THE EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15476, 6 December 1913, Page 9

THE EXHIBITION.

CHILDREN'S DAY,

OVER 13000 VISITORS.

ADDITIONS TO AQUARIUM,

INTERESTING EXHIBITS.

CONCERTS BY THE BAND.

The turnstiles at the Exhibition gates yesterday recorded the largest paid attendance since the opening day—namely, 10,630, of which 5636 were children and 4994 were adults. In addition 1600 season ticket-holders and 937 children with exhibitors' tickets passed through the gates, making the satisfactory total of 13,167.

Wonderland Park was reopened yesterday afternoon, and was crowded all the afternoon and evening. Except between 5.30 and 7 p.m. the buildings and grounds were thronged constantly with visitors. The marked improvement in the weather has made the conditions within the Exhibition grounds much pleasanter, and a steadily-increasing attendance has resulted.

The details of the attendance yesterday are as follows:—

Yesterday's Total Total. to dato.

Paid at cates 10.630 31.807 Estimated total passed through Rates* 13.167 62.661 Flower Show 999 0'097 Aquarium ... 917 .i^ig Art Gallery 60 656 • Including season-ticket .holders. The Artillery Band.

The first of the Sunday concerts by the Royal Artillery Band will be given in the Exhibition' grounds to-morrow afternoon. Holders of season tickets for the Exhibition will be admitted free; otherwise a charge will be made. The proceeds of these Sunday concerts will be added to •the revenue of the. Exhibition, and will go towards the improvement of the Outer Domain. The programme for to-morrow's concert consists of a number of interesting and popular selections.

Two concerts were given yesterday, and the cordiality of the large audiences showed that the band has already established itself as a warm favourite. Yesterday's programmes included numerous selections from the works of Wagner, the overture from Rossini's " Barber of Seville," scenes from Verdi's "La Traviata," the overture from Auber's opera " Crown Diamonds,", a suite of Hungarian dances byBrahms, selections from "The Pirates of Penzance," and examples of the works of Gounod and Binding.

Tlio Royal Artillery Band is "doublehanded" is, its members play orchestral as well as band instruments; and many music-lovers have for some time anticipated hearing the band as an orchestra. In the meantime, however, orchestral concerts will not be given; as it is desired to give as many programmes as possible in the open-air./' Later in the season, arrangements will in all probability be made for a. weekly orchestral programme in the concert hall.

Mr. Cook, of the firm of Messrs. Jagger and Cook, whalers, of Whangamumu, has lent some specimens to tH aquarium which add- greatly to its interest. - The most notable is a very young embryo of the hump-backed whale— thing described by Mr. Ayson, who is in charge of the aquarium, as being extremely, rare and very valuable. Other exhibits include a collection of the ear-drums of hump-backed whales—queer-looking objects' much resembling large rough, sea-shells. Barnacles taken from the bodies of whales also form 'an interesting exhibit; while hung on the walls of tho aquarium are some specimens of whalebone seven feet long, taken from a .''right'! whale jcaught off the Campbell Islands by Mr. Cook.

?;•'Twelve catfish, caught in Lake Takapuna by Mr. Reecham, were added to the . aquarium on Wednesday. They were shown '_. in -the eels', tank yesterday, but as the eels evidently resented this intrusion, they are to be provided, with a tank of their own.

A Military • Tattoo. ■■'A military tattoo is being arranged by Mr. E. C. Stretton, R.A., conductor of the Royal Artillery Band, and it will probably take place. on the evening of Saturday, December 20. After consultation with the Music Committee yesterday, Mr. Stretton agreed to communicate with the Auckland bands, and see if they will co-operate in carrying out the scheme.'

- : The entertainment, it is proposed, shall take the form of a parade of massed bands, with a torchlight display by a large body of. cadets. There, will be a procession, and an exhibition of calisthenics and other exercises. The entertainment will probably be held in the cricket ground adjoining the Exhibition. ■»

CHILDREN'S DAY.

