THE EXHIBITION.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10194, 17 January 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

SOME lOTKRESTTNG NOTES,

(By Telegfaph. —Special Correspondent.)

CH'RISTCHiniiOH, January 16* Tlhe sWeatedl industries exhibits are being arranged to the Ibest advantage on ai special shelving erected 1 in the forefront! of the Labour Department's court, and miuteh interest is already being shown by the visitors to tho Exhiibitiion mi the display. Ai great variety of children's toys and other articles isl shown in addition to cloth-

ing. ■"* duite an daiborate display has been minid'e opposite 'the Fijian .court of the Cook Isfl-Riad. and the Niuean canoes andl small model canoes- made by •Niu>eans now resident, in the. Exhibition pa!. • A lar^a working model of the derri'dk tut thiei Tnrn.nn.ki Petroleum Company's Birthday bore was erected this morning in the Treranalvi court, and in view lof the great interest aroused: by tho sudden development of-the ail indiistrjy is attracting consideraible a,tteatian.

Some highly favourable; opinions of the Exhibition Were expressed this nitltemoon. Half a dozen Conuniissioners of the Exhibition amd prominent local citizens wore tbie guest of Mr Briuice, the iMayor of Adelaide. Mr Bruce, in proposing the toast of the Exhßbition, said if the la.te Mk« Sed'don ioould sse it to-day hie would be thankful to know thmb it had proved to be everythiinjV hie obrnld have wished. The a'ttemdamdeisi were large!, the exhibits ware Woll arranged, and the site unsurpassed- He had been particularly st-ruek with the British eouri and the .art .callery, whichr contained fioin^a of the finest pfii:n,ti:n«s that ever loft the OW Country. Thie Gimadwui court wins also niMgnifiiient.

Mr 31e»e, the Execuitiive Cominissi oner, referred' to the British court and r.rt gallcay as secioiid to^ nothing of the kind hi any Efehiibitdon.

Mk" R::,to, the Camiaidiaa CbinmSseioner, preferred: hearty congratulations on the Exhibition. As, the whole of 'Australia* had done well, NW Zealand had done particularly well, and for its size the' ■Exhibition was amongst tlie best he and his colleagues hind- seen in any part 'of tbi& world. The Besses o' tbb Bwn ©and gave a. performance before m large .attendande this afternoon, and in the evening, despite: the threatening weather, aiboub 1500 people nsseimlblel to hesur th-cm>. On Woducsd'ay next, which will be the \a&L night of the baud's season, it is propO'Sod' to liold a big display of fireworks, in eonnecbion with th«ir concert. iSoinei sprrjial fireworks to musical accompaniment will '{i.lso b? given,', I'iun and Sons, London, hiaving draniibined with the B-osses o' tb.e Barn Bnind in tho Old: Country in such cnterbii.inmtentsi. A display of aerial fireworks will 'be given' on Friday night, Missi Florence Quiun, -thle yoniur New Zealand so]>vano', whose voice s(; cha.rnrad the Into Premier on his visii to Bendigo, sang sevei'al numibers 'i' the orchestral concert this, evening, and was most enthusiastically roceiv ed by n. ita'owded audience She wiH be heai^d -p.it three concerts at the E!xhibition next wool?.

The eleietrio light contractors arnow arranging for 4-9 dusters of 3'l'; cn,nd]o power coloured lamps alany the trees in front of the building!. TWt was part; of the original lighting con traicib, but 'owing to thesshortage.- r current 'it lias, not teen possible tr install these illuminations before.

The axeman's ctnirriivial will be heir* on Thkirsday and S&turday next: Half the total eomlpetitior's are chiaanipions. On Thuradajy night 'Wondei-landV floral fete and the sensational fin resfciaei act wall take place. There are ninety competitors in tin athletic union's igatliering on, January 24th ahd 26th,, representing, 170 mi triefii.