ALEXANDRA NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 14931, 18 July 1912, Page 3

ALEXANDRA NOTES.

The matter of celebrating the jubilee of the Dunstan-Manuherikia goidfields has been actively taken up, and at a meeting held in this" town on Monday evening an energetic preliminary committee, with Mr Marslin (the Mayor) as chairman, Mrssis Marcdin, Murphy, and Weaver as a canvassing committee, and Messrs Geoige Rivers* and J. J. Ramsay.as joint secretaries, was appointed to organise and call a public meeting to inaugurate the matter. I understand that if the scheme catches on the Dunedin Expansion League and the Government will be approached for assistance. It is felt that this will be a splendid opportunity for advertising the Central Otago district, as well as for celebrating the jubilee of the go'.dfio'ds. Active steps are to be taken by the progressive League to bring the various matters under the notice of the new Minister of Lands Government supporters are chaffinglv informed by Oppositionists that if Mr* Massey does iiot come up to time and recognise the great potentialialities of this district his "cake will be dough." Mr A. Bruce, who died at Mornmgtoii last- week, was an old resident of this place,-and highly respected. Mr Withy/the Unity Labor party's representative, will speak here on Friday and Saturday evenings. As the fedorationists bulk" large in Alexandra circles, his visit will be" watched with considciable interest. I think it is very likely that the result of his visit will be a reinforcement of the Unity party in this neighborhood.—Own correspondent, July 16.'