SHE EVENING BTAK, DECEMBER 28, 1870.



I -T^EArRjE- ROYAL. ■ -»- TJnu<a' the distinguished patronage of «;=*_f. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, S'^&£- —- JgSjp&*Vccess of the Holiday Season ! .-;|^SousAs Crowded to Suffocation ! "'^Thousands turned away Nightly! ' IJSBB AND "MRS- BANDMANN Received another Ovation Last Night! THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING, December 2S, Ruly.'cr's Great Play of n i_ LADY OF LYONS; OR LOVE AND PRIDE. randmann in his great character of Claude .[err W1 Melnotte. randmann in her wonderful impersonation of jlrs. >'M ' panllne Dosohr.pclle. To conclude with A FAVOURITE FARCE. MILLION PRICE S „•. i~ • Stall. 2s. ; Dress Circle, 3s. ; Dress Chairs, Pit, la- • am "> °W can be secured for Dress Chairs from 11 to 3 *gKJn atLaO o'clock. Comments. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF \j AUCKLAND. ANN U A L GAME S. ~v-nUP THE PATRON.-VOE AND TN THE IT.IWENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Also HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, T. B. Gillies, Esq. To be held on MONDAY AND TUESDAY, January 2 and 3, IS7I, Is Mr.. Cunningham's Paddock, Newmarket. The Auckland Rifle Volunteer Band will perform a choice selection of Music and Glees during the Games. COMMITTEE: ' Mr -T. Pollock Mr. D. Grubb Mr. N. Campbell Mr. R. McGuinness Mr. A. Fargie Mr. J. Harrison Mr. E. W. Morrison Mr. J. Rountree Mr. J. Bent Mr. A. Blakeiey Mr. J. Rigg Mr. W. Mills. J. Pollock, Esq., Chairman . J. Harrison, Esq., Treasurer. PROGR A M M E. FIRST DAY, MONDAY, January 2, 1871. ■£ s ,-£ s. Quoting £2 10s, l 10 and. 1 6* Bamripe Music—four to compete or no ■ -p. 9 n in prize •. • • • • • • A6i "in 150 yards Foot-race 2 0 „ 1 0 rutting the Stone 1 10 „ 1 0 Highland Fling 1 10 ~ 1 0 "Cumberland" Wresting .. .. 2 0 „ 1 0 Vaulting with the Pole 1 10 „ 1 0 COO yards Foot-race (handicap; .. 210 ~ 1 0 Throwing the Hammer 1 10 ~ 1 0 Standing High Leap 1 10 „ 1 0 Half-mile Hurdle Race (handicap)— four to compete or fto 2nd prize .. 210 „ 110 Reel of Tullock 2 0 „ 1 0 Boys' Race und^r 14 years; .. .. 1 0 „ 010 Running High Leap 1 10 „ 1 0 Broadsword Exercise 10 Sword Dance 11° Walking Match, two miles .. .. 4 0 ~ 1 0 Tilting'handicap; .. .. £5, 2 0 ~ 1 0 SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, January 3, 1871. £ s. £ s. Qnoiting £2 10s, 1 10 and 1 0 200 yards Foot-race (handicap; .. 2 0 ~ l o Putting Light Stone 1 10 „ 1 0 Dance-Reel of Tulloch .. .. 110 „ 1 0 "Cumberland" Wrestling underll St.; 1 10 „ 1 0 Tossing the Caber - ° Grand Mock Tournament (in cha-rac te.| £10, 5 0 „ 2 0 .Irish Jig .'.' 2 0 „ 1 0 One-mile Race 'handicap) .. .. 210 „ 10 Throwing Light Hammer .. .. J " Hop, Step, and Jump .. .. .. 1J J Boys' Race jmder 14 years) .. .. 1 « Hitch and Kick 1 10 „ 1 0 500 yards Foot-race handicap! .. 210 „ 10 Highland Fling 110 Running Long Jump 2 0 Best Dressed Highlander (in costume; 2 0 „ 1 0 Best Dressed Boy in costume.. .. 110 Auld Wife's Race.' J-chest Tea. Admission :—Grand Stand, 2s Od. Grounds—Gen tlemen, la; ladies and children, Od; children under eight years of age, free. J. C. LOGGIE Secretary. CREMORNE ! CREMORNE ! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! VISITED YESTERDAY BY THOU SANDS ! rPHESE beautiful Grounds will bo open TO-NIGHT. All kinds of amusement. Dancing in the Pavilion. Tea and Refreshments of all kinds. PANMURIS HiLL. THE CHRISTMAS SOIREE TN THE ABOVE HALL, will be held on 1. THIS EVENING, 28th instant. Tea at half-past 7 p.m. Tickets, 55., may be ob tained at the stores of Messrs. McPherson and Clcary, Panmure. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HEEBERTE H. SMITH, Patent Portable, 'Smoke-consuming Oven Maker, ha 3 REMOVED to those more convenient pre sses at the back of Mr. J. C. Mount's, wocer, and opposite Mr. J. Rout's Store, persons applying at Mr. J. C. Morrin's will M -shown through, N B.—All kinds of Ovens made and re ared Gas-fitting and Spouting fixed, and llachinery repaired. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. J 0 H N H O WELL, BOOTMAKER, POOT OF WAKEFIELD-STREET. Opposite Mb. Hobbs', Draper.



