PapersPast€¦ · TheAucklandStar. 36 AUCKLAND. N.Z.. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1888. PRICE-ONE PENNY TABLE TALK. MelancholyoccurrenceatLakeTakapuna; TheHon. MrHislopisback inWelling

TheAucklandStar.

36 AUCKLAND. N.Z.. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1888. PRICE-ONE PENNYTABLE TALK.

Melancholy occurrenceatLake Takapuna;The Hon. Mr Hislop is back in Welling*

ton from his visit to Marton.To-morrow is the last day for paying

property tax. After to-morrow a fine 0110per cent, will be chargeable.

An original tale, by Vivian Trente, en* ■■titled "Two Christmas Eves," appears on iour 7th page to-night. !Which is the worse, the man who can)

sing and won't, or the man who can't andwill ? *j

Judge Johnston has obtained leave ofabsence for a year, and Judge Ward willtake his place.

Carrie Swain played "The Tomboy "ab;Napier on Saturday night to a packed!house. I

The first section of the Melbourne Ex-jhibition annexes, covering four acres, ia.ready.

Judge to German litigant: "Were you!partners?" German: "Blow me oudt,Ino ; ye vas not bardners; ye vas vhacks." [It is stated that Captain Coleman, of theA.C. Depot, Wellington, has been ap-.pointed Instructor of Cavalry for the jcolony.

A coloured clergyman recently prayedthat the indelicate might be made delicate,the intemperate temperate, and the indus-triousdustrious.

The steamer Oreti is still on theslip ab iWellington. Counsel for the captain willapply for an order for the sale of the vessel,as soon as the Court sits. !

The quantity of space required forBritish exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibi-tion is 300,000 feet, including that for pas-sages.

A wrinkle for Aucklanders. At DunedinRegatta on Saturday last, £40 was takenfor admissionto the reserved portion of thewharf.

He asked her how long a kiss endured,and she answered " About a second and ahalf, I think." He said he " would make aminute of it," and he did !

A writer" on political economy says :—" It's the little leaks that tell." Yes, in-deed ; a little leak will give you awayasfastas an overgrown onion.

Since the New Year 40,000 acres of bushhave been practically destroyed by fire inthe Mercury Bay district through the gum-diggers desiring to get the ground clearedto getat the gum.

A young man said to be the son of adirector of the Bank ofEngland, and re-lated to other notabilities, is "in trouble "in Wellington on a charge of obtaininggoodsby falsepretences.

Nervous old lady (on the fifth floor ofhotel)': "Do you know what precautionsthe proprietor of thishotel hasta&en againstfire?" Porter: "Vis, mum; he has thehouse inshoored for twicewot it's worth."

The dense smoke from bush fires hungover Otahuhu yesterday nearly the wholeday, and made the people there think theend of the world would—like our Minis-ters' promises of retrenchment — end insmoke.

A writ has been issued from the Welling-ton Supreme Court at the instance of anative named Ropere Tiki, claiming £500from.,Mr.W. J. Allen, storekeeper, of Car-terton, as damages for false imprisonmentand alleged malicious prosecution. *

Why do ducks go below the water? Fordivers reasons. Why do they come up?For sun-dry reasons. Why do they godown again ? To liquidate their little bills.Why do they bob up serenely ? To make arun upon thebanks.

Apostle (to countryman): "I Bee youwear the blue ribbon, sir. You look uponrum as a curse, of course ?" Countryman :"No, there ain't no man in our townshipwhat kin drinkmore norI kin. I took thatblue ribbon for the second biggest hog abthe county fair." Apostle: " You ought tohave taken first prize, my friend."

The warlike feeling caused throughoutEurope by Bismarck's speech is contagious."Staff-Captain" Lovelock, of Auckland,who has justbeen promotedto his majority,

foes to Wellington this week, and intendsolding big demonstrations against the

powers of darkness in the Empire City."How dare you, you little hussy, go out

walking with a boy without first askingme ? youknow you are only in short dressesyet," said an irate mother to her thirteen-year - old daughter. Thirteen - year - olddaughter (turning up her nose): " I know'I am in short dresses, but I wear a bustleanyhow."

Auckland Jubilee poets were not wideawake like their Southern brethren. InJune last the "Southlander," the weeklyedition of the Invercargill "News," pub-lished a Jubilee ode from the pen of MrQuintin Campbell, until recently a school-master in the district. It was repuWishedby several Scottish journals and was readby Sir Jas. Ferguson, formerly GovernorofNew Zealand. He sent a copy of the

" Southlander" to the Queen, irom "whomhe read a message requesting him. to con-vey Her Majesty's thanks to the author ofthe poem. .

ffik--v^ STEAMSH31-iite V COMPANY OF NE•^^& ZEALAND_(Limited).!_HHr^ EOYAL MAIL EXPRESSP_M^ SERVICE.■M^' ' OVERLAND ROUTE TOI' - ,«f*l!m THROUGH AMERICA.OgiSSJii beit °f the Red Sea and t

«.M f«flr9 of this Line are appointediiJW "gS'Sd[Auckland for Honolulu a.■■|*^gSSSSoTevery four weeks ladine

'■*i~~~* l" Leavo Leave Arriv9e&me& Tooß- SyQney. Auck.j'Frisc

Feb. 22 Feb. 27 Mar. JV m« 3000 Mar. 21 Mar.26 April

for twelve months, axi **'pSnger3 can break their journey;MffShdS, San Francisco, and ai_&Men route to New JTork.Jf^nigli Fares, Sydney or Auckland,to(i™* England,

Ifg fi information apply at any of ft

*--^~7~1-jNION STEAMSHIVffil COMPANY GF NEW ZEi

H^PbLANP (LIMITED).I^yr"* TIMETABLE.—Febrcart.ii «,bihiKT NELSON, PICTON, WEI

LYTTKLTON, AND WES| j^sT^6RTS(from Manukau).

ofSailing. | jffff_ifeiSS7"1 I Tuesday, 14,10a.m I 8.40 a.n■ggj. |Monday, 20, lp-m. 112 noonj^SiaIKAKI, WJBLLIMGTON. AN:ITO« (Special Service).

feffiTlFriday, 17,noon 110.40a.n'a^WHoSiITB. NAPIER, WELLINGTOf"TttSn. AND^PORT CHALMERS'.-^ (from Auckland).

S^ST' \ Thursday, 16,noon jSiT I Ihursciay, 23, noon 1 -I-—roRMSLBQUBNE (Via Bluff).

sJ&Sju* I Thursday, Zb. noon j :=~So I Thursday, 23. noon I -f|r at Hobart.,?~f yOB SYDNEY.JSuHiSA| Tuesday,W. b p.m. j•jgffi lTnesaay.2l,sp.m. | -Wg^LULU AND SAN FBANCISCCSJ&oai : I Mon., Heb. -£i, op.m. i —rT^ . (Cargo tillnoon.)'iSfe gOTA AND LEVUKA, transhippin;■%rWA,HAAPAI. and VAVAU.&l | FrL, March 2,5p.m. |w (Cargo till noon.)

iffIQISBOBNE. NAPIER. AND WELLINGScAiLINa AT HICKS'SBAY, TUPA/fMiSDTOLOGA.vjjlYi' I Tuesday, 14,6 p.m. \ —TJQRBPS3ELL AND KAWAKAWA. "jrontAHAHAiTuesday, 14,5p.m. I —

TSHTORSION TICKETS—During DecemberJwtslT ftbrttary, and March, SpecialReturitickets untamed at Reduced Rates,avails,W(fnihttemoiifhsfromdate of issue.

be booked and alongside TW<fiODwtefora advertised time of departure.i Pom-Tickets must be taken at the ComSBailitanoh, corner Queen and Customi'ifm^t. ■■ •■' __~W^ ■iffriARANAKI, WELLING-Mmtii: J- TON, LYTTELTON.

Wk SPECIAL SERVIOfIf.

'flHyKphe Union Steamship's Co.'t

\J\ '~^:< TAKAPUNAJAIttye OneHinzißa every FRIDAY andWtei every. MONDAY, calling only atnsaikt and Wcllineton, and connecting atnir Hymonth with through rraioa ioi, CNIOK BTEAMSHD? COMPANYp:■ - • OF NEW ZEALAND.kEj_^. JUBILEE STEAM-

Ir-w^ *mp COMPANY-.;MU^S.\J'.oethbb, Reductions.ISuIK iOS The Steamers of the above1 m■»rW€ompanywiUsail as follows:I S.S. STORMBIRDMtoeai-streetWharf forItsMOmi, WHANSAREI HEADS,,:-, MANOAPAI, WAIPU, AND

-___ PARUABAY,~ TUESDAY. AND FRIDAY,At9p>m' fi,PER TONfe^sA^:;r;ôlsiNGLK,«WON PASSAGE 10s RETURNwFreight orPassage, apply—

Lp Offlca. 14, Queen-street.

■|ii_^.:,, TUBILEE -STEAM-IPCw/Sft SHIP COMPANY.1 MK^l „ BEDUCED RATES.ilß^lff]>«D UCED RATES.'wBRkS S'S- BELLINGER.|P|ffi|^TIME TABLE FOR FEB.™ ~,„„, 7—ijfl jj^jjjjjjjgpggyjjjiy betweenN( Onehunga and

3*l^'- Sk!?le. il^Be'turn, 20s;1 , """naryCargo, feperton; Cattle.Onehdnoa for Waitara.:, Thursday. 16.1p.m..JJonday, 20.13. a.m.:.Thuraday, 23,11a.m.

r J,,n.ôii(lay,27,lp.m.mn AITPA *°R Onehukoa.

jffljljabooked through from Waitara toj-Stf^JßrtfeV to Auckland Office,

B|H 1?°r taurangaBzAfPT AirD OPOTIKL

,-I^^^ che"lmsford

BHAKP&CO.,•^^^^^^^^^ Commerce-street.k^ TTHE NEW ZEALANDByjtl SHIPPING COMPANY'SPflpy L IN E.PpS *oftLONDON DIRECT.

-I^SW^^'Wfll'iave exception-|Sj«ffliß. for -SaloonW«* at Lowest Current

teSTEAÂ^SDi°uTH

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■ ■ ■■ 'I ■ • ?:' >i ■-'";■"

Shipping-[p ,^- TmOR GISBO-RNE AISTW YJk JU EAST COAST PORT!J&Kmf VIA MERCURY BA*5

The regular trader GisborniJ -JStiffSJaam. J. H. Skinner. Master, will saTEBg£BSfl& as above TO-MORROW (Tue,

day), receiving CargoatQueeistreetWharf till eveningof that day. Gisborn

heBhipPerS pIeaS6BeadH^MORTON, Agent

_j QTEAM TO THAMES�« Sri :'*&tt* >C 5CONNECTINGWITJ$ /W KETIt BIVER STEAMERS FO;

« l^dgLÔyb*STIR LIN GWORTI»Sw!«» OHINEMURI. WAITI_ ?*®Z?W!&&lS&!r KAUKI. WAIHI.T

I FOSTER'SSOTLEkENT^S.S. ROTOMAHANA,

15 P.S. ENTERPRISE No. 2.id FROM AUCIOiAND.at ' """■ fKOTOMAHANA. I ENTKRPRIS!jy . /"Excursion,

Monday 13 { Thames to 11nightV Coromandel.'.i

Tuesday 14 3.30afternoon —Wednes. 15 3.30afternoon jl2midnightThursday 16 4 afternoon i --16 Friday 17 4.30 afternoon 12midnightSaturday 18 5.30 afternoon —

FROM THAMES.- j ROTOMAHANA. | ENTERPRISE~ (Excursion,_. Monday 13 { Thames to —( Coromandel.

Tuesday 14 8morning . 6.30 eveningWednes. 15 8 morning . —•Thursday 16 8.30 morning 10nightFriday 17 9morning -, Saturday 18 9.30 morning 11night

T No cargo received for Rotomahana withihalf-an-hour of advertised time of leaving.- Not responsible for Shipping, Carrying, c

v. PurgingLive sUkfo FRASER> Agen<,°" q S. COROMANDEI

AfLnffT THOMAS SCOTT, MASTESa* *£owS^^- TIME TABLE—'» Leaves Auckland— Leaves Coromandel-

Tuesday. 14.12noonWednesday, 15,12noon Thursday.16,12 noon• Friday. 17. 2p.m. Saturday. 18.12 noon

Weather and other circumstances permitting- Not responsible in shipping, carrying, or dia_charginglive stock. 'No carjyo received without Shipping Noteand within half-an-hour of advertised time odeparture.- AllPare elsmust beprepaid on Board.

A. tt» H. SWINDLEY. Manager.

j. Til O R THAMESF M-îcfc •*? HIKUTAIA PAEROA- /JsL«ifnr TE AROHA, WAITOAfe£S2UyL'l'W AIOKON GOMA Ig GORDON SETTLEMENT, iisufficient induce

ment offers.)

- Thoß-9' KOTUKU'J. will leave as above onTUESDAY EVENING

February 14.calling at GrahamstownandShort- land Wharves.For Freightapply to

THORNTON. SMITH. & FIRTH.id^ZT tjCTAIUKU ANT) °XB-

\ Ji\j2_» * * HUNGA STEAMc fegßcJjbß' NAVIGATIONCO. (Limited),

} CUTTEREMMA will leave as follows:FEBRUARY, 1888.Leave Onehunga, Leave Waiuku.- 15—Wednes., 11.30a.ms 16-Thurs., 12.30p.m. 18-Sat, 1.30p.m.- 20—Monday,3p.m. 22—Wed,, sp.m.

Subject to alteration without notice ; -also,

' weatherand other circumstances permitting.Cargo should bo alongsidehalf-an-hourbefore

timeof leaving.-Freightpayable before deliveryofgoods,Not responsible for shipping, carrying:, oi' discharginglive stock, or any goods landed at

intermediate places. 'All communications tobe addressed toDAVID CAMPBELL.

I ....... Supervisor.i. mi ii -'n ■. r- ii■ .if ' : i i ■ ■ -■>—-

t . QTEAM TO LONDON.PENINSULAR to ORIEN-"3IIIH:?iS§r TAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

' FOR LONDON, via CEYLON, &a,with Mailaand Passengers for Europeand the East.«.„_., Leava Leave MetSteamer. Sydney. bourne.

i Rome " Feb. 20 Feb. 24: Victoria *' March 5 March 9Chuban March 19 March23Parramatta :.. April 2 April 6Carthage April 16 April 20Ockana April3o May 4Britannia May 14 May 18Rosetta May2B JunelValetta Junell June 15

And. thenceforward everyalternateweeK.Passengersand cargobooked to London, Mar-

eeilles,Italy, Egypt India, China,and Japan,atmoderate rates.

Return tickets issuedboth to first and secondclasspassengers it especially lowrates.

Passage Moneycan be paid at this- end forpassages from England. Liberal concessions tofamilies.

The Second Saloon having been thoroughlyre-organised, this Company is now enabled tooflerintendingpassengers to Europeunrivalledaccommodation at tha following greatly ra-diiced rates:—SingleTicket £37iteturndo. (Available for 12months) .. £65

Passengers booked at Auckland atsameraces•tSydney orMelbourne.li'orallparticulars,applyto

CKUICKSHANK & CO.,IS.Queen-street. Auckland. Agenta,

j. »_ /ORIENT LINE.\J STEAM to LONDON,«^^^^«g* Callinpr atNAPLES and

GIBRALTAR.From Sydney. From Melbourne

LUSITANIA FeM* I1?Liguria Feb. 28 Mar. 5Austral Mar. 13 Mar-., 12Iberia Mar. 27 Appil2

' And fortnightly thereafter.ThroughFares from NewZealand toLondon:

Steerage, £18: Second, 436 to £40: Saloon.£63 and £70. EXCURSION EETURNTICKETS, available9 months—First-class, £106.Available 12months—First-class, £115 Becond,£6fi

UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANYOJ"NEW ZEALAND (Limited|,. Agenta in NewZealand.

«» "CIOR SALE, a Handy,CT"**^--:^. Jl? Little, Steam Launch./\d\ jffir' in goodworkingorder;nearly

ZjeûLJL/" new: price low. Also, forJ^L^L&gr Sale: 1 Vertical Steam En-lxx^^= r gine, 6hp. noml., 1 Horizon-

tal Steam Engine, 3 h.p. noml., 1 CombinedSteam Pump, 10 hj>. noml.. will throw 12,000gals per hour; 1 Vertical Tubular Boiler, 14h.p. noml., 1 Vertical Tubular Boiler, 4 h.p.noml. In hand, can deliver on short notice,two 14 h.p., one 18 h.p., and one 30 h.p. Multi-tibular Boilers. - R. H. YEOMAN, AlbertBoilerWorks.

Board and Kesitfence

WANTED,Board and Residence inpri-vate family; must be close to town.—

Apply"O," Star Office. ,FflWO Steady Young Men can be accom-JL modated with Board and Lodgings in

private family; good table and every homecomfort.—Apply H. Robinson, Tailor, 27,Grey-Btreet.

TWO"YOUNG LADIES can have com-fortable Home in private family. Piano

bath» etc. Terms very low if they could helpwitha little plain sewing, orgive two childrenmusic lessons.—Apply W.S.. Star Office.fpEMPERANCE BOARDING HOUSE,

WYNDHAM AND ALBERT STREETS,AUCKLAND.

Havingpurchased the Goodwillof the abovowell-known Boarding-houso. I beg to informthepublic that good Board and Lodging canbehad for 13sperweek; Beds,9d; all Meals, 6d.

AH CHEK,Proprietor.

■__■■•■ " Personal.

MADAME QUILL,I NAN,J»RBSENT. PA6T, ANP FUTURE.

i ' 17, Wakofleld-srreet. ,[CAN appreciatea really goodspirit, ando . that is why I always ask for Wolfe bSchnapps, - ■

For Sale.FOR SALE, a good, young, quiet CoB

(nearcalving).—Apply JohnHead, Epsom

FOR SALE, cheap, 5-roomed House ancscullery,at Mount Eden, allotment 42 x 86termseasy.—Apply Mr3Kahler, Bleazardßoad

FOR SALE, cheap, a complete Set oiHarness; quite new.—Apply to Mr*McMahon, Abercrombie-Btrcet.

FOR SALE, a good staunch Horse andHarness. — Apply R. Oloughloy, Shell}Beacb.

OR SALE, a light Spring Cart, Horse,and Harness, good order; price £12 10s.-Apply James Dryland, Charlotte-street, EdenTerrace.

FOR SALE, very fine-toned ChurchHarmonium, inpolished Rosewood Case,

two full sets of Reeds; cost£26; sale price, £12.Also, one(small size) in Black a*nd Gold Case,almost new,price £o 6s.—Mayhe seen at W. S,Evans's, Park House,PonsonbyRoad.

FOR SALE, a Freehold Property, inChurch-street, Ponsonby, 62x102, with6-roomed House, every convenience, book-

cases, wardrobe, etc., largeworkshop atback.—Apply on premises, Ist house left hand side.Church-street.TRONMONGERY BUSINESS.

For Sale, a thoroughly sound Business in aCountryDistrict, with a turn-over of from &50Cto £4CO a month.

The proprietor, who isretirine from businesson account of his health, will colleot the out-standing-debts himself.Full particularscan be had of

E. HORNSBY,14. Victoria Arcade, Auckland.

CHAS. WILLIAMSON,House, Land and Estate Agent.B3, Queen-street, opposite Fort-street, has always for

Sale, and to Let. lar?e and small Houses in thaCity, Suburbs, and Country Districts: also.Farms, improved and unimproved, in variousparts of the province. Several EligibleBuildingAllotments forSalein the Cityand Suburbs, forcash oron doferredpayments.

MONEY TO LENDIn largo or small sums at curreat rates ofinterest.

Law Notices.

PTHE SUPREME COURT OF NEWZEALAND, NORTHERN JUDICIALDISTRICT.

UNDER "THE DIVORCE AND MATRI-MONIAL CAUSES ACT, 1867."

Victoria, by the Grace of God,of theUnitedKingdom of Great Britain and IrelandQueen, Defender ofthe Faith.

To WILLIAM COWARD, late of Auck-land, in the Provincial Oifttrict of Auck-land, in NewZealand, Builder.

Whereas John Wratt, of Auckland, in theProvincial District of Auckland, aforesaid,farmer, claiming tohavebeen lawfullymarriedto Fanny Elizabeth Wratt, his wife, has filedlis Petition against the said Fanny ElizabethWiatt, in our said Court, praying for a DecreeofDissolution of Marriage, wherein he allegesthat youhave been guilty of Adultery with thesaidFanny Elizabeth Wratt:No w thisistocommand youthatwithin twenty-,one daysafter servicehereof uponyou. inclusiveof theday of such serviou, youdo appearin oursaid Court then and there tomakeanswer to thesaid Petition, a copy whereof sealed with theseal ofour said Court is herewith served uponyou.

And take notice that in default of your sodoing the said Courtwill proceed to hear thesaid chargeprovedin due course oflaw, and topronounce sentenoe thereon, yourabsenoe not-withstanding.

And take furthernotice, that for the purposesaforesaid you are to attend in personorby yoursolicitor at tte Registrar's Officeat our Court-house at Aucklandaforesaid, and there to enteran appearancein a book providedfor that,pur-pose, without which you will notbe allowed toaddress the Court either in personor by Coun-sel atany stageof the proceedingsin the cause.

Dated at Auckland this thirty-first day ofJanuary,one thousand eighthundred and eighteight.

/'"""*S\ HENRY C. BREWER,f I>S j Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWZEALAND, NORTHERNDISTRICT.UNDER "THE DIVORCE AND MATRI.

MONIAL CAUSES ACT, 1867."Between JOHNWRATT, of Auckland.Far-mer, Petitioner, FANNY ELIZABETH. WRATT, Respondent, and WHjLIAM.

COWARD, of Auckland, Builder, Co-respondent.

The seventeenth day of January, 1888.To His Honor Thomas Bannatyne Gillies,Esquire,a Judgeof thisHonourableOourt

The Petition of JOHNWRATT, of Auckland,in the Colony of NewZealand,Farmer,Sheweth—

1. That yourPetitioner was on the sth day ofJanuary,1861, lawfullymarried to Fanny Eliza-oeth wratt, thenFannyElizabeth Simmonds, aspinster, ata private house at Nelson, in NewZealand.

2. That after his said marriage, your Peti-tioner leftNelsonand went to Blenheim, in theProvincial District of Marlborough, and Jivedand cohabited witbbiß said wife at Blenheimaforesaid, and thatyourPetitioner and his saidwife have had issueoltheir saidmarriage sevenchildren, to wit: Fanny Elizabeth, Dora atBlenhiemin the year 186&; Julia Augusta,bornatBlenhiem in the month of May, 1864: AliceMaud, born at Blenheimin the year 1866; AdaJane,born at Blenheim in the month of April,1868; Herbert, born at Spring Creek in themonth of March,lß7o; Winnifred,born atSpringCreek in the month of February, 1872; John,born atSpring Creek in the monthof June,1875.3. That in the month of May, 1884, and onivers occasions during the months of MarchApril, May, and June, 1884, the said FannyElizabeth. Wratt committed Adulterywith oneWilliam Coward, of Auckland,whoTodged with

le said Fanny Elizabeth Wratt duriig thatme, and cohabited with her as aforesaid, andlere was born tq the said Fanny ElizabethWratt, on the 7th day of January,iBBS. a femalechild, of which the said William Coward wasthe father.Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays—

1. That Yonr Honor will be pleased ttdecree that the marriage of your Peti-tioner with the said Fanny ElizabethWratt may be dissolved.2. And that your Petitioner may havesuch further and other relief in thepro-

mises as to Your Honor may seem meet(Signed) JOHNWRATT.

I certify thatI have examined thiscopy peti-tion with the originalpetition filedin this officeon the 31st January, 1888,and find it a true andcorrect copy thereof.

/ \ HENRY C.BREWER.I LS / Registrar.

Meetings.

pHE Annual Meeting of the Ponsonbyi. Chess Club will be held TO-MORROW(Tuesday),at All Saints' Schoolroom at7.45 p.m.E. J.FALKINER,

Hon. Sec.

"OROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OFL MARK MASTER MASONS, B.C.—TheAnnualMeetingof theabove Provincial GrandLodge will be held In the LodgeRoom, Free-masons's Hall, Princess-street. TO\MORROW(TUESDAY) EVENING, at8 o'clock. By com-maadoftheß.W.P.G.M.M. *THOMAS W. KITT, P.M., P.G., Sec.

THE THAMES VALLEY AND EOmRUARAILWAY COMPANY (LfMITED).

The Annual General Meeting ofShareholdersin theabove Compariy;willbe held at the Com-pany's- Offloe, Shortland-street, Auckland, onTUESDAY, the 28thFebruary, atnoon.

Business : To receive Directors' Raport andAnnual Accounts, and Election of Directors.GERALD O'HALLORAN;

Secretary.Auckland, February11,1888. •

To Let.TO LET, two5-roomed Houses, frontingstreet; water inside; rent, 75.-Apply T.Harper, Canada-street (cloae toBaths, Pitt-stv.nnO LET, 3, 4, and 6-roomed HouseTinX Parnell, close to city;rents only 4s and 7s 6d—T. Hill.GraftonRoad, cornerDomain-3treet.

O LET, a 7-roomed House with bath-room and wash-house; also, 5-roome'dHonse.-Applyto Wm. Baildon, ArchHill.

TO LET, a Large Stable and Loft.—Apply C. Hopkins,London House, Victoria

and Nelson-streets.0 LET, a 6-roomed House. — Apply

Thos. Rogers,FranklinRoad,nearWood-street.__^

O LET, near the Domain, a 5-roomedHouse: gas stove, bath, washhouse. —MmFellows, Park Road, off Grafton Road.

TO LET, 3-roomed House, Brown-streefc,rent4s; 4-roonied House, Alexandra-street,

rent 6s.—J. Williams, Victoria-street, or MrBannaford, Queen-Btreet.

TO LET, or Lease, very low rent, Farm(20 acres),aew House and Stables; eight

miles from town.—Apply Walter J. Dowden,Auctioneer. Queen street.

TO LET, a 7-roomed House, GraftonRoad, near Wynyard-ctreet; 5 minutei'

walk from Queen-street; rent, 12s perweek.—Apply cottagenext below.O LET in best part of KaraneahapeRoad, 2 good Shops, one suitable forporkbutcher; rent very moderate.—Apply Earleand Montgomery.

TO LET, first-olassHairdressing Saloon,centrallysituated, beautifullyFurnished.Rental low.—Apply Cant B Beat CigarDivan,

Queen-street.finb LET, two nice new 7-roomed VillaJL Residences, with}-acreof excellentgardengroundattached; also, smallPaddock adjoining(if required), within one minute's walk of 'busstand, Cuckßey'sstore,Mount EdenRoad. Rentlow to a goodtenant.- Apply toEdwd. Jones.

TO LET, OR FOR SALE, a Convenient6-roomed Dwelling, Wharf Road, Pon-sonby; close to tram stables; has two acres

land attached, end presents first-class invest-ment Also, To Let, those Promises in UpperQueen-street, latelyoccupied by GeorgeStafnes.Very suitable for a manufactory orstore. Also,To Let,Two Convenient5-roomed Houses. PittTerrace, close to Wesleyan Chapel.—For parti-culars,applyL. D. Nathan &Co., Shortland-st.

TO BE LET on Lease for~3" years, withpossession by Ist March, or sooner ifnecessary, thatdesirableResidence now In the

occupation of H. G. Seth Smith,Esq.,R.M. TheHouse contains 10 rooms, and is repleto withmodern conveniences fora gentleman'sfamily;commands a lovely view,and stands in groundsofover 4acres, which are tastefullylaid out Tosecure a goodtenant, the premiseswillbe letata very low rental, and, if necessary, the furni-ture can be taken at a valuation.—For parti-oulars and cards to view, apply to F. G.EWINGTON, Estate Agent

DEVONPORT.-To""Let, Sunnyside,neardock,largo 6-roomed House. Every

convenience ; concrete tank, well, &c. Rent, 7sto good tenant—Hy. Pitts, Church-street,Devonport.TpTURNISHED Cottage to Let nearJP Karangahapo Road; verycheap; view ofWestern Park—Apply C. Williamson, Landand Estate Agent83. Queen-street

PARK VIEW, Alfred-street, PrivateBoarding House to be Let at a moderate

rental. The Furniture, Linen, etc., are nowoffered a bargain; it is a splendid chanceforanyone wanting a good Business. The Househas always enjoyeda large connection and is inthe bestposition in the city. Offers will be re-ceived until the 18thinst A much reducedprice will beacoepted, as the proprietressmustsell on account of ill-health.—W. L. Mitchell,House and Estate Agent, Coomboa's Arcade.

TO LEASE (Pine Island), 10P Acresiwith Cottage and Orchard. For terms,&c, apply Gco.Cozens, Agent, High-street

Volunteer Notices-A UCKLAND CITY GUARDS.ASPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGofevery

Member of the Company will be hold in theLarwe Committee Room, Drill-shed, on TUES-DAY EVENING nex.t February 14,1888, at 7.30o'clock. Business: Aamatters of importancetothe wei'areof the Company willbo brought for-ward, it is imperativethateverymembershouldattend.

By Order.THOS. PHLLLIPS, Sergt,

■ ■ Hon. Sec.TTOBSON RIFLE COMPANY.

Members are warned to attend an InspectionParade TO-MORROW(Tuesday), 14th,atDrill-Bhed, at7.30. Review order. By order.

C. LITTLE, Captain."VTEWTON RIFLES.—Annual MeetingJ3I will beheld TO-MORROW (TUESDAY)EVENING, in the Drill-shed, at 7.30. Full at-tendance requested.—JOHN ROBERTSON.Captain.

Ecclesiastical.FTIENT MEETING, Grafton Road.—Sub-X ject: "How to Study the Bible to BestAdvantage. Rules of Interpretation. Whatare the Best Helps?" Explained to-night at7.30. .AUCKLAND TABERNACLE.

GOSPEL MISSION SERVICES,Commencing

SUNDAY, 12th FEBRUARY.Conducted by A. J. Clarke, Evangelist,

EveryAfternoon, 3o'clock. Week NightMeet-ings, 7.30 o'clock. BringSankey's Hymns.

GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MEETINGS,SATURDAYS, 11th & 18thFEBRUARY.

Music. Addresses. Singing."TfjiONSONBY BAPTIST CHURCH.JL "WELCOME HOME"To Pastor and Mrs Gllmore, on TUESDAYNEXT, February 14. Tea 6.30 p.m. Tickets,Is each, may be. had from any of the friends.The after meeting will be addressed by theRevs. C. H. Garland, D. W. Runciman, PastorJ. D. Gilmore,and others.

Road Board Notices.■fc/TOUNT ALBERT ROAD DISTRICT.

NOTICE. •Tenders are invited for the Right of Grazing

on the Mt Albert Recreation Reserve, MtAlbert, for the ensuing twelve months. Rentto be paid quarterlyin advance. Tenders to beleft at the Christians' Meeting House, NewNorth Road, on SATURDAY, February 18,from 2 to4 o'clockP .m.

jRWALTERsChairman.

February7,1888.1%/TOUNT ALBERT ROAD DISTRICT.

Notice to Owners of Property in the above-named District.—All Rates mustbe paidbeforethe 10th ot March, 1888. The Board have nowish to take action to enforce payment, butwillbe compelled to do sounless rates arepaidforthwith. The Secretary will be in atten-dance at the Christian Meeting House, NewNorth Road, every SATURDAY, from2 to 4o'clockP.m. J.R. WALTERS,

Chairman.February 7.1888.

TVTOUNT ALBERT ROAD DISTRICT.DOG REGISTRATION.

NOTICE.—The Mount AlbertRoad Board haveappointed the sum of five shillings, to be paidfor all dogs within the district for the year 1888;collars may be obtained at tho store ofMr C. J.Small, MorningSide. If notregisteredbeforethe 29th ofFebruary, 1888, proceedingswill betaken to enforce the fine according to the Act

JOHN S. L. COX,February 7th, 1888. Registrar.

~~ Licensing Notices.TTUNUA LICENSING DISTRICT.

The Annual Election of (5) five Persons toform the Licensing Committee for the HunuaT,ic«nsmi? Districtwill be held on TUESDAY,FebraSyaSh, 1888.at theOffice of theOpaheke

NNomKn3s°ofrCandidates will be receivedbyme Jp to Noon ot MONDAY,February 20th,1888' SIDNEY FIELDING.

Returning Officer.DatedthisBth day ofFebruary, 1888. \

SOUNDADVICE —When j'ou gefca goodarticlenote the brand. Persons should be

careful togetWolfe's Schnapps.

Wanted.

WANTED, Organist for EpiphanyChurch. — Apply this week, stating

qualifications and terms to Rev. Dr. O'Callag-Han,Ponsonby Road.

WANTED, a Boy, toride out for orders.-ApplyBond Bros., Devonport.

WANTED, a Respectable Boy, as ap-prentice.—Apply T. Allen, Wholesale

Saddler, cornerofBeresford and Nelson streets.

WANTED, at once, a good GeneralServant; smallfamily.—Apply82, Queen-street^^

WANTED, a good General Servant;mustbe able to cook and wash.—Apply

to MrsAlfred Buckland, j un., Remuera.WANTED, a General Servant.—Apply

to MrsDUrance, North Shore (oppositeScotch Church).

WANTED, a good General Servant(with references).—Apply atMra Wat-

son's,North Head, North Shore.

WANTED, a Boy, able to drive, andwell used to the care of a horse and

buggy; wages, a week.—Apply atTheCarleton,CityRoad,withgood references, from9 to 12.WANTED, a Competent Carpenter and

Joiner for Gisborne.—Apply J. Slator,Architect, CanadaBuildings."IXrANTED, at once, Tailoresses fort T Coats, Vests, and Trousers, Machinist,

Button-holes, etc.; must he competent; con-Btant employment.—Apply Victoria ClothingFactory (late KaiapoiWoollen Co.'s premises),gliott-street.WANTED, a Bodymaker. — Goe and__ Potter, Coach Builders, Rutland-street.

WANTED, Machinists. 20 GoodHandsfor Underclothing,Drill Trousers, andFancy Goods.—Apply A. Leman, Morrison's

Buildings, Great NorthRoad. After this weekatnewpremisesopposite Smith and Caughey's,garangahape Road.WANTED, an Elderly Woman to look

after children.—ApplyT.Quoi,Queen-st.

WANTEDTa Thorough General Ser-vant, with references. — Apply Mrs

Ching, Ely House, Remuera.

W"ANTED, a smart Girl to assist; onekind to children preferred ; references

required.—ApplyMrsDo -ilva, Pitt-street(oppo-;site MaristBros.' School).

WANTED by unencumbered couple,Unfurnished Bedroom, with partly-

furnished Sitting-room, close to town.—Statelowest termsto W., StakOffice.

WANTED, Canvasser for Home JewelWashingMachine. References required.

—Apply between 1and 2to M. M. Levy, AlbertHotel.WANTED, a Situation fora Young Girl

witha respectable elderly couple(coun-try preferred). Good references fromlastplace.—Apply MrBevege, Cook-street.

WANTED, by a respectable, steadyMan, Situation as Night Watchman,

Caretaker, orany place of trust; canbe highlyrecommendedby his late omployer,with whomhe has been for tho last four years.—Address'•L.8.," Star Office.WANTED, Situationby married Couple

in hotel, can take management if re-quired.—AddressHoteljSTAßOfflce.WANTED, a man to call at Waitemata

Hotel for Pigs' Food.—Apply at onceChief Cook.

WANTED, a good five inchTheodolite.—Apply stating price and particulars to

A.8.. caro J.B. Morpeth, Insurance Buildings,Auckland.

WANTED to Purchase, a good 7 to 8roomed House, withgarden. 10to 15

minutes' walk from Post-office ; price mustbemoderate.—C.H., Star Office.

WANTED to Charter, Smart Vessel,for the Islands.—Apply Geo. Cozens,

Ag^nt,High-street., . , .WANTED KNOWN—That I outOaten

■ Sheaves fov 10sper Ton; OatsCrushed,6dper Sack.—WilliamReid, jun.;Eden Terrace,New North Road.

ANTED KNOWN that a Lady holdsEvening Classes for girl3at tho Registry

Office, oppositeBycroft's Mill,Shortland-street,on Mondays and Thursdays.

WANTED KNOWN — For Hire,Yachts and Boats, at James Clare's,

bottom of St Mary's Road, Ponsonby, 3 min-utes' walk from ThreeLamps. Tramcars passeveryhalf-hour.XXTANTED KNOWN—I amprepared toV T take ia pawn Pianos, Harmonium*,

Suite* of Furniture. MoneyLent on Personaland Collateral Security. Bills discounted.Billsof Sale.—James Rae. Elliott-street.

ANTED KNOWN. — Pawnbroker'sSale, consisting of Gold and Silver

Watches. Theodolites. Sextants, Books, Newand Second-hand Clothing, will take placeatArthur and Buddies Mart, on Monday next,20th inst., at 11 o'clock.—James Rao, Pawn-broker.

W"ANTED KNOWN—Watch Glassesfitted,3deach; chargesforwatchrepairs

no matterwhatmaker orwherebought,equallycheap. Best workmenkepton the premises. Ar-rangements made to turn out 150 repairs perweek. All watches cleaned are guaranteedatStewartDawsonandCo great English WatchExhibition. U, Queen-street,

TOT ANTED TZ" N O W N.

GOODSON'S LONDON ARCADEIS ABOUT TO BE

REMOVEDTO THE

PREMISES IN QUEEN-STREETFORMERLY OCCUPIED BY

KELSEY AND CO.

KIT ANTED TZ-NOWN.IMPORTANT TO ALL!

D. MACPHERSON'SGREAT CASH STOCK-TAKING SALE!

Quotations appended will give an idea of theextensiveand genuine reductions we are mak-ing: — All-wool French Dress Goods, Nuns'Veilings, 7s liddoz., usual price 11s 6d; Twills,8s liddoz., were 15s; StripeTennis Cloths,9s 6ddoz.. were 12s 6d; Veilings, Foules, JerseyCloths, etc., 10s 6d doz., were 15s and 18s. Newand fashionable. Remnants at any prices toclear; thousands to choose from. Crewdson'sCalico, 3s lid doz. ;PureWhite Undressed do..2s liddoz. Hollands, Bargains, s|d yard, was7d; and 6id,was Bd. New Goods. No old stock.

Genuine reductions.D. MACPHERSON'S Only,

KARAKGAHAPE ROAD.

WANTED KNOWN.Try

BUTTERICK'SCUT PAPERPATTERNS,The grandest helps in tho art of Dressmaking

ever invented. Every lady and girlshould use them.

Hundreds ofPatterns forLadies' and Children'sGarments of everydescription to seleot from.

Send for theMETROPOLITAN PENNY FASHIONS,Containing 50 new Illustrations every month,

of whichCut Patterns can be obtained,fashionsbypost, 2s perannum to any address.

Agencies :W. P. OGILVIE, q W.EDGAR,

Draper, Dyer,VICTORIA-St. W. WELLESLEY-St.E.

AN Opening for a Respectable Youth tolearn the watchmaking.—Apply J. How-

den,Watchmaker and Jeweller,Queen-street.REECH-LOADING D.B. Gun,by Gree-

ner, left with me For Sale, very cheap.—W. H. Hazard, Gunmaker, Queen-street.

HE Committee of the Northern Clubrequire a Secretaryand Manager.—Appli-

cations, addressed to the President, statingqualifications and salary required, will bereceived notlater than 22nd instant.

"OI L L lARDS!

Mr Ford, so long known at the Nevada,wishes to inform his friends and the publicgenerally that he has taken theBilliard-roomatthePacific Hotel.

A First-class Table; and to meet timeshas re*duced the price to 6d. Roll Up 1

Picnics, Excnrsions, &crÂRTERS' PICNIC.

To be held atPOTTER'S PADDOCK, EPSOM, on

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1888.

On account of the Sports to be held for theSquadron being fixed for Saturday, the 25th, theCommittee have decided tohold theirPicnio onthe 18thinstant.

