THE EDEN TERRACE FIRE.

rjl/TQ FTHE IN Q UIRY *

• n -evidence was taken in this jSf§£io our goin " t0 press yes " f&A plewellyn continuing his <*_ t— m$- the workshop the lights were li_f one candle being carried out mS The large double doors were with an iron bar. The W.Sthe building by was fastened SrW'fjj- with a clasp and staple. !V urn were smoking in the hall. m% fire of any description. Wit- He left his #Wi mother in the other room, and a MOM afterwards he hoard them in r^minutes ,yj tne3S never left his bed immfc to the five. He did not about. About 12.30 of the 25th he was Wm3 t he eashghter and also his I***"' He jumued out of. bed and M.\ ii„ door. At the time he had pISS wd night-shirt on. When W* «„<_ smoke he ran back into his lm m „ an d opened the door. Wit 3l Tn'to the little bedroom and Mm children. He found his m & imr the baby in a blanket. Wit- children through the I in his father's room. He next PS'tftt own bed and box. He then PS Smother outside. In five minutes r-2. the house was burned down. fact he never saw the Riding M lino- It would take about 20 Km down the Riding School. have been burning about Wjl of an hour before they were 'ff They saved two beds and bed _r_|boxes, and clothing. Witness *it|l clothing. In the school were **_ lathes, bandsaw, an engine, two H ™d three jug saws, and a mortic k£* o?uld not tell exactly Schinery.ashe had no direct or interest in the aflair. He knew ttJ gave £218 for it about five Lvbefore Witnessvalued his own tools II They were lost in the fire. Could ftotactlywhat tools his father lost- Ws& & worfch * His brofcher gfi tools in the hall, but he Twit say how many. He valued Hi in the hall at about £49. This MfjOii £12 worth of rimu, £8 _t_''osh material, £25 worth of sea _aKr and 4,000 or 5,000 feet of Sjinffwortb about £20. Witness S«i-t«d the contents of the house. SMther last £20 worth of linen. He Sfcfepersonal loss at over £30. He _J_ik that his father had lost about Kjideap in furniture in house, £50; *M-and tools in the Riding L, equal to £150. Witness and his M* Hanchard a house worth about g It«s agreed that so much of this gucome offlather's debt to him. It gfefessed this way by £218. They paid ■Mpmnor cash to Hanchard. LjworV It cost £10 to fit up the |_eCoroner : His father did not bene jk_efire. His father did owo £450 for ijfctjtoMr J. B. Russell. The fire did asinhe debt due to Mr Ewingbon, but •_d lost everything. The buildings inereworth £600 or £700. They would sabre the building than have the debt ivfi, They had no capital at the be «_,; The machinery was passed as in (fasting order, but it had never been i. hMrSandall" They were able to allow „iard to deduct 20 per cent, off tho liUjh they went along. |Hrßain:.T_ey started without capi c_ paid nothing-. They had lost £30 ptaitore. The bill of sale held by the furniture for £32 10s s 'iat_fed before the fire. His father fliieceipt for the same. Retire Tuohy : Since the fire they jihadta pay £400 to Mr Russell; only iffliue. -lie insurance was credited IMier. The £170 lien of Mr Hait ians also worked out by the fire. He lit Mr Ewington had taken the land I He could not see that they had jitf'the debt of over £600 by the fire, faght _ey. were in the way of making They had a house burned ait Birkenhead by means of a defective kt. It cost £220, and they were in _fcr £170, which went to the mort al Key lost everything. The total typvas £950 on the whole estate. lipWy £100. His father's horse ipse trap were at his brother's place, at Men, on the night of the i His brother had been using it. Baud his father were not in partner- EiiHiy way. Witness transacted his ftksmess. McManus stated that he would Iperidence unless he was paid, as he inlked 10 miles. sWeley said he would have to order itoaßtody. iam said that he would go to cus ?i she could not a fiord to loso a day's I«WiJeley said he sympathised with «% taken from their work, but ho *. Urn to order him into custody. ! M sot wish to proceed to extremes in latter.: «lam again refused to give his evi tt, .■■; fcfoddeley said he should be compelled «»very disagreeable step, and order (gpfly. He did so, and the man 'Msgthe room when Mr Baddeley or 'tenadef arrest. «aeilanua: Are you going to lock me f!S%:Yes. JUKaauß: Oh, then I'll give my cvi- Baid that if he had only SP»'dt would have saved the !| I%honr.1%honr. He again expressed P $fc, .the man, but said that he *Wfs thelaws. He recommended Reapply to the Insurance Com- being sworn, deposed S,--, e .W of the fire he was a gaS- 1213 ° o'clock he passed SBchool,and saw a light which he JJJM <he gas. As he went further he saw a flame coming j m bpk of the school. He turned »the alarm. KfdWellyn- deposed that he re- CS?f reefc > Mount Eden. On ml !e ,™ ho w as at his father's (JJJ Ms father and brother. His SMvr 1 U P the Riding School when 41W w orking. Witness lost £4 * Wh n in the building. Could Ifany and his father lost Bry lost all but the clothing itntas went home, and did W until 1 p. m. next day, t came across and told him out. Nothing had place before the fire loard. He knew that the iwaed- his father. Did not capital when he took the • His father had capital Kfome. le J?eliyn deposed that he mm. Witness and his at a quarter to mtness closed the door him .*he candle into the house. T about 10 o'clock, and did tnealarnioffire was given, saved a bed, M a machine. Wit- Sstptal'lossby the fire at m was- £200, machinery STaid; £100 worth of S?W any ground rent to . Mr Russell was the land -01 we place was taken. He

