THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 18 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

l!y 'lVlcgmph.—.Special Service. Clirtslchurch, February 17. Dihjiia' iconlinuous hmvy xhoweiji ul; ran, tin- Exhibition on Saturday attracted nu attendance of 14,001, bringing the total for the week to' over '.10,000, anil making the Aggregate w date 1,22U,UG1. Tile quick-sl-vji iiiii iwUtiuu proved the most attract ivs* featunf of tiic bandcontest. 'iiie rformancc by 'the combined bands, which was to have taken place mi the spurts ground, was unable to be iii'ld there diving to the rain, but about four bands played together in 'ine main corridor >n lilt- presence of a very large audience. 'lue presuteUition of ihe cash prizes and medals to tue successful bands and bandsmen look place in the main avenue in the evening. Mr Munro, before presenting the prizes, in a short speech congratulated the successful competitors, and expressed his sympathy with those uiiMieecsstul. lie thanked them alt

on licliuif of the Exhibition, for participating in the contest, and assisting to make tiiat feature of the Exhibition tile success it had been. At a Ministerial supper given the visiting bandsmen on Friday night, Lieut. >!ently, the judge of the grand selec-. turn and quick-step competition, paid a high tribute to the orchestra, which was i iio said, in his opinion the finest thing in tlio Exhibition. The Uovernnieia deserved the thanks of tile whole 'colony in bringing together such a magnificent body of piaycr», which, he hoped, all the centres of the colony would be afforded an opportunity to hear. The presence of the orchestra would cover qute a multitude of other sins of omission, if Buch existed. Tho llou. Air MeUowan, in replying to the ton-st of tlio Exhibition, Biiid the fact that it was in such a forward state when it opened was due to the ability and energy of the Gcitontl-Mauagair, Air .Munro, who had been a tower of strength between the Government and tlie committees. Mr Munro had the welfare of the Exhibition at heart, and it was mainly due to his efforts that the undertaking had turned out sucli a success. Mr Munro also paid a tribute to the excellent work carried out by the various committees. The Hawke's Bay natives a't tliic pa an; expected to return home early this week. They will be succeeded ly a detachment of their whose visit will be succeeded about .March 20 by a contingent of Wairarapa natives, fifty or sixty strong. Tee visit of the Ngatipovou Maoris will probably not take place till near the end of the Exhibition, as most of them are too busily engaged to get

away before. The first display of daylight fireworks, wliich proved a great success at the St. Louis Exhibition, will itake place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March. 2. Rockets and bombs iirc lired from mortars,, anil when they bur»t, instead of the usual coloured lircH, small lings, parachutes, fishes, birds, and all manner of other things mi' sot floating in the air. The displays are specially attractive 'to children, and arrangements ure being made for special trains to transport little people from all convenient places it is a form of entertainment absolutely new in New Zealand, and the . General-Manager anticipates that it will draw the greatest gathering of children ever seen in the colony. There will be no charge for admission to the fireworks display. The principal attractions for the week at the Exliibition are another free grand display of fireworks on Wednesday night, baby show on Thursday, and the Ntew Zealand Amateur Athletic Association's sports on Thursday and Saturday. The final display of fireworks will be given on the night of Ewter Monday, when a speciully extensive and elaborate exhibition will be given, as Mr White, the representative of l'ain and Sons, London, intends to fire x>!!' their entire remaining stock of fireworks before his return to Inland.