SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening 5.26. Bukhise—To-morrow mornins:, 6.22. j\loox's Age—Full Moon, Sept. 11, 2.42 a.m.

HIGH WATER

ATTCKLANn-This evening, 7.32; to-morrow morning. 7.49. Manukali Heads.— This evening, 10.12; to morrow morning:. 10.29. Kaii'ara Hkaus. —This evening, 1112; to morrow morning, 11 29.

ARRIVALS.

Chelmsford, s.s., from Opotiki Agnes Donald, schr., from Russell Ada C. Owen, bn., from Rarotonga D.iisy, schiv, from Samoa Waireka, schr., from Hokianga Waiwera, schr., from Norfolk Island Curlew, schr., from Whanganui Medora, scln1., from Awanui

DEPARTURES.

Clansman, 8.5., for Tauranga Douglas, s.s , for Opoliki lona, s. 8.. for Mercury Bay Wellington, s s., for Whangarei

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromanclel, to-day, 5 p.m. Ob.au, from Tiraaru, due

Enterprise, from Thames, Sunday, 1 a.m. Australia, from SoutJi, Sunday Rotorua (Qnehunira), from South, Sunday Rotomahana, from Thames, Holiday, 12 noon Te Anau, from Melbourne (via the South), Tuesday Waihora, from Sydney, Tuesday Whampoa, s.s., fromFoochow, September 6 Koranui, from South, Wednesday Wainui, from Fiji, Thursday Wanaka (Onehunga), from South, Thursday Mariposa, from Sydney, September 11 Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney,

sailed July 20. Zealandia, from San Francisco, September 16 Aorangi, from Plymouth, September 17

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Crn.sader. sli., loft London on May 27 Piako, ship, left Lundon July 2 Waikuto, ship, from London May Queen, ship, from London Lurline, ship, from London Margaiet Galbraith, ship, left Glasgow

July 1 Rosed'ale, from Middlesborough, for Kaipara Zealandia, ship, from London Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel-

ton ; sailed June 20 Star of the Easr,, 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 Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Ricardo, bq., from Java, early Mimiha, schr., left Lyttelton August 29 Orpheus, schooner, from Dunedin Marion, schooner, from Rarotonga Maile, schr., from a cruise Louie, schooner, from a cruise, llyno, schr., from a cruise Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, ship, for London, loading C. W. Janes, schooner, for New York Rotorua (Onehunga), lor the South, Monday,

noon Ohau, for Dunedin, Tuesday, noon Australia, for t.he South, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Koranui, for Greymouth, Wednesday Te Anau, for Sydney, Wednesday, 5 p.m. Waihora, for Melbourne (via the South), Thursday, noon" Wanaka (Onehunga), for the South, Friday

Messrs Sims and Brown expect to launch their new schooner built for a Tahiti firm about Thursday next.

The schooner Marion left Rarotonga for to load for Auckland, on August ii.: "

The barque William Turner, after dis charging at the Sugar Company's wharf, will return to Fiji for another cargo of raw sugar.

The three-masted schooner Waireka, which was wrecked at Hokianga and subse quently recovered and repaired, arrived here early this morning in charge of Cap tain Jones with a cargo of totara piles.

Fears are entertained for the safety of a little craft which Messrs Bradshaw and East were having brought up from Bluff to Napier in charge of Captain Moore, late of the schooner Zior.

The schooner Waiwera arrived from Nor folk Island at noon to-day. Captain Alex ander reports having sailed on the 24th ult. Had bad weather and south-east winds for six days, and thence fair weather till ar rival. Passengers: Mr Phelps and Miss Hobbs. Cargo : 6A- tuns oil and sundries.

The brigantine Ada C. Owen arrived from Rarotonga early this morning and anchored near the powder ground. She brings Island produce for transhipment to the ship Hermione. Captain Dixonr eports : —Left Auckland on July 24th, and arrived afc Rarotonga on August 4fch ; left again on August 11th, and had light winjjis from S. and N. during the voyage. Cargo : 192 casks limejuice, 5,000 coqbanuts, 50 tons copra, 458 boxes oranges.

The schooner Daisy, Captain Watt, re turned this morning from a South Soft Island trip. She left Auckland on July 2nd, and Samoa, on the return voyage* on August 12t!i. Experienced a continuation of variable winds and weather throughout, until making the New Zealand coast,' when she picked up a fresh. N.W. Mind, which carried her along the coast. The Daisy hs in ballast.

The s.s. Chelmsford arrived from O[y,tiki last evening with 500 bags maize ai> cl the following passengers :: —Mesdames ]\J ariner Morris, Misse.i Will, Webster, Itycholsonj Stevenson, Wilkinson, Wilsoiy Nelson' Neeston, Messrs Waddell, Cowie, Hill' Folks, Thompson, Jones, Whigmore! Morris, Lcarniouth, Stewart, I/IcGreatly (2)' Knight, Williams, Uray, Ke» nedy, Brewer,' Welby.

ONEHUNGA SHIPPING.

Owing to the N.W. »ale blowing the Oreti's 'departure for Jfew Plymouth is postponed until 3 pan. to-movi-ow (Sun* day). Passengers by 2.30 train.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Tic Kopurtt, this day<_Avfived afc the Heads: Waitemata. Zodiac,* and Speed well.

Notices to Correspondents.

"B."— If you are on the electoral roll for two districts ona residential qualification . you are only entitled to vote where you reside, and in the event of trying to poll at the other district you might, if chal lenged, get into trouble. If you own property in one district and reside in another you may then legally vote as a resident in one district and on a freehold qualification in the other.

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

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1887.

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

Two sources of natural wealth which havecontributed more than most people are aware to the prosperity of Auckland are beingrapidlyexhausted, and that, we fear, in a most wasteful way. Kauri gum, as an article of export, is familiar enough to every resident in the city ' but it is rarely that men stop to think how much of our agricultural and business prosperity is due to that wonderful and rare deposit. The production of a quarter of a mil lion sterling from our goklfields in a single year would cause a big mining boom, und set things generally hum ming, but our gumfields year after year turn into the community a larger sum, and yet men ask at times, as if they were puzzled about it, what is supporting the country. In 1885, the export of kauri gum was valued at within a fraction of L 300,000, and it is set down in the export re turns of last year at L 257,653. Now, all this money comes into Auck land, and the greater part is distributed in labour., which gives custom to the farmer, the mer chant; and the storekeeper. The total export of gold, representing the product of all the goldnelds of New Zealand, was only three times greater during the past two years than came into Auckland alone in the same period from kauri gum ; and for the production of that gold an enormous capital is invested in crushing machinery; water-races, and other ap pliances. The gumdigger, with his spade and wooden spear, man for man, probably produces more wealth than the gold-digger. No one can fully estimate the support Avhich this industry has given and is still giving to Auckland in dull times. But it is being wastefully used. There is only a fixed consumption of the article in the world's markets, and if the price

were £20 a ton dearer than it is the same quantity would still be taken. But over-production and the forcing of sales bring down prices, and we are thus throwing away a certain large amount of wealth which can never be recovered. How this is to be pre vented we leave dealers and producers to consider; but we are convinced that the settler who could store up gum would reap a better interest on his savings than if he placed the same amount of money in the Savings Bank at five per cent, interest. As the supply becomes exhausted and diggers are drawn olf into other pursuits the price must rise, for there is at present no known substitute for the article in certain manufactures for which gum is largely used.

The gumdigger, therefore, while a blessing to the community in many ways, is not only wasting the substance of a natural product that can never be replaced, but he is responsible for the destruction of another perishable com modity of the highest value. To his recklessly-kindled fires we owe the loss of millions of feet of timber. The waste that lias occurred in our forests is awful to contemplate, and now that we are within measurable distance of the time when the kauri tree will be as extinct as the moa, wo are only just beginning to wake up to the full con sequences of our folly and our loss. We say " beginning to wake up " 'ad visedly, for we are not yet fully awake. Our Forestry Department, after many costly reports point ing out what ought to be done, is at last doing something tangible, but a full grip has not yet been ob tained over the forests of the colony. Professor Kirk appeal's, however, to be going about his work in the right way, and wo hope that more effectual checks will be placed upon the de structive agents that have done so much to denude our forest lands of their valuable covering.

