SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

/prom Our Own Correspondent.) -WAPTt-VR this .lav

ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.

. "Xtraordinary robbery was perpetated A1 Masonic Hotel yesterday. A stranger l Jerved in one of the lobbies, but his V s3 * did not excite suspicion until it P* known that upwards of £30 worth jecam° . rv j,ad been abstracted from a of jfhed-room. The police are now on la^ S _of the suspected individual. tf« traTUCKY PAKEHA-MAORI. ■ enorted.tliat a Palteha-Maoii named Jt has been left a large fortune, through (Pf 'iv 0 f a brother in America. Chase l n livin"- with natives for the last ba9 ~rMvs and has a number of half tvfenty .ff' ' <mGB GILLIES AND A COM JIJ MANDING OFFICER. . , ( , nr KoutledjJie, the officer commanding ,MTolimteers, /claimed exemption this *~..* from /serving* on a jury, on the ® lof b pintT -m officer commanding, rtmor Judge Gillies asked whether the Lre on active service, and a reply f°-„ c_veu in the negative, the gallant X, wis directed to take his seat with dJJICBi "' other jurors.

NEW PLYMOUTH,

this day.

THE MOKAU COAL SEAMS. A Alex Campbell, who was with Rewi st)r-iector's party, has returned to New . nuth He reports that Dr Hector has J^ned several seams of coal, and reports f Zn bly of them. A sample he brings SfSm resembles the West Wauganui *&. Hannah Mokau takes Rewi, Dr. AZ and several chiefs up the Mokau ?files, aud then the party will go by f0 no tn Napier, aud from thence proceed X Te Kuiti, and wait there for Mr iZn Rewi will then forward Dr Bar on with the principal chiefs of the £1 nto other parts of the country. After PS the coal on the bauk of the Mokau SiMked Dr Hector what he thought n Dr Hector replied it was very good. Rewi then replied, " I shall have the jnropeans to work it."

DUNEDIN,

this day.

PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR. The mayor, Mr Laery, was to-day pre ented with a silver cradle and a salver, $1-01. T'AND HIS CONSTITU MB bluu ENTS .

1 « : gtout had intended to address his 1 constituents this week, but owing to Mr I SLndrew's detention in Auckland he ha? [ put off the meeting till Jan vary.

NEW PLYMOUTH,

this day.

I ACCIDENT TO HANNAH MOKAU. I -rjjg Hannah Mokau, on entering the Mokau 1 fat Saturday morning, a little after half low i ide was struck by a sea which earned away 1 to steering gear. After making several f gtanpts to steer her by hand, and the sea ] Tvasb-S. <"lean over her ' she was beached on I the North Spit, when her injury was repaired, % and she was floated. The steamer has sus i tamed no damage, and on Sunday took Dr. I Hector twenty miles up the river to look at | lie coal beds.

DUNEDIN,

this day. -J_3 *,_.._„. .r,

'4 There are six cases oi i^pii-i- i-" _ "1 Dunedin Hospital at present. Those sufler ;"i iuafro_.it were passengers by the Timaru, A which arrived in the early part of last month, and which was not quarantined by M the Board of Health notwithstanding that I a medical member of the Board strongly I nr-ed that the vessel should be quarantined. ; 1 1_ Stout was at Port Chalmers when the 1 vessel arrived, and it is said that it is due A tohis influence that the vessel was quaran -1 fined. One of the passengers died on Nov. I 2? from fever, and another died in the M hospital yesterday. ~,._, m Henry Lion Metz, arrested in Adelaide a forforgery by the Dunedin detective, is now A. being escorted to Dunedin by that officer. H li. Dunedin there are eleven candidates :::| for junior, and three for senior Civil Service « examination. . |:| The female i migrants by the ship Can | terbury have been all engaged, the demand 1 king far in excess of the supply.

[Press Agency.]

H WELLINGTON, this day. MR FARNALL GETS A BILLET. H The Diaper- and Clothiers' Association are I raising and discussing the question of hali :-;"l holiday during the week. S_ It ia expected the railway extension to Master :-■'_! ton will be completed in 18 months from the Pi present time. MrFarnall, ex-M.H.8., has received an ap % pointment in the Annuities Office, Auckland. II NATIVE NEWS. -.-,., 'f- \ Mr Sheehan i 3 expected to leave for Auckland :; i and the Kast Coast on Thursday next. 11 The Maori arrested for having been in the H the bed-room of Mr. Justice Gillies, at the i Criterion Hotel, Napier, and sentenced to a j months' imprison ment, for Intrusion, has been (j released by the Minister of Justice. i Mr Sheehan. Mai or Kemp, and other chiefs ! rait Waikato at Christmas.! • • ■ Dr. Hector has been up the Mokau river a I about five miles, examining the coal seams, . • which he reports to be three and live feet thick . I aa. quite accessiDle. The coal is considered the test yet found in the North Island. Dr. M Hector is going through overland to Te Kuifr.

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

I (Before R. C. Barstow, Esq.., R.M.) Drunkenness.—Robert Mcc, shoe maker, second offence, was finedlos and | costs. ..."','" 1 In Arrears.— Susan Wetherell, charged I with neglecting to pay towards the support I other children in theTndustrial Home, did 8 not appear, and a distress warrant was I ordered to be issued. I Young Fowlers.— Charles Carter and jj John Berry were brought up on two charges 1 «'stealing fowls oh the night of the 14th 1 H viz., 3 fowls, valae 10s, the property-of I Patrick Whisker,, and Ito wl, value 2s, the | property of James Burrell. -The prisoners I pleaded guilty, to 'both charges.—lt 1 appeared that the younger boy, Berry, 1 was induced to steal the :■■>. fowls by Carter, who watched outside.;.r-M'r Berry 1 slated that his son had never com- I fitted himself before, but he had fallen I ylo bad company. He was willing to pay I w the fowls, which had been sold by the i %s.-His Worship ordered Berry to pay I 3 the value of the fowls, 2s fine, and ss. g The boy Carter, being much larger in size, || Jas sent to prison for two months with (1 aard labour. I Murder of Captain Mollee. —Thorn as il fittmed, on remand, was again brought up B °tt a charge of murdering Charles Moller 1 . the 7th of October last, at Butaritau, an -, I of the Gilbert, on Kingsmill's Group, Bathe Pacific.—Mr Biookfield, Crown Pro m- BWor, anpeared for the prosecution, and ■ 1 5«4 that he was in communication with the II wvemment upon the matter, but had not || received a reply. He would ask tor a || father remand.—Mr Hesketh, who ap- II Pared for prisoner, suggested that, as the II °fe was probably beyond the jurisdiction 1 oatheCourt,it was doubtful whether the I! PJ. oner could legally be kept in custody.— I *>« Worship said the prosecution could II fWy await Instructions from the Govern i X .».*—The case was adjourned unti I - P day» the 20th inst. T . II THREATENING LANGUAGE. — John I mvW, cowkeeper, was charged with II depasturing 11 horses in C ollingwood-street 11 the 9th inst.—Mr Tole appeared in Il fence, and pleaded not guilty.—Constable I deposed that he discovered the horses I F^g in CoUingwood-street .unattended. II ? f e„ lmPonnded them.—Cross-examined by Il Mole : (There wa<* a collar on one horse. f e.aad caused- summonses to be issued 'gamut Mr Campbell before;,he had not his 7 e.specially onlthe Cambell's; he was only ■jjawma of doing hi-1 duty:^--The; ponnd- I »er was called* but did not appear.—Mr I '--? Mked ifthe. Court considered the I sufficient for • a cbnvictio-.—His I th°i rsllip said there was sworn testimony I iaat the horses were on the unenclosed I YW-- Mr Tole' addressed the Court at I '7 e lengch in defence, and aigned that \.-7 offence had been coininitLed, and laVe case must fall .through.—A'-good I eal oi discussion followed on the

