SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening, 5.21. Sunrise—To-morrow "inornincr, G. 13. Moon's Age—New Moon, 19th, 5.19 p.m.

HIGH WATER.

Auckland—This afternoon 5.20 ; to-morrow morninpr. 5.5 d. Manukau Heads.—This evening, 7.21; to morrow inorninu, 7.43. Kaipara Heads. — This evening, 5.21 ; to morrow morning, BAI.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING.

Lady Mabel, brigantine, from Timaru DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Rotomahana, s.s., for Russell. Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei. Suva, s.s., for East Coast. TO-DAY. Elinor Vernon, barque, for New York

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Enterprise, from Thames, Wednesday, 10

p. m. Richmond, from South Sea Islands, due Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney,

sailed July 20. Rotomahana, from Russell, Wednesday Wanaka (Onehunga), from the South, Thursday Mariposa, from San Francisco, Friday

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Crusader, sh., left London on May 27 Waikato, ship, from London Pinko, ship, from London Zealandia, ship, from London Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 Star of the East, from New York, via Dunedin, sailed Juno 7 Win. Turner, barque, from Fiji Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Ricardo, bq., from Java, early Yolandc, schr., from Dunedin Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermionc, ship, for London, loading Elinor Vernon, sch., for New York, early Rotdmahana.for Melbourne, via the South, Thursday, noon Wanaka (Onehunga), for tho South, Fri day, 8 a.m.

IMPORTS.

Per Lady Mabel, from Timaru : —1,243 sacks potato

EXPORTS.

Per Elinor Vernon, for New York. —5,030 cases kauri gum, 5 packages wood ware.

The barque Elinor Vernon,for New York, with a cargo of gum valued L 26,478, was towed to sea this morning by tho Awhina. The barque Cabarfeidh was towed to see by the Durham from Helensville yesterday. The Janet Nicoll left Wellington for the North last evening.

The s.s. Janet Nicoll left Lyttelton for Northern ports at G p.m. on Monday, and should arrive here on Thursday evening. The barque Arab, which arrived here yesterday, will load with gum at Auckland for New York.

The brigantine Lady Mabel, which was towed into port yesterday afternoon, is from Timaru via Napier with a cargo of potatoes from the former place. The barque Vallejo arrived at Lyttelton from London yesterday, after a 91) days' passage.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers, yesterday. — Sailed : Hawea, for tho North. Passengers :—For Manukau: Messrs Hunter, A. W. Morris, Drabble, Diamond, Thomson, R. Eraser, Martin, Gibson, Treseder, Bee, Simpson, Beck, Isaacs, D. Fraser, Macfarlane, Miller, Keogli, Downs, J. Russell, and two in the steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office, this day. Kauri Gum Market.—The kauri gum market is steady, fair business being done at tho following rates : ordinary fair to good, L 4 2; ditto (superior parcels), L 43 to L 44 ; East Coast (nominal, LSB to L6O ; superior re-scraped, LGS to L7O. The sup plies lor the 17 days of the present month total 300 tons.

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

PRIZES FOR THE BEST VERSE.

PRIZES for the BRST FOUR and EIGHT LINE VERSES suitable for Christmas and New Year Cards, arc offered as follows :—

FOR THE BEST FOUR-LINE VERSE, a Handsome Illustrated Book on the New Zealand War, value Two Guineas.

FOR THE BEST EIGHT-LINE VERSE, a similar prize to the above.

CONDITIONS.

I. Tho Sole RiGrrrof publishing all verses sent in will vest in the Proprietor o£ the Star.

2. Verses intended for Competition must bo delivered on or before the 31st DAY OF AUGUST, addressed "Christmas Competi tion," Star Office.

3. Competitors are not restricted to the num ber of separate verses they may send in.

•1. Verses should be signed with Motto or Norn de Plume, tho real name and address to be enclosed in separate scaled envelope, with the Moltto outside.

5. The selection of the Prize Verses will bo made by tho Rev. E, 11, Gulliver and Mr J L. Kelly (the winner of the Prize Poem " Queen's Jubilee").

THE GREAT SENSATION OF THE DAY!

NOW READY,

THE STORY OF THE

Langworthy Marriage,

with

PORTRAIT OF Mrs LANGWORTHY.

A STRANGE, TRUE STORY

OF TO-DAY.

SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS

Portrait op Mr E. M. Lang worthy 11 A Sweet Girl Graduate" The Luck of London Betrothed

"Toa Woman engaged in Teaching, Never !" The French Marriage

Why not an English Marriage ? The Belgian Marriage A Brief Honeymoon Adding Insulb to Brutality Discovered by a Dream 1 In the Year of Grace 1884 The Lie in the Affidavit A Struggle for Life After Darkness, Light at Last) " The Slow Drag Chain of the Law's Delay"

11 My Lord, we admit everything" Gagged in Court Mr Danby tolls us why Stung to tho Quick

Langworthy claims tho "AllegedCbild" £1,200 a Year Alimony—on Paper Alone in London A Struggle with Starvation Hunted Hard In the Service of the Poor Another Stab in the Back The Lords Justice decide against Mr Langworthy

Mr Langworthy returns to England On a False Seen A Clever Capture " Absolutely Denied"—bxit True The Pitiful Plight of Mrs Langworthy Breach of Promise—Damages £20,000 Mother-in-law at Bay

Muzzling the "Times" How it was done

" If you &ay anything more about Mrs Langworthy, we'll make it hot for you'

Suicide ?

11 Mad from Life's Mystery" Some Polite Letter-writing Delay, Delay, still more Delay A Guilty Conscience and a Loaded Revolver The Modern Rack " The Weapons of a Warrior, nob the Dagger of the Assassin" The Bankrupt Millionaire " No, my Lord, I cannot defend it" The Langworthy Clan The Subpcena and the Hunt Party " Spenlow and Jorkins" More Advantaged from tho Lie in tho Affidavit A Natural Query Messrs Bircham's Offer No Compromise A Friend in Need Holding the Pass What ia to bo Done ? To tho Argentine ... Conclusion

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

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 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.

The discussion which obtained promi nence hero through the controversy between Mr Harrison, headmaster of the Beresford-street School, and In spector Fidler, is engaging the at tention of educators throughout the colony. There is a fear, only too well grounded, among those who regard true education as the development and training of the powers of the mind, that in tho official frenzy for loading the memories of children with too much superficial knowledge the fresh ness and originality of the young mind may be weakened or destroyed. The dispute over the multiplicity of subjects in the syllabus is not deter mined by the mere question whether a teacher can, by continual reiteration, impress the memories of his pupils with a sufficient number of stereotyped facts aud dates to obtain a large per centage of passes. AVhat we really want to ascertain is, whether the minds of children thus treated are ex panded, their powers of reasoning stimulated, their capacity for as similating knowledge deepened by the process—whether, in short, they are truly educated. A special committee of the Otago Education Board appointed to obtain information bearing upon the syllabus of instruction adopted in the public schools, elicited opinions from fifty three competent sources. The con vener of the committee, James Mac grcgor, D.D., reviewing theso returns, sa y S: — "The testimonies combine with remarkable fulness in deci sive condemnation of tho exist ing syllabus, especially as involv ing an amount of prescribed task work, and a quality of prescribed task-work, that is fitted to repress the individuality of the teacher, and to overstrain the minds of the pupils with toil that is fitted rather to retard than forward tho healthy growth of the mind, and that can hardly fail to be detrimental to tho vigorous growth of the body," This sentence really puts the matter in a nutshell, but we may illustrate it practically by one quota tion from the selected opinions of ex perts which are embodied in the re port : 1 consider that tho powers of memory should not be overtaxed by the necessity of keeping up the dates, names, and special facts of " history ; " as also minute details of places, relative positions, and other par ticulars required by a constant repetition of geography in order to pass the examinations. I consider this a serious mistake, and from my experience of about thirty years 1 venture to say such crucial taxa tion of the memory is bordering on a system of " torture." In busi ness life no professional man or clerk in an office would be expected to retain in his memory at the end of the year the details of every case and business transaction so as to pass an examination. It is sufficieni if the requisite skill is found for dealing with the cases as they arise. To this end ] think all training should lead up. The memory ia dissipated by storing up special details, which can bo ascertained from books of reference.

