THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 March 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

By Telegraph.—Special Service). Chrislchurch, March lfi. The display of daylight fireworks on Saturday afternoon was witnessed by a vciy numerous gathering, and there were large audiences at Mr. Gregson's final organ recital, and the, orchestral concerts in the. afternoon and evening At the evening concert several vocal items were given very su?cessl'ully by Mrs. Arthur Meade. An interesting addition has beeu made to the natural history court in the shape of tine paintings, life size, of the North Island mountaii: Sly (Ranunculus liisignus). It is tho .TTOvk-lrf ])tn-id Tiinivi', ,(.i Mastcrton. The plant was collected by him during a recent excursion to the Tararua mountains. It is doubtful if this Court has received the amount of attention from the public that its importance and interest deserves, owing to its somewhat isolated position. Jt is really one the most interesting courts in the Exhibition. Three line cases contain specimens of taxidermists' art in shape of many New Zealand birds, ineluding some of the famous whHcss species, auimnja of various countries, and lishes, curious and uncouth. Standing in the centre of the court is an idealistic representation of what a Moa was supposed to he like in prehistoric days, and two immense specimens of vegetable sheep were carried with great labor from a position three thousand feet lip the steep slopes of a mountain before they wore deposited in the court. Two interesting eases show the extraordinary methods adopted by some animals for defence, and beautiful casts of Australian snakes, with the implements used for extracting poison. A number of aquaria cases'con! ain specimens of paradise lishes from China, lighting fishes from Japan, carp and gudgeon from Australia, led-bclliel newts from Japan, and other curiosities, besides some highly interesting aquatic plants. The committee in chart;? of the lire brigade competition, to beheld on flic Sports Crour.il from Tuesday till Saturday next, are spending £1)01) in prizes for the events. The committee's total expenditure on competitions will amount to over Cl2(in, so that no expense is being spared to make these contests a success. Visiting firemen to the number c f over <S(W are now practically all in town. The annual conference begins to-morrow morning, and the competitions at the Exhibition on Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday ni'dil there will be a colored water display on Victoria. Lake. On Wednesday competitions will occupy all the morning and aftemoo,,, and in the evening a lire rescue act, "Fighting the Haines," will be given in realistic manner by firemen. Other attractive features will'be held on succeeding days. Some objections having been made by the Women's Christian Temperance Union and some individuals to the beauty show, which it was proposed to hold in "Wonderland"' on Friday, March 22, in conjunction with the "gold rush," and phvsicnl culture competitions, Mr. Monro hns explained that the management of the Exhibition has not authorised (his additional attraction, and the "Wonderland" authorities have bed requested to hold it until permission is received. The. physical development competition and the search for the buried treasure will lake place on the date proposed.

".BEAUUT" MOW, ABANDONED, l'e» Teem Association. ' ' ' Chvistchiircli, March' 18. [ The proposed beauty show at' Ilic Exhibition lias been abandoned. Implying to Mr Ell, the Hon. CI. Fowlds wired that tiie proposed beauty show had been promoted by the proprietors of "Woif.lorland," and thai lie was not aware that the Exhibition authorities bad sanctioned it, 'ATTENDANCH. Per Pvss A: social ion. Chrislehurch. March ]fl. The attendance at the Exhibition (hiring the week ended to-night (Saturday) Mas 72,917, which brings the total to date to 1,532,180.

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