AN INDIA LION HUNT.

By Emerson Bennett,

The following thrilling incidents are given in the language of the narrator, Captain Sibley, late of Her Majesty's service in India.

While serving with my regiment in the northern part of India, word was one day brought to me that a terrible lion, a regular man-eater, had made his appearance at the little hamlet of Dakul, about 15 miles from our can tonment, and had snapped up and carried off a herdsman by way of lunch —or 'tiffin,' as it is called in that country. 'Well, said I, 'his royal, majesty must be looked after, and properly punished for invading the kingdom of his superiors.' I immediately informed my friend, Lieutenant Trevor, of the facts, and we agreed to set off the next day and have some exciting sport. We at once despatched an elephant, with several attendants, to the scene of action, and followed ourselves the next morning on horseback. Arrived in sight of the jungle into which his majesty was said to have; carried his human victim, we at once took measures to search him out and call him to account, sending out natives to different quarters to mount the high est trees, so as to be able to overlook the whole scene and signal any dis covery. We then sent the elephant forward into the jungle, upon what was sup posed to be the trail of the lordly beast, under the guidance of the ma hout, or driver, while we followed on horseback, armed each of us with a double-barrelled rifle and a brace of pistols. In this manner we continued to beat up the jungle for several hours, with out getting any. trace of the animal whatever.

lAh !' suddenly exclaimed Lieuten ant Trevor, pointing to one of the natives, stationed in a tree-top, ' there goes a signal that the lookout sees the beast off yonder to the right.'

We at once hurried forward in the direction indicated, and camo in sight ,if the lion, one of the largest and most formidable of his species, just as he tva-i leisurely passing over the crest of a email hill, and looking back with a sol" of cool, lordly air of defiance. Vfe hastened to the point where he had disappeared, and found that the hill descended quite abruptly into a rough, rocky stream-bed, or nullah •which we could not safely cross at tha piaoe with our animals on account o th*l dangerous footing

beyond this nullah we could see a •/err dense jungle, which covered quite j. broad area, and we at once came to "he conclusion that 'the lion would ~* te up his quarters in the most inac cessible part of it, and be ready to act *n the aggressive or the defensive, as the case might be. To get to him we now found our selves compelled, from the nature of the ground, to make a long detour; and I at once ordered the driver to proceed down the hither bank of the nullah till he could find a place to cross in safety.

. This proceeding took us out of our direct course for at least a mile ; but we finally got across the ravine, and then aimed directly for the locality where we thought the animal would be most likely to make his stand. The jungle was very dense and deeply tangled; and, notwithstanding our driver urged on his huge beast, the progress was necessarily so slow that we were fully an hour in reaching the point we had fixed upon. Looking carefully to our weapons, as we neared the dangerous quarter, and then sharply oh every side of us, we prepared ourselves to pour in our fire at a moment's notice. Suddenly we were startled by a loud roar, and the next moment the fierce lion made a desperate spring at the head of the elephant. This took the huge beast so much by surprise that his smaller and * more agile adversary was able to inflict con siderable injury before he could be shaken off, which so frightened the elephant that for a time he was com pletely unmanageable. As the unwieldy monster wheeled about suddenly, turning tail to his assailant, he came near crushing us, who were close at his heels, and it was only by tho greatest skill and dexterity that we were able to clear the ponder- j ous mass.

The next moment, with a loud trumpeting of fright, he Was about to rush away, when the furious lion, with another furious spring, fastened his teeth and claws upon his hind quarters, tearing and lacerating his flesh so that, the .blood ran in streams, and only re leased his hold after some vigorous kicking on the part of the assailed, which then plunged forward, leaving us to take care of ourselves and do battle as best we might. * We now both fired simultaneously; but our horses were so frightened and restive that our aim was necessarily very uncertain; and if we wounded the lion at all, as we believed we did, it was at least not in a fatal part. Had the lord of the wilderness then followed up his advantage, he might perhaps have got the best of both of us, and ended this tale ih a tragedy which would have left her majesty's service minus two gallant officers. The lion, fortunate for us, appeared to be satisfied with the work he had already done, and immediatly beat a retreat, quickly slipping out of sight in the dense undergrowth. '~ In" this state of affairs yr& did not feel safe in following up the chaee on horseback, but resolved, if possible, ■:

to get the elephant back to his work, and then mount him ourselves, behind the driver.

