THE EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8359, 15 February 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

(By Telegraph—Special Service). CHRISTCHURCH, February 14. There was a large attendance at the Exhibition, to-day, the Band Contest proving once again a strong attraction. Mr W. H. Monk, of Sydney, played organ accompaniments to the violin solo of his brother at a well-attended Orchestral Concerts in the afternoon and several organ recitals at the concert in the evening, which appealed strongly to the large audiences. West's moving pictures, which have been on'exhibition at half-hour intervals daily since the Exhibition opened, in the small hall known as the Castle Theatre, were shown for the 1,107 th consecutive time this evening. Mr West has now put through one and a half million feet of films or over 285 miles, and some twenty-four million photographs have, he states, been projected on the scene. He claims that this is a world's record, and likely to stand for some time. The Hawke's Bay Maoris gave a performance in the pah, this afternoon, before a large attendance. Already their entertainments have achieved a populatrity second to none that have been given,in the pah before them. Miss Jennings, who had the distinction of being the millionth visitor to the Exhibition, was presented with the promised gold watch by the Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister in charge of the Exhibition, this afternoon, the Tpresentation being accompanied by a congratulatory speech. The ceremony wa"s not a public one. The Westland Cadets, numbering 234 boys, with nineteen officers, arrived a the Exhibition, to-day, and went into camp for the usual week's training. The battalion numbers 270 units, and includes representatives from Greymouth, Reefton, Hokitika, Cobden, Taylorville, Kumara, Runanga, and Blackball Schools. The demonstrations of bee-handling and hive manipulation given by Mr Hopkins, Government apiarist and his assistants at the Government Bee Exhibit, are a popular feature at the Exhibition. The keenest interest is taken in the observation hive, also movements and working of bees in bell-glasses and on straw skeps. Bandsmen who have been witnesses, of the poularity of each competition in other centres, declare that the quickstep on contest on Saturday should attract an attendance to the exhibition of fully 20,000. This event is expected to be far and away the most attractive to the public of the entire programme of contests. It will be easily the largest and probably the finest exhibition of its kind yet seen in the colony. Preparations are now complete for the military tattoo to-morrow night, in which all competing "bands will take part. Given favourable weather, of which there is at present every indication, a unique spectacle should be afforded . The Secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association reports having received the largest entry on record for the Association's Championship Meeting to be held on the Exhibition Sports Ground on Thursday and Saturday next. Entries for the championship events number no less than 136, and the various handicaps have drawn the enormous entry of 317. These entries are from the best known athletes in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Ashburton, Timaru, Dunedin, Gore, Invercargiil, and other places, in addition to local runners. Novelty will be a strong feature of the Canterbury Automobile Association's gymkhana to be held on the Sports Ground on Saturday, March 9th. The function will be preceded by a procession from the city, in which it is expected a large number of cars will take part. The programme of the gymkhana itself will include a tortoise race, Turk's head, and pig-sticking competitions, tilting race, and other curious competitions.

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