SHIPPING.

. Sunset—This evening, 7.13 Sunrise—To-morrow morning, 4.<W Moon's AGE-Fall Moon, 30th, 7.53 p.m.

HIGH WATER.

Auckland. — This evening, — ; to-uiorrow W Manukau Heads. — This evening, 2.40; to morrow morning, 3.* _. . . T ._. *~ Kaipara Hkads. — This evening, 3.40; to morrow morning, 4.4

ARRIVALS.

lona, s.s., from Tauranga Astrea, brig, from Port Chalmers

DEPARTURES. Ohau, s.s., forDunodin Glenelg, s.s., for the Barrier Wairarapa, s.s., for Southern ports Maile, schooner, for Friendly Islands

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, to-day, Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day, 5 p.m. _ Enterprise, from Thames, Friday, 3 a.m. Selembria, from London, via Sydney, sailed * , Calliope, H.M.S., from Sydney, early

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Janet Nicoll, s.s., for Hokianga, loading. Margaret Galbraith, ship, loading Maile, schr., for Friendly Islands, loading Wairarapa, s.s., for Melbourne, via. South,

Thursday, noon Wanaka, s.s., for South, Friday, 10.30 a.m. (Onehunga)

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Canterbury, ship, left London Sept. 27 Waifcangi, ship, from London, sailed Uct.iy May Queen, ship, from London ; sailed Ocb. 26 Dunedin, ship, from London Himalaya, bq., from Liverpool via Welling- Ada Stott, barque, sailed August 4 from New York Rebecca dwell, barque, left New York Sept. 8, via Wellington Deutchland, barque, from New York, via Wellington ; sailed October 20 M. Hennings, barque, from New York, to sail Nov. 15 Oregon, barque, from Java ; sailed October 13 Jessie Niccol, sch, from Brisbane, early _ Astrea, brig, from Port Chalmers ; sailed 9th inst. Gael, sch, from Lyttelton ; sailed 12th insb. Wild Wave, brig, from Newcastle ; sailed 2nd inst. Cairntual, barque, from Fiji, early Sharpshooter, barque, from Fiji, early Brunette, barque, from Fiji, early William Turner, barque, from Fiji, early

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Wairarapa :—For Gisborno :40 boxes soap, 1 package ice, and sundries. For Napier: 200 bags lime, 3 bales brooms, 2 cases fish, 28 cases and 12 packages sundries. For Wellington :24 coils ropo, 180 sacks lime, 8 packag-es bones, 20 crates machines, 2 spars, 6 bales brooms, 50 casea gum and sundries. For Lyttelton : 84 bags lime, 27 cases paint, and sundries. For Dunedin: 300 cases gum, 100 cases twine, 760 bags, 56 mats sugar, 10 cases syrup, 25 coils rope, 80 sacks of flour, 31 packages boxes, 8 packages luggage and sundries. For Blufl: 180 bags sugar. For Melbourne : 18 sacks gum, 19 bags and 144 hides, 11 bales wool, 2 bales skins. Per brig Astrea from Dunedin :—2,527 sacks flour, oatmeal, and bran ; 16 packages furniture, 1,078 sacks oats, 15 bales paper, 498 sacks floujr and bran, 32 packages mer chandise, 25 cases acid, 21 casks ale, 224 bags bonce, 6 cases chicory, 1 boat. Theschoofief Queensailedfrom Hokianga for this port yesterday. The s.s. Ohau sailed at half-paso two this morning for Dunedin direct. The s.s. Glenelg sailed at 8 a.m. to- day for the Barrier, with cargo and four passengers, including Captain Lβ Roy. The schooner Agnes Donald is loading at Mercury Bay for Auckland. The brigan tine Lizzie Guy is also loadingtimber there. The schooner Welcome has completed her loading timber at Mercury Bay for Rock hampton. The three - masted schooner Waitemata sailed from the Kaipara yesterday for Mel bourne with a cargo of timber. The barque Lurline has been entered outwards at the Customs for Napier, for which port she haa a part cargo from London. The ferry steamer Britannia was this morning docked to undergo a thorough overhaul and cleaning. She will recom mence running to-morrow morning. The brigantine Jennie B. has commenced loading timber at Mercury Bay for Sydney, while the brigantine Linda Weber at the same place has almost completed taking in her cargo of timber for Brisbane. The s.B. lona arrived from Tauranga and Mercury Bay at an early hour this morning with cargo and passengers. The lona after leaving her passengers at the Queen - street Wharf proceeded to the Railway Wharf for the purpose of landing some machinery for the mercury Bay saw mi'l which is to be sent up to Waikato. Messrs Henderson and Spraggon have given the cutter Lee a complete overhaul, including new keel, new bottom and new copper. They have now taken the cutter Dusty Miller on their slip to provide her with a new stern. With the ebb of the tide this after noon tho three-masted schooner, Maile dropped down the harbour and sailed for the Friendly Islands and Samoa. She took the following passengers besides cargo : — Mr and Mrs A. G. Sherer and family (2), Mr and Mrs W. R. Doughty, Messrs R. P. Stack, A. L. Baird, Mr and Mrs Galloway, Miss Coen, Mr W. Lane. The. German brig Astrea, an iron vessel 290 tons burden, Captain A. Heldt, arrived at 10 o'clock this morning from Port Chalmers with a carjro of grain, etc. The Astrea left Port Chalmers on the 19th inst. with an easterly wind, which lasted till the 12th off Akaroa. Capo Elizabeth was passed on the 14th, on the 17th was off East Cape, and two days later sighted Cape Colville. For the last three days the brig was beating about Cuvier Island and in the Hauraki Gulf. She was off Tiri light at midnight, and at 8 o'clock this morning was taken in tow by the Awhina, and arrived as above.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The s.s. Oreti arrived from Hokianga at 5 a.m. yesterday, and sailed at 4 p.m. for New Plymouth and Wanganui with passen gers and. cargo.

