AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per s.s. Manapouri.)

Sydney, January G. The cruise of H.M.S. Diamond has not been a very eventful ono. She went to several islands to inquire into outrages, but in nearly every ease the natives decamped, and only on one occasion did Bhe resort to force, at St Aignau, where the attack was made on Captain Marx, of the Swinger and there the damage done was limited to a couple of huts and two canoes, which were destroyed. Captain Joseph Hawkins, of the throe-masted schooner Fairhe, was fined for having two cases of firearms on board his vossel. _, , Tho "Newcastle Herald," of December '.Ist regrets tobave to repeat that tho health of the Biiihop of Newcastle is so eoriously impaired ub to preclude all notion of his boingubleto leave for any place necessita ting a set voyage for a very long time. After a lapse ot a few weeks, should a turn for the belter have set in, it is possible that Dr. Pearson may be able ty repair to spmo inland town for change of air and soene. His health on tho morning of last Saturday week was good, and the sudden nature of the nervous prostration by which ho has been attacked has naturally tilled his friends with tho greatest apprehonsion.

A GIRL POISONED.

A distressing fatality occurred at the Glebo on Monday night. At about 10 p.m a young girt named Blbm Meeley expired at the residence of hor parents, No. 1, Cathorino-streot, from the effects of poison, supposed to havo been accidentally im bibed. From tho information to hand, it would appear that the deceased coin- Sd -? feelina UPWell in the after Urn; and that hor inothev directed her to take a dose of fluid magnesia, a bottle' of which was kept jntho house Owing to an unfortunate similarity In th,. appearance of two bottles, tho girl by mm; take drank a portion of a compound need for cleaning olectro plate ware, which proved to bo of a highly poisonous nature, lour medical men-J-ra. Smith, A?'*} v, : - e' and McCoimack-attended tho ill-fated giri, and used every moans In their power to counteract the effects of the poison but Without i>yail, Sli'} their patient died at the hour mention--.

MURDER AT KIMBERLEY.

The Derby correspondent of tbe " V. est Australian" of ...ccembor 20 states :—"Sub Inspector 'f'roy camo dpwi; rather unex pectodly from flip 'tinldp aboiit a fqrfcnigt-t sinco, bringing with him a man charged with tho murder of his mate, Anthony Johnson. The man accused was in Derby for somo months boforojhe proceeded to tho lields." Ho waj then known by tho namo of Frank llornig. It now <-p..oars thrt his name is Franz ErJman. Robbery is sup posed to have boon tho objoct of tho mur derer, The polico woro informed of it tho day or do afte. ths mi-rdpr was committed by a man who stumbled accidentally apropa Johnson's i<ravp. Having exhumed and identified the body, Iho polico iimnodintoly started ill pursuit of Horniif, suspicion at once falling on him as tho last man aeon ir. the company ol the deceased. Thoy arrested him on the road toDortiy, -hich he had hoped tc rc^ch, and so get away. A night or _.. 2 after his' arr-st liornjjj made a determined attempt to do away witn hiii-solf. De prived of ovorything ho had about him when arrostod that would bo likoly to afford him any opportunity of ovading justice, he con trived to wrench tho handle oil' a pannikin in which bo had boen given a drink, and so cut a voin in his arm. It was not until his laboured breathing attracted the notice of tho man on watch that anything wrong wns suspected, and thon tbo prlsonor was found lying in a pool of blood. Remedies wero promptly applied, and ho was brought round, but for sovoral days the man was fiightfully weak. It is bolioved that llornig has made a statement to the polico.

A LARRIKIN OUTRAGE.

