The Blacks in Central Aus tralia.

,TvL from Central Australia by Mr D. Mf 2TtS*« s°me references Lindst t c.the blacks by Mr Lindsay in arc made to ttie fc mee( . ing of the a paper reaaj in Adelaide, on Juii-j iS- iy. have recognised 29 = -rhe "a.lr= who barter their repec tribal ™^ £I- ag itcluiri , weapons, tivccoir.moclitze^ 1 and who c re d ami One native fr; guide th^h the Pr°\hm country, while they were trying to san, dw wav to a to*" they had heard jjjfce ""tS^Bi Following the directions offro^*JS? K t he party travelled on one 01 2fi £ 60 mild over a perfect sea of which all lay at very regular sandhill. v } th nor fch-west (li t3 nce S apa t onj yery !llltl ■$&£s!& a feuimulga and other s , w r»eiJ c ocnt spinifex. Many "f , B|X hUbwS7oft high- All -slope up °f £ c ouh-wD3tem side, and are very T.P > ne°r ' perpendicular on the eastern * find ?tl?o foot of one touches the loot Bide, and as uio m itl tho sun at SSL" to^iSj!"n th^shade, was both ioroo and iflicult. The guide was Z SSubt about the direction, and on f ? «tp 1 said "Me been lose him ; you 3hfwa£" On we went for a few fi" when. Paddy's joyous voice was, i ri rrrinff out, "All right; me been IS hin °Long' time me been sleep » this one bush long my l0"Lr when me picaninny." Looking SveSy a tlis busi and the surround -3 we were forced to admit that to U8 tfere was no difference between it and any ; n0 of the many we had passed ; but he n rUt, fcr he changed Ins direction Shtly and led on with the greatest ton- Hknee Jnst before dark on the second £ ye ascended a big sandhill, and there bneath us lay a plain some two or three mile, wide, stretching away on either hand Z far as' we could see, looking beautiful as the rays of the setting sun shone on the liffercit-coloured foliage of the bluebush, ittonbush, saltbush, and acacias which -lotted this plain. Just at our feet, too, g "JlurraburV indeed a disappoint ment, for it was but a native well, difficult to aA at, the hole being perpendicular 12 feet and then a drive of 8 foot.HO small that I had to undress before I could enter. The water was bubbling up, and slightly brackish. I believe it to be a spring, and that a large supply of water could be ob tained. There was no special object to miide a white man, not a bush big enough to cut one's initials on. Our guide led us to ci"lit other native wells, over sandhills and many fine plains. All these wells had good water, and some, apparently, a large supply. Of course it is impossible to judge of the supply in a blackfcllow's well, for so Ion" as there is enough water for them to put" their mouth to, they are content. Numerous natives live in this region, as uoown by a number of mia-mias at the wills. One mia-mia was .seen large enough to accommodate 30 or 40 natives. At Kil uethn, a few miles bofore we enter Queens land, there were 40 natives speaking a different language to the Maeumba and and Finke tribe. Greatly astonished at seeing us coming from the west, they were much afraid of us at first. However, on finding-that wo were budgaree whitefellows they were very communicative, and as in quisitive as is usual with the natives. from the Maeumba across the Finko through the McDonnell Ranges and on the Marshall, the language, manners, cn3toa)s,and tribal divisions are the same or nearly so. Four classes or divisions regulate fr.o intersexual relations. Th esc classes are ■riltara, C4omorra, Panunya and Pan-la. A Piltara man can only marry a Gomorra, a .Pammya man can only marry a Parrla. Bigamy, and in some cases polygamy, is practised. Physically the natives are small but well built. The corroborees are interesting studies — some arc cruel and painful, while others are very vile and cal culated to arouse the base passions. As in other parts of Australia, the great remedy practised by the Ungelara or doctor is 6ucking, whereby he produces from the bad eyes or rheumatic leg a bit of stone cliarcoal or other hard substance, when the patient is expected to recover. If the sick one does not recover then -some enemy has burnt a bone, and he must die unless he manages to kill his enemy.