The s.s. Gairloch arrived from Waifcara last evening with the following passengers : —Judge Wilson, Major Mair, Mr and Mrs Mossman and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Shep herd and 2 children, Mesdames Wilson, McKeever, De Thierry, Merry, Whit combe, MissTate, Messrs Patterson, Merry, Williams, Dunn, Bright, Biss, Dawson, Wood, Gray, Crowther, Hall, Hackett, Burton, McArty, Barnicoat, W. L. Web ster, Carfchew, Barron, and 5 natives.

The s.s. Bellinger arrived from Waitara at 6 a.m. with 7 passengers, 46 head of cattle, 300 sheep, 8 kegs, of butter, and sundries.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Opotiki, this day.—Chelmsford sailed at 11a.m. for Auckland. Makciqoti, December 21, — Sailed on

Notices to Correspondents.

Subscriber (King Country).—Your ques tion is not quite plain, but the rule bear ing on spotted balls- is very clear. Ac cording to the rules laid down by John Bennett, of London, and the ones generally played under, if it was in " A's" power to score at all,, no ball can be spotted in the case you mention. A ball can only be Bpotted in the event of itu running into a pocket or off the table ; or a foul stroke being given, or the three balls being so covered by tho pins as to preclude their being played at. Wβ must say yours is a peculiar case, as wenever heard of only two fellows playing a game of " devil's pool" before.

The Auckland Star.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1887.

For the cause that lacke aisistance, For the ■wrong that needs resistance, For tho future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

That Lord Salisbury should have thought fit to "vigorously denounce the Protection movement " in England, is a proof of how the exigencies of go vernment by coalition may compel a man to eat his own words and forswear his mosfc cherished convictions. To find the why and wherefore of Lord Salisbury's declaration, wo must go back to the speech of Lord Hartington at Westminster, on Bth inst., inwhich the leader of the Liberal Unionists re ferred to the fact that many Conserva tives were in favour of Fair Trade, and that, if this were pressed, the result might be a split in the ranks of the Liberal Unionists. The Premier, to counteract the effect of this utterance, has thought fit to deny that the Con servatives, as a party, are committed to a policy of Protection—which was not asserted, for Lord Hartington ad mitted that the Conservative leaders did not favour the Fair Trade movement. The attempt to make it appear that Protection and Fair Trade are not identical is rather disingenuous, and is plainly an to juggle with phrases. Thus, while denouncing Protection, Lord Salisbury "declined to express an opinion on Fair Trade till he had seen in a bill what was really meant. ,. This verdant innocence would be refreshing, if it were not so palpable that the Premier is "hedging" on the subject of Fail- Trade in order to. prevent the disin tegration of his, party. After proving how ready he is to sacrifice general questions for the sake of maintaining his majority in support of the coercive policy in Ireland, it sounds remarkably insincere when we hear Lord Salisbury declaring in the same speech that in the approaching Parliamentary session the business transacted would be "essentially British," and that the Government did not intend devoting much time to the Irish question. If there is any ques tion which at the present time is more "essentially British "than another, it is that of imposing Protective duties. Whether it is called Fair Trade, Re taliation, or Reciprocity, this move ment has for its object the protection of British producers and manufacturers from that foreign competition which a Free Trade policy has encouraged, and Parliament will perforce have to deal with it very soon,' whether it suits Lord Salisbury's pur poses or not. When this becomes a " burning question " in English poli tics, the present party lines will be rudely obliterated, and new and more rational alliances will be formed. And tins great movemnet, though it might for a time eclipse the grievances of Irelsfnd, would not cause the latter to be forgotten, but more probably would pave the way for obtaining the conces sion of Heme Rule. In speaking so mincingly of Fair Tradf, Lord Salisbury seems to have forgotten that; Jie has repeatedly com mitted himself in a more or less guarded fashion to that form of Pro tection. So far back as 1881, he pointed, in the course of a speech at Newcastle, to the failure of Free Trade and to the fact that the other countries of the world were generally becoming more protectionist. He argued that the principle of Ee procity was already recognised in the system of commercial treaties, and pro ceeded : — v It is merely a question of policy, arising upon the state of facts in each particular case, whether you have the means of any alteration of your tariff which you can, .with due consideration for your own interests, adopt, whether you can do so in the case of your neighbour; and it seems to me that that is a sensible course to adopt. There is no doubt that by abandoning duties which are useful to you for revenue purposes, you con fer a great benefit upon foreign countries. Why should you not ask for a price in exchange for that bene fit ? Why should you not obtain for your own industries a benefit corres ponding to that which you are confer ring upon them ? . . . In spite of any formula, in spite of any cry of Free Trade, if I saw that by raising a duty jipon luxuries, or by threatening to

