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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 12, 16 September 1908, Page 42

THE “GRAPHIC” READERS’ OWN PAGE COMPETITIONS FOR OUR READERS. COMPETITION NO. 24—NEW ZEALAND’S BEST LIVING COMPETITION NO. 23. ship for New Zealand, I would Mr T. E. Donne the next beet persoMt SPEAKER. to fill the position. He has gained Owing to the excellence of several recent speeches, His Excellency the THE BEST HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR conducted the Tourist 'Department' Governor has been pronounced by some the best speaker in the colony to-day; NEW ZEALAND. bringing an aeute, vigilant and enerothers award the palm in this respect to Sir Joseph Ward, Mr. Massey, Mr. getie milld to bear ’ upon all - ts ramifica . Hcrries, or a score of others. What is your idea? State whom you think are the tions. He has shown much construcBEST THREE. The prizes will be given to the competitors whose lists place AIM CONIFJsI. tiveness in the rearrangetaient of Rotothe three in the position assigned to them by the aggregate votes of “Graphic” —- rua . he assisted in the” management of readers. Competition closes September 18th. Results issue September 23rd. LARGE MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR the l«te Christchurch Exhibition; and a THE HON II ALI few weeks a f?° he, *n connection with SPECIAL COMPETITION NO. 25-EXTRA PRIZES. ' — ' ISIEW ZEALAND FIFTY YEARS HENCE. H hen the above competition was an- welcome to the American fleet, nounced, it was thought that an appoint- He may not be a poet anil a writer. LIFE IN THE DOMINION IN 1958—WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE 1 ment would probably have been made like the present High Commissioner, fof A chance for Socialists, Reformers, and Dreamers. jnior to t , he date whe " e »t r > e » he is a man of action, and, as suctf lienee readers were not astyd to state would doubtless infuse some of hm The idea of this competition originated with our Australian contemporary the who would be awarded the honour, but energy in removing a few cobwebs, which "Sun,” and is so excellent, and should prove so interesting, that we have de- whom they considered most fitted for will always gather, even in the bestcided to try one likewise. the place. dusted departments. WHAT WILL BE THE SOCIAL POSITION IN NEW ZEATANTI Vp till the time of going to press, how- Third on my list for the High ComWHAT WILL BE THE SOCIAL POSITION IN NEW ZEALAND evcl) n(J deeisio)l had been arrived at by missionership I place the Hon. Robt. IN FIFTY YEARS’ TIME. the Cabinet, which is evidently giving McNab, the present Minister for “inSSo s '”‘ ! “ J "■ be *“ 5 ■o, „n> ih.r, Le . ~4 »,0 .w W UI b . t h. S> - Litters may be from 100 words (or less) to .>OO in length. choice tames with tne opinion expressed f ol . q< >arehim» to the bottom of Competitors should describe tilings just as their imagination pictures them by a majority of our readers. No diffi- affairs ' combined wfth good common to exist in 1958—the occupations of the people, systems of general and munici- culty whatsoever was experienced in re- w,tn •’ oo “ eommol > pal government, methods of transit, laws of the period, manners and customs, etc. gard to the voting. By an overwhelming Mark letter “1958,” Competition 25. majority. The second prize is awarded to Address “ Graphic” Office, Auckland, Special Prize List. y JONES E> ALLEN, FIRST PRIZE, «I CASH, AND A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE is considered the man most deserving and Buckland. . r>n avurr ■> best fitted for the position. He writes: I consider the Hon. Wm, unSrnlL. Hall-Jones, Minister for Railways, SECOND PRIZE, 10/- CASH. THIRD PRIZE, 5/ CASH. SIR JOSEPH WARD eminently suitable for the important; DATES OF CLOSING ’ s men^' hy almost every voter, but position of High Commissioner. Mr, mainly to remark that as he is evidently Hall-Jones has special claims to the posiThe Competition will CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 25th, and results will not desirous of the position, their votes tion, having served the Dominion long be announced on September 30th. Competitors sending in early will oblige. will be given to someone else. It is not, and honourably as a member of the therefore, to be wondered that Legislature, as Minister for Public COMPETITION NO. 26—MISSING LINE LIMERICK. mr. t. e. donne easily takes S tim“ d he hTXwed . , , , SECOND HONOURS such qualities of mind and heart as Prizes arc offered for the best line to complete the following:— . gained for him the esteem and confidence Sir Joseph ward following close behind i i • u• v x. There was a young lady of Gore, in the third place. Other favourites tlle whole Dominion, He has a Who became a most terrible bore, were Mr . James Coates, Mr. Thomas Mac- thorough giasp of the needs and diffiShe sang shrill soprano kell2ie . late M.P. for Waikonaiti, the cull, ! s <>t the inhabitants; knows t£e And thumped her piano. Hon McNab Sir W Russell while a country; his chaiactei is unsullied; he 1 1 '. , ”• Hu«se", while a js courteous, plodding, and patient ;i couple who wish to