COLOURED LABOUR IN QUEENSLAND.

The Presont Position of tho Ouostioa.

[FKOMOUR OWN CORRKSI'ONDENT.]

h Toowoosiiu, Queensland, August 11, ISS4. I MAKE no apology for recurring so Boon to the coloured labour question. It is a matter deservingof attention, not only onaccount of the large interests Involved, but because the good name of this colony is compromised. It ia stated that between 8 and 10 millions Of pounds sterling are invested in the sugaV industry in Northern Queensland, where the chief towns are large y depend ent on its success. The following figures from the report of the Inspector of .»«■*»: laiies will convey some additional idea of the importance of the industry in qw»tion. They relate to the season last past: Acros crushed, 25,792; mills employed, 152; \ tons of sugar yielded, 36,148 ; gallons of molasses. 1,071,413 j distilleries employed, 6 • gallons of rum manufactured, 144 0,3 At the present moment tho outlook 1 as I have before stated, is decidedly gloomy , and dispiriting. Harvests are now, price, rule lower and lower, and Kanaka labour is Bcarce and dearer than it was. More favourable seasons and better cultivation raav be expected to overcome the first difficulty; but the other two aro not so easily conqueroble. The increased output, and the competition of Fiji and other countries, must keep prices down, and give them a continually falling tendency. At the present time, when an average price is : £17 per ton for tho product, planters aver that they are only making expensos. iho third difficulty is the most serious one of all for were it non-existent it is evident that cost of production might by skilful manage ment be reduced. But there is no prospect whatever, of a settlement of the labour question satisfactory to tho employers. " Practically speaking, the Polynesian trade is at an end." This was one of the statements made at a recent meet "me of sugar-growers and operatives held at Mackay, the centre of the industry, and there can ba no doubt that it_ comes very near tho truth. At the same time and place it was said that there are fifty Kanakas to every four whites employed on the plantations; and that to carry on the industry profitably the proportion between blacks and whites should be about six to °nA pamphlet has recently been Published at Brisbane, the work of A. J. Duffield, who acted as Government Agent on a labour ship caUed the Heath, licensed to carry 156 Islanders. It is entitled " What I Know of tho Labour Traffic," but the contents scarcely come np to exportation. The writer ia evidently acquainted with his [subject, but surrounds his kernol of know ledge with »thick shell of pedantic: verbiage, which must prevent many readers from bene fiting by his remarks. Addressing the sugar growers of Mackay, he asks-" What mea lure of blame is due to you!" and then pro ceeds to give the following answer to nig question i- " That you have b«m blameworthy to a largo extent »s too amply proved by the amount of blamo whM Is due to you still. The death rate among South Sea Islanders on some of your estates has reached the appalling height of sixty per cent. These . deaths all arose from preventable causes. You have shown no ability in acclimatising ■ the Islanders whom you bought, and when through purely climatic effects men and women dropped down dead, and con tinued to die like rotten sheep, you were Buplne in the application of remedial measures. It is notoriously true that the Islanders on your plantation have not been properly or appropriately fed. Many have been allowed to die of ulcers, dysentery. fever, wounds, paralysis, deli rium, dropsy, opthalmia, pneumonia, and from fear. The number of tho missing and the found dead has not yet been reckoned up; that number you know to be very ereat. How many have gone mad you do not know, or care to know. I How many have died while watching on your own solitary shores for the ship to come which had been promised to carry them home, you cannot accurately declare ; ; nor are you yet quite sure that you_ have found out the right way of sustaining, lodging, and clothing these labourers. This is a very serious indictment. But more remains. When on a recent occasion 224 of these people died in a brief space out of some 580, then down ■with suffering and with sorrow, who was pre sent when these islanders passed away? "When anyone was present in those last 1 moments, he was genorally some 1 brutal person, who could not speak a word of the dying man's tongue, some wretch who was probably not quite sober, or some 'prentice butcher placed there to do the mere mechanical^ part of shovelling the remains into a hole." The writer of the pamphlet in question i eives a number of facts in his own peculiar Ind roundabout style, and from among them I take the following:—"The Kanakas on the sugar estates receive about £6 per annum in addition to rations. Close to every large plantation, or cluster of planta- I tions," he says, " the dealers in men have numerous smaller people, who keep little Btores for the sale of kickshaws, such 1 as the Kanaka lores. Every one thousand Kanakas wiU spend, in three years, at these little shops, tho sum of 18,000 ■ bounds " [i.e., the whole of their earnings], "in glass beads, Brummagem i.rumpery and Sydney goods." Elsewhere he more :•. minutely defines " kickshaws " and " trum- W pery "as "prints that will not wash, pipes feat will not draw, knives and tomahawks too Boft to sharpen, looking glasses, mouth organs, fish-hooks, jewsharps, and small elasß beads." ~ In the pamphlet a number of incidents of the voyage, during which the writer acted as Government Agent, are given. One of them is to this effect: Off New Ireland the ship was visited by some canoe loads of natives, who refused to be re- I cruited for anything under a musket, and It is against the law to employ fire arms as "trade." About 30 of them were Invited on board, and entertained in a rude sort of way by the captain. "Now," com ments the writer, "had the Government Asentbeen drunk in his bunk, botamsmg on shore, or otherwise willingly keeping his eyes shut, or had the captain been an un scrupulous scoundrel, those 30 natives could have been placed under hatches, conveyed to Mackay, and the ship have made an ab solute profit of £765 by the transaction, and nobody been any the wiser. Such things Jutve hammed." There is a world of mean ' ing in the last sentence. ..... The policy of the Government, in their attempts at "regulating" tho _ labour traffic comes in for some severe criticism; and beyond question it is well deserved. Tho Mcllwraith Ministry refused to deal ■ with the ataseß crying out for reform; and it was left to their successors to tako action, and one of their first measures was one of etrineent enactments, whose seventy, it is said, will kill the trade altogether. The charges which are brought against the Go vernment in the pamphlet before me are these: — . . ~ , , "Under the organised interference of Government, islanders have been brought from their homes -who never understood the nature of the contract into which they were beguiled. . . "Under the organised interference of Government, labour vessels have been made into dens of infamy, where the grossest sensuality and obscene living have been rampant, in which some representatives of Government took part, and were as con gnicuous for their treachery to the Executive as for their loathsome im moralities. , , "Under the organised interference of Government, labour vessels have been fraudently measured, whereby the re sponsible Minister has licensed a ship to carry more islanders than the Btatute allowed. ~ . " Under tho same organised interference, ' many thousands of islanders have, by a legal figment, been enthralled in Queens land after having been illegally beguilod from their homes by the very men whom Government had selected to prevent it; and whose duty it was to hinder the doing .of these things." The above is, of courEe, an ex parle state ment, but to controvert it would, I imagine, "'' bo a difficult task, which even the most en thusiastic advocate of " a modified form of slave trade" would hesitate to attempt. : Had the case been otherwise, why should : - the Griffith Ministry be so anxious to bring ■, '•■ about a reform ? for their action is bound k. to secure them the persistent and deter ■ mined opposition of the powerful sugar in -ST, teresfc. New Guinea would have been a good - v field for " recruiting " (a .convenient eupho j;, mism.that!) hod not the new regulations V' forbidden its tfse*M such. A labour !. schooner which left port before the 11 1 latest restrictions were in force has k ' just returned to Townsville, bringing J;: 123 labourers from New Guinea and the H islands adjacent. The question whether '"they should be allowed to land, or taken y ; _ back to their vurious homes, was referred to Ir\ r the Ministers, as the Polynesian inspector Bk at TownsvilU declined to tako the respon- H< albnity ol allowing them to land. After cmuaderatabn ifc was decided to allow ■ the recruits to come on shore, as careful in- H quiry showed that they all fully understood H sea nature of their agreements, and entered

