CABLEGRAMS.

fflE WAR SCARE. W an c ?™ of WAR i^AfeENGLISHOPINION [beater's telegram.] Vienna, December 9. irfiuTARY Conference, presided Aby H is Ma. est y the Emperor 00 -Joseph, was held here to-day discuss the action of Russia in as -40 Wing troops on the frontier. Ifc rfed that no immediate mea &m taken, as the massing of sßreS . t'nwiDS on the Galician frontier B&SJpd for the last fow days, _fSi resolved that if these tactics jjiewnwd, Austria will make active ' St. Petersburg, December 10. ■ try semi-official journals rilicule the II Austria regarding the massing ffUan troops near the frontier. London, December 9. *ii f er_u9Son, Under-Secretary for _*_« Affairs, speaking afc a political _£_&-U « ford ' alluded t0 the like runsours now prevailing, and Stedthare was no present cause to Khend* disturbance of the peace Kurope l n continuation, he said 1. the belief expressed by Lord Salis- StattheGuidhallin November of of a general desire for m had been fortified by subsequent «<#■ ■' ____— —

PATRIOTIC ASSASSINS.

M. FERRY SHOT

EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.

[REISER'S TELEGRAM.]

Paris, December 10. A„aiiß-med Aubertin yesterday fired »tM Ferry point blank twice in the m of the Oh-waber of Deputies, fortunately the, clothes the latter toketlie force of the bullets, and only M wounds were sustained, lhe Sdnt Aubertin, upon being ar- stated he belonged to a band of patriots, who were pledged to kill in- Uers. Part y animosity has lately ie most intense. The Modernists the crime to tho virulent ione I {he Eadical newspapers.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, Pscember 10.

Samuel Aubertin and an accomplice* »_o were deputed to murder M. Ferry. tffe detected, and made an immediate light, dropped a revolver on the way. Violent scenes have occurred in to Chamber of Deputies, and during tie disputes the Radicals and Mode rates have resorted to such means that inth. end they wero simply scuffling matches.

ENGLISH POLITICS.

THREATENED TORY SPLIT.

(REOTER'S TELEGRAM.)

London*, December 9. 'Agreat meeting of Unionists, fol lowed by a banquet, Avas held at West minster y.eterday,at which the Duke of Argyle, the Earl of Morley, and many #er notabilities were present. The Jjseec-es dealt chiefly with the Irish question, but ifl the course his ipeech Lord HArtiDgton admitted to a certain amount of activity was feing displayed by a section of the fe&rvative party in favour of fair trade, which might, he declared, im peril the coalition at present existing totween the two parties. The leaders tf the Conservatives, His Lordship added, did not support the agitation; H in any case protection, if ever adopted, could be revoked, but Home Bole, once granted, could not.

DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.

(_*&___ TO PRES3 ASSOCIATION.)

London-, Decomber 7.

Hie "New York Tribune" states fe a dynamite attempt made to de stroy the British fort at Halifax has ll bttfe the building and stores Wred some slight injnry.

LONDON RIOTS.

[reuter.]

..... London, Decdniber 10. Coleman, who was arrested in con feßtl&nf, with the demonstration in Trftfaleaf Square, has been sentenced fttMvd months' imprisonment.

THE FRENCH CRISIS.

DIFFICULT CABINET-MAKING.

(reuter's telegram.)

. ; Parts, December 9. «&;#oi>let, who was.summoned by Pwat to form a Ministry, has jf'gned the task, in consequence ot Jffctawfl o. leading members the opportunist party to join his Cabinet.

. ~ London, December 10. j* Fallieres is engaged in the for- Jp'ii a Mini-try from the Moderate

COERCION IN IRELAND.

MORE M.P.U IMPRISONED.

(REOTER.)

, a | j Loudon, December 10. KPfard Harrington, M.P. for Ww * Kerry, arrested last week" ok P

charge. of publishing reports of the doings of the National League in his newspaper, the " Kerry Sentinel," has been sentenced to one month's im prisonment.

Mr John Hooper, M.P. for South east! Cork County, has been arrested for publishing reports of the National League iv the " Cork Herald."

OPENING OF THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OFFICES.

BANQUET.