BUSY LITTLE INVESTIGATORS. There is 'one charge, at least, that cannot be laid against the 5000 children who visited the Exhibition yesterday— one can say that the big fair was not thoroughly "done" by them. Nine children, out of every ten admitted, personally investigated 'everything that was on view, and that meant that everything had to be carefully handled and examined. Nothing short of that was for a moment contemplated bv the enthusiastic sightseers. They swarmed over every department of the Exhibition, and were obviously delighted with everything they saw. Even the turnstiles at the,main entrance inetrested them. Host of them regarded the journey through the counting-machine as a solemn rite, to be undertaken very seriously. Some, with a lively imagination, backed violently, and cried out when propelled towards the turnstile, and had to be lifted over the barrier; no blandishments of trfe attendant would induce them to enter the awful gateway. Wonderland attracted thousands. The basketball tournament held the attention of many hundreds of little girls, and if there he those who still retain mid-Vic-torian notions about little girls, they should have beon present at that tournament. They would have learned that the excitement and the turmoil and the noisy partisanship of a ball game is not by any means the special prerogative of small boy's and young men. Little girls can be just as demonstrative and a good deal more noisy. When the games got near their end yesterday, and the excitement of the finals seized the spectators, they "barracked" for their teams with all the ingenuity of the ..habitue of the football field. They cheered when their side scored, groaned or made stinging remarks when the other sido was victorious. And when tho games were over they argued the merits and mistakes of the various players with vigour. 'On ordinary occasions one dare not walk Upon tho lawns at the Exhibition. The transgressor of • this emphatically-written rule immediately meets a gardener, and the subsequent interview will live long in his memory. ; But where is the child that • can keep off the grass? ]: Certainly not at 'the: Exhibition yesterday.' ' The guardians I of the grass at first pursued the juveniles, but their experiences were not happy, and 'very soon'; they gave up all attempt to • regulate the traffic. . Late in the afternoon

there might have been seen on one part 0 the grounds a small crowds of liappy Uttlo girls tobogganing down a -grassy terrace wlnlo in. the distance, a dishevelled gardener, with' a fixed and glassy eye, S, 7\ C 10d , the Scene - He must have atS WRh thR {1,0l 'S ht «* trass will always grow again. beran the afternoon waned the children began to disperse homewards, and the moving kaleidoscope of colour which they IHo weather had been perfect, and children 8 day at the Exhibition had bee, „ ent,re success. The occasion will remain a memorable one for the children, fa"£ Exhibition executive, and for the attend ants and the stallholders.

BASKETBALL GAME.

EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT.

Fifteen teams of schoolgirls took part m the Exhibition basketball tournament, "Old in the grounds yesterday afternoon. lie Auckland Basketball Association holds an annual tournament, but that held yesterday was a special function arranged for the ™ by Mr. H. A. Millies, Pnncipnl 0 the Technical College, who is argely responsible for the introduction of the game to Auckland. The games were witnessed by largo crowds of children, Who followed the fortunes of those participating with the keenest interest. The Pmes . were provided by the Exhibition authorities. The school providing the winning team received £5, to be spent in purchasing a picture or something of the kind for the school, and each member of the team was presented with a wristlet watch, suitably engraved. The final game,, between Edendalo (winners) and Normal A (runners up) was exciting, and very keenly contested, and the issue was "i doubt until the last moment. The various games resulted as follows :— I'irst Bound : Ponsonby B, 14, beat Mt. Eden 13, 7; Normal A beat Mt, Ros- *'";, Ponsonby A > 20, beat Nelson Street, 10; Normal B, 10, beat Newton West, 7; Onehunga, 10 beat To Papapa, 8; Mount Albert B, 9, beat Manngawhan, 8; NorthC ° te in' 15 ' beat Belmo »t. 12; Edendale A, 10, beat Stanley Bay, 6; Mount Albert A, 9, beat Northcote B, 5; Richmond Road, a bye; Napier Street, 10, beat Edendale B, 7; Newmarket, 5, beat Mount Eden A, 4. Second Round : Normal A, 14, beat Ponsonby B, 7; Ponsonby A, 9, beat Normal B, 5; Oiiehunga, 9, beat Mount Albert B, 8; Edendalo A, 19, beat Northcote A, 5; Mount Albert A, 7, beat Richmond Road, 6. Third Round : Normal A, 10, beat Ponsonby A, 9; Edendale, 15,' beat Napier Street, 7.

