MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

:'' _c nP THE POST MORTEM. f_oP°* ! ! _E WOUND INFLICTED? -ntf _— 'n„ evidence was taken in this $ ffe wen* to press yesterday, Con !f jSison continuing his statement :— ' name, he said, was Samuel (fbe tf> an ? Court). Deceased said that ■fttfi*h_ wife were "stopping in Clegg's tf •( S. house, he said, was m a street o. nneen-street, above the Queen s MM He said that they rented fcwo $^# oK Cieea- Deceased asked them to ft doctor, unci offered to pay \Vr____ himself. The mans face had o.**. it and there was blood also upon He was without hat or coat, $ „ Hid not seem faint, and was able assistance. The man was **"*_ b_ fc was not perfectly sober, jtf drU mM deceased that he had been o_t __d was hardly sober then. De- that he was not drunk. «*P and Sheehan took him to Dr. ffitoess a yy e ii es i e v-street, but he was pi^ o " 8 ' Witness then took him to " U rTr who attended to the wounds. _! ««)lained the case to the doctor. "Oh, I know the man; &-. HWP 3ade man." Ho bathed the ***.*__ a sponge. It was above the He probed feft Klifctle finger. Dr. Hooper re- M j Ant there was a depression of the rfjd there might be a slight fracture. if it-would be necessary to IfaSto the Hospital. He replied, PES well, as if I have anything itSffth him I shall look to the Hal, navment, as tho man owes me MS alVeady." Dewson said, Mm I only owe you £1, and I will W_i that and your present charge m give me time. I only want 'Cor what instrument the wound Mm Iknowwhodiditandl __ constable to come and arrest him. &or bandaged the wound, and wit __ deceased left the house at about S o'clock. Witness sent a man who KlteHe to fetch a cab. Did not know Jime. He went to Dignan s, but re fLsdiithout a cab, as he could not make yvhear. Witness and deceased went 7(__Elliott-street, where Dewson said ItWould go home, telling witness to SrfUP the sergeant, and he would show Z tie house and point out the man Tim-ted the wound. He seemed very rift to have the man arrested. He said Lml-goto the Hospital afterwards, hike „d not consider it at all necessary, ike felt all right. Witness then went JT to Queen-street and stood by the __\ Service Hotel waiting for the ser -2T TOle waiting he heard a distnrb- Ltboflt the foot of Grey-street. Wit- Srannpandmet Detective Hughes and mm with the deceased in custody,who iitftlgeling violently. Witness assisted hgeDewson to the station. He resisted __a.T-y> <- d used muoh bad hinguage. tasdwas searched and placed in a cell. tobies Sheehan, Kelso, and Detective lutes were present when the man was JSihed;the "Herald " reporter, Air Wil nSkwn, was also present in the guard £§ Hughes charged Dewson with be ll drunk and disorderly. Thirty-three m tickets were found in Dew.son's posses lE, slso 10b l.d, one pair of scissors and a ■fatknife. Upon returning to Queen- saw Sergeant Mediation WA him of the occurrence, who sent }__i9 Hughes and witness to Dewson's DM to make, inquiries regarding tho mit: There they saw Mrs Dewson, wife of gpsed, Idsidethey saw Samuel Clegg in a Ea undressed. Mrs Dewson asked fcpiiton his trousers. She then entered pltofflk In reply to Dr. Hugher Mrs 'Wonsaid that when she and her ■•tome, Clegg kicked up a row with I fa,and hit her husband with a snap, ifctotfed the strap, which was lying on life It had a big buckle on it. Clegs' __ this, and said that he had only j__ the man out of the house, as Dew ___ his wife were having a row. She __.if they had found a bottle with Wy in on her husband when they __»_]__. Witness said he had not. fc_p-ed," He must have." Clegg sai<l, 'Ijjonfind out; here's his coat." lie bk the coat off his own bed. In the fkMi a bottle with about two inches of __li_i_. • Clegg appeared to be sober. iite_on smelt of drink, but was quite K_-oftakingcareof herself. She ad- Mkving had two or three drinks, and j-tkHliey got home about 1.30 o'clock. t-jdM hot arrest Clegg, but returned tp Witness asked Hughe3 to pirn!visit Dewson in the cells, as he was BHrktanxious, in consequence of the doc it_,T_ig that the skull might be fractured. lift _ci way Dewson carried on ho did ____ that there was much need to send 116:_e Sospital. Later on he saw fekfe, who said that Sergeant McMahon ali_*_ had just seen the prisoner, who «-«d all right. That was a little after 4 lit minutes past 10 o'clock witness Utiffm to attend Court, when he was tttlatt-eman was unconscious. Witness to&to _}{£_, and found Dewson lying »lib_3_j onfhe floor of the cell, with a P| -h-.r his head. He was then Ppg, Wt unconscious. He looked «"iß_-ina fit Sergeants Pratt and % and Constable McConnell were pre- JMjßintPrattßent witness for a doctor, wto-fought Dr. Leger Erson, who ex _i deceased and sent witness for some WN mustard. When he returned W ifas dead. JMeaht Pratt: When the doctor H i_-te take deceased to the Hospital ■ »ddhot do so, as the man declined to' ft Wins not a prisoner. Witness had *** to arrest Dewson, as he was then Last July 27, witness had m Wson to the Hospital, suffering fJ*M*r Wound, Which he said he ?m in a family row. On the way to Mjfonwifcness told Detective Hughes fM Hooper thought the skull might MMed.. Witness also told Sergeant 'Won that the doctor thought "there y tea slight fracture, jaioror: It was about seven minutes J" Won left witness that Hughes _ _T_ ?e! ' : Hedid not remember him 7 llttatthe wound was serious, and that he taken to the Hospital, as TM fractured. l&«iL Wel k Icertainly -^ dit " ; X • , l aid not hear you, sir. W: "I told you twice, the first .'No ! no ! I'll go home.' JijLf to*mind what he says ; take him t____: ■'^ ib is a serious case : the wS 8 , that when near Dr. Daw liffiweaeed said that the wound had yW£ ifc h a bottle. At Dr. Hooper's 4-..U " edid not know lioav it was tW asleep at the time. m depowd that he had known S me^, » having attended his ff-"? t «l aember having pre- WM L «wson. On Saturday Ws. 2.30 o'clock, tho last wit "finfc, Dewson to his house for yoancc. Dewson had blood on »the_, and seemed muddled l£ Tue constable told witness been assaulted. Witness |?f Pictured wound, about two WW* ear on the left side of the this he found the bone uPfcesß then put his finger in H™d felfc that the skull was P° rti °n of the bone being _ |he man talked sensibly |WBh rather muddled with Memory seemed good enough. e 'ada„i t i eawhodicl it, but he *P«the tiffie. The constable said

