The Evening Star.

Vol. lII.—No. 625."}

AUCKLAND, N.Z. : FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1872

[PRICE ONE PENNY



EE D BOOT. H. JUGATE TVEGS to inform his numerous customers and tho public generally, that, owing to large and increased Stock to hand per Hero, and Chile, and Taranaki, amounting in all to £3,000 WOETH OF BOOTS AND SHOES, Of Eteey Possible Description, he means to give his customers and the public the benefit by belling at the lowest pos sible LIVING PEOFIT. H. F. knows the wants of the public, having been serving them now for 20 yeara, and accordingly imports from none but first-class houses, thus feeling that 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. PEEFECT FIT GUARANTEED, OE MONEY RETURNED. [!Fj Note the Address : — |^ H. FUG-ATE, BED BOOT, IMMEDIATELY OPPO SITE THEATEE JEtOYAL, QUEEtf STEEET, AND AT Owen Steeet, G-rahamstown, 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 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 reasonable charges, to merit a share of public support. W.S. J. feels that ho is in a position to supply the wants of the public, having a constant and regular shipment of Goods from the best houses in England, and would call particular attention to his first consignment, per Countess of Kintorc,' which is opening in firsUclass condition, a quality of Goods rarely imported. Note the address —154, Queen^ street. EOS E BANK NURSERY, Foot o]? Flagstaff Hill. (Near the Presbyterian Chui-ch). STRAWBERRY GARDENS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. MR GOLDIE begs to intimate that, hay ing greatly increased his STRAW BERRY BEDS, there will be no disappoint ments, as occurred last season, in the suppb of fruit. Pleasant Arbours in the garden for th( accommodation of visitors. A. G O L D lE, ROSEBANK NURSERY, NORTH SHORE. FOE NEW TEAE'S GIFTS, / BUY McLAOHLAN'S £2 18s. 6d. tt I L X DRESSES; IN ALL SHADES. THE CHEAPEST IN TOWN. J. M. McL AC HL AN, 214, QUEEN' STEEET. -



NO MISFITS!!! 9 3 i L I SAMUEL COOMBES T)EGS to inform the gentlemen of Auck land that, finding his ' TAILOEING DEPAETMENT l 3 Increasing so rapidly as to demand more ! room and more minute attention than hi'herto, • he has taken EXTENSIVE & COMMODIOUS PEEMISES IN HIGH-STEEET, And having further engaged reliable and Fashionable Cutters, and added to his staff of workmen, he is now in a position to TURN OUI GARMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, which for fit and finishod stylo cannot be equalled in the Colony. SMALL PROFUS & QUICK RETURNS BEING HIS MOTTO, 1 S. COOMBES 1 Is enabled to SELL FOR CASH cheaper than t any other house, and good customers are not i 1 compelled at his Establishment to pay for the j 1 bad debts of others, N.B.—ANY GARMENT MADE WITHIN I 24 HOURS NOTICE. y c S. COOMBES, * CITY CLOTHING MART, 80, QUEEN-STREET, 5 AND MANUFACTORY, HIGH-STREET.



PRESENTS! PRESENTS! PRESENTS! POU ALL AGES, At Harris's, Cavendish House, SHOItTLAND STEEET. PRESENTS in Dolls, Toys, Perfumery, Picture Books, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, Chess and Draughts, Backgammon, Bezigore Chameleon Tops, Friction Tops, Humming Tops, Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, Kitchen Sets, Parlor Sets, Bedroom Seta, Bath room Sets. CHBISTHAS TE"BE 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, BHOBTLAND STBEET, Nearly Opposite the Post Office- MR. T. TRAFFORD, SURGEON DENTIST, Wakefield .Steeet. Artificial Teeth, from one to a full set. PAINLESS TEETH EXTRACTION. TON SO N GAR lTcTk , » Shaeebkokee, Shortland street, Auckland. Established 1866. JAMES BUTCHER, (BARTER, Contractor, &c, Goods cleared \J and delivered from ships on the shortest notice, Ballast supplier.



DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, 8. A N D J. E. V A I L E WILL CONTINUE TO CLEUi OUT THE STOCK o v GENERAL AND FANCY I) 11 APERY, AT THE NATIONAL MART, AT A. STILL EUR T HE II II !e DUCT IO »| ON THEIR FORMER VERY LOW PRICES, Which liavc given suoli General Satisfaction to their Numerous Customers. An Inspection will prove the fact that these Goods are, at least, Fifty Pan Cent below the Regular Town Price. TII I S SWEB P ING E E DUCTIO N Is made to facilitate the Closing of the Premises Early m January. The Stock of Men's and Youths' Clothing, Boys' Knickerbocker Suits j &c, recently opened up at the CLOTHING DEPART! B N T, 9 G & 98, Q U 3<: E N-S TRE ET, 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.~eTvaile. Corner of Queen and Wyndham Streets, and 0(5 and 98, Queen Street. RELINQUISHING THE BUSINESS!!! (AS PEE FORMER NOTICE). ALL THE NEW GOODS, NOW OPENING EX "CHILE," To R,. HOBBS' own order, will be sold off at LOW HATES, It. ll.'s object being to clear out as soon as possible, 18 CASES OF NEW GOODS, EX " CHILE," Consisting of, — Ladies' and Gents' Cambric Handkerchiefs Horrockses and Ciewson's Calicoes Black Lustres and Real Alpacas White and Buff Window Hollands Black Coburgs and Grenadines 8-4 Greys, Selisias, For fur Mixed Gambroons Men's and Boys' White and Regatta Shirts Black and Drab Moreens -Men's White Merino Shirts and Drawers Ladies' Parasols and Umbrellas ' Men's Brown Cotton Shirts and Drawers Brown Hollands Men's Out-sizes Shirts and Drawers Lawn, Linen, Diaper. Damasks An immense variety of Hosiery, all kinds Women's and Children's. A large cheap line of Women's White Cotton Hose. f Black and Colored " Tom Thumb" and " Eegcnt " Ties Boys' Brown Drill " Zouave" Knickerbocker Suits j p „ Fancy Tweed " Zouave" and " Danish" Knickerbocker Suits S~ o „ Blue Twilled „ „ „ „ LJ ° „ Fancy Leopold Suits H S „ and Youth's Black Cloth " Zouave" Suits E-H o „ Brown Holland „ „ O 3 J „ Fancy Angola „ „ X P 1 » » Tweed an(l Melton" Danish and " Zouave" Suits "Q )} Blue Serge " Sailors" and '" Garibaldi" Suits OQ . }} and Youth's Mixed Diagonal Tweed Trousers, with side seams and cross pockets £h w „ „ „ with Cross Pockets and Spring Bottoms O A case or two of Gent's New Clothing in Black and Colored Fancy Cloth Suits, &c, as samples. WS ■ ' < N.B. —In addition to the above, R. 11. has one of the largest and best Stocks of Drapery and (^ Clothing in Auckland, all of which will bo sold at a great sacrifice. c . h~o~b bs, UPPEB QUEEN AND WAKEFIELD STEEETS.



MEDICAL. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. j MR. A. M. WILLIAMS ; T)EGS to inform his Friends and Patrons, i-D that ho has Removed his Dispeuaary from Hobson street (where be has been for tho last six years) to 215, Queen street, opposite the City Hall. December 22. MRS. M, JOHNSTONE IS now Clearing Out, at a great reduction, her Stock of Millinery and Drapery, to make room for a shipment of foreign goods daily expected. Shortland stroet, opposite Winks and Hall's. SUMMER FASHIONS THE MISSES MILNE HAVE now open a well-assorted and Fashionable Stock of Millinery and Straw Goods Feathers, Flowers, Lace Goods Head-dresses, Dress Caps Silk Jackets, in the latest shapes Also, Lace Mantles and Jackets, Silk and Dross Materials A choice lot of Fringes and Gimp Trims mings. 37, WYNDHAM STREET, Corner of Albert-street. FRUIT AND POTATOE STORE, High Steeet. THE undersigned has always on hand :— First-class Potatoes, Fruit, &c, at the lowest market prices. A fine lot of Oranges and Apples ou hand. Goods Stored and Removed at lowest rates. N.B.—All goods purchased at the above Store delivered free of charge. Terms: Cash. IT, CANHAM.



SINGER'S CELEBRATED NOISELESS SEWING MACHINES. THE Undersigned having been appointed Sole Agent in Auckland province for the sale of the above Machines, begs to call tho attention of Families, Tailors, Bootmakers, Saddlers, and Dressmakers to the same, and respectfully solicits their favours. Tho excellence of these Machines, which are so well known in the Colonies, needs no com 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. TRICES. Family Machines complete, with extras from 10 guineas. Manufacturing ditto, from 16 guineas. EDWD. H. FEATON, Agent, 99, Shortland* I street, Auckland; N.B. —Repairs executed promptly. Needles springs, oils, shuttles, and bobbins always on hand. THE FAVOURITE FAMILY MACHINE LOCK-STITCH FOR HAND OR FOOT. rpHE attention of Families wanting a good J_ and cheap Shuttle Machine is called 10 inspect the shipment just arrived, and on sale at the Undersigned. For simplicity, dura bility, and beauty, they are second to none. Stitch alike on bulh sides ; can be operated by a child, and are particularly adapted for all family sewing and dress=>making ; will hem, gather, braid, tuck, and bind. Price, with extras complete, ready for working, 8 pounds. EDWD. H. FEATON, 99, Shortland-street, Auckland. N.B.—All kinds of Sewing Machines effi ciently repaired. Needles, shuttles, bobbins, springs, and ojl on hand.