by-laws, Mr Tole arguing that two of the by-laws must be taken together to make out an offence, while in the present instance only one had been put in. His defence was that the horses were in charge of a boy who was instructed to take them out for a driulc—John Campbell, of the firm of Campbell Bros., deposed that he" sent the boy out with the horses. He held them with a rope, and subsequently the boy re turned and said that Die constable had snatched the- rope out of his hand and taken possession ot the horses.— Win. M. Motiuey, a very small boy, who said he was tan years obi. deposed that lie had been to school a. week hi Ms lifetime, but lie knew what he ,was up to.—His Worship : Why do persons kiss tho book ? —Boy : To kct*i> ".icin'fi-om telling Tics.— His Worship:: What will be your punish ment if you do not, speak the truth 1— Boy : God will send me to the dark place.—The boy was then examined, and said he was walking (.be horses about, when Constable Jones pulled the line out of his. bands, and he, witness-, fell to the ground. His Worship s.ud as the hoy had sworn

that be had chargo ■>;' the hm.es, lie must, dismiss the|oasc—The ease ol Bond v. June, in which Jane was charged with using offensive ■language to-wards complainant, was withdrawn by mutual consent. Small Offences.—Hubert Glasgow was fined 2s Gd and costs for allowing his horse to seek refreshment in tho Manukau Koad mi the 7tli inst. John Poborfsou was lined in the same amount, for allowing his .horse to stroll in Cbi.remonfc-st.reet on fciio -_tli inst. Koberfc Bighani was lined 5s costs Ss. for his three wandering horses. John Drown was fined 2s Gil, on account of his horse. John Perry was lined 2s (jd for his un tcthcred goat. This was all the business.

ARRIVAL OF THE "ZEALANDIA" WITH THE English and American Mails.

Til- mail steamer Zealandia, with the Eng lish and American mails, arrived from San Francisco and Honolulu at noon today, twenty-four hours ahead of contract lime. We arc indebted to Mr It. McDonald, purser, for late iiles, passenger li.st, and Lhe following report of lhe passage :— Nov. 25th, noon (California lime), cast olf from P.M.S.S. Company's wharf, San Francisco, 1.6 p.m.; received last portion of mails and passengers, 3.12 p.m.; dis charged pilot, reached Honolulu Dec. 2nd, 1.29 p.m.; crossed Equator Dec. Sth, 6 a.m., long. 16G W.j sighted Great Harrier 17th, _ a.m., received Auckland pilot on board 11.10 a.m.; weather moderate and line throuhout ; passengers and freight as pet attached list. Nov. 29th, 3.45 p.m., passed s.s. City of Sydney, bound for San Fran cisco. .Passengers:—Saloon fur New Zealand- Mr Jacks, wife ami child, Mrs C. Phillips, Messrs A. W. Dearden,- It. G. Ricltard.-on, F. Hamilton and child, S. Brent, E. Hornsby and wife, Adolp'u May, Walter Brodie, A. lv. Macsorley, J. Tuck, and J. Danks and wife. Steerage for New Zea land—Thomas Sugend, H. L. Christie, Eliza J. Pierce, W. Spencer, R. Fouberler, J. Mitchell, S. Hannah. For Syduey : 1G saloou, and 49 steerage.

EUROPEAN SUMMARY.

November 25th, 1878. Parliament is summoned to meet ou the slh November.

The strike of the Clyde shipbuilders ended on the 22ud inst. The war sliij) Black Prince is ordered to England from Halifax. It is thought the Duke of Edinburgh is to be made a Rear- Admiral. • Berlin.—The National Zeitung says:— ': Russia, being satisfied that the Afghan war must result in a British victory, does not contemplate intervention orintereforence while hostilities last ; but intends to claim a voice in the settlement of the terms of peace. It bases its claim upon the pro posed rectification of the ludo-Afghan frontier, Russia will not consent to the an nexation or destruction of Afghanistan, nor to a permanent acquisition by England of positions commanding the passes of the Balk_. - ± ri England and Germany agree that alter January Ist telegrams between any places in the two countries will cost thirty pfennings (about seven cent) per word, without restriction as lo the minimum of words. Dutch and Belgian Stale lines a<'ice to pro-rate on this basis al'he Kent and Sussex Labourers' Union have accepted the offer of tho Canadian Government lo set off 5,000 acres of land forloc-od-oiiL labourers who may emigrate to Canada. . Hawdon is matched to row against Hanlon, (he Canadian, on the Tyne, next May for £200 «-. ido. _ | Amy Shctidtin, aclr.ss, is dead. Donnai and < '<».,: :K::'. t Indian merchants, have failed for _C100,.0-0 r ' A Tho cottori manufacturers of Glasgow have reduced tho working hours one-thud, which effects 8,000 employes. The Shropshire handicap was won by Orou-Tv;; Suiishiiia ; second ; Soker, llttrd. The iron firms of Ashton, Hyde, Slaley bridge, Newton, and Guidebridge, have all reduced wages. Storms of exceptional seventy have pre vailed in tiie North of England and through out Scotlaud. * . . , 8 000 Blackburn operatives ummploycd have held an indignation meeting at the paucity of Parish relief. An Irish. Home Rule Confederation hits arranged for a scries of demonstrations in the large towns of England, commencing at Birmingham and "Wolverhampton, far -nell is the leader and chief speaker. m Tremendous snow falls have occurred in northern aud eastern Europe. Kellevie, Mollcr, aud Co., Fenchurch street, London, have failed for £130,000 The ship Fifeshire, bound from Madras to Liverpool, was lost at sea, and 22 of the crew were drowned. „. The Lancashire Handicap was won by bn i Joseph. Tower add Sword ran. Dead heat for second place. , . Half the cotton mills of Ashton-under > Lyma have stopped work. Lance and Co., cotton merchants, of Livei-

