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The Auckland Star.

fTOIh' XXX,-Nf> 232. AUCKLAND, '&.'&: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,. 1899. PRICE-ONE PENNY.TABLE TALK.

j Steamer Waikato safe.Outward mail on Monday.

j Boers manning the frontier.j British ultimatum preparing.i E.M.s. Moana from Sydney to-mor*row.

Immense fire in Sydney this morn»ing.

Mr Balfour says Britain cannot re-I treat."! Kruger has answered the Britishdespatch.

A lively revolution isf proceeding ia

' Venezuela.| Bains have commenced in thei Transvaal.

A big Atlantic liner has been strand-. cd in the Belle Isle Straits.It is believed the Boers will not wait

j for the British ultimatum.j Mr F. E. Battme intends addressingl the Auckland electors on Tuesday|evening next-i The Imperial Government has order-:ed 2800 tons of oats from New Zealandjfor South Africa.j Temporary repairs arc being effectedjto the damaged steamer Tekoa at the[Falkland Islands.

The Premier ' arranging for asteamer to take the £ew Zealand Con-tingent to South Africa.

The Gaiety Company celebrates its] first half-year to-night with a special.programme at the City Hall.

The New Zealand Contingent is ex-pected to be ready for embarkation forSouth Africa in three weeks' time.

Four hundred persons have beenkilled at Darjeeling, India, chiefly bylandslips, as the result of earthquakes.

Fifty thousand Mauser rifles and alarge supply of ammunition are beingsent out from Holland to the Trans-vaal.

A meeting of the electoral commit-tee will be" held in the Oddfellows*Hall, Pitt-street, on Tuesday eveningnext.

A large force of Transvaal arid FreeState burghers, with four Maxim guns,are concentrating near Harrismith, onthe Natal border.

The Hon. Mr Scotland protested, inthe. Legislative Council yesterday,against, a New Zealand Contingent be-ing sent to the Transvaal.

The. Venezuelan insurgents haveagain defeated the Government troops,killing fifteen hundred, and have in-vested Caracas, the capital. "'A Rawlings Scholarship will beoffered for competition in Decembernext. The terms are advertised inanother portion of this issue.

There, prpmises to be a very goodoutlet for New Zealand, produce invSouth Africa, and supplies from thiscolony are already being arranged for.

A property in Cuba-street, Welling-ton, with a'frontage of 68 feet, con-taining three shops, was sold yesterdayby auction for £ .700, or £84 per foot.'The Legislativß Council has cordi-

ally endorsed the action of the LowerHouse in regard to sending a New Zea-land armed"contingent to South Afri-ca.

A discussion took place in the Houseof . Representatives. yesterday

_-after-

noon on the alleged neglected condi-tion of :the: ba-tlis in the GovernmentSanatorium at Rotorua.

Boer artillery " and armed burghershave gone to the Natal border, nearLaing's Nek, and several thousandsare gatheringelsewhere on the frontierline. . -

A report comes from Shanghai thatthe Emperor of China has developedsymptoms pf insanity. He is con-stantly .muttering, and laughing tohimself.

The English papers generally praisethe. offer of a contingent for SouthAfrica by New-' Zealand, but the Lon-don "Daily Chronicle." waxes sarcasticand wants to know wha,t New Zea-land has to do with the Transvaal.

As a result of. the dredging boomin the South, the fee for a seat on theDunedin Stock Exchange has beenraised from £100 to £250. The otherweek nine new members were admit-ted- .x...Wednesday last was rabbit- - skinpay-day at Kihikihi, Waikato. About22,000 rabbit skins were counted andpaid for by the officers of the StockDepartment, most of the skins beingbrought in by the Maoris.

V Southern contemporary is respon-sible for the.statement that Bayly, theTaranaki player who was the inno-cent cause of'the football accident atDunedin, has forwarded £200 to themother of the injured man Armit.

Mr Blair, of Wellington, in responseto a pressing request to reconsider hisrefusal to stand again for the Mayor-alty of that city, has definitely de-clined, on Ihe ground that he requiresa respite from his numerous publicduties.

News from London states that aphonograph which was taken to Os-borne recently uttered friendly greet-ings from King .Menelik to QueenVictoria in response to her message,which was taken to Abyssinia also byphonograph.

His Excellency the Governor pro-poses to visit Lake Waikarenioana andWairoa (Hawke's Bay) early in thenew year; that is provided the elec-tions'do not necessitate his remainingin Wellington to induct a new Minis-try into office.

Chipping.ft—O—.FTIO0—.FTIO ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONEEsSB-S -L DAYS.H *P ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICEW*""-** THE PASSENGER ROUTE TO.ff ENGLAND.

Is undoubtedly theA. AND A. ROUTE.

Avoiding alike the heat of the Red Seaand tho cold of Cape Horn, and givingfassengers the opportunityof travellingivuxury and comfort through the' mostInteresting country in the world.Th. steamers of this Line, under con-

tract with the Governments of New Zea-land, New South Wales, and the UnitedStates are appointed to leave Sydney andAuckland for Samoa, Honolulu, and SanFxanc:sco every tour weeks, as under:—___ . . __(._-'_._.„ Com- Leave Leavo Arrive.aw-amer. mander. Sydney.lAuckl'd 'Frisco.;_ _ j L"_ _

kiokKi. Carey Sept _7jdet. 2jOct. '20J_tA3-SDA jOtaren- !riorp Oct. 2-|Oct 30 INot. 1754,-Bi-O-A [Hayward Nov. 2_[Not.27 !D»c. la

" Tlckek. are available for 12 months.mn_ Saloon Passengers can break theirjourney at Auck'.and, Samoa, Honolulu,San Francisco; and any place of call enroute to New York, and have also thoprivilege ef travelling across either Can-ada or the United States.. -SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES.Through Fares. Sydney or Auckland to

England:Saloon From £6.Steerage From £32 7/11Combination Tickets From £59 10/Round the World Tickets....Saloon £130.Return Tickets, via San Francisco and

New York £U3-For all information, apply at any of

the offices ofUNION'STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND. LIMITED.

1~_""-" "~TTNION STEAMSHIP COMPANYZÂ U OF NEW ZEALAND (LTD).s£_S*_ S\__S_J TIME TABLE.

Weather ami other circumstancespermitting.

i i p° .sen-Steamer. Dato of Sailing, j gcr*yrain"FOR NEW PLYMO"UTH AND~WEL^~

LINGTON.From Onehunga.

Rotoiti..Mon., 2nd Oct., 4 p.m:..2.10 p.m.Cargo at Railway till 11 a.m.

FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, WELLING-TON. AND NELSON.

Takaouna..Thurs., sth Oct., 10.30 a.m...8.55a.m.'

Cargo at Railway till 4 p.m. Wednesday.FOR GISBORNE. NAPIER, WELLING-TON. LYTTELTON, .& DUNEDIN.

From Auckland.Upolu Saturday, 7th Oct., noohWalhora Tuesday, 10th Oct.. 2 p.m.

FOR MELBOURNE, HOBART, AND.BLUFF.

Transhipping at Dunedin.Upolu Saturday, 7th Oct., noon. FOR SYDNEY.Talune Monday, 9th Oct., 5 p.m.FOR. BLUFF, OAMARU. & TIMARU.Pukaki Thursday, Sth Oct., noonFOR SAMOA, HONOLULU, AND SAN

FRANCISCO.Moana Monday, 2nd Oct., noon

No Cargo after Noon Saturday.FOR SUVA AND LEVUKA.

Taviuni Wednesday, Ilth Oct., 5 p.m.Cargo till noon.

FOR RAROTONGA AND TAHITIOvalau Tuesday, 24th Oct., 5 p.m.

Cargo till neonFOR ALL EAST COAST PORTS.

GISBORNE, NAFIER, & WELLINGTONOmapere Thursday, sth Oct., 5 p.m.

FOR TONGA, SAMOA, FIJI, ANDSYDNEY. .

NUKUALOFA. HAABAI, VAVAU.APIA, AND SUVA.

Hauroto Wednesday, ISth Oct., 5 p.m.Cargo till noon.

No Cargo for Fiji.Cargo must be booked and alongside

not less than TWO HOURS before ad-vertised time C' sailing.

"Pasage Tickets must be taken at theCompany's Office, A

'-' Tltfket- available" by Huddart,."Parker, and Co.'s gMf&mersy: "WestPallaand Zealandia.

Auckland Branch—Palmerston Build-■" Ings. "*■ .. ■-. - -A-îLr i\ --R IE N 7 LINE."' itiWaMk'-W STEAM TO LONDON.*SSsv* ■■■■-'" Tho following Royal-Mad Steam-

' Aipa belongingto the ORIENT x..j> PACIFICCOMPANIES, will leave SYDNEY and MEL-

;-BOURNE,as under for LONDON (Tilbury)viaADELAIDE, ALBANY, COLOMBO (tranship-*pin« for all Indian Ports), SUEZ CANAL,KAPL-SB,-BIARSEILLES and GIBRALTAR:

cf„_,--_,- iTousj Prom I J'rom j From, bteamer. jßeg- jgydliCy ;j,ioihourne| AdelaJdc.

Okota 6297 Oct. ft! . Oct: '_VIA.:oct. .!!_Ophik raiO'Oct. -285 Oct. -31 ■' [Nov. .2Oruba 5857 'Nov. 11l Nov. If [Nov. 16Okmuz 6387 INov. 25J Nov. 28 N6\*. 30.-1-i - - I ■

And Fortniehtly thereafter.FARES—NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON:SALOON ..Single: £39 to £73

" Return: £70 to £115THIRD CLASS....£I6 16/, -.18. IS/, & £20

First and Second Class Passengers,secure special advantage's' by bookingthrough from New Zealand, being'pro-'Vlded with Saloon Passages to Australia,,which are included In the abo'vS fares. ■

Passengers can be booked to or prepaidfrom any of the above porta.'

UNION STEAMSHIP COM-PANY OFNEW ZEALAND, LBfITBD.Age;nts in. New Zealand..

"j«iÛr THE TYSER LINE,4_W__m LIMITED. .....:". "DIRECT STEAM SERVICEBetween the

UNITED > STATES OF AMERICA AND"■■_■'■■■'■ AUSTRALASIA.

.'First' class Cargo Steamers will leaveNew York at Regular Intervals. ta"kln'gCargo for.MELBOURNE '■■ WELLINGTONBi'DNEY CANTERBURY andAf-<rULAND OTAGO

The Comnany's next despatches.will be:--.Gairloch. 3766 t0n5...........-.October 7_3.iS-,-Indralema. 3150 rons Nov. II.6.vlndraghiri, 4927 tons.. Dec. "16

' E.S. -Ihdramayo. 4110 tons Jan. 20'"■' >vjiw Zealand importers of- AmerLawnieiL-'handise are specially invited to in-,struct their agents-in the United Statesto support the T.SER LINE-STEAMERS«im to communicate with the Company sIsew York Representatives, MESSRSPU^CH.: EDYE, ,& CO., .io'rod.Uise Ex-change, New York, MESSRS. TYSER.&CO., 16. Fenchurch Avenue, London, orMESSRS T. & S. MORRIN. LIMITED.Auckland.

RICHARD TODD.

" Colonial Superintendent. Napier.

' H/ri-SSAGERIES MARITIMESyg*.?l^m.--SYDNEY TO LOND.oC;«_'■■'s»&' -via COLOMBO and PARIS.—'Bieuiicrs of G,500tons, under postal ,con-.:triict with the French Government; cdflitigat, Molbourne, Adelaide, Albany, Colombo,Sura, and Port Said, wilY be despatchedipo-.t'hiy as follows:--

t'l - ' "1,,' ~~, „ , i Mcl- j Ada-.t--,._4_a«r. CoiiisoM-der Sjdney-Ibou_n..l 1-ide. -

" VILLKDE -I " I ItA Ciot'ATFiaschi Oct. 2 Oct. 50ct. 7pQLi-NEsiAN Chevalier oot. 3C|Nov. 2Nov.i

""Pasengers booked to Bombay, India,China, Batavia, ami Japan. Table Winesare included i:.; Passage Money. ReturnTickets at Reduced Rates, EnglishBuoke'n on board. For further particu-lars apply ;to HENDERSON & MAC-

.FARhANE' Auckland. J. /fA-1fP.1.. LIIHTED.4 ■' S.S. KAPANUI. --*

'FOR TITTLE OMAHA, BIG OMAHA."TAKATU. AND MULLET POINT.

For Omah>>- l From Omaha.

" Mon., 2nd-,l p'-m." " Wed., 4th, 7.30 a.m.Pl: OREWA WAIvrETIA.. MAH--

HANOI 'HEADS, & 'WARKWORTH.For Wa:.kworth: From Warkworth:

'.Sat.,'3oth,11 a.m.- Mon., 2nd. 7 a.m.Wed.. 4th, 1 p.m. Thurs., sth, 8.30 a.m.Fri.;- fith, 2 p.m. Sat., 7th. 9 a.m.Sat., 7th, 2 p.m. Mon., 9th, 9 a.m.

S.S. KOTITI.

_ ,f<" Mntakana: From MatnkanaiMon., 2nd,. 1 p.m. Tues., 3rd, 6 a.m.Mon., "sth, 5 p.m. ""

Tues., 10th, 10 a.m., . ' "»!" h rmir '>i.»i-i ■Sat.. :>,-)[]_, v a.m. Mon., 2nd, 5.30 a.m.Sat.. 7th, 3 p.m. Mon., 9th, 10 a.m.r- oi* -Single Tickets 3/. Return 5/.

)""- " .-,".<=!(.: From Wade:5>!1., 3.30 p.m. Thurs., sth, 7 a.m.Frj:; 6th, 5 p.m. Sat., 7th, 8 a.m.

Wt-athar and other circumstances per-mitting. H. WINKELMANN,

Telephop* 14. Secretary.

I Shipping".I : ,PTVTORTHERN STEAMSHIPil COMPANY (LTD).

PROPOSED SAILINGS.Weather and other circumstances

permitting.FROM QUBEN-STREET WHARF.Steamer I .Date of Sailing.

i SEPTEMBER.FOR RUSSELL, WHANGAROA, ANDMONGONUI.

Clansman Monday, 2nd Oct., 7 p.m.FOR WAIHARARA AND HOHOURA.Ohinemuri Monday, 2nd Oct., 5 p.m.

FOR TAURANGA.♦Waitangi Monday, 2nd Oct.. 9 p.m.Waiotahi....Tuesday, 3rd Oct., 5.30 p.m.

'Passengers only.FOR MAKETU AND MA.TATA.Make_v , Every Tuesday, Ma-tata.. Waiotahi, Tues., 3rd Oct.,' 5.30

p.m.(All Freights must be Prepaid.)

FOR KUAOTUNU AND MERCURYBAY.Muritai..Every Monday & Friday, 9 p.m.

All Freights must be Prepaid.FOR TAIRUA AND WHANUAMATA.Waitangi Every Monday, at 9 p.m.

All heights must be Prepaid.FOR KENNEDY'S BAY.

Muritai..Every Monday & Friday, 9 p.m.All Freights must be Prepaid.

FOR GREAT BARRIER, TRYPHENA,PORT FITZROY, & BLIND BAY.Muritai....Every Wednesday at midnight

Al! Freight3must be Prepaid.FOR WHANGARURU. HELENA BAY,TUTUKAKA. NGUNGURU. AND

WHANANAKI.Ohinemuri Monday, 16th Oct., 3 p.m.

All Freights must be Prepaid.FOR WHANGAREI (Town Wharf).

Ngunguru Every Tuesday, Thursday,and Saturday at 5 p.m.

FOR MARSDEN &'WHANGAREI.Wellington..Monday, 2nd Oct.. 10.39 p.m.Wellington Wednesday, 4th, 9.30 p.m.Wellington Friday, 6th, 10.30 p.m.

FROM WHANGAREI.Wellington..Sat., 30th. Train 2.25 p.m.Wellington..Tues., Srd Oct. Train 5.35 p.m.Wellington..Thurs., sth. Train 9.15 a.m.

FOR MANGAPAI.Wellington Every Monday and Wed-

nesday.FOR WHANGAREI HEADS AND

PARUA BAY.Wellington Every Wednesday and

Friday.FOR TAURANGA AND OPOTIKI.

W'aiotahi Tuesday, Srd Oct.. 5.30 p.m.FOR PORT CHARLES.

Chelmsford..Thursday, sth Oct., S p.m.FOR WHANGAPOUA.

Chelmsford Every Thursday, S p.m.FOR WHAKATANE.

Waimana Tuesday, Srd Oct, 2 p.m.FOR THAMES. HIKUTAIA. AND

RIVER DISTRICT.LEAVES AUCKLAND.

Wakatere Monday. 2nd Oct., 11 a.m.Chelmsford Monday, 2nd, 10.30 p.m.Wakatere Tuesday, 3rd, 1 p.m.Wakatere Wednesday, 4th. 2 p.m.Wakatere Thursday, oth. 2.30 p.m.AVakatere Friday. 6th. 3 p.m.Wakatere Saturday, 7th, 3.30 p.m.

LEAVES THAMES.Terranora Saturday, 30th, midnightWakatere Monday, 2nd Oct., 4 p.m.Chelmsford Tuesday, Srd, 4 p.m.Wakatere Wednesday, 4th, 6 a.m.Wakatere Thursday, sth, 6.30 a.m.Wakatere Friday, 6th, 7 a.m.Wakatere Saturday, 7th, 7.30 a.m.FOR PAEROA, KOPU, TURUA, AND

TE AROHALanding any Pasengers for Thames at

Kopu.All Freights must ba Prepaid.

Taniwha Sunday, Ist Oct., 10 p.m.Waimarie Monday, 2nd, 11 p.m.Taniwha Tuesday, 3rd,, 11.30 p.m.Waimarie Wednesday, 4th, midnight.Taniwha. ..Thursday, sth.. midnight;Waimarie Friday,. 6th, midnightTaniwha Sunday, Sth. 2.30 p.m.Waimarie Monday, . 9th, 3 p.m.

FROM PAEROA, etc., "«_.Calling at Kopu 2 and a.half hems later.Wraimarie.. __.._£_■ .Saturday. -30th, "ip.in.

"Tanfwha\.....Monday; 2nd Oct., 5.30 p.m.-Waimariev.-.-. .^.-.-.Tuesday, 3rd, 6.30 p.m.Taniwha Wednesday,. 4th. 7 p.m.Waimarie Thursday, sth. 7.30 p.m.Taniwha Friday. 6th, 8 p.m.Waimarie Saturday, 7th, 8.30 p.m.Taniwha Monday, 9th, 9.30 a.m.

FOR COROMANDEL..; , LEAVES AUCKLAND.

Terranora Monday, 2nd Oct., 1.30 p.m.Terranora Tuesday, 3rd, 2 p.m.Terranora .....Wednesday, 4th, 2 p-.m.Terranora Thursday, Sth, 3 p.m.Terranora ..Friday, 6th, 3.30 p.m.Waitangi.. Saturday, 7th, 4 p.m.... . l. ICAYES . COI_OMANO EL..Rotamahana*.,.Sunday, Ist Oct., -3.30 p.m.Terranora, Tuesday, 3rd, 7 a.m.

1 Terranota......... Wednesday, 4th, 7 a.m.!. Terranora..: Thursday, sth, 7.30 a.m.

Terrahora....'.., :..Friday, 6th, 8 a.m.Terranora.-......:..Saturday, 7th, 8.30 a.m.FOR WAIHEKE & RUTH'S ISLAND.Every Wednesday by Coromanetel Steam-

er and Every Saturday at 9.30 a.m.All Freights must be Prepaid.

FOR CABBAGE BAY.Falcon connects at Coromandel, taking

cargo and -.pasengers at through rates.Inquire at office for days of sailing.

FROM MANUKAU.FOR HOKIANGA.

Glenelg..W'ed., 11th Oct., 1 p.m. Trainnoon

FOR OPUNAKE AND WANGANTVIGlenelg..Sat, ,30th, 1 p.m. Train noon

..FOR. WAITARA.Kanieri..Mon.. 2nd Oct., 11.30 a.m. Train

10.45 a.m.FOR RAGLAN AND KAWHIA.

Kanieri..Thurs,.. sth Oct., 1 p.m. Trainnoon

FOR NEW PLYMOUTH.Glenelg..Wed., 4th Oct., 1p.m. Train noon

N.B.—No cargo will be received attc**-hall past four p.m., or after noon onSaturdays, or within or,e hour of adver-tised time of any steamer's departure.

<^—~__J qpHE NEVv' ZEALAND. SHIP!fe_§B__J pingCOMPANY'S LINE OF51 £J £_f

"~MAIL STEAMERS will bo des-

patched for LONDON, viaMonte Video. Ten-

eriffe and Plymouth,as follows :—

_._ I . Port of I nntflL, Steamer, -to Departure | uliM'

RrfAHiNE~^XfllwT~^Blu"ff £<*" J;Waimate G6BB Oct. 26;Wakanpi 6COO Nov. 231Rakaia 6638 Dec. 21papakoA 7000 Jan. 18PAPAJv-UI ; 7POO Feb. URuahinp I 61271 1 Mar. 15

Thesesieamersha yesplendid accommodationfor all classes of passenger,. " ,

Passengersforwardedto portof departurefree.■Warrants issued "for passages from Grea:

Britain for 15Guineasand upwards.Round[the World, flrst-class, throughCanadaor United States, returning by New Zealand

" Shipping Company, orvice versa, *120.-Fflightand Passage atLowest Current Rates.Particulars may >. learned_on applicationto

CHAS. V. HOUGHTON,Local Manager.. Queen-street. Auckland. " ____________

J, /CANADIAN - AUSTRALIANg^fef C ROYAL MAIL LINEotS%_#TtO FIJI. HONOLULU. AND""WW-aSP- .VANCOUVER.

Thence by Canadian-Pacllic Railway.

CHEAPESTV AND MOST'DIRECTROUTE TO THE KLONDIKE.

i _ _ _ Leave

"-- ■ ■ g Commander. Sydney'_* _

Miowefa ..Wgj£& Hemming Oct 10Warrimoo. 3.-520 G. W. Hay „ Nov. 7Aorangi iWOM.C.Hepworth.R.N.R. Dec, o

Thenceforward Every Four Weeks.Through Tickets from any port

New Zealand at Lowest Rates to allpoints In Canada, United States, Eng-

and. and Continent.NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.,!*___,w

_______LIMiTED. Agents.

!_-_ .CiT. HELIER'S BAY SER-je__Jl_s|__ VICE.

WEEK DAYS, EXCEPT SATURDAY.Leave Auckland-7.1p a.m., 4.45 p.m.Leave St. Helier-s-8.15 a.m., 5.20 p.m.

SATURDAYS.Leave Auckland-7.16 a.m.. 2 p.m.Leave St. Heller's-8.15 a.m., 4.15 p.m.

SUNDAYS.Leave Auckland—lo.3o a.m., 2.30 p.m.Leave St. Heller's—l2.ls p.m.. 5 p.m

i FARE9-I/ Return. Single 6d. Children

FREIGHT, 5/ per ton. payable tn ad-vance.

Shipping.

- ■ TTUDDART PARKER & CO.-Wj^Vl PHOPBIETART, LTD.

Splendid, well-appointed Steamers willbe despatched from AUCKLAND, aaunder (weather and other circumstancespermitting):—FOR GISBORNE, NAPIER, WELLING-

TON. LYTTELTON AND DUNEDIN.: Westralia....,.Tuesday, 3rd Oct.. 2 p.m.

t{ ■ Receiving Cargo Monday Afternoon.j Zealandia Tuesday, 17th Oct., 2 p.m.

FOR SYDNEY.I Zealandia....Monday, 2nd Oct., 5.30 p.m.

" Westralia Monday. 16th Oct., 5.30 p.m.

Cargo must be booked and alongsidenot less than TWO HOURS before theadvertised time of departure.

All Tickets are available also for Stop-over of Return by ANT UNION CO.'SSTEAMERS, and holders of Union Co.'sTickets may travel by WESTRALIA orZEALANDIA.

L. D. NATHAN & CO.,Agents.

o_______ QHAW, SAVILU ANDf^Tsl ALBION COMPANYtnnil ■ LIMITED.

" FOR LONDON.T3NERIFFE. AND PLYMOUTH.

Circumstances permitting.CALLING AT MONTE VIDEO (OR

RIO).PASSENGER STEAMERS

" - - I 1 ~j ".| . o \ '"\ Q O ps I_._ ictf Com- jf I „*»Steamer. |g-- ...and,,.. «»| %%c- «j __ a. ? a■Q . Z

lonic 474. Kempson Oct. 10; WTn'tonGothic 7755:Kidley Dec. 7 WTn'ton*__} 1 !

CARGO STEAMERS.

Waiwera 1010 Stuart Oct. 2i,WTngtonTokom'rv 5317 Maxwell Nov. 9 WTngton

Freight and passage at Lowest Cur-rent Rates.

Passengers provided with Coastal Tick-ets from Auckland to Port of DepartureFree of Charge.

Arrangements made for Passages fromLondon to New Zealand.

Round the World Tickets: First class,including Railway Fare across AmericanContinent. .E125.

L. D. NATHAN & CO.,Shortland-street.

T. AND S. MORRIN, LTD.,Shipping Office, High-street

fj j Q5. ROSE CASEY. S.S/fQCT,*©. OREWA....AND. ETTIL6ft£sSSi_; WHITE.Weather and other circumstances per-

mitting.FOR OREWA—lnformation Rose Casey's

Offlcfr.S.S. ROSE CASEY.

FOR TAKATU* POINT, BIG AND.- LITTLE OMAHA.

i.ravM Auckland: Leave* Omaha:Tups.. '3rd, 10 a.m: "Wed., 4ih. 7 a.m.

Fares—2/ Single, 3/ Return. Cargo 6.per ton.FOR WAIWERA. MAHURANGI MEADS

AND WARKWORTH.|-,<\hvps Auckland: Loaves Wnrkwnrth:Sat. -ROt-hj- 11 a.m. Mon., 2nd. 4 p.m.Wed., 4th, 1 p.m." Thurs., nth, 8 a.m.Fri., 6th. 2 p.m. Sat.. 7th, S n.m.Sat., 7th, 2 p.m. Mon.. oth. 0 a.m.

Fares—2/ Single. 3/ Return. Cargo 5/ncr ton.

S.S. OREWAFOR MULLET POINT & MATAKANA.* raves ' Auckland: Leaves Matakana:Mon., 2nd. . noon Tues., 3rd, 0 a.m.

Fares—V Single. 3/ Return. Cargo 5/por ton.

FOR WADE AND GRUT'S OREWAHOUSE.

r,p,ivf= Auckland: I,pnv»n Wad_:Sat. 30th, noon Mon.. 2nd. 5.30 a.m.Wed., 4th, 3 p.m. Thurs., sth, 7 a.m.Fri., 6th, 4 p.m. Sat., 7th, S a.m.Sat., 7th. 4 p.m. Mon.. Oth, 9 a.m.

Fares—l/ Single: I'G Return Cargo 4/per.ton.

ETTIE WHITE.Cargo must bo prepaid and alongside

the steamers half an hour before th.advertised time of sailing-

Office—Queen-street Wharf.Tel. phono 43.

ALEX M--r;i:>.'-;oR. .\e.nt

-VTOTICE—AII Freights per s.s. Albany_-N to be prepaid on and after October1, 1809.—W. Stevenson.

Personal.

IF any person orpersons are found circu-lating lyingand slanderous reports that I

William George Garrard and Wiie, arenot tUo father and mother of W. J. R.Garrard, my son, they will be liable to acivil action for damages to character. Thecase will be brought on shortly beforethe judge and jury.—W.G. GARRARD.

W~ FRENCH, Scientific .Palmist . —" Questions answered; Health, Char-

acter, etc. Hours 10 to 9.30—151,Hob-son-st., near Weilington-st.

DO _ou Want Money?—We have largeand small sums to lond on mortgage at.

a very low rate of interest.—Ewingtonand Baker. Estate Agottts.

TOP at Buck's Ponsonby Club Hoteland ask_.or Craig's Club Whisky.

"VfOTr"HEALTHY? No. Why? Don'tJ-N know. They are weak and .irritableand never happy. Stupid mother; buya bottle of Harrison's Worm Specific.Sold everywhere.

MRS ROSE, Trained Nurse.—Comfortablehome for ladles during accouchement.

No. 11, Franklin Rd., Ponsonby. Termsmoderate.ONE of Auckland's faults is to delay.

Don't delay to give Harrison's WormSpecific to any child showing symptomsof worms.—Ratjen. Queen-st.

HUNDREDS of Harrison's Worm Spe-cific being sold: hundreds being pre-

pared.—Ratjen,' Queen-st.

PECTORALINE gives Immediate Re-lief, and Effects a Wonderfully

Quick Cure In all cases of Coughs andColds. Scores at every dose.—Agents

COOPER, Chemist, Vlctoria-3treet.

T-.7E LIVE in an age of Wonders, but■'VV the Greatest Wonder of the day isthat thoughtful people submit to suffer-ing that which can be cured. BAR-RACLOUGH'S PROGANDRA certainlycures Corns, and BARRACLOUGH'SMAGIC NERVINE stope Toothache Inone minute. 1/ each, all Chemists.?"\NE DROP of Barraclough's MagicvJ Nervine produces an agreeable glow,which penetrates the nerves, stoppingviolent, raging Toothache in one mm;-

--; ute. All Chemists.j H-wQN'TWORRY about things you: JL/ can't help, but don't suffer what you1ran help, such as Toothache, when itcan be cured with Barraclough s Magic

i Nervine. "1/ all Chemists.

OH MYCORNS! Be careful where youtread next time please, friend. Thi■

rule is unnecessary, after using Barra-| dough's Progandra. 1/ per box. All: Chemists.

ADAME WINE, Clairvoyant, Palmist,and Phrenologist. Family affairs a

specialty. 2 doors above school. Napier-st.

ADAME JORDAN. Clairvoyant andMedical Magnetic Healer, is now: prepared to treat all diseases. Natives

included.-No. S, Cross-st., off UpperQueen-st. .

RS" READING, Studley House nextY.M.CA., Wellesley-st. West, Certi-

ficated Nurse. Superior accommodationI nccouchements.. HARRIS. Inspirational Medium'! 1M and Psvchometrist. 13 Union-street.i Hour* 2 to 5; evenings by appointment.

Handwriting carefully diagnosed, etc.

Fop Sale.

FOR SALE, Coke at 20/ per ton, atGas Works.

"OW~lsTL__r^5 _o?r~HiirmmiT'7ni, i)earlynew, oak case, 5 octaves.—To be seen

at 7, High-street.

FOR SALE.—Your-House Furnished ontime payment.—American Mattress

1 Co., Ponsonby Rd. and Pitt-st.

I~~7IOR SALE, New and Second-hand Ye-■ hides, great variety, £8 upwards.—. Cousins and Cousins, Coachbullderf.

IÔR SALE, Bay Mare, ."years, staunch,

" quiet and reliable; also Spring Cart

' and Harness.—R. Thompson, Birken-head.

FOR SALE, Yacht Merry Duchess, spars,sails, gear, moorings, dinghy, full iv-

.! ventory.—Geo. S. Goldsbro', ?>2O,VictoriaI Arcade. ,POR SALE, a Bargain, Otto Gas En-

gine, IJ> actual, in first class condl-: Ition, fittings and bedplates, complete. —Seccombe, Fort-st.

FOR SALE, Laundry Business, withmachinery, etc., satisfactory rea-: sons for selling.—Apply 6th house past. Gleeson's Hotel, Customs-st. West.

O-TsTIE, cheap, 2ift~6in"Water Wheel,iron rim, bolted iv sections,iron centre,

with shafting aud bearings complete.—Morgan and Sons, 208, Karangahape Rd.

OR SALE, Flax Machinery, Black-smith's Bellows, Anvils, Drilling

Machines, Lathes. Circular Saws andSpindles, Tools ail descriptions.—Frost,City Market.

FOR SALE,~"nice "little Fruit Farm, 4acres orchard, 3 acres full bearing,

good 0 roomed House, stable, etc., 12miles railway . and good road, £375.—T.Ussher, 192, Queen-st.T?I"OR"~SALE, Yacht's Moorings, largeJ- now Spinnaker. Square headed Top-sail, Yacht's Dingy, Water Keg. Stove,and sundries, from Yacht Muritai.—ApplyCoastal S.S. Co., Ltd.. Wharf.T7.OR SALE, splendid little Farm, nearJL Paeroa, 40 acres, fronts main road,with 6 roomed House occupied by owner;4 roomed Cottage lot at. 3/; Blacksmith'sShop let at S/.—Apply Mackay and Pratt,Paeroa.t;*-OR~SALE,Cheap, 1 Semi-Portablei- Engine, 14 horse power; 1 Circularand Break-down Plant, complete, withall Belts, Saws, and Jacks, and in com-plete working order; and will sell the lotcheap; or Plant.—Apply to G. F. Mellara,Taupiri.TTIOR SALE7~Higii class Coilie Pups. 4JLA dogs and . bitches, sire KingslandChief, litter brother to Champion Here-ward. Kingsland Chief won one firstand one 2nd prize at Auckland Show.IS9B,beaten only by Hereward.—J. Bous-kili, Bousklll and McNab, Symonds-st.

ITIOR PRIVATE SALE, and if not sold. privately will be sold by auction—The FARMS of Mr F. W. Bowman, atPukoto. containing 400 acres (one ot .00other 100). all fenced and mostly in urass.There is a comfortable G-roomed House,dairy, stables, cowshed and outhouseserected thereon; is about 2. miles fromTe Kowhai Factory. 1. miles from sta-tion and 2 miles from school.

W. J. HUNTER. OHAUPO.

ITIOR SALE at Rune.ninn, Fruit and PouI -try Farm, nearly 8 acres good land,principally alluvial, 4 acres fiill bearingorchard, balance srass paddocks and crop:fruit crop coming on will realise good por-tion purchase "lhdney; substantially builthouse, C>large rooms, Orion range, dairy,new tanks. 1400 gallons, largo new wash-houso and store-room, cow bail, large fowl-house, run. Well situated, sate into Run-ciman Railway "Station. Roiimlcrl on long-est side by tidal creek. Price, £_2.*io: totl.isif desired.'—Apply S. Collard, Riindman.E. B. Vaile] IJ. Vaile-p O R S A '.. E.. £2000—Gentlem-m's 'Residence of 0 roomsevery convenience, slato roof, washhouse,set copper, conservatory, dairy, fowlhousestable, cpacbhouse, summer houses, etc.,|5 acres volcanic soil, laid out in gar-;den, orchard, and grass paddocks. 93/1149

Double fronted Shop and Dwelling, ev-ery convenience. Corner Section, nearcity. A Bargain. 94/1456 .£1100—Houso of 10 rooms, bathroom, 'pantry, scullery, hot and cold- water,gas, concrete foundation. concretecooling chamber, beautiful sea view. Al-lotment '68 x 120. .3/1150

£1000—Gentleman's Residence of S roomsbathroom, scullery, range, registergrates, iron roof, verandah on 2 sides,loose box, buggy house, 5 acres paddock,orchard. < tennis lawn, and garden.

70/1306■ Fine Little Homestead of 3_. acres, allfenced and in grass and garden, .Houseof a rooms, every convenience, iron roor,stablo, storeroom, fowlhouse, etc.. beau-tiful sea view. 90/1430

£750—RESIDENCE of S rooms; concretefoundation, iron roof, verandah all round,every necessary convenience, largo out-. buildings". Nearly one acre of rich vol-canic soil, laid out. in gardon, ore-hard,and paddock. This is a fine opportunityof acquiring a very cheap and desirableproperty, near town. Must be sold.

91/1438We have numerous very Cheap Homo-;

steads, near town. Prices from £150 up-wards.

MONEY TO LEND at -!. per centyAiLE B R0S"

LEGAL CHAMBERS,QUEEN-STREET.

Opposite '-'ulcan Lane.

/CAMERA—For Sale, bargain, celebrat-\J ed "Fre.na," quarter plate, good as

" new. cost £11. Left with Skeates Bros.,Jewellers, Queen-st. ■ -TTOTEL FOR SALE-

THE FURNITURE AND GOODWILLOf the

MARSNE PARADE HOTEL. NAPIER,j IS OFFERED FOR SALE.

Apply P. GLEESON.

RBMIEIt Bicycle, £10 10/, .nrst.clnss or-dor. on view ar office of- Shortland

and Co., Auckland Chamber... '_

' jIT.ONSONBY, near sea, charming 7 room-!-t ed Villa, excellent order, large gar-■ den vineries, Bargain, £450.—Syers, Em-met't-st., Shelly Beach__Road. _,

:mo ~ pi a'V o "buyers..T l. c; ad yhas a

' LARGE CHEAP AND VARIEDSelection of High-class

Instruments.SOLE AGENT for the ■' SPAETHE

PIANOS, which are unrivalled for tone

' nnd durability, with latest improvements.This make obtained GOLD MEDAL andSPECIAL AWARD at- the Auckland- Eihibitlon.-I HOELLING AND SPANGENBBRG

'PIANOS.—This renowned, make . holds

" nineteen medals from the principal Exhi-bitions of the world.

MAX KURTS PIANOS.—Cheap and5 excellent pianos, overstrung, large size.1i £35, etc.. etc.

SECOND - HAND PIANOS Bought,

" Sold and Exchanged.: CASH OR TERMS TO SUIT BUYERS.L. EADY, DIRECT IMPORTER.

' NO. 5 LIVERPOL STREET.0 1 OK—RUSSELL STREET.Great North. 5wJ-Ot> Road—Nice Cottage, 4 rooms,

' scullery, range, etc., would let at 10/.—: ■ Burrow* and Co., Bank N.Z. Bldgs.;; "QAS~fER FOOT—2 good level Building'1 OU Allotments, Beacoiisfield-st,., SurreyI Hills, £25 cash and terms.—Burrow and[ Co., Bank N.Z. Bldgs.

" JP KKA—SPLENDID INVESTMENT.FOR SALE, desirable, well built Villa,

" 7 rooms exclusive of bathroom and pan-try, rooms iarge and lofty, gas and allmodern conveniences, washhouse, copper,well drained, 2 minutes from tram. Price£550, of which £300 can remain. This is

" a really good property and bound to in-j crease in value.

ALFRED OLDHAM,i ' Land Agent. 121, Queen-st."1 Of-Art, i'SOO, £100, AND OTHER SUMS. ctOUv) to Lend on freehold security at

lowest rates.—Goo. M. .10-huston, Solicitor,High-street.

" l?lf__"_—FOß SALE, Mt. Roskill. .-Acre. ct-JLUUVolcanic Lots, fine situation: all. ploup-hable.—Plans at Baker Bros., Auc-tioneers.

Fop Sale.

FOR SALE, Ro.ebank. Avondale, Lots 49and 50, cheap, £:_o.—Ctx>ke and Buddie,

70 Victoria Arcade."TTÔRSALE, Businesses, £12. £15. £18.-L £30, £40 £60, £100. £200.—A. Stew-art, S7,Queen-st., next Smeeton's.

ITIOR SALE, Onehunga, large Allotment,Princes-street, House 7 rooms, £375.—

Cooke aud Buddie, 70 Victoria Arcade.Tj-ÔR SALE, Ponsonby, snug Villa 7 rooms,■*■ i acre garden and orchard, £450.—Cooke and Buddie. 76 Victoria Arcade.

FOR SALE, 5-roomed House. Spriug-st.,only £210; Picture-framing Business,

city, offer wanted.—Murphy, High-street.

FOR SALE, Lucas' Creek, 30 acres, sou-thern part of Section 23,' Pareuioremo,

£60.—Cookeand Buddie, 76 Victoria Arcade.TjX>R SALE, Chesterfield, nice new Villa,A 7 rooms, stabling, etc., land 264 s 132,£600.—Cookeaud Buddie,7o Victoria Arcade.

FOR SALE, a bargain, EdeiTvaTe_RoadiHouse 6 rooms, allotment. 60 x 98,

£250.—Cooke and Buddie, 76 Victoria Ar-cade.FOR"" SALE,""splendid" iittie""'Biisiness "for

lady with moderate capital, centrallysituated.—Cooke and Buddie, 76 VictoriaArcade.

ffOR SALE, Scotchman's Valley.500 acresA —12 miles from Cambridge, 20/ pet-acre.—Cooke and Buddie, 70 Victoria Ar-cade.T7'OR~SALE,"_. M~E_er.,~new~4-roomed

Cottage, improved section, high situ-ation: only £350.—Baker Bros., Auc-tioneers.TÔR SALE7ît7l^T.iin_;{dTß} acres, 2-"- frontages, suitable for subdivision,price £1400.—Alf. Walker, Legal Chambers,opposite Vulcan Lam-.I_j*lOß SALE, Properties town and out-

lying- suburbs, including HousesSections, Farms. Businesses. Lists onapplication. Money to Lend.—Peckoverand Co., '1.17 Queen-street.FOR" SALE,~7n~Disraell-st.,near Cost-

loy Institute, off Richmond Road,House nearing completion, fi rooms, everyconvenience, corner allotment, easyterms.—Apply on building."PIANOFORTE for Sale, owner goingA Home, will accept £38 for magnifi-cent now £70 Walnut Instrument, richfull tone, lovely touch, overstrung, ironframe, genuine bargain.—Address Musi-cus, 212,Star Office._(_' orn to £500, Villas, Cook. Beresford,o"Ot)U Day, Hepburn, Gladstone, Bur-leigh, Arawa streets. Ponsonby up to.£630. Surrey Hills, Mts. Eden and Ro.-kill to £1800.—Peckover and Co., 117Queen-st.('ftAA—HANDSOME

"AND DESIR-oX.UUU ABLE JcAMILY RESIDENCE,

bandy to Karangahape Road, 10 rooms,large lofty, bath, washhouse, copper, settubs, stable, etc., concrete paths andyard. Tbe whole in thoroughly goodorder. Windows command line exten-sive view of landscape and harbour. Al-lotment -i~!_ x 143. There is also an ad-joining lot 40ft frontage can be bough.with above If required. The whole agreat Bargain.

ALFRED OLDHAM,Land Agent, 121, Queen-st.

To Let.

TO LET, an Sroomed House—Apply MrsE. W. Morrison, Day-st.

rflO LET, a 6-roomed House iU-ar RemueraJL Railway Station, rent 10/6 por week.—Ewington and Baker.fT.O LET. Drake-st., Stiop and 5*rooms,J- suitable for dairy or bootmaker;rent only 9/.—Baker Bros.

mO LET~Devonport, comfortable House,JL 0 rooms, bathroom. 15/.—Cooke audBuddie. 76 Victoria Arcade.'mO~ LE'l\ Devonport. very convenient,JL reo'niy Villa, near wharf, IS/C.-rrCookeand TitHl'dV. TO Victoria Arcade.mo LET, Houses, 6 rooms, Manukau Rd.,JL Epsom, aud off St. Stephen's Avenue.—W. Rattray, Mercantile Chambers.mO LET for torm. furnished, either ii ori. 8 roomed Cottage, pleasant sun-niind-ing.!.—Mrs Brown. Glen Tui, Symoixls-st.rpO "LET, Collingwood-st., 7 roomedI House, with bath, copper, gas, andevery convenience.—Apply 72, FranklinRoad. _ ■ : :Trio ■ LET. House, Wynynrd-stroet, nearJL. Choral Hall, 7 minutes from Queen-st.,.

6. rooms, bath, gas or range-.—Jersey Hairy,near Choral Hall.

TO' LET. Haydn-sV.,"broomed,.Cottage,washohune. copper, range, gas, tirst-

class order; thro, minutes tip Hobson-st.or 15 G.P.O.—Corn Store, top Hobson St.Rent. i:i/. ___.:rpo LET, a well finished House, con-■i- taining six large rooms, with lean-to.,

stable and outbuildings, threo minutes'walk from Ellerslie Railway Station, ontbe Paninure Rd.—J. Williams, Ellerslie.mO LET, large 0 storied Building, Cus-"JL t.oms-st. East, suitable for factoryor warehouse, light arm! commodious

cellars, lift, and every convenience. -"Apply Brown. Barrett, and Co., Customs-st East. "TO LET (Devonport), a beautiful NEW

HOUSE, S rooms, wi'h bathroom,large pantry, conservatory, water andgas, every convenience; corner of Came-ron street and Victoria Road.—J. C.SPINLEY . . .rPC LET, Bakery ami Store, in thei- .township of Rawene, with 6 rooms,exclusive of bakehouse and store, at-tached, for residence. A good o'peiilnt;for..a competent baker. No other bakerIn the district.- Could supply the. wholeriver. The store is large and commo-dious, with fittings complete.—For fur-ther particulars, apply to J. J.. Bryers,Masonic Hotel, Rawene. Terms 10/ perweek.I7.URINSKED Houses "to" Let at Epsom.J- Ellerslie. Takapuua, Nnrtlicotc. 20/ to50/ a week.—Frater Bros., Stock Exchange.

Wanted.,\ U C K-I. AN D HOSPITAL.

■ The Auckland Hospital.Boara requirestbo services:, of an Assistant' ResidentMedical Officer, recently graduated.

Appointment for one year only fromIst November next. Honorarium £100,with quarters and board. ■ " . -Applications, with copies of testimon-ials to be sent to the oßard's Office,High-St.. Auckland, before noon of 23rdOctober. N GARLAND, Secretary.

iTUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OFAUS-i\I TRALASIA

Require the Services of a■REPRESENTATIVE

For the City. Liberal terms (salary andcommission) to a capable and experiencedMan. Apply/with references,

THE DISTRICT SECRETARY,Queen-street.

67)f_TRADE7—Wanted, Bench Man forlight work—G. A. Coles and Co.

BOOKKEEPER.—A "Competent Book-keeper and Accountant seeks Employ-

ment. Salary moderate for good posi-tion. Can give first class local refer-enct.s._Address Bookkeeper, care Box

322, P.0., Auckland. '_>ICYCLE.—Wanted to Buy. Lady's Bi-> pyeie ._state maker, price, and full

particulars to T.A., 272, Star Office.AHOO for. Indigestion. Benjamin Gumfor Colds, and Cinnamon Cure and

K.-oiibah.--Robinson. Chemist. "Parnell. _iD'cfsSTLadv with quiet tastes, domes-

ticated, musicai, with young daugh-ter, desires position as Housekeeper togentleman, town or country.—Address

M., 264,Star Office/mo Accountant-! and Commercial Men—JL Wanted Seen: Our Special PatternAccount Books facilitating time, space,and durability (strength,- as per speci-mens. 30 years' usage).-Leightonand SonG and 8, High-street. Ist Award Auck-land Exhibition. 1572-3. ISB7. 189S-3(2).

■ cj\FE WANTED—Wanted to Purchase,:ft Second hand Safe by Rood maker.-

Apply, stating maker, dimensions, andprice, to Security, P.O. Box 253.

j Wanted.■ri/ANTED SEEN — Our SpecialV\ Bindings :n Best English Mor-

occo, Gilt. Edges, and extra GoldFinishing. Record Reign No. 'TheGraphic,' illuminated In tri-coloured lea-thers; one set 'Picturesque Atlas;' Fernand Photo Albums, etc.—Leighton andSon, 6 and 8. High-street. Ist Award,j1572-3. 1887. 1898-9 <2L!rrrrANTED Known, 'R. Deberg for New:VV and Second hand Stoves, Oven?,

'Portable Boilers, Shacklock, Orion Rangesj—Market Entrance.

WANTED Known—atewart Dawson &Co.'? Premises are Closed Every .IWednesday from 1 p.m. Open till 9.38 .

jSaturday Evenings.ANTED Known—yachts, Oil Launch- j

es, and other Boats built to order onthe shortest notice. Beats for Sale cheap ■—J. Clare, Customs-st. West. '■WANTED Known—Mr Simsou has been

experimenting for the last 8 years,and has discovered a remedy for Asthmaand Bronchitis, and he wishes to put !t be- jfore the public at a very low price. To behad of all Chemists. Wholesale agents,iSharland and Co.YX7ANTED Known. R. Deberg for New;»* and Second hand Furniture. House-jhold Requisites, Crockery, etc.—MarketEntrance.

ANTED i_ N O W N.A. I. SMITH,DENTIST.

Hobson-street. opposite St. Matthew'sChurch,

SUPPLIES UPPER OR LOWER SETOF TEETH. 2 Guineas.

TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT AN.PAIN, 5/, Gas Included.Best Teeth and Materials,And Good Fit Guaranteed.

Vy-ANTED KNOWN. — Spring Dress--1 * making. The Butterick PaperPatterns enable ladies to dress well atlittle cost, giving perfect fit and style.—W. P. Ogilvie, Wellesley-street.

TT7 ANTED KNOWN.THE FRED BROWN

VPJNETTAN BLINDWin awarded the First Certificate andOnly Gold Medal at the Auckland Exhibi-tion. They are superb. Cheapest and BestFour years guarantee with every blind.

Telephone 914.

WANTED, Buyers for Wire Stretchers,13/; Washstand and Dressing Table,10/6 the pair: Wire Mattress, S/6; FluxMattress, i»-U: Ku|■ ■"< i\.'■;«> ■>■, t<-Mattress, Kitchen Table, turned legs, 10/6;Kitchen Chairs, 2/6: Cnne-seated.S/G;Bent-wood Chairs. Chest of Drawers, lti/; Double :Bedstead, «'l2/; Colonial Couches, 12/6; Lea-ther Conches. 25/: Children's Cot, 15/; Du-chess Pairs, tiled back. 37/6; Sideboard63/; Platform Rocker, 17/; Hearthrugs, "2/11: Blankets. Oilcloth, 1/ per yard: Lino-leum, Lace Curtains, Hocking Chairs, 12/0;Crockery. Dinner Sets. 12/6; Tea Sets, 7/6;White and Gold China Cups and Saucers,3/ the half do-..-At H. IL SHROFF'S, 106and 10S, Victoria-street.

WANTED Known—.lust opened, a largeShipmentof Enamelled Ware Pie Dish

es, 6d; good size Basins, 1/; Tea Pots, 1/9;Candlesticks, Cd; Box Irons, 2/0; Wire Net-ting,- 2ft to Oft: Improved Dover CookingStoves, 5 holes on top, good oven, 52/6:Orion and other Ranges at lowest prices.Meat Mincers. 7/0; Wringers, Mangles, OneMan Lightning Saws, .0/0: .Hand Saws from2/: White handle,l Tea Knives. 2/ the halfdoz; Carvers. ?"/. the pair; Alarm Clock,0/0: Spirit Stove and Saucepan. 1/: Kero-sene Stoves, 3/: .Buckets, It: Baths, 1/0;Axes. Spades, Saucepans, Trypans. Bd,Looks, Nails, Hinges. Levels. 2/6: FootRule. Od.-At H. It., SHROFF'S, 106 aud ,108 Victoria-street.Yy~A N T E D X N O.W N.

.-."'" -'"*■' JUST. OPENED;,

CLIMBTNG MONKEYS and SAILORS,1/fi each. . ......

DRESS HAMPERS, cheaper than ever,. - and best variety in town .RUG STRAPS, special sizes to suit DressHampers, at specialty low prices;BOOKLETS—A variety of (id lines tochoose from at clearing price, 4 for CdAFTERNOON TEA PLATES,-A nice

variety at 6d each, or 279 tlie halfdozen.

FEATHER DUSTERS (large Turkey),."I/O nnd -2-3 each.

FLORAL NOTEPAP...R. (Boxed.-For-get-me-not' and Pansias, with'-'.Enve-lopes to Match, <ld the"Box.

Unrivalled Value in -NOTEPAPER. fiveQuires (120 sheets) of a ' really good:quality for-6d, the cheapest note in!I own.

B°ys' \nT?-T.* Youth's' CRICKETING|MAI El?. IA L—A great variety. Batsfrom 1/ to 12/fi;Compo Balls, fed to'3/6each; Wickets, 1/ to 7/6 set. !... CS OODSON'S !

230 and 234. QUEEN STREET and '._ _ KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

WANTED Known, that thoroughlyseasonedTimber Sat\os. find-D'oor.-s. can oniy beobtained i'rom the Kauri Timber Co. (T_iv.iil.etl)". IVT/ANTE'D. Known—Absolutely Choic-.-srj»» Creamery Butler for the Table ail!the year round.—New Zealand Dairy As- !soclation.

WANTED Known.—Pianofortes Tuned. ss. !. -G. Jlood, r-.v.-i-Ti\;\n:',\?\-,c...,Mountl.oskill !Road. Ordersreceived byMrFinch,-Stationer,\Queen-street. ' |iV\7ANTED Known, at MILLER'S, for 21!iv\ days—Men's Canvas Shoes, 2/fi pa-ir; i

Men's English Hals, 5/S and 6/11; :'" Men's.Leather -Walking Shoes, 3/il;i Men's Co.lonial Bluchers,. 2/11.-r-M.IL- iI LKP-'S BOOT PALACE, 112. and 11.. ,I VICTORIArST.VSTAN'rED Known, "at" MlLLER;S.' for 2i

!VV Days—Ladies'. Evening Shoes, 1/6pair upwards; Gent's Court Shoos.3/11 pair; Ladies' Tan Evening Snoes 'I 2/6.-MILLER'S BOOT PALACE. :

\ 112 and_ll4. VICTORIA-ST.VTTANTED. ECONOMISTS to know"that:VV for tbe next 21 days we are offering

Special Rqtluj-t.io-js, in order .tomake room for very large shipmentsarriving p.; s.s. Papaiuii. Telephone.52 —MILLEM.'S BOOT PALACE,112' and 114. VICTORIA-ST.

i -c-ttAN TED"known, at MILLER'S, for 21iVY .days—New Music, 1/6 per dozen;

Good Notepaper. S_d for 5 quires;Business Envelopes, 2/1. -per thou-sand; Good Black Tnk, 7_d per doz;. ioo gross Cedar Lead Pencils. 2/3per gross; Magnum Roniim Pens, Idper box; Tea Caddies, 2d. — ATMILLER'S FANCY REPOSITORY..110, VICTORIA-ST. :

T-fANTKB KNOWN—At MILLER'S,VV for 21 days—Blakey's Boot Protect- ;"orsi Id bagi or 10/9 per gross; BootLaces. 1/S gross; Kangaroo Laces, ;2.1-n, 3d per dozen; Boys' and Girls':School Boots, from 2/6 pair. — AT ;

I .MILLER'S BOOT,'PALACE, 112 andrI 114; VICTORIA ST. jrXSTED Known" at MILLER'S, for 21.iixys—Eadles' Felt Slippers., fid per;

pair; Men's do., fid: Ladies' Carpet!Slippers, 1/ upwards; Best Leatner1Slippers. 2/6 pair.-AT MILLER'S;BOOT PALACE. 112 and 114, VIC- j

I Toßlîs^: ___. _ 'T*S7ANTED Known, White Tennis Shoes,VV ex Ruahine and Waiwera; Ladies' 2/6,Gents' 3/6 "air - AT MILLER'S BOOTPALACE, VICTORIA-ST.

! t-t/ANTED-Known—TENNIS and RUB-!VV BER SHOE..'—IS cases of Tenuis andRubber Shoes to hand. Ladies' White:i Tennis Shoes, 1/11 and 2/6; -'Rev-'shaw" do., 2/11: Gents' White Ten-uis, 2/11. 3/6; -'Rcnshaw," 3/11 pair;Sand Shoes, best make. Children's

! 1/11, Maids' 2/0. Womeu's 2/11.At MILLER'S BOOT PALACE,-112

aud 111. VICTORIA STREET.I Lands and Survey Office,

Auckland. September 28, 1800.H. HUTCHINSON. Khyber PassT~-"eTfs. Loasby's1 WAHOO and KOOLIBAH,i Benjamin Gum,and Towncnd's CINNAMON

CURE. :\xjALlm PAPER put on from 6d perif piece by thorough tradesman. —:

Leonard, caro J. Jamieson Foresters'tl.]!l. T«r..irnnjr'nVn»-jip Road.

1' * \V. PAGE, t.rocer, Kingsland, haa■ J\. .Stocks of .LOASBY-.S WATJOO MidKOOLIBAH. BENJAMIN GUM. aud CIN-

I NAMON CURE.

Wanted.VX7ANTED, a Boy for Bottle Washing—* * Cooke and Co. (

TX7ANTED, respectable Message Boy.—VV_ Apply StarÔffice.

YT7ANTED, a Lad to'"Help on Farm.—*v Apply "Star" Office.TX7ANTED to Sell, Steerage Ticket to*'V London, Cheap.—Apply "Star" Office.

WANTED, about 3cwt iKoromiko, youngshoots and buds—Sharland aud Co.,

Ltd.\T7ANTED, a Master for Scow Toiara.—V.V. Apply Macklovv Bros., Mechanics'Bay. __TXTANTED, Situation "Light General orW Lady Help—Address C.C., 266,"Star"

Office. '\"\7ANTED, good General Servant; re-VV ferences required.—Miss King, LowerSymonds-st. 'YT/ANTED, a respectable Young Lad forVV the office.—Apply Warnoel; Bros., Dur-

ham-street.\X7ANTED to Sell. Gent's Raleigh Cycle,VV almost new, lam]), etc.—B. A. Laurie,

Customs-st.YS7-ANTED, a respectable Girl *or gene-VV mi work or Lady Help.-Apply 102,-Wellesley-st. .

ANTED, Runner for a Boarding-louse,. one used to the work.—Tho Old Club.Edon Crescent.\t_TANTED, 2 light Stable Boys, good iVV wages.—Apply Hou. 11. Mosman's Sta- jhies, Green Lane. jTTTANTED at once,' 100 'Young 'Roosters IVV. (any breed), also 200 Pigeons.—J. Wal-jker, City Market. __ |

W" "'ANTE.ra Cash "Register in good Jworking order—State price to G. (Wrigley; Tauranga. ■ jTTTTANTED, Partners for several Busi-VV nesses.—A. Stewart, Agent, 87, Queen-st., next Smeeton's.VXTANTED.a 400-gallon Square Iron WaterVV Tank with tap.—Send particulars toBox 175. P.0., Auckland. .

ANTED, smart-Girl, apprentice orJunior—Apply Booth's, Three Lamps,

Ponsonby, or Hobson-st.rrr7ANTED, _a 2 roomed Cottage or 2

V> Unfurnished Rooms with fireplace.—Rooms, 269, "Star" Office.

-ANTED. Cook-Laundress and House-maid; must have references.—Apply

Mrs Burns, One Tree Hill. : ;V_7ANTED, good Young Man for Black-W smithing, able to nail on shoes. —Apply to A..Warm. Warkwort h. pYT7ANIED,Youth for Shorthand andVV Typewriting.-Apply stating wagesrequired to A., 256, "Star" Office,

\T7-NTED, a good Blacksmith for Gis-VV' bonie. must be good shoer.-ApplyWharf Railway StaUom_Ouehnnga.

ANTED, respectable Young Womanfor general housework; wages 10/.—

Apply Mrs J. Ma.rks._Mt. Eden Road.\-\7ANTED, "a strong Apprentice or Im-VV prover to the collar making.—ApplyJ. Knight. Wholesale Saddler, Lorne-st.W~"AXTI'.DT~Young Man. must bo a good

and experienced■ salesman, referencesrequired.—Apply by letter, Box 481, PostOffice.VTI7ANTED, a smart and intelligentLafiiVV as Apprentice.to a profession;' pre-mium required.—Address Box 4SI, Fost--0 ffii_e.r*C7A'NTED. Poultry In any quantity —VV Healthiest yard in Auckland. — 13.Turner, Auctioneer, Queen aftd Durhamstreets. 'l-t'ANTED, for Opitonui, Married CoupleVV fOl- house, garden, and stable work.—Apply Mrs Montgomery, Manukau Road,Parnell. ■VÂNTED. Houses for various clientsU from £150.to £800.Borrowers at. low

-rate-of interest.—Peckover and C0.,.117,Queen-st, . ■T-SLANTED, Partner in timber haulingVV contract: engine and full plant

ready.—For particulars apply to A.8., 2SIStar Office ■ ■■t_7AN'TED. some kind Person to AdoptVV a Baby Girl, age two years, no pre-mium, entirely 'given up.—Address A.8.,270. Star Office.TT/ANTED, by Married Couple, Situa-VV. . tion, " wife, working housekeeper,man drive and useful—Address Energy,260,."Star" Office. __ ' _"*€."X7ANi*ED* to Buy, Ladies' aud Gentle-VV men's Left-off and Misfit Cloth'ng.Letters attended to.—Mr and Mrs Botterill,Karangahape Boad.*J*tTANTED, 100 Gumdiggers for RuVV Point, Northern Wairoa, store onfield, gg.od money made.—Apply Liichten-stein arid'Arnoldsori. 'VT7ANTED to Buy, Second hand Range,W Coo k for 30.—State price, maker'sname, and where to be seen—AddressRange. "Star" Office. . ,ttjANTED, - or ." Gentlemen Boarders,VV 'Select Boarding EstabUsliinent.centralposition, terms exceptionally moderate.— jAddress at Star Office.

ANTED-to-Purchase, small Cow. mustbe quiet, young, and either just calved

or to calve early.—Apply S. Harrison, Rail-way Station. Mt. Eden."TVMNTET).~by Married Couple, withoutVV children,■ 3 Unfurnished Rooms, use

kitchen, etc.. good locality. — AddresaQuiet. 262, "Star" Office.YX7AXTED. Properties for clients. Re-jVV n.uora. Mt; Roskill, Mt. Eden, - Pon-jsonby: also. Farms.—Alf. Walker, Legal !'Chamber., opposite Vulcan Lane.VY7ANTED to^ReirtTgoori 7 or S roomedVV Houso with stable and large allotment,;

Mt Eden. Epsom, or Remuera preferred.— 'Burrow and Co.. Bank N.Z. Bldgs."stTtANTED. Partner commanding mode-Wrate capital, in cash bisinessc-*; secu-rity for money invested. No risks.—Ad-dress Immediate 275, Star Office."fTC7ANTE.D, Housekeeper, Waitress,V V- Cook and Housemaid, same house,excellent situation; easy Generals. Opento-night.—Mrs Corbett's Registry.

WANTED to Let. a nice cheerfulSingle Furnished Room: terms, 4/ per

week.—Apply to Mrs Collins, fourth houseTurner-St., off Upper Queen-st.. near Col-lege.TifANTED to Purchase, in PonsonbyVV East, Newton, Mt. Roskill and.Par-nell. Cottages. £200 to £350. for cashclients.—Burrow and Co., Bank N.Z.Buildings.\T7ANTED to Let. large Front Room.VV as parlour-bedroom, best part ofDevonport, use kitchen, bathroom, suitmarried couple or two friends.—E., 261,"Star" Office.

I*7 '___ _ A N T E D.

TOWN TRAVELLER for Wholesale

House

Must have knowledge of Fanoy

Goods and Crockery.

Address ALPHA, 277,"Star" Office.

TTTANTErTKNOWN.—The" best Sewing

VV Machines that money can buy arenow stocked, at lowest prices in themarket for cash. Call and inspect. Listfree by post.—W. P. OgUvie, Wellesley-

street West. _V..TANTED Known—C.-uuolic Depot. f_ob-

VV sonst.. cornor of Cook-st.—PrayerBooks. Crown Music, etc.—P. F.

i Hlscocks.

WANTED Known, that the Kauri TimberCo.brandall sashes,doors, etc., manufac-

tured '_>■ them K.T Co.

_WANTED Known-That D. GOLDIE is pre-

pared to_nipplyall kinds of Timber andother Bnildin-T Mn'lcrr^s. r.t his Mills, Albert-Bi.reetand Breakwater Koad, includingJoinery,Builders' Ironmongery, and Wheelwrights

1 Materials, at theLowest MarketPrices.

Dress muslins: just opened someexquisite designs and striking effectsin organdie finished filligrame muslmfio-m-ed floral and embroideredas wellas main* others from 5-|d per yard.—Smith and Caughey.—(Ad.)

L.c«t and Foond,

OST Queen-st., Thursday night, PearlStar-shaped Safety Pin ttrooch.-

Reward C. G. Laurie, Queen-st- _T EFT in the quarter to 2 p.m. 'Bus, Far-Li nell-Newmarket, a Black Handbag.-

Reward at 'Bus Stables, WeUesley-st.

OSTTGoT-TChain,bangle on gold linksorbetween Links and Seccombes Rd.,

Mount Eden.-Reward at Chapman*Stationer, Queen-st. .xOST between Avondale and Rocky Nook,JL Lady's Umbrella, pearl handle, withSold band. Reward at R. P. Bollards,Coombes' Arcade, or Avondale.

OST, Sept. 4, in Mt. Eden, Lady's Long

Gold Chain, repaired in severalplaces, and broken when lost: reward or

!20/.-Apply at Read Bros, Symonds-st.I oTtRaYeD7 from Onehunga, Chestnut Gel-

'b ding with one white foot, strap around!neck. Reward.—lsaac Fletcher, NormansHill.ZTtRAYED, from Waitakerei, on Tues--b day. September 26, a Grey Marewith bell on, tied with sash line. Ke-ward.-G. Osborne, New-st, Newmarket.Believed to have gone back to late owner.

ITÔUND,Ready Sale for -furniture,r Books, Jewellery, etc. Goods of all1descriptions wanted. Advances made.IDaily Sale at 1 p.m.-Blyth & Co. .

WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB.WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB

The annual meeting of the Waite-mata Boating Club was held lastevening in the Waitemata, Hotel.There was a large attendance, theCommodore, Mr A. Myers, presiding.

The committee's annual reportstated that during the past year theclub's progress, though perhaps notso rapid or extensive as might havebeen wished, had been of a thoroughlysound nature, and the club's affairs,taken all round, both financially andotherwise, had much improved, andwere now on a more satisfactorybasisthan they had been for a consider-able time past. The plant had beenadded to by the purchase of one clin-ker outrigged four and one best-and-best four, from Norton, ofWellington, both of which werea credit to the maker andto the club. The rest of the plantwas now in excellent order. The com-mittee, anticipating a large increaseof new members recommended thatthe club purchase another club out-rigger four as early as possible.

The annual balance-sheet, whichwas adopted, showed the receipts forthe year to have been £77 5/10, andthe expenditure £75 10/10, leaving abalance in hand of £1 15/. The bal-ance of assets over liabilities was£223 12/.

The election of officers resulted asIfollows:—Commodore, Mr A- M.Myers; vice-commodore, Mr John En-dean; president, Captain H. Parker;vice-presidents, Lieut.-Colonel Dignau,Hon. T. Thompson, Messrs T. IT.White, J. J. Craig. T. B. O'Connor. G-Fowlds, J. J. Holland, W. Crowther,W. J. Napier, W. Hellaby, M. H. Kees-ing% F. E. Baum-e, G. W. S. Patterson.J. Dyer; captain, Mr W .7. Evers; vice-captain. Mr George Moore; secretary,Mr J. A. Pennalligftu; treasurer, MrG. H. Reston; auditors, Messrs T.Brownlee and P- Bailey; delegate toN.Z.A.R.A., Mra M. Marks. Welling-ton: committee, Messrs J. A. Endean,H. Dyer, G. A- Tyler. T. Payne, W.Madden, and W. Smith.

Seventeen new active members audfive honorary were elected.

It was agreed on the motion of theCommodore to relegate the matter ofthe election of the selection commit-tee to the committee, with power toelect, three of their number. Au an-nual fee of 2/6 for the use of thelockers in the club-house was decidedupon.

A hearty vote of thanks to MrMyers for presiding brought themeeting to a close-

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHUKCH, this day.News has been received that anI

ordinary seaman named Herbert |Brown was drowned on the voyageof the barque Mandalay for London.He was the youngest son of the lateW. A. Brown, auctioneer, of Christ-church.

A man named Joseph Zie.ru, 72years old, was found dead in bed yes-terday-

At an inquest on the woman Cath-erine Scahill. who was found dead onthe floor of her house, it was shownthat death resulted from suffocation,consequent upon a fit.

HARBOUR BOARD.The Financial and Legal Committee

of the Auckland Harbour Board metyesterday afternoon, when there werepresent:'—Messrs W. J. Napier (chair-man), M. Niccol, J. Thornes, A; Kidd,W. Philson, and J. C. Macky.

Turnbull and Co.'s application forthe extension of lease of the Freezing-Works allotments came up, and it wasdecided to recommend that the ap-plication be declined. It was resolvedto recommend the Board to grant theapplication of Captain Ruth for per-mission to undergo examination fora pilot's license, and also to recom-mend'the Board to alter the by-lawregarding the age limit in regard topilots. It was decided to recommendthat tenders be called for £10,000 de-bentures under the loan of 1886 at not-less than 4 per cent par. It was re-soved to draft the necessary deben-ture forms for this, and also to ar-range for the loan of £75,000, nego-tiations for which were being madewith the Auckland Savings Bank. R.Logan applied for permission to laydown a slip-way on the Customs-st.West frontage, and submitted plans.The committee decided that the plansshould be referred to the harbour-master and the foreman of works fortheir report. Several matters dealingwith leases of allotments were dealtwith.

SOUTH BRITISHINSURANCE COMPANY.

♦The following is the report of the direc-

tors to be submitted to the sharenolders'annual meeting on Wednesday, the 11thinstant:—

The Directors have Pleasure in sub-mitting to the shareholders the Statementof Accounts for the year ended 31stAugust, 1899.The Net Revenue for the

year amounts to £219,28419 5,After making the usual

provision for Losses Out-standing and unexpiredrisks, there is a surplusin the Revenue Account of 28,4186 S

To which has to be added 'the Balance from 1898....£11,294 8 0

Less Dividendpaid in October, 'IS9S £5,462 16 0 !

£4531 12 0Making the amount at

at credit of Profit andLoss Account £33,34918 8]This has been dealtwith in the following !manner:—

Interim Dividendpaid in April,1599, at rate of1/6 per share... £4347 2 0

Sinking Fund-Auckland Lease-

hold 75 0 0Written off Offlce

Furniture 368 0 3 jDepreciation of

Sundry Securi- Ities 414 17 11 I5705 0 2!

£27,544IS 6'The Directors now recom- imend the payment of aDividend at the rate of 2/per share for the half-yearended August 31, 1899 Imaking the total distribu-tion for the year 3/6 pershare), which will absorb 6462 16 0'! j

Leaving, to be carried to beNew Account £21,082 2 6The retiring Directors are Messrs Tho*.

Peacock and R. A. Carr, who, beingeligible, offer themselves .for re-election.

Messrs J. F. Clarke and G. S. Kissling, ithe retiring Auditors, offer themselves forre-election.By order of the Board of Directors.

C. C. McMIDLAN, Chairman.Auckland, September 26th, 1899.

THE TEMPERANCE PROBLEM

This was the subject of a lecture jby the Rev. James Milne at theV.M.C.A. Hall last evening. Mr

Cheal was in tlie chair and introducedthe lecturer, who said that temper-ance reform was steadily obtruding .itself in civilised communities as amost important social reform. Manymatters had to be considered as rela- jting to the question, such as ter-!perament and environment of the in-1dividual, his work, home, and recrea- jtion. These were treated at con-1siderable length by the lecturer, andreference was made to the presentlicensing systems as a factor which!specially made for intemperance. The■evils inherent in and attendant upon'the system were graphically des-cribed, as also a proposed scheme ofreform, whereby at the option of thepeople the colony might be dividedinto Prohibition and non-Prohibitionareas. The former being ever co-ter-minous with the latter, ."no-license"under such conditions might be effec-tive in the way of temperance in sofar as parties ■in Prohibition areaswho might desire liquor could pro-cure it in nou-Prohibition districts.In non-Prohibition areas drink wouldbe sold under the Gothenburg orScandinavian principle, whereby theelement of private profit would beeliminated from the sale. Prohibi-tionists and Moderates might com-bine over such a scheme without inthe ,least forsaking their principlesof compensation, as to whether itshould be paid, its nature and amountmight be left for settlement to thepeople. A suggestion by the lecturerwas that a certain percentage on theprofits arising from the publicly con-trolled sale of liquor should be paidfor three years to householders forsudden withdrawal of their licenses.The State monopoliesof Russia. SouthCarolina, and Switzerland were alsodescribed as 'proof of the adequacyof the principle of reform speciallyadvocated. Special reference to its

'working in Sweden and Norway wasmade, and the objections of CanonHicks in a recent number of the"Contemporay Review" met and ans-wered. At the close a hearty voteof thanks was accorded the lecturer.Mr Culpan provided a musical pro-gramme, Misses Davies and Willycontributing songs, and Miss Culpanacting as accompanist.

COMMERCIAL.AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS.

Mr J Jones reports.-Pigs and poultryin good demand, with good prices. Roost-ers 1/6 to 2/3; hens, 1/4 to 1/S; ducks 1/6to 2/; cockerels, 1/3 to 1/7; turkey gob-blers, 5/ to 6/3; hens, 2/3 to 3/3. Pigs, 9/ ttf13/o;dressed pork, 3d to 3id; butter 6dto 8»d; keg, 4d to s>d; eggs, Gild to Sd-cheese, 3£d to 4d; bacon, 5d to 6d lb; greeiisides, 6d to 6_d; hams, 6d to 6*d; green6Jd to 7d; rabbits, 8d to lld; hares/l/6 to1/11; hones, 3/6 dozen; potatoes, 2/, others£1 15/ to £2; onions, 3/ to I/; tvumpkins,4/ to 5/; kumaras, 5/ to 5/3; oats, 1/11 to2/; bran, £3 10/; sharps, £4 5/; chaff £2 to£2 5/; wheat, 2/3 to 2/6; maize 2/5 to 2/6;rye grass, prime, 4/ to 4/3: dried apples,3_d to 4_d; lemons, 3/6 to 4/3; apples, 0/ to13/ ;oranges, 3/ to 5/9; Poorman's, 5/ to 1.1.

Alex. Aitken (Limited)) report—A bet-ter tone prevailed in the market to-day.Oats, chaff, eggs, fruit and poultry allfirmed up in value and sold splendidly.Prices: Potatoes, 30/ to 40/ new kidneys,l.d to l_d; kumaras, 3/ to 5/; onions, 3/6to 5/; pumpkins, 4/ to 5/; green peas, 2/6;oats, _/9; chaff, 2/ to 2/3; butter, 7d to9d; factory rolls, tUd to IOd; kegs, 5d to7d; low class kegs unsaleable; eggs, 7Jdto Sd; hams, s}d to 7d; bacon, 3d to 6d;cheese, 3d to sd; honey, sections, 2/9 to3/6; lemons, 3/6 to 4/6: bananas, 3/6 to 4/6bunch; oranges, local, sweet, 5/6 to 7/;Poorman's, 6/6 to 7/; mandarins, 7/6 to9/3; apples, Friscos, 10/6 to 12/6; Tasman-ian, 7/6 to 10/6; Cape gooseberries, sd;tomatoes, hothouse, 7d to Sd; green goose-berries, 6d; walnuts, 4d to sd. Poultry ingreat demand. Roosters, 2/2 to 2/8; hens.1/4 to 2/; ducks, 1/10 to 2/4; ducklings, 7dto 1/; chicks, lld to 1/5; turkey roosters,6/ to 7/; hens, 3/ to 4/9; geese, 3/ to 3/6.Pigs, small, 6/6 to 11/6: large. 14/ to 20/(40 sold); pork, 2Jd to 3id; rabbits, 1/9 to2/3 pair.

Messrs Arthur Tooman :>nd Co. reporta fairly busy week. We have handledlarge quantities of fruit, but the supplyofpoultry, butter and eggs have ail bejn tarunder requirements of ord_rs on hand.We quote: Southern potatoes, 40/; otnersno demand; local onions, 4/ to 0/ forprime; kumaras, 4/ to 5/; pumpkins 4/6to 5/; maize, 2/4; vegetables, high; batter,prime dairies, 8d to 9id; old keg, 4d, new,7d- milled, Sid; factory, 10_d; eggs, 7d to7_d; cheese, old, poor, 2d to 3d; new dairy,4d- factory 4>.d; Crown loaves, s_d;bacon, farmers' and factory, 5d to 6d;ht-ms 6d to 7d; apples, best Tasmanian,9/ to'lO/; poor, 4/ to 6/; American, 12/6,wanted; mandarins, 4/6 to 11/, accordingsize; pasions, 8/6; loquats, 5/ to 8/6,pines 10/; peanuts, l.d; bananas, 2/ to

3/; local lemons, 3/5 to 5/; dessert oranges,4/ to 8/3; tomatoes. 7d; cucumbers, 11/6,mushrooms. 6d per lb: Poorman's oranges,5/ to 10/; fowls, common hens, 1/7 to il,good to 2/6 each; roosters, fit for table,2/2 to 2/S; ducks, 2/2 to 2/6; ducklings,Sd to 1/2; chicks. 6d to 1/1 each; turkeyswere poor, 2/6 to 7/3. Young pigs were inexcessive demand, nnd heavy orders forfowls on hand are awaiting supplies.Pork and bacon are both dull of sale.

