THE RECENT PUBLIC DEBATE.

We have on hand a mass of correspondence relating to the late discussion on the ques tion—"ls tho Mosaic Account of Creation at Variance with Science?" In order to dispose of this, we summarise some letters and givo place to others; and as the matter lias now received the full share of our space, wo must decline all future correspondence on tho subject. " One who has parted from Science, but not from his Bibl«," writes a strong letter criticising Mr Buchanan for undertaking "to prove the Mosaic account in accord with Science, which every day puts on a new face, whose professors are giving each other the lie all round everywhere." The writer con cludes :—" Christians have more to fear from hidden enemies and injudicious friends, such as Mr John Buchanan, than from a blatant debater who would spend a quarter of an hour quibbling over the statement that the earth was without form and void." Mr Robert Martin denounces the dictum of Rev. Joseph Cook, endorsed by Mr Buchanan, that " Darwin was a person of small intellect," and quotes largely and cites facts to disprove tho as sertion. " A Secularist " hopes the clergy will not take refuge in their pulpits, but will meet Freethinkers on the public platform, where "a fair field and no favour" can be obtained for both sides. The other letters are as follow : — Mr Solby'a Powers.—Froethought and Immorality. Sir, —Noticing that Mr Isaac Selby, the Freethought lecturer, intends to issue challenges to Christian ministers in Auck land to discuss with him the problem, "Is tho Mosaic Account of the Creation at Vari anco witli Science ." it is proper to state, for public information, that this champion of infidelity, under tho sophistical guise of Rationalism, has been lately ignominiously vanquished in a discussion on his favourite theme by tho Rev. Mr Evans, Baptist minister, Newcastle, New South Wales. So pleased have been the Christian public in Newcastlo and other parts of New South Wales with tho victory thus achieved by Mr Evans over tho would-be Goliath—not of Free, but of Loosethought-in tho interests of truth, that they have resolved to present the rev. gentleman with a testimonial. The Sydney " Wit ness" of the 2nd inst. strongly urges the State to take effective steps for the sup pression of all Freethoughtanu Rationalistic lectures and publications, on the ground that such materially tend to promote im morality and crime, as they certainly do ; and that this being so, every Government should manifest due concern to prevent as far as possible tho perpetration of all vices as well as to punish their commission. Some time ago, a man named Jones was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment at Paramatta, near Sydney, for using blasphemous language in a public place. Th 9 English Statute under which this con viction was obtained is as much in force in Kew Zoaland as it is in Australia, and action should be taken in virtue of it when ever the law is violated in that direction amongst us.—l am, &c, Citizen.

Auckland, August 13, 1884.

Mr Selby's Reply to Mr Buchanan.

Sir, —Mr Buchanan evidently is not satis lied with the wuy ho acquitted himself in the recent debute, and has rushed into print with the hope of retrieving hU re putation in a newspaper controversy. He liiids fault with your reporter, abuses " Zainiol " uh an "undeveloped pri«ter's devil," and characterises me aa a "seeker of eil'ect." He says I am "inentully and morally incapable of iligcuwini; the question." Is this tho kind of language that should bo employed Ijy a man who pretends to have taken up I lie cudgels in defenco of religious truth ? 1 could understand a person using such epithets in the heat of an oral cebate, but when, af tor several days have transpired, Mr liuohanan sit.i down and pens such abuse as tlii.-", it shows, to use no harsher expres sion, how bitterly he feels his defeat, it is not necessary for me to fol low him in all his peregrinations. I will confino myself to citing a few instances from his letter -which illustrate the nature of his mind aud morals. He charged me with having knowingly violated the truth when 1 i-aid he had declined to discuss the proposition "Is the evolution hypothesis menu rational than the Mosaic account?" Mr W. U. JJennes and Mr Win, Coopor, who were in the room at the time the pro position was drawn up, are prepared to testify to the accuracy of my statement. If Mr Buchanan was willing to discuss this proposition, then why was another substi tuted by his party ? Your readers can now judyc who has been guilty of the falsehood. Jle saya I repeatedly misrepresented him. Tlii.s is not correct. On the other hand, he misrepresented me, for he said I put forward Professor Jiuxley as an authority in Hebrew, when I only cited a passage to show that lie was perplexed with the dif ferent interpretations of the Mosaic record. Again, ho charges me with having avoided the subject, by denying that creation was v part of it. I did not deny that creation was part of the proposition; I simply said it was not the proposition, and advised him to leave the subject of atoms and ovolution alone, und treat with my objections to the Mosaic record, instead of passing them by with the mere assertion that they were "trilling and frivolous." He pretends to bo horror-struck at what he deems my con fusion over tho subject of atoms, but if he will take the trouble to peruse Ad. Wurtz's work on the atomic thoory he will there find that both tho nature and existence of atoms is discussed under that title. He spoke as familiarly of atoms as if he had examined them under the microscope. Roscoe, in his Manchester lecture, says : " I must not forgot to remind you that these atoms are so small that it is perfectly impossible for jis ever to hope io see them." Therefore, it is obvious that their nature is as much a. subject of theory and spooulation as their existence, I now close this letter, and also my part in this correspondence, by quoting ono more of Mr Buchanan's state ments that exhibits in a marked degree his arrogance and egotism. Hevrites: "As my opinion is as good as anybody else's, permit mo to say that Mr Selby is unfitted to discuss the subject he attempted to deal with." Mr Buchanan is at liberty to thus highly value his own opinion, but if tho Christian public thought as much of it, it is a pity that they did not display their appreciation of him by giving him their countenance and sup port at tho recent debate. I should not have condescended to havo met him in pub lic had ho not been put forward as the rep resentative of the Auckland Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. — I nm, &c, Isaao Selby. August 13, ISS4.

