THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12591, 6 September 1906, Page 8

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

JOTTINGS.

The question of the granting of 4^!; conditional license for the aale oFliquoij; -'£i in the restaurant of the h..\uihitiou & ■with meals will come before the quaj*v» ! terly meeting of the Ohristchurth''-' Licensing Committee to-day. If.\l was also decided by the Executive that *N there should be au application mad**/--for an Australian wine license, though a*-',r-- !- it was stated by Mr H. W. Bi_aop, b.iL V tliat tlio Committee had no power ai \ all to grant such a license, it is cult to see why such an application intended. Mr James Casiidy, the'ib.'.','! licitor to the Exhibition, haa" been _>« -X Btruoted to make the app-OBt-ioa. .':£'.s The work in connection with annual fire brigade deanonetratian -_!%% conference, to bo held d-ring the E_3f§ hibition, has been put in hand, a_d'*4f •tart will bo made at an early It is intended that a general commttte&ti shall be appointed, trom which committees dealing with tho details will bo sot up. -^ The C__adiian Commassioucr, Mr \VLj.S A. Burns, had intended to oomxijettc«'f«; work in ocmnectio- with the placing of %M the Dominion exhibits ia tho Can—fU,-- y Court yesterday. A now departMtS'ftl has, howowr, been decided upon, _g'i ; 4s the shape of raising the exhibit* _-#*% inches above the aisles nil orat floor space. Ttoie will take some „ttl#s§ time, and accordingly it has been -ai<.fsl ranged tliati actiro operationa commence to-morrow morning. .-(sfl Good progress is being made with model showing possible harbour sioTis which tlie Lytteltoa Harbotirf|§| Uonrd intend having on view at ,t_4_a Exhibition. Tlie size over a„ witf'btS 11 feet by 7 feet, and tlie model wilpli show all the natural and artificialiM features on- a ecalo of one foot WM§§§ statute mile. •■•■■ ;^S_

In connection with the much dsjM cussed question of the price fixed i fo» soason tickets—£2 2s and £1 ls.'-'i2j spectrivoly, for gentlonion, and ladies-5» a suggestion has been made that twjjj members of the Executive Oomrnitten ihouild, in company witih Mr C. Mfi Gray, M.H.R., chairman.of the ExectMl tive, and the Hon. C. Louisson, chmirS man of tlie Finance Cornrnfittco, interil view the Premier on tho subject. StoM are being taken to have this doner,--,^a A most interesting exhibit by Dii Cockayne will be about 100 pnowl| graphic pictures illustrative of __J various soienbifio tours in different parts of tho colony. A full meeting of tho Executive- Cbnp missionerei was held yesterday, at wnj!H| a variety of subjects in connection iraSj the Exhibition were discussed. /*J|i In answer to the questioni'?wfci|[| is tho present position regarding thfl Highland sports of the Scottish : SoiS crietyP" * prominent, member .of oorxmritteo' stated that the indication*; are very favourable. Thero -j*,/ er&m prospect of a successful gatherin&i'iiifltl it is anticipated that there wiinWi.'t>| number of oompetitoos from as well as New Zealand.' Six sntyriesj have already been received ior.j';ttiigi Pipe Band contest, the bands eate'rlSd being from InveTcargill,;••:--''. Oamaru, Waimate, Ashr^txvn'andthfj Can-terbury Caledonian Sodetyfc'iTOjra bands were only written toon a'FrK'i day, and on tlie following '■-. -Mondayifw tries wore received. .All 1 -tho; nariea are well fomaTd, but some «r*J ception is taken by the society toi. tfi>»| site of the prorjosMifl^dstandi "'vQm each sido of the 1 oval thero |t| a depression,, arid it _ contended this renders it meo«ssaty >that th«| grandstand should be .placod ■ oii-th«| side of the Maohuwyry HaU. ;i -Wit&'st>»| position now proposed at would be link's possible for. a large> rait—ber of:: thai people to see tho sportsy ,;The tore, it is contended I ,:' should the side of the oval, ! opposite -the '*Wm chinory Hall. This would enable '«v*ro| one to see well. ...y-' -y ?'■■'i^fiLv■%ss&&