The reports of the Inspectors o. Schools are almost uniformly pervaded by the same current of thought. In spector Bindon says, "If teachers had less ground to cover in a given time more attention would be paid to true education, the training and development of the mind." Inspec tor Robinson says, "It has come upon me with some degree of sur prise that a hankering for large per centages has grown up in this district, the results, in my belief, being any thing but favourable to the promotion of real education. ... The per centago of passes as now computed is of very little value in indicating the condition of a school." Inspector Smith, of Westland, and Inspector Gore of South Canterbury, both declare that the system of com puting percentages "is useless as a means of comparing the efficiency of one school with that of any other, and yet people do so use it." These few sentences from many and long reports appear to indicate that there is now such a concensus of opinion among those who are responsible for the present system that its modification in the direction towards which these sug gestions tend will, we may fairly suppose, not long be delayed. It is quite true that, under the present sylla bus.a judicious Inspector by a rationa

treatment of the standards and a due consideration of the natural of young children, may miti-ve the inherent evils of the system. Mr Inspector Robinson, of Grey, remarks : "To what extent relief may be given depends very much upon the Inspec tor's reading of the regulations." The position of a teacher with this compre hensive syllabus placed in his hands, and with no certainty as to what "reading of ths regulations" the particular Inspector allotted to his school for the year may adopt, is, how ever, a most unenviable one. It leaves him no alternative but to keep the treadmill going unceasingly in his school. Is it too much to hope, now that a healthy opinion has been aroused on the subject, that there will be an early return to more rational methods both in the syllabus and the system of inspection, so that, while the one may not make larger demands than it is within the power of an efficient and diligent teacher to meet without injury to his pupils, the other may be hedged with conditions that will minimise the evils of inspec torial caprice 1

A TEETOTAL FAILURE.

Times are bad, money is scarce, and the voice of the croaker is heard in the land ; but yet life is not altogether de void of beer and skittles for the op pressed working man of the colony. The Colonial Treasurer has not yet got over lamenting for the loss of Customs revenue resulting from the growth of habits of temperance among the people, and yet, somehow, the race of generous souls who like cakes and ale, and bil liards and sweepstakes, is not quite ex tinct. Even the " residuum '■ of our population — the idle and larrikin youths, the workmen who are wholly or partially unemployed, and the criminal and degraded classes gene rally — have not been forced by the pinch of necessity to fore go their little pleasures and adopt a Spartan simplicity of diet. The drink bill of New Zealand last year amounted, to £1,130,000 or £3 7s 6d per head of the population—quite a respectable expenditure on intoxicants, considering that Mr Matthew Burnett and the rest had distributed so many thousands of blue ribbons during the same period, and that the reforming zeal of temperance people had led to the closing of many public-houses all over the colony. Still the times are depressed, fot our drink expenditure last year was the smallest per head that has ever been known in the history of New Zealand. At one time our average was as high as £10 10s per head, and the gradual fall to £3 7s 6d constitutes a high testi mony to the earnest efforts of temper ance workers, and affords undoubted evidence of the spread of intelligence among the people. But our popula tion as a whole are not yet ripe for prohibition; they are not even so far advanced as to receive in a thankful spirit the "moral suasion" and the " tea and coffee " overtures of the tem perance enthusiasts, — and thereby hangs a tale with a very instructive moral.

The Freeman's Bay Temperance Club was opened some months ago as a counter-attraction to the public, house and the gambling saloon; it was handsomely and cheerfully fitted up; newspapers and magazines, games, gymnastics, baths, and refreshments were provided by the subscriptions of philanthropic people, and the youths who roamed the streets, and the jaded artisans desirous of a little social recreation, were invited to go and enjoy freely the benefits provided for them. For a few weeks things went swimmingly; but there soon came a frost—a killing frost, the upshot of which is that the institution which promised to bear such good fruit has been closed, the larrikin has sought his old haunts, and his second condition is probably worse than his first, from the temperance point of view. Finance was the rock that wrecked the good ship Temperance Club. The projec tors of the scheme having spent £60 in furniture, etc., , and being liable for a weekly rental of £\ sterling, conceived the plan of making a nominal charge of sixpence per week for the use of the Club. An ad mission fee of one penny was also charged on the occasions of their weekly social gatherings, when temperance melodies were sung and teetotal music was twanged on an Alliance pianoforte donated by that zealous social re former. Sir William Fox. But thence forth, though the Committee piped, the larrikins refused to come up to the music. Sixpence a week could pur chase a couple of " Havaunahs," and to forego that luxury was out of the question in these dull times. The temperance folks might, if they chose, make them good for nothing; but if they were not :'only expected to crucify the flesh, but also to pay for the privilege of doing so, they plainly declared that they were " not on." The honest sons of toil honestly confessed that they to some extent agreed with that vievr of the case. They had no objection to homoeopathic doses of literature and gyymnastics; chess and draughts (temperance draughts, of course) they believed to be*goodin moderation: they could stand teetotal music on the Alli ance pianoforte once a week, though they were constrained to admit that a little of it went a long way; but when it came to paying for these indulgences, the " old Adam " within them rebelled. These things might be good, but a pot of beer and a pipe, a game of cards or billiards, and a little "sweep on a racing event wore to their way ot thinking vastly superior; and so—like the dog returning to his vomit shall we say]—they forsook the halls of temper-

