Tho truth of the adage, " Facts aro B-übborn things," is apain proved by the Robin Hood Company, who in sending us their advertisement, which appears in another column, also send names and addresses of principal winners in their Birthday. Grand National, and Special programmes, also names of chairmen and committees, ard notifying whioh papers wero represented at tho two drawings. Their result circular shows that 13,280 shares were sold in six wcoks, and 1,850 in three days on tho Special. 718 prizes were allotted instead of 528 (528 being extra £5 bonds in consequence o£ 5,280 share 3 oeing sold over original issue— something wonderful). Chambers's celebrated sewing machines 20, Queon-street. Thero is to be held, by Messrs B. Tonks and Co., at thoir Rooms, Queen-street, on Thursday and Friday next, a Bpecial and fashionable sale of genuine watches, jewellery, diamond goods, &c. Tho Btock being a valuable shipment to be cleared, the goods will be on exhibition to-m .rrow (Wednesday), when the ladies of Auckland will have an opportunity of inspecting tho moat fa-hionabl. and genuine jewellery stock ever offered by auction.-[Advt,]
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 130, 10 June 1885, Page 2
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183Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 130, 10 June 1885, Page 2
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