What the Man in the Street Says:

Cromwell Argus, 13 March 1905, Page 5

What the Man in the Street Says:

That some of the young recruits are I turning out good shots. That plenty of practice is required i if they wish to pull off lost laurels. That our Cricket Team meets their i Waterloo each time. | That it is reported that the school boys are challenging them. I That they must put more practice in. That great excitement prevailed over the Health Department's visit. That our town wants cleaning up. That it is not the cleanest in the world. That Dr Ogston talked pretty plainly. That it was not before it was wanted That the Land Commission arrived. That the " Man in the Street" met them. That it was a billet he wanted. That the Freehold is the wish of the people. That the Gorge fleet will have difficulty in getting crews. That dredgemen are not too plentiful. That Gore people complain of the high price of fruit since the starting of the Roxburgh canning works. That the Central Otago train makes up a whole 10 minutes by the new time-table arrangements. That the impression made on visitors arriving here is that they have discovered some lost tribe. That the city scout* meet each coach. That they might put a band oa their hat, or hold up their finger. That the potato disease is very prevalent. * That it has been traced as far down as Timaru. That the Cromwell, N.E.H, and Balclutha bands are in search of conductors.