Mr Buchanan's Grievance.

Sir,—Permit me in reply to Mr Geddia's remarks in Tuesday evening's issue to say that my complaint was not of the report in lost Tuesday's paper, but of that in Wednes day's. In looking for a fair report Mr Gcddis will not accuse me of having large expectations. It was the absence of thesalieut points which called my attention. One of these was certainly the definition of science, and its essential support to the argument derived from the nature of atoms. In the Wednesday's paper, at the end of my second speech, occur these words: "Mr Buchanan quoted largely from Dr. Kinns." The force lay not in Dr. lunns's name, but in the argument he offered. But this argument was omitted, viz., that there was over a billion chances to one of Moses being wrong had he written merely upon human information. Surely that was the point. And here let me notice a slight inaccuracy in the report; it was not fifteen orders of living creations which were noticed, but fifteen events in the order of creation, or in the order of their occur rence in nature. It was surely more relevant to the subject that my re mark warning the audience that Mr Selby would not answer the arguments in question should be inserted than that space should be devoted to remarks upon the Christian Evidence Society. Th.at be ing 30, it must have been a more salient point in the debate. While not destitute of some respect for Mr Geddis's opinion with regard to my humble merits or demerits, he will pardon me for being more concerned in the accuracy of the re port. I accept his statement to the effect that he " honestly and conscientiously' at tempted to seize the salient points of tho discussion." Butwhenlrememberthehighly honourable and influential position a re porter occupies, and the responsibility winch is inseparably associated with that important ollico, surely we are warranted in looking f or t h u oxorcise of nothing less than judicial functions in allocating what is right. While one can scarcely helo having sympathies, surely the sacred area alluded to is not the peculiar sphere for their mani festation. I trust Mr Geddis will pardon me for having my own opinion about his success in this instance of seizing and rendering the salient points of the discussion.—l am &c John Buchanan. '

Sir,—As Mr Buchanan has not a word now to say about "the many im portant omissions" of which he oriein a y complained, I take it that the three alleged instances are all that he can

specify. Concerning tho first, I havo only to repeat that tho reproduction either of his own or of Mr Selby'« definition of such trite torms as were used in the debate was quite superfluous in an epitomised report like mine, and that in order to economise space their omission was both wise and legitimate. Tho same necessitous reason would amply account for the omission also of the " warning," to which Mr Buchanan attaches such extravagant importance, even if I had not shown that the report covered it by giving tho accusation that Mr Selby would not stick to the subject. As to the second alleged omission, I again refer a dispassionate public to the fact that Dr. Kinns's argument about the fifteen acts of creation was explicitly mentioned in the report, as well as the work from which tho quotation was made. Had I gone turther, and amplified this reference with all tho pendent reasoning, I should also in fairness have found spaco for the scientific authorities with which Mr Selby completely discredited Dr. Kinns's argument. The whole thing resolves itself into this : Each night's speeches given ver batim would have filled eight or nine Star columns, and the pith of all this talk I had to bring within the compass of a column nay, half a column had I followed instruc tions. It could only be done by rigid compression, and if the operation has wounded Mr Buchanan's vain-glory, it con stituted my duty. Had I acted upon the counsel he now tenders mo, ho should have had the whole column, and his opponent nothing. This would have been "allocating what is right!"—l am, etc.,

Jas. M. Geduis.

