THE EXHIBITION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 1

THE EXHIBITION.

THE CLOSING CEREMONY.

THE M'Kf TYKE AFFAIR.

THE MAN TO UK BROUGHT BACK.

[United Pbbss Association.]

CHRiSTCHURCH, M.mday. The New Zealand International ExhiViition was hro'.i ,'lit to a close to-nijrLt. T if closi'iii ceremony took p!ac i in the naiu corri'ior, which \va» tlinselj acked from end to end, while a huge -.rawd of wore patlier.-d nitsi'ie. t'ho ceremony wfl* performed by Lord Plunket, in the i-resaiicu of Sir \\ illiam Fawkes. Admiral of iho Fleet, and the officers of the Fleet, ttie Actin^-Pn-inier ;Hon. W. Ilall-JiuißS). and ottirr Minis•^rs of the Ciown, the Kxeeutiv* Committee of the Exhibition, and other noiabilities. The proceedings continued for about an hour between nine and ten, mt were marred by a continuous disurbanco from the weijteru avenue at »he back of the platform, whicb prevented any of the speakers being beard. \ confetti stall had teen placed therf, a-id that hod the effect of attracting the loisy element to that spot. Air Uall(onos read fti address, i:i which he ikotched briefly the ir.ain features of fie Exhibition. liis Excellency, in reply, said the ivniembrance of tha Exhibition's jareer. which had just been read, was a itate:neut which did credit to all conurued. The Exhibition ha-1, fir.-tly, <trengthcued tho hnko which bound' New Zealand to her neighbouring sister States, while the New Zealander had learnt through the exhibits of Australia, Fiji, and Canada more of the circumstances and importauca of his neighjours than he could havo grasped other.vise. The Exhibitioh_ had' given the. rls:ng generation an object lesson in the ;oming greatness of the:r country at an ige when that irapresiion would remain permanent, 110 shoulJ ever remember ,vith pride that, a? his Majesty* reprea ntative, he was privileged to take s >me part in an undertaking so pregi.ant for the good of the country, and for the ;enoral advantage of.the Empire. At tha Magistrate's Court to-day a j dgment summons order was ma le against L). C. Mclnttye, ex-Superinten-dent of Awards at the liiliißition, who was suspended last week, and lott suddenly by the Turakin* on Thursday. The Acting-Premier inrornicd a reporter to-day that the Government had dssided to bring Mr Mclntyre back to the Colony in respect of other serious charges. 1 ( I