Page 2 Advertisements Column 5

Timaru Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 1763, 25 June 1877, Page 2

N«w Advertiflffmeots WINTER EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS. rpHE SECOND OF THE SERIES OF THH ABOVE ENTERTAINMENTS Will take place at the MECHANICS' INSTITUTE, oi» WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT. PART I. Vocal and Instrumental Music, Readings, Recitations,' 4 c. PART 11. The Screaming Farce, " TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER." Doors open at Half-past Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Admission : One Shilling. Full Programme m to-morrow's issue. SOUTH CANTERBORY PLOUGHING MATCH, To take place on FRIDAY, 27th JULY, 1877. MEMBERS OF COMMITTBB : Mr J. C. McKerrow, Chairman ; Messrs F. Archer, Stevenson, Mcßratney, A. Pringle, Meikle, John Kelland, A. Chalmers, R. Chalmers, Irvine, Patterson, Barclay, Davy, Henderson, Campbell, Jeffcoat, Elder, Copeland, Walker, Evans, Jonas, Raino, Cramond, Goldie, Murphy, McLaren, Loudon, Ogilvie, J. King, Crawford, and McKeown. HOItOBAKT SECBETABIES AND TBIASUBKIS : Messrs D. and L. Maclean. Class A — Champion. Open to all comers. Single furrow (wheel or swing). Ist Prize, £8 ; 2nd, £6 ; 3rd, £4 ; 4th, £2. I Class B — Open to all comers (Ist and 2nd prizetakers m New Zealand excluded). Ist Prize, £10; 2nd, £8; 3rd, £6; 4th, £4 ; 6th, £2. Class C — For Youths under 18 years of age, with swing or wheel ploughs. Ist Prise, £4; 2nd, £2. Class D — For Youths under 18 years of age, with double furrow ploughs. lit Prize, £5 ; 2nd, £3. Prizes also will be awarded for the best Break, Finish, Outs and Ins, m each Class; the best Ploughing on the Field ; the best Three-horse Team ; the best Two-horse do ; the best Groomed do ; and the best-kept Harness m regular vie. ENTRANCE FEES : In Classes A and B lOe „ C and D 5s All Entries to be lodged at the Office of the Secretaries on or before TUESDAY, 24th July, 1877. REGULATIONS. 1. All ploughs to be on the ground by halfpast 9 o'clock punctually; to start at 10 o'clock. 2. Each ploughman will draw lots for his land, which will be surf eyed and numbered. 3. Each competitor will be required to gather six rounds and throw abroad the rest. 4. Competitors must not plough less than 5 inches deep, or more than 9 wido. 5. No prize will be awarJed m any class without sufficient merit m the opinion of the Judges. 6. Ploughmen to oomplete work by half-past 3 o'clock, or be disqualified ; and no assistance allowed except ia lifting poles. 7. No person will be allowed on the ploughed ground except the Judges. 8. Any disputes arising will bo decided by the Committee. By order of Committee. D. & L. MACLEAN, 25ju Hon. Secretaries. NOTICE TO FARMERS IN THE VICINITY OF TIMABU. S.C. PLOUGHING MATCH, 1877. riIHE Committee of the S.C. Ploughing Match respectfully request the Farmers and others m ~ the immediate vicinity of Timaru, having a suitable Paddock m which the proposed Match could take place, to offer the same m writing to the undersigned on or before 12 o'clock on SATURDAY, Ihs 30th June, 1877. D. & L. MACLEAN, 26ju Hon. Sees. TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL. mENDERS will be RECEIVED up till 7 ■*- o'clock p.m., on MONDAY, the 25th instant, for; ADVERTISING and PRINTING for the ensuing twelve months, Specifications to bs seen on applying to, the undersigned. ' By order, EDWIN Ht. LOUGH, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, Timaru, Jane 18th, 1877. 19 ju JgPJOOO TO LEND on Freehold Security. Apply to A. St. G. HAMEBBLEY, 19ju Solicitor. rjIHE TOMAHAWK Single Copy— Sixpence. Terms of Subseriptioo (exclusive of postage) — £1 per annum ; or, 12*. per half-Tear p»^ifl»dT*JW». ..■..,!:,^it, : .,