THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1926, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

[by i 1i.i.0 i; al it T’i:n nu:ss association.] DUNEDIN. February 17. Railwi-v excursion trips from various parts of the South Island to the Exhibition ate now in lull swing and many special parlies will be arriving in tig. near future. On February '-’Mb one thousand excursionists will arrive from W’aimato. representing the hakrrs excursion. Ihe ndlow mg day 800 miner- from Kailangala are due and on the .Saturday a parly of GOB lias been organised by the I'alclutlin Retailers’ Association and added to their number will he 500 people Iron. Hilton and intermediate stations, and 20 car loads of excursionists trnni BluIL In addition the regular school children's excursions will be arriving every alternate week from Fcbranry 22nd. in tiie following numbers:—2.BOO I ruin Christchurch. u]i to 500 from Ashburton, a similar number from I imam, and proportionate 11111)'. hers I rum oilier tow ns. Word had also been received from Hokitika, Xanier, Wadestown and Palmerston North, that the children arc coming trout those towns. Between OIK) and 700 pupils of Palmerston. Waikouaiti and adjacent' schools will visit the exhibition to-day. accompanied by their teachers and parents. M.r Allan. Victorian Premier, who was entertained yesterday with Sir Reynard Ikdstrom. Fiji, said the exhibition had put the South Island on the map for Australia. The grand attendance is now 1,(717.07)0.