Entries will be received at the CaledoniaHotel, Symonds-street, TO-MORROW (Tues-day). The Secretarywill be in attendance from8p.m. to 10 p.m. For Races Nos. 1, 3, 4,10,13,l! CARTERS' MAIDEN, 150yds. Entrance,

28 6d; acceptance, Is.3. 150YD8 ALL-COMERS'. Entrance, 2s 6d;acceptance, Ib.4. CARTERS'CUP, run inthreeheats; 100yds,,„ ISOyds, 220yd8. Entrance, 3s; acceptance, 2s.10. OPEN TROTTING RACE. Distance, 3miles. Entrance, 7s 6d ; acceptance, 2s 6d.Weight, lOst 71b up. Entry, Tuesday,February 14.13. STOREMEN'S HANDICAP. Entrance, Is.14. HALF-MILE ALL-COMERS'. Entrance,2s 6d ; acceptance. Is.

19. ONE MILE WALKING RACE HANDI-CAP. Carters only. Entrance, Is; accept-ance, Is.20. EXPRESS CART OWNERS' I - MILE' HANDICAP. Entrance, Is; acceptance, Is.4. OPEN HACK SELLING RACE of lOsovs.Winner to be sold forlOsovs., all surplus togo to the funds. Weight, lOatup, Distance,lniile. Entrance, 15s.

LADIES' HACK RACE.Prize, RidingHabit (value £5 ss) presentedbyMr G. Mcßride. Ladyriders. Distance, 1mile.Horse and rider nominated by Carters. No

horse allowed to compete that haa ever wonpublic money. Entrance, ss. Nominationsreceived up to 10p.m. ofFRIDAY, 17thinstant

Tenders will be received till 10 o'clock TUES-DAYEVENING, the 14th,for Two Bands (of 10or 12 performers). Tenderers cantender foroneorboth at theiroption.

Tenders will be received for the Right Of Re-freshment Stalls till TUESDAY, 14th, Anytendernotnecessarily accepted.

Carters Should Smile, as J.H. Dalton haspresented a First-class Suit of Clothesand anExtra Pair of Trousers made of OnehungaTweed as a Special Prize.Full particularsand information from

F. H. PILCHER,Hon. Sec,

65, Queen-street.

Corporation Notices./"IITY OF AUCKLAND.

OPENING CALLIOPE DOCK.The Harbour Board having fixed THURS-

DAY, the 16thInst« for the Formal Openingof;he CalliopeDock, I invite the Citizens of Auck-land to Observe that day as a HOLIDAY incelebration of the event.

A. DEVORE,Mayor of Auckland.

Mayor's Office,13thFebruary, 1888. 982

riITF OF AUCKLAND.ART GALLERY.

i NOTICE.—The ArtGallery, MunicipalBuild,ings, Coburg-street, WILLBEOPENED by HiExcellency the Governor, SirW.F. D. JervoisC.8.,K.C.M.G., on FRIDAY, the 17th instant Iat 3.30 p.m. 'Admission by ticket only (obtainable atoffice). .P. A. PHILIPS,

Town Clerk.Town Clerk's Office,

February 13,1888. ~985/NITY OF AUCKLAND.

VEHICLE TRAFFIC CLOSED.Notice ishereby giventhattheVehicleTraffic

in Nelson-street, between Victoria and Welles-leystreets ia CLOSEDduring Formation Works.

P. A. PHILIPS,Town Clerk.

Town Clerk'sOffice, February 13,1888. 984

Lost and Found.

5SREWARD.—Lost, a Fox Terrier Dog;white,brown ears and eyebrows (answers

to "Bossey ").—BringhimtoBudge's BootShop,Victoria-street.

L~~ OST, 1Black Mare,aged; 1 Bay Mare,scaron nearside under saddle flap. Re-

ward will be given.—Apply Kingsland Post-office; ILOST, four Advance Orders for the "Ika

Vuka."—Finder rewarded on returningsame toF. Houlihan, Governor Brown Hotel, orHenderson and Macfarlane's.LOST, either in Owen's Road, or on the

Epsom Road, GoldRing, setwithpearls.—Finder rewarded on delivering tho same toE.V., Star Office.

LOST, on Tuesday evening, a Pursecontaininga sum of money, inNewton. A

handsome reward on returning above to F.Coster, Tobacconist,Kewton.CiTOLEN from Beresford-streefc on the 3rdKJ February, a lorgo Black and White Dog.Anyone having the same will be prosecuted.—J. Smerdon.

FOUND, near Penrose Station, a Lady'sShawlPin.—Apply James Brady, Otahuhu.|

Public Notices.A MERICAN WATCH - REPAIRING

_C3L COMPANY, Newton, ctoans Govern-mentRailway Watches. English Levers, andall otherkiiids at 3s 6d. Prize Coupons givenaway until the 28th inst. First Prize, 30 dayMarble Clock. Removed from Market-street.

IÎSH ! FISH ! FISH I—Rakino SmokedFish, wholesale in Is parcelsat the boat,

on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, andSaturdays.—Address. A. Sanford. RakinoIsland. -XF yon want to look Respectable .at a

1 small cost get a Suit of Clothes for50s, andanExtra Pair of Trousers given in, at J. H.Dalton's, Victoria-street Eats.

IMPORTANT NOTICE. — The Tee-totaller's Desideratum. Shanly'a Sparkling

Hop Ale, non-alcoholic, nofermentation, there-foreno intoxication. Sold inall shops. Shanly'sdrinks areacknowledged to be the most plea-sant of all aerated waters in the city. Shanly'sBlue Ribbon Orange, etc. Ask for Shanly'sdrinks, and see youget them.Factory,: Chapel-street.f\BJECTIONS to City Valuations under-v/ taken by Mr Humphreys, Solicitor, 25,Coombes Arcade. -GILMOUR, Draper, Parnell, having• received advice by last mailof a LargeConsignment of Autumn and Winter Goodssoon toarrive, will, inorder to makeroom .clearthe balance of Summer Dress Goods, Prints,f traw Goods, etc.,atand undercost.

HE CHEAPEST lot of Gilt Framesever imported, to be seen in Metcalfe's

window, footof Wakefield-street.

"VTBW ZEALAND RAILWAYS-AS AUCKLAND SECTION.

OPENING OF CALLIOPE DOCK ATAUCK-LAND,FEBRUARY 16,1888.

Saturdayreturn tickets to Auckland will beissuedatany stationon 15thand 16thFebruary,and vail be available for return on 16th or 17thFebruary.

BY ORDER.District trafficManager'sOffice,

Auckland, February 13,1888.

IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OFWULIAM MIREHOUSE,LITTLE OMAHA.

All Claims in this Estate, accompanied byproof, arerequested to berendered to theunder-signed not later than WEDNESDAY NEXT,15thinst. when aDividend willbe Payable.

_L- D- NATHAN & CO.

WHITE Domestic and HouseholdHigh-arm Sewing Machines are £2oheapor and £2 better than any other in the col-ony, for Cash or Deferred.—W. C. Dennea,Queen-street;

Educational.

A LATEScholar, HonourMan,andM.A.,J\. N.Z., will coach Pupils for the Civil Ser-vice, Matriculation, and other Exams. Pupilsvisited at their homes, if necessary. Termsmoderate.—Address, M.A.,Mount Albert.

MRS CLUTSAM,TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE AND

SINGING,Ponsonby Road;

Or, Hoffmann and Sons, Queen-street.T>IA NOFORTE AND SINGING.

MissBUCKLEY isprepared to^give Lessonain the above. Apply Ponsonby Terrace, Pon-sonby; orEady's, Queen-street.

M.__

-. WOOD HA M,Teacher of the

PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM.Onehunga attended once a week.

Address: Care ofMr A. Eady, Auckland MusicWarehouse,Queen-street.

A UCKLAND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL.

A qualifiedLady Teacher isrequired to fill the ■appointment of First Assistant, which willbecome vacant atthe 31st March next.

Salary, £200 a year. Engagement terminableby threemonths' notice.

Candidates should state full particularsas toage, qualifications, and experience, and shouldfurnish testimonialsandreferences.

Copiesof the Prospectusof the School may beobtained on applicationat theoffice of the Edu-cation Board, victoriaArcade, Auckland; andfurther particularsmay be ascertainedfrom theHeadmaster.

Applicationswillbe received by theBoard onor before THURSDAY, the Ist March.

VINCENT E. RICE,Secretary-

Funeral Notice.

yjgg. "XT !• 0- 0. F.iismC'< LOYAL UNITED BROTHERS''daSEßfflb LODiIE, NO. 975, A.D.

z|i||||||i||& Members of the above LodgedssElipSglJliârerequested to meet TO-MOR-• .""lUnroSn ROW (Tuesday), at 2 p.m., forthepurpose of attending the Funeral of Bro.Parker's lateWife to the place of interment inthe Symonds-street Cemetery. Sißter Lodgescordially invited to attend.

By order of theN.G.JNO. BROWN, Sec.

THE Medical Profession certifies thatWolfe's Schnapps is the purest stimulant

procurable.

IMPROVED MACHINERY FORTREATMENT OF QUARTZ.

(From fche " Aroha and Ohinemuri News,"February 11).

Dukin-g the present week, Mr John Cham-bers (who is so largely interested in themines at Tui Creek, Te Aroha), in companywith his son, Mr J. M. Chambers,spent several days at_ Te

_Arona

on business in connection with theTui mines and their development,and left Te Aroha for Karangahako onThursday morning, and after a good lookround the mines there will proceed to theThames, where new machinery is now-being erected by them. About two yearssince Mr J. Chambers went to London, inorder to avail himself of .the best medicaladvice obtainable with respect to an in-

jury he had sustained in one of his feet ;and during his stay in the Old Country,extending "considerably over a year and ahalf, he devoted a very larece portion oi

his time in investigating the respectivemerits of all the most modern and ap-proved appliances for the treatment ofgold and silver ores to be found inGlasgow, France, or Germany. To assisthimIn his investigations with respect totho various processes in use, Mr Chambershad the advantage of being able to have ex-haustive practical tests made of iNew Zea-land ores (from the Tui and elsewhere, tail-ings from Thames foreshore,etc.) sent Homefor that purpose. The result of these in-vestigations lsd Mr Chambers to decidethatfor the purpose he had in view in thereduction of the class of ores common toCoromandel, Thames, and portions ofthe Upper Thames—in fact, oresgenerally in which the gold andsilver are found in the metallic state—Molloy's hydrogen amalgam process wasby far superior to any of the others. Thisprocess was patented in October last, sincewhen about a hundred have been erected, bya very powerful English company whichwas formed, and is known as .the "Hy-drogen Amalgam Company, Limited (Mol-loy's Patent)/' The machinery used in thisprocess is made either for web or dry crush-ing. Briefly the process the ore passesthrough is somewhat as follows :—lt is firstreduced by being passed through a Slakesstone-breaker, from whence it is conveyeddirct by a shoot into what is known as

"Askams' Patent Centrifugal Pulveriser,"stationed at a lower elevation, trom whichit escapes sothoroughly reduced as to be anexceedingly line powder. But themachinerycan be altered to pulverise the ore to anyrequired degree of fineness, so as to passthrough gratings varying from those usuallyfound^m ordinary stamp batteries up tothose containing 10,000 holes to the squareinch. The quartz is crushed by four rolls ofchilled steel with centrifugal action. Theserolls revolve at a speed of about250 per minute within tworims of steel several inches thickand of extra hardness, and bymeans of this the toughest quartz is in

a moment cracked up and reduced to dust.An iron fan, shaped something like thepropeller of a steamer, is Jixed in the cylin-der on the outer side of each roll, and, re-yolving m great speed, dasb.es the pulver-ised material against flxad rfcvss, throughwhich it is driven, and falling into a cavitjbeneath, is thence conveyed i o theseparatorby means of an elevator. ■ From two tothree tons of quarts ari hour can thus bereduced to an exceedingly fine powder.The separator does its work welland quickly, separating the fine fromany coarse particles which may haveescaped the rolls, and are returned to thepulveriser to be again crushed, the finestuff passing through shoots into a sluice,from whence they are conveyed direct tothe amalgamators. The latter consist ofcircular pans of about 3ft 6in in diameter,and about the same in height ; the bed ofthe pans being covered with mercury.Upon this bed of mercury a slate disc ismade to slowly revolve, in fche centre ofthe disc being a hopper, through which theore passes underneath the disc (as receivedfrom the separator) into direct contactwith the mercury, with which thegold becomes incorporated; the ore, byaction of the disc, gradually workingoutwards to the edge of the pan, fromwhence it overflows, as it were, and escap-ing overhead of the disc, and over the sideof the pan into a flume which runs roundthe whole circumference of the pan, is con-veyed to any required place. By means ofa current of hydrogen gas kept constantlypassing through the bed of mercury, it isthereby kept active, and " sickening"prevented, the gas being generated bymeans of an electric current. Themercury thus being kept active, cleaningup can bereally'made a matter of conveni-ence ; and when decided on, by means of avent the mercury is allowed to run off, issqueezed and retorted in tho ordinary way.A set of five of these pans is capable ol put-ting through from 25 to 50 tons per day. Itmay hefe be noted that one by no means tobe despised feature in these pans is the abso-lute * security provided to ownersof quartz against amalgam beingmeddled with —ib being absolutelyimpossible, once tho ore passes into theamalgamator, for the gold extracted to betampered with, without first removing thodisc or opening the ven^s, which are keptsealed. Mr J. M. Chambers has been ap-pointed sole agent in New Zealand for thesale of the Hydrogen Amalgam Co.'s ma-chinery, and one of these completeplants is now being erected tothe order of a firm" in the SouthIsland ; whilst (which more nearly con-cerns us) another is being in course oferection at Thames in connection with theold Herald battery, and will be so ajxaagadas to be capable of being altered so as.tobe used for either dry or wet crushing ;and it is expected the plant will be readyfor a start in about six weeks from now.Parcels of ore will be sent down to Thamesfor treatment by this new process fromthis district, when a start has been made.With respect to the more refractory ores,such as those known to exist in suchvast quantity at Tui Creek, Mr ChambersInformed us an expert is now on liia wayout from Home to make personal andthorough inspection and investigationsboth as regards fche ore, its characteristics,situation, cost of breaking it out, etc.,with a view to tho erection of a suitableplant, embracing the most modern improve-ments. Greatcredit and the thanks of ailinterested in mining are due to the MesgrsClwwnbers for theirefforts in the directionof developing the mineral resources of theHauraki goidfield, and wo trust their new,plant will in practical work fully coins upte expectations, and we wish the proprietorsmuch success.

GALLANT. RESCUE FROMDROWNING.

Last week a little boy between three andfour years ofage, and son of Constable Murdock, had a narrow escape from beingdrowned in the Hawkesbury River, NewSouth Wales, He followed his father alongan old wharf, when suddenly he fell in. Thefather Was unable to swim, and could donothing, there being about 12 feet of waterwhere he fell, and the little fellow wouldundoubtedly have been drowned but foranother yonns: lad, named Tim McCarthy, 7■years ofage, ..who was on the wharf at thetime,-and gallantly plunged in after him,held him above the water until the fatherprocured a boat and rescued the two.

GOSPEL TEMPERANCE MISSION.The Rev. A. J. Clarke, of Sydney, who is[filling fche rostrum at the Tabernacle during jthe absence of the Rev. Mr Spurgeon, com-menced an evangelistic temperance mission jon Saturday evening in that place of jworship. The service commenced at eight Io'clock, but prior to that time the Newton \band played a number of musical selections jat the corner of the streets for the purposeof attracting1attention. The meeting1 wasopened with singing, and Mr Bamfordfollowed with prayer for the success of tho jmission. Messrs 'Robert "Fry and Tonson jGarlick, and the Revs. Woollass and A. J.Smith, who occupied the platform with MrClarke, gave short addresses welcoming himand wishing him success in his work.Special reference was made by the speakersto the opportune time for holding tem-perance services the . present was, _onthe eve of the annual licensing election,and earnest appeals wore made_ to thosepresent to be sore be record their vote onthe side of temperance. Mr Clarke, who is ashort, jolly, and very earnest speaker, afterengaging in prayer, gave his promised ad-dress, and for tho space of nearly an hourkept his audience interested and amused.The address was of a free and easy char-acter, and almost every other sentence wasastory bearing on the subject he was .speak-ing on behalf of. Ho was'quite certain thattemperance principles must prevail in thelong run, but ho did uoo wane the peopleto stand oil while there was work to bedone. Ho wanted every one of them tojoin with the earnest workers who weredoing their best to abolish tho traffic inintoxicating drink. 1..0 didn't) waui themto join in when the work was compioisci.As an evidence of the progress bhey wovemaking, ho mentioned tho iaeb that nochurchman or clergyman could u-ko his nipnow in decent society \vifcho:ri irmkiiig an |apology. Ho was of opinion that the v:;anor woman tb;ii) oou;;l tict Lv.) v/ir.iKiui'.a drop of the critfcv.ii" had bettor che,they could do very well wu.î.ij Lhcin.Mr Clarke diverged fco make an -1 ■'■!::'•!- ;on smokers, chewer:;, and sn ::: tuliors, a;u! jwas rcvy ro::g;i on Li;o iiuioking, v, itich lie •declared to bo a -'vc?y i.n:nß;.'.y, <.-'\y. >abominable, nasty iKibit.' !rlo woinid :ij>with reminding his h» ivcrs of v.-hrt!-. \;ph o:> •])ecfc.'id of them on tho election day, un<l |trusted that they would return the temper-ance candidates ai tho head c-i the ];oi!.The address was lisfco:'.e>l ;!i wren niiiri'.o'J |attention throughout, ;md Mv of' ;;i |had his audienco convulsed .wit.h I;b comi-cal yarns.

Mr Clarice conducted the service:; at theTabernacle yesterday, and in ■/;■:• aftenvriGi)gave a, speoiai addrc-'S to i.lis ciuU'liy;) o; theTabernacle.indi!o!nit [:!dei: oapti.^b ' iunflay-scliools. The Goi-pal Tomperanv;.' i!io.;t;na'.sarc to be hold everynight- toi.s week at hali-pasta seven, and a special service is also bobe Held from three to four o'clopk.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.The members of the Institute met in the jWellesley-strect schoolroom on Saturdayafternoon, Mr E. M. C. Harrison presiding.There were .sixteen gentlemen present.

Scholarship Keotj/jAtioxs. — Rev. It.Coates wrote withdrawing his motion rela.tine to scholarship regulations, the matterhaving been broncriio under tho noticeoi: tho Board by one of the inspectors.Perniission to withdraw was given.—Mr Worfchinprton said it appeared to himthat Mr Coates was sorry tor wha'o ho huddone relative-to the extension of the arith-metic to tho Sixth Standard. His ownopinion was that thoarithmetic of the FifthStandard was sufficient, and ho was sorrythat- the subject was not threshed oufiagain. Ho thought ib was not wise fco<Jp beyond theordinaryclans teaching.

Educational Co.vi'js >: gnok. —Mr Jlow mewas called upon to speak relative to theproceedings at thorecent conference; Theymet at Kelson on tho Sfch of January, andsat for that and the three following days.Mr Bourne quoted from the opening speechof the President which explained theobjects of the conference, and urged |the benefits of unity and UJ'sociation. MrBourne then gave a narrative of. the pro-ceedings at the conference, and fche rpsolu- itions arrivedah. The first motion carried was jbrought forward by himself, and was to theeffect that the head-master-i of secondaryschools should be represented on the Senateoi: fche New Zealand University. Anotherresolution askedfor a clearer definition ofmechanics and mathematics in the matricu-lation examination, Sams uniformity inassessingmurks in JuniorU'niyersi by Scholar-ship examination was ask'od for. It wasalso thought that papers for tlio Univer-sity Entrance Examination should be .sub-mitted to moderators to secure greateruniformity in the standard of papers. Itwas considered it would be a good thing jto do away with the multiplicity of exam-. |inafcions for different professions, etc., andmake the matviculiilAOii examination servefor all, and a motion on tho subject wasagreed to. Other resolutions were read,and tho effect explained. At the conclusionof the address a vote of thank;: was passedto Ml Bourne on the motion-of Mr Vvor-thirigtoh, seconded by Mr Stewart.

AN AUSTRALIAN DIVORCECASE.

A petition for divorce (Kays an Englishpaper) \Vas brought h\ London oi\ the 10thLiecembcr by Sirs Florence Eva Trevanion;(daughter ofSir.Daniel and Lady Cooper), jwho sought to have the marriage dissoivetion the ground of the crueltyand infidelity ofher husband, Mr liugli Arand-'il Tjrovanioii(son of Mr and Lady Frances Trevanion).Kg filed an answer denying: the charges,but to not represented by counsel. Ac-cording to the evidence o£ the petitionerthe marriage took pi -uo oii 10th JunoJ1882, at which time she was 26 yeas;s ofago, and her,hi.isbanc!, who v<r;;.s a barrister, jV/as 22. The marriage m-"is a-clandestine Ione, but wa's known to her parents '-anlioni- "afterwards." After the marriage a

| settlement,w.'.I.^ made on her ofLor fortune.I When they wore living at Albert Mansions,Victoria ..street,' in April, ICB3, he camehome Tat,) 'or/; night and beat her, cuttingher left eye open. He was given to habitsof intemperance. He had seized her bythe tin-oat and ill-treated her. When on avisit to her sister, Mrs MoNamara, atEmstymon, County Clare, lie struck her inthe "face, dragged her out oi bed, and gavoherablack eye. AfcDarieHouse* Teigniccutli,where they were living in August, 1886, heagain beat her, and blackened her eye". Inall, she said, her husband hid been guiltyof violence to hoi- "upon a dozen otheroccasions." On the 9th October he seizedher by the throat, threatened her andcalled her names. Upon her screaming,some of the servants came to her assistance;The following night ho again assaulted her.He returned to the house late afc night, andtore the clothes oil the bed. dragged herfrom ie by the throat, and beat. her. Thonext cloy she left him, and came to thehouse of her father, Sir DanieJ Cooper (who,it was stated, was formerly Speaker of theLegislative Assembly atSydney). The.ro shewas attended by a medica? gentleman, andas soon as she had sufncitjiitlyrecovered sheprosecuted her husband for theso last two :assaults. He was triod before the magis- itrates at Tcienmoutb, and was convicted iand sentenceci to-six. weeks' imprisonment. 'The witness proceeded to state that she >found in the pb'psesssiou of»her husband ;

some compromising letters from a youngwoman named Savage, with whom she putherself in communication. A sum or x^Jwas paid fco get some of these letters back.In eorrobaration of the cruelty,

_Mrs

McNamara, tho sister of the petitioner,was caliec;. She deposed thah on thooccasion of the visit of Mr ana MrsTrevanion in the autumn of 13c5 her sisterdid not come down to breakfast one morn-in-. Witness went upstairs, and foundher sister in bed. She had bruises on herface, chosb and wrist. Her nightdress wastorn. Sho also had a black eye. baestayed in bed ior two day:-. Dr MerrimanPiwd that ho know Sir Daniel and LadyCooper, who resided iv Veve Gardens.On fche 11th October lie was called in tosee Mrs Trovanion, who had cornsfrom Tcignmouth. Ho found her verymuch shaken and debilitated, andmore or less covered with bruises,of which ho took note at tho time. MissSavage, now living at York, againstwhom the adultery was charged, was calledin support of the petitioner's caso, and |adduced testimony to tho eiicct that shehud writ-ten the letter produced, commenc-ing "My Dear Dell," to the respondent,who, she paid, was the father of her child,bom on tho 9th December, ISS6. His lord-ship, upon this evidence, granted a decreenut, with costs, and gave the petitioner thecustody of tho three 'children of the mar-riugo.

THE HESSIAN FLY.INTRODUCTION OF A

DANGEROUS PEST.

(r.Y TICLTWIiAPII-—OWN (JOT4Pv7,3VOND33KT.)

WjiLLTNttT-'OX, this day.Ax insect, Piiiroosod to be the dreaded Efcs-ciir.n L'y, has made its appearance in theKangitikei c'i.stdcfc. Tlso Oovornmenbiifivo obtained :.i revjovt on tho tub.joob from n competi-nt gentleman, inwhich ho i-;;!1;;::; th;;v, tho wheat on fourLi:r,i-: had been ufctaciiod. -v ail canoa theiir-'iocti iuifi nti..'.iakcf.l tho Hu'iiks at tho root.;;■ j:j bfliovi i. Laao the Lnsct-t wn.si intro-duced fru;n /.:. • rita hi thu straw in

Proved! too-ethei' v/ir.h ths in>ecl; nu<liurv; ■. ■■'i\v>'lx:c:s soui; vo the Agent-General•,','it'i: i-N-M'uetion:-: to ob(...'.ivi report:- fiom the;,ni.hovll:.es in iOn^kwi as to whether theCr.vcvumenfc ay.! ii;.-i;t In supposing Mio'•' T ;:.:;'ii',l itV" i'--; S"l:"l-:li' it-? fipr-eiUMiiCO in thei'e]:;nv. Tho Department foi1 A^'io'ulliuroarc now cor;s'de:-i:i;.j what :-:Lfips to take toprevent tho iii.'uob Jro'.s f.;:.o':;!i;i;j; toother

OHR-LSTOFfURCH-WESTCOAST ROAD.

(BY TELKGtUPJI.—OWN' f,'OT*RESPO>TDEXT.)

Welmsoton', thisdsy.Tiik maintenance ofChrisfcehurcb to IToki_fcika coach road costs tho Governmentsomething Hko £8,000 a year, and one ob-jaeb ofMr Mitchelson's present vi.-it to fcheWest Coast is to mc; whether tliia item can-no*, be paved, ov .it; le.-isfc grositly reduced.lie v.'lil '.:/•> from A~'l.;c:i overhuid bo West-port Xi\:i [iokltikn, and Ll<eii on fco Christi-church, so fts to Liucomo acquainted wiihboth routes.

PAP 1}T7O POiJ\JJ\ r>T-,Tpp

THE LICENSING- ELECTIONS.

(To the Editor.)Siß,r-In a.vccent is-'sue .you referred to v"alight hitch " which has occurred in con-nection with the Oifey Licensing Committeeelection, and say that in 18SJ4 a similar'question wits raised, bub that the Courtruled that fcho irregularities did not inter-fere) with the fairness of fcho election orcontravene the spirit of the Act. Be that;>s it may, sir, it seoine to me after seeinga cony of the Act underwhich these olec-tioiui buko place, "The Regulation ofLocalElections Act, 1876." that the intentionsof that statute have certainly not boeiicarried out, and it is to'be regretted that |i he Council'snewly-appointed officershouldhave miien into errors quito as contrary tothe Act as those of his predecessor.

Clause II of the Act referred to very dis-tinctly requires that all nominations of can-didates shall be addrews.fl to the Return-ing Officer, and delivered ai the 'place named,"in the notice at any time after thepublica-tion of Ike notice, and before noon of the dayappointed therein •>•'■ -and further atClauee 12—" A t die hour of noon, on ilia ndui day thelitiurvviy Officer shotI pod the natnes of allcavdidrjen >,o nominated in a conspicuouspublic.place, oiUiide ihe-piace appointed, in theto.:tl noiim." And by Clause 15—If (In:

number of tlui candidates 'doen not exceed theinmibcr oj vacancies lo pafiled, the EelxirnbvjOfficer .shall, at the place and on the day t.ocq>-pointed, publish) declare. Ditch candidates, orcandidate, to be dulyelected, &'C, &c .. .Now, sir, it appears by your cvrn accountthat the Returning Giiicfer, Mr Collins, wasnot present to receive nominations at anyof the places special in the advertisement,but that most <''■ them were delivered at theofllce of the Returning Oi'ii'ces.' in High-tjfcrcet, instead of at; fchp.sovoval.-places ad-vertised us the places y.lieio Lh^y wprs to1)0 delivered; You sesmin^ly excuse thesaid Returning Ouiter by sayih^ that itwould be impossible to curry onto cue pro-Ivisions cf the Act,; .as it, would require

\that gentleman to possess the tjowcv ofornnipro.scp.ee to be at six places .atthe Kiime time. Tii.o feat, howevei',ppßpturnin^ Officer is required to.at-.tbmptto perfonrj, i'pr.thp Act does'not require i/ntselections to be nil on tho sahie day, biffcduring the satne month, as in previousyears.! so fclfat Mr Collies could have takeneach nQiiiination on a different day, or hecould (if rer]v,ued to have them all on oneday) have employed a substitute for each ofthe five tditffcriebp, taking .tile pistlijiiiliseif,rt'.i provided for I^y clans:; 7 of the aforestiidAct-, as he will have fco dp at the polling onThuratfay, 16th inû.

Fi'ow "a Eurthci" reference to the Act,under " disputed elections," it appearsthab.clause £0, cub-section' 1, of secondly,nVovicles thafc'tlie election of any candidatesnmsb b<> declared void if his ".-Doajiuationwas nor; given within illo time, andin (he mariner required."I observe, moreover, that your, morning

contemporary refers to the -same "hitch,"bubôes oa to point out that the irregu-larity can be validated by the Governor,under section 227 of tho Licensing Act.True, ifc is so, but surely no such irregu-larities as tho above .should be allowed, andthen have fco be referred to His Excellencyfor validation.—Yours, etc.,

FAiii Play.

THE RAWLINGS SCHOLARSHIP.(To the Editor.)

Sm,-~ln Mr Ward's long letter of Satur-day, he replies to everything butwhatI ad-vanced; I did not make an unkind refer-ence to anyone, nor insinuate that . MrWard had acted in any way dishonour-ably. The point I urged was that thefather did notcome under the conditions,and I feel sure your informantsdid not furnish you with all the facts.The conditions state :—"The candidates forexamination must be the sons of poor■pa-rents " The terms of the will bearing on

the issue areas follows :—" Of at. least 20boys,under the age of twelve years, thesans of poor parents, to bo selecteclfrom the pupils of at least five otsuch common schools by my trustees ortrustee." What did Mr Rawlings meanby poor parents ? '' Poor " is a comparativeterm, but as the testator was a workingman I conolude that, from his stand-point a man with an income _otsay £200 per annum would not n his mindbe poor. Further, I have been told thatsome have not been allowed to competewhose parents have a less income than MrWard, and still think it a goodground toappeal to public opinion upon. 1 did not,and do not, charge Mr Ward with dishonour-able conduct, and have no feeling againsthim; have no friend competing or likelyto compete ; and, above all, would be sorryto hear that the scholarship was takenaway, bub would be glad for the trustees toconsider the terms of tho trust for thefuture.—l am, etc.', E. Care.

[Wo have already stated that, to ourjknowledge, the terms of tho trusthave beenstrictly adhered to. If Mr Carr thinks wehave been deceived, he might enlighten usand the public ; but correspondence on thepresent lines had better cease.—Ed. E.S.]

FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT.

(To the Editor.)Sir,—Your correspondent "J.Gr." takesexception, amont: other points in Sir R.Stout's letter in the "New ZealandFarmer," to his remark, " Why should notI, and somo others who have foupht in vainfor what we believed to be right, follow theadvice of the Chinaman, &c." Commentingon (his, "J.G. says, ". As if anyonecould %ht in vain for tho light. Ineed only refer to tho Man who livednearly 1,900 years ago as the rightexample to follow." Fighting for therightalways ensures at least one reward, thatwhich it brings to tho inner consciousnessof tho individual so engaged. Nevertheless,the results of good efforts are sometimesenormously disproportionate. Take twomen, for instance, equally embued with pa-triobtam, living in different countries; onemay darts something for his country's sake,bo successful in hi* endeavour, and crownedwith laurel, himself have p ho satisfaction ofknowing that after his death those nearanddear to himwill boprovide'dforbythenation;the other may find his efforts to save hisfatherland from a cruel foreign yoke un-availing, ho himself be Hlain, and those nearand dear to him tortured and enslaved, orhis whole race like himself annihilated. Ibwould bo far from accurate to conclude thatthe present is the first time thata championof what he sincerely believes to bo true lias,in an hour of.darkness and defeat, askedwhy after ail should ho strive so earnestlyfor that which neverappeal's to be nearer.I also venture to think that the theologi-

cal remark with which your corres-pondent's note, closed was somewhatout of place. What would he think ifSir Robert had introduced in a letter onagriculture, a distinctly heterodox remark ?YV'onld ho not think ituncalled for? " TheMan who Jived nearly 1,900 years ago"—why not go bnek to n, still earlier date—sayto nearly 2,300 or 2/;00 years ago, whenSociVitefl lived in Athens, ;:nd that greatphilosopher iv CuthayV—i am, &c.

J.G.C.

UNKNOWN ENGINEERING.(To fchs Editor.)

Sin,—For many year.? past His Grace DukeHumphrey has been endeavouring ;to in-oculate tiio Harbour Board with somo ofhis evn surplus brains, bub there is nothing

I more difficult to accomplish than knocking1common sense into senseless .Scotchmen.,There nrp far too many Scotchmen coninocted with the liurbour Hoard, and they: appear to take eveTyfchin;*with easy indiffer-ence. . For instance, look at tho now jettyfor tho North. Shore boats. Pa.;-.scrt>ôrshave to <j,o to tho extreme north end ol" the'jetty and then wall; half way buck againbefore getting: on board. Iôbody but athoroughbredjiMSti could ever liavo designedsuch a piece of folly; in fact, it is worsothan ".Chamberlain's liabhib 'Prods."—lam, etc., ' '■ Pakeitch.

Food fok Consumptives. Scott's Emuls:on oi*Piuiit Cod J.n'Eit On. with Hvkh'Hosphiti.s ofLime ani> Soda, is n most Wlotidtrlul food for thaConsurnutive. it not only gives strengthmid increasesthe Hesh, but heals the irritation of the throat andiaiigs. It is verypaUitablfi : children t;ike it like milk,amL hi all wasting diseases both for adults andchil-irci] it i* a marvellous food and iwdicine.. Largo»nd small bottlen ofali Chemists, ad and zs 6i.

-fUE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR,' MONDAY, I^BBTJABT 13, 1888,2

Counterpanes, towels, sheetings, shirt-ings, quilts, carriage rugs, rugs ot everydescription, blankets, and all Manchesterrroods, are being sold at T. Short's firsbannual sale, at prices that must pleasegale lasts only threeweeks longer,—L&WT-J

Easiness Hotlcws.'•*Tp SICKNESS OR DISEASEJL^ BY USINGSCHOFIELD1 S

PATENT 'EGG-PRODUCING FOODfor all kinds of Poultry. The Food should bused tlireo or Mir times a Uioalh. The rosul

v,-Ul bePLENTY OF LARGE EGGS.

Sold iri 141b and 281b bag*. To bo obtained fromall Grocersami Storekeepers.

Solo Atxnto: L. L>. NATHAN & Co.TTIT you want somethingl iilqe ask." yourJL grocer for.

lIASEFIELD BRO 3.;STIN NE I) MULLE T.

STAR BRAIRD.to bo had from all respectable srbcors, andWholesale at n.amuuctory,

BATL E Y.'1 A T>B a E A.|rfHUGXER'S %WHEATBN "fÔOD.

This newPreparation forWh eaten Poyridgo,I comroseeTenfireJy of the finest Wheat, is nowI offered aa tho very thitis! forKpneral v.ao iv ibisclimate. Mr Pond reports of it:— 'Amat.ysvs :; Moisture, fi'4s; ■•■Soluble Albumin-oids', '™ ; Siifjar, '56; Gum and Dextrine, 4"02;■ jMhuiiiii'oidw an'l other niv.ror;cnoiiß Ijot'i'-s,10"15; Starch and* Fat, 69;76; Cellulose, 304;Asjj,l-51; Iqss,,lil9.

'■ContciniiiK- Nitrogen, i'6lper cent.In the niapni'acfairo of thii-j article tbore has

boona conKidonililo alteration of. tlic physicalpropertiesof tlio Whcafen Meal by vha conrcr-sion of a portion of tl;a vVlbniniroids' intodinstase, owing to which thestarchy ■matter, inthe process oi: cooking, isTimch inofc readilybrou;:;l'.t into a stater of assimilation by thosystem.

A'> an article ot general diet it will prove oiarreat Vatuo.- Ift wisialso bo oi' especial advan--1a;.;o to in v.mi ids, ehU<l rcii,rind 'thosepersonshav-i)ip;ii!3])aLvod povycr.3 of digestion, onaccount oftho solubility of its contents and the Conversionof a large portion into maltoso during tho pro-cess or1cooking.

varied) , J. A. Pond,'December 22,1337. Coloni-l Analyst.Tuoker's Whcateti Food isput up in 71b, -1,41b,

aiu"' f'Slb bags. Ask your fj-roccrI'or it.Wholesale by the Stapufacuirers—

J. 'j-iYORiJ'.u'T & CO. (J;D.),City I'lou. Iviills. Aucklapd,

W 5 n3IGTIJRE-FRAME "MANQFAG-M . JL TOKY AX-D FiUSiCALINSTRU-o M|£XT WAKJJiiUUteiO,

, ' ti, VICTOBIA-STRKBiT, AUCKLAND-Pap ._^_

O* T. E. CARTER,«S . TEACUPJR OF MUSIC,

a|" . VIOLIN,O PIANO, CORNET, GUITAR, &C. &C.

W Musical Instruments TUnca andEh ■■ Repaired. J i"OOWATO. ■MA^"JJR^.~Jieej^]g Co,Js,.H. £8lDa; o£all merchants.\$Y Summer Tweeds have justarrived,JJi il. and can't be surpassed.—J., 11. Daltoa,Tailor. "Viptoria-street East. ■■',] ________riORN 'Hk.isrUEEr-Freezing Co. 'a. £3\j tiail merohants."

(■"ill/iBS MAKURE.—Freezing Co.!s. £87T JOs. of all merchants.

~\Wfß can recommend Wolfe's SchnappsV V as tho most suitable Invigorant, Stimu-

lant andRestorative known.

ONEHUNGA Tsveed TtouseSri7s6d.-J;It. Dalton, Viotoria-streot East, Auck-

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Tickets of all kinds and sizes, for .Enter-tainments, at. ah hour's notice.'

Tickets for Racing1 Clubs and AthleticS«c.i.etle&, also Ferry Companies, Tram and'Bus Services, a specialty.

Tip RinfiiriD" npnsrfmpirl"hit; Uiilustli UW|JCU itii'ViilIs stocked with a large assortment of Calf,Morocco, Russian, Roan, Basil, and otherLeathers, and the following are. some of thegoods turned out :—Account;Books and Ledgers, Guard Books,

Cash Books, i->*iy Boo.te, Journalsand ShareEesistersi

Drapers' Counter Books, Carters' Receipt"Books, Supply Book-;, andCillßooks.

Magazines, Music, and Periodicals Re-Hound in nny styleof bindin:?;.

Numbering, with or without initial lotters,Index Books, etc., etc.

Paper Ruling in all its branches, at the■ Shortestnotice.THB

Paper Sag DepartmentContains a large stock of requisites foisupplying wholesale and retail firms withWrapping Papers and Paper Bags. TheBtock comprises :—White and Tinted Tea and Coffee Papers,

in lib., .} 10., and i\b. sizes; also ButtciPaper cut to any size required. „

Tinfoil Paper in several qualities andsizes. :

Brown, Grey, and White Sugar Bags, from1lb. to 23 lbE).

Confectionery Bags, from 1 oz. to ,7 lbs. ,Brown Wrapping Paper, extra strong and

ofbest quality, in different sizes.Seed Packets and Bags.

nnHE Besb Gift for Home friends'isJL Brett 8 Auckland Almanac, containing a

Description o£ tho jfro-vinoial District, NewGuida to Hot Lake, SccSifi,-'" ■ • <'■■-••* ' h

ATEW ZEALANDmWEED QUITSI,: |^)

TO MEASURE

From 59/6.A GRAND SELECTION

OF

MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING-, AXD

OUTFITTING.Our own make. Special values.

!NEW ZEALAND CLOTHINGFACTORY,15S and 160, Queen-street.

