australian exhibition. It ia worthy of notice that at Adelaide twenty-five gold medals, five silver medals with diplomas and four bronze medals, also with diplomas, were awarded to the exhibitors whose interests were entrusted to his care. Nearly all these medallists are in the lists at the Ohristohurch International Exhibition, and their exhibits ocmptite :—Horseshoe nails, tobacco, Manilla cordage, cotton, duck and navy canvas, Manilla harvest twine, time globes (horology), relative time globea, veterinary medicine cheats, self-acting shade rollers, barb steel fencing wire, printing inka_ of various oolors, manual of social and buainesa forms, graphic pencils, India rubber bands, sharpeners, and pencil rubbers with erasers, gold pens and penoil cases, railway ticket pouches, specimens of American trade publications, wood engraving, photo eiectrotypography, ledger and other papers, perfumery, toilet soaps, cosmetics, shaving cream, brushware, bicycles, sewing machines, medicines, furniture, lamps, and a host of _ agricultural implements too numerous to particularise. To Mr Hogan's oare has likewise been entrusted an exhibit of German wines, comprising at least twenty different kinds. Mr Albert 8. Manders, the special representative of several well-knowa firms, hoB arrived in Christohurch. The space taken up by this gentleman will be conoiderable, aa tho exhibits he has charge of are 150 in number, amongst whioh numerous kinds of Australian wines form a prominent features. Other lines represented will include agricultural machinery, stone-breaking machines, Altera, sundials, mining screens, scientific instruments, olive oil, sauces, oils of various kinds, glue, &3., &3. The great item of Mr Mander's commission, and which will no doubt be eagerly sought by oonnoiaseurs in the fine arts, is six oil-paintings, belonging to a private gentleman, one of whioh ia stated to have cost £I7OO. These will be hung in the north east octagon, in close vicinity to the Oriental Tea Company's exhibits.