THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 1 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

LATEST '^IiEGKAMS.

'•' '''•"^■•..J'l..-S I Hk.ial s„„ c „ -.■«.. "T l "' nU - ■' «»■.'• «'■ *'y S! n,l ", ,11 *'™ h ::;,;;';;i- : ; ; H'^;,; ll , :!:;;;!:';^;'';;;;; i : '•'j ■<«.» imki .\ii,„ri- ; u '"" ''- 1 " l1 "-' ""• luior i.i ll„. ,', "'* " l " 1 'ln"--Hi. i own M,ir cul, i,tid f iU , ,i„„, enthusiasm ~e.d ,„,,., "' ' * best in poi and iiakii. There »-, very la.-,. attendance. Th, Fiji-,.," "'-■• expected t<< t:lkc- (ln-tv depart,,,-,. »«t.v shorlly. which will lie greatly re{.'.'cited, as the popularity of their disI'"' 5 ," 1 al iu li'-iHIH. 'l'lii' .Maori !'•' «''" >»' l"ft will, a email K a|rison >» '•"iiimuii.l (ill t|„. arrival of ', con Iniftcit of .\-ahk,'!iuiif,iin natives roni Iliuvke's Hay „„ ||„. 17ti , ,„ m l|; l» tuc present, twcntvoiic oii pimiiinys ami thirty four water- ( . oi "I"' s ","'' six "liniatui-cs iiave I ~ ,„,.-. Cased Iron, the j| r iti,|, „ L . t . (ioil (jf t] , p ,•-,,-,'.' '''•)'' ''"' tlu ' t,ltul ll "iotmt of •L< >< • Details of (1,0 purchases ur, as .Hows: ly , h( . x ,„. , S()mh .n.i una I (.allcry, oil painting Yll | ll( , L .11 wan- colours .018 :«; Auric--1 ul (. ,lv (,on„c,l, oil painting .C 512 Ds, water colours ~tl;fi i os . Aca . demy of Fine Arts, Wellington, oil liaintnios C2li:i, water colours t!\y,. Canterbury Society of Arts, oil paintnifjH .C 1317 10s, water colours £tw). miniatures, £»> 10s; private sales, oi'l paintings Coio, water colours £578 IBs. The National Gallery of Victoria nmy decide to make a Selection us a, i'esi.,l of the visit of the diicctor, Mr laniard Hall, who is now in Christ

climvli, and Mr Gill, secretary of the Adelaide Art Gallery, is expected to amvi) shortly with h commission w purchase pictures. Kales of works of art, glass work, ami wimples of hand weaving are being made in huge numbers. The bubble fountain near the ac|uaiimii is the centre of much interest when it is in operation during calm weather. The shimmering irvidescent spheres produced in their thousands arc at once the delight and despair of astounded juveniles, who witness the production of these lleeting glories at every opportunity. Wonderful buoyffnee is imparted to the hubbies by their being inflated with coal gas. Mr W. fS. King, of Ohristchurch, and Mr Otto Schwartz, of Wellington, will be the judges of the solo competitions at the Exhibition band contest, during the week commencing February lltli. The "llesson" shield of the Nort Island Jlrass Hand Assocation, now held by the Wanganui Garrison Hand, will be awarded to the band securing the highest points in the grand selection. The inhibition ilower show will take the form of a begonia show, and will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. Entries close on Monday, and as the show will be held in the main corridor, free admission will be gained to ihe same. Everything points to a very line display being made. Hundreds of visitors daily pass through the Government Aipiarium, which lias received some very interesting additions , since is was first opened. The model of liotorua, where an imitation geyser . sports its columns to a groat height, '. anil Maori boys dive for pennies in , most realistic style, is alto as popular as of yore.

The Exhibition has now passed through "three calendar months, with an aggregate attendance total of 1,0/53,128. To-day contributed just on 13,000 towards that total, and though the number was not large compared with some recent attendances, it is officially stated that the ratio of cash payments to the number «>f persona admitted was probably the highest yet experienced, this being the result of the •unusually large number of visitors hi town. It is probable that the gold watch awarded to Miss Alice .trailing* as the millionth visitor to the Kxhibiton will be presented by Dr. Findlay, who succeeds the I ton. Mr Millar as . Minister Ml charge.