ACCUSATIONS AGAINST W. McARTHUR AND CO.

In tho House of Commons on 2Gth Juno last, Mr J. Redmond asked the Under secretary for the Colonies whether the case of the Samoan woman, Manaema, whoso lands In Samoa were seized by Messrs W. McArthur and Co., of Auckland and London, had yet boon fully considered and decided upon by tho Imperial Government, to whom it was sub mitted by Sir G. D. Dcs Vamx, High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, ,in January, 1884 ; whether it was a fact that Messrs W. McArthuf and Co., in realisinga olairn against their agent, Mr Frank Corn wall, entered on and took possession of Samoan lands and plantations which were Btill legally vested in the Samoan people, and sequestered or destroyed the produce of several plantations; whether the Govern ment intended to redress the grievance of Manaoma and the people of Samoa; and whether the Messrs \V. McArthur and Co., of Auckland and London, in question were tho same tirm whose agents in Samoa, according to a despatch of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, then Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated Octobor 18, 1878, had practised cruelties in conducting the labour trade cf the firm, and had bean responsible for outrages upon Polynesian labourers upon their Samoan estates. Mr E. ASHLEY said that most of the al legations of the petition have proved on inquiry to bo inaccurate as far as Cornwall is concerned, and the matter, put shortly, resolved itself into this, Cornwall being a debtor to the firm of McArthur aud Co. to a large amount, and being pressed for some payment, mortgaged his land to them, and when a foreclosure took place turned round and said that the lands did not belong to him at all, but to his native concu bine, named Manaema, and that they were native lands. He stirred up the natives to take this view, and to dispossess by violence the representative of his creditor. The Hi<;h Commissioner, on his visit to Samoa in 1882, imposed a fine for those acts of violence, but without in any way deciding on the title to the lands in question. Messrs McArthur are the firm referred to in the despatch of 1878, and their so-called agent, owner of the estate on which the labourers were employed, was the same Mr Frank Cornwall.

Mr Me Arthur, M.P., followed with a personal explanation on tho subject. With regard to the commercial aspect of the question, he said it was sufficient to say that the case had been three times decided by competent tribunals—first in the Con sular Court, afterwards in the Supreme Court of Fiji, and finally by tha Go vernor and High Commissioner, and in each case decided in favour of W. McArthur and Co. He held sworn depositions that tho charges of harsh treatment of M&naeina were utterly false, and the ill-treatment of other natives was in no way connected with them, as the natives were under the con trol, of Cornwall. Mr McArthur complained that Mr Redmond, instead of endeavouring to ascertain the truth, had followed a prac tice which had recently become too com mon—under the guise of a question, tq bring charges injurious to the reputation of members of this House, and frequently of innocent persons who have not an oppor tunity of defending themselves against im putations either totally untrue or"so highly exaggerated as to be nearly so—a practice which he did not think he used too strong language in describing as a breach of the privileges of this House.

Mr Redmond declined to withdraw any of the charges, and offered to move the adjournment in order to have the subject fully debated.

Piintod, and Published by the Proprietor, IIENitY Brett, of Symonds-street, afrhl» Gonoral Printing Offlco, Wyndham-streat,» the Province of Auckland. New Zealand. , FBIDAY AUQUST 15, 1881