pool, have failed. «/•-!_,_, P Tbe subscriptions to relieve City of Glas gow shareholders aggregate £803.000. JJe positors will be asked to accept a composi tion of los in the £. .-,,_. In a rowing maicbfor£2oo aside between Liimsden and Howdcn on the Tyne, the movement is extending in the mills in Burnley. The India mill, the lamest in Darwin, has stopped. 1 The railway companies in the cotton dis tricts are discharging employes and reducing W a.£- because^ ot the stagnation in

trH fia%h and Co , cotton brokers, of Liver- POJolmG"ayaml Co., ironfonnders Scot land have failed ; also W. Wilson and Co., foods printers, Alexandria, Dumbartou shire. The liabilities of the latter firm are £BSa._uel Phelps, veteran actor, died on the Krti Inst of congestiou of Lhe brain. 5 England, Portugal, to act in unison against the King 01. Fomster colliery proprietorj. ot •■/-,,* =A«r Tins failed. Liabilities £80,000. :.?»Sff o_-n Cap race was won byi?d,. J._or,To«che t second. Master KU- N^w-S-Jhave failed lor £100,000. I ani t d iSconsfield's illness is gout, not I au apoplectic fit, as reported.

The "Pall Mall Gazette" says : "The , Treaty of Berlin is a failure. It will be impossible by it to arrive at a pacific solution, and the sooner this fact is recog nised the better." The North of England Carriage Coy. has failed. Fitzwilliam, the moderate Liberal, was elected to Parliament for Peterboro by a vote of 1,660; against Conservative 671, and a Radical 1654. a The directors and other officials of the Bank City of Glasgow was committed for trial for fraud and theft. Several persons prominently connected with the Bank have disappeared, John Stuart has failed for £15,000. ; ... !

Cardinal Howard declined the Arch bishopric of Dublin. Great Britaiu will lie consulted before filling the vacancy, aiid the Pope asks: permission to send a Nuncio to Loudon, without demanding a British representative at the "Vatican.

Tbe revenue cutter Fanny was run into nnd sunk on the Tuscar shoals by the steamer Helvetia. Seventeen of the crew were drowned. Thompson and nephew, of Georgemouth, lumber merchants, have failed for £60,000. The liabilities of John Dickie aud Co., tf Glasgow, are £50,000. The .strike of Hie Clyde ironwokers com menced on the. 28th. The Engineer's Society will fall in with it. John Elder and Co., who employs 4,000 men, will dis clt.'irge 1,200. The captain and engineers of the Bywell Castle ha\e been acquitted, and the mate of the Princess Alice censured. Mr John Inncs Wright Company's liabili ties arc over £1,000.000; assets, nothing. It is tho Glasgow bouse only that fails. Tiie coroner's jury in the Pontypridd rail way accident censures the signal man. Southern, the actor, has broken down. The Physicians insist on his retirement from the stage for 6 months at least. In Lancashire and Cheshire six per cent, of tho looms are stopped, or working short time.

Lord Dufferin, replying to the Mayor of Liverpool's address, says he left Canada as contented and loyal as Great Britain could de-ire. The agricultural labourers of Kent and Sussex threaten a strike ; 1,000 are already out. The cause is a reduction of wages. They declare they will immigrate to Canada. AFGHANISTAN, Hostilities against Allghan commenced on the 21st. inst. Tiie invading columns crossed the frontier at that date, and cap tured Forts Knplyani, Musjid Ali. The Khurum column has formed a great camp at Fort Kaplyani, from which detachments have been pushed forward, and taken possession of H a-arapiro. The Q.uettah column has occupied Sibi. The inhabitants of the valley and the hill tribes are friendly. II is believed that the campaign will not

be prosecuted any further this winter, after the occupation of the Dekka, Khurum, and Pisheen Vallies. The cold is intense, aud there is great sufferings among the British troops. The Russian army in the Asiatic provinces has been placed on a war footing. AtNorwich, between 3000 and 4000 houses were rendered uninhabitable by a flood. A belief is current that a conspiracy exists for the assassination of all the sovereigns of Europe.

AMERICAN.

San Francisco, November 25th. A negro and his wife were lynched recently in Mississippi for murdering a while child. It appeared subsequently that the mother of the child induced the negroes to do it, as by its death she would become the direct heir to considerable

property. Rear Admiral Amman, of the U.S.N.*

has recommeuded the Nicaragua route for a ship canal. He thinks it_can be built for 50,000,000 dols., and that 3,000,000 tons of British aud American shippiug would pass through yearly. Dr. Gilooly, Bishop of Elphin, has been appointed by the Pope Apostilic Deligate to the United States and Canada. _ Prices are now below specie level. Wheat has not in twenty-seven years been so low. Cotton has not been so low in twenty-three years, nor corn since 1845, except in June, 1861. The Rothschilds, of London, have offered £8,500,000 at live per cent. Egyptian bonds guaranteed at from 70 to 75. Maynoolh College, Ireland, has been damaged by hie, to the extent of £10,000. The students lost all their personal pro perty Tiie Municipal Elections throughout Eng lunil and Wales were in favour of the Liherals. Mormons arc arriving in large numbers at New York from Europe. Harvard has accepted Yates' challenge

to row an eight-oared four-mile race. . Tbe P.M.S. Georgia was lost at Punta Arenas while the captain was intoxicated iv his cabin. The International walking match was commenced at the Agricultural Hall, Lon- i don, on the 28th ult., at 11.5 p.m., and terminated on the 2nd inst. at 10.30 p.m. The competitors numbered 23, and included Weston of New York. The stakes were £500 with the Ashley belt, and £150. Vaughan and Weston were the favourites at tbe start, and betting was five to one against Corkey. At the conclusion the scores stood : Corkey, 521 miles; Brown, 505 ; Howell, 469 ; Hibbert, 440 j Ennis, of Chicago, 410 ;■ Courtney, 404 ; Day, 400 ; Richardson, 380. 16,000 persons were pre sent at the close. Weston retired early in the contest with a sprained ankle. The Oldham cotton operatives ate on strike. 20,000 hands and 8,000,000 spindles are affected. They were asked to submit to a reduction of 10 per cent wages. A Convention embracing the leading clergymen of theJEpiscopal church, has been in session at New York, considering the pre-millenial coming of Christ. Mormon Elders are on trial at Utah for polygamous practices. The yellow fever is rapidly disappearing in the Southern States. The Halifax Fishery Award was paid by the American Government on the 23rd inst. The coal miners of Ohio, and the power loom weavers of Philadelphia, have struck against reduction of wages. Body-snatching has become common in Ohio. The bodies of four prominent citizens of Zanesville, a short time deceased, were lately taken from a waggon, the driver of which escaped pursuit. The steamer Quebec has been lost on Lake Huron. Two freight trains collided near Montreal, injuring engineers aud breakmen. The loss is £10,000. Two tramps, at Port Jervis, N.Y., entered the village school after the chil dren's dismissal, seized the teacher, Alice Bennett, and grossly assaulted her, and, to prevent her telling the story, cut out her tongue. The young woman managed to reach a blackboard, wrote the circumstances of the affair and description of the scoun drels, and then died. Results of State elections for November are the defeat of General Butler for the Go vernorship of Massachusetts, and of Tam many Biug, New York. The body of Alex. T. Stewart, New York millionaire, recently deceased, has been stolen by resurrectionists from the family vault. His widow offers 25,000 dollars for the return of the remains. The New York and Boston Banks have taken action, which practically taboos silver as a currency. , The Mormon women of Salt Lake, Utah, recently held a mass meeting jin the theatre of that city, and passed a series of resolu tions, endorsing polygamy as a God-given institution. - A proposition impends |among certain Congressmen to reduce the gold dollar to an equality with the silver coin of the same denomination. n For fear of theft of the body, the grave of the late Commodore Vanderbilt has been walled up with masonry, and is closely watched. The "Honest Money League" has