raise ifc it." '""V.* ——^^» mm Opposition trviJ t jT •"I T sl) iry in Ms later St^> k

The Stab will nofc be issuedon Monday next (Boxing Day). *

The special Christmas Supplement of the Stab will be issued gratis with to-mobbow evening's paper. The Supplement will be profusely illustrated with, season able . pictures, and a selection of storie 8 from our recent Christmaseompetitiona will be published, including, "Jamesturner. 1 1 a Christmas Romance," by Mr £;: yfj Horsbrugh; "Christmas at Silver Gully *( by Charles Rhoades ; "A Christinas Letter," by Miss J. Outhwaite; "Silver Spray," by Mrs Harris; "Margate!;: a Reminiscence," by Miss Susie Patterson • " Walters Gift," by Mr Barker. These stories are accompanied by sketches illue fcratiyo of the incidents therein. mas for Sure," by the talented.anthorof '' Helen's Babies," will be worth the while of all to read. .-; Several pictures, with the descriptive letter* press, relating to the gum-digging in dustry, are nofc the jleasii interesting featuree of the Supplement There will also .be poetry, .humprj)tiß clipi pings, funny sketches, .conundrums, scraps for little folks jinfact, the paper will be a perfect otta podrida of entertaining matter. Those who are n<s successful in securing copies to-morrow can do so by applying at this oflice during next week.

A meeting of tbe'LyonMemorialEund Committee was convened for tot eyeing, and was adjourned owing to several Eetnrns not having been sent in. Excursionists to Lake Takapuna willnoif have greater pleasure than previoiislf, vhert the frequent cry of "No place of accommo dation" was heard on every side. eMrJervis has put up premises where -viators will find accommodation and refreshing drinks. Takapuna possesses, perhaps, one of the finest beaches around Auckland, andi will undoubtedly become one of the finest bathing resorts in the colony.' It is the: proprietor's intention to lay out the ground so as to make it an attractive spot. \ The telegraphic authorities intimate that: the following hours of attendance" m to be;, observed during the Christmas holidays :--', On Monday and Tuesday, the 26th and 27th inst., and Mondav,ihe 2nd prox v the Auckland office will be open from 9to 10 a.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. Only those offices which open on Sundays and holi days will be open on bhe 26th instant and 2nd proximo and ttb evening of _the 27th inst, but aUoffices will be opened on the morning of the 27th inst. On Chmt mas day, the 25th inst., the Telephone Ex change will be closed from 10; a.m. to / p.m. This evening Handel's great oratorio, "The Messiah," will be performed at Beresford - street Congregational .Church,, commencing at 8 o'clock.. There wiU be, a strong chorus composed of members of, t^ ; preside at the organ. At thefinal wheag the choruses-were.rendered and precision which augurs well for the sua ceS of the performance. There wil be ncl chame made for admission, but a collection S S gathened, the results to be. donated to the funds of the church. * ~ ■H^ At the Police Court this morning Mr; n>. Duncaii, J.P., presided, ?he SoVing cases :-Patrick a second offence in drunkenness^'losing rnsts or 48 hours; William Henry, dwk S dirderVjOsand Charles Rood, drunk and disorderly, *» and costs or 14 days. . -■ > - The Mohawk Minstrels will[give *&uf sacred concert at the Agriculturd HaU on Court to-morrow, to answer a

THE THREATENED POOR RATE.

