FERNCH SMUGGLERS.

- er juices for Evading tho 06 Customs Laws.

f the Paris barriers there exists Am of contrivances used for the 3tS-f liters into the city, winch ton captured on various occasions by haT ° Lesoftho octroi. Here are piles white plates, tho top one of °* i -no- lifted off, shows a cylinder «hichl°vrS the remainder of the pile. «fttaP rolsof linen winch are merely a Here are » uff Wl . ap(jcd aroull d a tin feffSned to the requisite shape,'and artistically finished olf with %:X SS^ia-rubber of a eve wetnurse, who used to take f mlfcbarge out daily to breathe the Khafboyonf the barriers. Hcreare two f hlncks of stone that on close inspec- P'^ove to be tin-lined boxes with artia -80U,,P filfin° ends. Here are three stout ticoll) i,mi's bound in calf and labelled IglSpP »»v yy* t, hese v Zlk arm a pale, interesting s#de^d^4r" si;;s K&irbs to pursue his stud es. finfidav an inquisitive Custom-house «f£i provra suspicious from the fact that Jyouth always earned out the same book Stfudv, insisted on opening one of these iS He found that the leaves had ISoeiy"rot away with a sharp knife to £d a secret niche for a, square coso £le, winch was filled with bratidy-a £larco.itrivanoe existing in each ot the other two books. But the cleverest trick of all was one Mch was very complicated anrl costly in '^details, but which must have paid Jiand melv, and it was carried on for months rithout detection. A lady anfl gentleman Medina plain, respectablc-lookrn S coupe ton by a "•ood horse, and driven by a mchman in livery, were wont to drive out tothe Bois do bologne every afternoon, Jiurniug usually about dusk Tho gotitlo t^vas evidently an myahd lie was lays enveloped in a fur-lined cloak, with the collar raised round his throat, and had l m 'pulled down over his brows, while the Lie tliafc could be seen of his countenance Lofa sickly pallor. Ho was always ro clininff in a corner of the carnage, as li too feebletosib erect, while his attentive wife sat beside him, evidently solicitous of Ins ielfare, being especially careful to keep his cloak wrapped round him. The guardians of the octroi saw the vehicle and its inmates pass by them without suspicion. -One "day, however, after making the usual inquiry, " Have you .anything to dis close!'1 t|)e Customhouse officer, on closing tkdoor, struck the supposed invalid's toe. "i beg your pardon, sir," said the officer. . Koreponse —not so much.as an inclina tion of the head. Rather surprised, the officer repeated his remark in a louder tone, it the same time touching the sick man's shoulder. At that, moment the lady and coachman leaped from their respective pteesand Bed with surprising swiftness, laving in the hands of the officers the car riage and the invalid, which latter was fond to be made of tin and filled with Itandy, his face being most artistically wtructed of wax. The spaces under the Ratof tho coup 6 and coachman's box were ikreservoirs of tin, so that the smuggling tonaactiona of the party had been prac tised on a very exteusive scale

AN OHIO CYCLONE.

Several Small Towns Wrecked.

