THE EVENING STAR, FEBRUARY 21, 1871.



• TJTXCTTF.SION TO Hi THE MANUKAU HEADS. ixSSSZ&S&Bx 2 The favorite s.s. < T A R A N A X I,' r ■Wheeier, Esq., Commander, will make an r-cursf.on to the TUanukan Heads (should sufficient inducement offer) on THURSDAY next, leaving- the tfhiirfatlltkm. j AP.Ea 6s. COMBES & DALDY, Agents. S^dSßE^ « gTA R OF THE SOUTH,' Captain IIor.MES, will leave for the above port 10- MOIiUOW (Wednesday 1, the 22nd instant. Will call at Poverty Bay, .should sufficient inrtuce- For freight or passage, apply to J. S. MACFAELANE, CHALLENGE. fnTIE Captain of the ' Shunter* Iras ii»uiu _L been gar-sing about racing against the 'Severn'round Tiri Tin. The owner of the 'Severn' is now, as he hns always been, pie pared to uw'ic a match for from £1 to £50 a-skle ; vessels to start at onoo, night or day ; time allowed for tonnnge as per regatta wgu lufions, or the 'Severn' will allow seven minutes. mITE Owner of the 'Severn' ACCEPTS |_ the Challenge of the ' Sumter,' and begs to state that a deposit of Twenty Pounds sterling has been placed fit the Evening Stab office, which sum will be made up to any amount the captain and owners of the ' Sumter' may choose. The terms on which the ' Severn' accepts are as follows :—The race to be round Tiritiri on any clay mutually agreed upon. Seven mimites' time to bo allowed the 'Sumter,' which actually amounts to fives time the dif ference of tonnnge. 'The owner of the ' Severn' hopes that the Sumter1 really means business, withoiit any further humbug or prevarication. TIE LITTLE TOTPAIi



NOTICE. SELLING- OFF ! SELLING OFF ! GIVING UP BUSINESS. TO THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, HOTEL PROPRIETORS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE ABOUT TO FUENISH. HENRY PEOBEET Bogs roost respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Auckland find its vicinity that he has decider) upon giving up business, and go into the Country for the purpose of Farming : therefore, ho submits the whole of his Large and Well-selected Stock of CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE, AT? He does this, believing that it will be better for parties to select the goods they may require at Auction Prices, ■without the incon venience of attending an Auction Sale. 11. P. takes this opportunity of again thanking his numerous friends and the public generally for the very liberal support received (luring the nine years he has been in business in Auckland. Tjik Premises to Let, or fob Saie. Auckland, February 10, 1871. FOR SALE, mIIAT beaulifuUy-situatecl MARINE 1 RESIDENCE, at the North Shore, now in the occupation of Mrs. Shepherd, con taining seven rooms. The allotment has a frontage of 75 feet by a depth of 110 feet. For particulars apply to SAMUEL COOHRANE. & SON.



FOE, SALE, ONE of GROYER AND BAKER'S SEWING MACHINES. — Apply to Mr, P. Sjiith, No. 152, Queen street. TO BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS, STORE KEEPERS, AND OTHERS. TW. HO ARE bega to inform the above „ thufc lie receives shipments by every steamer of MELBOURNE-MADE BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, High-street, Auckland. WATSON'S BOOT & SHOE FACTORY (top op shoktland-steeet). EVERY description of Ladies' and Gent's Boots. Repairs promptly executed. rpENDERS are required for CARTING JL O-UM, OIL, TALLOW", &c, to the ship Qfrty of Auckland ' from the stores of Messrs. "fnibes & Daldy and S. H. Smith. \ H. T. EBBORN, Q.ueen-sireet Wharf. Auckland, Feb. 20, 1871. TO SHAREBROKBRS AND DEALERS IN MINING SHARES. "DELIABLE MINING TELEGRAMS J-Vj will be received at tlie OCCIDENTAL WJTEL, daily, at 10 o'clock a.m., 3 and 9 "dock p.m., and will be posted on the Bulie- } hoy püblic inspection, large room, or C'ai 6, eVoted to dealers, afternoon and evening. ■ EDWABD PERKINS, Proprietor.



QUEEN-STREET HOUSE. CLEARING OUT SALE OF SUMMER DRAPERY. Ha &i blillLyEltS $k 00s Have determined io CLEAR OUT their STOCK of SUMMER' DEAPEIiY AND CLOTHING, AT GREAT REDUCTIONS. "No Shak !No Putf ! ! HEAL BARGAINS TO BE HAD. A Quantity of READY-MADE CLOTHlNG adapted to the Season, MUST BE CLEARED OFF. An Early Call is Invited. Country Orders promptly attended to. Observe the Address — E. B. SHALDEES & CO., 200 & 202, QUEEN-STREET.



