THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 20 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

By Telegraph.—Special .Service. Christchurch, February It). Considering Mint there were no outstanding attractions, the. attendance at the Dxliibition to-day was again surprisingly large. Close on WW ex-

cursionists arrived to-day from the Xorih, mid visitors from the South continue numerous. The Hawke's Ha.v natives left to-day for I lie North Island. They will be' sueeeeded within a fortnight liy from forty to fifty members i>f the same tribe. li is es-

timuleil that over 2000 people dailv \ I'i've Vailed Ihe "sweated industries' ! cnlleclinn sine,. j(, was pjaccd in the | Inhibition, and dillienlty was experienced nt tones i„ controlling the adI missions. A sp'ondid display of seaj sons apples, pears, peaches,, and other Inn!-. J.isl placed i„ ~( l b) . ~

| Hawke's Day grower is ntlradiii.r geni "'-"I admiration, and worthily upholds | he coonj-s reputation against the I '"'.' exlnlnls of fruit in the Canadian ("int. of the beautiful pictorial photographs in the British Court, ui,

]<> Hie present fully one-thml "i lnv( , been disposed of to purchasers. Tli» : judging of the exhxibits for nwanb. commences on Thursday next, The tire.v eadet battalion will leave for

llin'r hemes on l.'riday bv the Te Anau winch arrives from Wellington that

morning wilh n, "contingent of Wairarnpa cadets. The (Jmy boys were to have left by the Mapourika this afternoon, but so much soreness was felt by them at having to return after only live days' encampment, instead of the week originally appointed, that, after muck correspondence between, flhej , authorities, the* stay has been extehdled until l-'riday. Three hundred babies arc expectexd to take part in the

baby show in the main corridor on Thursday afternoon and evening. Numerous entries have been received by telegram and letter from places as far away as Duncdiu. At the New

Zealand Amateur Athletic Association's sports meeting on Thursday and Saturday n«xt, live provincial teams will compete for the championship shield, namely, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Ota{;o, a.«,d Southland. An exhibition of boomerang throwing

liy an Australian expert will be given on the sports_grouud on Thursday in conjunction with the sports. Another attraction on Thursday will bo the ('bristian Endeavour Union's children's demonstration in the Concert Hall.

Mr W. Monk, the Sydney Organist, will give a recital in the Concert Hall on Thursday nnd Saturday afternoon. A. confetti carnival will be a feature of the concluding week of the Exhibition. These carnivals, though entirely new to the country, are annual happenings at Nice, one of the holiday towns on tfie Continent. The ladies and gentlemen wear masks and fancy costumes, and the 'throwing of confetti is a general amusement.