1" ADIES'HANDMADE UNDERLINENJj —P. DAVI SO N,BABYLINEN ANDLADIES' UNDEKLINEN

WAREHOUSE, ,Has cleared two Warehouse Lots or LadiesHand-made Underlinen,and will offer them to

the public verymuch underwarehouse cost.Hand-madeNightdresses, 7s 6d t:o 12s6d

„ Chemises, 5s 6d to 9s 6dDrawers, 3s 6d to 6s 6d

(Beautifully trimmedand goodmaterial)Macbmo-isade Nightdresses, Is lid to 6s 6d

Chemises-Plain,Is3d; Trinimed,Is 9d to 5s 6d~ Drawers—Plain and Trimmed,

' Is 6d to 4s lidBodices—Plain, Is 3d, Is 6d;

Trimmed, Is lid to 4s 6dLadies' Corsets inall the new makes, Is lid to

12s 6dToilet Jackets, 5s Gel to 11s6d, all colours

BabyLinenDepartment is well stocked vnta.all the undermentioned Goods : — Children'sNightdresses, Is 3d to 3s 6d ;.Dayclresses, Is lidto 9s 6d; Long Flannels, 2s 6d to 5s 6d-: LongSlips, 3s 6d and ia 6d; Short Slaps, 2s, 2s 6d ;White Frocks, 2s 6d to 8s Ccl; PliiniieL Squaresinall colours, 2s to 9s Gd ; Robes, 4s 6d to 21s;Cloaks', a 1 colours, 6s Gd to 25s ; Pdlisso's, 2s lidto 2is, all the different colours ;'lnfants' Shirt-binders, etc.; "WaterproofAprons, Bibs,Sheets,and Napkins : InCants'Bonnetsand Hat3.

Cheap, and good value.■Large variety "Diaper. Holland, and PrintPinafores forail acres up to 12years old. .

Lame Quantity oi: Hosieryboughta!" toopricesin Silk Thread, Cashmere, and Cotton, inLadies' and Children'ssizes.

7 and 9, Junction Queen and Grey Sts.

m op c os o mi st s.

LAST TWO "WEEKS OF SALE 'AT

TH E EO N MAEO HE.

Woollen and Cotton Dress Fabrics at a greatsacrifice.'

■ Surplus Millinery almost given away.FANCY STLKS, Is 6d to Is 11M, worth 6s to

7s 6d. Shouldbe seenatonce.

ASTOUNDING BfARGAIKSIn Ribbons,Laces, Feathers, Gloves, etc., etc.

A. L E S U E U R,MILLINER AND COSTUMIER,. • Queen-street, Auckland. 'TERMS: Cash on orBefore Delivery.

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CH O P K. I' 2T S,o LONDON HOUSE,

ViCTOIiIA AND NELSON-STKEETS,"Havins returned from the Empire City, andbeing iortunate to buy some of the CheapestLinesat the late sa'oof -Harcourt & Co., wel-Jugton. is now selling:lj yards Tweed, Is 9d, 2s 6d, 2s lid; worth

double36 to 42 inches Stripe Window Holland, 9Jd,

lOid.llM.JsOid .Ladies' black Cashmere Jcrsorys, niceiybraided, 3s 3d; worth 4s lid.

Ladies' Hose,dark colour, 6d ; worth 9d4,4FloorCloth, goodpatterns, 9d peryard rBoys' Brown Cotton Sox, Zhd; 3d perpair. Men's Brown Cotton Sbx,'2tdLadies' aud Children's Umbrellas, from Is to 3s

lid.; worth Is 6d to 5g 9d, 80 inch White Twill Sheeting, Is Oid90 inch White Twill Sheeting.Is 3dCurtain Nets, good pattern, 3AdMen's Regatta Shirts, fast colour, Is 4dAlValueFlax Shirting, 6d per yardMen's Tweed Trousersand Vest, 7s lid ;Men's Tweed Trousers, 3s lid

! Youths' TweedTrousers, 3s 9d -; ;■ Boys'Tweed Trousers,3s 6d •Lace Curtains, Is 11pair • ■■ -■

C. HOPKINS,• LONDON HOUSE, Victoria and Nelson-sts.! - ' ■■■: ' '| p K4EO NORTHgtj;fc \ . «1:i ' ■ : ■'! i f^Nfts■i- rM v%-\t \ p3<j ■

S 1 %/,,>> 10.■ te | If Q I3'

■■O f°H V 1 N P' If V^-%A Ir£■; o l*\v? r H

■.;-' Sl©teis ■131LAGSTAEi1HOTEL, NORTHSHORE

3 TO THE RESIDENTS OF BEVONPORT,.SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, AND

THE TRAVELLING PUBLICOF AUCKLAND..

i'i The undersigned,long and favourablyknown

in Southern travelling circlesas late of thePost--5 boy Hotel, Nelson, lias much pleasure in an-

nouncing to theresidents and travelling publicthat having purchased from j\ir Corcoran thelease and goodwill of above Hotel, ho is dfeter-

i mined upona thorough change in the style of; conducting the business hitherto carried on.1 Patrons will find first-class accommodation,

combined with civility.; and thebest brands ofi Liquors supplied.'

Itisthodesireoftho Proprietor to make theHotelapopular resort, and tomaintain the high

1 reputation formanagement that his past effortsin thehotel business have won forhim.

ALFRED ROBINSON.

! ""imVER of Thee I'mFondly Dreaming!"r JLu as the Masber says about my extra

Pants.—J. H.Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street, /:

A«pHr BUcWjw'^■1JKLjateteßU-B.

OperaH&a&Pss|isßWatches, JevrrfS^'sH

actions strictlyconfidential ttT*?• AlvHthe Pledgesand istockoC th« rr<3Rsti2BGrey-street, Ihave removed «,7$4ffiHlstreet. A]WQimtlty^^SaH. Silver\\atehes, etc.. for sale aT^SSB"1/TONEY TO ■ LEND" ji^SSBlil Freehold Secnrifa? ' ."Mfcwß-a/fONEY TOÊNFSTT^sBratoOfi^lilf£?l

NationalI a'JB°|^— "■■ - r—

■ JÔNDON MORTGAGeTi^' """ DISCOUNT BANK, "'"5% SHORTLAND- STB^,:Aucjcund ; :';;l^'

{Opposite A. Clark an* Sonif W,»w' AND ,- ~ "-^SS- SJTTLK COLLINS-STREET,^MStijfai.Bank ofEnglandNotekGhi|M^

' LOAMS are advaxobd txm£k}%^TTpon ' !?"'Personal,. Leans grantedupon Life Polic«fi»S ■1 Interests under WiljV W&; Bills Bikcg-xtmd at CiMhst&J'■ Loans upon flepcsit.ofDeeds. ffiSSsl1 asy InsulimnU ' '?Advances on L foPolicesl'

; JIJL NOTES, HOUSES,HTaSgfi BILLS DISCOUNTED D\"v" MOII TRAGES Nfi G*»sl(

JOHN W. -HAEDIE, |7IJOTICE' OF BE MO VI!

THE NEW ZEALAND MORKjLOAN AND DISCOUNT BiK

HAS ,REMOVED TO PREMISE?,,.

CORNER OF .HIGH-STEEETiBVULCAN LA3&4'

Whees LOANS Fsoa'^£5 ™ £1000

HAY BE OBTAINED; ON •■^DSilljHWITHOUT REMOVAL. Si

AKD ALL CLASSES 01? MERCHAKiEsBHOR ON ANY AVAILABLE SECOBffi.M

A.LL COMMU]NIOATIoM:SIIII!i|CONFIDENTIAL fj

Office Hotms: 10a.m. ejs®_|fl

DISCOUNT BACKING COlff^T, IDarby-stkest (oS Queen-stir' Wt

AUCKLAND. M'■■' " Head Office:'Brisbane. HAgencies: Auckland, Sydnoy, and SAaH

Money advanced frob-Sany amount required, to

i upon--Personal, 'Freehold, I^ffflßTangible Security, repayftblft Jd 11Xmaybe arranged, eitlier Weekly b »QuarterlyInstalments, atlowes:enni W

Advances made on- Watfß Yfa'-Mimoral ; also on all kinds of ,Jfe»«including Bond"\Yarra.nts, «t<!, ,:; Hg

Bills Discounted at currentrates., ■;; HInterviews and comniunicationßmil |?)'H

strictlyconfidential. ■H■ '" Office Hours: From 10fffl6o>jJB

T-NT)US TRIAL' A^KP^™JL PEKAlANE^Bjjri^ltGiJflM]NVES'iMHXT SOCIKyy '^SSS^B: Eepaymsnta, W .Feokj: rej«^H

extending over - -forMî- , ':ftf»"Bl"Tyâr .. ..'

■ nirl: : SB10 7ears '"' "__liJli^B

The Board haspowerin W'/p^BWantofEtnr. (v, «cnt t >r-asiJi;n4lW'»B>'M

]3orrowors Share"in Proitts. ■> . f:jjeiJHPart or whole of tne"adTau<«-»«JJM

r.t any time. Interest ctases.jn tiî*B|"lumber has obtainedarfgjßliberty to sell his tv ■ ' ulpay oil his mortgage,;his property su'jjest to -tliO; JBb«a. w

SCoêrofQUEE^STEEET.ndVf«LANE, Auckland^ BAV(3R(iFT.3|M. Office : 147.Queen-stke^ v-M

to-I&OOO, 1princip4 'IJI/li,^ftf&^^BininstalmentsM/Mp%%f£r?oWmm0Wmmlor rcFayrnent of eacl^lCOtorro—--JMKepaymentis extend-'per \ypet i-'*'"^"Tylar - J• ' |]|1

6 years ......... "2 x ,;;,:H|8 years .. '4.i:L^[3^m, "Andinthesanie^ropoîo ~^«DE?OSIT3.-ThScietyr«g^|deposit:-i('0V 6Tnlfi&ftt per■*&%■»at7 days'notice, 4 per

; MAilONE'y |||• ' AICHITS fe

317. Vie vAliSfflßl

CONSULTING ESG * ■

CABLEGRAMS.- i ■"•-:: ■' '«rTfT''PH.—COPYRIGHT.)

ScullingChampionship.

tfs&pfc*ctD?EoEDSisKD-GOFASimfiLAraCH

rsowxEu[rCTSSAGSOCIATXO".]

ffrsiffey, February 11.

filing -co for a aide and

S championship of the world, Uen Kemp and Oliiibra, took place

.on the Parramatta% A strong breeze was U«wto«niust-.th'e ffien. There was a largeWjLh of the public. Kemp was#B2 7 to 4 being laid on him.•gp-ihe first to gnp, Td beforeSWt.hs had been rowed assumedfeS which he held to the finish,Hîlybv six lengths. Time,

fcffl'fiw o"9 Gf theexcursionws collided with and sank aStanch which had fifty people

towd, all'of whom were precipi-

Sedinto the water, kit were rescued.Smp has accepted Haulan's chat'jenâtorow for the"championship and0 & vde. ' Srl)^ ;Februaryl2.fksbeen ascertained that Peel,.the

6D,ineer of the steam launch which wasI JSzed^has been drowned.. He is re-

! S to have sunk immediately theLent occurred. Another one whofbelieved to have been on board is

infcing. . ■SUGAR BOUNTIES.

Londox, February 11,

■ pttnee Bismarck has assured BarondeWorms that Germany is prepared to

abolish the. existing , sugar bonntics, if|c otiet countries will do likewise.

THE BAPTIST JUBILEE.London, February 11.

Dr. Alexander MacLaren]91Ye:3 for .Melbourne in September, inoSer to bo present at the BaptiatJabiiee>be held there,in that month.

FRANCE AND THE PACIFIC.Paeis, U'ebi'uary 11

| A fresH,, batch" ..of recidiyfstes -.aretejngassembled, but M. Tirard, theprime Minister, hesitates about send-ingtliein to the Pacific, as he feara it;wSil'diiay6a prejudicial effect on theExhibition to be held in Paris.

A SOP TO CERBERUS.London, February 11.

/AEdval Commission advises theItQpeiiftt ■r' Government .to spendJfoo,sQjn developing Irish fisheries,tiii 'also to, extend the railwaysthroughout? the country, under a guar-siee. ■' "^' ■ " ■ '.

THEMITCHELSTOWNFIGHT.DtiSLiN, February 11.

■ the proceediflga taken to quash theMiet of iiiui'der returned againstpialofißeLpoiice who., took part.intie Mitchelslon riotrf have been suc-c^fal; aiid the verdict has been re-

W

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

:■■■■,.; .' London, February 10.-. Itjis.cpnsidered that if a special trainBftfQtt from. Foggia to Kaples, con-yejing the mails, it would save a delaybi fflx hours in the delivery in London.|& Cecil Mikes, the Postmaster Gene-m® 91'Ppiiiion.that the Orient Steam-%Company ought to pay for theWa.but the Companyhave refused to

ANGLO-AMERICAN EXTRA-DITION TREATY.

■.. .., Sax Feascisgo' February 10.,M Senate, hare postponed inde-«%the.British Extradition Treaty.

THE STATE OF IRELAND., _ . February 11.

..Iw/i. J. Balfour, Secretary57and> states-that there is a not-*teeaseof])oyqotUDg; in countiesfnand Clare, where the National"Was been suppressed.

EXTERMINATION BUNNY.:.;.\; .. '. Sydney, February 11.IKM months. Drs. Butcher andk#ve been conductiiig experiments«c Uarhng cTistrict, juoculating»'ts with a, disease' found amonggMfPartsof Victoriaand Tasmania.

rabbits were inoculated: enclosure "with success, theJJr8. gating away in 17 days.§Z StfaU afc the samefc TP-ace sôwi no sf§^ o£caabf"=• -f 1? claillie(i :%t the diseaseGoTî'.^safely.sp-read. " Tlxe

Pefe ! !? t0 a commission of ex-Ueily'*olll^^^" colonies.ol^lfW^twbeett directed tobter " and dêctions fromM.

jSSSJ?j¥*Bffi«npta6;Ae RedT?es> ofWxHÎ,^Vendetta, or MrJ^Ba^&JSj.r.two. capital stories j■fefsq, pSP« :? ajGheaP edition ab

'Oi K&^ ! are.)f^btSS teßu Published in'?f^veai^0Wave been publishedlor E«*ide SS? V^toß'to-friends

Si6 9 ;amVoferinK.at half-I&^WS"»%^millinery

■■^^WJ«i^BSe£af-'ton6w First

HOPE FOR FARMERS.A PEMUSsERATIVS BIiAKCK O?

OPEBATIONS. •The enormous importance of dairying isnew apparent'to.ail countries which are

even remotely suitable for the purpose. Ifcis, then, no wonder that our own Govern-mentis alive to this importance.,,and thatit is now anxious that the almost unequalledadvantages ox tins country for the produc-tion o'ffautfcer and cheese should have fairscope for development. Unfortunately,or rather fortunately, knowledge* is the?rsi; requisite of success, aad the Govern-menthas done well in having had printedail excellent digest on the subject-, wnichhas been prepared by a Special Com-mittee of theLegislative Council,■jand winchis now obtainable afc the cost of sixpence.How the plans described as having beanadopted by other and. distant countries vailsuit the circumstances of our own colonyisa question ; but the experiences of otherseekers after the best wayeannotbut feeaidsin piaking a similar search here. We re-commend, a perusal of this pamphlet. Whilecommending our rulers for their paternalconsideration for the colony's welfare, it isworth, while to remember that actual ex-periment is beingmade in our midst on anextensive scale, and with both enterpriseand forethought,and possibly the records ofthe FreezingCompany'seilbrts, thereasonforthese efforts being put forth and the resultsobtained, would prove a very valuable ad-dition to the information already collectedin the report and appendix referred to. Afull description of the Company's scheme ofoperations was given in a recent issue ofthis journal. This description appears tohave created considerable local interest,which is scarcely to be wondered at when itis remembered hew pressing is the need forsome organised plan for dealing with thislarge question.

A Waikato contemporary writes bitterlyof the treatment which it alleges the wheafc-growiujj farmers of -thatdistrict are receiv-ing at the hands of wheat buyers.How far the farmers have been misled, orhow far thoy have misunderstoodis an openquestion, '-ut one thing remains certain—that, after all, tha mostreliable crop obtain-able is that which can be secured in themilking pail. This is practically indepen-dent oi' the sparrow and caterpillar scotirgb,-and is notseriously affected by bad harvest-ing ■ weather, and now that the ireelingCJcTmpany are cash buyers of.manufactured'iailk, tha .difficulty of marketing is reducedto a minimum.

On Wednesday last (the clay ap-pointed foi- visitors to inspect thedairy portion of the Freezing Company'sworks), the interest taken in tins sectionof the Company's operations was .evidencedby the fact thai; over two hundred -presentedthemselves during the two hours allowedfor visiting. Mrs Fairfax and a party ofladies from the Government House withMrs' Devore were among those present.Captain Bernier and severed officers of theFrench warship Filbert, also formed a por-tion of the company. Messrs Peacock andWithy, M.H.E.'s, were visitors during anearlier portion of the. day. If nnanimoustestimony is an infallible verdict,' thencertainly, the Freezing Company haveadopted the method, and the only method,likely to lead to success, and time alone isrequired for them to work out the problembefore them to a satisfactory, issue.

THE HEATHEN CHINEE INSOUTHLAND.

A PROSPEROUS BUTCOMMUNITY".

IMMORAL

(liV I'IiLEKRAPH—OWX COKRKSI'OXDEI'TT.)

InveecaegilTj, Saturday.Ox Monday, the Chinese New Year begins,and the stocks of brandy, poultry and .pork-are rapidly rising in Value.; It is estimate dfcbab somewhere about 1,009ounces of goldwill be brought in. from -Round Hill beforethe feast begins. All hands are now verybviFy washing up. 'There arenow about 300Chinamen on the field, all apparentlydoing well. There are less than a score ofEuropeans on the fields, but they are saidto be on indifferent ground. Some ofthem, however, made up for this throughtheir incomes from water rights. Some ofthe diggers hold the Chinese in unmiti-gated contempt, and more thaD that, re-turns would be larger if some other folksrefrained from "tricks that are dark "inthe -way of gold making. Some of theother Europeans regard the Chineseusurpation with complacency, and so faras hospitality goes they are not a bad lot.A number of European women, well-dressed and apparently well cared for, areliberally supplied with jewellery, and arethe consorts of the more wealthy Mongo-lians- A visitor to the locality says theyappear to be orderly and well-conducted,but occasionally there occurs what the.Scotch call a " stramass." They hail fromall quarters — Biverton, liivercorgill, andDunedin, and include representatives ofevery English-speaking nationality.. •

SUGGESTED ANNEXATION.(by telegram—o\vs corhespojjdent.)

iNVErvCAKGiLL, this day.The Chamber of Commerce has passed thefollowing resolution : " That this Chamberuvê upon Government the desirableness ofbringing theMacquarrie and other islandsin t.hlU localitywithin the jurisdiction of NewZealand, soas toprevent thenfbeing used asa centre lav poaching in the -Auckland andother islands now under the jurisdictionof New Zealand.'"' The mover pointed outthat if these islands were notbrought underthe jurisdiction of New Zealand they couldbe made the headquarters for vessels en-caood in seal-poaching at the other island,so rendering it almost impossible to obtaina conviction against offenders. Gn theother hand, the'islands'in time to comewould, no doubt, prove of value to thecolony. , _____WELLINGTON AND MANAWATU

COMPANY'S NEXT LAND-SALE.

From thearinouncemonfe in another columnib will be seen that,on Friday, the 17bhin-

sfcariti Messrs: T. Kennedy Macdonald andCo. sell at Wellington some 5,500 acres ofthe.Wellington and .ilana.vatu R^J{gCom^nv's lands sifcnfited adjacent to theSSifd Ohaa railway stations on th|Company's MnO. The previous sales h^lu■by this Company have proyedmost s«ccess-ful, and the quality of the and to be, oheied'at this sale is highly spoken of b> thorncompetent to judge. The feature* oi .hesales arc the advantageous terms o^namely,ten per cent, cash, and the Lalance. • . ■,•>.< i .x •4.:j!,,k wr'rpnfc uer annum,in seven years at-a-ve percent p- ■_ ■

Intending purchasers., wishing to^fjf"the'lancC have special fac-ihties offereq_tothem, details- of..which can be .o^r;edfrom the lithographic plans on app ;^pnat the office of this paypr o^ôStioP.eerS) Messrs T. Kennedy MacdonaldandCb'., Wellingtoh. , ,~;

, . ■:

FINE ARTSEXHIBITIONS.A MEETIKO of the parishioners and friends ofAlt-Saints' was held on Thursday evening inAll Saints' Scliool-room, Ponsonby, for thepurpose of commencing arrangements inconneceion with a fine arts and industrialexhibition which they propose to hold. ThoRev. W. Calder presidedj and there was agood attendance.

Mr Macindfoe, being called upon by thaChairman-, said that, considering the largeamount of-local talent we had aro.und up;

now apparently lyingdormant, he conceivedthe idea of holding an Av.t and industrialExhibition, and, at a meeting at his house,his suggestion beinj»% taken 'up so warmly,it was decided(to at once call together theparishioners and friends to consider thismatter.; lie then went on. to give an out-line of his scheme, and fully explained itsobject and purport, intimating that it wasnot confined to All Saints' people alone,but open to all exhibitors, and space allottedto each department, the exhibition to com-prise works of art, local industry, fancywork, curios, articles ofvertu, etc., in con-junctionwitha refreshment, fruitand flowerstall, and promenade concert, etc. ; andthat no charge would be made on exhibits,yet every possible care taken, but no res-ponsibility.

Mr Evans said Mr Macindoe deserved o,

most hearty vote of thanks for his action inthis matter, and if a few others would onlyenergise themselves to the. same extent, iewould prove the greatest success everachieved in connection with All Saints'Cnurcb. He warmly solicited the supportand co-operation of all present and theirfriends. Mi1 T. L. White followed in alon^speech, and heartily supported it, but re-gretted he was unable to take any practi-cal part. Mr Calverfc, after earnestlyurging upon all to assist in this matter, re-lated the success he had met with duringashort canvass, and enumerated a long li-.t oflocal productions promised for exhibition.After a few others had spoken, it was rQ-

aolrod that thu exhibition take place on theevening o: the 24th inst., and afternoon andevening of the 25th, and Mr Evans thenproposed the following committees, eachwith power to add bo their number :—LocalIndustry: Messrs Calverfc, C. Wright,Hampton, E. McKinstry, Ponsfbrd, Carder,an&Wilmott. Fine Arts Committee: MessrsjMacindoe,Dacre,'Gregoty,W.Ta'yldr,Evans.Reception Committee: Messrs C.Caldcr, W.Taylor, Henderson, Bennett, ami J, J.Dixcn. Fancy work : Mesdames Devorc,Macindoe, Evans, Dacre, and Bastard.Refreshment Committee : Mesdamcs Cal-.vert, Gregory, and j&dger. Music: MessrsEdger, Macindoe, Ifurby, and Barnes.Flowers and Fruit: Misses Mi Kelly,Minefield, Hurley, BraitHwaitc, Dunnett,Dixon, Laiifrsford, and Cobb. i'riiib-ing, &c. : Messrs .Macindoe and Evans.A number of ladies and gentlemenwere deputed to receive tho exhibits andplace them in readiness for the opening,each Committee to furnish a complete listof exhibits and •»report of proceedings atnext Friday's meeting. Mr D. F. Kvanswas appointed secretary and treasurer. It1? inoro than probable that, tho exhibitionWill prove a great success, v considerablenumbsr having notified their willingness toexhibit goods. The cotnmitees this morn-iujj conimchco'd the prosecution of a vigor-ons canvass

VICTORIA.

THE ITALIANS IN THEPOLONIES.

THE TRAFFIC IN, CHILDREN,

TWO LITTLE SLAVE GIRLS.Melbourne, February 4.

In the District Court, two Italian itinerantmusicians:, Muisiel Galiti and Doniinico An"tonio Corcesi, v/ore charged with neglectingthe education of their children. Twosmall girls appeared in Court. They saidthey were daughters of Cortesi, and playedthe violin and danced in tho streets.They had been to school, but did notknow the name of it. Cortesi was askedfor his passport. He said he could pro-duce it in three days, and couldprove that the girls were his daughters.The Bench were incredulous, but gave bothprisoners 14 days to produce proofs. Ifthese were not forthcoming the accusedwould be severely dealt with. The Italianconsul, who was in court, addressed thebench, and said that in that event he wouldask for the children to bo handed over, andhe would send them back to Italy. Hesaid his Government .were very desirous tostop this traffic in children and begged themagistrates todeal severely with all suchoffenders.

THE MASONIC AMALGAMA-TION.

MfiLBOiXBNE, February 7,The leading Freemasons ofVictoria have

received a c6mmun'ication /rom Sydneythat the dissension which has existed forthe last ten years between1 the New SouthWales Constitution on the one hand, andthe English, Irish, and Scotch on the other,is now healed by the good offices of LordsCaiTiarvon and Oarrington. Tho four Con-stitutionsaretobeirnmediatelyamalgamatedwith Lord Carrington as first Grand Masterof the .'imalgamated body, Dr. Tarrant,Grand Master of the New. South WalesConstitution, having resigned to pave theway for thisarrangement. Lord Carnarvon,as Provincial Grand Master of. the EnglishConstitution, gives his assurance that theEnglish Grand Lodge will immediatelygrant the amalgamation'and a meeting toratify the agreement has been called.

GREAT EXODUS FROM SOUTHAUSTRALIA.

FARMERS. STARVED OUT.

Adelaide, February Bth.The exodus from Port Adelaide during theweek ending last Saturday exceedecf theinflux by eighty-eight. What is evenworse than the exodus by sea is the con-tinuous depletion of farming districtswhich is now taking place. High rentsand worn-out land are driving agricultur-ists from settled districts in"the south,and rabbits, drought, and the proven im-possibility of growing wheat are sendingav/aysettlen- from the new hundreds in thedry north-east. The principal goal of theseimmigrants is tho north-western country ofVictoria. On Monday quite a small cara-van of farriers, v/ith ■ their familieswaggons, and stock, left Willingra districtoverland for the Wimmera, Pitiable taigacome from thenorth coast, whare selectorshave been starving- along for six or sevenyears past, toiling" against hope in the faceof a pitiless climate, which refuses to briiio-the parched wheat plant to maturity/There is also considerable exodus of agricul-turists from Yorke's Peninsula.

3THE AUCKLAND EYEJNLNG STAR, MONDAY, FEBEUAET 18, 158Sa

mO CUSTOM BOOTMAKERS.KSDOCED PRICE LIST.-Man's'best PrimnFrencli Call' E.S.. 7s; Golosh !iS., clotli idtops, caif fronts, 6a: best Calf Shooters; open o"closed, fronts 7s; Men's beat, Calf Balmorals;sôd ; Derby Shoes, 5s 6cl; OKl'ord Shoes s=i'Women's Calf E.S., 5d 6d; Kid ILS blockedft-onts, 53._ E^ra charge-foroutting to irieasure.„i'l''• v- -' Y°UXG BROS..

-. .... Sfeam Boot Upper Factory. High-street.mHE enormous increase in~fe e 6al§Jißa

! • The Exors.;.s 'tl^latc Thogds mortseem deteriiincd to'make, a fp™™^thei,stoeL pn'san^ys'g^têbcincr sold as low as ba eacn. .Tweedfashioi ?, Mgh crown, from 5s 6d. Tweedfife&r^caps, for l& ekcli.-(ADVT.)

'IVT s w z a a .lj a in d railways., TIME TABLE.—On and apieb OCTOBER 10, ISS7.™~«™, AUCKLAI-rTi -AJÎL fJ"^JJTVj ; i..V LIN'S-

Auckland* i"" "' -—■-"■—-"' -r~---.--.--~**..-™™™.—__*—«=*««««

TO V/ke:-: Days. Sats only. £u:id!.\?B.QyKnuxoA.

_^ IS'.Tn.lji.jii.iu...';;.0,..';!. -'y'l). p. ivs. p. vi;.'-,. r.-.. y,,:r\. ,r>.l-: ■" f\.i ;>.m. "'.iV.. ';'. . '.. V ;;|

Auckland., dop 7.15! . 3.4030.40.12.0. 2.0 4.151 S.EO!' 6.?,:>" 1.10 I"l'' r>; £'■." j ?."0Newmarket June: 7.£0 .. y..;l 1C.f.0j2.10 2J.OJ 4.25J 6.>:G t'.c'.'ij .'! WG! I.SO i 11.^-0 9.10; 2.40Ksmuura.. .. 7.5 C.. 8.5610.5512.15] 2.113, 4.30J E.SSI 0.351 " 10.16! 1.25i 11.55 2.15; 2.05"Green Lcao .. i! *j * | i:i *j* |* I -■• ! * *| * *j *Ellerslie .. '-- 738 . 0.6 111.5 'I5."o 2.25 ■ «.^0! 5.43! 6.<K '" 10.25! l.?o lS.n 9.£2; 2X2Fenrcme. Junction 7.'15 B.E61 9.1111.1012.30 2.00,"4.w ft.oO;';e {£! 7.30;1C.30i l.'iO 12.10 6 £„: 257'I'ePap&pa .. *I«I■*•<*I-�■i *| •■ *| * *|-j *! * *j *Onohunga.. arr. 7.G5j 0.5 j Q.P.Q11.20j12.40j 2.W 4.55 6.0! 7.5 1 7.40; 10.401 1.50 12.20 S.Sol 5.7

; Qne'sMtoAuckl'd; a.m. a,;nva.Tn. p.m. p.m. |*).7n.p m\vro 'b m.p.rcJp.xn.j jut;.. i..'i1..!~.'nOminuuga ..dep. 7,5 8.2O: 9.20! 10.0 12.10' 1.0 | 4.25' s.i6r&io; 7.15 10.50 2.0 10.0 | CIO*To Pup^r-a .. *-;■-i■j■*|* I*l.*| *I . * * *j *PcnrobO Juno. .. 7.35 JS.3O 9/,oj 10.10J12.20 lJlo't.Ks6155.20'§E53DI|!7..1!0;il.O 2.10 IC.lOj 5.-10KUersiiO ... 7.20: 3.35; O.flo! 10.15 12.25 1.1.'j.; <U0 o.&j;' 6-io1 7.55:11.5 2.15 10.15! 5.45*Groen Lano .. *!"**' * '* *i*j*l *I* < * *I'■ i* :lio;nu<nfi .. 730 8.441 0.55! 10.24 12.55 LSD! 4.511 5.35 6/>si 7,'!5:11.15 2.25! 10.21) 5.E"■Newmarket, Jnn 7.35' 8,<!&'10.1 c10.30| 18.40 1.30 .14 j 5.40 6.53 7.,50 11.20 2.3] 10.25. S.GS

""TThanf'," for "* """""§ OtunnrcVoT"?>ti:.'k>ih7~J Cflaiii'e 'Ol' Waikato Htatiocs. o Cliaugo for Kaiijara. I'rancli 'Station?t Oianirti for Mercerand 2r.'..i;rmo-'lipto Stat'ons.!l C)ij!."i!-0 for 4.I?!-'-:!:!n'!;'-r''1 •''!-'«il:''.'' '.'lo ;"'i-/- '!0".3.

AUOKIiAND-MEROSR-TH! AWAÎUTU—OTOROHANOA.■ rr.n ££!r":J'"1?L-"";\J';'' Yi'^ r r-^-^r, -r—T~ ■ __"" * "" ' '""J I "'" *r^g="""j'ra™ ~*-~""- -» - j.,^

A.M. A.-.T. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.51. T.T.v. P.M. 6.20Auc3Xanx> •- -. dep. 6.0 6.20 7.15 8.0 11.40 1.15 4.55 5.&0 6.30Newir.:n-kct Junction .. 6.10 6:25 7.?} S.lO 11.25 4.26 5.7 5.50 &.3ulietr.ucra .. 6.15 6/0 7.30 G,is n 4.i0 512 5.3S *"Green Luno * * B I : 6.'15Elierslio 6.22 6/<3 7.33 8.23 B 4.40 5.25 5>15 16.50'Penrotse Junctioa .. .. 6.23 7.0 §8.0 8.31 12.25 X.19 ~"5.50"kWeHtflcia * .. " .. .. .. " 7.5Otah.hu.. ~ {-;; M 0 ; 1O

WOmi i2;; o 6.0 ..

P.apatoitdi •'■' .. .. 12.W. f.SManurowa * v .. 1.10 6.22Fapakura 8.0 .. .. 1.30 5.37Mlunuii .......... „ .. ~Drury S.IS .. 9.25 1.47 5X6 .. | .."Ituncimrin ........'I'ocrattt . m. ■ .. .. ';'I'ukekohc ... C.57 .. 9.52 2.19 6 23Miiickhmd ...... * .. .. * :Tuaktiu 9.21 ~ .. 2 43 6.'13 ..''Wiiiiugarata * . .. * ~Pokeuo .. -. ?-.: j .. .. 3.3 7.0Mcrcor /p. •• 10.0 ~ 10./S 3.15 710IVVi:ar.gatnariiio .. .. * **VVttir«.iig * *'Juui^.iriri .. ~ .. ~ .. ~ * * — ..'Ohinewui .. -- -■ -. ■• ••iluntly .. .. 12.20 5.35Taupiri .. .< .. .. 12.35 6.40Nguruawaliia .. .. 12.53 6.10*Puketo .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ..*TeKapa .. .. * *t-iViinktou Junction g{ ;; ;; ;; j;g E|| ;; ;; ;;*RtikuhiaOhaupo «. •• 2.15 7.30\i.r.!ie Koad .-. .. .. ; *In '.;uroto .. ' ) *{Z: ■■■• :: :: "M 5 :: :: ::"TePnM .. .. i*Iv;iwa .. .. I*Kiohio .. .. .. .. S'()ior0! in*lv': ft -.^ •_• ii.«™i- „„-...-».. ,•:.:. J T^'^.n,.,..-..",;,^,..,. i.'nn- ~,,. •• ~•• ■■

A.M. A,M. A.M. A.M. A^T. r.'l. P.M. P.M.'Otorol)ang;a .. .. .. clcp. .. " ... .. .. .. l''B.lo'Kiokio .. « •• — . ■• •■ ••*Tc'iJulii '.'. .'. .. '.'. '■■ '.. "'■ •■ '•■ n *Tkawamutu .. - { at'r "• .'" ■• ■" ' '-■''■;:> ■"• ■•

NTRaroto .. * ■■" " •• " " * •• •• "Hl-:'!:cKoaaOimiino • ■ •- •• ■• 2/r5 .. jFrcnktonJtmctioa .. o{ " [ " " &% "j " ?j0'To Rapa . -• •• •• ':.•fni-.otc ... •• •• •• * -• •• , ~.X •.";;.!•;!.'VWiiiua .. .- •- — •• ••• ■■ •■ «i*v2 " " f'j'A'I'.'iTipiri .. ». .. .. ~. •- ■• •• -- :- i •• ■• '; ■.•''-:iluii'tly .. •- ■- •• Li-iS •• -• L-^"ijliiuyvviil .. -• •• -- > •••;!p;i«"-;rf i - I : rl •• :Z:::T™ •:: id■ ■■ ■■ ;; ::,, ?■- :: i::>0j,,l :: :: ; ..uci!: : - '| ii« - :: • w"W!::u!"i!nila — •■ : •• ■• ~T.mkau .. ... .. 6-50 12.0 2.42".Muck-li.nd - •• ' 1, .; •■ •• .._Puk»ki>lio 7-10 1231 o. ■. • <Drury'""'?. L" I! '-.'. '.'. .'. '■'■ 7.47 1.10 3.57 .. .. CIO*'llnmli .. 'Pfipcil:nra ... 8.1 1...S o.<u .. ••ly'ainivywa — .- 'liA j- ■■ ■'.P.'vpatoitoi "■ '<■> '•' ';•"• '. , „ n\rOfahiihu .. .. 6..r-0 Z.'J', Q.'U 2.10 'r.L3 6r< .■■-■'rcrn-c.:-1-: Junction ' ' ••_ •-. ••_, ..... ,r; .... ,:;,Wcstdcld..- ■ Itf.irv UP..SO i0..4 f2..'0 14.3.S Mf..SO iV.3O 9.0KilcKlio 7.t0 I 3.35 U.63 2.W 4/,t) | 6.33 ?.33

pjjtrmera 7.30 R.« 9.7 ?.45 4.C1 6.45 7.45rNowmarketJuno .. 7.25 M 9 P.lfl S.SS JM ; ■••. 7.0

"""""^"'^T^Ti^T/or^roTiJiVâ'. i| Gli.lii'/o'foTAuc:''.':'•".:"V. '*':;;■■.- ::^.:;a!oSUlioiU.t Ohanu-o'drlvn.iiâVanrar.chfttutione. S Olum/'c torOiahuhu. ,

A Prs;oTKTcn-u-onoM>on!;c:] !»y t)u.-j train to.StfUions Ijstwccn Auckland and Oncnun-:!.3?' Onlystops to pioku'i I'aafloniceva for-ontitoi: Poiu'Oko Juuctlon.c! jiujiß on N'nnoayj!. VvV(!,n;.-(la.V;!, and Fridays, ouiy.v. tluuaon Momiarsiind Fri'lnysoniy.X Runs oh TiioSdays, T-'-ursil.trs. »;i.,i .SaturfU-H oivy.!■ !t.v,i!s from Otorohaii-:;;i en Tuesdays and ha! tir.-i.:ys uji.y.

The9.ls a.m. trainfro?n T<: AwainniurunKti:(.;];••. _g. Frankton Junotiou for Oambriduo, To Aroha ;uui iJofx>n«i Lines.

CAnfBRTT)QW--TE AROHA_AjSDrROTORTTA: liTXRg; .South!—Week Dats. Xomu.-Week Dayb.

p m.|p. sr. *FranktonJun.,d6p LW07.0 | Ox(or;!.dep. .. - .. - 12:53

•HamiltonKast.! .. : .. - * * ;â^ft,Ybara ,«Huakura, Jun., arr. 2.0 7.22 MaUviuii.a LoJ. , ■ , .: . *VV:iu<iiii>a .. ..CambbidokBk.— . *jy.:l'ion *n"dep-" : a2's f M^^viiica^ :: ::_^fHaulapu *_* JVAroha, dop. » 6L85CambiidßO.arr. a2.45jt/3.5^ .. ••Ruakara Jun.,dop 2.5 ... *TatuaoHana "■ *•Motumaolio .. .. * •• Morrlnarlfle; arr. .. .. .. &2-40; MoiTinsviile, dop 2.5a

TeArohaßr.- • I *JloUirauoho *«™ ile'dept. •■ - " ;-«2^ ;; tffl!^ j^.,afr. " " "

*Waihou n '! 1! !! " - * - Cr.inbridse.dep 9.20 ...Te Aroha, drr. A3 40 .. *JTotriusville, dep, ■.. .. ~ ..62.55 .. : *T/ui!aho.;o .. .. .. *•Soil ■'. '.'. .1 Z I.' '.' I ■■

Huakura Jun,arr. .. „ 100 _^!_Sltemata '.! .7. " " " « !! Htiafcnro inn., dop. .. ..10.3 3.33•nwMilm * .. Hamilton West lO.iOi 55aOxford ." " Z " '.'. '■'■ 4/:0 .. Frauki.ou Juu., arr. . .. 10.25J 3.53^*P«Unmfjun.:: " " i." " " ' Auckland, arr. .. .. 5.13J 9.30Lichlifildârr.. ...,-.. -..

m■■

__■■■ bo-Z> .._.-. - l-^J—.

a Buns on Tucsrlays^Thu'rsdH.ys, and Saturdaysonly. & Runs onMondays,VVednosdujs, andFridays only Tlio ot'ucrarun daUy,

K4±EJtl±^^Âll£ySiz^YSE^- -zr^-^'^r'P^ffif-^-*" -T—s- -.AUCKXAKD TO HJBE.BKBVJM.B.—WKKIC DATS, f HEXjKKSVIIXIS TO APCCLAND.—WIIKK DAY6.: A

om. am. p.m. p.m. ■■ ... .. ■ a-m- jo-m. P-*n. p.m.• ... Auckland .. dep. 70 10.55 4.40 2.15j >£o]cr;nvU]'J .. <lop. o.ô 11.|5 4.0Ko-.vmarket Juncl'a ■ 7.18 11.13 4.57 2.2!3 j *li'.:)eu3ViUc SouJi.. _ „ ~ '••Mount i!don_ .. 7.19 11.19 5.4 2.32) *yhir^:.d .. ... # st

•MorniriK.ude.. *. * * * | *V oaVuU " " * * *•Mount Albert. ... * * * * !i|Pwl'tl--, * • «Avondale .. .. 7.35 11.30 5.20 * *WoimAuku .. •.•„;■. •NPwLjun .- .. ~*■ * - * f !£'r"v'' v.. •• •• 7-J5 1-5 6"P •"*Waikomiti „ .. * * * 3.0 1 *T;iU,.uki _.. .. * . ..�Henderson ~ -. 8.0 12.5 5/15 .: 8 >'>;uit.Uc6vii .. .. 7.JJ 1-jO b.jU ..

