SHIPPING.

PUNSET—This evening. 5.53. SUNRISE —To-morrow morning, 6.25. Moon's Age-Full Moon, Sept. 2,10.52 p.m.

HIGH WATER.

AUCKLAND—This evening, 5.35; to-morrow Morning. 5.55. Manukau Heap?.—This evening, 8.10; to morrow morning. 3.23. Kaipara Heap?.—This evening, 9.15; to morrow morning, J. 38.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Tarawera, s.s., for Russell

Suva, s.s., for Southern ports Syren, brig, for Kaipara Chelmsford, s.s., for Opotiki Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei Saucy Kate, sch., for Mongonui

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day, 9.30

p-m. Enterprise, from Thames, Friday, 1.30 a.m. Coroma_clel, from Coromandel, Thursday,

5 p.m. . .. Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney,

sailed July 20. Whampoa, s.s:, from Foochow, early Oiiau, from the South

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Crusader, sh., left London on May 27 Pinko, ship, left London July 2 Waikato, ship, from London May Queen, ship, from London Lurline, ship, from London Margaret Galbraith, ship, from London Rosedale, from Middlesborough, for Kaipara Zealandia, ship, from London Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 Star of the East, from New York, via

Dunedin, sailed June 7 Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York July 27, via Lyttelton Grecian Bend, schooner, left Newcastle

August 22 Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Ricardo, bq., from Java, early Ada C. Owen, bi\, from a cruise Maile, schr., from a cruise Louie, schooner, from a cruise. Ryno, schi\, from a cruise Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise Waiwera, schr., from Norfolk Island

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, ship, for London, loading C. W. Janes, schooner, for New York Tarawera, for Melbourne, via South, Thurs-

day. noon . Wanaka (Onehunga), for the South, Friday, 9.30 a.m.

The brig Syren sailed last evening for Kaipara to load timber for Sydney. The schooner Mimiha left Lyttelton for this port on the 29th inst. The brigantine Eillan Doonan left New castle for Oamaru on the 25th inst.

The schooner Gael left for Thames this morning with part of her original cargo from Lyttelton. She will load timber at Thames for Lyttelton.

It is expected that the s.s. Whampoa will require a supply of coal on arrival at this port next week, for which tenders are now advertised in another column.

The following were passengers for Southern norts by the s.s. Penguin : Messrs W. F. Miller, H. R. Hart, Harris, J. B. Williamson, Mrs Harris, G. A. Pearce (2 children), Miss Shot, Mace, and Seals.

The brigantine Parnell arrived ab Hoki ansa, on Sunday evening and proceeded to Kohukohu to load timber on Monday. The barque Diamond was outside on Tuesday and was expegted to, get in yesterday after noon.

Shipping was almost at a standstill to day, very line weather and absence of wind having prevented various sailing vessels now due from putting in an ajificarance. The first change of weather will probably make things' look somewhat livelier at the wharves.

The R.M.S. Aorangi is expected to arrive at Wellington from Plymouth about a fortnight hence. She will land mails, passengers, and possibly cargo at that port, and then come on to Auckland. She will arrive here about the 17th September, and pave for the South again about the 19th. The remarkable feat of the Orient Com pany's R.M.S. Ormuz on her last trip to Australia was claimed to be the fastest on record, and now wc learn that this perform ance has been equalled by the Oroya, which arrived at Port Jackson a few days ago. The Oroya has only accomplished on this trip what was expected of her. The massive triple expansion engines worked splendidly, as the record given below of the runs from Suez to Adelaide will show. On the first day out from Suez the run was 301 miles, then followed 342, 342, 348, 356, 310, 341, 351, 335, 322,316, 285,310, 324,342,330, 352, 358, 367, 354, 324 and 331.

NEW YACHT FOR SYDNEY.

The success of the Auckland-built yacht Waitangi against the leading yachts in Australia in the recent Intercolonial Yacht Races sailed at Sydney, induced her owner, Mr A. G. Milson, to think of getting a yacht built which would be strictly repre sentative of that port. A few weeks ago he called for tenders, and after consideration accepted that of the well-known ship and yacht builder, Mr George Ellis, of Balmain, A start was immedietely made by Mr Ellis, and he has successfully cast her lead keel, which is the heaviest lead casting ever made in the colonies. The weight of the keel is 30 tons, and its dimensions are : Length 26ft, by 2ft. 6in. deep, and 3ft. 6in. broad. The dimensions of Mr Milson's new yacht are as follows :—Overall, 71ft. ; depth of hold, 9ft. ; beam, 12ft. 9in. ; draught of water, 9ft. ; and she will measure 40 tons. Her frames are to be alternately natural hardwood and bent timber, the natural frame being 3in. sided. Her planking is to be ljin., the bottom to be of Oregon, and the top sides of kauri. Her deck plank ing is to be of narrow yellow pine 2in. thick. Her mast, which is now ready for her, is 32ft. from deck to hounds'; the topmast is 35ft., boom 52ft., gaff 35ft., and bowsprit 22ft. outboard. Her sails are to be by Lapthorne, the famous English sail makers. The yacht is to be ready for launching on or before November 14th next, and the work of fitting her out is to be com pleted in time to permit of her trial trip on December Ist. She is to bo rigged as a cutter for the 1887-8 racing season, and afterwards she will be rigged as a yawl for pleasure sailing.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