rHK AUCKLAND K-VENIJIG STAK, -FRIDAY-, AUGUST 15 1884



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■iVa Merchants. JOHN BUCHANAN, WHOLESALE GROCER, Tea, Coffee & Spice Merchant CUSTOMS-ST., AUCKLAND. Telegraph Address: I Telephone Exchange, "Kagle," Auckland. I No. 65. The Advertiser desires special attention to his Celebrated Brands of BLENDED INDIA AND CHINA TEAS. Sinco their introduction tho greatly increased demand for them substantially proves their excel lence, and confirms tho high esteem which tlio Public havo justly accorded them. Tho following distinctive brands all bear his Trade Mark on the labels, and are packed in lib and Jib packets, also in 61b, 101b, and 401b tins, viz j— Blended India & China Teas. Household Countess Duchess Princess Empress Brands, Blended Pure Indian Teas. Zemindar Brand. BAKING &. YEAST POWDERS. Tho Advertiser also wishoa to bring befuro tho Public his Baking and Yoaat Powders, which are meeting with gonoral favour, and requests attention to tho following Analytical Kcport : — Laboratory, Hobson-strect, Auckland, Juno 13,1551. —I have sampled tho Baking Powder in tho bulk, prepared by Mr John Buchanan, Merchant, Auckland, and have analysed the same and find the constituents puro and well proportioned. Tho result of my examination proves this article to bo superior to any oltlier imported or colonially propared Unit has been submitted to me, and I can, thorofore, con fidently recommend It to tho public—(Signed) J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst. E vch Tin Bears nis Registered Trade Mark. Sold by Grocers snd Storekeepers Generally. The STOCK of GENERAL GROCERY and Oilmen's Stores comprises a Splondid Assortment, which is constantly being replenished by importations from European, American, and Australian Markots. Catalogues on Application. SPECIAL TEA NOTICE NEW SEASON. ISS4-5. I have Received MY FIRST SHIPMENT of tho NSW SEASON'S CROP, EX S.S. TAMSUI, from Foochow, via Wellington, And shall bo glad to Forward LIQUORING SAMPLES on application. Tho QUALITY of THIS YEAR'S CROP is of Vbrv lficsn Character Compared with tho previous years. To those about to commence business, attention is drawn to the great advantage of being in a position to offor the Colobrated and Popular Brands of Spread Eagle Teas, Baking and Yeast Powders, etc., and to secure other special inducements which I am prepared to offer, JOHN BUCHANAN, WHOLESALE GROCER, Customs-Street, Auckland. JB. BLAIKII, • YiOTOBU-STwnre. IMPORTER OF BUILDERS' * FURNISH INS IRONMONGERY Demo* vbom MiMUTiannuaa Bu tar Bale, U I*w Batw- Oupenteii' Tools Nail*. Looki, HlsiM Kitchen Rwbsm BtgUtcr Grata*. 1b gfeal Tarlrty Marble and nuunelleA SteSa MuUlvleeet L»rgast Stock 1b Anoklud Marble, Electroplate, Curb, ul tthn Ftaftan Salrsnlzed Iron, Sheet Laat, ul Xiao BUM, Cement. And Fluttt BJSPKOTION INVITBD •CIENDERS. •pENDERS. TmENDERS, TjIIREIRONS. TjiIREIRONS NINE CASES OF ABOVE, WELL ASSORTED' AT REDUCED PRICES. T AMPS. T AMPS. T AMPS WITH ANUOAPNIC LORNK LEADER AND AMERICAN BURNERS. NEW STOCK AT REDUCED PRICES. T-\ OWNER'S TTEROSENE. J. & J. D ICKBY 234, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND.



