THE EXHIBITION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9199, 2 September 1895, Page 6

THE EXHIBITION.

The attendance ab the Kxhibit*' Saturday afternoon was ;cxoe!i ent f on country visitors were loud in their * ll ** sions ot congratulation at CJhriatchureh"!? 1 -*" l * ablo to make euch a re_l!y ris&o - **? display of local industries. jEve'rv h |. Ce * r " in the Exhibition, with about thrJ« t l exceptions, ia the product of md . " existing in Christchureh aud now h ?** work iv our midst. m "»H The Engineers' Band, under tha Unship of Baudmaitor Pooloy.ppave| ave( * , <SBt * selections in the Workers' Darli *** and subsequently gave the conteat the Concert Hall, and in the eveff J a linginefra' Band played ia the avenue. n,4 '<i To-night the Garrison Band will „• from seven to eight m the building ' On Saturday evening the . visitors waa almost as great as opening night. The avenues were croj.l.! to excess and the Loneert Ifall - v „ a m J** ovcrllowiug. The resmvd sa 4 t s Dl ?■ was also so crowded that not evea i';' 0, room could be obtained. The concert' 1 " 5 ' the first of the National series project* *T the I'atertainment. Committee, &a A . •" given under the auspices ot the C.-UtW 1 Caledonian Society. Mr P. Campbell P sident. and several Directors of the SociJ£ were on the stage, which w as de "> as a drawing-room by Mr H, FuhrinW Songs were _ung by Miss YV_tso u , ft Mel.wau, Mrs J. L. Morgan, \t r , ai Scott, Dr. Thomas, Mr H. M? Reeves Tk° Estudiantina Baud played a seleotfo., of bcottish airs. Mr P. M. Johnston „.»«, recitatiDn. Reels aud pipo music & * completed an excellent national piogrkmir°'' appropriately coucluded with "Auld La Syne." Mr Davis Hunt acted -saceom panist. "*

Tonight at eight o'clock in the Concert Hall the hstudiaiilina Band will give __._ cert. Ia addition to items by the Band" Miss Tenia Flower, Alias Hewaou, \Xmu Millar and Woodhouse will sing, Mr Bow man will play violin solos, and Miss Vatth piano solos, aud Mr Raynor will introduce, vencriloquial sketch.