The Exhibition

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VI, Issue 1849, 26 January 1907, Page 2

The Exhibition

Good Business by the Side Shows

The Coming Band Contest

' Special to Daily Telegraph. • ; Oheisiohuboh, thifl.day, '; The Exhibition is still progressing mer« .'■•■■' tily, and Ohrutohureli people are wonder. ~, log how thoy will exist when 111 dazzling illuminations give plaoe to darkness end' . {.. tho huge struotnre is dismantled in ibree.v months! time. Thero are bands in the ' oorudor, bands on the lawn in front, and bands on tbo grounds, At the rear en. trance an effect of gaiety Is given by the: crowds and brilliant 'lighting. All.the side shows ate still doing big business, and West's Pictures and the. Bresoiani, which oooupy the couoert room for the next. fortnight, eve bo far experiencing nodlffi. eulty in crowding the hall, "^ More Maoris are expected at the pa shortly from the North Island.

A chopping matoh for a wager, with 18inch Btandibg blopks, took plaoe on the Exhibition sports ground yesterday after, noon between Ohellis, the Tasmaniin obatnpioD, and o,o'Borhe, champion of New Zealand, The logs were oarefully (elected by the competitors, thus minimising the effects of inequality complained of at the reoent carnival, and after astrehn* ous contest O'Rorke finished first in lmin • 57seos, _s■ The Maoris at the pa, who give poi dances and hakas dally before large at. tendances, welcomed a yifitoryeiterday In Colonel Gudgeon, British resident at Barotonga,. Tuta Nihontho, of the East Coast Maoris, and Henare te Aro, of the Wanga. nui tribe, greeted him in flowery terms, as one who oame from tho far-off land of their ancestors, and one also (referring to the Maori war) who had fought with the loyal natives in times of trouble, and whom their elders had loved, . ,i.; Now that the Besses o'the Barn Band; have temporarily departed, Pain's London fireworks will again form tbo principal attractions on the sports ground, ends specially fine display h promised for Wednesday next.

The Fiji™ aro expeoted baok {com the South on Tuesday or Wednesday, and will renew their songs and danoors immediately upon their return. .

The proposed gift of gold wafoh and modal to tbo millionionth person to visit the Exhibition has oaused muoh interest' locally, and there is likely to be a rooord orowd to see this fortunate receive recognition of bis fame. The entries for. the International Band. Contest, which will be held from February 11th to 16th inclusive, are (ally double the lergest previously received for , any such oontest held in Australasia. Zbe ~t own choice selections will be competed on Tuesday, Februaiy 12th, in the conceit . hall, aud the test selections on the sports ground rotunda on Thursday; the. quickstep on the sports ground on Batorday; and the solo competitions for various instraments, quartettes, and trombone solos during the week. So large ere the entries that it has been found necessary to' appoint three judges.one (Lieut, fientley) for fall events and two others for solo competitions, If the weatbor is not suitable for' out*, door playing the tost selections will take placoin the ooDoerl hall, otherwise the oommittee are satisfied that the outside ' rotunda will give satisfaction to all conoerned,

The ontrios for solo competitions are so numerous that arrangements have been made for holding pre* liminary tests, in which the more . meritorious competitors will be singled . • out by tho judges to play ofi in a series of finals. Competitions will take place every day and every evening, concluding on today in time'for the competitors to oa'tcb tbo Northern boat, It is probable -•* that a late Southern train will also bo pro< ;< tided on the Saturday, as will be the owe to-morrow in connection with the Athletic . Union's sports meeting, The championship meeting of the. N,Z, Amateur Atbletio Association will beheld on February 21st and 28rd on the sports ground. Entries dose on February 7tb,