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Otago Witness, Issue 1344, 1 September 1877, Page 21

BUSINESS NOTICES. BISHOP'S GRANULAR EFFERVES- - OENT^GEMtATE OF MAGNESIA. ALFRED BISHOXI7, Speck's-fielda, Mileend New-towii^London, respecfcfu"y reminds the trade abroad that he Originally' Invented and Prepaid the GRANULA.R' EFFERVESCENT CUtBATE OF MAG- : JSTESIA. Since 1857 he^haf never ceased personally to saperintend^jMnanufacture'; and the markd superiority©MUß brand over that of the imitations'^ in^the market is admitted. The materials employed are" uniformly of the highest quality, the granules are handsome in appearance andfperfectly soluble, ?nd the genuine, preparation yields a draught which, as a -refp ;hing saline me-, dic ; ne of ' peculiarly pleasant flavour, is instantly distinguishable from the imitations. Agents, ••' Dunedm : KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, and CO., and al' Chemists and Merchants. Is TS^XHIBITION OF MERINO "WOOL J2i ' AT ' ' GOLDSBROUGH'S WOOL WARE- ■ HOUSES, MELBOURNE, ON THURSDAY, 14th FEBRUARY; 1878. ■ R. Goldsbrough and Go. beg to announce that they will hold an Exhibition of Merino Wool, at their' Warehouses, Bourke ; and William streets, on Thursday, the 14th February, 1878, and invite.- the competiticnof the Woolgrowers of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland. South Australia, T,as ; - mania, and New Zealand, for the prizes, cpnsisting ef , „ FOUR GOLD CUP:-?, Of the value of 25 guineas each, to be given by the firm oa that occasion for the best exhibits' oi Merino Wool. Conditions, &c , of Competition; a3> follows :—: — One Gold Cup, for the most valuable Bale of 50 Fleeces of Washed Wool, not skirted, grown either in Victoria, Riverina, South Australia, Tasmania, or New Zealand. ' , , One Gold Cup, for the most valuable i • Bale of 50 Fleeces of .Greasy Wool, not skirted, grown either ia Vic1 toria, Riverina-, South Australia, Tasmania, or New Zealand. One Gold Cup, tor the most valuable Bale of 50 Fleeces of Washed Wool/ not skirted, grown either in New South Wales or Queensland. " ■ One Gold Cup, for the most valuable Bale of 50 Fleeces of Greasy Wool, not skirted, grown either in New South Wales or Queensland. . Rains' ,Woel excluded from competition. The number of days' growth of the wool, the time when shorn, and whether from ewes wethers, or hoggets, to be stated. The exhibitors are also required to brand their bales with three letters, different from the station brand, which latter will be put on the bales after the award is made. R,- Goldsbrough and Co.'s agents at the different shipping .portsuwill take charge _of_^ all exhibits consigned to them, and pay all charges and expenses thereon. -Ab it has been decided by the Government that .Victoria shall be represented at the International Exhibition to be heldat'-Patis;' Ist May, 1878, growers desirous of sending duplicates of their Melbourne exhibits to" that Exhibition should forward same not later than ldt January, 1878, to R. GOLDS* BROUGH and CO., who, if requested, -will be glad to ship them to London or Paris. ' To facilitate the necessary arrangements, intending- exhibitors are requested to communicate with R. Goldsbroug and Co. as soon as possible: ; . -"-••, Goldsbrough's Woel Warehouses," V Bourke and William streets, Melbourne, .__ August 8, „ 1,877;^,. , ,_ ._la, . sporting:/, " ; ,\\ t^unbdin jockey club spring JLJ MEETING TO BE UELD OK IHE FORBUuY Jb>ARK iRACIfiOOUIi^B, -„ fOX ' ■ ' ''. fc>T. ANDREW S HOLIDAYS, FRIDAY, NOV. 30th, AND SATURDAY, DE .'EMBER Ist, 1877. , SIBWARD3 : Mr Jimes Marshall Mr \V. H. Ta'gart Mr J. F. Bitching Mr J Hazlett Mr C. W. Outten Mr W. C. Smiti Mr D. F.oudfoot ■ Mr G. Dowse Mr •>. M. Bell Mr T. H. Dodson Mr J. Ueany Mr H. J. Maclean. '>■ < Judge : Mr Henry Driver. Starter : Mr James Davit" in. Clerk op Couhsg : J : Mr H. Gourley.: Treasurer : Mr F. Meenan. Handicapper : Mr C. Moore..; ', j Official TmE-KBEPEo. 'MrR. H. Bailey. Clerk of the Scales : Mr S. G. Smith. P E O G R~A M M E: FIRST DAY. Maiden Plate, of 40 soys. Entrance, 2 soya. Ona mile and a half. Weight for age For hovses that have never won an advei tiaed prize exceeding £25. St. Andrew's Handicap, of 100 soys, with a sweep of ,3 . ovs ; the amount accruing from the sweep- • Btakes to go to the second horte. Two miles. Nominations, 2 aovs ; acceptance, 8 toys SELLING Racb, of 40 sow. Entrance, 2 soys. One mile and a half. Weight for age. Horses entered to be sold for £50, to &»rry 10!b over weight for age ; for £40, to carry weight for age ; for £30 allowed 141b ; for £20, 28lb ; for £10, 421b. The .winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus to 1 'go to the funds. Spring Handicap, of 60 soys. One mile and a quarter. Nominations, 2 soys; acceptance, 1 soy. Ohe, ; ■ ' winner of St. Andrew's Handicap to carry 71bs extra. j Handicap Trotiixo Race, of £3C soys. The second , horse to receive 10 soys from the stakes. No mi- 1 nations, 2 soys; acceptance, 1 soy. No weight, "under lOst. Optional saddlcor harness.— - -— »-! Benevolent Scurry, for a purse'bf soys. - Post entry, 10s. Onemileundadist-ir.ee. The winner to be eo!d by auction for £30 ; tho surp.u-», if any, to gainer \wth the whole proceeds of the race, to be presented to the Benevolent Jnsttution. lha rider to rtceive, first horse, saddle and bridle; second, a whip ; third, a pjir of sptrs. SECOND DAY. Handicap Hurdle Racb, of CO bow, second ho'seto receive 10 soys from the stakes. Aominatio:is, 2 soys ; acceptance, 1 soy. Two miles aud a Antance ; over 10 flights of hurdles 3ft 6in high.