THE MYSTERY OF HADDON'S FERRY.

By E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTE.

[The opening chapter of this romaiitic etory appeared' in our supplement of Satur day last. For the benefit of those who missed it we may say that the scene is laid at a ferry on tho Wilde river, at the junc tion of tho mountain torrents the Hurry and the Whirl in the Alleghanies. Gabriel Haddon, a handsome - looking old man of sixty years of age,was the owner of the ferry farm and keeper of the ferry. Ho lived in tho ferry cottage with his granddaughter Gertrude, a girl of fifteen; and an old "negress named Jessie Bell. Some mystery hung over the old man's life, and various opinions were held of him in tho neighbourhood. Some considered him a learned philosopher ; others believed him to be a soer and a prophet, while a third class Bet him down as a mild sort of a lunatic. The story opens on a dark, sultry night in mid win tor, which culminated in a terrible thunderstorm. The old negress had gone to spend tho night with a neighbour, and tho old man, hi her absence, had just begun to tell his granddaughter the story of -then lives when a negro named Saturn, from a plantation up the mountains, owned by General Slaughter, came clashing.through tho storm to summon the old ferryman to the deathbed of his master tho General, between whom and the old ferryman there had been some mysterious but deep seated and insatiable feud. Gabriel Haddon at first demurred leaving his nurse alone- on such a night, but being assured that the General could nob live through the night Mid that he had some thing of the utmost importance to com municate, the ferryman agreed to go, and his story was thus interrupted in its opening sentences. After his departure, the cry of " Boat" came across the river, and bdihjr repeated with groat impatience, Gertrudo, who was expert with the oars and had often done similar service in the absence of her grandfather, resolved to go, despite the storminoss of the night. She had just) reached the other side of tho river. Chapter 11. now continues the narrative.] CHAPTER 11. THE COMING MAX. . A lightsome eye. a soldier's mion, A hatiit of tho bluo, A doublet of UlO Uncoln green— Jso inoro of 1110 you knew, JMy love 1 No moro oi mo you know. Sin Walter SO'itt.

A DAEK figure left the side of tho smoulder ing fire, and, leading his horse, came down to the boat. .

" Quick ! quick ! my man," ha said, in agitated tones ; "pub mo across at once, and I will double your fee ! quad uple it!" Gertrude drew in her oars, laid them down, and lifted up her lantern. ." By Jove ! a girl!" exclaimed the travel ler, in the utmost astonishment. "The master of the ferry, my grand father, sir, was called out to sco a sick neighbour. lam accustomed to servo the Ferry with the- small boats in his occasional absence," Gertrude explained. "You don't mean to say you rowed the boat over this rough river this stormy night ?" exclaimed the traveller. " There was no one else to do it," calmly replied the girl. . "ByJupitor! you re : a clipper ! I wish I could see your face," said the man. "If ye i are in a hurry, sir, you had bet ter get"into the boat. Wo are losing time," modestly suggested Gertrude. " Good Heaven, you are right! My sur prise at seeing a girl at such work made me forget—" i Thetraveller abruptly paused and stepped into the boat, attempting to lead his horse after him. " You cannot bring your horse into the boat, sir," said Gertrude firmly. "Why not, pray?" inquired the man, sharply. ' ■""■'"<[..'; " Because it would be difficult and dangerous—nay, impossible to cross with him. He would sink the boat, which is one of the lightest oh the ferry service," Ger trude explained. • " What the fiend am Ito do then ? lean not abandon him ! And, great Heaven ! every moment I lose here What am Ito ,do ?" he broke oil" and demanded suddenly. " Take the «addle from the horse's back, sir, and throw it in the bottom of the boat. Leave the bridle on, and keep the end of it in your hand. Then seat yourself in the stern of the boat, keeping ho.'d of the bridle. When we put off, the horse will follow on and swim across. That is the way we get the creatures across when we have only the little boats. When we have the great flat boat, of course they can be ferried over." While the young girl spoke the man was busily engaged in removing ,the saddlo, which he presently threw into the bottom of the boat. Then following the ferry-girl's 'instructions to the letter, lie got into the boat and seated himself, -retaining the end of the bridle in his hand. ~.-,. , Gertrude planted one oar in tho soft jsand, and pushed off her boat; then taking .both oars, she laid them in their locks, and ,plied them so vigorously that the boat sped from the shore, the horse swimming the full length of the tether,' behind. The rain had ceased, but tho sky was still black as Erebus. , ~:' Gertrude rowed steadily toward the ferry light that shone within the. glass lantern fixed on the top of the largest boat-house. "Thank Heaven we are-olf," fervently exclaimed the man. ; The ferry-girl did not think a reply called for, but worked silently and steadily at her oars. ' " By Jove, you're a brick !" exclaimed the man. Gertrude, utterly unacquainted with city slang, merely thought that she had a harm less maniac for a fare. ■ "You're a trump, you are, and no mis take." i : Gertrude smiled, and wondered what he ■would call her next. " I say, look here now'! By Jove, why don't you answer a fellow ?". " Because I don't know what to Gay to you," said the ferry-girl, with a smile. " Well, I declare ! By George ! that's odd too! I always know what to say. Trouble is with me I don't know how to keep from saying it," observed the man, who had quite recovered his spirits since the.boat left the shore. He soon proved his inability to " keep from saying it" by asking: " Are you pretty now ? I can't see, for the life of me, by this light, and you can tell me that at least;" "Yes, the Lord has endowed me.with 'some beauty," calmly answered the ferry girl. '' Well, upon my sacred word and honour I never heard such a speech from a girl's lips in all the whole course of my life. Don't you think you are very vain to say the Lord has given you beauty? Well! by Jove !" exclaimed the astonished traveller. " No, indeed ; I know that I am not vain. Why should I be of that over which I have no control, for which I merit no personal credit? No, lam not vain ; but lam very grateful too grateful to the Lord to deny the smallest of His gifts, even beauty," said. Gertrude, simply and reverently. . "Ah, you have other and greater gifts than beauty I" i "Yes, many others, I thank : Heaven. Bub we will not talk more of myself, if you

