A REPLY TO A CRITIC.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12647, 10 November 1906, Page 11

A REPLY TO A CRITIC.

VIEWS OF A VF.T.LINGTON PRESSMAN.

(SP-VCI •._ TO "THY -T»Ks<»."*» WELLINGTON. November 9. The ano"V"-nits critic who "■ r -p ,lt, v unburdened bis soul to a "New Zealand Times" reporter hero *h""t ; ho ternatTonal Exhibition, ha been taken to tusk by o»o of that r,nper •** M,o.■ ill reporters in Christchurch. "I would bkc '' writes the pressman, who is on t'-e snot in C'M"i-tch" : vh. "to re~!y to tbe expression--, of o"*nii"*e rr hv . n l\--11*in»T*-cn vis ; tor to tbe Exhibition i" Tuosdnv morning's 'Times' He said that be noticed n 'lack of vitality in Hardov Park.' Now. if there i*= a snot in Vow Zealand th-t has heen vitnli*-ofl to nn e-<—-ordi"""- d"f-*-eo it is that Part of F-gloy Park wrround in" "'" ■■""•"hihit ion whore the si do show pron-otn-s aro ii-hp-nt at their ro'urns. Oi**--hlo of orrlorlnnd and 'Tbo Piko' there is tbe M--ori Pa. a rrrent obsenra monster Cvclon 'Lano-binr. Onllorv,' a 'Ho.'so o f Trouble,' nnd di-ens of other bright -t tract ions. Further, the critic states ♦ ••at there ire no attractions for children. What .-hoot tho drniron. the the marionettes, the camels, the belter skelter, the kinomnto<-rri-nh sh.-ev-? nnd oth<-r nmu«ie"ients «»miner.<-lv Kuit'ble for tbe entertainment of the veei'-o* fie also snvs'Ti.ore is no*- a l*---.-d "tn he hoorrl 9 ' V|»--f<.*-il*i T HVo . nfternoon, I counted threo bands in the ground**, in pdd't'on to there was nn orchestral concert in tho Conceit Hall, with onnolas. musioal ho res. at-'' oM.er invf*-' sound producers within the h'-d'ding. Tn general terms your critic jeers at th" lack of He '•■its' -'ndeed Ko a very olo'-o observer, for tho members of the Press are all unanimous that h-oadlv To-kint the mnn.i-_»i**-cit Ls good, tboiie-b improvements might be mado in some of the details, such as nrlvertisiiif concerts, etc. It is not very fair, cither, to be ultra critical d<-rin<T tbe first week of r- tremendous undertaking such n« this Exhibition is. I ran nsviro the Wcllitifrton public that tbo Exl-i 1 -*' •••m far exceeds the anticipations of P." per cent, of tbe visitors, and provided one is prepared to spend money, there i.s no neeessitv to entertain any fear tint the Exhibition is dispensing dull tim-r-s."