EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 29 December 1906, Page 2

EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

VfsSITOIvS POURING IK. : (Jhristehurch, December 2s. There were close upon 17.000 .admitted to the Exhibition yesterday, /ilid to-day again the immense buildings and grounds were crowded with a bustling throng, many of them strangers to this oiW. The large-- attendances that are now being experienced mean a 'great deal more to 'the financial 1 side of the 'undertaking tluiu the same figures would have indicated a few weeks ago, as the proportion of local season ticketholders to Visitors who pay at tlie gates each fiiuie is very much smaller. Over six hundred excursionists came to Chfist- • church by: .the thrue boats .which! arrived from the North to-day. The concerts given by the splendid Exftibi- | tion orchestra,, which have not t)ccn

attended nearly as well as served by the local citizens in i the past, seem to be more generally; appreciated liy' tlie visitors, who are jiow pouring into the city, and during i the

last three days especially the attendances have been very much improved. This afternoon, indeed, the general manager decided that it was no loiger necessary to let (this line orchestra play to- a free attendance in the -corridor, and transferred its entertain-

liienl to the concert luill, where a spiall charge wan made for admission. There was a good attendance at the orchestral conceal,, and one of, the, bands was left to,make free niusx iiiithe avenue. ' The school cadets, to , the number of about 2GO, who -have been enjoying a week's camp training oil .the Jixliibitioii; grounds, left for Jiomea torday., Tile camp lias jieen conducted on strict military lines,; tl boys ably carrying out all the lirntiue duties of adult soldiers ahd| enjoying themselves in the Exhibition when ;off dutyii Thcy;have ha<l ,/a- . most (lel'igljtluli i.time,, and werej nil loth'to' leave. Cadets are expected to pour in for training front all parts -.of. the. colony as soon as-the't'iiVist-

bum: holiday#, are. concluded, the tjotal arrival of 110 less than, seven thousand being anticipated. . Those members' .of ..file Wellington cadet battalion '.baud who lia'ye'uot done so already leayf! for. their homes to-iudriw. jTlie iirowalkers, who also" leave 'for Wellington, took leave of the general j manager, All*. G. JS.'Muhro, this afternoon, presenting him as a memento, of their visit witn tue leafy skint • & which tiler cliief, walked. -for tlie first • tiine, aproos the burning; stones-in Ney &eakind. ' "'l'ho' chief stated that 'the iiire- . walkers had been afraid to people; over the . stones.; in Christchurch, because they thought tlicv would yet burnt. Now that, certain letters ,nad>. appeared 'in the? papers, .however, wliicn:< sought >to discount their performances, iney had ; divided that ii any iiuropuans: wished to, attempt the feat at their.next <peiiofii(anee in -New Zealand, tlie.y w.ouid be allowed, to^o'sq,at their ,o,\vq riskj the •^'jjiito';.l^i|iig' jwtytifc Jhowora', that they would be purnt; j( ,'.\Vhe» returned "to, Sega, they would seiiui Sir Muiirti a ; wKdie's' tiooch,'tliat jjeing! the Mpreme'-'giit'' in th'eir |ftir iiunro replied tlioit 1 lit)' was 1, quite 'sitisned with tiie performances ui the iirewa^kers,; and; complimented them! on tiiiCU' bright and happy disposition,- ' their cleanly appearance, and Joou conduct. i\lr ividston, l'remierj ol Queensland/.who .visited the Exhibition .to-day,;, says" lie/considers ' itj a higldy credHablo achievement; and joiie widen, even should it j#etia the loss of 'forty 'thousand pouifds, : 'Would? be well, wurth: that iuiu to i\W 'Zealand ui «« indirect results. Ihe nuch better than he £iid tl sealtj pf ' whole. Ji^ U bition jvell u|i to his anticijjo.tlons. He . could p.-htably a week,,he days] ..ii), court; alone. The Timi.Kina Maori girls left for liome ttus i evening. are beinj; njade to replace- thuni, by a largo of North Island natives. ; "Wonderjaftd" luiviiig attracted. 8000 visitors to;its carnival last niglit, is now preparing for a floral fete on. Thursday, next, ! for. \vluclva most sensational 'act I 9 jjrpmisyd. To;day, a .'programme of. athletic sports >\'ill be given under the management of tin? Pioneer Amateur .Bicycle and Atjiletjg Club. '-'She dog show on .January 2 and; 4 promises* to bo an immense success, and very large .entries ; have bpen, received from jntl parts of the colony. For the Scottish sports 011 January 1 mid ■ 2,. r a -unique programme bus been prepared of Highland games, .Scottish musio and'ilieiivy athletics. Paiii's ; kondpu lireworks,' beginning on 1 New Year's |ij] : also [j ( e an attraction not to be ligiitjy missed. '

'•Us attendance, at the Kxhibition for the week gliding to-nigui' totalled 70,601. ■' '