mO R. G-. WOOD, ESQ. Sin,—We, the undersigned Electors of Parnell, rec est that you will allow yourself to be placed in nomination to represent the irterest of our con stituency in the forthcoming Pp-"'r .iert, and we p'.edge ourselves to use our best endeavours to secure your return. J. C. Firth C. Alexander J. M. Dargr ".'ills Henry Gilberd Barton Ireland W. A. Clarke Waller Ewen H. Brett Andrew Beveridge W. S. Wilson E. Waymouth E. .Bennett John Batger ~ K. Wylde Browne George Eraser y. J. C. MacCormicl. F. Whitson 7~ . !«Jai_tes* Harris It. H. Stevenson- :'-"Lrj&'qßrijjht Wm. MoGregor Hay , fO. M. Quintall H. M. Nation gf Robt. Cranwell James Wrigley ' Robert Clifr'e J. N. Booker Henry Pearco William Hay Pearson Gardiner Octs. Small!'old Robert Brown James Ferguson F. W. Stevens J. W. Precco John Abbot J. Winks F. AY Ruck Thos. M. King William North W. 11. Davis ,T. 13. Strange Thos. Philltpson G. M. Robortshaw Chas. Canning J. Home Harltness Hamilton Edward McGarrigle W. Morrin Thos. Fordyce J. W. Robinson Robert Patterson Robert Hale Richard Garlick Joseph Svmons Robert Han pton John Davis P. W. Longdill William Yaughan P. Gorman W. George N. Dorrington J. H. Diddams John Pee Thomas Waters George Hayter AVilliam Hale John Allonder F. W. Wright J. Russell William Cross John Ro^e T. Warner Cliarles Sanders Wm. Cook Samuel ,1. Edmonds G. H. Smith Henry Potter Jan-63 Williams Chas.D. Thomson Frederick Arohaid W. H. Steele G. B. Gilberd W. E. Sadler John Brown John Wilson George Alderton Fredk. King Thomas Cross George Blotts C. Harding W. T. Bucldand T. E.ule Reubpn Elley James Watt A. Kh-kwood Major James Gay Caleb Wood Thomas J. Water H. Mullins G. K. Mc.?ae H. Shepherd James Bruce C. C. Roolces A. C. Lecky Auckland, October 27th, 1870. Gentlemen,— have much pleasure in accepting your request that I should offer myself for re-election for the district of Parnell in the General Assembly. Your obedient servant, READER WOOD. To the Gentlemen signing the Requisition. TO THE HONORABLE JULIUS VOGEL. Sir, —We the undersigned, Electors of the City o Auckland East, request that you will allow yourself to be put in nomination to represent our district in the General Assembly, at the forthcoming General Elec tion, and we nladgc ourselves to do our uti-iost to secure your "election.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, (Signed by about 200 Electors.; GENTLEMEN, — I have much pleasure in complying with your flattering request. I will take an early opportunity of address ing you. I am, gentlemen, Yours faithfully, JULIUS YOGEL. Auckland, October 18, 1870. mO WM. SWANSON, Esq., M.P.C. We, the undersigned electors of Newton, request you to allow yourself to be nominated as a represen tative of this district in the General Assembly at the ensuing election, and we engage to use our influence to secure your return. Thomas T. Masefield '(And 214 others). mO THOMAS MASEFIELD, Esq.. X AND THE OTHER GENTLEMEN SIGNING THE REQUISITION. Gentlemen.— 1 thank you for the honor you have done me, and in reply have to state that, if elected, 1 will do mv best for your interests. W. SWANSON. CLEARING-OUT SALE, AT THE UNDERMENTIONED PRICES. C A S II :— m DOZEN KEROSENE CHIMNEYS, <_)[) A., 3s 6d per dozen 30 dozen Kerosene Chimneys, 8., 4s Gd per dozen GO dozen Kerosene Chimneys, D., Gs Gd per dozen 12 dozen American Shovels, 4s 6d each 3 tons Sheet Iron, 10 to 26 gauje, lGs per cwt. Bar Iron, balance of stock, 12s per cwt. \ ton Octagon Cast and Shear Steel, Gd per lb, 4 casks Sheet Zinc, Nos. 9, 11, and 12,34s per cwt. 4 casks Putty, 2d per lb. 10 kegs H-inch Ewbank's Nails, 20 per cent, offlist 100 OS. Pit, Cross-cut, and Cfrcular Saws.. 25 per cent, off list G kegs Soft Soap, 44d per lb. 1 cask 3 Amber Kesin, 12s per cwt. 6 dozen Cricket Balls, Is Gd to 5s each 5 sets Stumps, 5s per set . Iron Bedsteads Tinmen's Tools, Builders', and General Hardware 1 Cuureh or Fire Bell, &c, &c. S. HAGUE SMITH. NEW LINE OF 'BUSES. F. PHIPPS HAS made arragements for Running a 'Bus DAILY between the WHAU and AUCKLAND— leaving the Whau at 8 a.m., and from Union Bank Auckland, at 5 p.m. Parcels carried. Mr F PhiepS has been appointed Agent for the Sale of the Evesing Star at the Whau. November 4, 1870 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS. BOLL UP, and see your old friend ; JAMES, at No. 2 West Qaeen^teeeJ, who has commenced business as FAMILY B FaSs and shipping supplied on the.most reasonable terms by J. JAMES, late Harboui- Master at Kaipcra. Give your old friend a trial. Note the address : — JOHN JAMES, Lower Queen-street.