This- was no easy matter to do, for the huge beast had been badly scared,; and was very intractable. , It was at least two years beforo the driver could get him back to the place where he had been attacked by the lion, and even then he showed so much fear as to lead us to the conclusion that he would be of little service to us.

'If we ever kill that lion "from the back, of this elephant,' said my friend Trevor, * it will be while we are run ning away from him as fast as the huge legs of this beast can take us.' ' I quite agree with you,' I an swered; 'and I think the matter will finally result in our dismissing all ol our animals and taking our chances on foot'

Though a rather dangerous proceed ing, I am ready to try it whenever you are,' returned my companion. In the meantime his most royal highness, the king of beasts, had dis appeared, and though we beat about that jungle on our timid elephant all the rest of that day, we found no further trace of him.

This was a great disappointment to us, for we had counted on taking his skin back to camp—a something which every officer prizes highly, especially if the animal has fallen by his prowess; but as night drew on, we had to give up the search for that day, though we prepared ourselves for an early start on the morrow, and offered a tempting reward to the native who should first bring us information of the where abouts of his forest majesty. We did not hear anything till late in the forenoon, when word came to us that the lion had been seen some six or eight miles distant, and that during the night he had killed and carried off a sheep, the shepherd himself having had a very narrow escape.

We at once started for the new scene of operations, and, on reaching the ground, bad the exact locality of our intended prize mado known to us by one of our native lookouts.

The jungle, where the king of beasts had taken up his new quarters, was nothing like as dense as that of the day before, and consequently we could see around us for some little distance quite distinctly.

In fact, when we again got a sight of tho lion he was too far off for a cer tain and effective shot; aud when tho elephant soon after got a sight of him, he became so fractious that wo finally resolved to abandom him altogether and tako the daugerous risk of ap proaching our prey on foot.

Accordingly we dismounted, and stole cautiously forward, telling our nearest lookout to keep us advised of any change in the position of our foe, for on our feet we could neither see as far ahead nor as distinctly as from the back of the elephant.

The lion was a brave fellow, and he was now evidently determined to take his stand and await the result.

As we approached him, with a keen sense of the danger we were incurring, I confess I thought of many possi bilities that carried my mind far away to other scenes, and I even pictured forth the mourning of many friends in the event of our hazardous under taking having • a fatal termination to ourselves.

When we got a sight of the beast again, we saw him crouching down, with his face towards us, within fair rifle range. We immediately halted, brought our weapons to bear on him, and then both hesitated about discharging them, as if each felt it was a matter of life and death.

'Shall we venture it? Shall we fire V queried the lieutenant. ' Yes !' I answered, nerving myself for the desperate risk.

Almost at the word our two pieces belched forth their leaden contents at the same instant, s*

Both balls took effect, and badly, but not fatally, wounded' the lion, which at Once sprang toward us, with a fierce rush and savage roar.

'Lookout, sahibs! look out!' we heard more than one voice scream to us from the tree tops.

"We were looking out, but at the same time standing firmly, for each of us still had an undischarged barrel to pour into Our on-coming foe.

As the ferocious beast neared us, looking terrifically formidable, we fired again simultaneously, but unfortunately failed to check his onward course.

The next moment I saw the glaring eyes of a fierce body bounding through the air, and then found myself struck with a force that hurled me over back ward upon the ground, my head strik ing the earth with almost Stunning effect.

In a moment one of my arms was seized by the lion's sharp teeth,and the bones crushed to splinters, while, his hind claws tore and raked the flesh from both, of my legs in the most fear ful manner.

At once I felt faint and sick, every thing turned dark around me, and I believed that my last minute had come.

I still in some degree, however, re tained my senses, and had sufficient presence of mind to remain perfectly still.

The lion, probably thinking me dead, now left me, to assail my friend, ,who had retreated a few paces, and was in the act of discharging his second pistol at the monster.

The latter sprang upon and over threw him, but fortunately fell over dead just as he was in the act of lacerating him.

Our several shots had proved fatal, but not in time to save us from the fearful consequences I have described. Our attendants soon came running up to us from different quarters, and found me, at least, in a pitiful condi tion, though my friend was so not much injured but that he could take a part

in .directing my removal to the little hamlet of Dakul.

A messenger being despatched.to our army quarters, soon returned with an English surgeon, who. took charge of my case. . It was several days before I was in a condition to be removed to our can tonment, and in the meantime I had to suffer the amputation of my right arm. I finally recovered, sold out my com mission, and retired from_the army; and this, it seems needless to add, ended my hunting adventures in India. As I had suffered the most, my friend insisted that I had the best right to the lion's skin, which was carefully dressed, and which I still have preserved as a memento of one of the greatest exploits and most unfortunate events of my life.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, JUNE 14,_ 1887.