that tho deceased had previously said the wound had been inflicted by a man who had a nook m place of one arm. Witness told the constable that the best plan would be to take the man to the Hospital. The con stable remarked that he wanted to do that a " r_i , Dewson said thafc he w ° ul d not goto the Hospital, as he wanted to go home. vv itness told him not to take any notice ot what Dewson said. He had known turn lor a very long while as a very rowdy character. He must take him to the Hospital, as ib was a very serious case, the skull being fractured. Witness was perfectly certain that he had so in structed the constable. Witness then bound up the wound, and they left his house. About noon he heard that the man was dead Wibness went to the cells and saw the body. He had assisted at the post mortem.

By Sergeant Pratt : Witness did tell the constable that he knew the man. He did tell the constable that he should look to the police for payment. Dewson said, " You know me ; I owe you some money." It was nob until after he had attended to the wound that he ordered the man to be removed to the Hospital. He did not say anything to give the constable the impres sion that the wouud was slight. He twice told the constable that it was a serious case.

By the foreman: If the deceased had been taken to the Hospital he did not think the man's life would have been saved. They would hear more of that in the results of the post, mortem. He did not think the wound could have been inflicted by the strap and buckle produced. A fall would not have causedthowoundunlessit had been against something very sharp. Ho should sooner think that he had been struck with something heavy. An iron hook might havo done it. A bottle would make a larger external wound.

Dr. Lcger Erson deposed to being called in to attend Arthur Dewson in the cells at 10.30 o'clock on Saturday morning. He found deceased lying on his back. He was collapsed and comatose. He was pulseless at the wrist, the pupils of the eye were widely dilated, and the heart's action very feeble. Witness told tho attendant con stables that he was dying. Witness found a wound on the left side of the skull similar to that described by Dr. Hooper. Blood was exuding from it. _so respiration was perceptible, and in a few minutes after wards he expired. He had that day, in con junction with Dr. Hooper, made a }>ost mortem examination of the body. That was 54 hours after death. The body was well nourished, and beyond the punctured wound there wereno other marksof violence. The wound was half an inch in length. The lips were ragged. The wound was about two inches above the apex of the left car. Witness removed the scalp, and found a depressed fracture corres ponding to the external wound, a portion of the bone being driven in. The bone was depressed to the extent of a quarter of an inch. Witness produced the top section of the skull, and showed that a puncture went right through. A clot of blood had formed so as to press the brain to one side. The portion of the skull had been driven right in, and there waa a hole right through. The substance of the brain was injured, and the contents intensely con gested. He should think that the wound might have been inflicted by the belt, but it was not probable. He thought that it must have been done by a moderately-sharp instrument, pressed heavily against the skull. It might have been done with either a skewer or a small ohisel applied with great force. He did not think it had been caused by the belt. It was barely possible for the wound to have been in flicted by a bottle, nor by a fall, as there would be an extended fracture. Had he fallen on the corner of a doorstep the wound might have been produced, but he should then expect a more extended frac ture. It had been done by some sharp iron instrument such as a • hook or a sword cane. It was quite possible for a man, after re ceiving such a blow, to walk about until the blood had extravated on to the brain and caused death. There was fully half a pint of blood on the brain. It was quite possible for a man with an iron hook on his arm to have inflicted the wound. An immediate operation might have saved the man, but it was scarcely probable in his state. At all events he would not have died so soon. They also found Blight's dis ease of the kidneys. The liver, too, was diseased. The lungs and heart were com paratively healthy. He should think that the injuries had been inflicted by some second person, excepting" the remote possi bility of his having fallen against some sharp instrument, and then he should have expected a different appearance. The in juries to the head were enough to kill a healthy man. The prisoner here declared his innocence, but was told that his evidence would be taken later on. The jury adjourned at 5.30 o'clock until this morning.

