GOLDEN TREASURE ART UNION

Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 8

GOLDEN TREASURE ART UNION

£I,OOO AND £SO PRIZES TO DUNEDIN “ BOTTLE-OH'S ” LUCK IN CHRISTCHURCH DRAWS THE £2,000 [Per United Press Association.] i WELLINGTON July, 2. The Golden Treasure art union was drawn in the record time of 15 minutes. Prize-winners:— First Prize, £2,000.-40,210, “The Voiceman,” N.Z.R., Christchurch. Second Prize, £1,000.-17,426, “ Bottles,” Dunedin. Third Prize, £4OO. “ Auntie,” Wellington. Fourth Prize, £300.—11,444, “ Passing Through,” Wellington. Fifth Prize, _ £200.—57,659, W. G. Ellison, Mititai. Sixth Prize, £100.—91,473, C.H.E., Auckland,

Seventh Prize, £60.—128,960, “ Try Again,” Te Kuiti. Eighth Prize, £50,-139,272, F.T.8., 88 Russell street, Dunedin. Ninth Prize, £40.—111,680, “ Kurlee,” Wellington. Tenth Prize, £30.-104,365, “Black Cat” Syndicate, 24 Erin street, Hawera. Eleventh Prize, _ £20.—150,990, “ Carry On,” Great' South road, Auckland. Consolation Prize.—172,044, “ Zip,” Wellington. £2 Prizes.—All tickets ending in 210 and 426. THE TERMINAL PRIZES. The terminal prizes in the Otago district are:—ls,2lo, “ Pas Sene”; 16.210, Brown, (East Brighton); 16,426, “Undecided” (R/D, Miller’s Flat); 18.210, “Hard Hit,” E. G. Henderson (Oamaru); 19,210, Lottie (Finegand); 19,426, “My Luck ” (Kaitangata); 35,210, “ Real Mackay ” (I Medway street,: Gore);. 72,426, “ Tamarisk ” (Denniston); 79,210, Mrs H. A. Sell (Houipapa, Gatlins); 134,210, J. Thornton (Glenorchy, Lake Wakatipn) ; 135,210,. “ Gold,” care of. Miss J. M‘Gregor, Cambrian); 135,426, “ Chummy and Me,” Mrs D. M'Cay (9a Dundonald street); 136,210, “ Tinted Roof ” (Waipori); 136,426. “Passer By” (B. Linklater, . Waitahuna); 137,210, “Just ' Us” (C.P.0.); 137,426, “Paper”; 138,210, Lake County, F. St. Omer (Queenstown) ; 138,426, “Wee Lorraine,” M. Warren (104 Macandrew road); 139,210, “Pay Day,” F. M. Patton (28 Cooper street);' 139,426, M. Fraser (313 Adwin street, North-east Valley) .• 185,426, “ Trying Again.’,’ . £I,OOO TICKET BOUGHT LAST DAY IN SMALL STORE TRIP T 0 SYDNEY PLANNED % ' Much speculation was aroused in the city this morning concerning the identity of “ Bottles,” the pseudonym used by the lucky winner of the. second prize of £I,OOO in the Golden Treasure art union drawn at Wellington to-day. Only the vague address “Dunedin” was given by the holder of the lucky ticket, and searching inquiries during the morning failed to locate him, and it was not till this afternoon that it was discovered that th,e holder of the ticket was Mr Henry Brandt, a bottle gatherer of 576 Anderson’s Bay road., Mr Brandt is 51 years of age, and has been a well-known figure; in the south end of’Dunedin for very many years. With the vague information that the prize ticket had been purchased at a small store in Queen’s drive, Musselburgh, a reporter visited the shop and gained only the hare information that the lucky winner was a bottle gatherer, who had adopted his calling as a nom de plume in the hope of winning a prize.. Further difficulty was experienced when it was-found that Mrs Harrison, the storekeeper, had no idea of the address of her customer, and it was only by chance that the place of residence —a small two-roomed bach at the rear of a plumber’s shop—was found. Mr Brandt, however, was not at home when the reporter arrived, hut his partner, who lives with him, was wildly elated when the glad tidings were brought to him. . “ I was just saying to him last night before wo went to bed. You’’ will get that £2,000 to-morrow,” said the partner, an old-age pensioner, aged 61, as he hurriedly searched through his friend’s possessions for the ticket. “ All his life he has been trying to save money to see his brother in Sydney,” said the old man, “He has not seen him for 10 years. Only this morning he remarked that, if successful, he would give me a trip either to Wellington or to Aystralia. We are both in poor circumstances, and Mr 'Brandt has only £35 to his name.” The old man informed the reporter that Mr Brandt and he paid 17s a week for their comfortable two-roomed house. “We both bought a ticket at the same time on the last day,” he said. “Mr Brandt also has a halfshare in another ticket.” Asked what Mr Brandt’s reaction had been to the -nows of his win, the old< man naively replied:, “ H© won’t know till he comes home from his rounds with his horse and cart. He will be overjoyed.” “ When will lie be homeP” asked the interviewer. “It might be 10 minutes; it might be three hours,” was the answer. Mr Brandt, it was learned, has an older brother in business in Sydney. They are the only two living of a family of five. When the reporter left the old fel-, low was still searching for the ticket, remarking the while, “It must be here.” Early in his quest for “ Bottles ”<the reporter thought that he had struck a clue. It was learned- that a ticket under that name had been taken out by a syndicate of young men in a city commercial establishment, the money for the ticket having been raised through selling some “ dead marines.” Hope soared high in the minds of the young fellows when they heard of the win, but it was quickly dashed to the ground when they let it be known that their ticket was in a popular consultation outside New Zealand and not in the art union. Several of them, however, regard it as a good omen for their chance. >

A. curious incident, which may or may not convert some unbelievers, is associated with the winning of a £SO prize by Mr F. T. Bryant, of 88 Russell street, Dunedin, short tune ago Mr

Bryant x allowed his tea cup to h# “read.” and he was told that ha could “ expect a large sum of money soon.” Mr Bryant, who is a single man of about 25, .and who has resided in Dunedin for about a year, is employed at the Petrous Tile Company works at Gaversham.