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Evening Star, Issue 10188, 15 December 1896, Page 2

(OUR PRIZE STORY COMPETITIONS. WE have received the following award by the judges of the original stories that vvere sent in to us last month;— TO THE EDITOR EVENING STAR. The stories entitled 1 The Lover’s Leap ’ and * Time’s Amends ’ stand out distinctly superior "ti all the others submitted to us, and we have had seme difficulty in deciding between ddiem for first place, which we award to ‘The Lover’s Leap,’ with ‘Time’s Amends’ a good second. We place ‘Dorothy’ third. ‘The Tryst that was Kept,’ ‘TheDoctor’s Defection,’ and ‘The Deserted Hut’ are worthy of commendation, evidencing, as they do, constructive ability. P. LYNCH, C, F. HAUGHTON. December 12,1896. The successful competitors are : FIRST PRIZE—‘THE LOVER’S LEAP,’ Mrs Maceay, Brunei street, Mornington. SECOND PRIZE—‘TIME’S AMENDS,’ Mrs M‘Lf.od, Kent (England). THIRD PRIZE—- ‘ DOROTHY,' Miss Bic knell, Oamaru. BOY S’ SUITS. rr Z. CLOTHING FACTORY, OCTAGON. A HIGH AUTHORITY ON W ‘,: • .v'iNCOA MINERAL WATER. Bottled only at Springs, Wal-songoa. ILe 1 N<-w Zealand M-iical Journal 1 says:— " In record to Hie Water Itself, as a table hewngo hj r.yj) Be eonfident’y recommended. BeautifuLy coiL, clear, and effervescing, the taste o can, with just sufficient chalybeate astrins>ney to remind one that there are healing virtues well g simple refreshment In the j iprld, ’.bin Mmeial Water ought soon to become popular amoug.-t ail who can afford the very flight entailed.” We supply the Dunedin and Wellington Hospitals, the Union Company’s entire fleet, and Bellamy's with our Pure Mineral Water, api'-c'aily-made Soda Water for Invalids. For Permit to visit Springs apply Dunedin Office. “ THOMSON AND CO. Office; Dunedin

DIRECT SHIPMENT OF J HIGH-'CLASS JAPANESE NOVELTIES. D.T.C. THE COMPANY are now showing a Beautiful Assortment of Entirely New Styles in GLOVE AND HANDKERCHIEF BOXES DRAWING ROOM SCREENS CABINETS FIRE SCREENS TRAYS TABLES FANS RACKS, Etc . Ere. ■Aml Many Other Fancy Novelties. Inspection' Invited, i D.1.C., HIGH AND RATTRAY STREETS. P. LAING, Manager. V Uaitenstf.in'. Cbairmw of Directors, ZEALAND CAMERA COMPANY. FHOTOGRAPIIIC GOODS. Pocket Kodaks ! London price, 21s. Lectures attended with Limelight Lantern. Lantern and Slides on Hire. Octagon, Dunedin, THE KAITANGATA RAILWAY AND COAL COMPANY, LIMITED. THE NATURAL EXCELLENCE of the REAL and ORIGINAL K AIT ANGAT A COAL for every purpose is so universally recogjrsed by all HOUSEHOLDERS and MANUFACTURERS throughout the Middle Island cow, that it would he su| caucus for the Company to detail the special features of its superiority over all other coals in every notice like this. The present, therefore, is only to assure the Public generally that the Coal maintains its excellence, and is sold by all Merchants in the trade. Tha KAITANGATA ALMANAC will be delivered to Consumers as usual next month. W. P. WATSON, General Manager, Offices ; Crawford street, Dunedin. 12th November, 1896.

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