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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1285, 20 June 1884, Page 1

Business Notice. 1 A A/>A BOTTLES SOLD LAS IU>UOU LAST WINTER. USE DR ERNEST LOW'S Cherry Pectoral, A safe, pleasant, and reliable medicine f the cure of Colds, Coughß, air. 1 , all Thro and Lung diseases. Sold all over the colonies by Chemis and Storekeepers in la 6d and 2s ( bottles. Wholesale Agents Harris and So] and Kempthorne, Pkossbr and Co Ghristchurch ; or to the proprietor, H. CITRON, 6 1110 Akaroa. fpHE MUTUAL ASSURANC SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (LIMITED Head Office : 77, Collins street West, Melbourm JOB LIFE ASSURANCE AND ENDOWMENTS. Policy-holders Divide Profits. Head Office for Middle Island, -New Zealand : COLONIAL BANK BUIiDINOS, JJiaiiißmrDirectors : Hon William Jbiayles Hon. W. H. Reynolds, M.L.C., Chair man ; John M. Ritchia, Esq., J.P. John Roberts, Esq., J. P. WILLIAM WILLS, Resident Secretary. CHRISTCHURCHDISTRICT AGENCY Cur Chambers, Hereford Street, (Opposite. Bank of New Zealand.) W. H. BROWNE, District Agent. Local Agent, F. Fermnan, East street, 806 ASHBURTON. Consultation. A FORTUNE FOR 10*. A Fortune for 10s ADAMASTOR'S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON TJI?S MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. To be run on 4th 134 nominations. WILL CLO*E NOVEMBER Ist. Dapital, £5,000 ; in 10,000 shates of 10s ;ach. 319 prizes to be distributed as "ollows ;—Horses : First, £1,000; Second, E 400; Third, £200; Starters(divide),£3oo; Son-starters (divide), £6oo—Total, L 2500. Awards: 5 at £u:o, £6OO ; .10 at 250, £SOO ; 90 at £25, £SOO ; 40 at £lO, 2400 ; 50 at £6, £3OO j 60 at £s—Total, 22,500. Each Ticket has seven separate chances, ace and cash awards being drawn for eparately. Please send Post Office >rders when convenient, or JtSank Notes. 'heques must be marked correct by Bank. Notice—Registered Letters not accepted. ?wo stamps required for reply and result, with nominations of horses, ent free on application. Will positively lose on or before November Ist, 1884. ADAMASTOK'S SPECIAL PRIZE of 'SO —A special Prize of £SO wiirbe given o the first Shareholder of 4 tickets, or aore, who names the first three horses in heir respective places. A register will e kept of the date each Tipster's letter i received, and the first conect Tipster rill receive this Special Prize. Jiach hareholder of not less than 4 tickets is ntitled to a tip ; of 8 tickets, 2 tips, and oon for each and every 4 tickets. The 'SO is placed in the hands of the Editor f the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin. Jooks open to subscribers for inspection. Lll subscribers on application can know fhere the principal prizes go to, and their tames and address, if required. N.B.—The Dunedin Cup will follow. Address—ADaMASTuß, i_are of Lyons and Hart, 1331 P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. m INVESTMENT CO'S . CUP CONSULTATION 1884. On the Melbourne Cup (to be run in November). apital—LlO.OOO, in 10,000 full shares of LI each, or 20,000 half shares of 10a each. !ach full share has Two Separate chances, and can win L 5,000. The distribution is as follows : irst horse ... ...£5,000 econd horse ... 2,000 bird horse ... 1,000 tarters divided 1,250 .ion-starters divided 750 Total ..." £lu,ooo The above Company commenced operaions a few yeais back, and s;nce its istablishment has given universal satisaction in the manner its business has een conducted. It was formed for the .urpose of investing on the various events hat take place on the Flemington course, lentlemen, artisans, and other residents, oth in Victoria and the adjacent coloies are invited to become shareholders. lany persons who from various reasons <re unable to attend and invest for themelves, would much like to have the oplortunity to safely invest a few pounds, or this reason the above Company was 'rst inaugurated, the promoters of which, rhile thanking the public for their sup-ort-up to the present, invite them to inestin this-consultation, when they are ure that their (the promoters') efforts till be duly appreciated. The shares are A each, but should a would-be sharelolder care to invest a smaller sum he can io so by obtaining a half-share for 10s. Persons taking up 15 full shares will b 6 iccorded the privilege of attending op ippointing a deputy to attend at the Iruwing. The final distribution of the 'unds will take place the day following ;he meeting. Result slips will be posted to- shareholders and published in this paper. Early application for shares is necessary. Application for shares must be made to the Manager of the Melbourne Investment Company, Jas. Jacobsen, GiP.O.,. Melbourne, Victoria, enclosing amount in notes, cheques, Bank drafts oi P.O. orders (made payable to Jas. Jacobsen), including a directed envelope and t*o twopenny stamps (of.any colony) foi registration. The particular notice of the public,is directed to-the fact that only 2\ per centum is deducted for working expenses, commission, etc., the whale of the LIO.OOO, less this amount, going to subscribers. All sorip will be allotted as application is made, and will be forwarded M-*l«lwSi"mail. .-._.■'■.'. W:.-y«: jaMbS h. jacobsen, ftlOEi:' ; . ■.)"■"'■. . . Manager.