SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening. 5.13. Sunrise—To-morrow morning, C.53. Moon's Age—Last Quarter, 12th, 11.17 a.m,

HIGH WATER.

Aucict.axd — This evening, 9.10; to-morrow mornuiK, 9.5?. Jlanukau Heads.—This afternoon, 0.20; to morrow morning, 0.38. Kanaka Heads. — This afternoon, 1.20; morrow morning, 1.38.

ARRIVALS.

Defiance, bn., from Newcastle Clansman, s.s., from Taurane;a lona, s. s., from Mercury Bay Manapouri, s.s., for Southern ports

DEPARTURES.

Smaragd, bn., for Mercury Bay Waiwera, sch., from Norfolk Island

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, to-morrov

5 p. m. Rotomahana, from Thames, to-morrow, 1.30 p.m. • .Enterprise, from Thames, Thursday, 3 a.m.

Richmond, from South Sea Islands, Aug. 12 Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney, sailed July 20. Mararoa, from Sydney, Tuesday, early Wainui, fr.om Fiji, Wednesday Wiinaka (Onehunga), from the South Thursday Ohau, from the South, August 13 SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED. Crusader, sh., left London on May 27 Waikato, ship, from London Piako, ship, from London .Zealandia, ship, from London Evie^iecd, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 Win. Turner, barque, from Fiji Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Star of the East, from Now York, via Dunedin, sailed June 7 Arab, bq., left New York April 3 (at Dunedin) Dana?, bq., to leave Java April 1G Ricardo, bq., from Java, early C. W. Janes, schr., from Lyttelton Myrtle, bn., left Dunedin August 1 Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise Notero, bq., left Lyttelton, August 2 Darcy Pratt, bn., left Oaniaru, August 1 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hermione, ship, for London, loading Elinor Vernon, seh., for New York, early Manapouri, for Sydney, Tuesday, 5 p.m. Australia, for the South, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Mararoa, for Melbourne, via South, Thurs day, noon i . Wanaka (Onehunga), for the South, Friday, 10 a.m. The barque Thomas A. Goddard arrived at Manilla from Newcastle on June 4th. The barque Glenlora arrived at Talca huano from Freemantle on April 12th. The three-masted schooner Yolande is loading at Dunedin for this port. ' The brigantine Gleaner is loading at Port Chalmers for the Thames. The ship Oamaru was to have sailed from Oamaru for London to-day, with a full cargo of grain, wool, frozen meat, etc. The cutter Tokerau, for Tauranga, and brig Restless, for an Australian port, were loading at Mercury Bay on Saturday last. The brigantine Peerless, after discharging | inward cargo, will proceed to Kaipara to : load timber for Sydney or Melbourne. The steamer Penguin wa3 unable to call iat New Plymouth on Saturday owing to : the heavy sea running. The ship Rangttikei broke bulk this morning. • — The s.s. Iona" arrived from Mercary Bay on Saturday night. Passengers: Dr. Walker, Miss Clarkson, Mr Geddes. • The s.s. Australia left Gisborne for Auck land via intermediate ports, and should arrive here early to-morrow morning. The barque C. P. Dixon, Rhodes master, left Port Chalmers for Auckland on the 2nd ins&.with part of her original cargo from Nevr York. Amongst the passengers per s.s. Mana pouri were Captain Hume (Inspector of | Prisons), and Mr W. L. Rees, from Gis borne on his way to London. Captain Cellem has been appointed .master of. the brigantine Lady Mabel in place of Captain Wright, resigned. : There is some talk of constructing a : graving dock at Hobart, and it is possible that the Government may take it in hand themselves. ; The s.s. Doric arrived at Wellington from • this port early on Sunday morning. She '■ takes her final departure from the colony ifrom Lyttelton, for London, on the 20th jinst. ! The brigantine Darcy Pratt left Oamaru I'fot this port on the Ist inst. with 1,102 : sacks wheat, 15 sacks bran, 6 sacks pollard, 1,964 sacks flour, 10 sacks oatmeal, 5 sacks wheatmeal. The s.s. Stella, which returned from Tiri' tiri on Friday night, is to proceed North early to make her customary round of the iighthouses. The s.s. Clansman arrived from Tauranga on Sunday morning with the following pas sengers :—Miss Mays, Mrs Davis, Mr Blakie, Rev. R. C. Jordan, and 2 steerage. ' The brigantine Smaragd and schooner I Waiwera sailed yesterday ; the former for Mercury Bay, to load for Dunedin, and the latter for Norfolk Island. The barque Notero left Lyttelton for Auckland on the 2nd instant, with 25 sacks peas, 445 sacks barley, 653 sacks wheat, ■ 25 sacks bran, 408 sacks potatoes, 183 sacks ; beans, 1,490 sacks and bags flour,.lo sacks sharps, 300 sacks oats, 2G sacks turnips, 110 sacks oatmeal, 41 cases bacon. The brigantine Defiance arrived from .Newcastle at noon on Sunday. Captain : Bysantson reports having left Newcastle on the 27tli ult., with moderate S. W. winds, •which veered round to southwards, and : continued to the 31st, when moderate and fresh N. W. winds prevailed for 24 hours, after which S. and S.E., and this continued till passing the Three Kings on : the 4th inst. Oft'the North Cape the brigan ; tine was becalmed for 36 hours, when fresh !N.W. winds brought the vessel down the coast as far as the Poor Knights, which ■ were breasted at 4 p.m. on Saturday; thence moderate, light and variable winds to arrival.

