THE EXHIBITION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7451, 27 May 1911, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION

YESTERDAY’S DOINGS GOOD IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE COMING ATTRACTIONS Two wet nights running is bad luck, but in spite of this drawback the attendances at the Coronation Industrial Exhibition have been keeping up very well. Yesterday the public paid lor admission in encouragingly large numbers, especially in the evening, when, in spite of the rain, the aisles wore well filled right through the big buildings. The number who passed through the turnstiles yesterday was 2151, or about 850 more than on Thursday, the cash takings being £59 18s Gd. During fcho evening there vas plenty' of mu-sic to enliven the people, the Mission Band playing at intervals from the gallery in i( TJ” store and the Gas Company’s orchestra rendering items in between whiles. Similar arrangements have "been made for to-night, when a specially big attendance is anticipated, liY THE STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE. The Stadium should prove a continuous source of attraction to sporting enthusiasts. for it will be the scene of a large number of gatherings of various kinds. Among the meetings already arranged for, in addition to the weekly athletic sports and bowling tourneys, will be the annual tournament of the Amateur Boxing Association, a display by the men of the Cambrian and Pioneer, an. entertainment to be provided by tho military authorities and officers of the Boy Scouts, football sports, hookey, tennis, lacrosse' and other similar games. Various improvements are being made in the Stadium, which before long should provide a very excellent place for sports, of all sorts. Tho lighting which has so' far been deficient, is now being increased, workmen beiug busily engaged yesterday in installing more wiring and a large number of extra lamps. AVhon completed tills will result in a great improvement. Though nothing definite has yet been decided on the point, it is likely that more seating accommodation, will be : provided shortly, especially if tho public makes tree use of the placeBOWLING TOURNEY COMMENCES THIS AFTERNOON. Twenty'-four entries have been received for the first exhibition rink* bowling tournament, which is to commence in the Stadium this afternoon. All the entries are from Wellington rinks, with tho exception of ono which comes from Otaki. The tournament has been arranged in six sections of four rinks each, thus giving each rink three games before the section winner is found. The preliminaries will thus occupy to-day and -Monday. Play will commence at 2 o’clock this afternoon and continue till 10 o’clock. It will be resumed on Monday at 6 p.m. and continue till 10 o’clock. The semi-finals will be played on Tuesday from 6 o’clock till 10, and the finals on a date to be arranged - All games will, be of -sixteen heads ■with a time limit of two hours, and it wall bo a rule no head is to commence within seven minutes of the hour at which the next'round is to begin. A warming boll will be rung. The floor will b'o in readiness to-day. Tho widths of scrim have been sewn together, so that tho scams offer no obstruction and many bowlers satisfied themselves yesterday by trial games that the floor will, play very well. Tho sections were arranged as 'follow*, skips* names only being mentioned:—

Section. I—Crane, W. Munroe, D. Miller, Sloan.

Section 2 —Still. Hogben, It. D. Kelly, Brackenridge. Section 3—Ballinger, Preeman, Gray, Mansoii. Section i —Send don, Crowes, Carroll, Ferguson. Section s—Norwood,5 —Norwood, Roberts, Smith, Section 6—E. Scott, Prince, Mitchell, JonesTHE. DEAAVINGS. The rinks have been drawn, to play in the following order, the hour stated being the time at which the respective rounds are to bc~in ; 2 p.m.—Still plays Ilogbon, Kelly plays Brackenridge, Norwood plays Roberts, Smith plays Pafata, Scott plays Prince, Mitchell plays Jones. •I p.m.—Crane plays Munroe, D. Miller plays Sloan, Ballinger plays Freeman, Gray plays Monson, Snaddon plays Crowes, Carroll plays Ferguson. 6 p.m.—Norwood plays Smith, Roberts plays Parata, Still plays Kelly, Hogben pluye Brackenridge, Scott plays Mitchell, Prince plays Jones. 8 p.m.—Crane plays Miller, Munroo plays Sloan. Ballinger plays Gray, Freeman plays Manson, Snaddon plays Carroll, Crowes plays Ferguson. A SKATING EXPERIMENT IMPROVING THE FLOOR. The attempt which was made on Thursday night to use the Stadium as o skating rink cannot be described as successful. A largo number of skaters paid for admission, but it was soon found that the floor, good though it is for ordinary purposes, did not present the smooth surface necessary for pleasurable rolling. A limy skaters retired after a few times round, finding that the floor was knocking the rollers about very badly. Yesterday steps were taken to get a portion of the floor into better trim. First it was holystoned to remove tho grit, and then the surface was rubbed over with a mixture in which plumbago was an important constituent. It is hoped’by a corny e of this treatment to get a smooth surface before very long, but last night the skaters still found it “none too good." Skating was permitted from 7 o'clock till 8.30. Before long the committee hopes to be able to give the skaters a whole evening to themselves. On Thursday and Friday evenings skating races will be run. It has been decided to take post entries. ATHLETIC SPORTS ENTRIES CLOSE TO-DAY. Those intending to take part in the athletic sports meeting in the Stadium on AVednetday evening next are reminded that entries close today. The meeting will be'run under the auspices of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A-A, tA big challenge tug-of-war is to be held on Thursday night, and the arrangements are now well in hand. The final

will bo decided on Friday night if neces- " The sport** committee has arranged with Mr Kecsing to carry out all matters of detail in connection with the Stadium competitors and others requiring information should apply to him at Mr Allen’s office.

