THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12602, 19 September 1906, Page 7

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

JOTTINGS, A very handsome frieze will ran round ,' the rooms of the Art Gallery at tihe i Exliibition in which the Bri—ah picture* ; are exhibited. Thb will _are shields in it carrying the distinctive emblems - of England, Ireland, and Scotland, in- ' tertwined with a representation of the' ' Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle. The , Brit—h Art Commio_oner, spo— _Hy charged with tlie supervision' of the , hanging of the pictures, is expected to arrive this week from Sydney. The ' Auckland and Nelson Art Bo_etie_* ex* "' hibits are to hand, and those fetun -? Otago are expected to arrive _lortly. Messrs W. 0. Millar, secretary, and James Coombs, conductor, of the Don- , edin Orchestral Society, have paid' a. - visit to Chrisrtohnnoll to a rrange for tlie accommodation of their member*-! when visiting this city to give their ' concerts. —here will be a large num*.. ber in the party. The cancellation of the dates orkonally taken by Mr Harold Ashton hn enabled the Enterfcaiin-ment Ctom—i&tas - to offer to the Dunedim Amateur Oner- - • atic Society the dates, formerly a—ted for by them. They have not yet re>- . phed whether they will now come, bat > it is probable that they wfll do so. .* The Decorative Committee havei' made arrangements for the erection, c€ $ a series of decorative arches in tho h main avenue, and in- the annexe~?< : avenue. These will carry out a, tinctive scheme of colour in each, caiwCvl and should add greatly te the general $ effect. The National shields and fiacpv which were used -with such effect *£- St. Louis have arrived in the colony," and will be here next week, ready ftur' putting up. ' i At a meeting of the South Canteth ' bury Exhibition Executive, held ia Timaru yesterday, a long diso__ion" took place concerning tlie proposal tojudge the District Courts' competition during the third week in March, T3W. Strong objection was taken to thia on y the score that such a delay in tho judging would give competitor* free scope to steal each other's ideas'-in the - matter of designs, and it was decided that unless the judging is to be done / within one week of the opening of the Exhibition, South Canterbury will not be a competitor in this particular competition. Mr H. J. Scott, Executive Commissioner to the Exhibition and Special . Commission-* for the State of South . Australia, arrived at the Bluff yesterday by the Waikare. Mr Scott hopes to reach Christchurch to iake up nis duties on the 21st inst. ■ There was quite a rash of people to tho Exhibition Offices yesterday to ob- '. tain season tickets —rice tbe reduced rates were made know—, To meet "tho- ; demand a preliminary order for six thousand ticket* waa placed yesterday---' Gentlemen's one thouisand, youth's fifteen hundred,' ladies two. thousand, . children's fifteen hundred. V The attention of secretaries of bands ■ selected for th© International Exhibi* tion Bands Contest is drawn to the fact that tbe balance of entrance fee, in ' terms of the conditions, is due on the ' Ist October. The art union tickets in connection with the British pictures have been forwarded for sale to all the different Tourist Bureaus in New Zealand, and also in Australia. There is already a great demand for them, and Mr Evans has received intimation of sales in" various part* of the colony.