THE MANAPOURI.

The s.s. Manapouri, Captain Thos. Logan, left Melbourne on the 26th ult. ; arrived at Hobarb on the 28th; sailed again same day ; arrived at Bluff on the 31st; left ;on the Ist inst. ; called at Dunedin, Lyttel ton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, taking her departure from the latter port on the 7th at 9.30 a.m. ; passed East Cape 'same evening at 3.30, Tiri Tiri on the Bth jat 10 a.m., and berthed at the wharf at 11 . a.ra. Had fine weather throughout the trip. :Passengers:—Mesdames Scott, Pudan and : child, Ellison and family (4), Tole and family (2), and nurse, Misses Coleman, Glanville, Barraud, Captain Hume, Messrs 'Lardelli, Hooper, Henderson, Pudan, ■ vallentine, Ellison, Dodds, Street, Wjright, ;Greenup, Rees, and 18 steerage.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

Vessels loading: At Helensville — Re :sfmia- .k, etcli'; f °r South. At• Makarau— Cabarfeidh, barque,- for" Lyttelton. '.At i*ort Albert—Handa Isle, three - masted BCbooner, for Brisbane. At To Kopuru—

Marmion, schooner, and Annie Wilson, brigantine, for the South. Shipping is still dull.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The s.s. Penguin arrived from Southern ports at 10 a.m. on Sunday with the follow ing passengers: Mrs Ridgerley, Messrs Brown, Sutherland, Ridgerley, Chamber?, Collins, Paclwick, Dyson, Randerson, Thompson, Gabb, Fox, and 7 steerage. The Penguin left again for the South at noon to-day.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Sydney, August 7.—Sailed : Haurofco, for Wellington. London, August 6.—The s.s. Coptic ar rived at Plymouth on Friday evening, with her cargo of frozen meat in good condition. The P. and O. s.s. Bengal, from Melbourne, 4th June, arrived at Plymouth to-day. Capetown, August 6.—The s.s. Arawa left this morning for New Zealand.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office; this day,

Mkssrs Arthur and Buddlk's weekly re port : The week has been marked by an improvement in demand for many things. Most of the sales have been largely attended and brisk competition. On Friday, the greater portion of that entered was cleared out at satisfactory prices, and there is an unsatisl'e 1 demand for all kinds of produce of good quality. There is but little on hand of inferior, of which there has been so much for some time past. A small parcel of first-class Devonshire fresh butter in half-pound pats, readily brought Is Id per lb ; for other lots it was difficult to get 4d, showing plainly that there are buyers of good stuff at paying prices. As a rule, if produce is of good quality, it will bring fair prices. Of course there being so much of inferior always on the market, the price for good is greatly alicoted. Auckland grown apples brought high prices. The quality was really good. Poultry: A marked improvement in the supply, quality, demand and price}. Pigs : But few entered, but little demand. Monday: Sale of Japanese ware, ornaments, fancy goods, pictures, oil paintings, etc., ab Mart. There wus a good attendance, and bidding was brisk. The pricos realised were upon the whole much higher than could have been expected. Tuesday: Sale of a large and valuable library of books. There was a crowded attendance, competition was keen throughout, and the prices obtained were far above those expected. The books were in first-class condition. There were over 250 lots, and many lots contained a larere number of works. A volume of Sir \V. L. Buller's work on New Zealand birds brought L 3 15s. Wednesday: Sale of bananas at Mart; fair prices wero obtained. The sale of household furniture and effects at Mart was well attended, and a fair amount of business was done at satisfactory prices. Thursday : Sale of stock of cabinet makers, at Messrs Henderson and Mclvor's Karangahape Road. There was a fair attendance, but bidding was languid; a fair amount of business was done, at piices greatly in favour of the buyer. A sale of the remaining balance will be held shortly. Friday: Market-day sale. Poultry, produce, fruit, groceries, etc., at mart. A good supply, large at tendance, satisfactory prices, but little held over. Poultry was entered in large number, and all sold well. But few pigs, prices ruled low. Dressed porkers brought 3d to 3id per lb. Fowls, Is Id to 2s Id ; chicks, Is; G. Hamburgs, 2s to 2s 8d; ducks, 2s 3d ; turkeys, 2s 3d to 2s lOd • geese, 2s 9cl to 3s ; pigs, 2s 6d to 10s; dressed porkers, prime, 3d to 3Jd. Pro duce ; Potatoes, old, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; cow potatoes, Is 4d ; new potatoes, $d to j^d per lb ; pumpkins, 2s to 2s 6d ; cabbage, Is to Is lOd per sack ; mangolds, lid per cwt; Onions, to.l£d ; oats, 2s 3d.per bushel; chaff, 2s to 2s 6d per sack ; flour, L9 to Ll2; bran, 4s 6d per sack ; cheese, £d to 3.-td ; hams, 4d to I{d ; bacon, ljd to 6kl; butter, fresh, Te Awamutu, Is Id perlb; butter, keg, l^d to 4d ; apples, Hobart, 6s to 6s 9d ; apples, local, 2^cl to 4£d ; lemons, ,2d to 9d per dozen ; oranges, 3s Cd per case; mixed biscuits, 4cl; sweet lunch, 2id ; ginger nuts, 3£d ; tea, half-chests, 9d to Is 3d per lb,—box, 20s to 21s.

