JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12616, 5 October 1906, Page 8

JOTTINGS.

Mr T. E. Donne, Vice-President and Executive Commwsionor of the* Exhibit tion, lftt Wellington for Cbristchurch la*-! t'VO'iiiic,. lie will io<N to tli« erran lament of tlio Tourist Depart* 'j incut's exhibit during hie stay here. f^ 'l')n» eoul mint*, under the. direction of .Mr Hayes, is now rapidly assuming filinjir. 4ind this exhibit should provide n novel sensation lor thoee who visit I tho Exhibition. In tho British Art Section Mr Lang. 1 don has mast of the sculpture unpacked, and a very lino collection it ie. Work is busily proowding, getting the black and whites and t-culpturce into petition, but tlio hiuiftlng of point mm us lunkl up pending the arrival of wall drapery, which is being dyed and fir*. proofed.' Tho exhibit will cwteinly bo one of tho fimwt tiling ever seen in .Now Zealand. Tho attention of exhibitors k drawn to tho following clause iv tho Rule and Regulations relative to invitation tickets:—"Exhibitors will bo entitled to invit-atiou admission tiekvw, avail, able for any day, lor tho purpose of inviting their customers to visit the Bx- >t bi bit ion and view their osdiilvite. Such tickets will Im> supplied at special rate* and under certain conditions determined by tho Executive." Two applications were received at the office of tho Exhibition ou Wednesday from Germany for supplies of the inhibition ">tickors." Mr \\\ H. lrvino, honorary secretary of the Dunedin Operatic Society., arrived in Chrietchiirch on Wednesday for tho purpose of ar. ranging matters relative, to the season of opera which that society proposes to givo in the Exhibition Concert Hall. The dates fixed for . this season aro from December 26th to January 3rd. So as to givo the gardens and lawna connected with the Exhibition a fair ; opportunity to bo in decent order by the opening day, the Exhibition authorities have decided to close the Kilmore street bridge and all the front entrances to the Exhibition Buildings. ' Exhibitors and workmen in the future will only bo permitted to enter by the south entrance and any of the back on- % trances which may be open from time to time. , , All the gas fittings in the Concert - ;' Hall are now complete, and very credit- .* able work has been done by the Gaa ■ ;$ Company. The central "Sunlight" p chandelier is a Jiandsome piece of work, .4 giving from 900 to 1000 candle-power. ,v In the circle there are three 150 candle- ~'* power lamps, and below eight 60 candle- ' *■ power lamps. All these lamps have t*| by-pass burners for lighting purposes, |1 and even these may be extinguished a> jJ9 there is an electric spark ignition at* -'aM tachment to each lamp. The corridor* '39 and dressing rooms behind the stage , !pB will also be well lighted. >'*■! Tho Grand Dome will be illuminated .■s■ with white frosted electric bulbs. There \$W will bo twenty-four of these, each of ;<« 50 candle-power, in the upper ring of jJ9 the dome, and 160 lamps of the power around the lower frieze. Out- N9I side the building there will be a brit- YtoH liantly lighted eign with the word r J§jß "H-aeiomai" and tho outline of tto'irol dome and towers and front of the *n*'3eg|l trance will be illuminated by 1700 in- ?3J|fl canderoont eight candle-power lamp*. ;ao9 It seems necessary to draw attention $SR once more to the defective rontilatton'ftjßj of the building. There can be no quea. r 'fl& tion whatever that the place will be ilH'ri|jjs tolerable in hot summer weather unlctf MX some more satisfactory provision il.j|pl made. It would not cost much to effort I(|# an alteration whereby some of the ekf^'lß , lights could he made to open and shut. The ventilation ia the Art Gallery it .tW very bnd indeed, and thoso who artfHe working there say that tho dosenet* 3 s|| will be unbearable on hot days. The Jaw lighting in the corners of the roomi in , t|| the Art Gallery is also inferior. <&| There was great excitement among''jn| the residents of tho Maori pa day, wlien Mr Georgo King liberated "Warn hie four handsome ostriches. The bilui't|§g were brought from Burwood in a technicon, end were completely aooded. ■'■Mμ A targe section of the public, among which were * number of Maoris, - Vfil watcher! the process of transferano* ?