THE EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8368, 26 February 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

By Telegraph—Special Service.

CHRISTCHURCH, February 25,

Heavy showers m the afternoon and evening- militated against a large attendance at the Exhibition to-day. The new population of the pah, who were to have given their first performance were debarred from doing so. by the weather. They will be divided into three teams, which will take it in turns to give displays of pois and hakas on ordinary days, combined performances being given every Thursday and Saturday Three cases of preserved fruit, bottled at the Exhibition model cannery, together' wf&hi a> case' «rf' samples of New Zealand fruit preserved in formalin, have been sent from the Agricultural Department's Court to the forthcoming Dublin Exhibition, There still remains a large and vsiriied collection of preserved fruits in the court, which no doubt will be augmented largely during the next few weeks, as Mi? Jaques, the Can-, ning: Expert, will resume' his interesting canning demonstrations on Wednesday, andi give' chem- much more frequently than h* the- past. The ferns and other-plants in the fernery are 1 flourishing exceedingly, the higher temperature of the 1 enclosed space and. the constant moistness, making many of : them' thrive much faster than 1 in'their natural' hauntsThe fernery is one-of tbe.chief delights of visitors. Theclimux of a bea.uiiful series of flower shows, which'have'been aifftp.ture' ofthe Exhibition, will take plr.ee os March sth and 6th when fruit and dahlias? will be the principal exhibits. Specu'.l efforts are being- made to make this showeclipse all its predecessors. The entries for the' district court display competitions will close pro the 28 th i:\st. The judging of the 1 fouvts will trke plrce during the third week in March. It is understood that the football scheme in connection with the Exhibition to which - the New Zeulaad Rugby Union expressed its Liability to asr.eut was simply a proppppl that i.ilqrprovincial matches should be played at Easter on the Exhibition Sports Ground. The Exhibition authorities are now com-mimicci.'.i.-g with .the Canterbury Rugby Union st t; ig that they intend to circularise the senior teams throughout the colony, and invite them to compete at a football tournament t:> be held on the Sports Ground froin Saturday, April 6th, to Saturday, April 13th, inclusive. A special medal Will given to every competitor of the most successful b:im. The Canterbury Rugby Union will be asked to assist in the control of the tournament and the matter will probably be discuss3d at a m?eting of the committee of the Union to-night. The following s.les from the British Fine Arts Section have been mnde:—To the Adelaide Art Gallery (oils), "The Bride," by D. J. Cameron, ctrtalogae price £157 10s; "The Rickynrd Winter," by G. Ckaicen, £150; "The Fomn Sprite " by Herbert Divvpar, £262 10s; "Water Meadows In' Spring," by Mark Fisher, £160; "A Summer Idyll," by E. A. Ho.-pel, £320; "Sunrise on* Cambre^r;■ Glacier,''' by Ralph Peacock, £SOO, Wr';~r colours: "St. George," by Heny E. Crocket, £42; "You:;g am I," by W. Leo Ha.nkey, £55; "A Gleam of Light," by Giffurd H. Le i:es':ey, £3l 10s; "Tigress Watching Python," by John M. Swan, £150; "A D.ace of Wood Nymphs," by J. R. Weguelin, £SO; "Romance," by James Patterson, £75. Sculpture: "Youth," bas, relief, by W. Reynolds Stephens; £125. Black and white drawings by Walter Crane,- Stuart G. Davis, Lord Leigh ton, Seymour Lucas, Ravenhill Snmbourne, Fred Pegram, and F. H. Townsend, ranging from £4 to £32 lis. "Arts" and "Crafts", two di-awings by Walter Crane, £52 10s. Articles in silver, copper and ivory, including silver cross, to the totai value of £143 10s, On Wednesday next will take place a free display of London fireworks. The first display of Japanese daylight fireworks ever seen south of the Equator will be given on Saturday afternoon. The Besses-o'-th'-Barn Baud will commence a return season on Thursday.