THE EXHIBITION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 70, 23 March 1914, Page 6

THE EXHIBITION.

"WTEKI-Y ATTSOTJANCE, 20,000.! VOCAL fOMPETTTION-S fOXCLUDED. Serpra] thousand people wended their way Exhibition wards on Saturday niuht to participate in the attractions' of the fair ami thosf provided by several auxiliary evpnU. The cat and chicken shows wore well patronispd. the fireworks djjglay was watched by a large crowd, afln the final? of the amateur vocal competitions werp followed witli the keenest of interest. The day's attendance was f!3,?:2. bringing the total for the week to -JO.fiSG. and the total for the sixteen weeks during which the Exhibition has been open to T45.755. The winners jof the three competitions were not decided by the vote of the general body of Exhibition patrons, as was expected, but by those who paid for ?eats around the band rotundra. This was eaid to be necessary in order to an-nounc-p the rrsults on the same night. Mr. A. W. Austin (.190) was selected From among fix competitors a-s the winnrr of the comic singing i-ompetition. His item. '■Oh, What a Nasty yeeling." »as very well received. Mr. H. Black (l!>fi) was second and Mr. E. S. Fort (1871 third. Eight competitors sanj; in tho in.il of the zcntlenranV song.' Mr. E. Drake (330 votes) won with the son; ■I hear You Calling Me." Messrs S. J. Pritchard and M. Duff were second and Jiird respectively. The iadiee' son? was ;o keenly contested that a second count vas necessary. Miss (;. M. Georgre se-

[cured 252 votes and first place with her sons, "Daddy" Miss G. Gooeh was second with 241 votes, and Miss B. Bradney third with 211. . i.x took part in the final of this event. At the conclusion Mr. Scott Colville expressed the thanks of the Executive to the secretaries (Messrs E. -T. Cullen and H. D. Carol. A successful orchestral concert was given in the Palace of Industries this afternoon and to-night a gramophonfc entertainment, is to be given at the Mennie bandstand with tne aid of an up-to-date talking machine. Records supplied by leading artists of the world will he produced. A series of attractions in the Palace of industries have been arranged by the stall-holder's committee for to-morrow. Wednesday and Thursday. Wonderland continues a place of interest to numbers of "treasure, seekers." Another hunt for hidden keys takes place to-night. Indications for a successful harvest festival on Saturday next are coming under the notice of the Exhibition authorities.