The Auckland Star.

VOL. XXX.—NPI66. AUCKLAND, N.ZOf' SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899. PRICE-ONE PENNY.TABLE TALK

War preparations.More officers for the Transvaal.Cup football matches this afternoon.Tutanekai daily expected from Sa-

moa.The Newton Pigeon and Canary ClubShow closes this evening.Gaiety Company and Cinematograph

at the City Hall to-night.It is proposed to establish a Wes-

leyan Church at Mt. Eden.The annual report on New Zealand

lunatic asylums is published.There were 2480 insane persons in

New Zealand at the beginning of thisyear.

German steamer Augsberg has hada terrible experience on the Australiancoast.

Suburban Poultry Fanciers' ClubShow opens in the Drill Hall onThurs-day next.

A discussion on the Transvaal ques-tion has taken place in the CanadianLegislature.

London "Times" considers theTransvaal franchise proposals an illu-sive mockery.

Gloucestershire scored 240 runs intheir first innings against the Austra-lian cricketers.

The Court of Arbitration is to de-liver its award in the bootmakers' dis-pute on Monday morning.

Mr J. P. Bathgate and Mr E. Crouchwill give addresses at the Central Mis-sion Eevival Services to-morrow even-ing.

The Land for Settlement Act Am-endment Bill passed its second read-

j ing in the House of Representatives| last night.

The E.M.s. Mariposa, "with. Londonmails of July 1, left San Francisco on.Wednesday last, two hours late, and isdue here on August 1.

An important return in connectionwith the North Island Main Trunk IRailway has been laid on the table ofthe House of Representatives.

It is understood that the Govern-menthave agreed to appoint theAgent-

| General as the colony's representative.;at the Philadelphia Commercial Con-igress.I The Government are setting aside50,000 acres of land at Wairaurahirifor landless natives in the South Is-,land, and also 7600 acres in StewardIsland.

The Maoris of the Coromandel dis-,trict have resolved to erect a Church,of England chapel at Kennedy's Bayy

! and have so far collected over £100 to-iwards this'object.

Woodward and Klaer's Circus hasjust completed a tour of the goldfields,and is now doing a season at theThames. The showwill open in Auck-land in about a fortnight's time.

The Auckland Institute will meeiron HMonday evening next, when Dr.Makgill will deliver a lecture on"Water Supply and Disease Germs,"which should prove of interest _toAucklanders at the present time.

A number of excursionists left lastevening by the s.s. Admiral for Whan-gamumu, near Cape Brett^ in" orderlto visit Mr H. F. Cook's whaling stat-tion and see the operations of netting*and harpooning whales.

The new public library and freereading-room at Paeroa were pub-licly opened on Thursday evening1*when an excellent concert was given.Special thanks were given to theOhinemuri Council for its donationof £75 towards the institution.

A meeting of the Auckland Scenery,Preservation Society has been con-vened by the Mayor, and will be heldat the City Council Chambers next-Friday, in order to consider the pro-posed rules and constitution of thaSociety, and of electing officers.

Most of the Maoris who have beeiiat Coromandel in connection with thaNative Land Court proceedings havereturned to their homes. On Thurs-day evening they held a farewellsocialat Coromandel,and spent an enjoy-able evening making speeches, sing-ing Maori song-s, etc. Mrs Thwaites,'on behalf of the Patukirikiri tribe, ofCoromandel,presented Mrs Nichollsof Paeroa, with a handsome silkshawl, and Mr Nicholls with a finewalking-stick.

Sale of unredeemed pledges fromRoyal Loan Office' by Arthur andGorrie Monday nest.Best makes of gloves and hosiery,at lowest possiblerates duringKemp's

stocktaking sale.—(Ad.)Ladies capes, Mantles, and mackin-toshes, at greatly reduced prices dur-ing Kemp's stocktaking sale.—(Ad.)Dress materials of all kinds at ridic-ulously low prices during Kemp'sstocktaking sale.—(Ad.)High grade bicycles for hire at Dex-ter and Crozier's,Victoria-st E.—(Ad.)!

Shipping-k—c—.mo ENGLAND IN THIRTY-ONIlUSS3<;II DAYS.IsEgll 5 ROYAL MAILEXPRESS SERVICIIT*"**-■"» THE PASSENGER ROUTE TO£ ENGLAND

Is undoubtedly theA. AND A. ROUTE.

Avoiding aliKe the heat of the Red Seiand the coid of Cape Horn, and givinipassengers the opportunityof travellingiiluxury and conaort through the moa

interesting count-y in the world.Tha steamers of this Line, under con

tract with the Governments of New Zea]and. New South Wales, and the Unite<Btate3 are appointed to leave Sydney amAuckland for Samoa. Honolulu, and SaiFrancisco every four weeks, as under:—

E)..m.r Com- Leave Leavo Arrive.bteamer. mander- Sydney.Auekl'd| 'Frisco.

Aiambda Tbteren- ~ ~~"

aorpAug. 2 Aug. 7Aug. 25WAKliesA Hayvrard Aug3l Sept. 4Sept. 22JMoana |Carey Sept-7i'Oct. 2 Oct. 20

Tickets are available for 12 monthsand Saloon Passengers can break thei;Journey at Auckland, Samoa, HonoluluBan Francisco, and any place of call cireute to New York, and havo also th(privilege of travelling across either Canada or the United States.

SPECIALLY REDUCED RATES.Through Fares, Sydney or Auckland t<

England:Baloon From £QSteerage From £32 1.1Combination Tickets From. £59 10,Bound the World Tickets Saloon £ISIReturn Tickets, via San Francisco anc

New York £11;For all information, apply at any of ths

Offices ofUNION STEAMSHTP COMPANY OF

NEW 'ZEALAND. LIMITED,

»—-a—,TTNION STEAMSHIPCOMPANYUSTl<i\ U OF NEW ZEALAND (LTD).

-r2—l TIME TABLE.Weather and other circunistanoea

permitting.1 Steamer. j Date of Sailing! | TraYn" FOR NEW PLTMOUTITANI)

WELLINGTON.From Onehunga.

Rotoiti..Mon., 17th July, 3 p.m...2.10 p.m.Cargo at Railway till 11 a.m.

FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. WELLING-TON. AND NELSON.

Takapuna..Thurs., 20th July, 5 p.m...4.15p.m.

Cargo at Railway till noonPOR GISBORNE, NAPIER, WELLING-TON, LYTTELTON. AND DUNEDIN.

From Auckland.Waihora Tuesday, 18th. July«2p.m.Flora Saturday, 22nd July, noon

FOR MELBOURNE, HOBART, ANDBLUFF.

Transhipping at Dunedin.Flora Saturday, 22nd July, noon

FOR SYDNEY.Mararoa Monday, 17th July, 5 p.m.FOR SAMOA, HONOLULU, AND SAN

FRANCISCO.Alameda Monday, 7th August, noon

No Cargo after Noon Saturday.FOR BLUFF, OAMARU, AND TIMARU.Hawea Saturday, 15th July, 5 p.m.

FOR SUVA AND LEVDKA.TJpolu Wednesday, 19th July, 5 p.mCargo till Noon.FOR RAROTONGA AND TAHITI.

Ovalau Tuesday. Ist August, 5 p.m.Cargo till noon.

FOR TONGA. SAMOA. FIJI. ANDSYDNEY.NUKUALOFA, HAABAI, VAVAU.

APIA AND SUVA.Manapouri..Wednesday, 26th July, 5 p.m.

Cargo till noon.Cargo must be booked and alongside

Hot less than TWO HOURS before ad-.Vertlsed time of sailing.

Passage Tickets must be taken at theCompany's Office.

" Tickets available by Messrs Haddart,Parker, and Co.'s steamers. Westrallaand EHngamite.

Auckland Branch—Palmerston Build-Ings. ..■ .

JC&*- (\ RI E N T LIN E.dsg@!&&s-\-' STEAM TO LONDON.1'" The following Royal Mail Stoam-»hips belongingto tho ORIENT and PACIFICCOMPANIES, will leave SYDNEY and MEL-BOURNE as under for LONDON (Tilbury)viaADELAIDE, ALBANY, COLOMBO (tranship-ping for all Indian Ports), SUEZ CANAL,KAPLES, MARSEILLES and GIBRALTAR:

Steamer lTons From I From Fromfeeg> Sydney IMelbourne Adelaide.Obmuz 6387 July 22' July 25 July 27Austral 6621 Aug. 5 Aug 8 Axis 10Omkah . 8291 Aug. 19 Aug 19 Aug 2Cuzco 3918 Sept. % Sept 5 Sept 7

""" And Fortnightly thereafter.FARES-NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON:"BALOON Single:£39 to £73

Return:£7o to £115THIRD CLASS..£I6 16/, £18 18/, and £20

First and Second Class Passengers se-cure special advantages by bookingthrough from New Zealand, being pro-vided with Saloon Passages to Australia,Vhich are included in the above Farea.

Passages can be booked to or prepaidfrom any of the above ports.

UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OFNEW ZEALAND. LIMITED.

Agents in New Zealand.'jjLgL^- r\MIEi TYSEB LINE, JUM-

DIRECT STEAM SERVICE

" ■ Between the

STNIJfED STATES OF AMERICA ANDAUSTRALASIA.

Flrat class Cargo Steamers will leavojNew York at regular intervals, takingcargo forMELBOURNE WELLINGTONBYDNEY CANTERBURY andAUCKLAND OTAGO

The Company's next despatches will be:8.6. Tomoana. new steamer 25th JuneE.S. Indramayo, 4110 tons 26th July

N6W Zealand importers of Americanmerchandise are specially invited to in-struct their agents in the United Statesto support the TYSER LINE STEAM-ERS, and to communicate with tl 3 Com-pany's New York Repreaeitative3, MES-SRS PUNCH, EDYE, & CO., ProduceExchange, New York, MESSRS TYBKR& CO., 16, Fencnurch Avenue, Le-doh,or MESSRS T. & S. MORRIN, LIMITED.Auckland.

RICHARD TODD,Colonial Bnnprlntrriflent. N-rt*pr.

PrriHE NET/ ZEALAND SHIP

PING COMPANY'S LINE OFMAIL STEAMERS will be des-

patched for LONDON,via MontkVideo, Ten-

ehiffe andPlymouth,asfollows :—

B(..__ fi Port Of T>at«-Steamwr. o Departure Dato-

SUkaia T6RBS Wellington Aug. 10Papanui 7000 Lyttelton Aug. 31Ruahink 6127 — Sept 28Wakanoi 7000 — Oct. 26PiPABOA 7000 - Nov. 33Whakataws 6600 — Dec. 21

These steamershavesplendid accommodationforall classes of passengers.

Passengera forwardedto portof departurefree.Warrants issued for passages from Grea:

Britain for 15Guineasand upwards.Round the World, first-class,through Canada

or United States, returning by New ZealandShippingCompany, orvice versa, £120.

Freight andPassage atLowestCurrontRates,Particulars may to learned on applicationto

CfaAS. V. HOUGHTON,Local Manager.

Queen-street.Auckland.*"jl CANADIAN - AUSTRALIANJttezsd& Vj royal mail line.

FIJI, HONOLULU, AND.TOz?i»»r VANCOUVER;

TchHnEc!pbEysTCa Aa«Sn-Ksc S3SS

ROUTE TO THE KLONDIKE.<£ Leaveg Commander. Sydneyh :

W^rrimoo. 3520gTw Hay &?&'\¥Aorangi .. 4250 M.C.Hepworth.R.N.R.Miowera.. 13500F. A. Hemming Aug. 10

I—Thenceforward Every Four Weeks. jThrough Tickets from any port in

Shipping1.3 »j-~__ MORTHERN STEAMSHII_ ! -^ COMPANY (LTD).

\fZSZ-Si PROPOSED SAILINGS.Weather and olhcr circumstancespermitting.

a FRO'I QUEEN-STREET WHARF.<■" Steamer I Date of Sailing.

*j JULY..; FOR RUSSELL, WHANGAROA, ANDMONGONUI.

1 Clansman Monday, 17th, 7 p.m3 FOR WAIHARARA AND HOUHORA.a Ohinemuri .Monday, 17th, 5 p.m_ FOR TAURANGA.- Waiotahi Tuesday, ISth, 7 p.m

*Waitang-i Wednesday. 19th, 9 p.m"Passengers only.

FOR MAKETU AND MATATA.- Maketu Every TuesdayMatata..Waiotahi. Tues., July 18, 7 p.m

FOR KUAOTUNU AND MERCURY~ BAY.

" jsJfrttai. .Every Monday & Friday, 9 p.m.■> "Waitangi Every Wednesday, 9 p.m."Passengers only.i tt.^«All Freiehts must be Prepaid.a w°? TAIRUA AND WHANGAMATA.! Waitar.gi Every Wednesday, 9 p.m,

All freights must be Prepaid.~ i<OR KENNEDY'S BAY.3 Murltai..Every Monday & Friday, 9 p.m.All Freights must be Prepaid.

6 FOR WAIPU DIRECT.j Ngunguru Monday, 24th, S p.m./ Ail Freights must be Prepaid.0 FOR GREAT BARRIER. TRYPHENA,ji PORT FITZROY, & BLIND BAY.3! Murltai Every Wednesday, midnight

All Freights must be Prepaid.FOR WHANGAKURU, HELENA BAY,TUTUKAKA, & WHANANAKI.Ohinemuri Monday, 2-ith, 3 p.m.

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

Chelmsford Saturday, 15th, midnightChelmsford Tuesday, ISth, 5 p.m.FOR MARSDEN POINT, PARUA BAY,

MANGAPAI, WHANGAREI HEADS,AND WPIANGAREI.Wellington Tuesday, ISth, 8 p.m."Wellington Friday, 21st, 10.30 p.m.

FROM WHANGAREI.Wellington..Mon.. 17th. Train 1.15 p.m.Wellington..Thurs., 20th. Train 1.15 p.m

FOR TAURANGA AND OPOTIKI.Waiotahi Tuesday, ISth, 7 p.m.

FOR WHANGAPOUa.Chelmsford Every Thursday, 9 p.m.

FOR WHAKATANE.Ngunguru Thursday, 20th, i p.m.FOR THAMES, HIKUTAIA. AND

RIVER DISTRICT.LEAVES AUCKLAND.

Wakatere Monday, 17th, 8 a.m.Terranora Monday, 17th, 7.30 p.m.Wakatere Tuesday, 18th, 9 a.m.Wakatere Wednesday, 19th. 9.30 a.m.Terranora Wednesday, 19th. 9 p.Wakatere Thursday, 2uth, 10.30 a.m.Wakatere Friday, 21st, 11.30 a.m.Terranora Friday, 21st, 11.30 p.m.Wakatere Saturday, 22nd, 1 p.m.

LEAVES THAMES.Terranora Saturday, 15th, 11 p.m.Wakatere Monday, 17th, 12.45 p.m.Wakatere Tuesday, 18th, 1.43 p.m.Terranora Tuesday, 18th, 12 midnightWakatere Wednesday, 19th, 2.30 p.m.Wakatere Thursday, 20th, 3.30 p.m.Terranora ..Friday, 21st, 6 a.m.Wakatere Friday. 21st, 4.30 p.m.Terranora Saturday, 22nd, 5 p.m.FOR PAEROA, KOPU. TURUA, AND

TE AROHA.Landing any Pasengers for Thames at

Kopu.All Freights must be Prepaid.

Wairnarie Sunday, 16th, 6 p.m.Taniwha Monday, 17th, 7 p.m.Waimarie Tuesday, ISth, 8 p.m.Taniwha. Wednesday, 19th, 9 p.m.Waimarie Thursday, 20th, 10 p.m.Taniwha Friday, 21st, 11 p.m.Waimarie ..Sunday, 23rd, 12.30 p.m.Taniwha Monday, 24th, midnight. FROM PAEROA, etc., etc.Calling at Kopu 2 and a half hours later.Waimarie Monday, 17th, 1 p.m.Taniwha Tuesday, ISth, 2 p.m.Waimarie Wednesday, 19th, 3 p.m.Taniwha.;, Thursday, 20th, 4.30 p.m.Waimarie Friday, 21st, 5.30 p.m.Taniwha Saturday, 22nd, 6 p.m.Waimarie Monday, 24th, 8 a.m.:

FOR COROMANDEL.LEAVES AUCKLAND.

Waitangi Saturday, loth, 6.30 p.m.Taniwha Monday, 17th, 8 p.m.Rotomahana Wednesday, 19th, 9 a.m.Rotomahana Thursday, 20th, 10.30 a.m.Rotomahana Friday, 21st, 11.30 a.m.Rotomahana Saturday, 22nd, noon

LEAVES COROMANDEL.Waitangi Sunday, 16th, 11 a.m.Rotomahana Monday, 17th, noonWaitangi... Tuesday, 18th, 1.30 p.m.Rotomahana Wednesday, 19th, 3 p.m.Rotomahana Thursday, 20th, 4.30 p.m.Rotomahana Friday, 21st, 5.30 p.m.Rotomahana Saturday, 22nd, 6.30 p.m.FOR WAIHEKE & RUTH'S ISLAND.Every Wednesday by Coromandel 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..Mon., 17th, 1 p.m. Train noonFOR OPUNAKR AND WANGANUI. i

G;enelg..Wed., 19th, 1 p.m. Train nonoFOR WAITARA.

KanierL.Mon., 17th, 11.30 a.m. Trail)i10.45 a.m.

FOR RAGLAN AND KAWHIA.Kanieri..Thurs., 27th, 1 p.m. Train noon

FOR NEW PLYMOUTH.Gairloch..Sun., 16th, 11.30 a.m. Train

10.45 a.m.N.B.—No cargo will be received after

half past four, p.m., or after noon onSaturdays, or within one hour of adver-tised time of any steamer's departure.

CJHAW, SAV'ILL. ANDf^lTs^ ° ALBION COMPANYI^V—} LIMITED.fDO® ' i" FOR LONDON.

T3NERTFFE. AND PLYMOUTH.Circumstances permitting.

CALLING AT MONTE VIDEO (ORRIO).

PASSENGER STEAMERS

Ste^mor. U ■„£££«. fS |lX a a

Gothic 7730 W.H.Kidley July 2o Wel'n'tod |lonic iliaKempson Oct. 12, Wel'n'ton ;

I ! iCARGO STEAMERS. j

Pakkha (331Prossor Aug. —Aotea 6361 Kvans Aug 17 W'H'gt«nMaori 63l"|Moffatt Sept.

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,includingRailway Fare across AmericanContinent, £125.

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

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

I~j rnHE coastal s!s! co~M l&f ± LIMITED.JKBggßs» S.S. KAPANUL

FOR LITTLE OMAHA, BIG OMAHA.TAKATU, AND MULLET POINT.

For Omaha: From Omaha:(Top Wharf)

Tuesday, ISth, 8 a.m. Tues., 18th, 1 p.m.(From Leigh)

Tues., 18th, 3 p.m.FOR OREWA, WAIWICRA, MAHU

RANGI HEADS. & WARKWORTH.For Warkworth: From Warkworth.Sat isth, 9 a.m. Mon., 17th. noonWed 19th, 8.30 a.m. Thurs., 20th, 2 p.m.Fri., 21st, 11 a.m. Sat, 22nd, 7.30 a.m.Sat, 22nd, noon Mon., 24th, 8.30 a.m.

S.S KOTITI.For Matakana: From Mntakana.Tues., 18th, 9 a.m. Tues., 18th, 2 p.m.Mon., 24th, 2.30 p.m. Tues., 25th, 8.30 a.m.,r pun«»l: t'Tnm !J'ilioiSat, 15th, 7 p.m. Mon., 17th, 1 p.m.Sat 22nd, 1 p.m. Mon., 24th, 7.30 a.m.

Fares—Single Tickets 3/, Return 6/.For Wade: From Wade:Wed., 19th. noon Thurs., 20th, 4 p.m.Fri., 21st, 2 p.m. Sat., 22nd, 6 a.m.

Weather and other circumstances per-mitting. H. WINKELMANN,Telephone 34. Secretary.

iShipping.

? tw—,—„ TTUDDART PARKER & CO.

JtjsS^T PROPRIETARY, LTD.

Splendid, well-appointed Steamers willbe despatched from AUCKLAND, as

-; under (weather and other circumstances! permitting) :—! FOR GISBORNE, NAPIER, WELLING-

TON LYTTELTON AND DUNKDIN.Elingamite Tuesday, 25th July. 2 p.m.

Receiving Cargo Monday Afternoon.Westralla Tuesday, Bth August, 2 p.m.

FOR SYDNEY.. Westralla Monday, 24th July, 4 p.m.Elingamite Monday, 7th August, i p.m.

Cargomust be booked and alongside not lessj than TWO HOURS before advertised tinio ofI departure.

All Tickets areavailable also for Stop-overorReturn by ANY UNION CO.'S STEAMERS,and holders of Union Co.'s Tickets may travel, by WESTRALIA or ELINGAMiTE.

L. D. NATHAN & CO.A.gents.

A«sJU_ 1%/TESSAGERIES MARITIME?)' <■", r jVhk -SYDNEY TO LONDOW,'SSiii*' \;a COLOMBO and PARIS.—

' Steamers oi' 0,500 tons, under postal con-. tract with the French Government, calling

' at Melbourne, Adelaide, Albany, Colombo,Suez and Port Said, will be despatched■ monthly as follows:—

Steamer. jConjaiaiiUerSydney. I. Mel' I ,Ad,°",Arjiand1 Bitnic Poydonct Aug. 7 Aug.10Au". 12

'IAustha- ' ;1.1an VciTon iopt. i Sept. "Sept. 9

Passengers booked to Bombay^ India, :'China, Batavia, and Japan. Table winesare included in passago money. Return jTickets at Reduced Rates. Englishspoken on board. For further particu-lars, apply to HENDERSON & MAC-FAKLANB. Auckland.

i^-i^-r. <£ s- ROSE CASEY, S.B/"IJg? O. OREWA, AND ETTIESSiSiEs WHITE.Weather and other circumstances per-

mitting.FOR OREWA—lnformation Rose Casey's

Office.E.S. ROSE CASEY.

FOR TAICATU POINT, BIG ANDLITTLE OMAHA.

Loaves Auckland: Leaves Omaha:Tues., 18th, 9 a.m. Tues., ISth, 4 p.m.

Fares—'U Single, 3/ Return Cargo 5/ !ppr ton.FOR WAIWFJRA. MAHURANGI HEADS !

AND WARKWORTH. iLeaves Auckland: Leaves Wnrkworth: 'Sat., 15th, 9 a.m. Mon.. I.7th, noonWed., 10th, 10 a.m. Thurs,. 20th, 3 p.m.Frl., 21st. 11 a.m. Sat, 22nd, 7 a.m.Sat., 22nd, noon Mon., 24th, 8 a.m.| Fares—2/ Single, 3/ lieturn. Cargo 6/I per ton.

S.S. OREWA.|FOR MULLET POINT & MATAKANA.Leaves Auckland: Loaves Matfkana:Tues., 18th, 9 a.m. Tues., 13th, 2 p.m.

Fares—2/ Single, 3/ Return. Cargo 5/per ton.FOR WADE AND GROT'S OREWA

HOUSE.Loaves Auckland: Leaves Wade:Sot..-15th, 9 a.m. Mon., 17th, 1 p.m.

' Wed., 19th, noon" Thurs., 20th, 4 "p.m.! Fri., 21st. 1 p.m. Sat, 22nd, 6 a.m.I Sat., 22nd, 2 p.m. Mon., 24th, 8 a.m.

Fares—l/ Single; 1/G Return. Cargo 4/per ton.ETTIE WHTTE.

FOR WAIPU Monday, 17th, 2 p.m.Cargo must be prepaid and alongside

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

Office—Queen-street Wharf.Telephone 43.

ALEX. McGR^GOR, Agent.. «__■■« QT. HELIER'S BAY SER-j=^7Sss." vice.WEEK DAYS. EXCEPT7"SATURDAY.Leave Auckland—7.ls a.m., 4.45 p.m.Leave St.. Heller's—B.ls a.m., 6.20 p.m.

SATURDAYS.Leave Auckland—7.ls a.m.. 2 p.m.Leave St. Heller's—B.ls 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., spm

| FARES-1/ Return. Single 6d. Childreni Hah' Drice.j FREIGHT, 5/ per ton. payable in ad-Ivance.i„_____________,

To Lot.mo LET, large Workshop, High-st.-Apply-*- on premises.

1TO ,^ T> 4-100med House, 7/ week, neariJ- ihree Lamps.-Mrs Cargo, Jervoisrpo LET, Rocky Nook, Mt. Koskill, 6-J- roouied House.—Apply J. Howuei>,i ueeu sti ifVO LET, Cottage, Gladstone Road Par^ ';-*- nell; low rent to good tenant.—Geo-!■■Cozens, High-st.

:ri\O LET, Upper Queen-st., next Queen's■ -«- Head Hotel, 2 Shops, rent 10/.—MrsMeiton, Upper Queen-st.?jAO LET, corner of George and Ryle sts.,■*■ 6 roomed Hou.se, every convenience.—Apply A. Neill. Wood-st.

rr»O LET, Devonport, House 7 rooms, bath--*- room, nicely situated, 15/.—Cooke and;Buddie, 76 Victoria Arcade.TO LET, Essex Rd., Alt. Eden, G Rooms,city water, range, etc., 10/ per week.;—Baker Bros., Auctioneers.

TO LET, 4-roomed House, Upper VfiT-centt-st, washhouse, copper, bath.— "E. Good, Upper Vincent-st.

TO LET, Epsom, 7-roomed House, every jconvenience, with 1 or 3 acres of land.—Baker Bros., Auctioneers.mO LET, EldonTsU Brighton Road,J- new (5 roomed House, 12/,-gas, water,copper, bath.—Apply 3rd House.

O LET, Devonport, choice Villa Resi-dence, Tudor-st., 8 rooms, 18/6.—Cooke'.and Buddie, 76 Victoria Arcade.

mo LET, Furnished Rooms, 144,146,148,-*- and 148a, top Grey-st Beds, attend- 'ance, use kitchen, bath, 3/ week. ,rpO LET, large 7-roomed House, every

convenience, top St. Mary's Rd.—Mias jHough, Three Lamps, Ponsonby.

a^O LET, House' of (j rooms In George-sr.- Rocky Nook, lately occupied by Mr ,C. A. Craig.—Ewington and Baker. | :TO LET, desirable 6 roomed House, gas, '.water, close to tram.—6th house ou .right Mackelvle-st, Ponsonby Road.

TO LET, Large Front Bedroom, fur-nished, suitable for a gentleman;'.

terms 5/ per week.—Apply Star Office.mO LET, C-roomedHouse, bathroom,wash- ;i. house, gas aud water, rent 11/, off MLRoskill Rd.—R. B. Shalders, 215 Quoea-st

TO LET, Large Front Bedroom, for twomen, furnished, with the use of kit- 'chen.—72 Wakefield-st., next the butcher's

mo LET, Seaside Residence, 8 rooms, :1- gas and water, close tram, Home .Bay, rent moderate.—Masefleld's Foundry (mo LET, Sunnyside, Devonport, conveni- JX ont 6-roomed House, copper, waahhouse, jH/._Wm. Handler, The Cliffs, Devonport. I

O LET, Parnell, 3 roomed Cottage.6/6—T. Hill, Gents' Dyer, Frencn

Cleaner and Repairer, 20, Lower Grafton ]Road. _____

O LET, at head of Klngsland Rd., withor without board. Sitting-room and

Bedroom, with use of kitchen.—Apply to ;Jas. Murdoch. 38 Queen-st. l

O LET, Disraeli-st, Mt. Eden, 6-roomed ICottn.ce. with 1 acre of ground, fruit \

trees, concrete tank, outhouse, Orion rauge, "snitnble for market garden or milk run.—Apply on the premises.

TO LET~or7 Lease, House, nearly fin- 'ished, at top of Kyber Pass, 8 rooms,gas and water, magnificent view over <town and harbour. Rent £90.—Apply iPercy Holt, 6, Mercantile Chambers. fSHOP to Let for short lease, rfew build- !ing Union Bank Buildings, foot of Vic-toria-st. West.—Apply to G. Hannah. Im-porter, corner of Queen and Wakefield sts. .IT'S a CERTAIN FACT, and pleasing

to NOTE—NO HOME is COMPLETE iwithout TANIWHA SOAP. c

Fox> Sale.

FiOR SALE, Coko at 20/ per ton, atGas Works.

I7IOR SALE, quantity of first-class EarlyGlobe Onion Seeds.—lt. Tapp, Te Pa-

pa, Onehunga.OR SALE, a first-class Country Store

splendid opening.—Apply Eutrican andCo., Auckland.

IT^UK SaLS, Lady's Btcycle in good con-" dition, price £10 10/,-Apply E. Rey-

nolds, Victoria-st.

Ij^Oß SALE, 2 Tous of Shepherd Potatoes,- also, 2 Tons Kidney.—W. H. Harris,Grey-st, Onehunga.

FOR SALE, a Crossley's Gas Engine oilarge size, good as new, cheap.—

Frost, City Market.InOR~~SALE, 7-roomed House in Parnell,

every convenience, splendid view.—Apply VUla, 145 P.O. Box.FOR SALE. Fruit and Confectionery,

Victoria-st. and Newton; Fittings, etc.,of Grocery.—Murphy, High-st

FOR sX£l:Tarftlilk~Floarin good order,also several Sulkies and Gigs.—Har-

rison and Gash, Newmarket '_XTiOli SALE, 4-rooined Cottage, iron roof

and verandah, Sumnier-st., Ponsonby.—Apply Mrs Johnson, Summer-st.

I X'OT SALE, Hot-water Apparatus withj" about 200ft Piping, suitable Ccif vln-; ery.-Kcnderdine and Kirkup, Beach Ui.

I.^OR SALE, New ana Second-hand vre-- hides, great variety; £S upwar.ds.—! Cousins and Cousins. Coachbuildars.

OR SALE, Kauri Gum Business as agoing concern, in good district; gooa

reasons given for selling—Apply "Star"Office. __I7IOR SALE, Yacht, 25ft, good sails,■ dingy, moorings, cheap; also 12ft;Punt, double-ended.—Address Chappell,G27,Star Office.

I' TIOK sXLlii Onehunga, Seed Potatoes,Shepli erds, Magnums, choice Kid-

;noys, White Elephants, Bonedust and RootMnnuro.—J. W. Whyto.

OR Immediate Sale, first class Pianoby the celebrated maker Erarcl.

Every modern improvement. — G. A.Thompson, Howe-street^FOR SALE. Waggonette (open), lea-

ther-lined and leather cu3hions. ingood order, cheap.—Cousins & Cousins,Coachbuilders, Lorne-street^FOR SALE, Pork Butcher's Business,

main thoroughfare. Businesstaught if required. Cash £30.—Rigg'sAgency, Karangahape Road.UOR SALE, a bargain, S h.p. VerticalJL' Steam Engine and Boiler, Field tub-es, working pressure (jOlbs, in perfect or-der'.—Dunn, Smith, and Co., Engineers,etc., Customs-st WcbL iFOR SALE or Exchange, for town pro- jperty, Farm llfi acres, Waitetuna;Valley, main road, Raglan, 60 acres grass,alluvial riv«r fiats, well watered, li milesriver frontages, 1J miles fencing, 5 sub-divisions, 6-roomed House, iVirge barn andout sheds. Price £150.—ApplyHill, Chem-ist, Cambridge.

FOR PRIVATE SALE, and if not soldprivately will be sold by auction—

The FARMS of Mr P. W. Bowman, atPukete, containing 400 ncres (one of 300other 100), all fenced and mostly In grass.There Is a comfortable 6-roomed House.dairy, stables, cowshed and 3utho'.ir,oserected thereon; is about 2i miles fromTe Kowhai Factory. 1* miles from sta-tion and 2 miles from school. 1

W. J. HUNTER. OHAUPO. jTp O R EJ J. Z E^ I

BUSINESS IN FULL SWING, jOr in Lots to suit the Trade.

The Last of my Fancy Goods Shops.Stock Sheets and full particulars on ap-

plication toNEVILLE LESTER. COOMBES1 AR-

CADE. .This is a splendid chance ta pick up n 'good Established Business, cheap, In tha

heart of the city.

"C^OR SALE, 5-roomed Cottage, North jShore; 4 Building Allotments. Col-

lego Hill, near Three Lamps. Ponsonby.TO BE LET, 8 roomed House, O'Rorke-

street.

£500 TO LEND on first class Freeholdeecurlty.

J. C. DAVIES. Shortland-street. !

TJI O R SALE.ELLERSLIE—House 5 rooms, stable,and 1 acre Land; frontage to main road.

£320.ONEHUNGA—New House, 6 rooms,

and two Large Allotments, close torail. £500.

LADIES' MILE—New House, 7 rooms,bath room, etc., with one acre Land, over-looking Racecourse. £650. Terms easy.

ELLERSLIE—House, 8 large rooms,with 3£ acres volcanic land, situated Inthe centre of tho township. This prop-erty has a large frontage to two ruads,and hus a great prospective value, price£1150. Terms can be arranged.

PAPATOETOE—I32 acres really goodland, situate one mile l'rom rail. Housej2 rooms, splendid situation, and only 11mile:; from town.' A Bargain. £1Sper acre,

SEVERAL SMALL FARMS FOR SALEBUILDING ALLOTMENTS—ELLERS-r

LIE, PENROSE, AND EPSOM.ALBERT S. BOA7ID,

113, Victoria Arcade, Auckland;

TJARGAINS IN HOUSE PROPERTY.

£150 to £1500—VARIOUS DISTRICTS.TERMS TO SUIT.

Or For Investment over Ten per cent.:Particulars and Lists on application. !

R. BURROW & CO., Bank N.Z. Buildings

CHOICE Farms, Waiknto, 156~acreaTdi-vided into 14 paddocks, water in each,

75 in grass,, productive $0.11., gpod house andoutbuildings, £12 acre; also,'so acres samelocality, similar quality; Laud, £12 acre,both near creamery, school, township.--Peckover and Co., 117 Queen-st 1FARMS 80 and 60 acres, with or without

residence and outbuildings, 18 milesfrom Auckland; superior Land, £25 acre;9 acres Avoudale, £110.—Peckoverand Co.,117 Queen-st.

AND FOR SALE, CHEAP.

* NEAR BIRKENHEAD. iIN LOTS OF FIVE ACRKS OR MORE,

On Easy Terms. Good Road.Land Suitable for Garden or Small Farms

ApplySECRETARY ONEHUNGA BUILDING

SOCIETY, Onehunga,

ESTAURANT and Refreshment Roomin main thoroughfare, good going

concern, low rental, bargain, £26.—War-ren Blyth and Co., Queen-st.QUBUBBAN ACREAGES.

"LAUDERDALE" ESTATE,Close to Penrose Station,

IN AREAS OF ONE ACRE UPWARDS,To suit Purchasers.

The Lots are selling Freely, 15 hayingalready been disposed of, and Buildings|being in course of erection. Intendingpurchasers should lose no time in sec-uring first class volcanic land withinsuch available distance of the city.

CHURTON & CO.. Estate Agents.HTVAKAPUNA—For Sa'e or to be Let —-L An Allotment on Lake Beach witncomfortable Cottage of 7 rooms, at pre-sent in the occupation of the undersign-Jd. The property is pleasantly situated,iibout the centre of the beach, and com-mands an extensive view.—J.C. Davies,Chamber of Mines, Shortland-street.OAO(\—io ACRES good Land, HouserVtfcoU and outbuildings, 7 miles c'ty.—r. B. Clay, next Post Office.£} A^Ty-'BOUBXY—Che&p Farm of 833w_WUr acres, House, outbuildings, near."reamery.—T. B. Clay, nest Post Office. ,

Fop Eal®.: I^OU SALE, int. Aiuert, ti Acres voicauic,-1- fenced. £300,—Cookeand Huddle, 7t; Victoria Arcade.

" T(^OK SALE, Bourdlnjrhouses in best posi-x tious in city,—Cooke aud Buddie, 7611 Victoria Arcade.i TpOIV SALE, Rocky Nook, Dwelling""?

J- rooms, good allotment, iSlQ.—Cooke: aud Budtilo, 70 Victoria Arcade.1: TCTOIt SALE, Liucolu-st., Ponsonby,' com-j -1- fortable Cottage, 5 rooms, £20U.—

Cooke and Buddie, 76 Victoria Arcaue.

FOR SALE, Spring Cart, Hor.sc and Har-ness, in splendid condition; 1 tou trial

" given.—X. Wareiug, Eugiaucl-st, Ponsoiiby.

' "U'tOß bALE, ■ Emuiett-st, i'ousouby, very■*- snug Villa Residence, 7 rooms, i-acre,fine garden aud orchard, £4Ss.—CookeaudBuddie."CM3R SALE, Richmond, nice little Pro-

1J- petty, i acre, with house, stabling,, etc., iVio'O.—Cookeand Buddie, 76 VictoriaI Arcade.

< ,T^ORSALE, Ponsonby Terrace, Building.: "*- Allotment, cloMe to Ponsonby Road,j40ft x 125; only £115.—Baker Bros., Auc-; tioneers.

IflOR SALE, as a going concern, GeneralStore in city, doing good turnover;

low rental; price £160.—Baker Bros., Auc-tioneers.

57"'OR SALE, grand Orchard and Vinery,- 12 miles from city, 20 acrch, in first-class order, £050.—Cooke and Buddie, 76Victoria Arcade.

FOR SALE, Xorthcote, beautifully situ-ated Property, 21 acres, nice, resi-

I dence, easy terms.—Cooke and Buddie, 7<jVictoria Avcatle.

F" OR SALEirPonsonby Ud., ConfectioneryBusiness, shop and dwelling5 rooms,

rent 11/, ingoing £75.—Cooke aud Buddie,i 70 Victoria Arcade. 'FOR SALK"~wftuout reserve by auction

every day at 1 p.m., Furniture, Crock-ery, Glassware, Cutlery, Jewellery, Watch-es,Brushware,Pipes,BlcyclcH,Clockß, Pictur-: es, sundry goods of all desmriptlonn. Every-day at 1 p.m. Entries invited.—WarrenBlyth und Co., Auctioneers, 87 and BJ,Queen-st.

OR~"SAL]3.—Splendid investment 8House, near Queen-st., lot at ti w/

Iper week, a bargain. House 6 Rooms,bath, gas, also 2 Sections, with stable,15 minutes from Queen-st., £4U easy

teHo*useß in Mt. Eden, Mt. Roskill, Pon-sonby, and all over the city.I House, Newmarket, 6 rooms, every con-i vcnlence, near atation, £210. cheap.! Small Deposits Money at 5 per centI J. H. MULDOON, n^Coornbes^Arcade.i "TiiRATED WATER Plant, generator,! A gasometer, pump, filler corking

! machine, bottles, etc. - Stewart, Asent,1IS2, Queen-st.■ OOA A—'HOWICK-tA bargnin, Wo canJwO'llJ offer nicely Rltuated HomoHtoad,

-I acrpß rich land, (?ood house and outbuild-ings', together with the payable carrier'sbusiness. Open oniy for two weeks.-Chur-ton and Co., Estate Agents.

Personal.

MATRIMONIAL business brisk, scoresof Housemaids wedded to FLORA

SOAP. ■ jMANNING WIOG, Phrenologist and

" I'hyblognorulst, Princep-street, " oppo-site Newton West Schools, Surrey Hii^s.Consultations every evening.

R IS. HARE, Herbalist, Newton.—Werecommend every sufferer to try our

Electric Baths nnrt Massnge, Thousandscured. Advice free in Newton Shop.

IF You Want to Buy a House- with smalldeposit or Sell one with despatch try

J. H. Muldoon, 11,Coombes' Arcade.O~YOU NKED A PAIR OK. SPEC-

TACLES ? Good Spectacles andCase, 6d; superior quality. 1/; renl KngiishCrystal Specks, 2/6; real English Pebbles,3/9' pair, eases given free—AT MILLER'SFANCY REPOSITORY. VICTORIA ST.'ITADAME TIELLER,IfJL —J-

PHYSIOGNOMTST,INSPIRATIONAL MEDIUM,

NO. 41, PITT-STREET.Nearly Opposite Pitt-street Wesleyan

Church.SEASON SHORTLY CLOSING.

Quesiions answered on Healsii. Marri-age, Business, etc. Over 30,000 people In-terviewed in all cpntres of New Zea.-land. Splendid testimonials

ADAM WINE, Clairvoyant. Palmist,and Phrenologist. Family" affairs a

specialty. 2 doors above school, Napier-st.fPHE~~PANGS of death can be experi-JL enced by the Dentist's Cold Steelfor One Shilling. For the same priceycu can buy BARRACLOUGH'S MAGICNERVINE which stops violent, ragingTOOTHACHE In one minute, and pre-serves the enamel of the Teeth. AllChemists 1/, and all wholesale druggists.

RS3 WAI.THO. <"Vrt»!ip«?or| Ar.-nii-cheuse and Trained Nurse. First-

eUtfis accommodation for Ladies. —Abbey House, Shortiand street.T\TRS' BANNERTER. MldwifeT and Mrsi-'J- Boyd, Ladies' Nurse, 9, Co'lege. Road,have fir.-t-clfi«s accommodation for townand country patients for their accouch-ment."DLKASE NOTE, that to make a purer-1- article than FLORA SOAP is beyondthe art of soap making.

LOOK.— Your House -Furnished on cashor time payments!—American Mat-

tress Co. !2 Pitt-st, cheapest in town

Wanted.

WANTED Known—Nl3W MUSIC. 3dCopy, or 6 for 1/; Hemy's Tutors, 1/9;

Czeriiy's Exercises, 1/; English BrownWindsor Soap, 6d dozen; Irish BrownWindsor, best quality, 14 cakes for I/;Tooth Brushes from Id each; HairBrushes from 4Jd; Boot Brushes, Bid, 1/and 1/6 per set of 3; Fancy Floral TeaCaddies from 4d each; good Envelopes, 2/Cp^r thousand; good Notepaper, 4Jd, 6d. Sdand 1/ packet—AT MILLER'S FANCYREPOSITORY. VICTORIA STREET.

WANTED Known.—Pianofortes Tuned. sa.—G.Hood,Norman-street, MountRoskill

Road. Ordersreceived byMr Finch, Stationer,Queen-streetANTED, ECONOMISTS to Inspectour immense Stock of Boots, Shoesand

Slippers, just opened up ex s.s. Mamari,Gothic, etc. We hold one of the largestretail stocks of Boots and Shoes In Auck-land, bought for cash in England, Ame-rica and the Continent, which are nowbeing sold for cash at strictly wholesaleprices. TELEPHONE 562.—MILLER'SBOOT PALACE, 113 and 114,VICTORIASTREET.

WANTED Known-Swales' Sale priorto extensive alterations to premises.

Sweeping reductions to clear.

(By Special Appointment.)M J s s M CE LWAIN'MASSEUSE AND TOILET SPECIALIST

HAS REMOVED TONO. 208. VICTORIA ARCADE (2nd Floor)Face Massage, Scalp Massage, Manicur-ing, Hair Gutting and Singeing, HairDyeing and Brightening, Removal ofSuperfluous 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 McElwajn 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. ,

m(5 CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS.

The undersigned beg to notify those re-quiring Timber that having commencedwork at their new Mills, Ponsonby.. areprepared to supply all kinds of BuildingTimber at the lowest current rates.

Telephone 103C.CASHMORE BROS.

ALL PAPER put on from 6d perpiece by thorough tradesman. —Leonard, care J. Jamieson, Foresters'

Hall, Karangahape Road.

Wanted.

A YOUNG LADY desires Situation asGoverness, musical, first-class refer-

ences, town or handy to town preferred.—Address Education, 600, Star Office.

FEEL tired on awakening? Tonguecoated? Bowels irregular? If so.

get Loasby's Wahoo. A positive cure.

B~OOT TKADE.-Wanted, flrst-class Fit-ter; also. Machinists.—Apply J. Gra-

ham, Phoenix Boot Factory, Albert-st.O DENTlSTS.—Gentlemanly Youthwishing to enter the Dental Profession

desires to hear of an opening with a first-class Dentist-Reply Box 600, G.P.O.

W PAGEj Grocer, Kiugsland, has" Stocks of LOASBY'S WAHOO fiid

KOOLIBAH, BENJAMIN GUM, and CIN-MAMOJJ OTTRE.rpo PKii\'i'ii;K2j—VV aiiied, Z Turnoveri- (Machine)—Apply "Star" Office. _

A FTER every Meal 1 feel uncomfort--"L able—too full and drowsy.—Loasby'sWahoo alters all this very quickly.HpO~"COMPOSITORS—Wanted, a Turn-J- over.—Apply at the "Star" Office.

TO BUTCHERS.*—Wanted,a SingleMan used to a country trade. State

■wages required' and references.—AddressButcher, Star Office."DRICES wanted\ for CMmney and~Dr"ati-■*- ing.—Apply (fin .job. Henley-st, Par-noil, opposite Police Station.rmiE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE of

the Freemasons' Hn!l invite applira-tions for the position of TYLER and CARE-TAKER to the Freemasons' .Hall, Princes-Rtrpct. None but Master Masons elifrihle. jCandidates canvassing Members of Com-mittee will be disqualified. ■ I

Applications to be forwarded to Box 535,P.0., on or before 27th July next.

LADY Vocalist and Dancer wanted, first-class -opening.—Address Thespian, 623,

Star Office.DANCING.—Wanted,' Private Lesßonß by]

two Gentlemen in Reversing.—Address!terms, etc.,.to Reversing, 030, Star Office.

WANTED Known, by Architects,Builders and Carpenters—That K.T.Co. stencilled upon doors and sashessignifies that die Kauri Timber Co. manu-factured, them Insist upon having K.T.Co. Joiner}-. It is made from thoroughlyseasoned timber.

WANTED Known—Swales' Great Clear-ance Sale to save removal and stor-

age during alterations. Open until 9.

YTfTANTED SEEN - Our SpecialV\ Bindings in Best English Mor-

occo, Gilt , Edges, and extra GoldFinishing. Record Reign No. 'TheGraphic," illuminated in tri-eoloured lea-thers; one set 'Picturesque Atlas;' Fernand Photo Albums, etc.—Lelghton. andSon, 6 and S, High-street. Ist Award,1872-3. ISB7.I.SSB-9(2).

WANTED Known—STewart Dawson &Co.'s Premises are Closed Every

Wednesday from 1 p.m. Open till 9.80t-'aturday Evenings.

WANTED Known—Your Old or FadertDress or Suit can be made like New I

by Dyeing, Cleaning, and Pressing. Callat Porter's, opposite Tabernacle.—EclipseDye Works. Karangahape Road.

ANTED Known—At Swales', JcrvoisRd., Ponsonby—so doz English sam-

ples F-lannelette Underwear at less than|cost.

ANTED Known— yachts, Oil Launch-es, and other Boats built to order on

the shortest notice. Boats for Sale cheap—J. Clare, Customs-st. West. ,

ANTED Known—No need to discard 'your Old Clothes. Dyed and Cleaned jthey will be made anew. See Porter.—iEclipse Dye Works, 26,Karangahape Rd.opposite Tabernacle.

WANTED KNOWN.A. L. SMITH,■. ■ DENTIST.

Hobson-street opposite St. Matthew'sChurch,

SUPPLIES UPPER OR LOWER SETOF TEETH, 2 Guineas.

TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT ANYPATN, 5/, Gas Included.Bprl Teeth and Materials,

And Good Fit Guaranteed.

ry ANTED KNOWN.THE FRED BROWNVENETIAN BLIND

Wns awarded the First Certificate an<2Only Gold Medal at the Auckland Exhibi-tion. Thf.% are superb. Cheapest and BestFour years guarantee with every blind.

Telephone 914.

WANTED KNOW X—MRS NICCOL,MANICURIST AND LADIES' HAIR-DRESS XX,A.M.P. BUILDINGS. QUEEN-STREET.Having a .Competent Hair Worker isprepared to execute orders with despatch, iAl! kinds of Hair Work clone and Ladles' ;own Combings Made Up. Mrs NiccolDresses Hair for Evening and Makes Upfor Fancy Dress Theatricals, etc. Lat-est Toi'et Requisites arid Novelties Stock- ;cd. Miss Van Brakkel's Dyes and Re-!storers. Appointments made by Day,or Evening. Consultations strictly Pri-

vate., Telephone 1040.rHO Accountants and Commercial Men—J- Wanted Seen: Our Special PatternAccount Books facilitating time, space,and durability (strength, as per speci-.mons, 30 years' usage).—Leigh ton and Bon ■6- and 8, Hig-h-street. Ist Award Anck-land Exhibition. 1872-3,ISB7, 1898-9 (2).

ry ANTE D KNOW N.GOODSON'S ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING

IS APPROACHING.To Reduce Stock, Great Reductions are

made, a few of which are mentioned:—1/ Glass Sugar Basins for 9d, 1/ GlassButterdishes for 9d, 9d Glass Butterdishesfor 6d, 1/ Automatic Rug .Straps for 6d,1/ Crumb Brush and Tray for 9d; 1/ Boxof Notepaper and Envelopes for 9d, 3/6Bamboo'Stools for 2/; 1/6 Easels for 1/, 1/Easels for 9d, 1/ China Figures reduced to9d each, 6d China Teapot Stands for 4d,GdLunch Baskets for 3d. 9d Feather Dus-ters reduced to 6d, 3/6 Stereoscopes fop

2/9 1/ Papertieres reduced to 6d, BriefBaYs reduced from 7/. 6/, 5/, and 4/ to 5/9,5/ 4/ and 3/ each, 3d Pocket Oomba (incases') reduced to Id each. Teaspoons re-duced to 9d the half-dozen, Dessert Forksreduced to 1/6 the half-dozen, Tablespoonsreduced to 1/6 the half-dozen, Lunch Bas-kets reduced from 2/ to 1/6 each; E.PServiette Rings reduced to 3/6 iho half-dozen. Mourning Envelopes reduced to Idpacket, 1/ Cloth Toy Books reduced to 9deach, 2/ Splash Mats reduced to 1/ each,1/ Splash Mats reduced to 6d each, 1/ Kid-bodied Dolls reduced to 6d each, 1/ Vanesreduced to M each, 3d Rolls Crinkled Tis-sue reduced to 2d, 1/ Rolls Rainbow-tinted'Tissue reduced to 6d each. Also, a Beau-tiful Variety Parisian Hair Ornaments(with brilliants) now being offered ?.t adiscount of 25 per cent. Reading Booksby standard authors, well bound, 9d each,3 for 27.

WANTED, Buyers. — Large handsomeSideboards, made of choice woods,

£7 5/, well-polishedChiffoniers 42/6, Dou-ble Bedsteads 32/, Children's Cot 15/, WireMattress 8/6, Flax 6/6, Kapok -Mattress,Wire Stretchers 13/, Kitchen Table lf./6.Washstand and Dressing Table 10/6 the "pair. Cretonne Couches 25/, Platform Roc-kers 17/, Kitchen Chairs 2/6, Cane-seated (3/6,Bentwood Chairs, Duchess Pairs with 'tile back 3S/, Hearthrugs 6 by 3 feet 2/11,:Floorcloth 1/ per yard, Linoleums, Cur- '.tains, Safes 15/, Polished Chest of Draw- ■ers 20/. CROCKERY—ToiIet Set 4/6, TeaSet 7/6, good Dinner Sets 13/6, W. and G. |China Cups and Saucers 3/ the J dozen, .Lookiner Glasses, Brushes and Combs.IRONMONGERY-Hand Lamps 1/, Table2/, handsome Pull-down Hall Lamp 17/6,Lamp to burn without a glass 9d, Ash-pans 1/6, Brass Fireirons 7/6, Fenders,Kerosene Stoves 3/, Hand Saws 2/6, Cook-Ing Stoves from 50/, Orion Ranges at -lowest prices. Box Iron 2/6. Baths 1/9.Buckets 1/, Wringers, White-handled TeaKnives 2/ the I dozen, Tea Spoons 1/ the jI dozen, Bread Knives 1/, Carvers 3/6 per ',pair. Enamel Basins and Pie Dishes from9d, Stewpans 1/3, Portable Boilers 25/, s-bottle Cruets 6/6, best Alarm Clocks' 6/5Eight-day Clocks 15/6, Saucepans, etc., atH. R. SHEOFF'S, 106 and 108,Vlctoria-st.

Wanted. i__\X7ANTED, a respectable Boy.—Appli" "Star" Office."STyANTED, Two strong- Boys.—Apply» » Yates' Seed Farm, near Otahuhu.

WANTED, good General Servant—Ap-ply Mrs Kigby, View Rd., Mt. liden.

ANTED, Price Painting and Plumb-ing, New House at Penrose.—Appij-

Jacobsen.

WANTED, at once, a General Servant.Apply to Mrs Murray, Prospect Rise,Mt. Eden.

T^TANTBD,a good second-hand Piano.» ' State maker and lowest price.—Cosmo,P.O. Box 100.WANTED, respectable Boy.—Davenport

and Son, House Furnishers, Kara-ngahape Road."SXJANTED, a good Washer, also *" * strong Girl.—Wigg's Laundry, Up-per Queen-street.TTTANTED"," a Coaehimith, Coachpainter.' " and a Boy for Paint Shop.—Gee am?

Potter, Rntland-st.ANTED, Two first-class Iron Mould-

ers.—George 1-Yaser and Sons, Stan-; ley street, Auckland.WANTED, Situation any position trust,

good housekeeper.—Apply Industrious,No. 12, 'Boresl'ord-st.WANTED to Buy,a Saddlery and Harness

Business, country preferred.—AddressiSaddler, C2O,Star Office.

ANTEEiTgood Improver for the Hairdressing.—Apply at once, E. Porter: and Co., Karangnhape Rd.

ANTED, Situation as groom, milk,and garden, etc., by steady reliable

I man.—CD., 600, "Star" Office.TTfTANTED to Purchase under easy terms,»» 5 or1 C,roomed House, Ponsonby.—Ad-

flress.Ponsonby, 622, Star Office.

V^TAJCTED,care of one or two Children! » » over 4 years old, comfortable home.—; Mater, Post Office, Mt. Roskill.

WANTED to Purchase, Newmarket nel-bourhood, House 5 or 6 rooms.—Edw. !Wayte, Estate Agent, High-st. j

WANTED to Buy, Iron Bedsteads, Car- Ipets, Furniture, every description,highest cash price.—Box 464,P.O.T/TTANTED, In Queen-street, a Shop.* " Willing to purchase lease. Full par-ticulars, price, and rent to Box 481.

TX^ANTED, handy Youth, also Girls ac-' ♦ customed to wrapping and labelling:.—Ko))derdine_and _Kirkup, Beach Rd.WANTED, Youug"~Gir"r"as~General, nur-

sery housemaid kept—Apply Mrs HD. Heather, "Rothesay," Mt. Eden Rd.WANTED, Washing or CleaniDgr by the

day by a respectable Woman.—Address iC.L., care of Robinson, Chemist, Parnell. jWANTED t0 Purcliase for cash. Luncheon I» » and Tea Rooms, Queen-st.—Particulars'from principals only to Box 314, Post Office.\X7ANTED~; Price for Painting- alTd♦* Plumbing House at Cromwell stMount Roskill.—Apply Mr Hanson, onjob,VK7ANTEEf to Let, a comfortable, airy,v Iront Bedroom, with or withoutboard, suit married couple.—Address StarOffice. . ITJTTANTED, by respectable person, Light*♦ Situation; wages no object for com-fortable home—Address Home, 626,Star 'Office. ' I

rANTED, Poultry in any quantity —!.Healthiest yard in Auckland. — _.;

Turner, Auctioneer, Queen and Durhamstreets.

WANTED to Sell, Boardinghouse 14rooms; 14 permanent boarders; ownerleaving Auckland.—Address Business, 625,;Star Office. jtT/ANTED, middle aged Woman for |■»» washing and mending, live in the ifamily. References required. — Apply["Star" Office. .T7TTANTED to Hire, with view to pur- j* v chase, Light Spring Cart, Horse, ana ;Harness. — Send particulars, P., 621,iOffice.

WANTED to Purchase for cash clients,Houses 5 to 7. rooms, easy distancefrom Queen - 6t—Burrow and Co., BankN.Z. Buildings. jWANTED, good General Servant, must

be good cook; references required;two in family; no washing.—Miss Batger,Oaklands, Mt. Eden.

ANTED—Students privately preparedfor Junior and Senior Scholarships,

Civil Service and Matriculation Examina- jtions.—Address_W.B.,_6l9, Star Office. jWANTED, a smart Saleswoman for fhe

Boot Trade, must have a knowledgeof bookkeeping, state age, salary, anw.reference to Welts, "Evening Star" Or- jfice. j

ANTED, a Partner, either sleeping or:active, with £2000, to enter into & j

large timber and sawmilling business. ;Principals only dealt with.—Applyto. P.O. jBox 352. ■ :WANTED, by manufacturer, a Partner

sleeping or active, with £100, goodsecurity, good interest; principals onlydealt with.—Apply by letter Investment, .624, Star Office. |VX7ANTED at once by Young Lady, tbo-;W roiißlilT experienced in household <3ut-,Ics, Situation A i__dy-belp or Companion, :Fnnd ilaln cook.-good references, and com-:

SSO,Star Office, jriffANTED every one to know that thejW mid-dw Luncheon at the Dunblane

a Boy about eighteenW years of age, living In One-hvm~a wno understands the grocery

and enclosing references, to A.8., btarAgency, Onehunga.

W~ " ANTED, a 10 or 20 stamp up^o-dateBattery (Homestead boxes), Battery

to confprise boxes, heads stems tappets,enmshaft, pullies, etc., deliverable f.o.bAuckland, Thames, or Paeroa. State priceand full particulars to Box 519, Post Office,Auckland. 'WANTED Known—Tap. and PlnsK"SHffe*

from £4, splendid finish.-Owen andHedditch, Karangahnpe Road.

TnTjED Known: ABsoiutery ChonestCreamery Butter for the tabl» all th«

year round.—New Zealand Dairy Aasooia-tion.

WANTED Known — WARM FELTSLIPPERS. Ladles' Felt Slippers.

7_a, 9a. lbd, V, 1/3,1/9, 1/11. 2/6, 2/9 2/11 andS/6 pair; Men's Fell Slippers, 7_d, 1/ and2/6 pair; Women's Carpet Slippers. 1/, 1/3,1/6; Foxhead Do., 1/11 and 2/9* pair;Ladies' strong Leather Slippers, 2/6 pair.-AT MILLER'S BOOT PALACE, 112 and114,VICTORIA STREET.

ANTED Known—BLAICEY'S BOOTPROTECTORS Id PER BAG. Boot

Laces 2d per dozen; strong Leather Laces6d dozen; Infants' Boots and Shoes from'1/ pair- Boys' School Boots from 2/11 pair;Sand Shoes, Children's 1/11, Maids' 2/6.Women's 2/11 palr.-AT MILLER'S BOOTPALACE. 112 and 114. VICTORIA ST.TT7ANTED Known, J. Bowman has aiVY few good Building Sections for Saleneighbourhood Green Lane and Ellerslfe.

WANTED "'Known-_V_NINQ SHOES,Ladies' Evening Shoes* 1/11, 2/3, 2/(5,

2/11. 3/6 and 3/11; Pair Tan Do., .3/11;White Satin Do., 4/11; White Kid Do..5/11- Gents' Court Shoes, 4/6. 4/11 and 5/11pair.—AT MILLER'S BOOT PALACE 112and 114, VICTORIA STREET.

WANTEDKnown-That D. GOLDTE is pre-pared to supplyall kinds of Timber and

Dthcr BuildingMaterials, at bis Mills, Albert-street andBreakwater Road,including Joinery,Builders' Ironmongery, and WheelwrignteMaterials, at thoLowest MarketPrices.

WANTED Known-GENTS' BOOTSAND SHOES. Men's English Bals.5/9, 6/11. 7/6, 8/11. 10/6, 12/6 and 15/6; Men'sColonial Do., 7/6, 8/11. 10/11 and 15/6;Men'sAuckland-made Bluchers, 2/11, 4/11, and6/11; Men's Watertight Bluchers. 7/11Best Watertight Boots, 10/6;Men's WalkIng Shoes, 2/11,3/11,4/11, 5/11, 6/9,BAI, 10/6-AT MILLER'S BOOT PALACE, 112 ana114,VICTORIA STREET.

WANTED~Known—LADIES' WALK-ING SHOES AND BOOTS. Ladies'Black and Tan Walking Shoes, 2/11 pair-superior qualities in English and Ameri-can, 3/11, 4/11, 5/11. 7/6, 8/11, 9/11 and 10/9pair; Ladies' Lace Boots, 4/9, 5/11, 6/118/6, 10/6 per pair; Ladies' Button Boots'4AI, 10/6 and 10/9 pair.—AT MILLER'SBOOT PALACE, 112 aod 114, VICTORIASTREET.

JLoBt and Foamd,T OST, golden opportunities through not"*"* using FLORA SOAP.L°S£- yes,terday between Hobson ana■*-* Wellesley streets, Silver Chain' andcoin attached. Reward.-J. B. Morris's *Mercantile Chambers. ; "'T OST, Thursday afternoon, betweenJ^ Oddfellows' Hall and NewmSSilver Card Case,-Mrs Newlands Youn~Maunsell Rd., Parnell.

OST between Mt Albert and Victoria;sts., Ladies' Purse containing £1 notesilver, 'bus and train tickets.—Reward onreturning to Henry Miller and Co.. Com-merce-st.

LOST July 3rd, Irish Terrier, answers toname of Nip, registered collar No. 77,Newmarket. Anyone returning or glvinsinformation of same will be rewarded.—G.Kent and Sons, Newmarket.ipOUND—Marvellous value and wonder.-*- . ful cleansing properties in FLOR.AJSOAP.T7U3UND, Daily Auction Sale-at 1 p.m ZJ- Furniture, Crockery, Pipes, FancyGoods, etc. Entries invited.—Blyth am*Co., Auctioneers..TjTOUND. a neat tin box, the contentsJ- of which have made the path throughlife far more easy than of old.lt is BAR-RACLOUGH'S PROGANDRA (in oint-ment form). The certain cure forSrTto-day!1 Chemi3tSj Prl°e V-*»*

Board and Rssidenoe.T3OARD AND RESIDENCE in privat*-L» family. Terms moderate, Ponsonby <near tram.-E.M., 618,"Star" Office.STERLING HOUSE, Queert-st-FirSt°k b^low College; good tlble, SIW^senMaE Slngle r°OmS 18/'doubl«

SUPERIOR Furnished Bed and Sitting"X? room, with board and attendance, t«Let, Lower Symonds-st; suit married coudSor two gentlemen.—Apply star Office.

vlJtoiy, and ci?namon Cure andKoolibah.~Rofeinson,Chemist, ParnelU^

AUCKLAND FIRE BRIGADE

The first business meeting ofthe re-organised brigade, under the superin-tendence of Mr H. F. Gladding, washeld last evening in the CentralStation, Albert-street. Superintend-ent Gladding presided.

On the motion of Branchman M.Keesing Fireman J. Champion, for tenyears member of the Mount Eden FireBrigade, was unanimously chosensecretary.

On the motion of Branchman A.Freeman Foreman Wm. Harkins wasunanimously elected treasurer.

On the motion of Foreman P. Mould-in the following were elected trustees:Hon. Foreman J. Clarke, BranchmanM. Keesing and Fireman G. Finlay.

It was resolved that the secretarywrite to the late trustees thankingthem for their past services.

On the motions of Foreman P.MCuldin and Branchman A. FreemanFiremen T. Gavin and Colgan wereappointed auditors.

On the motion jof Hon Foreman J.Clarke the Sick Visiting1 Committeewere appointed as follows: The twoforeman of the Central Station andone branchrnan from each of the threeoutside stations (Qrafton, Karanga-hape and Ponsonby).It was also resolved that for the

future all moneys be handed to thesecretary and banked and that allaccounts be passed and signed forpayment at the monthly meetings.

On the motion of Foreman W. Hark-ins it was decided that a balance-sheet,duly audited, be submitted annuallyby the treasurer.

On the motion of Hon. Foreman J.Clarke it was unanimously resolvedthat the hon. surg-eon (Dr. Dawson),who has held the position since Feb.8, 1875, be re-elected, arid that a letterbe sent to him expressing- their sincerethanks for his past services.

After the. appointment of officersthe Superintendent stated that beforeasking1 the secretary to read the newrules and regulations which had beendrawn up for their future guidancehe would like to state that each officer;and fireman must strictly obey therules as laid down. He was pleasedto see such a large number present.There were several ' new membersamongst them, he (SuperintendentGladding) having to strike off the rollmembers who lived too great a dis-tance from the station. He trustedthat they would work together, shoul-der to shoulder and in a harmoniousspirit, If that was so he had no fearfor the future success of the brigade.(Applause.) One rule he (Superinten-dent Gladding) would, especially liketo impress upon the members was therule that members, on the alarm offire, must go to the station and helpin getting the hose reels and appar-atus to the scene of fire. It was notright for only a few of the men to goto the station and the rest go to thescene of fire, leaving the few to do thehard work pulling the apparatus. Asa rule nothing could be done until thegear was at the fire.

Foreman W. Harkins raised thequestion of holidays. He did notthink it was right for them to be tieddown and not be able to go awayfrom home and enjoy themselves thesame as other people.

Superintendent Gladding stated thathe was going to apply to the Councilto retain the services of eight or tenmen, to be stationed on duty duringa holiday, so thatin the event of a firethere would not be a repetition of theLiverpool-street and KarangahapeEoad fires.It was also resolved that the mem-

bers give their assistance and supportto the Mount Eden Fire Brigade onthe occasion of their torchlight pro-cession next week.

Superintendent Gladding stated thathe would like the members to takeinto consideration the advisability ofproviding the stations with appliancesfor supplying the members and theirassistants with some hot refreshments(such as tea, coffee or cocoa) on theirreturn from a fire, tired and wetthrough.

THE SESSIONLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, this day.In the Legislative Council yesterday

afternoon the Shorthand ReportersBill and the Separate Institutions Billpassed through committee withoutamendment and were read a thirdtime.

The Council adjourned at five min-utes past three until Wednesday next,when the election of the Chairman ofCommittees would be proceeded with.The two candidates at present in thefield are Mr W. C. Smith and Mr T.Kelly.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.THE FIBRE COMMISSIONER.

The laying on the table of Mr JohnHolmes' report on the fibre industryof the colony opened up the subjectof that gentleman's grievance. Sometime ago he was appointed by Mr J.McEe.i:zie, Minister of Lands, to theposition of Special Fibre Coraniis-sacner in London with a view toopening up improved markets for NewZealand phormium tenax, an appoint-ment for which Mr Holmes ns a taxexpert was well qualified, Shortlyafter his arrivel in London he discov-ered that influence of the most sin-ister character' was being used toruin 'Ilis mission. This influence tookthe form of a garbled extract fromHansard ptirporting to be a statementmade by the Minister of Lands, deny-ing Mr Holmes' official status. Theresult was that many leading firmsterminated business relations withhim, whilst others held aloof. Natur-aily the outcome of this was seriousI'jsk to the Fibre Commissioner in.pocket as well as reputation.- In facthis mission was ruined and he return-er! to the colony a disappointed man.lcsteiday when 'his report was laidon the table of the House Mr Bu-ehanan raised the question of MrKohuos1 official stain's, whereuponthe Premier took the opportunity ofstaling1 that Mr Holmes was officiallyappointed by the Minister of Landsand had suffered great injusticethrough a misunderstanding1 of hisstatus, but in spite of this he "hadrendered good service to the colony,and bis report was of a very valuablecharacter.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS.j Bill to amend the Government

Advances to Settlers Act was receivedLy r.itspape from the Governor andread a first time. t

FIRST READINGS,The Animals Protection Act Amend-

ment Bill (Mr Carroll) and the Legis-lative Council Election Bill (MrPirnni) were read a first time.

THE SESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

THE QUESTIONOF PARTYREPRESENTATION.

Liist session nearly six weekselapsed before any of the sessionalcommittees were set up owing to theefforts of the Opposition to secure arepresentation out of proportion totheir numbers on the Public Accountsand dher committees. For- over amonth t'ne Opposition deliberately andobstmniely stonewalled every importrant measure with the design of co-orciD,r the Government into yieldingto teir cicrahands and the deadlock■was settled at last by a compromisePrecisely the same tactics were adopt-ed Iy the Opposition this afternoon.Tre I'ixmier having obtained leave ofthe House to postpone the questionsen the Order Paper in order to pro-ceed with notices of motion, Mr Tay-lor objected to this course because itwould put off an answer being givento his question as to indemnifyingwitnesses before the Marine Com-

mittee. The Premier mildly remind-ed the hon. member that he was notths only roeicLer who had a questionon the paper.

The Statutes Revision, StandingOrders and Nalhe Affairs Committeeswere then set up without dissent, butthe trouble at once began when thev motion for the appointment of thePublic Accounts Committee came up.

Mr Rolleston at once rose witfb. hisusual gravity and in the heavy fatherof the house style declared that theproposed personnel of the committeewould enable the Government toburke investigating, and he urgedthat the English system should beadopted, which would make the com-mittee a con trolling-body in respectto appropriations, and enable it toreport to the 'House, which would re-fuse to proceed with the Appropria-tion Bill until that report had beenreceived. He moved to amend themotion so as to empower the com-mittee to inquire into the expendi-ture relating to or arising out of thepublic accounts.

Mr Montgomery denied the state-ment that any attempt had been madelast session to frustrate proper anddue inquiry into the accounts, but jsome of the members who were en- igaged on other committees had caused .delays. He approved of the proposalthat the estimates should be reviewed .by the Accounts Committee. He ap-.proved generally of Mr Eolleston'sproposals.

Mr Duthie declared that a majority:of the Ministerial supporters on thecommittee had the effect of burkinginquiry. If the amendment were,adopted it would save the expense ofIthe numerous financial returns nowbrought down to the House, and abol-ish the mystery which now surround-\ed the financial affairs of the colony.

The Premier twitted the last speak-er with chronic suspicionand carpingat trifles. He denied that there wasany concealment as to the finances ofthe colony. All the information pos-sessed by the Government was placedbefore the committee, He wpuld con-sent to the amendment in so far as itreferred to the consolidatedfund. TheGovernment was everlastingly metwith catchy amendments, If theamendment was intended to extend tothe public works as well as the gene-ral estimates he would tell the Oppo-sition straight out that he would

resist it. The course proposed wouldcause delay and would, postpone the 'estimates until thelast days of the ses- ]si on. If he wanted to cause delay hewould get the estimates before thecommittee, and insist upon inquiry in-to every item and come.to the Houseand say that he could not go on withthe estimates, as they were in thehands of the Public Accounts Commit-tee. It had been said that the com-mittee possessed fuller powers in past-times, but in the time of the Atkinson

Ministry and ofMr Rolleston the com-mittee was set up in the same form.Every member of the House had thesame responsibility in regard to thePublic Accounts as the committeehad,and they had the same right of in-;quiry. Under the order of referencethe committee had power to inquireinto the estimates if they chose, andhe could not see any reason forspringing an amendment of this kindupon the Government. As to the ex-cess of expenditure,he had laid on thetable that day a statement on the sub-ject, and he had no objection to thecommitte inquiring into it. The motiveof the amendment was to block thepublic business in regard to autho-rised expenditure. The present Go-vernment had inherited the systemadoptedby theirpredecessors in office.With the estimates he intended to lay*an the table a statement showingwhat the contingencies were for, butlit would be impossible to submit theipublic works estimates to the PublicAccounts Committee. Itwould be un-fair that the members of the commit-tee should be acquainted with thefinances whilst the majority of theHouse knew nothing about them,i Mr Buchanan supported the amend-ment.

Mr Taylor made, another of his de-nunciatory speeches, bringing awholesale indictment against the Go-vernment, A grossly personal tonehaving been as usual imported intoMr Taylor's speech the subsequentspeakers kept jt up,

Mr McGowan, however, was an ex-ception to the rule. He said theamendment was an attempt to givegreater powers to a committee thanthe House itself possesses. The verymembers of the Opposition who pro-fessed to be so solicitous about theprivileges of the House were those whonow proposed to hand over its func-tions to a committee.

Captain Russell reiterated the argu-ments used in the course of a sum-]ar discussion last session. He said■there ought to be no difficulty in

bringing down the Public Work Esti-mates simultaneously with theFinancial Statement within six weeksof Parliament being called together.He declared that as the Governmenthad a majority on the committee itwas impossible to thoroughly investi-gate the public accounts.

The debate was interrupted by thehalf past five adjournment,

LAND FOX SETTLEMENT,At half-past seven the adjourned

debate on the motion for the secondreading of the Land for SettlementAct Amendment Bill was resumed byMr Sligo, who predicted that thescheme proposed in the Pill would notprove the unmixed blessing which itspromoters imagined. In the spirit ofthe high old Tory he declared that hewas opposedto the cutting up of landinto small homesteads.

Mr Crpwther said that while largesums had been expended in the SouthIsland on land settlement, very littlemoney had been paid in the AucklandDistrict for the same object-.

In the subsequent discussion verylittle that -was new was contributed tothe general stock of information. Thesecond reading was supported byMessrs Montgomery, C. Wilson, Mere-dith, Stevens, Fraser, O'Meara, Brown,and opposed by Messrs Lang, Lewis,Duthie, G, Hutchison, Buchanan, Mas-*sey, Wason, Kelly, McGuireaijd Moore.

At ten minutes past midnight thePremier rose to reply, expressing hisgratification at the way in which themeasurehad been receivedby theHousegenerally; He said there were manymembers of the Opposition who werenot only opposed to any extension oisettlement, but if they weren't re-strained by public opinion would en?

deavour to sweep away the entiresystem. In reply to Mr Duthie'astatement that the Government policyhad resulted in placing the lands ofthe colony in the hands of Englishlandlords and money-lenders he saidthe interest was paid in the colony.Though the Government had borrowedmoney in order to carry out the sys-tem of land settlement they possessedan equivalent asset in the land acquir-ed. He twitted the Conservativeswithhaving squandered loans and having1nothing to show for it, There wa^s nocity in the colony which needed relieffrom congested population more thanWellington, where many families werecrowded together in small tenements,and the working classes compelled toidevote half their earnings in paymentof excessive rents. He defended theLand Purchase Board -against reflec-tions on their administration, and ex-pressed his belief that they possessedthe confidence of a large majority ofthe people of the colony. He chal-lenged the Opposition to bring nponthe floor of the House any chargesthey desired to level against the bonafides of the Board and promised animpartial investigation of any specificaccusations openly preferred. He in-dignantly repudiated the insinuationsthat improper Ministerial influencewas exercised in the Board's decisions.In the Bill before the House the Gov-ernment only proposed to adopt asystem that had been in successfuloperation in America for several years.Referring to the Hatuma Estate hequoted figures to show that in thevaluation made by the owners £26,000was set down for fancy considerationswhich, if accepted by the Government,wotild render a successful system ofland settlement impossible.

The Premierresumedhis seat amidstcheers, and the second reading wascarried on the voices, the "Noes" onlynumbering two or three.

Mr Mills, the Government Whip, call-ed for a division, with the palpableobject of exposing the weakness ofthe Opposition, and the result was:Ayes 38; Noes 11.

The Bill was then read a second timeand at 12.45 the House rose.

THE GAIETY COMPANY.

A large audience was present at the.City Hall last evening when the GaietyCompany gave a most enjoyable en-tertainment. The Gaiety Minstrelswith Messrs Will Wallace and J. Col-lins as end-men, as usual gave the firsthalf of the programme. Miss NelliePinley sang most sweetly "Just Tell.Her That You Saw Me." The songsof the Misses Howard, Messrs Robert-son and Robinson were most capablyrendered. The views of the RoyalCinematographe were remarkablyclear, arid were greatly appreciatd.Th feats of Ossis on the horizontalbar were decidedly clever.

To-night there will be a change ofprogramme, and a number of newfeatures introduced. On Monday thefirst appeai'ance of the Leslie Bros.,the eminent Australian musical com-edians, an 1 others will be made.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.(By Telegraph.—ParliamentaryReporter.)

WELLINGTON, this day.OLD AGE PENSIONS,

The Right Hon. It. J. Seddon hasgiven notice that he will move thata select committee be appointed, con-sisting of six members, to whom shallbe referred the Old Age Pensions regu-lations, three to form a quorum, thecommittee to consist of Messrs Car-son, Graham, Herries, Montgomery,Morrison and the mover.

PETITIONS.The following petitions were pre-

sented to the House yesterday by MrMonk: From residents of Swansonand Henderson, praying for a vote of£300 for the purpose of metalling aroad; from residents and ratepayersof Waiwera, Upper Waiwera and sur»rounding districts, praying for a sub«sidy towards the erection of a wharfat Waiwera. By Mr McGowan: FromPeter Norbury, Thames, praying forcompensation for excessive rent paidfor a mining license and legal expertses incurred. 'LAND PURCHASES, NORTH ISLAND.

A return laid on the table of the!House yesterday shows that 1,266,523acres of land in the North Island werQpurchased under the North Island.Main Trunk railway loan, valued at£832,878. The area sold and leasedunder various tenures is 319,510 acres.The money received from sales andrents and paid to the North IslandMain Trunk Railway loan account,jess contributions of "thirds andfourths" to the Local Bodies and Pay*ments to Government Loans to LocalBodies Account, was £55,388.GLEANINGS FROM THE DEBATE.

"These Wellington people neve*know when they have had enough.''—Mr Crowlher, on the Land for Settle-ments Bill.

Mr Crowther was referring to landsacquired by the Government for emailhomesteads. "What about Eden?"chipped in a Wellington member."Weil," retorted the old man, wagginghis head at the interrupter, "I thinkyou ought to have stayed in the Gar-den of Eden."

"A scramble among a pack ofhungry mastiffs over a bone would benothing in contrast with the scramblefor votes on roads and bridges thatwould be witnessed in the Public Ac-counts Committee if it were entrustedwith the revision of the Public.Worksestimates,"—Mr Hogg.

"Spoils to the victors. What is thQuse of winning a battle if, the spoilsdo not go to the victorious army?"—The member for Masterton.

Mr Morrison: "1 suppose the Oppo-sition will neverbe satisfieduntil theyget the run of the public till. Thenwe should hear no more about spoilsto the victors,"

The Premier was replying, in thecourse of the discussion on the motionfor appointing the Public AccountsCommittee, to a statement as to thesystem of appointing1similar commit"tees in France and other countrieswhen Mr Fisher interjected, "What dothey do in Russia?" "I am afraid,"said the Premier, "that if some of thegentlemen on the Opposition bencheswere on one of the financial commit-tees in Russia and were so suspiciousabout the acts of, the Governmentthey would not appear on a secondcommittee." Mr Fisher, "They .w.ouldbe sent to Siberia." The Premier: "Ishall not be surprised if some of thegentlemen on the Opposition benches'will be sent to Siberia at the nextgeneral elections, but it will not bethe Czar of Russia who will send themto those cold regions."

SLAUGHTEBHOUSE ACT.A return, of stock slaughtered and

compensation paid under the StockAct Amendment Act. 1898, was laidon the table of the House yesterday.It shows that 1260 cattle and 80 pig«were condemned and slaughtered. Thetotal amount paid in respect of com-pensation on full market values being£24 10a, and on, half market value£2750. The sum received in respectof the disposal of caresses was £397,of which £94 15s 4d was deductedfrom the compensation (including'testing fees,£28 15s), and the balancapaid into the Public Account. A not©attached to the return Btates that th©above includes 38.8 cattle \destroyedprior to sth November, the date, pf theAct coming into operation, for which.£818 15s was granted.

GOVEKNMENT VALUATIONS.A return laid on the tab!© of the

House givesparticulars of expenses iu-curred under the Government Valua-tionAct, 1896. The valuers' contraccsamounted to £6675; supervising valu-ers' cost £942; office expenses, £4617;maps and searching, £1506; traveling8-nd advertising expenses, £859; total,£ 14,600. The amount charged to localauthorities was £474. The total costof the valuation to 31st July, 1898, was£54,170.

JOTTINGS.M* Seddon will introduce on Tues-

day next the Labour Day Bill.Mr Joyce wants the Postmaster:

General to reduce the postage to Eng-land on weekly papers printed in thecolony to one penny.