please. We are getting into the channel of the river ; the current is strong, and it will require all my attention to insure our safety," said Gertrude. j£ . . "All right. But I warn you I dont know how to keep from saying ib—you're a STU'N'N'EH !" *r ' ' Gertrude did hot reply .to this. Indeed, there was no time; for at that instont, there came the most vivid flash ot lightning blazino- from-horizon to horizon, and light ins-.W thp whole visible hoavons and earth as with an instantaneous conllagration, at tended by an explosion and crash of thunder asifabla.net hadburst abbve their heads and its rUins U-ore wiling co>vn the side of the encircling mountains ■ and tho no*tmoment the whole scene seemed swallowed up in the bottomless pit of the IjVwkuooa of darkness while a deluge of rain fell from the exploded clouds. , ~, "Heaven and earths and Lho other place! exclaimed tho traveller. " The storm is obmiog around again. It is the way with our mountain storms. We must a-et to the land as soon as pos sible," said" tho ferry-girl, resuming net work, • that had been for an instant sus pended. " You're a cucutnber, you are! I hats what you are—a cucumber!" exclaimed the young man, amazed at tho coolnoss of his companion. Gertrude made no comment ; the success ful management of her boat required tho concentration of all her faculties and the ex ertion of all her strength. Her difficulties were increased by the action of the horse, who, panic-stricken at the thunderbolt, had now recovered him- Belf to the degree of trembling from head to foot so that he shook tho boat 5 but still ho swam' after it. " See ! You're — you're — you re a smasher ! that you are ! I don't flatter you a bit! But, look here, now 1 I said I wouldn't abandon tho horse on tho other jeide, but now, if you say so, I'll cut him loose and let him take his chance, rather than give you so much trouble," said the traveller, excitedly. "No, you need not do that. He d.oos not pull back, and so long as ho does not do that I can got alonij," said Gertrude smiling at the zeui of hor "harmless maniac." " All right! You're a poster ! And if ■mv roan cayS you're not, by Jove, I'll —I'll scalp him !" They wore nearing the- land, and in another moment the koel of the boat grated on the sands. Gertrude drew in hor oars, took up hor lantern, and stepped upon tho shoro at tho foot of the pier stairs. The man lot go tho horso, who Im mcdiatoly scrambled on tho beach und snorted loudly, and shook himself. The man followed last of all. " 1 will put this boat away for you, if you will tell mo how to do it. 1 know no move of a boat than my horso there does of a spinning-wheel," said the stranger, as he came to the aide of the ferry-girl. " I thank you. You can help mo. I will show yon how," replied Gertrude And with the traveller's assistanco, tho boat was soon moored in the boat-house.