Mit Edward Leydox reports :—The salas during the week have been well attended, especially the sales in Rocky Nook and Ponsonby. There has been considerable business done in produce, and there has been a better demand for furniture than for some time previous. At Tuesday's sale of furniture, the goods sold very well. The following are a few of the prices obtained : —Suite, Ll3 ; chests of drawers, LI 10s to L 3 15s ; duchess pair, L 4 10s; double iron bedsteads, ■LI 10s to L 2 15s; single ditto, 10s to LI ss; spring mattresses, LI 10s to L2; carpet, Is lOd per yard &c. At Wed nesday's sale of drapery and fancy goods, all the lots offered were sold at very fair prices. Thursday, sale at Rocky Nook. The attendance was very large, but the bidding was a little slow. The following are a few of prices :—Carpet, Is 6d per yard; cheffonier, L 2 ss; wardrobe, L 4 10s; chest of drawers, L 4 10s ; small ditto, LI 10s ; bedstead, LI 10s; horsehair chairs, 12s each; couch, LI 15s, &c. Friday, sale of produce, &c: Potatoes, L 3 10s ; onions, Id ; cheese, 3|d ; bacon, 2d to 4Ad; new cure hams, G£ to 8d; bacon, 5J to 7(1; second-class butter, lsd to 2id ; first-class, GJd to G^d ; fowls, Is 3d to Is lOd ;. ducks.is lid to 2s 2cl; tea.lls to 17s 6d per box. There was a large quantity of fur niture sold at prices satisfactory to vendors. Saturday; sale at Richmond Road, PonJ| sonby : Tho bidding was brisk, the goods selling very well. The suite fetched Lll 10s : occasional chairs, LI 15s to LI 18s re spectively ; Dudley suite, L 5 10s; duchess pair, L 7 10s ; overmantels, LI los to L 2 4s ; carpet, square, LI 10s ; dining table, 14s ; round table, 17s (id ; bedstead, LI "10s : cot, LI ; b. w. chairs, 5s Gd and 5s 9d each ; rockers, LI 2s to LI 4s, &c.

The Evening Star WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1887.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in tho distance, And tho good that wo can do.

The Financial Reform League and other amateur retrenchers will find in the abstract of public expenditure pre pared by Mr F. J. Moss, and pub lished in another column, much food for thought. Taking up each branch of expenditure separately, the hand of the pruner is almost paralysed by the difficulty of determining where to cut in. Only a strong Government, pos sessing a detailed knowledge of the administrative system, could tackle the work, for as a rule very little assist" ance towards reduction can be obtained from the Civil Service itself. Many of the departments of the public service moreover are hard-worked and rjoorly

paid. This is notoriously the case with the postal and telegraphic services. The figures in the abstract drawn out by Mr Moss, however, give up, in a brief compass, a clear view of the channels by which the huge public expenditure of is drained away every year ; and a majority of these items will be readily enough ticked off by the economising

auditor as legitimate enough and ap-

J parently not extravagant, There are i$ other amounts, however, which in jjvite by their magnitude a bold

plunge. Among these the expendi ture of ;£87,000 yearly upon sala ries and capitation of Militia ! and Volunteers, and on legislative purposes, are peculiarly ' tempting. The item, Hospitals and | Charitable Aid, £66,000, which is only a contribution towards the vast expen j diture of the Charitable Aid Boards, is

a gloomy reminder of the great cloud, of sickness and destitution which shadows the land. There is no part of the public expenditure that calls for more searching examination than this, and as it is now in the hands of local authorities and presses directly upon local revenues, there is equally the incentive to undertake it and the opportunity to handle if effectually. Possibly Mr Moss in his address which is announced for to-morrow night will give us some of his ex periences as a retrenching mem ber in committee of supply, but after perusing this formidable list we certainly feel impressed with the mag nitude of the work which any Ministry pledging itself to a drastic reduction in the Estimates is taking in hand.

