THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 6 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

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V T«U-i il i l ;,._« I , ( , oia] .Service, T . C-lirisleliiii-c-h. l.Vl.riiiiiv 4. lMi'il!ii'im, Wi,S il,u . l( ''' tol w <luy at llii; xi. .1 „ *p,,, ml CK , ulsi(||i , ° of visitors fl ,, m ; t i>«„ llr ,,i iuui Li" ■V si,,', t . Avnvi '' l I'.VUolton by ""■"'"'B. Ijn „ivf 1,11 . V ,<! C '"" c " rt '» l » tilts afl.r. T l " { " ll0Wwl an„ r . chestra concert, lloili cntenainme.l weic \cr, largely attended. | 1 •Mayo of Melbourne, llu li Ull 'll Wee,lon, „f \"iil01-ia, „niu-d in uiristchiirch today, an<l ufl.fr visilinj; flic li.vliiliil.inn expressed bjniselt ?» fol: »»'s: "An fur us 'liie Jixliibit : on is concerned. I 11111 amazed ut its propoition's, J expected to lind a very Kxhibilion, but it fur (SMil, my expectations. 1 amy state (lint 1 ant railicr interested in exhibitions, and was connected willi tin* A!.111.>11 rri;■ and 1 nsninnian l'v\liil>]t:o]i.s. The organisation of these displays is a work that is congenial to me. J W an vcrv much with the ])ieture gal'cry, J» lael, 1 coul 1 hiirilly away from it. J consider it the best anil most collipivlicnsrve eolleetion of British pictines that has eome to the Southern Hemisphere. It contains sonic very line examples of the. work ui the most promrneut Jintish artists, and i„ saying Hiis J , speak from a varied experience! of some of the best picture galleries,

and painting is an art in which I have tnki'ii an interest nearly nil my life' the lndividuiil pictures have been chosen with discrimination and taste/' A large number of applications are being received for the position of judges for tins exhibits. Almost alt

exhibitor* in the Exhibition arc taking a keen interest in the competitive aspect of the exhibits, and all the exhibits have been entered. An enterprising contingent of school children have come down from lJunuier to "do" J*o and will Wmiaiii in I'lirißtclmrch during the greater part t.f tlie week. A couple of concerts and canvassing for subscriptions furnished the wherewithal! for the trip. 'I he entire issue of one penny commemoration vantage stamps is now exhausted, and as tlw authorities are under an obligation not to issue more than a certain number, these are now unobtainable. The halfpenny issue was exhausted some time ago and the (inly denomination still procurable are threepence and sixpence. The children's rest, during the seven weeks that it hau

linen open, lias been patronised by some seven hundred babies, and the arrival (if the thousandth, which iB expected within the next fortnight or three weeks, will be commemorated by the award of a special prize. Later on it is hoped to hold a baby show on a largo scale in connection with the. itost. Large and varied entries have been received for the free flower show, in the main corridor on Wednesday and Thursday, which bids fair to be a great success. Everything pointa to the international baud contest to be held at? the Exhibition next week for eclipsing every fixture of n similar nature 'that has been held in Anxtalasia. The competitions commence on Monday morning, and will be contiuued tilT Saturday night. At least thirty baiulK are expected to make the 1 rip to ('hristchurch to take part. In addition to the grand selection and quickstep competitions, there will be twelve solo competitions, for which unprecedented entries, as many as fifty in some canes, have been received.