THE EXHIBITION.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11864, 19 February 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

By Telegraph— (Special Service. i Christchurch, Feb 18 The Exhibition has been largely attended during the day, and a million and al quarter is close within sight at a 'satisfactorily early period. The Orchestral concert in the afternoon and evening were very largely attended. The evening programme included Beetho.ven's great symphony in F (M 6), "The Pastoral," which was given for the ' first time at the Exhibition. The symphony was splendidly interpreted, and was very highly appreciated. The Hawke's Bay Maoris, whose entertainment have been very popular, gave their final performance of | pois and hakas at the Pa this afternoon. They will be succeeded without delay by a contingent of fellow tribesmen. The entries for the baby show, to be held in the main corridor on Thursday, close on Tuesday night. Prizes to the number of thirty-six will take the form of gold, silver^ | and bronze medals, stamped with a view of the Exhibition, the name of the winner, and class. All babies who enter will be expected to remain at the Exhibition during the entire afternoon, and during the

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evening till niDe o'clock. All who do so will receive a memento of tbe occasion whether they win prizes 3r not. One of the set pieces at the free display of fireworks, 1 to be given on Wednesday night, will be a portrait oi Sir John Hall, in honor of his kindness to the school children in obtaining concessions for them at the Exhibition. \ . A large contingent of athletes from other parts of the Colony are expected to take part in tbe New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting on Thursday and Saturday. One of the features of the meeting will be thy walking of H Kerr, of Taranaki, who equalled the world's mile record (6m ins 26 sees) at Wellington on New Year's Day. Kerr, who is undoubtedly the finest heel and toe exponent in Aus trlasia, is in active training, and is said to hate covered a mile in the snsational time of 6mins llsecs. The officials of the Athletic Association are taking every precaution as to judging the measureents of the courses and thetimekeepiner. so that in the event of Kerr breaking the world's record, the necossary certificate will be in order to secure a recognition of the record by the world's athletic authorities.