VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6995, 8 December 1909, Page 9

VOTING CONTEST

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. The first official list of tho balloting to date will appear in this column-on AVednesday-- morning, December 15th. j The- result . tp,bQ, : p_ublished will only j give tho votes'-cast" in the ballot-box, J and will not include the votes which, under the rules'of tho contest, can bo held back by the contestants. And now comes.Featborston with a most promising candidate, Mrs Wickens. She is at once popular and energetic, and promises to make things most- interesting, as she has the support, of her entire district. . • Tho country districts are beginning to poll. Look but, '■■ Wellington, thai 1 some of your lesser : sister towns do not capture first honours 1"'" ' Our Canadian cousins just across tho .border from Uncle Sam's domains seem to be a little solicitous about their Yankee brethren having a'-few gunboats on tho Great Lakes. Auckland and Sydney had heaps of these ships * in .their, bar-. bburs, and' ourfterf rfcory is .still intact. Uncle Sam's'constilii'tiori prevents him. from acquiring, any territory by qonr. quest, ~buf,-,oui'Tpoutostj,does not ■ preclude 'the ' possibility" of candidates securing votes by any sort of mental or physical exertion. . , t Firty thousand Americans invaded .Canada during the last" twelve months, and William '. J. Bryan, ... the. groat Democratic leader, advised them to take, out naturalisation.papers and be-. oomo luHy.rfledgod-:.citizens. Just take out nomination papers and .become .a. ~ naiural-borh worker for. that- World's. Tour. If you d.on't,..,somobody else, will. '"""'" " ' '.„ ( ,,. \-,.'.. r When •sending in.-'subscriptions out-of-(town candidates'will please advise this- department how many votes they j desire us- to oast, and how many they ! wish returned* to them. These ballots j can; bo held and voted 'the last day of the contest. ,'"■•'' ■"•' '.-

Mdbourne. will sopn be the .. proud 'possessor,, of : a-. Blerjot monoplane. Some energetic K New,,Zealander-,, will shortly., possess...„a.i... ''..Times '' transoplane, guaranteed to .go,, more, than 23,000.. miles without'-'the 1 least' danger. The pilot of oxir . tra-nsoplano will, be the acoreditod representative of the Doaninion^and-will excite' more attention than any ordinary flyer.

New Zealand's tourist; will shake hands .and 7 hobnob ..with President Taft. He is a 1 jolly good'fellow, and knows all about the'Antipodes'..'But, remember, you must first be nominated, .and then - '

Two sohd gold ".watches; guaranteed Iby Lloyd for three year's, '• beautifully engraved a/nd elegantly enchased are reposing . in., -the ..".Times" window, waiting for ownership on/March 19th. Get busy, girUand..boys. ,-•',<.

There is no use saying this is anybody's race at this stage of the game, for it isn't. It's everybody's chance who is willing to work up to the night of March 19th, and if any one candidate imagines ho or she will, have a walk-over they will wake up, on the morning of March 20th very sadly disappointed. It is a question of work and votes, and nothing else will vail.

Some people have worked and practised economy for almost a lifetime in order to save money to see the world. This popular Voting Contest will afford some industrious ' oandidato the chance to make a touT of tho world for less than four months' work in

their own time,-and 2ie or she will go abroad as the. accredited delegate of New'Zealand- chosen to represent them by popular v'ot-e. Got busy. Tho many friends of Mr Richard | Williams, tlierpopular tramway candiI date, will'regret to learn that he has been called to 'Palmo'rston North by tho death of his brother. Don't say you can't work and getvotes. One young lady candidate, after' several days of hesitation, summoned up sufficient courago to go out yesterday morning, and in twenty minutes she. secured 1700 votes—just for'the'asking." Don't expect your friends to look" you up with their votes, for they believe a thing wprtb having is'worth tho asking. Try it. ' '''[ .'''" Wellington, Doc, 7. To'tho Contest Manager,—Cam I cast my votes , for my favourite without having my name published ?—I am, . etc., SUB ROSA. . [lf; you want to cast a secret ballot yo\i must come/to the Counting' Room •(uid. handvm s 'your-. subscription: ; and money tho same .as any other voter .. gives -his.; vote to his candidate. Tho -names,of voters do not go on tho'offioial; ballots-, voting: coupon ■ number goes' on the ballot, which is held' for public inspection at tho close of the contest. We never publish tho names of voters.—Contest Manager.] Hie "Vote" For Me" buttons ar» , now ready .for the contestants. '.. Mr Fisher' stands alone in having, ■, no confidence,, ,in the .Government.. . Everybody lias got confidence, in the ~./.< Times". Voting, Contest. ._. ... The, publicans ,aTO shocked at. tlw . ; prohibitionists. ; Thore, -is , notliing to- ■ the president of the Licensed ' yictuallers or the secretary'.of : the Now -Zealand Alliance' nominating for our .World's Tour.. The; State coal strike has ceased. Ka6s and make" friends. Goodl Now we-can,get on-with our. contests Tho Pefcono School' Committee objects to compulsion, but Petone is ' unahittousih supporting ■ '''Times''" enterprise. We have had '«•' lot of hew subs; from the big' suburb since the contest- opened. '"'_ 7 ' Sir Robert. Stout must be, taking to golf. Tho cable man says he is now able to .take short drives. The man . who gets into the " Times " Contest is ; approaching 7a'"'"good thing, and is bound to hole, out if his nerves are in good order/, '■■' ■-•'" '" ' ..; « ' •"%. ■"■'■■ • -*' « *' * 7 The-Suffragettes are on the roof.' The "Times" lady contest- canvassers are • everywhere. Please treat -■ them " weU.. '; ■ '";,-■'/_ -;'-v_ - :'■'•'■ Colonel'Foxtori says thJat Queensland volunteers will walk four miles for a drink. There are some " Times " conmiles for a vote. ...7 A Ghristchurch '', chronic" had to get r.un in twice before: they .would admit him to Pakatoa. Just run in and . see" our" Contest Manager. 7 His smile: is worth while. Results are pleasing him. • 'J"'\ , ' ' ..'-''; ','■''„■ r ''' ; ': , -/.'"'--'»-.- , ' 1 ■*™~\m \ '; "' :: Feilding; ; is' rSfsiing■'a7kick" : ' agaihsi "being'. sido-tEacked" by- the Ra&way -;. 'Be-; " '■' have WHck'ta'rafie. 1 " Theyi aae'-head- ; ing for :; "-;' Pafiau^Tim i: 'f want candidates'. ; '? :! Candidates;-' W&Wi, votes." .People want ."Times.''' Everybody is getting busy!