Messrs R. Arthur and Co. report goodbusiness this week at the following rates:—Potatoes. 30/ to 40/ ton; onions, onlyreally first-class samples saleable: maize,2/6 bushel; oats, 1/9 to 1/10: fowl wheat,2/6- white carrots. 17/6 ton; red do., 25/ to30/ Fresh dairy butter, 8d to IOd: secondquality do., 6d to 7d; keg, 4d to Gd:cheese,of prime quality. 4d to 4}d lb: Southprn

bacon, 6d to GJd lb; hams, 7d to 7*d;local hacon. 4d to sd: hams. 5d to 6d,eggs. 7d to 7W dozen: honey, 3}d to 4d lb;.4/ per dozen in section. Poultry: Tableroosfprs 1/9 to 2/4: ordinary fowls, 1/5 to1/8: ducks, 1/ Bto 2/3; turkey gobblers. 4/to ./; hen dp., 2/6 to 3/3; ducklings, _d toBd.

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie's weekly re-nort.—Southern table potatoes, 35/. 40/:sppd Derwents, 40/; pumpkins. £4 15/. £515/: kumaras, £4 10/. £5 10/; onions,prime, £3 10/, £4/: new potatoes Id. lid;oats 1/9; chaff. £2 5/: Southern bacon,fi-rl 6*d: local bacon, 4d. K_d: hams, Gd,fiid: cheese 3*d. 4d: salt butter 4d, 6d;fresh butter. 73d. 10_d; egs, 7d. 71d; car-rots 17/6, 20/; lemons. 3/6 4/ and d 5.dozen; table fowls. 1/9. 2/3; hens, 1/41/7,ducks 1/S, 2/1; haPSfl, 1/11 each; rabbits,,

]/10 pair.Hall and Perkins wport.-Apples: Ho-

b-arts, prime, 9/ to U/; lemons. V to 5/6.ButteV: Dairy, best. 8d to 94; second, bd toia- cheese. 2d to 3iQ, egg_. 's«to 8d hams, local, 6d to 7d;bacon, locSl, 4Jd to s*d* Canterbury,hams, 7.d to 9d; bacon, 6Jd; new pou-toS.'ld to lld per lb; green peas. tf£W2/9 per peck; mushrooms, lOd to 1/1,J~a»terbury potatoes, 2/ to 2/6; loc^lA,W_ to40/ cow potatoes, 20/; onions, prime. 3/6tn 5/ Frisco onions, 12/ to 14/; chaff, 35/ to1?/ ix rail 40/ to 50/ ex store; beeswax,yVI/Jfer4l_; horsehair, 6.d t0 sd per

W to 47; gobblers, 3/6 to 6/9; pigs, gean-'__!._ ii/ uo to 16/; medium to large,

?nv\o 40/- pork, 2„ d to -m Per lb; pump-KS'K; citrons, 3/9 to 46; P.M.oranges, 5/6 to 1/.

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, September 29.

Bank of England returns show:-StocKof gold, coin and bullion, £32,801,000,inReserve £23.423.000;. proportion of reserveto liabilities, 48.66; in circulation, f- 27-s"---600; public deposits, £8,229.000;other de-posits. £39,742.000; Government securities,£13,008,000;other securities 00"". ...

Three months bills are discounted at o|per cent.

! New SouthWales fours, 117; three halfs.104- threes, 99_. Victorian fours, llli.,three halfs, 107. South Australian three

I halfs, 108; threes, 95. Queenslandfours,■ 111: three halfs. 104.. New Zealand fours,

1121: three halfs, 1063: threes, 96J. Tas-mania three halts, 106. West Australian

1 Wneeathi-fstefdily held. Australian car-ROM of June shipment, 30/3; SeptemberInd October shipments. 30/6. New Zea-land sargoes now due are quoted at 28/,

Land long berried, landed, at «A1 Sugar, steady. Java. 12/9: German, 9/6.I Pig iron, G9/S: spalter, £21 12/6.

Silver, 2/3 per oz.At Bradford wool is firm. Common,

sixties, 2S*d:super. 30d. London sales are! good.' Merinos and all descriptions ot- cross breds are in hicrh favour. 'The fol-,lowing clips sold: Glen Dhu, 7d; Tara-jdale, llid: Awater* ll.d The first seriesof tbe 1900 sales opens January "th. theSecond series on March 6th. There will be

i no limit imposed on the quantity offered.I Butter: Danish is advancing. Best 136/.! average, 132. Australian, new, 120/, stor-ed 112/jK*"^ AUStraSDfIXIDE. this day.

1 The wools sales show advances welt

iare &£®sgEttJsrs! £76 12/6 Tin. firm, spot, £14 6/, three

jmonths. £149 7/6.

THIS WEEK'S GRAPHIC.: MAIL NUMBER.

Our readers will find this week'sissue of the "Graphic" a very admir-able substitute for the letter they pro-bably feel bound to send to theirfriends at Home by the outgoing mailnext Monday. When one has not

much that is new or 'interesting toput in such an epistle, a journal that

faithfully reflects colonial H» »doubtless just as welcome to those m

the Old Country The leading pic-

torial features of the "G"*J'C thisweek are: The cartoon, A Novel FireEscape, The Pigeon Shooters, View ofthe Wellington v. Auckland FootballMatch, theW Golfers at the cham-pionship meeting, the YorkfY"Socfctv of New Zealand, Scenes at theSale Racing Club's Spring: Meet-ing, Mokau Jones' Homestead, car-

' toonlets, miscellaneous illustrationsm£ rated stories, latest-- fashions,makers of special interest to lad.eschildren's pages, competitions athletic golf notes, topics of the week,current comment and miscellaneousreading in great variety.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899.2

Public Notices.COABIES- PARIS PANEL PHOTOS.JO GRATIS.

BABY'S DELIGHT. BABY'S DELIGHT.BABY'S DELIGHT.INFANTS' FOOD. ;

For Bone and Muscle use Baby's DelightInfants' Food, and secure 12 COUPONSTTpon presentation of same at ILESSTUDIO, you will receive, at our ex-|pease, an exquisite Paris Panel, twice jthe size of ordinary ca.binets, of your J

Baby. IInfants fed on Baby's Delight grow Fine jLooking. Healthy, and Good Tempered, jKo Woman is too Poor to Buy Baby s

Delight.JJo Man is Rich Enough to Buy Better.

BABY'S DELIGHT MAKES WEAK IN-FANTS STRONG.

TJOSTS. POSTS.

TOTARA POSTS """ f)KAURI POSTS £-> W

Suitable for "Wire I-encing.

SPLENDID SHINGLE SAND, 4d perbushel

PURIRI POSTS. PALINGSDRAIN FIPES, etc.

AT LOW RATES.S. WHITE & SONS, Customs-st

O <_ I C E.

The undermentioned Banks haveagreed to charge Half Yearly a Fee ofnot less than Five Shillings on all Cur-rent Accounts, without exception,■jyhetber Debtor or Creditor.

The charge will be made by the Bankson 20th September next, and thereafterleach Half year on 31st March and 30th{September.

Dated at "Wellington, this Ist August,18-9."UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LIM-

ITED

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA "BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALESNATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEA.-

LAND LIMITED

BANK OF NEW ZEALANDii_ f>A REWARD.

The Association of Settlers of Waiheke.Mututapu. Rakino and Ponui offer theabove reward for information loading tothe conviction of anyone stealing sheep

from any of the said islands.I ARCHD. BUCHANAN,

Solicitor to Association,* . Vulcan Lane.

*OUCCESi- FUL TEA TRADING.

Itht. SECRET—We import our Teas di-rect and pay the Ready Money for

i everything. Wo understand ourbusiness and attend to it.

1/3 Pekoe Farmings, very strong1/3 Broken Ceylon Blend, good household1/4 Broken Indian Blend, rich brown1/6 Golden Assam, very strong, richl/ti Golden Tipped Ceylon, superior Tea3/6 Union Jack Blend, rich, strong2/ Pure Ceylon, very rich2/ Pure Indian, wine flavoured2/ Pure China, mild, suit invalids2/ Pure Blend, choicely flavoured2/ Japan Basket Fired (from Yokohama)2/ Japan Sun Dried (from Yokohama)2/ Japan Blend, very tasty_>/ Tropical Tea. mixed with finest Green2/6 China Panyong, very little tannin2/tiHill grown Oyion. extra rich2/6 Darjeeling Golden Pekoe, exquisite

flavour . ___ .2/6 Pure Blend, blend of very finest

Scented Orange Pekoe, Seemed Caper;t Ooc-haine. Oulong. Kooloo■ Panyong Ends, Hang Mcc Tea■ Gunpowder. Young Hyson

{REDUCED QUOTATIONS TO LARGE* BUYERS.t JOHN EARLE & CO... DIRECT TEA IMPORTERS,I QUEEN-ST., AUCKLAND.

c /""-HEAP -MANURES.

jTAT-FRBD J>UOKLAND & gONS

I HAVE FOR SALE:

jpITBSTERFIELD GUANO. £Q "J (\S

PER TON

OUPERPHOSPHATE OF

LTME £5 5s"' PER TON,

3G PER CENT. SOLUBLE

JOONEDUST-SYDNEY AND LOCAL

mHE TTAYMARKET,

p ALBERT-ST., AUCKLAND.

jTTISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND,By ALFRED SAUNDERS,

SECOND VOLUME.Just Issued. Publishers, Messrs Smith,'Antony, Sellars, & Co., Christchurch. To

lie had through any Bookseller. Price,Five Shillings.

FrTilE NORTH SHORE TRADINGtl STAMPS!!!!

A. R. MILLER,Grocer, of Newton, will open a BranchStore at VICTORIA ROAD, DEVON-PORT, next week, and the public areinformed that he has the sole right togive Trading Stamps for Groceries,

Bread, Ironmongery, Crockery, etc.BY ORDER OF TRADING STAMP CO.

in U B L~I C NOTICE.W. A. THOMPSON & CO.,

| 287, QUEEN-ST.,

_Opposite Tonson Garlick Company.

Are offering Great Reductions inBE WING MACHINES, PERAMBULA-

TORS, GO-CARTS, etc.JSVHITE'S IMPROVED HAND SEWING

MACHINES from £2 10/.[WHITE'S TREADLE MACHINE, with

Cover, from £7 10/.Inspection Invited.

r ARTI3T AND PHOTOGRAPHER,SWS, Corner of QUEEN& WELLESLEY STS.

IU ENAMELLED CABINETS. 0/"J3 IVORY TVPES. 6/"ono 15 x 12 OpalEnlargementand OneDozen

Enamcllod or Matt Cabinots, 15s.PROMPT DELIVERY.

I TAKE a particular and personal pridein selling really reliable goods, and

after a long experience I feel a confidenceIn judging and buying, of which my cus-tomers receive the full benefit. Our[Razors are first class. Pocket, TableCutlery, and Plated Ware are Genuine.

THOMAS SAMUEL,232, Queen-atreet.

No. 690. P.O. Box 365.

UpENTRAL TTOTEL.

VICTORIA-ST. EAST,, AUCKLAND.IJJAMES ROLLESTON Proprietor.

Lato of Hikurangi and Coromandel.trj.ENCING of all descriptions, large orV- small Jobs. We are in a position

to do them at Low Prices, and nobodyBan do them better.-SAM. WHITE &PONS, Customs-st^^-TfTTIIsI-IToLBERS, see that your GrocerBI supplies you with New Zealand DairylAßHociation'u Batter.

Public Notices.

TT is hereby notified for general informa- iI tion that the following Sections wereforfeited by the Laud Board at a Meetingheld' September 20, 1899, for non-payment.of Rent:—Tenure, P.L.; Sec. 1; Block I.; District Tc

Kuri. _, , ~Tenure, I-'.L.: Section 3841; Block \.,District Hukerenui.

Tenure P.L.; Section _03; Parish Mareretu.Tenure, I.L; Section 14*_; Parish Hoheroa.Tenure, P.L.; Section 14; Block XV.; Dis-

trict, Hukerenui.Tenure, P.L.; Section S; Block II.; District,

Uukutere. . , ,Tenure, F.L.; Section IS4; Parish Aotea.Tenure, P.L.; Section 08; Block X.; Dis-

trict, Mangamuka.T.-nure P.L..; Section 150; Paris-- Matata.Tenure' V L ; Section 156, Parish Matata.Tenure! P.L.; Section 151, Parish Matata.Tenure, P.L.; Section 156, Pariah Waipa-

Tenure, P.L.; Section 76; Block V.; Dis-trict, Hukerenui.

Tenure, P.L.; Section 15; Block IX.; Dis-trict, Hukerenui.

Tenure T.L.; Section'Bß, Parish Whangape.Tenure P.L.; Section 87, Parish Whangape.Tenure, Thermal Springs; Section 3; Block,

Maraeroa Oturoa.Tenure, Dep. Lease; North Portion Muri-

whenua. , _„ _~ .Tenure, L. in P.; Sections 57 and SS; Block

VII.; District, Whangape.Tenure, L. in P.; Section 158a; Pans- Ma-

Tenure,' h. in P-: Section 48; Block II.;District, Hukerenui.

Tenure, L.*in P.; Section 2; Block X., Dis-

trict, Opuawhauga.

_Tenure, L. in P.; Section 1; Block X., Dis-

trict Opuawhauga. .Tenure, L. in P.; Section 9; Block IX.,

District, Whangape.Tenure, L. in P.; Sections 52, 53, ana o_.

Palish Kararuu. __ . ,-..„,-Tenure, L. in P.; Section 83; Part* OtW.

_Tenure, L. in P.; Section 49; Block 15..,

District Waoku. .., .Tenure, L. in P.: Section lo; Block IX.,

District, Whakatane. .Tenure. L. in P.; Section 16; Block IX.,

District, Hukerenui. m--i, vri -Tenure, L. iv P.; Section 1; Block __.11..

District, Motatau. „ .Tenure, L. in P.; Section 30; Block IX.,

District, Hukerenui_. ,Tenure, 0.R.P.; Section 4; Block XIIL,

Tenurfo.R.p!? Section 365a; Parish Waio-

Temlre, 0.R.P.; Section 3TO: Parish Pi-

Ten"fo.R.r.* Section 1: Block XIII.:

Tenure" oTIV. Section 5 to pt. 8; ParishMatawerohia. _,i_-_.i, iv ■ nmia-

Tenure, 0.R.P.; Section 8; Block IX.. Opua

TermSn0aR.P.: Section 159; Parish Rohe-

Tenuiv. 0.R.P.: Section 11; Block XL; Dis-

Tenuret,olfßbP.n:?Sectlon 21: Parish Oroapere

Tenure. 6.R.P.; Sc-Hou 81; Parish Tuh.-

Tenure" aR.P.: Section 63; Black X.; _M_-

triCl' MUELLER.Commissiotier Crnwn Lands.

TîKp^SlKSummer Goods and receiving Fresh Sup

_xßâ^^'^s«S;Tweed from 40/; Trousers from 10/1..won

:Kr«ti. Tsuo«: s*e&ss& s«tVictoria Hotel. .T R HARE, Agent, tor the WolverineJ.Motor Works, will have on «Wbltion„t the Queen-street Wharf on MONDAYFORENOON a 30 h.p. -'-cylinder Self-start-in, and Reversing WOLVERINE OIL EN-

GINE. The Motor embodies all the most

modern iinprovenieiits.

N~ o—r_=r— -—*TO THE PAINTING TRADE GENER-

ALLY.Thr.t. tie incompetent Labour Clause in

the Conciliation Award ceases to exist fromOctober Ist, 1899.

AUCKLAND H.P. UNION.

/KENT'S OUTFITTING.-Spring andG Summer Goods now on view and ar-rivingbyâchi direct boat. We Buy fromthe Manufacturer for Spot Cash. We Sellto the wearer at Lowest RemunerativeRates. All Gent's Requirements. - Mc-Bride Importer, Outfitter. Tailor, etc., 00,4L 43. Victoria-st., next Victoria Hotel. _

Electoral._ITY ELECTORATE.

y_>

MR F. E. BAUME will deliver a Pub-

lic Address to the Electors in the For-

esters* Hall, Newton, at 8 p.m. on TUES-

DAY NEXT, the 3rd October.

mO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -I betr to announce to you that 1 shall

be a Candidate at the next Election for theRepresentation of the City of Auckland id

the House of Representatives.Yours respectfully,

W. J. NAPIER.

TAB OU R CANDI DAT E.XJ

A Meeting of Mr James Regan's Elec-toral Committee will be held in the

Oddfellows' Hall, Pitt-street, on TUES-DAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock. All friendscordially invited.

D. J. DARRACH,Secretary-

n*»,o THE ELECTORS OF MANUKAU.

In response to the wishes of a large

number of the Electors in your district,

I have much pleasure in announcing my-

self as a Candidate for your suffrages

at the next General Election, and will

take an early opportunity of stating my

views on the political Questions of the

day.

FRANCIS HULL.

Auckland, September 28, 1809.

mO THE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA

I am a candidate for your suffragesat the ensuing Election, and shall con-test the seat against Allcomers. I shallgive a firm support to the present Gov-ernment. , „

Yours faithfully,CHARLES NEWMAN,

Helensville.

tit R It O B T. F R El N C H,

i HE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL ANDREFORM CANDIDATE FOR THE

CITY,Will Address the Electors in thePUBLIC HALL, PONSONBY,

Ou WEDNESDAY EVENING,OCTOBER 4,At 8 o'clock.

LADIES SPECIALLY_INVITED.

"PLECTION NOTICE.TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY. OF

AUCKLAND.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—

1 beg to inform you that I shall be aCandidate for your suffrages at the ap-proaching General Election In the Interestsof Progressive Liberal Legislation andsound administration.

1 will give an Address on the leadingPolitical Question., of the day at the Open-House on FRIDAY first, 6tb October.

I am,Yonrs truly,GEO. FOWLDS.

Tenders.

TENDERS wanted for a six - roomedHouse, with good iron roof, for re-

moval.—J. Petford, Plumber, Custom-st.rpENDERS required for Alteration toA House at Newmarket. Tenders closeOctober Sth, at Noon. The lowest or anytender not necessarily accepted.—T. B.Jacobsen, Architect.jrj\ O BUILDERS.

! Tenders will be received until noon of

! FRIDAY, October 13, for the Erection of

;a Residence in Carlton Gore Road.

__^J. CURRIE, Architect.

mO BUILDERS.

Tenders will be received up till noon,October 13, for the Erection of a Dwel-ling House at Newton. The lowest orany tender not necessarly accepted.

A. C. RIGGS, Architect,KarangaJiape Road.

\rv\ O BUILDER" S.

Tenders for the Erection of a Resi-dence at Mangatangi will be receiveduntil noon of WEDNESDAY, October 11.

EDMUND BELL, Architect.321,Victoria Arcade.

a\HE Mount Welling-ton Road Board invttei - Tenders up to noon on MONDAY, Octo-ber 9, to Cut Down Hill iv Bella-street,Ellerslie. Full particulars and speeiiieea-tions at the Board's oiiice, Ellerslie.—ROß-EBT t_. CARTER, Clerk. September 30,istm.m O BUILDERS.

Tenders will be received until noon ofWEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, for the Erec-tion of Premises in Brick in Karanga,-hape rtoa-d. _Plar_s __t my office, ±ii_jh-st.

HENRY G. WADE, Architect.T»ES.DENCE AT NORTHCOTE.

Tenders for the above will be receivedup till noon of October 4. Plan., andspecifications may De seen at my office,Shortland-st.

A. L. FERNEYHOUGH, Architect.

mO BUILDERS.

WESLEYAN CHURCH AND SUNDAYSCHOOL, MOUNT EDEN ROAD.

Tenders for the above --.'ill be receiveduntil noon of FRIDAY, October ti.

* ARTHUR 11. WHITE, Architect.iOT, Queen-st.

n\ O BUILDERS.

Tenders will be received until noonof FRIDAY, October 6, for Alterationsand Additions to Buildings, KarangU/-hape Road.

J. CURRIE, Architect.

rp O BUILDERS.

Tenders will be received until noon ofWEDNESDAY, October 4, for Altera-tions at the Criterion Hotel, Albert-st.

J. CURJRIE, Architect.

TMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL ATli- WAIOTAHI CREEK, THAMES.

j Tenders will be received by the Educa-tion Board, Auckland, until 12 noon onWEDNESDAY, 4th October, l-._.| Specifications and conditions may bei seen at 216, Victoria Arcade, Auckland,

and on application to the Chairni'in otthe Waiotahi School Committee, Thames.

MITCHELL Ac WATT,Architects.

m~o cVnt R A C TORS.

NEW WAREHOUSE IN ALBERT-ST.FOR uUi-SSRS KEMPTHORNE,

PROSSER, & CO., LIMITED.

Tenders for the above Building arei invited until noon of the 23rd day ot

October.The Lowest or any tender not neces-

i sarlly accepted.ARTHUR P. WILSON, Architect.

306 and 307, Victoria Arcade,September, 1800.

pOUNTY OF" WAITEMATA.

1. Maintenance for One Year of Roadsfrom Cut Hill to Albany

2. Forming 17 Chains at Cut Hill, Bir-kenhead, Albany Road

Tenders for the above Works are in-. vited up to noon of FRIDAY, the 6thOctober next.

Specifications may be seen at my of-fice, Palmerston Building^', Auckland,' and of No. 1 at Post Office, Albany,

and No. 2 at Post Office, Mayfleld, Bir-kenhead.

H. MUNRO WILSON,County Engineer.

I September 21, 1899.

BARRIER REEFS GOLD MINING COM-PANY (LIMITED).

TENDERS FOR (1) CONVEYANCE OFPLANT, MACHINERY, etc.,TO t.REATBARRIER ISLAND; 12) ERECTIONOF SAME AND PROVIDING BUILD-INGS.

Separate Tenders for the above will bereceived by the undersigned until noon onMONDAY, October 9, 18U9.

Plans and specifications can be seeu atthe Company's Office, New Zealand insur-ance Buildings, Auckland.

Tenders to be addressed to "The Board ofDirectors, Barrier Reefs Gold Mining Com-pany, Limited,'" and marked "Tender."

The lowest or any tender not necessarily■ accepted.H. GILFILLAN, Jun.,

Secretary.Auckland, September 9, 1899.

pryiHANGAREI HARBOUR BOARD.

Freeh Tenders will be received up tillnoon ,on WEDNESDAY, 18th October,

1 1899,at the Harbour Board Office, Whan-garei, for the Lease of Section la, Par-

-1 ish of Manaia, containing 48 acres, adjotn-. ing tho beautiful property of the late'Mr H. R- Aubrey, Whangarei Heads.

The land is partly fenced, grassed and1contains choice native bush. The posi-

tion cannot be equalled in the Harbourfor a seaside residence or home. Leaseto be for 14 years, with right of renewalfor another 7 years. First quarter's rentto accompany tender as a deposit. Con-ditions, terms, plan, etc., to be seen at

" Harbour Board Office. Highest or any

tender not necessarily accepted.

J. McKINNON,i Secretary.

j Harbour Board Offlce,Whangarei, September 27, 1899.

.VfPUREA BRIDGE CONTRACT.

CALLING FOR FRESH TENDERS.Lands and Survey Department,

Rotorua, September 19, 1899.Written Tenders will be received at this

offlce until noon of SATURDAY, the14th day of October, 1899, for the Mou-rea Bridge Contract, being the Construc-tion of a Bridge about 113 feet long ove.the Ohau Stream, about 10 miles north ofthe township of Rotorua. .

Tenders to be marked on the outside,"Tender for Mourea Bridge Contract,"and addressed to the Road Surveyor,Rotorua.

Drawings, specifications, and generalconditions may 'be seen at the District

! Land and Survey Office, Auckland; theI Post Offices, Tauranga and Opotiki; and

the Survey Office, Rotorua.A. C. TURNER,

Road Surveyor.

Brief bags, Gladstone bags, pert-manteau__, and steel trunks, good andcheap, at Geo. Fowlds'.—Ad. |

Meetings.

miTI XT EW ZEALAND I~itJbkms&& -^ NATIVES' ASSO-

_JPff§&sgjp* CIATION (WOMEN'S .

A Meeting of the above Branch will be (held in the Tailoresses' Hall on MONDAY ;NEXT at 8 p.m.

Important business. 1.The Social will be held on Monday, 1October Oth. ,E. NICOL, Hon. Sec. \

j o RI) ROSEBERY iSays Chose who are concerned in upholding{the Drink Traffic approach perilously nearthe corruption of our political system. '.

No-license Meetings To-morrow, Quay- .street, 3, Rev. W. Ready in charge. Speak- <ers: Rev. W. J. Williams, Mr Muldoon, and : Iothers. J^rebellJ, Mr R. French in charge. |_,Several speakers, including Rev. W. L. Sal- "■ter. Usual Hall Meetings, Wednesday,Mackelvie-gtreet: Thursday, Wesley Hall. '.

"AUCKLAND TROTTING . CLUB. (ANNUAL MEETING.

NOTICE.The Annual Meeting of Members of i

the above Club will be held on MONDAY, IOctober 2, 1899,at 2.30 p.m. ">BUSINESS: j

To Receive Report and Balance Sheet, .and to Elect Committee In placeof those retiring.

C. F. MARK. Secretary. <& JL yk 'LODGE ARA. No. 345, I.C.—The Regu- ;lar Monthly Meeting: of the above

Lodge will be held at Freemasons' Hall, "Princes-st., on MONDAY, the 2nu Oct.,at 6.30 p.m., punctually. Visiting breth- Jren invited to attend.—A. BROCK. P.M.,Secretary.

RE Women's Political League will meet !at the V.M.C.A. on Tuesday, October

.% at 2.30 p.m. Business: Parliamentary .Candidates.—A. Daldy.

mAKAPUNA ""JOCKEY CLUB.

The Annual General Meeting of theClub will be held In the Secretary's Of-fice, Dovonport, on WEDNESDAY, Oct.4, at 2.30 p.m.

BUSINESS—To receive Statement of .Accounts, and to Elect Committee 'for tho ensuing year.

R. WYNYARD, Secretary.

pONSONBY ANNUAL REGATTA. .The Annual Meting will be held in the j

Ponsonby Club Hotel, on WEDNESDAY,

the 4th of October, at 8 p.m. sharp.

All interested are invited to attend.

S. D. HANNA,Chairman of Committee.

THE SOUTH BRITISH"~FIRE-"aNDMARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NEW ZEALAND.

Notice Is hereby given that tho Or-dinary General Meeting of the Share-holders of the above Companywill be held at the ID-ad Ofllceof the Company, Queen-st., Auckland,on WEDNESDAY, the 11th day of Octo-ber, 1899. at 11 o'clock In the forenoon.

BUSINESS :To receive the Report and Balance

Sheet for the year ended 31st Aug.,

1899.To Elect two Directors in place of

Thos. Peacock, Esq., and Richardard A. Carr, Esq., who retire inaccordance with the Articles ofAssociation, but offer themselvesfor Re-election.

To Elect two Auditors ln place ofJoseph Friar Clarke. Esq., and G.S. Kissling, Esq., who offer them-selves for Re-election.

The Transfer Books of the above Com-pany will be Closed from the 27th Sep-tember to the 11th October, 1899, bothdays Inclusive.

Dated at Auckland this sth day ofSeptember, 1899.

By order of tho Board of Directors.JAMES KIRKER,

General Manager.

7 UCKLAND SAVINGS BANK.

A Meeting of the Trustees will be heldon WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 4th prox.,at 3 o'clock p.m.

R. CAMERON,Manager.

September 30, 1899. . _AUCKLAND TRAMWAY MONOPOLY.

A Public Meeting will be held at the Pon-sonby Hall ou THURSDAY, October 5, at730 p.m., to protest against granting amonopoly of the Tramways for 30 years athorse-car fares. Speakers: Dr. McArthur,Mr J. Aolsebrook, Mr A. R. Watson, Mr P.E. Cheal, Mr C. J. Parr.

W. J. COURTNEY,Convener.

OUNG MEN'S Purity Society.—Meet-ing for Young Men in Protestant Hall,

Newton, Friday next, 7.30 p.m.

Goldmining Notf-ses.

AOTEA GOLD AND SILVER MININGCOMPANY, NO LIABILITY.

A Call, the 7th, of One Farthing perShare on the capital of the abovenamedCompany has this day been made bythe Directors, payable to the Managerat the offlce of the Company, New Zea-land Insurance Buildings, Queen-st,Auckland, on WEDNESDAY, the Uthday of October, 1899.

D. G. MacDONNELL, Manager.Auckland, September 28, J1899.HE-GRACE DARLING" GOLD MIN-

ING COMPANY-, LIMITED.

The First Ordinary Statutory Meetingof the Grace Darling Gold Mining Com-pany, Limited, will be held at the offlceof the Company, No. 11, New ZealandInsurance Buildings, Queen-st., Auck-land, on SATURDAY, October 7. 1899, at11 a.m.

BUSINESS:To Reoeive the Directors' Report.

J. B. SHEATH, Secretary.Auckland, September 25th, 1899. ,

TINKER'S HILL GOLD-MINING COM-PANY (LIMITED).

Notice is hereby given that the AnnualGeneral Meeting of Shareholders of theabove Company will be held at the Cham-ber of Mines, Shortland-street, Auckland,on WEDNESDAY, ll.li day of October.1899, at 2.30 p.m.

BUSINESS:To receive the Report and Balance Sheet

for the year ended 31st August, 1800.To Elect two Directors In place of W.

Hellaby and T. Finlayson, Esquires,who retire, but are eligible, and offerthemselves for re-election.

To Elect an Auditor in place of W. R.Holmes, Esq., who retires, but iseligible, aud offers himself for re-election.

By order ot the Board.C. A. STUBBS,

Manager.Auckland, September 21, 1899.

PUKEWHAU G.M. COMPANY (NOLIABILITY).

Notice is hereby givon that a Call, theFourth, of One Penny per Share on theCapital of the above named Companyhas this day been made by the Directors,due and payable to the Manager at theOfflce of the Company, Hobson's Build-ings, Shortland-st, Auckland, on WED-NESDAY, the 11th October. 1899.

J. H. HARRISON, Manager.Auckland, September 29, 1899.

Ecclesiastical-2. PAUL'S, Symonds-st.-S a.m., HolyS Com.; 11, H. Com.; 7. .Anêm,"Hear Me When 1 Call." Offertory,

"The Lord is Love." iHHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPUL-U CHRE, Khyber Pass-Services To-morrow - 8 sum., Holy Communion;1 a.m., Morning Prayer and Sermon, ip.m., Evenixig_J^yer^ô^S^mon:___cjt. JAMES' Presbyterian Church, Wei--0 lington street—Morning at 11, even-ing at 6.4s—Rev. R. F. Macnicol.UT. ANDREWS Presbyterian Church,b Alten Road-Rev. James Milne, M.A.-At 11, "The Kingdom of God. At *,

"Of Such is the Kingdom."T STEPHEN'S Presbyterian Chiirch.

'Ponsonby-At 11, Rev. R. Wilson.At 7. Mr F. T. Smith.

NOX CHURCH, PARNELL.- Rev. H. Kelly, M.A. - U a.m.,

"The Gospel of Spring." At 7 P^m..Special Sermon to Young Men and Women-Subject,

S" T. PETER'S Presbyterian Church."Great North Road.-At U, Not a

Servant, but a Son." At 1. "A Dialogueof the Dead."-Rev. R. Sommerville.C3T. DAVID'S Presbyterian Lauren,-5 Symonds-st.-At 11 and 6.30-Rey. W.Srey Dixon, M.A, of Warrnambool.

DENDALE Presbyterian Mission^ -At 11, Mr D. McPherson. At b.45,

Mr Puttclli. ___ST I.UKE'S Presbyterian Church.

' Remuera-At 11, Communion ber-i-ice, Rev. R. Wylie. At 7, Mr Jackson,

M.A, of Prince Albert CoUege. Coi-ection for Foreign Missions^

BVONPORT Presbyterian Cnurch,Symonds-st-At 11 and 7. Afternoon

iX 3.15, Lake HalL-Rev. R. Ferguson^

ONEHUNGA Presbyterian Church -At 11, C. E. Button, Esq. At fa.oO,Rev. R. WyUe.

D~~ EVONPORT Wesleyan Church -At U, Rev. C. E. Beecroft At 7,Mr J. Buddie. Birkenhead—At 11 ana\j.30, Rev. J. S. Rishworth. Lake Hall, 7.xyoRTHCOTE Presbyterian Church.-JM At 11, Supply. At 7, Mr Alex. Mill.Sabbath School 2.30. _A UCKLAND BAPTIST TABERNACLE

PASTOR JOSEPH CLARK.

At 11—Theology for the People, "DI-VINE JUSTICE"

At 6.4s—Address to Young Men, MANTRAPS" __ _

Communion Service after Morning Ser-VTHURSDAY EVENlNG—Exposition of

Acts of Apostles.

I'~3oNSON_-Y-~Baptist Church — At 11,"The Law of Sacrifice in the Christ-

ian Life." At 6.30, Memorial Service foiMr Sydney Burcliell.—Rev. A. H. Collins.

TVTEWTON CONGREGATIO NALIS CHURCH.\t 11 and 6.45 — Preacher, Rev. Freaoric

Warner. Children's Portion at Morn-ing Service. Chapters 111. and IV. of'■The Evolution of a Schoolboy."a TO UNT EDEN CongregationalIYX View Road.—Rev. Wm. Day, Pastor—At ll,Communlon;"The Duty of Gladness'At 7, "Two Typical Men."

W~ ESLBV'AN METHODIST CHURCH,PITT STREET.

THIRTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY,SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1.

11 a.m.: REV. W. J. WILLIAMS.Subject "Strength and Beauty."An-liein, "O Give Thanks' 1 LlveyAnthem, "Break Forth" Simper

C.45p.m.: RI.V. W. READY.Subject: "Paul on Mars' 11111"Anthem, "Thou Crowuest the Year" (Vin-

cent!Duet, "Love Divine" Stainer

Miss Tudehope and Mr James.Special Offerings in aid of Trust Funds.

Annual Meeting,WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4.

Special Music aud Addresses.t>bTj_li"t_ve mbthodlst church"JL EDEN TERRACE.

A BAZAAR AND SALE OF WORKWill be held on

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY NEXT.A large assortment of Plain and Fancy

Goods will be ou sale.

Competitions, Musical Items, and other at-tractions each evening.

The Sale will be opened at half-past sevenby Hugh Campbell, Esq., Mayor of

Parnell.

Admission, 6d; Children, 3d.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCHES

FRANKLIN ROAD--11,Mr W. Mains, of Remuera6.30,Mr S. U. Macaulay

WATERVIEW-3, Mr J. Vaughan6.30,Mr J. Vaughan

RICHMOND ROAD MISSION—3, Mr W. Kerr6.30,-Mr R. Wbeatley, Miss

v/111 sing.ALEXANDRA STREET-

-11,Mr D. Goldie6.45, Rev. W. Laycock ,

PITT AND EDWIN STREETS—11, Rev. W. S. Potter6.45,Mr G. Knight

EDEN TERRACE—3, Rev. S. Buchanan6.45, Rev. W. S. Potter

NEW MARKET—3, Rev. W. S. Potter i6.45, Mr D. Goldie

MOUNT ROSKILL—11, Rev. W. Laycock6.45, Mr W. Thompson

SURREY HILLS-3, Rev. W. Laycock.6.45, Mr H. R, BurtonU, Rev. W. S. Potter.6.45,Rev. W. Laycock.

ISS MAUD HOWARD will sing at St.Andrew's Church To-morrow Even-

ing the Sacred Solo, "The Children ofthe City."

A MEETING for Teaching DivineHealing and Holiness held Every

Monday, 7.30, V.M.C.A. Social Hall.

CHRISTADELPHIANS CommemorateChrist's Death and Resurrection,

Masonic Hall, Karangahape Road,Subject, "Tho Time When Nations will

Learn Righteousness."

VX7 E S L E V A N CHURCHES.GRAFTpN ROAD.

11 a.m., Rev. J. IL' Simmonds6.45 p.m., Rev. H. R. Dewsbury

PARNELL.At 11, Rev. J. T. Pinfold7 p.m., Mr T. Clark

NEWMARKET.11 a.m., Mr Haslam7 p.m., Rev. J.T^ Pinfold .

ST. GEORGE'S HALL.Great North Rd.,Newton.—Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m., Gos-pel Address. All heartily invited. SeatsFree. No Collection. Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.,Prayer Meeting.rpHE SPIRITUAL CHURCH.

MRS HARRIS, Inspirational Speaker,will conduct Service in the Tailoresses'Hall, Cook-street, SUNDAY, 7.30 p.m.Subject. "The Lord's Supper." All Wel-come.

Weeknight Meetings, TUESDAY. An-swers to Questions, FRIDAY. PublicCircle, 8 p.m., 48, Lower Hobson-st., overMr Dixon's Shop. Private Interviews.13, Union-st. Psychometry, etc. 'mHEOS O P H Y.

MRS SARA DRAFEINWill give the first of Two Lectures in

THE PONSONBY HALLTO-MORROW AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock.

Subject, "The Purpose of Life."Questions. _ Collection^

SEVENTH Day Advent!st Church, Epsom—Sunday, 7 p.m.—Dr. F. E. Branchi,

Missionary from Samoa, will speak onMedical Missionary Work in the SouthSeas.

UNITARIAN CHURCH, Oddfellows'Hall. Pitt-st.—Sunday, October 1 —Service at 7 p.m. Subject, "The New

City of God, or the Ideal Social Life."Mr H. C. McCready will preach. PresentDay Thinkers invited. Collectiorv

SALVATION~ARMY~T3aIracks7 Auck-land. Subjects To-morrow: U, "Have

1 a Clean Heart." 3, "Experience." 7,"The Funeral of the Dammed."—Adju-tant G. Hatcher.

Ecclesiastical.pHUBCH OF CHRIST, WEST-STREET

Morning at 11. Evening at 6.45.

MR GEO. ALDRIDGE WILL PREACH.

Subject, "The Life and Times of Zech-ariah the Prophet/

ONEHUNGA Congregational Church.—11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.-Rev. f. A.

Norrie, of Coromandel.ITY~-_AI_L — Sunday Evening Evan-

gelistic Services for Non-church-goers, Visitors, Strangers etc condue -Id by the V.M.C.A.. from 8 to 9 oclock.Doors open at 7.30. —-VTEW CHURCH SERVICES, Pompal-JM lier Terrace. Ponsonby.-Morning atU. __."mHE GOODNBSS~AND SEVERITYI OF GOD" (Rom. xi., 22) will be

Mr C. E. Button's subject at the Y.M.o.a.Rooms To-morrow Afternoon at _o'clock. All are invited.

EWTO N GOSPEL MISSIONFORESTERS' HALL.

(UNDENOMINATIONAL).II a.m., Monthly Sacramental Service;

3 p.m., Sunday Week, Western Park.Brass Band. Short Addresses. Solo.7 p m.. Address on "The Wages of Sin,by the Rev. R Wilson. Solos by MissHilda Anderson and Mr Harding, Bar-itone Soloist. Duet by Misses gaydenand Matthews, entitled, "Meet Me ThereLarge Choir: Bright Service; Hearty Wel-come. —NION FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.

WELLESLEY-STREET.

PASTOR :V. L. SALTER.

11 a.m., "The Anchor of the Soul."7 p.m.. "Is Your Name on THE Roll."MONDAY, 7.30—Prayer and Testimony.

TXTETHODIST ~ CHURCHES.M. PITT .STREET:

Church Anniversary.11 a.m., Rev. W. J. WMlliams. subject,

"Strength and Beauty." .6.45 p.m., Rev. W. Ready, subject,

"Paul on Mars' Hill." ■ST. JOHN'S PONSONBY: !

11 a.m-. Rev. W. Ready, subject, -ThejImitation of Christ."

6.45 p.m.. Rev. W. J. Williams, subject, j"The Passing of Jesus"

MOUNT ALBERT:11 a.m., Rev. E. Best6.30 p.m., Rev. E. Best

KINGSLAND:11 a.m.. Rev. J. G. Chapman6.30 p.m., Mr S. Stone

ARCH HILL:11 a.m., Mr li. Scott6.30 p.m.. Mr T. E. Price

BAYFIELD:11 a.m., Mr E. Cox. Mrs Stewart will

sing Solo.6.45 p.m., Rev. J. G. ChapmanI_IiE^FOI^D~STREET CONGREGA-

TIONAL CHURCH.

At 11-Rev. H. R. Dewsbury. Commun-ion

At 6.45—Mr George Fowlds, who residedfor some years in Scuth Africa. Sub-ject, "Reaping the Whirlwind in theTransvaal"

SUNDAY. October B—47th SundaySchool Anniversary.AHU R C~H OF CHRIST.U PONSONBY ROAD.

LORD'S DAY.11 a~m.. 'To Break Bread' (Acts _x. 7).

6.45 p.m.—Subject, "The First ChristianBaptisms." A Believer will be Immers-ed.Preacher THOS. J. BULL.

TUESDAY, 7.30 p.m.FREE ENTERTAINMENT.

Christian Standard Band of Hope.mHE CENTRAL MISSION.

REVIVAL SERVICES.TO-MORROW. TO-MORROW.

7 Prayer Meeting; 11, Bible Study,"Jacob;" 6, Open air Queen and Customs-sts; 6.30 to 7, Song Service. Plain, Point-ed Gospel Talks by Mr Townshend. MrE. Healy. Sacred Solos by Sister How-ard. Quartette. Orchestral Selections.A Special Invitation to Non-churchgoers.7p H IS O S O P li V?

"CREMATION, A NECESSITY OFMODERN CIVILISATION,"Is the subject of Lecturo

In theMUTUAL LIFE BUILDINGS. LOWER

QUEEN STREET,TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) EVENING,

at 7.30.Questions at Close. Collection.

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and best improvement ever adopted, andthe best advice obtainable is to be surethat you get them.—(Ad.)

Ex Wahvera: Organdi, lapet, andtucked muslins. A large assortment,new designs, s|d, 6jd, 7|d, and S|d.—Court Bros.—(Ad.)

Men's merino sox 6d, cashmere sox9d, white handkerchiefs 4d, extra spe-cial value.—At Geo. Fowlds'.—Ad.

Smart parasols and sunshades inthe latest spring designs at economicprices.—Smith and Caughey.—(Ad.)

1 Geo. Fowlds has some special valuelin macintosh coats from 21/ upwards,

wood umbrellas 5/6.—Ad.° Dress materials: As usual our stockis of so extensive a character that only

a visit of inspection will convey an

'idea of its magnitude, 350 yards 42----jinch fancy bengaline, extra value,

h/^.—Smith and Caughey—(Ad.J

THERACING WORLD.[BY HIPPONA.]

TO CORRESPONDENTS."Thames.—-Lochiel won the New Zealand

Cup, Australian Cup, V.R.O. Newmar-ket Handicap, Auckland Cup, V.It.C.Autumn Handicap and many other goodraces.

"HIPPONA'S" NOTE-BOOK.

Since the Avondale meeting a goodnumber of the equines at Ellersliehave been eased off. St. Paul is be-ing kept going, and probably a movewill be made to Christchurch withhim some time next month. Underthe watchful eye of 11. Phillips, Coro-net registered a fast gallop at Ellers-lie one morning during the presentweek in the presence of Mr LeonardMarshall. Nor'-west is in workagain, and his spell has freshenedhim up. ilex is getting through lightexercise, and the old fellow looks asgay as n lark. Lady Avon and St.Llyn are two regular track habitues,and so are the Hon. 11. Mosman'strio, Formula, Wellstock, and Hen-gist. The sister to Multiform looksbright and well, and everythingpoints that she will carry the stablecolours in the A.R.C. Welcome Stakes.Jim Kean has done no fast gallopingsince his winning performance in theAvondale Maiden Plate, but he hasmany friends at Ellerslie who thinkhe is capable of winning the Auck-land Guineas. The son otSeaton Delaval and Lottielooks in really good trim. inHastings Mr L. D. Nathan also pro-mises to have a good Guineas repre-sentative. He is going on all rightin his preparation, and a 51b geldingallowance will help him. St. Peterappeared to be coming on when theAvondale Meeting closed, for he im-

proved each gallop. He is also regu-larly on the track. Record Reign,-who is in the hands of Wm. Towns-tend, is getting through useful work.

The 100 guineas solid silver cuppresented by Mr Stead to the Anck-land Racing Club, to be added to theAuckland Cup prize of 1000soys. is quite a work of art,and it has been greatly admir-ed. It is made on most imposinglines, and stands 24 inches in height,on a- pedestal of ebony. There areemblematic figures on each side, anda finish past the post between fourhorses is depicted. The following isthe inscription: — "Auckland Cup.Presented to the Auckland RacingClub by Geo. G. Stead, Esq. Won by(space" for name to be inserted).There is also an oak ease attachedfor the cup, with blue velvet linings.The cup was manufactured by Map-pin Bros. Of Cheapside, Regent-street,London.

Frying Fox continues his victoriouscareer, and it would seem there is nothree-year-old in England capable ofextending him. This season he haswon the Two Thousand Guineas,Derby, Princess of Wales' Stakes(value £7190), Eclipse Stakes (value£9285), and Jockey Club Stakes (alsoof value over £9000). His future en-gagements this season are the Cham-pion Stakes, and the Royal Stakes, atNewmarket. Second October Meeting;and the Sandown Foal Stakes, at Sun-down Park Autumn Meeting. He -is

in the four ten thousand pound racesnext year, and also the CenturyStakes." In 1901 he may be allowed to

win the Ascot Cup, and the Princessof Wales' Stakes for the third time.This would be the greatest record everachieved by a racehorse, and is, more-over one which at the present mo-ment looks to be well within thecompass of the Kingsclerc champion.

The Avondale Jockey Club came outwell financially over their recentBpring Meeting. Mr Hayr put aStatement of accounts before the com-mittee yesterday, which showed there■will be a profit of about £ 830.

J Chaafe, jun., went down to Wel-lington last week, and he returnedon° Wednesday with the racehorses

Conspirer (by Catesby — SpringCreek) and Lobelia. The pair are theproperty of a Chinese storekeeper

in the Emuire City, and they wereformerly trained by A. Peters. Con-

spirer was brought to Auckland totake part in the last Summer Meet-ing, but he went amiss.

During the week a wager of 2000 to

80 was accepted about Malatua lorthe New Zealand Cup. Explosion re-mains a firm first favourite locally,and the pencillers now only otterB's to 1 against him, but I've notheard of this price being taken. Oneline of 200 to 20 was accepted about

the son of Cuirassier, wifth moremoney at that figure wanted.

Mr E. J. Watt, the owner of Casta-6.iore and First Blood, ran a three-year-old filly named Tirade at theBulls Meeting. She ran a dead heatwith Discount in the Hack Flymgand afterwards annexed the Hael.Handicap. Tirade is by Mousque-taire from Florence Macarthy, thedam of Tirailleur, Bessie Macarthy,and Tire. Tirade figures among theHawke's Bay Guineas acceptors.

The Otahuhu Trotting Club havechanged the date of their springfixture to November 25 and 29 so asnot to clash with the TakapunaJockey Club Spring Meeting. Theprogramme has been arranged andwill be sent on to the N.Z. TrottingAssociation for approval. The sumof £ SGO will be given in stakes duringthe two days.

The Taranaki Jockey Club thisseason have raised the added moneyof the Taranaki Cup from £300 to£350. At the Taranaki Hack Meet-ing the name Hack Derby has beenaltered to the Hack Guineas, and thedistance reduced from a mile and ahalf to one mile.

The question of paying over thestakes won by Firefly in the FlyingHandicap at the Avondale meetingwas discussed yesterday by the com-mittee of the Avondale Jockey Club.It was agreed to adjourn the matterfor a fortnight in order to allow thealleged owner in Christchurch to sub-stantiate his claim. Mr A. Robertsonstates that he paid 150 guineas in hardcash for the daughter of Artillery.George Dawson, her former trainer,is supposed to have gone to Honolulu.

Private advices from India state thatthe racehorse Courallie, who was byGemma-di-Vergy from Honeymoon,died there a short while ago. He wasa very fast horse, as his victories inthe A.J.C. Suburban Handicap, Don-caster Handicap (9.3), and FlyingHandicap (10.0), and his second with8.12 to Maluma (7.12) in the Newmar-ket Handicap proved.

Mr "J. D. Lewis," the owner of Tar- !coola, recently returned from America jto Melbourne. Be likes' America so ,well that he acquired property there,and he is going back shortly. Thestallion Tarcoola, who is now on hisway thither, is to be located on a studranch in Sonoma. There the New-minster horse, will get- the chance asv sire that was denied him in Austra-lia. Amongst the mares to visit Tar-coola is the Australian Trance, whohas already been bred to an Americanhorse named Riunart, who won somegood races in his day.

The death is announced of Mr R.Peck, a celebrated English trainer,who prepared such winners as BendOr, Doncaster. Barcaldine, The Bard,and Marie Stuart. Subsequently MrPeck bought Doncaster for 10,000gs.and resold him to the Duke of West-minster for M.OOOgs.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tire is said to be doing very well.Cranberry is favourite for the Vic-

torian Derby.1 hear that the Hon. H. Mosman will

arrive here to witness the racing at theA.R.C. Spring Meeting in Novembernext.

Acceptances for the first day'sevents of the Auckland Trotting ClubSpring .Meeting are due on Fridaynight next.

11. Franks left for Napier to-day.He takes Miss Delaval on from Hast-ings to Riccarton.

Mr W. Dalston has been electedsecretary of the Ohinemuri JockeyClub, vice Mr F. Ycrcoe resigned.

The Coromandel Jockey Club in-tend spending £50 in improving theirracecourse. The annual meeting- isfixed for November 22 and 23.

Mr J. Winter, on behalf of the Hon.H. Mosman, has disposed of a two-year-old brown filly by Soult fromRose and White to a Waitara sports-man.It is stated the gelding Paris, win-

ner of two Caulfield Cups, is to begiven a chance of earning distinctionon the turf again. He was foaled inISS7.

The Avondale Jockey Club havevoted their handicapper, Mr Evett,a bonus of ten guineas, a similar com-pliment being awarded to the effi-cient caretaker, Mr Griffiths.

J. Gainsford, a well-known Sydneyhorseman, arrives here next week un-der engagement to ride for the Hon.H. Mosman.

Mr Frank Ross, of Helensville, ow-ner of Yoltigeur 11., has purchasedthe gelding Telephone and also ' a2-year-old named Myrena, by Soult—Muskerina.

Seahorse recorded the best- gallopof the morning at Hastings on Satur-day last. He performed a similartrack feat on Thursday.

Mr H. McLeod is early on the scenewith his Auckland Cup book. He hasmade a start by pencilling 1000 to 10each against Admiral Hawke andKnight of Athol.

The hunting season in Aucklandcloses with a point to point steeple-chase at Mount Roskill on Saturdaynext.

The Hotc-hkiss colt Lord Cureton isagain striding along in good style atCaulfield.

Pokomoko, trained by P. Keith atWanganui, is said to be one of thebest- conditioned and most forwardhorses at work on the local track.

Mr Thos. Knowles, of Opunake, awell-known West Coast racing man, ison a visit to Auckland. Local friendstook him to local studs and Ellerslietraining establishments during theweek. Mr Knowles was delighted withhead-quarters.

Mr Alex. Phillips has purchased aI range of stabling at Ellerslie, near

the Ellerslie Hotel. M. McAuliffe,who has Mr Phillips' team in hand.at Avondale, will immediately removeover to his new quarters.

At the Kensington pony races theother week Valencia, by Derringer—Virginia, who wns raced in Auckland,won the Hurdle Race by three lengthsfrom the ex-Auckland pony Antic.

THE HAWKE'S BAY MEETING.

One of the most interesting fix-tures in the spring of the year isthat of the Haw-ke's Bay Jockey Club.A start will be made with this sea-son's gathering ou Tuesday next, thesecond day being fixed for the dayfollowing. The fields on the openingday do not promise to be large, agreat number of horses weightedhaving dropped out.

Proceedings start with the OctoberHandicap, one mile and a distance,which may go to Bush Rose or Casta-shore. , __. ~r „

Six are engaged in the First Hur-dles, and at 10.13 Roller reads withwinning prospects.

The Hawke's Bay Guineas shouldgive rise to a good contest. LadyHelen, by St. Leger-Oti.da, is saidto have shown galloping ability atHastings, and Tirade picked up asmall race the other day at Lulls.Information to baud states MissDelaval has gone on all right since

being at Hastings, and Rosella is

reported as having performed a satis-factory gallop on Thursday morning.Major George's representative .Sea-

horse is credited with being in tip-top' condition, and his gallops overa mile have been the best put m onthe track. All things considered, myvote goes to Seahorse.

Nominations for the WelcomeStakes, run under fixed weights, are

as under:—Bedd.ngton, by SeatonDelaval—Miss Lefty; Assayer, by ColdReef—-Thyra; Renown, uy uread-nought—Lyre Bird; Perfection, by

The Workman—Caribou;Casablanca,by St Leger—Bianea; Heiress, andThe Shanno. Of the lot I like MrL D Nathan's gelding Beddmgton.

'The Flying Stakes of six furlongsis the last race on the programme.Tauhei, The Labourer, and Dauntread a dangerous trio, and 1 fancythem in the order written.

On the second day the Spring Han-dicap of 200 soys, IJ mile, comes upfor decision. The first day's run-ning may bring the winner to light,but I fancy most I Explosion and

Bush Rose looks the most likely tobring about his defeat. Of courseif Seahorse puts up a good perform-ance in the Guineas he will require

to be reckoned with.

STUD NEWS.

The following foalings are re-ported:—

Mr Thos. .Morrin's Cui'ralba, byCuirassier—Albatross, filly to St.Leger.

Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan'sLeoc-ant, by Leiolinus — Oaiitiniere,tilly to Seaton Delaval.

Mr W. Percival's Lady Blair, byBlairgowrie—Satanella, colt to BenGodfrey.

Mr A. E. Price's Dolly filly to Soult.Billingsgate is to stand the season

at .Mr Jas. McLeod's farm. Parkhurst,Helensville.

Five of the Hon. H. Mosman's broodmares are being mated with Hotchkissand St. Leger. Among the number areThe Witch and Lady Harriet.

Brisa's full sister Monsoon by St.Clair—Mistral, owned by Hon. H. Mos-man, has been mated with SeatonDelaval.

The Sheelah (dam of Clansman) andDolly (dam of Solo) are at Papakuraon a visit to Soult.

This .season Jadestone, dam of Ex-plosion, has been mated with Hotch-kiss.

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB.

ALLEGED "RINGING IN" CASE

Air W. L. Lockhart, secretary of theOtahuhu Trotting Association, is for-warding to the Secretary of the NewZealand Trotting Association, atChristchurch, the evidence taken be-fore the stewards which led the Clubto disqualify for life on Monday nightlast the black mare Jewess for beingrung in as Lass; also John Heiseu-buttel, alias J. H. Smith.

I have had the evidence, document-ary and otherwise, placed in myhands, and the following is a sum-mary:—

A letter was read signed Geo. Cox,dated Kakaramea, Patea, Taranaki,September 27, 1899, in reply to a let-ter from the Otahuhu Club asking forinformation as to the black mareLass, alias Jewess. Mr Cox replied itwas quite true that Jewess was rungin under the name of Lass at theOtahuhu meeting in February last. Hehad identified the mare in Mr Milieu'syard in June last in company with MrA. S. Board. He bought the marefrom a man named Thompson for£17, who had previously bought herfrom one C. O'Reilly, Akaroa, and hereceived the same receipt fromThompson that O'Reilly gave him.which he presented to Milien andothers. Jewess is described by MrCox ns a thick set. black mare, stand-ing about 14.:. high. There is a largeand distinct D brand on the nearshoulder, also a speck of white on thenear hind leg close to the coronet thesize of the top of a man's thumb,and she is very full round the coronetsof both front feet. John Heisen-buttel got the mare from Cox- Atone time they were working on thesame farm in the Patea district. J. R.Corrigan and Murfitt also knew him.Smith) by the name of Heisenbuttel.He travelled a horse for E. Murfitt inthe Patea district last season. Coxsaid he leased Jewess and a chestnutgelding to ITeisenbuttel to train onhalf shares for the Hawke's Baymeeting- last March, and lv- was toreturn them at the end of March.Jewess was in Murfitt's stable on 12thFebruary Inst. Jewess, Cox said, trot-ted in his (Cox's) name at the H.B.T.C meeting on June 27. I*9B, andwon the Maiden Trot, 2 miles, in 6-15,and distanced tiie others; also theFinal Stakes, of one mile, in 2.57J, bya bare nose.

l.olit. Milieu, of Pakuranga, in hisevidence before the stewards, statedthat he was the present owner ofJewess. She was sold in Buekland'ssale yard on 24th February for thesum 'of £27 10/, Mr Wm. Turner be-ing the purchaser. Some time afterthe Auckland Trotting Club meeting,held in April, he bought the marefrom Ah- Turner for the sum of £21.The reason he gave for selling herwas that she had not trotted up tothe private form she had shown him,and he was sick of her- He did notbelieve that Mr Turner knew she wasa ring in, and when he (Milieu)bought the mare he never dreamt ofanything being wrong. He heardthere was something wrong about themare half an hour after he had paidfor her- Mr .Mark told him she wassupposed to be a mare from Tara-naki, and that he had wired to Tara-naki, but the mare was supposed .tobe still in Taranaki. Mr Spratt askedhim to keep the mare as she belongedto Mr Geo- Cox, a nephew of his at

Taranaki. In dune last Mr Geo. Coxidentified the mare at his place asJewess, and wanted to take posses-sion, but he objected. To prevent alaw suit, Messrs Buckland and Son,Mr Turner, and himself agreed to payMr Cox £1"> to settle the matter,which sum Mr Cox agreed to take.The sum was made up as follows:—Mr Turner £0. Mr Buckland £5, andhimself £4.

Ceo. Cox, of Kakaramea, Taranaki,declared in another statement thatJohn Heisenbuttel, of Hawera, leasedJewess and .Red Pine from- him inMarch, 1899. for racing purposes. Heheard from Mr Spratt in June that hehad heard of Jewess in Auckland. Hecame to Auckland and found that themare had been sold by a man namedSmith—whom he had not the leastdoubt is Heisenbuttel—in Buekland'syards after having been "rung in" asLass at the Otahuhu Trotting ClubSummer .Meeting. The horse RedPine he had not yet. found-

Copies of receipts show thatSmith sold Jewess at'Buekland's saleon 24th February, 1899. to W. Turner.On the receipt is written that .nemare is known by no other name thanLass, and that she had never trottedin any other name, and had neverwon a race.

THE SESSION.LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(By Telegraph—Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, FridayA considerable portion of the after-

noon was occupied in the LegislativeCouncil with the debate on the resolu-tion moved by the Minister of Educa-tion,, expressing the Council's satisfac-tion at the decision of the House ofRepresentatives in authorising thedespatch of a troop of mounted riflesfor service iv the Transvaal.

Messrs Rigg and Scotland spolceagainst the proposal, while Messrs Mc-Lean, Bowen, Grace,Bolt, Kelly, Jones,Reeves, Kerr, and Harris supported it.The Hon. Scotland called for a divi-sion, when ..6 members voted ■*' aye,"Mr Scotland being the only " no." Heremained seated when members roseto their feet and sang a verse of theNational Anthem, led by Mr Feldwick.

A number of local bills were rrada second time, and at the eveningsitting the Council passed ImprestSupply Bill, No. 4, through all stageswithout debate.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.IMPREST SUPPLY BILL.

In the House this afternoon, aftersome formal business, the Premiermoved that the House go in Commit-tee of Supply for the consideration ofImprest bupply Bill, No. 4, scut downby message from the Governor tomake .provision for the payment ofsalaries, etcetera. The Premier saidthe bill was identical with that oflast year, with the exception ofA: IU.OOU for payments under the Ad-vances to Settlers Act.

Mr G. Hutchison (Patea). at onceseized the opportunity to ventilate hisgrievance in connection with the Po-mohaka Estate, regarding which hehad moved for returns. His grievancewas that thereturns had not been fur-nished. The hon. member proceededto quote ligures with a view to show-ing that iheie had been a serious lossin connection with the settlement,when Mr R. Thompson (Marsden),asked '* What are you quoting from '."'"'I am quoting," replied l'alea withcharacteristic naivete, " from informa-tion which I have carefully collected."(Laughter.) "1 hope it isn't anotherBun Tuck forgery," remarked themember for Masterton. I'atea wenton to urge the Government to appointa Committee to inquire during ihe re-cess into the condition of Poruohnka.

The Acting Minister of Lands saidthai the failures in the eslate weredue lo persons taking up land with-out suflieient capital. In one case aman took up 200 acres ova capital of£'._. lie had to obtain assistancefrom a money lender, with the result,that he became insolvent. The Com-missioners' report showed that fairprogress had been made iv building,fencing, and other improvement.'*.Tlie crops promised satisfactory re-turns, conditions of leases had beencomplied wilh, and only two sectionsremained unlet. The value of im-provements amounted to £4,7.11. Ano-ther successful season would placethe estate in a prosperous condition.The arrears of rent amounted to only£120. The Waste Lands Committeewas making careful inquiries as lo thesettlement,' and the report would lielaid before the House in i\i\^ course.

The Premier said that injury wasbeing done to the Pomohaka Estatethrough the injudicious and unfound-ed statements of members of theHouse. He had vxevy confidence inthe Land Purchase Board.

Imprest Supply Bill, No. 4. proposesto grant the following amounts :l-'rom the Consolidated Fund, £.'...0,000;the Public Works Fund, £75,000;Government Loans to Local Bodiesaccount, £10,000; Land for Settle-ment- account, £1,000; total, £336,----900. Government Insurance account,£7,500 ; Public Trustee's account,£1.000 ; Government Advances to Set-tler's Office account, £30,500; total,£39,000. Out of Consolidated Fundfor transfer to the Public WorksFunds any sum not exceeding £50,000.

The resolution was reported to theHouse on the motion that the Housego into Committee of Ways andMeans.

Mr G. Hutchison took occasion tomake a second speech on the Pomo-haka Estate, contending that theWaste Lands Committee was not theproper body to satisfactorily investi-gate matters, and that the subjectshould be dealt with by a Commit-tee of Inquiry taking evidence on thespot.

Mr Scobie Mackenzie urged as asimple act of justice that rents paidby the settlers should be reduced.*Mr Herries also had a grievance!

owing to the inadequate proposals for ,his district in the Public Works esti- 'mates. He wanted a larger amount'for roads in the back blocks, and!threatened to exhaust all the forms jof the House in obtaining justice for:his constituents. Mr Massey said he Ialso had a grievance owing to neglect 'of the wants of the district. The fact.was. he said, that the interests of therural districts were being sacrificedto the goldflelds.

Another complaint was that nothinghad been done by the Railway Depart-ment in the way of granting compen-sation to the 'settlers whose crops,etc., had been destroyed or damagedby fires by sparks from locomotives.'The Premier said the Minister of

Railways intended to make a furtherannouncement on this subject. Mr

jSeddon went on to practically de-|molish the statements made by Mr G.;Hutchison and Mr Scobie MacKen/.ie.The Premier, in answer to questions,

I said if war began the Governmentwould invite tenders from steamshipowners for the conveyance to Durbanof oats, flour, wheat and tinned m-eats,

which would be the products most inrequisition. The Bill was then putthrough all its stages.

THE GENERAL ESTIMATES.At half-past seven the House went

into committee on the General Esti-mates.

Class 8 (Minister of Education).Vote. Rotorua sanatorium; item, resi-dent medical officer, £500:

Mr Herries said money was beingwasted in electric lighting and mod-ern conveniences at Rotorua, whilethe baths were neglected. He urgedthe necessity of administering thesanatorium under one head. He com-plained of unsatisfactory manage-ment at the baths, and of the appoint-ment of persons as bath attendantswho had no experience. What couldbe expected of two men whose salarieswere only £40 or £48 a year?

Mr Massey said when applicationswere invited for bathkeepers about100 were received, but instead of menbeing selected for their fitness theywere appointed by the doctor on therecomrn^ndatipJ. of the Premier.

Mr Hall-Jones said there was a ne-cessity for a town board at Rotoruacomposed of local men, who wouldsuperintend the management of thebaths and select the staff employed.An officer would shortly be appointedto take charge of the whole of theThermal Springs. As to men beingrecommended by the Premier, anyMinister might recommend a manwhom he believed suited to a position;but that was a different thing fromactually making the appointment.

Mr Monk thought a Ministerial re-commendation was tantamount to aaorder.

Mr Wilson (Wellington Suburbs),commenting upon the recent appoint-ments at Rotorua, said he knew thatat least one of the men possessed veryhigh-class testimonials signed _bysome of the most emineut authoritiesin hydropathy in Scotland and Eng-land.' From this point the discussionstrayed away into futilities on thesubject of tlie Rotorua baths beingelevated to a position of first-classmagnitude.

Mr Pirani of course worked it forall it was worth in order to make po-litical capital against the Govern-ment: but Mr R. McKenzie (Motueka)upset all preconceived ideas of thepatronage exercised by members ofParliament when he declared thatduring the past eight or nine yearshe had been vainly knocking at thePremier's door with the object ofgetting a friend of his own appointeda policeman.

Mr Hogg also complained that theGovernment refused to appoint theirown supporters to billets.

Mr Gilfedder declared that it was anotorious fact that all the best posi-tions in the civil" service were filledby friends of the Conservative party.

Mr Fisher pointed out that thegreatest trouble that had befallen theGovernment during the past year hadbeen created by two officials of theirown appointed, one being the Auditor-General. He instanced the ease of acivil servant who had been removedfrom his position in consequence offalse and unfounded charges by themember for. Palmerston North; anda short time afterwards the nephewof a prominent member of the Oppo-sition was appointed to the position.

The item, and other charges £225,were passed.

Department of Labour, vote, sala-

ries and other charges, £0480.referring to the costs and fines im-

posed in cases brought by the Inspec-tors before the Courts, the Premierpromised to inquire into the expeil-iVncv of discontinuing the engagementof law vers lor the prosecution in orderto prevent pilinfif up costs.

On the item -ICOO. expenses in con-noption with the Industrial Concilia-tion aud Arbitration Act, 1894, com-plaints were made by several membersof a block in the business oi arbit-ration, and the Premier in reply saidit was a question i'or considerationwhether Judge Edwards should not1..- relieved ol' some of his SupremeCourt duties in order that he mighthe able to devote more attention toarbitration worl<, but the question ofremuneration of extra work must be.

taken into consideration. As the lawnow stands it- only allowed paymentfrom day to day for the extra duties,but in his opinion the remunerationshould be by way of increased salary.

In reply to another question thePremier said the principal items ofthe receipts and expenditure of theLevin State Farm were as follows: —Wages and salaries, etc., £1,320; boi-ler and liftings, £55; timber, £30;agricultural implements, horses, iron-inongerv, etc., £358. Receipts: Saleof cattle, £345; pork, £140; produce,£135; rents, £48. Total receipts.£110.); total expenditure, £1,764.

This year the vote asked for the farmwas only e:s00, as compared with£^00 last year. He was in hopes be-

fore long that the farm would pay itsway. If it was sold to-morrow itwould realise 25 per cent, over its orig-inal cost.

The Committee adjourned for sup-per.

At eleven o'clock the House resumedin Committee of Supply on the Lab-our Department estimates. Mr Mas-sev moved that the vote be reducedby £1 as an indication of the feelingof the Committee that the Levin StateFarm should be either sold or turnedover to the Agricultural Department.

The Premier: "They won't have it."The amendment was negatived on

the voices.During the discussion on the total

vote some very severe strictures werepassed upon the Secretary Of the De-partment (Mr Tregear), who was ac-cused by the senior member for Dun-edin (Mr Scobie Mackenzie), of sycop-hancy and base truckling, which MrWilson fiercely condemned as cowardlyand false. 'The official in questionwas :is estimable as a private citizenas he was efficient and zealous asa public officer. These remarks gavea sort of keynote to the subsequentdiscussion, which merged into per-sonal recriminations and personalities.Mr Seddon made a brave stand for hissubordinate official (Dr. Tregear),amidst a running lire of irritating in-terjections from the Opposition ben-ches.

At 12.1)5 Mr Bollard moved to report-progress, but withdrew it in deferenceto the expressed wishes of several Op-position members.

The item and total vote, £520,640,wei'e passed.

Mines Department: Salaries. £5,300was agreed to, also Meteorological De-partment, £091, and miscellaneousservices.

On the item Schools of Mines, £2800Mr Allen (Bruce), hoped the Ministerwould see his way to increase theamount by placing a vote on the sup-plementary estimates. Mr McGowansaid if the money were distributed onthe basis of efficiency he had no fearas regards the Thames School ofAlines. The item, £10,840, and totalvoto £ 16,891_ were passed withoutalterations.

After 1 a.m. some discussion tookplace on the vote for working rail-ways, £907,:i20.

In reply to Air Pirani Mr Cadmansaid there was no intention of alteringthe classification this session. In re-ply to Mr Monk, .Mr Cadman said theexperience of the Department showecthat puriri was the best timber foicurves, and the Department was en-deavouring to reduce the quantity olblack birch used. The vote waspassed.

School buildings, class 12, publicschool buildings and domains, £42,570item public buildings, £ 10,475, MiPirani said the amouut was insufficient and should be increased. H<pointed out that the attendance aiOtago schools was rapidly diminishing, while in the North it was increasing.

WELLINGTON, this day.After the close of the Telegrap 1

Office last night, Mr Crowther made astrong appeal to the Government forincreased -school accommodation inthe Auckland district. The AucklandBoard was asking for £25,000 forbuildings, and he trusted the Govern-ment would favourably entertain theproposal.

Mr Bollard made a similar appeal.Items buildings, £16,475, school

buildings. furniture, and sitesfor public and native schools, £25,000,and Government domains £1,100passed unaltered.

The Police Department, £118,080,and £940 miscellaneous, also passed.

Items under the Crown and NativeLands were agreed to.

Progress was reported.The Committee appointed to draw

up reasons against the amendmentsby the Council in the Girls and BoysEmployment Without Wages Preven-tion Bill brought up their report,which was agreed to and ordered tobecomunicated to the Council.

The House rose at. 2 a.m.

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PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.(By Telegraph—Parliamentary Reporter.)

THE TRANSVAAL CONTINGENT.

NATIONAL ANTHEM SUNG IN THELEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WELLINGTON,this day.The tisually phlegmatic tempera-

ment of non-members in the placidatmosphere of the Legislative Councilwas singularly stirred yesterday by asudden outburst of loyalty in connec-tion with,the proposal to despatch aband of New Zealand's chosen warri-ors to do battle with the Boers. Whena vote was taken the Premier's pro-posals were enthusiastically approvedand adopted by the overwhelming ma-jority of 36 to .1, the solitary dissen-tient being the eccentric Mr Scotland,who stood alone in the division. Thesame hon. gentleman refused to standor join in the National Anthem, whichwas sung with spirit and verve by hisfellow members. The incident hascaused much comment, adverse ofcourse, to Mr Scotland.

CHIPS FROM THE DEBATES."The Premier knows something

sometimes, but he doesn't- know every-thing always."—Mr Piraui's laconics.

"lie might as well attempt to leadpolar bears on the equator." — MrFisher's estimate of Mr Pirani'schances for a portfolio.

"One of the persons whom the Pre-mier appointed to a billet said hewould 'pray for him for ever.' "—MrPirani.

"I hold in my letter a hand."—MrKelly's lapsus linguae.

"Tlie unsophisticated plodder in theintricate labyrinth of official records."—Mr Brown's imitations of Dr. John-son.

"One thing- you must recognise, andjthat is, if you want to get brains youmust, come over to our side."

"1 have been presented with manythings in this House, but not on oneoccasion with a Bible, and on the otherwith a cabbage."—Mr Fisher.

"1 may tell the hon, gentleman," said ,Mr Pirani (the recipient of the horti-cultural offering), "that it was not acabbage, but a cauliflower."

"Sir, it would only need to form aMinistry, wit}, the hon. gentleman as

'a member, to ensure its being kickedjout of office next day."—Mr Lawry's

I candid opinion of Scobie Mackenzie."If I wanted a Cabinet to go to dcs-

!truction I would go to the hon. mem-ber for Palmerston North and say,

I give me support."—Parnell.I "This amendment of the Leader of1the Opposition is nothing but a poli-tical rat-trap."—Mr Lawry, on the no-confidence motion.

"The hon. gentleman has no becom-ing sense of his own shame. If hewere to stand up in the House andexpress contrition for his past acts- there would be some hope. If he wouldgo down on his political marrow-bones !aud ask pardon I would ask the Pre-mier to extend his clemency to him."—Mr Lawry on the repentence of MrPirani.i NOTES.! The Capt. Davis who has been select-!Ed, with Major Robin, of Dunedin, asCaptain of the N.Z. Contingent, is notof the Kelburne Rifles, as previously jstated, but of the Hawera Rifles. Theformer belongs to a little corps of Jjinfantry. \Mi- Hall-Jones has given notice of(| the introduction of the Railways Au- ji thorisation Act on Tuesday next. Ii

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

The quarterly meeting of the Auck-land branch New Zealand Educa-tional Institute was held yesterday inthe Wellesley street school, Mr T. U.Wells presiding. Amongst the busi-ness done was the discussion of theCommittee's report for the quarter.Considerable debate took place on thesubject of a colonial scale of salariesfor school teachers, and it was even-tually resolved to request the centralexecutive of the Institute to formulatea colonial scale of salaries. This tookthe place of a motion on the sub-ject by Mr Wells, it beingconsidered that the question hadbetter be discussed by the executive.Some business in connection with theapproaching annual conference atTimaru was also transacted.

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

INVERCARGILL, this clay

An old Southlander and prominentpublic man, Mr James Walker Bain,died somewhat- suddenly this morn-ing. Deceased was one of the firstproprietor of the "News," and after-wards owned the "Times," but latterlywas engaged in the management offinancial concerns. He had occupiedthe position of mayor, Parliamentaryrepresentative of Invercargill, andwas connected with nearly every localbody. Only last week he convened apublic meeting at which an anti-fede-ration league was formed.

THEnojcgLAiro CTmrsATirairiY. September 3% "mm3

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Enormous selection gent's ties,bows and collars, up-to-date goods, atbed-rock prices.—Court Bros.—-(Ad.)

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Educational.■OAWLINGS' SCHOLARSHIP.

Trustees-GEORGE ALFRED BUTTLEand FREDERICK GEORGE EWING-TON.

The Trustees under the Will of the lateHumphrey Rawlings will offer aScholarship for competition in Decembernext.

The Scholarships will be tenable forthree years, and w-ill consist of free tui-tion either at the Prince Albert College,

IAuckland College and Grammar School,iSt. John's College, or King's College, asparents of the Scholar may choose: thefees for which will be paid by the Trus-tees. A sum of £10 per annum, payablequarterly, will also be allowed to eachscholar "towards maintenance.

Candidiates must be the sons of poorparents, under the age of 12 years onIst December next, and attendingone of the Public CommonSchools- of the Provincial District of:Auckland. The Trustees are prepared to

ireceive applications from parents otI Guardians of Children atending sucnI schools.

No examination will take place or! Scholarship be awarded unless at leastfive schools compete, and there beat least 20 candidates, who will be re-quired to pass an examination in Read-ing, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Eng-lish History and Geography.

The Trustees will appoint a duly quali-fied Examiner, who will award thaScholarships to the Boy obtaining thehighest number of marks—a minimum of

150 per cent, of the whole obtainablejmarks being necessary to secure an;award.! The Scholarship will be available forthe first term in the year 1900.| The Trustees have the power, whichI they will exercise in their own discretion,;of extending the term of the Scholarship,|of making further grants in special cases! for the purpose of providing books, and;of contributing more fully towards theimaintenance of the Boy obtaining thejScholarship.j The tenure of a Scholarship may be ter-

-1 minated by the Trustees at any time, on! account of the misconduct, irregular at-jtendance at School, or idleness,lor lack of progress of the hoid-ier. Every holder of a Scholarshipi will bo required to obtain from the Head-master, at the end of each term, a certi-ficate of good conduct, regular attend-ance at school and satisfactory progressin study, and show the same to the Trus-tees. The place of residence of the pupi.must be approved of by the Trustees.

Applications containing the names andaddress of applicants must be sent notlater than Ist December next to the Sec-retary to the Trustees, Mr Charles C.Baker, at Government Insurance Build-ings, Auckland, by whom duenotice of the time and place of ex-amination will be advertised.

Forms of application may be obtainedon applying to Mr Baker, Queen-st.

The Trustees cannot furnish anyteachers, scholars, or parents with copiesof questions put by the examiner in for-mer years. The questions are deemedto be a severe examination for Boys inthe Fourth Standard.

Auckland, September, ISO9.

