The Evening Star.

VolTl!.— No. 609.]

AUCKLAND, N.Z. : PRLBAY, DECEMBER 22, 1871.

[PRICE ONE PENNY



IT BED BOOT. *», H. PUGATE - "QEGS to inform his numerous customers and the public generally, that, owing to large T an d increased Stock to hand per Hero, and the : Chile, and Taranaki, amounting in all to ro. j ion £3,000 WORTH OF BOOTS AND SHOES, tea Of Eveex Possible Description, ~~ he means to give his customers and the public ; tie benefit by selling at the lowest pos ■ r. 1 SIME LIVING PEOFIT. H. F- knows the wants of the public, having been serving them now for 20 years, and ] accordingly imports from none but first-class houses, thus feeling that ONE TRIAL is suffi f' cient to prove the quality of his Goods, which er have ever been found to give complete satis- I' faction. He would also remind £a ill COUNTRY STOREKEEPERS er J. that he supplies wholesale at his usual large I discount allowed tob cash. 11 A PEEFECT FIT GUARANTEED, GE MONEY EETUENED. jPj Note the Address : — j§ H. PUGATE, le RW BOOT, IMMEDIATELY OPPO [e SITE THEATRE JROYAL, QI7E3EN STEEET, E AND AT Ottes" Steeet, G-eahamstown, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSES. W. S. JONES, SADDLER & HARNESS MAKER, . BEGS to intimate to the country settlers, and the public generally, that he has COMMENCED BUSINESS as Saddler and -y Harness Maker in those premises lately occu pied by Mr. Kennedy, Saddler, Queen-street, opposite the old Marketplace, where he \ hopes, by prompt attention to business, and j reasonable charges, to merit a share of public ! i support. W.S.J. feels that he is in a position to supply the wants of the public, having a > \ constant and regular shipment of Goods from I the best houses in England, and would call r | particular attention to his first consignment, | per Countess of Kintore,' which is opening in firsUclasis condition, a quality of Goods rarely imported. Note the address —154, Queen- street. ST. MUNGTO CAFE. CHAELES CANNING-, ,< CONPECTIONEB, PROPR I E O R. 0 CANNING invites insnection of the • following Chbistmas Goods :— Christmas Cakes, plain and .ornamented, in i great variety Gipsy Nuts Cossaques, plain and fancy Somebody's Luggage Eon-Bons Kisses Gelatine Cossaques, with. Rings p Bridal Cossaques Chocolaf.) Creams Chocolate Sticlm Fortune-tolling Cossaque 8 London! fixtures Scotch jkixtures Matrimony -.■■■'" * Voice Jujubes Alexandra.Packages of Sweots Crystalis^dMetz Fruit Musk Lozenges •j Rose Lozenges ' b Lavender Lozenges a Plain and Fancy Biscuits = Orders for Mince Pies will be received up to 2 o'clock on Saturday, 23rd instant,



NO MISFITS!!! [SAMUEL OOOMBES "TJEG-S to inform the genHernen of Auck land that/finding his . TAILOEING DEPAETMENT Increaning so rapidly hb to demand more room and more minute attention thau hitherto, he has taken " . EXTENSIVE & COMMODIOUS PEEMISES IN HIGH-STREET, And having farther, engaged reliable and Fashionable Cutters, and added to his staff of workmen, he is now in a position to TUEN OXJI GARMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, which for fit and finished style cannob be equalled in the Colony. SMALL PROFITS & QUICK RETURNS BEING HIS MOTTO, S. COOMBES Is enabled to SELL FOR CASH cheaper than any other house, and good customers are not compelled at his Establishment to pay for the bad dobts of others. N.B.—ANY GARMENT MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS NOTICE. S. COOMBES, CITY CLOTHING MART, 80, QUEEN-STEEET," AND MANUFACTORY, HIGH-STREET. i



