A CORSICAN VENDETTA.

By 0. A. GUNTER,

, The Successful American Playwright.

CHAPTER X

THE ANGEL OF THE EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL,

The Hotel Sebastian is on one of the out of-the-way streets of Nico and far from the fashionable quarter. It is little move than a boarding-house, though it has a dingy office and small billiard-room, with dirty tables and worn-out cushions. A mixture of Italians, Spaniards and Sicilians patro nise the house; English or Americans are never seen there. To this place Mr Barnes «oes early in the afternoon, and sends his card by a slovenly Italian servant-girl d> MademoisellePaoli. As be isabout toco up, Count. Musso Panella comes hurriedly downstairs, and taking him by the arm said, "My dear Barnes "' and shakes lii« hand, "bid comrade, it seems lonjrwnce we *hot moufflon together in Corsica '. This is rather effusive and affectionate for Danclla, who is generally ecTf-coiitairiCfl and contemplative' in his manner, ami is h enrpriso for the American, who rejoins " Hello, Musso! old boy! you hero? Thought you wouldn't be far oil when 1 saw Mademoiselle Paoli this morning ! In truth he is surprised very much to see the girl's guardian hero; for he knows Danella, though a Corsican, is a man of the world, and hardly imagines he will permit Marina to run about France with a romantic idea of revenge and murder in her brain * that may some day bring her fair young neck, that he knows is very dear to Musso, dangerously near the guillotine. " Yes," says the Count, growing serious, and drawing him into a room that is evidently his own, as he locks the door and offers Barnes a chair, "7 brought Marina

here!"' " What! and knew her errand .' "Precisely." " That she was in pursuit; or the man who killed hot brother with the purpose of murdering him !" "Precisely," says Musso, who seems to have grown younger :n the time since Barnes saw him, an expectant happiness being on his face that smooths out. several Wrinkles that hi* pay bachelorhood in Fans lias brought him with his forty years of kfe. "And you are a sane man, and permit the girl, whose only counsellor you are, to throw away her glorious beauty and her young life on a chimera of vengeance that might be accounted romantic in tho age of the Borgia*, but to-day means the execu tioner or tho gaoler—and yet you pretend to lovo her V" Barnes's face ha* a rather disagreeable sneer upon it, which changes to alook of amazed horror as Danella's re-1 ply comes to him, and his mind grasps its cruel significance and insidious import. "It is because 1 lovo her that I aid her. At first I merely pretended to assist her to find the man who had murdered her brother, thinking that i& was only a girl'a whim, and would pass away from her like a foolish fancy of childhood. Soon I dis covered my mistake—that her resolve and steadfastness was that of a woman who had made a righteous vengeance tho governing motive of her existence. After a tune I saw sho began to doubt the sincerity of my assistance, and hated and detested—my Ood—me ! the man who loved her ! She ran away to Egypt without me, and, if I had not followed her, might have forgotten her oath and mo.' . The Count looks very gloomy, but continues : "I arrived in time to prevent that. And then I made a pact with her tliat.when I found for hor tho;, man sho sought, and hate was satisfied, that love should begin and she should marry me, who had given to her vengeance. ,, "And she consented to sell herself—for your assistance J" " Not at first," says the Count with sup pressed sigh, " but after a struggle site said yee ! She does not lovo me now—she can love no man now—but whsn she has no longer her oath upon her, then .she will turn to the one being who loves her well enough to take her even with a murder on her eoul," and his delicate face beuomc bright with a dream of future passion. "But you forget this is the nineteenth century ; and the executioner will have a j prior claim upon your bride ; in fact, you, j yourself, Danella, as accessory I ofore the fact, will stand a very good chance of a rather long imprisonment; and, with your luxurious habits, I shouldn't think convict life would be a very pleasant prospect." Barnes imagines he has kuoekedtheCount's plans into chaos. "Bah!" says the latter, "in England, yes ! But in that case 1 should contrive that old Tomasso, who hates, with all a Corsican's fervour, should do the active work in the matter. Bnt if wo find him in France -No ! No French jury would ever, under these romantic circumstances convict a girl of Marina's beauty of murder. At the worst she would not be imprisoned more than a year or so. The press would most likely make her a martyr; and the public, her cell a bower of roses. But if we can lure him to Corsica and kill him there, Marina Paoli will be blessed by a native jury as the guardian angel of her brother's tomb." Barnes casts a mental eye over the latest French criminal jurisprudence, and con cludes the Count has very good reasons for his statements, then quietly remarks " I should judge your victim had better remain in England." "He-will be safer there—but the world is small! says the Count. "And now," replies Barnes, "how is it