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I _____ ' ' ?;f .3.7 One tea to Auckl'd. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. mrf »~ Onetiungt _dep! 7.5 8.20 9.30 10.0 12.10 1.0 4.25 5.10 6.35 \ls lolsci ?20* *3k _*> __ Pannna .. •• •• .. '" 5,30 Penrose June. '.'. 7.1518.30 9.40 10.10t12.20 1.10 111436 §5.20 §6.45 |7.30 11*.'0 filMnii •__ *•' Ellerslie .. 7.20 8.35 9.45 10.15 12.25 1.15 4.40 5.25 .. 7.35 U. 5 21? ft" &« *Grppn Lftnn •• •• .. s **s Remuera '.. 7.30.8.44 9.55 10.24 12.35 1.25 4.51 5.35 ... 7.4511.15 225 in •«_%■ Newmarket Jun 7.35 8.49 10.1 a 10.30 12.40 1.30 5.4 5.40 .. 7.50 111 OT H1„ AuSd.arr . 7.45 8.58 10.1.0 10.39J 12.50 1.40 5.13 5.50 .. 8.0 li;jjkgj|g |B: " Change for Onehunga. § Changefor Otahuh.. t Change for Waikato Stations. a Change for Kaipara Branch _m_ t Chance for Mercer and Intermediate Stations. t""'a 11 Changefor Auckland and Intermediate Stations. ''-.., .MAINLINE. . ■7.:-.'./7 AUCKLAND-MERCER-TE AWAMUTU-OTOROHANGA south—Week Days. -■ - •■ * < ' ■ ■, •"" ■— A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M." P.M. pj£ K*S Auokland .. ..dep. 6.0 6.20 7.15 8.0 11.40 4.15 * 4.55 sar'Hi Newmarket Junction ... 6.10 6.35 7.25 8.10 11.55 4.25 5X 5.30 g Remuera 6.15 6.40 7.30 8.10 b 4.30 5.12 5.35. Elleerslie Lane " '.'. '■'■ 6*22 6.48 7.38 8.23 B 4.40 5*25 5.45 .„' Penrose Junction .. .. 6.28 7. 0 §8.0 8.31 12.25 14.49 7 '_ nt v . /arr. 6.40 ... 8.10 .. .. .. .6. ■ . Otahuhu ... ... J ldep _ m _ 7. 10 .. 8.41 12.40 4.59 • . 7*: Papatoitoi ....-.._ * - •• lf s ;> 5.8 '.* ! "•' Manurewa •• „„ •• •• J-JX _it\ '.'-' Papakura. ~ 8.0 „ ... . 130 5.37 _ .-, .-~ Su?y a :: :: :.: v. z 8.15 :: 9.5 ■___& 5.56 -- .."?'! , 'Runciman ... » ...» ? - * * ■ "y 1 SSL' :: 1: '.'. ~ 8.57 :: 9.52 2.19 6.2s ■ ;;;,. ;,«■■■; , *Buckland -• * •■ ■■• „,„ „*„ .. .** Tuakau *.'. .« 9-21 -. .. 2.43 6.43 .. !" 'Whangarata „ .. ■• — _"_„ •■•' •• * *.' .. " Pokeno _i .. .. 9.46 .. .. 3.3 7.0 " t-OKeno ... .. . » 1()0 _ 1Q35 gis 710 ... Mercer .. ~ \ dep. .. •• .. 10.55 3.10 ... " " —, 'Whangamarino ........ •• * * •. .. ~: I . *Wairangi .. _..«■. — •••• - - ;-. ■! [ *Rangiriri ... — — «. « •• •• s — .i-i*' .\> > *Ohinewai .. .. « — •• « _.„•■_,,. .„, ~ . •■• ---_'•' / Huntly „ - .. - 12- 15 5- 25 •- '.. •' - ~ Taupiri r. r :: :. .. - ~ ipo 5.40 .. ::.,-:. Ngaruawahia •• •• 12**8 6-^° . '. -j;". "Pukete •■• •• t s —■ ;. j. "Teßapa «• - ,nn ... •• .. ; . „ ( _ ■■■• v f arr «. .. 1-20 6.40 .. " c Frankton Junction | dep> C 3 # q ~ ... • 1.30 D 6.55 .. ■'[.- , ."_ . 'Rukuhia.. * - -• * * •• :'-_ ..- ; " | Ohaupo .. 8.30 .. .. *.| /.30 ... „ „..' . "Lake Road - .. .. „* •• •• „„. _~. •• .. "-.'«.■,. Ngaroto .. .. .. .. 8.55 ... -. 2.20 7.50 ... ... ;J ~- ' l^ g, larr. 9.0 ... .. 2.30 7.55 ... .. ~ '■_ yy^, TeAwamutu „ | dep _ ~ jo .. 7_[ . " "TePuhi -.' '.'. .- - •• * - 7. "-.'■: " *Kawa >. .. ~ .. - •« •• . # •• .... ■ i *Kiokio •• •• -• •• on '•■'• .. 1 .. .. ~l .. •• "■! •• 9.0 .-... .■„,„;; yy^ I North—Week Days. -. — -'j •MWM^^_______.________.____.«. M^MM.^.^ ■» jl■ II P^^T^"?^^^.) A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. pill, -ftst ' •Otorohanga „ ~ -.'dep. .. - .. ... EB.IO .; .. :„ *Kiokio „•_...- - •• - •• - s ■• .'•.,>;■) **Kawa .. .», ..«...•• •- — — " « , ~ *TePuhi_ - .. .. •• ~ - •■ - oV "'".; '-'; _ , / arr. ~ .. .. ... 9.0 »■-.- .i - TeAwamuth « - | dep. - .. ~ « 9.15 „ „/. ; 3.0 v Ngaroto .. .. ~ •» — — — — ■ •-• 9.23 .. .. Za ~ *Lakeßoad „ • " •• — •• '' ■' »• "•- * Ohaupo „ .. " - •- 9-|5 - .. 3-25; *Rukuhia .. - -, •• - •• - inOA -- ■«-■ / _,:■-._, f arr. - ~ ... 10.20 v. ■ »• 4,0 Frankton Junction «. | dep> „ 10 .35 •„ -■ ; ---^ . *-10. *Teßapa;_ .. « ..--.;« ~ .... * « -..,. : *;; *Pukete .. « — •■ ~ — — ■• - - «■* '. *• '..'.' Ngaruawahia -.'_. -~- — — -• — »• ■. •• «*• •• 4.. ,; Taupiri ~- '.. - .- •• - \\f, . •• ■■-..:*& Huntly ..„---- ~ -■ " 12-2 D.. .. ,S.|o "Ohinewai ...-..— — — •'• ~ ,„- '-p .i ■') . :.T-.p *Rangiriri -.■.• ifc.i •• . — •• <~ •■• , '-.'.v _•" •- .. HVairangi .. ~ .. « -. •■ •• "•••■♦■•■■ ■"■' •* ■ •'■'yy *Whangamarino «. ... - ■• - •• •- _, . •• ~ . „^, „ f arr. - .- .. 1.45 ... J * 6.30 Mercer ... - - 7 .Vdep. .:*•*: r.. ..-.-' 6.20 11.30 2.5. .. .^----«&S)J Pokeno .. ~ - -■ 6v 31 H-*3 2-} 6 •• ■ - 7'U7 *Whangarata _~ — . — - >,-.-„■■ _'_„. « ", ,- ci- Tuakau _,-.--.-.- - 6.50 12.S 2.42 ... „ * 'Buckland «. «. •» - - ~ * n _„%, _* - ••' i,~ Pukekohe.. ... -.-... - •- 7.10 12.31 3.3 .. ~i. : 7.37; *Paerata .. — .. .. — — — * ~ -. : , ; u gunman . . - - - ~ _ f _ f .. ;.. pa™k^»:: :: n ~ :: " - §.l 1.2s 3.47, z '.'.-■ ■■'.£s■- Manurewa ... .. . .. - •• 8.16 1.42 4.2 .. .. .* .; Papatoitoi .. .. -. .. -„ - 8.30 2.0 ..lo , .. .;* Otahuhu 6.50 8.18 8.41 2.10 4.23 6.20 7.15 ■.-'■*., Penrose Junction ~ ~ .. 117.15 f||B.3o t5.54 t2.30 t4.36 t6.30 17.30 ;:ftO_ Ellerslie .. .. .... -. 7.20 8.35 8.58 2.35 6.35 7.35. ,;* ; . I^nmera ane '.'. " '.'. ~ 7-30 8.44 9.7 2.45 6.45 7.45 '*: Ne^vmarketJnnc. - .. ... 7.35 8.49 9.19 2.55 15.4 6.51 .7.50 jMft Auckland ■ arr. 7-45 8.58 9.28 3.5 5.13 7.0 .8.0 _$___$ t Change for Onehunga. II Change for Auckland and intermediate Stations. . , ~ t Change for Kaipara Branch Stations. § Change for Otahuhu. ' _' 'y '' A Passengers are not booked by this train to Stationshetween Auckland Ononunga. b ' Only stops to pick ud Passengers for South of Penrose Junction. ~: *~; . c. Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays. Fridays, and Saturdays only. D. Runs on Mondays and Wednesdays only. . . ... , p::_*. c. Runs from Otorohanga on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. .-»v ~'-•■ The 9.15 a.m. train from Te Awamutu runs daily. F. Frankton Junction for Cambridge, Te Aroha and Rotorua Lines. Cambridge—Te Aroha and Rotorua Lines. * ' _____ South.—Week Days. , North,- Week Days. *'/ _____—-■:■-.-■■ p■■ - - ~— _ ___ __ __ :. ...;.' ~..,..-. ■■"•■ A.M.A.M. *. .■ y '- • ' A.M.RMi • I Auckland,dep.. .... _:. -:■ 8 01140 Lichfield, dep. .. . .-. '~ .... .•>*P« a- i' . . .— — ■ —-- *Putaruru Junction .. .. -•• .'■ t : ...p.m. p.m. *Taumahgi .. .. ' '.. - _■_ .? Frankton Jun., dep .. 130c7 0 Oxford, dep. ...... v. 1250 HamdtonWost.. .. .. ... 138 710 *Okoroh*e ._,- «•■■ .. ..'_•» j, "Hamilton East.. .. : .. .. * * *Mangawhara .. «. •• •■• i,; : Ruakura Jun,, arr. 152 722 Matamata ... -• _.. .••y1?:. , ~ *Waharoa .. « .. •• 4■. Cambridge Br.— .. ... -.. *Wa1t0n,..,. .. «. - •-•? »: Ruakura Jun., dep. .. ... .. .. 2 0cJ730 *Kiwitahi.. .. ._ v -, « "*Mongaonui ..... ~ « .. - * * : Moriinsville, arr. .. .;. ...., .•; ».y_i.*. *Tamahere .. .. * * — '——. —■ — '■ ■ —-—""-,.,, *Fencourt ' .•' ~ „ .. .. * * TeArohaßr.— : .. „ . *Hautapn.. .. *.. .. ~ -». * * Te Aroha,- dep. —■■. ,______.■: :.*. -8 «,-•:« * Cambridge, arr. .. .. ~ .. 2408 10 *Waihou . .. « •• . -. ; ;—: : *Waitoa .. „ ........ ..___.. .«•:, ---} Ruakura Jnn.,dep. ... '... .. .. 2 06730 *TatuaoHana .. «. .:•"• , _■..-. *Enreka .. .. -.. .. * !•* *Murray's :. .. -•• _ '.-' ~ ■^Motumaoho .. .. .. .. .. * * Morrinsville, arr. ... .• °:i° '.--y Morrinsville, arr. ;.. .. .... .. 240810: .. . . ':■■- ~~T •« m 1,0 nit -: — ■ • —_: —— Morrinsville, dep. .. '.. » \ oblf, ,. TeArohaßr.— .. „ .. *Motumaoho .. '.. :•; y. ''» Morrinsville, dep. „ .. .. .. a 255 815 *Eureka .. .. _ ■_ "• -- V „ , ■•& . 'Murray's .. .. .. _ .. * * Ruakura Jun., arr. .. ... ? ?!• ?y_ *TatuaoHaua .. .. „ ... ;. * * ■ r , „ , .—'.-—: —*""*" ! *Waltoa _ .. .. .. .„ .. * * CAMBRIDGE BR.—' » n , s joai *Waihou .. .... .•-.. .. .. ■■*' ■ * Cambridge, dep. v- i- '■* l s™? TeAroha.arr 3408 55 *Hautapu.. .. .../•• V: * __ _.- *Fehcourt ... ... .. »; » Morrinsville, dep. .. .. .. ..62 50 ... *Tamahero .. ••«. .v, ».■,-■* ' 'Kiwitahi _ .... * ... *Mongaonui .. _,•• • „ ,„»., * Walton .. v. .. p■• „ „ ".. * ... Ruakura Jun, ai-r. ... .. •l^]®y!z~ I *Waharoa. .. .. .„ ~. ■.. * «. _. ~ ... -~ ■——:"■', , ", n ttAld Matamata .. ... ... ... ..3 55 «. Ruakura Jun., dep. .. •■.IU/ MJ U . *Mangawhara .. .'