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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1030, 20 December 1883, Page 4

Consultation. Robin hood’s great novelty COMPANY ON THE G.J.C. SUMMER MEETING, To be held on the Christchurch Racecourse on TUESDAY, JAN. Ist, 1884. Midsummer Handicap and Middle Park Stakes, 2,000 Shares of 10s each—£l,ooo. 70 Prizes—Five separate allotments, each share having five distinct chances. List of Prizes : Applications, if by letter, with two two- • penny stamps and exchange on cheques . one shilling added. Please write signature and address legibly to avoid errors. Money orders, bank notes and drafts, f registered letters and telegrams received and promptly attended to. j N. B.— All letters containing coin must 3 be registered. 3 Address — Robin Hood, care of Thos. Stapleton, r Box 238, Post-office, Christchurch; or Jubal Fleming, . City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. t 3 L 3 e P i f In answer to numerous inquiries we beg to state that we are in no w.iy connected with any other Company. N. B.—Our Spring Meeting Consultation of 1882 (12 months since) closed with 3,178 subscribers at 10s each ; our Melbourne and New Zealand Cup, 1883, just closed with 7,089 at 10s each, showing the progress we have made and_the estimation in which we are held. 11 915 FORTUNE FOR ss. Registered c Letters e Telegram a i not ace cep'ed. 1 ADAMASTOR’S Novelty Consultation on the Dunedin Cup, 1884. Post Office Orders payable to Adamastor. r e £SOOO. Will close on or about FEBRUARY 19th, 1884. I DUNEDIN CUP, 1881, To be run at Dunedin on the 21st i FEBRUAUY, 1884. f 20,000 Members at 5s each. s 304 PRIZES, 1 To be distributed as follows : Cash Awards. f Grand total sat 100 ... £SOO 10 at 50 ... 500 -0 at 25 ... 500 40 at 12 101 500 80 at 6 5s 500 100 at 5 ... 500 £3OOO ... £SOOO. Will close on or about the 19th February, 1884. Each Ticket has seven separate chances. - Race and Cash awards being drawn for 3 separately. When convenient please send P. O. Order to Adamastor). By so doing you protect yourself against loss, as it is equal to Registration. Country Cheques must have Is exchange added, and mirked correct by Bank. Two stamps must, be sent for reply and result. My Consultation will be advertised in all the principal papers in New Zealand. If stamps are sent, please add 1s in the £ extra. Programmes sent Free on application, it Notice — Not less than Two Tickets sent to any one address. Result will be sent to every Shareholder directly after the , a drawing. [. N. B.—The Press of New Zealand can know, by applying to the undermentioned, l where the three principal prizes go, also [. their names and address, if required, but not for publication. t . Registered Letters or Telegrams not acL . cepted. Post Office Orders or Bank Notes preferred. • Address — ADAMASTOR, • Caro of Lyons and Hart, o 11 91G P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. f Conveyances. a e B £ 3 f 3 1 1 I I LONGBBAOH ROYAL MAIL COACH Leaves Longbeach for Ashburton daily (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. m., Waterloo 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a.m., Whoatstom 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in time for the 10.24 express from Ohristchurc'i to Timaru. The coach leaves the coach itablea, Wakanui Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4.6 U p.m., arriving at Longbeach at 7.30 p.m. Parcels or left at any of the above places wi'l receive strict attention Fares—Through single fares, 5s ; return same day, Bs. From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATES, on Saturdays “nly, between Waterton and Ashburton. 3 i 427 c W. E. BOND, Proprietor, Longbeach. } mINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS ■ X RAILWIAY. 5 MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA 3 ROYAL MAIL COACH. ? This Coach loaves Hood’s Hotel, Moun , Somers, for Anaina Railway Station, at t 7.30 a in. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesday ’ and Saturday; returning to Mount Somer on the arrvai of each train. ’ Parcels and Luggage punctually ‘ attended to. Single fares, ?s ; return, 3s. » .n JOHN HOOD > Publication. I“ir~TiE PRESS, AND WILL SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED, , “OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS,’ ) BY ALFRED SAUNDERS. This Book, written by an old New Zea- ) land coloni t, will be found to contain the most modern and complete information ) upon the Breeding, Rearing and Managei ment of every description of Domestic ■ Poultry; suggestions for the improvement of Poultry Shows ; all that is known about the principles to be observed in the > mating of Breeding Stock; and some well defined rules for selecting, with certainty, i the moat economical and beneficial description of food for any animal, from a baby to a mouse. It will show the best sort of fowls to keep, and the rules for , selecting them ; and, whilst condemning • the cruelty and mischief of many common i practices, it will point out how to keep 1 poultry with certain profit, in brilliant , health, and producing abundance of eggs at every season of the year. 240