£5,000 PRIZE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11770, 18 October 1932, Page 2

£5,000 PRIZE

A u OKI. A.NDFR S ‘ AY INDr ALL N.S.W. STATE LOTTERY SYNDICATE WIN FIRST MONEY SIX SHARE GOOD FORTUNE A neither big prize in an overseas lottery has gone to Auckland (says tho Star.) A brief cable message from Sydney on Friday contamed( the information that a local syndicate had won the_ fir sit prize of £SOOO in the' latest New South Wales State lottery. Tho joint holders in the winning ticket are: Miss Hilda Adve, of 32. O’Neill at-reelt, Ponsonhy; Miss Doris Adye, of 32, O’Neill street, Ponsonby; Mr and Mrs (J. Mai yon, of 32, O’Neill street, Ponsonhy;Air W. T. Webb, of 9, Arthur street, Ponsonby; Mr T. Murphy, of 22, Wellesley street, Auckland. The cable message that, brought the good news to the lucky holders was brief, but it gave the Aucklanders the, full story of their good fortune. “Your ticket No 37673 won the first prize in to-day’s lottery”, it tread. “I got tho news over the telephone from a friend’, said Mrs Murphy. ‘Y’t is Mr Murphy who has possession of the ticket, ‘ and he was the first of the six to learn the news. Mr Murphy said: “I was doing a job in the garage at the time and as {the owner was waiting for his ear I had to go back and finish it. It took me over half an hour. I then jumped into n car and picked up the cable. I did not want to say anything to ’the others before I was sure there had been no mistake. Once I had checked up on the figur.es 1 went to the others and let them know. Of course, we were delighted” Mr -Murphy said that nr. far as he personally was concerned, the money would come in particularly handy, as only recently he had taken a partnership in a motor repair business. He anticipated that the syndicate would drop between .'£6oo and £7OO in exchange, but they were not worrying a great deal about that, The' ticket, he said, had been purchased through ail agent in Sydney.” “COAT OF PAINT FOP THU HOUSE” “Our good luck has corne at a very opportune time”, said Mr Matron, who is employed in a soapmanufacturing business in the city. Wages, he said, were down, and he had a wife and two children to provide for. Mrs Malyon, whose wife is a sifter of the Misses Adye, intimated that, he had already decided to spend some of his share from it be big prize in repairs to his home. “The place can well do with a new coat of paint”, !she said. Mr Malyon also mentioned that he might, take advantage of his good luck to reduce tho mortgage on his home. Both of tho Misses Adye are employed by a well-known firm that sells, sports goods. “The money will come in very handy, for we are - all working people”, said /the elder of the sisters. “As yet I have made no plans”, she added. Miss Adye merely laughed when asked whether thers was any truth in the rumor that wedding bells were likely to ring for one of the panties sharing in tho prize in the near future. When, Mr ’Webb, who is a single man,, broke the good news to his family last, evening, they did not at find, take him seriously 1 “He is always joking”, said one of the household. “When he came home later work he told ns that his syndicate had won the first prize. Immediately after he had his dinner he went out again.” Mr Webb was orft of employment for 18 months before obtaining his present position at the gasworks at Devonport. “T don’t know yet wha't I will do with my share of the money’’, said Mr* Webb, speaking over the telephone from Devonport. “It’s no use losing your head”, he added. A LUCKY NICKNAME The lucky ticket was purchased in "the name of the Taitky Syndicate, Doubtless the particular one of the six who has for years been known to liis friends as “Tanky”. will always regard his : nickname as a lucky.,one. The syndicate have been ’‘chasing a prize” for some time. For months they tried their luck in a Tattersails’ Sweep, But failed.to draw even one of the smallest ,prize3,_ Recently thev changed over .to the New South. Wjales State lotteries. On the first occasion they were among the “also ram’’, but, their., second, ticket brought them the prize which has them all smiling... ■ Members op the lucky syndicate made it clear to-day they had. hoped to keep the good ■ news quiet, but admitted that , the “cat was well out of the bag”. “When T got, home the whole street knew about I”, .(said one of the- ticket -'holders. Many messages |of congratulation ' were received- by /the prize winners,