The Evening Star.

Vol. lI.—No. 606.]

AUCKLAND : TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1871

[ PRICE ONE PENNY.



CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THE FOLLOWING GOODS JUST RECEIVED AT MO E E Y'S, 156, QUEEN-STREET, "WIVL BE SOLD CIIEAP DITEING THIS WEEK : Ladies' and Children's Ti".inmed Hats, from ■Is lid to 17s Gd Ladies and Children's Straw Hats, from Is each Infant's Cashmere Hoods, richly braided, from 3^ lid to 7s 6d (fill half price) Infant's Satin Hats, quilted, 53 Gd Infants Merino Pellisses, 8s lid Infant's Lo.ig Robes and Frocks, richly worked, from 4s lid Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, all at reduced prices Ohetcise?, 2s lid ; Ladies' Drawers, 2s lid Petticoats, 2s lid ; Night Dresses, 5s 6d Stays, eo'o'ed and white Lat'ies and Children's Alpaca Jackets, from Is lid Ladies' and Children's Ready-made Dresses Kibbons in all shades Mourning, Bridal, and Colored Flowers 300 Black Lace Shawls, 5s 6d to 7s 6d A large As.ortment Made and Real Feathers White and Colored Tulle and Gossamers Hoyles, Fast Colored Prints and Muslins With a variety of Summer Dress Materials 50" "" yards Fast Colored Lilac Prints, d-Jd per yard Wide Sash Ribbon, all colors, 9d per yard ONE SHILLING IN THE POUND DIS COUNT RETURNED. P.S.--Town and Country Ciutomers are iuvited to inspect the Sock. HATS AND BONNETS TRIMMED. ' The above -will all be Cleaefd Off at Greatly Reduced Prices. M 0 EOS, 1 5 G, .QTJEEN-STEEET. ?RESENTS! PEESENTS! PEESEJNTS ! FOR ALL AGES, At Harris's, Cavendish House, SHORTLA.ND STREET. "ORESENTS in Dolls, Toys, Perfumery, X Picture Bookei'TVorl Buxes, Writrng Desks, Chess and Draughts, Backgammon, Bezigere Chameleon Tops, Friction Tops, Humming Tops, Tea Sets, Diuner Sets, Kitchen Sets, Parlor Sets, Bedroom Seta, Bath room Sets. CHRISTMAS TR^E ORNAMENTS. Toy Picture Books, Handsome Bound Present Books, Photographic ilbums, Church Service and Prayer Books, Meerschaum and Briar Root Pipes, Tobacco and Tobacco Pouches, Choice Cigars. Please note the Address : CAVENLISH HOUSE, SHOETLAND STREET, Nearly Opposite the Post Office. BAZAAE OMNIBUSSES. Time Table. Leave Auckland— Leave Onehunga — 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. Noon 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Noon 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Howick 'Busses—For Auckland at 8 a.m.; for Howiek at 3 p.m. A coach will leave Auckland on Saturday, at 8.30 p m, and special coaches at Onehunga to wait the arrival of steamers day and night. Bait and Livery, Auckland and Onehunga Stables: Horses bought and sold on commission. Horses taken to.grass by the week, month, or year, on good feed. H. H, HARDINGTON, Proprietor, Queen street. i^N SALE— TTTANTED— Caledonians Thames Thames Caledonian Bright Smiles Tookeys Moanatairis Alburnias Otagos Central Italys Nonpareils Bright Smiles Central Italys Thames Gas Shares Auckland ditto Bank N Z ditto W. J. HUNT & CO., Sharebrokers. 50, Queen street. r\N SALE— TXT ANTED— Caledonians Thames Thames Caledonians Cures Tookeys Moanatairi Unions Alburnias Just-in-Times Otagos. I. PHILLIPS, Sharebroker. No 10, Insurance Buildings. WANTED THE FOLLOWING GOLD MINING SHiRES— Caledonian Thames Tookeys Otago Bank of New Zealand Gas Shares Shares &c. J. M, LENNOX, (Late of High street) 37, QUEEN STEEET, Next to the Insurance Buildings.