The rain was stili pouring in torrents, accompanied by thunder and lightning of a milder character than that of tho tre mendous bolt that had fallen whon they were in the channel of tho river.

" I think, sir, you had better come up to the house and remain till tho storm is over. My franc 1 father will bo home in an hour or two," said Gertrude, hospitably. " A thousand thanks, my dear_ girl; you're a tower of strength in tho timo of trouble. I didn't mean to alliterate ; but, as I mentioned bofore, I don't know how to keep from saying it," replied the travellor, and he took the saddle ovor his arm and the bridle of his horse on the other hand, ho followed his guide. She led him up tho pior-steps and through the gate, and up tho walk leading to the front door.

As thoy approached tho house, the two bull-doga, Jugiter and Juno, burst forth like furies from the open door. " Stop here. I must go and quiet tho dogs," said Gertrude, going on in advance " What, Jupe ? What Jupo ? Travollor, good dogs ; travellor," 3110 said, laying hot- Sands upon their powerful nooks, and sooth ing them with her soft voice. Jupiter growled out his rcgrots that ho was so deceived, assuring his mistress, in good dog language, that, upon his word and honour, Re mistook them for thiovoa and burglars. " You may, como on now, sir. Take my lantern. Lead your horso through that gate to the loft, into an alley that will load you to the stable. You will find the stable door unfastened, and, you can put up your horse there, and give him a feed if you think pro per. You will find all that you want in tho building, and a pump of good water in the yard. Whon you ha\i got through, you will please como into fcho house. I am sorry that our boatman is not at homo to do this for you," said Gertrude, courteously.

" Don't say a word, my dear girl. You aro such a brick !" exclaimed the traveller, as, following her directions, he.led his horso oft', preceded by the bull-dogs, who, having tested his quality by ins sconfc, displayed the most friendly assiduity in showing him the way... •• ... . ~ ' ■ Meanw.hilo Gertrude entered the house and took off hor overshoes and her dripping waterproof cloak and hung them up on the rack to dry ; then she entered the sitting room, where the candle was still burning on her work-stand. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was on the stroke of twelve.

Her grandfather had not come home, but doubtless the storm had delayed him. He would soon bo homo now, howover, she thought, for the storm had certainly ex pended its fury and was now gradually subsiding; tho lightning came at longer intervals and was fainter; the thunder only muttered •in the distance; the rain would soon '-cease for the night, the sky would clear and the stars would come out; then hor grandfather would come homo. ■ She thought of the stranger's dripping clothes.

"Ho must be wet through," she said to herself, as she passed to her grandfather's chamber, which was the front room on the opposite side of the passage, and laid out a complete change for her guest. Just as she returned to tho sitting-room she saw tho 3tranger, who had how entered it. He was standing near the work-stand on which, stood the lighted candle. She had a good look at him. Ho was a fair young man, of about twenty years of age;. of. middle height, and very sparo of flesh, with rather a large head and a broad forehead, rounded and "bump tious " above the temples, where phreno logists locate the organs of mirthfulnoss and music ; a pug nose, and a well-curved mouth, and chin innocent of mustache or beard. His 'complexion was florid; his eyebrows. well-defined; and his hair red, fine, curly and abundant. Upon the whole, he had a pleasing and attractive rather than a handsome face.

Ho was clothed in a blue riding-coat^ drab trousers and top-boots, but these were satu rated with water.

' " Well, my dear little hostess, I look up on this as 'Thank God Harbour.' Never was tempest-tossed mariner more grateful for a haven," said the youth, as soon as he saw her. ■

"'You are .'welcome. .My name is Gertrude Haddon;" said the ferry-girl, gravely. " Your mbsjb humble servant, Miss Had don .1 I am proud to make your acquaint ance.: You're a gun—you are, indeed 1 I'll burn the man who dares to say you're not. So you are, Miss Gertrude Haddon. Well, that means I must introduce myself, I suppose. And so I must. My name is Sallust Rowley, at your disposal. Named Sallust after some old Roman swell or another. But my ' old folks at home' call me Sally -— they do. indeed. Isn't, that

aggravation enough to mako a cove run away to sea, or 'list for a soldier, eh ?" Instead of answering his question, Ger trude said, very gravely : '.'."' . "Mr Rowley, you are very wet. If you will go into the opposite room, you will find a suit of my grandfather's clothes laid out for you." ' " A million of mercies; Miss Haddon. I go ; and, oh, if you love me, giro me some thing to cafe when I come out. I have not tasted a morsel to-day, and my stomach has collapsed liko an empty purse," he said •with a grimace. "I will have food ready for yon, Mr Row ley," said Gertrudo, closing the door of tho sitting-room <i 3 a hint that he should pass on to his toilet.

Ton minutes later, Mr Sallust Rowloy emerged from his retirement, clad in a complete suit of Gabriel Haddon's clothes, which, being both too long.and too loose for him, failed to set off" tho attractions of his person to the best advantage. When he ro-ontcred tho parlour he found the table set with a substantial meal of bread, butter, checso, ham, beef, berries and milk.

" A feast for a king ! Will you not join me hi it, my fair hostess?" said tho young man, as ho seated himself at the table. "No, thanks. I supped some hour 3 a£?o," answered the forry-girl, as .she pro ceeded to help her guest liberally. " I say !" exclaimed the young man, after he had partly satisfied the wolf within him by disposing of several slices of meat and bread—"l say, you are a beauty, by Jove ! that you aro ! But you ware very vain to think yourself a beauty, for all that; and uncommon frank to tell mo what you think about yourself. But I like you over so ranch. I do, upon my word." Gertrude made no reply, but poured out a glass of milk, which she set before him. He drank it hastily, and then resumed : " Look here now, I'm in blood earnest- I am, indcod. I like you like thunder ! And tho more [ look at you tho more iliko you. I do believe it i 3 a case of lovo at iirst sight. I do, really." "Thank you," said Gertrude, smiling, and still looking upon him as a " natural." " Soo here now- I'm awful ricli, and shall bo my Own master in a year; tihoro is nothing against my character, except that I am> in a littlo trouble now, but if you know what it wast for, you would say I was a brick—you would, indeed. But look hero now. I would liko to marry you, if you will have mo. I declare 1 would." " You aro vory good,'' said Gortrudo, screwing hor mouth up to keep from laugh ing outright. " Well, then, if you think so I hope you'll have mo just as soon as I can got hold of a parson, if it be to-morrow morn ing. I don't see tho use of peoplo waiting after they have made up thoir minda. Do you ? I think wo ought to begin to be happy just as soon as we possibly can. Don't you ?" ho eagerly inquired, laying down his knifo and fork. "But I havo not inado up my mind," said Gertrude. "What? Oh! Ah! Maybe you are in lovo with somo other man now. Don't get mad with mo. 1 don't mean any harm; but aro you in lovo with any other man ?" "Yes 1 am," answered Gertrude, sup pressing a smile. He dropped the glas9 that ho held in his hand, and gazed at tier in amazement, ex claiming : " Well, if you are not the frankest fellow I ever mot with in all tho days of my Ufo. Who »a tho man? Sot tiro to him : I'd. liko to burn him !" "Ho is my dear grandfather. I have been in lovo with him all my life, and you must not speak evil of him," said Gertrudo, with a smile. " Her ' dear grandfather 1' Oh, bother him ! I don't mind him ! Sco hero, now, lot's talk Benso -" The sense the ingenious youth was about to talk was cut short by a sound of— "Boat !" "There is some one calling from tho other si'do of the river, who wants to cross the ferry," said Gertrude, glad of an excuse to rise from tho table. But the faco of her guest—the joyous, florid faco had turned palo as marble. Ho started to his feet, and caught, the arm of tho ferry-girl. " Don't! — don't! for tho Lord's sako, don't go !" " Boat !" Bhoutcd ft volco from tho oppo sito bank. " Why must I not go ? That is a call wo never disrogard. I wont through tho storm to ferry you over." " But it is after midnight, now. Look at the clock ?" "So it is. Oh, what can keep grandpa ? I wish ho would come. I hope ho will be here soon ; but in the meantime 1 ought to cross the river and fetch the travellers, whoever they may bo, that come at this strange hour." " Boat !" called that weird voice from over tho water. " Come ; lot mo go. I cannot stand here and listen to that call without obeying it," said the ferry-girl. " Don't! don't! for the lovo of Heaven, don't 1" cried the young man, in an agony of entreaty. " Why must I nofc ?" again demanded the girl. "I will tell you—they aro in pursuit of mo." . " Why—what have you been doing ?" in quired Gertrude, shrinking away from him. " Nothing but what you would approve. You'd call me the biggest kind of a brick if you knew. You would, indeed." " Then why do they pursue you ?' " I cannot tell you. They are hunting me to my death, though; for I swear, by all my hopes of salvation, I vyill never be taken alive." " Bo,vr I" called the voice across the waters. "You will not answer? You will not go?" .' Gertrudo stood hesitating. "■ I have Mends whose hearts will be broken if I die." Still tho young girl, paused in deep thought. " I love this world's bright life and light," pleaded the young man. • Still she hesitated aud reflected, with her head bowed upon her chest. "I-have a little fatherless and mother less sister, who would be left destitute by my death.

♦' BOAT !" shouted the persistent voice from across the waters.

"Gertrude Haddon, what will you do?" questioned the young man, in an agony of entreaty. . ■ . ■

Then she lifted up her eyes, looked at him and innocently spoke her thought. " Why ! You plead with me in anguish for your life, while I am utterly in your power. You could bind me where I stand, and effectually prevent my talcing the boat over the river, and bringing your pursuers to this side."

" I ?" exclaimed the youth, in amazement. " Why, I never even thought of doing such a base act. I would not do it - no, not to save my own life, or even that of my little orphan sister," he added. And as he spoke, the foolish, thoughtless face of the boy grew, for a moment, ennobled and heroic.

I'B-O-A-T!" roared the maddening voice from across the Wilde.

" I will not answer the summons," said Gertrude, gravely, "I will save you."

(This Story will be Continued next Wednes-

day.)

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PRICES UNPRECEDENTED. Ladies will do well to take advantage of this rare opportunity. GET YOUR DRESSES MADE AT THE BON MARCHE FOR 128 Gd, and ensure the bost fit and style procurable in tho Colonies. AN ENDLESS VARIETY of the LATEST NOVELTIES in Dress Fabrics to select from, which lor value cannot bo surpassed. •ASK FOR THE LOUIS VELVETEEN, Stamped on every half-yard, for Is lljd and 2s lid per yard, greatly under wholesale cost. A Stock of ready-made Costumes from Us 9d and upward. PATTERNS POST FREE. BON MARCHE, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND, Tnree doors from Wollesley Street East. |W^fiGNIFICENT STOCK *r New Goods in Men's, Youths' and '. QLOTHING! H ATS!_Jm!' HOSIERY! SHIRTS ! ' DibrLA V LD 'jm il|S3|r invited' niyiflllP^ every Department. «Jii"C?jii' contains some ~ I CHEAP] Which can only be secured by J&ffl 1 • making an __li__l EARLY VISIT. Jij| T SHOULD SMILE with an Extra pair of JL Trousers for nothing.—Apply J. H. Dalton Tailor. ..//■. ' SUITS to Measure from 50s, with an Extra Pair of Trousers for nothing, in m hours' notice.—J. H, Dalton, Tailor, victoria. BtreatEasV • :1 >■ ■«m --, •• . <-j 0



