THE EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8745, 20 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

Day by Day. Christs niton, February 19. Considering that there were no outstanding attractions, the attendance at the Exhibition was again surprisingly large. Close on 600 excursionists arrived to-day from the North, and visitors from the South continue numerous. The Hawke’s Bay natives loft to-day for the North Island. They will be succeeded within a fortnight by from forty to fifty members of the same tribe. It is estimated that over 2000 people daily have visited the sweating industries collection since it was placed in the Exhibition, and difficulty is experienced at times in controlling the admissions. A splendid display of this season’s apples, pears, peach.os and other fruits just placed in position by Hawko’s Bay growers is at-' traoting general admiration. It worthily upholds the Colony’s reputation against the fine exhibits of fruit in the Canadian court. Numerous enquiries by art lovers have been made regarding the beautiful pictorial photographs in tho British court, and up to the present fully one-third of these have been disposed of to purchasers.

The judging of exhibits and awards commences on Thursday next. Food products, cycles, perambulators, heating , appliances, and furniture axe being then adjudicated upon. No tower than 1500 entries of competitive exhibits have been received. At a meeting held between the Superintendent of awards and the exhibitors, Mr Mclntyre stated that there had been a good deal of delay in connection with judging, but he hoped now that it would proceed smoothly and expeditiously. Ho emphasised the need of co-operation with the authorities on the part of exhibitors, and stated that a clear day’s notice would always he given of judging, and exhibits would be judged both individually and collectively. The Grey Cadet Battalion will leave for tholr homes on Friday by the Te Annu, which arrives from Wellington that morning with a contingent of Wadrarapa cadets. The Grey hoys were to have loft by the Mapourika this afternoon, hut so much soreness was felt by them at having to return after only five days’ encampment, instead of the week originally fixed, that after much correspondence between the authorities their stay has been extended until Friday. Three hundred babies are expected to take part 5n the baby show in the main corridor r-’l Thursday afternoon and evening. Numerous entries have been received bv telegram and letter from places as far away as Dunedin. At the N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association’s sports’ meeting on Thursday and Saturday next five provincial teams will compete for the championship shield, namely, Auckland. Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. An exhibition of boomerang throwing by an Australian expert will bo given on the sports ground on Thursday in conjunction with the sports. Another attraction on Thursday will he the Christian Endeavour Union’s children’s demonstration in the Concert Hall. Ten societies will be represented and one hundred and twenty young people will participate in tho erection of a monster bridge. There will bo a large children’s choir, and the programme will also include an organ recital. W. Monk, the Sydney organist, will give recitals in the Concert Hall on Thursday and Saturday afternoons. A confetti carnival will he a feature of the concluding week of the Exhibition. These carnivals though entirely new to this country are annual happenings at Nice and other holidays towns on the Continent, Ladies and gentlemen wear masks and fancy costumes and the of confotti is the general a musement.