'cl_L« P i aCe _°? lease ' with a purchasing wa Tmoa 6 \ cd fche P urch^se mo » e y Mr R»_l n He i l ' ld not P aid a «y to had a, Sel1 * and "P t0 the fc!m e of the fire lealrW "° work for him - He was re tonfnf Jt ™ fire leased him to the ex reSLl f insurance, and £1 a week BX«. 2 ld nofc owe Hanchard anything inachf, hre e , XCe P tin S the £170 lien on the machmery. Mr Hanchard got the insur ance money Mr Hanchard held a bill of fuinifc «re and effects to the rinnA 0 !,^ 0 -. Thafc was paid by work done to the building. He had not yet had a proper square up with Hanchard. The p.n's. nnri b y Han « h ard were for the machinery, S?« *?a for the fu rniture. The first amounted to £25, the second he could not tell the amount of. He was out of pocket by the work which he did for Mr Hanchard. lnomas Freeman, firewood dealer, Eden J-errace, deposed he was present at the fire. He noticed that the hall was lit up when he went to bed at 10.30 o'clock, lie could not tell what the light was. It was a steady light. When the alarm was £-_! a "?, n , ofcic ed that the far corner of the hiding School was on fire. The fire was burning against the wind. He should say that it would take from half-an-hour to three-quarters for it to burn down. On the atternoon of the day prior to the fire witness was in the Riding School. He should value the timber in the school at about £sor £6— that was all he would give for it, barring tie machinery. Ho could not estimate the value of the machinery or tools. He believed the clothing which they wore after the fire to be the same which James and William Mewellyn wore before tho fire. He could not swear to the origin of the fire. He did not re member having said that he would not give more than £300 for the shell. The stock was simply composed of turned sofa, chair, and table legs— they were dirty, and -would need re-turning before they could be used— and some pieces of timber. Detective Tuohy said that he had 'a number of other witnesses, but as their evi dence would be merely of a corroboratory nature, it would be unnecessary to call them.

The jury then deliberated upon the evi dence for a few minutes, and returned the following verdict:—«« That the fire was an unauthorised and malicious burning by some person or persons unknown." The jury sat until 5.30 o'clock.

SPORTING NEWS.

WELLINGTON EACING CLUB'S SPRING MEETING.

EXCITING INCIDENT.

GRAND STAND ON FIRE

(by telegraph—press association. )

