CORRESPONDENCE.

Cavalry Horses.

(To the Editor.)

gl^ — Your correspondent " Bushman ' must assuredly Have been bilious, or sufter ino- from the effects of ill-saved Glenlivet, wrien he wrote fcho3© disparaging remarks about our cavalry horses on the twenty fourth. There was nob a weed amongst them, arid the fact that such well-known horsemen as JVlunn, Scarboro, Reach,Evans, and Watbie of Epsom were there, should be sufficient guarantee) that the steeds where on they rode were of the right stamp. "Bushman" must have been actuated by bad and unkindly motives when ho wrote thus. Nevertheless, wo invite him and his bush horses to our nexb annual sports, and promise him that the veriest scrubber in the JDragoona will knock spots out of the pick of his crowd. True it ia that tho Govern ment give us little encouragement, _ and every larrikin can sneer and criticise. There are, however, men in the troop who could hold their own in solid pluck and good horsemanship against any cavalrymen in tho Southern Hemisphere.—Yours, One of Them. -1 ; '

Cure for Typhoid.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—The "Cure for Typhoid" quoted from a recent leb'ter to the London " Times," and re-published in your-journal, demands, in the interests of our community, more than a passing notice. It appears that a-Mr Stephens, of Savernako, whose only claim to a knowledge of medicine consisted in being tha honorary secretary of a village hospital, was affected in Switzerland with ■whab he is pleased to describe as " the acute symptoms of a threatened fever" {whatever that may mean),and was cured in two days by tho application of wet packs under tho advice of a local doctor. His medical attendant further informed him that this mode wns generally adopted in Switzerland in the treatment of typhoid patients, with good results. Thereupon' the -erstwhile patient at once came to the erroneous conclusion that his case (thus so quickly cured) was one of in cipient typhoid, and forthwith writes a jnost extravagant letter to tho "Times'" announcing to tho world that a new treat ment had been discovered for that disea.so, "which was destined to remove all precon ceived ideaa and effect a euro in a few days. This; would-be medical evangel then con cludes his communication with minubodircc tions for the application of packs, etc. Sir, tho letter and its rash deductions can best be described as belonging to the category of. Bunkum. The hydro therapoutie treatment of typhoid, so far from being new, has been known and practised ; for twelve years.poet in Germany, where Nio Meyer and Ziemsen were its earliest advocates. 1 have seen the treat monti adopted for some ten years past in England imd. the States, and 'our Auckland medical men have been fully aware for a long bimo.ofibho advantages of such a pro cedure in typhoid f over, whilst being equally cpgnisapt of the dangers which attend its indiscriminate application. That grave eppsequonoes may follow the unskilful use of this treatment is recognised. 4-lthough it is true that by the appli cation of cold packs wo reduce the tem perature 0f.... the body, yet it is also truo that we increase the production of heat afe tho, same tfme. Such a metu morphpsis is invariably followed by more or lpßs.etfhftustiou, and if there be chest com plications a fatal result might ensue. In short, th» hydrotherapeubic system should never be applied save under tho direction, or better.still supervision, of tho medical abtendanb. That, when properly used, it is a most useful adjunct to the treatment of typhoid and other fevers,none will question. To claim, however, for web packs or cold baths tho power of' curing typhoid fever within from t*sro to ten days is an assertion ab variance with truth, and (in the caso of the " Times" correspondent quoted in your columns) is bub the fanciful delusion of a hair-brained ; enthusiast,—Yours, &c, St. irfSG&R, Iternell.

Early Closing.

(To the Editor.)

Slßj^-No evidence that could be adduced could better support the proposed legisla tive efforts for eurlierclosiug than the state ment of bhe hours of labour of Mr VVhite- Eead'a assistants,' viz., eight to eight, and Saturdays eight, to ten. These hours ef fectually ostracise'a man, first, from his iamily ; second,- from all participation in ■yveek-nighft religious, moral, social, or poli ticarenterprises, as in any case such a man could not attend much before 9 o'clock ; third, from' all means of recreation, and only those who try it know what it means to bo •Working at full speed till 10 p.m. on Satur day nighfc, and what a most unfortunate preparation for Sunday such a Saturday jaighb, is.• I grant that, for young men in 'the strength and vigour ■of early manhood ib is not so hard,; but grocers' assistants.. ara not always young, and after thirty-five to forty such hours become a most intolerable and wearying burden. Such,hours entirely shut a man without tho Eale of social lifejoftimes destroy his health, ill his ambition, and fender him the slave of circumstances. . . , , ■ . -.-■ \