New Plymouth, this day.—Arrived : Penguin, from Manukau, early. Russell, this day.—Arrived: Tarawera, from Auckland, 6 a.m. Whangarei, this day.—Arrived : Wel lington, from Auckland, 6 a.m.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

arrival, Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, from Waitara

DEPARTURE.

Herald, s.s., Jones, for Greymouth

The s.s. Herald left for Grcmouth at one o'clock this morning. •

Tho s.s. Gairl6o_, from Waitara, arrived at 10 o'clock this morning with 85 cattle, 325 sheep, 103 canes meat, 18 cases butter, and 30 packages, and passengers as follows : Messrs Clark (2), Hock, Sibbon, Rev. Fox, •net 3 steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

Kauri Gum.—The market is firm and fairly active. Good, business has been done since our last report, at quotations as follow : Fair to good ordinary, £42 to £43 ; superior parcels, £44 and upwards ; East Coast, £57 to £59 ; re-scraped superior, £68 to £70- Supplies for August very full, 635 tons.

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1887.

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

Look at the matter in any way we please, the publication of the contents of a private letter from the Pre" mier to the Agent-General is an unpleasant business that ought to be cleared up. But when the publication } as in this instance is manifest, has been made with the deliberate intention of damaging the Government of which the Premier is the head and Sir Dillon Bell the official representative in Eng land, the matter bears a much worse complexion. "Whether Sir Robert Stout was discreet or indiscreet ill writing it, is a secondary consideration. In private correspondence between gentlemen, which is covered by the sacred code of honour, men are not wont to weigh their words too carefully, and an unguarded phrase may easily be twisted into a meaning that waj3 never intended to be conveyed by it. Our morning contempo rary, in discussing the subject to-day, expresses the opinion that " the Agent-General has somewhat incau tiously let slip the intimation conveyed to him by the Premier in order to help the position of New Zealand in Lon don, and not thinking that his state ment would get back to the colony in timetobemadeanyuseofintheelections. . . . The Agent-General must, in an in cautious moment, in some situation when the credit of the colony was in peril, have made it known on the Stock Exchange that the Premier, although fighting a general election, knew he was, certain to go out of office." Such a suggestion is based upon a very low opinion of Sir Dillon Bell, or else it arises from a peculiar mental aud. moral obtuseness in the writer of the article, who indeed appears to be singularly unconscious "of the gravity of the charge which he is airily bringing against a gentleman holding the highest office the Government has at its disposal. Mr Bell, solicitor, of Wellington, more justly appreciates the position in a letter which he has addressed to the " New Zealand Times," declaring that such a disclosure could only have been made by a gross betrayal of confidence. Mr Bell avows his firm belief that his father will be as greatly shocked and amazed as the Premier is at the dis closure ; aud we firmly believe that this will prove to be so. No man with the instincts of a gentleman would use a private letter as the " Herald " in sinuates Sir Dillon Bell has used this i letter, nor has any crisis arisen on the .Stock Exchange to warrant the sup position that a villainous breach of confidence was justifiable in order to avert it. The present Government have distinctly repudiated the inten tion to engage in further extensive borronving, and Sir Dillon Bell was in a positior? to give the Stock Exchange an assurance that no matter which party were victorious in the elections,acourse of retrenchment and restricted expendi ture would be'pursued. Party leaders have been too firmly pledged by the country on this score to leave any loop „ole of escape. Coming to the contents of the letter itself, the fuss that is being mao!e over it in certain quarters is absurd. Of course, we quite un derstand that the political enemies of the Premier will seize upon this poor scrap of a text to prejudice him, but the dirty .cha racter of the channel through which the information must have passed before it could have reached the press leaves no doubt on our mind that it did not escape being grossly garbled in transmission. The version which Sir Kobert Stout has furnished to the public bears the stamp of truth on the face of it. Who would believe that the Premier, in writing to the Agent- Genera] at the very moment when asking for a dissolution, would predict bis own defeat? That after alluding to the confidence enter tained by both parties in the result of the election, he should jocularly add that if the abuse heaped on the Go vernment by the Opposition press were believed they would be beaten, is neither very astounding nor particu larly reprehensible. As Mr Bell justly remarks in the letter already re ferred to, the only subject of amazement in connection with the affair is, that such a contemptible use should have been made of a private and confidential letter. That it will succeed in its malevolent object, as. our contemporary predicts, we cer tainly do not believe. The elec