THEMayonnhi» inilugutal!ia erda r fo reßWoweda «J«. able relief. T ffo . Sg trae. The withdrawal oSf "' a= General Government fe' l upon property must produce S' 5 its entire fi^^°S£: ynctionmg the imposition of a|s ditional rate. The last install theloanwill come in during the C n! rent financial year, and no^£ will the Corporation have an oppS overdraft and releasing its, ordraarj revenues for the maintenance of cit» services. If the interest on t J were got rid of, tteboZ funds would be in a fairly goSa position, and we hope to see the Mayor inaugurate a policy during his present term of office that will go far towards getting rid of that standing menace to the future good government of the City- ~ '■ .■ :?. : -, ■■>:-'

i'Ki<. AUCKLAKI? EVENING STAK, THURSDAY. DECEMBER Jja,lßß«. a



Saturday: Edith May, with 165,000 feet timber for the A. T. Co. Sailed yesterday : Guiding Star, with 192,000 feet timber ior the A. T. Co., both for Sydney; baucy Kate, for Auckland. New Plymouth, December _I.—me Wanaka sailed for Manukau at 3 p.m. Passengers :—Misses Blackley and Ward, Mr and Mrs Bellringer, Rev. H. H. Brown, Rev. Father Hurley, Messrs Witt, Armi tage, Firth. . , Wellington, December 21.— Arrived : s.s. Penguin, from the South; s.s.Taka puna, from Picton and Nelson, ©ailed: s.s. Australia, for Auckland <md the East Coast: s.s. Takapuna, for the South. Lyttelton, this day.—Doric arrived from Port Chalmers. Port Chalmers, December 21. — Ar rived : S.s. To Anau, from the North. Sailed : Schooner Annie Wilson, for Lyttel ton; s.s.. Tarawera, for the North. Pas sengers: For Auckland: Misses Robens and° Kinder. Messrs Morrin and Tanker. For Sydney : Miss Shakleford, Mr Morrison and seven steerage; s.s. Doric, for Lyttel- Melbourne, December 21. Sailed, this afternoon : The Union Co.'s s.s. Waihora, for the Bluff. _______ "V" E W riASIT CI TORES JUST OPENED AT 256, QUEEN-STREET, BY EARLE & MONTGOMERY OF KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Wo have much pleasure in drawing the atten tion of the general public in Auckland to our BRANCH STORE, 256, QUEEN-STREET (Just above Wellesley-street). It is intended to do a strictly Cash Trarto. We have been able to secure tho premises upon From which customers can selectthoirsupplied. Under those conditions, Earle and Montgomery aro able to offer the best of btores at PRICES WHICH WILL ECLIPSE ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS In A uckland. To prove this is no blow, call and Bee for yourself. Wo would draw especial atfention y t° MAIZE, WHEAT, OATS, CifW SHARPS, FLOUR, etc., tho prices of whiou customers will do well to acquaint thomsolveS with before purchasing elsewhere. Wo aro now selling _.-„. butter & eggs, hams & bacon, at cost price. •dlackTlorse brand salt REST for all DOMESTIC and CURING Purposes. Manufactured by Mr John Corbett, M.P.. at citnkn Prior Salt Works, England. ■» Packed to suit AI,L REQUIREMENTS in sacks, BAGS ALL SIZES, and Glass Jars. The BEST SALT is tho CHEAPEST in tho U Ask?or BLACK HORSE BRAND SALT, and tako NO OTHEK. All merchants and storekeepers ecu it. FARMERS roust insist on their BUTTER being made with this SALT ONLY, otherwise they will suirerLass. RYRFRRY&COi Durham-street. Auckland. Post-office Box 508.1 VENI! VIDI ! VICI! « mHE VERY" BUTTON (Shakespear). JL The Latest Novelty. AVo have imported a Button-making Machine, and can now supply Buttons same cloth as Garment, Onkhunqa Twkkds included. No extra charge. Call and see tho Machine at work. AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY <G. McßniDK), Customs-street East, oppoaito Coupland'a Storo OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. (HHRISTMAS r^ARDSJ pHRISTMAS fIARDS The abovo are a speciality, and are shown in a separata room. mENNIS -OACQUETS! mENNIS TT3ACQUETS AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. TT PURBROOK, PRACTICAL ELECTRICIAN, Wishes to announce that ho has Removed to No. 38, GREY-STREET (two doors above the Market Hotel), TO UNDERTAKE ALL KINDS OF ELEO TRICAL WORK. Mechanical Repairs Effected. fiJIEAY and GOOD CUTLERY. THOMAS SAMUEL Has just received a Large Consignment of all Kinds of Cutlery and Plated Goods, consisting of—• Table and Pocket Knives, Butchers' and Cooks' Knives, Superior Scissors and Razors, Electro plated Forks, Spoons, Cruets, Teapots, etc. All the above.Solling at Very Low Prices. THOMAS SAMUEL, 162, QUKEN-STREET (Opposite Arthur's Mart). T>OOTS! "OOOTS ! J3 R OOTS CHEAP SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES AT GREAT REDUCTIONS, AT mHO MAS TOIL LI SON'S. To meet the depressed times, and being largely overstocked, also to make room for largo shipments to arrive, THUS. ELLISON is now holding a Cheap Sale of Boots and Shoes AT COST PRICE, FOR ONE MONTH, FOR CASH ONLY. The following lines at much less than cost :— s.d. Babies' Shoes .. .. .. ..1 0 per pair Babies' Klastic Boots .. ..10 por pair Babies' Elastic Boots .. ..16 por pair Girls' Morocco Elastic Boots, 10 to 13 .- 3 6 por pair Girls'MoroccoElasticßoots.lltol 4 6perpnlr Girls' Kid Klastic Boots, 10 to 1 .. 4 6 por pair Girls' Kid Elastic Boots. 10 to 1 .. 5 6 per pair Ladies' good House Boots .. .. 3 6 per pair All other goods equally cheap. BOOTS OF ALL DESCRIPTION'S MADE TO ORDER ON THE PREMISES. THOS. ELLISON, bootmaker and importer, 74, Queen Street. HOTEL. 1 FOR SALE, one of the best Suburban Hotels, only 2 miles from Auckland, doing a largo and increasing business. Principals only dealt with. W. & J. FRATER, Land Agents, Auckland. nnO PHOTOGRAPHERS. SCHERING'S CHEMICALS, DRESDEN ALBUMENISED PAPER, DRY PLATES, ip.. 15s; Jp, 36s gross, Other " sizes in proportion. SEEGNER. LANGGUTH, & CO.. .' - ■ QUBBN-STBEET,



rjHEAP CASH HOUSE, ' VICTORIA-STREET WEST. DRESSMAKING. The Proprietors of this Establishment having Becurod the services of a MOST FASHIONABLE & ACCOMPLISHED DRESSMAKER. Aro now prepared to execute any orders with the greatest despatch. PERFECT FIT a AND tS U,PERB STYLE Ladies' own Material made up. All Drapery and Clothing being sold at half-price to make room. W. VAI LE, Manager. /CHRIST MAS QPECIALTIES. MILNE & CHOYCE Have prepared some SPECIALLY CHEAP LINES in each Department for tho CHRIST MAS TRADE to suit tho present times, which *hey recommend to their Customers as being well worthy of their notice. Tho following aro a few of tho lines :— / Trimmed Bonnets, 10/6 to 15/o\ ( Trimmed Hats, 7/6 to 10/6 \ \ Dress Caps, 1/6 / Sptaial Prices also In MANTLES, SUNSHADES, LADIES' and CIITLDRENS , COSTUMES APRONS, from Iβ 6d LACE FLOUNCINGS GLOVES. HOSIERY FANCY OOODS FOR PRESENTS FANCY DRESS GOODS SILKS VARIOUS TtT IL N E & ri HOY CE, QUEEN AND WELLESLEY-STREETS. TELEPHONE 412. Shop will remain open Satur days, December 24 and 31, until 10 o'clock p.m. qPECIAL JOB T INES FOR /IHRISTMAS. T have just purchased Ono Hundred and Eight Pounds' '£108) worth ot Ladies' Silk Dolmans, Beaded Capes, Silk and Velvet-beaded Visites, etc. Having bought them at a hoary discount, I am selling thorn considerably under warehouse prico. The above are choice goods and newest stylos. Also clearing at nominal prices, balanco of last season's stock o< , Lace, bilk, Bro..he, and Cashmoro Capes and Vlsites from Is 9d New Floorcloths, Linoleums, and Mattings at lowest rates 50 Pairs New Lace Curtains from Is lid Splendid stock of New Umbrellas and Fancy Sunshades 180 Men's Black Stiff Felt Hats, Is lid ; worth 3s 6d Boys' K.B. Suits from 3s 3d Splendid stock of Clothing in Onehunga, Mosgicl, Kaiapoi, and other makes, at a email advance on cost Strong Tweed for boys' wear, Is 4d, Is 6d, lslOd CASH BUYERS WILL DO WELL TO CALL AND INSPECT THE STOCK AT XITILLIAM TD TDEIDGMAN'S, 288, UPPER QUEEN-STREET. mHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, 158 akjj 160, Queen-street, Is par excellence the leading establishment for VARIETY AND VALUE IN men's and boys' clothing and outfitting. Onehunga Tweed Suits Mosgiel Tweed Suits Wellington Tweed Suits Oamaru Tweed Suits In sizes and patterns to suit all figures, and at prices the best value in tho city. Special lines now being opened up for tho Christmas Season. AN EARLY VISIT RECOMMENDED. TXT S. LAURIE & Co., SEED AND MANURE MERCHANTS, CCSTOMS-STBEKT, AUCKLAND. Turnips, Clovers, Grass Beede, etc. Eoneduet and Boneflour, Guano, Superphosphates, etc. WoolpackH, Cornsacke, Twine. Bone Mill at Ngaruawanla, WaikatC .. iviiV; e _3pneßf4rohaeed., >,-.»;.■. *



