VOL. XXXVJL No. GO. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.

The evening Post.

PRICE ONfi PENNY(Published Daily.)

Z. ■- ...■■»— i~—..»^~l Mi^-~-. -.-—~- ' ' ""■"■'' *"SPLENDID SHIPMENTBHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION THE NEW ZEALAND BHIPPINO Just openedof

Mo'iiTHNHN7L(IT"TiNE wtal «J°Z A"

S"Efts FASHIONABLE COMBINATIONS T AST 10 DATS PRELIMINARY AMvOLNOEMENT.BOYS'ANDYOUTHS'CLOTHINGOF ROYAL MAIL Under Contraot with 0P

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FAST PASSENGER STEAMERS, Th« Niw Zealand Goveknm.nt. AT _„„,._ B,,ntvnDiMW nrinrTTmTrinnPTWKVN _«^ ti-ictttt<k«^.« +v,i itirtjo IIT4 T T/I? 5>V1 »rr» U'mTTMM nnrvnci t HOLESALE FAMILY DRAPERYWAREHOUSE,

"^S!1""1""SfeWr^-*KIRKCALDIE AND STAINS' MKS'WALKEK > wat-tumn goods. TE ARQ HOUSE_» S^IT'aRAWA, LONDON, GRKA

CT^ -^^.tit ttatt in Speciil care hasbeen beatowel on the maunfaptnrpnf tlfcso Gooda to pnsnroapnrfpcl"TSSnBIUwUrtar.SSOOHarM-power, _J Rioi2iai^^_ttd TenfiriiL'!-__ F°R KARLY AUIUMN AND WI* rEB«nrTAm^P SATT? I THORNDON HOU»£. fitting, well trimmed, and finishedgarment.

.1. Stiia in1,Commander, . „■,-.. »T /-» a- vt T? AA'" UiiL/ArlliN \j OAUi-i. BOYS' and YOTTTHS' CLOTTTT"\TftWill bo despatched from S CoTO. Dat<J Port of JUST OPENED AND ON WEW. TOPTTmY^FPOMtheWTTLFTHPEF^KAROn^^^IYTTFLTON FOR LONDON DIRECT f!t*ftm« *" o rcanfUr. Dato Dopart'r.- TO FIT BO\SFROM theiilULfci lHlvhfc-iJiAB OLD to lOUIHS OP EIGHTEEN.on

"vrj, wn „„„ BOYS' BLUE SERGE NATAL SUITS,

THURSDAY,4r.f APRIL, 1889, A DISCOUNT OF 20 PER CENT., TO THK TRIMMED,GOLD andBLUE,sizes 00 to8, price 7sCd to 8s fid, strong, serviceable. TonKanro...UW ßon« Mar.21 W,.hn,tn FOR MILLINERY,Foe next page. A °* *"I?"*"'" ' T A Tfc T V G BOYS' BLUE SERGE NAVAL RESERVE SUIT,| £, .1 Aoraniri ...jiißS gntellff |Apnl is Wc-llinirtu Will be givonoff SALEPRICES., L A 1/ 1Hi IO Plaincollar,goldcord andwhistle,otoG, prices 18s fid.

Btoun.*. |§ Hl\ commander. "'rffiX^C'S EXTRA SUPER. BROWN and BLUE DIAGONAL CLOTH SUITS,r«H&j Knikoura... 4174 wuicmay July11 OF WELLINGTON. New designs,beautifulqnality,255, 27s Cd, 303.

■ 1' ' I THE MANTLE DEPARTMENT WpTHZ^H-S-IS^&^2£4rSd; GREY andFAWN RESERVE SUIT,

lonic '47533000 W. H.Kidley Mayt AnU thenceforward every fourth Thursday. tttctt mamtips 3s Cd to 10a6d' — — —

Sizesoto6,prices14s Cd, lCs Cd,18sCd.C., U^B- M.30 ionlMßmay^ ettraedonftpplioß. Y&^^X^^i^^^^ ""^^A^jSaS WEWE are now openin, up our First Shipment of AUTUMN GOODS, mtV^J^^i^JLiS^SSL^^Tainui ...Uo«Jb.J.B.How !.« J«* cho.e matenals that theyare taken for RLALbLALSKIN. 7sGd.lOs CC which are well worthy of inspection. «« THE GEM," in GOOD BLUE DIAGONAL SERGE,

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Doric .. '47118000 J. W. Jennings July 25 lHhl NfcW ZfcALAND SHIPPING CU., JACKETS inall the textures for the present day, Jerseys and Garibaldis, smocked 20 per cent or 4simthe off Flannelette A MQST USEFQL SCHOOL SUIT, sizes3to 8,price18s Gd.An". .LoJj.Sto-t Au^ t22

Cu.tomHouse-quay. and braded, either for evenin,or wa.kin, or Print Gar.baldis; sale prices, la lld,«THE CHELTENHAM," in DARK GREY andBROWN TWEEDS,

I I THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING MANTLESin Plush, Curl Cloth, Silk, Satin, Broahe, Camels-hair Cloth,andotner20 ent fOf<k Jn tbe off Ladieß. WT,^w-nei-r.AV UVTJVTVP A capitalstrongknockabout suit, sizes3to 8,price 10sGd.

Thoabovo areallpowerfulnew steel-built COMPANY'S LINE. varieties Walking Jackets;Bale prices, 53 Cd, 7s ON WEDNIiOJDAI JiVJiJNIINVa- "THE SALTBURN" inNEATBROAVN CHECK TWEED 13s 6d

SHgZ: -Mar^^^W WINDOW SHOW. WISS.=SSi^c,cadi steamor. t ■ " . , at cfoKini7n°dSKrs^Fir11

*0'* th<> °f j"""""! >foßtti'- Art Mixtures,Pongee,Plain, and Broche Silks, in walking and eveningcolours, 20P-^-*"*^<*"ft »J WHOLESALE FAMILY DRAPERY WABBHODBK.

»* ■ ! * I-«- -S-*— *h— . "k?Sa£3s warnock, kelly & adkin. te aro house.g 5 Hrttiinfr. prices, 4s6d, 5s Gd, 7sGd, 10a _

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For particularsof freight.&c,apply to_^^, «^ 20percent., or4s in the £1, off Plain and ... 1^ Tt/TT rT O O /^i/\ t -r,r",^

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COM- DR JAEGER'S SANITARY CLOTHING CO. Fancy Zephyrs;sale prices,5s Gd,7sGd,~~~~

J£. W. MILJLh & CO., LIMITED.Aurifftt SIS »AAI Stone 'March PAN\ (Limited),

-l'-lv< "auumvu «"-*9a Gd, 14s the dress QI3T?/^T A T T>TTT?I^TTA QTTj Customhouse-quay.

ahipmentof thisnoted Fabric jn,t recPived, for Ladies andGentle- 20percent.or 4s inthe A\,offFlannelette, ©1 HiV^LiVRj JT U riV^HiVOJU

SSsaiMKEaiK—

htjme & son,—

asss.1*-llewwe"""c""e"""c- B"ry"lide ""*" wlth the onllTBIDE Mi

" . -"?--"0M THE harvesting machinery,

mentior whichhas been guaranteed in the WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRODUCE Zephyr^Pinafores &cC° 3tUme3 in f\FFICIAL ASSIGNEE in the Insolvent Estate of KINROSS & CO., Merchants,

Sri&TEßffiiS A-?5?55f«.. DRESSMAKING.' - '

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SSr;B7''"'ra' -«».-«—...-*.-«.-*"-*„«. MAGNIFICENT STOCK.OF BOTHEIOB BOOTS AND E LOWDOWN EEAPEESAND BINDERS

/■^OMPAGNIE DKS MKSSAGERIKS pr««<«^KAI, UKUOhKb, branchof their business onamoreextensive scale thanhitheito. n TT7 A T TTT7T? SHOES. MOWING MACHINES\> iVIARITIMKS.. C5, Willis-strekt, Wellington, Tbe Bervicegof Miss Valentine,so well known as lately with W. Clark & Co.,have MRS. C. WALKER, V » BUCKEYE MOWING MACHINhb

1lll!| HaV° °nSale" beensecured. Testimonials of herqualifications havebeenprofusely forwardedto us. ALL Q]? THE BEST qUALITY. HORNSBY'SPARAGON COMBINED REAPERS AND MOWERSTO MARSEILLES (viahvziCana,l). j&T- Sino]au.'8irishHamß andBacon WehaveaiB0 Mrs Snook,just out from theScientific CuttingAssociation ofLondon, LAMBTON-QUAY,Steamera nn^PMW^Contrnflt with tho Mathieson'a LimerickHams,andthe famous inc^Tol?th«Mother workroom!duringthe pa-t five weeks.

'HORNSBY'SENCLOSED GEAR MOWERS

Calling at Mauritius,Reunion, Seyohelles, J£ge SSoYgnSuryandOtago aJ^^^o^ C "^TO-DAY! TO-DAY! HORNSBY'S SCRUB-CUTTING MACHINES

Tlio Company's steamers will bedespatched '^Qulutyall thatcanbedesired. despatch, andatamuchless cost thanhitherto charged by them.thehqensby BUCKETK MACHINESaa fo'lowß =- Mild,lean, and tender. nopMrwr.iHvmTvnmri?Mrr AT THE

English,Dutch, and Colonial Cheese,

— —OPENINGANNOUiNCHJUiNI.

/^..OTT j,AA m T%TAT>Tr"nT' AMERICANWINNOWING MACHINES,forCleaning Grainand Grass Seed""""""c""'- -"""" tJ"A nw'SS^m. iTTT?irr!ALDIE AND STAINS, pukb.ble^ed teas CA SH 8001 MAKKJiii, AOTOAHHOESEHArMKES|ttae.w..

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Anni« A«rii« W^q* Pyramid Brand, packed in lib and ilb WHOLESALE DRAPERY AT RETAIL PRICES, inwuqviiPNnFB *0O W t ft

—Uce«n W. ... Apnltf Apnl,8 May2 packets,at 2s 3dper lb

W M aSntL3yW com-" R BINDER TWINE. BINDER TWINE. BINDER TWINE.

PASSAGE MONEY All the loading brandTof Whisky, Rum, TOR CASH ONLY. menced business as Inconnection withtheir great SPECIAL PURCHASE. .— -rnosAua J»iu«m. Geneva, and Brandy, including tho WHOLFSALE AND RFTAIL TFA Black and Galvanißod Fencincr Wire, Nos.6, 7,8, 9

Nnw Zbaland to Makseille.s:- famedBallaohulißh old Scotch Whisky,_^ aaß=g=

WHOLfcbALL AND K^IAIL IfcA -p XT A IVTIVr ATT P^l Barbed Fencing Wire and StaplesFirst fc'aloon £GS 8op,tonyearsold

~' MERCHANTS, I\. XliUM^IiVJtI 4j6 VyV/. " Farm andGarden Tools,in great varietyFirstSaloon,.JS."to9months... JHOS 411 Anßtralkn Wine8> "» At 89, CUC UBa-stbEET) -p -OA-NIVrATTArrO L^l^'aSS^SX.fSv^vo^Lßoun^oMiWiLii15 AH goods delivered to all accessible places gpORTING SEASON, 1889. Where they will WPWP onhand a choice X,MAJ*J^AH &Seqond Saloon i!4O intneoiDy. sdock ot Genuine Importer and Manufacturers, mako a SPECIAL APPEAL to their American Cooking StovosandRangesThird Class 20 TTTTTI/rTii fc oniVT ■ INDIAN, CEYLON,AND CHINA TEAS, SPECIALFRIENDS, none others need apply;but as the term includes every Fenders, Bronzed andBerlin Blacked

,«, Rkturn. jHUJVLJi & OUJN, man,woman,and child in thecolony, allwillbo welcome to take advantage of the ■.n ■"r°rr° %""th-

,^VS--- WILLIAM DAWSON & CO. a.—*-^..*.-*. rUFATBAHfIUWS ppbnishing ironmongery.IhirdClass „ „ 9 „ ... rU Thoblendin- will be under the supervision \JTJLvJiiiI.A J3isLJtiVXisLXl>l K5Th^uAuio'Uain2 oV^a,^ 1,000]MO jmn ot«, new season stock of guns, ta th. ce>,. >«*?<£!---"-. N ofco(! Ibimiimmw.

w~riata*srfebs:isrc iiystffizffssg&sz i--^«„* Bo,u...a «. MbEEEce :«"» «", g^^-*„«»»«„*, —mtlls &co limitedolnded in tho passage money. Sileeias Velveteens, Curtains,Lace, Bind pTin^p-RnT,^ WttNS SNIDER AND MARTINI SPORTING RIFLES, Single and Jli. TT " iWLXJJJJO IX' V/V/., JJIXVLX XTiX/,

Special advantages offered to passongers Hollands, Cretonnes, Forfar, Towelling, uruno, "i«"" _,pp^_taking throughtickets from New Zealand. Table Linen, Ac,&c., and lots of Skirts,Dbl MDZZLE.LOAI)ING GTJNS,REVOLVERS. A large stock of AMMUNITION All thebest brands of Coffeeand Cocoa VV VJ -VJ.JiI'S. T"ROl\nVrO"Nrn-"R"RS AND "TROIST IVTET?OPTANTSior freight,passage and further particu- Liidies1 Chemises, Drawers, Nightdresses, WonbleMU^lil!. luauiwuv , kept instock. Ifyou want strong,useful Boots,you will get them CHEAPER NOW thanever IJIUJNMUJ> U"JiXtO Al>-L» ±HUIS IVIJiItUnAIMS,

1: SttiSS^ wttttatvt -nAW«!mvr «■ CO*h.hshek * co, ladies and gentlemen » »—.,>■»

BibboS'fi.mTd'vS oh«»Dch«n WUjJjIAM UAWOUiM Ot L/W., Comstbeet. Who «. tondofMattire and«nd ilno.dful to providertat i» n.ritaUHovj _-, ' .«cTho Company's steamships will he de- QenW ShirU w^iteami poloiiral Ihe ~~

nmT.^.T.mn obargea. wo can suit your pookets and tumble to yonr desires at thinGBEAT STARTUP'SffSivolnr.£XT.Sb"o fo!!S

°S.»^i"w.'BiSLolo"""'' llie grey, and feathebston streets. WHERE,way,Po10,,.u,,T0D.,.l0,,.u,,T0D.,.? To SPECIALSALE op biAiuuts

£^P«^«S*^. SasraasSSS. fasSSSrArt Kinross & co.-s stock. STh^tSiS;""- ""

i^-^^ ; c,?llars'::Braoef3f3 , »-,

—part-thou to feast theeyeongildedhigh- -_- ■ ,

Bteamen. |^OMMMte| gg*.| X"""* Ino^ NOTICE OF REMOVAL. | GEO. TV. DUTTON, S^^^lMe °'^^UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES that which at other times iscompara- pUBLIC NOTICE. Btabtop, N>w Tnn, Cmu-STUEKT.

Aim.lU ...'6M2 W.AndrewsMar. 2 Mar.B OVERPLUS STOCK T> OOKSELLER, STATIONER,'FULL AND PLENTY, tively expensive,retains itscharm but loaea thea^eom^edin itapnoe^d

Vnrtta ...49i9J.Orman War.16 Mar. 22 op „ „ J3 and Where Digestion waiis on Appetito, may bohadat suchreductions as torender aFhW SHILLINGbaIIthat isneedfnl tSTARTUP"* <?TOOTCTATONOSATPJln.aiinta...(UWO.N.HectorMar.ao Aprils nPABF^v A xm r-rm-TrTMn THOMAS ENSOR, NEWSAGENT. And to secure a title to possession. At the PRESENT MOMENT the public aro __._„,- A «"Vvh!,^«ni «miW +i« WHnll,u.mt. 4704 RArttttownApril18 April.9 DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, J THE pg^E'S BOOK MART, GEORGE BOpLEY foundering ina PEARCE'S £* SchLnerio^oods P

The PASSENGER PARES from NEW WILI" Commission Agent,RentandDebt 49, Lambton-quat. Waits onboth. _._ . Bupenor_gooci8.ZEALAOTareasunderT- THIS WEEK Collector, MOW READY. NextBarrett'shotel;oppositeBankofN.Z. SEA OF SALES! STOCK Startup, New Times, Cuba-strket.

j££ CW Si^to. SSSST- Beftlmoßt Bivon y'SOaßtoenaWoUß Has REMOVED to thosecentral promi,.8, . UXIJJXJU QiU_L_ tohavea -^ uaa juubuvj!. to * . t«trL^«»^» D

-Dinner of three courses/witn returns) Is inwhichthere are vo«y few harbours of refuge;so look out for the whirlpools op

■StoJKSSa11 sSX M?nS CLBAN SWEEP 134, WILLIS-STREET S Frontter?"beingtwelve IS^ffi"-

S and deceptivecurrents. Donot fail to steer straight for that well-knownntven * TSTARTUP'SSTOCK-TAKINGSAMSTflwaen Month. Month, Before theend of the Season. rj4 , 3-Sn' "porting^Reminiscences of a Pioneer ?o^ ve^iaKddiii"oonie 9d of refuge, the BOOTS AND SHOES, A will be found Children'a Boots andfcondon Krrt £70 £106 £115 (Next to Jupp, Woodturner). |»lantern»lanter nan%Ai&ri Frontier District, by SiHataM Cd m Shoes from Is6dperpair.

To^a 8^ "," * Com.On.lCom^l, COK.EA..TI __the Hon.James Inglis,M.L.A. SMALL TENT, 28, OTJBA-STEEET, IN thk tanP, NnTPy? SL % ? J0H'E- LINDBERG, Ministerof Public^nstruotion, Sydney, Families andpartiessupplied.

HANNAH &CO'S CASH BOOT\J A g i» nT,P naOr, *ra aB „ ,-j.j WRONG SIDE OF CUBA-STREET. and guarantees Patisfaction to all business Author of

"Our Australian Cousins," &c. Circular. ■*■%"" Ainiil^AJJ. My \_/w.

A TSTARTUP'SSTOCK-TAKINGSALErir^r^sfHl-i Allp"e°l- D"i"""'e8- *—»■>■*_ «3HH?iiH!i .rArJiEE:4a

t"T R.han^ah& co.'S MABT-"E* -— -—

«irS«S "SZSSST CASH BOOT MARKET, THE PEOPLE'S SHOP.~ ZTJTiZZ—*

PB£KiwJS'2il lS?« Mni.tnfh«A« t ■ the attention and carries the reader onen- favours. Of wwBlWfcon for they will fetch.inwiwrn? PP y R grossed to the end. As a description of Being largepurchasers forcash, employing p TTA TVTW ATT* PH TTTT7 P"RPAT HOOT PROVIDERS Of Wellington tor . ,"Wel"°Bt"'

johnston.oo. jM«DEL,oftheWim,«w m,,. StUStj&K&tSS&Si Z£££itS££.Z£!2& HANNAH& CO., TEE GREAT BOOTPROVIPEKS

omummmLYi,

STARTUP,OE^TLINnOPnOYAIMAIL Wn CIGAR DIVAN,and athi,Branch -^CS'SSk'S^SaS,, S^te «,SS£,T^

— ~— — ~~, NEW TrJni;s CIIBA.STERCT.inwi'SirDimuß E.ub.i.w, tahten.«..y, »,,litß

" g-'J-g'S^■=«» t —J-j* ——*".- SCOULLAR 4 CHISHOLM JAMESONBROS. 4CO., SALE! jJkSTmni'iT' I r i EIT.II AT WHOLESAL. Pmobs, ths very -Vr Per Mirth '«« ■tent life/ IteY.rjjh.r. Bi".evidenceof We ai? no» open" up oar l»m and TITHOIESALE AHD iEETAII MrtMoiHo REQUISITION.

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"gg^g>».rPHE following Steamshipsbe-"c"-IkLU al- "««'">^° IWIM' VDljr JJJL the sensethe writer had for the wonder and variedshipments for thoAutumnandWinter TT "

"dSfiSa&iX longing to the URIENT.and v_ftn,i-'of Tobaoco Cien.rs &o vW

— Goodtoknow, picturesquenesß of India, whiohseemsnever Seasons,comprisingCoatingsandTweeds in ,_ . _ . GROCERS, AND WINE AND SPIRIT rnrrTTOQnAV «?i of TATJPA.CIFIO COMPANIESwillleaveSYDNEY beßt brand9ot lobaco°. LjSara.&0-> Vlz

- "- TO inhiscase tohave been dulledby familiarity Colonial, Scotch, andEnglish manufacture' (Late North & Scoullak), THURSDAY, 31st JAN. t rf££ St £«£«; WMkiaf

-or

Bhabi,»_TheDailyTelegraPh,lsthDee., s^WaSpeglCention^o our MERCHANTS, _ "^"IfWW

CANALI NAPLES'te 4 » ::: ""■" SSS S With SAPOLia w«»Si^ja^^ Sa^S* inspectionatVußni t v r piano, o^ii-^ota*. LINDSAY' & SON

Tons ft£ raß^M i;iM^^:j ""&?^UrSsiS,ctaTedT maiwreraS'sir w^s-str^t."

open

SS? -SS April' 2? IWS 82SfX^ Mrt":.!"'k Gd?5.lb o&'Sla^i^TAihwS?' OtaSa^w. AND— NextTeAroHouseandC.Smith'B, TE BQOT°

rmn7' - KlsCofio. 0 APMII2DXB

Rods is10"6^ Srnfwood,i'^dln^Sty JONES & ASHDOWN, ew Currants Gdprlb AND SHOE STORE

And fortnightly thereafter. pISL, m^lf^nh I YearsofParis," AlphonseDaudet;"Beau- (LateHuxley& Co.) ORGAN WAREHOUSE, , ElemeRaising 7d „ TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), the18th Jan.,Now Zealandpassongors mayconnect with q° n?," mi ---^ TT . mT> t-,~ /,»,t^-ot.tt tiful Jim,"JohnStrangeWinter;"Hearts- SultanaRaisins 7d „ ,. . . _ . ,

18S0. &«S wßr°£wBr°£ Any Housekeeper who has not hitherto cheap edition; "American Yachts and Tt MY YOUTH P LAMBTON-QUAY Jordon Almonds 2s6dprlb pricespossible for cash. The Mutual Boot

Through fares to London, Ml to W&iii*mo,V,,, ,S*°J tried the SNOWDROP FLOUR should uhb Yachting"lllnatrated, by Fred S.Cozzens uamn ivnMixedCandiedPeel Is O & W. MACK AY

'S Store willlbe distinguished f« Quality of

Canal duesincluded. OM TnJJnTowS 7 "" SIKSt no other nNT"' TOXI GIVE IT A TRIAI" , andothers; "ThoNewChum intheQueens- To be Obtained AT Finest White Crystal Snffar... 9s Odprbag O. NEW LIST. Goods, Cheapness and Civility (short ao-

Jo-dH*- Fares reduced to and Su^bacco ;. ffiJP-P" «-,» Walter 200&Tea 12s Gdprbox counts and longfnends).

Pir,t and second-class passengers secure fellaTfor S The scones and bread are beautiful and Q w DUTTON| 4!),Lambton-qpat. AmericanSalmon ... ... lOdprtin of the day-te; postedf^s lOd SPECIALS.special advantagesby bookingthrough from Man! laCherooU Gfor" "Is Dixon-strket. „ Lobster 10d „ Whitaker'a Almanack,1889,la 3d;posted, Our Gents'Onslow Shoes 7slldpigWAfe^ ■■■ j- ThisFloureelipsesallotherbrands,andis T.qT w-pp

— AndRattray.treet, Dnnedin., g-J^^^ ;;; ;;; «^» d^JI,with Supplement; cloth, 3s; OurGent^ Jervois Light Wal.rtight8,theabove fare;.TuBicKETB: SZKSSS:^^ 1001bbags^ "... 12sGd

-1 — "**Also, Sn^eS "FruitZls Sprtin TheSiSormAlmanack,1889,Is3d; Our^enWFairfax CanvasShoes, 4s Cd

First Saloon, available.for 9^-^...^SS^^K^oT Sofl111111*18 Ift *»- "fg 12s Cd Dolmans for 5s lld, 20s Mantles GINGER ALE AND SODA WATER, » "> P-Pruits ...Is „2g6d

' -«*«__FirstSaloon, available tor vz montns..Alia 0....« ■> 2Slh rln 3n fia r -in />i m pi n «_

* i_ iij c pj miss i/)u—

Jj.Jr. xvoes latosiwont, iaoaLond Saloon, available for12 months JGS S-

ff »" P« «- »" « gMJGd.^Gd CaPcPcS

g fijM Celebrated FOR SupERMCEIiLENCE> IMPORTANT NOTICE.—

ThtS?SS£KtT A"7""« C"^'

_. tahT,f. ,P- " KILPATRICK&CAMPBELL Tweed^Jackets forL^(IM.gr the Last _ __DunedinAle ... 88 6dand5s

commission tables, by A. Beß tLeather usedat£1717b\0J822. The largest andbest selection of Pipesin , Manners-street. Week onlyatC. SMITHS, theCash Draper, Dunedin Stout ... 8a 6dand 5s Handbook for Buyers and Sellers and LINDSAY & SON'S

Special facilities afforded forbriningout the city to choose from Briars, from Gd Cuba-street. Tele hone 378. TATVn?<* ITTNR- Manual of Commercial Law,by J. W.*" ~*~

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°frienaannd relatives by prepaymentof the "P^ards. Cherry Pipes.3d each.

fiAAfPTJPTT JAMJib JUJNb", Lewis,4s T.R.O. MUTUAL CASH BOOT ANDpassage money here. TTILPATEICK & CAMPBELL WATCHES. WATCHES. WATCHES. nT,w SHOE STORE,Fabcels Booked THBOnaH TO London . __ , ■*"*" , . _ ■vnTTTJ T A QrP PTTATSJr'T? TEWELLER and OPTICIAN, EnglishAle and Stout 201. Lambton-auay,and 47,Cuba-street. CUBA-STREET,

at ReducedRates. J. MANDEL, Are now famed for the SupenorButter lUUK LAfci UMAJNOiiYOUNG J CaseBrandy Next door to Crespin'a, Grocer.For furthorparticulars, apply to whichthey always keeponhand. f\p Securing 8s Gd Ladies' Print Cos- fl-jr. TVmnT.mr

,Jc, No. 5, Cuba-street, Te Abo, Case Whisky TO THE BOOT-BUYING PUBLIC OFMI«ISffi?SSrOP DIBECT IMPOETEE,

- Oj-j.W^J P^^iSSL^ wm^ SSSW WELLmaTOH. OEIENTAL BOOT SHOP,«-^^*-"""^ WHOLESm^ETmTOBACCONZST, c

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,' ffl i^^Ojjjfj^Ojj^-JgH-pee^^-JJ--JJ -*»*► wisbe| o( Wefcta „„,.„. gS"— Y^LLUMJOMOOC, -.Cnh^.treet,TE £%zZ. -(M

Wellington'

colony to sell only the very bost make of received, pers.s.Dono, directfrom London, support for the last ten years,and as he is transferred to tho wholesaleones;therefore— 'People come from farandnear DON'T MISS Watches, at thelowest^possible prices. JAMESONBROS.& CO., S^.^i?So^ffift^ we must remind our debtors that all ac-

Hairoutting, Gd. Shaving,3d. Tobuy thisarticle that is so rare. rTTI T"7„ .-7 « «" « SILVERHUNTING ENGLISH LEVERS " ?u .- i "^7 stock of HOME-MADE, ENGLISH AND counts owingmustbe paidbeforetho endof_. . rpHE Last Opportunity of getting Rem- k 10s 15s and 5s " Better >«ff Glasses, and other optical goods, too SPIRIT MEFiCHANTS FRENCH BOOTS AND SHOES, at prices March,failingwe shallbe obligedto put the

M P<*Mi<th>ti9 -^ShamP0°'ng>6d-

KILPATRICK 4CAMPBELL. "iL >S^gi'S^M'ffl »—*—«-OT "

SthCh .eh thTitKuK cL^bfStftd« matter into the hands of our solicitor for

Goodto know Manners-street. 5s lld,Cs lld,worth just twice tho money. SILVERHUNTINGWALTHAM LEVERS ..,7".,, M . Opposito ScotchChutrch, March,no reasonable offer will be refused, recovery.c"-dtt>cboodtoknow, RichBlack Broche Grenadines, Ga lld the from £3 upwards Spectacles, to suit allsights,fromGdperpair Come early select for yourselves, andoffer w- & J- STAPLES,

Wo,t i.f.n U-ILPAIEIOK & CAMPBELL Sb'SpTr!S^.'°' SMI"'S'"" d.^^liK&K^S-""Miea> £&lS'Clf.^S^ ?S W^^^; __ No. 80, WlmMtr.at.

WithSAPOLIO. JVWMI toa». thoattention oTtta «D'f?' ??'??*">''WATCHES fr.» S.id.pM.dta,,..,trom

TO THE TRADE. BTHOH_BEOWN.

Whio.the.elfaT^.^inth. mHIS Oh.ne. fh,Without Se." P"' „„,„,". ,df £jJStf«!^ir&* " 11*J _

o.nu „* _n X some of the Lace Curtains, Is lld, 2s AH Watches guaranteed two years. 41_rt rpHE CityEngineer havingreturnedfrom ■»»>«» JMnmirrag mummeiurowe. f, c

Work isfun reacnjH an. nd 3a u& Honeycoml) Qui|t3 3s lld. A'SO, J^ rpno,tsaR follows re" Imnnre Prints andFlannelettes 12a Gd"-vo.m,r« OurTea at "sncr lbwill compire favour- Tal)le Damask. 10W;Floor Cloth, lasquare Repairsaspeciality. Atrial solicited. A- "° assortment of novelties in Clocks, "8l"P.rePOTIBPOTIB aB IOIIOWB re lmPur

N Addbess- StuffDresses, 15s6d

PIANOS PIANOS! WhSAPOLtO. faS'aZT'^IZ, ffi IM^g. SI?SaS%tr.SMfi!SSS ml" :~:~ ... BOOCOCX, Mi.B.o.»» I.teri.,.*.p.tth«pri«.i'^nosi T^wpiiioB teas a^ftssif SMITH' tte &!h ww ANA NN TT E jl kk nn ° w n a"hel°- tp^ep"ce-

I,rS2 <»>*«.**«- iy^^t,,*—VERY bUPliltlOK IJiA», uiii(»l|UB«i.hmu. TTTHArpcnxr mmo „ . . j. . "i. « -v of alldescriptions at the lowestprices.

mHE largest Urt-aeleoted stook of At 2s 4dand2s 8dperlb, IHOMPSON BROS., J.K.has awakened to thefact thatmoney that Ifound footprints of an aid woman,*

1PIANOS, ANS, HARMONIUMS, Intheir naturalcondition Green and Orange COAL MERCHANTS, isnot so plentiful as it wasafewyearsago; whichIfollowed-[Come now; had they JftJ» m Inspection invited.