New Zealand is not alone in its troubles over this matter. When the last mail left San Francisco, a Forestry Commission was in session to devise measures to stay the wholesale waste of forests in the State of California. From statements made at this conference it appears that one-fifth of the woods of the Sierra Nevada have already-been either wholly burned or cut down. The causes of destruction there are much the same as in New Zealand— wasteful cutting, leaving a large quan tity of valuable timber to rot, fires caused by campers out and per sons "working in the bushes. The land-grabber is also not unknown in the great Pacific State. One speaker declared that "two-thirds of the timber lands acquired in California by private ownership have been ac quired by flagrant robbery of the Go vernment; by putting squatters on each quarter section, who entered the land by perjury, making a farce of settlement until they acquired a title, which they passed to a large timber-tract grabber, the squatter receiving $50 or $100 for his work, and frequently not getting even that much of a mess of pottage for the sale of his American birthright The law permits any one man to take up 160 acres, and this dummyism and perjury is committed for the purpose of obtaining large timber estates. The Commission issued a series of circulars to the State Boards of Trade, the lumbermen, and county sheriffs earnestly soliciting their co-operation in the work of forest pre servation. The Board also resolved to ■ appoint reliable rangers and adopt stringent measures to punish persons who are detected in breaches of the forest regulations. By these steps it is hoped that a check will be put upon the ravages that are a cause of so much concern to the State Government.

LABOUR ORGANISATIONS.

A VERY interesting communication by "New Zealander Abroad," dealing with, the origin and aims o£ the Knights of Labour organisation, which appears in our Supplement columns to-day, is well worthy the attention of all who care to study the signs of the times, and who desire to see the pressing social pro blems of the day satisfactorily grappled with. The basis upon which the splen did superstructure of this great Ameri can labour organisation has been raised is fitted to prove enduring, and to make the operations of the order highly beneficial. The universality and all embracing nature of the society is secured, as all workers of both sexes are admitted to membership—the only classes who are excluded as. useless " drones" being publicans, lawyers, bankers, and brokers; it is, in short, a federation of labour which, properly controlled, may become the industrial realisation of the dream of the poet: " the Parliament of man—the federa tion of the world." With foundations laid in righteousness and with justice and equity as the goal, instead of the greatest amount of wages for the lowest quantity of work, this organisa tion, despite the temporary divisions and defections that are reported, ought to spread and flourish until its in fluence is world-wide, and the fruits oi its labours are seen in the perfect har monising of the interests of Labour arid Capital.

That such a consummation is con templated is evident from two of the objects of this society—one of which discourages strikes, while the other advocates "-the' establishment of co operative institutions productive and distributive." Any labour society which does not include these aims in its programme should _be viewed with disfavour, or at the very least should be recognised as but a temporary league for the attainment of some immediate

end. It is one of the anomalous pheno mena of the present day that industrial Co-operation is most backward in new countries, enjoying nil the advan tages of democratic institutions. High wages and rough plenty appear for a time to reconcile men to the acceptance of their position as employees, instead of asserting their right to a share in the profits; and perhaps the shifting character of the population and the less reliable nature of investments in new countries, make them wishful of shirking the responsibility of bearing a share of the losses of the business ; but in America that stage has been passed. There the rampant selfishness of the capitalist class—their unscrupu lous combinations to robthe labourer, and their swindling "rings " to defraud the consumer — have reproduced in an intensified form the class warfare of older lands, and the Knights of Labour organisation has become a social neces sity. So long as "the common sense of most" is guided by intelligence and governed by moderation, that Society's operations can only result in good ; and it is earnestly to be desired that violent and anarchical counsels may never prevail at head-quarters. The best safeguard against such a calamity is the growth and consolidation of the order; hence all lovers of peace and progress will desire its welfare. The Late Herr Krupp, of Essen, Ger many, employed 17,C00 men in his works under an agreement by which he supplied them with dwellings, paid them half-pay when unable to work, and provided schools and hospitals. There is too much of the patriarchal method in this to suit any other than a primitive community. In France the pure principle of co-ODeration is ex tensively adopted. The Paris and Orleans Railway has in- forty years paid £2,250,000 of its profits to shareholders in its employ. Its total force of employees is 15,743, most of whom hold more or less of its stock, and a retiring life pension is secured to them at 50 years of age. A French Insurance Company, transacting an immense business, has, for thirty years, divided 5 per cent, of its annual profits among its employees, in propor tion to salary. Of the capital stock of £800,000 of a large mercantile estab lishment in Paris, £300,000 in stock is held by employees, and 2,300 clerks take their meals in the building. The La Claire Industrial Establishment, in the same city, pays, its 1,000 em ployees a regular annual dividend, and finds profit in so doing. If the Knights of Labour succeed in getting this principle applied to the bulk of the industrial pursuits in the great Re public of the West, they will accom plish a grand work for humanity.

Some important items of news will be found in our cable messages to-day. The proffered mediation of England in Abys sinia has failed, and an Italian ex pedition to that country will be despatched. Affairs also look threatening in Afghanistan, for, although ■ the Ameer has accepted the settlement of the frontier question, the pretender Ayoob Khan is supposed, to be some where in Persia, and under Russian direction will doubtless foment fresh rebellion among the Afghans. The need for the Anglo- American Commission on the.fisheries ques tion, is shown by the fact that the United States authorities haveseized another British vessel.

The business set down for hearing at the R.M. Court this morning was not pro ceeded with, owing to the decease of Mrs Seth Smith, wife of the R.M., Mr H. G. Seth Smith. This lady was only 24 years of age, and was the daughter of Mr F. Larkins, late of the firm of Me Arthur and Co. The deceased has been sinking for some time, and lias been attended by Dr. MaeMullen. Consumption was the cause of death. Great sympathy will be felt for Mr Seth Smith in his somewhat untimely bereavement, as he lias only been married a few years. It is not long since Mr Larkins buried his sen

The following nominations were received yesterday by Mr M. Rawlings, Returning Officer for the Parnell Borough, to till the extraordinary vacancy caused by the re signation of Mr Geldart:—Mr George Cozens, nominated by Messrs J. Friar Clarke and Robert Frater; and Mr John M. McLachlan, nominated by Messrs Francis Geldart and Alfred Kidd. As there is only one vacancy to fill, a poll will be necessary.

A nice looking yacht has just been handed over toMrG. W. Webb by Mr J. Clare, and she will be placed in the water very shortly. She is a cutter - rigged centre - board yacht, 29ft length over all and 25ft on waterline, 10ft beam, and 4ft 3in depth of hold. She is heavily sparred,iiiid carries a great spread of canvas, but she is intended rather for pleasure purposes than for racing, and has been very comfortably . fitted out. The new yacht lias been christened the Irene.

The ladies of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church are arranging for a conversazione on Thursday evening next in the Ponsonby Hall. The programme includes music of a rec :erche character by members of the Choral Society and their friends, and the gathering promises to be a success.

The Committee of the Auckland Regatta Club is said to be the strongest that has held office for several years, and the aquatic festival of January 29th is likely to be worked up to a successful issue. The Committee meet on Tuesday evening next, when the programme will be ar ranged; Amongst other matters to be brought before them is the promise of a handsome donation, provided the schooner race is revived, and a suggestion that a large yacht race should be sailed in conjunction with the Auckland Yacht Club. It is intended to move that the Champion Whaleboat Race shall be given a large prize as usual, and generally speaking, an effort will be made to effect an improvement on last year's regatta, which, it must be ad mitted, fell somewhat fiat.

There was a lively discussion at the Waitemata County Council yesterday, relative to the Whau bridge. Mr Cantwell asserted that the piles had not been sunk two feet in the rock as specified, one penetrated only seven inches, and another twelve. In consequence of complaints, he had sent Messrs Farquahar and O'Brien two of the Council's workmen, to examine the bridge The chairman (Mr Mays) took exception to this proceeding, and said it was manifestly unfair that the workmen should be taken from then duties to spy out tho work of the engineer. Eventually, Mr Cantwell promised _to acb in accordanoe with a motion which was passed asking him to put his complaint in writing, with the information on which he bases his charges against the engineer and contractor.

Captain Edwin advises „* "^^ I indication of an weSte: H I evening, in Wynyard Ro^l v*"* Usj I man accosted df^^K^ fcE<C I and invited hTto1?!?'^ I walk with hi m . The kL t^ e*li% I certed, protested thatttdnS^l fellow, who, however, 2R^« I hehonourofheraciSS^Wl then intimated that her ELJ'^ I soon be on the spot when T*?f '"X I off- He had reSdth IS&,^»* I spectacles. "msKera and worn I

Moore and Ashton's Mammott,\r i: '■ who are announced to oZ* Opera House on Thursday nextl, golden opinions from the p res 2J"W tour of New Zealand. IK™ prises 13 gentlemen and 12 fenS cording to the Otago «Wit£?»W uastMthe WoodwaS koE^gl and tenor and bass vocalists M vZ *** Florack is musical conductor.jfe Cottier stage director, and Mr Harold Si ton acting manager. The anniversary services of theGntfJ Road Wesleyan Church are to be SS morrow, when sermons wiU be p 2hSj morning, afternoon, and evening^ Tuesday next, a public teuneetinf W£ held, and from the array of eloqueS popular speakersagwdtimemaAeg pated. lhe choir has. made special 3 paration in the musical line. H At the Waitemata County Council vester day, the request of Messrs O'NeilandoW for payment of £100 fora road to be n 3 through their properties was declined 1W Chairman's action relative to the repaiwofi Parrs bridge was conformed. R e £ & the railway wharf at Riverheaclwd authorised, and the matter of::the! proposed division of the New Lynn Road! was left in the hands of the engineer '■■■%* present plan of road to Waitakerei Hlg was retained on the recommendation of Mr! Cantwell. William Wells put iri a.ckiimofj £250 as compensation for the damage caused] to his land in the formation of a countjj road at Northcote. The letter was referred to the Finance Committee. Slaughter house licenses were granted to Mem Deacon and Hands. The application for a slaughterhouse at Northcote has been refused by the Waits mata County Council. Objection was made in the form of a petition from the Rev, F. H. Lont,' and 22 others, who stated that slaughterhouses prejudicially effected tie, health of the residents at Northootci Mr. Long, in an accompanying lebter said' he suffered from blood poisoning iv eonse^ quence of the effluvia. The licenk wai, accordingly refused. A grand ball will be held in GlailstoW Hall, Northcote, on Tuesday nextj'Septem ber 6th. As the Crmmittee are usiiigall means in their power to make it ; a success, a large attendance is anticipated. Messrs Reid and Davis have been engaged. " A soiree and winter entertainment took place at St. Sepulchre's Sunday-school W evening. There was a large attendance,' and about 400 sat down to. tea, h tables being presided over; by the Mf t teachers. At the after meeting (to Yen. Archdeacon Dudley presided/ lit Hammond (Superintendent) introduced Bis-' hop Cowie, who delivered an interesting address and then presented prizes;«j.fol- lows : Dorothy Dudley, first'prize; Hild* .Kissling, second; certificates: Clara An-, drews, Cecil Dudley, Annie Jack, Charles Kissling, Ada Wooller and Bernard Dudley.' Songs were given by the Misses Davis, Davis, Smith and Allright. Mr Hammond gave a reading and Mr Connie a comic, sketch.' The Rev. J. S. Hill exhibited lime light views of New Zealand scenery, and the entertainment closed with the National Anthem. ■ '■<

To the Editor: Sir,—l notice the Auck land Rugby Union propose to arrange t fancy costume football match to -wind op the successful season just terminating. I would venture to ofter a suggestion to w Union which I feel sure will bo heartily re ceived by the majority of footballers, viz., that the net proceeds of the match be banded to the Auckland Benevolent Society, °r some other local charitable institution., The Union have done very well this1 season. I understand the balance in hand tfww something like £300, and the adoption by the Union of the above suggestioivwraia, I think, gain for them the sympathy ana, approbation of the general public.-l <"»> etc., C.Z.C. ! A very instructive lecture was delivered byMr.J. Graham, of Mount Jden ( befoM the members and friends of the Mo at Eden Baptist. Band of Hope ketevenW| upon "The Effects of Drink Upon*. Human System." The lecture was,JtaJ trated by diagrams of the stomach, kriWg and liver, showing the various stagwj drink upon each of these. The lectureg both profitable and interesting. J» speaker was listened to .with greataj tion by the children, they ■ answer K questions in an intelligent manna. W^ close a hearty vote of thanks wasi passed : Mr Graham. He further stetedtbat,^ show that the diagrams w<Sre_ nator drawn, he had shown them to Dr. JWJ who testified to their accuracy. Dnrfflg* evening Little Joe performed upon J accordion, and recitations «£"s& given by Miss Welch-and^ Master i firs Roberts presided at the organ, and R. Grudge occupied the chair. Miss Malcolm, the lady evangel^ commenced her missionat the A lex conduct service there to-mono V,.» and at Pitt and Edwin-streets in Mp meeting of theon g i n almernh|;^ DevonportlM^feer^^^ held last evening for the pyrpo^ - or a division of the Company* pwpjWg^ to re-forming the beenJ« that all the property had n* g turned, and the meeting was ace adjourned after the pwperg ad er vested in two trustees,, vu., and Spinley

There was a larger attendance than at Professor Thomas's natural ; hisW^ in the Museum last evemn* ™ m was " Reptiles and Saumns jna 9 tare was illustrated bywfeienoeto > specimens. The l^^/fonnd Jn AuC k species of lizards commonlyf fa land, to the tuatara, of "™t &&&>»* half-a-dozen specimens, to tje n d . structure between ***"*% &&£ to the boa python. he » the snake that was f&X tfnr .Z*; lie Grandstand, wJu<* fj^ x two po^JI land in a case of wine £° ftJ , W^ ous water snakes, one ca'g j^j kato Heads, and -the*^ enlßB A JJ Charles, on the Coromandel re !nte do^ described their structure »'JJ,^ that these were nofc l s J ,tta.*g which came ashore at Wtt»^^ w .-•

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 188?.

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rjlO WHF.AT-GROWERS, Etc. \W. S. LAURIE & Co. Have for Fjale: Winter ami Spring Seed Wheats : Tartaria'rt Oats—Black, White', and Dun IJoneni'jai and Bonednst or" various descriptions j (Analyses may be inspected). I^itra te of Soda. Ammonia, Poiash Gnu" iios—lsland and Peruvian Vy'ji-e, Sacks, Twine, &c, &c. / CUSTOMS-STREET. AUCKLAND. } — [card]: "V%T' A N T E D., Landlords and others to know that E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents and Accounts, j Execution and Distress Warrants, Possession under Bills of Sale, etc., with care and despatch. office : CITY CHAMBERS, VULCAN LANE (Top floor).



TNDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, 1 WYNDHAM STREET. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each day, and on WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND SATURDAYS, from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. ADMISSION-SIXPENCE. EOWD. S. V. MOWBRAY, Secretary N.Z.LA. THE " OLYMPIA" SKATING RINK. JUNCTION OF QUEEN & GREY STREETS (Over W. & J. Beehuris's Drapery Warehouse). Under New and Efficient Management. Open from 7.30 till 10 Every Evening. Admittance to Spectators. Sixpfnee each Skaters, Quo Shilling Children, UaJC-price. ATTRACTIVE MUSIC. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Attendant. Lady Pianist. Refreshments at a Low Ritte. F. BROWN, Manager. N.B.—Admittance at half-price after !1 o'clock WANTED. We wish our name connected in your mind with TEA, because we are the only firm 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. We have TEA from India— TEA from China TEA from Japan TEA from Java TEA from Ceylon IEA from FIJI TEA from Formosa TEA id Chests TEA in Half-chests TKA in Quarter-chests TK Am Boxes TEA in Caddies TEA in Tins TEA in Packets. And as we devote our whole time to TEA and TEA-TASTING, we can give tea-drinkers better value for their money than they can get any where else. Any storokeopcr may of course mix his teas according to the price paid for them and the profit he requires, but only the skilful tea ox dert 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 i Teas have become a source of pleasure to our numerous customers nil over New Zealand. Post Office Box 20U. Ascents wanted where not already represented. JOHN EARLE & CO., TEA MERCHANTS, 207, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. Established 1880. 80x329. Telephone 435 IF YOU REQUIRE GOOD OATMEAL, FLOUR, CHEESE, POTATOES, or ONIOiNS, OATS, ok MAIZE, CALL ON ALFRED JO WITT. DONALD W. JACK AND Co. ponsonby road, Are SeixtngI—•' Ladies' well-made Ulsters at, 5s lid each Fashionable Jackets at half-price Extra-wido Coloured Cashmere at Is per yard, or 8 yards for 7s (id Ladies' Straw Hats at 3d each Corsets, Is lid per pair, worth 3s Gd All-wool Shirting, Is per yard Our Ladies' Stockings and Gloves, atls per pair, are extra good value Other Goods proportionately cheap. DONALD W. JACK AND Co., Ponsonby Road. OPPOSITE THE TOWN" CLOCK. New Season's Tennis Raicqdets Tennis Balls, &c. cricket wa re Croquet .A.LL GfAMES AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. npEAS ! npEAS! mEAS ! RE W S CELEBRATED BLEND OF CHOICE NEW SEASON'S TEA S At Is lOcl per Ib. ' Is the Best and Really the,1 Cheapest in the End. ALL GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES. REW'S, VICTORIA-STREET. JWAREH.OUSE QAMPLES. WILLIAM R, BRIDGMAN Has just purchased 324 Men's, Boys', and Youths' Tweed, Soft and" Bard Felt Hats st 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 ; splendid value Large lot of New Lons* Lace Curtains, choice patterns, from Is lid per pair Splendid stock of New Cotton Shirtings from 4|d New stock of Llama Priuts, Combination Prints Dvillcttcs, Camelmcs, Checks, Lace Points and Fancy Prints, in great variety, choice in style, and marked low | Great variety New Cretonnes from -ljd ' j Nice assortment Printed de Lames jj i !New Dress Goods in great variety t I Beautiful lot of .New Dress Trimmings New Umbrellas from Is 9d to llis 6d =. Job lot of Coloured Cloth Tablccovers, ha3f-pricc4 Splendid stock of Oriental and other Laces in variety | Splendid line Men's Cotton Shirts at 2s worth 2* fld ' '• ! Boys' Cotton Shirts at 9d. worth double Large lot of Remnants and cheap job lines, 288, UPPER QUEEN • STREET.



mo TILE LADY ELECTORS OF JL 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 tuvf-chests of 10lb each, at Is Gd per lb SUGAR—Best White Crystal, in 101b bags, for 9sHd each COCOA-Fry's Kxtract (equal to Van Hpulen's), in lib tins, 9d each. Fry s Houiojo tathic, in Alb tins, Ski each RAISINS—Finest Muscatels and Sultanas, 6d per Ib ! BOTTLED FRUIT Morton's finest, IOJd per bottle. Thames Peaches, Apples, Pears, and Quinces, lOd per tin SAUCE—Pew's English Sauce, 7jd per large bottle CH COLATE-Fry's, Id per packet COFFEE AND MILK Is Id per tin LEMONPJSEL—Bcsf. lOd perlb FLOUR—S3 Gd. 6s, 0s '"d per 511b has; 10s 6d, lls Gd, Us O'd per 1001b bag OATMEAL-Beat, 2s lOd per 251b BACON-6WI per lb in side : 7d per lb cut CHEESE-From best factory in the province, ■lid per lb POTATOES -33 Cd per owt FRESH BUTTER AND EGGS—At wholesale OATS, SHARPS, BRAN, MAIZE, & CHAFF —At wholesale prices. TERMS : CASH WITH ORDER. 1 t Delivery in Town FREE. * " ."."V I7IARLE AND IyTONTGOMERY, CO-OPERATIVE STORE, KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Wholesale Warehouse—FOßT-STREET. Telephone No. 400.] t : 3 ) , 1 f CLEARING SALE. MTLNE AND CHOYCE 3 Beg to state that, though they have now discontinued selling the WHOM* of their goods at rkuuced prices, still, ifi view of , the space being required for the NEW SPRING GOODS, - now on their way from Home, they have decided to CONTINUE THE SALE FOR A SHORT TIME LONGER, OP THE BALANCE OF WINTER GOODS AT THE SAME IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. ALL REMNANTS LEFT OVER FROM THE SALE WILL BE CLEARED OUT REGARDLESS OF COST. N.8.-SATURDAYS, the Shop Closes at 2 p.m. 3 MILNE & CHOYCE, 3 GENERAL DRAPERS, AUCKLAND ■ : ■ . ; j , mHE UNDERSIGNED SUPPLIES:— A Good Rasher of Ham A Bottle of Delicious Sauce A Cup of Refreshing Tea A Piece of Prime Cheese A Pound ot Good Fresh Butter A Cup of First-clas < Coffee Also, Tarawera Baking Powder to Blow up the Scones With anything else you require if you bring the CASH; und let it be understood the eiFei't ot the Goods on the purchaser will be just the same as the eireet of the Cash on me- that is, to effec tual y remove all feelings akin to melancho y or depression. My Sauce and Baking Power will, in future, be know as "TARAWERA," by , which name both have been registered, that being my Trade Mark. FREDK. WHITE HE AD, 95. VICTORIA-STREET and PONSONBY ROxVD. Terius-CASH. T> EMEMBER, if you leave your order at Jt\> J. iI. Dalton's for a Suit, you get a choice of three things—an Extra Pair O£ Trousers, Waterbury Watch, or 10 per cent. Price 50s, 60s. 7US. ■ ' /"i RASS MANURE.—Freezing Co.'s. £7 j vTT 10s, of all merchants. |l mHE "MELBOURNE AGE." Circular 1 tion. (58,000 daily. The largest Commercial, Advertising, and General Newspaper in the »Colonies. Price, Id ; (is fid per quarter. The "LEADER,"43 nages. The best Farm jing. Agricultural, and General Weekly News paper. Price, Od :0s b"d per quarter. The "ILLUSTRATED AUSTKALIAN NEWS" (New Zealand Edition). The leading :i Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Single num ! i bers, (id; double numbers, with coloured plate, Is. I! Agents: Messrs Kidd and Wildman, Upton !{ and Co., and E. Wayte. Auckland; and all ■j i» ews Asreuts. Post freo. ■jrjn h a n k s. I " E. 8~~ ll ILL j Tenders his sincere thanks to the mimerrus ! fr.ends who so kind*y assisted at the late fire in Eden Terrace, and also to the Medical Pro fession since opening his establishment and kindly intimates that until re-opening in the above district hi* business will be carried on as usual at Mr T. B. Hill's, Chemis*, Queen street. P»UBLIC NOTICE. —If yoa want a m ~ Waterbury Watch go to J. H. Dalton, lailor, Victoria-street East, and ordor a Suit, and. he will gi ve you a Watch for Nothing. '



