Fryer's Equine Paradox and Japanese Village.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 53, 16 March 1887, Page 2

Fryer's Equine Paradox and Japanese Village.

Tills above combination troupe open to night in tho Agricultural Hall, the Market Houso. Tho north wing of tho Market has bean ovacuatod by tfo stallholders and ivallod off from iho remainder of tho building. Un either side are the Japanese stalls, fastefully decorated, and iv eacli workmen and women are engaged at various works of art. Some oxocutc embrodiery of elaborate design, whileotbcrs aro busy making fancy screens, umbrellas, etc. Those articloa will bo all oti'ored for sale tonight at roasonublo rates. Twenty - four Japanoso men and women will bo engagod at tho stalls. Tho whole of tho roof is covered with beautiful Japanese lanterns of varied shapes and colours, which add greatly to the appearance of tho village. So completely is evorything metamorphosed that tbe visitor could almost imagino himself transported into v street in Japan. The uativc-8 are in the ueuai costume' of their country, and little lads are playing about tho streets, Tho articles are manufactured as much as possible from local products, hut at the same timo much bus to be imported direct from Japan and made up iv the village. In the adjoining hall the circus will bo held, and be it understood that there are no side shows. One ticket passes the holder through tho village and into Ihe performance. The doors open at 7 o'clock, and thb audience will bo allowed an hour to wander through tho village At 8 o'clock the band v. ill commence to play, when tho audience will pars to the teats in the Agricultual Hall, which have all been well erected. One great advantage will be that in case of wet the audience will be perfectly dry, and no cold winds blowing through the hall. The programme will bo varied, cno of the great novelties being a Japanoso boy aged S who is a lightning calculator, and will do almost instantaneously any sum placed boforo him on tho blackboard. Then there will be the usual acrobatic performa ces and the wonderfully clever tticks of th i . ed pontes. Unfortunately for tho tin. 10, ■-i-.ro is a probability that tho performing ri'ias will not be present, as this unf-jrii.- n troupe have again crossed with the Govt.,

meat. Last time the ponies came within the quarantine regulations, and ou tho present occasion the dogs are the cause of thp trouble. It appears that our regulations regarding the importation of dogs to this port are very atringeut, und no doubt properly so, as it is decidedly to be hoped that hydrophobia will bo kept out ot Ibeso warm countries. In the pteii-ct instance, however, it is hard on thecircusproprietorstbatiheircaDiDepeta could nub ba allowed to land. At pretent tbe proprietors _Sro iv co____n>_ir__catii_n with tbetiovarnmeutat Wellington, and probably alter all the dogs may appear to uiglit, but whether or no the show will be well worth the patronage oi the publia-