SS^KS-^0810^ 111"1' 0"81 REPLENISHED DAILY. MraOTMW. S^^tSS&tS^CS^ been young footprints we niiglr, have be- J^^ BYEOnTrOWNMfcNTS intheOoloajf^ .- KILPATRICK4 CAMPBELL, foryourselves lieved it. However, go on.]-rnrht to the JSMsV&cSv a _"liiuw iwtuww,

Solo A,rent9 for Bell 4 Co.'a American LrKRSONAL.| . Miners-street, mHIS refers to theBaskets andTables at Telephone 335. AUkindsof Jewellerymade andrepaired water's edge, where they were, suddenly feS^£J?S^ oTotL theboSm rfTarTafa^LT'Organs ToJ.H.Dalton, 1C. SMITH'SSale. In fact, the whole Firewood cut to anylonrfh on th« nrnm;Rnß at theshortestnotice, andlowest prices. "lost to sight,to memory dear," andupon By appointment to HisExcellency SitW.D. Opposite the bottom of Taranafa-street.„ „ Carle Eoke, Lipp and Tailor, 43, Onba-street. Shop is Teeming with Bargains. Special * s Ine Premißeß J# X, put a Pin inyonr whn0 making furtherenquiriesIlearned that the Jervoia. Governorof New Zealind. ;"'

C K'ABrut WEW E°?n>tunderßtaILnd£°" ifci8Jl>at you PUBLIC NOTICE. Reduction inBoys' and Men's Clothing for -XTANTED Known-F.Holm &Co. have y°* wa^ for,6d- W"*«l|lJ°h^? done at printß were those of a Mrs. Mumbles, who rTTT T fToHN * RON»i » 0. wIvMU* Co. a uraat glve 80 better value than Saturday. Remember this is the Last \}f reasonablerates. Every Watchguaranteed. vn,.nno nf w.iiin^nn's«t.l,»f« \A/ I'llILtJUHM ft BON,

TTn.^rriT^Instrumente anyother housein Wellington. Week.-C. SMITH, theCash Draper,Cuba- Newcastle, Brookdale and Grey- Remember,a pair of Specks, to suit any"B caughtby one of Wei ngton,s zephyrs VV. _._._,.„ "TWYEING AND CLEANING

« n-

vt, " Tow .. r. ii jYours, 4c, TTATRPTITTINGAND SHAVIXG atreet> eight, for 6d. and carried bodily,umbrella and all, into WATCHMAKE 1J

rPiauoßbyßrinsmead.Sohweohton.CoUard SMITH,JONES, ROBINSON & CO. haikcuiiiinw ajnli»tiAvu\u. mouthCoal;aleo, Firewood of anylength , thereservoir. Hersighs of distrea3 stirred , Ok alt.Descbiption at

w FaSe B^rd SRostnerWer* To Answer.— *

Don't forget theaddress- ;up the unclean from the bottom, and the*"D

Sp^he Hakke, Martini, Clemonti Hoffl Ibuy from manufacturers for cash, aell ,M&NDELbegstoinformhisCustomers FLOTJK Adelaide-roadandClyde-quay,oppositeCity filteringbeds beingin such bad or& ;r, they JEWELLERB, BAEBER'Sm|^o^concer,,*o. at thePublicgenerally thathehasReduced ATLAS FLOUR.

No. 5,C,Ba-SStREEt. were,^lyusjj-*f~cnly^WPILINGTON DYF WOEK,Ba?err7ciaf?offib|l0FF°ntm *"" £&!»«- "f an' extra" psr'ofr 'of thePrices ofHaircuttingand Shavingathis

— WANTED Known, you can get gooa passinginto the supply pipes. WELLINGTON DIE WORKS,

SS YZtl°m l

Shops,Willis-street andLambton-quay. T^t^ZlnZT^ -^ cash at E. Whitehead's Coal, THE BRINBMEAD Ihave,therefore,torecommend-M.That J^T RECEIVED-

vXstrin^andFittingsingrcatvariety. streeL HATKCtrxxtNO ... 'Gd ATLAS MILLING COMPANY (Evans Wood, Hay, an. Com Stores, Ghuzne, PIANO WAREHOUSE. A Chotc, Sectiono,N.w and

_Bim and Wmkl BandInatrninoßfai Violins Tailor,43,Luba-atreet. and Co., Limited), Timaru, and will in bestkind-a"Carbon." 3rd.Thattosecure El.oantDesigns in Onrplantis superior to anyinthecolony,

13an.!OH MusicalBoxes,Englishand— —

future always, have on hand and in street, Wellington, and Lower Hutt. Best PIANOS ORGANS HARMONIUMS «,„ nrnnar«f!Mo if nhnnlrt bPbon^hf at M PTPPTRA PTATPT> AT?TT?T?TJOnN TFAtfenmn Coneertnoa, Accordions &0.,&o. CHANGE OF LOCATION. Shampooino 6d stock the celebrated Baker's TrbasuekfIANOb,OKGANb, HAUMONIUMb, theproper article it should be bongnfc At M. ELECT^PLATED^^RNOON TEA whichenable3ns to turn ont workin aßt lePtanoß tunod and repairedon tho shortest *>.„„., i.

ceieoratea cakeb s 1rbasuek ,p . and allkinds op p. Cameron & Co.'s, Lambton-quay.. For bh'16>TSiSJi,li1o<r'^ U '

notice. r^HE ALBO-CARBON LIGHT BUSI- BaTHS l8 and Ladies' Choick Silk-dressed Atlas Newcastle and Brookdale Coal,Coke, short MUSICAL iNsTBU MENT S theren.no »ying »p who* pipe the poor BUTTERS, 4c, that cannot beequalledbyanyother firmatWO-PPMAIV Xr SfVNrS v^m.WIBVnT\?N^^Sadl2tS n * 7~ * o

E°"" FT A%?'\ CC° mPaDy Wood forstoves,&c.,&C.,at lowest rates. Kept inStock. old lady andher umbrellamay make tbeir At LowibtEbicb nr T^-w.anPu,nwnr:wrjUIIxMAIN « oUJNB, NEW BRICKBDILDINCr,aituatea at tno Openfrpm7a.m. to 9 p.m. securedall the very latest improvements in L_L__! annearance andonlyone of MPC & Co's such low prices.

WILLIS-STREET. WELLINGTON. <"««n%£££%%?£&££& —JolbrM~hi»«y. andhave alarge stockof WANTED Known, that Fanner & Co. Sol, Aokkt for JohnBRmsMEAD AND fiLs can'possibly stop her" career *nd «» CASH ONLY. don><; dBranchesat Napierand Auokand. on the ground floor, and will allow of a SeetheReducedPrice-list ofhisTobacco, Prime Wheat(wellboughtearly lastseason) „,....., , , Son's Celebrated Pianos. crystalise the water. W TTTTLFTOHNA SON

■ ■ ■ "■—

better displayof goods. Cigars,&c,eleewhore. to commenceupon, instead of ha-iwgtobu sell privately all the week,and by auction ByOrder. i.miiiiwum, w"< sendyour work elsewhere.rnT^Jl"Fj"' ,,ST Mr n^X^lcr^L^UTX^my newwheat not matured, the Flonr can be MoftenMneoeMarT. PianosLeton Hireatreasonablerates; also Cuba-BTEEKT (Farmer'aBuildings.)

AND GENERAL Flis^ reliedupontobe ofbE«Cx,ab "._ onDeferredPayment System.

HaVeonSaie do all thit is possible to givpeompletp satjs- J. RESTON, FARMER& CO,,—

A^Nichollhavingcom- rflO LET the public know, if they wiahto nnAAWORTH ofBreakfast DinnerAndrewUshtrCo^Whi^lspecialße- to0"?£ nMOORFn

MOORFACCOUNTANT, LAND,ESTATE, AND One tnal,resp.tfully solicited. Piako. M.Ha^jcjj Accon- T

K^TSRL0^1^ Patentees' AgentGarSol!'Agent for the COMMISSION AGENT, VIRTUE &PATERSON, BEDSTEADS jnst erHved, and

tHOßlSffiY^SSS'^Amn, £iSK«SKr tarn anything into Cash they can do so,by aSS^ft^Aitchfcon'B Cbnriot Alo . Albo-CakbonLight Agents, Harbour-street, £i\J\J opened out in gr>nd condition Bt Mr. FRED. HOFFMANN for cash, New and Second-hand Goods of Bendin"itto nets street. '

HSS3XlralianWiuC81° Zealandand Ne,South Wales. Bokouoh Otfc. Wdli^ Mustbe soldat abigsaorilee tomakeroom. partneHn^firm of HoffmanFARMER & CO.'S, N^^u^TtSl^r^a

Agents for George Goulet'B Champagne, P-fd *d^B=tf? Cuba! gTABLE M^URE can „. at «. the goods, at FIELDER'S, "J^SlopS Sa'SSftSa*'^^ OUITS toorder,J2lo^lsa,and at fS^L2£f Sl ffifeE.Q. Brut and fc.Q.Dry. street. Why pay more thanhe charges? OTromwayStable. lp anyqwntitygratis otherhouse. 43, Cuba-street, Manners-street. Ps>receiveprompt and carefulattention. fe J.H.Damon's,Tailor,43 Cuba-street, prices,at FIELDER'S,MannJrs.Btreet.

SHIPPING.POUT OF WELLINGTON.

man waterTo-Day— ll55amTo-Mohrow— l2.4l lira; 1.25pra

ARRIVALS.March 12— Kiwi, as, 188 tons. Campbell, from

EmitCooatMarch12— Murray, as,90 torn, Vickerrnan,from

Endeavour Inlet. Passengera— Meadameii Bittle,Bright,Thomasandchild, Moasra Wcare, Thomas,Bisa and Fitzherbert

March 12-Napier,v, 48 tons, Harvey, fromFox-ton

March 12— Wanaka, ss, 278 tons, MeadeH, fromLyttelton

March 12— Orafton, ta,297 tons, Nordatrura, fromSouth. Paoaengera:Cabin

—Miiwcs Ostler andJohnson,Mm Ostler, MessrsBunny,Finch,Olover

und Honicock;7steerageDEPARTUREB.

March 11— Kennedy, ss, 188 tonß, Furneaux,for Nelnon and West Coust. Piuni-ngeni— MraChubblnsandchild

March U— Waverley, sa, 77 torot, Gibbona, forPatea

March11— Neptuno,ss,44Una,Eclcford,forBlen-heim

March 11— Waitapu, us, 40 toiw, Weatrup, forMataklpawa,HavelockandNelson

March 12— Kanieri. 115tonH. North,forBlenheimPasaengern— Miw Wilson, Mfwirn T<eckif, PlayerandHoktkokako

March12— Stormbird,as, 09 tons, Cliambera, forWanjfanai. I'aHHenKer—lHtepraxn

March 12— Stella, »», 156 tonn, Fairrhilil, forCookBtrait lighthousrH

IXFKCTED ARKIVAI.ROreli,aa, from Weatport,12thManawfttu,us, from Weatport, I2tliMwi,sa, from Westport,12thWalhi,m,from Blenheim, 12tliWukutu,in, from LytteltonvmKaikoura. 12thitotoTua, aa, fromSouth, lflthflauroto, M, fromHouth,18thTalupuna,ha, from NelnonandPirton, lnthWaverluy, v, fromPatea, 13thNeptune,si, from Blenheim,13thKanieri,aa, fromBlenheim,l.Tttifitormbird,ia,from Wanfronui, 14thPonffiiin, aa, from Onehunga,Taranaki,Nelson

"ndPioton, 16thMawheni,sh,fromSouth, 15thKoranul,v, from OreyrnouthviaNelson,16thBotomahana, si, fromMelbourne andEobart viaSouth, 16thArawa (viaPort Chalmera),left Plymouth 26th

Jan;Aoranul,leftPlymouth,9th Feb;lonic, leftLondon23rd FebMercia,leftLondon10thDec;Moel-y-DonleftLon-don14thJan; Weatland(viaPortChalmers}leftGlas-gow16thDeo;EastLothian(viaPortChalmers) leftLondon 2ndJan; ArnoldyonBippenElinor VernonandTeocle,left New York 80thNot,12th Jan, and10th Feb respectively

PROJECTED DEPARTURESWaihi,at,forBlenheim,12th.Kahu, 88,forCaatlepointandNapier, 12thWanaka, ia, forOnehungaviaTaranaki,12thMurray,as, forKekerangu,12thAustralia, sa, forAuokland via EastCoast, 12thGrafton,aa, for Wentport viaNelson,12thManawatu,aa, for Weatport,18thTakapuna,as, forSooth, 18thWakatu,m, forLyttelton viaKaikoura, 13thHauroto,aa, forSydney,13thWaverley,as, forPatea, 13thNeptune,aa, forBlenheim,I,lthKanieri,as, forBlenheim, 13thOreti,as, for WanganuiandQreymouth,13thMoa,as, forFoxtonand Oreymouth,13thKiwi,as.forEast Coast, lathNapier,as, forFoxton,lßthStormbird, sa, forWanganui,14thKotorua, aa, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki and

Onehunga,14thPenguin,ss, forLyttelton,lftthKoranui, aa forNelson andQreymouth, 16thMawhera,aa, forOreymouth,15thBotomahana, as, for Auckland and Sydney via

East Coast,16th

BY TELEGRAPHArrived— EarlGranville,ship,andEarlRoseberry

barque,from MelbourneSailed

—Mohinapua. for South; Wakatu, for

Flaxbourne; Kinclune, barque, for London viaTimaru

12th MarchArrived,6.40am— Waihora, from WellingtonTo sail, 9 pm— Rotorua and Hauroto, for Wel-

lington Wsstfort, 11thMarchBailed— Manawatu (1.5pm),Oreti(3.40pm),and

Moa (6pm), for WellingtonPioton,11th MarchArrived,6.30pm— Takapuna.fromWellington

Ddnidim,11thMarchSailed— MawheraandRotorua, forNorth;Frank

Guy, for Kaipara. Passengera per Rotorua forWellington-Captain Wheeler andMrBroad

Btarr,11thMarchSailed— Mararoa(2 pm),forMelbourne, with213passengers;Kotomabana. forPortChalmersTheRotomahana loftMelbourneat6 pm on the

Oth inst,and Hobart at8pm on thoBth,85minutenlater thanthe Arawa. The trip from the latterport wagmade in2d17h 25m,the two vessels goingthroughForeaux Strait almost "neck andneck."PassengersperRotomahana forWellington— MissesMenzies,Weekes, Garrett,Eewellandl.inton,Mes-damoa Smith, Hutchinson, Warburton, Andersonandchild, MfssrsMenzies, Wermust,Alquist,Orr,Rodgers,Buchanan, Shirley, Williams, LyellandBchairer

FortCimlmkiui,11thMarchArrived, 6.45 pm— Arawa, from Plymouth,viaTencriffe,CapetownandHobart

12th MarchArrived— Rotomahana,from Bluff

Nki.bo.-j,12thMarchArrived— Takapuna. from PictonTo sail, 8 pm— Takapuna, for Wellington via

PictonBr.KNBKiH. 12thMarch

Arrived,early—Neptune, fromWellingtonHavrlock,12thMarchArrived,6 am— Waitapu, fromWellingtonNapier,11th MarchSailed, 9pm— Tongariro,for Lyttelton

Kaikodra,12thMarchSailed,8.15am— Wakatu,forWellington

The 88Graftonarrivedhereat8.30 thismorning,from the South, havingleft Lyttelton at 2.30 pmyesterday. She eaila to-day for Westport viaNelion

TheKiwiarrivedat10thismorning fromNapier,BlockheadandCape TurnagainThe88Murray arrived from Endeavour Inlet at1thismorning

Tha Government steamer Stella left for CookStrait lighthousesthis afternoon, and is expectedback onFriday

The ssRotomahana,fromMelbourne,HobartandSouth,willnotbeup untilSaturdayThe ssWakatlpuisin dock atPortChalmersCaptain Holm has purchased the well-known

barqueG.M.TuckerThe barqueTenby Castleberthed at the Queen's

Wharf last night,and commenced dischargingthismorning

The S.S.& A.Co.'s shipTimarusails forLondonto-morrow. TheAurigaleaves for the same portin aboutten days, andTillbe followed by theshipEuterpe

TheN.Z.Co.'s shipWaimea sails for Londonina few days, andis tobe followed by theBrahmin

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 HOURSFROM9A.M. TO-DAY

Wind—

Between north-west and south-west atallplacesnorthof Napierand New Plymouthandsouth of Tunaru and Queenstown, and betweennorth-westandnorth-eastatallotherplaces

Baiiokitir— Further fall atall places south ofNapierandWanganui;fall soonintheNorth

Bra—Heavy on western coast, and betweenCastlepointandKaikoura

Warnings have been repeated to all MiddleIsland stations, and have been sent to all otherplacessouth ofNapierandNewPlymouth

BTNOPBIB Or LAST 24HOURSNorthward of Napier and New Plymouththe

barometerliasrisen a little, but elsewhere it hasfallensteadily

R.A.BDWIH12th March

MAIL NOTICESSubjecttinecessaryalterations,mailsdoseat the

"lifefPott Office aaunder:—Tuisdat,12thMarch

TaranakiandAuckland, per Wanaka,6 pmBlenheim, per Waihi,Spm

Widkiidav 18thMarchBouthom Offices ofN.Z.,perTakapuna,120pmAustralian Colonies and China via Sydney, perHauroto,2 pmKaikoura,per Wakatu,5 pmWestport,perManawatu

Thumdat,14th MarchPicton, Nelson, New Plymouth and Auckland,

perRotorua,12.20 pmFiidat,15th March

Southern Offices ofN.Z., per Penguin,1.20pmGreymouthandHokitika,perMawhera

Batu»dat, 16thMarchNapier, Qisborne,Auckland andAustralianColo-

ole» via Sydney,perRotomahaua, 4.20 pmJ.HOGGARD. Chief Clerk.

DEATHSAmos.— Florence Fanny,infantdaughterof Thomas

andFannyAmos,Cubs-street, agednine monthsNiewitNit.vst.— Oa Sunday morning, 10th March,

1889, atHopper-atreot, Wellington,N.Z.,EmilyJane Kathleen, the much beloved and youngestdaughter of Wm. H.and Florence Newenham,aged 9months and9days

CATTKi.L.-Onthe 11th of March, 1889. at Moleg-worth-«treet, after a longand palnfull illness,borne withChristian fortitude. Ann,the belovedwifeofJames Cattell,aged64 years

FIREBELL SIGNALS.

THE SAMOAN COM-PLICATION.+

REPORTED SETTLEMENT OF THEDIFFICULTY.

IUNITED PBKSS ASSOCIATION.|Berlin,10th Marob.

Itis reported that the Samoan difficultyhas been obviated by diplomacy, andit isthoughtimprobablethat the German Train-ingSquadronwill now proceed to Samoa.

London,11th March.Mr.Stevenson, in a letter to The Timeß,

denounces the tyranny of Dr. Xnappe, theGerman Consul at Samoa, and cites in-stances ofhis arrogance.

|special.]London,11th Maroh.

Mr.Stevenson, thenovelist, in aletter toThe Times,defends Mr.J. C.Klein, the SanFranoisco journalist, from theattacks madeonhim inreference to Samoanaffairs.

Berlin,10thMarch.The Samoan Conference will not com-

mence its sittings until after the arrival ofMr. Kasson, the recently-appointed Ameri-can Minister to this Court.

Irish Affairs.■»

THR MURDER OF INSPECTORMAKTIN.

fUNITEDPRKSB ASSOCIATION.]Albany,11th Maroh.

Late papers by the mail steamer givedetails of themurder of Inspector Martin,whilst attempting the arrest of FathorM'Fadden at Gweedore, on 3rd Februarylast. Itappears thatafter eelobratingmassthat day, the policeappeared atthedoorsofthechurch with the intention of arresting:the priest. The latter, however,succeededin reachinghis house, the police being inclose pursuit. For the greater part of thedistance from the ohutoh to the house thepolice had to face the rushes of about 100peasants. The inspector was stunnedby ablow,and whilelying on the groundhe wasbeaten by the peasants,whoranawayat thepriest's command. Every bone in Martin'sbody except the right temporal bone wasfractured. Theskull was smashed and thebonedriveninto the brain. The body pre-sentedamost shockingspeotaole.

REPORTED LIBEL ACTION.[SPECIAL.|

London,10th March.John Hooper, member for Cork S.E., has

resigned hisseat.It ib Btated that aprominent Parnellite

member iscommencingalibelactionagainstMessrs. W. H. Smith and Sons, the well-known news-vendors. The alleged libel isoontained in apublication recently offeredforsalo by Smithand Sons.

Mr. J. A. Froude denies that he favourathepolitical separation of Ireland from theEmpire.

TheDefences of Great Britain.

LORD K. CHUEOHILL'S OBJECTIONS.[SPECIAL.]

London,10thMaroh.Lord Randolph Churchill, in a letter toTho Times on the proposed naval expendi-ture, attacksthe proposals ofthe FirstLordof the Admiralty,on the ground that theAdmiralty cannot betrusted withthoexpon-ditureof suchalarge sumas proposed.

The Copper Bubble and theComptoir.

«THE DEPOSITOESPAID.

[united press association.]Paeis,10th March.

All the depositors of the Comptoir d'Es-comptehavebeenpaid.Itis reportedthat theShanghai branoh of

the Bank suspended payment temporarily,owing to laok of speoie.

PROPOSED REORGANISATION.[special.!

Paris,11th March.Thepress insists that the Comptoir d'Es-

compte should be reorganised, and thatanewcompany should continue the businessexclusive of the liabilityon the guaranteeto thecopper syndicate, and thusensurethorepaymentofdeposits.

London,10th March.Itis expected thatEnglish financiers will

interpose to arrestthofall of copper belowthebasis of .£5O per ton, byarranging for areduction of the output.

Thocopper syndicateis modifyingexistingcontracts with a view to effecting salesgradually.

Commercial and Shipping.[UNITED FBKSB ASSOCIATION.I

London,11thMarch.New Zealandhemp isquoted at £36 5s to

JC36 10s.Sydney,11th March.

Wheat is firm, prices are unchanged, andia selling freely.

Auckland,11th March.TheColonial Sugar Company at Auckland

haveadvanced theprice of their sugara 10aallround.

(ReceivedMarch12,12.45p.m.)Melbourne,This Dat.

Wheatis inBteadydemand at 5b 4d.Adelaide,ThirDat.

Wheat is veryfirm at ss.

Testimonial to Mr. G.M. Reed[By Tklegeafh.]

[united press association.]Auckland,11thMaroh.

A testimonialandpurseofsovereigns fromnumerous friends in Auckland was pre-sented to Mr. G. M. Eeed, the well-knownjournalist,who leaves Auckland shortly forMelbourne to take up the positionof editorof the Evening Standard. Captain W. H.Colbeck preßided. Sir George Grey madethepresentation, and in a brief address re-markedthat he didnotbeliovethat any manhad ever more sincerely laboured than Mr.Reed to obtain justice for thoso whom hebelieved to be wronged. In the presentstate of the world it was, he believed, thedutyof everycitizen to dohis best to recog-nise the merits of those journalists who doworkfor thepublicgood. Inpoint of fact,if they considered that the news of theworld was known to us almost within afew_ hours after it was known to the in-habitants of those countries in which theevents rnoorded had happened,and if theyconsidered that a journalist bad it in hispower greatly to form public opinion, hethought they all might say that ability ofthehighestorder waß required for that pro-feasion,and that honestyof theveryhighestclass was neceßßary, and integrity also, sothat no feeling of friendship,no party feel-ing which he might indulge in his ownheart forparticular causesmustprevent thejournalists fromdoing what isright. Thosejournalistswho laboured to keep thepublicin the right, whose lives were a continuedseries of mental labour day by day— itseemed to him that theße men oocupiedsomewhat the position that the ancientRoman orators didin the forum, directingpublic opinion; in fact, they oocupied amuch higherposition, because they formedpublicopinion oneveryevent that took placethroughout the world. When, therefore,they parted from amanwhotook what hebelieved to be therightpathinpublic dutylet them do bo with every expression ofgoodwill.

Mr. A.Bell also presented anaddress toMr.Eeed onbehalfof the AucklandIndus-trialAssociation, pointing1 out thathe wasthe first journalistin Auckland toadvocateProtectionforlocal industries.Inreplying, Mr. Eeed satd that during

the twenty yearß of his residence in thecolony he had, as a public journalist,saidmany hard things as well as some kindthings,but hetrusted that thoharsh wordshadbeen forgivenand forgotton.

Fires."[Bt Txlxgbaph.]

IUNTTID PEKBS ASSOCIATION.|CHBIBTCHDRCH, 11thMarch.There have been extensive grass fires onthePortHills duringthepastfew days. On

Saturday afternoon Howoll and Tapley'sslaughterhouse, near Lyttelton, had anar-row escape. Inthe evening theMaoripa atRanpaki wasonly Bayed after severalhours'hardwork by the natives and settlers. Alargequantity of grass and somebush weredestroyed. Inthenight anorth-west breezedrove the flames toward Lyttelton. Mr.Gallagher's house at Cass Bay was savedwith difficulty. This afternoon the fireappeared over the hills abovoDamperBay,close to Lyttelton. The police and firemen,with a number of volunteers, turnedout,and after acourseof hardworkchecked theprogress of the fire toward town. A con-siderable number of sheep are supposed tohaveperished.

Heathstock, the residence of Mr.Lance,M.HE. for Cheviot,14 miles from Waikari,was totally destroyed by fire last night.Thegreater partof thefurniture was saved,as well as the stores, Ac, in theout-build-ings. The property was insured for £1500in the Union, JS7SO of whichwas reinsuredin the Victoria.

Nblson,11th March.A firebroke out inaneight-roomed housein Collingwood-street to-night The build-

injr was occupiedby Mrs.Levien,awidow,withten children,andonlyagirlof 11andachild,aged three, were in the place at thetime,thelatter beinginbed. Itis supposedthe child upsot the candle. The eldergirlrescued the little one, but was severelyburnt about the arms in doing so. It isestimated that the value of the contentswas .£3OO, of which about £80 worth wassaved in addition to £25 in notes. Therewas no insurance. The house was insuredinthe Liverpool andLondonoffice for £150.

(Our Own Correspondent.)Masterton, ThisDay.

A barnandstables, containingabout £200worth of grain, a reaper and binder, andtook, were completely burnt on RobertJohnston's farm yesterday afternoon. Thebuildingsare said to be insured in the NewZealand office for £50. The contents are Inot covered. c—

aThe Dunedin Hospital.

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[UNITED PEBBB ASSOCIATION.I feDunbdin,11th March. a

Anotheranimatedmeetingof thehonorary dmedical staff washeld this evening. Seso- blutiona werecarried affirming thedesirable- olness of the reforms advocated by Dr. t<Batchelor beforetlie Trustees,and express- tling confidenceinthe HospitalTrustees, and esboping they would continue to work har- clnonionaly with thestaff in theimprovement cljf the Hospital,and finally regrettteg that d<Dr. Batchelor should hay» taken action as htle did individually without consulting theitaff. ' '

The Charitable Aid Question.THE WAIRAKAPA DIFFICULTY.

IByTelegraph.I{Our Own Correspondent.)

Mistketon,This Day.At the meeting of the delegates of local

bodies liable to contribute to the DistrictCharitable Aid Board all interested wererepresented. Mr. W. H.Boothampresided#

Mr. H.R. Bunny moved that the variouslocal bodies in the distriot resist to theutmost the demand of the contributors tothe WellingtonBenevolentSociety. Hosaidthe law which pormiltod the demand to bomade was one of the greatest andmost ex-traordinary swindles ever perpetrated. ThecontributorsinWellington paid direot about.£390 or .£4OO, and then wore entitled todemandfrom the country districts as manythousands. Heforoneshouldtollthem theycould levyupon any of his property and goto the utmost oxtremity of the law, andhe hoped they would all stand shoulderto shoulder in the matter. Mr. Braith-waitosecondedtheresolution. Severalotherdelegates spoke in a similar strain, Mr.A. W. Benall stating that the only thingthat could be Beized in Masterton was aquantity of tar. Mr. Wood was the onlyone whospoke ontheother Bide,but he saidthemajorityhadhiß sympathy,andho wouldnotgoagainstit Thoresolution wascarriedunanimously. Itwasfurther resolved thattheClark be instructed to ascertain bow itwasthat costs had onlybeon given againstthe Wairarapa localbodies in theaotion.

The New Zealand Rifle Associa-tion Meeting.

IBy Tilkorai-h.)[UNITED PBXBS ASSOCIATION.I

Blenheim,11th March.The Now Zealand Rifle Asscoiutum

arrangements are in a forward Btato forthe meeting. Arrangements are not .votmade with theUnionCompany for aBtoamovtoconveytheNorthernvoluntoerstoPicton,but Captain Sommcrvillo liopeß to arrange.

The Dunedin Exhibition.

[By Tklhgraph.Jidnitkd prbBB association.]

Ddnkdin,11th March.At a meeting of the Exhibition Commis-

sionit was resolved to call for tendors forthe building in all the prinoipal towns aswell an inDnnedin.

The Canterbury Committoe are to be re-quested to nominateanadditional fourCom-missioners.

The Colonial Bank.[ByTelegraph.|

|unitbdpress association.|DtFNBDIN, THIBDAT.

The Colonial Bank's net profits for thohalf year are .£16,102. A 7 per cent, divi-dend iB roooiumendod, absorbing; .£14,000,andleaving £4419 to be carriod forward.

Sporting.

THE SALEOP LOCHIEL.iUNITED I'HKBB ASSOCIATION,|

Melbourne, 11th March.The racehorse Lochiol has beon sold toDr. Prins, of Now Zealand, for atnd pur-

poses. Tha prioe at which it was sold was.61000.

[This tale web reported to have takenplace six months ago.]

HAWKES BAY J.C. AUTUMNMEETING.

Napier,11th March.The following weights haveboon doolared

for the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club's AutumnMeeting:

—Free Handicap.— Dudu, lOst 41b;Silence,

9st 21b;Forester,Bs t 131b;Lady Norah,Bst 121b; Kooluae, Btt 111b; Esoutohoon,Stronuoua,and Lady Florin,Bst 51b;Camo-mile,7st 111b;Salisbury and Audaoity, 7at91b;MetaandLeopold,7at 71b;Jetd'Jt'au,7st61b;Bronteamd Foxton,7st 51b;Chud-leigh, 7st 41b;Partner, 7st 21b;Cupid,7stlib;Richmond andKotuku, 7st;Soudan,Cat 121b; Patchwork, Gat 101b; Orwell andTonnyßon, 6st 91b;Now York andLonoro,6st 8lb; Kariri, G-t 71b; Clyde, Cat Gib;Turihau, 6st 51b;Dauphine, 6Bt 41b;VanDieman, Cat.

Handicap Hurdle Race.- Chemist, 12st;Mangaohane, list 51b;Orlando, lOst 01b;Kangaroo, lOst 51b; Shillelagh, lOat 41b;

, Ravenand Harold, lOst 31b;Oddfellow, ilst121b;Maribyrnong, Ost;Direotor,Bat 121b iBit of Blue and Thunderbolt, Bat 101b;Taikaha, Bst 71b.DUNEDIN ANNIVERSAEY MEETING.

Dunkdin,11th March.The following are the handicaps for theAnniversary Meeting:—

Handicap Hurdle Raco, one mile and ahalf.— Garibaldi, list; Torront, lOst 41b;Trapper, lOst, Dunlnce and Civis,9st 101b;Erebus, 9st 71b;Soott, 9at 51b;Waitangi,Bst 121b;Tonakoe,Bsfc 71b.

Novel Bace, ono mile.— Shifnal, Bat 71b;Fairvmaid, Bst 51b; Crossbow, Bst 21b;Idalia, Bst; Allana, 7st7lb; Mazurka, C«t101b;Patrick, 6st51b;OldJudgeand War-lock, Cst21b;Half Guinea, tint.Anniversary Handioap; one mile and aquarter.-Captain Cook, Bst 121b; MonLoup, Bst 9ib; Occident, Bst 81b; Ixiou,Bst 51b; Windsor, Bst 51b; Mobb.Bobo,Bat21b;St. Jamee, 7st81b;Forgofc-me-Not, Gat101b;Quickstep, Cat.

CliffHandioap;six furlongs.—

MossRose,9at;CaptainCook, Bst131b;MonLoup,BBt121b; Uooident, Bst 101b; Ixion, Bst 91b;Apreß Moi, Bst 21b;Shifnal, 7st 121b;St.James. 7st 121b;Dispute, 7at;Allana, Gst101b;Quickstep, Cat 71b;Mizpah, Cat 51b;Assassin,Gat 21b;Miss Ann. Gat;AHsyrianKing,6st.

NAPIERBETTING.Napier, ThisDay.

Reoluse is a warm\ favourite for theHawke's BayCup,the bestoffer beinglovoimoney. Thebetting is confined to doubleson the Cup and Railway Stakes, for which100 to 16 has been accepted about tho twoReoluses, and 100 to 12 taken abont LadyNorah and Recluse;100 to 14 is wantedabout Silence andRecluse, and 100 to 10abont Salisbury and Reuluso; 100 to 4 isofferedabout othercombinations.

