The Evening Star.

Vol. lI—No. 343.]

AUCKLAND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1871.

[Price One Penny.



NOETH SHORE FEREY. 'X 'LALLA ROOKH.' ■ From ' Fl-om North Shore, From Auckland. North Shore, Old Wharf. New Wharf. 7 0 a.m. 7.80 a.m. For Auckland &30 „ 9-0 „ 9.20 a.m. 930 „ 10.0 „ 11-30 „ 10.80 „ 11.0 „ 4.50 p.m. 11.40 „ 12.0 noon 6.0 „ 12.40 p.m. 1.0 p.m. 1.80 „ 2.0 „ 2.30 „ 3.0 „ From Auckland B.BG „ 4-10 ~ ! 11.0 a.m. 5.0 „ 5.30 „ : 410 p.m. | ' 6.0 „ 6.30 „ i 5.30 „ ■ I ! At low spring tides tho Old Wharf only. On Sunday, the first boat from North Shore ;<■ of,'o Sf) a.m.; from Awxhnd, at 10 a.m. HOLMES, BROS. - « * THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALASIAN ■ STEAM PACKET LINE. \ mHE NORTH PACIFIC TRANSPOR ± TATION COMPANY of San Francisco having entered into a contract vith the Honorable the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between «n Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, ellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to com mence from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. The Service will be performed by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the 'NEBRASKA,' 2143 Tons Register, ' N E V A D A,' 2143 Tons Register, 'DAKOTA,' of 2153 Tona Register, , all built in 1865, under official supervision, Fand classed extra Al at American Llojds^ For Passenger accommodation these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect ar rangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked 1 right through. First-class fare, from all ports | in New Zealand to England, including the iise 1 of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent, will not exceed £85. Second and third-class passengers will be \ taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and pißßengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, is 24 days. Passen gers who may desire lo proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auck lnnd. Every exertion will be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers, so that Australasian passengers may be con veyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICESHANK, SMART & Co., Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand at Auck land, for the United States, New Zea land and Australasian Steam Packet Line; DRIVER, STEWART & CO., . Agents for Otago., JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., 1 Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870. ■— : ; ifJO X FIJI. Australasian steam naviga *l tion company's line of Gamers. 1 n. The s.s. 'JAMES PATERSON' | fL le™° Auckland for Fiji on WEDNES , **i the 15th inst., at noon. *°» Freight or Passage, apply* to H. M. JERYIS, Agent, i



FOR GRAHAMSTOWir AND TARARU. JUUSP P- 8- _^—-——.. I -- «**»&J&y&b'E'K CROWN' will leave the Queen-street Wharf, Auckland, EVERY MORNING, at 10.30 o'clock sharp (Sundays exeepted), and will leave the Thamea at 4 o'clock, AFTERNOON, A\v Auckland. Fares'.-—OWrin, 7s. 6d.; Steerage, 4s. Return ticßtfte 12s. J. S. MACFARLANE, Agent. QTEAM TO THE THAMES. THE p.B. 'ROYAL ALFRED, TIME TABLE. *eh^ F832? ATTCKIiAND TO GKAHAMSTOTTN : luesdayrPebruaty-24, S.BQ o'clock afternoon" Wednesday^ February 15, 7.30 o'deck after noon v V( __ .Thursday, February 16, 8.30 o'clock evening ' .PEOM GHAEAMSTOTVU TO AtTCgT.AXP : Wednesday, February 15,12 o'clock noon Thursday, Feb^ltJ, 12.30 o'clock afternoon S. HAGUE SMITH. ... n sF . X FOR GRAHAMSTOWN AND SHORT LAND. THE p.s. • LADY BOWEN, 1 Captain Adams, ;will receive Cargo for both the above places, and sail as under : Tuesday, February 14, 6.30 o'clock evening Thursday, February 16, 7.30 o'clock evening For Freight or Passage, apply to J. CASEY. PATRONISE LOCAL INDUSTRY. OVENS! OVENS! OVENS! EEKBFET H. SMITH'S 13ATENT PORTABLE SMOKE-CON SUMING OVEJS'S are acknowledged by all to be the best and cheapest "in the colony. Prices from 30s upwards. jSgf. Note the Address—HlGH-STREET, opposite Rout's Store, and back of J. C. Morrin's, Grocer, Queen-street. Parties visiting the manufactory can inspect every article. N.8.--All kinds of Ovens made and re paired, Gasßtting and Spouting fixed, and machinery repaired. 10th February, 1871. CHEAP TIMBER, THE Union Sash and Door Company is the cheapest place to obtain building mate rials of all kinds. They have now Bpecial facilities for cutting Boat Boards, &c, for price and quality far surpassing anything yet attempted in this market. J-inch Lining, full cut and evenly sawn, at ss. Second-class 6xl matched flooring, at Bs. And other descriptions at proportionately low rates. 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 earned. Mr. F- Phipps has been appointed Agent for the Sale of the Etevino Stab at the Whau. November 4, 1870. NOTICE. MR. W. M. CHAPPELL is authorised to CANVAS for ADVERTISEMENTS for the Evening- Stab. «- B.FTT i TVFiaffiEP/, .Proprietors.



CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! SPECIAL NOTICE. HEINRICH KOHN JETOIMI, &c, T)EGrS to draw the attention of the public to a quantity of CHEISTMAS PEESENTS! (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 T-STEEET. TO BE LET, ON LEASE, rnHAT FIBST-CLASS HOUSE, in Napier, X Hawke's Bay, known as the " EMPIRE HOTEL;" splendid Billiard Room, Sample Rooms, and every convenience for carrying on a first-rate Hotel business. The present Pro prietor is retiring from the business. The Hotel does the largest business in the Province. For particulars, apply to the Proprietor, " G. H. SWAN, . Napier; or, to . . E. & H. ISAACS, Fort-street.



OSL SAL E. OACWT. SPLIT PEAS 100 half-chests Tea, extra choice season 1870-71, ex ' Eliza Firth' 14 cwt. Brown & Poison's Corn Flour ScasesC^^; 10 cases Veaesck's Janic &t. 80 cases White and Blue1 (Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon 11 cases Morton's Pickles 16 cases Morton's Salad Oil 6 cases Day and Martin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue "*s**Sm kegs Carbonate Soda 2 casef-7fLrtaric Acid * 10 cases Bottled Fruife,^^. 10 cases Veslas 5 cases Cocoa (Taylor's) 20 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce 50 boxes Candles 5 tons Company's Sugar 12 tierces Prime Mess Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, White, Grey, and Brown Paper Bags Groats Stockholm Tar Bed Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colza, 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 AEEIVE PER ' QUEEN BEE,' Marmalade Jams and Jelließ Price's Candles Oakum Muntz Metal, 14, 16,18 ozs. Sheathing Nails, and fths H. B. MOETON, CUSTOM HOUSE-STEEET. December 21/1870.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, OUEEN-S T R E E T , TWO DOUBS FEOM WELLESLEY-STKEET. SPIRITS BOTTLED ON THE PRE MISES :~London and Plymouth. Un sweetened Gin, Booth's Old Tom, Old Jamaica Rum, Jamieson's Pure Malt Dublin Whiskey, Dunville's Old Irish Whiskey, G-reenless & Caldwell's Campbellton Whiskey, Martell's Pale or Dark Brandy. The above at 4s per bottle, or 42s per dozen, assorted; half-bottles, 2s. Marfcell's or Hennessey's case . Brandy 5 6Kg Dunville's case Whiskey ... ... 461 "g Bernard's case Old Tom 4 6[& Gin, JDKZ 5 0 & Ditto (small) 3 OJ * ♦Wines — Per bottle. Per dozen, s. d. s. d. Amontillado Sherry ... 5 0 ... 60 0 Old Tawny Port "Vintage 1861 5 0 ... 60 0 2nd quality, Port & Sherry 4 0 ... 42 0 Pint bottles, 2nd quality, Port and Sherry ... 2 0 Norraa®^ 6-" -v t ? • '. No. 2 OhampagnWS""?) % » „ a qft n Claret ... .. ,I?*4«^c? Ginger Wine ... ...8 o^^, All Cordials ... ... .1 0 / >» -m Townsend's Sarsaparilla ~, 5 0 ' Biood&Dawson's Stout ~',■■%.: 3' ... 14 0 Tennant's k Bass's Ale ... -T 3 .. 14 0 Jeffrey's EdinburghAle,pntsl 0 ... 11 0 BASS'S ALE ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT. NEW CALEDONIA WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE & SPIRIT STORE, COENER OF SYMOND-STREET AND KARANGAHAPE ROAD. PRIVATE ENTRANCE i SYMOND STUEET. LIST OF PRICES. Spieits and Wine 3 Bottled on the Pebmises. MARTELL & HENNESSEY'S PALE BRANDY, 4s. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Martell and Hennessey's Dark Brandy, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. Greenless and Calduell's Campbelton Whiskey, 4s. and 4s. 6d. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. . " Jameson's Dublin Whiskey, 4c, and 4s. 6d. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Rum, 3s. per bottle ; small bottles, Is. 6d. Old Jamaica Rum, 4s. per bottle. Amontillado Sherry, ss. per bottle ; 60s. per dozen. * Sherry Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle ; 445. per dozeii; small bottles, 2s. Old Tawny Port, ss. per bottle ; 58s per dozen. Port Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle ; 445. per dozen ; small bottles, 2s. Port and Sherry Wine, 3s. per bottle ; 345. per dozen. | In Case—Genuine Bbands. Hennessey's,"Martell's, and Hine & Co.'s ss. Od. per bottle. Three 'Dagger Associated Vineyard Brandy, ss. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z., 4s. 6d. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z. (small), 3s per bottle. Old Tom, 4s. Od. per bottle. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. Od. per'bottle. Champagne (No. 2), 6s. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2, small) 3s. per bottle. Claret, 4s. per bottle ; 365. per dozen. English Ginger Wine, 3s. per bottle 30s. per dozen. Townsend's Sarsaparilla, ss. per bottle. Australian Wine, 3s. 6d. and 4s. per bottle (8 different brands). Ale and Porter, London and Dublin bottled, Is. 3d. per bottle ; 1 h: pc* dozen. Teems: —Steiotly Cash.—No Exception SAMUEL E YIN S0 BT proprietor; uiU ■ - I



