INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1907, Page 4

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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(By Special Arrangement.) CHRISTCHURCH Mar 26. There was a large number of visitors to the Exhibition to-day. The Turakina Maori Girls had a good attendance at their display of poi dancing and the final organ recital of Mr Harold Gregson, of London drew a crowded audience to the Concert Hall. All the items of the programme were given in accordance with, special reouests. The orchestra also, had a large audience at their performance in the afternoon. Fruit displays will form a very prominent feature of the Exhibition clurI ing the Easter period. A collection „f pears and apples in the Agricultural Department's court is attracting ii great deal of interest, many persons with orchards using it to check the nomenclature of their own fruits by the labelled specimens. Samples of potatoes grown in the experimental plots outside the Exhibition arc on view in the North Canterbury court classified to show the results obtained with different manures. The North Canterbury, South Canterbury Hawkes Bay and Canadian courts all have fine displays of fruit and yesterday a very fine exhibit of oranges was placed in the Cook Island court. An interesting event has happened in the Nuioan encampment in the birth of a son of Frank Fataiwi the leader of these interesting islanders The new arrival is really an hereditary Prince as Frank's father was King of Niue and Franks regards him self as still a claimant of the throne and possible successor of the reigning potentate. It is understood, however, that the sovereignty has for a, long time been elective. The Niueans leave for their solitary Island home to-morrow. During the last few weeks they have kept pretty close to their whares, being keenly susceptible to cold and being without any employment since the last of their material for making hats and model boats was used up. While the Niueans have found the weather cold and rigorous the subAntartic birds in Victoria Lake have been unablo to withstand the unaccustomed heat and change in their whole manner of life. All the penguins, except two, have succumbed ■ j these unnatural circumstances and (lie two surviviors of the unhappy family are sickening badly. The lTolyhawks all died some time apo and' of the two Nellie penguins only one remains. Half tho penguins died during a single weeks hot weather. The seals seem to have become thoroughly acclimatised and are healthier than at any previous time since arriving. Tho performance of "Elijah" tonight broke all attendance records fur the Concert Hall. The oratorij will be repeated .to-morrow. With five important football matches and the final fireworks display the Band of Hope Demonstration and other special features Easter should be one of the most attractive periods that the Exhibition has experienced. i [Press Association— Coi-ymght.j CHRISTCHURCH Mar 26. An exhibit from tho horticultural section of the Momohaki experimental station, Tarauaki, is on its way to Ihe Agricultural Department's court. * The Wanganui and Taranaki school 1 cadet battalions left for their homes 10-day. Two hundred and forty boy: from Invercargill will arrive on Thur S'iay. The quartermaster of the last ; camp states that among 800 boys he \ did not receive one complaint about ! the ration's.