From various causes, many of which are ( unfortunately too notorious*, recruiting is not very successful just now, as the master of tho labour vessel Fanny has discovered. This ship, licensed to carry 100 Kanakas, left Mackay on tho 12th February last for a cruiso among tho islands. She returned after an nbsenco of over five months, bring ing only sixteen labourers. Somebody must bo a heavy lo?er by this advonturo. The scarcity of coloured labour has turned the thoughts of somo of the sugar-planters Chinawards. As is well known, Chinamen aro not looked upon with much favour by tho " bone and sinew" (euphemism for •'working classes") of this colony, and a poll-tax is demanded of every immigrating Celestial, and, moreover, steamers are only allowed to carry ono of them for every fifty tons registered tonnage. But those trifling obstacles can be easily overcome by tho ingenuity of thoso in terested. It appears that agents in Port Darwin on tho Gulf of Carpentaria, are willing to import Chinamen and smuggle them across tho border. That is, the front door being locked, tho back door is made available. But the agents in question will scarcely need to import the Celestials, since the latter are reported to be swarming in the northern territory, where they have been eking out a precarious existence by mining. It may bo mentioned that at Cairns one plantation, euphoniously desig nated tho Hop Wah, is cultivated by China men alone; and the success there attained has probably acted as a» incentive to Euro pean growers of sugar. Since I began to write this letter the Premier has made a very important state ment with regard to coloured labour. In moving the second reading of the new Im migration Bill last week, ho made it plainly known that the Government had determined to put an end to the traffic altogether, and that tho importation of Polynesians and Asiatics was to ceaso. This settles the question whether Indian coolies are to take the place of Kanakas. Tho position, thus clearly enunciated, seems tc have been accepted by the representative of the sugar planters in tho House of Representatives, though not without reproaches for promises alloged to have been broken by the Government. It is therefore; to bo assumed that tho sugar plantations", if worked at nil, are to be cultivated by labourers other than coloured. How are they to be obtained 1 This ques tion tho Premier strivos to reply to in the bill last mentioned. By it em ployers in the colony, on payment of tho small sum of £1 towards the expense of passage, may import labourers under agreement to work for them at cer tain wages for a fixed period from tho United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe. It is supposed that poor Germans and Italians can be brought hero to work under a tropical sun for low wages. Tho exporiment is going to bo tried in earnest, and tho dispute set at rest whether white men are, or are not able to work in the canefields. Tho Premier believes that they can so w,ork ; and till it has been shown that they cannot, the labour question may bo said to be closed. Of course, there are obvious objec tions to tho now measure, which the Oppo sition have not beon slow to insist upon. The introduction of indigent foreigners, ac customed to live and thrive on wagea which an Englishman would refuse in con tempt, will tend to cheapen labour. It ib not likely that tho indented labourers will stay with their employers when their term of agreement has expired if they can got higher wages, as would doubtless bo the case, elsewhere. It is an interesting experiment which the Government are bent on trying, and one not destitute of highly important effects on the population of Queensland. The foreign im migrants, before they had baen long in the colony, would have their names on the elec toral rolls.and would not be slowin exercising their rights and making their power felt. At least, such would be their course if they fol lowed the example of tho Germans already hero. These act together as one man, and can already turn the scale in certain elec tions. It is stated that at a recent by election at Maryborough, the successful candidate secured his position by moans of the solid German vote. His opponent, it is reported, polled twice as many British votes as he did. Here at Toowoomba there are resident a great number of Germans en gaged in agriculture, market gardening, grape and orange culture. These have no mean share in placing the two members for the district where they are. One of the members owns the local " Chronicle," and I notice that there is no chance is ever lost of flat tering the Teutons, and complimenting them on their respectability, their indus try, and their perseverance. No doubt the flattery is deserved ; but if the owner of the paper in question was not dependent in some degree upon their vote for his seat, it U likely that he would not often go out of his way to laud and magnify them. I conclude this letter, which is already too long, with a couple of facts rela tive to the labour dispute. The other day the Planters' Association at Mackay re solved to reduce the wages of all !white men employed on the plantations 10 per cSnt. forthwith ; and also to request the Colonial Secretary to make immediate arrangements for the introduction of 2,000 agricultural labourers under twelve months' agreement, at 10s each per week. The first action may perhaps be necessary in view of the present depressed state of the industry ; but if it is not, it is a_ foolish and ill-advised attempt at retaliation. As to the second, it looks like a piece of impudent bluster, which can have but one effect, that of provoking laughter.

BOMBARDMENT OF FOO CHOW

London, August 27.—A despatch dated to-day, from Shanghai to Keuter's agency, says : The French loss in the bombardment at Foo Chow was seven killed and fourteen wounded, The Chinese loss is estimated at 1,000 killed and 3,000 wounded. The Chi nese man-of-war Yang Wu was exploded by a torpedo after it had fired a broadside at a French torpedo boat. The boiler of the latter was exploded by hand grenades thrown from the Yang Wu, after which the boat was sunk by the Volta to prevent being captured by the Chinese. The French ex pect to occupy the heights commanding the Pagoda anchorage. It is reported that there ar« 75,000 Chi nese troops in the vicinity of Foo Chow. A ca.ble special to the " Morning Jour nal " from London of August 24th says: Cable despatches from English sources con firm the news of the French successes at FooChow.and even carry the story to a later hour of Saturday. When Admiral Courbet ordered the ironclads to open fire he was gallantly responded to by the squadron of ten Chinese gunboats on the river Mm. These were officered by Euro pean and Chinese gunners, who did thiir work well, but the calibre of tha guns was too small for the shot to in flict serious injury on the French. The latter fired with terrible effect, and their discipline was perfect. From the moment the French guns got the range on the Chinese boats a pitiless rain of fire was kept up. In vain the Chinese craft steamed hither and thither. One by one they went down, with great gaping holes in their sides, until seven of the well-fought gunbonts sank, with the dragon flag still flying. The remainder were captured for want of unwounded men to serve the guns. The French fleet now moved up the river and took possession of the great areenal at Foo Chow. Its flank ing forts and the water batteries replied at first with some spirit, but the French shells dropping beyond them in the arsenal itself, a tremendous explosion, that shook the earth, showed that the French Bhells had fallen into thepowder magazine. From that moment the Chinese firing ceased. For three hours the French guns poured a storm of shells upon the arsenal, which was on fire in several places. The signal to cease firing was at length given, and it was seen that the place had been utterly destroyed. Toward nightfall several detachments of sailors and marines landed without opposi tion. The Chinese batteries were deserted, and the place fell into the hands of the French. No advance was attempted on the city of Foo Chow itself. The French fleet cannot ascend the river further.

Kelung Bombarded for an Hour and Taken by the French.

London, August 10. —Later details of the capture of Kelung by the French say the town was given up without a blow. Directly the cannon from Admiral Lesper's flagship gave the signal, the men landed from the various ship 3, and the town was taken possession of in the name of France. The authorities of the town and a majority of the population fled, and 4,000 Chinese troops, who recently arrived from Shanghai, retired into tin interior. The British Vice-Consul went on board the English gunboat, having previously sent a protest to Admiral Lesper against the French occupation, and pointing out that Kelung was protected under the treaty with England. The French, upon landing, seized many junks and embaigoed several steamers hailing from Shanghai, on the ground that their papers were irregular. Later advices state that the French bom barded Kelung for an hour and dismantled , the fort*, ,

An Adventure with the Press- Gang.

How goes tho press 1 was, as usual, our first and most anxious inquiry when tho pilot-boit came alongside to the westward of Lundy Island. The brief but emphatic reply was, "As hot as blazes." Knowing therefore what we had to expect, the Becond rar.te and I, and one or two othors, applied to the captain to set us ashore at Ilfracombe, but he would not listen to us. A double reefed topsail breeze was blowing from tho westward, and a vigorous flood-tide was petting up channel, enabling ua to pass over the ground at about fifteen knots an hour.

As soon as the ship was brought up, I stopped in the main rigging to lend a. hand to furl the top3ail, but l)ad not reached tho top, when 1 heard the cabin-boy calling out in an Irish whisper, "Bobstay, down, down, the press-boat is alongside." I was on deck in a twinkling, and was springing to the after scuttle, when I found myself violently seized by the arm. I trembled. It was the same boy that had called me down.