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'te* mnm , ~„. Drapery. Ciothlnsr, <&<•• Great Clearing Sale OF J. SCUTT'S STOCK OF Drapery, Clothing and Baby-Linen. C. HOPKINS Having purchased the above by Public Tender at a very great Discount Off Wholesale Price, is in a position to offer same at sucli low quotations as will meet with a ready clearance, as I have only takeu the premises for one month, and everything must be cleared. Fancy Dress Materials ... S|d, 4£d yard Boys' Sailor's Suits 3s lid Good Line in Homespun 4s 9d dpz. Boys' Serge Coats '2s (id Foule Cloth in good colours 12yds. for 7slld Men's Tweed Trousers 2s (3d, 2s lld 3s lid Double width coloured Cashmere^d yard ™ Long Lace Curtains 2s 3d pan- Men , s N 1 j^a Traue. & Vests 10« 6d Scotch Yarn in plain colours ... Is 3d head gac . Sg nd> mQd Scotcli Yarn in fancy colours.. Is 9d head Men , g Nelgon Tweed Tl , ousers _ r )S 6d Good strong Flax Shirting .. 6d yard Men's White Mole, best quality ... 5s lid Ladies' and Children's Cashmere Men's Lamb Wool Socks ... 9d pair Hosiery Half-price Men's Working Shirts from ... 9d each Fox Serge, No. 1 5a 9d yalrd Men'sShetlandMerinoVcstsfrorals(Jdeacb PLEASE NOTE THE ADDRESS— C. HOPKINS, LONDON HOUSE, VICTORIA AND NELSON STREETS. The best Black for Bloom, Beauty, and Durability. J5- WBijj iSj^j^Wra S*<k *VPI J/^h /^fnXs£&s!&^-* j **>^-Js& £j&. m*jii tarty' JB<M AP *JwktucM rt* Smith fy Caughej/. importers ot 1/ress Fabrics, c}c. | SMITH i CAUGHEY'S STOCK-TAKING Clearance Sale ■ ■ ! ' ffiior to prrivcol ot 3¥ew Spring foods', w7bic,Jv have left JSmdcnv ty direct Steamers, ancl are Sue in osw>Ma,7v<Z cot, early dates, is now vroceGcli7vy. <9o effect a, clearance of all Surplus a?bd elMnter StocJo, tor t/ie next fortnight further and Special Meductio?ts will le made i?p every SJepartnveivt from their well=hiow7v ■ Low Cash Prices. Storekeepers and the Srade generally t7*eated ■ . liberally. SMITH & CAUGHEY WHOLESALE AND feu**.* QMBINeTSSBT. I