' £ToW, sir, if this was. absolutely" imper ative, I would Say ivork on and bear it, bub ii 18 no brave Spirit that impels a man to bear a burden jbliafc is unnecessary, and the merchant or tradesman that cannot see.that such hours are contrary to his best interests eahri,bfc s6W.far. ;"An'd further, that such hours are quite uncalled for by the public weal, (1) because the public, 'having a certain spending'rTpower,- "that power.:will still bo used though tlie hoursarelimited ; (2) be cause a man who*'woi'lcm eight hours will wqrkb'etfcer and fresher than one wTio works twelve; (S) that in'all instanced late working Hours act,', injuriously on the early working hours of thp next day; (4) that late ■working; hours' , are damaging to the health and spirits qf all so employed, amd consequently .such four causes operate in less wont, aud ,worst) performed in the aggregate. --. ~•. ; •• . As refards the plea of'a man doing as he likes with-, his ow,n :time and tho time of others, let Mr Wi>.try it : on with any of the labouring class,: and-he will have his answer: quickly. In his mind, it appears right that, j, because a manias the misfortune of being: better educated^pr_nipre^ energetic than his: slowerbToYherj he should work every even-.; ing three hours after ths slower brother has, passed the shop homewards; and, to im prove matters, ten hours longer on Satur-J ■pay.-ifc-seem's thai,'for a man to be'quicker,1 sharper, and better fitted for business than his neighbour, is to open to him a gate of ,lifelon'g,:ted;QUs labour, to which, had he been a " dullard," ho would have never at tained. <' -■ j ■•■•"•' ■ ■'• ■ • ••■

But, sir, coming from Mr W.s theory to good practice, how'is it that such largb ;Srma ras Glanyille and Ellyetb, Close Bros., R. Neal and Co. and others can do great grades in shorter hours?, I will not be so •Tjnkind aa feb say they aro! better business inexi, bub experience teaches that one of ttfieir men will do more and better work in 10 hours' than Mr W. can in> 12. Again, Qpming.tp our,own. trade,viz., raeat,Henaby Ikon, can do the biggest trade,in the siioi't- hdura.«, Perhaps Tvir ■ W. will say, (i 6hj that is wholesale. -^'Then how about Fisher and Co. ?—a retail shop doing one of the largest trades' ih'fche shortest hours. As a raafcter of facto I have-noticed that nearly "retisry long, hour m&il in. our business for the last 18 years in this city has succumbed either to ilWiealtlv, death or bankruptcy, the short hour men have almost succeeded iv life and trade; Mr

Doonin, of Hobson-sfcreeb, s a short-hour man a successful man, and the only living representative of a large number who cam menced business in Auckland at oi about who object to the bill lay bear down all obstacles and opposition of eve v kind. ' If business men had more feme for thinking, they w.oukl need less working And if an hour of every week at omegas given to the study of their busi nSsTshortfr hours would make and keep n^ny solvent who to-day are not bo. Now Zealand is Buffering more from want of thought than want ot work.-E. wood, Newton. .

Ke Compulsory Closinff.-Ko. 3

(To the Editor.) Sir,-In continuation of my remarks on bhe character of compulsory closing bills, I would say in passing' we have notfby any means used up all oiu- objections to coe - cion, putting respectable tradesmen under the surveillance of police, and making it a criminal offence to sell Is worth a, food after 8 o'clock nb night. Some people may bo brought into the world through crime but it ha°s yet to be shown that it » a crime to try and honestly live Wo JhaU be thankful to Mr 11. French for telling is something that is involved in the FW° of the bill and of the character o the com munity we live in that we do nob know,but he has not dono it yet. Ho may have sur rendered the right of private udjmenb-in such matters, but wo are nob ready for that. We assert again tho hours we keep compel none of our neighbours to alter theirs, seeing some open earlier and closo labor. If anyone wants an idea of spurious liberty I would point to the number of Binnll traders who are ever ready to go into business with mer chants' poodS and make no honest effort to cither earn their living or pay their mer chants' accounts. And I dm equally conn denb that no honest-minded woman, seeing her husband stop at home at nights ami mind his shop, and showing her that thereby substantial advantages accrue to her and her children, will complain the way Mr R. French represents, bir Oeorge Grey wisely remarked that If -It would be good at all ib would be good for tho whole colony, and that is tho only fan way to test its merits, and I doubt the soundness of the permissive principle when applied to this question. It arose from the fact that the liquor trade was too gigantic an ovil to tight as a whole, and the only way to defeat it was to bo able by law to expel it bit by bib. Now ib has to be shown that the Legislature will allow tho application of the permissive principle for tho suppression of individual liberty where no such evil

exists. Personally, I care little whether the movement has a majority or no, and if car ried into law it will nob be any tho less a gross injustice on many small tradesmen. I remember this subject cropping up nearly 34 years ago, and havo no hesitation in say ing that the miserable uetty jealousy exist ing in the mind of my then waster was the only real ground for supposing he sutiered from his neighbour being o[>e» a little longer than himself-there being little or nothing in common in their several busi ness connections.

Mr John Mark, of Manchester, lately re turned from tho State?, having visited their principal towns, writes :—" Ln that great country of the future, people depend upon their own industry and exertion, and are credited with being able to take care of themselves. Every man seems to be ut ii-benty to push on with his business arid to work with his head or his hands, just as he likes, without being worried by legis lative interference or hindrance. City rail way trains and tram cars run all night,, and some shops and restaurants are open always day and night for thoso who want them ; but that does not prevent other poople from going home and to bed whenever they please, &c." Whilo in our own old country of boasted freedom the employed are always looking to Parliament and philanthropists lor something to better their condition. It is well-known, sir, that some towns aro for and some against the bill, and it is not difficult to explain why an old town like Edinburgh says, "for it." How so? Well, it is an old town—old settled tradespeople, mostly comfortably off, with a minority of little tradesmen, and also a minority of semi-wholesale traders to supply them. Ilenco, a majority in his favour ; but Man chester, a larger town, dead against it, I believe from just the opposite truth. And to show how partially tho Early Closing Association of Lortdon even represent the true feeling of the trading community, may bo gathered from the fact that on Tues day, prior to March 20th, in the House of Commons, Mr Cremer presented a petition from IS, 141 small tradesmen of the metro polis, praying the House not to pass tho bill, &c., as it would crush out thousands of them,- and put largo classes to great in convenience. It was also pointed out that while the credited adherents to the measure were 27,000 drawn from the United King dom, or 770 per million, the opposition Association had 20,000 (in a fortnight), collected in London alone, or 5,000 per million, and the following resolution was carried on the Wednesday at tho Hackney Radical Club :—" That the bill would entail an interference 'with the freedom to buy and Bell, and would create a new artificial crime not recognised by the popular conscience." At a Birmingham Grocers' x\ssociation quarterly meeting, the following informa tion was elicited re tho bill : "Although the bill provided that all shops should be closed at 8 p. m. it did not requiro the shop keeper to dismisses assistants at that hour, and if required to put up orders could be detained for that purpose." Could any thing be more fcyraiuiicul,,unjust), and selfish at the same time ? I believe, sir, tho bill is shelved for this season, and I would add, in concluding this paper, if such a bill isnot just for a whole count'-y it is* nob just for a part, and if tested in New Zealand it should bo tried for tho whole or not at all. In my next I purpose dealing with ramo other phases of the question. —Yours, etc., If. WIIITEHEAI).

Jubilee Heading Rooms.

(To tho Editor.)

Sir, —Among; the very numerous proposals made regaraing the best permanent form which any local celebration of the Queen's Jubilee can assume, that) decided upon by the people of Devonport must certainly lay claim to be every way the most efficient, beneficial, and lasting, viz., that of a free reading room. Those suburban reading rooms are one of the chief wants of to-day; Civilisation, indeed, seems in complete without them. Give the mental in young; men a chance, as well as the unending mere brute physical. Numer ous groups of male youth in sections ranging from 14 to 24 years of age may nightly be seen thronging the footpaths in a state of utter idleness and ennui. These know not what to do, or where to go. Their homos are often unsuited for spend ing much of their time thorein. Besides which, they heed a' little of fchoir own., class of company, and jb is therefore sought on the streets, and lanes. The grand desideratum is an inno cont, safe, beneficial, and rational place of evening resort; a place where attention, interest, and thought, in over so small a degree, is likely to be engendered. To establish such means is the all-needful thing to Buppiy the present lamentable blank. Ponsonby, Newton, and Parnell, each equally with Devonporb, requirea its night

free reading-room, and that with the leasb possible delay. A special Jubilee contribution of LIOO in each district, also, could easily accomplish the object. Ib needs not to rush into any speculation of borrow ing or mortgage at all, but simply lease a cheap house or shop centrally situated, taking down a partition wall of same, and thus providing ab once a room of euitablo proportions, while in the remaining accom modation the care-taker could reside tree, ill compensation for his services rendered, which need nob exceed four hours daily, \, 6 to 10 p.m., with tt little cleaning, added. One-half of tho above-named sum could be set apart for rent, and the re mainder for furnishing, etc. Future small rent might be volunteered among numerous resident citizens of each said, district. Will the gentlemen residents of Ponsonby take bhe lead on this side of bhe water m this urgent matter, even, if needs be, ib might cost a forego of their usual annual and rather empty " At Homes," for is not life all too short, oven at longest?-Yours, etc., S. Rout.

Lying Cablegrams.

(To the Editor.)

Srit,— Really tho cablegrams from England arc'getting too bad, so that a remedy is a public necessity. One day they wire that Sir William Mc-Arthur, a staunch Liberal and an ardent Oladstonite, is a Conserva tive ; three days afterwards ib is contra dicted. A flagrant case has also just Occurred; all the press in New Zealand stabed that the Irish College at Rome had addressed the Vatican, condemning Glad stone and Parnoll, branding them as traitors ; and the nexb day, or the follow ing, they published another telegram to soy that tho first statement was incorrect bub they do nob say whab tho Irish College at Romo really did. A stop should be pub to this sorb of thing ab onco. Any lawyor will toll you that in England ii° a man fabricates and circulates malicious falsehood's, the law provides a means of uunislitf!g him- Ono is &lmosb. '-empted to think that' either Lord Salisbury, Lord Hartington 0." Hi B. foealcy, of Parnell, had a hand in disseminating these telegrams libelling good me\2 "»d true, because they sup wrb England's greatest living states man, \V. E. Gladstouo.--Yours, etc., A Radical Rerhuiek.

Measurement of Cut Firewood.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —With reference to your report of bhe examination of weights and measures, I should like to make a remark. Whilst Go vernment exercises such care over the milk and bread supply,' thus securing purity in one case and weights in the other, the fire wood merchant Is allowed to give whatever measurement he pleases. I order,say,half a ton of cut wood, and after careful measure ment find 1 have got twelve 'cubic feet. In the first place I have to ascertain tuo average length of said wood, which ranges perhaps between 10 and 1(5 inches, then stack and measure for solid content. I find there are customs in connection with tho firewood trade. lam told confidentially by the man in the yard that for cut wood so much deduction is made in the measurement to pay for the cutting, notwithstanding the fact .that a higher prico is charged per ton. Again, it is said the wood choppor habitu ally cuts short of four feet to eke out wages. As winter time is coming,,you may do worse than let daylight into thisl nefitriou« business in the interests of poor widows who contem plate their few miserable blocks with a cold shudder, bub are powerless to measure up and contend /or adequate measurement. Is there a Government standard for a ton of firewood?— Yours, &■£-, I'aJR *Jlav-

SOUTH FRANKLIN MOUNTED INFANTRY.

A concert in aid of a band fund in connec tion with tho above company was held in the Protestant Hall, Pukckohe, on Tuesday evening last. Tho hall was crowded to excess. The atago was prettily decorated for tho occasion, and the new scarlet uniforms of the corps thickly sprinkled through tho hall gitve the audience a brilliant appearance. Major1 Harris presided, and a lengthy programme was gone through, the vocalists being Miss Hyland, Mrs Slmme, Messrs Tar get, 'Prince, Kcrr, Bilker-, Oovell, Wright, Miss Taylor, and Mr Hooton. Mr J. 11. Wright gave a reading, " How to Propose," which created some amusement, several young men in tho audience having recently been trying their hand in that line. During the interval Major Harris presented the company's belt to Private Joseph Adams, ho being Lho wiuuer at tho lato competition.

A HANDY INVENTION.

Mr J. A. Messenoku, a member of the Devonport Brass Band, has in yon ted what should prbve a great boon to all musicians. It is called the Patent Presto Music Turner. Although not a mechanician, Mr Messenger has exhibited considerable ingenuity in his invention. ' It is made so that it can bo applied to any ordinary music rest at a piano. It can also be attached to a band music stand. The principle is as follows : - A second ledge is fixed below the one on which the music book stands. Between these two ledges are aflixed six mental arms reaching to tho end of the ledge. Here is placed an elbow or joint, to which is attached a small hand. These hands close by means of a SDring on the pages of .music which are. to be used. At the centre of the rest a knob pro trudes, and from this a silk cord passes to a third pedal , on,'.tho piano. When the perforator wishes to turn over, he simply presses the pedal, when, presto ! one arm revolves to the .other side of the rest, and tho sheet of music is turned over. The podal attachment can be equally fixed to a music-stand, and the instrumentalist manipulates the pedal in tho same manner. By moans of springs it is arranged that under no circumstances can more than one sheet be turned over at a time. The patent is now on view at Mr Hoffmann's establishment. It lias been ox amined by many musicians, who all express satisfaction with the invention. Mr Clut sam used the patent presto music turner at the concert in the Choral Hall last Friday. Mr Messenger has had his invontion pro tected for the Australian colonies, and pro ceeds to Sydney to-morrow to make arrangements for the working of his patent. The whole affair should not cost more than half-a-guinea, while its utility is very apparent. There is, how ever, one objection, probably not considered by the inventor, which is that one-half tho pleasure of piano performances will bo taken away if Adolphus has no excuse to stand near Angelina for tho purpose of turning over,the music.

Remember This.

