CARNIVAL RAFFLES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2531, 4 August 1915, Page 9

CARNIVAL RAFFLES

THE £1000 NUGGET WON BY R. BEBAN & P. POWER. OF GREYMOUTH Perhaps the most interesting feature of the entertainment given in tho Town jHa-11 last evening by the Tramways Boys' Carnival Committee was the drawing of a number of art unions left over from tlio Carnival. Tho chief of tlieso was the drawing of the £1000 nugget art union, tickets for which were sold throughout New Zealand. This was tlio only art union drawn upon the stage, the others having occupied the attention of tho Patriotic Society's Ballot Committee tho whole of tho evening. Tho_ certificate testifying that all tho butts in the barrel represented tickets sold was read, after which the contents of the barrel wcro given a good churning, and a little girl named Hazel Read, turning her head towards the audience, drew forth the lucky ticket. It was No. -136, and bore the names of R. Beban and P. Power, whose address was given as tho Club Hotel; Groymouth. Other raft'es drawn last night and announced to the audience were as follow :— "l'iclc" car (Patriotic Society's car): No. 38,164; holder, S. .Veitcn, Railways, Wellington. Wellington Gas Company's Employees' Raffle (St. John Ambulance Association): No. 795; winner, Bobbie Burns, 10G' Daniel Street, Wellington. Painted Mirrors (presented by Road and Fenwick (Patriotic Society): Nos. 2254 (W. Taylor), 2755 (Jlr. Horner), 2297 Rowcll), 2136 (S- Pritchard), 1461 (Annio Macgregor),- 9136 (George Edwards), 2583 (A. D. Maim), 4085 (Miss Bennett), 1947 Arthur Law), 4098 (N. F. Sterling), 3114 ( ), 2396 (Mrs. A. Adams).

Chemical Balanco (presented by Mr. Thos. Ward) —No. 198 (J. Kilgour). Penny Nugget (worth £5) —No. 23,617. Bowl of Gold Fish (Young Boys' Society)— No. 155 (F. J. Stauton). Glass Ship (Tramway Boys)— No. 37 C. Painted Panel (Tramway Boys)— No. 20 A (Mrs. Johnson). Model Yacht (Tramway Boys)— No. 47 C. Fat Sheep (Tramway Boys)—No, 272 (Mrs. Rodgers). Blouse Set (Tramway Boys)— No. 28 G. Tea, Cream, and Sugar Set (Tram•way Boys)— No. 25a. Tea and Coffee Servico (Tramway Boys)— No. 1398 (Imlay Saunders, .Waliganui). Upright Grand Piano (Tramway Boys) —No. 13,H1 (Charles Houdson, Levin). Monster Art Union (25 prizes, tlio first a scction of land at Kclburn), winning numbersl6,6G4 (Mr. Coad), 6047; - 12,201; 15,182; 5579; 5560; 12,487 ; 20,185; 12,301; 16,646; 20,778; 3999; 221; 5418; 112; 605; 4774; 6046 ; 20,377; 3128; 16,824; 24,818; 4474 ; 2954; 24,452.