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WESLEYAN HOME MISSIONS.

The annual meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Home Mission Society was held at the Pitt-street Wesleyan Church last night, there being a crowded attendance. Mr T. McMaster presided, and amongst those present were the Revs. A. Reid, E. Best, J. S. Rishworth, J. Dukes, H. Bull, and a number of native students from the Three Kings College. The meeting having been opened with prayer, the annual report, as follows, was read by Mr G. A. Buttle, the Secretary :— " In presenting the annual circuit Home Mission Report the Committee desire to ren der thanks to Almighty God for the success which has hitherto attended the efforts put forth on behalf of this fund. The report published by the Executive Committee, and recently issued, discloses the gratifying fact that contributions to this fund last year exceeded those of any previous year, and reached the grand total of' £2,828 4s 4d The report referred to has justbeen distributed amongst the subscribers to the Home Mission Fund and it is sincerely hoped that all friends of the cause will carefully peruse the contents. Of the above grand total, Rtt-street circuit contributed the sum of £270 This year the circuit assessment stood at £_£~ and in the endeavour to raise this amount the various organisations have been at work for some time past. What -uccess has attended these efforts w"ll be shown by the Treasurer's statement. The Committee desire to tender their grate ful thanks to the ladies who have canvassed the several districts, to the officei*i and scholars of the Sabbath-schools and to the numerous generous contiibutorstothiscause who are not otherwise connected with the Wesleyan Church. Of the latter we have a we number in Auckland. The special ffiks of the Committee are also tendered Kr J. Probert, who ab a time of great ___ onerously gave a Jubilee donation of £_C? fo meet a g demand made upon the Home Mission Fund for the purpose of i- the deficit in the evangelist S inVugust last the Rev. Thomas Clarke Lawfcnce delivered a the o_?iinin- schoolroom, a portion of the pro- _V which went towards the circuit's ccc f-h to the Home Mission Fund. : In furtherance of the ob -2T o? the Home Mission cause, public meetings werej fchig branoh of

notwithstanding the serious depression under which the circuit is labouring, the friends will not be lacking in generosity to wards this object." Mr. F. L. Prime, Treasurer, read the balance-sheet, which showed the result of the collections during the year to be as fol lows :—Collections by various friends of the movement, £83 lis 6d; "collected by the Blake system, and from the Mission boxes throughout the district, £69 19s 8d ; pro ceeds of lectures, etc., £34s Id ; public col lections, £190 12s 2d ; total, £343 7s sd. The Rev. Mr Rishworth, the first speaker on the programme, opened his address by reference to our education system. It is said by its enemies to be a Godless system, but let anyone visit the schools of the colony, and where could it be said to be Godless? There was a something always behind such a cry. That something was a seeking to endow the schools of the Roman Catholics of the colony, and such endow ment he (the speaker) for one would resist to the very end. The speaker then referred to their founder, John Wes ley. His great foundation stone for the guidance of his people was the preaching far and wide of "Justification by Faith." The Wesleyan Home Mission had for its ob ject the. reaching of scattered populations, where services are not often held, and bringing the Gospel within the reach of them and their children all over the colony. object of the mission is to raise the spiritual and social condition of the Maori race, and abundant evidence there is that such mission to the natives has been a glorious success.