Mr Monk will ask the Minister forPublic Works whether as the com-pletion of the Thames-Paeroa section,of railway has thrown fifty men outof employment he will transfer themto the railway extension north ofAuckland.

Mr Mills intends to ask the. Govern-ment if they will introduce the neces-sary legislation this session'to extendand give greaterpowers to schoolcom-mittees.

Mr Houston will ask the Right Hon.the Premier if he will this session re-move from under the control of thekand and Survey Department thesums voted for expenditure in theseveral counties and place them direct-ly under the control of the local bodieior under the Public Works Depart-ment.

Captain Russell has accepted an in-vitation from his constituents to at*tend a banquet about the 29th insfc,at Hastings, many members going,,

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FOR BREAKFAST—Real Scotch Oatmeal in 41b " tinsRolled Oats in bulkPrime 'Morepork' BaconSardines, LARGE TINS, 6d eachBosnian PrunesAmerican Apricots

New Shipments constantly Arriving.

H. M. SMEETON»' "QUEEN-STREET AND NEWTON.

JF 17"**

1 has aLARGE. CHEAP AND VARIED;

Selection of High-classInstruments. |

SOLE AGENT for the SPAETH!!PIANOS, which are unrivalled for toneend durability, with latest improvements.This make obtained GOLD MEDAL andSPECIAL AWARD at the Auckland ,Shelling and spangenbergPI i\NOS.—This renowned make holdsnineteen medals from the principal Exhi- ,bitions of the world. i

MAX KURTS PIANOS--Cheap and ,excellent pianos, overstrung, large size, i""SECOND - HAND PIANOS Bought,\Sold and Exchanged. ,CASH OR TERMS TO SUIT BUYERS, j

L. EADY, DIRECT IMPORTER,&O. 5, Lr^-HPOL STREET. j

Sporting.

| A UCKLAND "OACING pLUB.

AUTUMN MEETING, 1001,~—~—-—

THE CENTURY STAKES of lOOOsovs.second horse to ■receive 200sovs, anflthird horse lOOsovsout of the stakes,

.For 3 year olds and upwards. Weightfor ago. Distance, one mile and ahalf. Penalties to commence onAugust Ist, 1900. Winner of C.J.O.Derby, Canterbury Cup, or GreatNorthern Derby to carry 71b penal-ty; of two or three, 141b penalty.Winner of any other race or racescollectively of 500sovs, to carry 51b;of lOOOsovs101b extra. Maidens atstarting- allowed: U year olds 51b;4 year olds 71b; 5 year olds and up-ward;; 111b. By subscription of 1»eovs each. To close and name onFRIDAY, the .{lst August. If struckout by 0 p.m. on first Friday in June,11)00, 2sovs forfeit; if struck out by9 p.m. on first Friday in January, 1901.ssovs forfeit. Those left in afterthis to pay lOsovs each. 100 to benominated, or left to the option ofthe Committee to withdraw race orreduce amount of stake. Only 2year olds and upwards can enter.

WM. PERCIVAL,Sec. A.R.C.

Dividends."VTEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COM-

PANY.

An Interim Dividend at the rate ofTwo Shillings per Share, for the sixmonths ended 31st May last, Is payable

to shareholders at the office of this Com-pany, Queen-st., on WEDNESDAY, the12th inst.

By order of the Board.T. J. BRASSEY,

Acting General Manager.

Auckland, July 11, 18S9.

rnHE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW

ZEALAND LIMITED.______Incorporated under The Companies Acts

and the New Zealand Act 1., 1873.

A DIVIDEND for the Half Year ended31st March last, at the rate of 6 per cent,per annum, and BONUS at the rate or1 per cent., has been declared by thaDirectors, and will be paid to the Share-holders on application at any of th«Branches in the Colony on and after the20th instant.

JAMES COATES, General Manager.Wellington, July 8, 1899.

6oldrai£ita_> M©t3«»a.p RACE DARLING GOLD MINING

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that a SpecialGeneral Meeting of the Grace DarlingGold Mining Company, Limited, will boheld at the Office of the Company, NewZealand Insurance Buildings, Queen-st.,Auckland, on MONDAY, July 17, 1899,at3.30 p.m., when the following resolutionwill be proposed;—

That the Directors of the Grace Dar-ling Gold Mining Company, Lim-ited, be authorised to sell the prop-erty of the Company upon sucnterms and conditions as they thinkfit.

By order of the Board of Directors.J. B. SHEATH,

Secretary.Auckland, July 6, 1899.

Tenders.

TENDERS will be received till 5 o'clockon SATURDAY, July 22, for Cutting

Down about COAcres of Tea Tree. Fullparticulars from John Parr, Albion Vale,Waikumete. The lowest or any tender notnecessarily accepted.—JOHN PARR,m o contract 6~W~S.

Tenders will be received until noonof THURSDAY, July 20, for Additionsto Residence, Pokeno.

ED. BARTLEY, Architect.

f\ REAT NORTHERN BREWER*.

TOWER CONTRACT.

Tenders for the above invited untilNoon MONDAY, July 31. Plans andspecifications at my office. Neither low-ebc nor any tender necessarily accepted,

CHARLES ARNOLD, Architect,

mENDERS will be received by th«-L Pakuranga Road Board up to 9 a.m.of MONDAY, 24th July, 1899,at the Paku-ranga Public Hall, for the Position ofCaretaker for the Tamaki Bridge. Par-ticulars of duties, etc., to be seen atthe Star" Office, or the Members cithe Board.

ALEX. BELL, Clerk.~ Public Works Office,

Auckland, July 14, 1899.mENDERS will be received at this officeJ- till noon of FRIDAY, 11th August, forCombined Native School and Residence atTouwai, near Whangaroa. Plans at PostOffices, Whangaroa and Kawakawa, and atthis office. No tender need necessarily beti (*(_'(* t)tod

' CHAS. R. VICKERMAN,District Engineer.

/yiENDERS are required before 1?o'clock on FRIDAY, July 21, for a

Lease of the Farm occupied by Mrs Har-

ris on the Howick side of the PanmuraBridge, containing about 85 acres. .

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONS.Public Works Office, ~~, Auckland, June 26, 1599.

mENDERS will be received at this officeX till noon on TUESDAY, 18th July next,for the Erection of a Lock-up and Office atTokaanu, Lake Taupo. Plans and specifica-tions may be seen at this office, and at thePost Offices at Itotorua and Tokaanu. No■ tender need necessarily be accepted.

CHAS. R. VICKERMAN,District. Engineer.

m,HE RIVERHEAD PAPER MILLS1 COMPANY, LIMITED.

Tenders will be received until MON-DAY, 24th July, 1899,at noon, for theErection of Buildings at Riverhead.

Plans and specifications can be seenat the office of the Company, Bank ofNew Zealand Buildings.

The lowest or any tender not neces-sarily accepted.

GEORGE ELLI T,Secretary.

Auckland, July 14, 1899.

-jVTOUERA BRIDGE CONTRACT.Lands and Survey Department,

Rotorua, July 12, 1899.Written Tenders will be received at this

office until noon of SATURDAY, the stn jday of August, 1899, for the MoureaIBridge Contract, being the Construction jof a Bridge about 113 feet long over the'Ohau Stream, about 10 miles north ofthe township of Rotorua.Tenders are to be marked on the out-

side "Tender for Mourea Bridge .Con-tract " and addressed to the Road Sur-veyor Rotorua. Drawings, specifica-tions ' and general conditions may beseen'at the District Land and SurveyOffice, Auckland, the Post Office, Tau--anga and the Survey Office. Rotorua.

A. C, TURNER,Road Surveyor.

Ecclesiastical.ST. PAUL'S, Symonds-street—B, H. Com-

munion. 11, H. Com. 7. Anthem,"Lord of all Power." Offertory, "WitnVerdure Clad." [ "ST. MAT'.fHBW'S CHURCH, Hobson-st.

S a.m., Holy Communion; 11 a.m.,Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon; 4.15p.m., Holy Baptism; 7 p.m., Evensong andBermon./IHUKCH OF THE HOLY SEPUL-*-> CHRE.-8 a.m., Holy Com.; 11. a.m..MorningPrayer, Sermon, and Holy Com.;

i 7 p.m., Evening Prayer and Sermon.

ST. ANPREWS Presbyterian Church,Alten Road—At 11, Mr Macpherson,■ the City Missioner. At 7, Rev. J. Milne,

j M.A., "Religion of the Heart."i QT. PETER'S Presbyterian Church,:K3 —Anniversary of the Minister's In-! duction—At 11, Rev. R. Scott West. At'■ 3, Rev. R. F. Macnicol. At 7, Rev. R.i Sommerville. Annual Soiree in St.j George's Hall, Thursday. ,

T. STEPHEN'S Presbyterian Church,Ponsonby—At 11, Rev. T,' F. Robert-

son. At 7, Rev. D, Miller, of Genoa.i All invited.| "Church Praise" Hymns will be used! for the Morning and Evening Services

'< and Sankcy's for the Afternoon.1 err. STEPHEN'S PRESBYTERIAN. O CHURCH, Ponsonby—On Sunday at, 7 p.m., Lecture on "Waldenses," by Rev.Donald Miller, M.A., of Genoa. SpecialCollection.tTNOX" CHURCH, PARNELL.XV Rev. H. Kelly, M.A.—At 11, "Forgive,as we Forgive." At 6.30,Roy. W. GU-\[e.s, Timaru

__^

CJT. JAAIES' Presbyterian Church, Wel-K5 lington-st.—At 11,Rev. D. Miller, M.Aof Genoa. Retiring Collection in behaliof the Waldensian Church. At 6.45,Rev. R. F, Macnicol,OJT. DAVID'S Presbyterian Church,O Symonds-st.—At 11, Rev. R. Sommer-ville. At C.30,Rev. R. Scott West.

iNjiiiiUiSGA Presbyterian Church—At 11, Rev William Gillies, or

Timaru. At 6.30,Rev. R. Wylie. Sub-ject, "Nonconformity."

S~ T. LUKE'S Presbyterian Church.Romui.'ia—At 11, Rev. J. Milne, M.A.

At 7, Mr W. Speddina^EVONPORT "Presbyterian Church -At 11, at 7. At 3.15, Takapuna Hall.

General subject, "The PresbyterianChurch of New Zealand."—Rev. R. Fer-guson.■vrORTHCOTJB .Presbyterian Church.—i> At 11, Mr Button. At 7, Mr H.Wernham. Sabbaih School 2.30.

A VONDALE Presbyterian Churcil—l4-cjl a.m., 7 p.m. Avondale South, 3p.m.—Rev. A. MacLean. Henderson 2.30p.m. HobsonviUe 7 p.m.-rMr JL. Pa;-tullo.TJERESFORD STREET CONGREGA-■*"* TIONAL CHURCH.At U, Rev, B, L. ThomasAt 6.45, Monthly Service for Men. Sub-

ject, "Abraham and Lazarus"At 8.15, Conference for Men only in th<?

School HallREV. .JOSEPH PARKER.

NEWTON Congregational Church —At 11, "Christian Pupilage—Children'sPortion." At 6.45, "The Christian Phy-sician."—Rev. F. Warner.

OUNT CongregationalChurch. — Rev. Wm. Day, Pastor —At 11, "The Tears of Christ." At 6.30,

"Peter and the Power of the Keys."

DEVONPORT CONGREGATIONALCHURCH.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Morning at 11—Rev. Joseph ParkerAfternoon at 3—Mr WildEvening at 7—Rev. B. L. Thomas

Collections at each Service for SchoolExpenses.

NEHUNGA Congregational Church.—11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. (Children's Ser-

vice), Rev. W. Finlay Wilson. 6.30 p.m.Mr S. W. Smeeton.

WESLEYAN CHURCHES.PITT STREET;

11 a.m., Rev. W. Ready. Subject —"God is God of the Hills, but not ofthe Valleys."

6.45 p.m., Rev. W. J. Williams. Subject:"The Place and Power of the ChristianMinister."

ST. JOHN'S PONSONBY:11 a.m., P.ev. J. G. Chapman.6.45 p.m., Rev. W. Ready. Subject —"The Unknown God." Solo by Miss

Butler.MOUNT ALBERT:

11 a.m., Rev. J. H. Simmonds.6.30 p.m., Rev. J. G. Chapman

KINGSLAND.11 a.m., Rev. W. J. Williams.

6.30 p.m., Mr H. Scott.ARCH HILL:

11 a.m., Rev. E. Best.£.30p.m., Mr D. C. Brown.

BAYFIELD:11 a.m., Mr H. Scott.6,«> p.m., Mr Wliham

TTC7ESLJ3YAN CHURCHES.

GRAFTON ROAD.11 a.m., Eev. H. R. Dewsbui .6.30 p.m., Rev. J. T. Pinfold

PARNELL.11 a.m., Rev. J. T. Pinfold7 p.m., Mr H., Stanton

NEWMARKET.11 a.m., Mr W.. Brakenrig

7 p.m., Rev. H. R. Dewsbury.

DEVONPORT Wesleyan Church —At 11, Rev. C. E. Beecroft. At 7,Rev. C. E. Beecroft. Birkenhead—At11, Mr A. N. Scotter., At 6.30, Mr A.N. Scotter. Lake Hall—At 7, Mr Bun-dle.

■ 'ttelping hand mission.freeman's bay.

At 11, Bible Reading by the Missioner.7 p.m. FAREWELL SERVICE. 7 p.m.

Conducted bySolos. MR A- J- PALFREYMAN. Solos.Addresses by Mrs Bridgman, Bay of Is-

lands; and Mr Allison.Soloistt-MISS DAZELEY.

PROTESTANT HALL, NEWTON.THE GOSPEL IN SONG AND SPEECH,By the Mission Male Quartette Party.

Duets, Quartettes, etc.Address by Missioner.

COLIN C. HARRISON, Missioner.

A UCKLAND BAPTIST TABERNACLEXX

_____PASTOR JOSEPH CLARK.

Morning at 11. Evening at 6.45.

Communion at close of Evening Service.

THURSDAY EVENING, 7.30-Preach-ing Service. '■pONSONBY BAPTIST CHURCH.EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY Y.P.S.C.E.

Morning at 11, Rev. W. J. Salter. Sub-ject, "Work with Your Might"

Evening at 6.30,Rev. A. H, Collins. Ser-mon to Endeavpurers.

MONDAY EVENING, July 17, at 7.30-Annual Meeting.

ALL ENDEAVOUREKS WELCOMED.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCHESFRANKLIN ROAD-

-11,Mr W. Trigg6.30,Mr A. Mill

WATERVIEW—3, Mr J. W. Stanton6.30, Mr J. W. Stanton.

RICHMOND ROAD MISSION—3, Mr W. Kerr.6.30, Mr G. J. Bosworth

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCHES

Alexandra-st,: 11, Rev. W. S. Potter.6.45, Rev. Wm. Laycock. Pitt and Ed-win sts.; 11,Mr M. Clirke. 6.45,Voyage af'Life Series. No. 5, "The Gospel LlfeDoat," jRev. W. S. Potter. Edon Terrace; 3,Rev. W. S. Potter. Newmarket (ChurchAnniversary): 11, Mr D. Goldle. 3, Rev.W. Laycock. 6.4r>,Messrs Stevens andWheatley. Tea and Public Meeting inChurch' on TUESDAY NEXT, July 18.Tea at 0.30, Tickets 1/ each. Children'sTea and Magic Lantern WEDNESDAY,at 7.30 p.m. Admission 6d. Mount Ros-kill: 11, Rev. W. Laycock. 6.45,Mr F. |A. White. GRAND CONCERT, MON-DAY, 7.30 p,m., IN AID OF NEW VES-TRIES. Surrey Hills: 3, Missioner. 6;45,Mr D. Goldie,

Ecclesiastical.fiHURCH OF CHPaST, WEST-STREETv

Morning at 11—Breaking of Bread.

Evening at 6.45,EVANGELISTIC SERVICE,

I Conducted by LAURIE WILCOCK.

Short Addresses. Hearty Singing. j

C" Ji UEC H OF CH R I ST.iPONSONBY ROAD.POLLEN STREET CORNER. I

TO-MORROW.11 a.m., 'To Break Bread' (Acts xx. 7).2.45 p.m.—Bible School6,45p.m., subject, "Christ Died for the

! Ungodly."Preacher THOS. J, BULL.All Seats Free. A Hearty Welcome to All.PETER;S GREAT SIN" will "be Mr

C. E. Button's subject at theV.M.C.A. Rooms To-morrow Afternoonat 3 o'clock. Come and bring a friend.

CITY HALL.—Sunday Evening Evange-listic Services for Non-churchgoers,

Visitors, Strangers, etc. (conducted by thei V.M.C.A.), from 8 to 9 o'clock, Doors openat 7.80.

a^HB CENTRAL MISSION!REVIVAL SERVICES.Mr J. P. Bathgate and Mr Ernest

Crouch -will speak.Mrs Carter and Mrs Hood will sing. "TO-MORROW EVENING at 6.30.

A Bright Service. Cheerful Singing.Plain Talk.

Coma in — Rest — and Pray.XfEWTC>N~~~~GOSPEL MISSIONi-> . FORESTERS' HALL,

KARANGAHAPE ROAD.11 a.m.. Service, Everybody Welcome.3 p.m., Pleasant Sunday Afternoon.Rev. J. G. Chapman, of Pltt-st. Circuit

will speak. Instrumental Selection.Bright, Brief, and Brotherly.7 p.m., Gospel Meeting. Rev. R. Wil-

son will SDeak on "Good Master, WhatShall I do to Inherit Eternal Life." Solo,Instrumental Selection. Collection San-key's Hymns.■■Vpsrw CHURCH SERVICES, Hall, Pom--*■■* pullier Terrace—Sunday 11 a.m. —Church Library available Fre at eachService.TTNITARIAN CHURCH, OPDFEL-U LOWS' HALL, PITT STREET.

SUNDAY EVENING, JULY 16. 7 p.m.Subject, "THE LIGHT OF REASON."Mrs St. John will conduct the service.

Collection.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL,Gr7aTN^th~Rd.,Newton.—Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m., Gos-

pel Address. No Collection. Tuesday,7.30 p.m., Prayer Meeting.

A MEETING for Teaching DivineHealing and Holiness held Every

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

f\ HRISTADELPHTANS CommemorateChrist's Death and Resurrection,

Masonic Hall, Karangahape Road, Morn-ing- 11, Evening 6.45. Subject, "The

Gospel Preached to Abraham."OPIRI T U A L C~H U R C H.

MRS HARRIS, Inspirational Speaker,will hold service in the Tailoresses1Hall, Cook-street, SUNDAY, 7.30 p.m.Subject, "Re-lncarnatlon, the Fulfillingof the Times."

Weeknlght Meetings—TUESDAYS andFRIDAYS, '48. Lower Hobson-street, overMr Dixon's Shop, 8 p.m.

Daily Interviews 2 to 5.m H E~Q 0 OP H Y.

"ANCIENT ASTRONOMY,"Lecture by, MR SAMUEL STUART, F.T.S.,' In the

MUTUAL LIFE BUrLDINCS. LOWERQUEEN STREET.TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) EVENING.

at 7.30.Questions at Close. Collection.

m H X O ~S o P H Y.

' LECTUREIN THE PONSONBY HALL.TO-MORROW AFTERNOON.

At S o'clock.By MISS LILIAN EDGER, M.A.

Subject:"Theosophical Basis of all Religions."

B. Kent, Esq., will preside.

Meetings.

[AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.A Meeting of the Auckland Institute will

be held In the Museum Buildings, Princes-street, on MONDAY, July 17, when U. H.Makglll, M.D., will deliver a popular Lec-ture on "Water Supply and Disease Germs,"

Doors open at 7.30, Lecture to commence,flt 8 P-n- H. SUTER,Acting Secretary.

®~~~ TJONSONBY NAVAL

ARTILLERY

The Annual Meeting willbe held in the Lecture-roomDrill Hall, on MONDAY,

J^lT'atT'B^;V7PPATTBRSON,Lt.-Com.

T5*3TERMINATING- BUILDING SO-CIETY.

The Meeting adjourned from MONDAY.July 10, to MONDAY, July 17, will becontinued at the Wesley Hall, Newton,at 8 p.m., on the latter date, when the33rd and 34th Appropriations (in the firstgroup) will take place by ballot.

G. BERTRAM HUTTON,Acting Secretary.

A UCKLAND BOWLING CLUB REG--TjL ISTERED.—SpeciaI Meeting of Mem-bers will be held in the Club Pavilion,Grafton Road, on WEDNESDAY, Juty19,at 7.30 p.m. Business—Motion to am-end Rule 13; Motion to amend Section 3,Law 13. The Annual General Meetingof Members will be held in the Club Pav-ilion on WEDNESDAY, July 19, at 8 p.m.—A. HEGMAN, Hon. Sec.

/"XOUKT ZEALANDIA,falpl. No. 4741, A.O.F.

o}wssM^Wk Members of the aboveVPl^^SpliW Court are requested to at-Je^iJfefeMw;t̂end the Court Meeting onw3|if'*Si^£p%:'i»-7 Wednesday Evening, 19th,eQff?iMJl's*&';-v Jlll-V> at ? p.m., to hear jkMssMFSp ''■*■'■'' the Paoer re Friendlyw&maKF'ir '■' Societies' Dispensarjsreadby Bro. H. T. Garratt.

GEO. E. WATKINS, Secretary.

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCEUNION.

A Meeting of the inhabitants of Devon-port, under the auspices of the above■Union, will be held in the Schoolroom ofHoly Trinity Church on WEDNESDAY,1

1 July 19, at 8 p.m. Chairman, Rev. SidneyI Hawthorne. Speakers: Revs. R. Ferguson,

C. E. Beecroft, B. L. Thomas, and othergentlemen.

A USTRAL.IAN NATIVES

A Gathering of Residents (Australian

born) will be held at the Rooms of the

YounfT Men's C.A., Albert-st., on THURS- ;DAT NEXT, July 20, 8 p.m. to considerforming an association. |

CHAS. C, DACRE.

?TtHE AUCKLAND SCENERY PRE--*" SERVATION SOCIETY.

PUBLIC MEETING.

I hereby invite citizens and all others in- \terested In the formation of the above- :mentioned Society to meet at the City j'Council Chambers on FRIDAY NEXT,the 21st Instant at 3 p.m., for the purposelof considering the Proposed Constitu- 'tlon and Rules of the Society, and, II ]the same be adopted, of Electing the iFirst President, Vice Presidents, ana ■.Members of Committee. ]

D. GOLDIE,Mayor. <

Mayor's Office, Auckland, iJuly 14, 1899. 1

Funeral Notices.

*pj^ T °-°-F-. M-u- Auck'~ joSjj ja / land District, N.Z.—MSJ LOYAL GOOD INTENTtfs||||fM^ LODGE. No. 4369.—Mem--s^^^^W^» hers of the above Lodge

j&|^||p^opM are requested to attend*, ,\,^9 the Funeral of our late"J'^llS^f Brother W. B. H.indcock,vu-iuwßmagm which leaves his lato resi-dence, Hill-street. Newmarket, for PurewaCemetery TO-MORROW (Sunday), at 3p.m. Members will meet at the Cook-streetHall at 1.30 p.m. Members of Sister LodgesInvited. A Brake will be provided. By or-der of the N.G.—W. DEAN, Secretary.

Corporation Notices./~1I T V OF AUCKLAND.

NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.

Accounts for Water Supply due on 30th,ultlmo require to be paid forthtrt!h, Suppjies unpaid for op MONDAY, July 1, willbe cut i.iV without further notice.

ALEX. F. GOllltl.fi,Acting Town Clerk.

Town Clerk's Office,Avckland, July 13,. IbOO. 531

QIT~Y O~F AUOKL A.\ D.

REMOVAL OF NIGHTSOIL ANDCITY REFUSE.

It is hereby notified for public infor-mation, that the Council, in pursuance orits powers dn that behalf, has contract-ed for the Removal of Nlghtsoil withinthe city by the means of the "Ajr-tigniEnamel Cess-pan;" also, for the Remov-al of City Refuse; and that

1. The Contractor is Mr Lesle McDer-mott.2. The Contract for Removal of' Night-

soil is as from Ist August, 1839,up-on which date payment is to bemade.

3. The Contractor undertakes to supplythe Enamel Pan referred to.

4. Each Ratepayer will require to makeail necessary closet alterations forsuch pan.

5. A sampiG pan and box enclosure Isto be seen at the office of the Con-tractor, Loan and Mercantile Build-ings, 135,Queen-street.6. Any further information is to behtid upon application to Contractor,or at Office of Sanitary Inspector,Council Office, Coburg-st.

ALEX. F. GORRIE,Acting Town Clerk.Town Clerk's Office,

Auckland, July 4, 1899. ' 628

A genuine drop—Having decided toclear our jrent's Kaiapoi mackintoshovercoats, we are selling 35/ coats at21/. Genuine reliable poods at abouthalf price. D.S.C.—(Ad.)| Designers and manufacturers of allclasses of household furniture in Eng-lish oak, cedar, walnut, and New Zea-land fancy and plain woods, and sell-ing at factory prices. D.S.C.—(Ad.)

Ladies' mantles, jackets, rajn coats,corsets, and underclothing, now sell-ing at greatly reduced prices. Inspec-tion invited. D.S.C.—(Ad.)

Tq the Editor, Sir,—"Canis," inhis kennel notes, accuses me of whathe terms ''oversight" in not publishingthe names of the Auckland Collie ClubCommittee in our schedule, In ex-planation, I would like to state that Ido npt know the names of the Ancle*land Collie Club Committee,-althou?!»I am secretaryof that Club. The lat*secretary, Mr Bosworth, who took tli*minutes at the annual meeting hfi»not yet handed over to me any of hibooks, although I- have repeatedfyasked for them. This is also the rea«son why notice of our weekly meet*ings has not been sent to the ColliSClub Committee.—l am, etc.,Tt, J»PARRY, Hon. Sec. A.X.C. and A.C.C.

Ask for C.S, Corsets; clock-.springsteel, practically unbreakable.—(Ad-i

THERACING WORLD.[BY HIPPONA.]

TURF FIXTURES.NEW ZEALAND.

July 19 and 21—Wellington R.C. WinterAugust 15, 17, 19—C.J.C. Grand National

MeetingSeptember 6, 7—Marton Jockey ClubSeptember 16, 20—Avondale Jockey Club

SpringOctober 4 and s—Hawke'a Bay SpringOctober 19, 20—Poverty Bay Turf Club

DATES OF COMING EVENTS.NEW ZEALAND.

jH]y ig—Wellington Hurdle RaceJuly 21—Wellington SteeplechaseAugust 15—N.Z. Grand National Steeple-

August 17—N.Z. Grand National HurdleRace

AUSTRALIA.July 15—V.R.C. Grand National Steeple-

chaseSeptember 9—A.J.C. DerbySeptember 9—Epsom HandicapSeptember 12—Metropolitan StakesOctober 14—Caullleld GuineasOctober 21—Caullleld Cup

November 4—V.R C. DerbyNovember 7—Melbourne Cup

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

rjl_ln the season ISS4-5Hhe Poet wontlie Auckland Cup and Welcome Jackthe 4R C. Handicap. Nelson won theAuckland Cup and A.R.C. Handicap atfheSummer Meeting of ISSS-G.

cnnrtsman.—(l) Cremorna is a coming

SE yea? old mare, by Lochiel-Hilda. At9 and 3 years her record is not avail-able but at 4 years she won the Mucl-eee Handicap and Sydney T.C. FarewellHandicap. She also ran third in tworaces and was unplaced in four. . U)X Reay's colours do not appear in thepublished official list.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB PBO-GRAMMES.

During the present week a sub-com-mittee have had the Auckland EacingClub programmes for the season 1899----1900 before them. Yesterday afternoonthe full programme was finally ad-opted. I am not yet in possession ofthe full details which will not be is-sued for some weeks, but it is suffi-cient to say that the added moneyproposed to be given at the four meet-fr ill total £17,860, which is £1100in of. last season. Thedates of the different fixtures areas follows:—Spring Meeting,. Nov-ember 4,9, and 11; Summer Meeting,December 2G, 28, and January 1 and 2;Autumn Meeting, April 16, 17 and 21,1900; National Meeting, June 9 and11, 1900. The programme of theSpring Meeting is identical with thatof last season, and so is the four days!of the Summer Meeting. It was sug- !gested that a Hurdle Handicap shouldtake the place of the Summer Steeple-chase, but this proposal was over-thrown, and the time honoured cross-country race is still to retain its placeon the bill of fare. The Auckland:Cup, in addition to a handsome stakeof added money of 1000 soys., is fur-ther endowed this year with a hand-some silver cup, value 100 soys. kindlypresented to the Club by Mr G. G.Stead,of Christchurch. The Cup dis-tance remains at two miles. At theAutumn Meeting increases are made.The added money of the ChampagneStakes 'is raised from 300 soys. to 500soys., and on the second day CenturyStakes of 1000 soys. takes the placeof the St. George's Handicap, whilethe latter race is kept at 200 soys., 1Jmile, and is removed to the last raceon the programme, taking the place1of the Welter Handicap. The AutumnHandicap of 500 soys. 1J mile nowfigures as the leading item of the thirdday in place of St. George's Handicap.At the Grand National Meeting in ['June, both Pony Hurdle Races are|struck out, and instead are substi-1tuted Maiden Handicap Welter races, j■with 100 soys. added money attached,the distance being seven furlongs andone mile respectively. The addedmoney of the North New ZealandGrand National Hurdle Race and jGreat Northern Steeplechase remains |as last year. On the whole it will be '■seen there is not much alteration in jthe programmes compared with lastseason, but one thing can be said theimajority of the stakes are of the rich !order, and the complete bill of.fare is jworthy of the now leading metropoli- jtan body of this colony.

THE WELLINGTON WINTERMEETING.

On Wednesday and Friday nextthe Wellington Eacing Club bring offtheir Winter Meeting- on the Huttracecourse. The acceptances havepanned out all right, and a successfulfixture should be tie result.

On the opening day the WinterHurdle Handicap, two miles, is theleading race. With 12st 101b SocialPest is given every chance to distin-guish himself, for he is a championover the small obstacles. If Marinahas returned to form she must runwell forward, for she has none theworst of the weights. At the NapierPark meeting Hang-fire showed win-ning form, for he captured bothhurdle races. He must also be rec-koned with. Straybird reads well onhis Hastings form, while the Auek-lander Shylock has a weight he ismaster of. The event is open, butmy fancy of the thirteen acceptorsis Shylock. . ,

The Stewards' Handicap, seven fur-longs, the second race of the openingday's programme, has a field oftwelve engaged. With list 31b St.Ursult has a bit more weight thanshe is entitled to, but she is verysmart, and if started must take somebeating.

Another flat race, run later in theafternoon, is the Parliamentary Hand-icap of 150 soys, one mile and a fur-long-. In this race St. Ursula has animpost she is master of, and thedistance will suit her all right. Ifreserved she should have a capitalchance of being returned a. winner.The Ricearton-trained Strathnairn iswell in with 9st 61b, and Crusoe isnicely used. Dauntless showed win-ning form at the Napier Park meet-ing, which is always worth following,but if Chaafe's mare is reserved sheshould make a big fight for the win-ning honour.

The Wellington Steeplechase is downfor the second day. Tt appears tome that Muscatel is really well han-dicapped with lost 121b.' Comparedwith last year's handicap she hasnearly two stone the best of Nor'-west, who won last year. If Crusadostands up he should run well forward,for he is nicely placed in the handi-cap. A candidate who can musterup a good deal of pace and stay isKauri Gum, and he cannqt be left

out of calculation. Sangflre's pros-pects will be better summed, up afterthe first day's running, but his lightweight should not stop him. I havemost liking for Muscatel and KauriGum.

The following is a list of the ac-ceptances:

FIRST DAY.Winter Hurdle Hamlicup of 200sovs.; 2

miles.—Social Pest 12.10, Nor'-west 11.8,Marina 10.8, Torplnu 10.7, Iliingllre 10.0,Strayblrd 9.12, Shylock !.U2, Mayday 0.10,Kauri Gum 9.9, Eu Avniit 9.3, Stockade 9.2,Derry 0.0, Lady Helena 9.0.

Parliamentary Handicap of 150sovs; 1mile and n furlong.—Dauntlpsa 11.6, Crusoe10.12, St. Ursula 10.9. Pistol Grip 10.7, Rua-mahunga 10.7,Tortulla 10.3, Sir Agnes 10.0,Wharlo 9.10, StratUnnirn 9.6, Famous 9.0.

Stewards' Handicap of lOOsovs: 7 fur-longs.—St. Ursula 11.8, Female Franchise11.0, Moonraker 10.6. Whitirea 10.4. Whnrio10.4, Wedlock 9.9. Ngaparu 9.7, Faugh-a--ballagh 9.7, Ideal 9.C, Osborne 9.6, Famous9A. Trask 9.3.

Hack Hunters' Steeplechase, about. 2imiles.—Riot 11.7, Woolloomooloo ll.T.BlackDust 11.0, Irish Twist 10.3, Mangaimihu10.6, Jumbo 9.13, Master Jack 9.11, Tale-teller 9.9, Tul 9.7, Gleugarrv 9.7. St. Lemon9.7. 'Hack Haudlcup, 1 mile.—Tukapa 1.1.9,Gobo 11.8. Derringcotte ll.S.Sluglesliot 10.S,Rata 10.7. Nscatihuia 10.6, Cavendish 10.2,fSlack Rose 9.9, Agent-General 9.9, Prologue9.8, Parahlua 9.7, Pensiouev 9.G, Cauot 9.3,The Masher 9.3, Pastime 9.2, Art Jewel9.0, Moreze 9.0, Ripeka 9.0, Fontlnalls 9.0,Cabeller 9.0, Natella 9.0.

SECOND DAY.■Wellington Steeplechase Handicap of 300

soys; 8 miles.—Nor'-west 11.10, Muscatel10.12, Violence 10.4, The Friar 10.3, Morag10.2, Venture 10.0, Hangure 0.11, Crusudo9.10, Kauri Gum 9.10, Blackberry 9.10,Riot 9.10, Xayborn 9.8, Lady Heleua 9.7.

THE TWO CUPS.

In dealing with the Caulfield andMelbourne Cups the Victorian scribe"Reginald" remarks:—"Seeing that

Mr W. Forrester has already won twoCups, and was about in ot'liers, back-ers will nattirally be looking for amove from Warwick Fai*m way.Knowing little about some of themembers of his team, people wouldjust now prefer The Chief to the rest;of Mr Forrester's lot. That this Gozogelding has solid claims to considera-tion in a Cup connection will scarcelybe disputed. Twelve months on TheChief's age should do wonders forhim. He was hardly seen at his topform last spring on this side. Lig'ht-fleshed, shallow-looking and irritable.The Chief, when over here last Cuptime, struck me as a customer thatwould require to settle down a bit indisposition, and fill up in frame, be-fore coming to his real self. Therecould never be any doubt about his■galloping but he lacked the powerthat help.* at the end of a crackingtwo miles. As 'he has been wellrested since, and given every chanceto furnish, The Chief should haveimproved greatly in himself by now,and if he has made the expected pro-gress. Mr William Forrester will againbe very hard to beat at Flemingtonon the all-important first Tuesday inNovember.

In his only attempt over a middledistance up to date Forest failed.This was in a mile and a furlongw.f.a. race in Adelaide on the

(same

day that 'he won the Goodwood. Butit scarcely says much for or againstForest's stamina that he was, whentrained especially for a sprint, notequal to fair weight-for-a^e form.On this showing alone, it would beunwise to condemn Forest as a non-stayer. A horse of his fine speedmight be an awkward customer totake liberties with over any distance.He only needs to run kindly in hisfield,and that terrific dash might land'him out of trouble while the plod-ders are thinking about it. We shallprobably have plenty of chance ofjudging- Forest through the winter.He is now in full condition, and nodoubt James Lynch will soon test himin company with something like a-journey. When given the opportunityForest will likely be found taking hisown part wherever he is placed.

On her Adelaide running, Contrastis by no means harshly used in eitherCup. When on the South Australianside the daughter of Commotion wasprobably equal to something verygood. She improved in a very markeddegree leading up to the Adelaidecrmpaign, and there is no reason whysh^ should not continue making head-way. After returning from 'her suc-cessful trip Contrast was eased off,

but she has plenty of time to get toserious work again. As time goes onMr Pearson's mare is sure to comeinto increased favour for the big

spring handicap, and "cheap" moneyprocured about her now might spellgood business later on,

Another candidate who, all goingwell, is bound to come into promin-S in tlie "market" is Fleet Ad-miral. Walter Hickenbotham"is be-Snnin- to move the beautiful bay

ftoni a bit and, if nothing happens

him L tho meantime, he will be readyto due course. That Fleet Adnnrals a racehorse we know, and it is

only a question of health for him to

s£ 'IE»»inext spring.' _____

THE VICTORIAN DERBY.

This year's Victorian Derby is voteda very open race and there is notfiklly to be a decided favourite untilafter the conclusion of the.AustrianTockev Club Meeting next month.The two-year-old form was very"mixed" and even the V.R.C. handi-cS>per has not vouchsafed his Derby

tip this year through the medium of

the Melbourne Cup weights, for he ha9placed Revenue, Reviver, Chesney and

Parthian on the same mark, separatedonly by a couple of pounds fromScorn, the last Maribyrnong Platewinner, and Tremarden (by Trenton.Lady Marden), who won theV.A.T.O.Debutant Stakes in the spring andg-ot second to Revenue in the V-R-^-Sires' Produce Stakes at the back endof the season. Parthian, owned bythe Hon. W. A. Long, is a great fancy,with some Australian writers. He is

by the unbeaten Grand Flaneur fromArcheress, by the Auckland bredTrenton-Bay Archeress (imp) by Tox-opholite, sire of Musket, who was thesire of Trenton. With his combi-nation of Yattendon and Musketblood, Parthian ought to be a coltabove the ordinary. He made his ap-pearance at the Sydney T. C. Meetinglast January, when, he won the Nur-sery Handicap. In the autumn atRandwiclc he proved himself a goodcolt, for he annexed the Nursery Han-dicap and Easter Stakes, Chesney be-ing runner-up on each occasion. WithRevenue, by Trenton-Water Lily, MrW. R. Wilson must possess a prettystrong hand. This colt won a coupleof handicaps in the spring and in theautumn he placed the V.R.C. Sires'Produce Stakes to his credit. TheSydney owned colt Reviver by" ClanStuart-Melissa, showedhandsome win*

ning form in the 'A.J.C. ChampagneStakes, so that altogether the event isvery open. The two Auckland coltsLancaster and Lord Curcton are en-gaged, and in summing up the situ>ation later they may require to bereckoned among the probables.

MY NOTE BOOK.

During the past season the sumof £34,426 was passed through thetotalizators at the Takapmra JockeyClub's two meetings. This is £879less than the season of 1897-98, when£35,305 was handled by Mr W. Biom-field and staff.

There has been a lot of sympathyexpressed with the syndicate whoowned Fabulist at their loss. Soonafter the horse was purchased it wasdiscovered that he was a bad case,and he had to be put in retirementat Sylvia Park. Mr Ralph tells methe horse's skin dried up, and heswelled up all over. First one thingset in, and then another, dropsyeventually causing" his death.Fabulist only cost his owners,Messrs William Duncan andJ. Lennard twenty-live guineasas a yearling', and when he wassold in January last he was knockeddown to J. C. Booth at 305 guineas.As a three-year-old Fabulist won theAuckland Guineas and Great NorthernDerby, and over a raile and a quarterhe put up one or two good perform-ances with heavy weights.

It transpires the post mortem ofFabulist was made in the presence oftow ofthe owners by Mr T. Cauley, ofPanmure Ed. He found that the horsewas quite sound inside, his heart andlungs being perfectly healthy. How-ever, the horse was full of watereverywhere he was touched, and underthe skin where the saddle is placeda great quantity spurted out. MrCauley opines the death of Fabulistwas due to dropsy. 'Nominations for the Epsom Handi-cap and Metropolitan Stakes, run atthe A.J.C. Spring Meeting in Septem-ber, were cabled over in the early partof the week, and in numbers they arewell up to previous years. The Wel-lington-owned gelding Boreas is en-tered in both races, both of whichshould suit him well if he is fairlyhandicapped. The Hotchkiss coltsLancaster ajid Lord Cureton are alsoentered, but it is probable one or otherwill be seen out in the A.J.C. Derby,run on the same day as the EpsomHandicap, 9th September. Weightsfor the Epsom and Metropolitan Han-dicaps are due on such day as the com-mittee may appoint.

From the manner in which St. Luciais being supported in Auckland andthe direction a wager of 1000 to 40went, it would appear that Mr Steadis likely to be represented in the NewZealand Cup with St. Lucia, the co.m-ing three-year-old daughter of St.Leger and Hilda, which he purchasedat the Wellington Park sale of 1898.So far St. Lucia has done little racing,and her colours have not been seenhome in front, but she is said to havegrown and developed into a worthy-looking daughter of her mother, Hilda,who won the A.R.C. Easter Handicapwith 9.6 and the Autumn Handicapalso in the autumn of 1890. Tn thelast-named race she carried the thump-ing impost of 10.0 on her back.

In discussing the weights for theCaulfield Cup the Victorian scribe"Asmodeous" writes:—The first horseon the list to cause me to dwell isWait-a-Bit, and at 8.13 I regard him asone of the picks of the handicap, ifnot the actual bonne bouche. In ad-dition to achieving a weight-for-agevictory at the last V.R.C. AutumnMeeting, he gained distinction in bothCups, and nothing but ill fortune orindifferent hoi-semanship, whicheverway you may care to interpret it, de-prived him of victory over The Grafterat Flemington. Wait-a-Bit is a race-horse and a stayer, and as he is now in'his prime, T expect to see him surpassall his previous accomplishments dur-ing the ensuing season. With ordinaryluck, I shall be fully prepared to seeWait-a-Bit capture one of the Cups,perhaps the Melbourne for choice.

The local trainer Hall has Korowaiin work again, also a coming- two-year-old colt by Hotchkiss—Pandora. Thelatter is a fine big lengthy fellow. Inoticed the pair on the roads a day ortwo ago.

All of the local New J'oaland Cupcandidates trained at Ellei-s-li; are j*o-ing- on all right. St. Paul must navetrod on tlte scoria under the tan onSaturday moVninp1 last, when he pul-led up lame after exercise, for he hasbeen bowling along in good stylesince. Explosion is doing really goodwork, and no horse could look better.Seahorse, St. Crispin and Bluejacketare also doing well.

The popular Ellerslie trainer .T. C.Booth tells me that he proposes tak-ing up Rex and a couple of juvenilesbred by himself and his brother atHamilton in the course of a month.In Lady Avon, by Soult—First Love,he has a promising juvenile in hand,and all going well she will no doubtbe seen out in the Avondale Stakes inSeptember next. Booth has been try-ing Hylas over hurdles, and the geld"ing has been shaping better than inhis early attempts. The gelding BlueCap is also going on all right.

During1 the present week a wager of1000 to 30 was taken locally aboutBush Rose for the New Zealand Cup,St. Lucia has met with good supportat 100's to 5, and Seahorse has beenbefriended at 100's to 4. ' About Ex-plosion 100's to 7 have been taken.Battleaxe is easier and a wager of 200to 10 was laid against him yesterday.Local quotations are as follows:—

14 to 1 v. Explosion and Uhlan.16 to 1 v. St. Lucia, Pulmen, Douglas,

Miss Delaval.20 to 1 v. Castashore and Battleaxe.25 to 1 v. Bush Rose, First Blood.33 to 1 v. Seahorse, Swordflsh 11.

Local trainers and jockeys havetaken action to enter their protestagainst the proposal that the Jockeysand Trainers' Provident Fund be paidover to a Board of Trustees to be ap-pointed by the Racing Conference.They urge the delegate of the Auck-land Racing1 Club to strongly opposesuch rule on their behalf, and also toprevent (any interference with thefund as now held in trust by the

A.E.C. The petition I am glad to hearis largely signed, and it will duly belaid before the Racing Conference asa protest against any interferencewith the good sum lodged in theAuck-land Savings Bank to the credit of thefund.

The Auckland Racing Club Commit-tee have generously decided to con-tinue the Century Stakes of lOOOsovs,and another race of that name is an-nounced for the autumn of 1901. Theparticulars are advertised elsewherein this impression.

In the last issue of the "WeeklyPress" to hand appears an illustrationof the design for the obverse of silvercup, value 100 guineas, presented

■by Mr G. Stead to the'the Auckland Racing Club. The tro-jphy is a very handsome one indeed,and it has been added by the com-mittee to the next Auckland Cup

prize.

MISCELLANEOUS.

In the Ethel "ringing-in" case allthree defendants 'have been commit-ted for trial.

The well-known New South Walesracing- authority "Milroy" selects thefollowing lot to provide the MelbourneCup winner:—Majestic, Cravat, Hy-mettus, Massinissa, Symmetry, Vou-you, 'Frisco, Parthian, Chesney, Dirkiiainmerhand, and Dewey.

The good looking- Artillery inure

Firefly, who has been spelled of late,is about to be put in work again byGee. Dawson. Her shore retirementha;* freshened her up considerably.

The thoroughbred stallion Eros, bySt. George—Idalia, half - brother toSir Modred, goes up for sale at Hunterand Nolan's yard on Friday next, July21.

The Christchureh writer "M. Quad"selects the following to win the NewZealand Cup:—Douglas, Boreas,Daunt,Explosion, Starshot, Castashore, Ful-men. Dauntless, Bluejacket, Huku,Strathnairn, Skobeloft". He adds: Ifforced to take two now I would selectDouglas and Boreas.

The N.Z. Grand National candidateKanaka has got light on it and as hedoes best on a paddock preparation,his owner has transferred him to MrJ. Lennard's fairr. at Mangere, wherehe will he looked after by GeorgeAbsoluin.

Tlii? Sydney tsainer M. McAuliffehas taken boxes at Avondale, and hehas had placed in his care Opou andKnight of AiL'W. Mr J. Gallagheralso gives him a couple of horses totrain, and Red Lancer may go. in hishands.

AUCKLAND COURSING CLUB.

The following nominations were re-ceived last night for the events to berun at the Auckland Coursing Clubmeeting on July !3!2 and 20: —

Maiden Stake.—Tapper 1, Hooker 2,Wilson 1, Whitten 1, Tighe 2, Wren 1,Goddurd 1, Mack 2, GillespLe 1, Clarke1, Brierly 1, Jenkins 1, Proudfoot 5..

Champion Collar.—Appleby 1, Hand-cock 1, Tapper 1, Wilson 1, Turner 1,Stevens 1, Dunford 1, Whitten 1,Proudfoot 4.

AUSTRALIAN WATERLOO CUP.MELBOURNE, July 14

At the Victorian Coursing Club'smeeting Aquafortis won the Austra-lian Waterloo Cup, Heady Money be-ing runner-up.

NEW ZEALAND GRAPHIC.PRIZE COMPETITIONS.

The pictorial puzzle competitioncloses to-day, but solutions^ receivedby post on Monday morning will beeligible for competition.

NEW COMPETITIONS NOW OPEN.

NOW OPEN,

AN ANECDOTE COMPETITION,

It has been decided to make theanecdote competition a standing affairfor the "Graphic." Every month 8prizes of 5/ will be given for the bestshort anecdote of not more than 200words contributed. It is not neces-sary that this should be original, butan effort should be made to avoidvery old stories.

The editor cannot undertake to re-turn contributions or engage, in cor-respondence over them. If the ex-tract is valuable keep a copy of it.Communications should be marked"Anecdotes," and should be signedwith name and address on the cou-pon, which will be found on thecover. The competition for July isnow open, and will close on July22nd.

The decision of the editor in all"Graphic" competitions is final.

GRAND CRICKET COMPETITION.

TWELVE CASH PEIZES,

There is also a cricket competitionopen on the final test match, and inthis there are offered no less than 12cash prizes, all of Which must be wonby somebody, so if nobody gives thecorrect solutions to the various ques-tions put, the prizes will go to thecompetitors who are most nearly cor-rect. This competition remains opentill August 13th, and should prove■ extremely popular. Cricket enthusi-asts are asked to foretell

1. RESULT OF, THE MATCH,. and for this there are six prizesi offered, which will be awarded to the

six persons who most nearly foretellthe exact result.« 2. WHO WILL SECLTIE BEST "BOWL-\ ING AVERAGE IN THE MATCH.

For this there are two prizes,i 3. BEST SCOEEKS.

Who will that is make the best scorein the English eleven, and who the

\ best in the Australian? Two prizesare offered for each of these questions.

Competitors have t!he chance of allthese prizes on one coupon, and mayvery likely win a prize for one ques-tion though incorrect in another.Certainly everyone should try theirluck and their skill in this competi-tion.

THE MARINE COMMISSION.AIR W. T. GLASGOW EXAMINED.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Friday,i The! Marine Commission resumedI this afternoon.! The Hon. Hall-Jones was re-exainin-\ed by Mr lianlon. He said that notiin the slightest, degree did the Pre-mier's telegram from Auckland influ-ence him (witness) in the Jones' mat-,ter. Witness explained that he wrote|as follows yesterday to the Secretaryof the Marine .Department: "Kindlylet me know whether any intimationwas given .to Captain Jones by theDepiu'tent that he could go up forexamination. If so, please let mehave a copy as soon as possible." MrGlasgow replied as follows: "No inti-mation was given. He put in his ap-plication and paid his fee. The timewas then arranged with the exam-iners."

Mr W. T. Glasg-ow, secretary of theMarine Department, was the next wit-ness. Us g-ave evidence that he is- isued a certificate' of competency toCaptain Jones. Before doing so hereceived a .report from Captain Edwinand Captain Allman, but as far as hecould remember he did not see the<examination papers. !The examination papers were hereproduced, and witness said he couldnot recognise the handwriting- in anyof the answers. The signature wasin Captain Jones' handwriting-, andthe questions in Captain Allman's.

Continuing, witness said he had in1897, and still had, most entire con-fidence in Mr Allport. Witness hadalways heard that Jones was a goodriver captain, but that his literaryacquirements were limited.

After reference to points alreadydealt with fully by the previous wit-nesses, Mr Glasgow went on to saythat the first idea he had that any-thing- was wrong was when Mr All-port told him in confidence that Cap-tain Yon Schoen had told him in con-fidence that Jones' and two'other ex-aminations had been carried out bypart of the work being copied frommaterial supplied by Captain YonSchoen. On looking into the examin-ation papers with witness, Mr Hall-Jones was convinced there was some-thing in the allegations made in theHouse, and that an inquiry was neces-sary.

Witness' account of what tran-spired subsequently was in the maincorroborative of the account given bythe previous witnesses. He under-stood that the Minister for Marinehad given the authority, as CaptainAllman said he had because he (theMinister) did not say he had it whenwitness saw him about it.

Mr Hanlon: And you took the en-velope to the Minister?

Witness: Yes.Mr Hanlon: Did he express any sur-

prise?Witness: No, not at all. He didn't

suggest that it meant "permit" (noun)and not "permit" (verb).

Air Hanlon: Did you intend to filethat away as an authority?

Witness: Oh, yos; to record it.Mr Hanlon: Did it not strike you it

would be advisable to get it signed?Witness: Yes, it did.Mr Hanlon: Why did you not get it

signed?Witness: Because there is a certain

amount of delicacy to overcome inasking a Minister to get it absolutelyin writing nnd signed by him.

Mr Hanlon: But it was the customto get signatures?

Witness: Yes.Mr Hanlon: And he could surely not

take oft'ence at you asking for a thingquite in accordance with custom?

Witness: I didn't do it.Mr Hanlon: Did you take any note

of having shown it to the Minister?Witness: No.Mr Hanlon: What did you do with

it?Witness: I told Mr Allport I had

seen the Minister, and he had con-firmed Captain Allman's statement,and he (Mr Allport) had better file itand keep it as the authority.

Witness went on to say. that whenhe saw the Minister for Marine he(Mr Hall-Jones) expressed his sur-prise that. so informal a documenthad been taken as Ministerial author-ity. At first Mr Hall-Jones expresseddoubt as to the handwriting on theenvelope, but that was only a passingobservation. Mr Hall-Jones said itwas very unlikely he could havegiventhe authority, and witness remindedhim of the fact that Captain Allmanhad also made reference to Minis-terial authority. Witness thoughtMinisterial authority had been given,but he admitted that there was somedoubt about it. When witness wrotethe memo, to the Minister on January26th, he did not remember that hehad shown the memo, on the envelopeto Mr Hall-Jones.

Mr Hanlon: But how did it returnto your recollection?

Witness could not say exactly, ex-cept that the circumstances broughtthe details back to his mind. He hada good memory, though perhaps notquite so good as Mr Hall-Jones, as thelatter was a younger man.

Mr Hanlon: But you contradicthim?

Witness: Yes; undoubtedly. I amas positive about showing Mr Hall-Jones the envelope memo, as I can beof anything.

Witness, continuing, said when hewas fully satisfied in his own con-science that he had shown the memo,to Mr Hall-Jones, he did not com-municate the fact to Mr Hall-Jonesbecause from February 26 he (MrGlasgow) was practically banishedfrom the Minister's presence, the lat-ter having- ordered that all communi-cations between them must be inwriting. Thereupon Mr Glasgow ex-plained the matter to Mr Fitchett, theCrown law officer, who remarked thathe (Mr Glasgow) had a treacherousmemory.

At this stage Mr Glasgow remarkedthat if he had known his examinationwould have been so minute he wouldhave asked to be represented by coun-sel.

Mr Hanlon said he had no desireto embarrass Mr Glasgow. He onlywanted to get out the whole facts., Witness, continuing, said thatneither any Minister nor any otherperson spoke tohim about Jones' com-petency examination until the Minis-terial envelope was produced. Hetook the envelope to mean permissionfor the examination to take place.Witness again declared that despitethe long lapse of time he was quitepositive that he showed the envelopeto Mr Hall-Jones.

Cross-examined by Mr Gray, MrGlasgow said he saw Captain Allmanand told him he thought he (CaptainAllman) had acted very foolishly inadvising1 the Minister to dispensewiththe mate's certificate in Jones' case.Witness certainly understood that theMinistry took all the responsibility.At first' Mr Hall-Jones did not specifi-

cally deny that there was Ministerialauthority for the examination, butsubsequently he did give a specificdenial.

Cross-examined by Mr Hislop, wit-ness said it was the end of Februarylast before Mr Hall-Jones suggestedthat he had simply given the envelopeto Captain Allman as a reminder.

To Mr Atkinson: Mr Hail-Jones hadsuggested since that witness had mis-represented him (the Minister) inorder to screen a fellow officer. Itwas in consequence of that interviewthat witness had very little to do wijhMr Hall-Jones personally since.

To Mr Hanlon: It was very likelythat he (witness) told Mr Hall-Jonesverbally that he (witness) was wrongin not bringing the envelope underthe Minister's notice. Witness' recol-lection of the envelope incident wasformed before he saw Captain All-man's statement or Jones' affidavit.These only served to confirm his con-victions. When witness took the en-velope to the Minister he did notpoint out the irregularity, but simplylaid the envelope before the Ministerand told him what Mr Allport hadbeen told by Captain Allman. Witnesswent away with the impression thatthe Minister authorised Jones sitting-for his examination.

The Commission adjourned till to-morrow.

(Continued on Page 5.)

LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

REPORT BY DR. MACGREGOE.

The Inspector-General's report onLunatic Asylums shows that thenumber of registered insane personson 3ist December, 1898, was 2,480, ofwhich 1,472 were males and 1,008females. The figures for the pre-vious year were 1,436 males and

990 females. The proportion of in-sane to population was one in 31G.The percentage of death was 6.14, asagainst 0.28 for the previous year.The percentage of recoveries was48.07, as compared with 30.69 for1897. The number of patients in jexeessof proper sleeping accommoda- Ition is 203, and the estimated excess !at the end of the present year is 104.1The net cost per patient was £21 3/5, jas compared with £22 in 1897. AtChristchurch and Auckland the net icost per patient is considerably re- jduced by the receipts from the farm. IAt Christchurch " the revenue from jthis source amounted to £2 0/1 perihead. j

Dr. MacGregor states': "The time ihas come when the Wellington Asy-',him must be condemned and reduced, ias has been, intended for years, to a \receiving house. The risk of fire is :so great that nothing short of re-building it will make it even tolerablysafe. A new Asylum must be built jsomewhere in the neighbourhood of iI'ahnerston North or Woodville, andcompleted within the next five years,if the colony is not content to let Iour asylums lapse into a worse con-\dition than they are in at present.'The new asylums ought to consistof detached blocks of buildings forthe purposes of proper classificationand treatment of patients. Models jfor this new departure in asylum jconstruction a.re to be found at Kan-kakee, in America, and at Alt Scher-bitz, in Germany. The question asto whether these separate .buildingsshould be of wood or brick, and bemade fire-proof, will turn, on thepossibility of getting Parliament tovote money for the more costly brickerections, and on the discontinuanceof the costly co-operative system. ABill was passed last session dealingwith Inebriate Homes, but no moneywas provided. If only Parliament }finds the money the Lunacy Act, as itstands, meets all necessary require-ments. Receiving Homes for the re-ception of doubtful cases under ex-amination for admission to the ordi-nary asylum, a special institutionfor the training and treatment of jidiots, imbeciles, and epileptics, aswell as a separate institution forcriminal lunatics, and for the aftercare of discharged convalescents, areall desirable, and should be under-taken as soon as possible."

AUCKLAND ASYLUM.Dr. Beattie, in his report on the

Auckland Asylum, states: — "Theaverage number of resident patientswas 426, as compared with 424 forthe preceding year. There has beenan increase during the year of only5 patients. This small increase isdue partly to the decrease in admis-sions, 81, as compared, with 89 for1897, and partly to the increased dis-charge rate. The admission rateseems to be what one might regardas the normiaJ rate for Auckland, iUnder normal circumstances slightvariations occur from year to year,ibut in the absence of any special ex-citing or predisposing causes, abnor-mal variations can scarcely be antici-pated. The recovery rate for theyear, 51.85 per cent, on admissions,is considerably above the average.A high rate for one year,however, means very little. In a fewinstances, too, they have been materi-ally assisted by the relatives of pa-tients. It is almost a matter of com-1mon knowledge that in our asylumsa number of cases progress graduallyto a stage short of recovery, thenbecome stationary for a longer orshorter period, a,nd then usually re-trogress. In such cases I find thatnothing can make up for that un-divided attention which we cannotat present give. I have endeavo\iredto minimise this evil by representingto responsible relatives the impera-tive need for the removal of suchpatients from the asylum for theirindividual care. Where my advicehas been, accepted I have alwaysfound apparently complete recoverjwithin the probationary period. Thedeath-rate, calculated on total resi-dents during the year, is again re-duced. The rate 7.5 per cent., is

still too high. For four of the deathsI accept no responsibility,- the pa-tienta being almost moribund whenthey reached the asylum. One pa-tient, an old man, 81 years of age,was semi-conscious when he arrived,and died a few days afterwards. Hewas no more insane than many agedpersons who are kept at home, andyet the stupid stigma of "died in anasylum" will cling to his family for

lat least a generation. An old wo-! man, too, was brought to the asylumas the result of a neighbourly quar-rel, when she was too feeble to movej without assistance, and too feebleto speak. She also died in a fewdays. With the exception of a frac-, tured rib, there have been no serious

| accidents during the year, whilst thegeneral health of the patients hasbeen remarkably good. It is inter-esting to note that, notwithstandingthe large amount of typhoid feveiin Auckland, and the fact that manyof our attendants -are in the citydaily, we have had no fever casesin the asylum during the last twcyears. I abruptly conclude myrepori

by stating that behind the favourableaspect there is only anxiety and dis-appointment. I am satisfied thateverything is" not being done thatcould be done for the benefit of ourpatients. Those who are condemnedto a life-long' imprisonment throughno fault of their own merit more con-sideration than w« give them. Myendeavours to convert, an asylumfrom a prison into a home have beencrowned with little success. I lookfor more success in the future, andmore success I shall assuredly get."

The Inspector-General states thaihe visited Auckland Asylum on April,16, 1899. He says:—"This asylum isin good working order in all its de-partments except the auxiliary. ThisI find to have greatly fallen off insome respects. It will depend oncertain steps which I have found it jnecessary to take whether consider-!able changes may not have to be made;in the staff. The condition of the;milking cows has given grave cause!for anxiety for a considerable time.Several months ago I arranged withthe Agricultural Department to abideabsolutely by their instructions asregards the treatment and disposalof the herd. Definite instructionshave at length been given by Mr Gil-ruth, which will be implicitly obey-ed. Instructions have also been givento Dr. Levinge, of Simnyside," to pro-cure in the South Island milkingcows, which have been tested fortuberculosis by the Departmental ex-perts, to replace all that, have beenrecently condemned. Meanwhile everyprecaution is being taken to pasteur-ise the milk. In consultation withDr. Beattie I examined all the recentand more hopeful 'cases. I visitedall who were confined to their roomsand under medical treatment. Allwere being carefully attended to. Iexamined the bedding and clothing.'and found them suitable and clean.The food was abundant and of thebest quality, but a little more des-patch might be secured by better or-ganisation, especially at the auxili-ary. The new matron is doing well,and promises to be a very efficientofficer. Dr. Liddell, who succeededDr. Fox, is also giving satisfaction.This asylum owes a great'deal to theunsleeping vigilance and care of thedeputy-inspector and the official visi-tors. Mrs Hendre and Mr Ewington.I arranged with the Public WorksDepartment before leaving Welling-ton that the plans for the female sidesinsrle rooms should at once be sentto Mr Vickerman, who has so satis-factorily carried out our buildingsin the past, with full authority tofinish them as soon as possible. Onthe male side it is imperative thata new wing should be built, corres-ponding to the extension carried outsome years ago on the female side.This is required to enable us to pro-vide better hospital accommodation.At present it is a very painful ex-:pevience to visit the hospital wards,where, notwithstanding the constant tcare and unfailing kindess of atten-dant Owens, a very great deal ofsuffering is caused to the sick anddying by want of room for theirhumane treatment. It is also indis-pensable that a considerable sum ofmoney, probably £500 (Mr Bell's es-timate: for a complete scheme was£1,000) should be voted to'ventilatethe older portions :>f the building.I was sorry to receive to-day notice

!of Mr MacDonald's resignation of his1office as clerk to the asylum. Some! time ago he applied to be transferred,i owing to the climate 'not agreeingwith his wife, but at the time I sawno way of meeting his wishes."

THE RAILWAY STAGE SYSTEM.

MR VAILE DIVIDES THE HOUSE.

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Keporter.)

WELLINGTON,this clay.Mr Samuel Vaile may yet take heart

of grace. Having doggedly and persist-ently kept his scheme before Parlia-ment and the country for severalyears* he has now obtained the raredistinction of having a division all tohimself. By appeals to -members ofParliament in the form of petitionsand personal interviews, exhibits ofmaps, and elaborate tables in a con-spicuous part of the lobbies, he hascontrived tokeep his proposals in theforeground of the Parliamentary vis-ion. Like all reformers, however, hehas had to pay the penalty of beingset dov/n as a man with a hobby. Yes-terday he came up smiling again afterfrequent disappointments through themedium of a petition presented by MrCrowther, who moved that it be readby the Clerk of the House,' pleadinglike the unfortunate young womanwho made a moral slip, that it was".such a little one," occupying only apage of foolscap.

Mr Crowther's request that the peti-tion be read was received with a loudchorus of "Noes." The Speaker de-clared "the Noes have it," A divisionwas demanded and resulted: Ayes 46;Noes 11.

The petition was then read. It setsforth that he invented and in 1883placed before the public the StageSystem of railway administration,which has given satisfactory resultsand has been adopted by five Euro-pean nations; that if it had beenadopted in 1897-8 in New Zealand therailway passenger revenue would havebeen £1,597,000 instead of £399,000;that at the Parliamentaryenquiry intothe merits of his system in 1886 the

Ichief railway officials strongly opposedlit and gave evidence that can now be-| yond dispute be proved to have been!alse and untrue—so untrue that thepetitioner says they must either havebeen fully cognisant of this fact orwere totally ignorant of the subjectthey weredealing with. That the saidofficials must be aware that petitionercan prove this to be the case, other-wise they would long since have takenaction against him, and petitionerprays that the House will at onceordera trial ofthe Vaile Stage Systsm.

The petition having been read, MrTanner (Avon) said the member forAuckland ought to be called upon towithdraw it, as it contained seriousreflections upon persons outside ofthe House by declaring that certainstatements made by railway officialswere "false and untrue."

The Speaker said the hon. memberwho presented the petition must beresponsible for its contents.

The Premier thought the Houseshould have some rule with regardto the reading of petitions extendingover two folios. He might say in ad-vance that the allegations made by MiVaile against certain railway official?were absolutely unwarranted, and iihe had been aware that the petitiorcontained such statements he woulchave asked the hon. member for Auckland City (Mr Crowther) to withdravit as containing serious reflections no

in the interest of good governmentag-ainst public officials.Mr Hog-g, voicing the bored feeling1of the House caused by the reading ofMr .Justice Edwards' petition on theprevious day, protested against thetime of hon. members being wastedwith the readings of wordy petitions.■tne bpeaker said notice must bogiven of any objection to a petition.R.he SXTbJ'-'«t then dropped, and thepet.tion was referred to the Railway

COMMERCIAL.AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

Wnds glutted; onions ftri.ff^8 of all

!ex store; Lapstone,kK»» SLt(L& 10/

dairy pats, 8.1 to 9U; seconds, Od factoryrolls, BJd to lOd; bulk, prime, Od- second-ed to 8d; teg, 3d to cjd; egb, 1/to 1/5'rising; Won. best, iijili fanners',4d to Od';hams, Tja; farmers', 4d to 6d; el'ecse lidto sd: farmers', 3Jd; honey, bulk, Sd7 sec-tion .i/; lemons, 3/9 to 0/^ pineapples, 7/5?..^?J 2£W r"'/9 *? 5/Gj apples, localdessert, r/6 to t>/G: cookers, 6/6 to 7/- sec-onds, 4/6 to 6/; Tasnianlan S.T P 7/6 to9/0: P.C 7/0 to S/G; pours,'JJ,! to 4d man-darlns, 7/9 to 9/: walnuts, 6d to 7a- uea-nuts. 21d: charcoal, 3/; hares, 1/8 to 2/'rabbits, 1/3 to 1/9 pair; roosters. 1/7 to2/3; hens, 1/4 to 1/0; ducks, 1/9 to 3/3;turkeys (a poor lot), 3/ t0.5/; hons. 1/6 to20/; geese,2/6 to 3/; pigc, 8/6 to 16/6; pork3Jd.

Messrs Arthur and Gorrie's weekly re-port:—Soutnern potatoes £2 5/, £2 10/,kidneys £2 5/, £3 iO/, kumaras 5/6, t/,pumpkins £2, £2 JO/, carrots 25/, oats 1/3,chaff £2 5/, £2 10/, wheat 2/3, onions £3,■ £4, fresh butter Sd,Dei,Taranaki rolls 9id,bulk BLd, salt butter 4d, (id, eggs 1/1, 1/3,cheese 31d, 4d, Southern bacon 6£d, 7d,hams S£d, local bacon 4£d,6d, hams 6d, 7d,apples 5/8, 9/, lemons 4/, 4/6, oranges 3/,3/6, walnuts od, table fowls 1/7, 2/, hens1/, 1/6, ducks 1/4 2/, rabbits 1/6, 1/10 perpair.

Messrs A. Tooioan and Co. report satis-lactory business during- the past weekat the following rates:—Potatoes, primeSouthern table, £2 10/ ton, medium £1 15/to £2, best Southern kidney seed £3 to £35/, rough and local do. £1 10/ to£2, supe--ior onions £i, ordinary 1/ to 2/ sack,carrots 20/ to 25/, pumpkins50/ to 55/ ton,kumaras 4/ti, to 5/ cwt., maize 2/3 to 2/5bushel, best dairy butter 9Jd to lOd,medium do. 7d to Sd, keg do. 3£d to 6tl,bog do. 5d to Cci,new milled and separatorin keg SJd, factory lOd, eggs, private saleslid to 1/, lew at auction 1/2J to 1/3, honeyin tin 2d lb, in section 3/6 dozen, bacon,more plentiful, factory 6d to 7d lb, farm-ers' 6d to GJd, hams 6d to Sd, farmers'cheese 4d to 4ld. Fruit: Apples, marketeasier .owing to arrivals from Tasmania.Choice eating apples sold from 8/ to 9/,good do 7/ to 7/6, medium sorts 3/ to 5/,lemons 4/ to 5/, Island oranges 4/, localdessert 2/6 to 3/. marmalade'7/ to 9/, pas-sion fruit 4/9 to 7A mandarins 7/to 8/6,loquats 5/ to fi/. pines 7/ to 9/, cocoanuts5/6 sar-k. Poultry: Market improved.Ordinary fowls 1/3 to 11. fat roosters 1/10to 2/4, medium do. 1/6 to 1/8. ducks 2/1 to2/4. heavy turkey s-obh'^rs X/ to 8/, hens3/ to At. "Younpr "pijrs 8/6 to 14/9.

Messrs. R. Arthur reports good busi-ness as follows:—rotatoes £2 ro £2 10/,onions £3 10/ to £4 10/, carrots 20/ to 25/,kumaras 6/ to 6/10,pumpkins £2. to £2 5/ton. Fresh dairy butter Sd to 9Jd lb,keg BJd to 7ct. egs~s1/ to 1/2. cheese 4d toMA, bacon GJd to 7d, hams 7d to 7id, localbacon srl to fi?d. hams 6dto 7d. Fruit:;Apples 6/ to 9/ ease, lemons 3/6-to 5/.Poultry; Turkey gobblers 5/ to 6/6. hens2/6 to 3/3, ducks 1/8 to 2/4. ge«?R 2/ to 2/6,:ordinary fowl 1/2 to 1/7, table rooster*: 1/R to ' 2/2.

Mr J. Jones reports:—Roosters 1/6 to 2/7"oTIXV? 1<S1:Iducks' V5to2/2;turkeys;2/3 to 3/6: gobblers, 4/9 to 6/6; pigs, 8/ to; 13/0; butter, 7d to lOd; eggs, lOd to 1/2;hams, 6|d to 7d; bacon, 5Jd to 6Jd; green-fi d!fchamß' 6-d t0 7id; ke^ butter,i inAd,:,Shee^ 4<l t0 4*cl: PO^toes, £2 to£2 10/ kidneys. 2/0 to 3/3; onions, 3/6 to( */; inferior, almost unsaleable: kumaras,I 5/ to 6/; pumpkins, £2 to £2 10/; maize,2/5 to 2/6: brnn, £3 10/ to £4: sharps, £410/ to £4 W. wheat. 2/2 to 2/4; dressedpork, 3d to 33 d.

Hall and Perkins report:—Apples. locals,8/ to 11/: luitter, dniry, 6d to lljd; keg,I scarcer* 5d to 7d lb; chaff. 40/ to 45/;I cheese, 3d to ud: carrots, white, 20/ to 25/;I red, 30/; egg!?, 2d to 4<l over mnrket r.each-| orl to-day, to 1/2*: lemons, 3/ to 4/, few to5/; maize, .2/3 ex wharf. 2/6 ex store; oni-ons, Rood ones to-day, 4/ to 5/; potatoes,Ijapptonep. £3 to £4; Derwpnts. £2. 10/ to! £3; Magnums, 3/ to R/: Early Hose! £5: 20

iother varieties at fair prices; eating, £2 7/(Jjto £2 10/, ex store: pumpkins. 30/ to 60/I per ton. scarce. Poultry: Roosters, young,] 1/3 to 1/0; extra fat. to 2/9: prize local, to5/4; hens. 1/ to V- flticfes. 1/0 to 3/ each;

! geese. ?./; canaries. 8/3: turkey hens, 2/ tojh/6;gobblers, 3/ to 7/3; pigs. 6/ to 14/----' Donald and Edenborough's weekly re-port:—We quote. Potatoes, Oamarus, £25/, £2 10/, Timaru £1 10/, Canterbury £115/ £2 5/, Lapstone kidney seed £2 5/. £3,

'onions, prime, 3/6 to 4/, other lots 2/ to' 3/,pumpkins 2/3 to 2/9, kumaras 5/3. 6/, egga

lid 1/3, cheese 4}d, 4£d, loaf sd, butter,; Taranaki rolls, 9d, 9Jd, bulk U&, Bd, far-mers' keg 5d 7d, pastry 4d, sd, bacon,local, SM, 61d, hams 52d, 6ja. Fruit: Ap-ples, stunners. 7/3, 7/9, stone pippins 7/3,7/6. picreonette 7/, 7/9. coloured dessert 8/.10/3 second class fruit 3/. 4/6. Hobart 7/6,

9/, Poorman's oranges 7/6, 9/6, lemons 4/,i 5/e, walnuts Bid, 6d.

THE "AUCKJLAJEB STAR, SATURDAY JULY, .jag" 1899.3

pEARS^ S° AP'"WHAT ONE OUGHT TO KNOW.

Peaks' Soap is fragrant, refreshing andsoothing.

pEARS^SOAP'A GOOD CHARACTER.

Peabs' Soap ia pure, delightful, fragrant andrefreshing.

A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION.Apply Sulpholine Lotion. Itdrives t. >vay

pimples, blotches, roughness, redness andall disfigurements. Sulpholine developsalovely skin. Is. bottles. Madein London.—Advt.

We often hear of a sensational betbeing made, such as a gruinea to a goose-berry, a bible-backed policeman to a pintof sheoak, a hundred pounds .to a bun-dle of chips, and so on. The art of bet-ting is to win, and to win you must bacKcertainties. Here is a tip: You bacKWoods' Great Peppermint Cure to beata cough or cold every time. You'll al-ways get home. No Johnny Armscrongabout that.—(Ad.)

WARNING TO CYCLISTS.All genuine "Henning" Tyres have

-the name embossed on crater rubber.Few soiled from 15/.—Henning (Ad.)

Dress material, bought job from!local warehouse, will be sold at less

'than wholesale price. Full dressilengths, 4/11 to 5/11. D.S.C.—(Ad.)! J. Gilmour, Parnell, will hold a

Iclearing sale for 14 days, commencing|Monday, the 17th inst.—(Ad.)

Medical.

SFF A SNOWSTORM ?

"'' ft! c never "" v* wehaveJHmm "M> seen 10Nothingat thi3 time11\yiw*sffl °^ fl9 year so coveredwithViWS|S» dandruff that it looked as if

it had been out in aregular

' JsfliP^ wze& o5 this snowstorm.(.': ?

uSr As thesummer snn would melt thefalling snow, so will i

k%tfs isfr Vigormelt these flakes of dandruff in the scalp.It goes further than this: it prevents theirformation.

Ithas still otherproperties: it,will re3torocolor to gray hair in jnst ten out of everyten cases.

And it does evenmore: it feeds and nour-ishes the roots of the hair. Thin nair be-comes thick hair; and short; kair becomeslong hair.

PREPABED BT

Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co,Lowell, M&sa,U. 5.%

TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTFOR

TO-DAY.%Ii OBSERVATIONS abe taken at 9 A.M.

WIND FORCE INDICATE JiXLETTERS.-C, Calm; L., Hht;«?»'Breeze; F.8.. Fresh Breeze; M.G., Mode-rate Gale; G., Whole or Heavy Gale; W.,Gale oi Exceptional Severity.

WEATHER ESTIMATED AS 8., BlueSky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy.C, Clouds, Passing Clouds; D., DrizzlingRain; F., Foggy; G., Gloomy, DarkWeather: H., Hail; L., Lightning; M..Misty; 0., Overcast, thewhole sky coveredWith- thick clouds; P., Passing Showers;Q., Squally: R., Rain, Continued Rain; T^Thunder; S., Snow; U., Ugly threateningappearance.

WEATHER REPORT.For 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day

i^api. ji/awin reports, 11.10 a.m.: vvmus

moderate between south-east and north-east, weather fine, barometer fall soon."

SHIPPING.Moon's Age: Half Moon, July 16, 11.35

a.m.Sunset: This evening, 5.2.Sunrise: To-morrow morning, 7.5,

HIGH WATER.Auckland: This evening, 11.59; to-mor-

row morning,—.Manukau Heads: To-morrow morning,2.40; to-morrow evening, 3.3.

Kaipara Heads: To-morrow morning,3.40; to-morrow evening, 4.3.

ARRIVALS.Chelmsford, s.s., from Whangapoua.Waitangi ,s.s., from Taurangi, Whanga-

mata, Talrua, Mercury Bay and Kuao-tunu.

DEPARTURES.Wellington, s.s., for Whangarel.Murital, s.s, for way ports and Mercury

Bay.Rakanoa, s.s., 224G,J. H. Courbarron, for

Port Kembla.Te Anau, s.s., 1652, J. Bernech, for way

ports and Dunedin. Passengers: MissesRobertson, Sheen, Ramie, Oxenham, How-ard, Graham, Mesdaines Young and 2 chil-dren, Vivian, White, Young, Messrs Wing-field, Knowles, A. Millar, Ross, Osborne,I*. Telford, Pallairet, B. Davis, Gordon,Gellatly, and 15 steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.Tolosa, s.s., from New York, via South,

sailed Jane 20Indraghiri, s.s., from London, via Mel-

bourne and Sydney, sailed June 5Star of New Zealand, s.s., from London,

via Melbourne and Sydney, due aboutJuly 25

XJsinore, s.s., from New York, via Mel-bourne and Sydney; sailed May 26Pakeha s.s., from London, sailed June 1Hiram Emery, barque, from New York,via Wellington, sailed from WellingtonJune 27

Grace Deerlng, barque, from New York,via Dunedin, sailed May 3Alice, barque, from New York, via Wel-lington, sailed June 30Papannl, g.s., from London, sailed June 24Marlposa, R.M.s., from San Francisco, Ho-nolulu, and Apia, due August 1Waihora, s.s., from Sydney, due MondayMargarita, barqueritlrie, from Newcastlesailed July 8

UNION CO.'S MOVEMENTS.Sunday: Mararoa arrives from South*Taieri arrives from Westport.Monday: Waihora arrives from SydneyMawhera arrives from East Coast ports;Rotoiti leaves Onehunga for South, 3 p.m.

(2.10 p.m. passenger train); Mararoa leaveslor Sydney 5 p.m.

Tuesday: Upolu arrives from Westport;Waihora leaves for South at 2 p.m.; Ma-whera leaves for East Coast ports andSouth at 5 p.m.Wednesday: Takapuna arrives at One-hunga from South; Upolu leaves for Suvaand Levuka at 5 p.in!; Taieri leaves forWestport at noon.Thursday: Manapouri arrives from Samoa

snd Tonga: Flora arrives from South; Ta-kapuna leaves Onehunga for South 5 p.m.(4.15 p.m. passenger train.)

Saturday: Rotoiti arrives at Onehungafrom South; Flora lecves for South at noon.

NORTHERN CO.'S MOVEMENTS.Sunday: Gairloch for New Plymouth,

11.30 a.m.; Glenelg for Opunake and W?-nganui; Ngunguru from Whakatane.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.; Kanierifor Waitara,/ 11.30 a.m.; Wellington fromWhangarel; Glenelg for Hokianga 1 p.m.

Tuesday: Wellington for Whangarei, 8p.m.; Waiotahi for Tauranga and Opotlki,7 p.m.; Chelmsford for Whangnrei 5 p.m.;Gairloch from New Plymouth; Muritai fromMercury Bay, Kuaotunu, and Kennedy'sBay.

The steamer Te Anau sailed for the Souththis afternoon.

The s.s. Rakanoa left for Port Kemblathis morning to load coal for Fiji.

The barque Kathleen Hilda tows downto the Thames to-night to load timber forMelbourne.

Mr P. Young, shore steward of the UnionCompany, who has been transferred toDunedin, left by the s.s. Te Anau to-day.

The barquentine Silver Cloud hauled outinto the stream this morning, and will sailfor the Kaipara, when the wind is favour-able, to load timber for Sydney.