Hutt Racecourse, Nov. 30. The Spring Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club commenced to-day on the Hutt course, and was attended with success, both as regards the weather and the attendance > The day was fine and bright, and about 1,500 persons were present. Since last meeting the Club have altered the course, which is now abouc 11 chains shorter than the old one, and the principal difference is in the length of the straight, which has had a large slice cutoff; but notwithstand ing this the present course is considered to be an improvement. While the Hack Hurdles were being run some excitement was caused, as the top of the grand stand was noticed to be on hre. For a moment or two it appeared as if tho stand must go, but willing hands with the hose,which is always kept handy, were soon at work, and the names were extinguished before much damage was done. Some ex citement was occasioned among the ladies in their own portion of the stand, and for a time it was thought a panic would result, but on the advice of several gentlemen, in cluding Inspector Thomson, of the Police Department, order was maintained. A dispute arose over the scratching of Strenuous for the Hutt Park Spring Handi cap. The horse is trained and ridden under the supervision of Mr P. F. Tancred, but is owned by Mr F. Hill, of Wanganui, in whose name Strenuous was entered. The latter gentleman wished to scratch the horso for the race in question, but Mr Tancred objected, and questioned the right of Mr Hill to interfere. The stewards were asked to decide the matter ; and after consultation, they held that Mr Hill had a perfect right as the owner of the horse to scratch him, and eventually this was done. The racing throughout was interesting, and Mr Evitt was especially congratulated on his handicapping for the Hunt Park Spring Handicap. Two machines were at work, and putthrough £3,300. Thefollowing are the results of theremainderof the races :— Hack Hurdles, of 15sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Pake J Blucher ••• ••• 2 Ivo also ran. Won easily. Dividend, £1 14s. Hutt Park Spring Handicap, oi 130sovs; second horse 15sovs. One mile and a half. Mr D. Campion's Laurel, Bst 51b (Belcher) _,„•» , ••• 1 Mr J. Munn's Rivulet, 7st 111b, includ ing 51b over (Wood) ... ... ••• 2 Mr P. F. Tancred's Administrator, Bst llb(Vaile) 3 The Shah (9st), Giriri (7st 81b), Smooth (7st 21b including 121b over), and Steelbone (6st 41b) also ran. Strenuous and Rumour were scratched. Laurel was favourite at 2 to 1 against, The Shah 3 to 1, Adminis trator 4 to 1, 8 to 20 to 1 the others. A cood start was effected, except that Laurel was kept hanging at the post. Administra tor at once made the running, with Smooth at his quarters, the remainder in a bunch two lengths away, with the exception of Laurel, wnfwas six lengths behind. This order was maintained till entering the straight, forthe first time, when Giriri took the lead, with Smooth and Administrator at her girths, the Sssis pM^^"« Smooth and Laurel were together, with Administrator lengths behind, fol lowed by Shah, Giriri, Rivulet and qtPPlbone in a cluster. Laurel was _s£^«& J S S  home and at the distance post Rivulet and Admlntstrator both challenged Laurel, and ™t struggle resulted, Laurel, however, a struggi« j fa fr0 _ ra tholeifAdministrator b| a neck Slelbone was an excellent fourth, and Sbah It S } Time, 2min. 30sec. Dividend, £2 T „k Cavalry Handicap a sweepstoof W Xb n eatC°Ers T Time, lmin 29 £ Race, of lOsovs nn hv Mr Cundy's Patriot, who beat SoX&s*£ - d - dend of £8 8h - , S A t Stand Handicap, of 50sovs, second ° horse lOsovs. One mile Mr p. Belcher's Tongariro, 7sb 121b Mr B G Ol T er Thom Pß on' B Liitle Sorub, M . M S_T AIM also ran j Phab, Forester, Enmour (Bsb gjjgjgy lema poratohed. Giriri, and TO On the Tongariro was •* ¥I sr&® W*""'

fall of the flag Tongariro and Smooth made play for a quarter of a mile, with Little Scrub and Rumour following a length away. Approaching the straight Tongariro drew away from Smooth, who-also gave place to Little Scrub, and the favourite led into the straight. The race was never afterward in doubt, the favourite winning easily by half a length, Smooth an indifferent third. Time, lmin 46sec. Dividend, £1 6s. Ladies' Bracelet, of 20sovs; welter weight-for-ago. One mile and a-quarter. Mr J. F. Quinlivan's Steelbone (lOst 111b, Mr Quinlivan) + Mr Munn's Waterfall (9st 121b, Mr C. Lyford) + Mr J. Burgess's Cloud (list 101b, Mr T.Smith) 3

Voltigeur (list 31b) and Bronte (9st 121b) also ran. Waterfall was made the favourite. Cloud led for three-quarters of the distance, then Steelbone went to the front, and was apparently winning easily, when Waterfall came with a rush, and from the distance post a great race resulted, the judge de claring the result a dead heat, Cloud a fair third. Bronte was fancied a good deal, but after going half a mile, the horse stumbled and unseated his rider. Time, 2min. 24 sec. Dividends: On Waterfall, 16s ; on Steelbone, £4 16s. In the run off, Water fall won easily.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Forbtjry Racecourse, November 30. Dunedin .I.e. Spring Meeting- The following are the results of the re mainder of the races run to-day : — Maiden Plate of 50sovs. ; 1 mile and a

quarter. Mr E. P. Rhodes' b c Kimberley, 7at 121b (Cochrane) 1 Mr W. C. Webb's eh g Springston, 7st 91b, carried 7st 111b (Legg) ... .:. 2 Mr J. W. Cotton's eh c Le Temps, 7st 121b (McDonald) 3 Shamrock and Corunna also started. Time, 2mins. 20secs. Dividend, £2 3s 6d and £2 ss.

