VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 10

VOTING CONTEST

la rest four days—ninety-six hours — how wort the time and how great the opportunity—New Zealand will name an. accredited representative to tour the world. Arrangements have been perfected to flash the visitor's name to levery village, town, and hamlet in the Dominion, and the daily press at Home, in Australia, and the United States will contain the name of ?

The brightness and hue of the sunbeam can be compared to the golden fortune that krwwAn at the door of opportunity. As well, attempt to retard the passage, of the first through a cloudless sky as to hold back the man or woman who leaves nothing to chance. One small snbscription to yonr favourite—one little ballot, oontainiag the words "50 VOTES FOR" may bo 3>oar CHANCE. Baz-z-zl

There h a, tide in the affairs of every candidate that may mean, votes, and votes mean SUCCESS 1

""Watchman, what of tie honxp" Bmvz-gU

A fresh consignment of sketch pendZb reached Artist Bayner last night. Sos-a-sl

America's groat humorist first aotriaved fame through a small poster bearing these words: " Josh Billings Wat Speak a Piece Here Tonight." ' The poster was poorly scrawled, and tacked on to the door of a Jcmg-deearted musio-hall in London, hat •that night " Josh ' spoke his piece to a. packed house. Artist Rayner will u speak " ' several pieces to the assembled multitude on Saturday evening, and if your business is not included in his ahadowy oratory the loss will be yours: Bua-z-al

Yon can "rote early, and you can vote late—from nine to nine—without or molestation, Saturday, March 19th. Poll early and often.

Mrs W. H. Atack and daughters, Misses Ethel and die, visited the Contest Department yesterday to enjoy the hum of the buzz-saw. They were greatly impressed, and each carried away a small buzz-eaw as a souvenir.

" That' there ' Times' aint got no such circulation," indignantly denied a Dominionite to an intelligent advertiser. "I beg yours—l know bettor, for I have seen, tho list, and they are all there. Why don't you step up and have a look? You and everybody in, around, and about the Dominion have received a cordial invitation to inspect the contest records, and it's up to you to go, and if it is a fake, expose the game." Yes, sonny, oome along, and get that £IOO for the first name you, can pick from tho voluminous record that cannot be verified as a paid-up subscriber. Bua-a-s!

The limit, was certainly reached, so everybody thought, in the two-year-old voter for Mr Webb, but it seems not. Bead this,:;— bower Hntfc, March 15. Contest Manager, —My elevenmorrths baby girl has caught the contest contagion. When I open my " Times" for a read every morning balby says '' Boo! ma." This can only be interpreted as barracking for Miss Bodmin. POND MOTHEB. A concert and dramatic entertainment will be given to-morrow evening, Thursday, March I7th, by leading Wellington amateurs at the Sydney street Schoolroom to further Miss Bodmin's candidature. The entertainment will be in charge of Mr 6. O. Sutton, hon. secretary, and the patrons are assured of a delightful evening. Mfaa Bodmin will be present. Mr Walter Alkin, proprietor "Westport News," honoured this Department with a visit yesterday, and placed his approval on the system of voting. The list of new subs, staggered him, and—let him tell, the rest. War alarmists are again speculating on trouble between America and Japan. Our Oriental friends are too well acquainted with Uncle Sam's buzz-saw to stir up much trouble in that direction.

The enterprising management of Kirkcaldie and Stains have caught the current enthusiasm. Their window in which candidates' colours wero exhibited attracted a lot of attention yesterday.

The Hon. Rev. B. J. Yarde-BuHer, of .England, is very pleased with the fact that New Zealanders are very well shod. He has not heard of the number of pairs of boots which have been worn out by "Times" candidates and their supporters in the pursuit of votes.

It has been decided that the tail of Bailey's comet will not bump into the earth until after our World's Tour Contestant has finished his peregrinations. Bight 1 Get buzzy!

A number of young/ladies interested in Connelly's candidature inspected the buzz-saw last night, and went away determined to work harder than ever for the Petone representative.

When Wilson next meets Kerr things won't be where they were, but tho "Times" Contest will be over in ninety-sis hours. Get very busy!

Now wo shall see some fun. The candidate who is fifth on the morning of March 17th gets that case of Dunville whisky. Who did you say?.