tors of New Zealand will exercise their own judgment ivjthout regard to what may be said or done in London, and the letter will probably have no effect on the elections one way or the other. But if it should have any effect, it will be distinctly favour able to the Government. There are certain acts which come under the general definition—not elegant but ex pressive —of " skunkism," from which the true Englishman turns with loathing. This breach of confidence is so disgraceful that it is bound to defeat the ob ject for which it has so palpably been committed. And when, in addi tion to the natural feeling of repug nance which the act itself will excite, there is added a suspicion of wire-pulling inEngland for the purpose of influencing the elections in this colony, the gorge of the electors is the more certain to rise with consequences the very reverse of those that were fondly anticipated by the authors of these shady tricks.

COMMERCIAL "CORNERS."

No regret will be felt at the announce, ment made in our cable despatches to day that the Californian wheat "ring" has collapsed. The object of the organi. sation was, by purchasing all available consignments of that staple to run up the price and enrich the members of the " ring" at the expense of the consumers. All trade monopolies are bad, but the worst form of all is that assumed by those artificially-forced monopolies in the necessaries of life, which the com mand of money enables men to embark in. It is no compliment to the world's advancement in morals that^ this form of commercial swindling is be coming alarmingly prevalent. The 'cute citizens of the United States appear to have learnt the trick from the despised Chinese, who have com pletely mastered the art of combination for the achievement of a common end, and are not at all punctilious as to the means employed in pursuing their object. The fashion has spread to Europe,, and German and other merchants are busily forming them selves into " rings " and " syndicates " with a view to creating a " corner " in one commodity or another. They are playing with fire—an amusement which has a peculiar fascination^ for a certain cast of minds; but it will most probably end in their getting burnt, and they themselves will be the only ones sorry at the result. The story of the collapse of a wheat " ring " recently formed in Chicago is told in American papers received by last mail, and gives an instructive in sight into the rash, ruinous, and im moral nature of such speculative trading. The Chicago " ring " bought up twenty millions of bushels of wheat from the producers and held it in the immense stores of Chicago until the market price rose consider ably. There followed the usual wild speculation —men bidding wildly in the hope of getting a share in the gams, audfortunes being won and lost in a few moments of time. The inflation went on until at last the inevitable bursting of the bubble took place, and on sum ming up the results it was calculated that the principals in the " ring " lost about five million dollars, while their followers and tools lost a like amount, making a total of £2,000,000 sterling wasted in vicious interference with the course of trade, which, while be stowing chance benefits upon a few, spread diie ruin among many. A contingent result of the collapse of the Chicago wheat ring was the failure of the Fidelity National Bank of Cin cinnati for The officials of that bank had been seized with the speculative mania, and had largely risked the money of depositors in wheat speculation at Chicago; and they allege that the Chicago brokers in turn " sold" them by making a wrong use of the money. Thus one misappropriation frequently leads to another, and a career of commercial immorality, once entered upon, is certain to end in dis aster. It would be well if bankers and merchants would learn that breaches of the moral law bring their Nemesis as certainly in the commercial sphere as in any other. When a few more " corners" end, like those of Chicago and California, in the speculators getting badly " cornered " themselves, we may hope to have a higher code of ethics adopted by civilised merchants, who ought never to have dabbled in the shady methods of the "heathen Chinee."

The very fine weather which has pre vailed during the last few weeks has had the effect of inducing yacht and open boat owners to phce their craft in sailing trim, and the boating season promises to be brought in earlier than usual. The Yacht Club will probably arrange for an opening procession to take place at an. early date.

A meeting of the Committee of the Auck land Regatta Club was to have been held last evening. Only six members were preseirt, and the meeting adjourned till Tuesday evening next, without transacting any business.

A large number of friends met at the Ponsonby Baptist Church last evening, on the occasion of the recognition soiree to the Rev. J. D. Gilmore, he having accepted the pastorate of the church, and also the anniversary services of the church. About 200 sat down to a very nicely prepared tea, tho school-room being decorated in a very artistic style At 7.30 a public meeting was held in the church, Mr G. W. Owen presiding. There were on the platform: Revs. T. Spurgeon, A. J. Smith, Bray, J. D. Gilmore and Newbold, and Messrs Fry, J. G. Brown and H. May (Secretary of the church). The Secretary read a report of the year's work. He was unable to report such progress as in previous years; but since Mr Gilmore had been with them, things had begun to improve. The con gregation had increased,and five new mem bers had been added to the list, there being about 90 members. Several good addresses were given by Revs. T. Bray, T. Spurgeon, A. J. Smith, and Mr Fry, and some good selections by the choir were given at inter vals during the evening.

An eight-ton fishino-.boit k,,;uT~~~~~^ Reid, of Ponsonby, "Is Ifc wM^ overland to-day. She! tn hi f ol^fr Waitara by the s S fr^S under the care of her owtA??"0*. Gribbin. r owner» Mrw!

Some of the AucklinrT „„, t themselves opon to * ffi? 3 breaking the City by la"? by $__ « loads of rotten oranges et> 2 d^^ s loads of rotten oranees L. a .Thl% Saturday on the openly jffl °* known as L. D. NathaSnd^fS , R° ad were made to the carters tISSLf lntß seems that impudent a_C?^'^» ceived TheorSyr^dTSdser^ proceedings by the city Litary E^

Temperance societies are working _■«. great actrvity at the W l7? ng Wltl> appear to be 7 meeting S eonS' 4 success. This evening TZeST^ ance meeting is to take SgSlffl_ Wesleyan Churclr, when £ /^ will preside and addresses are^fcl. livered by Sir Wm. Fox, Mr Pa *£# ton, and Mr E. Wood Ari' -V £win S lecture is announced to be il?^ Hall, under tho auspices of the £? !° perance society. Rev A T «LvT tem lecturer, and the subjetfc fcftft IS 8 withJ.B.Gough,» idniSio^Sr 8

In the ease of the North "\W ?„ i , Woollen Company m^slcPh a ri eal?- nd to recover £ & £H. oXS^g his decision at the R.M. Court SS pronouncing judgment for plaintifls W lull amount claimed, with casts. <

the Town Clerk £ u dd en V^SSS" that some of the by-laws regar^TSS standing on the streets have been till ignored of late. (WquentiytfaepofiH received instructions to attend totK ter. One constable sailed in and took it names of all the tmfortunatof^mS kw stand in Albert-street with loads ofhav* others have been carefully looking after t_ express-drivers until thatinjuredcommunitv can scarcely be said to have any safe abiding Ph°rf m J?t v' eary wor,d- ThQ appearance of 50 or 60 Jehus at the Police Court shoud cause some amusement.

About 8.30 this morning a singular acci dent occurred in Queen-street. It har> perred m the following manner :-A horse and trap, belonging to Messrs Close Bros was coming down Upper Queen-street! When near the firebell at the foot of the street the horse bolted. The driver did his best to check it, but without) avail Seemg that it was makine straight for Fowler's butcher shop at tho corner of Queen and Rutland streets, the driver jumped out very cleverly with out sustaining any injury. The horse then careered a bit further, when reaching the pavement it slipped on to its side. In this position the animal slided past three verandah posts, dragging the cart behind it, without coming into collision with anything. Some men then ran to the horse and prevented it from proceeding any further on the footpath. Upon examining the animal it was found to have sustained'com paratively little injury, although the hind legs were considerably lacerated. The wonder is that the horse's knees were nob broken and the verandah posts carried away.

A special general meeting of the Burns Club and Literary Society is called for to morrow (Thursday) evening at Robson'j Rooms, Queen-street, for the purpose of devising means to erect a hall for the meet-' ings of the Society.

A fruit conversazione, in honour of the opening of the Mount Eden Public library, will be held at Waite's Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 7.30. A good attendance may be anticipated, as an attractive programme has been prepared. We wish the undertaking every success.

The usual Gospel Temperance meeting was held in the Foresters' Hall, Karanga hape Road, last Sunday evening, and was well attended. Mr Edwin Wood, in the absence of the expected- speakers, gave an earnest Gospel address, based on the, words •'The Master has come, and calleth for thee."

On Friday evening next a conccrband dramatic performance will be held in the Ellerslie Public Hall, in aid of Christ's Church, Ellerslie. The first part will con sist of musical selections, etc., by St. Bar nabas' choir, undertheconductorshipofJlr T. H. Webb, and partn. will be alaugl> able farce, entitled "An Ugly Customer, by several well-known amateurs.