PRESENTS! PRESENTS! PRESENTS! ■ FOR ALL AGES, At Harris's, Cavendish House, SHOB.TLAND STEEET. PRESENTS in Dolls, Toys, Perfumery, Picture Books, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, Chess and Draughts, Backgammon, Bezigere Chameleon Tops, Friction Tops, Humming Tops, Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, Kitchen Sets, Parlor Sets, Bedroom Sets, Bath room Sets. CHEISTHAS TBTSE ORNAMENTS. Toy Picture Books, Handsome Bound Present Books, Photographic llbums, Church Service and Prayer Books, Meerschaum and Briar Root Pipes, Tobacco and Tobacco Pouches, Choice Cigars, i Please note the Address : C AYENBISH HOUSE, SHOETLAND < STREET, Nearly-Opposite the Post Office. J. L. DA VIES -AND F. JOJS'ES, TIHOTOGRAPHEiIS AND DRAUGHTS- X_ ■ : ■ 'MEN, COBNEB OP QUBBH.AOT? VIOTOEIA (EAST) STBEETS. Over Coupland's Seed Store. ■tP SON GARLICK , J 4 Shaeebbokee, i Shortland street, Auckland. Established 1866. JAMES BUTCHEE, /BARTER, Contractor, &c, Goods cleared \J and delivered from ships on the ; ehortest notice. Ballast supplied.



DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 8. AND J. E. VAI L E WILL CONTINUE TO CLEiE.OUJ THE STOCK 0 F &ENBEAI AND FANCY DEAP EE T, AT THE NATIONAL MAET, AT A. STI L L EUR TH E U RE DXJCT IO N ON THEIE . FOEMEE VERY LOW PRICES, Which have given such General Satisfaction to their-Numerous Customers. An Inspection will prove the fact that these Goods are,. at least, Fife? Per Cent below the Regular Town Price. ; , :m;'"■ ..- THIS SWEEPING EEDUCTION Is made to facilitate the Closing of the Pjbemises Early m January. The Stock of Mon's and Youths' Clothing, Boys' Knickerbocker Suits, &c, recently opened up at the CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, ■ 96 & 98, QUEEN-STREET, Directly Opposite the National Mart, is the Cheapest and most Comprehensive in town, and has been marked down through the past week specially to meet" the requirements of the present Festive Season. S. & J.IrTvAILE. Corner of Queen and Wyndham Streets, and 96 and 98, Queen Street. f RELINQUISHING THE BUSINESS ! ! !... ■ ■ ■ ■ i : |(AS PEE EOBMEE NOTICE). ALL THE NEW GOODS, NOW OPENING .EX " CHILE," To R,. HOBBS' own order, will be sold off at LOW KATES, li. ll.'s object being to clear ■ j . out as soon as possible, 18 CJ.BES \OF NJEW GOODS, EX « CEILBr Consisting of,'— Ladies'and Gents' Cambric Handkerchiefs Horrockses and Crewson's Calicoes ; Black Lustres and Eeal Alpacas ' . | White and Buff Window Hollands Black Coburgs and Grenadines :>' &4 Greys Selisias Jorfar = Mixed Gambroons - r en s and Boys Whlto and lleSatta shu>ts ■ Black and Drab Moreens i • ' ■ . Whito Merino Shirts and Drawers Ladies' Parasols and Umbrellas V; •')+■' Men s Br^wn Cot on Skrts and Drawers I Brown Hollands ■, \ , • I L . - : Meu s Odt-Siibs Shirts and Drawers Lawn, Linen, Diaper Damasks • . . An immense variety of Hosiery, all kinds Women's and Children's. A large 7 cheap line of Women's White Cotton Hose. f Black and Colored !< Tom Thumb" and " Eegent " Ties Bovb' Brown Drill " £ouave" Knickerbocker Suits g ' Fancy Tweed "i Zouave" and " Danish" Knickerbocker Suits J2j 8 ,',' Blue Twilled, ~, '» . » : „ , j■ rj ° ,', Eancy Leopold Suits ' - joe . :;; Kg „ and Youth's Black Cloth " Zouave" Suits ; - JE_J g „ Brown Holland : f'~ „. » •■ O o Eancy Angola ■ „ .» . ! I ' "m.,>, i „.' Tweed and Melton "Danish and "Zouave" Suits ~ Q. | " Blue Serge." Sailors" and'-Garibaldi" Suits \ fe " au d Touth vs Mixed Diagonal Tweed Trousers, with side seams and cross pockets |j " }j 5J with Cross Pockets and Spring Bottoms I■' O *■' A case oi"two"of Gent.'s New Clothing in Black and Colored Fancy Cloth Suits, &c., as samples.. pq g : . -, :. . ■~... - _ _■ ■• '■ ' : . ........ < In addition to the above, E. H. has one of the largest and best Stocks of Drapery and I Clothing in Auckland, all of which will bo sold at a great sacrifice. B. EO"bBS, UPPEE QUEEN AND WAKEEIELD STEEETS.