St. Andrew's Handicap of 250sovs, with a sweepstakes of ssovs ; second, 40sovs ; third, 20sovs. One mile and a half Mr Sherwin's b g Quibble, 9st 71b (Der ritt) ... ... 1 Mr Stead's b h Beresford, Bst (Hux table) 2 Mr R. Rutherford's eh h Ravenscraig, 6st 71b, carried 7st 41b (Cochrane) ... 3 Hermitage (Bst 91b), Ruby (Bst 2lb), St. Clair (7st 91b), Brewer (6st 81b) also ran. Time, 2min 4sec. Dividend. £9 and £10 0s 6d.

Selling Two-year-old Race of lOOsovs. Four furlongs. Colts Bst 51b, geldings Bst 21b, fillies Bst; selling allowances. Mr Stead's b f Chic, Bst (Huxtable) ... 1 Mr J. Stephen's eh g Sophistry, 7st 71b (Dyer) 2 Mr J. Stephen's eh g The Don, 7sfc 21b (Mcllroy) 3 Time, 2min Dividends : Inside, £1 8s 6d ; outside, £1 9s 6d. The Trot of 80sovs, three miles, was won by Kelt's Reefer (60sec), Dolly (55sec) second, Folly (55sec) third. Fifteen others started. Dividend :£4 and £4 2s. Selling Race of 50sovs, one mile and a quarter, was reduced to a match between Misob's Sweetbriar (who won) and Allen's Daisy. Time, 3min 2sec. Dividend : £1 10s and £112s 6d. Spring Handicap of 75sovs. One mile. Mr Webb's Ruby, Bst 51b (Dcrritt) ... * Mr Goodman's Apropos, Bst 31b (Price) * Mr G. McLean's St. Ives, 7st 51b (Bud dicomb) 3 First Lord, Chalk, Kimberley, Cameriore> Fairy Maid, and Wild Rake also ran- Time, Imm 56isec. Dividend :£3 17s 6d> and £4 Bs. Post Stakes of 20sovs won by Sweetbriar from six others, paying £2 6s 6d and £2 14s dividends. The sum of £6443 was put through the machines.

The settling on tho Takapuna Joskey Club's meeting takes place to-morrow night. Acceptances for the A.R.C. Handicap, Auckland Cup, and Steeplechase are due to-morrow night at eight o'clock.

GREGORIAN FESTIVAL.

On Tuesdaynight the Church of St. Thomas. Union-street, was the scene of what to the Anglican Church - goers of Auck land was decidedly a novelty, viz., an evensong entirely Gregorian. This mode of service is by no means new to those who within the last thirty years have been used to the services of our cathedral and larger churches in centres of population in the Old Country, and is at t|he present day vastly on the increase. The music which was rendered on Tuesday was notof the most crude character, and was chosen with con siderable taste and care, as two of the hymns sung are Grogorians which are used in all Anglican churches, and in many Nonconformist places of worship. At 7.30 the church was crowded, seats being placed up the aisle and many standing in the porch. The church looked very unostentatiously pretty. The vesper lights on the altar inter mingled with bouquets of flowers against the dark drapery of the rerodos made the sanctuary appear as one remem bers to have seen it look in our old churches at Homo. The service commenced by the processional hymn, " Onward, Christian Soldiers," sung in unison, a chorister pre ceding the boys with the cross, followed by the men and clergy, and lastly His Lordship Bishop Cowie. Our contemporary of yester day morning stated that there was a crucifix on the altar, also an acolyte bearing a crucifix preceding the choir. This is erroneous, as there was simply a cross on the altar, and there were no acolytes, only choristers, in the service. The last two verses when the stalls were reached, were sung in harmony, and the whole hymn was re markably well sung. The Rev. Dv Rieu in toned the service, and precented the Psalms and Canticles. Thechoir,which was strong in muster was augmented by members of the choirsof All Saints's,Sb.Paurs,Sb. Matthew's, and St. Mary's, and the whole choir sing ing in unison, with the organ filling in the harmonies, was one that thrilled many of the hearers, and turned their prejudice against Gregorian tones in favour of them. The Psalms were evenly sung to the well known Tonus Peregrinus, antiphonally. The Rev. Alloway read the first lesson, which was followed by the Magnificat, the boys' voices taking several verses alone, and the men following the next alone. The Rev. C. M. Nelson read the second lesson, which was followed by the Nunc Dimittis. This canticle was decidedly the weakest point in the service, and this was probably owing to the presence of some choristers who were not present at the practices. The Creed was very impress ively rendered, though we regret that one chorister made himself conspicuous.by not taking up the eastward position. The Office hymn was No. 430 to a tune not generally known, but was well adapted to the words. The greatest success of the service was the rendering of that grand hymn, "' O, Beata Beatorum," more commonly known as " Alia Trinita Beata," therollingsolemnityof the men's voicesinthe slurred cadences telling well. The Rev. W. Calder preached a very able discourse on church music, explaining the origin of the Gregorian mode. He selected for his text Psalm 47, verse 7. During the offer tory, hymn No. 49 was sung, '• Come, Come, Emmanuel." This hymn is well known to all church-goers. Before the Benediction, Bishop Cowie addressed the congregation,