FOR DANCERS FANCY DRESS BALL PROPOSED. If tho surface can be mode sufficiently smooth, it is proposed to hold a masked fancy dress ball in tire Stadium in a few weeks. A poster ball has also been suggested. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BOTH SENES. Entries for the covered court championships close on May 31st. The events are championship singles and handicap singles—both for men and ladies. ■FEATURES OF THE SHOW COOKERY DEMONSTRATIONS. The demonstrations of the ait of cookerv which are being given i,n various parts of tho building are attracting much attention. The interest is added to by reason of the fact that considerable rivalry is involved, the demonstrations being made with tho object of drawing attention to the respective merits of electricity, gas, and oil ns a heating agent. Still another, demonstration has now been arranged for. Messrs T. Ballinger, Ltd., having granted tho nso of a portion of their stall snnee in the annex to the pupils of the Wellington Technical School for this purpose. Pupils from the cookery classes, under their instructors, will on Wednesday next show how vari'ons toothsome dishes may be prepared, and no doubt the work will be. watched with keen interest. The firm in whose stall they will work have nvomised the use of a gas stove, table, etcCAKB MAKING. A cake-making, competition is to be held on Wednesday in the home industries section. All exhibits are to be in the exhibition by 2 p.m. A PICTURE SHOW. Arrangements have been made for a continuous picture show to be run in the Coronation Theatre during the day time, for the benefit and amusement of exhibition visitors who may tire of walking around. The pictures will be run by the Pierrots, who have taken the lease of the theatre for the term of tho exhibition. The machine to he used will be located in one of tho offices at the back of the theatre, and so quite nwny from the audience. It is probable that tho first performance will- he given on Monday. OFFICIAL CATALOGUE. , Tho first edition of the official catalogue has been issued, hut it is admittedly not by any' means complete At present there is nothing to show people .where to find any pmtionlar exhibit or place of interest, but it is understood that cue of the firms exhibiting intends to publish a plan ’ of the exhibition, probably to-day. Something of the sort is certainly needed and should he provided lay the authorities. ' CABLE TO THE KING. Tho Exhibition Commissioners have depute hod a cablegram to tho King through tho Secretary of State for the Colonies, in which they advise his Majesty of the opening of the Exhibition, stating that it is the most representative and complete Industrial Exhibition yet held in this country, and assuring his .Majesty of New Zealand’s continued loyalty to the Throne. TRAMWAY . FACILITIES.

Intimation has been received from the Minister of Public Works that he is making inquiries as to . the position regarding the extension of the tramways from the foot of Willis street to the Post Office square. This is in response to a telegram sent to him by Sir J. P. Luke, Sf.P., in which it was stated that the Exhibition authorities felt that success would bo more certain if tho extension could bo made without delay. The Minister was, therefore, urged to do what he could towards expediting the issue of the necessary Order-in-Council. A METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE. A very interesting corner of tho Agricultural Department’s display is that al lotted to tho exhibit of the Meteorolog: cal Office. Hero are to be found specimens of all the instruments used in connection with the recording of climatic phenomena and with the more important—from the public point of viewwork of weather forecasting. The rain, fall maps have attracted a lot of atteiv lion. One shows the mean annual rain, fall for every part of New Zealand from the very earliest times down to 1907. Another shows the rainfall last year. The weather maps are right up to-date, showing, for instance, the conditions obtaining on the day "the Exhibition w:as opened. The sunshine recorder has also been inspected with interest. It consists of a crystal ball mounted on a pedestal which focuses the sun's rays upon a card and burns a track when the sun is shining. TURNIP-GROWING ON CLAY. Among the exhibits at the AVellington Exhibition am some mangolds grown at Carterton showing the size of roots produced in clay soil without manure; in the same soil with lime at the rate of one ton. per acre; with stable and farmyard manure, and with lime and stable- manure combined. The addition of lime produced a substantial difference, farmyard manure w;as better still, but the best results were obtained from lime and stable manure combined. Some very fine onions, carrots, and ’other vegetables from Nireaha and other schools are on view, together with specimens in pots of useful grasses and noxious weeds. Miss Haggelt’s drawings of fruit and flower seeds, greatly magnified and carefully specified, are very fine. Another interesting group consists of samples in bottles of soil from Featherston, Greytown. and other parts, showing the component mixtures of clay,- silt and gravel. On Thursday evening last a section of the people attending the Exhibition were provided with a momentary scare, the reason being that a portion of the decorations in connection with the exhibit of E. T. Taylor and Co. caught slight. The blaze attracted immediate attention, and was speedily extinguished. The humorous side of the affair was tho fact that in the adjoining stall a number of fire extinguishers adorned tho walls, but (like some of Mr Taylor’s exhibits) were “empty," one wit remarking . that the whole affair seemed a “dry" concern. Air Taylor is pleased, however, to state that his model whisky still, sent out from Scotland, was not in any way damaged.