Baby Carnival Kates,

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 1372869, 17 September 1917, Page 7

Baby Carnival Kates,

It is ronmonred that there is to be a surprise this afternoon for the official counters when they open the ballot boxes. On Saturday many supporters of the various babies were busy soiling voting tickets, and these together with some ‘ ‘ lump ’ ’ sums will disclose to the returning officers that one baby particularly has a backing quite unexpected. There is now on view at lorstonson's the official set of photographs of the candidates, and never before has such tangible evidence of what the district can produce been so skilfully brought homo to the citizens oi Palmerston North. If the carrivr served no other purpose than to (1-splay those delightful photographs of thriving Palinerstonians it would repay amply for the work of the pro-ad The first count of votes will b. dc at' 4 o’clock this afternoon, ai:’ number of the leading baby v posted in the “Times” wind night. On Wednesday night 1 mittce of the “Stock Baby,” ■ • •<, will present a concert in tin : House to tho music-loving pm 1 ■ the community. They have e;.r concert party under the dir Hamilton Hodges, and it may for granted that artists of sih hj are not procured for nothing it v.b' require a full house to pay e>."• but the committee feel that t 1 prise will be repaid by all lev ■ • ; i •» musical treat who can be coni- , attend in fora#.