An essay on "Elocution" was read by Mr G. Oswald at the weekly meeting of the Baptist Improvement Class last evening. The essayist fully explained the use ana importance of the various organs of tM throat, and concluded his interesting paper with a recitation, entitled the "Jackdaw of Rheiins," which was delivered in gooct style, and elicited a hearty ootbuntjj applanse. Next week Mr J. Mitchell will read an essay on Perspective. The anniversary soiree of the Arch Hill Wesleyan Sunday-school was held m evening. There was a sumptuous tea, and an excellent gathering at the pubbc meet. ing. The chair was occupied by Mr Jang Buttle ; and addresses were given I by W Chairman, the Superintendent, Mr Hojm and Mr Beaumont. The musical part,ol the programme was voluminous, an<Pguy local talent was used, which speakwel « the great interest taken m the schoolby the many friends of the dutne . Thepj formers, both ladies and gentlemen, ana some of the school children, The report of the year's c oingsolthe «W was of a very encouraging character,an the officers and teachers received fron g night's sympathy a fresh impetus m Wf WThe management of the Choral HjJ skating rink.V^ beenJ^ Sift . up the season in a week 01 two social. The feeling being afflgg^ among the ladies as well as the genue the committee have made a™gfs| et a it to come off in a week or two, x will be issued to-night, so as gjg^ names of the regular P^^^ofbeing and give them every opporfcuit °< > the first to be invited. ihe"Select are determined to as possible consistent with thelarg. of regular attenders. The third evangelistic ™^£ u ek last evenmg, when the Ke\. x. 1 M an earnest and iny^^Swhole after meeting was held when tn^ audience remained. IDe Misg Malcolm evening will be addressed by *^ orro w and the Rev.^ C Worboyj. Malcolm will afternoon, at o o'clock, Miss 11^, give an address to ladies m the.«.. behind the church. }of On Friday next, in the %^Jfch « Free Trade v. Protection. *ir advocate free trade, Upton will uphold protection. Jf r ffl d' rtance J* will preside. As so much impor and 8 o been given to this subject °t aucU ence much interest taken mifc, alarS will no doubt be present. _ gn) i t h New spring dress, fabric, etc. and Caughey have J» Jof above., Tongariro, first / onf "£ _-(Advfc)' Newest shades and good *alue- _ Food for Consomptivf.s. icon sf>[llTgS oj Puke Cod Liver. Oil w£«Jh»_ food £* Lime and Soda, *'*"&££*&**'£& Consumptive. It "o^e^o? **■&£&■ the flesh, but h^^t'^'Srentakeitl^^di lungs. ItMveryj-bttMe-^,,, 5, yl* » and in al wasting dtowg^ D d _*«* £» I children it is a marve ««» »*»* „ «, „., »nd small bottles 01«" Chemist* 4*

THE AUCKLAND " EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY " AUGUST 31.. 1887.

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■VffT ANTED. Wo wish our name connected in your mind •with TEA, because wo arc the only linn in Auckland dealing in nothing but TEA, and at our Establishment, 207, Queen-street, may bo seen samples of TEA from every Tea-growing Country in the World. Wc have TEA from India— TEA from China TEA from Japan TEA from Java TEA from Ceylon i E A from FIJI TEA from Formosa TEA in Chests TEA in Half-chests TEA in Quarter-chests TEA in Boxo3 TEA in Caddies TEA in Tins TEA in Packets. And ns we devote our whole timo to TEA and TEA-TASTING, we can give tea-drinkers better value fcr their money than they can get any where else. Any storekeeper may of course mix his teas according to the price paid for them and the profit he requires, but only the skilful tea ex tlert can properly proportion the peculiar characteristics of each tea. and so produce a Genuine Blended Tea, grateful «to the palate and refreshing to the nervous system. This we claim to be able to do. and our Pure Blended Teas have become a source of pleasure to our numerous customers all over New Zealand. Post Office Box 20G. Agents wanted where not already represented. JOHN EARLE & CO., TEA MERCHANTS, 207, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. ESTABLISHED ISSO.



