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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 290, 17 July 1875, Page 3

ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES ON THE Melbourne Cup, 1875ARGYLL HOTEL. Gisbobnb, July 5 1875. g M. WILSON beg. to inform his friends and the public that he has organized a £2OO SWEEPSTAKES on the Melbourne Cup for the present year. The amount will be divided as follows — Ist prize... ... First Horse ... £BO 2nd Second „ ... £45 3rd Third „ ... £25 4th „ Twelve tickets in ... . Abbott’s monster Melbourne Cup Sweep of £1,200 in Auckland ... £l2 sth Eight tickets... £8 Starters (divided) £3O £2OO In the event of the full number of tickets not being taken up, the money will be paid pro rata. All prizes’will.be paid less 5 per cent. The drawing'for’Tickets will be on the Art Union principle, conducted by two gentlemen chosen by the subscribers. TICKETS—ONE POUND EACH. 384 WONDERFUL PHENOMENON AT THB Shelbourne Hotel, ROSELAND. COME AND SEE IT! ! ! XTISITORS can now be accommodated with ’ a cup of Tea or Coffee, and a Chop COOKED AT THE ARTESIAN WELL, FIRE AND WATER from the same source having illuminated the district nightly. The indefatigable endeavors of Mr. Garry, of artesian well sinking notoriety, having brought this wonderful phenomenon to light, MR. HIGGINS, Ths Pnoramon or ths Shblboubnii Hotel, Now intends utilizing this wonderful gas by laying it on to the house for lighting and cooking purposes, and it behoves those who are curious to come and spend half an hour. Such a freak of nature has not hitherto come to light in any part of the world—at least no history records it. COME AND SEE IT!!! LAWRENCE HIGGINS, PROPRIETOR. 874 MASONIC STABLES. ACCOUNTS due to the undersigned to 30th June, having been made up and sent out, notice is hereby given that the same must BE PAID WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS, or summonses will be issued for the recovery of them by legal process. All accounts due by the undersigned are requested to be SENT IN at once and he will settle for the same. SAM STEVENSON. July 9th, 1875. 394 TEN SHILLINGS REWARD. LOST, on the Ormond Road, on the 30th June last, a PARCEL containing several pieces of drapery. The finder will oblige by leaving the same at the Stasdabd office. 892