RETUMEDJEOSPERITY. " f T A TVTE S SOUTT on the 7tK of Apnl, intimated to the Public that ,my business having suffered through ill-health, I should for -% Four Weeks hold a Genuine Clearance Sale. My part I carried out by making large reductions in every department, and have now to thank the public for responding to my advertisement in so full a manner, also to state that having sold and sent out a much larger quantity of goods than I expected yet I still have a large stock on hand. Encouraged by the past month, I .purpose making further Deductions for a final clearance, I also solicit through this advertisement an offer for my Lease, which is one of the most liberal m Auckland. FOLLOWING LINES AMONGST THE MANY CHEAP AND GOOD BARGAINS FOR WHICH PLEASE COME EARLST. My make of Dyes and Black Goods Flowers ... > ... • 3 for Id being well known, it will be Ladies' Underclothing, Infants Robes, enough to state I have reduced Cloaks, <kc, &c, at Auction Prices. f rom ° is 3_d to Is o£d In Men's and Boy's Clothing! still have Mv raven or blue black Cashmere a large stock. Men's Suits, 13s Gd, coloured do. from IOJd 18s Gd, 21s 6d, 25s Gd, 30s and 42s Real good Home Spuns ; ... 6|d Men s Auckland or local-made Moleskin Black Velveteens from ... ... Is Od Trousers ... 4s lid and 6s lid Crewdson's Calicoes * 3fd Men's Overcoats ... Ijs 6d White Sheetings 6|d AsplendidlineofScotchTweedls 9dyd. Blankets from° ... ... 2s 6d each Men's Shirts. ... Is 3d Corsets ... ... ... Is 3d Socks ... ... ... 3d pair NOTE THE ADDRESS • JAMES SOUTT, :| V LONDON HOUSE, VICTORIA AND NELSON STREETS, AUCKLAND. N.B.—STABLING PROVIDED FOR HORSES, TRAPS, &c, OP COUNTRY CUSTOMERS. LADIES OF AUCKLAND AND SUREOUNDING ■.NEIGHBOURHOOD, tar BEFORE YOU BUtf HOSIERY SEEia J. GILMOUR'S BARGAINS J- 1 . Ladies' Coloured Cashmere of a beautiful quality and finished for Is 4d per pair, original price 2a 9d. Same Quality, Children's No. 1, 2, & 3, value 1?. 9d. for Is. Maids' i, 5, &6, value 2s. 6d. Is. 2d. J. G. wishes you to see the value in Gloves of all kinds, too numerous to mention—Swede, Kid, Silk, Cloth, &_.,"&<s; Gent's fur-lined.Kid: also, bargains in eveningcoloursin Kid. Ladies' Cloth fur-tops, &;c., at 6d per pair ; also Boys' strong cloth fur-lined, &c., 6d per pair. j: ' A Large Stock of Ladies' and Children's Pelt and Straw Hats at 3d., 4c1., b'd., Is. and Is. 10d., much less than half original price. )< I " ~ ~' • : I ' J. GILMOUR, DRAPER AND GLOVER v Upper Symonds Street, and KARAMASAPE EOAD r WE ARE THE CHEAPEST KAPANGAHAPE ROAD CORNER OF EAST-ST. js W H. SHAKE S PEA E & CO. jfl§i|k !r • Wool & Silk Merchants, Queen St., Auckland. Sole Agents for MADAMS WEIGEL'S CUT PAPER PATTERNS Madame Weizel begs to inform her numerous patrons that from March Wfisppljs Jr T8 22nd, 1887, she has appointed M kssrs.:Shakkspear & Co. as Sole Agentsin $|MyOi $ Auckland for her Cut Paper Patterns, who have now on hand a complete JrWeSfK Stock of Patterns and Fashion Books, which they will sell at prices as f^miiSmWiK printed on each pattern, and will also attend country orders on receipt oi £J2spffig«w»w ■ price and extra stamps for postage. Catalogue of Fashions, showing all ! ..„ i. . s styles up to March, price 3d; by post, 4d. Journal of Fashions, published on tneflret or each month, 7d;Dy post Bili- ' • '■•' •- T^NGYES 'LIMITED 119, BATHURST-ST., SYDNEY, KEEP THE LARGEST STOCK IN AUSTRALIA OF ALL KINDS ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS, '.! ■'..!_;■. ■.■■.■•■ .AND- 1..;'../.' And respectfullySrequest intending Buyers to forward particulars of their requirements before ordering. TANGffES~LIMITED, 119, BATHURST-ST., SYDNEY, ■™»«—i*wA««__«—»■_____________________________._____^l^...-_.._. ::_..■;:.. 7 -■■ -■- \ ■.-:..■"- ■



