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Amusements. ■ . . H.A.CB.S. REYMOUTS No. 17. vAJffi-V^v A BALL & BANQUET ■"L&y^/f^^f SL under the auspices of k \ f^\\\fl *^ c a^ ove Sociefcv. will 4fe> XV». ff be held ol ' il V ST - PATRICK'S DAI, At the New TRANSIT SHED, Tainui street. Dancing to commence at 9 p.m. Admission Ticket, double 21s, single 15s, ! may be obtained from the following members of Committee, viz., T. O'DoDnell, J. T. Fitzgerald, John O'Brien, M. Kennedy, P. Twohill, M. O'Conor, Peter Purcell, and J. A. Green, T7OLUNTEER HALL. ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT, TUESDAY, 17th MARCH, 1874. A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT will be given by Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs, in aid of the GREYMOUTH LITERARY SOCIETY. The first part of the programme to consist of SONGS, COMIC and SENTIMENTAL, , DUETS, GLEES, and.RECITATIOKS. To be followed by the Great Sensation Drama in three acts, entitled JOCRISSE, THE JUGGLER. Count De Lespierre ... Mr Elmer Le Verriay (his nephew) ... Mr Raphael Adolph Demereno(attach6 to Neapolitan Embassy Mr G. Turner Jocrisse (the juggler) ... Mr W. H. Leach Tobie Touratouraton (his ■ jack-pudding) Mr P. Kyle Francoise (servant to the Count) MrT. Douglas* Countess De Lespierre ... Mrs*H. Bnrgett Julie (daughter to juggler) Mrs P. Kyle Peasants, Bailiffs, &c. SYNOPSIS: •: ' Act 1; Fair in the Forest of Montmorency. ; The Conspiracy. ' Prestidigitation. Le Vernay as a Fortune-teller. Act 2. Apartments of the Juggler. The Victim. The Discovery. The Leap for Life. Act 3. Reparation. The arrest. Tobie to the rescue. SAVED ! SAVED ! ! SAVED !! !- VFront seats, 3s ; Back seats, 2s. Doors open at 7.30, to commence at 8 sharp. A GRAND B A'Z AA R, In aid of ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, AHAURA, (Shortly to be given over to the Sisters of Charity), Will be held at the Store recently occupied by Kennedy Brothers, Tainui street, 'H the EVENINGS of WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, -■ . 18th, 19th, 20th inst. E. PERTIUS. f^i REYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB ix HANDICAP. r'^A DERBY SWEEP, Of Four Hundred (400) Members, at 103 each, will be drawn at the RAILWAY -TERMINUS HOTEL, • ■' On Monday, the i6th inst. First Horse .... ... £10C Second do 40 Third, do ' ....... 20 Forty Pounds divided equally amongst starters and non-starters. 1 Ten per cent deducted from all Prizes for expenses. The Drawing to take place under the. supervision, of , a Committee, to be appointed by the subscribers on the night of Drawing. '' ' ' Tickets can be obtained at the above Hotel. Should the subscriptions not reach the above amount, the Sweep r wtil oe drawn, and prizes in proportion allotted to subscribers. " '■'-■•■'■■■■■" ' JOHN O'BRIEN. : lyr EYT R IV E R DI S T R I C T. A SWEEPSTAKE ••' • :/■!."/ ,-.;••■ ON THB ■■ GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, To be Run ior on the 17th MARCH, 1874, Will* be drawn AT MESSRS HAMILTON and CO.'S, Mabsden. On MONDAY, the 16th MARCH, 1874, ...,./ At 7 : o'clock p.m., Under the supervision of a Committee appointed by the subscribers. „ Tic Vets - • ■£1 0 0 The number of tickets offered will be UNLIMITED, and to meet this the followng will be the scale of charges to cover expenses, viz.:— . £100 , ... ... 10 per cent. £150 ' 74 percent. . £200 and upwards... 5 percent. And the balance will be distributed as follows:— .. „' , ' . -..,, . - First horse ... ... '.. One-half Secondi horse One-quarte Third 'fio'rse One-twelfth Divided among starters ... One-twelfth Divided among non-starters ... One-twelfth i .Tickets! can be had on receipt of Post Office order or draft, with exchange added, payable to J. Hamilton and Co. The Stakes will be paid to the respective winrers' at Messrs 1 Hamilton and Co.'s, Marsden, ! ::on ! and after the 18th day of March, 1874, upon the decision of the Judge, i \K'i"h I--:... .:.,:. • . JAMES HAMILTON aud CO., . 'Mr,'.'r v l |v i i !. ..,..-! Treaaurera.

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