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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1286, 21 June 1884, Page 1

Business Notice. 1 A AAA BOTTLES SOLI) LAST IU»UUU EAST WINTER. USE DR ERNEST LOW’S Cherry Pectoral, - A safe, pleasant, and reliable medicine for the cure of Colds, Coughs, r.nd all Throat and Lung diseases. fold all over the colonies by Chemists and Storekeepers in la 6d and 2s 6d bottles. Wholesale Agents Harris and Son, and Kempthornb, Prosser and Co., or to the proprietor, fl. CITRON, 6 1110 Akaroa. TjIHE MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (LIMITED). . Head Office : 77, Collins street West, Melbourne. <OR LIFE ASSURANCE AND ENDOWMENTS. Policy-holders Divide Profits. Head Office for Middle Island, Waw ond « COLONIAL BANK BUD DINGS, Dunedin- ,' v Directors : Hon .William Bayles (Melbourne) Hon- W.-j. H. Reynolds, M.L.C , Chairman ; John Ml Ritchie, Esq., J.P.; John Roberts, Esq., J.P. : WILLIAM WILLS v Resident Secretary. 0 HRISTCHURCH DIST RICT AGENCY Cjxy Chambers, Hereford Street, • (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) W. H. BROWSE, District Agent. Local Agent, F. Ferriman, East street, 806 , ASH BURT ON. . Consultation. ] '* FOBTUNE FOR 10*. ! /\ A Fortune "for 10a ‘ ADAMASTOR’S , NOVELTY CONSULTATION \ ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. £ To be run on 4th November. ( 134 nominations. i WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER Ist. < Capital, £6,000; in 10,000 shates of 10s ] each. 319 prizes to be distributed as follows :—Horses : First, £1,000; Second, t £400; Third, £200; Starters (divide),£3oo; t Non-starters(divide), £6O0 —Total, L 2500. r Cash Awards: 5 at £IOO, £SOO ; 10 at £6O, £600; 20 at £25, £SOO ; 40 at £lO, ( £4OO ; 50 at £6, £3OO ; 60 at £s—Total, t £2,500. • t Each Ticket has seven separate chances, I race and oash awards being drawn for p separately. Please send Post Office s Orders wbbn convenient, or Bank Notes, g Cheques must be marked correct by Bank. Notice—Registered Letters not accepted, o Two stamps required for reply and result, e Programmes, with nominations of horses, p sent free on application. Will positively close on or before November Ist, 1884. t ADAMASTOR’S SPECIAL PIUZB of n £6O.—A special Prize of £SO will be given v to the first Shareholder of 4 tickets, or t more, who names the first three horses in their respective places. A register will r be kept of the date each. Tipster’s letter a is received, and the first correct Tipster o will receive this Special Prize. Each f shareholder of not leas than 4 tickets is g entitled to a tip ;■ of 8 tickets, 2 tips, and L bo on for each and every 4 tickets. ' The a £6O is placed in the hands of the Editor y of the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers on application can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and address, if required. N.B.—Tlje Dunedin Cup will follow. Address—ADAMASTOR, Care of Lyons and-Hart, 2 331 P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. Melbourne investment cp’s CUP CONSULTATION 1884. On the Melbourne Cup (to be run in November). Capital—Ho,ooo, in 10,000 full shares of LI each, or 20,000 half shares of 10s each. Each full share has Two Separate chances, and can win L 5,000. The distribution is as follows : First horse Second horse Third horse Starters divided ... Non-starters divided ... £5,000 ... 2,000 ... 1,000 .... 1,260 760 Total ... ... ...£IO,OOO The above Company commenced operations’ a few years back, and since its establishment has given universal satisfaction in the manner its business has been conducted, it was formed for the purpose of investing on the various events that take place on the Flemington course. Gentlem eQ > & Ttisans, and other residents, both, in Victoria and the pdjacent colonies are invited to become shareholders. Many persons who from various reasons ate unable to attend and invest for themselves, would' much like to have the pp- | portunity to safely invest a few pounds, for this reason the abo.ve. Company was first inaugurated, the promoters of which, while thanking the public for their support up to the present, invite them to in- I vest; in this consultation, when they are ..sure ;that { their (the promoters’) efforts .will be, duly'appreciated. The shares are Iff. each, but should a would-be shareholder care lo invest a smaller sum he,can do so by obtaining a half-share for IQs., Persons taking up 15 full sharps will be accorded'the privilege of attending or appointing a deputy to attend at the {drawing. ‘ The final distribution of the funds' will 'take place the day following the meeting. - I B esu lfc slips will be posted to ’ shareholders and published in this paper/ Early application-for .shares is necessary. Application for shates must be made to the Manager of the Melbourne Xnrestmpnt Company, Jas. Jacobsen, G. P. 0. , ' Melbourne, Victoria,. enclosing amount in notes, cheques, Bank drafts or : P.O. orders (mpde payable to Jas. Jacobj sen)) including a directed envelope and two twopenny stamps {of any, colony) for registration. , The particular notice of the , publics directed to the fact that only 2$ , per centum is .deducted for working ex- . penses) epmpaipsion, etc., the whole of the HO.QOO, less this amount, going to sub- ' jscribersk' LiU ‘sotjp will be allotted.as application firmade, and will, be forwarded . per return mail. ' james h. jaoobsen, 61056 Manager. r 1 a t t t t f t I i < ( i