s335gR bar of th£;« m w ?■ Ml> he nut-brown ale B »H^ S nKyWN the Alliance pianoS? J^V* the ;vicked PfSr^si P^ate and hilarious £? N shrme of Bacchus aT^'H countenance wears a fij^M contrasts markedly S?^ ™*g" of the di-S*S3 !°ks. The latter worthy £T* joking apart, desery^ S»K their noble if ramSJS^k have spent Zl6o in to reform the p«£L *c '%* Freemen's Bay, FKJ?*S intelligence **&ft£N workritisvaintooffr^ vantages which are a&fe socml and moral staC S Jf: wordsitisnotalucrati S'JJ* to cast pearls before swine! **

A deputation, consisting of CoWitr, tain Major Pine and Capß,.wS"H on the Hon. J. \ Tol ft w!i on him the d4aS/?S> carry outtho proposed wallinSfe llange.^hey stated thatS S cost of this work was LBO. &W reply, said that owing to the ««&! the country of mabtaSgeSS could notpromiseto mntthepSfi to construct the whole of the S 7 ever, if the Volunteers wouftJt1 Several changes in business circles,! Dunedin are reported. , Two MeZ! capitalists have purchased the Wrfi Messrs Keast and McCarthy C brewers Messrs R. Swansonandcß R. K. Murray and Co., biscuit and chocoS manufacturers, are arranging terns 2 amalgamation. " The footpaths in Grey-street and A bourhood are being shamefully d«Q by a parcel of boys, who break tfae «&, ot the asphalt and then dig out the lit& pebbles. This isexpensive amusement and ehould be suppressed at once atelj the police or the City Fathers. Itisilsn great nuisance td pedestrians. The case McYay and others v. Wai son at the Supreme Court was concladei yesterday afternoon, Messrs Button ail Napier appearing for the plaintii.aiijl Cotter for the defendant. Thowhdleoftk afternoon was occupied in hearingthear guments of counsel upon the tiuesfejii law arising under the Statute of Frauds, i Honor said he had no doubt jadgmsi must be for the plaintiffs for £610, Hi Napier asked for costs. His Honorgiantd costs on the highest scale. Mr Napierthet asked His Honor to certify for £15 lisps day extra fees for plaintiffs' counsel, i Honor certified accordingly, ;V'; Another poor mortal has proved fi is "crazed with care or crogsepjnii^s love," and has ended his existence urns quence.1 At' an inquest yesterday m Frederick George Thomas Siban, witeit the Royal Hotel, Christohurch, who ikii himself, a verdict of suicide while temp arily insane was returned. He left i letter addressed to the licenses d manager of the betel stating ' U he intended to kill himself on Mcd of a love affair with two -mm, 1 appears that two years agtf hfrtecarali severe injury to his head io Wdl^J* through the balance weight of a liftii«! on him, and that he attempted Buiddesa time ago. The Political and Financial RefornAsa elation does not appear^ be.MW flourishing condition at present Tie* journed meeting which was to haw W held last evening lapsed "for want «t quorum. The business that was ta W Seen brought forward was thocoEtiiiw of the discussion, upon the motion« Burton, to alter article 2, of the roia that " alteration of tho iuciflence ol tion " should be one of tho objects 01 ■ Association. Several teachers; met atflamifaW Saturday, for the-purpose^ sW branch of the New Zealand^ Edu^ stitute. After a general mm J was resolved to form. the New Zealand;lnstitute,^ Tbejiß« the Auckland Branch.:«» «£■ adopted in anamended form tosuJW teachers. In order to give.rfj^jj an opportunity cf.taking apacW sS!£SSSgg purpose of receinng m*rn*^^ target at the 500 yards «g,cc^ the scoring was not very good- ; — With reference **■££»! will be inqmredmtodepa™ „ IS place last W^JS.1 tS being fired at «w ■ ■ in ch jrge^ mm. HH mm connected w»g " „ bm^ w #

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 1887.