The elegant new offices of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia were opened on Friday evening last with a banquet in the large public office on the ground floor. The spacious room was tastefully decorated with flags, mottoes, ever greens and flowers. The catering was in the hands of Mr M. Gallagher, of the Imperial Hotel, and he pro vided a dejeuner that would have done credit to Brillat Savarin himself. The chair was occupied by Mr.Heather, acting l ' chairman of the local Board, supported by the Hon. W. J. Trickett, a director of the Association, Mr Remington, the general manager, and His Worship the Mayor. The following is a list of .the guests :— Messrs John Abbott, G. Aickin, J. M. Alexander, Captain H. F. Anderson, Messrs Geo. Andrews, D. Arkell, H. C. Baddeley, R. C. Barstow, E. Bartley, Jno. Batger, W. T. J. Bell, Win. Berry, J. H. Bethune, L. Boldini, J. M. Brigham, C. H. Brown, R. Browning, Rev. D. Bruce, Messrs Jno. Buchanan, A. Buckland, W. F. Buckland, T. Buddie, A. Bull, 0. F. Button, W. Burton, R. Cameron, J. T. Campbell, —. Campbell, R. C. Carr, John Cham bers, J. H. B. Coates, J. Dacre, Major Dane, Mr M. Davies, Captain Dave ney, Messrs A. Devore, A. B. Donald, P. A. Edmiston, F. J. Fox, George Fraser, W. Garrett, J. R. George, H. R. George, J. B. Graham, G. S. Graham, A. Y. Hay, A. Heather, Thomas Henderson, Thomas Hill, J. J. Holland, T. H. Ivey, S. Jagger, T. S. Jacka, T. B. Kenderdine, E. H. Kempthorne, John Kirkwood, Dr. A. O. Knight, Messrs G. Lewis, W. Lodder. R. A. Lusher, J. Macfarlane, E. A. Mac kechnie, E. M_honey, W. McCullough, D. G. McLeod, C. C. McMillan, G. 0. Metcalfe, W. H. Metcalfe, Geo. Marison, T. Motrin, John Mowbray, B. M. Murray, H. Nichol son, Captain Olive, Messrs E. B. Parsons, G. P. Pierce, John Reid, J. C. Remington, V. E. Rice, W. A. Ridings, A. S. Russell, W. S. Rohde, Major Barrett, Messrs G. K. Russell, J. Russell, J. B. Russell, W. A. R. Ryan, A. Saunders, Lieut.-Col. Shepherd, Mr J. M. Shera, .Judge S. Smith, Messrs M. Smith, W. J. Speight, W. J. Suiter, Wm. Tait, A. Taylor, W.J.Taylor, H. C. Tewsley, A. Thompson, H. Thomp son, Wm. Thome, A. Todd, W. J. Trickett. J. H. Upton, F. Whitehead, J. L. Wilson. John Winks, Captain NVoisp, and Mr C. S. Wright. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the Rev. 1). Bruce proposed the toast of the evening, " Success to the Association." T_e gave an eloquent speech on the philo sophy of life insurance, and briefly sketched the -i N °.markably successful career of the Mutual Life Association, which, he men tioned iWdes the Central Office in Sydney, now >s five branches, twelve dis trict agencies, a.M over three hundred local agencies. It was „he hrst office to free life assurance from W annoying re strictions, by abolishing conditions of residence, occupation, habits' ol lite, anci cause of death, which were tin tnen re garded as essential parts of the croen 01 life assurance, but have since become almost obsolete. In this respect this Asso ciation has pre-eminently inhaled tho spirit of its surroundings. It has been the honour of these colonies that, untrammelled by precedent, they have broken through the restrictions which hedged around certain matters in politics—educational training and honours, and business transactions— and thus set an example of reform and pro -ress to the older and moro inert communi ties of the mother country. The Hon. W. J. Trickett (one of the Sydney Directors), on rising to acknowledge the toast, was loudly applauded. Ho saul :— When I visited your fair city a year ago, 1 received such a hearty welcome, and my giaV was made so pleasant, that i de termined and promised it should not be Ion" ere I cam.-to Auckland again, and so when an invitation from our brancn reached to principal office, I gladly acceded to he wish of mv colleague- that I should repre sent the Board on this interesting occasion, and present their congratulations on the completion of the handsome and com- STous mulding in which we, meet-to niahb. It is becoming a matter o note that Sic institutions, such as banks and in- Furanc offices, are doing a large share in the addßioiis, combining the well-known Masonic virtues of beauty and strength which are transforming the appearance of 2 Australasian cities, of winch i will soon be said that this generation found them wood and left them** stone and bnck, and for thus employ tog port ot their funds there are doubtless two gieac reasons which move them all : - (1) The knowledge that to most of the nubile with whom they have to deal the Sard and visible sign of a -olid abiding i nSce gives confidence in the permanence and soundness of the institution. Ido nob fW _i necessarily warrants this confi lines: » Let no maiden think,-howevet; fair . She is not fairer in new clothe, than oia, is ft, that however successful m " M *f , g° Say be, it will get more credit for aU good qualities and advantages if it.o»ers them to public notice from an offibe com plete outside and inside, with all that bo ffins a busy and prosperous career. institutions want to find SohtabT investments for their members P IUIIU „„,i w v, o f, so _-ood as real estate SSo'usly bought Self situated, and pro judiciously a °vy ,u > ft , = . soroe C om e nielv°es d e ouTWholly for that and very profitable they generally Tin oiir comparatively young and find Jatively progressive colonies But w_ "Sciations, and more especially the hfe , . t f one with Wn ij y . a _ e lad fco those I **_f °";;%gy properly limited, or b rrf?2 Acquisition of should be, , * .„ own use on iy. properties imj» , t specu iation, fcound iovestmeii Ano. J ed is the true mottoioia P F ._„._,. ifcs life office n_ revenue aS »* «gj£ Tbat has been our from which tt *™J to be true to the aim. We are anxious <W° M tua| of name of our As f»gl% on % reaS on why Australasia," and that js o fae .„ fc £ we are able to meet to mg difc Z and •■-fcjggj, 2% builders, alike to its arclutecc ye flu „ of its manager to speak, „__ ha g e d that than 1 do, »r_ v Boa „ d QV before I was eI6^V S province nor that wi H I trespass upon lus PJ _ ffi <, of our branch Secretory _ dv _ ntaf , es 0 f _& discoursing to you fc mga _. assurance, in the nOrn trying passing that I am snre Australian fimes * rou fL_SsSg, and.of which we co .onies have been p^smg,^ now to hav -e we . h have that m aggefc f d ever seyer4, there wa . , .available for to enlarge on this policy. If of dozens of claims 1 under policies paid by ou>-*. __