THE MARIPOSA.The R.M.s. Mariposa left San Francisco

for Auckland and way ports at midnight onWednesday, two hours late. She is duehere on August 1.

THE STAR OF NEW ZEALAND.The Tyser steamer Star of New Zealand,from London via Australian ports, has been

delayed at Sydney by rough weather, butwas expected to sail to-day. Messrs Hea-ther, Roberton, and Co. are the local agents.

THE LADY ST. AUBIN.The brigantine Lady St. Aubin, now at

Sydney, has been purchased by CaptainD. Savident on behalf of himself and oth-ers. She will run in the Kaipara-Lytteltontrade, and leaves Sydney for the Kaiparanext week to take up her running.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS,Kanieri, s.s., De Wolfe, from Raglan

and Kawhia. Passengers: Messrs Mondand Walker.

Rotoiti, s.s., John Robertson, from Wel-lington and New Plymouth. Passengers:Miss Stone, Mesdames L. L. Harris, Joske,Robinson, McAdoo, Gibson, Revs. JosephClark, A. H. Collins, Messrs A. Cook, Phil-pott, W. Sealey, A. B. Kernot, Howard,T. Poxcroft, J. Amess, Baver, H. Gray,Atkinson, Binnie, Morton, Good, Halcombe,fichaefer, Campbell. Geo. Gracewood, J.Lawson, G. Cutts. T. J. Bulh W.. Brown,;W. J. Greenwood, Master James Burke,and 9 steerage.

The s.s. Rotoiti arrived at 9.45 o'clockthis morning.

The s.s. Kanieri arrived this morningfrom Raglan and Kawhia.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.Whangaroi, July 15.—Arrived: Welling-

ton, s.s., from Auckland.Gisborne, July 14.—Sailed: Mawhera, s.s.,

for Auckland.Gisbome, July 15.—Sailed: Mararoa, s.s.,

at 10.45 a.m. for Auckland. Passengersfrom Glsborne: Miss Lymar, Messrs Mc-Lean, Alexander, Hardwick, Dunbress,and Evans.

Wellington, July 14.—Sailed: Hinemoa,Government b.s.. for lighthouses. July 15.—Arrived: Te Koa, s.s., from Wanganui;"Takopnna, s s., from Onehunga and NewPlymouth.

Wellington. July 15.—Sailed: Ardan-dear?;-,for Lyttelton.

Lyttelton, July 15.—Arrived: Westralias.s., from Wellington.

Westport. July 15.—Sailed: Upolu, s.s.for Auckland.

Port Chalmers, fluly 14.—Sailed: Floras.s., for Auckland, via way ports. Passensers: Mosdnmes Scott, Forsyth and childMisses Austin, Ivcmy, Forsyth, Laing.Morris, Glasgow, Messrs Wright, Martin, MeIvor, Goyon, Scott, and 11 steerajre.

Sydney, Jujy 14.—Arrived: Elingamites.s., from Auckland.

COMMERCIAL.TIN.

LONDON. July 14.The tin market is active, but Irregular

Spot JEI2C17/6; three months, £1:2715/,

NEW TEA SALES.SYDNEY, this day.

At the opening sales oi new teas lowpriced lots were in good demand ancranged higher than last year, finer teaswere neglected.

The Evening Star.WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATEDThe Evening News, Morning News and Echo.

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899.

WORKMEN'S HOMES.

For the cause that lacks aEsir.t&nco,For the ■vrront,' that noods resistance,For the fatao in tho distance,.And tho cod that we can do.

The second reading of the Land foiSettlement Act Amendment Bill wascarried in the House of Eepresenta

1tives this morning by 38 votes to 11,The attitude of the Assembly to-wards the Bill is sufficiently indicatedby the large majority in its favour.Evidently most of the members are

|perfectly satisfied with the principle| embodied in the original measure,and persuaded that the extension ofthat principle in the direction pro-posed- by the present Bill is desirable.jThis is the only logical view to take|of the matter. If compulsory ac-quisition of land by the State for the

Ibenfit of the agricultural communityjis justifiable, it is surely equally rightifor the Government to acquire, as thisEill provides, suburban spaces forworkmen's dwellings. The farmer is

|much less at the mercy of the privateowner than is the artisan. The for-mer can find scope for his labours ina thousand localities, and if he can-not acquire in one place a piece ofland to cultivate on what he con-siders reasonable terms, he can arojelsewhere till he is suited. But theartisan,'from the nature of his em-ployment, must keep to the neigh-ibourhood of towns and cities. His,field of work is much more limited,and the larger the centre where hefinds work, the heavier handicappedis he as a rule through an increase inthe cost of living and a decrease inihe healthiness and convenience ofhis surroundings. It may seem pre-mature in a young colony like tlhis to

"speak as if the same adverse condi-tions which obtain in the Old Countryinfluenced city life here also. Butwhile, of course, we do not sufferfrom the congestion of population incities with its attendant evils as theydo at Home, it is astonishing howquickly we develop in our centresOvercrowded localities. And, strangethough it. may seem, it is still thecase ilia: the opportunities to escapefrom the.se undesirable surroundingsare often as rare in the case of thecolonial workman as in that of hisconfrere in the great cities of Eng-land. The latter can take advantageof cheap conveniences of carriage

which do not exist here; and in ad-dition the lower rate of interestwhich cLtains at Home and t!he lowervalue put on suburban land as com-pared with the artificial and exces-sive price generally demanded in theneighbourhood of colonial cities oftenmake it possible for the home

workman io be as comfortably bousedas riie colonial working man. Wel-lington affords a good example ofthis unexpected condition of thingswhich is to be met with in New Zea-land. Ie lias been repeatedly com-plained, anil there is every reason forthe complaint, that many of the work-men hi Wellington have to dwell inwretched tenements, and that thereis at present no opportunity for themto acquhe sections in the suburbs onterms that they could afford to pay.

Now the object of thenncrwr Bill isto make it possible for working mento acquire from the Government oneasy terms a bit of ground on whichthejr can reside, and which they andtheir families may cultivate in theirispare time. If in endeavouring to doIthis the authorities anticipate thatthey are likely to be hindered by theextravagant demands of the owners ofsuburban land is it not just that theyshould make provision for defeatingthat opposition to their scheme? Inthe ctise of suburban sections thechances of the proprietors putting anexorbitant value on the ground, inthe event of its being wanted by theGovernment, is infinitely greater thanin the case of rural lands, and extor-tion would be much easier in the firstinstance.. Hence, if it is right tomake legislative provision for com-pulsory sale where rural lands areconcerned, it is even more necessaryto have, such provision where sub-urban land is urgently wanted.

With the principle of providing sub-urban homes for working men eventhose who voted against the Bill willscarcely venture to disagree. It hasalready obtained legislative recogni-tion even in England. The remarks ofsome of the adverse critics of the\Government measure showed thatthey were quite in sympathy with thespirit that dictated it. Their opposi-tion sprang probably from mere partybias, or from a wholesale disallowanceof the justice of the principle of com-pulsory acquisition by the State evenon fair and equitable terms. Nothing]we can say of the measure can affectithe first objection, and it is too latein the day to recapitulate the argu-ments in favour of the general prin- Iciple. They have been stated over and jover again, but what is of still more|consequence is. the fact that, the prin-ciple has been amply justified in itspractical application to large estates, jThat the extension of it in the direc- \tion proposed will be amply justifiedby results we have not the least doubt, jprovided always that the Act is care-fully administered.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS

The Advances to Settlers ActAmendment Bill introduced into Par-liament yesterday makes some im-portant changes in the law relatingto Government advances to settlers.!It provides that if a mortgagor whois not in arrears pays the instalmenton or before its due date, or not later jthan 14 days thereafter, his interest jshall be reduced from 5 to 44 per cent, jIn the case of a fixed loan, all moneys ipaid in advance shall be disposed ofin satisfaction of the unpaid principal,or of the future instalments of inter- jest, or in the case of a loan on the 'instalment system in satisfaction of jfuture instalments. When at leastone-tenth of the principal of a loanhas been repaid, the mortgagor who jis not in arrear may re-adjust theIloan by treating the balance of theiprincipal then unpaid as a fresu loan |granted on that date for a fresh term. 'In the case of fixed loans, the marginof security is fixed at three-fifths, andin the case of loans on the instalmentsystem on freehold securit}7 of first-class agricultural land at three-fourths of the value of the security.Provision is also mode for advanceson urban and suburban lands. Tnthese cases the loans will be on theinstalment system, the minimumamount being fixed at £25, and themaximum at £3,000. Urban land :means land situated \n a borouffh ofat least 2.000 inhabitants, and thatnot used for farming1, dairying, ormarket gardening purposes. Suburbanland means land situated in a boroughwith a population of less than |2,000 inhabitants. j

The colonial mails which left'Auc-kland on June 12 arrived in London onthe morning of July 13, a few hourslate.

At the Police Court to-day, beforeiMr H. W. Brabant, S.M., an old manInamed David Mills, an ex-inmate ofthe Costley Home, was fined 10/ or48 hours' hard labour for drunken-ness. On a charge of vagrancy Millswas remanded till Tuesday to see ifthe Board would allow him to go backto the Costley Home. A young- manwho gave his name as Eichardson was !charged with being a deserter fromH'.M.S. Katoomba, by the name ofKeuben John Bradshaw. Accused de-nied the charge, and was remandedfor a week. A shabbily dressed mannamed James Little was convicted ofstealing a parcel of clothing belong- iing to Eliza Taylor, and was remand- jed till Tuesday "for the Probation Offl- jcer to report as to his character.Elizabeth Jane Buckland was fined5/ for drunkenness, in default 24hours.

A number of jersons interested inthe boot trade attended at the Su-preme Court this irorning in expecta-tion of the Court of Arbitration giv-ing its decision in the dispute re-ferred by the Board of Conciliation.It was notified yesterday morningthat decision would not be given atleast before this irrrning, but as theCourt was occupied until nearly 5.30o'clock yesterday with the dispute inthe Carpenters' and Joinersr trade, adecision ir the ether case had notbeen arrived at, consequently theCourt did not sit this morning, beingadjourned until 10.30 o'clock on Mon-day.

The monthly inspection parade ofthe No. 2 New Zealand Native RifleVolunteers is to be held on Mondayevening- next, as announced by adver-tisement elsewhere.

The Engineers Corps will parade infuture for engineering- on Tuesdaynights instead of Mondays. x\ meet-ing will be held after next Tuesday'sparade, when some important businesswill be transacted. The inspectioncalled for Wednesday next is post-poned till Tuesday, 25th inst.

The . Auckland Kennel Club showand collie championship show will beheld in the Agricultural Hall on Aug-ust 4 and 5. Entries close at theMetropolitan Hotel on Saturday next,22nd July.

The Young Ladies' Orchestra con-cert will be held in the Choral Hall onMonday evening next. A capital pro-gramme has been prepared, and a suc-cessful concert is anticipated.

A meeting of Mt. Eden residentswas held last night in the districschool. The Rev. W. J. Williams presided. The meeting was called to consider the propriety of erecting a Wesleyan church in the district. It wasresolved that it is desirable in erec'a church in the Mt. Eden district, anclOOgns. were promised in the roomTrustees were appointed, and severa

! ladies present undertook to collecsubscriptions. A site has been se

i cured at the corner of Mt. Eden ancj Gordon roads.

The opening of the Auckland Cycling Club's new club rooms was

celebrated last evening by a social iiSt. Benedict's Hall. About eight}

; couples were present and Davis' bane

' supplied excellent music. The duties;of M.C.'s were performed by Messrs

11. Y. Young (captain). P. Smith, anclA. S. White (sub-captains), while tlitj general arrangements, which wen■ entirely satisfactory, were in the; hands of Mr A. S. White, lion, secreitary of the dance committee. Duringi the evening Mr White made a shorispeech thanking those present foitheir attendance.

In the obituary notices this even-ing- appears the name of Mr CharlesWaddingham, who died at his resi-

Idenee, Arch Hill, yesterday. The de-ceased was 68 years of age, and cameto this colony'close on 40 years ago,being a passenger by the ship Matoka

|in 1859. Mr Waddingham was a native[of Lincolnshire England, and duringhis long residence in the Aucklandprovince made numerous friends byhis sterling uprightness. He was en-gaged in business for manyyears at Wanganui, but sub-sequently came up to Auck-land, and has lived at Arch Hill forthe last 20 years. Deceased leaves awidow, four sons, and two daughtersto mourn their loss. The intermenttakes place to-morrow at Waikomiti.

On the occasion of the anniversaryof the Rev. R. Sommerville'sinductionto-morrow there will be special ser-vices at St. Peter's PresbyterianChurch, Great North Eoad. At 11 a.m.Rev. R. Scott West will preach; at3 p.m. Rev. E. F. Macnicol; and at 7pm. Eev. R. Sommerville. The an-nual soiree will be held in St. George'sHall on Thursday evening.

The Newton Pigeon and CanaryClub's annual show in the Foresters'Hall, Karang-ahape Road, was wellpatronised last evening and this after-noon. The show closes to-night.

A banquet is to be tendered to Mr J.H. Witheford on Wednesday, evening,the 26th inst, at the Star Hotel. A pre-sentation will be made at the banquet-to Mr Witheford in recognition of hisservices in connection with the Calli-ope Dock. The presentation will con-sist of a magnificent piece ofplate anda silver tea and coffee service by theHarbour Board. .

The benefit social held in St. Bene-dict's Hall for Mrs Muir and familyproved an unqualified success. Afterall expenses are paid the sum of .€3615/G remains to be handed over to MraMuir, who washes to tender her heart-felt thanks to those who assisted atthe performance and provided refresh-ments-gratuitously, to the press fortheir kindly and generous assistanceto Mr P. Quinlan and freinds whothrough their energy succeeded inbringing the social to a successfulissue.

To the Editor.—Sir, by curtailing mi-i spectors' pass examinations both'jteachers and inspectors, having great.-|er latitude, do better work. Afterthese examinations had been someyears abolished in Scotland they weredone away with in England, and in-spectors' class examinations took theirplace. The results are better work,less nervous excitement and less in-justice. When Mount Roskill schoolwas twice examined in two or threeweeks it was not all the same pupilsthat were failed by the different in- jspectors. I have seen children burst jout crying in the presence of a kindinspector.—I am, etc., Alex. Grant.

Mr George Fowlds notifies by cir- icular through the "Star" to-day that jhis great annual sale is now on. A jglance at his immense stocks and the jsweeping reductions he offers must >prove a big attraction to buyers, j

ICountry storekeepers will find this a ,good chance to replenish their stocks. !

A first-class sacred concert will be ■given in the Franklin Eoad PrimitiveMethodist Church on Wednesday |evening next, Misses Laing, M. Peak, !Allen: Muldoon, Bowring, and Mf>s«r3 jWorrall, Carder, Peak and Ferridaywill contribute items.

The " "History of the New ZealandPresbyterian Church" -which we re-cently reviewed, at length is .publishedin the North Island by the New ZealandTract and Book Society, for. which MrJohn Reith is the agent in Wellington.Mr G. J. Garland is the local agent.| Messrs Harcourt and Co., the well-known Wellington auctioneers, havebeen instructed by the Bank of NewZealand to sell by public auction onFriday. August 11th, that very centralproperty at Lambton Quay, Welling-ton, with the handsome building1

I thereon, fomerly the Colonial Bank|premises. The property is an exceed-Iingly valuable one, in a splendid posi-tion.

A notification appears that pupilswill be admitted into the AucklandCollege and Grammar School on andafter Monday next for the remainderof the present term at half fees.

The Rev. J. G. Chapman will speackat the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon,to-morrow.

The annual meeting of the Ponson-lw Naval Ai tilicrj- will be held at theDrill Hall on Monday evening.

The half term of the Prince AlbertCollege begins on Monday next, July17th. Pupils will be received fromthat date to the end of the presentterm for 'half ihe usual fees.

THE RULE OF THE ROADBICYCLE AND HORSE JN \

COLLISION

At the Police Court to-day WilliamHenry- was charged before Mr H. W,Brabant, S.M., with doing grievous

Ibodily harm to Henry Firth ou June! 22nd, while riding a horse, he failingjto keep to the proper side of the road|when meeting the said Henry Firth,who was riding a bicycle.

Wesley Firth deposed that he was anephew of the injured man, HenryFirth. On the morning of the acci-dent he and his uncle were cyclingalong Ponsonby road in the directionof Newton. When nearly opposite theWestern Park they saw a horsemancoming along at a fast trot directlyin front of them, on the (to them) leftside of the road, and about two feet! from thetram line. They kept straight

i on; so did the horseman. There was! a collision between the horse and wit-{ ness' imcle, the latter being struck inthe chest or neck, and thrown to theground. Witness jumped off his ma-chine and went to his uncle, who.'waslying between the tram rails;'.and had.him taken home. Accused got off hishorse after the collision, and accom-panieds'witness to'the injured man'shome.

A plan of the locality was produced,and witness marked the spot wherethe accident occurred.

Cross-examined: Witness and hisuncle were going at about 8 or 9 milesan hour, certainly not more. Theywanted to be at a job at 8 o'clockthat morning, and were going just alittle faster than usual. Witness stop-ped his bicycle four yards beyondwhere the accident occurred, by run-ning up against a kerb. His undowas in front of him up to the timeof the collision. He was sure hiauncle was not riding with his headdown, but sat upright. When accusedwas about 150 yards away from themwitness' uncle turned" his head andremarked that a horseman was com-ing along. He and his uncle con-sidered that they should always keepto the iefr,.

Mr Campbell: Why did not Mr Firthpass Mr Henry on the right?

Witness: I suppose because he ex-pected Mr Henry to move.

Mr Campbell: Wrhy should MrHenry have moved?

Witness: Because he was oh thewrong side.

Mr Campbell: The wrong side. Wrhatdo you mean by that? 'Witness: He was not on his leftside of the road.

Mr Campbell: Then you thoughtthat you were entitled to the wholeof one side of the road, and that thehorseman must go to the other half?

Witness: Yes, if we were Qn theleft side of the road.

Mr Campbell: Was it by way ofasserting that right that your uncleran into the horse?

Witness: I don't know.

7 Mr Campbell: You are an expert7 rider, are j'ou not?y Witness: I think so.5 Mr Campbell: A bicycle is very

" easily guided.1 Witness: That depends upon the

" state of the road.r Mr Campbell: There ■was plenty of

' room for your uncle to clear the" horseman ?

' Witness: Yes, tli£re Was roofti onI either side.His Worship: Is the road quite good

" from kerb to kerb? ■ .j

i Witness: No, the north side is good,

" but the south side is not so good.Joseph Herbert Cowden stated that

«; at the time of the collision he was. walking along the footpath in Pon-. sonby road, opposite the Western■ Park. When he noticed the horse andI bicycle they were in actual collision.. I.'. Cross-examined: The horsemani coiild not have been going at a great,pace, or he must have gone over the. bicycle., | His Worship: Did it appear to you,| that Mr Firth might have avoided the

accident?Witness: Well, he could have avoid-

ed the horse.| William Dunn said he was about a|hundred yards from the scene of theIcollision at the time. He saw a horsejin the act of bounding apparentlyjfrom off the centre of the tra^i lineiand a man on a bicycle in the.act ofifalling..j Dr. Knight stated that he examinediFirth after the accident on June 22.He was suffering from a severe injuryI to the spinal cord and paralysis. Firth; was still suffering from paralysis.j To the Bench: Firth might .lingerfor a long time yet.

George Hamon, another witness ofthe accident, also gave evidence. Ac-cording to his statement the bicycleswerved first towards the tram lineand then towards the horse just be-fore the collision, and the horse seem-ed to stop.

Mr Campbell' submitted that therewas absolutely no case against thejaccused. There was no absolute ruleIof the road at all, according to thelatest decision. With regard to meet-ing on the road, he said tt was per-jfectly clear from the evidence that'jMr Firth saw the horse coming, that 'I he was riding a machine much more|easily controlled than a horse, and[that there was plenty of room for thecyclist to pass. Counsel submitted'therefore that the fault of the. col-I lision ought to lie with the cyclist.[ Mr Henry was doing a perfectly law-; ful act in keeping in the direction, inwhich he was going. If, on seeing thecyclists,.lie had changed his directionand gone farther to his right he wouldno doubt have been to? blame for.**collision; but he had done.nothing ofthe kind. ■ Counsel contended that.bywilful carelessness Mr Firth himselfran into the accused's horse, and pre-vented the horse from passing him.

IThere was not a single cyclist riding "in the streets of Aucklandwho would attempt to takethe risk Mr Firth did. If theywere encouraged to act in the wayMr Firth had done it would be thejvery worst thing that could happen.I His Worship: Supposing they shouldIboth be to blame, how does the case;stand?

Mr Campbell: This offence is neces-sarily founded upon a breach of dutytowards Mr Firth only, and the. test,whether there was such a breach ofduty was -whether Mr Firth wouldhave succeeded in a civil action. Thatis the test. If there was no breachiof duty then there was no criminaloffence. Continuing, counsel said he 'thought the horseman was entitled to

! assume that there being plenty ofjroom, the cyclist would keep out of

! the way, his machine being so easily1steered. The evidence given -byHamon about the bicycle swervingand the horse actually stopped wa^lie submitted, very important.

His Worship said there was certain*ly a conflict of evidence between thelast witness and the others. He wouldgive his decision on Monday as towhether or not a pritna facie caseagainst the accused had been mada, out.

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TWEEDS, GOOD STRONG 1/ per yd.TWEEDS, ONEHUNGA, STRONG

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TWEEDS, WELLINGTON, STRONG1/8 per yd.

With these Tweeds we supply a pattern ofANY GARMENT YOU REQUIRE DUR-

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(Cachets;.FOR HEADACHE & NEURALGIA.

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"H^gjUnniT"' 11.1 i. in an. ..ii

BOOTS.

A GREATER DEMAND THAN EVERFOR THIS CELEBRATED BRAND.

QUALITY TELLS AGAINST ALL-COMERS.

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j MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.■

IjSOLD BY ALL LEADING RETAILERS

; THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.*

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HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANII LOZENGE IN THE WORLD.1 Stops Tickling, Hoarseness, Coughing:

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For Smokers—Will remove Throat Irritation caused by Cigarettes or Pipe.

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WONDERLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Srand <M©i@!oH. V, GARDNER, Manager of the abovtexcellently appointed hotel, begs to in-form the public generally that frcin and

after this date the Tariff will be10/ PER DAY, INCLUSIVE,

Or£3 PER WEEK.

Special Rates for Prolonged Stays anr*Family Parties.

Hot and- Cold Baths within the Hot9l.

TTARRV SWALES. VICTORIA-STGREAT CLEARING SALE OF SUR-

PLUS STOCK.AT PRICES TO SUIT WORKING

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■OEMBMBERALL ROADS LEAD TO

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IS NOW IN FULL SWING,AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE

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Men's Strong Colonial Twed Trousers,4/11

Men's Strong Colonial Tweed Suits 21Men's Superior Colonial Tweed Suits, 28/Men's Superior Colonial Knitted Pants

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and 3/11Men's Heavy Cardigan Jackets, 2/11 to

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2/11Boys' Navy Reefer Jackets, from 2/11Boys' Colonial Tweed Suits, from 2/11Boys' Strong Dark Cotton Shirts, from

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The Steels are of CLOCK SPRING ISTEEL—Practically Unbreakable.

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TWEED SUITS and EXTRA TROUSERS,MOSGIEL TWEED, £2 10/.

TWEED SUITS and EXTRA TROUSERS,ONEHUNGA TWEED, £2.

VICUNA SUITS and EXTRA TROUSERS,£2 10/.

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there are still lelt a few thousand yardsof RIBBON at

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and nowT\7ILSON, TyrCpULLAGH & f^O.have a still more ASTOUNDING AN-NOUNCEMENT to maKe, not regardingRibbons, butHANDKE]LCHIEFS.HANDKERCHIEFS.

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of which a small parcel, about SOdozen,must leave their promises at less thanHome Manufacturers' Prices:—

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DRAW.V-WORK, in NOVEL DB- |SIGNS, at Gd each

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GOOD SERVICEABLE PLAIN COT-ITON, 1/6 to 3/C dozen

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Telephone 135.

]y_[ IL N E & QHOYCEiJ Beg to Call Attention to the followingI SPECIAL LINES,

Which they are now showing., SPECIAL Blouse Silks, 1/C, 1/11,2/G,2/11,SPECIAL 3/11SPECIAL Blouse Velveteens,-1/6, 1/9, 2/6,|SPECIAL 2/11 !SPECIAL Purchase of DRESS MA-!SPECIAL TERIALS in Single DressSPECIAL Lengths 15/11 to 29/6 iSPECIAL Evening Materials, 1/2, 1/6,ISPECIAL 1/11SPECIAL Lines in Tapestry Curtains, ISPECIAL 14/6 and 22/6SPECIAL Tapestry Table Cloths, 7/11,SPECIAL 9/11, 12/6SPECIAL JOB in Umbrellas, 2/11, 3/11,SPECIAL . 4/11, 5/11, and to 21/, beingSPECIAL 25 per cent, under value. ISPECIAL "Beauty Cut" Kid Glove in!SPECIAL Black and Colours, 2/11SPECIAL Silk Lined Kid Gloves, 3/11SPECIAL Bargain Ladies Tartan andSPECIAL Fancy Silk Scarves at 1/,SPECIAL usual price 1/11SPECIAL Bargain in Fancy Belts at 1/,SPECIAL usually 1/6 to 2/11SPECIAL Bargain in Manufacturers'SPECIAL Samples of Hose and Halr-SPECIAL hose at 25 per cent, oft'SPECIAL usual pricesSPECIAL Line of Coloured Silk Fronts,SPECIAL 10/6 to 14/6SPECIAL Line of Coats and Skirts, 39/9

" SPECIAL to 59/6SPECIAL Lot Capes in Curl Cloth andSPECIAL Blue, Brown, and FawnSPECIAL Beaver, trimmed fur, 21/ toSPECIAL 28/6

SPECIAL SHOWOf

MOURNING AND HALFMOURNING GOODS.

SEE NEW WINDOW.AUCKLAND.

QASTANA "V" E S C A*

The Successful New Remedy forWHOOPING COUGH.

Price 1/.

J. A. POND,HOMOEOPATHIC CHEMIST,

153,QUEEN-STREET.AUCKLAND.

A. F. HOOPER'SURGEON DENTIST,

125, QUEEN-STREET ,(Two Doors below Bank of N.Z.)

ARTIFICIAL TEETH Fitted by theVery Latest Process, which combinesStrength and Lightness. , Charges Very

Moderate. Gas administered.

rjYHE OP \ DVERTISINGAnd there is no question about it, it ISan art; one may go further, and saywith confidence, that it is a FINE ART.Of course, tnere is ADVERTISING ANDADVERTISING, so to speak. One manproceeds on the "dry as dust" lines ofadvertising-, following- blindfold the effetemethods handed down from bygone gene-rations, and getting really HUle moreresult than if he flung his money in thegutter, while theTHOUGHTFUL, PROGRESSIVE MAN,Ever aJert to seize on any new idea, and| to Keep not only apace with, but If pos-| sible to be just a trifle ahead of, hisgeneration, strikes out a new lead; andif the goods he lands so smartly are onlyas reliable as the statements concerningithem that he COMPELS THE PUBLICTO READ, thenTHAT MAN'S FORTUNE IS ASSURED.It is a safe statement to make, in fact

it isA NINETEENTH CENTURY AXIOM

That CLEVER ADVERTISING, especi-ally in a RETAIL BUSINESS,

IS A SURE AND CERTAINROAD TO SUCCESS.It may be thought that

In thus laying down the law is a littlebumptious, or "cocksure," if the wordmay be permitted, in his opinions, butHE SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE,

And after nil experience is the only re-liable school that fits us for this merci-less battle of life.JEEDALE

Has seen so many gigantic busi-nesses built up mainly by cleveradvertising, and his own efforts in Auck-land, the success of which are as wellknown to his readers as to himself, en-able him to speak with not a little autho-rity on the subject.BUT THE MERE FACT OF CLEVERADVERTISING IS NOT ALL-SUFFI-CIENT. The public of to-day are alsoas 'cute as the advertiser, and unlessthe goods behind the advertisement arewhat they arp represented, then theluckloss nrivertiser is doomed.IT IS HERE THAT IRSDALE HASMADE HIS MARK.

He has, it Is universaJly admitted, intro-duced a new era in the advertising jworld of Auckland, nnd his Business has Icrown possibly more rapidly than any|retail business has over been known to'Iprow in this cttv, but—and h^re if* THE;O-RT.IA.TCRUX OF THE WHOLE QUES- jjTION—In addition to all his advertising, !

THE GOODSHe has talked, and even raved about,HAVE ALWAYS PTS7W WHAT THEY

WERE REPRESENTD.TREDALE

Never makes a statement about his Goodsthat Is not absolutely correct,

AND THE . AUCKLAND PUBLICKNOW IT.

It may not be out of place hwe, and It'jmay EASE the mind.-; of some membersjof tliti Auckland community, to state,ONCE AND FOR ALL, that

JEEDALEACTUALLY WRITES ALL KIS OWN

ADVERTISEMENTS. IUUul that, although he is not averse toIculling ideas that he thinks good from1any source, he DOES NOT COfY ANY-ONE, hut endeavours always to strike aIline peculiarly his own.I " Th« foregoing is not intended as anessay on "Advanced Advertising," and it.may run the risk of being net down as'an exquisite bit of "fluting.' 'to use a 'slangy word peculiarly colonial; but if itserves to emphasise more distinctly thanever that

IREDALE'S ADVERTISED GOODSARE

ALWAYS GENUINE BARGAINS.,And that he is, as it were, an'apostle olthe advanced system ox small profittrading, then the writing of it will nethave been in vain.

JREDALE

The chance of a lifetime.—Drapery 'will be slaughtered on Thursday atiCourt Bros.' end of centxiry sale. (Ad.)

The cold weather continues and also \theimmense output of colonial 'Bruce'blankets, at net mill prices, from theD.S.C.—(Ad.)

Every article honestly reduced atCourt Bros.' end of century sale onThursday.—(Ad.)

Furniture supplied direct at factoryprices. Our stock is the most extensive,in the city. Estimates given for fur- Inishing throughout. D.S.C.—(Ad.) j

Goods marked at prices hitherto un- jknown at Court Bros.' end of centuryIsale, Thursday.—(Ad.) !

The Unseen.r-rlf you would,only calland see the goods we have you wouldbe surprisel. Our stock is so largearid varied. Just pay us a visit andindge for yourselves.—Tonson GarlickCo.,Limited.—(Ad.)

Court Bros.' intention at end of cen-tury sale to sell goods to advertise,no big advertisements—Thursdaj',July 30th.—(Ad. ,

CABLEGRAMS.<Bf Electric Telegraph.)

(Press Association—Copyright.)

(Received July 15, 10.30 a.m.)

THE TRANSVAAL..WAGGONS AND SUPPLIES FOR

KBiBERLEY.BOER ROWDIES.

JULNEB'S TERMS OR NOTHING

The authorities at the Cape arepurchasing waggons and supplies forKimberley.

The Afrikanders Bond agitationagainst Sir Alfred Milner is spread-iiisr.

Dutch rowdies broke up a meetingat Worcester held in support of SirAlfred Milner's proposals.

British and Dutch loyalists claimSir A. Milner's terms or nothing..

CAPETOWN, July 14.The signatures given to a monster

Cape petition to the Queen support-in <* Sir' Alfred Milner's proposals ex-ceed the total number of votes castfor the Afrikander Bond candidatesBt the late general election at the

The text of the modified franchiseproposals adopted by .the Volksraadhas been published.

InvDerialist newspapers at the Capedeclare that they are intentionally(unworkable.

LONDON,July 14.The "Daily Chronicle" Transvaal

correspondent understands thatfriends are urging Kruger to concedethe Uitkinders seven years' retro-

epective franchise without. modifica-tions.

THE PEOPOSED AUSTBALIANCONTINGENT.

| SYDNEY, this day.Mr Eeid states that so far no over-

tures have been made to the Govern-,inent of New South Wales from anyquarter with regard to the despatchof troops to the Transvaal.

AN EVASIVE REPLY.[. PEANCHISE CONCESSIONS A[ MOCKEEY.

PRETOEIA, July 14

Mr Eietz has returned an evasivereply to the deputation which waited"upon him urging that the forts shouldnot attack Johannesburg. Mr EietzBaid they would not attack the city(except in self-defence.

LONDON, July 14.More special officers are being de-

spatched to the Cape on Saturday.The Times considers the Transvaal

franchise proposals a mockery, ob-Bcure, and illusory.

OTTAWA, July 14In the Dominion House of Commons,

IColonel Hughes commended the actionof Queenslandin offering troops forservice in the Transvaal, and urgedthe Government of Canada to send aregiment.

Sir W. Laurier said he hoped theBoers would recognise the justice ofthe uitlanders' claims without resortJo force.

Sir Charles T\ipper said the BoersfWould have to reckon with the wholeTEmpire.

LATE RACING.LONDON, July 14

At Sandown Park the Eclipse StakesTesulted as follows:—Duke of West-minster's Flying Fox, 1; Duke of(Westminster's Frontier, 2; PrinceSoltykoffs Ninus, 3.

FRANCE AND FASHODA.

PAEIS, July 14One hundred and fifty Cingalese

troops, who accompanied Marchandton his march to Fashoda, participatedin thenational fete here.

GLUE TRUST FORMED.

NEW YOEK, July 14.A trust has been formed here to

control the glue trade in England andAmerica.

BIG STRIKE IN SPAIN.MADEID, July 14

■Four thousand dock employees andiron workers"have struck work atBilbao.

BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.LONDON,July 14

At the Bisley Eifle meeting theMotherland team won the KolaporeCup with a score of 7GB.

CLERGY TITHES BILL.

LONDON, July 14.. The House of Commons sat till fourthis morning and passed the ClergyTithes Relief Bill through committeeWithout alteration.local; enyflFosK'wq

Messrs Churton and Co., estateagents and auctioneers, report thefollowing transactions in real estate:"Landerdale," Penroae, 4 sections at*S5 and 4 sections at £80 per acre,lor residential purpose. A few of thebest lots still remain unsold. Six-roomed house New-street, £350. -Jer-

Road, six-roomed house, £385.■INew house, Union-street, £470, withan unsatisfied enquiry for house pro-perty and allotments near city.

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.ATHLETIC EEPEESENTATION,

BRISBANE,this day.The Amateur Athletic Association

Declined to participate in sending ateam to England and to compete atthe Paris Exhibition next year.

MELBOURNE,this day.Aqt» Portis was sold to Mr A. E.

Pearson for 160 guineas prior to win-ning the Waterloo Cup.

PERTH, this day.In theLegislative Assembly the Pre-

mier moved that the CommonwealthBill be referred to a committee ofDoth liousese to report by SeptemberIst.

SHIPPING CASUALTIESTHE CARLISLE CASTLE'S CARGO

THE CITY OF YORK DISASTER

A FEARFUL PASSAGE.

PERTH, this day.The Carlisle Castle's cargo is valued

at £25,800. The search steamers havereturned without finding any trace ofsurvivors.

The men who managed to regainthe City of York after the capsizing ofthe captain's boat had an anxioustime, the ship being continuouslystruck by heavy seas. The captaintook all the valuable papers with him. ]

BRISBANE,July 14. |The German, steamer Augsberg, j

bound from Sydney to Colombo, withhorses, had a fearful passuge up thecoast.

As the gale increased there was aterrible scene on the well deck for-ward.

The seas broke away the stalls, andthe horses were dashed about.

Many were ripped open, their en-trails strewing the deck, and 43 werekilled.

THE STEAMER AIRLIE.

ADELAIDE, this dayThe Eastern and Australian S.S.

Co.'s steamer Airlie, which left PortDarwin, S.A., for Sydney on the 26thult., and went n.shore on the westspit of East Vernon on the 27th in abad position, was floated off thismorning. She is apparently littledamaged. The steamer was lightenedof her cargo and floated oil: with, thespring tides.

SUPPOSED FOUNDERING OF ALUGGER.

ADELAIDE, this dayThe lugger Midge, which trades on

the north coast, from Port Darwin, issupposed to have foundered during thelate gales. She carried five whitepassengers as well as her crew. Shewas a small lugger of 15 tons, and wasowned by E. E. Eundle, of Port Dar-win.

CABLE BREVITIES.The Queenhas assented to the Lon-

don Government Bill.The House of Lords has extended

the operations of the Shop Assist-ants Bill to Scotland.

Lord Salisbury, who has been suffer-ing from a slight paralytic seizure, isnow recovering.

The Czarewitch met with a bad ac-cident while cycling in hilly country,and died on the spot.

The Marquis of Tweedale, chairmanof the Eastern Extension TelegraphCompany, states that the company isprepared to negotiate for a reductionof the Indian cable rates.

The steamer Paris has arrived atFalmouth safely.

Sir E. Webster has closed his speechbefore the Venezuelan ArbitrationCommission. The speech lastedthirteen days.

Sir Herbert Maxwell presides overthe Departmental Committee to in-vestigate the use of preservatives infood.

The West Australian Actuary's re-port on the financial provis/ions of theCommonwealth Bill presented to Par-liament shows an annual loss to thecolony of at least £333,000.

CRICKET.The AUSTRALIANS in ENGLAND.MATCH AGAINST GLOUCESTEE-

SHIEE.

HOME TEAM SCOEE 240.

(By Cable—Press Asociation.)

LONDON, July 14.The Australians' first innings

against Gloucestershire realised 377.Trumper made a splendid stand,

scoring 114.The innings closed for 377.Gloucestershire had just opened

their innings, scoring six runs with-out losing a wicket, when stumpswere drawn for the day.

When the match was continued thismorning the weather was fine, but achange was threatening. The wicketwas in good order, and the attendancelarge.

In the early part of the inningssome excellent play was shown, andfast scoring done. At the luncheonadjournment the :score stood at 2wickets for IGG. {. Wrathall played brilliant cricket, ■and Townsend, ably assisted by

Sewell,played a fine game. He madehis 50 runs in 70 minutes, withoutgiving a single chance.

The scores follow:—AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings.

Trumble, c Eice, b Townsend 27MeLeod, b Eoberts 1Trumper, b Eoberts 114Gregory, lbw, b Townsend 25 'Darling, c Sewell,b Eoberts.... 42'■■Iredale, b Eoberts 39 j

Kelly, c Brown, b Paish OJLayer, c and b Paish 77 jJones, c Wrathall, b Paish 20!Howell, c Eice, b Paish 18Johns, not out 3

Extras 11

Total 377BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Eoberts took 4 wickets for 84 runs.Paish. 4 for 100.Townsend, 2 for 64.

GLOUCESTEESHIRE.—First Innings.Wrathall, c Trumper, b MeLeod.. 52Eice, b Jones.... 33Townsend, c Jones, b Trumble.. 50Sewell, b "Howell 41Champain, c MeLeod, b Trumble 11Troup, c. Trumble, b Howell.-... 17Jessop, c Iredale, b Trumble.... 20Brown, c Layer, b Trumble 4Board, c and b Trumble 6Paish, b Trumble 0Eoberts, not out... 2

Sundries 4

Total 240

THE MARINE COMMISSION.(Continued from Pago 3.)

Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day.The Commission resumed this morn-

ing, when Mr Glasgow was re-ex-amined by Mr Hanlon. He said that

lin all the communications he hadwith the Hon. Hall-Jones since whatwitness termed "being banished fromthe Minister's office," Mr Hall-Joneshad not betrayed any irritation what-

jever, and had treated him with his■usual consideration and courtesy.Witness did not remember CaptainAllman saying- that witness ,as officialhead of Department, could stop thememo as it was not too late.

Mr Find lay: Well,, Captain Allmanis very clear on that point. Will youswear he didn't way it?

Witness: I have no recollection ofi it.

Witness, continuing, said he deniedhaving told Captain Allman that if heknew these people as long as he (wit-ness) had he would not trust them.Witness did not say anything equival-ent to it, nor words to that effect.

DR. FITCHETT'S EVIDENCE|Dr. Fitchctt, who was the next wit-ness, detailed an interview that tookplace between Mr Glasgow and him-self. Mr Glasgow came to him beforethe Supreme Court ease, and said hewas afraid he would have to con-tradict the Minister's statement that,he did not know bis envelope memohad been used as ministerial author-ity. Mr Glasgow added that he wouldhave to say that he showed the Hon.Hall-Jones the memo before the exam-ination took place. Witness re-marked that was an extraordinarytale to tell at this time of day, but,Mr Glasgow replied that he wouldhave -to say it. Witness remarked jupon Mr Glasgow's memory beine jblank up to a certain stage, and sale! |his memory must be peculiarly treach-ierous. When the Hon. Hall-Jones 'heard of this he was very angry, andsaid it was a lie, but witness told himhe considered Mr Glasgow thought hewas .giving- a conscientious statementof tlie case from his point of view.

Cross examined; Witness said he didnot regard what Mr Glasgow had toldhim as private- or confidential. Thetheory that witness formed was thatan impression in Mr Glasgow's mindhad grown into a conviction. Suchcases were not of uncommon occur-rence. The word permit (noun) hadalways been used to witness in theearly stages of the case. The verbwas not suggested until late in thecase.

In reply to Mr Glasgow, Dr. FitchettSJJk[- he had neverheard that the stateof his memory was such as to inter-fere with his duties.

MR ALLPOET'S EVIDENCE.George Allport, chief clerk of theMarine Department, next gave evi-

dence. He stated that wheu he ap-proached Mr Glasgow about the Min-ister's memo, he was perfectly posi-tive Mr Glasgow said he would seethe Minister about it. When thisdocument first came out in the Su-preme Court witness did not remem-ber that Mr Glasgow had said he hadactually seen the Ministed about it.He racked his brains to bring themttter back to his recollection, butat the same time he had a convictionthat Mr Glasgow did tell him 'he hadseen the Minister about it. Subse-quently the whole thing flashedclearly across his mind in this way.He suddenly recollected asking MrGlasgow why the Hon. Hall-Jones

had not signed the memo., and MrGlasgow's answer was that he did notlike to ask him to sign it, as he didnot want to throw doubt on the Min-

ister's word. Mr Glasgow added:"It does not matter much as Joneswill not pass." All this was now jvery clear in witness' memory. Whenthe correspondence (already quoted)wji,- written witness was not clearas to the circumstances, . and MrGlasgow's explanation to the Minister ,was not the outcome of witness hay- 'ing jogged his memory. At that stageboth witness and Mr Glasgow's me-mories had failed them in regard toMr Glasgow having taken the memo,

to the Minister.Witness only had a glimmering re-

collection of it then, and it was notuntil the question was asked in theSupreme Court that-the whole thingcame back to witness' memory in aflash. On witness mentioning this toMr Glasgow the latter said it con-firmed his recollection of the matter.Witness acted upon the Hall-Jonesmemo, under instructions from hissuperior officer. It was early in 1898that Yon Schoen communicated cer-tain information to witness. Witnesspromised to treat it as confidential.Yon Schoen said that the examinationsin Wellington were getting worse in-stead of better, and cited Jones' andother cases. Witness did not thinkat that time there was anything morein that information than was oftengiven to officers of the department.He did not think there was anythingin the allegations. Pie rather ridi-culed them until the books werebrought, #nd witness then saw therewas some truth in them. - Witnessthen told Yon Schoen it was ratherunfair that he (witness) should have,to keep this secret, and that hethought he should be fallowed to tellthe Secretary of the Department. YonSchoen declined to allow him to dosothen. After Mr Hutcheson's speechwas made Yon Schoen declined to re-lease witness from his confidence, say-ing he would tell the Premier in hisown way.' Witness did not inform MrGlasgow of the circumstance until acouple of months afterwards.

The Commission at this stage ad-journed till Monday.

FIRE AT ONEHUNGA.

A fire occurred at half-past fivethis morning iv Alfred-street, One-hunga, whereby a seven-roomed housewas totally destroyed. It appearsthat at the hour named the occu-pants, five bachelors, were awakened

! and found the house in flames. Thefire originated under the stove in acellar room, which was used as akitchen,. The men. retired about

eleven o'clock last night, when every-thing was apparently safe. Owingto the rapidity with which the firespread they lost everything, and hadto get to their neighbours' housesin blankets. The house belonged toMrs Walker, of Onehunga, and wasinsured for £130 in the New ZealandInsurance office.

DEATH OF THE REV. W. ROWSE

A telegram from Greytown an-nounces the sudden death of the Itev.W. liowse, Wesleyan minister, so longand favourably known both in Auck-land and Ilokianga. The deceasedgentleman arrived in Auckland in1859. In 18G0 he was the minister inthe old High street Wesleyau Church,and then received the appr ntinent ofMaori missionary to Hokkinga. Inarduous and unremitting1 labours heserved the Maori people for 14 years,and his affection for the Maori waslovingly recriprocated by the whole ofthe natives. He retired from the fullwork six years ago, becoming a super-numerary, and settled in Greytown. Hewas an intelligent and earnest Meth-odist preacher, and was very muchrespected by his brethren in the min-istry. Many of his old friends inAuckland will be sorry to learn of hisvery sudden death. He leaves a wifeand family grown up to mourn theirloss.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CARTERTON,this day.The Rev. W. Rouse, retired Wesleyan

minister, fell dead atGreytown shortlybefore eight to-day. He Avas sufferingfrom heart disease.

THE IRON TRADE.

At a meeting" of employees in theiron trade of Auckland, held last even-ing-, there was a large attendance,some sixty masters being- present. Thechair was occupied by Mr JamesIlegan (President of the AucklandFederated Ironworkers' Union), atwhose instance the conference hadbeen called.

Mr Regan, in explaining the objectof the meeting, stated that the menwere desirous of improving the con-, dition of affairs in connection with■the hours of labour, wages and ap- \:prentices. It had been his custom tocall together the employers of anytrade he represented, so that the menand masters might meet face to faceand discuss the details of their differ-ences in a friendly spirit, lie trusted■that the outcome of this meeting Iwould be that there would be no needto bring their affairs before the Board jof Conciliation. He couid see no rea- json why their differences could not be isettled by mutual conference betweenthe two parties.

Mr T. Bach said he did not thinkthere was a full representation of em-ployers, and suggested that it wouldbe better to call a meeting of everyemployer within the radius of theConciliation Board's jurisdiction.

Mr Massey supported this proposal,and suggested that each branch of thetrade should hold meetings and be in ja position to put forward proposalswhich they thought might meet thedemands of the Union.- He felt surethe employers were prepared to doanything in fairness.

Mr .7. Page said he was pleased thatthe Union were taking steps to havethe hours of farriers shortened, andhe would assist in every way to bringabout so desirable an end.

After many other employers hadspoken Mr Regan, on behalf of theUnion, thanked the employers for at-tending in such large numbers and forthe good feeling displayed by them.He promised to at once take steps tonotify all the employers in the irontrade in Auckland of a meeting at anearly date, and in the meantime thevarious branches could hold their sep-!arate conferences with the object ofbringing- their proposals before a gen-eral meeting of employers and theUnion.

LATE PARLIAMENTARY.(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, this clay,

" In reply to an Otago deputation to-day urging the. speedy completion ofthe Otago Central Railway the Minis-ter for Works said the line was beingpushed on as rapidly as funds wouldadmit, but the work would have to beconsidered in connection with othermain lines mentioned in the PublicWorks Estimates. To give effect tothe proposals of the deputation wouldinvolve a considerable loan. This is

! understood to indicate a large loan!policy if pressure is brought to beari from other quarters.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP.It is believed that if the election for

the Chairmanship of Committees of theCouncil is decided by ballot CaptainBaillie has the best chance of electionto the position.

THE GOLDFIELDSSHAREMARKET.

Bunker's Hill shares met with sud-den demand to-day on the Exchange,those offered at 3/ being speedily ab-sorbed, with buyers left at the sameprice. Talismans were easier, beingsold as low as 13/. May Queenshareshad steady demand at 7/, and Moana-

i taiaris at 2/9. There was also demandI to-day for Kauri Freehold shares at117/, but no sellers quoted. Grace!Darling shares were wanted at 2/3,Komata Reefs at 2/9. Alphas were notquite so firm, but still buyers offered4/9. Shares in the Barrier Reef Com-■pany were enquired for at 4/4, butholders asked 5/G. Whangamata Cor-poration shares, werealso asked for at5/9. In Standard stocks Gas shareswere firmer, £13 being offeredfor Auckland old issue, with-jout Kales resulting- and no selling-price was quoted. River Plateshad buyers at 20/ and Northern Steamj7/10, but no business was reportedat those rates. N.Z. Drug shares, bothjold and new, were in request, buyersjof the latter advancing to 40/.

IMPERIAL.I The mine manager of the Imperial

'G.M. Company wires that a strongflow of water has been tapped in thecross-cut.

WAIHI - SILVERTON.The time for applying-for the reserve

'shares issued by the Waihi-SilvertonCompany has been extended from the14th until the 19th instant.

MONOWAI.j Private advices have been received to! the effect that it is intended to resumework shortly in the Monowai mine,Wniomo. As a result of the visit toAuckland of the Chairman of Direct-ors, Mr Campbell, a local Board ofAdvice is to be appointed.

MAEOTIRI.A party of gentlemen interested in

the Marotiri copper mine visited theChicken Island for the purpose of in-specting the deposit there. Amongstthose who went were Messrs J. Mc-Combie, Bayldon, Allom, Ross, McKay,and Dr. Girdler. Upon returning totown samples of the ore were broughtup, which have to-day been submittedto various analysts.

THAMES.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ;THAMES, this day

THAMES-HAURAKLThe Queenof Beauty shaft has been

enlarged and timbered to a depth of620 feet. The pumping machinery isworking satisfactorily. At the Deep

| Sinker section the improved class ofsandstone country continues to bemet with.

SCHOOL OF MINES.At a meeting of the Council of the■ School of Mines held last night it was

jdecided to request the Government■not to grant, mine manager certifi-icates to any person except by written■examination. Mr Robert James, wholis shortly leaving for England, re-jsigned his position as a member ofthe Council, which was accepted withdeep regret.

SHERIDAN RETURN.TMbuters working the Sherjdan

mine, Tapu, have crushed 13 tons ofore and picked stone for. the excellentreturn of one hundred and thirtyounces gold. The bullion is ownedby Chas. Manuel, Plummer, and twoothers. The gold on melting was re-: duced to 1290z 2dwt, worth about£3 8/ per oz, total value £438.

GOLDEN SITE.Mr Alexander Whitly has been ap-

pointed manager of the Golden SiteCompany's mine at Preservation In-let, and leaves for the South on Mon-day. He has had considerable ex-perience in mining, and possesses afirst-class manager's certificate byexamination.

SHAREMARKET.AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE.-Talisman,13/; Bun-ker a Hill, 3/.BUYERS.—Standard stocks: National

Bank, 51/6; South British Insurance, 53/6;Standard Insurance, 13/0; N.Z. and RiverPlate, 20/; Auckland Gas (old), £18;' Nor-,them Steamship, 7/10: Tnupiri Coal, 19/6;N..Z. Drui,' (p.u.), 51/6; N.Z. Drug (eontrl.),40/. Mining stocks: Kuranui-Caledonian,1/5; Moanntalnri, 2/9; Tararu Creek, 9d;Victoria, 7<l; Kauri Freeholds, 17/; Alpha,4/9; N.Z. Talisman, 12/9: Waihi South, 6d;Bunker's Hill, 3/: Hauraki Associated. 3d;Zealnndia, iid; Whanjramata, 0/9; MayQueen, 7/; New Alburnla, lid; New Whau,24d: Grace Darling, 2/3; Imperial. 4d; Ko-niata Reefs, 2/9; Ohinemuri, 3d; Waihl Ex-tended, 7d: Four-In-I-land, 2/6; TokateaConsols, 3d; Barrier Reefs, 4/4.

SELLERS.—Standard stocks: N.Z. Insur-ance, C2/C (px div.); National Insurance,17/3; South British Insurance, 55/; Stand-ard Insurance, 14/; Thames Gas, 38/; Nor-thern Steamship, 8/; Hikurnngi Coal. 9/;Tauplri Coal. 20/6; Union Oil, 22/. Minirfgstocks: Kuranui-Caledonian, 1/9; MaliaraRoyal, 2/3; Moanataiari, 3/6; Tararu Creek,1/; Victoria, B<J;Alphn. 5/2; N.Z. Talisman,13/3: Waihi, £8 5/; Waihl Extended, 9d;Waihi South. 8d; Woodstock, 8/3: Bunker'sHill, 3/1; Hnuraki Associated, 7d; GreatBarrier, 3/6; "Zealandla, 4d; Whnngamatn,6/9;May Queen, 7/4; New Alburnla, 1/2;New Whau, 3d; Crown. 13/6: Grace Dar-ling.2/5; Imperial. sd; Komata Reefs, 3/C;Oblnemurl. sd: Waltekauri, 50/; Four-in-Hand, 2/10; Barrier Reefs, 5/6.

THAMES NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.)

THAMES,'this day.Messrs Deeble and Sons butcher's

shop at Grahamstown was enteredlast night by some sneak thief anda quantity of meat stolen.

This afternoon tlhe Coromandel re-presentative team plays the Thamesreps on the Parawai racecourse. Thevisitors are said to be a good lot, butthe local players here are confidentof success. The Thames team is thesame as that which beat Ohinemurilast week, with the one exception thatLloyd replaces Coote, an alterationwhich does not appear to satisfy allthe experts. The Rotomahan shoiildarrive from Coromandel about 12.30with the visitors. The splendidweather this week has given the

ground a chance to recover from'therecent rains, and it is now in first-class condition.

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.WELLINGTON,this day,

The term of contract between theNational Dairy Association and theshipping companies for the carriageof produce to London, details of whichare now finally settled,1is three years,and it comes into operation nextNovember.

THE AUCKLAND STAR," SATURDAY, JULY 15*" 18&9« 5

Bargains for all on Thursday atEourt Bros.' end of century sale. (Ad.)

Over Stocked.—Finding ourselveswith a heavy stock of blankets, wewill sell for one week at reducedprices. Call and see our window.—Tonson Garlick Co., Limited.—(Ad.)

A crowning triumph.—Our pair oftables with boxes and bevelglass and tile back washstand at 40/,spot cash, is a marvel of cheapness.—Tonson Garlick Co.,Limited. —(Ad.)

Court Bros.' end of century salecommences on Thursday,- July 20th.Goods positively slaughtered.—(Ad.)

St. George's Quadrille Assembly-hold their fortnightly social in St.George's Hall next Monday evening.

Nominations for the billiard tour-nament to be held at the CentralHotel close this evening. Acceptancesclose on Wednesday next.

A correspondent writes that thethree shift bosses were not dischargedfrom the Waihi-Silverton mine, butleft- of their own accord, being un-willing to accept the wages or termsoffered them.

Father O'Gallagher has been trans-ferred from St. Benedict's to Opotiki,in the Bay ofPlenty district. FatherO'Gallagher, during his duties at -St.Benedict's, has made many friends.He leaves for his new charge on Tues-day next.

H. Gilmore, Newmarket, commenceshis big clearing sale on Monday.Sweeping reductions in every depart-ment. Inspection invited.—(Ad.)

You can buy Charley's Aunt shirt?for 1/11, reduced from 4/6 and 5/6,atGeorge Fowlds' great reduction sale.-(Ad.)

Our Whakapirau correspondentwrites: —It is rumoured that a largeand influential requisition will shortlybe presented to Mr F. .Colbeck, ofWhakapirau, asking him to contestthe seat. IfMr Colbeck seeks electionhe will be a supporter of the presentAdministration.

Exports from Timaru for the Junequarter totalled £172,964, an increaseof £31,000 on exports for the samequarter of last year. Frozen meat(£70,515) and wool (£58,362) werethe chief items.

Considerable excitement was causedat the lower end of Queen-street yes-terday and to-day by the great cloth-ing sale at Geo. Fowlds' establishment.—(Ad.) ...

Only occasionally does such an op-portunity occur for buying workingshirts and flannels,about half-price.See Fowlds Sale.—(Ad.)

At Geo. Fowlds' Sale you can get3 lovely bow ties for 1/, boys collars3d each, cashmere mufflers 1/3.—(Ad.)

Geo. Fowlds is selling stiff felt hatsfor 1/,boys caps 3d, at his greatreduc-tion sale now on.—. (Ad.)

Positively a fact that Geo. Fowldsis selling every article of boys cloth-ing at or under cost price.—(Ad.)

Blastings.

T-vOOR OF HOPE ASSOCIATION.

The Annual Meeting of the Door ofHope Association will be held at "TheHome," Cook-st., on TUESDAY, the 25thinst., at 3 p.m.. Friends and subscribersare invited to attend.

J. J. MACKY, Hon. Sec.Auckland, July 4, 1899.

AR CHBIS HOP lEBL ANDsays:—"The Church that would

prove herself to the country as Christ's,must speak boldly against the saloon."

USUAL SUNDAY MEETINGS.Quay-st., 3; Firebell, 8.

THURSDAY EVENING — WESLEYHALL, 7.45.

ISITT IS COMING.

T ODGE ST. ANDREW No. B.—The In-XJ stallatioa Meeting will be held at

! Freemasons' Hall, Princes-street, onI TUESDAY NEXT, at 7.30 p.m. prompt.

MORROW (Tuesday) at 7.30 p.m. prompt.i Visitors cordially invited.—W. H. COOP-j ER, P.M., Secretary.jrnHE LANCASHIRE SOCIETY, AIICK-| '■* LAND.—The Next Meeting of the! Society will be held on THURSDAY

EVENING NEXT, 20th inst., at 7.30o'clock, at the private residence of MrMurphy, St. Mary's Road, Ponsonby.

J. H. GREENHOUGH, Hon. Sec.

Lectures, Etc.T>EV. W. READY

Will deliver his Famous Lecture"From London Streets to the Pulpit,

or the Story of My Life,"IN ST. JOHN'S WESLEYAN CHURCH,

WEDNESDAY NEXT, JULY 19.

Tickets 1/, on Behalf of Re-roofing- theSchoolroom and Parsonage.

Chair taken 7.30 p.m.

Late Advertisements.SH- O R T H A N D.

SOWORDS PER MINUTE INFOUR MONTHS.

A Certificate at this rate was granted bythe Shorthand Association to a pupilafter four months' tuition. No previous

knowledge.18 out of the 25 C'ertiiicates granted bythe Association this year are held by

pupils ofA. G. JARRETT, No. 6, WYNDHAM ST.

(12 years with Messrs Buddie, Buttonand Co., 4 years in London.)

CJBEDS—Extra selected Vegetable, FlowerSo and Farm Seeds, entirely new stockiit Gilbert .1. Mackny's, 195 Queen-st.WREATHS, Crosses, nil kinds of designs

In Fresh, Everlasting, and ArtificialFlowers, cheapest house in town.—Mack-ay's, Queen-st.

LOWER SEEDLINGS—OnIy choicestrains stocked, Roses a speciality,

Fruit Trees. Hedge Plants, Shrubs, atMnckay's, 195 Queen-st.T>ANSY QUADRILLE ASSEMBLY.■*" The Second Long Night of Season,WEDNESDAY NEXT, 19th July, 1899,inOddfellows' Hall, Manukau Road, Pai-nell. Gents' Sub. 3/6, double tickets;Single Gent's 2/6; Lady's 1/6; SpectatorsCd.—H. WADE, Secretary.QT. B E NED I CT'S CLUB.

The next of the Series of Socialsunder the management of the above Clubwill take place In St. Benedict's Hall, onWEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, July19th, at 8 p.m. By Invitation only. Mar-riage's Band.in attendance.

Invitations must be presented at thedoor.

J. KNOTT, Hon. Sec./"BARTERS' UNlON.—Monday, MusicalVJ Evening. Good attendance required.

RS COTTKELL'S School, Church-st."Devonport, will begin the half term

Monday, July XLALMS^The finest lot of these lovely

Table Plants In Auckland, cheap, atG. J. Mackay's, 195 Queen-st.

ONLY THREE TYPEWRITERS,But they're famous,. Not Experiments.

THE "YOST,"The "BLICK,"

The "DENSMORE."THE TYPEWRITER CO.,

Vice-Regal Typists,14, VICTORIA ARCADE, AUCKLAND.

PICKLE Vinegar, Sauce.Condiments.Bak-ing and Egg Powder Manufacturer

wants Situation, good references.—AddressX., 033, Star Office.

-OOROUGH OF ONEHUNGA.

Notice is hereby given that the One-hunga Borough Council did, at a SpecialMeeting held in the Council Chamber onMONDAY, -the 3rd day of July, 1599,ad-opt a Resolution to make by Special Or-der a By-law to regulate the sireet traf-fic within the Borough of Onehunga, tobe known as By-law No. 12, which Re-solution the said Council intend to con-firm at a subsequent Special Meeting tobe held on 31st day of July, 1599,A copy of said By-law No. 12 so to bemade will be lying at the Town Clerk'sOffice for 7 days immediately precedingthe Special Meeting to confirm the same.

R. RICHARDSON,1 Town Clerk.Onehunga, July 4, 1899.

AN ADJOURNED MEETING' OlfMASTER GROCERS of Auckland

City and Suburbs ' (including Devonport;will be held at V.M.C.A. Rooms, Albert-street, on MONDAY EVENING, 17Ui

inst., at 8 o'clock sharp.R. W. GALLAUGHER, Sec. pro tern.

THE WAIHI SILVERTON GOLDMINES, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

The Time for application for shares(Reserve Shares) is extended to thenineteenth day of July; 1899.

S. SEVERIN SORENSEN,Attorney and General Manager,'

Auckland, July 15, 1899.

13 I L LI AR D S.

Nominations for Tournament at Cen-tral Hotel close THIS EVENING (Fee2/6). Acceptances close on WEDNES-DAY NEXT, no Fee. The Draw willtake place on THURSDAY NEXT. On-ly those whose names have been handeato the Marker will participate in "theDraw.

TeHE PNEUMATIC HEEL AND SOLECOMPANY (LIMITED).

CAPITAL, £25,000.In 5000 shares of £5each, all of which are offered for public

subschiption.PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS:

HAROLD BEAUCHAMP, Esq. (MessrsBannatyne and Co.), Wellington.

T. H. HANNA, Esq. (Manager N.Z. Loanand Mercantile and Agency Co., Ltd.),Wellington.

ALFRED LINDSAY, Esq. (Boot Im-porter and Manufacturer), Wellington.

HON. T. W/ HISLOP (Solicitor), Wel-lington.W. LINGARD, Esq. (Insurance Manager)

Wellington.BANKERS: Bank of New South Wales,

Wellington.SOLICITORS: Messrs Brandon and His-

lop, Featherston-st., Wellington.AUCKLAND BROKER : 'ALFREDBAKER. 15 Queen-st.Telephone 894. P. Q. Box 410. 'Prospectuses and Application Forms atabove Address.

THE BANK IS NOT TAKING THE-L STOCK, only the Premises, sobringyour carriages, carts, and perambu-lators and have them filled with Bootsat your own price.—M. E. GARRETT,KARANGAHAPE RD.Unprecedented Sale of BOOTS andSHOES. Bank coming'in.—M. E. GAR-RETT, Karangahape Road.

Wanted.

WANTED to Kent, 4-roomed Cottage,wmuu a uiUia oi city.—jonn joyau.ru

aim bon, uuomues Aruaue.

WANTED, Laay Help, tnorough workeruunii/aiwu, ivionuuy, youu VVuyes.—

iu.rs isi'uwu, View j^.u., ivit. jiiUtn.

WAls'i'HiiJ, a gooa jtiome iot Threelioya going 10 school, muai be near

bi. Junieij' Lauren; tenna mouexate. aiooio JLrei, b-roomeu Viatt, gooa repair, 10minutw) I'rorn wueen-si., every conveni-ence.—Apply sharp JN.J., 6&i,aiar uaice.

WANTiiiD to Sell, very cheap, an Up-right Grand l'iano, almost new.—

tor address atar Oriice.

WAIMTiiiU to Let, nice Jf'urnidhed Koorn,5/.—i'ourth House Turner-st., ortUpper Queen-st., near College.T>EES\VAX wanted, any quantity.—Ap-J-> ply Okomaravilis Polish Co., 7, Mer-cantile Chambers, Queen-st.pOSTLEY^ HOME.—Wanted for thevj laundry, strong capable Woman.—Apply_at_once to the Manager.

WANTED, Girls accustomed to wrappingand labelling.—Kenderdine and Kirkup

Beach Road.TO/ANTED to Purchase, Small Proper-VV ty on Ponsonby Uoad, aud Housesnear city.Peckover and Co., 117,Queen-st.WANTED, good Generaf" Servant atonce, one that can cook preferred.JiApply Portland House, Hobson-st.WANTED, second-hand i-ton Spring Cart,cheap.—State price to Cart, Upper Sy-monds-st. Post Office.

WANTED, Clumber Spaniel Dog Pup.For Sale, grand Watchdog (Bull Ter-

rier).—J. Walker, City Market.Tyl/ANTED, 2 smart Lads.—Apply KnpaiTy Corn Broom Co., Vlctoria-st* East.WANTED, a General Servant. — ApplyMrs Coom, Karaugah.npc Road.WANTED, YOUNG GENTLEMAN with a

few hundred pounds as Partner on alarge FARM adjacent to Creamery andwithin easy distance of Auckland, carryingSheep, Cattle, Pigs, etc. Also, PAUTNEKin Gum and Country Store Business.

Apply toR. BURROW & CO.,

Agents, Bank N.Z. Buildings.

YT^ANTED,Lady's Bicycle in good order.* —State particulars, maker's name,price and where to be seen, C, Box 105.

VTtTANTEI) to be~Adopted, Baby Girl, 2»» months old, entirely given up.—MrsClark's, Shortland-street."TyANTED, Married Couple without chll-»» dren,, husband plough, useful, wifecook; several Youths, milk, drive, and use-ful, for Waikato, Waiuku, and Onehunga;Kitchenboy for Coromandel (age about 15),good home and 5/ to start; Parcelboy fortown, 5/ and found; Gumdiggers, Drivers,Generals, Cooks, Assistants, and Nursegirls,Waitress for Wliangamata, 10/; Handyman,milk cow, groom, garden.—McLeod, 24Queen-street.WANTED, a Bicycle, 2C-inch frame.—State price and particulars to Edgar,63G,Star Office.WANTED, Partner for Country Store,Pig and Poultry Farm-near Auckland,capital £150.—Peckoverand Co., 117 Queen-street.

ANTED to Purchase, a Handcart.—Fullparticulars to J.T.M., C3l, Star Office.

WANTED to Purchase, Empty Beer Bot-tles in any quantity.—Frank Twiname

and Co., Bottlers, 35 High-st.

Lost and Found,

iT OST, Book, in case, and Receipt Book,j-Li tied in one parcel.—Reward on re-turn to W. and G. Winstone, Customs-st.T OST, between Queen-st., Customs-st.JLJ and Parnell, Parcel of Dress Mater-jaj,_Finder rewarded at Star Office.

LOST from Green Lane, Remuera, Fawn-coloured G(reyhound Dog with cover

on.—Robert Blaikie, Green Lane.T OST in Queen-st., or Parnell 'bus, PurseXJ containing money.—Finder rewardedon applying to Mr R. Reynolds, Queen-st.,near Wharf.

L~ OST. Collie Dog, brown and black,white spots, from Alma-st., New-

market; reward—F. H. Carrington, Alma-street,

j^^^^,

Public Notices.

"VJ-EW GOODS. NEW GOODS.-^ NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS.

We beg to announce the arrival of thefollowing ,New Goods, which are up-to-datein style, finish, and price; in fact, you can-not get better value in the city:—

Ladies' and Gents' Silver WatchesLadies' and Gents' Nickle WatchesLadles' and Gents' Gold WatchesLadles' and Gents' Gold Filled WatchesLadles' and Gents' Silver AlbertsLadies' and Gents' Gold AlbertsLadies' and Gents' RingsLadies' and Gents' Scarf PinsLadies' and Gents' PursesLadies' and Gents' Silver LinksLadies' and Gents' Silver StudsLadies' and Gents' Gold LinksLadies' and Gents' Gold StudsGold Brooches, Silver Brooches, Clocks,

etc., etc., etc.

QKEATES BROS.,DIRECT IMPORTERS

And MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS,OPPOSITE TOWN CLOCK.

QUEEN_ STREET.SPECTACLES TO~SUIT ALL SIGHTS,0 from 2/6 Pair.OPERA and FIELD GLASSES all prices,at SKEATES BROS., OPTICIANS andJEWELLERS, opposite Town Clock,QUEEN STREET.V^TATCHES.—A LARGE ■ SELECTIONVV OF AMERICAN ROLLED GOLDWATCHES, just arrived direct from NewYork, Ladies' and' Gents'; good value.

SKEATES BROS., WATCHMAKERSand JEWELLERS, opposite Town Clock,QUEN STREET. «

A GOOD BREAKFAST AND TEA,including the following BILL OffFARE:—Quaker Oats, Fresh and SmokedFish, Grilled Chops and Eggs, GrilledSteak and Eggs, Grilled Kidney anaBacon, Grilled Steak and Onions, Grilledchops and Tomatoes, Grilled Lamb's Fryand Bacon, Grilled Bacon and Eggs,Poached Eggs, Fried Eggs, Boiled Eggs'Omelets, Sweet and Savoury; Tea, Cor-fee, Cocoa, at the Popular Price.

6D

AT THE DUNBLANE DINING ROOMS,QUEEN-STREET.

T)RAISED from all quarters—The-«- famous Oilcloth Cream.—J. Wilson,Manufacturer, St. Mary's Rd., Ponsonby.

Volunteer Notices.A UCKLAND ENGINEER CORPS.Members are notified that the Corps will

Parade infuture on TUESDAY NIGHTS in-stead of Monday. The first Parade underthis arrangement will be held on TUES-DAY next, 18th inst. A Meeting will beheld immediately after Parade for busi-ness of importance.

Notice is also hereby given that theParade for Inspection by Lieut.-ColonelBanks will be held on TUESDAY,2Sth inst.,instead of Wednesday, as advertised inDistrict Orders.

W. R. C. WALKER,Officer Commanding.

iM&MMi tf NZ' ]S[ATIVB RIF^E

Wllilm* VOLUNTEERS, No. 2

The Corps will Paradefor Inspection by Colonel Banks on MON-DAY next at 7.30 p.m. Full dress uniform,arms and accoutrements. Every memberwarned to attend.

" By order.JOHN P. OAKES, Captain.

OTAHUHU ODDFELLOWS' SOCIAL.The FOURTH SOCIAL of the Season

will be held in the Otahuhu Public Hall onTUESDAY, 18th. Andrews' 'Bus/will leaveVictoria-street Corner at 6.45.

i A. FEARNLEY, Hon. Sec.

Ecclesiastical.UNION FREE BAPTIST CHURCHWELLESLEY-STREET. °At 11, Rev. A. H. Cdllins ■At 7, Pastor W. L. Salter

Pitcairn Island-M«rde?-DtCoveredeS"'

Transferred to Norfolk Ishnd th n""can Hell-Faradlse-Dr. Me'tcaiF^-At^*

at 7, Mr H. Burton. OoUSltei- Evening

a &&*£ J-Sh^^\3fr^To L^t.

LET, 3-roorued Cnft-'in-,, i7~; " "

npo LET, 9-roomed Villa~"iiT~?v- ■

s-f-a .§?«" Sr /»"»""O'Sullivan;Cobden-st * ' hath-~ ±>.

ence.-Apply on buiklin| ' "erjr conveni-

!2B^Z^l^Sg^ d̂e Georgfe-Bt.JE.on-

ence. Key sext doorS? L "prL C°£Veni-and Land Agent, Exchange ""*' H°Use

Fop sale.

FOR,SALE, East-st., "NiwloTi cloik

tween 4 and 6 p.m., Belmont Terrace newmu°era?rey H°USe risht-hnnd -smS Ke?■F°§ SALE, well-established "Grocery.J- Business in the suburbs; good open-cef.^^t^^g"^-Addre-. &,.TpOR SALE bargains, Light Cart, halfton, £8; Small Pony,- 11 hands,also Saddle (suit boy or girl).—Morley'sDurham-st.

JfiOß SALE, AS A GOING CONCERN—THE BEST HIGH-CLASS DRESS-

MAKING BUSINESS in the Province.Apply W.FRATER AND pON.

£300~?W*EJITY ACRES. fenced~indd-/OVU planted, 6-roomed House, S milesfrom city; easy terms.—John Bollard andSon, Coombes' Arc&de;£fiO"~A^,o D̂ALE' Sh Acres-owtMJ and planted, metalled road.—JohnBollard and Son, Coombes' Arcade.TjVDR SALE, Irish Terrier and Black Re--«- triever Pups; also, 1 trained Ferret.—J. Walker, City Market.TjWR SALE, Rocky Nook, pretty Cottage,-«-■ 5 rooms, bath, gas, large cleared al-Jotment, only £325.—Baker Bros., Auction-eers.Tj^Oß SALE, Boardinghouses, best locali-J- . ties. £50. £100, £200, £&30;Ladies'Hairdressiug Business.—Miss Bacon, Vic-toria Arcade. ■;;/!

SALB-A DESIRABLE. HDfAIRY ItAKM at WAIUKU, contain-ing luJ acres; a 7-.roomed Dwelling, neces-sary outbuildings; fences; all in good order:within '2 miles of the creamery.—ALFßEDBUCKLAND and SONS..pREEHOLD PROPERTIES for Sale in-*- Parnell, £300, £390, £450, £500Leaseholds, £125, £145, £150; desirablesituations.j A Splendid Property in City—Two goodI Houses, and Land for two more, for £800.Present rental for two, 31/ per week.

Lome-street—Two good investments,£400and £550, show 10 per cent, and largeprospective values.

THORNES, 91, QUEEN STREET.A LLOTMENT for Sale, good site, just

XX off Jervois Rd., 40ft frontage.—ApplyQUEEN STREET.

j. Vailiel " . tE. B. VailflT7l O R -■':" 3 A L 83.

HOUSE of 5 rooms, range, registergrates, verandah, iron roof, outhouses,etc., Allotment 42 by 113. Land TransferTitle. Also, whole of Furniture con-tained in above. Owner leaving Auck-land and must sell. . 73/1321

£1000: Gentleman's Residence ot 8rooms, bathroom, scullery, range, regis-ter grates, iron roof, ■ verandah on twosides, 8 foot hall, loose box, buggyhouse,'6 acres paddock, orchard, tennis lawn,andgarden, or would lease. 70/1305

£175: Homestead of 2J acres volcanicsoil, and new House of 5 rooms, dairy,cowshed, stable, fowl run, etc., etc.; goodspring- of water. , "" 76/1343

SYMONDS-STREET-Gentßeman's Re-sidence, range, register grates, gas, citywater, concrete yard, fixed tubs' and cop-per, every necessary convenience. Suit-able for a doctor's residence, or a fineopening for a boarding house. To besold a bargain. , 91/1437£1250—10roomed Residence, range reg-ister grates, every convenience, stable,cow shed, barn, and other outbuildings,iron tank and concrete cistern, holding2000 gallons, 13 acres good soil, fenced andsubdivided, good orchard in full bear-ing; water frontage; L.T. Title. Must bosold. 69/1297MONEY TO LEND at Lowest Current

Rates.VA I L E T> R O S.,

LEGAL CHAMBERS.-DBARGAINS in House Properties from£135 to £lsoo, city and suburban.Also Sections,»including Onehunga, De-vonport, Birkenhead, Remuera, St. Hel-ier's, Mounts Albert, Eden and Roskill,Epsom, etc. For particulars apply Peck-over and Co., Architects, Estate andBusiness -Agents, Col. Bank. Buildings,117, Queen-st, opposite Shortland-st.

Goldminingr Notices.TEWEL GOLD MINING COMPANY,i) LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION. .A General Meeting of the Members

of the abovenamd Company will be heldat No. 2S, Shortland-st., on MON-DAY, the 17th instant, at 10.30 a.m.,'forthe purpose of having an account laidbefore them, showing the acts and deal-ings of the Liquidators and the mannerin which the winding up has been so farconducted.

J. BARBER,J. T. ■ JULIAN,

Liquidators.

IVfOANATAIARI NORTH GOLD-MINING"J-'J- COMPANY (NO LIABILITY).

Notice is hereby given that a Call (theeleventh), of Threepence per Share on thecontributing shares in this -Company hasthis day been made by the Directors pay-able to the Manager at the Company'soffice, 28, Shortland-street, on WEDNES-DAY, the 9th day of August, 1899.

Auckland, July 15, 1899. ,COMING EVENTS,

(As Published In the 'Star.') JJ§"]

MEETINGS, etc., TO-NIGHT.. ROper,a House—Lyceum Company V]City Hall—Gaiety CompanyForesters' Hall—Newton l'igon and Can*

ary Club's Show'

MEETINGS,' etc., M.OJ*DAY,N.Z. Insurance Buildings—Grace Dar-ling G.M. Co., 3.30AUCTIONS, MONDAY.

Arthur and Gorrie—Building for Removal10.45; Unredeemed Pledges, tl

ARBITRATION COURT.

Mr Justice Edwards andMessrs H. Thompson, of Christ*

' and E. Slater, of JJunediu.The court Bat until 5.25 o'clock yes-

terday afternoon, by wMoJi vlmo viijibe evidence and addresses* ifl con-nection with the dispute iv the car-penter and joinery trade had beenheard.

The following evidence was takensubsequent to going to press ycaLcr-day:—

James Cole, master builder, deposedin answer to Mi- A. Kosser, who calledthe witness on behali ol the Union, It.would be better for him if tho millspaid the same rate of wages as hehad to.

By Mr White: Witness made joineryfor iris own buildings. It would notpay him to make for the trade. Hohad a mortice machine, but no power.He would be at liberty to Bead hisjoiners to do outside work. The■Kauri Timber Company did havo tokeep a large stock of timber for mak*ing joinery. Witness kept his timbertwo years for joinery work. Hethought there would be one competentjoiner in Auckland to every three in-competent ones.

His Honor: How would it benefityou, Mr Cole, if the Kauri TimberCompany had to pay Is 2d per hour?

Witness: I would be glad to keepa larger stock and do more joinery.

J. D. Langley, member of the Build-ers' Association,, said in answer to MrEosser that he had a joiner's shop,and had at the present time one manin it. His business was a jobbingbusiness. Since the 44 hours hadcome into force he had hadto employ one man less than hewould otherwise have done. j

In answer to Mr White witness saidhe could not say he had known theKauri Timber Company to come intocompetitionwith outside builders.

G. Ellingham, member of the Build-ers' Association, deposed he kept ajoiner's shop. He had two joiners mconstant employment. If the millahad to pay the same wages and workthe Same hours as witness had to doit would be better for his business.He had one man in his employ for theJast twelve years; others for threeyears. Builders could not keep ap-prentices, as they were forced to paythem whether there was work or not.

His Honor: That does not show aneed for limiting the number of ap-prentices.

Witness said if mills and all wereon the same footing he could keepapprentices, and it was necessary tohave boys properly taught their trade.

His Honor: That is, if the KauriTimber Co. are compelled to paymore wages and raise the prices ofiheitf goods, then you will be able tocompete with them and be able tokeep apprentices?

Archibald Grandison, builder, de-posed he also kept a joiner's shop,had machinery and made joinery forhis contract work. He kept an aver-age of three or four men and paidthem Is 2d per hour. It would bebetterfor him if the mills had to paythe same rate as he would be ableto do more joinery work and keeptnore men. Under the present con-dition of*affairs he would not like tobind a boy as an apprentice. Wherehe .came frbfti joiners in-Bide were paid more wagestha outside men.. A joiner re-quired to keep more and better tools.A joiner should not receive less paythan a carpenter.

By Mr White: He could not em-ploy men constantly in the shopunless he had work for them. He■was not registered under the Factory&ct as he was not working to sell out-Bide. He had about fifteen to twentythousand feet of timber in stock atpresent.

Mr Langley: How will you maketradesmen if you don't apprentice the

Witness: I shall have to importtradesmen under the present condi-tion of things.

Theodore Williams, contractor, de-posed he made his own joinery andpaid 1/2 per hour. It would give therising generation a better show ifmore apprentices wers allowed. A[boy could learn his trade better if he"was apprenticed.