MEDICAL HALL, PONSONBY (Opposite the Three Lam us). J. G. HENDERSON, , PHARMA CEUTICAL CHEMIST AND SURGEON DBNTIHT, Gas Administered for Extractions Would again call attention to a few o£ the pro prietary articles manufactured by him, ii'Oin drugs of tlie very best quality procurable. Quinine, Iron, &c, Tonic Mixture, Neuralgia Rheumatic, and Gout Mixtures. Toothache Reliever. The abovo give Speedy Relior, es pecially in facial neuralgia. ~ , , For Coughs, Colds, &c. Cherry Pectoral, Balsam of Horohound, Chlorodyno. The aboVo arc superior to tho imported article, being re cently prepared. Antibilious Pills, suitable to the climate; are purely vegetable ; irivo speedy rolicf. I , rom Is per box; by post, Is 2d. , ... , „ Prescriptions and Family Recipes faithfully prepared. J.G.H.'a Worm Powders and Mixture are the most cfi'ectual remedies known to medical science. Try J.G.s Certain Cure for Corns. npHE experiment of Reducing Medical JL Fees to English Rates having proved a triumphant success, It. 11. Bakcwell, M.D., has removed to more commodious premises,. whero better arrangements for dispensing will prevent some of that delay by which he fears that patients have ofren been inconvenienced. Ihe now premises aro noarly opposite .the old ones, being in Fallon's Buildings, corner of Hobson and Cook Streets. Foes (including Medicine) for consultation, 2s (id; for day visits, ss; lor night visits, £1 la. In all cases strictly..cash; no booking.—R. 11. Bakkwkix, M.D., M R.C.fa., England, Fallon's Buildings, Coiner of Hobson and Cook Streets. DX E M P T, BURGEON DENTIST, Has Rkmovkd to CORNER OF ELLIOTT AND WELLESLEY STREETS (Opposite tho Opera House.) Box 2101 lTelophono37B c if t i i t R yT Mr A. L. SMITH, OLD-ESTABLISHED DENTIST. Corner of Hobson and Wuxleslky Streets Artificial Teeth fittod without extracting stumps. Other dentists' work repaired. Teeth stopped. Gas administered. Charges moderate. Traincars pass the house. E O F REMOVAL. Mn T. TRAFFORD, Tho oldest-established Surgeon Dentist ot 18 years, Desires to inform hie patients and friends that he haa removed from Wakefleld-streot to more central olllces, QUEEN-STKKKT (over Wayte's. Booksollor), opposite vV'yndhain-street. Professional hours : 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. HF. WINDSOR, * SURGEON DENTIST (by oxam.) (Late of tho Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I beg to intimate to the publio of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue in prac tico at the Old Chambers, Shortland-street (oppoeito Post Olllce.) Hiivinpr socured tho sor vloeaof a first-class Mechanioal Assistant, and reduced my charges, 1 hope to tnorlt a share of their support. Hox 218, P.O.] [Telephone 377. _____ QUPPLY qTOIIE, VICTORIA STREET. Encouraged by the largo incroaso of business done during the past year, wo havo inado Bomu very largo purchaßon for iho coming Christmas trade, and have decided to sell ai tuo lowest possible READy MONEY PRICES. 121b tins of our celobratod Is 10d Tea for 20$ 111b boxes of Household Tea for 15a 401b bag of bern Ciystulisod Sugar for 9a 6d 501b buira ot Household Hour for 4s 9d Cholco Now Jams, 12 tins for 4s 3d Box of Soap, containing 22 bars, for 5a 3 bottles of KiiKlieh Pickles for 2s 3d 3 bottles of English Sauce, large sizo, 2s 3d 3 bottles Sauce, small blko, for Iβ Jars of Preserved Ginger, only Iβ each 21b tins of choice Table Kruit, Is each Prime Wairoa and Factory Cheese, 4}d per lb Chrlstmae Hams, prime quality, only BJd per lb (The abovo uro tho best and cheapest in the market). Cordials—A largo assortment to chooso fro;n at Iβ por bottle LlmeJuico. 10d per bottle Mandarin PackotTcaa! Mandarin Packet Teas! (We aro tho only agents in Auckland for this celebrated blend, ana tho prlco is only 2s per lb). lib boxes of Now Figs, only 9d each Now Curranta, Now Raisins Lemon, Orange, and Citron Peel Strawberry Conserve 10d por tin. No Goods of inferior qualfty aro admitted into stuck at any prico, but only such o» wo bolievo will provo satisfactory to our customers. , N.B.—Every order sent from our estab lishment this month will contain a LARGE PICTORIAL CALENDAR for 1888. Orders by post and otherwise attended to with groat care and despatch. Now, ono of tho first steps towards genuine retrenchment is a practical visit to REW'S CITY SUPPLY STORE, VICTORIA St. ■pHOTOGRAPH Y. W. R. ROBINSON (Late TUTTLE AND CO). UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. W. R. R. having been upwards of two years with the late Finn ia a sufficient guarantee that none but FIRST-CLASS WORK will leave hia Studio. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. All work on hand will be completed. W. R. ROBINSON (Late TUTTLE & Co.), 24 8, QUEEN-STREET. W. M. W H l T E ' s CELEBRATED LIMESTONE FILTERS. Tho principal advantages they possess over other filters are their simp ; icity of construction, tho great facility with which they can be cleaned, the regularity with which they perform their work, and the extremely moderate prico at which they are offered. Also the fact, of their being of New Zealand manufacture should be a consideration. Wα , or in Auckland is very deficient in limo, but this defect is greatly remedied by the water having in those niters to pass through a block of limestone. As before remarked, all tho impurities separated from tho filtered water can be easily removed, whereas in nearly all other make of fllters tho Sedhnonfc cannot be removed, consequently must contaminate, instead of purifying tho water which follows, and in timo the liltoring material goto so saturated that it cannot retain uny more, and tho water must pass through unlUtercd, to the great injury of its consumers. While "White's Limestone Filters" can bo cleanly washed out, a brush for which purpose is sup plied with each Filter, and co continue to work satisfaotoi-ily. Prices: 3 gallons, 20s; 1- gallons, 25s ; 5 gallons, 30s. Filters more suitable for Hotels and Clubs, whero an extra large ono is required, aro so con structed that they can bo paced in a tank or cistern, and will filter water rapidly, but inu most perfect manner, at from £2 12s and up wards, according to size. Any further information and testimonials to be obtained from FRANCIS A. TWINAMB. Marine Chambers, Sole ARcnt for Auckland and Province. x> H O T O G R A P H Y. c. wilTmott, 283, Queen-street (opposito Alexandra-street). G Carte Portraits, 4s 6d; Cabinets, 7s 6d Houses, etc., in town and suburbs, samo prico Photos copied. 6 Cartes, 2s 6d ; 6 Cabinots, 5s 4,000 Viows of New Zealand Sconery in stock, mounted and unmounted, from 4d each; a lot slightly soiled. Id and 2d each. STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS of Now Zealand Scenery, Is plain: 2s coloured Portraits, etc., taken for tho STEREOSCOPE. Photographs ENLARGED and COLOURKD. Country districts visited on moderate terms. riIHE Members of the Auckland Brokers' JL Association bej? to notify that their respec tive Offices will be Closed from tho Afternoon of the 24th to tho Morning of the 4th January, on which day they will re-conunence business. BY ORDER. December 20,1887,