you dare to make me a party to your crime by telling me your plan ¥,' " Because you told her " —here the Count indicates Marina by a gesture of his hand— " that you had a message from the dead to deliver to her. It is to ask you if it tends to turn her from her purpose not to give it. You are my friend —my whole soul has but one desire—to gain her ; and my only hope of winning, Marina Paoli is through her longing for revenge." After a pause of contemplation, Mr Barnes says calmly: "I shall report this matter to the authorities, and so prevent your mad plan bringing danger to the English officer !" " I considered that matter very carefully before I spoke to you, and do not think you will!" remarks the Counfe, confidently.

" And you suppose that I will be an ac cessory to youi\C!iime ?" "Not at all, in a strictly legal sense," is the reply; " butab present, at least,you will say nothing. You are in love with an English girl—Miss Anstruther—very much in love. You need not stare so—you adore her, ray dear boy. You have followed her to Nice. She was alone all one night on the railway, and at Lyons you confessed to the guard you were epris with her; persuaded her to lay over at Lyons, and took her in person to the Hotel de rEiirope." What dp you mean ?" says Barnes in a lioars'e voice, and with a very dangerous look on his face, for within him is the pas- Dion of Cain-

Nothing derogatory to the young lady's character, for which I have the highest esteem I want yon to have the same consideration for it; and if you should make any declaration to the authorities in regard to Marino or myself the private de tectives that" we employ, and who dogged every step of your way from Paris to Nice, jnusfc ffo on the stand. Their evidence jfpuld tiardly be pleasant to Miss Ani etruthor. .There is nothing you Anglo- Saxon Puritans fear so much as ecandal, And one would lose her to you iw ever,

Therefore I am persuaded you will say nothing, my dear friend." Barnes thinks this over, and knows that the Count is right, " Nevertheless," besays, " I shall speak to Mademoiselle Paoli. , ' "Certainly, if you insist,"' returns Musso with a gracious bow, unlocking the door. " Nothing you can tell her, I am confident, will ever change Marina from her purpose," and lio laughs a little silvery laugh that is nob becoming in him, and calls out aftor the American "An reroir, old comrade; run over and have a game of baccarab this

evening." " I have other business, thank you, say 3 Barnes. " Al), I see. Love's young dream! — third door to the right, first floor !" follows him in Danolla's soft Franco-Italian voice, as he goes upstairs to meet Marina. The Count stops back to his room in great apparent good humour, and looks at a memorandum from the detectives who have followed Barnos. He reade it over, and wonders what that gentleman and the youri" English girl had to interest them m tho English Navy. Meditating upon this l>o lemembora that Miss Anati'nther herself had been curiously impressed by the picture of the duel ; and, after turning the maM«r over in LU mind, he goes out for r> walk : and, chancing to wander down to tho harbour mid Die Hotel den Anglais enk* conic rathe; , pertinent question?, rind obtain!* soifto uitereetini;>n formation which sere him to thinking deeply, and in tho end produces peculiar j results ; for Mneso Danella rotiaons on the Italian principles of Machiavolli, which are derived from Satan himself. Barnes takes the Count's advice as re gards directions, and the door is opened by Marina herself. Sho is still in deep black ; in fact bhe never wore anything but mourn ing from the day of her brother's death uiitil some time "after . this great change came into her mind. Her figure, that the close fitting dreas displays in a series of curves of beauty, is perhaps a little fuller and more rounded than a year ago. If so, it has lost no charm of graco or suppleness. Her facd has a tinge of "suppressed sadness upon its mobile features, save when some wave of varying passion sweeps across it, and then it is the impersonation of that passion itself, without a trace of any other to weaken its intensity. As Barnes confronts her he notices the superb vigor of hor manner and excitable changes of her emotion. "Ah!" she eric?, "at last! I have waited for you ! You have for me the last words of my brother-No ! I have his last —bis cry of welcome to me—Marina ! that was all for me—that was his adieu to earth, i was it not : The question at tho end h j usked in pathetic sadness, in complete con trast, lo the excited rapidity of her first ex clamation.*.