Final: Edendale,'l2, beat Normal A, 9.

CHILDREN'S FLOWER SHOW.

A RECORD DISPLAY.

The Children's Flower .Show, which was commenced yesterday, and which concludes the Horticultural Society's Summer Show, was 111 every way a great success. The exhibits received were, in number, a record,- and the standard of artistic taste shown in the arrangement and design of the flowers and decorations is higher than o^o e ver before been noted. There were 2700 entries altogether, of which 600 were bouquets and 190 were ' school gardens. The judges have been visiting . and inspecting the gardens all the week, and great interest was taken in their decisions, which .were announced at noon yesterday. The judges speak of the enthusiasm and ability of the juvenile gardens .in terms of high praise. The judges and the society's officials also speak in terms of high praise of the manner in which they have been assisted by the teachers in preparing the children's flower show. Without the teachers' aid they would not have achieved any great success, but the teachers took the keenest interest in the project, and were at great pains to help the society in every possible way. They assisted considerably, not only in preparing the entries, but also in, arranging and staging them. The display made in tho hall earned the favourable comment of all who witnessed it. The decorative classes, and the fine display of vegetables, were noteworthy features of the show. There was the keenest! competition between the very large number of schools which took part in the show, and the awards in the various classes which provided the points for the championship were eagerly awaited: The president of the Exhibition (Mr. George Elliot) announced the result from the stage during the afternoon, as follows

Flat Bush School, 232 points... 1 Remuera School, 173 points ... 2 Pt. Chevalier School, 165 points 3