issued an address asking co-operation and assistance of the friends of fair dealing all over United States against flint money and greenbacks. ' Adam Haber, a German farmer, of Osh hook, Wisconsin, ha 3 been sentenced to five year's imprisonment in Germany for reviling the Emperor. Haber was on a visit to his old home. He is a naturalized American, and the U.S. Government is asked to interfere.

It is proposed that a vote of the people of California shall be taken on the subject of unrestricted Chinese immigration. The barque Charles Fobe has been chartered at New York for Dunedin at 306*1 Teh car-loads of agrb ultural implements go forward for New Zealaad by the steam ship Zealandia.

fU An earthquake destroyed several cities in Salvador, South America.

The Afghan War.

THE CAPTURE OF ALI MUSJID. '

Kyber Pass, Nov. 21st.—At daybreak this morning, General Brown stood on a little plain beyond Jumrood, watching the march to the front. A picket of the enemy's cavalry was visible on the top of Sh'agai Ridge, beyond range.' The ad vance guam marched briskly on, and presently crested a height, whence,; at ten o'clock, a skirmishing fire was opened on the enemy's picket. The latter retreated after a desultory reply. Our force pressing on, and occasionally firing, reached Shagai .Ridge, whence Ali-Musjid is clearly visible. At noon Ali-Musjid fired the first shell, which burst in the air. The second shell was well aimed, and flew over the flagstaff on Shagai Ridge, and fell beyond without bursting. A long halt Avas necessary to allow our battery to come up, and the interval was used by the Horse Artillery in placing guns on the height to our right, .ort Ali-Musjid replied, and the firing became somewhat brisk.

Tbe Afghans about Fort Ali-Musjid held their grouud, although thus apparently threatened on the flank and front. The Afghans replied with spirit from Fort Ali- Mnsjid at first, but afterward slackly. At 1 p.m. the forty-pounders reached the scene, as also the Magenaiss niue-pounders. The Horse guns then moved off the ridge, and gave place to the nine-pounder battery, while the forty-pounders. played against the right of the Afghan position. The Afghan guns slowly but steadily replied, making good practice, especially from their seven-pounders in the central bastion. About 2 o'clock, two forty-pounder shells crashed into the central bastion and crumbled the greater portion of it, ap parently dismounting the guns which had been stubborn. Soon after 2 o'clock, the infantry advanced. The skirmishers pushed on steadily, firing briskly, and evoking a sharp reply from the enemy, who were studding the rocky-strewn slopes. Mean while, Manderson's battery, moving on along the bed of the stream, had • come into action. The four guns previously silenced came again into action and the enemy developed guns in new places. Operations were reluctantly suspended unti to-morrow, precautions being taken to pro tect our position, and the troops bivouacked where they stood. On our left the Third Brigade had gained a position very close to the right flahk of Ali-Musjid, and indeed, they were almost within storming distance. An advanced detachment of the Third Bri gade moved forward until they found them selves confronted by successive lines of en trenchment at dusk, when, retiring in ac cordance with orders, they were severely handled. Major Birch, who commanded, and Lieut. Fitzgerald were killed, and a lievtenant and over 20 Sepoys and lour ar tillerymeu wounded. London, November 23rd.—A despatch dated Jumrood, Friday, says : The garrison of Ali-Musjid has bolted precipitately, leav ing arms, tood, 21 cannon, and 40 or 50 wounded. A considerable number of pri soners have been taken, and it is reported that the Afghan commander is among them.

The " Advertiser" says : A private tele fram received in Loudon estimates the num er of killed aud wounded in the operations in Ehyber Pass at 300. The Hill tribes intercepted 500 Afghan soldiers, and deprived them of arms and clothing. The Ameer's Master-of-Horse was captured. General Kaufmann assured the Ameer that Russia would not allow him to be injured. .

