THE EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13836, 25 February 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

ARRIVAL 01? lIAWKE'S BAY MAORIS. THfc FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS. (FkOM (Jua SycuiAl, CoKRESrOJfDENT.) CHRISTCIIURCH, February 24. Tho attendance at the Exhibition was again large on Snfurdny. ' There tvas a largo, audience at fh.o organ reeital given _by Mr \V. H. Monk, a Sydney .organist. Mr .Monk was assisted by his brother, of t,ht) Isxliibifcion orchestra, who played several violin solos: In tho evening a vocal and instrumental concert was given, at which Mrs. Arthur Mead acquitted herself well as a vocalist.

Tho arrival of 122 Hawke's Bay Maoris gavo a. numerous population to the pa. They will give, performances of nois, hakas, and war dances daily during their The New Zealand Amateur Athletio Association's championship meeting was concluded on the sport.? ground on Saturday in the presence of about 1000 spectators.

The second Season of. tile Besses o' tli' Biirji linntl will cbmiilcncc on Thursday next, arid performance's will lie givcil "very jiffei'iiooii diul evening oii the sports ground during flicir fortnight's visit. Extensive preparations 'are being made for tho display of daylight fireworks to tako place next Saturday. These .fifeworks, which are an entire novelty to -New Zealand, arc a Japanese invention. Shells will be thrown into the air, where they will burst, emitting lighting cooks, horses arid riders, birds and lisli, swdrms of butterand many other curious contents. Special arrangements arc being made to enable school children to witness this exhibition, and a record attendance of young people is expected. The. arrangements arc now almost corripleto for the motor car gymkhana, to be held ljy ihe Canterbury Automobile Aseaciatioii on the Esliibitioii sports grmimi nil March 0. Large numbers of cars will lake part, the ptocfisslon tllroiigb the city to t'he j Exhibition, .arid tho programme of competitions will include some, highly novel events. The Besses o' th' Bai'ii will play on the rotunda, as an additional attraction. Tho entries for the pet show, to be held in Wonderland on Friday, March 8, close' oh Monday, March 4. Already a largo . variety of pets have been entered. Shilling tickets for Ihe pet show will admit to Wonderland aiid tho Exhibition, and a record attendance of young people is expected. Tho week of the fire brigades' competitions, which will take place on the sports grounds, commencing March 19, should bo one of the most important the Exhibition has yet seen. Tenuis frorii 8D brigades will take part in the contests. Ono. hundred brigades altogether will bo represented, and over 800 firemen will bo engaged in the competitions. On the evening of Tuesday, March 19, a water display will bo given on Victoria L'ako oil hifthly novel lines. The lake will be surrounded by fire brigade stealers,' and 12 or 14 branches of hoso will be led to the centre of the lake, whence they will throw lip powerful j( ts of water to a height of 150 ft, making the lake rcfSMible One gigantic fountain, wildse columns will be lighted from beneath' by chafiging coloured fires, Roman candles, arid i other pyrotechnic devices. On the following evening 100 boats, containing lirejiion discharging fireworks, will 'form a procession on the river, led by two motor launches carrying a brass band. On Thursday evening an elaborate water display will bo given with the entiro Christchurcii plant, and on Friday 'night, when the prizes will be presented, 1000. firemen and guests will dine together publicly in flic main corridor. In the course of tho water display it is intended to send, up 2500 gallous a minute"'. Another novel feature will be a. test of all chemical engines in ihe Exhibitionj large sized, snrallj and medium. Buildings will be erected of different sizes on the sports gfound, which will be' f.et T£ nl!t ' 'tlirme's extinguished l>y tlie different engines in the presence flf competent judges, who will time tho respective performance. 1 * and decide which chemicals are most efficient for their iVork.

REDUCED FARES TO LYTTELTOK. To suit the convenience of those wishing to visit the Exhibition the Union Company purposes running steamers from iJimedin to Lyttclton this wook at specially reduced rates By the Mokoia. tertvin* Dunediri on Tuesday. and the Waiknrn, luring on Friday, March 1, iiassomiers will be granted return tickets for '20s saloon and 12s 6d steetage, atic! thesft vill bo available for return bv any steamer up to and including March 6 and 9 respectively. As ninnv jieoplo prefer iraveiljnsr bv steadier to I lie monotony of tt land journey, no doubt a large number will avail themselves of tho ODportimity to tako a run np to Christclmrch.,