The announcement, was received with applause. Mr. Elliot also stated that a special prize—for an exhibit of sweet peas —had been awarded to Allen Ohlsen, of Maungawhau School. ■ The show will be open again to-day. The prize list was as follows ✓ k Gardens (champion division).—Flower garden: Mary Astlcy, Point Chevalier..!; Gladys Kyd. Point Chevalier, 2; Kathleen Caughey, Point Chevalier. 5. Vegetable garden: A. J. Driver, Auckland Grammar, 1; E. Matuschka, Plat Bush, 2; T. Gillard. Flat Bush, 5. Gardens (children under 13).—Flower garden: D. Paterson, Remuera. 1; Sybil Wilson, Northcote, 2; R. Whclan, Mount Albert. 3. Vegetable garden: W. Wedding, Parnell, 1N. Driver, Grafton, 2; L. Matuschka, Flat Bush, 5; F. Tidmarch, Otahuhu, highly commended. Gardens (children under 12 years).— Flower garden: A. Hutchison, Bayfield. 1; P. Morrish, Avondale, 2; C. Reade, Bayfield, 3. Vegetable garden: N. Driver, Grafton, 1; S. Chalmers, Bayfield 2; K. Fairgray, Devonport, 3. Gardens in School Grounds (children under 15).—Flowers: W. Harrison. Flat Biißh, 1; E. Hill, Flat Bush, 2; J. Harrison. Flat Bush. 3; E. Crooks, Flat Bush, highly commended: U. Dibble. Point Chevalier, commended; Kathleen Caughey, Point Chevalier, commended. Vegetables (children under 15); P. Preston, Flat Bush, 1: A. Harrison Flat Bush. 2; J. Lowery, Flat Bush. 3. Flowers (children under 12): A. Crooks, Flat Bush, 1; M. Hill. Pint Bush. 2; D. Thomas and M. Barnes, Point Chevalier, 3. Vegetables (children under 12): G. Fogerty, Flat Bush, 1; P. Lowery, Flat Bush. 2; .D. McQueen, Point Chevalier, 3. ' Pot Plants.— : Sylvia Johnson, Epsom, 1; Stanley Bond, "Normal. 2; Edna Speary, Parnell, 3. Musk: Rita Jones, Newmarket, 1; Amy Olliff, Newmarket, 2. Pansies: Hazel Worthington, Remuera, 1; Roy Dawkins, Point Chevalior, 2; Aubrey Norris. Ponsonby. 5. Flowering plant: Raymond Blott, Remuera, 1; Freda Moore Devonport, 2. Foliage Plant: Lydia Johnson, Epsom, 1; Violet Brown, Mount Albert, 2. , Pot Plants (children under 12).—Fern, any variety: Ena Jones, Normal, 1; Norman Firth, Mount Eden. 2: Eileen Cossar, Edendale, 3. Musk: Doris Townsend, Remuera, 1; Norman Le Roy, Mount Eden, 2; Miriam Bates, Richmond Road, 3; Edith Bate. Richmond Road, highly commended. PansiesHinemoa Speary, Newmarket, 1; George Nield, Remuera. 2: Hilda Matthews, Bayfield, 3; Lena Mold, Remuera, highly commended. Flowering plant: Roy Miller, Grafton, 1; Amy Chiplin. Remuora,' 2; Jack Arnold, Parnell, 3; Ursula Moriarty, Newmarket, highly commended; Cathleen Moriarty, Newmarket, highly commended. Foliage plant: Norman ..Chipman, Remuora 1; James Matthows, Bayfield. 2: Bell Hodgson, Mount Ablerl, 3. Cut, Flowers (champion division).— varieties: Robin Hood. Remuera, 1; Kathleen Caughey, Point Chevalier, 2. Six variolies: Lawrence Rosser, Remuera. 1; Waller Monaghan, Point Chevalier, 2; Una Dibble Point Chevalier, 8. Six Pansies: Lindsoy Smith. Remuera. 1: Kathleen Caughey, Point Chevalier, 2: Jack Abraham, Parnell, 3Edna Speary, Parnell, highly commended. Six roses: F. C. Ellis, New Lynn, 1; Cecil Hoverd, Devonport, 2; Gladys Gash, Grafton, B. fwelvo sweet peas: Alyn Ohlson Maungawhau, 1 and special; F. C. Ellis New Lynn, 2. Six sweet peas: Alyn Ohlson! Maungawhau, 1; Flossie Woodward, Point Chevalier. 2; F. C. Ellis, Now Lynn 3; Ceorire Wilson, Northcote, highly commended. Six carnations: Alma Peters, Parneil. 1; Cecil Hovcrd, Devonport. 2; Phyllis Gash, Grafton, 3: Fred, Tidmarsh, Otahuhu highly commended. Any other flower Gladys Kid, Point Chevalier, 1; Mary McKenzie. Point Chevalier, 2. Cut Flowers (children under 15).— varieties: C. Ellis, New Lynn, 1: Gladys Kyd Point Chevalier. 2; Ivan Whitolaw, Onehunga' 3. Three varieties: Lawrence Rosser, Remuera' 1: Vere Dalley, Remuera. 2; F. C. Ellis New Lynn, 3: Jack Forrest, Takapuna,' highly commended. Three pansies: Jack Carter. Remuera, 1; Una Dibble, Point Chovalier,,2: Dorothy Mills. .Onehunga, 3; Essie Hill, Flat .highly commended. Six sweet peas: Cyril Leahy. Onehunga, 1Olive Watts, Onehunga, 2; Fred. Abraham, Parnell, 3;. Dulcie Caldow. Onehnnga, highly commended.. Six roses: Hazel Worthington, Remuera, 1: Malcolm Henderson, Man""-" Bridge, 2; Olive Watts, Onehunga. 3: Robin Hood, " Remuera, highly commended. Three carnations: Albert Cord, Bayfield, 1: Kenneth Forrest,- Takapuna. 2; Jack Forrest, Takapuna, 3; Alma Peters, .Parnell,. highly commended. = . ■ ... ..••',.'•->- ! Cut Flowers (children under 12).—Six varieties:' Alan Hutchinson, Bayfield, 1; Robin

