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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2085, 8 September 1896, Page 1

.Public BJe4ic«» CHALLENGE, Limsfrong, Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.A. To the Editor of the Mail, Akaroa, New Zealand. SIR, —The writer, who has'been in the U.S. ot America for the past five years, and visiting other countries since having won the championship of Australia in 1889 in the square heel and toe walking and cycling contests, and being desirous of again entering the areua after a rest of a few years, by which I feel better able to stand 'the fatigue consequent to a contest of this character, I desire to publish a CHALLENGE to all comers ol New Zealand and Australia, through the valuable columns of your paper, for a contest at WALKING; CYCLING »nd ROWING, the winner to get two out of three events, one of which is to taise place* at Akstroa, tor tbe sum of £200 or more. It is understood that any comers of Australia, who desire to enter into a contest with me, th«y shall take place at such places and times in New Zealand as may. be mutually agreed upon. DON. LIBEAU. Cobb & Co. rpHE COACH from AKAROA to X LITTLE RIVER will leave Akaroa every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND SATURDAY, At'- 7.30 a.m., to meet the Train at Little River, RETURNING SAME DAY. THE PIGEON BAY COACH ! Will leave Akaroa every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY, at 7.30 a.m. RETURNING SAME DAY Passengers and Paboels at ._> g Reduced Rates. I*> 5 CO X Akaroa to Pigeon Bay 7s 10s German Bay to Pigeon Bay 6s 9s Robinsons Bay to Pigeon Bay 5p 6s Duvauchelles Bay to Pigeon Bay 4.t 5s All parcels to be paid for on delivery to or from the drive". ■TfJE DRIVER Agent Akaroa.