SMITH &HIbGINS 3 TAILORS, WYNDHAM-STREET (Opposite Si & J. R. Vaile's). WE have just now to hand a largo and varied assortment of TWEEDS, which we Bhall be glad to make up for the gentlemen of Auckland, at the following low priceß :— . . £ s- Trousers, ONE GUINEA 1 1 Single-breast Vest 010 Double-breast Vest ... 0 12 Sac Coat 1 10 Harford Coat ...- ... 112 Galatea Coat ... ... 1 15 PagetCoat ... ... 2 0 SMITH & HIGGINS, TAILORS, Wxkdham-STBBBT, opposite S. and J. R. . ■ . Vaile's. I FRUIT AND POTATOE STORE, . ■ . High Stbeet. THE .undersigned has always on' hand :— First-class Potatoes, Fruit, i&c, at the lowest market prices. A fine lot of OitANaES and Apples on hand. Goods Stored and Removed at lowest rates. j N.B.—All goods purchased at the above Store delivered free of charge. Terms: Cash. . H. CANHAM. FOE SALE. THE BUSINESS of an HOTEL in i good neighbourhood, doing a fair trade. Rent, £2 per week; £75.cash required. j Apply to A.W.FLEMING, • "House and Land Agent.' i, Shortland street.



AUCKLAND TAILOEINQ ESTABLISHMENT, ' 184, Queen street. ' i [Between Mason's, Barber, and the Shooting Gallery.] DIEECTIT OPPOSITE BABE'S. BUTOHEB. TEEMS—STEIGTLY CASH. BEGS to call the attention of Mro Auckland public to the following low prices r— Tweed trousers, 20a; double-breaeted vests, 12s 6d; tweed suits, £3 10s; dress trousers, £1 10s; dress suits, £6 j si k mixed suits, £5 ; Chesterfield coat, £210a. The make "of the above'will be second to none in Auckland. But as the tailoring trade has depreciated in prices, J C has determined to give the gentlemen of Auckland and sur rounding districts the benefit during the summer months at a great sacrifice. The above will be for cash only. A true fit guaranteed. NB—A varied lot of Vests, double and . single breasted on hand at very low prices at JAMES CAMPIS, Tailor, 184, Queen street. S'FMMEE ■ FA SHIO N S THE MISSES MILNE HAVE now open a well-assorted and •Fashionable Stock of Millinery and Straw Goods, Feathers, Flowers, Lace Goods, Headdresses, Dress Caps, &c, Silk Jackets : in the Latest Shapes; also, Lace Mantles and Jackets, Silk and Dress Materials, a choice 10l of Fringes and Gimp Trimmings.—B7, Wynd> ham«Btreet, corner of Albert-street. \ SWETE, SCOTT, & CO., QHAREBROKERS, Com-niseion Agents IO &c, Vulcan Lane, Auckland j and a1 Owen street, Grahanißtown, Thames.