'•It was," replied Barnes, softly. " But his other words ; the message from tho dead—and you did not tell it to me before—long ago--you could let a sister wait :

" When T left Corsica, mademoiselle, you were delirious from brain fever, and would not have understood me."

"True," (lio giil pays slowly, and then, suddenly, " Forgive me. The cruel disap pointment of to-day lias made mo thought less ; but to have sought that assassin for one long year, day by tiny and night by night, over half the world, mid never found him, and this morning, when 1 was blessing Cod for having given him to my hand, —to again find — nothing — nothing !— NOTHING !!" In an oestaey of disap pointment the girl throws herself upon a chair, and after a moment makes an effort and says to Barnes, who hats been watching her in silence : " You cannot understand ; you are of a raco that thinks and doe 3 not feel. Bo thankful that Heaven lias blessed yon with no heart, only a brain !" "But you have not heard the message T bring. It may temper your disappoint ment '." " Then don't give it to mo now! Jt in what 1 feared ! 1 forbid yon to say it now ! First sec what I have done—How faithfully I have struggled to perform my oath—How I have laboured to find tho man upon whom my hands shall full—then if you think that even Antonio's words could change the consecration of my life, deliver my brother's messago !" Thin last she speaks as if in spired, but not from (»od ; and, as Barnes does not answer her, brings him a largo book of memoranda compiled with tho system and accuracy of a detective, show ing, that with all its hate, her pursuit has been carried out with a logic that indicates BOino subtle mind has been brought to bear upon the matter. Barnes concludes wiHoly that it is that of Masao JJanella. Hβ is de lighted to have the opportunity of study ing her investigations, as it may help to judge if Enid's brother is in immediate danger of discovery. Tho first document before him is—

LIST OF OF FICE RS. 11.M.5. VCI.TCBE. 1882. John Lenox Ward, Comviandcr Henry Lawson T. Edgerton Itccdn { w.aiter Montroso Phillips > Lieutenants Nelson Trnwbridge I Tho Hon. Mathcw Lennox Have/ Goorgc Hodspur, JS'ttvigaiiny JArutcnant Thomas F. Foarlnpr, VMcf Engineer Mortimer N. Douglas, Paymaster Wellington Elcnwood, Surpeon Arthur William licrrick. Assistant Engineer. And then follow the names of about eight midshipmen, junior engineers, etc. " That list was obtained from the office of tho Admiralty," says the girl, "and is absolutely accurate, like other otlicial statistics." Barnes notes here to himself that Edwin Anstruthcr joined tho Vulture at Gibraltar a3 a supernumary, consequently hie name does not appear on the list sent from Eng land, and now knows how Marina has failed to discover him.

The next thing that meets her eye startles him. It is an elaborate description of each officer on the list, with his photograph at tached.

"How did you get these?" cries the American in surprise.

" Time and money did it—but what use ?" says the girl sadly. " Any being of reason would cay it must be one of these men whose faces I look on in this book; gaze upon them with me ; you saw his face that fatal day, and know it is not one of thoso who is the murderer that I seek ! !

