THE EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8769, 22 March 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

Day by Day. By Tel egraph—Special Service. ".' "' : Cheistchukch, March 23, The attendance at ithe Exhibition'today reached the high total of 16,5-13. TE(S weather was.warni and bright for tho cotf i tin.up.tion of tho firb brigades' which attracted a largo crowd to t n (j Sports Qround' during the day. |n tha evening there was a huge attendance t<i view tho water procession on tho Avon, in which about seventy boats filled with firemen took part. A Large number of monster balloons with fireworks attached were sent up by a representative of Pain. and Sons, j>receded by flights of rockets. Tho parade of School Cadets was also a feature of tho evening's entertainment, 1 The Hawke-s Bay Cadets left for hpiu'u to-day : by the To Anan, and wore succeeded by battalions from Wanganui, 2>Mi , strong, rind liaison, \2Q stpiig."" : '' " w Tho small contingent of" Maoris wh§ remained in thp p» gave a very creditably ' performance of pbis and liakas this ' noon before a large number of spectators, Tho pa will soon be thickly populated i again, ar.d entertainments on a largo scale vi;)l then be resumed at regular, intervals, ''■'■>.- : ; HMr Longden, in charge of the British section 'of the Art Galley, reports the following further sales to private buyers • Oil painting, "Guardian Elves," by George W. Joy, .£75 j water colors, "A Market Place in Holland," by E. M". Coventry, f 26 ; " A Scottish Biirnsido irf Autumn," by A. Meßride, JB3O j " Etch, ings," by H: Dicksee, G. Gascoigno, H, A Banerle and Sir George Clifford, ranging in prico from £lO 10s to 12gns, and a number of objects in the arts and.eraft3 section. When the Australian grapes were at tho Exhibition last week many.people wore disappointed because the wholo consignment was sold before they could obtain a sample. Mr Scott, tho South Australian commissioner, accordingly ap* plied to Government for permission to import a fresh supply, and lias received a telegram from the Acting-Premier stating that'an'importation of a further consignment of five tons for sale at the Exhibition has bean sanctioned.. Mr Scott cabled to-night for the second consignment to be sent, and they are expected to arrive in three weeks. Mr,George Bisset. editor of publications for the Agricultural Department, commenced the judging of district courts to-day. Tho judging is expected to take four or five days. The courts have been furbished up for ordeal, and have never looked so well since the first 1 weeks of the Exhibition. In connection with the agricultural and pastoral competitions Mr'Walter Hill, of Christchurcb, commenced tho judging of wool' exhibits this morning.' 'Mr Jackmann, bt this city; is judging grain and : produce. ' ' ' - ' At the final fireworks display on Easter Monday it Is proposed to show a magpifii cent triumphal arch "composed of on which the total attendance at the Exhibition will be displayed. * The Australian dogs which will take part in tho Christchurch Dog Trial Club's sheep yarding competitions on the Sports Ground on Monday were seen performing in the Club's preliminary competitions on Cashmere hills to-day. Two of them were at a disadvantage in being evidently unused to hill work, bnt the other two acquitted themselves well. The prospect of seeing them pitted against New Zealand dogs on Monday is being lookod forward to with much interest.

The oratorio " Elijah " will ba given in the Exhibition Concert Hall on March 26 and 27 with full chorus and orchestra, Mr Henry-Wells,, organist of Christchurch, being conductor.