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Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1923, Page 2

Tin; Chiistm.is of 1923 will he a memorable one in the annuls of our history as the festival vear in which the West Coast Exhibition was held. Ibe Exhibition, though modest compared with other exhibitions, will exercise a special influence this Christmas. for within its portals, many old friends will meet for the lirst time for many years. It is not difficult to picture the old folk, meeting each other with kcaity handshakes, wills the grip of sincerity; t’e spiritual kindliness in the eyes that gaze on one another. Unit is the sweet ness of Christmas—that is the joy of the great festival. .May this Christmas be memorable to all our lenders a- among tile seasons held in ginteiol l eniombi nin e. And ii w:T be, for G.e Exhibition has been responsible for Ringing hundreds of the old folk back to the scenes of tic ii biilh. The brotherhood ol the (Vast Is being ivvivil by Exhibition time mil on tli.-n account alone the Exhibit ioii las not occi: in vain, ft

is good to cultivate such a spirit, for il breathe,- the real spirit of Christmasline. and .alls into llame the joy of life which makes life worth living, and si alts i.s cut on a new year with a blighter cy and llgfitei load.

Till-; Exhibition has rue its first week, and the iexult is most satisfactory. There was a bumper attendance oil Saturday, rivalling that of the previous Saturday when the cxpo-ilion was opened. .H is good to chronicle the success, fur that, iesnll justifies, the undertaking and it.-- the rewind the promoters would look for first. Tito Exhibition is proving quite worth while, and the expectations formed of it to achieve dost; able remits for the benefit of the development of the district, arc going to ! e justified. Praise for the general e.\(ellenee of the display, and surprise at till- extent of the Exhibition are to be lean! on all sides. The Hon. Sir IT aneis Bell. Acting-Prime .Minister, told a Christchurch “Press” repot tor when passing through Christchurch that the display at the Hokitika Exhibition •was a very line one, and reflected great credit upon those responsible for it. That is in keeping with the .sentiments geneially expressed by visitors to the Exiiioition at Hokitika, and as these good reports are being noised about more and more, they cannot but fail ro a (’tract giowing numbers to the ExPio'tion which still has some .six wc-k-i to pill.