PATRONISE LOCAL INDUSTRY. OVENS! OVENS! OVENS! EEEBEET H. SMITH'S I)ATENT PORTABLE SMOKE-CON- J_ SUMING OVENS are acknowledged by all to be the best and cheapest in the colony. Prices from 30s upwards. GST Note the Address-HIGH-STREET, opposite Rout's Store, and back of J. C. Morrin's, Grocer, Queen-street. Parties visiting the manufactory can inspect every article. N.B.—All kinds of Ovens made and re paired, Gasfitting and Spouting fixed, and machinery repaired. 10th February, 1871. NOTICE OE REMOVAL. THE undersigned begs to inform his friends and the public of Auckland, that he has THIS DAY REMOVED from 94, to 180, QUEEN-STREET (Opposite Thistlo Hotel), where he will carry on the business as here tofore. NOTE THE ADDRESS— EDWAEDS, FIAT AND CAP MANUFACTURER, 180, QUEEN-STREET. January 24, 1871. N.B.—lTats of all kinds Cleaned, Blocked, and Renovated.



TO J3E LET, ON LEASE, npHAT FIRST-CLASS HOUSE, in Napier, X Hawke's Bay, known as the " EMPIEE HOTEL;" splendid Billiard Eoorn, Sample Rooms, and every convenience for carrying on a first-rate Hotel business. The present Pro prietor is retiring from the business. The Hotel docs the largest business in the Province. For particulars, apply to the Proprietor, G. H. SWAN, Napier; or, to E. & H. ISAACS, Fort-street. NOTES ON DIPTHEEIA, By F. A. EAETMAifN, M.D., T ATE Physician to the Norfolk and Nor i 1 wich Homoeopathic Hospital and Dispen sary, Member ol the British Homoeopathic Society, &c. To be had at J. A. Pond's, 87, Queenstreet, and C. W. Sanders, 215, Queen stieet, Homoeopathic Chemists, and Gr. Chap man, Queen-street. THUS "THAMES ADVERTISER" X May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE « EVENING- STAR," Queen-street, (Next to Sibbins' Corner), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamer from the Thames. Keed & BbJT. :, . L ,:.. :.; for Auckland.



CHARLES BUTTON, SODA-WATER, -f EMONADE AND CORDIAL MANUFACTURER, Eden Cbeseht. Ginger Wine Quinine Wine Townsend's and Buchan's Sarsaparilla, ON SALE. LOCAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTION. VEISTETI^N HOUSE, SHORTLAND-STREET. rrA VENETIAN BLINDS, 340 Gauze. OpU Wire Blinds, 270 Perforated Zinc Blinds, for which orders are wanted imme diately. Wire Work also made when the MEN are UNEMPLOYED. Apply to the MANAG-ER, M. HOETON BUSBY.



NEIL CAMPBELL Tailor and Clothier, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE MARKET RESERVE. "pE&S to return thanks for past favors, and also to intimate to his friends nnd the public that he lias received a large assort ment of SUMMER GOODS, and can execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that will defy competition. I



NEW LINE OP 'BUSES. F. PHIPPS HAS made arrageinents for Running a 'Eus DAILY between the WHAU and t\ UCKLAND—leaving the Whau at 9 a.m., and from Union Bank Auckland, at 4 p.m. on and after the Ist March. Parcels carried. Mr. F. Phipps has been appointed Agent for the Sale of the Evening Stap. at the Whau. NOTICE. T, DALTON'S OMNIBUS. FAKES, Is.; RETURN TICKETS, Is. 6d. THE first and only legitimate opposition 'Bus on the Onehunga Road ; the first to lower the fares and keep them low for eigh teen months. All that ia required is a little more patron-, age. J. Damon trusts to give the public the benefit of riding cheap on the most enjoyable road in the country for a long time to come. N. B. —I think it haa been pretty well proved that I am not to be run off with impunity, thanks to the Onehunga ladies and gentlemen. .Leaves Onehunga at 9 a.m. and half-past 2 p.m. Leaves Auckland Hotel, Queen-street, at half-past 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. No connection with any other 'bus. No extra charge when steamers are going away.



OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. CAFE open from nine o'clock a.m. until twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, -with a new Alcock & Co.'s Table. EDWARD PERKINS, Proprietor. OTiTEN TA. L HOT EL, QUEEN-STREET, JOSEPH TR I MBE LL, Pkopmetoh. Wine 3 and Spirits, first-class brands. G-ood Stabling. BILLIAEDH. A N C H O 'R HOTE L, QUEEN-STREET. mHE NEW BILLIARD SALOON attached JL to the above Hotel, is NOW OPEN. Gentlemen desirous of a quiet game, will find tbis room suitable in every respect. Pmvate Enthance. J. ABBOTT, /~^ R O C E R, &c, Corner of Hobson and "Victoria-streets.