■ *Swanson « ..'*.* ."* -. I *S'V/;iii£<7& ... ... . „ ..Waitakerei «. .. 8.25 12.32 6.15 .. li : .ui,:reon. .. .. 3.0 2.j 5.« ..

•Tanpaki .. .. * * * .. ! *Walkoniiti .. ... ■ ~ I.w: Kumou- ... .. 8.15 1.5 6.33 .. *>!ew Lynn .. ~ ■•Waimauku .....* *. * .. : Avondtdo ... .. S.^7 2.C.2 6.10�lleweti.. „ .. * * * .. I ■ *MouivfcAlbert .. * *•Woodhill -"...* * * .. I iiiv:_orn.ip-.:sido.. " „ s

IS ■■:■;::* : :: ;: F: •HelaasWU* South.: •' * * .. Kemocrket Juncfi! 9:4_ ; 3.30 6..0 K2li.j j}rr.__9.<io. 2.10.^,70^w.,j,^,Anc!r.br^^.^.,s^^2*lî-^. ""Arxtuus ouiir^tSuiid^yâ oacK montli only.

■■-■ ~W' A I X A T O " Tll A I N " 8 S E V I C S.Teaiot from Auckland fob

_■ x_ (Mondays v' cdncad.i.rs,and Ij naa.rs ai, 0.0 a.m.TaAWftinutU „ „ .. •['f^c-wiays, Thnrsdayp, and Saturdays at 11.40a.m.

•Otorohanga ■.. _. •.. Mondaysand Fridays at 8.0 a.m. .Tr»«,-trr.Wnqf fDailvaC 8.0 ;i.ra.. iii.o onMondays, ft'ednosdays,aad_ , ~ « Tvlon.Oays, Wodncsdays, and Fridays »■ ii.4o ti.ra.Ccrabnago™ .. ~ .. -(rrno

_sdayV 'p.UiVa days, and Saturdays u,t3.0 a»in.

MorrinSTlllO .. .. ~ Dailrat 3.0 a.m.To Aroha... .. . .. Tuesdays, TnursJajs, and SaUirr.cja 0.0 a.m.Ostord and Llchfleld ... ~ Mondays,Wcdnesdaya,and Fridayaat8.0 a.m.

Tbaiks fok AuoKXAHn fromlifehfloid and Oxford .. .. Tuesdays, Thiimiays, and !3;;turc:.r.yf!ToAro.lia Monday.'-, Wedncsdaye, andFridays at l.tbp.ia.

-'. MorrlnsvilW ~ .. ~ Dailyat2.ssji.nl..'Cambridge- ..•■"'.. .. S.)aiiy at, i),?.0a.m.Hamilton West,. „ .. Daily.at.1Q,20 a»m. and 3.53p.m.

1~'.Ôtorohanga ~ ~ ~ Tuesdays and Saturdayaat 3.10 a.ta.

'^^TaFßtiTtior.s,—An asterisk a Stationdennfes that trains donot stop unlessrequiredtopick up or net downpassenpors. No:ico should bo given to the Guard at proviouH aioppinj1ttatl^na l",v vny pus^nger desiVing to ali.chtat Stations 'opposite ■\vhlch an asterisk ispiacca,

•- &fjJWilifflS'A'ttWes la&uod prior to this date are no©^JiM'iii

! _^_«_————I ITS -A^TD LET LIVE!

S. EUTCHIKSON,SHIPPING A^:D FA:,IILY BUTCHER,

! ViCTOIIIA AND WELLINGTON STREETS.INo more poor faro nnd extortionate butchers'

bills!All housekeepers road, mark, Icarn, v.nd

inwardlydigest thisCASH PRICE LIST:

Prime Sirloin 5d lo4d perlbPrime Itibs £;.Jro3;l perlb[fovc-nnfu'tora iltutton .. .. LUI per lb3je-g5 ftlnUOn 2ni to 3d perlbKnliip Sfcal-: 6d perlbBeofbteak 3d to 4cl perlbCisopß. „ .. 61bs. Isliolied I?o«ntlPeef .. .. 3d to 5-'dperlbPrime CornedBeef .. „ lidto2d perlb

SAUS A G E SMade in first-classmaterials twice daily.

One pound of these improves the inner man,cases the effects of the depression, and

acts nsan antidotesajrainst fever.I am abutcher oi the truth.

ILasKl asd Estate Agents.TTi pi 117^ WING TO N,

ESTATE AGEXT,

QUEEJT-STEEET, AUCKLAND.

SUPERIOR RESIDENCE and 4* acres atliCUiUera, in a, lovely andconvenientposition,

FOR SALE Oil TO LET(Adjacent to Eden Vine Hotel, Eden Terrace),

Two Capita] Brick Shopsand Dwellings,corner of JloujitEdunRoad and Summer-street,lit!:'d up in first-clns'i .style under tho superin-tendence of Messrs K. Mahoncy and Son; gasand water laid on, cic.

Also,TheEilcn Hall, and a Good Shop and Dwelling

adjacent.TO BE .LET, cheap. Cottagesin Lome-streetOFJTjLCES TO LET ia Coombes's Arcade atlowrentals.T AITKEN CONISTELL, LAND AND|> o;KSVAY.K AGiSNT.AND ACCOUNTANT,

FOR SALE.Is.Ail A.N3AITAPiOlU> AU—Shop inbrick andffofio iii best business part of street; plate glassfront. Excellent investment, asland certain torise in value. Presentrental in thesedepressedtunes, £35; price, ,j:n,100. (259)

MOUNTEDEN—Residence. 10 rooms, nearly■<■;'.cvoground, 2 chains i'i'oiit\T.;'o : croodgarden;£750(251). 8-roomeri iicuso, Vicv/lioad, nearlyluiii'-an-aci-eiaiul. 132i'tfronta),'O,slateroof, goodview; ;(;?CO, ov will !et to goodtenant,lowrental(261), 3-roonsetl Jioiibe,View Road,allotmcnt72fec-t by £_5 feer, .commanding view (241). 6-roomedHoiißG, nearly new, over quarter-acreof1;:ik), yp-jciaiiywcil ahelterucl, good view; £500

MO UliT ROPTvILL SOAD-S-rooinccl Dwell-iiig-iiouaoaii'.l Allotment,with excellent sheltermid onoof tlie linesc viewsin vicinity, of Auck-land; oi- will lc.tsc r.o a ssrood tenant. Also, a 1nuiiibcr oi bcuuLii:ui Buildingl Sites, with fineviewy. (265)

VVAlKOTvnTl—lmproved Farm, 103 acres,subdivided into 9 patltlocks; !}v.-o:iing--house, 9rooms good outbuildings ; about 4 acres finoorchard; magnificent ncver-faiJinnr stream o.'wator. A beautiful properly. Price, £S0O: orAviil:■ cli i:i lois rrotu ICO JHi'es upwards. -261)

T_B_j.EtOHA—Acapital investment: Block ofabout 4CO across close to township; certain tobuuoiui} o.l: iiarncusc value in near lattirc. (132)

MANUIii'J v. A— 64 acres, with excellent B-rontnod House; pretty piece o£ native bush;suiiab!(! for sutiimer residence for gentleman,i rice, i&Tj. i213»

WAiiCATO— Anumber of choice Properties.i*i!|>rov.c;i,'soto 1,003 aeves; cheap; particularsGl!-!;i:.')i:;Uir;,'!. (167)

TaUUANCtA and OPOTlKl—Several reallycljo.ici! !•'.•■. .-.. ii!3iv ilieso districts.

'I'AUi'AtCi.—About3miles from WaimauhuRail way by good road, about3,000 acreslaid out into i'arms,"from 40 to (00 acres each.The open land is ot superior quality, will lay(io.vn well in grass, and is speciallysuitable fordairy farming ami fruit growing. There areabout 1,(>30acres oi" flue bush Land, a large por-tion n; wiiich ia eoveretl with valuable kauriand ipanuka. &c. As tiio owner has decidedpositively tos_U, prices to suit the present, de-pvcsaccl times have been fixed. Really ;roodFarms of open Laacl, fro-,n l£s 6dper ticre;bushJ row go per acre. Orwill sell entire property inonelot, oji most favourable terms.

Ir.jprovcd s:i;! unimprovedFarmsthroughoutProvincial District.

pastoral blocks.WAHCATO.—A very fln« Block, with laro:e

frontase to Wuik&to Itiver. Area, 47,000 acres.Abiuyain.

i-JAil-'A MA. — £5,000 Acros Superior Land,fenced. House, 9 rooms.

IVloney to Lend on Freehold Securities atLowest CurrentRates oi' Interest.

Money invested for clients. Liquidations,Arbitrations, Audits, and Valuations under-tiilvcii. Acts as Ayren't for Hxeoulors, Trustees,and as Attorneyior persons roiidingbeyondthecolony.

J. AITKBK CORNELL,Forfc-sfcreefc (Next G. Einney and Sons.)

~|7\oß SALE, a really nice little SheepJL1 Farm of ICO acres, all in grass andwellfenced; a ;?ood 7-roomcd house, tittod witheveryconvenience:also, farmbuildings; snuglysituated in a pretty little bay, with crood beachfro-ntase, whurs steamers pass daily: only 25milesfrom town. Will be soldcheap,and termseasy.-Anply to John Soppet,House and LandA;,'e:-.t, 65, Queen-street.TTIOPv POSITIVE SALE.—3 acres C4ocdfP Land, with 5-roomedCottageupon it, apdabeautiful stream oi; water ; also, 13acres,withwater frontage, all fenced and planted withchoicetrees, and a 4-roomed Cottage uponit;also, a tcood, new 2-roomcd Cottage, with 9iacres good land, with water frontage. Theaboveare within 12 miles of town, andwill besold cheap.—Applyto John Soppet, HouseandLund Agent, 65. Queen-street.

JJiOIi IMMEDIATE SALE, Cheap, the__J Interest in Lease of a really g-ood Farm,having Id, years to run, at a very low rental,togetherwith cropsand improvements.—Applyto John Soppet, House and Land Agent, 65,Queen-street."ETibR IMMEDIATE SALE, a snug littleJyJ Farm of 53 acres, withHouse, Buildings,;ind Orchard ; has deep-water frontage, also apowerful fi-esh-water Btream running throughthe property ; only 8 miles from town. Will besold cheap, and terms very easy —Apply JohnSoppet.House andLand Agent,65, Queen-street.

O LET, 6 roomed House, View Point,Mount Eden Head ; a 2-stallcd stable, de-

tached wa3h-hou_e, copper boiler, gas. water,and cookingrange ; allotment 40 x 80; back al-lotment may heused as carden, etc. ; rent, 12s6dper week.—J. H. Withei'ord, Khortland-street.__"|O)KOSPECT TERRACE, MOUNTJ__ I'uOSIIILL ROAD.—Five-roomed House,scullery, 2register grates, stove, bow-window;water 'laid on; allotment 50 x 172; price verylow.—J. 11. Withei!ord._ |/CLEVELAND ROAD, PAPvNELL. —For

Sale or toLei; VillaResidence of 9 rooms,with wash-house; bath-room,andeveryconveni-ence* splendid view of harbour; allotment 62byISO; 'ten,is reasonable.—J. 11. Withefordjf~j7\y ACRES OE - EXCELLENT\jj) ■?"■"& & LAND, chiefly miscd bush, andbounded by two rivers. This desirable pro-perty is about three miles from Port Albert,jmcl will be sold at:i very reasonable figure.—J. If. \i"itiici:oi'd, Suori'.'iind-strcet.

R" EMUEIIA. — For Sale, Gentleman'sVillaResidence, with every convenience

and about 6 acres land. This is a grand pro-perty, and an immediate purchaser will have abarsriun.—For further particulars, apply J. H.Witheford, Shoi-Uand-strcet.

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SHIPPING.Sunset -This evening 6.59BUXRISE—To-morrowmorning,5.31Moon'sAge-New Moon, 12th, 11.31a.m.

HIGH WATERAuckland. —This evening, 8.7; to-morrow

WManukau Heads.-This afternoon, 10.47; te-Kiorrowmorning, 11.2 .

Kaipara Head.-?. — This evening, 11.47; to-morrowmorning, 0.2

ARRIVALS.Rotomahana, s.s., from SouthClansman, s.s., from Taurangalona, s.s., from Mercury BayDouglas, s.s., from OpotikiQueen, sch, from Hokianga

_Mariner scb, from MongonuiSuva, s.s., from Wellington, via East Coast

DEPARTURES.Brunette, barque, for Sydney, via Mercury

Bay _ .Linda Weber, brigantine, for Sydney, via

WhangaroaPROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Waitangi, ship, for London, earlyMarior, sch.,for Townsville, via Wanganui,

earlyMary A. Greenwood, barque, for New

York, loadingLookout, brigantine, for Sydney, earlyPenguin, s.s., forSouth, Tuesday, 10 a.m.

(Onehuno-a)Rotomahana, s.s., for Sydney, Tuesday, 5

p.m.Suva, s.s., for East Coast, Tuesday, 6 p.m.Tarawera, s.s., for South, Thursday, noonTakapuna, s.s., for South, Friday (One

hunga

VESSELS EXPECTEDidauroto, s.s., irom. byciney, xuesct.iy

Tarawera, s.s., from South, TuesdayTakapuna, s.s., fron? South, ThursdayOamaru, ship, from London, to sail Dec. 30Himalaya, bq., from Liverpool via Welling-

toniJDeutchland, barque, from New York, via: Wellington; sailed October 20M. Hennings, barque, from New York ;I sailed Nov. 24!Sharpshooter, barque, from Fiji, earlyWilliam Turner, barque, from Fiji, earlyRose, bq., from Sydney, sailed 25th Jan.'Bayley, s.s., from London via Sydney, Feb.: 22Coptic, s.s., irom London, sailed January

25th..Nelson, H.M.s., from SydneyCalliope, H.M.s., from SydneyDiamond, H.M.s., from Sydney.Southern Belle, barque ; sailed Jan, 25'.Sybil, sch, from Islands, early

i Inwards Coastwise.—Nancy, cutter, 34:tons firewood ; Leah, cutter, 25 tons fire-jwood; Teviot, cutter, with 600 bushels oflime, from Mahurangi; Margaret Casey,:cutter, with sand, from. Wade; Ghost,'scow, with 600 posts, from Omaha ; Nellie,'.cutter, with 30,000 feet timber, fromiWhangaroa.

Outwards Coastwise.—Kauri, scow, inballast for Waihara.

The schooner Waiwera was dischargingher cargo of manganese into the Waitangito-day.

The three-masted schooner Waireka wasloading at Hokianga foran Australian porton the 6th inst.1 The schooner Queen arrived from Hoki-anga on Saturday afternoon with a cargoof hide^, bark, gum and fungus. Hokiangawas left on the 6th inst.

The barque Brunette was towed down toMercury Bay on Saturday night by theAwhina. She is to load 300,000 feet ofsawn timber for Sydney.

The schooner Minima is undergoing anoverhaul for repairs. When completed sheis to sail for Gisborne via Tairua and Mer-cury Bay.

There arenow loading at Mercury Bayfor Australian ports, the schooners LizzieGuy, Louie, the brig Syren, and the brigan-tine Astrea.

The schooner Mariner, which arrived yes-terday from Mongonui, is discharging54,000 feet sawn timber at the AucklandTimber Company's Wharf.

Messrs Stone Bros., the agents for theColonial Union line of steamers, have re-ceived advice that the s.s. Ashleigh Brookleft Rio for London on the lObh inst., hermeatbeing in prime condition.

The s.s. Clansman arrived from Taurangayesterday morning with the following pas-Bengers : MesdamesRhodes, Baker; MissesCook and Whittaker; Messrs Suiter,Rhodes, Lambe, Gordon, Adams, D. Asher,Owen, Baker.

The s.s. Douglas arrived from Opotikivia Tauranga and Whakatane on Saturdayevening with 250 sacks maizeand the fol-lowing passengers :—MessrsJ. MacAllister,Howard, and MissesMcPherson (3), Moody,Mrs Reca and child.

The s.s. Penguin, Captain Stott, fromthe South, arrived at 1.20 p.m. yesterday.The purser (Mr R. McK. McLennan) re-ports leaving Duiaedin at 3-20 p.m. on the7th, Lyttelton at 9.20 p.m. on the 9th; andarrived at Wellington at 1.10 p.m. on the9th; sailed forPicton and Nelson at 12.30a.m. on the 10th, arrived at the latter portat6.10 p.m.; left forTaranaki at 8.5 p.m.,and arrived at 8 a.m. on the 11th ; sailedfortheManukau at 6.15 p.m. and arrivedoff the bar at 6 a.m. on the 12th,bat owing to the thick haze could not enter

10.30a.m., arriving at the wharf asabove. Experienced fresh S.W. and N.W.winds to Wellington, thence to arrivalstrong S.W. winds and fine weather. ThePenguin brought .the following passengers:—Miss CanyMesdames Valentine, Hendry,Lord Dalrymple,'Messrs Fuller, Rothschild,Whitby, McKeller, B.lackiston, Hendry,Shaw, Cock, Captain Anderson, MasterCarr, and six steerage. Captain Stott com-plains very much of the want of accom-modation at the Onehunga Wharf and theneed of efficient management.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANAThe s.s. Rotomahana, M. Carey, com-

mander, arrived here to-day from Mel-bourne, via South, at 6.15 a.m. Mr J. NessKeith, the purser, reports of the pas-sage:-Left Melbourne on the 31st ult.;Hobart, 2nd inst.; Bluff, 3rd. Aftercalling at usual way ports left Gis-borne on Sunday, 12th inst., at 8.45 a.m.rounded East Capeat 1.55p.m. and arrivecas above. From Hobart to the Bluff ex-perienced heavy westerly gale with highsea and thick weather; along thecoast the weather was fine with ireshhead winds across Bay of Plenty.The Rotomahana brings theiojlowing pas-sengers :—Mr and Mrs Whittome and in-fant, Mr and Mrs Phillips and 3 children andnurse, Mr and Mr Pollen, MesdamesThornton, Cuff, Henton, Moore, and 3children, and Carron and child, MissesThornton (2), Cuff, Skene, McGrail, Bart-ley, McEwen, Dr. Neill, Hon. Dr. Pollen,Messrs J. Hall, H. Findlay, A.Scott, W. Stericker, Mclntyre, Skene2), J. Murray, C. Baddeley, A.

Porter, J. Turner, H. Hoffmann, W.Kennedy, Walker, E. Bond, J. Mills,Barmby, Chudleigh, Taifc, Larchin, W.Adair, Colegrove, J. Y. Brown, Hallenstein,Masters Bradshaw and E. Hay, and 7steerage. For Sydney: Colonel and MrsBoddam and child, Mrs Clarke, MissesLoomes (2), Clarke, Messrs Kelly, F. Payne,W. Elliott, Fitzgerald, Pennefather,Yonnge, Morrice, T. Bracken, S. Gibbs, A.Talbot, H. Harding, J. Phillips, and 4 insteerage.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.The s.B. Bellinger arrived from Waiter*

at midnight on Saturday, with fcha follow*

ing passengers : Misses Major, Morrison,Mesdames Smith, Tole, Street and family(4), Craig and family (4), Major, MessrsPetty, Martin, Turner, Stone, Tonks,Quigley, Tingey, Craig and Street.

The s.s. Stafia arrived from Waifcara onSaturday evening with cargo and two pas-sengers : Messrs Cummingsand Griffiths.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.Friday, 10th : The s.s. Janet Nicoll—

arrived at the Heads bhis evening, anddropped anchor offPilot Station. She willload timber forSydney.

This afternoon, Inspector Orchiston, ofthe telegraph department, and partyarrived at the Heads overland from TeKopuru. A survey of the new telephonelinebetween these places has been made,and the work of construction will be pro-ceeded with at once.

Shipping is dull at present, and the onlyvessels loading now are the Waitemata andHandaIslo at Te Kopuru, and the W. C.Wentworth at Point Curtis.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.Nelson, February 10.—Arrived: Barque

Hudson, from London.

COMMERCIAL.Messrs Arthur and Buddle's WeeklyReport.—But little alteration in the pro-duce and fruit market, the supply of theformer not quite so great, and prices some,what firmer. Fruit has come to hand invery large quantity. Plum3, owing to thelarge quantity sent, and some being of in-ferior kinds, have lowered a little in price.But few lemons sent in; apple3a littleimprovement; if growers would send onlythose fit for use the average price wouldfee much better. Poultry in fair supply, allsold well, youngbirdsbrought a high price.Three sales have been held this week—onTuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Thowhole have been well attended by the tradeand others, and good competition. Thefollowing are the highest and lowest pricesobtained :—Potatoes, 2s to 2s 9cl; onions,\& to Id; pumpkins, Is 6d ; peas, lOd;rhubarb, 2s to 2s 6d ; bacon, 3|d to 6id ;hams, 34d to 7£d ; cheese Id to 4d ; freshbutter, 6£d to 6|d ; corned butter, 2fd to4^d; wheat, 3s 6d ; apples, id to 2|d;pears, Id to 3d ; dark plums (various) 2d to4£d ; greengages, 2Ad to 4d ; golden drop,2|d to 3Jd ; Pond's seedlings, 4d to 4Jd;damsons, 3Jd; grapes, 6id to BJd ; necta-rines, 3d to 5d per dozen, and 2d to 3Jdper lb; peaches, 2§d to 7d per dozen,and l^d to 2|d per lb; tomatoes, ljdto 2^d per Jib ; lemons, 7d to Is 3d perdozen ; fowls, Is 3d to 2s 3d ; chicks, 6d toIs Id ; Minorcas, Is lOd ; Houdans, 2s Id;pigeons, 6d to Is 6d ; silver-spangled Ham-burgs, 3s Id ; Brahmas, 2s to3a 9d ; ducks,Is 4d to Is 9d ; geese, 2s 9d ; pigs, 63 to Bs.Furniture has not been in quite so gooddemand, A large quantity was sold byauction at the mart on Tuesday. Therewas a first-class attendance, and priceswere upon the whole satisfactory, Thiswas the only sale for furniture this week.Monday and Thursday sales of drapery andclothing were held. Both sales were wellattended on the first day, and a good busi-ness was done, but not so good on thosecond

Messes Paget and Ralston s WeeklyReport.—No sales of any importance havetaken place this week, and the businessdone was about on a par with last week'ssales, prices forall classes ofproduce beingabout the 3ame. There was a fair atten-dance at the market, sale on Fi'iday, andthe prices ruled as follows : —Poultry :Ordinary fowls, Is 3d to2s 2d each ; chicks,6d-tolod-; ducks, Is 6d to 23 2d ; turkeys,2s lid to 4s 2d ; geese, 2s 6d to3s 5d ; smallpigs, 6sto 11s od ; hens and chicks, from 2s3s to 3s 6d each ; guinea fowls, 4s 3d each.Produce, &c. : Apples, to l^d per lb;plums, 2d to 4d ; peaches, Id to 3d per lband 1to 2£d per dozen ; nectarines, 2| to 3|the lb; potatoes, £2 5s to £3 per ton ;onions,fdperlb; pickling onions, 14d; bacon4^dtoodperlb; hamssdand6d; freshbutter,6d; honey, 2£d; cheese, £dto3Jdperlb; wheat3s 6d per bushel; oats 2s 3d ; chaft, 2s 6dper sack ; bran, £4 perton ; sharps, £4 5s ;barley, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel; maize, 3s9d to 3s lid; biscuits, 4d per lb ; sugar,26s 6d per cwt; flour, 12s ; oatmeal, 10s;tea, 10s 6d to 14s 3d per box; pickles, 5s 6dper dozen ; jams, 5s 3d ; rice, 2d per lb;candles, 3d to 4|d ; soap, 6s 6d per box.Furniture wa3 very dull of sale andpriceswill scarcely cover cost ofmanufacture.

Mr AlexAitkejt, City Market AuctionRroom, reports business for the week un-usually brisk, the supply treble that ofthe previous week; both sales were wellattended, and competition keen forall lines of good quality, but in-ferior produce is hard to quit, farmsproduce shows signs of a rise ; butter aslight fall; cheese low in price, buta better price may be looked for soon,very little being made at presenta large quantity of prime qualitity hascome to hand, but offers being co-siderably below the value, very little hasbeen sold. Salt butter : Large quantity tohand, none of first quality which is wanted;medium quality sells low. Fruit: A verylarge supply, prices rather lower than thatof previous weeks. Poultry is in great de-mand, and bringing really good prices.Potatoes go off more freely, little if anychanges in prices. Tuesday's sale wasfairly attended, and well suppliedwith every line except poultry, whichbrought very high prices. Owing to smallsupply at Friday's sale, every departmentwas tilled ; a very large supply of poultry.The attendance was unusually large, and agreat quantity of all sorts changed hands.Fowls sold as follows:—lnferior fowls, lOdto Is; fowls in fair condition, Is 2d to Is6d ; heavy table fowls, Is 8d to 2s 3d each ;young roosters, Is 7d to 2s each ; ducks,Is 4d to 2s (improvement); Hamburgs,Is 9d to 2s 2d; young Cochins, 2s3d to 2s 8d; Houdans Is 4d to 2s;polans, Is 2d to Is 3d each; game, Is 8dto 3s ; chicks, lOdto Isßd ; dorkins, 2s Id ;geese, none to hand; turkeys, none tohand ; larks, Is 3d each ; blackbirds, 3s 3deach; pigs, large supply, good prices;young pigs, 6s to 8s 6d; well bred, 10s to10s 6d each ; porkers, 18s to 19s each,produce : Hobart potatoes, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ;kidneys, 2s 3d to 3s 3d per cwt. ; cowPotatoes, 25s to 30s per ton ; seed onions,£d toId per lb. ; potatoe onions, unsaleable,2s to 3s 3d per cwt.; onions innets, Id lb. ;onions in strings, fdto Id ; cabbages, Is tocarrots, Is 6d to 2s 9d per sack ; turnips, Is2s 3d per sack ;• pumpkins, 2s 6d to 3a 3dper sack; peas, 6d to B£d per pack:rhubarb, 28 per doz. ; marrows, 3d to 5deach; French beans, Is 6d per small bap.Vegetables of all kinds are getting sourceowing to dry weather. Fruit; tippleslarge supply cooking Id to Ifd p<r lb: jn!ferior apples, 5-8 dto |d per ib; dessertapples various kinds, l|d to 2£d per lb ;pears none to hand ; pltfms unusual largesupply, and mostly in splendid condition.Some were of the best seen in Auckland forsome time. Damsons, 2Jd to 3d ; Belgiumpurple, 4d to s|d; Orleans, 2|d to 4Ad •greengage, 3| to 4Jd; a few plums in badcondition, lfd to 2d ; peaches—2d to 4£ perdozen, Ifd to 3d per lb, 5s 9d to 6s percase. All peaches should be counted intothe cases, and quantities marked onin order that they might be sold by thedoz. Nectarines, 2d per lb; tomatoes, 2dto 2£d per lb; cape gooseberries, 9d perlb ; butter, fresh, 6£d to 8d; salt, 4c1404|d j Ihoney, 2jr to 3d; bacon, 6sd ta&i ;.shoulders,4dtosd; bams, medium, 7i(Jtoßd *first-class, 9d to lOd; cheese, 3d to 31d •vinegar, 3s 6d ; tea, 14s> 2& per box Joats, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; bran, 4» - chaff 2s to2s 6d; maize, 3s 9dt64a* wheat, 3s 9d;sharps, 4s 6d; carta, forbess and othersundriesat fair pnceA The sale of Marks'

hop beer factory was very satisfactory.The properties advertised for Wednesdaydid not sell; one lot was postponed andthe other bought in by the mortgagee.

The EveningStar:WITHWHICHAREINCORPORATEDTheEveningNews,MorningNews,andEcho.

MONDAY,FEBRUARY 13, 1888.

Jor tie «»mt thttltaks uiiiUatt,For the wrong: that needs resistance,For tho futon in the dieUnoe,And the good that -we ,caa do. s.

An article which wereprint in anothercolumn from the Wanganui "Herald"ought to attract the attention of busi-ness people in Auckland. We re-cently pointed out the necessity thatexisted for introducing improvedfacilities for the transit of goodsbetween Auckland and Wanga-nui, as under the present un-satisfactory arrangements it is well-nigh impossible tomaintain commercialrelations between the two places. Thearticle to which we now allude con-firms what we then stated as to thedesire of Wanganui merchants tocultivate the Auckland connection, andalso states the very cogent reasonsfor . the existence of that desire.In plain truth, there has long beenat work a powerful political intrigueto divert the trade of Wanganui andTaranaki to Port Nicholson, and theintriguers have succeeded so far as tosecure the connection of these richproducing districts with Wellingtonby rail, leaving Auckland dependentupon the slower and more uncertainmeans of transit by coasting steamer.But the plotters have over - reachedthemselves in their frantic endeavoursfit centralising trade; they have shownthat their aspirations and intentions arediametrically opposed to local interestsand to the laudable ambition of NewPlymouth and Wanganui to be sea-ports ; and hence it is that the peopleof these rising districts look to Auck-land, which is so large and prosperousas to be above the pettifogging rivalrywhich makes Wellington obnoxious.We trust that our former remarks onthe necessity for a better steamboatservice between Auckland and Wanga-nui will bear fruit. Our Chamberof Commerce should use its in-fluence in securing a moreregular steam service than thatnow provided —being fully assuredthat if this were obtained there wouldbe a large increase in trade. Watercarriage will for many classes of goodsbe always preferable to railway onaccount of cheapness; but it is satis-factory to know that on the questionof route for the North Island TrunkRailway, Wanganui, like New Ply-mouth, is at one with Auckland indesiring the connection to be made viaStratford.

A WORD IN SEASON.The prospects of an appreciable re.vival of the mining industry in thiscolony are considered to be very good,and we are regarding the present boomin Australia merely as the precursor ofa similar tide of prosperity in our owncolony. There is good reason forhoping that these anticipations will beverified by fact. It may fairly beargued that there is more than a fairchance of one of the many promisingdiscoveries recently made on our gold-fields turning up trumps. In themeantime, while we are, as it were,resting on our oars and awaitingdevelopments, it is well that we shouldkeep ourselves posted in the currenthistory of the gold and silver dis-coveries in Australia, so that when ourturn come 3we may profit by their ex-perience. The scandalous injusticedone in connection with the MountMorgan mine, and alluded to inour leading columns one day lastweek, is a case in point. It would beadvantageous, for instance, to revise ourgoldfields regulations to see if the samearbitrary powers are given to wardensas in the Queensland regulations, andwhich have justbeen proved to operateso unjustly and withso much detrimentto the interests of the sister colony.Our Mines Department should see atonce that too much scope is not givento the sharp-witted to outwit the un-suspecting.

People with money to investin mining ventures should also profitby the experience of our Aus-tralian neighbours, and avoid thedangers of over-speculation. The ten-dency to over-estimate the value of amining claim seems natural, in case ofa greatmining " boom." Ourcapitalistsshould see that everything they puttheir money in is a genuine in-vestment, and not a mere flash-in-thepart speculation—^good enough to buyone day and sell the next. If thissortof H boom " is sought to be createdin connection with our mines, we arebetter without it.

His Worship &*e Mayor, in anothercolumn, invites the citizens of Auckland toobserve Thursday nexjj—the day appointedfor the opening of the dock—as a publicholiday. , i

To-morrow is the last day for the pay-ment of the Property Tax. A penalty oftenper cent, willbe imposed with respect toall amounts left unpaid after that date.

The prospect of Freeman's Bay beingsoon filled in is now near realisation, thedeposit of earth from the new Custom-house site having been commenced at thewestern corner of the intake.

Some speculation has been, indulged in asto the punt which was found by a diver inmid-stream a few days ago. The HarbourBoard employees deny thatthey have lost asilt-punt, and it has been suggested thatthe mysterious find is none other than thehull of the old .^tjstoml^ launchwhich recently: disappeared fromTFreemaji'sBay. Whatever the sunken ia, itshould beremoved atonce, for it foifdangerto shippingj, because it makes an uncertainanchorage. The Harbour Board shouldsee to it.

The Church of England Grammar Schoolprogresses in spite of the dulness of thetimes. Last term twelve new boys joinedthe school, and this term ten additionalnames have already been enrolled.

At several of the churches in the cityreference was made yesterday to the forth-coming licensing elections, and the peoplewere exhorted to be in their places onelection day.

Mr A. G. Daniells preached last night toa largeattendance in the tent near KyberPass. The subject was one of deep interestto most present. At the close several ques-tionswere presentedrelative to the Sabbath,which wereanswered freely. The afternoonmeeting was also one of fervent devotion,and evidently much appreciated.

The interesting chess match betweenChristchurch and Auckland whichis beingplayed by means of the telegraph was con-tinued on Saturday nighb at Rob3on'sDining Rooms, there being a larpe attend-ance ofspectators. Auckland so far hasa lead, as she has scored two victories to herapponent's one. Mr Blandon received theresignation of Mr Jones at the 30thmove, while Mr F. Guiness succumbedo Mr R. A. Pope at the 18th move.The match Auckland lost was betweenMessrs H. Hookham and C. H. Brockle-bank. The latter gentleman resigned at the21st move owing to his having moved some-what hastily a piece which he did not in-tend to. He tried to recall his slip, butthe umpire held him to the move, so MrBrocklebank tendered his resignation. Allthe other games are in a very interestingcondition, and next Saturday's play shouldbe ofa very exciting character.

Mr H. Parker, thecaptain of the Waite-mataBoating Club, this morning called onthe captain of the North Shore R.C., inreference to a challenge which was issuedlast week, backing the Waitemata againstany of the other crews in the late Whale-boat Race. He wished the North ShoreClub tounderstand that the challenge in noway emanated from his Club, and theywould have nothing to do with it.

The Minister of Education has sent toAuckland 2,000 copies of a bulky pamphletentitled " The Primary Education Systemof New Zealand." This contains MrFisher's remarks on educational matters inhis financial statement, and the debatewhich followed thereon in the House ofRepresentatives on 19th December last.The object of the publication is to in-form the public on the question, andMr Duncan, Secretary of the PoliticalFinancial Reform Association, to whom thepamphlets have been sent, is distributingthem over the provincial district so as toachieve this end.

The reports, says the "San FranciscoChronicle," of captains who have savedtheir ships from foundering by the use ofoil, to prevent waves from breaking onboard, continue to be published. In spiteof the accumulation of testimony showingthe value of oil properly applied, ship-masters are not unfrequently found whosneer at its use, and tell how they heard ofit when they went to see as cabin boysthirty or fifty years ago, but never sawany occasion for using it, or any case whereit was used with good effect. Captain Gait,of the American steamship Wanderer, how-ever, while hove-to in a hurricane off theCarolinas on October 15th, used lard oileffectively. Captain Moon, of the Britishship Pirate, saved his vessel from founderingon November Ist, offthe American coast byusinsr linseed oil; while CaptainMorgan, ofthe BritishshipBlackwater, nearLiverpool,used it with equally good effect on the sameday when putting about in order to returnto Cardiffto escape a heavy gale then blow-ing. These are samples or numerous re-ports of the use of oilreceived at this seasonof the year.

Mi Tait, advance agent for Miss CarrieSwain, arrived in town thismorning, andis already vigorously at work preparingfor the opening of that talented lady'sseason of comedy-drama here. MissSwain's Company play a week at Napier,and then come on here, openingin Abbott'sOpera House on Monday evening next.Among the pieces in her repertoire are" The Tomboy," " The Miner'sDaughter,"and "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The talents ofthe lady and the excellence of thepieces tobe produced should ensure' a successfulseason, all the more as her stay,here willbebut brief.

Shortly before 9 o'clock on Saturdaynight smoke was observed to be issuingfrom a window in the second storey of theShakespear Hotel, Wyndham-street. MrsMcCabe, who was in the bar, was informedof the circumstance by a Mrs Hughes, andshe at once went upstairs accompanied bythree men who had been in the bar. MrsMcCabe removed her children from a bed-room, and the fire, which was in a cupboardin an adjoining room, was promptly sup-pressed by the men before any seriousdamage had been done. The cupboardhad not been used since Tuesday last, andthe origin of the fire is a mysterjr. Thefurniture of the licensee was uninsured,but the stock and fittings taken over inoccupation, are insured on behalf of MessrsEhrenfried and Kirkwood for £600.

Objections to the city valuations may,according to notice given by the TownClerk, be lodged at the City Council untilThursdaynext,thel6thinstant. Alargenum-ber ofpersonsto-day took the opportunity ofputting in amended objection forms in con-sequence of the attention we drew onSaturday to the fact that a doubt had beenraised as to the validity of theform which several hundred objectionshad been made. This form is the same aswas used in previous years, and it has beenhitherto accepted as perfectly in order bothby the Town Clerk and the Judge of theAssesment Court, and we do notbelieve fora moment, that any judge would depriveobjectors of their equitable right of appeal,because of any technical flaw in theform used when making the objection.Nevertheless, to make themselves per-fectly safe, we would advise personswho have already lodged objections on thesmaller forms torepeat them upon the newforms, which may be obtained; at the StarOffice. Those-who have purchased theirforms at this office will be supplied withthe new form gratis.

A large audience assembled at the Tem-perance Hall on Saturday evening to listento theentertainmentprovided by the GemLodge and the Total Abstinence Society.Mr E. Tremain (President) took the chair,and opened the meeting by urging thetemperance party to stand true to theircolours on Thursday next at the cominglicensing elections. The followingpleasingprogramme was then given :—Pianoforteselection, Mr W. Barrow; song, "Alice,Where Art Thou ?" Mr Peace; recitation,"The Brave Bugler Boy," Miss Leßoy;song "Mark, the Blacksmith's Son," MrRyan ; song, "The Wicked Young Man,"MrsHarrison; dialogue, "Wanted, a Coach-man," by Masters J. Preston, J.Rogers, G.Preston, W. Purdy, and H. Preston; ad-dress, "The Evils of Intemperance," Mr F.E. Harrison; pianoforte duet, Miss andMaster Smith; song, "Thy Face," MissKielor; dialogue, " TheCrossing Sweepers,"Masters Rogers and Preston; song,

" Wedding Bells," Mr F. E. Harrison.This gentleman was evidently in greatfavdur with theaudience, for he received adouble encore. The entertainment con-cluded witha vote of thanks to the singers,anda good number signed the pledge. Agood programme will be given next Satur-day, when some of the sailor friends will beasked to take part.

To-morrow (Tuesday) eveningSt. David'sBand of Hope choir are to give in thechurch, Upper Symond6:Btreet the torn-poranc* service of song entitled "ThabChild-little Davie." An extra induce-ment is provided in theway ofrefreshmentto be handed round.

The export of mini™ n, !^lmenced in earnest now Slt^Cthis morning brought 1f ° ttts7460 bags oi%ruß^lt^Kline, Karangahake, iKÔMaritoto-Hikutaia'Sf fe?CSbeen bought by MessrsW^ «35and is to beßent^l^Mte?'gold extracted. toQ

*"6 entertainmentat theSoiJn Iand the **?«£!chair, and after he had?su*?l%Jpnate remarks the fdSLI.***?rendered^lntroduction s ltsit«£MessrsW.andC.MaS 1. j£s*jsson ; song, "Rose of TriSwJ(H.M.s. Opal); son* «Z* %$SMarson; recitation, Mr &>'%<

on Our Arms Reversed" \t l?^4(H.M.B. Opal); song!^TkT#sWave," MVc! MaStt^**!?Downey; song, "Harbnn^T^'^lNeedly (H.M.! (^kL,%5(H.M.^ Opal); StbvWsong, Mr Kinsman. • %fy

The weekly meeting of thaTVLeague will be held WeSffi**son's Rooms, when the fil^"Woman Suffrage" will ftîMrJ.H. Macky wiuS9rt»address. ■■ • #&According to a notice issued wVClerk vehicle traffic ini^between Victoria and Wellesl™^!^closed during the formaTS^lTo theEditor: Sir,-i?eßwimaiin^Bines v. Olsen, itwill not takl^morrow, as stated inyour issue'of&but on Tuesday, 21st! as tSfiSdueull Monday next.-! am *|A slight error crept into tl9 jjL.ment of the butchers'picnic,S^S

issue The p.s Britannia AIA11ô^6^!A minstrel performance is to be«!»»the Opera House onThursday mMtheDock is opened. AverygooalnS

is promised, and three two-g^llare to be given for competition*<Msailors of the squadron. The tttSbe for the best nigger delineatoSjsailor's hornpipe, and the best co&Sand as there is a lot of talent«H.M. ships, there ought tobe a.verjtoentertainment. Entries for th&» Jare to close on Wednesday nighilWaitemata Hoteland thetropUes^Jon \iew to-morrow.