WILLIAM RATTRAY, 178, 180, 182 QUEEN STEEET, AUOKXiAJSTIX CONTINUATION OF THE REMARKABLY LOW S.AJLiIE FEICESI S-AJLIEi FBICESI FOR PROMPT NET CASH, PKTOR to the HALF-YEARLY STOCK-TAKING. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. Special Bargains in Household Linens, Sheetings, etc. COSTUMES sClfegjj^^rf^S^|M3g COSTUMES HANTIES teilf:piiil^^^^^Kf SILKS - iHiifiiriliiffliilis ~ MILLINERY Ah M-l^-L J4|.:~ I j^M sJMIH; JJfeti^JJ P] HOSIERY cjT[_ wTLLi/Uyi RATTRAY. ~i — lililliiKSH c- s DRESSES j^lll^i^^^j^S^H LACES READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. <2T NOTE.—The space occupied by this Stock is required for the oxtonsion of tho Gentlemen's Mercery and Hat Department* It is therefore determined to clear it at .-uiy taeritico, prior to Stock-taking. Ah nono but firefc-claBS garments have ovor been kept in Stock, lhe Public will liavo tho privilege of purchasing the very best possible goods at prices asked olsowhore for tho lowest qualities. All urn invited to inspect the value otlurcd : there can bo but one opinion—lT STANDS UNRIVALLED ! REMEMBER! Tho entire Slock of Men's, Youths', and Boys' READY-MADE CLOTHING must be cleared AT AN\ SACRIFICE, prior to Stock-taking. BAELT CLOSIITQ-I WILLIAM RATTRAY desires to remind his Patrons that his Establishment CLOSES ON SATURDAYS AT SIX O'CLOCK, and respectfully requests them to mako their Saturday purchases before that hour. WILLIAM RATTRAY, 178, 180, 182 QUEEN STREET. IRONMONGERY. I RON IVTONfiIHRY T«» Merchants. j THE F. PRIME'S I -osLY MONS TE R C A SII S*A L E gold medal FOR FOURTEEN DAYS.. PURE BLENDED TTTTTPTTTTTTT Vfl'TT'l'TTT'l"!I'!''!1 i;,t,00 ROLLS PAPERHANiUNCS AT COST PRICE. TT TTT IT No. 1 SCRIM, Il,' YAHD. TT TTT TT LEAD AND OIL AT UKIHJCEI) RATES. TTT RANGES AND COLONIAL OVUNS SACRIFICED. £TT 1 HKMSIIIXU AXD BIULDERS IRONMONGERY AT A TTT MOSELEVS \ND AMERICAN PLANES AND TOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS TTTTTTT THE WHOLE STOCK MUST ISE (.'LEAKED I'EE- M .. PABATOKY TO KNLAUdKMEXT OP SHOP. NeLSON- Mo*« *C° •' F. PRIME, SPECIALITY I IRONMONGER, ; NEWTON. I NEW BISCUIT, dP^^ I fctU IS T I V E R, S A L." g |gtZ&G;to^llft| g g dLLND, 6t|]|« OUR MATCHLESS SOLD BY_ALL GROCERS AT to. PER LB. COFFEE^ PRIME SALT b BUTTEE, «tins, SPECIAL H per lb. At ls' Gr lb' C HEES E NELSON, FROM WAIKATO AND WHUKU FACTORIES. MO/V"FE & OOr j WHOLESALE AND BKTAIL AT TEA MERCHANTS. BLENDERS, HOOKER & MORRISON'S, cn™^ AND GROCEIIS, TEA DEALERS, AND PROVISION MERCHANTS, jgg QUEEN-ST., AUCKLAND. 265 QUEEN-STREET. 265 »-»« ™ i». «iißsiik««Si®», "fffIWWW AQBNT3 EVERYWHERE / /*y/ Latest Improvements. Valuable Appliances. Ten Years J. -_ / / / f- Qnarantee. Patent Automatic Winder. Patent Drop-Rollers. "1 /"I f\ / JT* JT-» /I Arilflßin Patent Loose-Winding- Wheel. Patent Thread Releaser. Wer- I/I I I //*\ /I i* at WI Nl] thelm Machines kept in Repairs for three years FREE OF I/ I I I //j%// ■*—*•* ■» " CHARGE, illustrated Catalogues and Samples ofWorkfrw -*-/ -*- f jr/ • from— ■* I /^f\ / MAPUIMrQ THE WERTHIEM iEWWG KACEIJE ACIMV, / /(/If ABOUNDING "*» J. X>Jl/i* fURIi. 1/V, QUKKK-STBKKT. /f\ / AUCKLAN // J / ra v>-"»%. ~~ c?fi3<FU@%£> /A. y/ jjM^Klra^^^ "T TIFj AUCKLAND STAR" C)/ TP E A C 0 0 X, GAZETTE /. • OPTICIAN. TOR HIE PUBUCATIOK OP ALL M 111 M !)I IA I I I I HAS IN STOCK SPECTACLES AND EYE TjnTTri?<s lIIMM yU/ILI I li GLASSES of every description. JN U 1 I 0 li S ~ AN Acodbate Fit auARANTKHD. m KE i, ATIBS T0 T U S T PURCHASED, COMPOUND MIOROSCOPJSS & TELE- * O 11 000 POUNDS OF SCOPES, BOROUGH COUNCILS, EXTRA CHOICE MONING, PACKLUM, Powerful and Cheap. WOOSUNG, AND PANYONQ Anbroid Barometers, THHRMOMBTKRfI, COUNTY COUNCILS CONGOUS, KLnrao b««. i ßat,» u ». an. HIGHWAY BOARDS &a AT A VERY HEAVY f AUCTION. MB^ectloKlectrioMaohinesandMedioalColla, " ' ~ Characteristio Advantages to my Cußtomers. OPKRA^LASSE| BINOCULAR, FIELD r piME - TABLE OP DEVONPORT Some people are very anxious everybody THKODOLrrESriE^g^CO^PASSKS. AND LAKECOACHES. feiy SPEdAL ANNOUNCEMENTg^YWH «-» V-OHU Wha E , Devonport. at I 0.» S^MCtttS'r nMnopn?dtamnnJ. e N^H^^fTin 1« c 8- old ARt I* SuKr.AYs.-I.uavo Devonport at 10.15 a.m. and "ought a Package of Tea in China, nor cent discount. Nearly 600 in use in Auck- 3 p . m . Leave Lake School-house 11.30 a.m. lma- and 5 p.m. FREDK. WIIITEHEAD, OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, FARE KACU W~A^ONE SHILLING. v TB f A vTrTORtT^R^anJpoTsONBY Shohtland-strket. 1_ No. 95, VICTORIA-STREKT, and PONSUNiSX F.J. QUICK. Proprietor. ROAD AUCKLAND. — />|O TO BATH CTTpqm"? nw nUAWFTtq TJT toROTH'S PUBLIC HOT, COLD. AND HJiHiH UJf DKiWUKS SHOWER BATHS, Victoria - street East. S M .. _ . — , „, . Charge-ONE SHILLING. Open all week daya Very Handsome Chests of Drawerß.ln Rloh from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORN- T L KEAN Mottled Kauri, are now selling at the follo\rinß INGB from 6 till 10 a.m. The Bath-rooms are j. v. njua.u prices for Cash:—The Duke of Edinburgh Chest all private, and supplied with every ccnven- Has for Sale a number of the above, with Taps, of Eight Drawers (the bonnet drawer riphj* i enoe Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, ready for use, price 358, at his Shop, Wellesley- panelled with totara, bird, and rewa rewa) JS6 combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath street East (next door to Crowther's Stablss). 10a; Five Drawer Chests, £A. The above article! rooms (private) for Ladies every day, at all Large Quantities of Spouting, Ridging, and have always given great satisfaction, and b* hours, with female attendance, One Shilling and Down Pipes always in Stock. Verandah Iron oome more beautiful with age. Sixpence. Mease note the address—Victoria carved at the Bhortest notice. Country orders street Kaat, above the Greyhound Hotel, and will always receive his prompt attention. hBM W. NORRIE, next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart WASbers always on band. fop of SBOBTI4KD-BTBW& Auckland. N.8.-Barber to attendance, '



