THE EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8732, 5 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

Day by Day. (By Telegraph, Special Service.) Christchurch, February 4. Tho attendance at tho Exhibition is being well sustained, and with the attractions now coming on and the commencement of special excursions at reduced fares by rail and steamer from the North Island, tho present satisfactory numbers are expected to increase largely during the next few weeks: Tho first of tho North Island excursions, which will he run from stations on tho Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth line, commences to-day, and others will begin on the 6th and 11th insts. Tickets will be available for the rail journey for nine days from tho date of issue, giving passengers the opportunity to spend a full week at the Exhibition. Under tho reduced rail and steamer charge excursionists may make the return journey from New Plymouth for £2 first-class and saloon, or ill 6s 6d second-class and steerage, rates from Napier being Al 16s 3d and LI 4s Cd respectively. Special reductions are also being made on tho South Island linesi faros from Dunedin being reduced to 183 and 12a Od, and from Invercargill to 20s Od and ISs (Id.

Mr H. J. Payne, member of tho Tasmanian Parliament, has been pleasantly surprised by the Exhibition. He heard before he loft homo, ho states, that it was a failure, and lie was very pleased after spending some days at tlm E_Lipi. tion to find that snph. is not ; thW-ipURJ From every point of view to thinks ip la a success, the Hiw_ Millar lias received a communication from Dunedin. that poop]g jdiprr, are arrungiug q guargHtoo fund similar to that at Wellington for the purpose of bringing the Kxhi]>ition orchestra to Dunedin. The Mipis&V replied that, provided all tho expenses wore paid, Government would allow tho orchestra to visit Dunedin from tho 11th to the IGth inst. Tho Director o£ Entertainments has been instructed accordingly. The Minister intimated that prompt acceptance by tho guarantors of this suggested arrangement was necessary. :

An adopt in tho difficult art of throwing boomerangs has niade arrange with tho 'general manager for giving; exhibitions of skill. Tho first of thc.so will probably be combined ydih otie of thy displays of daylight fireworks, or the next joint entertainment given by the Fijians and Maoris. The Fijiiuis have attracted such large attendances of Into that it ia understood their stay, which should como to an end very shortly, may bo presougod. The couuvitt'.e iu charge or tho South- - land Court have been allowed to recoup themselves for some of their expenses, ! and exhibit an important local industry' in a vary practical’fashion by opening af( oyster saloon on the grounds. The saloor\ is now being erected.

The famous hfewoastlo Band, probably the finest brass combination that Australia has produced, left Sydney on Saturday to take part iu tho Exhibition Band contest, which commences on Monday next. The presence of the will lend added interest-to tho ’contest■ which will bo the greatest yet held ip, thq, colonies,

Tho fifth free display of fireworks will bo given in the Exhibition grounds to-morrow evening. Mr White, representative for Pain and Sons, will introduce some very fine new set pieces, the principal of which is a presentation of a Chinese paged;, with beautiful dyo-coiourcd lights. SSSvefat ottfej novel and interesting mechanical sevicf3 wilt be shown for the first lima. The military tattoo has been postponed owing to difficulty in completing arrangements. Large entries have been received for ths begonia show, which will bo held in tha main corridor to-morrow and Thursday, In view of the display of fireworks and the begonia show to-morrow, and as no extra charge will be made for either, a very large attendance is expected. The magnificent display of stags’ heads iu the Tourist Department’s court luyarf. ably arouses the surprise and admiratioh of oversea visitor! The large red deeb of North Otago, Wairarapa, and Nelson are well represented iu the collection, and there are also fallow buclc h«Hfg from Tapanui and Auckland, and one head each of wapiti, sambur, and axis. The heads have all been carefully measured according to lecognised methods, and full particulars with regard to them are given in The Collection of tied Deer Heads.” Thirty-three North Otago heads range iu number of points from 12 to 17 and average 13. The Nelson collection ranges from 10 to 1* and one head, that of tho first stag imported, has 20 points, the average being a little over 32. Thirty-nine Wairarapa heads range from 10 to 17, with an average of a little over 11. : A department of the Exhibition, which is never without patrons, is the babies’ creche, where infants can he left by the hour, under expert superintendence, while the parents enjoy the sights of the great fair free from trouble or responsibility. As a modern exhibit the creche possesses interest of its own and it adds to the general revenue both by means of charges made for infants and by allowing both parents to visit the Exhibti tion when otherwise only one might get;