THE EXHIBITION.

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1905, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

Tenders for the main building of the Exhibition close & 4 p.m on the' 26th inst. liie building is to be completed in eight months. Referring to the 6teps.. taken on the West Coast with regard to rpprasiatntion at the Exhibition the. weekly qffv_ial TevieW stlates 1 : — "Seeing how richly «i---dowefd the West Coast ie7with 'minerals of all kinds the exhibit sfibuld'be ono of the most interesting at the. Exhibition." At the invitation of J'the Mayor of Wellington, thei lifedipg-.-vpublic havo trppHint'ect repifesetftatHes to LOiistitute an 'advisory board in connection with the Nyw'Zealand International Ex hibition. (Wellington telegram). • Tlie "Sticker" issued for the purpose of advertising the International Exhibi tion floes not strike Mie <Timaru Post as being"'hit artistic production. It refers to th© stickeT as a label '-and thus describes it:— lts general effect Teminds one of a cheap wrapper of a jam tin. An outline map of New Zealand, the land being left white with the e-xcj-ption of Canterbury, which is covered with", an unholy and bilious yellow, is set in the.., midst of a paj? green seai'V*^ 1 '"" ' ." , ly gaging ' a.- T> - "-' ,■•• *»ui-e, intent-. \ ' ... jjanks Peninsula is the o.iu of what is supposed to be a Maori coloured bright fellow, with carmine 'tattoo marks. If any of thegfr able labels get abroad they • will not tend to impress foreigners 'with eithor 'h,_ aesthetic taste displayed by New 7f-lande.r- ot .the importune. $ $9 c*e * hibition. -