If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely aid Nature in making you well when all else fails. If you aro costive or dyspeptic, or tu-e suu'er inK from any other of the numorous diseases of the stomach or bowols, it is your own fault if you remain ill, for Hop Bitters is a sovereign remedy in all such complaints, it If you aro norvous uso Hop Bittci'i If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skiri, bad breath, pains and achos, and feol miserable generally. Hop Bittera will give you fair sldn, rich blood, and sweetest breath and health. That poor, bedriddon, invalid, wife, sister, mother, or daughter can be triado the picture of health, by' American Cb.'s Hop Bitte.rs, cost ing; but a tnflb. Will yon let them Buflo'r 1 In short, they cure all diseases of tho stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, kidneys, Bright's disease. £500 will be paid for a caso thoy will not euro or help. Druggists and cnomists keep

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And a large variety of every kind of Boots and Shoes at greatly Reduced Price 3, at YV. WATT S\ HOBSON-STREET, Corner of PITT-STREET, Auckland. TTUBILEE ILLUMINATIONS pP madk uy F. F 0 X S T E R, (liate Branston and Forster), Albkbt-stbkbt, and Mills Lane, Telephone 1!8. COPPERSMITH, PLUMBER, BRASS ITO UNDER, GASFITTER, AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEER. Etimates Given for all Branches of the Trado. Steam aud Vaccuuin Gauges Tested and Adjusted. BRASS CAST DAILY AT LOWEST RATES. No Charge Made for Use of Patterns on hand. F. F. being personally a Practical Tradesman can Guarantee Good Workmanship. ON SALE, lIARRICOT BEANS BLUE BOILING PEAS VICTORIAN ONIONS OAMARU POTATOES ADAM LAYBOURN AND CO., Durham-street. /GROUND L 1 II £ GROUND LIME • FOR SALE : SOUTHGATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME, In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floor, Cellars, &c, (nest to stone llagßingiaun rivalled for durability and haril-.settinjj qualities). For tanks and other wet work it is a lirat-class material. B. KEA NE, ~~S~O~L E AGENT1 CUSTOMS-STREET. -WT O W 0 T F N. RUSSELL'S COFFEE PALACE AND LUNCHEON ROOMS, NEXT BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, Opposite Aiekin, the Chemist. Best Car of Coffee - - 2d Best Cup ok Tea - - - - 3d BestCupof Cocoa - - - 3d COLD LUNCHEONS MODERATE PRICES, TO SUIT THE TIMES. CT PELHAM, Ladder, ■';Stpp, and o Barrow Maker, Carpenter, Joiner, and Shop and Oittce Filter, Albert-street, near the Firobcll. Every description of Ladders, Steps, Barrows. Clothes Boxes, Travelling Chests, and Clothes Horses, in Stock. Baltic Pino Poles, from 22 to 55 feet long, suit able for Boat Spars ana Flag Poles, on sale. N.B.— Ladders, Steps. Burrows, Screw Jacks, aijd Floor Cramps on Hire. COALS, COKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE WOOD. Best Rata, Titrec, and Puriri FLrcvood ; also, flrst-elass Taupiri, Newcastle, and liamo Coal, at Lowest Price for Cash. Furniture carefully Romovcd, and Goods delivered to all parts of the city and suburbs, at Lowest Rates,-rNote the Address : C. PIPER, opposite the Pousonbj" Keservoir, and corner of Newton and ICaranjra hape Roads. GET one of my 40s Overcoats. They are very taking with the fair sex.—J. H. Pulton, Tailor, Victoria-street East. PA PER HANG INGS. W. PHILLIPPS "& SON HAVE RECEIVED, EX LATE ARRIVALS, 185—PACKAGES—1S5 CONTAINING 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPER-HANGINGS, CONSISTING OF NEW PATTERNS For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall and Staircase, suitable for the Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, • AND BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN i • PAPERHANGINGS. 91G —PACKAGES—9I6 SCRIMS AND HESSIANS PLATE AND SHEET GLASS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, TURPS, VARNISHES AND ALL TRADE SUNDRIES. ' W. PHILLIPPS & SON, U5 AND 97. QUKEN-STKEET, T. 0.8., 234] [lllti 11-STREET J^ R T H U R A S V, MANUFACTURERS' AGENT AND WHOLESALE GLASS MERCHANT. ORDERS INDENTED. GOODS IMPORTED DIRECT. QUALITY GUAKANTKED. FOR SALE, Plain Enamelled, and Coloured Window Glass. Wire Nails Portland Cement Royal Remy Starch llavanna and Manilla Cigars Claret and Brandies OR CHEAP GROCERIES go to T. H. Matthews, People's Co-operative Store, Patterson-street, Freeman's Bay*—2lb Butter in Jar, Sd; New Season Jams, assorted, ocl Tin; Peacocks, as iddoz; Large Vinecar, 0d; Corn flour, 5d lb; 1001b Bags Four, 10s; 2ilb Bags, 3s; 81b Bags, Is; New Currants, fid; New Raisins, 6d; Kice, dibs Is; Mataruata Cherse, id by the choese; Oamaru Potatoes, 4s ; Local, 2s 9d cwt or 5a sack: Sperm Candles, 21bs 9sd or 41 by box : Star Mullet, 2 lin« lid ; Tomato Sauce, 6d bottle ; Wax Vestas, 5d doz; Good Tea, Is 6d; Washing Soda, Id per lb ; Whitening. Id ; Car bonate Soda, 3d a lb ; Best Was: Candles, 9Jd ; Lemon Poel, Is per lb ; Nestlo's Milk, 7id ; Fitjs, 8d box: Golden Syrup, 7cl; Canterbury Honey, ad a lb; Cocktail Salmon, 9id : Tobacco as Signoj, As 3d, Gem of the Sea, *se, Oueida 5s a lb. The abovo prices referred to are for cash. Prime dairies of butler aud eggs always to hand, at lowest prices. Orders promptly at tended to, and delivered to any part of city or suburbs, at shot-tost notice. Give ns a trial. TTNVIGORATE the system with Wolfe's JL Soiinapps if you would avoid bilious attacks. Flk bread, milk bread. TILLS FARM-HOUSE MILK AND HOME-MADE BREAD Can now be obtained at ■ i THE BURLINGTON RESTAURANT, VICTORIA ARCADE, AndathisShop, Eden Terrace, or at tho Bakery Udy's Farm, Mount Eden; also, at ' ■ Cucksoy's Stove, Mount Eden, Orders by post promptly attended to.



