TREASURE HUNT AT EXHIBITION

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3247, 18 January 1926, Page 8

TREASURE HUNT AT EXHIBITION

[Per Press Association.! DUNEDIN, January 17. Saturday at the great Exhibition was a fitting close to* a wonderful week. The second treasure hunt organised by the Otago Court proved a strong attraction in- the hfternoon, when hundreds of people old and young, were to be seen on the site of the burled treasure digging feverishly in the hope of unearthing a disc carrying one of the many prizes offered. The site represented a map of the province and probably many people now know more about Otago than they did before. At night the final concert by Elsa Stralla and her company drew a large audience to the Festival Hall, but even without such special attractions the‘big Carnival night on Saturday has become an accepted part of the life of the city. The attendance was also swelled by 2000 excursionists from. Oamaru who came in two special trains. This splendid patronage will no doubt encourage the Railway Department to arrange many more of these popular excursions. The final tally for the day reached the wonderful total of 37,730, bringing the total attendance to date to 1,077,814. On Monday afternoon the first of the big displays by the boy scouts in camp at Tahuna park will be given. Others will follow on Wednesday and Saturday. The Exhibition choir performs “Tannhausser” on Wednesday and Thursday nights.