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Felton. Grlmwi.de and Co., Wellington.Agents—Sharland and Co.. Auckland.

Educational.. uUJ__mi

TT N I V E 1. S I T TU OF NEW ZEALAND.EXAMINATIONS will commence on

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 15.9.For the following

MATRICULATION, JUNIOR SCHOLA.R-"UIIPS, MEDICAL PRELIMINARYSOLICITOR'S GENERAL KNOW-LEDGE, AND BARRISTERS' GEN-ERAL KNOWLEDGE.

PLACES OF EXAMINATION—Auck-Iand. Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth,Wanganui, Palmerston North, WellingtonNelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, 'i'iui-aru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill.

Candidates must send to the Registrarof the University, Wellington, signed witiiall their names in full, a list of the sub-jects in which they desire to bo examined.Such notice must be sent on or beforeMONDAY, October 23rd, accompanied bythe Examination Fee, or up to NovemberIst, with a Fine of Two Guineas extrato the Fee.

Cheques must have Exchange added,and Public Account-. Receipts will notbe accepted.

FEES.For Matriculation. Medical Prelim-

inary or General Knowledge Ex-aminations

TWO GUINEAS.For Junior Scholarship Examina-tion

ONE GUINEA(In this case a second guinea is pay-able if the candidate Matriculates.)

Candidates must state distinctly forwhich examination they propose to en-ter.

Candidates for Junior Scholarships mustbe not less than 10 and not more than19 years of age on December 1.

Fourteen Junior Scholarships, each ofthe Annual Value of £30, and tenable for3 years, are offered at this examina-tion. There will be an additional allow-ance of £20 made to Scholars who re-quire to live away from home to attend aUniversity College.

J. W. JOYNT,Registrar. I

Wellington, September S, 1899.

-cat . ;>.;.A,

'AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAM-Zi- MAR SCHOOL.

FOR BuYS AND GIRLS:(Founded i_69.j

HEAD MASTER :J. W. TIBBS, M.A.. Keble College, Ox«<ford, sometime Tasnianian Scholar.

ASSISTANT MASTERS:XV. J. MORRELL, M.A.. riatliol College,

Oxford, Chief Classical and EnglishMaster

A T. HARRISON, M.A., Trinity College,CambridgeJ. G. TREVITHICK, Drawing and Writ-ing Master, Instructor in the Work-shop

J. F. SLOMAN, B.A. (.'Mirny), lataHead Master Girls' High School

P. MARSHALL, M.A., B.Sc., F.G.3.,sometime Senior Scholar University,of New Zealand, Science Master

J. HIGHT, M.A., sometime sen'or Schol-ar University of New Zealand, French.and German Master

REV. J. IC. DAVIS, M.A. (New Zealand),sometime Senior Scholar University,of New Zealand

J. H, TURNER. M.A., sometime SeniorScholar University of New Zealand

H. J. D. MAHON, 8.A., CommercialMaster*

R. A. McCULLOUGH. M.A.. sometime!Scholar University ot New Zealand

ASSISTANT MISTRESSES:MISS E. G. WALLACEMISS F. A. HAULTAINMISS B. BLADESMISS A. C. MORRISON, M.A., sometime

Scholar University of New ZealandMISS W. PICKEN, M.A., sometime

Scholar University of New Zealand

VISITING MASTERS:K. WATKlNS—Freehand Drawing

W. M. CARROLLO—Gymnastics.Application for admission should b_

made to the Head Master, or to Mr Oli-ver Mays, Palmerston Buildings.

W. WALLACE KIDD,Secretary.

pSINCE ALBERT QOLLEGEAUCKLAND.

BOARDERS AND DAY SCHOLARS.DEPARTMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRL9

IN SEPARATE BUILDINGS.Headmaster—THOMAS JACKSON, M.A*

London University.Assisted by a Large Staff of fel-^V

|Resident Masters and Mfstrepsen. wltMFour Visiting Masters..

The Course of Instruction includes jPREPARATION FOR CIVIL . 'SERVICE AND 1

MATRICU-.-VTION EXAMINATION, _]

Special Attention is given to 1COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. 1

Third Term begins TUESDAY. Sc.-.ten*"ber 26.

Application for admission or copiesof the Prospectus should bo made to thaHeadmaster at the College, or to thaSecretary of the Board of Governors,Thomas Allen, Government InsuranceBuildings, Auckland.

mHE LADIES' COLLEGE & SCHOOEi"L OF MUSIC. REMUERA.For Boarding and Day Pupils. Firat*class Home, High-class Modern *Educa-«tion, and Training on Unsectarlan Christ

tian Principles. ,Principal..Mrs S. A. MOORE-JONES,

M.M., M.R.C.P., CM., S.K. |Vice-Principal..Miss A. F. MOORE- I

JONES, N.Z.V.A, London.Full Resident and Visiting Staff of Pro-

fessors:—Miss Lance.Mdlle. Bouillon.MisaW. Moore-Jones, Miss M. Moore-Jonea*M. Keesing. Esq., Mrs Coates, Mrs Hud-tson Williamson, Mrs Stuart Traquair Stu-art, H. Goldie, Esq., A. Payton, Esq., A(Col-will, Esq., Prof. Carl Schmitt, Miss A-,F. Moore-Jones, Miss M. Heywood, MissAdams, Miss Tilly. Miss E. Reeves, MfBSIM. Peak. G. Paque. Esq.. Madame Wig-more. Next term begins September 26.

"K/TRS YOUNG'S CLASSES FOR ENGHJyx LISH SUBJECTS and DRAWINGIn the Class Room, 238, Queen-street,over Mrs Shakespeare's Fancy WorJfl

Emporium.

MISS LANCE attends EVERY WED-NESDAY, for Mathematics, Latin, andFrench. _,

Third Term, MONDAY, September 25.

PIANO. — MISS WELLS (CertificatedTeacher) has vacancies for pupils*

Term3on application.—"Clyst Hazel," Ma«nukau Road, Parnell, near Bp>- ing Green(or at Eady and Co.'s, Quecn-strpet.

THE WILLOW o,'*WYNYARD-ST. i

YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGE,Principal MRS WILLIAMÂssisted by a Staff of CompetentTeachers. *Pupils are Prepared for Civil Servfcel

and Matriculation Examinations.Vacancies for a Few Boarders.

Third Term begins TUESDAY, Serwternber 26.

PIANO AND VIOLINiMR H. HISCOCKS, Jun., Certifcd,

Pupil (Piano) of Mr J. Hartwell, F.M.1.0,Organist St. Patrick's Cathedral*Teacher of Piano and Violin. Term*Moderate. Address—Hobson-st.— — - A N o'%

/_J ,X GRAPHOPH ONES,

' Lr RECORDS, etc.*. Alf ■ MUSIC (Latest and Mostj J§jjf\ Popular), Violins from 5/fcI Bar /i^_>' '" Banjos, Accordeons, QuH

H (\ 1 tars. Concertinas, Auto-rl1 VVg— harps, Mouth Organs.I Mandolines, Strings, and

ST " Fittings for all Instrti-vL/ ments. Send for Cata-

logue. A. W. ROBERTSON** j 187 QUEEN STREET.^

TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTFOR

TODAY.*_L OBSERVATIONS abb TAggW at 9 AM.

WEATHER REPORT.I For 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:

Wind: Gale from between north and

Hokitika, strong west to south and south-west winds elsewhere. niflrPs

Barometer: Further fall at *H placesnorthward of Lyttelton and Hokitikarise soon from thence southward andnorth of Thames and Manukau aftei 1.

°SeaS: Heavy on West Coast northwardof New Plymouth, also on East Coastbetween Castle Point and Lyttelton fromthe eastward, but from south betweenLvttelton and Bluff.

Tides: Good on all western coast, high

on East Coast between Castle Point andLvttelton, low between Napier and NewPlymouth, moderate elsewhere.

Synopsis of the last 24 hours: Decreas-ing pressure everywhere. Strong north-erly winds have been experienced at CapeMaria Van Dieman, moderate winds gen-erally from the northward everywhereelse. Rain has fallen in most parts of theNorth Island. Snow is reported fromTophouse, frost from Naseby, Queens-town and Bluff. Low pressure from thewest will pass the meridian of South Capeto-day.

There is low pressure travelling to theS.E. about latitude 41, longitude 170 E.

SHIPPING.

Moon's Age: New Moon, October 5, G.29a.m.

Sunset: This evening, 6.3.Sunrise: To-morrow morning, s.3t_i.

HIGH WATER.Auckland: This evening, 4.14; to-morrow

morning, 4.48.Manukau Heads: To-morrow mori-ing.

7.-S; to-morrow evening. ISA.Kaipara Heads: To-morrow moruiug, 3.25;

to-morrow evening, 5.54.

DEPARTURES.Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei.Muritai, s.s.. for way ports and Mercury

Bay.Mapourika, s.s., 1203,R. M. Farmer, for

Way ports und Dunedin. Passengers:Jlisses Russell, Williamson, Boyes, -Uc-Knight (._;, Mesdames Waller, Elworthy,McKnight, Buchanan and child, MessrsA. L. Eiby, Eiby, A. Barry, E. Saunders,R. J. Ross, J. a. Marshall, A. T. Knight,A. F. Scott, H. E. Harrington, Franks,Elworthy, Lysnar, J. T. Isles, J. Mackay,VV. Smith, H. Bold, Archdeacon Clark,Masters McKnight .2;, Harding and listeerage.

UNION CO.'S MOVEMENTSSunday—Moana arrives from SydneyMonday — l.otoiti arrives at (_;ii_-

hungu irom South and leaves lor South_ p.m. i'-.V) p.m. passenger train); Fti-taKiarrives from Timaru; Moana leaves .torSan Francisco via. Apia and Honoluluat noon.

Tuesday—Taieri arrives from West-port.

Wednesday—Rotokiijo m-rlves fromFiji; Takapuna arrives at Onehungafrom Stouth.

Thursday — pmaji";;' arrives fromEast Coast ports u,.d leaves for EastCoast ports and So'um. 5 p.m.; Pukakileaves for Bluft' via WtUlingto.n and Dene-din, calling at Oamaru and Timaru com-ing North: Ta;_apuna leaves Onehunga

for South, 10.:;. a.m. (,5.05 a.m. passengertrain); Taviuni arrives from South; Upoluarrives from Wellington.

Saturday—Rotoiti arrives nt Onehungafrom South; Upolu leaves for South atnoon.

NORTHERN CO.'S MOVEMENTS.Sunday: Gairloch for New Plymouth,

J1.30 a.m.; Kanieri from Waitara.Monday: Clansman for Russell and Nor-

thern ports, 7 p.m.: Muritai for Kuaotunuand Mercury Bay, 9 p.m.; Ohinemuri forWaiharara and Hohoura, 5 p.m.; Waitangifor way ports aud Tauranga, 9 p.m.; Wel-lington for Whangarei, 10.:.0 p.m.; Ngu-nguru from Whangarei; Kanieri for Wai-tara, 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Waiotahi for Tauranga audOpotiki. ">.30 p.m.; Ngunguru for Whanga-rei, v p.m.: Gairloch from New Plymouth;Muritai from Mercury Bay, Kuaotunu, andKennedy's Bay: Wellington from Whanga-rei; Waimana for Whakatane, 2 p.m.

The s.s. Mapourika left for the Souththis afternoon.

The s.s. Rakaia, which left Lytteltonon August 10,arrived at Gravesend on the29th inst.The barque City of Agra arrived at the

Kaipara from Capetown this morning toload timber for the United Kingdom.

The outward 'Frisco mail steamer MoanaIs due from Sydney to-morrow morning,and will leave for Apia, Honolulu, and SanFrancisco at noon on Monday.

The barque Grace Deering sailed fromPort Chalmers for Auckland to-day withpart original cargo from New York. Ondischarge she loads here with kauri gumfor New York.

NEW AUXILIARY TRAWLER.In about a fortnight's time Messrs Lane

and Brown, of Whangaroa, will completean auxiliary trawler, -which they are con-structing for Messrs G. It. Williamson andCo., of the Bluff. A three-cylinder "Wol-verine" oil engine of 30 h.p. for the trawu-rarrived by the _.s. Tomonna on Thursdayafternoon. This is the only one of its kindin the colony, and was imported throughMr J. R. Hare, of Kaeo, the agent for NewZealand. The engine, which combines allthe latest Improvements and is thoroughlyup to date, will be on exhibition on theQueen-street Wharf on Monday morningnext. The trawler has been named the""Wolverine," after the make of her engine,and is a well-constructed vessel of 42 tonsregister. She is diagonallybuilt, with three-skins, aud is copper fastened throughout,while her hull is coppered up to the waterline. She is GOfeet loug ou the water line,by ICft Sin beam aud 7ft depth of hold,with a ballast draught of about 5 feet.When completed she will sail direct fromWhangaroa for the Bluff.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangarei, September 30.—Sailed: Wel-lington,- s.s., for Auckland.

Whangaroa, September 2fl.—Arrived:Brothers and Medora, schooners, fromAuckland. Sailed: Greyhound, schooner,for Auckland.

aipara Heads, September 30.—Arrived:Karin, brig., from Lyttelton. Pilot, s.s.,and May, barquentine, from Onehunga.

Russell. September .10.—The paddlosteamer Nile, from Ifoxton to Auckland,called in here owing to a slight break-down in her machinery. She proceeds toAuckland as soon as repeirs are com-pleted.Wellington, September 29,—Sailed: Oma-

pere, s.s., for Auckland, via the EastCoast. September 30.—Arrived: Takapuna,s s , from New Plymouth and Onehunga.

Lyttelton, September 29.—Sailed: KlizaFirth, schooner, for Kaipara; Rotoiti,s s., for Wellington, New Plymouth andManukau. Passengers for Onehunga:jkesdames Watson, Smellle, Burke,MessrsSmellie. gander, Ellis, Burke. September»o—Arrived: Mararoa, s.s., from North.

Bluff, September 29.—Sailed: Mokoia,«.M for Melbourne.

Sydney, September 30.—Arrived: Wha-■earoa scow, from Foxton; Lord of Isles,Sarquentine, from Kaipara.

Newcastle. September 30.-Arnved:Wio barquentine, from Napier. Sailed:Rihuissund. barque, for Timaru.

don September 2.,-Arrived: Orarl.barque, from Lyttelton, June 4. Sailed:Gothic, s.s.. for Lyttelton.

THE TE'KOA,(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

Wellington, this day.—The s.s. Te Keasails from Falkland Islands for Londonduring- the second week in October.

COMMERCIAL.MARKET CABLEGRAM

(Per Loan and Mercantile Company.)

LONDON, September 20.Wheat and flour: The tone of the market

is firm. N.Z. wheat, average is worth "8.per 49(_lb. Oats: Market steady. N.Z. oms.line and ordinary, are worth respectively23/ aud 20/ per eight bushels in granary.Tallow: There is « good demand. N.Z. tinemutton and good beef are worth respective-y 28/0 and 27/ per cwt.

The Evening Star:WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATEDThe Evening News, Morning News, and Echo.

For tha causa that lacks asaistance,For the nrrongthat __.__ r€S______.3,For the fata*, in tho distance,And tho good that ye can da

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899.

SPOILS TO THE VICTORS.

That was a very familiar cry whicliwas raised by Mr Herries in the Househist. night, and echoed with suchalacrity by Mr Pirani and others.When an.Opposition member has noother particular railing- accusa-tion to hurl ag-ainst the Ad-ministration, he seizes on thattime-worn formula of * spoilsto the victors." It is so inclusive inits character that it is the weaponpar excellence for the opponent whohas no definite charges to make orsubstantiate. Wild generalisation isa familiar mode of attack amongthird-rate politicians, and this cry of"spoils to the victors" is one of thewildest and most unwarranted gener-alisations that has ever been formu-lated. It had its origin in one or twoinstances of suspected political fa-vouritism, and now whenever an ap-pointm-ent is made in which there canbe discerned a suggestion of politicalinfluence, it is at once referred to thecategory of political jobs. We do notimagine for an instant that when anoffice is vacant the Government maynot consider the claims of theirfriends. The most upright of admin-istrations in a country like England,where the Governments are proverbi-ally free from- anything savouring of

corruption, would be open to the same jcharge. They have surely a right to ,give these claims as much considera-tion us those of individuals who areopposed to them. That is a principlerecognised everywhere over the world,aud is no violation of the strictestethical code. But here, if the Admin-istration would escape the accusationof unfairly providing for its friends,it would be necessary that Ministersshould refuse every application thatcame from its own supporters andpitchfork the friends of the Opposi-tion into every vacant billet, irrespec-tive of their fitness for it or the neces- |sities of their case. Nothing lesswould satisfy the gentlemen who in

and out of season are shouting

"spoils to the victors." Perhaps oneof the best proofs that there is noth-ing in that, cry is the fact that it is |not- more general. We may be per- jfectly sure that had there been a |dozen cases in which a charge of grosspolitical favouritism .could have beenbrought against the Government, theHouse would have been ringing withthe old cry throughout the session.Does aii'vone suppose that memberslike Mr Pirani. whose ferret-like in-genuity everyone must acknowledge,would'fail to discover any such in-

stance of favouritism, or make themost capital out of it when theyfound it? The thing is incredible;and hence, if for the above reasononly, we are amply justified in re-fusing to credit the vague generalisa-tions' of favouritism.

With regard to positions in the pub-lic sen-ice'generally, the public should jbe very chary of accepting the state- Iments'that are circulated about fav-ouritism and political patronage, in Ithe first place every impartial mind jmust admit that it is just as probable.that- the Opposition should on theibarest grounds formulate these jcharges, as that the Governmentshould be guilty of the acts. Politi-cal morality is very -much the sameon both sides of the House. So far aswe have seen the same standard is ,common to both. Unless clearly sub- jstantiated. therefore, these charges of|favouritism must obviously be worth jvery little. And they never are sub-1stantiated. They generally exist in.:the form ofrumours or suspicions, and ,the best of them can almost always Ibe traced to some disappointed indi-vidual who felt his merits were notsufficiently recognised or that he hadbeen unfairly treated. From inquirieswe have made and from what we havebeen told, by public servants too whowere opposed to the Government, the.;appointments to public offices and the jtreatment of officials generally hasunder the present administration beencharacterised by a much greater de-gree of fairness than prevailed whenthe other party was in power. Thenfavouritism and nepotism did flourish \in every department where it was pos-1sible to introduce them. Now the>claims of merit and long service arenot likely fo be ignored. Or their recog-nition delayed merely in order thatsome relative or friend of the chiefsof the administration or its supportersmay be provided with a comfortable jbillet. !

The balance-sheet of the SouthBritish Insurance Company for theyear ending August .list last has justbeen issued, and will be submitted tothe general meeting of shareholdersto be held on the 11th prox. In everysense it can be characterised as amost satisfactory document. The netrevenue of the year was £219,284 19/5,and the disbursements £ 190.56G 12/9.The balance of J.25.41S 0/8 was com-prised of £10,8-11 5/10 from interestreceived and accrued, and £17.0770/10 from underwriting- This latteritem must be regarded as a tribute tocareful n.-anagement, as the year hasnot been an over favourable one. ma-rine casualties being- especially disas-trous. The profit of the year, addedto sum of £4531 12/ brought forward,makes the available balance £33.249S/8. Out of this £5703 0/2 has alreadybeen expended in the payment of aninterim dividend of 1/6 per share, andon minor charges. Out of the netsum available of £27,544 IS/G the di-rectors propose a distribution of 2/per share, absorbing £0462 16/. Thesurplus, amounting to £21.082 2/6,they recommend should be carriedforward to this year's account.

Brett's Auckland Almanac andDiary for 1900 is now in the press.Secretaries of the many societies, etc.,which are represented in the directoryportion of this old-stablished publica-tion are requested to send to the"Star" Office a list of their officers forpublication.

A few weeks ago a simultaneousraid was made on alleged sly grogshops at Otorohanga and Te Kuiti,Constables Carroll, Stanyer, and Me-Phee effecting the raid in the formerdistrict, while Constables McCona-

chie and Hyde dropped in on the al-leged offender at- Te Kuiti. The casescome on for hearing at Te Awamutuon ISth of October. Six defendantsare charged, and they have to answer27 informations between them.i Last evening Inspector Cullen re-jceived a telegram from the Commis-! sroner of Police at Wellington statingthat Constable Rowles. of Eden Ter-race, had appointed to take chargeof the Northcote, Birkenhead, andChelsea districts. The constable willjtake up his duties when a suitablehouse is procured in the Northcotedistrict.| The Cambridge Borough Council in-!tend to see that all nuisances are done]away with very promptly.

Mrs Draffin has decided to give two

'more lectures on Theosophy in thejPonsonby Hall, the first to-morrow,! when the subject of the "Purpose, ofjLife-' will be dealt, with.

The Commissioner of Crown Landsnotifies elsewhere that a number ofsections have been forfeited by theLand Board for non-payment of rent.

|Particulars of the sections forfeitedare given.

f The annual general meeting of the

' Grammar School Old Girls' Associa-j tion was held yesterday afternoon atthe Grammar School. After the re-port and balance-sheet had beenadopted it was decided that socialmeetings be held three times a yearinstead of monthly as formerly. The.election of officers for the ensuingyear was as follows:—President, Miss

!Shrewsbury, M.A.: vice-president, MissColeman, 8.A.; secretary and trea-surer, Miss E. Myers. Committee:Misses Johnston, M. Gorrie, Lambert,Aickin. Ross, Lennox, Nelson, R. Dud-ley, Alexander, and Leys.

The "Dorothy" cast for the Ama-teur Opera Club season, which openson October 11, is published to-day.The box-plan- will be open at Wild-man's on Monday,

Mayfield settlers last night (Friday)discussed the question of obtaining anew harmonium for the schoolroom.Itwas stated that several settlers werewilling to advance the price of a newinstrument- at once free of interest-till repayment could be made by

means of concerts etc. It was decidedto place the present instrument "onthe market," and to make inquirieswith a view to buying a new one.Messrs MacNieol, Edmonds, Andrew,Cedes, Downing, and Wilson were ap-pointed to carry out these decisionsand have the care of the interest.

Mr Townsend and Mr Healey willgive addresses and Sister Howard willsing- to-morrow evening- at the CentralMission.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterdayafternoon a defended case, W. J. Medusv. Robert Rew and E. Abbott, trusteesof the estate of Harry Bennett, lateof Lower Queen-street, restaurant-keeper, was heard. The claim was fora sum of £'. 1/6, wages alleged to bedue. Evidence was heard, when MrBrabant, "S.M., gave judgment fordefendants. -" ■ .

The work of the'St. John AmbulanceAssociation is making good progressthis season. On Wednesday afternoonOr. Grant gave the first lecture on"First Aid" at St. Luke's Parish Hall,Mount Albert, to about, twenty ladies.On Thursday evening Drs. Dawson,Grant and Lowe and Mr Tunics con-ducted the "First Aid" examination ofabout thirty men belonging to theCentral Police, Permanent Force,Parnell and Medical Staff Corps class-es. On Friday evening Dr. McDowellgave the first lecture of the nursingcourse to about twenty men.

At the last meeting of the CambridgeBorough Council a letter was receivedfrom Mr F. J. Brooks asking the Coun-cil to endeavour to have greater pub-licity given to the fact that theFeneourt Estate would soon be offeredby the Government for leasafc Hethought long notice of the fact shouldbe given in order that settlers in otherparts of the colony might have an op-portunity of inspecting the land. Stepswill be taken to induce the Commis-sioner of Crown Lands to move in thismatter. The land is eminently suitedfor dairy farming, and every publicityshould be accorded it.

Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co., ofQueen-street, jewellers, have, . withgreat generosity, through their localmanager (Mr A. Holden). an enthusi-astic bowler, offered to the NorthernBowling Association, for competitionat the forthcoming Bowling Tourna-ment, to be held in Auckland duringJanuary next, four handsome marbleclocks, of the value of eight guineaseach, to be played for on the follow-ing conditions: —(1) The competitionto take place after the finish of inter-club contests; (2) that it be for full-rink play; (3) that winners play win-ners until conclusion: (4) that it beopen to all bowlers belonging to clubsthat are affiliated with any associationin Australia or New Zealand; (5) thata rink may be composed of membersfrom different clubs; (6) that there bean entrance fee for each individual,the proceeds to be devoted to provid-ing trophies for running-up rink; (7)that the games be played on theRemuera Green, and (8) in all otherrespects the competition to be. underthe rules of your association.

Advertisers are herewith notifiedthat applications for special positionsin the Christinas number of the"Graphic" must be sent to the office ofthe journal before the firstof nextmonth.

The first annual meeting of thePitt Street Cricket Club was held inthe Wesleyan Schoolroom on Fridayevening. Mr A. Wilson presided. Thereport and balance-sheet having beenread by the secretary (Mr Burrage),the following were elected officers'forthe ensuing season:—President, Eev.W. J. Williams; vice-presidents,Messrs S. J. Ambury, P. Crowe, G.Winstone, C. Bottrill, W. Parkinson,and T. W. Jones; secretary aud treas-urer, Mr E- T. Harris. Trophieskind-ly given by Messrs Ambury, Bottrilland Maud were presented to the win-ners, Messrs R. Smith, J. Hanson, andJ. Pascoe. Hearty votes of thankswere accorded to the donors of thetrophies, to all the supporters of theClub, and to the retiring secretary(Mr Burrage).

Last evening the Rev. Canon Mc-Murray, of Parnell, delivered a lec-ture in St. Peter's PresbyterianChurch, Arch Hill, on the subject of"Federation." The Bey. R. Sommer-ville presided. In the course of hisaddress Canon McMurray stronglyurged that New Zealand should feder-ate with Australia, and by so doingform a g-reat Anglo-Saxon Common-wealth which should dominate thewhole of these Southern Seas. Ifshe stood out of the federation andremained isolated, the result would bea war more disastrous than a battlewith Maxims and Lee-Metfords—awar of commerce. A hearty vote ofthanks was passed to Canon McMur-ray, on the motion of Mr S. Bright,seconded by Mr G. J. Garland, and inresponding the lecturer said that ifhe were not .in the position of a Chris-tian minister he would be very gladto "stump" the country in the inter-ests of federation. He hoped someone would rise to the occasion- andshow the people what federationreally meant, and what the conse-quences of standing out of the Aus-tralasian Confederation would be.

By the mail steamer Alameda,which arrived this Week, Mr F. Wat--kinson, the well-known Hotidan

breeder, received a shipment of Bar-red Plymouth Rocks, consisting ofcockerel and pullet six months oldand an adult, hen, from Mr 0. J.

1Abbee, Oak Grove poultry yards,Santa Clara.The birds are a splendidlot, the cockerel though very youngbeing a bird of great size, and is ofsplendid shape and colour. The pul-let has all the characteristics of the|true "Rock," and like the cockerel isIvery large for*her age. The hen wonthe* first prize at the last great Oak-land Show last year. She is a des-cendant of the celebrated "Mohawk"family.

A farewell sacred concert will begiven in the Opera House on Sundaynight by the Steele-Payne Bellringers.The Company perform at Onehungaon Monday night, and proceed Southon Tuesday.

Messrs .F. Kneebone and Co., ofSymonds-"\street, announce the pur-chase of Mr C Dalton's assignedstock at a considerable discount forcash. This should afford an oppor-tunity for those desirous of securingbargains. The sale commences to-

day.To-day James Hunter, of Osborne-

street, Newmarket, labourer, filed apetiton to be adjudged a bankrupt.

The Parnell Social Club end thoirseason with a plain and fancy dressball in the'Oddfellows* Hall oil Tues-day evening.

Mr Geo. Fowlds will deliver an ad*dress at Beresford Street Church to-morrow evening on "Reaping theWhirlwind in the Transvaal."

Warren. Blyth and Co. sell at Uo'clock on Monday, at the residenceof Mrs Wood, Union-street, furnitureetc., without reserve.- At St. Benedict's Hall last eveninga complimentary benefit concert wastendered to Mr H. Bosnian, whorecently lost his leg as the result ofan accident. The Hall was crowdedto the doors, ami the performers

wer all very well received. Miss M.Maxwell sang "Espanita," and hadto respond to an encore. Miss MaudDonovan gave "Star of Bethlehem"and "Island of Dreams"; and Mr

Fisher "Xorine Mavourneen" and"Bring Back My Fisher Boy." Mr 0.Hughes gave a hornpipe, * and trioswere contributed by Messrs Ellis,Hewso.ii,- ar.d -Hviand. Mr 'M. Lewiswas encored for his comic items, aswere Messrs Collins and Brown, ofthe Gaiety Co., who appeared by per-mission of Mr P. It. Dix. Mr' FredLeslie also created much amusementby his comic songs, "Last Night"and "That's All." A dance followedthe concert, the music being suppliedby Mr P. Quinlan'sstring- band.

The closing entertainment in con-nection with St. James' Band of Hopetakes place on Monday evening next!___ the Hall, Welling-ton-street. Anexcellent programme will be rev«dered.

The annual plain and fauey dressball in connection with the St.George's Quadrille Assembly . took

place'last night. There were aboutfifty couples present, who danced toexcellent music provided by MessrsReed, Hauniken, and Tremain. MrH, Hartnoll and It. Courtenay dis-charged the duties of M.C.'s. MrPhillips catered in his well-knownstyle.

The full programme of amateurand cash cycle race* and pedestrianevents at the Auckland Cycling Club'scarnival, to be held October 28th, ap-pears elsewhere in this issue. Entriesclose on the 14th inst. at the Club'srooms' in Pitt-street-

THE AUCKLAND STAR. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 18984

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JL —The best remedy for a cough ls [one that is recommended by reputable!people, whose testimony is above sus-picion. Mr Jas. Wills is a storekeeperresiding at Recfton, where ho is aswell known as the proverbial town clock.His statement is:—"Townend's CinnamonCure is the best Remedy I have evertaken for a cough, and I am only tooglad to recommend it. I have solda large quantity of the preparation, andit has always given satisfaction." —TOWNEND'S CELEBRATED CINNA-

MON CURE. Price 2/6 per bottle—Loasby'sWahoo Mfg. Co., Limited, "V. uolesaleAgents.

H, P. .WINDSOR.SURGEON DENTIST,

(By Evan.)

SHORTLAND-STREET(Opposite General Post OfflceiV

Telephone 377.

"■"""-"»-n8j)gjj|<£_B_Hn«»^^BOOTS.

A GREATER DEMAND THAN EVER

FOR THIS CELEBRATED BRAND.

QUALITY TELLS AGAINST ALL-COMERS.

MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.

SOLD BY ALL LEADING RETAILERS)

THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.

WHOLESALE! BY _;._..;' >;'

OKELTON, -pROSTICK, & riO.,

QUEEN-STREET.AUCKLAND.

AND AT CHRISTCHURCH.W. T. DAVIES,Resident Representative.

£2ICFMosgiel and Wellington Tweed Suit and

Extra Trousers to measure, £2 10/.Dalton, Tailor, Queen-st. only.

Telephone No. 140.A G MAITLAND, D.D.S.,

AMERICAN DENTIST,

MUTUAL LIFE BUILDINGS,

SS, QUEEN-ST. (First Floor.)

Still Champion.A THING WORTH KNOWING.

Champion Jtloue.Is the Strongest and Whitest ln the'Market, absorbs water freely, but re-quires plenty of working, and, as statedby our town and country Bakers, wiil:vi*ld FOUR LARGE LOAVES OFBREAD MORE PER SACK THAN ANYOTHER BRAND ON THE MARKET,which, taking tha value of the largeloaf at sd, shows a saving of

1/3 per sack of 2001blOd per bag of 1001b5d per bag of 501b2_d per bag of 251b

OR 16/8 PER TON IN FAVOUR OF

CJHAMPIONIn view of the foregoing facts, Is not

Cheap, Starchy Flour dear at anyprice?

£31(FLight Grey Worsted Suit and Extra Trou-

sers, £3 "10/.—Dalton, Tailor, Queen-st.

IMMEDIATE! RELIEF FROM PAIN!KEPHADYNE

(Cachets).FOR HEADACHE & 'NEURALGIA."ALWAYS SAFE & EFFECTCTAT..PRICE-ONE SHILLING PER BOX

AICKIN, Chemist, Auckland.~~

-VTEW SEASON'S GOODS.

Just Arrived, First Shipment, a splendid lotDalton. Tailor, Queen-st. only.

THE BEST AND MOST RELIABLE-WINES

SHIPPED FROM AUSTRALIA TONEW ZEALAND ARE

HARDY'S ADELAIDE WINE.).

ASK FOR AND BE SURE THAT YOUGET THEM.

15s 6°:Trousers of latest material to measure.

Dalton, Tailor, Queen-st. only.

J. EL H OOPER

(Late of Palmerston North),DENTIST, PONSONBY ROAD.

Rooms over Mr Woollams, Chemist.Mr Hooper will commence to practice byi the end of the month.

IQS nu rni-tousers.Light Fashionable Stripe to measure, 10/6.Dalton, Tailor, Queen-street only.

QA S T aITa 'yES C~AThe Successful Now Remedy for

WHOOPING COUGH.Price 1/._£} U M E E N O L.

For COUGHS, COLDS, etc. 1/ per bottl-l.J. A. POND,HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMIST,I 153, QUEEN-ST., AUCKLAND.

TN THE ASSIGNED -essTATE OF:

C. DALTON,CLOTHIER & MERCER,

KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

This Estate has been purchased by

F. IvXEEROXE & c°"At an

ENORMOUS DISCOUNT IN THE £ OFFCOST.

A /"-.IGANTIC /CLEARING CjALE

Of the EntireSTOCK IN TRADE

WILL BE COMMENCEDOn

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,At

■jp TTNEEBONE & QO.'S,UPPER SYMONDS-ST.

Every Line will be offered at Downright

Bargain Prices to ensure a Sensational

Sale and Prompt Quittance of the whole

of the Stock.

WE SHALL SELL AT HALF PRICE!!!

NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITYFOR GENUINE BARGAINS.1

At this

"» rONSTER QAI.EOf

C. DALTON'S ASSIGNED STOCK

At

*p |7'NEEBONE & /tO.'S,

UPPER SYMONDS-ST.

£3 10sJust Arrived. First Shipmentof New Spring

Goods. Suit and Extra Trousers, £3 10/.Dalton, Tailor, Queen-street only.

G. H a y a TTAILOR, WELLTNGTON-ST.,

Offers the Latest Styles inGENTLEMEN'S SUITS AND LADIES'

COSTUMES.From £2 15/.

First class Fit Guaranteed.

TT A R R V C W A L ES,

TAILOR, VICTORIA-ST.,

Is making GENTLEMEN'S SUITS atPrices to suit the times.

A Large Assortment of VICUNAS,COATINGS, etc., to choose from.

Fit, Style, and Workmanship Guaranteed.

rTHERE IS NOTHING NICER

I ' FOR BREAKFAST THAN

IjOREPORK T>ACON Oft TTAM.

Delicious Flavour and Mild Cure.

Obtainable only from

li. M. SÊTON-"THE OLD MILL,"

QUEEN-ST. & NEWTON.

pLOTHING. CLOTHING. CLOTHING.

Men's Suits, all wool, 17/6 to 05/Men's Trousers, all wool, 4/11 to 17/6Men's Moleskin Trousers, 3/11 good qual- j

ity

Men's Denim Trousers, 2/9, good quality

Men's Denim Trousers, Spring Bottoms,3/6

BOYS' CLOTHING at CLEARING-PRICES.

mHORBURN'S,

170, QUEEN-ST.. __________3L.0 JLO

Latest Green Shade of Tweed just arrived.Suit and Extra Trousers, £3 15/.

Dalton, Queen-st. only.

"DEDUCTION OF MEDICAL FEES TOIV ENGLISH KATES.

It. 11. BAKEWELL. M.D.. Member andLicentiate iii Midwifery of the Koyal Col-lege of Surgeon,, of England, formerlyHouse Surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital,Loudon, etc.. 144 HOBSON STREET. Con-sultations, 10 to 11 a.m., .'! to 5 p.m. daily,. to S p.m. daily, except Tuesday and Fri-day Nights. Fee for consultations, -'/«.Visits in Auckland, 5/, always cash." £210s- -~

Fox Serge Suit and Extra Trousers to mea-sure—J. H, Dalton, Queen-street.■ ~ ""

jpq qs.Marvel of Cheapness—Wellington Tweed

Suit and Extra Trousers, i' 3 3/.Dalton, Tailor, Queen-st. only.

TTATS. HATS. HATS.

All the Newest Styles inHARD AND SOFT FELT HATS,

Ranging in price from 2/11 to 10/6,Now opening up at

mHORBURN'S,X (next Iredale's),

R R C L l s T'Wishes to notify his numerous Friends

and the general public that theDUNBLANE RESTAURANT (DOWN-

STAIRS)Is under entirely New Management.New Cooks, New Waiters, etc. Same Price

as before. All Meals 6d.UPSTAIRS, the best Meal in Auckland

Is served for 9d.OPEN SUNDAYS, 5 to 7.

-j-.-^^ pIANOS. ORGANS. IpS-sSL LOWEST PRTCES FORtear cash«i&^_-S4 Or onTHE EASIEST HIRE TERMS IN N.Z.j__s INSTRUMENT 9/2 monthly£i, 10/9 monthly%_\ 15/4 monthly-.ii 18/4 monuilyJ« 21/5 monthlyJ-?0 21/6 monthly\Z_\_i *' "'" 27/6 monthly£50 '"".'". 30/7 monthly""" ""Deposit on Hire System:6 per cent, on Net Cash Price of Instru-

ment.BEST ALLOWANCE for Old Instru-

ments Taken in Exchange.THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

PIANO AGENCY,75 QUEEN-ST. (below Smeeton's).

FREDERICK MOORE. Manager.

MISKAMBULATOHS, Go-Carts. and11 Wlckerware, cheapest _'.nd best.—Me-Leod Bros., Queen-strep-:; branch, Kara-"ur:i liapp Road.

ALE SEASON-Speclal Reductions lnORNAMENTS, VASES, GLASS-

IWARE and ELECTROPLATED GOODS.I-TYLER'S, Queen-st.

p_w r-oWD Hous.:.

245, 250, QUEENSTREET.AUCKLAND.

-^CQULLAGH & QO.Present their compliments to the Ladles

of Auckland,

Ar.d respectfully invite them to inspectthe

New OoodSoFOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF

159.,

feeling assured they will. admit the .ex-cellent assortment arid complete prepara-tions in ALL DEPARTMENTS are wor-thy of their patronage. In issuing thisinvitation, -V*yILSON, -jITCpULLAGH, _- QO.beg to thank their patrons for past fav-ours, & to state that the array of LACES,MUSLINS, PRINTS, DRESSES, TRIM-MINGS, SUNSHADES, GLOVES, ANDHOSIERY, MILLINERY, BLOUSES,

CAPE AND MANTLES, etc., exhibit thepick of the best English and ContinentalHouses; that every article is markedat a most reasonable figure; and thata better, or more "up to date" Stock,is not to be found in the city. W. Me.and Co.'s Dressmaker (Mrs Peter) isalready very busy making and bookingorders for the present season, and Lad-ies who desire a really well made Cos-tume, of excellent lit and latest style,coupled with expedition and reasonablecharges, -cannot do better than placatheir requirements in the experiencedhands and staff under her direction; and,as there is every indication of a busytime in their workrooms,. W. Me. & Co.would suggest that Intending customersplace their orders, to avert disappoint-ment, at as early a date as possible.

(SPECIAL TSARGAINS

At

]VfILNE A.. QIIOYCE'SJUST ARRIVED.

Bought by MISS MILNE in London atENORMOUS REDUCTIONS.

Rich Luce and Chiffon Scarves in White,Cream, and Butter. Lovely Design.,from a/11 to 17/(1 each; these are aboutHalf the Usual Price

Heal and Imitation Laces, beautifulGoods, latest makes,

HONITON-POINT. POINT DE LUXC--IENE, TORCHON. RENAISSANCE,

VALENCIENNES. MALTESE,AND BRUSSELS,

In White, (.'ream. Butter, and Black.

DAINTY GOODS IN LADIES' FANCYChiffon, Lace and Silk Bows. . Col-lars and Fichus at Very Special Prices

Novelties in Ladies' Fancy Belts, Jetand Steel, Plain Jet, Velvet, anaSatins, also an Immense Assortment. of Washing Styles, i'rom _d eacn

Dell Buckles in Great Variety, WroughtMetals, Gilt, Pearl, and Nickel, allLatest Art Effects

L-adies' Rich Silk Scarves, with Plain,Fringed, and Frilled Ends, all col-ours, from 1/11 each

SECOND LARGE SHIPMENT OF HO-SIERY AND GLOVES TO HAND, animmense parcel of White ImitationWash Leather, Silk. Lace. and Lisle,, both Ladies' and Children's Sizes, atVery Keen Prices

The Champion Kid Glove, new BeautyCut, at '-/n pair

Tlie Celebrated "Wear-well" 2 dome PiqueKid, 3/_

Fresh Parcels of all our Leading Makesin Kid and Suede, from 1/11pair up

Grand Assortment of Ladles' UmbrellasUmbrellas from _/., Sunshades from5/11

New Shapes in Ladies' Linen Cuffs andCollars and Fronts, including- the

New Hem-stitched Style, now mucnworn

New Trillings, Ruchings, Draw Ribbons,and Fancy Ribbons, in Great Var-iety of Styles and Shades

New Plantagenet Frillings, Swiss Em-broideries, Flouncing., and Cash'sFrillings, Just Opened, and Grand. Value

THATCH THE

TVTNDOW..VV.! yyspLAY.

1T1J.1.8 & QHOYCE

QUALITYTELLS

ATALE.

:' ■ iPROVED BY THE FACT THAT NEARLY

][ OUT OF EVERY 4Of tha whole population of Men, Wome., and

Children

DRINK

Nelson,Moate,

&Co.'sPureTeaSo

mHERE IS A FERMENT IS THBJL TRANSVAAL.Everybody knows it, of course, and it

seems like "carrying coals to Newcastle"to mention it here; still, as one must havea heading of some kind wherewith to catchrhe public eye, this, at the present critical..juncture, will serve as well—perhapsa littlebetter—than any other.

A GREAT FIGHT IS INEVITABLE.Everything in rhe way of a pacific solu-

tion of the existing difficulties seems tohave been patiently tried, but apparentlyhas proved abortive, and the

TRUCULENT BOERseems to be in a fair way of beingEFFECTUALLY WIPED OFF THE FACE

-OF THE EARTH.It will undoubtedlybe v stiff campaign,

and a long oue; but our past disgraceful ex-periences in South Africa will, without adoubt, prove a marvellous incentive to the

VENGEANCE-LOVING CHRISTIAN(the phrase seems paradoxical, but ls fairly jcorrect), and the result will assuredly be a{victory for the Nation that proverbially jcarries a Bible iii oiie hand and a bayonetIiv the other, making a safe passage for the |inevitable bale of calico. !

"QOM PAUL, |as is well known, unrkes a strong platform jof his Bible, but on this occasion .he. ap-ipears to be outclassed in point of numbersand forces.. . -.--..-THE MERITS AND DEMERITS OF THE

" ' . CASEit is unnecessary to .go into here. Mightwill undoubtedly prove itself right, and thetussle will go to the stronger.

THE MOST PLEASING FEATUREin the whole business is the loyal manneriv which the Colonies—

PLUCKY NEW ZEALAND NOT EX-CEPTED—

have proffered their lielp to the MotherCountry.

/' .OMING TO STIRRING EVENTS NEAR-V ER OUR DOORS,

Sredalewould again draw attention to his prepara-

tions for hisGREAT SPRING AND SUMMER CAM-

PAIGN.He Ims adorned his premises with a Spe-

cial NEW WAR PAINT of Pure White and jGold, aud lie is still daily opening up deadlyammunition iv the shape ofNEW GOODS FOR

EVERY DEPARTMENTwhich will assuredly enable him to wage

successfully theMOST DEADLY WAR

that he has ever entered into with thepurses of the Auckland "Battlers."

Everything points to a most glorious anddecisive

VICTORY FOR IREDALE.""FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED."

"Twice armed Is he who hath his quarreljust:

But four times he who gets his blow In'fust.' " JEEDALE.

Gets liis blow in "fust" by having

THE RIGHT GOODS AT THE LIGHTPRICES,

Ami he is not lo be denied.

JREDALE'SLatest Arrivals include a Huge Shipment

of theDAINTIEST FRENCH MUSLINSI'-RBNCII ROBE LENGTHSFRENCH MODEL MILLINERYUNTRLMMED STRAWS AND SAILORSTHE LATEST ART NEEDLEWORKA WONDERFUL LOT OF STATIONERYALL THE LATEST PRINT NOVELTIESCAPES. JACKETS, SHIRTS, and COS-

TUMES, etc., etc., ad infinitum.

It is absolutely Impossible to detail tbeN E W S T 0 <-' K.

TREDALECordially invites visits of inspection, and if

liuving is contemplated, then heGUARAN'I EE S BAI

_(.. AINS IN

EVER V DE PARTMKNT.JREDALE.

Tj> R E T T' S A L M A N A C

And

I) l A R V

." ■ FOX 1900 -titilSECRETARIES

OfRELIGIOUS, FRIENDLY, MASONIC,

POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL, ART,MUSICAL, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC,COMMERCIAL, OUTDOOR SPORTS,AND OTHER SOCIETIES AND OR-GANIZATIONS

ARE INVITED TOSEND IN A LIST OF THEIR OFFICERS

etc., etc., etc.For the

LOCAL DIRECTORY

lii the above Work, now in the Press.Address:',

COMPILER OF BRETT'S ALMANAC,"STAR" OFFICE.

Gloves—The very latest on view to-day, we stock only reliable makes ofgloves, sell them at popular prices.—Smith and Caughey.—(Ad.)

Now showing, Window hollands inIall the latest styles. 36 inch blindswith spring rollers and fittings com*plete, 2/6 each. D.S.C—(Ad.)| At the Bee Hive: Gingham blouses

'from 1/11$. A job line Thompson'scorsets 1/IU, 2/6, 2/11.—Court Brosi—(Ad.)

Just arrived: another magnificentstock of the new sanitary linoleums,very choice patterus. These are agreat success.—Smith and Caughey'sfurniture department.—.Ad.)

You want a new spring niit.. 'Be-fore ordering inspect the ..Oek atGeo. Fowlds''. Good fit .':.." finish.—.Ad.

Irish Linens, direct from the mills,including bleached and unbleachediDamask" Tabling, from 1/ per yard.New and choice designs in Tableclothsand Serviettes to match. D.S.C—(Ad.)

Ex Waiwera: Plain, and shotSicilians, 7/3, 9/3, and 5/6 dress; diag-onal coatings, new summer shades,11/9 dress.—Court Bros.—(Ad.)

For bedsteads and bedding. call M~Smith and Caughey's furniture de-partment; immense variety, lowestprices.—(Ad.)

To make room for new shipmentsnow almost due R. Spreckley is hold-ing a cash clearance sale of books,stationery, illustrated papers, andcheap literature at greatly reducedprices. Next the Post Office.—Ad.

Tooth brushes, hair brushes,clothes brushes of splendid quality;at low prices—from Geo,. Fowlds'.—Ad.

Novelties in gent's scarves, ties, col-lars; hats and shirts ; also men's un-derwear, including some spun silkgoods, selling at wholesale ' prices.D.S.C—(Ad.)

Ex Waiwera: Dress fabrics, newsilk and wool mixtures, 9/3, 11/9

!dress. All-wool coating serges all col-ours, 6/ dress.—Court Bros.—(Ad.)

The public are invited to inspect ournew carpet and linoleums, showroom,lowest cash prices.—Smith andCaughey's carpet and furniture de-partment.—(Ad.)

Parisian models of trimmedmillinery including Toques, Gems,jBonnets. The above were importedlas models to trim from and will beIsold at landed cost. D.S.C—(Ad.)

Ladies' white skirts, lace trimmed,! 2/9. A large and varied assortmentjchildren's sun bonnets, . bed-rockIprices.—Court Bros.—(Ad.)j Bamboo verandah blinds:—Just to! hand new season's verandah blinds,best make only, lowest cash prices.—jSmith, and Caughey's furniture de-jpartment.—(Ad.) ...'..

Geo. Fowlds is offering boys'..-and"youths' clothing, splendid valuestweed KB. suits 5/6, K.B. pants 1/11.—Ad.

One pound packets ruled and un-ruled cream laid note-paper, 9d; 100envelopes to match, 9d; boxes offloral stationery, od; 50 sheets ruled.,note-paper, 50 envelopes to match, inbox.. 9d.—At Spreckley's cash clear-ance sale, next the Post Office.—Ad.

500 pieces of print, special job line,3/11 doz. yards. All good patterns,and worth 6d per yard. D.S.C—(Ad.).

A big shipment hosiery and gloves,four-button, tan and black kid,- from:1/ to 5/6 pair; white kid,.l/6J; ster-.-.-ling stainless hose, 6d pair.—Court.Bros.—(Ad.)j If you will inspect our blind Hoi-I land you will be convinced our pricesi'are right—Smith and Caughey's car-pet and furniture department—(Ad.)i When furnishing it will pay you to

visit Smith and Caughey's furnituredepartment. Prices are right forcash.—(Ad.)

Art Muslins in fashionable shadings,24d per yard. White twilled Sheetingsin all widths at net wholesale prices.D.S.C—(Ad.)

Court- shape envelopes, extra qua-lity worth Gd packet, 5 packets for1/- Newnes' and Stead's famous

'libraries of popular books, by stand-iard authors, 1/ per dozen; immensei assortment of popular novels in Colo-

nial Library at 2d in the 1/ discount.—At Spreckley's cash clearance sale,next the Post Office.—Ad.

Boys' American collars—Smith andjCaughey are showing an immense var-iety of' these goods with cuffs andfronts to match from 6d each.—(Ad.)

A shipment of the famous Bee Hivecalicoes made expressly for CourtBros, by the best makers in the world:Horrockses, Crewdson and Co.—(Ad.)

Just Opened—A shipment of ourfamous "Trilby" kid gloves in beavers,greys, tans, brown and black at _.">

each pair guaranteed.—Smith andCaughey—(Ad.) . ..-

CABLEGRAMS.(By Electric Telegraph.)

iPress Association—Copyright.)

(Received September 30, 10.30 a.m.)

THE DARJEELINGDISASTER.

BOMBAY, September 29During- the earthquake at Darjeeling

s missionary and six children kneltand prayed -while the place was over-whelmed. Only one survived.

THE STEAMER TE KOA.LONDON; September 20

The damage to the Tekoa is greaterthan expected. Temporary repairs,costing £4000, .will be effected at theFalkland Islands, and then the steam-er proceeds to Monte Video.- Thecargo is in good condition, and themachinery is working well.

VENEZUELA RISING.

GOVERNMENT TROOPS AGAINDEFEATED.

1500 KILLED.CARACAS, September 29

Venezuelan insurgents under Gen-eral Castro again defeated the Gov-ernment troops, -under General An-drane. the president, killing fifteenhundred. The insurgents have nowinvested Caracas.

SHIPPING DISASTER.DOMINION LINER STRANDED.

250 PASSENGERS RESCUED-

OTTAWA, September 29The Dominion liner Scotsman is

stranded in Belle Isle Straits, betweenLabrador and New Foundland. Shehad 2;>o passengers, all of whom wererescued.

[The Scotsman is a comparativelynew vessel, having been built fouryears ago by . Messrs Harlaud andWolff, Belfast, for the British .andNorth Atlantic S.N. Co.. for the tradebetween Liverpool and Canada. Sheis a steel 4-masted steamer measur-ing GO4l gross.and 3367.net tons, herlength being 470 feet, beam- 49 feet,depth *32 feet. * She is registered atLiverpool.

THE HON. Jon. McKENZIE.

LONDON. September 29.The Hon. J. McKenzie has sailed for

New Zealand, by the Gothic.DUNEDIN, Friday.

In a letter from the Hon. J. Mc-Kenzie to members of his family,dated August 25. he enclosed an ad-dress to the electors of Waihemo, ac-cepting a requisition from 2270 electorsto again contest the Waihemo seat litthe general election. The Minister'sson has since received a cable that MrMcKenzie and family had sailed in theGothic for New Zealand: all well.

GREAT FIRE IN SYDNEY.RAGING IN BRIDGE-STREET

MUCH DAMAGE DONE

(Received, September .'3O,9.55 a.m.)

SYDNEY, this dayA big fire has been raging here

sines, three o'clock this morning inthe premises of W. E. Smith, whole-sale manufacturing stationer andprinter, a six_-storey brick buildingin Bridge-street, the centre of a largeblock, including the P. and O. Com-pany. Huddart, Parker and Co.,North German Insurance Co., Mes-sageries Maritime Co., and a numberof other large shipping and commer-cial companies.

Smithes premises and the two topfloors of the P. and 0. offices aregutted, and others are severely dam-aged by fire and water.

The fire is now well in hand.There is an immense crowd in the

streets.. -'"-.-All the inmates are safe, but there

have been some remarkable escapes.The fire is a magnificent spectacle.The city and harbour are'brilliahtly

lit.Burning debris is carried a long dis-

tance.The wind is light, otherwise there

-would be a tremendous conflagration-The skeleton of a large new build-

ing which Mr Smith was erectinghelped to prevent the spread of thefla-mes; . --: ; '■"'■' "- "■:" ■

The whole of the Metropolitan andsuburban .bri<?'ades are engaged 'fight-ing. "■ ■'- '■- ■■.:■,-'

Mr Smith had a- very large andvaluable stocki 'The damage is;.immense.It is believed to be mostly covered

by insurance...The caretakers, their wives and two

officers,who were asleep got out withdifficulty in- -their night clothes.

LATER.

f 'THE'EIRE EXTINGUISHED.

f" ""' IMMENSE DAMAGE(Received 11.50 a.m.)

The fire is now extinguished.It originated in Smith's composing

room on the fourth floor.The damage by fire is confined to

Smiths, and the" four top storeys of'he P. and 0. building. The top floors

y °i the latter were let as offices.1 The damage by water is very exten-

sive.Amongst the sufferers besides the

Snipping companies are:—Houlder Bros.

" The QuenslandPacking Company.Bergyl Meat Exporters.Parbury, Hentv and Company, mer-

chants.,J Harvey and Co., tea merchants.

J- T. Browns, mercantile brokers.Lohmann and Company, wool-

hrokers.Morts Dock Company offices.Gorset Engine Company, wool

iirokers.* Lives Bros., soap manufacttnt s-v Siemens and Co., electrical engi-neers,

Harper and Henderson, consulting.en?ineer...It is impossible to estimate the loss.

!_ f« ttust bL>many thousands of pounds.

THE BOERS.KRUGER'S LAST WORD.

BRITISH ULTIMATUMPREPARING.

BOERS WIL NOTWAIT FOR IT

TRANSVAAL FORCESMASSING

HELP FROM THECOLONIES.

(Reveived September- -30, 9.12 a.m.)

■ LONDON, September 29.President Kruger has replied to

Mr Chamberlain's interim despatchof Friday.

Kruger states that the. Transvaalstrictly adheres to the Conventionof ISS4, and will ask for nothingmore.

The British Cabinet is sitting toprepare an ultimatum.

It is believed the Boers will notwait for the receipt- of an ultimatum,but will commence hostilities at once.

PRETORIA, September 29.Two batteries of the Stoats Artil-

lery and one thousand Pretoria bur-ghers have gone to Volksrust, od theNatal border, close to Lang's Nek.

Two thousand burghers are assem-bling at Walkerstroom, forty milesnorth-east of Volksrust.

Another force of 1200 is assembledat Sandsprint, further south on theNatal border, in Orange Free State.

A large force of Transvaal andOrange burghers, with four Maximguns, is concentrating near Har-rismith, in Orange Free State.

THE COLONIES THANKED.

LONDON, September 29English newspapers generally pay

a tribute to the offer of troops forthe Transvaal by Canada, Australia,and New Zealand, but. the "DailyChronicle" asks: "'What has New Zea-land to do with the Transvaal. TheEmpire is not menaced."

DISARMAMENT HINTED AT.

LONDON, September 129.The "'Times" advocates English de

mands approaching the scheme out-

lined by the Johannesburg Uit.andersCouncil in July, and also hints at th<disarmament |-f the Transvaal.

RAINFALL IN TRANSVAAL.

LONDON. September 29

Rains have commenced in theTransvaal. The scarcity of water hasdelayed the Boers initiating au at-tack.

It is feared there will be greatdifficulty in provisioning Johannes-burg.

KRUGER AND SALISBURY.

SPEECH BY MR BALFOUR

LONDON, September 29The "Daily Chronicle" says Presi-

dent, Krugers -efforts to. approachLord Salisbury direct were foiled.

Mr Balfour, in a speech at Dundee,said the Government had loyally andwith . long-suffering patience strivento obtain a peaceful and honourablesolution. Apparently the Boers re-fused to yield. Great Britain couldnot and would not do so. The in-terests of South Africa, of civilisation,and of national honour made retreatimpossible.

Mr C. T. Ritchie. President of theBoard of Trade, speaking in London,said if war occurred. President Kru-ger would be responsible.

" .Fifty thousand Mausers, !">OO.OOOcartridges, and several heavy mortarsieave Holland for the Transvaal im-mediately.

HELP FROM THE COLONIES.

CONFERENCE OF MILITARY-COMMANDERS

PATRIOTIC SPEECHES,

MELBOURNE, this dayAt a conference of military com-

manders, all colonies being represent-ed, Lord Brassey, Ln a speech,' said hehoped the outcome of the conferencewould be a united Australian con-tingent., in- proof' that mother andchildren are . standing shoulder toshoulder in vindicating their commonrights, and as an indication'of theloyalty of the colonies-

The Minister of Defence utteredsimilar sentiments.

The Victorian. .Commandant pre-sided at a conference which discussedthe proposed numerical strength,arming, and pay of:the colonial con-tingent The decisions will not bemade known till the close of the con-ference.

THE NEW ZEALAND OFFERACCEPTED.

TELEGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR

His Excellency the Governor hasreceived a reply" from the

_Secretary

of State for the Colonies intimating

that Her Majesty's Government high-ly appreciates the offer of the Legis-lature of New Zealand of a contin-gent for service in the Transvaal,that they will gladly aya.l them-

selves of" this* loyalty and Patrioticoffer should occasion arise, and that

in such an event the earliest possibleintimation will be given.

MAJOR ROBIN SUMMONED TOWELLINGTON.

DUNEDIN. this dayMajor Robin, of the,Otago Hussars,

who is mentioned as one of.the cap-tains of the New Zealand contingent,left to-day for Wellington by theChristchruch express, under urgentinstructions.

FROM THE JOHANNESBURG "STAR."PRESIDENT KRUGi... i'liAii^'C-l FOR PEACE.

WAR EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY.A private cablegram was received in

Auckland to-day from Port Elizabethstating : "We expect declarationof war immediately, and consider

prospects of peace are hopeless."

THE NEW ZEALANDCONTINGENT.

AUCKLAND VOLUNTEERS OFFER-ING.

I Lieut. Colonel Banks, officer com-manding the Auckland volunteer dis-j trier. i« now in communication with| the. captains of the country mountedrifle volunteer corps and other voliin-

' leer officers in connection with thedesired detachment of 50 mountedriflemen and two officers for the NewZealand Contingent for the Trans-vaal. Particulars of the number ofcountry voluntars who would be will-ing to serve tire not yet to hand, butearly next, week the Brigade Office ivAuckland will no doubt be fully post-ed, and have a complete list of volim-

' tears from this district. Lieut. Wal-ker, of the Kihikihi detachment No. '■'",Waikato Mounted Rides, has communi-

| cated with Col. Banks on the subject,and it is expected that a number ofmembers of his corps will volun-teer. A number of the AucklandMounted Rifle Company members havehanded in their names, includingLieut. 11. J. Banks, Sergeant-Major _"'.Evans, Sergeant J. It. Ilond. SergeantC. Harrowell, Corporal D. Bodlc,Privates E. It. Carter. I). Casey. C.Cowen, and J. Jenks. Several otherqualified members arc expected tohand in their names; and other volun-teers from various corps are get-

I ting transfers to the mounted corps'in the hope of being included in thechosen detachment. Amongst thevolunteers is Sergeant-Major John-son, of the Auckland Engineers, whowas through the Matabele campaign,and who has obtained a transfer to

| the Auckland Mounted Rifles.The names of men who can ride and

! are good shots arc being receivedi from other volunteer corps as well|as the mounted rifles.I It is probable that several Thames■ volunteers will send up their names.I Volunteers not in possession of horses|will be furnished with suitable horses

by the Government. Two farrierswill be required amongst the Auck-land detachment.

News from Wellington stales thatthe contingent is expected to beready i'or embarkation in three weeks-time. The arrangement of details islargely in the hands of Col. Pentonand Sir Arthur Douglas.

The Premier has received telegramsfrom various parts of the colony ex-pressing pleasure at the enthusiasticway in which Parliament sanctionedthe. proposed contingent.

OATS FOR TRANSVAAL.WELLINGTON, this day.

It is understood a very large orderfor New Zealand oats has been placedfor the Transvaal.

AMATEUR ATHLETICASSOCIATION.

THE BRISBANE MEETING

CHOICE _OF: NEW ZEALAND REI>S(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, this day,At a meeting of the Council of the

New Zealand Amateur Athletic Asso-ciation the question of selecting arepresentaive team for Brisbanewas considered, and the followingwere recommended:—Te Paa, highjump; G. Smith, hurdles and sprintraces; 11. Brownlee, high and long-jump; W. H. Madill, hammer andshot.

It was resolved to wire the Auck-land Club asking .if they thought itadvisable to give C. McAffer an offi-cial trial as walking representative.Pentecost and Malpas will be asked togive a trial over long distances- P.Selig will be asked to manage theteam.

The selection made by the Welling-ton Club for 17th February, 1900, thedate of the championship meeting,was agreed to-

Tt was decided to endeavour to in-duce a team of athletes from- Austra-lia to visit this colony during the en-suing season, and that the local clubsat Wellington. Dunedin. Aucklandand Christchurch be asked to arrangesuitable dates.

THE WIKATO, SAFE.TOWED INTO PORT ELIZABETH

149 DAY'S OUT

CHRISTCHURCH, this dayThe New Zealand Shipping Com-

pany have received the following mes-sage from Port Elizabeth (SouthAfrica) dated yesterday: "Waikatonow being towed in."

It. is now 149 days since the Wai-kato left London for Port Chalmers.a voyage usually occupying about :">"■days After leaving London on May4th, the Waikato called in a* TeneritTeon the eleventh of the same month fora supply of bunker coal to last for theremainder of the voyage. Thence un-til August 9th. nothing was heard ofthe vessel, hut on that date the bar-quentine Tacora arrived at Mauritiusand reported speaking the Waikato inlon. ?>. (leg. east. hit. 39 deg. south.with her slut ft broken. She made twounsuccessful attempts to tow the ves-sel and then proceeded on her voyage.The Admiralty despatched the cruiserMenalope in search of the Waikato onAugust 17th, but she returned in tlm-eweeks without seeing a sign of her.The barque Albany arrived at Lyttel-ton on September 11th. and reportedspeaking the vessel on August 3rd inlat. :.9.12 south, long-. ;:«.).18 east. Shesupplied the Waikato with biscuits,and then proceeded on her way. Fromthat date nothing was heard of IhcWaikato until the above message wasreceived. It will be necessary it) towher along the coast to Capetown,where she may be docked for repairs,as there is not a dry dock of sufficientsize to accommodate her at Port Eliza-beth.

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

HIGH PRICES IN LONDON.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this dayUnder date 25th August Mr Came-

ron, Government Inspector of Pro-duce, writes saying he thinks he maysafely report that the prospects ofthe dairy produce trade are encour-aging. He says: "Prices of both but-ter and cheese are now higher thanthey have been at this time of theyear during th""c past ten years, andshow especially an enormous increaseou those of last August. The longcontinuance of hot and dry weatherexperienced both in this country andon the Continent has had the "effectof retarding the output of butter,while tho make of cheese in thiscountry is vej-y greatly decreased.The result is that the price of butteris steadily advancing, and most pro-bably by the ' time colonial buttercommences to arrive ,on the marketprices will be high and firmly estab-Mslied, so that,' even allowing forsome reaction and fall -then, t-heywill in all likelihood continue goodthroughout-' the. -winter months andwell into the spring." ~...' \...

CONDEMNED FRUIT.SYDNEY,, this ,day

The Government entomologist issurprised at the action of New.Zea.-laaid in.condemning New: South Walescit,rous fruits. 11 is believed,here %\\f.supposed red spider- is- a/brown h-itewhich is useful for feeding upon scaleeggs, and is in no way injurious -to.fruit. ..-■"."; ''■■:' ■■■:- *"'"■' J-

CABLE BREVITIES.Mills, who was sentenced at Syd-

ney to 18 months for attempting towreck a train, has been released underthe First Offender's Act.

Four hundred persons were killedat Darjccling, chiefly through landslips.Many persons were drowned on theplains. The Queenhas cabled sym-pathy.

Tlie Bank of Australasia' shows aprofit of £66,282. Deposits .'amountto £13,270,304: cash . securities to£5,052,445. and bills to £12,796,652.

To the Editor,—Sir,—l venture tocorrect an error which appeared inlast night's issue of the "Star." Yourcorrespondent "How the war will be-gin" in referring to the route fromDelagoa Bay to Pretoria states thatthe distance is 110 miles and takesfrom foyr to five hours. The correctmileage from Delagoa Bay to Pre-toria is 349 miles, and occupies 24hours by rail.—Yours truly, Ri C.Grigsby.

THE GOLDFIELDS.SHAREMARKET.

The only transaction reported onthe Exchange to-day was in GraceDarlings at 1/11. May Queens werea little better. bein«- wanted at 5/8,and N.Z. Crowns firmed from buyers12/6 to 12/0. Talismans were want-

ed at- 12/ and Waihi Grand Junctionsat- I.)/. There were also buyers to-dayof Maratotos, but as only 2/2 wasoffered no sale was reported at that-price, sellers holding- i'or 2/G. In

standard stocks there, was fair in-quiry at late rates.

BIG PUMP.

Pumping operations were resumedthis morning, two boilers being used.Everything is working satisfactorily,and the repairs to the plant will becompleted on Monday.

THE SHAREMARKET.

THAMES, this day

LATE RACING.HASTINGS TRAINING NOTES

NAPIER, this daySome good serviceable work was put

in at Hastings this morning. The.best, gallop was that registered byCast-ashore and First Blood, who fin-ished together after a once round trial,which took Irani 465.c. Frenchmanbeat Tirade and Bird of Passage overa similar distance in lmin 47sec. LadyLome,.alone, hopped over live furlongsnicely, taking, lmin 9.sec. Seahorseand Labourer galloped once round inlmin 51'sec, but the Guineas' caudidatewas not extended. . Explosion did slow-work," sprinting the last two furlongs.Rosella-covered six furlongs comfort-ably-- in lmin 2-isec Beddington,Mongonui, Tire, Lotion. Armoureux,Whitirea, St. Lemon, El Draque, St.Markv and a number of others werealso out doing slow work .

A Press, Association cablegramstates that Aquila, Woodlark. Trochon,Cicero, and Superb are scratched forthe Caulficld Cup. and Cicero and Tro-chon for the Melbourne .Cup.'

THE GAIETY COMPANY.The performance by the Gaiety

Company was largely attended lastevening," and everything went withvim from first to last. To-night ter-minates the first half-year's seasonof "The Gaiety," and a most attrac-tive bill of fare has been provided.A new first-part, finale and farce willbe given, and all the Company willappear in new items. Mr D. H. Cas-ton, Miss. Miriam Lewis/Messrs Shep-herd and Leighton. will give newselections, and the popular Leslie

Bros, will appear in a new and origi-nal act "Music and.Mirth." No doubtthere will be the usual crowded audi-ence. ' i "

THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN.

ME W. J. NAPIER'S ADDRESS

St. James' Hall, Wellington-street,was well tilled last evening by elec-tors, who attended in response to aninvitation to hear an address by MrW. J. Napier (chairman of the Har-bour Board), one of the candidates torepresent the C'ty of Auckland in thenext Parliament. Amongst those pre-sent.on the platform were:—Messrs F.E. Baume, j. Regan. S. Clarke, W.Beehan, J. Ralph, and J. C. Morrin.

Mr J,;Stichbury presided, and in in-troducing Mr Napier said that gentle-man intended to address the meetingupon politics, past, present, and fu-ture.

Our report of the address is heldover till Monday.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.At the conclusion of the address Mr

W. J. Beehan moved: "That thismeeting of the citizens of Aucklandthank Mr Napierfor-.his able address,and express the fullest confidence inhim as a fit and proper person to re-present the City of Auckland in Par-liament." The mover said Mr Napierhad plainly shown himself by his ad-dress to be the coming Minister ofJustice and Defence.

Mr Jesse Sage seconded the motion,which was carried unanimously,amidst applause.

A vote of thanks to the chair con-cluded the meeting.

POLICE COURT.The sitting of the Police Court this

morning only lasted a lew minutes.Patrick Lynch, charged with beingfound drunk in Manukau Road, wasconvicted and fined 5/, or the alter-native of 24 hours' imprisonment. Fordamaging a window in Beach Road,of the value of 0/, the property ofLeonard Chitty, accused was orderedto pay the amount of damage doneand a fine of 1/ was also imposed.Accused said he would pay theamount of the fines. A first offender,for drunkenness (on bail) was fined10/. Wm. Jas. MeCauley, for a simi-lar offence, was fined 5/, or the alter-native of 24 hours' imprisonment.Wane Duggan was convicted on achargeof drunkenness and ordered topay 7/0 gaol charges. Allan DaleCottingham, arrested on warrant atPahi, charged with wife desertion,was remanded until Tuesday next onthe application of Mr M- McGregor,who appeared for defendant. Bailwas allowed.

Queensland, New South Wales, andVictoria, who have nominated Sir

Andrew Clarke and Sir J. Solomans,their representatives on the PacificCable Board, have also conceded New-Zealand a representative, and theGovernment have nominated Mr VV. P.Reeves, Agent-General.

Mr George Fowlds announces hiscandidature for teh City of Auckland"in the interests of progressive Liberallegislation and sound administration."Next Friday at the Opera House MrFowlds will give his views on theleading political questions of the day.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER SSO^ 188ft5

BUSINESS DONJG—STANDARD 8TOCKS- l_!>»i»rs. HellersNational Bunk 52/0 .. --S.'A. iDsuraace -0/0.. 01/6standard Insurance — "" WJJN.Z. Accident Insurance — — "" -'/''N.Z. and Klver Plate 20/(3 .. 21/0I'nlon Steamship 210/0 .. —N.Z. Shipping — "" 10z'['Northern Steamship — "" "/«Devonporl Steam Ferry...-.:'.. 37/0 .. —Mikurangi Coal — ■" 8/0Westport Coal — "" J»/0Taupiri Coal — "" '-'-'°N.Z. Drug (p.a.) ''I/O "" —Northern Hoot — "" 10/0Union Oil 1<J *> "" rl^1,.0'B. Timber 25/0 .. -8/0Murray's Milk 10/° ■" ~

MINING STOCKS—Knrunui 0/2 .. 0/-!May Queen :... 5/8 .. b/oMahara Royal — "" -■,?,Mav Queen l.xtended 0/1. .. W;>Alpha g/9 "■ 1/-.Crown " 12't' "" 1:!/<JI.thel Reef """■" 0/2 .. 0/4Grace Darling 1/10 .. 2/0Komata Reefs ■— "" -',«N.Z. Talisman 12/0 .. ljS/8Ohinemuri 0/2 ■" X',;.waihi - -i'O/oWaihi Oram! Junction .... 1R/0 .- 2-/0Waihi Extended 0/8* .. 0/10Wailii-Silverton — "" 10/_Waihi South 0/0... 0/<Woodstock — ■" 5/0Wliamramata Cold 4/0 .. .ri/0Bunker's Hill - "" I/10Four-ln-Hand 2/5 .. —Harrier Reefs — "" */*>Maratoto 2/2 .. 2/6

LONGER IN THE WORLDby 3 months than any other is_ thewritten guarantee with Henning'sTyres. Factory, Stanley-st,, city. Fewsoiled Henning and Dunlop's from 15/.Any rim fitted. Huraber and Ral-leigh brakes and mud guards cheap.—(Ad.) .'■:".

NONE TOO OLD.to learn to ride a bicycle properly atHenning's school, Stanley-street.Fee. 10/. TYres repaired, none toobad; fewsoiled from 15/. Cycles onhire.—(Ad.)

Fop Sale.TOR SALE, Avery, easily handled, 3x Canaries, two Native Song- Birds, £210/.—Address Z, _SO, Star Office.TÔR SALE, Sussex-street. Gt. North-1- Road, U Rooms, scullery, bath, gas,wash-house, stable. Price, £3.0. — Alf.Walker, Legal Chambers.TjÔß SALE, Mt. Roskill, G Rooms.■*- wash-house, section SO x 132„-~Alt'.Walker, Legal Chambers, opposite VulcanLane.TÔR SALE, young Irish Terrier~Dog,-1- also Pure Airdale Terrier Bitch(pedigrees).—John Walker, City Market.TpOR SALE, a. six-roomed House, with-""" good iron roof, for removal.—J. Pet-lord, Plumber, Custom-st.TpOR SALE, fast staunch Harness Pony,-L 4yrs, £6; Small Spring Cart, verystrong-, £10; half ton Cart, £S.—Morltey's",Durham-st."IÔR SALE, Business, remuneraUoi.J- unlimited, easily worked, suit-able gentleman and wife, or two friends,£35; also, Grocery Business, £50; Electri-cal Plating, with instruction, £25; Fruit,£7, £25.—Bradley, Agent, Newton.TLf( Afi H-alk Hi^r^^'TthNuTrc Huildins;"*- Lots, Mt. IS.fM district, from 20/ perfoot.—Maker liros., Estate Agent.-.."DC SINESSES from £12 to £300. city, sub-Xf urlis, and country; Partnerships, etc.—Particulars <m application.—Burrow aa-dCo.. Bunk N.Z. Bldgs.TATOUSE PROPERTY. £120 t(T"£2000, vari--L-i- oust districts, terms arranged, or forsound ivestment.—Burrow and Co., BankX.Z. Bldgs."jÔR SALE, Flourishing Tea and Lun--l cheon Rooms, clearing £6 weekly;Boardinghouses, Grocery, Candy StoreTobacconist, etc.-_.liss Bacon, Victoria,Arcade.

r-JHOICE~YTIZAS. with bind, RemueraVV l-llerslie, Epsom, Mount Albert,Green Lane, Birkenhead.—Peckover andCo.. 117. Queen-street.CiECTIONS, Mt. Albert and Epsotn Mt"*J Roskill and Wynyard Roads Ar-thur Cook, Union streets, etc.—Peckcrverand Co., 11., Queen-street.£1 S^-Nl^"rM^^KE-IV^"roomed Pot-rAA *o,a/eV,°ff welHngton-street 5Rooms, £210. Cobden-street £225. Eden-dale £225.—Peckover and Co., 117 Queea-street.T>USL\ TESSES.-Fruit, Grwery,"CoHfFe^-M tionery, Toy, Tobacco, Fancy,Stationery, Luncheon, etc.—Peckover acidCo., 117,Queen-street.OIX-TtOOMED VILLA, splendid order"lo main road, very easy terms. LargeVillas: Mts., Eden and Roskill.—Peckoverand Co., 117,Queen-st.TÔR^SALET 6-roomed Villa and bath,.J- Eden Terrace, new. all modern con-veniences, larg-e allotment, terms; Sec-tions, Princep-st., 27/6,■ opposite DistrictHospital, level, reasonable.—Murph),High-st.

P O It --S A L E-

A WELL-PAYING LITTLE BUSIN£.*»S;would suit one or two ladies.

Apply care ofBURLINGTON CANDY STORE,

Near the Library.No Agents, No Commissions.

Xp.O R SALE, BA It GAINS-NKAT HOUSES.off College Hill, Frajjik-

lin Road, aud Richmond Road, real goodhomes.' and cheap as investment, £3_W,£450. aud-£500.—.1.THORNES, 01 Queen-st.

COTTAGE off College Hill, corner allot-ment, lovely views, £150, terms £50 caslit,balance at 5 per eeut.—J. THORNES,, 91Queen-street. '"U'OR. SALE, '1 new 0-roomed Houses off*-1- Rose Rd., gas, bath, let nt 13/. a l>ar"gain; House hi Newton, good position, letti/, £195; nice House, Mt. Albert, 2 acres ofland,, main road- £550: nice little Home, 0rooms, gas. bath, large vinery, fruit trees,near Shelly Beach. £450; cheap House inRandolph-st. £200;.Houses in Mt. Eden, Mt.Roskill, and a 1 over city and suburbs; Sec-ton*, Farms, all ou easy terms. Also, sec-ond-hand Clothing Business doing ;joo-dtrade. Money at 5 per cent. If you \rantto sell a house or buy one, come to J. H.Muldoon, 11 Coombes' Arcade.