A harvest festival was held veste^sSt. Thomas's Anglican Church;^Bay. The building was very, taatefidecorated for the occasion, a goidly *tity of wheat, oats, rye, barley,'bitflowers being used. On either. i&4\sanctuary wallshung abannerfifrwiliimoss, bearing the words "All#MSpraise Thee, 0 Lord," and "Let.tspeigive thanks to Thee." Two other Baawere suspended outside the chancel ijthe words "Thou visitest the earttuiblessest it," "Thou crownesttoe||BThy goodness." The altar was reettdjwhite, and theretable behind jut&#with ten vases of lovely flower^foare|ture sheaves of corn, bunches'smetc., besides the altar cross afritolights. Round the base of,theattainplaced some of the beantifallyc^pe^whilstat each side wereplaced branchthe olivetree. The sanctuary thossWforth the corn, the oil, and the wine, ftpulpit, lectern, and chancel'screen meach tastefullydecorated, and thekinespecially noticeable. Wreatisw^ftfruitwere twined round th6'<^B|arches of the doors, and the gaskciftAt the celebration of the1Hgly=C|j||j|at eight o'clock the introit, ?*fMmhall wait upon Thee," was well nifaand the other musical portions #?»vice were also good. The incumâl■&■brated, and there were many comniifcants. Morning service was aratvsiia children's Bervice was held ai tao'clock. At evensong the'"clitolijricrowded, extraseating accomtnoditii||fing to be provided, and the vit^pjmwas very heartily rendered by bothcbsi'and congregation. Hymn Ifo. $ nsung as the choir slowly proceedejfjjlkaisle, and " Rejoice, ye pure inheart,-nsung as a recessional The Sev. Mt«Rieu preached aaktdsermon on'twmdrawing comparisons between ouiewharvests and the spiritual hamsj»pand the discourse was attenWyW*to by thelarge congregation.

Freezing Company's "Shell:braad"&iter, since January 20th, made on ■.!*principles with best appliances to«*received daily.—[Advt]

A chance for gentlemen.—ThreeiW"gent.'a white, black, or colouredkidFcan be purchased for 2s 6dafcThos.B»annual sale, which lasts only m»#longer. Gent, 'b tiesallreduced in j*[Advt.]

Jensen's Cod Liver Oil is arilboard a large steamer, fitted-up»J»ing factory, which foUows the &hW»anfl onboard which the oilfresh livers, cut out of theCâaMffiarecaught. Tnia is why JensenMraSso sweet and pleasant a taste W^Mlike it." A specific forAsthma,mSiConsumpton, recommended py W£EngUsh and German physicians»|iigmentinitsmostdigestibleform.^;^Îs, 2s, and 3s 6d. Sold eye^^SMark, an Iraberg. Wholesaleagents. W^&Co.. AuoMand ; ■:;.'{_

WELLINGTONNOTES.(BY TELEGBAPH-OVWCOBBSBKWW*'

Wellington, thi«tyProfessor Kirk's Betlreiwj

Professor Kirk, Chief Conservd^Forests, left for Auckland, »gmouth, this morning. This will »»official visit to Auckland, as he ««*•connection with theCivil ServweW*of the present month. ;' * V

Cavalry l^troctofÎ understand thatC^Scharge of the A.C. Dep&t, Wgggj

be appointed Caralry Instruo^*:colony. _f

°■ jThe Midland B«Wfl»The Premier informs me tWjj

menthave no objectionthe midlandKailwav &*?%*ssnew contract th© original c°na&^revised draft authorised Wshould be incorporated. - • _

DUNEDINNEWS.lncky WjjtJ

Several Dunedinresidents bave jm

out of the Broken HiUßbßrea.«mining agent *&»^f!LMwhile a aquatter now l^P |£4,000 by thesaleof hisaharea, b»;

Ihave authority ofB°^4fltf«

ofthe-DaUy V^^J&WMported change in polxw « Iche question pf freetrade> . m

The case ofan old ,?^°!JiSd»*f|Hwaa to hawW»s«*«S«™at the instance of one.9* 1lßtitntionßhßftbflW:^ttrn«4 m

:fHE . AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY % 1888.,.4

-&TOW PUBLISHED.SS JT ........THE THRILLING STORIES

ENTITLED, - •KILDEE; Or, THE SPHINX OF

THE RED HOUSE;AND

A Corsican Vendetta ;Or, Mr BARNES, OF NEW YORK,

"Which recently appeared in the Star, are.now published complete,in a cheap

edition, atONE SHILLING EACH,

And may be had at this office,or at any of theBooksellers.

The size isconvenient for posting. Booksellersand CountryAgents supplied wholesale

at StarOffice.

JH. WITHEFORD• Sincerely wishes thepeopleof AuoklandA MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND AHAPPY NEW YEAR,

And gives

Expression to this sentiment with the firm con-viction that the Colonyisabout to recover fromthe temporary and,perhaps, wholesome checkit hasreceived.

Auckland people particularly may rest satisfled, as they look towards their auriferousranges, that the belt of gold, which maybe saidto encircle the town, will yet exalt it to thoposition of one of tho mostwealthy cities in theworld.

The best authorities in England have highhopes of this Colony. At a recent meeting inLondon of the Shareholders of the NationalBank, the Chairman described hisvisit to NewZealand, saying:—" Thoresources of thecolonyare so vast that New Zealand is certain toincrease in prosperity. . . With its agri-cultural,pastoral,and mineralresources,backedup by the beautifulharbours, tho fine climate,and the strong, healthyrace of people growingup there, New Zealand is sure to prosper."Colonists can proudly endorse this opinion asthey think of their magnificent forests, coal-fields.goldfleldß, and othersuperioradvantagesof soil, climate and position, but are in thehumiliating position of nothavingrightly usedthese great sources of wealth to a country.

A GOLDFIELD PRIZE.With a desire to speedily promote the Gold-

fieldIndustry, J.H. Witheford has much plea-sure in ofleringaprize of £5 forthebest articleonthe goldliokls of the North Island, with sug-gestions as to the best practical steps to betaken to get the gold.

Natures National Bank of Issue—tho gold-mines—invites customers toopen accounts withher. This great bank honours the drafts oflabourin hardcash, and doesnot closeits doorswhen arun is made on its coffers.

Writers should point out the best means ofthis country opening an immediate accountwith the Bank of Gold on the Thames andCoromandel Peninsula; and by keeping everyable-bodied manat workextractingthe preciousmetal, supply the Government with gold,and prevent theirgoing, like paupers, to Eng-land for it.

TW" O T I C R

MR RICHARD EDWARDSHas been appointed

CANVASSER AND COLLECTORFOR THE

11WAIKATO'TIMES" NEWSPAPER.GEO. EDGECUMBE.

Hamilton, FebruaryB,IBBS. Proprietor.

Q A U T lON.

The publio are hereby cautioned against

buying Hats, Shirts, Hosiery, and Clothingbefore theyhavo aeon the slaughteringpricesat

GEO. FOWLDS'S Stook-taking Sale, whichcommences on WEDNESDAY first, at theRenowned Hat Shop, 80, Victoria-street, fivedoorsabove Albert street.

DRINKJOHN TTTIARLE AND /Ô.'S0 JLLk \J

Pure Blended Teas as supplied to GovernorsPure Blended Teas as supplied to M.H.R.'sPure Blcndod Teas as supplied to JudgesPure Blended Teas as supplied to Bishops

DRINKJOHN EARLE AND Co.'s

Pure Blended Teas as suppliedto the BankersPureBlendedTeas as suppliedto the ClergyPure Blended Teasas supplied to thoLawyersPureBlended Teas as suppliedto the DoctorsPure Blended Teas assupplied to theEditors


DURE DLENDED 'TIEASAs supplied to all ranks and classes ofpeopleAs enjoyedby allranks and classesof peopleAs suited for allranks and classes of people


PURE BLENDED TEASBecause they are pureBecausethey are properly blendedBecause they are bought forready moneyBecause they are selected with greatcareBecause theyare sold ata verysmall profit

DRINKJOHNEARLE AND Co.'s

PURE BLENDED TEASThenyou will enjoy1every mealThenyou will alwaysbein goodhealthThenyou willalways be in good spiritsThenyou will alwaysbe savingmoneyThen youwillalwayshaveatreatforyoarfriends

We have on handTeas from every tea growing country in theworldTeas atprices to suit the ciraumstaitces of all.

JOHN EARLE AND Go.,TEA MERCHANTS AND BLENDERS,207, Queen-street (next Arthur's Mart),

Auckland.TAW PA. jRTNERSHIP.

We have thisday entered into Partnership, asBARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS,

Under the Styleor Firm ofMoARTHUR AND BLOOMITOLD,

At theNEW GOVERNMENT INSURANCE

CHAMBERS, Qdken-streot.Dated February 6,1888.

A. McARTHUB, LL.D.W. R. BLOOMFIELD.

D~~~~~R TV T" 1* X INSSHORTLAND-STREET

(Opposite "Star" Offios}.Consulting hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At his

private house,Lower-Symonds-street,7 to8p.m.Dr. Wilkins'spamphlet on the curability ofall

diseaaes.medicalana surgical, mainly) withoutinternal medicines, sold at Kidd and Wild-man's, Auckland. Post free, 7d.

HF. WINDSOR,• SURGEON' DENTIST (by exanU(Late of theFirm of Kempt and Windsor.)1bee to iatimste to the public of Auckland

and Jwrinckillitetntat thatI oonMnae in prac-tice at the Old Ommbea, Shotfland-Btreet(otfpoaifiePost OflJcß.) Hayingsecflred the aor-Ticcs ofa first-etas Mschtfiiieal Assistant, andreduced my chafrzts, Ihopoto merit a ahare ofthi'irsupport. , . . , ■liox 219, P.0.1 . [TBLsawrawe

T>HOTOG R A P H VE. WILLMOTT,

83, Queen-strebt(opposite Alexandra-street)./• CartePortraits, 4s 6d;v> Cabinets, 7s 6d

Houses,etc., in town and suburbs, same pricePhotos copied. 6 Cartes, 2s 6d ; 6 Cabinets, 5s4,000 Views of New Zealand Scenery in stock,

mounted and unmounted, from 4d each; alot sliphtly soiled. Id and 2d each.

STEREOSCOPIC VIEWSof NewZealaad Scenery, Is plain: 2a colouredPortraits, etc., takon for the STEREOSCOPE.PhotographsENLARGED and COLOURED.Country districtsvisited on moderate terms,

BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORSnr the

ESTATE OF F. H. LEWISSON.

In consequence of the death of Mr F. H.Lewisson, it has become necessary to

REALISE HIS ESTATEwithout the slightest delay, With this

object the wholeof

HIS WELL-KNOWN STOCK WILL BEOFFERED

10 IHI fUBIiIO

AT A GREAT SACRIFICE,

It iswell known that the

STOCK IS ONE OF THE CHOICESTIN NEW ZEALAND.

The following are offered :—

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF E.P.

GOODS, a* 10s inthe£—B.P, RACING CUPS, at 10s W the &„ BOATING CUPS„ TENNIS CUPS „„ FOOTBALL CUPS „„ QUOIT CUPS„ CROWNDERBYWARE „„ EPERGNES „

ALBUMS „WORKBOXES „DESKS „

1FANS „OPERA GLASSES «PLUSH GOODS

DRAWING-ROOM CLOCK 3 »OFFICE CLOCKS „

WATCHES, GOLD AND SILVERJEWELLERY,

AT ANY PRICE.

N.B.—AllAccounts owing to theEstatemust be paid at once.

CASH ONLY!

■VT OTI CJE OF QjALE!Auckland, 4th February, 1888.

"We called for Tenders from tho WholesaleHouses for our STOCK, but as wo did not re-ceive any which were satisfactory, we have;decided to let

OUR CLIENTS AND THE TRADEGENERALLY

HAVE THE

ADVANTAGE OF GETTING

|ÎHEAP TTVIRECT,

WITHOUT THE INTERMEDIATEPROFIT OF OTHERWHOLESALEHOUSES.

OUR/CLEARANCE CJALE

Will commence at9 o'clockon

TUESDAY, THE 14th INSTANT.

All Financial Arrangements for LargeParcels should be made with our

MR J. M. SHERA,On or before the previous Monday.

SHE R A & Co.P.S.—When we have Disposed of our

Stock we willContinue in Business as

AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSIONMERCHANTS.

SHERA AND CO.i •"

QHARLES T7ELSEY S> QO.,Opposite the Town Clock,

mENNIS pi OODS

pOODS,TCIANCY pOODS,

OfEvery Kind.

AT KELSEY'S,OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK.

/^ROCKERY! CIiOCKERYI!Immense Bargains, consisting of Dinner

Ware, Toilet Ware, Jugs,Teapots,FlowerPots,CoffeePots, Tea and Breakfast Ware, etc., etc.The above being the Stock of a StaffordshireManufacturer importeddirect from the pottery.Special Inducements to the Trade. Terms—Cash.

SEO. FARRALL,Addres×Fallon'sBuildings, Hobson-street.

■VTOTICB OF REMOVAL,Mr T. TRJJTFORD.

The oldest-established Surgeon Deatitt of18 yean,Desires to informhi* pßtionta and friends thatI. ho has removed from Wakafleld-uiieatj tomorecentral oflttce»,QUEEN-STREET (over Ifayta'a, Bookseller),

oppositeWyndkam-atrtet.Professional hours : 9 a.m. till5 p.».

Box 329] [Telephone 436

ONEHUNGA Tweed Suits to ordieriwithan extra pair of trousers, £217s 6iL—

Note address, J. H. Dafton. Tailor, ViptoixiaistreetBast, * !: '

BUSHFIRES.DESTRUCTIONOFPROPERTY.

i rm was caused in Auckland and

that enveloped the city

morning till night.and suburbs ffo understood, however,I* **!FSe proceeded from extensivethat the s»°^jLnce, that there was nobnsb *£tosT& that the,oV<Ttfb•^?tto havens was not produced byaspect of jne "Ttionof Tarawera whichwast^hvX Maori "prophet." Tele-predicted b?^^^^ y

faeenW^^ZT Thames, Huia, and Wai-TSdWrf*t white the. fire, whichrtfoufc *ome time since in the:w bush is reported to?DhipU-LJxT in volume and to be

W- fthe dwellings of the home-at Opuawhanga. Already'lifquTntity of valuable timber in» k£eAas been destroyed, and more

*? .results are feared. It is statedffi,TL«e miles of WhangereifTZ in flames, and the clouds ofgyrated to Bay of Islands.

Thames, this day.The Bush Fire.

•vloss to the Shortland Sawmill Com-the bush fires at the head of the

g^gastream is not so greatas at first*Scl and will not exceed £150.

■jjthe whole of the kauri trees hadSnored from the portion of the bush_________/jj TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, Sunday.cmous trash fires have been raging in the

ff£rapadistrict. At Wangaira, Bidge-«!?«house and Green'shut were burnt.

A pwspectors' party of four Mastertoni£ were caught by the fire in |ihe"XT of the river, and had a narrowS They lost their outfit and tools.Ifoneroushaystacksand milesof fencing

Atfeatberston extensive bush fires havetenburning on the ranges since Sundaytet Some of the settlers have lefts theirkmeß js theywere endangered.

Many of thefarmers will suffer by the de-letionof winter feed.

Sydney, February 11.It isestimated that the loss caused by

-astbnsh fires in the Gundagai districtSbe over £150,000.

SIR JULIUS VOGEL

DEPARTURE FROM. WELLINGTON.[H TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day.foJttrosVooEL is apassenger to Lyttel-tonbytheWairarapa this afternoon. Hi8rait is in connection with private affairs,id itis uncertain whether he will deliverunpolitical address to his constituents.Sr Juliusproposes to takea trip to Eng-

Judnextmonth, but hisbusiness is entirelyjnraie. Ke expects to return in August,wifehe is not likely to be present at thersassembliug ofParliament.

WEATHER AND PRAYER*SIQRteT SEASON IN THEr SOUTH. .

(M PISHING SPOILED/frnitoBAPH.—OWIT CORRESPONDENT.)

Inveecabgill, this day.fr tie* of tie continued bad weather awrapondent of the "News;" suggests aiiy of prayer in order to bring about atkutpfor the better. He says they hadwin 1865,and wonders if the inhabitantsiire degenerated in spiritual matters-since"p. Hesayswo prayed for tine weatheralffisandwegotit.

The oyster season opened on the first of™ fflbnth,-- but so far only a few dozens■B reached town. A flget of oystering"touwaitingat Stewart's Island, butm weaker is rou^h and ' they cannotnataieon the dredgingbeds. This causes• Knous loss to the owners and crews,timberingabout fifty men altogether.

ANOTHER FIRE.SINGULAR. ACCIDENT.

fa TELEGBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Napier, this day.«accident that terminated fatally 00.

J. A. Reardon, of Hastings,Hon. Sunday morning. The deceased

at about eleveno'clock on Satur"HMand lay downon the bed without7f* 2 a.m. he complained of2r.m .He went into the passageg*«wU window, and by some2, himself and fellX?*'"1 to the verandah. Het^wn the sloping roof and on to5wrDn2, a dißt£mce of fourteen feet.% was seventeen stone weight.Wl.r?inne the nois<3, ran out andrWsmashed Ms leg below theiM»oa*? Stance' was'quickly ob-hZLf0. » was found necessary to am--3lrred, limb- The patient was52 chloroform and the operation■ jjj^w. out deceased never recoveredsEHjancl <matn a-m- Pardonk£ SmftO-roHhe Cafcholic school*P».andalsoinHokitika.■■SSS:°Ti?* afc Has«ngs yes-residence

r9:ho^

i^«iBSij*cided to °pen the Art

*!feKenW+fXCellencythe Governor'!?^%to£ ec,6remony- Admissiony> Enable ab the

m^f^ "boom" seems to haveKon^Ckla?d to New SouthyJaßfc a man whileS^fidbvi£ Wto a house abc°"™S>*&? of the occupier ofand that heAi£r?T %r lm»g in Auckland.

'!&-*l««»S£i. ABiBBual with this

&• 8^^1516 quantityfe^Ci^f11 carries theSfe*»e4 ttfSuDd she would seem

I«wS.-■ and 20 Kk m HobarfcfcS?l*WJ'SrX8; Dunedin toffi^'ndl* «y- telttm t0Welling--BS?*l6'-fi?ff'S?B'J Wellingtonhoars and 30ffi^Cv^hat the run men-ifeoll4-^ 011*0 Wellington,Sifr^SSSSâvdhas only

■S^SS^-ôSSr ofllônraandP^»t»g%;Bhoulcl travel by

ATHLETICNOTES.Cricket .

The cricket match at Sydney between anAustralian eleven and a team from Ver-non's and Lillywhite's team was postponedtill to-day, in consequence of the wicketbeing wet.

Lillywhite's cricket team playin Welling-ton towards the end of next month. Whilein New Zealand he makes arrangements fora visit of the English footballers.

Auckland A v. Parnell.—The latterClub scored a win in this match by 68 runs.Auckland had tocontinue their first inningsfrom the previous Saturday, when theyhad three wickets down for 10, andwere all out for 107. Parnell onlyscored 59 in their second innings.The following are the scores:—Auckland.—First Innings: F. C. Cheeseman, runout, 3; R. H. Reid, b Brown, 2; A. C.Stewart, b Angus, 1; A. M. Eeale, bBrown, 5; W. E. Barton, c Brown, bAngus, 6 ; C. F. Reid, b Angus, 23 ; Rev.I. Richards, c Ripley, b Brown, 13 ; R.Blair, c Gardiner, b Angus, 31; A. Howard,b Brown, 1;P-. Neill, not out, 11; A. Mor-rison, absent, 0; extras, 11: total, 107.Parnell.—Second Innings: R. Crowe, cHoward, b Neill, 16 ; C. E. White, b Neill,15; T. Brown, c Neill, b Beale;. 9; D.Testro, Ibw Cheeseman, 0; W. Ripley,b Cheeseman, 0 ; M. Angus, bNeill, 0; W. Gardiner, b Neill, 1; W.Moore, b Neill, 8; Hill, not out, 0; Ellyand Sissons (absent); extras, 10: total, 59.Bowling analysis.—Parnell (second in-nings): R. Neill, 10 overs 3 maidens 20 runs5 wicnets ; F. C. Cheeseman, 4 overs 1maiden 9 runs 2 wickets ; A. M. Beale, 0.1overs 0 maiden 0 runs 1wicket. Auckland(first innings): M. Angus, 23.2 overs 5maidens 51 runs 4 wickets; T. Bi-own, 23overs 4 maidens 45 runs 4 wickets.

United v. Auckland B.—United wonby 27 runs on the first innings. Unitedscored 103 in their first venture. Auck-land followed with 76, and on Unitedgoing to the wickete asrain they lostseven wickets for 119. Bovvden (53,not out), Yates (22), and Lynch (12,not out), played well for United, whileboth Morey (15) and Martin (21) battedsteadily for their runs, the former havingthe misfortune to be bowled off his legswhen well set. The scores aresubjoined :—Auckland B—First innings.: Clendinnin,b Stemson, 4; H. Wynyard, b A. Mac-Cormick, 5; Marsden,.b Stemson, 3 ; W.Wynyard, b A. MacCormick, 7; Morey, bA. MacCormick, 15; G. Wynyard, bStemson, 0 ; Martin, b Stemson, 21 ;Laird, b Stemson, 6; McDonald, bClayton, 5 ; Dr. Davey, b Stemson, 7; Mc-Intosh, not out, 0; extras, 3: total, 76.Analysis: W. Stemson, 6 wickets for 26runs; A. MacCormick, 3 wickets for 33runs; F. Clayton, 1 wicket for 11 runs.United—Second innings : C. MacCormick,b Morey, 8 ; W. Harvie, b- Morey, 0 ; A.MacCormick, b Morey, 2; C. A. Bowden,not out, 53; R. J. Yates, c and b Clendin-nin, 25 ; C. Harvey, lbw, b Martin, 0 ; F.Clayton, b Clendinnin, 6; W. Stemson, cLaird, b Clendinnin, 9 ; D. Lynch, notout,13; extras, 3; total for 7 wickets, 119.Analysis: Morey, 10 overs, 13 runs for3 wickets; Clendinnin, 9 overs, 42 runsfor 3 wickets; Martin, 3 oveis, 12 runsfor 1 wicket

Holland v, Gordon".—Holland had sixwickets down for 99, Thomas being not outwith 18, while Gordon only scored 80 }ntheir first innings. Continuing theirinnings, Holland were out for 134, and onputting Gordon in again had them all outfor 97, L. Meldrum going in first and carry-ing his bat out for 45. The scores were—Holland: ,H.-Thomas, not .outv 29 ; F.Brighton, b D. Meldrum, 6; T. Mills, b D.Meldrum, 5 ; H. Hunkley, c Clayton, bWilliams, 1;;I. Millar,- b I). Meldrinn, 11;remainder, 71; extras, 11: Total, 134.Bowling analysis:—N. Williams, 16 overs55 runs 3 wickets; L. Meldrum, 10overs 30 runs 2 wickets; D. Mel-drum, 18 overs 28 runß 4 wickets.Gordon, 2nd innings: H. P. Kissling, c andb Whiteside, 16 ; A. L. Meldrum, not out,45 j N. Williams, bG. Mills, 0; H. B.Lusk, bG. Mills, 3; T. M. Moresby, bWhiteside, 0; C. Z. Clayton, c and bG.Mills, 0;R. B. Lusk.cKing bG. Mills, 1; D.Meldrum, b Whiteside, 0; J. Sykes, b G.Mills, 13; J. W. Ryburn, b G. Mills, 3;P. Kelly, bG. Mills, 3 : extras, 13: Total,97. G. Mills took 7 wickets for 32 runs.Holland, 2nd inning 3:W. Beard, not out,5 ; G. Mills, bD. Meldrum, 4 ; E. Mills,not out, 10; extras, 7 : Total for 1wicket,26.

Alpha v. Holland.—Alpha: Angus, bA. Rowe, 0 ; Roberts, bA. Rowe, 1; Grin-rod, c Mel], b Breeze, 1; Done, cA. Rowe,b Breeze, 0 ; Kilpatrick, b A. Rowe, 0;McDermott, b A. Rowe, 11; Goodacre, bA. Rowe, 2 ; Taylor, not out, 0; Morrow,bA. Rowe, 2; McDonald, bA. Rowe, 0 ;Ifwerson, b A. Rowe, 0 ; extras, 3 : total,20. Bowling analysis : A. Rowe,6.3 overs, 11 runs, 6 wickets; H.Breeze, 6 overs, 6 runs, 2 wickets.Holland: W. Rowe, b Goodacre, s;' J.Murphy, b Goodacre, 48 : S. Holt, b Good-acre, 12; E. Mell, b Ifwerson, 7 ; A. Bur-foot, b Ifwerson, 0; J. Hobson, c McDonaldb Ifwerson, 12; A. Rowe, nob out, 34;H. Breeze, hot out, 37 ; extras, 11; totalfor 6 wickets, 166. To be finished nextweek.

National v. Onehunga.—National, Istinnings: A. Nicholson, b Lundon, 3;Walker, b Leahy, 0; Wilkinson, bLeahy, 5; Pilcher, b Leahy, 7; Ambury,b Lundon, 0 ; O. Nicholson, b Lundon,0; Druramond, b lundon, 4; Stone,not out, 4; Gihnour, b Lundon, 0;Wright, bSutherland, 0; Currie, cLundon,b Sutherland, 6; extras, 8. Total, 37.National 2nd innings: Walker, b Leahy,0; Drummond, c Macky, b Sutherland, 6;Gilmour, b Leahy, 0 ; Stone, b Leahy, 11;A. Nicholson, not out, 3 ; Pilcher, not out,0 ; extras, 2: total for four wickets, 22.Onehunga, Ist innings: Macky, thrownout, 10; Reid, b Drummond, 4; W. Caldon,b Gilmour, 3 ; T. Caldon, b Drummond, 1;Sutherland, b Gilmour, 5; Leahy, b Drum-mond, 7; Lundon, c Wright, b Drummond,0 ; Somerville, b Gilmour, 0 ; W. Beaver,b Drummond, 8; J. Beaver, not out, 12;Tidmarsh, b Drummond, 2; extras, 3:Total, 55. Bowling Analysis: Gilmour,23 runs, 3 wickets; Drummond, 25 runs, 6wickets.

Gordon v. United. — Gordon—lstinnings : Kenderdine, b Braund, 3 ; Cato,b Braund, 7; Gorrie, b Lankham, 2 ; Ball,c Marflitt, b Lankham, 6; T. Neill, bBraund, 12; P. B. Lusk, b Lankham, 3 ;R. M. Ryburn, b Braund, 11; Mackay, cDenby, b Lankham, 11; Hogan, c Denby,b Lankham, 8 ; G. Lusk, b Lankham, 4 ;McLeod, not out, 0 ; extras, 12: total, 79.Gordon—2ndinnings : McLeod, b Braund,4; Ryburn, c Marflitt, b Lankham, 5;Mackay, not out, 2 ; P. B. Lusk, not out,8; extras, 3 : total for 2 wickets, 22.United—Firstinnings : Swanson,b Cato, 0;Marflitt, run out, 1; A. Braund, c and bCato, 13 ; A. Lankham, b Cato, 10 ; Davis,c Kenderdine, b Neill, 3 ; G. Lankbam, notout, 7; Taylor, b Neill, 0; J. Braund, bNeil], 10; Markie, b Cato, 1; Denby, bNeill, 6; Craig, b Neill.. 2; extras, 3:total, 56. The match will be continuednext Saturday.

GrammarSchool v. Standard.—Scores:GrammarSchool, 28and 62 ; Standard, 55and 37 ; Standard thus only won by 2runsWalton was chief scorer for Standard with18runs, while Bell for Grammar School gob15runs. _.

Wanderers v. OnehcngaUnited.—Une-hunga were 33 ahead on their first innings,but could only score 34 in the secondinnings,"while the Wanderers ran up lW mtheir second innings, thus winning by <vruns. W. Whelan (24) and J. Whelan (46)1were the chief scorersfor the Wanderer*.

St. Mary's v. Owenand Graham.—Thismatch was finished on Saturday, in favourof St. Mary's by 22runs on thefirst innings.Score :- Owen and Graham : First innings,91 ; second innings, 103. St. Mary's: Firstinnings, 113; second innings, 4 wicketsdown for 58 runs.

Another round of senior cup matches atChristchurch was commenced on Saturday.Lancaster Park No. 2, who so far have wonevery match, dismissed Midland No 2 (15)for 56. Wilding got 6 wickets for 14, andDunlop 6 for 20. The Park have lost 4wickets for 84. Lancaster Park No. 2 (15),with two men absent, knocked up 218against Lancaster Park No. 3. The Ad-dington fifteen have lost 12 wickets for 228versus theUnited No 1.

Bowling.The 'followinggames wereplayed on the

green of the Auckland bowling Club onSaturday afternoon:—

No. 1.—Messrs James Lyle, W. S. Jones,Paterson (skip) 21, v. Messrs W. Lyle, J.Winks (skip), 19. Former team won by twopoints.

No.-2.—Messrs W. E. Bennett, J. Miller,Dr. Macgregor, W. C. Mirfin (skip), 21, v.Messrs W. E. Payne, R. Cameron, P. Oli-phant, J. Kirkwood (skip), 19. This gamewas also won by twopoints.

No. 3.—Messrs McDermott, J. Reid,Cattanach, W. Tait (skip), 21, v. Messrs H.W. Heath, J. Lawson, Gorrie, Saunders(skip) 21. Former team won by threepoints.

Aquatics-Mr Young, a member of the Wellington

Rowing Club, has presented the New Zea-land Amateur Rowing Association with ahandsome silver trophy, value £30, to becalled Young's Challenge Vase, and it willbe the fir3t prize in the champion fours atthe Wanganui Regatta. The vase is to bewon twice in succession or three times atintervals.

The postponed Dunedin Regatta cameoff on Saturday, and proved very success-ful.'The proposed sculling race betwean

Hanlan and Nelson at Sydney will pro-bably fall through, owing to a disputehaving arisen as to the length of thecourse.

(by telegraph.—own correspondent.)

Thames, this day.Judge's Bay Regatta.

Should a substantial prize be offered forthe Naval cutter rage at the Judges Bayregatta the Thames Naval Artillery crewexpress their intention of competing.

SPORTING NEWS.(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) |

Dunedin, this day.Dunedin Autumn Meeting:.

At Forbury this morning, St. Claidid a two-mile canter, going well. Ar-tillery was restricted to long, slow work.He is verybig. Tetford did three-quarterspeed work, striding along very freelyCinderella went two miles at an easypace. Apropos and Silvermark put inabout five furlongs, and then cantered,both going well. Some of the touts thinkthey look hardly so bright as last week.St. Ives did two mileß slow. Captain Cookled the two-year-olds of the stable in a longcanter.

A Press Association cablegram from Mel-bourne states that Pearl Shell has arrivedat Flemington from Auckland insplendidcondition, and her appearance on the train-ing track on Saturday created a favourableimpression. ,

-Lady Nbrah has beenscratched for all en-gagements at the Dunedin Autumn Meet-ing.

MAJOR ISAACS' MEDAL.CAPTAIN LITTLE THE WINNER.

The final competition for Major Isaacs'sgold medal presented to theNo. 2 Battaliontook place on Saturday afternoon, whenCaptain Little proved to be the winner.The conditions provided for three matcheseach of which comprised three ranges.The following are the scores ab each con-test with the aggregates :—

_Ist 2nd 3rd Grand

match, match,match. total-Captain Little,

Hobsons .. .. 77 80 67 — 224Sergeant Fairs,Victorias.. ..71 76 74 — 221Lieutenant Dor-mer, Guards ..75 74 70 •- 219

Sergeant Stirling,Guards ;. ..67 61 60 — 188Sergeant Bdall,Guards .. .. 58 59 68 — 185

SergeantC. Craig,Guards .. ..54 44 40 — 158

Scott, Guards ..50 56 26 — 132W. Craig, Guardß 48 29 58 — 125

NEW ZEALAND- MADSLOCOMOTIVES.

(BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)Wellington, this day.

The first batch of New Zealand-made locomotives, turned outby ScottBros., Christchurch, are now ready to be handed over tothe Railway Department, having run thenecessary distance in the way of a trialtrip. The Minister for Public Works in-tends to return from, the West Coast byway of Chrisbchurch, and while there thefinal trial of these locomotives will be madeunder his inspection, prior to the Depart-ment accepting delivery.

TE AROHA LICENSINGNOMINATION.

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)Te Aroha, this day.

For the Te Aroha Licensing district thefollowing candidates were nominated to-day :—W. Hetherington, E. Gallagher, J.H. Rowe, W. Dibsell, G. Lipsey, J. Heath"coto, D. J.Frazer.

LOST AND FOUND.A CURIOUS FREAK.

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)Te Aroha, this day.

The news which, was received at a labehour on Saturday night that the missingstorekeeper Yates hadreturned home causeda general feeling of relief. It appears thathe was in the bush all the time, not fardistant from where he was last seen onThursday. He has, so far, given no reasonfor his extraordinary freak, and enquiriesshow that his business affairs are in asound condition. Dr. Wright was sent forand prescribed, and Yateswas got away tobed, being considerably exhausted. Heconverses quite rationally, arid probablysomething will leak out later on respectingwhat disturbing cause led. to his extraôrdinary action,

ALLEGED CRUELTY.Charles Henry Humphreys was chargedat the Police Courtto-daywith cruelly beat,

ing a dog by striking it with a stick.—MrCotter appeared for defendant and pleadednot guilty to the charge. Mr Brasseyprosecuted.

Robert Todd said he saw defendantstriking a dog twice with a stick in a mostbrutal manner. The dog cowed down anddid not seem to be able to walk. The doghowled piteously.

By Mr Cotter: He struck the dog withall his strength. The blows were much toosevere for a dog.—Eaton also deposed to the punishment.The dogappeared as if he had been beaten.He knew it was the nature of a setter dogto crouch if spoken to crossly, but thatwould not cause it to walk lamely.

Constable Martyn deposed that he re-ceived complaints of defendant's conduct,and spoke to him. Defendant said he didstrike the dog, and would do so again if heliked. The dog walked lamely.

By MrCotter; Defendantsaid he struckthedog because it would not obey him.

Bythe Bench : The dog could be heardhowling all over town, and persons on theopposite side of the street cried •• Shame."

This was the case for the prosecution.Charles Henry Humphreys, formerly a

hotel-keeper at Whangarei, went intothe witness box, and said he had thedog in town on the 31st ult. It fol-lowed other people, and would not comewhen he whistled to it, so that he was com-pelled to give it several blows lightly witha stick. The dog didnotshow any eigns ofpunishment orwalk lamely. The stick wasnot a heavy one.

William Hogg, of Newton Road, deposedthat he heard the do^ howling in Queen-street, but so far as he could see there wasnothing the matter with it.

The Bench considered that there hadbeen no unnecessary cruelty in the case,and dismissed it.

THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.ANOTHER BLUNDER.

It has been discovered that the nominationsof candidates for the Parnell LicensingCommittee have beenrendered invalid by avery unfortunate blunder. Mr Rawlings,the Returning Officer for the district, at-tended at the Borough Council offices onFriday last, and received the following no-minations:—Mask Marriot and Napier W.Pollard, nominated by Caleb Wood and E.Le Roy ; John Savage, nominated byR. T.Briggs and Henry Schofield; EdwardWithy, nominated by Jno. Fitts andHenry Schofield. Five candidates wererequired, and only four having beennominated the whole were invalid. Thiswas not the only blunder, however, forMr Schotiald, one of the nominators ofMessrs Withy and Savage, is not on theburgess roll and is therefore not entitled tonominate candidates. The matter has beenreferred by Mr Rawlings to Messrs Heskethand Richmond, solicitors, and they haveadvised that only two candidates havingbeen dulynominated therecanbenoelection.The committee which it was proposed tonominate and which would have beenelected without opposition were: MessrsE. Withy, Marriott, Pollard, Savage, andMullins. The nomination paper of thelatter was not sent in through some over-sight, and the appointment of the licensingcommittee for Parnell will now devolveupon His Excellency the Governor.

POLICE COURT.This Day.

Before Messrs G. P. Pierce and F. L.Prime, Justices.)

Deunkenness.— One person was punishedfor this offence.

Disorderly.—Frederick Bowring wascharged with being drunk and disorderlyin Queen-street, and pleaded guilty. Con-stable Hansen said the prisoner was inter-fering with respectable girls in the street.Fined 20s and costs.

Obstructing the Police.—Henry Merri-field was charged with obstructing Con-stable Cotter in the execution of hia duty,and with damaging the constable's shako,uniform, &c. — Prisoner admitted thecharge, and Sergeant Pratt said the inter-ference took place while the prisoner inthe last case was being secured.—Fined£5and costs, or in default one month's im-prisonment, with hard labour. Orderedalso to pay amount ofdamage.

Remanded.—Richard Moullwas chargedwith stealing two shirts and one pockethandkerchief, value 17s, the property ofPatrick Gleeson.—Prisoner was asked for aremand till Wednesday, which wa3grantod.

Larceny of Tea.—John O'Shea wascharged with the larceny of a box of tea,value £2 3s, the property of Laurence DavidNathan. — Prisoner denied the charge,and the prosecution reduced the value ofthe goods to £2 in order that the casemight be dealt with summarily. — PatrickKearney, storeman atMr Nathan's in Com-merce-street, said he was engaged in thecellar of the store when he heard footstepsoverhead. He went upstairs, and wasthen told that a box of tea wasmissing. He counted the boxes, and foundthat one was gone. He went outside, andfound the box oftea produced under a tankin an adjacent vacant allotment.—JamesLindsay, storeman for Mr C. J. Hutchin-son, deposed that on the afternoon of theBth he saw prisoner going into Nathan'sbond, and subsequently coming out with abox of tea. He did not know then whetherhe had stolen it.—William Walsh, store-man, deposed thathe wentwithMr Kearneyto look for the person who hadstolen the tea, and was informed that itwasprisoner. He asked him ifhe had seen any-one with a box of tea, and he said he hadnot. The tea was found under an old tanknear where he was.—Detective Walker de-posed to the arrest.—Sergeant Pratt saidthere were at least sixprevious convictionsagainst the prisoner for larceny.—TheBench remarked thatprisoner had notbeenbefore the Court since 1886, and askedwhere he had been in the meantime.O'Shea replied that he wasat Panmure, andsubsequently at Norfolk Island. — Threemonths' imprisonment with hard labour.

No Means. — Alexander Gordon wascharged under the Police Offences Act withhaving no lawful visible means of supportjand pleaded guilty.—lb appeared from theevidence of Detective Hughes that theprisoner was found sleeping in an emptyhouse about 6 o'clock this morning. Hehad received complaints respecting thebehaviour of the man in sleeping in thetramway stables, haystacks and emptyhouses.—Three months' imprisonment withhard labour.

Affiliation.—David Brisbane appearedin answer to a warrant charging himwithfailing to provide for the support of hisillegitimate child. — The prisoner wasarrested in Napier, and as he had onlyarrived this morning, a remand wasgranted.

Light Bkead.—Joseph Edy was chargedwith Belling bread below the standardweight of 2lbs. He admitted the charge,but said he sold the loaves at lower price of2sd.—Sergeant Gamble proved the charge,and a fine of 20s and costs was imposed.

The annual meeting of the PonsonbyCheas Club is to take place at All Saints'Schoolroom to-marrow (Tuesday) evening.

CABLEGRAMS.[by electric telegraph.—copyright.]

THE COMING WAR.ENGLAND NOT INVOLVED.

LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH.London, February 11.

The recent speech of Marquis ofSalisbury has caused an excellent im-pression on the Continent.

Sir James Fergusson, Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to aquestion, said that England was notpledged to offer military support toItaly or any other Power.

BRITAIN AND THE CENTRALPOWERS.

THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRIAAND ITALY.