■isiTERE storm was felt at Sfc Clairsville, Hlra, on April 15. It appeared to be travel- Hb'fwm the west, and was marked by a ■misshaped mass of cloud, resembling in menace a dense black smoke. The ■ e»TO downward, and could be plainly teiliythe destruction it left. Houses we demolished, trees snapped off like pipaifflsj horses and cattle prostrated SMtsrried bodily hundreds of yards by tie gala. The sky was darkened with clautWflying debris. The storm and its effects showed all the distinguishing claracteristics of a Western cyclone. It fetstrack two new brick house* belonging toftl Paxton and Judge Cochran, west of & town, and a frame house belonging to a ■named Coleman. All three were com pletely demolished, and the furniture and pationa of tho roof and walls scattered slim?the track of the eye-lone clear to the end of the town, a mile distant. Alarsp mansion on the corner of Mari titaana Main streets was cut o(T clean at the 'second floor and the walls and roof raftered In fragments. About forty other looses ivere damaged by the storm. No C3sualtie3 to persons are reported, the fvm mlskped cloud having been seen ap fßcWng in time for families to take refuge * cellars. Benjamin Barkhurst's fine old wkmansion south of town was totally de ffirfisheri; likewise the United Presbyterian ™>rcb, a large brick edifice. The loss in NClairsviJ'ewill reach 20U,000dols. The Western Union wires and poles are •2down. Horses hitched in tho street *tte blown about, like chaff and the vehi 11tc' demolished. A scantling sailed 9 ™ongh the air for a mile and cut as clean HJ'wle in two walls of a brick house as a ■ •"Mopball, would. Shingles were driven ■ jroißh weather boarding like arrows. Hj^F.: Anderson of Bellnire had just Backed a buggy in the street,' when some HftAonted a warning to him. Fe clutched flye%aph pole, which snapped off' just ■^ his head. L. Danford was pitting ■B'l?.law office, when an entire chimney IgiMied through the ceiling and floor, B®1"? him unharmed. At Barton's eta [Hty 'our miles north, a new brick house ifW" Wed to the ground. At Pasco, five Kr« west of this city on the National ML,,', ti)o house of A. Hinkle was de- S^ llsW pd he was badly hurt. Large iHP™^ timber have not a tree uninjured, iWllem°3tofthemare flat on the ground. |g|?s town of Bridgeport, just across the ■lr', e3caP?d, as did Wheeling, bub a BH^alwaa in the cemetery on the hill-top iM> . tlmei a"d the carriages wave blown jffl^iand carried against the trees bba jf* snapping off us they blew over He I'"''" ferry, on the opposite side of the ■jsM'Be!norfch end,:of the to^rn, sutToed a^'T re s' everel .V than St. Glairsviile. M^ a?road valley gave direction to Lhe ■SW'ig'gale,. which swept awny forests Wkwr ' ancJ Scattered fences in its Hj^? o*ll tho hollow, widening out as it IBk"!lc.little city and scattering des ■^•wrywliere.'' ■ faSwestorm struck the ri-.-er the water ■kuT a Pe'peiKlicular wall about twenty JUCWand then fell back in seething HO., u-Slmu!taneousl y a shower of fence H^tK B lnoles> Posfcs ar.d timbers, with ffl^Mections of houses, fell into a ■Wv^ -turbulent water. The river ffli^rlstrewii with wreckage. And it ■iSroi*-* 110' aSSreS ate loss exceeds

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1887,

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-1 Hopßittors are the Purest ■t!W, «* Bitters Ever Made. 1". Itm, f° n'Vou nd ed from Hops, Malt. H»S rak,Cl ana Dandolion-tbe oldest. aS»S",y!lual)lc medicines in the wo-Id. Hlr'(o!«iu,V th f| best and most curative pro :f?ai!^r;Wvcr Regulator, and Life and H«S n SAgent.in earth. H^^Td- o nafean<:l vigour to the aged and MffWrriftw' y"ose ' employments cause ■ll*iw«ivJ « c- or urinary organs, or ■frtQeriM AWetlser, Tonicand Mild Stim ■KS Co-s Ho P Bitters arc invalu ■wHmSK} ly ,curative, lonic and stimulat ■■■f-Haifi- Seating.- ■ ■■■■ HPHtli{| vil vt y.our feelings or symptoms ■SWfc.Aiß^ 56 or -ailment is, use Hop , ■Hofceiwi Vait until rou arc sick, but if ■ '■£ife]wl or Dlisc'aijlc, use Hop Bittera ' IHB%a*.flr-;BftVc-'youv.l-itc. Hundreds H l^MTin?'-.B^tloinK- £500 will bo paid -39 ~v< Will UQt gjijQ oj jja mm •