"They are already in the inizen chains," said he; " to the fore-scuttle, or you are a gone man." Down the fore peak I went as rapid as lightning, and down jumped three of tho gang after me, with little loss velocity. "Oh, my tight little fellow," said one of them, thrusting his cutlasa down a crevico over my head ; " I see you ; out you must come, or here goes an inch or two of cold steel into your bread-bag." I knew that I was beyond his roach, and took care to let him have all the talk to himself. They rummaged about all over tho hold, thrusting their cutlasses down every chink they could perceivo, but no one cculd they find give a single squeak. In about half an hour I heard the well-known voice of tho cabin-boy calling me on deck. On reaching the deck, I found that the gang had carried off three of our hands, and had expressod their determination to renew the search next day. Of courso my grand object was to got ashore without delay. The momout wo anchored the captain had gone off to Bristol to announce his arrival to the owners ; and as tho mate and I worn not on good terma, he rofused to allow mo tho use of the ship's boat. Nono of tho watermen whoso boats were hailed would come alongside, because if they had boen found assisting the crow of merchant vessels to escape tho press, they would themselves have been subjected to its grasp. About midnight, however, one waterman came alongside, with whom tho love ef monoy overcame tho foar of danger, and ho agreod to pull the second mate, boatswain, and myself ashoro for half o guinea each. I had brought from the West Indies a small venture in sugar, a cask of which, about a hundredweight, I took into tho boat with me to clear present exponses. Shortly after wo had shoved off, wo found ourselves chased by a long boat, which tho .waterman knew by the sound of tho oars to be the guard boat. How wo did pull! but it seemed in rain ;we found it would be impossible to reach the landing pluco, so wo pulled for tho nearest point of. land. Tho moment the boat touched the ground, I took the cask of sugar on my shoulder and expecting solid ground uudor the boat bows, uimped ashore. Instead of solid ground, I found myself above my knees in mud. The guard boat was within hundred yards of the shore, and what wan Io be done ? All that a man has will he give for his liberty, so away went tho cask of sugar. Thus lightened, I soon scrambled to the shore, whon the three of us scampered off as fast as our feot could carry us. We never stopped to breathe or look round us till wo reached the town of Peol, whoro, by a blazing tire and over a dish of beefsteaks, and few tankards of brown stout, we Boon forgot our dangors and our fears. Our residence here, as far as liberty was con cerned, was pretty nearly on a par with prison residence. The second mate and I lodged together, and during daylight we never durst show our faces, except, perhaps, between four and six in the morning, whon we sometimes took a ramble in a neigh bouring burying-ground to read epitaphs ; and this, from tho love of the English to poetical ones, equivalent to the loan of a volume of poetry. And had it not beon for the kindly intentions of our landlord's two handsome daughters, to whose eye brows we indited stanzas, I know not how wo would have got tho game killed. Snug as we thought ourselves, tho press gang had by some means or other been put on the scent, and one day very nearly pounced on us. So cautions had they been in their visit that their approach was not perceived until they were actually iv tho kitchen. Fortunately we were at this time in an upper room, and one of the daughters flew upstairs to warn us of our danger and point out a plaoe of safety. This placo was above the ceiling, and the only access to it was through a hole in the wall a little way up the vent. It was excellently adapted to our purpose, and the entrance to it was speedily pointed out by our pretty little guardian angel. Up the vent we sprang like a brace of chimney-sweeps, and had scarcely reached our place of concealment when the gang rushed upstairs, burst open the door, and Degan to rummage every cor ner of the room. The bed was turned out, and the presses all minutely examined, and even the vent itself underwent a scrutiny, but no seaman was found.

"Tell us, young lady, whereabouts you have stowed away them fellows, for w« know they are in the houße J" " What fellowß ?" said the dear little girl.

" Why, those fellows that came ashore from one of the Weßt Indianmen the other day ; we know they are here, and we oro determined to have them."

" You have certainly been misinformed," said she. " You are welcome to search the house, but be assured you will find no such men here."

" Come, come, my little fair one, that is all in my eye and Betty Martin, Here they are, that is certain, and we are determined to make our quarters good till we find them out," and away they went to search the other apartments of the house. Meanwhile, our charming little protec tress, alarmed at the threatened siege, and fearing that we would bo starved into a surrender, took the opportunity, while the gang were rummaging the parlour and some other bedrooms, to supply our gar rison with provisions. A basket with boiled ham, a couple of capons, a household loaf of ample dimensions, half a dozen of brown stout, the family bottle of excellent stingo, and a can of water wero expedi tiously handed up the vent. This supply quite set our minds at ease, as we knew it would enable us to stand a week's close siege. Our patience, however, was not put to this trial, for the gang, after a two hours vigilant search, abandoned their pursuit in despair and departed. My blue jacket and fringed dimity trou sers, my check shirt and scarlet vost, were at once discarded, and their places sup plied by articles of a more landward ap pearance. I know that it would be im possible to travel the country in a seaman's dreso, so I determined to try my fortune as a beau. Thus equipped, I immediately took coach for London, and after travelling all night, I, on awaking from a short nap, found myself rattling over the stones at Hyde Park Corner. The coach stopped at Piccadilly, and I alighted. I, without waiting to breakfast, wended my way on, and soon found myself in the vicinity of the Tower.

As I was crossing Tower Hill, I found myself tapped on the shoulder, and, on looking round, was accosted by a man in seaman's dress in the worda, " What ship ?" I assumed an air of gravity and surprise, and I told him I apprehended he was under some mistake, as my business did not lie among shipping, The fellow gave a whistle, the sound of which still vibrates in my ears, and in a moment I was surrounded by half a dozen ruffians, whom I immediately found out to be the presß-gang. They ushered me into the presence of the lieutenant of the eang, who asked me several questions as to my name, country, profession, and what business had led me to Tower Hill. I did not ac knowledge having been at sea; but my hands were examined, found hard with work, and discoloured with tar. This cir cumstance condemned me, and I was re manded for further examination.

In a short time I was reconducted into the presence of the lieutenant, who told me I might as well make a frank confession of my circumstances. I therefore told him that I had been a voyage to the West Indies, and had come home carpenter of a ship. His eye brightened at this intelligence. " I am glad of this, my lad. We are very much in want of carpenter--; step along with these lads, and they*will give you a passage aboard."

The same fellows who had first seized me led me along the way we came, handed me into a pinnace lying at Tower Wharf, and before midday I was safely handed on board the Enterprise. What befel me on my arrival on board the Enterprise, what reception I met with, and what mirth I excited, as I was lowered down into tho preas-room, with my breeches and swallow-tail coat—what measures I exerted to regain my liberty, and what success attended these measures—the space at my disposal prevents me from setting forthi

A JUDGE'S GHOST STORY.

The Apparition of a Reporter at the Mo-

ment of Death.

Wb will add but one further cose—a case co Btrango that it will need the high author ity on which it comes to satisfy the reader that ho lias not passed unawaro into the region of romance. We received it from Sir Edmund Hornby, late chief Judge of the Supreme Consular Court of China and Japan, who describes himself as " a lawyer by education, family and tradition, want ing in imagination, and no believer in miracles." He first narrates how it was his habit at Shanghai to allow reporters to como to his home in the evening to g«t hia written judgment for tho next day's paper. They gonerally avail themselvcß of the opportunity, eapocially one reporter, who was also the editor of an evening paper. He whs a peculiar man, reticent about him self, and, I imagine, had a history. In ap pearance he was also poculiav. I only knew him as a reporter, and had no other relations with him. On the day when the event occurred, in 1875 or 1876, I went to my study an hour or two after dinner, and wrote out my judgment. It was thon about 11.80 o'clock. I rang for the butler, gave him tho envelope, and told him to give it to tho ro porter who Bhould call for it, I was in bod before 12 o'clock. lam a very light sleopor, and my wife a very heavy one Indeod, it is difficult to rouso her out of her first sleep. Tho bed —a French ono -faced tho fireplace; on tho mantel-peice was a cl ck, and the gas in tho chandelier was turned down, but only so low as to admit of my seeing the time at any time of the night, for—waking easily and frequently—l often Bmoked a cigarette before I went to sleop again, and always desired to know tho hour. I had gone to sleep when I was awakaned by hearing a tap at tho fltudy door, but thinking it might bo tho butler—looking to poo il tho fire woro safe and tho gas turned off— I turnod over with tho viow of getting to sleep again. Bofore I did po I heard a tap at my bod-room door. Still thinking it might bo the butler, who might have some thing to say, I said " Como in." Tho door openod, and, to my aurpriso, in walked Mr , I sat up and said, " You havo mis taken tho door ; but tho butler has the judgment, so go and got it." Instead of leaving tho room he caiuo to tho foot odgo of tho bod. I said, "Mr , you forgot yourself! Havo the goodness to walk out directly. This is rather an abuso of my favour." Ho lookod deadly pale, but wa3 dressed in his usual dresß, and was certainly quite sober, and said, " I know I am guilty of an unwarrantable intrusion, but finding that you were not in your study I havo ven tured to como here." I wag losing my tem per, but something in the man a manner disinclined me to jump out of bed to ojoct him by force. So I said simply, "This is too bad, really; pray leave the room at once.'1 Instead of doing no ho put hand on the footrail and gently, as if in pain, sat down on the foot of the bed. I glanced at tho clock, and snw that it was about twenty minuter past 1. I said, "Tho butler liru hud tho judgment slnoo half-past 11 ; go and get it." He said, "Pray forgiveme; if you know all the circumstances you would. Timo presses. Pray givo me a p/ecis of your judgment, and I will muko a noto in my book of it," drawing his rojwrtor'H book out of hisbroast pocket. I said, " Iwill do nothing of the kind, tiodown stairs, find tho butlor and don't disturb mo, you will wake my wife; otherwise I shall have to put you out." Ho sliehtly moved his hund. I said, " AVho Ist you in?" He answered, " JJo one." "Confound it," I eaid. "What tho devil do you mean f Are you drunk 1" Ho repliad, quietly, " No, and never shall be again ; but, I pray your lordship, givo mo your decision, for my time is short." I said, "You don't seem to caro about my time, and this is the last timo I will svor allow a reporter in my house." Ho stopped me short, saying, " This is tho last time I shall ever tea you anywhoro." Well, fearful that this oommotion might nrouso and frighten my wife, I shortly gave him tho gist of my judgment in as fow words as I could. He seemed to bo taking it down in short-hand ; it might have taken two or three minutes. When I finished, ho rose, thanked me for excusing his intrusion and for the consideration I had always shown him and his colleagues, opened tho door and wont away. I looked at tho clock ; it was on the stroko of half past 1. (Lady Hornby now awoke, thinking rlio had heard talking ; and her husband told her what had happened, and repeated tho account when dressing next morning.) I wont to tho court a little before 10. Tho usher came into my room to robe mo, when ho said : " A sad thing happened hist night, sir. Poor was found doad in his room." I said, " Bless my soul I dear mo ! What did ho die of, and when?" "Well, sir, it appears he went up to his room as usual at 10 o'clock to work at his papers. His wife went up about 12 o'clock to ask him when he would bo ready for bed. Ho said, ' I havo only the Judgo's judgment to get ready, and then I have finished.' As he did not come, she went up again about 12.45 o'clock to his room and peeped in, and thought she saw him writing, but she did nor, disturb him. At 1.30 o'clock: she again went to him, and spoke to him at the door. As he did not answer, Bhe thought he had fallen asleep, so she went up to rouse him. To her horror, ho was dead. On tho floor was his note-book, which I havo brought away. She sent for the doctor, who arrived a littlo after 2 o'clock, and said he had been dead, he concluded, about an hour." I looked at the note-book. There was the usual heading, "' In the Supreme Court, beforo tho Chief Judge

