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Kumara Times, Issue 2826, 12 October 1885, Page 3

T\ECLARATION 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 obtaining for the coming year a very large assortment of WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTHS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, Also, COLONIAL TWEEDS. Who has done this I— Why JOHN DAVIES, TAILOR, Seddon street. N.B.—Charges mpderate ; repairs neatly executed. WAR ! WAR !—NO RETREAT. READ THIS. QPORTING NEWS. £4000.-320 CASH PRIZES. ELEVENTH GRAND HAMBURG DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. To a Purchaser of 25 Programmes one will be given Gratis. As the Gaining Act will come into force on the Ist day of November, this Eleventh Grand Drawing will positively close not later than the 27th October ; therefore please send at once, as this Eleventh Drawing will take place immediately it is rilled, which may probably be about the 20th October, and all applications that come too late will be returned. Over 900 applications came in too late for the tenth, which have been registered for this Eleventh Drawing. READ THIS. The return asked for by Mr Hart, of tho number of money orders issued in favour of the " consultationists " shows that for the month of June and July last it was as follows :—Adarnaster, 4 orders, £3 ; Phoenix, 3 orders, £2 ; Boaz, 166 orders, £189; Fortuua, 54 orders, £62; A. Leo, 1 order, £2; Robin Hood, 12 orders, £6O; Jnbal Fleming, 2 orders, £1 ; Adam Bede, 40 orders, £73; total, 342 orders, £392. The above was asked in Parliament, and the reply shows that Boaz was a long way ahead of all the others. The Eleventh Grand Drawing will consist of 320 Money Prizes, amounting to £4OOO, subscribed by 8000 members, at 10s each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follow : 1 L3OO PRIZE I 15 L 25 PRIZES 1 L2OO PRIZE 15 L2O PRIZES 1 LIOO PRIZE 15 Ll 5 PRIZES 2 LSO PRIZES 160 LlO PRIZES 10 L3O PRIZES j 100 L 5 PRIZES Total amount, L4OOO. 320 Money Prizes. To a Purchaser of 25 Programmes one will be given Gratis. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, and the chances are in favour of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 220 large prizes to 100 small ones. To an investor of L2 the chances are onlv 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by an investor of 10s. Read this. —In Boaz's Grand Hamburg Drawings the greatest odds are only 25 to 1 against an investor of 10s drawing a prize. But carefully note the enormous odds against investors drawing a Horse or Cash Prize in any of the Horse Consultations. The marbles aie replaced for each drawing of the cash prizes, which gives the enormous odds against investors. This Company would simply ask investors to calculate the odds before placing their investments in any horse consultations. This Eleventh Grand Drawing for L4OOO will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight .subscribers, and the prizes will be forwarded immediately aftei the drawing. .Notice. — Country Cheques marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. P. O. Orders preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should lie plainly written. All letters must be addiessed BOAZ, Care of Mr Mosely, Wholesale nnd Retail Tobacconist, B-;x 64 P, Q.. Puuediu,