" How do you know that?" " How ?■ I have seen every man on this list but the engineer who was suddenly ordered to China; this one who is on tho Gold Coast of Africa, and Reede who was detached to the Ruby in the South Pacific, I have talked with them as I have with you to-day, and they all fay that they were too busy with official duties for any of them to get leave the day the Vulture left Ajaccio. And then I went to the captain, a close-mouthed Scotchman, who promptly told me that no officer of his left his ship that day. ' Catch me giving leave on the morning of sailing—nob to a royal prince, by Heaven, madam '." And then I knew that there was some conspiracy among them, even including the captain, to keep the matter secret, for they feared a court martial for their comrade. Had it been in the French navy I could have discovered, because a duel would have brought no punishment; but with these men who cling together, and always fight shoulder to shoulder, I could do nothing." " And so you despaired." " Despaired ? You would nob say that if you knew mo. I took another way—the hospitals. When men are sickand wounded in that hot Egyptian climate they some* times rave, aha in delirium there is often truth. I have beenby the bedside of some of them, and one died in my arms and yet gave no sign !"- Barnes is staring at her; in his mind is a vision of the seventeenth century and de Brinvilliers. But tho girl continues, "Though I couldn't find the man whose life I wanted,

I found lives to save, and nursed the poor victim.* of On war and fever, and did some little good—for they said 1 was gentle and called me ' the Angel of the Hospital, and one, a sunny - haired Saxon giant, whose pale face was kind as a child s, and who, they told me, was) brave as he was gentle— for he had a cross upon his heart—the one so many of them dio to gain. \\ hen they brought him in wounded—l —I Mild, He shall co back to his English home : perhaps ho has a sister like my poor brother had, who is waiting for him in that far-oil laud ; and I—they said I saved his Ufe-and he he used to call me his—his—" Barnes, whose eyes havo been upon tho floor, raises them and sees before him in stead of an angel of vengeance, an angel ot pity, and, perhaps of love ; for the girl has now a blush upon her face. She conclude?, aftor a moment c pause of emotion, with a little effort—" He called me his Princess of Mercy—and used, after he was stronger, to walk with me in the moonlight in the Khedive's gardens, and toll mo ho owed to my kind hands his lie. And when he was well he grew to look like a god—Edwin—" : " Edwin !" cries Barnes. "Yes, Edwin Gerard An--the last is a I curious English name, rliflioulfc for a southern tongue to pronounce—but I havo i hip card." And she produces for him tho name of Enid's brother, and cries: "Yon know him too? J« ho not glorious!" lor she notices some sign upon Barnoe'e face, that makes her think this. " No, 1 have only met hie sister." "Ycm, she is beautiful, like him—l saw her, too, in Paris before my picture—you love her, don't you?" and Marina looks curiously at him. To this Barnes makes no reply, but changes tho subject back to the original one, saying : " And afterward.??" " Afterwards?— Count Danella took me away from Egypt almost by force ; lie said the climate was killing mo. And then I painted the duel—it waa a work of lovo and a work of hate. I thought perhaps some one in the vast multitudes that throng the Paris Salon might give some sign before it, and by that I'might discover. A pri vate deteetivo ptood, night and day, near by, but all that it has brought me was the pursuit of you—" "And after all this?"

"I should have gone to China to see the lieutenant who is there- bub lately the Count has received some curious informa tion from Gibraltar that makes us think there were other oflicers on beard the Vulture whose names are not upon that list —Oh, I pray Heaven that he may not havo died before! reach him ! 1 want him to know that Antonio Paoli has a sister!" The girl is now once more a picture of in tense hate.

(To If. Continued.)

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E W ZEAL A__N__D RAILW AY S. TIME TABLE. -On and i«rt OCTOBER 10, 1887. AUCKLAND AND ONEHUNQA LINK. _ AuC ,fj jANU """" "" Week DATS. I Sate only. Sundays. Cnkhunga. . . 1 g = teU T.S ;: g&ggjgg |j» plβ $g ■■ M if i!S lit IS KU^uf 08 " 7%« •• a*A 11*5 112*25 225 4.40 &M 6.45 ." ' 10.26 1.36 12.5 9.82 &.B2 ?.8 &66 ail'lUOlifo aStf-Me 5.60 "6.52 7.20 10.30 1.40 12.10 926 287 OnehSa*. Err 9J& itiIIMUAO 2.40 4.66J 6.0 7 6 7.40 10.40 1.50 12.20 9.3S 2.7 I ' I i _- ■ 1 ■ 1 j 1 Sate '* ' 7**o 8*44 9*35 10.241 12.35 1.25 4.51 5.35 6.45 7.45|1U6 2.25 10.21 5.53 Ste M||l__t__J4^_i^_____£ ♦ Chance for .Mercer and Intermediate Stations. II Change tor Anolnanaand tatarmefliaforttattons. ( "* ' ■ • MJtW iuNE. AUOKi-AN^W^OE^T^MUTU^OTOROHANGA. i^^^i|i|i|i|f|iiii SSi : . :: « v, if « * « —•/-1 •Wt»tflcld * ■■■-' Q ; n ;•• * ' ,J> O&uhu .. .. {££ &<0 7 .!0 *S ;i 8.41 12.40 4.59 ?1° !! Manurowa • # n n -; •• }-*° £§§ •• A. " Papakura i.. .."« v 8.0 . ... .. l.» 6.37 .. <£, ffiy* "". " ":!! ,II "sis "?, " 9.25 1.47 6.66 " "'" " "Uunciman *' .. ~ ..'..'-•*" •• '■• # # SSI , , :: :: :: :: aw :: ; : fo 2.19 &2s :: , :: •Buokland f'- * •• •• . „.- A ., "Wliaiigarata - „.. •• i ■• ~ nn .. • Pnkono 9.46 .. > 3- 3 "•« Mercer .. .. | d a "; _ „«< 10.66 3.40 .. .. ' .. 'Whaugamarlno .... * * •• •Wairanir I .. # # •Itaajirlrl- .. .. .. .. •• '■ • •' lluiulv . .... "J 12.80 0.<25 Tauuirl . - ' * 12.35 540 •Fulccto ' a . * » "Tcitupa % •• i 125 64 - ♦• •• ~ ;; cFrankton Junction O| £™' '* » "§ olltO E6.65 " '.'. .. •RukuMft " '.. •• i•• t * - - •• - OlmuiiO .. .. .. .. « •• •• * % iD '» " •' "LukeKoad — •• •• , „ •• ■- — Kiiaroto fftrr - ;: :: :: t«.40 k?.ss :: :: :: TkAwamctit .. j d B 0 £; :: ;;, , t •ToPuhi •• * •• •• . •• •Kiokio ■ . •• A -I* •"* '" '** NoßTa—VVk*k iJAva. ,' i A.M. AM. A.M. _.M. iA P.M. V.U. P.M. •Otornbanga „ .. •• •• - •• •• v6 }° •Kiokio .. - - •• " • "Kuwa .. — »•••#. •• •• .. •ToPuhi , -• •■ - •• •• _»" f r»rr. ». .. .. •• F3.0 -• •• TeAwaMUTC - .. \del>. _ ... .. •• 9-15 Nftfttoto • *..... * 'lAkolload •• •• •• _.. Ohaupo d *° "Uukuhla .. - •• .—■ - •• „ •• ~ BVankton Junction - .. .. 10.35 .. .. 4.10 •ToHapa.. , - • " " * 5u» p uy .: ::-::::: : .. .. 12.25 .. .. 5.20 'Oliiiicwal ■.*••••••• - •• " # *• •' , ■UftitKlriri , , .. •• •• •• » "' " • ~ / arr. .. « .. ■ l-4o .. .. 6-SO Mercer .. .. - |d ep . _ .. 620 n.30 2.5 .. ~ 6.50 ' Pcltono ..„....:.- •■ Ml 11.43 2.16 .. .. 7.0 *&sra* ~ :: : :: : " v* a« :: '.: •; ; KSSBK. r. :: :: :: : :: 7.10 1231 v :: :: r^ i)rur y ciuma . : r : :: : n 7,47 uo 4 7 :: :: 10 : ffiSKm" :: :: :: :: : : 5] ii 3.47 :: :: aie 1 OBSS? 1 .. :: :: :: :: mo au t« Uo t» 6,20 7.15 • lvoßtZid uuctio ? :: :: :: nu n&x «.w ♦!» v:*. t6.»..i7.» 9.0 1 Kllerallo ;. .. « .. •• 7-20 8.35 8.58 2.35 4.40 6.35 7.35 » •feSSSSS 1, " :: :: - '-'- ™ *** a« 4.bi <sue* i; 7.« < S'owmarkctJuDC. "35 8.40 0.19 2.65 J6.4 6.61 760 9.20 ' AttngrAMiV Rrr. 7.45 853 9.28 5 5 5-13 7.0 8,0 9.Z0 i t Change for Onohunga. I Chauao for Auclclaiirl and'(a'tormodiatd Stations,, i>. t Change for Kalnara Branch StAllono. « Ohanffo for Ottthuhu. A Pnaeonirore are not bonked by this train to Stations between Auckland end Ononunga, n' ' >nlv Btops to pick un Pasaenprcre for Hotilh of Penrose Junction. o." ltuna on Wondaye. Wedru»«dayß. and Fridaye only. 1 i>. Huns on Mondays and Fridayo only. - i if Tluns on TuosAayn. Tnura'iave, and Baturdaye only. F. Huns from Otoroharijca on Tuceflaye and Saturdays only. ThuU.lf) n-m. train from To AwnnHitu runs daily. G. Fraukton Junction for Cambridge To Aroha and Itotorua Linos. CAMBnTDQIR—Tβ AItOHA AJfP ROTORTJA Li?fg9. |H South.—WEEt Days. North.- Week Days. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. Auckland, dep. .. 8.0 11.40 Llchfield. dep e12.10 ■-■ ■• *Piitaruru Junction .. .... * .. p »i. km. *Taumangi • Frankton Jun., dep .. 1.4067.0 Oxford, dep. 12.55 Hamilton West.. .. .. . .. 1.48 7.10 *Okoroire * •Hamilton East.. .. :....** *Mangawhara * Ituakura Jun., arr. 2.0 7.22 Matamata 1.35 — ■ *Waharoa * Cambridge Bβ,— *Walton * Ruakura Jun., dep. .. „ .. .. 02.6 7.25 *Kiwitahi * *Mongaonul .. .. . — .. * * Mori insville, arr 02.40 "Tamahore .. ... .. «. * * ■ -- ■•■■ ■ •Fen.anirt * * Te ARonA Br.— •Hautapu • * To Aroha, dep. _ 61.55 Cambridge, arr. 02.45 &8.5 *\Vaihou * *Waitoa • Ruakura Jun., dop .. .. 2.5 ... *TatuaoHaua .. .... * •Eureka * .. *Mnrray"s • •Motumaoho * .. MoirinsviUe, arr. 62.40 MoiTinavillo, arr. 2.45 .. -> -_——— ___ ■' ■ . Morrinsville, dep. .. .. .. 2.55 Tk Aroha Dr.— *Motumaoho * Morrinsyille, dep. .. m «, .. a 2.55 .. *Eureka * ♦Murray's * .. Ruakura Jun., arr 3.33 ♦TatuaoHaua .. .. _.....* .. —. —_.___ *Waitoa - * .. Cambridge Br.— *\Vnihou * .. Cambridge, dep. .. .. 9.20 .. Te Aroha, arr. a 340 .. *Hautapu.. -. * ___ ■. ___. *Fcncourt * ■«. MorrlnsTille, dep .. ..62.55 .. 'Tamahere * „ •Kiwltahi — „ .. * .. "Mongaonui * ~ *WQiton «,....* .. Ituakura Jun, aiT. .. ..10.0 ♦WaUaroa « .. * .. ■ ' — Matamata .. 4.0 .. Ruakura Jun., dep 10.3 3.33 •Manga whara _ .. * » "Hamilton East * * •Okoroire * .. Hamilton West 10.20 353 Oxford 4.40 .. Frankton Jun., arr. .» ..10.25 3.58 •"Taumanfrl * .. . ~. •Putaruru Jun.- _ * .. Auckland, arr. .. . 5.13 9.30 Llchfleld, nrr. .. 1 ■ * Floe Station. ; a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdaye only. 6 Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only The others run dally, KAIPARA BRANCH. —Auckland—Hen'dersox—Hklensviixe. Auckland to Helensvillh).— Week Days. Hklensvillb to Auckland.—Week Days. ■ " ; ■ -J? am. am. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m. n.m. r> m Auckland .. dep. 70 10.55 4.40 2.15 Helenerille .. dop. 6.20 11.45 4 0 Newmarket Jtmct r n 7.12 11.12 4.57 2.25 *HoiensHUe Soiith.. * * • Mount Jfiden- .. 7.19 11.19 5.4 2.52 "Ohiraußi • • •"• " •Klngeland .... * • * * ••Paoroa • • . • •Moraingßide.. * * * * *Woodhill • ♦ • •Mount Albert * • • * *Roweti * * • Avondale .. ..7.35 11.38 5.20 • *Wainiauku .. .. • • • •New Lynfl ... * • * * *Kumeu .. .. 7.15 1.6 5.0 •WaikomiU .... * • * 3.0 •Taupaki .... * • • ♦Henderson « ..8.0 12.5 5.45 .. Waitakerei .. ..7.35 1.30 5.20 " •Swanaon .... * * * .. •Swa'naon .... * * * Waitakerei .. .. 8.25 12.32 6.15 .. Henderson .. .. 8.0 2.5 645 •Taupaki .... * * * .. •Waikomltl • • * 44s Kumeu ;. 8.45 1.5 6.33 .. *New Lynn .. " • * » » •Walmauka ~ • * * .. ; Avondale .. .. 8.27 232 610 * •Reweti.. - .. • ■• ; * .. •Mount Albert .. • « • • •Woodhill .. ;, ♦ • • .. *Morningside * * • « •Paeroa.. _ .. * • * •Kihgsland .... * * * • •Ohiranri ~ .. • • ♦ Moilnt Eden.. .. 8.47 2.53 6.24 5.15 •HelenevHle South.. • * * Newmarket Junct'n 9.4 3.10 6.36 621 Helenßvilla .. arr. 9.401 2.10 ti 7.30 .. h 1 1 1 Auckland . Rrr. 9.13 3.20 6.45 5.'30 : "a. Runs'onfirstSunday'ilueaoamonta' only. "' ' « WAIKATO TRAIN SERVICE. Trains from Auckland for te Awamutu J Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8.0 a.m. 1 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 11.40 a m. •Otorohnnga .. «, .. Mondays and Fridaya at 8.0 a.m. I Hamilton West.. „ .. { D |Jfdfvlaffib a!m.° n Monday8 ' Wednesdays, and Cambridge } Mpndaya, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11.40 a.m. vempnuse.. .. „ j Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8.0 a.m. Morrinaville .. „ _ Dally at 8.0 a.m. Tβ Aroba ~ .. „, ~ Tuesdays, Thuredaya, and Saturdays at 8.0 a.m. ! Oxford and Lichfleld .. .. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridaya at 8.0 a.vi. Tbainb for Auckland from Lichfleld and Oxford .. .. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 1 Tβ Aroha ~ .. .. .. Mondays, Wednesdays, ana Fridays at 1.6S p.m. Morrlneville ~ .. „ Daily at 2.55 p.m. Cambridge .. .. « Daily at 9.20 a.m. . v ~ . Hamilton Weftt.. .. ... Dally at 10.20 a.m. and 3.53 p.m. •Otorohangfa Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8.10 a,rik. t TeAwamutu .. .. .. Daily, at 6.15 a.m. • Flag Stations.—An aeterisk • opposite a Station denotes that trains do not atop unless required to piok up or set down passengers. Notice should be given to tho Guard at preUous stopping stations by any passenger desiring to alight at Stations opposite which an asterisk is placed. If Ail Time Tables issued prior to thia auto are now cancelled. m /;'- -'"■"- •"•■V.. ■■ J( TP. Manager,