■p; O R SAL E.

£1100—ABargain, to realise immediately.S - rooked RESIDENCE, goodstabling and man's room, with 3Jacres, Ellerslie, close station. (_4O)

£350—Capital position near Queen street.6-roomed HOUSE! ('My

£750—A Splendid Investment, SIX COT-TAGES close Queen-st., returningyearly 15 per cent, and capable ofbetter returns. (546)

£300—Two splendidly situated ALLOT-MENTS in main Mt. Eden Road.

(547>

CHURTON AND CO.,ESTATE AGENTS.

RADLEY, Land Agent, Newton, hasa Small Block of Land for .Sale in

East-street; only £65. 'RESIDENCE Srooms, almost new, ele-vated Situation, volcanic soil; con-

venient to. city; £700.—Neville Newcomb.Tk/fT. EDEN—Residence, in ' excellentAl order, stable, buggy shed, garden,paddock, comfortable home; £900.—Neville Newcomb.

RANDOLPH STREET—Cottage 5 roomsin good order, large corner section;

bargain; £260.—Neville Newcomb, Mer-cantile Chambers.mm i mi .ti _■!■ ...ii. -«-~

SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING.

TWENTY SIX out. of THIRTY FOURCertificates issued by the ShorthandAssociation this year are held by

pupils ofA. G. JARRETT,

SHORTHAND WRITER AND TYPIST,----6 WYNDHAM STRET.

Experience: 12 years with Messrs Buddie,Button and Co., 4 years in London.

Lost an_.fl Fownd.OST between Vermont aud Hackett

sts., a Lady's Gold Chain wit-, tasselattached.—Finder rewarded at Star Ofllce.'

OST, Brown Mackintosh, betweenSvmonds-street and Alten Road. Re-

ward 6n leaving at College Road Bakery.

OST, on Friday, 29th Sept., a LightBrown School Satchel, with name

Beatrice, on between Cucksey's Store andProfessor Thomas', Mountain RdLI- meterrewarded by returning to S. Hesketh,Wyndham-st.

F~~OUND~.—Stricken'!. Shop (oppositeShortland-street) is the best for

Palms, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cauliflower,Annuals, Bedding Plants, etc.

Wanted.""V7ANTED, a General Servant.—ApplyW" Mrs Brooklield, Onehunga.

fTTANTEDJ Mt. Roskill or Mt. Eden,W House of 7or S rooms; cash client.—Alf. Walker, Legal Chambers, oppositeVulcan Lane. .W4.NTED, first-class Dressmaker, by

the day.—Apply Mrs Botterill. 61,Karangahape Road, opposite Macpherson,Draper. -_WANTED, a Youth as Assistant Cook.

—Apply Sailors' Home.

VSTANTED to Purchase for cash, CottagesVV near Karangahape Ud.. Union-sit., andcity; about 2 acres Land, with water front-age.—J. Thornes, Ul Queen-street.T^TANTBdT"Use of :Room for temporaryVV storage of effects about LowerQueen-street.—Address-Storage," 2S_,Star Office. ~"HtaNTED, Cooks, 20/, 15/; Housekeeper,VV ..aundress, Housemaid, Cook-Laun-dress Married Couple, Farm Hands,. LadyHelps, Generals.—Miss Bacon. Re-openevening. . ;TT7ANTED, some kind person to AdoptVV Healthy Baby Boy 3 months old.Entirely given up.-Apply Costley Home,Epsom. . __XX 7ANTED, Young Girl as General, 3 inW family; references; before Vi or

after 5.-Mrs Friend, Glanville Terrace,Parnell (oif the Avenue). _____WANTED at once, Open or small

* Half-deck Boat; must be good and

eheap.-X.Z., 284, Star Office. __"CTTANTED, House-Parlour Maids, Cook-VV * Laundresses, Generals, Girls As-sist.-Mrs Nicoll, Victoria-st. East. K6-open this evening.

VxtaNTED to Let, Furnished Large FrontW Room, suitable for one or two gentle-wen, opposite Taberaacle—Apply Star

Oilicc. _____——

ANTED to Purchase, a Light Trap'to carv four, or Horse, Trap and

Harness; must be cheap.-Apply M. Herd,

an'mtner-st., Eden Terrace. - ■_"fTCTANTED, to-night, Housemaid, Wait-VV ress 13/, Coromandel, go Monday;

Women Cooks. Kaihu. Gisborne, E astroast Coromandel, suburbs; 20 Generalsall parts; Cool: and Housemaid, samefame family: Boy. Paeroa.-Mrs Lockley.Victoria Arca_de._Offlce_open 7 to_9 tonight.

VT7ANTED, a good Plumber or IronVV Worker—Apply Messrs E. Porterand Co., Symonds-st^ .WANTED, Denim Machinists.—Apply

Manager, "Chief" Brand ClothingFactory, Arch Clark and Sons, Limited.

ANTED, a Bricklayer; also a goodjoiner.—Becroft and Son, Builders,

Jervois Road. Ponsonby.RESSMAKING.—Apprentices wanted—

paid after first 6 months.—Apply MissLangford, at Kneebone's, Drapers, Symoudsstreet."VODNG GIRL, 14 to 16, lighthousework,X be Companion, board, clothes, pocketmoney given.—Apply Monday, Hodgson,

Coombes' Arcade.ANTED to Purchase, about 5-roomert

Cottage, small deposit; to Rent, about6-roomed Cottage, 121.—Prlchard, Coombes*Arcade.FOREMAN Carpenter wants Employ-

ment. Capable taking charge of anysort of building. — Address Single, 283,Star Office. .WANTED to Buy, Horse to run light

spring cart.—Apply Moore and Her-bert, Builders, Eden Terrace.WANTED," in"Ponsonby, House, with

7 or 8 good rooms, state rent, posi-tion, etc, reliable tenant.—Apply StarOffice^ _VX7ANTED. Youth used to Housepaint-VV ing.—ApplyS o'clock Monday morn-ing, Worthlngton, Stanley-st.

ANTED, a respectable Youth about16 to Assist.—Address Grocer, Post-

office, Newton. _\Tt7ANTED. first-class Cook for country,VV g-ood wages; Joiner for " South, 9/day, passage paid, constant work; severalFarm Hands, 15/ to 18/; Youth, milk,drive and useful, for Rotorua 12/, Man-gere 12/, Mt. Roskill and Helensville 10/,12/ and 15/: Man, milk and deliver milk inthe country, 15/; Gumdiggers; Two Youthslor flaxmill, 18/; Boys for farms, flaxmilland fish -factory: Generals; Waitress,sleep home, 12/6; good Ironer, Assistants,Barmaids.-McLeod, 24, Queen-st. Tele-phone BS_.

VXTANTED, Appreueiees to the Dress-VV making, wages given.—Apply Ladies'

Emporium, Queen-street.ANTED, Dressmaker for the country

to take charge of workroom.— ApplyLadies' Emporium, Queen-street.'TX7ANT-.D. Boy about 17 years old, ableV to milk and drive, for Waikato farm.—Apply to Holmes and Grierson, Customsst. East. .WANTED, Apprentices and Improvers tc

the Dressinaklug.—Apply between 4aDd 5 Monday. Madame Jeane, Smith audCaughey's Buildings.TpUREWA CEMETERY._____WANTED, AN ASSISTANT FOR THIS

CEMETERY.

Wages, £1 10/ a week and House.Applications to be sent to the Diocesan

Office, 101,Victoria Arcade, on or beforeMONDAY, October 9.

HOUSE wanted, near Ponsonby Reservoir—about 6 rooms, £300.—C.Williamson,

Agent, 93 Queen-st.

rpo LET, Shop in Connelly's Block Vic--.\nnu'"i%vtre| t GS,t; rent 15/ *>erArcxde

Cochrane, 101, Victoriarpo LET, 7-ro(3med~VillI_top _Hepburnr

St., close to tram, every convenience.—Mrs Oakley, Ist house Nugent-st. offKyber Pass.rpo LET. Cottages in Olipliant and Har~--*- grave .streets, rent U/.—Baker Bros..Estate Agents.rpo LET, u-roomed House. Norman-st.,-*- off Mt. Roskill Rd., every conven-ience; rent 10/6.—R. B. Shalders, 215Queen-st.

rpO LET, Furnished Houses, "Svmonds--1- street, Albert-st.. Devonport." North-cote, and Furnished and UnfurnishedRoom...—Miss Bacon. Victoria Arcade.rpo LET* or Lease, lor 7 or 14_year_C-1- Dwelling House adjoining Fire Bri-gade Station, Eden Terrace, also Stablingand Buildings and Yard, together orseparately.-J. J. Macky, Victoria Ar-cade^ Auckland.

rpo i>iw-Hcr7rfrmf- HY, desirable Villa Residence of 8lar;*e rooms, washhoiise, etc.. every con-venience, near tram and 'bus; rent' ''0. —Thomas Cahill, 101 Queen-st.rpo LET. .Sbop and Dwelling All^r^sT"-1- with or without light steam power —Apply Masefield';, Foundry.rpo LET, Handsomely Furnished Villa-JL near Mount Eden Station, low rentto good tenant.—Peckover and Co 117Queen-st. '' *rpO LET, Kingsland, 4-roomed~~Cotta'ie"->-. with stable, range.—Apply A. Fletch-er, Kingsland, or Pages' Store.

FOR SALE COLUMN. Jrp.O LET, House, Grooms"\.~baih~roorru-1- good view. Ponsonby Rd.— W. Rattray,Mercantile Chambers.rpO LET, Mt. Eden, nr.st-el.ss Furnished-L Residence, S rooms, moderate rent.—Thomas Cahill, 101 Queen-street.rpO LET, Cottage in VictoriaJ- Eden Terrace; rent 7/ per week.—J,J. Macky. Victoria Arcade. Auckland.

rpO LET, a new Groomed House off New-L North Rofld, rent VI/.—K. B. Shalders.215 Queen-street.

BRADLEY, Agent, Nlwton.-^To Let, 2Furnished Rooms, part use dining

and kitchen, 12/6; also, Cottage, newlyrenovated, 10/.PARNELL—4-roomed Cottage an# scul-

lery, large yard, 8/ week.—C. William-son, Agent, 93 Queen-st.

*r>OR OU G H OF DEVONPORT.'AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION.

Under the Auspices of the Auckland 'Branch. ■"

A, Meeting to discuss this importantquestion will be held in the COUNCILCHAMBERS. DEVONPORT, on

MONDAY' EVENING, the 2nd OCT., \at S p.m. ::j

The Mayor will preside and the meeting"R-ill.be addressed by Messrs E. W. Alison,M. Niccol and O. Mays.ARCH HILL ROAD DISTRICT.A Meeting of Ratepayers of the above

District will be held FRIDAY NEXT,October 6, at 7.30 p.m., in the NewtonWest School, to consider the proposal toborrow £1300for Drainage Works in theDistrict.

J. JENKIN, '*■Chairman.

Educationalfl'r- MARY'S CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL,KJ ponsonby, conducted by tiie-SWfceMolMercy, will resume duties on -MONDAY,2nd October. Classeson Saturday for WoodCarving, Mt. Mellic-h Embroidery, PointLace, Drawn Thread and other FancyNeedlework*. Terms ou application co' ttieLady Superior.

__^VORTH~SeHOOL,'-- vYew~Road.:TMiss Jourdain, Principal. — Fourth

Quarter begins October 2nd..

Lato Adve_.tlsomo__.ts_

m*^.^ HELPING HAND*",j|s%l_*f:l MISSION. J

TOfMORROW'S 'MEETINGS. ;"V7 a.m.—Prayer. ..*" ..', '_"%10 a.m.—Open Air. .-.,■ 11—Bible Reading. ].2.45 p.m.—Sunday School. ■ ;,:6 p.m.—Open Air (Victoria-street).7 p.m.—People's Service.

THE MISSIONER CONDUCTING.NEWTON PROTESTANT HALL.6 p.m., 6.40 p.m., 7 p.m., S p.m.—Prayer,

Praise, Service, Open Air Meeting, byHelping Hand Missioners -■ Everything Bright, Brisk, Brief."DAY-FIELD MISSION HALLr

SERVICES TO-MORROW.

11 a.m.—Mr E. Cox.6.45 p.m.—Rev. J. G. Ch/.prt.r.i.

A Solo wil! be rendered at the EveningService, entitled "Consider the Lilies,"by Mrs J W. Stewart.rp O B U I L D B r"s.

Tenders are invited for the Erectionof a Villa, St .Mary's Road, Ponsonby.Tenders close at my office MONDAY,Oct. !), at 3 p.m. The lowest or any,tender will not necessarily be accepted.

G. B. JACOBSEN, .Architect, jOffice: Ranfurly Chambers. :REE METHODIST~CHUIiCH,Mt. Eden

—Morning, 11 a.m.. Key. S. Buchanan:Evening, ti.3o, Rev. _s. Buchanan. Evange-listic Service. , . -QHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING. BOOISP KEEPING, AND W3CITING.

CLASSES NOW FORMING.Register kept for Commercial and Pro-

fessional Men requiring expert Certificat-ed Shorthand Writers and Typists.

Two positions obtained for pupils thisw*eek.

Prospectus on application.Highest Speed Certificate ever granted

by Auckland Shorthand Writers' Asso-ciation held by pupil of this School.

J. H. COL WILL, ,'JQUEEN-ST., J

Opposite "Herald" Office.

rpHE MUSIC OF COMMERCEShould be played on the best .

Instruments. : , ,THE BALL BEARING DENSMOBE, £23

less 5 per cent.THE CENTRE GUIDE YOST, £23, les*

5 percent.New Centurys, Remingtons, Smiths, j

Same Price. ;THE TYPEWRITER COMPANY, {

If, Victoria Arcade. " i

COMING EVENTS. "■

(As Published in the "Star.") .3City Hall—The Gaiety CompanyUniversity College—Lecture on "The Tu-lip," S

Sports Club—N.Z. Amateur SwimmingAssociation, 8

MEETINGS, etc.. MONDAY". 'JAuckland Trotting Club Annual, 2.30 j

AUCTIONS. MONDAY.Hunter and Nolan-Cattle at Papakura

Yards, 12C. E. Paget—Furniture, etc., Church-st.,

Devonport, 11Cochrane and Son—Property, 12Warren Blyth and Co.—Furniture, etc*;

Unlon-st., 11 . J

THE LADY FROMNOWHERE.

A DETECTIVE STOR\

BY FERGUS 111l___d__tar of "The Mystery of a Hansoia

Cab."

CHAPTER XI.THE MAD GARDENKI

Gebb was not easily surprised, be-ing used by reason of his professionto traffic in mysteries, but the un-expected fainting of Edith at bisapparently innocent question per-plexed him beyond measure. Ofcourse, tbe girl had not told him tbe■whole of her history, so no doubt inthe portions thus kept back lay theexplanation of her violent emotion.Gebb, being ignorant of tbe cause,Was amazed attbe result.

'Hullo!' said he, throwing open theWindow to admit fresh air, 'there issomething queer about this, Pram"hinted that if I asked about her .loverI might hear something strange, andher actions speak quite as loud as"words. This fainting- has some mean-ing in it. Well! well! 1 must revivefcer first, and question her afterwards.

This was easier said than done, asthere was no restorative of any sortat hand. Miss Wedderburn lay backon the couch motionless and white,the image of death; even the breezefrom the open window could not re-store her senses. Gebb was about tothrow wide open the door, and shoutfor assistance when through the win-dow he caught sight of a man cross-ing the lawn, and immediately hailedfcim loudly. The man jumped roundsuddenly as though startled by thecall, and after some hesitation movedforward slowly and unwillingly tocrane his head into the room. 'He.was a queer old creature with shaggy.white hair and untrimmed beard andtwo glittering eyes set so closely to-gether as to give him an uncannylook. He was dressed in a suit of oldclothes discoloured and rusty; andwith his elbows on the window sillmoped and mowed in a smiling vacantway at the detective. At the first.near glance, Gebb saw that the newcomer was not in his right mind.'Here, my man,' he said, making thebest of this doubtful assistant, 'bringsome water; the lady has fainted.'

The man grinned and turned hiseyes towards the white face of Edith.Over his own a shade passed, withthe result of altering it from gay tograve. He even looked terrified, andwith akind of hoarse cry, pointed onelean finger at the unconscious girl.

'Is she dead? Did you kill her?'lie asked in a harsh whisper.

'No! No!' replied the detective,soothingly, as ho would speak to achild, 'she has fainted. Bring some.water.'

'Kill her!' whispered the man, nod-ding; 'it's a good room to kill peoplein;-we use it for that here. I won'ttell. I'd rather see her dead thanalive; it's better for her. The grave'sthe bed for a weary head.'

Hush! Bring the water,' criedGebb, shrinking back from the hor-rible creature. 'Be off with you.'

The madman shrank back in histurn at the peremptory tone of thedetective, and vanished with a nod,just as a sigh sounded through theroom. The cool draught playing onthe forehead of Edith had at lengthproduced its effect, and with a secondsigh longer than the first, she openedher eyes and looked vacantly at Gebb.The detective caught her hand, and"slapped it vigorously, whereat the girlsat up with an effort, and her faint-ness passed away. Still her brain wasnot quite clear, and she looked lan-guidly at Gebb, as though she werein a dream.

'What did you say?' .she asked in o,

low voice. 'Am I—have I—what is it?'and she passed a slow hand acrossher forehead.

'You* fainted. Miss Wedderburn,'replied Gebb, softly.

'Yes! I remember! I fainted! Youasked about—Oh God! I know,' andshe covered her eyes with one hand.Before she could speak again, a harshcracked voice was heard singing in,the distance:—The raven is the fowl for me,He sits upon the gallows tree,And bravely, bravely doth he sing,In a voice so low and rich:"While flaunting in a garb of pitchThe murderer's corpse does gaily swing.Ho! Ho! Ha! Ha! He! He! He!o?he raven and the gallows tree.

'Ah!' Miss Wedderburn shiverednervously as this gruesome dittysounded' nearer, aud put her. fingersin her ears to shut out the singing

is Martin with his fearful songs,'said she softly.

'Martin! And who is Martin?' asked(Gebb, amazed at these extraordinaryproceedings.

'Martin! Martin! Mad Martin!'croaked the harsh voice; aud thereat the window stood tbe crazy man,leering in a fawning manner, andholding a tin basin half full of water.Dipping his hand into this he sprink-led a few drops towards Edith, sing-ing tunelessly the while:

'Weep till tears roll as a flood, iI baptise thee now with blood.'With an exclamation of annoyance

Edith rose, and, snatching the basinout of the man's hand, shut the win-dow hurriedly. Martin gave a fright-ened whimper and slunk away; whilehis mistress, soaking a handkerchiefin the water, bathed her pale face.Gebb, judiciously waiting the develop-ment of events, stood quietly by, won-dering, but silent.

-Is this a lunatic asylum, Miss Wed-derburn?' he asked, when she was"more composed, and he judged it judi-cious to recommence the conversa-tion.

'No? of course not!' she replied,irritably, 'the man is mad, but quiteharmless. Martin!—Martin!—I donot know his other name. He is anexcellent gardener, and usually quietenough, although he will sing thosegruesome songs all about gallows and

murders. To-day—-for some reason-he is worse than usual.'

'He ought to be placed undor re-straint,' said Gebb, carelessly, for hewas too bent on questioning his com-panion to be distracted by a luna-tic. 'But this is not the point. .May1 ask what caused you to faint, MissWedderburn V'

The girl raised her hand and direct-ed a steady stare at "'.-■ >b. 'In myturn may I ask why 'oi' come hereto questionk me?' she (.aid, defiantly.

'I thought I explained my errandbefore!' replied the deteictive, mildly.'1 am here to learn—if possible—wholulled Miss Gilruar.'

'I cannot tell you: I know nothingabout it. Until you gave me the news1 was not aware even that she wasdead!'

'Yet you were not so surprised bythe information as 1 expected!'

'That can be easily explained, MrGebb!' said Edith, wringing out- herwet handkerchief. 'As I told you be-fore, 1 knew of my cousin's fears.She was perhaps pursued by Mr Deanwhen he escaped from prison, withtlie avowed intention—it was reported—of killing her. She left her home-ay f know—in order to hide from him;but it is possible—l say,' she added,with emphasis, 'it is possible thatDean tracked her down and revengedhimself for her conduct of twentyyears ago. You wish to learn whokilled 'Miss Gilmar, sir? I tell you Ido not know! Mr Dean, in my opin-ion, is innocent, but on the face ofit. T admit that appearances areagainst him. Perhaps if you find theman and question him you may arriveat Hie truth.'

'It is not improbable, replied Gebb.coolly, 'but we must catch him first.Still, Miss Wedderburn, your opinion'of Dean's guilt or innocence does notexplain your recent conduct. To puta plain question, Miss, "What madeyou faint?"'

'That is my business!' said Edith,haugbtilj*, but with averted eyes.

'And mine, too. Why should youfaint because I ask if you have an-other lovpr besides Mr Alder?'

T refuse to answer!''Tn that case,' observed Gebb, art-

fully, there must be something wrongwith Arthur.'

'How dare you call him Arthur?'flashed out "Miss Wedderburn.

'Call who Arthur?' asked Gebb, lay-ing a trap for her hasty tongue.

'Mr Fer——,' she stopped and bither lip, hesitating as it would ap-pear, whether to tell the name or not.After amomentary pause sheevidentlydeemed bold speaking the safest pol-icy, for she continued calmly: 'Afterall, there is no reason why I shouldnot tell you his name!'

'None in the world, so far as I cansee!' answered the detective with ashrug. '1 know that his Christianname is Arthur, but what, is the sur-name of your lover. Miss Wedder-burn?'

'How do you know that I have alover?' retorted Edith, answering onequostion by asking- another.

'How do T know that you have twolovers,' corrected Gebb, coolly. 'Be-cause you told me about one namedMr Joi.il Alder, and Mr Pram spoke1o mc about the other. T came herewith a certain amount of knowledge,Miss!'

'Mr Train? What has he to do withit?'

'I don't know. I'm waiting for youto tell me.'

Edith clasped her hands togetherwith a restless movement, and walkedup and down tbe room hastily. Sud-denly, as though making up her mindto tlie inevitable, she stopped beforeHie detective.

'Mr Gebb,' she said, clearly and dis-tinctly, T have no reason to concealanything in my life. I am engagedto a gentleman named Arthur Ferris,whoso occupation is that of an artist.He has nothing to do with the murderpf Miss Gilmar, that I swear.'

'There is no need to swear,' saidGebb, wondering at her vehemence,'but why did you faint when I askedyou about him.?'

'T thought—l thought you mightsuspect him,' faltered Miss Wedder-burn, in a low tone. T know how sus-picious you detectives are. You seemto think that I know more than I tellyou, but you are wrong, I do not.'

T suspect neither you nor Mr Fer-ris,' said Gebb, quietly, 'but it wasso strange that you should faint ata simple question, that I naturally-wished to find out the reason.'

'Well, sir. you know it now.'T know the reason you choose to

give,' replied Gebb, significantly, 'butyou will excuse my saying that it israther a weak one.'

'I can give no other.''You could if you wished.''Then I refuse to give any other,'

rejoined Edith, with a frown.''Quite so,' replied Gebb, rising.

'Well, there is nothing for it but forme to take my leave—for the present,'he added significantly.

This sudden cessation of Gebb'squestions alarmed Edith more thanthe questions themselves had done,and she looked uneasy. Once or twiceshe appeared about to speak, butclosed her lips again without a wordand conducted Gebb silently out ofthe house. The detective was ratherannoyed by this self-control, as thesole reason of his manoeuvre was tomake Miss Wedderburn talk. Ninewomen out of ten would have doneso, and have defended themselves withmany words; but this girl was evi-dently the tenth, and knew the valueof silence. However, Gebb was tooexperienced to show his annoyance,and, mentally resolving to questionthis Sphinx on a future occasion whenshe was not so much on her guard,he took his leave with a last warning.

'You ought to have that mad gard-ener locked up,' he said, looking upto Miss Wedderburn as she stood onthe terrace, 'else there will be anothermurder in the Yellow Boudoir.'

'Oh, Martin is quite harmless,' re-plied Edith, calmly. 'I told you so be-fore.'

'So harmless that had he lived inGrangebury I should have suspectedhim of killing your cousin,' respondedGebb, drily, and forthwith took hisdeparture, considerably puzzled, aswell he might be, by the attitude ofthe young lady. So farshe had baffledhim'completely.

As he walked down the neglectedavenue he heard the harsh crackedvoice of mad Martin piping a tune-less ditty, and shortly afterwards metwith the man himself face to face.With his lean bent form, picturesquerags, and venerable white beard, theman looked like Lear, insane' andwretched. When he saw Gebb, thecreature stopped singing, and brokeinto a cackling laugh, which had littlemirth in it. Gebb—usually self-con-trolled and careless of impressions—shuddered at that merriment of hell.

'Are you in love with her too?' heasked the detective,i 'No,' replied Gebb,humouring the

man. 'Why do you think so?''John Aider came here and loved

her.' said Martin, reflectively. 'ArthurEcrris came and loved her. 1 thoughtyou might be a third. But you won'twin her heart—oh, no. Young Arthurhas done that. Tall, straight, dark,handsome Arthur, with the mark of,Satan on his cheek.'

'The mark of Satan!' repeated Gebb,puzzled by this description of Eerris.

'Hist!' cried Martin, with upliftedfinger. 'He is a wizard and she awitch, and they dance in the YellowRoom when the moon is up. YoungArthur has a red mark on his cheek:Satan baptised him there with blood.Oh, blood! oh. blood!' moaned thewretched creature, 'nothing but blood.A knife tor you und a rope for me.

And death in the Yellow Room;1 am alive and you are dead,But each hath gotten a tomb.

And with a long, dolorous cry Martinran up the avenue swinging his arms,leaving Gebb to puzzle out his enig-matic verse as best he could.

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By Haakon Dahl.Giving Measurements of Round Logs,varying from Sft to 30ft in length, andfrom 3ft to 26ft in girth, it also includes

A WAGES TABLEAnd

TABLE FOR CROSS-CUTTERS, CON-TRACTORS, etc.

Price 2/6.CHAMBERS BOOKKEEPING.By Single and Double Entry, 1/6.Post Free 1/9.

SETS OF RULED BOOKS for above:Single Entry 1/6, post free 1/8Double Entry 1/6, post free 1/8

MRS MACLURCAN'S COOKERY BOOK5a the BEST AUSTRALASIAN

COOKERY,Containing 891 Recipes.

Price 3/6. Post Free 3/10.NEW VOLUMES.

Woman at Home—Vol. 6—5/Strand Magazine, Vol 17—6/6jLady's Realm—Vol. 5—7/6iCassell's Magazine—s/IFamily Herald—Vol. 82—5/ILittle Folks—s/ and 3/6The Year Book of Photography, 1899—1/3|

VICTORIA ARCADE, AUCKLAND.

GHAMPTALOUP £ iOOPEff.NEW BOOKS.

sdBaker—The Cardinal's Page 3 tilBroughton,—The Gameand the Candle 3 0Brassey, Lord—Papers and Addresses 5 0Bolderwood, R.—War to the Knife.... 3 .Boothby, G.—Pharos the Egyptian.... 3 CBirt, A.—Castle Czvargas 3 tiCarey, Rosa—Mrs ltomney 3 liDemoor—Evolution by Anthrophy.... 5 0Gould, Nat—The Old Mare's Foal 2 6Hodder, E.—John MacGregor 6 _Home—Experience of Dorothy Leigh.. 3 6Huntly, H.—Our Code of Honour 3 0Lecky—Democracy and Liberty, ivoi.. I. 0Lett's Diaries for 1900Lubbock—On Buds and Stipules 5 0Mahan, Capt.—Life of Nelson .... 14 0Maltland, E.^-Etchiuglnun setters 3 UMilne, J.—Sir George Grey 3 liNew Zealand Diaries Cor IDOOOgilvie—Fair Girls and Grey Horses.. 5 0Robertson, Sir G.—Siege of Chitral 3 0Robins—The Open Question, 2/6 and 3 6Rocliff—Prac. Enginedriver's Manual 3 6Sayce—Early Israel and Sur. Nations 0 0Shortz, R.—A Passing Emperor 3 UStrong's Exhaustive Concordance 16 0Tennyson: A Memoir il 0Yuletide Yarns, by Henty 3 6

QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND.

Money.

CHEAP MONEST—Trust f-'nney to I_m_at Very Low Rate of Interest.BURTON <!. HAMMOND,

Solicitors, Queen-street,j Nearly opposite Fort-st., Auckland.! IL6*; ______ ■LU EEind in sums <TfI £&-Uj'U,Vlr from ._... „o ■.u'u.-,-._P(J ,y|\\ m. fc>. Cochrane, Cochrane's Auctionman, !.:■, Queen-st. a

Mum.c._ mj j~~7I. at a Muucraie-JKfct?.oi interest.—Apply to

JACKSON & RUSSELL,I Solicitors, Shortland-st' ]\|(U.\i_Y TO BE LENT on IriteresS-tf-*- under Wills, Freehold, or otner ap,Iproved Securities, in sums to suit boN.rowers.—Apply to Mr P. A. Vaile, Sou

icitor, Legal Chambers, Queen-st., op,: posite Vulcan Lane... ' U.NKI-Wli HAVE AIUiNM lo Leiia■«"*- at Lowest Kates of interest — BAX.TER & SHREWSBURY, Solicitors, 91Queen-st., Auckland. ' '|S j v.Mi. TO LEND on .Mortgage of*-'-»- First class Freehold Securities.

WILLIAM COLEMAN,Solicitor and Notary Public,

National Insurance Buildings. Queen-st

4-° MI ___y_ ---''"u-.0-W-AND Uiiil-.Ko&O. \}\}\f SUMS TO LEND, on goodFreeuold Property, at 5 per cent.ARCH. BUCHANAN, j

Solicitor, Vulcan Lane. IPOUR AND A HALE PER CENT.C---- ■We have Money to Let. at this rats 'on I'Trst class Freehold Security. Earlyapplication is requested. — Vaile Bros.,Legal Chambers, opposite Vulcan Lane,Queen-street.-i?ONEY to " Lend.ON LIFE INTERESTS AND REVER.

SIONS UNDER WILLS, IBOND WARRANTS. fAnd All Approved Securities.

TRUST FUNDS to LEND at 5 p.;-on City and Suburban Proper.lju,.

THE NORTHERN ESTATE AGT.NCT _FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

30, SHORTLAND-STREET.

(QHEAP MONEY! "

CHEAP MONEY])_IN SUMS OF abXOO TO

£10,000ON

COUNTRY,CITY AND

SUBURBANFREEHOLD

at the following exceptionally low rate _ pfinterest :—

£100 and Under -31000 5 Per Cent£1000 and Under £3,CQ3 ... 4J PeeCeni£3000 AND UP TO £10,000... 4£ PER CENT

For terms of applicationand full informatiotapply to the District Manager, at Auckland, o_any of the principal postmasters.

J. H. RICHARDSON, &Government Insurance Commissioner.

AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROW.DENT SOCIETY.

MONEY TO LEND.This Society is preparedto Lend Moneyonflirt-class Freehold Cityand CountrySecuritiesrt

FOUR AND A-HALF PER CENT.Apply direct to the Society's Branch Offlea

Wellington, or any of the Society's Di-tricfOffices. EDWARD W. LOWE,

Wellington. Resident Secretary.C. W. HEMERY. District Secretary.

JUT ONEY TM) LEN^ 1FROM £_. TO £500. f|

" OoFtrraitere, -withoutremoval.GtaPianos,without removal, , ■Qu Promissory Notes.___Insurance Policies.

Oa anysecurity available.ApplyNow 3-alandLoanand Di_ao_s_lßaßk>!'

%?■ Higfa-etrc^t- \ . ';.MONEY LENT ON PROMISSORY]

NOTES, HOUSES, FURNITURE, &fBILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY. '|

MORTGAGESNEGOTIATED. 'JOHN W. HARDIE,LAND, COMMISSION & ESTATE AG_Ktf.

HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND.- j

;lasupaß_.ee. \

NATIONALF. &. M. INSURANCE CO. OP N.Z,

Authorised Capital.. fi{2?2-i£_Accumulated Fuuds __13,_9J -Ratio to Total Premiums 230 per cent.

Fire and Marine Risks at lowest rates.Claims settled promptly and liberally.

All profits retained In the colony. JNORMAN T. WILLIAMS Manager. '-VTEW ZEALAND 'INSURANCE COM-«W PANY (FIRE AND MARINE).

capital .7777777. "ei.ooo.emPaid-up Capital, Reserve Fund....£400,005Protection from FIRE or MARINELOSS can be effected in this Company.CLAIMS MET WITH PROMPTITUDE

AND LIBERALITY.T. J. BRASSEY, Manager.

mHE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE■-L COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.Capital Paid Up. Re-insurance and G*n"p

_-ral "Reserve Funds exceed £250.00.. IFIRE AND MARINE RISKS ACCEPT-

ED AT CURRENT RATES. !Prompt and Liberal Settlements. I

Local Institution. ,Profits retained in the Colony.

A. S. RUSSELL, Branch Manager.

Fop Sal®« liTjV O R B A la & J

HARDWOOD BLOCKS. VFAR CHEAPER THAN COAL

Cut to Suit any Stove or Firepl£C* jAiso. _ I

COKE, CHARCOAL. AND ALL KIMD3OF COAL.

Delivered any part of Town or Suburb*BRYANT & BAILEY, i

CUSTOMS-STREET WEST. |

Educational.H/TISS ETHEL L. BOULTON, Teacher,,ItJL of Piano and Singing. Terms In ad-vance, One Guineg. quarter. Winner oiRanfurly Medal, Auckland UniversityCollege of Music, IS9S.-Armadale,Queen-st., opposite College.

■^ 4S X FOB

PERAMBULATORS. >-^._/__, THOMPSON&CO.

f"l_P s^ÔWJ',lKARANGAIIAPE Bd. i

(Nextto theForesters' HaflA large and well-solec^Stock of Stays, Bandages

Steels, Busks,Stamped ~»broidery, etc, etc., of ere. ;

STAYS CLEANED A_fl> kREPAIRE-). . |

A~~~ OPECIAL VALUE" J

° HEADSTONES,MONUMENTS, Etc :AT PARKINSON'S MON* '.

MENTAL WORKS. i.

W. PARKINSON, IVICTORIA-ST. WEST. J

Near Corner Hobson-st., Auckland ccCatalogue Post Free. Telephone #.||«

TfLJim AUCKLAND SI'AR. SATOBDAY, SEPTEMBER 3©, 1899. 7

Put'lio Notices.ir——"

science of dress-making has becomeone of the fine arts ofour day. A well-fitting

! dress is necessary fork everybody. To supplythis want we havesecured the services ofMadame Bouteau,whoholds the highest testi-

-1monialsin the SouthernHemisphere.High-class Work & Moderate

Prices Guaranteed.

lliy mAc SANF 0B D.

FISH AND OYSTER MERCHANT,COLONIAL FISH MARKETI \(Opposite Custom House).

Pesiate-aa $& ____% / Trade"Marl-

FOR SMOKED AND FRESH FISHTRY THE

[FACTORY, CUSTOM STREET.Telephone 058.

In Ladies' and Gentle-men's Boots we givethe latest Americanfesigns. We importdirect from all the bestmanufacturers and sellat wholesale prices.

i-fTIRANK HARRIS & CO..■E MONUMENTAL MASONS,MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES,etc, -worked to any design, and

supplied InMARBLE, GRANITE, AND

FREESTONE.

We Invite Inspection of our Stock.The Workmanship of which is our Best

Advertisement.Direct Importers of Marble from Car-rara, Italy, and Granite from Aberdeen,

Scotland.A Large Number of Iron Tomb Railings

to select from, New Designs.Photographs and Prices forwarded free

ope application." VICTORIA-STREET EAST,(Near Albert Park).

i A M in need of a. _^ZmuaJS\. \ -".Pair Spectacles.

*^B_\^^^^_^^_^- and hare my eyes

stnimertt. Spectacles at all prices. GoldSpectacles and Folders made to order.

SoleAgent tor the A.C.E. Spectacles., Note the Address:

'M_ QUEEN STREET (RIGHT OPPOSITEFIREBELL).

Watches,Clocks, and Jewellery sold on

" time payment system.

Shirts, Collars, Hats,Underwear

at net wholesale prices.500 doz. of Noveltiesin Men's Scarves and

Ties just opened.

STORAGE.I am now prepared to store

ALL KINDS OF GOODSAT SPECIALLY LOW RATES

IN MY NEW STORES,... BREAKWATER ROAD.Every Facitity for Despatch.

Also,To Dump, Flax, Wool, Rags, etc.

J. J. "CRAIG,1 \ BREAKWATER ROAD.

AERMOTORS or WINDMILL.]ForpUMPING WATER

CHAFF CUTTINGGRINDING GRAIN

To he seen working at our Yard, Fort-st..SOLE AGENTS: ■

JOHN CHAMBERS & SON,LIMITED.

'I^TON DYEING AND CLEANING1 ESTABLISHMENT,

_. KARANGAHAPE ROAD._ 3. W. THOMPSON.Rm?»t,*Pwl,B Buits. etc.. Renewed orGarm . and We" Pressed. Ladles'shad. _- Cleaned and Dyed to anyshade Vathers Cleaned and Dyed any>«-at d Well Curled. Gloves Clean-'!___ . * Bh°rtest notice. Wool Mats

Public Notices.

Want to furnish be sureand get an estimatefrom the manufacturers.We supply all classesof furniture direct from

the factory.Economists can saveone profit at least by

buying from us.

f__»l ___\_\

p A J. E "NT O T I C E.

'HAT RALEIGH CYCLE DEHAVE REMOVED

TO TEMPORARY PREMISESNEXT TO H, M. SMEETON,

OLD MILL BUILDINGS,QUEEN-STREET.

During Building of New Arc--''-.

VV. 11. ' ' sERVICE-

T. BACH AND COVULCAN WORKS,

ALBERT-ST., AUCKLAND.

MAKERS OF ALL KINDS OF STEAMBOILERS

WROUGHT IRON WATER MAIN* FORBATTERIES.

REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDLi. TO.

First class Workmen Employed.

Ladies' Gloves in allthe New Shades. Not-withstanding the sharpadvance in gloves, wecontinue to sell ourwell-known makes at

old prices.Try our make at 2S. ud,

__tm__w Hi wmw m ts__w ■____.

HUGHES, RAYWAHD, & BMBWiN(Late "HENRY HUGHE©"),

CEAKFSRSD PATENT AGENTS(ESTABLISHED 1382). «

TRADE MARIO Jh [%Eegistered m. A/||)V

and JUV.§

Si L^ 'n *" Countries'|^» throughout the World

AUCKLAND OFFICE: 103, QUEEN ST.

B, BROOKE-SMITH Manager.

PATENTSDESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS

.'ccurcd and Registered in New Zealand andall countries by

G. W. BASLEY"IcKistercd Patent Agent (lato Government

" Patent Officer, Auckland).

Next Bank of New South Wales

QUEENST., AUCKLAND.

Carpets and Rugs inWilton, Brussels,

Axminster, Tapestry,Kidderminster.

Linoleums, Mats andFloorcloths

At Wholesale WarehousePrices.

Tailoring-.

rUU 1 oAlLlii

or

STANDS ALONE.

A Marvel of Cheapness,Style and Finish,

The Brand of the Day.SOLD ONLY BY

J. H. DALTOW,TAILOR,

QUEEN STREET ONLY.

They are MADE TO MEASURE goods,ready for Immediate Wear.

Tailoring Department.

_h!skl>

vÂAA^ySJ

*%_tiStis£*2£ _§S&

SUITS TO MEASURE, withExtra Trousers,

FROM

JS2. 10s."A Grand Triumph, surpassing even

the Highest Expectations.

Try one, an^ you will come again.

How and Where call or send to

J. H. DALTON,TAILOR, QUEEN STREET,

Near SA-vrxos Bank.

wms mm

Jmm

~' :';:.-''v;''"■,-'.-'.'i'\

\-.: ' ■■? .&■*s''o■-.■'■--.'.""."-fe r-'v"""'-;!

■■: 'sla

AymA-'-A-yAyy-îf.

II1' il.' 'I

% "The above block represents a DarkMorning Coat and Vest and LightTrousers, suitable for elderly gentle-man. Price £2 155., withoutExtraTrousers, worth £5 of anyone'smoney.

Note Address—

J. H. DALTONTAILOR & OLOTHBER

QUEEN STREETQJBA3BAVIN SfiSK),

Publio NoMqs.3.

DE.T OOLJ-jIS BROWNE'S

TS THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

CU T f~\ ¥? i~\T"I"^7"1W L'-T' ia admitted by the profession to be the mostOi JL.v/J \i\Jt£-S JL ±.\ ALL. wonderful and valuable remedyever discovered.

_^___-_-_ -.--_, /Mn>,'TT-R,T*!n. is the bost remedy known for Coughs. Consrimp-CHLOKOBYjNE tion, Bronchitis, Asthma.

v_> .j____._-_._ieffectually checks and arrests those too often

CTT~B "T rfPt. 151"^ /~\ir\^7"lVr~Fjl fatal disoa-seß:—Diphtheria, Fever. Croup. Ague.JOLljiJ li>\J£J JL jSili acts liko a charm in Diarrhoea, and is the only

specific in Cholera and Dysentery.

CHLORODYINE gÂ^j% BOt Kpilcps7'C-h-tt-h- /Mn, <r^k r^-CTI^TTrn ia the only palliative in Neuralgia, Rheumatism.li IjO BU/O O V J-N ill GoUt Cancer' Toothacho- Meningitis. &c

The " Illustrated London News "of Sept. 28,1895.says .-"If I were asked which singlemedi-cine T should prefer to toko abroad with me. as likely to be most generallyuseful I should sayCHLORODYNE. 1 never travel without it, and its general applicabilityto the relief of a largenumber of simpleailmeuts for its best recommendation.

EarlRussell communicated to the College of Physicians that hereceived a dispatch from HorMaiesty's Consulat Manila (o the effect that cholera lias boen raging fearfully,and that tho oalyremedy of a service was CHOLORODYNK.-Tho " Lancet, Ist December. IS6_.

Caution—Bewareof Piracy and. Imitations.Caution -Vice Chancellor Dr. W. Page Wood stated that Sir J. Collis BROWNE was un-

doubtedly the inventor of CHLOItODYNK, that the story of the Defendant lreeman wasdeliberatelyuntrue ; which heregretted to say hadbeen sworn to.-See Times, 13th July, 1864.

Sold in bottles at ls 1-Jd, 2s Od, and 4s 6d each. None is genuine without thewords " DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S ChoIORODYNE" on the Government Stamp. Over.whelming Medical Testimony accompanies eachbottle.

Sole Manufacturer,—")". T. DAVENPORT, 33 GreatRussell-street,Bloomsbury, London, W.C,

Just Arrived-NEW Goodsy/VJmmmmmmmmm^mmmmmtmû^ jy \vWe have just landed j>y $$ <!s>* /*

60 PACKAGES jrQ&^fjo/New Season Goods, direct from Manufacturers, >yA?_% <&7j /fand shall offer Latest Novelties and Designs in >z >^_yjb B^ _yHOUSEHOLD REQUISITES & FURNISHING, jf_^^^^\\ât Prices which defy competition. j^ %^^fV* /S SPECIAL

We Stock everyarticle required yy'%.^^%^^ /y I SInSSFQin a well-furnished Home, and yfi' ffi&& L-i-S-Oinvite the Public to inspect our Js 'S■ Good, .compare Prices Al f QQ m£RSbefow purchasing. A \\\& y

rOTIIUTCe >/^CV^V !>_X i-OU DOZ. TABLE CUTLERYESTIfM.ES^.V^v*/ okagiven. X a\S,V/ -jOU DOZ. CUPS & SAUCERS

// m^T*^^ -S£)\J DOZ. POCKET KNIVES,from 6&.ea.

// %^V%^ S AXJXJ DOZ. FIRE SCREENS, from Gel. each

\\\' /f BAMBOO BLINDS'—AII sizes—Best quality

40 BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY CARPET SQUARES

. , THE . .

LIMITED.Telegraphic Address—Seccombe, Newmarket. Telephone—No. 475.

ESTABLISHED 1850.

CAPITAL - - - - -r .£_2o©,©©oDIRECTORS:

JOHN MOWBRAY .Managing Director).

T. H. SECCOMBE. ALFRED SECCOMBE.Secretary—ll. M. JERVIS, Jun.

BREWERS AND BOTTLERSOF THE

CELEBRATED

LO "WTfc __ l_\ _\ _m_ ____*

iUII -Oi Clllu JC3LJLw»AND

Unrivalled StoutKHYSSER PASS ROAD, AUCKLAND

McIAS'fER & SHAULERS ~~Never had such a SPLENDID STOCKbeforeof NEW

topery, Millinery, Fancy Goods & ClothingCLOSE ON OWEHUNDRED CASES ALREADY OPENEDfor the Season.

?srßic'&sMry.%,r ■"■ ___^^Sii&Si^Ssiisi

Pm vlitih- Ch'( Is for H louses Our Buyer has excelled himself (.his SeasoninBh.ck Fancies andl Gi-en.-Sinca a leading fca- Laces. Insertion., and Trimmings of all

BauWa^d^n^^Llningßin every On«£^"^Cotton Cripm!". fijd.per yd. Koiapol Good, in abundance.

Sergesand CostumeCloths in every make

McMASTER & SHALDERS.FIRST _A.-W_A._R_D & G-OLD IsfLIZ3DAX.

Auckland Industrial and MiningExhibition.

Solk Agents: PIANOFORTES.THE BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PIANO CO.,

502,Queen Street (next Tonson Garlick Co.) A- HBGMAN. Manager

BYCROFT, LIMITEDManufacturers of

TULIP AND SNOWDRIFT BRANDSOF FLOUR,- WHEATMEAL, POR-

RIDGE MEAL, SELF-RAIS-ING FLOUR.

Also, jALL KINDS OF PLAIN AND FANCY

BISCUITS. 'FIRST AWARD AT THE AUCKLANDEXHIBITION for TULIP FLOUR

with Gold Medal and Special Men-tion

FIRST AWARD AND GOLD MEDALfor SNOWDRIFT FLOUR, alsoFIRST AWARD AND GOLD MED-AL for WHEATMEAL.

FIRST AWARD AND GOLD MEDALfor BISCUITS, with Special Mention

1 for Uniformity and Excellence ofQuality

CITY FLOUR MILLS,SHORTLAND-STREET.

JAMES HUME ....-.._.. Manager.

EGGS. LIME. EGGS.LIME, in large or small quantities,

for Preserving Eggs, for Gardens, forWhitewashing, for Fowlhouses, for San-itary Purposes, for Mortar and Brick-work, obtainable from C. D. COLLIER,Hobson-st., Agent for Arch Hill LimeWorks.

Also, ON SALE, COAL, COKE, FIRE-WOOD, SHELLS, TAR, SAND, BRICKS,CEMENT, FENCING MATERIAL allsorts. CLOTHES PROPS, DRAIN PIPESof every description, SINKS, GRATES,CESSPITS, CHIMNEY POTS, FLOWERPOTS, CHARCOAL, Wholesale and Re-tail, in any quantity.FURNITURE CAREFULLY REMOVED

A TRIAL SOLICITED.

C. D. COLLIER, Hobson-st.

"VJ" O T I C E.

W. S. MELDRUM, Tailor,Late of 28, Queen-st.,

Wishes to notify the public that hehas COMMENCED BUSINESS in

HALYDAY'S BUILDINGS,SHORTLAND-ST.,

Three Doors above "Star" Offlce.

MADAME LLOYD, 1-57, KarangahapeRoad, dresses Ladies' Hair suitable

for evenings, photos., etc., from 1/.Ladies' Hair Cut and Singed, l/(j; sham-uoonig 1/6; children 3d."jV/TADAME LLOYD, 147, Karangahapel»-t Road destroys by Electrolysis processsuperfluous hair, moles, etc.

(Established 18?9)

W. SEIRV_ CE5 CARDBOARDBOX_V_AK-_.Kf

PATENT METAL EDGE DRAPERS,WEDDING and all 1-inds of BOXES.

EGG SECTIONS AND CASES..TO ORDER.Telephone -70.

KARANGAHAP-" ROAD.

SEED' POTATOES—LapstoneKidneys,EarlyPuritans, Up-to-Date, Sutton'*- Supreme,Early Rose, Bruce and other varieties.

THREE-STAR BON.KDUST -^<ÂND SPECIAL XjS**MANURES. m^<^\ CPJ>^

<T |j^j>^SEED OATS-\fU . White Tartarian, Black"]\^"^ do., Danish. Sparrowbills,&o.

*00^^ Potato Onions.Cape Barley, Maize.Wheat. Bran, Sharps, &c, &c.

Agent for P. McGILL'S OATMEAL v.idFLOUR. Tokomairiro.

3 and U Custom St.. Auckland.

Easy to Make, Easy to Digest, and of Perfect Fl^'^'r.Strengthening, Nourishing^ and Cheapest in uae.

Public NftSiw?.,

Ei rOA.'l';l^. & CO.*

STUMI'S \Wf (Batting and LEG G -.' >. o* .■:.;_>.. " toldQstysLEG GUARD, i picket-keeping Batting -■■-\V>'» ."■vi./ "S'

RACQUETSW tennis racquets-

' ot ..mt. m>-.: E.G.M. Demon, andDemon SpecialINfcLAZENGERS Pelican loh DienB|i WISDEN'B Renshaw Voss ,ISI**ORRFSTEICS Boodie Special and SelectedChampion Cr-l}ym\ .vdVq? ' Match Standard. i A_n__o- ..irolar Unicorn

~.,.., i |E|! .1 i ■■ " ■■ Alliance

CROOUB SETS AYRES- ElongatorandFmo

|||j SLAZENGER'S Bast TENNIS BALLSCOEFING IImQUISITES FORRESTER'S Faultless Ball (Guaranteed)

|S| FORRESTER'S Champion Under-sewn

TAYLOR'-J'll MARKERS . NETS and NET WINDERS„n,,T T c fel GRIP-FAST HANDLESfc.UW._U> Mm BALL CASES MARKING PIJs'S* (Extra Quality) PRESSES

Cleans, Scrubs, Scours, and Polishes everything in thehousehold from Cedar to Attic.

For Metals, Brassware, Glass, Crockery, Marble, and Paint*

WOMT WASH CLOTHES.BENJAMIN BROOKE & CO. Ltd.. Philadelphia. U.S.A.

GOLLIN & COMPANY. Sole Agents for Australasia

""""' " ~l " '

B. J. JYI. KEMP,AUCKLAND HOUSE,

PARNELL.IS NOW SHOWING THE

NEW SEASON'S GOODS.

NEW MUSLINS.NEW PRINTS.

NEW ZEPHYRS.NEW DRESSES.

NEW PLAIN AND FANCYSILKS.

NEW SUNSHADESIN GREAT VARIETY.

OUR

IMPORTED MILLINERYIS THE

PERFECTION OF STYLE ANDTASTE.

NEW GOODSIN

EVERY DEPARTMENT,AND

ALL THOROUGHLY ASSORTEDAND BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE.

_"*-»♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»"H"H^-J- Telephone 854. " ▼T \XJ HEN ORDERING!

-f /GENUINE T\UNEDIN f>A L E or (^ TOU T, J| A ■ O j--1 Be sure SPEIGHT'S name is onT the Label. a

4 Sole Bottlers: "*.

| HIPKINS & COUTTS, J-f Lower Albert-street,

4- Auckland. -f♦ +jr*T7ANTED. Ladies to Purchase Mad-VV ame Lloyd's Hair Tonics, Restorers.

Stains,. Curling Fluid, from 1/ per bottie.—147,Karangahape Road.

i Timber M<-_>e__a__t».

The Kauri Timber Co*,LIMITED.

CUSTOMS STREET WEST,HAS IN STOCK

AT ALL TIMESiAmple Supplies of Thoroughly

Seasoned KAURI*TIMBER SEIRTDTC.FLOORING ABCS__TRAY__SLINING DOOESMOULDINGS SASHESFRUIT CASES BOXES

TURHERY IK ALLJTS BRANCHES.EVERY DESCRIPTION OF

JOIIsTERITMADE FROM SEASONED TIMBER.The Company has unrivalled facllit_«s

for prompt execution of orders, whetherfor SPECIAL requirements or ordinarytrade lines.

TELEPHONE. 512.Send for Catalogue and Prioe List,

Posted Free on application to

The Kauri Timber Co^LIMITED.

BARKER, T AMB & /"I 0-,

TIMBER MERCHANTS,

CUSTOMS ST. WEST, AUCKLAND.

TIMBER. JOINERY, ARCHITRAVESMOULDINGS. SKIRTINGVENEERS OF FANCY N.Z. WOODSPUItnU POSTS,BRICKS AND LlMfc

AT LOWEST PRICES.

Afl Order: receive our Personal Supervision*

WIDE BOARDS A SPECIALITY.Telephone S2S.

The Leyland O'Brien TimbepCompany, Limited*

Architraves, Skirting, Mouldings,TimberJoinery, Bricks and Lime, at vory

lowest prices.

LARGE STOCKS OF SEASONED TIMBER,

Add orders receive the personal supervis-ion of

MESSRS LEYLAND & OBRIEN.

THE LEYUIMTBRIEN TUBESCOMPi-NY, LIMITED.

STEAM. SAW & PLANING MILLS.CUSTOMS STREET WEST. AUCKLAND,

GoaLi - ■■■■ a

GOALBROOKDALEWESTPORT GOAL

CHEAPEST AND BEST.

The.above Famous Coal can now be Puwchased either

WHOLESALE OR RETAILDirect from tho

WESTPORT COALCOS DEPOT,

FORT-STREET (Next Roller Mll._J"_4Town Office:

MINING CHAMBERS, HXCHANGBffLANE,

103,QUEEN-STREET.P.O. Box 507. Telephone 1037^

WE RONSONÂgent

Oil and Colourmen.-xTEW PAPERHANGIJBiaa^

EX DELPHIC.

W. PHILLIPPS & SON.NATIONAL BANK BUILDING*,

QUEEN-STREET. t

Are now opening a Large Shipment of)PAPERHANGINGS.

Latest Designs, Artistic Friezes, etc, eto,

> SPECIAL VALUE IN ALL GRADH&j

W. PHILLIPPS & SON.PAPERHANGINGS, GLASS PAINT,

ARTISTS' MATERIAL, AND PIC* »,TURE FRAME MOULDING

WAREHOUSE, ''■■_NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGS. <*

QUEEN-STREET.

j TTENDERSON,

Established 1860.

" PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGEBjSIGNWRITER, DECORATOR, etc

HIGH-STREET. '"Mixed Paints for House and Ship Vao_

SPECIAL BLACK FOR SCHOOL 'BOARDS.

N.B.—The above executed at Moderate)Charges.

ESTIMATES FURNISHED._______________ ■ 3Plumbing and Gasfitting.

■R. TUDEHOPE]PLUMBER AND GASFITTER.

WELLESLEY-ST. WEST.(Three Doors above Elliott-st)

Desires to thank his customers and thapublic generally for their patronage dus4

I Ing the past 23 years and still wishes then*| to remember that he will always keep ajjgood stock of all trade requisites, an<Bemploy the best workmen in all branches)of the trade, so that all orders will b«

I faithfully carried out and satisfaction!guaranteed.

Agent for Williams and Deans' BuraeaCaps. I

Agent for Keats Alb© Carbon OadBurner, j

__g_Bt for The *-Qt»ae_rople-_" Ven.ttJjtaßJTtleehoae jrio. 0.

BIRTHS.ANDERSON —On September Ist, at her ircSdenc? tool North Road, the -wife

of J. Anderson of a son.DARE.-On Sentember 26th, at her resi-

dence, Manukau Road, Parnell the wifeof Alfred Dare of a daughter, bothdoing well.

DICK.-On September 28, at her residence,the wife of W. Dick of a son.

HARRLS.-Or. September 28, at her resi-

dence, Hobsouvllle, the wife of JohnHarris of a son (Still-born).

LOVATT.—At Dublin-street, on September_>~ the wife of A. H. Lovaact of a son.

MARRIAGES.PARR-OWSLEY.-On August 23rd, by

the Rev. R. F. Macnicol, Vv illiam Rich-ard, fourth son of Edward. John Part,of Waikumete. to Rose H-OUiah, eldestdaughter of Henry Owsley.

Thames papers please copy.

DEATHS.GOERTZ —On September 29th, at 1 a.m.,

after a long and painful illness, Fredk.Louis Aldous, second son of the lateHenry Louis Goertz, of Windsor, Berks,■ England. Deeply regretted.

The funeral will leave his late resi-dence, "Southsea," Mt. Roskill Rd., at2.30 p.m. to-morrow (Sunday).

MeGREGOR.-On Saturday. 30th Septem-ber at his late residence, Valley Road.Mount Eden. James, the dearly belovedhusband of Hannah McGregor, in his both

Tlie funeral will leave his late residenceto-morrow (Sunday), October 1, for Pure-wa. at 2.30 p.m. Friends plea.se acceptthis intimation.

SPOONER.—At Tafliara, Mount. Eden, onSeptember :'.O, Charles John Clarence, theInfant sou of (.'has. F. and Alice Spooner:

: aged 9 months. At rest.

IN MEMORIAM.NESS —In sad and loving memory of our

dear' sou and brother, who was accident-ally killed at the Auckland Railway Cros-sing on October 1. 1897.

Short and sudden was hi* call-He so dearly loved by all;But oh, how sweet the promise given—

We shall meet again in heaven.For main* years our family chainWas clos'elv linked together;But oh. Ihat chain is broken now-One link has gone for ever.

Inserted by his sorrowing parents -andfamily.

THANKS.MRS G J. JACKSON tenders her sin-

cere thanks to her many friends for thegreat kindness shown to her late husbandduring his long illness, and for the wide-spread sympathyshown to her in ber sadbereavement, also for floral emblems.

MR and MRS JOHN T.URCHELL, ofPompallier Terrace. Ponsonby. desire toexpress their heartfelt thanks to allthose kind friends who tendered theirsympathy or sent floral offerings on theoccasion of their recent bereavementAlso to Dr. Robt. Bedford. M.D.. for bisunremitting care and -attention to ourson, and for his many kindly offices to usdurinK our trouble, which we shallever remember with gratitude.

MAIL NOTICE.THIS DAT.

For Turua, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Tanl-

pSnw spfymouth and Southern Ports,per Gairloch, 8 p.m.

_-«„«,For Gisborne, per Tomoana, ..45 p.m.

MONDAY, October 2.For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, per

Fo^Taumnga.'opotiki, Katitartl. Te PukePongakawV Matata, Olxiwa, andWhakatane, via Rotorua, per iraln. ,

f!? Waltara and Southern Ports, perKanieri, -.-15 a.m. ~___._,

Vor Thames per Wakatere, 10._<) a.m.For Matakana and Mullet Point, per

Orewa. 11 a.m.Per Moana. as follows— tt_.h_._i

For Samoa. Hawaiian Islands, UnitedStates of America, CattW*. BritishColumbia. Central and South America.British and Foreign West Indiea.. unit-

ed Kingdom and Continent-of Europeat 11 a.m. . . .„„-_._

For money orders, registered letters.and newspapers, at 9.30 a.m. __..„._. Parcel mail for Samoa and Hawaiian

' Islands will close at 10.SOa.m.Late letters bearing an extra lee at

2_d, in addition to the postage, maybe posted ln the late letter box onboard the steamer up to the time orsailing. __

mMail will be due in London Nov. l.

For Leigh, per Kapanui, 12 noonFor Matakana, per Kotiti, 12 noonFor Coromandel, per Terranora, 1 p.m.For New Plymouth and Southern Ports,

per Rotoiti, 1.10 p.m.For Waiharara, Mangonui, and Hohoura,

** per Ohinemuri, 4 p.m.

" Per Zealandia, as follows—For Ceylon, India, China, Japan,

Straits Settlements, Aden, Suez. Med-iterranean Ports. Continent of Europe,and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4.30

For Cape Town, Durban, Natal, Jo-hannesberg, and South African States,per Lund's Line, at 4.30 p.m.

For Australian Colonies and Nou-mea, at 4.30 p.m. .-,____

Money orders. registered letters,books, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m.

Parcels for New South Wales andQueensland, at 4 p.m.

Mail will be due in London November12.

For Russell, Kawakawa, Rawene, Whan-garoa, and Mangonui, per Clansman,5.30 p.m. " „_

For Whangamata, Tairua, and Tauranga,per Waitangi, 7.45 p.m. m . ul

For Kennedy's Bay, Kuaotunu, Whiti-anga, and Gumtown, per Muritai, 7.4!_

For Whangarei Heads, Marsden Point,Waipu, Parua Bay, Mangapai, Whan-garei Kamo, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi,Ngunguru, and Whakapara, per Wel-lington, 7.45 p.m. ''__.',.. ._, r ,

For Turua, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Wai-marie, 7.45 p.m.

For Thames, per Chelmsford, -.45 p.m.

LATE SHIPPING.Wellington, September 30—Arrived: Roto-

iti, s.s., from Lyttelton, with the outward'Frisco mails. ■

THE ZEALANDIA.Gisbornc,this day.—The s.s. Zealandia left

at a quarter to 11 to-day for Auckland,taking the following passengers from Gis-borne:—Mesdames Martin, Bowley, Light-band, Haisman, Branahan, Misses Walsh,Martin, Brown, Adams, Morrison, O'Con-nor, Messrs. Martin (2), Hccks-cher, Lightband, Hamou, and Miller.

AN APPEAL.

(To the Editor.)Sir,—On Monday next the alteration

of hours for the employees in the.butchering trade comes into opera-tion. The new conditions, accordingto the recent award, will only extendover the month of October, the sum-mer period of six months starting in[November. The time i'or all butchers-employees will be from Monday. OnMonday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 5.30p.m., on Friday, 6 p.m., and on Satur-day, 9 p.m. May I, therefore, expressa fiope that the wives of our workers■will help in the matter by attend-ing to their shopping as early onthese days as it is possible .to do.Those employed in this trade as wellas the employers—have by necessityto work long hours, and now that wehave eased their position very much,it is only Iw the assistance of our"housewives that the new conditionsmay he carried out, without- any dis-turbing element. I feel assured mya-ppeaAvill not be in vain. I am, etc.,

JAMES REGAN.President Butchers' Union. Printed and Published by the Pron'-ror.l

HENRY ERBTT. of Lake TtkM«»lat his General Printing Offi --. Short ■land and Fort streets, in the Proved I

I ni iM/.i-iand. New 7>a'and. ijSATURDAY," SEPTEMBER 30, 189* I

" J

THE AUCKLAND STAR. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1899.8

W-TtrATO—Splendid Farm 74 acres.w««se6 rooms, outbuildings. fenced

subdivided6-od undulating land; £250.-

Neville N-^tgJ-aS- .... j

All . ;n?i.

MONDAY . per >,At :"_. '. -r.a-il:. r

]Al " NOTE THE V M.. ' ,UKTPX-.'T.

NEAR ST. .) vAILS "'."''

WARREN I.'LYTAuctioneers, SV ~ ..

Have been favoured _■■?' ■ ■ ::i jMrs Wood, woi ■- .'!<.:'■to sell by pub_i>- -< ■ *.:"><:,

THE WHOLE '■ U*--C Fi '" N! 'T■':''-. 'an;: i :■ i' >''":'without th:; ....if..", f.. ; ■.__!...k\ "handsome ■"-'" '■"" '■ ia;-.0 ,

valuable v oli>.

BICYCLE fltl ■ r.-ith W -■'._ ■-■ M1..-.--.,etc., almos1 .r-? .""<"'■ '.':■-ry,

Pictures, Ornao,, :.-. f -i--. --ts Luu.o :■..,8.W., Wicker, mv.. lo- "' "■'■'-'■ Tat "-Combination <■:"'■ " 'i ' ; **; ■".->"._""■ .-D. and S. Iron Lcusi'. <1., '■;."... -'■:■.--chers and Mattresses. ■ Bedding, House-hold Linen, Cushions, Large Dining TableCruets, Cutlery, etc.

FULL CATALOGUE OF KITCHENUTENSILS AND SUNDRIES OF ALL

KINDS.

MONDAY, OCT. 2, at 11 a.m.

Note.—Piano. Violin, and Bicycle -willbe sold at 12.30 sharp.

WARREN BLYTH & CO.Auctioneers. S7 and 89, Queen-street

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2,At 12 noon.

PAPAKURA YARDS.FIRST CATTLE FAIR.

The undersigned will hold their FirstCattle Fair at the Papakura Yards,on Monday, October 2, when upwardsof

1 Kf\f. HEAD OF CATTLEJUJUU win be yarded, amongst thema large number of three and four yearOld Steers, in very fresh condition.

Entries solicited. ■ r,^_:_

f HUNTER & NOLAN '*Auctioneers.~ THURSDAY, OCT. 5,At 12 noon.

SHORTHORN BULLS OF CHOICEQUALITY.

For Sale, at the Remuera Yards onThursday, October 5, at 12 o'clock, un-less previously sold.

O ROAN PEDIGREE SHORTHORNt> BULLS, bred by Woodward Bros.,of Mount Albert.

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONS

Personal.F POWELL, Queen-st.. stocks Loasby's

" WAHOO and KOOLIBAH. SpeecerVincent's BENJAMIN GUM,and Towneid'sCINNAMON CUKE.

M~"ISS~MALI.ET-RENOIJF will receiveor visit Ladies at their own home for

treatment of all Nerve Troubles by herMagnetic Massage.—Mr Hooper's, Chem-ist. Hobson-st.

MR~ET HARE. Herbalist.—Thousandscured hy our Herbal, Massage and

ETloc'tric Bath treatment. Every form ofweakness curable cured. Advice free.

ARRISON'S WORM SPECIFIC Isknown as being the most effective

and palatable specific known. Sold ev-erywhere. iTlTADAMB .IKANE, COSTUMIERE

(Late of Melbourne),

Having secured those centrally situatedRooms lately occupied by Madame French(Smith and Caughey's Buildings), will bepleased to receive orders after MONDAY,October 2nd.

~~\ BOON to Suffering Humanity —ij- WAKKAMAYEU. the Mighty Healer,Of all Chemists and Storekeepers; 1/per bottle.-r-Wholesale Agents—MacnicolBros., Shortland-st.rPIANFIELD," Po-tter~"and Co.—TrinketJL Sets, beautifully shaded, numerous

patterns and designs to select from, allprices to suit purchasers.

W. BUCK, qrf the Three Lamps, will. have the best of everything, nomatter the cost. He strongly recom-mends CRAIG'S CLUB WHISKY. Callin and try it.

D- ~o~ybU~NEED A PAIR OF SPEC-TACLES ? Good Spectacles and

Case. 6d; superior quality, 1/; real EnglishCrystal Specks, 2/6; real English Pebbles.3/9 pair, cases given free.—AT MILLER'SFANCY REPOSITORY. VICTOR fA ST.

TO Ladies and Gentlemen—Send Addressand Receive Highest Price for your

Superior Misfits and Left Off Clothing.Gent's a Specialty.—HAßTLY'S, Welles-ley-st., 4 doors above Opera House.

TT IS JUST THIS MARY. It really

serves you right having such sore

hands. It is entirely your own fault.

How many times have I scolded you

for getting any other SOAP but FLORA.

MRS WALTHO. Certificated Accou-cheuse and Trained Nurse. First-

class accommodation for Ladies. —Abbey House. Shortland street.

D~O~TOITW_-NT A WATCH?-EnglishWatches 4/11, American Climax do.7/6, Waterbury Watches 7/11, "LeRoi" do. 11/6, Good Clocks 2/6. —For 21 days. AT MILLER'S FANCYREPOSITORY, 110. VICTORIA-ST.

B. JNO. A. McGILL'S (M.D., Chicago)"PASTILE TREATMENT," for Ut-

erine Complaints, can be obtained fromMrs A. ALPHA, Box 411, Wellington.Sole General Agent and Importer in -n.Z..or from MRS LOCKLEY, 11, VICTORIAARCADE. AUCKLAND.

Fitbile «otl<s®s.

rp H E LA RGEST STO CX

THE LAKGEST STOCK

of Ladles' Long Silver Chainsof Ladies' Long Rolled Gold Chainsof Ladies' Long Solid Gold Chainsof Ladies' Gold and Silver Watchesof Ladies' Dress Rings

of Ladies' Gold and Silver Broochesof Ladies' Leather Pursesof Gents' Gold and Silver Chainsof Gents' Gold Filled Chainsof Gents' Gold and Silver Watchesof Gents' Nickle Watchesof Clocks, Bangles, Silver Goods, etc., etc...

At tho Lowest Price,IS TO BE FOUND AT

S X E A T E S B R O S.,OPPOSITE TOWN CLOCK,

QUEEN STREET.Trading Stamps Given.

N NO~ACOOUNT~"f6I'£GET THATFIRST CLASS BARGAINS CAN-

NOW BE HAD ATPRQSSER'S.\ Large ShipmentsTjeing now to hand, ex

i Waiwera and Tomoana, our present stock i!is placed in the hands of the public at

their own Price.I GO TO PROSSER'S! FOR VARIETYI GO TO PROSSER'S

"OR REAL CHEAPNESSj GO TO PROSSER'S

FOR GOOD FITTING BOOTSGO TO PROSSER'S

FOR BEST VALUE FOR CASHI White Canvas Shoes, Black Canvas ShoesjBrown Canvas Shoes. During the Season

we shall sell at close Prices.1 Note—The Prettiest Black Canvas Shoesin town at 3/11. See them,i T. PROSSER.j Newton and Queen-st.

Auctions.MONDAY, OCTOBER 2,

At 12 noon.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.nder Conduct of the Registrar of the

Supreme Court.

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON.Per J. Dacre, Auctioneer,

Will sell by auction on the above date,at their Mart, Queen-st., Auckland,

' A LL THAT ALLOTMENT O. La^D,-î. being Allotment 3 of Section 11,of the Village of Otahuhu, having afrontage of 250 links by a depth of 400links with Dwelling erected thereon.

Conditions of Sale may be inspectedand further particulars obtained at theofflce of the undersigned.

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON.

CHURCH-ST., DEVONPORT.MONDAY, OCT. 2, at 11 o'clock.

The undersigned have been favoured byinstructions from the owner, to sellby public auction,

mHE* HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND-1- EFFECTS, as above—English Pianoin Rosewood, by Legg, London, WalnutMusic Stand, Handsome Large Oval In-laid Table, Easy, Ocasional, Stuffed andBentwood Chairs, D. and S. Iron Bed-steads, Meat Safes, Pillows, Marble TopWashstands, Dressing Tables, TelescopuRimu Dining Table, 2 extra leaves; ChestDrawers, Couches, Mirrors, CarpetSquares, Oilcloth, Lace and other Cur-tains, Chamber Ware, Crockery, Fen-der and Irons, Pictures, Large MeatSafe, Cooking Utensils, Garden Tools,Lawn Mower, etc, etc.

P.S.—The House and Large Allotmentof Land with Stable, will be Let.—Applyto the Auctioneer.

C. E. PAGET.Auctioneer, Land Agent. |Monday, October 9.

shop, dwelling, & bakery.

five cottages,corner upper queen-st. and

CROSS-ST.SHOP. AND FIVE COTTAGES.

CORNER COOK AND MORTON STS.

The subscribers, J. Dacre, Auctioneer,will sell by auction at their Rooms,Queen-st., on Monday, i)th Oct., at. 12■ o'clock, „__

/"IORNER UPPER QUEEN-ST. ANDV-- CROSS-ST.—Lot 32, Section S, City,having -4ft to Queen-st., with CornerShop, Dwelling. Bakery, etc., & 5 Cottagesof . rooms each, and Shed erected there-on, drained into sewer.

CORNER COOK AND MORTON STS.—Lot 3, having 45ft frontage to Cook-si.and 70ft to Morton-st., and Lot 4, %vith25ft frontage to Morton-st. by 07ft deep,with Corner Shop and 3 Rooms.

FOUR COTTAGES of 8 rooms each,and One Cottage of 2 rooms erected there-on, drained into sewer.

These Properties are always profitablylet, and are a good investment.

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON.Auctioneers.

' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3,At 11 o'Clock.

BOOKS, BOOTS AND SHOES,

EFFECTS INTESTATE ESTATES.

The subscribers, J. Dacre, Auctioneer,will sell by auction at their Rooms, Queen

street, on Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock,Q TREADLE SEWING MACHINES.O Books, Boots and Shoes, Carpen-ters' Tools, Musical Instruments, Drap-ery. Clothing.By Order of the Agent Public Trustee

In the Estates of E. Hart and Lang.Boxes and Effects, Clothing, etc.

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON.Auctioneers.

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6,At 2 p.m.

HIGHLY TMPORTANT SALE OFSUBURBAN ACREAGES.

MOUNT ALBERT, MOUNT ROSK-tt.AND REMUERA.

BSa 3r 22p MOUNT ROSKILL DIS-TRICT.

ALLOTMENTS,WYNYARD ROAD, MOUNT EDEN.

DWELLING HOUSE, MORNINGSIDE.

CHURTON & CO.Instructed by the various owners will

sell by public auction, at their Mart,on Friday, October 6, at 2 p.m.,

rnHAT SPLENDID PROPERTY AT-L MOUNT ALBERT, "LINCOLNPARK," and well known as MR E. SAN-DALL'S PADDOCKS, fronting Main Rd.,about 28 chains, containing about 23 acres,being part of Section 57, Mount AlbertRd. District. The land is all deep, richvolcanic of best description, perfectlylevel, ploughed, and in good grass, andwill be sold in lots of 2 acres upwards,all with main road frontages, situatedwithin Half mile of Mount Albert Sta-tion, and ._ miles from City, and presentsa rare opportunity for acquiring Firstclass handy acreages for occupation orinvestment in this favoured district.Terms if desired:

_cash; balance at

5 percent. Plans at our offlce.Also,

MOUNT ROSKILL—SSa 3r 22p, beingportions of Lots 71 and 72, Parish ofTitirangi, situated corner oi MamRoad and White Swan Road. Thisproperty has grand prospective value

Also.MOUNTAIN ROAD, REMUERA-4J

acres good Land, near Remuera Rd.,very choice position. Part of Allot-ment 130, Section 16, Suburbs ofAuckland.

Also,MORNINGSIDE, on Main Road—Very

handy Property,

_hour walk from

city good 6 roomed Residence, scul-lery, sink, etc., on Allotment. 152 x136, planted with fruit trees, et,c,it not sold, will be offered in 2 lots:House and Land, 66 x 156,and Allot-ment $6 x 156.

Also,WYNYARD ROAD, off View Road. Mt.

Eden—Choice position, nicely shel-tered, and handy city, volcanic Al-lotment 129 feet to Wynyard Road by124 feet depth, being portion of Lot4S Subdivision of Allotment 10, Sec-tion 10, Suburbs of Auckland.

Plans terms, and all further informationof the Auctioneers.

CHURTON & COBRUNSWICK MART.

JOHN CHURTON, Auctioneer.

■Bg_S_jff^Mßfta___^*'FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6,

At 12 noon.

RACING PRIVILEGES.

CHURTON & CO.JOHN CHURTON, Auctioneer.

Have received instructions from theAuckland Trotting Club, to sell at !_:o'clock,

THE GATESBOOTHS

CARDSFor their Meeting advertised to be held

at Potter's Paddock, Oct. 14 and 18.CHURTON & CO.

SALE SEASON-Speclal Reductions InORNAMENTS, VASES. GLASS-

WARE and ELECTROPLATED GOODS.-TYLER'S, Queen-st.YEW Muslins andßlouse Materials—A■*.' Lovely Lot just landed ex VValwci'a.Bed-rock prices for cash.—Uushbrook andBridgman (late R. Hobbs-.i

Thos. B. Arthur] [B. R. Sceatg

ARTHUR'S MART.

mHIS WEEK'S SALES, as so fatarranged:—

TUESDAY, at Mart, at 12 o'clock —Poultry, Produce, Fruit, etc.

WEDNESDAY, at 11 o'clock. Katoomba,Symonds-st.—Handsome Piano, Hand-someSidebo'ard, Dining Table, Ward-robe, etc., and the Furnishings of 0Bedrooms, favoured with instructionsfrom the owner.

THURSDAY', 12 o'clock, at Mart —Drapery, Clothing, Boots, Furniture,etc.

FRIDAY, at Mart, at 11 o'clock — Mar-ket Day Sale of Poultry, Produce,Fruit, etc.

PRIVATE SALE—Table Potatoes, On-ions, Grain, Cheese, Bacon, Hams, etc.

