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Manawatu Herald, 25 October 1900, Page 3

J35,000 Our Grand £5,000 Ornithological Contest. Something entirely new and interesting. Read wlwt you are to do. You may get £200 cash. Our contest is to sco who can make the largest list of names (or kinds) of birds from the following list of letters : WDOOOCCKQULIAPRTARIDG ESPN IELVEBRDIMWADOHTL . We will recognise as a bird anything belonging to the feathered tribe, whether it be a Hen, Crow, Singer, or any other kind. You can use any letter as many times to make a name as it appears in the list of letters above ; for instance Woodcock, Plover, Snow Bird, &c. To any persons who can make a list of 25 or more different names of birds, we will give absolutely FREE a beautiful Prize value £200 or les?. • BIG PRIZES AWARDED DAILY. When you have made out your list fill out the line on the bottom of this adv. and send to us with a Stamped, Addressed envelope, then if. you are awarded a prize you can if you desire get the prize by becoming a subscriber to THE WOMAN'S WORLD. We shall award a prize to every person who sends the name of 25 Birds, and our* Gifts will be as follows : For the best list, received each day, a Gold Watch ; for the second best solution each day a beautiful Imported Tea Set; for the seven next best solutions, each day a Konrah-Sakih Diamond and Ruby Ring ; for the next best solution, a Gold Piece : and for all other correct solutions, Prizes of Good Va'ue. These prizes will be forwarded daily, you will not have to wait a long* time in uncertainty before you know the result. There is no element of lottery "in our plan, it makes no difference whether we get your solution late or early in the day. All you need is to post this adv. to us, and on the day it reaches us, if your list is the best, YOU SHALL HAVE THE GOLD WATCH, or if second best the Beautiful Tea Set, and so on. We guarantee that we will award you a prize. There is absolutely no opportunity for deception on our part — we cannot afford it. We want to get 1,000,000 well satisfied subscribers, and for that reason we don't want you to send any money until you know exactly what prize you have gained by answering 'the puzzles. As-soon after 4p m. each day as possib'e, the examiners will judge the lists to the best of their ability, and will designate the prizes. We will write to you at once notifying you what prize has been awarded you, then if you are fully satisfied you can send your subscription to THE 'WOMAN'S 'WORLD and your prize will go by return of post carefully packed. To a person of narrow ideas it seems impossible that we j should be able to make such a gigantic offer, but we have the money ,*brains, and reputation, we know exactly what we are doing, and if we can legitimately gain a million subscribers by this grand idea, we know that this million of well pleased subscribers can be induced to recommend THE WOMAN'S WORLD to all friends thereby building up our circulation still further. We are willing to spend £5,000 in this.contest in building up a big subscription 'list) and when this money is spent we reserve the right to publish a notification that the contest has been discontinued. Don't delay until ii is too late. The contest will continue until January Ist, 1901. We give a Bonus Prize of £50 independent of all others to the person who sends in the list gotten up in the best and handsomest manner. Our Committee will decide and award prizes daily, but the special £50 prize will be awarded in March 1901. Any birds name found in the dictionaries accepted. WHO WE ARE. The "Woman's Would" is a thoroughly reliable concern, we are known to do exactly as we advertise. As to our reliability we refer to any Advertising Agent or business man of London. Name Street Town- Country •. 0 Address: The "Woman's World," Brentford, London, W., England..

NOTICE. ALL ACCOUNTS owing to R. H. Elliotte must be settled on or before SATURDAY, October 27th, or steps will be taken to recover the same without further notice. R. H. ELLIOTTE. ALL M NIES due to me must be paid by the end of the month (October, 1900), or will be sued for without further notice. H. A. WUNSCH. Foxton, October 22nd, 1900. \] EW ZEALAND RAILWAYSPRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY. OPENING OF CANTERBURY EXHIBITION. SHOW AND RACES AT CHRISTCHURCH. Holiday Excursion Tickets will be issued TO WELLINGTON by either route from all stations on the Napier-New Plymouth section from 29th October to 9th November inclusive, and from any station to any station on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth section on 7 th, Bth, and 9th November, available for return till 4th December, 1900. For further particulars, see pos- j ters. ! By order. COXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. SPECIAL ORDER. Notice is hereby given that at a Special Meeting of the Foxton Borough Council held on Tuesday, the 9th day of October, 1900, it was resolved : — That the Foxton Borough Council, by virtue of the provisions of the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act 1899, do hereby re-adjust the Loan of one thousand pounds (£1000), raised for part cost of the construction of the Wirokino Bridge from the term of 2G years to one of 41 years, and it is hereby notified that a Special Meet- ! ing of the Foxton Borough Council 1 wi be hed on TUESDAY, the 13 th day of November, 1900, to confirm such resoution. ALF. FRASER, Town Clerk.