Hood, Ketrracra, 2; Ethel Hoverd, Devonport, 3. Threo varieties: Marjory Hutchinson, Bayfield, 1; Jiennoth Forrest, Takapuna; 2; Murray Hondorson, Mangero Bridge, 3 ■ Audus Raynes, 'j'akapuna, highly commended. Throe sweet peas: Audus Raynos, Takapuna; 1; R. Gordon Clarkson, Onohunga, 2; Kathleen Barry, Epsom, 3; JHicoSpedding, Remuera, highly commended. Any • flower except sweet peas: Kathleen Barry, Epsom, 1; Reggie BallauVyno, DevonPort, 2; Ethel Hoverd, Bevonport, 3. Mr. G. W. Plummer's silver medal for best exhibit in sweet. peas: Allen Ohlsen, Maunt'awhau. Vegetables' (Champion Division).—Six varieties: George Wilson, Northcoic, 1; liindsey Smith, Remuora, 2; Donald Fairgray, Auckland. Grammar School, 3: Albert Butterworth. Point Chevalier, highly commended. Three varieties: Ernest Phillips, loint Chevalier, 1; Alan Harrison, Flat Bush, 2; Harold Page, t'oint Chevalier, 3; iiindsoy Smith. Komuera, highly commended. x Vegetables (children under 15).— Six varieties: John Lowery, Flat Bush. 1; Wilfrid Wedding. Parnell, 2; Claudo Dalley, Remuera, 3; Gordon Fairgray, Devonport, highly commended. Three varieties: George Wilson, Norlhcote, 1; Albert Crago. Takapuna, •J; Stanley Bond, Normal, 3; Eric Grifliths, Devonport. highly commended. Vegetables (children under 12).—Six varieties: Jack Abraham, Parnoll, 1; Norman H,,T r ' q Gri i ton 2 , ; ( i? offw y Foswty. Flat flttsn, 3; Kenneth Fairgray, Devonport, highly commended Tluco varieties: Ethel Matuschlm, Flat Bush, 1; Korman Driver, Walton. 2; Edwin Clay, Point Chevalier, me Id * Abroham - i,<lrncll . highly com-

Baskets (decorated under supervision in the Exhibition Room).—Children undA- 15: iw„.H l: ,- COI^ e -, Normal l > M,lri <=l Clark, fliu »V AIv ? ,9L arko ' Darnell, and R. Blanch mil' ™?i nn wM ,d i en <, 2i Mavis Paterson, Normal, and Ethel Mercer, Mount Albert, 3; ind Morey, Normal, ilsa Scott. Ponsonby mend* H-?? b,nß ' sormal5 ormal - '""M* com - En™, ICi lld F«» under 12: Inez Gillies, fe ! ' M ( J;Vis Culpan, Normal, and Edna andN>lwllW Coto ' ? ; ¥. erlc Clark - Gra 't°n. ana i hyllis ( L^, SComljo| , Normal. 8 JEffio For fin • fri"."' Ahtt ' adDoreen £"81. EdenJack A,n„Kl co ,? men ,- >> d ™ «nder 0: Normal o°iV 1 ?^ ',, 1 ' Allan Nicholson, tt 's™^ l B ? i Faulk ? H ' Newl °» East. - Waco Stean, Richmond Road, and Bertie Bafcf'nfe 0 ? East Wti commended |£^Affe-i v^n; A^ auoaffin ,nlad l V in public Bdlo °' 9 Ufder Vll KnO? ts a^«^.-Sla.xdard 9 VI. and «i ' i ut ° Hunter, Mount Koskiil lBlanche Beote, Mount Uosk.ll, 2; Elin Brick' 3; Tt ™ Williams* Avon'n.fm. i . commended. Standard V ■ ilelma Saunders. Onehunaa.l, Muriel Par ker New Lynn 2; Minnie Courtney, Epsom tL l i, CiiSl . o J Kng J an<, • Richmond Road, highly commended. Standardly.: Bertha McDell jZ if "' I; » Myra Nicholson, Grafton. 2 Joan Stewart. & SaWhaUl 3;>™tow. in'- Wilson-fef commended. Standard con be Normal • ' fe' 1 ( D °"\LiPSEden 3 mi;' »• , urtrie, Mount & d ' Florence fiSsafr. Norma! highly commended. StanH.ivH n . T " oruial ' Lynch. Ensnm 1. w >i*. • m ii' : Lorraine Maxwe , Dovonnort^fifl J; ,Elizabeth Mounted H' LeX 1 S dcn ' t 4h Trayes. Mount Un°' g hrcln^ed W -

AUCKLAND'S PROGRESSIVE REAL ESTATE FIRM.