Capital -— — ~^Wi£), I Pnld-up R nd ResideKffi"*^ I Protection from Piß Eop v | CLAIMS MET Wl^ii OMW f' 1 LIBERALITY - T HE STANDAkTSs^I OFNEWZEAL^::,:^| FIRE, MARINE, ANU GU AH L I Capital ~ ■ ~~~~" : m^— With UnlimitedliabilityofsS/ HEAD OFFICE: HUNC^jJJ^ FIRE and MARINE INSUfiAv^ at lowest current rateV ■ <Wki FIDELITY of persona li atiiu n ' v*"" guaranteed. . T^itfot^ Prompt Setrieme nt3madei Office: COLONIAL-MUTUat w QUEEN-S^B^ FREDERICK HUTTItP -, Business NoticesT^1 T. P E A C 0 g| -^ w OPTICIAN 1 . mathematical NSTRUMENT MAKER, I Shoktland-stkket. ALWAYS IN STOCK-" ;S Spectacles and Eye-glasses bf!ev£Wilii ace rat it guaranteed ' "l Opera 5 of superior quality ' ' wi Telesco, .binocular Field Glasses «i v |s scopes; powerful and cheap ' *|S Theodolites, Mining Compasses Abnrct !i Drainage Levels, Prismatic Composes• M Drawing Instruments, Scales, Parallelß.il Ships' Logs, Sextants, Compasses, BiiSl Barometers, Thermometers, HydrohS?! Electric Bells, Batteries,'andFittinca I ]\!agnetic and Galvanic Medical MachliiV 1 Magic Lanterns and Glides, Hand MaS, I Stereoscopes and Slides, GraphoscouK ■ 1 Steam Guages and Tubing, SallUdmeteS" I ■ JUST RECEIVED- Settlers' Telescopes—powerful, 'rjattaiiU cheap, 11s ™ q Settlers' Aneroid Barometerii-Btroiieaiij^ 25s 6d ... ™ Settlers' Miseroscopes, magnifying 13 fc 2/S ud ' . 1 Also, Steairuand Electro Motor WorkimAfc and Steamers, f, -t-ig INSTRUMENTS OF F.VVWt KIKb BEPAffiSt OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE ■pUTTERICK'S CUT PAfg PATTERNS Of All the Latest Loxdos Fashions fj Ladies, Missks, Bots, '"ahd lm& CHILDEkv, Can be obtained.froni KIDD & WILDMAN. ... :.. Shprttoj^j W. P. OGILVIE ... .. .. Virfoi, J. & W. WILLIAiIS ' ... '..'Newton, MUNRO & CO. .. .v- ... Poaamlr, MISS FISBLER ».:....*, „ PamelL Fashion Sheets and. joutaals tifebkung&l above Pattens may bohad.fromaiiy: Stationer or Bootseller.1 ADAMKEIR MUERAY; IMPORTER AND-PUBLISHER,' 83, Queen-street, Auckland, TTOERIE AND KEII.PLK J3I Proprietorsof* ' •-''' THE EDENDALE MANIffiCITIMSci Manufacturers of 'WoblleaHoSeryanfl / Underclothing,- :■•., = Importers and Commisaion Amenta,-' 21, ELLIOTT-STREET, ... ';■•■■• -; ;;:■..--; y^-pTMAI mHE ■ AUCKLAND" 'COFfEMOi COMPANY. KARANGAHAPE ROAD.,, THE ABOVE COMPANY .. . ■ :• Have, taken Premises in _ DR. Pubchas's Splendid Bmckofßcts Kaiangahape.Road, .' Where they have o Pen^"^SS* and aro now prepared to supply KfP irients at the following priccs:r Tea, small cup, Id, large do, 2d -J^M Lemonade, lid per bottle . MIS Ging-erßeer, l§d . ;>' •--* JJa GinKerAle,lid „ BgSM Soda Water, Ud „ Sjf Hop Beer, lid..; •r; ~;.„ r- ■, :^Wm Milk, Id per glass Beeiao,,-" < Pork Pies, 2d TEA, COFFEE, & COCOA, 2dperpJi Open daily from hoU-pastsixa^^W mRY my 60s Suits-! J. with an Extra Pftiro£TrouseKW»M —J. H. Daltoii, Tailor. .;. x— '-"* F B U TcTeRS, ■ Established 1864. ft By Special Appointaent to^ ffis W|Ji Governor, Sir W. F. tew^mw^ Sir James Ferguson L»*lffli!! of Edinburgh ; also, Ivoslia BUKoeij X* Families waited oninTowno^* POULTRY of all Kinds OKKS3EC to OF Dealers ini^urcd^^s p Corned Beef 'ini»rgc yum: Imports of Sausage Casing^ rade EupPl^ ' ; N.8.-CalyesV.Bonnets- _ Customers Suppli^ t_s^ Blue Mottled, Double C^|M Household, Carbouc, Mid^hw* 8 (Taßcfl Toilet Soaps, made from me P¥ w ~,., &B'fflces-DURHA]VI,STREEj,A^W N.B. — Cash Purchasare 01 a»" - Sheepskins, and Bones. — BY APPOINT- . :-^ ''^ nnVEBSOR -, mHAMES. CARRIAg.^^ V FACTORY, VICTORIA-si . ■ A>T ■ HIGH^TREBT. A -U C K> A *. W Telephone, 30& . , • JAMES MACHi>cHB^ • • ■ MANAGBE. Builder of every CoachbWe^Re^^^; Country Orderspunctua^,^' .' CashCustbmersUgW^^ ™IGORATE«y^>^ X Schnapps if 79*'"■■; ' ' • attacks,