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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2614, 6 August 1881, Page 3

Amusements T H E A T B E ; R 0 Y A L . FOR POSITIVELY FOUR NIGHTS. Gand Opening Night, MONDAY, AUGUST : 8, 1881. Farewell Engagement of the Great Tragic Actorj HERR BAOMANN. The Charming Actress, MISS LOUISE 13BAUDBT, Messrs Cathcart, Hall, Musorave, and the entire Australian Company. Late Advertisements prospectus OF THIS TIMARU INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (Limited). To he registered under “ The Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877.” rpHE shares of the Company will be £1 each, payable as follows : —ss per share on application, os on allotment, and the balance in calls of 2s 6d, at intervals of not less than three months. Promoters: Mr Robert Harvey, Brown street, Timaru Mr J. T. Partridge, Main South Road, Tiraaru Mr Wra. Clough, Sandietown, Timaru Mr W. Parsons, Church street, Timaru Mr J 1 11. Cotton, Sophia street, Timaru Mr John Pearson, Sandietown, Timaru Mr William Hunt, Brown street, Timaru Mr T. D. Clapham, York street, Timaru Bankers: The Bank of New South Wales. Solicitors : Messrs Reid and Knubley. • Manager, pro. tem.: Mr Joseph Clayton. The Promoters having been offered a well-established general grocery business upon advantageous terms, propose' to establish a Co-operative Society on the same principles as similar Societies are conducted in England. The promoters have great c nfidence in placing the shares of this Society before the public, as without a single exception every similar Society which has been formed has been enabled to pay the Share, holders a large dividend. The business which has been offered to the promoters is that of Mr Joseph Clayton, which is now carried on at his Store in Elizabeth street, Timaru. It, is proposed to retain Mr Clayton’s services as Manager upon terras to be hereafter arranged. ■ The Store, which can be obtained at a veiy low rental, has ample accommodation for carrying on a large business. The chief advantages of the Society are that it gives to the Sharoholdrcs the opportunity of obtaining all groceries, drapery, coal, firewood, etc., at wholesale prices, and an equal participation in all the profits, estimated at not less than 12 per cent. The transactions of the Society will he conducted for cash only, thus avoiding all bad debts incident to the credit system of carrying on business. Members can arrange for deposit accounts being opened with the Society such ae counts carrying interest at the rate of £8 per cent, per annum on all sums over £1 deposited for a period of not less than three months. It is proposed as the capital, of the Society increases to establish Branch Stores in other parts of the town. 1 The Society will be conducted by a Board of Directors chosen by the Shareholders at their first meeting. All applications for shares must be sent by post to or left with the manager j>rn tem ; (Mr J. Clayton), Main South road, Timaruv on or before Saturday, August 27,1881. Forms of application for shares and all information in reference to the Society can be obtained at Mr J. Clayton’s Store, Main South road, Timaru, from Mr William, Parsons, Church street, Mr Robert Harvey, Brown street, or from any of the pro-, motors. A meeting of the Shareholders will be held at Stone’s Hotel, Timaru, on MONDAY, August 20, at 7.80 p.m. for the purpose of electing Board of Directors and, other business. T imaru Branch : DUNEDIN CO-OPERATIVE STORES. IMPORT AND WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE: Stafford Street, Dunedin. BRANCHES: No. 1. THAMES STREET, OAMARU. No. 2. MAIN NORTH ROAD, TIMARU. No 3. SHEARMAN STREET, WAIMATE N 0.4. GEORGE STREET, DUNEDIN. Purchasers can rely upon getting Superlative Value for their money, our MOTTO being QUALITY AND QUANTITY. J. FULLARTON, Manager, Timaru Branch. the Japanese angle puzzle is THE NOVELTY OF THE AGE. THE Emperor of. Japan threatened tobehead four thousand of his subjects if they could not solve this puzzde. UNLIMITED AMUSEMENT. The Fifteen Gem Puzzle Eclipsed.. May be had only from H. A. TEMPERTON & CO., Booksellers, Stationers, Musicsellers. &c., Main South Road, Timaru. A schoolboy introduction to Mathematical Study.