THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81915, 9 January 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

MAGNIFICENT FIREWORKS . (By Wire—Special Service.) Christchurch, January 8. Over 18,000 people visited the Kxhibition yesterday, of whom it is comput ed more than 10.000 were present at the display of fireworks in the even ing. Special trains from the country brought in crowds of visitors to -re this spectacle, which for variety, brilliance and novelty, won the admiration of all. Startling lightning cll'evl> were reproduced with wonderful lid-l ity;_rockets of different designs de lighted the vast assemblage, and set pieces, including a clever representation of Niagara Falls ami a cyclist endeavouring to loop a blazing loop were as beautiful" as they were novel. Excel lent portraits or the King and Queen Were shown in coloured lire, and in

later displays portraits of New Zealand's prominent public men will be similarly displayed. The organ recital by Mr Massey, or ganist of Bathurst Cathedral, last night proved a most enjoyable per forniance. Mr Massey's technique an.: phrasing are brilliant, and he exhibits a fine appreciation of harmony -and in Bight into the more subtle shadings o; tone. The programme waa of a fairly light character, and was listened to lA an audience of over 600 people. M; Massey's second organ recital wat given very successfully; this afternoor. before a large attendance. The carnation- and sweet pea shou Will be held at the Exhibition to-mor and Thursday. An elaborate dis play of these popular flowers is ex pected. "Wonderland's floral fete on Janu ary 17th promises to be a very spe" rial function. Valuable prizes are of fered for the best floral designs, flora costumes, and decorated bicycles. A sensational act will be performed, re

■ presenting the destruction by fire of a " seventeen storey building 4150 ft high. and the rescue of a woman from a fall ing roof. • Forty-three answers were receivec from all parts of the colony to the advertisement for "a plucky, prcttj girl, about twenty years of age, anil of fairly light weight; must have goot nerves," to play the part of the re pcued lady in this act. Mr White, the representative ol Pain and Sons, London, commence.: this morning the work of illuminating the Exhibition sports ground for tin Besses o' the Barn season. Some three thousand coloured lamps and lantern* will be employed. It is proposed at a later date to festoon and light up the Whole of the trees and flower beds m front of the Exhibition. This will be a special feature of the Exhibition, and will last two nights. The Besses' first programme is or. Thursday night. The bubble foun-1 tarn has arrived by the Gothic, and will be erected at the rear of thi buildings. ilr Bruce, Mayor of Adelaide, whe has spent three or four days at the Exhibition, states that he is very pleased with all he has seen. Ik- i" very much charmed with the British •Court, particularly with the pictures The Maori pa has proved most inter esting, and the haka and poi dance* .Witnessed this afternoon were equal ik energy and aptitude to anything he lad seen in the King Country. The Tiew from the Exhibition tower is on. of the most beautiful that could pos sibly be imagined. The side show* are splendidly managed, and the ad mission charges very reasonable. w hili numerous denizens of New Zealand atreams to be seen in captivitv in tin aquarium, must make the mouths oi anglers watqr. A trip in a motoi launch on the Avon is an especially delightful experience in the hot weather now prevailing.