Berlin, February 11.The "Neu Freie Presse " announces

that Great Britain has agreed to de-feud the coasts of Austria and Italy inthe event of a war between the CentralPowers and France and Russia.

CAPTURED AT LAST.ARREST OF MR JOSEPH PYNE,

M.P.(Received February 13th, 11.10 a.m.)

London, February 11.Mr Joseph Douglas Pyne, memberfor West Waterford, who recentlymade his escape from Lisfinsy Castle,where he had entrenched himself toelude hisarrest, made way to the Houseof Commons, where he purposed takinghis seat. Upon making his appear-ance outside St. Stephen's Mr Pynewas met by the police, who proceededto execute the warrant charging himwith inciting resistence to the Sheriff.Mr Pyne and his sympathisers vio-lently resisted the execution of thewarrant, but was eventually taken intocustody.

IRISH AFFAIRS.DENUNCIATORY SPEECH BY MR

PARNELL.London, February 11.

Mr Parnell last night moved anamendment to the Address-in-Reply tothe speech from the throne. In thecourse of his remarks the Irish leadersaid that operation of the Crimes Actin Ireland has alienated the sympathyof Irish people, and had even destroyedtheir respect for the law. The execu-tion of the provisions of the Act MrParnell declared to have been harsh,and not impartial.

PUTTING ON THE SCREW.AMERICAN SYMPATHY WITH

IRELAND.Washington, February 11.

The reason given in the Senate for theindefinite postponement of the BritishExtradition Treaty is the persistent op-position to the proposal at the handsofrepresentatives of Irish interests.

THE COPPER RING.SUCCESS OF THEIR PLANS.

London, February 11.The Copper Ring have at last arrangedto take over the copper mines ofCalumet and Heata and Co., on LakeSuperior, Michigan, U.S. For a longtime this Company successfully with-stood the efforts made by the specula-tors to get themto reduce the output ofcopper pro rata, in order to raisethe price" of metal in the market. Asthey are the largest producers inAmerica, and as their mines are saidto be the richest in the world, thesuccess of the negotiations of thecooper ring in these acquiring the con-trol of the mines has caused not a littlesensation in commercial circles. \

TWO PRINCES.THE PRINCE OF WALES TO

VISIT THE CROWN PRINCEOF GERMANY.

London, February 11.The Prince of Wales is proceeding toSan Remo on a visit to his brother-in-law the Crown Prince of Germany.

FRENCHRECIDIVISTES.Paris, this day,

M. Faure informed the Chamber ofDeputies that 1,234 convicts had beensent to New Caledonia and Cayenneduring the year 1886.

SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.Beelin, February 11,

A Committee of the Reichstag re-jected the proposed Socialist Bill, andhas recommended in lieu, thereof anextension of the existing law.

THE WOOL SALES.London, February 11.

William Overbury and Co., wool-brokers, report that prices obtained atthe wool sales during the past weekrest on a, sound basis and promise con-tinuance.

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.Londox, February 13.

Consols, 102J. New Zealand fiveper cents, 103; inscribed stock, 98.New Zealand long-berried wheat, 348 joats, fine, 245. The number of balesof wool catalogued for the sales was128,000, of which 122,400 bales weresold. Sugar is depressed; beet isquoted at 14s 9d.

THE SHOOTING AT-COROWA.BURGLAR AN AUCKLANDER.

Sydney, February 13.McLean, who was shot while enter-

ing a house at Corowa, presumablywith burglarious intent, has a. motherand sister in Auckland.

SHIPPING.Plymouth, February 11.

Sailed: New Zealand S.S. Com-pany's R.M.s. Ruapohu, for Welling-ton, via Madeira and the Cape andHobart.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.YOUNG WOMAN DROWNED AT

LAKE TAKAPUNA.

Quite a gloom was casfc over the beautifulsuburb of Lake Takapuna yesterday morn-ing just as the bells ofSt. Peter's Church;were ringing for service, and the newsgaining currency thatthe body ofa youngwoman had been found in the Lake, undercircumstances of a somewhat mysteriouscharacter. Between 10 and 11 o'clock twoyoung men, Harold Kissling and ClementLawford', had gone down to theLake for thepurpose of washing a sail. The water wasbeautifully calm and clear, and the bottomof the Lake could be seen with wonderfuldistinctness from the point at which theystood— nearMrBrett'sboating-house. Whilegazing into the pellucid depths, they ob-served, at a distance of about 15 yardsfrom the margin, and apparently inabout 12 feet of water, an object, whichthey took to be a large bundle ofclothing. Closer inspection showed it tobe a human body. Considerablystartled, theyoung mea lookedround and observed nearthem on the shore a little dog sittingbeside a quantity of female apparel. Theyimmediately related their discovery toMessrs A. Brett and A. Haliday, who werebathing on the Lake, and Mr Brett,with theassistance ofMr Gilbert,raised thebody tothesurfaceand laid itin his father's bathing-house. Young Brett thenrode off to Devon-port to give notice of the occurrence to thepolice, whileMr H.Brett institutedinquiriesin theneighbourhood todiscover the identityof the deceased. The dog found near theclothing was recognised as the property ofMr Meatyard. This supplied a clue, whichon being followed upled to the discoverythat the drowned girl was Miss LucyDenize, a daughter of Mr John Denize ofOnehunga, and who had been residing withMr Meatyard at the Lake for thebenefit ofher health. It would appear that someten months ago Miss Denize fell into badhealth and became melancholy and despon-dent, and no medical aid eeemed to relieveher malady. Her mother, thinking that achange of air might do her good, sentherto the North Shore, and subsequently shewent on a visit to Mrs Meatyard. The de-ceased had been in the habit, while at MrsMeatyard's, of going fora bathe everymorn-ing, usually in company with the lady ofthehouse. MissDenizeslept in thesameroomas Miss Coade, another young lady visitor,and retired to rest at 10 o'clock on Satur-day night, Mrs Meatyard having promisedto take the girls fora bathe on the follow-ing morning if the weather was fine. MissCoade woke early on Sunday morningand found the bed of her room-matevacant. At this she was somewhat sur-prised, but thought that the deceased hadgone to bathe at an earlier hour than usual.About 5 o'clock Mrs Meatyard cameinto the bedroom bringing Miss Denize'sbathing dress, and then fears began tobeentertained that something was wrong.Mr Meatyard searched the locality, butstrangely enough did not think of visitingthe portion of the Lake where the clotheswere subsequently found". Mrs Meatyardon searching the house found a scrap ofpaper on the/leceased's dressing-table withthe words written on it: "Mr Jeune, Ex-celsiorHall,Pitt andEast-street, Newton,"and on examining the deceased's wardrobe,she discovered that the poor girlhad takenaway with her nothing but her night-dress,chemise, a dark dress and a pair of lightshoes. Mr Meatyard having made a fruit-less search drove off to Devonport, andproceeded thence to Onehunga to appriseMr Denize thathis daughter was missing.Some hours afterwards the body of the un-fortunate girl was found in the Lakeas already described.

THE INQUEST.

At 11 o'clock this morning an inquiryinto the circumstances surrounding thedeath of Miss Lucy Hannah Denizewas commenced in the private re-sidence of Mr E. D. Meatyard,atTakapuna. Colonel De Quinoy, J.P., ofDevonport, officiated as coroner. A juryof six was empannelled, ofwhom Mr JamesBlack was chosen foreman. SergeantGillies was present on behalf of the police.

Harold George Kisaling was the firstwit-ness called. He deposed that yesterdaymorning (12th February) Clement Lawfordand himself were going to the Lake tobathe. On coming over the hill and byMr H. Brett's residence he saw somewhite clothes in the water. When theygot down to the beach they founda dress,a pair of boots and a jacket (produced). Alittle brown dog was sitting by the cloth-ing. Witness and Lawford walked out onthe rocks as far as they could get. Theythen discovered a body lying in thewater. Witness hailed a boat belonging toMr Gilbert that was on the Lake.There were several persons in theboat. While they were pulling in,Arthur Brett came up in a dingy.Mr Brett tried to reach the boy with an oarfrom the dingy. He then went and gotanother boat from the ahed. By this timeMr Gilbert'sboat had arrived, and succeededin getting up the body with theoar from hisboat. The body was then towed behind theboat to Mr Brett's bathing-house. MrArthur Brett then went into town to giveinformation to the police at Devonport.He was present when thebody was takenoutof the water.

By Sergeant Gillies: The body wasbetween 15 and 20 yards from the shore in15 or 16feet ofwater, lying at the bottom.The body was covered with a night-dress.

By the foreman : It was about 11 a.m.when witness discovered the body. At thepoint where the body was found the bankwas flat for several feet, then it suddenlydropped into deep waiter.

Clement Lawford also gave corroborativeevidence. He deposed that he had • beenstaying at Mr Kissling's, and was going tothe Lake when they noticed a body. MrArthur Brett and Mr Gilbert got upthe body.* Witness did not see the bodytaken out. He subsequently saw it in MrBrett'sbathing-house.

Arthur Rowland Brett, printer, deposedthat he was rowing in a boat on LakeTakapuna when he heard someone callingout from the shore. Witness pulled inabout a quarter of a mile. Lawfordthen told him that there was a womandrowned, lying in the water. Witnesssa"w the body, but the water, was toodeep forhim toreach it, and he wentand gotanother boat. By the time he returnedMr Gibbert was thsre with his boat andsecured the body. They both put the oarsdown tocatoh the body. They then tookit ashore and put it in MrBrett's bathing-house. Witness then rode into Devon-porb and reported the matter to thepolice. It was a quarter to 11 o'clock

when they found the body. Uponreturning from Devonport witness madeinquiries in order to identiliy the body.When found, the body was lying on the'bottom with the face downward, about 15yards from the shore. It was clothed in a'nightdress. The body was cold and stiff.;It musthave been in the water about three'hours.

By a juryman : The waterwas deep fromabout live or six yards from the bank.!The arms and legs of the deceased werequite free. The head was from th© shore, j

Mrs Ellen Meatyard, wife of Mr E. D.*.Meatyard, deposed that she resided withher husband at Lake Takapuna. She knewthedeceased,whohadbeenstayingwiththem.for the last three weess on a friendly visit.]Witness saw the deceased about 9.30!o'clock on Saturday, when she wasretiring!to bed. The deceased and a Miss Mary,Ann Coad occupied the same room. De-jceased was in the habit of bathing in;the sea. They arranged on Saturday nightjlto bathe in the sea about seven o'clock!the next morning. In accordance with!that arrangement witness called deceased a!little before 7 a.m. yesterday. She did notreceive any reply, and on looking into theroom discovered that the deceased was,missing. Miss Coad said thatLucy Denizehad been out since 5 a.m: Witness nevertagain saw the deceased alive. The body^was brought to their house about 4 p.m.'yesterday. Witness had never knowrfthe deceased to bathe in the Lake.!She bathed daily in the sea, but- never1!alone. The deceased could not swJLm.]There was alway a difficulty in getting herin the water above her knees, shewas so timid. During the time de-ceased had stayed with them she seemedamiable, and sensitive to a degree.-Pefhap3 she was a little melancholy.When firstshe was specially silent, but Bhejaltered greatly towards the end. Her]health improved greatly and so did her.spirits. There was nothing sufficiently!strange in her conduct to prevent her;going about alone, but being a friend!they generally accompanied (her. She)never dreamed that she would commit*'suicide.

THE VERDICT.A number of other witnesses were ex*,

amined after which the juryreturned a ver*diot of "Found Drowned."

OUR GOLDFIELDS.MOLLOY'S PROCESS.

ARRIVAL OF THE PLANT.(BY TELEGKAPH.—OWN COBRESPONDENtt.)

Thames, this day.' *Some days ago I informed you that severa*;gentlemen interested in mining intended]introducing Molloy's process to thisdistrict*'and that the works would be erected atijthe Heraldbattery. A contract was let a'few days ago for enlarging the present-building, and good headway is being madewith thework, so thatinanother week ortwothe additions should be completed. On!Saturday the plantarrived here, and duririg;the afternoon the greaterportion was carted;to the Herald battery. There are about 20|tons of machinery altogether, the cost of;which, including the orecrusher, was £1,200!or £1,400, so that the promoters haveevidently every faith in the process beingadapted for the treatment of the re-fractory ores of this district. There;are, I am informed, eight shareholders^ thefconcern, the principal being Messrs John]Chambers and Son, ofAuckland, the latterof whom has recentlyreturned from a visit'to the Old Country. The foreshore allot-]ment ofMr Ralph, upon which there is alarge deposit of tailings, has also been.ac-jquired, and it is probable that as a pre-Jliminary step thesetailings willbe subjected-to the process. MrBalph,who issupervising!arrangements, is,to-day engaged unpackingthe machinery, and a start will be madewith its erection as soon as possible. [Ad-]ditional facts regarding Molloy's Process]appear on our inside pages to-day.—Ed.]

A Rumoured "Find."Itis rumoured that some Maoris have un-,

earthed another gold-bearing reef betweenPuriri and Omaha, in the hills at the rear,of the soda springs. <School ol Mines Experimental

Plant IIhe erection of the roasting furnace in:

connection with the experimental plant;at the School of Mines was finished byjthe contractor (Mr Ginn) on Saturday. ■

The Mata DistrictAstart was made on Saturday to packi

two tons of quartz from the Prospectors'claimat Te Mata to thebeach, from whenceit will be brought to the Thames in thes.s.'lily. It is proposed to test the stuff asjcarefully as possible, and with this end in'view it is more than likely "that it will be1treatedby thesingle stamper at the Moana-[taiari battery. %■

AUCKLAND AND WANGANUI.

Extension of Business Eolations-(by telegraph—own correspondent.) ;

Wangantji, this day; jThe "Herald," in a leading article 6n;trade with Auckland, Bays: "There is a'kindly feeling towards Auckland among thepeople of Wanganui. It cannot be denied:that there is a most unfriendly feeling onthe part of Wellington, as represented;by its press representative men, towardsWanganui. The history of the politicalbitterness between the places isa long one;and cannot be related here, but the latest;development of the antagonism is to be,found in the inveterate opposition of Wel-lington representatives to our harbour im-1provements, an opposition which is sillyjin the extreme, as, apart from super-,seding a few steamers—Wanganui onesaffordingmoreaccommodation—-Wellington!would share equally the advantage ofa good harbour. Now, the cultivation of;trade with Auckland means that this trade,must all be done through the port of Wan-'ganui, and this of itself is a strong reason;why there is a desire to cultivate a larger'business relationship with our Northern'friends. With respect to theMain Trunk;Railway, the people of Wanganui preferthe route by way of Stratford, and willsupport the representatives of Auckland in;getting the line altered." J

COMING EVENTS.—■>■%_•*, *?*Mfrt.

Oddfellows'Hall, Parnell—Auckland WorkingMen'sFriendly Aid Society,7V.M.C.A. Rooms—Association for the Teach*inj?of Divine Healing, 7.30 iTabernacle—EvangelisticService, 7.30T«nt, top of Grafton Road — EvangelistiolService, 7.30

Temperance Hall — Operative Bootmakers*!Union. 8 .•Robson'aRooms—"ProgressiveLeagve,"8 J

Auction. SalesTo-morrow.Arthur and Buddie, Hardinge-street—House-

holdFurniture and Effects, 11; Fruit, etc.. 12/'A Aithen-Fruit, 11. • ,',G. Lewis—Buckets, Fenders, etc., 11 \G. Sibbin, Devonport—Household Furniture1and Effects. 11S. Cochraneand Son,-Hobson-streGt—Household!Furniture, Billiard Table,etc., 10.30 •B. Tonka and Co.—Fruit, etc., 13 '

-;rm?WG&ES^'Wfflt^-&EXti!; pßftb&K-fSBBtTgBFIS "1888. 5

A Fair Crusader.

BY WILLIAM WESTALLiAuthor of "The Phantom City," "Red

Ryvington," "Two Pinches ofSnuff,"" The Old Factory," &C-i &c-

A STORY OF TODAY.

[The Rigex of Translation is jaesekved.j

CHAPTER XX.A BOLT AND A FALL.

Though self-denial, like honesty, is popu'larly believed to pay in the long run, itdoes not perhaps always give unalloyedsatisfaction to him by whom, ib ispractised.Acting uprightly is not invariably apleasure (if it were, who would not bevirtuous?) and albeit there are manypersons (let us hope the great majority)v/bo cannot do wrong without sufferingremorse, there aredoubtless occasions whensome of the less immaculate minorityregretthat they have lacked courage, or it maybe, presence of mind, to do ill, There^ is adeal of human nature in the story, of thewicked Irish peer, who on his death-bed,being exhorted to repent, answered thatas he had never denied himself anything,he did not know what he had to repentof.

Had George Brandon been a modelcharacter, he would no doubt have reflectedon the part he had justplayed withunmixedpleasure, and been lost in admiration«of hisown virtue ; but being an ordinarymortal(though with good impulses and a ratherstrong will), he was disposed to think hehad acted like a fool. It mi^ht have beenless heroic, but would.it not have beenbetter for themboth, wiser from a common-sense point of view, if he had accepted thesacrifice and taken Evelyn at her word?After all, marriage was only a civil con-tract, and if the law in certain cases ren-dered its observance burdensome and un-just, why should it be respected ? And tohold a woman to such a contract as thatwhichEvelyn had made with Walter Grin-roy was unjust to the last degree. Un-speakably wicked, it seemed to George.This man hadnot only deceived Evelyn andherparents ; he had been sentenced to along term of penal servitude, and as if hisinnocent victim had not already beensufficientlypunished, the lawmustcondemnher to life-long celibacy. It had deprived,her of one husband, and yet forbade her totake another."It is atrocious," murmnrecl George;

"as bad as the Hindoo widow' system,which self-righteous English people thinkso wrong and demoralising. Is it noDrather a man's duty to defy such a lawthan obey it? For, after all, what is law?The will of the majority. Why should Ibow tofthe wili of the majority when theirdemands conform neither to the dictatesof justice nor common sense. Justice, in-deed ! I suppose, now, if Evelyn and Iwere tp go through a form of marriage,she might be prosecuted for bigamy. Ido believe that law perpetrates more iniqui-ties than itprevents. If Evelyn . . .Ay, there's the rub. After what haspassed I could not—well—I should not liketo urge her to take a step of which herconscience could not approve, which t-iiecould not takewith all her heart. For meit would be nothing; for her ifc wouldmean exclusion from the society of kindredand friends, and, as she thinks; peril to her.soul. . . No, no, ifc would be bad,cruel, to require this of her, and ask her tomake so great a sacrifice. Still ....What then? How will it end? I cannotlive without her. Is there no way ? Howlong is thatvillain likely to live, I wonder ?"Why .does he not commit suicide, orkill a warder and get himself hanged ?They say that penal servitude is terriblyhard on a man. What sortof a constitutionhas he ? I must inquire. Cuise the hound !If I only had him here "And then inhis rage (forgetting allaboutSketz's caution, and Cock Robin'srfeelings),George struck his spurs'savagely into thehorse's ribs, and as the very much surprisedanimalbounded forward struck again. Thonext moment he regrettnd what he haddone and patted him on theneck and said," Steady, old man, steady," by way ofapology; but Cock Robin was now pastholding, and shot out as if he were racingfor a ■" man's life." The grouud being open,George let him go, thinking to pull him upbefore they reached the-enclosed country,something less than a mile ahead. But hemight as well have ■ tried to pull a steamengine up, for when a horse really meansgoing, no man whom he is powerful enoughto carryis strong enough to stop him.

Without swerving either to tho lefb orto the right, the runaway took the firstfence—a ditch and bank—in his stride.Then another, and another, and still hewenton,:taking no more notice of his riderthan if he had been a wooden doll or a"dumby jockey.h George had now hiswork before him. For the moment heforgot all about Evelyn and love,and thought only of his own life,which he knew was in deadly peril, Robinbeing so madly excited that he would haverun his head against a house side or jumpedinto a marl pit with equal indifference.He would evidently go on until he wasblown, and as yet there was no sign of hisbeing blown. He galloped as strongly as atthe beginning.

George, looking well forward, took anoccasional pull at Robin's head, pullingand steadingy him with hands and knees asbest he'could. So far the fences thoughbig, had not been formidable; a fewhundred yards ahead, however, was whatappeared, to be a brook, but which provedto be a narrow road between two fields andabout six feet below their level, with alowhedge and a widish ditch on either side.Now,a jumpinto a country road is always aticklish business, and requires to be donecautiously and deliberately, ' for if yourhorse happens to "miss his tip " androllover among hard stones and sharp flints,the consequences are likely to be very un-pleasant both for his rider and himself. Togo at it full gallop Would be pretty nearlyas dangerous as charging a squadron singlehanded. Yet this was' what Cock Robinseemed bent on doing. Again George triedto stop him, straining at the reins uncil hethought they would break: But it was nota' bit of use, and fearing that continuedpulling?might provoke a fall, he slackenedbis hold, gripped the saddle firmly withhis thighs, and'resigned himself to his fate.Robin," seeing that there was somethingbefore him rather bigger than usual,pricked up his ears, shook his head, andgathering his hind legs well under him,went over everything, clearing two hedges,two ditches and the road at a single bound,and landing safely oq the other side.

George drew a deep..breath, and,Robin,after a slight stumble, pulled himself to-gether and galloped onward,as resolutely asever, though not quite as fast. The pacewas beginning fo tell. Then followed afew more fences, and there loomed beforethem-running between a pasture and aturnip field, a stiff flight of posts and rails,with a big drain on the other side. ."He'll do that, easy," thought George,but as the horse rose at the jump, he saw*tobis horror an almost invisible wire, fullysixteen inches above the topmost rail.Robin "saw it too, and by a tremendouseffort cleared the obstacle with his forefeefc, bub catching it with his hind legs,rolled over into the turnip field* his riderpartly under him. The next moment-bothwere up, but when George tried to run hefell as ifhe had been shot.

Two.rustics who had been hoeing, andwitnessed the catastrophe, came up in astate of great excitement.

" Where be the doogs. master, wherebethe doog3 ?" exclaimed the first.

" Doogs be darned, there's no huntingthis timoo' year, man ; doan't you see asit's a point to point ? Have you won, sir,have you won ?". "I think I.have, and a big prize too."

': What is ib ?""My life. But catch my horse, one of

you"That was easily done, for Robin was

quite spent, and limping on three legs, onebeing badly cutby the wire.

With the help of tho men, George!managed to getrhimself and the horse to afarmhouse hard by. After seeing Robinput into the stable and promising to sendfor him later on, he hired the farmer's milkcart and'drove,to Fairmead. All tins Iv.d ,taken a very short time, and when Ruimearrived, George was upstairs in his roomwith Ali bathing his leg. ButtHe servantstold a terrible tale ofMrBrandon's accident,gathered from the farming man who hadcorae .with him, and of the condition inwhich he had come home—scratched face,'torn clothes, almost fainting, and. requiringthe help both of Ali and the bufcer to gooupstairs: ' Slie was naturally very much sur-prised, and showed and doubtless felt greatconcern ; yob she couldnothelp tbe tiioasflitcrossing her mind that if her brother-in-lawhad broken his neck, though it might havebeen a bad job for him, it might have boonan excellent thing forher little boy.

When the village surgeon, who had beenpromptly sent for, came, he pronouncedGeorge' to be suffering from a .severelysprained ankle and a contused knee.

" You won't be quite, right for a month,,"he said, "but if you keep quits still youmay bo able to move about on crutches infive or six days."

" You must never ride that horse again,quoth Ruiino. "If you do, ho will bo the!death of you."

"Oh, yes.l shall,"answered George ; "itwas my own fault, and Robin is the finestjumper in England.:>

" Butnot for some time 'C"Certainly not. He must not so much

as think of crossing a horse for four or fiveweeks.' That knee is very ranch b."uo?V

" Tanb rnienx," thought Eusme, " liewon't be able to meet that r» mx in thoforest for over so long, and I sliiili have himhere, all to myself:"

" X will give up my lawn tennis party,"she said, "It would nob be nice while yontire in.this state."

"Noton any- account, if you plearse. Idon't play, you know, and in three or fourdays I shall be able to sib and vVaiteh.""If you think so. To-morrow A chalk go

and make tho acquaintance of your friendsat Wild ILo.ses. You like very much theseyoung ladies, I think;"

" ISTo more than other-young ladien," re-turned George, coolly. "-They are cor-tainly very nice and that, bub nice youngladies are so vc:\y plentiful and so verymuch alike, that it isf&luiost impossible toremember which way which an hour afteryou have seen them, much leu;; Lave pre-ferences."

" Mn foi.how these ihenf rite deceivers,"murmured Rufirio. ''■ But he himself is thedeceived one this time. Ho little knowswhatI have seen this day."

She went to Wild Ruses' ns she had pro-posed, and o;i her way thither bethoughther of an expedient whereby (the cine of thehat and tunic failing) slie hii'ght discoverwith which of the young women (leorgehad been philandering in the forest, Shewould tell them of his accident,; make it bothe worst, and watch the eiiee'r. The onewho showed the most alarm and concernwould, of course, be tho culprit. But toher great disgust the ik'tst question askedby Lucy and Evelyn, almost simul-taneously, was about the wounded man.They had heard of his spill already. Asurprise was thus out of the question. Thehat and tunic likewise carae to nothing;Miss Pemberton and Miss Waters beingso similarly attired, and so -jvvach alikoin height and shape, that Rufiue hadreluctantly to admit ■ that with theirbacks 'turned it would bo impossibleat two or three hundred yards to tell onefrom tho other. So she wont back in avery bad humour,' and no wiser than shecame. *

In the meanwhile,' G'eorgo was sufferingboth inbody and mind. His leg ached, andhis mind was ill at ease. To give Evelynud, to abandon all idea of marrying her whsquite out of tho question. He would notthink of it. A way musb be found. Buthow? It was little uso trying to find allaw in the marriage with Conroy. TheWaters had tried every conceivable motiveto get the knot untied, and would doubtlesshave done so had such a thingbeen possible.All the same he would seek out a Londonlawyer who made a specialityof matrimdimlcases, and offer him any fee he asked if hocould free Evelyn from her bonds. But solong as he remained a prisoner it would boimpossible for him to'doanything, for itwasnot a case that could easily be explained ina letter, and he would want to ask manyquestions. There was noshing for it but towait until ho could move about. En!> hechafed terribly, and the doctor declared himto be the moatimpatientpatient he had everknown. A week later, on the day of tholawn tennis party, he could move about.alittle with the help ofa pair ofcrutches, andthough conscious of cutting rather aridiculous figure!, ho had the pleasure ofseeing Evelyn and exchanging a few wordswith her sotto vote. But his mostparticularattention was reserved for Lucy, and MrsBrandon quite made up her mind that itwasshe who had been with him in the forest,and that if they were not already engaged.they soon would be, unless she could dosomething to prevent so undesirable a con-summation.

This impression was confirmed on the dayfollowing by a piece of intelligence com-municated to her by her husband.

" I told you," he said, "that I thoughtI had heard the name of Waters before insome particular connection. I could notremember how or where at the time, but .1have done since. Miss Watcra's right nameis Conroy—Mrs Walter Conroy."

" Mpn Dim.i She ia already married,then."

" Yes ; and her husband isa convict nowat Portland or Chatham or one of thoseplaces."

" And I have actually had her in myhouse. QueUe horrtar!"

" I don't thinkyou need let that troubleyou. She is very respectable, receivedeverywhere I believe, and greatly to bepitied." Whereupon the lawyer told hiswife all the facts of the ease which bad-come to his knowledge'while acting for oneof the companies defrauded by Conroy.

"Do you think George kiiows this?" sheasked. ■

" I cannot tell. But I should think so.He is an old friend of the family. He hasseen Colonel Somere. He is almost suro boknow. All the same, it was kept veryquiet. I mean it did not get into thepapers. Nothing was said about tho.Waters at the trial, and though thoitiet ofthe marriage was known to a good 'manypeople, it did not getbruited about as suchthings often do. •'"if George knew, he certainly ought tohave told us. Itwas a shame ofhim not todo so. Other people may- do as they like,but as' for me, I object to associating withthe wives offorcats."

S| Well, I don't know. The less that issaid about some things the better. And-asfor Miss Waters^ I am sure I don't wantyou toassociate with her unless you wish.But a3 you are so anxious tostand well withGeorge; I would not advise you to take thatline with him. The Waters are old friendsof his, remember."

(To lie,continued.)

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STEWART DAWSOIft & Co.'aGREATENfiLISH WATCH EXIIiEITION,

TO COUNTRY CUSTOiIE^S.Watches and Jewellery niuy now.he postod

ana ■.•^(;i >'errclat boqk )>w!tv:;t<-;s. If yon'" Wjtfiliwarita clciicinpr.pack it in a cos; uitrovtilly, t:n-clos'np; Cull nameand,address Ouly, anjd send brsanio mrt.il a lettor of instructions, ,en.c(i6s);\i!;pobtultnoto for 'J.j.6(1, and wo' wili.rotui'U tieWatch v.'khin a fovv days in croort o-diir, pt>scpnid and ro^k-tLored. Whiiiisending leMfr rt?idposUii not.^, bi,:io ti;a uuuibor of tliu Yv'uloaposted.

FOR REAL VALUE, VISIT

ENGLISH WATCH EXHIEITIOIf,94, QUEEiT-STREET, A'JCKJ.AKD

(0 ppos I fee Wyn da arn-s treeI).

ebnve'yshiccs.TVI I LF E T A T> L E,J.L UAViiild BROS.1 'BUSKd.Leaves .VictoriaWhnrf, Dcvnnport!— 7.20a.m.,

B.yj a,ir»,, 9.46 a.m., 10.20a.m., 'hi',s p.m., 2.0p.m.2.45p.m.. 4.20 p.m., 5.10 p.m. Sundays—lo a.m.,11a.ni. 2.25 p. in., 3p.m.

Lciiycs Talriipuna—y.Or.in., 9.5ft.m,, 10.35a.m.,11.15a.'n., 1.25p.m.; 2.0 p.m., 3.5ap.m., b.15 p.m.,5.50 p.m. Sundays—il a.m., 12 uoon, 4 p.m.,5 p.m.

Return Faro?, Is 6d; weekly ticketsatreducedrates.

SpecialtripscnVb'o arranged at Post Olliccs,Dovonport tindTak;tpuua.

Visitorscan he\'orefreshments atPest OillcoStore, Lako Koad.T^vEVONPOK-T, Yv'AIWEiIA, ANDJL> WAItIIVvOIiTH ROYAL MAIL

C O A C H.MONTDAYS. V/EBNi<;SOA> 5,,& -F.RTD\YS-Ltiiivo iiuViinpr.'i't.u a.m.. Tuki'.uiiiu:, C.30 a.m,.U ado Ki.oO, '~ iuwei'ft IS iib'oh,Puhoi 12.4S p.m.ArriveWarfcworth 2.3G p.m.

TUKS.'DAYR, TfiUHSDAYS, AND ":. :-)ATUiU>AY3—Le'aV"e Warkwortb 8a.m., PiiTibi 9.30 a.in., Wai-wera 10.15. a.m.. Wado 11.ZQ a.m., Takapuna2p.m. An-iveDovOiipott2.3op.m.

TIIOJIAb BUTLER,Pi'Oorlbtof.

E> ATSR SO N AN D CO.,ll_ GîAIN MEROHAN'M

LIVELY AND BAIT STABLES.Omnibnaes Brakes, Oabsj and Saddle Horses

for '.i ire atLowest rates,gncciai arraaijenionia mado wiiu JJivoningaad

i-'iciiio i'aruaa.

Stores aad Ste blcs: --LoVno-sfjcot, Multoskill,uiitl A'i ti.ioaio. Auckland, X./..

Hcarso and IvTivnrniog Carriages for HiroUndertiikurs libovally dualt with

"^TISITORS TO TE AROHA.—Notice.y Tho OndersiiynticlWill i'>i;i a Coach fruniTo A-chit on TuoHfUiys. Tlravt-days, and Suf.nr-c;;i.ys,.meeting train ior Auckland t Morrins-vHlo;on-those --ays, and roturnin;; t") To Airohafrom Morriusvili.e on JioiuUtys, Vvodnostlays,andFridays on aVrivTi'l or 'train from Auckland,coiiVeying passeaêra, parcels, and liiaiia.—E..GallaEher,

■'.'■' TsiiS'orisss.EXTRA i>Alrt (W TKOUSERS .-

-1 suits .{h T 50s. 555. 60s. x^| ~ C53. 703. 755. ,h #111 TSOUSSES^ 1«igj ■ ■ ■ ■ fwj,rt'gi| i2s..ed. ' icj. ." i7s. Cci. |f^?-I , „ Lm?' a, H. KO3IKSOF, Tailoh, ~§ X^V, ' OOKNEE OF £§' Og %X Coon& G?.ey Gt3. vK^

H., R;O U, I fei :3 ORa .Insurance

-RTEW ZEALAND INbIJIIAiTCS'COM-i_^ PANY (Flitlu ANDMARINiiLCapitai.:.....:...; ■....'...,..£i,COO,OGt),Paid-upand Reserve Funds £135,033

Protection frok FlfiEou MARIAS LOSSCanbe Effkcte;> in this -CoitFssY.

CLAIMS MIST VHTU VtIoifPTITUBE ANDLTBimAiITY.

t^-t ra— ■ ■■ : -■ : : ..' I

". House, FtmNismKa.- a>th GKNEiiiLPdnsooby Rc;u.l and poi:>i'Hilier Tcrraoo,.

Auck'.ancl, N.2. __Ascat.for.the Pnainix Jijrp O:.::'fi. -AdveiviEcmoiit Asjont for AiiSfcia-'U iiVEKi^'G.

Htak. and House A j?eni.Poiit Ovlco .Savinjrs iiank, Honey (>r;ivr Onicc.

'V.; :.y.;.: b 8,.:>;-i«n, Toiepiiouo.Buroaii.

4ô I I■© >■ '-''B 'A;'f H\jf to ROTH'S PU£VA"O III'1?. Ci:IJ)-:¥K¥RHO'.ViCE laT-'W, y:cTis:.--r';-L<v:ir:' ,*-;.: v:>.';«Cliiv-go >->K3.riHALA/iNiii. vV'-i".'.'.111X'v--'K-;_'. rfrom 6 a.m. 10? p.m.,r.:'-'!".••'- -;: ■'■ ".' /"'•JIK(iS from6 til110a.ia. Saa'WitHitfoiapaa .:....nriratc, a'adeupT'liodwith ev^f7 *'.?r! ■ j :•l'i!rk:V- '-av.-yib, J3;ii :.<^d *>..;■ «yf; .', ,;;• | ; x- j

-S't'-'nir-Vo-*'", ''''"■'"■:•. ■ oic

_f*;J;v',,%:, '■.:].-f'l.\\ ,

fe:au.i>>at^'&''••'■•<-•-'. f^.J ,;■ li!!i) ;ar;n ■■:. :..;•■■;.. ■Pluiise lipfo, the ;ifid:.;'_-r;- .;«.i1-—--•'.-■•.,, •■.*,',fibovctlra'Cro:liic-!r.'!fl::,i-::.'V.i ■>:'-:•:_ >■ ,r,-'.. -:}>Mldi;>;randFurnUtiro JiLii'i,AuuKisaUi «.£»«•'

iGOEK BEOOM 00. jI EixlviOU'i.'il STlwii!iiiA» jjl__ . '_± I

Joelc bIV 1J-N *" ::- fljl "' 9■WOOD TUKNEtt; Wy^nWAM-STKEisr.

■ i'î.itOiiaii'jd iii&O,

i- reduction of. 25 pi>r canb. on all commonBiiiiaraßaliilixchaaêfl. .., r- -. ■'

gpfccialcaro :-:ivc;i to i-U5-f.JTni.l3 iiid' Stai««.a3.i-'ooi Fiurfi iViaroies, ay.a Olmik i-'ou:veu:-i

alv/ftvs'.ou-iijwuti.

fthKECITY G? AU'CjO^KIP -ysl^gil A2JD CLEAÎN :.i ii.Âiiliâ^^/,

IilCliaXOIJI), AND WELLKXU-y.îl^';.1 i'.Aiii.[KBth.l)ii-iiedA.r'.iy64.! ■■

A largo stock: oi Newest l)yes;£or tlie rao^.ufashio2iu.b!o colours iv ShawW, Upara-jpigfti.9,

i-iii! : .y !)■■• .'.j,,-:, ]?6: i.liiHVi, elu.Ri'tcr>n.r^:ti'.i Dre'^ss OJcftvieil 01;- ywl, wellIkivViiea. o:n.rlchI|V'iUicr:iOii'ô'JGr.i-/0!li-a;ij'uhac'.o well v-iu1;":.. Coiuloiiicn-j ■ t oitim;;Cleaned, Kojiowc-d, DvccT, \v«ll Pr-issc'd, and.

CrdorelGftaUlicCiiyiSstaiawlH.Kmt, W^clloslûl'Oi-.t ICas.l Vn'iiJ ii•;; svr.n i:ro.iM>: ;..l.oiuo;i.l,:iiii^-^''V';.;i.!'ii!eiii)!Mv;ul'XT ii'.oa I>J• leaving

■ : Iliui.r ail'ln's^.-vjorîrjlv' orTiy poafc.Latest iinoorvatioi-.^. Smsopskma Cured,

Cleaaod, or Dyad.W.-HD'QAM1- Proprietor.

■fp ' qTEAD MA N & ; (T1 0.,SEED I.TERCITAKTS.

■flcjj' to''3hf6rfh Inipovtct";, tû'niws; ah't! thejfoiieriil publio that, iiuviiiß VfHS^d t)»« pranjwesin (Jiicon-iilro f.' Ic.iowa ;nj i;ujviii;ij's Aia'UonMarl, tlicy ii'.lfnrl ccrryinfj on' 1110 business of

A tiOTI'V.NKT'J-ftS,PQM^rirjMiON AND Jv'.'iWi'.W ASftl'i

For thesale oi Produce, i'w?i''.e,. eio., eic. ;and wiiflioiclf.Ucir "FIRST SALE on PRfbAY, Fbbriiarjj 10,

Avl2 o'clock.'Their long exrjs»tfeiicein thn Proiluce Trade,

uixi k)ip\vli;.i':O oi' 1110 i'oqaiviiiii'Mittj 01! (,'o:m:rySoulurs, vvii.!,'ihoy l;Vn"l,'bygivin^'-propijCiUtch--1 ion to KO'od? ebns s,T..'-fl ot''cr.i. aud.by vîiddr-ini?prompt Aoonunt Sales, secure Car thema'fairBbfii'c ej! .sujipcrfc. ;.'. , >• ■ .They ia!:o ihisopiio.tunity. o£ thMnKin^ .tiioiynumerousfrifinds"jflSitl ouv-ionrvrsôr !;.c ii.-jy.iJsupport hit)t'.irto accorded t'hera.in tlicir Kcec!BusiiiosMâurt to inform tfcoin oi'1 t.he urri-val orihc Now So.ison's Clover:;, GraRSR.^, aau Uiu'OîiPocdr-', r.->r A-:'"loi;r3iP>!'uo!c,*Ai;a>vj,. .\.wi\i,ii!.,i.an:lR-nniiakft, v.iiioh titoy will be cnnblc.i Uj.acU loeompeto witii any otherhonse in th« trade. 'ijuncdust..aud A-.Uiivini Mtimuyjs afctiielowcstmiii-Kofra-tts. ifricoHal on ajjpik-ai ioa.

T. STEA' I),T\f A M oc C 0.,r-'io ;i) IWKIJCJTA-STK,1 'AUCfION^KUS, iIS'I'ATO & OOMiOSBIONiACiEKTS,

Joi a.nd 163,"Quuon>street;-i" a-" t C' c O "^V T m T-Tjv\ fij J b, o Oil 1 I ■ -IriJjjl COUSJCT.& PANDAQE MAKERlias always en hpriil a Gocd Supply oi: Stay

■ '■' Material.! . STAYS MA.BE TO ANY PATTERN.ElidinK Stays, Stays for Invalids,Bandagu^ and

BiipU'dcr Braces on tlm niosi approved

' principles:"""STAYS CLEANED AND EEPAIItKD.

lias baoi) Fitter ton UvolVd yraw ia'ihu leadingeratabiisrtiflient in Edhibiii'Kri.