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mHE THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL Have deposited at MR J. H. WITHEFOItD'S OFFICE, SHOKTr.AND-STRF.ET, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE THAMES GOLDFIELDS, Together with particulars of liberal concessions the Council have decided to make, with a view to encourage the introduction of English capital. Mr WiTnEFORD, having been identified with the Auckland Goldflelds since their first open- Ing, and having for some time past been collect ing mining information for English clients, is in a position to advise any representative of Home buyers wko may be in Auckland as to the merits oi Uie various eligible Goldfield Properties. FLANS. REPORTS, AND THE FULLEST RELIABLE INFORMATION OF ANY MIN fSJU PROPERTY may be obtained on appllca ftftn at his office.



MEDICAL HALL, PONSONBY (Opposite the Three Lamps). J G HENDERSON,. Proprietor, in thanking the'residents of Ponsonby and surrounding dis tricts for their support and confidence for the vast eleven years, would again call their atten tion to a few of the proprietary articles manu factured by him from drugs of the very best quality procurable. Quinine, Iron, &c, Tonic Mixture, Neuralgia, Rheumatic and Gout Mixtures, Toothache Reliever. The above give speedy relief, es pecially in facial neuralgia. For Coughs. Colds, &c.—Cherry Pectoral, Balsam of Horchound, Chlorodync. The above are superior to the imported article, being recently prepared. Antibilious Pills, suitable to the climate ; are purely vegetable ; give speedy relief. From Is per box : by post, Is 2d. Prescriptions and Family Recipc3 faithfully prepared. J.U.I I.'s Worm Powders and Mixture are the most effectual remedies known to medical c lon co. DX, : \V I L X I N S, In tiio present depressed times, hus reduced lila fee to 5s for advice and medicine both In mineral and special prnctice. P.ti.- Arranges Spociuclca for all fclnaa of bad BiKht.



BETTER BUY NEW GOODS at our prices than faulty ones at auction. G A R Xi I C X , GARLICK & CRANWELL'S C R A N W 'S IS TEE CHEAP FURNISHING HOUSE. _ TTIXAMINE our-Fifty-five Shilling "Com trl biuation" Double Iron Bedstend and Wirewove Mattress. _ EXAMINE~o~ui: ~Thirty-cighfc Shilling " Combination" Single Iron liedsteud and Wirewove Mattress. W~ IREWOVE Mattresses for Double Bedsteads, 10s, 30s; cash, discount 5 per cent. WIRE WOVE Mattresses for Single Bedsteads, 22s Gd, 30s; cash, discount 5 per cent. " /COMBINATION" Double Iron Bed \J stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 50s and 70s. "^COMBINATION " Single Iron Bed \_y stead and Upholstered Spring Muttress, 35s and Cos.___ ARLICK & C RAN WELL have Reduced Prices to meet the hard times. BRUSSELS and TAPESTRX CARPETS in groat Variety at Reduced Prices. KQ PAIRS of White and Ecru Lace oP9jf Curtains just received, and will be sold at iialk price; same class of goods our last lot were that we sold at half pricey < BLANKETS ordered from Manufacturer before the rise in wool; cheap. IRON BEDSTEADS and Bedding of all kinds ready for delivery; cheap. Strong cane"ohairs from 3s 9d. ATENT ROLLER BLIND (complete), 3s (kl. T li'IOLEUM, from 2s 3d per yard. /"\ It CLOTH from Is square yard. ARLICK & CKANWELL invite you to inspect their stock before purchasing elsewhere. Furnish your House from GARLIOK & CRANWELL, Cabinetmakers, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. T>ONA.FIDE tfALE AT LESS THAN ENGLISH COST OF . JEWELLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRO-PLATE, AND SILVERWARE. H. ~K OS% ITaving purchased the Bankrupt Stock of A. Aley at a heavy discount, now offers the whole of the same at a large reduction off first cost. Being about to relinquish his Auckland business, and having purchased the old established business of B. Peterson & Co., Christchurch, ho has determined to in clude in tho sale the whole o£ his large and valuable stock at a DISCOUNT OF THIRTY PER CENT. OFF MARKED PRICES. This is a good opportunity for acquir ing really good articles and High-clas3 Jewellery for Wedding and Birthday Uitts, considerably under original coat. H. K;Q HN, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. pRE A T T3ARGAINS IN STOCKINETTE JACKETS, ULSTERS, PALETOTS. WILLIAM JR.. BRIDGMAN " Has purchased tho balance of a Warehouse Stouk o£ this season's Goods in above lines, at a very HEAVY DISCOUNT, AND WILT. SELL TO CLEAR QUICKLY AT ABOUT HALF USUAL PRICE. They are NEW IN STYLE and CHOICE GOODS at VERY LOW PRICES. Also, will sell Balance of WINTER GOODS In Blankets, Wool Shawls. Skirts, Dress Goods, Bur Capes, Ladies' and Gents Mackintoshes, Clothing, &c M AT CONSIDERABLE REDUCTIONS, Rather than keep over till next season. MAIDS' AND LADIES' APRONS, Half-price. 288, UPPER QUEEN - STREET.