The Rev. Mr Dukes congratulated the friends upon their efforts during the years ending 1886 and 1887, and though there ap peared a debt balance, yet this was small, and would not need a very great effort to be wiped away. He was delighted to think that they had under their control 61 Euro pean circuits and 11 Home Mission stations in New Zealand. The mission to the Maoris had never been a failure, but a glorious suc cess. The twelfth part of the native popu lation was sitting under the influence of Wesleyan teaching. Tho Rev. E. Best said he had always felt from his very earliest days the fire of the missionary spirit burning in his heart, and had hoped in his earlier life to have been sent to some mission field to preach the glad tiding to the heathen. He gloried in the work of the Home Mission. He only wished that some of the croakers and ex ponents of modern thought would show to the world what they could do in evan gelising the dark places of the earth, and advised them to take up a portion of New Guinea as apropersphere for their trial mis sionary efforts, and see how they would suc ceed. He felt that his lot in coming to New Zealand was a guidance of Providence, and never had a shadow of doubt about the matter. He spoke of the noble men who had used up their livesin thecause of missions in New Zealand, mentioning such names as Marsden, Lawry, Buller, Buddie, and a host of others who were the pioneers in this colony, and who, under God, had laid the foundations of stability and prosperity in our midst. To these men' New Zea land owes a great debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid. Ho referred to the high character and esteem in which tho Rev. A. Reid is held by the native race all over the colony. The Maoris thought it was sufficient test of the character of some of them if thoy only had known Mr Reid and lie them. The rev. speaker was at times almost carried away with his fervent enthusiasm of missionary enterprise, and sat down amidst applause. A pleasant feature of tho gathering was the singing by the batch of native youths from the Three Kings College. Thero are some good singers among them, and the company may be aptly termed the Maori Jubilee Band.

The whole meeting was a capital cne, and after the Doxology had been sung it closed with votes of thanks.

WAIKATO NOTES.

(feom our own corresfoisdent.)

Hamilton, Monday. South Auckland Itaciug Club. Nominations for the South Auckland Cup Jubilee Stakes, Tradesmen's Plate, and Hurdle Race close at 9 p. m. to morrow (Wednesday). Sale of Property. Captain Steele has disposed of the charm ing little homestead lately owned by .lr Cochrane, situated about two miles from Hamilton, to Mr B. Coleman at a highly satisfactory figure. This shows that some have at least confidence in the future of Waikato. The Orchards. The heavy gales which passed over the Waikato during last week caused consider able damage to the fruit trees, especially to tho peach and plum trees. Mrs J. B. Whyte gave a children's party last Saturday, when between4o and 50 were present. It is needless to say that tho little ones enjoyed themselves immensely. It is understood thab the services of the messenger in the Telegraphic Department at tho Hamilton office are to be dispensed with. This is retrenchment with a ven geance. As it is, the office is not sufficiently manned. Morrinsville. Extensive drainage works on the Locker bie estate are about being carried out, which will be the means of affording em ployment to a large number of men. Shearing operations have just been con cluded on the above estate. Raglan. Mr C. McDonald has been appointed Chair man oftheßaglan County Council. Thesame gentleman has also been elected to repre sent the Council at the Waikato District and Charitable Aid Board. Mr S. Dando has been elected Secretary pro tern, for the Raglan County Council. Waitetuna. There was a large attendance at the last Blue Ribbon meeting, held in the school room, the chair being ably filled by Mr W. H. Wallis. A number of songs, readings and recitations were given during the even ing. Waipa County Council. At the annual meeting of the above Coun cil, held on Wednesday, Cr. Lang was elected chairman. He the proposed loan, the Treasury, in reply to the Council's ap plication, wrote to say the Government had no money at their disposal. It was agreed that the member for the district be written to on the subject. The offer to supply gravel for ten years for £20 by Mr Carter was accepted. The rate of wages was fixed by the Council at 5s per day. It was also res.lved that the clerk's salary be reduced £5 and the engineer's £10. Messrs Hunter and Ridler were elected members of the District Hospital Board.

Te Awanra.i-. As to tho cosi; of working the Rabbit Nuisance Act in Waipa, for the past two years a letter has been received from Major Jackson, M. H. R., statingthatfrom inquiries made, the total amount paid by the Govern ment for 1886-7 to 31st October and two months of 1885 is £744 16s lOd, and the total number of rabbits accounted for is 7,178, for which the country paid a trifle over two shillings a head. How is this for high ? t The new racing track in connection with the South Auckland Club is in first-class condition. The work of erecting the grand stand is proceeding. A bazaar in aid of the Presbyterian Church manse funds is to be held at Ngft-iiawahia on the 22nd proximo.

Mr Henry Reynolds is expending a large sum in alterations and improvements to the Cambridge Cheese Factory. Mr S. Pascoe has desired me to contra dict a report appearing in tho "Herald" that he had dropped in for a legacy of £3,000. He says he only wished it was true. Cricket Match. The cricket match between Taupiri and Hamilton was won easily by Hamilton. The bowling of Bindon, Gaiidin, and Stevens was too good for the visitors.

"ROUGH ON ITCH."

"Rough on Itch" cures skin humours, erup tions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber's itch.

AUCKLAND EVENING STAR,"TUESDAY, NOVEMBER S\ 1887.

