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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2345, 8 October 1881, Page 4

The Queen has expressed the most profound grief at the death of Dean Stanley. A large meeting of Turkish bondholders in London has formally requested the former Under Foreign Secretary (Bourke) to go to Constantinople to arrange the Turkish debt. A Prussian grenadier has created a genuine sensation in Berlin by walking or running against racehorses, and has undertaken to walk from Berlin to Magdeburg, more than 00 miles, in twelve hours, and to Vienna in four days.

fidtertiscmcats. a. a A LFRED CAMERON’S ANNUAL CONSULTATION £6OOO ON MELBOURNE OUP. 120 Horses Nominated Fee, £l. First Horse Second Horse Third Horse Other Starters (divided) .. Non-starters (divided) And sixty (60) Extra Consolation Prizes, value £2O each . £IOOO . 400 . 200 . 1000 2200 1200 180 Prizes—Amount ... £6OOO The £IOOO for Other Starters (divided) will average about £66 for each starter. The £2200 for Non-starters (divided) will also average a good all-round dividend for about 102 dorses ; and the £1,200 added on to this Sweep for Sixty Special Consolation Prizes will yield £2O each. Will most POSITIVELY CLOSE and be DRAWN during the FOURTH WEEK of this present month, closing probably between the 24th and 29th October. Send early applications, Results and telegrams will follow. With crossed cheques, add la exchange. Two postage stamps for replies. Post Office orders or registered letters recommended. ALFRED A CAMERON, Box 251, Dunedin. Agencies in Christchurch, &c.—At Empire Hotel, at Market Hotel, and at City Baths, Colombo street; also, Mr T, McDonald, at Lyttelton. 9370 TO THE ELECTORS OF CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. Gentlemen,— At the solicitation of many friends, I have the honor to announce myself an a CANDIDATE for your suffrages 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. During that time I have endeavored to do my duty faithfully and fearlessly in the best 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, 9756 8. P. ANDREWS. ELECTORS OF THE HEATHCOTE DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN, —It is my intention to present myself for RE-ELECTION for your district My services are already known to you, and I need not dwell upon them.

I am a man of few words, as you know, and prefer action to talking. I shaU of course be proud to again represent you, and trustjl shall find that|l have not have lost your confidence. Your obedient Servant, 9825 J. T. FISHER. EAST AND WEST COAST KAILWAY. A Alass AEeetinq Of those interested in the FORMATION OF THE ABOVE LINE OF BAILWAY Will be held at the ODDFELLOWS’ HALL, LICHFIELD STBEET, ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1881, At 8 o’clock. Doors open at 7.30. His Worship the Mayor of Christchurch will preside. The Government agree to grant 30 per cent, bonus by grant of land up to £SOOO per mile, and hand over the same to the company on completion of each section of railway finished. Tho East and West Oast Railway, by its construction, 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 exists 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 pnrohasing 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 tho development of the resources of the country in question are earnestly requested to attend, EDMUND WICKES, 9805 Acting Secretary,