MEDICAL HALL, PONSONBY (Opposite the Three Lamps). J. G. HENDERSON, Proprietor, in OianWng tbu residents ot Ponsonby and surrounding as-, ttiou tot theflf support and conndenoe.for the past eleven years, would again caU,tliou atten tion to a few ot the proprietary articles manu factured by him from drugs ot the very Dust quality procurable. vr n ,,K.iffin Quinine, Iron, &c, Tonic Mixture, Neuralg a. Rheumatic and Gout Mixtures, lootliaclio Kcliever. The above give speedy relief, es pecially in facial neuralgia. n^f-Ai-nl 1 For Coughs, Colds. &u.-Ohcrry Poctoial, Balsam of Horehouml, (Jhlorodyne. lno auovt, are superior to the imported article, ooni,-, recently prepared. . Antibilious Fills, suitable to the climate : are purely vegetable ; ?uve speedy reliel. l<rom is per box ; by post, Is 2d. . , ... r ,. 11r Prescriptions and Family Recipes faithfully Pr j.GU iL's Worm Powders and Mixture are the most effectual remedies known to medical c i once. MEDICAL FEES REDUCED TO ENGLISH RATES. Dv. BAKEWELL regrets that, owing to the rush of patients ir: the afternoons and evenings, many have had to wait a long time. He would therefore advise those requiring lengthy consul tations, examination of. the chest, etc., to come in the mornings from 9 toll. Saturday atter noons and evenings will in future he reserved for male, patients only.-Address: HOBBON STRBET, 2 BOOKS BELOW COOK-STRKKT. JlOUIH: •I 1011, 3toi, 7 to!). Fees: Casb invariably ;no booklng> Kor advice and medicine, -s ocl j tor visit and medicine, ss. DP.,. \V ILKI NS, In the present depressed times, h:is red need his fee to 53 for advice and medicine both in general and special practice. P.S. -Arranges Spectacles for all kinds ol bad eight. J\ X E M P T, * SURGEON DENTIST, lias Removed to CORNER OF ELLIOT'! 1 AND WELLESLEY STfUSETS (Opposite the Opera House.) Box 210] [Telephone 378 HF. WINDSOR, • SURGEON DENTIST (by exam.) \Late qf the Firm o£ Kempt and Windsor.) I bog to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue in prac tice at the Old Chambers, Shortland-street (opposite Post Office.) Ha vine: secured the ser vices of a flr3t-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a share of their support. Box 2lu, P.O.] [Telephone 377. A SK Your Grocer for tho Candles and -^-*- Soap made by the Union Oil. Soap and Candle Company, and insist upon having wlia* you ask for. Cheap makes give light weights umi inferior quality. Best brands are "Unions," ' Standards," "Northern Lights," " Southern Sperms," " Carriage," and " Self Fitting." IT IKUTAIA RUSH. H. H. ii \YR & CO., TOURIST AGENT S, 1 13, LOWER Qi'EEN-STRNET, Can give lullest information to intending visitors Free. Bradley and Co.'s Special Lino of Coaches Running to this Rush. ""VfOW is your time : An Extra Pair of JJI Trousers or a Waterbury Watch' with each Suit, at J. H. Dalton's, Tailor, Victoria street East. HOME 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 DlCKSON^Wellesley-street. VA C C I N A T I O N. Free Vaccination at Dr. Beale's Residence, Ponsonby i o:id, tvery TUESDAY, 3 o'clock.