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WANTED KNOWN, Mr Dampier's Selling Off Advertisement will be found in the 3rd column ot Ath page. . . _ ANTEE, for an hotel in the country,'1 a good Cook; man preferred.—For par ticulars apply to Mrs Heap, Draper, Symonds street. ,', ANTED, Stone Breakers for Papa kura and Wairoa Koad.—Apply on the Works, to M. Sinclair. ANTED, a respectable Man who thoroughly understands brickmaking and the pug machine.—Address, Thos. Keelan, Cianricarde Hotel, Wyndham-street. WANTED, Purchasers of New Years' Gifts to call and see W. Rattray's Real Lace Set 3at 10s 6d, worth 15s 6d ; and at 16s 6d, ■worth 25s.—New Zealand House, 66, Queen street, Auckland. W~ ANTED, at once, a Nursomaid ; good wages.—Mrs H.P.Barber, York -Btreet, Parnell. ' .-..,■: WANTED, a smart active Lad for a j Butcher's Shob.—M. Brearley, Wnke fleld-atreeti •■'.'• ANTED, a good Machinist; on accustomed to fitting.—C. H. Prince, bottom of Grey-street. ANTED, a good General Servant; references required.—Mrs John Dickey, City Road. j WANTED, a Youth to the Boot making, not under 15.—Apply George Hemus. (10AL MlNEßS.—Wanted, Coal-cutters. J Apply to:Waikato Coal Co. (Limited), 7, Wyndham-street. A NTED, a respectable Lad about 15 years of age; one accustomed to horses preferred.—H. P. Gibbons and Co., 58, Wel lesley-street. . WANTED (immediately), good General. Servant, for hotel in town ; wages 15s Also, many others.—E. Hendry's Registry Shortland-Btreet. j \\T ANTED, for a Situation in the W suburbs, an active Man, who.can dig and milk.—For address apply this office. ANTED, three good Hands, to Pluck Poultry for Christmas.—W. Head, City Market. " . WANTED, a respectable middle aged Woman as general servant. A comfortable home provided, and all expenses paid.—Apply to-morrow, at 10 a.m., at the Auck ,and Botel, High-street. ~.--... . ' i W~ ANTED, an active and trustworthy Man of business habits to assist in the Store, and drive a Spring Cart.—R. D. L Dufl-ts, Te Awamutu. WANTED, a Cooper, for the country ; good -wages.—Mr. Quigley, Cooper, Queen-street. . WANTED, three or four strong active Boys.—John Grey. Sden Crescent. tS* ~0~~ I -I ; 0 -■■* E WANTED. 12 Young Ladies, and 12 respect l able Young Men, for the production of Formosa. —Apply Stage Manager, Theatre Royal. ~\\T ANTED, by a young man, a Situation V V as Bookkeeper, or in a Country Store.— Address, F.M., Stab Office. WANTED, a General Servant.—Mrs. Edward Lewis, Ponsonby. >__ WANTED, a Servant for a Hotel, must be a competent cook and laundress ; re ferences required; good wages.—Applyat the office of this paper. "" WANTED, after the' Holidays, a good Cook and Laundress, where two others are kept. References required.—Mrs Ireland,- Hulme Court, Parnell. * ' .',,", . . W~ "" ANTED Known, Just bought;,-, nice lot of 300 Black Cloth Coats, and will sell them at 19s. The cheapest thing known.—Phillips's Mart, Queen-street .7 , ay W~ ANTED, a respectable person, with/ out encumbrance, as Housekeeper. Apply this office. : WANTED, a -Junior^ Clerk ; references indispenaible.—lre'and Bros. WANTED, a Man Cook and Wife (without, children) as domestic servants or Katikati; waees about £60 per annum all • ound.—E. Henry's Registry Office.