E E D BOOT. H. FUG ATE TQsEGS lo inform his numerous customers and the public generally, that, owing to large and increased Stock to hand per Hero, and Chillic, daily expected per Taranaki, amount ing in all lo £3,000 WOIiTH OE BOOTS Ac-1) SHOES, Gf Eveey Possible Description, ho means to give his customers and the public the benefit by selling at the lowest pos sible LIVING riIOFIT. H. F. knows the wants of the public, having been serving them now for 20 yeary, and accordingly imports from none but first-class houses, thus feeling thai ONE TRIAL is suffi cient to prove the quality of his Goods, which have ever been found to give complete satis faction. He would also remind COUNTRY STOREKEEPERS that he supplies wholesale at his usual large discount allowed foe cash. A PEEFECT FIT GUAE4NTEED, GE MONEY EETUENED. Note the Address : — ffi H. FUG-ATE, EED BOOT, IMMEDIATELY OPPO- 1 SITE THEATEE iiOYAL, Queen street, AND AT Oweist Steeet, Geahamstow^, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSES. W. S. JONES, SADDLES & HARNESS MAKER, BEGS to intimate to the country settlers, and the public generally, that he has COMMENCED BUSINESS as Saddler and Harness Maker in those premises lately occu pied by Mr. Kennedy, Saddler, Queen-street, opposite the old Marketplace, where he hopes, by prompt altention to business, and reasonable charges, to merit a share of public support. W.S. J. feels that lie is in a position to supply the wants of the public, having a constant and reguiar shipment of Goods from the best houses in England, and would gall particular attention to his first consignment, per Countess of Kintore,' which is opening in iirsUclass condition, a quality of Goods rarely imported. JN Toto the address —154, Queen' street. ST. MUNGO CAFE. CHAELES CANNING-, Confectioner, PROPRIEOR. 0 CANNING invites inspection of the • following CnitiSTiiAS Goods : — Christmas Cakes, plain and .ornamented, in great variety Gipsy Nuts Cossaques, plain and fancy Somebody's Luggage Bor-Bons Kisses Gelat:ie Cossaques, with Rings Bridel Uossaquts Choco^itj Creams Cb'-'.ojlote Sticks Fi. ,^*ae"fcellmg Cossaques London Mixtures Scotch Mixtures Matrimony Voice Jujubes Alexandra Packages of Sweets Cry6talised Metz Fruit Musk Lozenges Rose Lozenges Lavender Lozenges * Plain and Fancy Biscuits Orders for Mince Pies will be received up i to 2 o'clock on Saturday, 23rd instant.



T. ELLISON, BOOTMAKER, 78, QUEEN STREET, BEGS to inform his customers and the public generally that he has just received A LARGE SHIPMENT OF S (JMMT3 "R. BOOTS, Consisting of— LADIES' KID BOOTS, various k ids, from 7s 6d LADIES' CASHMERE BCOTS LADIES' CANVAS SLIPPERS, elastic fronts LADIES' SCOTCH WEB SLIPPERS GIRL'S KID BOOTS CHILDRENS' FANCY PATENT ELAS TIC BOOTS The whole of which (together with the other stock) will be sold at extremely LOW peices, to meet the times. N.B.—All kinds of Boots made to order on the premises, on shortest notice, at lowest possible price. T. ELLISON, BOOTMAKER, 78, QUEEN STREET. BLUE POST DINING ROOMS, RESTAURANT AND BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, VIOTORIA-STREET (EAST). "QREAKEAST 8 to 10 a.m. J3 DINNER 12 to 3.30 p.m. TEA stoßp.m, , All Meals Is. T." VANPELT j Proprietors. (Late Mr. D. Dunningham.) MUTTON ! MUTTON!! MUTTON!!! MESSRS HAMMOND & LINCOLN beg to announce1 to their numerous cus tomers and the public generally that they have determined to lower the price of their MEAT, that all may have the benefit. Thay beg respectfully to submit the following list of prices which they are sure will defy competi tion. Fore->quarter Mutton, 2^d per lb; Loins, 3£d per lb ; Legs, 4£d per lb ; Beef, from 2£d to s£d per lb; Veal and Lamb equally low. The above prices are for the very best joints. Note the Adddress :— MESSENGER'S OLD BUTCHEEING ESTABLISHMENT, • Mabot Pmob.



i % m the •S. & J. B. VAILE S AEE NOW . M MUST BE SELLING-OFF S fej ' * bd H • . CLEARED BY Their NEW STOCK l_ tg TUB END OF OF SUMMER DRESSES jg C^ SUMMER MILLINERY g g S. & J. R. VAILE SUMMER MANTLES m W NATIONAL MART, SUMMER MUSLIN, O CO Corner of Queen SUMMER PRINTS |H HW td t-^ <"nd Wyndhaoi FANCY GOODS _J tg streets, and &c, ha GO jyj OS, Queen street. * ■



CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! ALL WHO REQUIRE NEW FRUIT! NEW FRUIT! FOE CHRISTMAS, SHOULD CALL AT BAIINETT & LEVY'S NOTED BED II 0 U S E. "T> AND r- wAh to »~uc j- *»-- *■> »-'-.~b imported, ex Chile, the Choicest and Newest Shipment of Eleme Raisins and Patras Currants, they are weighing them from sample exhibited in their Window, at 6}p. PEK LB, WEIGHED FEOM SAMPLE. CURRANTS AND RAISINS, 6|d. PEE LB. Peels, Spices, and Essences, of latest im portations j Expressly Imported for our Christmas Trade. ENGLISH HAMS AND BACON. FINE CUEED CANTEEBUEY HAMS, Ju Cloths, on the English Principle, Is per lb. CALL ONCE YOU CALL AGAIN AT EAENETT & LEVY'S, WHOLESALE & RETAIL G E O C E. E S, AUCKLAND & GRAHAMSTOWN. Note the Address— Nos. 204jind 206, QUEEN-STREET, Next the Theatre Royal. SMITH &HIGGINS, TAILORS, WYNDHAM-STREET (Opposite S. & J. R. Vaile's). WE have just now to hand a, largo and vavied assortment of TWEEDS, which we shall be glad to make up for th« gentlemen of Auckland, at the following low prices: — £ s. Trouserg, ONE GUINEA 1 1 Single-braasi Vest 0 10 Double-breast Vest 0 12 Sac Coat 1 10 Harford Coat ... 1 12 Galatea Coat ... 1 15 Paget Coat ... ... 2 0 SMITH & HIGGINS, TAILORS, WYNDHA.M-STEKBT, opposite S. and J. B. Vaile's.



ON SALE, Kf\ CHESTS CHOICE CONGOU *J\J 100 half chests Choice Congou 50 boxes Choice Congcu 30 bags Split Peas 100 boxe3 Elome Raisms, in tin-lined cases 10 casks Currants 10 cases Figs 10 cases Lemon Peel 5 cases W.I. Arrowroot 4 casee Light Ball Blue 12 cases Dark Thumb Blue 10 cases Bath Bricks 10 cases Keillor's Confectionery 25 cases B. & P. Corn Flour 30 kegs Carbonate of Soda 5 cases Tartaric Acid 3 cases Cream of Tartar 150 boxes Candleß 10 cases Cur^y Powdor 5 cases Capers 10 kegs Dried Apples 2 cases Epsom Salt 15 cased Bottled Fruits 2 eases Patent Groats 50 cases J.B. Jams, in tins 20 caaes J.B Jam?- in. i.vra_"_ , 6 cases v. <s. 1. sauce 10 cases Morton's Lobsters 25 cases Mustard, assorted 20 bags Otago Oatmeal 20 bugs Otago Pearl Barley 15 ca=es Morton's Pickles 10 bules Grcv Paper Bags, assorted sizes 5 bales Brown and Giey Paper 10 bales Grocer's White Paper 20 boxes Painkiller 50 boxes T.D. Pipes 70 bags Dressed Java Rice , 24 dozen Rennets 25 cases Salad Oil, pints and half-pints 60 boxes Soap 10 tons Salt 100 boxes W, and B Starch Sugars, white to brown 15 barrels English C.L. Sugar 5 casks Treacle 10 cases Vestas 30 cases Bottled Vinegar 10 qr casks Vinegar 180 American Ash Oars American Axes and Handles Castor Oil, in bulk Colza, in drums Kerosene Nuts, Marmalado, Sardines Salmon, Oysters Shop Twine, Tobacco, &c., &c. Ex Ballabat, 50 barrels Currants, new fruit 80 boxes Elerne Rai ins, new fruit 100 half drums Sultanas, new fruit 10 sases Muscatels 5 cases Figs 3 case 3 Jordan Almonds 10 cases Candied Peel To Arrive per City of Auckland, 100 boxes Price's Candles 50 boxes Price's Paraffin Candles 5 cases Muntz Metal 4 kegs Muntz Nails 40 bales Oakum 7 bales Paper Bags, 1, 2, 31bs Keiller's Confectionery und Marmalade To Arrive, per Chile, 800 bags Weston dst Westall's Salt 60 casks W kiting &c, &c, &c. H. B. MORTON. Custom-houso street. SWETE, SCOTT, & CO., Comnission Agents, O &c, Vulcan Lane, Auckland ; and at Owen street, Grahamstown, Thames. J. L. DAVIES AND P. JONES, PHOTOGRAPHERS AISD DRAUGHTS MEN, Corner of Queen and Victoria (East) STREETS. Over Coupland's Seed Store. JTONSON GARLICI, • Sharebroker, Shortland street, Auckland. Established 1866. JAMES BUTCHER, /BARTER, Contractor, &c, Goods cleared xJ and delivered from ships on the shortesi notice. Ballast supplied.