(Our Own Correspondent.)Mabtkrton,11thMarch.An extraordinary amount of interost isbeingtakenintheTrottingHandioap,whichis to comeoffat the Masterton-Opaki Meet-ingonSt. Patrick's Day, and all tho other

events arecrowded into tho backgroundbyit. There are several horses of which thopubiio seems toknow very little, andeagerinquiriesaremade about them. Should theacceptances be good, there is certainto bealarge amount of speculation onthe event.

A Wairarapa correspondent asks usif wecan givehim any information as to thecor-rectness of the rumour that Mr. J. D.Ormond, ofHawke'sBay,it abont to resumeracing. Inreply, allwe oan say is that thornmonrarose fromthe faot that Mr.Ormondpurchasedone of the yearlings sold at thelast SylviaPark sale. As hehas pnrohasedaraoehorse,it is probable he intends to runhim.

Hutt County Council.TheHnttCounty Council met this morn-ing, there being present Councillors Wake-ham (Chairman), Darby, Brown, Death,Bpeedy, Taylor, Lancaster, Barton andMonaghan. The Hutt Town Board wrote

stating that they wouldpay their charitableaid contribution as soon as they had suffi-cient funds. TheChairman was authorisedto sign the memorial of theNorthWairarapaCounty Connoil, who propose petitioningParliament toamend thePubiio Works Act,bo that all pubiio roads on whioh publicmoney has been expended may be in-expensively legalised. The Inspector ofRoads submitted his report, whichwas to the effeot that the necessarysteps had been taken to repair thePakuratahi bridge;that a small bridge atKaitoke,near the railwaystation, requiredrepairing;thatthe drains andwatertableson the Mnngarua-road bad been opened andcleared, but several culverts required re-moving before the wet weather came;thattheroad from the Pakuratahi to the topofthe Rimutaka Hill was getting into abadstate of repair, not having been repairedsince last winter,but it wasproposed toputmen on to the work at once;thatabridgein the Horokiwi Valley required renewing;that the necessaryrepairsof tho Kaiwarraweighbridgewere expected to be completedby Wednesday. The Inspector also sug-gested that a new water tank should besecured for thetoll-house, andalso that thewatershould be laid on fromthe Wainni-o-mata supply. Itwas also asked that per-mission be givento call for tenders for thecartage required by the Council on theHutt roads for the next twelve months.The report was adopted,and it wasresolvedto call for tenders for cutting willows forthreeyears,andalsocall for tenders for thesupply ofdrain pipes of various sizes, as re-quired by the Counoil. The Inspector ofRoads wasrequested to havethe gapsin thefencealong theNgakanranga Koadrepaired,as Messrs. Garrett &Co. had offeredto con-tribute half the expenses. Mr.H-Damantwas appointed Relieving Officer to theCouncil. Itwasdecided, on the motion ofCouncillor Barton, seconded by CouncillorBrown, thatallownersof pioperty frontinguponaroad shall be liable tor the cost ofcuttingdownand clearing away any gorsethat maybe growing between their fencelineand thecentre of the road,and that theInspector of Roods shall givo the saidowners notice to cut down and clear away3uch goree. Mr.Deathrepnrlc1that he hadappointedMr.H.Harnr,DogKegistrura"dDollfctor, for the Hcrokiwi Connty,at ls3Jper dog. Accounts werepassed as follows :

—General, £116 8s 4d; Hospital contribu-tions, £785 18s 3d;charitable aid, £40 3*.FheCouncil dealt with several applicationsforoharitable aid.

WATER SUPPLY.TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— Ab the supply of water here isibtainedfromBtreams,theremustnecessarily>cdecayed vegetable matter and other im-rarities in it. If there wereproperlycon-itructed filter-beds made, and the waterpassedthrough thembeforebeingdistributedor use, we should get wholesome water,vbich we shall not have until that islone. In Christohuroh, where the waterb obtainedfrom artesian wells,it undergoeslnatural filtration, and when 'suppliedlirectly from the pipes is fit to drink._ Itelieve that the low death rate in Christ-hurohcomparedwith thatof theother largeowns in New Zealand is mainly owing tohe purity of the water used there, mor»specially with regard to che mortality ofhildren., The authorities here shonld liotlose theireyesto facts,and therecanbenooubt that the water supply inWellingtonaa notbeen so goodas itmightbe.

Iam.&c.,12th Maroh. F. %Bryant,

will firmlyre^st the suggestion of extend-ing the now moribundcontract for asinglehouronanypretencewhatever. Thesoonerthe colony is free from the contract, andthe service ended, the better. The DirectMail Service is capableof supplyingall thecolony's reasonable requirements, and oncerid of the SanFrancisco line,considerableimprovements could be made in the DirectService. ____________

THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

The meeting which is to be held in theExchange Hall this evening,in connectionwiththe Dunedin Exhibition, will, wehope,be well attended. Mr. Twopeny, the Exe-cutive Commissioner, will no doubt havemuch interesting information to give as tohow the projecthas beentaken upin otherplaces, and what the prospects of successare. He has devoted himself with theutmost enthusiasm to carrying the schemeinto effect,andhis success has, we believe,exceeded the most sanguine expectations.Infactthe DunedinExhibitionnowpromisesto be amuch biggerthing thanwas at firstcontemplated. Although heldinDunedin itreally commemoratesanevent whiohoccurredin Wellington, the arrival fifty yearsago of the fonnders of this greatcolony. It especially becomes Wellington,therefore, to be suitably and fully repre-sented on the occasion. As the oldestfcettloment in the colony, Wellington willhaveagrand opportunityofaffording proofßof what progress has been made inartsandindustry during the first half century ofitsexistence. It should not permit itself tosufferbycomparisonwithanyof theyoungersettlements. It wouldbe well, therefore,that all whocan aid inpromoting theproperrepresentation of Wellington at the Exhibi-tion should be present at to-night's meet-ing so as to afford Mr. Twopeny aprac-tical demonstration of the interest takenhere in the project he has so warmly athoart. TheHon. Sir William Fitzherbert,who is one of the yice-presidents of theExhibition Commission, is, we believe, tomove the first resolution.

NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS.

We have it on what Bhould be reliableauthority that Ministerscontemplateaddingsomehalf-a-dozen newmembers to the Legis-lative Council before Parliament meets,as they fear they will otherwise bein a minority in that body. Thestatement may well be received withincredulity after all the professions ofthe Government of a desire for economy,and the pledges given in both the Houseand tho Council that no new appoint-ments would be made to the latter nntilits numbers were considerably reduced.Our information, however, is of such aoharacter as to convince us that severalnew creations areactuallyin contemplationby Ministers, and that there is a strongprobability of the colony being burdenedwithanadditionalnumberof Ufapensioners.

1 Thepresent Ministryhas shown consider-ableaudaoity in breaking faith withParlia-

i ment,andoyor-riding thelaw,but ifitmakesanewcreation of Legislative Councillors itwillactually surpassitself, and beatits pre-viousrecord.

On the fourth page of this issue will befound our report of the conclusion of theinquest on the late Mrs. Astridge. Thejury,itwill be seen,returned an open ver-diot. Masterton new3and letters to theEditorarein thesame part of thepaper.

TheEnglishmails perli.M.S.Arawa fromPlymouth,at Port Chalmers,and s.s.Rotomahana fromMelbourne, will arrivein Wel-lington about noon to-morrow by the s.s.Rotorua.

The Government intend introducing aFisheries Bill during the next session ofParliament. The Marine Departmenthavecommunicated withthe Hutt County Coun-cil with reference to the Bill, asking thatbody to offer suggestions or remarks upontheproposedmeasure. The Council to-daydecidedto deal with the matterby commit-tee, and with thisobjeot Councillors Taylor,Speedy,Darby,Barton and Death were ap-pointed to hold a consultation, it beingunderstood tbat the committee would submita,report at the next meetingof the Council.

WeunderstandthattheWellingtonNavalshave been ordered to form the guard ofhonour on the oocasionof tho departure ofHis Excollenoy Sir William Jervois nextMonday. We alsohear that, in compliancewith a requost made by his Worship theMayor, the Navalß will form a guard ofhonour to His Excellency next Saturdayafternoon at the citizens' luncheon. Theuniform oneach oocasion will probably bewhite suits and straw hats, arigin whichthemen rarelyturnoutin Wellington.

The expenditure in connection with theHospital for the twelve months beginningon the Ist of next month is estimated at£7250.

Mr.Jellicoe, counsel for thepersons whohave made charges against JudgeRawson,left for New Plymouth by the early trainto-dayin order to be present when theen-quiryis resumedto-morrow.

The public meeting in connection withtheNew Zealand Exhibition,Dunedin, is tobe held in theExohangeHall this evening.His Worship the Mayor will preside, andMr.Twopeny,of Dunedin, ou« of the pro-motors of the Exhibition, will be amongstthespeakers.

Duringthe monthof February15 patientsintheHospital consumed 123 pintsof wines,spiritsandmalt liquors, beingat therate ofabout8pintsper head. InFebruaryof lastyear 11 patients consumed 134 pints,or atthe rate of 12 pints foreach person. Thequantity prescribed by each dootor lastmonth wasas follows:

—Dr. Martin,42pints

16ozfor4patients;Dr. Cole, 34 pints 13ozfor 3 patients;Dr. King,32 pints 16oz for6 patients;Dr.Fell, 12pints for1patient;Dr. Collins, 6oz for1patient.

The Hutt County Counoil estimate thattheywill require£500 forexpendingtowardscharitable aid during theyear ending 31stMarch,1890, and the meeting this morningdeoided to inform the Secretary of theCharitable AidBoard of this ultimatum, inresponse to hisrequest for the information.The amount the Counoil expended for thesame purpose last year was, according tothe statement of the clerk, over £620,while their grant wasonly £500, but it waspointed out that thisyear the Council wouldnot haveto provide forKilbirnie,and theywonldalso be relieved from responsibilityin the Petone Borough at the end of thepresentmonth.

TheHospital Trustees were informed bytheChairman this morningthat onlyone ofthe properties offered on lease at auctionlost week had reached the reserve price.The Rev.H. Van Staverenpointed out thatat aprevious meoting he had warned theTrustees that they were fixing the reserveprices too high. Dr. Newman urged theTrustees not toreduce the prices inorder tosecure tenants. House rents were low atpreseot, andthere was no demand foi landforbuildingpurposes, andit wouldbe foolishto lease the properties for longterms at lowrentals. After further discussionit wasre-solved, on the motion of the Rev. H. VanStaveren, toallow the properties tobetakenup for aperiod of 12 months at the upsetprices fixed'some weeksago.

Argumentas to the validityof thebill-of"sale given by Robert Somerville, cab pro-prietor, a bankrupt, to hie wife is to beheardinthe Banco Court to-morrow.

Sunday next being St. Patrick's Day,St. Patrick's College Band will performduringthe afternooninthe Collegegrounds.

According to a return (laid before theTrustees this morning, the consumption ofwines, spirits, andmalt liquors inthe Hos-pital wasmuch less in 1888 thaninthe pre-vioustwelvemonths. In1887 180 patientsoonsumed 1789 pints, being at the rate of9J for each person. In1883 302 patientsused2208 pints,or 7lfpintsperhead.

The questionof thaadvisabilityofamend-ing the licensinglaw, whioh wasmooted byCouncillorLancaster at the last mooting' ofthe Hutt County Council, was further dis-cussed at the meeting of that body thismorning,andultimately the followingresolu-tion, of which notice had been previouslygiven, was paused:—

"That this Counoil

seeks the aid of the County Counoilsthroughout the colony wjtha view to get-ting the Licensing Act amended so as toconfer the powerof granting licenses to theCountyCouncils within the counties, and solessen the expense attending the presentsystem of granting lioenges: and thata committee, ennsisting of tha Chairman(Mr.J. Lancaster), and Councillor* Darby,Speedy, Taylor, Brown, and the mover, beappointed todraw upapetitionforpresenta-tion to Parliament." Inmoving the resolu-tion, Councillor Lancaster observed that hewas of opinion that if a deputation waitedupon thePremier his supportalso wouldboobtained. The system, the speaker said,hodbeen found to work most satisfactorilyinEngland. Severalother Connoillors spokefavourably of the proposition, consideringit wonldconsiderably lessen the expense atpresent required in administeringthe Act.The redioulousposition of several licensingcommittees who had not even an hotel in.heir distriot waspointedoutasan instance.The motion was seconded by CouncillorDarby.

Atameetingof theVestry of St.Mary's,Karori, last evening, it was decided toaeeept the tender of Mr. W. Jennings,Willis-street, for painting the church andparsonage, his tender being the lowest outof tentenders received.

Detective Campbell last eveningarrestedamiddle-aged mannamed Thomaa Johnson,alias Jerome, whom the police authoritiescharge with havingbeen guilty of c, pleverimpositionupon theconfidingpublic. John-son was brought before the Court {hismorningupon this aeousation,when Setec-

'tiveKirby,inasking for aremand, said thatJohnson had only a short time since suc-ceeded in inducing the Salvation Army tosend his wife to Wanganni. Since then theacoused hadbeenengagedincarryingapeti-tion from house to houseintown. Thepeti-tion,whiohwas producedCourt,waswordedas follows:— "

Dear friend*— Will youkindlysubscribe a little towards getting me toWanganni, asIhave been very ill in theHospitalandhaven't got the means to getthere. My friends are there and they arevery poor and can't get me there.— Yourstruly, Thomas Johnson." The detectivestated that by means of this petition theaccused hadmanaged to get togethersome-whereabout £3. Thepolice had ascertainedthat the proceeding was animposition, asthe accused, since his wife has been sentaV.W, hadbeftn U.vinginabrothel,andwhenarrested was drinking in anhotel with aprostitute. The acousgd said he wished toconsult a solicitor. The Court remandedthe case until to-morrow.

An application was made to ihe Ba^k- Srnptoy Court yesterday afternoon for anorder requiringtheOffioial Assignee to payOlarkson & Sons oertainmoneys out of theestate of William Clark. Mr. Travers, onbehalf of the OffioialAssignee, applied foran adjournment, whioh wasgranted oncon-dition that the matter was disposed of inChambers at the earliest opportunity.' Mr.Jellicoe appearedfor Clarkson & Sons.

Evening Post.TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.

THE SANFRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

Mr.R.J. Creiqhton'slaboursin Australiatoinduce acontinuanceof the SanFranciscoMail Service are now becoming apparent.He is putting forth magnificent schemes,andoffering special inducements to certainplaces to look favonrably upon his pro-posals. Wellington is one of these places.Thebait isheld oat thatit is to share withAuoklandthe pleasureand profit of beingaNew Zealand portof call. Theservice is tobe an alternate one, from SanFrancisco toSydney viA Auckland,and from San Fran-oisco to Melbourne via Wellington. Thissoheme, Mr. Creighton no doubt thinks,will oatohall parties. We doubtit,however*A serviceviaWellington to Melbourne wouldbe a very roundabout one,and praoticallyuseless for mail purposes. Wellington issome 250miles further fromMelbournethanit iB from Sydney, and the distance fromSan Franoisco to Wellington is somewhatgreater thanfrom San Francisco to Auck-land. The proposed alternate serviceswould, in fact, be of such unequallengththat the longest one would quickly kepronounced a mistake, and probably beabandoned. We donotthinkeither Welling-ton or Melbourne wouldbenefit much inany way if Mr.Creighton's scheme werecarried out, and the colonies of ViotoriaandNew Zealand would undoubtedly haveto pay very heavily for any benefit thecapital ports mightobtain. The bait is aningenious one,but itwill scarcelybe taken.Neither Victoria nor New Zealand, Mel-bourne nor Wellington will be dazzledbythebrilliancyof the prospectheldout,or bewilliHg to embrace the proffered service.But Mr.Crkiqhtonisnot content withde-visingascheme for afortnightlyservice bymagnificentsteamers connecting San Fran-cisco with the two chief portsofNew Zea-land and the two chief ports of Australia.He admits thatitmust take time toreasUesnch a scheme, andhe therefore wantsthepresent contract extended for at leastanotheryear. Itis to getsnchanextension,we imagine, that the prettyplanhas beenpat forward, rather than withany realideaofcarrying out the alternateservice. TheSydney Morning Herald's suggestion thatthe present contract should be extendedfor a year to enable fnll consideration ofthe British Columbia route is, we expect,put forth rather in the interests of theban Franoisco Service than of a BritishColumbianone. Mr.Speecklkswants time,in -the hope that something may turn upwhichwill enablehim tosecure apermanentoontraot. We hope he willnot getanhour,butthatthe majorityinParliament whoareopposed-to the continuance of the service

The committeeof theWellington Amatei.rAthletio Club yesterday evening decide.lto postpone their autumn sports meetii tfuntil the 27th April. On the 6th April,the date originally fixed, the Hawke'a BayAmateur Athletic Club hold their sport-,and themile championship will berunthero

The manufacturing departments at TeAro Housecontinue togive abundant proofsof their popularity among a largeand con-stantly increasing number of customers.Nothingbut realexcellence infit, finish,andworkmanship would stand the tests, andsuccessfully come out of them as has beendoneat TeAro House.

Everylady inWellington anditssuburbs,indeed wemightsaythroughouttheprovince,knows that to havea dress made properly,correctly,artistically,so as to be a"thingof joy and beauty," it is above all thingsnecessarytohaveitmade at T<s Aro House.

So also with our tailoring department,which we have made a special study, andbrought to bear on it all available talent.Our success during the pastseasonhas beensomething phenomenal,and is a sure proofof its excellence. On the same lines, andwith an equal amount ofenergy and skill,we are prepared to cater for our patronsduring thecomingseason at Te Aro House.

Tothis end wehaveimportedand arenowopening up a superiorassortment of Frenohsuitings,worsted suitings, English,Scotch,West of England,and colonial tweeds, somevery choiceCheviots,Bannockburns, serges,&.C.,in various shades, with a large assort-ment of other goods, specially selected, forour first-class tailoring trade at Te AroHouse.— Advt.

Hitherto all persons who have everstarted areformineither business or socialcircleshavebeenpersecuted by their fellows,and all sorts of damaging reports spreadabout, calculated to injure their business.This sortof thingis being doneby some of

1 my fellow-tradesmen, who see before themsome of their fat profits cut down to area-sonableamount. One of the reports is thatthe extrapair of trousers arevery inferior,

1 and soon wearout. This,Ineed hardlysay,1 is theresult of trade jealousy,and is with-1 out theslightesttruth. Thesuitspurchased j

at any ofmy branchesare made by the bestclass of hands obtainable,and of the beßt

', tweeds in the market, theonly differenceinmy system is thatIhalve myprofit withmy'customers bygivinganextrapairof tronsers

1 with eachsmit, and of the same material,ifdesired, or any other of the same valueEverybody knows that a coat andvest will

1 wear out two pair ot trousers, and that ismy reason for giving an extra pair of1 trousers with each suit. J. H. Dalton,

tailor, 43,Cuba-street.— Advt

Wellington Hospital.

THE MAYOR'S CHARGE OF EXTRA-VAGANCE DENIED.

The statement made by the Mayor to theCity Council last Thursday evening thatthe local Hospital is being maintained ex-travagantly, evoked some discussion at thefortnightly meetingof the Trustees of thatinstitution this morning. Dr. Newman,M.H.R., broaohed the subject by sayinghe thought the Trustees ought not toallow to pass unchallenged the statement; made by the Mayor last week, that there1 was extravagance at the Hospital. Atanyrate he (Dr. Newman) would not allow the" matter to pass without a protest. He had

1 been connected with themanagementof theinstitution since it hod passed out of thei control of the Government, and he: wished to protest emphatically against1 the oharge of extravagance. There was,i as a matter of fact, gross extravagancei before the Trustees took oharge of the: institution, but a different state ofi things now prevailed. The cost of drugsi andothergoodshadbeenoutdown as muchi as possible, andinotherdirections ooonomy> hadbeen practised. Nothinghadbeenoon-i sidered too small to escape reduction, andtheTrustees had persistently regarded thei funds of the ratepayers. He had takeni the trouble to look up the Inspector-■ General's reports onthe Hospital,andfoundi they were of a commendatory character,i Inhis report for 1887Dr.M'Gregor said :—; "

Great economies and improvements havebeeneffected since the Hospital came intothe handsof theTrustees. UnderMr.Rown-■ tree'scareful managementgreatsavingshad

1 been made. Byintroducing a regular diet■ scale notable reductions were effected in all■ thechiefitems. Inthematter of teaalone,

taking a period of three months, the con-■ sumptionwaß reduced nearlybyahalf. The" wine and spirits bill was J3127, as against" £433 for the previous year. All this has'

been effected by the energy and vigilanceeduced by the change from Govern-. ment control The manage-ment of the whole is admirable, and[ the Hospital is one to be proud of."Again, in his report for 1888, theInspector-' General said— "The management of the1 Hospital oontinues to deserve the highest' commendation." These statementshe (Dr.Newman) contended, were a flat contradic-

t ionto the assertionof theMayor thatthere1 was extravagance at the Hospital. There" was no question that the expenditure was1 greater than in Christohuroh, at Auckland,

or Dunedin,but the reasonof this fact wasthat the trusteesherehaddonetheirdutyby1 thesiok. IftheMayorwouldgo toAuckland,1 Dunedin, or Christohuroh, he would find1 that the patients were not looked after asthey were in Wellington. The patients inthose oitioa ffot nuno of the comforts that

were given the sick people in Wellington.InDunedin,itwouldsoonbefoundnecessaryto go in for further expenditure, and itwouldnotbelong, inhisopinion,before thecost of maintenance in the Hospital wouldbe found to have increased. He for onedidnot think theTrusteesof theWellington

i Hospital should ourtail their expenditure,and thus deprive the patients of comforts, which they werenowreceiving. He thoughtthat instead of being charged with ex-travagance, the Trustees shouldhave creditgiven themfor practisingeconomy.

The Chairman (Mr.P.H.Fraser) observedthat the Mayor made a mistake whonhostated that the Council and the other con-, tributing bodieshadno control over theex-penditure,because,asamatter of fact,thosebodies olected the persons who formedthedistributingbody. TheCity Council, beingthelargestcontributor, eleoted themajorityot themembers of the Board.The Rev. H. Van Staveren said that atthe proper time and in the proper place hewould replyto the statementsby theMayorwith regard to the oharitable aid expendi-ture,but he would say justnow that hedidnot think too much attention should begiven to what was said at the City Counciltable. It must be recollected that theCouncil was a visionary one. They weregoing to do a great deal, but if they didnot lookout they would soon fall down. Heconsidered that more was being done inWellington for the sick than in any otherplace.

Mr. C. M.Luke pointed out thata savingof i>2ooo hadbeen effected duringthe firstyear after the Hospital passed out of thehands of the Government, and said that thetrusteeshad received a deal of credit fordoing so. He thought it was possible thatif the matter were looked into it wouldbefound that the patients in the Wel-lington Hospital were kept longer thanin the other Hospitals and received moreoomforts. He considered that the con-tributingbodies had a considerable amonntof controlover the expenditure,and that theMayor hadbeen a little hasty in makingastatementabout Hospitalextravagance.

The Chairman said he believed peoplecame to Wellington from all parts of thecolony, knowing they wouldreceive goodtreatment in thelocal Hospital here.The subject thendropped.

Britishand ForeignBibleSociety.

ANNUAL MEETING.The Wellington Auxiliary of the British

and Foreign Bible Sooiety held its annualmooting at the Wesley Church, Taranaki-street, last evening. The chair was takenby Mr. J. G. W. Aitken, and there was alarge attendance. The churoh choir werealso present, and during the evening ren-deredseveralhymns andanthems.

The Rev. Dr. West, hon. secretary ofthe society, explained to the meeting thecondition of its finances, and in doing soremarkedthatthesale of Biblesat thelocaldepot during the past year had beenat leastequal,if not in excess, of previous years.Thesociety, he said,hadaoreditbalance atthe bank of .£3O 2s lOd, and thiH sum, hepresnmed, would, as usual, be remitted tothe parentsociety.

The report and balance-sheet were de-clared adopted.The Rev.H. .T. Robjohns, the travellingrepresentatives of the Home Society, thenaddressed themeeting. He firstreferred tothe recent completion of the tranalatiqnof

the Bible into the Japanese language, andsaid he considered that the completion ofthat work marked not only a orisis in thehistory ofJapan but also in the history ofthesociety, With this workthesociety hadfinished the laat of the great natiops, andbad now only to deal with the languagesof _minor nations of the earth. Hepointed oat that this was no easy task,when it was considered that in NewGuinea alone no less than fifty distinot-languages were spoken— s39 in the EastIndies, 591 in Africa, and there were alto-gether between 2000 and 3000 differentlanguages spoken inthe world,so that theirworkwas only justbeginning. The transla-tion of theNew Testament hadtaken eightyears and the old eleven years, and thecost had been about £6400. Mr. Rob-johns referred to the issue of theNew Testament to school children, incommemoration of the Jubilee year of theQueen. Nearly300,000copies, he said,hadbeen distributed in Australia, and about14,000 inNew Zealand. Thepercentages ofrefusals was only three or four in everythoußand. Referring to the financial posi-tion of the Home Society, the speaker saidthat theannual revenuewas aboutaquarterof a million, but unfortunately they hadbeen goingback at the rate of .£31,300 intwoyears,in consequence of which theyhadbeen obliged to retrench, and so stop thework of revising and printing the MaoriBible. This year he was glad to statethey had "returned to their old posi-tion, and qjob' of the reasons of this,

he observed, was tj>e increased liberality ofAustralia and New Zealand. (Applause.)Last year, Mr. Eobjohns said, the Homesocietyhadissued more than4,000,000copiesof the Soriptures. He gave many otherinteresting facts m connection with thework of the society, and was loudly ap-plaudedat theconclusionof hisremarks.

The Rev. J. K. Elliot moved a vote ofthanks to the officers and committee whohad just vacated office, and proposed thefollowing committee for the ensuingyear:—Revs. Pateraon,Elliott, Shirer, Lee,Penny.Powell, Nixon, West, Ogg, Wallis, Berry,and Messrs. Purdie,Hobv,Aitken,Newham,Tiller, J. Smith, snd B.Smith (treasurer).The motion was adopted. It was explainedthat the officeof President (which had for-merly been filled by the Rev. ArchdeaconStock) and that of Seoretary had been leftopen.

Votes of thankshavingbeenpassed to theEev. Mr.Robjohnsandtothechair, theBene-liction was pronounced by the Rev. Dt.West, and thegathering dispersed.

CABLENEWS.THE FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

AN INDIAN PLOT.BT ELECTRIC TKLEGRAFH— COPTKIUHT.

IUNITED PRIBB ASSOCIATION.ILondon.11th March.

Obituary— Ericsson,theSwedishengineer.The floodsin theWeat ofEnglandare now

subsiding. At Bristol the damage is esti-matedat £40,000, andseveral fatalities arereported.

Calcutta,10th March.The Maharajahof Cashmere has been dis-

covered plotting to poison the BritishEesi-dent. Upondiacoveryheofferedto abdicate.

Berlin, 10th March.Mr.Kasson has been appointed American

Minister at Berlin.HENRY GEORGE INLONDON.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLICS.THE DUC D'AUMALE.

BIRTHDAY OP A VETERAN.|SPECIAL.]

London,10th March.Sir Charlea Warren, late Chief Commis-

sioner of Police, has been appointedto thecommand of the British troopsat Singapore.

11th March.Henry George has arrived in London,

wherehe receiveda greatovation.Archbishop Ullathorneissaid to be dying.

Pretoria,10th March.Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal

Republio, and F. W. Reitz, the recently-elected President of the Orange FreeState,are engaged in parleying1,with a view tobring about the federation of these twoSouth African republics.

New York,10th March.Dion Bouoieault andMissThorndykohave

been re-marriedhere.Paris,lothMaroh.

The Chamberof Deputieshasapproved ofthe proposal of the Government to repealtheorder proclaiming the Duo d'Aumale anexile.

Berlin, 10th March.Chief Marshal Countyon Moltkehas cele-

brated the 70th anniversaryof his entranceinto thePrussianarmy,and was ontheocca-sion therecipient of gifts fromthe EmperorandEmpress, and numerous other presentsand addresses.

AUSTRALIAN.

DISSOLUTION IN MELBOURNE.SUSPICIOUS DEATH.

GEEAT HEAT INQUEENSLAND.|UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.]

Melbourne,11thMarch.Parliament waa dissolved to-day. The

; polling foe the general election is fixed forthe28thinstant. Stdnkt,11thMaroh.

The body of ayoung womannamed Beillywaa found in the streets lastevening,andfrom the body it was apparent that deathwas due to malpraotioe. At the inquest to-day averdiot of murder againstsomepersonor personsunknown was returned.

Bbisbane,11th Maroh.Reports from the country distriots bo-

tokenageneralbreak-up of thedrought.The heatat ChartersTowersis said to beterrible,and theseason there the worst ever

known. Thedeaths fromthe great heatarestartling in their frequency. There havebeen35funerals inthreedays.

Latest Intelligence.

PLATFORM OP THE VICTOEIANGOVERNMENT.

IRISHNATIONALISTS INMELBOURNE.

IUNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.|(Received Maroh12,12.45 p.m.)

Melbourne,ThisDay.Mr. Gillies, Premier, has put forward a

statement of the Government platform.They propose to reduce the dutyon teaandto abolish the duties on coffee, cocoa andkerosene; also, the probate duties belowcertain value;to reducethepostageto onepenny; to grant bonuses to produain? in-dustries to the extent of a quarter of amillion, and to devote the sum of JE467.000to the development of agricultural indus-tries.

Mr. Deasy and Sir T. Esmonde, IrishM.P.'s, have arrived here. They will waitfor Mr.Dillon before beginning their tour ofthe colonies.Adelaide,ThisDay.

The Imperial Government has consentedto allow Major-General Downes to retainhis position as Commandant of the SouthAustralian Forces, provided he does notdraw his pension.

TELEGRAMS.4

(Our Own Correspondent.')Palmerston North, This Day.

Mr. J. Miller has been elected to thevacant seat of theBoronghConnoil.It iB reported that Captain Williams, ofWellington, haspurchased thepropertiesinKairanga owned by Messrs. Pairohild andOllivier, over which litigation with theManawatnRoad Boardhasbeenthreatened,

and that he intends to carry outextensivedrainage operationsin connection withit. !Auckland,This Day.

The Auckland representative polo teamhave postponed their trip to Wellington tillnext month. Itisa strongcombination.[united frkss association.l

Auckland,11th March.Admiral Fairfax hasleftinH.M.S. Eavenonavisit to Waiwera.In excavatingbeneath a storein Viotoria-street,Hamilton, to-day, the workmen dis-coveredthe skeletons of three natives in agood stateofpreservation.A cable message from London announcesthat Mr. David Hean, Inspector of theNational Bank of New Zealand,is danger-

ouslyillthere.ThisDay.

Mr. Hamlin,M.H.R.,addressing his con-stituents at Papakura last night, said inreference to hospital andcharitable aid hewould like to see aBillabolishing the pre-sent Aot,and the whole cost and chargesthrown on the consolidated revenue, andthis he understood was what the Premierintended to propose. He got a vote ofconfidence.

Lord Onslow is to be asked, on arrivalhere, to lay the foundation stone of theCostley Homo for theagedpooh

Nelson,11th March.The fineststag shot thisBeaaon wasshownto-day. Itweighed over 4001bs, its antlershavingeleven points.Dunedin,11th March.At the awimming tournament, W. Crow(Telegraph Department) was in rare form,winningthe 200yds eventand afterward the400yds championship from Talbot (Tele-

graph), the previous ohampion, by 25yds.Crow won theMaidenRace on the previousSaturday.

Christchubch, 11th March.The Hon. W. Eeeves, ML.C., haß con-sented to preside at themeeting expressing

sympathy withMr.Parnell.Reefton,11thMarch.The Colonial Bank notify to-day that they

will open abranchhere onthe 20th inst.

Accidents andFatalities.. +fßr Telkohaph.|

[united peesBassociation.]Westpobt,This Day.