By Mr Ehodes: He did not thinkbe lost by paying 1/2per hour for his■work. He might be able to increasebis business if the mills had to pay1/2 per hour. ■By Mr White.: The Kauri TimberCompany had cut his timber and pre-pared it so that the joinery could bejnade more easily.

This closed the evidence called byMr Eosser.

William Trevarthon,' called by Mr[White, deposed he had been in theemploy of the Kauri Timber Companycontinuously for nine years, and wasin the employ of the company beforethat, and also with the New ZealandTimber Company for four years. Hemade more money at 8/6 per day in-side than he would at out-side work at 9/4 a day. Sometime ago a builder offered him10/ a day, and he would not leave. Hepreferred regular inside work.

By Mr Grandison: He would refuseto leave the company for 1/2 per hour"with a builder. They had an accidentfund at the mill. If he left the millhe got the money refunded he hadpaid in. There was a better chanceof continuous employment in the mill.Besides that, there was less wear andteal1 of tools, nor did he lose tools.

John Horsley, called by Mr White,deposed he had been in the employof the Kauri Timber Company since1890, with * small break. He was nowgetting 8/ per day. He did not wishto leave the company's service. Hewould rather stay where he was thango outside for a master builder. Hehad steady work in the dry, did notwear out so many clothes or tools,found his tools where he left them.The company had nothing to do withithe Accident Insurance Society.

' Mr White: Imay mention also thatfthe company pays £100 per annumto the Accident Insurance Companyto insure the men as well as payingDr. Sharman to attend the men in thecese of accident.

Witness said they were not terror-ised by the manager in theKauri Tim-ber Company.

Mr Eosser: If all the men in the millcontributed towards a fund for plac-ing- this matter before the Board

would not you consider they had somegrievance?

His Honor: That is not a question,but argument.

Mr Eosser: Is it a fact that such asubscription list went round the mill.

Witness: I never saw it.By Mr Clayton: Four or five joiners

had left the mill during the time hehad been there. Soms of the joiner

had been in the mill 17, 13, 16, and 4j years. A certain number of men were

kept on continuously. Others wereput on in emergency when there waspressure of work and had to leavewhen the pressure was over.

By Mr Grandison: He did not care togo to work for builders, because thena man might be sent to an outside job.

| He had never been scut outside by theKauri Timber Company.

John Peek, carpenter and joiner,employed by the Kauri Timber Com-pany, deposed thai, with the exceptionof throe weeks, he had been engagedwith the company for 19 years. lathe good time he was paid as high as10/ per day and as low as 7/ per dayin poor times. He had seen bad timeswhen he expected to have had to gohimself. When he was lowered to 7/ aclay men outside were being" paid 6/.At present he was getting 8/ a day,and some time ago had a chance to gooutside at 9/, but would not take it.He would rather remain at 8/ per daywith the company than take serviceunder a builder oiX'side at 1/2 perhour. At the mill the machinerysaved them a lot of heavy work.

Mr Langley said he would like toknow why the master builders werefighting the Kauri Timber Company.

His Honor: I cannot tell you.Mr Langley: I consider it is a very

cruel thing to question men beforetheir employers.

John Herd, employee of the KauriTimber Company, deposed he received8/ per day. He had been three yearscontinuously employed by the com-pany, and at various times prior tothat. He would not care to leave thecompany to work for a builder outsideat 1/2 per hour.

Matthew Crooks deposed he hadbeen in the employ of the company 20years on March Ist. He did piece-work. He was so full of rheumaticsthat he could not always work fulltime. He averaged about £2 perweek. He was not able to do a' fullday's work and could not now standoutside work. He hoped the Courtwould make no change in his case.

Mr Pollard said such cases were pro-vided for in the incompetent work-man's clause.

Witness said he would rather be left,where he was as he was not fit to goout.

His Honor: As far as I concerned,Mr Crook, I shall not interfere withyou-

Mr Tyson: Our rules make provisionfor these old men.

His Honor: All the provision heasks is to be left alone. A man ismuch happier earning his own living.

T. H. White being sworn, testifiedto the accuracy of the figures he hadhan led v. The wages paid by theKauri Company last year were £2,89517/1. The employees had been withthe Company as follows:—15 years,12, 4, 20, 9, 20, 8 to 9, 3 to 4, 4 to 5,17 to 18, 5 to 6, 5, 2 to 3, 9 months, andone from America 16 weeks. Appren-tices at the mill were not bound, butserved five years. They were paid 6/a week the first year, 10/ the second,12/ the third, 16/ the fourth, and 24/a week the last year. They werepaid all the year round the same asapprentices.

By Mr Ehodes: They had five ap-prentices at the mill at the present 'time in the joinery department. If''trade fell flat before the five yearsiwas up he would not dispense withthe apprentices."

This closed the evidence.Mr Bosser said he had not called

men to give evidence because theycould not indemnify the men from re-sults. The Kauri Timber Co. had j

|alone called men. They found a dis- jcrepancy in the rate of wages. In jthe other mills the whole of the menwere with them, had furnished sub-scriptions, and attended meetings.

His Honor: There is no evidence ofthat. Are we to understand that sucha large body of men are such,arrantcowards that they say to their em-ployers they have no grievances andgo behind their barks in proceedingslike this? Certainly you may say jsuch is the case, but it does not im- |press me favourably. It is not sug- |gested by evidence that they made jany complaint. No Court in the Iworld can take such statements as j

i evidence of discontent or grievance on jthe part of anybody. i

Mr Bosser said it had been proved 'that inferior tradesmen were trained :in Auckland, mainly owing to the !mills making the joinery. The bulk ,of the builders were with the Unionin the attempt to put the trade on abetter footing. With regard to MrCrooks' case, he might say the Uniondid not wish to interfere with oldmen, but the clause about incompe-tent men covered those cases.' By in- jcompetent men he did not mean bad 'tradesmen, but aged and physicallyincapable men.

His Honor: Would you preventthese men working piece work?

Mr Eosser said they had sufferedfrom piece work.

His Honor: You -have not shownthat in the evidence;

Mr Eosser said that another evil'was that .an employer at the presenttime could sublet work at lower ratesto men, and it was that the Unionwished to put an end to. He would,however, leave the matter with theCourt.

Mr White said there really was notanything for him to reply to,so he would not detain theCourt. They had proved the jjmills did not compete with thebuilders, and that their men weresatisfied to work inside regularly atthe present rate of pay.

Mr Cole said the builders could notunderstand why those who employedmachinery should be allowed to payless than those who did not. Thebuilders asked that the mills shouldpay the same rate for similar work.The builders wanted to make that intheir shops. They simply asked to beallowed to compete on an equal foot-ing with the mills in the matter ofthe rate of wages paid.

Mr Pollard said that was the viewof the members of the Master Build-ers' Association.

Mr Grandison urged that millsshould in fairness pay the same as thebuilders and work the same hours.

Mr Paterson said he quite disagreedwith the last speaker. It wouldnever do to have no mills; It wasgoing back to old times. That wasnot progression at all..

Mr -Jenkins explained that thebuilders had no wish to interferewiththe mills as far as mouldings andsuch like was concerned. All theyasked was that joiners should receivethe same rate of pay.

This concluded the addresses, andthe case was adjourned until Mondaymorning.

A WOMAN'S HEARTBy MRS EFFIE ADELAIDE

ROWLANDS.

CHAPTEE. XVIII.'it means,' Ml1 St. Leger said, an-

swering- his astonishment, 'that forsome strange aud obscure purpose;your friend, Sir Basil lfothergill, haschosen to come here to insult me inthe most unusual manner, and—''It means, Philip,' Basil said, ascalmly as he could speak, 'that un-fortunately, I hold proofs that Mr St.Leger a few months ago, when hisname was not St. Leger but Aynes-worth, was connected, and that nothonourably, with a business which"touched me most intimately, andwhich was from beginning to end asorry and disreputable piece of work.'

St. Leger would have spoken, butthe earl interposed.

'You must speak out more plainlystill, Basil, if you please,' he said,showing a strong, proud mannerwhich would have delighted Molly'sheart had she heard it. Then heturned to the other. 'Sir Basil is niyoldest and most trusted friend, St.Leger,' he said, gently, still not withwarmth, 'and anything that he saysmust always be listened to, for heis not a man who speaks lightly orwithout good reason.'

Mr St. Leger bowed his head. Hewas quite calm. His bearing andmanner impressed Sir Basil againsthimself. If he had not heard withhis own ears that admitted fact thatthis man had once been called GeorgeAynesworth he would have begun tobelieve absolutely that Justina musthave made a mistake. There hadbeen evidently no mistake, and thoGeorge Aynesworth who had writtenthat letter she had brought to himthat by-gone morning now stood be-fore him.

'I wish to do harm to no man,' hesaid, when he began to speak again,'and if Mr St. Leger can satisfy methat I wrong him in any word I utteragainst him I will offer him all thesatisfaction an honourable and injur-ed man can demand.'

To this St. Leger bowed his head asecond time.

'I will endeavour to satisfy you, SirBasil, to the best of my power,' heanswered.j Sir Basil said 'Good,' and then,Ithrowing off his heavy overcoat, heIproceeded with what he had to seek;and say.

'My first question goes direct tothe gist of the matter,' he said. 'Youare acquainted with Rupert Seaton,are you not, Mr St. Leger?'

Mr St. Leger's answer was given un-hesitatingly.

'I was certainly acquainted withEupert Seaton a. few months back,

Ibut lately I have neither seen him norheard any news of him. The turn offortune's wheel that brought me towhere I now stand cut me off sudden-ly from many acquaintances of myformer days. I will confess to you,'the man continued with a slightlaugh, 'that Seaton was not. an ac-quaintance I cared for. very much.He was as bad as one could hope tofind, and except for an evening'samusement was not a particularly de-sirable companion.'

Basil was silent. He felt he wasdrifting out of the track. There wasa sound of truth in this man's voicethat was most convincing. Althoughhe hesitated to do so, he felt his dutynow compelled him to speak Justina'aname.

'You were acquainted also with MrsEupert Seaton?' he asked in a lowvoice.

Mr St. Leger'? face was all amaze-ment.

Yes, I have seen Seaton's wife onceor twice. A most lovely girl, who, I!fear, had not too good an opinion of]me because she imagined I led herhusband astray. She always receivedme coldly, and it hurt me a little,because, though I was not a saint,still I was not as bad as she imagined;and, indeed, Ilupert wanted no one tolead him astray. He "could manageall that sort oil thing by himself. I;have often wondered what has becomeof Mrs Seaton. She was in a wrong-groove altogether, and the last newsi had of Itupert did not connect iiiswife's name or presence with it.'

The eari was standing by the fire,listening attentively and not withoutcuriosity.

" 'Then,' Basil said, when his turncame, 'then i am to understand, MrSt. Leger, that you have never beensufficiently intimate with Mrs faeaton'sprivate aliairs as to write her a longand very strong letter concerningthem?'

Mr St. Leger's face was all amaze-ment.

'I have never written to Mrs Seatonin my life,' he declared, when he couldspeak, and his tone was so full offrank astonishment it was impossible ,not to be impressed by it.

'Yet 1 have myself read a lettersigned by your name—George Aynes-worth—addressed to Mrs Seaton on avery important and sad matter in herlife.'

'That letter was not sent by me,'St. Leger said, emphatically. . 'Sir

Basil, doyou mind being even more ex-plicit? I am truly sorry if we havoto probe into any private matter thatbelongs to Mrs Seaton, but in justiceto myself, you see, I must continue'lthe subject until all is known and Iam clear in your eyes as being quiteinnocent of any charges you wereabout to bring against me.'

'Mrs Seaton's sorrows are veryheavy and very sacred to my sister Jand. myself; but since you put thematter in the form of justice I can jwithhold nothing that is your dueto hear.'

Thereupon, quietly and gravely, hetold the story of the forgery, with theadditional and worse features whichhe had only that evening learned fromJustina's lips.

When all was told Sir Leger drew adeep breath, significant of much com-plex feeling.

'Well,' he said, frankly, 'I always:knew Seaton was a bad lot, but this

is worse even than I could possiblyhave imagined. iam exceedinglyobliged to you, Sir Basil, for tellingme this story. I shall at once insti-tute proceedings to find Rupert Bea-ton, as he cannot be allowed towander through the world vilifyingand destroying a man's reputation inthis shameful way; and when yousee Mrs Beaton, Sir Basil, will youtry and tell her something of my realdistress? That in this false and baseuse o£ my name 1 should have seemedto add to her already heavy load oftrouble and grief. Poor child! Whata horrible thing, and what a monsterjof ingenuity and. evil is this liupertSeaton! 1 pity her, poor creature, fromthe bottom of my heart.'

Basil paused only a moment andthen held out his hand.

'I ask your pardon, Mr St. Leger, forthe doubt that was in my mind. Per-haps, however, you will forgive memore readily when yon recall thestory I have told you and realise how

j difficult it was for me not to associatei I you with Rupert Seaton's sin.'

'I forgive you most willingly, Sir; Basil, and indeed I do not see howelse you could have acted, having such

'| an overwhelming amount of proof to, I urge you on against me. The story,if told in a novel, would scarcely be

i ; believed. Thank goodness you havei spoken so freely, otherwise I mighti have gone for years burdened with. | this load of dishonour -and wrong

which does not belong to me. You, will, I hope,' St. Leger added, with: a laugh, 'have no objection to my1 remainingl on here. as Dun-

chester's guest? Naturally, when■ one is Unknown, one must expecta little hesitation and doubt about

j one's self, but I trust soon to thor-i oughly establish myself in your goodI opinion, Sir Basil, and so win my way

to a possible chance of obtaining yourfriendship some day soon.'

'Shake hands again on that,' criedLord Dunchester, who was intensely! relieved and delighted at the result ofaffairs. 'And, Basil, old chap, youwill stay and dine with us. LadySartoris has arrived, you know, andshe will be so pleased to see you.'

But Basil made his excuses. Hewas eager to be alone out in the nightto think over all he had heard. It: Was not possible for him to refuseto give fullest belief to the professionof this man's innocence in that storyof sin and shame.

Sir Basil got into his big coat againand shook hands a second time withthe man he had come to denounce.

'1 will walk with you a little way,'the earl said, and the two men accord-ingly went out of the room together.

'Shall be back directly, St. Leger,old chap. If you want to go and dresaask any of the servants. They willshow you which is your room,' LordDunchester cried, looking back an in-stant as he went.

St. Leger made some courteous an-swer to this and the door was shutand he was left alone. The closing ofthe door was a signal for a change tocome over the man's face. He became

jconvulsed with laughter, and throw-i ing himself into the easy chair again; gave way freely yet noiselessly to hismirth.

'A lovely scene,' he said to himself,jwhen he could speak. 'Quitethe mostdramatic I have ever passed through.I expected something of this, ofcourse, and it is as well I had pre-pared myself for the baronet's attack,though I did not expect it quite soearly in the day. What a good, hon-

! est, lumbering creature, to be sure!Not a fool! Oh, by no means a fool;and yet very much of a fool to-night,for all that. I wonder why it is thathonesty and honour and most of thosesort of qualities are always allied 1osuch credulity, one might almost sayinnocence of mind. There is a manwho is a credit to humanity, and he-hold! he is outwitted instantly by anutterly worthless vagabond like me.There was dignity in his surrender,too. By Jove! he nearly upset me;

! but after all I am get-: ting a little too old to:be caught by that sort of thing.Enough for me that I have thrown

; dust in Basil Fothergill's eyes, andj that I shall make a pretty hole inBasil Fothergill's banking account be-

; fore another year is gone—that is ifthe devil does not desert me. By what ilucky chance, I wonder, did I run up j; against Dunchester ? It must havebeen fate, otherwise how should 1have ever known that Justina Seatonwas living down here? Her luck must

;be our luck. She has tumbled on heri feet, and were she a free woman BasiljFothergill would make her his wife! to-morrow. How the man loves her!| And she is worthy of his love, for shejis beautiful and pure as an angel.IA pity,' Mr St. Leg-er said, with a! sardonic smile, as he rose from hischair to go in search of his room'A pity tokeep two such beings apart.Undoubtedly Justina Seaton must be-come a free woman, and that withoutmuch further delay.'

The connection that existed be--1 tween Mrs Seaton and Lady Sartoris\vas the means of elevating the formerto a much higher social position inthe opiniop of Croomehurst than thatwhich she had held up to now.It is impossible to destroy the plant

of snobbishness out of the hearts ofthe mass of Engiish middle-class

' people. A title may belong to a man j

' who commits every crime under the jsun, but because this man has a title ,his iniquities are glossed over and hisshortcomings forgiven by the thous-ands who worship a name with ahandle to it.i Justina herself -.was not any the \happier for her aunt's appearance on jthe scene. As she had pi-edicted, Lady ISartoris, alive at once to the differ- jence in the girl's position since her |friendship with the Fothergills wasiso patent to all, overwhelmed her withsmall and unnecessary attentions.

When the subject of Justina's re-maining on in Croomehurst was firstmooted to her ladyship she was full of jobjections. .

'My niece is far too beautiful to livealone. She really ought to be undermy care,' she said to Molly one day.

'Justina will not be alone. She willhave me all the time,' Molly answered,brusquely. Though her wisdom toldher for her" brothers sake, and forthe girl's sake too, this plan of Just-ina settling down at Croomehurst wasfraught with danger and probablepain, the very notion of Justina goingaway with her aunt was quite appal-ling to her. Consequently, despitethe promptings of her woman's intui-tion and wisdom, Molly threw herselfinto the matter of finding and mak-ing a little home for Justina with allher heart. i

Beatrice Somerset was also greatlydelighted and excited about thisplan.

'I should have been so grieved ifdear Mrs Sonton had gone away,' shecried to Leatn Greatorox. as the twosat drinkinc tea in the lattor's ownboudoir. 'Croomehurst would havebeen quite lost without her. And

' then it would-be so sad for her tor go. She is a.ll alone and so delicate;' and so young; and is she not brave,- working- so hard for her living,

" Learn?'> Miss Greatoivex sipped her, tea!' calmly.1 'You know Ido not share your gush1for Airs Seaton, Bee,' she said, coldly.1 'Of course, 1 am sorry for her and all1 that, but really! don't think Molly1 ought to Umidt a woman in Mrs Sea-

' ton's position on to us in this way. We; know nothing- about her. Bee. Where; does she come from? Who is she?

Where is her husband? Why must; she live this curious sort of life? I1,confess it is.not interesting- to me—ionly objectionable.'

" ; 'Lady Sartoris—' Bee began rather

' feebly, but Learn broke in shortly,

' ! 'Lady Sartoris! Pooh! my dear.Who is Lady Sartoris? Nobody.' From: the altitude of her own social positionLearn could speak like this. She wassilent for a moment or two before she

'spoke again. 'Have you noticed Mr: St. Leger, the man who is staying at

' the Hut, Bee? It seems to me heknows all there is to know about MraSeaton.'

1 ' 'Oli, Loam!' cried the other, full ofwarm enthusiasm and pain. 'What isthere to know about Mrs Seaton morethan that which Molly has told us?It seems unkind to doubt her,' MissSomerset said,.growing bolder, 'and T,for one, will not do so. Her eyes looklike the very meaning of truth andsorrow. I am sure she is a dear,sweet girl (she is so young we canhardly call her a woman), and I amdelighted she is going to stay here.'! Learn was silent. She had been

amazed and embittered by the rushof auger that the latest news of Just-ina had awakened within her. She;seemed to see the future she had plan-

i ned out slipping slowly but surely! from her, and her hatred for Justinahad become a living, burning fact, somuch so that it was with difficultyshe could contain herself from givingvent to this jealous hatred wheneverJustina's name was mentioned.

There- was one person who had,however, gauged Learn Greatorex al-jmost in the first moment of meeting,: and who had immediately appraisedher nature at its true worth.

'A woman who will be valuable oneof these days,' St. Leger had said 1o j

Ihimself. 'She knows how to hate'■well. T am sorry for Justina Seaton,. but if necessity drives I shall mosti certainly make use of the dark-eyed,hot-hearted Learn.'

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ever cause arising.For Scrofula, Scurvey, Eczema,

Skin and Blood Diseases, Blackheads,Pimples, and sores of all kinds, it is a

[ never failing and permanent Cure. ItCures Old Sores.Cures Sores on the Neck.

! Cures Sore Legs.Cures Blackheads or Pimples on the

face.Cures Scurvy.Cures Ulcers.Cures Blood and Skin Diseases.Cures Glandular Swellings.Clears the Blood of all Impure Mat-

terFrom whatever cause arising.It is a real specific for gout and

Rheumatic Painsi It removes the cause from the blood

and bones.As this mixture is pleasant to the

taste, and warranted free from any- |thing injurious to the most delicate 'i constitution of either sex, the propiie-: tors solicit sufferers to give it atrial to test its value.THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS

i OF WONDERFUL CURES FROMALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold inBottles 2/9 each, and in cases con-taining six times the quantity, 11/,

i sufficient to effect a permanent curein the great majority of long stand-ing cases—BY ALL CHEMISTS andPATENT MEDICINE VENDORSthroughout the world. Proprlptors,THE LINCOLN AND MIDLANDSCOUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lin-

coln, England. Trade Mark—'BLOODMIXTURE.'

CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURECAUTlON—Purchasers of Clarke'3

Blood Mixture should se that they getthe genuine article. Worthless Imita-tions and substitutes are sometimes palm-ed off by unprincipled vendors. Thewords 'Lincoln and Midland CountiesDrug Company, Lincoln. England,' areengraved on the Government Stamp, and'Clarke's World-famed Blood Mixture,'blown in the bottle, WITHOUT WHICHNONE ARE GENUINE.

Ujt shortens the attackqg 21- pgR box I

A WONDERFUL MEDICINE

ARE universally admitted to oe worth aGuinea aBox for Bilious andNervous Dis-

orders,such as Wind andPain in the Stomach,Sick Headache,Giddiness,Fulness and Swelling"after Meala. Dizziness and Drowsiness, ColdChills, Flushings of Heat Loss of Appetite,Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Scurvy andBlotches on the SkiruDisturbed Sleep,FrightfulDreams,and all Nervousand TremblingSensa-tions, etc. The first dose will give relief intwenty minutes. Every sufferer is earnestlyInvited to try one Box of these Pills, and thef"Will be acknowledgedtobe

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

For Females of all agesthese Pills are invalu-able, asa few doses of them carry off all hum- |ours and bring about all that is required. Nofemale should be without them. There is no

Imedicine to be found equal to Beecham's Pills! for removingany obstruction or irregularityof! the system. If taken according to the directions:given with each box,they will coon restore fe-males of all ages to sound and robust health.IThis has been proved by thousands who have

! tried them andfound thebenefits which are en-ured bytheir use.

. For a Weak Stomach,ImpairedDigestion.and iall Disorders of the Liver, theyact like magic, jand a few doses will be found to work wonders jon the most important organs in the human jmachine. Theystrengthen the whole muscular j9ystem, restore the long-lost complexion,bring jback the keen edge of appetite, and arouseinto \action with the rosebud of health the whole iphysical energy of the human frame. These are 'FACTS testified continuallyby members of all iclasses of society,and one ofthebest guaranteesto theNervousand Debilitated is—

BEECHAM'S PILLS HAVE THELARGEST SALE OFANY PATENTMEDICINE IN THE WORLD.

Prepared only by the Proprietor, THOMASBEECHAM, St. Helens, England, in Boxes,9id, Is lid, and 2s Sdeach..

Sold by all Druggists and Patent MedicineDealers everywhere.

N.B.—Full directions are siren witfi eacfctax.

A TERRIBLE COUGH.*M, Commercial Road, Peckham, July18."Dear Sir,—l am a poor hand at ex-pressing my feelings, but I should like tothajik you. Your lozenges have done won-«w>rs in relieving my terrible cough Since■«v the oPeration of "Tracheotomy"(the same as the late Emperor of Ger-many, and, unlike him, thank God, I amstill alive), performed at St. Bartholo-mew s" Hospital, no one could possibly 1have had a more violent cough; it was so

,bad at times that it quite exhausted me.The mucous, which was very copiou» :ana hard, has been softened, and I havebeen able to get rid of it without diffl- ioulty.—l am, sir, yours truly, J. HILL.'A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY.

"Bouth Park, Cardiff, South Wales,_". ,"■' Sept. 28, 1893:1 nave, Indeed, great pleasure in adding ixny testimony to your excellent prepara- 'tion of Cough Lozenges, and I have pre- iscribed It now for the last eight years in :

my hospitals and private practice, and "■fouad it of great benefit. I often sufferfrom Chronic Bronchitis: your Lozenge 13 jthe only remedy which gives me imme- '"late ease. Therefore I certainly und ,most strongly recommend your Lozenges Ito the public who may suffer from Ca-tarrh. Bronchitis, Winter Cpugh, or any ■kind of Pulmonary Irritation.—Yourstruly,

'A. GABRIEL, M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M.,Edinburgh; L.R.C.S. and L.M. Edinburgh,

USE KEATING'S LOZENGES. ,' 'It is nearly twenty years ago' sinceKEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES werefirst made, and the sale is larger thanever, because they are unrivalled in tha "relief and cure of Winter Cough, Asthma,and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief.UTTERLY UNRIVALLED. ]

Heating's Cough Lozenges, the unrl-Valled remedy for COUGHS, HOARSE-NESS, and THROAT TROUBLES, ar»■old In Tins by all Chemists. '

CLARKE'S 841 PILLS =. jenre Gravel, Pains in the Back and all kindred 1complaints. Free from Mercury. Established 5upwards of30 years. Inboxes is. fld. each,of all «Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors athroughout the World. Proprietors: The Lin-coin and Midland Counties Drug Company "Ltaooln, England.

MedioaL

Has opened his * r>tsp<MuM.r7 far thJspeedy cure of bis Specialties, ChrouVNervous, and all skin diM*B6t k-s«!!2fand Eiadder Trouble*. S«nd farO,«?tion Form with StamD and ba treatyat home. Address P.O. got m iK*llington. Social treatment for tsUliquor craze, th* ctaxlr* for alcohol »k23o!ut';ly removed, and If Dftcesaarv"mi»fout the knowledge of the patient. "^ST. QUENTINS~OIir

THE PAIN ERADICATQR.."Instantly relieves

RHEUMATISM STIFFNESSSCIATICA STRAINSLUMBAGO SPRAINS

MUSCULAR CONTRACTION,BRUISES, etc., etc,

Specially adapted for Athletes. ft» Wobtained in two sizes of C. RATJUfjChemist, Queen-street, and of all rail!able Chemists and Storekeepers, gjjjProprietors, J. MANNING & CQ., $i^jBox 501,Auckland.

The New Remedy for Cold In the Htsi*Catarrh, Hay Fever, and Influenza.!—FAR SUPERIOR TO EUCALYPTU&etc. PRICE 176. |W. BHARLAND, Shortland-strstj

§U ERVE, BLOOD, «»»I^l SKIN DISEASES I

PERMANENTLY fIPBED. iHERR RASSMUSSEN,

The Celebrated Danish Herbalist and GoldMedalist,of 91, tainbton Quay, Wei*Unfftoa,&iids47, Geoimjb St*«*i, SifiW*, |Uworld-reuo.wned for tie *Thousands of Cnrea j

-which have bean effected bylii»AlfalineHerbal Remedies

Thousands of Testimonialsspeak for theu3«lva*as to the immenaf' ■)

rirtucs ofthese H«rl*l Remedies.Alfaline Nerve Pills j

Are & Certain Cure for Weak Nerve*,Da- ',pressed Spirits, Debility, ana Weakness of jthe Spine,Brainand Nerres. SpecialPower- jful Course,435. 6d.; Ordinary Course,235.f«l. Smaller Boxes,I2s. and 6e^ posted, ISendfor particulars.- -

Alfaline Blood PillsAre unsurpassed as a Blood Purifier ttd |Blood Tonic, and trill eradicate the moat ■obstinate Blood and SkinAffection*. Pilot, .eaine as VitalityFills. jgf

His Alfaline Universal Pillf for Fenul* .Complaints,Bheumatic Pills, Asthma mA I" CoughPills, FatReducingPowders, ' i" Gargle Powders,Flesh Pro- j>.ducingPowders, Worm Cakes,Bath Tableti,' '.Eucalyptus Oiland Jujubes, Hair Restore* Iuid ComplexionRjautifiei, Liver and Kid'■ ,Dey Pill-s, and Instant Headache Cart,im jallbbidlv wonderful. . ■ " <Sendfor full partloulara. Advice and ;SCopies of Original Testimonials, which,areall sent tma.Ali ConKiaftnotaaa BtekmLt PwXftn i 1Write without dalay,and ftddnu

Herr Rassmnssen, |91, L&mbten Quay, Wellington,F. 2

■f \CrampsW Croup, \\ Cats, \ 1n^ \\&»\\^ v4 \ Voids, A \ ache,\\ Braises. \)8 A Sure, Sato, Quick-Cure for these ,j6 troubles ia |

t , (PESBT DAVIS'.)

\ L. D. NATHAN & CO.,i, " WHOLESALE AGENTS, |'f AUCKLAND. i

y'^^^^^^V. "Common Sense«;5 Ear Drums " relieve g2* A^ I nEi tIK Deafnessand Heads'■5lsB5ftHGS a wift Noi<ie3, Comfortable,gsij ffl ET MBL H inyisible. No wire or 5>

ra I31>JOIIP fIU stringattachment.Re- 5*'S\fl Eija SbHm\lH JW commended byphysi-SI*l \K b 11^ A |*| p/f ciaus. Write for Dook- £vg"A"s<ny Free-WilMnEarDramC«s

'LINBEED COSSPOUNO,rTmde M*ri of

KAf S COMMB E9KBOC Of URSlfiftAniseed, Serrafpi, SquiU, &&,

For Coughs,- Colds, aai CJhestooniplabtsi :,Useful in Bronchitis, Ajthaaa, Inflma^Consumption, &o. ~ -VIs equally serviceable tor fteCBBS {tad Catdaj

I IBUH OATHARTPM WlB, far IndSgato-L> and .its evils. Bilious oar&njpußSßla, te. A«-agTeeableHporiont.

gOAfiULINE—C«tno*t -fat-brdkea. Artitfea,

RHESHIRE |W9 LUBE, &» tu.Wtai. Bpr«^«jW paper oi^twig* for MoaqmitoM, Birds,and Wfl ;>nranils. Uaaitfactory—Stfekport, England. ; :.Z;\

m^J^BrMJ «JiM^^BteS^a

Used and recommended byl the follb'wlh^noted beauties of Enkland:—Florence'Sfe;John. Mdlle. Jeanne DousU. Edith Cole,fDorothea Irving, Fanny Brough, KIUH&*/"Terriss, Cynthia Brooke Sophie I***,-kin. ,tSAgents-SHARLAND & CO., LTD.,

Auckland and Welllnstpn.

FOUND— "Spring Blossom Ointmant"cures Poisoned Wounds, Chlllblains,Sunburns, Sore Byes, Sor* Legs, Burns,

Cuts, and all Skin Complaints. Price 64,;and 1/—Chemists and Qroc«ra.—Ageata -"::Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. ; P:OUND—Chinese Laundry GlazA-^'Man-■ darin Brand," 1/ pack«t; "Blooraine1,

Corn, Wart, and Bunion Cure, 6d packet;-"Spring Blossom Pills," 6d and V-Chem-ist and Grocers.—Agents—Kempthorne,Prosser, and Co. ■Tlߣ WIEVQ PtenpWrt Posted FREE.I HE. fllrKO It Will teach you more

than all the yeart yon'wWfCI CADET lived.-WritePROr.KOBT,ViilLrAnd Hermann, coiujisPiao*.- Melbournt.

Board and Residence.

PRIVATE Board and Residence*House stands in acre of ground,:comfortable home, moderate terms,—Mr*^Boulton, Armadale, Queen-street, opp<HBite College. Vacancies.

TO RACING AND TKOTI'INQCLUBS.MEMBERS' TICKETS, bound in eitherLeather or Cloth, PROOHAMMES H»

Sheet, Book or Folding Card ShajPftTOTALIZATOR, GATE and OTHB|TICKETS. ENTRY FORMS, RACB ;CARDS, ILLUSTRATED POSTERS, «%.etc., etc., executed on the shortest »oti«fcr:..at most Reasonable Rates.Country favours receive prompt atU«»

Aflfirws, MANAGER. AV«*arw Office. AußW*a4 /

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899. 7

yUnlow Marohaata.

The Kauri Timbsr Co.,LIMITBH).

CUSTOMS STREET WEST,r HAS IN STOCKAT AU.TIKBB

Ample Supplies of ThoroughlySeasoned KAURI.

! TIMBER SKIRTINGFLOORING ARCHITRAVESLINING DOiJRSMOULDWGS SABHESyayiT CAS^S BOXiiS

in alTTts branches.■ EVERY DESCRIPTION OF

SAD* FROM SEASONED TIMBER.The Company baa unrivalled facilities for

fcrempt execution of orders, whether forC^kSal*wquirementaor ordinarytradei linaa*"ULEPHO+NE^ 512.

r tmCatelogrue and PriceList. Posted fr««on upplioaWon to

The Kauri Timber Co.,UMJTKD.

pARKER, LAMB .* 0 0>l, . TJMB3KR MERCHANTS,

CUSTOMS ST. WEST,AUCKLAND,

TMffsß< JOINERY, ARCHITRATESjiOULDINOS. SKIRTLNGTENDERS OF FANCY N.Z. WOOD 3I [ 'PURKU POSTS,BRICKS AND LlM*

j' AT LOWEST PBICES.

*B Oilers wcclt» ear Personal Supervision.

■ffiPß BQA-RD3A SPECIALITY,Telephone $29.

m

__— "■ " "■

The Leyland O'Brien TimberCompany, Limited.

jJUf*Hmw.Bldrtl"* MonldißCT. Timber

' Joinery,Bricks and Lime, at vsryltwwt prices.

tABOB BTOCTKB OT SEASONED TIMBER

iii Ordan raetive the personal ?upe'rvi«tea ot' MESSRS LISTLAND AND O-RRTr'N

IHEOTUKfoiRIEN TIMBER■.:V: OOMPANT, LIMITED., fHSAM, SAW k FLANINB MJLLS,

ICUBTQM3 BTNWST WJST. AUCKLAND.

CoU.

COALBROOKDAIEWESTPORJ COAL". {~ : ■O||C?!A-«BSf $EPT.

irh» above Tumous Coal can now be Pur.j ■ ' ""' -iphaaed either

WHOLHSALU OR RETAILDirect from the

WESTPORT COAL. CO S DEPOT,iTORTrSTRBBT (Next Roller MJHs)«

Town Office;IIINING CHAMBERS, EXCHANGE

LAKE,\ 103,QUEEN-STREET.i Box BOT. Telephone 1037*. WM, RONSON, Agent.

jTJOAL. riOAL. QOAL.■-! "pjASDOWN. & QQ.,

CO4L MERCHANTS,

DEPQT:RAILWAY SARDS,Tel«phdne No. 488.

TOWN OTFICB: HOBSON'S BUILD^iNGS,

| Telophope Np. IQQS.Prompt Delivery to all parts of th?

City and Suburbs.

J. H, M. OABFENTEE,

COAt MERCHANT.EOBART RAILS ANP PALINQSBQCKZTPIPJSB AND DRAIN TILESBHINGLE BAND. AND TAR\ALPQ'B AN© A^L OTH«R COALS

i;l.. IN-.8T0C«..;.;...^ ..

jr\ k " -8 :'a '. L. m.CUAL—Best Taupiri, Newcastle, Jttiku-

Jaiißli Westport, and Greymouth.PIRJiWOQP-Beflt Tl-trea, cut and un-

cut.i'ftiCKS—Dry pressed, wire cut, outl

la.'.ng Fire Brleka.LlME—lst prize Gold Medal HydraulicEiutie and Shell.

SAND—Building and Tarring.CEMENT-Local and imported,CLOTHES PROPS, CHARCOAL.POTTERY—Bread Cr"peks, Jam Jara,

rpirit Jars, Filters, Cream Jars, Drainall klß«a.

J. J. "CRAJG.ARQAPB, PQRT-STRJ3Err.

?lmnbt»g n,»d gasflttlng.

R. TUDEHOPEPLTJMBUB AND GASFITTER,. WILLESLIirSr-STRiUET WEST

<Three IJowra abyve JOiiott-etreet).

Desires to thaak his custotnprs and tlwpuolio generaiij tor tfteix patronage dur-ing the past a years, and t.iii wi»ne.liitim to remwußar uiat n* will aiW4i>*keep a good stock ot ail trade requis-ites, apa employ Ule peul woi-^imsn mlh uranches ot the trad*, so mat aM

xr'uers will be taitntuuy curried out axu

Ajent tor Williams u4 D«m«' BurnejDtps.

Agent tor Kents Albo Carbon Qa«Burner.Ageat tot <Th9 'Quadruulei' Ventilator.

T«tsphona Ko. 208.

Public Notices.

m PEACOCK, Optician, etc., HAS RE-| J-» MOVED from SHORTLAND-ST.to PREMISES 218. QUEEN-STREET,opposite CITY HALL. Nautical andSurveyors' Instruments in Stock and Re-paired. The Sight tested by most im-proved methods and SPECTACLES accurrately fitted.

(Established 1863.)

Q.IVING UP BUSINESS.J. & G. BUCHANAN,; Monumental Masons, Wellesley-st. East

To be sold under cost ortce,OUR STUCK OF MoiN.UMIi.NTS, HEAD-

STONES, etc.. etc.The Business*for b;ue us a croinsr concern.

80. CLARK was awarded the only" Firse Prize and Gold Medal atAuokland Exhibition for GLAZEDSOCKET PIPES. JUNCTION BENDS,SYPHONS, AND CESSPITS. TheJudges report: We consider this a par-

ticularly good and excellent exhibit ofits class.—The trade supplied In all itsbranches. A large stock always onhand. — Yards: CUSTOMS-STREET.AUCKLAND. Telephone 559.

hughes, ha,wars, & Baldwin(Lato»HEWRV HUGHES"),

CHARTERED PATENT AGENTS(ESTABLISHED 1882). ,

TRAPS MABIK9 Jb J"^Bettered /^1 IV

fi]U Obtainedin all Counfcrtef

throughout the Wedd

AUCKLAND OFFICE; 108,QUBJBN STRBBT.

f, BROOKE-SMITHManager.

PATENTSDESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS

..■urea and Registered in New Zealand andall countries by. G. W. 'BASLEY

-./iatored Patent Agent (late GovernmentPatent Officer, Auckland),

Next Bank of New South WalesQUEEN ST., AUOKLAND.

«-\ TPERAMBULATQSSV^s^^^^-oX GO-CART3,\szirtjs£&n SEWING MACHINES.Jgysjyp^/ Cheapest andBert

/^""^SckMoLEOD BROS.,

\K^*^7tt*#?J Bionoh-Karangabapf\sAMgy \JVLS Road.Cash or Deforrnd Payments. IllustratedPtfpt

lists Free.

BYOROFT. LIMITEDManufacturers of

TULIP AND SNOWDRIFT BRANDSOF FLOUR, WHEATMEAL, POR-

RIDGE MEAL, SELF-RAIS-ING FLOUR,

Also,ALL KINDS OF PLAIN AND FANCY

BISCUITS.

FIRST AWARD AT THE AUCKLANDEXHIBITION for TULIP FLOURwith Gold Medal and Special Men-tion

JFIRST AWARD AND GOLD MEDALfor SNOWDRIFT FLOUR, alsoFIRST AWARD AND GOLD MED-AL for WHEATMEAL.

FIRST AWARD AND GOLD MEDALfor BISCUITS, with Special Mentionfor Uniformity and Excellence atQuality

CITY FLOUR MILLS,SHORTLAND-STREBf.

JAMES HUMS Manager.

ARTHUR Q. pILKINGTQN,SOLICITOR,

No. 3, MERCANTILE CHAMBERS,

QUEEN - STREET.

(Next BnnK of New Zealand).

BOUSKILL AND MeNAB.Three First Awards and Special Gold

Medal at the Auckland- Exhibition, 1899.These Awards were gained by workmanufactured on our premises. Symonds-street, and distance all competing work,both local and imported. We invite in-spection of our large stock of Monum«nta,Tombs, Headstones, Crosses, etc. Thelargest stock of designs pf Iron TpmbRailings in the Colony. Designs andprices forwarded free on application.Lowest possible prices consistent withgood work and material.

BOUSKILL & McNAB,SYMONDS-STRKET, AUCKLAND.

(Established 1879)

W.SERVICE,CARDBOAmDBOXMAKER.

PATENT METAL EDGE DRAPKRii,WEDDING and all lUpds of BOX.1S&

EGG SECTIONS AND CAB.EB.TO ORDER.Telephone 570.

KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

■VTEWTON DYEING AND ' CLEANINGN ESTABLISHMENT,KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

J. W, THOMPSON.Gentlemen's Suits, etc., Renewed or

Repaired and Well Pressed. Ladies'Garments Cleaned and Dyed to anyshade. Feathers Cleaned and Dyed anyshade and Well Curled Gloves Clean-ed at the shortest notice. Wool MatsDyed any shade.

Q TRAINING .THE EYES,® When they require the assistance of

GPECTACLES must be injurious.The Eyes can be accurately fitted wita

Spectacles and every defect of refrac-trpn rpEACC>CK, Ophthalmic Opticiwii

'Opposite City Hall, Queen^street.Also in Stockr-Binoculara Opera Glau-

ses Magic Lanterns, Medical Batteries,Pocket Compasses, Cameras, and. D.WW«Ing Instruments. ,

Public Notices.

LAMB & SMITH,Late

F. LAMBOUKNB,KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

/Wonderful Selection In

BFDSTEADSKapok Beds, Eider Down Quilts.

BLANKETSBed Rugs, Quilts, Towels, etc

Bed Rock Prices.

CARPET SQUARESWool Mats, Hearth Rugs, Cocoa Mats.

WINTER CURTAINSTable Covers, Tea Coseya, Mantel Drapes

FURNITUREDuchess Pairs, SideboardsChest Drawers. Odd CouchesEa*y Chairs, Suites of Furniture

from 17/5IRONMONGERY

Builders' Tools, Cabinet Makers'Requisites.

Fenders and Fire Irons.Coal Vases, LAMPS a Specialty.

CROCKERYNew Bedroom fWs Tea SetsDinner Ware, GlasswarePlated Ware and Cutlery

LINOLEUMANDFLOORCLOTH

TOT! CHEAPEST HOUSE IN TOWN.

LAMB & SMITH,Late

F, LA.MBOURNE,NEWTON.

WE INVITE INSPECTION OF OUbSHOW ROOMS.

T ASICEJD » piald if she would wed,

And In my home her brightness shed;

She fajp^jy smiled and answered me:"If I can get AGRA OUVAH TEA."

ADAME LLOYD. 1-tf. KarangahapeRoad destroys by Electrolysis process

guperfluous hair, moles, etc.WANTED, Ladies to Purchase Mad-

ame Lloyd's Hair Tonics, Restorers,Stains, Curling Fluid, from V per bottle.—147,Karangahape Road.

ADAME LLOYD, 147, KarangahnpoRoad, dresses Ladies' Hair suitable

for evenings, photos., etc., from 1/.Ladles' Hair Cut and Singed, 1/6; sham-pooing 1/6; children Sci.

OLD SCRAP IROMCRYS'iAL WINDOW and

GREKN BOl'iLL GLASfciWAMTiCD.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BOTTLEDBOUGH'x. 60lA. OltEXCIiAiS'GEDi

W. HILDRETH & SONWASTE PRODUCT MERCHANTS,

COBtfEft CUSTOMS & VICTORIA Sts.AfTD

IiQBKSSTREET, WMJjINGTON.

CEfltablisfced 1864]

IED G-_A_ 18.,WBLLBbLJajy-b'iK^iiiT EASU' AND

ALPHA WORKS. RICHMOND.GENTLEMEN'S SUITS, etc,RENEWED or REPAIRED

and WELL PRESSED.LiADIES' GARMENTS DYED TO ANT*^ SHADE.

DYKING DONE IN ALL IT3BRANCHES.

M. BJPGAR ........Man-'TPT

ACME HORSE COVERSARE TH~E BEST JN THE MARKET.,

PtPROVED ATTACHMENTS.dan b$ procured through the Trade of

from

J. WISEMAN & SON,AUCKLAND.

"■DRBVITT IS THE SOUL OF WIT."

USE

AGRA OUVAH TEA

■ TOANE HARRIS & CO.,I -^ MONUMENTAL MASONS,§ MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES,\\ etc., worked to any design, and

I&JJL. supplied InSri MARBLE, GRANITE, ANDPgjj^ FREESTONE.

Wa invite Inspection of our Stock..The Workmanship of which is our Eest

I*»w Advertisement.I Dlroct Importers of Marble from Car-rara Italy, and Granite from Aberdeen,rara, *i«w. Bcot iand,A Large Number of Iron Tomb Railings

to select from, New Designs.Photographs and Prices forwarded frea

** *pPVK3TORJA-STRBBT EAST,(Near Albert Park).

Vf OTICifl OF KU.JM.U VAL.

E. ABERCROMBIE & 00.CORSET AND SURGICAL BELT

MAKERS,Af£r&^^ Beg to intimate

jS&v^J&'Siil. to their numer-/s£s v?> °us customers" tf/^**" TOn .and the general

yfK Bff public that they"vS^V have taken tho^e

&&&' Premises latelyJs?Tft<«. occupied by Mr

W ' Jf^^^^^-OPPOSITE THE

\ \^)s!l illvl \ LAND STREET.

jipW'l^li j|Wlf» jCESS CORSETS^^®P;ii«%^y wlth ?atent Hx'

»^ASK FOE,

"^Vpji - J^^M. PERAMBULATORS.W. A. THOMPSON& Co.

MEa B OY^KARANGAIIAPE Rd.

(Next to the Forcstei-a1Hall).

A largo and ■wen'-Ko'lcctci!Stock of Stays, Bandanes.Steels, Buelih, Stamped Em.broidery, etc., etc., of everjdescription.

STAYS CLEANED AND

■VTOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE

AGRA OUV^AH TEA

THE CHOICEST PRODUCT O"F

CEYLON.

P<HEAP TCTRUIT mREES. 'PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES,

APRICOTS, etc.We hold a very large stock of the above.During the 35 years we have been inbusiness, we have never offered suchfine Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines. Asplendid stock of GOLD MINE Nectar-ines. Special Quotations for largo

quantities. Catalogues on application.Inspection Invited.

Trams pass Every Half Hour.

Q S, MCDONALI) & 80N-NURSERYMEN,

EPSOM, AUCKLAND.

FuMic Natices.

! DR. jroOLJLIS~BRO\\rNE3'Bj

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

I (Ti CTT f\ Y$ f\ Tl)"V"M"STi ia admitted oy the profession to be Ue moßt\JAJLJIJV^JT^V/ JLy -8- Xs) Jli wonuerful and valuable remedyever discovered.

C.^ -__^ /MrKT[TT».T-Tri is the best remedy known for Coughs, Consump-

WT jOTiO 13 i NMi tion'lJronchitis- Asthma..RJLjLJXJ'JLw - ■ cffeotnally chocks and arrests those too ofteniTi T"B T tCXTT> d~\~W\ fatal dise^ses:—Diphtheria, Fever. Croup. Ague.

fiJuXjAJ JL m Jtli acts like a charm in Diarrhoea, and is the onlyspeoilic in Cholera and Dysentery.

C¥¥T O'R^IIVWIT! effectnally cuts short all attacks of Epilepsy.IJLIJXJ.IL\j\Jly -M- -i-l J-1J nystorio, Palpitation and Spasms.

TTT ./■>, B~^"^Tl^mrjl is the only palliative in Neuralgia, Rheumatism.OlliuOJa>Ol3 JL -W JEi Gout>Cancer> I'oothaohe, Moning-itis, &c.

The " Illustrated London News" of Sopt, 28,1895, Rays ;_-"If I woreasked which single medi-cine I should preter to take abroad with me. as likely to be most generallyUHeful,I should say

OHLORODYNE. I never travelwithout, it, and its. general applicabUity to therelief of a largenumboi- of .simple ailments for its best recommendation.

Earl Russell communicated to the Collegeof Physioians that hereceived a dispatch from HerMajesty's Consulat Manila to the client that cholera has been racing foarfuUy, and that the onlyreiuudy ofaservice was CHOLORODYNE.-Thc "Lancet, IstDecember, ML

Caution—Beware of Piracy and. Imitations.

Caution-Vice Chancellor Dr. W.. Pacco Wood stated that Sir J. Copis Browne was un-doubtedly ti-.c inventor of CfJLOKODYNH. that the story of the Defendant Freomau wasdeliberatelyuntrue;which he regretted tosay hadbeen sworn to.—bee Times, 13thJuly, 1861.

Sold in bottles at la Ud, 2s 9cl, and 4s Gd each. None is genuine without thewords " Dr. J. Collis BROWNE'S CholukodyNE" on theGovernment Stamp. Over,whelming Medical Testimony accompanies each.bottle.

SOLE ManufACTUREE,— J. T. DAVENPORT, 33 Great Russell-street,Bloomslmry, London, W.C.

BY TAKING

FULL OF NOUBISHiWG AJnD SUSTAINING QUALITIES.

TUC | ' —-—— . |U

BEEF. » , TEACUPContains More Nourishment than any other Meat Extract

A Perfect Rastorative, Giving Health and Strength to Young and OW.:ol

TRY E 'Sh* G°id Medals and Awards in Six Months. "["RYIT Of all Grocers "ihroughout New Zealand. |T

ELECTRO - MASSAGE.MR AUGUST BBACKEBUSH,

MASSEUR,Highly recommended by well knownMedical Practitioners of Auckland .ana

Melbourne,HAS REMOVED from the

VICTORIA ARCADE.Messages must be left with Mr W. Shar-

lanrl's, .Chemist, and will be promptly-attended to.

Patients treated at their Residence.

\y ° ° L

And ■KNITTING.

THE LARGEST VARIETY INAUCKLAND.

Being heavily overstocked InBERLIN, SHETLAND, AND ANDALU-

SIAN AND BEEHIVE WOOLS,I have decided to clear a Large Quantity

AT REDUCED PRICES.SCOTCH FINGERINGS from 2/3 perhead, all colours. All others at eqqaiy

Low Prices.This will be the Ladies' Opportunity.

Everything made from these and OtherYarns as usual.

Inspection Invited.FOOTBALL JERSEYS AND CARDIGAN

JACKETS, SHIRTS, etc., etc.W. SPEDDING,

Karansahape Rd. (next Jewish Cemetery)Also, FANCY GOODS IMPORTER.

F. ifr. A N D R E w sManager of Cnrpet Department D.S.C.),

FURNITURE VALUERFor Probate and all Legal PurposesFor Fire Insurance AssessmentsFor Leases, Settlements, etc.

INVENTORIES TAKEN.Twenty years' best English and Colonial

Experience.City .Address: Cnre of D.S.C.Private: Mount Eden Road.

WHATis

BERLINSAUSAGE?

Oil and Colourmea.

-vTEW PAPERHANGINGS,

EX DELPHIC.

W. PHILUPPB & SON.NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGS,

QUEEN-STREET.Are now opening a Large Shipment of

PAPERHANGINGS.Latest Designs, Artistic Friezes, etc, etc,

SPECIAL VALUE IN ALL GRADES.

¥/. PHIUfPPS & SON.PAPERHANGINGS, GLASS PAINT,

ARTISTS' MATERIAL, AND PIC-TURE FRAME MOULDING

WAREHOUSE,NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGS,

QUEEN-STREET.

JTT E N D E B 8.0 N,Established 1860.

PAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPERHANGER,SIGNWRITER, DECORATOR, &c

HIGH STREET.Mjißßtoeiwer Wire Blinds, Lead lichts, Glass

Signs, etc.Mixed Paints forHouse and Ship usa.

SPECIAL BLACK FOR SCHOOL BOARDS.

2J,8.-*The altoro executedatvwymoderatecharges.

CHEAP MONK¥—Trust Money to Lend atvery low rate of interest,

BURTON & HAMMOND,Solicitors, Queen-^treot,

Nearly Opposite Fort-street, Auckland.

<T*/«M&A<rh TO LEND iv sums of*OVVV from £50 upwards.-ApplyWin. S. Cochrane, Cochrane's Auction Mart,

1185Queen-street.

MONEY TO LEND at a moderate rateof interest—Applyto

JACKSCN & RUSSELL.Solicitors, Shortland-street.

MONEY TO BE LENT on.interestsunder wills, freehold, orother approved

securities, in sums to suit borrowers.—ApplytoMr. P. A. Vaile, Solicitor, Legal Chambers,

i Queen-streot.opposite Vulcan Lane.ONIiY-WK HAVE MONEY to Lendat Lowest Rates of Interest. — BAX-

TER & SHREWSBURY, Solicitors, 91,Queen-street, Auckland.

MOKiili 'iO J. ..".l) on Mortgage otfirst-claws i ■ ?ehold Securities.WILLIAM COLIOMAN, Solicitor and

Notary Public,National Insurance Buildings, Qusen-st.X**3 frt/i\ —±11500-iuuO-^A-NiJU'lHEtt3fc«>»W\j?W SUMS TO LEND, on gortrFreehold Property, at a per cent.

ARCH. BUCHANAN,SoliHtnr. Vulcan Luna.

4? 1 AAAATO LEND, in sums to suit*IUIII/V borrowers, at very lowrates.—R. Laishley, Vulcan Lane.T7IOUR AND A HALF PER CENT.-JC We have Money to Lend at this rateon First class Freehold Security. Earlyapplication is requested. — Vaile Bros.,Legal Chambers, opposite Vulcan Lane,Queen-street.

MONET TO LEND ON FIRST CLASSFREEHOLD SECURITY FDR A

TERM OF YEARS, AT 5 PER CENT.None but Principals need apply.

GERALD O'HALLORAN,Shortland-st.

(JEEAP MONEY!CHEAP MONEY!)

JN SUMS OF JblOO TO

£10,000ON

COUNTRY,CITY AND

SUBURBANFKEEHOOS

at the following exceptionallyJow rates ofinterest:—

£100 and Under £1000 5 Per Csnt£1000 and Under £3,C03.« 4|Per Cent£3000 AND UP TO £10,000 ~. 4£PER CENT

For terms of application andfull informationapply to the District Manager, atAuckland, otanyof thoprincipal postmasters.

J. H. RICHARDSON,GovernmentInsuranco Commissioner.

JLT ON E V T~O LEII JXFROM £1 TO £501

OnFnraiture, without removalOn I'innos, withoutremoval.On Promissory Notes,On Insurance Policies.Onany security available.

Apply NowFoalaud Loanand Dlflcountßanluft. Hi.th-cl.rcaNTLTONJeT TO . LENDON LIFE INTERESTS AND REVER-

SIONS UNDER WILLS,BOND WARRANTS, FARM PRODUCE,

And All Approved Securities.COMPOSITIONS WITH CREDITORS

ARRANGED.

THE NORTHERN ESTATE AGENCY &FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

30, SHORTLAND-STREET.

MONEY LENT ON PROMISSORYNOTES, HOUSES, FURNITURE, &O.

BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY.MOKTGAQES NEGOTIATED.

JOHN W. BARDIE,LAND, COMMISSION & ESTATE' AGENT

HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND.

Fop Sale.

T^OR POSITIVE SALD." A Compact Little Farm of 47 acres,all well fenced and divided into paddocksand good orchard, comfortable Cottageand outbuildings, fronting to main road,In good position for a store, only 8 milesfrom town. Price very low.—Apply to

JOHN SOPPET,House and Land Ag^ent,

24. QUEEN-STREET.

"n O H S A Li B.

REMUERA, REMHERA,

RESIDENCE AND GROUNDS.

The residence, comprisingl 10 rooms,bathroom, with coachhouse, stable, and

fill necessary outbuildings, and the Landcomprises about 3 acres.

ROBERT CHARLES CASKLand Agent and Auctioneer,

63, Queen-street.

"C 1"o R S At E.

HARDWOOD BLOCKS.FAR CHEAPER THAN COAL.

Cut to Suit any Stove or Fireplace.Also,

COKE. CHARCOAL, AND ALL KINDSOF COAL.

Delivered any part of Town or Suburbs.BRYANT & BAILEY,

CUSTOMS-STREET WEST. "Telephone 679., SEED POTATOES—LapatoneKidneys,EarlyPuritans, Up-to-Date, Sutton's Supreme,EarlyRose,Bruce and other varieties.

THREE-STAR BONEDUST x-*-l*^\AND SPECIAL \}VJ*MANURES. OU

<t U^^^SEED OATS-*^M " White Tartarian,Blacky\^^^ do.,Danish, Sparrowbills, &o.

"""^PotatoOniens,Cape Barley, M*UstWheat, Bran, Sharps, &c,, &c.

Agent for P. McGILL'S OATMEAL andFLOUR. Tokomairiro.

9 and 11 Custom St., Auckland.

Hotels.

SILK'S LEVIATHAN HOTEL,DUNEDIN.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE PRIVATEHOTEL IN THE COLONY.

This hotel has all modern improvementsand is first class in every detail,

TERMS—2O/ per week. Meals andBeds 1/.

BINDING of "very description required f«bank, nieroantile, law, insurance and gold

saining companies executed in best style atowostsat* with despatch,at the 'SUr'Offict.

EvokßeUcpg,

CHAMPTALOiJP & COOPER.SOME TECHNICAL BOOKS.

Barwise, S., Purification of Sewaga 6/Black, J., Gas Fitting 3/Bodner, G. R., Hydraulic Motors,

Turbines, etc 14/Cassal, 11. J., Workshop Makeshifts..2/6Dixon, D. 8., Mechanical Arts Sim-■ plifled 8/6I Donkln, 8., Heat Efficiency of Steam! Boilers 25/ jDonaldson, J., Drawing, Marino En- |

gineera 8/6,■ Dye, F., Hot Water Supply 5/Filder, T. C, Hydraulic Engineer- j

ing 7/iHiscox, Q. D., Gas, Oil, Vapour, En- !

gines 12/6Innes, C. H., Centrifugal Pumps, !

Water Motors, etc , 4/jJoint Wiping, Hints on 176;Livache, A., Manufacture of Oils, Var-

nishes, etc 16/;Lockert Louis, Petroleum Motor Cars..3/6;

' Maggard, J. H., The Traction Engine..4/(3■Maguire, W. R., Sanitary Drainage

and Plumbing 12/[Marks, Edw., Construction of Cranes

and Lifting Machinery 3/■. Parkhurst, C. D., Dynamo and MotorBuilding ....4/6

Pullen, W. F., Injectors, Theory,Working, etc , V

Robinson, Prof., Hydraulic Powerand Machinery 30/

i Gcrutton, P. E., Electricity and Coun-

'< try Houses ' 3/■Slater, J. W., Sewage Treatment,

Purification, etc 6/Summerson, T., Platelayers' Guide 6/: Warn and Homer. Sheet Metal Work-

ers' Instruction 7/0:Watson, E. P.. The Corless Engine....3/6■■Wright, L-, Induction Coil in Practical

Work 4/6Yeo., J., Marine Steam Engine 8/6

QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND.

WILDMAN& LYELLWe have Just Opened up a New Ship-

ment of

BOXED STATIONERY.Including Initial, Linear, Repp Cream

and Tinted Pure Flax, Irish Linen,Mediaeval, etc.. etc.,

In Invitation and Ordinary Sizes.

New and Very Pretty Lines ofCHILDREN'S INVITATJON STATION-

ERY.

A New Shipment of

POPULAR WINTER GAMESThe Popular Game of ASCOT, 4 and 6

HorsesBoxes of Rubber Type, 6/, 7/6, and 12/,

postage 6d extraSwan Fountain Pens, Fine, Medium, and

BroadCollins' Eureka Ink Eradicator, 2/, post-

ed 2/3Playing Cards, from 1/ per packCribbage Boards, Draughts, Pocket

WhistWhist and Bezique MarkersScientific Whist Cards,' showing how to

play the game

Chinese Game of Khanhoo

' JUST ISSUED.New Timber Reckoner for Round Logs,

including Wages Table and Table fopCrosscutters, by Haakow Dahl, 2/6

Dentistry.

LONDONDENTALINSTITUTE.

11 298, QUEKN-STRKET,Next MJtoe mud Choyce.

TEETH MODERN DENTISTRY.TEETH Having all the Latest ScientificTEETH Dental and Labour saving ap-TEETH pllances, and dealing as we do,TEETH direct wit.h the Manufacturers,TEETH, we are enabled- to suppiy AR-TEETH TJFICIAL T<M?th at Jess thanTEETH Half the Usual Cost.TEETH. NOTE OUR FEES.TEETH Complete &et from £1 1/ andTEETH £2 VTEETH Single Tooth from 6/TEETH Gold Stopping from 5/TEETH Gas 2/6TEETH Painless Extractions 2/6 and 1/TEETH We guarantee our ExtractionsTEETH ABSOLUTELY PAINLESS.TEETH The Fact that we U»e over 500TEETH gallons of Gaa PER WEEKTEETH SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.TEETH NEW ZEALAND BRANCHES:TEETH Dunedin, Chrtrtehurch. tTEETH Wellington and Auckland.

Any arrangement made toy orqr AucklandBranch holds good with the other

Branches.

Principals:W. D. PITTAR, Dentist by Bxam. and a

Large Staff.A- T. PITTAR, Manager and Director.

H. F. KNIGHT,(Latelyfrom America.)

BHORTLAND-STREET, AUCKBAND.Opposite Auckland Club.

Specialty: Crownand Bridsre Work. PainlessExtractions. veeg Strictly Moderate.Telephone1,038.

ALFRED I~T JfILKIN,DENTAL SURGEON.

CLate of the Dental Hospital, I»oTrtJon>,MAY BE CONSULTED AT HIS ROOMS

266, QUEEN-STREET,(Near Savings Bank).

"pDWIN COX, L.D.S., ENG.,DENTIST,

KINGSLEY HOUSE, HOBSON-STREET(Near Prince Arthur Hotel).

A. C. H. C" V N ""SURGEON DENTIST,WELLESLEY STREET WEST

(Opposite Opera. House).

" FEES MODERATE.PAINLESS EXTRACTION.

GOOD A±j > A It you suiter rrorntoothache have it out, without any, pain, charge 5/, gas included. —A. h.

' Smith, Dentist, Hobsonrstreet, oppositeSt. Matthews' Church.

'A. SAN*t> fc D,FISH AND OYSTER MERCHANT,

! COLONMiFISH. MARKET((OppositeCustom fl3o»3fcV

" WOR SMOKED AND FRESH FISH. TRY THHI EACiTORY, CUSTOM BTaREBTT,

ffelepkoae £58.

Educational.

G^M,

on^aKer MO^V&^J^tffor the remainder of the present terraat Half Fees. Prospectuses and infor-mation may be had from Mr Mays 15.Palmerston Buildings.W. WALLACE KIDD.

Secretary.1 ' -" ) hi

|:AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAM--"" MAR SCHOOL.

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS:(Founded 1569.)

HEAD MASTER ;J. W. TIBBS, M.A.. Keble College. O*.: ford, sometime Tasmanian Scholar.! . ASSISTANT MASTERS;:W. J. MORRELL, M.A., Bailiol College,I Oxford. Chief Classical and BcgliahI MasterlA. T. HARRISON, M.A., Trinity College,; CambridgeiJ. G. TREVITHICK, Drawing and Writ-ing Master, Instructor in toe Work-shop

J. F. SLOMAN, B.A. (Sydney), lateHead Master Girls' High SchoolP. MARSHALL, M.A., B.Sc, F.G.8..sometime Senior Scholar Universityof New Zealand, Science Master

J. HIGHT, M.A., sometime senior Schol-ar University of New Zealand, Frvwband German MasteriREV. J. K. DAVIS, M.A. (New Zealand),sometime Senior Scholar Universityof New Zealand

J. H, TURNER, M.A., isoraetlme Benlori Scholar University of New ZealandH. J. D. MAHON, 8.A., CommercialMaster

R. A. McCULLOUGH, M.A., sometimeScholar University of New ZealandASSISTANT MISTRESSES;

MISS E. G. WALLACB " -1,MISS F. A. HAULTAINMISS B. BLADESMISS A. C. MORRISON. M.A.. sometime

Scholar University of New ZealandMISS W. PICKEN, M.A.. sometim*

Scholar University of New ZealandVISITING MASTERS:

K. WATKlNS—Freehand DrawingW. M. CARROLLO—Gymnastics.

Application for admission should b«made to the Head Master, or to Mr Oli-ver Mays, Palmerston Buildings,

W. WALLACB KIDD,I Secretary.

pEINCE ALBERT . QOIXEG-tyAUCKLAND,

BOAEPERS AND PAY SCHQLABS.DEPARTMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

IN SEPARATE BUILDINGS,

Headmaster-THOMAS JACKSON, M,A.,London University,

Assisted by a Large Staff of (eight)Resident Masters and Mistresses, wltn

Four Visiting Master.

The Course of Instruction includesPREPARATION FOR CIVIL,

SERVICE AND 'MATRICULATION EXAMINATION, .Special Attention is given toCOMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.

Half Term beginsMONDAY, JULY 17,

Application for admission qr copiesof the Prospectus should be made to theHeadmaster at the College, or to theSecretary of the Board of Governors,Thomas Allen, Government Insurance;Buildings, Auckland.

RS YOUNG'S CLASSES FOR! EWG^LISH SUBJECTS and DRAWING

in the Class Room, 838, Queen^Btre&t,over Mrs Shakespeare's. Fancy

Emporium. ,". . ~ . ■-%

MISS LANCE attends EVERT WJTO*NESDAY, for Mathematics, Latin, andFrench.

Half Term, MONDAY, Jijly XI,TITR GEORGE PLUMMIrT

VIOLINIST,Certificate of Honour, London. 1

(Thoroughly experienced Teacher.Special Attention is paid to acquiringnecessary Technique, and Development,

of Musical Taete.Studio: HOBSON-STREIMV

Care of Mr Hooper, Chemist,lANO. - MISS WELLB (Certificated

Teacher) has vacancies for pupils.Terms on application.—"Clyst Basel," Ma-nukau Road, Parnell, near Bowling Green,or at Eady and Co.'s, Queen-street.npHE LADIES' COLLEGE ft 8C2HOO&: OF MUSIC, REMUBRA.For Boarding and Day FupiljU FJrif-class Home, High-class Modern Educa-tion, and Training on Unaecta-riim Chris-

tian Principles.Principal. .Mrs S. A. MOORE-JONBS,

M.M,, M.R.C.P., CM-. B.K.Vice-Principal..Miss A. P, MOORE*

JONES, N.Z.V,A., London,Full Resident and Visiting Staff <»f Pro-fessors:—Miss Lance.Mdlle. J}euillQn,MJss

W. Mooro-Jonts, Miss M. Moora-jonea,M. Keesing, Esq., Mrs Coates, Mrs Hud"son Williamson, Mrs Stuart Trtqualf Stu-art, H. Goldie, Esq., A. Payton, Bs<»,, A.Colwill, Esq., Prof. Carl SchwJtt, Mies A,F. Moore-Jones, Miss M. Heywood, MissAdams, Miss Tilly, Miss E, Reeves, MissM. Peak, G. Paque. Esq., Madame Wig-more. Next term begins June ""BANJO, MANDOLIN & GUITAR

MR CHAS. UeFAWbAXm,*Receives Pupils'* for the above Jn«tni«

menta.Mr McFarlane is prepared to Form

Classes for Juveniles on the abpv» In-struments. Special terms .on applica-tion. Instruments selected,

STUDIO; MUTUAL. LJ#3? BUIMJINSaE8 QUEENSTREET (Firat Floor).r\ p i a $ ocr ■

JP- f J 11.--xr GHAPHOPPOWDB,\Jf RECORDS, etc.;—3jp—— MUSIC (Latest and Mostj&\ Popular), Violins from &/J'mm /T\~" Banjps, Accordeona, Oii|«|g (\ tars, Concertinas, Auto-"^L M'# ' narPst Mouth Organs,

yr Mandolines, Strings, ■ anda] Fittings for all Inßtru-KZy meats. Send for Cata-

logue. A. W. ROBERTSON,187 QUEEN STRggy. '*

/CONVERSATIONAL Lessons In French\J by Gentleman 15 years resident inFrance. Pupils attended at home. Termsmoderate,—Address Ngapuhj, 6JLp, Star

Office. '...'...■BOOKKEEPING.—By Single arid Double

Entry; thoroughly tawfht.^^ J»Carbines, 8 Franklin Road.

EW ZEALAND JNSUIiANeiIJ COSf-PANY (FIRE AND, MARJNE),.

Capital ~,,!.....|..m« £%,I)Vt,QQQPaid-up Capital, Reserve Fund.. £400,080Protection from FIRE or MARINELOSS

can be effected in this Company.

CLAIMS METT. J. BRASSEY, Manager.

T'—HE SOUTH BRITISH .INSURANCECOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

Capital Paid Up. Re-insurance anfl Gep-eral Reserve Funds exceed £259,000,

FIRE AND MARINE RISKS ACCEPT*ED AT CURRENT RATES.

Prompt and Liberal Settlements. ' ]Local Institution. ~

Profits Retained in the Colony. .A. S. RUSSELL, Branch Manager.

j^DWARD MAHONSY AN©. iQSf,ARCHITISCTS,

.QUEBN-STREET;AUCKLAND. 0

MARRIAGES.ALDRIDGE.—On June 29,

1890, at Church of Christ, West-street.Auckland, by Mr Geo. Aldridge, LouisEarl, son of Edward H. Falkner, to Ber-tha, eldest daughter of Geo. Aldridge.Both of Auckland.

POLLOCK—REYNOLDS. — On July 8, attheir residence, Ponsonby, by Rev. Kelly,

I Harry, second son of M. Pollock, Hack-! uey, London, to Elizabeth Alma, third! daughter of the late Christopher andI Eliza Reynolds, of Christchurch.

DEATHSBOOKER.—On July 11, at his parents re-

sidence. Buller-street, Now Plymouth,! Horace Lionel Harvey, third son of Chns.

nnd Mary Anne Hooker (late of Devon-port), in his 22nd year. Deeply regretted.

HANDCOCK.—On July 14, at hisresidence, Hill-street, Newmarket.,William Benedict, beloved hus-band of AnnieHandcock, and sec-ond son of the late Rev Ellas Hand-

l cock, of County Waterford, Ireland,

I The°funeral" will leave his late resl-T dence for Purewa Cemetery, on Sun-,day at 3 p.m. Friends please accept;

this intimation.POTTS.—On July 14, at her late residence.

England-street, Emma, relict of the latei Charles Potts, and dearly beloved motherI of Charles and James Potts; aged iJ

i yeThe funeral will leave her late resl-

fv d(>n<-e, England-street, for Symonds-st.I Cemetery to-uiorrow (Sunday), at d p.m.1 Friends please accept this intimation.IJVAD.DIXGHAM.-On July 14, at his rcsi-. dence, Cracroft-street, Arch Hill. Charles,. the beloved husband of Ann \\ adding-} ham; .aged 08. Formerly of Bngg, Lin-

f tSMlWietre his late residencefor .Waikumete at p.m. on Sunday.

IN MEMORIAM.DAWSON.—In loving memory of "VV"Illi«m

Foster Dawson, who departed this lifeivjnly 10, 1897.f "To live in the hearts of those wo leave} behind is not to die."f. Inserted by his loving daughter, Ellenor: Hill.

PATTERSON.—Iu loving memory of ourdear mother, who died July 14, ISSH.

' Inserted by her loving children, Alfredii and Lorenzo Patterson, of Devonport.and$ Mrs W. Hawkins, of Union-street, and' Lizzie Patterson (Slclntyre), of Hardn-Btreet.(PEAT.-In loving memory of my dear little

."wife (Georgina), who departed this lifeijrtaly 16, 1898.ft A precious one from us Is gone,W A voice we loved is stilled:f&' A place is vacant in my homef"\ Which never can be filled.£ I miss thy kind and gentle hand.J Thy fond and earnest care:?.' My home is dark without thce—f Oh, I miss thee everywhere.! Inserted by her loving husband, O. I*>jat.

iPEAT. — Iv affectionate remembrance ofGeorgina Peat, who departed this life

t July 16, 1898.| 'Tis just one year ago.j Will* aching heart we stood "I Beside my dearest sister's bed,j To keep her if we could.< iWe prayed to God to spare her,I But our prayers were all in vain,■ For as the morning dawnedj God eased her of her pain.

' Inserted by her sorrowing sisters, M<Beatty and E. Burns.

MAIL NOTICE.

THIS DAY.For Coromandel, per Waitangi, 5.30 p.m.For Turua, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Wal-

marie, 7.45 p.m.For New Plymouth and Southern Ports,

per Gairloch, 8 p.m.MONDAY, July 17.

For Thames, per Wakatere, 7.30 a.m.For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, per

Train, 5.30 a.m.For Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Pon-

gakawa, Matata, Ohiwa, and Whaka-tane, via Rotorua, per Train, 8.30 a.m.

For Waitara and Southern Ports, perKanieri, 9.45 a.m.

For Omapere, Opononi, Rawene. Kohu-kohu, and Hokianga District, per Glen-elg, 11 a.m.

For New Plymouth and Southern Ports,per Rotoiti, 1.10 p.m. . ■

For Waiharara, Mangonui, and Honour*,per Ohinemuri, 4 p.m.

Per Mararoa, as follows—For Ceylon, India, China, Japan,

Straits Settlements, Aden, Suez, Mcd-

" iterranean Ports, Continent of Europe,| and United Kingdom, via Sues, at 4| p.m.i For Australian Colonies and Noumeai at 4 p.m.i Money orders, registered letters,! books, and newspapers, at 3 p.m.! Parcels for New South Wales and1 Queensland, at 3.30 p.m.i Correspondence for United Kingdom\ and Continent of Europe must be speci-| ally addressed via Suez.

Mail will be due in London Auguest 29.t'er Rotoiti, as follows—

For East and West Coasts of Southi America, United Kingdom, and Conti-

" nent of Europe, connecting with Gothic,I leaving Wellington on July 20, at 1.10

' p.m.Parcels at 12.40 o.m.> Parcels for United Kingdom can on-;

i ly be forwarded by this route.j Correspondence for United Kingdom■ will require to be specially addressed

per Gothic.Mail will be due in London August 30.

For Russell, Kawakawa, Rawene, Whan-garoa, and Mangonui, per Clansman,5.30 p.m.

For Turua, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Tam-wha, Cp.m.

For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, perTerranora, 6.30 p.m.

Fox- Coromandel, per Waitangi, 7 p.m.For Kennedy's Bay, Kuaotunu, Whitl-

anga, and- Gum Town, per Muritai, 7.45p.m.

NOTE.—An English mail, via Suez,dated Lpndon, June 9, will arrive herenext Monday morning.

Printed and Published by the Pn.;>n tok |HENRY BRETT, of Lake I-' ' \*at his General Printing Offla iVjSgSlaiid and Fort streets in the i . ■>li .of A'irk!f>r<rt Nnw Zpnlsnd. ,

SATURDAY,JULY 15, 1899. J- j

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAI, JULY 15, 18J?iJ,8

Personal.

I HAVE cash purchasers for Cottages6 rooms nea^Mt. Eden Station, Cot-

tages about £3QO '■near College Hill, andfor Block in or near city for investment;also for Shop Property in KarangahapeRoad.—Thornes, 91, Queen-st.-pECTORALINE gives Immediate Re-'"£ lief, and Effects a WonderfullyQuick Cure in all cases of Coughs andColds. Scores at every dose.—Agent—COOPER, Chemist, Victoria-street.

DR. HELEN BURNABY has returned.Receives patients. Consults free all

diseases. Hours 11 to 3.—Lower Glenside,Symonds-st.fOARLIAMENT has again met and al-X ready commenced to disagree onSome subjects, but all agree that BAR-RACLOUGH'S PROGANDRA certainlycu'-es CORNS, and that BARRA-CLOUGH'S MAGIC NERVINE relievesviolent, Taging TOOTHACHE in one min-ute. All Chemists 1/, and all WholesaleDruggists. _.T\O You Want Money? We have large\J and small sums to lend on mortgageat a very low rate of interest.—Ewlng-ton and Baker. Estate Agenta.

TT7HAT SAVES LABOUR, SAVESW MONEY, and GIVES PERFECTSATISFACTION? WHY, TANIWHASOAP.

fP^R. BAKEWELL will from this date,*J July 13, NOT attend at his Rooms, inHobson-street, on TUESDAY and FRIDAYEVENINGS. EXCEPT BY SPECIAL AR-RANGEMENT. His hours for consultationfor the future will be daily, Sundays ex-cepted, from 10 to 11 a.m., and from 3 to5- p.m., and on Mondays, Wednesdays,Thursdays, and Saturdays from 7 to 8 p.m.

T\7HVT'S THE TIME-English Watches.■-VY "ood timekeepers, 5/11 each; Ameri-can 'Climax Watch,' best timekeepers onearth for the money, 8/6; Waterbury

Watches, 8/6; the 'Le Roy* Watca. guar-anteed. 12/6; good Clocks 2/6: real goodAlarm Clock, 3/9; 8-DayClocks,K&-ATMILLER'S FANCY REPOSITORY, HO.VICTORIA STREET."firs £D-MACKINTOSH COATS, allXi U sewn seams and guaranteedwaterproof, all shapes, shades, sizes, andqualities; must be cleared from 17/6.—Me-Bride, Importer, Tailor, and Outfitter, 39,.41, 43, Victoria-street, next Victoria Hotel. -

Auctions.MONDAY, JULY 24,

At 12 o'clock.

THREE ALLOTMENTS, ONEHUNGA.ALLOTMENT, PURAPURA, WAIUKU.

! COTTAGE, COBDEN-ST., NEWTON.

COTTAGE, SURREY-ST., SURREYHILLS.

The Subscribers, J. Dacre, Auctioneer,

' will sell by auction at their Rooms,Queen-streot, on Monday, July 24,at 12o'clock,!By Order of the Executors and Trustees

| of Isabella Jane Griffiths, Deceased.

ONEHUNGA—Lots 20, 21. and 22, sub-division of Part of Lot 72, having

158ft frontage to Mount Smart Road,S24ft Gin frontage to Harbour View

Terrace, .and 40£t frontage to I-Inrd-ington street.

PURAPURA, WAlUKU—Allotment 19,Section 2, containing- 1 rood 34 perches.

By Order of tho Mortgagees.COBDEN-ST., NEWTON—Allotment 78,

Subdivision Lot 10, Section 7, 33ftfrontage by lOSft deep, with the s

I roomod Cottage thereon.SURREY-ST., SURREY HlLLS—Allot-

ment 2!). Section-4, 70.4 links frontageby 200 links deep, with the 6 roomedCottage thereon. Land TransferTitle.

SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON.Auctioneers.

TUESDAY, "JULY 18,At U o'clock.

200 volumes well bound books,rifle! revolvers, maps,clothing and effects,in greenwood's estate.

The subscribers, J. Dacre, Auctioneer,will sell by auction at their rooms,Queen-st., on Tuesday next, at 11o'clock,

O{\(\ VOLUMES BOOKS, consisting or&\}\j McWllliams's Magazine, 15 vols,Belgravia, 10 vols. Graphic, !) vols, Illus-trated London News, 20 vols, IllustratedSporting and Dramatic News, 6 vols,Punch, 13 vols, Shakspere, Dickens, Brit-ish Battles, Kingsley's Works, Egypt,India, Ride to Khiva, Dilke's Britain,Lever's Works, Baker's Nile, etc., etc.

Tools, Fancy Goods, Rifle, Revolvers,Telescope, Opera Glasses, Tennis Net andRacquets, Maps of Australia, etc.

Also,In the Estate of Mrs Sarah Greenwood.

Clothing, Bed and Under Linen, Boxes,Bonnets, Effects, etc.

SAMUEL COCHEANE & SON.Auctioneers.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AUCTION,On the Premises ofMR GEO. CORNISH,

Corner of Randolpha nd Gloucester sts.,Greylynn (Newton).

WEDNESDAY NEXT, JULY 10,At 11 a.m.

ALEX. AITKEN (LIMITED).Honoured with instructions from Mr Geo.

