NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 April 1907, Page 23

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

EA STER ATTRACTIONS. DRAWING OF ART UNION. (.Special Service.) CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. The city is packed with visitors for the Easter holidays, and the bourne of all of them is the Exhibition. About 650 persons arrived by three boats from the North on Thursday, and close on 2000 more by seven boats on Friday. Three trains from the South on Thursday were packed with excursionists, and Friday expresses were also Ions; trains heavily laden. The attendance at the Exhibition on .Saturday totalled 29,096, making the number for live days 69,316, and aggregate to date 1,684,405. There was no lack of amusements for the large mutitude of visitors to the Exhibition on Saturday. The football matches,. Christchurch High School Old Boys v. Wellington College Ohl Boys, Merivale (Christchurch v. Alhambra (Dunedin), and Wellington v. Christchurch attracted large crowds to the sports ground, the teams first mentioned winning in each case. Air. Bradshaw had a good attendance at the organ recital given by him in the afternoon, and the vocal and orchestral concert in which Mr. John Prouse and Mrs. Gower Burns were vocalists was greatly appreciated by a packed audience. The Dunedin Philharmonic So- < iety gave a splendid concert in the evening before another crowded audience. The final display of daylight fireworks took place in the afternoon, ami the Turakina Alaori girls, who will remain at the Exhibition till Friday next, gave some very graceful poi dances in the pa. In the evening half a dozen local bands gave a combined performance of Souse's marches and other seleetioiis on the sports ground, and a magnificent display of fireworks, the last, hut one that will be seen here, was given by the representatives of Pain and Hons. London. An equally attractive programme of attractions has been prepared for Monday. The drawing for prizes in the Exhibition art union took place on Saturday night. The results are. as follows: J. H. Graham, Christchurch, 1; Mrs. Cowli-

shaw. .l-hristvhi.reli, 2: Mrs. F. 11. Pine, Christ ehnreh. 3; J. Hruilden. Tiinaru, 4; P. J. Hmu.v, CliiaalcliureK 5; Middleton. Grassy Hills, Waihao, 0; G. F. Pierce, Bower Hutt? 7; Oirfcev.- Christoiiurch, 8; Mrs. Williams. -Chi-istchureli. 9; J. K. Heep. Christehnrch, 10; M. Sullivan. Courtenay Place, Wellington. II; E. A. Monekton, Christihiilvh, 12; D. Rodger, Christchurch, 13; J. Hounsell, Christchurch, 14; Jas. Harrison. St. Albans. 15; Mrs. J. P. Newman. Tiinaru, 16: J. Culliford, Christ church, 17: H. E. Prince. Christcliureh. 18; J. Coppell, Takaka (Nelson), 19: Miss Rhodes. Amberley, 20.- Out of 8000 tickets issiled. 6000 were sold.

On Wednesday and FThlav evenings music lovers will have mi opportunity of hearing Biaix-inr Arral; the famous French -vocalist, in eeiijiinet io» with the Exhibition orchestra. In addition to others, niadame will ring on Wednesday, “The Shadow Song,” from “Dinorali,” ami ’ The Bell Song,” from ' l.akhone.”

The proprietors of the tower lift are offering a prize of three guineas to the person who estimates nearest to the correct number of passengers on the lift since its inauguration on December 12. The competition is open to nil passengers. The number carried to date is about 60.000.