" The Chief Judge gave judgmont this morning in this case to the following effect"—and then followed a few linos of indecipherable short-hand. I Bent for the magistrate who would act as coroner, and desired him to examine Mr ——'« wife and servants as to whether Mr had left his home, or could possibly have left it without their knowledge, be tween 11 and lon the prcxious night. The result of the inquest showed he died of some form of heart disease, and had not, and could not have, left the house without the knowledge of at least big wife, if not of his servants. Not wishing to air my " spiritual experience " for the benefit of the press or the public, I kept the matter at the time to myself, only mentioning it to my puisne Judge and to ono or two friends; but when I got home to tiffin I asked my wife to tell me rb nearly as she could remember what I had said to her during the night, and I made a brief note of her replies and the facts. (Lady Hornby has kindly confirmed the above facts to us, as far as she was cog nisant of them.)

As I said then, so I say now—l was not aileep, but wide awake. After a lapse of nine years my memory is quite clear on the subject. I have not tho least doubt I saw the man—have not the least doubt that the conversation took place between us. I may add that I had examined the butler in the morning—who had given me back the MS. in the envelope when I went to the court after breakfast—as to whether he had locked the door as usual, and if any ono could have got in. He said that he had done everything as usual, adding that no one could have got in if even he had not locked the door, as there was no handle outside—which there was not. I examined the ooolies and other servants, who all said they opened the door as usual that morning —turned the key and undid the chains, and I have no doubt they spoke the truth. The servants' apartments were separated from the house, but communicated with by the gallery at the back, some distance from the entrance-hall.

The reporter's residence was about a mile and a quarter from where I lived, and his infirmities prevented him from walking any distance except slowly ; in fact, he almost invariably drove.—Edmund Hornby. ".Nineteenth Century."

The London correspondent of a well known Boston evening paper writes: "I learn from a friend of Lord Tennyson that an American publisher has offered the pet £20,000 to come to America for three months," One who knows about such things says : " As the letter containing this statement was sent by cable, the dearth of details is not surprising ; yet I cannot help wishing that the author of the despatch had sent a few more words to say who the ' American publisher ' is, and what he pro poses doing with the laureate when he gets him there. Are wo to be treated to a course of lectures, or a series of readings from the 'Idylls of the King,'or to some brand-new poems written in America for Americans ? Or is Lord Tennyson to take the stump in behalf of ' The Scholar in Politics,' the Hon. Mr J. G. Blame ? Sweet and manifold are the uses to which a crowned and coroneted poet may be put; but I hardly see how the publisher is to get his money back,"

Standabd Preparations Jtwt received at Aickin's, The Pharmacy, Queen-street.— Kepler's Extract of Malt, two sizes; Kepler's Extract of Malt, with Cod Liver Oil; Kepler's Extract of Malt, with lodido of Iron ; Kepler's Extract of Malt, with Parrisli'a Food: Haze line ; Borroiißh's Beef and Iron Wine; Fellow's Syrup of the Hypophosphites, for Consumption; Fragrant Sozodont for the Teeth (3fl 6d per bottle); Kno's Fruit Salt; Bishop's Effervescing, Carlsbad Salts, Vi«by Salts, and Citrate of UtW*.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1884.

