THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 23 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

; By Telegraph.—Special Service, ; Christehurch, February 22. The school children have formed mi unusually large propdstion of the Exhibition attendance to-day, three large Canterbury schools being represented m strong force. The Grey and North Otago cadet battalions took their departure, and their place was taken by a Wairarapa contingent of 2SU of all ranks. There has not been a case ot serious Bickness at the Exhibition 1 camp since they wereinauguratcd. Tin 1 boys appear. Ho .enjoy {{realty thcj'r ; week of military' lie, in which 'then ' are many interludes for recreation. Church parades at the Cathedral hnvi been made a weekly feature for the Anglicans among their number, and tin religious needs of the rest are caivfullj considered. The Wairarapa boys ivii be followed by a detachment fron Hiuvke's Bay. It is understood tint the decision of the headmasters of tin Wellington city and suburban schools that owing to serious difficulties ii the way, it is inadvisable to reopen li question of sending school cadets I' the Exhibition, will not prevent Majo Cowles anivi«g abujtit the Bth pros with a contingent of 200 boys chose, from the various Wellington schools The judging of the exhibits is jiroceec ing busily, and the dates for the judji ing of the various classes have been ai ranged up to the 27 th ins I. It is c.x pected that the iirst results will b available in about a week's time. Nc.\ to the baby show, the most popular cn hibit in the Exhibition yesterday wa undoubtedly the sweated Industrie collection, which was especially intei esting to a large number of womci present. Over 5000 people are statei to have inspected the exhibits duriii; the day. The motor launches whici had previously been eonlined to th river, have lately been placed on Vic toria Lake as well, where they are do ing large business. The inability o the New Zealand Kugby Union to as sist in holding a football tournaineu at the Exhibition at Easter will no mean the abandonment of the project It is probable that the Exkibit.on wil oiler a trophy of a specially attractiv nature as a prize to the most success ful team taking part in the competi tiun.s, and every club in New Zcalain will be invited to send a team. Th tournament wfll probably last irtra one .Saturday till the next, and mat dies will be played both morning aei alWrnooii. The present ExhibitioJ should have a uiuque record for th good conduct of its crowds. The pi lice have not received a single report o pocket-picking since it opened, and on ly one man has been arrested for dnui kenness. ilet slipped through th gates drunk by some oversight, an was arrested almost immediately aftei wards. Borne boys were arrested fo pilfering during the early weeks, bu the amount of £a would probably cm er the value of their thefts. * Onl, two men have been ejected from th buildings during the progress of til Exhibition, and their misbehaviour wa not serious. A party of 110 Maori from liawke's Bay , now on their wa, to the Exhibition, will be the largcs that has ever occupied the pa at on time. As the ■'Duke's Own'' t rib have alroady shown themselves pos isbly the finest iiaka dancers that th pa has held, the entertainments c this large contingent should be i great attraction. Extensive prepara tions are being made for the disphr of daylight lire-works which takes pine on Saturday afternoon, March 2nd. a .1 o'clock, and the display will be tin first of its kind ever held in the South wil Hemisphere. The seventh displai of fireworks will take place next Wed nesday night. The Besses Band com nieiice a return season on the "Stl hist.