THOMAS KING, Secretary. THE WANGANUI MEAT FBBEZING COMPANY (LIMITED) NOTICE TO FARMERS. F"]nHE above Company aro prepared to JL purchase fat sheep. Full particulars npon application. B, S. HIBBABD, Beoretaryi notice; nnHE business hitherto conducted by me JL under the name of Cummins, Sharpe and Co. will, fiom this date, be known as CUMMINS <fc CO. T. D. CUMMINS. Wanganui, November 18tb, 1896,



Bupineis Advertisements. Ilondon butchery, REMOVED TO"nBW PREMISES. MESSRS CADDY & CO. HAVE removed their BUTCHERY BUBINHS3 to New Premises in BJD9WAY BIBBET, next Butland Chambers, and close to the Avenue, The Shop will he openea morrow JL? JLV' I UA. JL morrow with a FIRST-OLABB SUPPLY OB 1 MEAT AND BMALL GOODS. WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 4tb and 6th Maroh, 1897. OFFICERS Prosident: Drßarle. Vice-president: H N Harrison. Judge: DrEarlo. Handicap- per :, J O Evett. Clerk of the Scales : B A Campbell. Clerk of Course: D McDonald. Timekeeper: B Higgio. Eon Surgeon: Dr Tripe. Hon Veterinary Surgeon: J A Hawke, M.8.0.V.5. Hon Starter : CHChavannes. Stewards: Dr Connolly, E E Fletoher, Alex. Higgle, Dr Saunders, A 3 Parsons, J H Nixon, and B Anderson. Secretary and Treasurer : 3? R Jackson, HRST DAY-THURSDAY, 4th MABOH. 1897. 1 Stewards' Stakes Handicap, of 50 soys; socond horse to receive 10 soys from the stakes ; distance, 1 mile ; nomination 1 soy, acceptance 1 soy ; to start at 12 noon 2 First Handicap Hurdle Eace, of 100 soys; second horse to receive 16 soys from the stakoa ; about 2 miles and a distance ; over eight jumps 3ft Gin in height ; nomination 1 aov, acceptance 2 soys ; to stait at 12.45 pm 3 First Handicap Hack Hurdle Eaco, of 40 soys ; secondhorse toreoeive 10 sovsfromthe stakes ; about a mile and a half ; over sue flights of hurdles 3ft 6in in height ; nomi- nation 1 soy, acceptance 10a ; vide definition of hacks ; to start at 1.33 pm i Wauganui Cup Handicap, of 600 soys ; second horse to recoive 76 soys, and thud horse 25 soys from the stakes ; distance, lj miles. In the event of any entrant winning a handicap of tho value of 100 soys after the declaration of weights, thohondicapper will review that horse's weight, and will raise it or allow it to stand as he thinks fit. 