WANTED!, 'a General1 Servant.—Mrs Crow ther, Wellesley-e treot East. ANTED Known, we. are ■; opening some ot the handsomest-Trousers and Vests in the cold ay .—Phillips' Mart, Queenet. WANTED Known,'to' avoid disappoint ment, you should give your orders before the 16th.—J. Phillips, .Tailor, Queen-street., H WANTED Known, that Branston and Forster, Albert street, Caat Brass daily; Galvanising weekly; '. ' ' -a WANTEI», Everybody; to know that J. BORLK V*, Bootmaker, of Newmarket and Kyber Pass Road, is now Selling, and will continue for a; few weeks, Boots and Shoes of every description, at a great-reduction in pric^. One trial is solicited to prove the oheapness of tho Goods.. .._]___ •'''' -'• '•'■■■"•' _.: TOTANTED, first-class Kitchen Gar- TT dener; single man.—Fisher and Co. . : WANTED, a Situation by a Young Lady, as Travelling Companion or Go-, verness.—Apply byi letter to: Governess, this Office. '•':■' ' ' . HneriNEij wi-Ei; win&i, J; WEND-L, Symonds-street, will sell his Local Grape Wine, white and red, at2ss per doz.; Quinine Grape' Wine. 305." :A. W. Gladding, agent. Upper Symonds-street. WANTED Known, that (J. Brbokes^s I prepared to supply all kinds of Colonial Boots and' Shoes cheaper and better than any Jthoch.use in town. A splendid lot of Ladies Mid Children's Knglish Goods at reduced prices. Call at once.—O. Brookes, Blue Boot, opposite J, and J. Dickey _ and City Had. . WANTED to LET, a Sitting-room and ! Bed-room, furnished or unfurnished, within 20 minutes walk of the Posfc-office lT - Apply Star ofllce. WANTED Known, second day's sale of Pledges will be held by Mr Arthur, at liis Mart, when threa-cases of new and pecond band Clothinw, • Boots, heather, Needle-and Wool Work. Jewellery, &c, will be sold; the oest of the Clothing having been reserved for this sale. Sale on Monday first, 23rd instart, at LI o'clock.—James Rae, Pawnbiol-'r: WANTED, a good Tailor's Machinist. Constant employment; highest wages, ffiarly closing on Saturdays.—Apply at once, G. Bryett, Tailor, Boortland-street. ' |- WANTED Immediately, an Improver at Dressmaking.—Apply to Mrs. Lux )rd, Karangahape Road. WANTED, Purchasers of Christmas Presents to inspect W. Rattray's New Stock of 2-Button French Kid Gloves, of the jest makes,"ifrom 3s. 6cl. to 4s. lid.— 66, Auckland, WANTED known, that E. Carr has for Sale, in lots to suit purchasers, all hat timber used in the late R. C. Mission milding. Zealous Catholics who may desire •elics of Father Henneberry, will not be :harged extra for that gratification; or bigoted Protestants can And vent for fanatical zeal by .vying to burn; and sensible men of all parties, who are not influenced by such feel ngs, can get useful timber at low rates. WANTED, a Man with knowledge of Gardening, for a farm.—Apply to 'ohn Buchanan, Customhouse-street. ANTED, a good Watertight Hand, constant employment; also a Female -pprentice for the machine department.—J. I'renwith's Boot Factory, Wakefield-street. ANTED, by a Single Young Man, a Comfortable Single Bedroom, with use if bath. Hobson-street or vicinity preferred. —Address, and state terms, G.S., Star Office. ENDELL'S WINE, WINE.—Come now on the Holidays and sample my Wine. I want competent persons to taste and udge of its quality. WANTED all you people who have got any brains, and want to keep them cool, ,0 buy one of my 1 Jith Helmets at is lid. The isual price is 12s 6d.—Samuel Cootnbes, The People's Clothier, 92, Queen-street, Auckland; md Juevon-street, Taranaki. ANTED.—Wanted to Sell (cheap), arid Be in Time:—About 4001bs of LfiniOH, -range, and Citron Peel, only Is 6d by tka lb, iot less than alb; 5d for the Jib; Currants and Raisins, only Id lb ; 20 dozen of good Spectacles, mly Is; Green Glasses for the Kyes, Is 6d; Bye classes. Is 3d; Lades Toilets of nine pieces, _rom 8s to 20a; and lot of Christmas Presents, yery cheap; lot of small Toys, very cheap.—H. WATTS; General Dealer, Pitt-street. Tin Plates, only Id each, 3s per dozen. W"~ ANTED,- a Man Cook or Married Couple for a Country Hotel; good wages. —Apply Pulleng, Fruiterer, Queen-street. WANTED, a Bricklayer to build two Double-Chimneys; labour only.—R. C. Gtreenwood, Market House. - WONDERS! No Fees this side Christmas charged to Female Servants art Hannaford's Registry, Queen-street. WANTED, Farm Aouples.-— Hanna ___ ford's Registry, Queen-street. WANTED, Female Servants and Nurse girls, at Hannaford's Registry. \\f ANTED, Farm Hand (single) ; no YY ploughing or milking. — Hannaford's Registry, Queen-street. WANTED, a General Servant ; small family. No children.—Mrs Harrop, Grammar-chool Road. Parnell. v WANTED KNOWN, we can deliver Best Newcastle Coals within the next four days at 34s per ton.' Now is the time to lay in stock for winter.—W. and G. Win stone. ;.,;.;..- . -a ANTED, a Man for the Shop.—Apply G. Hulme, Butcher, Queen-street. WANTED, immediately, an Errand Boy, steady, industrious, and of good character. —Apply at the Apothecaries Hall, Shortland-street. WANTED, an apprentice for the Printing Business; must be a good scholar.— For particulaas apply to the Publisher :Star Office. j ..a, AA-Ai..A~:> WANTED, the Ladies fyo know that* Williams's is the Glioapebtj Shop aim town for Fancy Drap'-ry aj.l siuall. Goods. Ladies from tiie country would do well 10 bny their Goods atj WILLIAM-'S. junction Queen aud Groy-streets. four doors abov . Market Entrance, Open till 9 p.m. ■ . '■_ .... .- ANTED KNOWN, I have opened 1 25. dozen of American Felt HatSi tho finest thing ever introduced into this mar__et.— Samuel Coombes, City Clothing Mart, 92, Queen street, Auckland ; and Devon-s—-eet, Taranaki. ANTED KNOWN, ttuuD. GOLDIE Is prepared to supply all kinds of Tim ber and other Building Materials, including Sashes, Boors, Mouldings, Broad Timber, House Blocks, Posts, Rails, Hardwood Felloes, Shafts, Iron Bark and Blue Gum Laths, Shingles, &c, &C, at the lowest market price, at his Yards, Custom-house-street. XJtf AN, T ._ D *_. «. U WV. TO TRADESMEN, MECHANICS, AND OTHERS. , , MONKY ADVANCED In SUM ' ot£2 to «50 3n personal security, re-payable by weekly faßfa.m_eui_.safc L. H. NKUMEGEN, Auckland It >an Ottloe, 165, Queen-street opposite Savings Bank.- : . : WANTED,- Wanted to Sell (cheap), 200 sets of assorted Jugs, 3s 6d the set; about 200 dozen Cups and Saucers at 6d, 5s 6d a dozen ; .Toilet Seis, 12s and 16s the set; White and Gold Toilet Sets, 22s the set: Basins, 4d, sd, and 6d; Teapots, from 2s to ss; lot of Sponge, 6s per lb.; good Tea, 2s; Black Currant Jam, in your own basins. 8d tier lb.; Clothes Pegs, Is 3d 'per gross; Decanters, Is 6d each ; Shop twine, only Id per ball. Is 3d per lb.; Tricopherous, 1 4 bottles for 5s ; 2iand3-inch Wire Mails, only 3d per lb.; Small Wire Nails, Id per lb.; Tar Soap, for sickrooms, only 2d per calce, four cakes for 6d ; Government Bi-infcctant Powder, for taking away all kinds of bad smells, only 6d per 1b.,.3 lbs. for Is 2d; Bell and Black's Tin Matches, la 9d per dozen • Palmer's Tin Matches, la 6d per dozen; Blue, 9dper lb.; Small White and Gold Cuj-.s- and Saucers, 9d each, three for 2s; lot of Small Toys to be sold cheap ; Glaf 3 Sugar Kasins and Cream Jugs, only Is in the pair; White and Gold China Cups and Saucers, Is; Blue Sprig China, 9d, or 8s per dozen; Notepaper, 3d per quire, 5 quires for Is ; Notepaper, nofcruled.only 9dfors quires; Fancy Notepaper, 6 sheets and 6 envelopes, only 2d the packet; Wine Glasses, 4s 6d per doz.—H, Watts, Pitt-street. LOST," on ■ Saturday last, between Remneraand Mount Albert, a Black and Gold-striped Shawl.—The finder will be re warded by bringing it to this office. - : .■•:■ GIRLS' TRAINING AND HIGH ...» J-- SCHOOL. ; ...--• .7 PA: A AA liiiThewDistributionof Prizes will take place at the.School, Upper Queen-street, on THURS- D A Y Dhe_t, 19th December, at 3 o'clock p.m. M Parents and Friends are invited to. attend. 'ff OOK OUT! T, OOE OUT! .H ,y&L 8 I .',.- b-ob , ... .- ... KNIGHT'S GRAND SHOW OF EVERY KIND OF . CHRISTMAS POULTRY ! £-_** Grandest Display in Auckland. ""§. J. W. KNIGHT, Th _ Market.



