SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening, 4.53. Sunrise—To-morrow morning, G. 57. Moon's Age—New Moon, 23rd, 10.41 a.m.

HIGH WATER.

AucKLAND-This afternoon, 4.37 ; to-morrow morning, 4.59. _~ . „ » 17 . Manujcau Heads. - This evening, 7.17, to-morrow morning, 7.35 . ~,, .. Kaipara Heads. — This ovoning, 8.17 , to morrow morning, 8.39.

ARRIVALS.

lona, s.s., from Tauranga Douglas, s.s., from Tauranga Kauri, scow, from Kennedy Bay Norah, scow, from Kennedy Bay Gipsy, cutter, from Whangapoa Paku, cutter, from Taivua Mana, cutter, from Tairua

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Manapouri, s.s., for Sydney Madura, barque, for Mercury Bay TO-DAY. Mararoa, s.s., for South Argylo, s.s., for Barrier Oceola, brigantine, for Whangaroa Zillah, ketch, for Russell

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coramandel,from Coromanclei,to-ciay,;> p.m, , Enterprise, from Thames, this midnight Richmond, from Sydney, early Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day, 9 p.m. Mariposa, from San Francisco, May 27 ' Omapere, from South, early : Gerda, from Greymouth, Friday : Alameda, from Sydney, Sunday, 5 p.m.

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Centurion, sh., KCGT, left London Mar. 9 Eangitikei, ship, loading at London Lutterworth, bq., left London April 8 Routenbeck, bq., NTQS (via Otago), loft Glasgow March 10 Elinor Vernon, sch., JSFK, loft New York Feb. 5, via Dunedin Nellie M. Slado, Am. bg., JPQC, left New York Jan. 10, via Nelson Star of tho East, from New York, via Dunedin Arab, bq., to leave New.York April 2, via Dunedin Dame, bq., to leave Java April 16 C. W. Janes, bq., left New York Feb. 4, via

Lyttelton Victoria, bq.,from Hamburg, via Lyttel ton and Dunedin Gleaner, sch., from Dunedin Notero, bq., left Lyttelton May 15 Peerless, bn., left Oamaru May 13 Sybil, schr., from a cruiso Ryno, schr., from a cruise Fleetwing, schr., from a cruiso Maile, schr., from a cruise Three Cheers, schr., from Timarn Olive, schr., from a cruiso Louie, sch., left Picton May IS Myrtle, bn., left Dunedin May 21 Rio, sch., left Gisborne May 13 • Eleanor, bn., left Dunedin May 21

Janet Nicoll, s.s., for South Sea Islands, to day, 5 p.m. ' Hermione, sh., for London, loading Easterhill, bq., for London, early Heinrich Bauer, bq., for New York, early Wanaka, s.s., for the South, Friday, 4 p.m. Alameda, s.e., for San Francisco, Monday, 4 p.m.

EXPORTS.

Per Manapouri: 31 cases cheese, 140 kegs, 3 tierces beef, 89 sacks oysters, C<l packages timber, 140 doors, 12 baskets ferns, 1 case birds, 50 cases meats, 8 bales fungus, 30 packages butter, 267 packages, 8 crates boxes, 17 sacks seeds, 8 cases Ash, 142 pack ages sundries.

The cutter". Seagull was floated off tho beach at Motuihi yesterday afternoon. The brigantine Oceola goes hence to Whangaroa to load timber for Westport. The s.s. Douglas arrived from Opotiki and Tauranga last night. Passengers: Messrs McAllister and Whittaker. Vessels in port carried their flags half mast high in token of respect for tho memory of Mrs Sainty, wife of Pilot Sainty, who died last evening, The barque Madura left for Mercury Bay last evening in tow of the s.s. Awhina. The Madura is to load timber for Sydney. The schooner Gem was still ashore in Waiheke Channel yesterday, but did not appear to have sustained any serious damage. The s.s. Terror and scow Rata are under going a thorough overhaul on Mr Gouk's slip. On Tuesday evening last, tho Hai-bour Board's dredger No. 121 collidod 'with the s.s. Janet Nicoll at the Railway Wharf and dented one of her plates.

The three-masted schooner Rio, from Napier, bound for Auckland with sheep, which pub into Gisborne for shelter on the 9th inst., resumed her voyage on Thursday last, and is therefore fully due. The barque Mm, which left Kaipara on January 15th., with a full cargo of timber, arrived at London prior to the 17th inst., having made the voyage in about 122 days. Tho R.M.S. Rimutaka, which leftHobart for Wellington at 1 p.m. yesterday, is due to arrive at • Wellington on Sunday next. Her Auckland passengers, mails, and cargo will be forwarded by coastal steamers as speedily as possible. The R.M.S. Kaikoura, which arrived at Plymouth at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, made a very fast run from Wellington, viz., 38 days 9 hours, including all stoppages. She ex perienced very heavy weather crossing the Bay of Biscay, but no damage is reported. The .Wreck chart just issued by the Mer chant Shipping and Underwriters' Associa tion, Melbourne, gives the total number of casualties in Australasian waters during 18S6 as 160, of which number GO were totally wrecked or foundered. The s.s. lona arrived from Tauranga and Mercury Bay early this morning. Passen gers from Tauranga: Dr. Roper and Burrell. Mercury Bay: Messrs Smith, Hankin, Cavill, Carrina, Mrs Robertson, and eight steerage.