and spoke in a laudatory manner of the way in which thislittlechurchtriedand succeeded in making the service of God as attractive and solemn as it should be done. After the Benediction the choir and clergy retired singing "The Church's One Foundation." Thisservice was arrangedand carried through under the conductorship of Mr Edgar Ward, choirmaster, St. Thomas's, to whom great praise is due for the careful training and consequent success of the festival; also to Miss Hamilton, who had no enviable task to perform in the manipulation' of the organ, but which she achieved with great satisfac tion.

THE AUCKLAND JfiVEAiNG STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1887.

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Office Hours—lo to 12 a.m., 2 to 4. and 6to 8 p.m. Sundays. 10 to 12 a.m. P.O. Box 346. _,_ _„ N.8.-As a Test DR.SPEER will send a trial bottle of his medicine free of charge (carriage excepted) to any person applying to him who will give full particulars of their trouble. This will demon strate his unbounded confidence in those wonderful remedies, which are only known to nimself, and which for over two years have achieved such unvaried succces in his New Zea land practice. All applicants for a trial bottle of his medicine must enclose 2d si amp for reply. A SURI^ME^bY^OirBALDNESS HICKMAN'S ECLIPSE HAIR PRODUCER (Registered.) This Preparation eclipses all others. A new, discovery for tho Growth of- Hair on the Head and Face; for removing and preventing Dandruff; and arresting tho fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the hoad after being bald for years. Where it has become weak and thin, from whatever cause, it ciuickly restores il- to its natural vigour. Hundreds of residents in Christchurch can testify to the fact that J. Hickman was COMPLETELY BALD for many years, and after trying every known remedy without eftect, he discovered this wonderful preparation, which ENTIRELY RESTORED HIS HAIR TO ITS NATURAL STATE AND COLOUR. It has also proved successful in a number of other similar cases in which the hair had fallen from scrofula and other diseases of the scalp. Each bottle contains supply for ono month. Price, 4s, of Graves Aickin, Hamilton Bros., J. P. King and Sons, J. A. Pond, and all Chemists. Goneral Agents— KZ. DRUG COMPANY. A T LAST A REAL CURE •--*- ron RHEUMATISM ! RHEUMATISM ! Db. PARKER'S "PULVIS RHEUMATICON," A purely vegetable compound for the immediate relief and speedy cure of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, Toothache, and all nerve and mus cular pains. Severo attacks cut short in a few hours. It supersedes all outward applications. See circulars for voluntary testimony of remarkablp cures. 3s Gd per bottle ; Ss lOd by post. Sole agent for Auckland :— S. G ILBERT, CHEMIST, QUEEN-STREET. NEURALGIC DROPS, _ FOR TDK THOROUGH CURE OF NEURALGIA. From the Rev. C. J. Morton, St. John's Parson age, Ferry Road, December, 1878. "My a Sear Mr Ellisdon,—l havo for many years past from time to time suffered sevevely from Neuralgia, and have found nothing to re lievo inoso speedily or so otlectivcly as your 'Neuralgic Drops.' 1 can confidently recom mend it.—Yours truly, C. J. MERTON.' r Numerous other Testimonals in my posses sion. Prices: 2s and 3s 6d per bottle. BIGGS'S TOOTHACHE ESSENCE Gives Instantaneous Relief. Price, Is. Prepared only byF. BIGGS (late Ellisdon) Chemist, High-street, Christchurch, fcold by all Chemists. Wholesale Agonts: KEMPTHORNE & PROSSER, Auckland. FEMALE' PILLS, 2s 6d a box. A groat boon. Prevent all trouble ANTIBILIOUS & LIVER PILLS, Is 6d per box. A grand safeguard and corrective FEMALE TONIC, 3s and 4s 6d per bottle. A splendid appetiser, nerve-soother, and general in vigorator. A posi tive cure for all debilities peculiar to females. ASK FOR M-RS J\K CjTUART'S Sold everywhere. p< OOD NEWS job THE SUFFERING. QUEEN ANNE'S RHEUMATIC OIL Cures RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, HEADACHE, Pains in the Back or any part of tho Body, Females suffering from Weakness in the Back or Pains between the Shoulders (especially mothers) should never be without it. The following are a few of tho many Testi monials received:— " Shelly Beach, July 24, 1837. Dear Sir,—l have much pleasure in stating that I have used your Queen Anne's Oil for pains in the back and between the shoulders, and havo found nothing to equal it. I have also tried it for headache, and found it very beneficial. You are at liberty to publish this, as I daresay there are hundreds suffering from the same thing.— Yours, etc.. Mrs B. F. Harrison." "Russell, 3rd August, 1887. Sir, — I havo much pleasure in stating that I have tried your Queen Anne's Rheumatic Oil for rheu matism, and it certainly has done wonders for me.—lam, Sir, yours truly, S. Stevenson." "Auckland, May 10,1887. Dear Sir,—l have much pleasure in stating that I have used Queen Anne's Rheumatic Oil for pains between my shoulders, caused from indigestion, and am certain that I have derived more benefit from it than from quarts of mixtures I took and used previously. I would recommend all suffering from the same complaint to try it.— Jessie Thompson." E"or further Testimonials see Bottle. To be had of all Grooers and Storekeepers. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, & Co., Wholesale Agents. W' OLFE'S SCHNAPPS taken before meals is a wonderful appetiser. Try it, OLEE'S SCHNAPPS is greatly used in hospitals for medicinal purposes. HOME JEWEL WASHING MACHINE , IT WASHES EVERYTHING, from LACE TO A COALSACK; CLEANS TROUSERS without wetting a finger or knocking off a button. It does away with wet feet, pains in the arms, back, and breast, and does a big day's washing in two hours. V HOME H JEWEL /^ HUNDREDS OF TESTIMONIALS. M. M. LEVY, SOLE AGENT, ALBERT_HOTEL, POTATO "MANURE.-Freezing Co.'si £8 ids, of all merchants.



