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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 334, 18 December 1875, Page 3

THE RACE OF THE POVERTY BAY DISTRICTThe Orlando Cup POVERTY BAY RACE MEETING, 1876. rpiHE undersigned begs to announce that he is organising a CALCUTTA SWEEP ON THE ORLANDO CUP. 100 Members at 10s. First Horse £35 Second Horse £lO Third Horse £5 A reasonable per centage will be deducted, sufficient only to cover expenses. Prizes will be adjusted pro rata iu the event of the list not filling up Further particulars in future advertisements J. E. BUTT, 893 Shamrock Hotel. FOR SALE. ONE NEW combined REAPER AND MOWER. By Reid and Gray, Agricultural Machine Makers, DVNE n I N . Fitted with extra Blades, &c &c Ac Apply to M. HALL, 889 Auctioneer. TO LET. That Spacious and Centrally situated JR O N STORE At the corner of Gladstone road and Peel street, Formerly occupied by Boylan Brothers, and at present styled the RANGATIRA RESTAURANT. For particulars, apply to 895 G. E. READ. WANTED. A TRUSTWORTHY MAN to drive a a Baker’s Cart, and make himself generally useful. Apply e rly to G. TRIMMER, Excelsior Bakery. Gisborne, Dec. 14. 900 TO BE LET. A BOUT 130 ACRES of Good GRASS, “ suitable for seed, at Puketapu, on the south side of the Big River. For particulars apply to 920 G. E. READ. Celtic Chair Endowment Fund. IT being intended to remit the local contributions towards the Fund for the Endowment of a Celtic Chair, in the University of Edinburgh, to PKOFESSOR BLACKIE, about the beginning of the year,, parties who have subscribed to that Fund are respectfully requested to PAY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS to the General Treasurer, MR. BLAIR, Gisborne, or to the Local Treasurer, MR. BUCHANAN, Ormond, not later than the 31ST DECEMBER., INSTANT. The respective members of Committee who hold subscription lists are also desired to collect the contributions on their lists, and pay the same to the General Treasurer by that date. JAMES HAY, Secretary. Gisborne, November 29, 1875. 827 Manse Fund. ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH. rpHE BRUCE AUCTION in aid of the above Fund will be held on FRIDAY, 24th inst., At 10 a.m. the sale of Live Stock will commence in MB. HALL’S YABDS. Amongst other things there will be a Mob of Horses, Fat Sheep, Cattle, a well bred Ram, Poultry for Christmas Dinners, Cheese, Eggs, Vegetables, &c. At 2 p.m. the Fancy, Ornamental, and Useful Articles of all kinds Will be sold IN THE MASONIC HALL. At 7 p.m. the remaining articles will be disposed of During the evening the drawing for the Art Union will take place. ART UNION. Amongst the prizes in this will be a “ Windsor Castle” colt; a Horse; some Pictures, worth from 10s to £2 each; a Noah’s Ark of Chinese work, worth £4 ; Books; Lace Shawls; Wool work, from 3 guineas downwards ; and many other articles too numerous to mention. All prizes no blanks. 100 tickets at 10s each, to be obtained at any of the stores in town. All contributions to b© sent in net later than Thursday, the 23rd instant. • 888