Despite the criticisms 1 rade, and the truth of which the papers are now having to admit, S Tam glad to assure those who have personal or financial inter-adventure, that, ion, it will be a great success covers 220 acres, ani and pagodas and pay tersected by, ax T have said, nine miles of main roads and six' miles more of small ronde. Ite vast ferry-conerete palaces its spires and domes ite stucco mount al trical moonbea its Takes, certain of beauty and variety fo London landscape, and do mark distinct progress on the aesthetic side of undertakings of this nature. The Overseas, display are exceptionally. good,' and it is not alto-ether their fault th: compelled to open late. press as a whole has been si ly sympathetic. Taere is an hon effort to lay stress on the fact that this Exhibition rests, or should rest, of worthy inspiration, and i planned solely as a demonstration Of peaceful progress ud prosperity, with the additional aim of showing the advance of the aris and jences, and indeed of iv since the days when we first found-fed our Overseas possessions.
Finally, it ought to be added that although there was huge altendance on the opening day the crowd was both orderly and good humoured. The railway facilities were quite adequate and the outlook with any sort of luck generally encouraging. Any Exhibition of this nature must, in this country, gambles very.
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