VOTING CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7079, 17 March 1910, Page 8

VOTING CONTEST

IN JUST THREE DAYS only seventy-two hours of sixty short minutes each—-eager voters will cast the deoisivo ballotSj earnest candidates will urge thoir respective claims, and the many thousands, in pleasant assemblage, will await with intense interest the declaration of winners by tho'Committee of Election Judges. Just three daysl Remember the day, date, time, and place—Saturday, March 19th, 1910, at 9 o'clock p.m., in front of the "New > Zoaland Times " building, Lambton quay, Wellington, Dominion of New Zealand. Consider yourself invited. Buz-z-z 1

In just 'three days Miss " New Zealand Times'' will be formally united to Mr Largest Circulation. All of the Dominion invited to witness this most imposing and impressive ceremony. Consider yourself invited. Buz-z-z!

In ■ just three days the irresistible, impressionable Raynor and his grand aggregation of pictures, funny, serious, and buzzing, will shine forth on the screen in front of the "Times" buildiing. As ho toils and labours, and the great beads of genius pour forth and are mopped from his massive dome of thought, picture after picture appears. Watch the screen, Saturday night. Buz-z-z I

In just three days the candidates will relievo their bulging sleeves of their reserve ballots, the judges will declare tho winners, the " people will cheer, and Miss "New Zealand Times" and Mr Largest Circulation will come into their own and enjoy for evermore tho fruition of every fond hopol Buz-z-z!

And still they come! The Australian Kodak, Ltd., have sent to the department an' elegant Eastman kodak to be presented to the winner of the World's Tour. ' It is of the latest variety and pattern, and is now on exhibition in our show windows. On March 19th no declaration of the balloting will bo made until each candidate's total is approved by' the judges. The results of the contest will be announced from the balcony of tho "Times" building as soon as possible after tho judges have certified that everything is in order. ,A Wellington resident has donated a paper to tho N urses' Home, public hospital, for live years, and one to the resident doctor, the .votes in each instance being credited to Mr Gallichan. 14, Mulgravo street. Contest Manager, >_ "N.Z. Times." Dear Sir, —Just to advise you that Mr T. Linklater has chosen his colours for the eventful 19th, and is confident of gaining a place. The colours are " claret and lemonade." For the committee, A CUMMINS. "Wanganui, March, loth. The Manager, "N.Z. Times" Contest. Deap Sir,—! came across the following in a local autograph book i—= " Hero with a ebeaf of ' Times ' beneath tho bough, A five-years' nub,, a pea and ink —and thou Beside me, singing in the wilderness, And wilderness were paradise enow<" —Omar Klioyam (adapted to sui6 the " Times"). Yours truly, SUBSCRIBER. Tho Contest Manager. Dear Sir, —I am still flying the good old colours, and don't intend to etriku to anybody, not oven tho Kaksr with

bis Dreadnoughts, for they are ' the* colours of the lady candidate who' has so gallantly hold her own with! opponents 'whose names were . known; throughout the Dominion at .the com-' n'.encement of your " Contest," although her own was hardly known, outside her oircle of friends.- I am sure I am only voicing the sontiments of a good number of people when I say *"WeIl, done, Miss Bodmin." Ono year's sub. for the "Vioarago," Rautihi. Votes for Miss Bodmin. Yours faithfully, OLD OARSMAN. Eketahuna, Maroh 16, 1910.' Tho Manager, ■ Contest Department. Sir, —Many thanks for kind invitation, but am not sure whether I shall bo able to participate in the nup-' tialistic festivities, but truat you will forward a pieco of cake to Yours faithfully, B. DOYLE. Have a thousand or two for Saturday.—B.D. "Subscriber" wants to know what; number of prizes the "Times" is of-, fering in connection with its Great' Voting Contest. The answer is! Twenty. There is, first of all, tho l grand tour of tho world;, second, an> upright gnrad piano, value £lO5 ;i third, a motor-cycle, value £67 10a fourth, a. first-claw tour of tho Australian States; fifth, a solid gold ' lever watch, value £2O J sixth, a sowing machino, valuo £l9 10s J a solidj gold watch, valuo £l6 10s: oighth, tu lady's or gentleman's bioyolo; ninth, t on elaborate tea and coffee servicojj tenth, a lloyal Ruby camera. Added) to these are ton other prizes, to be so* lected acoording to merit, including a.; Dennison gold case American move-: mont watch, warranted for twemty-flvoi years, oight-day clock, diamond ruby: bracelet, jowel-caBO, ono lady's and ono! gentleman's dressing-case, lftdy'x purse, expensive smoking cosh panion, beautiful tobacco-box, and al now and navel h.ash.7<lish, elegantly) mounted in silver. Besides these tho; world's tour winnor will receive * largo number of valuable prizes donated by local tradesmen and manufacturers. Tho total valuo of tils' prizes under offor exceeds £6OO. Letters for Miss Bodmin and Mf Connolly. E. Toft Taylor has got Wiat coec of Dunvillo whisky Tho • question !■:- What is ho gaing to do about itP Notices t This department doesn't drink! ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETS. RESOLUTIONS PASSED, A meeting of the committee of citl= zens appointed to supervise the Voting Contest on March IMbi met last night: There were present Messrs' T: M : AVi!ford (chainnan)j 'J; .HutehoEotlj AY: Veitcli, ixmt:, D-., Milligan, Aless Lau-. rertßom Tlifi iallowing . resolutions wero passed i=— • Moved bj Mi' Hntcheson l seconded by Mr Voiteh., "That nothing but cash (in which is ihelnded, postal notes or moneV orders) tvill be accepted by the oamiiiifctee after banking hourß on Friday, Uasck 18th, 1910.-" M&ved by Mi' Laurensoilj seconded * by Mr" Milligafl, "That money with, -the ' vote coupon ' attached, • giving r.ames and addresses to whom papers are to fee sent, cob b© deposited in ths ball ß i=b3E en Maroh 19fh/ J To enable a careful scrutiny of" rotes, and money to.lie rnaole the public will b» excluded from the counting-hous© after 0 p.rrli, but will, bo' admitted to othsr parts of tho building: