GHASTLY DOESN'T DESCRIBE IT.

BIDING A THING WHICH HAPPENED AT MAHLOW-ON-THKrTHAMES. in the AUTUMN OF 1880.

CHAPTER I.

MY HEKOIKE,

'Tour son, your dear son, your Billy, sir, —would you for the world have called him; Judas 1 '—Tristram Shandy. '■ J

Her name was Kate,

She was a delicious girl, and must,, one fancies, have been a delicious baby that so, frith unusual felicitoushess, she; should have been called.

• 'Unusual/I repeat. For.be easily satisfied, as we may, it is no more true of every name, than it is of every pro spect, that it pleases, and, to me, there is in all Shakespeare no assertion more open to discussion than that pub into the lips of—l know not whom, in 'Love's Labour's Lost,' that 'every godfather can give a name.' That is, of course, taking the statement in its widest sense.

There is also a very large, if—pn this subject—remarkably silent section of society to whom a rose, by auy other name, would not smell as sweet. To return to my heroine, however. Did you ever know a Kate that was not delicious—-that did not, in her every! word and act and look (this is of course: the language of passionate address), illustrate tho incalculable valuo of; being given a good name to start with,! a thing the influence of which is every! whit as beneficial as, according to &i well-known .proverb, the influence of the reverse is baneful —which fact was elaborately set forth more than a cen- j tury ago by tho father of Tristram Shandy (see the motto to this chapter), concerning whom I feel not the shadow of a doubt that, had he not shared with hia illustrious son, the same Tristram, an absolute contempt for women, and, consequently, complete indiffer-: once as to names feminine, ho would haYO admired the sweet and simple name of Kate, and ranked it ' pretty high ' with that of Billy, the name of his friend's dear son, and one which, by the curious obliquity of opinion which reigus among men, he with many of his time—if few of ours — admired ?

Now, after that long peroration, you will want to know what my heroine is like. To begin with—no beauty, but pretty —very pretty. Medium height, slight, with blue eyes, darkly fringed, an open forehead —not fringed ! —and soft fine hair (duckety-mud colour, my favourite) coiled lightly on the top of her head, . For the rest—all made to match.

By that I mean that her figure belonged to her head, and her hands! and feet to her figure, in more than the vulgar, literal senso of the word. And that i.3 a thing so uncommon that, on j tho plea oi its' being her salient feature, and relying on youi.l indulgence,l will just say a word about it. Honour to dear old Dame Nature, but her maldistribution, in the matter of hands and feet, is a thing which, to use a French idiom, jumps into the %-es. Else never had we of Britain come to be spoken of as having beauti ful heads, the feet and hands corres ponding to which were given to our neighbours oyer the water; else, if I may descend from the gene ral to the particular — nay, per sonal — else never had a friond of mine had the great aunoyance, which ho tells me he had the other day, of meeting with the figure which belonged to his head attached to that of a rail way porter; analogous cases being, I am assured, far from uncommon. After •having said which, it is with greater

satisfaction even than before that I point out that Kate Chumney (this was her patronymic; lam not responsible for it, and will not pretend I admire it) was allmade fornatch. Notadainty head with a clumsy foot and figure, nor a dainty foot and figure with a cjurnsy head, but the whole girl dainty.

And dressed in pink.

It was an. opinion of Mend«lssohn?s that: young women were charming in white.and that 'girls were charming in pink. It occurs in his lettor..,and I men tion it here as recalled to mind by Kate—-who is charming in pink.

In my own Utopia girls and women should dress alike in white—and I am not sorry to have to chronicle the fact that by reason of tlio' circumstance which suppliod the heading to this story, Miss Kate Chumney, from the day following that of which I am now speaking, to the day of her departure from Marlow, did not again don her charming pink. dross, but a far more charming white one. And, con tenting myself ■at present with this dark allusion to the. first incident which broke the , mono tony of her stay at the little town/I would ask of you, my reader, do you happen to know the latter ? Sights it assuredly has none, beyond a little red: house, one of many little red houses, in which, in time 3 gone by, thore lived & Mr Shelley, there visited by thy Lord Byron, i The, house is overgrown by Virginia creeper, .a bit, of which, , be- sure, Kate Chumney has pressed. - And tit this point I remember that I have as yet not mentioned- that ;maiden's, brother Jack, with whom she is staying at ah I I forget the name,of the inn, but you must know it, if you knowMarlow; It is -close to-the landing-place, with a garden, sloping to the river.. VEair Look-out,' they, would call it in Erance or Germany, and a fair look-out it'has. Let folks from beyond the Channel say what .they will, .a goodly^ land is this same of ours, and not'altogether un lovely, even if-its 'pretty things for a' great part of the year are indeed muffled* up andcoven.d with grey, like the fur niture invniy '• lord's town-house while he' : is in the country.'," ~'..,._,,7,'..,..'...,.•, !

__. T0... Loiidon-bred Kate. the views: •round m lovely, and Father'Thame's

going past a king of rivers. . Her happiness until, the day here under consideration had been complete, but on thin unhappy afternoon there hap-; pened that thing Which indeed I should ■ not have alluded to. so mysteriously,! "but that even in our rich language; (and this, is not 'rote sarcasticul,')j there is not one word, nay, nor one! short series of words, which would convey a truthful idea of j.ta. nature Hence, no doubt, the negative expres-j 3ion in which Miss Ghumnoy's footings concerning it vented themselves when, haying come to the end of the story; '(she 'was telling it to her bfothe^, she'; exclaimed, sinking back on her seat— j ' Now you know all, Jack. Ghastly; doesn't describe it.' CHAPTER 11. .IBABS. From the somewhat startling conclu-i sion to laat chapter and the mournful I ,heading to this, tho reader may have, concluded that Miss Chumney will now appear with her face covered with her hands, and rocking to and fro. If so, he is mistaken, but the mistake, is not unnatural. These are times, _we j arc told, of convulsion—of couvulsion ist preachers, of convulsionist politi cians, of convulsionist painters, poets, nnd pianists, of convulsionist novelists. Then why indeed should we not have I a convulsionist public 1 i No doubt we havo one, and no doubt the reader often enough goes beyond j the writer. Miss Kate Chumney did ; not cover her faco with her hands nor | demean herself in any way tragically. 1 She sat bolt upright on tho sofa, after the exclamation recorded—with her forehead contracted, and the corners iof her mouth drawn down—scowling, aud by no means prettified by the act. The reason of her indignation was ; this: that opposite to her sat the young man Jack, laughing with all his might a laugh which, though suggesting by uo means a poal of bells, flowed forth such a straam of merry sound that how Kate Chumney listening to it could ■keep her countenance —brows con tracted, lips downdrawn—ask not of mo. And she does not. Her faco relaxes; first a smile and then a laugh ; then peals of laughter — ; from hor, from him, from both together. Thou—explain this to me who can—a ; sudden complete cessation of mirth on the part of Jack, accompanied by the | most marked elongation of face; and j he says ponderously — ' ( oh, I-say, Kate, though—hang it— it's no laughing matter. What-was the man likeT Kate tries in vain to sober herself. 'I tell you I never saw his face.' Aud she laughs anew. ' '1 haven't common patience with; you, Kate.' ;"'!,,. The crowing solemnity of Jack, and; his intolerance of his sister's mirth, the direct result of his- own—only just; overcome—is a phenomenon worth : studying. He walks up and down tho: Toom. ' When you havo somewhat con trolled yourself, you will perhaps let me know what part of the man you did see,' .he says at last' with a fine tutorial inflection. ' Only his— his hair-parting, Jack' (with littlo intervening gusts: of laugh ter); then, her'face not-stiffening into parchment-like seriousness after the; manner of his, but undergoing a.change all tho same.) ' You need not be so horrid. As if 1 did not tell you all about it!';

Jack's face only grows mora glum.. ',1 don't believ* any girl ever did the things that you do, Kate.' 'Oh, Jack!'

Now, if he had only had eyes in his head, he might have known what would come of that.

'It's no good crying about it.' He spoke from the window, with face averted, and feeling a brute, one hopes; but hardening himself, 'It's the kind of thing, of all other, which, when one comes to think of it, any fellow would hate his sister to do. If the man's cad, he'll believe to tho bitter end that you did it on purpose; and, whatever he is, it's a thing he'll chuckle over to his dying day.' [There really was a fine vivisectionist lost in this young man Jack, if vivisection be practicable with averted face, for he. did not dare look round at his victim.] ''We must only patch it pp as best we can, and I hope" you'll keep your distance from the creature henceforth, and not let it lead to—to '

'Toa marriage,, perhaps.' -Kate completes the sentence, starting up with flaming eyes. ' You. ate like all brothers* Jack, You. don't care a pin what a sister feels. Till you remem bered that I was your sister you thought tho whole thing a huge joke, and now,you speak to me like that. I look at the man, indeed, or lot him look at me 1 I would not—no, not if he were to go down on his knees, and you too; so there !'

.Such a stream of eloquence! The wonder'is that'-the well-meaning young man is not altogether annihilated. A little' taken aback he, is, but is too stubborn to change ,his tone.

i 'You say he alone was in the dining room, and at our Beat.'

•Yes' (sullenly). •Well, don't mind what! said. I isuppose I'ma beast. All brothers afc, J dare say. I'll hunt tip the' being, and if he's a gentleman he'll leave the place; but he may stay on, and we, must, as it happens.' No answer from Kate. Sho does not even turn her head, and when- Mr Chumney has left the room she still stands gazing into space, with only this difference, jbhat the angry dry eyes: grow moist again, and-she mentally says to herself-^- ■ =

'So disgusting to be young. I'd rather be thought anything than .bold, and to think I could have built up a romance on the thiug, like'a horrid girl In abook, Eu^l.}' ; 'j;

'CHAPTER Hl,;" '/'/,,.-" | V MR -"ONES." " ' | 'Show .me , .to his room, .directly. I H'illo, Jones 1 It really is you, You're* the welcornest.- man iin Marlow that; could be.' 1 <:I believe I am. Don't bVtoo demon strative. I've already been honoured by a rapturous*embrace from the sweet-eat (spinning out the word) little girl in the -world,'. oj , ■ ... . You . How 1 (Mr Chumney evi dently desires to hear another .account of the, matter. His exprsssion is one of complete ignocance and curiosity.)-. - j 'Simply thus, old boy..'', While in; solitary splendour I was taking, a cup; of the non-inebriating ■in the dining-: room of this establishment, lo and be-| hold the door was opened, and in there tip-toed the prettiest little thing] in pink jou can imagine. I saw, her plainly in a mirror. How she did not sco me I still cannot fathom,. but she was only thinking of; her steps. Well, up behind me she comes, lays her two hands across my; eyes, and whispers, < 'Drink, pretty j creature, drink.' • . 'And then-.' • Hang it, man. Can't you rest with that 1 Must I tell you that she then, started by I know not what, tool flight, and I from Elysium was brought back to earth ? Who she is, what she is, and where she is I caunot say ; but be she who, be she what, be she where she may—oh 1 Chumney, Chumney, oh 1 if she might be Mrs J. ' What a complete ass you are, Jones I' A deep salaam from the being ad dressed was' followed by a look ex pressing rather evident surprise.

'You are never given to-blandish ments, my dear boy;, but—l should like to know what the douce bewitches you just now to look and bo so con found-ed-ly disagreeable.' (I am not responsible, I would say in parenthesis, for the somewhat highly oxygenated language used by this young man, though — that I perhaps may also say in parenthesis—l consider that he was uuder strong provocation from the 'other.young man') 'Is the interesting young tiling,' ho con tinues, 'in any way connected with you ? Your sister I Bless me !' start ing to his feet. ' A thousand pardous, Chumney. Who'd have thought it 1 For Heaven's sake, forget my idiotic talk, and make me for ever grateful by introducing us. You wont? Why not?'

' Simply becauso she wouldn't look

at you.' ' Oh, como ! She'll get over that.'

Mr Jones's opinion of himself is evi dently not small, and there is no reason why it should be. He is a handsome young fellow, with brains and heart. Nothing but a mistaken notion as to the merits of humility could have induced him to admit, what he did not honestly believe, that tho little person in pink would persist in dislike of him, because of the somewhat curious, and, to her, unpleasant cir cumstances attending..their first meet ing. ' She'll get OYor that,' ho added, con fidently. ' We'll just laugh tho matter off, and be as jolly as boys and girl can bo. Well, what's up now f

•Thofact ia ' Tom Chumney did not "seem to bo able to continue this sentence.