who had literally not another penny in the world besides the assurance money ; but the lesson needs no enforcing, and least of all in this great colony of New Zealand, where life assurance is such a popular necessity that even.your Government en gages in the supply of it, and I am told competes as vigorously for ib as though its existcncedependcd on success in thatline. Notwithstanding that, however, and your Treasurer's delicate attention, in treating us as a "Foreign Company," New Zealand has always given us a cordial welcome, and to-night, representing nob only the Board of Directors in Sydney, but our branches and members ono and all in Australia, I bring you their heartiest wishes for the welfare of this Auckland branch, and an expression of our confidencein the continued progress and prosperity of this city and colony. Mr J. C. Remington, General Manager of the Association, said : It is an appropriate an I think gratifying occurrence that the city in which we have completed our first new building for a branch office, should be that in which we earliest established a local board with power to accept risks and settle claims for the Association. I remember that when the question of consolidating our then few and scattered New Zealand agencies under control of a branch was being discussed in Sydney, we were strongly urged to choose Wellington as its centre of operations. And perhaps sentimental considerations had something to do wibh the selection of your city .instead. For Auckland and Sydney had always been tho most intimately connected commercially ; our New Zealand mails then all came this way (it was indeed not so very long after the days of the Novelty and Kate being superseded by the Hero); and possibly the fact that you also possessed a beautiful harbour may have had some weight. But in addition to those, there was th e more solid ground that Wellington was th c head office of your " Government Lif e Association," and of ab least one other powerful rival, and so my directors resolved to try how Auckland would treat an office of its own. And it has treated us well, or we should not be able to meet you in this pleasant and enthusiastic way to-night. But I must admit that Sydney with its proverbial conservation was slow to believe in your coining greatness, and when I told our venerable Chairman, long since "gone over to the majority," that land in Queen-street was well worth £200 a foot, ho so ridiculed the idea and proved its absurdity, that I began bo feel shaky as to its foundation. Bub I backed my opinion so far as to acquire at once for tho Association the little leasehold opposite, from which we are now removing, and a capital investment it turned out for us. Our business, which had been a very small one in this colony, made rapid and profitable progress in the hands to which wo confided it; and this is per haps a fitting time to say that the Association owes much to the caro of its interests by the firsb director, your worthy citizen, Mr G. B. Owen, and to our late medical officer, good old Dr. Goldsbro', who would have rejoiced with us, had he lived to sec this result of the work to tho success of which his skill and zeal so much contributed. As business progressed, and it began to be more apparent that the creation of an excellent branch was possible, we looked for a more permanent homo, and my Board were appointed to make an offer for this freehold block, then occupied, as you ro member, by some old buildings very un worthy of the site. We purchased it subject to tho existing leases, and upon their expiring, a littlo over eight teen months ago, proceeded at once wibh arrangements for this building. And hero let me admit that if it be, as I think you will say it is, a largo and beauti ful addition to your city architecture, an Auckland citizen deserves parb of the credit. We should never have thought of erect ing more than three storeys, and pos sibly of not occupying the back block of the land, save ' as a yard, but for the foresight and liberal enterprise of Mr Samuel Jagger, of tho firm of Hancock and Co. He it was who, be speaking a lease of tho basement and top storeys, gave my Board confidence in following the advice of our excellent branch directors, and of our zealous Secretary, Mr Bell. I regret to-night, as I am sure you all do, the'fact that through absence in America, our chairman in Auckland, Mr A. G. Horton, is not with us on this auspicious occasion, as he was so strong an advocate for tho stye and size of building we have erected. My Board always attach great weight to tho matured opinions ot focal men in such matters, but I may claim for myself to have upheld their hands, by never failing to report your pro gross every time I returned to Sydney from an Auckland inspection. How How you wore levelling the hill, and ex alting the valleys, turning water into dry land, building your railway station where, even in my brief knowledge of Auckland, vessels used to lie. I was convinced that a city was bound to go ahead whoso inhabitants, not resting satisfied with the possession of a harbour whose natural advantages would bo a boon to many a port, were building wharfs and docks, lengthening and widening their thoroughfares, and aiding their commerce in a way which is a lesson to many older cities. And though by its geographical limits, New Zealand must always maintain a number of ports, and no one city can claim perhaps to be its absolute commercial centre, my faith in Auckland, through all its vicissitudes, is no less bhan it ever was. And so with a cheerful confidence. I am here to-night, to bid the Branch "good luck " on another stogo e£ its progress, and to be, by your kind reception, encouraged to fresh j*eal in the position in which I have spent w many pleasant years. I have said possibly & much as you ex pect from me in responding to the toast, but, if not trespassing on your patience, I would like to add a word or two to what fell from Mr Triflkett in emphasising the expression "Mutual of Australasia.'' He said something of the taxation to which your Treasury deems it right to submit Life AssuHißse Companies here. An impost upon thrift and self help, the truest safeguards against pauperization, is a Gortons -fiscal invention. But we do not grumble nw, for its amount in proportion to ourineome js too small to be worth troubling about, and I only mentfon ifc because at one time its appearance in our revenue account, caused a member fcp urge at an annual meebino- that we should withdraw alto gether from New Zealand, I told hjm bhen, and repeat it now, thab the ifir tention of our founders was not to make us a local office,' b»fc .an association for all the Australasian Colonies. And we know that by spreading our risks widely, we shall continue to reduce, as we have done, our mortality experience; while by also judi ciously distributing our investments we shall feel the less any temporary financial epidemic, such as locally attacks at times even the roost wealthy centres. Surely the days of narrow-minded policy are numbered, the idea of any antagonism between the colonies must be nearly ob solete, and the motto for us all should be what 'the Poet Laureate wrote of Great Britain, with also our " Greater Britain " in his view: " We sailed wherever ship could sail, We founded many a mighty state: Pray Heaven our greatness may not fail Through craven fears of being great 1" , Let me hasten to add thafc vie can sail to no seas and found no States except in Australasia; for, another instance of the foresio-ht of our founders, the first of our ! by - laws prohibits any extension beyond i these colonies, without consent .of a i general meeting of members. This ip I nob the place or time for express