Cornish, will auction as above,FRONT ROOM.

ENGLISH COTTAGE PIANOFORTE,1 Drawing Room Suite in Rep, 6

pieces, Round Table, Chairs, Sofas,Lounges, Mirrors, Pictures, CarpetSquares,

i BEDROOMS.Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, Wire

Fibre, Kapok, and Box Spring Mattres-ses, Quilts, Bedsteads, Blankets, FeatherPillows, Washstands and Sets of Ware,3* 4, and 5 drawer Kauri Chests of Draw-ers, Austrian B.W. Chairs, TapestrySquares, Dressing Tables, Couches, Look-ing Glasses, Linoleum, Large DiningTables, Hand -and Treadle Sewing Ma-chines, Tea and Dinner Sets, CopperTubs, Syphon, Buckets, and Sundries.

Carpenter's and Gardening Tools, etc.The Freehold Property, House, and 2

Allotments will be sold by public auctionat our Rooms on the 26th November.

ALEX. AITKEN (LIMITED).A. M. NEWMAN, Auctioneer.

IMPORTANT PROPERTY AUCTION.

AT AITKEN'S NEW MART,QUEEN-STREET,

Opposite Smeeton's Old Mill.

WEDNESDAY. JULY 26, 1899.At 12 noon.

6 ROOMED COTTAGE, with cellar,stable, etc., and Freehold Allotment,

Corner of Randolph and Gloucester sts.,Grey Lynn.

FREEHOLD ALLOTMENT, with 33ftfrontage to Randolph-st., and 78ft deptii,outhouses, etc.

204 Acres at Tauhoa, Kaipara, withnavigable creek frontage and adjoiningNative Reserve No. VII.

Other entries invited.

ALEX. AITKEN (LIMITED).A. M. NEWMAN, Auctioneer.

' FRIDAY, JULY 21,At 2 p.m. sharp*

SAMUEL VAILE & SONS,(Per Samuel Vaile, Auctioneer) will sell

by auction,at their Land Sale Rooms, 85Queen-street,

EXCELLENT RESIDENCE AT DEV-ONPORT,

Seven minutes' walk from VictoriaWharf. House contains 7 rooms, scul-lery, and bath room, hot and cold water:slate roof; fitted with cupboards anaother conveniences. Tanks, etc. Allot-ment 60 x 118;volcanic soil. Land Trans-fer Title.

Also,MATAKOHE. N

ALLOTMENT 129,containing 120 acres.Fenced on one side by a stream. Treesfor Fencing.

SAMUEL VAILE & SONS,Land and Estate Auctioneers,

95, Queen-street.

FRIDAY, JULY 28,i.t 2 o'clock.

' -XTGAMAKO TESTATE,ORAKAU, KIHIKIHI.

The Sale of this well known Estate willPOSITIVELY TAKE PLACE

ON THE 28th JULY.(Postponed from the 26th May Last)

mWELVE SPLENDID FAKMS, from

165 to 252 ACRES.

Lithograph Plans on Application.

SAMUEL VAILE & SONS,Land and Estate Auctioneers.

95, Queen-street.

FRIDAY, JULY 28,

Vt 2 o'clock.SAMUEL VAILE & SONS

(Per Samuel Vaile, Auctioneer) will sellby auction at their Land Sale Rooms,95 Queen-street,

"BY ORDER. OF THE OFFICIALASSIGNEE IN BANKRUPTCY,

In the Estate of A. Tiplady, Bankrupt.

HILLSBCRO' ROAD, NEAR ONE-HUNGA—NICE LITTLE HOME-

STEAD of 9i ACRES. Three acres or-chard in full bearing, remainder grass;House of 8 rooms, washhouse, stable,cowshed, fowlhouse, etc. Suitable formarket garden, fruit or poultlry farm.There is a mortgage of £300 on thisproperty, which can remain if purchaserso wishes.

SAMUEL VAILE & SONS,I Land and Estate Auctioneer's,

95, Queen-street.

GOING TO GIVE A PARTY I -Go toTYLER'S, Qneen-Btroot, CHINA, GLASS

afjdCUTIJiiKY hired at lowrates.

C. Arthur] [J. GomeMONDAY, 10.45.

BUILDING FOR REMOVAL.

AKTHUR & GOSKIEWill sell by auction at their Mart, Queen-

st., Monday next, at 10.45,! frr ROOMED COTTAGE, 2 chimneys, in«-* Bridge street, Bayfleld, Ponsonby.

For Removal Within Seven Days.

C. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.C. Arthur] LJ- Oorrie

MONDAY NEXT, 17th, 11 a.m.

UNREDEEMED PLEDGES.

SUPERIOR THEODOLITE (almost new),PRISMATIC COMPASS,HYDROMETER,2 CAMERAS and LENS, JEWELLERY,CLOTHING, etc.

AKTHUE & GORRIEI Have received instructions from Mr I.

Mendolssohu, of the Royal Loau Office,Victoria-street, to soil by public auction

I at their Mart, Queen and Elliott streets,| on Monday next, at 11 a.m.,

UN R E DEE ME D PLEDGES,As per "Star" July 12 and 13.

C. ARTHUR, Auctioneer.

TUESDAY, JULY IS,At 11 o'clock.

FURNITURE, SUITES,DUCHESSE PAIRS. WARDROBE,. CARPETS, SUNDRIES.

CHUETON & CO.JOHN CHURTON, Auctioneer.

Are instructed to aellVTTARDROBE, DUCHESSE PAIRS,» * Chest Drawers, Washstands, Dress-ing-Tables, Toilet Ware, Sideboard, DiningTables, Suites (in Rep), Brussels Carpets,Suites (ill Tapestry), Occasional and EasyChairs, Occasional Tables, Single andDouble Bedsteads, Cots, Mattresses,Wire, Kapok, Flax and Wool, Linoleum,Oilcloth, Curtains and Curtain Poles,Wicker Ware, Bamboo Goods. Crockery,Cooking Utensils, and Useful Sundries.

CHURTON & CO.

PRELIMINARY.WEDNESDAY NEXT, JULY 19,

At 11 o'clock.AT TOOMAN'S MART.

MR JAMES MASON'S ANNUALCLEARING SALE.

LARGEST SALE OF THE SEASON.1AAAA FRUITING, FLOWERING,IU.U' AND ORNAMENTALTREES, PLANTS, AND SHRUBS.

Also,FROM WEAVER BROS.'. WHANGAREI1000 PLftIMS' 100° PEACHES> etc-FLOWERING — 200 Camellias of very

choicest, 200 Daphnes, Azaleas, Rho-dodendrons, Heaths, 100 large Bougainvilleas, Roses, and every other knownsort of rare and choice FloweringPlants.

ORNAMENTAL—Cabbage Trees, Ruccas,Retenosporos, Puriri, Karakas, Eng-lish Laurels, Golden and other Euony-

mus, Fan Palms, and 100 other sorts.SHELTER—Macrocarpa, Pinus Insignus,

etc., etc.HEDGING—2OOOEleagnus, Privet Lau-

rels. Ligustrum, etc.FRUITING—IOOO Japanese Plums, includ-

ing Burbank, Botan, Ogon, Weeksonand others,. 1000 English Plums, as-sorted, 1000 well grown Peaches,Brig's Red, Royal George, Salway,Wager, Elberta, Champion. Welder,Aitkenhead, Sea Eagle, and 12 othervarieties; Nectarines, Apricots, Ap-ples, and Pears.

200 Lisbon and Eureka Lemons, PoorMan and St. Michael Oranges, etc.■""■'"■ NOTE-

SHRUBS at 11.FRUIT TREES at 1.

ARTHUR TOOMAN & CO.Auctioneers.

O. LawJs As Go.

TUESDAY, JULY 18,Commencing at 11 o'clock.

AT THE ARCADE AUCTION ROOMS,Opposite Smeeton's, Lower Queen-st.

FOR "AUCTION.WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST

RESERVE.O GENTS' CHANNING BICYCLESW (new), 1. Gent's Red Bird, 1 caseBRUSHWARE, Sash Tools, PaintBrushes, Sponges, 25 dozen GALVAN-ISED BUCKETS, 5 dozen GALVANISEDTUBS, 1 Enamelled Lavatory, 2 Eng-lish Baths, large, Toilet Ware, FencingStaples. 1 HOGSHEAD DAMAGEDHOLLOWARE (SAUCEPANS, KM-TLES, and BOILERS), Bonnet Boxea,Trunks, Sack and Store Trucks, Orna-ments, 1 FIREPROOF SAFE, Office GasHeater, Fenders, Remnants, Oilcloth,and Linoleum, Tacks, Hinges, Wall Pap-er, Oleographs, Chromqs, YOST TYPE-WRITER, Sewing Machines, Office Table,etc., etc.

Also,Furnishings of 3 Bedrooms, REMOV-

ED TO MART for CONVENIENCE OB'SALE, Walnut Piano, Otto Detmar, Bed-steads, Bedding, Duchess Pairs, Cutlery,English Bedroom Suite, Couches, etc.,etc., etc.

On View Monday.

TERMS CASH.

GABRIEL"LEWIS & COL. LEWIS. Auctioneer.

HALL & PERKINS.

TUESDAY NEXT, at 10.15.

fv ABOUT

/h&A T>AA CASES FRUIT.\ A /' OUu

JULY 24-SALE OF PRIZE POULTRYAND CANARIES.

JULY 27—PROPERTY SALE. OtherEntries received.

HALL & PERKINS.■ FRIDAY^ 11th AUGUST, 1899,At 2.30 p.m.

IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE.

CENTRAL CITY FREEHOLD PROP-ERTY, WELLINGTON, N.Z.

By Order of the Bank of New Zealand.

MESSRS HARCOURT AND CO.Are instructed to sell by public auction

at their rooms, 48, Lambton Quay, onFriday, 11th August, 1899,at 2.30 p.m.,

A LL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OFix LAND, being part of Town Section513, City of Wellington, and having aFrontage to Lambton Quay of 42ft 6inby a depth on its northern boundaryof 162ft llin, and on its southern bound-ary of 122ft, upon which is erected the |very substantial and handsome brick jpremises, formerly the property of the:Colonial Bank of New Zealand, and nowin the occupation of the BANK OFNEW ZEALAND.

This property will be sold subject toa lease of the Banking Premises on theground floor and four offices on the firstfloor to the Bank of New Zealand forTWO V.EARS from 30th June, 1899,aran annual rent of £600.'

This exceptional central city propertyis well adapted for bank premises, in-surance offices, or for almost any com-mercial purpose, and in addition to thepart leased to the Bank of New Zea-land, there are offices which can belet at good rentals.

For full particulars, apply toHARCOURT & CO.,

Auctioneers, Wellington.

Auctions..

Thos. B. Arthur] [B. R. SceatsARTHUR'S MART.

THIS WEEK'S SALES, as so fararranged:—

TUESDAY, at Mart, at 12 o'clock —Market Day Sale of Poultry, Pro-duce, Fruit, etc.

THURSDAY, at Mart, at 12 o'clock —Large Assortment of Drapery, Blan-kets, Rugs, Sox, Clothing, etc.

FRIDAY, at Mart, at 11 o'clock — Mar-ket Day Sale of Produce, Fruit, etc.Fruit, etc.

PRIVATE SALE—Table Potatoes, SeedPotatoes,. Corned Butter, Cheese, Ba-con, Hams, Grain.

NOTE—Sale of Prize Poultry in DrillShed on MONDAY, 24th.

RICHARD ARTHUR & CO.THOS. B. ARTHUR. Auctioneer.

SATURDAY, JULY 22.

CLEARING SALE AT PUKEKOHE. .The undersigned have received instruc-

tions from Mr Manns, who has solahis farm, to sell on the Property, onSaturday, July 22, at 11 o'clock,

HIS LIVE AND DEAD STOCK,As follows:—

5 Dairy Cows in milk and calfA Medium Draught Gelding, 6 yearsRiding Horse, 4 yearsNew Tip Draw, Light Spring TrapAmerican Plough, patentHorse GrubberHand Manure and Seed Drill Hoe2 Sets Tine Harrows2 Drinking TroughsTrap and Cart Harness200 feet Sawn TimberBox ChurnButter WorkerGrindstoneWashing Machine, Dairy Utensils

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Luncheon Provided.

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONS.

THURSDAY. JULY 20.

THE REMUERA YARDS.

For sale on Thursday next, July 20, at 12o'clock, a mixed mob of

yA STORE CATTLE.

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONSrpUAKAU~~CATTi7E SALE YARDS.

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONSWill hold their

FIRST SALE AT THE ABOVE YARDSON WEDNESDAY, July 26,

At 12 o'clock.

Sales will in future be held onLAST WEDNESDAY IN EACH MONTH

Early Entries solicited, that Cattlemay bo advertised.

WALTER F. BUCKLAND.

A LFRED TJUCKLAND & QIONSTHE HAYMABKET.

ALBERT-STREET, AUCKLAND.HOLD AUCTION SALES EACH

TUESDAY, AT THE HAYMARKET —For Hides, Sheepskins. Wool, Tallow,Bones, Hay, Straw.

THURSDAY, AT REMUERA — For Fat

" and Store Cattle, Sheep, Pigs.FRIDAY, AT THE HAYMARKET -Hay and Straw, Farm Produce,

Horses, Vehicles, Harness, Saddles.

CATTLE SALES ARE HELD.EACH THIRD WEDNESDAY in the

month, at RUNCIMAN, MONDAYPREVIOUS at POKENO

LAST MONDAY In the Month, at PU-KEKOHE

FIRST SATURDAY in the Month, atWAIUKU

ON SALE, AT THE HAYMARKET.BUNYARRA BONEDUST, in lewt bagsCALCUTTA BONEDUST, in 2cwt bagsCHESTERFELD GUANO

Agents for—LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP, Liquid and

PowderFORD'S LUNGWORM MIXTURE

ALFRED BUCKLAND _ SONS

HARBOUR BOARD ALLOTMENTS.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18,At II a.m.

G. W. BIISNEY & SONSHave been instructed by the Auckland

Harbour Board to sell by public auc-tion at the offices of the Board, Quaystreet, on Friday, ISth August, 1899,at11 a.m.,

THE LEASE OF ALLOTMENTSNos. 132. 133,134, 137, 138, 1-iS, Hi,

QUAY-STREET.And LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of the PILOT

STATION RESERVE, DEVONPOKT.For a Term of 50 Years, from 18th

August, 1899.

Conditions of sale and draft lease willbe on exhibition at the offices of theBoard.

(C. B. KINGSWELL, Auctioneer.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19,At 12 noon.

BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR OFTHE SUPREME COURT.

G. W. BINNEY & SONSHave been instructed to sell by public

auction at their Mart, Customs-streetEast, on Wednesday, 19th July, at 12o'clock noon,ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN

**" THE PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OFAUCKLAND, aforesaid, situated in thePARISH OF PUNI AND COUNTY OFEDEN, containing 74 acres, being Allot-ment 4. bounded towards the North byAllotment 15, according to Grant, .2027links, tow,ards the south-east by Allot-ment 3, according to Grant, 3470 links,towards the south-west by a Road, 2070links, and towards the :north-west byAllotment 5, according to Grant, 3900links.

Terms and conditions can be' seen atthe offices of the Auctioneers.

(C. B. KINGSWELL, Auctioneer.)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26. "IN THE ESTATE OF MRS ANN Mc-LEOD, DECEASED.

BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTEEBAKER BROS.,

(Per W. Ward Baker, Auctioneer.)Instructed by the Public Trustee will

sell at their Mart, Queen-street, at 12noon on the above date,

J^EVONPORT-Part of Lot'4B of Allot-XJ ments 27 and 28 of Section 2, Taka-puna Parish, having a frontage of sf>feet 3 inches to Cameron street, and afrontage of 113 feet 2 inches to Cowper-st.,with 5 roomed Dwelling and Outbuildingsthereon. Land Transfer Title.MERCURY BAY—Allotment 1, Parish of

Waitaia, containing 88 acres. HandTransfer Title.

Also,By Instructions of the Owner.

PONSONBY.—AII that desirable Prop-erty situated in Collingwood-st. andFranklin' Road, having a frontage toeach street of 33 feet, by a throughdepth of 200 feet. House of 7 roomswith large scullery, city water, range,etc., all in good order. High andhealthy situation.

BAKER BROS.,Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and

Dunedin. .

Auctions.

COUNTRY ' CATTLE SALES.POKENO—MONDAY, July 17.RUNCIMAN—WEDNESDAY, July 19.TUAKAU—WEDNESDAY, July 2fi.PUKEKOHE—MONDAY, July 31.WAIUKU—SATURDAY, August 5.

ALFRED BUCKLAND & SONSPRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

GREAT PICTURE SALE.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,2Gth and 27th JULY.

' Each Day at 1 p.m.

OVER 300 WORKS OF ART. MAGNI-FICENTLY FRAMED.

1 WARREN BLYTH & CO.Auctioneers. 8T and 50. Queen-street. l

Public Jf-" otices. jpsARGAINS IN MACKINTOSHES. - ;JJ A Job Line of "Kalapoi" make; sewnseams, and guaranteed; 17/6 and 23/ueach.—RUSHBROOK & . BRIDGMAN,Clothiers and Outfitters. Qucen-st. .

INTER HOSIERY of every descrip- !tion, direct from the manufactur-

er?, and specially good value, at RUSH-BROOK &, BRIDGMAN'S, WholesaleCash Prices, late R. Hobbs.

MEN'S WOOLLEN UNDERWEAR'" |Very Special Value in Pants, Vests, !Shirts, and Cardigan Jackets.—RUSH- \BROOK & BRIDGMAN, lata R. Hobbs. j

and BUNKER'S Clearancei t) Sale — Black and Blue

Corkscrew and Fancy Coatings reducsd to75/.

BEWARE OF HIIGHLY COLOUREDSOAPS—The colouring matter is ;

frequently injurious and sometimes poi-1sonous. " YOU ARE SAFE IN USINGTANIWHA. It has no artificial col-ouring.

TTI T> O W E L L,

PROVISION MERCHANT,265, QUEEN-STREET.

GOODS RETAILED AT WHOLESALEPRICES.

TT T T>OSSENNJSKIETAILOR,

VICTORIA ARCADE,

SHORTLAND-STREET. AUCKLAND.Begs to notify reduction on all presentstock for cash, to make room for goodsto arrive by sj.s. Papanul and following

Boats.

IT___ a particular and poraonal pride inscliinK really reliable goods, and after rv

longexperience I focia conildcncc in jadgingana baying,of which mycustomers receive thefull benefit. Our liar.ors arc li"at>c!asa. Pocket,Table Cutlery, and Plated Ware arc genuius.

THOMAS SAMUEL,'.^?. On -■:\r*r.t.

"OETIRING FROM BUSINESS.It „MRS FOSTER,

UMBRELLA MAKER,KARANGAHAPE ROAD,

Wishes to notify her customers that an jRepairs must be called for before July

20.(Copy.)

"jl/TR STEPHEN HOLLAND, Auckland.—■*■"*" Dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiriesIre your patent Steam Apparatus, I havevery much pleasure In testifying to itsgeneral advantages in the house. I amsure that any householder once having usedit will always have it. as an adjunct to thekitchen.—Yours faithfully, L. M. DAVIS,Hamurapa, Princes-street.

QAVE MONEY—Buy your Umbrellas from

'° FALKNER at English prices.OPPOSITE SMITH & CAUGHEY'S.

-vr ■ 0 r a c '■ Ic._>

We beg to notify that owing to lie retire-ment of Mr J. W. Bailey the Partnershiphitherto existing between us under the Istyle of "Bryant and Bailey" hfis this daybeen dissolved by mutual consent. The]business will-In future be carried on solely1by Mr Peter Bryant; who will receive alldebts owing to and discharge all liabilitiesowing by the late firm.

Dated this 14th day of July, 1899.P. BRYANT.J. W. BAILEY.

Witness: C. J. Parr,'Solicitor, Auckland.

A BSOLUTELY ChoicestCreameryButter forx\. the table all tho yearround.—Now ZealandDairy Association.

TACKETS. JACKETS. JACKETS.ti d <J

"p XTNEEBONE & £}C\Are Offering for a Few Days only

100 L-ft-DIES' JACKETS at 2/U50 LADIES' JACKETS at 3/11

These Goods will be at once Rushed.

Be in Time to save Disappointment.

jp J^NEEBONE & QO.UPPER SYMONDS-STREET.

J^ALTON'S ANNUAL, SALE.

COMPARISONS.

CUT THIS OUT AND BRING ALONGWITH YOU.

Usual SalePrice. Price.£s. d. £s. d.

Best Blue Vicuna Suit k■and Extra Trousers.. 510 0 4 5 0

Best Blue Corkscrew Suitand Extra Trousers.. 5 10 0 4 5 0

Fancy Worsted Suit ■ andExtra Trousers 5 5 0 317 6

Good Strong WorstedSuit and Extra Trou-sers 410 0 3 5 0

Good Strong Tweed. Suitand Extra Trousers.. 4 0 0 215 0

Fox Strong Tweed... 3 5 0 2 0 01Fox's Serge, stamped

every yard... 315 0 210 OiTrousers to Measure 15 0 10 0Trousers to Measure 10 0 015 01Trousers to Measure.... 017 6 012 6'Trousers to Measure.... 015 0 010 6

THESE ARE ALL GOODS OF VERYSUPERIOR QUALITY.

These are only a -few of our numerous 'lines, all of which are just as cheap,but space will not allow me to quote fur- Ither.

REMEMBER—jQALTON,

rpAILOR, QUEEN STREET, jNear, Sayings Bank. IONLY, ADDRESS:

FuTblie Notices.

67S 6d-VICUNA SERGES, Diagonal« Fancy Coatings, reduced to 67/6, 70/,75/, during Sale, ior cash only.—Adamsand Bunker, IS4, Queen-st.

RESS MATERIALS.—A MagnificentStock of Seasonable Goods; the bcsi

value for money in the town, at RUSH-BRQOK & BRIDGMAN'S, Queen-street. ,»}^.a—LhiA 6tis. 4u pieces, unolee Flor-.s-"J al Decorations, gold Illuminated,25/; Pretty Afternoon Tea Plates, from3/ dozen-TYLiSR'S Queen-street."OEPAIRS speciality, Old Suites made-£*' like new.—Owen and Hedditch, Fur-nishers, Karangahape lid., near Synioncls-street.A "CS—ALL-WOOL Tweed Suitings, int«J great variety, reduced to " 45/, 47/6,

50/.-Adams and Bunker, Cash Tailors. IS-1Q,,opn-st.

XRICHARDSON,1CHARDSON,Engraver, 25 Htgh-

" street. Auckland. Brass Door, Merao-riarn and Stencil Plates Jewellery lorpresentations tastefuly inscribud.

mANIWHA SOAP is the BEST for■i- HOT, COLD, SOFT, and HARD

WATER.

-JTQS 6d—BEAUTIFUL Striped Worsted-~*J Trouserings, choice designs, reducedto 19/6, _/, 23/6. Cash only.—Adams andBunker. Cash Tailor, 184, Queen-st."<pABBAGE TREE BRAND" Sheeting

and Calico (white and grey).—AnImmense Stock; specially good value.~Sole Agents, RUSHBROOK & BRIDG-MAN.VKH ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOOTA-* i TION'S Butter Van delivers ButterIn City anil Siihurhp 'Iniiv.J^UHNlTUß_~"Auctionfi are a -,'°"iHlty-C with Alex. Aitken, Limited. Queen-st.Best results guaranteed.

■j OS 60"—ADAMS and BUNKER'S Clear-J-_/ ance Sale. Good all round. Trousersto measure, 12/6.For cash only. Will wearwell.mAILORIXG.—We have a grand displayJ- of warm Winter Tweeds and Coatings,nnd are still making our noted All-woolBusiness Suits to measure from 40/; Trou-sers from 10/6.—Mcßrlde. Tailor, Outfitter,and Importer, S'J, 41, 43, Victoria-street,next Victoria Hotel.pHILBLAINS, Chaps, and all Skin Trrlta-

tions cured with Camphovine Halls. —V,'. H. Woollams, Chemist, FoDsvioy. Postfree, 1/. .prpTS.—ADAMS and BUNKER'S Clearance*JO Sale.—A remarkably good line ofHeavy Onehunga Serge Suitings reduced to55/., all wool. ■AS a PERFECT DISINFECTANT

when FREELY USED, TANIWHASOAP has NO EQUAL.

1 -ITOUSEIIOLDERS. see that youri-J- Grocer supplies you with New Zea-land Dairy Association's Butter.

J^VENING SHOES-«-^ In great variety for Ladies' wear,

from 1/11 to 10/6, at Johnston's.Tj7»ELT SLIPPERS" '-L Kinclly remember—A Large Lot

just been received at Johnston's.

WINTER BOOTS""Of best materials and workmanshipat fine prices, at Johnston's.

"f~fIGH CLASS SHOES*■■■*- Better than imported Goods

And for Less Money, at Johnston's.

JIENT'S SHOES*-JT For Evening Wear, from 5/11 to 8/9,At 57, Karangahape Road, John-ston's.

SCHOOL BOOTSIn 7's to 9's, '3/11, 10's to 13's, */±l,l's and 2's, 5/11, and 3's up 6/11, atJohnston's.

I ALL MEANS"Go to Johnston Bros., Boot Manu-facturers, Newton,for your footwear

JTS ('D—W. and G TEA SETS (for six)

'-> \) 5/6; Sets for twelve, 40 pieces,■0/(1 -TYLER'S, Qiieep-atreet■OERAMBULATORS AND GO-CARTS.X Gold Medal Award for Excellenceand Superiority of manufacture at theBrisbane Exhibition. Price from 40/.—Charles Sm'ih, Queun-stree1; Auckland.

iifare "advised of heavy advance inprices of nil Woollen Goods, but as

we hold heavy stocks we shall not advanceour prices at present. Be in time.—Me-Kride. Tailor, Ittfporter, Outfitter, and Hat-ter, 30. 41. 43, Victoria-street, nest Vic-toria Hotel.riAPES, FUR BOAS, WOOL WRAPS-vJ Special Value in these Lines. AllNew Goods.—RUSHBROOK & BRIDG-;MAN, Cash Drapers and Clothiers.O MONTHS Rain to come.—Now is,

iO your chance to get horse coveraI cheap. Stocktaking sale now on. —1Skeates, Wellesley-st. -!T^~6d^AI)AMS and BUNKER'S Clear-JLO ance Sale. 184. Queen-st.—We havea large selection of Trouserings, reducedto 13/6, 14/6, 15/6. Cash only. .__T /GILBERT & /~10.,

PARIS HOUSE, PARNELL.Beg to Call Attention to their

WINTER JOB SALE,FOR CASH ONLY.

CommencingSATURDAY. JULY 15.

pf\S — SERGES. SERGES. SERGES—OU We are selling Indigo Serges andVicunas for 60/, in order to clear. Cashonly.—Adams ando Bunker, 184 Queen-st.

PRIZE Poultry Auction in our NewPremises, Queen-street, Tuesday, 25th

July. Entries invited.—A. Aitken, Lim-ited.f7S 6D—TOILET 'SETS complete, from

* 7/6; New Dressing Table Setschoice designs. from 3/6—TYLER'SQ\i«pn-street. ,TT IS NOW a* DEMONSTRATEDJ- FACT that ALL CLOTHES willLAST. LONGER when WASHED withthe FAMOUS. TANIWHA SOAP.

PERAMBULATORS, Go-Carts, nndi- Wickerware, cheapest and best.—Me-Leod Bros.. Queen-stre»*.; branch, Kara-ngahape Road.

TTvYEING — DYEING — DYEING -*~* Porter is still alive and Dyeing. Oldand' Faded Clothes made like new.—F.J. Porter, 26, Karangahape Road.

OYS' AND MEN'S CLOTHING -Grand Value in the Clothing De-partment; Clearing Lines of Samples atGreatly Reduced Prices.—RUSHBROOK.& BRIDGMAN.

-J /TS 6d—WE have a large assortment bf-L " Godo Heavy Trouserings, reduced tothis price during Clearance Sale.—Ad-dress Adams and Bunker, Cash Tailors,184, Queen-st.

ATHS. -TURKISH BATHS -OPENEVERY DAY for Ladies and Gentle-

men from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Charges, 3/;Saturday, 2/. 8 Tickets for £1. Nothingbetter for purifying the skin, restoringthe health, or removing aches and painsof all kinds. Also, Hot and Cold PlungoBaths, with shower, 6d, from 6 a.m. till 7p.m.—Lome-street off Victoria-st. East.rnHE Brand New Zealand Dairy As--L sociation is guarantee ot the : aeatquality of Table Butter.

FLANNEL, FLANNELETTE — TheBest Stock and the Best Value in

the town, at RUSHBROOK & BRIDG-MAN'S, Cash Drapers and Clothiers,late R. Hobbs.

npYLER'S, Queen-street,is the cheapest andJL best place to hire CHINA, GLASS andCutlery. Goodsdeliveredto and fro free. ■CAS-ADAMS and BUNKER, Cash Tai-V»V lors, 184, Q-ieen-st. Heavy well-selected Serge Suitings to measure, re-duced to 60/.T3LANKETS — A Lot sfig"htly~sollea,J-» clearing at Greatly Reduced Prices.-RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN, CashDrapers, Queen-st.£KS—CHOICE Vicuna Suitings, reducedV *J to 65/ during our Sale. Indigo dyed —Adams and Bunker, 184. Queen-st."JUS tiD-HUUGHT Arl JUB-KUry th-:, .-LO Tea Sets. 40 pieces, pale blue fin-ished in gold, usual price 25/—TYLER'SQ'lppn-strePt.

/RENTS' OUTFITTING-We have justopened up shipment cf New Goods ex

S.S. Gothic, and invite inspection. WinterUnderwear. Dress Shirts, Bows, Ties Hardand Soft Felt Hats, Golf Caps, WalkingSticks, Umbrellas, etc., bought direct forcash, selling bed-rock prices.—Mcßride, Im-porter. Tailor and Outfitter, 30, 41, 43, Vietoria-street, next Victoria Hotel.

Amusements.niTI HALL.Lessee and Manager ...Mr-P..R. Dix

TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT.Success Continues. Laughter Increases.

/COMPANY.Change of Programme

1O NIGH lCordial Reception of

MR WILL WALLACE,In New Ethiopian Specialties.

OSSIS,In New and Marvellous Feats.

Last Night ofTHE ROYAL CINEM .TOGRAPHE.

New Farce, "A Prima Donna for aNight."

MR JOHNNY COLLINS,In New Irishisms.

THE HOWARD SISTERFMR J. F. ROBERTSON

MISS NELLIE FIN-LEY.MR TOM EDWARDS

I MR BERT ROBINSONTHE GAIETY MINSTRELS.

New Military Chorus.PRICES-2/ and 1/. NO J-'HBB LISTDoors open at 7.20; commenco at 8.

MONDAY NIGHT.First Appearance in N.Z. of"THE LESLIE BROTHERS.", The Great Australian Musical Come-

dians,COLLINS & BROWN & MR R. HALL.r\ P E R~A "HO USE.

MONDAY NEXT, JULY 17, 1899.

A GRAND BANJOMANDOLIN AND GUITAR CONCERT,

Under the Direction ofMESSRS A. A. PARTRIDGE and

CHAS. McFARLANE.PROGRAMME:PART I.

1. Selection, "The Yellow Kids Patrol"—ArmstrongTHE CLUB.

By Snecial Request.2. Contralto Song, "Out on the Rocks"....

DolbyMISS E. McINTYRE

3. Bar.jo Duet, "The Cake Walk"MESSRS CHAS. MoFARLANE and A.

A. PARTRIDGE4. Baritone Song, "The Arab's Troth"....

HutchinsonMR HAMILTON HODGES

5. Selection, Entr'acte, "Alexina"Parrolettl

IMPERIAL QUARTETTE2nd Mandolin, Miss G. Gribbin: Ist

Mandolin, Mr Geore Howe; Man-dola, Mr Chas. -McFarlane; Gui-tar, Mr A. A. Partride

G.Soprano Song, "II Bacio' L. ArditlMADAM CASIER (nee Miss T. Har-

grave)7. Selection, "The Reign of Love"....Eno

' THE CLUB

PART 11.8. Selection, "La Belle Mazourka"

PeriniTHE CLUB. 9. Contralto Rons:. "I Trust You 5ti11"....

MISS E. McINTYRE10. Mandolin Solo. "Plantation Melodies".

MR GEOBOR ROWE.11. Baritone Song, "Were I the Stream-

let" LloydMR HAMILTON HODGES

12. Selection. "Fin-arc" ...AngeliciIMPERIAL OTJARTETTE

i 13. Soprano Sons-. "Epnnni+ae" MoraMADAM CASTER

' With Guitar Aonnrnnnniment by Mr A.A. Partridere.14. Selection, "PowdoJo Waltz"..FolwellTHE CLUB

MRS ROBIN HAY Accompanist

2/ PRICES. 1/Dnors open at 7.30: Commence at 8 p.m.

Carriages at 10 o'clock.Box Plan at W'Mrnrm and Lyell's.BOOTCTNCJ FREE

Piano kindly lent by the EnsHsh andForfism Piano Agency Co., Lower Queenstreet.

YOUN^ LADIES' ORCHESTRXCONCERT

To be held in the CHORAL HALLOn MONDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1809.

PROGRAMME.—Part I.L 2,nd Finnic. Symphony V..Haydn

JOUNO LADIES' ORCHESTRA,i 2. Song, "River of Dart"....Edith Cooke; ■ MR A. L. EDWARDS.■ 3. Rons:. "What Am- I, Love, WitlinntThee?" AdamsMTSS A. TAYLOR.

4. "The Geißlm" ; JonesYOUNG LADIES' ORCHESTRA.

5. Pomr, "Aye M.irin." ..: Honnod(Violin olilicrnto by Miss A. Stevenson)JUTSS E. McINTYRE.

C. Song, "Romance" ("Tannliaiispr"); [WagnerJ MR HAMILTON HODGES.

INTERVAL.* .: part1 ii.1 7. Norwegian Scenes Matt1 YOUNG LADTES' ORCHESTRA..

8. Song, "The Dfisert" EmanuelMR WILFRED MANNING.

9. Song, "Bianea" ' MatMMR A. L. EDWARDS.

10*. Song, "Out 011 the Tinnl;*" DolbyjriSS K. McTNTYUE.

11. "Unter Den Seigestannnr"FFrfin/ Vnn Blon

YOUNG LADIES' ORCHESTRA.

Lender of First Violins: Miss A. Ptevenson.Lender of Second Violins: Miss S. Rice.Conductor: Miss Florence Thorpe.

Doors open 7.30, commence at 8 p.m.

CJATLORS' HOME, SATURr>AY NTGHT>o CONCERT,—The Mount Edpn TSnntisti Band of Hope supplies the programme.

when Sonsrsnivl Musicnl Ttems will he con-tributed by Misses Rhodes. Phimnier. E.

I Boulton. G. Bonlton, Tavlor. Champion,Freeman. Huplies. l\faster Taylor, and oth-ers. Another full honse. Be in time for agpat. Address by Mr Spoddlng. Open,7.30; commence 8 p.m.

ST. GEORGE'S QUADRILLE ASSEM-B L Y.

The FORTNIGHTLY SOCIAL in connec-tion with the above Class takes place inSt. George's Hall next MONDAY EVEN-ING, 17th. July.

No spectators.F. REED Hon. Sec."DERESFORD-STREET CONGREGA-

TIONAL CHURCH.

A GRAND ORGAN RECITALWill be given by

MR T. C. WEBB, A.T.C.L.

Soloists:Mrs King, Miss Edmunds, Mr W. J.

Cousins, and Mr Wilfred Manning.

THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 20.Admission Free. Collection.

F~r~anklin~rT6ad primitive me-thodist church.

a first class sacred concertWill be held on

WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXTJULY 19, 1899.

Commencing at 8 o'clock sharp.

The following have promised to assist:—Misses Laing, Millie Peak, Allen, Mut-

doon, Bowring, andMessrs Worrall, Carder, Peak, and Per-

riday.

SPLENDID PROGRAMME.'Admission 6d.v

Proceeds in 'aid of Piano Fund.A UCKJ-,AiMJ CALKDUK-

\ .ftfe, JX$OT?si ■ lAN SOCIETY.

The Usual Fortnightly Social will beheld in St. George's* Hall on WEDNES-DAY NEXT, July 19, at 8 p.m. Ticketsof invitation from Members of Com-mittee.

" J. CREAMER, Secretary.

ST. MARY'S PARISH HALL.-Tuesday,July IS, at 8 o'clock. "An Evening with

Tennyson," by E. K. Mulgan, M.A.. illus-.trated by Songs, Recitations,, and Tableaux.Admission, 6d.

Amusements..—;

_nifct'

ST. PAUL'S WINTER CONCERTS &SOCIAL EVENINGS. * '

MONDAY, 17th JULY, 1899.SOWERBY'S HALL.

SWEETHEART'S DRAMATIC CLUB.PART I—CONCERTPART 2—COMEDY, "BORROWED"'

PLUMES"See Monday's "Star."

AUCK LAN D LIEDERTAFEI^SECOND CONCERT OF SEASON1809. ' 'CHORAL HALL, i<.ttIDAY, 21st JUNP1VOCAL SOLOISTS- *' 1

MADAM CHAMBERSMRS W. H. PAiiivESMR W. J. COUSINSMR W. J. RYAN

Vocal Quartette by Members of Lieder-ta£e!.Two Quartettes for Two Cornets, Horn

and EuDhcmium(Messrs F. Gribbin, A. B. Reynolds,

R. and \V. Craig).LIEDERTAFEL. EIGHT fART SONGS.SIX FIRST TIME OF PER-

FORMANCE.TICKETS AT DOOK..TWO SHILLINGS ■

J. R. SIMPSON, Hon. Sec. ,(on leave).

A. TRENWITH, Acting Hon. Sec.n-iiE MOUNT EDEN VOLUNTEERX FIRE BRIGADE.

Will Celebrate theirTenth Anniversary by holding a ]

GRAND CONCERT IIN ST. BENEDICT'S HALL

ON THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 20,1599.

TORCHLIGHT PROCESSIONFrom the Ponsonby Reservoir to ths "Hall, via Karangahape Road and S^monds-st., in which the City and Su-1 'burban Fire Brigades and Salvage Corps

j will take part, headed by the Fire Brl«I gades' Band (Bandmaster Hunter).! PROGRAMMEChairman—Dr. E. Roberton, Hon. Sur.

geon. '. ,Accompanist—Mr J. P. Hooton.

Overture, "Assembly" (Grand" March>» ,Lyric Orchestra. Hon. Conductor, <| Mr G. Plummer

il. Sbng, '"The Island of Dreams"—Miss. I Sill2. Song, "Quen of the Earth"—Mr' G.

Higgott3. Recitation, "How Uncle Podger Hangs| a Picture"—Miss Mona MacKay

:' 4. Violin Duet, "Dancla"—Messrs Plum*j mer■5. Song, "Dream Voices"—Miss Layer,

with Violin Obligato by Master A,! Gatland

6. Humorous Song, selected—Mr 14.Lewis

i 7. Mandolin Duet, selected—Messrs BaRlin and Rowe

8. Item, selected—An Amateur9. Grand Floral March — By 16 Youngr

Ladies1 10. Song, selected—Miss Mclntyre

Myriorama and Kinematograph—Mr 0. .Cooper

Presentation.Interval.

Overture, "Boccaccio March"—Lyric Ow ■chestra. Hon. Conductor, Mr G,'

I Plummer . '1. Song, "Crystal Sea"—Miss Layer

i 2. Song, selected—Mr Trenwith3. Recitation, selected—Miss Mona Mao«Kay ■

i4. Song-, "For Thine Own Sake"—MissI Sill

5. Song, selected—Mr Jaggs j ,[6. Violin Solo, selected—Mr Plummer 1

7. Song, selected—Miss Mclntyre. S. Song, "The Tramp of the Fire Brl- '■j gade—Mr G. Higgott19. Humorous Song, selected—Mr M.; Lewisi Myriorama and Kinematograph—Mr 0,Cooper

Doors open at 7.30. Overture at 8 ?o'clock.To avoid the crush, persons can enter t

by the side door at 6d extra to all parts. ■ '! F.-J. POTTER. Sec.gT. BENEDICT7! HALII -■

AUCKLAND NAVAL ARTILLERY .VOLUNTEERS.THE ANNUAL SOCIAL

Will be held in the above Hall onFRIDAY, JULY 21.

Dancing at 8 p.m.Double Tickets 4/, Single Tickets %f.Extra Lady 1/6. Tickets can be oo.'tamed from any members of the Com-

mittee. W. E. JACKSON. Hon. Sec.

ASELEC.T.SOCIAL will be held in the. NEWMARKET HALL, TUESDAY ■"■■

EVENING, July ISth, ISS9, to liquidatethe debts of the Convent School.■ Admission 1/; commence at 8 p.m.

vJ^jSLj, pOURT~ROBIN HOOD, No7~-ffliW%& 61(>9, A.0.F., will celebrateWfikWmSril its 23rd Anniversary with a■ WM!#s?*' PLAIN nr.d FANCY DRESSwßm&m^ BALL on FRIDAY, 10th offi^JP August, 1899. in Forested' "Soi^S^rjjS and Public Hall, Panuiure.j l«r»"i~--"- i See further advertisement forI full particulars.- i . JAS. lUWL^gQN. Sec.

AUCKLAND BANJO, GUITAR ANDMANDOLIN CLUB (REGISTERED)NOTICE.

;| The Annual General Meeting of the'above Club will be held at Oak House, ■Hobson-st, on SATURDAY, July 29. atI 7.30 p.m.

BUSINESS.1. Receipt of Balance-sheet and Com-

mittee's Report for Season 1898-ISM..2. Election of Committee for Seasoi>lß9fi.1900.

3. Election of Auditors for Season 1899*1900.

H. FOUNTAIN, Hon. Sec. |; N.B.—lt will be necessary to fix date

' for the first Quarterly" Concert Season.1 1899-1900,due in August, therefore the in-

coming Committee Cif present) will holda short meeting for that purpose at the

[\ clo^e of the General Meeting on same1 evenlnS- :

Exhibitions. ;

■\TEWTON PIGEON & jJ*~jt "*" CANARY CLUB .

■ JmtS J ANNUAL SHOWWill be held in the } 'FORESTERS' HALL I

TO-NIGHT. : TO-NIGHT. I

' AN ART UNION' of Valuable Oil Paint.ings and Valuable; Works of Art w4U t>oheld in connection with the SHOW.

TICKETS. V each, which also admitsto Show.

J. M. THOMSON, Hon. Sec

' TucklandJi " SUBURBAN

ff|ii||ss^ pOULTRY -pANCIERS'

SIXTH ANNUAL SHOW.To be held inDRILL HALL. ,- I

OnJULY 20th. 21st. 22nd. 1899.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE SHOW OK■ " NEW ZEALAND.Over 1000 Exhibits in Poultry. .;

ONLY ONE VERDICT: SUBURBANFIRST* REST NOWHERE. I

DON'T FAIL TO SEE THIS MARVEL-LOUS EXHIBITION.

A GRAND ART UNION Will berheiain. connection with the .Show. Prizes on, view at Mr Dal ton's, Footballer '«*Tailor, Queen-street, next week.

Tickets, 1/ each, " which also admit W jShow.

AN AUCTION SALE of PRT7-E POITL-TRY will be held on MONDAY, July Miin Drill Hall, Mr T. B. Arthur. Auction'eer, Entries for which must be n"!9with the Auctioneer or the Secretary.

J. M. THOMSON, Secretary. ' ■P.O. Pox 413 ' ____—

piRLS' FRIENDLY .. SOCIETY.ST. MATTHEW'S SCHOOLROOM. |

Sale of Work and Jumble Stall in aidof Y.G.F.S. Lodge, at St. . Mattho"^Schoolroom, on THURSDAY, JulV.frAn Entertainment will be given in «"evening. The Most Rev. the Pf'"1"^will open the Sale at 2.30 p.m. Aamir-sion 6d. G.F.S. Members Free.: ■ — ——SSS

News, Views andOpinions.

The prospective exhaustion of Eng-land's mineral resources is excitingrenewed alarm in Great Britain. Thepresident of the Institute of Mining

Engineers is responsible for the pre-sent "scare." It is the opinion of this

e-xpert tnat in fifty years Great Bri-tain will be dependent upon theUnited States for coal, iron and steel.Mr Longdon produces evidence thatthe annual output of coal has in-creased during the last quarter of a

century from 120.000,000 to 200,000,000

tons. The cry of those who do notknow what they are talking about is,"Go deeper," but when we havereached what is known as millstonegrit the bottom has been reached, andmany collieries are in that state now.

At the present time it costs Great Bri-tain thirty-five or forty-five shillings

to produce good pig iron, while in theUnited States it can be made forthirty-five shillings. Some twenty-five Years ago Britain supplied fiftyper cent of the world's coal, but nowonly thirty; whereas in the same timethe United States has increased itssupply to the world from fifteen tothirty per cent. It is almost impos-sible to conceive what England will belike when stripped of the mineralwealth that made her the world's■workshop. However, in these days ofmarvellously rapid progress in scien-tific invention and discovery it mayhappen that "coal" and "steam" willbe obsolete terms before the fiftyyears shall have expired.

An experiment of extreme interest—nothing less than informal homerl,le is about to be tried in Ireland.It is the outcome of a letter addressed■by Sir Thomas Esmonde some time

to the chairman of each of theaew Irish County Councils, inviting-{hem to form a national council toconsider economic and practical ques-tions of common importance to all.Sach council will send three delegates.Among the subjects to be discussedwill he the poor law, public health,the housing of the poor, agriculture,roads, railways, and financial rela-tions with -Great Britain. The Coun-cil will, of course, have no officialstatus or constitutional power, but if Jit works soberly and harmoniously itsresolutions cannot fail to carry thegreatest weight, thus constituting a jsort of informal home rule. It is a jwise and patriotic step, pregnant withgreat possibilities for Ireland's future.

The Paris Exhibition, which opens !' on the 15th of April, 1900, will prob-

ably be the largest and most splendidindustrial show the world has everBeen. The names of almost everyfirm of importance throughout theUnited Kingdom appear among the500 exhibitors to whom space has been Iallotted, and it is anticipated by the jRoyal Commission that Great Britain Iand Ireland will eclipse all. previousrecords. . This is due in a measure t<*the fact that all the exhibits, fromwhatever country they come, will beplaced alongside each other for com-parison, and will be judged accofding*to their merits. It will also be com- !

?pulsory for the exhibitors to place theprices on their goods in French eqiiiv-alents, so that not only the qualitybut the cost may be compared. Thecompetition for space has been sokeen that out of about 2,000 applica-tions more than half had to be re-fused.

Although so long a time has elapsedsince Andree floated away on theArctic wind that search seems hope-less, his countrymen are not disposedto abandon it. Nansen's long sojournon the ice contains a germ of hope yetfor the safety of the daring aeronaut.On May 20th Professor Nathorststarted from Stockholm with his ex-pedition on board " the Antarctic forthe north-east coast of Greenland, insearch of Andree and his two com-rades. On reaching Greenland theparty, which consists of twenty-eightpersons, will halt somewhere betweenthe 73rd and 76th degrees of latitude.If in this region they find any cairns(heaps of stones used as depositoriesifor letters), they expect to find some jmessage from Andree about his jmovements. Should no trace or news jof the aeronaut be found, the explor-ers will proceed in boats and sleighs iin the direction of Cape Bismarck, jwhere they are likely to meet somemembers of the Sverdrup expedition.|The objective ofthe latter was Smith's jSound,whence they will most likely jmake their way over the Greenlandcontinent, to Cape Bismarck. What-ever happens," said the professor,"you may be assured that I and my jcomrades will leave nothing undoneto find Andree and his comrades."Professor Nathorst has reserved twoforecabins on the Antarctic for his ithree countrymen, whom he hopes tofind in icy Greenland. Andreestarted from Danes Island on July 11,1897.

Another polar expedition under theauspices of the Duke of the Abrnzzi[was to leave Christiania on June 6th. iIn an interview with a correspondentof the "Corriene della Sera," Dr. Nan-sen had nothing but praise for thebold project of the duke, the resultsof which, he believed, would be veryimportant. Nansen thought theiduke's expedition would' be away jmore than two years, possibly threeor more. He also thought it quiteprobable that the expeditioii wouldfind Andree and his comrades. The ;Stella Polare, the duke's vessel, willcarry provisions for five years.

The idea of dissipating storm cloudsby discharges of cannon has been suc-cessfully put into operation at Cole-pio, in the province of Bergamo, Italy,which was lately visited by two hurri-canes, accompanied by heavy cloudswhich threatened a hailstorm. Aboutforty "discharges were fired on thefirst occasion, and thirty on the sec-ond. The effect of the concussionswas most marked on the second,storm-. The black clouds were brokenand dissipated by the atmosphericdisturbance, and watchers stationedto observe the results reported thatthe threatened storm had been drivenback. What is certain is that whilehail fell in all the neighbouring dis-tricts not a particle descended onColepio on either occasion. The can-non-were loaded with 3cwt of powder,and plugged with paper. After theexplosion, which was effected by afuse,a column of smoke rose verti-cally into the air to a height of abouta mile, bearing a current of warm airwhich penetrated the clouds.

Marion Crawford,the popular Amer-ican author, is to be the biographer ofPope Leo XIII. It should, on everyground, be a most attractive and valu-able work. Mr Crawford is not only adevoted son of the church, but is moreintimate than almost any layman notonly with the Vatican history but withthe private life, opinions, and per-

'sonal characteristics of the Pope. Mr|Crawford will have every assistancejrendered him by the Pope's entom*ngeand relatives, but it would be- con-

| trary to precedent to authorize anyi layman to write a life of the SupremePontiff, so his work cannot have thatformal cachet.

Falconry, which has now beentaken up by the young Duchess ofMarlborough and by several otherladies of much wealth and distinctionboth in England and on the Conti-nent, is never likely to become com-mon sport. Indeed, it is a very costlyhobby, even the most ordinary hawksused for falconry costing as much as£100 apiece. They require most cai-c----ful attention, and it is difficult to getmen qualified to take charge of themfor a lower salary than £200 a year.It is the most scientific and difficultof all sports, and differs from allothers in that it can be followed inone form or another all the yearround.—"M.A.P."

Here is another cheerful view ofthe English, culled from the columnsof a French newspaper ("La France,"Bordeaux):—"The English are un-doubtedly an interesting1people. Theyhave, for instance, a number of com-plaints which give them a certainoriginality. They have spleen, al-coholism and a furious kind of klep-tomania, and attacks of these maladiesare frequent and dangerous. It is notmeant to insinuate that the Englishwalk about in the large shops appro-priating all they can lay hands on,yet although of a higher order theirkleptomania is none the less real.It generally takes the form of an*nexing weaker countries which it ap-pears easy and natural to join to theBritish Empire."

On June 24th the Prince of Waleswas to lay the foundation stone of thenew post office savings bank buildingsat West Kensington, hard by theOlympia. It will be five acres in ex-tent—probably the largest savingsbank in the world—and the cost isestimated at half a million. The re-moval is a result of the steady growthof the savings bank business. In 180Sthe saving's deposited amounted to£116,000,000, and they are still grow-ing. In a little while the headquart-ers in QueenVictoria-street will be toosmall to hold the army of clerks. Al-ready these number 2500. The onlypeople affected by the removal arethe officials, and the Postmaster-General has considered them by ar-ranging that plenty of accommoda-tion for bicycles is to be provided atthe new office.

The majority of senior officers re-maining with the Egyptian army areundertaking civil and administrativeduties in the provinces which consti-tute their military commands, and itis probable that there will shortly bea general transfer of those officerswho elect to remain in the Soudan toa civil list, and a consequent reductionin the complement of British officersin the military service. The reportsfrom the Dongola province, which hasben under Anglo-Egyptian adminis-tration for three years, are encourag-ing; and as the output from the landhas been purchased by Government, acertain amount of money has comeinto the hands of the cultivators.But the Dongolese aS farmers are re-ported to be indolent in the extreme,and without stimulation will attemptlittle in the way of reclaiming arablesoil. The executive officers are nowendeavouring to induce men to culti-vate larger holdings- and to introducea more varied cultivation than hashitherto existed in the country.

The new Earl of Stafford'sdaughter, Miss Byng. is one ofthe young ladies of aristocraticfamilies who have shown energy andcourage enough to start business for jthemselves. She has a shop in Lower jBelgrave-street for the sale of needle- !work, and her father's succession to jthe title has, of course, drawn more jattention to her than ever. Another jof the most interesting1 of societyitradeswomen is Miss Johanna Birken- iruth, the royal bookbinder. It is noIhobby with her. She loves it, and has |made it a distinct pursuit, Modern |society says of her that it is a treat,to sit and watch her at work, as she !is so fully alive to the beautiful pos- jsibilities of her craft. To her is clue 'the carrying on of the school of highdesign set by Cobden Sanderson with!"Sir Roger de Coverley." The shop;in New Bond-street, where the Count- \ess of Warwick sells the product of ■the School of Needlework, is crowdedby prominent members of the nobility,curious sightseers and prospective!purchasers, for the fair countess often istands behind the counter herself, and ;it is sufficient to s.iy fhu.t her lady-!ship's persuasiveness'as a saleswoman !equalled the magnetism of Iser per- jsonal beauty. The countess' efforts "are put forth entirely for I he beneiitof the School of Needlework, to pro-!vide employment for needy gentle- ;women, which she established someyears ago.

The Stata Department at Washing-ton lias made public an abstract of i rrereport of the Nicanuvuan (.'ana! Com-mission, as presented by AdmiralWalker, the head o'i the Commission.The Commission gives the details ofits work of examination, and says thatafter 'mature deliberation, it hasadopted and estimated for the routefrom Brito to Lake Nicaragua, calledChilds route, and from the lake toGreytown, called Lull route. The costof the canal by this, route is estimatedat 11.8,113,790 dollars by all the Com-\missioners save Col. Haines; who putsit at 134.818,308 dollars. The line asproposed leaves Brito and follows theleft bank of the Rio Grande to nearBueno Eetiro, and then crosses thewestern divide to the valley of the.,Lajas, which it follows to Lake Nica- jrag'iia. Crossing the lake to the head:of the Ran Juan River it follows theupper river to near Boca San Carlos, !thence in excavation by the left bank:of the river to the San Jnanillo andacross the low country to Greytown,passing1 to the northward of Lake jSilico. it requires but a sing-Ie dam jwith regulating works at both ends 'of the summit level. The surveysIhave in general revealed better physi-jcal conditions than were supposed toexist, the Commission says, especiallyas to the amount of rock in the upperriver. This has led to a. considerablerechiction in the estimated cost ofconstruction.

I The experimentscarried out at Chal-ons, says the "Matin," prove that theDaudeteau rifle is superior to anyknown weapon. The bullet propelledby it is said to be capable of pene-trating a horse from head to tail at adistance of 2,000 metres, whilst beyondthat distance the bullet has great de-structive power, and will pulveriseany bones with which it may come in: contact. The "Matin" says that thisI arm is certainly the most formidable

j yet constructed, and adds that the re-duced weight of the. cartridges usedwill permit of soldiers carrying a

j greater quantity of ammunition.The Greek ecclesiastical authorities

at Aleppo have been called upon todecide a case which strongly recallsSolomon's famous judgment. By astrange coincidence a woman and herdaughter both gave birth to a femalechild at the same time. But the babiesgot mixed, and, as one of them wasugly and the other pretty and healthy,, both mothers claimed the latter. The

jelder woman maintained that, as all! her other children were handsome,j the ugly child could not be hers,! whilst her daughter claimed that, be-

' ing young, handsome, and strong, she■ could not be the motlher of a weakand ugly baby. The religious chiefof the town settled the affair in asummary way. He adjudged thebeautiful child to the, daughter on the; ground that, it being her first, the

i occasion was not to be made one ofhumiliation and disappointment,whilst the elder mother could afford

]to forego her claim since she had al-ready had several handsome children.

A melancholy sequel to a mother'sjoke was disclosed in the course of arecent inquiry at Tottenham respect-ing- the death of Henry James Ed-wards, ag-ed 39, an optician, whosebody was found cut to pieces on theMidland Railway, near Harring-gayPark Station. The deceased, who wasformerly in the GOth Kifles, had beenin India, where he suffered from sun-stroke. Mary Edwards, the mother,said her son, who was unmarried,lived with her. On Wednesday he wasreading- the account of the death ofthe Earl of StrafTord, and he remarkedthat it was just the death he wouldlike, being sudden and painless. Hesaid he thought he would try it.Witness told him to put himself undertwenty trains, never thinking- liewould take it to heart, but he appear-ed to have g-one straight away nextmorning and committed suicide. Anote in the deceased's handwritingwas prodiiced. It run as follows:—"Harry Edwards to Mrs Edwards,—■You said last night, mother, that I wasto put myself under twenty trains.1 have triea one to g-o on with. Youcan put me under the other nineteenif you have time to do so."

The French Police have strict ordersto prevent quacks or other unauthor-ised persons from practising: as medi-cal practitioners. This is the reasonwhy they have recently paid a domi-ciliary visit to the latest fashionablefaith healer in Paris. He professes toowe his supposed miraculous powersto the direct intervention of St. Paul.A Mexican by birth, he has variousphysical deformities which add to hisstrange appearance. The consultingroom, which he opened a few monthsago in the Rue Cadet, has been be-sieged. He does not possess anymiraculous drug nor infallible specific,but contents himself with submittinghis patients to magnetic passes. He jwas thus employed when the police jmagistrate entered the consulting-'room. The patients present protestedindignantly against this untimely in-!terference, and assured the magistratewith remarkable unanimity of thereality of the "doctor's" powers. When 'he takes his trial for practising illeg-ally as a doctor he will not only bedefended by Maitre Frederic Allain,the eminent barrister, but evidence iwill be given in his favour by quite a jnumber of Parisian celebrities, in- ieluding Madame Emma Calve, Mdlle.Cleo re Merode, and several journalistsand artists who have consulted him jwith surprising results.

The United States has apparentlymade a bad investment with the£4,000,000 which went to Spain forthe purchase of thePhilippine Islands,but her .acquisition of Cuba does notseem to be very much better from afinancial 'standpoint. The report ofthe Army Board of Claims, Major ,T.K. Vardeman, U.S.V., President, con-vened at Santiago on Feb. 24 last,shows that of claims aggregating450,000 dollars made by Cuban pro.pert'y owners only B,'iOOdollars wasfound to be equitably or honestlydue. The Board found many claimsconceived in a spirit, of dishonesty,and found many claimants unscrupul-ous, with ever-ready witnesses to sup-'pori extravagant demands. Some de%mands wore for rent of ground occu-pied by. the American troops whilefighting the Spanish forces. Com- '■plaint was also made to the Board,'that temporary graves of Americansdisfigured the fields. Ingratitude onthe part of those for whom the Ameri-cans battled was common. Majorwiriienian, commenting' to a reporter,said it would require little time todemonstrate the unfitness of Cubansto govern themselves. He added thatthey m ust. either be pfiven a trial,thar the fact may be shown clearly,or else the. island must be annexed.So lonir hr the present conditions existthere will be demoralisation.

The most beautiful woman in Eng-land, according to Mrs Harlow Wil-liams, in "Cassell's Magazine," is,without doubt. Lady Helen Vincent.There has never been anyone to com-pare with her sir.cc she first appearedin Society, and she was the most beau-tiful bride ever seen—in a white dressbrocaded in iilies with golden yellowstamens and palest green leaves. Sheis exquisitely fair, almost fragile,and some of her freshness,doubtless,is due to the fact that she never wearsherself out with late hours, as somany ctlier London women, do. Evenwhen staying in other people's housesshe manages to live in her own life inher own way, walking- out and restingduring a portion of tlie day; whileevery^night, no matter what the at-traction in the way of dancing orplaying cards, she " invariably saysgood-night soon after eleven o'clock.No one in my time has made a greatersensation than she—not even herbeautiful sisters, the late Duchess ofLeinster, who was an ideal ducliess,so splendidly handsome, and withsuch a proud and yet so gracious anair; Lady Cynthia Graham, who, withher rich colouring, is like a llubenspicture; or the unmarried sister, Lady jUlrica Duncombe, who is most likeLady Cynthia, but taller, slimmer, andwith a purity of expression and grace-,ful girlish dignity which lends an ad- ided charm to her young beauty. |

ENGLAND'S DECLININGRURAL POPULATION.

The decrease in the number of agri-cultural labourers and the best meansto be adopted to stop the shrinkagegave rise to a long discussion at ameeting of the Gloucestershire Cham-ber of Agriculture. The facts addu-ced by Mr J. H. Jones showed thattaking the whole of England, the agri-cultural population has decreasedfrom 507,000 in 1881 to 720,000 in 1891.Although declining in population,there was a greatexcess of births overdeaths in these districts. It was re-cognised that the population of thecountry was far better able to bearthe wear and tear of life than those oftowns—in fuct, they looked to thecountry to keep up the vitality of thetowns. In the latter thej' had enor-mous slum populations, which

DID LITTLE GOOD,

jand which it was desirable to reduceIto the smallest possible dimensions,and a lot of people were continuallycomingl into the great towns to swellthe slum populations. This disposi-tion to give up the country for the.town was, no doubt, general through-out the world, but,in nocountry was itforced on so rapidly as in ours. Alarge number of young people, boruand bred in the country, would remainthere if they had the opporutnity, butthere was no accommodation. To hismind, one of the first duties of a na-tion ought to be to provide for its con-tinuity at the height of its power, andthe only way in which that could bedone was by raising as many healthy,vigorous, and virtuous people as theypossibly could, and the country dis-tricts were the best in which theirobject could be attained. He did notsee that the farmers could increasethe rate of wages to compete withthose paid in the towns; but if theycould put the agricultural labourer ina position to be able to live better onthewage now paid in the'countiy thanhe could on that received in towns itwould amount to the same thing.

IF THEY COULD IMPBOVE THEHOUSING

of the agricultural population hethought they would do a great dealtowards keeping them to the work towhich they had been brought- up. Hesuggested that this end would be gain-ed if every agricultural labourer hada house to which was attached a suffi-cient quantity of garden ground anda piece of grass land on which hemight keep pigs and poultry.

LIMITATIONS OF WEALTHLOUD ROSEBERY ON RICHES AND

POVERTY

At Carshalton Lord Robbery,whose Epsom home is not far fromthe village, opened a cottage hospital,for the foundation of which a gentle-man, named Morgan, had left a sumof £ 300.

Lord Rosebery thought no moreappropriate day could have been se-lected for the ceremony than theeightieth birthday of the Queen, whohad always a woman's sympathy for

I the poor and the afflicted. lie rc-i joiced also in the "neighbourliness"of that meeting. They lived a long!distance from the times of aristocra-

I tic seclusion and the strict separation!of classes, days which might be re-i presented by the persons of one classi travelling in isolated and dreary pomp

in. post chaises—(laughter)—whilethose of another class travelledin coaches, and those of another inthe humble waggon. (Laughter.)

T?ut the railways had shaken all uptogether. (Laughter.) They met inthese days very often,UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPOUT,

lat football matches, at cricketmatches, in the more hallowed a.nd.secluded form of golf, and they met,,

I if he might say so without a shudder, jiat a horse-race meeting also. (Loud jlaughter and cheers, and a Voice, |"What's the 'tip'?") :Lord Ifosebery proceeded to throw

out a still more neighbourly sugges-'i tion'that Carshalton should take a;! new departure, change the platform|;of its political meetings and allow the. j-IConservatives to address Liberal j'meeting's nnd the Liberals to address!| Cor^orvattve meetings—(laughter)—;of course without bloodshed on either jIside. (Renewed laughter.) Their iantagonists might then seem to be Inot nearly so "black as they were;

;painted. (Cheers nnd laughter.) At!r.ny rate hcj wished to show that;there was something better than a"1gathering1 even on behalf of sport, ■!and it was a gathering such as that,!jwhere they were met to succour the\I sick and help the afflicted and to:jpour oil upon the wounds of the|■stricken .and to try as far as might be jIto trend humbly but devoutly in the jisteps of j

THAT GOOD SAMARITAN jwhoso beautiful story is one of theIinheritances oi: the Christian. (Loudcheers.) I am often tempted tojthink what is the real advantage of

'being1 what is called well-off. (Laugh- i:ter. and a Voice: "Yon know it, my jIlord.") The gentleman at the doorI: is fully aware of what that advantage

I is, but T wish to reason it out in my

' own way. However wealthy yon arc,yon cannot eat more than one dinner

ja day. The Roman Emperors triedto eat two or three by methods whichI will not indicate —(laughter) —buttheir constitutions broke riown under

i the treatment. (Renewed laughter.)However wealthy you may be, you

!have only one body to dress or de-< eorate, and you can only ride onehorse at a time unless you are prac-

i tised in the games of the circus—] (laughter)—anc' 3TI fine, reason itI out as you may, you will find thati the mere gratification of the individ-I ual elmnot lead to any further expen-diture: and even in the gratificationof luxury ther are- counterbalancing

|considerations*. The man who livesJless well tha.n another is apt to enjoyjirmch more vigorous health, and,therefore, in most requisites, life isnot perhaps as between rich and poorso unequal as it seems to be. Butthere was one great advantage thatjthe rich had over the poor — whenithose they loved fell sick they couldmake existence very much easier forjthem. He hoped they would be able'to do something to equalise the con-1ditiions of both classes in that res-

There are'4oo,oooJews in New York,the largest number to be found in anycity of"the world. This is due to theemigration of poor and persecutedHebrews from Europe.

The bishops of the Church of Eng-land in convocation have welcomedthe revised version of the Scripturesand sanctioned its use in thechurches

MUTILATION OF THE MAHDI'SREMAINS.

NEW STORY OF THE RIFLING OF HISTOMB AND SEVERING OF HIS HEAD

FROM THE BODY.

WHERE IS IT?

Regarding the disinterment and mutila-tion of the remains of the Mahdi by theEnglish after the battle of Omdurinan, the"Manchester Guardian" has a story fromits special correspondent. The story wasgleanedfrom some of the uon-commissionedofficers on the Nile gunboats, who got itfrom the men who actually engaged in thispiece of diplomatic barbarism.

The day after the Omdurmnn battle,where the dervishes died in their thou-sands, Major Gordon, they say, went onboard one of the gunboats, and then tookwith him a small party of Koyal Marineartillerymen to the land. None of theEgyptians on board were taken. "Theychatter too much," explained a sergeant."When you have experience of them theyare a poor race of beings. A dervish is inall parts altogether more of a man. TheBgyptnan cannot stand alone."

The little party marched directly to thetomb of the Mahdi. The tomb was describ-ed as ''like a big square barn, built of half-baked bricks and slabs of mud mortar."It had a round dome on the top, which

had been so worked aw to /it the squarebuilding below. The body of the Mahdi layon what the artillerymen termed "an erec-tion." perhaps half the height of a man,set up in the middle of the tomb. It hadan encirclingrail made with pieces of brasstaken from English implements or furnitureand was decorated with other trinkets, per-haps religious symbols. The body wa»>wrapped in white and coloured cloth, sewntogether. "But whether it had been em-balmed," said another of the artillerymen,"I could not say, having no experience ofhow bodies look after undergoing thatprocess."

Nobody cured to describe what happenedinside the tomb. "That is a matter forthose in authority," one was told. However,it was presently said that the order wasgiven to take the body from where it layand to sever the head from the trunk."The corporal went to that end. On lifting the head it broke clean away from thebody, and he held it in his hands."

The body was then wrapped op, weighedanil carried across the three miles that laybetween the tomb and the Nile and at oncecast Into the river. "I never heard thatanything was seen of it again," said oneartilleryman, "and tlio fact Is It must havebeen washed away along the bed of theriver."' Another added that the dervishesare, of course, essentially superstitious andthat they might In the future, no doubt, beImposed on by the production of anotherdead body. But," he added, "whatevermay be suld of the body, they will nevergot the head of thoir Mahdl."

"What became of the head?""It Is a very short story. The hepd was

carried on board the gunboat and put intoan empty kerosene can-one of those squarecans, you know, that, oil is kept In. Itstopped there v few days. The other offl-cers

aUBG(I to come aboard and Bay, 'Gordon,

show us that head,' and the corporal, underorders, would then lift it out. None ofthem would touch it. It was not nice. Imight say that the Mahdi must have beena fearfully ujjly man. The lower jaw pro-truded further than In any man I haveever seen. The forehead was not particu-larly high—for an Arab. His hair was jetblack. The lower part of one side of thefnce was gone—decayed—and we took offpart of his beard. It in here in Enstney.I have a piece myself—a line, glossy black,apparently the hair of a man in his prime."

"After the head had remained a few daysIn the can a wooden box was made, and Itwas packed in that. It was .sent to Cairofor despatch to England, and but for thediscussion in Parliament It would, no doubt,have been on view beforo now in somemu-seum or another. The War Office, I shouldthink, will know where that box is. I mustsay no more."

After the body of the Mahdl had been"disinterred" and disposed of, his tombwas destroyed. Lyddite w.-is used, as It lastill necessary to note the action of thatexplosive owing to the sometimes peculiarconduct of lyddite shell, "So that we had

|an experiment of two kinds," said one ofjthe artillerymen. "We experimented in re-1i llyion on the 'poor Mahdi,' and in gunnery{!we tried on his tomb. It certainly seems ai little above the murk to try conclusions|with ii dead body."

JOHN MORLEY'S PROTEST.

THE RADICAL'S ATTACK ON Til 10 ;! SIRDAR. 'I As a protest against the desecration of!! the Mahdi's tr»mi> John MorJey will op-!1pose a grant of £30,00(1 to-Lord Kitchener!; when it is proposed in Parliament. Mr!;Morley says:—| "The Mahdi was an Arab who, 18 or 20; years ago, headed, a rising against the ji tyranny and corruption of the Egyptian|IGovernment of those days. He way the:jman who slew our General Gordon. j! "Well, now. after a victory in Septom-Ijbor last, men acting under British co:n-1mand dug up the corpse of this dead jenemy of ours; they hacked or tore off,his head; they threw the rest of the grue-some remains into the Nile, and, accord-ing to an artilleryman who has told thisstory, they carried the head on to a sun-boat and put it into an empty kerosenecan. It remained there some days; ThenBritish officers came and said:

"' I" 'Lot us uec the head.'I "'And,' said the artilleryman, 'we took'':off a part, of hiajbeard—indeed, I have got j

a bit of it myself.'j "We now understand that, the Mahtli's[! head is buried at Wady Haifa. That is'; the story. We shall hear next week whe-

ther it is quite true or not that the head,this trophy of our dead enemy, was putinto a wooden box, went to Ensii-'id, and

" then fetched back.,"I have said in the House of Commons

that the desecration of the grave of an

' enemy reflects no honour upon either thegood sense or the right feeling of those:

'j who ordered it, and it reflects a disgrace

J upon the British name. 1 hold to that." . j| The moat remarkable thing about this', jincident is not. that Mr Morley should j|make this statement in a public speech, j!fully reported In ali the Ixj'.iuoii papers,jas the basis of his opposition to the Kit-chener grant, but that the "Times,"'.ad-mitting, the truth of the charge, justifiesj

I the desecration on the ground of expedi--1ency. The "Times" contends that this! deed c-f shame not only is allowable buti necessary in order to convince the dor-

'vishes that the Mahdi was of ordinary| clay and to prevent them making his'tomb a place of pilgrimage.

Mr John Morley is not a foreigner, andhence cannot be charged with irritatingjthe British lion uy pin pricks, but his at- ]tack on .Lord Kitchener for an act oi bar-j

jbarism in muciiating the Malidi's corpseI! and his accusation Lhat the soldiers en-1

gaged in Imperial work have been brutal-1|ly potting negroes in Buluwayo have been Ibitterly resented by the Unionist press.His Bpeech was too strong meat, even

! for the Liberals, and so ardent an Impe-jrialist as Sir Charles Dilke must have)

' »*sJvpred over vnrious passages. j

The Buluwayo charges seem to restupon the carelessly written letter of anirresponsible soldier, but the accusationagainst Lord Kitchener is only too wellfounded.

The Sirdar's friends justify his wantontreatment of the Mahdi's body as a neces-sary safeguard against fanaticism, andask why there is no sentimental gushover the desecration of ancient Egyptiantombs in the interest of museums in needof mummies for purposes of exhibition;but these pleas are not conclusive. LordKitchener is a national hero, and Eng-lishmen do not wish to have a popularidol dethroned. They deeply regret theMahdi's body was disturbed and behead-,ed, but as long as it was done they thinkthat Morley and everybody else ought to

! be patriotic and not blurt out the super-I fluous truth

MR GLADSTONE'S DEATH DAY.

PRAYER FOR THE DEAD STATESMANSANCTIONED BY THE BISHOP OF

LONDON.

Mr' Gladstone passed into the groat un-known a year ago on May 19th, and the

j anniversary was celebrated by a service ini London and another at Hawardon, as wellI as by meetings of Liberal and Radical clubsin different parts of the country.

As the great statesman was a HighjChurchman, it was natural that the dayIshould be observed in the old church of St.I Peter's, Great Windmill-street, with, whichIhe was associated, and where, it may be| remembered, he remained so long in privateprayer on his first appointment as PrimeMinister.

This pretty little church was fairly full,Iand, curiously enough, the congregation in-Ieluded several eminent Nonconformists.The service, which was called a "MemorialEucharist"—the Anglicanterm for RequiemijMass—was admirably rendered, except that|the choir-boys, in the excitement of gettingan unexpected holiday from school, aonie-tlincs sang out of tune.

Pulpit and sanctuary were draped in vio-let, and the Rev. W. T. Farmiloe, vicar ofthe parish, who was celebrant, wore ablack chasuble of Old English type,Many of the congregation also wore mourn.

ing, while nearly all had white flowers, tiiofavourite emblem being the lily-of-che-valley.

ALL THE "SIX POINTS" OF RITUALwere used, including the much-debated"processional lights" and incense.

An eloquent sermon was preached byCanon Scott Holland,who said his old friendivas always on the side of righteousness atwhatever cost. If he were living now, hisclarion voice would bid the Church takeheart to si.lvo the present "crisis" by hprown inherent spiritual power, rather thanby the laws of the State.

After pointing out the lessons to Vie| drawn from the life of a great Christian: with whom religion and politics were iden-

tical, Canon Holland concluded by askingthe prayers of the congregation in Mr Glad-stone's own words, for him, his wife, aisdall, having previously submitted them to

Ith> I'.ishop of London and obtained his

' sanction with the alteration of a few words.At llawrrden the anniversary was coin-

irewonited bj" a special service in the par-ish church at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Stephen

; (J'ralstone, rector, ofllciated, there beingalso present Lady Frederick Cavendish,Miss Helen Gladstone, the Rev. Harry andMrs Drew, Mr and Mrs Henry Gladstone,and the Misses Wickhani, daughters of theDean of Lincoln.

Mrs Gladstone, who is still Indisposed,butrecovering, drove from the castle to the or-

j dlnary service at 11 o'clock. Mr HerbertGladstone) M.P., was, however, not able to

Ireach Uawarden.until the afternoon.

DR. PARKER'S OPINION OFLONDON.

AXOTIIEIt SODOM.

Recently uttorod invective of the Rev.Dr. Joseph Parker of the City Temple

! ngainst Princes and Prime &ftulsters whoattend horse races Is considered by" Ei.jUishsociety as a slap in the face 'to both the

! Prince of Wales ami Lord Roseber'y. .Whenasked by a correspondent whom he meantDr. Pnrker replied:"I didn't refer personally or exclusively

to the Prince of Wales, but I lisfiuctly in-clude all Princes who have been'setting abud example to the people.

"What' would be comparatively -luslgnlfi-; cant in an ordinary man acquires immensejcolour, weight, arid force iv such a iii»;i us; the Prince ,of Wales. For such a man toI claim the right of an ordinary citizen orj the limitation of ordinary citizenship is: simply preposterous. The same applies to

i Prime Ministers and other men 'n li&h poii-i tical places now engaged iv horse racing.The term "horse racing' can never be llnit-

'■■ed to the mere exercise of hov-seilesh. In: those'things we don't go by the dictions, ryjin the meanings of words."I NOT LAWFUL RECREATION.

"There's a dictionary of custom, a gram-;mar of example, and an interpri'tati');i ofenvironment. Horse racing lias a lad re-putation among Christian peopl.?, iieciuiseInseparable from it are such ui'iHitiees aadrinking, gambling, wastefulness, foolishgaiety, positive debauchery. . Hor*.; racingisn't a lawful re-creation; it. U associatedwith all that ia degrading.-"

'What would you have the Prince ofI Wales do to be a good example?.'1 Dr. I'ac-ker was iiskcd.i "\\u:u I would have h!ni do wouM he ioiabhlnin from horse racing', giiuibilug, andilobiiudJei-y."

"Those' tilings are not confino.l io i!niices.In the West -Kud of London we want »a

Egyptian ciinnot stiiud alone."Tuoy nre badly distributed. I think Sodomami Gomorrah' were less wicked in uuiuy

I't'slitcts than our West Eend."'"But don't you think tko Prince huo nii'iny

good qualities?" continued the interviewer.Dr. Parker agreed and paid tributes to

I the Prince's benevolence, kind-heartedness,, and unsectarianism. . ,i Dr. Parker despairs of Englisn rovfuiy.He thinks it is sordid and sickening.j "I firmly believe," said he, "that we are"on the brink of a revolution. Things can-I not possibly go on as they are.j "If the Prince of Wales doesn't master! his passions and tread the virtuous path of

his Illustrious mother when he conies Iojthe throne the crown of England won't beI worth twelve months' purchase.

"All is safe so long as the "jueen is withus. May she live 10,000 years."

MUST COMB HUMILIATION.

I "How can English society be improved?"i Dr. Parker was asked.| "English society," he replied, 'enn only!be bettered after it has been well furnish-jcd. There must come a period of Joss,humiliation, and shame. After than theremay come a revival of the best Englishtraditions." ' j . "'i "England must be humiliated in someform or another. She has lost her old con-ception of discipline.

"When a nation relaxes "ett-enltnre asshe has done it opens the way to '11 sorts

'of mischief and decay."

JUST OVER THE HILLJust over the hill is tho river of Peac«

In the valley of Sweet Content,Where sins will perish and joys increasaTill the whole vast firmament

Is white as the bosom of lily bells,With the Christ-pure thoughts that

rise,To the guardian soul of the world, wh«

dwellsIn the garden of paradise.

The world will be singing with softesttone

In the love-land yet to be;And flowers will bloom from seeds that

were sown,In the beautiful Galilee,

'Twas the brook that told me this hope-ful tale,

And the wind with a voice of cheerCried patience, for there is no echoing

wailOf the sorrows that haunt you here.

The skies will be brighter in time tocome,The feet will have smoother way,

And follower a mellower fife and drumStraight into the Christ-made day.

I hear these words at the noon of night.When the clock and my heart are one.And the wearisome burdens grow

strangely light,Ere the birth of the new-day sun.

Then I welcome the troubles that erstdepressed,

And cheerfully toil in my place.For I know that sunbeams at birth car-

essedThe hail that beats in my face.

I know that oppression is only a cloud.Which faith may banish at will,And the straight shall be those that to-day are bowed

In the valley just over the Hill. ]Charles Eugene Banks, j

TO AN UNCONFIRMEDBACHELOR

(With Apologies to R. Kipling.)

Take up the White Man's Burden,The matrimonial load;Each of your forbears did It,Go, toe the mark they toed.

By all you will or whisper,By all you leave or do,

The silent, sullen maidensbhaii judge your nerve and you.Take up the White Man's burden-

Have done with "brownl- ' days

" ■ nrnffor<vl laurel.The easy, ungrudged praise;

Comes now to search your manhoodThrough all your thankless life, ;

Cold, edged with dear bought wisdom, fThe judgment of—your wife. J

WHEN THE BAND PLAYS

I'm not a military man;I've always stood for peace;

I'm even nervous at the sightOf uniformed police.

To save a fight I'd run a mileAt any time of day,

But, all the same I'm happyWhen the band begins to play.