T. & S. MORRTN & CO. (LIMITED), Hardware Merchants, Importers ov ENGLISH AND AMERICAS IRONMONGERY, CEMENT, CORRUGATED IRON, 3HEET, HOOP, PLATE & BAR IRON, SHEET BRASS, SHEET COPPER, COPPER RODS AND BARS, BAR STEEL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Bugsios I Carriages I 'Waggons 1 T. & S. MORRIN & CO. lluvo now on view A LARGE SHIPMENT OF I ;Ktv I BRADFORDR PATENT COMBINED MACHINE FOR WASHING, WRING ING, AND MANGLING. SUMMERSCALE'S IMPROVED COMBINED WASHING AND MANGLING MACHINES. cookingTstovjes and RANGES. Now Landing, ex Ranj,'itikci, an extensive shipment of COOKING STOVES ANT) RANGES. New and Improved Designs. LEAMINGTON RANGES A LARGE SELECTION OF fc HiißßSgSEfe,-aarTSiv:.' J J_ fj * E •. l.::,;■:;:■!':■■-!■ ■:' ■■;.■■ V ps- H ? ALSO, ONE Bft. LEAMINGTON RANGE, WITH Covings ninl Plate Rack, Wrought-lroa lli^li-pres.-iiro Boiler, Inrjro Wrought iron Oven and Roaster, .strong (JrilHiij; Stove(pompletc), with Strong-framed Mot Plato, J'ijic.u, and Tups, MARBLE MANTEL PIECES. Tbo Grandest Sliow of Marblo and Ena melled Slato Mantelpieces in New Zealand. Very elegant defi^ns ; choico colours. Designs quite new, T. & 5. MOREIN & CO. Would draw special attention to these Mantelpieces, being the fir.-t shipment of tho kindovorsoon in Auckland ; and prices very littlo abovo those of good wooden Mantel pieces. TILE-LINED GRATES. Tile Hearths, with Fonders and Fir 6 Irons to match, COAL VASES. COAL VASES. COAL VASES. BRONZE ORNAMENTS. Elegant Bronze Ornaments in great variety. MANGLES. American Table Mangles, English Table Mangles, Two and Throe-Roller Mangles, Wringing Machines, &c, &o. LAUNDRY STOVES. LAUNDRY STOVES. LAUNDRY STOVES. Charcoal Irons, Box Irons and Heaters, Mil Potts's Sad Irons, Nickel-plated, &o. PACIFIC RUBBER PAINT. GENUINE PACIFIC RUBBER PAINT (in all colours) in J, J, and 1 gal. tins. Mixed Ready for Use, GENUINE WHITE LEAD AND ZINO WHITE PAINT. Oils, Colours, Varnishes, Turpentine, Driers, Putty, Paint Brushes, &c, &c, &c. Now landed, n Large Stock of ELECTRIC BELLS AND FITTINGS, Cheap Electric Bells, with simple instruc tions for fixing, T. & S. MORRIN & CO. (LIMITED), QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND. '