OUT DOOR SALES A SPECIALTY.RICHARD ARTHUR & CO.

THOS. B. ARTHUR. Auctioneer.ThMTßT^rthur] [B7r. Sceats

WEDNESDAY NEXT, 11 o'clock.

KATOOMBA, PRINCES-ST.HANDSOME PIANO

HANDSOME SIDEBOARD

DINING TABLE

MARBLE CLOCK AND ORNAMENTSCARPETS, WARDROBE.

The uidersigned have been favoured withinstructions from the owner, who Isgiving up busin;|s on account of ill-health, to sell her

SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNI-*J TURE AND EFFECTS, consistingof—Handsome Piano, splendid Instru-

ment, almost new; Carpets, Hearthrugs,Linoleum. Easy Chairs, Fancy Chairs,Couches, Suite of Furniture, Fancy TablesHandsome Marble Clock and Ornament-,Pictures, Fenders and Irons, Dining TableHandsome Sideboard, bevel plate glassback; Oak Dining Chairs, Wardrobe,with plate glass front: B.W. Chairs,Tables, etc., Duchess Pairs. Chest Draw-ers, D. and S. I. Bedsteads, W.W. andother Mattresses, Bedding, W.W. Stretcners. Washstands. Ware, Looking- Glasses,and the Furnishings of If Bedrooms.

Kitchen and Cooking Utensils.

TERMS CASH.

RICHARD ARTHUR & CO.THOS. B. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.

MrJ_oH3AYr~OCT6I3I-ii. 30.

PRELIMINARY.PRELIMINARY.

1

EXTENSIVE SALE OF/--.ITY AND OUBURBAN

PROPERTIES.Including—

HALLS ESTATE, NORTHCOTE.

BUILDING ALLOTMENTS AND RESI-DENCES

InPARNELL, PONSONBY, & MT. EDEN.

Further Entries Invited.

RICHARD ARTHUR & CO.THOS. B. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.

C. Arthur] [j. GorrieSATURDAY. OCT. 7, _.t 12 o'clock.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PIANO,- etc., etc.SUPERIOR HOODED PHAETONSPRING CART HORSE (Unbroken)SIDE SADDLES

WEST TAMAKI.

ARTHUR & GORRIEPlave received instructions from Mrs Jas.

Scott, who is giving up housekeeping,to sell by auction at her residence,Tamaki West, Saturday, October 7, at12 o'clock, as above.

Particulars in Future Issue.

_^_ "C. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.C. Arthur.] m. 'Jorrie

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9.

UNREDEEMED PLEDGES.UNREDEEMED PLEDGES.

AT MART, DURHAM-ST.

I ARTHUR & GORRIEHave received instructions from Mr J.

Levy, to sell by auction at their Mart,j Durham-st., Monday, October 9, at H

o'clock,|TTNREDEEMED PLEDGES.

Particulars In Future Issue.Note the Address: :

DURHAM-ST.

C. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.AT~AITKEN'S NEW MART

FURNITURE AUCTION.

MONDAY, 2nd OCT.. at 11 a.m.

DUCHESS PAIR, Drawing Room SuitesBedsteads, Austrian Chairs, Stove,

etc., etc.Other Lots Wanted.

ALEX. AITKEN (LIMITED).A. M. NEWMAN. Auctioneer.

A LFRED DUCKLAND & QONS

THE HAYMARKET.ALBERT-STREET, AUCKLAND.HOLD AUCTION SALES EACH

TUESDAY. AT THE HAYMARKET -For Hides, Sheepskins. Wool. Tallow,Bones. Hay. Straw.

THURSDAY, AT REMUERA - For Fatand Store Cuttle, Sheep. Pigs.

FRIDAY. AT THE HAYMARKET -Hay and Straw. Farm Produce,Horses, Vehicles, Harness, Saddles._

CATTLE SALES ARE HELD.E acH THIRD WEDNESDAY in the

month, at RUNCIMAN,■ MONDAYPREVIOUS at POKENO

LAST MONDAY in the Month, at PU-KEKOHE

FIRST SATURDAY in the Month, :\{WAIUKU

ON SALE. AT THE HAYMARKET.BUNYARRA BONEDUST, in lewt bagsCALCUTTA BONEDUST, in 2cwt bagsCHESTERFELP GUANO

Agents for—LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP, Liquid and

PowderFORD'S LUNGWORM MIXTURE

ALFRED BUCKLAND & RONS

TMPORTANT NOTICE.THE UNDERSIGNED having Closed

several Departments are nowPREPARED TO RECEIVE IFOR UNRESERVED SALE,

Second hand. Household Furniture,Pianos. Organs. Plate, Pictures, etc.

REGULAR WEEKLY SALES CON- IDUCTED.

lAT THE ARCADE AUCTION ROOMS. ;Opposite Smeeton's.

GABRIEL LEWIS & CO.LOUIS LEWIS. Auctioneer.

SALE SEASON-Special Reductions inORNAMENTS. VASES, GLASS-

WARE and ELECTROPLATED GOODS.—TYLER'S, Queen-at.

Public Notice3.

OPENCBR T> I ;A N O S.

THE LONDON AND BERLIN PIANOCOMPANY,

W. H. WEBBE, Manager.

Are Sole Agents for New Zealand for theCelebrated'

SPENCER PIANOS.Head Office: SHORTLAND-ST- Aucklana

| fyn TT* ASY PAYMENTS

NEW From-J AS MONTHLY.

PIANOS -LU10 Years' Guarantee Given.

And r- ■RICHARDSON &fiO.,ORGANS0RGANS- High-st Auckland^(Corner Vulcan Land.)

jt-NDERWEAR. UNDERWEAR.A Splendid Assortment of Fine, Medium,

or HeavyAll Wool UNDERWEAR, in

MEN'S, OUTSIZE MEN'S, and EXTRAOUTSIZE MEN'S.

To be had at

THORBL'RN'S," 170,. QUEEN-ST.

©TRAINING THE EYES.® When they require tbe assistance of

SPECTACLES must be Injurious.The Eyes can be accurately fitted with

Spectacles and every defect of refrac-tion remedied byT PEACOCK, Ophthalmic Optician,

'Opposite City Hall, Queen-street.Also in Stock—Binoculars Opera Glas-set Magic Lanterns. Medical Batteries,

Pocket Compasses, Cameras, and Draw-ing Instruments.

-VTEW LACKS and Trimmings.—A beauti-ful selection of New Goods now opened

up. Lowest cash prices.—Rushbrook andBridgman date R. Hobbs).

■ — ' }-T\ON'T MISS READING THIS.

PRIZES have to be given away and

ABSURD "secret investigations" held to

foster the Sale of Imported Soaps; but

the PUBLIC are the BEST JUDGES,

and after a thorough trial have practic-

ally demonstrated that TANIWHA Is

UNSURPASSED for ALL PURPOSES,

and the CHEAPEST. Sales are so RAP-

IDLY INCREASING that the manufac-

turers have a difficulty to keep pace with

the DEMAND. It's a GOOD PURESOAP you want every time, so still buy

TANIWHA, and thus get the BEST

VALUE for YOUR MONEY.

(By Special Appointment.)

■M x s s M ° E. L w A r N-MASSEUSE AND TOILET SPECIALIST 'HAS REMOVED-TONO 206 VICTORIA ARCADE (2nd Floor)Face Massage, Scalp Massage, Manicur-in" Hair Cutting and Singeing, HairDyeirg and Brightening, Removal otSuperfluous Hair by Electrolysis, Making-up for Amateur Theatricals, etc., also

Grease Paints for Sale.Having secured the services of a first

class Hair Worker, Miss McElwain Isprepared to Execute Orders for Fringes,Toupees, Switches, Wigs, etc. Comb-ings made up.

ALL WORK GUARANTEED.Appointments Booked for Day or Even-

ing, or at Private Residence, byarrangement.

lir ANICURING*LADIES' -HATRDRF.SSING IN ALL

BRANCHES. 'ELECTRIC MASSAGE.Face, Head, Arm, Chest, etc.

Removal of Superfluous Hair, Perman-ent and Painless.

All kinds of Hair Work Done.Combings Made Up.

LATEST TOILET NOVELTIES.Appointments made.

Telephone 1040.

"jVTRS TSJICCOL.

A.M.P. BUILDINGS, QUEEN-ST.(Upstairs.)

(By Special Appointment.)

ELECTRICAL MASSAGE INSTITUTE.LECTRICAL MASSAGE INSTITUTE.

Combined with Madame Lloyd's, ■HAIRDRESSING ESTABLISHMENT,HAIRDRESSING ESTABLISHMENT,

147, KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

/-IKEAT SUCCESS. GREAT SUCCESS.VT PERFECTION EGG PRESERVATIVE—Extensively used last season and pro- Inounced on all sides a great success. Eggs !preserved with this solution do not becomehard or acquire an unpleasant flavour. May|he kept fresh for months with absolutely \y.o kiss at a cost of about one halfpennyiper dozen. Sold in half-gallon tins, _/; ouegallon, 3/6: and in cases of eight gallons,21/ each. Obtainable from all merchantsand Storekeepers, or the Manufacturers,KEXDERDINE & KIRKUP, Hobsou-st.Telephone 776.

TAILOR, OUTFITTER, MERCER, etc.,DARBY-ST.. AUCKLAND.

AudOTAHUHU.

Is Opening upNEW SPRING & SUMMER GOODS

Of New and Special Designs in Trouser-ings, Coatings, Suitings. Vestings. andShirts, Collars. Scarves, Ties. Hats. etc.

Telephone 542.

ASK FOR

TTANCO C X ' 3CELEBRATED

xxxxV I.ES

MADE FROM THE

"jTUNEST A?. ALT AND J TOPS.! And|FREE FROM ALL ANTISEPTICS OR

DELETER roilS ACIDS.

/-.AFTAIN r-001. DRI3WERT,

NEWMARKET.

il

ACK TNTOSH COATS in great vari-ety; all sewn seams and guaranteed

waterproof, from 17/6. Cyclist.-.' Capesfrom 7/6.—Mcßride, Importer, Tailor andiOutfitter, 33, 11, 43, Victoria-street, next1the Victoria Hotel.T>LAOK LUSTRES.—Fancy Black Mnte-;_L> rials—A Splendid New Stock"at Rush-

i brook and Bridgman'.--. Lowest cash prices.jmELI. her you'll he always true;

■■!"- Never vex or cross her;Then to gain her sweetest smile.

Buy her Shoes of Prosser.When the day's hard toil is o'er,

And die wearied long for rest.Then for rest., for ease and comfort,

Prosser'.-. Slippers are the best.She was pretty as a picture,

A sij*.it you should not lose:| She walked with such a queenly grace,

When wearing Prosser's Shoes.

Public Notices.rpB.B Brand New Zealand Dairy Assocla--1 tIOD is guarantee of ihe tiuest quabtrof Table Butter. j■B-»ATHS -TURKISH BATHS -OPEN jB EVERY DAY for Ladies and Gentle- jtosstt&_h£r&&'better for purifying tho ekin, restoring

r_A.IV) SEASON-Special Reductions inS TEA DINNER. DESSERT ana;TOILET SETS^-TYLER'S. Queen-st.FFABLE^DECGRATrONS-ÔXGLOVE^1 IRIS BROCADE, and RUSTIC,

FLOWER HOLDERS, new and exquisitea-r„,s.-WII_SON'S, Queen-st.'-i-kT-Rl-- Water Supply—To obtain samePLus? the Schram Patent Water Filter, j-Louch Son. & Co., Manufacturers*Agents, Queen-st.

HSOLUTKLY Choicest Creamery Hiitterfor the table nil the year round.-Ne**-

Zealand Dairy Association. .~-irv-\\> ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIA-N TION'S Butter Van delivers Butter InCity and Suburbs daily.

-STAMP CO.-P.O. Box* 98-Cash.N.Z- Buyers New Issue, 6d per 100,id Id 2d 1/ dozen, and upwards for hign-

er' values. Collections bought.

SAVE MONEY-Buy your Umbrellas from

FALKNER at English prices.

OPPOSITE SMITH & CAUGHEY'S.

RICHARDSON. Engraver. 25 High-. street. Auckland. Brass Door. Memo-riam and Stencil Plates. Jewellery for

Presentations tastefuly jnscribed^

H~~ iVING recovered from my late illness,"I shall resume Practice ou Monday,

the 2nd Ot-tober.-J. O'Meagher, Barrister,and Solicitor, Shortland-street.mTßßlNGr'Sandingr"Asphalting, Con--1 creting, Draining. - All kinds JobWork Estimates free.-J. Merrick, careMr Green, City Market._n RUYERE, Stilton, and Dutch Cheese,(j to be had from F. Powell, Grocerand Provision Merchant, 2G5, Queen-st.

ALE SEASON—Special Reductions InTEA, DINNER, DESSERT and

TOILET SETS.—TYLER'S. Queen-st.-piLORIAN WARE.-The'Last and Love-JL. liest Production in ART POTI.i_.KY.

See window.—WlLSON'S. Queen-st.TJT POWELL, 265, Queen-st., has inX . stock. Cod Roes, French MustardMontserrat Lime Fruit Juice, C. anaB. Pickles in _ pint bottles.oiPRING CLEANING.—A lovely lot of►O New Hanging--. Curtains, Cretonnes,Art Muslin, Floorcloth, Linoleum, TablingS,etc., just, landed. Bed-rock cash prices,—Rushbrook and Brldgman.

ROSf3E & Blackwell's Jams, Jellies,and Marmalade in lib jars; Calf toot

Jelly, In pint bottles, to be had fromF. Powell, Grocer, 265, Queen-st.qj AY 10 YOUR MON EV,

SAVE YOUR MONEY,By Buying your Watches, Clocks, Jewellery,

Electro-plate, etc., at: the cheapest place.We can supply you cheaper than anyone

in the city.SEE OUR WINDOW.

S X E A T IO S BROS..Manufacturing Jewellers. Watchmakers.&C,OPPOSITE TABERNACLE,

KARANGAHAPE ROAD.Repairs Done. Trading Stamps Given.

mANFfELD, Totter and" Co.'s 21/ Hand-J- painted and Gilt Tea Sets, wonderfulvalue, suitable for presents.

VERHEARD In a tramcar:—lf It'sSmith's it's good. Precisely so. For

artistic, light running Prams and Go-carts,cash or deferred payments, try C. Smith,opposite Tonson Garlick Co,. Queen-st.~P\ 7. O BAD.

STOPS VIOLENT, RAGING TOOTH-ACHE IMMEDIATELY.

Prepared only bywilfred manning,

chemist & druggist,Karangahape road,

'■>>. Auckland.Price, 1/ a bottle,. Post Free, anywhere.

JOHNSTON""EROS. ~~A ,- -.'O Invite inspection of their Windowsfor Tan Boots: in greatvariety-.

JOHNSTON BROS.ti Have imported Babies' Shoes inTan. Black, Green, Cream andWhite.

JOHNSTON BROS.tl Show a large assortment of

Boots and Shoes in Glazed Kid.JOHNSTON BROS. *"

tf Sell Ladies' White Tennis 2/6,Brown 3/11,Gent's White 3/6 and 4/11

TOHNSTON BROS. : ' .tt Offer Babies' Tan Shoes from 1/10,Black Glace 1/11. Good quality

Boots 2/0.JOHNSTON BROS. "tl Show a fine range' of Children's

School Boots from 3/11for 7's to 9's"NTOW OPEN . NOW OPEN.

CENTRAL HOTEL GRILL ROOMS.HENRY HEERDEGEN

(Late with John Morrison and J~.ckGallagher),

FROPRIE'iUR.Open from S a.m. till 12 p.m.

BEST SHILLING LUNCH IN TOWN.OiNG TO GIVE A PARTY? — Go to

TYLER'S, Queen-st., CHINA. GLASaand CUTLERY Hired at Low Rates.

OHIRTS. SHIRTS. SHIRTS.

NEW AND FASHIONABLE ' SHIRTS,All sizes and qualities, now obtainable at/JHORBURN'S,

(next Iredale'S),QUEEN-ST.

SALE SEASON-Speclal Reductions inTEA, DINNER, DESSERT and

TOILET SETS.-TYLEP'S. Queen-st.BELLEEK, BELLEEK—Very Choice

Lot just opened.—Connoisseurs pleaseinspect window. Reasonable prices. —WILSON'S. Queen-st.MLINDSAY-69 Victoria-st. \vest-

" Gent's Wardrobes bought. Gentle-men's Clothes Cleaned and Repaired onthe shortest notice.TpASHIONS OF TO-DAY.-Just OpenedX at HISTED'S READY MONEYDRAPERY WAREHOUSE—A Manufac-turer's Stock of 20,000Yards of High-classNovelties in Linen, and Cotton DressFabrics. Bought at a discount for cashand selling at remarkably low prices.Exquisite Muslins, Linen, Grass Lawns,Pretty Zephyrs, good washing Printsfrom 3i;d yard. Samples of the above arenow ready for posting free to any address.An early application will be necessary.—HISTED, Ponsonby Road (near ThreeLamps). Auckland.IF you want artistic taste Fn Floral Work,

go.,write, or send to Mackay, PremierFlorist, 105, Queen-st. ."PALMS,~Tn_b_e Plants,"Bedding Plants byX the million, cheapest and best housein town.—Mackay's. 193 Queen-slreet.QEEDSfor Spring Sowing for tlie Farm.C Vegetable, and Flower Garden atMackay's. 11)5 Queen-street.

A LL Accounts owing to the nftdersigned*i must be paid to my daughter or self.—John Gardiner, Occidental Cafe."\TAUGHANS ART UNION (condensed'),

» 144 tickets. Winning numbers: 347. 147,211, 402, 413. 210. Committee: Messrs Fer-guson, Hamilton, Whitelaw and Clarke,'"Star" Office Staff.—Apply 76,<Shortlaud-strce.t.

rPJES. TIES. TIES.

NEW TIES, BOWS. KNOTS, and

SCARVES, LATEST NOVELTIES,Now Showing and Selling Cheap at

rpHORBURN'S,-X '■ 170, QUEEN-ST.

STANDARD NOVELS,"cloth and gold,best authors.—Large Shipment just

Opened Out: 9d each, 3 for 2/, or 7/6 perdozen. — Mcßride, Importer, Tailor andOutfitter, 39, 41, 43, Victoria-street, nextVictoria Hotel.

KAIAPOI CLOTHING.—New Season'sDeliveries now to hand: all sizes, and

the best and cheapest Stock, of Boys' andMen's ■Clothing in Auckland.—Rushbrook"aud Bridgman, Queen-street,

Amuooments.JAILORS' HALL, CONCERT TO-O NIGHT.-The Rev. W. Ready, withthe Ponsonby Wesleyan Band of Hope.Programme .-Piano duet Misses Beau-.Mont and Scott; vocal solo. Mrs Stewart,

trio, Misses White and Crisp; Recitation,Mr Bullen; song, Mr Henley J,song Miss ;Tomkins; instrumental solo, Mr Hooper, ■song. Miss Hankin; song. Mrs Stewart. .vocal duet; song, Mr Bloomfield andseveral others. Please come early as weare usually crowded. Open ..30, com-mence S p.m.-R. LlTTl^Manager.A BBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE.

AUCKLAND AMATEUR OPERA CLUB.Thirteenth Season.

For a Short Season Only, Cellier s Charm-ing Comedy Opera,D O R 0 T II V,D O R O T H V,

In 3 acts,Commencing WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IL

PRINCIPALS:Dorothy Rnntam, Mrs R. H. Hopk.ns: j

Lvdia Hawthorne, Mrs Stanley Somer-lield; Phyllis, Miss Dulce Dunmngh.-iin;jPriscilla, "Miss Jennie Pollock; Geoffrey,Wilder, Mr Arthur Ford; Harry Slier-,

wood, Mr Archdale Tayler; Squire Bantam.Mr Arthur G. Murphy: Lurcher. Mr PercyBlackman; Tuppitt. Mr J. W. Ryan; lornStrutt, Mr G. Tudehope.

Musical Director,PROFESSOR CARL SCHHITT, X.C.C.I.

70—PERFORMERS—7070—PERFORMERS—70

GORGEOUS SCENERYNEW WARDROBE

GRAND OPERA CHORUSFULL ORCHESTRA

MAGNIFICNT MOUNTINGCHARMING PALLETS

LIMELIGHT EFFECTS.Usual Opera Prices—Dress Circle, 4/;

Stalls, 2/6; Pit, 1/; Orchestral Stalls, 5/.Box Plan open on Monday pext. Wildman

and Lyell's. Victoria Arcade. Book early.ARCH. TAYLER Stage ManagerCHAS. CHAMBERS....Business Manager

"■;■■■"1.1.i.j. il.. _____ _____\ ■,',',eg i, ','.-■■'

Athletics, Etc.

mm—^ AUCKLAND CV C-x\. LING CLUB.JfWs SPRING CARNIVAL.m-WwlL^ AUCKLAND DOMAIN./^\l)?C\ SATURDAY. OCTO-fI ' rnSS^ } BER 28. 1809.Nsj-a*/ PROGRAMME:

CASH CYCLING EVENTS.1. MAIDEN BICYCLE HANDICAP, 1

mile, £6. First, £3; second, £2, third,

fl. Entry, 2/6. „ T „„« T -, aivm.2. QUARTER-MILE BICICLE SANiM

CAP £6. First, £3; second, £2, tuirci,

3. &LF-mss_BVBICTCW HANDICAP,£7 First, £4; second, £2; third, «.

Entry. 10/.fi ONE MILE SCRATCH RACE, £8. First,6' °£5 (presented by Mr

Central Hotel); second, &.. thud, 4.1.

_-Smptatß' BICYCLE HANDICAP,T- 1^8

First priie, trophy, value£2 2/, presented by Messrs E. Rey-nolds and Co., Victoria-street. Entry,

8. OFFICIALS' FOOT RACE 100yds. Tohe run in front of Grandstand. First

IÂTEUR C^CLING^VENTS.Open to NFZ League^ of N.Z. Wheelmen

Amateurs. „. _T

9 ONE MILE MAIDEN BICYCLE HAN-DICAP First, pair of Dunlop Tyres,value £4 4/. presented by Dunlop Tyre.Company, Christchurch; second openord^rfor £1; third, open order for 10/.

10. HALF-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP,£7. Open orders for £4, ii, and il.Entry, 3/. ■

11. ONE AND A HALF MILES BICYCLEHANDICAP. £9. Open orders for £6,£2, and £1. Entry. 4/6.

12 AMATEUR WHEEL RACE, 2 miles,handicap, £15 10/. Open orders for£10, £4, fl. and 10/. Entry. 5/.

PEDESTRIAN EVENTS13. 75 YARDS HANDICAP, £3, £2, and fl.

-pntrv o/

14. 120 YARDS HANDICAP, £3, f2, and15. 440' YARDS -HAN6ICAP, £4, f2, and

, fl. Entry,-4/-. . -"" ■ _^.__Entries for all events will cl*oseo.d.*saxj

URDAY. October 14, at 10-p.m.. at the Club■Rooms of the-Anckland Cycling Club, UpperPitt-street, next to Newton Baths, or maybe posted to the undersigned.

/-OPENING * T?UK-

"pANCT T^RESS. pARADE.HILL CLIMBING COMPETITION. |

SATURDAY WEEK, OCTOBER 14. !VANITY FAIR COMIC COSTUME

COMPETITION—Ist prize. Trophy,value Six Guineas, presented byAmerican Tobacco Company; 2nd,Trophy, value One Guinea.

MOST HANDSOME COSTUME—Ist prize,Cycling Suit, to order, value FourGuineas, presented by Mr Carter,Tailor, Wellesley-st.; 2nd, Trophy,value One Guinea

HILL CLIMBING COMPETITION, fromBowling Green, Grafton Road, toBurton's Store, Grafton Road. —Ist Prize, Trophy, value £6 6/, pre-sented by the Proprietors of "OldJudge;" 2nd, Trophy, value £2 _/.

Entry for all Events FREE.A Collection will, be made en route,

in aid Of the Jubilee Institute for theBlind.

Entries for Hill Climbing CompetitionClose SATURDAY NEXT, at A.C.C. ClubRooms, Pitt-st.

Judge—Mß THEO. QUEREE.E. NORDON,

Secretary.P.O. Box 191, Auckland.

Tfi O 0~~ T B A L L.

THE WAIHI RUGBY UNIONWill hold their

ANNUAL SPORTSOn

THE WAIHI RECREATION GROUND,ON THE 9th NOVEMBER.

Nominations Close on the 28th October.Handicaps will appear in Auckland "Star"about 2nd November. For Programmesee Posters.

D. McCURDY. Hon. Sec. _ONS OF THE EMPIRE." Patriotic

Song—"One hope, one race, onedestiny."

Sportingr.

: A UCKLAND ' TROTTING CLUB.JC\. SPRING MEETING.

ISATURDAY & WEDNESDAY, 14th & 18thOCTOBER.

NOTICE.Ponies may be measured on THURS-

DAY NEXT, instead of Wednesday, be-■ tween the hours of 3 and 4.30 p.m.ACCEPTANCES.,For all Events on the First Day Close;with the Secretary on FRIDAY, Oct. 6,

j at 10 p.m.I ; . . C. F. MARK, Secretary.II =====

Board and Residence.

THE OLD CLUB, Eden Crescent, newlyrenovated; Vacancies; 16/ per week;.Single Beds 1/, 5/ per week — Mrs Maule,

Proprietress.TTJANTED, ciire lor 2 Children-11 years orIV» over, comfortable home, terms modo-

-1rate.—Home. Post Office, Mt. Roskill.ANTED, by Single Man Board and

Lodging for two weeks or more,where no others are kept.—State terms,: letters, W.R., 270, "Star" Offlce.

'■SUPERIOR, old-established Luncheon10 Rooms, Queen-street, satisfactory

ireasons for selling, large returns,—Peck-|over and Co., 117,Queen-street.

Amusements.

O * * * HA L ULessee and Manager Mr P. R. djx

TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT tOUR FIRST HALF YEARLY CELE.BRATION.

rpHE fÂIETY COMPANY,'SPECIAL PROGRAMME. iOur New First Part. ■ "' jl At HOME jj ~ "** "1 MR D. H. CASTON 7\| MR P. H. CASTON |In New Songs and Dances.

THE LESLIE BROS.

_In their New Act, "Music and Mirth"J.E.-SHEPHERD & LEWIS-MIRIAM!In New Operatic Act. from "Nemesra"Collins ___ Browne as "The Two Lassies!'*The Leslie Sisters,Mr Scott Leighton Fred. Leslie, Jun,New and Original Farce, "Laughing Gas.' I

EVERYTHING NEW.Prices—2/ &V. Box Plan at Wildman'sPOSITIVELY NO FREE LIST._Doors open at 7.20; commence at 8.Q P E!"rT H~ O U S'S ■

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1. {

Positively the last appearance in Ancfc-C'lland of . the

' STEELE-PAYNE BELLRINGERS. j: 1GRAND SACRED CONCERT. j 1

Change of Programme.Siver Coin Collection.

SUBURBAN TOUR.ONEHUNGA—Monday, Oct. 2 " |

Representative, R. T. TREGASKI."y M.C.A. LECTUKJB'""' HALtT I

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1599. .j-rj ■ IyOCAL T>ECITAL. ; I

MR AND MRS M. HAMILTON HODGES, $Baritone, Soprano, 1

Assisted by .* IMRS ERNEST H. QUEREE (Pianist),

Mons. K. J. de WILLIMOFF (Violiutytt,

PROGRAMME: ,The InquirerHer PortraitRomance from Rosamund Schubert 1The Erl-King I

M. HAMILTON HODGESViolin Concerto—Andante and Finale...,Mendelssohn

MONS. J. de WILLIMOFFElisabeth's Prayer (Tannhauser)..Wagner

MRS M. HAMILTON HODGESMarch (Tannhauser) Wagner-Liszt

MRS ERNEST H. QUEREE ' .He is Kind, He is Good

(Aria for Soprano)Vision Fair (Herodiate) Massenet

(Recit. and Aria for , IIBaritone) < fl

MR & MRS M. HAMILTON HODGES 'flLegende Wieniaw-kjf A

MONS. E. J. de WILLIMOFF |Alone Store), i

M. HAMILTON HODGESBright Star of Love Robaud! . |(with Violin Obligato) „ , ■. -- -|The Lastßose oPSnitmter:......... ..ISxwfr^'A

MRS M.-HAMILTON HODGES , Ay.The Fisherman.... ■_■■..■ Gkbilik :MR & MRS M. HAMILTON HODGi.,3

Box Plan at Wildtnaa and Lyell's.'. Admission—2/ and 1/. "'. IDoors open at 7.30, commence. 8.15. emb,. flCarriages 9.45 p.m.

#1

S~t7~james' hallTwellington ST. gjMONDAY"NEXT, 2nd OCT. I

GRAND BAND OF HOPE ENTERTAIN* IMENT. I

Programme^ by 31isses Falls, Fell, *Mrr■Gailev, Mrs Edmondes, Messrs Hoyes, ■

LCes, Mercer, McLean and ..Kendoa.Chairman, Rev.- R. F. Macnicol. .Speaker,-M, Pastor Bull. ' '■". -- "ifAccompanist: Miss E. Entricsm. , H

Commeie-J tSO p.m. Collection. ~IJ, J. CRAWFORD, Hon. Se<v I

PONSONBY AT-HOME. - TWENTY 1SIXTH SEASON.

Tbe Final Dance (Masquerade and hDomino) will be /held in the Ponsonby iHall on FRIDAY NEXT, Oct. 6.

Bus leaves Grafton Road at 7 p.m. Iand Choral Hall at 7.15 p.m.

Tickets not. transferable. IThe Juvenile- Ball (Plain and Fancy I

IDress) in, connection, with above takes I! place the FRIDAY FOLLOWING, Oct. 11i 13. ■■ ■ liNORMAN BAKER, Hon. Sec. :Q P E R. A ' H 0 U S B.J

COMPLIMENTARY FAREWELL COIi-CERT' tendered to

MISS MAUD HOWARD.THURSDAY, sth OCTOBER, 1899, at 8 |:

p.m. ITickets,-2/ and 1/, at Stationers and Te-

b^cconists, and at Mr Carter's, opposite jOpera House. ,

Booking Free at Wlldman and Lyells.Programme in future Issue..-- A. G. PILKINGTON, Hon. Sec, ifORESTERS' HALL, NEWTON. IS

" GRAND BENEFIT CONCERT. £I Will be held in the above Hall on 1i " FRIDAY, OCT. 6, 1899, - IIn aid of the Widow and Children of tbe |I late Arthur J. H. Cash, who died after 1| " ■ an illness of two years. gi Programme by the best leading talent B| Tickets, 1/. Doors open 7.30,comraenc*I8 p.m. ' i

Watch papers for programme.W. SKERRETT, Stage Manager.

W.. H. CHATWIN, Manager. ITVY PLAIN AND FANCY DRES_S

_"*- ' BALL .Will take place on ISth October, 1899,in I

ST. GEORGE'S HALL, Newton.

Gent's' Tickets, V, Ladies free; Spec-1.tators, 1/. -"■"--'

B. WRIGHT, Hon. Sec. IrnHE pArnell social club, |

The aljove Club will-close the season ft-with a PLAIN AND -FANCY DRESS |PALL p» TUESDAY, October ?, i» fl» IODDFELLOWS' HALL.*

Double Ticket 5/, Single 3/6, Estra ILady 2/, Spectators 1/. By invitation.

Marriage's Band. ---■ -- I

' "''"'■ "' 'J. WILSON, B%J»«£. 1St! SEPULCHRE'S PARfSH HALL. |

"YE OLDEENGLYSSHE FAIRS" i |Will be held on " ?y

FRIDAY. AND SATURDAY, '$'6th and. 7th October,

And will consist of Sales of Plain and iFancy Needlework, with Promenade Con- Icerts, Maypole Dances, Klondyke, Char- Ijacter SongS, and other entertainments. !

Admisslon,_Sixpence. . |H~ ERR-NAUJOKS","135, Grey-street- 1

Music and Dancing Soirees every VjMonday and Thursday at 8 p.m. for 1pupils and friends. Dancing Class 5/ per 1month. Juvenile Class Saturday after- Inoon. - ■ INEW MUSIC!

"SONS OF THE EMPIRE," rThe New Patriotic Song,

Published by KEITH .PROWSE, & )CO., LONDON. , I

Now on Sale at EADY & CO.'S and J. |WEST'S, Music Sellers. Queen-Bt.

Funeral Kotices. I_-_^ T 0.0.F, A.C.. AUCE- I

w t^jS^ mf i- LAND DISTRICT. 1r lrms Members are invited to I

/ attend Memorial Service jf~jKT__« to be held in the Bay Ite*^^*^ tist Church, Jervois Bdj I

! TO-MORROW (Sunday) EVENING, at: a* |

' o'clock Members to assemble at btar w ■■ Rden Lodge-room at C.lo p.m.■It. ARMIGER, Jan., I

D.D.G.M._ §iam:»HMa'»»»'-*'>°»-"""""—■'JlMll?^^j« I 1

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899. supplement;),

News, Views andOpinions.

IA: felicitous instance of marriage in

Jiaste with a Manchester girl figuringas the bride and a Boston man as thegroom took place in the post-office atHolderness, U.S.A., quite recently.

The principals in the affair were MissMay Hamilton, of Manchester, andGeorge De Merritt, of Boston. Mr DeMerritt and Miss Hamilton, with Miss

Belle Avery and Mr Hill, both of Man-chester, drove from the hotel to Ash-land, five miles away, to witness a ballo-ame. On the return home, as a joke,jt was proposed that _De Merritt and

Miss Hamilton get married. Aftermuch fun-making tbe pair acted uponthe suggestion, and called upon MrCurry, the town clerk-, at Holderness.Mr Curry is a -justice of the peace, andbefore the ink was dry upon the li-cense the couple had entered thebonds of wedlock. On the return ofthe party to the hotel the matter wasdiscussed, and it developed that they

had been legally married. The coupleat first were dumbfounded, but noware happy and will live together.

Not long ago a benevolent old dame■wrote to say that she much admiredMr Arthur Balfour's blameless career,and that if he would, on his wordas a g-entleman, give her one assur-ance, she intended to visit him on hisbirthday and pay over the first instal-ment of a handsome allowance, pay-able quarterly. She required him toswear that he would never play golfon a Sunday. She had apparently dis-inherited all her relations in Scotlandfor playing the Royal game on thatday. The"story goes that the FirstLord c-f the Treasury has hardly daredto show, his face outside his own doorfor fear of being suddenly embracedand wept over coram publico. A kindof Dame Partington old person hasbeen observed hovering about the pre-cincts of Westminster, and it wasnoticed that Mr Balfour slipped in bythe back way.

The bakers of Constantinople supply800,000 loaves of bread per day for theconsumption of the capital. The Pre-fect of Constantinople, Kedvan Pasha,receives as his share two paras perloaf, i.e., £340 8s a day, or £1,033Sterling a month. This year has beenft very bad one, and cereals terriblydear,' so the bakers applied to theSultan for leave to raise their prices.His Majesty refused, but sending forthe Prefect, heaped insults upon hishead, calling him a thief and anAssassin, and bidding him leave Hiebakers in peace in future. The Pre-fect in reply merely sent the Sultana letter next morning asking for in-structions as to whence he was toobtain the £1,840 per week which hehas to hand into his Majesty's privatetreasury, and now the Sultan doesn t■worry Kedvan any more, and the■bakers pay their paras every day.

The women o£ to-day are contin-ually discovering new ways of self-support, and the latest innovation is

the' young woman who devotes hertime and artistic senses to selectingwedding presents. Those wantingpresents selected send their cheque forthe amount they wish to give and theaddress of the party to whom thepresent is to be sent, and the youngwoman does the rest—attends topacking, despatching, etc. The suc-cess of the young womanhas been sogreat that she has just made a tripto the Continent, and, in addition toher own work, now has a stock oflovely trifles picked up from abroad,from which she makes selections asorders for wedding presents come in.Several new brides are gloating overlovely odd gifts, and marvelling atthe excellent taste of their friends,little dreaming that the gifts repre-sent the taste of one whom they maynever know, but who, added to thesatisfaction of an ever-increasing in-come, has also that of knowing thather love of the beautiful has intensi-fied the happiness of many a youngbride, and added to "the gaiety ofnations."

A' capture of burglars in a Bond-st.shop recently was characterised byremarkable sang froid on the part ofthe burglars. Armed with jemmies,chisels, a hammer, and other tbols,

" two enterprising thieves, named Clare-\ mont and Bolt, entered by means of a

false key a house next door to 12, New

" Bond-st, Then making a hole in theparty wall, they passed into No. 12,which is a hosiery shop and containedabout £10,000 worth of portablegoods. The police getting wind of theaffair surrounded the house and wait-ed patiently for three hours till agentleman connected with the estab-lishment arrived with the key. Mea»-time the burglars, finding they weredetected and had no chance of escape,had occupied the time in quietly pre-paring for arrest. With remarkablecoolness they had indulged in a washand brush-up, had hidden the elabo-rate set of tools up a chimney, brush-ed the white dust off their clothe.*?and boots, and when the police dis-covered them among the loosenedbricks and powder they remarked,"Here we are." Claremont, at theClerkenwell Sessions was ordered toundergo twelve and Bolt six monthsimprisonment with hard labour.

I heard (says a writer in "To-day")a story of singular meanness lately.This Avas the case of a man avlio Avasvery rich, but had a mania that" he"was spending more than his incomewould stand, and that he must econo-mise to save himself from ruin. Onoccasions he would say to his wifeabout lunch time: "I don't feel in theleast bit hungry. I don't want anylunch. Do you?" The Avife, who wasmortally afraid of him, dare not sayanything but "No." And so he wouldorder the servant not to bring up thelunch. Then came the meanest andmost curious trait of all. He wouldcall the servant back and say "Thoughyour mistress is not hungry, I am notquite sure that I am not. So you maybring up a bit for me, and Iwill haveit alor. " In short, he Avas very farfrom acting on the usual plan of mis*ers, which'ds to starve themselves aswell as their household, for he econo-mised in food at his Avife's expenseonly, so that the poor woman had of-ten to go to her oavu relations to geta decent meal. Her husband consideredthis method of putting her out tograss as it Avere, at other people'sexpense, "good business."

Mantle Adam;?, tbe famous Ameri-can beauty, is to be cast in gold andwill represent the State of Colorado attbe Paris Exposition. Sculptor Hibee,who is to model the statue, conferred-with the Colorado Commissioners -anda. contract covering- the work -wassigned. Twelve hundred pounds ofgold will be used, and the cost will be£80,000. Under tbe contract, the Ame-rican Gold Statue Company ot NewYork agrees to buy tbe gold, cast thestatue and deliver it at Paris not laterthan April 1, 1000. The figure is to beexhibited for two years after the closeof the exposition.

A year ago a Mr Henry P. Edmondsarrived in Chicago and advertised fora wife, and from the many applicantsfor the position chose Mrs Emma L.Winch. He charmed her with hishandsome appearance and claims ofgreat wealth, but .soon after theirmeeting-, by a story of temporary em-barrassment, be succeeded in "borrow-ing" from his fair fiancee, the sum of£20 in cash, a gold watch, and a fewrings to remind him day aud night ofhis"intended wife. One day he badeg-ood-by to the widow and went toEvanst'on on pressing business. Fromthat place he wrote a letter to MraWinch, a sweet missive, beginning,"My Dear Precious Wife,'' in which hedeplored the fact that, a telegram fromGrand Haven. Mich., informing him ofhis father's death from a horse hick,demanded his immediate but reluctantpresence at the funeral, and he con-cluded: "Pray for me, darling; prayfor your heartbroken George." Thatwas the last .Mrs Winch saw of herlover until a week or two back, whenhe was behind the bars of the policestation. Some months after his dis-appearance Mrs Winch saw anotheradvertisement for a wife in the papar,which she was morally convinced wasinserted by her false lover. She there-fore induced one of her friends toanswer it, and in this way Edmondswas decoyed into the custody of thepolice.

The science of colour is still in itsinfancy, but men are beginning torealise that there is a distinct effectfrom each colour though they havenot, yet become able to tell just whatthat effect is. It is known that per-sons submitted for a long time topurple light will die from the strainon the eyes and brain. The tortureof the purple is one of the punish-ments of tbe China penal code and itis said to be most cruel. What reddoes to animals is well known. Itseems from a story recently told thatit has the same exciting influence onhuman beings subjected permanentlyto it, or under its rays for some hoursdaily. A French manufacturer ofphotographic material says that thewindows of a work-room where manymen and -women were employed werefilled with red glass, ami every day,in spite of all fines and punishments,there were incessant quarrels, duels,ami all kinds of disturbances. No-thing could bring peace. At hist someone suggested that the red light mightbe responsible for the condition andthe experiment was made of substi-tuting green glass for red. Tbechange was magical. War departedand the hands became as peaceful asthey formerly had bc-en quarrelsome.This story very likely is not true, butthe spirit of'it is.'You can easilyprove that red irritates and that greencalms. Try both, one after the other,in a hot day, giving time enough tothe test to make it worth the doing.

Militarism in Germany is no re-spector of amateur photographers.

The story whicli follows is the moresignificant because its victim, farfrom being a foreigner, was tin honestGerman merchant, touring with bicy-cle and camera in the neighbourhoodof Dantzie. A short time since, aftertaking a few snapshots of the light-house opposite Westerplatte, he dis-mounted on his way to tlie bathing-place to watch some soldiers drilling.He was standing with a number ofother spectators, but his instrumentwas in his hand. A moment later thestentorian voice of a lieutenant order-ed the sentinel to arrest the man withthe photograph instrument. The ap-paratus was taken from him, and theprisoner was forced to stand in thesentry box with his face to the wall,like a naughty schoolboy, until thearrival of the patrol. Between rowsof fixed bayonets he was then escort-ed through the principal streets^ ofWesterplatte to the police station,where his name and address weretaken and his pockets emptied. Theensuing stages of his punishmentwere a sea trip with a policeman toDantzie, a night in a dirty police cell,and five days in solitary confinement,\t the end of that time, the photo-graphic plates found in his possessionhaving been developed at the ImperialCourts'of Justice at Leipsic, .and dis-covered to be of a quite legitimatenature, the unfortunate photographerwas set at liberty. The most dramaticincident of his story concerns thestruggle the prisoner had with a

police officer who wished in his zealto investigate the plates in broad day-light. Had he given way to this de-mand the plates would have beenruined, and their unfortunate owner,as an object of indelible suspicion,

would probably have had to spend sixmontiis instead of sik clays in prison.

Lord GAvydyr, whose 90th birthdaywas celebrated last month by a greatgathering at Stoke Park*, Suffolk; is a

'hale old veteran, whose memory goesIback to the coronation of George IV.,

lat which, as a boy of 10, he was pre-sent under the care of Lady Elphin-!stone, and sat in the Lord Chamber-lain's seat in the Abbey. Subsequent-ly Avith the same lady he sat in therrallery during the coronation banquetat Westminster Hall. Lord Gwydyrstill relates Avith infinite zest the fol-lowing story .'--"Perceiving among theroval guests his cousin Lord Prudhoei(afterwards fourth Duke of Northum-berland), the boy made signs to him'indicative of his desire to share inthe feast. So Lord Prudhoe wrapped!in a piece of paper two fragments ofchicken and tossed them up to the1gallery. Promptly caught they were

ihastily devoured by the lady (LndyElphinstone) and her charge. Butimagination reels at the picture oi

chicken legs—even when wrapped in

'paper—flying through the air at_ a,coronation banquet." The other in-

cident of the ceremony, which tookfirmest hold of his youthful imagina-tion, was the entry of the King's here-ditary champion, Dymoke, on horse-back' through the great doors at theei£ of Westminster Hall. "The doors,'says Lord Gwydyr, "were flung open,arid the champion rode a feAV stepsinto the hall, flinging his gauntlet tothe group with the traditional chal-lenge. No one ventured to accept it.It was very amusing to Avatch theefforts of the rider to back his horse

lout of theKing's presence."

SCIENCE SIFTINGS.| DEADLIER TITAN DYNAMITE.I A new explosive, described as more.destructive than dynamite but lessdangerous to handle than any highexplosive now in use, is announcedto have been invented by Mr JohnKarstairs. an English chemical ex-pert of New York. It is claimed tobe absolutely smokeless am. containsneither nitro-glyeerine nor nitro-eel-lulose. According to Mi- Karstair ithas already been adopted by the Rus-j sian and German Governments fortheir armies and navies, while Eng-land, France, and Austria are experi-menting with it. Experiments arealso being made at the Sandy Hookproving grounds.

A SHRIMP WHICH CHANGESCOLOUR.

"Vibrius varians. a little shrimp ofthe Irish Sea, changes its colour ac-cording- as it lives among- green, red,or brown seaweeds, or lies on sandyor gravel bottoms. This change ofhue is protective, for when the shrimpis transferred from one habitat toanother—say from green seaweeds tored ones—it slowly alters its colourto accommodate itself to the alteredconditions of existence, and thus moreeasily escapes the hungry eye of itsenemies. The alteration in hue is dueto changes in size and arrangementof the colour granules of its.shell.

THE BLIND AND COLOUR.That there is such a. thing as colour

the blind learn from the remarks of"sighted"' people, and from what theyare taught, but what idea they formof it is difficult to discover. One blindchild, Mrs E. W. Foster tells us, thinksWednesday must be a "lovely pink"—it goes without saying that .Vednesdayis his favourite day of the week'through some pleasant association.Another asks if the "wild flowers arered?" His idea is that they are notas choice as the cultivated ones.Hence be gives them the commonestcolour. "So." continues our author-ity, "when a dear blind child insiststhat he believes my hair to be blue, Iaccept it as a compliment especiallyiwhen he says he thinks blue a prettycolour, and adds 'it's true blue, too.'"

A KLONDIKE BY-PRODUCT.The "by-products" of an industry

sometimes turn out as importantsources ofprofit as the main or directproduct. A heavy black sand whichhas been troubling the gold-diggers utKlondike may, it is reported, turn outto be one of these valuable by-pro-ducts. If comes up in quantity alongwith auriferous material, and rendersthe "washing" process much morelaborious. Analysis, however, hasshown that this sand not only con-tains a considerable proportion ofgold, but is rich in aluminum, whichis so much in demand for electricalami other operations, and so scarcethat its value is already nearly equalto that of gold itself. The objurgatedblack sand may therefore become asvaluable a find to the miner as thegold it renders more difficult to secure.

PETRIFIED PONDS.This natural curiosity is near the

Lake Ourinin, in Persia, and consistsof several ponds or marshes, Ihe wat-ers of which are iv a state of com-plete stagnation. By degrees limyeongoal, and by a slow and regularprocess petrify, and form the beauti-ful transparent stone commonly calledTabriz marble, often seen in the Per-sian burying-grounds, and whichforms one of (lie principal ornamentsof all public edifices iv that country.Iv its natural state the water is clear;it afterwards becomes thick and stag-nant; and then all at once black; and,when arrived tit the last stage of con-gelation, it looks like white frost.This wafer has such a decided ten-dency to transform itself into stout1,that the drops that issue boiling fromthe earth petrify and retain the sameform, as if they had been convertedinto marble by a magic wand. Thissingular substance is brittle, trans-parent, and sometimes richly veinedwith green, red, ami copper colour. Itmay be carried away in blocks, and isvery easily polished.LIGHTNING FROM A CLEAR SKY.

Experiments of wide scientific andpopular interest, undertaken with aview to ascertaining the electrical con-ditions of the upper air, are being-made by the United States weatherbureau at Washington. Using the kitemethod made famous by Franklin,Prof. Alexander G. McAdie, who is incharge of the tests, has alreadysecured some astonishing rstilts. Forhis work he employs, a number of hugebox kites, attached to earth by meansof piano wire, which is connected withspecial instruments in the observatorytit Washington. With a height at-tained by Hie kites of over a mile theresults secured promise important de-velopments.

One of tb<> first conditions discoveredby this method of testing was that,

I even in perfectly clear weather, agreat difference in electrical potential

lor pressure exists between the upperjand lower layers of the atmosphere.The upper air was found to be muchmore heavily charged than that nearthe earth. This condition was so pro-nounced on many occasions that suffi-cient current was obtained to run asmall motor attached to the kite \yire.Ordinarily it has been supposed thatatmospheric differences of electric

pressure existed only in the event ofstorms, when rapidly moving bodiesof air, charged with differenttities of moisture and at differenttemperatures, came into Hie same

neighbourhood. This discovery, there-,fore, furnishes an explanation of thehitherto inexplicable phenomenon ofj"lightning from a clear sky."

But it is during storms that the! most remarkable results have been ob-tained by Professor McAdie. So farthe varying character and intensify ofthe effects noted at these times haveprevented any general conclusions be-ing drawn, but the posibilities for dis-coveries of new laws are great,

_Dur-

ing- severe thunderstorms as high adifference of electric pressure as 4,000volts has been observed between theupper and lower strata of the air. Thisis a pressure frequently used on longarc lightning circuits. At times ofstorm an incessant stream of sparksbursts from the wire attached to thekites, accompanied by a loud hum-ming noise. In one stormthe effectsnoted were so violent that the re-ceiving instruments and the safety ofthe observatory itself were threat-ened. The awed experimenters feltobliged to cut the wire and let thekites go. This was a dangerous pro-ceeding to accomplish, but the wirewas finally broken and the kites re-leased. Tlie man who severed the wireproduced a miniature bolt of light-,

|ning and received a severe shock. I

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

(From Our London Correspondent,)

THE COST OF WAR.

LONDON, August ISi The "Times" correspondent in To-kio contributes to "Thunderer" someinteresting particulars of the cost ofwar between China and Japan. In-cluding the operations in Formosa, thewar lasted 12 months. Seven militaryexpeditions were undertaken, the firstof which marched 500 miles, the third

1200, the fourth 120, and the fifth 140.

IThe total number of Japanese troops

Jemployed was 120,000, and the trans-Iport arrangements were, conducted byabout the same number of transportcoolies. In the naval operations 28ships were engaged. The aggregateof expenditure was 20 million poundssterling, of which 16i was the outlayon the army, _._ that on the navy.The amount spent on arms and am-munition was only about 2 millions,and that on "rewards" three-quartersof a million. Other interesting itemswere transport 3 1-3 millions, secret-service il -17,000, and religious servicesfor (lie dead £1000. Although Japanobtained from China an indemnity of

■30 millions, she used less than 8 mil-lions of this to defray her expendi-ture on tlie war, but employed itpartly for expanding the national ar-maments ami partly for purposes ofproductive enterprise. The nationaldebt was therefore increased by do-mestic loan of 11_ millions the warbonds for which at 5 per cent, were

Ireadily and patriotically taken up bythe people, although there was nodifficulty in finding much more profit-able investments. No gold was paidout at all for war expenses, some 181-3 millions ot which were liquidated

Iby paper notes and copper coins.| Considering the magnitude of theoperations," says the "Times" corres-pondent, "and considering that they|were conducted in over sea countries,it must be acknowledged that Japanmanaged her first, foreign war in mo-dern times very cheaply.

THE ROYAL ZEBRAS.

Passengers to England by HieOceuna have had some unique fellow-travellers, as that steamer broughtHome, the pair of fine grey Grevy ze-bras which joined the boal at Aden,and are King Menelek's gift to theQueen. The zebras are the first oftheir species ever brought, to Europe,and have come Home in charge of.Mr Thomson, assistant superintendentof the Loudon Zoo, who was sent toSomaliliind specially to fetch them."Johnny" ami "Jessie," as they are

called, stand over I_l hands, havegrand heads and superb strip.ugs ofblack and grey. The devoted couplehave had several vicissitudes sinceleaving their native haunts. Theywere handed over to Captain Harring-ton at Adisaba. 500 miles from thecoast, to reach which a steep muletrack had to be traversed. On theway, the path broke beneath Johnny'sfeet, and becoming frightened he fellinto a cleft ISO feet deep. FromZaila tin- zebras were transported incommissariat horse boxes by nativedhows to the steamer Flphinstone, amile and a half off shore. The Fl-phinstone took them to Aden, wherethey were stabled for 10 days, andwhere Johnny recruited for tlie voy-age. They embarked on the Oceanaiv padded teak cages and had to bekept within hearing of each other.The lied Sea nearly proved too muchfor Johnny, who was at one timegiven up. but the cool weather pulledhim round, and by the time the Bayof Biscay was reached they had gottheir sea-legs. On arrival at tbe Al-bert Docks Johnny and Jessie wereconveyed in a spring van and artil-lery wagon respectively to the Zoo.where they tire to be "deposited"pending- the signification of theQueen's pleasure. In spite of thecrowd to witness their home-coming,they made quite a peaceful entry intotheir loose box.If will be interesting fo see whether

the Grevys can be driven iv harness.They seem to be more amenable todiscipline than the Burchell variety,a four-in-hand of which Avas drivenby the Hon. Walter Rothschild.

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND.

A distinguished chemist has passedaway in thu person of Sir EdwardFrankland, who died last week at the. age of 7-t, in Norway, whither he hadgone for the salmon fishing. After a

I thorough grounding- in chemistry inthe laboratories of l.iebig and P.unsenat Giessen and Marburg, he turned hisattention shortly after attaining hismajority to pure chemistry. As theresult of his investigations he in 1850announced the preparation of com-pounds of zinc with methyl and ethyl,"and predicted the existence of 20similar bodies. In 1852 he communi-cated to the Boyal Society the hypo-thesis upon which is based the doc-trine of atomicity or equivalence ofthe elements. Tn ISSI he had beenappointed Professor Chemistry atOwen's College, Manchester, and inthis capacity investigated tlie chemi-cal composition of gases and inventeda new gas-burner. In IS(_5 he becameProfessor of Chemistry at the RoyalCollege of Chemistry (Royal Schoolof Mines), and his monthly analysis

lof the water supply of the metropolisI Avas almost the most useful of hismany useful works. As a member ofthe second Royal Commission on thePollution of Rivers and equipped bythe Government with a fine laboratoryhe made elaborate and exhaustive re-searches over a period of six years,which materially added to our know-ledge of the chemical qualities of ourAvater, the purification of sewage, theprevention of pollution of rivers bytrade refuse, and filtration, and inIS9G he aviis able to declare in favourof the Thames as the source of Lon-don's Avater suply.

In 1559 he and Tyndal] spent a.night on the summit of Mount Blanc,observing the rate of combustion ofstearin candles, from which he de-duced important theories as to thesource of light in luminous flames.

Another singular experiment inwhich he was concerned was the as-cent of the Faulhorn by Pick andWislicenus on a non-nitrogenous diet,Avhile Frankland did the laboratoryexperiments and calculations to settlethe question of the origin of muscular

|power.

He was Professor of Chemistry suc-cessively at. Owen's College St. Bar-tholomew's Hospital, the Boyal Insti-tution, and the Boyal College ofScience, South Kensington. He wasa Fellow of the Boyal Society, wasawarded its royal medal in 1857, audacted as its Foreign Secretary, was aD.C.L. of Oxford and L.L.D. of Edin-burgh, as well as being a member ofnumerous foreign learned societies.He was first president of the Societyof Chemical Industry and presidentof the Chemical Society in 1871. Hewas made a K.C.B. in 1897.

PARIS IN DANGER.

LONDON, August 20Since the days of '71 the "red fool-

fury of the Seine" has never over-flowed its banks quite so dangerouslyas it did on Sunday afternoon andevening- last, and for the miniaturerevolution which threatened to turnthe streets of Paris into shamblesFranco has mainly to thank PremierWaldeek Rosseau. The Premier is es-sentially a man of peace, and natur-ally when M. Guerin, the Presidentof the Anti-Semitic League, transform-ed his newspaper office in the RueChabrol into a fort, and boastedproudly that he would hold it againstallcomers, M. Rosseau tried to effecthis arrest in accordance with humani-tarian principles. He might have or-dered Hie police to storm the fortforthwith at the risk—a small one—■of losing a few lives, and of rousing

I the fanatical Anti-semitic element of[Paris to deeds of violence. Such a[course would doubtless have been dan-gerous to a certain extent, but it couldnot have had more evil results than|the pacific methods adopted, and it is! quite probable that had M. RosseauIpigeonholed his humanitarian princi-ples for a time, and had given Parisjto understand that the Government[would stand no nonsense he wouldhave considerably simplified the task|of those whose duty it is to keep orderin the most turbulent capital inEurope.

Instead, however, of, so to speak*,driving M. Guerin and his fellow con-spirators out of Fort Chabrol at thepoint of the bayonet, M Rosseau treat-ed the recalcitrants much in the samemanner as a London vestry mighttreat a defaulting ratepayer. He'shoved the warrant for M. Guerin'sarrest under Hie front door, cut oil' thewater and gas, slopped the drains ofthe house, and. to put the matter inthe expressive if inelegant phraseologyof the man in the street, tried tostarve and slink tlie garrison intosubjection.

Naturally such procedure was takenby the disorderly elements in Parisas an evidence of .Ministerial weakness,and acting on this assumption, audencouraged by Sebastian Faure, Ihewell-known proprietor of that revolu-tionary "rag." the "Journal dvI'euple," the Anarchists, Socialists andragamuffins of the capital burst outinto rioting- and pillaging last Sun-day. From three o'clock in the after-noon till one o'clock- in the morningthe mob and the police were in con-stant conflict. Knives, revolvers, andother lethal weapons were freely used,and before the authorities were ableto consider themselves masters of thesituation over -100 people and policewere candidates for hospital treat-ment, two newspaper kiosk's were

I burnt, the Church of St. Joseph's titjthe corner of the Rue SI. Maur wasjwantonly desecrated by the An-larehical mob, which broke down theheavy oak doors, smashed the altarornaments aud the images of theSaviour and the Virgin Mary to pieces,made a bonfire of the Crucifixes andpictorial adornments, and had juststarted to set fire to the pulpitwhen the Republican Guard arrivedto put an end to the scene of wantondestruction. But for their appearanceSt. Joseph's end, without doubt, wouldhave been burnt to the ground. TheChurch of St. Nicholas in the Rue

(St. Martin was also attacked by aIband of rioters, who broke much of[the statuary adorning the front oftlie edifice, but were too keenly chasedby the police to work their wickedwill on the building.

Paris is now comparatively peace-ful again, but unless the Ministry dealpromptly and effectually with M.Guerin—ihe prime cause of all Sun-day's trouble — and mete out swiftretributive justice to M. SebastianFaure ami his abettors and tools weare likely to sec some bloody work inthe streets of the capital before long.

A SOUDAN TRAGEDY.

FRENCH OFFICERS MUTINY ANDMURDER

J France is indeed unfortunate just! now. At a time when the eyes of the! whole civilised world are fixed upon

the behaviour of her leading generals,| and when apparently the very exist-

ence of the Republic depends upon the1 loyalty and discipline of her army

comes from the French Soudan a taleof tragic insubordination culminatingin the cold-blooded murder of Colonel

jKlobb and Lieutenant Meunier andi eight privates by Captains Voulet and: Chanoine.[ The history of the mission which(has had such a deplorable ending maybe recited briefly.

Captain Chanoine, the son of theGeneral who was Minister of War inM. Brisson's Cabinet, and who has fig-ured so prominently in the Dreyfusaffair, and Captain Voulet, started .ontheir expedition in July, IS9S. Theirplan was to open up a road from theFrench Soudan to Lake Tchad. Theyset out with a strong column of na-tives and three lieutenants and fivenon-eommis_.ioned officers of Frenchregulars. The expedition, after en-countering considerable hostility fromthe population of the regions travers-ed, and grappling with all kinds ofdifficulties, eventually reached Bam-mako, on the Niger. There the columndivided, Captain Voulet followingdown the stream to Say, and CaptainChanoine striking across country. Thetwo divisions joined again at Say. andproceeded thence in an easterly direc-tion towards Lake Tchad.! The expedition appeared to be

making, on the whole, good progress.In April last, however, ugly rumours

| beg-aai to be circulated with regard tothe conduct of Captain Chanoine. Thenletters were received from LieutenantPeteau in which he made specificcharges of shocking cruelty andsavagery towards natives against hiscommanding officers. Later CaptainChanoine forwarded a, report in whichhe asked for the instant recall of Pe-teau on certain grounds. An inquiryproved the accusations broughtagainst Peteau by Chanoine to bebaseless, and a strict investigation ofPeteau's charges against his cap-tain was instituted. The'result show-

led that there were at any rate suffi-

eieut grounds for suspecting Hit?Captain of having dealt unjustly withthe natives of the villages throughwhich he had passed, and ColonelKlobb, commanding the North-Eastern district of

"French Soudan,

was sent after the Chanoine-Voulet.-expedition with orders lo take com-mand and to investigate LieutenantPeteau's charges. In the event of aprima facie case being made outagainst Chanoine and Voulet. he wasto at once bring- them back to Kayesfor trial by court martial. ColonelKlobb, accompanied by Lieutenant

Meunier and a small escort of nativetroops, pursued the expedition, andsent runners ahead to announce hiscoming-. One man returned with theterse message from Chanoine: "If youpersist in carrying out your ordersyou tire a dead man." Colonel Klobb,however, paid no heed to this threatand at length came up with Chanoine'sparty near Zinder on July 14th.

As he approached Capt. Vouletordered him to stop, andj threatenedto fire if he advanced, but the Colonelstill came on, and wa.s brutally shotdown. Not only were three volleysfired, but the mutinous captains aresaid to have ordered a bayonet charge,and it was with difficulty that a nativesergeant- managed to escape with theremnant of Colonel Klobb's guard. Itis not fo be wondered at Ihat Hiestory has spread consternation iv mili-tary'circles in Paris. Even the mostcharitable explanation which c:*.n beurged—that these two captains had jlost their reason by long exposure tothe burning sun of the Soudan, orthat, terror-stricken by a conscious-ness of their past crimes, theydared not face a. court martial andsubsequent disgrace—is utterly inade-quate to meet the case. One wouldthink, too, that the French lieutenantsand non-commissioned officers actingunder them would have refused toobey an order which could only havebeen given by madmen. But there is ino indication of any hesitancy on theirpart, and the guilt of mutiny andmurder appears to rest on one and allalike.

Captain Voulet and his companionshave been declared mutineers, andorders to treat them as outlaws havebeen sent to„~the Foureau-Lamy Mis-sion, which is awaiting them in theoasis of Teghelel. and the Gemil andBretounet Missions operating to thesouth of Tchad,, in the valley of theChari.

In addition to Captain Voulet andCaptain Chanoine, the rebel expeditioncomprises Captain Joullaud, Lieuten-ant Pa.llier, Dr. Hanric, two Frenchsergeants, twenty Spabis, fifty Sou-danese sharpshooters, and 200 nativeirregulars, armed with Gras rifles, anda thousand porters, many of whom areprovided with fire arms, so there isgood reason to look forward to fur-ther bloodshed in the French Soudan.

RUINS FOR SALE.

Sir Edmund Antrobus, who lastApril succeeded to the propertywhich includes Stonehenge, is anxiousto sell that ancient monument. Heoilers it to the Government, with 1300acres of surrounding land, subject tocertain pasturage and sporting rights,for £125,000. This is outrageous as faras the value of the land is concerned,but Sir Edmund thinks that the tem-ple of stones should command a pricesimilar to that obtained for uniqueworks of art, and he also knows thatthe property if acquired by the Go-vernment would round off the landalready purchased for army manoeuv-res on Salisbury Plain. His action hasaroused a. good deal of discussion, andwhile it is generally agreed that theGovernment ought to acquire the mys-terious monoliths for preservation,

and to prevent, the energetic Americanfrom carting them off to New York,it is thought that the nation shouldnot be called on to pay a fancj* pricefor this relic of antiquity.

The "hanging- stones"—that is( saysthe "Daily Chronicle") lioav the SaxonAvord describes Stonehenge; and it is agood description. First, a great out-side, circle, composed originally ofthirty upright stones, of which onlyseventeen remain in position. Then the"hanging stones" on top, balancedwith a, nicety Avhieh even in our day ofhigh craftsmanship it Avould be hardto attain. Step inward nine or tenpaces, and you come to a second circleof smaller stones. Farther, and youare in a horse shoe made by groups ofpillar stones—trilithons is the name ofthem. Finally, a flat altar like stoneof great size; and with that you havematerials which your imagination canhew and shape.

The origin of the monument iswrapped in mystery. Nennius assert-ed in the 9th century that it was erect-ed in commemoration of 400 noblestreacherously slain near the spot IvyHengist in 472. Migo Jones believesit to have been a Roman temple, butthe majority of antiquaries areagreed that it was erected by theearly Britons as aplace of Druidicalworship, an open-air temple, wheresun and moon were worshipped to-g-ether with the hosts of heaven, and!where human sacrifices were offeredito these supposed deities ; also a civil jcourt, in which causes of great impor-,tance were tried, and probably a kindof House of Commons for politics in igeneral, such as they then were ; andthat it was also in thenear neighbour-hood of.the last resting-place of theirmighty dead."

It is probable at all events that itwas one of the " earliest instances ofoperative masonry" in England, andif such it will be regarded with venera-tion by all Freemasons.

Another 'historic ruin which is onthe market is Chepstow Castle, on acliff above the Wye. Tt is said todate from William the Conqueror ;itstood two sieges during the Revolu-tion, was the prison for twenty years\of Henry Marten, one of the judges jof Charles 1., has been in the handsof the Fitz Osbornes, the Clares, the :Bigods, the Herberts, and the Somer- jsets, a*d is now owned by the DukeIof Beaufort.

It has been justly observed -hat the jnatisn has really no effectual means .of protecting its national monummts. ]Anne Hathaway's cottage was nearly ;7>urehascd by an American, another issaid to have made a bid for the Stone-,henge stones for removal, while to athird is attributed the purchase ofKillarney. The owner may suffer tofall into irreparable decay buildingsevery stone of which is hoary withassociations of our history, he maylet out the Avails of an old castle orcathedral for advertising purposes, hemay restore an old abbey in themost anachronistic and tasteless way,he may pull down a Druidical temple.or sell it to the highest bidder, avliomay desecrate or deface it as henleases. And thenation cannot inter- jfere. i

True, AA-e have an Ancient Monu-!ments Act. under whicli the Govern-ment—with the oAvner's assent—can

take under its 'guardianship suchmonuments as Stonehenge. What weshould have without delay is an Actspecifying; the buildings, ruins, andplaces of historic interest, making itcompulsory on the owners to keepthem in repair, and to obtain thesanction of the Government to anyrestoration or alteration, and in theevent, of sale to sell to the nation ata fair price to be fixed by arbitration.It should be further made compul-sory on the Government to purchasesuch spots when they come on themarket. That, would prevent theowner of a historical place impalinghis country on the horns of a dilemmasuch as it finds itself in with regardto Stonehenge, viz.. having either tobuy such place at any fancy price theowner likes to name, or else to runthe risk of its purchase by some.wealthy crank to turn it to such pur-pose as his whims dictate.

PESSIMISM.

What though the reaper sing amongthe sheaves,

And sunshine be and winter tarrieth?The silent Reaper follows fast, and leave.?

No vestige down, the midnight of hisswathe.

Oh, who hath ever seen the barn ofDeath?

What though the peasant watch withcareless eyes

The golden corn land blackening lnblight?

Is he so poor that in his patience lies,Awaiting through the sifting years of

spite,The priceless jewel of an endless night?

A. Boyd Scott, in the "Butterfly."

MEMORY.

It lies on our life, like the stars on thasea,

Like the dew on the face of the flower,Like the shade on the sun-dazzled

stretch of the lea,Like the snow on the storm beaten

boughs of the treeLike the lighton the wings of the shower.From the sunset-hued realm of the shad-

owy past,Its wonderful light comes winging.Bearing odours of blossoms that dropped

in the blastWith starbeams that vanished when skies

were o'ercast,And music that hushed in the singing.

And scars of old sorrows, ghosts of deadpain

That left us all faint and weak hearted,With droppings of tears that were once

as hot rain,These too doth it bring us, and bring-

ing again,Reveals that their sting is departed.

WOULD NOT IF I COULD.Could I relive the old days—

The days when I was young—When life w-ws -7>ll before me;

My foot uVsn the rung—The first rung _t Fame's ladder-

Life seemed a perfect good.Could I -relive the old days—

And would I if I could?

I mounted slowly, slowly,With many a. weary stop,

And many disappointments—But never reached the top.

And then 1 called the grapes sour,And scoffed their sweet for crude,

Could 1 relive those old days—And would I if I could?

I've overlived the bitternessSomewhat that failure bred,

Nor envious eyed regard success,Or wish that 1 were dead.

Yet I can but recall those daysWith pain still unsubdued.

Recall those troublous years againI would not if I could.

C. Jobling,

HEROES AND HEROINES OFPENNY FICTION.

The female villains are the most aban-doned hussies. You can tell them from adistance hy their nalr of raven blackness,and by their dusky cheeks, tinted with viv-id carmine. They look like beautiful de-mons, and their speech betrayeth them,for, depend upon it, no really good womanhabitually uses the expletive "Bah!" Jea-lousy is the one characteristic they have incommon with the heroines. They thinknothing of making love to the hero in themost brazen-faced manner, and when hecoolly rejects their proffered affection, thissort of thing happens: "Slowly she raisedherself until she stood before him in all hermajestic beauty; then she hissed ratheEthan spoke, 'You have despised my love;henceforth you shall know what my hatred!means.' " In spite of the march of intel-lect, the spretae injuria formae seems stillto be a recognised spring of conduct.Turn we now to the heroes who, it ia

good to be able to record, ars in every re-spect worthy of the heroines. They arenot, it may be, so radiantly beautiful. Nev-ertheless, they are "pleasant and present-able specimens of English manhood," an(£"i_#lendid types of the true-born Englishgentleman." What more could the mostexacting demand? Their eyes are full o£lazy good humour, and they have a sort ofjquiet, devil-may-care expression about the!lines of the mouth and chin. But we shouldjnot care to take a liberty with them, for >ye

Ifind they can be very stiff and haughty up-lon occasion. We must give our gallantIfriends the credit of carrying their non-chalance to great lengths. "You are notperhaps aware," Sir Devereux Drumstick,the wicked guardian will hiss, "that her(the heroine's) mother, after drowning hereldest son, and poisoning her first husband,was married to her own grandfather, there-by forfeiting all her rights as next of kinof her husband." "I had heard somethingof the sort," will be the placid rejoinderof I'ierrepoint Pynion, of Herbert Har-dress, or Koslyn Cheyne, or Herbert Dering("or, to cede him his proper title, Sir Her-bert Deriug." Why this title should bewithheld we cannot imagine). Fortified bythis sang froid, our heroes boldly proceedupon their way, and, after vanquishing un-heard-of obstacles, and running unheard-ofrisks, finally achieve the objects for whichthey were created. That object is twofold.In the first place,, they have to "win" theheroine; "win" is the technical word. Inthe second place, they have to "claim" herfrom her parents or guardians—"claim"also being a term of art. Sometimes the or-der is reversed, and the first step is to ap-proach the parent or guardian with a re-quest for "permission to seek So-and-so'shand in marriage. The winning, in such,comes after the claiming. But, whateverthe course of procedure, great and perman-ent happiness is the result of the union.It should in justice be added that all par-ties display an almost excessive delicacy inregard to money matters. They detest allpaltriness, nnd plight their troth to oneanother readily enough when neither has afarthing in the world. It is the subsequentaccession of eithor nr both to a princelyfortune which alone threatens ro break offthe engagement. Luckily, these ni.o scru-ples arc overcome in the long run. and two

meritorious and charming creatures arerendered happy.-"Blacl.wood's Magazine."

The Religions World.The JcAvish Feast of Tabernacles,

which folloAvs the fast on "tlie Dayof Atonement," and which continuesfor eight days, ended on Thursdaylast.

Saturday, September 16, was thebirthday of his Eminence CardinalMoran, of N.S.W., who then enteredon his seventieth year.

The Rev. W. S. Frackleton, of Bris-bane, has been elected president ofthe Christian Endeavour Union ofAustralasia for the current year.

Brother Claudius, conductor of theParramatta Marist Brothers' School,has left Sydney for Fiji, taking withhim tAvo other Brothers to assist himin the establishment of a school.

The Dean of Peterborough, Eng-land, Dr. Ingram, while fishing re-cently, fell into deep water, andstruggled in vain to reach the bank,until rescued by a policeman.

The Rev. Joseph Parker, A\*ho lefton his ministerial holiday last Mon-day by the Waihora, has accepted aninvitation to occupy his former pul-pit in the Congregational Church.North Sydney, during tiie month ofOctober."

The Queenhas graciously accepteda copy of the recent edition of BishopBarry's popular work, entitled "TheTeachers' Prayer Book." revised andenlarged. Dr.* Barry, it will be re-membered, Avas. Primate of Australiafor several years.

The Rev. C. M. Sheldon, the authorof "In His Steps," was present at therecent Christian Endeavour Conven-tion, where he Avas very popular. Heread a new story. "For Christ andthe Church," Avhieh deeply impressedthose Avho heard it.

At the recent Australasian Conven-tion of the Y.P.C.E.. held at Brisbane,the -Missionary Banner Avas awarded1o the Tasnianian societies, and thebanner for the largest proportionateincrease of active members duringthe year Avas won by New SouthWales.

The second group of the 1.599 con-tingent of missionaries for the ChinaInland Mission from Australia, con-sisting of Messrs A. E. Arnott, G.[Rogers, H. 15. Stewart, and ('. B.

Hannah left Sydney by the steamerChangsha on September 22 Theyproceed to Gan-King Training Home,whence, after learning the language,they will be appointed to stations.

Fifty thousand persons visited theSalvation .Army's exhibition at theAgricultural Hall. London, about theclose of .July ami early in August,and 'Mo persons professed conversionat General Booth's services in con-nection therewith. Among the visi-tors was Mr Charles Neufeld. the ex-prisoner of the Khalifa, who thinksthat the Salvation Army would suc-ceed in the Soudan.

Dr. Tristram, Chancellor of theDiocese of London, on August 12thdelivered judgment in the St. Ethel-burga, Bishopsgate, ritual trial,which was instituted by Mr JohnKensit. who petitioned for an orderfor the removal of the crucifixes inSt. Ethelburga's. Dr. Tristram order-ed that the crucifixes be removed.but made no order as to the costs ofthe trial.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells hasbeen into camp with the Devon andSomerset members of the ChurchLads' Brigade. It now appears thathis lordship determined to be regard-ed only as a "lad." In other words,he took his share of the work evento the folding of his camp bedstead.the making tidy of his tent, and thecleaning of his boots. He refused toaccept any privileges, and, as a result,Avon the' enthusiastic admiration ofthe boy-soldiers, who took advantageof every opportunity to cheer him.

The Bishop of Hereford proposesto start in his diocese a system ofcirculating book-boxes, specially suit-ed for country parishes. His idea isthat each box should contain abouttwelve books, and that it should cir-culate from house to nouse. Someresident—say a farmer's wife —

should have charge of the box for aperiod of tAvo or three months forthe use of the household and anyneighbours. At the end of the periodthe box should be transferred to someother family in a different part of theparish; ami so on. The Bishop offersto give one box to any parish Avherepersons interested will provide twoother boxes.

A brilliant programme of the Aus-tralasian Catholic Congress hasalready been indicated. Sincethe. announcement of theCongress. 'Avhieh is to mark theclose of the nineteenth cen-tury,, the executive committee hasjnet from time to time to arrangethe plan. Distinguished men havebeen secured to contribute papersfrom all. parts of the Church, and alist of about fifty papers by prelates,priests, and dignitaries, clerical andlay, has been arranged.

The Rome correspondent of the"Daily Mail" stated on July 27 thatMonsignor Raveggio, the neAvly-ap-pointed Vicar Apostolic to the Soudan,was then starting for his destination,with six young missionaries, andwould establish at Khartoum an Apos-tolic delegation, Avhieh Avould be car-ried on under the same conditions asthat in the colony of Erythrea. TheneAV Vicar Apostolic will establish■several Christian schools in the Sou-dan, and for this purpose he hasalready received many offers of finan-cial help. The Pope has contributed£800. "Thanks to England," saidMgr. Raveggio,' "the Soudan Avill be-come in time one of the most flourish-ing regions in Africa."

The statistical returns for the Prim-itive Methodist Connexion in Britainlor the past ten years reveal consid-erable progress. During that period603 neAV chapels have been built, cost-ing upwards of half a million pounds,of which nearly two-thirds has beenraised. The additional sitting accom-modation supplied taereby is 180,457,making the total number of sittingsprovided by the connexion 1,019,484.Tbe present value of the 4640 chapelsbelonging to the connexion is statedto be £3,921,891, which is £630,699worth of chapel property more thanin 1889, Avhilst the total debt on theconnexion's property is £24,142 lessthan at that time. During the sameperiod there has been an increase of5272 church members, 53 ministers, 300local preachers, 41 class leaders, 107Sunday Schools, 36,016 scholars, and42,155 hearers. The present numericalstale of the connexion is: 398,930church mombors, 1102 ministers. 16,617local preachers, 10,604 class leaders,4341 Sunday Schools, 61,015 leaehers,407.*-': r-.v....v=:. -jo.o chapels, 1,019,848siiti.:__.-. :;_.(. 626,172 hearers.