-The Cunarder Umbria is being fitted with platforms on her turtle backs, fore and aft, * so that while continuing in the regular course of her trade she can be at once fitted with guns should an emergency arise. The Orient S.N. Company has carried off tho palm with the new boat Ormuz, that vessel having carried her mails at such an enormous speed as to enable them to bo de livered in London in 27 days. The Bluff Harbour Board notify that, on and after the Ist June next, the two leading lights shown from dolphins erected on the Middle Bank, Bluff Harbour, will'be discon tinued, but the lightship off the Triar.igle Rocks will continue to be lighted as hereto fore. '■ ! The schooner'Waiapu arrivod. at Mercury Bay from Gisborne on Friday • last, and transhipped passengers bound for Auckland to the lona, which arrived here to-day. The Waiapu is now loading timber for Gis borne. The brigantinea Clansman, Smaragd, and schooner Columbia are also loading at Mercury Bay. The cutter Mercury, which was driven ashore; on the; beach at Waiapu, near Awanui, about two months ago, was still high and dry at latest advices. Mr D. Gouk and workmen, had made repeated efforts to float her, but had nob succeeded, owing to the very stormy weather prevail ing. The cutter is not seriously damaged, and is expected ta be ajaoat as soon as the weather anoderates.

The barque Easterhill commenced bend ing sails to-day, in preparation for an early departure for London.

The s.s. Gairlocli left Waitara for One hunga yesterday with stock and passengers, but had to put back to port for, repairs to her machinery, which had got out of order.

The Secretary of the Seamen's Union says that the Chelmsford difficulty is likely to be overcome by tho non-Society man joining the Union on the return of the steamer to this port.

The schooner Onward, which was wrecked at Gisborno yesterday, was a vessel of G9 tons register, built at Auckland in 1867. She was owned by Patrick MeConville, of Lyfcteltori, and had been engaged in the coastal trade out of tho last named port.

The s.s. Manapouri left for Sydney via Russell at 8 p.m. yesterday with the follow ing passengers :—Mesdames Fort, Stan maur and child, Robinson, Macdonnell, Jennings, Misses Macdonnell (2), Messrs Schell, Boyd, T. G. Sharp, Godwin, G. Cathcart, Keith, G. Hanmor, Barnett, W. Shepporson, Dr. McNeill, Messrs E. Potter, W. M. Gordon, F. H. Moore, H. Reeve, A. H. Musgrov'o, IL Maitland, J. Jonas, J. J. Gollcr, 11. B. Dawsey, Marsh, Ulph, W. Paterson, Mr and Mrs Tobias, Mrs Laurie, Mr and Mrs Chapman, Hon. T. Clark, Mrs Cavrington, and 34 in tlio steerage, and through passengors from Southern ports.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING

SYDNEY, May IS. —Sailed : The Alameda, for San Francisco, via Auckland. Hobaprt, May IS.—The Rimutaka arrived this morninp;,all well, and sailed this after noon for Wellington. She brings 125 pas sengers of all classes for Now Zealand ports. : San Francisco, May 15. -The R.M.S. Zealand ia, which left Auckland on April 25th, arrived at S a.m. WKbLTNOTON, May 18. —Sailed: lonic, for Napier. New Plymouth, May 18. — Arrived : Macgregor, from Onehunga, noon. Russell, this day. —Arrived: Manapouri, from Auckland, 9.50 a.m. Melbourne, May 17. — Sailed : Roto mahana, for the Bluff.

COMMERCIAL

Evening Stab Office, this day.

Tbo Auckland Grocers' Association quotes tiie wholesale price of fresh butter Is per lb, and fresh" eggs Is Oil per dozen, delivered, for tho week ending May L'Gth. The abovo quotations refer to prime quality only.

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

THURSDAY. MAY 19, 1887.

For tho causo that lacks assistance, For tho wrong that necd3 resistance, For tho future in the distance, And tho good that v/o can do.

No increase of taxation can be pcjni lar. Hit the taxpayer high or hit him low, and he will object. If the Colonial Treasurer, therefore, expected his new tarifV to pas/3 withorn opposition lie must be a wildly sanguine man. That he is sanguine we know; but he is also tolerably shrewd, and tho bill-of fare placed before the country on the new table of Customs Duties proves it. The tariff was meant to be Protec tive while yet professedly submitted for revenue purposes only. It was care fully constructed with the object of set ting Free Traders and Protectionists by the ears, and that it has succeeded the proceediugs at yesterday's meeting of commercial men, at the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce, prove. The discussion there finally dogonerated into a debato, Free Trade v. Protection, and as the former question in tho present condition of the Now Zealand finances is out of tho sphere of practical politics, the debate threatened at one time to end in nothing. What it did end in docs not commend itself particularly to our judgment. Tho arguments employed in favour of placing upon tea, sugar, cigars, and spirits the whole of tho additional taxa tion that is required to meet the deficit, were singularly weak, Why ...com modities which are the comforts and necessities of the poorest of the com munity, and which cannot be produced in the country, should be taxed at the rate of between 40 and 50 per cent, ad valorem, while silks, satins, and simi lar goods are admitted at 15 per cent., none of the advocates of the resolu tion took the trouble to explain. But however much the proposal may com mend itself to importers who have just cleared their stocks from bond, in an ticipation of a higher rate of duty, the mass of consumers will viow the matter in a somewhat different light. Tbo tax on beer is only equal to about 15 per cent, ad valorem. Arc the champions of an extravagant tax on tea and sugar of opinion that' it is more com mendable in the State to encourage the consumption of beer than of tea and sugar? In Victoria, while the tax on silks is 20 per cent., and on apparel of every kind 30 per cent., tea' is ad mitted at 3d per lb. In New South Wales it. is 3d. Here the duty is 4d per lb, or, on the average of all quali ties imported, equal to a tax of 30 per cent, ad valorem. The rate is heavy enough even when ranged with a2O per cent, ad valorem duty on other im ported goods. ■- ■■■• ■'■■ "Another objection to increasing the duties on tea and sugar is the fact that these articles must be the staple of. our trade with Fiji and South Sea Islands. Those countries have nothing else to exchange for our products, and tho basis of any reciprocity treaty with Fiji must be concessions that will keep down the revenue on tea and sugar. The objection that the new duties will destroy the Island trade altogether has not much in it if the drawbacks aro increased in proportion. The present system of drawback re turns to the wholesale exporter every sixpence he has paid. The most deplorable facts in con nection with the new tariff to our mind are : Frst, the need which ap 7 parently exists through the maintenance of ah extravagant system of Govern ment, to go on time after timo in creasing the burdens of the people • and, second, ihe bungling way in which the duties imposed for Pro tective purposes have been levied. If more Customs taxation is _ necessary, we think it: less objectionable to make a general levy all round upon articles that are already dutiable than to clap about worth of additional taxation on two articles which families must use. There is. no more trouble in collecting 15 per cent, than in collecting 20 per. cent., ad

valorem on soft goods. And the ar gument of reduced cost, on which so much stress was laid yesterday in the case of tea, applies with double force here. The reduction in retail values ot every article of drapery and clothing during the last ten years exceeds, we venture to say, the reduction in tea dur ing the same period. In its Protective proposals, however, the tariff is an unmitigated failure. It meddles with many industries without materially helping them. The case ot boots and shoes is a flagrant instance. The increase upon women's and chil dren's boots, which are only made to a limited extent, is excessive, and the manufacturer is deprived of the aid which ho might feel under ™c tariff by the imposts upon the materials which he is bound to use. In other iudustries it is the same. The Commercial community having taken a turn at what they re gard as the obnoxious features of the tariff, we advise the Industrial section to do the same. Their representations are bound to carry weight; the tariff, even if tho Government is not un seated over it, will never pass through the House in its present shape. One or two hints were thrown out at yesterday's meeting that an attack cm the Education vote would not be ill taken. It is well for the people to make a note of this and take warning. Mr S. .Vaile, we feel confident, inter preted'the popular mind when he de clared that above all other expenditure by tho Government the money neces sary to maintain a system of free na tional education must be held sacred. We have often warned those entrusted with the administration of the system that its extravagance threatened its destruction, but in uttering warnings of this kind it was always with the conviction that the people will never consent to waive one feature that is essential to efficiency. If reduction is to be made in the legitimate cost of education to the colony we must begin at the top and throw the proceeds of the valuable endowments for higher education which are enjoyed by the rich into the common pot. The ex penditure on education comes more directly to the relief of the man with lar^e family and small means than any other servico performed by the Go vernment. To abolish the vote, would only throw upon him a greater expenditure for a poorer service. Neither that nor the other alternative suggested by yesterday's meeting will answer the purpose for which the representatives of the mercan tile community were convened. If they wish to make their influence felt they must deal with the Budget proposals with greater circumspection and care.

A CLEVER POLITICAL DEVICE

The question of the land is generally considered of some considerable im portance just now, all over the world. Special prominence has been given to it in New Zealand by the efforts of Sir George Grey in the first place, and sub sequently by politicians of all shades of opinions, from Rolleston . rto Ballance, who, while agreeing on this mattor, disagree on al most every other public question. One would think that if a Cabinet wero to work together at all, there must at all events be some sort of agree ment, some "entente cordiale" be tween its members on such a point as this. Now see what happens, Mr Pyke brings in a bill called the Otago Central Railway Extension Bill. Mr Pyke, as everyone is aware, is a " private" member, and Cabinets are not supposed to vote unanimously on any question brought forward by private members on private members' days. Each Minister votes according to his individual "con science." In the discussion on second reading, Sir R. Stout and Mr Ballance stick to their guns and maintain with great fervour that they are not at all prepared to justify land concessions of " this kind," i.e., grants in freehold to railway promoters. Sir Julius Vogel, on the other band, did not agree with his colleagues' opinion in the mattor, and thought "land grants had been a very great success." (Just by the way, has not Sir Robert stated that if he had his way, not another acre of land should be parted with by the Crown in freehold tenure ?) This makes it quite clear that on the most important political question now agi tating the whole world, thero is no agreement whatever between the most important members of the Cabinet.

Then aiises the question, "How came Mr Pyke to move the Otago Railway Bill when such an important principle as the alienation of large tracts of Crown lands is involved in it 1 Was it to give the members of the Ministry a chance to disagree without creating a scandal? Was it a compensation to Mr Pyke, on the eve of an election, for the . collapse of his independent 'middle' party?" This Railway Bill proposes to deal with ■ Crown lands, and we were under im pression that the consent -of the Crown (i.e. Ministers) was required before a private member could intro duce a bill affecting Crown lands. Per-, haps there is some refined distinction in this case that the ordinary mind can not perceive. The Manawatu line, if we mistake not, and *certainly the Midland railway bills emanated from, and were piloted by, the Ministers of the Crown. If Mr Pyke can in the mean timo proceed with his bill, it is clear that some responsible Minister must ultimately give the requisito con sent, and in fact sign the contract with the proposed company for the aliena tion of the land. Will it be Sir Robert Stout, or will it be SiraJulius Vogel?

The whole thing is ingenious to the last degree. The advantages of such an arrangement are: (1) Mr Pyke makes sure of his election; (2) Mr

Pyke is a mischievous fellow—he wants to form n third party to turn out M'l.&tc'ffl, aud h'3 and hie-.tr,;ra ptrty "'iii now collapse ; (3) Ministers are spared the -painful necessity of undergoing the consequences of a disagreement on the important measure brought in by themselves, viz., resignation of one or more of their number." We are offering no opinion on the Otago Central Railway or its prospects of success if constructed by Government, but merely having a laugh at the comical measures some times adopted to make Ministerial birds in their little nests agree.

FOREIGN INTRIGUES IN THE PACIFIC.

While pleased to learn that there is a probability of the Government con tinuing the subsidy to the South Sea Island mail steamer, we fear that the vacillation of New Zealand and the inertness of the Imperial Government will result in all the political fruitsof the mail service being lost to us. There is a cunning intrigue on foot, and likely to prove successful, the object of which is to secure the annex ation of the Samoan group of islands to the Kingdom of Hawaii ; it is re ported from New York that the Hawaiian monarch has similar inten tions on Tonga ; and it is only too sure that the French have taken firm hold of the Wallis Group, whichis a collection of nine little coral and volcanic islands, with a very good harbour. The result is that France will have a coaling sta tion, established in close proximity to Fiji, from which an easy descent could be made upon New Zealand. It ap pears by New Caledonian advices that M. Chauvot had been instructed by the French Government to proceed to the Wallis Islands and take possession of them, so as to secure a coaling station on the line of route which will be fol lowed by steamers passing through the Panama Canal, when that undertaking has been completed. This is a trans parent pretext, for the islands are not' on the Panama route, and in point of fact the French already possess an ex cellent coaling station on the line of route to Panama, at the island of Rapa, which England has in vain tried to secure in exchange for concessions elsewhere. Little by little, every available inch of land in the South Pacific is being absorbed, and the best that New Zea land can now do is to secure the trade and put aside all ambitious dreams of political supremacy. There is still, therefore, good ground for con tinuing the Island steam service, es pecially as its merits for mail purposes are recognised by the French Admiral of Oceania, and there is undoubted truth in the maxim that " trade fol lows the mail bags." In reality, there seems no cause to growl over the French annexation of the Wallis Islands,for though they were discovered by a Englishmen in 1767, they have been Christianised by French . missionaries and have for over 40 years been under French pro tection. In 18-12, Monsignor Bataillon, the head of the French mission,procured from.the King and chiefs of the archi pelago a petition to Louis Phillippe, praying him to place them under the protection of the French flag. Two years later, M. Bruat, Commandant of the French establishments in Oceania, was authorised by the King to notify that His Majesty had ac cepted the protectorate. At the same time Louis Philippe sent as presents to his sable brother a double-barrelled gun, and a horse with a saddle and bridle. Since then, it appears, the islands have been often visited by French men-of-war ; and it is alleged the French Government has been frequently memorialised by the reigning queen Amelie, and her sub jects, that the protectorate should be rendered more complete and efficacious. These islands, though beautiful in the extreme, are of no commercial value; but while the French undoubtedly have occupied them for military pur poses, it cannot be alleged that the annexation has been precipitate, or that it infringes any British rights. It is, however, another melancholy ex ample of English apathy analogous to that which lost us Tahiti—the Queen of the Pacific—and which bids fair to lose us the New Hebrides .as well, our supplanters in each-case being those volatile " parley-voos" whom we are accustomed to stigmatise as non-colo nising, lacking in energy, ancVn every way inferior to the noble Anglo- Saxon.

The half-yearly report of the Bank of New South Wales, as submitted to the meeting held on the 29th of last month, is published in this issue, and'will be found to disclose a very gratifying- .state of affairs. The net profits, for the past half-year are stated at LI 13,903 15s 4d> which, with the addition of credit balance from the previous half-year, left L 122,054 8s available for'distribution. From that sum a dividend of 15 per cent, was declared besides a bonus of 2$ per" cent., while LIO,OOO were carried to the reserve fund, and a balance of over L 6,000 carried to new account. The reserve fund now stands at L 872.535. Mr W. Hodge, the well-known politician, arrived by the Wanaka this morning from Wellington. The result of four weeks' con stant attendance at the Housoof Representa tives has been to thoroughlydisgust him with the manner in which the legislation of the country is carried on, and to intensify to bitterness his hostility to the present Go vernment. ' He condemns in unmeasured terms the selfish conduct of Mr J, M. Dargaville, and speaks in very high terms of the usefulness of Mr Monk. He has also formed a high opinion of the value of the services rendered by Mr Peacock, whom formerly he has opposed. Mr Bryce he considers to be the best man in the House. As it is Mr Hodge's intention to address a public meeting some time next week, "the freoand independent" may expect to be enlightened consider ably upon Parliamentary doings at the sealflof Government,

The meeting of sW was convened for'l^f^^t-s 4-, V.M.C.A. Rooms f 0 S goring what aS^?«; J the Eight Hours---Kii ?^ fcl»« House.W not c^me o_ *&<?_ hibited by those *_%*»**,* truly astonishing. '-'Onl/' t^m brio frsro.^ere- press J**.-* i-'flt and nut an aasUtat^Spfl willing to share in the _£§£%& "* l ment, but evidently no^'^^ ta*o any trouble to assist Wl^. success. v "^'g % A singular accident octirmi v ■;• Freeman's Bay to Mr S \^l_ was clerk of 7___7_?s^3& pital. He was .engaged % tho demolition of a buUdin^^ of tho hands mistook theM-i- issued by Mr White, =%Jf^S away the wrong p l ail L 7, noticed that the whole'of I^-,^ rafter were falling towards 1^ immediately bobbed his; head \^ saved him from instairtaneousd^w*l' he not done so the mass would 2 his chest, and.the result musth'Tl fatal. As it was, only a nnrt-^ Te'l^ debris struck Mr White on Sf oi> head, and bfiicted, a '■'■><^L'^' wound. His felt hat-V^ and this no doubt saved hisheS'V extent. Mr White's .injuries Sfe quently dressed by-Dr Philg^^ found not to be in any way of a'dto - nature. ..,, •■■ °??^

The sitting of the Police Court this I ing was very brief. Henry- ■'JouS? 1 who had been arrested by Sergeant ty ' from a description in the " Police Gsm i was charged with the larceny o_ JafH property of Alfred Dowsettj of iW-eMB Prisoner was remanded, to Wellilß Alexander Gordon, an inmatei'bf^-fi fuge, who persisted in"' tiandgrini ffl from that institution, and was imm very eccentric, was sent to prison;@l months as a vagrant. Messrs"!). Kffi Donald and A. Boardman, iuatic« __ sided. ■ - -"-•:. It is strange that wliilo ev^-y,"..' being made by the Government f 0 1 various blocks, of Crown lands in the fei Island, many of which are hardly of aJI rate quality, no steps appear ffiely \<M taken to populate the thousands "ofairsi splendid land lying between Mat* ti Cape Runaway, in the-Bay4f Pl a Y We have often drawn--attention to I large quantity of splendid land lyb idle in this part of New .Zealand. ■_& our attention lias been-apain^^ the same by a- careo of products that to arrived from Opotiki. ; The. principal J. tion of the consignment,, entfusied (j Messrs Sharp and Co., consists of enormia pumpkins, averaging one hundrelvd'H Captain Mair selected oiieiof;.these e® mous growths, which are from unmawl land, to take down to..Wellington, tojj press upon the Government the'charA of this neglected part of the island li Omaio, Te Kali, Marewhenui,-and o . places in the Bay similar, landispbtainabk where special. settlersicould; be placed.ti great advantage to the .country, and fa, selves. . . .. . The ordinary monthly meeting o! til Committee of (! o Auckland Ganlenen' Horticultural Society was held at:% market on Monday evening last, when fa was a good attendance, Mr G. (tMcDoiia!! being in" the chair. . After considerablefc cussion it was decided to Hold a'Cami. Show at the Agricultm-alHaHbiiJnlyS^ and anunknown donor-' intimated 'that he would give 3 prizes of £1, 7s, 6d; and 2s ft! for the best 12 oranges, local or otherwise. A number of other special prizes were ak offered. Late fruits will alsobeexhibited The Hon. Secretary, Mr A--Aitlcen,;an nounced that he had receivecji-meda] and diploma for fruits exhibited, bjfejocietj at the late Colonial Exhibition.*' 1* vo't. of thanks was passed to tKe jwlgffi'for^A services at the late show? " An eccentric old man -hailed-Alexander Gordon was committed"to.iMountEdenioi three months this morning fi pnackige, ; d vagrancy. ~lt would ..appear'lhat Gorte, who has for some time past beeh.aniniiiate of the Old People's Refuge, wnotatal amenable to the discipline of theiinstitu tion. : He developed a tost-e ; iorwanderi3| about the city, and insisted: upon wasiin' his own clothes at unseasonable times M places. The master of 'the Muj|« therefore no option bat to tump?s and his imprisonment for vagrancy is iii result. ■ ... ...,y_: Local applications for letters[.patent M notified in aTecent'issue of the Govern* "Gazette" as follows: !J.Hi|)kins,AncW ironmaster, blast furnace arid other.* ties specially, adapted for„the A smeltingl titanic n-onsand of New Zealand,; to m called " Hipkins's Blast Furnace.", J. A Messenger, Auckland^ patent-pr#<v * turner ; J.. T. Knighfcand Oeffirge,ft#, Auckland, patent -elastic floorings;;.". Greenshields, Auckland, the.Jubil. f j safety pipe or cigar-holder, winch condetw and retains in a small glass tube all por ous fumes pf tobacco. •• '-' - W. G. Garrard writes- statingjthatra allegation of the Commissioners with, re© ence to his land claim, that.,there, was » proof of character," is just like to* tinence. He states that: his certificates character have been in the possession ol ffl Government for years. . , • < , An inquiry into ■ the fi* mm* Post-office is proceeding to-day. There was another large attendance # Bellringers' last night;" when the nWF •gramme presented met wifcfrasp'gooa»£ ception as the previous ones. ABJi . been announced that only three mors m of the performance will ensue,,person?!, have- not heard "the .merry.- -tcW* should roll up ao once. The entertains*1 throughout is well worth the money. Tho Newton. Rite. < Compaiivtneg night, not to-morrow as formerly arrmw when the new accoutrements will w™i. ° The yacht race arranged for next Joe* promises to be of great interest,, anttjfU the day be fine,so that theTyachts can all canvas,- it> will be a F^tTfclS Captain Persson, of the Easterhili,)3» _ sented to act as starter and'judge.*K start is to be a flying one, i .|||p the competitors.will give notwuwe^ . post. "' ■""' V ' '■•id'ti A "sixpenny soiree''l^JS, . take place in connection Band of Hope to-morrow (Ms^fp in the Ponsonby Hall. As cbjjj^,, be admitted fqr threepence, there is be a large turnout. .-,■-, -1 [p'y ■'$ The Earl of Aberdeen will W l^ m dress, under the auspices ot m^ Men's! Christian Association^oD^,. afternoon in the '«<* HaJ^^li Admission is by free obtained at the booksellers. ,->tW cation is necessary . .yyy ",| p The North Franklin Mg^jf* arranged»to give an ente^^" f6r * day next in Otahuhu Pubic ™ [n p benefit of a , distressed ■•™WL^ locality. . After the minstel^ h !a a farce will be performed,- and w^ will close.with a dance. J*^ deservingnaturenf the, object^ ~ large attendance. y,. I i. By advertisement fc^Sgrf* members of No. V^fS_Wk^ paradent-the, Drill-shed^ ..,; 7.30. All membersmust.a« Ba DO SOT BE SATISFIED»^ Try the Freezing Company.f *> in half pounds ' ' asos&» £100 Reward. -They c^g « -^ the stomach, bowels bg&sgji^J kidneys, andi £100 &wi£ttp«ffiha WW will not cure or .Jwlp." i %. Bitters. »■ . imurious^ound-mtheii -" i . oalymadehyAnioriwaU. , ,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY &WBt.

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-pONA-FIDE gALE AT LESS THAN ENGLISH COST OF JEWELLE RY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRO-PLATE, AND SILVERWARE. H. ~K 01IN ' Having purchased tho Bankrupt Stook of A. Ali__ at a heavy discount, now oiFers the whole of the same at a largo reduction ofl'flrbt cost. Being about to relinquish his Auckland business, and having purchased tbo old establishcd busincssof 13. Peterson & Co., Christchurch, he has determined to in clude in the sale tho whole of his largo and valuable stock at"a DISCOUNT OF THIRTY PER CENT. OFF MARKED PRICES. This is a good opportunity for acqulr- .' ing rdally good articles and High-class Jewellery for Wedding and Birthday Gifts, considerably under original cost. H. K~O~H N, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. "^T A N. T E D. We wish our name connected in your mind with TEA, because we aro tho only Arm in Auckland dealing in nothing but TEA, and at our Establishment, 207, Queen-street, may be seen samples of TEA from every Tea-growing Country in the World. Wo haVe TEA from India— TEA from China TEA from Japan TEA from Java TEA from Ceylon TEA from FIJI TEA'f rom Formosa TEA in Chests TEA in Half-chests TEA in Quarter-chests TEA in Boxes TEA in Caddies TEA in Tins TEA in Packets. And as wo devote our whole timo to TEA and TEA-TASTING, we can give ten-drinkers better value for 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 tho profit he requires, but only the skilful tea ex. dcrt can properly proportion the peculiar characteristics of each toa, and so produco a Genuine Blended Tea. grateful to tlio palate and refreshing to tho nervous system. This wo claim to be able to do, and our Pure Blended Teas have become a sourco 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, t queen-street, auckland. Established 1880. J. -H. W ITHEPORD ' NEWS AND ADVERTISING AGENCY, AUCKLAND, N.Z. Representing Sydney Morning Horald, Sydney Mail Melbourne Argua, Australasian Otago Daily Times and Witness •;.-■;, ... Lytt clton Times, Canterbury Times Wellington Post, etc. RAILWAY ADVERTISING. 'Business Notices promptly, fixed at all Stations i along tbc Lino at the shortest notice. HE COLONIAL MINING JOURNAL, To be devoted especially to tho interests of the NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN : GOLDFIELDS, Will he PUBLISHED IN A FEW WEEKS. Communications from Goldflelds Districts to be addressed to J. 11. WITHEFORD, " Shortland-strcet, * Auckland. I is | REMOVING I TO THOSE CENTRAL PREMISES fi - IN THE | VICTORIA ARCADE, i Slßortland-street (between the Post Offlco and ?" Queen-street) • '[■■■'



"TO" ANTE D KNOW N. JUBILEE~REJOICINGS. ■ Wehavejustopenolloutan IMMENSE SHIPMENT ov WINTER GOODS ' Comprising everything New and Choice in JUBILEE TWEEDS, 1 Specially to our order (can't be got anywhere else in Auckland). . JUBILEE WORSTEDS JUBILEE SUITINGS [ JUBILEE OVERCOATINGS i JUBILEE TROUSERINGS : The demand for above goods has exceeded our I most, sanguine expectations. Customers will kindly book their orders early and prevent disappointment. NO ADVANCE IN PRICE. SPECIAL LINE OF MOSGIEL (for a fow 1 weeks only), to measure, 35s per suit. Everyone can afford to be Well-dressed for Her Majesty's Jubilee. FIT, STYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. "Veni, Vidx, Vict." The Largost Tailoring Concorn in New Zealand. AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY (G. McRRIDE), MERCHANT TAILORS, IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, MILITARY AND NAVAL CONTRACTORS, COMMEHCB-STKisiST. Auckland. WALE-YEARLY CLEARING SALE * AT GOODSON'S. FOR SEVEN DAYS. FROM SATURDAY 21st to 28tii. GENUINE SALlil LOW PRICES ! Look Out for Friday's. Advektisement. "TKTOTICE is hereby given that tho Parb _l3| nership lately subsisting between tis, the » undersigned, Robert William Hammond, and James Henry Moore Carpenter, carrying on business at Auckland and Nowmai'kot as Coal ' and Firewood Merchants, under the stylo or firm of "Hammond and Carpenter," has tins . day been Dissolved by mutual consent. All Debts due to or owing by the said late Firm will bo received and paid by the said ltobert, William Hammond. As witness our hands this eleventh day of May, 1887. ROBT. WM. HAMMOND. J. 11. M. CARPENTER. Witness—James F. Haul-fain, . Solicitor, Auckland. . "T^ISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. ! Tho firm of Hammond and Carpenter having been dissolved, the undersigned beg to notify that they have purchased tho debts of the late : firm, and will carry on the business of Coal and Firewood Merchants at the old places of busi ness at Newmarket and Auckland. Orders can be given and accounts settled at cither ofllce. HAMMOND & CO. Telephone No. : Auckland, 221. „ ~ Nowmarkot, 3i6. I BEG to announco that I am still carry ing on business at Newmarket, and am prepared to execute all orders as before. J. H. M. CARPENTER. Yards : Near Railway Footbridge. Orders may be left in Auckland with Henry Byron, next Star Oillce, Shortlaud-struet. Telephone: 300. , , . •<^3^i^iM*!it4i;_^ -^TILLAGE SETTLEMENTS. Inquirers aftor information respecting VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS should call at Crown Lands Oflicc, behind Supreme Court. Mr John Lundon «ncl othors will attend daily from eleven to twelve, for tho purpose of giving nformation. f. LAZING ! GLAZING ! GLAZING I Every description of Glazing. Tho Cheapest in Auckland. A. H. MORRIS, DIRECT IMPORTER OF GLASS, Karangahape Road. Sashes sent for and'delivored free. T>URE' CALF LYMPH. A supply has been received by mail, and children can be vaccinated daily at Messrs ICing: and Son's, Chemists, Queen-street. HAZARD'S SHOOTING GALLERY,! ELLIOTT-STREET. : A series of VALUABLE PRIZES will be. given to the' THREE COMPETITORS MAKING the GREATEST NUMBER of CON SECUTIVE BULL'S-EYES, from May 14 tci SATURDAY. May 21. lst Prize-DOUBLK-BARRELLED EREECII LOADtNG CIIOKEBORE GUN i 2nd Prizo—HANDSOIWE RIFLE. 3rd Prizo—NICICEL-PLATED REVOLVER, Prizes on view at VV. 11. Hazard's, Gunmnkciv lUOa, Queen-street. ■"OX HAT'S -IN A NAME? Try "Tho Economy Boot Shop." There you . will Ihicl own-made B >ots. suitable (thesptimes) . for all pockets. It's true to its MUIIO. , £ s. d. ' Womon's Leather Slippers 0 2 IL Women's Kid Walking Boots .. .. 0 (5 9 Men's 10. S. Boots 0 9 (> i Boys' Strong Nailed Boots 0 6 !» i Children's School Boots to size 13 ..040 Children's Copper Too Balmorals, sto G 0 3 11 ' "VTOTICB OF REMOVAL, MR.- T.; TRAFFORD, SURGEON DENT" IS T, , Desires to inform his Patients and. ."Friends that ho has removed l'rom Wakcfleld-stiect to mora contral ofliees Queen - Street, over Mr.' Wayte's, Bookseller, opposite Wyndham-strcot..' Hours from nine a.m. till live p.m. [A CARD.] . IyTR FREDK. E. BAUME,' BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Vulcan Lane, AUCKLAND. ' ; ! > SPLENDID Winter Tweeds at J. H. Dalton's. Tailor, Victoria-street East. __ TI3EST VJIALUEJ DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. ...... ,_ __...,. ... B-LANKE T 'Si \ -FLANNELS, VELVETEENS, fea, at WILLIAM R. BRIDGMIkN'S. 150 Pairs Blankets, In all dualities and makes, from 4s lid per pair... ~ ..,,.. Mosgiel, Kaiapoi, Wellington Blanfeots. 2,000 yards New Flannol, in all makes. English and Colonial exceptionally cheap strong Flannel, 7Jd; do., 32in. wide, 113 d. In DRHSS GOODS, now showing a. splendid variety for tho presont Soason, consisting of about 15,000 yards, having been bought m large quantities at a heavy discount. Those- calling early will get the best choice, and wen repay attention. Ulster Cloths, ISin. wide, /a iuu; splendid assortment New Trimmings in cbeclc and striped Plushos and Velveteens; JNew Umbrellas, good lines, 2s Cd; Ladies INew Ulsters, Mackintoshes, and Fur Capes;J ar«e assortment of Boys', Youths', and Mens M^K intoshes, from 123 (id, best value. . __„„ „- A great many job lines in DRAPERY a nd CLOTHING„which will be found much und, ?r usual value Strong-Winceys, wide width, 44,?. yard. Cretonnes, bought job, 25 per cent, under usual price. -s Call at '.;, '.._ 288, UPPER QUEEN STREET, and you will got tho best value fpr your money-' j



Box 329. Telephone '135 IF YOU REQUIRE GOOD OATMEAL, FLOUR, CHEESE, POTATOES, or ONIONS, OATS, OB MAIZE, CALL ON ALFRED JO WITT. QORN gACKS FOR SALE BY W. S. LAURIE et CO. SEED AND MANURE MERCHANTS, CUSTOMS STREET, AUCKLAND. DR. BOND, (late Resident Surgeon Auckland Hospital;. Karangahape Road, near corner of Upper Queen-street. Hours of Consultation—At Residence: Bto 9 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m. At ICdsou's, 200 Queen-street: 11 a.m., 12,30 p.m. Telephone, Wi. A CARD DR. LEGER ERSON, Parnell (late Dr. Goldsbro's residence), attends for Con sultation: At Home, 8 to 0 a.m., and 3 p.m. Aickin's Pharmacy, Qneen-streot, 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Pamnurc and Otahuhu. Telephone 176. R. HUMPHREY HAINES, L.R.C.P., Fellow (by exam.) of the Royal College of Surereons, Edin., Specialist for Eye and liar Diseases, Princes-street (at residence of Dr. C. 11. Haines). Hours of Consultation. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ft. J. WRIuOIOORE, M.D., M.R.C.S. Hoursfor Consultation: 11 to 1 p.iii., at Pond's Honimopathic Pharmacy, 153, Queen-street; 2 to 3 p.m.. and 7 to 8 p.m, at Residence. Lovvor Symonds-street. Telephone 130, Vaccinations at Pond's, 1 p.m., TUESDAY and FRIDAY