THE EXHIBITION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13371, 12 January 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

(By Telegraph.— Special Service.) Christohurch, January IU. Over 22,000 people visited' th© Exhibition yesterday, the Besses' Band being the great attraction. The band played almost double the number of items promised in the programme, arnong-sfc the additions being such well known favourites as "Lead, Kindly, Light," "Lost Chord-," and "Ora> Pro Nobis," all of which were jjlayed with marvellous effect. A remarkable fea- | ture of the hand's playing is the all most entire absence of the usual brassy sound, the tone, as one critic j points out, resembling more that b{ an Immense or-iran, or very strong) concert orchestra than a brass band. fFh© same critic observes. •" Every instrument had it's.fuU value and was Eeartf. distinctly, yet none predominated, all helping, as it were, to swell iMe tout enaembfe. The crescendos of fch'e band were marvellous. The melody 01 the solo instruments was more like magnificent voices than instruments." The lavish illuminations prepared by Pain: and Sons, LondoT»> for th"c» rotunda and sports ground .were not lighted up, owing fo the threatening aspect of ( tUe weather. They swill be used, however, for future performances. This afternoon the ban<2 gave a recital in the concert* hall, which 1 was packed wffch" enthusiastic listeners. The popular Cdofc' ilslano*ers left? for tffe North 1 to-day. > > Mr T. F. Massey, of Bathurst Cathedral, wKose orgaw recitals Have been » great success, h«s beon re-en-gageii to give several programmes . m tie concert hail nerß we^k. The ''sweateH" iniiuslries oxliibits sent out by the HigK Commissioner are no* being classifies an 3 arranged for exhibS-tion In tfia Labour Departmewfc's oourE. They include aW immense assortment of articles, one! the labels attached showing 'tihe conditions under wiEicß they were ina<fo reveaJ terrijble sAavfery for toi^st •(arifling remuneration, wEIcK exlat^ !n some industries, a'€ iHome, Mr sWfreld HUI; conductor of the orohestra, lays that he fifonself a hd Hs members a« a ( (whole are entirely satisfied with the support that has been given ttrem by ifi» pobfic The. etches tra now has large audiences, which sfiow grea? entmisiaein. A large numlber of visitors are arriving cLaily now fr«to' ffie N^rth' Island. The departure of the 'Fijdans is Kkely n»ir to be ttelayeH untS Towards iße end of next week', owing to the "difficulty in m»kingi suirtable arranigemfents 5n Dtmedin^ Nine ftun3red; ax& seventy people witnessed Iheir last performance of datices. lieuienant. Bentley, ju!dge of th© banH contest, .has written* sugges'tSng that the granH Test Piece should he prdduceS by all the batnds previous t o the a-ward, being made, with the adjudicatar as conductor. lieutenant Bentley says if this , can be airrangea it will, fae.a'.moeft impressive event. !A! start was made to-day with' tKe erection of the bubble fountain. TUL- staff' oS the Canadian court has reeeiveci se^ of tfaseball appairatus, and will aijtroauce this game, which is ver> papular 'in *K» Wited Sta<tes> and Ca-nanda, into the Exhibition. f An endeavour 1 will be made to form two teams. whicK will play on the sports ground. • , Preparations are proceeding busily for "WonderlaniaV' great floral fete on Thursday next. Per Press Associatio.n. ChrisVh'urch, January \l. The attendance at the Exhibition lor the week en*dmg to-night was 83,614.