Business. Kotices. QUN S ! GUNS! GUNS! Rifles! Rifles ! REVOLVERS REVOLVERS GUNPOWDER 1 Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wadding, Wire Caktkidges, Loadixg Apparatus, AMMUNITION Of Evert Description, Fishing Tackle, Cutlery, Fireworks, &o. The best and chcapost House in Auckland for tho above is at D. EVITT'S, 254, Queen-street. Repairs ami every description of Gun work done tthe lowest possible prices, and satisfaction guaranteed. D. EVITT, Gunmaker, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND (Opposite the Market House). PRICE LISTS SENT TO ANY ADDRESS. np peacock, • OPTICIAN. MATHEMATICAL AND NAUTICAL MSTIIUMENT MAKER, SnOKTLAND-STKUET. ALWAYS IN STOCK- Spectncics andJ£yc-glasses oi every kind; an accuiat: tit,guaranteed Opera U ass.s of superior Quality Telescopes., .Binocular Field Glasses, nd Micro scopes; powerful and cheap Theodolites, Mining Compasses, Abney Levels Drainage Levels, Prismatic Compasses Drawing Instruments, Scales, Parallel itulors Sliijis' Logs, Sextants, Compasses, Binnacles Barometers, Thermometers. Hydrometers Electric Bells, Bat'eries, and Fittings Magnetic and Galvanic Medical Machines Magic Lanterns 'nid Slides, llaod Magnifiers Stereoscopes and Slides, Graphoscopes Steam Guages and Tubing;, Salinometers JUST RECEIVED— Settlers' Telescopes—powerful, portable, and cheap, Us Settlers' Aneroid Barometers—strong and good 25s fid Settl rs' Miscroscopcs, magnifying 1,750 times, ; 2s 6d Also, Steam and Electro Motor Working Models and Steamers. INSTRUMENTS OF EVEKY KIND REPAIRED. OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE. QINGER SEWING MACHINES. kD Sales in ISB4 006,292 Machines. Sales in ISSI 562,036 Machines. Increase 42,250 Machiuos. AT 2G!, QUEEN-ST., AUCKLAND. S3? THREE OUT OF EVEVY FOUR MA CHINES SOLD IN THE WORLD ARE SINGERS. UPWARDS OF THREE HUNDRED FIRST PRIZES ! AND AT CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION, TWO GOLD & TWO SILVER MEDALS. TO BE OBTAINED AT PEP 2/6 WEEK PER jg/G WEEK BEWARE OF GERMAN AND OTHER IMITATIONS. SINGER SEWING MACHINES. §i>4PfiK9* Pin en m FE3B? NCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY. AUCKLAND PERAMBULATOR FACTORY. Victokia-stkeet (near Freeman's Bay). go O CHARLES SMITH, Hffißi Perambulators of any make repaired oi ta^en in exchange. Price list post free. ABE SPECIALLY adapted *or removing mm- ONSALB:. : \;. Coals Wood. Charcoal, COkO ; ; . Praln P iv.tta. WINSTONE.



r .. n . iMi . imiiiihiim Prapery, ClotMng, &c J AJMLUj b b GTITT, on the 7th of April, intimated to the Public that,my business having suffered through ill-health, I should for -*-} Four Weeks hold a Genuine Clearance Sale. My part I carried out by making large reductions in every department, and have now to thank the public for responding to my advertisement in so full a manner, also to state that having sold and sent out a much larger quantity of goods than I expected, yet I still have a large stock on hand. Encouraged by the past month, I purpose making FURTHER REDUCTIONS FOR A FINAL CLEARANCE, I also solicit through this advertisement an offer for my Lease, which is one of tho most liberal in Auckland. FOLLOWING LINES AMONGST THE MANY CHEAP AND GOOD BARGAINS FOR WHICH PLEASE COME EARLY. My make of Dyes and Black Goods Flowers 3 for Id being well known, it will be Ladies' Underclothing, Infants' Robes, enough to state I have reduced Cloaks, &c, &c, at Auction Prices. from Is 31-d to Is o|d In Men's and Boy's Clothing I still have My raven or blue black Cashmere a large stock. Men's Suits, 13s Gd, coloured do. from 10£ d 18s Gd, 21s 6d, 25s 6d, 30s and 42s Real good Home Spuns ... 6fd Men s Auckland or local-made Moleskin Black Velveteens from Is Od Trousers ... 4s lid and 6s lid Crewdeon's Calicoes 3|d Men's Overcoats ... ]f>s Gd White Sheetings 6|d AsplendidlineofScotchTweedls 9d yd. Blankets from ... ... 2s 6d each Men's Shirts ... ... ... Is 3d Corsets ... ... ... Is 3d Socks ... ... ... 3d pair NOTE THE ADDRESS— JAMES SCXTTT, LONDON HOUSE, VICTORIA AND NELSON STREETS, AUCKLAND. N.B.—STABLING PROVIDED FOR HORSES, TRAPS, &c, OF COUNTRY CUSTOMERS. LADIES OF AUCKLAND AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, tar BEFORE YOU BUY HOSIERY SEEtb* J. GILMOUR'S BARGAINS I I Ladies' Coloured Cashmere of a beautiful quality and finished for Is 4d per pair, original price 2s 9d. <, Same Quality, Children s No. 1, 2, & 3, value Is. !)d. for Is. Maids' 4, 5, &6, value 2s. (3d. Is. 2d. J. G. wishes you to see the value in Gloves of all kinds, too numerous to mention - Swede, Kid, Silk, Cloth, &c, &c ; Gent's fur-lined Kid: also, bargains in eveningcoloursin Kid. Ladies' Cloth fur-tops, &c, at 6d per pair ; also lii.ys' strong cloth fur-lined, &c., 6d per pair. A Largo Stock of Ladies' and Children's Felt and Straw Hats at 3d., 4d., 6U, Is. and Is. 10d., much loss than half original price. n r J. GILMOUR, DRAPER AND GLOVER Upper Symonds Street, and KARANGAHAPE ROAD. WE ARE THE CHEAPEST KARANGAHAPE ROAD CORNER OF EAST-ST. The best Black for Bloom, Beauty, and Durabilit y. SmtthfyCaughey. Tmporterfa Dress Fabrics, $c. "MR G. T. CONGREVE OI CONSUMPTION AND ITS SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. Stowing that direful diseaao to be curable in all it? stages ; with observations On S ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, ETC." From the " Christian Herald," March 31, 1886. MR G. T. .COWHUBVBrS TBK^M^OF CONSUMPTION AND OKBBB « Continues to cc m*ue a great bleesing to sufferers, far and wide, in every part of tfca klDg«*he world *nfi w« creel yea owe him a debt of gratify Wot long since we placed * ™nnt ladvundfct hlb o«re, who has recovered her health, kA we need only point,to the ca yse!"(lit^ngreve Z publishing one ever week), many o' wHch had been given up m paSt- ThS^n. be.ua doubt that for Consumption and otto Chest Complaints, Mr Con preve is a sLoialirtoi the first order, and stands unrivalled. Certainly there has been no f thlr dUcovei-y.in medloal science from which the coneumptJvepatient «^r -atber so much hOpO«. aThe S^hm^eu and THiBTr-ranßK oases which are recorded in Mr Congreve's hnok are a most convincing testimony; but what have bees long a marvel are tf>ei cases of cure which have been publiahed for aeveral years past in the weekly JMrnala (oarowa bclSdeJ), one every wwk." (The reader is referred to the «' Christian World," Chris -(Mr Gong?eve, of Coomb'e Lodge, Pebkbatn, London), has been urgently trlted to make b^triatraent known in all tie Bbitish Colohim. The p«ce oi the SSJiS SIXPENOB, O& SHVINPBNOB, POST FREE. ;,r,PPBMS«BD by UPTON AND CO., AUCKLAND, . =-'i :.And may be ordered-tbromli. ;. rooiseUor



