£5000 WON.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18723, 25 August 1932, Page 7

£SOOO WON.

LUCKY MASTERTON INVESTORB. IN AUSTRALIAN SWEEPSTAKES. MASTERTON, Wednesday. Four Masterton residents have won the first prize of £SOOO in an Australian sweepstake. The sweepstake was under-subscribed, otherwise t lie prize would have amounted to £IO,OOO. The luckv quartette consists of Mr and Mrs W. Nicol, Miss Edith Ralph and Miss Vera Judd (Mrs Nicol's sister). Sir Nicol is a tailor in business in Masterton. Miss Ralph is a member of the staff of flic Regent Theatre, and Miss Judd has a small ladies’ wear business. It was through Miss Ralph that the ticket was purchased. Indeed, sho laughingly remarked to-night: “The others have not paid me for their share of it yet.” Miss Ralph won a small prize in the recent Black Cat Art Union, and induced the others to share a ticket in an Australian sweepstake with her. She purchased one on behalf of the four under the name of “ The Four Horsemen." This morning she received a letter by the Australian mail advising tier of her good fortune. “ We have been too excited to decide on anything." Miss Ralph replied to a question regarding the plans of herself and- her partners. “We have been Inundated already with various schemes to invest | hc money in various ways. None of us has any plans vet. Yes, I have an ambition that 1 will now be able to satisfy, but. 1 am a f raid it is a secret." she admitted with n smile. "II is all very exciting and we find it hard to realise our good fortune." A resident of itladslone, a few miles from .Maslerlon. won sixth prize iri the sweepstake, and will rece.xo lA’.'ui.