ing an opinion on the policy in this direction of other offices, or on the course pursued by those who opposed their directors' sugges tions. And so lam not claiming any merit, but simply stating a fact when I say we cannot go beyond the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, or New Zealand. Why then thus urge this on your atten tion? Because I maintain it is time we began to feel more of an Australasian Spirit, leading us on to a federation truer than any which can be artiiioially estab lished. If there were more of this among us, we should find:the local investment of funds of whicli Mr Trickett spoke, not only insisted on but appreciated, so that "foreign" offices, in bhe brue sense of the word, could have no foobhold here unless bhey invesbed all their local revenue in the colonies, and even then, the purely Australasian companies would get the pre ference even more decidedly than they now do. Let me hope that our members will feel as I do that this is their own office, its interests are theirs, and its success -is dependent on and identi fied wibh bhab of bheir own colony. An estimable gentleman. in . England, named Jevons, once prophesied tho early exhaustion of her coal-fields. There are sages who now and again predict a like de cadence for Life Assurance ; who fear that canvassing is exhausting the field, or thab our sound British ways of working must yield bo bhe legerdemain of "bontines" or other "Amorican novelties." Let Tenny son, that stout old champion of British supremacy, answer tliem, if I may be par doned for applying words written in a very different connection—

. " Some are scared, who mark Or wisely or unwisely signs of storm Waverings of every vane with every wind, And wordy trucklings to the transient hoijr. And that which knows, but careful for itself. And that which knows not ruling that which knows To its own harm. ... . . Yet (if our slowly grown And crown'd Republic's crowning common sense. That saved her many times, not fail), their feats Are morning Bhadows, huger than the shapes .hut cast them." ....

If Life Assurance be conducted upon sound and prudent lines, it must succeed, founded as it is upon almost the only absolute certainty known, the laws of mortality; and so long as these colonies increase, as they are now doing, in popula tion and wealth, there will be plenty of room for the missionaries of the creed of self-help, forethought, and providence 1 Mr VV. T.J. Bell, Sec. of the Auckland branch, said ; Following so closely on the representatives of the Association from the principal office, I can have but little to say to the toast which has been so heartily re ceived, but perhaps you will tolerate a few reminiscenses. of our local business which ought certainly to be placed on record, and for which there could hardly be a better time or place than the present. At the cor ner of Shortland-st., as you are all doubtless aware, thero used to be Mr J. B. Russell's chambers. Underneath these, at the time I speak of, Mr Alex. Saunders had an office, at the back of which was a small den—a regular back slum ! In this was laid, I consider, tho foundation stone of this grand building, for it was there, in the latter part of tho year 1870, that I had the honour of first representing the Mutual Life Associa tion of Australasia.and having since done so, with but a brief interval, up to the present time, I have a right to speak on its behalf. There was a brief interval, for shortly after the time I speak of our Government passed an Act imposing taxation, ,'hieh caused the immediate withdrawal from this colony of all British Lifo Companies, and most of the Australian ones, amongst them being this Association ; bub in 1877 I was offered by the Board of Management the position of general agent for New Zealand, to act in concert with a local Committee, consisting of Mr G. B. Owen and tho lato Dr. Golds bro'. ' Soon afterwards this was enlarged into a local Board, and I was appointed Sccretnry.which office I have hold ever since. To many of my coadjubors, I dare say, as well as to myself, at a distance from the prin cipal oflice, the Conservative system which has always characterised it, as the manager has told you, has at times been a little irk some. But lam bound to confess that results have justified that rule, and perhaps the best testimony one can have is that its example, especially in adhering to the pure premium valuation of liabilities, and the careful solection of risks, is, Aye find, beginning to be followed more and more every year by tho younger offices. When I first joined the Associabion's service its total policies in force numbered 261, of which only six wore in this colony. Now, I find, from figures with which the manager has kindly supplied me, there are 14,200 policies in force, assuring £3,730,000, producing in annual premiums £128,000, or wibh interest on its investments, which ag gregate£s7s,ooo,a botal income of £163,400. Towards these results, I believe, New Zealand has nob been the smallest contri butor, and perhaps I may add to my personal reminiscences that my first policy holder was the late Mr Benjamin Tonks, and my second was his partner, Mr R. C, Carr, whom I am happy t6 see here this ovening, looking bhe piebnre of healbh, and good, I should say, for another 30 or 40 years. I trust the figures I have mentioned may be largely augmented by the valuable ad vertisement whicli this fine oflice will give us, and that we shall secure a still greater proportion of the policy holdings of this colony, where life assurance SQ flourishes, as members of this prosperous and progres sive Association.