THE ENGLISH LIBERAL SPLIT.

We regret that our cable news to-day contains tokens that the breach be tween the two great sections of the Liberal party is widening rather than closing up. The tone of regret which Mr Bright at first adopted in speak ing of the policy of his old chief is now changing to one of vitu-

peration. Lord Hartington, as the ac ctpted leader of the Liberal Unionists, .also speaks of drawing the lines of party alliance towards the Tory camp rather than attempt a reapproach ment with the Liberals. His remarks, however, imply a feeling of disappoint ment with the proposals of the Govern ment, which, so far as regards Ireland, have been merely a return to the old specific of coercion, so often tried with disastrous results in the past. He is bound,however, to keep up the sem blance of faith in the sincerity of the professions of the Government that LHeir present policy will yet be supple mented by a more humane scheme for ameliorating the woes of Ireland. , It is tolerably certain, however, now that the alliance is so . firmly compacted, that the Salis bury. 6^vernment is secure in the possession' of a good working ma jority for the remainder of the present Parliament, unless some unex pected event occur to break ths frond and give the nation another chance of deciding the great issue which was so summarily remitted to it in the last appeal.

IMPERIAL OFFICERS IN THE COLONIES.

Some important changes with regard to naval and military officers settling in the colonies are to come into operation shortly. The War Office,' the Admiralty, the Colonial Office, and the Treasury have come to an agreement defining the new arrangements, and the Secretary of the Treasury gave the formal sanction of their lordships on Nov. 19th last, but the alteration in the Royal warrant which is said to be necessary is causing the matter to hang fire somewhere. This much may be gathered from a paper presented to the House of Lords recently. The old regulations provided (a) that a naval officer, while employed in the colonies, lost his promotion for the time, but received his half-pay; (b) that a military officer on the active list secured for colonial service, for feited his pay, but received his promotion ; (c) that a naval officer on the retired list (in some cases, at least) received his retired pay; (d) that a military officer on the retired list forfeited his retired pay under certain conditions. These regulations were, as will be seen, full of anomalies. They did not encourage half-pay officers to accept colonial service, and certainly kept those already on the retired list from going to the colonies. Therefore the colonies took the matter in hand, and it is to Sir Charles Tapper and the Governor of Victoria that the services are really in debted for the changes that are to be made. The new arrangement is to the effect that officers both of army and navy will draw no pay from the Imperial Fund during em ployment under a colonial Government, but that such service will count toward pro motion and retirement, and that the re tired pay earned by colonial service while on the active list will be chargeable upon the Imperial Junds. If the officer re tires while in colonial service he may at once draw so much of his retired pay as was earned prior to his joining the colonial forces, and on retiring from the latter the retired pay earned by the colonial service which preceded his retirement from the army or navy may also be drawn. A still more important provision is that an officer who enters the colonial forces after having retired from the army or navy, is now subject to no vexatious and prohibitory restrictions, but can do practically as he likes. Another innovation that has recently been adopted by the War Office,on the invitation of the Colonial Office, is to allot two commissions annually in the Imperial army to the forces in each of the following colonies : —New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, and the Cape of Good Hope. Candidates must hold commissions in the local forces, be between the ages of 19 and 22, and must pass an examination in the colony. Applications are required to be made through the Governor. These con cessions are the outcome of the movement in favour of a closer union between the mother country and her colonies.

STATE-AIDED COLONISATION.

