EXHIBITION GOSSIP.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12731, 18 February 1907, Page 8

EXHIBITION GOSSIP.

The fir-.t display ol day fireworks which proved a great sum at the St Loui.-. lv;|xid:!ou. will bo given at r> p.m. onSatuiday. .Mai <ii 2nd. II tickets end homba are lired fmm mortars, am! when they burst instead of tin- usual colouiod tires, 11-igs. iiaraehutes, fis'i. binN, and all manner ot other tl iiiprs, ar.' ,er •floating in the air. 'lli:s id a form of entertainment absolutely new in New Z.-alatul. and it i> ex jTctod to prove o.speoially popular with ( Irildn n. Arrangenn-iits are U .ng maao for special trains to trail-port the little lieople from all convenient centres. Our Dunedin correspondent telegraph's that up to .'i p.m. on Saturday "liO excursionists had l/joked for tlie chtup train leaving for Christchurch this morning, and more were coining in The train leaves Dunedin in riie morning, reaching Christchurch at 7.3U p.m.. Soino thirty pupib of the HigU school mako an excursion to tho Exhibition to-day. The Hawke's Bay Maoris will appear at the Maori 'Pa to-day for tho last time, and at 3.30 p.m. will take their leave of the pa and its inhabitants. Tliero will be the usual hakaa and poiw, and the visitors will mako farewell speeches. Speeches will also be made by tTiose remaining at tho pa. The conductor end members. of the Newcastle City Band were entertained by the general manager of the Exhibition in hiw room on Saturday afternoon. After light refreshments had been served, Mr Mnnro mado a short speech, in which ho congratulated tlio band on their courage and enterprise in coming so faa* to take part in tlio contest. A number of other speechee wero made, and the gathering broke up after spending a pleasant aaid interesting hour.