There isno trace of the bodies of theper-sona drowned at Fox's Eiver on Saturday.Themother of the childrenNevin witnessedthe acoidont from the river bank. Theohildren were orossing to milk oowb, andRyan wasassisting them to draw the cageacross.

Anti-Scab Operations.

LUY TELEGRAPH.JIUNITED PREBB ASSOCIATION.|

Blenheim, 11th March.The party of men who have been engagedfor Beveralmonths pastkilling wild sheep attheTophouße have beendisbanded, inconse-quence of having apparently exterminatedthe animals. Some time ago, sheepwhich wereknown to be infected withBcabstrayed into thebackcountry,and weresup-posed tohave spread the infection tootherwild sheep at the time. These came downand mixed with the settler's flocks in thevicinity, and for that reason the Govern-

ment decided to exterminate all the wildsheep inthe district. The party killed 1308sheep.

A Palmerston Bankruptcy.

STRAINED RELATIONS.[By Telegraph,l

( Our Own Correspondent.)PalmerstonNorth,ThisDay.

Anadjourned meetiig of C. Whitehead'screditors was held yesterday, whenmattersassumed adifferent phase altogether. Itwillbe remembered that last meoting was ad-journedto allow the bankrupt to endeavourto obtain security for paymentin full onterms, thedebtorat thesamemeetinghavingoffered to giveup thecropsonhis wife'Blandand give a lease of the business premisesereoted on land belonging to his sonuntilhis debts werepaid offif otherarrangementswere not completed. Yesterday Mr. Han-king, the debtor's solicitor, saidhe had re-cnived advice that he was unable to carryout the latter proposal. Mrs Whiteheadhad positivelyrefused to allowherhusbandtohand over the_crops, and had instructedMr.6.F.Hawkins,her solicitor, to appearforher that day. Debtor wouldoffer 15sinthe £, payable in four, eight, and twelvemonths, the first twopaymentsbeinggnaran- 1teed. Mr. Hawkins said Mrs. Whitehead ■declined to giveupanysecurityeitherinher 1name or that of her children. Mr. Cohen !(J. E. Nathan and Co.j moved that the iDfferbe declined. This was seconded byMrRichter (Richter,Nanneßtead andC0..) andjarried. In reply to Mr.Barber,thedebtorsaid he wouldnot do all in his power toland over the property to his creditors,becanse they wantedhim torob his wife andshildren. His first promisewould havebeenjarried out but for the offensive questions?ut tohim at the first meeting. Ifhe wereible to help his oreditors in the matterhe !vouldnot now give hisassistance. -Thepre-

'sent building on the main street (which is lireoted on the children's property at the Jsreditors' expense),cost £341. Amotionto lrive the debtor his furniture in considera- hion of Mrs. Whitehead allowingthecredi- tors theuse of the business premises forone Suonth washeldovar.Itwasdeoided to have' ?he debtorpublioly examinedat the District "!ourt. i»

Theb.s. Arawa fromPlymouth arrived atPort Chalmers lastevening.

The passengers andperiodicalsexR.M.S.Arawawill be transhipped tothe a.a. Koto-mahanaat Dunedin andarriveinWellingtonbythatsteamer onSaturday.

The Government have now movedin thematter of theunsanitary stateof the Hutt-road, and this morningcommnnicatedwiththeHuttCountyCounciluponthesubject, ex-pressing an opinion that it was time theCouncil took the necessary steps to abatethe nuisance. Councillors agreed that itwas hightime somethingwas done,as com-plaints were becoming very frequent, andwerecominginfromeveryquarter. Council-lor Damant thought thatthe onlysteps theCouncil could take would be to abolish theworks causing thenuisance, which appearedto be the glue factory carried on by Mr.Pomfrey. He didnot think theyhadpowerto do anything else. It was ultimatelydecided,uponthemotion of Councillor Dar-ley, secondedbyCouncillor Speedy, that theclerk should write toMr. Pomfrey informinghim that the inspector had been instructedthatunless the bad smells were at oncere-moved the Council would take steps to havethemabated.

The fortnightly meeting of the HospitalTrustees was held this morning, and wasattended by Messrs. F. H. Fraser (Chair-man) G. M. Kebbell, C. E. Willeston, J.Taylor,C. M.Luke, G. Allen,Dr. Newman,andRev.H.Van Staveren. Mr. Staverenstated that the committee appointed tocon-sider thequestion of a Convalescent Homewerenot able to present a report just yet.Leave of absence for the present meetingwas givento Mr.D. gpeedy. Areturnlaidon the table showed that there are at pre-sent 98 in-patients— <32 males and36 females.The House Committee reported that thetender of Mr. G. Remington had been ac-cepted for supplying ventilators, akitchenrange,andhot waterapparatus, theamountbeing J638. The House Surgeon recom-mended that the charge per week for aprivate ward should be as follows:— .£3 3sifno special attendance is required, £& 4sif there is one nurse, and £5 5s if twonurses are required. These terms wereagreed to.

The Hospital Trustees decided in com-mittee this morning to import the supply ofdrugs required during the next twelvemonths,instead of getting thegoods in thecolony,asisnowdone. Messrs.SharlandandCo. wrote,askingforashareof thepatronago,and Mr. 0. Kempthorne, manager of thelocal branchof theNew ZealandDrugCom-pany, waited on theTrustees andurged thattenders should be againinvited for thesup-plyof drugs. The Medical Superintendent,however,reported that agreat saving couldbe effected if the Trustees imported them-selves, and it was deoided to adopt thiscourse.IntheBankruptcy Courtyesterday after-

noon,before theChiefJustice, Mr. Jellicoemoved, on behalf of the Official Assignee,that Mrs. Munro, wife of William Manro,draper,abankrupt, shonld be compelled torefund to theestate .£IOO paid byherhus-band to the Wellington Trust and LoanSociety forher usein liquidationof amort-gage which she had created over someproperty of her own, or as an alterna-tive that an order should be made charg-ing the property with the said payment.Mr. Fitzherbert appeared for Mrs. Munro.It was alleged that in March, 1885, thebankruptstartedbusiness witha capital of.£2OO whichhis wifelenthim for trade pur-poses,and whichsheraised by mortgageonherproperty; that she had not proved forthewhole amount;and thaton the IstJuly,1887,andinJuly,1888,hepaidoutofhis ownmoneys two separate snins of.£SO each onaocount of themortgage. Itwas contendedontheother side that Mrs.Munrohad givenherhusbandthemoneyoutofhersavingsfromhouseholdexpenses. His Honour, ingivingjudgment,saidhe disbelieved thestatementas to how the money hadbeen paid. Hewas satisfied that the payment was madeout of themoneys of the bankruptat a timewhen he was in insolvent circumstances.Anorder wouldbe made for arefund of theJ2IOO, and in the alternative chargingitonthe property. Costs (£5 ss) were givenagainst Mrs. Munro. Thepublicexamina-tionof the bankrupt was adjourneduntil thenext sitting of the Court (24th April), asseveral charges under the Bankruptcy Actare pendingagainst him.

The following will represent the Welling-ton Rowing Club at the Lake Forsythregatta nextMonday:

—SeniorOutriggers—

T. M'Kay (stroke), T. Sullivan iNo.3),E.Rose (No.2), J. Darby (bow), cox,H.Dix.Champion Pairs— E.Eoso (stroke), T. Sulli-van (bow). Senior Double Sculls— T.M'Kay (stroke), J. Darby (bow). Sculls—T.M'Kay. Thecrews will leave onFridaynext.

Anumber of tenders for theformation ofOwen, Daniel, andCoromandel streets wereopened at the ordinary meeting of theCityCouncil onThursday eveninglast, but as itwas found that the lowest was much inexcess of the sum estimated, a committeewas appointed to confer with Mr. C. E.Capper, representative of Mr. Walter Turn-bull, now in England, who had offered tocontribute aportion of the cost in returnfor the improved valuethe workwouldgivethe Wellesley Block, of whichhe is owner.Tho committee communicated with Mr.Capper, who offered to contributehalf theamount of the lowest tenderin excessof theestimate. This offer was considered at aapooial meeting of the Council yesterdayafternoon, andit was resolved to accept it,the Council to pay the other half. Thetender ofThomas Collate, of Masterton,wasthen accepted. The meeting was attendedby theMayor andCouncillors Brown, Muir,Heaton, Harris, Chapman, Fraser, Seed,and Willeston.

At theMagistrate's Court this morning,before Mr. Robinson, R.M., two firstoffenders were charged with drunkenness.One of the couple was fined ss, with theusualalternative, and the other was let off,on consideration that he paid 2s oab hire.TimothyHoran alias Morrow was fined 5s jwith the alternative of 24 hours' imprison-ment, fordrunkenness,and Kate Norrie, anold offender, for a similar offence, was fined10s, with the alternative of undergoing 24hours' incarceration. Charles Williamson,charged with drunkenness and disorderlyconduct in Taranaki and Cuba-streets, wasfined £3, with the alternativeof six days' ingaol. Daniel Burke alias Davis, chargedwithvagranoy,was remanded by theCourtfor a week, the police undertaking in themeantime to ascertain if the friendsof theman would lookafter his welfare. Thehear-ingof acharge of the larceny of .£1 from aChinese market gardener namedWongKum,preferred against Alioe O'Donnell, was ad-journeduntil to-morrow,as theaccusedhadonlybeen arrestedthis morning.

The Rev.George Warner oontinued hismission services last evening in Sydney-street Churoh. There was alarge assemb-lage,and at an after-meetingover100 stoodup for conseoration. The service to-nightwill be of the same character.

The directorsof the Wellington WoollenFaotory are taking steps to establish alibrary in connection with the works, fortheuseof the operatives employed. Thesenownumberupwardsof 200. The directorshaveofferedto find accommodation, providebookcases,and contribute £ for £ with anyfunds raised by the hands themselves for thepurchaseof books. Mr. W. T. L. Traversand Mr.Heelshave already sent handsomesubscriptions towards thepurchaseof books,and Mr. T. K.Maodonald, the chairmanofthe company, has promised adonation of 50orGO volumes fromhisown library.

The Pioneer Lodge, 1.0.G.T., held a ses-sion lastevening in theGood TemplarHall,Manners-street. Therewas a largeattend-anoe,andBro.Robinson, C.T., presided. Avisit was paid the lodge by the JuvenileOrder, who entertained their seniors withacapital programme. Questions on alcohol,which were put by Superintendent Bro.Nicholls, were correctly answered. Fivenew members were initiated, and severalproposed. It was announced that degreeswould be conferred on Thnrsd&y evening.Sister Fisher, of the Dauntless Lodge,con-veyedthe fraternal greetings of that lodgeto the meeting. The lodge was dosed asusual after a pleasant evening had beenspent.

The Gospel Temperance meetings, underthe auspices of the Good Templars of thecity* heldevery Sunday eveningin theGoodTemplar Hall, Manners-street, are nowwell attended, j&nd are doing considerablegood. The meetings are of an interestingcharacter, consisting of ad4r,esses, sacredsinging, readings and recitations. Hymnbooksare provided. The attendance of thepublic is earnestly invited, and Christianand temperancefriends are solicited to helpand co-operate to make the meetings suo-cessful.

The Salvation Army announce Friday,Saturdayand Sunday next as three days ospecial war in connection with the visit of"Commissioner" Howardand"

Staff Officer"Howard. Tho services and arrangementsforeachday arereferredto intheadvertise-ment.

The Star team toplay against thePhoenixClubnext Saturday will be chosen fromthefollowing:— Brown,Chißholm, Dryden,Eyre,Gamble, Littlejohn,Manaill (2),Remington,Richardson.Roberts (2), Woon. Thesearerequested to practice, as only the menshowingthe best form will be picked.

The Rangitikei Advocate states that Mr.Hugh Fraser has sold his land on the leftbank of the Rangitikei river, a short dis-tance below the Bullsbridge, for £1200, toMr. Wheeler, of Awahuri. Therebeing160acres, theprice equals £7 10s anacre. Mr.Fraser has takenup land at Otaki,where itishis intentionto reside.

The Woodville Examiner says:— There is

afunguswhich iscausing great destructionto fruitandforest trees in the district. Itattacks theroots,killing them entirely. Itthiows out small white threads, and inavery short time destroys the roots. Itisprevalentin thevicinity of tawa stumps,orwhere taw?, stumpshavebeen extracted.

The annaaj cricket match between theGovernment Insurance and Property TaxDepartments takespla.ce OS tho Basin Re-serve to-roorrow. Play oommenqes at 10a.m. sharp. The teams are as follows:—PropertyTax— Firat team .- Brooke, Fowler,Douglas, Fulton, King, Kreeft, Marrya'tt,Knell, Leckie, Meek, and Oswjn. Secondteam: Atkinson, Barnett, Bishop,Easton,Chirk, Craig, Knowles, Lndbrook, Pierard,Tydoman, and Wood. Government Insur-ance—First team:Blacklock, Burnes, Fox,Gormley,Irvine, Kelling, Ralph, Thomson,Rose, Woon, and Young. Second team:Barker, Burnes, Dunne, Gurr, Hamerton,Jordan,Kennedy, Luckie,Lndbrook, Todd,andSmith.

We areasked tocallattention toaspecialdisplayof autumn and winter fashions at TeAm House,which willbe heldintheshowroom to-morrow,andweare giventounderstand that the exhibition willbe well wortha, visitof inspection.

Francis Sidey & Co. will sell to-morrow,irajery,&c.

Freeiwi E, Jackson & Co. will sellto-morrow,atJohnsonville. stock.4c.

Loves&loras willsell to-morrow,atMarterton,stock, &c.

" " *"'Noble Campbell & Co. wili e«U to-aorrov,fruit,produce, &c.George Thomas & Co. will tell to-morrow,fruit,&c.

THE EVENING POST, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.

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—From

9 a.m. till 6p.m., and p.m.to 8p.m. Time 'zivenforpaymentto accredited persons.

MR.PARKER uses the bestTeeth pro-onrable, theactual cost of which isverylittle. Hisohief ohargo, which is very .moderate, is forhisown sorvioes.

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Terrace,next WellingtonClub.'

W" HO'S GRIFFITHS?-Many of our !readers will remember seeing the fboardings of London plastered with this clegend and the reply thereto annexed, viz., (*'A Safe Man." Tothe nnitiated we may

'oxplainthathe was a manufacturer of ironsafes. To them we may also explain that $Messrs. Walter Nathan& Co.,of Lambton-iquay,holdalarge stockof ironsafes of allsizes— suitable for bankers, pnblio com-panies,professionalmen,business men,andprivate individuals. They are guaranteedboth fire-proof and burglar-proof:andhad -ourGovernmenthad theseinuseat some oftheir railwaystations, the national debt of "thiscolonymight havebeenreduced.

ASTEPAPERforSale. ApplylivenJ Cing-Post office. / £

THOMPSON & 00.(Lato Thompson, Shannon & Co.),

WAREHOUSEMEN, IMPORTERS, ANDMANUFACTURERS.

nPHE Only Firm in New Zealand whosupply thepublicdirect at tho

ACTUAL WHOLESALE PRICE.

AUTUMN, 1889Wo are now Bhowing an early Shipment

of

AUTUMN GOODS,GONfIIKTJNO Off

Ono CaHo Navy Estamine Dress Sprges,oolourguaranteed

Ono CaseColouredVolveteonß, all shadesOne Case Ladies', Maids', and Children's

Ulsters,a verycheapline,innewshapes

One Case Now Tapo Rdgo Faille Silk andSatin Ribbons, ovory oolour and allwidths

One CaHO BlaokMervialliouxSilks, allprioosOno Case Children's Plush and MorinoPelisses,allshades andprices

Also, aspecial line ofLADIES' BLACK AND COLOURED

BEADED, BRAIDED, ANDSMOCKED JERSEYS,

All sizes.These being part of a German Manufac-

turer's Stook, wore purchased inLondonatalarge discount, and wo shalloffer themat,a GreatReduction.

THOMPSON & CO.,PANAMA AND BRANDON ■ STREETS,

WELLINGTON.

Hourß of Business— 9 a.m. to 5.30p.m.On Saturdays we close at 2p.m.

WILSON&RICHARDSON'SYou will find thomoat beautiful

FRENCH CRETONNES,Art Designs and Colorings,

« 1/6J, 1/9, 1/11.Reodlar Prices, 2/2, 2/6, 2/9. (

Markedto clearat low quotations in conse-quence ofexcoasive imports.

Also,NEW IMPORTS

OPFAMILY AND DOMESTIC DRAPERY.

Sheetings,CounterpanesTowels,Table LinensCalicoes, ShirtingsScotch and Manchester MubmnrBlankets,FlannelsTapestries,CretonnesFurniture Trimminos andUpholsteryGoodsCarpets, LinoleumsMats,Matting

Allpurohased from the beßt manufacture^andfree from the middleman's profit.

WILSON&RICHARDSON58 and 60, LAMBTON-QUAY ANDBRANDON-STRKET.

BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS.

THE

"VTEW ZEALAND CLOTHING

FACTORY

Are showing a splendid stock of

BOYS' KNICKER SUITS,

MadefromNew Zealand Tweoda,guaranteed

to give goodsatisfaction, and.at prices

pleasing topurchaser*.

Branohes:

Lambton-quay and Cuba-street.

TUJT For Mirth 'tis (

Goodto know, 'Work is funWith SAPOLIO.

T. PRINGLE.

jj£ ACRAME TWIIhE,In Cardinal, Puoe, Old Gold,

Olive Green, White, Blue,Is 2d per £lb ball, or 12a 6d dozen balls

assorted.1doz balls post free for14s (3doaab.

TraoedZuluSplashers, Is l^d eaohAfternoonTea Covers,Is lideachN.D. Bags, 9dFringed N.D.Begs, la eaohTracedBrackets, Is 3d eaohPlushBrackets at 2s 5d and 2slid eachPlushMantleDrapes, 9s9dFelt MantleDrapes from 4s 5d eaoh

LIBERTY AND ORD3NTAL ANTIS,From2s eaoh.

SLIPPERS,Inbeautiful newdesigns, from 3s to 6s pair.

Traced Brackata, onsatin, 2s;onoloth,Is Sd.

TracedMantleDrapes, onblaok cloth,4s lOd eaoh.

SMOCKINGTRANSFERS.The wholesale prioe of the abovo goods 8

nearlydouble themoney wequote,but being the

Actual Manufacturers,I®" Our Customersreap thebenefit.

COMMENCED NEEDLEWORK,With Materials to finish,

Atanyprioe withinreasonupto the end ofthis month.

BALANCE of PERFORATED FELTWORK at Job Prices.

T. PRINGLE,49, LAMBTON.QUAY,

PIANOS.PIANOS.

PIANOB.JUST RECEIVED, a new shipment of**

my celebrated PIANOS, in variousand beautiful models, all over-strung, fullcompass, oheok aotion, and very latest im-provements.

fefe" Hesitate before purchasingJERRYPIANOS that in a year or twowill simplybeoome BOXESof WIRES.Itpays best in the long run to seonre agood artiole. The fact thatIoan refer to

sooresof customers speaks volumesfor theinstrumentIsell.You can seonre any of my Pianos by asmall weekly or monthly payment, or atWHOLESALE PRICESFOR CASH.

W. H. SPILLER,Opposite Government Buildings.

SALSALINE,THE GREAT FOOD PRESERVATIVE!THIS valuable antiseptio preparation istasteless, odorless,andperfeotlyharm-less. Itis guaranteed to keep meat, soup,milk, eggs, butter, fish, game, preserves,fruit, wine, and food of every descriptionsweet and wholesome tillrequired foruse.ONE SHILLING PACKET

will preserve20s worthof food.SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS k GROCERS

inIsand2s packets.Wholesale Ajfent-E.H.CREASE.

HERCULEBBAKING POWDER

Is the Best.Those whohavenot triedshould ask 'theirGrocer forit. MakeisplendidBread,Cakes,

Scones,Pastry to.,to

DONT FORGETTHIS is the Last Week of C. SMITH'S

Sale. Still further Reductions havebeen made. All theRemnants and OddLotahave been turned out and MUST BESOLD.

There isstillaLotof Travellers' Samplesto be disposedof To-morrow,at

C. SMITH'S,The Cash Draper,

Cuba-street.

MODES.EARLY AUTUMN AND WINTER

DISPLA V

OK THE

NRWKST NOVRLTIESIN

71/| ILLINRRV, TRIMMED BONNETS,

AND HATS,InFrench andEnglish StyloH,

opened this day.LA MODE,

Tho new HarlequinHat,recentlyregisteredat Home.

This hatcanbe had inabeautiful combi-nation of mixtures, and being trimmed, isstylish in the highest degree,and inexpen-siveat the same time.

Inspection Respectfully Invited.

KIRKCALDIE & STAINS,RETAILDRAPERS AT WHOLESALE

PRICES,For Ready Monet Only.

Office of White SewingMachineCo.,Cleveland,0., Oct.30, 1888.

ToF. J.W. FEAR,Esq., Wellington.

WE take pride in stating that the"WHITE

"was awarded theSilverMedal, the highest premium, at theGreat Centennial Exhibit at Cincinnati, asthe Bbst Machine fob Family Pur-poses, and this in competition with theDomestic, Nkw Home, and SinobrMachines. No better compliment to theWhite oould havepossiblybeenmade,fromthe faot that the award was based "uponlight running andnoiseless qualities^dura-bility of construction, devices for takinguplost motion, and general adaptability forfamily purposes," thusemphatically and de-cisively declaring the White to bethebestSewingMaohineinthomarket to-day. Withsuch amaohine, baokedup by declarationsundeniable, you aremore invinciblein com-petition than ever. Verily, the

"White is

King," the Victor in one of the greatestcompetitive examinations ever held in thiscountry,pronouncedthe best,andmustleadin competition for time to come.

Sincerelyyours,WHITESEWING MACHINECO.

The White,Rotary Shuttle Standard, No.7 Peerless, and other Maohines in stock;also. Needles and duplicate parts for allmachines. Repairs promptly and skilfullyexecuted. F.J.W. FEAR,Machinist andImporter. Willia-street.

WHY IS ITYou oan always depend on getting a good

artiole ifyoubuyCREASE'S Al COEFEE,

IN THE TINS?BECAUSE this article is a special pre-

paration, tho result of years of ex-perience and labour. The selection andblending of the finest Coffees known havebeen studiedcarefullyuntil the present com-bination hasbeen adopted as perfect, andoannot fail to givo univoraal satisfaction tooonsuuiers.

Ask Your Grocer for

CREASE'S Al COPEEE,Inlib and21b Tins,

And yon are sure to eat the right article.

CORRESPONDENCE.

WE do not hold ourselves responsiblefor the opinions expressed by our

correspondents;but whatovery ono of themsay must be true, that for Pure Confec-tionery G. H. THORNTON has no equal,and as it is the wish of all tohave the bestarticle to ensure success,customers cannotdo bettor thanask for

G. H. THORNTON'S PURECONFECTIONERY.

Wholesalo Manufactory, Manners-street,Wellington.

SPONGES! SPONGES !OAA BATH SPONGES,{./vFvf From 6d to la 6d Eaow.

800 BATH SPONGES,From 6d to Is GdEach.

800 BATH SPONGES,From 6d to Is 6d Each.

A CheapLine op FeedingBottles,White glass, screw cap,blaok fittings,with

twobrußhea inboxcomplete,forONE SHILLING.

H. BBITTAIN,Chemist, Manners-street.

WELLINGTON TRUST, LOAN, ANDINVESTMENT COMPANY

(Limited.)

npHE above Company is prepared to-*" receive DEPOSITS at the following

rates:—

Atoall ... 3i percent.6 months 4& percent.12 months Hper oent.

WM. BOYD,Seor'tary.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

MRS. THORPE, R.C.S.C.has removedto Olga House, Cambridge-terrace.

Hours of consultation, 1to 2.30 p.m., and6 to7.30p.m

A/T IS S B U R N S,

(Late of Kirkcaldie and Staina)Hascommenced business aa

DRESS AND MANTLE MAKER.In Cleland's Buildings, near St. George's

Hall,Lambton-quay.

Fit andWorkmanshipGuaranteed.Charges Moderate.

Ladies' ownMaterials made up.

TO-MORROWThere willbe a superbdisplayof Autumn and Winter Fashions,inMillinery,Mantles, Costumes,and Children'sOutfitting,inTHE SHOWROOM, to which allthe Ladies of this Cityand Suburbsarerespeotfully invited

TO-MORROWat the

Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse,

TE ARO HOUSE.

boing of the fity. Let uh add to the richman's store, for tho poor hathnofriends anilnanbutdio.— lurn,&c,

An IndignantBatki-aybr.12th March,1889.

Tho Chief Juatice intimated to Mr.Fitz-herbort thiaafternoon that hehad reversedthe decision given by him yeHterday in thecase in which Mr«. Miinro, wife of WilliamMunro, draper, wanordered to refund £100tothe estate of her husbund. HisHonoursaid that on further consideration he hadcome to Ihoconclusion that there had beenno fraudulent preference, the two Bums of£50 each havingbeen paid some time beforethe periodof three months within the filing.The questionof costs wasreserved.

Anadjourned meetingof the BankruptcyCourt, for thepurposeofpubliolyexaminingThomas Fitzpatrick,labourer, washeld thisafternoon, the Chief Jnstico presiding.Tho case was adjourned from yester-day in order to enable the bank-rupt to bo present, but ho was stillabsent when the Court opened thisafternoon. Mr. Fitzherbert, for thedebtor,applied for an adjournment until the nextregularsittingof theCourt. Mr.Menteath,whoappeared for the creditors, pointedoutthat several witnesses were in attendance.Mr. Fitzherbort explained that he wasquite at a loss to understand the reasonwhy hia client was not preaent. Thedebtor had been most anxious to undergopublic examination, and had come downfrom Huntervilleon twoprevious occasionsfor that purpose. Ontheapplication of Mr.Fitssherbert the case was adjourned until10 o'olook on Monday. His Honour statedthat if thedebtor wasnot theninattendancea warrant wouldbe issued forhisarrest.

Two stacks of barley upon the farm ofMr. Andrew Considine,of Martinborough,woro destroyed by fireonMonday last. Thestacks caught firewhile threshingoperationswore procoeding,andit is supposedbeoamoignited byaspark from tho engine. Itwaiwith groat difficulty that the combine undengine were saved, there being no waterhandy. The staoks were valued at £160,and wereuninsured. Conatable Maokay andseveral neighbours proffered assistanco inpreventing the fire spreading to other pro-perty.

Thes.b. Wanaka, whicharrived from Lyt-telton thisafternoon,brought the followingpassengers :— Dr.Foot,Hon.G. Fisher. Rev.L. M.Isitt,Messrs. Turnbull, Biss, M'KayandHyman,and10 steerage.Thecreditorsof Thomaß Scott Proudfoot,

accountant, met at the Official Assignee'soffice this morning, the Official Assigneepresiding. The debtor submitted a state-ment to the meeting, in whiohhe attributedhis bankruptcy to having to meet heavycalls made upon him by the Opera HousaCompany, to several losses over a busi-ness transaction with a Melbourne firm,losses in connection with a boarding-houso kept by his wife, and finally,in conseqnence of pressure of one of hisoroditors, who pnt a bailiff into tho pro-miaos. Themeetingafterexaminingthebank-ruptonoathpassed tho followingresolutions s—

(U"

That thebankruptbeallowed toretainhis furniture over and above the amountallowed by tho statute ;" (2)

"That thecreditors presont offer no objootion to thebankrupt roceiving his immodiate dis-charge

Tho oivil business of the Magistrate'sCourt was disposed of as follows, byMr. Bobinson E.M., this morningi—Judg-mont summons— W.Newell v. W. Quinton,£8 8b2d;_no order fordefendant. Judgmentfor plaintiff was given in the oaseof the Empire Loan Company v. Robert-son and Co., a olaim of £32 8s Bd,£3 12s costs being allowed. The plain-tiff was nonsnited in the oase of Thoa.Twist v. J. H. Woodger, claim of £215s, and on the action brought byWilliam and William John Wise againstC. Bath for the recovery of £5 forwages said to he duo under an indenture.His Worship declined jurisdiction,and al-lowed the defendant £3 3s costs.

A meeting of the creditors of WilliamGrant, builder, was held thia afternoon,the Official Assignee- being in the chair,The debtor, in hjs written statement, saidthat about two yearsago, through slaoknesßof work andlosses,hooamedown fromAuck-land,beingthenindebtabout £200. Duringthe first year inWellington hebaroly earneda living. Nine monthsago he started con-tracting, andhad been fairly successful infouroutof five contractswhichhehad takenup. He wasamarried man, witha family.He had kept no books of accounts. Sixweeks this year he had done no work.Hehad paidoffsomeof his Auckland debtssince heoame to Wellington. Ho had beenrecently pressed by one of his creditorsfor payment. Had Bpent only from £5 to£6 per month in household expenses, andon this had a wife and five childrento keep. A creditor remarked that it wasvery strango the bankrupt should cometo Wellington and run into debt withAuckland debts hanging round his neck.Ho should have filed whenhe firstoame toWellington. The meeting decided thatthe bankrupt should be allowed to retainhis furniture over and above the amountallowed byBtatute, and itwas alsoresolvedto offerno opposition tohisdischarge.

A brass band hasboen engaged to give amoonlight concert on the bowling green atthe Island Bay Hotol to-morrow ovoning,and specialarrangementsfor conveyingpas-sengers from town have been made byMr.A. Turner, the proprietor, with Cobb A Co.,whose palace cars will leave GovernmentBuildingsat aquarterpast 7.Inview of the Easter tour the following

members of the Poneke FootballClub havebeen selected to go into active training atonce,and will meet to-night at 7.30 on theBasin Reserve for a run-.— Astill, Atkins,Beck,Blaoklock,Bridaon,Broderick,Brown,Burte, Baumber, Clarke, Coulton, Donton,F. Dixon, Epuni Ano, Ewing, Faulkner,Gamble, Hood, W. Johnson, C. Johnßon,Jaokßon, W. King, M'lntyre, M'Mahon,Merlet (2),Moorhouse, Mountier, Muir (3),Nesbitt (2), Nicholls, Beioh, Boberts, G.Bobinson, Sim, Storey, Stuart, Thompson,Townßend, Tuoker,Turnbull.

The attention of our readers is direotedto an advertisement of an address to bedelivered at the Girls' Friendly SocietyLodge, Vivian-street,onFriday eveniDg,byMiss Faulkner, a lady of wide experiencein women's work in England. All G.F.S.associatea and membersareinvited toattend,as well aa any others who aro interested inthesubject. Admissionis free.For contvnuai\on 01readingmatter tee fourth

page.

SECOND EDITION.tfutiffe Denniston on the Bench.

|ByTelkoiuph.][UNITED PBEBB ASSOCIATION.]

Chribtchurch, ThiB Day.Mr. Justice Denniston aat, for the firht

tim* inChrißtchurcb, this morning inBank-raptoy. There waa alarjrogathoringof bar-riatorHto welcomo tho new Judge. Mr. T.S. WentoD, on bohalf of tho liar, congratu-lated him on Ilia promotion. His Honoursuitablyreplied.

Thes.sArawa atPortChalmers

[BT TKIiKORAPH.||on!tkd prbBB association.i

Pout Chalmers, This Day.Atrivod— B.S. Arawa, CaptainStuart. She

loft Plymouth at <> p.m. on 2fltli January,Tenerineat 8 p.m. on 31st, Capetown at 5p.m.on16th February, andHobart at noonon7th Maroh. She brings 2000 tonscargoand102 paasongerH. There woro no birthaor ddeathhhon the voyage. Thopemonnel ofthoofficorH i« the same as on the last voyage.PassengerH

— Saloon:MeawrH. Abbott, Loes,Dowharat (2). Hocondcabin:MissBristow.Mra. Walker, Mr. and Mr». Harrison andchild, Mr. and Mrs. Stuckey and 7 children,Rev.Mr.BriHtow, Mr. Wilson. Steerage:Miss Uatty, Mr. and Mrs. Dv Temple,McßHrs. Diokaon, King, Marlsnawl,Rogers,Small, Weir.