Tlie Chairman briefly responded. Mr Trickett proposed "Prosperby to Auckland." He said the depression which had existed was passing away? The New Zealand wool exports for 1886 were largely in excess of those for 1885—viz., 90,853,7441b in 1886, as against 86,507,431 in 1885. The frozen meat trade was gradually on the increase, tho exports in that line for 1886 showing an increase of £88,886 beyond the year 1885, or more than the loss in gold produce; and, finally, the grain crops for 1.87 were, I am told, showing alarge increase and reaction- (Applause.) The other colonies of Australia have also been good to New Zealand, as he found that the returns of export thereto for 1886 show an increase of £418,i4* over fcbgsg of 1885, Of these exports, he was proud to say that free trade New South Wales had been bur largest purchaser and best customer. (Loud ap plgn.se.) In conclusion he said he hoped ere long to see ft federated Australasia with a universal tariff and intercolonial free trade. (Applause.) Jfts Worship the Mayor responded, saying he had every confidence in the immediate prosperity of Auckland. _dr Remington proposed "Kindred Officiea" and mentioned that it was a hobby of his to conduct- friendly relation and honourable, business dealings with other life offices, and he could say in his eighteen years of management he had never had a misunderstanding wibh the official of another office. MrD. J. McLeod, district agent of the Australian Mutual Provident; Mr W. J. Speight, district agent of the Government Life Insurance, and Mr Fox, New Zealand Secretary of the Colonial Mutual Life As sociation, responded. Mr G, P, Pierce proposed "The Archi tects and Builders," paying a special tribute to the merit of Mr Boldini as an architect, instancing the Grand Hotel, Dunedin, as a specimen of the architectural skill of that gentleman, Mr Boldini, Mr Mahoney, and Mr Hol land responded. The toast of " The Press " brought a pleasant evening to a conclusion.

SKINNY MEN.

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THE AUCKLAND E VEIN ING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12. 188?.

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ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TIME TABLE.—Ok __n> Arras OCTOBER 10, ISS7. AUOK--AND AND OWIBHU-fqA UNlfi. Auckland "" ' ' _ to Wkwk Days. Sato only. Sunday-. ... Okehunqa. - ___^__ .-ii _ la.m. a.m.a.m.i-.m.no'np.m. p.m. p,m.jp.m.,n._-, p.m. p.m. p._p. o.m. pan? Auckland dop. 7.15 .. 8.4010.4012.0 2.0 4.15 s._oj 6.20 .. 10.0 1.10 11.40 9.0 2.30 Newmarke'tJuno 7.26 .. 8.51110.6012.101 2.10 4.25 5.30J 6.30 .. 10.10 1.20 11.50 9.10 2.40 Ramuera.. .. 7.30 .. 8.5-|10.5512.1« 2.15 4.30 6,35 6.36 .. 10.15 1.2S 11.65 8.15 8.45 Green Lone * * *i •' * * *I * I * * * glleralio " 7.3?,.;; 9.6 11.6 12.86 2_25 4.40 6.4516.45 .'.' 10.25 1.36 12.5 9M jMg Penrose Junction 7.45 8.56 9.11,11.1012.30 2.30 "4.45 &60r6.52 7.30 10.30 1.40 12.10 926 2_57 lePapapa * » *#* • • #j• I * * * • * * Onehunga.. tar. 7.65 9.5 9.2011,2012.40 3.40 4.55 6.0 7.5 I 7.40,10.40 1.50 12.20 9.36 5.7 ■—— — , _ l_ y Bats I unegatoAuokl'd. a.m. _.m._..m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p,m, p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Onehunga ..dep. 7.5 8.201 9.30 10.0 12.10 1.0 4.25 6.10 6.20 7.1610.50 2,0 10.0 6.30 Te Papapa ,*»*#.*♦**#»** Penrose June. .'.' 7.16 {8.30 9.40 10.10 {12.20 1.1dtJ436 §5.20 91630 J7.30 11.0 2.10 10.10 5.40 KUerslie .. 7.20 8.35 9.46 10.15 12.25 1.16 4.40 6.25 6.35 7.35 11.6 2.15 10.15 6.45 *Greenl_u__ .. ' » '• * * * * • * * * * *' * «*_- Remuera .. 730 8.44 9.55 10.24 12.35 1.25 4.61 6.35 6.45 7.45 11.16 2.25 10.21 5.63 Newmarket Jun 7.35 8.49 10.1 «10.30 12.40 1.30 5.4 5.40 6.51 7.5011.20 2.31 10.26 5.68 _A.UoJd_.nd. arr. .. j .7.451 8.5. 10.10| 10.39, 12.60] I.W 6.13[,5.50| 7.0 i 8.0 llLso| 2.40 10.35. 6.7_ •' Change tor Onehunga. --■.■- § Ohan K _f-. OtahuhP. ~__~~Z .. i Change for Waikato Station-, a Change (cr Kaipara Branch Stations t Ghana, for Mercer and In'-armedlato Stations. II Change for __________ and Intermediate Stationa. "" MAINLINE. AUO-OxAND-MEROER-/PE A WAMUTU—OTOROHANGA. ' 6oOTB~-W__y ______ I 1 I I I A I P.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 6.20 AUOBXAND .. ..dep. 6.0 6.20 7.15 8.0 11.40 4.16 4.55 5.20 6.30 Newmarket Junction .. 6.10 6.35 7.25 8.10 11.55 4.25 5.7 5.30 6.35 Remuera.. . .. 6.16 6.40 7-30 8.15 B 4.30 612 6.35 * *Green Lann * * * .. B * 6,45 Kllerslio \\ _ .'.' 6.22 6.48 7.38 8.23 B 4.40 6.25 ______ t6.50 Penrose Junction .. .. 6.28 7.0 §8.0 8.31 12.25 14.49 5.60^ "Westfleld * * .... .. * '-° otahuhu.. :: ■{«£ bM 7 ; 10 8 - 10 m __.«, ~5 9 « :: Papatoltoi ........ * .. - 12-55 6.8 Mantirewa * - •• *■__ ?•*£ Papakura 8.0 .. .. 1.30 5.37 *Hnnua .. * « •• * .. Drury _ 8.15 .. 9.25 1.47 5.56 "Ruhcimon * * * "Paerata * ■ .. • • Pukekohe* .. .".* .'.' 7. 8.57 '.'. 9.52 2.19 6 23. "Buckland _. * .. « „* * Tuakau .. 9.21 .. .. 243 6.43 "Whangarata .. .. .. ~ * - •• * Pokeno .. _. 9.46 .. .. . 3.3 7.0. _r f arr. .. 10.0 .. 10.35 3.15 710 Mercer .. ~ {_££ Hi" 10.66 3.40 "Wbangainarino .... * * "Wairang .. .... " ~ "Raaglrlr. * * "Ohiuewai .. •- •• ." _ n _ ~ •• - Huntly .. ...... - -. •• 1220 6.25 TaupiH „ :. :: 12.35 -.« Ngaruawabia .. .. U-H 6.10 "Pukete ~ * ! "Teßapa * * _ ( «rp 125 6 45 » oFrankton Junction 01 dep ; " " "" &M EkS. ?, '.'. '.. "Rukuhia ~ •• *, -",- ■• •• — Ohuupo .. - 2.16 7.30 "Ijakoßoad _. '. .. •• » « *" " " Ngaroto •• • • ... ... f arr. .. .. .. C 2.40 E7.66 "To Pnlit .. „ * "Kawa .. .. _. .. ? "Kiokio * 'Otoro-antta .. .. .- •• •• __ P3.05 •■ •• -. ' ..._ __ NOKUI— W-MK 1IAV&. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. "Otorohanga .. .. .. dop. .. - .. .. PB.IO •Kiokio .. _. - * "Kawa .. _. *.*... "ToPuhl - •• •• * ~ . f arr. - .. .. .. P9.0 _. TeAwamotu .. _ \dep. -. 9.15 Ngaroto .. .. .. ..-• - - •• •• *-.._. "Lakeßoad — •• •• •• „,. •• •• Ohanpo 9.45 "Rukuhia .._...._ _ _ .. ♦ «_ __ t■ .i rt/ arr. «._..._. 10.20 .. _. Frankton Junction _. o| dop# m 10 3S __ _ 410 "Teßapa.. .. _ - « - •• •• * •• - * "Pukete .... «. _..._. * .. _. * NgaruawahiA ....... -. - 11-30 - .. 4,4- Taupiri -. ... - .. 11.47 .. .. .^.fe Huntly ..-._.--..- » - 12.25 .. .. - 5.20 "Olilnowal _. .. .. .. - - — - * •• .. * "lUuiglrirl _, i. '....«■- '.i _ .. * _ .. * "Wairangi .. _. * _. .. * "Whangamarino „ .. - ** .. •• •* . _ - •• *. .._„_„ f arr. .... .. .. 1.45 „ ... 6.30 Mercer .. -. _. dep _ __ ._ 620 n._o 2.5 .. .. 6.50 Pokeno .. _ - - 6.31 11.43 2.16 .. „ 7.0 "Whangarata -..,._...- _ * _• Tuakau .._.._.-- _ 6.50 12.8 2.42 f. .. » "Buckland _ — - * • * * .. .. * Pukekohe.. .. ...._. - .. 7.10 1231 3.3 .. .. 7.37 "Puerata .. _, - « * * * * "Runciman ....._.._._ * * * .. .. * Ilriiry - .. .. 7.47 1.10 3.37 .. .. 8.10 "Hunua ...._....- .. * % * ~ . * Papakura _, 8.1 1.26 3.47 .. .. 8.18 Manurowa - .. 8.16 1.42 4.2 «. .. * Papatnitoi .. •■ •• 8.30 2.0 4.15 . .. * Otalmhn 6.60 8.18 8.41 2.10 4.23 6.20 7.15 _• Penrose Junction ...... * * .. .... * * -■ .. Westfleld.. 117.15 1118.30 18.54 12.30 14.36 t6.30 17.30 9.0 Kltersllo .. 7.20 8.35 8.68 2.36 4.40 6.35 7.35 * "OreonLano .. ' * * * " * . * *'. Remuera.. 7.30 8.44 9.7 2.45 4.61 6.45 7.45 N'ewmarketJunc. 7.35 8.48 9.19 2.55 J6.4 6.61 7.60 9.20 Aocki.awp -■ .. -am 7.46 868 9.28 3.6 I 6.13 7.0 B.Q 9.30 1 t Change Onehunga. J Cha_K- for Auckland and mtermedlate Stations. * j Change for Kaipara Branch Stationa. § Chance for Otahulro. A. Passengers are not booked by this train to Stations between Auckland and Onehungtu b Only stops to pick up Pasaengers for South of P.nrose Junction. 0. Runs on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridayß only. D. Runß on Mondays and Fridays only. jl Runs on Tuosdavs, Tbxirsdajs, and Saturdays only. f. Runs from Otorohanga on Tuesdays and Saturdays only. The 9.15 a. m. train from To Awamutn runs daily. ~ (.. Frankton Junction for CambricUte. Te Aroha and Rotorua Linos. CAMBRmaE—Te Aroba aw RbrontrA Lifnca, South.—Week Days. North.- Wkeb: Days. a. m. a. m. 1 a. m. p. m. Auckland, dep. .. 8.0 11.40 Lichfield, dep. .. .. .... -12.10 ■■ • ' ■' ■■-—.■ i ■ *Putarnru Junction .. .. .. * ..PM. P. M. *Taumangi * Frankton Jun., dop. .. -, .. .. 1.40 67.0 Oxford, dep. .. 12.55 Hamilton West - .. 1.48 7.10 "Okoroiro * •Hamilton East.. ~ :....** *Mansawhara * Ruakura Jan., arr. 2.0 7.22 Matamata .. 1.35 *Waharoa * Cambridge Br.— * Walton * Ruakura Jun., dep. .. ~ .. ..a2.5 7.25 *KiWitahi * *Mongaonul .. .. „ „ .. * * Mon ins ville, arr a 2.40 •Tamahere * * 1 -i—. — •Fencourt .. .. .. * * Te Aroha Br.— •Hautapu * * Te Aroha, dep. _ 61.55 Cambridge, arr. a 2.45 68.5 *Waibou .. ~ * _____ 1 ■ 1— *Wajtoa .. _. .. .. «.• * Ruakura Jun., dep. 2.5 ... *Tatua o Haua .. -. .. .. * •Eureka .. * .. *Murray's «. * •Motumaoho * .. Morrinsville, arr. 62.40 Morrinsville, arr. 2.45 .. > .— — ___.._ ' " ■ Morrinsville, dep 2.55 Te Aroha Br.— *Motumaoho * Morrinsville, dep. .„ „ _, .. a 2.55 .. *Eureka * •Murray's .. ~. -. * .. Ruakura Jun., arr. 3.35 •TatuaoHaua «....* .. ■ , -—■ -. •Waitoa _ * .. Cambridge Br.— •Waihou .. .. .» .. ... .. • .. Cambridge, dep. .. .. 9.20 _ TeAroha,arr 0340 .. "Hautapu * - i —' — *Fencourt _ * Morrinsville, dep _ ..62.65 .. *Tamahere * „ •Kiwltahi.. ...... .. .. • .. *Mong_onul .. w . .. * •Walton _ .. .. * .. Ruakura Jun, aiT. .. ..10.0 _, •Waharoa • .. ; ■ ■ Matamata ~ .. 4.0 .. Ruakura Jun., dop 10.3 3.38 *Mangawlia__ .. .. „ _ .. * "Hamilton East * * ♦Okoroire * .. Hamilton West.. .. ..10.20 353 Oxford 4.40 .. Frankton Jun., aw. _. ..10.25 3.58 •Taumangl * .. ■■ — •Pu-vrura Jun... *. .. .. • Auckland, arr. .. .. 6.13 9.30 Liohfleld, arr. f■> .. ~ .. ..65.25 .. •"" ' ' * Flag station. ~~""* a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only. 6 Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only The others run dally, KAIPARA BRANCH.— Auckland—He-dbr3o_t—Helen3Yl-,_e. AnoRiiAND to He-E-bvillb.—Week Days. Hslknsyili-. to Auckland.—Week Days. _ _ a -. am. am. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m Auokland .. dep. 70 10.55 4.40 2.15 Holensvill. ~ dep. 6.20 11.45 4.0 Newmarket Jnnctfn 7.12 11.12 4.67 8.25 •Helensvllle South.. * * * Mount Eden. .. 7.19 11.19 6.4 a.32 *Ohirangl _, • • * . •Klngsland .... * * • * "Paeroa # » • •Moraingside.. *. * -* • « •Woodhlll * • •'■ •Mount Albert _ • • • • •Reweti » • • Avondale ~ ~7.35 11.38 6.20 • • ♦Walmauku _ .. • • • •New Lynn .. * * *. .._ 'Kumeu ~ .. 7.16 L 6 5.0 •Walkoniitl .. .. • * • 3.0 •Taujoaki .... * * •Henderson .. .. 8.0 12.6 5.45 .. Wadtakorel .. .. 7.35 1.50 5.20 " •Swanaon .... * * * .. I "Swnnson ..-..* * * Waitakerel .. .. 8.25 12.32 6.15 .. I Henderson .. .. 8.0 2.5 5.45 " •Taupakl .. .. • * * .. •Walkomitl .. .. * » » n"_ Kumeu _. .. 8.46 1.5 6.33 .. *New Lynn .. _. • *' • * "Walmauku .... * * * Avondale .. .. 8.27 2.32 6.10 • •ReWeti.. _~-.-._ • * •Mount Albert .. * * » » ' •Woodhlll _. * _ * •Moraingside.. ..**•« •Paeroa.. — .. * * * .. •King-land .. .. • * * • •Ohlrangi .. .. *'. * 1 ■:.... Mount Eden.. .. 8.47 2.65 6.24 5.15 •Helenaville South.. * * • Newmarket Junct'n 9.4 3.10 6.36 F2l HelensviUe .. _rr. 9.4Q I 2.10 1 7.30 •• .|, Atiok r li_.d .. »rr. 9.13 3.20 _6.45 5.30 __■_-- «m~rnn-- __,__,_ _TO_aylln eaon'Sonffi onlrr""" '■ "* WAIKATO TRAIN SERVICE. Trains prom Auckland for Ta a womiihi J Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8.0 a.m. TeAwamutu -. ~ .. | Tuesdays, Saturdays at 11.40 a.m. "Otorohanga .. _. .. Mondays and Fridays at 8.0 a.m. Hamilton West.. .. .. { ?|SJg}J__JftJSj, 011 Monda y - Wednesdays, and Cambridge-. . .... I Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11.40 a.m. l amon-go „ j Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8.0 a,m, Morrinsville .. -. - Dally at 8.0 a.m. TeAroha .. .. .. .. Tueodaye, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8.0 a.m. , Oxford and Lichfield „ .. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8.0 a.m, Trains yon Auckland from Lichfield and Oxford . * .. Tuesday., Thursdays, and Saturdays TeAroha,. .. *. .. Mondays, Wednes Jays, and Fridays at 1.55 p.m. Morrinsville .. ~ -. Daily at 2.55 p.m. Cambridge Dally at 9.20 a.m, Hamilton We.t.. .. -. Daily at 10.20 a,m. and 3,63 p.m. Tnesdayg and Saturdays at M 0 _,m, TeAwamutu .. .. .. Dally at 9,15 a,m. * Ftag Statidns.- An asterisk • opposite a Stationilenotes that trains do not stop unless required toptckuporsetdbwnpa-se-gers, Nottoe given to the Guard at nra\lo_a stopping *-**"-* J, P. IdAXWEU*, Geacrul Manager,