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■VT E W ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TIME TABLE. — On and after APRIL Ist, 1884. AUCKLAND AND ONEHUNGA LINK. Wed. Out. Wkkk Days. and Sundays. Sat "T~ " " a.m.ln.m.lno'nlp.m. p.m. p.m.tp.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 0 Auckland .. .. dop. 7.15 8.1012.0 20 .. 4.15 5.M CO B.SO 11.15 0.0 2.30 2 Nowmarket Junction .. 7.2* 8.50:12.10 2.10 .. 4.25 5.30 6.10 8.10 11.2.5 9.10 2.10 3 Rsmuern 7.30 8.5512.15 2.15 .. 1.30 5.»5 0.15 8.45 11.30 9.15 2.45 jjaOreon Lane 6 0A)nro BBO°Junctlon '.'. '.'. 7.45 9.1012.30 2.30 Uldi.42 5.50 6.32 9.0 11.41 9.28 2.57 BaOnehunga!.B aOnehunga!. .'.' - orr! 7,63 9.2012.40 2.40 4.21 <.6O 6.0 6.40 9.10 11.50 9.35 3.7 ONEHUNGA LINK, In. Wkhk Dayh. Sundays. i ~~ aTni7a.ni. nrmTa.m. p.m.p.m.|p.m.|>.m.lp.in. 11.n1.111.rn. a.in.lp.iri. 0 Onehungn .. .. dep. 7.5 8.20 ».2O 10.10 1.0 3 55; 1.30 5.10 U. 20 6.55: 11.30 10.0 5.:W SlPenroHe'j unction !.' '.'. 7.15 8'.30,e9.h0'a10.20 1.10(14.6 MM 5.20 cOO dj'.6 94010.10 5.40 4aKllfrslie .. .. ■• .. 6"Renniora" 0 '.'. '.'. '.'. 7.'30 841 " I 10.35 1.25 4.30 " 5.3.'i " 720 9.55:10.21 5.53 7 Newmarket Junction .. 7.35 8.50 " 10.41 1.30 4.40 " 5.40 " 7.25 10.010.2fl 5.58 8 Auckland .. .. arr. 7.15 9.0 " ' 10.60 1.46 4J9 " 5.M " 7..V) 0.1010.35 0.7 J":I " ! | 6 Ohnnge for Mercor and Intormedlatu Stntlona. c CMiaugo forTu Awamutu and Inturmodlato Stations. d Change for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. c Change for Otahuhu. MAIN LINE. AUCKLAND - MEHCKK -TK AWAMUTU. South—Wbbk Days. "" J! I) a m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. 0 Auckland dep. ti.O G'.'O D.O 9.45 J.l;> (i.O 2 Newmarket Junction .. .. U.lO 0.30 9.11 9..',7 1:1a (i.lO 3 Romuora .. •• ~ ■• 615 .. 9-15 10.3 4.30 e.lj al Green Lano •• .. c ■• 0 ■■ "g PanrosoJunotiin .'.' '.'. '.'. 033 o*l7 9.30 10 20 MM lc'.:)0 B (Itahuhu — 1i.12 7,5 9.40 .. 4.57 ».I2 11 Papatoitol .. 9-50 10.17 5.0 15 Manurewa ■• ■• c ■■ ■■ 5.J0 W Papakura 8.0 10.18 .. 6.35 °22 I'rnry 1 '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'. '■'■ ■■ B'ifl IO^OT ll'.io 6.55 '.'. aX) Runctman •• -- « ■• aif Paerata •• •• ' •• :o Pukekolio 8.57 11.5 12.18 0.25 itea aa nd. :: :: :: :: :: 9 : 2 0 li:» :: o.u :: a27 Wangaratu ■■ .. c .. 10 Pokeiio .. 11.38 .. 7.1 „ „ j nrr. .. 10 0 11.50 1.20 7.15 43 mkrcrb { dep . ;; loi2o 12i0 —■■ — o»0 WhanKamarlno o->l WainuiKi n.W RaiiK'riri a(io Ohinowai •■ -, -05 Huntly 12.0 LSI ffil -laupirl •• }•« 71 NKiu-uawahla 12.50 !••» o"8 Pukete nBl To Hapa •-. •• 85 Hamilton Junction 1.55 2.3j 85 Hamilton 1.4Q 90 Rnkuhia •• ■■ !)l Ohauno •• •• A8 aM Lakoltoad •• •■ •• TO NKaroto : .. ■• •• 3.£ 1(X)I Ti: Awamutu .. .. arr. .. .. 3.M North—Week Days. ■ F 1 B a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. OTe Awamutu .. .. dep. .. - .. 9.40 2N«aroto.. .. : ■• •• »•« a4 Lake Koiul ' •• ■• ■• •■ 7 Ohaupo ■• •• 10-4 nil Rukuhla •• •• - ••„ Hi Hamilton ■■ •• •■ 2.0 1(1 Hamilton Junction I •■ 10.40 2.5 <i2oToltnpa a23 Puketo •• •• •■ •• ■• 27 Ngaruawahla •• ■• JJ-20 2.49 31 Tnuplrl »•« 3. JO 38 Huntly •• •• 12.5 3.30 all Ohlnawal n 45 lianßiriri •• •■ : n 47 Wairangi asl Whangamarino •• ■• •• » 57 Mercer j d R 0 "; gljj ;; u'.'m its siw '.'. 60 Pokono 6.26 .. .. 1.57 V. Y. Y. Y. (to " " 'i"tt " Z "fopukelfo'ife :: :: :: :: a :: «.« U:* & :: 073 Paerata •• -. •• / •• a7B Runoiman •■ .. •• / •• ■• 78 Drury '.43 .. 1.20 3.10 7.5 aBO Hunua .. .. •• /•• 81 Papakura „ 7.54 .. .. 3.22 V£S= :: :: :: :: g :: & % \% :. 92 Otahuhu . .. 838 7.5 .. 4.3 .. 6.50 95 Penrose Jnnctibn 68.51 d 7.15 2.53 6 4.15 8.20 7,5 a96 Ellerslio.. .. „ •• ft.. a97GreenLane .. .. - .. .. « »■• 97 Remuera 9.i .. .. 4.30 8.3.5 7/0 98 Nowmarket Junction .. .. 9.U .. 3.20 C 4.40 8.41 7.25 100 Auckland arr. 0.20 ■■ 3.30 1.49 8 50 7.35 b Change for Onehnnga. B—Goods Trains—a Passenger Carriage is attached to those Trains which stop for Passengers by Signal only, and runs from Huntly to Hamilton and back on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only, d Chaugo for Auckland and intermediate Stations, c Change for Holtnsulllo and intermediate Stations. D— Goods Trains-a Passongor Carriage is attached to these Trains which stop for Passongers by Signal only, c Only stops to pick up Passengers for Waikato. / Only stops to set down Pasaengora from Waikato. a Flag Stationh.—Trains do not stop unless required. Notioo Bhould bo given to tho Guard at the previous stopping Stations by any Passengers desiring to alight at Flag Stations, g Only stops to pick up Passengers, h Only stops to sot down Passengers. KAIPARA BRANCH. AUCKLAND - HENDERSON'- HELENSVILLE. OUT.-Wkek Days, j IN.-Wkkk Days. Stations. Mix. Mix. Mix. Stations. Mix. Mix. Mix. «.m. a in. p.m ~ a.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland .. (C.W.) dep. 7.15 10.50 4.30 HolcnsvilU .. (C.W.) dep. U. 25 11.45 4.30 Newmarkot Junction arr. 7.24 10.50 4.39 Helensvillo South Ditto .. _ dep. 7.26 11.10 4.41 Ohirangi .. .. Mount Eden .. (W.) „ 7.31 11.17 4.46 Paeroa .. .. Kingshmd .. Wootihlll.. .. Morningside _ „ Rowcti .. .. „ Mount Albert™ „ Waipapa.. .. (W.) , Avondalo .. „ 7.47 11.37 5.3 Waimauku .. „ Hunt's Siding .. „ KumeuJunction arr, .. 12.55 5.31 New Lynn .. „ Ditto .. .. dep. 7.25 1.10 5.35 Waikomiti .. , Taupaki .. .. Henderson .. „ 8.10 12.4 6.30 Waitakero .. (W.) arr 5.54 Swanson .. .. Ditto .. .. dop. 7.15 1.33 5.55 Waitakero .. (W.) arr 5.51 Swanson .. .. , Ditto .. .. dep. 8.35 12.31 5.55 Henderson .. ~ 8.10 2.0 Gl9 Taupaki .. .. Waikomiti .. „ Kumeu Junction arr. .. 12.55 6.10 Now Lynn .. „ Ditto .. .. dep. 8.65 1.6 6.17 Hunt's Siding .. \ Waimauku .. , Avondale.. .. „ 8.37 2.27 6.41 Waipapa.. .. (W.) Mount Albert .. Reweti .. .. ~ Morningsido .. ~ Woodhill.. .. , Kingsland .. , Paeroa .. „ , Mount Eden .. (W.) „ 8.55 2.18 7.0 Ohirangi .. .. Newmarket Junction arr. 9.0 2.53 7.5 Helensvillo South Ditto .. .. dp. 9.20 3.5 7.10 Holenßvillo .. (0.W.) arr 9.55 2.10 7.20 I Auckland .. (C.W.) arr. 9.30. 3.15 7.20 GENERAL CONDITIONS. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.—Tho Pcpnrhncnt does not pledgo itself as to the despa eh or arrival of. trains at the exact time shown in tho Time Tables; slioulil circumstances render it impossible or inexpedient for a train 'o proceed, the fares paid will be returned. Tho Department does not undertake to forward pnsscnKcrs in such cases CHILDREN.—Children under three yeais of ago are carried free ; abovu three, and under twelvo ycrs of atrc, at half faro. PASSENGERS can be booked at Stations conditionally only tlmt there is room in the train. PASSENGKRS entering tho train ai a Booking Station without v ticket, or liavinu cot, in at a Flag Station and not taking a ticket at the proper Itookinj; Station, will bo charged one shilling in addition to the ordinary fare. LUGGAGK.—Kach passenger is allowed to take 112Uia. of Personal Luggngo free (not including merchandise or any kind), and for every; sGlbe., or fraoion of Sfllbs , above Hum weighi, for every 50 milea. the charge will be ono shilling. No luaj;a!!O will be allowed to bo tauen into the carriages unless of suoh a size that it can he placod under the seat without incon Vt nienco. The Department will not be responsible for lugeage whicli in not carried in the van, or wi'ich passengers may havo neglected to see labelled. Passengers having lugguagc to «o by train must present it at the Station at least ten minutes before the advertised departure of the train, or the Department will not be responsible for its despatch. Passengers who havo lost luggago are requested to give notice to the Station Masters at onco. The Department will not bo responsible for any luggage or parcelß improperly loft about i4ie Station premises. GOODS AND PAHCKfyS to Flag Stations, platform, and private siding*, wherq no officer of tho Department is in charge, must be prepaid, and will be put out at such Stations at tho risk of consignee. PARCELS must be at the •tatlon at least thirty minutes before the advertised time of doparture of tho train by which thoy are to be forwarded. HOhSES, CARRIAGES, AND DOGS.—The Department does not undertake to forward Horses, Carriages, or Dogs by any particular train, but when sent the must be at tho forwarding Stations half-an-hour before the departure of the train. Tho owners of horses must provide means of securing them in the horse box, and the Railway Department will not be accountable for any injuries sustained through their breaking loose or otherwise, nor will it undertake to carry unbroken or vicious horses. At country Stations requisitions for horse boxes or carriage trucks must be made tho day before they are wanted. DOGS must be provided with chains or other sufficient meanß of securing them. They will not be allowed In carriages, and the sender must obtain a ticket, to be given up before the end of the journey, before the dog is delivered. , SMOKING Is striotly prohibited in any part of the Railway premises or In the carriages, except those specially set apart and marked for the purpose. t2T Ml Time Tables Issued prior to thia date are now cancelled. i. J. P. MAXjWßMrgenerarManagor New-Zealand..jLtilffiayil.,-.,,.