Supreme Court, Sittings.

|llr Tki.kcuai'H.l|I)NITKJ> I'KKHH AKHOCIATION.!

Dunkoin,11th March.Mr. Justice WilliainH loft for Oaraaru to

holdthe half-yeurly sittingsthere. Two ofthe accused wore committed on the 15thSeptomber,andhavotherefore boonawaitingtrialnearly six months.

The s.s.penguin Ashore.

[UNITED PKKBS ASSOCIATION.IAucKTiAND,11th March

The steamer Penguin, from the South,arrived off Manukau bar about 3 a.m. onSunday, and, orosHing safely, steamed upthe obfinnol and passed Puponga Point.Captain Borneob thenstooredfor theanchor-age ground, and kopt the load Hue goingtill about daylight. Though the soundinghad denoted plonty of water immediatelyprevious, the steamer grounded on a smallDankaboutnino miles fromOnehunga wharf,of whose existenae thecaptainwasunaware.The engines woro rovorsed and all effortsmado togot the vohholoff, butwithoutavail.On information of tbo mishap reaching One-hunga, theb.s. Manukau was sent down totho Penguin, and brought the passengersashore. Effortß weromado this morningtofloat tho Ponguin, but withoutavail. ThoOairloah, whenpassing put on a voyage toNow Plymouthat full tide, tried to tow thovessel off, but unsuccessfully. A furthoreffort will bo put forth in tho morning athigh water.

[BYTELEGRAPH.][UNITED PREBB AHSOCIATION.J

CiißißTfiiuiton, ThisDay,Albert Wells was remanded to Auckland

to-dayonaolmrtfoof stealingthree diamondrings, the propertyof Carl Kolin,

The Volunteers.

The City Biiles will hold a competitionfor tho company's toloscopo and ammuni-tion prizo to-morrow morning, at PolbillGully. Banges,300and 500 yards;10 shots.Two markers will boengaged,so uh to allowmen to got away early. A Class are par-ticularlyurged to attend. Ammunition attho Drillshedat 7.30 to night.

The following members of the City Eifleshavodecided toattendthe Blenheimmeetingof the New Zealand Bifle Association :—SergeantM'Bean, Corporal Bankiti, Volun-teers A.C. Atkinson, J. Wilson, F.Moore,Cato, and Boddington. Volunteer Lukowill probably attend.

Kntrios for tho N.ZR.A. mooting willoloae to-morrow evening.

Te Koott's Escape from thechathams.

Captain W. H.L. Beamish, who is nowresidentinWellington,has furnishedus withthe following notes as to the esoape of ToKooti from the Chtahams, whero he wasStationedat thattime -.—.—

TheBifloman,in wbioh ToKooti escaped,was a schooner, simply ohartered by Mr.Hood,who hastraded intheislands formanyyear*. The St. Kilda was theGovernmentBteamer at that time, andhad just left, hav-ing landed a quantity of seed wheat andsome ploughsandharrowsandtho noeesaarystores for the prisoners. Theso prisoners,or Hau Hans, had been promised, con-ditionally, by the Government that, ifthey behaved themselves in a satisfac-tory manner, at the expiration of twoyears they should be released. This timehad justelapsed when the St. Kilda oame,and no doubt it immediately occurred tothem that all these ploughs andsoed wheat,and stores, meant further imprisonment.They immediately concocted a scheme toseize the Rifleman after the departure ofthe steamer,and esoape to New Zealand. Asmall ketch oalled the Florence happenedto be anchored at Waitangi at the time.Tbe,re had been Buspioiouß signs thateverything wasnot at it should be, andIhad remarkedto tho E.M. and others thatsome outbreak wasintended,but they pooh-poohedthe idea at once. My brother, whopadbeena captainin the 14th BegimentinNew Zealand, and, like myself, an oldsoldier, whilstinWellingtonhadadvisedthethenDefence Minister that some ontbreakwas likely to occur, more partionlarly asthe guard had been reduced from some35 men to only 9, and urged that armsand ammunition Bhonld be issued to theBottlers. Aocordingly thesewereBent down,but never distributed, being simply left intheir packing Cases in the lookup. Theattack was well planned, and flax ropes orties were)preparedby the Hau-hans to bindtheBottlers with. Afew shots worefired, andwo wore all individually attacked. Iwasptandingnear the garden gate whenIsawwhat had ooourred. Iwas trying to getthrough the gate to gpt a loaded revolverwhen Iwas rushed. The first man Idisposed of,butIwas quiokly overpoweredthrowndown andsat uponby some four orfive of tho Maoris, who literally sat uponmy head. Istruggled voryhard, realisingwhatwas about to takeplaco, andoneoalledout, "Omaite toke," whioh means, "Giveme atomahawk." A man standing along-sidesaid,"Beamish, be quiet, and all willberight."Ineverbefore or since, thatIcanremember, was so very quiet as on thatoooasion, but Ioertainly thought that Ishould never be Bpared, and what troubledme at that moment was the distractingthoughtof the danger to my wife,to whomIhad been but reoently married. Ihadserved in the14th Hussars in the Persianexpedition, n&der Outram and Havelock,also through the mutiny, under Sir HughBoso, whereIwas wounded and had mychargershot under me, and had since beenin the Carriboo diggings, in the KookyMountainsinBritishColumbia,amongstalotof Yanks,wherepistols and bowies werenotuncommon, andIoansafely sayIfelt thisTe Kooti soare the worst of thelot. How-ever, this isa digression. Iwas then hand-cuffed andlashed round thoankles with theflax ropes thathad been prepared for us,andmarched, or rather hustled, into thelook-up, whereIfoundthe B.M.and severalothers who were in the settlement at thetime. We expeoted the Maoris to firea volley into tho look-up every moment.They marched Captain Thomas, the E.M.,into the Courthouse between a file of menarmed with loaded oarbinea,and made himopen the iron safe, where some £560 waspiaoed for security, and this, with the armsandammunition, was nearlyall theytookupwith them. They mademy wife take themovermyhouse, and they seizedwhat moneyIhad, together with myrevolver,threaten-ing to take her on board with them.It took some time for them to get onboard inboats, but as soon as mywife sawtheyhadnearly got thelast boatoff she randown to the blacksmith's shop (the black-smith was an old man, and they had notmolested him),and «he brought bim to thelookup tobreakopen the door,whiohhedid,and wewore onoemore free. Itwas asightto be remembered to see our worthyE.M.suooting up the hill with his handcuffson. One man had been tomahawked atthe barraoks by one of the Hau-hauß,Tomiana Tiki Tiki, through some jealousywith regard to his wife, but Ithink ToKootiplanned the affair thatnoone shouldbe injured, if possible, bo that when theylanded in New Zealand the Governmentwouldconsider that their escape had beenarranged without muoh violence beingoffered to thesettlers, but onhis landing inPovertyBayhe found himself immediatelypursued, and consequently retaliated, andthe Poverty Bay massaore was the sadresult. No doubt, if they had beenmoreefficiently guarded, or if the Govern-menthadreleasedthorn, as they had virtu-ally promised, all this would not havoocourred, and thecountry would havo beensavedmany valuable lives, together with avastamount ofmoney which was expendedin the pnrsuit. Te Kooti andhis peoplowere alwaysmost leniently treated in theChathams, andit isuntruo thatany floggingtook place.

THE HONESTY OF THE CITYCOUNCIL.

♥ .TO THE EDITOR.

Itmust bo a matter of interest to rate-payers like myself owningproperty in thoNewtown diatriot to examine the honestyof the City Council with respeot to neoea- jearyworks. During the wholeof this 'sum-mer wehavebeen cryingont for acompara-tively small expenditure for drainage, thepoisoning that is going on in manyof ourstreetsbeing onlyunderstood by thoso whohaye to pass the open sowers of the Cor-poration day by day in going: and return-ing from their work. We have been toldthat there is no money available for drain-age. If this is so, how is it that the CityCounoil were ablo yesterday tovotemanyhundreds of pounds to form thoseportionsof Owen, Daniel, and Coromandel streets,upon wbiohnotasoul isnowliving. But ifno one is living there,awealthy absentee,who haamade tens of thousandsof poundsout of this oity, owns all the landfronting these streets, and as he wantsto sell his land, he "rolls the log,"offers to contribute a share of the cost,gets the streetsmade at the expense of theratepayers, and then will sell to the rate-payers at alargely increased prioe the landwhichhas been made valuable by the ex-penditure pf their own money. And forone-half of the sumwhioh the City Counoilhave votedfor this iniquity the health andmay be thelivesofmany in Newtown ocrnldbe preservedby the closing up of thevileohannels reeking in garbage whioh runthrongh its streets. Truly theCity Councilare worthyguardiansof the health andwell-

THE EVENING POST, TUESDAY MARCH 12, 1889.NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION,

1883-1890.

A PUBLIC Meeting to take into con-aideration the means of securing an

adequate representation of the industriesand products of the Wellington ProvincialDistrict at the forthcomingExhibition, will

bo held at theEXCHANGE HALL (Late Athen^dm),THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, 12th mat.,

At8 o'clock p.m.

Mr.B. E.N.Twopeny will be in attend-ance and address the meeting.

By orderS. CAEROLL,

Secretary of LocalCommittee.MILKMEN'SPICNICCOMMITTEE.

npHE following Committeemen are re-X quested to attend the meeting to be

held at the Nag'sHeadHotelon WEDNES-DAY,13th, at 8 p.m. :— F. Cowlan, P. Cole-man, C. Greaveß, T. Monahan,T. Eobinaon,J.Tarr.

T. COOPER,Secretary.

THE WELLINGTON MEAT PRESERV-ING AND REFRIGERATING CO.

(Limited).

ANExtraordinaryMeetingof theShare-holders of the Company will be held

at theChamberofCommerce,Lambton-quay,Wellington,on TUEBDAY, the 26th March,at2p.m.

Business:To oonfirm the following resolutions,

passed at the Ordinary General Meetingholdon the 28th February:

—1. That thecapital of the Company be

reduced from £27,750, divided into3700 shares of £7 10s each, to£18,500, divided into3700 shares of£5 each;and that auoh reductionlie effeoted by cancelling capitalwhiohhas been lost to theextentof£2 10s per share upon each of the3700 shares whiohhavo been issued,bo that £1 5b only shall bedeemedto have been paid on all sharesalreadyissued, which are not fullypaid-upshares.

2. To inoreaae the number of Direotorato aeven.

By order.F. FAHRENBACH,

Secretary.Wellington,12th Maroh,1889.

DEPABTUEE OF HIS EXCELLENCYTHE GOVEENOB.

A FAREWELL LUNCHEON■£*■ WILL BE GIVEN TOHIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

ANDLADY JERVOIS AND FAMILY,

AT THEGARRISON HALL,

ONSATUEDAY, 16th MABCH,

At 2p.m.

Tioketa oanbeobtained fromtheprincipalbooksellors,from theCommittee, or fromtheundersigned. Price— Gentleman's ticket,7s6d;lady's ticket, ss.

JAMES AMES,Hon. Sec.

Note.—

The sale of tickets will closeonWednesday next.

Bth March,1889.TSLAND BAY.

A PLEASANT TEIP.

A BEASBBAND will playDanceMusicon the Bowling Green at the Wand BayHotel in the moonlight TO-MOEEOWEVENING, commencing at eight o'clook.Specialarrangementshave been made withMessrs.CobbA Co.for conveyingpassengersfrom town to and from the Bay in theirPalaceCars, which leave GovernmentBuild*ingsat 7.15 p.m.

A. TUBNER,Proprietor.

LODGE ST. ANDBEWS, No. 639, S.C.

MEMBERS are requested tomeet at theMasonic Hall, Bouloott-Btreet, TO-

MORROW (Wednesday), 13th. at 8p.m.,topay afraternal visit toLodgoWaterloo.By command of the R.W.M.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH,Sydney-street.

npHE R«v. GEO.WARNEB willcontinuehis Mission in the above Churoh THISEVENING. Service at 7.30. Sankey'sHymns.

TyriSS FAULKNEB will deliver an

APDRESS TO WOMEN at the G.F.S.LodgeonFEIDAYEVENING,15thMarch,

at8o'clock. AdmissionFree.

SALVATION ABMY.THEEE DAYS OF SPECIAL WAR,

FEIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY,15th,16th, and17thMaroh.

VISIT OF COMMISSIONER HOWAED,Also Staff-Officer Howard (withharp),

Col. Taylor,MajorBolfe,20,Field Officers,

FRIDAY, 15th. 6.30 p.m.-

RECEPTIONTEA. Tiokota, Is. Followed by Mam-moth Meeting. Commissioner Howardwill speak of the Army's advancethroughout the world.SATUEDAY,16th. 7.-15— BigBoom.

SUNDA_ -Great Day of War.Cohe inCrowds.

NEW ZEALAND EIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ENTRIES for the N.Z.B.A. Meeting,tobe held at Blenheim, commencingon

the18th instanf,dose TO-MOEBOW (Wed-nesday) EVENING, at the Garrißon Hall,from 7 till 9.

J. T. TAYLOB,Local Seoretary.

MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OFAUSTRALASIA,Established1869

(Incorporated byAct ofParliament),

ISthe second oldest MutualLife Office inthese colonies, andwaa thefirst tofree

Assurances from harassing restrictions.Great inducement is offered to intendinginsurers by thia proaperoua Association.Thoir new tablesare unique j no otherofficeoffers thesame inducements.

Mr. P. Gill, formerly Agent for theColonialMutual, has been appointed repre-sentativefor Petone andHntt districts.

Address—P. GILL,

Lower Hutt.

TUTIRROR PLATE GLASS,Picture FrameMouldingsBoom-topMouldingsEnamel Paints (allshades), Ac, Ao.

A splendid stock jnst landed, exBrahmin.TUSTIN BROS.,

Oiland Colour Merchants.NOTICE OF EEMOVAL.

THE Wellington Offioe of tho New Zea-land Mutual Creditors' Association(Limited)and theofficeof publication of theTrade Protection Gazette of New Zea-

land have been BEMOVED to No. 11Brandon-street (Edwards ACo.).

N O TIclii!TTAVINGdisposed of myTailoringBusi-"-

neaß in Cuba-street to Mr.A.Lilley,Idesire to thank my old customers for theirpatronago, and ask for a continuance oftheir favours for my auooessor.

W. T. WHITTAKER.In reference to theabove,Ibog to inform

the public itwill be my special aim to givesatisfaction to those who may favour mewith their orders by promptness, civility,and despatch. Fit and style guaranteed.Prices moderate.

A. LILLEY.THE LAST WEEK

OP

TONES' GREAT CLEARING SALE.

GOODS MUST BE SOLD,As Mr. Varcos takes possession on

Monday,18thMaroh.J. JONES,

168, Upper Willis-strkbt.(Facing Dr. Bawson's.)

Come one,come all. Thia ismy last week.Leaving Wellington.

ACCOUNTS due to tradesmen by HisExcellenoy the Governor are to besentin totheAide-de-Camp, at GovernmentHouse, by 10 o'clock onSaturdaymorninir.the16th March.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

THE friends of Mr. James Cattell areinvitedto attendthefuneralof hislatewife, Ann, whioh will leaTe hie residence,Molesworth-atreet, on WEDNESDAY, the13thinstant, at 3 o'clookp.m.

PABSONS A CLARK,Undertakers, Pipitea-atreet.

A YOUNG Man, age 23, would like toJr%. meet withayounglady withaview to Imatrimony. Addreaa H.8., General PostOffice, Wellington.

OST,GoldWatch Pendant, spadeguineaon one side, onyx with orest on theother;smallpieoeof ohainattached. Finderwill berewardedby returningto W. Little-johnA Son, Lambton-qnay.LOST, a pair of Spectacles, in~Hobßon-street. Will finder kindly return toMrs.KennethDonglaa,Hobßon-street.LOST,between IslandBayandNewtown,

Parcel containing silk running panttand jersey. Finderrewarded. ApplyEven-ingPoßt.

OST, on Saturday night, aFox-terriorPup,two months old;one blaok spot

nearthe tail. Finder will please return toR.H.Fisher, 89,Cuba-street.

tCOMFORTABLE Board and Residence/ for one or three gentlemen, or fur-

nishedapartments. Hot and shower bath;piano;good view of the harbour; termsmoderate. Fern Villa, Clifton-terrace, offWellington-terraoe.

UPERIOB Apartments for two gentle-men friends, hot and shower bath, on

Wellington-terraoe. For address, applyEveningPost office.■\7ACANCIES for three or four gentlemen

T (friends preferred);bath and piano;terms moderate. Apply Arawa, Ghusnee-atreet,afewdoors above Gear's.

VACANCY foryonng Lady,orYouth, inprivate family, Sussex-Bquare; no

otherboarders;tram passes thedoor. Foraddress, applyEveningPoßt offioe.

WHITEHALL, Bouloott-Btreet.—

Pri-vateBoardinghoußG. Vacancies for

permanent boarders and visitors ; everyconvenience and accommodation; centralposition;splendidview;termsmoderate.

BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS.

"O HANNAH A CO. havepurchased theentire stockof BootsandShoes in theinsol-vent estate of Kinross A Co., Merchants,Napier.

A Great Special Sale now on. Bar-

gains for everybody. Do not fail to visitHannah'sCash BootMarket,Cnba-street.

Ladies' superior Walking Shoes, 4s lid;strong Elastics, 3a lid; a lot of Buperior-mado Colonial Boots, various makes, very

cheap. Hannah's Cash Boot Market, 28,

Cuba-atreet.

VERY aoon our Bporting men willjboastir,as the opening of the shooting

seasonis athand. Game ofallkinds is saidto beplentiful,and good sport is in store.Messrs.Walter Nathan A Co.have openedup new shipmentsof Fowling Pieoos, Am-munition,andSportingMaterial ofallkinds,and sportsmen will do well to pay theirestablishment avisit. Theyhaverecoived afurthersupplyof the ShrapnellShells, whiohgave suchsatisfactionlastyear. They havealso to hand Ball Traps, Feathered Balls,Brass Counters,and several other noveltieswell worth inspeotion.

FOB SALE,splondidFarmProperty,nearCarterton; 100aore Farm,atParkvale,

2} miles fromtho flourishing townof Carter-ton, quite level, first-class soil,all oleared,subdivided into eight paddooks, and laiddown in best English grasses, with sub-stantiallybuilteight-roomed dwelling,barn60 by 24, dairy 20 by 12 (bothqnito new),washhouse, cowsheds, pigsty, fowlhouee,one aore orchard, with fruit trees in fnllbearing.' This propertyhas afrontage of20chains to the main roadfromCarterton toGladstone, the front being planted withornamental treea, is quite oloae to theStateschool, and, taken altogether, ia a moatoompleteandwell-appointed farm. Twentyfirst-classmilking cowsand other atookcanbe taken at valuation. Terms easy.

A. W. BEOWN,LandandEstateAgent,

Panama-street.InOB SALE OR TO LET-

Country Store and Timber Yard, inRichmond, eight milea from Nelson.

Ownerselling as he is going into hotelbusiness.

For fnllparticulars apply toDWAN BROS.,

Land andEstateAgents,Williß-streot ;

Orto V.GBANVILLE,Richmond, Nelson.

OB SALE, Pony, Cart, and Harness.Thepony is quiet,fouryearsold, and

suitable foragentleman's family or parcel-deliverycart. Forparticnlara apply to

W. A J. STAPLES,Original Boot Shop,

No. 86, Willia-atreet.

FOB SALE, the Lease of the OriginalBoot Shop, No. 86, Willis-street;

also thestock and fixtures at a valuation.Being the oldest boot shop in tho city, itpresents espeoial inducement to a pushingman. Thepresent occupiers are givingupretail trade. Forparticulars'apply

W. A J. STAPLES,Boot Manufacturers,

St. Hill-etreet.A~GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

FOR SALE, an old-established, snugGrocery Business, in a moßt thickly-

populatedneighbourhood;asplendid chanceforabeginner. For particularsapply to

A. W. BROWN,LandandEstateAgent,Panama-street.

JAND FOB SALE,

Opposite Township of Brooklyn, with 300feet to main road, situated at Ohiro, con-taining 9 acres 3 roods 34 perches, beingpart of Seotion No. 14 on the plan of thesaidOhiroDistrict.

There is plentyofspringwateranda four-roomed cottage erected thereon, and thewhole makes a capital grazing ground.Title, LandTransfer.

For further particnlara and terms, whioh 'are easy,apply to

SHOBTT AEEID,Auctioneers.

PIANO.

FOE SALE, superior walnut Piano,triohord throughout, overstrung,ironframe, equaltonew;abargain.

SHOBTT A REID,Auctioneers,Cornbill-street.

FOB SALE, cheap, at the end of presentfruit season,90acresof Land,more or

lesa, situated at Morrison's Bush, withfrontage toLowerValleyroad;well adaptedfordairy. Seventeencows andheifers canbe had withthe place. About 10 acres ofgood orohard, also patch of walnut trees,breakwind of native bush, thickly plantedwithpeach and quince trees,doing a largefruit business. Apply to J.Hollard,on theplace.

OTELS.— We have and want Hotelseverywhere, so buyers and sellers

should oall upon us before deciding else-where. The most reliable information andassistance can be obtained, for wemake itonr BO6INKSS to spare no trouble to suitboth bnyers and sellers. Loans arrangeddaily, from £100 to £1000. Hotels boughtand sold within 24hours.

DWAN BROS., Willis-Btreet.

FOB SALE, oheap, anew Light SpringCart, suitable foragrocer,dairyman,

or any general purpose;withor withoutlampß attached. Cart to be seen at Mr.Williams', blacksmith's shop, Courtenay-place. For termsapply to C. A. Anniaon,125,Cnba-Btreet,City.

FOR SALE, a six-roomed House inNor-mandy-terraoe,offMarjoribanka-street;fine view of the city and harbour; everyconvenience. Apply to B. Fallows,on thepremises.

OR SALE, Single-aeated Buggy, DogCarts, and Sulky. Great bargains.

Apply Geo. Luke, coach factory,Taranaki-Btreet.tpOB SALE, Piano; second-hand; very

cheap. W. H.Spiller,opposite Govern-mentBnildingß.

FOE SALE, cheap, two good Pianos;one by Bord. Apply F. J. Pinny,

MusicDepot,Manners-street.OB SALE, a Child's Pony; perfectly

quiet;price, £4. Address A.8.,Box232,PostOffice.OB SALE, Suits, with extra Trousers,

50b, 55b, and 60s. Dalton, Tailor43, Cnba-Btreet."17108 real sterling valueDalton'b SuitsJL can't beapproached. 43 Cuba-street.

WANTED, the boot-buying people ofWellington, one and all, to call at

theOriginalBootShop,No. 86,Willis-street,and observeourprioes and goodsbeforepur-chasing elsewhere. We are selling Girls'School Boots, 10 to 13, 4a 6d; do, 7 to 9,3a 6d1do, 4t06, 2b 6d;Youths' StrongNailed Shooters,Itos, 7s 6d;do,10 to13,5b 6d;do,7 to 9, 4a 6d. W. AJ. Staples,OriginalBoot Shop,No. 86, Willis-street.

WANTED, the public to know that£500 worthofBoots and Shoes have

to beBold at the OriginalBoot Shop withinthenext14 days,and to clear them withinthattime wehavemade evenfurther reduc-tions in prices, and such aa must effect aspeedy clearance. Intending purchasersshouldlose no time,but call at once. W.andJ. Staples,No. 86, Willis-street.

WANTED KNOWN,Good News.

YEE CHONGTea Merohant, has just landed hia NewSeason's Teas, and every purchaser of onepound of tea will receive apound of bestsugar free;beat teas, 2s and la 8d;im-ported jars Preserved Ginger, all sizes.Groceries and fruit at lowest possible prioeforcash. Address,30, Manners-Btreet,nextArcade

npUSTIN BEOS.Oil andColourMerchants,

Intend to clear all present stock from theirWillis-Btreet premises, at lowest prioes, to■ayetrouble of removal.

New Premises,Manners-street, willbeoccupied inafortnight.

THE TAILORINGDepartment

at thoWholesale Family Drapery Warehouse,

TE ARO HOUSE.GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING toorder forBUSINESS, for PROMENADE, or forDRESS, in BEST VALUE, and moat

APPROVED STYLH, at moderatochargea.

TWEED SAC SUITS from 755.TEOUSERS from 18s 6d.

SERGERETTES for SUITS,WORSTEDS for SUITS,

TWEEDS for SUITS,at pricesrangingfrom 75s to

SIX GUINEAS.

Colonial and other Tweeds for hard wear.

LADIES' BIDINGHABITS.A verylarge stock of Habit Cloths, Vene-

tians.Meltons, Ao. The groatsuccess whiohhasattendedua inthis branoh otour Tailor-ing Department gives ua the greatest con-fidenoe in inviting the attention of ladiesdesiringa

FIRST-CLASSHABIT ata REASON-ABLE PRICE.

HABITS,EOBES,

LTVEBIES.GOWNS,SURPLICES,

CASSOCKS.

Country orders receive special attention.Patternand Self-measnrementForma

on applioation,

The Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse,

TE ARO HOUSE.

"AMERICAN STOVES.AT BEDUCED PRICES.

JNO. YOUNG,Cuba-atreet.

WRINGERS,AT BEDUCED PRICES.

JNO. YOUNG,Cuba-street.

TABLb; AND DESSERTKNIVES,

POCKET and Butchers' Knivea, verycheap,at JNO. YOUNG'S.(JRUETS~AND TEAPOTS,

AT REDUCED PBICES.J^^^UNGJDnba.Btreet.

FENDERS & FIRISIRONS,AT EEDUCED PRICES,

JNO. YOUNG,Cuba-street.

GR A T E8,STILL CHEAP,

At JNO. YOUNG'S,Cuba-street.

PRICES GUARANTEEDLess than anyIronmongerintown,

AtJNO. YOUNG'S,Cnba-street.

NO CHARGEFOR Delivering Parcels allover the city.

JNO. YOUNG,Cuba-street.

TiEV.ONSHIRE CIDEE,Impoetbdfrom Totnes,

Exhilarating, healthful, non-intoxicating,CAMBRIDGE HOTEL.

npHEmost suitable invigorant,stimulant,■- and protective is Wolfe's Schnapps.Obtain thegenuine Wolfe's.ri\HEY comeaaa boon and ablessing toJ. men—Dalton's extra Trousers. 43,Cuba-atreet. r

WOLFE'S Scbncpps isjnow the mostpopulardrink inthe world. Avoidother so-oalledSchnapps.

AMERICAN GEM POBTRAITS,49, CUBA-BTRKET.WANTED,all who desire Gom Photos

toread this :— l2 Gems,Ib;12 Vic-torias, 2s; 6 Sunbeams on cards, 2s 6d;1Cardsize, Is; 4ditto, 2s 6d;2Cabinets,3a;7inxsin inahandsome12in xlOin goldframe, 6a6d. Theso portraitsare takenandfinished in ten minutes, and do not fade.American Gem Studio,49, Cnba-Btreet.

WESTPORT LABOUR UNION.

LABOURERS keep away fromWestportDistriot,as the Labour Market thereis overstocked.

B. B. ANNIBAL,Seoretary W.L. Union.

TO SOLICITORS.APBACTICE inawell-eatabliahed town

near Auckland is now open forsale;satisfactory reasonß given for the vendorretiring. Apply by letter, to Lex, PostOffice, Auckland.PAWNBBOKING.TJf^ANTED,by ayoungman, aSituation"

aaAssistant;ninoyeara'experienceinEngland. Apply Bohert Ireland, careMr. Wilaon,Mnnro-atreet,Napier.

TO THE MEDICAL PBOFESSIONWANTED,aPartner, toassist inwork-inga large distriot;a good estab-lished practice of £800, oapable oi beingincreased to £1400; sum for partnership,£100. For partioulara apply to Mesßrs.SharlandA Co., Wholesale Druggists,Wel-lington.

EmpimLabour Exchanq*~~

(No.8,Grey-street.in line withWharf.)YJtTANTED,Waitress andassistinhouse-T» work,hotel,South Island;passagepaid. Edwarda AM'Beath.

WANTED,aPartner forpoultry fann-ing, in connection with anotherindustry. Edwards AM'Beath.WANTED,experienced Nurae to wash,

bow, andtake entire charge of fiveohildren,conntry. EdwardaA M'Beath.ANTED, Man Cook, oountry hotel.

Edwards AM'Beath.WANTED, good Laundress, oountry

hotel. Edwardß A M'Beath.ANTED, Married Couple-man, gar-

dener, milk, useful; wife, 000k,lanndreaß, Ao.;£80. Edwardß A M'Beath.WANTED, general useful Man, for

oountry hotel;apply sharp. Edwards & M'Beath.WANTED,"FemalelJook.TalßorHouße.maid, samehotel(oountry);passagepaid;apply to-night. Edwards AM'Beath.WANTED, Honacmaid and Waitress,country, passagepaid. Apply, to-night, Edwards AM'Beath.London Hotjbb _abocb and Gkniral

Agency, 60, Willis-street.WANTED, General Servant, hotel,Lower Hutt, 12a;one Island Bay,

one nearJohnsonville;all olassos. Apply to60, Willia-Btreet.WANTED.Engagementbyyoungwomanas Housekeeper, one ohild; wouldtakeamallwages. Apply toGO, Willis-Btreet.WANTED,Engagemontbyyoungwoman

as Waitress;would aßsist in bar;experienced. Applyto 60, Willis-gtreet.

WANTED to Lot, two Bedroomß andSittingroom. Apply to60,Willis-at.

DavisA Co.,ShillingEkqistryOffice,82, Willis-street.WANTED,first-olaßß Waiter, 30a. Ap.ply to-night. DavisA Co.

ANTED, Housemaid and Waitress,town, 15s;and Waitress, country;throo Generals, 12s; several Girls to assist.DavisA Co.

ANTED. Handy Man, hotol, town!15s. DavisACo.

WANTED To Sell, Lease (Byears)andfurniture of boardinghouse;oontralposition, 16 rooms;rent, verylow. DavisA Co.,82, Willis-street.

WANTED, a Cook, who will also dowashing. Apply Mrs.D.J.Nathan,Hawkestone-atreet.WANTED,somekind elderly person tolook after a Baby Boy, aged fiveweeks. Address by letter to D.,EveningPost.WANTED, a good Genoral Servant.

Apply toMra.Murdoch,Hill-stroet.WANTED, by first-class female Cook^Situation as Cook or Housekeeper,private orhotol;noobjootion to a station;first-olass references from best Londonfamilies. Addreßß C.G.L., GlenlovenHouse,Turnbull-atreet, Thorndon.

ANTED, a Second Baker; also, astrong Boy, aooustomod to horsos.Apply at the BlueHoubo,Lambton-qnay.

"ANTED, areapeotable Girl, about15yeara. Mrs.Park,May-atreet.ANTED toBent, a fonr-roomed CoUtage, with stableand garden;New-

townpreferred. Address Stable, EveningPostoffice.

ANTED, an Assistant; must havehad some experience in the trade.ApplyH.Stone,Draper,Cnba-street.

ANTED,Female, to assist inwashingandhousework;wages, 7aper week.Apply EvoningPoet.

ANTED, respectable young Girl ashousemaidandnursein gentleman's

family, country;wages, 12a;good refer-ences imperative. Apply mornings,10 to11, Mrs.Redmond, CityRegistry.WANTED, General Servant, must bogood laundreas and plain cook;liberal wages (riven to oompetent person.Apply to Mra. Roxburgh,Turnbull-street,Thorndon.WANTED, somekindperson to Adoptalittle Girl, four yeara old. For

addresß apply at Stone's,Draper, Cnba-Bt.

WANTED to Purchaso,five orsixyoungdairy Cows, juat calved or near

calving. ApplyT. Cotter, Silverßtream.WANTED, a thoroughly oompetent

General Servant, who oan do wash-ing. Apply toMra. EdwardW.Lowe,Fair-light, Wadestown.WANTED, Situation, £10, smart Clerk,27,highAustralianreferences, 5yearswithlarge grainfirm, 4 yearß in leading in-suranco offioe;will pay above amount toany personassistinghim to situationin anycapacity. A.8.,EveningPost office.