When the band begins to play!When the band begins to play!I love to hear the instruments let out

a mighty bray;A martial air goes to my feet.And starts me marching down the street,I strut just like a soldier when the

band begins to play.

When martial music strikes my earI swell up in the throat;The blood goes tingling through MRveinsWith each majestic note.

I can't represst he joyful tears,And with the rising air

Electric currents shoot and dartWhere once I owned to hair.

When the band begins to play!When the band begins to play!If martial music it rolls out, I'll fol-

low it all day,I'll follow it where'er it leads;I'd almost plunge to reckless deeds—■

At least, I'm most courageous whenthe band begins to play.

W.H., in "PhiladelphiaNorth American."

HOW CHLORATE BURNS.

THE SPARK THAT CAUSED THE ST.HELEN'S EXPLOSION.

The inquest on the five viotlms of theexplosion at the chlorate refinery inKurtz's works was held at St, Helen's,It will be remembered that on May 12

fire broke out in the crystallising room,containing wooden tanks used for cooling;chlorate, and that 160 tons of chlorate ex-ploded with terrific force just aa thaworkers were hurrying to places of safe*ty. The vitriol chamber in the adjoiningworks was wrecked, and a largre -numberof dwellings in the neighbourhood weredevastated. . :

Two men were killed on the spot, and20 others were removed to hospital, threeof the latter cases proving fatal.

The origin of the fire was accounted forby William Bate, a cooper, who at thetime was receiving casks from trucks. Haplaced one cask on end against two-otherswhich were on their bilge. These com-menced to roll, and the friction caused atspark to fly'to the

SIDE OF ONE OF THE COOLERS,■which burst yito flames. He imnrvli >tely;?ot the hose, but could not procure water.The hoops ofthe casks -were fastenedwith iron nails.

Mr A. Rudge, manager, said that justbefore the fire they had laid down a freshipipe line which was beiri g-tested. Th«alternative supply was not ' under pres-sure. . ■ ■ 'They had' had a . previous fire, whichwas confined to the mill room, and wascaused by a spark sent out when a boywas chipping stakes. No explosion ha 3previously happened, and he had neverregarded chlorate by itself!, as an explo-sive. The constituents of' explosives bythemselves were not. explosive. The eooi-ing tanks contained a solution of chlor-ate of potash in water, each tank holdingabout, fiewt of chlorate. Chlorate couldnot be burnt unless something cpntainlnscarbon was brought into contact with it.If- a lighted match were dropped into ahundredweight of chlorate nothing wouldhappen, practically speaking. The matchwould burn about as much in bulk of thechlorate.ANYTHING SATURATED.WITH CHLO*

RATE " 'would burn almost like gunpowder. Woodsaturated with chlorate would burn rapid*ly when ignited.

' Asked why so much chlorate was storednear drying, milling, and cooling rooms,witness replied that it had hitherto beenconsidered free from explosive effects.

In the manager's opinion the explosionwas brought about by the mixture ofgases caused by the high temperature.

' Dr. Best, chemist and manager at theHardshaw Brook Works, said there wasno chance of saving the building. Whenthe explosion took place' he was thrown "down, and looking round saw the wholamass going into the air, a great cloudof white smoke proceeding towards theHardshaw Brook Works, and the menrunning in every direction.

Colonel Ford, Inspector of Explosives,and Mr Richmond, Factory Inspector, ex-pressed the opinion that chlorate shouldbe stored some distance from manufac-turing plant.

The jury returned a verdict of "Acci*dental death," and suggested that build-ings for chlorate plant should be fire-proof; that the cooling tanks shouldbe of iron instead of wood; and thatchlorate should .be stored in ciuantitte*limited by Government control.

[SUPPLEMENT.]THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, JULT 15, 1899?

The Religious WorldSome time back Churchmen in In-

dia were complaining that Anglicanchurches were to be lent to Noncon-formists ,and that the final decisionwith regard thereto lay with a secu-lar authority—the Lieut.-Governor.It is the Metropolitan who has thedecision in case of any dispute, andit is known that Dr. Welldon's viewsarebroad and liberal, and that he de-sires to see other denominationstreated on an equal footing.

Methodism in India has beenhonoured in the selection ofthe Bey. T. .J. Scott, D.D., presi-dent of Bareilly Theological Semin-ary of India, as a member of the com-mittee of six missionaries appointedto revise the translation of the Bibleinto Hindustani, a language understood by 1000,000,000 people.

Statistics have just been completedgiving the summary of the amountssubscribed for missionary purposesduring the past year in GreatBritain.The total amount raised by thevariousorganisations, both denominationaland undenominational, exceeds twoand a half millions, and is headed bythe Church Missionary Society, which,in addition to its centenary fund, hascontributed close upon £450,000. Itis followedby the British and ForeignBible Society, the third place beinggiven to the social work of the balva-tion Army.

The English. Church Union con-tinues to prosper, and has an unusu-ally large number of candidates forelection this month. A curious featureis the number of medical men who,for some unexplainedreason, seem to

take kindly to ritualism. Vigorousefforts are being made to raise the

total membership of the union to40 000 before its fortieth anniversary,

which is to be celebrated with muchsolemnity at St. Augustine's, Kilburn.

The Willard Memorial MethodistChurch was the scene of a fight latelywhich 'has no parallel in Chicagochurch history. The Rev. George H.Studley is the pastor. He receivedseveral petitions requesting him to

remove John H. Wright from theposition of Sunday school teacher.The charges were read, and vneWright faction instantly assumed the

aggressive. They attacked the pastorand his friends with books inkbottles, and fists. The Rev. fetudleywas tossed out of the church andseriously injured. Women screamedS Snted,but the fight went on for!half an hour.

In commenting upon the C.M.S. cen-tenary celebrations, the MadrasStandard" points out tiat vast dis-tricts such as Baroda, ivith a popu-lation of 2,185,000, are practically un-touched, While in B^bay 90 percent, of the native Christians are Ro-man Catholics. As regards China ifthe rate of progress remained thesame it would take the society one

an" a half million to convert?hat Empire! The standard" attri-butes this to the payment of salariesand the comforts bestowed upon themissionaries, and stat*, that those> o

the Universities' Mission draw £20a year only for sloths, and Bhow farbetter results. ,-";*".

la a recent .Mress on behalf of the

fo%?vTrchStJinfihis\earttoMicve that things are working allSt here. It is Estimated that threehSre-i «* a"***, thousand o' our

the side of sin?The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon author

of'ln 'His Steps: What Would JesusDo?" has written from Topeka, Kan-sas United States of America, to theSn. secretary of the Church Society

for the Promotion of Kindness to Ani-mals the Church Sanitary Associationand 'the Funeral Reform Association,as follows:-"I think if Christ were

amongst us now He would anculcatethe duty of showing kindness to ani-mals; He would urge all men to care"s well for the body as the soul'; HewouTd teach that to His followersdeath is no break in the continuity of

life, and that the body should be buri-ed so as to be harmless to the living.

A cablegram from FlorenceBay at the head of LakeNyasa, British Central Africa,reports a continuance of the remark-Se flocking of the lately warlikeConi into the Livingstonia Church.Drg Laws, with whom wereDr. Etas-

sions in little more than a year, be-s dcs two thousandstill under instruc.tion and eleven thousand childrenamong the 'Ngoni and neighbouringtribes.

In the -Free Church Assembly, Edin-burgh, the Eev. William Eoss, Cullen,moved an overture denouncing raffl-ing at church bazaars. Within thelalt few years, he said, in a very smallarea in the north-east of Scotland,thirty miles in diameter, there werefive large and two small bazaars, andthey were a raffle practically from be-ginning to end. There had been a

1Ireat anomaly in the administrationof the law, and he instanced the caseof a poor crofte..' in the North^ whohad been heavily fined for holding araffle. Was it not an anomaly, heasked, that the Church should be theone institution in the land to be"winkedat and overlooked in what wascertainly a breach of the law? Artic-les were advertised at a bazaar at acertain price, and raffled at doublethat price. A pig at a south countrybazaar, worth £3, was raffled for £12.(Laughter.) A pony and trap worthabout £40 was raffled at a bazaar in

the north for about £90. A sheep, acase of whisky, atad a family Biblewere sold by raffle at another bazaar.Thomas Smith mentioned that it wasa common thing for the Puritans toaccept the use of lots over matters ofrecreation. Principal: Rainy said >hedid not want to exaggerate the im-portance of the subject, but the sys-tem of risking money on chance vvaaone of the great evils of their time,and he had been informed by a goodauthority that betting was doing asmuch to make families miserable aswas drink. They ought to exhort all

their congregations to keep cleanhands. A motion condemning raffles"was adopted.

LITERARY NOTES.In "The.Time Machine" Mr H. G.

Wells kindly afforded us a glimpse ofthe world thousands of years hence. ;In "When the Sleeper Wakes" we justjog ahead a couple of centuries. Thestory is not, however, a quarter asgood as "The Time Machine." Itopens well, and the central notion of jthe hero lying in a trance whilst hisrapidly growing fortune converts himinto the richest and most powerfulman in the world is extraordinarilyingenious. But tliq author makeshardly any use of it. From the mo-irnent the sleeper awakes the book be-comes tiresome and frightfully noisy.Graham does nothing but peregrinate ■the gallieries and corridors and. sus- jpension bridges which form the Lon-don of two centuries hence, and won-der what the dickens the populace,are "hoarsely shouting" about. Thenarrative, in fact, moves in an atmos-phere of phantasmagoric uproar. Oc-casionally we get an amusing chapter,as when the "Master" interviews thegreat folk of the period or goes for aride on an aerophile, i.e., flying ma-chine. But the elaborate and compli-cated descriptions of the London ofthe future pall dreadfully.. One wantshuman interest—a story, in short.

Another disappointing story is "AGentleman From the Banks," by MrH. B. Finlay-Knight. His first book,"A Girl with a Temper," was, despiteits foolish title, much above the or-dinary, and "The Courage of SylviaFulgent," which followed it, alsoshowed conspicuous promise. "AGentleman From the Banks" is (asthe. title suggests) the story of a Cap-tain Martin, who possesses all thevirtues of a Bayard, minus manners.He goes through the story acting asgood genius first to one character,then to another. But he mismanageshis own affairs sadly,proposing to theheroine's mother instead of the hero-ine. The latter revenges herself byagreeing to marry a detestable littlecurate, who, by the way, is capitallydrawn. Fortunately an apropos at-tack of pneumonia ends her on theeve of the wedding, and lugubriouslyfinishes the story.

The initial issue of Messrs Meth-uen's "six shilling novel for sixpence,"Mr Hornung's "Dead Men Tell NoTales," can boast a capital title, andis sufficiently clearly printed. There,however, praise must cease, for thelength of the story certainly doesn'tapproach that of an average 3 volumenovel. The plot, like Clark Russell'sfar more exciting "Tale of the Ten,"has to do with the carefully plannedrobbery of a gold-laden ship whilsten voyagefrom Melbourne to London.The narrator and the culprits alonesurvive the foundering of the vessel,and it naturally becomes the objectof the latter to finally silence theformer. The prime villain has a love-ly daughter, the hero adores her, andshe saves his life when apparently allis lost. Mr Hornung, to be just, cando far better work.

"The Vibart Affair," by GeorgeManville Fenn, is a sensational storyof a pattern painfully familiar. MrFenn himself has written half a dozensuch. We have a mystery and a mur-der, and an inquest followed by theusual detective nonsense. No doubtthis class of fiction suits the palatesof the readers of serials in news-paper©; but it docs not enhance theauthor's reputation. Who could be-lieve that Mr Fenn once wrote novelslike "The Master of the Ceremonies,"or "Elis Children," books which left aclear impress on the" memory, andthough published twent}' years agoare still asked for at the libraries."The Vibart Affair" will be dead asQueenAnne is twenty months.

Iv the "Newspaper Girl" Mrs C. N.Williamson provides a r.inurtly writ-ten, unlikely story full of easilyrecognisable portraits of literary,journalistic, and social celebrities.Half the novels one picks up nowadopt this "real persons" expedient.Moreover, it pays well. The supposi-tion that 'the Mephistophelean Bevanof "The Fowler" was drawn from awell-known luminary in Women'sRights circles has already |:old

100,000 copies of Miss Harraden's newstory. Mrs Williamson's pen-photos,to do her justice, are not ill-naturedand she writes of editors and "subs,"etc., with a lack of awe bespeakingconsiderable knowledge. We fear,however, few journalists talk like theeditor in "The Newspaper Girl" in-structing Miss Lulie as to writinga serial for his paper. "You mustremember," said the editor, "thatyou are writing for the middle-classladies of England. You must bestrong yet strictly moral; modern butby no means fast; smart but notimpious; you must give them a certainamount of spice, but above all thingsplenty of love. Titles, too, are popu-lar. You must not forget to touchupon the questions of the momentgrave and gay, with something aboutthe latest social fads—" "You wouldlike, I understand,1 a sensationalstory with a strong religious andbicycling interest?" suggested Lulie.

The committee of the William BlackLifeboat Memorial Fund announcethat subscriptions up to the presentdate amount to over £330. The sumsrange from the shilling subscriptionof "poor readers" and "humble ad-mirers" of the novelist to the £10 to£25 of wealthier subscribers. Amongthe names of contributors are those ofGeorge Meredith, Professor Masson,and Professor Saintsbury, of Edin-burgh, Bichard Whiteing, the authorof "No. 5, John Street," the Provost ofDundee, the Duke of Sutherland, andLady George Campbell, and CharlesStewart, of Fasnacloich. Some of MrBlack's artist friends who have join-ed the movement are Colin Hunter,A.R.A., J. MacWhirter, E.A., AlfredParsons, A.R.A., and Briton Riviere,R.A| Manchester has formed a com-mittee of its own, with the LordMayor, Mrs Gaskell, and Dr. Sinclairamong its members. William Blackhad many enthusiastic Americanreaders, in the United States theidea of a lifeboat has been very cor-dially received. An American com-mittee has been formed, with J. H.Harper, Henry Alden, and LawrenceHutton, editors of "Harper's Maga- jzinc," Mr E. E. Bowker, Andrew Car-negie, and William L. Laffan, pub-lisher of the "New York Sun," aamembers. Recent recruits to thecommittee include William Black's oldjournalistic contemporaries, CharlesCooper, editor of the "Scotsman," SirW. H. Russell, the veteran war-cor-respondent, W. H. Lucy (Toby, M.P.),Sir Edw. Eussell, editor of the "Liver-pool Post," and J. Ashby Sterry. TheLord Provost of Glasgow is support-ing the movement in William Block'snative city. Of the younger genera-;tion of literary men, J. M. Barrie, jAnthony Hope, Conan Doyle, and F.Anstey are helping the fund. As yetno considerable sums have reached jthe committee from. Australia and INew Zealand.

STAGE JOTTINGS.The Lyceum Dramatic Company

have been entertaining Opera Houseaudiences during the week to "Life forLife" and "Ten Nights in a Bar-room."A matinee performance of the latterplay was given this afternoon.j The Maggie Moore-Harry EobertsCompany commences a goldfields' tourthis week. They purpose visitingThames, Paeroa, Waihi and Te Aroha.

The Faning-Kivers' Specialty Com-pany left for the South on Tuesdayby the Westralia.

Mr Pollard (says the "Post") is get-ting back an old servant to replace thelate Mr Harrison as musical directorof the opera company, namely, MrArthur King, at present resident atCharters Towers, Queensland. MrKing came to the colony with thePollard Company on its first tour, andsubsequently left it to settle perman-ently at Charters Towers. He will re-join the company next month.It was expected that Mr Prouse and

Mdlle. Trebelli would sing in the"Elijah" at Christchurch, but it isdoubtful whether their engagementsin Australia will permit of their re-maining.

Many of his New Zealand friendswill be sorry to learn that Alfred Dam-pier was rather seriously ill at New-castle when the mail left.

Mr George Clutsam, formerly ofAuckland, has been commissioned tocompose a new opera for Mr Hedmont,the well-known impresario, formerlychief tenor of the Carl Eosa Company.The opera is to be completed withintwelve months, and a substantial sumhas been paid in advance. Mr Hed-mont intends to perform the opera inLondon and the provinces.

At the Theatre Royal, Melbourne,Bland Holt's sensational drama,"Straight From the Heart," shows nosigns of waning inpopular favour. Thethrilling scenes in mid-ocean, on thecoastof Algeria, and the final tableauxat the foot of the guillotine, all meetwith a good reception.

Mr Graham P. Moore, who has beenappointed by the Associated Board asExaminer in the colonies this year,was born at Ballarat. lie is an ex-tremely conscientious and able exam-iner, and a professor at the Itoyal Col-lege of Music. As a composer, he hasbeen very successful, and many of hisworks, especially his songs and piano-fortepieces, are very highly esteemedon the Continent. Mr Moore left Lon-don on the 3rd June for Canada, andafter examining at Toronto and Van-couver will arrive in Brisbane on 22ndJuly. 'He will commence examining inQueensland,and will then visit NewSouth Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, NewZealand, and South Australia, in thatorder, taking in Colombo a.nd Gibral-tar on his way home.

Mr Kyrle Bellew and Mrs BrownPotter have not dissolved partnership.They recently played the balconyscene from "Romeo and Juliet" at theGrand Theatre, Fulham, in aid of theAberdeen Children's Outing Fund.

The latest London papers state thatMr Arthur Roberts has now quiterecovered from the surgical operationrecently performed upon him. Aftera short s^a voyage he hopes to resumehis professional engagements.

Miss Plorencp Young, who has beenfor some time in South Africa, has re-turned to England, and when tho mailleft was appearing- with Messrs Lock-wood and Levilly's Opera Company atthe Prince's Theatre, Manchester.

Madame Albani is back in Londonagain after a successful tour in SouthAfrica,

A London critic, speaking of Mclmc.Melba'a appearance in '"Romeo andJuliet" at the Covent Garden, says:—In the waltz-song in the first act shewas incomparable as ever. She alone,of fill modern singers, has the pure"timbre" of quality which, in its sim-plicity, conquers all criticism. Mine.Melba sings with such transparentease, with such perfect art. "Ars estcelare artem" is now an obsolete LatinProverb for many reasons; it has beenquoted too freely. Nowadays we rea-lise that art—pure and simple—needsneither concealment norartifice. Thereare those who say that Melba's voiceis cold. It is not. It is resonant, won-derful, pure—a voice of the presentcentury.

The astonishing price of £510 waspaid at Sotheby's, in London, a fewdays ago for a copy of that very rareplay, "The Troublesome Raigne ofJohn, King of England, 1591." Theonly other copy of this play which isknown to exist is in the library ofTrinity College, Cambridge. It wasfrom this play that Shakespearewrotehis version of the "Life and Death ofKing John." This is said to be ahigher price than has ever been givenfor any quarto of the work of Shake-speare.

Sir Henry Irving willbegin his Am-erican tour in New York on October30. The piece will be "Robespierre."

A prose translation of "Hamlet" byMM. Eugene Morand and MarcelSchwob was produced on June 24 be-fore a crowded house at the SarahBernhardt Theatre, Paris, with Mad-ame Sarah Bernhardt in the title role.Madame Bernhardt achieved a greatsuccess. She wore the traditionalblack costume, /with fair hair, and pre-sented the appearance of a veryyouthful Hamlet. Her acting wasyery fine throughout, and was especi-ally admirablein the scene with Ophe-lia' at the beginning of the third act("Get thee to a nunnery"). She alsoshowed to great advantage in thePlayer's scene, which was magnifi-cently staged. Mme. Bernhardt's ren-dering of her lines was marked by herusual charm, and she was repeatedlycalled before the curtain at the end ofeach act. The platform before theCastle of Elsinore and the Hall in theCastle were very finely mounted.There were numerous cuts, but the'translation was. fairly faithful to theoriginal, although the effect of hearing"Hamlet" in prose was rather curious.

An incident of unusual characteroccurred at the first performance, atthe Princess' Theatre, Melbourne, of"The King's Musketeer." The curtainhad risen on an exceptionally beauti-ful representation of a park scene.The audience applauded lustily, andwere evidently desirous of bringingthe artist on to the stage. There wereloud calls but no one appeared inacknowledgment, and the action of thepiece proceeded. It was not till someminutes had elapsed that it dawnedon the audience that the artist whosework they were applauding had al-ready responded to his last call. Thescene was from the brush of the lateGeorge Gordon.

SCIENCE SIFTINGS.The "Electrician" describes an electric-

ally warmed operating table, in which in-candescent lamps supply the heat. Thebody of the table has the form of an aitchamber, and within it are six or eight in-!candescent lamps. These lamps soon raisethe temperature to the proper point, whenhalf of them may be switched off, the re-;mainder being entirely adequate to main- itain the proper warmth

England intends experimenting with anautomobile gun carriage for army ush. Atricycle, driven by electricity, forms thecarriage, and upon It is mounted a servicepattern Maxim gun. The weight of the gunand carriage is only about 140 pounds, per-mitting quick movements and early readi-ness when in position. The Twenty-sixthMiddlesex (cyclists' corps) will conduct thetests at the approaching volunteer manoeu-vres at Aldershot.

China may be a slow nation, but shelikes fast boats. The fastest cruiser in theworld has just been completed by the Arm-strongs for her, and the famous Schlchanfirm recently built her a torpedo boat cap-able of covering 35.2 knots per hour. Thenew cruiser is to be known as the HaiTien, of 4400 tons, and u.nder naturaldraught will have a speed of 23.6 knots perhour, and under forced draught 24.1 knotsper hour. At this rate she could cross theAtlantic in about four and one-half days.

Two mete"ors fell at Vlncennes, Ind., onMay 1, says the "Scientific American."One struck a slab of stone on a Baltimoreand Ohio freight car just as the train hadcrossed the Wabash Bridge, and the slabwas shattered by it. The other meteorstruck a pile of bricks, with a loud noise,and broke it into small fragments. Judg-ing from newspaper accounts they appearto have been of a rocky rather than a me-tallic nature.

A new and expeditious method of drivingpiles Is described In the Instructions for theRussian Engineer Corps. On two sides ofthe pile to be driven are made longitudinalgrooves of sufficient width and depth to re-ceive ordinary gas pipes of one inch diame-ter, terminating In nozzles turned towardsthe point of the pile. The pipes are hr-ld inplace by light staples, and to their upperends are attached rubber tubes connectedwith a force pump, capable of deliveringwater under a pressure of 711bs per squareinch. It is said that the outflow of thiswater at the point of the pile causes thelatter to sink three or four times morerapidly than It would under the action of apile-driver. A few blows are given, how-ever, when the pile has reached the desireddepth, to secure the necessary consolida-tion, when the gas pipes are withdrawn.

Acetylene gas, as Is generally known, isproduced by moistening calcium carbidewith water. Some Idea of Its extensive usewill be gathered when it is learned thatthere is being erected at Niagara Falls aplant for the manufacture of calcium car-bide, which will have an output of 100 tonsper day. Electrical energy, equivalent to25,000horse-power, will be required to ope-rate it.

THE PERSISTENCY OF SPECIES.The ancient Egyptians burled seeds aud

sometimes plants with their dead. Theycommonly made a light bier for the bodyof freshly-cut green boughs with the leaveson, and it -was customary in swathing thecorpse with its mortuary bandages to en-close this light bier in them. These plantremains, with many others more purposelydeposited on or about the bodies or in thesepulchral chambers, have been recoveredfrom many old tombs never before opened,and the Information they give is interest-Ing and suggestire. Owing to the hermeticsealing of the plants and seeds, they havebeen preserved for the most part as freshas when they were deposited, and, veryfortunately, their first examination wasmade by an eminent botanist, Dr. Schwein-furth. By putting these plants Into warmwater Dr. Seuweinfurth restored them al-most completely. "The colours of the ilow-ers are still present, eveu the most evan-escent, such as the violet of the larkspurand knapweed, and the scarlet of the pop-py; the chlorophyl remains in the leavesand the sugar in the pulp of the raisins."Dr. Sehweinfurth determined no fewer than50 species, and what is more remarkable isthat the characteristics of nearly every oneof these species are identical with those ofthe present day. An exception exists in,the case of a certain vine, the under sur-faces of whose leaves was formerly clothedwith white hairs,which are no louger found.But the great majority of the plants, seeds,and eveu weeds discovered in the tombs re-semble in all respects the modern species.

THE WETTING OF COAL.The practice of wetting soft or bituinous

coal seems to be favoured by some engi-neers and firemen, while it is condemned byothers. The purely scientific and theoretic-al man asserts that there is no economy Inwetting the coal, because the water is de.composed, and it requires as much heat todo this as we get back by the reunion ofthe gases which we call combustion. Fur-thermore, it is possible for a direct'loss tooccur on account of the process, as it is al-most impossible for changes of any kind tobe made without some loss. ■Still, we findthat the locomotive fireman almost invari-ably wets his coal, for, unless he does so,much of it is drawn through the tubes andout into the stack before it has a chance toburn at all. Where soft coal is burned un-der stationary boilers, the fires are fre-quently forced much more than they oouldbe unless forced draught was used, andhere it pays to wet the coal, for it preventsthe soot from accumulating in the tubes,thus keeping the heat from acting directlyon the iron or steel. Another reason why itpays to wet the coal is because it cokes upquicker, and although this makes it neces-sary to break up the fire at short intervals,still, if the coal is formed into large mass-es, it will not fall through the grates, asthe line particles always do when stirreaup. When the experiment of throwing ashovelful of fine, dry, soft coal into a fur-nace where a brisk fire is burning is tried,it shows that it flashes into flame at once,hence the heat becomes greater in a placewhere it is great enough already, so thatthe best results are not secured; but withwet coal the process of combining the gas-es or of producing combustion is retardeduntil they have passed further along ontheir journey to the stack, where the heatcan be applied to better advantage, andhence more satisfactory results secured.The vapour so formed probably assists inpromoting combustion, for those who havetried both the blower and the steam jetaffirm that while the clinker formed by theformer Is hard and not so easily brokenup, that formed where the latter is in useis much softer and more easily broken, sothat it will fall through the shaking gnite.—"Science and Art of Mining."

NO ENCOURAGEMENT NEEDED.'Have you ever given Mr Staleight

any encouragement?' asked the im-patient mother.

'No, -mamma,' replied the confidentdaughter, 'so far I haven't found itnecessary.'

HEALTH HINTS.DON'T BE OVER-CAREFUL.

If we examined into the life of many whoare growing old, we should find that thegreat reason they are running to the grave

Iso rapidly is the fact that they allow onepower after the other to decay and die forwant of use. And what is at fault here?:The notion that we need, as we grow old-

| er, to take more rest and more care. Tohave the thought constantly of taking care

in one's .mind is of itself sufficient to lessenthe powers of the body. Tell a man, forinstance, that he is not well, and mustrest and take care, is to half kill him.

WORK AND DIVERSION.Among the best men living are those who

have carefully regulated work and diver-sion. At school or after, the lad who isgood at games generally turns out well,and often distinguishes himself in. learn-ing. He will get better work done, and bemore successful In play through the pitchof all-round excellence that the stimulantof contrast produces. Numerous instanceswill be readily recalled to the reader in Il-lustration of this. The false balance be-tween work and diversion.commonly knownas overwork, is often a cause, but ofteneran intensifler, of worry. Almost every onehas been able to prove, in himself, that thefinest cure for worry is to do somethingelse by way of change. Worry and over-work are the twin destroyers of many asound digestion, and many a night's restsand hence they are largely responsible totmost of the innumerable, indirectly-produc-ed ills that come upon man.

SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR SLEEPLESS-NESS.

■Recognising the danger of drugs, peoplehave recommended dozens of simple ex-pedients for causing sleep. The "drowsysyrups" are to be replaced by methods ofaffecting the brain. From counting up toa hundred, to reading in bed till the braingrows weary ,and from burying one's headIn the bedclothes (after the fashion of acat with its head in its fur) so as to halfsuffocate oneself, to lying north and southunder some idea that magnetic currentswill flow from head to feet, the expedientsfor courting "nature's sweet restorer" areendless. I have before me a letter fromMassachusetts, in which a clergyman main-tains that an infallible cure for sleepless-ness is massage of the abdominal organs-stomach, spleen, liver, and Intestines. Hesays this plan never fails with himself be-cause it tends to lessen the circulation ofthe brain. That it will act In every case Ivery much doubt. What is really wantedfor the relief of this distressing ailment isfirst the discovery and removal of any bod-ily or mental state which favours sleepless-ness. Then there is the examination of thepatient's life and habits. Is he too seden-tary? Then "after supper walk a mile."Is he too active? Then let him rest. If heeats a heavy supper let him alter thispractice; and If he eats none, let him try alight meal before bedtime. A glass of beeror stout has been known to cure sleepless-ness in people unaccustomed to its use;and change of air is a powerful remedy.We get very sleepy by the sea in the firstfew days of our marine residence, for in-stance; and the quiet and fresh air of thecountry often exercises an allied ef-fect. A tepid bath at night soothes somefolk to rest, and a hop pillow Is said towork wonders in other cases. But beyondand above all such remedies there is thecontrolling ideß which underlies success inthe treatment of sleeplessness. What wehave to do Is to break our brain cells offthe vicious habit of remaining awake andactive when they should be drowsy and in-clined to rest. In this laudable endeavourit is said that the monotonous reading ofsome venerable work on theology—say avolume of sermons dating from the lastcentury—often exerts a curative effect of amarvellous nature. Perhaps this is the rea-son why so many people enjoy a Bound napin church; although somnolence 1b probablydue rather to the bad air of the buildingthan to the dull oratory of the pulpit.

EXERCISE TAKEN FROM A SENSE OFDUTY BECOMES WORK.

"Exercise," observed a well-known physi-cian the other day, "is the cornerstone ofhealth. It differs essentially from work ivwhich the fundamental idea is that of la-bour. On the contrary, the idea of exerciseis based upon activities undertaken for thebenefit of the body or mind, some form ofexertion intended to promote health or fur-nish amusement. Work is essentially toil,even though it be congenial. Exercise onthe other hand, is purely recreation. Ifexercise.be taken only from a sense of dutyit loses the distinguishing feature of exer-cise and becomes wort. A course of'exer-cise, say cycling, should be carried on byeasy stages. Exercise is a tonic, and there-fore benefit is not to be derived from asingle dose. If active exercise is necessary,as a hygienic measure, what form is best?Your cannot persuade your patients to run,it is so undignified; or to saw wood, it istoo laborious. But if you can persuadethem to ride a bicycle you have cured them,if it is exercise they need."

CAUGHT IN QUICKSANDS.One more illustration of the terribly

treacherous and dangerous character 61the Morecambe Bay sands was affordedlately, when a fisherman named Blrahad a miraculous escape from death.Whilst following his calling- at the Ui-verston sands his horse bolted, and theanimal and the cart became quicksandedat a rtoint between the North Lons-dale Ironworks and Messrs Sadler anaCo.'s Chemical Works. Bird, who ranto the assistance of the struggling ani-mal, was caught up to the armpits, andfound it quite impossible to regain firmground. His loud cries ■ for help at-tracted about a score of men from theworks, and seeing- his great peril, threat-ened as he was on one hand by the in-coming tide, and on the other by thedanger of suffocation, they brought intorequisition a quantity of planks, ropes,and other appliances. After workinghard for about an- hour the poor fel-low was extricated from his perilous po-sition, his nether garments, however,being left in the sands. Bird, who wassuffering much from exposure and fright,was unconscious when rescued, and re-mained so for a considerable time. Themen next turned their attention to thehorse, which, along with the cart, wasbecoming more and more deeply embed-ded. The rising tide fortunately serveato loosen, the surrounding sands, butanother hour elapsed before the animalcould be dragged out, and for part orthis time the rescuers were working inseveral feet of water. The cart had tobe abandoned. A large number of spec-tators watched the progress of the af-fair from the shore, and much excite-ment and anxiety was manifested duringthe operations of the rescue party.

COMBINED.

'Which would you rather possess,money or political influence?'

'Money, of course, because then Icould have both.'

LOST-£250,000 IN IRON. STRAFFORD AND BYNG.LARGE FAILURE OF SCOTCH

METAL MERCHANTS.

Messrs Neilson Brothers, of Glas-gow, the great iron and steel mer-chants, have summoned a meeting of

Itheir creditors.The firm have long beared Glasgow

pig iron and were heavily oversoldwhen the corner in warrants wasengineered. It is calculated that dur-ing the past year this firm has drop-ped quarter of a million sterling. Itwas the largest dealer in ship platesin Scotland, and was heavily commit-ted forwardatlow rates.

The total liabilities of the firm arenot yet known, but the books havebeen placed in.the hands of account-ants.

Glasgow pig iron brokers will not

1suffer, as the firm's committments inthe iron ring have been arranged.Shipbuilders and steel makers will be,the chief losers.i The Scottish Pig Iron Trades As-i sociation has suggested the adoptionof a rule to put an end to corners inthe market. It is generally regarded,however, as being too much in favourlof the "bears."

A NAP AT EVENSONG.CAMBRIDGE SERVANT GIRL'S UN-

PLEASANT ADVENTURE,

In the early hours of the morninga policeman, while patrolling thecentral part of Cambridge, was at-tracted by a noise proceeding fromthe Church of Great St. Mary.

He proceeded at once to find outwhat was the matter. That it wasnot burglars was too evident. Thieveswould not be likely to make a noiseand attract attention. On going tothe spot from whence the sound pro-ceeded he discovered thatit was some-onekicking violently at the door fromthe inside. Then he called out andwas answered by a female. She saidshe had been locked in, and wantedtoget out.

The verger was fetched by the con-stable, the door was unlocked, andthen it was ascertained that the un-willing captive was a domestic ser-vant. How she came to be placed insuch an unpleasant predicament sheexplained by stating that on the pre-vious evening she attended evensong,and during the service fell asleep.When the service was over she wasstill sleeping peacefully, and was un-noticed by the verger when he closedthe church for the night. It was notuntil between three and four o'clockin the morning that she awoke andrealised where she was.

Then it was that she made her wayto the door which she knew to benearest the street arid commencedkicking it, in the hope of attractingsome one's attention. She had notlong to wait. The policeman heardher, and as soon as possible she wasreleased.

THE CONFIDENCE GAME

A MELBOURNE CASE,

TWELVE MONTHS' GAOL.

Though warnings are repeatedlybeing given by various ways to theguileless rustics and others ignorantof the methods of many men in themetropolis, who are known by theexpressive, if rather inelegant term,"wrong 'uns," the latter always man-ages to secure victims. The story toldin the City Court, Melbourne, by Pat-rick Casey and Patrick Doherty isanother instance of the ease with

which the confidence man works.A short, fair, and long moustachioed

young- man named Sydney Banks, whosaid he was a clerk, and a native ofBallarat, was charged with impositionon Casey, who, with Doherty, spokewith such a pronounced accent as toleave no doubt as to their nationality.They said that on the 11th June theywere met by Banks at the corner ofBourke and Elizabeth streets. Bankssaid that he was a saddler, and thathe had just come from New Zealand.He grew quite genial, and remarked,after dwelling in dissatisfied terms onthe unsettled state of the weatherhere, that he would not work in Mel-bourne. "Why so?" says Casey, "NewZealand's the place," says he. "Then,"says he, "I have a squatter friend inthe country in New Zealand, and hewill give you work. Meet me to-morrow."

They met again on the morrow, andBanks, on behalf of his wealthysheep-farming friend, engaged themat 27/6 a week, and handed them adocument written with a great re-gard for legal formality, but with acalm contempt for etymology andpenmanship. The writer "herebyagreed," etc., in the proper style, butthe spelling seemed to have beensprinkled out of a pepper castor. Af-ter that Banks suggested 'that Caseyshould find security for his going toNew Zealand,, but airily waived that-little formality after consideration.However, Casey handed him £16 tobe sent to New Zealand for Casey'sown benefit, and went with Banks tothe post-office to have the letter regis-tered. Banks did register a letter,and gave the receipt to Casey. ThenQasey, Banks and Doherty went topurchase their tickets, and Banksbought two for them from Sydney toWellington, telling them that whenthey got to Sydney a telegram wouldbe sent to them in reference to theirsituation. They went to Sydney—Banks staying behind in Melbourne—but found no telegram. Then itdawnep upon Casey that he rad beentaken down. He and his mate re-turned to Melbourne, and on Thurs-day Casey met Banks in Bourke-st.Banks disclaimed, all knowledge ofhim, and "was afraid the gentlemanwas confusing' him. with somebodyelse." Casey replied, "No, it's me whoknows you. When says he, 'Yes, I. did,you out of your money. (Laughter.)I will pay you back.'" This did notsatisfy Casey, who gave the man incharge of Constable J. Hawkins.

So ran the story given ,by Caseyand Doherty.

Constable Hawkins said that onFriday Tnorninp the accused said tohim, "Let me down as lisrht as youcan and it will be a fiver to yon."

Detective Dal ton stated that Bankswas a mae-sman, and one of a gang ofsuch fellows. > 'Mr Panton, P.M.: The evidence dis-closes a mean, contemptible cheat.

IYoii belong1 to that class of men weI are determined to wipe out as much,as possible in this court. You are sen-tenced to twelve months' imprison-ment.

In the social and journalistic stiroccasioned by the tragic death of theEarl of Strafford, the fact has beealost sight of that the deceasednoble-man was titularly in one case and byblood in the other connected with thetwo most awful tragedies, the twomost shameful judicial atrocities,that mar the pages of English his-tory.

The earldom was first created inJanuary, 1640, for Viscount ThomaaWentworth, scion of a great York-shire family nearly allied to royalty.He had endeared himself to Charles I.by his intolerant advocacy of thejkingly prerogatives and his over.

' whelming desire to make Charles themost absolute prince in Christendom.Yet at the end Charles deserted him

iin the vain effort to escape a revolu-tion inevitable in any case.

"Put not your trust in princes," wasthe famous cry wrung from the first,and for two centuries the last, Earlof Strafford, when on May 10, 1641,King Charles I. put his royal assentto the bill of attainder passed againsthis loyal and devoted Prime Ministerby the House of Lords. On the 12thStraffordwas executed on Tower Hill.It was not until the middle of this

century that the earldom was revivedin the person of the Eight Hon. JohnByng, one of the most distinguishedcommanders in the Peninsular War,who was raised to the peerage asBaron Strafford, May 12, 1835, andwas created Viscount Enfield andEarlof Strafford on September 18, 1847.This gentleman was the great-grand-father of the present earl. He waslikewise the grand-nephew of anotherJohn Byng, even better known tohistory,, the ill-fated admiral who forhis failure to. relieve Minorca and hisrepulse by a French fleet on May 20,1756, was tried by an English court-martial, was acquitted of the chargeof cowardice and treachery, but wasfound guilty of culpable negligenceand condemned to death, with a re-commendation to mercy. The King,bowing to poular clamour, just asCharles I. had bowed in 1641, refusedto interfere, and Byng was shot onboard the Monarque, in Portsmouth,March 14, 1757.

A phrase as famous as that firstused by Strafford grew out of thistragedy. Voltaire, who had done hisbest to save his friend Byng, sarcasti-cally said that the English had slainan admiral "pour encourager les au-tres" (to encourage the o.thers).

PARR'S BANK NOTES

Hardly sufficient interest seems tohave been aroueed by the extraordin-ary statement put forward in connee*tion with the missing Parr's notes*One paragraph in it runs:—"There isauthority for stating that, contraryto the accepted theory, the Bank ofEngland, by arrangement with theBankers' Association, and in accord-ance with a very old but little knownprecedent, will refuse to cash any ofthe stolen notes presented for pay-ment." "Any Bank of England note, then,that .Smith, Jones, or Robinson re-ceives in. payment of his wages mayturn out to be so much wa?te paper,for, unknown to him, it may have beenstolen, in which case the Bank ofEngland will refuse to cash it. "'-1A* representative of the "Evening-News" has interviewed several of theBank of England.officials in -referenceto this. "A stolen bank note is asmuch stolen property as anythingelse," remarked one official. "If youreceive it youare liable to have to ffiveit up/

But supposing you receive it in allinnocence, not knowing it wasstolen?"

"Ah, that's another story," was thereply."It's a question of currency. I can'tsay anything about it," remarked thesecretary."It's aquestion oflaw.""No, there is no custom or traditionabout it. The less you say about thematter the better."The representative then consulted afriendly official in one of the lareeLombard-streetbanks.I very much doubt whether theBank of England can uphold thistheory, was his judgment."You seethere is no real authority for it.buppose," he went on, "you take oneof those notes marked payable tobearerand demandpayment ofit overthe counter. There is their promise topay on the note. If they refuse theybreak their promise. Very welL then;you might say, «I shall sue you,' an|

the question wouldbe thrashedout inI think it would go against the Bank.1 don t think they have any right torefusepayment," &««<«»

NOTED MENAS JOURNALISTSIn Lord Salisbury's early yeans asLord Robert Cecil, when he was ayounger sonxm a small allowance, headded substantially to his inoome byplying his pen. He was already amarried man with growing expenses,

and no apparent prospects of succeed'ing to the estates and title. He andhis young wife, the daughter of BaronAlderson, were living in the simplestfashion near the Strand, and bothhusband and wife were glad to con-tribute to the "Quarterly Review," the"Times," and other papers and period-icals. Their journalistic life ceasedwhenLordRobert's elder brother died,and he became Viscount Cranborneand heir to large estates.

Another distinguished journalist ofLord Salisbury's writing days was SirWilliam Harcourt, whose pen broughthim even more fame than his briefs.He was one of the first contributorsto the "Saturday Review," for whichLady Salisbury also wrote, and underthe pen name of "Historieus" was themost powerful of all thewriterson the"Times." *The "PallMall Gazette" has given at 'least two eminent men to the world.Some years before Mr John Morleyjhad a thought for politics or a visionof the Cabinet,he was editor of thej"Pall Mall," the chair of which he took! over in addition to that of the "Fort- .7|nightly Review." Within three yearsof leaving the "Gazette"he was a Cab-;met Minister, and oneof the foremost '■■;of political leaders.j Itwas duringMr Morley's editorshipthat Alfred Milner, then a young man

!fresh from a brilliant career at Ox-ford, and a fledgling of the Bar, en-tered journalism as Mr Morley's lieu*; tenant. He survived Mr Morley, ,9vA ,became Mr Stead's assistant until 188?,when he made his first and only at-tempt to enter Parliament. Now, S8the world knows, the assistant editor*of the eighties is Sir Alfred Milner,High Commissioner of South Afri<s«»with a salary of £8000 a year.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899.2

AGUERNSEY CENTENARIAN

On Thursday, May 18, Mrs Margaret

Anne" Neve, of Rouge Huia, Guernsey,

gave a reception at her house to cele-brate her 107th birthday and her entrance

into her 108th year. The town council,jurats, the officers of the staff, and

about 250 leading residents .attended.ger reception rooms were decoratedwith choice flowers sent from all parts

of the country, with "kind wishes andcongratulations" from the donors. Oneold lady of 95 (Mrs Cockburn) had walk-ed nearly a mile with a pot of strawber-ries to present to her. The two sittingtogether, both hale and hearty, formedthe centre of a very admiring group.The following morning a correspondent

cf the "Tunes" called to inquire whether

she was fatigued after her exertions orthe previous day, and found her sitting

in the drawing room looking the pic-

ture of health, with a beautiful pink anawhite complexion, for which her familyWas famous. Dressed with great tasteand neatness she looked well preserved

even for a woman of CO. In reply to aquestion, she said she had not felt at alltired after her reception. She had evenrefused to go to bed earlier, and had read

the family prayers to the household be-

fore retiring to rest. She had beenbusy superintending the making of mar-malade, and had herself written the

names and dates of the preserve on theround covers over the jars. She wasdelighted with her floral presents, anatook the correspondent round the roomsto show them. She had never been ateetotaller, sha said, but drank two

glasses of sherry for dinner, and a glass

of hot whisky and water after retiring.

Born 23 years before the battle of Wat-

erloo, she recollected her first voyageto school at Clifton In a small sailing

vessel which ran ashore. On her hun-dredth birthday a like reception wasgiven, and a lady who was present stat-ed that ths intervening seven years hadmade no perceptible change in Mrs Neve.She is free from ailments, except aslight deafness. The vicar of St. PeterPort presented her with a certified copyof her baptismal register showing theentry of her birth-May 18, 1792.

LAST YEAR'S TREASURETROVE.

SOME CURIOUS DISCOVERIES.

Amongst the finds of last year specialmention must be made of the skull of aprehistoric man who is supposed to havediscarded his headgear some 5000 years ago.This interesting relic, which was dredgedop In the bed of the Tees, was presentedto the Middlesbrough Museum by Sir Jo-seph Pease, M.P., on behalf of the TeeaConsvervancy Commissioners. The rapa-city of the Treasury in respect to over-riding the claims to treasure-trove put for-ward by poor but indifferently honest folk

received striking exemplification late inMay, when £79 14/, all in silver coins, ofwhich the latest date was 1872, was disco-vered in a pail burled under the staircaseOf a house that was occupied a number of

years since by a miser in Tenter Court,Bethnal Green. On the discovery beingmade known about a hundred Poles living

in the. neighbourhood promptly claimed tneincney as theirs, and the finder had to beatoff the crowd that swarmed about him witha spade,, especially one lady, bent upon ob-taining nine points of the law in her favourby taking possession of the find, who rush-ed at him like a '.'tiger from the Zoo."The Treasury, in the end, got the money,to accumulate which the miser deprivedhimself of food and clothing, and allowedthe parish to bury him. About the sametime the Crown came in for anice little haulfound at Balcombe, near Crawley, whilesome labourers were laying out a lawn.In this instance the treasure consisted of ametal vessel containing 12 gold and 242 sli-ver coins of Edward JLII.'s reign and somebrooches. The vessel In shape was like awine flagon, and with its contents weighed

about 71b. Needless to say, this haul wasof" considerable value. Early In 1897 theceiling of an old house in the village ofWhltchurch fell in, and the Treasury wasenriched to the amount of 28 silver coins ofthe reigns of Elizabeth, James-1., and Char-

les I. They were nearly all in a good stateof preservation, and the oldest was over300 years old. During the previous year,however, the Crown came in for a regular

windfall when a buckskin bag full of an-cient coins was discovered at' CreditonChurch by some workmen engaged in re-moving the celling. la this instance theclaimants numbered four, and comprisedthe lord of the manor, the church gover-nors, the person who found the treasure,and the Treasury, who seized it all, buteventually returned the greater number tothe governors, who put the coins up to auc-tion, with gratifying results; for althoughtheir condition was not of the best, andthey were of silver, they numbered 1885,and were of the reigns of Edward IV., Phi-lip and Mary, Elizabeth, and the Stuarts.

Early this year, through the agency of anIndustrious mole, a large number of valu-able coins of Edward I.'s and AlexanderllL's reigns were discovered at Penlcuik;While the British Museum has to thank adiligent fox for what is perhaps the finesttorque—a twisted collar of- gold—ever dis-covered in England. The torque was foundby ft gamekeeper in Charnwood Forest lastyear, at the mouth of a newly-made foxearth, and was undoubtedly thrown up byBeynard when engaged on his excavations.But one of the most peculiar cases of adiscovery is reported to have taken placeat Boulac, in Gascony. In .the first place,we learn, a. cross was discovered projectingabove the ground; as it was dinlcult tomove, the surrounding sand was dug away,revealing the fact that it was attached toa Steeple, and further excavation showedthat the steeple formed part of a well-preserved church of the 13th century,whichis now in use. The dragging of rivers andcleaning of ponds is also a fruitful sourceof treasure trove, especially of mammothtusks and impedimenta of a like nature,varied at times with such oddities as werefound at Preston, Suffolk, about 18 monthsago, when a bell bearing the date 1133, agold set of teeth, and a broken pipe mount-ed with massive silver made a simultane-ous appearance, or a number of loadedshells such as were dragged from the, bedof the Seine about the same time, whenpreparations were being made to lay thefoundations of the new bridge—evidentlyand carelessly left there by certain bellicoseTeutons who were in the neighbourhood ofMeudonin the year 18.70. Early last year afisherman at Douglass, Massachusetts,brought up on his line an old raw-hide caseabout two inches in circumference and tenInches in length which upon being cut openwas found to contain the will made by oneJohn Coffin, dated March 3, 1646,duly sign-ed and witnessed and bearing the officialstamp of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protectorof England.

TWO WOMEN IN THEKLONDYKE.

MRS HITCHCOCK AND MISS VAN BU-REN MAKE THE PERILOUS TRIP.

! Two women who had travelled all aroundthe world and seen pretty nearly every-thing there was to see—Mrs Roswell D.Hitchcock and Miss Edith Van Buren—de-cided when the gold fever broke out in theKlondyke that they would visit that far-off, cold country.

They sailed from San Francisco, wherethey bought their outfit. Two great Danes,a cage of canary birds, a parrot, and twodozen pigeons formed part of their cara*van. One would suppose that to take careof themselves would have been quite suffi-cient, but they thought differently.

The women left San Francisco on June16, and arrived at Dawson on July 27. Nopictures they had seen, no descriptionsthey had read or heard compared with thereality. The three long wharves were sopacked with people that they looked asthough another pound would precipitatethem into the water. Miles and miles oftents of all sizes and descriptions filled thetown and were pitched- everywhere on thehillside. Skeletons of many warehouseswhich were being constructed and a fewlog cabins were also to be seen. Stores ofall kinds lined the main street and riverfront, some streets being less than 10 feetwide, as rent for ground is $10 per foot permonth.

Among all that vast crowd on the whar-ves they knew no one. They had letters tosome people, so there was an opportunityof making friends if there were none therealready made. They went to a new hotel,which was to be opened that evening witha dinner, followed by a dance.

HOTEL LIFE IN DAWSON.The house, built of wood and three stor-

eys high, quite towered above the tentsand cabins of its neighbours. The only en-trance that was finished was through thenew and elaborately-furnished bar-room,within whose walls inuny a sad history willprobably be recorded during the comingyear, as we are told that "the liquor busi-ness here Is bigger pay than the richestmine," and that "even the smallest bar-room realises between $500 and $1000 anight." Separated by a hallway from thissaloon is the dinlng-toom, beautifully clean,tuble covered wiUU damask, and even nup-kins (something unusual in this part of theworld) ut each plate.

The menu, beginning with "oyster cock-tails," caused us to open our eyes widewith astonishment, after all that the pap-era have told us of the starvation aboutDawson. We next visited the kitchen ad-joining, where there was a stove thatwould have gladdened the heart of anycook at home. The chef was said to befrom Marehand's of San Francisco. Theproprietress explained to us that she hadsent for chairs, which had arrived withoutlegs, they having been left on the dock atSt. Michael's, one of the inconveniencesthat one has to bear through the negligenceof transportation companies, so she hadcarpenters at $15 a day manufacturingnewlegs.

DANCE HALL ETHICS.The rooms were about the size of a ship's

cabin,' and there was no space for closet,wardrobe, or dressing table; but there wereBrussels carpets on the floors, and lacecurtains at the windows. The price of oneof these tiny rooms was $6.50 a day, food$5 extra, or $2 a meal. There was no glassin the windows, the sashes being coveredwith cheesecloth. Glass had been ordered,but did not arrive, and as It was a dryseason cheesecloth served the purpose.

In the evening they were escorted to thedance hall, and slipped through a privateentrance, so they were free from observa.tlon, while they could see all that tookplace. Nothing could have been more high-ly proper than the dance, we are told. Thegirls who danced seemed to be between 23and 30 years of age. According to the ruleof the house, drinks at $1 each had to beordered after every dance. In case the"girl" did not care to drink, her partnergave her a check which she was allowed to"cash in" later, receiving 25 cents fromthe proprietor of the dance hall. She wasalso paid $25 per week for dancing.

The saloons of Dawson do a thrivingbusiness. Doctors are paid $17 for a Ylsit,and everything else is proportionately high,as It always is where money Is plentiful.

SECURITY AMONG MINERS.Mrs Hitchcock and her companion had no

intention of making a long stay at theDawson hotel. They had brought a largetent with them, big enough for a SalvationArmy headquarters, and that the minerserected for them. On the evening that thetent was put up they gave a little enter-tainment, which was over at 11 o'clock.Then they hooked the flap of the tent andmade preparations for retiring. Mrs Hitch-cock continues:—"It seemed impossible that I, who had in-

sisted, when at home, upon having doorslocked, bolted, and barred, and who hadnever gone to bed without looking wellunder it, a3 well as in the wardrobe andevery .nook and cranny, and who had alsostarted for the Klondyke with revolver,cartridges, and belt, should now be entirelyfree from fear, realising that the tents ofhonest miners were all about us, and tbat.were a burglar to present himself, one cailfrom us would bring the man to justice soquickly that he scarce would have time torepeat a prayer."

WITH A KLONDYKE KING..One of the most interesting chapters in

the book is on "Visiting Mines with aKlondyke King," the King in question be-ing the familiar Alexander Macdonald. MissVan Buren rode a horse, for which she paid$30 per day, while Mrs Hitchcock electedto walk. As the roads were pretty bad foreither riding or walking, the women suffer-ed a good deal from their feet, for MissVan Buren had to dismount at times andwalk over some of the worst places. AtMr Macdonald's cabin they found his wifeand a good dinner awaiting them.

The next day they visited the claims andmet Mr Macdonald with a bag of gold onhis shouders, so heavy that he was stag-gering under its weight. In one of theclaims the gold ran from $200 to ?300 tothe pan. Miss Van Buren visited one of MrMacdonald's claims- while Mrs Hitchcockwas laid up with her feet, and she sawtwo men dig out $5000as half a day's wori;."Gold fell out wherever I poked my um-brella," she exclaimea to Mrs Hitchcock."Jones knocked out a stone, and right be-hind it shone a nugget weighing seven oreight ounces." In talkingof his great luck,Macdonald, really a quiet, modest man, gotmuch excited.

HORSES LADEN WITH GOLD."You'd better come to my claims and help

yourself, by Josh, for a syndicate has paid

$25,000 and is to give me $1,450,000 forthem and I to take out all the gold I canbetween now and Oct. 1, and should theychynge their minds I keep the $25,000.I'm also to get over a million for anotherclaim which will be rich next year, butwhich I haven't the time to develop, as Iwant some cash In order to enjoy myself InNew York and London. I shall have plentyof claims left, and the clean-up next yearwill be greater than ever before."

Could this be the modest M—? But hehad just returned from the mines with

horses laden with bags of gold, and whocould have helped feeling triumphant and jIntoxicated with success? And he deserves'It all, after years of patient, steady, hardwork. No man living is more "square" or jmore filled with kindliness and generosityto others than honest A M . He ques-tioned me about travels in Europe and Ja-■pan and of the great world outside, ofwhich he knows so little. j

The two women, after staking out claims,'came back over the White Pass, which wasmuch harder travelling than any they had■ever done. Undaunted by their hardships,ihowever, one of the women, Mrs Hitch-cock, has returned to the Kloudyke to lookafter her claims, which ought to pay herhandsomely.

EARLY ANGLERS.

THE PISCATORIAL ART HAS ADVAN-CED BUT LITTLE SINCE PRIMEVAL

DAYS.

There are In existence but very few spe-cimens of the fish-hooks used by pre-historleman In his angling expeditions, us, ofcourse, they were made of less durable ma-terial than the Implements employed in thecapture of larger game.

In Greenland, however, flsh-hooks com-posed of flint or chalcedony and bone havebeen found.

The invention of rude Implements to faci-litate the catching of fish would not requirethe exercise of any great Ingenuity or me-chanical skill. From watching the fishsuap at or swallow objects thrown in shewater, the idea of trying some temptingbait en the end of a string and throwing itinio the water to be seized and swal'owedby the fish, which could then be pulled outby means of the string, would be very slm-p'e. From this to the earliest known attacliment for making the capture of theflsh more certain was very easy.

Afterwards pieces of bone or wood,sharpcDcd at each end, and sometimes groovesin the middle to keep the string from ui'p-piug, were evolved. Implements of Ibischaracter are still used by the Esqu'mosfor catching sea-gulls an.l other water fowl.

A eird made of braided grass, 15 or 18iuches long. Is looped round the groove Inthe bone and fastened to a trawl line, keptextended by anchor buoys.

The l>one being baited with small fish,lot t which the implement Is Inserted lengthwise, the trawl lines are placed near thebreeding places of the birds, and would boeasily effective in the capture of certainbinds of fish.

As man gained experience and advancedin knowledge other forms of implementswould be evolved better suited for the pur-pose, but, with the exception of superiormaterial being used in the manufacture,the fish-hooks of the civilised nations of to-day are but little in advance of those usedby savage races and prehistoric peoples.Prehistoric fish-hooks of bronze and others

made from the tusks of the wild boar arefound in the Swiss lakes.

BISHOP OF ALL AFRICA.

PRELATE WITH A CONTINENT FORHIS SEE

HIS VIEWS ON THE TRANSVAALDIFFICULTY

The Rev. Joseph C. Hartzell, who IsBishop of the Methodist Episcopal Churchof America in Africa, was in London sixweeks ago. His diocese comprises all themountains, rivers, deserts, lukes, veldts,plains, and forests between the Cape andCairo in one direction and Sierra Leone andDelagoa Bay In the other. Stanley's pig-mies are his parishioners, and so are theKhalifa's dwindling hordes; but up to thepresent he has not been able to extend hisministrations to the outlying portions ofhis diocese which they inhabit. But Pre-sident Kruger and Mr Rhodes are withinhis sphere of influence, and he has met andentertains a great respect for both of them.He has been in Johannesburg and at theCape, he has been in the hinterland of theGold Coast, and up through the tet-se flycountry, at the back of Beira. He is avigorous, healthy-lookingbishop, with whitewhiskers, and he laughs lite a man whenhe says that in the course of a few hun-dred years he expects to have made ac-quaintance with the whole of his bishopric.

The "Dally Mail" representative who in-terviewed him felt at first inclined to won-der what the Methodist Episcopal Churchof America had to do with Africa that theyshould appoint a bishop of it. But BishopHartzell is

A MISSIONARY BISHOP,and missionaries, of course, have everyright to go anywhere.

"I am paying special attention to Rho-desia," he said, '.'and hope to do a greatdeal of work on modern missionary lines.I am taking out ten white missionaries,most of them college graduates, and we aregoing to develop the industrial side of thework—industrial schools, you know."

"And what do you think of the country?""Rhodesia? There Is no doubt it is

going ahead rapidly, though It is hard tosay how long it will be before that greatplateau will be peopled and prosperous. Agreat deal depends, of course, upon thegold, but there is no doubt that immenseriches will be. discovered there iv miner-als, coal, timber, and all kinds of pro-ducts."

"And from what you have seen in theTransvaal?"

"The future of It, do you mean? Thereis an irreconcilable struggle, but it can onlyhave one end. The Transvaal cannot keepthe world out of all the marvellous riches'of the Rand. It is not a matter betweerthe Transvaal and England alone. Thewhole world is interested. That was theway in which I put it to Mr Steyn. 'Youjcannot keep the world out,' I said to him, j'the English keep coming, more' and morejof them, and you have to recognise the factor risk the consequences.' ""What did he say?"

"He recognised it. They had been dis-cussing it, he said. They knew they wouldhave to do something, but they did not jknow how to do it. That was their dlffi-1culty, and if you think about it you willadmit that it is a difficult problem. For Ido not say that the Ultlanders, althoughthey have great wrongs, have themselves jbeen always and altogether free fromblame.

"And as to Oom Paul, though he is obsti-nate and stubborn, still I do not regard himas a bad man. Of course they say all kindsof things about him, and, as you know, heis very largely interested in brewery under-takings out there, which I do not consider-to be quite the thing for the head of aState. Still, I do not believe that he is abad man. But with regard to the natives, jthe Boers will do nothing. There are two'sections of the Dutch Lutheran. Church In "Africa. Mr Kruger belongs to the least jprogressive section, and that will not en-gage in any work on behalf of the natives.|That is one respect in which there is a:great difference between the English andthe Dutch systems. In Rhodesia the workis goingrapidly ahead. We have succeededin arousing a great interest in it in Ame-;rica, and have obtained promises of a great!deal of money." ■ j

"When do you go out again?""I propose to start on June 10."

PRESERVED BODIES.

MB TRIPLER NOW PROPOSES TOFREEZE HUMAN REMAINS

WITH LIQUID AIR.Mr Charles E. Tripler, who has pro-

duced such surprising results with li-quid air in New York, now says thatthat marvellous substance can replacecremation and earth burial. He willsoon freeze a human body. He haswritten th© following account of hi3scheme:—If a human body after death can bo

kept in a temperature many degrees be-low zero—and this can be produced onlyby the use of liquid air—it can be pre-served for an indefinite period; in fact, aslong as the temperature remains con-stant—and that is a feat easily accom-plished—the body, frozen hard, will pre-serve Its natural state.

My attention was called to this schemeof freezing bodies by a story in the news-papers which told how George R. Sea-men, a Texas scientist, proposed to im-prove on the present system of crema-tion by freezing bodies with liquid airand grinding them up into powder.

Of course, such a thing wuuld be ab-surd, as the icy powder when exposedto a warm temperature, would againbecome natural flesh and blood. I be-lieve, however, that an immense refrig-erator, built on a plan which I wouldsuggest, so that the temperature coulc.bo kept at from 200 to 300 degrees belowzero, would solve the problem of thepreservation of the dead;It would not cost any more to main-

tain such a building than it does to keeya largo cemetery in order. The ex-treme cold will keep the body from de-composing, causing it to freeze as solidas a rock. 1 have frozen a piece of beer-steak in a very few moments so solidlythat by striking it with a hammer itwas reduced to a powder as fine as sana.

The structure which I suggest couldbe fitted up with a separate compartmentfor each body, which could be viewedthrough a glass door.

The temperature of refrigerators,. suchas are used by brewers principally,would be like midsummer heat comparedwith that of the building which I havein mind.

WHAT THE DOSSIER IS.THE LONDON POLICE SYSTEM OF IN-

QUIUY COMPARED WITH THAT OFI'AKIS.

It is pretty generally known that when anewcomer rents a house In one of the bet-ter class neighbourhoods of London the po-lice nnike It their business to find out allabout him.

Within 24 hours after you have fixed thelast blind to your new house the "bobbyon the beat" has discovered your means ofgaining a living and where you gain It; hasarrived at a fairly accurate estimate ofyour Income, and Is quietly pursuing inquir-ies into your antecedents.

People regard with mixed feelings thisunsolicited attention on the part of theforce; but, to their credit be It said, thepolice never disclose to people whom Itdoes not concern any Information they mayin this way ferret out—assuming ,that is,you have led .aud are leading a reputablecareer. In the latter eventuality you willprobably hear from headquarters.It Is truly astounding whut the police get

to learn about the most Inoffensive citi-zens; but It is in very rare Instances thatthe information Is written out and docket-ed. On the other hand, lv

EVEUY CONTINENTAL CITY

of importance no person of average meansescapes having the minutest private detailstiled at the police quarters.

These police records are known by thename of "dossiers"—a word for which thereis no adequate equivalent in the Englishlanguage, but which has become exceeding-ly laminar to every one in this country iv

connection with tlie Dreytus case.The entire controversy on the subject of

the prisoner on Devil's Island may besaid to depend upon the mysterious con-tents of tue Jjreyius dossier, wnloh alone

can 'determine vie question of Ins guilt orinnocence.

The word "dossier" in a general sensemeans v bundle of documents relating to

either one particular subject or Individual.iiut it is more especially used to describethe documentary evidence, good uud OiAl,inconnection witn a person's record, and onthe Continent a considerable part of thedetective force la employed exclusively ivSKCUIUNU HATJEKIAL FOH DOSSIKIiS.One's relatives do not escape. If a man's

grancUather committed forgery the fact isrecorded in the dossier of the innocentgrandson. Not long ugo there was a cer-tain ambassador 01 a great Power at Parisme foments oif whose dossier at the Pre-fecture of Police were such as to place himaltogether at tUe mercy of the French Uo-veruuieut and to render liim more or iessuseless to liis own sovereign.

The dossier, indeed, is cairied to extremesin Pans. Tlie Prelect oi' Police presentsto the Minister oi tlie interior a' uuuy re-port of the doings and. goings on duringthe previous 2-i hours, not only of the lead-ing public men, but even of his colleaguesin the Administration and of the ChiefMagistrate himself.

Thus it is a matter of public notoriety atParis that the cause of President Casimir-Perier's sturtiugly sudden and otherwisewholly unaccountable resignation was thefact that M. Dupuy had obtained by means!of his secret agents possession of a secret jof the President which concerned not only!the latter's future, but likewise the fairname of another person.

Realising that, under the circumstances,he would be entirely at the mercy of M.Dupuy during the remainder of his presi-dency, and in that way probably forced toconsent to measures of which he thorough-ly disapproved, he preferred to resign.

There are several incidents in tho careerof President SPaure, notably during theclosing mouths of his life,, that can be ex-'plained only by the fact that his Ministerswere in possession of some knowledgewhichthey were using In order to terrorise himinto compliance with their demands.

The knowledge comprised in these dos- jsiers is by no means kept secret. In fact,so great is the readiness of the police tofurnish information that any bank or houseof business employing a bookkeeper or cash- jler, any flvni engaging a manager or sales-:man, in a word, nearly every employerpossessed of any commercial standing, canapply to the Prefecture of Police, If notfor the dossier Itself, at any rate for whatis known as the "sommier."

This is a precis or list, not merely of theconvictions, but even of the charges, oftenunfounded, that may have been brought,ever since childhood, against the person,concerned. i

So that if an elderly man who for morethan a quarter of a century has lived inevery sense of the word a life that can bedescribed as straight and above-board has jhad the misfortune In his youth to be ar-rested and fined for drunkenness, or to havebeen even suspected, though not indicted orconvicted, of any offence, it is recordedagainst him, and the record or sommier isat the disposal of his would-be employer;sometimes, too, of a man who is intent ondoing him Injury.

The inquisitiveness of the London policeis denounced by the supersensitlve, buttheir action is well-meant, and Jn somecases proves of considerable service, with-out being offensive. Londoners should con-gratulate themselves that they know notthe dossier.

FACTS ABOUT LIQUID AIR.

MAY TAKE THE PLACE OF STEAM.

There has been no discovery made duringrecent years more important than that ofliquid air.

This substance is yet in its infancy, butit already promises to revolutionise themanufacturing world, to change naval pol-icy, and to alter steamships and railways.

Liquid air is now pronounced to be themhotive power of the future. It is beingmade in vast quantities at a cost of lessthan a shilling a gallon. It is producingdegrees of cold never hitherto known.It la running steam-engines at an expen-

diture of labour and capital which wouianever have been thought possible. Liquidair, costing but a trine, has an enormouslygreater expansive power than steam.whlch,as everybody knows, costs a great deal tomake with coal, labour, and machinery.Liquid air looks exactly like boiling water.

From the moment it Is brought into exist-ence It begins to throw off enormous vol-umes of vapour.

Liquid air has a tremendous expansiveforce. No known substance will confine it.A quart of liquid air would blow up theHock of Gibraltar. The strongest and hea-viest receptacle that could be made of steelwould not hold a pint of this marvelloussubstance hermetically sealed.

On the other hand, liquid air is very eas-ily handled, and is by no means dangerousif care be taken to allow It to slowlyescapein the form of vapour. It is through thisprocess of escaping and expanding fromliquid Into vapour and from vapour backinto air that a tremendous development ofpower takes place.

The commonest steam-engine can be runfor a long period with very slightattentionby a pail of liquid air. You can dispensewith your coal and dispose of your boiler.

The lesson of this Is obvious. Steamship*In which at least one-fourth of the cargospace is given up to coal-bunkers and boil-ers may, with liquid air as fuel, save thisroom for cargo.

A large Atlantic liner burns 2500 tons ofcoal in a single trip. This, including thecost of handling, means an expenditure of£2500. Enough liquid air to run the samesteamer across the Atlantic

COULD BE MADE FOR £50,and the vast space In the vessel utilisedfor cargo.

The use of liquid air Is still more Import-ant from a naval standpoint. The spaceand carrying capacity In our great warshipsnow devoted to coal could be given up toammunition and protective armour and of-fensive weapons.

Liquid air has endless uses to which Itmight be put. It will freeze a glass ofwhisky into a solid lumpin 18 seconds, andsolidify a pint of mercury In even a shortertime.

But the most wonderful of all the proper-ties of liquid air remains to be stated. Itactually makes Itself. Once start a liquidair machine nnd it goes on manufacturingliquid air indefinitely without any help orattention, v continuous stream of the won-derful substance pouring out day andnight.

Air becomes a liquid under the Influenceof Intense, terrlllc cold—a cold of which wje

have no conception. Pour liquid air on Ice,and It flies off, hissing like water from ahot Iron. Breathe on It, and your breathcomes buck like a snowstorm.

Dipped into liquid air, iron and steel be-come as brittle as glass. Copper, gold, sil-ver, and other precious metals become sosoft that they will bend easily in the fin-gers. Nothing will withstand the terrificcold of the liquid.

And yet, strangely enough, you can dipyour hand Into it without Injury—that is,if you don't keep It there long. For an in-stant the soft cushion of air around thehand protects it, just as it does" againstmolten metal.

Keep the hand In liquid air until the air-cushiou disappears, and the days of thathand will be numbered. It would shriveland die like a hand held In a furnace.

Professor Dewar some time ago madeliquid air, but he Is content with

THE SCIENTIFIC USEof it, which allows the chemist to studythe properties of matter in the neighbour-hood of the absolute zero, the final cold ofinter-stellar space.

Mr Charles E. Tripler, of New York, goesmuch farther. He asserts that liquid air isthe industrial power of the future. He hasharnessed it and set it to work. Mr Trip-ler, like his countryman Edison, is blessedwith the provident imagination of the In-ventor. He conceived possibilities In liquidair as soon as Professor Dewar made it. Aliquid of so high a power ought to be use-ful in other places than laboratories.

But workshops cannot be run on motivepowers at £GOO an ounce, which was theprice Professor Dewar paid for his firstounce of liquid air. Some much cheapermethod of- production was necessary beforeliquid air could approach the sphere of in-dustrial possibility.

Nitrous oxide gas and ethylene gas, withwhich Professor Dewar made it, are dearand dangerous. Could not a cheaper gas becompressed with the same result? What isthe cheapest gas? Air. Could not?

But here Mr Tripler paused. It seemedtoo absurd. He

REFLECTED ON ITS ABSURDITY,and finally determined to make an absurdexperiment.

He compressed air, and allowed it to ex-pand round an inner chamber of air. Theexperiment was successful. The necessarycold was created.

The air In the inner chamber becameliquid. Therefore, Mr Tripler makes liquidair with air, and his raw material costs,him nothlug.

And then? Well, at present the liquidair is merely used for the making of moreliquid air. Its expansion sets the com-pressor to work, the compressor sets theliquefying machinery in motion, and theliquid air comes pouring out in volumes.

By the use of three gallons in the enginehe has made ten -gallons in the llquefier,which is a surplusage of 70 per cent, whichhe can use elsewhere as power.It takes less than a quarter of an hour

to make liquidair after the compressor hasbegun to run, and there is no noise, or heat,or smoke.

The drawback is that of the temperatureitself, which sometimes freezes up thepipes and cocks, and spoils the operation.Mr Tripler's liquid air costs him tenpeneea gallon, and he can afford to waste it bythe bucketful.: Professor Meyer in Berlin Is likewise

making this extraordinary substance.—i "Daily Mall."

BACHELORS ON BACHE-LORHOOD.

SOME REASONS WHY THEY DONOT MARRY.

A journalist,who has been making astudy of bachelorhood in all itsphases, lately took into his head tobeard the bachelor in his den, and de-mand the reason for his singleness.He had often been impressed, he says,by the faces of the unmarried men hemet in the clubs. Upon these faceswere depicted indifference, jollity, thedevil - may - care look, resignation,weariness, pain; but in vain did hesearch, for he has not found content-ment mirrored there. Then he be-thought himself of the interview. Heboldly called on several well-knownmen, each one high in his own calling,and here are some of the reasons theygave for remaining single:—

WHY ARTISTS DON'T MAEEYKEADILY.

To my idea, says an artist of note,the reason why so many of us do notmarry, or, to be more correct, do notmarry younger, is that an artist con-siders it quite a step to join his for-tunes (or misfortunes) to a 'helpmate.There are many*things to be consider-ed.

First of all, a competency to gatherenough of the wherewithal to supply ahousehold with the proper munitionsof war, for let me say right here thatthe old-fashioned idea of a Bohemianestablishment is an exploded theory,and the modern artist is also modernin the fact that he must live the lifeof a. modern gentleman with all thelatest requirements.

Then, in the second place, not everywoman is by nature fitted to be thewife of that necessarily nervous crea-ture called an artist. She may bepretty and well taught in all that mod-ern lore of clothes and small societytalk, but the necessary understandinglof what the lord and master is tryingto accomplish and the proper, appreci-ation of what is in process of creationoften makes her more of a stumblingblock than a help to success.

This appreciation of the verythought in the thinking is just thequality that helps the embryo greatman to his greatness, and the lack ofit crushes his artistic life and makesthe plant to witlher and wilt into noth-ingness.

Now, therefore, you will see that ii£entering the part of helpmate to anartift the "better half" is undertakinga great mission in life, and few—yes,very few—know how much they areundertaking. It is for the man whoknows what is required to say theword, and his knowledge of the great-ness of the undertaking in many caseskeeps him from taking the step.

Now do you see why we do notmarry as easily as other men?

AN ACTOR WHO WOULD,YET WOULD NOT.

What is worth while in bachelor-hood? Lots of things, a tragedianreplies.

What is wanting? The main thing.'Tis an old east phrase that a bache-

lor has his freedom; and so he has.He has heaps of it—so much, in fact,that it becomes irksome, and nearlyevery bachelor 'has, at some time of hisexistence, tied his freedom up in aneat little package about the size ofa ring box and piit it in the li&nds oisome woman, who either threw it \»it\upon his weary shouldersor destroyedit for ever.It is convenient to be returned in a

cab by some conscientious friend atthe door of one's bachelor apartmentat 3 a.m. and "no questions asked."One may put one's shoes on the 'hatrack, carefully deposit one's cigarettecase under the bed and sleep in thebath tub; and one's own weary headwill offer the only reproach in themorningl.

But then the bachelor's is a verylonely life. I imag-ine it to be rathera jolly thing to come 'home and findthe little slippers by the big ones onthe fender. To find a heart big withsympathy, and, above all, to find thebuttons on everything. And yet, couldone see the boys go off for a good oldtime without a murmur of—"I cannot but remember such things were,And were most dear to me,"

THE GENUINE BACHELOR ISIRRECLAIMABLE.

Freedom (says an inveterate club-man) is the choicest delicacy the godshave served to mortals. Bachelor-hood is freedom. Therefore bachelor-hood is worth all the rest of every-thing on earth. The genuine bachelor—the bachelor at heart—could not bedragged to the altar by beauty, wealthor personal magnetism. The real gen-uine bachelor — the simon-pure arti-cle does not come under the head ofavailable material for designing mam-mas. The real article is as free fromtemptation as the rock of Gibraltar.The man who thinks he may marrysome time, possibly for money, is notreally a bachelor. He is only a make-believe, crowding his early years toorapidly with the comforts heknows hemust abandon eventually.

Your genuine bachelor loves hisclub, his pipe, and his dog. For every-thing he has simply a deep re-gard. 'A DOCTOR "WON'T TELL."

A doctor, whether he is the happypossessor of a wife or not, is essenti-ally a married man. The very choice!of his profession implies the fatherlysupervision of a family. The little ail-ments "of the children, the throattroubles of the young lady who "singsa little," the real and imaginary illsof the maiden aunt and grandmotherare all in line witlh. the anxieties of thefather of a family.

To be sure, in the few hours givento the physician for recreation he isapt to be joyful over the fact thatthere are no ties to bind at those par-ticular moments. The bachelor canthrow back his 'head and walk fasteras he takes his exercise, and he ismore apt to have exhilarating objec-tive points. But on the topic, as onall others, the physician,.through forceof habit, is reticent. The doctor, likethe lawyer, is constantly under a sol-emn pledge "not to tell," and so itbecomes second nature to avoid directanswers.BACHELORHOOD A MERE HABIT.

A man who is a novelist, poet, and!editor all in one, says:—Bachelorhoodis a groove, a rut in the road.of life.We stay in it because we are in it,some of us culpably negligent for notgetting out, and others are kept in bythe force of circumstances.

Bachelorhood is a habit, like smok--1ing. Sixteen hours out of twenty-fourwe soothe our senses with nicotine un-til we imagine it a necessity. Sootheour senses with a magnetic personal-iity, and we cease to be bachelors.

A POET ON THE JOYS OFBACHELORHOOD.

" Ah! yes (replied a poet), it will be

only too easy to point out how it isthat our bachelorhood calls out allthat is best and noble in man. Thesame mysterious power that puts thefuller crimson on the robin's breastand livelier iris on the dove causes theyet unmated animal of the genus homoto show himself in his most seductiveguise, and to undertake those thingsin art and war, in gold-making andname-making which shall some daybelong to the one and only golden girl,the not impossible She, the WomanWho will Know and Will someDay un-derstand.

Yes, brother bachelor, tell her allthese things if you have to, but by thethree-fold mystic sign of the open doorand the unfettered foot, tell her noth-ing of that ineffable and intangiblejoy of careless bachelorhood which lamy secret and yours. Even though,you did tell her, she would not believeyou. She would certainly not under-stand, and it is two to one that shewould march away saying that bache-loritis is an affliction that should comealong with the whooping-cough andthe measles, and is as pathetic in, anold man of fifty as mumps in an octo-genarian.

WHAT! NO MORE TEETH.

That a 'toothless age' is near athand for this country, if not, indeed,for the entire civilised world, is thetheory of an American dentist ofprominence, Dr. Victor C. Bell. 'Weare becoming a "toothless people,"and that very fast,' says the Doctor.

Dr. Bell first brought these viewaot his before the public in a lectureunder the management of the New;York Board of Education, and heillustrated his statements with magiolantern pictures.

'To begin with,' said Dr. Bell, inhis lecture, must make this boldstatement, "We are becoming atoothless people." Tor otherwisehow can we account for the factthat thousands of p ople to-day arewearing artificial teeth, and thereare as many thousands who wouldwear them if- they could akord tobuy them? Look at our little child-ren at the age of two; their littleteeth are already decayed. Our girlsat the age of fourteen and sixteen,have beautiful teeti, indeed, but donot be deceived; in many instancesthey are artificial. Our mothers andfathers at the ages of forty and fiftycannot boast of having many soundteeth.

MEANT FOR PERMANENT USE.'Now when you consider how much

acute suffering and jpain these peoplego through, how many sleeplessnights/ and restless days they passbefore they arrive at that happymoment when they have gotten ridof their own teeth and can wear arti-ficial ones instead, you will naturally,ask yourself the question, "Has theCreator given us these organs fortemporary use and with the inten-tion of inflicting suffering upon us?"No, they were given us to last usthrough life. If we do lose them pre-maturely and if we do suffer excruci-ating pain while we have them it 13due to our own carelessness, negli-gence anfi ignorance of* the firstprinciples of hygiene which, governthe preservation of the teeth andmouth.

'I ca1!: add more to these state*ments,*said Dr. Bell the day afterhis lecture. 'It is not realised howthe teeth are going in this genera-tion. It is due to the food we eat,to the artificial conditions of the lifeof to-day, to the lack of care andattention people give to their

mouths.'Now here is a case in point. The

toothpick is not considered properin fashionable society after a meal,and floss silk is almost never used.Yet both, of these, if people wouldonly realise it, are good things. Af-ter eating particles of food are en-trapped between the teeth. Thetoothpick or floss silk will carry themaway. But they remain, the parti-cles of food decompose and an acidis formed which attacks the enameland finally combines with the saltsof the teeth, to destroy them.

TEETH LIFE SHORTER.Teeth do not last as long as they,

used to. My experience has taughtme that of men and women fromfifty tio sixty years of agio fromsixty to seventy-five per cent, nowhave artificial teeth. This statementseems astounding, but it is neverthe-less true. There is dental scienceenough to preserve them, but peoplewill not give denistry a chance. Theylet them go and a minute vegetableorganism collects >upon them. Theenamel goes away, and the dentine(the inside coating) is lard bare; thedentine is attacked, and the nervesand the blood vessels are exposed;:the nerves are devitalised and theteeth die.'

