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Kumara Times, Issue 2588, 20 December 1884, Page 3

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL. County Chairman's Office, Hokitika, December 12, 1884. TENDERS (addressed County Chairman, and endorsed " Tender for ,") invited for the following works, viz.:— 1. Construction of Track from Big Dam to Fox's, Arahura. Tenders close on TUESDAY, 13th January, 1885, at the Council Chambers, Hokitika, at 5 p.m. Specifications may be seen at the County Council Chambers, and at Mr M'Whirter's, Goldsborough. JOSEPH GRIMMOND, County Chairman. TvEOLARATION OF WAR. When the first note of preparation was sounded in the East, and the warcloud was no larger than a man's hand ; and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle as fierce in the encounter and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth : it was then that he sought every means in his power to avoid such another calamity that befel Plevna by obtaiuing for the coming year a very large assortment of WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTHS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, Also, COLONIAL TWEEDS, To enable the inhabitants of'Kumara to stand a long siege. Who has done this ?—Why JOHN DAVIES, TAILOR, Seddou street. N.B. —Charges moderate; repairs neatly executed. WAR! WAR!—NO RETREAT. *" UPHOLSTERER, Seddon Street, Kumaea, Has on Sale Couches, Easy Chairs, Colonial Sofas, Spring Mattresses. New Horsehair and Flock Mattresses made to order; and old Mattresses purified by having a Flock Carding Machine. All kinds of Furniture repaired, aud Paperhanging done, at shortest notice. Note the address— W. BRUGGEMANN, Next door to Home's National Hotel, Seddon Street. £SOOO £SOOO 10,000 PROGRAMMES AT 10s EACH. FIDELITY COMPANY'S J ANNUAL PROGRAMME ON THE DUNEDIN CUP. 40 Horses and 115 New Zealand Bonds, divided as follows : First Horse LI3OO Second Horse ... 700 Third Horse 300 Others divided 700 Total for Horses L3OOO 5 N. Z. Bonds at £IOO each ... LSOO 10 do do at 50 do ... 500 20 do do at 20 do ... 400 40 do do at 10 do ... 400 40 do do at sdo ... 200 115 Bonds Total L2OOO Total amount of Prizes, £SOOO. Each Ticket has Six Chances, and can obtain a Prize in each Drawing. Will CLOSE on or about 24th FEBRUARY, 1885. Pleaseadd stamps for reply and result. Remittances can be sent as follows : 1. Cheques, Post Office Orders, or Bank-notes. 2. Make crossed cirques, with Is added for exchange, payable either to a N"o., or simply to bearer as print™], but NOT to any paiticular person. If cheques or bank drafts are payable cither to a particular person or to or.lor they will' be returned to the sender. 3. Post-office Orders may be sent, but they must be made payable to Fidelity Company only, and not to any particular person. 4. Registered letters or telegrams cannot be replied to. Address only as l-elow : FIDELITY COM p..\ XV L uueti.ii,