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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 7222, 18 July 1884, Page 4

Sweeps 4. FOETUS B FOR 10s 1 !: A FORTUNE FOR 10a ! I! ADAMASTOE’S novelty CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1881. To bo ruoon 4th November ; 134 nominations. Will close on November 1. CAXHTaL £SOOO In 10,000 shares of 10a each. Each ticket has seven separate chances, Race and Cash Awards beint> drawn for separately. Please send Post Office orders when convenient, or bank notes, Cheques must be marked correct by bank. Notice,—Registered letters not accepted. Two stamps required for reply and result. Programmes, with nominations of horses, sent free on application. Will positively close on or before November 1, 1884, ADAMASTOR’S SPECIAL PRIZE OF £SO. A Special Prize of £SO will be given to the first shareholder of four tickets, or more, who names the first three heaves in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each tipster’s letter is received, and the first correct tipster will received this Special Prize. Each shareholder of not less than four tickets is entitled to one tip ; of eight tickets, two tips, and eo on for each and every four tickets. The £SO is placed in the hands of the editor of the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers, on application, can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and addresses, if required. Address—ADAMASTOE, Care of Lyons and Hart, P. 0., Box 151, Dunedin. N.B.—The Dunedin Cup will follow. 105 PHCENIX NOVELTY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME ON THE GREAT METROPOLITAN, Which will take place on the RAND WICK COURSE SYDNEY, About the let September, 1884, 81 NOMINATIONS. Subscribed capital, £2OOO, in 4000 shares of 10s each. 15T v 2,1 zE s - Each share has six separate chances for a prize. First horse ... £SOO | 2 £SO cash bonds £IOO Second horse ... 200 110 £2O ~ 200 Third h -rse ... 100 jlO £lO ~ 100 Starters divided 200 |ls £7 ~ 105 Others divided 300 |39 £5 ■, 195 £2OOO Prizes will bo paid pro rata, allotted in )resence of a committee of shareholders, on or ibottt August 28, and aa the promoters retain be light of eolling more than 4000 shares if ipplled for, the prizes may be much over advertised value. Intending will please apply early, mclosing two 2d stumps for reply and result, iddiug la commission if cheque is enclosed, md making crossed cheques payable to a lumber or bearer. Pest Office orders must be made payable to Phoenix Company, and if stamps are sent, la Der £ extra as exchange ; if notes, two envelopes should be used. Address—“ Phoenix,” care of J. L, Fleming, Pox 204, Post Office, Christchurch. N.B,—We must ask our friends to be particularly careful about our address, and •emind them that wo are not connected with be “City Baths” firm, or any other in Christchurch, and never have been, 66 Melbourne investment co.’s CUP CONSULTATION, 1884, ON THE MELBOURNE CUP (To be run in November). Capital—£lo,ooo, in 10,000 Full Shares of £1 each, or 20,000 Half Shares of 10s each. Each Full Share has Two Separate chances, and can win £SOOO. The Distribution is as follows First Horse ... Second Horse ... ... Third Horse Starters Divided Non Starters Divided £5,000 2,000 1,000 1,250 750 Total £IO,OOO The above Company commenced operations a few years back, and, since its establishment, baa given universal satisfaction in the manner its business has been conducted. It was formed for the purpose of investing on the various events that take place on the Flemington Course. Gentlemen, artisans, and others resident, both in Victoria and the adjoining Colonies, are invited to become shareholders. Many persons who, from various reasons arc unable to attend and invest for themselves, would much like to have the opportunity to safely invest a few pounds ; for this reason the above Company was first inaugurated, the promoters of which, while thanking the public for their support up to the present, invite them to invest in this cot-eultation, when they are sure that their (the promoters’) efforts will bo duly appreciated. The Shakes are £1 each, but should a would-be shareholder care to invest a smaller sum, he can do so by obtaining a half-share for lOs. Persons taking up 15 full shares will be accorded tho privilege of attending, or appointing a deputy to attend, the drawing. THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION of the funds will take place the dav FOLLOWING THE MEETING.- RESULT SLIPS will be posted to shareholders and published in this paper. Early application for shares is necessary, Application for shares must be made to the Manager of the Melbourne Investment Company, Jae. Jacobsen, G.P.0., Melbourne, Victoria, enclosing amount in. notes, cheques, bank drafts, or P.O. orders (made payable to Jas. Jacobsen), including a directed envelope and two twopenny stamps (of any colony) for registration. The particular notice of the public is directed to the fact that only 2£ per centum is deducted for working expenses, commission, &c,, the whole of the £IO,OOO, less this amount, going to subscribers. All scrip will bo allotted us application is made, and will be forwarded per return mail. 24 JAMES H. JACOBSEN, Manager, SPORTING NEWS. £3OOO, FOURTH GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. riMIE Three previous Drawings were filled JL a week prior to the advertised date of closing. The public of New Zealand have appreciated these Grand Hamburg Drawings, therefore the Company anticipate having their Fifth Drawing on a larger scale. This Fourth Grand Drawing for £3OOO will close about the end of August, and the Fifth Drawing will open on the Ist September. The large number of applications (over 900) that came too laic will be duly registered for this Fourth Drawing. This Fourth Grand Drawing will consist of 240 money prizes, amounting to £3OOO, subscribed by 60U0 members at 10a each. The various money prizes will be distributed as follows ; 1 £3OO prize J 5 £3O prizes 1 10 £ls prizes 1 £l5O prize 10 £25 prizes 120 £lO prizes 1 £IOO prize J 10 £2O prizes j 80 £5 prizes 2 £SO prizes | j Total amount, £3OOO. 240 money prizes. The Grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, and tho chances are in favor of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 100 largo prizes against SO small ones. To any investor of £2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the Head Prize or any other mayjbo drawn by any Investor of 10s.

The Company would not presume to tell the public that they have a number of chances and can win a number of prizes for a single investment of 10s, The large bulk of the money in this Grand Drawing is not given away in one big prize, as it is in the Horse Consultations, but you will observe in this Hamburg Drawing that the £3OOO is fairly proportioned into 240 Prizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. This Hamburg Drawing is on the most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public satisfaction. This fourth grand drawingfor£3ooo will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. Notice.—Country cheques marked correct by bank only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. P.O orders preferred, made payable only to Boaz. Bank notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed BOAZ, care Mr Moscly, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, £34 Box 04, Rost Olilco, Dunedin, j