'Go ahead,' Mr Jones remarkod re signedly, but with a growing flush that augured no good. What in the world's name had come ovor hia friond Chum ney? ? 1 Tho fact is—l was in no end of a bait when she told me about it, and said —well, you know the style of thing —that it was most compromising, and I hoped she'd keep her distance from tho man, whoover he turned out to be. Sort of thing one says to girls, muat say, you know' (tapping of the toe on the part of Mr Jones), 'and she wen,t off into tears and heroics, and declared she wouldn't look; at him, and if you think she won't stick to her word now, you're mistaken.' '-■. ' ;

A stamp, . unmistakeable, from ,M Jones. ■ -. ... i. i

'Have you done?' he then says, 'You have. Well just let me tell you what I think of you in tins matter; or no, I will not, for, after all, it might not mend affairs. Jack Chumney, I am as out of patience with you'as I ever was with mortal man, but fII as). a favour of you, instead of 'fumirig> and if you grant it, I'm your friend, and if you don't, I'll be' (the expression here, used it seems unnecessary to. give) '.if I ever look at you again. Does the child know who the being was that she touched?' 'No.' • Then I'll thank you not to tell her. Just announce to her that, said personage accepted your ex planation, and desired you not to divulge his name. ; Next, allow me to send you this ..evening a card from London, whither I intend betaking my self, to reach you to-morrow, and- to announce my intention of turning up here.' In that way you will definitely oblige me, for, hang it, old chum, I've no fancy for quitting this place, because you happen to have made a bug-bear nf me to your sister.' . v ': K7 '. j''' "'•-..,

'And you want to know my sister.?'; ' Well, perhaps << I do,' laughing frankly. 'She seemed to me a jolly little girl:';;" vx:: .' ' -,; ',' :

With that, and a few words i more, they parted.

(To le'Conciuiied To-morrow.}

Good Resolutions.—At tho commence ment of erery new y*ar hundreds and thousands of our.young m«n-and old as well-form l-eso-, lutions for their guidanco for tho coming year. Many keep them, whilo others break them. To such wo wish to give a word of advice. In order to suotuin your determination of leading a better life In tho future you should use Hop Bitters. , The judicious uso ,df ,llop Bitters strengthens; cleausis, and -purifies the stomach; bowols, blocd, liver, norves, and kidney»,.and is justwhatyou want to build up and Invigorate yoiirsolf.-Orw.&wfl/., U.S.A., Hem. Road Do NOT be satisfikd with Inferior Butter, Try the J.Yoe-ii.g Company's Shell Brand iv half pounds ;,>...•-, ,

