THE EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8750, 26 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

. Day by Day. By Telegraph—Special Service. Christchurch, February 25. Heavy ihowers in tho afternoon and evening militated against a largo attendance at the Exhibition to-day. The now population of the pa, who wore to havo given their first performance, were debarred from doing so by tho weather. They will bo divided into throe teams, which will take it in turns to give displays of pois and hakas on ordintiry days, combined performances being given every Thursday and Saturday. Throe cases of preserved fruit, bottled at tho Exhibition model cannery, together with a case of samples of New Zealand fruit preserved in formalin, have been sent*from the Agricultural Deportment s i Court to the forthcoming Dublin Exbi- ! bition. There still. remains a large and j varied collection of preserved fruits in I tho court, which, no doubt, will bo aug-

mented largely during tho next few weeks, as Mr Jaques, Government canning expert, will resume his interesting canning demonstrations on Wednesday, and give them much more frequently than in the past. The ferns and other plants in the fernery are flourishing exceedingly, tho higher temperature of the enclosed space and constant moistness making many of them thrive much faster than in their natural haunts. The fernery is one of the chief delights of visitors. Tho climax of tho beautiful series of flower shows which have been a feature ot tho Exhibition, will take place on March sth and Ctb, when fruit and dahlias will be the principal exhibits. Special efforts are being made to make this show eclipse all its predecessors. Entries for district court display competitions close on 28th inst. Jndging of courts will take place during tho third week in March. It is understood that a football scheme in connection with the Exhibition, to which the New Zealand Rugby Union expressed its inability to assent, was simply a proposal that interprovincial matches should be played at Easter on the Exhibition Sportsground. The

Exhibition authorities-' are now communicating with tho Canterbury Rugby Union, stating that they intend to circularise senior teams throughout the colony and invite them to compete at a football tournament, to be held on the sports’ ground from Saturday, April 6th, to Saturday, April 13th, inclusive. A special modal will be given to every competitor of the most successful team. Canterbury Rugby Union will beliskcd | to assist in control o" tho tournament and j the matter will probably be discussed at a meeting of the committee of tho Union to-night. The following sales from tho British fine arts’ section have been made to Adelaide Art Gallery Oils, ‘‘The Bride,” by D. J. Cameron, catalogue price £137 10s; “The Eickyard, Winter,” by G. Clausen, £150; “ The Foam Sprite,” by Herbert Draper, £262 10s; “ atcr Meadows in Spring,” by Mark Fesher, £160”; “A Summer Idyll,” by E. A. Hornel, £320 ; “ Sunrise on Cambrena Glacier,” by Ralph Peacock, £SOO. Water colours : “St George,” by Henry E. Crocket, £42; “Young Am I," by IV. Lee Honkoy £55 ; “A Gleam of Light,” by Gifford H. Lenfestid, £3l 10= ; “Tigress Watching Python,” by John M. Swan, £150; “A Dance of Wood Nymphs,” by J. R. Wegullin, £SO ; “Romance,” by Jas. Paterson, £75. Sculpture“ Youth,” has relief, by W. Reynolds Stephens, £125. Black an d white drawings by Walter Crane, Stuart G. Dahes, Lord Leighton, -Seymour Lucas, Eavenhill, Sambourne, Fred Pegram and F. H. Townsend, ranging from £4 to £32 11s ; arts and crafts, two drawings" by Walter Crane £52 10s; articles in silver, copper and ivory, including a silver cross, to a tot al value of £143 10s. On Wednesday nest will take place the next free display of London fireworks. The first display ot Japanese daylight Crewci 1 ever seen south .of the equator will be given on Saturday afternoon. The Besses o’ th’ Barn commence their return season on Thursday.