LITERARY NOTES.

The "Pall Mall Magazine" for Sep-tember contains a photogravure por-trait of the famous Lady Hamilton.The Rev. A. H. Malan contributes apictorial article describing AlmvickCastle, one of the most perfect speci-mens of a feudal fortress in England.There is an interesting paper on sup-pressed plates, with reproductionsfrom Hogarth. Mr J. Holt Schoolingrepresents the lapse of time in a newand instructive form by showing thatit is quite possible for a person nowliving to have spoken to someoneAvhohad conversed with a man born with-in tAvo years of the death of Shake-speare. Also that a short chain ofnine men might connect the battle ofHastings Avith the present year, 1899.The first part of an essay by WilliamArcher on "America. To-day: The Re-public and the Empire," makes its ap-pearance. Part V. of "Silhouttes inParliament" depicts Lord Charles Ber-esford, Sir Charles Dilke, Mr WilliamAllan, Sir Henry Stanley, Mr Lecky,Admiral Field, and Mr GallowayWeir.Under the little "Picture Philately"are given notable specimens of pic-torial postage stamps. Mr W. E.Henley holds forth on the congenialtopic of -'Shakespeare in France," andMr G- S. Street discourses on thingsin general as seen from a Loudonattic. Professor Yambery gives ;*n

account of the effect of the Siberianrailway on Russian development.Short stories, as usual, form a strongfeature, the contributors includingGilbert Parker, H. G. Wells, G. S.Street. E. Nesbit, and other favouritewriters. "One Day" is the theme ofa poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, illus-trated by Herbert Cole. The illustra-tions generally are, as usual Avith thismagazine, of rare excellence.

ln "Chambers' Journal" for Septem-ber the story of "The Lost Cause," byD. L. Johnstone, is continued, andthere is a capital story entitled ".V(lame of Wei-ehi," in four chapters,by Julian Croskey. Readable and in-structive articles are given on manycurrent topics; among them may benoted "How to Live Under Water,""Invisible Light," "Sapelli on theNiger," "The Convict Capital of Dart-moor," "Fruit Farming in Scotland,"and "Thunderstorms." The practicalnotes ou science and art, written inpopular style, are always an excellentfeature in this magazine.

The latest additions to the sixpennylist are Maurice Hewlett's "The For-est Lovers," published by Macmillan,and Helen Mather's "Cherry Ripe."published by Jan-old and Co- Anothernovel that is coining out in a cheaperform is Matilda Mailing's "A Romanceof the First Consul." translated byAnna Molboe, and published by MrHeiuemann at eighieenpenee.

The sixpenny editions of Stevensonhave to be a'tlded. At that modestfigure there have appeared "TreasureIsland," "Kidnapped," "The Master ofl.allantrne," "The Wrecker," and also"Catriona." The paper-cover editionsof these represent in themselves acirculation of over 350,000 copies. Itappears that during the first twelvemonths of its existence "Treasure Is-land" sold only SGOOcopies. However,Avhen -The Slastcr of Ballantrae"came out Stevenson's fame was suchthat the book ran to over la,ooo copieswithin the first twelve months.

There have been few publications soprofitable as the much despised"Family Herald." The late Air W.Stevens left a quarter of a millionpounds as his share in the profits. The"Family Herald" Avas started by Geo.Biggs in December, 1842, not to en-courage budding authors or to en-lighten high life below stairs as tothe'doings of a gilded aristocracy inmarble halls, but to give work to anew type setting machine. The ma-chine Avas soon abandoned, but the"Family Herald" forged ahead, and isstill running before the wind- Manywell-knoAvn authors started their car-eer by contributing to the sheets ofits supplement, notably Mrs Alex-ander, whose first essay in literaturewas there published.

While Sir Walter Besant has beenaccused of luring on young Avriters toadopt literature as a profession bypainting too optimistic a picture, MrJulian Croskey, tbe clever but eccen-tric author of "Max," holds himselfout to Avould-be litterateurs as tlieshocking example of me light thatfailed. In a, letter to "The Author"he states pathetically that havingbeen brought by literature to theverge of ruin, he is "now workingeleven hours a day carrying planks ina sawmill, with my hands cut topieces and my limbs as stiff as Avood,to be for the first time in many yearsa man." He therefore Avarns youngauthors "not to stick to literature,but, after a feAV failures, to jump outof its deceptive quagmire as quicklyas possible and turn their hand tosomething more lucrative, such asbricklaying."

Books to look out for are "AgathaWebb," the discovery of tbe cause ofa violent death in a NeAV England vil-lage, by Mrs Charles Itolill's (MissAnna Katharine Green), author of"The LeavenAvorth Case," and a hum-orous novel, Avhose scene is laid inCalcutta, by Sara Jeannette Duncan,author of "A voyage of Consolation."

Here are afeAV of this week's hum-ours of literature:

A lady recently asked in a book-seller's shop for Cardinal Manning's"Catholic Piety." The book Avasinstock, but was upstairs. The assist-ant went to the speaking tube andcalled, in a sharp, business-like tone,"Man's Cat Pie, one!"

In a publisher's recent catalogueThe Archbishops' Decision as to theLiturigical Use of Incense and theLawfulness of Carrying Lights in Pro-cession is immediately followed byTbe Light that Failed!

The Academy's prize for the best"Literary Learic," or imitation ofLear's nonsense, Avas avoii by MissStevenson with the following verselet:Our minister, lan Maclaren,Of copy will never be barren.

Just a smile and a tearTn a dialect queer,

And he's read from the Thames to LochCarron.

Eugene Field (the "Daily Chronicle"tells us) hit upon a novel way of re-serving a rare copy of Burns, whichhe wished to buy when he found hehad no cash with him. He wrote,onthe fly-leaf:Gude friende. for Jesus' sake forbareTo buy ye book thou seest hereFor I have gone to earn the pelf—r mean to buy ye book mysclfe.His appeal avus not in vain, and heiioav owns the coveted Burns.

Life being too short to permit ofmany of us perusiug the twenty-threevolumes of "State Trials," Avhieh MrT. B. Howell has prepared for publiclibrary purposes, one welcomes Avithgratitude Mr 11. L. Stephens' carefully"boiled down" work on this interest-ing subject. Mr Stephen proves anuamirable editor, and his taste incrime is delightfully Catholic. Heselects the trial of Sir Walter Raleighfor the By. Conspiracy as an openingdish, ft makes capital reading, andthe reader will probably be struck,like most of the reviewers, with theresemblance of the scheme to recentevents in Prance. The plotters wereSir Griffin Markhum, "a Catholicgentleman discontented with the Go-vernment"; Watson, "a priest, absurdin humanity and ignorant in divin-ity." Their aim Avas "to seize theKing Avbile hunting. . . . and in-stal themselves in power." Por Mark-ham, Watson, the King, read BaronChristiani, Pere dv Lac and M. Loubetand you have the very farce that M.Dupuy is charged Avith inventing atAuteuil. Raleigh stands accused ofhigh treason, of attempting to bringin Popery, and to procure an invasionby foreign enemies. It is a dress re-hearsal of the great affaire Dreyfus.Mr Stephen declares that "the Govern-ment probably had a. quantity of in-formation which they did not produce,partly, no doubt, with the vieAV ofprotecting Aremberg." Informationnot produced with the view of pro-tecting Esterhazy has become such alaughing-stock in the nineteenth cen-tury that one cannot take it seriouslyin the seventeenth. Mr Stephen fur-ther tells us ihat when the Govern-ment sent a. man for trial the courtheld that "he was to be condemnedunless he succeeded in proving hisinnocence."

Whether Raleigh Avas imwceut orguilty seems doubtful, but* he wascertainly convicted on tainted evidenceand judged by prejudiced Commission-ers. Moreover, the behaviour of Coke,who led the prosecution, was egregi-ous- beyond words. "Thou art a mon-ster," he cried, shaking his list in poorSir Walter's face, aud vowed that theprisoner was guilty of the most hor-rible practices thai ever came out ofthe bottomless pit of the lowest, hell."Under this storm of invective Raleigh'scoolness was superb. He played alosing game with splendid spirit.Though he never (as he says) read aline of law till he Avas sent to theTower, he is always ready with aquip or quillet. When Coke screams,"Thou viper! for I 'thou thee, thoutraiter!" the great gentleman teachesthe bully manners, and sets down therancorous cad with the calm remark,"It becometh not a man of qualityand virtue to call mc so; but 1 lake,comfort in il; it is all you can do."And with witty interruptions, pointedcriticisms, and teasing objections heso goads his enemy that, finally,baffled "Mr Attorney sat down in achafe and woulil speak no more ti-the Commissioners urged and entreat-ed him."

Other interesting (rials on no ac-count to be missed are that of Charlest., and, descending to ordinary mate-rial, those of Colonel Turner andSpencer Cowper. Colonel Turner wasa prince of "cracksmen," who, in 160-1,after gagging an "ancient man" nam-ed Francis Tyro11 in his bed, made oil:with jewels and a thousand poundsin cash. The crime was ordinary, butTurner's personality, as painted by thereporter of the period and illustratedby excerpts from his addresses writtenill prison, is irresistible. There is highcomedy in his allusion to his wife—""somewhat fat and Aveary, poor dear"—his intimate confidence that be "hadtwenty-seven children by her—fifteensons and twelve daughters " his assur-ance that he had ever avoided poor,base, inferior people, his shy admis-sion of a habit of swea.ring, his lineattachment to the Protestant Church,his hope that prisoners may baveboards to lie on. his dread lest "thesweeping plague come and take awaytAVO-thirds of the nation for the sinsthat- lie upon us," his rebuke to aclumsy hangman avlio nearly chokedhim, his gallantry in kissing his handto a, gentlewoman avlio had come to seehim turned off. The admiring reporternotes that "to the last breath of hislife his carriage Avas very undaunted."

With the exception, perhaps, of MrW. W. Jacobs, some of whose tales in"Many Cargoes" are genuinely amus-ing, Aye are inclined to look Avith sus-picion on the library humorist. Bisjests prove too often dismally vener-able. One is glad, therefore, towelcome a new writer with a realsense of fun in Mr Richard Marsh,author of that admirable detectivestory "The Crime and the Criminal."His'new book is called "Frivolities."Criticism is disarmed by the auihor'sfrank admission that his book is"especially addressed to those who aretired of being serious," but this col-lection of deliberate nonsense is wellconceived and well Avritten. Only inone case, "The Purse Avhieh . Avasfound," is the humour a little over-elaborated. "For One Night Only"is a delightful piece of fooling, inAvhieh a country bumpkin employed tolook after the "cloak-room at a partyexplains how he found out too late"there was two kinds of 'igh 'ats—thehopera kind and the other kind. Andin siipposin' that the other kind couldbe squashed in, like the hopera kin,!.Avas just where I had made my error.""Returning a Verdict" shows a keeninsight into the Avays of jurymen andthe "method by Avhieh one obstreperouswell-fortified member of a jury cancoerce the other eleven into acquit-ting in a clear case of theft. "AHoneymoon Trip" describes the sadplight of a bride, avlio separated fron;her'husband on the Avedding day fallsfirst into the clutches of one andthen into those of another old lover,both of whom she had distinctly en-couraged. "A Battlefield up to Date"is pervaded by a strong atmosphereof humour. The point of "A BurglarAlarm" is perhaps a little too obvious,but the most ridiculous of all the fri-volities is "Air llarland's Pupils." MrHarlancl receives from an eccentricAmerican merchant first one son,then a couple, then three more. Thefirst two lots are accompanied by let-ters of advice and remittances. Afterthe arrival of the third lot comes acable, "Forgot to advise last ship-ment. Three." All boys seem to beabout the same age and yet none aretwins. All fight furiously. Thencomes a strange letter, "I am shipping,per s.s. City of Thay an assortedlot of five sons. My final selectionnot being yet made, I am unable toadvise you as to their names." In-stead, eight assorted girls arrive, fol-lowed by a cable, "Girls shipped bymistake. Boj's following." How themystery is solved, just as Mr Harlandis getting into a "Let 'em all come"frame of mind, the puzzled readermust discover for himself.

STAGE JOTTINGS.The forthcoming production of

"Dorothy" by the Auckland AmateurOpera Company is being awaited withconsiderable interest. The openingperformance will be given in theOpera House on Wednesday, October11th.

The organ and vocal recital givenat the Choral Hall on Wednesdayafternoon under the direction of MrArthur Towsey, Avas well patronized.There is evidently room for this classof entertainment in Auckland, andit is to be hoped that the recital giventhis week will be the forerunner of asuccessful series. Mr Towsey wishesit known that he will include in hisprogrammes any solos that may beasked for, provided ahvays they areobtainable.

Mr "Teddy" Lonnen was appearingin "Saucy Sally" at the EdinburghRoyal when the mail left.

According to a Ncav York journal,Paul Cinquevalli earns an income ofabout £5000 a year. The famousjuggler is now concluding a success-ful season in Melbourne.

Harry Conor's Musical Comedy Com-pany haA*e opened a season in Adelaidewith "A Stranger in New York." Sofar the piece has had a successful run,and is to be replaced by "A Trip toChinatown" shortly.

.Miss Elizabeth Watson, Avho for thelast four years has played in MrBolt's company, has just severed herconnection Avith the company andAvill return to England almost imme-diately.

Heller's Mahatma Company, at pre-sent touring through Queensland, areto revisit New Zealand at an earlydate. When the mail left they werein Townsville and doing good busi-ness.

Carmen Sylva. the Queenof Rou-m-ania, has." according to a Londonpaper, just composed a new opera,Avhieh will be staged at the Burgle-ater, in Vienna, and will be translatedinto Roumania and reproduced at theNational Theatre at Bucharest.

Paul Cinquevalli, the famous jug-gler, is back again in Melbourne, as-tonishing audiences at the BijouTheatre with his wonderful feats. Paulcan throw an egg high into the airand catches it unbroken on a plate;another new feat of his is a cleverbalancing performance with a bottleand a wine-glass filled to the brim.

The Brough's Sydney season cameto a close on September 20th, after arun of twenty-six and a half weeks.The present season is said to be themost successful which Mr Brough hasever experienced in Australia. Thecompany open in Adelaide on the 30thinst., and after a return season in Mel-bourne, opening on November 4th,they come on to New Zealand.

The Theatre Royal, Melbourne, hasbeen crowded nightly with enthusias-tic audiences eager to see the Trans-vaal Avar drama, "For England," withwhich Bland Holt is now concludinga record season. Mr Holt is fortunatein having this play in stock* at thisparticular moment, but be seems tobe able to supply almost any publicneed at the shortest possible notice."One of the Best" suits the Dreyfuscase, "For England" fits the Trans-vaal, while "Straight from the Heart"was staged just as Algeria became acable topic.

Mr George Rignold is having a suc-cessful season at the Criterion The-atre, Sydney. "The Indian Mutiny"has now been replaced by "CalledBack," with Mr Rignold as Paolo Ma-cari. It is reported that Mr RignoldAvill make a tour of Ncav Zealand, andif this report be true he Avill be ableto bring a specially attractive reper-torie, including two more Shakes-perian productions—-"Merry Wives ofWindsor" and "Othello"—and tAvoneAV pieces—"The Three Musketeers"and "The Indian Mutiny,"

The following story (according tothe "Stage") is going the rounds oftheItalian papers- Not long ago, at asocial function where Mascagni Avasamong the guests, a young violinisthad the bad taste to play one of Mas-cagni's compositions with variationsof his oavii creation- The latter Avereinappropriate and inartistic, and jar-red upon the ears of all. The per-former ended his work and made hisway to Mascagni. doubtless expectinga Avord ofrecognition or praise- Mas-cagni said nothing, and the playerfinally asked: "I hope you recognisedthat piece?" "Certainly," Mascagnipromptly replied; "it Avas a piece ofimpudence!"

Miss Cecilia Staunton is touring theEnglish provinces with the Carl RoseOpera Company. Speaking of theperformance of "II Trovatore," the"Era" says: "Miss Cecilia Stauntonvividly recalled the triumphs of pre-decessors in the role of Azecena. Sheexhibited the fire and high spirits ofthe gipsy mother with unflaggingenergy, and by numerous little arti-fices bespoke her thorough acquaint-ance with the character. Her voiceAvas in splendid condition, and shesecured much popularity. In theduet, "Home to Our Mountains," how-ever, all Avas not so Avell. Full justicewas not done to this beautiful num-ber: the time, perhaps, needed atrifling emendation, and the compara-tively loav key in which it is AvrittenAvas not so suitable for the lady'srange."

The question is being asked whydramatists don't Avrite novels, asnovelists are beginning regularly toAvrite plays. The province of MessrsJones, Pinero, Grundy, Haddon Cham-bers, and the rest is being trespassedupon, but they neglect to retaliate.Commenting upon this stateof thingstbe "Pall Mall Gazette" says: "MrJ. M. Barrie, Dr. Couan Doyle, JohnOliver Hobbes, and Mi- Anthony Hopehave led the novelists' invasion of thestage with conspicuous success, andalready notable recruits are thronginground their standard. Mr Hardy'sversion of 'Tess,' after a remarkablecareer in America, is to be given herein the autumn by Mrs Fiske; tbe pro-duction of Air Meredith's 'Egoist' lagsonly through difficulties in casting;'The Lilac Sunbonnet' has been dram-atised by Lady Violet Greville. aa-lioscversion is declared by Mr Crocketthimself to be 'exceedingly good'; MrsW. I\- Clifford has had one, play ac-cepted by Mrs Kendal, AAdiilst another,in Avhieh the pulse of drama beatshigh tbroue-hout its one act. is pub-lished in the 'Nineteenth Century';and George Egerton lias written amonologue for Mr James Welch, en-titled 'Neighbours.' Finally, MissBeatrice Harraden is writing a four-act comedy of modern life for MissEllen Terry."

Herr Friedenthal has been playingin the various tOAvns of the SouthIsland to good houses.

" The Geisha" will be put into re-hearsal shortly by the Pollards, witha A*iew to its production at Aucklandin November.

The receipts for the first week'sperformance of " The Gay LordQuex" by the Broughs exceeded thosetaken during the first week's run of" The Second Mrs Tanqueray."

The Avar scare in the Transvaalfrightened Pollard's Liliputiau OperaCompany out of Pretoria, the Boercapital, in the middle of last month,three weeks before their dates ex-pired. The company cleared out bagand baggage for Kimberley.

The London "Standard" states thatMr Charles Santley, the famous bari-tone, has received from; the Pope thetitle of Knight Commander of theOrder of St. Gregory the Great; thisrare distinction being conferred onhim in recognition of his many ser-vices towards the Catholic Church.This is a much c-oA*eted honour in theCatholic Church, and not more thanhalf a dozen men in England possesit.

Bland Holt opens in Dunedin onSeptember 28 in "Sporting Life." Theseason is to extend over four weeks,and the other dramas to be staged are"White Heather," "How LondonLives," and "Woman and Wine." Thecompany include Mr and Mrs Holt,Misses illarrie Ireland, Frances Ross,Fitzmaurice Gill, Messrs ArthurStein,Albert Norman, W. E. Baker, andCharles BroAvn. The Holts will re-main in NeAV Zealand six months, butwill only play in the four centres.They bring a ballet with them- for thefirst time, AA-hich will be under thedirection of Miss B. Gellateley (avliopreviously visited the colony withMr Chas."Godfrey). Mr Percy Kehoestill conducts the orchestra, and MrBrunton is the travelling scenic ar-tist. The services of Jack McGowan,the champion light-weight of Vic-toria, and his brother Alf, have beensecured for the boxing seen" in"Sporting Life." No less than 'threehundred tons of scenery and proper-ties are carried by the company.

To a Dunedin "Star" representativeMr Bert Royle, agent for Messrs 'Wil-liamson and Musgrove, indicatedplainly that the Firm had made up itsmind to hand over all its operaticwork in New Zealand to the PollardCompany for the future. It Avill avoidrisks and worry, Mr Royle says, andit pays better to exploit Westraliathan Maoriland. "It is much less ex-pensive to go on tour in Westraliaand the theatre-going public in thatcolony are ready and Avilling to payus nearly double the prices that arecharged for admission to any of our"shows" in your centres. There arethree, if not four, towns in Westraliathat give us an average advance of75 per cent.—in some cases over 300por cent.-—on New Zealand prices. Inthis colony you get your amusementridiculously cheap, though sonu> peo-ple here, judging by the observations1 occasionally overhear, Avill not be in-clined to agree with me." It is pro-liable that one of the dramatic com-panies now playing in Australia underthe aegis of the Finn may be sentacross next year."

So much nonsense about the lifeand romance of M. Paderewski hasbeen written in English papers of late(says the "Daily Mail") that a fewfacts may be interesting-. It is quitetrue that, he Avas recently married atWarsaw to Mine. Helene de Rosen, agreat friend of the first Mme. Pade-reAvski, who, when dying, confidedthe care of her infant son to herfriend. Mmc, de Rosen never forgother promise, and gave a mother's loveto the orphan, who soon became de-votedly attached to her. Not longago Mme. de Rosen was divorced fromher husband (a violinist of some re-pute), and, in subsequently marryingM. Paderewski, has become mother inname, as well as in deed, to his littleboy. M. Paderewski has bought acharming villa at Morges, a peacefulspot not far from Lausanne, on theLake of Geneva. Thither he can re-tire from time to time in Avelcome ob-scurity from the glare whicli sur-rounds a great celebrity. When at.his country place M. PadereAA-skiforesAvears the Avonderful aureole ofhair, which is accounted among hisfeminine admirers not the least of thefascinations of his personality. Butso soon as the time approaches for hisappearance in public the. barber isdispensed with.

The Melbourne " Age " and " Ar-gus " having, to a very large extent,created the Amy Castles " boom," itAvas, to say the least of it, unwise, aswell as ungracious on the part ofthose papers, to attack the youngIsinger on the eve of her departure forEurope (says the Sydney "Referee").Reading the notices of Miss Amy's ap-pearance ut the farewell concert inaid of the funds of St. Francis' choir,it is hard to believe that in the samepapers four months ago the languageof panegyric and platitude Avas ex- jhausted in proclaiming to the worldthe Bendigo girl's " phenomenal" jvoice and great thrilling power as a!singer. The " Age " and " Argus"now set up the theory that by touringthe colonies, and singing such simplesongs as " Home, Sweet Home," and" Winds in the Trees " on an averageonce a week, the " great voice " hasbeeli shattered, aud its " marvellous "quality destroyed. If Aye accept asaccurate the dismal descriptions ofthe decay Avhieh, Aye are told, hastaken place in the " phenomenal"A-oice of a girl of nineteen since MissCastles started out fresh and soundfrom Melbourne, we can only say thatthe " Age " (which is now quite vio-lent, to say the least, in its abuse)and the " Argus " heard and saAV onWednesday last precisely Avhat Sydneypressmen heard and saw at the endof June, Avhen Miss Castles gave herfirst concert here The Mel-bourne critics in their efforts to setthemselves right as judges and pro-phets before the xmblic have overdonethe business. From men Avho gaveout that the possessor of " the finestand richest natural voice yet dis-covered in Australia." Avould havelittle difficulty in making her Avay tothe front rank of the Avorld's greatartists, the rapid decay theory is toothin. If Miss Castles is what she wasrepresented to be when she sang inMelbourne in May and June, she couldnot, even with bad production doing-its Avorst, .have become a completeAvreck in tAvo months of light concertwork. . . . The main point to beconsidered is : Was Miss Castles fit tosing in public at all? not did she sing-too much. Apart from the critics,there are many Avho regard MissCastles as a rich unpolished g-em—agirl Avho has shown crude greatnessas a singer. By these the career of"Little Amy" will be followed withkeenest interest. -t

HEALTH HINTS.

HOW TO REST.Round shoulders and holloAV chests

are due to the relaxation of the mus-

cles of the back, and no amount ofstraightening up will remove thecause. When the muscles of the backbecome Aveak from loss of energy, themuscles of the chest naturally pull theshoulders forward. To restore thebody to a perpendicular position, themuscles of the back must have theirenergy restored. Lying fiat down andstretched out at full length is the mostrestful position the human body cantake, because it requires no effort tomaintain this position. The Japaneseunderstand this, and they make gooduse of their knoAvledge. Instead ofhaving their house full of stiff-backedchairs, they spread soft rugs, skins,or cushions on the floor or loav plat-forms, upon which they recline whenresting, reading or whiling away thetime. In this way they stop the Ava.steof energy necessary to keep one in abolt-upright position. The blood cir-culates more freely, because there isno tension on the limtis. This reducesthe labour of the heart to a minimum.The energy thus saved goes to restore

tired or Aveakened organs or to tht.invigoration of the brain.

QUEERCURES.This is a, day of queer diseases and

queerer cures, observes the NeAV York"Sun." A case of nervous exhaustion,dyspepsia, or rheumatism can give onea.' long lifetime of interesting andvaried experiences. One may loungeamong the vineyards of SouthernFrance and eat unheard-of quantitiesof grapes in the name of medicalscience. One can take the open aircure in the Tyrol, Avhere the patients,clad simply and sufficiently in onethin, abbreviated tunic, ramble overthe hills, or, minus the tunic, lie onthe grass and soak up sunshine. Thereis the koumiss cure on the Russiansteppes and the starvation cure inGermany. Germany is the nativeheath of the barefoot fraternity, too,where devout believers in FatherKneipp paddle merrily about in themorning dew, and, arrayed in conven-tional purple and line linen, but stillbarefoot, invade the neighbouringtoAvns on Sunday. Malta's Avay oftreating rheumatism is a trifle heroic,but a generation brought up ou mus-tard plasters and electricity ought notto object to it. The patient is strip-ped aud bees are cordially invited tosettle upon his body. It amuses thebees and cures the rheumatism, so itseems to be a philanthropic systemall round. The poison in the bee sting-is said to neutralise the acid in theblood which is responsible for therheumatism.

MELANCHOLIA.Melancholia differs from normal

sadness, hypochondria, and neuras-thenia, in 'that its subjects cannotexercise self-control; they lose inter-est in life and business; cannot reasonintelligently about their morbid i'eel-ings; they sleep badly, and rarelyseek medical advice or take medicine.Great grief, hypochondria, and neu-rasthenia may run imperceptibly intomelancholia; and if these patients be-gin to lose interest in society, experi-ence confusion of thought, Aveariness,languor, obstinate insomnia, loss ofAveight, loss of appetite, constipation,fugitive severe neuralgias, dull cere-bellar and post-cervical pain, rapid,small pulse, sluggish capillary circu-lation, etc., there is at least mentalinstability. The most effective Avorkmay now be done by the physicanand" friends to aA*ert posterior insanityby improving tbe patient's "morale"and his general health. After melan-cholia is established there may be nodefined delusions, but only vague feel-ings of anxiety and ill-being, withoutapparent adequate cause. There isrestlessness, depression of spirits, thesubject being possessed with a senseor moral turpitude, friendlessness, orthat he is hopelessly diseased. Thisdistress being due to disease of brain,cannot be removed by appeal to ar-gument. When delusions becomesvstematised, the prognosis of melan-cholia is unfavourable. If delusionsare multiple, or are inclined to shiftoccasionally, the case is quite favour-able.—"Family Doctor."

RHEUMATIC GOUT.Besides rheumatism and gout a

third disease affects the joints, which,as it partly resembles rheumatism,and partly resembles gout, has beencalled by some rheumatic gout. It is,however, a definite disease, differentfrom each of them, the chief charac-ter of which is the deformity it pro-duces, crippling the patient. It isalso technically known as rheumatridarthritis and arthritis deformans. Asto its real nature Aye are even moreignorant than in the case of rheu-matism and gout. Some excellentauthorities believe it is really a verychronic form of rheumatism, but mostregard it as a qtiite distinct disease.The symptoms begin Avith more orless pain and stiffness in one or morejoints, which become swollen and ten-der, and very often creak on moving.The joints of the fingers and wristsare more commonly affected; also thejoint of tlie lower jaw, the hip, shoul-der and knees, but any joint may beattacked. The symptoms subside andrecur, and Avith each attack the joint-is left more stiff and more creaking,and-more deformed. The deformity ismost characteristic, the joints aftera. time become quite fixed, and thebones enlarged, with out-growths onthem. The muscles a.re apt to wastealso. The patients' general health alsosuffers. They become weak and blood-less, and feel cold very much. Thedisease steadily progresses, producingmore and more deformity, but notcausing death. The treatment of thiscondition is very unsatisfactory. Itmust be both local and general. Theaffected joints should be painted AA'iththe liniment of iodine, and wrappedround with cotton wool. After a timethey should be thoroughly steamedand fomented, then dried and massag-ed. Tbe Tallerman treatment bysuperheated steam is often very bene-ficial, but requires special apparatus.Patients should get as much fresh airand sunshine as posible, and avoidcold and damp, living, if possible, in adry, warm climate. The diet shouldbe carefully attended to. It must begenerous, of mixed animal and vege-table food, avoiding excess, and richindigestible articles. Malt liquors andSAveet Avines should not be taken, but-some stimulant, as good, sound claretor whisky and Avater, is often desir-able, taken Avith meals. Warm avool-len clothing should be worn. Inter-nally cod liver oil is beneficial, and ofdrugs, iron and arsenic are most use-ful. The mineral springs of NeAV Zea-land often give great relief in thesecases.—"M.D.," in the "Leader."

PROGRESS OF THE PARISEXHIBITION.

The Paris correspondent ot the "DailyChronicle" writes:—The Exhibition of 1900is slowly advancing towards completion.Already Its principal buildings, some ofthem possessing a solidity scarcely excelledby the Madeleine itself, have begun to as-sume the form they will wear on the open-ing day. A group of stone palaces, the fin-est of which is to contain pictures andsculpture, both ancient and modern, havereared thoir beads above the foliage of thaChamps Elysees, and their red roofs havebecome conspicuous landmarks when view-ed from the Placo de la Concorde. Beyondthe Seine progress is not quite so apparent,for here stacks of Iron framework take theplace of buildings.

A stroll through the various quarters ofthe Exhibition reveals a maze of scaffold-lug and steam cranes, of huge stone blocksundergoing the process of cutting and snap.Ing, of pile after pile of planks heaped inpromiscuous groups, and. dominating all,the steady screech of tbe big two-handedsaws as they cleave their way throughAvood and stone. For a considerable spaceround the Palais dcs Beaux Arts the groundis carpeted with a thick layer of white 'dust—an eloquent testimony to the amount ofstone which has been used In constructingthe walls and fluted columns of the hand-some building.

A BIT OP OLD PARIS.i As the Eiffel Tower was the principalfeature of the show of 1889, so the honoursof 1809 will he divided between the GreatWheel and the Bridge of Alexander HI.To Parisians the former is au amusing noyicity. The slender spokes and slowly-revol-ving ears have not yet become the familiarsight they are tc Londoners. The Alexand-er Bridge, or, rather, its iron framework,already span the Seine, and not manymonths will elapse before its handsome,approaches are thronged Avith traffic. NearIt, on the river bank, has been built a streetof mediaeval Paris, containing a typical-church, the beam and plaster houses, thebattlements and belfry, which we are ac-customed to associate with a fifteenth cen-tury town. This sample of a past ago is-almost completed, and when A'iewed fromthe deck of a Seine steamer Its old-worldwater front and quaint gables recall- thememories of Joan of Arc and her mall-fladsoldiery.

Very different in appearance and associa-tion are the buildings which surround theChamp de Mars. Here is the home of elec-tricity in Its various adaptations, of the'spinning jenny and the power loom. Herestand buildingsdestined for exhibits of theworld's mines, aud samples of mineralsdrawn from the two hemispheres. Here,too, will be shown the triumphs of civil en'gineering, and, not the least conspicuousobject in a conspicuous show, the_Galeriadcs Machines, the huge expanse and sobercolouring of which recall the exhibition 6tthe eighties. Tho centre of the Champ d«Mars has been planted With turf and trees,which form a cool oasis in the midstofaAvilderness of stone ffiid iron.

Bearing its head towards the sky Stillstands our old friend, the Eiffel Tower, do-minating the Trocadero opposite, of whichthe sloping park has been handed over tothe tender mercies of carpenter and mas-on. Dust and Avooden fences, relieved hereand there by a half-completed house ofbrick, throw into relief a cluster of hoard-ings which announce an Algerian panoramaand African desert scenes, as an earnest ofwhat next year's visitors may expect. To-day the site presents too much the appear*ance of a scrap-heap Avhieh the builder's*men are clearing to make way for semi-detached villas.

A BOER FARM.Beyond this quarter, which is contiguous

to the Japanese section, is the ground ap-portioned to extra Em-opean exhibitors. Apagoda, dazzling white, peeps forth from agrove of trees, and behind it Russian work-men In red tunics and high boots are busyhammering at a wooden framework whichIs to contain the products of Irkutsk.andTiumen. In this neighbourhood, too, theTransvaal Government has secured a-sitefor a Boer farm, where Parisians may.watch the process of inspanuingoxen, andmay inhale the fumes of Boer tobacco.

Beneath the shadow of the Trocaderowill appear the exhibits of India and theBritish colonies. To Great Britain herselfa quarter has been assigned on the Qua!d'Orsay, opposite "Le VleUx Paris." It Is,however, someAvhat depressing to observethat while the flags of other Powers flutter,proudly In conspicuous positions proclaim-ing to all the world the nationalityof thobuildings they protect, the British Empireis represented by a solitary and rather,seedy ensign, placed behind a limb of tree,striving, by the modest way it hides itshead, to shun the observation of passers-by. Doubtless, however, this defect willbe soon remedied. .-■.-■,.-

"HONEY BIRDS."

In Africa, South America, and alsoin Australia there are AVild. birdswhich, though of different species,are all known as "honey birds," on ac?

count of a remarkable habit commonto them of attracting the attentionof travellers to the hives of Avild bees.This they eA*idently do with the objectof getting thehoney store, which theyare unable to reach themselves, brok-en open, Avhen they always manage tosecure a share of the spoil. Dr. JamesJohnson, in his Avork on South CentralAfrica, describes the tactics of oue ofthese birds as Avitnessed by himself.He says:—"Our daily meeting withthe honey birds served to remove any,scepticism Imay have had in referenceto this cunning little creature. It isnot much larger than a canary, andAvhen a man makes his appearance,hops from branch to branch, making'repeated flights towards the traveller,and then flying off in the direction ihwhich it appears to wish attention at-tr_fcted, with a sustained chic-en, chic-en. chic-churr, ehurr, returning againand again, until its importunity is re-Avarded by some one accepting its in-

vitation to follow to the spot- Avhere isstored the—-to it—inaccessibletreasure.It makes a great fuss, flying roundand round, leaving no doubt as to thewhereabouts of its find. Sometimesthere is no opening to be seen, Avhenthe native proceeds to tap upon ihetrunk Avith the head of his hatchet,until he locates the hive. He then ob-tains the honey by making a lire atthe root of the tree, and, under coverof the smoke, with his hatchet securesthe prize. Then is revealed the reasonfor the excitement of our Hny guioe,avlio now comes in for its share of thepickings."

The biennial convention of tinW.W.C.T.U. is to be held at EdinburffUnext year, commencing June 25. ine-annual council of the British Women sTemperance Association is to take,

place during the same week.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY* SEPTEMBER 30, 2BHm_ f2

I THE DKBTFUS DRAMA.

gCBMJS AND EVIDENCE AT THE} BENKBB COUET MARTIAL.

i (Frem Our Special Correspondent.}

LONDON, August 18.On Saturday morning I received

from Jteiifl^ ** Iwte* nolc from im oldjoufjitilbtic friend, in tho course oi

XYh-ch, after a Jew unkind remarksppon French judicial procedure, he

wrote:. "Up to the time of writing Aye havefc2d no unpleasant excitements, butduring the past two days the tOAvnhas received considerable additions to

its population from Paris, in tbeshape of Avild-eyed, lank-haired An-archical looking gentry, and crop-beaded criminal visaged creatures.Their presence here, unless I ammuch mistaken, means trouble, and5f we get through next week's pro-ceedings without riot and bloodshedI shall be agreeably surprised."

My friend Avas a true prophet, foron the folloAving Monday the serenityof Kennes Avas shocked by the coav-Brdly attempt to assassinate Mai/.-eLabori, the ablest advocate in the

whole of France, and chief counsellorto Dreyfus. Maitre Labori Avas Avalk-ing with his Avife from their lodgingsin the Place la Ennec to the Court,when they met Colonel Picquart andM- Gast, Avho Avere also bound for theLycee. Madame Labori left the tAvo

to return home for her card of ad-mission. The laAvyer and his com-panions walked sloavla* on discussing

certain points in connection Avith thetrial. They arrived at the entranceto the Pont Bichemont, and thereColonel Picquart aud M. Gast partedWith M- Labori, and hurried forwardto the Court. Their backs Avere bare-ly turned before a roughly dressedjnan appearedon the scene, and Avalk-jng stealthily up behind the uncon-scious laAvyer, fired point blank at bisback. At the sound of the shot Col-onel ' Picquart and M. Gast turnedback, but ere they could reach hisBide Maitre Labori had fallen to theground, and his Avould-be assassinwas flying" down tbe canal sid,e withJialf a dozen men in hot pursuit. Butthey failed to catch the -miscreant.■Meanwhile the neAvs of the dastardlycrime had sped through the streets,and doctors hurriedly came upon thescene. The victim, after a moment-ary spell of unconsciousness, rallied,pulled off his coat and vest, and dis-closed to the medical men his wound.The cursory street examination show-ed that the bullet had penetrated theposteriorregion of the thorax on theright side between the fifth andsixth dorsal vertebrae, and at first itwas feared that the lawyer's spinehad been injured. Happily such Avas

not the case .and with slight assist-ance M. Labori Avas able to rise to hisfeet and enter the carriage procuredfor his conveyance home again.

THE SCENE IN COURT-The reception of tbe neAvs in Court

}s thus described by an eye Avitness:"At half-past six o'clock the bell

rang, the spectators hurried to theirseats, the troops shouldered arms, andthe judges walked on the stage. Alli>oT'.«err'ed iv- +v,'> trial were presentsave out of the t-iost important actorsin this drama, for at the table of theadvocates for the defence Maitre La-bori had not vet trrived. The Presi-de;.- was lost .boatto open the Court,when M'.'Taunay, Vice-President ofthe _V-ot.:. fl d< la Presse Judici-aire, excited!;- .v. in. He leaped on--. bench at ■!

_end of the hall, and

failed out so that all heard plainly,"Come quickly," and we saw he wasaddressing' Hie airgeon on duty.'Come quickly/1 he said, "Maitre La-bor! has been wounded."

M first there was a dead silence inihe hall, so overcome Avere men bytheir horror, disgust, and anger, fortr needed1no further words to tell usthat it a. as no accident that had be-i'alle.,. the great advocate avlio has allthe intricate threads of this case atms finger's ends. Some of us werescarcely surprised., for the Dreyfuscase is turning many Aveak mindedpeople into fanatical lunatics of theaiost dangerous \ype, and the directincitements to crime AA-hich appear in

the more violent reactionary and anti-Jewish papers are chiefly responsiblefortius state of things,

1 he Court adjourned for an hour inardor that Msrilre Demange should-i-ive an opportunity of seeing hiswounded leader. He suggested an ad-jc-irninent for tbe day, but the Go-'Wttiaent Commissioner opposed toothard nail, He deeply regretted the

''vi-d-edI*outrage,"1*outrage," but considered it■"'-ii.il.*,*unnecessary to interfere withii.c progress of the trial since Maitrej) lU.iTipe }._-,] known the case for fiveyears and M. Labori's secretary AvasTaster of all its intricacies. So, afterau hour's interval, ihe Court resumedits proceedings.

THE CURTAIN RISES AGAIN-And noAv it wil] be necessary to

ook back to tho tl ings in Court on(Saturday, when, -_-~ er digesting thesecret dossier" in camera for four"ays, the judge-- were pleased to take-it. public into theiv confidence oncemore. The public, after their fouri&ys' fast,were ready for the feast ofsensation promised ' y the evidence of*" -asimirPerier --President of the■Uepubli.:, ant! o_.-iv.ral Mercier, ex-Wunster of War, i: om the latter theaau-Dreyu-isards expected much. He,%-is. they =aid. th. one man whocould prove the Captain's guilt, andUiere would be fireworks in Court"Mix he opened his mouth. But the?f,?Vllttfr. ly disappointed, for Gene-iw Mtecier's evidence, which occu-pied the Coijr-t nearly four hours, con-;-l!"ed T.othim injurious to Dreyfus,; *. witness' malignant biasJgaawJ the prisoner was apparent inevery turn and twist of his ramblingwrragp, It would ' c useless to give:' siumnary of rhe General's deposi-1, "' a>ueh oi it, would be incom-nl!„!"ft t0 aii but those who havefc«uoe«] ah the documents bearing onthe ease, v.-i \* ■-, a■-r_v.it " -Mercier provided oneom.,u excitement a; the close of theimi, -.^ T>l» jng the General'siong winded and vîcus indictmentwith' r«., " ! itramed himselfJ*J fßculty half rising to his feettogh^C?'VlVi/bytheimPulsetoent. o» tJ 's or that state"i-icr.'-u 'venorul Mercier concluded histinÂ }' \ntnlv'S "ddenly to Drey-SJ Si"B^ tbai iE he entertained

* ti,e"aSi^\doubt as t0 the '»nm\tO 8-lfhn In^ J"; Vl "ld be the firS*i4ee£i lCd?e hU error, "the first toI■"h,*M it,"''' to CaPtain Dreyfusgood faith" ii'-<'i-i a mistake in

" ,pt t0 llis feet'« tiuu i_o tantjs -witli. an

almost menacing gesture, cried out,"That is what you ought to do."

Loud applause rang through theball. Tbe tAvo men for a momentstood looking at each other withAA-hite faces, and then the Gendarm-erie Captain put his hand on Dreyfus'shoulder and made him resume bisseat.

General Mercier then continued: "IAA-ould say to Captain Dreyfus it Avasin good faith that I was deceived; inthat same good faith I come to ac-knowledge this, and I Avill do all thatis humanly possible to make amendsfor this terrible error."

"It is your duty," interruptedDrey-fus once again.

"But on the contrary," went onGeneral Mercier, "since 1594 my con-viction has not in the least degreebeen affected; it has been strengthen-ed by my thorough study of the dos-sier, and this despite the immensityof the accumulated efforts, despitethe enormous number of millions

foolishly spent in order to change ourconvictions."

M. Casimiir-Perier's depositionswere lengthy-—he Avas speaking foran hour ami a half—but so far asthe condensed reports published hereslioav he had nothing to tell theCourts Avhieh would assist the judgesin determining the guilt or innocenceof Dreyfus.

GENERAL BILLOTS' BELIEFS.Like his predecessors General Bil-

lot Avas allowed to indulge in allsorts of it-relevancies, but, he didcommunicate one "new fact" to theCourt—a little bit of hearsay evidenceconcerning a conversation betweentwo foreign officers overheard by aLyons merchant named Villon. "Itis" disgusting," said one of these in-judicious prattlers, "to see Frenchofficers sell their country." And biscompanion replied, "It is a blessingfor us. Dreyfus, for instance, divul-ged the plan of mobilisation." Thistit-bit of incriminating "evidence"

was eagerly caught at by the anti-Dreyfusards, but the prisoner onlysmiled, and so little did Maitre De-mange think of the General's disclo-sure that he never eross-uvaininedhim on the point.

The first point on which this con-viction was grounded Avas the con-fession made by the prisoner to Cap-tain Lebrun-Benault, His. socond

point Avas tbe technical examinationto which the bordereau had been sub-jected. The internal evidence of thebordereau itself sufficed to establishthe treachery that Avas going on inthe Headquarters' Staff on the partof an oflicer avlio could have informa-tion in handsful. It Avas, moreover,impossible to believe iv Esterha/.y'salleged treachery. Even if the hand-writing of the bordereau Avere Ester-hazy's, that oflicer could only havebeen an intermediary—a second ac-complice.

General Zurlinden, another ex-Minister, also believed the bordereauconclusively proved Dreyfus' guilt,in spite of* handAvriting experts andEsterhazy's alleged confessions. Mai-tre Demange rather disconcerted thegallant General by referring to apassage in his evidence in Avhieh

he said that if it had not occurred toColonel Fabre to examine the hand-Avriting of the probationers, the bor-dereau might perhaps have been bur-ied in the archives of the -Ministry,and remarking that if this were soit Avas evident that there Avas no-thing in the bordereau to indicateCaptain Dreyfus.

The next Avitness A\-as GeneralChanoine, Avhosej evidence simplyamounted to "I believe Dreyfus to beguilty."

M. Ilanotaux, Minister of ForeignAffairs in the Dupuy Cabinet of 1894,

explained that be derived all bisknowledge of the Dreyfus casethrough General Mercier and M. Du-puy, and foreseeing trouble aheadurged tbe General not to proceedwith the case in the state it Avas thenin But Mercier was immovable, andthe case followed its course. M.Hanotaux when examined emphati-cally denied that he had ever express-ed any opinion as to the prisoners

glTh'e Court then adjourned untilWednesday, having so far discoverednothing telling for or against theprisoner that has not been public■property for the past three years.

DREYFUS BREAKS DOWN.

When the Court Martial resumedits public sittings on Wednesday.the first witness called was M. Gue-rin ex-Minister of Justice, who mustnot be confounded with M. Guerinwho, barricaded in his house in theRue Chabrol, Paris, has been defyingthe efforts of the authorities to give

effect to tbe warrant issued for his

arrest for complicity in the farcicalRoyalist plot, . , .

The ex-Minister of Justice's deposi-tions had no bearing whatever on

the guilt or innocence of Dreytus,

but he made the somewhat startling

statement that General Mercier, whopresented the Dreyfus affair to theCouncil of Ministers, never even men-tioned tbe secret dossier, the bor-

dereau, or the much discussed con-fession" of Dreyfus to Captain LebrunRenault. . ,r

M Guerin was succeeded by M.

Lebon, ex-Minister for the Colonies,who was cited "because he was ableto give the Court information ou cer-tain facts which occurred under hisadministration, and would furnish

information regarding the conduct ot

the accused." M. Lebon, who wasresponsible for the vile usage to

which Dreyfus was subjected duringhis exile, lost no time in giving vent

to' his belief in the prisoners guilt,but he could offer no evidence in sup-port of his conviction, and seemedSTore anxious to justify his part mDreyfus' torture, on Devils Islandthan to assist the Court in coming to

a -just verdict. Before Lebon badconcluded his splenetic rhodomontadethe stoicism of the prisoner gave Ayaj,and he protested vehemently againstthe persecution practised by tlm wit-ness! to whose animosity he attribu-ted the tortures inflicted upon himat Devil's Island. As the memory othis sufferings came home to> him,-the

unhappy man gave way altogether,lie cried bitterly whilst referring towhat he had undergone ,and spoke ohis punishment in a voice broken try

emotion. When he had finished heburied his face in his hands.

There was intense emotion in Courtand even his bitterest enemies weremoved at the distressing scene.

The outburst of Dreyfus Avas due to

M. Lebon's statement that he dicl

not regret any of the measures thathad been taken. Considering Drey-fus' diabolical treatment, the vindic-tive feeling Lebon evinced caused ashudder of horror in Court, and quiteexplained the prisoner's passionatedenunciation of the witness.

Upon Lebons heels came MadameHenry, the widow of the suicide-forgerCol. Henry, but her depositions likethose of M. Guerin Avere futilities pureand simple. Then came yet anotherGeneral, to wit Eoget. He, like his

predecessors, avoAved a strong con-viction of the prisoner's guilt. lieplaced no reliance, ou Esterhazy's con-fessions in regard to the Bordereauand tried hard to convince the Courtthat it Avas impossible for the suicideHenry to have been au accomplice ofthat contemptible scoundrel. TheGeneral at one period got terribly ex-cited and Avept because "disinterestedtestimony like mine" Avas not acceptedwithout reserve.

A WELCOME CHANGE.Hitherto the Avitnesses called had

been Avith few exceptions pronouncedAnti-Dreyfusards, but with the ap-pearance of M. Bertulus, the examin-ing magistrate in the action for for-gery brought against Esterhazy, Patydv Clam and Madame Pays, the longchain of would be damnatory evidencewas broken. M. Bertulus proved thatthere had been constant- collusion be-tAveen Genera] Stall officers and Ester-hazy, that Henry had even confessedthat he had been a go-between in thesenegotiations, and had allowed him tobelieve that Est<|*lm__y was the authorof the bordereau. M. Bertulus led theJudges from point to point in bis ar-gument until he came out Avith theassertion that Henry Avas Esterhazy'saccomplice. Cappingthisassertion witha. necessary complement he declared:—"Gentlemen, you have heard gener-als before whom I bow down, youhave heard Avitnesses AA'hose convic-tions are strong. . . But I too feelit my duty to say what I think. YouhaA*e been told that Dreyfus is guilty,this has been shown you by a net-Avork of hypotheses. But I now say toyou on my soul and conscience, lie-cause I have followed the ease now formany months, that I do not believehim guilty.l for my part believe thatDreyfus is innocent, and I am pro-foundly and absolutely convinced ofit."

Nor did M. Bertulus omit, to giveconclusive reasons for his belief.These Avere, first, because the border-eau was writ ten by Esterhazy; sec-ondly, because the bordereau itselfsays that the information thereincatalogued could have been handedover solely by its author: and finally,because the crime. on the hypothesisthat Dreyfus _vas the author of it, waswithout motive.

This deposition left the most pro-found impression.

The little woman sat through thelong exposure of her husband's re-lations Avith M. Kertulus with a calm-ness which Avas surprising. When hehad done she asked to be allowed tospeak. She placed herself at the barby the side of M. Bertulus, and menac-ing him with her linger recountedbow her husband returning home re-lated how charming M. Bertulus hadbeen, and she replied:—"Are youreally sure of this man'.1 I am verymuch afraid that his kiss is the hissof Judas." M. Bertulus expressed hisentire comprehension of Mdnie. Hen-ry's attitude in employing every meansto defend her husband, but lie com-pletely routed the poor woman, when,coolly drawing a paper from hispocket, he passed il to the .fudges, say-ing. "The scene which has just takenplace was not spontaneous, but con-cocted. I Avas forewarned this morn-ing by this letter stating that I Avasto be addressed in Ih(> terms you havejust heard." This was too disconcert-ing, and M. Bertulus remained masterof the field.

COLONIAL PICQUARTPULVERIZESTHE BORDEREAU.

A flutter of excitement ran throughthe Court when President, Jouaustcalled upon Colonel Picquart, thehandsome soldier to whom Dreyfusowes perhaps more than even lo Zolaand his "personal friends, to testify hisbelifti in the innocence of the prisoner.

Colonel Picquart proceeded to explain how he had made the acquaint-ance of Dreyfus, who Avas a cadet atthe Military College Avhere witnessavis a Professor of Tc.pogra.pnyAfterwards on entering the Ministryof War Avitness had to allot, the pro-bationers to the different departments.Anti-Semitic prejudice then pervadedthe General Staff, for tbis reason be atfirst sent Captain Dreyfus to theManoeuvres Department, where theprobationers had no immediate ac-cess to secret documents. He spokenext of the circumstances in Avhieh helearned of the act of treason and ofthe Bordereau, the consternationwhich prevailed in the different De-partments the searches which Averemade, and then .the relief Avhieh wasfelt when it Avas ascertained that, newproofs had been discovered pointingto the guilty person. It Avas thenthat Avitness, after examining thehandAvriting of the various officers inhis department, recognised that thecaligraphy of Dreyfus resembled thatof the Bordereau. He had recourseto dv Paty de Clam, avlio passed forhaving- graphological knowledge.

Witness described the steps takenby General Mercier to bring about thearrest of Dreyfus. He characterisedas irregular the police methodsemployed and the pretext ofa3 general inspection Avhieh was madefor the purpose of bringing Dreyfusto the Minister's office. As for thedictation test, Avitness affirmed thathe saw no signs of perturbation in thehandAvriting- of Dreyfus on that occa-sion. Shortly afterwards, moreover,Paty dv Clam admitted that he hadfound no fresh proof against Dreyfusbeyond the Bordereau. Cohliel Pic-quart declared that in 1894 he did notknow the contents of the secret dos-sier. He thought then, as every offi-cer did, that the dossier contained themost frightful things against theprisoner, but when he became ac-quainted with the dossier his viewsentirely changed. The Colonel pro-ceeded, defending himself against thecharge that from the time of his tak-ing over the direction of the Intelli-gence Department be had directed allhis efforts to the rehabilitation ofDreyfus.

Colonel Picquart next declared thathe had not seen Dreyfus copy, orcause to be copied, the smallest docu-ment. In bis opinion the Departmentin which a search should have beenmade Avhen tbe existence of the Bor-dereau was discovered at the Ministryof War was the department of dvPaty de Clam, because the Depart-ment Avas at work ou the plan of tbecovering troops and the Madagascarexpedition. He wondered whetherit was not to avoid the risk of pun-ishment that du.Paty de Clam hadadvanced the date of the reception ofthe bordereau at the Intelligence De-partment so as to make it prior tothe arrival of dv Paty de Clam at theThird Department. Dv Paty when incharge of that department took careto prevent an investigation among hisstaff, from fear perhaps that it wouldbring out bis responsibility in thematter.

At this point the Court adjournedfor the day.

LAMENT OF THE "SPECIALS."According to the flaneurs at Rennes

there is no chance of the Dreyfusretreat being concluded before Sep-tember 10th, and only the most- san-guine look to its completion at thatdate, the majority deeming it morelikely to drag along for another week.The AA'orst of it is (from the point ofview adopted by the "specials" sentto Rennes to report the proceedings)that all the important Avitnesses havealready been heard, and for the restof the time they Avill have to sit inthe stuffy court to listen to small fryretailing little bits of gossip, spicedwith personal bias, Avhieh for themost part haA-e nothing to do Avith thecase.

Even the hope of a theatrical finishhas been taken from them. The ac-tual formal delivery of the Court'sjudgment Avill be made to the pris-oner in the privacy of the Court-yardof Lycee, where, surrounded by sol-diery, the prisoner will learn his fate.What that fate Avill be it is impossibleto predict. The general body of in-telligent foreigners seem to look uponhis acquittal as certain, but those whohave studied the politics of Francemost closely shake their heads omin-ously. There are others Avho holdthat whether Colonel Jouaust and hiscolleagues decided to smash or re-rivet the unhappy prisoner's fetterswill make very little difference to thevictim himself, as he is already Avalk-ing along the path that leads to thevalley of the shadow, and cannot belong for this world. There are othersagain who do not vieAV the physicalcondition of Dreyfus as hopeless, butthey also look upon the verdict of theCourt as of small moment to theAvrecked body of tbe man himself."He Avill commit suicide in prison; heAvill be assassinated outside of it," isthe summary of their gloomy pre-dictions.

The proceedings of the Court lastFriday began Avith Colonel Picquart'sfurther evidence. He described bisinterview with General Gonse, whenhe warned the latter that a terriblescandal would arise unless the WarOllice took the initiative in clearingup this affair; and there was sensa-tion in Court, when he repeated thecynical reply of the General, avlio, de-sirous of suppressing an inquirywhich might throw discredit on WarOllice justice, responded: "If you saynothing no one will know anythingabout it." "to which I replied," saidColonel Picquart, "1 cannot carry thissecret to the tomb, my General; whatyou say there is abominable." Pic-quart declared emphatically thatthough General Gonse bad denied thisscene and the uttering of those wordsall had happened exactly as lie said-

The Colonel described the conspir-acy organised against, himself byHenry ami Esterhazy, and there Avas

laughter in Court when he regrettedthe absence of dv Paty, as he wouldlike to assist that much-wauled wit-ness in recalling his reminiscences ofthat time, ".le l'y aiderais," said theColonel, drily. In short. Picquartwent all over the old ground veryeffectively.

It was expected that the confron-tation of Colonel Picquart with theGenevals would bring- about excitingincidents, but his confrontation withUogel and, Mercier, which broughtthe day's sitting lo a close, led tonothing but mutual contradictions onminor points.

CUIGNET'S TITTLE TATTLE.On Saturday the sitting was not of

great interest. The chief witnesscalled Avas Major Cuignet, avlio dis-played great animosity against theprisoner, but failed in the least, toshow proper cause for his emphati-cally expressed belief in Dreyfus'guilt."'

As one of the four grounds for thisconviction he mentioned the evidenceof M. Bertilloh, the handwriting ex-pert of the Criminal IdentificationDepartment. A ripple of laughterran round the Court, the audienceremembering M- Bertillon's ingeniousmystifications which so signally failedto convince the judges of the Court,of Cassation.

The Avitness alluded to some mys-terious special dossier, more Volumin-ous than the secret dossier, and ex-horted the Court to make carefulstudy of it, The secret militarydossier, to judge from Major Cuignet'sdescription of it, must be a curiouscollection of "all sorts," lcttres bana-les, lcttres de famille, and lcttres dcfemmes. This "precious source of in-formation" as Cuignet termed it, con-tains, he alleged, documents Avith adirect application to Dreyfus, andmakes it clear that the traitor in theheart of the Etat Major Avas Dreyfus.

The sitting closed with a successionof confrontations between ColonelPicquart and Generals Boisdeffre,Gonse, and Billot, Avhieh threw nolight on any really important ques-tions.

DREYFUS TRANSFORMED.When the Court resumed business

on Monday it Avas observed by every-body present, that the prisoner seemedto have entirely abandoned his pathe-tic attitude and was taking a keenerinto^st in the proceedings, AvhiehAvere of a much less tedious naturethan heretofore. No less than sixAvitnesses Avere examined, includingGeneral Fabre, formerly Chief of theFourth Bureau, Lieut. d'Aboville, hisDeputy and Major Junck of the En-gineers. -Moreover a significantchange came over the methods of theprosecution.

The Avitnesses were not so prolix andirrelevant as those preceding, but con-fined their evidence more or less topositive statements as to matters offact, and when they digressed fromthe point were sharply checked by theCourt. The early Avitnesses practi-cally repeated the evidence they gavebefore the Court of Cassation or beforethe 1594 Court-martial; but MajorCuignet and all the Avitnesses folloAv-ing him elaborated their former evi-dence. Where their depositions werevague they Avere noAv positive, andconsequently Maitre Demange foundit easy to throAv suspicion on theirgood faith by confronting them withtheir former depositions, betAveenAvhieh and their statements to theRennes Court there were markeddifferences.

Jf. LABORI'S RETURN.Tuesday's proceedings Avere prefaced

by a pleasing scene, arising out of thereturn to Court of Maitre Labori, thegreat advocate whose attempted assas-sination Avas the first exciting incidentof the Rennes trial. The hiAvyer's re-ception in Court was most flattering,nearly everyone present, including theanti-Dreyfus generals joining in thenoisy demonstration of welcome.Maitre Labori was a trifle pale, butotherAvise his good-humoured "phiz"showed no signs of the ill effects of hisnarrow escape from death.

Among the nine Avitnesses examined

in the course of the day were M.Grenier, an ex-Prefect and Command-ant Rollin, of the Secret Intelligencej Bureau. The. other Avitnesses hadi little to say that was neAV or of im-

portance, and their examinationaffordedno incidents. As an example of

| what is regarded as evidence, the de-position of Major Maistre is Avorthreading. This officerproduced a letterin Court from a Captain Lemonnier,Avho is not summoned to give his tes-timony, in Avhieh it, is stated thatDreyfus once said he had attended theGerman Manoeuvres near Mulhausen.i A LIVELY DAY.| The proceedings of the Court-

martial on Thursday Avere distinctlyi liA*ely.

TAvelve Avitnesses Avere brought upof Avhom some Icav gave Avhat mayperhaps be termed evidence, Avhereasthe others declaimed harangues of an; extraordinary nature, expressing,

| when coherent, nothing more thantheir own opinions.

There were many interpellation-Âvitnesses avlio had already given eA'i-dence insisting on making further re-marks. There Avere hot discussionsbetAveen the Court, the Commissary ofthe Government, the defending coun-sel, and the Avitnesses; and on occa-sions several Generals, Major Carriere,and Maitre Labori all speaking at thesame time, until the President restoredcalm by giving* ono or other permis-sion to have his say uninterrupted.There Avas abundant verbosity, butlittle light Avas thrown on the rightsor wrongs of the case

It, Avas expected that the examina-tion of Colonel Maurel, Presidentof the Court - martial which con-

demned Dreyfus Avould lead to inci-dents. It certainly brought about agood deal of undignified squabbling.When questioned by the defence as tothe secret documents communicated toDreyfus' judges by General Mercier,Col. Ma tire! refused to describe them,and made the astonishing admissionthai, he had not studied any of them,as he had previously arrived at hisconviction of Dreyfus' guilt!

.Mailre Labori made the Avitnessallow that the first, decument he hadseen concerning the case had satisfiedhim that Drcyius was the traitor, butMaurel obstinately refused to stateAvhat that document was.

Then came General Mercier again,but out of him -Maitre Labori couldextract nothing, for Avhcnever the ad-vocate asked any embarrassing ques-tion the General answered evasively,and Avlien pressed generally dodgedbehind that ora 1,1sh'cld of the prose-cuting A\il nesses, "professional se-crecy."

During this examination GeneralsChanoine, (louse, and fidget, and MajorI.auth, all in turn interpellated, andfor upwards of two hours this con-fusion of discussions continued.

Au extraordinary deposition wasthat of M. (Iraudmaison, a violentNationalist, avlio in a voice of thundergave the Court his opinions on manythings, winding up his harangue byinstructing the judges to r/quii Drey-fus if he was innocent and condemnhim if guilty, lie had already express-ed himself convinced of Dreyfus'guilt.

Then came a man named de Mullcr,AA-ho spoke of having been in the Em-peror William's bedroom at Mulhausenand having seen there a copy of the-Libre Parole," with the pencil notein German in the margin. "Dreyfuscaught." When questioned by MaitreLabori, however, it Avas discoveredthat Muller didn't know the Germanword for "caught"!

It was a curious silling, and com-menting thereon a correspondent re-marks: —-

'"There Avere times when I almostfancied myself in some Bedlam wherecrazy people Avere playing at takingpart in some cause celebre. It was a.weird morning, and avc almost forgotthe existence' of Dreyfus, who satquiet, having little to say at the endof the various depositions."

A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.It Avas my good or ill fortune to be an

eye Avitness of one of the devastatingtornadoes that often sweep Americansoil. About half past six on the after-noon of April 27, 1899, I left my housein Kirksville, Missouri, to post someletters. In the south-west at the ex-treme limit of my vision hung a low-ering dark cloud, from which occasionalpeals of thunder issued. Just below thecloud, seeming to rest upon the earth,Avas a whirlingmonster of A'apour, dust,and smoke, coming apparently towardmc, with an Incessant and steadily in-creasing roar. The first appearance wasthat of a huge locomotive emitting blacksmoke and steam, and coming at a tre-mendous speed. The tornado seemedsuddenly to tear itself loose from theblack storm cloud and to advance at In-creased speed, rotating from right toleft. I quickly re-entered the house,calling to my wifo and children to flyfor their lives. At the same momentI discovered that the course of the tor-nado Avas changed, and that it was sweep-ing in a north-eastern direction througnwhat is known as

FIBLE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY.Shouting to my Avife that we were

safe, and directing her to telephone forsurgeons, I ran cast in the direction ofthe tornado. It had now grown to suchgigantic proportions that it seemed toextend from the zenith to the farthestlimit of the eastern horizon. When itstruck the densely populated part ofthe city, the continual crashing and tear-ing of houses Avas added to that inces-sant rumbling and roaring, making anaAvful sound which swelled in volumeuntil the earth trembled beneath ourfeet. The air was filled with flyingdebris. Doors, shutters, roofs, ana evenwhole houses were sent soaring and whirl-ing to a height of three or four hundredfeet. I saw the wheel of a waggonor carriage and the bodies of two personsflying up into the storm cloud. Onehouse was lifted upward to a height orover 100 feet, when it seemed to ex-plode into a thousand fragments, whichAvent soaring, Avhirling, and mingling Aviththe other debris. The lastSHINGLE HAD SCARCELY FALLEN,and the dust cloud still hoveredover the debris, when I reached the edgeof the ruins. The hush of death, more-appalling than the thunder of the stormking's 'war chariot, brooded over thoscene of desolation. Perhaps the mostremarkable experiences were those ofMiss Moorehouse, Mrs Webster, and herson. The three were caught up in thestorm, and were carried beyond theCatholic Church, nearly one fourth ora mile, and let down on the common sogently that none were killed. Mrs Web-ster had some slight cuts about the head,her son had one arm fractured, but MissMoorehouse was uninjured. A gentle-man on the western border of the tor-nado was lifted out of his own door-yard, over a high wall, into the door-yard of a neighbour, so suddenly thathe never knew how he came there.—"Cen-tury."

TALE OF SOUTH SEAS,

THIRTY-FIVE DATS ADRIFT,

CAPTURE OF J SHARK SAVES THEMFROM CANNIBALISM,

Somo yarns of :.n exceedingly tough nndMnuehausen-like character have be.'ii spun—and printed—by men of their adventuresin Australian waters, or in the South Seas;

but an examination of such stories by any-one with a personal knowledge of the Paci-fic and Australasia has soon, and very de-servedly so, knocked tho bottom out ofthem. Vet there are stories of South Seaadventure, well authenticated, which aronot a whit less wonderful than the mostmarvellous falsehood that any man "hasyet told and lived." And the story of whatbefell John Ronton ls one of them, saysLouis Beeko and Walter Jeffery in "Cas-sell's Magazine."

Like Harry Bluff, John Renton "when aboy left his friends and his home, o'er thewild ocean's waves all his life to roam."Kenton's home was in Stromness, in theOrkneys, and he shipped on hoard a vesselbound to Sydney in ISIiT as an ordinaryseaman, he being then a lad of IS. Whenin Sydney he got about among the board-ing-houses in "sailor town," and one morn-ing woke up on the forecastle of the Rey-nard, of Boston, bound on a c.-vise forguano among the South Pacific Islands.

Kenton had been crimped, and, Su.l'llghimself where he was, bothered no moreabout it but went cheerfully to work, notaltogether displeased at the prospeo' cfnow adventures, which would enable himby and by to go bacic to the old folks withplenty of dollars and a stock of startlingyarns to reel oft', lie was a stead.v,straight-forward lad, though somewhat thoughtlessat times, and resolved to be a staady,straightforward man. The vessel first wentto the Sandwich Islands, and the:., shippeda gang of Hawaiian natives to help loadguano. Then she sailed away to the south-ward for MeKean'9 Island, one of thePhoenix Group, situated about latitude .degrees 35 minutes south and longitude 174degrees 20 minutes west.

PLANS FOR A DESERTION.On board the Reynard was an old salt

known to all hands as "Boston Ned." liehad been a whaler in his time, had desert-ed, and spent some years beachcorulrngamong (lie islands of the South Seas. Andvery soon, through his specious tongue, hehad all hands wishing themselves clear ofihe "old hooker" and enjoying life in theislands, instead of cruising about, hazedhero and there and everywhere by tlfemates of the Reynard, whose main purposeIn life was to knock a man down in orderto make him "sit up." Presently three orfour of the hands became infatuated withtin- idea of settling on an island, and oI.VXed, nothing loath, undertook to takocharge of the parly if they would make anattempt to clear from the ship. The oldman had taken a fancy to young Ronton.And the youngster, when the idea AvasImparted to him, fell iv with it enthusias-tically, for he was exasperated with tlietreatment lie had received on board tlioguano-man (the afterguard of an Americanguano ship are a rough lot). The ship waslying ou and off land, there being no an-chorage, and before ihe plan had been dis-cussed more than a few hours the men,live persons in all, determined to put itinto execution.

A small whalohoat was towing astern ofthe vessel, in case the wind should falllight and the ship drift in too close to theshore. It was a fine night, with a lightbreeze, and there was, they thought, agood chance of getting to the southward toone of the Samoan Croup, where they couldsettle; or. by shipping on board a tradingschooner there, might later ou strike sonicother island to their fancy.

ESCAPE FROM THE SHIP.By stealth they managed to stow in the

boat a. couple of small breakers of water,holding, together. 10 gallons, and the fore-castle bread barge, with biscuits enoughfor three meals a day per man for 10 days.They managed also to steal four hams, andeach man brought pipes, tobacco, andmatches. A harpoon with some line, an oldgalley fryingpan, mast, sail, and oars, andsome blankets completed the equipment.For they took no compass, though theymade several attempts at first to get at oneslung in the cabin, and tried at first totake one out of the poop binnacle, but theofficer on deck was too wideawake for themto risk that, and the cabin compass wasscrewed to the roof close to the skipper'sberth; and so the old man who Avas theirleader, old sailor and whaler as lie was,actually gave up tho idea of taking a com-pass, and these people Avlthout more adoone night slipped over the side into theWhalohoat, cut the painter, and by daylightthe boat was out of sight of land and ofthe ship. Thoy were sailing upon the Paci-fic, running six or seven miles before astrong north-east breeze, and expecting tosight land in less than a week, and werealready anticipating a freedom aud luxuryof island life in store for them.

Three days later it fell calm, and theyhad to take to the oars. The sun was per-pendicular, the sea a sheet of glass, re-flecting back upon them the ball of fireoverhead. Now and then a catspaw wouldripple across the plain of water, but thereAvere no clouds, there was no sight of land.They kept on pulling. For three—for fourdxiys—-a week—for ten days—they tuggedat the oars, except when a favouringbreeze came. The water was reduced to afew pints, the food to a feAV days' halfrations. Their limbs were cramped, so thatthey could not move from their places inthe boat, their bodies were becoming cover-ed Avith sores, aud the wind had now diedaway entirely; the sea was without a rip-ple, and for ever shone above them thefierce, hot sun.

Gradually it had dawned upon them thatthey Avere lost—that perhaps they had runpast Samoa. The Insanity of their adven-ture gave place to despair, and by degreestheir despair grew to madness of a moreawful kind.

CAUGHT IN TERRIBLE GALE.On the fifteenth day there appeared to

the south and east a low, dark-grey cloud."Laud at last!" was the unspoken thoughtIn each man's heart as he looked at hiscomrade, but feared to voice his hope. Andpresently the cloud grew darker and moreclearly defined, and one of the men, thenext oldest to the author of all their miser-ies, fell upon his weak aud tremblingkneesand raised his hands in thankfulness andprayer to the Almighty. Alas! it Avas notland, but the ominous forerunner of thefierce and sweeping mid-equatorial galewhich lay veiled behind. In less than halfau hour it came upon and smote them withsavage fury, and the little boat was run-ning before a howling gale and a madden-ed, foam-whipped sea.

And thou it happened that, ill and suffer-ing as he was from the agonies of hungerand thirst, the heroic nature of old "Bos-ton Ned" came out, and his bold sailor'sheart cheered aud encouraged his wretched,despairing companions. All that night andfor the greater part of the following dayhe stood in the stern sheets, grasping thebending steer-oar as the boat swayed andsurged along before the gale, constantlywatching lest she should broach to andsmother in the roaring seas; the others layin tlie bottom feebly bailing out the water,encouraged,urged,and driven to that exer-tion by the gallant old American seaman.

Towards noon the wind moderated; lv theafternoon it died away altogether, andagain the boat lay rising and falling to the

long Pacific swell, and "Boston Ned" flunghis exhausted frame doAvn in the stemsheets and slept.Twenty days out the last particle of food

and water had been consumed, and thoughthe boat was now steering as .near west-ward as old Ned could judge, before a gen-tle, south-east trade, madness and despairwere coming quickly upon them, aud onthe twenty-third day two of the live miser-able creatures began to drink copiously ofsea-water—the drink of death.

Kenton, though he had suftered to thebitter full from the agonies of body audmind endured by his shipmates, was notone of those, and by a merciful Providenceremained sane enough to turn his face awayfrom the water. But, as lie lay crouched iaa heap in the bottom of the boat, with asilent prayer iii his heart to his Creatorquickly to end his sufferings, he heard"Boston Nod" and the only remaining saneman excepting himself muttering hoarselytogether, and looking sometimes at himand sometimes at the two almost dyingmen who lay moaning beside him. Pre-sently the man who was talking to Nedpulled out of his blanket—which lay in thestern sheets—a razor, and, turninghis backto Kenton, began stropping it upon the soldof his boot, and even "Boston Ned" hiinselllooked with awful eyes and blood-bakedtwitching lips upon the youngster.

The lad saw what was coming, and a<>quickly as possible made his way forwardand sat there, with his eyes fixed upon thetwo men aft, waiting forthe struggle whichhe thought must soon begin. All that dayand the night he sat and watched, deter-mining to make a fight forthe little lifethat remained in him, and Ned and theother man at times still muttered and eyedhim woliishly.

As he sat thus, supporting his swollenhead upon his skeleton hands. Renton sawsomething astern mo\ing slowly after theboat—something that heknew was waitingand following for the awful deed to bedone, so that it, too, might share in thedreadful feast.

Raising his bony arm he pointed towardsthe moA'ing fin. To him a shark meant noadded horror or danger to their position,but possibly deliverance. "Boston Ned"and the other man first looked at the com-ing shark, and then with sunken eyesagaj^turned to Renton. Voices none of theahand, and Rentons parched tongue couldnot articulate, but Avith signs and lip move-ments he tried to make the other two __*■_■understand.

SAVED BY THE SHARK $No shark-hook had they, nor if they *&>?*

had one had they anything with which *ft>bait it. But Renton, crawling aft, pickedup the harpoon, placed it in "Boston Ned's"hands, and motioned to him to stand by.Then, with eager, trembling hands, hestripped from his legs the shreds of trou-sers which remained on them, and, sittingupon the gunwale of the boat, hung onelimb over and let It trail in the water.

Three times the shark came up,and thriceNed prepared to strike, but each time thehorrid ranger of the seas turned aside anddived as it caught sight of the waiting fig-ure with weaponn poised above. But atlast hunger prevailed, and swimming slowlyup till within a few yards of the boat, itmade a sudden rush for the bait, missedit, and the harpoon, deftly darted by theold ex-whaler, clove right through itstough skin and buried itself deep into itsbody.

Then followed shark's flesh and shark'sblood, some of the former, after the firstraw meal, being cooked on a lire made ofthe biscuit barge, upon a wet blanketspread in the bottom of the boat. Thohot weather, hoAVCA*er, soon turned theremaining portion putrid; but two orthree days later came God's blessed rain,and gave them hope and life again. Theymanaged to save a considerable quantityof Avater, and though the shark's fleshAvas in a horrible condition they continuedto feed upon it until the thirty-fifth day.

On this day they saW land, high andAvell-wooded, but now the trade windsfailed them, and for the following twodays the unfortunate men contended withbaflling lightairs, calms, and strong cur-rents. Ac last they got within a short idistance of the shore and sought for a'landing place through the surroundingsurf.RESCUED BY SOLOMON ISLANDERS.

Suddenly four or fiA-ecanoes darted outfrom the shore. They were filled witharmed saA-ag.es, whose aspect and de-meanour warned old Ned that he and hiscomrades were among cannibals. Sweep-ing alongside the boat, the savages seizedthe white men, who -were all too feeble toresist or even move, put them Into theircanoes, and conveyed them on shore, fedthem, and treated them with much ap-parent kindness. Crowds of natives fromthat part of the island—which was Ma-layta, one of the Solomon Group—camato look at them, and one man, a chief,took a fancy to Renton, and claimed himas his OAvn especial property.

Renton never saw the rest of his com-panions again, for they were removed tothe interior of the island—probably soldto some of the bush tribes—the "man-a-bush," as the coastal natives called them.Their fate is not difficult to guess, forthe people of Malayta were then, as they;are now, cannibals.

On August 17, ISTS,the Queensland la-bour recruiting- schooner Bobtail NagAvas cruising off the island, trading- foryams, and her captain heard from somenatives who came alongside that thereAvas a Avhite man living ashore in a vil-lage about ten miles distant. The skipperof the Bobtail Nag at once offered to paya handsome price if the man Avas brought-on board, and at the cost of several dozenBirmingham steel axes and some tobaccopoor Kenton's release was effected. Hetoid his rescuers that the people amongwhom he had lived had taken a greatfancy to him, and had treated him withgreat kindness.

BRITISH EMPIRE AND MOTHERCOUNTRY.

It is a commonplace to talk of the Bri-tish Empire as one "on Avhieh the suanever sets," and perhaps the grandiloquentfact does not convey any very great mean-ing to ordinary ears.

Year by year the British Empire iaspreading aud growing. The English lan-guage bids fair to become the one universallanguage of commerce.