~'Z lZ -L'Zi i I'° L&ty yl i A a.l TO LET, in good order, a five-roomed House; good "healthy situation;—H. Par tington, House: and Land Agent, Stlchbury _ Buildings. _1 ■ , ■ ZPAZAPP— ■ T-WiO LET, the Sbop and Dwelling-house I , in Wellesley-street, at present occupied by ■Mr.'A. Gold water.— Apply to, John Buchanan, Custpni-house-street. a 10 LET, aj House ol six rooms, with a .; , well stocked j fruit gard en, six miles from' Auckland. 'Bus passes four times daily,—Apply Johiyßuc-anari, Oustoni-hpuse-street. - j rriO BE LET/wilh immediate possessibh,', •-.'JL, that comfortable seven-roomed Dwelljng house in Jermyn-street, now in the occupation of Mr. James Macfarlane: gas and water laid" on ; newly /urnwhed throughout, which can be had at' a valuation.—Apply to Mr. James Mac-; farlane; Wharf;, or to Mr. AlfredPoi.er,vQ-een- streefc. ; ..;.' . rilONurserymen and JVJarket Gardeners. JL ' To Let, Ten A.cres of the best Lund in the District, with house, stable, &c.; three miles from town.—Apply to W. Spragg and Co., : Queen-street. ... - , - . __ ■ A 6-roomcd House lo Let.—Apply Mr. l\ Barn eg, Km-angabai. c Road, Newton. TIIU LET,: a comfortable six-roomed I Cottage; in Upper Symonds-3treet.—- Robertson Bros. - ri"*lo LET, a Five-roomed Cottage on the1 -I New North Koad, with half acre of grass land; rent moderate 10 a good tenant,—For address apply at this.oftiee. a . :. . \ Meetings. T> 0NSO: NB Y. ROWING CLUB. A Special Meetibg of the above Club will be, held, in the Club-room, Ponsonby, TO-MORROW (Wednesday) EVENING, at half-past 7. Business: To elect a Captain in place of Mr. D. Brigham, resigned. . Members are requested to attend. THOMAS D. H_LSTEAD, Hon. Sec. UCKLAND VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS. ' The Company and Band will parade for Monthly Inspection on WEDNESDAY Even ing, 18th instant, at 7.30 o'clock sharp. Uniform : Full Dress, with arms and accoutre ments. E. DAWSON, Secretary. fiE E A P 800 T S. ONLY ONE WEEK LONGER! S. M. GREEN, QUEEN-STREET, Begs to remind his friends and the public generally that he CLOSES bis Present Business with, this week, and having still a large assort ment of BOOTS and SHOKS UNSOLD, offers UnP-_C__-_T__ BARGAIN— BE IN TIME ! As all Goods Left will be Sold by Auction Next We_k. S.M.G. requests all Debts due by him to be rendered, and all Debts due to him to be settled before the 2ith instant, after which all accounts unpaid will be handed to a solicitor for col lection. A UCKLAND CLUB" All Accounts against the Club are required to be sent in forthwith. W. FLOOD, Secretary. T>OARD OF EDUCATION. Candidates for the District Scholarship" Examination are requested to attend at the School Building. Wellesley-street East, at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday next, 18t.h December inst. VINCENT E. RICE, Secretary. Ci OMMER CI AL AND FAMILY J HOT-JL, ONEHUNGA. This favourite Hotel has been Re-opened after having been thoroughly renovated and re-furnished throughout. Splendid suites of apartments. Excellent Bathing Machine on the beacb. First-class Stabling. Charges moderate. N.B.—The above Hotel is situated on Norman's Hill, Onehunga. commands an extensive view of the Manukau Harbour and Heads, and for healthiness of position is not to be equalled in the province. For Picnic Parties. Balls, &c„ no more convenient spot could be chosen, SAMUEL VIVIAN, Proprietor. T> E M E M B E R~! WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant, When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable Property, situate at ELT ERSLIE, PANMURE, PURU, WAIUK. &c, will positively take place, at the HAYMARKET, at 11 o'clock. T>cT^6NBY"HiGHWAY DISTRICT. FORMATION OF LONDON-STREET. Tenders for above Contract will be received up to noon on MONDAY. 23rd instant, at my office, 74. Queen-street, where also plans and specifications may be seen. JOHN BOYLAN, Engineer to the B-'ard. nn O BUILDERS. Tenders will be received until noon of the 28th inst., for the Erection of a Brick Building in Shortland-street. R. KEALS&SON. Architects. m O PAINTERS. Tenders will be received until noon of the 23rd inst., for Painting the Branch Banks at Corouiandel and Grahamatown for National Bank. R, KEALS & SON, Architects. TENDERS are invited for the Supply and Delivery of 1.100 Telegraph Poles (more or les*). for a Line of Telegraph from 'Waipu, via Maungaturoto, Pahi, Mititai, and thence to Dargaville Township. Poles to be cut from the heart of Totara, and to be perfectly sound, straight, and free from sap, shake, loose knots, and other defects.-and to be delivered at pegs along a-line shortly to.be indicated. Tenders, addressed to C. Maling,. Esq., Telegraph Surveyor, Auckland, and marked " Tender for Telegraph Poles," will be received at the Telegraph Office, Auckland, not later than noon of the 18th day of January, 1879. General conditions and specifications of the above work may be seen at the Telegraph Offices at Whangarei, Waipu, and Auckland, and at the Post-offices at Papara, Pahi, Maun-, gaturoro, Kopuru. and Dargaville. .-'-••• By order of the Honorable the Telegraph Commissioner. — C. LEMON,, r, . : ,a : ■■ General Manager New Zealand Telegraphs. Auckland, December 17.1878. . T>EM EMBER! WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant, When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE, PURU, WAIUKU, &c„ will positively take place, at the HAYMARKET, at 11 O-lock. riHEAP CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! NEW AND ELEGANT ALBUMS, Very Cheap, :.' -'. , AT -;':■.. REED'S MUSIC WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Thistle Hotel, QUEEN-STREET. -HARMONIUMS from £8. . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. X> E M E M B E R! WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant, When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable ! Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE, PURU, WAIUKU, &c, will positively take place; at the HAYMARKET, at 11 O-loCk. ' 'LP /^ HEA P I NEWCASTLE COA L, EX J. jL.; GRIFFITHS., •• ' 2421t0n5. Best Newcastle Coils, delivered in bulk,1 within the city, at 34s per ton; Ship's side, 32spertoni-A- - k!: - r -' ;. A reduction of 2s per ton will be made to those requiring over 10 tons..- a, - a a ' l W. & G. WINSTONE. BOARD and Residence (full or partial), for gentlemen or married couples.— Montreal House, Grey-street. LOST, by a poor woman, between the Police Court and this office, a „l-note — 1 Finder will receive ss. reward en returning the game to this office.



