Page 3 Advertisements Column 3

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2960, 29 April 1893, Page 3

Entertainments. QT. QTIPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM. MAGIC LANTERN. "A TRIP THROUGH THE COLONY." mondayTmay i, 7.80 p.m. \dmission, Is ; Children, 6d. 4J221 QDDFELLOWS 1 HALL. GREAT SUCCESS or the PEOPLES FOPULAR CONCERT. Front Seats, In. Backs Seats, 6d. Lessee ... Mr Robert Elston. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3. Trotting Meeting Night. AN IMMENSE PROGRAMME. Special Engagement of Miss Spensley. Re-engagement of Mb C. Edoak. Three Tableaux. Look out for Programme in Tuesday Night's Paper. Secura tickets early to save crush at the doors. To be obtained at School of Music, Mr H. G. Flower, and Mrs Adams. HORACE A. GATES, Musical Director. PETER WILLIAMS, 4*234 Business Manager. Fillis' Circus. VISIT TO ASHBURTON. ONE DAY ONLY. Thursday RText, MAY 4. TWO PERFORMANCES, AT 3 AND 8 P.M. FIBST APPEARANCE HERE Of FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS & MENAGERIE OF Performing Wild Animals, "The most complete organisation that ever visited the Australian Colonies." The Entire Show will be brought to Ash burton from South (where it haa been playing to the Largest Houses on Record in Dune<"lin City) by TWO SPECIAL TRAINS ON THURSDAY NEXT. 50 EDUCATED HORSES! IRICK PONIES ! ! 7 HUNGARIAN & AKAB BOBSES !!! 4 NrJBJAN LIONS ! ! ! ! 5 ELEPHANTS!! ! ! ROYAL BENGAL TIGER !! PANTHERS, ZEBRAS? ! ! !! MONKEYS ! ! ! ! And an Incomparable Company of 70 Artists 70 Ml selected from the Principal Circuses of London and Paris by Mr Fillis himself. String Orchestra of 25 Performers. OUR MENAGERIE! Particular attention is called to the fact that the whole of the animals in the Menagerie PERFORM IN THE ARENA. Admission ... 5s and 3s Children, Half-price. SPECIAL TRAINS. By arrangement with the Commissioners the departure of the Country Trains will be Delayed on Thursday Next, in order to enable visitors to witness the Circus. Special Trains will also be run. Full particulars in later adrertisement. Sole Proprietor ... Mr F. E. Fillia Business Manager ... Signer Agrati Advance Representative Allan Hamilton No account will be recognised by Mr Fillis unless signed by one ©f the Management. To this rule there will b«? no exception whatever. 4 251 ASHBDRTON HIGH SCHOOL. THE Board of Governors of the Ashburton High School offer SIX SCHOLARSHIPS for Public Competition open to all School Children resident in the County of Ashburton, except those in attendance at a High School. The scholarships are tenable for two years and during good conduct, and will entitle the holders to free education and the use of books at the Ashburton High School for that period. In apportioning the Scholarships it is the Board's intention to grant three of the Scholarships to boys and an equal number to girls. Two Scholarships— one for a boy and one for a girl—will bo granted to pupils from Schools in the Ashburton Borough; two, similarly distributed, to pupils from the Schools within the Hanipstead District; and two in like manner to pupils from, other Schools within the County. Candidates must be not more than fourteen years of age on the Ist of June next. The subjects for examination will be English Grammar and Composition, English History, Geography, and Arithmetic. The standard of excellence re-, quired -will be equal to that possessed by. pupils of the Eifth a^d Si^th Standards in the Primary Schools. The Examination will tike place on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, May 25 and. 26 next. Candidates must enter their names with the Secretary to the Board not later than SATURDAY, May 20, from whom further particulars may be obtained. 1 C. BRADDELL, Secretary. Ashburton, April 22, 1893. 4 252 , ■ • s ""