"VT O T 1 C E. The Business heretofore conducted in New Zealand by ARNOLD, HINES, & Co. Will hereafter be .carried on under the style of ARNOLD, CHENEY, & Co., KAURI GUM MERCHANTS AND Importers of Amkiucax Merchandise. All outstanding accounts against and due to Messrs Arnold, Mines and Co. will be collected and paid by their successors. F. R. WEBB. Attorney' Auckland, N.Z., July 26,18 7,



Send Postal Order for One Shilling to Stab Office, Auckland, and a copy of the book will be mailed. Also to be had from the Stationers.



4 JUBILEE GIFT. A CABINET PHOTOGRAPH of AUCKLAND SCBNKKY given away to every purchuser of a TinofHlLL rSCOLONIALBAKINGPOWDEK. A great variety of Viowa to select from, E. B. HILL, MANUFACTURING AND PHARMACEU TICAL CHEMIST, Eden Terrace, Now North Road. T7IREDK. LARKINS having retired from -^- his partnership with Wm. McArthur and Co., is establishing himself in London as a COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL, AND CONFI DENTIAL AUJSNX AND RKKKREE. London Addkess : 17, Grksham-street, E.C. (Care of Thos. Micklcm, Esq.) Auckland Agent: MR F. G. EWINGTON. CONSIGNMENTS received and sold under the Buperintendanccof F. Larkins. INDENTS executed by him. ESTATES Bought, Sold, or Liquidated. PRODUCE aud MANUFACTURES ad vanced upon in Auckland. MR LARKINS will bo in Auckland till the end of July. npEAS ! mEAS ! npEAS ! EEW'S CELEBRATED BLEND OF ICE NEW SEASON'S m c as At Is lOd per lb. . . . . ' Is the Best and Really the Cheapest IN THE EXU. ALL GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES. R E W'S, VICTORIA-STREET. % FOR the best fib, go to J. H. Dalton, Tailor, .Victoria-street East. DON'T go to anyone but J. H. Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street East, beforo you see his New Stock of rfweeds—the best ever bought in Auckland. Suits, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, with an extra Pair of Trousers for nothing. HE "METbOURNE~AGE." Circula tion, 08,000 daily. The largest Commercial, Advertising, and General Newspaper in the Colonies. Price, Id ; (is (id per quarter. t The "LEADER,"IS pages. The best Farm ing, Agricultural, and General Weekly News paper. Price, Gd ; Qa Cd per quarter. The • "ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN NEWS" (New Zealand Edition). The leading Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Singln num bers, Gd ; double numbers, with coloured plate. Is. Agents: Messrs Kidd and Wildman, Upton and Co.. and E. Wayte, Auckland; and all News Agents. Post free,



STOCIC IN THE MARKET. THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR R. GRAY, WHO HAS THIS DAY PURCHASED A. SNEDDEN'S ENTIRE STOCK or ■ DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOB 10s 6d IN"THE POUND. See further particulars in Friday evening's Star. PREPARING FOR MONSTER SALE. LOOK OUT FOR THE UMBRELLA.



TTORNE JEWEL WASHING machine:. A public trial of above Machine will be held at the C[TY HALL (late Theatre Royal) on THURSDAY AFTERNOON from 2.30 to 4.30. All ladies particularly invited to attend this Exhibition. N T.l3.—Any parties wishing la send in Soiled Linen for this trial can have the same washed free. A further trial will be held at Mr Alfred Buokland's, Durham - street, on FRIDAY AFTERNOON from 2.30 to 4.30. A M. CARTER, SURGEON DENTIST (By Examination) (Late five year 3 with E. Cox and Son), May be Consulted at hi 3 Residence, GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, Karangahape Road (near top of Howe-street), On and after Tuesday, 2Srd inst. CHARGES MODERATE; GAS ADMINISTERED.