In an' article published a fortnight ago, we sounded a warning note on the subject of a movement which has of late years been gaining ground in Great Britain, the object of which is to foster Anglo-Saxon colonisa tion by means of Government aid. This movement requires to be closely watched in the interests of the colonies, for the lin perial Government have been, and still are, coquetting Avith the projectors of the scheme, and may be induced to grant sub stantial assistance to a movement fraught with tremendous issues of good or evil to these new lands. According to a special cable despatch which we published on Saturday last, the Government have been asked in the House of Commons to say whether they would support the plan for mulated by the State-Aided Colonisation Society. The reply was a guarded one, in which reference wa3 made to novelty and importance of the scheme, and it was stated that careful consideration would be required before arriving at a decision. Still more careful consideration is necessary on the part of colonial Governments before they become parties to any scheme for absorb ing the surplus population of the old country, in the shape of those who are unable to make a living, or whom improvi dence or vice may have made dependent upon public charity. The sole aim of the English Government will be to get rid of people who are troublesome or burdensome, and what colonists have to guard against is a simple transference of the burden to their shoulders. The success of new countries is largely due to the fact that there are no drones in the community, and our " depres sion " would be greatly intensified if we had cargoes of the chronically idle and pauper classes thrown upon our shores. So far as we understand it, the scheme of the State-Aided Colonisation Society is. in itself very satisfactory, and gives pro mise of producing good results. As formu _ated last year, the plan contemplated was the organisation in London of 11 Permanent Colonisation Board, responsible to Her Majesty's Secretary for the Colonies, of which Board the Colonial Agents-General should be ex-officio members. Such colonies as might agree to co-operate were expected to hand over to the Board tracts of land for colonisation purposes, while the Imperial Government vvere to provide the necessary funds by raising a public loan or advancing money a^ interest from the Post Office Savings Bank deposits, or from the unclaimed Chancery balances at interest. The Board was to undertake the placing of emigrants on the colonial lands—said lands to be mortgaged to the Board—and the supporting of the settlers until they got in their first harvest. The '' assisted " colonists were in return to pay a small "acceptance fee "before embarking to repay in annual in stalments the cost of their settlement, with interest, and to agree to work for the Colonisation Board at a fixed rate of wages for three years. The colonies in return for the concession of land would have the appointing of resident superintendents of settlements, and the power of objecting to any particular immigrants. These pro posals were drawn up in response to a re quest by Lord Granville, who in the beginning of 188(J was Secretary of State for the Colonies. They were submitted to the Local Government Board for consider ation, and that department reported ad versely because of the financial responsi bility thrown upon the Imperial Govern ment, making suggestions for the colonies undertaking the paying of portion of the passage money and sharing the duty of supporting the new colonists for a time. From the telegram of Saturday it would seem that, the State-Aided Colonisation Society has modified the scheme to the ex tent of proposing that the capital should be provided by the public on a State guarantee of 3 per cent, interest, and an undertaking to have the principal repaid in 30 years with 4 per cent, interest. That even this is viewed askance by the Imperial Govern ment shows that there is a desire to . have some of the conditions re laxed, but from the colonial point of view there is not much fault to find with the proposals. The addition to our popula tion of a few thousand of industriousandtax paying producers would be a direct benefit; but it is to be questioned whether it would compensate for the loss of large slices of the people's patrimony, the land. For New Zealand, at any rate, it would be preferable that we should not mortgage our lands to any English Society or Board, but should rather accept some responsibility with regard to the immigrants which would increase our direct control over the system.

It is interesting' to know that a colonisa tion scheme, similar in its general outlines

remark i£ LtiT* M»^£ «» men »ho j£ft ?*>££ ""■promising «g*uS»£*fi'«»s matter may introduce a W^ m « X however, more e^*SJ2**s the purse-strings wUI be at a i from the scene of on^H^atd<* caution of the EngS T' **'* the matter is mosttteSpg* thing, however, we must makA PS connection with this SeSe if * land is to be one of the5 a a Neff 2* viz., that proper arraneemenf? OperaK fixing the^/nmigraSTthrff^ makmg them self-supportin* • *

to* -stay of "The Langworthy^ ™ g e,» w th a portrait of Mrs W O T ha S been published in book form SJ v Orders sent to the Co £ will receive immediate attention, a * the book, being forwarded, post W I recexpt of twelve stamps. "T his^ which* one of the most re^g' romances of real life ever published II doubtless meet with an ST '^ many who have rS inseriafc^ ing.tohaveit C om P lete"wSl f» have not read it, or have only: seeTf? Logan Steen and Co.). ThedXK was a niece of the late Dr. Keimed 3 the cause of death was rheumatic J? following her confinement.

The lad James McQuoid, who WM severely burned with phosphorus last tub is dangerously ill, meningitis havmgsuS vened. His removal to the Hospital^ been recommended by his attendant ft Leger Erson. ' '