OHEISTMAS PEES^NTS AND NEW YEAE'S G-IFTS, AT MONTAGUE'S PANOY BAZAAE, QUEEN STEEET. rnHE LARGEST STOCK 03? I FANCY GOODS In the Australian Colonies to select from, all recently imported from England and the Continent, And which tho Proprietor intends to offer to the public during the Holidays, at I UNPEECEDENTEDLY LOW PRICES- To prevent disappointment, an early oall is solicited by those desirous of inspeoting our latest French and German Novelties, which are of a class superior to any yet imported. into the colonial market. " ■■"" mmm ■ \ We have now open, and ready for sale :-«- Tea and Coffee Sets, Tea Pots Butter Coolees, Sxjg-ak Basins Cake and Caed Baskets Candlesticks Both Pillar and Chamber Biscuit Boxes Cbuet and Pickle Fbames Spoons, Foeks, Centees, &c. HOGEES' AND HaEEISON BeOTHEES' Supeeior Table and Pocket Cut- LEEY Meeeschaum and Wooden Pipes Cigak Cases, Tobacco Jaes Lock Stitch Sewing- Machines With or without Tables i Musical Boxes and New Musical Insteuments The New Poloeama and Geaphoscope,' Pronounced by the English Press as the greatest optical delusion of the age Gold Buooches, Eaeeings, Lockets, Necklets, Studs, Links, &c. All made in the Colonies, at greatly reduced prices The Latest Novelties in Jet, Vulcanite, Inlaid Shell, Agate, and Alumi num Jewelleey An immense assortment to select from. 600 Woekboxes, filled complete, from 5s each 250 Weiting Desks, from 4s each 720 Photosbaphio Albums, from Is each 300 Ladies' Fitted Companions, from 2s 6d each 2,750 Ladies' and Cents' PueseSj from 6d to 10s each 1,800 Pairs Bohemian Glass and China Vases, many of them exquisitely painted, from 2s to 140s pair 325 Pairs Bohemian GHass Cut LtrsTßfcS, from 12s 6d to 100s per pair 100 Pairs Toilet Bottle 3, from 2s pair 600 Silvered Glass Goblets, at Is 6d each 200 Clocks, from 10s to 100s each 750 Conceetinas of the latest designs, from 7s 6d to 1003 each I 600 Dozen Crying, China, Wax, and Leather ' Dolls, from 6<J to 6Q3 each i Rocking Horses, Wheelbarrows, Horses' ' Carts, Drums, Tambourines, Bats, Tool Ches.ts, Paint Boxes, and every de« } scription of Toys manufactured j A very large assortment of Fancy Goods, conisting of an endless variety of useful 5 and ornamental presents j the entire t . comprising an assortment which is universally acknowledged unequalled in . the Southern Hemisphere. The Proprietor of MONTAGUE'S FANCY BAZAAR takes this oportunity of thanking 1 tho public of the Province of Auckland for the very liberal support that has been awarded him. during the past six years; and begs to • intimate that owing to that extensive patron age he has. been induced to purchase largely oi , every description of Fancy Goods, in order to meet the wants of all classes^ t ' 1 ■ ■ ■■ 1 '- ; ■ The trade supplied at a moderate advance on home cost. Goods delivered dailj in any part of th< '' town, and suburbs.