get gay at the ex- while hijJ caree / ag Ministcr Publi<? ' • P. ense of the the c° m Pet>- Works will alway 9 be remembered wittf The last line must scan, and rhyme with Gore, but that word may, of course, XVore °to the who* chose "anThifS be repeated if preferred. , the Uon Hall . Jones and who give the \ £ as th! MmUter who FIRST PRIZE, A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION, Value £l. best written reasons for so doing. completed the MaVn Trunk Hne. SECOND, FIVE SHILLINGS CASH. pRIZE Entries received until October 2. Results announced October 7. — .. , , , . SOME OTHER OPINIONS. The first prize under these circumstances goes to - ■ COMPETITION NO. 27—HOW TO LIVE COMFORTABLY ON M ,. e BERTHI bfhrendt MB ' TE ' W>N ™ SUGOESTED - £2OO A YEAR IN NEW ZEALAND. T.ih.,.. ’3S? % ‘J Everything is going up. Everyone limited in income to some such sum as Miss Behrendt writes as follows:— srltlSl‘5 rltlS l‘ lf a natl X® we have suggested complains that it is “ impossible to make ends meet nowa- New Zealand: if not, he should be quahdays,” and that to marry on such a sum is absurd. Is it? Are not the main THE BEST HIGH COMMISSIONER lon g losidence. He should have difficulties artificial, created by a more ostentatious style of living generally? FOR NEW ZEALAND. experience, integrity, and business abiLGranted rents are unduly high; also that, the eost of building practically » ity; he should possess the confidence of prohibits the acquirement of “a home of one’s own,” are there not compensat-' j consider that, should he see his way ur!sefit'Tt* 1 a't“th! of° our ing reductions, advantages, which the parents of the rising generation were dear to accept the position, there is at eentie of our Empire upon denjed. These and similar questions arising from them are for our readers present living in New Zealand no man' w hose flag the sun never sets. Thig o answer. better qualified to become- High Com- high position entails upon the person Fuzes aie offered for the best elution of the problem. missioner for this Dominion than . filling it a considerable amount of tact,: First—A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE “GRAPHIC,” Value £l. TH F HON WM HAI I TONES forbearance, and generosity to botlj Second—FlVE SHILLINGS CASH. „ HAI L-JONE.. and foe a „ d mmy opinion the He possesses a personal knowledge of best person fitted to fill this onerous Set forth briefly how the money should be spent, so much for rent, so this country in all its aspects, having appointment is Mr. T. E. Donne, Govern-’ much for dress, education, holidays, emergencies, etc., etc. Allow fdr a family travelled through it as Minister of Pub-- ment Commissioner. —F.G., Opotiki. ■ ( of say three children. lie Works, and Railways, as well as in Entries received up to October 9th. Results announced October 14th. other capacities. He knows the people, SIR JOSEPH THE ONLY MANT. both as worker, farmer, and commer- sh , Jq h Ward Prime Ministci . ig ' cial. lie knows tneir presens wants. -, v , COMPETITION NO. 28. a.i, -}«»• ‘2? pirations. A man of boundless energy and r , , , BEST BONA-FIDE STORY OF PRECOCIOUS OR WITTY determination—he can sav "No” when great knowledge of the Dominion s tr ? do, rniTnnvv . ueieimniaiion ne can say ixo wnen and commerce hls personality and ong< CHILDREN. . necessary-combmed with suavity and- inal id e as . would do much to makq. The children of the Dominion are noted for their precocity and for the ' i d ?\', nV aml his chic/when Hte/the New ZealaH(l and her P r< » du( ' ts morq. quaintness of their sayings Prizes are offered for the best story of a witty d eatli‘of'Mr Seddon-he was Acting Prenv " Baying, or funny question put by children to each other or to grown-up people. ipr of this eo „ ntry until the return of Sir Joseph, wizard of First-A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE " GRAPHIC,” Value «1. vLlilhman \',v' birth” te of inestimable value in ’’aising finf.' FTVF CBTTTTNCiu oarw Englishman, by birth and ancestry, be ,< annual mil Hon ] O an.”-0. JOTINSObt,, Second—llVL SHILLINGS CASH. can freely mix amongst all classes at c'ambridce’ i” ’ Entries received October Jflth. Results announced October 21st. " i<^< L a l s ’ , - - 8’“”, and . the . h P r fJ udl ees. His health ANOTH ER FOR SIR -JOSEPH WARD, he has impaired in the service of his . ~ • It is stipulated ag a condition of all Competitions that the decision of the country, and would still serve it better, Because he .has the most practical Editor of the “GruphJo’’ shall be final, and that no correspondence on the sub- as High Commissioner in England, than knowledge of the wants of New Zealand iect of the Competitions ahall be allowed. Any of the Competition Papers may dying in harness as a Cabinet minister, (a) in postal departments; (b) ini bo published in the “Graphic.” Contributors who may not wish their names pub- dr a possible Premier. financial matter's; (c) in selecting iml* pshed should sign IniiUl* of motto a The names of all Prize Winners will be Should the Hon. Hall-Jones not be grants for New Zealand; and also ilfc ' - able to accept the High Commissioner- political branches. —L.H.R., Paeroa,