Sporting. THE FEDERAL CONSULTATION COMPANY Herewith Submit their NEW PROGRAMME ON THE MELBOURNE CtTP OF 1881, Run first week in November. CAPITAL. £25,000 in 25,000 Sharks (if £1 Each. Promoters—Jas. McLcod, Ksq., Melbourne ; Hy. Ford, Ksq., Sydney; P. Ingram, Ksq., Perth; W. J. Krskino, Ksq., Adelaide; J. F. Mcßain, Ksq., Brisbiinu ; nil genuine names and men of good standing. Promoters guarantee to take up llrst 1,000 shares, and have already sub- BOnb°|OO^PRIZES GUARANTEED. Plan of distribution. % FirstllorßO ..£2,500 100 Prizes of £50..j8i.000 Second I iorso .. 1,000 20:1 Prizes of 2f1.. 5,000 Third Horse .. COO 300 Prizes of 12.. 3,000 Btnrti-rs divide.. 600 »W Prizes of 5.. 1,000 Non-Hlnrtcra „ B0'» 100 Prizes of 4.. 400 W.PrtasoHfflOU.. .0,000 _-— The Public are respectfully requested to join the Promoter* in the above enterprise!, tho bona fide of which Is unquestionable. Money promptly returned should any subscriber wish to withdraw beforo tho drawing. Drawing held 30th October next. Conducted publicly 111 prcHonco of Shareholders; rcjiirseniiitivcs of Press admitted. Hesult posted, anil advertised in " Town and Country Journal." Send P. 0.0., Notes, Cheques, and M extra for Reply imd Result (Kegi.stured if convenient). Write for Prospectus giving fuller particulars. Knclodo BeU'-addreascd envelope Address all Letters and make all Orders payable to the Secretary, as under, HOHEUT RAMSAY, Commission Agent. 105, Goorgo-streot, Sydney. Corsetinakcri fIVTR3 DOWN has Jj/JL just recoivod a Scloet Assortment of STAY MATICIUAL, In every variety and colour. STAYS, CO It SETS, Upon the latest iinprovo- Country orders punctu- AH parcels sent poat'froc. MR9 DOWN, Stay and Corset-maker Upoer Ilobs^u-atrwit Coaches. "DAINBIIIDGE'S TIME TABLE. From Uniok Bank—22 minutes past tho hour. From Tub Thkkk Lamj'h—7 minutes to tho hour. Nioiit Trips from Towk— J-past 8, J-pa«t 9, l-past 10, and j-past 11. From tiikhu Lamps— 8.9,10,11. From Union Bank to Srreu.Y Bkacit and Sakskibld-bthkbt—7 minutes past 9,23 minutes to 10,7 minutes past 10,23 minutes to 11.7 minutes past 11, 23 minutes to 12, 7 minutes past 12. 7 minutes past 2, 23 minutes to 3, 7 minutes past 3 23 minutes to 4,7 minutes past 4,23 minutes to 6 7 minutes past 5,23 minutes to 0, and 23 minutes to 7. Fhom Shelly Bbacii—B.3o a.m., 8.45 a.m., 10.30 ».m., 1.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m., I.SO p.m., and 7.4S P-ny iSoYAL MAIL LINE OF COACHE& ALTERATION OF TrMK-TAIJLK. 1 ho Royal Mall Coaoh (carrying passengers! will, on and after 6tli October. ISS3, uud until further notioe, run to the following Time tammc:— lj«avo Cambridge for Hamilton Junction Rail way Station daily at 8.16 a.in.; returning from Station to Cambridge on arrival of Train from Auckland. Ixiavo Hamilton for Te Aroha on Monday* Wednesdays, and Fridays on arrival of Train iroin Auckland ; returning from To Aroha on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 7 a.m. catching tho 2 o'clock Trala at Hamilton Junc tion (or Auckland. Booking Officks i f?vrynno's Hotel, Hamilton West; Coleman i Hotel To Aroha; and at in y Premises, Kirk wood *nd LaKO-streots, CanibridßC. W. K. CAItTKR, Proprietor f-amhrldt-fl. October 18X3. Passengers Hookod at H, H. Hayr and Co. R High-street. Auckland. rriELEGRAPH LINE OF COACHES. IMPORTANT KOTICK TO TOURISTS AND OTHERS. W. K. Carter begs to announce that on and after TUESDAY. Kith January, 1284. he will ttun a Couch through to the Hot Lakes, Ohino mutu (conveying Passengers and Parcels), leav in* I'umbridKU on TUESDAYS and THURS DAYS, at 7 a.m.. returning from the Lakes on WEIjNKHDAYS and FRIDAYS, at 7a.m. Single Fares, £1 15s; or Keturn Tickets, avail able (or one week after date of issue, £3. All Passengers to lie Booked at the Ofllce bufore leaving Huggies and Saddle norses. with experienced lirivi-ru, to order on ili« sliurlest notice Order* I))- Ti-lfgrnm or Letter promptly attended to. Cauibridifa, Jo-umirr 23. i&sJ. OOLLIS AND CO.'S LINE OF .ILL COACHES. ALTERATION OV TIME TABLE. t/mvo Onjcuunoa Leavk Auckland 'Manukiiu Hotel). (Greyhound Hotel) f.O a.ni. 8.45 a.m. (CtO a.m. a.JS a.m. 9.0 a.m. ni li'.Wa.m. li.;««.m. 1~. 11.0 a.m. 10.0 a.m. .'ft 12.15 noon l'i.3ou.m. gg 1.0 p.m. 11.15 noon . o 1.30 p.m. 12.15 p.m. j2 q 2.0 p.m. 1.0 p.ni. S .w 2.45 p.m. 1.30 p.m. ..-Kg 3.15 p.m. 2.30 |~m. £** fnp.m. rim.m. S?S 4.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. 2 (Ml p.m. 4.0 p.m. "fcgj 630 p.m. I 6.0 p.m. K«3 Jj.o P.UI. i.M p.m. gpu 03) p.m. Monday, 0.0 p.m. gfeo Mondays, 11.0 p.lDi Sttiurrinvß, X.Op.m. ££r! Saturdays, 10 p.m. 6.30 p.m. <DKlr' 11 p.m. Sundays. Sundays I 8.30 o.m. 10.0 a.m. 12 noon 2.0 p.m. 4.30 p.m. 6.0 p.m HOLLI9 ft CO.. Proprietor*. A UCK.LAND AND ONEHUNGA LINE J\. OF COACHKS. BEALLACK & JENKINS'S COAOHEB Leave Onihunoa— Dally at 7.30 a.m. and at 11.15 lura.; Saturday Nights at 0.15. Leave Auckland— Dally at 0.15 a.n. and 3.30 p .at, ; Saturday Nights at 10.80. Small Fare, 9d ; Return do., 1b Id. Saturday Night Faru—Single, la; Return. MM TIME - TABLE OF DEVONPORT AND LAKE COACHES. r>cavo Victoria Whaiw, Devonport, at 10.21 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4.20 p.m. Leave Takaimjna ScnooL-noUBK at 11.15 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5.15 p.m. 3UNDATB.—Leave Devonport at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Leave Lake Sonool-house 11.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. FARE EACH WAY, ONE SHILLINO. F. J. QUICK, Proprletot hlna. glass, delp, PER CRUSADER. SELLING AT A SACRIFICE TO MAKK ROOM FOR FRESH CONSIGN MENTS DIRECT FROM STAFFORDSHIRE. F. LEE Having OPENED Temporary Premises, Is Now Ofloring CHINA, DBLF, AND GLASS WARE at Pkices hitherto unknown in Auckland, and Respectfully Solicits Intending Purchasers to Inspoct HIS STOCK before Buying Elsewhere. s. d. White and Gold China Cups and Saucers, largo size .. .. 9 6 per dot Whitu and Gold China Cups and Saucers, small sizo . ..6 6,, Delf Plates. 8 ar.d 10in.,2s and .. 2 6,, Koro3eno Lumps, from .. ..2 0 AND ALL OTHER LINES MARKED EQUALLY LOW. Note the Address: W ATTr.K-T.AN" r>«TT>»- ffOBRnV-RT. STEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS FOB CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of thU well-known Family Medlofof nas boon largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards oi b-ikty years. Its well-earned extensive sale has induced spurious imitations, some> pi which in outward appearance so olosely resemblo the original as to have deceived tnifiy purchasers. The proprietor, therefore, feefflU due to the public to give a special caution against tho uso of such imitations. Purchasers are therefore roqueted carefully to observe the four following distinctive ohar acteristics, without which none are genuine •— let—ln every ja.se tho words John Steed man, Chemist, Surrey, are en graved on the Government Stamp affixed ta each packet. 2nd—ffiach Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words John Steedman, Chemist, Wahvorth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3 ~";'., "° namo Steedmau is always spelt with two hHj s, ■if? 1—Th. 0 mannfaoturo is carried on sololj In Wahvorth, Surrey. fcjcld In Packets by all Chemists and Modiclno Vendors, at Is Kd to2ood each. Agents: K'F.MVTnOKNK, P«aSSER AND CO., Auckland, Wellington. C2,»uu-,hurch. and "Minenin J^/TU J. H. WITHEFORB nas Purchased tho Exclusive Right to the ADVERTISING SPACE of the DEVONPORT FERRY COMPANY at NORTH SHORE and AUCKLAND WHARVES. BENJ. TANNER. Sec. Devonport Steam Ferry Co, Advertisers desiring to secure Spaces can see plans ond obtain full particulars at my office. J. H. WITHEFORD.