WANTED To Let, a House of twolargerooms andscullery. Apply to

Mra.Hanghton,Flagßtafi Hill,Williß-street.WANTED,aSoulleryman, mußt be nsed

to the work. Apply His LordshipsLarder,Lambton-qnay.

ANTED, a Baker, bread and smallgoods. Apply,at once,J.H.Marple,Blenheim.

ANTED, at once, a young Girl toassist in light housework;nonebat

atrustworthy girlneed apply. Apply Mrs.A.Exley,Kaiwarra.WANTED,inManners or Cuba Btreete,

aShop, suitable foraphotographer;rent low. State terms to Photo, Box 307,P.0.,Wellington.

WANTED to Let,a four-roomed HouseinHall-street;rent, 10a;doRiddi-ford-street, at 15s, with oopper, bath, Ao.

To purohaae the freehold 20s and 15s perweek. See O. W.Clayton,Vivian-street.

WANTED to Purchase, for cash,goodsecond-hand Pianos, AnerioanOrgans,andHarmoniums. Also, thopublic

toknow thatF.J.P.'s Organ Depot is thebest houae in townto get good value fortheir money,either for new or second-handinstrnmenca. Terms exceptionally easy.

Note the Address:F. J. PINNY'S Organ Depot,

Mannera-Btreet, Wellington.ANTED,Cash Customers tobuy theirGalvanised Corrugated Irondirect

from the manufacturer, at lowest prices.Thomas Ballinger, Victoria-Btreet, cornerofChew's Lane.

ANTED, Yacht-owners and others toknow that the galvanising plant is

now infull swingat Viotoria-street, and allartioles can be galvanised at reasonablerates,and on the shortest notice. ThomasBallinger,No.17, Willis-street.WANTED, Customers for the latest

design in Gasnttingß, Globes, Gas-fires, Cooking Stoves, Bath Heaters, andevery description of Plumbers' Goods.Thomas Ballinger,Direot Importer,No. 17Willis-Btreet.

ANTED to Sell, Lead-headed Nails,Lead-edgeRidging, Spouting,Ridg-

ing,CorrugatedIronTanks,Galvanised;HotWater Reserve Boilers. ThomasBallinger,Manufacturer No.17, Willis-Btreet.

ANTED TO BELii— Spouting, downpipes, ridging, lead-headed nails,baths, sinks,basins, taps, hose, sheet lino,andlead. Geo. Remington.36. Cnba-Btreet.WANTED,Orders or fittingupW.C.'b

in accordance with new City By-laws; 6 orates of earthenware pans andtraps jnat landed. Note address— ThomanBallinger, Plumber,No.17, WilKs-atreet.

WANTED KNOWN— Estimates givenfor layingdrains, fitting np patenW.C, laying en gas and water,eleotriobells,and everydescriptionofplumbing andtinsmith work. Geo Remingtoa, 36. Cnbaf

atreet.

WANTED Known, Chandelier&Brackets, Hall lights, ChristianaandPeeblew Burners. Samuel DankaA Son

ANTED Known, Brass CastingsPumps,Hydraulio Rama, Engineers'Brass Foonorv. Samuel DankaA Son.

ANTED Known, tieunuel Danke andSon, cheapest house is town forGaefittings andPlumbing Work. 10, Bran-don-street.

WANTED Known Scales andWeighadjusted. Samuel DankaA Son

WANTED Known, that at W. A J.Staples' compulsorysale, the public

have theprivilegeofsaving at least 50 percent, by making purchases thereat. Noreasonable offer ia refused, aa the stockmust beoleared at onoe,owingtothe under-signedgivingnpretail trading. Call earlyand convince yourself of the bargains sub-mitted at the

ORIGINALBOOT SHOP,No. 86, Willia-Btreet.

WANTED Known, Water Metera re-paired. Samuel DankaA BonANTED Known-Butteriok's paperpatternsof allkindsof garmentsforLadies',Misses', andChildren, to be had atthe depot, 47, Cuba-street, at Englishprices. New supplies of Ladies' Norfolkjackets, Boy's sailor coßtumes, caps, andtrousers; Girl's sailor costumes; Ladies'

basques, wrappers, polonaises;Misses' cos-tumes, jackets, basques, andblouses, Ac.S.A W.Maokay, agents.ANTEDKnown,thatW. A J. Staples

aregivingawayBoots atprices thatwill astonishthe boot-buyingpublicof Wel-lington and prove an invaluable boon toheadsof largefamilies, affordingthemas itdoes theprivilege ofbuyingboots andBhoeaat halfprice. Come and view the boxesatthe OriginalBoot Shop,

No, 86, WiUia-Btreet,W. 4J. STAPLES,

,^^.TTNIONSTEAM SHIP Co., of AUCTIONEERS' NOTICE. POSTPONEMENT NOTICE. IJ___|Ss_«2l[FRANCIS SIDEY A CO. willREMOVE fpHESALEOF THE STOCK-IN-TRADE I^___t__?__§F

LYTTELTON I? from the Arcade dnring the present -■- in the q_MQß__B_EWj>'Takapuna |Wed Mar 13 1 2 p.m. Mont^in,toJ^^to^WBa?kKw _ea* ESTATE °F EOBERT SOMEBVILLE, THURSDAY, 14th MARCH, 1889.S3K "IS SSJfIJK: Sa&SnZSSZZ&ZJS. ADVERTISED^ TAKE PLACEWanaka ...Sun Mar 17 jlla.m. Btr^ thia opportunity of thanking HASBEEN POSTPONED CARRIAGES, HORSES, HARNESS, AcWaiharapa |Mon Mar 18 13p.m. 'Uc for the gwatBhare of support

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DUNEDIN VIA LYTTELTON they have alwaysreceived,and notify that TUESDAY vpyt iq+j. ..id" iconTakapuna* IWed IMar 1312pm thefrNew Busineaß Premises willbeLown lU DAY NEXT_l9th MARCH. 1889. IyTESSRS JH. BETHUNE & CO.ukai-um

"tlT^ J; :' na m „ J-T-L havebeenhononred withinatructionaWaibarapa IMon IMar 18 |ip.m. as

gIDErs ATJCTION BOOMS, T- KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO., from His Excellenoy Sir W. F.Drummond"lapsAitaroa. Auctioneer Jervois,to sell by publicauction,at Govern-

MELBOUBNEVIALYTTELTON,DUNE- where they trust to conduct their sales to~ _■ : mentHouse, on Thursday,14th Maroh,at 2

DIN,BLUFF ANDHOBABT the satisfactionof bothbuyers andaellera. GREAT UNRESEBVED SALE o'clock-Wairarapa 1Mon |Mar 18 1 3p.m. Arcade, of . _,„„-,. f, nA X, T m»_^ nr

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__ 1magnificent landau, by Lambert, ofPICTON AND NELSON Wellington,IstMarch,1889. HOESES, BROUGHAMS, WAGGON- Long Acre,London

Eotorua ... |Thurs|Mar 1411p.m. WEDNESDAY,13th MAECH, ETTTES, 1excellent barouche, by Todd,of Con-Penouin .. IMon |Mar 1811p.m. At 2 o'clock sharp. COACHINGPLANT, Ac, 4

dnct-a""eet'

TAEANAKIANDMANUKAU_ _AU D Haberdashery, Flannel, BeiD& en*ir« *!*>& andplant of one of 1 harnessWanaka ... | Tues |Mar 12 |6 p.m. „ ,pf .?.' m.-w. tj-j ttlJ the largestbusinesses in thecolony. IdosingledoEotorua* |Thurs |Mar 14 1 1p.m. B^8 Clothing, Blanketa, Bed and *

g^^^ bridleßi stab)e reqnißiteß> and"Callß Picton andNelson. TableLinen, &c,now m the Arcade. Inthe matter of

"TheChattels Securi- sundries

NTpIebTgISBOBNeJaNDAUCKLAND SIDEY~A CO. will sell the aniV«3K "3Itock-Rotr? A1 ( v „ .&£2££ul£t£|2£ li!5p-m- .I"*."^^.-*. &rriii.toii». Hi«brt_BM__> o£t«T% ehe"69

Maitai ... IWed |Mar 19 |3 p.m. Without reserve.' And variona otherarticles

Manapoeri IFri |Mar 22 j5p.m.— -

In theEstate of.Eobert Somerville.crvTTWTi'Y vta attpittAwn Inlotß to Bu.it families.bYUNJ^Y VIA AUCKLAND QN PEEMT«?F<? A-RPT smith Sale at 2 o'clock sharp.

Botomahana |Satur IMar 16 1 THURSDAY,14th MAECH, 1889, W* lutlgxREET SMITH- H

Manapouri IFri ( Mar 22|5 p.m. At2Jop.ni. Inthe Cityof Wellington r V KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO.'SSYDNEYDIBECT TTIBANCIS SIDEY A CO. are instructed «„*„—„„

' 1# EXCHANGE BUILDINGS,Hauroto ...IWed |Mar 13 |3p.m. X1 to sell by public anotion, at their U« luhbDAY, 19th MARCH,1889, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

TYYNrra qamTTa^ TmtTtawttt rooms. Arcade, Manners-street,in the City At 2 oclock p.m.±\Ji!i\jA. t oixJjlv/A, A.FUJ XAIIIIX of WpllijitHriTt nnTJinrnHn-v flin 14ili TVTarMi "—

—S.S. BiCHMONiT.Teaveir Auckland^April 1889, at half-past 2 o'olock,

'under thedirec- T' KENNEr)Y MACDONALD A CO. Rooms onthe SecondFloor,available inthe

TEVTTK-A AND STTVA tion of D- G-A- C°°Per, Esq.,Registrar of o* m?6 inßtruc tocl by Mrs. Elizabeth Dayor Evening, for

_.______:_________ — . theSupreme Court, Wellington Distriot, in wmerville to sell by publicauction, on the PublicMeetings,Wainui, fromAuckland,

L3othMarch pursuance of the powers contained in the PJ«nises, Abel Smith-street, on Tuesday, Arbitration Cabkb,"__ENHEIM "Property Law Consolidation Act,1883," tne IM}ldayof Maroh instant, at2o'clook ClassBooms,

W Tt M v? and Land Transfer Act,1885"— p.m.— Club Mhetinos,Ac.S^i_jJ^JK 131 M2___^_LsSilSf_^ THK ***THE EXCHTNGF HALLNELSON ANDWESTPOBT 2roods (more or less),beingsection SIOOK-IN-TKADE THE EXCHAN GE HALL,

n.,..TnM 1Tn»a IMnr 19 I r.IT—

No- 118 on thePlan of theTaratahi Nowin actual use and runningorder, _ The finestHal l»» *heCity forfctRAFTON ... |lues |Mar l^|.)p.m. Plain Block consiating of Concerts,NELSON, GBEY ANDHOKITIKAL_ Andall thatpiece of land containing70 80 h Public Meetings,

Koranui- ...|Fri |Mar 15 j""

S_tSS&TISl I"**" hhr8h° r86'Don°aßter Theatrical EnSnments,GBEYMOUTH ANDHOKITIKA On theplan di"theiTaratahi Plain Dinners andBallb,

MAWHERA...|Fri |Mar 15 1 Block 4 broughams'

WffQTPni?m Togethor with well-finished and ap- o vhmtnwT _. i i *WESTPOBT pointed two-storied dwellinghouae, _WnX, For terms,apply toManawatu |Wed |Mar 13|noon containingelevenrooms, veranhah| 3waffeonotteB

T. KENNEDY MAODONALD A CO.FOXTON AND GBEYMOUTH LdLTlrT l^1BPlendidly 10 bu||ie8 ■— _ .„,. laid-ont garden and about anacre 2 expreßsea HPO LET, for the Seßeion, or for a term,"2± ...IWed |Mar 13 |4p.m. of orchard.well stocked with frmt lhanaomcab 1 House, in Charlotte-street, opposite

WANGANUIAND GREYMOUTH „. trees. All the landib well fenced. 1four-horsebrake Government House, containing il rooms,Or^t! IWed IMar 13l4 Dm JSIL J"/"_^ JTOehMJToehM Js th

te 1singlebrake bathroom (plunge and shower),patent w.o.-IWed |Mar 16 |4 p.m. property of,and now m theoccupation of, x hea

erse 8 nreplaces, copper, outhouses,electric bellsTIMABUAND DUNEDIN calling BurtonBoys, Esq. 1blaok funeml cftb and every convenience;fine view. Apply

LYTTELTON— -

2 omnibuses — "The Empire" and M'TAVISH TATUM & CO.,

to^r^S^lmTTiVsl^r- JJ°rapf^hht6Ot

6060

Partloula" an*conditions of « lßland Bay,. 31,Lambton-quay.OAMABU AND TIMABU

'THE AUCTIONEERS; 12 glte^fladiea'saddles, &c,&c. OFFIPFS TO TPTCargobookedthrough by every Wednesday Orito being theentire chattels detailed in the bill u**u,Jits iU _,_!.

Bteamer. MESSRS.BELL,GULLY & IZARD of Bale and mortgage of stock regiatered LET, the Offioeß lately occupied byDuringthe monthof MAECH return tic- Solicitors, Wellington. No. 4963. __ B^C.X Beataon,Esq.,No.12,Brandon-

Jble8Sretcureurn

8fo

cerrd

threemonethafromdateS TUESDAY 19th MARCH,

~Thewhole of theaboveplant is the com- MOORHOUSE A EDWABDS,

ißßtlei 88tle At 2o clook. pleteBtock of the largestandmost complete 12,Brandon-street.livery stablein thecity and district of Wei- —~~ To Hotelkeepers andInvestors.

' lington,andwill be in running order up to TO LET,■t3_H_. _ theday ofsale. Itwill be sold withontthe_ffihftiir^> Tj^BANCIS SIDEYA CO. havo recoived least reserve. OHOPin Tory-street, containingshop, cix

X" instructions from E. A. Armstrong,WEST COAST STEAMEES. Esq., to sell by auction,on the premises of Also, by order of the Official Assignee, rooms,bathroom,stable andcoach-house.„ „ theShip Hotel,Willis-street— beingportion of the plant not included in

A NCHORLINEOF STEAM PACKETS -m..,eaBB f_rnitur« fitt;",, BfnOt theaboTebmof Bale—

AlB0< four-roomedCottage.A are appointed to leave as under:- rhe„£££" £ „?t_e SHIPHOTpf ' J omnibus, carriea10passengerFor ENDEAVOUB INLET, NELSON, wXstreet Wellin^n ' 2bayhorses anddoubleharness WHITTEM,NICHOLSON, A CO.WESTPOBT, HOKITIKA andGEEY. Willis-BtieeVVVellington. The complete furnishings of black- w.nii

,Qrrnwxr

THUESDSheßteamerMUilEAYlOn Theabovewillbeßoldinonelotasagoing smith's shopandcoachmaker's ahop ADBffTOWN

FM SnIdIT""EBLEY- -Xlo^renr 8 shares Welftn and Manawatu EW^^^SftPFor KEffiKe s.s. MUBBAY, Stitite^^titfZ '5«on TUESDAY,at 10p.m centre of the oity,and doing a large and (Limited), fullypaidup reasonabloofferreWF"69 ]?ldBS ! respectable trade

*75 shares Island Bay Park Company HARCOUBT A CO.,

return, £1 10s. Steerage-Single, 15s; re- v (Limited), subject to calls Grey-street.v'J1"/?■ ,. For further particulars apply to Messrs. 50 shares Opera House Company, paid BABRETT'S HOTEL,

"»tA_^ ____7_.'t^!_ft I_J_1 _J_ BS__^J_^__£_jaFOEKAIKOF OEKAIKOSD"T<* T"""-"'-*"' rKSasoafjg_«■__. S__£ b£__ sm:**:

VIA_COAST. JLj tonj Wedneßday> 13th Ma|ohi at j vmeF at her residence; Abel Smith-street, <**"*of Jotm Phmmer-The ssWAKATU o'clock— to the Official Assignee, or to the auo- NOTICE TO DRAPERS.

On WEDNESDAY 13th March at finm 7000 breedingewes, croaßbred tioneers,VX* aJ^______.larctl'at Up-m> 1000goodlambs T.KENNEDY MACDONALD A CO.,

FOB CASTLEPOINT AND NAPIEB, *»,f,f\fc wetberß

m f^fceTBui£ inf?B' T° LBT' F°E A TERM °F TEAES"

via roAsr 400 fat owes 19, 21, & 23,Lambton-quay. ■*- .viajxjabt. 2Q fafcbullookß .TfllT. TfllT,Mnn tt.ttThe splendidly-situated Shop, lately occu-

T. "~20fat cows

*** THE EXCHANGE HALL,On WEDNESDAY

8,813thMkrch,at s p.m. 1003 and4-ye.vr-oldsteora Lambton QuaVWellinqton. pied by Gravoß and Fleming, and well

T?nI

T?T?TTTNmi'TM

'50headmixedoattla On TUESDAY, 19th MARCH, 1889, known as tho CORNER HOUSE, CubaiTUitilUfc^Hl'.lM 50Lincoln rams At2o'clookp.m.

Th(» rr NFPTTTNn? 1200 merinoewea „ , , ,~T", OATT, ... . andMarmora streetß.n xtrTiT^T^rv.%; ..Tr \ .- 2000prnHH-hro/l»w«» Peremptory and absolute SALE, withoutOn WEDNESDAY, 13th March, at 7 p.m. *JJstore wethers "«»". of TownandCountry Lands,by Posßesßion canbo given IstMarch, 1889._

rtp"PryVf'\w Order of Mortgagees, under the provi-*Ult aUA1OJN. JOHNSONVILLE SALE YARDS Bionß of

"The LandTransfer Act,1885," Particulars as to leaße onapplicationto~~ '

and"

The PropertyLaw ConsolidationOnWEDNISS^KU^p.., WEDNESDAY,^.. MABCH. _1 _p__^_fw* W. H.QUIOK,

Th. _mH»at!«»J .teaneramil lw» TC"EEM4NB.JACKSONtCO.wiU »ll «»B ta-Soli.ito. I_l_rt__« lt.

WELLINGTON STEAM PACKET o ST .7 i rOTTKTRY^R^PPPT^ soullery, patent w.0., copper and washingCOMPANY Merino eweaand lambs OUUMKY PKUJfEBTIi-b:— tubafixed, gas stove andaßbeatos, Learning-' 8° Pif8 (inoluding baconera, porkerß, Lot I.— Freehold Farm, being Seotion No. ton range, gas and water laid on, garden,

■*H-v mHE followingsteamers will be and st°res) 302, Fordell, left bank Wanga- Ac.; rent moderate. Apply Mr. F. W.__aU_> -I despatchedas under,weather ,-> . » ,, .". , ,„. . nui River, containing 126 aores Haybittle, of Messrs. Thomas and Co.,...,.■«_. "

On account of Mr.Lghngton, Waiwotn— first-class land. This property is Panama-street.permitting:— 20 pure-bred 2 and 4 tooth Romney Bituated between Turakina and moBKLET fnrnißhed inHobßcm-BtreatFor WANGANUI-The a.a.STORMBIRD, Marshrams Wanganui, and will make acapital l^S^'SSSSS?"ive rJomtForFanx?SKtIsaa!HPU?_,early Train leavea Wel^ton and Manawatu %s££*" »* *"*"* °f rSSuS^lSaif^^lSFor freight or passageapply to M"', lOn at " a>m-' returninX at Lot 2.-TownSections1370and1416,Bunny- of landZdoutIn fruit teees^nd flowersJOHNSTON & CO., Agents. 12-12 and2.14p.m. thorpe, containing 1acre3roods 15 j£jS \°"nfo/Xrfe Fo7carda to'WAITARA,OPUNAKEAND MANUKAU WEDN a??£& W MAECH-

Lot3.-Town Seotion457,FeUding,contain- VieWABTHUR WAEBUETON ACO

(Tranahippingat Wanganui to. Glenelg). At 10.300clock. 1,t4.-a_ Solon471,Feilding,contain- No^Lambton-quky.■SfIS^rTHEbb. STOBMBIRD takes QE°^l^ZeQE°^l^Ze tJ?'j£ prodS LotS.-Ki^ection 777, Palmerston T<>LET,.SS^Si-udHouse,4H___Sr -1- Cargo for the above ports 'mediatelybetore their usual produce Norfch) oontaining j' aore j roodj X fronting main road; rent low to a

twice weekly. .... . frontingFergußon-atreet S°od tenant. Apply to W. Cook, Molea-JOHNSTON A CO., A large quantity of groceries, broom Lot6.-Allotmentß 7andßr PartaofSections worth-street,or Johnsonville Bakery.

Agents. swSrW'fSoardß^u^S' ' 223and 224 Palmerßton North^on np0 LET,BetailBusiness Premiaes latelyFO-R PASTTFPOmT

"ANT> NAVTPH

fnrniture lan in the L dR^try office, 1 occupied byW. Clark A Co.,Drapera,JfOtf OAbil^roiN^ AND JNAPIEB. And immediately afterwards- Wellington, as No. 212, containing situated on Lambton-quay, with 50 feet-^w^ rr\m? «» The usual fruit sale will take plaoe ?, r°?da and 10 perches, fronting frontage, comprising two large and well-■liifeT X A H U togethor withZQuantityof cofonutl Featherßton-street East, and near lighted shops Can be let aa a whole or«" 5 Willleavefortheaboveportß wine,incases 7^£SSSttl 34, 74, 76, 78, fggS&JZSS^Z'"****- *"

OnTUESDAY,12th March,at 5 p.m. 297,298,299,and 300, onaplande- KIBKCALDIE A STAINSJOHNSTON A CO., ON SALE PRIVATELY, posited in theLandRegistry Office —-TTW, „■. ir 5A^enta^ Special Lines inTrade Lota- atW« <.aaNc,.J3 bgng^t l^^M^^^i^tJ**. 20 tonsrice, JSIB Townshk^ol^ Sandon Po__2_i_Ts M'Kenzie, containing eight rooma;bath-120 sacks cocksfoot grassseed, 2Jd and icreTlroods

containing 3 &q■a

_d o iem. 4?8

SHAW, SAVILL, AND ALBION COM- m7rIJK^JI« -!,«. v n,I A Lot 8.-Part of Section10, Ohiro District, Pef week Offices, Queen's Chambers, inPANY (Limited). 107 2l_Se) Townshipof Mitchelltown,bounded "«*» or singly, to Bmt to^^rentslow.

SHIPEUTEEpiFROM LONDON. }iS^fl o^?11"7' Z^^SnhmXryoilT^t 'Featherßton-Weet.

20 saokH ftalianrvVorlfls «fl«r1 2« PA tion' distant 957 feet from the HP0 LET, House in Hanson-street,sevenTHE above-named vessel having diB

- Mncr bnahel North-Eastern corner thereof, and X rooms and bathroom, Boullery, with

charged her inward cargo, all claims ■, i._ „_„„ ,„._ !,„„„ /m/m:raA ai*"\ thence following the said Eastern copper and washing tubs fixed, water laidagainst the same must be sent in (indupli- 1ofiLwt Bags (mixed sizes), boundary for 195 feet; thence on on, good range in kitchen and registeredoate) to the undersigned before noon on the South by otherpart of thesaid grates in three of therooms;also, HouseinWednesday, the13th Maroh, or they will wffTiNVSTtAV i<tfi, atatjow iooo sectionNo.10 for 107 feet; thenoe Adelaide-road, registered grate in three ofnotberecognißed. AMOoVWIr onthe North-West byotherparts of thebedrooms upataira, tworegiatered grates

EDWARD PEARCE, tvtawvt« atv the Baid Beotion No. 10, 107 feet; in rooms downstairs, good range in theAgent. MABKIjT SALE. an_ again 69 feet to the point of kitchen, bathroom with everyconvenience,

"VTOBLE CAMPBELL A CO. will sellat commencement. This land fronts good washhouse, copper and tubs,gas andSHAW, SAVILL A ALBION COMPANY -Ll their MarketSale, at 10 o'olook, to- Holloway-road, and has erected water laid on, both houses connected with

(Limited.) morrow— thoreon a dwellinghouse, whioh is telephone. Apply to Mr. Morris, Hanson-NelsonandAuckland fruit,hams, bacon, let to atenant atreet.or toE.Morris, jnn.,Taranaki-st.

FOR LONDON DIRECT. potatoes, onions, Ao. ALSO, BY OEDER OF THE npO LET, that convenient Residence inCTn fnllnw tho TWnna Auric". wpiYNrpcmav iom, MA-pmr MORTGAGEES— X Park-street,at present in theoconpa-(To follow the Barque Aunga.) WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH, 9

_Seotioil No< 107,Township of Fitz. tionof John Sinclair, Esq., containingnine__ herbert, containing 13 acres and26 rooms and bathroom, gas in every room,

___j_. rI favourite ironclipper ship rnrtwxrcE<xm t. -dattt -n v * perches wardrobes in bedroomß, separate waßh-SBSBi* JL pnTPUPP I!"Z- Lot10.-Lots 6, 9, 12, on a plan of the house,with oopper andwashtubs,and waterK -r "_ "* "A.i "f. . , , Township of Woodville, deposited laid over each,asphalt yard, w.c.;will be1195 ionsKegister,*AAI, Peaches, tomatoes,peara,applea,plums- {n the Land Begißtry Office at let at a reasonable rent to a good tenant;

Captain T.Bowling, rS?gs» butter, oheeae, fowls, ducks, NapierasNo. 45, portion of rnral also, at the corner of Hunter-street asdSAILINGEAELY IN APEIL. ryegrass, cooksfoot, girths, fender, Seotion 9, and frontingNormanby- Adelaide-road, aconvenient six-roomed Cot-ana lototherBundnes, Ac.,&c. Btreet,containing 3roods tagei with good view, stable, and wash-

_,. , . -—Lot 11.— Lots 44 and 45 on the Baid plan, house,largepiece ofland. Apply A. Dorset,

This veßßel isnowready to receive cargo, THDBSDAY,14th MAECH,1889, fronting West-Btreet, containing 1 Education BoardOffice,or Park-street.and will havequick despatoh. At 1o'olook anr« "v>^ r-nm—

I'UnL j : *t,,.■ , o-mivuiooii. acre HPO LET,at Thorndon, one nine-roomedFor freight andpassage apply to Lot12—Allotments 85and 87 onaplan of |House with every convenience re.

W. AG. TURNBULL A CO. TAEATAHI STOCK SALE. partof theTownship of Woodville, ducedto 17aGd alao fOar.roomed Cottage,MUBBAY,EOBEBTS A CO. .__ _. .— .. ... 0Bit!dxTin- c BD^ only 8s; at Te Aro, five-roomed CottageE. PEAECE. IT H- WOOD wlU,Bell by**hhoauotlon» Pffic« atNapier as No 44, contain- onl 8g

"week immediateposaesßion. J

Or to-1-" asabove- ing2roods, being part of suburban M.Cleland, Tinakori-roadnorth.

LEVIN A CO., 900good breeding ewes section4,fronting Ferguson-street, ■' —

LoadingAgents. 200 fat ewes,hea^yweighta andnear theBailway Station HPO LET, Boaehill Cottage seven rooms. " 350lambs, in the wool .L.L ?nd. tfthroom, hot and cold water;_____

250good orosa-bred store ewes For further partioulara, apply to Messrs. five minutes walk fromPost Offioe;Middle-*__»___► 120 wethers forward Buokley, Stafford A Treadwell, Solicitors, terrace, off Boulcott-street ;splendid view"a__» 50Romney Marshewes Lambton-quay;or to of city andharbour. Apply, from 11 to12

WAW *ATRTON f-OMPANY 6pnre-bred Lincolnrams' THE AUCTIONEERS. noon, to M.J.Mulligan offBoulcott-street.

SHAW, BAVILti & AUBIUJN I 200store ewes nls advertisement will appear on Satur-(Lihit«d). 20good steers,18 months to 3years LAND. LAND. LAND. dayß andMondayauntilthehouse islet.

10eteer8,2yeara mO LET or FOE SALE, tboße Brickstpamwr jtjawa TfROW Tnivmnw 4heifers X Premifles inMolesworth-street,latelybTEAMEB AKAWA, iKOM LONDON. 15 headmixedcattle SEVENTH SALE OF THE LANDS in the occupation of Ashcroft A Co. The

2 cows, springingto calf 0F THE premises areunsurpassed for a professional

CONSIGNEES are requested tonote that Horaeaof aUclasses WELLINGTON A MANAWATU BAIL,SJon^X^Ap&cZSZlV^ a portion of the cargo (periodioala, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. AND MONDAY, WAY CO., LIMITED. Insurance Company.Ao.) for thisportwillarriveperEotomahana 15th> l6th, and 18th MABCH. rfi6~LET, six-roomed Houae, wash-house,onSaturday, andthebalance will follow per IN THE EXCHANGE HA-U| 1wre of goodpaddook, every conveni-Kawatiri, arrivinghereonMondaynest. rnp tftbttp t>av« 19,21,anb23,Lambton-qtjat ence!ten minuteß' to Willis-atreet; rent,

Tmnwinn run innti;uaib, 12aper week. John Symons,Ohiro.Agents

CC°mmenCiDg _L°' Cl0°k 6aoh TOTOLET.acomfortablefiv^oomedHouae12thMarch,1889. '_ mpEBATIVEUNRESERVED SALE QF ON FBIDAY, 22nd MABCH,1889, oft6r *A$STStog,

"__«£_=>_ DRAPERY, Ac, AT AUCTION AT 2°' CLOCK P-M

- Lome-street.JOtt__9 rpOLET,House, in Willia-street,cpntain-

q o m»xr a oiuhptT * P¥m v t j T KENNEDY MACDONALD A CO. X ing 13 rooms, includinglarge kitchen,S.S. MAN A. QHO^RfT A EEID have been favoured are favonred instruotiona from withaplendidrange, suitable for boarding-

Tttto qi. " * i. P iTk inl*"otlon8 "O"1 theproprietor th I)irectora of the WellingtonandMana- house. Apply to JohnstonA Co.,Panama-HIS Steamer is openfor engagementto to sell by pubho auotion, on thepremiaea, _L*« S_ji_!_l p "J_ " t^^h faTnlili" Btreetperform any kinclof HarboubWobi well-known aa the"

Corner House," Cuba! W^S E*llway 7'7' ' 7o_,v „„ _ _, _.

and is always available for Towino,Bal- Btreet and Manners-street, lately occupied F»blio auction,as abore, the fWW LET, Suffolk Villa, Buckle-street,LASTING,Ac. byMessrs. GravesAFleming— OHAU-MANUKAU BLOCK, ■*-, adjoiningBasin Reserve;six rooms

Annlv to OaDtainonboarrl " or to " and every convenience. ApplyMr.Busaell,Applyto^aptoi^^board^or^to,^ The entire valned at containino Buckle-street, next St.Patnok'BCollege.Featherston-street. oTer

rtK/\/-v/\ QQ Q_LA ACB E S rflO LET, a four-roomed House withFor con^onofStopping otoeHnernerU. ASOOO £O,f3W 1-lleryandevery^nvenie^ce; within"" nrttPaqe-

AGRICULTURAL A PASTORAL LAND, houae York-street.■ numeroua to particularise. Subdividedinto riVD LET, a five

-roomed Cottage, with

£3SStttiflm "r S*^l t». 14. -ni. ~T-**_- x-x- 40 Sections, Banging in Absa from 30 J-. verandah, in Banks-terraoe. cloße toWmfflm-^mk *i^t!i*isß? zssssz acres to__^° acebs- A^B^tfa___saBrl copper-

IMPOBTANT TO INTENDING PUB- andcomSft^'^^&^ &°"&°"The above Valuable Lands are situate T°fiF^^£!£Jft^^CHASERS OF LANDS IN THE -jt, «««■+« rtnTmjirMQnTPnf ottatt.nj ■*" tnat they can get nonebut first-class85tS AND MAOTKAU-OH?U Calicoes,flannels, bknkets, ruga, sheet- ta**£SS fS^To^bhV of made Suite at Dalton'b, Tailor, 43, Cuba-

BLOCKS. ings pnnto,mußlinß, linens,sUioias, _£_{___„ on theTcompany'b Line of BaS- street. Smallprofitsand quick returna.