&m from, the vehicle to the open paddock, tho Maoris ffiving emm of delict) the birds arrived on Hie greea : .amaid... r->aW The ostriches aro in full piumaefc, 'Ml* 'Mill King liaving refrained from plucking ,-%m them so as to make • better Awr for f'&M the Exhibition. It vrm Mnusing to aw Wjk the huge birde straggling in the banda Iwk of Mr King and his eon, who landed -jm them nil without damage. During the '-sB passage from Borwood the bird* bed ehed many of their email featiem. Mf •■ '-WM King allowed the Maoris to gather . ifS them) up for dooonationa for their matt ><39 and piu-piue, which will be used in the |H native dances. A couple of Uie ' <fl§| "Wee-kly Prow" photognphets we» oa r Sm the scene and secured some excellent "shota" of the novel proceeding. '"J^ The Canterbury Aoclimctintkß So- '-fflk ciety'e exhibit will include • doWM "m trout of tooto than ordinary wejgjMi, %| which wiTl be mounted and ahowm,j» <ffl& gla» cases. Four of the trout Mf? ■ W been delivered to Mr H. A. BruoMw -3 eecretary of the Society, and compwft , % a 143 pounder taken from the Wil" ; makariri, a 12i poumler from the aaps) i , rivor, a 13\ pounder from Little RivWVlf,, and an 18} pounder netted in the •»!' - at Lyttehon. The la»fc mentioned Isft U yl hae finer Hn« than the more eluc««, , ty river varieties, and ehowe other ;K% ences cau«id by its changed, envinoiv ■ -v-j- , lnent. • ITie Society are also showing* ;/,:£ some very live trout 4 which are to -''\\. be placed in the aquarium. . ' ', There wu a email fire in tbe Exhibk ' l - tion grounds—nothing much—eiorw* t after eight o'clock on Wednesday night. ,' ; It w«jj due to tho f*ot that 'to* J -• portable engine, which is linking •", V well hard by the *quarinm behind th» " Vj Canadian pavilion, and opposite ' ' derland" and "T»i« Pike, r ' was bedbr ( fl packed.- The engine got heated aad caught fire. The outbreak was nohow \ by the night watchman, and a bflffcw of water poured into tho i ec ' l 4 tineuifihexl the fire without diffiotiKy* -ji Work on the organ in tho Concert ■ Hall is progressing satisfactorily, with T i the exception that on Wednesday lilfb* ♦he el<Ttric current was switched OB' This stopped work and caused considerable delay. Mr Baird Btates thit it Vt- ; that they should get current* day and night, otherwise the orgaM will not be rcadv in time. ' Tho work on tho Canadian «xhi*» Tho decoration work JjJ' advancing, and a Hrge quantity *» esbibite is coming down from .Anew; Innd. Th" Canadian CommissionW* rcoms will be ready for oce-pition W" lay, as also tlie office in which a MOT typewriter will l>e installed. " Exhibitor* end their attendants «• complaining bitterly of the. number of ■ r >'H>ple loitering nboiit the Exhibition !>uildinCT, retarding their work, Ml , uenerally causing trouble and COttniMon. Members of liocal AdviMfy Committees are said to be tbe greatest offenders in tins rcepect. Tlie tive Commissioners, therefore, reqnefj that members of Committees ehouw ( visit tho Exhibition Buildings «■ <3 Committee business only, and use thWl pa-«e.s as liltle «« ?:ossil>le. 1 $ The fihiK-n hnndml chiirs puronalie* '| for tli<> M-aling <»t the Exhibition Ooß* .; cert Hall huve arrived b> tho »** ,■