MR THOS. M. HUMPHREYS, 8.A., BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, 25 CooMßEs's Arcade, Auckland. All Business placed in my hands will receive my Prompt and Personal Attention. Moderate Charges. BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS IN TIIK ESTATE OF F. H. LEWISSON. In consequence of the death of Mr F. 11. Lewisson, it has become necessary to REALISE HIS ESTATE ! witliout the slightest delay. With this ! object tho whole of I HIS WELL-KNOWN STOCK WILL BE j> OFFERED '' TO THE PUBLIC AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. ' . ._ • It is well known that the STOCK IS ONE OF THE CHOICEST IN NEW ZEALAND, and purchasers will now have .an opportunity of obtaining FIRST-CLA23S XOTATCHES JEWELLERY QILVER. /"N OODS imLECTRO-PLATED T^ARE : , &c. &c. &*:. UNDER COST PRICE. Tho Stock is such a varied one that it is [ impossible to advertise it in detail; bub if would-bo purchasers will call during the coming four weeks, they will bo satisfied that THE OBJECT OF THE EXECUTORS IS TO REALISE IRRESPECTIVE OF PRICE.! i A. G. B ABTLETT ' 154 QUKKK-STREET, CHRONOMETER, WATCH & CLOCK MAKER, & JEWELLER. JUST RECEIVED A XARGE STOCK , on , LADIES' AND GENT.'S GOLD AND SILVER WATCHEI3, Direct from our Factory, Cle rkonwoll, London, ' Gcnt.'s Silver Hunting English Levers, at £3, £310 a, £4 10s, and £5 10s. Guaranteed by A. G. Bartlott, and Posted to 1 Any Addrcsß upon rccoipt ot 1.0.0. > Gent/a Silver Hunting English Levers, with Fukco and Chain, at £6, £6 Ws, £7 103, £810s, and i; 9. Guaranteed by A. G. Bartlett. . ROTHERAM'S GOLD &TsiLVER LEVERS. WALTHAM WATCHES, FROM £3. Gent's Gold Hunting Lovers, from £16 to £45 Guaranteed by A. G. Bartlctt. Ladies' Silver Watches, from £210s to £710s. Guaranteed by A. Q. Bartlctt Ladies' Gold Watches, from £6 to £30. Guaranteed by A. G. Bartlett. ' A NEW AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK 1 of GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. Comprising Brooches, Earrings, Necklets, Lockets, Studs. Scarf Pins and Rings, Alberts, Charms, Etc., Etc. | WEDDING, KEEPER, ENGAGEMENT, AND GEM RINGS. PRESENTATION MARBLE CLOCKS Of New and Handsome Designs. ' Largo Stock of Suoerior Plate, suitable for l presents. To Arrive in a few deys, an Assortment of GENT.'S OPEN-FACE KEYL.ESS WATCHES Ropairs of All Kinds on line Premises. ; Wheels and Pinionß Cut. i Chronometers Ropairod and Rated by Transit ) Observation. 1. A. G. BARTLETT, * 154, queen-stridct. \ '. "'■ Established 1862. ; pHBAP CLOTHING, > CHEAP OUTFITTING. ': H. A T X *\x s ', Is still selling Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Ties, etc, ; AT REDUCED PRICES. ■ Also, DRESS MATERIALS at reduced prices —last year's goods at any price , » DOLMANS, JACKETS, FICHUS »t half-price LADIES' UMBRELLAS, SUNSHADES, etc., at a reduced prico CARPETS, splendid patterns, at reduced prices LINOLEUMS, FLOORCLOTHS, MATTINGS SHEETINGS, LONG CURTAINS, QUILTS TABLE LINEN, CALICOES, SHIRfcTCNG ; \ Etc. Etc. Eta At very lowest prices to suit tho) times. H.A" , " IF there is any one who wants to give a Christmas Box to their son, lot them call and get a Watermiry Watch for noatiing, at J. H. Dalton'ar,, Victoriu-steoet :_ast.



INSURANCE COMPANIES' ASSOCIATION. The Insurance Companies' Offices will be closed on the 26th and 27th December, boinsy Christmas Holidays. HENRY WORSP, Secretary. "THiTOTICE.—REDUCTION IN PRICE.-: Xl Christmas and New Year Cards.— Unequalled in Variety or Cheapness in city or suburbs, we have yet REDUCED OUR LOW PRICES, which now range from 3 for Id to 5s each. Assorted Packets, containing 13 Beautiful Cards, 6d the packet, or 25 Splendid Cards Is the packet Hand Painted Cards, local views, Is 6d each. Elegant Scripture Gift Cards, Id each; six subjects, in packet, 6d; formerly 2s 6d the packet. Thousands upon thousands to select from at GOODSON'S London Arcade.