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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 112, 15 May 1906, Page 4

A PATTERN TO THE WORLD. THE SUCCESS OF "SWIFT" BICYCLES IS UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED With the result that the Principal Features are extensively copied. A BICYCLE can bo produced to look like a "Swift." A BICYCLE TO WEAR AS A "SWIFT" DOES IS ONLY MADE BY THE ORIGINAL . MANUFACTURERS. ART CATALOGUES POSTED FREE to ANY ADDRESS. F. W. ADAMS. AGENT, MARKET STREET. NEW ZEALAND GUN CLUB ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS. President: T. M. Wilford, Esq., M.H.R. Vice-Presidents: Geo. Rutherford and C. H. Chavannes. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: J. W. Cassin. Committee: T. •A. Double, H. McElroy, G. R. King, J. H. Redwood, N. Yon Stunner. Referee: C. H. Chavannes. PIGEON MATCH —for the— CHAMPIONSHIP OF , NEW ZEALAND. rpHE Eighth Annual Sweepstake JL Pigeon Match for the Championship of New Zealand will be held under the auspices of the New Zealand Gun Club Association. The .conditions of the match ara given below. The winner, in addition to 60 per cent, of the sweepstake, will be awarded the Championship Medal, presented by the members of the Marlborough Gun Club. The Match will be held on Messrs Redwood Bros.' Grounds, Spring Creek, near Blenheim, Marlborough,, on THURSDAY; 31st MAY, 1906. The day following the Marlborough Gun Club's Annual £100 Handicap. Shooting to commence at 9.30 a.m. ENTRANCE FEE. An entrance fee of £3 for each com* petitor will be charged. Proceeds to be divided amongst the three highest * scorers in the proportions set forth below. PRIZES. Ist—Championship Medal and sixty (60) per cent, of Sweepstake. 2nd.—Cash, twenty-five (25) per cent. of Sweepstake. 3rd.—Cash, fifteen (16) per cent, of Sweepstake. (The Cash Payments will be subject to a deduction of 10 per cent, for ex* penses.) CONDITIONS. Twenty-one (21) birds; twenty-eighfc (28) yards rise; sixty (60) yards boiitt* dairy; New Zealand Gun Club Association Rules. Competitors must be bona fid© resi* dents in New Zealand of not less than two (2) years' continuous standing, and must be members of clubs affiliated to the New Zealand Gun Club Associa* tipn. " Ties for Championship to be shot off, first miss to.be out. No competitor allowed to shoot unless his bird money and entrance fee have been paid. When entering, competitors are requested to state the name of the club to which they belong. . Entries to be made with E. H. Eccles, Secretary Marlborough Gun Clubj Blenheim, on or before SATURDAY, May 19th, 1906. Copies of Rules (price 2s 6d) may be obtained from the Secretary. ■ J. W. CASSIN, . : Hon. Secretary, Gun Club Association, Christchurch. E. H. ECCLES, Secretary, Marlborough Gun Club. MARLBOROUGH G U N C L U B. OFFICERS FOR 1906. President: J. H. Redwood. VicePresident: J. W. Graham. Committee: F. Redwood, E. Cheesman, J. Greig, A. Rore, J. C. Ross, J, Gouzens, W. Farquhar. Auditor and Handicapper: T: O'Leary. Secretary and Treasurer; E. H. Eccles. ANNUAL HANDICAP PIGEON _IMATCH. Open to allcomers who are members of Clubs affiliated with the N.Z. Gun Club Association. *•'.•■• TO be held on Messrs Redwood Bros.' Grounds, Spring Creek, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 30th, 1906. Commencing at 9.30 a.m. sharp. Traps will leave the Square, Blenheim, at 8.30 a.m. on date of the Match. HANDICAP OF 100 SOYS.—First prize, £65; second Prize, £20; Third Prize, £10; Fourth Prize, < " £5. Fourteen birds. Second miss out. 40 yards boundary/ Shootists allowed one star on first bird.. - only, on payment of £1. Prizes* paid less 10 per cent., which i& deducted for expenses. , Nomination (£2) with performances for the last two years, to be lodged with the Secretary not later than SATURDAY, May 19, at 9 p.m. Handicaps published on Wednesday, May 23. Acceptances (£3) oh the Ground on the morning of the. match. If time allows, other matches will bo arranged on the ground by the Committee. ■ CONDITIONS. All matches to be shot under the New Zealand Gun Club Association Rules. No competitor to be allowed to shoot unless his nomination, acceptance, and birds have been paid. Two misses out. Trappers and pullers paid by the Club. When nominating, shooters are requested to give, the name of the club to which they belong, - also their last two years' performances. E. H. ECCLES, Secretary. Blenheim, April 20th, 1906. mHE WORLD IN GLASSES. The world in glasses most truly applies to this day and age. "Why so many glasses?" can best be answered by those who wear them —those who have been relieved of headaches, indigestion, and innumer--able like troubles of nervous origin. We have the names of hundreds of: just such people on our records who> will testify to the efficacy of properly adjusted glasses. ALFRED -LEV I. CONSULTING OPTICIAN, 39 Lambton Quay, Wellington. H. MORRISON Manager. UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ENVELOPES (commercial and other) for Trade purposes. — " Express " Office. - * JOHN HUTCHESON —BROKER— I7URE, MARINE, AND LIFE IN--1 SURANCE AGENT. Australian Mutual Provident Society. N.Z. and River Plate Land Mortgage Company.