Jacobsen, G.P.0., Melbourne, Victoria, enclosing amount in notes, cheques, bank drafts, or P.O. orders (made payable to Jaa, Jacobsen), including a directed envelope and two twopenny stamps (of any colony) s’or registration. The particular notice of the public is directed to the fact that only 2J per centum is deducted for working expenses, commission, &c., the whole of the £IO,OOO, less this amount, going to subscribers. All scrip will be allotted as application is made, and will be forwarded per return mail. 24 JAMES H. .7AOOBSEN, Manage* A FORTUNE FOR 10s JJI A FORTUNE FOR 10a I M A DAMASTOR’S XX NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUB, 1884. To bo run on 4th November ; 134 nominations) Will close on November 1. CAPITAL £SOOO In 10,000 fchares of 10s each. Each ticket has seven separate chances, Race and Cash Awards being drawn for sepa rately. Please send Post Office orders when convenient, or bank notes. Cheques must be marked correct by bank. Notice.—Registered letters not accepted. Two stamps required ; for reply and result. Programmes, with nomi* j nations of horses, sent free on application. 1 Will positively close on or before November 1, 1884. ADAMASTOR’S SPECIAL PRIZE OF £SO. A Special Prize of £SO will be given to the Shareholder of four tickets, or more, who names the first three horses in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each tipster’s letter is received, the first correct tipster will received this Special Prize. Each shareholder of not less than four tickets is entitled to one tip ; of eight tickets, two tips, and so on for each and every four tickets. The £SO is placed in the hands of the editor of the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for iospeetion. All subscribers, on application, can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and addresses, if required. Address—ADAMASTOR, Cure of Lyons and Hart, P. 0., Box 161, Dunedin. N.B.—The Dunedin Cup will follow. 10 Melbourne cup, 1884.—Adam B~io is now forming a series of companies on the above great event. 2000 of investors at £1 each, to be divided as follows : —Fiist horse, £1000; second horse, £2OO ; third horse, £IOO ; other start-re (divided), £3OO ; non-starters (divided), £4C'U—xulal, £2OOO. 