THE EXHIBITION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 February 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

(By Telfegraph— fepsoiaJ Seivice.)

CHBI3TCHURCO, Saturday! Despite continuous heavy showers ot rain, the Exhibition on Saturday at"ictcd nn attendance bf 14,00*. b.mging , the total for tbe wefek to over SO OvO, and making the aggregate io daw 1 -929.8,1. THe quickstep competition droVptf a lrtost attiHclive feature pt the fttart C^htest Tile pferfcirliiancS b« ihe combined bands, which w» to have taken Jlaoe on tho S ort« 0 round, w,; -inablo ' vU do hold thfere Wrtg tb Pain, but about four bands plaj-ud Ib^thet m the main corHd#.,in Ctie presence of a ve'vlle ffldSffce. TbO presentation ot the rash prizes and medals to the successful bands and ban ;smen took place in the nmirtav. nne in tb«v«ming. Mr Munro, beforo presenting the prices, in a short speech; congratulated the successful .competitor?;, i>%& «/t>rc%sul his aytopatUy with thoSe who wtre. unsuccessful. He thanked th?m all.on behalf of.tho Exhibition authorises lot participating in the coc.tosk and aseisting to make that feature of the Exhibition the success it had Leen. At thj Ministerial su, por given to visiting bandsmen on Friday 6 gr '* Lieutenant Bunlky, the itydge .ct tlif grand selection afyd qiiicK.teJi competitions', t>nia ft high tribute to tie Orcnestra, which was, he said, in bis opinio;;, iho tbest thii'g in the Exhilitfon. TLe Govornment do.erved tbe thanks of the whole Colony for briDgiog together such a magnificent body of playel'S, which he hoped all centres of the ColpnV b9,aftoTfJ.ed Un opportunity,to" freatt XH presence oI th . c OrbW&tra would cover quite a multii tude of otbor fins 'of omission, if such existed. ..The .Hon. ?■ t WcgflSa"?.. j n replying to tlie toast pf ithe Exhibition; said tho faCt Mat it Was in such a torward tate when itopfiied was due to tie ability ar.d energy of tbe Goneral Manager, Mr Mun»o, who had been a tower cf strength between the (Jpyetn* ment and tbo Coinml;tec§; ,Mr Munro had thi *fe\Wfe »i tho EJtHibitlqU at htJAft. ariji it w.asi mainly 4ue to his efforts that *he K , undertaking had turned ut such a s»loci;S8. The Minister aleo paid tribute to the excellent woik carrie.l out by the various committees. The Hawke's Biy n;itivo3 nl tho Pa are expected to roturn home eiuh thi.weok. Thoy will ho f.«4eee'Ud ,by f detac' nwnt cf ab^ut 40 t*f t: teir fellow tribesWij:!'. \Vh«sp v.'sif will be succeeded about March 20ch by ttat -of a contingent of Wiiir hipi native's; fifg or sixty stroiig. The vKi 6t the Ngatipc.rou Maoris. will probably ,not take pbee until near tho end cf the ICxhibition, as most of them are too busily engr.ged to get away before. , The lirst display of daylight firewcrks, which proved a erea,t success at tho -fctLouia Exhibition, will take place at o p.m. on Saturday, Marcii 2nd. Rock Us and bombs are fired from mortars, and when they buist, instead of the usual coloured fires, snail flige, parachutes, fishes, birds, ami all '• aimer of other things are sot fliaiiiigiu the air. Ihe displays are specially alb-active to. children; and arrangement's are being made for special trains to transport the little people from all corven eDt places. This •is a form of entertainment absolutely new in New Zealand, and the General Manager anticipates that i» will draw the greatest gathering 'p£ children ever seen iv the Colony. There will be uo charge for a .'m .«sion to the day fireworks display. The principal attractions for this week are another free grand display of fireworks on Wednesday night, the Baby Show oh Thilrsday, and the New Zealand Amittaur Athletic ABsdciation's spo ts on Thllrsday and Saturday. The final dis.ilay of fireworks will Le given on the night of Easter Monday, when a specially extensive and elaborate exhibition will be given, as Mr White the representative of Messrs Fain & Sons, of London, intends to firo off then his entire stock of fireworks before his return to England.