Sworn Testimony From one ol the leadina: "Wholesale Houses In Fitt-Btroet. " Mullens-street, Balmaln, " Sydney, August 9,1883 L " To the Publishers Evening Stab. "Dear Sirs,—l feel it inoumbent on my part to inform you of the greaf, benefit I have re ceived from the use of S1» Jacobs Oil. Some three years ago I injured my left leg and knee to that extent I thought I had become a per manent cripple. My knee-nap was twice iti natural size, and my leg was so contracted and shortened that I oould not walk without con siderable pain and inconvenience. During that time I had tried remedies innumerable but without receiving the slightest benefit until I fave St. Jacobs Oil a trial, and, much to my ehght and astonishment, I began to get better. and before the contents of the bottle were hall usod both my leg and knoo assumed «their normal condition, and to-day I am entirely free from pain, and can wulk as well as ever I did in my life. I heartily recommend St. Jacobs Oil to any one suffering from pain, and feel Batißfled it has no equal for tho cure of chronic and contracted limbs.—l remain, dear Sirs, youit faithfully, C. C. Cohen." " United States Consulate, " Sydney, N.S. Wales, August, 14,1883. "I, Charles Kahlo, Consul of the United Stateß of Amerloa at Sydney and its dependen cies, do hereby certify that C. C. Cohen, tha person whose name is subscribed to tho foro- Koincdeclaratioii.pertonallyappearedbeforenn this day and acknowledged that he had Bigned. the said instrument as his free and voluntarj act for the ÜBes and purposes therein set forth.- Given under my hand and seal of this Con sniate, the day and year above written,—CHA& Kahlo, U.S. ('ojisul." ." GOLD MEDALS GOLD MKOALS _~T riT, m m GOLD MEDALS CHR33TCHURCH CALCUTTA AND CHRISTCHURCH CALCUTTA CHKIcSTCHURCB ST. JACOBS OIL. ! ST. JACOBS OIL. ST. JACOBS OIL. ..■;<■. Wholesale Agents for Auckland s M. LEVT & CO. . . ' ... M. LEV 4' & CO, For the Guidance of OOiers. ♦ PAIN VANQUISHED. Glenmoro Road, Paddington, lith January, ISSA. " Gentlemen,—Some fow weeks since I was so severely affected with indigestion as to render my rising each morning a mutter of difficulty and para on account of severe painsin tho bac'.t,! and it had jußt becomo necessary for me to tako , a holiday from my work, for tho periormfln<fi of w.uch I was by no means fit, when a friend montioned to me tho beueiit he derived from tno use of Hamburg Tea. In the hope of getting some relief, I used it myself, the result being that I was myself in three or four days, and havp not suffered since. My friends have idvised mo to write this for the guidance of others, anri you are at liberty to make what use you plouao of this. "Yours, ■ ■* "JOHN KELLY, . " Messrs Elliott Bros., Sydney." y_ HAMBURG TEA. i~ HAMBURG TEA. HAMBURG TEA, jf:\ CURIES DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, BILIOUS' NESS, HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, ■ SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS AND STORB, KEEPERS. PBIOE ONK SHILLING AND THREE ' ' PENCE. Wholesale Depot for Auckland: M. LEVY AND CO., QUEEN-STREET.