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WHITLEY, 33, Lower Qu^en^-ree - , opposite Railway. _ TOUSINESS FOR PRIVATE SALK VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY and BUSINESS, consisting of TIMBER YARD, COAL, FIREWOOD, PRODUCE, and GENE RAL MERCHANT'S BUSINESS. Railway Siding running through the Yards, together with Machinery and Working Plant, Stock, etc. This Business is situated at Hastings, Hawke's Bay. and as a Going Concern is the most De sirable Investment in the Province. A'so. for Private Sale: (J) One-third Share of a most VALUABLE SAWMILL and PLANT, with RAILWAY SIDINGS and Steel Tram connected with the NAPIER RAIL WAY, and running Into ~000 Acres of Bush, chiefly TOTARA, of Splendid Quality, and almost unlimited quantity. Mill capable of turning out about 50,000 feet per week.— Full particulars on written application to Box 5, Post-office. Hastings, Hawke's Bay. STRAWBERRY FARMS, forSale,cheap, situate five miles from Birkenhead, on the main road. Terms, very easy, 5 per cent, in terest on unpaid portion of purchase money.— Apply Anderson & Phillipson, Freehold Land Agency, corner Queen-_t.eet and Vulcan Lane. , GRASS MANURE—Freezing Co.*s. £7 10b, of all merohanta. . ARVELLOUS BARGAINS in Drapery can now bo had 6 doors from 3 lamps. Ponsonby Road. FOR SALE, a really nice little Sheep Farm of 100 acres, all in grass and well fenced; a good 7-roomed house, fitted with every convenience; also, farm buildings; snugly situated in a pretty little bay, with good beach, frontage, where steamers pass daily; only 25 miles from town. Will be sold cheap, and terms easy.—Apply to John Soppet, House and Land Agent. 66, Queen-street. /. POTATO MANURE.—Freezing Co.'s, £8 UK QfjdJ n»*otom.v



Business Notices. 3-TEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT AND STORAGE COfIIPANY, Ltd. Head Office: Railway Wharf, Auckland. Works at Waitara. P.O. Box, 113. Telephone, Mo. 106. Do. Acid Works, 119. Do. Butter Department, 278. JOSEPH BANKS, Managing Director., w. beamish a morrison, Secretary. PRESERVED MEATS. Wo beg to direct public attention to our various preparations. Tho reputation of our "PEACH BRAND <s now thoroughly established, and our sales have reached proportions which we may safely say no other Colonial meat-preserving establish ment is able to approach. Our Goods are now to be found in ALL THE BEST MARKETS OF THE WORLD. The high-class quality of meat that wo are in a position to command enables us to pack an article which at all times gives us tho pre ference over American meats. This is admitted by the Admiralty and leading merchants. Wo may mention that the wholo of our pre parations are manufactured on the most modern and approved principles, under which the uso of Acids is avoided. SALT BEEFand PORK Packed in Kegs, Barrels and Tierces. Special attention is drawn to this line, which we are making a specialty, and which—with our facilities and the cold air process—we are able to cure in mild picklo, the necessity of cut ting to small pieces being obviated. QUALITY, CURE, AND FREEDOM FROM LARGE BONE GUARANTEED. FBESH MEAT. PRIME CUTS OF FRESH MEAT Can now bo obtained by tho Trade at tho Com pany's Works, Railway Wh.rf, and the attention of the public is directed to this branoh of the Company's business. The Carcases and Joints are subjected to a process of chilling, by which the best quality and condition is obtained for the meat, rondering it exceptionally wholesome, and by which tho firm appearance and juicy pro__rties are fully re tained. Regular supplies can be relied upon, and tho Company have every confidence in recommending this meat to the public. lwE__J ON" HAND. {IP6 .f COLD STORAGE FOR DAIRY PRODUCE, MEAT, POULTRY, GAME, OR FRUIT, At Low Rates, which can be obtained on application. FREEZING COMPANY'S Shell Brand Butter. ICHM ON D HOUSE, PONSONBY ROAD, AUCKLAND. W. COCHRAN, Sen r., family butcher. bt _ppo-^ , *« , °*^» w i" t to his excellency the governor. THAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST AND HIGH-STREET, AUCKLAND. Telephone, 308. JAMES MACKIE, Coachbuilder, MANAGER. Builder of every description of Vehicles. Repairs in all the branches of the trade faithfully executed. Vehicles Bought and Sold on Commission. Coachbuilders' Requisites in Stock. The Trade Supplied. Country Orders punctually attended to* Cash Customers liberally dealt with. QYMONDS STREET BOOT FACTORY. 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 cash at a very small margin of profit. mO SEEDSMEN AND OTHERS. On hand, a few Bales (assorted sizes) of Suporior Seed Bags.—Apply Star Office. ARE TAKAPUNA. — For Sale, 10 Acres of Land, near Hurstmere; sea beach frontage; Lake 'buses pass every hour ; close to main road to Devonport. Price, £150. Land in the immediate neighbourhood sells at £100 per acre. —J. H. Witheford. Shortland-street. "XTORTHCOTE. — 5-roomed House on J3I allotment 200 ft to Pearl-street by 150 f t; good well and pump; fruit trees in full bearing; strawberries, etc. Price very reasonable.— Apply J. H. Withef ord, Shortland-street. —A nice Homestead of _j\ level land, with 3-roomed Cottage, good brick well, orchard, strawberries, etc.; 300 feet frontage to main road. Easy terms.—Apply j. H. withoford, Shortland-street. HAMILTON ROAD, Ponsonby.-Villa Residence of 6 rooms, with every con venionce ; rent, 14s.—J. H. Withef ord. CLEVELAND ROAD, PARNELL.—For Sale or to Let, Villa Residence of 9 rooms, with wash-house, bath-room, and every conveni ence ; splendid view of harbour; allotment 62 by 180: terms reasonable.—J. H. Withef ord ROSPECT TERRACE, MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD.—Five-roomed House, scullery, 2 register grates, stove, bow-window; water laid on; allotment 50 x 172; price very low.-J. H. Witheford. TURANGA CREEK—Nice Homestead Of .9 acres; 13 acres fenced, 8 acres in grass; I-roomed House on property, with dairy and new stable and outbuildings ; frontage to tidal river, and plenty of fresh water all the year round. -J. H. Witheford. • T> EMUERA. — For Sale, Gentleman's JLXj Villa Residence, with every convenience and about 6 acres land. This is a grand pro perty, and an immediate purchaser will have a bargain.-For further particulars, apply J. H. Witheford. Slro.U_nd4_.et.



Business Notices. W M - M°A r thur & (p., IMPORTERS OF EARTHENWARE, CHINA, & GLASS, Queen-street, Auckland, HAVE ON HAND: A LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF EARTHENWARE. Consignments of New Goods every month. Now Landing, ex Star of the East, — MASON'S PATENT GLASS FRUIT JARS. Ex Piako,— ASSORTED CRATES .. OF EARTHENWARE \ (Suitable for Country Storekeepers). flj & 00. i~~s s smith; CORSET & BANDAGE MAKER, Has always on hand a Good Supply of Stay _VT.__t'Gi*i_i_ STAYS MADE TO ANY PATTERN. Riding Stays, Stays for Invalids, Bandages, and Shoulder Braces on the most approved principles. STAYS CLEANED AND REPAIRED. lifts been Fitter for twelve years in the leading establishment in Edinburgh. Ladies waited on by sending address to ESKBANK COTTAGE. GUNDRY-STREET, NEWTON (by new Epiphany Church). OMB-MADB BREAD, CAKES, SCONES, HOP BEER, Sec., easily made by using CROOK'S AMERICAN DRIED YEAST. Cheaper and more desirable than Baking Powder. It should bo sold in every country store, used in every country home. Full direc tions on each packet. Sample packets by post _d, from J. T. JOHNS, Seymour-street, Pon sonby, Auckland. Wholesale Agents—L. D. NATHAN & Co. T3 EWARD FOR LABOUR !—Garrick's JO- Patent Mineral Soap surpasses anything hitherto discovered for household purposes, washing linen, woollens, boards, paint, delf. glass, silver, and everything soap is required for, without soda and with very little labour, with exce'lent results. Directions for use: Two Tab cspoonsf uls to a Bucket of Hot Water. AU 'fri al sha ye proved highly satisfactory. Sold in 2iib Tins, 6d; 281b Boxes, 4s; to be had of all store-keepers and grocers. Manufactory: Grey st., Auckland. - D. N ORDEN, Agent, Woodbine Cottage. Grey-street. DEVONSHIRE DAIRY FACTORY BUTTER, STAR BRAND. Having completed our Factory for the manu facture of Butter (in the district _f 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 branch, corner of Picton-street and Ponsonby Road. Any Star Brand sold else where (for the present) • will not be 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 lirst-class butter. AMBURY AND ENGLISH, | . Proprietors. AB U N V A R i o (late Hallett). • « FAMIL* BUTCHER, , i. Manukau Road, Paj._rj_j_j_■s ; List of Prices, FOR CASH— i' \ Legs Mutton, 3d per lb Sirloin Beef, Id andf 6d Loin Mutton, 3_d „ Rib Beef, 2_d to '4d Shoul. Mr.tton, 2Jd „ Corned Beef, 2d to 4d Fore-qrtr. „ lja „ Rump Steak, 6d ; . Chops, 4d ~ Beef „ 4d and 53 Ox Tongues, 2s each Beef Sausages, 3d . j Lamb, _s 6d to 3s 6d Pork „ 5d and 6d per quarter Sausages Fresh Daily. Families Waited on,Jor Orders. mUCKER'S -VfcTHEATEN TfIOODJ FOR PORRIDGE, &c., &c / Specially prepared, consists Of the. elements _or the porfoct nutrition of the human body. Has: bad high commendation in. England from Hospital Authorities and from Physicianp, Dentists, and the Public. J. BYCROFT & Co. Have now completed the erection of costly plant, and having made arrangements with .Mr W. F. TUCKER to produce this article, confi dently recommend it as more suitable than l oatmeal for this climate. AT A PRICE WITHIN REACH OF ALL, In 71b and 251b bags. To be had of all Grocers and Storekeepers, and Wholesale of the Manufacturers. T "OYCBOFT AND ' /"W.y ■ LIMITED, City Floue Mills, Shortland-street, Auckland. TUCKER'S FAMILY BAKING POWDER.' TUCKER'S ¥_>AXING "DOWDER For .OWholesomeX Bread TUCKER'S IT>AKING TpOWDER Tea Cakes J_> Pastry X Scones TUCKER'S TDAKING TJOWDER Ask your J_> Grocer JL- for it Once Tried, Always Used. * j J. B. (j"«"«.| COMMISSION MERCHANT, ""' '; SHIPPING, CUSTOMS, AND GENERAL j AGENT, Firth's Buildings, 75, Queen-street, Auckland, New Zealand. SOLE REPRESENTATIVE _N NEW ZEALAND FOR BROWN AND POLSON, CORN FLOUR MANUFACTURERS, PAISLEY. AGENT FOR \ Novollo, Ewer & Co., Music Publishers, Lon-| don. i Sutton and Sons, Seedsmen, Reading. T. C. Hay ward and Co., Canvas Smnners, etc.,, London, and other Leading Firms. ONE SHILLING PACKET of SALSALINE will preserve TWENTY SHILLINGS* worth of food. To be obtained of all Chemists and Grocers, in Is and 2s packets. Wholesale Agent. RICHARD A. CARR, Fort-street, Auckland. T> A P E R H A N G ,1 N G S. w. phi___ipps & son * Have received, ex late arrivals, 185-PACKAGES—IBS Containing 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS. ~:;,/:-*.>,. Consisting of - v : . NEW PATTERNS For Drawing, Dining, Bed Rooms, Hall and Staircase, suitable for the &L A Mansion or Cottage. ,v-"^ ; Beautiful Designs, and best value ever offered in Paperhangings. i£_&i 916—PACKAGES—916 *W / SCRIMS AND HESSIANS,' Plato and Sheet Glass, White Lead, "Oils, Turps, Varnishes, and all Trade Sundries. W. PHILLIPPS ft SON, 95 and 97, Queen-street. SUPERPHOSPHATES. -Freezing CaW £. and _. of all merchants.