Business Korices- In ish c r & co., » WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND FAMILY B UTC HE R S , Established 1364. Br Special Appointment to His Excellency the Governor, Sir W. F. Jervois : His Excellency Sir James Ferguson ; and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh; also, Ko3ha Butchers to the JBQUEEN-STKEET, AUCKLAND, N.Z, Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in Game Home-cured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Large Quantity. Imports of Sausage Casings^ K.B.—Calves' Rennets. 53t Customers Supplied with Ice. J. BUTCHER.] [J- GROOM. -ITE7" ANTED KNOWN. EVERYONE TO PATRONISE LOCAL ' INDUSTRY By having their Goods made at the SHIRT AND UNDERCLOTHING MANUFACTURING CO. CARDBOARD BOXES MADE TO ORDER. Manager: A LEMAN. HALL OF COMMERCE, GREAT NORTH ROAD. HACKS. SACKS. SACKS. We are Buyers of Good Second-hand Grain SaCk STONE BROS. J. J. S WIN NEKTON, WOOD TURNER,. Wyndham-sireet. Established 18M. A reduction of 25 per cent, on all common work. Billiard Balls Exchanged. Special care given to Re-turning and Staining. Pool Pins, Marbles, and Chalk Pockets, always on hand. O~~~T O B A T H to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT. COLD, AND SHOWER BATHS, Victokia-stkeet East. Charge—UNE SHILLING. Open all week days from (i a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORNINGS from 6 till 10 a.m. The bath room are all private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Se.ect Bath-rooms (private) for ladles every day, at all hours, with female attendance, one Shilling and Sixpence. Please note the Address—Victoria street East, above the Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N.B.—Barber in attendance. [A CAKD.] "¥XT E. T H O M A S (Twenty-four years with H. M. Customs), CUSTOMS, SHIPPING, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, BROKER, ACCOUNTANT, and PUBLIC AUDITOR. Offices: Firth's Buildings, 75, Queen-street, Auckland. MO N• U M. E NT S IN ITALIAN AND VERMONT MARBLES, AND ABERDEEN GKANITE. HEAD STONES IN MARBLE AND STONE. Iron Tomb Railings at Moderate Prices. Prices and Designs sent post-free. Country orders carefully packed. TAIT BROTHERS, Monumental Works, Corner of Rutland and Lome streets (near Queen-street Juuction), Auckland. TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS. PRESENTS FOR HOME. Very beautiful Inlaid Table-tops, Cabinets, Faxcy Boxe3, etc.. all made from the pick of N.Z. rich Native Timbers. Other Collections carefully packed and shipped for Home. W. NORRIE, Cabinet/worker, Tn New Zealand Timbers only, TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET. , W A KNOCK BROTHERS, [Established 18(52] SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, COX'S CREEK, AUCKLAND. Manufacturers of the Celebrated Extract of Soap, Disinfectant Powder, First Prize, Yellow Blue Mottled, Double Crown, Economic, and Household, Carbolic, and other Medicinal and Toilet Soaps, made from the purest of Tallows, Offices—DUßHAM-STREET, Auckland. N.B. — Cash Purchasers of Tallow, Wool, Sheepskins, and Bones. Conveyances. ~VU' ELLS BROS. CONVEYANCES ON HIRE. Office: Victoria Wharf. General Carters, Receiving and Forwarding ■ . Agents. . Waggon for Furhi'ure Removal. Coal, Coke, and Firewood Dealers, General Carters, &c. Telephone : Devonport Bureau. TIME I;AB L E DAVIES BROS.' 