Ironmongery. T. & S. MORRIN & CO. (LIMITED), HARDWARE MERCHANTS, Importers of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN IRONMONGERY, CEMENT, CORRUGATED IRON, SHEET, HOOP, PLATE, & BAR IRON, SHEET BRASS, SHEET COPPER, COPPER RODS AND BARS, BAR STEEL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. NOW LANDING, XX TVANGANUI AND GLENMORE. 1 ton French Gluo 2470 Sash Weights 14 tons Wrought-iron .Plates CO tons) Galvanised Corrugated Iron 220 kegs Diamond-head Wire Nails 50 tons Annoftled Oiled Fencing Wire 25 tons Galvanised 4-barb Dominion Fencing Wire 30 tons Bar Iron 40 plates BBH Plato Iron 180 plates Staffordshire Iron 26 plates Low Moor Iron 400 boxes Candlea 00 tons Pig Iron 1 20 h.p. Tangye's Engine 1 14 h.p. Robey's Semi • portable Engine 1 3cwt. Tangye's Steam Hammer 1 12cwt. Root's Potent Fan Blower 2 cases Patent Lock Morticing Machines 7 casks Compo. Pipe 2 casks Brass Axle Pulleys 1 cask Iron Axle Pulleys 1 cask Stench Traps G cases Carponters' Patent Kirn Locks, otc. 3 casks Tinned and Blued Cut Tacks 6 cases Green's Patent Sausage Chop pers 18 cases Tools—Turning, Forrier, and Socket Chisels, Adzes, Bill Hooks, Trowels, Chisel Handles, Ganges, Turnscrewß, Saw Sets, Gas Pliers, etc. 2 cases Copper and Brass Wire 2 casks Tinsmiths' Fittings, Kettle Ears and Rivets 2 casks Brunswick Black 1 case Lacquered Cased Tube 3 Saw Trimmers' Anvils 24 Axle Arms 40 kegs Storer's Axle Grease 3 cases Sorby's Cross-cut and Pit Sawa 2 cases Lockwood's Files 2 30" Pony Lawn Mowers 1 case Davy's Patent Safety Lamps 1 case Brass Rod G cases Muntz Metal Sheathing 11 casks Patent Single and Double Tape Fueo 4 cases Electro-plntod Goods 2 cases Tangye's Patent Crab Winch 2 casks Tin Plates 2 bales Plough Line 40 ingots Tin 4 cases Patent Water Closets 5 cases Cheese Presses and Curd Mills 3 caees Wheatman and Smith's Circu lar and Mill Saws 7 cases Mander's Oak Varnish 60 kega Paint, assorted colours 16 cases Paint, mixed and dry, ready for übo 5 cases Patent Driers 2 casks Putty, in bladders 5 casks Putty, in bulk 25 cases Hardware — Weights, Door Knobs, Locks, Spirit Level Tubea, Key Rings, Thermometer Plate, Powder Paste, Plate Baskets, Jack Chain, Oven Ventilators, China Mortice Furniture, Escutcheon Pins, Brass Wire, Cloth Brushes, S. Hooks, Bridle Hooks, Chest Handles, otc. 107 cases American Hardware Sundries TO ARRIVE, PER FIRTH OF DORNOCH, ANT ARES, WAIKATO, AND ELEANOR VERNON. 500 casks Cement 350 barrels Blasting Powder 140 cases Galvanised Corrugated Iron 30 casks Sheet Zinc 10 tons Pig Iron 10 tons Best Hoop Iron 2 casks Perforated Sheet Zinc 90 casks Chain, Plough, Trace, and Back 45 kegs Wrought Spikes 9 cases Horneby's Ploughs and Reaper Fittings 15 cases Howard's Agricultural Ma chinery 52 cases Smith and Wellstood's Stoves and Ranges 6 packages Samuelson's Patent Com bined Mower and Reapers, com plete 13 cases Chaff Cutters, assorted 21 cases Hunt and Tawell's Horse Gears 18 cases Randall Harrows 6 cases Seed Drills 2 cases Steel Soft Tinned Sheets 8 barrels and 50 drums Lubricatine Oil 12 barrels Linseed Oil 150 drums Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil 10 drums Neatsfoot Oil 135 boxes Coke and Charcoal Tin Plates. 250 cases Downer's Kerosene Oil 50 cases Lard Oil 400 cases Kerosene Oil 25 cases Turpentine 50 cases Sharp's Handled Axe^ 22 oases Hum's Handled Ay cg J 10 oases Grindstone Fittir „_ 6 oases Bush Hooks '** 3 oases Washita Oil F f W Troo!rBt B>^' Oolßand Machine *. ,-, Groover, Benders, Folders, etc. 165 cases Gener O \ American Hardware 2 oases Chair \y e j, 3 oases Pe.imt Brushes 1 cask Reap Hooks 1 bale Flax Sash Line 1 case Sheli Brackets 1 case Tangye's Patent Taoks 10 cas'<ja Mangles 20 bides Spun Oakum 2. bales Boiler Felt H oase Butchers' Knives 3 cases Knife Polish, Glass Paper, and Emery Cloth 6 casks Heavy and Light Tee Hinges 4 casks Tin Basins and Pie Dishes , 6 oases Electro-plate I 10 hogsheads Trunks, Deed Boxes, etc. 1 oase Sifting Mr.chine 2 casks Horse Shoe 3 6 bundles Socket Spades 7 hogsheada Holloware, enamelled 4 cases Gardner's Sausage Machines 1 case Garden Syringes, etc. C coses Blind Furniture j 1 cask Borax 4 coses Brassware, assorted 3 casks Weaton's Pulley Blocks 5 cases Washing Machines : 3 cases Factory Bells 20 cases Ship Chandlery 45 cases Hardware, Tools, and Brush waro, assorted T. & S. MORRIN & CO. (LIMITED), QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND.