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Drapery, Clothing. ,'&s• WANTED KNOWN—That w* have' placed tho'chirg'a of our Mwohestor DewtftmtnWn pf hands ot Mr J. AJ)dr«t«, tor SSy i*M ing^^a similar W^Kgftfj w«U-knoWD -»tablUhm«ht ot .vt. nni»»j, Weitbouru. Qrovt, Loudon. Udlej "quiring. Table ©anaska. Lace CurUrtns,.Blind-Hollands, QullU, Blank.tß, Sli..tln«_,-Tow«U,Towellln|, TolletU Covers, CaUcoes, ,Shlrtlnf», Flannels, eto may depend upon having the abovo line* til lower prices- than would be charted by any other house In Auokland. - TlipmM Short • Great Clearance Sale. Br order ot tbe *xe outors. ■__ : IIfILLrNERY.-Oii and afterTMonday rVI next, April 25, tho MUllnerj" Department nt tho late Thomae Short's Draper?EstAbllsh mont will be under ther supervision .of Mrs Duff, nee Miv Nodder. Morning, Wedding, and .Millinery orders executed moet promptly. ANTED KNOYVN-Thab io Short's Window may be seen, for tula week only, Infants' Pelisses for Is Gd each, worth from 133 fld to 30s, at Thomas Shoj-t's Great Clearance Sal«. By order of tha Executors. XSXANTED KNOWN—That the ssr -IVY vloe3 of Mr Gerrand, for many years engaged with Messrs YV. H. Fenton and Co,, Uavo been soourod tor the Hat aud Mercery Department, and that gentlemen may rely upon thoir wants boiiis supplied at TboniM Snorts' Groat Clearance Sale. By order of the Jixe ou-tore. - ' •; ANTED KNOYVN-Thab Mr Henry Arthur McKean, who hnd charge for many years of tha Clothing Department of Messrs Buckley and Nunn, Melbourne, has now tho management of our Men's, Youths', und Boys' Clothing. We now ha ye the largest stock at the cheapest price in Auckland, aud give the best selection as to variety of stylo and finish procurable. For price list see another column. —Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sale. By order of the Kxecutors. WANTED KNOWN-That Louis Vel vetoens, the wholesale price of which was Is'fld per yard, can now be purchased at Short's for 2s lid retail. Inspection Invited at Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sale. By order ot the Executors. Samples sent by post to any lady requiring. WANTED KNOWN —That Gentle men's Hats of the newest shapes may be procured at one-half their value at Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sale. By order of the Executors. ANTED KNOWN-That our Dress Materials are under the special Charge of Mr A. Linabury, and that we are prepared to offer during our Great Clearance Sale SergcSj Iloljres, Winceys, Cashmeres, Merinos. Camel Cloth 3, 'Nuns' Veiling-, Costume Mixtures. Crape, Jcrsoy Cloths, Ottoman Cords, and In fact every Novelty now procurable, in Dress Materials, at prices that must astonish, but we would specially invite attention to our 4 j-penuy Scarborough Sorges and Costume Mixtures. Samples sent b v parcel post to anyone inquir ing,—Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sale. By order of the -Creditors. . WANTED KNOWN—That on Tuesday next wo shall open Forty Dozens of Gonts', Youths', and Boys' Hats, on which we havo received a large allowance from the shipping company, the f?oods being damaged by fresh water only. Prioe no object. Must be sold at Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sole. By order of the .Executors. ■ E IT KNOWN that, although wo may not be able to always show Kit! Gloves in our window, the public of Auckland may rast assured that Thomae Short's is the Cheapest Houso in town for Ladles', Gents', and Children's Kid. Suede, Silk, Cashmere, and every conceivable variety of Gloves, and that during tho Groat Clearance Sale we are selling ovory description of Gloves at less than whole salo cost. Come and Judge for yourselves. Thomas Short's Great Clearance Sale. Uy order of tho Executors. HOW-ROOM.-Tbe Executors of thelate Thomas Short beg to iutLmute lo the Ladies of Auokland that their Show-room, now under the caro of Miss Bishop and Mrs.Mackenzie, has been greatly enlarged, making it now tbe most capacious and complete room of iis kind in the city. For varieties in style, quantities for selco tlon In Dolmans, Ulsters, Fur Capes, and Vlsctos, their stocks are unequalled, and customers may depend that genuine .Reductions will bo found in every line during the Great Clearance Sale. By order of tbo Executors. RE late Thomas Short, Draper and Silk Morcnr, Auckland.-All Business Com num.cations should be addressed to the Manag ing Kxoeutor, aud will receive bis personal j attention. __. ; ! RE late Thomas Short, Draper nnn Silk Mercer, Auckland.—All Business Com munlcatiuris should bo addressed to tbe Mnnag ,kig Executor, and will receive bis personal attention. (JBAND DISPLAY. j ENGLISH : PARISIAN MILLINERY .'j ■- :- ■■■ : -'AT i ' L E SUEUR'S. J IT ST O P EN E D VARIETY AND STYLE UNHX3UAI.Lfi.D. PRICES UI^PRECEDENTED, Ladles will do well to take advantage of this raro opportunity. ij GET YOUR DRESSES MADE AT THE BON MAItC Hl3 1 JTOR 12s 6d, and ensure tbe bost fit and style < proem-able in the Co_.ON.iKS. 1 AN ENDLESS VARIKTY of the LATEST ; NOVELTIES in Dress Fabrics to select Irom, which lor value cannot be surpassed. ASK FOR THE LOUIS VELVETEEN, Stamped on every half-yard, for Is lljd and 2s lid per yard, greatly under wholesale cost, A Stock of ready-made Costumes from Ua 9d ' and upward. ' PATI'ERNS POST FREE. BOjST marche, QU EEN STREET, AUCKLAND, ■.. ■ Throe doors from Wellesley Street East. ,STOCK % New ©cods In Men's, Youths' and .^ ■^jLbTHiNGi Wats'l'jjifflj HQSIERY! SHIRTS I Respectfully Jnvite'd' \m.___%^_\_nr a* eY*ry Department ; \ M|fflpßS^r contains some f mFgPECIALLY (^tM ;j"Whicli can only be secured fy'-rjlslm I SHOULD SMILE with an Extra pair ofj j Trousors for nothing.—Apply J. 11..Dalton, Tailor. ■ \ . ■■,' . ■■ UITS to Measure from 50?, with an Kxtra I'alt ot Trousers for, i.oihlnK, in 10' hours' nottoo."—J, H, Dalton, Tailor, Victoria- Btr est East, -•



