JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12509, 23 May 1906, Page 8

JOTTINGS.

Tho question of accommodation for iili'ii; colonial neu>j»u|Kjra witb- :'"■ in tho Inhibition fco that .. . viflitore may peruse th-.j_ Maine, is now ■' under coa'iueiiU.on. Tne 6caicity of spaco wiii pici/übly prevc.t a .special nwiii b.iiig Mil;jjl.cU and, us an ahorn.itive, it ,s ihiit e-ach ci the District Conn- arrange to hie til ir Ic-cml ni'W.-pap'T.* tor the convenience ot viiijt-oih iroui other d>-t!ic.b. The Hoiking C-tiiiiinitUo have been informed that tho Sydenham C,-iambers havo bwn acquired, ai:d uro bei.ig lit-t-od up loir vii-.:tois. Tho arrangements wnl be quite up to date, ■ and tliero will be twenty-thieo living rooms. A'l2oyds .straight grass track is being laid down in connection with the gports odcloMiire. Tho Executivo Commissioneas havo been advised of the names nnd addresses of forty-two Canad.an firms who havo taken up si«co for exhibits. Tho Kauri Timber Co. h:w oflered to provide for. the purpose of exhibiting tlie kauri timber reserves of the colony, .' a largo kauri log, one of the lai g; st ob- .';..'. tainablo, and also one very wide kauri ~-".; i plamk. Theso specimens will form a , portion of tho Government Forestry . ..- Department's exhibit. ':'..;: A sub-committee of the Sports Com- :. mittee has boon appointed for the purposo of arranging with the Lighting Committee for tho adequate lighting of the Sports Grounds. The Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association will arrange for a display of clubs, wands, dumb bells, cadet movements, etc., on Saturday, loth December next, in the sports euclosuro of the Exhibition. The Ashley Road Board has decided to devote tho .sum of £10 towards the Canterbury Court. Tho applications for side shows are still pouring in. Tho latest application is for a side show known as "A Trip to California." The application states ''• that there will be an American Pullman oar in which passengers will ombark and see the . soenory, and they will feel the travelling of the car. Tlio estimated '?..'. amount of spaoo required is about 300 square feet. The matter lias been referred to tihe Side Shows Committee for consideration. . Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed at the action of the Housing Committee in connection with the pro- '"" posed Bureau in fixing a feo for the visitors. It is pointed out thai the payment of a fe© by hotelkeepers and loaginghouse-owners is a proper condition, as they will reap a profit, but to charge the - visitors also a fee wCI, it is ; held, be sure to create disnatisfaction. V Some idea began to ho formed of tho extent of the Exhibition buildings whon the Decorative Committee camo to consider the question of the decoration of the interior. It is estimated thtut over twelve miles of decorative material will require to be ordered, opnrt from flags, shields, and other ornament*. Tlio material, it is sug-' gested, should bo impregnated with the nolution us«d for stage scenery anu curtains, which renders them practically fireproof. It this is done, the objection ■ '■■ to the use of light materials for decora- , . tive purposes, on account of the risk •:''.; of fire, will be reduced. The committee .•';"■'■ are considering a comprehensive scheme ~. of .both interior and exterior deccirat ions, *-;' , which, when earned out, will have a very brilliant effect. If sufficient funds aj-e cranfced to carry out the idea of a colonnade, with entablature reaching :- from tho Kilmore street bridge to the main entrance, this will be one of the most imposing schemes of exterior decoration yet carried "out in connection with any colonial Exhibition. , ; ' The display by Pain and Co., of firei, ' works, both daylight and the : : ;'■'■■" .former of which will be a new feature liere, promisee to lie a very briUnnit one. Tlie Commissioners have already allotted some £1200 for this purpose.