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Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 152, 30 May 1903, Page 16

THEATRE ROYAL. TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT ! ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OP WELLINGTON'S FAVOURITES, DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY! Read the following Roster :—: — THE GREAT ARNOLDI, ** ALBERTO, SHERWIN, MISS EMMIE SMITH, IDAROSLYN, VERA KEARNS Mr. J. KEARNS, THE GALLARDIS, Mr. ERNEST HILL, "TAMING THE SHREW." O o Prices— 2s, Is, and SIXPENCE. Boxes. £1 Is Plan at Holliday's. No Booking Fee. Business Manager, HENRY GEE.

r\ P E R A HOUSE. Under the sole direction of Mr. H. RICKARDS. Commencing MONDAY NEXT June 1. Mr. HARRY RICKARDS' FAMOUS NEW VAUDEVILLE COMPANY, Headed by the Mental Marvel—

AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORD FOR LARGEST BONUSES. RESULTS TAKEN PROM THE FIFTY-FOURTH REPORT.

JACQUES INAUDI.

Truly a mairvellous performance. First Appearance of Miss GRACE EMMETT, and her own American Comedy Company. England's Greatest Comedian and Raconteur— Mr. G. W. HUNTER. Mr. WALLACE BROWNLOW, Mr. HOLDSWORTH CLIVE, MADGE THOMAS, EILLEEN CAPEL.

NEW POLICIES— IS,S3I completed, assuring .... £3 702 Wfi POLICIES IN FORCE— I76,BIS, assuring .'. .'.' " £50 763 590 Exclusive of Bonus Additions, amounting to . . ' £loo4BS4fi ANNUAL INCOME FROM PREMIUMS and INTEREST is now " " £2Wfi<so THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY now amount to " £18 779 113 DEATH AND MATURED CLAIMS paid since establishment .. .'.' *' £13 289,835 CASH PROFIT— The amount of Profit available for Division amongst the Members, after making exceptional Reserves, is . . . . . . . . £558 868 An amount greater than that distributed by the Society in any previous year, and over 34£ per cent, of the Premiums received during the year. IT WILL PROVIDE REVERSIONARY BONUSES, amount to over . . £1,000,000

PRICES— 3s, 2s and Is.

EXPENSES— The percentage of expenses to total receipts was about Bf.

VALUATION — The standards of valuation are more severe than those employed by any other Mutual Office transacting business in New Zealand. EXISTING BUSINESS ON THE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH REGISTER, 29,544 policies, assuring . . . . . . . . . . „ „ # ' £q Qjg 240 INCREASE IN THE ACCUMULATED FUNDS (one year) . . . . £914 599 INCREASE IN ANNUAL INCOME (one year) " fqi'lfis INCREASE IN CASH BONUS (one year) " " " £20143 NET GAIN IN BUSINESS IN FORCE, 7508 Policies, assuring . . ' £1 397025 INTEREST RECEIPTS exceeded amount paid in DEATH CLAIMS by £184 908

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. WINTER STEEPLECHASE MEETING, 1903.

THE follow ing alterations have been made in the programme — Distances of Parliamentary and Winter Oats events altered to one mile. Time of Closing Entries for all events (except Trial Plate) altered to MONDAY, Bth JUNE, 1903, at 10 p.m. J. F. CLARK, Secretary. Wellington, 26th May, 1903.

DIRECTOES OF THE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH :-The Hon. Chas. John Johnston, M.LC, Chairman; A. De B. Brandon, Esq., Deputy Chairman; the Hon. c! Richardson, C.M.G. ; John Duncan, Esq. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH— J CUSTOMHOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON.

SENSATION of ttLe SEASOU ! INAUGURATION OF NEW FIRM ! & CAREYS™ THE READY = MONEY DRAPERS FROM CHRISTCHURCH, Having Purchased the Business of PHILLIPS' BAZAAR, are holding A COLOSSAL SALE! SEE WINDOWS FOR BARGAINS. CATERER & CAREY, <*^THE READY=MONEY DRAPERS -^ 67 &, 69, CUBA STREET (LATE PHILLIPS' BAZAAR).