Lane! and Estate Agents. F. G. Ew ' N GT ° ■ ESTATE AGENT, Queen-street, Auckland. [Established 21 years.] TO BE LET, those Premises known as the "Sailors' Rest," on the Wharf, opposite the Railway Station Gates. TO BE LET at very low rentals, Shops in Lower Hobson-street. TO BE LET, cheap. Cottages in Lome-street. TO BE LET, a Large House in Karangahape Road, suitable for a Boarding-house. TO BE SOLD in one of the best positions be tween the Asylum and the Avondalo Station, a compact little proDerty comprising over 11 acres of land, house, stables, dairy and out-houses. There i 3 a never-failing creek running through the land: the property is well fenced, sub divided, and commands a lovely view. Price £590, on terms. SHOPS AND OFFICES TO LET in Coombes's Arcade at low rentals. F. G. EWINGTON. J O II U |> 0 L LARD Begs to inform his friends and the public gen erally that he has commenced business in Auckland as ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT, VALUATOR, ETC., And trusts he will merit a fair share of public patronage. J. 8., having many years' experience as a VALUER OF REAL ESTATE, LIVE STOCK, ETC., Is in a position to advise buyer and seller for their mutual benefit. .T. 8., also, having received a thorough agricul turul and pastoral training in the United King dom, and having 25 yeavs' experience as a farmer in Auckland, is capable of PURCHASING ALL KINDS OF STOCK. FARM SI-;i_>S, ARTIFICIAL A.nU IMPLEMENTS, ETC., Forhir, farming friends who live at a distance j from the principal markets. john"bollard, ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT. Oilioe: Duma >n-street West. Auckland. T AITKEN CONNELL, LAND AND tl o ESTATE AGENT, AND ACCOUNTANT, FORT-STREET. FOR SALE. MOUNT EDEN.—Nine roomed residence and allotment, 78ft by 220, View Road, volcanic soil, iron roof, largo cistern, gas; extensive view, cannot be built out. Must bo sold, as owner is lea ving Auckland. MOUNT EDEN.—Residence of 7 rooms, Mi ton Road, oil* Mount Eden Road, with allot ment 70 feet by 136 ft, or with 210 ft. frontage to Milton Road. Extensive view. TAUPAKL—About 3 miles from Waimauku Rail way Station, by good road, about 3,000 acres laid out into Farms, from 40 to 600 acres each. The open land is of superior quality, will lay down well in grass, and is specially suitable for dairy farming and fruit growing. There aro about 1,000 acres of fine bush Land, a large por tion of which is covered with valuable kauri and manuka, &c. As the owner has decided positively to sell, prices to suit the present de pressed times have been fixed. Really good Farms of open Land, from 12s 6d per acre ; bush from 25 per acre. Or will sell entire property in one lot, on most favourable terms. WAITATO, near Alexandra.—76o acres Good Land, well watered, 500 acres of which are in grass, with 10-roomed Dwelling Houf©, Price, £4 per acre: or will be leased to a suitable tenant at low rental. Also, A number of Improved Farms in Waikaio, Opotiki, and throughout Provincial District, from 50 acres upwards Full particulars on application. KAWHlA.