It is Dr. Bell's theory that onegreat reason of the country's pro-gress toward a 'toothless age' is dueto the lack of care of the temporary,teeth of children. If these tempo-rary teeth are bad, he says, the per-manent teeth will be weakened. Andyet very little attention is paid to achild's first teeth.

'Thumb or finger sucking is a badhabit for children,' said the Doctor.'By this habit the lower teeth areforced inward, and the upeer out-ward. Mouth breathing also pro-duces irregularity of the teeth. Thamost effective way of breaking thishabit is that employed by the Indianmother, who bandages the mouth ofthe child, and in that way forces itto breathe through the nostrils ornot at all.'

SMALLER LOWER JAWS.Another important tendency the

Doctor says he has frequently obser-ved is that the lower jaw is becomingmore and more contracted. It isnow, he says, frequently necessary,to remove some of the maiden teeth.The modern jaw, brought aboutthrough modern considerations ofliving, cannot accommodate all theteeth nature gives to us. Hence theteeth, besides being poorer year by,year, are gradually and steadily get-ting to a point where they will befewer.

'Whenever there is decomposi-tion of organic matter,' Dr. Bell de-clared, 'innumerable colonies of mi-crol. i, the germs of disease, aregenerated. Through a mouth thu3infected fresh food is daily taken,and during the process of mastica-tion it is naturally mingled with thedecayed matter in the mouth andthen is passed into the stomach fordigestion.'ls it astonishing, then, whyone suffers from indigestion or otherdiseases?'

'Good Lealth demands thoroughdigestion, thorough digestion de-mands thorough mastication, tho-rough mastication demands soundand healthy teeth.'

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY JULY 15,1m, 3

RANDOM SHOTSfzAMnoT

Some 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 lor fun.

The offer of the Australian troopsfor service in the Transvaal, like therecent offer of New Zealand volunteersand permanent foi-ce for Samoa, is asign of the eagerness of the coloniesto distinguish themselves on the fieldof Mars, as well as of a general dis-position to gather round the UnionJack in time of war. Out here wecannot have much opportunity ofjudging as to the merits of England'scase in the Transvaal, but that won'ttrouble .the Australian contingent.

'AH they want is active service, and it■will be a very good thing, from 'amilitary point of view, if affairs soturned' out in South Africa that an'Australasian force will be accepted.The Boers may have some rights ontheir side, but' what Young Australia■wants is shootingpractice, and if Kru-ger should give the Colonials more of.that than is good for their health,■why it would be all the better for thesurvivors, who would return as veter-ans to give a leaven to the-raw-recruitforce at Home. Where would theBritish army be but for its occasionallittle wars? These frontier scrim-mages serve to knock the dry-rot outof a force and keep it in form for thebig European war which will comesome day, in spite of all Peace Confer-ences.

Royal Commissions are all the fash-ion now-a-days, and this no doubt wasone of the reasons which led a writerin a Wellington paper the other dayto urge that the Government shoiiltlset up a Commission to tour the nativedisti'icts in New Zealand and enquire'into the present condition and thepolitical grievances of the Maori peo-ple. Certainly Eoyal Commissions jhave been instituted for much less im-portant matters, for instance the pre-sent wretched little squabble over the"ticket" of an ancient mariner by thename of Jones. It is idle for theGovernment or Parliament or anyoneelse to deny that the Maoris have ser-ious grievances for which they cannotget redress under the present state ofithings. The absurd way in whichthey are treated in regard to theirlands is a sore point with all theMaoris in this island who own anyland. They are treated like children,as they complain themselves, and aredenied%,the right to act for themselves.Possibly the exercise of the Govern-mentv pre-emptive rights to the pur-chase of native lands is intended to re-sult in the Government becoming thesole landlord, but as these lands whenacquired are veif, r often sold outrightto settlers for cash, the natives couldvery well be allowed to deal with in-tending settlers themselves, subjectto restrictions as to the size of theblocks sold to individual Europeans,and to regulations requiring inalien-able reserves for the maintenance ofthe natives. European settlement andthe development of the interior arealso interfered with by the presentattitude of the Government on nativeaffairs.

The other day I heard of a certainblock of native land in the Waikatodistrict which had been recently pass-ed throug-h the Native Land Court,and which the owners desired to sell—to the Government or anyone else whowould give them a decent price. Thenatives' agent estimated the value ofthe block, which was exceptionallygood land, at from £4 per acre up-wards. The natives could have soldit at a price approaching this toprivate persons, but all the Govern-ment would offer was 7s 6d an acre.The natives very naturally character-ised this as an insult, and no one canwonder at their distrust of pakehaGovernments,which one and all try toget hold of the native lands at thelowest possible price. In a privatepurchaser this would be excusable, butin a high-souled Government whichcalls the Maoris its "children." andprofesses to be actuated by the liveli-est solicitude for their welfare, it ismost unjust. The Maori can sell toothers, and cannot even lease excepttinder stringent restrictions, and theGovernment policy seems to be toooften to wait till the native ownergets tired and signs the deed in de-spair, or else dies in disgust.

The troubles of the Maori peopleare not to be settled or smoothed overby an occasional flying visit of thePremier to a native settlement anda korero against time with Mahuta, orby. the offer of the dubious honourof an M.L.C.-ship to the King of Wai-kato. I can imagine the derisive grinwhich went round the Maori Councilas Mahuta asked his advisers for theiropinion on this latest device of theGovernment to disarm the oppositionof the Kingites. The land is the prin-cipal trouble of the natives, but thereare other matters too into which aCommission might enquire. We havehad Commissions to enquire into kaurigum, old soldiers' claims, and a vari-ety of other things, more or less im-portant, and the native question issurely of sufficient seriousness to de^mand at least as much attention fromthe Leg-islatui-e as that devoted to a"marine scandal." It is a jolly goodjob for us that the Maori is not sopowerful now as he was thirty yearsago. If he were and the. Governmentdared to act towards them as theyare doing to-day there would, withoutdoubt, be another Maori war.

Sailors are well,, known to be theworst paid of any workifien. In are-cent comparison of the pay-sheets ofsteamers of about the same tonnagebelonging to various nations, theAustralian seamen, however, comesCut on top in the matter of wages,which even then is remarkably smalltor an able bodied toiler. The listgiven in an Australian paper showsthat the seamen on colonial steamersgets £6 a month as against £4 5/paid on British steamers, and £2 4/" month on Norwegian vessels. The

Australasian master of a steamer toois. better off than his British brotherof similar status, for he gets (in theinstances quoted in the list I refer to)£25 a month as against £19 per monthpaid to the Britisher and £21 paid toGerman skippers. The colonial mate,again, gets £15 a month as against.£9 10/ paid to British mates and a

paltry £6 to Norwegian officers.Again, the Australian chief engineeris paid £22 a month as against £105/ paid to those on English vessels,£15 to Dutch and Germans, and £12

7/ to Norwegians.

So far as the pay of skippers, en-gineers, mates and seamen is con-cerned the Australasian colonies comeout best. The Dutch skipper seems to

Ibe paid as well as Australians in the;comparisons made, but when it comesto the men before the mast there's ai big difference. The seafaring pro-fession is one of the most, arduous,ibut it is not on steamers as a rulethat the sailors' lot is an unhappyone. it is the: unfortunate men who■work the "windjammers" that are tobe pitied, more especially a Dutch orNorwegian hooker,, where the handsare apparently expected to live onconsiderably less than the proverbial

ismell of an oiled rag.

1 went to a concert the other even-ing, but the proverbial wild horsesshall not make me divulge the name.I can say that with confidence, as 1don't anticipate being- put to theordeal. Some of the singing at thesaid concert was—well, indifferent,yet the soloists were encored with apersistence that certainly surprisedme—until I found out the reason. Imentioned the matter to one of theaudience during the interval, and hisanswer cleared up the mystery in amoment. He said, "My feet werelike ice, so I stamped them on thefloor whenever I got the show, to tryand warm them." That explainedeverything. It was a bitterly coldnight, and no doubt a good many o£the listeners' feet were "like ice,"hence the exceedingly hearty applausewhich followed every item, good, bador indifferent. 1 took the hint my-self in the second half, and when thesoles of my feet began to feel asthough they were planted on the.South Pole I waited till the end ofthe item and then pounded tHte floorlike the rest of the cold-footed ones.Musicians talk of an undemonstra-tive audience as "cold," but. my ex-perience is that the colder the audi-ence—especially about, the feet—themore enthusiastic the applause.When I make my debut as a.finger Iwill ta.ke care that the thenaiometeris down near zero, and so ensure awarm reception.

A bachelors' tax has often beentalked of, and held by way of athreat over the heads of the rapidlyincreasing army of men who don'tmarry, but so far as I had heardof such a tax being' actually imposeduntil I saw the cable received fromBerlin a few days ago stating thatthe Diet of the Grand Duchy of Hessehas voted a bachelors' tax of 23 percent, above the taxation imposed onmarried men. New Zealand, it seems,does not always lead the world inclass legislation. " Being a marriedman, my sympathies are naturallywith a tax on bachelors. I considerthat the incidence of taxation shouldbe according' to the ability of peopleto pay, and the bachelor is undoubt-edly better able to contribute to thegenei-al revenue than the marriedman with a wife and perhaps half-a--dozen children to keep. Then thereis the vast army of unmated femalessighing1 for matrimony, while thoseselfish bachelors, flourishing in singleblessedness, disregard all the fascina-tions of the gentler sex, and hold ontight to their hoarded -wealth. Thereis also to be considered from a na-tional point of view the falling-offin our birth-rate, which is largelydue to the decreased number of mar-riages, and on the whole there is agood deal to be said in favour of atax on bachelors. Nobody seems tohint at the advisability of taxing oldmaids, though the girls usually getthe credit of having said "no." Itwould be interesting to know howmany men remain bachelors for thisreason. Young women expect somuch nowadays, it is said, that theaverage man cannot afford to maTry.and I am no advocate of marriedpoverty. By all means let both sexesremain single until they see theirway to be happy and comfortablewhen married, but if they do indulgein this luxury of single blessedness-well, I think they should pay for it,and lend a helping- hand to the bolderspirits who have taken the matri-monial plunge.

The Editor of the Bay of Plenty"Times" believes in the old saving,"A stitch Sn time," etc. 'Ina recent issue he puts forwardhis views on the liquor question inthis concise and vigorous fashion:—"We notice symptoms of the begin-ning of a correspondence on Prohibi-tion in our columns, a.nd beg to ex-press a hope that it will be brieferthan some of our contemporarieshave been blessed (?) with. As acomment on letters already appearedor appearing we may mention thefact that a sufficient sum for all thegreat improvements of the TownWharf, just completed at a cost ofroughly £1,350, has been paid sincethe beginning of 1593 by liquor licen-ses. Without them, or an increaseof rates to make up, by doubling thepresent general rate, it is hard to seehow it could have been done. Andstill we expect an overdraft!" TheProhibitionists will no doubt arguethat the Bay of Plenty people wouldsoon be able to wipe off their, over-draft if they went on the strict tee-total, but the thing doesn't seem towork out that way elsewhere, and theB.P. folk are more likely to followthe editor of the local buster.

Tlie next ballet to be given at theGrand Opera in Paris is to be called"The Dance of the Jewels." In onescene the dancing will not be done byliving beings, but by inanimate ob-jects, representing various preciou3stones and illuminated by electricity.The mechanism devised to manipulatethese is said to be most ingenious. Anyballet given at the Paris Opera is cer-tain to be well done. It is, in fact,the only place where ballets withstory and original music are given,andwhere the entrancing", lovely dancecan be seen according to the tradi-tions of art. "The "Dance of the■Icwels" will not be merely spectacu-lar. There will be point arid plot tothe scenes, and the music has b.eenwritten by a composer worthy of theGrand Opera.

July 22—Newton v. Ponsonby, City V.North Shore, Grafton v. Parnell

July 29—Newton v. Grafton, City v. Pon-sonby, Suburbs v. North Shore.

THE ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS.July 15—V. Rockhampton, at Rockhamp-

tonJuly 22—V. Australia, at BrisbaneJuly 25—V. New'England Branch Union,

at Armidale .July 21— V. Northern Branch, at New-

castle

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.July 17-V. All England, at ManchesterJuly 20—V. Dr. Grace's Eleven, at Crystal

PalaceJuly 24-V. Surrey, at Oval

FOOTBALL.

The contest for the Senior DistrictChampionship still, bears an open as-

pect. City are now looked upon by

some good judges as the probableCup winners, and judging by the formthis team has been showing lately it

would not be surprising if they did

effect a "boil over." On paper, how-ever, the championship looks a goodthing for North Shore.

The telegraphic report of theThames—Ohinemuri match in Monday

nieht's "Star" was rather hard on"Tiffv" Laing, the Thames wing-player, when 'it said that he "did animmense amount of work for Ohme-muri." There should have been afull stop after "work," the last twowords belonging really to the nextsentence. It read as though Tiftyhad played a good game for the otherside!I am sorry to hear that there is a

possibility of "Jack" Gillet being un-able to go South with the Aucklandteam, on account of business engage-ments.

The English footballers are veryanxious to visit New Zealand, and ar-rangements arc in progress to gettheir leave extended for three weeksor a mouth.

The takings in the first match play-ed by the English learn in Sydneywere .GO.'O: the second, £0f>o: find thethird. .(;■ 1.200 ; makiner a grand totalof £2.800. Tf Iho remaining matchesnre favoured with good weather theN.B.W. "Rugby Union will do remark-ably well over the visit.

Young Australia is certainly politeto visitors. The "Teleicrnrm" saysthat as the English footballers wereliemrr driven awny from the SydneyCricket Ground ni'tpr the Now SonithWales match, thov' were pelted withmud by boys. They encountered apimilnr experience in returning fromthe p-rnni'd nfter the tnatfii na-pinsf

I-flip ■^ntvo-noiitnn Union the follow-'p.«' Rnturdny.

An ex- An^'i^nrier nnmei'! Lewis i<jr>inyin<v fnr o'iport«!nTHi this sensoujTo writ: ooiicM,.T'f>f7 -1 poT-trnritv np nncof flip fo'-Trrfirrlq n"n the first Aiistrnlinn+pr>m on ,Tmir> 54. but nufortnunteivm-hs token seriously ill a few days be-fore the rnntnh.

Tt is a flifflnn.it, matter to eommrefho nresont !>;+;.=}, tenm with flint ofISRB, ns ton rofi^s book the foot^nilboth in Australia nr>d in New Zen-Inn(1. l;!ul not renewed cnr>h a hiViietnn<">irr' n« ;it r>rnc-nn+ "n,,^ (writesM> W. H. O:,-n ,,i) t should s.nv flintthe bneVs of this fenm r>vr>sounderiocs bn'llin.Tit. nnd certainly slower+hfin those of +he 1888 i.pnm.but thatthe forwnrri'a ptp hP,ix-ier rmri fnr Rli-iiprior. ?,fr Onrrnrtl <i(m«!vl<*rs +lin+the Tirecont ten-p-i ;ip n whole is riot irpin iiitpTr«i-ovi--;r-i;ti form. ns examplerlMl Tew Zeninpri frnmos.

The members of the British tenrnare quite n young lot, Nieholls is theoiriest. and his age is 20. Seven of theBritish tonm are internntionnl play-ore, viz.. Dovnn and M'Gowan CTre-Innri), Timms and Bucher (Scotland).Niehoils (Wales), Stout and GibsonEngland).

Aii effort is being- made to re-es-tablish the Rugby game in Victoria,in order to meet the English foot-ballers. With this object in viewsome 50 gentlemen interested in Bug-by, including several first-class expon-ents of the game, held a meeting theother day. The Rev. John Hoatson.who occupied the chair, read corres-pondence from the New South WalesRugby Association, offering all as-sistance in their power to the move-ment; and also letters from the Rev.M. Mullineux, captain of the Englishteam now in Sydney, asking that amatch might be arranged on somedate between August 12th and 28thnext, between his team and a Victor-ian team. It was decided that a Rug-by Football Club be formed; and aproposition that the Club be calledthe Victorian Wanderers' Rugby Foot-ball Club was unanimously carried.A committee was elected, and a sub-committee was appointed to make ar-rangements for a practice ground, agymnasium and a trainer. Practicewas to be commenced last Saturday.

In an article on the English footballteam, Mr W. G. Garrard gives an inter-esting description of their style ofplay. In view of a probable visit fromthe Englishmen, his remarks areworth reproducing. They are a heavierteam than I anticipated (he writes),especially forward; and judging bywhat I saw, play a most peculiar classof game. Commencing brilliantly theyopened out with quick passing, butthe passing was low and long, notshort passing, which is a feature ofNew Zealaiiders' play. They play nowing men, but the two half-backs attimes are really wing forwards; atother times they are both behind thepack, again there is only one. In fact,they are constantly changing theirpositions. Four ' threequarters areplayed, and passing was very generalbetween them. Often and often theball was thrown past the near man tothe one nearest touch, and on oneoccasion I noticed that there was apass of quite twenty yards from theright wing-threequarter to the leftwing, over the heads of the twocentres. The threequarter line is un-doubtedly the team's strength behind.Speaking generally, the passing wasfollowed by quick kicking, high andshort, backed by fast following- up, orelse deliberate kicking into touch.And Imust say the kickiug was of ahigh order. Again, the tackling all-round was terrific. I cannot find a bet-

lev word to express my view of it. ITliey simply flew at their opponents,hard, low and fast. I did not see an \attempt at high tackling all the game. ITo my mind tackling- is their finestpoint. The team say they never saw |so much high tackling as the New iSouth Wales teams have shown, andstate that it is gractically unknown inEngland. Forward, they play a pecu-liar game. I hear that they do nothave any set places, but the first for-ward to arrive at the ball goes intothe front row, and so on. They arecontinually looking for scrummages, ]as they start all their work from'there. " The three-quarter line seemedslow in pace, as time after time thebacks got clean away, but were easilyovertaken.After the Sheffield team had won

the English cup in May, the surgeon-specialist who patches up all the crip- jpled athletes of the county declaredthat one of the full-backs had playedin the last three matches with two ,broken ribs mid a ruptured side. "Ipatched him for the semi-final withover fifty yards «of starched bandagesand several thick pads. For to-day's ;match I strapped him up at the hotel; jhe was well rubbed down, and en-;veloped in bandages from waist tochest, and dressed in his footballclothes before going to the ground,for had any of the Derby forwardsknown what was the matter with him,lie would not have played a minute, ;and Derby would have won the cup. jA touch on the spot would have laidhim out, Half-time came and still hewas unharmed. I had a special roomfor him, cut some of the bandages off,a.nd gave him a bottle of champagne.As they were going out a Derby mansaid to me. "It's all rot about yourcripple. He's all right. He kicks allright, but he won't meet me face to

face like a man, but always turns hisback to me." At last the end came. jSheffield had won, and my man wasuntouched. He got into his room andcollapsed entirely, and when we_ cut

the wrappings away he was entirelyblack and blue, with a lump as big asmv fist protruding from his side.

AQUATICS.

Messrs Logan Bros, have com-menced work on the new 30-footeryacht which they are building torSydney. She is to be finished aboutOctober. The same firm has com-pleted an oil launch for Tauranga andan auxiliary screw fishing boat forthe Kaipara.

The funeral of the late Mr C. R

Warne a. member of the West EndRowing Club, whose death occurred ata lamentably early age, took place lastSunday, and wasattendedby a numbero members of the Club, who deeplyregretted their Club-mates untimelydecease.

Several English sporting newspap-ers comment on the boat used' byTowns, also by Sullivan, in their re-

cent matches. The general opinion

is that the 25ft boat is in some wayan improvement, but critics fail to

give any particular reasons, and evi-

dently do not correctly estimate thereal Value of the boat. The "Fieldstates that the short boat is very lull'lined, and in consequence goesthrough the water instead of over it.Ro far as can be learned, the boat usedby Towns is not equal to those in usein N.S.W. (says a Sydney writer).

The "\ustralian Star" (Sydney) ofa recent date gives the following ac-count of Mr Mark Foy's new racer.-"Joe Donnelly, the well-known localbuilder, is just now putting the finish-ing touches on a racing craft whosecareer will be watched with wide-spread interest throughout Australia.This is the Southern Cross (as she is

to be named), which is being built tothe order of Mr Mark Foy, who is. nowin Enc-land, and which it is expectedwill be shipped for the Old Countrythis month. Her chief mission is totry conclusions with the Maid ofKent,which defeated the old Donnelly-builtIrex in a series of races last year, andMr Foy has great hopes of the Sydneycraft in this respect. In constructing-this craft, Donnelly, who has had theentire designing, has departed fromthe old style of open boat, and has

Imoulded the new boat more in keep-ing with her intended rival, althoughshe is fuller forward than the Maid ofKent. The Southern Cross is 24ftoverall, waterline 22ft, beam 7ft 6in,depth 16in; her tuck is sft ljin across,Din deep aft., with a spring in thekeelof 9in. She is planked of pickedcedar, with ash timbers. She will bedecked, and will be built in water-tight compartments, and any watergetting into the well will run out bythe centreboard case. .Without hercrew, which will consist of about sevenor eight hands, she will draw about4in. She will be fitted with a daggerfin. Mr J. G. Carter has been en-trusted with the making of her sails,which will consist of a lug and jib,in addition to the usual light extras.The mast is 30 feet, and boom 26ft,fitted with patent reefing gear. Allsailing men will wish Mr Foy goodluck in his enterprise; and as Donnellyexpects the new craft to be more thana match for the 22-footers the South-ern Cross should prove a worthy Aus-tralian representative. If it can bearranged, she may be matched againstoiie or more of'the local 22-fdotersprior to her departure."

The last issue of the Sydney "Re-feree" to hand has the following re-garding the question of the definitionof amateur oarsmen in Australia,and how it would .affect anycrew proposed to be sent toHenley:—"When last over here MrGeorge Upward informed us that hehad written to Mr Astley Cooper onthe subject, and we are now able to

"give his views. On the receipt of MrUpwards letter, Mr J. Astley Coopei"wrote to the London "Times" as fol-lows:—'A short time ago a letter waspublished from the Hon. Alfred Dea-kin, a member of the Victorian Legis-lature, to me, saying that he thoughtthat the definition of an amateur oars-man in England was an obstacle to areally representative crew of oars-menbeing sent from Australia to Hen-ley. ... Mr Deakin forwards meby mail a letter to him from MrGeorge Upward, Sergeant-at-Arms inthe Legislative Assembly of Victoria.Mr Upward is now vice-president "ofthe Victorian -Rowing Association,and for 16 years has been connectedwith Intercolonial and University con-tests as stroke and coach. -Mr Dea-kin regards him as the highest auth-ority in regard to rowing in Aus-tralia.' Mr Upwards letter containsthe following passages:—'Your con-tention that the class qualificationwhich has to be complied with by.those who compete at the principalEnglish regattas is the principal diffi-culty in the way (of Internationalrowing contests) must be generallyadmitted to be correct. It would beimpossible to select an eight-oaredcrew from the best of Australian ama-

teur oarsmen who could comply withthat qualification. In Victoria, SouthAustralia, Queensland, New Zealand,and West Australia, any man, irre-spective of his occupation, may nowcompete as an amateur oarsman pro-vided that he has not rowed for amoney prize. The amateur definitionof the Rowing- Association of NewSouth Wales debars manual labourers,but the definition is not observed out-side of Sydney. ... At one timeit was thought that manual labourershad an advantage by reason of theiroccupation over non-manual labotir-and others. Experience liuh proveders, such us clerks, profVwsional men,that there is no justification for inak-in.?;a class distinction. The non?.mamial labourer enn fully hold hisown over all distil noes. This is provedby the results of championship lacesand regattas. The task of raising thenecessary funds to meet the expensesof sending a crew to England fromAustralia would be heavy, but not in-surmountable. If the best men werechosen, and they were eligible to rowin a contest or a series of contests,in which they would be opposed bythe pick of England's amateur oars-men, there is every reason to believethat the required monetary supportwould be provided. It would, ofcourse, be more difficult to raise thefunds to send a crew from any one ofthe colonies. I trust that in the nearfuture the difficulties mentioned willbe removed, and that, as in cricketand rifle shooting, Australians will beafforded an opportunity of testingtheir merits against the skill, power,and stamina of English amateur oars-men." By the above Mr Upward hasit that in every colony except New-South Wales any man, irrespective ofhis occupation, may row as an ama-teur, always provided he has notrowed for money, no mention beingmade about competition in any otherbranch of isport—the great stumb-ling block.

The America Cup Challenger, theyacht Shamrock,is to have two sail-ing masters—Archie Hogarth, PortBannatyne, being- one of them; whileE. Wringe, Brig-htlingsea, is the otherjoint skipper. In addition to thesetwo, the Shamrock will carry fourofficers, three boatswains, two carpen-ters, two sailmakers, thirty-five sea-men, two stewards, and last, but notleast, two cooks. Both skippers wereoriginally fishermen, the Englishman,Wringe, learning to sail a fore-and-aftrigged vessel about the fishinggrounds of the stormy North Sea,while_ Hogarth served his apprentice-ship in the almost yacht-like smacksof which the Ayrshire seaboard wasso famous some years ago. Both menare said to be in their prime—about36 years of age. Fear is said to be un-known to either of them, and thenumber of prizes they have wonclearly proves that they have few ifany superiors in sailing racing boats,Hogarth has an average for the pastnine years of twenty-two prizes peryear; while, as a hand in the Doris, hehelped to secure no fewer than 303prizes in three .years. Hogarth'scharges have been Mr Peter Donald-son's 10-raters Yvonne, Yseult. andIsolde, a Clyde syndicate's Calluna,and Mr Robert Collins' 10 'rater Lilith.Wringe's record is not to hand, butfirst as mate and then as sailing mas-ter Wringe is said to have taken partin some of the most interesting andsuccessful racing of recent years inAdmiral Montagu's famous fortiesCorsair, Vendetta, and Carina Headded greatly to his reputation hvhis successful sailing—as master—ofthe big cutter Ailsa, and the 52----footer Mildred. The terms on whichthe Shamrock's crew have been en-gaged have not been made public, butit is an open secret that they are thebest ever secured by the company ofany Cup challenger that has crossedthe Atlantic; moreover, if they winthe Cup they are to receive, in addi-tion, a very handsome presentThe dimensions of thenewAmericanyacht Columbia, as telegraphed byKeuter from New York, are as fol-lows:-Lengthover-all, 131ft Gin;loadwaterline, S9ft Gin; beam 24ft-draught, 20ft; mast, 107ft 6in boom,109ft Bin; gaff, 70ft; bowsprit, 38ft-topmast, 64ft; spinnaker boom 73ft:sail area, about 13,800 square feet

CRICKET.The fourth Test match will be com-menced at Manchester on MondayFive Test matches have been playedthere by Australian teams of the pastEngland having won two, Australiaone, and the other drawn. It was atManchester that the 189G team de-feated England.Although Worrall has been playino-first-class cricket for some 15 years'it-was not until about two years agothat Ue placed a century tb his cre-dit. His centuries now number five-

-103,104, 109, 104, and 100 not out.The special reporter of a Sydneypaper, who is in England with theAustralian team, writes: Albert/Trot tdoes not intend to return to Austra-lia again to reside permanently,though he might have a run out withhis wife in a year or two just for aholiday. Trott is one of the mostpeculiar of men. At Lord's he hassuccessfully lived down the strongfeeling that exists against the iim-portation of Australian professionals.The same correspondent adds that itis definitely settled that the Austra-lians will play in South Africa at theconclusion of their English tour.

Throughout the match between theAustralians and an English eleven atEastbourne 'half holidays were spe-cially granted to the local collegeboys. Hundreds of them in uniformswarmed through the gates, and thoseAustralians who had the hardihoodto stroll round into tile outside en-closure were besieged by lads withbirthday books, and were snapshottedat every stride.

Writing about the Uhird test matchthe Sydney "Referee" says:—"Proman Australian point of view, themosvglorious feature of the match at Leedswas the splendid recovery made onFriday by Kelly, Trumper, Trumble,and Layer, after the astonishing col-lapse of the first five batsmen. Thefirst five wickets put on 39 runs, andthe last five added 185, a recovery inkeeping with the reputation .of" themen aj3 plucky and able players. Onecan almost feel glad that the failureof the big guns took place, affording,as it did, such an opportunity for theothers to show their grit.

On May 11, 12 and 13 the Yorkshirebeat Somersetshire at Bath by aninnings and 301 runs, the losers hav-mg to.bat on a bowlers' wicket.Scores:—-Yorkshire 499 (F. S. Jackson91, G. IT. Hirst 84, Tunnicliffe 82,Denton 67, Lord Hawke 48, andBrown 42); Somerset 125 (Eobson 71)and 73. Jackson, Hirst, and Ehodesbowled .best for the winners, t!helast-named taking- five wickets for 1.1.runs in th-3 secend innings.

OUTDOOR SPORTS.(BY ACTAEON.)

AUCKLAND RUGBY UNION.FIRST FIFTEENS,

INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES.August 2—Otag-o v. Welling-ton, at Dun-

August 5-Canterbury v. Wellington, atChristchurch

ATHLETICS.Word has been received in Sydney

that "Tom" Carroll, of San Francisco,recently created a new world's recordof 217 ieet for throwing the 121b ham-mer. His previous best was 205 feet.

A good deal has been said and writ-ten of recent years (says London"Sporting Life")* about the decadenceof athletic meetings, but although thebig- open fixtures have not been hav-ing- such a rosy time of it lately, it isplain that as 'much running as everhas taken place, for tjie number ofprivate meetings has been consider-able. Thanks to such agencies as theAssociations formed to promote sportainongbusness houses, most firms ofany size at all now bring off an an-nual meeting, and it is only the factthat sports are run on more modestlines that makes it appear that re-unions of this class are going out offashion.

According' to the Canterbury"Times," a movement is on footamongst some amateurs to bringabout the amalgamation of the twoamateur bodies in Christchurch, viz.,the Canterbury Amateur AthleticClub and the Pioneer Bicycle Club.

The contest between the universi-ties of Cornell and Syracuse, whichtook place in the field of the, latter onMay 13, ended in a victory for Cornellby' 7 points, after an interestingstruggle. Although the track washeavy, Whittemore (Syracuse) wonthe 100yds in 10 l-ssec, and the 440ydsin 52 *l-ssec; Lewis (Syracuse) an-nexed the 120yds hurdles in 16 l-ssec,and the 220yds hurdles in 26sec; Glass(Syracuse) put the 161b shot 39ft 7|in;Deming (Cornell) cleared lift in thepole vault; Myer Prinstein (Syracuse)jumped 23ft lfin the running broadjump; Waite (Syracuse) ran 220ydsin 22 l-ssec; and Bushong (Cornell)got over the bar at sft Sin in the run-ning high jump.

The figures of the revenue derivedby the Canterbury Cricket and SportsGround Co. from the various, sportsduring the past year worked out asunder:—Cricket £183, football £158,cycling £145, athletics £38, andswimming £24. They had a verybadseason for cricket, as no foreign mat-ches were played. Football has beenunprecedentedly successful in Christ-church this season, and the Companylook forward to a good return beforethe close of the season.

Constable English, the Australasianhigh jump and weight-putting cham-pion, is again on the sick list, andwill very likely be an absentee fromthe New South Wales team next No-vember at Brisbane on the occasionof the Australasian athletic cham-pionships

A Christchurch paper learns thatthe deputation from the N.Z. Leagueof Wheelmen have waited on the com-mittee of the N.Z. Amateur AthleticAssociation appointed, at the requestof the League, to meet them, and thata conference was held. What tookplace, however, has not. transpired,and the representatives will report totheir Executives the result of theconference' .

The question of Australasian repre-sentation at the Olympian Games atParis in 1900 is already being" dis-cussed in colonial athletic circles. The"Sydney Beferee" urges the necessityof immediate action if our coloniesare to be adequately represented. InFrance, in England, and ,in the UnitedStates (says the journal referred to),the visit of an Australasian team isfully expected, and freely discussed.It is quite possible for us to be repre-sented in certain branches of sport,particularly in the Olympian .Gamesproper, and in swimming, and, so faras general athletics are concerned,it has been practically decided by ourAmateur Athletic Union to send ateam. But we must be up and doingat once. So far as the Americans areconcerned, the expense of the tripwill be borne by the colleges andclubs the runners represent. . . .Colonel Hamburger, of the Americanrepresentatives, has been in communi-cation with. Professor Sloan (who islooking after the representative;, fromthe Universities in America), and athorough understanding exists be-tween them as to the selection of theteam which is to uphold America'sclaim to athletic supremacy. Cannotour Government be induced to con-ti-ibute, and cannot an influential com-mittee be at once foi'med?

LACROSSE.Although it was quite wintry wea-

there on1 Saturday last, y.et there wasan excellent muster of the New Zea-land Lacrosse Association members atStichbury's paddock.

There ca.n be no doubt that a gooddeal of enthusiasm is being evincedin the pastime, and the consequentimprovement in play is most marked.One or two faults are still apparent,and of these a tendency to indulge inrough play is the Avlorst. Playersmust make an effort to check this atthe outset, as not only does thebeauty of the g-aane suffer thereby(from the fact that science and skillwill inevitably prove the superior ofmere brute strength), but also thegame will be brought into disreputeowing to the prevalence of accidents.This should not be so, as when thegame is properly played injuries

should be practically unknown.. There is. still a tendency to over-run the ball, and the picking up onSaturday was far from clean, al-though' this no doubt was largely dueto the sodden and lumpy nature of theground.

The teams chosen were fairly accu-rately matched, but the "red sashes"'were without a good attack man,and this entirely deprived the sideof any possibility of victory. Theiropponents, on the other hand, al-though by no means superior in gene-ral play, by constantly "feeding" E.Noton, who was in the above-men-tioned effective scoring- position en-abled that good player to put in goalafter goal, and thus bring aboutan easy win for his side by ten goalsto five.

Broughton, who captained the redsashes, played his usual successfulgame, while another player who didyeoman service for his side was Owen,who although at times displaying atendency 'towards rough play, yet

showed a masterly defence.Lennox, who used an old Canadian

crosse, showed himself quite an adept,although it was only his second ap-pearance. Some good picking up wasdone by Ward, who also displayedcleverness in evading his immediateopponents, but this player should, uti-lise his good throwing ability moreoften. Hickson played with a con-siderable amount of dash, and is astrong runner, being the main factorin the scoring of at least two goalswhich went to the red tally.I understand that the game will

be shortly played in the Domain, whenno doubt there will be a good musterof spectators, for the present con-vincing ground has this demerit thatit gives onlookers practically no con-venience for watching the play.

CYCLING.3, Grazier,a prominent member of

tke Auckland Cycling Club, left forAmerbii by the E.M.s. Moana lastMonday.

George Sutherland, the Christ-church cyclist, has gone to try hisluck in Melbourne. Asked by aChrlfstchiirch scribe what was his ownopinion of his prospects, Sutherlandmodestly gave it -thus: "ComparinginvKclf with any Australians I haveridden with, I don't see that I needbe frightened but wThat I shall keepmy end fairly well on it."

The following significant advertise-ment recently appeared in the. Jubbul-pore "Times ': "Wanted a wife, under25 years of age. No cyclist need ap-piy-"It is said that two Chicago gentle-

men—expert cyclists and cueists-made a match for £500 a-side to playbilliards on bicycles. Each playerwas armed with a cue double the or-dinary length, and was not permi^dto rest his machine against anythingwhilst making a stroke. The trickwas therefore to hold the handle-barin one hand and the cue in the other,and to remain as stationary as possiblewhile making the shot. The biggest"break" was six, and the next import-ant break was the break of an arm,which one of the players sustainedthrough colliding with the marble topof the table. The latter break did notcount, but it enabled the other playerto "run out" an easy winer.

The latest development of the Sal-vation Army in New York is a bicycleband for the purpose ~f carrying on"warfare" among bicyclists. Diffi-culty was experienced in the manipul-ation of the big drum, but this wasfinally surmounted by an arrange-ment of wires in front of the handle-bar, so that the driver steers withone hand, while he bangs away at hi9instrument with the other. The "bi-cycle squad follows the band onwheel,, but no concession in the wayof rational dress is allowed to the wo-men members, although their skirtaare slightly shorter in cycling thanthey are in walking.

Look at it which way you will (saysC. H. Larrette in "Athletic News"),the forthcoming world's champion-ship at Montreal bids fair to be a gig-antic frost. For the life of me I can'tsee where the competitors are to comefrom. I very much doubt if Europewill be largely represented, seeingthat it will cost at least £50 a timeto send men over there. (I sincerelytrust that the General Committee willnot be talked over into wasting anymoney on such a wild-goose chase.)The bulk of the racing men in theStates have thrown off the thraldomof the League of American Wheelmen,and, consequently, are net eligible torde under the I.C.A. rules. I doubtwhether the trade will go to the ex-pense ofsending racers or pacers over,so it really looks as if the Canadiansand a few "loyal" Americans will haveto fight out the contest among them-selves. What a dreadful farce it willbe, to be sure.

At the annual meeting of the Auck-land Cycling Club last week theelection of officers resulted as follows:Patron, Mr J. J. Holland, M.H.E.;president, Mr A. M. Myers (re-elect-ed) ; vice-presidents, Messrs E. D. Hal-stead, F. S.Malcolm,C. D. Grey, R.Hobbs, Iredale, G. W. G. Patterson,G. Fowlds, and E. Eeynolds; treasurer,Mr D. Crozier; secretary, Mr % Nor-don; hon. surgeon, Dr. N. McKayGrant; committee, Messrs C. Hainon,C. Curteis, G. Fell, P. Eubery, and H.Wilton; captain, Mr H. 0. Young;sub-captains, MessrsP. Smith, A. S."White, and W. Marshall; auditor, MrM. S. Leers; delegates to Sports GearAssociation, Messrs E. JNTordon and H.Wilton. After the meeting the Chair-man intimated his intention of pre-senting for competition a prize forthe amateur cycling members; also,atrophy for a billiard tournament.

BACK TO DAYS OFFALCONRY.

THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROtTGB:KEVIVES A ROYAL SPORT.

The news that the Duchess of Marl-borough and the fashionable set aregoing in for a revival of old-timefalconry next fall brings to publicview the former sport of Kings, sinceabandoned, save for a. few sturdy old'squires in remote provinces. 'Some one last autumn proposed totake-up the sport: The idea spreadrapidly. The scarcity of falcons pre-vented much indulgence during thelast hunting season.

The Duchess of Marlborough, how-ever, has procured a cage of a halfdozen falcons, which are being trainedat Blenheim. The Duchess is said tobe much interested, and means totry the sport so soon as the London,social season ends, the latter part:ofJuly, and everybody in society goesto their country.places. "She makes a charming picture onhorseback with a falcon on her wrist.The hunting is to be conducted asnearly as possible like in the daysof King Charles.

The falcon is a bird belonging1 faany one of several species of h«4ft»'f.Only tie female i 9used, for. hun'tftgpurposes. In ancient times, in Eng-,land, falcons and hawks were allottedto various degrees of men, according'to their,rank; for instance, to royal-ty the Jerfalcons; to an Earl, theSeregrine falcon; to a yeomen, thegoshawk; to priest, the sparrow-hawk; and to knave or servant, theworthless kestrel.

The falcon was used' to kill birds,rabbits, and all kinds of small game.The hunter carried the bird on hiswrist. He wore a heavy leatherglove with a gauntlet to keep thebird from clawing him. The falcon'slegs were attached to the hunter'swrist by strips of leather called"jesses," which could be slipped atany moment.

Over the bird's head and eyes was.a hood. As. soon as the falconer camein sight of the game he slipped offthe hood a.nd the jesses of the falcon,who immediately flew after her prey.

Falconry has a language of itsown that is more abstruse and pic-turesque than that of golf. Here aresome of the terms:

"Crea.nce," "fronuce,' ' "haggard,""hoodshy," "intermeived," "varvels,""impring," "yarak."

WHICH.

Mrs B.: 'If you come home like thisagain I shall leave you and go back tomy mother.'

Mr B.: 'Is that a threat ora promts^my dear?'

(Mrs B. left pondering wha+

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899.4

MANUFACTURER'S SADDOWNFALL.

A melancholy story of the career ofj man named Allen Dyson was told

at the Colchester Borough PoliceCourt, Birmingham, lie appeared be-fore the Court charged With havingstolen some paper and envelopes. Hejnd also ordered a lunch, lor whichle had no means of payment. Dysoneloquently harangued the Bench, sny-inL that he was formerly a partnerof the present, linn of Alessrs JosephDvson and Sons, woollen manufac-turers of Huddersiield, and when heleft the business in IS7O he took out

£21 000 Since that time.he had been

"ooiiio- wrong," and lie was nowl.roken-hearted. He admitted havingbeen sentenced to three months' im-prisonment at Gloucester in 189* forstealing an overcoat. The head con-stable Paid that prisoner had runSow* between £30,000 and £40,000,and was well known to the Hudders-gd police. He frequently left hotels

Shout paying his bills. A fine o

JJ or in default one months im-

prisonment, was inflicted.

FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

r,NE MILLION PEOPLE SAID TO BE

STARVING TO DEATH.

Appallingaccounts of the famine in

Uussia continue to reach London.

The Rev. Alexander Francis, pastorof the British-American Church in St.Petersburg and chairman of the Belief

Fund committee, addresses an appealto the English people, and the "Chron-icle" suggests opening- a Lord -May-

or's fund to collect subscriptions.Jlr Francis' letter bears out the in-

formation that one million people arestarving to death and that every,donor of 10/ saves a life. |

Scurvy, typhus lever, typlnod lever,

and other diseases in their more ag-gravated form have broken out, andare spreading rapidly among the starv-ingpeople. The mortality, especiallyamono- the children, is alarming.

Princess Lieven writes from the dis- jtressed Christopal district, easternBtissia:

"You cannot imagine what they eat.Anything is looked upon as goodenough to. fill the stomach. Bad ty-jphoid fever and scurvy in the most!virulent form are the natural resultsof the bad and insufficient food.There is constant bleeding from theroof of the mouth, which is swollen,and the gums also bleed when touched.The teeth get loose in their sockets.Open sores appear on the feet. Deathcomes from internal hemorrhage.

"About 3/ is sufficient to buy food tokeep up the strength of a man during1a month. So little money goes a long-way. But thousands are to be fed andspeedy help is needed, for people'slives are at stake."

BANDS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

The utility of music in matters per-taining to war is probably one of thegreatest forces. At the present day,in all the armies of the world, musicalwar signals are considered not onlyuseful, but absolutely indispensable.The infantry drill regulations of manycountries give the music and signifi-cance of more than sixty trumpet sig-nals—calls of naming, of assembling,of alarm, of service and so on—besidesa dozen or more drum and fife signals,all of which is a definite language tosoldiers.■ But its use is not merely confinedto signalling, for music is used inother ways for purposes of war. Inthe way of dispelling weariness on theinarch, nothing is equal to the musicof a brass band. Lord Wolseley, says"Pearson's,"has remarked that ''troopsthat sing as they march will not onlyreach their destination more quicklyand in bettcf fighting condition thanthose who march in silence, but, in-spired by the music and words of thenational song, will feel that self-con-fidence which is the mother of vic-tory."

Probably savages are the most^sus-Ceptible to the warlike feeling inspiredby certain class music. It arousestheir anger, incites their fanaticism,andby accompanying their war dancesin time of peace it arouses their lustof -war. For this reason it is among■warlike nations that early music wasmost developed.

The German army includes more,than ten thousand military musicians.Other powerful nations on the Con-tinent employ rather less numbers inmilitary bands.

TORTURED FOR THEEPICURES.

FEARFUL CRUELTY TO GEESE TOMANUFACTURE PATE DE FOIEi GRAS.

To the ordinary man and womansio conception of the torture to whichthe poor, unfortunate goose is putcould possibly be formed.

The geese when about 9 months oldare taken from the pastures and plac-ed in an underground cellar, wherebroad, slanting stone slabs stand inrows, and arebound fast to the tables.They are literally crucified.

Feet, wings, and bodies are spreadout and bound by bands, so that onlythe neck is left free. As may be im-agined, the animal struggles with allits might against this stretching, till,after days of vain endeavour to free. itself from the bands and its position,its powers of resistance are overcome^and a dull resignation, broken only■by its low cries, takes possession ofit. Two months must pass beforedeathbrings relief.

The animals are meanwhile cram-toedwith dumplings made of dough ofbuckwheat, chestnuts, t and stewedmaize. Every two hours, six times aday they receive from three to fivedumpling- pills, which in time becomeso sweet to the tortured creatures thatthey stretch their necks to be cram-med.

The most difficult task is to deter-mine the right moment for death.Those who die of their own accord arelost to the liver factory, therefore akind, of study is needed to see whenthe cup of agony is brimming full and"the liver is ripe for taking. Theooclfesof such ripe ones are like pump-kins — where ordinarily fingers areJuried in flesh and fat nothing butskin and bone are found. The livershave absorbed all the strength andjuices.—"Aurora News."

THEOSOPHIST'S RASH ACT

Howard Kretz, a student fascinatedby the theosophist theory of the 0111-

nipotence of mind over matter, re-solved to put it to the test, and withthat object in view jumped from themiddle span of Brooklyn Bridge intothe East River—a drop of i:.'!i feet.He was picked up by a tug, bruisedand only half-conscious, but not seri-ously injured. When he recovered

his senses in the hospital to which hewas taken, he explained that }\\a

sole motive in jumping oil' the bridge1was to prove thai one might survivesue! a feat if he had sufficient willpower. He had proved this, and waseontcnl. The public authorities tooka more prosaic view of his conduct,ar.d haled him before a Magistrate

:on a charge of attempting suicide.He was, however, exonerated and re-leased. Kretz's jump was the twen-ty-fifth that has been made from theBrooklyn Bridge. Nine of them havebeen fatal.

SECRETS OF THE SEA.

Mystery has for some weeks pastsurrounded the disappearance of theFrench barque Le Marechal Larmes,On the morning- of March 30 last thevessel left Swansea Docks on hermaiden voyage for San Francisco,with a cargo of 3000 tons of coal anda crew of twenty-five hands. Wreck-age bearing her name two days latercame into St. Bride's Bay, on theSouth Wales coast. Considerablespeculation has been rife as to howthis beautiful new boat met her fate,xhe theory generally entertained be-ing that she foundered in a collision;another was that she had struck onthe "Hats and Barrels," a reef of.dangerous rocks off the Pembroke-shire; coast.

Recently, 'however, some Cornishlong-line fishermen diseovei-ed theill-feted barque at Grnssholme,an is-land sixteen miles out in St. Bride'sBuy. Her three masts are visible atlow water and, as she lies submerged,she has a strong list to port. Shelnvst have gone considerably out ofher course to have struck on theserocks. The fishermen have reportedtheir discovery to the French Con-sul at MiWord Haven.! Grafefholme is a small uninhabitedislet, a few acres in extent. No bod-ies were found on the island, but lastSntuiday a corpse, which is surmisedmay be* that of the ship's steward,was picked up off St. David's Head.It was clothed in oilskins and worea lifebelt.

£10,000 FROM FOOLS.

THE MORAL OF SHAM "PUZZLECOMPETITIONS,

"The Fine Art Company" was oneof the schemes of George Smith andWilliam Yell for separating personsof limited intelligence from theirmoney. The "company" was locatedat a stable in Islington, with a letter-box in the door for the reception ofmissives containing postal orders sentby the persons aforesaid.*The bait was plentifully scattered

by Smith and Yell in tiie form of se-ductive advertisement?.. One of thesecommenced by stating that the com-pany was giving away 10,000 Christ-mas presents, worth £ G25. as well as£100 in cash prizes. Each sender of2/ would receive a monster packet ofChristmas cards, worth 3/6, and amost interesting and instructivepuzzle, worth 1/3.

A number" of childishly simplepuzzles followed, and some 30,000 fool-ish persons competed for the prizes,sending 2/ each. In. due course eachreceived a packet of cards, worth atthe oiitside 5.U1, a puzzle, and a half-penny stamp—the last mentioned be-ing their share of the £ 100 cash prize.

By .this stroke of business, it isstated, the pair received £7,000 fromthe public. By another competition,in which lockets, worth 2kl each, weresent to persons who forwarded 1/0 or3/, they gathered in a further £3,000.

The Treasury have taken up theprosecution of Smith and Yell, whowere remanded at North London ona charge of obtaining money by falsepretences.

ALLEGED MURDER IN ATRAIN.

At Gloucester two Swedish sailors,Albin Petersen and Oskar Sjobeck,were charged with the wilful n del1of Andrew xVndersen, another saiior, anative of Norway. The accused andthe murdered man were paid oft' fromthe steamship Dulwich at Cardiff, andlater the same day took train forLondon, having-, as is alleged, a com-partment to themselves, and beingperfectly sober. The first stoppagewas at Chepstow, where their ticketswere examined and punched, andwhere nothing- apparently was amiss.When the train arrived at Gloucesterat 12.30 (midnight) a porter saw thetwo sailors at one of the windows of acarriage as the train slowed iip, andbefore it was actually brought to astandstill Sjobeck jumped on to theplatform, and his action caused theporter to go towards the compartmentwhere

A SICKENING SPECTACLEwas presented to his gaze. Proppedup in the corner of the carriage wasthe deceasd with a deep gaping woundin the neck from which a large quan-tity of blood had flowed. The cushionwas saturated and the floor coveredwith the man's blood. He wass notquite dead, but expired within a veryshort time afterbeing found. Petersenand Sjobeck were at once arrested byPolice-sergeant Braybrook and Police-constable Gardener. Rjobeck wascovered with blood, being saturated onthe breast to the skin. Both the ac-cused are young, apparently not moreMian twenty-one, and speak Englishfairly well. Wren charged Sjobeckmade a rambling statementto the effect that Andersen, the de-ceased man, got into the carriage tenminutes before theTRAIN ARRIVED AT GLOUCESTER,

that he was then cut on the neck andbleeding all over. Petersen, who isfairer and of slighter build, thoughapparently older than his fellow-prisoner/said that at Cardiff somecompanions proposed that they shouldro to Canton, and they did so. Onbeing- reminded by the magistrate(Alderman Powell) that he had notattempted to account for the presenceand condition of the murdered man,the accused said he did not see himtill they arrived at Gloucester. Mi-Deputy Chief-constable Philpotts ask-ed for a week's remand, which wasgranted

TO ANNIHILATE A FLEET BYELECTRIC SHOCK.

The success of wireless telegraphy andthe remarkable capabilities of the HertzRays have led a French electrical savant,Dr. Le Bon,states a Dnlziel message fromParis, to turn his attention to the possi-bility of applying this force to modernwarfare. The result is the startling an-nouncement that he hopes shortly to poi-fect an apparatus by which, seated com-fortably at home, several miles inland, hewould be able to project a current cap.,able of annihilating- a licet, hovering- offthe coast. The explosions would be oc-casioned by the shower of sparks result-ing- from the contact between the pro-jected current and the electric wires onboard the ship, which shower would beso intense as to immediately ignite, thepowder and shell on board.

TERRIBLE CORSICAN TRAGEDY

Tramoni, a schoolmaster, is the latestperpetrator of a Corsica,!! tragedy, saysa Paris correspondent. He had recentlybecome obnoxious to the local officials ofLovek di Tallano, and they had set theinhabitants of the village against him.Every evening songs of vengeance anddeath were sung under his windows, soTramoni one day took his. sun, went tothe town hall, lired at the mayor (whowas fatally injured), and shot the deputy

;mayor dead. When the gendarmes arriv-ed the schoolmaster lired at them, butwithout effect. They returned the lire,and he received a bullet In the left shoul-der, and was also hit in the body by sciraopersons who had joined the gendarmes.The mayor (M. Serre) died from his in-juries, and Tramoni lias been sent to hos-pital. He declared that he was sorry hewas not able to shoot the whole of theinhabitants of the village, who had beentrying to make his life a burthen.

ATROCIOUS MURDERS AT SEA

DYING KROOBOYS' DESPERATESTRUGGLE FOR LIFE.

Some horrifying details of the doing- todeath of two Krooboys while on the voy-age from Monrovia to Belgium aye re-lated by an Antwerp newspaper.

Shortly after the vessel started it wasdiscovered that the negroes were in tholast stage of small-pox. In order to es-cape quarantine at Freetown tho (lying-wretches were placed in the vessel's life-boat and covered with a largo sheet. Dur-ing tho night they were thrown over-board, and were eventually cut to piecesby tho vessel's screw.

The negroes fought hard for life. Whenthey were thrown into the water theymanaged to come to the surface, andclungto the bulwarks netting of the ship,but were beaten with sticks on 'the handsand compelled to let go. In falling- theycontrived to hang on to the. windows inthe ship's side, but were once more beat-en off.

In a last desperate bid for life theyseized a,rope which hung from the -.os-sel's side. The sailors cut, the rope, andthe miserable negroes were despatchedby the screw.

A LADY'S STRANGE DEATH.

At St. Barnabas Parish Room, Becken-ham, Mr H. Boulton Sewell, Deputy Cor-oner for "West Kent, held an inquest onthe body of Amy Louise Bishop, aged 3'J,the Wife of a manufacturing' chemist re-siding in Foxgrove Road, Beckenham.The deceased, a well-known golfer, wasfound dead on the floor of her bedroom,shot through the left breast, and a single-barrel pistol was lying- a yard or two off.Walter B. Bishop, the husband, said thaton Thursday morning, when he left homefor business, his wife was in good health.She came to the door to see him off, andappeared very cheerful. When he re-turned in the evening he was told thatshe had been shot dead. He did not knowthat his wife had any enemies, and hehad never heard her threaten to commitsuicide. The pistol produced belonged to

him, and was kept in a wardrobe. Hehad had it for 23 years, but had not seenit of late. EmilyKnight, children's nursein the employ of the deceased, said thaton Thursday her mistress went oat toplay golf. She came back about 1 o'clock,and after luncheon went to her bedroomto rest. About a quarter past 4 witnesswent to rouse her, and found her mistresslying on her face on the iloor. She wasquite dead, and a pistol was lying a yardor two away. She had never heard hermistress threaten to commit suicide. Dr.Bolus said the cause of death was a bul-let wound in the region of the heart. Thejury returned a verdict to the effect thatdeceased was killed by a bullet tired froma pistol, but how the pistol was discharg-ed there was not sufficient evidence to

show. "STRANGE DUEL IN PARIS.

A DISPUTE ABOUT HAMLET,

A duel with swords was fought theother day on the island of Grande Jatte,

near Paris, between the well knownFrench writer and crilic, M. Catulle Men-des, and another critic named M. Vanor.The quarrel arose out of Madame SaraEarnhardt's performance of "Hamlet."M. Catulle Mendes declared that Hamletwas thin, while M. Vanor, basing his ar-gument on the line, "our son is fat anascant of breath," contended that Saran

Bernhardt ought to make up stout. M.Mendes had fought lo duels, in one orwhich only had he been wounded. Ma-dame Mendes was present at the affair onTuesday. Her husband, who is 64 yearnof age, attacked his adversary in themost reckless way, walking forward, in

accordance with his usual practice, asif M. Vanor were unarmed and making

short repeated lunges. M. Vanor retired,obviously trying to end matters by theusual hand or forearm wound, but to.

Mendes gave him little time for fancy

play, and five times the first bout wasinterrupted on account of wild thrust-ing at close quarters. On the Fifth oc-casion M. Mendes was found to bewounded in the abdomen. He sufferedseverely, but shook hands with M. Vanor,

and treated both the Quarrel and thewound as a matter for laughter, butsoon afterwards was seized with faint-ness, and the doctor found the wounato be serious; indeed, the corpulence ot

M. Mendes alone saved him from beingkilled on the spot. When he reached

home a careful medical examinationproved that there was no internal bleed-ing, and next day the patient was pro-nounced out of danger.

When the news of the result of theduel was conveyed to Madame SarahBernhardt, the great actress is said tohave burst into tears. She immediately

drove to M. Mencies liuubi: - " ■quiries, and instead on' seeing him toexpress her concern.

MILE END DOCTOR'S SUICIDE.

! Mr Wynne Baxter held an inquiry atMile-end, respecting the death of Wil-liam Henry Cringle, aged SS, a physicianand surgeon, late of 9, Nicholas-street,Mile-end. The widow stated that herhusband, up till March, had been prac-tising at 5'J, Mile-end Road. He- thenhad to leave those premises, and hadbeen unable to iind another place suit-

! able for his profession. He had attended;to his patients lately at Dr. Lane's sur-jgory, 252,Mile-end Road. Last Tuesday: deceased arrived home and said he did

Inot feel well. Ho sat down on the! edge of the bed, and then suddenly fellforward. She raised him up, and thenjfelt in his coat pocket, where she founda small phial. Jt was about two-thirdsfull, and smelt strongly of almonds. Dr.Lane was fetched, but on his arrival lifewas extinct.—Dr. 11. A. Lane, of 252,Mile-end Road, stated that he had knownthe deceased for two months. As a mat-ter of courtesy to a, brother practitionerwitness allowed the deceased to see afew patients at his surgery. On Tuesdaywitness saw the deceased in the surger}',and he then appeared very depressed.He asked for a letter which he had beenexpecting, but it had not arrived. De-ceased had access to all the drugs in wit-ness' surgery, and when the bottle whicncontained diluted prussic acid wasbrought to witness he at once looked inthe poison cupboai*l, and found it hartbeen taken from the shelf. He went atonce, but found that Dr. Cringle wandead. About one drachm of the dilutedprussic acid would be a fatal dose, andthere were two drachms missing fromthe bottle. Witness had made an au-topsy, and found that death was due tohydro-cyanic acid poisoning. Deceasedwas in pecuniary difficulties. He wasin the habit of taking powerful drugs,such as opium and antimony, in orderto ease his asthma. Hydrocyanic acicwas much used in former years in casesof asthma, and the witness thought itquite possible that the deceased had tak-en the poison in order to obtain relief.The Coroner remarked that that was amatter for the jury to decide, but ho wasrather afraid that a number of pawntickets and county court documents foundin the decoasecTs pocket rather tended todisprove the accidental theory.—The juryreturned a verdict of "Suicide while orunsound mind."

CARNEGIE AT HIS NEW HOME.

Andrew Carnegie arrived at his Scot-tish domain at Skibo Castle, Sutherland-shire, and got a royal welcome from thetenantry, who anticipate a prosperousand easy life under their new landlord.The millionaire was addressed by a ten-ant, the spokesman of his fellows, andpresented by the oldest tenant: with aflag bearing this inscription:—

"Presented to Andrew Carnegie, Esq.,by his tenants, crofters, and femurs, onthe occasion of his home-coming as pro-prietor of Rkibo at the caßtle."

Mr Carneglei addressed the gathering.He said it was the first experience lie hudever had' or entering a large residentialproperty as the proprietor. He had boonthinking as lip drove along the magnifi-cent avenue for nine miles what the pos.session of such a property meant. Whatdid it amount to that he knew all thisv/as reputed to be his?

"Happy is the man who has a croft orlittle bit of land and can truly realise itas his own."it Hoems impossible," he continued,

"for mo to realise in any souse my pro-prietorship over miles and miles of land,but when I saw the gathering of tenants;at the sate I began to realise how a mancould indeed foci that he possessed thehearts of his people. That is the besttitle deed to the land and the best key tothe castle."

A GOLDEN BANDAGE.

STKANGE DISCOVERY OF A LOSTBANK BOOK,

The Savings Bank Department of theGeneral Tost Office, London, has Just un-ravelled a quaint and interesting East Endmystery.

For many years a typical East End "cha-racter," whose real name was SolomonSaekruni, lived at 9, Green Dragon lard,E. lie was never called by his real name,however, because the children of the d's-trict had invented another name for him,which they thought more appropriate, Solo-mon Saekruni had an immense paunch, andit was to this fact that he owed his nick-name. The Hebrew youth who knew himwere mostly afraid of him, and to accountfor their fears they invented a pleasinglegend to the effect that he was accustomedto slay an deat all children who fell intohis grasp. Hence, they argued, his im-mense paunch. Hence also his appropriatecognomen, Shechet (the slayer).

In the course of time Solomon Saeki-unl,the slayer, died and was

GATHERED TO HIS FATHERS.But before he was gathered it was neces-sary to prepare his body for burial, and hicourse of the preparations it was discoveredthat his immense paunch was not a naturaldevelopment due to an enlarged Tver or(as the children supposed) to the slayingand eating of little babies, but to a hugeroll of cloth .which he wore round his midst.The cloth was unrolled and unrolled, andthe mourners were astonished, as they con-tinued the tedious process of unrolling, todiscover how thin, in fact, the poor M;.yerreally was. But as they neured the end oftheir pious' task of rolling the deceasedSkechet's paunch, they were still furthersurprised to liud that they had broken hislittle bunk. And it was by no means sucha little bank they found when they came tocount it up. Coins'of all sorts fell out ofthe slayer's artificial paunch—gold and sil-ver of various denominations. Wlttt thelast roll a folded document fell upon thefloor. It was v Post OUice Savings Uankbook, and in it were entered

DEPOSITS AMOUNTING TO £80,all in the name of Solomon Shechet.

The mourners were surprised that Solo-mon Saekruni should have kept his accountwith the Posiniaster-General in his nk'k- ;name of Wheuhet, Ljuc they assumed' th&t it jha-i been his whim to do so, and iv duecourse Mrs A. Morris, next-oi-kin to theUuceusseu,applied to tiie savings bunk forme money.

bUe informed that the bankbuuk Lhe property oi her rather,but beliS*n§|H§:o quite another fcjoiomun bhe- :diet, who lost it in lb'M, and dulyreportedme luss at that time, isirs Morris' placedthe matter in the hands of Air Davis, aLiverpool-street solicitor. He made due in-quiries, and found that the heirs of thelute Solomon Saekruni must rest satisfied <

'with the statement of the Post Office au- ;thorities, which is well supported by evl- Idence. I

Mrs Morris's very natural claim, in fact,has faded away like the immense paunch jof her deceased parent. I

BARONET'S WORRY ANDSUICIDE.

The suicide of Colonel Sir George Lar-pent, Bart., was attributed at the in-quest at Bedford primarily to financialworry.

The deceased had a mortgage for £2000on his Irish properly, and this had beencalled in and was likely to be foreclos-ed. Sir George took the exaggeratedview that foreclosure meant ruin, andfor the last' fortnight had been scarcelyable to eat or sleep and had paced thefloor the whole night through. . Rising:at 7 o'clock in the morning he kissed hifj

wife and told her to stay in bed a lit-tle longer and ho would go and unpackhis things. The supposition is that 'inunpacking he saw the revolver, and un-der a sudden impulse sho^ himselfthrough the head. The jury returneda verdict of "Suicide while temporarilyinsane."

A MODERN CRUSOE.

HOW AN ADVENTUROUS YANKEESKIPPER ACQUIRED AX ISLAND

IN THE PACIFIC

Japan evidently believes in expansion—that is, if the news be true that she hasjust seized a neat little island in the Pacificwhich the United States Government wasvery desirous of acquiring.

This island is generally known as MarcusIsland, but it is also known as Marquis, orMarcus, of "Weeks, and a not: untenableassumption Is that it may at one time havebeen the property or the residence of a no-lileinan of this name. However this maybe, it was uninhabited for a long time, andit might lie uninhabited even now if a wide-awake American skipper had not chancedto spy it one tine morninga few years agoas he was cruising in the Pacific.

The uainc* of the skipper is Captain Fos-ter, and. he is the commander of a sailingvessel which piles between the Orient andSan Francisco. He was '.making one of hisusual trips on the day when he landed onMarcus Island, and the result seems toshow that he wns fully justified in goingfor a. few hours out of his usual course.True, he found the island uninhabited andbarren, but, then, he was shrewd enoughto see that it might prove of considerablevalue in the future, and, consequently, asthere was no evidence that any one ownedIt, he determined to take it under his ownprotection.

Having arrived at this decision, he return-ed to his cabin and wrote a polite letter toJames G. Blnlne, who was then Secretaryof State, informing him of his new acquisi-tion and requesting permission to hoist theUnited States Hag thereon. Xo Americanever appreciated an adventurous deed morethan Mr Elaine, and It did not take himlong to send word to the modern RobinsonCrusoe that he was at full liberty to hoistthe United States Hag from the most con-spicuous peak of his new dominion. Thiswas welcome news to Captain Foster, anda few hours after it reached him the Starsand Stripes were raised on the inland, andthere they have waved over since, not asingle great Power uttering a word of pro-test, but all, on the contrary, tacitly, if notopenly, recognising Captain Foster's owner-ship and the suzerainty of the UnitedStates

This is not surprising, for until recentlyno one except Captain Foster seems to havethought the island of any value. It is onlylive miles long, and is densely covered withtrees and shrubbery. A white, sandy beachsurrounds it, and near its centre is a Unollrising about 20Q feet above the sea. It isIn 24.4 degrees north and 151.2 degreeseast, and is near the track of vessels ply-ing between Honolulu and Yokohama, being2700 mlk'a distant from Honolulu and onthe direct route to Manila.

STORY OF AN INVENTION.

DISCLOSED AT AN INQUEST,

Dr. Danford Thomas held an inquest atIslington on Hermann Koch, 00, of StockOrchard Crescent, Holloway, who was dis-covered dead in bed from the effects ofprussie acid. Koch had represented himselfus a chemist seeking a capitalist to enablehim to utilise a new process which he hadinvented for producing baker's yeast.

Hannah Vecht, a German, said she wasInduced by Koch to come to Londonfrom New York on the respresentatiou thatshe was to be his housekeeper at a businesshouse he was establishing. She found onher arrival that he was in financial difficul-ties. She advanced him £10 for the pur-pose of utilising his invention. He gaveher an I O U, and promised to pay her 10per cent, on his business.

The Coroner: You ladies are often veryconfiding. Was there any business?

Witness: No. He was, he said, establish-ing one. Ho was not successful. Theywould, he said, have nothing to do with hisinvention iv Germany. He lived in hope.

The Coroner: That is what all inventorsdo.

Mrs Bebie, Koch's landlady, stated thatshe heard her lodger tramping to and froin his room on Friday night, May 19. After-wards all was silent. The next morning,after repeatedly knocking at his room door,and obtaining no answer, she entered, asthe door was unlocked. She discoveredthat Koch was dead. A phial and tumble!'stood on a chair l><;sidc the bed, on whichhe lay. Torn papers! wore strewn about theroom; all of them referred to his inven-tion.

Dr. B. Goddard deposed that both thephial and the glass contained prussic acid,and an autopsy showed that death was duoto that poison.

Mr Harold E. Wood, of Bansfleld Man-sions, Rosebery Avenue, stated that inMarch last he became acquainted witiiKoch through an advertisement in a Lon-don daily paper for a financier to finance"something very promising." Witness hadmoney to invest, and was inclined to helpKoch in any genuine undertaking. Hemade inquiries which did not prove satis-factory. He learnt that Koch was knownas "Kruger" in Berlin, and that he hadother aliases. Koch called himself "Doc-tor." lie said, in the presence of wit-ness's solicitor, that he had a diplomafromIHalle University. He failed to produce it.Then he stated that his diploma was from

! Chicago University. "That, too, he couldInot show. Witness, as he had bought theIrequisite machinery, asked him to makesome yeast in his presence, but Koch wasunable to do so. The upshot was that whenon Friday, May 19, Koch called on himwitness told him that he was an impostorand turned him out.

The Coroner: Do you beiieve he had con-ceived anything valuable?

Witness: No. I think he had simply con-cocted a plausible scheme for obtainingmoney. I have ascertained that he obtain-ed money from several persons under thepretence that he would liberally rewardthem. # "The jury returned a verdict of "Suicidewhile of unsound mind."

COUNTERFEIT COINS BY THEMILLION.

The Paris correspondent of the "PallMall Gazette" writes that the Oran pol-ice have discovered the existence of avaat organisation of coiners. It is stat-ed that the false money put into cir-culation by this gang amounts to twomillions sterling, but at the Ministry ofFinance this figure is asserted to be great-ly exaggerated. In any case severalfactories have been raided at Oran, andin the environs, and ]5 arrests have beenmade. Most of the bad coin was passedin Spain, but the gang Is also said tohave had agents in many large Kuropeancities. Two officials of the Mint havegone to Oran to investigate the matterthoroughly. It seems that the money

.manufactured contained the correct quan-tity of silver, and that it is difficult totell a false coin from a true one. Theprofits made by the gang were there-fore about 50 per cent., silver coinagebeing-, as is well known, only a ficti-tious value. In this connection it isinteresting to note that 9Sper cent of the"smashing" fraternity make silver andnot gold money. The manufacture ofgold coins is very expensive, and re-quires certain scientific knowledge. Goodimitations of silver can be readily cast,but false gold, to be fairly passable, mustbe stamped out of sheets of platinumwith steel dies, and these are very diffi-cult and expensive to cut accurately.The gang of coiners unearthed atOran is believed to consist of at least100 members.

DESECRATING GRAVES.SHOCKING DISCLOSURES.

William Coutts, superintendent of Nell-fleld Cemetery, Aberdeen, was charged be-fore Sheriff Burnett with desecrating grav-es by breaking open coffins and mutilatingthe bodies. Ho was also charged with per-jury in a recent action raised to recoverdamages in connection with the allegeddesecration. The accused was committedto prison, bail being refused. There hasbeen no case of the kind since the Earl ofCrawford's body was stolen from Dunecht.

During the inquiry a gravedigger statedthat he was instructed by the superinten-dent to open Harvey's grave and "take outthe bones." There wore dry bones in thecoffin, and he threw them on to the walk.He was afterwards told to clean out thegrave and dig a hole at the east end of it,in which to inter the bones. Having donethat, he was instructed to dig a hole at thewest end. While he was doing that anotherassistant came with a barrow, on whichwas the body of a woman taken from the"strangers' ground." That body was putinto the hole at the west end of Harvey'sgrave.

Witness said he put a coffin lid into thegrave to^give it the appearance of the cof-lins still being there. He had seen bodiestaken tip from other portions of the ceme-tery in the same way. Two bodies wereleft In the tool-house for two or three days,and then the bones were buried in thewalks. The' coffins were burnt. The cof-fins wore taken out of the "strangers'ground" to save digging other graves whenIhoy got too full. Mr Harvey's grave wasopened to convince them that no strangershad been buried in it. The rope slippedfrom the coffin, and then they put the roperound the foot of the corpse and hauled iton to (he walk. The coffin and body werel>olh quite fresh. He took from the gravethe flesh and bones which he had previouslyput in.

Another gravedigger said he lifted thebody of the woman from the strangers'portion and re-interred it in the plaintiff'sgrave. He had no one to assist him inraising the body, and had to split the cof-fin and break the body, too. He was boundto do that because he could not take herout whole. He had seen fourteen coffins ofchildren in the tool-house at one time, thegreater part of these being stillborn chil-dren. Asked what was' done with these,"witness said they went through the fur-unee. They never looked if there was any-thing in the coffins or not. He had oftenseen bodies lifted from one grave to an-other. They broke up the coffins and splitthe bodies in two. If anybody was at handthey would stick a pick into part of thebody, and give the other person above thehandle by which to pull the remains out.

Another assistant said he had removedhundreds of bodies, and seen children'sbodies burned. If a stranger's grave werefound to be too full, they took up one oillie coffins and put it in the tool-house.Sometimes they would break the contentsup, and then empty them into some hole.

Mr Pope, inspector of police, spoke as tothe opening of Harvey's grave, and gave itus his opinion that a fresh body had beenplaced in the west end of the grave. Whenthey were fixing the rope on the coffin oneof the assistants said, "I will soon get the

tilingout'of this." It was taken out ina shocking way. Six whole skulls and abroken one were taken out of the grave.

MOKE HORRIBLE DISCOVERIES.An Aberdeen correspondent telegraphs

that the desecration of graves in NellfieldCemetery continues to cause great concern.Large numbers of persons are demandingthat their vaults shall be opened to ascer-tain whether any interference has takenplace, and the authorities promise to takeaction in due course. A grave was openedto allow of an interment, and the ownerwas horrified to discover that the coffinscontaining two children had been removed.THE SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED.

William Coutts, superintendent of Nell-field Cemetery, was examined before She*riff Burnet on a charge that he. had beenguilty of desecrating- a grave by remov-ing a body from a lair, where it had beenburied; breaking it up; and putting it intoa hole at the end of another lair; and,further, that he had committed perjuryin givingevidence in the recent action ofHarvey against the Bakers' Incorpora-tion, the proprietors' of the cemetery.Coutts denied the charges, and reservedhis defence. He was sent to prison forfurther inquiry. Bail was refused. At ameeting of the Bakers' Incorporationmuch pain and surprise was expressedthat anything 'of the nature allegedshould have been done by any person inthe employment of the Incorporation,anda committee was appointed to investigateand deal with the matter. The commit-tee resolved to dismiss Coutts from hisoffice, and to make such arrangementsfor the supervision of the cemetery busi-ness as should absolutely preclude therecurrence of any of. the practices com-plained of,it is further reported that the Baker

Incorporation have intimated an actionagainst Coutts for £500 in .connectionwith his actings as their servant as dis-closed in the action heard against theIncorporation at the instance of Mr andMiss Harvey. They have placed an ar-reszment on the funds standing in MrCoutts' name in the bank, and have set-tled the civil action by the Harveys, pay-ing £60 to each pursuer, with expenses.

COMPLIMENTARY.Levy: I vill gift: Moses credit for vun

thing—he is schmart.Cohenstein: Oh, I vill give Moses

credit for everything—but goots.

117 MASSACRED BY MALAYHEAD-HUNTERS.

One hundred and seventeen unarmed vil-lagers were slain and decapitated on April7, near Taiko, Formosa, by a band of head,hunters—Malay savages, who inhabit theinterior of Southern Formosa.

The villagers were on their way back toTaiko, after feasting at the shrine of oneof their gods, when the savages, not asstrong numerically as the villagers butwoll armed, suddenly arose from ambush.Of 120 villagers only three escaped alive.The remainder wore killed, every head be-jing triumphantly carried off.j The massacre has caused a tremendoussensation among the Japanese, as well asnatives.

REVENGE FOR GIRL'S WRONGS.The cause of the attack is said to have

jbeen a dispute between savage tribes overa love affair. A girl of the attacking tribehad been wronged and died. A man of,Taiko was accused, and compensation wasdemanded from him. He denied the accu-sation, and refused to make compensation.Then the tribe resorted to a head-hunting.expedition to obtain revenge. A Chineseinterpreter is reported to have paid a visitto the tribe after the party had returnedhome with its ghastly trophies. On hJs ar-rival he says he found them indulgingin afeast with the human heads arrayed sideby side on ti row of boards.

A Formosnn correspondent writing fromTalpeli says the authorities will send a pu-nitive expedition to the hunters' village.

HEAD-HUNTING A PASSION."Head-hunting is a passion with these

savages," writes the correspondent, "andthey probably never will be cured of It.Each tribesman carries a basket over hi.sshoulder into which he puts heads whentaken. The head usually is placed on atripod in a village, where it is allowed toremain until the flesh drops off. Then theskull,-after being treated with a kind ofliquor, is placed in a sort of skull nookeryover some hut door. Heads are the mostvalued possessions of the head-huntevs, andin cases of fire are the first objects to besaved."

JACK'S YARN UNWOUND.A STORY OF THE SEA,

A representative of the "Western Mail"recently interviewed a young Welsh sailornamed Owen Hughes, 21 years of age, anative of Holyhead, who arrived in Cardiffone Saturday night. Young Hughes, wholeft home seven years ago, unfolded a sen-sational story of suffering and privationsfor three days in an open boat. "A couplaof months ago," he said, "the sailing shipDaisy, of Charlottotown, left FaJmouth forPernambuco in the Brazils with a cargo ofcoal. The outward voyage was aceoia«plished without incident, and we were re-turning in ballast. On Monday night theship struck a rock in the vicinity ofthe Canary Islands/ The boatwas launched, and the whole ofthe crew, nine in number, got into it with,out water or provisions. The ship sank- infive minutes after striking. We pulledabout all night, but could not see any land,and after a consultation the captiin decid-ed to return to Pernambuco. There was noroom to sleep, and wo had to take ourturn at the oars. Our sufferings were ter-rible. One night It rained, and we collectedthe water in a bucket and divided it be-tween us. That refreshed us a littlp, outwe were still suffering from hunger, andseveral of the men tried to eat their boots.We had almost given up all hope, when, onThursday morning, a steamer appeared,and almost ran us down. They threw us aline, and after some difficulty werehelped on board. The steamer turned outto be the Nile, one of the -Southamptonmail boats." Mr A. G. Moffat writes fromSwansea:—"As managers of the barquen-tine Daisy, permit us to remark that thewhole tale that appeared in the morningpapers is a concoction emanating sote'y

from the brain of the man Hughes. He wasdischarged from the vessel at Pernambuco,the master writing to us to say that he didnot consider him responsible for his actions.-This remarkable account of shipwreck thathe now tells would appear to corroboratethe master's opinion of him. Ac the sametime, the report might cause alarm to othermembers of the crew's families unless con-tradicted."

LIFE OF AMERICAN SHOP-GIRLS

LONG HOURS AND WRETCHED PAY.

Accurate information as to the conditionsof employment among hand workers is byno means easy to obtain. It is for this rea-son that stories of temporary excursions bymiddle-class people into the every-day lifeof the wage-earners are received with sucbpopular interest.

During the last holidays Miss Annie Mar-ion Maclean, of Chicago University, madetwo such excursions of a week each into thelife of working girls in two departmentstores of that city. The story, as recountedin the current number of the AmericanJournal of Sociology,contains a note to theeffect that these two stores "are not theestablishments which have the best reputa-tion" in Chicago. They are, however, al-leged to represent a class.

During the holiday trade work was espe-cially arduous and extended from 8 a.m.till 10, 11, or 12 at night, with a short half-hour for each meal. The fact that "thegirls are designated not by their names butby numbers—Miss Maclean's was "424" inone store—shows the influence of such em-ployment upon individuality. Her trialsarose in part from customers who '"cameto look but not to buy to-day." Her trialsarose chiefly, however, from the longhours,the stuffy air, the lack of comforts, the in-decent toilet arrangements iv one of thestores, the hurried and scrappy meals, andthe small pay realised. A commission onsales was given in each store, though inthe better one it was small and was only atemporary holiday expedient. In the bet-ter store the girls when not engaged wereallowed to sit on little boxes which werefound behind the counters. In the other noseats were provided, and anyone found sit-ting risked being roughly spoken to by thefloor-walker.

Pay for overtime at night consisted in asupper ticket or a supper allowance of 30cents. In the better store "from $4 to $5 aweek was the average" pay. Miss Maclean"worked 175 hours and received $11.88,0r alittle more than 6 cents an hour. Undernormal conditions the hours would be about120 for the same length of time," and paywould be less owing to reduced commis-sions. "The cash children in those twostores earned three and one-third cents anhour."

The most alarming statement made iswith reference to the effect of such lowwages upon morals. "Surely," says MissMaclean, "any effort which is being madeto bring the saleswoman's wages up to apoint where she can live without the wagesof sin is worthy of the most respectfulconsideration."

THE iUCKLAM) STAR, SATURDAY, J-ULT 15, 189% 5

SAVED from HERSELF;On

ON THE EDGE OF DOOM.

By ADELAIDE STTEUNQi

Sltrthor at The Purple Mask,' "Nerine'»Second Choice,' etc

CHAPTEB XXIX."YOU SHOULD HAVE WEPT HERE.

YESTERDAY."White, tense, her nerves like an,

overstrung bow that goes near tobreaking, Ismay ran through the darkto Marchant's Hold. And aa she en-tered the great hall door and pity thatthere might have lingered in her

breast was killed.Cristiane stood by the fire, dressed

for dinner, 'her bare arms very fairagainst her black dress.

"What! alone, and so late. Wouldn'tlie even see you home to-night?" shelaughed securely, for Ismay's face wasnot hard to read.. "He? Who do you mean?" Shedid not look a thing to play with asshe stopped short before the girl whomocked her.

"Miles, of course. Wasn't he nice toyou, Ismay? Or did that card I nevergot stick in his throat?"

That card! So when she lost it,Cristiane had found it. It was she"who had given it to Cylmer. She whohad told everything.

