THE EXHIBITION

Evening Star, Issue 13012, 5 January 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION

[Bt Teleobaph.] '...'.'■•'"■"' ■ CHRISTCHURGH, January 4. THE DOG SHOW. > The Exhibition dog show attracted a,large attendance to-day, ,and owing to its great success it will be continued for a "third day (to-morrow) at a price, for admission. MUSICAL. The magnificent Exhibition orchestra is becoming more popular day by day, and tie large audience last night enthusiastically demanded no less than three extra numbers. Miss Millicent Heywood, piano soloist, was well received at last night's concert, and Miss Phoebe Parsons sang with much success. - ' . Tbia afternoon a chamber musio concert was given to a fair audience. Mr Massey, "organist of the Bathurst Cathedra], New South Wales, arrived today to give organ recitals, but has postponed the first of these from to-morrow till Monday, so that he may have more time to acquire familiarity with tint Exhibition instrument. IN WONDERLAND. Toboggan racing again drew a crowded attendance to Wonderland last night, and the time of the winning couple was a record for the track. After the racing " Demos" shot tho water chute on his bicycle, his clothes saturated with chemicals, and blazing furiously. THE MAORI PAH. A constant succession of interested visitors has patronised the Maori pah. Up to tho present 24,000 people have paid for admission. The departure of the Cook Islanders from the pah, which takes place on the 13th inst., will be compensated by the arrival of a large body of Wangarrai and Ngatiporou Maoris, who arc expected to be here very soon. The Cook Islanders, on their return home via Auckland, will call at Otalri and Wauganui, where they will receive a welcome from the local Maoris. A COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION. The Hon. William Knox, one of the Vic. torian Executive Commissioners:, and member of the Federal House of Representatives, visited the Exhibition to-day, and speaks warmly in its praise. He considers the whole design excellent, and says the dimensions of the great fair are quite equal to his expectations. He expresses himseif as much impressed by the beauty of tho position, and especially of the frontage, which the meandering Avon much adorns. The whole arrangements show, he thinks, great enterprise and great design. THE, FAMOUS BAND. The Besses o' the Barn Band give their first performance on Thursday next. Tiie band will arrive from Wellington in the morning, and will be met at the wharf by the Lyttelton Marine Band, and escorted from tho Christchurch Railway Station to their hotel by the Garrison Band. Phcy will receive a reception in the concert hall in the afternoon, and in the evening will be escorted by six local bands to the Exhibition sports ground, where tho first performance will be given. THE BANDS' CONTEST.

Enormous entries have been received from all parts of the colony, and also from Australia, for the international bands' contest, which takes place early next month. PAIN'S FIREWORKS. The next display of Pain's London fireworks will be given on Monday next, on the same extensive scale as on New Year's Eve. MR DONNE INTERVIEWED. Mr Donne, the general manager of the Tourist Department, stated in an interview thrM. many resident.) in oilier parts of the colony, who had stayed at, home; oyer the Christmas for the sake- of their favorite holiday fixtures in their own locality, such as the big races at Auckland, would shortly be coming to the Exhibition. He felt confident that the attendance at tho Exhibition throughout the remainder of its currency would be large. Investigation shows a very simple explanation of the fact why no "large bodies of school children are visiting the Exhibition at present. Under the ipecial concession conditions both the Railway) Department and the tinion Company suspended their reduced rates lor the school children during the holidays period from December 15 to January 15. Again, the Union Company'* fare of 12s return from Wellington onlv applies to boys in parties of from 200 to 300, and by coming as cadets most of these bovs can get down free in the Government steamers. By the time the cadets have arranged to make the free journey in this way there are hardly likely to be sufficient boys left to be able to make the journey at tho Union Company's rates in a party of 200. THE FLORAL FETE. Wonderland's floral fete, which was to have taken place on Thursday next, has been postponed for a week so as not to clash with the opening performance of the Besscs-o' the Barn Band.