The Industrial Exhibition.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2040, 4 August 1885, Page 2

The Industrial Exhibition.

The opening of the Exhibition this aftei noon was a gioat success, and was w itue-^ed I>v seveial thousand people. Your leadeis will, no doubt, leceive paiticulais of the opening fioni the Piess Association. Tho general excellence and extenshc n.vtmo of the exhibit's was the theme of genrr.il commendation, although t. laige number have itill to .irnw 1 . The Ait (ialleiy h also unusually good, and \\ .is crowded w ith visitors all the afternoon. The only drawback to the complete success of the opening ceiiMiiony was the wretched airangenionts made for the admission of tho public. Over two thousand five hunched people imift bad been assembled in the spacious concert lull to listen to the excellent musical ptogramtne rendered by a choir of 200 voice**, but notwithstanding this, just pievious to the ariiv.il of Ins Excellency, a most un seemingly nish was made for the main building mt > the conceit lull, and at one tune .v bouous accident seemed imminent thiough the \ lolent cuishing that leMiltcd. As it w.is, I, idies sci earned and sevctal weie earned out in a fainting condition, wliilli created son-elliing like a panic amongst those m the immedi tte vicinity. A stiong force of police how ever eventually n.an iged to push biek the ciowd into the mam building, but the approaches to the conceit h ill, as well as the h \ll itself wcie p icked w ith people dm ing the wlmlo of the ceiemonv. On the amval of the Governm, witli Lad}' Jervois, his Excellency had to force his way 1 1^ lit Unmigh the mass of people th.it lined the passage of the conceit loom, and ir doing so he was sepatated fiom Ij idy .Ter\ois who w.is appiientlv anxious to letire fiom theiooinin consequence of the difficulty expei leuced in leaching tho dais erected fm the mcc legal p.nty. All this time the choir was singing the National Anthem, the vast audience standing till his Excellency took his seat. The extraoidin n y bundling of the Exhibition anthoiilies which I have above alluded to was so severely commented on that a. lecuiienee of it is not likely to be witnessed. Wellington is at pie^ent ciowded with visitois and hotel accommodation is at a ;<iemium. The Coptic. The Post to night tin ows some doubt on the aeeui icy of the news telegiaphed fiom Napiei >esteidaj that lettet- leceived theie announced the ainval of the 5,.«. Coptic at the Cape The agents heie have lieud nothing wh'tevei of hei auisal at (Jipe Town, and the latent Capo papeis to hand d<> not mention her. Had she ai lived it is almost ceitaiu that Capt. Bihot would have received advices. When she left here it was for a poit in an opnosite dnection to the Cape, and it was estimated that she >bould take 21 days to tench. She was then to lepoit heisrlf to the Admit al of the station— not the Austiahan one. It is quite possible, hovvevei, tli.it she might then h i\e been oideied to the Cape. The Railway Job in Danger. Monday. It was i unwiiicd tins afternoon that the (Joveinmciit intended fuither postponing the cotisideiatiou of the East and West Coast Hallway tesolutmns, w Inch au* set down on the Oidei Paper for tomoiiow. A fuithui liimoui is that Ministeis aie so convinced of then defeat (rii tho question, that they aie anxious to shelve it foi the session. I heai that a pionnnent Ministerialist has been uigmg t'uis course upon liis chiefs, and theic l*- little doubt that his advice would be acted weie it not foi the feu of losing the (Janteibtiiv vote. Tho Piennei stated befoie the Cabinet nieefing this mottling that the intention up to the pie-ent time w.is to bung down tho l evolutions' to-moiiovv, but the discussion tonight on the Nitive T.uidx I)iK|x,.iiti.>ii Hill nny up-(.t the original ])lans m tin- tp-pect The Native Land Bill. The Opp )sitioii aie hopeful of being able to defeat the Native Lands 1)i-,)>om tton P>ill. 1 understand theieaie SS votes pledged to oppose, and '21 doubtful mem b *r-> who say they intend healing the arguments bi ought foi ward befoie they give their vote-. The u^t of the Hou<e are pledged to supppott the bill. Tin* opponents of the scheme expect to secuio at the lea-t h ilf of the doubtful v otos, in which cisc the> will e.isily defeat the bill. Tho siippoit of tho native membeis will depend on the length to uliich Mr Hallance will go in meeting the numerous objections they have to his [iiopoial-.