THE EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8373, 6 March 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

By Telegraph—Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, March 5. There was a very fair attendance at the Exhibition to-day, of which a large proportion was attracted by the performance of the Besses o' th' Barn Band in the afternoon and evening and a fine Orchestral concert at night. The judging of the exhibits is going on rapidly, and is expected to be completed in about a fortnight. For the Dahlia and Fruit Show, to be held in the main corridor to-morrow and Thursday, nearly 500 entries have been received,. ini eluding 441 for competition. This is stated to be the largest number of entries everreceived for any show in the colony. It is calculated that three thousand square feet of space will be required. The Show wi|l be the last of its kind to be held in the Exhibition, and it is confidently expected that it will surpass all its predecessors. A deputation from the Christchurch Football Club waited upon the Exhibition authorities, yesterday, and discussed the question of teams playing in Easter matches doing so on the Exhibition Sports Ground ' The interview was satisfactory to the deputation, and there is little doubt but that the special Easter games of the visiting teams will be held on Easter Saturday and Monday on the Sports Ground attached to the Exhibition. Tomorrow a special display of fireWorks will be given by J. Pain and Co. in connection with performances of the Besses o' "th' Barn Band. Numerous entries have been received for the Motor Car Gymkhana of the Canterbury Automobile Association to be held in the Sports Ground next Saturday afternoon, in conjunction with the afternoon performance of the Besses o' th' Barn Band. The annual Fire Brigade Demonstration will be held on the Exhibition Sports Ground this year from the 18th to the 23rd of March. Arrangements have been commenced by the committee for installing the high-pressure water service. At the meeting of the committee it was stated by Superintendent Smith that between the various proprietors and the rowing clubs about seventy boats were available for the torchlight procession on the Avon on the Wednesday, and this should provide a magnificent spectacle, concluding just before the ordinary fireworks. On the previous Tuesday there would be a big display on the lake, all the engines contributing to an enormous fountain in the centra of the lake, which would be illuminatad with coloured fire. Arrangements have been made by the Departmeent of Education to occupy the vacant bay in the northern gallery of the Exhibition for th? purpose of making a special display of school furniture and photographs illustrating the educational methods in America, England and on the Continent. The officer in charge of the Department's exhibit is at present fitting up the bay with all expedition. The Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister of Education, together with Mr Monro, General Manager of the Exhibition, was the guest of the officers of the Cadet Brigade in the Camp at the Exhibition at a dinner given tonight. The boys' now in camp ( comprise the No. 2 Battalion from Sawyer's Bay, the West Coast Battalion, and the 'ads from the Weraroa Training Farm. It was announced at the dinner that large numbers from other parts of the colony will arrive before the Exhibition closes. The medical officer in connection with the camp, Dr. Thomas, praised very highly the care which was taken of the boys in camp, as a result of which there had been no accidents and not one case of serious illness. At the camp military discipline has to come first, recreation and enjoyment afterwards. The camp duties occupy the boys from the sounding of the "Reveille" at 6 a.m. till the dismissal of the parade at 3 o'clock. From three till nine general leave is granted, and the lads are at liberty to visit the Exhibition, and, with special leave, to go into town. The splendid organisation that prevails enables the various battalions to explore thoroughly the different scenes and points of interest. The companies are divided into sections, each of which is placed in charge of a sergeant, whose duty it is to supervise and bring back at due time those under his command. When the exigencies of camp life permit the company commands take their respective corps to the Exhibition and show them its more strik ing features.