•Tw,. I? rr! kins last Saturday night uei with their deserts for insulting sonieyoane lames. The latter had occasion to mak» some inquiries at a hotel, and went then with a gentleman. When passing by, cue of the girls was accosted rudely by larrikin No. 1, who got a slap ou his face from her protector. Shortly afterwards, having left the hotel, tlieiea. tleman found himself set upon by larrikin No. 1, assisted by a mate. Regard!^ of all idea of fair play {larrikin life) they set on two at a time, but founds neverthe less, they had caught a tartar, and hiving got badly marked, were glad to beat a retreat.; The Devonport Free Reading-Roomisio be opened on Thursday evening next by a free promenade conversazione, and amosi attractive programme has been prepared, The Committee are thro\ring: their, wholj hearts into the project, and are determined that it shall be a success. Although ijtnj L2O or L3O still require to be raised to com the liabilities of the' Committee they bare decided to make no charge for admission, deeming the popularising of the insfatntioß the first consideration, and they feelconS dent that sufficient voluntary contribution will be forthcoming to enable them to make the announcement, at.the opening that "k whole cost-has been- defrayed. A nninba of residents of Devonport. are lending pic tures, curios, and other attractions for the evening, and any who have not been applied to and are willing to assist in this way are requested to communicate either with Hij Worship the Mayor, the Town Clerk, or any member of the Committee. v A. IX" writes on the gas question! "I shall be glad if 'Coercion'.wouldnaUei prominent place for a petition "to be left for signature,by those who will join in having their gas cut off, if the Company will not make any reduction in their pre sent charge." Mr Lid.dy, the well-known theatrical agent, writes to a gentleman in Auckland that, he expects to arrive here to-mprrw (Tuesday) as agent; of the Maierom Dramatic Company. This combination a one of great power, arid lovers of dra matic art may expect a rare treat ;jm the forthcoming season. luU wto* wili be learned pn Mr Ldddy's anwfl- Captain Hulse is now taking step to re vive the almost defunct' corps connect with the Onehunga Navals,. as Major- General Sir George Whitmore, m repW request for permission to form a se» cadet corps, S tated,ihat he iggj he could not recommend the toJJ of a second corps as the presen l «J rather disorganised. He also a&** making the existing corps more «wc» ful by adding new mem-bers. . TotheEditorVSir.-Aslfindthat* of my Scotch countrymen have: taken« ception to my having referred to the ■■& pS Parliament of W* Bri^-gjj English Parliament," I any of my sensitive countrymen wM w Parliament, and I used the teg * % Parliament" inadvertently, m {o publish my speech in ffQ&** I will take care that the nW * referred to shall be .«TO. fcid reason for stating that _ScoUM not deserted I^land^b^ t3 j question was that .^gLprtrtd << election was that Scotland .ji Home Rule by *hrf also a majority in j Wales of fi.to.l, and in W^^ that was in England, and*S%,^ fc Mr Gladstone, was deseited- * J. AITKEN COKKEU- w^-Jay & ■ A meeting was held on WdJJf^ Eden Baptist Mutoaj Jg" *W* There was .a good attendanq decided to start« l%pelo» W meeting iB to be hdd.intte^g,,, f nesday evening, 10th uutgi_ 0 liminary business, and a" welcome to attend. for8 joto AttheK,M.CourVQtohub« k £ Gordon, Esq., Chauinan,"V^ and Button, J-P'sW^eK to his fathershomfti^ dec iarf quarter of a mdefiwj » yg* property was insurea office for L 242 After d of Constables W^j^J. accused^as fully next sitting of the m,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, .1887.

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"VTALUABLE and handsome block of \ new Shops in tjie City. All let to good tenants. Price £8500; worth £10,000. Cash; balance can remain at CJ per cent.— Apply for further particulars to J. H. Witheford, Short land-strcct. FOR SALE, Sroomed house, to Sell or Lease, at Rocky Nook. Every convenience, splendid situation, large garden, planted and cultivated, outhouses, &c. Splendid Family Residence. A bargain.—Apply J. 11. Withe ford,- Victoria Arcade. FOR SALE, a well-situated Allotment in Upper Queen-street, 66 x 120, with back frontage to 20ft right-of-way to Grey-street.— J. H. Witheford. TO LET, a Gentleman's Residence of seven rooms, in the best part of Princes street, above the Synagogue, and opposite Government House Grounds, overlooking city and harbour.—Apply to J. H. Witheford, Short land-street. WO Allotments, with 66 feet frontage and 100 deep, Jcrvois Road, opposite Shelly lieach ltoad. Price, 47 per foot. ■ J. H. WITHEFORD. O LET, House in Cobden-street; 16 rooms; rent 25s per week.—J. H. Withe ford, Shortland-street. T^ORTHCOTE.— 2 Acres of level Land, JJI all laid down in orchard and strawberries, good brick well, etc., 300 feet frontage to Main Iload, adjoining Public School, price low and terms easy.—J. H. VVithefprd, Shortland Street. LEAMINGTON ROAD, off Valley Roadi Mount Eden.—For Sale, a 5-roomed House • good scullery, sink, cupboards, fittings, otc • allotment 50 x 99. Price, £225.— J. H. Witheford.' WANTED, a Purchaser for a first-class Vertical Steam Engine, nearly new • one of Chandler's Chalf Cutters, and the neeosl* ary riddle for chaff-cutting.—J. H. Wlthoford. fTIO LET; 8-roomed - House-(new), St, X Mary's Road, rent, Us.ttJ, H. Witheford Shortland-street. "wujwro,