ON SAL E. O A C W T . SPLIT PEA S, 6.) 100 half-chests Tea, extra choice season 1870-81, ex 'Eliza Firth' 14 cwt. Poison's Corn Flour "' 5 cases Candied Peel 10 cases Peacock's Jams 80 cases White and Blue Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon 11 cases Morton's Pickles 15 cases Morton's Salad Oil 5 cases Bay and Martin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 15 kegs Carbonate Soda 2 cases Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits 10 cases Vestas 5 cases Cocoa (Taylor's) 23 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce 50 boxes Candles 12 tierces Prime Mess Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, White, Grey, and Brown Paper Bags Groats Stockholm Tar Bed Lead Soft Soap Oil, C lzi, Neatsfoot, Castor and Linseed Cotton Waste] Tin Plates Flooring Brads Unbleached Ginger Gingerbeer Bottles Lemonade Bottles Lemonade Corks Cochineal Ess. Lemon, Tin Foil Bottling Wire' &c, &c, &c TO ARRIVE PER 'QUEEN BEE Marmalade Jams>nd Jellies Price's Candles Oakum Muntz Metal, 14, 10, 18 ozs. Sheathiug'Nnil-, f and fths H. B. MORTON, CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET. December 21, 1870.



qPECIAL SALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF AUCKLA.ND IiURINO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS J. COSQRAVE & CO. Beg to inform the public that from this 'date to the 17th of January every article in.heir. Warehouse will BE SOLD AT COST PRICE. It will be, perhaps, surprising to many that we should adopt the present course of giving Goods at Cost Price, but we do so on principle alone. First—To counteract the influences brought to bear on the public in these extraordinary times ; second—To give the inhabitants the benefit of some very large and advantageous pur chases made a few days ago, and also at auction ; and Third—To let the people of Auckland sec where they can get best value for their money. It may be necessary, in the present crisis of Trade, to "remind the Public that we are not offering an old and moulded worn-out stock, tint has been lying in the fixtures for years ; but we are giving them FIRST-CLASS GOODS, purchased under unprecedented circumstances, and al perfectly new. Inspection Invited ! 'Comparison Challenged ! Competition Defied! BELFAST HOTEL, PRINCES- S T R E E TV] J STEWART brgs to announce that he has OPENED a BOTTLE DEPART MENT in connection »rith the above hotel, where families ran bo applied with single bottles of the best Brandsjat wholesale prices. LOCAL INDUSTRY. J. Stewart having secured the agency for the sale of Mr. Aebeet's Wine, manufactured by himself from grapes grown on his farm, and which has been so highly recommended for its purity, being entirely free from adul teration, is now prepared to supply it at per dozen ... ... ... 30s. per single bottle ... ... 3s. BELFAST HOTEL BOTTLING DEPARTMENT, PRINCES STREET. GUINNESS'S XX DUBLIN STOUT. TEN Hogsheads of the above, just received direct from their celebrated Brewery, I now offer for sale at 4s per gallon (in quantities of two gallons or more), or 9s per dozen, by JAMES OLDHAM, Wine and Spirit Merchant, High-street, Auckland. !



CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! SPECIAL NOTICE. HEINTJCH KOHNT JEWELIER, fe. Q,UE3iIJJ--ST"E.EET, T)EGS to draw the attention of the public to a quantity of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! I (received ex mail), specially selected for this season of the year. These Goods will be found unsurpassed in beauty, design, and workmanship. To meet the times, and to place it within the reach of everyone desirous of making presents, H.K. has determined to dispose of these goods at the smallest possible margin for profit. %%- NOTE THE ADDRESS— HEINRICH KOHN, QUEEN-STREET. NEIL CAMPBELL TAILOR & CLOTHIER, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE MARKET RESEBVE. T)EGS to return thanks for past favors, and also to intimate to his friends ai d the public that he has received a large assort ment of SUMMER GOODS, and can execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that wl 11 defy competition. THE present state of the Retail Drapery Trade—caused by a variety of circumstaiiccs—has afforded opportunities to the under slgned 0/ purchasing large parcels of Drapery and Clothing at low rates, which he is determined .to convert again into cash, at a small profit, as quickly as possible, as he believes in the old motto of "small profits and quick returns." The Public will find a LARGE and WELL-ASSORTED STOCK to select from, and R. Hobbs hopes that, by attention to the require ments of his customers ami upright deeding, to still receive a fair share of public support. Jl. HOBBS, Wholesale and Retail Draper and Clothier, Upper Queen and WaMeld-strects. nnHE~" THAMES ADVERTISER" May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE " EVENING STAR,' Queen-street, (Next to the Bank of New Zealand), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamer from the Thames. Reed & Duett, Agents for Auckland.



Auction Sales FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30. t _________ BY ORDER OF THE CURATOR OF INTESTATE ESTATES. IN THE ESTATE OF HENRY GURNEY, DECEASED. The subscribers have received instructions from John Williamson, Esq., Curator of Intestate Estates, to sell at their rooms, Fort street, on Friday, 30th inst., at 12 o'clock, THE FOLLOWING STOCK, &c. delivery to be taken from the Farm of the late Henry Gijrney, Wainui, Wade, (near Mr. A. Fennell's), 1 Yellow Cow 1 Poley Cow 1 Brindle and White Cow 3 Calves, with the above 1 Heifer (year old) 2 Steers (year old). Also, Personal Effects, Clothing, Bedding, &c, &c., ° &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. MONDAY AND TUESDAY 9th AND 10th JANUARY', 1871 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The subscribers have received instructions from D. B. Thornton, Esq. (who is leaving for England), to sell, at his residence, Remuera, on above days, at 11 o'clock, HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FDR NITURE, Horses, Carriages, &c, witk Besidence and Grounds, ary next. P.S.—Private offers will be received for the property meantime. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. TO-MORROW. FRUIT! F R U I T!l EX 'CONSTANCE,' @ SYDNEY. C. ARTHUR & SON Will sell by auction nt their mart, Queen street, To-morrow, at 11 o'clock a.m., H—oo OASES APPLES hJhJ 15 cases Pears. Also, PRODUCE — Potatoes, Onions, But'er, Cheese, Bacon, Hams, Flom*, Bran, Beef, Pork, &c. Groceries, &c, On account of Mr. T. Wendel, Cordial maker, a purchaser at the Fruit Sale on Saturday : 13 cases Pears 11 cases Apples NOTICE. ARMY AND NAVY CUT-PENSIONERS IN THE AUCKLAND DISTRICT THE PAYMENT of the above Pensioners for the ensuing Quarter will be made as fo^ows :— Auckland —THURSDAY, sth January, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Commissariat Office. Onehukga—FßlDAY, 6t,h January, at 11 a.m., at the Prince Albeit Hotel. Otahtthu—TUESDAY, 10th January, atJ3 a.m., at the Critorion Hotel. Drury—TUESDAY, 10th January, at 1 a.m., at the Farmer's Hotel. Panjiure—THURSDAY, 12th January, at 9 a.m., at the Panmure Hotel. Howick—THURSDAY, 12th January, at noon, at Mr. Crew's Hotel. Any Pensioners who may be unavoidably absent on the above clays, must apply on or before the 20th January, 1871, otherwise no payment will be made to them until the follow ing quarter. ~,.,. , Army, Navy, and East India Company s llalf-oay, Irish Constabulary, and Civil Ser vice Pensions will not be paid on any of the above dates. Q LEW g> A/?a# Control Office, Auckland, December 21, 1870. THORNTON, SMITH & EIRTH'S PRICES CURRENT. s. d. SUPERFINE FLOUR, Si.k- Dressed (Crown Brand), per ton of 2000 lbs .» 16 0 O Fine Flour, Silk Dressed (TSF Brand,) per ton 14 0 0 Seconds, per ton « n « Shams, per ton ... » " ■ Bran, per bushel of 201bs 0 1 3 Oats, do. do O O T O. O. F., M. 0., .A. D DISPENSARY. T FISH, CHEMIST~AND DRUGGIST, (For five years Dispenser to Drs. Stratford and Wright, Parnell), opposite the Masorue Hotel, PRINCES-STREET, Auckland. Dr Stratford in attendance for consult** tion from 10 to 11 a.m. Dr. WffiGHT, from 11 to 12 a.m