Nine years ago the percentage of eachEuropean language spoken iv the worldAvas as follows:—

English 27.7 Spanish 10.7Russian 15.7 Italian 8.3German 18.7 Portuguese .... 3.2French 12.1

Judging from the past rate of progress,one may assume with some certainty thatin ISS-9England is even higher up in thescale than iii 1800.It is our great Colonial Empire that Aye

have to thank for this extraordinary pro-minence in the affairs of the Avorld. Noother nation can boast of such enormousterritories as Great Britain can. Besidethe vast areas which are under the controlof the British Crown, the Mother Countryitself is an infinitesimal speck.

The area of the British Isles in squaremiles is 117,759. India and Ceylon incase.resome 1,585,525 miles, Australia 3,030,774,and Canada heads the list with 0,51'J,002.In South, Central, and East Africa GreatBritain possesses 750,704square miles, NewZealand gives us 104,027,while the StraitsSettlements and Borneo can be computed

lat 1,213,090 square miles.—Exchange.

THE -AUCKLAND-^STAR^ SATURDAIV SEPTEMBER 3<V 180&H3

RANDOM

SHOTS.V» 'BY."ZAMHEttTSome write, a neighbour's name to lash,Some write—vain thought—for needful

cash,Some write to please the country clash.And raise a din.

For me, an aim I never fash—I write for fun.

People in Auckland stand a, chanceof forgetting what a British tar lookslike, because unfortunately the portis tabooed by the fleet. It is ratherunfortunate that the attractions ofAuckland aro so great that the tars

prefer to live on shore, and some ofthem do not take tlie trouble to leavetheir addresses Avhen they quit theship. Owing- to the number of menAvho have deserted the ships while theyAvere in this port the war vessels donot come our way now. and if busi-ness compels them to call here they goaway again as quickly as possible: infact, it was in July the las; vessel v. ashere. Of course this is rather hard onbusiness people in Auckland, because,

when war vessels tire in port it meansmoney being spent here fur victuals.Then, again, this is also unfair to thelasses who love a sailor, because Jackashore is ahvays a favourite. As wein Auckland contribute our quota to-wards maintaining the warships weshould surely occasionally have a ves-sel in port! There is also anotherview of this question that is Avorthyof consideration by the HarbourBoard. The question might, fairly beasked: "Whati is the use of incurringan annual cosi; of 2 or 3 hundredsfor an Admiralty House if the warvessels are forbidden to stay here.Surely that money would be better ex-pended upon wharf accommodation,for, after all. the residence of officersat an Admiralty House would notbenefit the masses much, although, nodoubt, it would be welcomed by thatself-constituted circle denominatedSociety.

**********Quite a progressive spirit seems to

have been infused into Auckland late-ly, and where a year or two ago thequestion of expending a couple ofhundred pounds was a serious mat-ter, now public bodies speak quitecalmly of thousands- The Harbourlloai-.i is a notable instance of thisspirit. A great harbour scheme hasI.ecu propounded, entailing- the ex-penditure of about half a million.This, of course, was not meant to becarried out all at. once, but steadilygone on with as 1lie requirements oithe port grew with increasing traffic.The idea is a capital one, if it is onlycarried out in its entirety; but. thatlittle word "if" is the crux of thequestion. After getting this exhaus-tive report from a qualified engineer,th-n two Harbour Board officials areasked to report upon the report, auda lesser scheme, comparatively speak-ing-, is submitted. This kind of thinglooks very much like after a generalhas laid out a plan of campaign ask-ing* a couple of lieutenants to furn:»htheir opinion--. If tinkering thewharves in the time honoured stylewas -.vanted. then there was no needto call in an expert; bnt having doneso it. does seem only fair that eitherhis scheme should lie adhered to orelse rejected altogether- A diver-sification of the scheme at the presentjuncture may be found later on tohave marred the general effect. Thecalm AA*ay in which some members ofthe Board talk about spending £70.000to £80,000 makes one feel as if forthe time being they Avere Avealthy,and forget altogether that £2:-.000 ayearwill be required for interest, andalso that, some day the money is ex-pected to be paid back ajrain. TheAA*ay the indebtedness of public bodiesis increasing means giving capitalistsa big grip over the place, and thiskind of thing is going on all over theworld, borro'vving for future fenera-

tions to pay off- MeariAvhile the fatman smiles as he fits on the shackles,knOAving that the masses must labourto pay him and his children, aye. andhis children's children, their annualdole of interest. One does not like toobject to moderate borroAving for re-munerative Avorks, but. uoav thatmoney is cheap there is a great dan-ger of gettinc larger sums than areactually required nt the present, andpast experience has shoAvn that oncethe money is raised it is bound to beexpended.

i_*j,^.»-j.-J_cj.^.^-^.j(.^<

An English doctor, who drank hispatient's medicine to show hoAv harm-less it was, died immediately after-wards—so says the cable man—and in

the absence of fuller information Aye

are left to assume that the patientsurvived. Many a poor sufferer, nodoubt, ardently wishes that his doctorcould be made, to swallow his ownphysic. If all medicos were requiredto sample their prescriptions beforeadministering them, it would be awk-ward for the medicos, but probablyof some advantage to their patients,especially in the event of some carelesschemist putting up poison for Epsomsalts or senna.

The Geelong- farmer who, accordingto a Melbourne cable this week,hanged himself on his wedding- dayat the age of 75 is an awful exampleof the havoc wrought in all ages bywomen. Had it not been for a womanprobably the poor old fanner wouldhave lived to be ninety or a hundred,but some fair syren, probably a widow,cast her fatal spell over him, and ina weak moment lie consented to marryher. Or perhaps he had been drivenoff his head by the pile of statisticsconcerning' the decreasing- birth-ratein Australia, and at that late hourstarted out to perform his duty to hiscountry. But a faint glimmer of rea-son came to his brain that weddingmorning, and he realised that he wasmaking- a fool of himself by yieldinghis ancient heart and purse into thekeeping- of one of Eve's daughters.So he went .straight away and hangedhimself. Reader of 75 that contem-plateth matrimony, go thou and dolikcAvlsc. It Avere'the better part.

When one side of a question is con-tinually dinned into a fellow's earsand meets his eyes in ever}* book andpaper, he is apt to get tired of ir. andjust for variety's sake to take up theopposite. So it is with the liquorquestion. The teetotallers want towipe away strong drink from off theface of the earth. They may do it intime, but when they do, then fare-Weil to one of the little thing's thatmake* life worth living-. Somehow itstrikes "Zamiel" that the world is be-coming altogether too sober. Sixtyor seventy years ago men drank more,

lived more leisurely, and lived longer.They may not have been so highlyeducated or so astute or so highlyadvanced as the men and women ofto-day, but they seemed to have hadand all-round merrier time of it. Nodoubt they often drank too much;bur. it made them generous-hearted,and when the wine flowed the mean-est man felt something- human stir-

ring his sou! and opening his purse-strings.

Tt is the fashion of a certain sec-tion to decry any indulgence in in-toxicating liquor—if you drink you'll■ - damned—such is the sole substanceof many an otherwise estimable per-son's creed. We are no doubt a greatdeal Aviser than tlie ancient Greeksand Romans Avho often got beastlydrunk just like a common policecourt "habitual" of to-day; but therewas a great deal of sensible philosophyin Plato's sanction of ebriety at. theDionysian festivals to men who hadarrived ar their fortieth year, ft Avasan age when men began to get a little

'sense, and were no longer mere giddybuys. They could be trusted, to lookafter themselves; and the good winewould grease the rusty hinges oftheir hearts (and stomachs) and makethem young again. 11 wouldn't be abad idea if the same principle of an

!age limit were introduced in these[days. We would then be spared theunpleasant spectacle of young ladsmaking asses of themselves and clis-o'lHiing' other people with their sense-less pranks when under the influenceof their first-lass of beer. But the

[more rabid of teetotal writers andthinkers might well take to heartthis verse, which is to be found in anote to Tom .Moore's "Odes ofAnacreon."if with wator you fill up your glassesYou'li never write anything wise,T-'or wine is the horso of ParnassusWhich hurries a bard to the skies.

And to the grave too, sometimes.:\wl also the lock-up. but no matter.But really some of the more intem-perate of our temperance advocatesshould try a little good waipiro justfor once. It. might improve their di-gestion, and take some of the edgeoil their truculent manifestos.

**********! lint, good readers, pray don't takeCii-- as a eulogy of intemperance, suchas the speech which was deliveredlately on the subject by a Mr Gibsoniiowu-s in the House of Commons.According to a.recent London paperMr Bowles, who is recognised as one

'_ of the ■"funny men" of Cue House of

' Commons, was exhilaratingly flippant, recently ova bill designed to limit

' the hours of public houses, "lie but-; toned his frock coat, and set his face

tight. There was not even the flicker■ of a smile at the corner of his lips.Hotter liberty wilh drunkenness thanslavery with temperance, was his cry.- Sir Wilfred Lawson, who was scrib-

bling- funny notes with the stump endof a lead pencil, looked up. 'Yes,' went.

' on 'Tommy,' Avhile the House wrig-gled with laughter, '1 have no admira-

tion at all for a temperate man. He is

' ; generally a poor, pale, mean, unen-| ergetic person, without generosity or■ perseverence. Was Martin Luther

" I temperate? Was Napoleon temper-. late? Certainly not, they wen.- men- of strong convictions, and on occasion

' jcould take a certain amount of alco-

' holie nourishment.' Folding his arms,"he said: 'Sir, I am an observant stu-; jdent of my i'ellowiren and I declare, most solemnly that temperance is mak-: ing the most fearful strides amongst

the population—yes the most fear-ful strides. When I Avas young,

iit was possible to get beerand spirits at. the railway sta-: tions. But what do we see now, Sir?

Why, the railway station refreshmentrooms are simply flowing Avith milk

land mineral waters. Beer and whisky| are out of date, and modest drunken-

ness dare not show her face.' Therewere cries of 'Oh. oh,' and screams ofmerriment. '1 am in favour of a lit-tle harmless drunkenness,' he confess-ed. 'Drunkenness is hilarity, and hil-arity is a sort of drunkenness. Some

I men'—and lie fixed his gaze on Sir! Wilfred Lawson, 'can get drunk on aj glass of water, and other men canget drunk on their own speeches,'"__,_,_,_._,_,_,_,_,_,

New Zealand's old age pensionersare agreed that Dick Seddon never dida better thing for the people thanwhen he got the Pension Act passed.And the Maoris are particularly im-pressed with the merits and generalbenevolence of the scheme. The na-tive people in the past were not cele-brated for the care of their old people.When .Maori men and Avomen becameaged and decrepit, and it Avas thoughtthat life would not last much longer,they Avere as often as not shoved outof the way in some solitary "whare,"and Avere generally given to under-stand that the sooner they died thebetter the family and the tribe wouldbe pleased. (I am sorry to say thateven pakehas have treated their agedand poor relatives much in the sameunfeeling way.) But the old age pen-sions has stopped all that. Theyounger relatives of the native pen-sioners are not slow in coming for-ward to share in the monthly windfallwhich the venerable tattooed sire orgrand-dame receives from a benefi-cent Government.

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On this trait of character an EastCoast paper says: "As a moral forcemissionary effort is not in it comparedAvith De. Seddon's pension scheme.The young Maoris noAv take the ten-derest care of their old people. Whenthe frisky rejuvenated great grand-father prepares to spring off his horseafter the manner of his youth, lovingrestraining arms are put forth to as-sist him to dismount, and so on."Henceforth AA*e may expect to hear ofa great increase in longevity in NcavZeala.nd, both amongst- pakeha andMaori, and if we don't beat the Avorldin the matter of centenarians, it Avon*be the fault of the Old Age PensionsAct.

OF COURSE HE WAS.Yonnj? Avife: Yon—yon Avere intoxi-

cated when yon came in last night.Young- Husband: Only at the sight

of your beauty.

OUTDOOR SPORTS.

(BY ACTAEOJ-7.)

ATHLETIC FIXTURES.October 28 — Auckland Cycling Club's

Meeting, DomainNovember 0 and 11—Australasian Cham-

plonshio Meeting, BrisbaneAdd Athletic FixturesNovember ;)—Thames Cycling Club's

Meeting, ThamesNovember 25—Auckland A.A. and C.C.'s! Spring Carnival, Domain

CRICKET.

The Auckland Cricket- Associationhave decided to call their variousgrades " first, second, third and fourthgrades,'' instead of "senior, first, se-cond and third junior."

J.A. Cricket Ciu'o has been formed injconnection Avith the Northern Eoot andShoe Company's Factory. At. a well-attended meeting of thoso interested

iiu the Club, the following- officers|were elected for the coming- year:—;President. Mr T. Hodgson; vice-presi-dents, -Messrs I!. C. Carr. G. Higgens,jj. Osborne. YV. Long-, F. Russell, A.IBellamy, C. Laurie and J. Graham;(captain. Mr F. Willsteed; vice-captain,jMr W. Sinclair; treasurer. Mr W. Lath-rope: secretary, .Mr \V. Carson. MessrsS. Scott and .f. VVakley were elected

! honorary members. Committee,Messrs \\". f.athropo, Roland, Lain~.Donnelly and Sinclair. The secretarywould feel obliged if country clubs

lAvouhl send in their dates as early asIpossible.Leslie I've, the young- Sydney bats-

i man. lias begun flu.- season* well,: knocking- up 124 not out. in a matchJ the other day, and capturing- sixjwickets fur 2'J. The game was.played!on a concrete pitch.

Tlie English season just concludedjhas been unusually prolific of cen-turies, owing' to the continuous tinejweather as much as to tlie poor qua-: lify of Qrst-class bowling-. But the! wee], ending August 14 formed a| record fur the; season. twenty-tAVOindividual innings of over 100 havingjbeen compiled, by twenty-two differ-ent batsmen. Hayward heads thelist with 273, compiled for Surreyagainst Yorkshire. Wainwright in

I the same match made 225, and P. L.Fane scored 207 for Essex againstLeicester.

Major I'oore was still at the headlof th" first-class batting averagesUvhen the last mail left England, hisI average being '..1.:.'.'! for 21 innings(four times not out). Yet his ser-vices were dispensed with in thefifth test match! "lianji" was secondwith (_:;.:.s, and Hayward third with:,'.".--. Then followed Shrewsbury,;"S.'JO; Abel, ".0..5..; Quaife, ;'(>.P); ('. L.Townsend, .10; Jackson. 4-.C!; Perrin,J45.0:.; A. .1. Turner. 45.(18; A.). Jones,

145.04. Mold was slid leading in the| bowling list, his average being 16.71for 103 wickets, with Mead second,

' 1G...5. and A. E. Troil third. 17.29.| The "Athletic Xews" says the Eng-lish and Australian averages for the

Ilive lest matches point to "a con-clusion which careful critics have in-

! ferred from closely watching- thegames throughout—in batting we arethe superior of the Australians, and

I that, too, on wickets entirely in their! favour; in bowling' we have still a

lot. to learn." Tlie same paper con-| siders that the Australians can de-|monstrate to more effect the engag-

ing quality (-if variety, and their visit! should teach the Englishmen the'lesson that mechanical batting- willIalways beat mechanical bowling.

Tlie Hampshire team has a deeided-|ly military cast about it (writes a'"■'special" with the Australian learn).iAnd in -Major I'oore, Avho stands sixi feet four inches, they possess not onlylone of tlie best bats iv England, butabsolutely the best swordsman in thearmy. In fact, he is the army ath-

letic* champion. .. . Major Poore, in! Hampshire's second innings, made 71.At first he gives one the impression

iof not being a batsman of the highestclass. But "he is much better thanhe looks, lie has a great reach, andsmothers tlie good balls, lie plaj'Smostiv forward, and can cut finely.Wynyaril's 51 was faultlessly com-piled. He is a really good batsman,and. judging by his" display in thismatch, is more correct than dashing.Hill made LiT brilliantly. Some of Idsoff strokes are magnificent. 1 wouldnot class any batsman in the Hantsteam as his superior.

The recent cricketing- experiencesofX.'. Heseltine. of Hampshire cricket,are rather interesting—to lookers-on.He fielded out inning's of 315 and 20Gagainst Somerset, when Major Pooremade 304, and had no batting at allhimself. Then, at Birmingham, hewas kept in the field Avhile Warwick-shire made G57, and Avas out second jball—a yorker on the leg stump.Then ea'me the match at Worcester,)

' where Worcestershire batted first;and scored 425. so that to set against jthe exhausting experience of fielding Jout ICOG runs he had to find what'consolation he could from an inningslimited to two bails. The lot of anamateur cricketer belonging to a jweak bowling side is not always abed of roses.

A feature of Worrall's cricket in jEngland is the consistent greatnessiof ids Avork in the Test matches. Forthe first one he Avas unselected, but,he made his mark in the others, com-1piling 18 and 11 not out, 76 and 16,14 and 53, and, finally, 55 and 75.Are not these scores great (asks the!Sydney "Referee")? In the earlier jdays of his cricket, Worrall had jthirteen innings in Test matchesagainst England, and scored only OSruns, at an average per innings of j8.91. Since his re-introduction toInternational cricket he has made 380 jruns for eight complete innings, aye- jraging just "under 40 runs per innings.1He is getting on toAvards the fortiesin years, and, like George Giffen.Garrett, and A. C. Bannerman, he isa living- contradiction to the oldstory that Australians are rarely,great players after 35.

Year. I N.O. U.S. R. Avge.ISSS

_5S 1 9G 54S 9.G1

!399_ 39 5 12S 1202 35.35

In addition to his usual rate of pay-ment (says a writer in "Success"), a"pro." cricketer (in England) is oftenthe recipient of many little "extras'-from the admiring crowd. Despite thefact that the batsman may get £ 1 forevery 50 runs he makes, should hechancetoinake a really useful score—ata critical time, maybe—the spectatorsare generally ready to put their handinto their pockets. The hat goesround, and the "pro." leaves theground with a good round sum jing-ling- in his purse. Last year, for in-stance, £62 AA*as collected for BobbyAbel for his score of 211 not out, in thematch Surrey v. WarAvickshire, Avhilethe Surrey crowd gave £34 to Brock-

I well and Abel for their record stand.I (379) for the first wicket against.| Hampshire. Then Carpenter (Essex),jfor his useful score, on a broken wic-I ket, of 57 against Lancashire, recei\*edj £43 1.0/ from the delighted Leytonspectators. George Bean got £36 10/for his "century" against Yorkshire,

i and Barton (Hampshire) had £30| handed to him for an innings of 81

versus Somersetshire, and there areI scores' of further instances. And the

bowlers are not. always forgotten.Haigrh, the little Yorkshireman, wasfortunate enough to capture sevenSurrey wickets for but 17 runs onJubilee Monday, and this performance■ resulted in Haigh being- the richer bysome £28 from the delighted WhiteRose onlookers. Lockwood and Rich-ardson shared £64 as the result of acollection at the Oval a year ago.

These are days of records and thecarefullest keeper of previous bests isapt to g-et a bit mixed sometimes. Butdocs anybody remember an ei-p-asre-

ment in first-class cricket in Avhiehall the first ten men came in andopened their innings Avith a boundarystroke for four? This is what happenedat. Huddersfield in the Gloucestershirev. Yorkshire match, says the "Athletic-..(News." Every one of the first tenGloucestershire men commenced their

! scoring* with a four. The boundariesiat Fartown are moderately easy, itmay be ---ranted: but this is a feat

Uvhich Avill take a bit of shifting.FOOTBALL.

Two of New* Zealand's bost playersI are likely to disappear from the foot-Iball arena noxt year. Allan and Hum-Iplirics are the players referred^ to.Allan is suffering from the effects ofa ruptured kidney, which becameworse after he received a nasty spillin the Taranaki-Wellington match. Onthe same night it was thought advis-able to call in the services of a doctor,and Allan had to be carried aboardthe Rotoiti before she left for NewPlymouth. He did not play againstAuckland. I am told that the doctorwarned him that another blow in thesame part of his body would lead tomost, serious results. Humphries' com-plaint is a bad leg, which shows|signs of getting- worse and givinghim much trouble. The retirement oftwo such brilliant exponents of Rugbymeans a severe loss to Taranaki, whichhas had to lean for support mainly onseveral of her old "battlers" for years|past.—Wellington "Post."

Au amusing football yarn comes! from. Tintenbar, near Ballina, Newi South Wales. Two rival teams, viz.,I Tintenbar Regents and NewrybarI Rangers, had met on the former'sI ground to try conclusions, but it wasfound that no umpire Avas available,

las no one present outside the teamsIknew enough of the game to act iv: that capacity. To get over the dilli-! eulty. one of the Tintenbar players|was'entrusted with the whistle, play-! ing in the game at the same time.jFlay had been going- on for sometime, when one of the Newrybar

I team trot hold of the ball, and inline-I diately made a bee-line for the oppos-I ing goal, Avith no one to stop him..Tlie man with the whistle gave chase,but the other fellow was too fast forhim, and was rapidly nearing tlieopposite goal, Avhen a lumpy thoughtstruck the umpire, and he blew thewhistle. The player with the ball

I came back, and asked what Avaswrong. "You are too smart," saidthe umpirei. "If you don't watch

yourself I Avill order you off thejfield." The player thought that he

\ had said something that had offend-ed the umpire, and he humbly apolo-gised, and promised to behave himselfbetter. The game then went on.Needless to say, Tintenbar Avon easily.

Messrs E. Gwynn. Nicholls and C.V. Adamson', the English footballers,

i have settled down at Brisbane: theyihave accepted engagements in thejSavings Bank. There is a possibility,! however. vof Nicholls taking up hisI residence in Sydswfy. The Welsh-Iman was the greatest player in thejEnglish team, and should he and! Adamson remain in Brisbane, theirI influence on Rugby in Queenslandshould be highly beneficial. H. G. S.Gray, the tail Scotchman, is also re-maining in Australia.—Brisbane "Sun-day Times."

LACROSSE.■ The last match of the season tookIplace on Saturday at Cotter's paddock,jAvhen an exhibition game was played| between picked teams. These were! distinguished by blue and red sashes,the wearers of the former being ledinto the fray by VV. Noton, while the.red sash contingent was under the'captaincy of A, Major. The selectorsjof the teams are certainly to be con-

'gratulated on the success attending Ii their efforts, as the game proved won- '■i derfully even from start to finish, thejscore standing at three goals to two jin favour of Noton's team when re- jferee Luckie blew Ids whistle for hos- j

i tilities to be suspended. J. R. Lun-don was largely responsible for the

; victory, shooting two very prettygoals, while he was very ably sup- j

iported by Noton, Atkinson, Walker,Iand Stewart. For the losing side con-sistently good Avork was done byBrown, Broughton, Thomson, Major,

!and McCoy, the two last named play-■ers being accountable for the pointsscored. Both sides, hoAvever, worked|hard, and although, as might be cx-ipeeted in a scratch game, there was ajlack of combination, yet at times the i|character of the play was of the hig-h- |jest class.

During the interval at half-time MrD. Goldie (Mayor of Auckland) pre-sented the medals, kindly donated byiVice-President Kohn, to the Pawnees,;avlio won the championship. In theIcourse of a few remarks on the intro-jduction of the new Avinterpastime to Auckland, Mr D.Goldie expressed his intentionof giving similar badges to becompeted for next season, Avhen hehoped to see more plaA'ers taking up

1the sport, which, although not so dan-gerous as football, yet developed bothskill and endurance in its devotees.The Mayor was heartily cheered atthe close of his speech.

The names of the Pawnee team, win-ners of the first Auckland champion-ship and Kohn badges, are:—W. No-ton (captain), Walker, J. Warnoek,'E. Bradley, H. McCoy, J. It. Lundon,Eagleton, Holden, Tizard, Shortt,Nolan, and Bladder.

The sub-committee, which has beenbusily engaged during the Aveek ar-ranging the details for the smokeconcert to be held next Saturday, hasvery fortunately been able to enlistthe services of some of the best vocaland instrumental artists in the city.A great many tickets have been dis-posed of, and present indications pointto a very pleasant evening at theMasonic Hall.

CYCLING.The Amateur Athletic and Cycle

Club will open the season next Satur-

day with the customary cycle runThe Ellerslie racecourse will pronaoivbe the rendezvous, as on P^yiousoccasions, and afternoon tea will be

provided for the ladies.1\ scorcher in the city the other day

attributed sex to cycles. He wassummoned for riding 8 miles an houiin a crowded thoroughfare and plead-ed- "I couldn't have gone that pace,because I was only on a female ma-

jC "Teddy' Hale started his year's ridelOf a century a day on the Ist inst

and is still plugging away on tne

South Coast road. He is of courseIriding by way of advertisement, hisImount being- an Aeatene Chainless! Cycle with Dunlop tyres, a LUristj

saddle and an 84 gear. The machineweighs 36lbs and is fitted with two

Ihanclle bars of the dropped and raised

Iorder respectively for speedy work or|leisurely riding at will.

The "daily rides, are to be 1""cheeked by authentic persons, and forthis purpose a weekly checking bookrecording signatures, names of town.sta*e of weather, machine and tyres,

and condition of the rider will be car-

ried by Hale on all his tours. A photo-graph of rider and machine for iden-tification also appears in the forepartof the book.

Hale is riding on "chops and steaksand "-ood old English beer" with

Taddy's tobacco to solace the mono-tony." We have not yet been told whatlotion he is advertising.

If any man can ride 100 miles a day

for a whole year. Hale should be the

man to do 'it. He has been ridingsteadily for 15 years, won races onthe old "ordinary," the chief of whichwas the championship of Europe in

ISB6, in which he covered CA,miles mjust over IS minutes, put up recordson the "Kangaroo" safety, and in moremodern times Avon the six days con-test in Ne.v York three years ago.totalling 1910 miles, and in a similarcontest, in "Frisco last February cov-ered 20*1:3 miles, but couldn't win.

Hale is 35, as tough as nails, and ao-reat traveller. In five months ab-sence from England he covered 6580miles by rail, 6800 by boat, and 5445.on his bicycle.

Although'Edwards found the mono-tony too much .for him after 200days. I see no reason why Hale shouldnot by the end of the year have donehis 100 miles a day and covered 313,----000 miles, for unlike Edwards he isresting1 on Sundays. 100 miles a dayis no great feat for a cyclist in goodcondition, and as Hale doesn't intendto scorch or overdo himself, he shouldbe as hale at the end of his task as atthe beginning.I don't quite see Avhat the ride is

going to prove, except, perhaps theamount of wear and tear that a bicy-cle and eliainle-s gear will stand, asHale is going*- to try and use the samemachine and same gear Avheelsthroughout the year.

.John Foster Fraser and Co.'s cy-cling tour round the world isthreatened with eclipse. Miss L. L. M.Coote, the daughter of tlie secretaryof the National Vigilance Association,is looking out for two lady compan-ions, and proposes to start Avith themfrom St. Paul's churchyard on 26thSeptember for a four years, cyclingand lecturing- tour round the Avorld.In savage South Africa, Persia, andChina Miss Coote will need all theNational Vigilance that her father canmuster, for the ladies are to have nomale escort.

Allan Jones, the American crack,and George Sutherland, the Maori-lander, made their first appearanceon an Australian track this month, atAdelaide. Both of them, unluckily,had falls: the first-named in flashinground the last bend in the One Mile.Just as he appeared to be a certainwinner he crashed into the fence, butby ii miraculous chance escaped withonly cuts and bruises. He Avas. ofcourse, prevented from appearingag-ain. Judging by his riding (saysan exchange! he Avill be one of thefastest men in Australia this season.He was made a favouriteby all he metowing to his genial and happy man-ner. Sutherland fell in the Five-mileScratch. Tt appeared as though Sy-monds touched Corbett, Avhieh broughtboth of them down. Avith A. A. Mid-dleton and Sutherland on top ofthem, all of them being bruised,cut and shaken, but no one was seri-ouly hurt. The mishap happened intlie second last lap. The officials Averejust able to lift them out of the wayin time before the remaining ridersswept into the straight ag*ain.

(From Our London Correspondent.)

That usually staid journal, the "St.James' Budget," must be awarded thepalm for the latest cycling story ofthe season. Here it is. "A splendidfeat of horsemanship was performedthe other day at Cults, near Aberdeen.Mr James Lawson Avas riding aspirited horse on the road when a cy-clist approached at a rapid rate onthe wrong side. The cyclist was lean-ing forward on his handle: and awarning shout from Mr Lawson failedto make him alive to his danger. MrLawson could not get out of the AA*ayin time, so turning his horse slightlyto the side at the point Avhere the con-lision seemed imminent he raised himon his hind legs and allowed the cy-clist to pass through underneath thebody of the horse.''

A correspondent of the NeAV York"Herald" Avas quite struck by the ap-positeness of a couple of texts on a"faeilis descensus Averni." He Avasriding from Yarmouth and Lowestoft,and rounded a bend on a steep downgrade, Avhen there glared on his as-tonished eye from a huge signboard,the words: "It is appointed unto menonce to die, but after death the judg-ment. He Avas breathing freely oncemore, easing up at the foot of thehill, Avhen he saw the writing againon a second board. "How shall weescape if Aye neglect so great a salva-tion?"

A very green Siand Avho Avas out rid-ing the other day Avith some friendsassumed the air of a wheelman of longexperience. A lady noticing that heput on the brake at every little hillasked in astonishment: "Why dontyou back-pedal?" "Oh," he said pom-pously, "I haven't got back-pedals onmy machine. I saAV some in LondonAvhen I Avas there last, but I didn'tlike them at all."

"Scorching, surprise-scare, or trick-riding, shaving of other visitors, rest-ing of bicycles against the front ofgarden chairs or other seats," are allstrictly prohibited in the DemeraraBotanic Gardens.

It must have been an Irishman who,summoned the other day at Bristolfor riding without a light, pleadedthat the street was so brilliantly litthat he could not see whether his

lamp was alight or not. This bit ofBlarney naturally appeased the city jMagistrate, and the ready rider was jlet woft with the payment of costs. |

Here is the latest device suggestedfor preventing cycle stealing. It con- ;sists of a small morphia syringe, so |

Iplaced beneath the saddle that, when1the weight of the rider comes upon ita small charge of the drug is injected. ,

: Then, the thief is in a few minutes .Iovercome by sleep, and Avhile uncon-II.scions is 'taken cere of by the|police. The thing to guard'against is the possibility of the owner j

' forgetting to put the device out of

''action when he desires to ride. Other-;wise he may awake from a brie):

islumber to find himself in a policeicell pending inquiries as to his bona-Ifides. Next please!

A WARNING.The public are advised to make sure

of obtaining the New Multiflex DunlopTyres.—(Ad.)

AQUATICS.The local roAving clubs have beg-tin

preparations for the coming season.|The members of the West End Row-ins* Club are already beginning to putin1" some good work. Several crewswere out last Aveek. Henceforwardthe authorities of the Cljib will havethe boathouse open both morning andevening to enable the members to

practice for the trials to be held onthe 14th October.

St. George's Rowins. Club have two

solid workers in the Club in Messrs J.Thomson and A. G. Busby, captainand deputy-captain. They have'worked morning- and night for the;last month at the boats, and have got jthem all in fin P order and conditionfor the coming season.

Things promise to be busy this year!doAvn at the St, George's shed, several jnew members have joined, and the oldones intend to devote a good deal of jtheir time to the favourite pastimeof row-int;-.

Mr J. Collis. of Devonport, has pur- Ichased the yacht "Sylvia" lately ownedby H. Barton, of Ponsonby. She Avillin future be known as the "Colleen," ,and will sail under the North ShoreSailing- Club's flag.

fn an illustrated interview Avith B. IC. Lehmann in the "Young Man," thefamous coach has the following to sayabout rowing:—''The rower may notAvin fame, and he certainly Avill notincrease his store of wealth, but Avhenhis time of action is past and he joinsthe great army of 'have-beens.' he willfind as he looks back upon his careerthat his hours of leisure have beenspent in an exercise Avhieh lias en-larged his frame and strengthened his

I limbs, that he has drunk delight ofiIbattle AVith his peers in many a hard- jfought race, that he has learned what j

iit means to be in perfect health and jcondition, with every sinew strung, jand all his manly energies bracedfor contests of strength and endur-ance. and that he has bound to him-self by the strongest possible ties abody of staunch and loyal friendswhose worth has been proved tinderall sorts of conditions through many Idays of united effort." Some peoplethink that rowing is no sport for thoseover twenty-five. But Mr Lehmanndeclares that, "judging merely by myIown personal experience, I am en-!titled to pronounce these lamenta-1tions baseless and misleading, for I:h.iA*e been able to row AA*ith pleasureeven in racing boats during the wholejperiod of nineteen years that haveelapsed since I took my degree atjCambridge. Ii do not believe that anyI man whose heart and lungs and gen- jeral constitution are sound can be mi-

i jured by roAvin-gj- on the contrary. I|have scores and scores of instances inIwhich sound but imperfectly devel-oped youngsters AA*ere formed and sol-

I idified and made into robust men by| the exercise."

The chief feature of the Cowesweek, it is said, Avas the fine sailingof the German Emperor's yacht Met-eor, who Avon four, races right off thereel, and shoAved Avonderful speed in Iall. The race for the Town Cup on jAugust 4th furnished further proof of |the absurdity of expecting- to obtain Iany line between the trials of Sham-rock and Britannia. In this particu-lar race Bona sailed a wonderfullygood boat to Britannia, and yet at the jfinish Meteor Avas nearly 27m'in. aheadlof the latter, and 2SVmin. ahead ofBona, thus making Meteor out onpaper IGmin. ahead'of Shamrock, ifthe trial Avas correct.

It appears that the reason Avhy theColumbia's steel mast Avent over theside on August 2nd was not becauseof any inherent defect in the sparitself, but through the weatherspread-er if the masthead shroud breaking,and thus slackening Up all the rig-ging on that side, according to latestjadvices. Mr Iselin has not lost con-I fidence in tlie spar itself, which was tojbe repaired at once, and replaced onjboard of Columbia. *With Earl Beauchamp as the (let ushope) prospective commodore of theRoyal Sydney Yacht Squadron thisseason (says the Sydney "Referee")there seems every promise of th oldclub making a lot of headAvay, al-jthough, of course, the old management.

|has already worked wonders, and nojgreater enthusiast or more popular|yachtsman could be wished for than|Dr. M'Cormiek. In the event of HisExcellency accepting the office, Dr|MCormick will be pleased no doubt tohave the Governor's influence on be-!behalf of his favourite sport. This Ibeing the first occasion on which a !representative of Her Majesty in thiscolony has lent his influence toaquatic sports, the result is certain|to be a pronounced success, especiallyjas the waters near Government Housejare unrivalled for beauty, and the|taste of Australians will, with the nec-I essary encouragement, soon run to asigreat a pitch of fervour on Neptune's: domain as it does at present to thatof the Turf.

English files state that Mr C. Gib-son Miller, of Melbourne, has pur-chased the well-known large steam1yacht White Heather (which visitedAuckland some ye^rs ago on a cruiseround thet AVorld.)The "Hawaiian Gazette" of Septem-ber 13 has the following regarding abouth Sea Yachting Cruise- — "Thecruise of the Casco through the SouthSeas is to be duplicated. The schooner 'yacht Rover has sailed from San Fran- 'Cisco on a seven months' voyage whichwill include the Marquesas Islands,Tahiti, the 1-iji group, Samoa andHawaii. There will be four passengerson board-Mr P, B. Fithian, o.vnerof the Rover; Mrs Fithian. Miss KateClement, the well-knownsociety yourm-woman of Oakland,and Mr* GeorgeLoughborough of 'Frisco. CaptainZaehary will sail in command. Hesailed her before Avhen she Avas thesealiDg schooner Baranoff. 'FromSanta Barbara Aye will sail direct tothe Marquesas Islands,' said Mr Fithi-

an to a San Francisco reporter. 'Then

Aye will proceed to Tahiti through thaPaumotus group Avhieh abound withpearl fisheries. From Tahiti Aye go tothe Fiji Islands, and from there toSamoa, Avhere Aye will probably staya month. Our last port of call willbe Honolulu. Avhence Aye return to SanFrancisco. Mrs Fithian is a splendidphotographer and will take threecameras. With the pictures Aye takeand the data Aye .collect I shall writea book, g-iving little details of thevoyage, ordinarily overlooked. We ex-pect to return to Honolulu in Marchin time to _ro to the Paris Exposi-tion.' "

ATHLETICS.James McKean. the Avell-knoAvn half-

miler, intends going into training tonthe Spring Carnival of the A.A.A. andA mile-Avalk test race will be heldon the Domain on Wednesday even-ing- to g-ive C. McAffer ar .1 J. Dickey !an opportunity to qualify for inclusion iin the New Zealand team for Brisbane,At Catford. England, on July 31 J_'

Hurst, the Aveil-knowu long-distancerunner, made an attempt to beatGeorge Crossland's record for a, 20mile run. viz.. liir 51min olsec, madeat Stamford Bridge Ground on Sept,2. 1b94. Hurst started well, and beatall times in the Cross-land run up totlie end of the sixth mile, droppedaway afterwards, and eventually stop-ped after covering 13 miles 2_ Taps, orone lap short of 14 miles, his timetbeing Ihr 15min lOisec. us against ICrossland's lhr llmih 27aec jor the Isame distance.

J. F. Quinlan, of the Harvard-Yale Iteam. Avho Avon the 100yds race at tha Iinternational meeting just before leuv- IM'Duffy, of Worcester Academy, in Ithe New England 100yds champion-. Iship. M'Duffy. who is only 19 years Iof age. has run 100yds in lOsec no Iless than eleA*en times this year, and Iat one meeting he ran three heats [during the afternoon in even time.Last February, at the Boston A.A. in-door meeting, he Avon three heats and Ithe final of the 40yds Handicap from Iscratch, in 4 3-ssee, and this on a Iboard-floor track. \

J. A. Stillwell. of the Essendon Har- Eriers, Melbourne, in a club race, ran Ithe seven miles over the Mo'| cc Val- 1ley steeplechase course in 41min 3S| fsec. The pre\*ious record AA*as41mi_i 139sec, by E. H. Flack, in 1893. Still- |Avell is only eighteen years of age. I

GOOD AND BAD MANNERS.!The delightfulness of an easy, distis. !

guished, aud agreeable maimer is enhanced I"iv onr time by the feverish rush and tnr« Ijmoil in which we live. Fury and finish ara 1jnot accustomed companions, and as tbe 1j19th century sinks to sleep (writes Louli|Jordan _VUlu, in '-The Queen") we are all ia[such a. delirium of haste to be rich, otgreat, or famous, that tlie fine veneer wittiwhich our forefathers adorned their dailyhabit and their social commerce is eitherignored entirely or applied with sporadicand wavering impulse. And yet of thosethings which make for success and pleasurein life, which most adorn the individualwh'le rendering him a welcome guest iaevery gentle circle, none is of greater im-1port than manner. "Give a boy addressand accomplishments, and you give him themastery of palaces and fortunes whereverho goes," said an astute judge of life. Yes,if he cannot have both lean.' --_ wd-ner, it is quite sure that abi ,o_ -,-.,:. tisway with greater facility w? ".:; _;ppciiIwith an easy and gracious tjaiiue? f'oiittwith a headful of learningi ad ;ii-» itigjHners of a boor. We Englis'' thi: ue'!i oarvery passion for simplicity, - _;c,-.ua9_S,and sometimes for the abs ufe br-ital^j!of truth, have now and then sneered at tlieelaboration of manner: and, . msj !-e, ha*.reverted to a brusque and subrttjit bfttriflfin our aversion to an at.tlfl-.-eunsuataiied! 8by genuine and sterling character, ov£worship of pluckmay lead to oaS iiiUftakf&l

AX UNGENTLE MANNEBfor one of its attributes. I: c.-.:>i-cvl.-* n«-D<lhe said that greatness and strength arenever so .admirable as when adorae*! by th*,grace of gentleness. It was ,'t vflie S&fli&ijof the Earl of Chatham's— "That era-tos/is an happy quality which aetfcj. fiel'M ttfmake its way into a good oplnloa &M Mothe very heart, and allays the e*jvy »*__.<_b

jalways attends a high station.'.' CoWt*-*}.jis the shield of greatness, its it Is tie ex-alter of the obscure; and, moreover, It is a' 1wand which all may wield. T_ie» ia JIO 1monopoly, no class limitat!uu to good iaaa- |ners. They are found in prince atid pea- 1sunt, and they adorn equally the palaces 1and the labourer's cottage, it is i-lu-os: a.) Iinvariably true that the really great aw 1Avell-mannered as that thoy are simp.;.- RM Idirect. Indeed, simplicity and dlrectasss 1are in the forefront of good manners. Sa| iit is given neither to the gteat Sot f-_ 00 Irich to claim as v special SiekfflJEiiijJ these jjqualities which in themsrfrers/BiaS« frf Igreatness and often lead to wealth. U |should not be forgotten by .tune who stieel jat mere manners as effeminate aud oriifi* |mental that they constitute the lire", uam- 1port to our esteem demanded by as Of '.-verj 1individual we meet. Indeed, we are oftea I—most often—confined to this only credo*.' Itial in [forming judgment of 01. fbi*

lo.vs.They may be learned; thoy may liate tra-

versed vast fields of philosophy and sclencejthey may haA*eled the inarch of empire -jo

field or in forum; but at the dinner-taMe,"in the dhiwing-room, in the Btre«t( ia Htfoffice, or iv the giddy whirl of travel, we |have but slight opportunity ttf test iuc^ .achievement. On the other hand, the rnau Ior woman of gentle manners wins lb to Ilasting admiration and alle£iaUC#. If SP.M |of great learning, or in -the knowledge of Iits absence. It is the oil wSlidi mafces Hi-3 1machinery of daily life to tun smoothly IIt is the indispensable siual' change Wtlt* Iout which all ordinary sodai cohiiuefee Mimpossible. And, like charity, "it neve? ,faileth." *We suffer from iii -UaaaerM ghad almost said we suffer evfry-vher--. it ipress home an affirmative ft is oft'es vase |to insist upon its negative Ccusitit-.' tH |throng of evildoers iv thU resjwt't whe 1rush pell-mell through life, treading .'■*- |

1ncath their feet every gentle t-losswii of rs-ttntment, culture, gentleness, and graesi

Like the devil by which the uafdrtußalJGadarene was possessed, their same 18 Ilegion.

THE RASHLY OBTRCSI.VE. Ithe incessantly garrulous, tins g'oomU I

I mute, the breakers of tryst, the iusrubriow* |[army of martyrs, everac' beßtoKing ni

echo'el ccinmiseratiou upon riieniSelvW t.Mobtrusive, the intrusive; and last bnt JWleast in tu-for, the loud :".-'" blattßt'*«gai-iau, to whom uo shriiw is sacred anaagainst whom no sanctity 'a Secure. <jhave all suffered more or less at raw I

hands, aud those we dread most ««"most insidious. To tbeed we oppose an armour or kj 'nalf** 1or well bred reserve, but who cao devise Jfortre.,-* impenetrable to the more v - *obtrusive ard ill-mannered? w°\f*pcs,! ni infallible rule of condect t» oi- m

homo and social function?

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899.4

"HOWLING SPIRITS."

MI'STEKY OF A TURIN HAUNTED !HOUSE.

A matter which might engage the Society. psychical Research wan a few Aveeks

baekth'e talk of Turin.In sin empty house of three storeys, No.

4 Via Monse.rato, in that city, there have

beon Heard strange noise, which, in default« other explanation, have been attributed

to spirits.one of the noises,is described hy a num-

ber of people, who have heard it severaltimet,', as like the whistle emitted by a

siren.' This was first heard on August 1,gl _l o'clock.

In the apartments in the left Aving of thehouse fearful cries have been heard, aud

noises such as the moving of furniture andtbe breaking of glass and the appearance

0f smoke arc also mentioned. But it is thewhistling noise which seems to be most

remarked.The police took the business in hand and

Instituted an investigation. The officialCharged with the inquiry began by threat-ening the persons about the place with pri-

son in case the affair turned out to be apractical joke. He had not finished speak-

in;' when from all parts of the house thereproceeded the most terrible howls. Theofficial adjourned the investigation.In the neighbourhood of the haunted

bouse many people have fallen ill with fear.So far investigation by the police ami'

public has revealed nothing as to the *iuse

of these noises, which are accordingly at-tributed to "'howling spirits," and thenumerous spiritualists of Turin are in ji

State of high excitement over this manifes-tation which confirms their faith.

A DISSERTATION ON CHANCE.

iln nature there is no such thing'as chance.

If there were, physical science would be al-together impossible. Chance comes into lie-lug only when nature and the action of mancombine to produce some results which theman does not intend or is not able to con-trol. If a man Avorks the handle of a pumpand brings water out of the spout, the re-sult Is not au affair of chance. If the ball,

when he spins a roulette, falls into one ofthe red divisions, the result Is chance. Thereason why one result is, aud the other Isnot. chance is not that there Is really anygreater or more necessary uniformity iv theaction of the pump when the man's handmoves the handle than there is In the be-haviour of the ball and the roulette wueuthe two have been set moving by the samehuman agency. The reason the first resultIs not chance is that the man's knowledgeof what he is doing, in that ease, bears adefinite relation to the result; aud the rea-son why ihe result in the second case lschance is that the man's knowledge bearsno relation to it. Chance is merely

A NAME FOR HUMAN IGNORANCE;and. apart from human Ignorance, It wouldnot only not exist, it would not be eventhinkable, its home is entirely in the gapwhich our limited faculties constantly leavebetween what we do and our knowledge ofwhat Aye are doing. The reason why, at. Bitch a game of pure chance as roulette,each of the two colours tends to turn upwith equal frequency is that which of thetwo turns up depends, upon each occasion,ou which of two very slightly dillereutgels of movements the hands of the erou,pier make as he touches the ball and cylin-

der; and the number of times which hemakes one of tliein, and the number oftimes which he makes the other, tend toequalise themselves iv very much the sameway that the amount of male childrenwhicli result from the marriages of a yeartends to be equal to the number of female

' children. Why the balance of the sexestends to he approximately equal no onekuoAvs. This approximate equality is, how-ever, a persistent fact, though not evenMrs Gamp herself, in any individual case,cculd predict Avhether the expected treu-sure would prove to be a girl or a boy.Chancels merely a name for the inabilityof human beings to apply a general luav tothe individual cases Avhieh illustrate it.—''Saturday Review.'"

DISASTERS IN THE ALPS.

THREE MEN KILLED Bi" AN AVA-LANCHE

On August 4 tAvo parties undertook theJourney from the Mouutet Club Hut, on theDurand Glacier, at the south base of theEesso,to Zermatt.

Tlie first Avas composed of the guides Ta-Wu and Autille, of Vlssoye, aud Herr Bau-mann, a tourist, from Zurich. The secondparty followed au hour later, keeping thefirst in sight.

Suddenly the first party disappeared fromStew, and on coining up to the spot thesecond party discovered on a slope a patchof snow, bearing signs that an avalanchehad taken place, and had caused an acci-dent.

The place of the accident was south ofthe Rotlihorii, a place where ordinarily

there Is no danger.The storms of the past week had produc-

ed a bed of ice covered by one of snow,and It is thought that the party was aboutto descend "en glissade" the slope, whichis nearly 1000 feet long, when it was sweptaway by the avalanche.

The bodies of the three men are lying onthe Trift Glacier, about three hours fromZermatt.Eighteen men have gone out to bring

them. Tabin was a first-class guide, hav-ing already made the ascent of the Roth-horn six times this year.CARRIED AWAY BY AN AVALANCHE

To-day (says a correspondent under date°f August 5) I had an interview with SirHenry Bergne and his son, the latter offc'hom gave me the following account ofthe accident that befell him on theSchreekliorn.Mr Bergne and the two guides had ascen-

ded the mountain without incident, andafter a rest of 45 minutes started to de-scend the couloirs, being roped together.

The guide Burgener, who was last, sud-denly uttered a loud cry, exclaiming thatflh avalanche of snow Avith a heavy fall°f stones had broken loose above, andWas coming down on them.

The three men were caught up by thesnowfall, and carried by it about 1000 feethelow, where it stopped.

Mr Bergne and Jossl, the guide, were ableto get up, and helped Burgener, who avusbadly hurt, to the Schwarzegg Hut. Therethey found three Englishmen with .the8"hle, Bauiuanii, cooking their supper.

Batimann sei off for Grindelwald, whichhe reached in one hour, the usual time ofthe journey being five hours, and fetcheda doctor.

Mr Bergne had only slight injuries, andto-day he wa s walking about. He is amember of the Alpine Club, having heeutau^t mountaineering by his father, Sirlien--, of the British Foreign Office.

The guide Jossl will soon be about again:hnt Burgener is likely to be confined to his,ll'lifer some time, through iujuries to aIf,;.

NEGRO LYNCHED BYDROWNING.

A novel means of lynching a negrowas employed in St. Charles Parish, afew miles above New Orleans recently.The man Was driven into the river at themuzzles ot Winchesters, and a woundin the back of his head would indicatethat the operation of drowning Avas ac-celerated by a rifle bullet. From ailaccounts the negro had committed nocrime, but became frightened and wasunable to speak in his own defence.

George Jones, a mulatto of New Or-leans, belonging to a family of negroesof some wealth, recently attended a

picnic at a suburban resort, and met ayoung woman from St. Clair Parish,who im'ited Jones and one of his friendsto visit her at her home. The men letonly a few days pass and then took thetrain for St. Charles. Near the stationthey hired horses to ride to the woman'sresidence. "When, by next morning,

the men had not returned to the liA-erystable, the cry was raised that the horseshad been stolen. Another day passed,and Jones appeared with his horse. Hewas at once beset by an angry croAvd otnegroes and whites, and becoming ter-rified at the threatening appearance ofthe crowd, the young mulatto lost hisnerve, his knees trembled, and his teethchattered so that he was unable tospeak. He was told to run, and dashedaway to the river, followed by a volley

of bullets. He plunged into the Mis-sissippi and drowned. For two . dayspast his body has been floating doAvn theriver, and only yesterday the corpse wasbrought ashore and burled.

The killing- has been brought to theattention of Judge Rost, the man whorecently so severely arraigned the St.James grand jury for its Inaction lnlynching cases.

BIG JEWEL ROBBERIES.

OVER £3000 WORTH STOLEN INOSTEND

.Air S. Dligatch, a Paris jeweller, who hasa two-windowed shop in the Avenue Leo-pold, Ostend, was on August S the victimof an important theft. About £1200 worthof jewels were stoleu from his shop by twomen, apparently English.

They had been seen about the place for acouple of days, aud on the afternoon ofAugust 8 one of them, who had the day he-fore bought a small nickel lead-pencil, en-tered tlie shop and asked the proprietor tocome outside and give him some informa-tion about certain jewels exposed for salein one of the windows. His accompliceseized this moment to enter, and pocketeda quantity of jewels from another window.On coming out of the shop he coolly askedtho way to the station.

Mr Dllgatch only became aware of thetheft later when two residents iv the house,who remarked that certain jewels weremissing from the window, asked Mr Dll-gatch if he had made an importautsale.

The jewels stolen include a pearl neck-lace \*ame ±'80,v knitting needle Avith eme-rald pendants, £112, eardrops (pearls anddiamonds), ±100, and auuniber of other ar-ticles.

Up to the present no trace has been foundof the thieves. They are described, the oneas between 25 and ;t0 years old. middle-sized, hair broAvn.with black whiskers andshaven chin; the other as shorter in build,with fair hair and AVhi3kers and also sha-ven chin. Both Avere well dressed andspeak English correctly.

A robbery was committed at the Hoteldcs Anglais, presumably by the same indi-viduals, the thief having opeued a trunk bycutting the bottom out of it and sioeu anecklace worth ±'2000.

EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY OFTHE AUSTRALIAN BLACK.

A FEAT IN TRACKING.

The "Barcoo Independent" (Blackall),of August 30, thus describes an interest-ing tracking experience:—

On July 2S last two aboriginals namedJack and Billy were sentenced by thepolice magistrate to terms of imprison-ment in the local gaol for various offencesThe latter of the two, since his admissioninto gaol, showed a rather sulky dis-position, at times becoming unmanage-able, in consequence of which a strictwatch was kept OA-er him, as it Avas fear-ed an attempt would be made to escape.That the police had good grounds forforming this opinion the following willshow: On the afternoon of the 22nd inst.,at about 5 o'clock, the prisoner was hithe gaol yard in company with others,Warder O'Malley being in charge.Whllßt the warder Avas opening the frontgate, prisoner, Avith the aid of two oildrums, placed one on the other, climbedOA-er the stockade and made good his es-cape. Immediately O'Malley came backhe missed the aboriginal, and at onceinformed the gaolkeeper (Sergeant Bow-en), who reported the matter to the ser-geant of police. Next morning at day-light. Constables J. Dunlea and T. Hates,accompanied by an aboriginal namedCon, were sent in pursuit. The escapee'sfirst camp was found near the town,and the police followed tlie tracks toFont's Paddock. Towards nighta shoAverof rain fell, completely obliterating thetracks; but next morning the pursuerswere fortunate in again striking them.Here it was discovered that the pri-soner, with true aboriginal cunningness,had placed mufflers on his feet, Avhiehwere subsequently picked up near theBoree Creek Hotel. ■ Prisoner had paida visit to the hotel during the night,and purloined some rations, but couldnot make a fire on account of the policebeing too close upon him.. On the morn-ing of the third day the tracks were again

picked up, this time going in the direc-tion of L^stowel Downs Station. Withthe fullest intention of doing his best to

baffle his pursuers, Billy had recourse tovarious dodges, such as doubling on hisown tracks, walking round . and roundin a circle, and very often doing "a laBlondin" on a Avire fence. A horse Avas

missed from Boree Creek Hotel, which theescapee had evidently taken, and hadmanufactured a bridle out of some wire,with a piece of blanket for a headstall;but knocking the horse up, he again

took to the scrub. On Sunday after-noon last, about 2 o'clock, the police wererewarded with success by an exclamationfrom the tracker that "he ben seen Billy'long crick." Prisoner at once dashedinto the scrub, but Dunlea quickly cameto the tracker's aid, and between themthey ran their quarry down. "When ar-rested, prisoner was only attired in hisshirt, he having to leave his first camp

too hurriedly on account of the policebeing so near him. The escort arrivedin town on Monday afternoon last about4 o'clock, and Billy was placed In one ofthe lock up cells under a strong guard.No blame can be attached to WarderO'Malley for the man's escape, and thepolice are to be complimented for theirjvigilance and the persistency with Avhiehthey conducted the search.

A REMARKABLE STORM.

A tempest, of which the equal has notbeen seen in Rome for many years, vis-ited the city last month, nnd if, on ac-count of the desertion of the streets bythe inhabitants in the middle of the day,and of the diminution of traffic in thesummer season, no lives were lost, thevisitation Avas not for that reason lessterrible in its general aspect. For some30 minutes the whole atmosphere, notonly overhead but even on the surfaceof the earth, seemed ablaze. A A-iolentgust of wind, which overturned horseaand carts in the open spaces, usherediii the storm, arid it continued with afierce, crackling- noise like the discharg-eof thousands of pieces of small artiuery.In a moment the possessors of telephones.had their instruments spoiled, the wiresconnecting' the batteries being- meltedAvith a noise like the lighting- of a matchand a. smell like the burning of sulphur.Tha, lightning conductor on the Propa-ganda. Fide building was doubled andbent in all directions, and that on theQuirinal was in a few moments the cen-tre of a

VERITABLE CLOUD OF FIRE.Passengers by the electric tram whichruns from the centre of the city to thehigher quarters had an unpleasant ex-perience. The overhead wire from whichthose vehicles draw their current wasstruck by a terrific discharge of elec-tricity, which, passing along the con-necting rod, fused the iron regulator Inthe hand of the conductor, and burnedthe straw hat of one of the passengersstanding on the platform. Thanks tothe perfect isolation of the handle of theregulator, the conductor escaped withnothing worse than a severe shock and abad fright. The telephone wires on vari-ous public buildings and on some of theTiber bridges, Avere cut and melted flkecotton. Eucalyptus trees and pines Averesplit into matchwood. People walkingin the street were thrown to the groundby the force of the electric shocks. Aftersome 30 minutes of this extraordinary oc-currence the higher quarters of the cityAvere visited by a deluge of rain, fromAvhieh the lower quarters were entirely ex.empt. in consequence, a group of Avork-men repairing the largo sewer on tlieleft bank of the Tiber, unaware that rainhad fallen ,were surprised and almostswept away by the sudden rush of Avater,which in a few seconds rose 10 feet.

A MANIAC ON AN ATLANTICLINER.

The steamship Mesaba, of the AtlanticTransport Line, arrived iv London recentlywith about 200 passengers, one of whomcalled at the "Daily Chronicle" ollice andgave (says that journal) the following gra-phic description of a thrilling tragedywhich occurred on board the vessel:—

"A\*e left New York," said our informant,"on Saturday, July 29. During the first fewdays the sea was rough, and when Sundaymorning dawned bright and clear 5 roseearly and went out on tlie upper deck tnenjoy the beauty of the scene. About half-past seven 1 noticed lwo stout men comeup from the cattlemen's fun-east le, audstop to engage in a conversation near thecompanion way, up which they had climbed.

"My back being turned towards them fora few minutes 1 heard a frightful scream,and, tpruing round, saw that one of themen, named Dicbltz, was ut larking theother with a knife. Several men rushed upthe couujauiou way and reached the sceneof the encounter about the same lime as 1did.

"But Aye were all too late. The man, evi-dently thinking his work was complete,rushed to the port side of the ship, andswung over the side, holding to the ru'lwith both bauds. As we approached himhe let go one hand, and when we advanceda step further he dropped into the ocean-some c.O feet.

"Immediately the alarm was given; thesecond officer, who Avas ou the bridge, puthis helm hard to starboard, and ordered aboat lo be lowered at once. It containedfour sailors, and for Ifi minutes they rowedback over the course of the Mesaba, butnot a trace of the man could be found."I inquired into Die history of the deceas-

ed, who was a cattleman, and found hisstory a distressing one. When he came onboard iv New York he was quite neatlydressed, and apparently iv the best ofspirits. The first day out some one stole apair of his boots whicli were given to himby friends us a parting gift. The loss prey-ed on his mind, and lie complained bitterlyof his misfortune. As he got. further out: tosea, the loneliness of the waters seemed todepress him, ami he continually inquiredhow much longer the voyage would lust.Finally he had visions and complained tothe cattle foreman that Abel Speeht, theman who slept in the bunk next to him,and a fellow-cattleman, had tried to killhim. lie refused to sleep in the forecastle,and lay on the floor of the foreman's room.On Saturday night, one week out, he didnot sleep at all, but cried and asked forprotection against those whom ho said werewhetting long knives with which to cut histhroat.

"On the morning following he askedSpechi to come out on deck,, iiway fromanyone else, as he had something to say tohim. Speeht says that when they were outon deck, witli the cunning of a madman,Diebitz threw him off his guard by casu-ally discussing the weather, and remarkingAvhat a great time they would have whenthey arrived in London. In an Instant: hepulled the knife, already opened, from hispocket, and stabbed twice, once slightly onthe right breast, and the other time deeply,but not; dangerously, on the right hip.

"Diebitz spoke English very poorly, andonly through what he told a missionary onboard, who understood the Russian langu-age, is anything known concerning him.He informed tlie missionary that he livedin a Russian province, called Lithuania,and that he was going home to his father'shouse. But unless his father reads this ac-count of the tragedy and recognises In itthe death of his son, he will never knoAVthat his son went to a watery grave un-kuelled and uuknowu.

"Diebitz was a man of 24 years of age,and of great strength. He had light hair,a long sharp nose, and small blue eyes. Hespoke lv a low tone of voice, and at timesin the accents of a child. He smoked in-cessantly.

"Speeht is a Frenchman, though he livesa portion of his time iv London. He didnot sleep well during the voyage, and it isthought his habit of sitting upright in bedcaused Diebitz to suspect him of having de-signs on his life.

"When Diebitz jumped overboard heswam boldly out from the ship, ami placing

both hands to his head, turned his face to-wards those who would rescue him, andthen sank from view.

"When I left the steamship Mesaba at

Gravesend this afternoon," added our in-formant, "Speeht was under medical treat-ment In charge of the steamship com-pany."

SUICIDE FOR A LIVING.

A Xew York paper gave a few (lays ago" Ia brief sketch of the career of a girl Avho,ifor some years past, has been supportingherself by repeated attempts at suicide.Her method of procedure was to jump intoa river when there were plenty of peopleabout to rescue her, and. when pulled out,to tell a harrowing story of desertion, pov-erty, aud starvation, which usually result-ed iv a more or less substantial collection jfrom the sympathetic crowd. Like mostother deceptions, however, it was attempt-(ed once too often, and a stony-hearted po-liceman arrested

THE ENTERPRISING YOUNG LADY.Iv this country (says au English ex-

change) no case is on record of a woman,who was bold enough to carry on trickery|of this description, but the sham suicide is,|iv country places, considered a fairly luera-Ilive dodge among the "gentlemen of theroad," aud may be regarded as one of thelatest, designs for lightening the pocketsof the charitably-disposed.

Pretended self-destruction by hanging isthe commonest form of this imposition, theoperator fixing the rope round his neck insuch a way that the knot prevents thenoose from tighteninguncomfortably, Avhileat the same time he allows just sufficientlength for his feet to touch the ground andgive some support to his body.

As ho is careful to select a much-usedbarn or similar building, it is not long be.fore the ingeniousgentleman is discovered,apparently unconscious. On being cut downand '-brought round," he tells the stereo-typed tale of Avant of Avork and starvingchildren, and seldom fails to leave withouta few shillings jinglingin his pocket.

Whero poison is employed, a market dayin a country town Is chosen, and the per-former drinks the contents of a bottle la-belled "carbolic acid,'' and immediatelyfalls into a heap on the pavement. The acidis genuine enough, what little there is of it,and so is the act of drinking, but just pre-viously the rascal has consumed a quantityof ammonia or

SOME OTHER POWERFUL ALKALIwhich neutralises the deleterious effects ofthe poison. After he has been dosed Avithemetics and otherwise revived, the usual3tory follows, with the usual result.

Eveu when the policeman makes his ap-pearance, and a charge of attempted sui-cide is preferred, a clever hand at the gamecan tell such a story of despair and repent-ance that he is usually discharged, andsometimes even gets a little assistancefrom the Bench.

A most dramatic form of this branch ofbusiness has just been enacted at a littleseaside town on the south coast, of Devon-shire. There were two "performers," oneof whom drew a large revolver and lired athimself, while the other rushed forwardand struck up iiis arm Just in time.

There are many drawbacks to thisseheihe, however. The possession of a re-volver worth two or three pounds Is hardlyconsistent with a tale of starvation andlack of means to procure food; theti thereIs a chalice of the confederate failing toperform his part of the business with abso-lute accuracy, aud a scorched face may re-sult; and, lastly, the sound of the shot issure to attract the police.

ABDICATION OF THE CZAR.

TIMES" AND "SPECTATOR" CON-SIDER IT LIKELY

THE CZAREWITCH(From Our Special Correspondent.)

LONDON, August IS, ISO9.The chagrin and irritation felt by Hit-

poor little Czar at the uncompromisingrejection of his proposals by the PeaceCongress, and the knowledge that he hasalways been a victim to melancholia andindigestion rendered the news of his prob-able abdication less surprising Hum itotherwise might have been. Not that Ayeshould have thought much about It

had the "Mall" or the "Telegrapn" beenIho channel of information. But the"Times" and "Spectator-' are a pow-erful pair of responsible journals Avmchdon't circulate guesses. Even if nothingshould ultimately come of it at the mo-ment avc may, I think, fairly surmise thematter has been discussed al St. Peters-burg.

The 'Spectator," iv an admirablearticle on the subject, points out thatwhen it is ■wanted to break news to Eu-rope to see what its impact will be, M.de Blowitz is often selected, probablyfrom the rank of the "Times" amongnewspapers, as the intermediary.

"To any," says the "Spectator," "but avery resolute or a very resigned man,the weight of the Russian crown mustbe almost insupportable. The merework, which increases every day, anthe empire grows larger and more civ-ilised, and therefore more conscious ofwants, would try any ordinary man,and it is all made so heavy by its im-portance either to Die world, or to Rus-sia, or to individuals. The Czar mustissue hundreds of orders a week, eacnone of which may have momentous conse-quences, lie is not only Premier as Avellas sovereign, but he is supreme legisla-tor, commander In chief of the largest of jarmies — in itself a task i'or more thanione man—chief, and to an enormous ex-tent supreme, judge of the civil service,and possessed of thu initiative as well nsof the final power of decision, in all for-eign affairs. No doubt, he has much as-sistance, and can "devolule" much work,but devolution often fails in a monarchy,as il fails in our own House of Com-mons." Ministers are constantly seek-ing the shelter of a "supreme order."In order that an autocracy may be sue-cesslul the despotism must be energeticor there must be a great vizier and dur-ing the last live centuries Potemkln Avasperhaps the only one in Russia "greatenough to dwarf the Czar."

"The sovereign in Russia," continuesthe "Spectator," actually does the rul-ing, and it is easy to understand how,if the sovereign is weak, or nervous,or in feeble health, or conscious of afrequent colission betAveen his circum-stances and his aspirations, he weariesof his burden, or even, if the situation lsaggravated by accident, resolves to throwif off. He may not act on his resolve,for the pressure upon him to retain hispower must be tremendous—pressure fromthe ministers he has chosen, Avho fearto be superseded; pressure from brothersovereigns, who dread the effect of hisexample; pressure from his own consci-ence which accuses him of shirking un-pleasant duty; but still he may havementioned his resolve, and even havetaken steps to carry it out."

Most of the usual obstacles do not standin the present Czar's way, there is noconstitutional difficulty, he has no son,and no policy to which he is devoted,except the maintenance of peace whichhe may see cannot be much longer main-tained.

The burden of real empire on the mind,the "Spectator" holds, must be terriblysevere. It drove several of the Czarsmad, and shattered the constitution ofothers, and "unless all stories from St. '

Petersburg are incorrect, it affects Nich-.olas J I. with spasms of doubt and mentalpain which occasionally seem to takeall happiness out of his life, and converthis magnificent position into a source oftorment."The parliamentary system would not

suit Russia, the Grand Vizierate does notfind foothold there, the multiplication ofemperors would end in dismembermentor civil war.

"There seems to bo no alternativesfor a Russian emperor except to goon sturdily trying to perform a tasktoo great for any mortal, or to ventureon the transference of power—the abdi-cation, in fact, which Europe, tlie mo-ment it is spoken of, deems so impos-sible, that the mention of it is receivedwith derisive smiles."If M. BloAvitz's story be correct, mo-

mentous consequences to Europe may fol-loav, for they depend upon an unknownquantity, the character of the Grand,Duke Michael, Avho is said to be moreunder the domination of the militaryparty than his brother has ever been."If the Czar should abdicate during his

visit to Darmstadt, the Continent mustwait to know Avhat its fate is to be.The only thing certain is that as re-gards war or peace that fate will bein the hands of the neAV Czar."

A LIVERPOOL ATROCITY.

FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF HUSBANDAND WIFE,

At the Liverpool Assizes on August 2, be-fore Mr Justice Wills, Catherine Levens,2(1 years of age, a hawker, Avas placed inthe dock and arraigned on a double indict-ment. The first charge accused her of thewilful murder of Mary Tracy, in a court-house off Blenheim-street, Scotland Koad,ou April 30. The second indictment Avasfor the wilful murder of Jolm Tracy, hus-band of Mary Tracy, at the same time audplace, but this avus not gone into. Mr A.U. Steel and Mr Blackwood Wright appear-ed for the Crown, and Mr Madden and MrGriffiths were counsel i'or the prisoner, whopleaded '-not guilty."

Mr Steel, in opening, said, in regard tothe lirsi indictment, which Avas the one intowhich they were then inquiring, that theprisoner and her husband were, ou April80lh, lodging at the house 3 iv 3 Court,Blenheim-street, Liverpool. In the samehouse lived seven or eight other people.The house was of the "straight up anddown" class. Thoro were three lloors, butonly one room on each floor. On the nightin question I hero had evidently been somedrinking, although there wus no one actu-ally drunk. Vn Ihe ground floor lived JohnTracy and his wife, on the second floorlived Catherine Levens and her husband.About 1 o'clock on the morning of April 30there were v number of people in thc-house.Mr and Mrs Tracy were in bed on theground floor. Iv the same room Avas a mullwho had been visiting (he Tracys. In theroom above were Catherine Levens and herhusband. About .1 o'clock ln the morningthe Tracys heard a noise upstairs as if analtercation were taking place between Ca-therine Levens and her husband. A disputehad arisen between prisoner and her hus-band over some Insuranco money they hadreceived. John Tracy got out of bed, went'to the foot of ihe stairs, and shouted to theLevens lo make "a less noise," as he andhis wife wanted lo gel to sleep. After thatremonstrance the noise ceased, but com-menced again in a few minutes. Levenshud been threatened, and had actually beenstruck on the head by his wife with a boot.He ran downstairs shouting, "She will notbe content till she has my life." He wentout of the front door, locking the door be-hind him, and taking the key. He thus ranaway from his wife. When that happenedthe prisoner came- downstairs and foundthe door locked, rushed into the room oc-cupied by the Tracys. and demanded thatthey should give her the second key for thedoor, whicli belonged to them. Her requestfor Ihe key was refused, and she was un-able to unlock the door and get out afterher husband. She was then heard to saythat she Avould "roast the eyes" outof the Tracys. and also that she "wouldroast them." Prisoner then went upstairs,ami in a few minutes came down with alighted paraffin oil lamp iv her hand. En-tering the room of the Tracys, she deliber-ately flung the lighted lamp at the Tracysas they lay in bed. The reservoir of thelamp, which was glass, was broken. Thehead of Mrs Tracy was cut. and her clotheswere get on lire, as also Avere the bedcloth-es. Everything was done by the husbandto put out (he flames, but unsuccessfully.John Tracy, in trying to put out the flame's,was also set. on fire. He. however, ran af-ter I lie prisoner, who went upstairs andjumped through Ihe window into tlie street,a distance of 14root. The accused thus es'caped, ami was not arrested till next day.11l the meantime the children upstairs weregot out of the house through the window.Two men got: into the house, and John andMary Tracy were taken to the hospital.Mary Tracy died five hours later, but JohnTracy survived till May 11, when he expir-ed from the burning Injuries he received.The prisoner, when arrested next day andcharged with throwingthe lamp and killingMary Tracy, said, "I did throw Die lamp,but I had good cause for it."

Mary Jane Tracy. .14 years of age, step-daughter of Mrs Tracy, recited the mainfacts in accordance with the opening state-ment.

A music-hall artiste named Cronin, whowas sleeping in ihe room occupied by thoTracys on the night in question, corrobo-rated. In cross-examination, he said thatwhen prisoner came into the room she saidif she did not get the key she would fetchthe.lamp from upstairs and "set fire tothem." Mrs Tracy was not in bed whenprisoner struck at her with the lamp. Itwas neither Mr Tracy's hand nor Mrs Tra-cy's hand which struck the lamp out of theprisoner's hand; prisoner struck Mrs Tracyon the head with the lamp. Witness Avason crutches at the time, and could not ren-der much assitauce in putting out the flam-

Mr Madden, in speaking for the prisoner,discredited the story of the prosecutionthat the lamp Avas thrown by the prisoner.The theory he urged the jury to believewas that the lamp was procured by thoprisoner in order to search for the key inthe possession of the Tracys. He (counsel)was instructed by the prisoner to say thatthe deceased man was up at the back ofhis wife, and in sfHking at the prisonerbroke the lamp.

His Lordship, in summing up, explainedthe law in regard to manslaughter andmurder.

The jury, after deliberating in private foran hour and 15 minutes, returned with averdict of murder.

Upon hearing this prisoner threw up herarms and screamed loudly.

His Lordship assumed the black cap, and\addressing the prisoner, who had to be sup-ported in the dock, said in the case of aconviction for murder there Avas but onesentence known to the law. He then pass-ed sentence of death in the usual form.

The condemned woman was carried fromthe dock by two female warders, shoutingiv a hysterical manner "Mother! Mother!"

"LO! HERE, THE GENTLELARK"

THE SAVAGE AND THE SCRIBES,

(From Our London Correspondent.)

LONDON, August IS,

When I headed my paragraph last weekabout Lobeugula and Miss Jewell "Stale-mate iv several moves," 1 unwittingly"touched the spot." It now turns out thatLobeugula has been having a "lark" withthe journalists, and pulling the legs of hisinterviewers all the time. Late on Fridayevening the papers aunounced that thewedding had taken place quietly that morn-ing at St. James', Piccadilly, that MissJewell had written a hasty note to MissAVhetstone, her maid, and that Lobengulaand his bride Avould leave for South Africaby Saturday's boat. The letter ran thus:—"The Prince and I were married by speciall'cense this morning. Please tell my mothershould you see her. 1 enclose cheque for£15, which you must, of course, get cashedat the bank in Shaftesbury Avenue audpay all bills. Pack all the things and catchthe boat train at Dover to-night, where Aye

Will be Avaiting for you, as we shall just bestarting."

The crowds who gathered at the churchat Earl's Court and the reporters whocrowded into the house where the pair hadbeen lodging Avere, therefore, baulked oftheir prey.

Worse, too, the enterprising journalists,rabid for copy, found that, the Avlly savagehad been too much for them. Iv the firstplace his wedding had taken place threeAveeks ago, the recent ftres being due to thedesire of his wife to have a church cere-mony as well. In the next he had giventin- representative of Savage South Africatold off to see him safely on the boat forAfrica the slip, and Avhen the reporterswere rushing in and out of his house in thecourse of an hour aud copying the abovenote in the hall, Prince and Princess Lo-bengula were in the dinlng-raom' Avith theirtongues in their cheeks. This Lobeugulaexplained in a letter to the "Sun,"written in excellnt English, which conclud-ed thus:—

"As regards the statements mado that 1did not wish to be married, 1 also said thatas a blind, hoping to be left alone, as, sincethe first announcement appeared in the pap-ers, I have been besieged on all sides by re-porters, who have not only annoyed mewith their questions, but have added theirown lying reports to the truthful answersI gave them. I thought the managementof "Savage South Africa" quito understoodthat I intended getting married, as at aninterview whicli took place between MissJewell, Mr Eillis, Mr Moore, and myself Ayeinformed them Aye would wait a fortnightonly, aud not until the end of October, asthey wished. I always understood Mr MooreAvas considered a clever man, but by thislime I hope it litis been proved that he hasmet his equal in the poor, 'uncivilised sav-age' (?)-LOBENUULA."

Finally, ln an interview at Southampton,where the Lobeugulas are staying waitingfor the Cape boat at the cud of this week,Lobeugula said he considered that he hadbeen very badly treated in this country.It was quite a usual proceeding, he said,for Englishmen at the Cape to marry na-tlA-o women, and he could not understandWhy such an outcry had been raised againsthis alliance Avith an English girl. Every-thing concerning him had been grossly mis-interpreted, and all sorts of insults hadbeen heaped upon him and his wife.

In another interview with a representa-tive of the "Church Family Newspaper"Lobeugula remarked:

"1 have received offers of marriage fromseveral ladies iv England, which I hav*enotentertained. I must say this strikes me asrather strange, because in my country Avo-men do not offer themselves in marriage."They wait until they are asked."

This was a well-merited rebuke, and Ifind it: hard to see Avhy Lobeugula shouldfeel any shame in marrying a white girl,as some of the papers expect him to. Fromthis point of view the union is a perfectlylegitimate one.

Those who have had experience of Savage{South Africa (not under cover) predictgrave results from the familiar way inAvhieh Ihe natives have been treated lnEngland and the attentions lavished onthem, aud fear that the position of whitewomen in those parts of Africa where thewhites are few and. the blacks many willbe endangered. The whole business of theKraal of Savage South Africa has been asinjudicious as it was degrading, aud it Avasa pity that the Colonial Office, avlio opposedit strongly, could not have stopped it alto-gether.

GOOD DOG STORY.COLLIE'S WONDERFUL INTELLI-

GENCE.