CIIBISTMAS PRESENTS AND ■ NEW [YEAR'S GIFTS, AT MONTAGUE'S FANCY BAZAAR, QUEEN STEEE T. T A CALL (the first) of ONE SHILL3 B- A per Share h:is This Day beon n payable to the Secretary, at the Compa - Office, Ring's Eoad, Coromandel, on |_ after this date. By Order! Iv W. HORNF, 1 Seeretar Coromandel, January 9, 1872. • . BANK OF TOKATEA GOLDMINI 5111 COMPANY (REGISTERED;. uxprecedentedljY low prices To prevent disappointment, an early call is solicited by those desirous of inspecting our latest French and German Novelties, which are of a class superior to any yet imported into the colonial market. Wo have now open, and ready for sale : — Tea and Coffee Sets, Tea Pots Butter Coolers, Sugar Basins Cake and Card Baskets Candlesticks Both Pillar aud Chamber Biscuit Boxes Cruet and Pickle Frames Spoons, Forks, Centres, &c. Rogers' and Harrison Brothers' Superior Table and Pocket Cut lery Meerschaum: and Wooden Pipes Cigar Cases, Tobacco Jars Lock Stitch Sewing Machines With or without Talles Musical Boxes and New Musical Instruments The New Poloraha and Graphoscope, Pronounced by the English Press as the greatest optical delusion of the age Gold Brooches, Earrings, 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 Jewellery An immense assortment to select from. 600 Workboxes, filled complete, from 5s each 250 Writing Desks, from 4s each 720 Photographic Albums, from Is each 300 Ladies' Fitted Companions, from 2s 6d each 2,750 Ladies' and Gents' Purses, from 6d to 10s each 1,800 Pairs Bohemian Glass and China Vases, many of them exquisitely painted, from 2a to 140s pair 325 Pairs Bohemian Glass Cut LusTßiiS, from 12s 6d to 100s per pair 100 Pairs Toilet Bottles* from 2s pair 500 Silvered Glass Goblets, ab Is 6d each 200 Clocks, from 10s to 100s each 750 Concertinas of the latest designs, from 7s 6d to 100s each 600 Dozen Crying, China, Wax, and Leather Dolls, from 6 rl to 60s each Rocking Horses, Wheelharrows, Horses, Carts, Drums, Tambourines, Bats, Tool Chests, Paint Boxes, and every de scription of Toys manufactured A very large assortment of Fancy Goods, conisting of an endless variety of useful and ornamental presents j tho entire comprising an assortment which is universally acknowledged unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. The Proprietor of MO2?TAGUE'S FANCY BAZAAR takes this oportunity of thanking the 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 of every description of Fancy Goods, in order to mcet the wants of all classesi. The trade supplied at a moderate advance on home cost. Goods delivered dailj in any part of the town and suburbe,



CHEISTMAS PRESENTS! SPECIAL NOTICE. HENKICH KOHN 5 JEWELLER, ETC., QUEEN STEEE T, T^EGStodraw tho attention of Uiq public -NO- quantity of laclo nys and CHEISTMAS PRESENTS jeived ex mail), specially selected for this on of the year. NG fhese Goods will be found unsurpassed in ,uty, design, and workmanship: To meet the times, and to place it within the reach of everyone desirous of making prea sonts, HJL has determined to dispose of these goods at the smallest possible margin for profit. NOTE THE ADDRESS— HENBICH KOKK, QUEEN STREET. THIS NEW YEAR ALL WHO DESIRE FINEST CURRANTS, RAISINS, GENERAL GROCERIES, AND CHOICE TEAS, All of which will be sold at PRICES that will give satisfaction, should call AT THE PEOPLE'S TEA WABEHOTTSE, 252, Queen-Street, Auckland. TEAS EOR THE MILLION. E EENCH & 00. Invite special attention to their celebrated TEAS!!! No I—Congou Tea 2s Od per lb No 2—Fine Tea 2s 6d per lb No 3—Rich Pekoe, Full flavoured Tea 3s Od per lb No 4—Finest Quality ..<... 3s 6d per lb riIHESE 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 Tea, and 3d per lb on 6 lbs of Nos 3 and 4 Teas. FINEST CURRANTS AND RAISINS, AT 6d. PER LB. All General Groceries sold at the lowest price. Orders promptly executed. Goods delivered dP" Remembee the Addbess :— FRENCH & CO., FAMILY G-KOCERS, The People's Tea Wareliouse s 252, Qtjeen-Steeet, (Corner of Wakefield-street, Auckland.) ESTABLISHED, 1860. AUCKLAND CONSUMERS' TEA COMPANY. LIST OF PRICES. FINE SOUCHONG 3s Od Kaisow Congou 2s Cd Good Strong Family do 2s Od CHIiISTMAS FEUITS. Figs Is 4d per box Muscatels, 10 to Is per lb Good Elemo Raisins, 6d to 6Jd per lb Fine Patras Currants, 6d to 6£d per lb All kinds of Grocsries equally cheap. E. 0. Bl ICHOLIS, 215, Queen street, (Immediately opposite the City Hall.) DEVONPORT, NORTH SHORE. EDUCATION. MR. HENRY WORTHINGTON (Trained and Certificate Master) of the Devonport District School, has vacancies for a few Boarders. The course adopted by Mr Worthington ensures to all pupils a sound Commercial Education. Terms on application. Tho Members of the SINGING CLASSE3 are informed that the meetings will be resuiaod on January 9fcb, 187&