CHARLES GREY, CONFECTIONER, &c, Shobtland-street. Balls, Picnics, and Pleasure Parties supplied at the shortest notice. DR. C. F. FISCHER'S HOMCEOPATHIC INSTITUTE.. MR. CHARLES W. SANDERS, HAVING succeeded Dr. C. F. Fischer in his Practice, is at home for Consultation —Morning, from 9 till 1 ; Evening, 6 till 8. 215, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE CITY HAII. E. a. T E N N A NT, SURGEON, CHURCH-STREET, ONE HUN GA. EG. T. will attend at Mr. Gillian's, . Chemist, daily between 10 and 11 a.m. and give advice gratuitously. . STEVENS & CO., ifUSIC WAREHOUSE, Queen Steeet, (Next to the Daily Southern Cross). H. CUCISET, Tl/T USIC WAREHOUSE, CITY HALL, QUEEX-STEEET.



JAMES CAMP, m a i l or, & c, Junction of Grey and Qtjeen Street. J. DAYET, TAILOR, & 0., Late of Albert-street, HAS REMOVED TO 61, QUEEN-ST., Next Bank of New Zealand. J. LEVY, mAILOB, WELLESLEY ■ STREET. X (five doors from qiteen-street). ' Gentlemen waited upon at their own re sidences. MES. M. JO PIN STONE, MILLINER, DRESSMAKER, AND BRAIDER, Shortland-stueet, Auckland, Next Door to Winks & Hall's. xCU WJN "Vlb 1 ILL h ill 1 5 FORT BRITOMART. ■T)URE WHISKEY, at 12s. per gallon, I duty paid. Also FINE PALE BRANDY, at 15s. per proof gallon, duty paid. Can be obtained, in quantities of two gal lons and iipwards, at the Store, High-street. Terms —Cash on delivery. Kegs charged for until returned. W. J. CAWKWELL, Vulcau Lane.



JOHN G- E E V, WHOLESALE AND BET AIL CONFEC TIONER, Qtjeen-Stbeet. LARGKE Assortment of English and Co lonial Confectionery always on hand. Storekeepers and the trade supplied on liberal terms. Note the address : — JOHN GREY, Tkree doors [below the United Service Hotel, Queen-street.



H. WATTS, MAEKET PLACE, QUEEN-STREET. HAS for sale—so boxes of Nelson Pudding Apples at 2M per lb., 24 sacks of the best Potatoes, 30 lbs. for Is or 3s per 112 lbs.; Barley for fowls, 3s 6d per bushel of 50 lbs.; London Blacking, 6s 6<.l per gross ; Box bine, lid per lb. or 9d by the 7 lb. box ; Clothes' Pegs, 2d per dozen, or 7s 6d box of 5 gross ; Bine Mottled Soap, lOd per bar ; Napier Soap (large bars) 9d ; and Household Soap, 7d per bar; Bottle Salt, fid ; Hobson's Extract of Soap, 4|cl per lb. packets ; Corn Flour, 6d per lb. ; Figs, 6d per lb.; Plaid Matches, 6d per dozen ; Tobacco, two sticks for 6d, 3s 3d per lb. ; Mustard, 8d i-lb. tins; Lemon Peel, Is 9d per lb.; and other articles too numerous to mention. The best Vinegar, 6d per bottle, or 9d per quart, 3s per gallon ; Clothes' Lines, sd; full weight Candles, Is, or lHd by the box. Dealers supplied.' GEOEGE BLACK, ABERDEEN BOOT FACTORY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOT MANUFACTURER, Weilesley-stbket, six doors from Queen-st.



Trade Supplied. MRS. REEVES, y\RESS MAKER, Newton Road, Symonds-street, fgigr Next door to the Newton Stores. N. B. —Ladies waited on at their own resi dences by the day. C. MA JOB, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER, Corner of Wei/lesi,ey and Chapel-streets. NOTICE OF. REMOVAL. JOHN' PI O W E L L, BOOTMAKER, FOOT OF WAKEFIELD-STREET. Opposite Mr. Hobbs', Draper. FRENCH DRESS SHIRT MANU FACTORY. C< D E L' EA U, Motnt-steeel', /, 7 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wakefield-streets.