CEITERIOK HOTEL, COBNEE OP HOBSOST AND COOK-STBEETS. DANIEL PAGE ! (Late of the N.Z.S.N. Combant,) TTA3 much, pleasure in announcing to hi friends and the public of Auckland that he has taken the above favorite Hotel. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR BOARDERS. PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOB "FAMI LIES. N.B. —The Bottling Department in con nection with the above establishment is now open. BRANDS—AI. NOTICE. THE BLUE POSr • DINING -ROOMS, VICTORIA-STREET EAST. A LL MEALS AT ONE SHILLING-. Late , i'l'i ir.'r. ',••■ it'll' 1.1. A ( ni. -:::".f! f> i'tr jti-(,|Mri «' !' W\i ' ' ■■■'■" '" '"^Xtso, First-claßß POTATOES on hand, at* the lowest market prices. , , . ( .' N.B.—All Q-oods delivered free of charge. TEBMS:OASa. H. 0 ANH AM, . ' ;'■ EIOE-STilliT. MUNN'S MAIZENA, mHE finest preparation of CORN FLOUR manufactured. Far superior to anj Engliih. make, which it has entirely superseded in Australia. « Fresh Shipments just landed. B. TONES & CO., Sole Wholesale Agents. THE EAT-KILLER! ! THE EAT KILLEE ! ! THE only sure REMEDY for destroying RATS in Auckland is WHITLAW'S AMERICAN RAT DESTROYER. This Paste is Poison to Rats and Mice without FAii. One trial will satisfy anyoae who is troubled with such vermin. To be had ONLY at my Establishment, Pitt-street. . The Poisons imported from Home are use less on account of the sea voyage. My RAT DESTROYER does NOT contain any PHOS PHOROCS. Manufactured at my Laboratory, Pitt-SIBEET, Auckland. $§p° Note the Address— THE EED GLOBE LIONET. Sold in boxes at 6d., Ib., Is. 64. 2s 6d. Sold wholesale at the above prices less 25 per cent, for cash. WATSON'S BOOT & SHOE FACTORY (top or shobteand-stbebt}. "T7IVERY description of Ladies' and <?ent's jQj Boots. ' •„ Repairs promptly executed. Tjte, i\ R. GULMAN, Chemist, One» hunga, has been appointed AG-ENT for the Sale of this Paper. November 5,18fr0.