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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3486, 7 June 1884, Page 1

“Pectoral Syrup,” A CERTAIN CURB FOR COUGHS COLDS, &c, The Extraordinary Demand is its best Guarantee. R. ATKINS, (Established, 186 G.) FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Main North Road, Timoru.

Sporting, £3OOO WILL CLOSE JULY 16m GRAND "NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. To bo Run at Melbourne, 19th July, 1884. 6000 Members at 10s. First .. £IOOO Second .. 400 Third •* 200 Others (divided) 350 £1,950 104 CASH AWARDS. advertised date of Closing. Should Applications exceed number advertised, the Prizes for Horses will be increased vro rata in value and an additional number of Gash awards included. Please send P. O. Orders when convenient and do not enclose coin. Two Stamps also for replies, and One Shilling added to all country cheques, which must be certified to as “ Correct.’ ADA MANTUA, Care of Mr Abraham, Box 351, Pos Office, Dunedin, N.B,—Names and addresses of 3 principal winners can be obtained by subBcnbers* MELBOURNE CUP WILL FOLLOW. Melbourne Cup 1884. ADAM~BESS Is now forming a series of Companies on the above great event. 2000 Investors at £1 each. To be divided as follows : First Horse, £IOOO ; Second Horse. £2OO ; Third Horse,£loo; Other Starters (divided), £3OO ; Non-starters (divided), £4OO ; Total, £2OOO. It is particularly requested that early application for Shares will be made,as each list will be drawn as soon as filled. Results will be forwarded to subscribers immediately after drawing, and the next list proceeded with, Any subscriber drawing a horse in any list will be allowed, if he so desires it, to invest in the following list any sum not exceeding Three Pounds without remitting any further cash, this amount to be ultimately deducted from prize money. The acceptances for this race are declared in August. Before that date, all Drawings will contain the whole of the horses entered, and every horse will receive a prize, but after that date the Acceptors only will be drawn. The Drawings will he conducted by a Committee chosen from the Subscribers. No, 1 now open. Application by Letter Only, enclosing two stamps, with exchange on Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or Drafts. Registered Letters or Telegranfs will not on any account be received. If bank notes are sent please me two envelopes, one sealed and placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. It will greatly expedite business if an addressed envelope is enclosed with application. Address—ADAM BEDE, care of H. N; Abbott, Box No, 2, Pos Office, Auckland, SPORTING NEWS. Third Grand Drawing is now Open UNPARALLELED success of these Grand Drawings, as they are carried out on the same principle as in Hamburg and other Continental Cities. The First Drawing for £2OOO, and the Second Drawing for £3OOO filled before the advertised time for drawing. The Company were induced to make this THIRD GRAND DRAWING for £3OOO in consequence of the great success, and also the confidence gained from the public since opening these Hamburg Drawings. This Third Grand Drawing will take place NOT LATER than the END OP JUNE, and the Fourth Drawingiwill open on the let July. . ...... Late Applications are registered for the Third Drawing. Over 550 applications for programmes are now registered for the third draw* ing. This Third Grand Drawing will consist of 240 money prizes, amounting to £3OOO subscribed by 6000 members at 10s each. The various money prizes will be distributed as follows: — 1 £3OO Prize 5 £3O Prizes 10 £ls Prizes 1 £l5O Prize 10 £25 Prizes 120 £lO Prizes 1 £IOO Prize 10 £2O Prizes 80 £5 Prizes 2 £SO Prizes total amount, £3OOO, 240 money prizes. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Pro* grammes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are in favor of the investor drawing a large prize, as there arc 160 large prizes against 80 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 may be drawn by any investor of 10s. The Company would not presume to tell the public ihat 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 share* holder an equal chance of getting a good prize. . ... , This Hamburg Drawing is one of the most novel, and will bo conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public satisfaction. This Third Grand Drawing for £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. NOTlCE.—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 tele* grams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must bp addressed BOAZ, Caro of Mr Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 64, P. 0,, Dunedin. WAIMATE AGENCY. MR. R. HUTT is Agent for the Times at Waimate. The Paper will bo regularly delivered every evening (or SIXPENCE PER WEES •ir