I/iuH'j3 waii'xl nn i-,v .-ii'ts'hr.T address to .EST-^-AN'K -COTTAGK, (luNiUO'-ST'imCT,

NJOWTON (liyjiow iCinpiiany Ckuv«.'.h)." g. ■■ b "n^ it k' y:

•MECHANICALKKCJTN VZ'.H. .DESIGIxER ANJ)iDiiAUGirryjiiAN.

Inyontors' roujrh ideas i'il'c'cr.lly \yovko«l of-*1anfl'.details and fiiiijffdiTnrri«ODP<l WorkinkDrawingsprepared. Maoliiucry aketcliod andcorrectlydrawn io snnloin ibbiii .>tri(?al-Per3"|u;c-tivo, or.otlnii'wiqo.'Maoliint ,'y hiapeotedv i-'ix'.iyt'ara' Continental a;:d .25 years' ]j9iidoii expori-eiico. ■ RIGTfMOXO Ho.'.'f>. -AITf'MLAHD. _T>U, T TERICK S"~PA^TE B NS.OVER2,000 PATTERNS TO SELECT FIIOM• ' O!'1 THIJ

LATEST LOrTDON VASTIIOXS,

' Just Arrived;Also,

Job Lot of Swiss Embroidery fttid Dress: Eattona forSalo,Very Ciioai) for Cash.

ADAM KSIE MURRAYMcKENZIU'S BUILDiKGS,

gQK-T-STJtiOKT.

" T A E A WE B A"IJ AXING ~P OWD E RjLJ>- Makes. Wholesome ,IL Pastry.

A "I" IGIIT pCONS,J_VJi Deiitrhtful lU Tea WJ Ca!.;«i.ift/ffAKES A T/^T'HITS QCQliti,IV_l Sold by vV tkfi [C>TKadelf'J] Manufacturiii1 T. *ST jo New Ko.'Oand :JD RSI) X, VV HiT EHE AD,

Thiri,y-twoyekrsbefore the English iHibiic.Solo I'roprio'uoror ' Turawera" Sauce.

■Tv c 0 o~IT"a~?F1~^6~n.'CE AS. ' E. ' GAE/TEII, 'SIGK AND ■ TIciET WSIT'EB, |

GILDER, &c.,TKAJSTSPARENCEDV/INDOVVDEOOEATOE

38, GREY STREET, Aoczilas-d..np; a-^, „___, . '^r'Tej' k'rDi;^ '|^:/!'î'''':! *::;f mj^ p? ;". -' g5 ■fe*ml!! 1;■ ""i:■>' '■ '■'■■ *". '■". Ee?fei w

' ~ — -pyr AN: T E'»J^'li. * VV ' KNOWN-t:'-Vi•;; '• :.::■ Pi!lf:'--r.lrrr;:4'PbVi*o,-rnpTiyVj.'i"..'' :-as--;%: at liiiE-û:-? .PSitCiaa 2s;iii<j".':t:.;'--^::;'H' C'lvtoa no Tii-.iio, Sapor

i;:':i^'i'/....'■■'■ , ;-..i-ii.ii| Inopoction invited atiVf^KJ-\53 A R JT'O' LD'iS

(■ orraeriy il'adiorn's),- ,|Hii;: i:î.^:ii:..i^.::iSS3I070 Qukeji-strebt,

/ÔALSi Gbi^B, CRASCOAL, FIRE-~, wooo. , ■• . . ...

Bosfc Rata, Ti*rcp,and Puriri Fivewopd; also,fuvt-cliipsTitu::iri,''AVv,'bn,stlo, and l£a,mo Co.-.1,at Lov/CKt Pi'ico for Casb. Fu-mituw carefully■llcißorcd, and Goods D.cliycr«d to till pans oftho oil? aiid suburbs, at Lowi.-Gt liatcn.—Noto

ItlicAddrassrC.■PIPER, oprjosif.'»th^ Por^cnbyjUcsAvToh" aad corneroi KoW'tou. and lidraiiga-hfipOrilQaas,.; ■J. •) ■ li \ . ■'■■.:;;

, .WATCHLIAIiaa' AI\D JB\YELLEL^•QUEICN-STItSET,Has iiov? .coiiveuiencQ for ma!viu;j and.repair-ing oi' Jovvcilery and ior tliq repairspi; everydcipriptiono"Watchos. Clivoaoaictora. i'rp., &c.,and tdiurLlior increase liiarepairing an,d,in;iifu.fr.ctui-in.^ clcparlnient, bo ia disposing of thoreraaindbr ofbIS PIAN OSat aiiS \inucr cost.

"Persons liaving old j ewellefy can havpii;tac«ieup iuto newand fasliionable ;u'ticl>;3 toorier, end all Ulo' ■better cla.s/3 oiAviitohe^ andclircii'CKiotcrjrr'ceitTfl hia pcrionaisupervision.

Kctherlmms' Guauineiilii^nali-Lovcr.instoiiko.

BEFORE yeS Pnrchass! joiir Summer::. Suil;,-'call and :insptcb-'RJy I-JewStork-oiTweeds, etc., and sot, an ezivn.pair oi: trousera.—J. H. Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street East.

OR?T Mj&NlllCE.:—S'rooz&Tg C6.'s. ' £&of:allmor33!!iaati,: "■ '; > V -; .Lj;

~- ..BKsmess Stotiees.T/ril. THOS. 'M. RUMPHIIfcYSJJ^JI 8.A.,

BARRISTER,AND SOLIQIÔP.,.,25, Cqbr-ißys's'- Akcadk, AuckxaxdlAll Eusme;? placed in my hands vail'receive"

my i-ruaipt and Personal. Attention. ModerateCiU'-rgea. .^ .-, ' '::•,,.. ' .

jL&jLMa yUuyilJK-jbr■■ -- r ■ •="

>f'~"V /r.:\.(jpiîL.*<">■ ■■■---■1' y*t--* -r'-H ffJfr» j

ii.iliîili JlXllii .jpHjDJ.(» ;

AFFORD.nno wasteyQur iWey pn TRASHY,LOW-It'l VniVtil) .SOAl'ji. Practiao* Tliriii, andttudytnio iiICUI\O--;. V" by-using only iiXJItXS'3AI bOAR The eiiw liiado;to improver tHa.liomcaot iNOVir &.:Uaudj-'iu^t uui to secureiheiffail o'l'eutiinlcwtiioy succeed iiiiaduciujevoi'yhousekeeper to 1139

Hisasimplc but useful article. Thosewho'.ullousoitareactU more stmpio, aad. ugo luX as

Ton may hftve hoard of : '*■' THOUSANDTIMKS without usiasc• '•v *>«'•'■*<■ " r«» Wiiilc^-crso theposition aud

USE IT OFGB;You will praiso it■ Xo others a THOUSANDTixiiiiy.—l have spent hundreds oD pounls iacpnvuicing tho vtyuioa Oi New Zealand thattiii:ir labour car. bo greatlya gatored by usingBURNS'S'AI !30AP (THi; AVOKtD itKNOWNIiHCl'ânsKul', .biit I iiwvo iaiieashorcoil myad'bitlorilClliavafallodfioi

CiMVIiMCE 'YOU. .•WHOLESALE AÊNT—"

i.w ■ BUCiiANAN."CUSTOMS STREET EAS-,

By a p T'Oi:;T-^-C;i'i^^fe-*;*-i:-f.-^m h T TbHIS- KXGELLENOV TKS GOVHIT.KOR.. 'nSiHAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY

JL I'AOTORY, YIGTOniA-STREJiT EASTAND

" ' HIGH-STREET, -,A IJ CT K- L A:11D. 'Telcpaone, 308. .....,,,JAMBS MAffiKIS, Coachbuildek, '!

MANAGER.& ' ■■ ' irU 1 T ■" ■ ; .

BuMop of every description of Vehicles.'/Hep&irs inall the branches of the trade* •>! c.. . , . . fnithlullyexecuted. . ■' ■ '■

Vehicles Boughtand Sold on Commission, i 1Coiiciibuilders' lyequisiicein titock. Tho Tradp: ■ ■ Supplied.Country Orders punctually attended to'1 ■ Cush'Cttstomera liberally doa.lt with.

in is 11 s ,;k- & 0 a*JD-' v/hoi^sals sinppnva andJi'AMiiiY. ■ aT" . -',- • .BUTCiI B X Sr<i- :■'■'■■, EsTABLISHM) -'.1864.By Special Appointnientto His Kxcallency £ha• Governor, HirVV. i?\ Jorroia; liis Excellency

yir.jaincs i)V-.ri;ußoii;v:au«i:li.l-{;H. the D.uko-' of Kdiaburgh; also, Koalia Butchers to tliajews, -*■•■• •"■ | 11 if •■,QUEfiN-SXJREET, AUCKLAND, N.Z,

Familioa waited obin Town or Suburbs,POULTRYOf all kinds DESSSED to ORQBR,'Dealers ia Garse , , ,-,

lionie-flnrecl Hftms'rmcl1Bacon. a Coraatl Bee tinLargo QuantityÎs»noi;ts 0; paasag'Q Casings. .■■■ •. •■: .■ \ :_ The Trade Supplied.K.B.—Calyca? Rennals. ...

■:,; '; . E^Csistesars SappUotj..with lea.. ,6;. TelephoneKo, iis3. - .._,.• ■~,..1 P.O. BoxNo, 434

¥. ■. L-.' hb.y7^

ACCOUNT: ,XQQii .iiANUK-iCTUHEE,- MERCHANTS' ACGOUNT,BBO^S,' ::!''.Insurance and Mininr-: ii.e:tis.!i6i'Books Speoially,■ ■. liuictl a:id J'.onnd.; . . ..-.;■ jJrj. -Music,, Magazines, lûblic Libraries, aaH

Sunday SciiooiBooks V? ellBcunQ. '-':" ■Bakers', special-•■liutcd Day Bdoka/ >;Bibles,-jßrayepond. fiyiunßooka'< ;■• ,'. Ro-boiuid.,,-. ~ > ~.., . 'AND 6mm MUSiG SOOKSEUXiSIJ!,

gnsiness Mfotteys* ;Ikon C/ÜBYED..EOP.. Verandas

(A3SY PATTERN)

SHORTEST NOTiCB.

" **' - ' 'i CM

GEORGE .McCAFL,;MANUFACTURING PLUMBER ■

ANDIMPORTER OF ALL TRADE REQUISITES

WELLESLEY STREET EAST(OppositeNew Library) and ,

"BROWN & DAVY "STREETS, THAMB3,HAS FOB SALE—

200 Corrugated Galvanised Tanks, assorted500 ColonialOYons, all sizes .

SO.OOO Feet Lead Edge Ridge Cap, all Sizes50 000 Feet O.G. Spouting", all sizes50.000 Fect-Downpipus, all-sizes50,000'Feet Galvanised Water.Pipes, all Dizoa

Lead-head- Nails, Lead WasheißPortable Ovens, FurnaceFrames •CopperBoilers . ■1 Jain, Fruit, Honey, and Butter Tins on

the latest American principle, inquantities as peragreement

■ Etc. ■ ■ &tc- •EiCiAwarded ThroeFirst Prizes for above lines a4Auckland Agricultural Show*Latest and best selection of Gas Globes in

Auckland. . .As Mr McCAUL is a direct importer for

cash,- he la in a position to supply tîo trade aSthe lowest remunerative prices. ■ .Liberal discounts to the traao. • Countryorderspunctuallyattended to.

j- -.■■■'. ■-. •■<■■/' ■-■■ .****- --...-.,.L. .>??,! >, ', ■j^»*l*«*a^-*^ 1-Jiri*F^|--Ar"'i'rr■•'¥=■•"l^-.-.;iM*t*.Ti. ™~^^»rp%S

GEO E-.G E McCAUL, )Matiufactaring Plumber, and Importer of all•t-'vado Requisites, "WeUealey-st. East {oppssiteKew Library), and' Brown and Davy streets,

Thames.

•""ipSrCQUIiiAGE~LOCAL INDUSTRY.iSS:' CHARLES SMITH,

c-v :,-'--l JMAiSUinACTUIOfiR OF.\£^t-K:- .v¥ " PiiKAMBULATORS,\ . V*. -" - -~/ -IMVALiU .■ CAKIMA.GK3,

>£, ,t>-'' /;,,-/ EtCi t'-tc Etc.hM§^¥S^9s auc'klan.d perambu-I^kÔ#^ LATOR FACTORY, |\'/I\Vv-^'i Victoria-street West (near. MJ>yyii/ .: . Freeman's Bay).. ,

CHARLES SIvIITH,The Largest Makerin Auckland. Myprices areas low aspossible consistently -with quality andwpi4:hijiiialiip. Xho fact;that I guax-antee andkeep, in repair forone year ia a sutiioient. proofof theirexcellence. Ferambulators of any ma&orepairedor taken in .exchange. Coujitryordersreceive my- special attention. Price lists postfree. Buy direct from the Factory,,and pi-oventmistakes. -•'■■•■ ".' ". .sJ^r'—:--, "OD R E W A TEEi. i^f~-j7l^&£i.JL..-: PURE WATER! •'■'

fk '; f'/in ROBEHTS;S PATENT ";; ■■■Lv!;::!'i;l self-acting filterJj>v: J''^;/;as; Is the best and most effective■ t^yiSSii'Jf'.i-' puriliereverolleredtothepubHc.r-"':j \i'%]] Thewaterpasses uhrough.seyeral

'BfS '"'^.yi tlltefihgmediuiiis, yrfiich' are soj f'■;.) ) i-PfS? arranged thatthey purifyit both. 'i7:i?i nieclianiciilly and chemically. It1 1 ' i,;*.:j,j can be dxed in any part oi; theII:'"'-1 yy ■';'■ -J iiouse,andmaybeconneetedwith

W'l \j i?;i thetown water orwith ordinoryb';i? \p>i tanks. "The pressure from'the— fej pipes or tanks is sufficient to

force the v/atpc. through the filter as freely asfrom an ordinary"tap. 'Price and all furtherptirtioulard as to the workingof this-filter maybe had from thePaten tesi, . =.-.;■

R. J. ROBERTS, .Architect,Victoria Arcado.

-53=b=cc3:s. ' Near K-arasg-aoaê

d^P\\ I ICE N SEDI H^-Y ii • Y*\ -X-J WATERWORKSh / NEW/TON \ U PLUIMBER, ,Hi o-Ji n' / H House, Ship, and¥i-'\ 7 *'/Lw Chemical Plumber,>^ & Glazier, Gasfittor,

N^W g' Bellhanger,s=Cj32e£s^^ Tin and Coppersmith.

GLASS, PAINTS, AND OILS.'Panes from Id' e,aph. Gas Fittings from

Is 4d each.Gas and Water laid on atlowrates.

Verandah Columns made and fixed.Chemical Chambers erected and repaired.

.TRY ," HOWE'S

•JpWTON gUPPLY gTOEES,KARANGAHAPE ROAD,

FOB- . "tf\j , '-!-.'

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P'fni'Giife&s-Eve. The last shades of..Mlêis&Diiwii.i^t.were deepening intoSBtî Sij| oHcbône.-the stars tMnkledH c;bt::e silent skj;.I I,MMStives,, the only unmarried-

:-owner in Ota'go'| BiaMoiakvonthg-East Coast, stood listeu-

■in;itSi|ga,jje,"f9r we.were .expecting .xny ■,

t IWitter Tr'iifrtfl, :and a friend of' liis, •;i.Hltiagj'onDgbarristeryhoine from DunedinIlßh^BKJfeftSiiitsimas"h'olicJaysi "with riS.'

; W'ffied'Bas just' about tw^nty-ono tlvjnB^'^skdyingiov.theTav/alsO', and as he

'j BEtvS->'H3î°Hno JiP.c£.^!?ts..o;.f .his,'sH«\uli shouldbring.fcliin down with himjjgjß'îeGaffle. I-w-hs just wondering what-■fcipmag.-West would beliko when a pair

■'^sweie^placectcver my:eyes' and at■aaiMtimelwascansciouspf thepresencelii'B«9ôfi9;^ktefriny6elf. '' '".B"^1 Wilf.?"I asked. "No it■F» fe; Qi, 1know! ' it's you Walter,i i«lßl^*Release me,-sir,!at once. "■-. ■ '■'.:■ "fcagob^mitiiinot to, when yCu speak: BJlf*»jamw^g fashion," ajid a voice', jlW^WCaodlookingrgundlsiiW,asl had'KRH^te.Stanley,-anin;ti!na^ friend

©■'W'^DSpbewof oldMr Waiuwrightiis**-1'fflio Pwned.- a neighbouriiij?i j::ira.! to tad iii a maaaer'' adoptedKfTWi-quTtâ'child:"' My father'and'■W»Kigbt wei.e old Mends-; there-.fed, so-to.*;-'K^-g°JO-nD with-.us, and since' ray-

?»fi#^ onft's-':aS° from hoardingBSl^ *eDa: my 'constanfc C01«-

---iiiktSBfaS5rF3l^' rlaf younger/Mother;?*KyWfd«teK arid 8601 going to17?3 J°st-Hke one of the

B3 t!l« evening to ; see Wilf,;"îErrf,Dt!:One indooi-3-excer-titirr myf«Ef!?6*eti-had'cdme":but to iook for

*IMSS?n , ' rp*Jier a " merry««ang Uhe would ho a fcow.;i-

J§«v ttefe' ** Walter cx-

',":BNh :; to our e.njo.7-.■SJJJf«3neat3, and go on; untilihe,-4JB«teii>!>ya§Son^'te -with my two

nJe.after an houror-two,'S wSSiri: 9 'âinder of tlis evening

JCJ'l^Wiw l'"' vho li^ eo'r.o down'fc-Won for the Christmas, and- W^-JvS a clay

r^?49"f dmer:just after. P/.ilter• iNwiil.T''?f^«rse,.w«re.a,ulv intro-WIS :S"Va? -very good look-.G^lôH.tf\?y^, % splendid dark

Ns-Î 1'6!33^ expression. Sis

' 4611^-voice,--which war,

' aU vfc clx d.fcheSi";^JESA afternoon in-the■' S*iSSISy**i-rt spend

3 ■, « B*'M:lSl,P??Pietogether we

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When we girls had •clmnge'd-our Jhftbrtsfor li^ht dresses we..came, cfown stairs and ihad some songs. Proseafcly I went ovci- to_,•W'alt!3r,*v/hb looked.rii'thcr sulky, for hihi, :And,,askpd him to .sinyra due,t withano.He saujj, welly- and .was always a^Kesab'e,when =1' had:-rnac!o Such"a rcqu'eKt on 'formerocca3ions,.'b-at to-nightbo -answered phortly,"M.o and ask yotjr friend Mr;West, he'll bedelighted to chli'go you'-J" ■ -;

I" was ..puzzled, but-. sjniply said, ".You-.are Very cross to-night ;a'acl very-,rude- aloQ,if I wantad'^ri-i West, to sing t/ith mfc Isliould; have asked' I>in3f,s6:;just do'aH I toll *you,,.sir.. 1"TT - , -:. ,t^.-. ■< r- .'',■" ..' ;■■"'. His1 .'humour was: immediately-rc-,stored,'*ai}cl Japolori',isiiio;to mo, he.coinplied/lI could not .understand him. lately—: sinceClirigtfeais;' in fact—but neit day !ti •tenni?yround, his coiuUicfewaaall explainedin ia manri'er that '''tpok my breath awayI'with astonishment.'

feeing tired playini£'Tjjave my racket toHarry ,and'''weh6'axvay:t6:a ahadyi warden"sedt at some little distance, w.hen Walter'joined me,.having? also given up plflying.Aftor talking1 .to me. for a fcîv; .moments hesaid, <v I suppose West .will feel tired too,presently, and come over hare, then I shallhave to retire I"! "I.donit gee v/hy you speak in thatbitter t'onp.'.W-alter.!: I don't like it,'' saidI, '■ and I can't iinderstand•y.oirat all I".

"You are y.ery innocent^, Mildred," h-eretorted'; '"«urely you cannot pretend toIxj, ignorant of the preference you haveshownA

for that fellow's company ever sineerLho crono here," and he nodded to\yarc!sIWed. " Seeihg-'I ;-fras silent, he con'tinucd,:'" Onpe.l y/as.allowed to be your companion,.Kov/ I'a'm filingaside for him !"

These words from Walter wounded mesorely, for never ..wittingly, had' X flighted|him for A¥eat..- -■■ ..-:•. ■-- . r.-r ■-' - - —" Oii, "Walter, how can you talk like this.I nlever knew you cared any more than Wilt-wouldixa%re done,'!" I :.' " Cared'!' he replied.. "Mildred, it isjiio use keeping-fUpvthis brother and sister'■ferce any longer.: U.Ktii West cameinever |ki-ew henvefear you v/ere^tq me., but now I.Jknoy/ tlkt iloveyoa better'than my'own '|life. If you refuse-to listen to me—if you jscorn myloyp.l will so away .for,,awr ;.-mylifa*'will-. Ue.'.wast-eel—ruined; i Tliis is no.]fancy. >Out lives have been'spent together, jyou. may: say, end ■snic6^"y'6-n ' camo ..ftom,school1i'have. learned to u-orship you% llil-dxecl, before Iwas aware of it!'"' ■ ■■• "Oh, Walter;" I-.cried1; ■"! ani'sq solry,,]so confused. ' I never dreamed of^sueh' a'thin-' ! I don'tknow v.-liat to say—I— ' J"■•"l)6n'fanswer now," he'~Kaifi.'good time for coa&i'^rfltion.- ' Perhaps, 1/

ghould have.waiteoWwP: -not."<;,-,.i.,., ',■..'"So it w:;is arranged #tft* .tljat'day weok I.would give'him-';vreply, bu,fe,-I warned him •nofc to be tooân^Tifte. <•<:' ■.■,; ■■■'■ :'- |

lT.v/as almost a weak-since tno events re-.corde-1 in theprec?d-^jchapter, aod duringt.hr>time:I-had'endeavoured, to analyse myfecli^fe towards' Wa,Her''Ste,nloy, and ..had|comedo fch3--concb!Si6n; tlint' i h,ad luorie;very wrong-irf 'allowing', siVch.'a, ,'clpso^ Wj".timacy'between'!u«; X:hnd -been,blind to the cpiifaqiipncos.; 1ack-nowJe^ccatomyseli ;t.!jat I luid iiejclect.ed. \> f^M'West, whoin'lhardly lincw, and i. f^'^f.ihad'aMovr«d ™«self - to- prefer tnelatter s"bod- looks .and...fascinations. ,to .:i\Viata-scrbod, honost.nature, wh'jeh 1 knew to be «agenuine'and true.: I have heard Oi .girls,triumphins; ia the numbeK of-proposalsi-ujey. j■have- refused, but' certainly, I %&&%triumph; ba.'Uib. con^pr.y, I almost;hatedmyself for the way Thad acted, and fcnougnI laiew 1 did not k>ve Walter Ssiie-WishecyI piHcd -him',r-and.-besidesr I-really caredfor Him" in th^-sfinie U-ay I cared-i6r Winfred. -Yet when I saw how ho love# me,*'could not bear toYfll Kiin'tlns: •W ilf madematters worse by tellin- ms " It was plainthat vVaHertlfeuKht toa'mucb ofme, ana xdid very •rtfoffp; in enSoiiVa.«ing 'hint v, Aen tmxiki, know this.'! ~ Xhis.ôcooh sorncKhome terribly, andTwas almost dis^racoea.I >vns to pire Walter'hi^ answer on luesdajni^ht. This was Monday;—He came ovt.;: in- the evening, and * - 'walkec* - „|the, gate wiSli l£im whferi--he was S«nng!home;- I was making a .^gj^f|'of ferns, and asked him if ."he c??â certain -species which was rate, ,#_M&if'fc--Ihe »ddeff, f<>itltis tip. trouble,' : -:■!

-'•'Trouble'," 'ho answered, "whpu yc.u-know I would clio for youJ.'!j.xnd he smiledas 'he spolê/.'! !' ©f 'course "I 1f.'ill'peb Lhofern-for you .the fir*t.opportunity I have.''

'■ ]Mo liuny, Walter/ I replied.Then hs saM; ■" I feeli'feo happy to-ni^Ki'

happier fchati I .have done for; soma i,ii;,oMsdred. ~ To-nionuw .will be the turningpoint of mylrf<?,' ,-md Sriniethiu^'tolls hie fillwill be vi'cil. Think'well, MifHo dour ; you.doti6t"a'nH\vcr, and they say 'silence givesassetit,* lAtu'-iiliis nut now. Gdo'd-b'ye, -,Jv£U-clred," and ho'kissed ih'e as ho .;po!:e.

At any other timeI .would have re«i sod,for Lremqrapqr Jihad ..strAUgeiiiU,'^ 6Ui th's-:subject, bill; I felt'too ijnt'nppy fco say av.'dru, and,he: sprang to his feaddlt\;<~andafter fie had gone-ai, few. pacer:,.!V!r::"'-1' nn''looked bac];. Ifc was cleat-iijooiiiight), and.1 saw -tho liappy smiie: on the,fair boyish■face. ■ I waved my hand rind he 'wa^-cone.As I passed the. verotida.li to go inside; 1saw. Mr West.leaping against i he, nuli.iigsmoking a ciyar. fflhji} hot blood purged tomy ,cheeks, .and ray- heart beat; vioioni'ly,but the next moment I râs indignant with,.myself, as he simply said ,:

*' Is it not a glorious night, Miss St.Ives 1" and i■passed on. . '■;''..

For the last week , there had b:>on astrange reserve in iris raanner that troubledme more than; I cared to acknowledge evento myself. <■ v. : ; ■That night, as I lay av/a'tc, I almost de-termined in my despair to .say ,"~Vo;i " toWalter to-morrow.- ■ •.. To-morrow came, but Walter did not. 1wondered at his absence, but. said never ajwotd. / We girlsail'FOde iiitoMornki in tliumorning, and 1 shall -never 'forget whatawaited .us on, our return. The house .wasjall' confusion. Wilf met rue! with k facoI like denth. :" ': "r"For God's sako don't J,ro inside yob!Give ms your horses."

.-il .obeyed;' find infjuirod what had hap-pened. The.story was ihort, Walter hadleft hia uncle's yesterday' 'afternoon on hisway to our place. He .did r.ot .rctiirn, ajif 1i one of the:men sent tomake infjiiirres found

.j his hotee, ;saddtes. arid r-idories;;;, tied' s,e----icurcly to a,tree,, He traced footsteps, down■ the precipitous bank aa far a:; a kind of.■| shelf coverreel with ferns. Hero, it was;! fiVideatftliab Koir.so.iTe bed )p.zt i heir halrrnno,j'a'fld''slipped' 'doSvn into'fine "biac'k {vixior■ belo.w.T ; The fejj3s. were-T-some of-th^n—.torn.ay/ay-::by.the roofs oufc.-bi' tho proun'd.A search party was -■hastily 'formed, and-j-Wiif dispoyered -a datk .chjlot, ca«sH"t'sn'.-I ono of ihe dabgofoltfi enag« ia which the'

.{xivev abounded. ■ , •Qn.further esamina^qii, they had foundthe poor boy^.oody,- and a great bmls6over the letfc temple■■ showed that his headhad siiiuck sonic ■object ;-m. bia faU,. thusf?tn''flnfi^ him. •'''■' ' ' "\:^.-

Oh ! great heavens,,.shall.' I' ever 'forgsi;.my. feelings.oir..hqaripg. this dreadful news—<-the .sickly deathlike horror that i'rozo myveiiy'.(flood. 'I;<M not' scream,- I did rig'siai»f;;;ftut? f\ras ais'bnc- tvirned'tostoneJ

.'Wilf continued, " WJiau-brouglifc hhn insvtqh adanooroi'3iGf)Ob;l-/eaanot'îayj'!'' tjJiit3R,hrn;e brq/igM' him1.. > here—in ilia iM&%--rAom—al our pkice .wae-noafcast'."

* L hax4ly~ hefi.vil--4.ke-]as&-v.-oreisr- Whatfcroiigtoiitm-.ttcve? Oh, God;! • 'Oh, God•!That the givM/lye'jiipn'.;;:ot] {>, trivial,'.wishbt mine should haTe_~co«fe tfela foolisli,loving; -toy. r hisr; l)%hb., yqang.". in^,I ■-. Avaikecl to mj* room, as ono inaiiclfeac',■<■ ixml. .alortii ; alone ;;Avith->lnyown thoughts •; speffi'u vvluib' 'Seemed"'horns;rl&If-jfet'ino'ly iffe-had saicl^-tK-s'Uct .tipie Isaw hijn alive, that lie would die tb'pii-ateme, finaimcbnsciously th'afcii^tefui requestof,mine had sent him.to his death. .. ■'''. ,;- ■ I shall never -f6tget'.JJha.t-.-awfiil turie':as'4ong;as I live. Each' trftLl incid'eaosedraedfo imj^riat itself .upon my miiul liko somedroaci spectre. Thoinquest "with the ver-dict, of vr-iAccideritally'4ro\'!-iiedj" tho silenthonss, the'Solemn huih'over tlie cldrteaeclroonif?, broken only by—the -btiiioaniu^s ofthose .who had ifi'C-c'cJ'lJvxjr 'Waifev"s>s-ôir.AUJthh s'4aMjffi3^dccu:flV.o!'liayo 'goie, Jmtof uiy life like a iiaih,-'iUid'':c&<i-kiiess filledits plftjje'. r ,T saw5,6* one,"""^poke"id jlone."4'6'v"in avttgue-way I fclamed -pyself"ftir^vOTy-thi!ig.

jr,JD,ven,. -\yhile in ..tjie. raidsfc of my;self reproachcamea gjd'am o£,siiusluae; Tofchlnk that I hatl sent Kirn from :'ir>b happy,that"nB 'Hai^fiHvbrd' oi'niiiichad,c;M'a' ;j in. •,ipvvr the lastmoments of the life so ruth-les4v crushed ou&4< \/>/. "v¥l:}

Tho'day b:6fora.tho fnheral, whilo fclierestUvfjre'lVtik'jn^ teii, l rffcolo .;oi';'ly into the Al-I tiii^-room-uiiuih'cjv bupk jl^cbliiids^gtifely,:foi| If.'wfisi jiisb uust. Tlit! I'ooiu v.'iid fuintwith jaijiiriiie an,.l moss tt-jses, and to tliisd;'V theiFifSjH'&iici;hl'iij'is ihVifi lime vividly

I before my tiuiid. I tfee tt<;ain -thoolu room, I[the cmifil'i wliero layiho still"Itor'ru of the! boy ?<lv> iuid loveti me with all febe- ardouriofu boyislV nation. I .see the fair, youn^ ]'face, with the. d;tiv,p.bou-; that I smoothed'jrehtly-back fwjiii thonif!,f?>lft»li!te hro.y, blits jpeuoei'iil oahvi t.hat.nqSwithf»tais.tling his and-

i dcii Mid ill; hi ■' ■ .'. into v.'ha!- t?oeinecl almost.jia^siîlOi- -1 'tunni'l to (ho table and saw jjtlicrc'::o:n;.i;!iii::; thafc •broke tho hpel! that j' fceetti-..'ci tjß'havei'taiju^d in©;tQ stone. It lay!

there.j'tiO tlriupiris1 and'.,BroVcen, a choiceferriv'^liieT* oy&h'nfdhdth hi:; hand hadtji'a "pe.'lli I fchfilt-'dbWri and- burst into a

'jioptl <>f p.i.s-k.;iiatp.tK;.'.vi?, read v/n;;» my sobsiBubilidcd h little i ioit an armround me?and |[heard a4oy/ whinpov:—

'.' VojfVgeiQvo so, Miss St. Ives. Let'moloatVyoir'to -thi?; toa'l'/' .' |■ Palsiyely 1 obctyjed, and Norrqan Westi, sab down by roy side. ,j.1 "ib may bo for tho best," he said,gently.

"lut,:: I cried, " you don't know, youI doh'jiuTidorstana.""Too well, too well," lie an.iwci'ed, I.sadly. , . II hai'dly hebded tliis speech, but the next

moment-he sjiolcs agatri; 'as ho tried tofroofcho my violciit:r sobs. "Mildred,Mildred, it breaks my heart to see youHilts. Oh my tlitrliii"?, did you care for |yonder unfortunate boy no very, verymuch ?" " :

I ca:i hardly say why, but even while biswonls Bcnfc a: thrill of pleasure through jmy heart, J fe.lb th'jini a^fiacrilsd^c m that.dread prervence oi acvxh -ana an insalfc to• jValLer's vaemory—tho'ug'Ji, Hcavon know.?, jthere v, as I'cvof'an'f.G enough in lii-1irtnnncr. i''-■',' I) m;t_ sneak to rae "irke that," I cried, j•"Tor. 31$ ':He) to Ho ho."1

" Foniva rao, Miss Rt. Ives; I quite-forgot inyseU'," and afi onco tiie old reserve |c:-!i;.o haOkf/'Cbevet to .he broken dmirig'hisiitay.wifch us.''I'lio next (iriy poor Walter was laid in his

l|fit resting pl.?«fie hf:m&iif tcaiftil'friendM■who-]+s.(-i-k:»oWfi himfrom oliikthood. Westaaci Wilr returned .to Simedin, en;! Harryto Fjohooi; Alice wenfchom«; Isfellio- alonoremained with liae. ■ '■ i'or ;> loug iiiae Ihu^êtl mygriefs untilit sx'.rnc?! intolerable. Atlafit l\"elJia—dearlit.Lie'Nellie—became tny eon,iidnnto as re-gardoti Walter. To he:- I tukl ail.. Shelistened'fr'ravely, then Paid::

"•Milurec! dear, I thrnjs: yon ;haVo b.eonrnal^ng yp'uiself unneceseuily ujihapny.

] You Liro.in no-wise to blame iov:anything,knVl Tma you accepted Wjaltor ih woujcl .liayebeen bea&ase you w6ulcl -have-allov/esi y:".ivtender-hearted pity to ruavs.'.v.'vy with yourgood f.iense. Auothey fcbjnjj—you tootin-i^jlers.\toq-. t;er.uvu3ly. .-, Waitci^d..«wa^ aboyifsn passion, too violent to last; I wouldhave laughed at ifc,; .batiyduaroV;o roijiantic,dßar.!!, , The wisrl>: vi o5 tii^se wo¥ds.-etr'TibU heir."."Eoop affei^gliio workaway, an{3 ,I,wa? en-.iu'i?!y alone. I'oor Waltsi^ how" I missed.jjoifcheh'! ' West,. Wili wrote, had gbneiiyay. to.iTolbf),ui-iiQ. "Sq niêh,;' tiiatight

JI, bi,tt'erl"y,; ,.':,fov ,b::'.levx, jvlien he fprgotme SQ'.jSpoti,. wiiiiSu I—l■■:fchong]it of him■daii3'."" , ■■■■,•>. .-:. ■

■•-'.■ ' CIJArTLI? HI . '/Christmas Eve—b.ut raining steadily ; a: fmojst wami rain, tliKu patters on tho iron

rooiing and on fehegauden .walk. "Ay,"thoT!n-hfc T, as I stood waiti% alone—alone,"-^.Yr'liiE^ Ml. ?teo ._pii a.grave in yonder.I cemetery that last year was not there—a.grave' caSefulfy tended by loving han^s.hPodr Walter,! . .The wprds.oi that .dear oldsontv. "Far Away," kepb hanuting me,

■.-untillhafl to tit >|dto "to tli3 piftno and:|:3iog it,.even? .word seemingl!t6. a-o' to ,myihea;rfc." Tlow diiieront, rli<w difierenfc 'to-'inight froiH'la'rfil '(Jh-vhitmaS Eye., it se'emsu

as thoucrh eaoh'on'e of chat"'group, then a_t% merry party..."■■iomid a piac.e'in the oldI ;:-:in«' it .sofr.ly tomyself ; but hark !'Kei'e is t V7&i—bet-itle. me,. and-rand- some-pife efee, wllora lie leaves alone with me. Iblush—sfcaiimier, 'and appear most stupidly

confused,- as Ihear iMorman 'West wishing"me the complitrsoTits of the season.'] *v,Yhy,when did you leave Melbourne ?"Iasked. '■ ■■ ■• .. . ;.-....■, . . ~:,. .

THE XAtPC&IiAKD EVEjOT# :STAR. MGSDAX, "FEBRUARY. 13, 188S.7

'..' QUEEN AITD HIGH STREETS, . ,

od Water Filter is the best possible preventive "of CHOLERA, TYPHOID FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, and all other diseases■^ a-from drinking impure water. No water should' be used for drinking cr cooking without being effectually purified;

a& .•■; ■ and no house can be thorpughly furnished without a good filter.

f!ITE* 2sF XIS id. 13M"C~r ■■ ■ .^^ a>s! ±J <Lir j>^ Jii ±0 rM J- -t^ JN -P^L CJ »CM *^xya «fco o. ' ~ Queeii- and -High Streets, Auckland,;.also at Newton, Newmarket, and Symonds Street

"I arrived in Mqmki yesterday, andI met Will, y.'Tlio Insisted on my comingdown. OIV, MficU'eci, dear, forgive me, butI could not forgetyou.'"

"1 don'tmulerstrrticl ; why do yon ccvccbaric now, afto? forgetting me" for bo

" 1 never forgot- .you, dear, but when iknew how you caved for poor;. Walter;'i,:uilcy I dared not intrude on yourgrief/;

" .There—bhevfl have been mistakes onboth si'.lt ■.-.,''' I stammered find 1 told ivnuthe whole stow of, my 3ovo affair withWalter; and—l i;hiuk the reader will gtiefcs ithe rest;*

Tiio mistsi were fill cleared away, andmany a happy Christmas we have spentcinc9.the.il; but while happy iri kylhis-hand's love, 1(still often think of the boyWhose photograph, together with a fadedfern, I,keep among ray treasure.*.

My story is soon told, dear reader, and Iwill'conclude by heartily wishing you, erneand till, 'J A Merry Christinas and a HajbpyNow Year." -V/EMuS'S HAI3R IBA&S&M.If prey, restores to original colour. An!e'!o!r<ti:t drcfi?:a<-, ;ofrcns and beautifies. No

oii'Y.or grease. A Toriio Restorative. Stoosi.iah" coming out;' strengthens, cleanses, iiealsBcaip.

'Knickerbocker suits,men's clothing,boys'wear, hats, caps in felt, cloth, and straw.The; Exor?. ofThomas Short arc selling theabovo without regard to coat. Sale lastsonly three weeks longer. Exore. ThomasShort's first animal sale. —[Advt.]

At the Thouais Short's, thefirst an-nual B<Vio is now

>fbdnjs held, "nrid'a great

clearance ofall liie m-ifits in stock ia beingmade. -W.o uctko*' a Ir-rgo pile for 2;'clj?cryard; 'aUAjtheVti are reduced in proportion.-jm : i '~i.;

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PORTER. & Co.,IRO#MO7fG&RS,.,&!' :«10/IDS-STESET.

PORT'SH & Co.,

NEWMARKET,

Mr ROBJ2TSON,Chemist,

PARNELL.

Mb JONBS, -VIKo:rr.!o?T3EB,

' PONSO3SBY.

■ -Mb % .3,. SISîSrIA^V,C:\rEHUNGA.

Mr LILLSWALL,

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Births.ROBERTSON.-On February 3. at her resi-

dence, Jervois Road, the wife of DonaldRobertson ofa eon.

Marriages.HALIDAY-NURSE.-OnFebruary Bth, at St• Luke's Ghurch. Rerauera, by the Rev. G. B.Monro,ArthurHaliday,of TheSprings,Avon-dale, to Annie H.Nurse,niece ofMraßallara.of Flemington, Buckland.

Deaths.DENIZE.-On February 12, at Takapuna,

Lucy, second daughter of John and Hannanl)enize ; aged 28. ,

The funeral will leave her parents resi-dence to-morrow (Tuesday), at3p.m. Friendsplease accept this invitation.

PARKER.-Ather lateresidence. Honor-street,Arch Hill, Emma, thebeloved wifeof CharlesParker. , ~ .The funeralwill leave the above address to-morrow (Tuesday!, for the place of intermentin the Symonds-street Cemetery, at 2 p.m.Friends please accept thisinvitation.

RAKE.-On Sunday, February 12,at his resi-dence, Oakiands Road, Mount Eden,Stansfleld Reynolds, the beloved husband ofSara Rako, and second son of T. BeavenRake, Esq., Fordingbridge, Salisbury, Eng-land. (Typhoidfever.) Home papers pleasecopy.

