IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 77, 21 November 1931, Page 5

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

four £100 prizes drawn by new zealand ticket holders "INDIAN PRINCE'S" LUCK LONDON, Thursday. Australia and New Zealand were unsuccessful to-day in the ten special prizes c^f £4216 each in the Jrish Sweep, but "Two Tigers," Futters Street, Foxton (NeW Zealand) and "Five Stiffs", care Miss Maher, Upper Hutt, Wellington, drew £100 prizes. , Two of the £100 consolation prizes [have also been drawn by New Zealanders, namely: "Kilkenny Cat," 20 Austin Street, Wellington, and Makariti," cure Literary Staff, Daily Telegraph, Napier. . Thus far 1400 consolation prizes L have been drawn; the remaining 900 will be drawn to-morrow. At first.it was thought that lronically the, Maharajah of Jodhpur, one of the richest men ip the world, also won £100. Later, however, it was revealed that the Maharajah of Jodhr pur, the winner of £100 is not the Jtadian prince but a pseudonym. bemg the name given to the pet cat .of Mis. Tiiley of Twickenham. It was given the high sounding name owing to its autocratic hearing. Miss Tilley says: "T was qei'tain -the Maharajah was going to win. He meowed so e?citedlj when I asked him this morning if ! hc were going to jump out of the Dublu harrel. He is always lucky; he oncc woji a Christmas hamper.

from all States and New Zealand and weighs 1362 Ibs. Mr E. Eisk, managing director of Amalgamated wireless Ltd., had intended to be a passenger, but pressure of business prevented him. Another who was disappointed was Mr. E. B. Day, a New Zealapder, who had to be left behind owing to a last-minute rush of mail matter. Pilot Allen's last words were "This is a wonderful chance. I am looking forward to the trip and I am sure we will do it." "Yes," interposed Colonel Brinsmead. "This is the begining of wonderful things."