EXHIBITION NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9294, 16 February 1907, Page 5

EXHIBITION NOTES.

[Special , .Service.] CHRISTCHURCH, February 15. A class for twins- has been added to the programme of the Baby Show. It is suggested that no entry fees shall be charged for the sihow,, and that the purchase of onei ticket! shall etot&tl'et a mother and. chiLdi to entry to the Exhibition both, afternoon and evening. To encourage all com-i peting babies to remain during the wihoia show, it is suggested that each, baby should b& handled! a small memento as he or she is taken home at 9 p.m. Thie thousandth infant at the Babies' Rest as on exhibition on the following Thursday. Entries for the baby show close next day or Wednesday of next week, and be expected to make its appearance , by Tues-' Tuesday evening. Mr D. G. Mclntyre im addition to bis position of director of exhibits, has 1 been- appointed superintendent of awards. Over 1500 applications have been received for exhibits to be judged. Mr Mclntyre will meet exhibitors on Monday night to discuss certain details in connection' with the judging, which is expected will be commenced on 20th insfc. The greater part of the home industries section has been judged, and it is hoped thafc thia few judges -who have not been able to undertake their duties will complete their work in a few days. The first of the Exhibition military tattoos on the sports ground has been the great event of the Exhibition to=day. The, night was perfect for the event and volunteers were present in good numbers,^also the Maoris in all war paint. The pa which formed the object of attack by the military was found to be not the pa proper but an excellent imitation hurriedly constructed at one side of the sports ground. The Maoris, aimed with rifles, took their, stand behind a strong breastwork, with, numerous embrasures through which a deadly fire could be poured on the attacking force. At the last moment it was found that the massed bands, whose paradtes with torches was to have been a. feature of the entertainment, had not put in an appearance. The weather had been damp and threatening in the afternoon) and they wtere specially anxious to preserve dry and bright their instruments, which they had polished to perfection for to-morrow's contest. The Garrison Band, who turned out with the Volunteers, were left to fill thie breach. The Maoris, who were called on to defend their impromptu pa against the military, gave a magnificent haka of defiance, and aa the two companies chosen for the attack advanced towards their breastwork they fell back on the pa, against which the Volunteers advanced, maintaining a steady rifle fire, and supported by a gun of the E Battery. The Maoris made no reply till the enemy were close upon them, with the sports ground fence between them, when they poured in such a volley as must have wiped t«he attacking force out of existence. The Maoris, headed by the Garrison Band, then marched round the ground. The band, and alterwardb Volunteers, and West Coast and North Otago Cadfets, joined in the march »and various, movements, which, had a very fine effect. Pirework& were sent up at intervals, and despite the absence of the bands the tattoo may be considered a very great success, and will probably be repeated on another occasion, with the assistance of local bands. N Z GOVERNMENT VETERINARIAN APPROVES SYKES'S ABORTION CURE. < When the Government Veterinarian endorses a preparation it means that Ye ifl satisfied that it is the best. Captain Young is the Government Veterinarian in charge of Taranaki Province— the largest dairying district in the colony. This is what ho says of Sykes's Animal Abortion Cure: "A most useful preparation in handy form with superior advantages over tabloids, for the prevention and cure of abortion, and one which I can safely recommend.—A. R. Young, M.R.G.V.S., j Govt. Vet. in charge of Taranaki Province." I Cows which have aborted, or healthy ' animals which, after calving, retain the whole or part of the afterbirth, should first be drenched with. Sykes's Drench. This allays the fever and purifies the blood. Sold everywhere. Sykes's Drench, Is 6d. Sykes's Animal Abortion Cure, 2s 6d. Why spend money at Rotorua and other thermal springs when Rheumo will quickly cure you of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, ©z- lumbago. Chemists and stores, 2s od } and .4s 6d.