THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

liy Telegraph.— Special Service. * iirisn-lmrtli, January Hie attendance ul tlie* Exhibition .U'llerduy was one of tin larg«,t storey, holding iter by his teeth, mid pas>in i f through tlic turnstiles. Over tin™ Ihtmxuud visited tin. nx«iK->r« t'unilViil in the iiflcrnoon, and Ihc immense crowd that thronged "Wonderlam!" in tiie Cuming, attracted liy tlnIloi'iil fete, was I lie largest jot ex peri(•need. 'Jlie ii-tn w;is, from uJ! points of view, a complete success Tlie grounds were brilliantly lit, niul (lie llonil costumes, line mid comic ses, and masked pleasure makers made I remarkably line effect. A temporary frontage of u soven storev house, with numerous v.-iiidowoj ha',| been specially eonsiructed, ' aiid (he windows fl<iiii;K and Miioke belched forth ill a highly natural way, and u iiremati renewed tliu woman oceii]iant from the higuest storey, lioding her by his teeth unit •sliding with her down a tight rope inio tliu lake. Twenty thousand .people are said to have witnessed the 'spectaele, which will be repeated on (Saturday iiignl. A party of Wangaiini Maoris have arrival at tile pa, and gave their lirst dances before a fair attendance lliis | afternoon. The weather has been cold and showery nil day. causing lewer people to visit the Exhibition than usual. i'lie iirsses o' the liarii Hand had to use the concert hall this afternoon, and will do so again tuis evening. The display of iiiworks had to be postponed. A party of six West Australian swimmers, who will ;«|f C part in lUu Exhibition carnival to lie held on February 2nd, have arrived in Christchurch. Tli • Orchestral Society of Auckland, seventy strong. have arrived today, and will give perforiiiances in the <:oii;oi'i"iiall 011 Alonday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. .*ladanie Wcilaert. a vocalist of European repntatation, and iianiilion Hodges, ui Auckland, will be the vocalists. Three thouiaiiil people inspected lee "sweated''' industries exhibition yesterday, and much indignation is ex pressed in the visitors' book at the existence of such conditions. Alme than one visitor has .suggeslvd that, after the Exhibition is over llie.se ex- ' liibiis should be shown in all the principal towns of the colony as ail object I. >son ui what can happen in the wav i 'uLljiliour cvi's. ! The ieri'eliirv lias ivwifod from ,S'r . ,lose[!i \\a~; a large and beautifully i ornamented si.mm* cup as' a trophy for . Ibe competitor obtaining Jie niosi, points in the championship bagpipe imisie events at tttc -New Zealand Athletic Unions great meeting on January Ll,"a and Altii. .Mr (I. \\, Woods, piesideii; of the .Uheltie In- | ion, Mates that -100 entries have been received for a very extensive programme, which cons'sts of ;>i events,

covering the vviiolc range of utljleliu hjiort->, Inside* l»;tgp»pf • rutt»k». re -N and Mher compel ilion-. A contest fur pipe hands lias also been arranged, for which four entries have boon received, sf.iee the. programme was issued, thM'owing event* hitv<* !»cen nddrd: liighland iling for hidio*, sword duuee for boy* and. girls, high jumping and poll.* jumping championship. Tli" l>iu-i hand contest,. ii.vd for ..Vlirtmry J'iUt and !<»(h inclusive, prom'.w.i l'» ho a groat mucoj,;, Uu i*Vbmaty 71ii, tin; Canterbury Antonio hilt* will hold u gymkhana in tlic spurU ground, preo'<led by a motor car parade from t'v cUy to tin: jicid of action. A vrry novel and ul tractive programme i* under preparation. Mii'i'ji yarding competition-, forming me conclnding event uf the (..'hrislchnrdi Dog (MuljV trial*, will be Jiold on ilm; ground on Munh 2.1. The *ports ground U partieularly well suited for That kind of compcihion, owing U> Ire presence ot scaling accommodation. IVr Vivka Av-Miciation. ('hrhtehnreh, January IS. The aUcndaiHr at the Ivxhihii'in for the week ending to night totalled s].Ui:}, mltt<*h brings the total to ilut-_* to