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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 335, 22 December 1875, Page 1

Miscellaneous. THE RACE OF THE POVERTY BAY DISTRICTThe Orlando Cup POVERTY BAY' RACE 1876. rrVHE undersigned begs to anliounce that he is organising a CALCUTTA SWEEP ON THB ORLANDO CUP. 100 Members at 10s. First Horse £35 Second Horse £ij Third Horse £5 A reasonable per cent age will bo deducted, sufficient only to cover expenses. Prizes will be adjusted pro rata in tho event of the list not filling up Further particulars in future advertisements J. E. BUTT, 893 Shamrock Hotel. 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 PROFESSOR 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 tJie 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. rriHE BRUCE AUCTION in aid of tho above Fund will be held on FRIDAY, 24th inst., At 10 a.m. the side of Live Stock will commence in AIR. HALL’S YARDS. Amongst other things there will bo a Mobof Horses, Fat Sheep, Cuttle, a well bred Ram, Poultry for Christmas Dinners, Checso, Eggs, Vegetables, &c. At 2 p.m. tin Fancy, Ornamental, and Useful Articles of all kinds Will be sold THE MASONIC HALL. At 7 p.m. the remaining articles will be disposed of During the evening the drawing for tho Art Union will take place. ART UNION. Amongst tho prizes in tliis will be a “ Windsor Castle” colt; a Horse; bouio Pictures, worth from 10s to £2 each ; a Noah’s Ark of Chinese work, worth £4 ; Books; Luce Shawls; Woolwork, frpm 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 be sent in not later than Thursday, the 23rd instant. 888 WAERENGA-A-HIKA CHRISTMAS SPORTS, Tho Undersigned having purchased the right to erect a PASTRY & FRUIT STALL, ON THE WAERENGA-AHIKA RACE COURSE, ON BOXING DAY, TZj EEEBY notifies to tho Public that he J - a - intends to provide an extensive variety of the best Pastry and Fruit for that occasion, and to sell tho same at the Lowest Possible 1 Prices. He, therefore, hopes to be welt patronised. G. TRIMMER, Excelsior Bakery. Gisborne, Dec. 16. 904 C'UEV.LYOES’Traverse Calculation Foriw.