THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY THE SURREY FATALITY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 March 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

THE SURREY FATALITY

By Telegraph.—Special Service. CHEiSTcnrßCii, March 6, Tlie fruit and dahlia show, which opened in the Exhibition this afternoon and will be continued to-inorrow, is staled by leading horticulturists to be much the largest and best that has ever been held in the colony. Perhaps the principal feature of the show is the magnificicnt display of fruit. It is in this section that the most marked advance is noticeable, especially in the collections sent for exhibition only. A fine collection of apples and pears, sent from Central Otago, is quite a feature of the fhow. In the se 'tion for pot plants, the exhibits arc o: a very hieh standard, and competition was keen. The groups are elT.ctive and well displayed. A striking feature of the show is the particularly fine colour of much of' the fruit, caused, doubtless, by the dry summer. Seventy-siven cases, or practically one ton of golden chasselas grapes, arrived in perfect condition at the Exhibition to-dav from the Government's experimental station at Waerenga, in the Waikato. Half were placed oil exhibition, and half sold to one of the concessionaires | for the sale of fruit iu the buildinu, who retailed them at sixpence a pound to the public as fast as he could unpack the boxes. The orchestra gave concerts afternoon and eyening in the Concert Hall to big attendances, and the Besses Band had a large audience on the sports ground in the afternoon, but the eyening saw the principal attraction of the day in the form of a combined outdoor concert by the Besses and a display of fireworks. i'ke night was perfect for both events, and there was an enormous crowd to gratify the double enjoyment of eyes nud ears. A colossal portrait of the late Mr Seiid.m was the feature of the fireworks display. The portrait was a remarkably close likeness and was loudly cheered by immense crowds. The total attendance at the Exhibition to-day was 10,005,' which makes the aggregate to date 1,118,005. Over two hundred entries have been received for the Pet Show in "Wonderland" on Friday. The motor gymkhana fixed for Saturday afternoon ■will commence with a parade cf motor cars through the city and will include many novel events on l':e sports ground. Preparations are being made for the international fire brigade competitions to be held from the 18th to 23rd inst, which are expected to rival the recent band conte>ts in attendance interest and importance. The Eistcr holidays will be msde a very attractive period at the Exhibition, 'iin; Southern, Union, and Alhambra football clubs of Dunedin, and also the Wei lington Club have definitely arranged to play off their annual matches witii locai clubs at Easter on the Exhibition sports ground, and several other games are expected lo take place there. Special fire work displaj s will be given at Easter, and the I nitcd Bands of Hope demonstration on Easter Monday should prove popular functions.

Per Press Association. Wslmsistojt, March 6. The Coroner opened an enquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of das. Baird, a wharf lumper, aged about "ill, who was killed last evening through falling down ?io 3 hold of tie steauier Surrey while placing hatch covers in position. According to the stevedore, the catches ai the end ef the fore and after beams which support the hatch covers arc liarlly long enough for safety, and the blows of the men *oricing at the adjoining hatchway unshipped a beam, which fell into the hold, carrying Hie covers and deceased with it. The accident would not have happened hau there been proper bits fore and af;. An inspector of machinery, who wade an examination of the hatches, saiii the fore and afters were not in tbe.r places. He had ncyer seen a ship so destitute of markings. No workman could in this ease see the numbers on the fores and afters. The inquiry Stands adjourned.

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