:; -j;\uY) For Sale. ; ' iJ f ™ [Tp O R ,j PRIV AT E S AL-jE., I;J \ i. ' VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTIES AT PONSONBY, . i On account of the Owner leaving the Colony, „ .. Ah Eight-roomed House, recently built, with . a large allotment 44 x 227, fronting England and Spring-streets, commanding a magnificent; View of the harbour, I city, and suburbs, well planted tWithj ornamental and choice fruit trees; oufr^ * a::a-.. house, tanks, and never-failing well of water. « A newly-built Cottage, with a large allotment ' corner of England and Spring-streets, planted „ with fruit trees, and an excellent well of water.. Also, a neat Three-roomed Cottage in Spring -Btreet,„adJoining the above allotment. Two Allotments; corner of EDgland and Ran- ■ ■"*■'-' die-street; and 80 acreß at the Wairoa. ' « ■-' -.(. Apply to N. CAMPBELL, ' Qneen street, y . -. y, FO_R .'.SALE, a small first-class old estab lished Re ail Ca9h Business in Queen-street. Long lease; low rent. Stock at valuation. Proprietor leaving for England.—For full par- .'. ticujars, apply to J. M. and J. Mowbray, 42,, Queen-street. - - < ,'. .;;.. T\EVONPORi. NORTH SHORE. ! For Pale, the Dwelling house now occupied1 by Mrs Hetley. containing six rooms, situated ' - on rising ground, commanding a view of the entire harbour, and within five minutes walk of the Flagt-taff Wharf. For terms. &c, apply to E. A. Maokechhie,'36, Shortland-street. ■■: '■ . - ; fH OR SALE, iD the thriving settlement of , )<., Waipu, a Farm of 187 Acres, havin half- ■'-■ a-mile river frontage; situated in a centri 1 par • ■ •■■ of the settlement, within one mile by a good '- '■' ■' road from school, church, and Telegraph ottlce- • about 70 acres in grass, divided into four pad ai j docks; large Dwelling-houee (nearly new), con aa tains 8 rooms, large hall, wardrobe and scullery. There are also a good barn, store, dairy, and other outbuildings. This property is suitable for a farmer or a medical man wishing to acquire - y —r ~ a good homestead, combined with the practice ' of his profession. There is no doctor in this or any-of the adjoining settlements. The owner is removing to a larger property, hence his sole reason for wishing to dispose of this. Further particulars on application to H. B. Morton, Custom-house-street, Auckland. FOR SALE, a Boosey's Valved Bass Trombone; a first-class instrument.— Apply to James Pool, Messrs Ireland Bros. 4-** -M.4- — HOUSE of 7 rooms, with wood -5w _>v/vf. house, fowl-house, Sec.; also, large allotment, with a frontage to two'streets- Terms easy. Twenty-five minutes from Post office.—S. Vaile, House, Land, and Estate Agent, Shortland-street. ~.-:.. JL*Qfk CASH.—lmproved 10 acre Farm in a jJW/VV*" good district, with Dwelling-house, &c. Price, £100.— S. Vaile, Land and House ag nt, Shortland-street. next to the Post-office fi a P-R ACRE.—Capital Farm of 169 acres -Wti- 50 acres grass, 5 acres orchard and gar den, rich alluvial soil, good house of 5 rooms,, stable, cowshed, cartshed, dairy, &c, South o£ '••■'- Auckland. 2\ miles from a railway station.—S Vaile, House and Land Agent, Shortland-street __P/| KA —TO Market Gardeners—l 4 acres ov-h-*"*!/. at Onehunga, fenced in the paddocks and in grass.—S. Vaile, House and Land Agent, Shortland-street. IMA(| -HOUSE of 5 rooms', large cellar h oW _fc<U*'*- . stable, cowehed, hay-loft, vinery and orchard, 2 acres rich volcanic land, all in first-rate order.—S. Vaile, House and Land agent, Shortland-street. jOrt Ss7PER ACRE.—Partly Improved FARM dv,a oi 130 acres, large orchard, firewood, water frontage, &c., goodY Cottage, 15 miles from Auckland by first-class road.—S. Vaile, House* and Land Agent. Shortlano-street. £? £L A CASH, balance at 8 per cent.—lo4 acres -Wt-vr of good Land, 34 miles South of Auckland. Price. £2 10s per acre.—S. Vaile, Land Agent, Shortland-street. . ... a a : a -_P 1 (\ *° £1000 LENT, on Building Society •Wiv principles, or on other terms to suft borrowers.—C. Williamson, Estate agent, Vol can Lane. Mortgages and Loans negotiated. DOTTLES I BOTTLES! BOTTLES,. Is. 6d. for any quantity of Beer Bottles. EHRENFRIED BROS., , Queen-street, a . T> E M E M B E El WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant, When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE, PURU, WAIUKU,. Sec, will positively take place, at the Haymar-Et, at 11 o'clock. TOGS TO THE MILL Si The undersigned having completed arrange- ' ments for a constant supply of Logs to the One hunga Saw-mills, by means of tramways and steamer, begs to inform Contractors and Builders that, from this date, he will be enabled to Bupply upwards of 70 logs weekly to the above mills, so that customers can depend upon their orders being executed on the shortest notice. Seasoned Timber, Matched Flooring, Rusti cated Weather Boards, Dressed and Beaded Lining, Wide Boards, and Cabinetmakers' Tim -1 ber, will have our special attention. Building Timber at the lowest market rates. ! M. H. ROF, Proprietor Kauri Point Saw-mills, December 16,1878. Onehurga. "OEM E M B E St WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant, W hen Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable -,-,.,- Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE. PURU, WAIUKU, Sec, will positively take place, at the : _ Haymarkkt, at 11 o'clock. ..Silgtew ITIOR WELLINGTON AND 1 WANGANUI, VIA EAST "s3ssaraHi'COAST. The New Screw Steamer H U I A, T. Holmes,"Commander, will be despatched from Queen-street Wharf TO-MORROW (Wed nesday), 18th instant, at 5 p.m., weather, &c.,-» '■•■ permitting. . Has superior accommodation for passengers. For freight or passage apply to -_ J COMBES & DALDY, Agents.-. A X OOK OUT ! X OOK OUT -I Osr View Next Week : ' THE POSSENISKIE ALEXANDRA I ... a COSTUME 1 j a Very Fine! Very Fine !> • -y. ; , nnO the Bench of Magistrates charged JL with the Administration of the Provi sions of "The slaughterhouses Act, 1877," in the County of Mauukau. ' ■-' T I, John Vcg_a_, occupier of premises known as Captain Hutten's farm, about half-mile from Otahuhu, Parish of Manurewa, County of Manu ,kau, do hereby give notice that it ismyinten- J tion to apply at the next sitting of the said Bench of Magistrate?, to be held at Ihe Resident - Magistrate's Court-house on the 2lst day of ' December,-1878, for a Slaughter-house Licence for such premises, in accordance with "The Slaughterhouse Act, 1877." JOHN VUGLAR, Butcher, OtaHnhu. BOARD and Residence,, clean and com fortable, for one or two gentlemen of quiet habits, in a house pleasantly situated, off Upper Symonds-street; terms, 25s per week.—Enquire at Robertson's Grocery Store, Upper Symonds- Btreet. X> E M E -M B E Rl WEDNESDAY NEXT, 18th instant. When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE, PURU, WAIUKU, &c, will positively take place, at the HA-MARKet, at 11 o'clock. /GOVERNMENT BARQUE OMEGA. The particulars and conditions of the sale of the above have now arrived from South, and are to be Eeen at this office. The sale takes place on Monday next, at 2 p.m. ______ (X> EM E -M B E R» W EDNESDAY NEXT. 18th instant, When Mr. Buckland's Auction Sale of Valuable _ Property, situate at ELLERSLIE, PANMURE. PURU, WAIUKU, &c, will positively take plaoe, at the HAYMARKET, at 11 o'clock. MR. TOMLINSON, of the Auckland College and Grammar School, intends to form a Class, about the beginning of February,, for the next Senior Civil Service Examination. A Specisl CI ■-s will also be formed for Univer sity Junior Scholarships. Those wishing to join are requested 6 send in their name 3 before the 20th of this m.uth, or during the first week in February. . .A AA A >k o ;i < TWOiG-OUNDS REWARD offered_or information that shall lead to the convic tion of the person who stole the Letter Box from a Gate Post in Parnell last n'gtit.—Apply to this office. Q AaL M 0 N, lib. and 21b, TO ARRIVE, On l:th December, 100 Can, lib., t-nd 20 Can, 2 b„ IFor Sale by XV. S. LAURIE.