Opening of the Otage Central Railway.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, 24 November 1904, Page 4

Opening of the Otage Central Railway.

The official opening of the Otago

9 - Central line to Omakau will take place '■ on Tuesday next, 29th inst., when the e Right Hon. the Premier, Sir J. G. b ' Ward, and the Hon. Hall-Jones will Q be 'present; It is also expected that ° several members of Parliament will be a present, besides a number of the leadP ing citizens of Dunedin, whilst it is a .1 forgone conclusion that*the various - diVtticts will lie largely mihl influena tuiij lenrttseutetj. -fn tb j evening aj a social will be held in the Omakau halJ, 8 and a banquet takes place at Mrs a Donnelly's Hotel, Ophir. The most - elaborate arrangements are being made, and we have no hesitation' \n predicting that the occasion will mark " a red-letter? day in theannals -of • Central Otago.ZZZZIL : ..:.': ■ ' A train will leave Dunedin at 6.30 ' a.m. on the moiningof the 29th, ar« , riving at 12.5 ; arid mil return at 2.30 p.m. Excursion tickets are being j issued, available till December Bfcb. ' i The following circulai' has beeu ad diessed to the headmasters of all the Central Otago schools, within reach of the Omakau terminus. Mr Ramsay asks us, however, to intimate that it applies to all children who can be present on the interesting occasion :—''Sir,— > Will you kindly intimate to the child- l ren or. your school that all children are i to have a free ride on the Otago Oenira} Bailway „on the day. of the opening, 29th inst. The train will .", leave Omakau at 9 a, m. and go to Ida 7, Valley, and the children will be x brought back by tbe special train <ivhich 0 brings up the Premier and Ministers. a It will be necessary for the children u and those in charge to be at Omakau at a quarter or ten minutes to 9 that morning, and we will take it as a favor if you will arrange for your children to I be here, — Tfours faithfully, J;-—s.- j Ramsay, Hon.-Sec. Celebration Com- w mittee. ''" ' The Mayor of Alexandra requests that the day be observed in Alexandra j as a public holiday. p - •. ' si Mr Johh Wood, of Ghatto Creek; was sue- i , eessfol ia passing his surveyor's examination, and has been duly licensed; K Our readers' attention is. directed to p Brown, Mu change of ? aavt} . ' :.'' *,- ,'vj 9 .- o