Medical. t i -- ■ :■■-■■> ~, --nr-iirr-n T' DR. SPEER IS a Regular Graduated Physician, Edu- i cated at Harvard College, U.S. Young' Men and Middle-aged Men, who suffer from Nervous and Physical Debility, Loss of Energy and Memory, Eruptions on the Face, Mental ! Depression. Kidney and Bladder Troubles, etc., will do well to consult Dr. Spekr. All applying to him will receive his Honest Opinion of their Complaints. No experimenting. He will Guarantee a Positive Cure in Every Case he undertakes, or Forfeit £200. Consultation in Office or by Post FREIC. N.B.—All Medicines necessary for a Completd Cure can be sent secure from observation on receipt of symptoms. The Doctor's famous Pills, a sure cure for In digestion, Is and 2s per box. Ointment 2s per box. This Ointment positively cures irritation. itching, and all skin diseases. By post. 2d extra. Charges moderate. Examination and Advice Free. Call or address-'-.. H. J. SPEER, Northern Chambers (Next Empire Hotel, Wellington*. Office Hours—lo to 12 a.m., 2 to 4. and 6to I p.m. Sundays, 10 to 12 a.m. P.O. Box 346. N.B.—As a Test DR. SPEER will send a trial bottle of hia medicine free of charge (carriage excepted) to any person applying to him who will give rail particulars of their trouble. This will demon strate his unbounded confidence in these wonderful remedies, which are only known to himself, and which for over two years hay. achieved such unvaried success in his New Zea land practice. '■ All applicants for a trial bottle of his medicine must enclose 2d stamp for reply. A SURE REMEDY FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S ECLIPSE HAIR PRODUCER (Registered.) This Preparation eclipses all others. A new discovery ior the Growth of Hair on the Head and Face; for removing and preventing Dandruff, an d arresting the fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years, where it has become weak and thin, from whatever cause, it quickly restores it to its natural vigour. Hundreds of residents m Christchurch can testify to the fact that J. Hickman was COMPLETELY BALD for many years, and after trying every known remedy • without effect, he discovered this wonderful | pStion which ENTIRELY RESTORED ' ___S_L_m 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 Each bottle contains supply for one month. Price, Is, o_ Graves Aickin, Hamilton Bros., J. P. King and Sons, J. A. Pond, and all Chemists. General Agents— %__. DRUG COMPANY. !xT ,L ' LISIX)N ' s NEURALGIC DROPS, _■■__ FOR THIS THOROUGH CURE OF NEURALGIA. From the Rev. C. J. Merton, St. John's Parson age, Ferry Road, December, 1878. "My dear Mr Ellisdon,—l have for many years past from time to time suffered severely from Neuralgia, and have found nothing to re>, lieve me so speedily or so effectively as your . 'Neuralgic Drops.' I can confidently recom mend it.—Yours truly, C. J. Merton. " Numerous other Testimonals in my posses- Prices: 2s and 3s 6d per bottle. BIGGS'S TOOTHACHE ESSENCE. Gives Instantaneous Relief. Price, Is. Prepared only by F. BIGGS (late Ellisdon) j Chemist, High-street, Christchurch, bold by .all Chemists. Wholesale Agents: KEMPTHORNE & PROSSER, Auckland. AT LAST A REAL OURE EHIUMATISM! EHEUMATISMIj D». _?