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Southland Times, Issue 9164, 12 March 1886, Page 3

Old Gent : ' Five dollars 1 What do you want five dollars for 1 ' Tramp — ' I want it to make up my fair to Louisville.' ' Gjt relatives there 1 ' ' No — not exactly. I hear they have a whitky pool th-?re, and I want to be on hand when it's opened to the public' Remedy for Hard Times.— Stop spend'ng so much oh fine clothes, rich, food, and style. Buy good food, cheaper and better clothing, and stop the habit of uairjg expensive or quack doctKP, or humbug medicine that does yon only harm, but pnt your trust in the greateet of all simple, pure remedies, American Co.'s Hop Bitte's, that cure always at a trifling cc-st, and you will see bett r r times and gocd health. Read. Dkspaiiung Bankers. — The number of suicides among the brightest and moat capab'e of business men, bankets and oshers, will be reduced to a minimum as soon as the specific viriues of American Hop Bitters are known. As all men who work with their brains and neglect to take the needed ex< rase, the food taken does not nourish ; and dangerous debility physical and moral, ensue. Bead. mil [For remainder of reading mvtter ccc 4th page.) Meetings. Jt VICTORIA LODGE, g o, £^|r' iris a coivsti ruTioir y^^ rrMLE Regular Monthlj Meeting of the above i Lodge will be held in the Masonic Hall, Forth s'refct' This (t rid ay) Evening, 12th March, 1886, at 8 o'clock sharp. Busine-s— Raisings and General, Visiting «nd s journing brethren cordially invited to be present. W. H. CUiIBERBEACH, ml 2 Acting Secretary. ffi^HE annual General Meeting of the InverJL cargill Footbill Cmb, wul be held in the Aibion Hutsl, on Friday, lt>th inst., at 8 p.m. m 9 J. E. WATSON, Hoa. Sec. OREPUKI COAL AND SHALE COMPAN?, LIMITED. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the above Company will be held at the othce of the legal manager, William Todd, Esk street, Invcfcargil!, on Monday evening, 22nd March, 188 J, at 8 p.m. Business— To consider financial position of Company and increase of capital. WILLIAM TODD, 7 Legal Manager. Amusements ST. PATRICK'S ANNIVERSARY 7HLL BEI CELEBRATED BY A BALL AND SUPPER, TO BE HELD IN THE GARRISON HALL, ON WEDNESDAY, 17th MARCH. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. ; dance to commence at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Refreshments will be provided at midnigat. Double ticket, 7s 6d ; single, 5s 6d ; ticket to admit one gentleman and tw j lad ts, 10s 6d. Tickets can be obtained from the committee and at the door. [17 M. O'IiKLEN, Hon. Sec. SOUTHLAND AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB. FIFTH ATHLETIC MEETING AND GRAND f IRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION, WLL BE HELD ON THE PARK RESERVE, GALA STREET, ON St. PATRICK'S DAY, 17th MARCH, To commence at 1 p.m. FOR PROGRAMME SEE BILLS. Prizes may be seen in Messrs Rein & Ferguson's window. mlO JAS. HAOGREGOR, Hon. Sec. Lost, Found Etc. T ~t A REWARD.— The above reward will 1 be paid for inform ition leading to ihe conviction of the person or persons who have been stealing my sheep during the last four years, at the rate of ab ut 200 <:er year The sheao are branded fireb-and, K on ri^kt side of nose. None of the sheep bearing this brand Lave been sold by me, to that whoever has potiseesion of them, has so illegally. 25 MRS KIDD, Winton. Public Notices. A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT jti. SOCIETY. Established 1849. FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. Nkw Zealand Branch : — Hkad Office : Custom Hou^e Quay, Wellington. Loo.vl Board of Directors : Charles Johnson rha>azyn, Esq., Chairman. The Hon. Sir vVm. Fitzherbert, K.C.M.G., M.L.C., Deputy Chairman. The Hor.. A. de ii. Brandon, M.L.C. Charles J. Johuston, Esq., M.H.R. The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., M.L.C. ANSUAL INCOME Exceeds £1,074,000 Sterling. INVESTED FUNDS Exceed £5,371,000 Sterling. REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ASSURE WITH THIS SOCIETY, It is the only Colonial Life Office giving Annual Bouuse.-, reducing the net cost of Assurance to the lowest possible limit. It is the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most prosperous Mutual Life Office in the Southern Hemisphere. Its Bunuses are larger than those of any other Life Office of similar age in any part of the world. The Society has distributed atnoegst its members £2,000,000 (representing Rpversionary Bonuses c iceeding £4,000,000 sterling) in Cash Bonuses. After making nnusual ample rpserves, the Cash Surplus for division for the year 1884 was £262,434, a larger amount of profit than has ever been realised or divided in one year by any other office in the British Empire ■ The Society issued 88G6 new policies during the year 1884, assuring £2,902,402, with new premiums amounting to £10(5,364. 7 : The Society offers UNDOUBTED SECURITY, LIBERALITY, PROFIT. Its investments in NVw Zealand securities exceed £800,000, ,ui<l all the surplus Branch accumulations are invest b<l in the colony ? thus mak< ing it essentially a thoroughly Colonial Institution, Be careful you select this Society and do noi be milled by the similarity of name of some oi the younger Australian offves. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. INVERCARGILL DISTRICT OFFICE, DEB STuKBr. cl 9 G. B. L. LOWE, Agency Clerk. TN BAN KRUPTCI TENDERS. Estate of R. and M. Wiiiamson, Hotclkeepers Oreti Plai «. Trnders will ba received by the 'umlersignpc v IUI no.au an Saturday, tLe 20th instant, fo: the purchase of the assets in this Estate ai follows : — * Sect oq 2, Oreti Hundred, containing two aere= up n which i) «•• cted ih <t wellkPO-Tj Hotel tin " Farmer.,' Rest," with Black siaitbs Shop aod .Stab'ea,.bituate about fiv< miles from Winton, also for the Stock ii Trade and Household Furnitnre. The whole to be tendered for in one lot. Thi highest or any tender not necessarily accepted For further information apply to aoPERICK MACLEOD, DepatT-Aerigcee AlTwew^Ui Oft Xwfy Ws, :■,.