EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8761, 12 March 1907, Page 2

EXHIBITION.

Day By Day. By Telegraph.—Special Service. Cheistchuech, March 11. There was a fair attendance at the Exhibition to-day. Mr Munro, General Manager, states that there has been a marked increase lately in the receipts of various side show's and holders of selling rights. Permission has ’been granted Mr Scott, Commissioner for South Australia, to display a shipment of South Australian grapes around the fountain in the main dome of ' the Exhibition in the same position as that occupied by New Zealand grown grapes | last week. This shipment of grapes ar- , rived at the Bluff to-day per Monowai, and should be on view at the Exhibition on Wednesday next. Tenders are being invited for the purchase ir/one lot for removal of machinery hall and main building of the Exhibition. With the exception of the concert hall, fernery and lavatories, delivery will be given not later than May 15th, and four clear months thereafter will be allowed for removal. Tenders are to be addressed to the Minister in charge of the Exhibition. Mr H. Gregson, of Napier, is to give a series of organ recitals in the Concert Hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next. Mrs Buekridge, of Gisborne (neo Maud Hewson), formerly of the Pollard Opera Company, has been engaged to contribute to the programmes of the forthcoming popular concerts, and it is possible that the services of Mrs Ernest Davis (nee Miss Marion Mitchell), will be engaged. Saturday, 23rd first., being Anniversary Day in Otago, the Enion Co. have decided to run a special excursion by steamer, leaving Dunedin on the evening of Friday, 22nd inst., returning from Christchurch by the 7.45 train from Christchurch to Lyttelton on Saturday, 23rd inst. This excursion will enable visitors to spend Anniversary Day at the Exhibition without involving them in any loss of time. A demonstration of force feeding with ten White Plymouth Hocks and White Wyandottes, which have just come to hand, will he a novel feature in the Agricultural Department’s court, having much interest for poultry farmers. The birds will he weighed before the fattening process begins, and again after a fortnight or three weeks’ progress. Members of fire brigades in different parts of the colony are already arriving in town to take part in competitions which commence next Tuesday on the sports ground. The teams are all practising' hard on vacant spots in the city and suburbs. About ninety brigades will be represented in all, making a total of about 800 firemen, who will be engaged in competitions. The water display on the river bank will be given next Tuesday evening, and eighty to ninety boats, filled with firemen discharging' fireworks, and preceded by the band, will take part in the river procesi sion on Wednesday night. On Thursday night there will be a great display on Victoria Lake, which, with the aid of lines of hose laid to the centre, will be converted into a veritable Waimangu, ■ lighted with colored lights and Roman , candles. , The banquet and presentation of prizes ’ are fixed for Friday night, and Saturday will see the drawing of the art union, for 1 which thirty thousand tickets have been ■ sold.