—Trading Station, with all neces sary buildings. Lease on advantageous terms. To an energetic man this is a splendid opening. Price, £160. Satisfactory reasons for selling. Lucrative business with natives. PASTORAL BjIOCKS. WAIKATO.—A very fine Block, with large frontage to Waikato River. Area, 47,000 acres. A bargain. KAIPARA. — 25,000 Acres Superior Land, fenced with natural boundaries. 10,000 acres flat 'in one piece), mostly alluvial; House 9 rooms; subdivided into 5 paddocks; 4,000 acres valuable Bush. A valuable Stock Farm. Also, a number of fine Blocks of Unimproved Land in the Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts. Money to Lend on Freehold Securities at Lowest Current Rates of Interest. Money invested for clients. Arbitrations, Audits, and Valuntions undertaken. J. AITKEN CONNELL, Fort-street (Next G. Binney and Sons). Dentistry. T GOODWIN COX, ? ° DENTAL SURGEON, 148, Queen-street, A.M.P. Society's Building Auckland. EC O X AND SON. • DENTISTS, Kingsley House, Hobson-streeft, Auckland. Edwin Cox, Licentiate- in Dental Surgery R.C.S., England. Herbert Cox, Doctor of Dental Surger , University of Michigan, U.S., America. A M. CARTER, SURGEON DENTIST (By Examination) (Late five years with E. Cox and Son), M«»y be Consulted at his Residence, GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, Karangahape Road (near top of Howo-street). CHARGES MODERATE. GAS ADMINISTERED. Public Notices. "TW" Z. ILLUSTRATED TIT-BITS". J_l « —A subscriber writes from Christ church : " Enclosed, find postal-note for ss, as six months' subscrition to 'Tit-bits.' We all enjoy it immensely and if the mails are irregular and it does not come to hand, we really miss it." {WON. QRION. QRION, WHAT IS IT ; TD> U T T E R! "OUTTER! (Prime Fresh) Supplied to the Trade at Low Rates. W. S. WHITLEY, 35, Lower Queen-street, opposite Railway. USEFUL, DURABLE, CHEAP, AT McLEOD BROTHERS', Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers of Wicker Furniture, Perambulators, and every description of Basketware. THE AUCKLAND BASKET FACTORY, ALBERT-STREET (near V.M.C.A.) DEVONSHIRE DAIRY FACTORY BUTTER, STAR BRAND. Having completed our .Factory for the manu facture of Butter (in the district •£ Mangare), and are now receiving a large supply of milk, we are selling our Star Brand Butter at lOd per lb at the Devonshire Dairy Depot, Karangahape Road, and at our branoh, corner of Picton-street and Ponsonby Road. Any Star Brand sold else where (for tho present) will not he from our Factory. Having secured the most modern machinery obtainable, and being situated in the best butter-producing district in the Province of Auckland, we are in position to supply a better article than can be obtained from any other source. We respectfully solicit a trial from all who desire to obtain first-class butter. AMBURY AND ENGLISH, Proprietors.



