MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. 32,000 PRESENT. ACCIDENT IN FIRING THE SALUTE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 287, 4 August 1888, Page 5

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION . 32,000 PRESENT. ACCIDENT IN FIRING THE SALUTE.

Mkuiuurm , Au»u^t 2. ll is estimated that 32,000 poisons \iMtel the li.\lul)it ion ;\ e-.toi day Dining the filing n\ the dilute ;t charge exploded, shattci in'_( tho aim of T3oml>adiei Molvenzie so sc\ei'ol) tli.it. tho li in i) lia<l to l)o amputated The dioii .i L tho opening ceionionio.s computed six bundled voices L'he pimcipal vocalists were Miss Ann JS h c l win, jMndanio Clnisti.ui Mo->sis Ainioh IlctuuioiiL and Otto b'ick.schoi. Sit Hmin faikos, Vioniioi ot New South \\ :do^, \v;i^ unahlo to \)o present owmj^ to tho piessmc of w (>j k ni Sydney . l.ad\ [joch was pieM-nted with ;m l'l\hihitio'i pass set in diamonds, and magnificent bouquets ol o-dmU, sent fiom Sydne}, woio piesouled to the .fife of each of the (to\ ci not s. Ml (Jo wen's Song of Thnnk-^iving \\iis splendidly rondeiod. It is a schohu 1^ woik. The first and last numbers of the cantata at o decidedly tho best, in couceptiou and treatment The othei parts are somewhat wend. Germany has sent, a magnificent ait collection, occupying a position coi responding to the British ait collection. Tho >ew Z j.i land art collection foim.s one of tho most pleasing anil ivLorosUng icalutes in the lixlnUilion. The J\laon eunos and the models of tho terraces attracted agi o, it amount of attention. His Excellency Sir M. B Loch enteitaincd thiee hundred guests at dinner last night, including the Goveinois and Mmisteis. A cable message has been received iroin the Queen wishing success to the Exhibition. This is not a leply to Lhe cable message sent by tho Go\euior after the opening, but a spontaneous expiession irom tl-e Queen.

Pan" i* to be lighted by electricity. Sir Moiell Mackenzie is atllictod with übtlimu.