'BUSSES DEVONPORT TO TAKAPUNA, HURST MERE, LAKE BEACH, AND SCHOOLHOUSE, Telephone: DEVONrroIiT Bureau. Lkaves Victoria Wharf, Dkvonport.— 8.20 a.m., 10.20 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. Sundays— 10 a.m., 2.25 p.ni. Fares, Is. Leaves Takapuna. — 9.5 a.iv., 11.15 a.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. , Sundays—ll a.m. Special Trips can be arranged at Post O£3ce, Devon port. Ladies' and Gent's SADDLE HORSi^^UGGIES, BREAKS, and conveyances of every description at shortest notice. Expresses meet every boat to receive and for ward luggage of all descriptions. PA TER SO N AN D CO., GItAIN MERCHANTS. LIVERY AND BAIT' STABLES. Omnibuses, Brakes, Cabs, and Saddle Horses for Hire at lowest rates. Special arrangements made with Evening and Picuic Parties. Stores and Stables:— Lome-street, Mt. Roskill, and Avondale, Auckland, N.Z. T> A T E RSON'S 'B USES B ' START ITroin Victoria-street to Mount Roskill—B, 845 9.45 (via Stoueyhurst), 10.30,11.15 (via Stoney huvst), 12, 1 (via Stoneylmrst), 1.45, 2.30 (via Stoneyhurst), 3.15, 4, 4.30 (via Stoneyhurst) 5 (via Stoneyhurst), 5.15, 5.30 (via Stoneyhurst, 5.15 (via Stoneyhurst), 6.5, 7 (via Stoneyhurst) 8.30, g lO (via Stonoyhurst). Saturday-12.30, From' JVioun't Roskill—7 (via Stoneyhurst), 7.20, 8 (via Stoneyhurst), 8.25,8.45 (via Stoneyhurst) 9.30, 10.30 "(via Stoneyhurst), 11.15, 12.15 (via Stoneyhurst), 1, 1.45 (via Stoneyhurst), 2.30, 3.15 (viaStoneyhurst), 4,4.45 (viaStonoylmrat), 5.30 (via Stonoyhurst), 6.15, 7,9.15. Saturday— 1.15,2,6.30,8.46. ~...,:.' J From Queen-street (opposite Wyndham-street) to Mount Eden—B, 5.30, 9, 9.30, 10.15, 11, 11.30, 12.30, 1.15 (omitted on Saturday), 2, 2.45, 3.45, 4.15,4.30,5,5.7 (omitted oh Saturday), 5.30, 6.5 ,9, 10. Saturday—l, 1.30, 7, 8.15, "9, 10, after opera. From Mount Eden—7.3o, S, 8.30, 5.45, 9,9.30,10.15, 11, 11.30, 12.15, 1.15, 2, 2.15, 3.30, 4, 4.15, 5, 5.30 5.45, 7, 9.30. Saturddiy-B, 8, 9, 9.30. From Union Bank to Mount Albert and Avon dale— 9.15,10.15, 12.15, 2 (omitted on Saturday), 3 (omitted on Saturday), 4.15 (omitted on Saturday), 5.15, 6.15 (omitted on Saturday), S (Mount Albert only), 10.15 (omitted on Satur day). Saturday—l.ls, 2.30, 3.45. 9, 10.11. From Avondale and Mount Albert—7,B, 9,10.15, 11.30, 1.30, 3, 4, 5.30, 9 (Mount Albert only). Saturdav-2.30, 5, 6.30. From National Bank to New Lynn—lo.3o (from Avondale only), 1.30, 5.30. Saturday-10.30. Sundays, weather permitting—lo.4s, 6. From Now Lynn — 8.15, 12.15 (from Avondale only), 3.15 (omitted on Saturday). Saturday— 6.30. Sundays, weather permitting—-9 a.m., 4.30. Spooial 'Buses put on should sufflotenfcinduoe montotter. . .■■, : • ~