. „- «. .. '■■*. _ 'Hamilton East.. •: , "Unon __ I *Okoroire.. .. .. .. .. .. -.* .. Hamilton West.. .. *■..»-» |«§,.. . Oxford ..' .. ... „ .. ..4 35 ... Frankton Jun., arr. > y •<_?____[___ 7 *Taumangi .. .. .. ■■«..... * .„ ———- .-., ~ .if 930 *PutaruruJun._ ». * „ Auckland, arr. ;. ...-L 6-" so" i - Lichfield,arr. -■■ U .. .. .. 520 ;..-. * ■ ■ ■;;•-■ ;";:- ""7- ■■ •■ .J *. Flag Station. """ . •■ ~ T^„j n ß^»ttTii:and o Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays,, and Saturdays only, b Runs on Mondays, weows^ » r Fridays only c Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only, a -K™3 uu, nesdays and Saturdays only. The others run daily. .-, , A Runs on first Sundays in each month only. l -■''" ■ ".. n ■ '; ..-..' -.-. . ■■_■■: . iii .'. '•-;': '77'7;7\ '-,>■■;,,..;' • . ' ': . ;.-; -. •'■;■-' ::.'/" "'"■' ,'■.-■■.- >;.,'' _■■■_-&, '"■ '7 KAIPARA BRANCH—ATTmtT.ANn—Henderson— Helensvu-IpE. Auckland to Helensville.—Week Days. Helensville to Apqp^S!^^--- A ~ „ _'' am. a,m. p.m. p.m. _,]__. _f.\l^ '"<•• '' Auokland ..dep. 7.0 10.55 4.40 215 Helensville ... dep. 6.20 ll.f *••* . v ■-_ NewmarketJnncrn 7.12 11.12 4.57 2.25 'HelensviUeSouth.. * * > Mount Eden_ .. 7.19 11.19 5.4 2,32 'Ohirangi .. « » "* * -• , 'Kingsland ... .. * *' * * 'Paeroa.. .. •• # ■'"■* \ * ■-.:'■' 'Morningside.. _ * * * * 'Woodhill ... -' ! * *. -..'■■ 'Mount Albert _ *■ * * * 'Reweti.. ~ •• . .*■ * Avondale .. „. 7.35 11.38 5.20 * 'Waimauku ~ •• _„ ii- 5.0 •• 'New Lynn .. .. * * * * *Kumeu .'. - 7-i 5 * "■* :. 'Waikomiti .. .. ■* * * 3.0 'Taupaki ... •• ■■__~. r50 .6.20 ■-. ■•"; .;. yi. 8.0 12.5 5.45 ... Waitakerei ™*•• HP * * .. :■ 'Swanson . „ _.. .*.. .. ~ *». * .. 'Swanson „ -on js 5.45 y.y. Waitakerei, „ „ 8.25 12.32 6.15 .. Henderson ... •• s*2., •*? '" * 4.4,. *Taupaki „* .:. ** *' * ..' 'Waikomiti .. "- ' C*' - ■*- \'"V* Kumeu •.„ .. 8.45 1.5 6.33 .. 'New Lynn .. - _„. 0 32 6.10 ? 'Waunauku ... ... * * * .. Avondale .. - 8-f 7 .. * * 'Reweti.. _...*»,* * .. 'Mount Albert .. „^ •» : '«.'..'*;■,■ 'Woodhill ... ... *» * « „ 'Morningside.. - ,!: :* '■-« .**'.: *Paeroa.. „ .. * * * .. 'Kingsland •••• aIT 255 6.24 3-«; •Ohirangi ... ... * * * ... Mount Eden.. .. %*}■■ S*lo 6.36\m". ---*HelensviUe South..! « * * .. Newmarket Juncfn Helensville.. arr.l g.40 2.10 7.30 1.. || Au^lmid '.. -arr.l'B>J__JL*" Sgftdjat 'Flag Stations.—Trains do not stop unless required. Notice should bepgivefi to;tne. . ? previous stopping stations by any passenger desiring to alight at Flag Stations... . -.. < i( O* All lime Ta. leß issued prior to this date are now cancelled. ._., GeneralMaß«B9S •