__!___ R^S j "PULVIS RHEFMATICON," A purely vegetablecompound _or the immediate relief and speedy cure of PJieumatiam, Sciatica, ! Neuralgia, Toothache, and all nerve and mus cular pains. Severe attacks cut short in a few ; hours. It supersedes all outward applications See circulars for voluntary testimony o&: ■ remarkable cures. _a6d per bottle; 3s lOd by ,poflt. Sole agent for Auckland :— S. GILBERT, CHEMIST, QUEEN-STREET. ] ■ '■*■ FEMALE PILLS, 2s 6d a box. A great boon. Prevent all trouble ,/_NTIBIL_OUS & LIVER PIJL.LS, l-Vjdperbox. A grand safeguard and corrective FEMALE TONIC, 3s and 4s 6d per bottle. A splendid appetiser, nerve-soother, and general Invigorator. A posi tive cure for all debilities peo uuar to females. - ASK FOR *|y RS T\ R. 0 T.U-AIC-M. Sold everywhere. II."' . jp OOD NEWS fob THE SU_TF_SR_N<I. QUEEN ANNE'S RHEUMATIC OIL Cures RHEUMATISM. NEUR__LGIA, SGIATIOA, HEADACHE. , Pains in the Back or any part of the Body, Females suffering from Weakness in the BacTC or Pains betweenthe Shoulders (especially mothers! should never be without it. The -ollowing are a few of the many Testi . uonta-S received/:— "Shelly Beaoh, July 24, 1887. Dear: I have much pleasure in. st_ffi_ij_'sbat'£ bave used. : your Queen Anne's Oil for pains in the back i ; and between the -honlders, and have iotmd, ■ nothing to equal it. I have also tried it for ! .headache, ana found it very Jbenefieial. You i are at liberty to publish this, as I daresay there.' I are hundreds suffering from the same thing.—; Yours, etc., Mrs B.F. Harrison." ; "Russell, 3rd August, 1887. Sir, —I have; much pleasure in stating that I have tried! ! your Queen Anne's Rheumatic Oil for rheu i ■ ; matism, and it certainly has done wonders lot' ! me.—l am, 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' 1 certainithatihave derived.more benefit _rom . it than from quarts of mixtures I took and used: previously. I would recommend all Buffering from the same complaint to try It; — iuseta , Thompson." For.further Testimonials see Bottle. :{ To be had of all Grocers and Storekeepers. r " KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, & Co., i ■ ' Wholesale Agents. ; OLFE'S SCHNAPPS *aken rbefora meals is a wonderful appetiser. Try it. IN spite of all imitations, Schnapps stands in the foremost ranks o. • beverages. Demand Woi_t_!'b Schnapps. rTIHERE is but one genuine medical beve* JL rage under the name of Schnapps, and that is"Wolfe's Schnapps. L salsalim:,!.*'! TS the best IPood Preservative; Aeepl Milk, Butter, Meat, etc., pure-and sweety and is without an equal for general housoholii purposes. No home should be without it, * r •■'■■ .... .i -. .i mm ,i .O- N -U M; E m ®' : :M <d ITALIAN AND VBRMOIfT M4OSBLES, A AND ABERDEEN GRANITE HE._DSTONJ_I I IN MARBLE AND STONK. ' Iron Tomb Railings at' Moderate PRH«tl)i Prices and Designs sent post free. Ceuntry J • orders carefully; packed. ■• ; TAIT RROTBiERS, a _ Monumental Work-, corner,of Rutiand aafl li* Lome streets (near Queen-steeßt JunotitttiJ.7 *•• •^_.-_-.;•:»_;, AucklancU. x -~ — _._ — .-".i,