STARTLING A NNOUNCEMENT. MONSTER SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES AT GARRETT BROS.' Previous to Stock-taking. GARRETT BROS. have decided to offer the whole of their immense Blocks at Wakefield-street and Karangahape Road at COST PRICE, for a few weeks only, and also to make room for two large Stocks from their Southern branches, about to be closed. j- Now is the opportunity for those feeling bad times to purchase these great necessaries at genuinely Wholesale Prime Cost. The superior r> character of our stock is well known throughout New Zealand, therefore puffing is unnecessary. It only remains for the Proprietors to say ir THE SALE IS TRULY GENUINE. Many thousand different lines are offered. A very few only can be quoted here :— ir s. d. Ladies' House Boots .. ..reduced to 211 Ladies' House Boots .. .. reduced to 3 9 '- Ladies' Carpet Slippers ..reduced to 2 9 Ladies' Buff Slippers .. ..reduced to 3 3 Ladies' Prunella Slijipers ..reduced to 3 9 s Ladies' Fur-bound Slippers ..reduced to 3 (i o Ladies's to 7 Shoes, assorted .. reduced to 4 9 t Ladies' Button Shoes .. ..reduced to 6 6 Ladies' Levant Lace Shoes ..reduced to 6 6 Ladics'WalkingPruncllaßoots reduced to 4 6 11 Ladies* Levant Elastic Sides .. reduced to 5 S) a Ladies' Button Boots, sto 7 .. reduced to G (i Ladies' Hygienic Lace Boots „ reduced to 8 G y Ladies' Prunella Shoes .. .. reduced to 4 9 Ladies' Superior Button Boots reduced to 9 6' Ladies' Levant Elastic Sides .. reduced to G 9 'r Ladies' Kid Elastic Sides ..reduced to Oil •s Children's Felt Boots .. ..reduced to Oil ; Childrcn'sßuttonßoots,2to6.. reduced to 1 IS n Children's 7to 13assortedE.S.. reduced to 2 G * Children's Laced reduced to 1 G Maids'KidElasticSidcs.land2 reduced to 4 11 Children's Strong Elastic Sides reduced to 3 6 i" Men's Klastic Sides .. ..reduced to 7 11 0 Men's Bluchers, tips, nails, etc. reduced to o 6 p Men's Water-lights .. .. reduced to 8 6 | Men's Balmorals reduced to 10 G y Men's Shoes "..reduced to 6 G •- Boys' Boots reduced to 4 G Boys' Lace Boots reduced to 3 11 Women's Loather Elastic Sides reduced to 6 6 i- Women's Lace Boots .. ..reduced to 8 0 :l A Job Lot of Ladies' very superior Walking s Boots, assorted, from 8s Gd to 13s Gd. Most of these Bargains will be cleared quickly, ' therefore come early and secure the best, c - pARRETT T> ROTH ER S, b WAKEFIELD STREET. . :, AND . GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, KARANGAHAPE 1 ROAD, AUCKLAND. I _ | JR. H. BARTLETT PHOTOGRAPHER. :i Mrs BARTLETT begs to announce that she s has purchased the above business. c l In thanking her past patrons and friends for t their uniform kindness, Mrs Bartlctt also takes > this opportunity of stating that the BUSINESS ' will be carried on under the same title in the ' future, and that every effort will be made to give satisfaction. MR EDWARDS t Having kindly consented to take charge of the i fc Studio will be a sufficient guarantee that all , work will be pone in the same high-class style t as hitherto. 3 PRICES GREATLY REDUCED, i Both of first sittings and extra copies. MRS BARTLETT, \ 211, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. 1 "WAREHOUSE SAMPLES. f ' i WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN , Has just purchased 321 Men's, Boys', and Youths' Tweed, Soft and Hard Felt Hats at about half warehouse price, and will sell them very cheap to clear quickly Job Lines in Boys' and Youths' Long Trousers Tweed Suits from 12s Gd ; spleniiid value Large lot of New Long Lace Curtains, choice patterns, from Is lid per pair Splendid stock of New Cotton Shirtings from 43d New stock of Llama Prints, Combination Prints, Drillettes, Camclines, Checks, Lace Prints, and Fancy Prints, in great variety, choice in style, and marked low Great variety New Cretonnes from 4Jd Nice assortment Printed de Lames New Dress Goods in great variety Beautiful lot of New Dress Trimmings New Umbrellas from Is 9d to 16s Gd Job lot of Coloured Cloth Tablecovers, ha'f-prlce Splendid stock of Oriental and other Laces in variety . Splendid line Men's Cotton Shirts at 2s, worth : 2s 9d • Boys' Cotton Shirts at 9d, worth double Large lot of Remnants and cheap job lines. ' 28S, UPPER QUEEN - STREET. ' [card], A NT ED.- Landlords and others to know that ' E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents and Accounts, Jixccntion and Distress Warrants, Possession i under Bills of Sale, etc., with careand despatch. 1 OFFICE : CITY CHAMBERS, VULCAN LANE I • (Top floor). ' REMEMBER, if you leave your order ab i J. H. Dalton's for a Suit, you get a choice 1 of threo things-an Extra Pair of Trousers, Waterbury Watch, or 10 per cent. Price 50s, | 60s, 70s.



"TTOME RULE FOR IRELAND" And other Political Speeches of J. AITKEN CONNELL : Verbatim Reports can now be obtained in Pamphlet Form, price 2d each, from ' Messrs UPTON & CO., Queen-street Messrs KIDD & WILDMAN, Queen-street Mr A. CAMPBELL, Queen-street MR DICKSON, Wellesley-strcet. BETTER BUY NEW GOODS at our prices than faulty ones at auction. G A R L I C X GAELICS & CRANWELLS C B A N W _ _ L 'S t IS THE CHEAP FURNISHING HOUSE. XAMINE our Fifty-five Shilling "Com bination" Double Iron Bedstead and Wirewove Mattress. EXAMINE our "Thirty-eight Shilling " Combination" Single Iron Bedstead and ' Wirewove Mattress. IRE WOVE Mattresses for Doublo Bedsteads, 10s, 30s; cash, discount 5 per '• cent. WIREWOVE Mattresses for Single Bedsteads, 22s (id, 30s; cash, discount I 5 per cent. OMBINATION" Double Iron Bed stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 50s and 70s. C "OMBINATION" Single Iron Bed stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 35s and 60s. A R LICK & C RAN WELL have Reduced Prices to meet the hard times. RUSSELSand TAPESTRY CARPETS in great Variety at Reduced Prices. KQ PAIRS of White and Ecru Lace ej^O Curtains just received, and will be sold . at half trick; same class of goods our last lot were that we sold at half price. BLANKETS ordered from Manufacturer before the rise in wool; cheap. IRON BEDSTEADS and Bedding of all kinds ready for delivery; cheap. TRONG CANE CHAIRS from 3s 9d. l "DATENT ROLLER BLIND (complete), t XT 3s 6d. t T Hi OLEUM, from 2s 3d per yard. AILCLOTH from Is sqirare yard. GARLICK & CRANVVELL invite you to inspect their stock beforo purchasing [ elsewhere. ) ! Furnish your House from } GARLICK & CRANWELL, ! Cabinetmakers, ; QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. 5 i ———— ) i | mEAS 1 mEAS 1 mEAS ! I IRE W ' S j 5 CELEBRATED BLEND OF CHOICE NEW I SEASON'S \ mEAS ! At Is lOd per lb. [ Is the Best and Really the Cheapest in the End. ALL GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ; EEW'S, VICTORIA-STREET. mHE THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL Have deposited at Mr J. H. WITHEFORD'S OFFICE, Shortland-street, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , ' OP TITE THAMES GOLDFIELDS, Together with particular of liberal concessions the Council have decided to make, with a view to encourage the introduction of English capital. Mr Witheford, having been identified with the Auckland Goldfields .since their first open ing, and having for some time past been collect ing mining information for English clients, is in a position to advise any representative of Home buyers wfeo may be in Auckland as to the merits of the various eligible Goldficld Properties. PLANS. REPORTS, AND THE FULLEST RELIABLE INFORMATION OF ANY MIN ING PROPERTY may be obtained on applica tion at his oflice. "T\ONALD W. JACK AND Co. PONSONBY ROAD, Are Sellino— Ladies' well-made Ulsters at, 53 lid each Fashionable Jackets at half-price Extra-wide Coloured Cashmere at Is per yard, or 8 yards for 7s 6d Ladies' Straw Hats at 3d each Corsets, Is lid per pair, worth 3& Gd All-wool Shirting, is per yard Our Ladies' Stockings and Gloves, at Is per pair, are extra good value Other Goods proportionately cheap. DONALD W. JACK AND Co., Ponsonby Road. THE "MELBOURNE AGE." Circula tion. 68,000 daily. The largest Commercial, Advertising and General Newspaper in the Colonies. Price, Id ;Gs Gd per quarter. Ihei " LEADER," 48 page 3. The best Farm ing, Agricultural, and General Weekly News pan^r- -?£ Cr eTvS?U 6s 6d R er Quarter. * . * ftLU STRATEL A 4TJSTRALIAF ?t m. (New Zealand Edition). The leading- Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Siurie num bers, 6d; double numbers; wlttiw„n?e_pla Agents: Messrs Kidd and Wildman! Upton and Co., and E. Wayte, Auckland- andl all News Agents. Post free. • tvut,KJana '■ ana all. />( RASS MANURE.-Free7 ng Co.'s. £7 \JT 10s, of all merchants. &