3ALE ON nnufi-MiBOH,» StiXSftSXK.'S** - _»,__" ____^__^_*_frG"aß_fit£SK.y= c"h»^».srs;fi^ 0,A tr?lr?l0c k, tzrazs^^.^sections, as under: velveteens and plushes, black and containing rI\OLET,seven-roomedHousejeveryoon-

TTftßTHKOTAitißTftcir- coloured silks and satins, broohes, c*s* s\n A APRFS -*- venience;partly furniflhedifrequired;AtOt?W aid Te Horo daily. Surahfl andPon^BUk«. *«■.&o- 26,024 »?°"f taW^'^ A^Ch^ Swiney'

„ _ ' Also ' Butener, Adelaide-road.Fob thkManukau-OhatjBlocx— . "7100;7100; of -_> Tvni j-=AtManukau,onTnesday,Thursday A lot ofremnante^fdress goods AGEICULTUBAL AND PASTOEAL T le^pitottSfeSb»__ ? AdSand Saturday. Horeeß on hire, at _ ,

—LAND a leryoppositeineieArocattts. Apply

5s per day, on giving 24 hours Boys', youths',and men's clothing,hats, ' tolMra. Henderson, Hugh-street, off Ade-notioe. shirts,ties,collars,bracesandbelts, Subdivided into laide-road.

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THE EVENING POST, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.statements of a dyingperson evidonce theymust havo full knowledge that thoy woredying, amf then thoy wero recoivablo in a(,'onrt with as full a degree of belief as iftliny woro rnado upon oath in a Court.'Ihij whole htoty, ho far as it affpftodJlrH. Thorpo, oronW to depend nponstatements that were not e\idonce, andtherefore hedid notsee thatit waspotablefor the jury,in their verdict, to connect horor any othor person with the death of thewoman. Itseemed tohim that, afterall thepainsthepoHne had been to, they had notbeen able to addnpe to the jury anythingthatwas really evidence in respect to the

1occasioning of amiscarriage. Thore waagravo suspicion that there had been mal-practice on the part of some one,but theevidenco didnot juatify the juryinbringinginaverdict against any particular person.The medical evidenco went to show thatdeathwas causedbybloodpoisoning. Whileho said that there wasno direct evidenco tofastenthoblameupon any particularperson,there was sufficient for the jury to saythat they were not going to affirm thatnothinghad been done to the deceased byherself or by someone else, because there

1was vmve suspicion that something hadbeen done to her. It seemed to him thatth« juryshould find averdictthat death wascausedby bloodpoisoning, an theresultof amiscairiaore,and secondly,they shouldcon-sidor whethor thomiscarriage wasoccasionedby natural or other causes. Anopen ver-dict, as Mr. Jollicoe had said,left it opentothepolice to take any action they thoughtneenHßary.

After deliberating in private for 25minutes, the jury,at 0.20p.m., broughtinaverdict

"That the deceased, Martha Ah-

tridge. died of Septocoamia, inconsoquenceof havingsuffered amiscarriage;that therewas grave suspicion that such miscarriagewanbrought about byunnatural means,buthow or by what means there was notsuffi-cientevidenoe toshow."

Our Masterton Letter.

{Our Own Correspondent.)Masterton,11th March.

Arumour has been freely circulated thatthore was roaaon to believe that the lad(

Gwynne, whose body was found severalweeksback with his neck broken, had notmet withanaccident,bat thathisdeath wasdue to foul play. Inquiry has shown thatthoreisno foundationforsuchasupposition.Thepolice aro satisfied that death was theresultof anaccident,oneof the lad'sparentsbeing,probably, theonlyperson whoholds aoontrary opinion.

So far the decided rise in the price ofwheatdoesnot appoar to have affected thetrrain trade of the Wairarapa, and unlesswheat is bought for export thereis notrancholiance of large quantities being sold forsome time tocome. Iunderstand also thatthe quantityof last year's crop on hand isunusually large, which should be a luckything for tho holders.Inotice that Mr.0.Moore has sought to

correct the report whichIsent you aboutthe forcible openingofaroad inthoWhare-ama District. As for the party consistingof mon inthe employ of the Messrs. Mere-dith,he will hardly say that Mr.Carswell,Conatablo Collarton,and themailman areintheir employ. What ho ohooses to oall atrack is, according to the advice of theCrown Law Officers, apublic road,and thePostmaster-General insists that it shall berecognisedas such.

A grand northerly rain fell on Saturdayforenoon,and, althougha good deal more isrequired,ithasdoneagreatdeal of good totho gi-asa. All tho larger rivers were inheavy floodin the evening,and theWaipouaalso started running yesterday morning,much to the relief of tho members of theAcclimatisation Sooiety,whowere deploringtho loss of thousands of troutItappears that the Whareamaßoad Board

is not thoonlyone in this district whichhasa law suit about a road on hand. Ihavebeen informed that a settler in the Wan-gaehu Valley is bringing anaction againstthe MaBterton Boardin connection with aroad that has been taken through his pro-perty,and that the matter has been placedinthe hands of Mr. C.B.Morison, of Wel-lington.

A rifle match, Masterton Volunteers v.oiviliana,wastohavebeen firedonSaturday,but owing to tho inclement state of theweather it was adjourned fora week. Fromthe same cause orioket fixtures wero alsoadjourned.

a'lie localCoal Prospecting Association isnot exactly flourishing, and at a meetingheld on Friday night it was proposed towind itup. The diamond drill has novorbeenput down far,anditmightbesaid thatthe groundhas onlybeon scratched with it.The last bore put down passed through astratum of shingle, and tho drill got fixedafter getting through this.. The meetingdecidedto allow the questionof windinguptostand inabeyance until the drillhad beenrecovered. Ihave heard nothing aboutTanchor and partylately,butIbelieve thatthoyhavegot their pumping gear,and theyare probably at work again. The prospectsfrom their shaftareexceedingly good.

THEPIREBELLS.

TOTHE EDITOR.

Sir,—

When tho street electric lightingisin full swing,do youthink itwould bo prac-ticable toassooiato the systom withanelec-trical communication running from onoflrebell to another, so that in the event ofanalarm being sounded on one bell thewholeof theothers would also be set goingsimultaneouslyP Itshould be so arrangedthat whioheverbellinany part of the townwas calledintorequisition, the others wouldbeaffected by it. This would givo an in-stantaneous alarm throughout the city, andwhatoverwardsignal was indicated on theone wouldbe givenon the others withoutconfusion. Also, in the case of a false

1alarmor suppression of fire,yoursuggestionofgivingsix or more strokes toallayanxietyshouldbeput into practice at ono and thosame timeonall the bells.

lam, &c,Magnet.

9thMaroh.

SEA BATHS FOR WELLINGTON.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sm— Whilo the Council are consideringtheconstruction of baths forseabathing,itwould be well for them to re-consider theproposal to lay out upwardsof i>looo onamere temporaryexpedient, as anyproposalmust be which projects a scheme for seabathson tho frontago of the Wellington citysea wall. At thoBigBond (five miles fromWellingtonandono anda-half from Petone)is aspot(and theonly one)suitable forbathsof allsortsand for thelooationofapleasureboat service, which with much less monoyandareasonable arrangementwith thorail-waypeople could be made to permanentlyserve Wellington and Petone in quite asconvenient amanner as that of other oon-siderablo cities.—Iam,&c,

Bather.

Printed and published daily by the propriotors,JohnBlundell.HenbtBlund«ll, and Louis Blbndkll, at theregisteredoffice.Willis-street, Wellington.

Tuesday, Maroh 12,1889.

The Inquest on Mrs. Astridge.—^ —

Tho Ooronial enquiry into tho oironm-Htanccs connrutod with tho death of Mrs.Marthu. At-lrulgowas continuedat tlio New-town Hotol aftor wo had gone to pressyesterday.

Albon Charks Astridgo, hnsband of thodeooanfid, continuing his evidonoo, said

—On Sunday wook my wife complained oflioingpoorly, and 1asked her to remain inbed while1got the breakfast. She did so,hut dressed the children onthe bed. WhonIreturned T found she was getting up todi-o.HH. 1made hergo back tobed again,andgavehera cup of tea. Sho lay quint for awhileandIwent out,but on going into theroomagainIfoundshe waivoinitim;. She gotupand went np theyard. Aftor giving thechildron thoir breakfast Imade thechildren's bed, so that sho mightlie in itwhile Imiulo hers. She continued verypoorly nndin great painup till 11.30 thatmorning. AsIcamein on one oeoatuonsheHaid "Oh, it's all right." She appearedveryill. The miscarriage then took place.Thobody of tho child was fully formed. Ididnotnotice anylifo abont it. Iburied itin the back garden. Before this »iy wifowont to bed, and romainod there untilhordoath ontho followingFridayaftcinoon.Onthe MondayIsent for Dr. Porter. Howas not in, butIleft word that he was tocome as Boon as he could, Between 7 and8 that night Mrs. Patterson, who told meshe was a oertificatdd nurße, came to theTionso,and told me to give mywifebrandyand apply hot flannels. Dr. Porter cameabout V that night and Baw my wife. Itold himthatthore had beenamiscarriageandheprescribed forher. He saidho wouldcall next morning. Dr.Porterdid notcomenext day, andIthen sent for Dr. Rawson.This gentleman could not coino, saying thathe had justboon rung upforanother oon-nnement. Ithen went for Dr. Collins, whocamebetween 3 and 4 thatafternoon. Dr.Collins attended her up to her death. Iobtained the services of Mrs. Condor asnnrae,andmy motheralso camein.

Dr. Porter, residing at Nowtown, de-posed—l was oallod for during Mondayafternoon,the4tb,andwhenIcame homo Iwentand saw Mrs. Astridge between 8 anddintheevening. Iwas informed by someoneproaent that she had miscarried tho pre-vious day, and had been bleeding since.WhenIsaw her sho was in great pain.There was noblooding goingon whenIsawhor. Iprescribed for her, and agreedwith tlio treatment Mrs. Fatternon liadalready suggested. Mrs.Pattersonhadloftbefore my arrival. IsaidIwould call thofollowing day. They sont for mo nextmorning, before Iwas able to leave mysurgery. Anothermessage camesoonafter-ward thatIwasnot to come, as they weregoing to Rend for their own doctor. Ihadno conversation with the woman about theaffair,as sho wasverylow,althoughshe wasno worso than a womanusually is aftor atevere miscarriage. 1did not look uponthe case an my own. Ilookod upon itas one in which Iwas only called upon toattendtemporarily until Dr. Rawson couldarrive. Iknew nothing of Mrs.Astridge'sconstitution.

Mary AnnPatterson,aortificatod midwife,practising in Wellington, was thenext wit-noss. Shodeposed tohavingvisiteddeceasedonMondayevoninglast. Mrs.Astridge washia weak state,her pulso being low. Sheherself told me that she had a miscarriagethoprevious day. Iaskedto see it,andwastold that it had beendestroyed. She was insuckgroat pain thatIorderedthe husbandtogive hid wifosoinobrandyandapply warm(lannols. Ionly remained a few minutes,and advised Astridge as to how ho shonldtreat her. She did not_ give witness anyparticularsabout the affair.

Sarah Ann Astridgo, wife of GeorgeAstridgo, living in Qroon-stroot, deposedthat doceased was hor sister-in-law. Forsome time previous to tho mincarriogndo-coased was not feeling woll. Sho toldwit-nessshohadbeen to Mrs.Thorpe;that shewas in the family way, and thoughtMrs.Thorpo wouldbeable to takeawaytheohild.Shedescribed whatMrs. Thorpe did onherfourvisits. Witness did not think it washorbusiness to speak to her about tho risksho wasrunning. Sho told witnessthat horhusband hadprotested against tho opera-tion. The deceasedsaid that she paidMrs.Thorpe £2.

Harriet Condor, wife of Joseph Condor,living in Green-street-, gave ovidenco ofhaving acted as nurse from Tuosday tilldeoeosod died. Had noconversation withlierom to the cause of themiscarriage. Sheseomodnnconsoious at times,andwas in anexoitod, tronbled state. Mrs. Astridgenever mentioned thename of Mrs, Thorpe,but several times she spoke of a wickedwoman, and said she hoped none of herfriends wouldgo toher. Sheappearedquiterational whenthis was said, and seemed tounderstandall that wassaid toher.

George Henry Astridge, brother of de«ceased'shusband, deposed— He had mado asearchinhi*brothera garden last evening,andfoundapieoe ofspongeabont six inchesbelow thesurfaceof the ground. Itwasnotwrappedinanything. There was a loop atone end. Handedit toDr.Collins.

Dr. Collins, recalled, explained bow thesponge had been ÜBod. It was what wascalled a sponge tent. These sponge tentswerenot generally usednow, because thoywere dangerons. If they were used by thoprofession thoy woreasa ruleneverkept infor more than s(x hours. Ho should feelvery unhappy if ha prescribed that thoyshould remain for threedays.

The last witness waaHarriet Fountain,living in Molesworth-street, who said shewas the mother of deceased's husband.Witness was aware that deoeased bada miscarriage. Witness saw her onTuesday afternoon, the sth, but had noconversation with her abont the matter.Sawdeoeased every day up to the time shedied. She waß unconßoious np to withinnine hoursof herdeath. She waswanderinginher mind np to nine hours of her death.She then became quite sensible. Her talkon thoFriday waswith tho lord. Witnessasked her whether she thought she wasgoing to die, and she said she did notthink so. Witness then said, ''Yonare very ill indeed, Martha," and do.ceawd replied, "Imight get better, butIdon't think IBhall." Ithen askedherwhether she wasafraidto die,and sho said,"Afraid? No. Why should Ibe afraid?All is lighter and brighter." She thengraduallygotworso.

Inspector Thomson said that he had nofurther evidonce to offer. Mrs. Thorpe waspresent, and it was competent for hor togive evidence. Since Saturday shohadhadtheadvice ofMr.Jellicoe, andhe wouldnotpress her to givoevidence.

The Coroner (to Mrs. Thorpe)— Do youwish togive evidenco?

Mrs. Thorpe— No;Iprefer to waitnntilmy lawyeris here.

At this stage, Mr. Jellicoe's managingolork, who had been taking down the evi-donce on Mrs. Thorpe's behalf,asked thatnothing further should be clone until thearrival of his principal, who wasthen onhiswaynpto tho enquiry.

ThoCoroner agreed to wait for Mr. Jel-licoo, and an adjournment for 10 minuteswasmode.

Before the expiration of that period Mr.Jellicoo put in anappearance, andthepro-oeedings were resumed, and after somedisousaion with the Coroner, Mr. Jellicoewas allowed to address the jury.

Mr.Jellicoe,in theoourse of his address,said thatthe jury worenot only enquiringinto tho death,no doubt under painful cir-cumstances, of Mrs. Astridgo, but wcr<iinvited and mustarrivoat aconclusionas tothe cauaeofl death, andsecondly,when theyhad satisfied themselves as to the oanse ofdeath, they were tosay by whomdeath wascaused. The juryhadheard fromthe dootorsthat this lady died in childbirth; thatshe waspregnant,butwhether she died fromany act committed by Mrs.Thorpe,or anyother person, waaaverydifferent question.Howas going to ask the' jurywhether theyconsidered that the cause of death wastheresultof acriminalact inflioted by anyper-son. Thodoctors hadnotmade itdear thatthere wasabortion,andnoonehadattemptedto pntit to them that thedeath was the re-sult of a oriminal aot. The jury, he con-tended, wore bound to assume,unless therewas evidenoe on the contrary upon whichthey could rely, that shfl died fromnatural causes. The whole of the matterrelied upon by the police resulted from aconversation which she had with her hus-band boforo her death. Moßt of the jurywere, no doubt, married men, and thosewouldknowthat when womenwoispregnantthey frequentlysaid things whiohwere quiteunreliable. Thedeceased was in a state ofpregnancy when tho conversation with herhusband took place,and he asked the jurynot to accept her statements as reliable.Thehusband, it wasshown,had tiever takensteps to communicate with the police,or attempted,to prevent Mrs. Thorpe fromtreatinghis wife,andbe (Mr.Jolliooe) askedthe jurywhether it wasreasonable thatMrs.Thorpehadeverperformedanoperationonthewoman. If the woman wont forthto commita crime the husband was a party to horcrime. His evidence was therefore_ theevidence ofa person affeoted bythocrimo;he was, in fact, a tainted witness. Fur-ther, it was upon his testimony thatthe jury were asked to believe thatthe deceased made the statements at-tributed to her, but unloss there wasevidenoe to support the husband's he (Mr.Jelliooo) did not think tho jury ought toacceptit. Counsel pointedout that it wasopen tothem todeclare _n open verdict, orelse to give a verdict that the womanhaddiedas tho result of acrimo, but decline tosay who did the crime. Inthelatter casethe policewould investigatethematter,andno doubt the guiltyperson wouldbebroughtIto justice. The jurycouldquite understandwhy Mrs. Thorpe had not gone into thewitness-box. Shehadboon thesubjectof alotof remarks, bnt at the proper time shewas willing to go into the box and clearherself. Mrs. Thorpe had beep longa resi-dent in Wellington, andhadborne a goodcharacter, and he asked the jury cot toconnecther with tho crime. Ifthere wasnocorroboration of the husband's story hoasked tho jurynot to give an adversever-diot. Ifacharge wastobe made, let it bemade inthe ResidentMagistrate's Court.

TheCoroner,inBummingup,said that thecircumstances of the oase as they hadcomebefore the jurywaresuch as to.indicate thepossibility thata oriminal offence hadbeencommitted. Hehadto ppfntout to the juryfirst of all that tho medical evidence hadgone to show that death Was canscd byseptoccemia, or blood poisoning, which wasa consequence of a misoarringe. Theevidenco, in fact, olsarly showod thatfrom that cause her blood was poisoned,andthat her case was practically hopelessfromthe first. Themedical evidence,how-ever, didnot prove that mechanical meanshadbeen usod. Tho whplo story about theattempt to procureabortion depended uponstatementsmadeby tho woman to hor hus-bandandhersister-in-law. To eachof themshesaid sho wasgoing to sco Mrs. Thorpe;to each of them shesaid shehadbeen. Theonly other witness npon this point was onoto 'whom she said near her end that shehoped none of her friends wouldgo nearthat horrid woman. His Worship pointedout that the value of statements from per-Bonß who afterwards died depended uponwhethor they woremade withthefullknow-ledgeof the persona that they were dying.During the course of tho enquiry ho was-very anxious to find out whether the de-ceased had made the statement! with thefullknowledgethat she wasdying, buttherewasno evidence of that kind. Tomake the

J{,#C. SHEARMAN <fe CO.,

LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,41, Lambton-quay,

Have applications from Capitalists in the

othorcolonies whoare desirousofinvesting

inLand in this colony. We therefore beg

leave to reque&t that owners of properties

may place them in ourhands, inorder thatIwomaybe inaposition toaocommodateour

clients. Fnll particularsshouldbegiven,

NOTICE.

ASIammaking extensivo alterations inthe fittings,and getting inanentirely

nowstockin theshop latelyoccupied bymyfather, the late W. T. Garratt, Chemist,Taranaki-street, the shop will be closeduntil the 14th inst., when withstrict atten-tion tobusinessIhope to seonreashareofthepatronago so liberally extendod to myfatherby the inhabitantsof Wellington.

1 T. A. GARRATT.

A MACGBEGOR, M. A.,Exchange Buildings,No. G.

Classesre-openedonFRIDAY,IstFebruary,Studentsprepared for the Teachers',Law,

andUniversityExaminations.

LADIES' BOARDING SCHOOL.

THE School is beautifully situated, andthe Pnpilshighly educatedby trained

Teachers. Boarderstakenatveryreasonablerates,according to age andrequirements.

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Wellington.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

TAMIESON BROTHERShave the plea-(J sure of intimating to their numerousclients and the publio that they have re-moved tonew premisesin theOperaHouseBuildings, where their business andthat ofthe Commercial Trust and Loan Co. will infuture be carried on. While thanking allwho havo so liberallysupported them, theytrust that withpromptness inall matters ofbusiness, they willmerita fairproportionofpatronagein future.

JAMIESON BROTHERS,EstateandFinance Agents,

OperaHouse.> Telephone125.

MUSICAL NOTICE.

To thoInhabitants of WellingtonandSuburbs.

Pianoforte Tuning and RkpairinqorMusical Instruments.

TI"'HE widowof thelato Mr.Thomas Moore,I Pianoforte Tuner andRepairer, hasdecidedupon carrying ontheabovebusiness,andhas ongaged Mr.Edwin George Wood,ward,Professional andPractical PianoforteTunerandRegulator, to attend to the re--quirements ofher lato husband's numerouspatrons.

Orders loft with Mr. Dntton, Lambton-quay, or EvoningPost,andat thoresidenceof Mrs. Moore, Nelson-street, will bepromptly attended to.

QAAA WORKING MEN are invited__V/ \J\J to bring their families toFIELDER'S, Manners-street, and share intho Great Rbductions in CROCKERYand GLASSWARE.

TO BUSHMEN. I

rpENDERSare invited up to noon 14thJL March,for Loffeing-up130 Acres Bush,onMessrs. Gear &Lingr'uEstate.

.Specifications to be seen at the Station.Lowest or any tender not necessarilyaccepted.

THOS. THOMSON,Manager.

Te Horo,sth March,1889.TO BUILDERS.

TENDERS areinvited, to close noon ofWednesday,13th March, for Additions

togentleman's Residence, Thorndon. Ten-ders to bedepositedandplansand specifica-tions seenat theoffice of

W. C. CHATFIELD.Architect.

TO BUILDERS.mENDERS are invited for the ErectionX of aDwellinghonse on the Waiwetu-road, Lower Hutt. Plans, Ac,to be seenat our office, where tenders willbe receivedon or before Wednesday, 13th instaut, atnoon.

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atKaiwarra,Ngahauranga,andPetone, onlyto pick up passengers forstations northofLower Hutt.fMonday,Tuesday, ThursdayandFriday.

EXTRA TRAINS.On Wednesdays and Saturdays, Lower

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Children.— Children under three years ofage arecarried free;abovethreeandundertwelve yearsof ageat half fare.

Passengers canbe booked at stations con-ditionally only that there is room in thetrain.

Passengersentering thetrainat abookingstationwithout atioket,or havinggotinataflagstation, andnpt taking atickotat theproper bookingstation, will be chargodoneshillingin additionto theordinary fare.Horses,Carriages, andDogs.— ThoDopart-ment does not undertaketo forward horses,oarriagos, or dogs by anyparticular train;but whensent, theymustbe at the forward-ingstationhalf-an-hourbeforethe departureof the train. The owners of horses mustprovide meansof scouringtheminthohorse-box,and the RailwayDepartment will notbe accountable for any injuries sustainedthrough their breaking loose or otherwise,nor will it undertake to carryunbroken orvioious horses. At oountrystations requi-sitions for horso-boxes or carriaoro-trucksmust be made the day before they arewanted.

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Ibe placed under the scat without incon-1venieuop. The Department will not beiresponsible forlnggago whichis not carriedin the van, or whiohpassengers may have[negleoted to seelabelled. PassengershavingIluggage to go by trainmust present it atthe stationat least tenminutes before theadvertised departureof the train, or tho De-partment will not be responsible for itsdespatch. Passengers who have lost lug-gage are requested to give notice to theStationmasters at once. Tho Departmentwill not be responsible for anyluggago orparcels improperly loft about tho stationpremises.

Goods and parcels to flajj stations, plat-forms, and private sidings, whereno officerof theDepartment isin o&arge,mustbe pre-paid,and willbeputoutat suchstationsattherisk of the consignee.

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New AssurersandexistingAssurance Policy-holders will beallowed to jointhis section.All profitsaccruingafterenteringthesectionwe set _por£ to bedivided among tho policy-holders remainingin the section at the endof1900, when liberal returnsincash are anti-cipated.The principlesof the Tontine and mode ofkeeping accounts are not kept secret, as in

easeofother Tontinesadvertised."«♥Informationcanboobtained at thoHeadOfficeand allBranches and Agencies,aiid also

from theTravellingAgentsof theDepartment.F. \V.FEANKLAND,

ActuaryandPrincipalOfficer.D.M.LUCKIE,

Commissioner.

[ipr~~^Tr^- -'ll ABK YOUR aBOGEB m

|ft]|iv '»V<^^'y*^ lil^^ M/ jrffl?^^\ %%et°a\ningln rteart/'

* SPeClill__-7f-t. .--i^-^Ssv^ ~-^—..T7^----^---^^~-==^^i=iT^^r--~^^ |N THE M /T33lu\ \ TIMAETJ HERALD.

THE EMPIRE TEA COMPANY Vizr\ -,tO # /'^S___tlV V'Sto^SSM"^"?*IJPI \/ B M jn'TPulSK^rj\ as the article the>' ofler '*Pack the followingstandardbrands ofChoice Teas, viz. :— >" \\ W Jf #qV>KCslsSi_sJ IJ_\ to anythingwe_ , B Mki fiIESJSSEn V\ » n» vesee'JintlnsColony."

"DRAGON," 3/- "ELEPHANT," 2/8 tfS>IX fj|§§b% V^EW"CRESCENT," 2/6 "EMPIRE," 2/2 o^ /FMS% V55-V55-"1

"" ""A+l n « TVTTTT A Tin »9 /

" THOUGH M /^ -^^jjf^-- '\ _\ PRICES:and the"MIKADO, 4- onDICn M^t^iS^nltSFm^^^L 91 2/4ALSO, THE CELEBRATED COPIED ZHQ^S^lUJUJLlw%J^__L^_^^^^__S^ ' '"HOUDAH," 3/ and "KANGRA VALLEY," 2/10 BY ALL /fc^W^^ ' 8 3/"Theße latterare PUREINDIAN TEAS of robußt ffrowth, possessing ffreat strength itf wSSKIs/ M &^/~

andpurity of flavour,especially intended forconnoisseurs. Mmm^^^^^mi^gmamaa^^mi^w^^km i>W lb. }

SODE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED HTTOU IMUMfIUrV TFI?II(! (

FIJI TEAS (ALPHA ESTATE). rUJi £i DLillll1/ £l 1/ IM&i" «. rr mTTTJATTmTTI " t> AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, GHRISTCHURDH, QUNEDIN.V. & O. TURNBULL & CO., Proprietors.

AGENTS EVERYWHERE,

T_ fT TTTVT "D f\'Q MJ AIL \VA. V H O T E I_, JLE^^jgr^^ >^wcgxgw/

JMUJNtvU O JX Thorndon-quay. AonmK TRY e^S^^^/PURE INDIAN TEA DANIEL "aly~.. prop"". IMBfflk WSJ /I*-

_,„.-, .r,^,Tr- D- D., late licensee of the Cricketers' n^/llw/M'lLtt tttpTO THEFEONT. Arms, having purchased the above-named AVwWf /Ll/MiM Bnaanr^lL^CTW/ 'FamilyHotel,begs to inform his numerous Aa \\A\ j/fWi yryj\ wk^]^SpifeSi^^w/

T_,^, , , . ,

_ , friends, old customers, and the travelling r\\//W/m /Allx\ g^Mg-frwßjWiffw/HE London Correspondent ot tne &yci- pvLblie that ho has refurnished the house t W\/a/AwIWN\ T> A bTT?C /^^^£__^S_S\ney Mailwrites:— rightthroueh, and intends to leave nothing a M/ymlMlMil X>Ax)liJO (ppiPffSr^ffllaS."

There is no more significant fact in undone onhis part to promote thecomfort W^MJmwM M&M/^RsWylY\.modern trade than the gradual ofhispatrons. As this hotel is within two wMwWa M !/M Aw^B-ft^^E^Mcrowdingoutof Chinese Teas from minutes' walk of both railway stations, it FvIOU^WSwOI TVDTTyvTTV1 lA^OIrM^?~Jthe British markets by the Indian affordsall thecomfortthattravellersby rail iOT^H lxll.KjN.Ul V/T^Px^X^VTeas. Indian Tea is stronger,has need require. Guests'luggage delivered to W!iLJlkj&^J>%ir /'x_M_Xmore flavour, and is cleaner than -nd fromboth stations freeofcharge. FreeChineseTeas.' Thedifferenceinthe Stabling for country farmers. Passengers ~00])NEWS for"the Babies! My advice to them is not to walk, as lam sellingmethods of manufacturepursuedin called mtime to havebreakfastbefore first f^ Rubber wheelPerambulators from £2 7s6d upwards; Iron Wheel, from _C2up-the twocountriesexplainsin agreat trainleaves in the morning Hot,cold, and Q v Keverßibie Hooclß. Can be had on the Hire System, if required. Invalidmeasure thebetter value of Indian showerBaths AllAles, Wines andSpirits Carria

'made to order,at different prices, with or withoutrubber .vhoola. Lentout on

Tea. In India the culture and of the choicest brands only kept Staples b7the or week or month. Chairs, Tables, Dress Stands, Cradles, Picnic andmanufaoture of the leaf areunder- XXXBeer alwaysontap. One of Aloook a th iaßkets,iaBkets,"includingButchers,Bakors, Grocers, withpatent handles,taken byEnglishmen, whoregulate Billiard Tables. Night porter in attend- ouler "DUB *" ""

aEDWIN AKNOLD, 90, Willis-streot,Wellington.

native labour; maohinery is em- ance. Travellers to ISapior, Wanganui, , __ . ■-,„

nln-pd to alarae extent InChina New Plymouth can receive allinformationsSrerSai?Jaa-s 53_ttysi^s_sw!_& ,TSJKsara>sstf_«isS» london loan andSST__r_r_&'& & DDEA"'-°- to'°"

, _*-_>.. x..».0» DISCOUNT BANK.better. Cleanliness haa very little ROYAL HOTVL with Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. OFFICES PANAMA-STREET.to do with them." n v in v, WellingtonBranch: Established 1875.- . „ Close tothe RailwayStation. NatiomlM^mfeA^ationßuildings, __

Comment onthe_above is needless. __ tfna.-inJiSfXSdon alldoscrip. Theoldestandmost reliable officein

IF YOU VALUE YOUR HEALTH, tionsofproperty at lowest current rates. Wellington for_, „, t_tat V4TPWTTOP,-=^«ro?- « nOcQOOi«- Marene.— Wocl insured from sheep's IMMEDIATEADVANCES

DRINK JfAT VALENTINE isnowm poasession Q_

woolahedi toLondon. OpenPoll- OnBi]lg of Bale>Depoait of Deeda,shares,MUNRO'S PURE_INDIAN TEAS, of the aboveHotel. Havingrenovated and Zi°orifa'Td? ChinafA- BondWarrants, &c.

Packed expressly and sent direct burnished it, can offer superior accommo. bSj^S^J|^ZS^S^ in CASH ADVANCEDThe Tea SS&L THenry 'Wapshare, dation to his old friends and tho public Man^

°*Ouohterkmy Valley,NeilgherryHills, generally. tion m^b!obtainedon aPP^ationto the

Ootacamund,Madras, India. B undersigned.WILLIAM EVANS SPECIALITY.

_. __.. . ~~~ , , .-,.,, Manaeer Billb Discounted Daily at CttrkentThis TEA isneverblended or mixedwith Luncheon onthe tableat1o'clock. """"^ 'Rates.any other, because it is best in its native TVTATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYpurityandmuchmore wholesome. " J^ 0PNEW ZEALAND. Al] Transaotionß Entertained

"~i^T n ORIENTAL HOTEL, FIRE AND MARINE. Ssb-THE MANACERHighly recommended toInvalids. Willis-street Wet ling-ton Capital(full subscribed) .^2,000,000 Addresa immahaum.

"«"""VNillis-spreet, Wellington. pflid.npandreserves upward 0f... 269,000 QOUTH PACIFICLOAN AND INVEST-REMEMBER- Losses paid in14 years 1,148,984 O MENT COMPANY(LTD.).