n KEAT BARGAINS IN STOCKINETTE JACKETS, ULSTERS, PALETOTS. WILLIAM K. BRIDGMAN Has purchased the balance of a Warehouse Stock of this season's Goods in above lines, at a very HEAVY DISCOUNT, AND WILL SELL TO CLEAR QUICKLY AT ABOUT HALF USUAL PRICE. They are NEW IN STYLE and CHOICE GOODS at VERY LOW PRICES. Also, -will sell Balance of WINTER GOODS In Blankets, Wool Shawls, Skirts, Dress Goods, Fin- Capes, Ladies' and Gents Mackintoshes, Clothing, &c, AT CONSIDERABLE REDUCTIONS, Rather than keep over till next season. MAIDS' AND LADIES' APRONS, Half-price. 288, UPPER QUEEN - STREET. BETTER BUY NEW GOODS at our prlcco thun faulty ones at auction. G A | C X GARLICK & CRANWELL'S C R w E L. >S ... IS THE CHEAP FURNISHING HOUSE. T7IXAMINE our Fifty-five Shilling "Com -IILJ bination" Doublo Iron Bedstead and Wircwove Mattress. EXAMINE oin~Thirfcy-cigli~Shiilin{T " Combination" Single Iron Bedstead and Wirewove Mattress. W"TREWOVE Mattresses for Double Bedsteads, 10s, 30s; cash, discount o per cent. WIREWOVE Mattresses for Single Bedsteads, 22s lid, 30s; cash, discount 5 per cent. "/COMBINATION" Double Iron Bcd \j stead and Upholstered SprinK Mattress, 50s and 70s. " /MOMBINATION" Sinjrle Iron Bed" \j stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 35s and 00s. TSfX'RLICK &~CRANWELL have \JC Reduced Prices to meet the hard times. BRUSSELS anTTTTPE^TRY CARPETS in great Variety at. Reduced Prices. "R6>~p7vlßS of Whit<Tand Ecru Lace 9 POP Curtains just received, and will be sold at half prick; same class of Kooda our last lot were that wo sold at half price. BLANKETS^rdereeffrom Manufacturer before the rise in wool; cheap. I" KON BEDSTEADS ancfßedding of all kinds ready for delivery; cheap. U~TRONG CANE~CHAIRS from 3s 9d. ATENT ROLLER BLIND (complete), 3s 6d. X IN OLEUM, from 23 3d per yard. f\ ILCL OT H from Is square yai d. ARLICK & CRANWELL invite you to inspect their stock before purchasing elsewhere. Furnish your House from GARLICK & CRANWELL, CAniNETMAKEnS, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. HpEAS ! mEAS ! mEAS,! ■ ■ ' ___ R E W' S ■ . .'.'.■■: CELEBRATED BLEND OF CHOICE NEW SEASON'S TTI E ' A 3 , ' <, v ,,,Atlslod.perlb.. Is the Best and Really the Cheapest in the End. ALL GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES. R E W'S, VICTORIA-STREET. JjT O T I C E. The Business heretofore conducted in New Zealand by ARNOLD, BINES, & Co. Will hereafter be carried on under the style of ARNOLD, CHENEY, & Co., KAURI GUM MERCHANTS AND Importers of American Merchandise., All outstanding accounts against and duo to Messrs Arnold, I-lines and Co. will be collected and paid by their successors. F. R. WEBB, Attorney Auckland, N.Z., July 26,18 7. O RANGESI ORANGES! ; EX LOUIE FROM RAROTONGA. 100,000 ORANGES IN PRIME CONDITION* The trade supplied at ship's side or at ourstores. i . ■ HART &, TOBIAS*.... . ■ - ■ . . ' ■ ■- J) KEMPT, SURGEON DENTIST, Has Remo-Vbd to Corner of ELLIOTT AND WELLSSLEY STREETS (Oppositesi the Opera House). Telephone, 378. Box, 210, P.O. T}R. BOND (late* Hesident Surgeon ttdx-^ -v A;aclr.lkDd Hospital), iS.arangahapeßoad,noar corner o£ Upper i j": C^een-street. n.S 011a 8 tAf Pttoßrfl&tSon-At Residence: 8 to 9 * &n J?J«¥W" 7to 8 P'ra« AtE&on's, 200, «ueon.Btr<Mj^ J.\ a.nv 12.30 p.m. Tole^hone 132, a