Land and Estate Agents. D. F. E V A N'S BSTATK. HOU3K. AND LAND AGENT, AUCTIONEER, &o. mO CAPITALISTS AND OTHERS. FIRST-CLASS INVESTMENT IN TUI3 CITY FOR SALE. All that Valuable and Centrally Situated Pro. perty, consisting otI'KEKIIOLD ALLOTMENT together with Commodiouii Double Shop, Storo! room, and 5 Rooms upstairs, built of brick on stone foundation, in first-class position, and well adapted for Solicitor's Chambers, being situated In Shortland-Btreet, near those handsome and extensive new premises in courso of construe tlon for the Evening £tak ; and also near the Post-oillce, banks, and those magnificent now block of buildings (the Arcade) now about to ba erected for tho New Zealand Insurance Com pany, This is a real first-class investment, and well worthy the attention of capitalists, i Is, wit)', out doubt, tho most valuable and Bafeet invest ment now in the Market, with undeniable pros pectivo value, second to none in Auckland (857) AVONDALE—IG acres of good, level Land, with water frontage: House and outbuildings. Only 0 link's from town. Very nice place! AVONDALE-Splemlid piece of level Land in gras3 (10 acres), £30 per aero only. Terms (BS2) " AUCKLAND—VaIuabIe Business Site for sale situate in Shortland-strowt, corner of Mills Lane, and immediately between the nre mises of Messrs A. Clark and Sons and Hycroftand Co. Terms easy. ARTHUR-STREET, PONSONBY-Hardsomn Villa of 7 rooms, hnthroom, &c. &c -™ ce garden; very desirable; £630. (12o3) BOMBAY—S9J acres improved farm Land very cheap. Only £30 cash, and £70 can romuin for o years. (<j ji CONQUEST PLACE (Tararua Tciracel-Resl donee of 10 rooms, hath, and store- grand view. Allotment B0 x 200, nicely laid out £850. (125T) COMMERCIAL ROAD-Four good Bulldinn Allotments, 33ft. frontage, 117 ft. atas/deSp* CHURCH-STREET-Good lovel Allotment, 98 x 100. £3 per foot. (12U) CHURCH-STREET-Villa Residonce of 5 rooms, fitted with cupboards, dresser register Krat* ovon, &c: good well and tank, well-stocked* garden. Price. £380. (729) CLARENCE-STREET-Very Comfortablo Cot tago, fitted with cupboards, kitchen rang* PHeoSni^ gardon: large anos& CLEVELAND ROAD, PARNELL-Flr«t-olaW Family Residcnco of 9 rooms; wash-house, gas and water; grand view ; largo allotment grounds nicely laid out. £1,200. (1581) EAST TAMAKI-Nioe Little Farm of « acres: good grass; plenty of water; yaluablebusk: good alluvial soil; £350. (11*4) KLLKRSLIK-11} acres Volcanlo Boll; ffood road frontage near Racecourse. (9jj) JEPSOM-Tilla Residence and Grounds Also, splondld Building Allotments, near real! denoe of S Heeketh. ttsq. 075) EPSOM—Gentleman's Residence and Grounds. This is the property of a Gentleman who has spared neither time nor money, not only in beautifying tho Grounds, but in furnish ing tie House with overy possible com fort and convenicnec. Stables and necessary outbuilding, &c, &c. Cards to view from the undersigned. (114$ SLDON-STREET. PARNELL - Cottage of S rooms in good order: good garden; allot ment, 47-Gll7O. £2«0. (1329) FREEMAN'S BAY (Inkermunn-streot)—New House of 6 rooms; city water; close to the Hay. Good Allotment. £50 cash; balance on torms. <1258) FKRNLEIGH-3TREET-3 Verandah Cottages of 3, i, and 5 rooms respectively. In good ?u dor> n £ ity water laid in- Pnoe. 'or the three, £560. A good investment. (1102) FRANKLIN ROAD-Two Good Villa Res!, dences, almost new—ono of 6 rooms and the other of 5; gas and water. Allotments 33 x ieo each; magnificent view of harbour. Price, only £1,400. (106S) GLADSTONE-Grand Allotment about 70 x 332. Price, 27a Gd por foot. (1209) GLENBURN, PONSONBY-Three magnificent Sites for Marine ViUa Residences: Price for the three, £650 Superb view of Queen street Wharf, North Shore and Harbour. (1085) HOBSON-STREET-First-class Building Sites. KENT-STREET (Surrey HillsJ-Nevv House of fi rooms ; gas and city water. Allotment. 30 x 132. £350; £50 cash and terms. (IZMJ) KEPPEL-STREET-Large Allotment, double frontage; cheap; only £75. (1171) LINCOLN-STREET-Splendid Building Allot ment. ( Us i) MERCURY BAY-A grand Leasehold Farm with stock for £250 ; purchasing clause. A good chanco for practical man. (1206) MONTAGUE-STRKET, NEWTON-New Six. roomed Verandah Cottago, fitted with register grates, colonial oven, cupboard*. &o. Price. £280. (719) MARAETAI-HO acres of Bush (kauri ana black birch), containing about 400,000 feet kauri. 1,000,000 feet birch, and 700 tons of bark. Stock and plant at valuation. £750— part cash. ~i™— NELSON-STREET, CITY.-A very nice and' commodious Eou-e of 8 room*. havine a rrand view of harbour. Price, £SSO (9791 NEWMARKET-Valuable Building Allotment ■ good corner, near Newmarket Hotel. NEWTON ROAD - Grand investmoni - S Houses, 5 rooms each (leasehold) ■ let at good rentals ; £410 for lot. (1235) NORTH SHORE, Calliope Dock Estate - Splendid large section; grand view of Auckland harbour. (1351) NORTH SHORE-First-class Marine Residenca of 6 rooms, sea frontage; two minutes from wharf. £750. (1318) NORFOLK-3TREET-A first-class Cottage of 4 rooms, quite now; plenty of room for Jothor rooms; allotment, 33 x 100. Price, £400j terms, one-third caßh. ugg NORFOLK-STREET-Several good Building Allotments at from £210s per foot. (115§ ONEHUNG A (Hillsbro')-About 17 aoreg magnU flcent Land; adjoins Pah Estate. Beautiful views. • OKAIHAU, CANADIAN SETTLEMENT-. Price-on* ONEHUNGA-House of 6 rooms, fitted with every convenience; two acres of ground: splendid position. £550. (1192) OAKLAND'S ROAD, MOUNT EDEN-V«r Nice House of 6 rooms; pantry, store and bath-room ; bay window; allotment, 66 x 182. Price, £500, on terms, 1207p PARK ROAD-Good House of 7 roomß, pleas antly situated; splendid view; large altol. ment. Price £650. tUtt) PARNELL.—SeveraI cheap properties. PARNELL (Brighton Road)-Nw Honse t* 8 rooms and workshop, Btove. iweht-• - grate; verandah side and front: allots or 60x340. Price, £500. Can be Wd went'■ ent . terms, PONSONBY-Splenaid Villa Sit* * llflß Well situated, grand view, m Curran-Btw PONBONBY ROAD. — Q(y W81) olose to tho Franklin r J(i Villa Residence, and water; allotmr -toad; Quite new; gas PONSONBY RO>- -ut66xl<»- Price. fii,s(M. House a roor' -A. near Hepburn-street — only £20(1 -18> &<=., &c. (leasehold). Price, PROSPEC"" 0251) Vill- -1 1 • STREET, PONSONBY - Nice: »*' ■* i r°oma' &c-: large galvanised iron -ove, bath-room, &c, &c; very cheap. (mi) RUSSELTJ-STBEET—Four AJlotments (TO"* 105), £4U each. (1250> RICHMOND ROAD - Two nicoly-flniahed Houses of 6 rooms each, fitted with every convenience. Let well. Price, for the two, £700; or would be sold separately. (1163) RICHMOND ROAD - Handsome Villa of 7 (freehold). £000. (1^33) ROCKY NOOK-Good House of fi rooms and verandah ; allotment 40 x 120; quite now; £460. (123<) RY^m TR *ET~^ cf tjr Veran«ah Villa of 5 rooms, &c.; allotment G6 s 120; a very desirable residence. (1039 STOKES'S POINT-3 grand Building Allot ments, ngnt on the point; superb ■view. £3 per foot, on terms. (1226) STUART-STRKET <°ff Grace.street).-Good Building Allotment for £80. <116 I) SUNNYSIDE ROAD, MOUNT EDEN - ?na^ 8O Ani', O fNe^ VN* s Tooms- &c- &«. Largo Allotment. Price, only £670. (1247) TUAKAU-Improved Farm of 111 acros, good House, and out-buildings; orchard: all ta a a a:brplacef )P£i:i0oT cry COmfortabl° and TAURAROA-80 acros of mixed bush Land for filo- (1178) VlEvm AJ^ UBI JI°UNT EDEN-New Villa Residenco of 5 rooms, and outbuild ings; scoria soil, and good position. Only £320. (IW7) * is.DKW—A First class Residence of 7 rooms, complete wuh every convenience: well laid out grounds about 1 acre : fruit and flower garden. Magnificent view. (gis) j WATPU-Grand Farm of 2CO facrcs-tho very best in the district; prood house and out buildings; to be sold very cheap. (1146) WALLACE-STREET (next Tramway Tormi ! nns).-First-class Villa Site; gram} position; ! splendid view; 80x170. (1172) WAHKWoRTH-Old Kstablished Boarding house Business for sale. First-class oppor ssi?r^ssnsi?jsa!! jr eood paying Mn- WOI.F-STREET, off Hepburn-street-Nice villa Residence, 5 rooms, largo workshop, &c, &o. £420, (1242) D. F. EVANS, HOUSE, LAND, AND ESTATE AGENTi AUCTIONEER, &c .-, r "■ JuANQ MARI—QPBBN-BTBKKT.' NBifr BiWfJ^——^