Business Notices. Iron Curved for V erandas (ANY PATTERN) SHORTEST NOTICE. GEORGE McCAUL, MANUFACTURING PLUMBER AND IMPORTER OF ALL TRADE REQUISITES WELLESLBY STREET EAST (Opposite New Library) and BROWN & DAVY STREETS, THAMES, HAS FOR SALE - 200 Corrucatcd Galvanised Tanks, asuorted £00 Colonial Ovens, all sizes 50 000 Feet Lead Edge Pudge Cup, all 3ize3 50 000 Foot O.G. Spouting, all sines SOiOOO Feet DownpipcH, all sizes SO 000 Feet Galvanised Water i-'ipes. all sizes Lead-head Nails. LcadWasheie Portable Ovens, Furnace Frames Copper Boilers Jam, Fruit, Honey, and Butter Tins on the latest American principle, in quantities as per agreement Etc. Etc. Etc. Awarded Three First Prizes for above lines at Auckland Agricultural Show. Latest and best selection of Gas Globes in Auckland. As Air McCAUIj is a direct importer for cash he is in a position to supply the trade at the lowest remunerative prices. Liberal discounts to the trade. Country orders punctually attended to. GEORGE McCAUL, Manufacturing; Plumber, and Importer of all Trade Requisites, Wellesley-st. East (opposite New Library), and Brown and Davy streets, Thames. /S fr O U~N" _ D ITT~M~£! GROUND LIME Fob Sale, SOUTHCrATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME Jn any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floore. Cellars, etc. Next to it is un rivalled for durability andliard-seUing qualities. For tanks and other wet work it is a nrst-class material. B. KEANE, SOLE AGENT, C USTOMS-STREET. W L E V S , ■BOOKRINDEK, PAPFJt RULER. ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, Wyndham-stbeet. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS, Insurance and Mining Register Books Specially Ruled and Bound. Musi?, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sunday School Books Well Bound. Bakers' Special Ruled Day Books, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books lle-boundi BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULED •piREWORKS! .. piEEWORKS! piKEWOEKS! D. EVITT OrTers as usual a large stock of James Pain's Fireworks, imported direct'ffbrft the maker. Selling cheap for cash. CHINESE NOVELTIES. Gtjns, Rifles, Revolvess, and Ammunition Of every description. FISHING TACKLE. A New Invention for Sportsmen :-» John's Patent Automatic Sporting Shrapnell Shell FOR FOWLING-PIECES. WILL KILL AT 140 YARDS. REPAIRS and every description of Gun work done at the lowest possible prices, and satisfaction guaranteed. D. E l T T  f GUNMAKER & IMPORTER, 254, Queen-street, AucKLi,ir» 1,,, (Opposite the Market Hoqge). .. QRION. /^VRION. /YRION. WHAT IS IT 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. npUCKER'S TpOOD FOR PORRIDGE, &c, &c, Specially prepared, consists of the elements for the perfect nutrition of the human body. Has had high commendation in England from Hospital Authorities and from Physicians, 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 moro suitable than 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 TJYCROPT AND * LIMITED. City Elods Mills, Shortland-street, Auckland. TUCKER'S family Making powder. tucker's oaking t>owder Foe JDWhoiesomeJ- Bread mUCKTER'S "DAKING OOWDER X. TeaCakea JL> Pastry JL Scones mUCKER'S "OAKING X>OWDER JL Ask your JL> Grocer Jl for it. Once Tried, Always Used. WARNOCK BROTHERS, Established 1562 „_„„ SOAP A"NX> CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, COX'S CREEK, AUCKLAND. Manuiuouirers of tho Celebrated Extract of Soap, Disinfectant Powder, First Prize Yellow Blue Mottled, Double Crown, Economic, ana Household, Carbolic, and other Medicinal ana Tortot Soapa. made from the purest of. Tallows, Offices—DUßHAM-STREET, Auckland. N.B. — Cash Puixshasera o£ Tallow. Wool, Sheepskina. and Bonos. Best) Gift for Home friends w JL Brett's Auckland Almanao, containing a Piotorial Representation of Queoh-etreet, De- BoripUon of the Provincial District, New Guide teUetLake. &C&0. HmaaLs .



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