THE GREAT SENSATION OF THE DAY! NOW READY IN PAMPHLET FORM, THE STORY OF THE Langworthy Marriage, WITH PORTRAIT OF Mils LANGWORTHY. A STRANGE, TRUE STORY OF TO-DAY. SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS : Portrait of Mr E. M. Laxg worthy " A Sweet Girl Graduate" The Luck of London Betrothed " To a Woman engaged in Teaching, Never !" The French Marriage Why not an English Marriage ? The Belgian Marriage A Brief Honeymoon Adding Insult to Brutality Discovered by a Dream ! In the Year of Grace 1884 The Lie in the Affidavit A Struggle for Life After Darkness, Light at Last " The Slow Drag Chain of the Law's Delay" 11 My Lord, wo admit everything" Gagged in Court Mr Danby tells us why Stung to the Quick Langworthy claims the "Alleged Child" £1,200 a Year Alimony-on Paper Alone in London A Struggle with Starvation Hunted Hard In the Service of the Poor Another Stab in the Back The Lords Justice decide against Mr Langworthy Mr Langworthy returns to England On a False Scent A Clever Capturo " Absolutely Denied"—but True The Pitiful Plight of Mrs Langworthy Breach of Promise—Damages £20,000 Mother-in-law at Bay Muzzling the " Times" How it was done " If you fcay anything more about Mrs Langworthy, we'll make it hob for you' Suicide ? " Mad from Life's Mystery" Some Polite Letter-writing Delay, Delay, still more Delay A Guilty Conscience and a Loaded. Revolver The Modern Rack V The Weapons of a Warrior, not the Dagger of tho Assassin" The Bankrupt Millionaire " No, my Lord, I cannot defend it" The Langworthy Clan The Subpcena and the Hunt Party " Spenlow and Jorkins" More Advantages from tho Lie ;.n tbe Affidavit A Natural Query Messrs Bircham's Offer No Compromise A Friend in Need Holding the Pass What is to bo Done ? To the Argentine Conclusion PRICE ONE SHILLING. Ordei'S sent to the Star Office enclosir^g a Postal Order for One Shilling will receive prompt attention. ' ; CHRISTMAS COMPETITION' PRIZES FOR THE BEST VERSE. PRIZES for the BRST FOUR aud EIGHT LINE VERSES suitable for Christmas and' New Year Cards, are offered as follows :— FOR THE BEST FOUR-LINK VERSE,, a Handsome Illustrated Book on tub New Zealand War, value Two Guineas. FOR THE BEST EIGHT-LINE VERSE, a similar prize to the above. CONDITIONS. 1. ThoSoLK Right of publishing: all verset'. sent in will vest in the Proprietor of the Star. 2. Verses intended for Competition must bo delivered on or before the 31st DAY OF AUGUST, addressed " Christmas Competi tion," Star Office. 3. Competitors are not restricted to the num ber of separate verses they may send in. L Verses ehould be signed with Motto or Norn de Plume, tho real name and address to be enclosed in separate sealed envelope, with the Motto outside. 5. The selection of the Prize V^ehres willbp made by the Rev. E. H. Gulliver and MrJ. L. Kelly (the winner of tho Prize Poem, " Queen's Jubilee "). BONA-FIDE OALJG AT LESS THAN ENGLISH COST OP JEWELLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRO-PLATE, AND SILVERWARE. H. ~~K o ™' Having purchased the Bankrupt Stock , of A. Alevt at a heavy discount, now offers the whole of the same at a largo reduction off first cost. Being about to relinquish his Auckland business, and having purchased tie old established business of B. Peterson & Co., Christchurch, ho has determined to in clude in the sale tho whole of his largo and valuable stock at a DISCOUNT OF THIRTY PER. CENT. OFF MARKED PiacfOS. This is a good opportunity for acquir-. ing really good articles and Eugh-class Jewellery, for Wedding and Birthday Gifts, considerably under original cost. H. KOHlf, JEWELLER, QUEUN-STREET. CARDS.—Latest Style at TT the Star Lithographic Works, ShoiHt ,nd-street, Auckland,



£KA GIVEN AWAY! Ov FIRST PRIZE, £30; SECOND PRIZE, £15; THIRD PRIZE, £o. • A. WOOLLAMS & Co.'s GUESSING COMPETITION is OPEN TO ALL. No risk ; no entrance fee. How many Beans arc contained in the glass cylinder on view in our window ? The above valuable money prizes will be awarded for the Three Neahest Guesses. Competition closes on December 31, when the Beans will be counted and the prizes awarded to the successful competitors. Names of presiding Committee are beyond all dispute, and may be had on application. Every 10s spent at our establishment entitles tho purchaser to a puess. Gentlemen who have dealt with us dur ing ISB7, and who havo not recorded their guesses, are respectfully invited to call and do so without delay. OUR HALF-YEARLY CLEARING SALE Has just commenced. 3,00J yards of splendid Winter Tweeds to be sold before Sept. 1. Trousers.. 10s | Suits..3ss. All-wool Tweeds from .. 2s 6d per yard. No reasonable offer refused. Call on A. WOOLLAMS & Co., SYDENHAM HOUSE GREY-STREET. ON AND AFTER WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 10th inst., our Warehouse will be closed daily between 1 and 2 p.m. SARGOOD, SON, & BWEN. ■\r • o t i c c. Our Warehouse and Offices will bo closed between 1 and 2 p.m. on and after WEDNES DAY, the 10th inst. WM. McARTHUR & CO.