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Southland Times, Issue 9026, 30 September 1885, Page 3

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LecturepOUßSE OF LECTURES A COURSE OF SIX THURSDAY FORTNIGHTLY LECTURES Will be given, under the auspices of the South* land Institute, at HANAN'S HALL. SIXTH LECTURE ON THURSDAY, THE Ist OCTOBER 1885. October 1st — " Macaulay." By J. Gammellj B.A. Chairman— A. Scruttpn, Esq. Tickets may be obtained from all the Book sellers. Prices for the Course — 4s. Single LecturesFront Seats, Is ; Back Seats, 6d. G. W. BLANCHFLOWER, jXI7 Hon. Secretary. AmusementsllO.SLn BUSH SCHOOL. The annual concert and bail in aid of the Prize Fund -will be held in the above School" house ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 1885, Doors open at 7.30,' p.m. Admission 2s Gd J. P» CALVERT, se2G Hon. Sec. GREATEST EVENT OF THE SEASON. GARRISON HALL. THURSDAY & FRIDAY, Bth & 9th OCT. Positively last chance of witnessing MR A. A. O'DONNELL, Champion Fancy and Trick Bicyclist af Australasia, ably assisted by Masters Horace Thomson and [Willie Peters, in his unequalled peformances on the bicycle, extending over three and a half hours, prior to his departure for America. One Mile Skating Race (handicap), Grand Bicycle Tournament by Invercargill Bicycle Club. First-class Orchestra engaged. ADMISSION— 2s and Is. SEE BILLB. se23 Meetings THF4 SOUTHLAND TRAMWAY COMPANY (LIMITED.) An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Southland Tramway Company, Limited, is hereby convened to be held in Sloan's Theatre, Dee street, Invercargill, on Thursday, Ist October next, at 3 p.m., for the purpose of confirming the following resolutions: — " That as the shareholders of the Company have net responded to the resolution passed at the annual genera! meeting for an increase of capital, and as it is clearly shown by the balance - Bheet issued that the Company cannot carry on by reason of its liabilities, the Companybe wound up voluntarily." , 11 That Messrs D. L. Matheaon, J. E. Haanah, and Wm. Sloan be appointed liquidators for the purpose of winding up the Company." 8822 D. H. JENNINGS, Secretary. THOROUGH OF INTERCARGILL SPECIAL MBETING. Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Borough of Invercargill will meet at the Municipal' Offices* "Kelvin street, Invercargill, at the hour of a quarter-past seven, on Thursday evening, the 15th day of October, 1885. for the purpose of confinaingthe following resolution: That a gas rateof sixpence in the pound upon the values of all rateable property in this Borough, as appearing in the Valuation Roll, be ihade. and thatsuch gas rate shall be for the 'period commencing on the first day of April, 1885, and ending en thQ thirty--1 first day of Ma>ch, 1886. ' V W. B. SCANDRETT. Town Clerk. Municipal Offices, &TWWfm,«» Sept., Ws. Ml* ' ■ \ . . . -