TheUndersignedbeing SOLEAGENT, this THOMAS M. JACKSON Distinctive Features. UndoubtedSecurity.Favourite TEA cannotbeobtained fromauy

' 'Lowest Current Ratesof Premium. OfiSoe, Manners-street. Telephone, 258.

other house inNew Zoivland. *■ROPRif.tor. Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims.Offices:Foathorston-street,Wellington. Are prepared to advanoe sums on personal

-»__ __£_ssr ms_EMiKr__Mß_

—■__«_. __, s-grgßj. W-*.

INDIANCIGARS, Family Hotel,Ibegto inform my numerous ,rfHB UNION INSURANCECOMPANY Loan £10^«iw!Sl9B tobe repaidAc, &c, friends and tho travelling community that i OF NEW ZEALAND. b 20weeklyinstalments of 10s.

\Vhnlfi<!nio »nii "Rptnil every offort will be mario to malse the (Fire and Marine.) Loanils— receiveJ614386d,toberopaidWholesale andRetail. Oriental » a home for all favonr >the , fnl\y Bubaoribed m J32,000,000 by20 weeklyinstalmentsiof 15B:house with their patronage. The premises Capital paid up £100,000 Loan^O— receive £18 18a,tobe repaidALEXANDER MUNRO, havelatelyhadathoroughrenovation. EeserveFund ,£50,000 by20 weekly instalments of20s.EAST INDIA HOUSE. JZZTIm oomL^^lit, Herefo?d«F,FStchurch. And othorsumsbyarrangement.

Williß-street, Wellington. combined witheveryattention. „T T p-n_nitKM?

TEr 'rrhnirmanl" O Advances on deposit of deeds, &o.

aud of tho begt Hon^J.T. Peacock,ttjj^g"^]J. Amounts receivedondepositbrands. Anderson,Esq.;P. Cunningham,Esq.;THE WELLINGTON BUILDING AND

JosephPalmer, Esq.;Hon. W. Reoves, INVESTMENTCOMPANY (Limited).Billiard Room Complete Bankers': Bq<

mHIS Company is prepared to receive

PRINCESS HOTEL, UnionBank of Australia (Limited). A Deposits at tho following:rates:—

MMolesworth-strkbt.'

G,?I^RAI< "lIA^AOISR: 12 months or 2 years sfrper cent.*"7 WO

J.GUILFORD Prop^tob. THE BpJ&S-TS&ffiKß that com- 6"ntha "_~* "*■

Good toknow, Havingpurohaaedthe leaseof this favour- mend this Company to notice of intending MONEY TO LEND AT LOWEST„. ".. ite house, my friends andthe public- gene- insurers are:thatit is a local institution; CURRENT RATES.Worß is tun ra]]ymay re]youreceiving every attimtion. and thatclaims will be fairly and equitablywa oat>atta A callsolicited. dealt with,thenames of the Directors being R.M.SIMPSON,mtn bAruiiiu. Permanentboarders,travellers, and fami- a sufllcient guarantee on this point. Kates ManagingDirector,

lies will find every comfort of a home, charged are the lowest current. New'Zealand InsuranceBuildings,|combined withoivilityand attention,a4the Wellington Agents— Lambton-quay.PrincessHotel, Molesworth-street. JOHNSTON & CO., ■ T, TTTOMPSONWines, ales, and spirits are of the -very ASenta

- F LAND, ESTATE,FINA^CI\I, 'best quality. Proprietor. r IVERPOOL AND LONDON AND ANDGENERALAGENT.

o^uuxx^w , v j^ GLQBB INSURANCECOMPANY. _ „—. ..TO LAW STUDENTS, TEACHERS, T>ANK HOTE L, Established1836. J«ansNegotiated"°P

AND OTHERS. J> InvestedFnnds £6,673,204 _£&() TO 4_20 000Mannbrs-street. Claims Paid 19,616,178 ZJOXJ *^,WV.

AMASTER OF ARTS (Honours) is will- FireReserveFund 1,500,000 Moneyalwaysavailable,ing to prepare Candidates for the Misseb DINNAN & OSBORNE have

University, Teachers', and Law Examina- purchased thelease of the abovehostelry, ThisCompanyofferstoinsurersthesecunty Agent Phcenix Fibe Office.tions. Address Graduate, at office of and willbe pleased to receive a visit from of invested funds amonnting to over SIX

T CHEYNE FARNIE Solicitor their friendsandthe public generally. MILLIONPOUNDSSTERLING,BESIDES Offices— Grey-street,next Nationalßank.NZ.Insurance Co 'sBuilding, The accommodation for boarders and THE UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF A

—"

Zmbto^quay families isunsurpassed. VERY WEALTHY PROPRIETARY. T^rONEY TO LEND on approved secu-— —Luncheon fromIto2 daily. By a Speoial Aot of tho New Zealand JyJ^Hot,Cold, andShower Bathß. Legislature, theCompanyis inaposition to rit in B_mßB

_m8to guifcborrowers.

CITY FOUNDRY Liquors of thebestbrands. sue or besuedinthis colony.Good Stabling This Company has everbeen notedforits (JHE/YNE FARNIE

Eva-street off Taranatiulnee— ~ ~~~ ' promptitudeandliberalityinsettlingclaims.

" '1 CLUB HOTEL MASTEBTON, Loweßt currentrates forallclassesof Fire Solicitor,__

WAZRABAPA. Insurance.EDWARp pEARQE>A

_ent> Lambton-quay.

W^CRABTREE & SONS, Millwrights, ALFRED ELKINS_.. Pbopbietob.ondqn LANCASHIRK IN- MONEY MONEY

En<»inBflrB "a o«n«rai "niror« nf nPHISHotol offorß Superior Aooommoda- JU SURANCE COMPANY.Engineers, and General Smiths, makers of J tion tralvo)lers,andprivate ■_£_„„„ T0 LEND. at lowest ourrent ratoP- onI

every description of Steam Engines and -miiies. ___ FIRE BRANCH. JLS^J^SS^&^SSStBoilers, Sawmill Machinery, Builders' and Baths. Sawm Books. CAPITAL ... _^ ... 41,000,000 M'TAVISH, TATUM^fio^Contractors' Ironwork, IronGates,Fencing Stables and well-grassed Paddook Head Omo^Liverpool.

OyIAATO LEND 'on Freehold Been-Qt

_ _ ,~ .,-r, rrz—

~—„~— „

Tt> 7; rr nm -o r~ Insurance against loss by fireonevery de- cfcfabvFvf rity (town).Address,Canton,Standardsand OrnamentalFencing. T7I M P I» B HOTEL, 80riDtion of|rOpcpcrfcy) effected at current EveningPort.JCJ Wellington. ratesv ""

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JOHNSTON & CO., Agenta.

THE WESTPORT COAL COMPANY HAMILTON GILMER. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-Lmrc iri Proprietor. JL PANY, LONDON.1 '*

Established1803. t/-\ttxt -rkTTnrrrT-ni 0. nr\_. .. ...... - .nlaoq trnfnT Capital JE1.600,000 JOHN DUTHIB & CO.,This old estabhshed/^flß^^1 Paid-upandInvested... 700,000

'COALBROOKDALE COAL. cTmZdalVavellors, Boarders, and the Eiskß aooepted at"_lwest CurrentRates. ftENERAL AND FURNISHING

jnWio generally Accommodation and Com- Prompt andfiberala6ttlementofclaims. reoX'MnmPPsforts unsurpassed by any hotel in New *Agent- UtOJSMONGiiKS,

fiOALConsumers and the publicarenoti- is under the direction of an Willis and Victoria streets,'A I* P t\ 4-Vt fnllfLV Iftntnol-ftd v/lllCcßj iM. AU/vloUj J-U.IiU.IUOG V_<U,,

fied thatthis SUPERIORCOALcraialways "thTchoice !Si of all the most Lambton-quay. Aroofferinganoverstock ofbo obtained wholesale from the agent, or Sample Rooms are provided TJOBERT DONALDSON, CHILD'S COTS, IRON BEDSTEADS,.... in aneasily accessible position. XA) Ballance-strekt, Wellington.retail fromany of the dealers,or at the yard Tbo Empire Hotel is situated in the im- jj^alwayg in atooki audto arri large WOVE WIRE MATTRASSES.,„ «„_._,. .„„ mediate vicinity of tbo Wharf,Banks,and shipmentsofandoffioe,cornerofFeatherstonandBallanoe principal business establishments of theoirv Brookß Snoobridgo& Co'sunrivalled

"An- at reduced prices.

streets. :_____^_!___T^t^_^_T_T^T!^;^T!_ ohor"

brandPortlandCementj.h. willt^ms. T?E,ANK GRADY. A"a _K_.*ndJaT8 fo"*'".fo"*'"."^^ anaJj ifc _*. XN H. VJXVAX/X. jyj blaok ftnd gal

_mu|edf for stro

__Cotß)4{t(,vitnplainßideß)lCßGdlo2oß

l?ent'Ovtical Goods High-class Artistic Scott, Cuthbertson& Co.'b superiorLondon- p° $° brasses to360°*. Watches, Clocks Jewellert madePaperhangings strong Cote)4ttgj^withplainBideßi 17b 6d

npHEGREYVALLEYCOALCOMPANY -r-n-r-mT ttit. lamalsoSoleNew Zealand Agent jjo do perforateddo, 30sX (Limited). JEWjiIjJLJ-Ji, D. Y.Stewart _Co.,PipeFounders Do do brass rods, 38s

AND Leach,Flower & Co.,Tin-plateManufaotn- Youths' Beds,sftoin do. scrollends, 30aDepftt— Manners and Victoria-streets near „. -r, m „"annn* 'era StumpBeds, 6ft6indo do,17s 6d to19s

Cuba-street, Novelties in Electro-plated Goods The gtoel Company o{ Scotland,makers of Single French Beds, Jin pillars,with scroll(Inoludes Wallsend, Coalpit Heath and -mrT»r\-r>rrm-n all kinds of Steel ends,17s 6d to19s

BrunnerColleries), IMirUxllJixVj TheIBCaFoundryCo., Railway andGeneral Do lin pillars, with scroll ends,26sHaving takenover theBrnnnerCoalCom- Engineers to 32s

pany's business onshoreandafloat itwill be Suitable for Wedding Presents. J.Petrie,Wool-washingandDryingMachine Do Jin pillars, with brass top rail,our constant aim not onlytomaintain,but TS7TT T TQ maker 27s 6dalso to largely extend the said business. VV Ji-ijjxo-oxxvjjjjx. Geo. Shand& Co., London and Melbourne, French Beds, 4ft, Jin pillars, with scrollThepossessionof these three celebrated col- dealora inall kindß of newand second- ends, 27s Cdto 32sleries enables us to do so most advan- CHOIOE SELECTIONop FANCYGOODS. handmachinery Do lin pillars,with scroll ends, 29stageously forour customers. Repairß a Spooialitv

— _, *? 34a.1. ..,,.. . iThere will also be a large eupply of the ■'

»„ 117E work for the highest olass in tho Do lin pillars,withJinbrasstoprailbest Coalbrookdale and Newoastlo coal on A COSTLY RELIC. VV land and suit them best, at J. H. . 36?, . ,,hand for all who prefer thorn, separatelyor Dalton's, Tailor,43,Cuba-streer Do ljinpolished brass-mountedpil-'mixed with' our own coal. Sales from the — krs, brass spindles, and braescombinedmines last year was 160,000tons. A TOOTH of Sir Isaao Newton's was VTPTOBTA T?nTTNm?V rosettes onrails, 70s to 80s

GREf VALLEYCOAL COMPANY, A VICfORIAFOUNDIrt. French Bedg>m6ini jinpillarS)witn BcroU(Limited.) sold' in 1815 for the sum of .£730. It was ends, 28s 6dto 34s

W. C. GASQUOIK'E,'

»- r> w a p n cwa nw v Do finpillars, withscroll ends, 30sLocalManager. purchasedby anobleman, who hadit setin I7DWAKD bfcA« _X , u0 lin pillars, with scroU ends, 30s

to 37s■

ft-inp. whinh he constantly wore on his Engineer,IronandBrass Founder, Do linpiUars, withscroll ends,with

BLIGH T PAINT."B " Boilermaker,and General _ brass centre, 42s to52s Cd

Registered. ggnncrn_er %in WALTERE. HALL,Dentist, Do lin pillars, withscroll ends with

tSmith. extended footrail, 40s, 42s

*.- Willis-stroet, sellsNew ArtificialTeeth . . Do linpillars, with brass top rail,j_. hubm.cui.o, «, Estimates given for all descriptions of 36s to 38s2 9 for 10s each, and guarantees them to b Buildersand ContractorsIronwork. Do lmpillars, with brass top rail,_s -S extended footrail,45s to 61sS tS perfect foreatingand speaking andlife-like Victoria and Manners-street, Do Hinpillars, with brass top rail,3 > IVpllineton extended foot rail, and brass-h» 1 inaDDearanec

Wellington mounted, 62s to 70sg fc awßaraure. ■

French Beds,4ft 6in,Uinpillars, withbrass*/^ORRUGATKD TRON. CORRUGATED "OBOOKS, SHOOBRIDGE & CO. top rail, extended foot rail, andli TRON OORRUGATED IRON. -E' brassrosettes on rails, 75s to95s

THORth-On-«nf"..M " v -*tCUJ*JftUUAA_iJ i*u«. PORTLAND CEMENT Do Hin polished brass-mounted pil-

J tpeciaUy the ffie I"Z"nleTit Se"«« haveadvanced their prices; we are MANUFACTURERS, lara,brass spindles,brass rosetteamyself for some time. The reßultfi may be desirousof clearingour presentstockat , " t J°1J?)OS' nnxr.T^cnv ??- vC8.. _

t* ..

eeeninmvor^aTflf+^maf+oo ♥>,»«? ■ Old Pbiob. Having appointedMr. R. DONALDSON l|inpolished brass-mounted pil-t_T_.e^_yS_S_- S.K SfMl hPtf _ Ballanoe-stoeet, Wellington, astheir Agent lars, brass top andbottom nub,

TreesshoulTbe drfssed v"u"Lh*bhSt Quantitiesto Arrive. for New Zealand, are now in aposition to extended footrails, £5

isOff mt__T_Wn?^l «wL >w^ veuanwwßßjAi v«. _,eßter Bed braagand __i____'toSifh ifhtl? TS c c-Bap '

BALLINGERBROS, tageoua terms to buyers. Their Cement is top rail, extended foot rail andOn!mln^l^eTs^ld6 °reeesSeadayTr Ad^-wSTaVloSet,near onaUt^or whichit received br^B-mounted 80sand 95s

500if young. One dressing^forbid tnuI DriUshed. the gold medal at Chnstohuroh in 1882. Do l,inpolished bruß-mouated pil-oure

B OIUK lor Ola «ees a Quotations girea, delivered to any port in lars, extended foot rail, brassSoldin Tins of 10s. 20s and40seach FELT, LEAD-HEADED NAILS, New Ze*fcn4. or f.o.b London. rosettesand spindles, £5108Tinwilldrees20oldor40vounG-trflflß Inquantities to suitpurchasers. Do Hinbrasa-monnted pillars,brass20s Tin will dress50oldor100younltrees" T*7 B A TIT7Q A, PH top and bottom rods, extended403Tinwilldressl20oldor_4Qyou_gtrees' RIDGING SPOUTING, W. JiAJJiia & OU., footrails. Ofa

COUNT^rSK A^C&D TOFlOm mJL10'<mt

- ;20. Cuba-sWt oppositeTe »° gj"taS*tT"""**COUNTRY ORDERS_ AITENDI.D TO. AroHonae. and at Lambton-quay, railgibraßH.Agent for Wellington— PORTABLE BOILERS. opposite M'Dowell's corner. mounted, £6 to 7s 6d

Ghenust Lambton!a'iiaT Garden Requisites- UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL AMERICANWIRE MATTRASSES.J q *' ' HOSE, WATERING CANS,and GARDEN FURNISHERS. Thb

"National," a superior Mattrass-vTOHN DUTHIE A CO.

BYMNOTB. Hearse, 40..kopt on Premxses. fSJ-^S?SS-S'whol.sal,andRetaxlIronmongers, fflft.£T ""^SflStf°^ TTH

_a strong serviceable

Wini.Bx_onf , BUILDEBS AND ONTRACTOES. To suit SingleBeds, 22s6d eachWilliß-streot. -tf^_A BnlaU qUantity ofdamaged Corru- Do Double do 26s each,

Have just landed, ex b.s. Arawa, a large j?atedIronto olear. X¥T ANTED,new ana second-hand Fnrni-assortmentof superiorCricketing Materials fT\ H O M A S WARD, Itand Lawn Tennis Goods, by the celebrated A Civil Engineer, tare for Sale, byauction or privately. Cash Tn_r\T "nTTmiTTP *" C*Clmakers,Sh*w and Shrewsbury. Authorised and Licensed Surveyor r j JUHJN JJUIalii a> UU.,,

*_,, under advanced ongoods for absolutesale.Alnew patent double-spliced spring handle Xand Transfer Act, WILLIS AND VICTORIA STREETS.Cricket Bats Valuator. ■ FARMER & CO.'S AUCTION MARTAl double whalebonehandle Cricket Bats Particular attention paid toLandTransfer " '

Specially-selected allcaneMatchBats Work. " Cuba-Ftreet.AllcanePractice Bats Surveyspramptly executed. Office—

No. 8 * .Superiorsinclocanehandle Bats Grey-Btreftt. BICYCLES. /jkaa WORTH of BEACTDJULtouts'teSSSL?* 1000 WIZENS are invited to in- IS_S£_? ISS"*" 45U0 ""?"\"

f<TStumps, Leg Guards,Gloves,Balls, Ac,&c. 4Vw»Vto»^ii"! r _rPrv WHITTEM. CHOLSON &CO room> now on «hlbltlon-

and mm°3% -Uio. ." if H 1

PURNirUBb of.every . manufactured on tho premises, will be soldLAWN TENNIS. ggl_&D Jj_gg____S__S2-

1000 ClS?_? *\ **i at ftb* *"»* durine thia month- Com*Racquets, Balls,Nets, and Court Markers. of°every «* *»** JT^lSt"??''_ ,, , ***>> -

O ourable(noalop wor_),Tt J.H Dal- description, tobe told at Alarming Reduo- able stockm thecity, at FIEIDEE'SFnr-Tavlor 8 oelebratedBowling Green Bowls, ton's. 43,Cuba-street. tions, at FIELDER'S,Mannere-street. niture Warehouse, Manneis-street.

DAVIS & CLATER,and 99,Lambton-quay,Wem.inoton,

./TEN'S MERGERS, HATTERS,ti HOSIERS,TATLOttK,

GENERAL OUTFITTKIiS,AND

PRACTICAL SHIRT MAKRTN.Have your Shirts made to Muaeute,

7s6d, 8s9d,10sGd,11sGd each.

Have your Shirts made to Measure,43s63,50s,60s,665, half-dozen.

White Shirts Rk-cuffed, Banded,andFronted,on thoshortest notice.

DrdersbyPost willreceivepromptattention.Fronts,Cdffb, andNeckbands, for

insertion, always kept inatook.

FIREMEN'SAND SAILORS' CLOTHINGA SPECIALITY.

Just arrived,Firemen's Serge Jaokots,4s 9d,5s Gd, 7sGd, 8s Gd.

DAVIS & CLATER,i)7and 99, Lambton-quay.Wellington.

BILLIAKD TABLES.

GEO. WRIGHT & CO.'S oelebrated goldmedal tableß ;sample table on

ApplyWHITTEM,NICHOLSON & CO.,

Agents.

HOT SPRINGS.

TTUXLEY,ThoTailor,hasreturnod from

tho Hot Springs, restored to health. Ho

wouldbo glad to sco all hisold Customersandas manyothersas requireFIRST-CLASSCLOTHING. Iama Tailor and Cuttor ofmany yearspractical exporionco,and wouldbe muoh more likely to make a Coat than

tho many labourors now engaged in tho

trade. Ithasbeen advertisedthat my busi-

ness waaassigned,but was only temporarily,

whileIwasaway.

Gas X E. HAVES,Heating tJ" QaaStoves. 105,Lambton-quat. Firos.

GasGas „ „ ■, " i. HeatingFires. Calland mßpeot Stoves.

The LatestImproved

Seating GAS TIRES j?g£Stoves. and

r GAS HEATING „ .?»Gas qrrrwirq HeatingFiros. STOVES, Stoves.

EX TONQARIRO,

Heating Now Opened.

Stoves.Gaß J. E. HAVES, Hoag-Fires. 105,Lambton-quay. Stoves

TUT ForMirth 'tisGood toknow,Work is fun

With SAPOLIO.

LYSAGHT'SGALVANIZED IRO

Bkbt Quality.Largestnumber of sheets tothe ton.

Brands;Corrugated— "Orb," "Fleur de Leys,"

"Guinea"

Flat—" Orb,"and"

Queen'sHead"

Largest Stock inNew Zealand,

400 to 500 tons always instook100 tons perTurakina100 tonsperInveroargill

22g, 24g, and 2Gg, corrugated, alwaysstook.

Also— Manufacturers of Wire Netting, Ac.JOHN LYSAGHT, Limited,

Ballanoe-streat, Wellington.

CHEAP PAPERHANGINGS.

SCOTT, CUTHBERTSON & CO.'S PrizeMedal Paperhangings. Large assort-

mentin stock. Fifteen bales to arrive perInveroargill. Theselatterareaconsignmentfromthis eminent firm of their newest andbest designs. Pricesand patternsdefycom-petition.

R. DONALDSON,Agent,Ballance-stroet.

LAWRIE & CO.'S DAILY COACHESBETWEEN

MARTINBOROUGH,FEATHERSTON,GREYTOWN, AND LOWER VALLEY.LeaveMartinborough daily, at 6.30a.m.,

arrivingatFeatherstonat 8.30Leave Feathorston daily, at 11 a.m., ar-

rivingatMartinboroughat 1.30p.m.Anextra coach leaves Martinborough for

Greytown everyWednesday.Parools andgoodsat reducedrates.The EVENINGPOST delivereddaily at

Martinborough,onapplication toMessrs. J.D.Oaklyor G. Lawrie,Featherston.COBB & CO.'S ROYAL MAIL COACHES/"VURCoaches leave Palmerston Northonv/ arrival of the Wellington train, forNapier,viaWoodville.

A Coach leaves Woodville at 8.30 daily,connectingwithWanganui train.

JONES & HUNTER,Proprietors(lateMaoarra.)

Booking Offioe— Empire Hotel, Welling*ton. H.Gilmer. Acent.

NOTICE TO THE TRAVELLINGPUBLIC.

COBB ft CO.'SRoyalMail CoachesleavePalmerston North onarrival of 11.4a

a.m. Train from Wellington, arriving aWoodville for Napier at 2.15 p.m., havingdinner at Murphy's Club Hotel,retur_i_gfrom Woodvilleat 2.30 p.m. for Wellingte \andWanganui in time fortrains.

JAMESMACAEA,Proprietor.

J.FENTON,Agent.PalmeratonNorth.

COBB & CO.'S TELEGRAPH LINE OFCOACHES,

William Neill, Proprietor.

MASTERTON TO CASTLEPOINT ANDTINUI.

I">HE Coach leaves the Booking Office at. 730 a.m. every Tuesdayar.d Friday,returning on every Wednesday a_a Satur-day. Booking Office-

Print-s'

of Wales*Livery and Bait Stables* Waggonettes,drags, buggies, Ac, and first-class hacksalwaysonhire.

A'Bus meets everytrain at the EailwayStation.

WILLIAMNEILL,Proprietor.

A NY person suffering from indigestionthrough theloss of their leeth,Bhould con-suit

Mr. W. E.HALL,Dentist, WEDis-street.

NERVOUSDEBILITYSUFFERERS.-Wasteno more time ormoney on "WORTHLESSqUACK REMEDIES, forImU on receipt of aself-addressed, stamped enrelope, se-d yon foilparttttilaniof the MOST VALUABLE and onlrPO3ITIVECUREeverdiscovered.

*Addrcra. A. MINER,&.P.0., SYDNEY.

NE_VOX:SNESB, LOSS of ENERGY andSTRENGTH.— Agentlemanhavingtriedinvain every achertued remedy and discovered arimple means of cure, will be happy to forwardparticulars to guffererg on receipt of stampeddirected envelope. Address—" Confidential." c/oBox««2, G.P.0.. Bydney.

THE SUFFERERS' BOON.

WE GUARANTEE THE FRENCHHOSPITAL REMEDIES to oursany oase of NERVOUS DEBILITI", EX-HAUSTED VITALITY,&c,&c,or Forfeit£500, failure being utterly IMPOSSIBLE.Pull particulars, together "with tho valu-able pamphlet, "NATURE'S HTDBKSTREASURE," by aFrench Doctor, whichis really worthits weight inDIAMONDS tothose about to marry. Price by Post,sealed, IsBd, stamps. Addresß, PARISIANAGENCY CO.,P.O.Box766, Sydney.

MARINERRTREAT HOTEL, !PETONK.

FOR SALT;, tho LKASE of the abovewell-known and favourite Suburban

Hotel, havingabout 35 years to run.

The Hoube contains 24 rooms, including

Billiard Room.The Outbuildingsand Grounds comprise

Stables, Coachhouse, Waahhouso, Fowl-house,Fruit,Vegetableand Flower Gardens,TennisCourt, &c.

FURNITURE AND STOCK AT VALUA-

TION.

To an approved purchaser, liberal termswillbe offeredif required.

For further particulars,apply to

J. R. STANSELL,Proprietor;

Or toJ. STAPLES & CO.,

Thorndon Brewery.

THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHNJOHNSTON.

"El O R SAL E—

9000 acres (more or less), being the pro-pertyknown as Brandon Hall Sta-tion,nearBulls,Kangitikei,togetherwith about 1000 head cattle and2000 sheep

20,000 acrea (more or leas), being the pro-pertyknown as Mataikuna Station,EastCoast, withBtook at valuation

3 acrea, numbera 359, 360,363, on theplan of tho city ofNapier

1acre,beingsections 529 to530,situateGough Island,Napier

2i acres,being sections 54, 57, 58, 75,76, Weßtern Spit, Napier

162 acres, beingsections 28 to 30,situateHavelock,nearNapier

242 acres, beingsections 11 to 13, 71 to73,situate Woodville

1660acres,being seotions 28 to 33, Kopu-rangiBlock,near Masterton

2887 acres, being section 171, AohongaBlock,East Coast

609 aores, being sections 494 and 495,Mangapakeha Block,East Coast

15} aores,beinglots161and164,townshipof Foxton

Lot 2, Block 6, 69 x 75, Ballance-street,Wellington

Lot 3, Block 6, 69 x 75, Ballance-street,Wellington

Lot 6, Block 6, 82 x 76, Lambton-quay,Wellington

Lot18, Block 9,1acre, Porirua35i acres,TakapautownshiDSection154,Block6.Kiwhata,Pahau.

Forprices andfurtherparticularsapply toJOHNSTON & CO.,

Agents for the Executors.

PETONE.FOR SALE, on easy terms, ono seven-

roomed two-storyDwelling,containingfour bedrooms, drawing-room, dining-room,kitchen, scullery,andpantry;cornersection.

Also, one six-roomed House, four bed-rooms, drawing-room,diniDg-room,kitchen,and pantry;two frontages, Campell-terraceandPeel-atreot.

Land for Sale—

Three good Business Seo-tions in Jackson-street, 33 x 123 feet, andfour Sections Peel-streot. Terms:10 percent,deposit, 10 per cent, in three months,10 per cent, in six months, and balance infouryears.

WAINUIOMATA.Land for Sale

—11G acres,cheap,forcash;

oroneasy terms.E. BATTERSBY,

Decorator.T> O X SALE.

BOROUGH OF PETONE.The undersignedhas forprivate sale—

I ljseresland, aitnatconMain-road, withsoven-roomed house, splendid or-chard andpaddook,double frontage.One of tho boatpropertiesinPotone.The opportunity of purchasingpro-perty onMain-road seldom occnrß.

1aero 11 perones land, situate in Bri-tannia-street, with good seven-roomedbouse aqdeveryconvenience,nice gardenand fruit trees;pricelow ; highest part of Britannia-street.

For further particulars, apply toJ. RESTON,

Land andEstate Agent,BoroughOffice, Petone.

rpOR SALE. FOR SALE. FOR SALE.

JAMIESON BROS,havoreceived instruc-tions to sell at onoe,afirst-class five-roomedHouse at Newtown, near tram terminus;mustbesold by the 6thinstant;easy termscanbe arranged, so as to enable the pur-ohaser to prooure his own freehold by aweekly rentalof abont13s Gd. The greaterpart of tho purchase moneycan remainat 7percent,perannum.

JAMIESONBROS.,Estate andFinance Agents,

(Telephone 125.) OperaHouse.

TT OTELS FOR SALE.

We have several Houses in town andoountry forsale.

For particularsapply toJ. STAPLES & CO.,

ThorndonBrewery.

HARCOURT & CO.,LANI?, ESTATE, AND GENERAL

COMMISSION AGENTSAUCTIONEERS,SHAREBROKERSAND FINANCIAL

AGENTS.Stook and Station Agency Business of

every description attended to. AuotionSales conducted in town or oountry.LoansNegotiatedand all FinancialBusinessundertaken. Sale or PurobaseofBusinessesconducted on moderate terms. Shippingand Insurance Business transacted.

ASPHALT. ASPHALT.

WILLIAM TEVERSHAM,ASPHALTER, I

Newtown Avenue(late of the Corporation.)

The greatest boon in theoity for cheap-ness, durability,and for purifying back-yards. BlockslaidequaltotheCorporation.

WM. TEVERSHAM.

SMITH BROS., Vulcan FoundrtManners-street,havingBocuroda large

assortment of designs of Ornamental Cast-ings for vorandahs,balconies, fences, &0.,wish to inform arohitects, bnilders, and thepublio that we aro prepared to supply allordersatprices thatwillcompare favourablywith thoimportedartiole. We stillcontinueto executeorders for all Borts of oast andwrought iron work. Illustrated cataloguescanbe hadonapplication.

ISLAS FILIPINAS.

It/T ANILLA CIGARS,Maria Christina,

Direct from the Factory.

All Sizes anp Qualities.

Similar goods have never before been eeen

in thiscolony.

Tobo hadfrom—

Wholesale ... JOSEPH NATHAN & CO.Retail ... J. MANDEL.

THORNDON BREWERY.

J. STAPLES & CO.,Brewers, Maltand Hop Importers.

T STAPLES & CO.,inroturning thanksto the tradeand privatepersons for theirliberal patronagehitherto,wouldrespectfully bog to inform them thattheir supplyof ALE, STOUT, &c.,inbnlkand bottle, is of the choicest quality,andwouldsolicit a continuance of their formerfavours.

Private families suppliedin quantitiesoftwogallons andupwards.

All ordors punctually attended to.

THORNDON BREWERY.

J. STAPLES & CO., Pbopeeetors.

OAAA WORKING MEN are invited__J""vF to bring their families toFIELDEB'S,Manners-street, and share inthe Great Reductions in CROCKERYtnd GLASSWARE.

AN INNOVATION.

MESSRS. W. M.BANNATYNE & CO.,agentsforMessrs.T.C. Williams &Co. j

of Richmond, Ya., the manufacturers,haveforwarded us samples of JUNO TOBACCO,which is slightlydifferent in quality to thatwhiohhas established such a reputation foritselfboth in thisand allother New Zealandmarkets. Thedifference consists inthein-corporationofanEXCESDINGLT AGBEEABIiESPECIAL FLAVOURING, which will,' WO feelBuro,he much appreciated bysmokers, andtend to inoreaae the justly-deserved popu-larity of thebrand.

Messrs. Bannatyne & Co. inform us thattheyhave just landed a small shipmentofthoSpecially.FlavouredJuno,andthatitmay bepurchased in retailquantities fromMessrs. J. Mandel and G. Bokdding-baus,Willis-street, andD.D. Hide,E.C.Batkin,andGxo.Alpous& Co.,Lambton-quay.

TVTEw TWEEDS,jnstarrived. Dalton,131 43, Cuba-street.