"You did it. You!" She couldhardly speak.

"Yes, it was I," cheerfully. "Yousee, I am not such a baby after all.But, cheer up. He will come back.to-morrow. He won't mind little thingslike those."

"You took him to my door lastnight." But it was not a question,only a statement."I withdrew him at once, promptly,

when I saw it was a mistake," calmly.And this was the girl whom yester-

day she had nearly died to save!Well, that was over. She could dienow as she pleased. No more wouldan arm be stretched out to protecther Never again would a mockghost play the spy on Marcus Wray.

Her eyes were very steady, veryevil, as she looked up.

"I took that card, and I am verysorry I did," she answered quietly."He would 'have loved me without it.You can think of that for your pains.

Cristiane was suddenly afraid, but

she gave a last fling."Did he love you very much to-

day?" she asked involuntarily.Ismay's face hardened like stone."You are what people call good, she

eaid slowly; "and Iwas sorry for you.

I did my "best for you—in a fashion.Stand still and let me look atjou-for I may never see you again.

Something in her eyes made Cns-

do you mean?" she shrieked."Are, you going away?"

?She sprang

forward, and took Ismay's hand, but

'^"^ed," she sa,dshortly "Tell them not to disturbSe. stole your Bote Cnstianebut you are revenged. You havestolen from me enox^gh to make me goto bed without my dinner.

Lightly, pitilessly, she nodded asshe gturied away. Let Marcus dowhat he liked, it was nothing to herthat- he should have one more sin onhis shoulders. For if ever a womanwas mad with misery, it was IsmayTrelane that night.

Still in her outdoor dress she sat

crouched on her bed, motionless as a.panther who waits to spring, deathdriven, almost hopeless. In the housethe gong sounded for dinner; a ser-vant came to the door, and was sentpetulantly away. Mrs Trelane, allsilks and Tuatle, knocked in annoy-ance. „„ .

"Aren't you coming down/ snecried.

"No. Please go away and leave mealone. I shall be all right in themorning. I'm tired," with a tearlesssob.

She was weary to the bone. Theshock of yesterday had borne hard onher vigorous young body; the shockof to-day had withered her very soul.She was faint for want of food, butshe could not break bread with Crit-tiane or Marcus Wray, and yet shemust eat, or this night's work wouldnever be done. .

"Treat, wine, and Iwill love tnee tothe death. .

And out beyond into the world tocome» _— she quoted sneeringly."That is how I feel."

At a tap on her door she opened it,to see Jessie; Jessie who honestlyloved her for many a kind word givenwhen Cristiane had been cruelly sharpwith the faithful soul for a ribbon un-sewed, a fold wrong."I brought some soup and wine,

Miss Ismay " she said. "Are yousick? You're that pale."

At the only kind word she hadheard all day Ismay Trelane stoopedand kissed the honest, fresh cheek ofthe servant woman.

"No, I'm tired," she said slowly."Make them let me be till the morn-ing. Promise, Jessie."

"Will I get you to bed?" confusedat the honour done hex. "Will Ifetch Miss Cristiane?"

"Don't fetch any one, and I'll lockmy door now. I'm afraid of thatghost."

"She don't walk so early," withsimple belief.

"Good-night, Miss Isxuay. I'll notcome in the morning till you ring."

Ismay laughed."That's a good soul," she said.

"Let me sleep—till I ring."Jessie would scarcely have known

her ten minutes later, as she stood infront of her glass, *putting on thoseold, shabby clothes some mood hadmade her bring with her, like the me-mento mori of the Remans at a feast.

Shabby, ugly, too 3hort, the dresshung on her, the old-fashionedhat setabsurdly on her head. But there wascolour in her face from the soup andwine as she put into a safe hidingplace in her coat the scarab that wasall the clue she bad.

"Vulgar cuff links are a very smallthing to go on," she reflected; "butI will try, and iB the meantime Cris-tiane and Miles, can find out whatsort of a house this is without me. Idon't think they'll have long to wait,either.". She looked doubtfully at the fewcoins she had* as she put them intoher pocket.

"If they're not enough, looking atthem won't help," she thought."Th^y will /get me there, and that's

all I care for. If I fail lam notlikely to need any. If I don't fail"

she laughed, "some one else willpay my fare for the last time to Mar-chant's Hold."

She opened her door noiselessly andlistened. There was only the cheer-ful clink that came intermittentlyfrom the dining-room. There was not ja step or a souiid on her flat. I

Without a click to betray her, ahe ;locked her door behind her, pocket- ■ing the key. Her room was in dark- 'ness, and no one would know the keywas gone till late in the morning.;when it did not matter if the wholeworld knew.

"Marcus may be certain IVe gone toLondon, but it will take a clevererman than Marcus to find me," shethought as she went softly down thestairs. The dining-room door wasclosed, the servants safe inside, the

front door swung noiselessly on itshinges as she slipped out unseen, andclosed it behind her without one tell-tale sound. .

In the dark she stood looking at thehouse, with curiously hard eyes.

She was free. She was going to Lon-don with that scarabaeus in her po*.ket to bring home his crime to theman who did it. Going alone, almostpenniless, to the cold winter streets,friendless, powerless, but determined.And she left behind her at the mercyof the merciless the girl whose onlyprotection she had been. Left herwith scarcely a thought, withoutpity,with nothing in her hand but the onepurpose—to clear her mother beforeCylmer and the world, to get out ofWray's power forever, and then tolive as women live, or have lived, smcotime began; beautiful, evil, reckless,revenging on each and everyman theymeet the scorn of the only one theyever love.

A train would leave the station forLondon at half-past nine. At twelveo'clock she would be there, with 311stone night's start of Marcus Wray.One night in which to ruin him. Thegirl's lips tightened as she hurriedalong her lonely road.

"I may have more. They dontknow me at the station, and they willnever think it is a girl dressed likethis whom he means. He will ask forMiss Trelane, and I don't look muchlike Miss Trelane."

She was right, for the man whosold her her ticket never even glancedat her. There had been an excursionto some races, and the station wascrowded. The shabbily dressed girlgot into her third-class carriage un-noticed. And once the troin startedand she was safe, she dropped asleepin utter weariness, neveronce stirringtill they were in the London station.

She got out and went quickly fromthe glaring lights and the crowd intothe comparative darkness of thestreets. It was well they were usedto her locked door, otherwise theymight have telegraphed and stoppedher. But once out of the station shewas secure.

Twelve o'clock, and the night be-

fore her, fresh and rested as she waswith her sleep, but no tangible planin her head, no notion of what shemeant to do. She trudged aimlesslythrough the streets. Once she passeda lighted music hall, and thought ofher first meeting with Cylmer, butwith a curious distance, as if of aman long dead.

Gradually she left the throngedstreets behind her, still unconsciouswhere she was going, till at last shestood in an open square and knew—almost she screamed aloud—whereshe was. Bound her were the lights,the railings of Unslow Square; at hervery feet the steps of Lord Abbotts-ford's house.

What had drawn her to that dread-ful place, alone in the night? Whathad guided her straying feet? Shecould see the windows of that bttleroom where the dreadful thing hadbeen done. They were in( darkness,like the rest of the windows, but sheknew them.

Oh! why had she come here? Whywas she wasting the priceless hourslike this? She turned to run, sickand trembling, but something blackon the doorstep caught her cyj Is-may stooped down and peered at theshapeless bundle.Itwas a very little boy, a bootblack,

asleep on the homeless stones. Hisbox was clasped tight in his arms, andhe sobbed, as she looked, in his sleep.

The pity of the thing came home tothe girl who had also nowhere to go,no shelter from the freezing rain thatwas beginning to fall. She had ashilling in her pocket besides whatmust pay for her breakfast, and sure-ly it was her guardian angel thatprompted her to give it to the boy.

Very gently she touched the thinshoulder.

He started up, awake at once, de-fiant yet frightened, like a true Lon-don waif.

"Let me alone," he said.' 'I am tdone nothing. Who are you, any-way?"

"I'm sleeping out, like you, sheanswered. "But I'm grown up, andyou're too little," with a kind of reck-less fellowship that reassured the boy,who was ready for a run.

"Ain't you got nowhere to go,either. Oh!" He stared at her withthe uncanny wisdom of the streets.

"You must be silly, you must.""Do you know anywhere to go if I

give you a shilling?" she asked, morefor the comfort of talking than foranything else.

"I can go home if, Iye a bob. Idaresent without any money.Mdther'd lick me, and I'm sick. Willyou give me a bob, honest? And notracts, nor nothing?"

She nodded, ashamed by this timeof her impulse.

What had made her such a fool,when she might starve to-morrow forwant of that shilling?

The boy stood up and stared re-sentfully at the dark house in frontof them.

"It's no good staying1 here. Theman won't let me in. He kicked medown the steps last time I rung."

"Let you in!" She looked withwonder at the dirty, ragged mite."What do you want to go in for?""I want to. tell them something.

It's a shame," with a man'soath. "They had Billy Cook in, andasked him things and gave himhalf-a-crown, and he didn't knownothin'! And it was me that ought tohad it. It was my stand opposite bythat muddy crossing, and I took sickthat day and stayed home ever since,and to-day whenI came back Billy hadmy stand, and what ought to a' beenmine—and he didn't know nothing,only answered silly."

"Know nothing about what?" sheechoed involuntarily, with no thoughtof the answer that was to make herheart leap.

"About the man that was in thathouse that day they said there was noone in. I say, couldn't you knock atthe door, and I'd tell them. Andp'haps they'd give me 'arf a quid andmother could get too dead drunk tohit me?"

"What man? Tell me, quick. I'll

get you morte than half-a-sovereign."She did not know how fierce her

voice was till the boy started backfrom her.

"It ain't »o business of yours," hecried. "I say, you ain't got nothin todo with the coppers, 'aye you?" on thedefensive instantly, all ready to flee.

"No; no!" she said so gently thathebelieved her. "But if you'll tell me, iinstead of them," nodding at the bigsilent house. "I'll get you more jmoney than you ever saw in yourlife."

"Girls like you don't have none, heretorted with a .distrustful shiver;"and this ain't no place to make it."

"I'll get it for you in the morning.You needn't let me out of your sightall night, not till it's in your hand,if you'll tell me all you know."

The boy gave a cheerful whirl."Gholly! I bet Billy Cook'll be

sfck," he exclaimed. "Do you meanit; hope you may die?"

"'Hope I may die," she assertedgravely, her marvellouseyes, that eventhe child saw, bent on him. "But nothere. Let's walk on somewhere outof) the rain. I'm cold:"

"I'm always cold,' returned thesmall bootblack."It ain't nothin' when you're used

to it. But we'd better keep movin';cops comes round when you stands."

"Go on about the man," she saidshortly. "How do you know it wasthe day of the murder?"

"Ho! I'm not blind. Why, younever see such a how d'ye do in yourlife. Cabs and perlice, and reporters,and the cook ■screaming in the area.I knowed light enough, but I neverknowed they were looking for no mantill Icome back to-day, and Billy Cooksaid so. He punched me, too, becausehe'd got my stand, and I wanted it.And when I said that 'arf crown wa*mine, he punched me again. So Iwent to the house, and the man toldme to get out with my lies. They'dhad the square bootblack in already.Billy Cook," scornfully, "that neversee the square in his life till I gottook bad with brown-keeters. Hedidn't see no man come out of thehouse, any day."

"Did you?"The greatclack on the church tower

struck one. If the boy did not hurryit would be too late to-night for whatwas in her mind."I saw him go in about half after

one. I saw a woman go in and outtwice, too; but that was after three.The last tim« there was a girl withher, and they whispered, and whilethe woman was in a gentleman wentin and come out again quick. Himthat raised tihe fuss afterwards. Butmy man he never come out till half-past four. I heard the clock, when itwas dusk like. He never see me, andhe walked quick. And he was cross-ing the street by my stand when hedrops something out of his hand,quick, right in the middle of the road,in the traffic. So I jumped to get itbefore a 'bus went over it, and it wasjust a little blue glass bottle thatsmelt funny."

"What did you do with it?" Shewas exultant, treading on air, the rainfalling unfelt on her thinly clad shoul-ders. And yet she dreaded that at aquestion the boy's story would fall tothe ground.

"Put it in my box. It's there now.You bet I didn't tell Billy Cook any-thing about it to-day, when he wassmelling round! I was sick when Iwent home, and I never thought of ittill to-day, and the man wouldn't letme speak."

"What did he look like, the manyou saw come out of the house?"

"He was big and ugly, without nomustache. I'd know him if I see him.Say, do you suppose there was stuffin that bottle to kill a man?"

"I don't know. Let me see it."The boy yawned; but he took it

from his box as they walked. In thelight of a street lamp Ismuy lookedat it, shaking with excitement. Anordinary chemist's bottle, of blueglass, without a label. She pulledout the cork, and a faint odour ofbitter almonds met her nostrils.

Prussic acid! And the bottle hadheld enough to kill ten men!

In a wild fit of laughter that madethe boy start, she shook from head tofoot.

"Can't you remember anything elseabout him?" she gasped at last.

"Dirty cuffs," doubtfully. "I saw'em in the lights when he passed theshop at the corner. Oh! and bluethings on them, on the one next me."

"Blue things1 What like?""Oh, I dunno. They were blue.

Studs, I guess. He was awful uglyand thin."

Ismay stopped short on the soakingpavement, and whistled to a belatedhansom.

"Come on; we're going to get thatmoney!" she said, and before the boycould object she had jerked him ad-roitly into the cab.

But as she gave the driver an ad-dress that made him stare, her boldheart was quailing. In another hourshe might have given her own motherover to be hanged! At best it wouldbe touch and go. She caught thebootblack's dirty hand and clung toit, despairingly, as if to her onlyfriend. Something not herself wasdriving her; something she must obey.She'shook in her terror, sitting closeto the dirty little boy.

CHAPTER XXX.INTO THE LldN'S MOUTH.

In the sickness of her suspense Is-may turned to the bootblack. Hermouth was so stiff and dry that shequestioned him chiefly to see if hertongue would obey her.

"Why didn't you go straight to thepolice and tell them all you knew thisafternoon? That man in the housewas only a servant who didn't carewhat you knew."

"I ain't lucky," cunningly. "It's allright if they comes to you, then youhas to answer. But it's never no goodto go and blow the gaff on anyone.You gets it in the neck after."

"That's nosense," with uneasysharpness. What if the child wereright?

"I never was in no cab before," heremarked gaily. "It's fine, aui't it?Where are we going?"

"We're nearly there." She peeredout into the silent, dreary streets,evasively.

"I say, you're not taking me to norefuge?" he cried, suspiciously. "Be-■cause Iwon't go, and you can't makeme. I earn my living, I do."

"No, we're not going to—a refuge,"she , answered with a pang- at herheaxt. For truly she was going intothe lion's mouth.

They had turned under a stonearchway, and the hansom stopped atan open door, where the cold electriclight shone relentlessly.

She dared not stop to pay the cab,

'for the boy, with an eldritch yell, anda wild squirm, was trying to get awayfrom her.

"I ain't done nothing;" Jie screeched,"and you're a liar, Yon said you'd

nothing to do with the coppers, andyou've "brought me to Scotland Yard!"

He bit at her hand as she forcedhim into the grim hall, under the j

! glaring lights."Listen!" she cried; "no one's going

to hurt yau. It is I they'll hurt if it'sanyone. You're not going to get any-thing but good."i But the bootblack merely roared ,and kicked. Two policemen, whojwere standing by a door, came for- jIward. i

"What's the matter, miss?" oneiasked, affably. "Has he been pickingyour pocket? I beg your1 pardon,mad-am!" for Ismay, without slacken-ing her hold on the writhing child,had looked at him as a queen looksat a forward servant.

"He has done nothing," she said,clearly. "Is the Inspector here, MrDavids?" she spoke on chance. Davidshad been inspector here four yearsago. He might have left or died sincethen.

"Yes, madam. But" he hesi-tated. "It's very late, and thesethings xisually go to the police court."

"Go and tell him Iwant to see him."The tone was perfectly civil, but theman went as if he had been shot outof a gun. Who was this that came solate, in the clothes of a working girl,with the speech and manner of aduchess? But the Inspector, sittingwearily, waiting for a report, was notmuch interested. He was too wellused to women arriving at strangehours, and they had generally losttheir umbrellas.

"Let her in," he said, resignedly."Did you say it was a lady?"

"Yes, sir."Ismay took her last coin from her

pocket as the man came out."Pay my hansom," she said, and

heard the second policeman laugh."The like of them coming in han-

soms!" And for a moment she re-gretted her worn-out, ugly clothes.

A lady! As the door closed behindher and the struggling boy, who wasfighting dumbly, too terrified toscream, the inspector looked up insurprise. The girl was as shabby, ifnot as ragged, as the boy.

"Please tell him that he is not tobe hurt, that he's safe," she saidquickly. "He's so frightened."

The insx^ector looked from her. tothe child.

"Then what have you'brought himhere for at this hour?" he asked,sternly.

"Because he knows something aboutthe Onslow Square mystery." Nowthat the die was cast and she mustspeak, she could hardly drag out thewords.

"What! That child?" incredulous-ly. But he rose and went over to thegasping, terrified boy, and put akindly hand on his- shoulder.

"No one will hurt you," he said,and the firm touch of his hand quiet-ed the child like magic.

"You'll be sorry for this in themorning, you know. We all are whenwe've cried all night."

As lie looked up he met Ismay'seyes, darkly green, but dull as mala-chite.

"Mr Davids, don't you know me?"And in spite of her* quiet voice hesaw she trembled.

"I am Ismay Trelane. Do you re-member the night you raided mymother's house in St. John's Woodfor a gambling den? I was a childand afraid. You stopped me as Iwas running- out of the house, and Iyou carried me upstairs to my bed."1

"Mrs Trelane is your mother! Youare that long-legged child?" Hestood, remembering the utter forlorn-ness of the little girl, her miserablebedroom in that sumptuous house,her pride that kept her from cryingas she clung to him.

"How do you come here?" he asked."I heard your mother had—had goneback to her relations."

The boy, now that they talked ofother -things, "was relieved; also thatno policemen were in the room wasreassuring. He sat down in a fright-oned way on the edge of a chair,staring1 at them.

"I'm g-oiug- to tell you." Bravelyshe held up her small, lovely headtill he wondered at her beauty, andher hard held agony. "If I'm wrong,and there isn't enough to go on "she caught her breath.

"Sit down." The inspector pusheda chair toward her, his weariness allgone.

Slowly, clearly, she told him every-thing, keeping back nothing, exceptthat Marcus Wray meant Sir Gas-pard's daughter to" die. Let her die;she would no longer raise a finger tosave her. It Avas not to preventWray's crimes, but to bring themhome to him, that she was here.

"When she came to the scarabaeusshe faltered a little, for Davids wasfrowning. Yet he-could not wonder,looking at her marvellous face, atCylmer's weakness in giving her hissecret. He only wondered at the

blindness that had made the man re-fuse to hear her story. And still,when it was all done, he shook hishead very pitifully.

"I'm afraid it isn't enough," hesaid, looking at the girl who' hadcome to London in despair to try andsave the mother against whomthings looked so dark.

Ismay pointed to the boy."Ask'him," she said dully. "I went

to Onslow Square. I found him onthe steps, crying- because theywouldn't let him in."

The child, who had sat dumb, andonly half' comprehending-, shied atfirst, then, under the half-teasingquestions of the inspector, grew gar-rulous, then proud of his importance.

"I'd know him fast enough if Isee him," he observed "cheerfully."He upset my box when he passedme, and so I ran after him1, and Isee him drop that bottle. It was jshiny, and I run and grabbed it."

"Or it would have been ground topowder!" the inspector said musing-ly, "It would have been a cleveridea if it had worked better.".He held out the scarabaeus in itsbroken setting.

"Was the blue thing on his cuff likethis?"

"I dunno. I hadn't time to see.Won't it soon be morning, mister? iI'm awful hungry."

"What are you going to do?" saidIsmay, very low. For there had beenno change in that imperturbableface.

Davids turned round from a cup-board, whence he produced some bis-cuits for the boy, who fell on themravenously.

"Where does this man Wray live?":he asked, and she told him. !

He locked away the scarabaeuisjand the bottle in silence, and thegirl's beautiful face grew blank andwan. Was he going to do nothing1?Had she told her story in vain?

"I won't hide anything from you,Miss Trelane," he said, bluntly. "I'm.going myself to Wray's rooms, andI must tell you if we find nothingthere, and have only this boy's storyto go on, the case against your mo-ther will scarcely be improved. The

child can identify Wray, perhaps, but!lie may be able to clear himself withthe greatest of ease." IIsinay looked at him blankly. Her jhead ached till the pain numbed her,her excitement had gone, and insteadshe felt sick. If she had told all onlyfor Cylmer to triumph in her mo-ther's guilt, what should she do?Yet her lips never quivered as shenodded in assent. j

"I am going- to turn the key onyou, too," he said, so evenly that shedid not know whether he thoughther an impostor or not. "And you'dbetter try to sleep. I may be a longtime."

He wondered afresh at her courageas he left her alone with the boy, insuspense that must be like the verygrasp of death. He was not too cer-tain of 'her, either. She seemed truth-ful, but she was Mrs Trelane's child.A long acquaintance with that lady'scareer did not lead to confidence inher daughter. Hour by hour the 'night wore on. The bootblack sleptcoiled up on the floor; but Ismay satbolt upright, wide awake, her dampclothes drying on her.

Once she started to 'her feet at anoise outside. But whoever it waspassed on, and as the dark hour be-fore dawn hung on the earth her headfell backward on the leather chair.The night was so long, the day so faroff yet, and there was notftdng to tellher what the sunrise would bring.

Davids, coming in before the firstgray light began to make the lightspale, stooped on the threshold andlooked pitifully at the boy and girl.Both were asleep; the boy with atear-stained face; the girl like a love-ly- marble image, an image of a womanw'ho has drunk deep of a bitter cup inher youth, and must remember thetaste of it till her dying day. The in-spector was a hard man, and this washis trade, but something in the sighttouched "his heart.

"Poor children!" he said softly."Poor babes that have never beenyoung," and, with a gentle hand, hetouched Ismay's shoulder.

"Wake up!" he cried softly. "Youmust catch the early train back tothe country. You can't do any goodhere."

She started to her feet; wan, hag-gard, with black rixxgs round her

eyes."Me alone?" she said. He noted

approvingly that she showed on symp-tom of screaming. "Yes, alone. Itis our only chance. Can you get intoyour room withotit being seen?"

"I think so, if there's time."Her eyes widened like a cat's as she

looked at his face. She was awakenow to the new day. And at what shesaw there she cried out aloud, hericy calm shattered at last.

"You've been very brave. Can yoube braver still?" the man said slowly.

And the girL, whose strength wasnearly done, said "yes."

CHAPTER XXXI."SAVE ME FROM MYSELF."

The conversation had been'excitingenough, yet Air Wray was bored.

"Where is Ismay?" he asked short-ly, as he finished hLs very late break-last.! Mrs Trelane shrugged her should-ers.

"She's in bed. She told Jessie shewasn't to be disturbed till she rang."

Wray's eyebrows went up. Trulythese wereairs in a girl who had beenused to cooking her own breakfast,and been glad to have it to cook.

"I'll go to her." Mrs Trelane rosequickly, reading his face anxiously.She had watched him open his letters,and she had seen annoyance in hisface.

"What do you want Ismay for?"Cristiane inquired coquettis'hly.

Wray suppressed a bad word. Allthe previous evening Cristiane, "whosesuccesses had gone to her head, hadfairly flung- herself at his head. Shehad sung to him, talked to him, boredhim, till he could have strangled 'her.And now she was hammering the lastfew nails in her coffin.

"I don't want her, especially," hesaid, coldly, wishing the little foolwould hold her tongue.

Cristiane laughed."Dou you know what I think?" she

asked. "I think you are in love withher."

Under the table he shut one handhard.

"Do you? Why?" ."Ain't people in love when they

kneel down beside a girl and kiss her,once, twice, twenty times?" noddingher head knowingly at each number.

Wray was for a moment taken back.So the little fool had seen Mm.

Now slie had begun to suspect; thenext thing she would begin to talk,perhaps to Cylmer; and if he carriedout his schemes it would be with alight on them that would make themplain to the world.

Cristiane had signed her own deathwarrant. She was no longer innocent,but dangerous and in the way. To-night she should be no longer one northe other. He looked at her with thatfrank gaze that always cloaked hisworst deceits.

"When a man dare not ask for whathe wants because it is so far abovehim, do you blame him for taking—what he can get?" His voice, fullof hopeless longing, made the blood oftriumph spring to her cheeks. Hereagain she would defeat Ismay.

"Yes," she said, her eyes on thetablecloth. "You could 'hayYou "need not have kissed her," pet-tishly, "before my eyes."

"Cristiane!" he was on his feet ather side, his voice thrilling withsimulated joy and passion; "you'reangry because I kissed her? Youcare?"

She did not care, beyond her vanitythat was piqued, but she was afraid tosay so. Somehow the man dominatedher till she sat an arrant coward. Shetrembledbefore his eyes thatwere full ;of a passion that she thought waslove; she had no intuition to tell herthat it was hatred and the threat ofdeatlh.

"I—l don't know!" she stammered, j"You shall know!" he retorted,!

knowing better than to plead with her.His hand, softly brutal, was under herchin. "Kiss me," he ordered. "Tellme you love me."

Like a frightened child she repeatedthe words, and he knew sflie lied asshe spoke. He was right, she wasdangerous; weak, obstinate, self-willed, with an utterly unbridledtongue.

"Kiss me," he repeated, longing tochoke her instead, and having noth-ing bus tistaste to hear peach-likecheek, her parted lips. He was re-lieved that she sprang away from him(and she never dreamed that he lether go). I

! Prom the door she looked back,provokingly. "Not now—perhaps to-

|night!" and she went off singing.: Mrs Trelane heard her as, havingbeen in a hurry despite her hasty re-treat, she stood leisurely at Ismay'sdoor. Her shrewd ears caught the ex-cited note in the girl's voice.■ "He's been making love to her," she

I thought astutely.| Marcus making love at this hour inthe moriung! Can 'he mean to gothat wiy for his money after all?"She knocked, this, lime with earnest-ness, at Is-may's locked door. It. jopened on the instant.

Isniay, dressed as usual, stood in-side, her eyes a little heavy, her faceunnaturally flushed. She had gotback by the early train, driving fromthe station to the gate in a fly, money-less no longer, thanks to Davids, byeight o'clock had gained her room un- ,seen by any one, since the servantswere at breakfast and the rest of Hiehouse waiting till half-past eightshould bring their tea and hot water.

As the girl batihed and dressed her-self it almost seemed to her that itwas a dream, that she could never havebeen in London and got back again inthose few hours while the house slept.Only the instructions she had fromDavids told her it was no dream, butreality. At the sight of her mother,

for the first time in all her life, sheflung her arms round her and kissedher.

Mrs Trelane gazed at her m stupe-faction. ~"What's the natter?" she dvawlerL"Why do you greet me as if I had

' been buried for years? This isn't theresurrection day."

Ismay smiled wickedly. It wasmore like the day of judgment to hermind.

(To be Continued.)

FASHION NOTES.NOVELTIES THAT PAKIS HASPREPARED FOR SUNNY DAYS

OF SPRING.

InParis there are two dates in theyear of notable importance to grandcoutouriers; these are the AuteuilSteeplechase and the Autumn "GrandPrix."

At the Auteuil Steeplechase theother day new capes and mantles werein great evidence, some having a verydistinct cachet of novelty. Amongthem was the cape of our illustration,wornby the elegent Marquise de Bail-leul. It is of sky-blue cloth, composedof two deep volants placed to hangone over the other, and shaped intolarge scallops.

The shoulder part in form of capu-chon is of white satin broche, withlarge blue fleur-de-lis and having aborder of black velvet; the cape ismade to fasten with loops and ends ofvelvet and satin.

One might go far without findingso pretty a hat for a dark girl as thatwhich i 9sketched from a model inthis figure. This is of yellowish Tus-can straw, strewn over with the just-now very popular wheat-ears. Thoughnot stiffly placed, there is an amountof method in the arrangement of theears, which follow, as it were, the,line of the straw plaits, going roundthe brim, and crown, and blending

with the Tuscan in tint and texture.The whole lightly veiled over withtulle the same shade. The relief tothis foundation consists of an aigretteor chou on the left side of deepcherry-colour velvet, toning withthe Tuscan delightfully, a knot of thesame being placed under the brimat the back to rest on the hair.

The millinery for the coming sea-son will be of such a fragile charac-ter as to render it somewhat extra-vagant, so much . tulle, mousseline,and chiffon is to be used. Tulle ishopeless when once passe, as it veryspeedily is, but the woman who, fromdisposition or necessity, is like MrsGilpin, of a "frugal mind," may makegood chiffon or mousseline almost asgood as new by carefully dampingand ironing when black, ornwashingin the manner of lace—when whiteor light-coloured.

Red hats are being a good dealfavoured,and red is altogether smiledupon by fashion just now. MrsBrown Potter wears, with the o-raceand elegftHoe which is entirely her

own, a wonderful Worth toilette tored mousseline, with red parasollarge black hat with a profnaioa' ofpoppies completing1 it, in "Cam**Sahib." _

Poplin will be much to the fore 1%spring, and some very modish gownsare being made thereof. A pretty ex.ample is shown in this figure, whichis a myrtle green poplin. Theskirt Utrimmed with steel and jet embroideryto simulate, a tunic. The jacket jjopen over a frilled vest ofwhite ttous.seline de soie (everything ia of thisdainty fabric just now), a big oratafc

at the throat. The revers and edgesof very short basque are scalloped, andembroidered with the steel and jet;the jacket being lined through/withpale pink silk.

After assuming the masculine much-ly, we are going, it seems, to be super*feminine in our modes this seasonLace, chiffon, muslin, tulle, clinging,trailing skirts and draperies,.floralheadgear, frills, burbelows, and jewel-lery galore. This, and more, withoutlimit, will make up the summer gt&and woman of ninety-nine, whose lifelies in the paths of leisure and pleas-ure, with unlimited dress allowance.The more practical members, or word-ing bees cf the hive, will still clingto the useful and accommodating tail-or-made in general, as heretofore,buseven they, we fancy, will be foundsubstituting something more frivolousin headgear and necktie, wherewith, toleaven the severity of the cloth coatand skirt.

Aproposof the skirt, it growstighter and still tip-liter, till tho hn>- f|lquestion—now that the upper portionof the skirt, is strained like a skin,and appears to have grown on thewearer—is, Where is the pocket tofind a habitationand a name? and thedepressing1 answer is, that we shall bedriven to carrying1little bags (whereinto place our purse, mouchoir, etc.),such as were known in the dark agesof coal-scuttle bonnets,, shawls,,,andsandal shoes—as reticules. * . \

This figure can be interpreted eitherin a navy-blue serge stitched withwhite silk, with underskirt of white*stitched cloth, or in white pique, pipedwith scarlet, over a skirt-front ofscarlet linen. Blouses of all sorts andconditions and endless variety are the.most useful year after year. By theterm blouse we designate every des*cription of that long-suffering article.The shirt is the plain unpretentiousgarment of zephyr, batiste, pique, or

linen, all of which may pluck up heart,for they have been dubbed the smartthing for morning wear. The blouwproper, or "waist," as the Americanacall it, ranges from the muslin andlace trifle of a couple of guinea* totb.e silken vesture of fifteen. I mMiPclaim the journalist's privilege of W*'iteration, unpardonable in other p«0*"pie, and repeat that, all other reporti'to the contrary, the blouse is not goiosout, it is still "primus inter pares.'* , I

A WHEAT-TRIMMED HAT.

BEAUTY.

BEAUTY POWER OF HOT MILK.The latest fad in fashionable circle*. :

is the absorption of quantities of ho*,milk, which, it is understood, P*"o'',duces wonderful results in maintain*ing and restoring a perfect fkin. '■'.>'

Hot milk, judiciously taken,is cate&ving and nourishing. If drunk too-ft*,quently the results will not be so p*0*'pitious. A cup of hot milk at nlgW.is refreshing and sleep-inducing, aftu.sleep is the great aid to the preserV*--,tion of youth and good looks.

A SERIOUS OBSTACLE.The Rev. Mr Goodley: 'And do you;

love you neighbour as yourself**Mrs Scroggs: 'Well, I can't say thM!I do, but I'd be willing to try if «l«djreturn that last pound of coffW !w;borrow«sl from us.'

POUR LA PEOMENADB.

THE? MJCKIiAND STAH, mTUHDAY, JULY 1& 1809.

"A HORRID CAD."BY JOHN BUCHANAN. j

CHAPTER I.John Brown sat in the dreary office j

of hits brewery checking the entries iSn his books, and congratulating him-self that all was going well. It wasi» common-place office, brown and&ngy> smelling strongly of hops andtobacco smoke. At present a ray ofJune errashine found its way throughthe grimy window, and lit up John'sstrong, patient, homely face andlight brown hair, in which a fewthreads of silver might be seen. Johnknew he had not many more eveningsthat he could spend in this favouritecorner of his; but he could scarcelyregret a state of affairs he himself had jbrought about, though he sometimes \sighed for the liberty he soon must .leave. He had just tested the last !column of figures, and found them"correct, when a gentle tap on the doorwas followed by the entrance of aman in everyway a contrast to John.Young, tall, and handsome, fashion-ably dressed, and daintily clean, heseemed to fill the office, giving a dus-tier hue to its faded furniture, andmaking its owner look round-shoul-dered, insignificant, and old.

"This is an unexpected pleasure,Captain Montgomerie; to what do Iewe the honour of your visit?"

The young man looked uncomfort-able, fidgeted uneasily with his hatand stick, but at last blurted out—

"I have come on rather a delicateerrand, and I do not know how youmaytake it." No answer relieved hisembarrassment, so he was obliged toproceed.

"You are shortly to be married toMiss Dalziel, of the Knowes?"

"Yes, I am," and John lookedstraight into the shifty black eyesthat could not meet his gaze.

"Well, I came to ask, to say, to won-der, if you think she loves you."

"What business is that o' yours, orony other man's,? Miss Dalziel is mypromised bride, and I will na answerqxiestions about her, even to her bro-ther's friend.""I am not her brother's friend; I

am hers. Two years ago she con-fessed that she loved me, but for somestrange whim of hers the engagementwas not made public. Six months agoshe wrote to me in India breaking itoff and giving no reason. I returnedto England as soon as I could obtainmy leave, and reached The Knowesonly a few days ago. Hearing of herengagement to you I would have leftat once, but her brother persuaded meto remain a few days, and return toLondon with him at the end of hisholidays. During these few days Ihave had reason to suppose that herheart is still mine, and that her en-gagement to you was contracted fromsome ulterior motive, and not for loveof you."

As Montgomerie proceeded to tellhis story, John's face had become of aghastly grey colour, whilst his handselapsed the arms of his chair asthough he were in pain.

"Then what is it ye are wantin' meto do?"

"Merely to ask Miss Dalziel if shelores you.""I took that for granted when she

promised to marry me. What do youthink was her reason?"

Montgomerie looked astonishedWas it really possible that this miser-able, round-shouldered, bourgoisebrewer imagined Miss Dalziel couldmarry him for love?

She marries you for your money,of course. Did that never occur toycra?"

"Aye, sometimes it did, but she istoo pure, too honest, too unselfish totake my all and gie me naethin' inreturn. No, she Is no' marrying mefor my money alone. But ye are sureshe loves you?

"Yes, I am sure of it.""And ha'e ye no money?""Not mnch; indeed, I am in debt at

present, though in a few years Imaybe a rich man. I have expectationsfrom an uncle."

"Expectations which ye canna turninto money, or ye would hae dune solang syne. Thank you for your infor-mation. I think there is no moreto be said."

With a quiet dignity, for whichMontgomerie would not have givenJohn credit) he bowed a formal fare-well to his visitor and turned to hispapers. Thus dismissed, the youngsoldier could only depart without anyclear idea as to what impression hisill-timed remarks had made. Had heseen John 10 minutes after he left,he would have been satisfied.

For 20 years this brave-hearted manhad fought against fate and takenthe good things of the world captive.During the years of strife there hadbeen no time for thought of a womanto hamper him, but now, in the primeof his manhood, rich, respected, andadmired, he had given to his sweetyotmg bride all*the love of which hisstrong, honest heart was capable.His affections had neverbeen fritteredawayon unworthy objects, no womanhad ever before received his caresses,not eren a mother or sister had hepossessed who might have given someoutlet for the time of his large-hearted love. Dammed up for wellnigh 40 years it had now social stand-ing, or environment, and had enclosedAinslie Dalziel with almost overpower-ing vehemence. Eeserved, even to-wards himself, John Brown made nodisplay of passion when Montgom-erie left him alone, but sat, withwhite face and staring eyes, seeingnothing, only pressing his handsmore heavily on his arm chair untilthe veins stood out and seemed al-most bursting. Then he drew a longbreath, as a diver emerging from thewater, and rose apparently calm. Heput away his books, locked his desk,shut the door, and, owing to longhabit, omitted no detail of his usualroutine. Then he went out into thenight.

CHAPTER H.As we hftTe seen, John Brown had

come to some resolve, that was noless than to see Miss Dalziel at once,and from her ownlips learn the reasonof Mr Montgomerie's strange com-munication. He returned home,changed his morning attire for even-ing dress and, though late, pursued hispath towards the Knowes. Meeting afriend whose way lay in the samedirection, they walked together,though John, scarcely heard a wordof the babble of his commonplace talk.In a short time, however, his atten-tion was arrested by the words—

"Poor old Dalziel. I wonder if he 11*et through!"

"What's that you say?" asked John,with a snap, as though he had justreceived » personal injury.

"Ob, I was only remarking that old

Dalziel has a bill falling due to-mor-row that I don't believe he can mcc .;It's notsuch avery large one, but Dal-1ziel is almostat the end of his tether,!

and, unless you are helping him a bit,I'm afraid it's all up with him.'

'Wha said Iwas helping him?""Oh, no one. Only we know you are

to marry his daughter, and supposeyou will make all straight."

"Oh, of course. You say this moneymust be paid to-morrow?'

"Yes; or he will be gazetted.""Weel, I think I'll say good-nicjht

I'm raither late."So here was the explanationof the

whole thing! He had given Ainslifitwo or three hundred pounds to helpwith her trousseau, and no doubt shewould use this to save her father. Hesaw it all now. Why should he seeher? Why ask an explanation? Howcould she give him up to-night whenher father required the money on themorrow? No; his way was plain. Sothinking, he turned on his heel, wentback to his room, worked at some fig-ures (they were never of rmich use tohim afterwards) until two in themorning, undressed and lay on hisbed to give it an appearance of havingbeen used, tossed about for a fewhours, then dressed and went out untilit was time for breakfast. By theearliest possible train he went to townand had an interview with his law-yers. '' ."1 wish a thousand pounds trans-ferred to-day to a friend's account. Iwish it to have the appearance of be-ing a bequest, firom someone (un-known) who has died, and my namemust, not appear. How can this bedone?"

"My dear sir, it is utterly impossible.We would require to realise stock andtransfer it to the other party. Allthat would take time."

"That is what you canna have. Thewhole thing must be finished beforefive o'clock to-day. You can easilyget the money at my bank. If it isna'there in cash they will advance it, buthow is it to be paid?"

"You had better write a chequemaking it payable to me. I willdraw it at my own bank and pay it into a firm of yoting lawyers who oftentransact business for me. They willtelegraph to the fortunate party, eay-the money is at his (or is it her?) dis-posal, and on receipt of a wire fromhim they will lodge it in his bank."

"Capital, capital; just the thing. Ikent ye could do it. Here is thecheque. Now. see that there is no de-lay."

Having given the necessary informa-tion he went home and got throughthe day's work as best he mi<rM.

CHAPTER in.In the pretty morning room at The

Knowes, Ainslie Dalziel and her bro-ther were having tea together. Shelooked pale and worried; he earnestand pleading.

"Really, Ainslie, I have no patiencewith you. Here is Montgomerie onthe one side, a fine, handsome, gentle-manly fellow whom I always thoughtyou loved; and on the other a wretch-ed, snuffy, plebeian brewer, and yetyou take the latter in spite of all Icau say."

"But, Ronald, can you not under-stand? I'apa must have that moneyto-day. I have given him all thatJohn ""Don't call him John, the horridcad."

"You forget, Ronald, that I intendto marry him." Her quiet dignitysilenced him, and she went on.

"I gave papa all the money Johnhad given me for my trousseau, andif I broke my engagement I wouldrequire to return it. Can you tell mewhere to get it?"

"Not at present, but somethingmust turn up. Borrow it fromBrownfor a time and repay it later on whenMontgomerie comes into his fortune."

"And when is that? When a manin the prime of life dies? No, Ronald,you know I cannot do such a thing.I wish you would leave me alone."

"So Iwould if I thought you lovedthe man, but you don't."

"That is my look out. But here isa telegram." She took it from theservant, and read out when they werealone—

" 'A thousand pounds left to you bya client of ours. Where can we payit into your account?—Smith andBorland:' Konald! 'What does itmean ?"

"It means that you are free. Hur-rah! I'll have Montgomerie for abrother-in-law yet, and you cap payoff that cad to-night. Oh, Ainslie!How fortunate!"

"Poor old John! How he loved me!And yet, I suppose I must break withhim."

"Of course. I will tell Montgomerieto come up to dinner."

"No; certainly not. Not until Ihave seen Mr Brown."

"Oh! He's Mr Brown already. That'sbetter. But here he comes.> I'll lookin when I think all is fixed up, andtake the good news to Gerald,"and,nodding carelessly to.Mr Brown as hepassed him, the young1 man left theroom. Ainslie was shocked when shesaw her lover's face. Pale, haggard,and drawn, it looked as though hehad only just recovered from a seriousillness, * but his eyes were clear andsteadfast as ever, and ■ his smile assweet, as he ga2ed on his beautifulbride.

"John," she said,, as she tookthishands in hers, "what have you beendoing?"

"Nothing, child; nothing. Why doyou ask?"

"You are pale and tired, and, John—you have forgotten something."

"You mean I have not kissed you?I know it; but I have a question toask you first. Do you love me,Ainslie?Not like, respect, admire, but do youlove me? Am Imore to you thanfatheror brother, than health or happiness,ay, than life itself? Is the day darkwhen I am away, and the night filledwith music when lam near? Tellme, Ainslie, is this your feeling to-wards me?"

"Oh; John, I am not like you. Mylove is. a poor, sickly plant besideyour full-grown, vigorous tree thatwould shelter me under its branches."

" "Perhaps, dear; but does it lire.She cquld see his lips tremble and agreat look of longing come into hiseyes, which he had in vain been try-ing- to hide. "Do you think of me,lassie, for when men come to my agfcthey do not care for these things aslads and lasses do, but if your heartis mine, even though your love beweak, never mind. Only, Ainslie, tellme true, there's no' any other man?"

She raised her eyes to his for a mo-ment, read what was written there,and whispered as she hid her blushingcheeks on his shoulder—"No, John, all the lore that mylittle heart is capable of feeling isyours, and no other man is worthy ofit."

"Ainslie! Is it true? And MrMontgomerie?"

"Is a very good friend of mine, butI do not wish to marry him."

"Stand up, dear; look in my eyesand tell me it is true."

The girl meekly did as she was told,and as John Brown looked into theeves he loved so well he read the truth

Ainelie had only learned since he en-tered the room. Never had CaptainMontgomerie seemed no shallow orher own family so mean as when Johnhad come before her intent on a nobleself-sacrifice she knew would havebeen impossible to her father, brother,or to Captain Montgomerie. Hisrough exterior, his awkward manners,his provincial accent seemed to banishas the light of his brave, true heartshone through his commonplace fea-tuies. and glorified them in her eyes.

"Yes, dear, it is. And John! Ihave had some money left me, so I cangive you back what you lent me andget all my things without borrowingfrom you. Now, John! you know 1am not marrying you for money, andyou were very naughty to doubt me."

"Who said I doubted you?""I could read it in your face when

yr,u came in. And, you naughty boy,you were going to give me up andmake me miserable for the rest of mylife, all because you thought perhaps1 liked your money better than your-self!"

"Oh, Ainslie, I never said that!"The teasing maiden hereupon laugh-

ed at his serioxisness, gave him a kiss—the first she had bestowed of herown free will, and generally behavedso delicioxisly that poor John was al-most intoxicated.

"Now, dear, I must leave you tohave a smoke as T have something todo," and she rushed from the room.He did not know that she had seenher brother and Captain Montgomerie

across the lawn, and wished\o tell the former what she had donebefore he had an opportunity of see-ing" her accepted suitor. She tookhim aside and told him the news, andwben the company assembled at din-ner she found that the Captain hadteen called away to attend to urgentbusiness in London. Her marriagecame off on the day already fixed, andthough John Brown had few secretsfrom his wife, he never told herabout the £1000 she had so mysteri-ously received.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.Wireless telegraphy is an accom-

plished fact, and the possibilitiesopened out by Mi' Marconi's dis-covery are practically illimitable. Itis perfectly evident that if a messagecan be sent from the South ForelandLighthouse, near Dover, to the Cha-let L'Artois Wimereux, near Bou-logne, a distance of thirty-two milesacross the ocean, the present systemof signalling from the shore to aship at sea, or from one vessel toanother, is going to be revolutionisedin the near future. Mr Marconi, bythe courtesy of the Trinity-house au-thorities, was accommodated with alittle room in the front part of theengine-house on the top of the cliffsoverlooking the Channel, and al-though a thick mist, obscured theview the hazy condition of the atmos-phere had no eifect upon the electriccurrent which in some mysteriousway found its objective on the shoresof La Belle France, and the expertson either side chatted away to oneanother as easily as though theyhad been connected by cable. Nosooner was a message transmittedthan click, click, click went the re-ceiver, and the tape rolled itself outrecording in dots afnd dashes themessage from Boulogne thirty-twomiles away. There was not onesingle fault in all the messages trans-mitted, and although it was foggy

on Monday and stormy on Tuesdaythe current did its work with an utterdisregard to climatic conditions. MrMarconi has given to the Instituteof Electrical Engineers an explana-tion of his system. He says:—"Whenlong distances are to be bridged over,and it is not necessary that the sig-nals should be sent in one definitedirection, a transmitting arrange-ment is used in which two smallspheres connected to the terminalsof the second winding of an induc-tion coil are connected, one to theearth and the other to a verticalconductor, which Iwill call the aerialconductor. Should it be necessaryto direct a beam of rays in one givendirection, an arrangement similar toa Kighi oscillator placed in the focalline of a suitable cylindrical para-bolic reflector is used." This ex-planation is perfect, but to the laymind some what puzzling. Anyway,Mr Marconi deserves all praise forhis great and wonderful achieve-ment.

SIGNOB MARCONI AND HIS INSTRUMENT

CHANGES IN MAN.Deep researches as to the structure

of the human body 'have recently fur-nished some startling facts regardingchanges which man is at present un-dergoing physically.It is believed that man was formerly

endowed with more teeth than he pos-sesses now. Abundant evidence ex-ists that, ages and ages ago, humanteeth were used as weapons of de-fence. Unfortunately, traces of suchuse are oftenrevealed by a sneer. Theteeth are sometimes bared, dog-like,ready, as it were, for action.

The practice of eating our foodcooked and the disuse of teeth as wea-pons are said to. be responsible forthe degeneration that is going on. Thewisdom teeth, in fact, are disappear-ing. Human jaws, found in reputedPalaeolitic deposits,have wisdom teethwith crowns as large as, if not largerthan, the remaining molars.

In ancient times a short-sightedsoldier or hunter was almost an im-possibility; to-day, a wliole nation isafflicted with defective vision. It isalmost certain that man once possess-ed a third eye, by means of which hewas enabled to see above his head.The human eyes formerly regardedthe world from the two sides of thehead; they are even now graduallyshifting to a more forward position.

In the dim past the ear-flap was ofgreat service in ascertaining the direc-tion of sounds, and operated largelyin the play of the features. But themuscles of the ear have fallen intodisuse, for the fear of surprise byenemies no longer exists.

Again, our sense of smell is mark-edly inferior to that of savages. Thatit is still decreasing is evidenced byobservations of the olfactory organ.But the nose itself indicates a tend-ency to become more prominent.

So says a scientist

THE COPPER KING ANDTHE 30,000 DOL PINK.

By LIONEL STAGGE

Thirty thousand dollars for aflower.Well, many a man has risked his lifefor a flower in times past and.present,and some of them wore glad to getthe chance. It need hardly be saidthat there was something' back of theflower, though, in these cases, andstill less of necessity is there to men-tion that it was lovely woman. Theknight of mediaeval times, before tak-ing part in the tournament, frequent-ly received from the hands of his faira rose or violet or lily, and if he cameforth unscathed from the conflict at-tributed, doubtless, the prowess of hisarm to the influence of.the floral gift.

Many thousands and tons of thou-sands of words might be written onthe historical and legendary side offlowers. We must, however, pa.ss overthese years and come to the presentera, in which a flower has signaliseditself to the extent of beating- the re-cord of all floral happenings. Thishas occurred through the instrumen-tality of Thomas W. Lawsoh, of Bos-ton.

A few words as to Mr Lawson'a in-dividuality are pertinent to this storybefore we again refer to the ilowerepisode. It will be seen that here isno ordinary man, and that had it beentold us that there was a man in Bos-ton who Avantcd a flower to the ex-tent of being willing to pay $30,000for it, Thomas W. Lawson would havebeen picked out by those who knowhim as being just that sort of per-sonage.

Thomas W. Lawson was born forty-one years ago in Cambridge. As aboy he was distinctly supraordinary.One day, when about twelve years ofage, instead of going to school hetrotted over to Boston and applied fora position in a banking house. Theboy had always been a close reader,and an impression left upon him a^erreading some works dealing half withromance and half with finance was tothe effect that he could make a suc-cess in stocks if he only had a chance.This idea had gradually become inten-sified in him at Ihe expense of hissatisfaction with school and his gen-eral peace of mind, and the result wastruancy. There is not a large selec-tion of positions in a banking officefor a boy oftwelve years old to selectfrom, and that of oHice boy remuner-ated the insumbeut the princely wageof three dollars per seven days. Heaccepted the position and .salary andheld it for one day, his parents send-ing him back to school the next. Fivedays afterwards he returned to Bos-.ton and was hired at the bank overagain, once more being sent back toschool the following day. II was tendays before lie could make anotherappearance at Ihe bank, and then he.explained for the first time that hehad been running away from school,and, at his pleading, the head of thefirm urged his-parents to allow himto remain with them. This was done.

When the bank closed at threeo'clock each afternoon he took a threehours' course of study, for severalyears, and thus acquired an educationthat was practically tantamount to acollege course. Certainly no collegecourse could have been gotten throughby student with more native enthu-siasm than this successful attempt atself-education. In time this processof study and self denial began to bearfruit, and the young man commencedto feel the divine fires of authorshipburning within him. What has as-sisted him, too, in Uiis direction hasbeen a well-spring of humour thatbubbled up through nearly all he

wrote or spoke. He achieved no littlesuccess with the verse and prose con-tributions he submitted to thosemagazines and weeklies which ap-pealed most to him.

In time, however, this vein gave.way to one more serious, and anenormous amount of manuscript deal-ing with finance has come from hispen. He has probably written moreon finance than any other writer inAmerica—unless it be George Eut-ledge Gibson. At the age of sixteenhe was one of the best known youngmen on State Street, and at this agehe engineered his first deal, runningthe stock of the Cincinnati, Sandusky,and Cleveland Railroad from $3 to $17a share. At this time, also, thisyoung man possessed $60,000, whichhe made himself by speculation,dollar and dollar. Since thattime he has put through single-handedover twenty big stock enterprises, andhas accumulated several fortunes. Theinformation that a man has accumu-lated several fortunes suggests the in-ference that he has also lost them—an inference that would not be libel-ling Mr Lawson, for he has indubit-ably had his ups and downs in theworld of finance.

As is pretty well known, Mr Lawsonis a member of the New York StockExchange. His specialty in thebrokerage business is copper, and hisposition in New Yorks makes himmore than ordinarily important in thecuprous field. His operations are ex-ceedingly larg-e and bold.

.uut mere its unotner side to Mr Law-sou. You can call it hie iequine side,lie is passionately attached to horses.His stable consists ftt present ofthirty oi the finest harness and saddlehorses in the United States, if not theworld. These include the celebratedprize winners Gorgeous, Glorious,Glodione,(iloriana, Glorio, Gloriala,Chimes, Trinity, Milady's Boy, Mi-lady's Lad, Enchanter and Enchant-ress.

Enchanter is an animal of no meanreputation. There is a story thatPresident McKinley wanted Enchantervery badly, but this famous Kentuckysaddle horse is ridden by Mr Lawsonhimself, and the President's agent wasinformed that no money could pur-chase him. And verily no moneycould. Enchanter has never beenbeaten in any exhibition of horsesin which he has been entered, alwaystaking first prize. Enchantress isridden by Mr Lawson's boy Arnold.

The whole stable is kept during thesummer at Mr Lawson's shore placeat Cohasset, Mass. His town houseis in Boston, and his country place inWinchester.

it seems like piling Pelion on Ossa,but there is still another phase of lifeand .energy in which Mr Lawson de-lights. This is yachting. It was onlythe other day that we read in thepapers that Lewis Nixon had receivedan order from Mr Lawson to build a75,000 dollar steam yacht at Elizabeth-port, N.J. It is not surprising, andonly goes to show the man's marvel-lous versatility.

Now all this makes the flowerstoryseem mucrr more natudal. This is it.

One Thomas F. Galvin, florist, ofBoston's Back Bay, invented a new,enormous and bewitching1 carnation,which he promptly named after MrLawson's wife, with that lady's per-mission. The flower took first prizein the Boston, New York, Philadelphiaand Chicago competitive carnationexhibitions—was facile princeps. OneH. N. TTiginbotham, of Chicago, offer-crl $5000, and a New York florist wentthat 10.000 dollars better for an inter-est in the pink, whereuponMr Lawsonjumped into the arena and authori-tatively announced that the flowermust not leave Boston. His letter tothe florist was characteristic:—

'We well know that Chicago hasmany, many things that our littletown has not. and that her gTeatcitizen should have about all they■.I

reach for, but there are a few thingsthey must do withon't, and one ofthese is the beautiful flower you sokindly named for Mrs Lawson.

'Those of us whose being has beenconfined to our modest little town,and whose aspirations and ambitionshave been acquired from and mouldedby her old-fashioned and simple tra-ditions, should not be disturbed ormolested in the possession of thatlove, and the few things we love andunderstand and understand us—theflowers—even by the great people ofChicago.'

So he made Mr Galvin two offers.One of 7000 dollars for a single plantof the carnation, it being understoodthat he would present it to th3cityof Boston, to be propagated at itsnurseries for display in its publicgardens, and no one else being allow-ed to propagate it or change its name.The second offer was of 30,000 dollarsfor the sole right to the name andthe 8000 plants the florist had. Thelatter was the offer Mr Galvin accept-ed.

That is the story of Thomas W.Lawscm and his flower.

THE HIGHEST HOUSE INGREAT BRITAIN.

Mr William T. Kilgour, writing in"Harmsworth's Magazine," says thehighest house in Great Britain is un-doubtedly the observatory on BenNevis, for it is situated on the top ofthe highest mountain in the BritishIsles. Rising as it does to a height of4,407 feet above sea level, Ben Nevisfor about nine months out of thetwelve is enveloped in cloud, fog, ordark trailing mist. When the wintercomes on, the hill-top rarely casts offthis shroud, and the observatory itselfis soon completely covered with snow.

Describing1 a notable storm, thesuperintendent told the writer of thearticle that shortly before midnightthe wind began to blow furiously fromthe south-east, and in an incrediblyshort time it had increased to thestrength of a hurricane, the velocityat times being between 100 and 120miles per hour. The boom of thestorm, coupled with the creaking oftimbers and the rattle of iron chim-neys, was terrific. The building it-self, notwithstanding that the wallsnear the base are about ten feet thick,shook to the foundations, and the coldwas intense. A thermometer placed 6feet from a roaring lire recorded fivedegrees of frost, and members of thestaff who had retired for the night hadperforce to quit their bunks and as-semble round the stove. All outsideobservations had to be stopped, as noone could stand or even creep to wind-ward. The observer ventured to.thedoor, and for his pains was well nighchoked by drift which was beingswirled by the gale in dense cloudsinto every nook and corner.

It ought to be mentioned that ob-servations are taken every hour of thenight and day at this station, and thecontinuity of these is rarely interferedwith. Indeed, unless his life be indanger, the man on duty never missesa single observation. In the earlydays of meteorology on Ben Nevis,before these martyrs to science hadbecome familiar with the climate atsuch an elevation, no small difficultywas experienced in keeping the obser-vatory door clear of snow.

When the house became covered, atunnel with an upward slant had tobe dug through the drift, and as eachhour came round, the man on watchobtained egress and admitted himselfby this primitive means. Though cov-ered by a tarpaulin at the outside,snow was always blocking the pas-sage, necevssitating a spell of shovel-ling ere each observation could besecured. This defect has now been

overcome "by the construction of bdoor in the tower, at the north-et«tcorner of the observatory, by which.access to and from the building maynearly always be had without seriousdifficulty.

Gales and snowstorms are not theonly dangers -with which the meteoro-ligists have to contend. In the monthof June, 1895, a flash of lightning- en-tered the observatoryby means of thetelegraph cable, and one of the staffwho was fitting near the instrument—which wafi completely shattered—wasrendered vnsensible. To make mat-ters worse, the flash had ignited partof the woodwork of the observatory;and, as the .inside lining1 is as dry astinder, the fire rapidly spread.

Three months at a time is the limitof an observer's stay at the summit,and the staff is so regulated that itsmembers take up <3uty half the year atthe observatory near sea level and theother half on Ben Nevis. In winter,this system of interchanging' the staffis fraught with many dangers. Inmid-winter, the Ben Neyis Observatoryis a most comfortable abode, althoughvery few people would think so. Whenthe snow becomes hardened round andover the house, cold is excluded, and■the inside warmth is retained. Whatmatters it that the temperature with-out may have fallen to zero or thatthe wind should be converting the tinysnowflakes into miniature mountainson the hill side?—the observer sits assnug and secure within this domicileas though he were in a city drswing-room.

The summit station is now convieet-ed with the lower world by telephone,which, for weeks at a stretch, servesas the only means of communicationbetween what may be called isolationand civilisation. After winter hasfairly set in, it is a dangerous experi-ment for anyone except those inti-mately acquainted with the mountainto attempt the ascent.

Enormous wreaths obliterate thebridle-path, while many of the snowcornices extend for several yards overthe brinks of precipices. The back-ground being1 white, an inexperiencedman would find it very difficult, evenon a clear day, to distinguish thesedeath-traps. The greatest averagedepth of snowregistered at the obser-vatory was twelve feet, but in the caseof drifts thirty to forty feet is no un-usual measurement; indeed, some ofthe wreaths which form in the gullie*are of such proportions that only avery approximate estimate of theirdepth can be arrived at. Never, dur-ing the hottest summer, is the mon-arch of mountains without a fewwhite patches, and this region ofperpetual snow has many attractionsfor tourists, who visit it in large num-bers during the season.

So much for the rigour of a BenNevis winter. But the prospect fromthe mountain top on a fine summer'sday is one which baffles description.Stretching away in every direction, asfar as the eye can reach, is one undu-latingpanorama of mountain, moorandlake, with here.and there a bank offog, through which protrude the sum-mits of countless lesser heights. Notinfrequently the hill tops appear like*so many islets rising out of an oceanof snowy whiteness; and at intervals,as the sun gleams forth, tinging thepeaks with gold, and casting a sheenover the waters of the Atlantic wherethey appear to mingle with the west-"ern horizon, the scene truly is sub-lime.

A MAN WHO CAN'T TRAVEL.

The Lord Chancellor of England isnever allowed under any circum-stances to make a journey which in-volves a sea voyage, however short thepassage. He is supposed to have thegreat seal in his immediate keeping,day and night, under all circum-stances, and its safety is not to berisked.

THE AUCKLAND STAB, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899. 7

A COMMON COLD OR CHILLMost of the ills that flesh is heir to have their beginnings in a common cold of chill,and when a cold is promptly treated and cured it may safely be assumed that a seriousillness has been averted. Fevers, consumption, pneumonia, pleurisy, bronchitis,diphtheria and many other diseases appear first in the form of a cold, which may fairlybe described as a nucleus of disease, A cold is always worthy of respect, and it is neversafe to neglect one. Procure a remedy with a reputation, because it is not safe to experi-

ment with untried preparations which have yet to prove the merits claimed for themby their well intentioned proprietors.

has established a reputation for curing coughs, colds, sore throats and inflammation ofthe lungs, and this reputation is. endorsed by the statements of people with whom you

are acquainted. Benjamin Gum has by far the largest sale in New Zealandoi remedies for coughs and colds.

MR. A. L. GEE, of the firm of Gee and Booth, 168Lichfield Street, Christchurch, states:

"I have much pleasure in testifying to the value of BENJAMIN GUM. I hadbeen very much troubled with a very serious cough which I was quite unable to get ridof, when I was advised by a friend to take BENJAMIN GUM. I did so, with the resultthat my cough has completely gone, although the bottle is not yet used up. It is impos-sible to over estimate the value of this medicine."

SPEtISEH VINCENT'S BENJAMIN GUM IS OBTAINABLE IN TWO SIZES, PRICE Is. 6d. AND 2s. 6b.FROM ALL CHEMISTS AND STOREKEEPERS.

Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers: LOASBY'S WAHGO MANUFACTURING GO., ltd.WHOLESALE AGENTS: KEMPTHORNE, PBOSSER & CO.'S N.Z. DRUG CO.. LTD.

THE AUCKLAND STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1899.8

Public Notices.

INVITE THE ATTENTION OF

TO THE FOLLOWING:

j SILKS. DRESSES. CAPE CLOTHS. MANTLES.I SPECIAL JOB LINE. . 250 Pieces from an over-stocked ware- Magnificent Assortment in Black, Brown, Splendid Job Link.

27 inch -Wide,Is. UJd. Eich LyonsBroches hOUSO- Navy, Fawn, Green, etc. Grand Value, JACKETS 6s. lid.. 10s. 6d., 15s. 6d.EveningSilk, Selling much Below Wholesale Prices. 2s. &. 3d- to 5s ud

OS. Hd. & 6s. lid. Worth Bs. lid. & 10s.9d. From BJd.,IOJd.,la.. Is.4£d.,Is.UJd. to 3s. 6d. Kaiapoi Reversiblo 9s. lid., worth 16a.6d. CAPJES 4s. 6d.,6s. lid., 7a. 6d., 10s.9d.

MILLINERY. UNDERCLOTHING. BOOTS AND SHOES-,. ..-r i -r. r-, - -b, i. -m ii. - « /o Special Value in Ladies' Underclothing& Corsets- T ~ ,<_ . , _~.,. _, _, .. , .Special JobLines, GemsIs.,FrenchFelts 15.,.15.6d. Natural Wool Combinations,Vests andBodicos. Ladies Special Fitting ChromeButton and Lace,

Dressing Gowns, 4s. id., ss. Gel.. Ss.Gd.to 3!)s. Gd. 12s.6d. and Us. 6d. per pair.TVimiTKiri TTote n.wrl ■Rnnnfita n.d TTalf-PnVfi Underskirts 2s. 6d., 3s. lid., 4s. lid.,ss. lid. to 19s. 6d.

_ . , , .Trimmed Hats andBonnets at Hall-iTice. Bloomere 4s. lid., 6s. lid., Bs. 9d. to 14s. 6d. Special Amencan Shoe Ba. lid.

'' ,I.'——'i I — - ■ ~ IRIBBONS & LACES. JAPANESE & FANCY GOODS. CURTAINS AND CRETONNES. -BLANKETS AND FLANNELS.

A Large and Varied Assortment of " masmm<imt "m of ChPnill* Ladies should secure these Goodsiujuiuauum^i and cjom^,,^ from lgs# lld# per np "Drawn Ribbon3a Speoialtt. a l pair. Cretonnes in great variety, Double Bed, 15s. lid. up.

j NewestDesigns in Laces,Chiffons,&c. LOWEST PRICES. 3d. per yard. All-wool Flannel, IOJd. yard.

HOSIERY & GLOVES. TRIMMINGS, ETC. FURNITURE.Ladies' Cashmere Ribbed Hose. Special, Is.. AU the LatCßtTrimmings at our well-known Bedsteads and Bedding, Bed Room, Dining

Is. 6d. trices. Room and Drawing Room Suites a( Kid Gloves, Special Value. Is. «., la. Ud, 2^ 6d. || A JobLine Ladi^Handb^ atSS. lid., uKaal | | Specialty.

| FURNISHINGS. ' TAILORING. CENT.'S CLOTHING. GENT.'S MERCERY.Nevelties in Drapings. Trimmingg a AU"Wool3M"|iulroT74

eaeliTrOUßerS>to AU-WO°lColon^1 T,Tced TrouseTß- Black CashmereSox, is., perfect

I Specialty. Furniture Covering* of . «_. t " J? '\T „ 5# ' flttinß<\ every description at Lowest Suits, to Measure,5 (8.6d. Kaiapoi Mackintoshes, Wkite Shirt., 3s. lid.

1 CashPrice. Fit and Finish Guarantctd. , 19s. 6d. Silk Tics and Bows, Gd.up.

NEW GOODS AND LATEST NOVELTIESCONSTANTLY AE.RIVING.

Wholesale and Family Drapers, Tailors and House Furnishers.

Snpcinl ShowWARDROBES - - - VERY CHEAP.DUCHESS PAIRS - - VERY CHEAP.COMBINATION CHESTS - VERY CHEAP.CHESTS OP DRAWERS VERY CHEAP.IRON BEDSTEADS - - VERY CHEAP.

BEDDING .... VERY CHEAP.LINOLEUMS - - - - VERY CHEAP.RUGS AND MATS - - . VERY CHEAP.

The BEST and.CHEAPEST Place to Furnish From.

T. & H. COOKE,Junction of QUEEN & GREY STREETS.

_ BROOKES .

Cleans, Scrubs, Scours, and Polishes everything in thehousehold from Cellar to Attic.

fCW Metals, Brassware, Glass, Crockery, Marble, and Paint

WOM'T WASH CLOTHES.BENJAMIN BROOKE it CO. Ltd.. Philadelphia. U.S.A.

GOLLIN & COMPANY. Sole Agents for Australasia.

ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY.ASK. fOUR GROCER OR BAKER FOR OUR

PATENT GERMINA,The Perfect Wheat Food. GerminaPorridge is themost Wholesome Breakfastdish

in New Zealand.SEMOLINA,

'Fresher, Cheaper and Immeasurably Better, for old and young, than imported Arrowroot,Tapioca, Cornflour, orSago.WHEATMEAL,

The same qualityas at present need by the British and American Food ReformAescciation.CHAMPIOH FLOUR,

The Favourite and LeadingBrand in the Colony.

THE NORTHERN ROLLER MILLING COY.,(LIMITED), 3

QUAY ST. Sr WM STREET, AUCKLAND, ,

SALE. S-A.LE- S-A-XiOE.

" <J " 1t1« IV J& ill JT9PARNELL,

Annouces his Stock-Taking" SaleSWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN

DRESSES, SILKS, FANCY TRIMMINGS, HOSIERY, GLOVES ANDUMBRELLAS:

FURNISHING GOODS OF ALL KINDS.ALL SHOW ROOM GOODS ENORMOUSLY REDUCED.

JUVENILE DEPARTMENT:No Reasonable Offer Refused for Boys' and Youths' Clothing

DURING THIS SALE.

B. J. M. KEMP, AUCKLAND HOUSE, PARNELL.■H H ♦ » H M ♦ H ♦ »4 ♦ M M ♦ ♦H ♦ U H ♦♦♦ ( ♦ H-M-M^ MIMtIMH

I L&rnbouriic II lUtfUllAJLrvru* UW THREE LAMPS, II Si Dewar ponsonby« i:: ARE SELLING f" " Good Leather Couches,25/- Curtains, all prices, from 2/-pr.~. Duchess Pairs, marble top ■ Art Muslin, 2Jd. yd. , „-■ - Platform Rockers, 17/9 Cretonne, single, 3id. , -. -"" Oilcloth, double width, 2/- yd. " Cretonne, double width, reversible, with " *1, Linoleum, double width, 3/- yd. border, BJd. \.

■* * ChestsDrawers, from 18/- Blankets, all prices -► I*\ Kitchen Tables, from 9/6 Table Damask "* IJI Washstand and Dressing Table, 10/6pr. Table Oilcloth, 1/-, 1/3,1/6 yd. * '■"" Iron Bedsteads (double), 32/6 Shelf Cover ■<-"| Strong Wood Chairs, 2/6 Mantel Drape ' "'"1\ Spring Rollers (complete), 6d. SPECIAL LlNE—Splash Mats, floral de- X \■"■ Kapok Beds " ' signs, in oil, 1/11. <- j** Flax Mattresses Blind Holland, from 6d. yd. .h ► Iron Cot and Flax Mattress, 21/- Hearthrugs, from' 1/6 ■ ,

<- j■"■ Wire Mattresses, all prices, from 8/6 CARPET SQUARES <■ J

"-E+-H ♦♦4 '4 4 ♦H-4 4 4 M ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦H-+ ♦4 ■♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 f»-H-» 4 ♦ 4 ♦'♦4 4 4 4 4 fW» j

Df** ADDIAIPIZ DRAPER and« vrA±tlilU<UJnL9 costumier

Ladies' & Girls' Cloth tapesIDress Lengths, Tweeds,4/11,5/11,6/11,7/11,8/11,10/11and upwards. Melton and Serges, 3/11,4/11,5/11,6/11 andWonderfulValue. upwards. Best Value in Town.

T a/Hoc' Df'ACiQ Skirts Large Purchase of.Ladies UTGSb Diiiiib pif j Straw HatQ atv-and8/11,10/11,12/6. roil «-Ilu Oil aw ndlS upwards.

Tailor-made Coat and Skirt Lace Curtains

" Navy or Black Serge. Fitted or to 1/6,1/11,2/6,2/11,3/11,4/11,5/11,6/11,7/11.Measure. 27/11,30/-,35/- and upwards. 8/11. Worth doublethe money.

KARAR3GAHAPE ROAD, AUCKLAND.

jEPIIRST AWAED & GrOLID iyHEr)A.rjAuckland Industbiapand MiningExhibition.

Sole Agents : PIANOFORTES.THE BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PIANO CO.,

802,QueenStreet taext Tonson GapUck Co.) -A- HEGMAN, Manaoeb

Drapery, &c.

WANTED KNOWN—That a Large London Purchase olLadies' Jackets, Capes, and RainproolCoats are now selling at less thanEnglish Cost; Inspection invited. —D.S.C. -FURNISHOnly from the manufacturers, andsave the middleman's profit. We sup-ply all classes of Furniture at factoryprices. Designs for furnishing, and

s estimates given on application.—D.S.C.1 EXCEPTIONAL

Value in Men's Covert Coats 21/;Chesterfields in Tweed from 21/; alsoPlain Cloths, equal to tailor make-^D.S.C. ■

LADIES' WRAPPERSIn all shades of Flannelette at 6/9,6/11, 10/6, bought at heavy discounts,and marked to clear.—D.S.C.-

MANUFACTURERS'Samples of Hosiery, Cuffs, Collars,and Belt Buckles, at less than halfpi:ce.—D.S.C.

MARVELLOUSDurability; our celebrated EsmondWinter Kid Gloves at 2/11, pronounc-ed by Ladies an economic success. For!country orders, postage must bo ad-|ded.—D.S.C. j

TAILORINGThe value of Tailoring is the fit and!finish, we guarantee both; first clasaaward and gold medal, Auckland Ex-hibition. Gent's Colonial Tweed Suitsto measure, 57/6, 67/6, 75/.—D.S.C. .

FURNITURE.—We make all our Furniture , from,thoroughly seasoned timber, all goodsguaranteed. Toilet pairs with tileiback. Washstand, Mirror Plate,,turned pillars and carved, 37/6, 50/j60/_to 90/ per pair.-D.S.C.

priclTlists^ ILace Antimacassars, 43d, 5Jd, each;!unbleached Table Damask, 66in wide,i1/35 per yard; Double width GreylSheeting, 7ijd; Frilled Pillow Cases 1/6 ithe pair; English Blankets 8/11, 10/9;.very large size 12/6.—D.S.C.

FOR SALE--500 of the Celebrated "Bruce" Blan-ket Acknowledged to be the best;Colonial Blanket made, and cheaper;than any other.—D.S.C. j

REDUCTION.—A further reduction of 3d per squareyard on all best Linoleums from thisdate; Floorcloths from 1/.—D.S.C.

NORFOLK SUITSFor Boys of all sizes; a good UsefulWinter Suit from 7/6, manufacturedfrom Colonial Tweeds.—D.S.C.

IRISH LINESIn Table Damask, Napkins, D'Oyley3(!

direct from the manufacturer, at netwholesale prices; Damask Table;Cloths 5/11, two yards long.—D.S.C. ;

SHEETINGS.-White Twill Sheetings, very strong,.72in, 10|d; 80in, 1/2; 90in, 1/41; Besc'standard makes, 72in, l/2Jd; 801n, 1/5&:,90in, 1/9J; net prices.—D.S.C.

SMALL BOYS'Overcoats and Clothing, at very lowprices; inspection solicited beforeplacing your order.—D.S.C.

ARTISTIC |Furniture at Manufacturers1 prices;,beautiful Rattan Chairs, 9/6 to 12/9;'/Cosy Corners in Silk and Tapestry,;in new designs.—D.S.C. )

FURNISH \With Reliable Furniture. We manu-facture and supply direct from th#factory, all classes of Household Fur-niture, at Lowest Possible Prices. -4D.S.C. '

UNDERFOOT.— jMen's Boots, very special; all goods..supplied retail at wholesale prices..Our French Calf Gent's Boots at14/6, is marvellous value:—D.S.C. ;

BOOTS ~~ ~~~~~ !For Ladies and Children, selected fromthe world's best makers, and sold re-tail at Wholesale Prices.—D.S.C.

SPECIAL—~

Job Purchase of All Wool CoatingSerges, in all leading colours; our]price, 1/11; wholesale warehouse prices2/9.—D.S.C.

ECONOMISTS.— IWe are selling this week for 4AV5/11, 7/6, full Dress'Lengths of Beau-.tiful Tweed Mixtures; quotations are;less than manufacturers' cost.—D.S.C.

Millinery—Trimmed Hats, Toques, and Bonnets.-'A Special Purchase to clear; will be.sold at half their value, including;Bond-street Felts, trimmed, from Vfc--D.S.C. I

TRIMMINGS ,Of all descriptions for millinery pur-jposes, in endless variety; will be soldat wholesale prices. Also, Children'3"Hats, Caps; and Bonnets, for all agea-D.S.C. .

BALLS AND DANCES—Gent's Evening Gloves, 1/6; reduce*,from 2/6. Very Special Value InDress Shirts, Ties, and Collars.—D.S.C.j

CARDIGAN JACKETS^ ■Yarmouth manufactured' 2/11; heavy 4.Colonial Sox, lOd; Colonial Shirts andPants, 2/11. A Special Line of Gent's!Undressed White Shirts, 8/6.—D.S.C.

SPECIALTY—Ladies' Underwear in Natural Woo!,tMerino, Flannelette Longcloths,. spec-;ially manufactured to our order; nowjselling at very low prices.—D.S.C.

CORSETS . ~~In all leading makes includingThompson's P.D., C.8., and' C.S.;special purchase of well fitting Cor-sets, 2/11, worth 4/6.rD.8.0:

REEFERS— ~

Double breasted, detachable SailorCollars, silk lined, from 9/6; ordinary.Navy Reefers, 4/6.—D.S.C. " ■ ,

CARPET SQUARESFrom the most noted manufacturers.1Good quality Tapestry Squares, from--29/6. These are all new designs, andvery cheap.—D.S.C. ' .

WANTED ~~ ~~ ' (

Economists to compare onr "WearWell" Serges in navy and black, 44iawide, 1/6- and 1/11; guaranteed fasejdyes.—D.S.C.

KENSINGTON " "'Carpet Squares is still unrivalled forjdurability, cleanliness, and comfort-In all sizes from 19/11.—D.S.C. I

WIJMTEJRCurtains; the largest variety; the

most artistic colourings at prices tosuit all classes of the community;Lace Curtains from 1/11 to 40/; alsonew designs in real Lace Curtains.—D.S.C.

ARCTIC"DOWN tQuilts, from 18/9 to 100/; imitation.Down from 4/6 to 10/6; 50in art sizes,.1/4s; 36in Corn Mattings, 1/11J.—D.S.G.

HARDWARE— "Fenders from 3/6 to 30/; Steel FiraIrons,-5/6; Brass Fire "Irons from 7/6;Coal Vases, 7/6; Ash Pans, 4/6; SteelTrunks, from 4/9; Hat Boxes, 3/11;Cash Boxe^f, 1/.—D.S.C.

LINOLEUMST" "~

Cork Carpets and Floorcloths. Outstock is undoubtedly the largest andbest selected in the city; all sold' atnet wholesale prices; special patternsfrom 1/ per square yard.—D.S.C.

500 MEN'S " >~~

Double Milled Colonial Tweed Trou-sers, 7/11; Meii's Tweed Suits, 19/11;. Boys' Colonial Knicker Suits, from t>/6.D.S.C.

MACKINTOSH ~

Coats in all the leading styles, sped*ally waterproof, to our order; everycoat guaranteed sewn seams, andthoroughly waterproof; at wholesale

__prices.—D.S.C. " ■■

BARGAINS— ~~ ~!Bought Job, 52 ana 56 inch DressTweeds, at 3/11, 4/6, and 4/11; thesagoods at sterling value for 8/8 P.e«yard.—D.S.Qa J

Public Ketices. ___„

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J. |U A Jl———JUFURNITURE / \ BLANKETSCARPETS I / \ SHEETS

LINOLEUM / A X QUSLTSOSLOLOTH / / \ \ ' CURTAINS

RUGS I / / \ \ TOWELSMATS / / \ \ DRAPESBEDS / / \ \ CUSHIONS,

BEDSTEADS / / \ \ ETC.

«kjRF// ofri \\y^«/ / points to \ \

J^r* / / c best place \ \//?/ // toFurnish from \\ ,

II /I and its base rests \ \ ,J ]]\^j I I on the same SOLID \ \ J)

I I foundation where the \ \// " " HALL MARK" \Ny/ / of " SATISFACTION" is \ \

/ / guaranteedto every customer. \ \

QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND.

<^V COMPLETE y^VCahle Address: "BEEHIVE." Telephone: 953.

TOP iiflTTlTlllpll^l^llPPTlFpiPfl Hfl lifllllu Uuliipyull H JUIIIuiillluli llu., JJlli.CAPITAL „ £300,000.

Established 1840.

43, Queen-st. Wharf, and The Albert Brewery, Queen-st.J. LOGAN Campbell, Esq. (Chairman). Arthue M. Myers (Managing Director).'

Secretary: Alfred S. BanKart.

BKEWEBS,MAXTSTEBS, BOTTLEES& GEI^EBALMEBOHANTS.

»

|g PRIZE MEDALS j8INCLUDING ,

CHAEVSPBONSHIP OF AUSTRALASIAAGAINST ALL COMERS,FOROUR CELEBRATED

Bulk and Bottled Ale and StoutBREWED ITttOM THE PUREST OF WATER,

OBTAINED FROM A DEPfH of 1200 ft., AND THE BEST MATERIALS ONLY

♦VOSLAU - GOLDEC, HUNGARIAN CLARET,SPECIALTY.

16-YEAE OLD SPECIAL LIQUEUR WHISKY

VERY OLD COGNAC BRANDY, " OLD PALE."AND "OLD DARK.'"

WHISKY AGENCIES:Buchanan's " House of Commons," Watson's,

'«*■.,* * Glenlivit," Pease's " 8.0.5.^" Canadian Club," Walker's "Kilmarnock,'Dunville's "V. R.," Power's "Irish,'" Braemar," &c, &c.

COSV3PANYS LIMITED.