SWEENEY-MAHONEY.-On February 13,Mary, the beloved wife oil the late PatrickSweeney-Mahoney. Australianpapers pleasecopy.

The funeralwill leave the residence of herson-in-taw (F. Christmas), Sussex-street, oftNewton Road, to-morrow (Tuesday), at 3o'clock. Friends please accept this invitation.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.Mails will close as under:—

This Day.For Whitiangi, Gum Town, Upper Mill,

Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per lona,at 4 p.m.

For Opotiki, per Douglas, at 4 p.m.For Russell, Kawakawa, Rawene, Wangaroa,

and Mongonui, perClansman, at5 p.m.For Thames,per Enterprise, at 5.30p.m.

Tuesday, 14th inst.For Taranaki land Southern Ports, per Pen-

guin, at 7.40 a.m..For Waiwera.Kawau,Leigh,Omaha.Matakana,

MulletPoint, and Lower Matakana, per RoseCasey, at 10a.m.

For Thames,per Rotomahana, at 3p.m.PerRotomahana as follows,:For India, China, Japan, Mediterranean ports

and Continentof Europe,at3p.m. For France,Algeria, Mauritius, Cape Town, etc. (perFrench packet),at 3p.m. For Russell,Kawa-kawa, Opua, Australian Colonies,and UnitedKingdom (via Suez and Brindisi), for letters,etc., specially soprepaid and addressed, at4p.m. For money orders, registered letters,and newspapers, at 3 p.m. Late letters for; Sydney and Melbourne only, at 4.20 p.m.The United Kingdom mail will be due inLondon on 3rd April. •For Wellington and Southern Ports, per Hau-roto,at 4p.m.

For Gisborneand Napier, perSuva, at 5 p.m.For WangareiHeads,Parua, Waipu,Wangarei,

Kama and Mangapai, per Wellington,or Stormbird, at 5p.m.

Wednesday, 15th inst.For Coroxnandel. perCoromandol. at 11 30 a.m.For Matigawai, Hakai'u, and Kaiwaka, per

Ruby, at & p.m.B. B. BISS,

Chief Postmaster.

LATE SHIPPING.TVhangaroa, February 12.—Arrived this

morning: Linda Weber from Auckland.Sydney, this day.

Arrived : S.s. Te Anau, from Auck-land, yesterday.

Plymouth, February 11.Arrived: Tainui, from New Zea-

jftnd.Melbourne, February 12.

Arrived : Brigantine Zephyr, fromAuckland. Sailed: barque Wenona,for the Kaipara.

Brisbane, February 12.: schooner Three Cheers

worn Auckland.

VOLUNTEER AFFAIRS..THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OAVK CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, this day.Defence authorities decline to allow anyvolunteer corps to enrol recruits at present.They must be enrolled either in January,April, July, or October—the first month ineach quarter.

Captain Somerville, of Wanganui, camedown on Saturday night, and has left forOamaru in order to arrange the annualmeetingef the New Zealand Rifle Associa-tion, which commences on the 26th inst.Captain Somerville informs me that he hasthe choice of two ranges, each within twomiles of the town. No fewer than 25targets will be erected, and the meeting,which begins this day fortnight, will termi-nate on the following Saturday.

BURGLARY AT EPSOM.Yestbyday,about noon, a daring burglarywas effected at the residence of LieutenantArcher, Royal Navy, Epsom. AlthoughLieutenant Archer was sauntering aboutthe garden, and his wife was engagedin domestic duties about the house, yetthe burglar had the audacity in broad day-light to enter the house, through the openwindow of the dining-room, a climb ofabout 5 feet, and after fruitlessly rifling anescritoire, he proceeded through thehall or passage to a Bpare bed-room, and seized upon a lady'shand bag, emptied it of its contentsand left the bag. It is surmised that thethief became alarmed at approachingfootsteps and beat a hasty retreat bythe same way as he entered, droppingin his flight (at the window MrsArcher'spurse, containing £7. The Policewere at once communicated with, and asearch of the premises instituted, re-sulting in the finding of some moreof Mrs Archer's property, consisting ofa valuable ladies gold hunting•watch and a gold and silver brooch,which had been flung amongst thegrass in separate places close to ahedge. The thief did not succeedin escaping with any of his booty, and itis thought, that he having had the ill luckto drop the purse, did not dare to retainthe jewellry as being dangerous for identi-fication. The police are actively pursuingtheirinjuries.

TELEGRAMS.Alleged Arson.

Wellington, this day.The Crown Prosecutor has sworn an in

formation against ReubenHind Wr arson.

Child Browned.Dunkdin, this day.

The ten-months old child of AlexandraPainter, South Dunedin, has been drownedin a drain.

A Mystery.Young Eaikhas turned up at Timaru.

As his accounts are perfectly correct hisdisappearance isregarded as a mystery.

Ithas now transpired that; the reportedloss of the yacht Stormbird at KaiparaHeads did not take place. Mr Cameron,who was supposed to have been on board,bus siuoe returned to bis home at FortAtom.

THE CALLIOPE DOCK.ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OPEN-

ING.A large number of people visited theCalliope Dock on Sunday afternoon, angeneral admiration was expressed at itsgreat capacity and completeness. Thismorning there was 35ft ofwater on the sillof the dock, and the dredging operationsoutside were progressing rapidly, so thatthere is no doubt of the largest of HerMajesty's ships being able to float insidebefore the time fixed for the official open-ing. ,

Dock Committee Meeting.Th Specical Committee met again this

morning, Mr W. R. Waddell presiding,when furtherarrongements we made re theopening of the dock. Mr Canning'stender was accepted to provide coldluncheon for 160 guaranteed, with the pro-bability of a greater number it wasresolved to engage Hunter's Band of24 performers to provide the necessarymusic. The list of proposed guests was re-vised, and a stoppage ensued as to ques-tion whether or not the clergy should beinvited, no decision being arrived at. Ithas been arranged that the invited guestsshall be conveyed across th© water oythe Britannia and landed at the dock.Captain Burgess, Chief Harbour - master,will superintend the docking of thewar-ships, and he will probably beassisted by the principal master ship-builders of the port, Gaptain Le Royexpects to mustera guard of honour fromthe Naval Battalion some 140 strong, andtheywill be required toassemble atan earlyhour in the morning.

(BY TELEGRAm—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)RnssKLL. this day.

The Squadron.TheEnglish fleetwill leave this port ab.out

4 p.m. to-day forAuckland, after torpedopractice and gun drill. Very heavy smokeishanginground.

A LOSING CONCERN.(by telegraph.—own correspondent.)

Wellington, this day.The fourth annual report of theWellingtonMeat Preserving Company shows a loss onthe year's operations of £3,958. It is in-tended to bring threeresolutions before theshareholders—(l) To centralise the busi-ness, (2) to confine the business to or-dinary butchering, (3) to liquidate the.Company.

SUSPICIOUS DEATH.EXHUMATION OF A BODY.(by telegraph.—press association.)

Christchurch, this day.A married woman named Annie Watson,who resided with her husband on the EastBelt, diedather residence on February Bthat 6 a.m., and was buried on the followingdayin Addington cemetery. In consequenceof the representations made to the policethat the deceased and her husband did notlive happily together, and that quarrels be-tween them were known to havetaken place shortly before the woman'sdeath, the coroner's warrant for the exhum-ation of the body was signed byMrßeethamand it was exhumed this morning. An in-quest will be held thia evening.

NOT DEAD.{by telbgraph—own correspondent.)

Dunedin, this day.Rail, who was supposed to have beendrowned while bathing in the harbouron Saturday week, has turned up atTimaru, having walked there. Searchparties had been dragging for the body forsome days.

THE PRIZE RING.(by telegraph.—pressassociation.)

Wellington, this day.Laing has intimated his willingness tomeet Slavin for any sum over one hundredpounds. It is expected that the fight wiltake place in Wanganui about eight weeksfrom date.

SUPREME COURT.In Bankruptcy.

'(Before MrH. C. Brewer, Registrar.)Edward Lewis (a bankrupt).-r-A motionfor an order for the discharge was adjournedtill the first sitting after the vacation.

Declared Closed.—On the motion of MrCave, on behalf of the Official Assignee, thebankruptcies in the following cases weredeclared closed,reports being favourable :—(1) JohnHobsou, (2) -James Lowe, (3) Wil-liam Bennett, (4) Charles Frederick andEdward Robert Partington, (5) WilliamRobertson, (6) Frederick Alexander Twi-name, (7) Edward Beauchamp Mercer.

John Braiuley (a bankrupt).—Mr Cavemoved■-for-'order of sale of certain oatenhay in reputed ownership of the bank-rupt. This application was made undersection 81 of the Act of 1883,with the objectof placing the Official Assignee in a positionto test the title to the property inquestion.—The order was granted.

Our Thames correspondent wires that theForester's excursion to Coromandel thismorning in the s.s. Rotomahana was largelypatronised, therebeing fully 350 persons onboard.

The matron of the Upper Refuge desiresto thank the Rev. Mr Phillips, of St.Albans, for a gift of fruit and vegetablesfor the use of the inmates.

The members of the Grocers' Associationare reminded elsewhere that the quarterlymeeting takes place this evening in theV.M.C.A. rooms. Amongst other businessit has been arranged that the prizes won atthe late picnic will be presented to thewinners at 8.30 p.m.

Two cases camebefore theDistrict Courtto-day. The first was A. H. Nathan v.Moore and E. Jones, claim £24 16s 6d.Judgment was recorded against Jones.Judgment was also given for plaintiff in thecase of W. S. Whitley v. Henry Stephenson,claim£21 4s scl.

Messrs Shera and Co. hold their clear-ance sale to-moriow, at 9 a.m., when therewillbe greatcompetipn from the localdrapersto secure the cheap lines. Purchasers ofdrapery and clothing may then soon expectto get in the shops the benefit of the bar-gains.

We understand that about 300 tons ofBay coalwere supplied to H.M.S. Calliopeand Diamond at Opua last week. The des-patch given to these vessels was such as tomeet with commendation from those incharge. A supply ofBay coal taken bytheCalliope at the end of last year is mostfavourably reported on by the Chief Engi-dmt cf that vessel.

THE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

A Humoured Hitch.(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wangantji, this day.It is rumoured here that Matthews hasbacked out of the match with Laing.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.WHOLE BLOCK BURNED.

(by telegraph.—pressassociation.)

Carterton, this day.A laege fire occurred this morning, the en-tire block from Gallic's corner to Catt'stobacconist, on the west sideofHigh-street jbeing entirely destroyed.

The fire originated in an unoccupiedcorner store, formerly Gallic's, about aquarter to one, and destroyed Wood'sauction rooms ; Bernard's, watchmaker ;Lindop, chemist; public hall; Cott,fruiterer and tobacconist.

The origin isunknown.Barnard was uninsured; Lindsay had

£400 on building and £200 on stock andfurniture,.Cott £250 on building, stock un-insured.

A building on the other side of the streetand the margins of Normanby Hotel werescorched and the windows broken. Fortu-nately, there was no wind.

ANOTHER FIRE.Fielding, this day.

A dwelling-house belonging to Thos-Bryce, at Kewitea, was burned downyesterday. Insurance unknown.

One lady had a narrow escape.

BANKRUPTCIES.James Walter Waller, late of Onehunga,but at present of the city of Auckland,timber merchant, was on .Saturday ad-judged a bankrupt on the creditors' peti-tion.

William Dcnwoodie.—At a meeting ofthe creditors in the estate of William Dun-woodie, bankrupt, held in the OfficialAssignee's office this morning. It wasunanimously resolved that " this meetinghaving heard Mr Dunwoodie's statementagrees that the assignee facilitates MrDunwoodies dischargeaa quicklyas possiblein consideration of the facts of the case inwhich they heartily sympathise with thedebtor." •LATEST FROM WELLINGTON.

(by telegraph.—own correspondent.)

Wellington, this day.Retrenchment

The reductions made in the defence forceduring the past few weeks are expected toeffect a saving of several thousands a year.Nine highly paid officers and fifty menhave received notice. About twenty drillinstructorshave alsobeen dispensed with.Mr Cunninghftin's Succession.The appointment of second clerk ofAuck"

land Court has been offered to a Govern"niont servant in Auckland.

The tfreti Dispute.The patent slip duos owing by the

owner of the s.s. Oreti were paid thismorning, and she comes off to-morrow.As soon as the Chief Justice can sit, MrWellicoe will move, on behalf of CaptainRobertson, " That the vessel be sold to paydebts.

Printed MdJ^^^rjaoß^General PrtettogV™?* jrf A"*Swete. in the Province >

THE AUCKLAND IEVENING STAR, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1% 188&8

Late Advertisements.A UCKLAND GROCERS' ASSOCIA-J\. TION.—The Members' QuarterlyMeetingwill be hold THIS (Monday) EVENING, at7.46sharp, in the V.M.C.A. Rooms, Wellesley-street. Business—Toreceive Balance-sheet ofthe Late Picnic: elect New Members, etc;also, to Present the Prizes won at the Picnic—BICHARD WOOLTON, Secretory.TVTOTICE. _ MOUNT WELLINGTONJIS public pound.

Impounded by the Ranger on Feb. 8, 1888, 1Bay Mare, black points, star on forehead, whiteon nose. If not claimed nnd expenses paid, willbe sold at the abovePoundon Feb. 15,atnoon.

W. QUINLA.N, Poundkecper."VTORTH SHORTe.—Partial Board andI^l Residence wanted by a gent)email; terms

must be modetate.—"Cantab, Stlb Office.mHE ANNUAL MEETING

OFMEMBERS OF THE AUCKLAND

~^ ""■ CLUB.Will do held at 4 p.m.

T O-M ORR O W (TUESDAY).13thFeb., 1888. HENRY OLIVE, Sec.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.WELLINGTON-STREET

AGRAND VOCAL ANDINSTRUMENTAL

CONCERTwili be held in the

ABOVE HALLON TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14th.

Proceeds in Aidof theFunds of the AucklandChristian Doctrine Society,

Admission Is.

WANTED,a Smart Lad, used to kitchenwork.—ApplySamuelCoorabes, Wharf

Hotel, _WANTED, a Partner.—Apply New

Zealand Tweed Company, Shortland-street.

RIVATE Board and Residence, 3, Pon-aonby Terrace,nearAll Saints'. Ponsonby.ANTED, Apprentices.—Apply to F.

Forster and Co. (late Branston andForster), Plumbers, . Coppersmiths, Brass-finishers, etc., Albert-street.mAILORESSES. — Wanted, a goodJL Machinist.—A. Clarkand Sonß.

WANTED, a Little Girl, for Gisborne,about 12 years of age; light work in a

respectable family; will be welltaken care of,and good wages given.—^Mothers to applyat 5p.m. to morrow (Tuesday), atStar Office.

WANTED, a Runner for a privateBoarding-house.—ApplyStab Office.

ANTED, 2 Generals,l2s; l(hotel), 15s,Gisborne; Housemaid (town). Generals

(town, suburbs), Bs, 10s, 12s.—Mrs Elsmore'a,Shortland-street.

BOOKS for Sale (recent), includingAmerican Fish and Fishing, Brown's

Landed Estate, and works useful to a LandAgent, Journalist, etc. Also, ManuscriptBooks40 in all. List sent. Wanted, Bridle, Carpen-ters' Tools.—Tools, Stab Office.A BBOTT'S OPERA HOUSET

Under the ManagementofMr FrankGardiner.

ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY 1THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st.

First appearance of the Charming young;American Comedienne, Vocalist, and

Dansetise,CARRIE SWAIN CARRIE SWAINCARRIE SWAIN CARRIE SWAIN»&3§3iß SiSSSBifiJ

appear THE TOMBOY !in her THE TOMBOYI

Great Success. THE TOMBOY!Supported by a Powerful Company.

JOHNTAIT, Advance Agent.

Auctions.B. ARTHUR.] [J. *• BUDDLI

TO-MORROW, 11 a.m.HARDINGE-STREE T.

SUPERIORPIANO, SEWINGMACHINEGENERAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

AND EFFECTS.ARTHUR & BUDDLE

Have been favoured with instructions from agentleman leaving the city to sell by publicauction at hisresidence, Hardinge-street,nextthe Oxford Hotel, on Tuesdaynext, at 11 a.m,

HIS WELL - ASSORTED HOUSE-HOLDFURNITURE AND EFFECTS,

Giass, China, and Earthenware, Plated Ware.Cutlery, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc.,Superior Piano by Schultz, Treadle SewingMachine, Drawing-room Suite, Brussels Car-pets. Diningroom Table, Cane Chairs, Lino-leum, Oilcloth. Mats, Curtains, Double andSingleIron Bedsteads, Spring Mattresses, Beddint?. Toilet Tables and Glasses, Waskstands,Toilet Seta. Chests Drawers, etc On vie-wmorning of the day of sale. Terms: Cashbeforedelivery.

__^___ —>

TO-MORROW, NOON._

POULTRY, PRODUCE, GROCERIES,FRUIT, 4c. *

To be sold by auction at Arthur's Mart, tomorrow, noon,

■pOULTRY.—FowIs,Ducks, &c.PRODUCE, GROCERIES, kc. - Potatoes,

Onions, Tomatoes,Bacon, Hams,Butter, Cheese,10i-chesta and otherlots of Tea,Coffee, BisouitaLollies, 50 Boxes Macaroni. ~ ,- ,

FRUIT.-Grapes, Dark Plums (assorted), YellowfPlunis. Greengages, Damsons,Peaches, Nec-tarines, Pears, Apples,Lemons, &o.

TERMS—Cash Before Delivery.R. ARTHUR] [J. 7. BUDDLE,

WEDNESDAY, at 11a.m.WORKING PLANT HOP BEER BUS!

NESS, PIANO, HOUSEHOLD FUR-NITURE & EFFECTS, RANGE,

GLASS, CHINA, ANDEARTHENWARE

(The Owner is leaving Auckland.)ARTHUR & BUDDLE

Havebeen favoured with instructions to sell b]public auction at their Mart, Queen-streeton Wednesday,at 11 o'clock a.m.

__WORKING PLANT OF HOP BEEF

Business, Coolers, Barrels, StandsRack, Bottles, Corks, Hops, Baskets, BottlimMachine, Tinfoil. - HOUSEHOLD FURNITUltE—Useful Piano, Tables, Colonial CouchCarpet,Hearthrug,Washstands, Toilet TablesDouble Iron Bedsteads, Mattresses, ChairsGlasscase and ornaments, Kitchen UtenaiJßFlower Pots, Crockery. Glassware, GarderTools, Hoes. Rakes. Spades, Shovels, Light;forgarden frames, etc.

Terms—Cash Before Delivery.CITY MARKET AUCTION~ROOMSTO-MORROW (TUESDAY), at 11 o'clock

ALEX. AITKENWill 3ell by auction, to-morrow (Tuesday)."l4tJ

February, 1888, at 11 o'clock, in the WestenWing of theCity Market,

P' OULTRY. - Fowls (ordinary killing amlaying). Young Roosters, Chicks, Ducks

Also. 50 to CO Heavy Fowls.PRODUCE — Potatoes, Onions, Chaff, Oats

Wheat, Maize, Bran, Vegetables (includiniCabbage, Turnips,etc , etc., etc.), Cheese, Buttor (fresh and salt). Hams and Bacon, Co*Potatoes.

FRUlT.—Apples, Plums, Pears, Peachea. amother Local Fruit including large conaignmonTaurangaPeaches.

Two Spring Carts (nearlynew).

ALEX. AITKEN, Auctioneer.TO-MORROW.

ON ACCOUNT OF SHIPPERS.Ex Waitangi.

BUCKETS! BUCKETSI BUCKETSFENDERS! FENDERS! FENDERS!

GABRIEL LEWISHasreceived instructions to sell on the abov>

date at 11o'clock (on account of shippers),No. \y CRATES BUCKETS, assorted

98 4 seamed, andrivetted ■6 CASKS FENDERS, assorted sizes awdesigns.

TO IRONMONGERS AND DEALERS,WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.

HANDSOME DISPLAY OF ENGLISIAND

COLONIAL-MADE FURNITURE.SUITES

(Variousdeßigns),Leather, Velvet,TapestrySwiss, and Satin j

OVERMANTELS, WARDROBESChiffoniers; Grand Walnut Bedroom Suit*PLATE-GLASS FRONT SIDEBOARDS

Duchess Toilets in Walnuu and MahoganjCOMMODES, BRACKETS

Very handsome Occasional ChairsBOOKCASES, OTTOMANS

And GeneralDrawing andDining RoomRequisites.

Also,HANDSOME EXHIBITION

FURNITURE,As made by Mr Thomson ;

BOOKCASES, CHEST DRAWERSChiffoniers, Duchess Toilet.

Well Worth Inspection.

GABRIELLEWISHasreceived instructions to sell on the abov

date, at 11 o'clock,

THE ABOVE HANDSOME LOT 01FURNITURE,

Comprising as above.

FOR POSITIVE SALE.Also,

5 VERY HANDSOME DINNEISERVICES.

NO RESERVE.™

TO-MORROW.GEORGE SIBBIN

Hasreceived'in&truetions to sell by auction athelate CaptainR'nttray's dwelling-house,Vi<toria-street, Devon port, on Tuesdry, 14thFelruary, at 11 o'clock, #

mHE WHOLE OF THE HOUSEHOLIX FURNITURE (Sitting-room,Dining-rooirBedrooms and Kitchen), including WardrobeDrawers, Hair Mattresses, Chiffonier, Hailseated Sofa and Chairs, Pictures, Books, &c.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,At 11 o'Clock.

On the Premises, Wellesley-street (nexYoung Men's Christian Association).

EDWARD LEYDONHasreceived instructions from theExecutors c

thelateMrFlynn, to Bell on the above preaises, the

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AN]EFFECTS, consisting of: "Splendi

Range, Suite, Overmantel, Carpet, PicturesChairs, Oilcloth,Chest tit Drawers, Tables, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Palliasses, Spring Maitresses, Chiffonier, Curtains, Kitchen Utensils&c, &c.

No Reserve.

EDWARD LEYDON,Auctioneer.

{Vl T V MARKEDAUCTION ROOMS.

REGULAR SALE OFPOULTRY, PRODUCE, FRUIT, &c.

EACH TUESDAY and FRIDAY.At 11o'Clock noon sharp,

ALEXANDER AITKEN,Auctioneer.

mHOMAS GILLIBRAND AND CO.X Auctioneers, Land, Estate, Commissionand General Produce Agents, having lease(these centrally situated premises kpown as ts<Blue Store, Fort-street, Auckland, will houregular auction sales of produce. Jr.s. An:goods consigned to us will receive our beat attendon. Account dalespromptly rendwrad.

Auctions.: w, s. ooohkane] Jjas. cacbk

TO-MORROW,At 10.30o'clock.

! BILLIARD TABLE AND FITTINGS,MIRRORS, BAR AND PARLOUR

FURNITURE,1 DININGAND BEDROOMFURNITURE,I HOT PLATE STEAM CHEST

BOILER,HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

'< ATTHEGOVERNORBROWNE HOTEL,I HOBSON-STREET.- The subscribers will sell by auction at thet Governor Browne Hotel. Hobeon-street, on

Tuesday,February 14.athalf-pastten o clock,

FIRST-CLASS BILLIARD TABLE(by Allcock), Settees. Chandelier, Cues," Sacks, Marking-boards, Balls. Rests, Venotian- Blinds, Oilcloth, &c. ~™™^rt THE? WHOÊ OF THJH! HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, consisting of —Gilt Mirrors,Chiffonier, Curtains. Pictures,Fenders, Dinner-

* waggon, Dining Tables, Forms, Tablecloths,Cruets, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, China,• Matting,Mats,Oilcloth. Couches, Clocks,BeerEngine and Pulls, Screen, Measures, Filter,Mangle, Wringer, Tuba, Washing Machine,Large Hot Plate, Hot Serving Table. Utensils., Steam Cheat, Tank,Range,Bedroom Furniture,, &c, &c.

$ —————' SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,[ Auctioneers.

W. S. COCHRANE.] [JAS. DACREWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.213 ACRES LAND, WAIWERA.

40 ACRES LAND, WAIPAREIRA.340 ACRES LAND, ARARIMU.

139 ACRES LAND, PUKEATUA.33 ACRES LAND, KAUKAPAKAPA-

-210 ACRES LAND, WAIKOMITL7 47 ACRES LAND, PAREMOREMO., The subscribers will sell by auction, at thei

rooms, Queen-street, onWednesday,FebruaryI 15, at twelve o'clock,;. BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE? SUPREME COURT AT AUCKLANDf (Under the provisions of the Rating Acts, for

non-paymentofrates) '•—;. T> A RI S H OF WAIWERA:1 Allotment 63, containing88 acres, the property8 of IsaacRhodes Cooper,or owner.

Allotment 161, containing 85 acres, having afrontage to the Orewa River, the propertyof Isaac Rhodes Cooper,or owner.• North middle portion, lot 134, containing 40acres, the property of Mary Mcllroy, orowner.

PARISH OF PUKEATUA:North-eastpart of lot 116, containing 40 acres,

"■ the property of JohnLewis, or owner,i AllotmentSi, containing 59 acres, the property

or William Dempsey, orowner.«l East part lot 298,containing 40 acres, the pro-, perty of George Bird, or owner.

~ PARISH OF KAUKAPAKAPA:g South partlot 70, containing 33 acres 1 rood 1l> perches, the property of Mary Gavin, orv owner. •

\ PARISH OF ARARIMU:North-westpart of lot 6, containing 100 acres,

the property of Joseph Slade,or ownerAllotments 39 and 40, containing 240 acres, the

property of Henry Allen, or ownerPARISH OF WAIKOMITI:

Allotment 11, containing110acres, the propertyof Isaac lihodes Cooper,or owner

Allotment 65, containing40 acres, the propertyof James Mclntosh, orowner

Allotment200, containing 6 acresand 4perches,•the property of Rooert Turnbull, or owner! PARISH OF PAREMOREMO:

Allotment 14 of subdivision lot 79, containing22 acres, fronting Hollyer'B Creek, the pro-perty ofBenjamin Taylor, or owner.

North part of piece of land, grantedtoArchi--0 bald Yeaman, containing 25acres, fronting

Lucas Creek, the property of R. Williams,or owner.

a PARISH OF WAIPAREIRA*;^South part allotment 77, and north part tm78,.containing^40 acres, the property of .Alex-

anderFrederick Lamb, orowner.

For further information apply toSAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,

1 ' Auctioneers.

W. S. COCHRANE] [JAS. DACEEWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,

At 11a.m.

» GOVERNOR BROWNE BUILDINGS,IRON TANKS.

HOBSON-STREET.9 (For Removal).The subscribers willsellby auction on thepre-

ir mises, Governor Browne Hotel, on Wednes-day, 15thinst., at 11 o'clock.

To be Removed within 14 Days,mHE BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE~ X GOVERNOR BROWNE HOTEL, con-

-3 taining a large quantity of Brick, Timber,Doors, Sashes, Lead Pipe. etc.

Also.8 Iron Water Tanks

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,T Auctioneers.

W. S. COCHRANEj I.JAS. DACREMONDAY, FEBRUARY 20,

At 12 o'Clook.

BRICK DWELLING-HOUSE, HOBSON-STREET.

8 ALLOTMENTS, JOHN-STREET,PONSONBY.o

_____1,603 ACRES LAND AT THE WAIROA

F RIVER AND NEAR THE SAND-SPIT.

The Subscribers have received instructionsfrom the Executrix in the Estate of the lateBernard Keane, to sell by auction, at ■theirRooms, Queen-street,on Monday,February20,at twelve o'clock,

* T>ART OF ALLOTMENT 16, and LotJL 15, ofsection 28, in the City of Auckland,having a frontage of 66 feet to Hobson-street,with the substantial BRICKRESIDENCE,con-taining 9 rooms erected thereon, now in the- occupationof MrsKeane.

ALLOTMENTS 87, 57, 85, 70, 28, 74, 75, and 76----havingeach a frontage of 40 feet to John-street'Ponsonby.

ALL THAT PIECE OF LAND, containingit 656 acres, situate at Taupo, in the Districtof5- Hauraki,Bank's County, known as Orere and)- Taupo No. 2. ' ' •■■

ALL THAT PIECE OF LAND, situate atr\ the Wairoa River, in the Districi of Hauraki,

Bank's County,containing.391 acres,and knownlf as MataitaiNo. 3.J- ALL THAT PIECE OF LAND, situate inf" the Districtof Hauraki,and known asTe Kawa

Kawa. No. 2,containing 424 acres." ALLTHAT PIECE OF LAND, in theDistrictof Hauraki,containing 132acres, and known aathe Waitawa Block.

The above valuable properties in theHaurakit District all adjoin, and form one largeBlock,

situateclose to the Sandspit. They are partlyimproved, havinga large portion fenced and ingrass.

For furtherparticulars applyto(£ SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,t. Auctioneers.

0 W. S. COCHRANE] [JAB. DACRKd MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20.3,

_____£: RESIDENCE, NORTHCOTE.

The subscribers will sell by auction, at theirRooms, Queen-Sttreet, on Monday, 20th inst.,at 12o'clock, by order of theRegistrar of theSupremeCourtatAuckland,

LOTS 6 and 8 pf the Subdivision of aPiece of Land, containing 4 acresand 38

perches, beingpart ofSubdivisionof Allotments- 30 and part 31, Parish of Takapuna, and Allot-„ ment 1, ofSuburbs ofWoodside,havinga front-*■ age of80 feet to Princese-streeVwith theLarge

and Substantial DWELLING-HOUSE of twostoreys and Outbuildings erected thereon. Itis situated close to the Hotel, and has a grandand uninterrupted view of Auckland and theharbour.

ForFurther particulars, applytoSAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,

Auctioneers. •- ILEX T IT X UN,v AUCTIONEER, LAND, ESTATB, AND1 COMMISSION AGENT.a Regular Sales every Tuesday of Hides, Skinsy Wool. Tallow, &».r OXTY MAJSJU-I.

Auctions.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15*

Afc 11a.m.D. F. EVANS

Winsellat his Mart, Queen-street, on Wednes-day.February 15,at 11 o clock,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ANDEFFECTS (removedto Mart forconveni-

enoe of sale), comprising: Linoleum, Carpets,Clock, Kitohen Tables, Chairs,Colonial Couch,Child's Cot and Maitress, Washstands andDressing Tables,Double and Single SpringMat-tresses. Looking Glasses, Meat Safe, Leather-covered Couch and Rocker, Tapestry Suite,Commode. Oval and Round Tables, Pwap byChappell. Horsehair Suite, Double and SinglePalliasses, Chests of Drawers, Cheffomer,Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, vases, Per-ambulator, Dinner Service, Cutlery, Crockery,Double-barrelled Breech-loading Gun, WireWove Mattresses, etc.

D. F. EVANS, Auctioneer.______ioi^s

TO-MORROW,At 12 o'clock.

Sydney Fruit Sale-oranges, LEMONS, APPLES,

PLUMS, PASSION FRUIT, WATERMELONS, &c, &c, &c.

-Ex Haurofco, from Sydney*

B. TONKS & CO.Havereceived instructions to sell To-morrow

fat 12o'clock,

/\ OQO CASES SYDNEY/T\<VO/W FRUIT-N/ Oranges

LemonsPlumsPassion FruitWafcer*MelonsApplesPeanuts

&c., &c, &c.Ex Haurofco, from Sydney.

B. C. CABR.] tß* D» TONKS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23-At 12o'clock .

VICTORIA-STREET;

ALLOTMENT, WITH TWO TWO-STORIED BRICK BUILDINGS.

B. TONKS & CO.Havereceived instructions to sell,on Wednes-

day,February 22, at 12 o'clock,

T7TCTORIA-STREET.—ALLOTMENTT situated Corner of Victoria and Duke-streets,with Two Two-storied Brick Buildings

erected thereon.

All particulars and conditions fromB. TONKS AND CO.,■ Auctioneers.

B. O. OABB.] 18. D. TONKS.THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,

At 11 o'Clock.

BOYD'S POTTERY WORKS,NEWTON*

VALUABLE PLANT, MACHINERY,ENGINES; OFFICES/ STORES,

S-CLNS", TOOLS, ~STOG_V&c. &c. &c.

B. TONKS & CO.Have received instructions from Thomas

Thompson, Executor in the Estate of thelate G. Boyd, to sell,on the Promises, New-ton,on Thursday,February 23,at 11o'clock,

THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLEPLANT. MACHINERY; BUILDINGS,

ENGINES, TOOLS, AND STOCK, :•'- ■&C, &C, Sec,Now on the Premises, Pottery Works,Newton.

Full particulars and cards to 'view fromB. TONKS & CO.,

Auctioneers.

T^TfTCE OF REMOVAL.WALTER J. DOWDEN,

Auctioneer and Commission Agent,Has

.REMOVEDTo those

PREMISES LATELY KNOWN AS JONES'SFURNITURE AUCTION MART,No. 215, Queen-street

(Opposite the Auckland Savings Bank).

BALE OF PRODUCE EVERY FRIDAY.

WOOL, HIDES, SHEEPSKINS,TALLOW,

For Sale at Durham Yards, every Tuesday,at9.30a.m.

HUNTER k. NOLAN.

"OAR GAINSNowbeingoffered at

R. H. ABBOTT AND Co.'sGREAT CLEARING SALE.

3618 yardsRibbon at Idyard; 1836yardsRibbon,all colours, 2d yard ; 872 yards' superior qualityWide OttomanRibbon, 3d yard;3460 yardsof s|,7}, and 8| Print,reduced to 2s lid. 3s Ud, and5s lid per dozen; 560 Boys' and Youths' goodqualityFlax Shirts, Is each, worth 2s to 2s 6d;2241 pairs Ladies' and Girls' 6d and 9d Hose, re-duced to 4d per pair. .Great accumulation ofRemnants, Oddments,and Goodsslightlysoiled,

atnominal figurestoclear.

\ We were large purchasers in the |I immense Estate of Harcourt and Co.,1 and secured decided Bargains, ofI which, to further this sale, our cus--1 tomers will get the entire benefit.

SplendidHollands, 3d ayardunder usualprice;Men's Whiteand Regatta Shirts at half-price;800 Men's Is Sox for6d; 800Ladies' Is Hose for6d : 100Men's 15s6d Kaiapoi Trousersfor8s lid;50 Youths' 10s 6dKaiapoi Trousers, 5s lid; thelatest styles in Straw Hats and Bonnets at Is

each; Gents' all-Silk 3s Long Scarfs for Is.A decidedreduction on each article over 3d in

value will be made on every article in theshopduringthis sale, at

R. H. ABBOTT AND Co.'s,KABANGAHIPE ROAD and UPPER SYMONDS-ST

An extraordinary Sale isnow proceed-ing at our Symonds-streefc Shop, onaccount of ourTelinquishing our pre-sent premises there, particulars ofwhich our customers in that locality

will be advised by circular.

jl B 0NBI)nsT JIFOR SALE BY

Richard A» Carr,16, FORT-STRHET,

AUCKLAND.

Agentfor thott SYDNEY BONE MILLS. JT

Send forpamphletentitled, " Hints to Farmersand Gardenersabout ChemicalMannrae."

1 Post free onapplication.

AfcOneo'Clockp'(l

LANI>- - S5.

Important to thefw'*£s'secure a profitableLvffi&WImportant to the s3»?tfor««share in therapidriseFto *?* *wthrough the sale and MS4pany's properties occnPaHoJi|

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY?AfcOne o'Clockp.m.T. KENNEDY MACD(to

Are favoured with instrncHnn.*^

5,500 A«i0* f ■ "

GRAND AGRICULTURAL'PASTORAL LAM&«fteaenajS, Bhi»ryteSndS:|> and Block No/^rljs

distant from the OhaunStaSSBlocsl VarioUS diw*™"KTo thoseresidents inotherparteowho maybe unacquainted%rlaffi&richness and advantagesVuK

West Coast of theI?orth iffl}?;nd.fpr sale is situate,itSthat the climate is superiortottSpart of the colony, the Tararaalling and protecting it fromasfflwmdsprevaiLmg elsewherein *ffisthe olive,and many semi-tropicallingin the openair. All oldaetttoithat similar land will carrySlh«d downf^lthEnglishgra/s son?the acre the whole year throughweU known that, in consequencenessof the pasture, no necessity;*!Paring winter feed. As a stock-pntnct it has also the amazine &beingable to fattenandkcop etoiTing for ten monthsin the year. Wtstock-breeder thisimportant factSThe aim of the Companybeinzlands tobona fide occupiers,and*nofor theirline, highprices areiiSthe Company as arailway promie

nismg that a largeandenergetiobioccupying high-class land,purciaiprice, will be ofmore permanentnand the community than if thwio!areaathighrates. Thisresult is'flachieved, a largenumberoftonrisiand others being in actual oceanlands sold by the Companyduringmonths. Many hundreds of acre)now down readyforburning, aniithe previousbuyershavebeen oflereprofits on their investments.

In order to increase this natis&ithe termsof sale are still flxedonl;will, wefeel sure, be appreciatedhjsire to see the lands of the com!settled. Theyare asfollowB:--- DEPOSIT AT THE AUCTII*^ 10 PER CENT.

The Balance of 90 per cent, toMortgage forSeven Years,boaringthe unprecedented]}^lowrateofTiperannum.

In order to induce occupationaiment the purchaser will be iwnitinto anundertaking to expendm,three years, by his own laMijfaanamount equal to 10 percent, pelhis purchase-money,or inEffiKjhe prefer to lethis section lit) flreduction of his purchaße^ffiOae?';!perannum incash.

The Title isLandTransfer ActThe Company have arranged tot

Return Tickets at Reduced PricWellington andOh&ii,return 4siMburn and Ohau, return2s; andftMate stationsat the samereduced set

Plans on application/at the OfPaper, and furtherinformatton;stioneers.

T. KENNEDY MACDONALExchange Land and Mercanti

Rooms, Wellington.

Tenders.

WANTED, Tenders for Snew School, Napier-atceet 1—Address Henry Pitts, on Otfprg

o'clock, noon,Tuesday, 14thFemil

WANTED, tenders for tinand CompletionofaSix-«S

at Pokeno. Plans and Specincalseen and all other inforaauonpapplication to D. Goldie. TtaMiAlbert-street, where tenders mU;up till noon of Saturday, thei»lowestor anytendernotneceaafljjmENDERS will be received?!X 4 p.m., fori Extending mii

Co.'s premises.-Particnlars IKttCity Market Office. ' JmENDERS for the Erection <JL BuildingatSwanson,

twfflltheEducation Board, Auckland,mFRIDAY, 24thFebruary, 1888.

Plans and Specification mamOffice of theBoard, VictonaAKttttplication to the Chairman orSchool Committee, Swanson.^^m o. bui l d

Tenders wiU bereceived up toNoDAY, the 20thinst, for th*ett«tionaiBuildings toMessrs WutÎ'actory, where plans may pe.wTender notnecessarilyaccepteO;^mo b v i^y D

DAY, 18th inst, forAlterations »Queen-Stree^DWD.MAHONEY«FTVO Pi

Tenders willbe received up tt|DAY,l7thinstant, for Paintutl"at the"Wynyanl Arms Hotel.

' EDWARD MAHONBI«

ESTATE P. &X MoLEQIVVILLB.-

TENDERS.The undersignedwiU «ggM

purchaseof theStocJc-tn-tojtoMP. & I. McLeod, HelensviWv; .wGrocery.Drapery,I""1111"1®MofMONDAY^February^2o, WJ$Stock can be seen •')L««s*gffISobtained from, the Trustees,, or.»•

ESTATE OF P. ANDJ^HEU3NSVILLE.--AU»eD|above Estate ™^JSPfi§mviUe, B before MONDAY, *«fSthey will be sued for withoutib»

By Order of the Truste^,^-nnENDEES for MEAT, B^

MILK for the year enW»1889,will be received by the C«»»Northern Clubuntil the 16thFebrtlThe lowest or any tender t*

accepted. | M .^.

JG O O D W l X• DENTAL SUBfflJ148,Queen*

A.M.P.Societr>»BIJ

Documents

PapersPast€¦ · TheAucklandStar. 36 AUCKLAND. N.Z.. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1888. PRICE-ONE PENNY TABLE TALK. MelancholyoccurrenceatLakeTakapuna; TheHon. MrHislopisback inWelling