.. IOUEIIPi. J. M. M°LACHLAN 214., QUEEN-STBEET, '. (Near Theatre Royai), j TTAS now FOR SALE at PRICES J-L MUCH BELOW the regular figure, for CASH, a Splendid Assortment of JHournttig #oot&^ BOUGHT CHEAP AT AUCTION. Black Silk, 33. lid., worth ss. Black French Merino, 2s. 6d., worth 4s. Black Crape Cloth, 25., worth 3s. Black Coburg, Is., worth Is. 6d. Black Alpaca Lustre, Is., worth Is. 6d. Black Crape, an assortment "\ Black Crape Trimmings, ditto f£? a Black Crape Bonnets, ditto C t> Black Crape Falls, ditto J ° Black Josephine Kid Gloves, 3s. 6d. Colored Kid ditto, stitched, Is. lljd. And every other article necessary for a complete Mourning Outfit. N.B. —Mourning orders made up on the premises, at the shortest notice.



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. Auction Bales TO-MOEROW. HONOLULU SUGAE. S. JONES Will sell by auction, To-morrow, at 11 o'clock, mHB BALANCE of the i.i-L lllj ment of HONOLULU SUGAB, consisting of about 150 KEGS BRIGHT YELLOW. Terms at sale.



Auction Sales WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. BY ORDER OF THE CURATOR OF INTESTAT ESTATES. IN THE ESTATE OF — FLETCHER OF MONGONUI. The subscribers have received instructions from Joira Wieliamson, Esq., Curator of In testate 7f states, to sell, at the Mart, Fort street, Auckland, on Wednesday, 22nd instant, at 12 o'clock, in the Estate of —-• Fi/etcher, of Mongonui, deceased, 1 (\(\(\ FEET JUNK TIMBER JLOUjvUU squared, and now lying some at Mongonui and some at Orewita. Also, A number of Jacks, Wheels, Blocks, and Tackle &c, &c, &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, MARCH 2. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEE IN THE ESTATE OF EDWARD MARSH WILLIAMS. The subscribers have received instructions from the ■': Trustee in the Estate of Edward Marsh Williams, to sell at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Thursday, March 2nd, at 12 o'clock, 1 /jlO ACRES OP LAND -L.TC-LO in the County of Hokianga, situate at the confluence of Manaia Creek with the Wai tangi River, Bay of Islands, with the Dwelling house and Outbuildings thereon, subject to a mortgage of £700. Also, .5 Acres of LAND, situated at "Waitangi, Bay o Islands. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON 3 Auctioneer;



THURSDAY, MARCH 2. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.' GO ALLOTMENTS AT TARARU. The Subscribers have received instructions from the Mortgagee, to sell at rthe Land Mart, Fort-street, on Thursday, March 2nd, at 12 o'clock, in one lot, £A ALLOTMENTS IN THE \j\J Township of Tararu, at the Thames, con taining 5 acres and 15 perches, and situated near the Tararu Hotel Terms: One-half cash, balance by approved s promissory note at four months, bearing interest. SAMUEL COOHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, MARCH 2. PROPERTIES AT RAGLAN AND TITIRANGI. The subscribers have been instructed by the Trustee in John White's Estate, deceased, to sell at thei, Land Mart, Fort-street, on Thursday, 2nd Marchr at 12 o'clock, • A LLOTMENTS 1 and 2, of Section XJL No. 16, of the Township of Raglan, corner of West and Creek-streets. Three Fine Allotments, Township of East Whau , Parish of Titirangi. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers.



VALUABLE FREEHOLD PEOPERTIES, QTJEEN-STEEET. L. D. NATHAN & CO. Have received instructions from Messrs. Keesing, Doitsii, & Kepsin«, to sell by public auction, at an early date, A LL THOSE VALUABLE EREE HOLD PEOPERTIES in Queen-street, now in the occupation of Messrs. ICEESING, DOITSH, & KEES INC, being Lots 3, 4, 5, and G, of the subdivision into , lots of Allotment 1, Section 4, of the City of Auck land, with all the BUILDINGS thereon erected. Lots Nos. 3 and i have each a frontage of 26 feet to Queen-street. The extensive Drapery Store* of Kkesinc;, Doitsh & Keesinu are erected thereon. On Lots Nor,. 5 and (J substantial Buildings are also erected, and these allotments are immediately in the rear of Lots 3 and 4, divided from them by a lane leading into* Shortland-street and the City Club. All these premises are well known, and were erected at a large outlay. To Capitalists and Business Men this Sale presents an opportunity of acquiring property which is not often to be met with. It is on the best business side of Queen-street, and occupies the most central position in this City. The Auctioneers believe this to be, with out exception, the best investment in New Zealand. Plans may bo seen and particulars obtained at our oJlice, Shortland-street. ntendil purchasers may inspect the Premises from 10 to 12 daily, when the Proprietors will give every facility for inspection of the Property.