;: p r apeir,Jj»ff ttg' &c ---;PTmSE|_PRO§.PERITT, IJj_OdIES! S'GUTT, on the 7th of April, intimated to the Public tbat',my btuineM hating suffered through ill-health, I should for J Four Weoka hold a Genuine Clearance Sale. My part I carried out by making large reduction* in every department, and have now to thank the public for responding to my adVertisement in so full a manner, also to state that having sold and sent out a much larger quantity of goods than I expected, yet I still have a large stock on hand. Encouraged by the past month, I purpose making FURTHER REDUCTIONS FOR A. FINAL CLEARANCE. I also solicit through this advertisement an offer for my Lease, which is one of the most liberal in Auckland. I FOLLOWING LINES AMONGST THE MANY CHEAP AND GOOD BARGAINS FOR WHICH PLEASE COME EARLY. !Mv make.of Dyes and Black Goods Flowers ... ... 3 for Id 'being well known, it will be Ladies' Underclothing, Infants' Robes, enough to state I have reduced Cloaks, &c„ &c, at Auction Prices. from ... ,„ 13 3|d to Is Oid In Men's and Boy's Clothing I still have My raven or blue black Cashmere a large stock. Men's Suits, 13s 6d, coloured do. from 10|d 18s 6d, 21s 6d, 25s Gd, 30s and 42s Real good Home Spuns ... 6|d Men s Auckland or local-made Moleskin Black Velveteens from ... *, Is Od Trousers ... 4s lid and 6s lid Orewdson's Calicoes ..', rf Sfd Men's Overcoats ... 15s Gd White Sheetings ... -'•• Cfd Asplendid line of Scotch Tweed Is 9d yd. Blankets from .., ... 2s'6d each Men's Shirts ... Is 3d Corsets .~': A r ..-_ .... Is 3d Socks ... ... „.. 3d pair NOTE THE ADDRESS '■JAMES .SP : tJTT;\ LONDON HOUSE, VICTORIA AND NELSON STREETS, AOCKLAND. -i 11 »i ~.-«i «i imi [limn. ■ .mini ,ri j '.; . «* . ; ..-:.,.-.-■ ..... .'-. '-,-,( ; .... - , ' ';'' ';: ', *' A.';:, .'■'' ..,'7',-i .7 '-'''.' ": ': ''• "■' : \/X WINTER GOODS NOW SHOWING. >;&> "" '" " '""* "'•'■ ' •"'• ••"■ " " ' ■ ■ ■ '■ ' ' ■' LADIES Of AUCKLAND AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, ' WB^EQUE YOU BUY 10'SIERY SEE<st J. GILMOUR'S BARGAINS <~ — ,"'r'".-'''"'-''" - ''"'"' T - •■••>'"■-■■■ ■■■ i ■ Ladies Coloured Cashmere of abeautiful quality and ~;,. ..,.; finished for Is 4d.p«r pair, original price 2s 9d. ,; ~.,., '■■•■__ Sqmo Quality,Children'^ .No. 1, 2;& 3, value Is. 9d. ' '■A,--*,: : • J .....i0r-jls. Maids'4,s, &6, value 2s. 6d. Is: 2d. - i .i . . J, G, .wishesyou to see the value ia Gloves of all . ;, , lumls,tqo ; numerous to mention—Swede, Kid, Silk, Cloth, &c., &c; Gent's fuf-liried Kid'; ;' • ' ' bin (j also, bargaipe in. evening coloursiri Kid. Ladies'.' j ■ : Cloth fur-tops, &c, at 6d per pair; also Boys' ':'■■.-,<• , *tr°ng cloth fur-lined, &c, 6d per pair. , , .;...-. { A Large btock of Ladies' and Children's .Felt 'and; ; Straw-Hats at .3&., 4d., (id.,' Is. and ls.lOd. = > . > .' - .i.i ■■_. ...1 ;. muoh leas than half.original price. : ■'•;-,'•■ ..<*■ ."'.."'. I. .".,.,' .'.',' '' .." ':_ -h.^-v;;.., ■ ;.; ,- ..,.-•■. ■,;■:-. J, GIIIOUR DRAPER AM) GLOVER -;; : --\;, : ;; ,^_W^:M^^M ii^^fM^A7:.tf^ . ! ■ '^^TMTK^KB^ASi^ ROAD, -