CffBISTMAS PKESENTS! ' SPECIAL NOTICE. HENKICH KOHN 9 • JEWELLER, ETC., q U E EN S TEE Es ~v ! "OEG3 to draw the attention, of tbo public •■' • to a quantity of 1; k . :i CHEISTMAS PRESENTS! (reoeived ex mail), specially selected for this .. X season of fche year. i r  . • • : ;i it 01 These Goods will be found unsurpassed in;;£ beauty,'design, and workmanship: a <;< ; si-o .£, To meet the times, and to place it within the reach of everyone desirous of inakingfpre* ' sents,. H.K. has determined to dispose of these Igoods at the smallest possible margin ■/ for profit. j r "■-'■ .'-; i"- -i THE ADDEESS— HEKRXCH KOHST, J QUEEN S'TREIT.! THIS CHRISTMAS ' ALL WHO DESIEE 1; i--^,B : FINEST CUEEANTS, EAISiNS, : GExNEEAL GEO C-E-EIE 'MV®. AND CHOICE TEAS, J* All of which will be sold at PEICES that:/" : will give satisfaction, should call ■ f- AT THE !-rJ) ' , : ... _ ■ ■ , . ,:-'jj PEOPLE'S TEA WABEHOT7SE, 252, Qtjeen-Stbeet, Auckland. TEAS EOR THE MILLION. EBENOH & CO. Invite special attention to thejr celebrajbe^oj teashV No I—Congou Tea......... 2sod.per lb urlt ; No 2—Fine Tea 2s 6d>p^farpUot : No 3-^ Eich .Pekoe, Full- F i- t>o hue t«i M flavoured Tea..... -'3s Od per lb..J■■ti./ No 4—Finest Quality.:;.:; , 3s 6dperlb,-ft!£ " nnHESE TEAS are a mixture of the,>finest. [ JL importation of the season, selected with great care. 2d per lb discount on 6 lbs of No 2 lea, and 3d per lb on 6 lbs of Nos 3 and 4 Teas. FINEST CUEEANTS AND EAISINS, AT6|d.PEE LB., .:,.,', All General Groceries sold at the XOWfiSE a PBIOB. " ; |%0b Orders promptly exeouted. Goods delivered* : .7 *,--<. f . ><~ •_; ,■•- ... «r- ij|j ■ | .j-iarar Eemembee the Addeess:— ii- r FBENOH..& :vdai. EAMILY GEOGERS, i ' i ■ • • ■ ■■ : ■■ -U ■■-■ t-jil ii»t The People's Tea Warehouse,- s 252, QtJEENTSTEEET, , (Corner of Wakefield-street, Auckland.) ' . . . . ■ .-. i:a ESTABLISHED, 1860. ; i £ • - ,• ■ : ■ :• . ■ ;tir MUTTON ! MUTTON!! MUTTON!!t f■<* MESSRS HAMMOND &'LINCOLN beg" to announce to their numerous caa tomers and the public generally that they have determined to lower thfe' price of th6ir' * MEAT, that all may have the benefit. Thay J beg respectfully to, submit the following list of - prices which they are sure will defy competi-v'" tion. Fore^quarter Muttbnj 2|d; per :lb j >-f Loins, 3^d per lb ; Legs, 4^d per lb ; Beef,-{ from 2|d to s^d per lb; ' Veal "and Lamb"J t equally low. The above prices" are for the very best joints. ;Vf' XBO^[ Note-the Adddress:— » MESSENGER'S OLD BUTCHEEINGi' 3 , I ESTABLISHMENT,; ~,^l'^ ' , Maeket t Place. "nja OS fl 1 ivJuQ ,BL,IJE; () POST. n !;t% iESTAUBANT AN© BOAEBE&Im - ESTABLISHMENTp //O . 8 « I yiCTOBIAHSTKEET (EA!S^: h; ;;;' j ' ■. '' '■" ' "''"•_ ■' ■ l!"iy ,4.BuA ; ijREAE:PAST J!.." '.., 7 : 'Bto:iqa.n^-; . J3 D.INNEB. ... ... 12 toS.SO'p.ni',;^ I" ;TBA" ... ... 'sto 8 gtml ; , .."r AH Meals lfl/ ,"; ffjftjjaXl 3 I ; B. ROAGHE ; \ VrO^m> io^ ■ T. VANPELTj^?^^;^ (Late Mr. D, I)xwidaghKm>)