~EiST AND WFST O>ABT kailway. A Mass M.eetinq Of those interested in the FORMATION OF ABUVK LINE OF Will be heW at the ODDFELLOWS' HALL. LICHFIELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1881, At 8 o’clock. Doors open 7.30. His Worship tho Mayor of Christchurch will preside. The Government agree to grant 30 per cent ■bonus by grant of land up to 435000 per mile, and hand over the same to the company on completion of each section of railway finished. The East and West Coast Railway by its con ■struction will open up about four million acres of land, yielding gold, coal, silver, lead, copper, antimony, manganese, tin, and other minerals. Pasture land abounds, and there exist very large tracts of valuable timber country. Neither the Company’s nor the Government Engineers have met with any engineering difficulties along the entire line of railway, and in no case does the grade exceed 1 in 50. Shareholders of the Company will have advantages in selecting and purchasing either township or suburban sites from land received from Government over those not so interested All interested in the progress of the colony or of the development of the resources of the country in question earnestly requested to attend. EDMUND WinKES, 10-5 9805 Acting Secretary. rjp H E A X E E O Y A L. Managers ... Theo. Hamilton and J. S. Willis Stage Manager ... ... W. J. Holloway SECOND WEEK Of Shakspere’s Charming Interpreter LOUISE POMEEOY, Supported by W. J. HOLLOWAY W. H‘ SKINS H. FLEMMING J. J. WALLACE THEO. HAMILTON TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY!, OCTOBER 5. Positively Last Night of Shakspere’s Great Play of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. All tho New Scenery by Mr John Hennings (from Theatre Royal, Melbourne) and J. S. Willis. Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt) Louise Pomeroy THURSDAY—EAST LYNNE. _ (Lady Isabel and Miss Pomeroy os | Ma 4 me vine 10-5 FRIDAY—LED ASTRAY. 186 10 5 ST. MART’S, MEEIYALE. AST ENTERTAINMENT, i TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, OCT. sth. READINGS, SOLOS, DUETS, CHORUSES, AND PIANOFORTE PIECES. Admission, Is; Children, 6d. 162 I. O. G. T. PRIDE OF SYDENHAM LODGE, No. 2CD. THE usual Monthly OPEN MEETING of the above Lodge will be held in St. Saviour’s Schoolroom, Sydenham, TO-MOR-ROW (THURSDAY) EVENING, at eight prompt. Songs, duetts, recitations, ho. 9803 A. SMITH, Secretary. CANTERBURY LICENSED VICTUALLERS ASSOCIATION. THE General Quarterly MEETING of Members will be held at Mr Morton’s Hotel TO MORROW EVENING, at eight o'clock. The trade, whether members or not of the Association, are requested to attend, as the business is most important. CHAS. W. GREENWOOD, 9809 Secretary. TO THE ELECTORS OP CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. Gentlemen,— At the solicitation of many friends, I have the honor to Announce myself as a CANDIDATE for yonr snffrag a at the coming Election. I have had the honor of sitting during the last Parliament (three sessions} as one of the three members for the City of Christchurch. Daring that time I have endeavored to do my duty faithfully and fearlessly in tho beat interests of this city and of the colony, I now again hopefully appeal to you for the continuance of your confidence. It is my intention to ask you to meet me before the election, when I will explain to yon my views on the questions of public interest. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Faithfully, 975 G 8. P. ANDREWS. TO THE ELECTORS OF LYTTELTON. I SHALL be glad to MEET you at the ODDFELLOWS’ HALL, IN LYTTELTON, ON THURSDAY NEXT, the 6th INST., At 7.30 p.m.. When I propose to address you. EDWD. RICHARDSON. Opawa, 3rd October, 1881. 9785 MAYORAL ELECTION. To Messrs W. R Mitchell and the 351 Ratepayers signing my requisition. GENTLEMEN, —I hardly know how to express my thanks for tho great compliment yon have paid me in presenting such a large and influentially-signed requisition, asking me to allow myself to be NOMINATED for the honorable office of MAYOR of this CITY at the ENSUING ELECTION. I assure yon I was taken quite by surprise. It is true, I have been a C itizen of Christchurch twenty-four years, during which time I have had the honor of a seat in the City Council five years This lengthened experience has enabled me to become familiar with the conduct of Municipal affairs, and os I have now retired from business, my time la entirely my own. I shall therefore have great pleasure in accepting your flattering offer; and, if elected, will make it my duty to place that time and such common sense and business knowledge as I may possess at your disposal I have tho honor to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, 9702 J G. RUDDBNKLAU. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN the Supreme Court of New Zealand Canterbury District —In the matter of the Debtors and Creditors Act 1876 and ths Acts amending the same and of the bankruptcy of John McVey Baird of Christchurch in the said district brewer (lately carrying on business there in the name of Baird and Co ) a debtor — Notice is hereby given that at the first meeting of the creditors of the said debtor held at the Supreme Court House Christchurch on Monday the third day of October instant Augustus Frederic De Veaux of Christchurch accountant was duly elected trustee of the estate and affects of the said debtor and the acceptance by the said Augustus Frederic De Veaux as such trustee as aforesaid has been duly filed in the said Court —Dated this fifth day of October 1881. A. E. BLOXAM, Registrar. John Joyce, Solicitor for said debtor. 9812 NOW READY, ILRVSTRATRJ) PRESS SUMMARY THE HALL TO BE PULLED DOWN. All Goods to be Sold at Less than WHOLESALE PRICE. Everything Must be Sold. (IALL and see ns at once, aa wo have only J a few weeks to dispose of all our goods. H. E. MAY & 00. jtujftj. no. Sbllabs— On October 3rd, at West Eyreton, the wife of George Sellars of a son. Thomas —On October 4th, at Park Terrace, the wife of Richard D. Thomas of a son. DEATH. . . SniiTON— On October 2nd, at Kaiapoi, Edith Skilton, aged 7 years.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2342, 5 October 1881, Page 3
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