Capital ;.;" :, ,B>- M Paid-up and Res e rV«-K;';:,'' il-% If $1 —- —. —'^'^.Sta H' , CLAIMSMET WITH^ OIt "'^ I ' ■ ; 'JAMES BtT_4 rE ' W • t he standar^^ i ? OF.NEW ZEAUND. I P FIRE,MAR WE^GU _ J Capital .. ~~ n.^ _l ' . .WithUnllmit^LiabmtjroK,; m ' HEAD OFFICE: PKINCES-S^ D S^ § j ' FIRE and MARIJJFwi UR '.'' *^B r atlovresc current rtuj-^^teuh. 1 FIDELITY of pertondnSitn.d^'^B 3 guaranteed. , ..'^iilwß t Prompt SrtUomwuiMa, »t Office: COLONIAL-aiUTOiT „,' M ( fredehicknutW 1 ■] ; - Man^Aucg|||' Busiiicss~lyotw^H| :gO TTE RICK'S CUT ' j^l' ' PATTERNS': -,'#^«J Of Alt. the Latest London Fasiuos, 1 I , Ladies, Misses, Boys, ax_, LITIi _ || 1 CniLDREy, SM Can te obtained from ' |l|.-,,l KIDD & WILDMAN ' Sho'ilSß WP.OCILVIE .. „■ l-'mt ,J.& W. WILLIAMS r *\-xJgm MUNRO & CO. . „ j _ P JH MISS FISHER „ , .- ParnelM Fashion Sheets and- Journals illftStiatiiiJ«B|: above Patterns may be had from Sf^B' Stationer or Bookseller. • <: - __m ADAM KEIR MURRAY, Iff IMPORTER AND .. PUBLISHES^'H 83, Queen-street, Auckland,-' : .111 milE AUCKLAND CoFf]|^J| COMPANY. -'--H§ KARANGAHAPJC ROAD. M TnE ABOVE COMPANr lf§ Havo taken Premiws it. fp- Dk. Phrchas's Sple.vdid Block op Bra^g^ Karangahapo Road,--. :' J.i H Where they have' opened their Nb.ljßrjkHr and are now prepared tOstt-MyBMSM ments at tiie tollowing.-prices:-, jßr* Tea, small cup, Id, large do, 2d -Buns Id e__H Oottee „ ~ Id, „ 2d ;Scones,JjpH Cocoa „ „ Id, „.. 2d: Tarts,"ld.(* ■-, Lemonade, lid per bottle '-.• B-ffKßlfi'M.. Ginger Beer, l_d „ .'" ter,ld' '^lll Ginger Ale, Kd „ . Bread&B.MM Soda Water, ljd „ ; Harn'M^SM, Hop Beer, I_d .„ :'\ncjie^M«v:Hf Milk, Id per glass Beetdo.','/.,-* M| Pork Pies, 2d . ' W TEA, COFFEE, & COCOA, 2d perpint. IS Open daily from half-past six o.m. until t.jp, ,n| CASH BUYERS FOK4 "JEWiIiUEi ■ PROPERTY. ft- WANTED.-A Six to Tsn AcreMekllß suitable for poultry farm, &c.,withcotagellßß improvements; must not be morellm a couple MB of hours'drive from town. , Kg WANTED FOR CASH.-AiWt'llotta-BfotM £200 to £250, -within five to'ffifc,._i'___t.tej oSttm City Hall. n " \W& WANTED FOR CASIL-C-m.ortr.-k. RwvJH dence and grounds, from fiS) to£8), qilfai-Mi twenty minutes of Post Orflce. „; • ■ ffi „ N.B.