An old lady who had known many of hisrelations, as avcll as "the Roving Duke" (ofHamilton) himself, told the story of his fa-vourite Collie, after this fashion (says acorrespondent of the "Daily News"): Therehad never been so playful, resourceful, lov-able, or handsome a dog, and his Graceadored him. Before the Collie was twoyears old, however, sinister rumoursagainst him Avere plentiful. Sheep werekilled at night, and the farmers declaredthe Duke's Collie the murderer. His GraceLudifjnantly scorned the accusation, audgaA'e his word of honour that if he caught

his favourite in the act he would shoot him—so sure was he that the whole tale wasfalse. One day a farmer Avho had lost sev-eral sheep came to the palace and offeredto station the Duke in a place of observa-tion where, if he would remain till aboutthe hour of dawn, he would have all theevidence necessary to convict the Collie.In fact, iv the grey morniug he saw liiaown dear dog break into the sheepfold,killing and scattering the flock. He fur-ther suav him plunge into a stream close by,shake himself, and plunge ln again—doubt-less to rid himself of the traces of his guilt.The Duke remembered that many a morn-ing when a fresh story of slaughtered sheephad been brought to his unwillingears, thedog had appeared unexpectedly damp attheir first meeting. Sadly the Duke turnedhome from his coign of vantage, and earlythat day the farmer presented himself atHamilton Palace. The man insisted thatthere was "nothing but a charge of lead tocure a sheep-killer," aud "the Duke hadgiven his word." His Grace suggested thathe might send the Coliie to some friend ifta distant great town. The farmer declaredthe dog Avould find his way home from any-where. The Collie had been in the roomwhen the debate began. The fond ownerbegged for the life of his dog, Avhile thefarmer pressed for the exact fulfilment ofthe promise. How reluctantly the DukS atlast'rose up to take his gun no words cantell; but then the dog was nowhere to befound! Search was made, but was whollyunavailing. The old Scotch lady who gaveme the history was sure that the dog hadunderstood Avhat had been said, and hadtaken refuge in flight!

But the Duke and his Collie were destinedto meet again- The scene was in a roman-tic glen in the Apennines. The roving Dukehad lost himself in the mountains, and al-though some peasants warned him that thenearest inn was a "den of thieves," he wastoo tired and hungry to go further. Andthere a dog licked his hands, his face, andsobbed for joy. He called the Collie by

his name, and It was hard to say whetherthe greater joy at meeting again was thedog's or the master's. "Belonged to anEnglishman who was lost in these moun-tains," said the innkeeper. "Can you sellhim?" asked his Grace. "Perfectly; he hasnever been claimed, and the Englishmandid not pay his bill." said the man. There-upon Laddie became his own master's pro-perty again.

When the Duke was shown to his bed-room, the dog evinced a strange agitation;and Avhen he lay down in bed Laddie pulledhim out. The Duke thought this was roug_iplay, and humoured his new-found treasure,but when Laddie pulled him on to the floora second time he ay.is rather angry, andseverely scolded the dog, who whined, andcaressed him, and exhibited all the signsof love and of terror. When, for the thirdtime, tho dog seized his master and drag-ged him towards the edge.theDuke thoughtit would bo better to rest in a chair thannot fo rest at all; and, besides, he began tothink that there was method in the mad-ness of his canine friend. From that chair,later, he saw the bed rock gently, and then,slowly, slowly, begin to descend! Beforeits tester was on a level with the floor hewas fully dressed; and, with the Collie,was climbing along the roof of an outhouseou the Avay to freedom. Not far off, in theearly morning he heard that the Collie hadarrived with one of the many travellersAvho failed to leave that inn alive!

AN ARAB FUNERAL.

To anyone who has stayed for even a fowdays in a town where there is a large popu-lation of resident Arabs, the sight of aMohammedan funeral must be a familiarone. I was sitting one day (writes a"Globe" correspondent) in the hotel in thetown of Coitstantine, in Algeria, when thewild, discordant notes of an Arab chant,and the tramp of many feet in the roadbelow the hotel, attracted my attention.Being then new to the country, aud beinganxious to know tho meaning of this, tome, unusual occurrence, I followed to in-quire into the cause. It was an Arab fun-eral processiou.

A considerable crowd, filling nearly thewhole of the road, were inarching along inthe rear of the corpse. As the corpse wasthat of a man, there'Avere no w-omen amongthe procession, aud the bier Avas Avithoutthat barrel-shaped covering of hoops byAvhieh it is surmounted Avhen the funeralis that of a woman. There was no coffin,the body, wrapped iv its burial clothes,Avas simply covered with a pall of the sa-cred Mohammedan green, upon which a fewtexts from the Koran had been stitched inlarge yellow letters. The bier was borneshoulder-high by four bearers choseu fromthe relations and most intimate friends ofthe deceased. In front of the bier marchedsome half-dozen men,CHANTING IN VARIOUS MINOR KEYS,at the very top of their most discordantvoices, one of those Aveirdly monotonouschants so familiar to travellers in any Ma*

ihomedau country. As the Arabs believeI that a soul does not enter into rest until| after it has passed through judgment in

the sepulchre, the bier avus being hurriedforward at a pace which in a Christiancountry would have been considered, to saytho least of It, indecorous. On passing thehotel, the croAvd following the bier was,comparatively speaking, a small one, bnt:as the Arab consider it a meritorious act toattend a funeral, if increased every minute,

j until, by the time it had reached the grave-yard, the bier Avas being folloAved by athrong of some two or three hundred per-sons.

On entering the cemetery, the majorityof this miscellaneous croAvd scattered them-selves all over the graveyard, and sitting

! down upon some convenient tomb preparedto take a lugubrious iuterest in the pro-ceedings. Some of them cA'idently consider-ed that they had sufficiently done their dutyby follOAving the procession, and selectinga comfortable, soft graA*e, rolled themselvesup in their voluminous garments, lay down,and apparently went to sleep. A smallparty, of a dozen or more, followed the bierto the grave. The greater part of the fun-eral service had, before the processionstarted for the cemetery, been recited inthe mosque', consequently but little morethan the actual ceremony of the intermentremained to be performed. On reachinga point inTHE PATHWAY NEAR TO THE GRAVE,the bier was set down. The little party ofmourners lined up along its side and, fac-ing towards Mecca, stood for a few mo-ments in silent prayer. Then the Imam(the leader of prayer in the Mosque) step-ped forward up to the corpse and recitedthe "fatihah"—the short initial chapter ofthe Koran. The bier was then again raisedto the shoulders of the bearers aud borneto the grave, which, being intended for amale, was dug to the depth of a mau'awaist, instead of chest-deep, as in the caseof a Avcman. The pall and wrappings werethen taken off, and the body, still encasediv its shroud, Avas laid on its back, with itsfeet to the south, and its face Inclinedover its shoulders towards Mecca, In therecess, dug for the purpose, at the bottomof the grave. As the Mahomedans believethat a corpse has the sense of feeling, thisrecess was then built up with unmortaredbricks to prevent the sods from falling onthe body. The Imam then threw Into thegrace three spadesfull of earth, saying ashe did so, "Thou were made of earth. Wehave returned theo to the earth. From theearth thou wilt again arise." The graveAvas then filled in by one of the relatives ofthe deceased.

As scon as this was done the whole party)recited another "fatihah." The chief mour-ner then moved off to a distance of 20yards from the grave. Then he halted.The other mourners followed him from thegrave. According to the Mahomedan beliefit is when the mourners have reached thisdistance from the judgmentofthe sepulchrethat Munkar and Nakir—two great coal-black angels with staring china-blue eyes—"come and sit, the one at the head and the!other at the foot of the grave, and interro-gate the deceased as to his belief in Allahand Mahomed. Nakir seizes him hy thelong tuft of hair, which most Mahomedangleave unshaved at the crown of the head,and raises him to a sitting position, thenMunkar conducts the examination. In easeof the answers proving satisfactory, thesoul is thrownINTO A DEEP AND BLISSFUL SLEEP,which lasts until the Resurrection; in theevent, however, of the contrary being thecase, the evil man is hammered on the headWith an iron club until he roars out in hisagony in such a manner as to be heard byall animals—except man—upon earth. Inconsequence of this belief, as tlie mournersleft the grave they halted ou reaching thedistance of 20 yards marked by the posi-tion of the chief mourner, aud offered up aprayer for the soul of the buried man; then,after a feAV words of muttered condolencewith the bereaved relatives, they salutedthem and passed on their way. The cere-mony, like that of most of the religious ci).servances among the Mahomedaus, conclud-ed by giving alms to the miserable cripple-.and beggars who swarm iv nil Muiiumeikucountries.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, .SEPTEMBER. 30, 1899-5

The Wolfs Mouth.By ADELAIDE STIRLING.

Author of "Saved from Herself," "Ncr-"me's Second Choice," " The Purple

Mask," etc,

CHAPTER XIX.HUGO GETS A CLUE.

Martha had been right. Richard deBurgh and his daughter left Miss Bar-ry's house none too soon. The follyof his last night's search had beenplain to Hugo's shrewd brain in theclear light of the early morning. Mar-tha Avas not surprised, when the door-bell rang sharply, to find Hugo deBurgh again on her doorsteps, accom-panied by tAvo quiet-lookiug men inplain, rough clothes.

"My mistress has not returned," shesaid gruffly, barring their Avay. "Asfor you, sir. I don't knoAV who yenmay be," Avith calm untruth, "but thisis the second time you have forcedyour Avay into this house, and I'llhave you knoAV you can't do it." "Witha sAviftness he had not imagined dweltin her shrivellea old hand, she beckon-ed to a policeman Avho ctood on theopposite corner.

But Hugo turned to him with hislanguid manner, before the old .vomancould pour out h-.r compiamt.

"This is my card" lie said quietly,"a..d these men at-3 two attendantsfrom the Hornsey Asylum. My step-brother has escaped from there, andwe have reason to think he is har-boured in this house. Miss Barry,who knoAvs me, is unfortunately aAvay;but as my poor brother is a homicidalmaniac, perhaps you will convince thisgood woman to alloAV the Asylum mento do their duty."'

The policeman grinned respectfully"Certainly, sir," he returned. "Just

you let these gentlemen in," to theapparently furious Martha. "Youcan't keep them out if they're looking-for a lunatic, whether your mistressis here or not."

"There's no one here," Martha re-turned, grimly; "and so I told thatman when he came here last," pointinga knotty finger at Hugh. "Lunatic,indeed! What would I be doing Avithlunatics?" She turned furiously tothe policeman. "Mind, if these arethieves you are letting into my mis-tress' house, you'll have to pay for ii!"and she stalked angrily along in frontof the invaders.If she had been Avise she would have

followed them instead; for. when theuseless search Avas over, she suav sud-denly that Hugo was not with hismen. With a Horrible foreboding ofevil the old servant rushed down toMiss Barry's cold dining-room, und atthe Avriting table sat her enemy, coollygoing over the pages of the blottingbook with a small mirror.

"Lunatics!" she ejaculated. "Finelunatics you're after- in my mistress'private papers." She snatched theneat blotter away from him and tow-ered over him like a Gorgon. "Getout of thil house wi/n your lies aboutlunatics!" she screamed, but at thelook in Hugo de "Burgh's eyes thewords died on her lips.

"I am quite ready, my dear woman!You can tell "Miss Barry I obtainedwhat I Avanted." As he spoke he rosewith his usual languid grace. Sheheard him give an order to his menin the hall, so loav that she could notcatch the words, and she sank downon the nearest chair, still clutchingthe rifled blotter. What could he havegot out of it? She turned the blurredpages in vain, never dreaming thatwhat was an unintelligible mark toher, on the very first page, had been

plain as print to her enemy, with theaid of his tiny mirror. Miss Barry,weeks ago, when the blotting paperin the book was fresh, had blottedthere the label for Jocelyn's box when

she had turned her out into the world."Miss Jane Brown. The Warden

School for Girls, Chester."It had been the first thing Hugo had

seen, and it had gone far to consolehim for the escape of his stepbrotherThe girl was found; he felt certain ofthat though he had neverknown thatshe went by the name of Jane Brown.

"Itmust be the girl," he thought, ashe copied the address on a card. Sheis the least part of it, but one neverreally knows, and she will be easier to

manage than the Barry woman "Miss Jane Brown, assiduously cor-

recting* French exercises the nextafternoon, was summoned to the pres-ence of Mrs Warden, and went gavlvand unsuspectingly, like a lamb to theslaughter. On the threshold she stop-ped short, for a man Avho lookedyoung and was extremely good-look-ing stood Avith his back to the draw-ing-room fire.

"This gentleman has been sent tosee you, by Miss Barry," Mrs Wardensaid, calmly, "and though she doesnot care for your having visitors, as arule, I suppose we must make this anexception."

Mr de Burgh's best manner had

"made the stern lady principal as wax.Miss Brown, paralysed, stared at the

tmwelcome visitor. Miss Barry hadsent him! he would knoAV she was animpostor; he Avould tell!

But she was brave, forlorn little"waif though she was. With one quickbreath she rallied and came quietlyforward to the man who might, Avithone word, turn her from her homeand her living.

"You wished to see me?" she said,very loav. "Perhaps you have a mes-

Mr" de Burgh Avas for once at a loss.This Avas a total stranger who stoodbefore him, not in the vaguest Avay

did she resemble the tall, slight girlhe had seen with Miss Barry.

"No; no message!" he returned,hastily. "That is, I was passingthrough Chester and Miss Barry mere-ly asked me to let her knoAV lioav youprospered, though I need not ask.

But the real Jane BroAvn had seenthe amazement in his face. If it hadnot been for Mrs Warden's placid pres-ence she would have throAvn herselfon the mercy of her visitor; as it Avas,she kept her courage miraculously.

"I am quite well, thank you. It Avas

kind of Miss Barry to inquire," shesaid, bravely, but she did not sit cloavii.

Mr de Burgh felt suddenly, underher fearless eyes, that he Avas sailingunder false colours and had better go.He had hardly finished his beauti-fully-done exit Avhen Mrs Wardenturned to her governess.

"You Avere not very cordial, mydear," she observed, rather reproach-fully; "even at forty-seven a handsomewell-mannered man docs not cease tointerest the average woman."

Miss BroAvn's eyes filled Avith sud-den tears; she had groAvn fond of Mrs

Warden."I couldn't feel very cordial; he was

a perfect stranger to me," she said,miserably. '"May I go how?"

.Mrs Warden nodded. She had anuneasy conscience about the late visi-tor, and decided she would not AA'riteto Miss Barry of hi.s arrival as she hadintended.

Poor little Jane Brown, Avho hadbeen getting nearer every day to herambition of becoming a full-fledged

governess in a grand house, AvasAvriting a letter herself. When it Avas

gone, by the means of the friendlyclay pupil, she Avondered Avhether shehad done well to send it Avith a curi-ous prescience of evil.

The day-pupil had almost run tothe post-box, being anxious to gether errand over. She gave a littlevexed exclamation as she had tostand waiting for a moment to slip inMiss Brown's letter. A gentleman,in immaculate London clothes, was inher Avay, apparently posting letters.

"I am so sorry to keep you wait-ing;" he took oft' his hat with a lan-guid e-race, and the day-pupil (avliowas pretty) giggled with rapture,for here was a real adventure, justlike a noA*el.

There seems to be something thematter with the box, but I think Ihave conquered it."

"Bother!" the schoolgirl said, viva-ciously, "I shall have to go on to thenext one, and I haven't time."

"I think it's all right noAA*. If youwill allow me?" With a well-doneglance of admiration, and a quickmovement that was too graceful tobe snatching, the stranger possessedhimself of the letter in the girl'shand and apparently slipped it intothe pillar-box. She did not see thathe substituted an envelope alreadytorn that happened to be in his poc-ket.

"Thank you!" she said, with ex-pectant coquetry, but her romanceAvas nipped in the bud. Witli agrave boAv the man turned aAvay andwalked in the other direction.

The day-pupil Avas uncomfortable,though she assured herself it Avasright. She did not, therefore, men-tion the incident to Miss Brown. AvhoAvailed anxiously for an answer to herletter. But days passed, and her sub-stitute made no sign, till at last herfears abated.

It never daAvned on her that herAvarning had never reached Castle deBurgh," nor that her visitor of theafternoon had stood by a street lampwith a light heart, and ruthlesslyread his ill-gotten letter.

"t thought there was some connec-tion. I don't know why!" Hugo deBurgh mused, as his keen glance fellon the small, near Avriting of theenvelope. "The girl looked guilty,somehow. I fet certain she knew thegirl I Avanted and would Avrite to her.I am glad 1 thought of Availing: butAvhat "luck I should just catch themessenger!"

He. Avas jubilant as he held theletter up to the light; but a strangelook came over his face as the addressflashed on him.

"Castle de Burgh!" he repeated.mechanically, and stood like a manstunned.

"Jane BroAvn" had been all thistime in his osvn house.

"The companion!" lie. thought,furiously. "Bah!. lioav did she get,there?"

He avus not even certain that JaneBrown Avas the name Richard's dau-ghter went by, and yet he knew itAvas. But his mother avus right;things Avere black indeed!"

TA\entv-four hours after JoeelynAvas hastily summoned to the cripple'sbedside, where, she lay more wax-like than ever, but neither more con-tented nor more kind. Suspense avuskilling her by inches; to know mat

Richard was'free (sane she had al-ways known lie Avas), aud able totell his story to all the world, Avas aliving hell to Alicia de Burgh. Hadshe knoAvn so much only to be ruin-

ed in the end?I She would not see either Gilbert orMoyra they were ungrateful fools,not worthy of their name. Instead,she turned to her 'companion, avlioAvas a stranger, and kept her thoughtsaway from her dreadful past, herdangerous future. Turned, hail sheknoAvn it, to the only soul in Castlede Burgh who kneAV her secret.

"Where have you been?" she cried,querulously, as Joeelyn entered. "Geta book and read to me."

The girl shivered under the fierygaze of the black eyes bent on her.There lay the woman Avho had ruinedher father, poAverless in body, butnot in mind; Alicia de Burgh's quickbrain Avas to be dreaded still.

"What's the matter Avith you?" shesaid, suddenly. "You look as if youhad something on your mind thismorning. Pray collect yourself andget the book!"

Joeelyn lifted her head sharplyat the hard, cruel voice, and wentsilently into the sittingroom to getthe book, a horrible tissue of crime inwhich the invalid's strange mindseemed to revel.

A horror of the cripple came overher, and she hastily pulled out herhandkerchief and soaked it in a flaskof cologne Avhieh stood on a table bytlie book. The pungent, clean smellsteadied her nerves; she returnedwith steady lips to the beside andread aloud unfalteringly.

Mrs de Burgh sighed with relief.She- had taken a curious, exactingliking for her companion. She lookedat her Avith unwilling admiration.Most girls Avould have been in tearsif spoken to once as she spoke toMiss BroAvn TAventy times in the day.It was far easier to reduce Moyra topulp, for instance.

She broke in on Jocelyn's steadyreading Avith a speech Avhieh nearlymade her drop the book.

"Why couldn't I have had a grand-daughter like you," she ejaculated,"instead of a cry-baby like Moyra?"

"What!" Joceyln cried. "A grand-daughter like me!"

"Yes," gloomily. "I don't see whereyou could get it; but there must begoodblood in you somewhere. You're"not easily frightened. But I sup-pose," with a quick return to her oldcontempt, "you probably don't knoAViwho your grandmother was." ""She was a good woman,"Miss Brown answered, slowly,her gaze meeting the crip-ple's terrible gaze without flinch-ing. "And don't you think youare unjust to Miss de Burgh? Sheseems to me all you could ask, andmore."

Mrs de Burgh laughed, and if herearnestness was evil, her laughter Avas

worse." 'She was—a good woman,' " she

mocked. '"I suppose you mean I amnot!"

For a moment the girl quailed,then she spoke bravely:

"No, I don't think you are," shesaid, "though you are kinder to methan you pretend to be."j "Well done!" said .the invalid,

coolly. "I said you had some cour-age."

"Courage is not everything. Somepeople are only brave aud strong todo wicked things easily." Was ittruly her own voice she heard, saying

jsuch mad things to her worst enemy?j "Those are the people who prosper,"jthe cripple cried, angrily. "You avo-jmen with scruples go to the Avork-house. If you had Avhat you ap-parently consider my crimes" (sar-castically, little knowing hoAV frailthe ground was she trod so rashly)"on your head, I suppose you Avouldfly to that last refuge of the weak—

jrepentance!"The girl looked at her for an in-

stant.I "I don't know. I neA*er thought itwas much use to repent," she an-swered slowly. "Unless repentancemeans reparation, it seems to me acheap way of making peace Avithheaven."

"Reparation," scornfully, "thatmeans to throw good bread out ofthe Avindow and starve. You talknonsense, girl!"

"I meant if it were stolen breadit was better to give it back thanhave indigestion from eating it,"stoutly. "And everyone has to maketheir peace Avith heaven some day,no matter how long they put it oft."

The cripple's eyes flashed in herparchment-coloured face."How dare you speak so to me?"

she almost shrieked. "Do you meanI'm dying? Speak, girl; don't sit likea stuck pig!"

"Not particularly." But her voiceAvas as pitiless as Alicia's own. "Isuppose Aye must all die some day."Some instinct taught her that to dealAvith Mrs de Burgh one must thrusthard aud quick.

"Die! What is dying?" Alicia hadrecovered herself. "Just an end ofeverything, with no more of you.But I suppose you don't, think so.I forgot your father Avas a parson,.Miss BroAvn."

For one instant the young Avoman'sface Avas more dangerous than theold one's.

"Please don't speak of my father.I Avon't bear it," she said with anauthority that quelled even Alicia deBurgh. "Shall I go ou with thebook?"

"No." I'or once her employer spokequietly. "No, I Avould rather talk toyou. You're brave in your Avliite-

faeed way. I Avonder if 1 could trustyou?"

"No, I don't think you could, if itclashed Avitli my interests." She didnot know Avhy she said it, but hercoolness only pleased her nearer."I said so! You would be living well

when Moyra Avould be in the Avoi'k-house. You could trust her to cut herown head off, and I hate a fool. Tellme, does she still think about that red-headed Meredith ?" with sudden vic-iousness."I don't know, and if I did I Avould

not say so," .Miss Brown saidamiably.

" Give me my handkerchief. Ttdoesn't seem to me that it matters avlioshe married. I don't think she andHuntley will ever patch it up. But, ifyou Avere she, Avould you look at thatflamingo of a man Avhen the other Avasby ?'

" I should not," with incautioustruth. "Lord Huntley—" she brokeoff, scarcely knowing what she hadbeen about to say, for Alicia's eyeswere fixed on her in scornful amuse-ment.

" Lord Huntley is better looking ?You needn't look so ashamed of your-self ; I had an eye for good looks in aman myself, once !"

Joeelyn flushed at, the tone." Why are you so hard on me ?" she

said, quietly." Because it amuses me !" fiercely.

" Can't you see I spend my days intorture, and do you grudge me a mo-ment's forgctfulness ?"

Her companion did not ansAver. Ifahe could have had her AVay Alicia deBurgh's forgetfulness Avould have beenshort indeed ; yet, against her willshe pitied her.

" You don't like my amusements, orme ?" the cripple continued, queru-lously. "Do you ?"

" jNo," very slowly, "I do not. But,you might be able to make me like youstill, if you really liked me !"

Her heart Avas beating sharply underthe coming of a thought that she hadnever before dared to entertain. Wasit possible that Mrs de Burgh's alteredbearing to her meant that she had atlast gained some influence over thefiery soul in its shrivelled body ?

But the response checked her hopes."Bah!" said Mrs de Burgh, smart-

ly. "I never like any one, really.Only as far as it suits me. You takemy "advice and do the same ; it's theonly way for a Avoman."

"You mean it's the only AA*ay for aAvicked Avoman," Miss BroAvn return-ed, calmly ; but the cripple had clos-ed her eyes and made no reply.

Jliss BroAvn opened her book andtook up her reading Avhere she hadleft it. But as she read a terror cameover her, that made her glance fromtime to time at the moveless hang-ings ; at the invalid in her bed. Mrsde Burgh's eyes Avere still shut ; Avliy,then Avas her companion certain thatshe Avas Avatched, that they Avere notalone in the great room AA*here theafternoon light Avas beginning togroAV dim ?

CHAPTER XX.THE TRAP IS SET.

JMrs de Burgh opened her eyes sud-denly.

"Stop reading!" she snapped. "Ithought I heard some one in the sit-ting-room," staring eagerly at thedcor.

" No." It had taken all Jocelyn'scourage to walk to the open door andlook round the room, where the scentof many floAvers came so heavily fromthe conservatory door. " No, there isno one there !"It was curious that both had had

the same thought, and it deepenedthe girl's uneasiness.

" Perhaps Matthews—" she began." Matthews doesn't go into that

room unless she's rung for," dryly ;it Avas not worth while to say thatevery servant in the house held theroom in horror and would not haveentered it after dark. " I must havebeeu mistaken. Ring* for lights, andgo and get your tea."

Joeelyn was glad when Matthewshad lit up both rooms, and broughtMrs de Burgh's tea, to hurry away toher own quarters. The great houseAvas very dim and silent as she Aventthrough the long passages, there Avasno sign of life anywhere, and the girllonged for some human companion-ship, like a terrified child.

She huddled doAvn by her oAvn fire,Avishing she dared go and look forMoyra.

'■I wish I knew what father wasdoing!" she thought drearily. "Iknow he has some plan, and if only Iknew it, I would feel more comfort-able. Mrs de Burgh will never con-fess. I know that. And I don't think-,'. lunatic would be able to do any-thing about a new trial, no matterhow many new Avitnesses he had."

She leaned her aching head againsta chair behind her, and shut her eyes.Her room felt safer than Mrs. deBurgh's gorgeous sitting-room, nowshe "knew the awful story Marthahad kept, back all these years; andpresently she fell asleep. When sheaAvoke her lamp was lit, her dinneron the table, and the maid makingup her fire.

"I didn't know you Avere here,miss," the girl said, "or I Avould nothave waked you. But the^ room iscold, so perhaps it's better."

"Is Miss Movra at dinner?"Jocelyn blinked in the light of the

lamp, and then Avas suddenly con-scious that her dinner smelt verynice, and that she had had no tea.

"Miss Moyra and Mr. Gilbert aredining with Lord Huntley, miss."

"Dining with Huntley!" Some ofthe savors of her excellent meal

seemed mysteriously gone. She satfor a minute, Avhen the maid wasgone, and thought. What Avould shehave given to-night for a little mirth,a little happiness? Yet when theman Avho loved her had a dinner-party, she must sit alone.

"Nonsense!" she said to herself,briskly, "I'm silly to-night. Hoavcould "Lord Huntley ask Mrs. deBurgh's companion to dinner, e\*en ifhe Avere dying to? But I Avish Castlede Burgh \vas a little more cheerful.Somehow I smell ghosts in it to-night!" trying to laugh.

But it AA-as not like having a loverat all to have a secret betAveen you,and an apparently immeasureabledistance of position". Mrs. de Burgh'scompanion avus fiercely consciousthat she longed to tell Lord Huntleyof Hollycross. that she came of asgood blood, of as unstained a name,as his own. But the day seemedvery far oft If, perhaps would neverdawn.

She Avent Avearily to Mrs. de Burghas soon as her dinner Avas finished,and her hatred of the old womanavus hot at her heart as she took uptlie long book where every one Avas

secretly so wicked.The cripple's mood had changed

again; she Avas propped up in herbed with white satin pillows, andlooked better than Joeelyn had everseen her. She was unreasonablyelated, too .and thrummed an un-ceasing toAe on the coverlet with herwithered lingers.

"You can go to bed, Matthews,"she announced, "I shall not need youagain." ,

Joeelyn looked up in surprise, asthe woman thankfully obeyed, butnot quick enough to catch the curi-ous gleam in the cripple's eyes asshe gave the order. It was absurd,but, Joeelyn would have liked to

run after Matthews and beg thewoman to sit, in the corridor andwait for her. It avus uncanny to bealone, in so lonely and deserted ahouse, with a woman like Mrs. deBurgh.

"Rubbish!" the girl reflected prac-tically, since it was of no use toglance in silent despair after thevanishing Matthews, ".Mrs. de Burghcan't move, so how can she hurt me?But, somehow, I wish I did not knoweveryone had gone out but the ser-vant's, and they are miles off!"

She read i'or a quarter of an hourjor so, at first Avith a thickly-beatingheart, expecting she knew not what, jBut as her pulses calmed, the roombegan to look less lonely, the cripplein the bed less diabolical in her satinsand laces .that were so strange asetting to her haggard face. Shewas beginning a new chapterwhen a faint sound caught her ears;a low rustling, as if some one creptacross the floor of the room adjoin-ing*.

.Mrs. de Burgh held up a bony fin-ger.

"Hush!" she breathed. "What'sthat, noise?"

Her face Avas livid, and afterAvardsJoeelyn kueAV it Avas not fear. Shelooked at the open door Avith eyesthat fairly snapped in her head."I hear "something moving!" sheAvhispered.

Miss BroAvn had dropped her bookand started to her feet. For onemoment she felt'an arrant coward.

"Shall I ring for some one?" shefaltered.

"Ring? No!" authoritatively. Itcan't be anything. Go and look."

The faint rustling ceased, thensomething fell to the floor Avith adull thud that made the girl's rackednerves tighten. Hugo Avas aAvay, Gil-bert out, Avhat if her father knewit, and had come to the castle, as hehad done once before, to confront hisrelentless enemy?

Every trace of terror left Jocelyn'sheart," She nodded coolly, reassur-ingly to the invalid, Avith as easy acourage as any de Burgh of them all,good or bad; with her head high andher hands steady, she Avalked calm-ly into the sitting room and stoodfor a moment. Avaiting to see if herfather were indeed coming to hei.

The room avus quite empty. Therewas not a sound anvAvhere.

"Oh! for some little signal thatwas known only to father and daugh-ter!"

She turned, half laughing, on thethreshhokl."I advanced, 'shoulder to shoul

der!'" she cried, her clear voice ring-ing through the lofty rooms, "butthere is no enemy to disperse."

"Hush, girl; I "tell you I heard someone!" Alicia cried, obstinately. "Lis-ten!"

Far, far off came a loug-draAvn Avail,and Joeelyn thought she knew it fortlie cry oi the great grey dog at thefarm.

"Only a. dog, someAvhere!" Surelyher father and Moore must be near; ifonly Mrs de Burgh Avould let her goland see!I "Not that! Listen!"

But there Avas no need. A horrible,|stealthy footstep Avas moA*ing some-Avhere, very slow, very careful. The!silk hangings of the room rustled,but the girl could not see them move.|Was it Richard de Burgh? Oh! if he!Avould only come quickly, surely heland she might force Alicia to confess.She stood breathless, looking fromside to side. The noise did not seemto be in the bedroom, iv spite of therustling hangings.

"Go and look again," -Mrs de Burghcommanded. "It might be a burglar.Do you Avant me to be murdered inmy bed?"

Medianieally Joeelyn went back tothe sitting-room. Surely the unseenvisitant could not be her father; allher blood recoiled at the thought thatthose creeping footsteps Avere his. YetAvho else could be moving like a thiefin the night in Castle de Burgh? Asbefore, the instant she entered the

sitting-room, a deathly quiet reignett

there. But as she stood she saw theheavy curtain over the door into thecorridor move. It swayed distinctly,yet she knew* there could be nodraught.

Joeelyn fIeAV to the doorway."Father!" she said, in an anxious

whisper that could not reach the earsof the invalid, "Father!"

She drew back the curtain, flungthe door wide; there was no one be-hind it. Far down the long corridorshe saw a moving shadow on the wall,ns of a man passing quickly by out ofthe lights. The height, the generalshape, Avere Richard de Burgh's; andhis daughter ran after fleeing the sha-dow, leaving the cripple alone.

Quickly as she folloAvecl, the man in

front was quicker; but Avhen shecame to the turn of the corridor shesaAv a door in front of her shut gently.With the one thought that she mustcatch up with her father, and tell himthat it Avas no enemy, but his OAvn

daughter Avho pursued him, Joeelyntore open the heavy door. For a mo-ment she stood, taken aback, for it didnot disclose a room, but a windingstone stairway. From far up it camea gleam of light, and quick, echoingsteps. Whoever Avas retreating beforeher had left, a lantern on the stairs,and Avas now steadily mounting them,light in hand.

"Wait, it's I!" she called recklessly.But there was no answer, yet for amoment the footsteps paused.

"Who are you? Why don't you an-swer?" she cried, as she hurried upthe steep stair, stumbling on its wind-ing uneven steps, feeling soft toucheson° her hot cheeks from the AA-avingcobwebs that hung low and swayed inthe Avind of her quick passing.

At the head of the stairs she cameto a full stop. From this there seem-ed to extend on every side a passage,but the light Avas gone. Only a glim-mer of moonlight through a narrowwindoAV high overhead let her seethose dark openings on four sides ofthe corkscreAV stair. Doavu Avhieh ofthem had her father gone?

A cold air that chilled her verybones seemed suddenly round her; shetried to speak, but only an inarticu-late Avhisper echoed uncannily fromthe stone Avails.

For an instant she stood irresolute,almost ready to turn and run doAvntlie old stairway again, back to whatnow seemed the safety of Alicia's com-pany. But a gleam of light far downthepassage at her left hand shoAved

suddenly, and a quick anger filled her.Her father, or Moore, it must be! Whycould they not wait for her? Joeelynpicked up her skitrts and followedrecklessly after the dull gleam of thesAvaying lantern.

flow many corners and devious cur-ves she threaded she could not tell,but she kneAV she must lie in Die up-per story of the old unused Aving ofthe. castle. She was gaining on thelight and its bearer, Avhen she stumb-led ou the first step of another stair.Par up it, she could see. the Jig-htflashing intermittently, as if some oneAvere using it to signal from a win-doAv.

Panting, she rounded the last curveof the stair; breathless flew into nnarched doorway AA*henee the lastgleam had come. But the light diedinstantly before she had well entered.A heavy door swung noiseless behindher. Joeelyn turned sharply, stampingher foot.

"Who is here? Why don't youspeak?" In a tiny shaft of moonlightthrough a dusty AvindoAV she couldsee a faint shadow behind her.

At her Avords a dark lantern .flickedsharply. In the dazzling* light sheAA*as, for a moment, blinded; and thenbehind the lantern she saAV the manAvho had fled from her.It was Hugo de Burgh!Joeelyn was speechless with sur-

prise.The keen yelloAV shaft of light from

the lantern lit up the small tOAA*er-room, that Avas all stone and cold as agrave. Against the old Avails Hugode Burgh's figure AA*as but a darkshadoAv Avhere he stood behind thelight, yet she knew it was he, whomshe had thought safe in London. Aterror such as she had never knoAvn—and lately her life had been but aseries of terrors—kept the girl dumb.

The man, Avith his lantern rays fullon her face, saAV the exquisite rosecolour borne of her long pursuit ofhim die on her cheeks, and her steady,blue eyes narroAV with fright. With asloav smile he set doAvn his lantern.

"My clear Miss Brown," he said,quite naturally, in his slow, cynicalAvay her eavesdropping made familiarto her ,"do you mean to say it is you?I am afraid" I have led you a sad Avildgoose chase."

His amiability was somehowfrightful."I thought," she stammered, "I

thought you Avere some one else.""A robber, perhaps!" lightly."I—Aye did not knoAV you had come

home," she said, trying hard to keepher voice from trembling. "But sinceit is you, and not a thief, I Avill goback 'and tell Mrs de Burgh."

She Avas moving to the door, butAvithout exactly seeming to bar theway, Mr de Burgh stood betAveen herand it.

"Pray don't trouble," he said, calm--la*. "Icame back this afternoon, andI think I had better break that fact tomy mother myself."

His eyes Avere on her with a curioussurprise in them.

"Hoav did you knoAV me?" he asked,idly. "I have not had the pleasure ofseeing you at Castle de Burgh till to-night. I almost Avondered, by theAvay, if by any chance you avoidedme."

"I was not likely to come in yourway," she said, coldly; "please let mepass, for Mrs de Burgh may be fright-;ened."

"One moment!" his tone was sud-denly significant. "You have not toldme why you followed me up here. Whodid you think it was?""I"didn't knoAV Avho it was," bravely.

"I folloAved you because your motherheard you moving ab'irut and Avas terri-fied."

"And you Avere not? You seem tobe a lady of strong nerve, Miss Brown;far more so than your substitute atthe Warden School."[ It took all the nerve he mentionedto keep back the start she Avould havegiven.

"What do you mean?" she said, me-chanically, moistening her white lips.Hoav had" he found out; had the realJane Brown betrayed ncr?

"Truth for truth," observed Mr deBurgh, calmly. "Tell me first Avhyyou came here."i "I came by accident, partly!"

Oh, if she only were certain howmuch he knew! She dared not speakfor fear of betraying something ofwhich he was ignorant.

(To be Continued.)

FASHION NOTES.Fair ladies can hardly ask for

daintier head gear than toques andbonnets built of rose-leaves, eventhough they be artificial ones, artificialflowers being now so really exquisitelymade as to all but defy detection.Some charming models are beingshoAvn thus prettily composed, someof rose-leaves seAvn separately as close-ly as possible together all over theshape, others of crushed roses massedquite closely together, thus formingthe shape, "it is one of the formermodels Avhieh forms the subject ofthis fig. This shape slioavs just anindication of brim and croAvn, but isotherAvise just a mass of pale pinkrose-leaves, broken only by a bigrosette of black tulle on the left side,from Avhieh springs a black osprey.

Another delightful example of theserose toques recently seen A\*as entirelyof yelloAV crushed" roses, Avith a bigbutterfly lioav on the left side—as aig-rette—of black velvet ribbon and chif-fon. Other chic models noted at theatelier of a leading light in the mil-linery AA*orld Avere a toque of poppy-red chiffon and immense silk poppies,intermixed, rising higher on the leftside as is the wont of the toque orehapeau of the hour, aud there com-pleted by an aigrette of thistledown

heads—" what's o'clock," as the coun-try children call them.

Leghorn hats are being a good dealfavoured this summer, but the mostmodish haA*e "Direetoire " crowns inplace of the old-fashioned flat ones,and the back of the brim pleated up,nipped, or otherAvise faked to renderas flat as feasible to the head.

A ROSE-LEAF TOQUE

PIQUE DRESSES.Every fashionable summer girl Avill

require at least three pique dressesthis summer. In fact, she could havea Avhole Avardrobe of pique dressesalone if she Avished, so great is theirA*ariety. Embroidered pique has su-perseded the plain material. And thedesign is embroidered in mercerizedcotton, Avhieh adds much to the beautyof the fabric. The favourite designsare fleur-de-lis and large and smallpolka dots. Piques can be bought thisyear as robe dresses, and very tempt-ing gowns they are to the AvomanAvho acts as her own modiste. Theskirts are ail shaped, and need onlythe waistband to make them complete.

This stylish pique dress is mads withall the latest frills of fashion. It isblue in colour, embroidered AA*ithwhite fleur-de-lis. The skirt is madeAvith an overskirt of the em-broidered pique trimmed at the bot-tom, Avhere it is cut in scallops, andup the left side Avith a waA*y band ofplain Avhite pique. The petticoat isof A\*hite pique corded with black.The jaunty Eton jacket, AA-hich shoAvsjust the suggestion of stole-ends infront, is made of the embroideredblue pique trimmed with bands ofAA*hite, and has a deep collar of theAvhite pique also scalloped at the edgeand outlined Avith very narrow blackcords. The sleeve is the com*entional

close fitting coat-sleeve, with a lona-pointed cuff finished with a band olthe Avhite pique.

As for bodices, once more there iga tendency to enlarge the shouldersbut neither by a full epaulette noriv more amplitude of sleeve, but uyaliow,ng the trimmings of ihe collar'etc., to fall over the shoulders. Someof the little short capes, made likethe old-fashioned pelerines, examplethis style. In Paris they are Avearinga new colour called Adrinople redaud choose to have entire dresses ofthis shade, with little capes like largehoods and just covering the shouldersto throw on Avhen the day becomeschilly. Piques, nankins, striped orplain, are great favourites, and these

are not overtrimmed with lace or Iguipure.but take more after the tailor- [made fashion in tucks and pipings, j:Costumes made so are very young- Ilooking and becoming. Those of bluelinen, either naA-y, turquoise, or !butcher, are charming if made with abolero and large revers of AA*hite piqueand A-est of Avhite, everywhere muchmachine stitched. Though perhapson summer evenings one does notmake a grande toilette for dinner, oneoften Avants to don some garb a littlemore festive than that of earlier day,AA*hen our old friend, the blouse, stepsin triumphantly. The derniere cri,the lace blouse, is particularly Avellsuited for this, and I think you willappreciate the one pictured here, forin real life it is verypretty and highlybecoming. The creamy lace—piece Ilace and easily obtainable—is placed iover a foundation of pale pink chiffon,the little A*est and collar left unlinedand alloAved to slioav the neck through.The pattern of the lace is out-linedAAith small black paillettes, and theblack ribbon design edging the lacepart of the bodice is formed by theplain sequin embroidery about aninch Avide that can be bought any-Avhere ; this is appliqued on to thelace ; the same on the cuffs.

EMBROIDERED PIQUE COSTUME,

EVENING BLOUSE OP LACE ANDCHIFFON.

AN ACCORDEON-PLEATED PARTYFROCK.

In this figure Aye illustrate a daintylittle party dress. The yoke-bodice(Avhieh comes just under the arms,a la Empire) is of pale blue satinbordered AA*ith the pretty ribbon ruch-ing—uoav sold at all good shopsready to "quilt" up. -From this de-pends the accordioned skirt of paleblue nun's veiling. The elbowsleeves are of accordioned veilingfinished by the ruching. A knot ofribbon alig-hts on each shoulder, andanother Avith long ends is_ fastenedon the left-hand corner of the yoke.

UNFORTUNATE."Who is holding forth to your hus-

band, Mrs BroAvn?""It's Professor Sparkes. George

raves about him. Says his conversa-tion is an intellectual treat. Go andask to be introduced."

"Thanks, but I hardly feel equal toan intellectual conA*ersation this after-noon. I think I'll stop where I anyiiyou don't mind."

TWO EVENING BLOUSES.

THEi AUCKLAND STAR. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1899.6

THE RED SENORITA.

By Frederic L. Wheeler.

1 "Sit still," cried a man's impera-tive A*oice close to my ear. And then,before I had time to move or torealize Avhat Avas about to happen,

a hand, clutchng a revolver, Avas

thrust over my shoulder from be-hind. Almost instantly there was aflash, a loud report, and a bulletwhizzed betAveen the heads of thediners in the croAvded cafe, and atthe other side of the room a manpitched forward upon the table-dead !

Blinded and deafened by the shot,it Avas. some seconds before I re-covered myself enough to turn uponthe murderous unknoAvn, who hadso coolly used my shoulder as a rest.The cafe was in an uproar. Menrushed hither and thither in con-fusion, or sought shelter beneathtables. But there was one man whostruggled in the grasp of half a dozenwaiters and guests, who succeededin forcing him into a chair and Avrest-ing the smoking Aveapon from hishand. As our" eyes met I felt myheart knock loudly at my ribs, for Iknevs* him, and I saAV that he kneAVjne.

Unexpected and thrilling as themeeting Avas,much as he had changedsince I last saAV him in the uniformof a Spanish officer, Iknew I Avas not"mistaken. I had too much reasonto remember his dark, cruel face.Then, like a flash, I rememberedsomething else, and I looked for hiscompanion. There she sat, on theopposite side of his table, a blaze,of red from head to foot—hat, dress,gloves, chocs—and her handsome,dark, impassive face looked out ofits crimson setting Avith the seeming-indifference of a sphinx. But the

little red-gloved hand was clinched,and the little red-shot foot tappedthe floor nervously.I Avas almost stunned to see her

here, in New York, and, above all,With him. But Avhen I Avould havegone to her side I Avas forced backby the arrival of the police, and inanother moment they had been hur-ried into a carriage, and were drivenrapidly aAvay.

For some time no one Avas alloAvedto leave the cafe. The police Averearresting witnesses. In virtue ofmy well-known position as a neAvs-papeir man (although I had beenunattached since my return fromCuba, Avith shattered health), I Avasdismissed with a question.

"Do you knoAV anything of this,Mr. Burton?" asked Sergeant Murphy.

"I saw the man fall, the otherwas behind me."

"Very good. You'll be on handjf 3*ou're.Avanted. of course. Too badyou're not on* the 'Telephone' noAv.There's a good story in this."

"Looks like it," said I, as I strolledcarelessly over to where the victimlay, stretched upon tAvo chairs.I have said I Avas a reporter. I

have the neAvs instinct strongly de-veloped, and having seen those otherstogether, I had small doubt Avhosebody lay upon the chairs. As IelboAved my Avay through the croAvd;of phlegmatic officers and excited;spectators his face Avas before myeyes, his name,.upon my lips., AndI wns right. All that Avas mortalof Manuel Garcia lay before me.

Knowing Avhat I did of the pasthistory of these three Cubans, whohad so tragically thrust themselvesonce more into my life. I formed,very readily, a general idea of thecauses which led up to this crime,£md, as I" sauntered homewardthrough the brisk November air, mymind AA-as busy Avith thoughts oftheih, particularly of Colonel Jose

Muchado, whom I: hated with an. in-tense ardour worthy of his OAvn fieryi:ace.

The papers next morning fairlybristled Avith "scare heads," and allmanner of theories were advanced.I longed to be again in the thickof it, but months of fever and aCuban prison had made all that im-possible for the time. Strange tosay,no one had actually seen the shotfired, the table at which Muchadosat being in a corner, and partlyconcealed by a large palm, whichformed part of the cafe decoration.The police had already establishedthe identity of Garcia, who wasknoAvn to be in NeAV York organis-ing a filibustering expedition for therelief of the Cuban insurgents. Outof the mass of conflicting statementsand futile guesses, I gathered thefew facts that were of interest to me.Colonel Muchado refused to talk,and Senorita Blanco, equally silent,was under respectful police surveil-lance, at the home of her aunt, SenoraMaria de Soto de Alvarado.I decided to call upon the Senorita

forthwith. I wisjhed to recall thememory of certain languorous Cubandays; to state certain facts whichwere lying heavy upon my heart. Donot mistake me, I was not in lovewith Senorita Blanco. She wasquite indifferent to me. But I heldColonel Muchado beneath my heel,and—blame me if you will, when youhave learned all—I was about to

crush him as I would a worm. Ihad not sought mine enemy. Hehad been delivered into my hands,and I -would but mete out to himhis just deserts.I found the Senorita, as I had

hoped, alone, her aunt being pros-trated by the shock of the tragedy.As I entered the room the Senorita,slill clad in that striking, red cos-tume, rose from her chair to greetJne. The excitement of the previousnight AA-as gone, and in its placeshe showed a lassitude no less be-coming ih one of her youth and

beauty."So," Ghe said, extending a white,

little hand. "You are come. I hopedfor this. You were in the cafe when—when-—" She paused and shud-dered, ending faintly, "You Avere inthe cafe.""It is because of that I am here,

senorita," I answered. "I do not for-get the old days at Las Cascas, northe friendship of your father, whosememory I revere.", Tears filled her eyes, and her headdrooped.

||So, you kneAV that he is dead?""I knew it, senorita.",'There are those avlio, by virtue of

certain acts of mine (trivial enough,*s it seems to me), have called mchrave. But .as she raised her headthea-e came into the eves of thisflight girl a look which I was glad tokbow was not for me. She was thePersonification of revenge as shestood there in a blaze of hate andheauty.

" Senor,be was murdered. Shotdown in cold blood. Bid they tellyou that ? Can you believe it ?Ee> as hind as a mother, as gentle as

a priest. Yet, it is so, senor. lie wasmurdered, but," and her voice fell toa Avhisper, " he is avenged."

It seemed a thousand pities to breakdoAvn the Aveak fabric of her seemingvengeance. But I had sought her with.a stern purpose, Avhieh I meant tofulfill. In the face, hoAvever, of hertragic triumph I could not find it inmy heart to be abrupt.

"Is he avenged," I asked, "by lastnight's work ?"

"How else ?" she ansAA*ered. "Itwas he, Garcia, avlio gave informationto the Spaniards that my father AArasin secret sympathy with the patriotsand spent his fortune for the causeof ' Cuba libre.' It Avas he who causedmy father's death. And why ? Be-cause he Avas refused my hand. Inhis auger he became a dastard andbetrayed him. But he forgot me. Heforgot "" Senorita," said I, interrupting her," may I ask Loav you know it AvasGarcia avlio informed?"

" From Senor Muchado, avlio, thougha Spanish officer, rode fifty milesthrough the night to warn my father.But he came too late. My people toldme he wept with anger Avhen he foundthe arrest already made, and in hisAA-rath he let fall the name of Garcia.That Avas enough forme, and althoughSenor Muchado refused at first to tellme Avhat he knew, Avhy—l am a avo-man, senor, and he told me, you maybe sure. It avus from him I learnedthat Senor Garcia had fle*l to NeAVYork, fearing the vengeance of myfather's friends, who were many. To-gether Aye folloAved him and — Aye

found him."" You will pardon the question from

an old friend. Are you Senor Mueh-ado's Avife ?"

She flushed hotly at my words, butshe replied :

" That is yet to be. No man mightcall me AA*ife while Garcia li\*ed. ButI am the affianced of Senor Muchado."

There AA*asan embarrassed pause.It avus evident she meant to tell meno more. It Avas hoav my turn tospeak, but Avhen I thought of lioavmuch anguish it. would cost, her, I hadalmost held my peace. But I couldnot see her enter tho fool's paradiseof an alliance Avith Muchado. I hadthat to say which must find voice, andI steeled myself for the ordeal.

"Senorita," I said, "your story isincomplete. There are details Avhiehshould be filled in. If you will listento me I will supply them."

She Avas on the alert in an instant,as if she scented some danger.

" I do not understand you, senor,"she said coldly.

" Iwill make myself plain," I Aventon, and Avhat Avith pity for her and thestrain I Avas under to keep calm, myvoice sounded hard and unsympath-etic. " You arc not possessed, senor-ita, of all the facts relating to yourfather's death, and, pardon me, muchthat you believe is false."

That samo dangerous look, flashedinto her eyes on the instant, and itbecame her Avell ; so well that Iknowing it must give place to morepitiful glances, could scarce proceedupon the task I had set myself to do.I paused a little to give her angerSAvay.

" You insult me, senor," she cried."You insult Senor Muchado. I mustbeg you to leave the house."

" One moment, senorita. You canIhardly believe I would be wantonlyunkind to a woman in your unhappyposition. By the memory of yourfather, I ask you to hear mo. Hewould have desired it, I can assureyou."

There was little enough of soften-ing in her troubled face, but she mademe a sign that I might proceed.

" It is a tragic story," I began, " andwhile I Avould not drag it. out to un-necessary lengths, I will, if you please,touch upon some matters which arenot neAV to you, but Avhieh lead up, jwith less unpleasant abruptness, tojthat which you do not know. I wish jto soften " |" Spare yourself, senor,"' she said." I have borne much. I can bear eventhis forced communication. But nounnecessary details, if you please."

" When I avus sent to Cuba by the' Daily Telephone,'" I Avent on inmy own way, for I knew better thanshe the shock" she had to bear," among my letters of introductionthat to your father Avas consideredof the greatest importance. By Avhatsecret agency i knoAV not, his attitudewas well knoAvn. to the paper. Itwas to Las Casas, therefore, that Iat once proceeded, and it avus thereI made my headquarters for months.jYour father, indeed, all the house-hold, were most,kind to me, and whenI fell ill of a fever, it was yourself,senorita, Avho nursed me."

She moved impatiently."It is not to compliment me that

you force this interview upon me,"she said.

" When you were called to Havana,"I proceeded, unmoved, "by a notewhich afterAvard proved to be false,I was so far recovered frommy fever that I could move about thehouse. Your father was, at that time,in a state of great anxiety. Spanishspies Avere very active, denunciationsfrequent. He greAV cautious even totimidity—a weakness not strange inone of his age, and dangerous affilia-tions. Not knoAving whom to trust,eA'en among his intimates, he trustedme, and from his lips I learned muchof the affairs both of his country andhis family. ft was in this way Ilearned, senorita, of the lavo men whoaspired to your hand—Manuel Garcia,patriot of patriots, and Colonel Much-ado, of the Spanish force."

She fairly ground her teeth in angerand plucked at the folds of her crim-son gOAvn.

" But in those troubled times evenlove must Avait on duty. Garcia, tooAvell known as an active insurgent tobe desirable as an open friend, wasbade to Avait until the liberation of theisland. Muchado, Avith whose cruel-ties the country rang, and whose zealfor Spain outstripped the bounds ofcommon humanity, Avas dismissedAvithout hope of favour."

" I have heard enough, senor, I haveheard enough!" cried the senorita,rising. "Why do you force upo" methese criticis-ms of men, of Avhosequalities and motives you knuw _.~...-

---ing ? Why do you torture me Avithuseless reminiscence ? Go ! I beg, Icommand you, go !"

"Hear me out, senorita. The

_tale

will justify me in the end. Neitherof these young suitors took his dis-missal calmly. There were angrywords with both, but your father wasfirm in this, gentle as was his nature,and his decision Avas final. So mat-ters stood when yon were lured toHavana, that you might not Avitness

Iyour father's arrest. They came uponjus in tbe night, and we awoke to findIthe bouse surrounded, and, to give!colour to a story of resistance, somejof tbe servants Avere slain. NeitherIyour father's age nor my sickness

protected us from the inhumanity oEthese ruffians. Hurried from ourrooms, half-dressed, our arms werepinioned, and Aye Avere forced to walk,Avith lariats about our necks, throughthe long- nig-ht, and in the ohoking-dust of our mounted captors.

"In A-ain did your father demandthe respect due to his years; in vain

;1 announced my nationality and threa-tened the vengeance of the United

1States. We Avere driven forAvard withcoarse jeers and brutal laughter, ur-ged on by bloAvs of lariats and theflat of sAvords. I will not dAvell uponthe horrors of that journey, but when,after three days of misery, Aye werethroAvn into prison, your father Avasprostrated under the weight of fa-,tigue and insult, Avhile I raved in thedelirium of fever.-"

The senorita leaned a little forAvard!as I went on. I had beguu to interesther.j " During the dreadful days that fol-I loAved, penned in a stifling room witha score of other prisoners, ill treated,ill fed, insulted by ribald guards, yourfather tended me as a mother Avouldhave done. I can never forget hisgentle ministration, his calm bearing

.under the AA-orst indignities, his epiiet|courage and cheering hope.

" Upon a day Avhen I had lain forhours in a kind of lethargy a Spanishofficer entered our filthy cell and ap-proached your father, avlio had justrisen from his knees beside my pallet.I saw the good man stiffen into astern dignity of bearing, and heardhis cold greeting of the smart neAV-comer. The latter, ordering the otherprisoners to fall back to the limit ofthe croAvded room, and judging nodoubt from my appearance that theend Avas near, addressed your fatherin loav tones, which Avere yet loudenough for me to hear each Avord."'I find you fallen upon evil times,

Senor Blanco,' lie said, with a sneer.

' I must tell you, senor, the case isdesperate. information has beenlodged. Information which smells ofdeath. You are denounced as a trai-tor, Senor Blanco. Do you know thedanger in Avliich you stand ?'

" ' Senor,' reqlied your father, grave-ly, 'I am an old man. I can meetdeath with a smile. But th«se are illAvords you give me. They are an in-sult alike to grey hairs and an hon-ourable name.'

" ' Caramba ! my friend, you take itcoolly. But it is this way. You see,lam something of a power here. Donot underestimate it. At my wordyou are free, or—you die. I wouldlike you to choose quickly, for theodour of this cell offends me.' "At this juncture ihc senorita sprangto her feet and confronted me.

"His name! The officer's name!"she demanded fiercely.

"Senorita, be calm. Tlie officer avusnone other than Senor Muchado."

'" You lie !" she cried. " You lie !what is the meaning of this trickery ?Are you an agent of police '.' A spyupon my emotions ? 1 Avill have youdriven from the house."

Gods ! what a crimson embodimentof fury waa she now. Her red dressseemed but the outer sign and emblemof the hell within. She rushed to thedoor to order my ejectment, but .1 hadmy back against it in a twinklingand raised a warning hand.

"Senorita, 1 swear to Hod 1 tell thetruth. Hear me to the end. li youloved your father, hear me."

She paused at thai, then fell to pac-ing Ihe floor in a whirlwind of rage.

"Go on!" she cried. " I will hearyou to the end. But I shall know ifit be the truth you tell me. .1 willnot be fed with lies.

" I thank you. senorita. 1 will wasteno time. Your father waited none onhis decision.

"'Senor,' he answered, 'I will diein honour rather than live disgraced.Yon can offer me, 1 think, no termswhich would not be too dear a pricefor my remaining fragment of life.'

" ' You are a fool,' cried tlie otherroughly. ' Your honour is but a thingof straw, easily fired, soon destroyed.I do not ask of you tlie Avorthlesasecrets of yourragged following. Youmay well be honoured by my Terms.Give me Ysabel and you may go toyour home and fo your futile plots.If not, I shall order the firing-squadfor six o'clock to-morroAV morning.'

'" Your father av;is not shaken bythese threats.

" 'My daughter,' lie said, ' is not forsale, even at theprice of life, nor wouldI be party to tiny agreement Avhiehshould bind her to one who lias shownhimself a .scoundrel.'

"Muchado, in a white heat of rage,menaced the old man, Avith his clinchedfist.

" 'I Avill give you.' he cried, ' untilto-morrow at six.'

" Then seeing that T watched him hespurned me Avith his foot, saying. 'Andthis spy, if he be not carrion by then,as seems most likely, shall keep yoncompany. A Gringo dog is fit com-pany for a renegado ass.'

" With that and a mouthful of oathslie flung out of the room amid thecurses of the prisoners."

The red senorita hung- upon myAvords and mirrored in her face everyemotion to Avhieh the tale gave rise.

"My fever increased with the night,and through all the long, sad hoursyour father never left my side. Neverhave 1 seen such strength of character.Forgetful of himself, he tried to easewhat Avere not unlikely to have provedmy last moments. For myself I wastoo Aveak to care what happened, andAvhen day broke I lay barely consciousof life. True to his word Colonel Mu-chado entered the cell a' little beforesix. What Avas said I could not hear,but suddenly f avus dragged roughlyfrom my pallet, only to fall limp andinert upon the floor. Aroused to con-sciousness by the rough handling fhad received, 1 was aware of yourfather speaking Avith grave distinct-ness.

" ' I have nothing more to say, senoi*.You have my answer.'

" 'To the yard then. We Avill soonend this folly. As for the Gringo, lethim die as he lies. He is not worth abullet.'

" I heard the tramp of the de-parting guard, the rattle of their ac-coutrements, the clang of the cell door.Then, after what seemed an intermin-able time, there came through thegrated window the tram]) of thoseinarching feet, the thud of rifle-buttsupon the pavement, the sound oforders sharply given. By a supremeeffort of the Avill f turned upon myhands and knees and crept towardsthe window, which, as I knew, over-looked the prison yard. But the Avin-dow was high and I could not rise tomy feet. My felloAv prisoners weremoreover crowding about the gratingand struggling for a sight of tbe tra-gedy without. But, noticing my futileefforts, they drew back, ashamed oftheir idle curiosity in the face of oneAvhose close connection with the sor-rows of that grand old man gave himrights above their OAvn. Two of themraised me to my feet and supportedme while I looked out through the

grated slit, nor did the others seek todisturb me, being touched, I doubtnot, by my Aveakness and the crueltyof the deed at which I gazed."

The senorita sat, a huddled mass ofred drapery, from AA'hich her dark eyesstared, fixed and tearless.! " The firing party stood beneath theAvindow, so near that I could almosthave put forth a hand and touchedthem. Over against the dead Avail atthe other side of the yard your fatherfaced them, erect and. fearless, withbared head and shirt throAvn open atthe breast—a gallant sight, senorita.I shall see it Avhile I live. BetAveenthe soldiers and their victim, ColonelMuchado paced to and fro, Avhite as

i the plume of his shako. He held hisjwatch in his hand and glanced at itnervously and often. Your fatherjstood like a rock, in sharp contrast to| the other's feA*erish mood.

"' You have tAvo minutos morejsenor,' Muchado called out sternly.j " Your father disdained to answer,but catching sight of my pale face be-hind the bars he smiled and Avavedhis hand, Muchado did not look up.His agitation was intense. The tigerand .the cur fought within him.jAgain he called :! " 'One minute more.'j " Still no ansAver. Only a movingof the lips in prayer. That lastterrible minute seemed an age, but!at length the colonel spoke again :

" The time is up, Senor Blanco. Doyou still refuse ? Then here you die,iii traitor to your country and yourjsovereign.'

" Following this came the short,sharp Avords of command, and as theorder 'Fire!' foil from Muchado'slips the levelled rifles cracked and ajbrave man met ignoble death. Whilethe smoke yet hung heavily in theyard Muchado walked ovor to the pros-trate form. Whether he saw somesign of life I cannot say, but he plac-ed his pistol close to that gray headand fired. Then Avith a braggart'soath, cried out :

"So perish till the enemies ofSpain !"

I saAV no more. The strain had beentoo groat, aud T fell back into thearms of my fellow-prisoners, uncon-scious."

Tlie senorita, no longer an incarnatevengeance, cowered, Aveoping, in herchair. I went to her and touched hergently on the shoulder.

"Senorita," 1 said, "you once ac-cepted the unsupported word ofColonel Jose .Muchado in a matterof life and death. f do not askyou to accept mine on those terms.Some time during his lust sadnight on earth your father foundmeans to write this brief slate-nient, this last farewell, hoping thatby some means it might come til lustinto your hands. Had .1 died, myfellow-prisoners wore sworn to see it-delivered, if fate permitted. Hutwhen, through the influence of theAmerican consul I was set, free, Ibore the letter in my breast. Too illto remain in Cuba I came to theUnited States, resolved to seel, youagain, when my health should be re-stored. Having found you here I havenothing It'll to do bill, give you thisscrap of paper on Avhieh are writtenyour father's last words."

She toolc the paper mechanically,but, did not open it.

" You have given me a cruel blow,senor." she said, "but l thank you.It is boiler so. I cannot but- believeyou. and I Avill not insult your honourby reading this paper before I tellyou so. 1 beg of you to leave me now.I wish to be alone."

Aud so I left her, nor did 1 ever seehor again, save once, and then notface to face. Receiving tin offer fromtlie "Telephone" to serve as specialcorrespondent at Victoria's Golden

Jubilee,and the police considering mytestimony in the Garcia murder caseas of no importance, I accepted, inthe hope that new scenes might ex-pedite my cure. After completing thisassignment I made a tour of the con-tinent, and at Madrid made one of thecrowd that gathered to witness thereturn of General Weyler. As I stoodin the street among the throng acarriage drove briskly by, and in itI caught one glimpse of a face I couldnever forget. It was Senorita Blanco,the Avreck of her former self, cladiioav in deepestblack, and Avith all theold fire departed from her face. Itmade me inexpressibly sad, for IkneAV. as no one else could knoAV, thefire that still burned Avithin.

When I returned to New York-Muchado had paid the penalty whichthe laAv exacts from murderers. Intothe details of his trial, in which Senor-ita Blanco was the chief incriminat-ing Avitness, I shall not enter. Thathe Avas a murderer my oavii eyes hadshoAvn me. Not, let me confess it, inthat NeAV York cafe, but in that earliertime when he had done to death thatgallant gentleman, Senor Juan Blanco.Of the murder of Garcia he was inno-cent, but the silence of tAvo personssent him to the gallows. SenoritaBlanco and I sat in judgment uponhim, and rendered the silent A-erdict," death."

For the voice that cried out in thecafe, " Sit still," was addressed, notto me, but to the Senorita. Blanco,and tlie hand which Avas thrust oveimy shoulder for the fatal shot Avassmall and feminine, and trimly glovedin red.

A SQUEAMISH PROOF-READER.

Noah Brooks, writing of "Bret Harte inICalifornia," in the July "Century," tells! this anecdote of the printing of one of the: novelist's most famous stories: —

Perhaps I may be pardoned for a briefreference to au odd complication that arosewhile "The Luck of Roaring Camp" wasbeing put into type In the printing olllcoAvhere the "Overland Monthly" was pre-pared for publication. A young lady whoserved as proof-reader in tlie establishmenthad been somewhat shocked by the scantmorals of the mother of Luck, and whenshe came to tlie scone where Kentuck, afterreverently fondling the infant, said: "Hewrastled with my linger, the d d littlecuss." the Indignant proof-reader Avas readyto throw nil her engagement rather thango any further with a story so wicked andImmoral. There was consternation through-out Ihe establishment, and the head of theconcern went to tlie officii* of the publisherwith Ihe virginal proof-reader's protest.Unluckily, Mr Roman was absent from thecity. Harte. when notified of the obstacleraised in the way of "The Luck of theRoaring ('amp," manfully insisted that Ihestory must be printed as he wrote it, or not"al all. Air Roman's locum tenens. ln de-spair, brough I the objectionable manuscriptaround to my ollice and asked my advice.When l hud read the sentence that hadcaused all l his turmoil, having tirsi listenedto ilie tale of the mucii-bot here'd temporarypublishers, I surprised him by n burst: oflaughter, it seemed to me incredible thatsuch a tempest in a tea-cup could have beenraised by Ilarte's bit of character-sketch-ing. But, recovering my gravity, I advisedthat the whole question should be left until.Air [{omans return. 1 was sure that hewould never consent lo any "editing" of11.-irte's story. This was agreed to, audwhen ihe publisher came back, a few dayslater, Ihe embargo was removed. "TheLuck of Roaring Camp" Avas printed as itwas written, and printing ollice ami vestal iproof-reader survived the shock.

THE TIGER OF THE OCEAN.

SENSATIONAL SHARK STORIES.

"Sailor though you may have been for itscore of years, ami never given cause for aman to call you a coward, there comes alime when you feci the creeps, and yourknees grow weak," said a man who was awhaler once. "That time ls when you lookover the rail of a ship rising and falling ona calm sea and lincl a big hammerheadshark looking up into your eyes. The whiteshark is voracious and merciless, but thetiger of the sea, as the hammerhead iscalled, is Avorse than that. He is the mostrepulsive-looking fish that swims. He willtake up the trail of a ship like a bloodhoundand his persistency is menacing and malig-nant. A Avhite shark can be frightened orbeaten off, even after seizing his prey, butthe hammerhead shuts his jaAvs like a bull-dog and will be cut to pieces before he willlet go. A man in the water may dodge therush of a white shark, but the tiger nevermisses his mark. Ho hasn't: the speed ofthe other, but it is his slower gait whichmakes him more certain of his victim.

"His true cruising grounds are in thetropical seas. To get among the big onesyou must voyage up the Bay of Bengal orcoast: along the great barrier reef of Aus-tralia. One day, as the ship White WingsAvas becalmed about 50 miles off the coastof Madagascar, a hammerhead shark ofsuch size appeared alongside that he was atfirst taken for a whale. He remained withus for over an hour, lying l'ke a log on tin-water, aud it Avas easy to get his dimen-sions, or at least his length. He Avas ex-actly 311 feet long and about the size of aflour barrel. If a towllne could have beenmade fast to that Ash he had the horse-power to enable him to drag us along.

"In his native element a big shark hastwo sorts of power—the go-ahead and thereverse. Off the Java coast, on one of myAvhaluig A'oyages, Aye killed a whale 62 feetlong. Iv bulk it: seemed to be tin island,and his weight was tons added to tons. Ina perfectly calm sea three boats made fastto tow the whale down to the ship. Wehad been straining our backs for five min-utes and hadn't got the great bulk movingyet, Avhen a hammerhead shark about 20feet long dashed in and set his jaws intothe body just forward of the tail. As hegot a firm hold he began pullingback andshaking his head, as you have seen a dogpull at a root when digging. As the fleshwould not tear away, that shark kerit re-versing his engines until he had turned the.big body twice around in a circle, and add-ed to the weight of the body was the dragof our three boats. To get rid of him Aye

had to almost cut him into strips with ourharpoons.

"I have known a white shark to followthe ship 2-1 hours, but never longer. Bythat time his hunger drives him to go emit.-ing round after food. AVhile the Paul Joneswas working along the Java coast a bighammerhead foil in with us one day nndstuck by us for eight days and a liulf, with-out changing his position three feet. Dur-ing Ihat time we sailed (_.'.<> miles.. None ofus could figure out how the shark gut any-thing to eat i:i all that lime, and, as a. mat-ter of fact, I don't believe he got a morsel.The idea of a shark following a ship forfood thrown overboard is a false one. Ihave cccii the cook throw slops over whensharks avcio following or skulking underthe counter, and they would not move. Ahammerhead estimated to be HOfeet longfollowed the English ship Bed Lion 2180miles on a voyage lo Australia. Food wasthrown t i him twenty different times, butho would not touch it. The white shark ofthe tropical seas displays more fiercenessthan those of the Atlantic, but he is asheep cur-pared to the hammerhead. Intlie year 1t.71 the brig .Southern Cross, fromClient la io London, was wrecked on NelsonIsland, at the northern end of the IndianOcean. She had three passengers and acrow of 11 men. They put off from the

wreck on a raff, but the wind blew themout to sea instead of upon the beach. Theraft Avas surrounded by hammerhead sharksand by sundown, when It was sighted by anorth-bound craft, only one of the 17 cast-aways was left. The sharks could not up-set the raft, but they leaped upon it, some-times two or three at onco, and knockedthe peopie overboard."'ln the year ISB2. Avhile we were landing

some cattle from a coaster in Portland Bay,Australia, the sling broke and a large l)e----a;ou bull fell Into the water. This Avasabout a half mile from the beach ami inwater 15 feet deep. The bull started forshore, but a hammerhead shark seized himby the right hip almost at once. The sharkwas only about 14 feet long, and the bullwas strong enough to have pulled a tree upby the roots, and yet the shark began tow-ing him out to sea. We beat him with boat-hooks, stabbed him with knives, and liredsix bullets into him from a revolver, but hewouldn't let go. Then we fastened a tow-rope to the horns of tlie bull and towed himto the beach, and the shark came with himand was killed with an axe ou the sands.The flesh was not badly toru, but at theend of a couple of days the bull was dead.

"For a good many years the ZoologicalGardens at Bombay were seeking for aspecimen hammerhead. The price offeredwas liberal enough, and scores of themwere caught with hooks, but none lived be-yond n few hours. It was finally discoveredthat the laceration of the throat by thehook bled them to death. Then a native ofone of the Caroline Islands put the officialsup to a dodge, and a craft Avas fitted outand sent doAvn the coast to Little GeorgeIsland. When she had come to anchor in alittle bay men were sent ashore to cut andbring off ten long slim poles. These werefastened loosely together after being spreadfour feet apart. This gave them a raft 40feet Avide by 15 feet long. Then ropes from10 to 50 feet long, and about 20 lengths inall, were fastened to the raft and weightedsufficiently to sink them below it. The cen-tre rope had four feet of chain at its lowerend, and to this chain ay.-is wired a hunkof beef. One morning they tOAved the lightraft two miles off shore on a smooth seaand pulled nivay to watch proceedings. Itwas even chances tiiat a white shark orground shark or a small hammerhead mighttake the bail, but they had to.risk that.Luck wns with the hunters. They had beenwaitingand watching for hours, when thereAvas a sudden commotion. A tiger 23 feetlong had taken the bait. Down it went ata gulp, and he started off. As soon as hefelt the strain of tlie raft he began to fight.A white shark would have rushed this wayand that, and sought to tear out the hook.This fellow AVas not caught by a hook, buthe would not throw out the bait. He soughtto sevef the chain, and when it defied himhe rushed upwards at the raft and rolledover aud over as if turned with a crank.They had counted on his behaviour to cap-lure him. In live minutes he Avas Avoundvii iv half a dozen of the trailing rope*and had the limber poles 'oent in all sortsof shapes, and ibey made fast and towedlilin off to tlie brig. No fish could havemade a fiercer fight. It took foul' hours,hampered <-:s he was. to get him into histank, and lis strength and fierceness Ayr-re

ma iters of amazement. The tish vras land-ed at Bombay and transferred to a basinwithout injury, but he only lived threemouths. A second and a third were cap-tured in the same manner, but both diedafter a brief captivity. In the same gar-dens was a white shark who had spent tenyears iv his tank and had grown fat an4i lazy."

A WORKER.Stranger: "What.do you do all day

here?"Native: "Watch t' tide come in."Stranger: "But Avhen you're not do-

ing thai:?"Native: "Watch t' tide go out."St-finger: "Nothing else?"Native: "Spit." " "{

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advance in prices of almost every class of goods, MR, BENTON, with the assistance of our |jjHOME BUYERS, was able to make special and advantageousarrangements for future deliveries, jl

WE ARE NOW wiakiNc a CRA^s) WI4V OF NEW COODS.SILKS COTTON. DRESSES IJImmense Stock and newest effects. A magnificentrange inpretty andexclusive jjWOOLLEN DRESSES MILLINERY

Comprising all theLatest Novelties in Black We have a charming selection of .Parisian lifand Coloured. Novelties. I

MANTLES HOSIERY & GLOVESNew Shapes and Latest Styles. All the Newest and most fashionable makes 11

TRIMMINGS RIBBONS & LACESWe have an exceptionally fine range. All the very Latest Novelties. ;| 10

_UNDERCLOTHING CALICOES

SpecialDesigns, wellcut and extra finished. A full stock of ourcelebratedWaterspraymake iFLANNELS & SHIRTINGS BOOTS & SHOES 1

Our selection this season is very large. A fine collection of English and American. 1BOYS' & MEN'S CLOTHING SHIRTS & MERCERY I

To meet all requirements in all sizes. Immense Stock and Fashionable Makes. |||TWEEDS JAPANESE & FANCY> Best selectionand Newest Designs. We are now showing in great variety. 1FURNITURE .

Drawing, Dining and Bedroom Furniture in ArtisticDesigns. " |jI

$*Jr *$'_£__ M/* C^^ JL Manufacturers I

*&? +Jr Cash Drapers

AUCKLAND & LONDON. ' 11||

KARANGAHAPE ROAD, NEWTON.

handsome SUITES'OF FURNITURE B£S£LSplendid Selection in Reliable House Furniture at Wholesale Prices.

Linoleum and Floorcloth, Carpet Squares,Rugs, Mats, etc. Wicker Rattan andBamboo Chairs, Mantel Mirrors, etc.

Selection gW"lg —f ff^ JSL. - _' ftaJlb KAPOK BEDS,

BRASS ibA~ W lr\*__2i-__ % ___%*__ RII Quilts, Towels

PEARL | Iy% jgrI JÛ- —LrV -LS" CURTAINSMounted t#itll).lilhf?**~S IT-OF fID) 'Til r.

BEDSTEADS P> %* ff I |VT IT IS Ever^ DeSCriP"BiiDSTKADS, |^ 7~ "N|rsl:fu,!||.llj;.S[ 11114 1' Isf!. tion of

&c.' «^TftT" "T^^"]Ll«3lf furnishing.

CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, BEDROOM SETS, LAMPS, FENDERS & FIREIRONS,GARDEN TOOLS OF EVERY KIND.

WE FURNISH THROUGHOUTAT Bed Rock Prices. Inspection Invited.

NORTHERN ROLLER RILLING ©O.(LIMITED).

ENQOUEAGE LOCAL INDUSTEYAND

BUILD UP THE NOETH.As we purchase all the Local Wheat we can get at full market rates, and use onlyLocal Coal for steam purposes, also give employment to a large number of handsin manufacturing our well-known brandsof Flour, etc.—if this industry didnot exist,

*-_R_FJLi A ■*■ Would our Wheat Growers t_hW Ir__i4 1 and Coal Miners Do £So when ordering Flour, keep the foregoing factsbeforeyou, and insist on having either

"PREMIER," "CHAMPION," or "STANDARD,"WHICH REMAIN UNBEATEN.

We also recommend our Patent Germina, Semolina and Wheatmeal, which arepackedin all sizes to suit the trade. Shortly we will be offering you Oatmeal and

Rolled Oats. p< VißTUE^Manaêr.

T PEACOCK, Optician, etc., 21$,

" QUEEN-ST., opposite CITY HALI_.Nautical and Surveyors' Instruments inStock- and Repaired. The Sight Testesby most improved methods and SIMfTACLES accurately fitted. ARTIFICIALEYES of all Colours in stock.

/X TDERAMBULATOBiBV-^s-. ________JL go-carts,\^^ss=Sf? SEWING MACHINES,

Cheapest andBeat .../Sa«»^rSD\McLEOD BROS.,Hw*CKtô)ôor*\ Upeeb Queens*Or, ftARtry u«t -_£?■oJ Braneh—Karangahape\&«fi/ \fiA___y Road, .Ca^hoT Deferred Payments. IllustratedPnc*

jisUFrea,

RO. CLARK was awarded the onW" First Prize and Gold Medal at AucK-

land Exhibition for GLAZED SOCK^PIPES, JUNCTION BENDS,SYPHONS,AND CESSPITS. The Judges repor£We consider this a particularly gowand excellent exhibit of its class.-!"trade supplied in all its branches. Alarge stock always on hand. — "ru;"CUSTOMS-ST., AUCKLAND. TelephonJ559. ________———-

ACME HORSE COVERSARE THE BEST IN THE MARKET. ,

IMPROVED ATTACHMENTS. >

Can be procured through, the Trade"from

J. WISEMAN & SON, {AUCKLAND.

F N A NDREWS

For Probate and Legal PurposesFor Fire Insurance AssessmentsFor Leases, Settlements, etc.

INVENTORIES TAKEN. .Twenty Years' Best English and Colonial

Experience.City Address: Care of D.S.C.Private: Mount Eden Road-.

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