: Bnsiness Notices. •sssSa?" THE WATEEBUET/' ri™ THE marveUous and wonderful "WATER- WTl*p Ulflf PfhIJTM fj^ m°S<! complete actory and best BURY WATCH," manufactured by ■ «*» « UIW mUi |a automatic machinery enable them to the Waterbury Watch Company, has, produce ever since its appearance in the market, mf q/a r\ "TTT A rp Q i ,-,i , ii i . ■ |9 Mm _L jU \J \J V V -Zlj— JL \_y JL-JL_LJ KJ continuously met with unbounded approbation. H4 f|(||}J'| JjS . In fact no other watch ever had such an en. EVERY WORKING DAY, thusiastic reception, as evidenced by our Bales And all are run and re Sulated Six Days at the us above. Factory, and Throe Days in Auckland. ; -ri n, r o J^/A'^^^^if- ' \ EVERY WATCH IS PERFECT. The Secret of our Success. fi/^\ * *^^^» ' —' The Company arc- carrying out; tho object of if /Ifl if .' PplIS THE their organization, which is to manufacture !|| |l||||-^f''*:- *11^. MWmMI ttt l mTTT* TiTTTiT7 TIT I HHn TT M ,, lS upp ly wmjt \^Sf WATCH. Till? rTTPAPPQT TTATP-TrPFPTATP \ ACCURATE! Itlli bJI iii A 1 ii» b I 11Mb IyLMIINb • ■ DURABLE! WATCH IN THE WORLD. SIMrLE! Only one size, all are Keyless, in Nickel-Silver Cases, open-faced. PRICE (each Watch in Satin-lined Boxes) 13s Gd, Post Free, 14s 3d. E. PORTER & CO., AUCKLAND. '



