THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1926, Page 4

THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

[by TKLEGItAPn —rF.It PIIESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, Jan. 2. It was a great day on New Year’s Eve, when the Exhibition set a new record for the Dominion with an attendance of 50,971. This was followed yesterday by another big attendance, the taffy being 27,462. So far the holiday carnival at the Exhibition lias surprised all expectations and tlioro are many coming attractions to maintain the interest of the visitors. An axemen’s carnival, claimed to he the biggest ever held in Australasia, begins next AA'cdnesday. Australians are among the competitors. On AVednesdav, too, there will begin the competitions! festival for which entries have been received from all over New Zealand. Among tlio visitors to the Auckland Court tlio other evening was Mr M. L. Staple, who motored through from AVliangarei. He said he- was amazed at the extent of the Exhibition and considered it a wonderful achievement of which Duuedn was fully entitled to he proud. It far exceeded any expectations lie had formed and more than made his long journey well worth while. Air Staple expressed his pleasure at finding the North Auckland section well to the front in the Auckland Court, but he thought that the provincial court, as a whole, should have more exhibits to demonstrate the undoubtedly vast natural resources and great potentialities of the province. I’OXSONBY BOYS’ BAND.

DUNEDIN. Jan. 3. To the one hundred and one sounds of the great Amusement Park at the Exhibition, was added u new one on Saturday night, in the music of the i'onscnhy Boys’ Brass Band. The hoys, who are all lit, and enjoying their South Island tour, played at the sports ground 011 New Year’s Night, hut moved nearer the centre of things on Saturday, and the crowd was greatly interested in them. They leave on .Monday for Christchurch and AYcstlami. There was another huge attendance on Saturday, the turnstiles registering 35,081. 011 Wednesday two big events start, being the Competitions Championship Festival, for which entries have been received from all over New Zealand, and the Grand Axemen’s Carnival, which will ho held in the. evening 011 the sports ground under the light of high-powered arc lamps. Among the competitors are T. Richardson. Waikato, who won the £IOO prize at Tnihapc last year, B. Kceti and B. A. Gibbs from the West Const, A. Olive, Pahiatua, and J. Tenu, South Island champion. J. Pont, AY. Bono and AY. Johnston, of Southland. The prizes aggregate £9OO, ami it is claimed that the prize money of £l7O for the first, event, underhand 15-inch chop handicap, is the largest ever offered for such an event. Round about lot) competitors will take part in the carnival.