NO MISFITS!!! SAMUEL COOMBES TJEGS to inform the gentlemen 'o£ Auck land .thatjjfinding his . i' f TAILORING DEPARTMENT Increasing so rapidly os fco demand more room and more minute attention than hitherto, ho has ttiken EXTENSIVE & COMMODIOUS PREMISES IN HIGH-STREET, lid hav'ng farther engaged ren;able and Fu.sb'omble Cutters, and added to his staff of wbrkrnen^he is now in a position to TUBtf OUT GARMENTS \OF ALL DESCEIPITOKS, which for fib and stylo canno ">e equalled in the Colony. SM4LL PEOFIIS & EEIUiINS BEING HIS MOTTO, S. COOMBES Is enabled to SELL FOR CASH cheaper than any other house, and good customers are not compelled at his EstaVshmentto pay for the bad debts of others. N.B.—ANY GARMENT MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS NOTICE. S. COOMBES, CITY CLOTHING MART, 80, QUEEN-STREET, AND MANUFACTORY, HIGH-STREET.



OEIGIIAL Q. 0. X, SHOETLAND CEESCENT fTnHE oldest and ."nost respectable Dining jfi&loon in Auckland , the resort cf the businffls gentlemen and farmers in the pro vince. Liquors of the most recherche discriptiou always on ha^d. HANCOCK'S SPARKLING ALE. Further addition for the BILLIARD TABLE, arrived from England, which makes it tho best in Auckland. 11 MILL, Proprietor. SINGER'S CELEBRATED NOISELESS SEWING MACHINES. fTIHE Undersigned having been appointed 1_ Sole Agent in Auckland province for the sale of the above Machines, bpgs to call the attention of Families, Tailors, Bootmakers, Saddlers, and Drossmakers to the same, and respectfully solicits their favours. The excellence of these Machines, which are so well known in the Colonies, needs no cora ■ment ; each Machine will hem, braid, cord, tuck, quilt, fell, trim and bind, and silk twist; linen or cotton thread can be used to make its beautiful and perfect lock stitch. PEICJ3S. Family Machines complete, with extras from 10 guineas. Manufacturing ditto, from 16 guineas. EDWD. H. PEATON, Agent, 99, Shortland-. street, Auckland. N.B.—Repairs executed promptly. Needles springs, oils, shuttles, and bobbins always on hand. CAIEB FOR THE MILLION! WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS CAKES ? AT WOODWARD'S! Where you can PURCHASE them, and every kind oi BISCUITS and PASTRY, CHEAPER THAN ANY PLACE IN TOWN. A FRESH SUPPLY OF MINCE PIES Every day dubing- the Christmas and _. "Ninxr I"J|- tr"TT"Jt5a — C. WOODWARD, 250 Queen Sreeet, AND AT HIS Branch Shop 189, Opposite the Theatre Eoyal. And three doors from the United Service Hotel. Schools and Parties supplied on the most easonable firms. UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE AtfD EETAIL WINE AND SPIfilT STOEE, QUEEN STREET, Two Doors from "Wellesley-street, Auckland. I" IST OF PRICES:— Australian Wines. White Verdeiiho ... ... 2 6 per bottle. Red Muacatel ... ... 2 6 do Hunt's Single Diamonds Port and Cosens' Single L 4 3 ,j 0 Diamond Sherry, excol- C lent dinnor wines ) Port and Sherry—pints ... 2- " 0 do Amontillado Sherry—very do superior ... ~.5 0 do Fine Old Tawny Port, Vin tage JB5l ... ... 5 0 do BUI"K SPIKITS. Hennessy's Palo and Dark Brandy .. ... ... 4 0 do Booth'B London and Ply mouth unsweetened Gin ... 4 0 do Greenlee and Colvill's Cam belltown Whisky 4 0 do Jameson's Pure Malt Dublin Whisky 4 0 do Dunville's Old Irish Whisky 4 0 do Old lorn, —best brands ... 4 0 do Fine Old Jamaica Bum ... 4 0 do Assorted halt-bottles of the above 2 0 do Jamaica Rum, —2nd quality 8 0 do Case spirits. De Laage, Fils & Co, Cognac pintllasks 3 0 do Martell's and Hencessy'a Brandy ... 5 0 do Dunville's Old Irish Whisky 4 0 do Bernard's Old Tom 4 0 do Gin, JDKZ 5 0 do Do, small 3 0 do Wolfe's Aromatic Suhiedan Schnapps 2 6 do Wines in Case. Champagne No 2 ... ...GO do Do do, small 3 0 do Claret, —various brands ... 4 0 do Leonard's Superior Ginger Wine 3 0 do Townsend's Celebrated Sar saparilla ... ... ... 5 0 do Cordials assorted ... ... 1 0 do Ales and Stout of tho very best brands, la 3d per bottle, or 14s per dozen. Jeffrey's Stone Ale, pints, Is per bottle, or 11s per dozen. Bass's Burton Ale always on draught. > .• The above Ales, Wines, and Spirits can be. obtained in any quantity. N.B.—Country Orders accomp >iied with i Post-office orders punctually attended to. TERMS:—STBICILT CAS