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Architects. EDWARD MAHONEY AND SON, ARCHITECTB, QUKEN-STRKKT, AUCKLAND, MR. P. F. M. BURROW S, AttOHITKCT AND BUILDING SUKVKYOR. A. M.P. SOCIIf.TY'3 BUILDINGS. P. lIKKAPATH, F.K.1.13.A.] [S. M. lIEKAPATH T> HERAPATH and SON, ■*- • ARCHITECTS, Colonial Bank Buildings. EDWARD BAIITLEY, ARCHITECT, STICHBURY'B BUILDINGS, QUEKN-STKEET. JOHN MITCHELL, ARCHITECT, St. Mungo Chamberu, Queeu-street, and afc Otnhuhu. Special Work undertaken for tlio Profession. Pkkbpkotivjcs in Bkst Stylus. Patent Drawing- ami Specifications Carefully Prepared at. Moderate Charges. Educational. Q I N G I N G~ k? FRAULEIN JAHN, fhom LONDON, Pupil of the Late Signor Nicola Ferri, of Milan will give Lessons in the ITALIAN or ENGLISH METHOD OF SINGING. For teraiß, etc., apply A. Ead)', Music Seller, Queen-street. T OWEE OLENKIDE, UPPER JLJ SYMONDS-STREET. The duties of MRS GLOVER'S Boarding and Day School will bo resumed on WEDNESDAY, Juno 1. Dancing: Classes will be held weekly during the season. BKIARFIELD, GRAFTON ROAD. Girl's Day and Boarding School, Principal: Miss Cole. Second Term 1837, begins Thursday, May 20. Vacancies for two boarders. M" RJ. H. SWALES, Certificated Pupil of Professor Swallow. Eddy's Music Warehouse. Lessons in Pianoforte playing and Violin-playing. R ¥. B. WOOD HA M, Teaciieh of the PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. Address: Caro of Ma A. Eady, Auckland Music Warehouse, Quoen-street. [a card.] MR. J. X E L L V, TEACHER OF DANCING. JUVENILE AND ADULT CLASSES. Address—Ponsonby Road. -y I O L I N CLASS Mr. P. F. HISCOCKS, Teacher of Violin, cto. A Violin Chiss is about forming which.-will meet for practice at tho residence of Mr P. F. Hiscocks, Upper Vincent-st., every Wednosday evening, commencing May 11th, I'roni S p.m. to 9 o'clock p.m. Terms, 1 Guinea per quarter, payable in advance. A lar«e stock of Violins to select from. A Singine: Class also meets every Tuesday ovening ; terms on application. P. F. HISCOCKS, Upper Vincont-st. Z "OTCT URE - FRAME MANUFAU H JL TORY, 2 AND 2 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WARE > . HOUSE. £.§ 88, Viotokia-St., Auckland. feg T. E. CARTER, 5m TEACHER OF MUSIC, 5^ VIOLIN, PIANO, CORNET, S GUITAR, BANJO, &a < Musical Instruments Tunbd akd Repaired. Lectures. Etc. OUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, CORNKU OF •WELLESLKY AND ALBIEBT STKItETS. WINTER COURSE OF LECTURES. Cominonclng oach evoning at half-past soven. Juno 3. — Lecture and Mußlcal Selections. Chairman : Dr. Knight. Subject: "Much Ado ' hout Nothing: or tho Greatness cf Little Things," Rev. James Chew. June 10.—Limelight Entertainment Chairman; Colonel Haultain Subject: "Our Parks and Measure Grounds." Conductor: Josiah Martin, Esq. June. 17.—Debate: "Femalo Suffrage." Chair man : J. H. Upton, Esq. Affh-mativo : F. G. Ewiugton, Esq. Negative: George White, Esq. June 24.—Lecture and Musical Selections. Chairman :F. Larking, Esq. ■ Subject: " The Age of Charles V.," by C. P. Nowcombe, Esq. ■ '■■, •;■■■ . lit '■■ '• ■ July I.—Lecture and Musical Selections. Chair man: T. Buddie Esq Subjoot: ''Luck, 0 ■by Rev. T. Wpurgeon; .: • ■■■. i July 15.—Lecture and Musical Selections. Chair man H. G. Seth Smith, Esq., R.M. Sub ject : "Dry Bones," by Rev. C; H. Garland. July 29.—Debate: " The Nationalisation of the "Land." Chairman: Rev. W. Tebbs, M.A. Affirmative : E. Withy, Esq. Negative: Key. J. S. Hill. I August s.—Musical Entertainment Chairman: T5. Withy, Esq. Conductor: J. P. Hootea, Esq. '1 August 12.—Musical Entertainment. Chair man :F. Battley, Esq. Conductor: Herr Carr Sohmitt. August 28.—Lecture and Musical Selections. Chairman: Rev. J 8. Mill. Subject: "Daniel Defoe," by Rev. H. J. Lewis, September 2.—Debate; "Free Trade v. Pro tection." Chairman: C. E. Button, Esq. Affirmative: ,E. Bell, Esq. Negative: J. Lamb, Esq. September 23.—Musical Entertainment. Chair man :G. P. Pierce, Esq. Qonduotor: V..8. Rioe, Eeq. Tickets for the course ; to. admit bearer and lady, 5s ; to admitbearflr only, 3s ; single lec ture, ie, may be obtained from any of tho book sellers from Members of Committee, or from the librarian at the: Rooms. j V : Seats reserved for ticket-holders till twenty minutes past seven. buddlEil: ' ' ..-, A. KNIGHT. fHon; See, ; ; ;.W.BRAKENUIG,Gen.Seo.