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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1055, 21 January 1884, Page 4

Consultation. Robin hood’s great novelty COMPANY O'. THE DUNEDIN CUP, To be run on Dunedin Racecourse in Fc-8.-UA RY, 1884. 2,000 Shares at 10< * ach—£l,ooo. 49 nominations 25 cash bonds. Total, 74 prizes. First horse ... ... ...£4OO Second horse ... ... 150 Third h< rse 75 Other starters, divided ... 100 Non-starters, divided ... 150 25 cash bonds at £5 ... 125 Address £I,OOO ROBIN HOOD, Care of Thos. Stapleton, Box 238, Post-office, Christchurch ; or Care of Jdbal Fleming, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. As our No, 1 and !No. 2 onO.J.C. Summer Meeting have filled so satisfactorily, early application for this No. 1 is requested, as it will soon be filled and No. 2 started. Our books are at all times open for inspection to any subscriber in our Company. Information not confined to the press. We consider'each subscriber has an equal right of Inspection. 1 47 A FORTUNE FOR ss. Registered Letters Telegram s not accepted. ADAMASTOR’S Novelty Consultation on the Dunedin Cup, 1884. Post Office Orders payable to Adamastor. £SOOO. Will close on or about FEBRUARY 19th, 1884. DUNEDIN CUP, 1884, To be run at Dunedin on the 21st FEBRUARY, 1884. 20,000 Members at 5s each. 304 PRIZES, To be distributed as follows : Cash Awards. February, 1884. Each Ticket has seven separate chances. Race and Cash awards being drawn for separately. When convenient please send P.O. Order ,(payable to Adamastor). By so doing you protect yourself against loss, as it is equal to Registration. Country Cheques must have Is exchange added, and marked 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 Is in the £ extra. Programmes sent Free on application. Notice —Not less than Two Tickets sent to any one address. Result will be sent to every Shareholder directly after the drawing. N. B. —The Press of New Zealand can know, by applying to the undermentioned, where the three principal prizes go, also their names and address, if required, but not for publication. Registered Letters or Telegrams not accepted. Post Office Orders or Bank Notes preferred. Address— ADAMASTOR, Care of Lyons and Hart, 11 916 P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. Conveyances. r ONGBEAOH ROYAL MAIi. i j COACH Leaves Longboach for Ashburton daily (Sundays excepted) at 7.30 a. m., Water too 8.10 a.m., Ashton 8.25 a.m., Wheatstone 8.45 a.m., arriving at Ashburton in time for the 10.24 express from Ohristchurc.to Timaru. The coach loaves the coach stables, Wakanui Road (opposite Central Hotel), Ashburton, at 4.5 u p.m., arriving at Longbeach at 7.30 p.m. Parcels or orders left at any of tht* above places wiU receive strict attention ' Fares—Through single fares, 6s ; return same day, Bs. From this date RETURN FARE at SINGLE RATE?, on Saturdays ~nly, between Waterfcon and Ashburton, W. E. BOND, Proprietor, 427 c Longbeach. TINWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SOMERS AND ANAMA ROYAL MAIL COACH. This Coach leaves Hood’s Hotel, Moun > Somers, for Anama Railway Station, at 7.30 a m. and 5.35 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday; returning to Mount Somer on the arrival of each train. Parcels and Luggage punctually attended to. Single fares, 9a ; return, 3s. .n JOHN HOOD Boarding Houses, &c. PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND TEMPERANCE HOTEL 0. TRUCKLE begs to return thanks to his friends and the public for their patronage since he has taken over the Prince Albert Boarding House, and trusts by always keeping a good table and accommodation for boarders and travellers to receive a continuance of the same. Private rooms for families. 0. TRUCKLE, Prince Albert Boarding tlouse and Temperance Hotel near Cookson’s Stables, Wills street, Ashburton ; next Oddfellows’ Hall, and one minute’s walk from the Railway Station. Charges strictly moderate. 944 Publication. IN THE PRESS, AND WILL SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED, “OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS,’ BY ALFRED SAUNDERS. This Book, written by an old New Zealand colon!-t, will be found to contain the most modern and complete information upon the Breeding, Rearing and Management 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, cho most 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 practices, it will point out how to keep poultry with certain profit, 4n brilliant health, and producing abundance of eggs at every season of the year. 240 1