Business Notices. ____________ — i-r OYMONDS STREET BOOT FACTORY. 1 , T. B. HEATH, Having Removed to the New and Commodious! Premises lately erected, is continuing the Sale of; ! the balance of the Stock at the same clearing) prices, together with a large and varied assort ment of New Goods, which will be sold for cashj at a very smallymargln of profit. Y\ E C O II A T I O N. C H A S. E. CARTER, SIGN AND TICKET WRITER, GILDER, &c, TRANSPARENCED WINDO W DECORATOR 38, GREY STREET, Auckland. ONE SHILLING PACKET of SALSALINE will preserva TWENTY SHILLINGS' worth cf food. To be obtained of all Chemists and Grocers, in Is and 2s packets. Wholesale Agent. RICHARD A. CARR, Fort-street, Auckland. HOME-MADE BREAD, CAKES, SCONES, HOP BEER, &c, easily made by using CROOK'S AMERICAN DRIED YEAST. Cheaper and more desirable than Baking Powder. It should be sold in every country store, used in every country home. Full direc tions on each packet. Sample packets by post 3d, from J. T. JOHNS, Seymour-street, Pon sonby, Auckland. Wholesale Agents—L. D. NATHAN & Co. AB U N V A R- Ej • (late Hallett). * FAMILY BUTCHER, Manukau Road, Park ell. List of Prices, FOR *_ Legs Mutton, 3d per lb Sirloin Beef, 4d and 54 Loin Mutton, 3Jd „ Rib Beef, 2Jd to 4d Shoul. Mutton, 2Jd „ Corned Beef, 2d to 4d Fore-qrtr. „ ljd „ Rump Steak, 6d Chops, 4d „ Beef „ 4d and 5d Ox Tongues, 2s each Beef Sausages. 3d . Lamb, zs 6d to 3s 6d Pork „ Sd and 6d per quarter Sausages Fresh Daily. Families Waited on fori Orders. * \ ,pHAFF ! ! (jMHAFF ll MESSRS STONE BROS. (My Agents) WILL RECEIVE ORDERS FOR ABOVE. Supplies in any quantity from Store or Works.] F. ANDREWS. Otahuhu. COALS*, COKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE, WOOD. Best Rata, Titree, and Purirl Firewood; also, first-class Taupiri, Newcastle, and Kamo Coal, at Lowest Price for Cash. Furniture carefully Removed, and Goods Delivered to all patrts of the city and suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address: C. PIPER, opposite the Ponsonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton and Karanga hape Roads. SALSALIIE TS the best Food Preservative; keepf Milk, Butter, Meat, etc., pnre and sweefcj and is without an equal for general household,, purposes. No home should be without it J. BUTCHER, j [J. GROOM I TOCAL INDUSTRY* Everyone interested in the prosperity of Auckland should purchase OCALLY-MADE SHIRTS AND UNDERJ CLOTHING. _nd not imported goods. See that your draper supplies you with tha ! best articles, which are made by THE SHIRT AND UNDERCLOTHING* MANUFACTURING CO., GREAT NORTH ROAD Ip ISH E R _ o CU ! WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND ' FAMILY BUTCHERS Established 1864. By Special Appointment to His Excellency tha Governor, Sir W. F. Jervois; His Excellency Sir James Ferguson; and H.R.H. the Duka of Edinburgh; also. Kosha Butchers to tha Jews. QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. N.Z, Families waited on in Town or Suburbs, POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER, Dealers in Game I Home-cured Hams and Bacon \ Corned Beef in Large Quantity* Importa of Sausage Casings The Trade Supplied, N.8.-Calves' Raaneta, ._ ts_ Customers Supplied with Ice. Telephone No. 308. P.O. Box No. 434 1 ■'* BY APPOrNT-" ,S **» S^:^®S^^r M EN _ _ (ft HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. a THAMES CARRIAGE AND FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EASTS and Jg: HIGH-STREET, i[ AUCKLAND. ; Telephone, 308. *>i JAMES MACKIE, Coachbuildeb, •|| MANAGER. -jl Builder of every description of Vehicleai Repairs in all the branches of the trade £. faithfully executed. A I Vehicles Bought and Sold on Commission. J Coachbuilders' Requisites in Stock. The Trad*, Supplied. !?• Country Orders punctually attended to' Cash Customers liberally dealt with. i npucKEß's -ViT HEATEN "IT 00 ? FOR PORRIDGE, fee, &c I Specially prepared, consists of the elements tot the perfect nutrition of the human body. Has had high commendation in England from Hospital Authorities and from Physicians. Dentists, and the Public. £ j J. BYCROFT & Co. Have now-completed the erection of costly plant, and having made arrangements With Mr, w. F. TUCBiER to produce this article, confi dently recommend it as more suitable than: oatmeal for this climate. " o. AT A PRICE WITHIN R_ACH OF ALL, jl In 71b and 251b bags. || To be had of all Grocers and Storekeepers, 1 and Wholesale of the Manufacturers. §i I T "OYCROFT AND f*Ol LIMITED, I City Flour Mills, M Shortland-street, m Auckland. % TUCKER'S f FAMILY BAKING POWDER. I 1 TUCKER'S T>A__NG T>QWDEIi For JDWholesomeJL Bread $\ TUCKER'S T3AKING Tea Cakes JD Pastry __U Sconea'd TUCKER'S XXAKTNG T}OWBER:! Ask your J3 Grocer JT _orit_,|! Once Tried, Always Used, $k; INVENTIONS and TRADE MARKS; registered in all.parts. All etax; accurately prepared at I Offices: Hill's Chambers, Queen-streek , j OLFE'S SCHNAPPS not oaty- bas £ delightful flavour, but ,i& a po» teasE^i diuretio, and a good general correetlYo. j SUPERPHOSPHATES,— F«e2__®_a_i £» aa&M of all merchants. Tj