MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 858, 10 August 1888, Page 26

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, August 2.

, The lighting of the Exhibition building is superb. Booking down the Grand Avenue of Nations it is a magnificent spectacle of striking brilliancy. The German, Austrian, and Hungarian Courts have a rich decorative effect. The Broken Hill silver trophy is the most striking trophy in the Exhibition. Canada makes a poor representation, and France has only a moderate display. Many of the courts are behind in their arrangements. Melbourne, August 3..

The Exhibition building is once more a gigantic workshop, and the work gf unpacking exhibits proceeds briskly. * . The picture galleries, ot which only a portion is ready, are engaging considerable attention. . A grand concert was held m the building last night, at which all the Governors were present. ’ The cable message sent by the Governor to the Queen announcing the opening of the Exhibition contained 111 words, and the actual.time occupied in the transmission of the message, from the time it left Melbourne to its delivery in England, was 36 minutes. The attendance at the Exhibition yesterday and to-day was small. Over the Victorian Court are erected huge arches composed of bales of wool grown in the Colony. The trophies,composed of coal, oranges, and wines, in the NewSouth Wales Court, are greatly admired. • , , Several robberies are reported as having taken place at the Exhibition buildings. A number ot valuable musical instruments and a quantity of diamond jewellery is missingAugust 4. The Exhibition was visited by all the Governors yesterday. The attendance of the public during the day was 9000. The second official banquet took place at Government House in the evening - Auguste. The Prince of Wales has sent a congratulatory telegram upon the opening of the Exhibition. Sir William Jervois will leave for New Zealand on Wednesday. The attendance at the Exhibition on Saturday was 13,000. Sir William Jervois visited the New Zealand Court at the Exhibition this afternoon, and was conducted round the Court by Sir James Hector, the New Zealand Commissioner. Sir James will entertain his Excellency at a farewell luncheon on board the Mararoa on Wednesday.