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ARTS AND CRAFtS
EXHIBITION.
CONTINUED INTEREST.
The Arta and Crafts Exhibition growa
ia interest evtry day, and people art
flocking to U in erer-iD^rratiDg nuBsbera,
Tha o%ciala are entrgctio, and are da
termioed to m&k* tbt exhibition a bdcccib
In addition to tbe exhibits already
ootioed, the Csntral African dhow, abown
by E. C. Hore, of L^ningtoo fiontb, ie
copied from odb ic which the modallar
sailed oa Lake Tanganyika. The dbow
ii worth examining. The ieirsr part
of the original wai a naUva canoe
cut from a solid log, tba upper
works and rig having been added
by Arabs, who used the dhow for
tbe trabiport of goods and •lavei. It haa
one mail, a oharaoteriatic logger sail, Ave
circular biadjsd dare on each aide, a hollow
poop and facitle, and anchor of stone.
Near to.the entrance to the exhibition it a
glass cue with speoimena of painted and
glided porcefafa, shown by N. B.
Griat, of the Ormond Studio, in Elisabeth
strest. It oomprisei some beautiful aad
very artiatio Work. Close by ia another
glaaa caie containing eome military medals
IbdI by Mr A. Q. Atcher, of Sydney,
noteworthy among which were thoia for
service in the India, China, abd Boer
ware. But by far tbe moil isteraitifig
exhibit in Mr iecbar'a case ia the commanion
plate in solid ailver conaialtng of
two large ehalicea, two large platans, and
a very Urge flagon ef aatljue design in
solid ailver, presentad by Georgs til. "for
tbe «ie of the ohapd at Bia Majeiiy't
settlement at Port Phillip, Bib*' Straits,
in New South Wales, 1I03. 1 ' Dariag
esterday afternoon and srsniog tbe
orohestra, direetad by Mr T. W.
opkins, played a good proramme,
including selactioaa from
The Hngnenots," aad the famous
Torkiah Patrol." The repreaeatatirs of
eale'a pianos played daring the afteroon
from ear, while on the floor above
be representative of Uestrs Walsh and
ons (ftfr Oldham) showed tbe musically
nclined bow wonderfully the aldemar
iano Player fixed to a Broadwood could
urn off Weber's "Mots contiauo." the
tLwoat stock piiOB whioh Mans. PsrlorilE,
y tbe way, played with such fine spirit
n the Town Rail.
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