IVTONEY TO,fe-^. I moneyt(^2» - -1 repayable either \vS.^fe|fi ' a term o£ years a.TY^^^'vß MONEY TO li^fe^ current rates, «-!s«firt> — -Jggsgjia!^. ■M ONBr TO LE^N icdl^ —~ —- ——i-J^'QS^' M° NE^LSro>Tp^ . NOTES, HOUSEgb|g% John w. Harm. 1 Land, Commission^MrfS1-\■ HIOH-STREkgg;;;, QUEENSLAND MORT^ij I DISCOUNT JBANiHif&^S Darby-street (off Queea-stelf^H HEAD OFFICE' : ";Bfi3 Agencies: Auckland, S^ m , m^, MONEY advanced from JSjtfL. any amount required, tosairtWiS^ PERSONAL. FREEHOLBMeS any TANGIBLESECUkITfMI way as may bo:' arrange^; e iUi»-wt> MONTHLVf, or-QUAltpEy^ lowest current ralC3. ' ADVANCES made on FURNriUBP : removal; also.opailkinditofiEßM including BOND WAftit Wt'h BILLS DISCOUNTED at cuxrentnijs Interviews and communicafiotj dhi strictly eontideutml. ■ ' Office Hours : From 10 fflj^ Bank .of England'• Noras .fawn LONDON MORTGaGB,'LOm", DISCOUNTiBANE " 50, SMORT.LAND -STREKT,. i K ji n (Opposite A. Ciark^np'^l^j AiidXittle^Collius-st^llelijoai^ LOANS are advanced from £lotc'si Upon . '' Personal, Freehold, :and Leasehoddte Repayable by ■' ■ "" Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly -Tngja? A t Lowest Currentfiata,.,: Advances made on Furniture wittaisa and all classes oniercWi Loans granted uppn Life Policies, totai Interests under Wills, Bills Discounted at CobrkiFoj Loans upon Depo3it of Deeds. Mm Easy Instalments.'. r' Terms Gratis. All communicatitojjli views held strictly conßdeaiL All T 11 UK , 7\U\ LAND AND MONETARY M 24, SHORTLMD - 'STASH (Three dooisi!atSii|Moi'| I am prepared to.Value .land in mii the Country for intenpig^M^eni reasonable terms.'» Allf«i<lßp]dJwwiil land I charge 24 per cent commission. lv I am prepared to neg6tfa|irslsKßS?Sil Having at command it large'sw'nwil make advances on life Micm. Having Agon ts in all - parts of AißtraUE England, I can make jAdrapces tip»«^ in sums froni '£50 to £15,0* TNDUSTEIiL^ND'BOVIf JL PERMANENT. BUM®^ IN VESTMENT, SOCffiTV, ; OF : AUCIIU SCALE; OF REPAYMENT REDO* Repaymentsextend- Peri.-M»jjtfp]«l4 ' ing over .: Lioi-Bw-r vgit^. ————— 7H4~ »} lyear -~ .. S«0 j, 5 years „ ~ 7 years „-'_ >• 0 7U.; ]gl j| 10 yeare .... .--... JLLi^—^-^ And other Periodii to suitjo^ The Board has; power ifl <«Sp Want of Employiient to SU» W BORROWERS-SHARB;I|?§|| PART, OR WHOLE OF THE f, MAY, BE BEPATO^pft'j&S INTEREST CEASES ON THi_«.. REPAID. A member who' Kas oi)Wi^4«*f^ Überty to sell his propcr»M«s||pi pay off his niortenge; his property subject to the n>o"fc * Society- ' . ''■' ,-i ':\!,:.'i{''-:::■"■■■■, A UGKLAND i\ OPIiR -ATITJE 'Bott»S|s MENT SOCIETY. _;&J ' Office: lW^^', LOANS granted upon gjSJ* •* Freehold or Lea.seboo.-^'StW £20 to £6.000. principal «&«&$«! able iv instalments .a»Mßßftg Rateb for repaynient«^|Sßffl^i Repayments exteud- b ;W w t Rcp^ ing over • • "j^Z^"^fi — ~~~ ,■&■-«.&.: r ioi 6 .}»: E-Si ! 3 years .. .. ~«, !4l ffi 4 years „ ■ .. 6 years.. --• S.fc'f" 8 years- » 0] 1^ 10 yeara ... ' •■_3>M-;r^il!l DEPOSITS.-TheSpo'e^t-ftS!1 deposit:—For 6 months, sß«i atTdays' noUce,ft 'perfiea» ¥ EW ZEALANDggf"' (Ne X ttoAtkitt||^|fo-# GRANTS LOANS, t» FREEHOLD AND L^, g FIRST AND S^N^,,, ANY AVAIL AB 1- ,* -^ ~Or in any way W^_ -^J ■-■ ■ " ' . TfSrßt» ofS Loans may bo repaid^^i, Bills Dbowwtoda^^^ This Bank wfll '^ctW »P°" ■-; jng rates of interest;.-- |iftEsg 612 months -:~: •• |rf^ 6 months -, " 'frfilii W 3months '-riMi^i ;