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Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 509, 15 December 1881, Page 2

Mee kings' J>E ion to . Id AE,V. COMPANY will PARA TO-NIGHT, at 7- Tha Oi jany* will muster at the Railway Stai it 6 a.m. on Friday, to t 'woca«i Eimaru. ” Mb WASON’S COMMITTEE sr requested to meet at “jJWJ Poyntz and Co.’s Office on THUfit®SiJ EVENING, the 15th December, iU « p. m. A full attendance requested. S. E. POYNTZ, 322 d Clerk to Committee.-- * -t Thistle lodge, 627, s.c., ash-c----burton. The Regular MONTHLY-MEETING of the above Lodge will be held THIS (Thursday) EVENING, at the Masonic Hall, Tancred street, at 7.30 p.m. Visiting Brethren invited. _ F, GA DKRODGER, 343 d Hon. Sec. Amusements., 4 UNITED MASONIC A BALL Wffl be hek d at the MASON IC HALL, TAN CRED STREET, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 188 L Coararmre: ' , ' ro. R. W. Shearman Bro. n ro. W. H. Gundry Bro. W. & k ro". H.’ Stephenson ro. C. Braddell ro. T. Quill . ro. G. St. Hill ro. H. Zander Bro. "W. Bro.R. Bro. Bro. S. Nelson Bro. Ed. Saundeirs iJro. D.M‘Farlane Bro. B. G. OriapAdmission by 1 icket : Tickets may be obtained froin. mittee. Dancing to commence at 8.30 p.m. HENRY ZANDER, 140 d Hon. Sec. A 1 SHBURTON SACRED FESTTVAL. - “ Messiah.” For the first time in Ashburton will be given, Handel’s Oratorio “THE MESSIAH,” At the Town Hall, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.

Doors open at 7.30 ; to commence at 8 p.m. Tickets, 2s each, can be obtained from Mr H. M. Jones, or the Hon. Secretary (W. Townshend). Railway Notices, EW ZEALAND (Christchurch Section.) FARES.—ANNIVERSARY DAY; 1881. between Stations within the Provincial District of Canterbury on 15th, 16th, or 17th December will be available for return up to and including the 19th. On the 36th the Evening Train from Christchurch to Ashburton will start at 5.20 p.m., and run 55 minutes later than usual throughout the journey. No Goods Traffic on 16th. FREDK. BACK, Traffic Manager. District Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Dec. 10,188 L . 3883 STRAYED, from tether, at Trevorton,on the night of Friday, Dec. 9, a Brown Mare PONY, with white star and fractured face. Whoever will deliver her to owner, or give information leading to her recovery, will be rewarded.: Apply for address Office of this Paper. <357d Late Advertisements. SHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. All Ordinary Single Fare Tickets issued Lost.

The Annual Distribution of Prizes will take place at the School TO-MOOROW Morning (Friday), at 11 o’clock. The friends of the pupils are invited to be present. SPORTS «fc RACES, TO BE HELD OK MONDAY, JAN. 2, 1882. HORSE EVENTS. Hurdle Race Flat Race Trotting Race. For all untrained horses, the property of residents in the Wakanui Road Board District three months before the day of entry. ATHLETIC SPORTS. Quarter Mile Handicap Hurdle Race Men’s One Mile Handicap Race Quoits ; distance, 21 yards Men’s Half-Mile Handicap Race Married Men’s 200 yards Handicap Race Men’s 100 yards Race Men’s Standing High Jump Vaulting with Pole Throwing Hammer Bays’ Race, 100 yards, under 15 years of age Running Long Jump Hop, Step, and Jump Single Girl’s Race, 100 yards Married Women’ Race, 100 yards, handicap Sack Race, 100 yards Old Men’s Race, 200 yards Sack Race, 100 yards Boys’ Race, 100 yards, under 10 years of

age The Wakanui Invention I Backwards, 50 yards, on h 50 yards Forward. ■ Entries to be made on t J. BOJ 355 d Tenders. END ‘"‘TENDERS Wanted i 300 Acres Grass Seed, sent in by MONDAY af particulars, apply to DONALD