HF. WIND S0 R, • SURGEON DENTIST (by exam.) (Late of the Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I beg to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue in prac a tice at the Old Chambers, Shortland-street (opposite Post Office.) Having secured the ser vices of a first-class Mechanical Assistant, anu reduced my charges, I hope to merit a share or their support. Box 210, P. 0.1 [Telephone 377. ASK Your Grocer for the Candles and Soap made by the Union Oil, Soap and Candle Company, and insist upon having what you ask for. Cheap makes give light weights r and inferior quality. Bostbrandsare"Union3,' "Standards," "Northern Lights," "Southern Sperms," " Carriage," and " Self Fitting." "\TOW is your time: An Extra Pair of JLi Trousers or a Waterbury Watch with tach Suit, at J. H. Dalton's, Tailor, Victorra strect East. A UCKLAND AGENCY IN LONDON. FREDK. LARKINS Having retired from his partnership with Wm. AlcArthur and Co., is establishing himself in London as a COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND CONFI DENTIAL AGENT AND REFEREE, d London Address pro tenr.: 17, Grksham-street, E.C. (care of Thos. T Micklenr, Esq.) d Auckland Agent: MR F. G. EWINGTON. 0 CONSIGNMENTS received and sold under r the superintendance of F. Larkins. INDENTS executed by him. B t ESTATES Bought, Sold, or Liquidated. - MR LARKINS will be in London by Nov. - Ist for general business. !, ?, 6 TTNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS ! 5 OF c A T\7OOLLAMS AND /^O.'S it . GREAT SALE OF WINTER TWEEDS. r ll STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. '' Black Diagonal Suits £2 10 0 ~ All-wool Tweed Suits 1 15 0 - Stylish Trousers 0 10 0 ' Colonial Tweed Suits, handsome pat u terns 2 5 0 s Colonial Saddle Tweed, a J Suits .. 3 7 G large variety of shades (.Trousers 018 C Our best qua'ity (£1 10s) Suits reduced '» to 3 15 0 Our best quality (255) Trousers, stylish patterns 019 C Black Doeskin Trousers 15 0 f Dress Suits 4 15 0 ' % The Remnants are all Sold, But we can sell you 7 ALL-WOOL TWEEDS from Is lOd per yd. All are invited to call and inspect this SPLENDID STOCK, Which is being sold far Below the Original Cost, and as we are in URGENT NEED OF READY MONEY, . NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED. Kindly Book your Orders Early. > \ - A. WOOLLAMS & CO., SYDENHAM HOUSE, Grey-street. mO THE LADY ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND. VOTE FOR EARLE _ MONTGOMERY, ' KARANGAHAPE ROAD, Who are selling Groceries and Provisions as under :— TEA—New Season's, in lib fancy canisters, at 2s each. Ditto in half-chests of 101b each, at Is Gd per lb SUGAR-Best White Crystal, in 401b bags, for 9s 9d each COCOA—Fry's TSxtract (equal to Van Houten's), 1 in Jib tins, 9d each. Fry's Homoeo pathic, in Jib tins, BAd each " RAISINS—Finest Muscatels and Sultanas, 6d per lb BOTTLED FRUIT-Morton's finest, 10id per t bottle. Thames Peaches, Apples, Pears, and Quinces. lOd per tin > SAUCE—Pew's English Sauce, 7Ad per large bottle 5 CHOCOLATE-Fry's, Id per packet COFFEE AND MILK- Is Id per tin LEMONPEEL-Best, lOd per lb FLOUR—6s 6d, 6s, Gs fid per 501b bag; 10s 6d, lis 6d, 12s Gd per 1001b bag , OATMEAL-Best. 2s lOd per 251b ' BACON—GkI per lb in side ;7d per lb cut - CHEESE—From best factory in tho province, 4£d per lb • POTATOES-3s Gd per cwt FRESH BUTTER AND EGGS-At wholesale prices OATS, SHARPS, BRAN, MAIZE, & CHAFF —At wholesale prices. i TERMS : CASH WITH ORDER. . Delivery in Town FREE. TfIARLE AND TV^ONTGOMERY, CO-OPERATIVE STORE, KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Wholesale Warehouse—FOßT-STREET. Telephone No. 46G.] AN OV E L WAGER, TO HOTELS, CLUBS, RESTAUR Al >7TS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I have a Method I will give to 100 Subsci •ibens of £1 each by which any ordinary man, wo man, . or lad can Clean Five Dozsn Knives in bix j Minutes. Outlay, nil; cost of material, a~ouc Is a year. No acids used; and Knives will Jast as long again as when cleaned by any o_ier P Or I 8 will, for a Wager of £100, Clean Six Dozen Knives in Five Minutes. Any Bank, or- the Proprietor of tho Star, to hold Subscription until Method proved. Address-SOUTHALL, 17, Wakefield-strqet' Auckland. _ _



PUBLIC NOTICE. — If you want a Waterbury Watch go to J. H. Dalton, Tailor Victoria-street East, and order a Suit, and he will give you a Watch for Nothing. OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. New Season's Tennis ' Racquets Tennis Balls, && Cricket ware Croquet All Games AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. Notices to Correspondents- P.E.M.—The correct spelling is Molyneux.