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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5228, 20 October 1885, Page 4

Sportin? SPOBTING .NEWS. - £4000-—320 Cash Priaes. «3T ELEYENTHIRAND HAMBURG DRAWING ISJOW OPEN. To a "Purchaser of 25 Programmes one mil he given Gratis. AS tbe new Gaming Act will come into force on the Ist day of November, this Eleventh Grand Drawing will positively olose not later tnan the 27th -October; therefore please/send ut once, as tUs Eleventh Drawing will take place immediately it is filled, which may probably be about the 20th OCTOBER, and all applications that oome too late will be returned. Over 900 applications came in too late for the tenth, which have been registered for this Eleventh Drawing^ 1W Read This. The return ssked for by Mr Hart, of the number of money order* issued in favour of the " consultalionhta " shows that for. the months of Jnne and July last it was aa }o?lows: —Adamastor, 4 orders, £3; Pbsenis, 3 orders, £2 j Boaz, 166 orders, £189; For» tuna, 64 orders, £62 ; A. Leo, 1 order, £2 ; Eobin Hood, 12 orders, £60 ; Jubal Fleming, 2 orders, £1; Adam 'Bode, 40 orders, £73 ; total, 342 orders, £392. The above was asked in Parliament, and the reply shows that Boaz was a long way ahead of all the others. The Eleventh Grand Drawing will consist of 320 MoNBY Pbizes, amounting to £4000, subscribed by 8000 members at 10s eaoh. The various Monet Pbizes will be distributed H8 follows ;— 1 £300 PBIZB 15 £25 PRIZES 1 £200 PBIZS 15 £20 PKIZ ES 1 £100 PEIZB 15 £15 PRIZES 2 £50 P3IZSS 160 £10 PRIZES 10 £30 PEIZES 100 £5 PEIZES Totai. Amottkt, £4000. 320 MokbyPbizbs. To a Purchaser of 25 Programmes one will he given Gratis. The Grand principle of theae Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is t guaranteed a Peize, and the chances are in favor of the investor drawing a | lABGKE Pbizb, as there arc 220 large Pbizes j to 100 small ones. To an investor of £2 the j chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and tV.e Head Pbizb or any other nay be drawn by an investor of 10a. . Bead This.—ln Soas's Grand Hamburg Drawings the greatest odds are only 25 to 1 against an investor of 10s drawing a prize. But carefully, note the enormous ddde against investors drawiag & Horse or Cash Prize in any of the Horse Consultations. The m jrbles are replaced for each Drawing of the Cash, Pbizes,-which give the enorvtotts adds against investors., This Company would simply ask investors to calculate the odds before placing their investments in any horse consultations. This Eleventh Grand Drawing for £4000 will take plac? under the supervision of a committee of eight subEcrihers, and the prizes will be forwarded immediately after the drawing. NOTlCE.— Country Cheques marked cor» recb by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange, P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed—BOAZ, care Mr MoSEIY, Wholesale and Eetail Tobao flomßt, Box 64, Pbafc Office, Dunedin STEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDEES 808 CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well known Family Medcine lias been largely tested in all parts of th world, and by all grades of society, for up wards of FIFTY YEARS, Its well-earne extensive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITATIONS, some of which in OUTWAED APPEARANCE so closely resemble tie,- original as to liave deceived many purerasers. Tho proprietor therefore feels it due t j the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers ore therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive eharaoteristicß, without which none are genuine 5— Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STE3EDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWOETH SURREY, are engraved oa tha Government Stamp amxed to each packet. 2nd—Eaoh Single Powdsr has directions lor the dose, and the woi'da, John Stebdkah, Chemist, Walworthj Surrey, printed thereon. Brd—The name Steedxnan ie always spelt with two EE's. ' 4th—The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey, Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors. , Sold by Kbkkceobhi?, Peosssb, and Go., AuciOani?. 3.^86 ''; FBANOB, /CONTINENTAL AND COLONIAL V^ GENERAL AGENCY, 14, RUS DiC CHABROL, PAEIS, Every description of Continental Qooda— Ordinary, medium and superior, purchased by experienced Buyers from the best and cheapest manufacturers and producers. Conditions:—Goods Against cash. A Discounts and Drawbacks allowed. Original Invoices forwarded when required. Remittance on banker, with directions to pay on receiving Bills of Landing. Sole Commisson, 2} per cent. Produce received againat Goods; or sold for account, on Commission of 2\ per cent. Every branch of Commercial and Personal Agency business transacted. Goods carefully packed j expeaitiously and cheaply forwarded, and insured. Bakkbrs :> ■ George Waters, Esq., 30, Boulevard dcs Italiens, Paris, or to his account, London and County Bank, 3, Victoria Street, Westminster, London. Address:—Thb Mahageb, Continental and Colonial General Agency, 14, Rue de ChSfbrol, Paris, France. Unpaid Letters Declined. "Write'" fox Price List. A Trial. Order lioited. COAL, FIREWOOD, TIMBEE, &o. T-HAVE ON HAND and FOR SALE t X the Loweafc Current Rates afc tho Yards Grahamstown and Bhortland Wharf— NEWCASTLE & BAY OF ISLANDS COAL, PIEE WOOD, PItOPS, POSTS, SAILS PALING-S, TIMBER of ALL KINDS for BUILDING And every description of IRONMONGERY AND BUILDERS REQUISITES. ■'■JBC./C. GILLESPIE. Yards—•Grsbamsfcown (Holdsbip's late tim ber yard) Shortfona. at Wh&rf. .-■ TlO9 f\ ROCBRS' and Baker*' Bago and Wrap XX ping Papeifg printed V. «h«ap r»t«»>.