I Easiness Kottres. CONTINUANCE OF SALE. ■ We beg to notify to our friends and the public that as we have CLOSED our old premises, and REMOVED the Stock to . . 180 & 182, QUEEN STEEET. THE SALE WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. '■'•'. ■ ''■ ' : i.i ' ■ ■ ■ . ■ ; ' . • ■••.•.,■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■ A Large Accumulation of Remnants of all description will be CLEARED OUT REGARDLESS OF COST. : •:■■..•';■•■•.. Vi . . - ■■■ WILSON, WILLIAMS & M CCULLAGH NEW ZEA.LA.ISrD jtfOUSE, . > ■ ■ , , ~ ■ . .. ■ ■. 180 & 182, QUEEN. STEEET. Educational. MR BALL has a Class for Oil and Water colour Painting at Mr Locch's, Shortland- RTVIN6 UP! ' GIVING UP! GIVING TT PI street, on -Saturday afternoons. uivax^vj v,x» «x x « ur ur i ~ wnt .. GREAT CLEARING SALE 1%/T R. J. X E L L V, IVI TEACHER OF DANCING. 0F THB SXOOK °* I'^B^ jr O-. BZE^OWUST &CO Ponsonby ltoad, nearly opposite Franklin Road ' v»^ — M" ~e f'., b. 4 w'^&Wb^JcU,, general drapers, karangahape road. TF.AOHER OF TUB PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. ____ T , rT T nT P crrnrv /f% f™ f\ f\ /"\ ttt" ix'xrr.T t, cm^/,« Address: Care of Ala A. Kady, Auckland THE STOCK jO*Slflf Ifil HOLE STO°K Music Wareliouse, Queon-stroot. VALUE &$& %J? XJ 1 \aJ \J VALUE M R ? ivesSs SO n3in°Elo Scutlln- A D must be cleared out m a few weeks. SSfffinp^ :: :: :: £ fno rmous reductions -tcjnormous reductions Elntcrtiunniont* given and attended. AH letters ■*—• In Manchester and Woollen Goods. -"-^ In Millinery and Mantles —Champtaloup & Cooi'KK, Queen-street. All fees payable in advance. TTINORMOUS REDUCTIONS T^NORMOUS REDUCTIONS H T3ICTURE-FRAME MANUFA& In Dros3 Goods and Costumes. In Clothing and Hat 3 K. JT TORY AND MUSICAL IXSTUU This large Stock is quite new and must be cleared out in a few weeks at a very great sacrifice. MENT WAREHOUSE, : 88. VIOTORIA-STKEET, AUCKLAND. C°me t0 Gte&t Cl^^ °Ut SB}o °f St°Ck °f J. G. BROWN & CO O^ T. E. CARTER, ■ °a P5 S TEACHER OF MUSIC, ' wg" VIOLIN, 2 PIANO, CORNET, GUITAR. &C, &C. RRIOIC^S PIPE^ W'^ Musical Instruments Tuned and OBTtt ■ V^lrVWj •• | *■ • *m W) Rci"'iM HENDERSON. HOBSOFVILLE. N ° No BBLKBu opTcyt B V! THE AUCKLAND BRICK AND POTTERY COMPANY NO SALVAGE STOCK ! T>EG to announce that they have completed tho purchase of the business and property C F KRETSCHMAE of fcho A^CKTvA> *D Brick *&> Tn^ Company (Limited). In thanking his friends for the liberal support T]ie ex fc ens ive works at Henderson and Fobßonville are now in full operation and of the last four years, since he has been in the ' retail business, announces in the meantime that are turning oufc Brick? and Pottery of the finest quality. Ie lias i OPENED ANOTHER SHOP, " Next door to Messrs. B. Tonks and c o. 110 QUEEN STREET, Where he will offer his ORDERS RECEIVED AT THE largejtock COMPANY'S DEPOT, BREAKWATER ROAD, TmA-NCY/^OODS, By Mostly bought in the homo market for cash, ata EI)W IJS H0 li ft' S!- V A(*K Ni\ GREAT REDUCTKIN IN VLUV,U\ OR AT la?. THE Best Gift for Home fricti Is U TOWN OVF*"*V -* \ a a|)Aahu vnwr cidc-i.t> Brett's Auckland Almanac, con'tainin;,' a iv;vv^ \p?f _ A AKCADh, tOR T-S1 KELT, *:-ietorial RepresonUition of Qnccn-ttreeti D- ription of mo Provincial iJistrict, New Uatafc •Hot Lake &C&C, • "CKsfiPH P'PPER, General Mftna^OP.



A new patent medicine has found its way to our shores—Dr. Henley's . extract of celery, beef, and iron—proved by the lead ing physicians of Europe and America to be nutritive and invigorating, while the iron is a tonic for the blood and food for the brain. Sharland and Go. are wholesale agent?. The extract can be had from all chemists.—[Advt. ].



Drapery, Clothing, &c. "Swhangakoa a a I <SN. \ g w Ik v¥ I >^ H f H W SSKAEO NORTH I BCTCIIER.I rl ~" V „ [J. GROOM. ijUCAL INDUSTRY. liM.ii Al>d Mt ! ra? ortaa Roods. GIIEAT NORTH UOAD ' "~~— ••• ••• Manager.



i^w"?""l!'rT?T^' W" "~ ' "*" ' ■■-7"7- ■■■ *■<'■ -^'-^ :: ■ — —' ~ .-..._- - - " - zzzi ziz — ;........-r-,-,iir- l i. ~y^^ j adb the large amount of patronage received Finding it ncocesaiy, in order to adjust acoounts The Businesses ab Auokland and Thames WOTTb^TJI 'from the public of Auckland in the execution of under the tYsll, the Executors have will be Sal 6 tO CO 01 1X1611 CC , -—* r r ~ tl . _. , After this sale every effort will hn mart afo tnn.t- fl itheir trust ;during the past eleven months, have decidefl to hokl a 01OSOCl Ofl WedflGSday, Aug. 17tH __ON E.tablishment the * 03fc co^tl decided in the interest of the family, to / O one of its kmd in the colony _ .-. Th e Ettctttow GENUINE STOCK-TAKING (Whole day) for _.. _ await with confidence tho result, being satisfied that fIAPEY ON -—and— • ThUrSday 9 AUg. 18th. castomera have in.tho past," and in" tlie THE BUSINESS. clears sale. Marking Down to Clearing Prices. s 'ZXy^J&^r* *a™



Business Notices. C '.;.*. ... n. \JI rt AYy THE CHEAP CASH DRAPER- Another £0000 STOCK in the Market, Important to Town and Country Purchasers of Drapery. 'In consequence of Mr A. Sneddenhaving decided to retire from business, I have this day purchased his entire stock of General Drapery and Clothing, at the rate of ids 6d IH THE POIIBfII, R. GRAY, the Cheap Cash Draper The Sale will commence on MONDAY, 22nd August, and'continue till the whole stock is disposed of in Snedden's old premises, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, Queen Stre.et.. USELESS TO QUOTE PRICES. COME AND "SEE^ ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN RED FIGURES, Jf TEHMSOASH CUTX/ST- 3STO 'P'WO fRIOEIS- N.B.—Mj/ reason for not quoting prices in this adver tisement, is, that figures in such cases only mislead. The Stock is well assorted, and consists of Drapery in all its branches, Dress. Materials, Calicoes, Flannels, Sheetings, Curtains, Hosiery, Haberdashery, Gents' Outfitting, Clothing, Etc., Etc. . - R. GRAY, the Cheap Cash Draper, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, Queen Stesat, * HEWS' TEAS, Is lOd, ls6d, and ls.4d per lb, ■ • ARE ADMITTED TO BE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFEEED TO - THE PUBLIC. WHOLESALE GROCERY STORES, VICTORIA St. NOTICE TO THEPUBLIO. i mHE Partnership hitherto existing between Messrs. Neil and Cliffold, Herbalists, J- of Wcllesley Street, Aiickland, having been dissolved by mutual consent on the Ist of June' Dr. Neil has now become tho sole proprietor and will continue to carry on the business in future, which will bo known as DR. NEIL'S BOTANIC DISPENSARY, Under the management of MR. H. H. KING, who is a thoroughly competent man of lori» experience and practice in the Botanic-System of Medicine, and who will do his best to relieve and euro all who may think proper to place themselves under ltia treatment We de3lrc to thank our old customei-3 for past favours, and trust by attention to their wants *o merit their patronage in the future. We also desire to intimate that We have removed to n_C?A convenient premises, to the shop exactly opposite the old stand. The Business has b*e& thoroughly renovated and improved with the object of meeting mo:e fully" the wants of qiiS customers, and we have now, in addition to a very large stock o£ Hekks, Roots^ Barks j_!£_f our various Herbal Meiucines and Compounds, a largo assortment: a£ ' { PATENT AJNTD PROPKIETA~Ef MEpItDIHSS ! DRU3GISTB' SUNORIKS, PERFUMERY, &C., &Ci I TH6 t!BM!ii'3htnent '.n fact is ceplete with everything in the Way of Merticiiß. 5 . AUViCE FREE. _l_,D!t'lS£ ffOH Alt OCMfLAINTS SKNT TO ALL M.ETS SECtJRKT.t PAOKEI). NOTE THE ADDSSSS: JDR.^EiL;SBOTANIO DISBENBARYi WELLESLM STREET EAST. • * - ■:' ■?!,£. I-lis'y. Manager. Anr-.trr^.«r-