EVIDENCE BY ILLUSTRATION.

Extract from Official CafaloEUo. Auckland Exhibition. 1913-1911.

A favourite illustration of from what small causes great events do 6pring is that of the acorn and the resulting oak. tree. The processes of.Nature, however, are as slow as they are sure, and the world, of commerce can furnish many instances of phenomenal growth combined with remarkable celerity.

Tho progress and development of the firm ,of. Messrs. Tyldon ; and Spiers, real estate and investment agents, demonstrates what may be accomplished in Auckland by- dint of energy, initiative and resource. r Of tho two partners, Mr* -. Everard Ruthven Tylden is , a native of - Auckland Province; while Mr. Edgar Spiers is from the South Island, and' before settling in' Auckland spent some years in the real estate business abroad. ' \

On April 3, 1909, these two gentlemen met for . the first time,' and within two hours' of making acquaintance determined to throw .• in , their• lot* together, decided Upon 1 the stylo of the firm, and incurred the first liability of tiie, new partnership in ordering one hundred business cards, which, by the way, were put into circulation before, the ink was dry.

. An upstairs office containing two chairs, a table and inkstand, was the equipment, and the first week saw a, salo effected arid .a ' commission earned. Six months later a -typiste was' engaged, and also a salesman; six months later another salesman was employed, and from that time onward the business has experienced a constant aJid profitable expansion.

The premises now occupied by Messrs. Tylden and Spiers embrace the whole ground 'floor of Mining Chambers, Queen Street, Auckland, in which every latest office appliance has been installed ; a branch at Papakura, the buildings of which the firm erected, and another ;11 Pukekohe.' Office staffs are present in each place, and the fact that four typistes are kept busy responding to the efforts of no less than fourteen salesmen is convincing evidence of the progress indicated in tho earlier paragraphs. of'this brief review; and also that they are generally acknowledged as one of the Dominion's foremost real estate firms.

Two motor-cars, three motor-cycles, and four horses and buggies are engaged in tho conduct of the firm's operations, and as to whether or not such are profitable is best gauged from the result of trading for the year 1912, during which the aggregate value of properties which changed hands through this agency was £310,440. Although a.largo number of country properties' help to swell this total, it is worthy of note that in Auckland's ■ suburbs Messrs. Tylden and Spiers hold a record for having" effected twenty-three sales of house property in one street, seventeen in another, and twelve in yet another. ■ To divulge one secret of success may perhaps lie permitted. Messrs. Tylden and Spiers originated a method of advertising quite distinct from that followed by thoir competitors, but now generally adopted They gave publicity to more detail, they proffered honest advico and expert opinion. They also initiated the scheme of build' ing- for clients upon the deposit of so insignificant a sum as twenty-five pounds and 60 earned the lasting gratitude of many happy . householders. ;i In conclusion, one is tempted to paraphrase Shakespcre, and write

Tis not in mortals to command success; .but they have done more, they have deserved

THE DEPASTURE OF S.S.

MAIIENO.

SEEN FROM THE EXHIBITION

TOWER.

By means of a telescope, with a 4Jin lens, erected on the promenade at tho Exhibition Tower, it was-possible to distinguish tho passengers on the dock of the s.S. Maheno as sho steamed down the harbour on Thursday evening. This was, nothing exceptional, as through the same telescope it was possible to discern objects 18in in height at a distanco of over 10 miles. When' this fact becomes fully known, wo predict that the total number of visitors to the tower at the Christchurch Exhibition'will be exceeded by thousands on the occasion of our Exhibition.. . , '

During 17 weeks at Ohristchurch 87.000 people.wailed themselves of the opportunity of viewing the surrounding scenery the view from the Exhibition Tower at the Domain surpasses anything obtained at Christchurch. Even with unfavourable weather prevalent of late, crowds have availed themselves of the chance afforded of .obtaining an exquisite and unique view of the; Waiteinata, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. What must it be on a sunny day, or a moonlight night?