—lt is of no use anyone oiT-r'ms.propgllHl at fancy prices. To enact sales prices must ttng ' _.L_H._mTH£a)RD. W$ friO THOSE WHO WANT-MOXEM Sums of £100 to £1000 c»u be had'at'per^B ii FIKST-CLASB ss.cc._UTr. -- ; ;'' j- :7.;--.'"';-;-V_i~:.-HB Sums over £1000 can be had at 7 ptt wot. 01 Hp the best ISECUSIT-Jas. B Apply ■-.'"" AA'AAM mm ' •■ ••■'J.'-H.TvTTHinrOEI.'P TRY my 60s Suits ! Tiny are red m H with an Extra Pair of Ti-oiwißlorW-li* l|J —J. H. Dalton, Tailor. ..■-. .--,;':;,".,''"■*__ BR FI S H 'B &''\',;: -i^ nCpi» WHOLESALE SHIPPING -AXD.ii il FAMILY ',"'""- -A m B U T C H E E S', 'i| .■■ • Established ; ISC4. '' 1;, By Special Appointment to-His -Exceiic-ff ft] li Governor, Sir \V. F,;Jervois':.■.-HisfcxteW m Sir James Ferguson; and H.K.H.,piIRH m of Edinburgh; also,Kosha UiitcMß.tolM H| AUCKLAND, U I Families waited on Jn Town or Sutorta |- POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED » Qp§ M Dealers in Game ; Jm Home-cured Hams andUacon. "i ■ am Corned Reef M Lai^fliafflf! B Imports of Sausage Casings... -,;>.;- Sfe M The Tratlo fcoJF 3 Wt KB.—Calves' Rennets. . ■ K-1 •3®,'Customers Supplied witfi. Ice, p Wa mock ;-. iis&vsM l [Established WI «. 'jiij W SOAP AND CANDLE MWVfmPW. H COX?S CREEK, ADCEL-uMJ. X Manufacturers of the Celebrated« Soap, Disinfectant Powder, Fi»t I^ Mi Blue Mottled, Double Crown,' EcpaomiCjS Household, Carbolic, and olliur. Median* m Toilet Soaps, made fronithe purest oiia^ OJBces-D URHAM-STREET, Al><&« 'N.B. - Cash Purchaiiei-s:^,S!*|? Sheepskins, and Bonce. .';-, ~- -ri »J. by AtroiTTT- '^<&***s^^!<a^';; t »K^;gJt :" HIS iSXCSXMNCT TEE GOVmOKvii|: THAMES CARErAeE : Mi;« FACTORY, YICTORIA-SIRI^P; '■''■ ' '■• AND '' ~..-' .ii '". •-■HIGH-STREET.".';,.-^ -- AUCKLAND Telephone, 303. ..,:', JAiIES MACKIErCoACHBDiit)^ 1 MA_TA6EE.,'"^',;:'>' i Builder of ©Tery description >of-^ J « Vehieies Box*ht'ahd'So!d «?.P«§jj§jS 1 Coadibufiderß'Re.mßitesinj3topK. „- - I Supplied. - 1 Country Orders punctual attendee..•,„., | ".' fi. fiß°o)f' 1 J. BUTCHER.] ; ' (;. '.v. -_pM 1 ~«Trr ANTED R^v 1 ByhavtogthelrGoodimad^t^ SHIRT -AND UNDERGLOTH^ MANUFACTURLM' CO- - 1 .... f __._ • - „ Q$OlM I CARDBOARD BOXISMA^; » | Manager: A LEMAK I •n- At t or'cosf.Jf^': 1 attaci;i. -~TT~m7^ '*" 1 QREOIALTX, In^Mjcialo-je^^ ■ D Ualtous,Tftilor.Vi«wriM« |.