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The Annual Presentation of Prizes will take place in tlie Choral Hall, Symonds-street, on THURSDAY, tho 15th instant, at Three o'Clock p.m. Parents and Friends aro invited to attend. MHr HUMPHREYS, 8.A., Cambridge, Solicitor, Receives a few Pupils for the Legal, University, or Scholarship Examinations. 25, Cqombes's Arcade, Aucklan-d. PRESENTATION A'D_>___SSES. —All branches of Heraldic Emblazoning, Photo Shields, &c, artistically prepared.—W. F. Burrows, Draughtsman, Hill's Chambers Queen-street. Business Notice?.. ASK YOUR G ROGER FOR THE NEW WASHING PASTE (Patent). No Boiling ! No Hard Rubbing Needed ! It is claimed for this preparation that it will make washing much less laborious and expen sive, by saving the co3t of fuel and by removing the necessity for the hard scrubbing, which not only wears out th o person washing,"but also rubs to pieces the clothes washed. i or scouring floors and stairs, washing paints, cleaning windows, .rocker - , metals, etc., etc., the Now Washing Paste is unrivalled. Put up in blocks which will each do the wash ing for lh c or six persons. Directions for use and testimonials with every package. ■ Price, Sixpence per block. Will not injure tho most delicate material. Wholesale Agent— F. S. PHILLIPS, Kyber Pass. Manufactured only by the Proprietor and Patentee, J. HOULDGATE, Brighton Road, Parnell. - t THE Biggest Literary Shilling's Worth in Australasia—Brett s Auckland Almanac. Illustrated. For Sale. THOR IMMEDIATE SALE, as the JL 1 owner must leave for England, a really good Farm of 238 acres, 130 acres of it in grass, and fenced part with thorn hedges, and tho balance in bush; orchard, hons©, and buildi_i?u: tv a _ ver 5 r low price will be taken.—Apply to John Soppet, House and Land Agent, 65 Queen Street, FOR SALE—a bargain—s acres of good Land, all Well fenced and in good grass. 3 acres of it-ready to cut for hay; a substantial s roomed Cottage and outbuildings, and a never failing supply of water; cldse to Railway Station, and only 3 miles from town, fronting on to main road. Terms very easy.—Apply to John Soppet, House and Land Agent, 65 Queen- 1 TURANGA CREEK.—Nice Homestead of 49 acres; 13 acres fenced, 8 acres in gress ; .-roomed Houso on property, with dairy and now stable and outbuildings; frontage to tidal river, and plenty of fresh water all the year round.—J. H. Witheford. LAKE TAKAPUNA. - For Salo, 10 Acres of Land, near Hurstmere; .sea beach frontage; Lake 'buses pass every hour : close to main road to Devonport. Price, £150. Land in the immediate neighbourhood sells at „100 per acre.—J. H. Witheford. Shortland-street. TKTORTHCOTE. — 5-roomed House on AJi allotment 200 ft to Pearl-street by 150 ft; good well and pump; fruit trees in full hearing; strawberries, etc. Price very reasonable.— Apply J. H. Witheford, Shortland-street. "VTORTHCOTE.—A nice Homestead of _L 1 level land, with 3-roomed Cottage, good brick well, orchard, strawberries, etc.; 300 feet frontage to main road. Easy terms.—Apply J. H. Witheford, Shortland-street. CLEVELAND ROAD, PARNELL.-For Sale or to Let, Villa Residence of 9 rooms, with wash-house, bath-room, and every conveni ence; splendid view of harbour; allotment 62 by 180: terms reasonable.—J. H. Witheford PROSPECT TERRACE, MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD.-Five-roomed 'House, scullery, 2 register grates, stove, bow-window; water laid on; allotment 50 x 172; price very low.—J. H. Witheford. __\_ HAMILTON ROAD, Ponsonby.-Villa Residence of 6 rooms, with every con venience ; rent, lis.—J. H. Witheford. CUSTOMS-STREET WEST.-To Let, . -° n,°i. c or A wo Allotment in Customs street, 26ft x 90; good water frontage; cutter can get alongside; suitable for coal and firewood or any heavy goods; steam power can be bad if £$?_* ? t o_ ext . Property. Rent low.-J. H. Witheford, Shortland-streot; P v REMUERA. -For Sale, Gentleman's Villa Residence, with every convenience and aboufc 6 "acres land. This is a grand pro perty, and an immediate purchaser will have a bargain.—_dr further particulars, apply J. H_ Wifheford, Shortiand-street. ppy '