What appears to bo a most dastardly outrage is ollegpd to havo beon committed at tho Mount Kombln C.0i.1 Mine, n ( 3a- V/ol longong, on New Year's Evo. t rom tho informal ion to hand it eeems that in the early part of tho evening somo of tho old miners, accompanied by several women, as somblod at a large boarding-houso at the Koroseno Works, which thoy had wrong, fully entered, for tho purpose of hold ing a ball, or somo such gathering. Mr John Evans, manage, in tho omploy of tho Mount Kembla Coal Company, happoncd to bo passing at the time, and ho remonstrated with tho partios, and told them to leave tho placo. On thoir promising to vacate tho premises, Mr Evans went up to tho mine, returning to tho Koro sono Works at about half-past il o'clock On arriving at tho lattor placo ho .aw a numbor ot' parsons nf, tho hoarding-house aforesaid, and two mounted policemen who came on the scone shortly attorwards wore orderod to eject the offenders. Tho miners and the women were ultimately forced to leave the houso, and their names woro also taken. The constubleethen returned to \Vol loi)gon,x at i;.bout a quarter-past 11 o'clock as every tiling sc-ii.cd perfeptly quiet. A little later on Mr Evans was arfiucc.d by hearing pooplo noar tho bouse, and tho noiso of firearms. Ho then loft the building and proceeded towards tho foot of tho incline, when, to his surprise and consternation.^ he saw thrco of tho laden waggons running wild down tho lino. A number of men woro in tho vicinity of tho lino, but ho was unablo to recognise any of thorn. Imc-.dj&fcpjy tho waggons woro hoard thundering down tho incline, the neigh bourhood resounded with " hurrahs," _and firoarma wore frequently discharged. For tunately tho vehicles kopt on the road, and aftor running some few miles beyond tho Dapto Koad, they came to a standstill, causing no damage whatever. It ia sup posed that the outrage waa committed by the men who were ejected from the house at tho kerosene works. As tho waggons had been " spragged " when tho men left work, it is evident that a number of persons mußt have assisted them in the operation of sending them down tbo bill. The lock of tho safety points was also broken. The Wollonsrong polico are making every effort to capture the offendors, but up to yester day afternoon tho names of the persons who committed the outrage had no,t boon divulged. It is stated tbat the Government intend to provide additional police protec tion for the mine.

FEARFUL ADVENTURES OF A CON. STABLE.

The Brisbane " Courier," of 20th of December, furnishes the following particu lars of tho wandering.! of a constable in tho far West of Queensland :-" Constable F. Moran, having beon transferred to Isiaford, left Arrilalah for that place ot 11 o'clock a.m. on the '2nd instant. Nothing was heard of him until the evening of the 12th instant, when newß was brought to Arrilalah by v casual traveller that Moran had not been heard of at Isisford. The officer in charge of tho polico here at onco despatched Trooper Quin aud a blackboy to hnd out wh.' t had become of him On the 14th in ctant, Mr Clark, ovorseer at Westlands, wo_! informed by a boundary rider that ho had obsorvod the tracks of a man in ono of the Westlands paddocks, and, from tho aimleeß manner in which thp tracks seem to go round and about, the boundary rider concluded tho man waa loet. Mr Clark, with praiseworthy promptitude, im mediately started out to search for the unfortunate, whoever he might be. Taking up tbe tracks where the boundary rider had loft them, Mr Clark, after a patient search, found a saddle, bridle, and pack-sad_ile, all having the Government brand. Mr Clark immediately galloped into Arrilalah and reported having found the things, which woro at once known by Senior constable W. Considino to havo been in possession of Moran. At three o'clock on tho morning of tho 15th instant, thirteen days after Moran had left Arri lalah, a search party started to find hia remains, for not one was sanguine enough to think of finding him alive. Led by Mr Clark, the party soon found the camp where Moran's saddles, bridles, etc., were, and picking up the tracks followed them persevoriugly, determined, if it wero pos sible, to find him, alive or dead. About 3 o'clock p.m. they found written in largo letters, on a bare patch of claypan, ' A man loet in this paddock,5 The writing was not more than a day or so old, and with strong hope of finding poor Moran still alive the party eagerly continued theiysearch. Further on they found freshly-pulled grass and boughs. Finally about halt-past 3. p m. the object of their Eearch waß dis covered sitting resignedly on the ground, alive, it is true, but, alas ! what a piteous object to gaze upon-emaciated and worn by his terrible fast, having been 14 days without tasting food ; naked, bleeding, and Ewollen from exposure and bites of mosqui toes and sandflies. The wonder and admir ation of the rescuers was excited at the in domitable pluck which alone could have en abled the poor fellow before them to have survived such a terrible ordeal aB he had undergone. " His account of how he got lost is as follows :—His packhorse, a wild brute, got away, and.it took him all day to recover

him. He camped thefiratnightafter leaving Avrilalah at the place where his saddles and clothes were found. The night being close and sultry, ho had taken off everything ex cept his shirt. Hearing his horses going by him, ho startod away without losing a moment to head them and turn them back. It was a more difficult task than he hod ex pected, and before he had 18-1 ™ ** terriS-, storm o__me on. The rom P™"» down in torrents. Intense darkness, only broken by vivid flashes of lightning, which, when past, made the darkness felt the more, completely bewildered him. Presently the creeks and watercourses became flooded, and tbe sound of the rushing waters ad eled new horrors to the night. All night the storm continued Next morning the water had entirely obiterated all land marks, and his desperate situation burst upon him iv all its terrible reality. Naked, without food ; lost in a place which no ono, no matter how good a bueli man he might be,'could possibly recognise S present flooded state , add to this the not remote prospect of being drowned by the ever-.ising waters, and you have a state of things which might well make the stout, est heart quail. Fur ten days the rain con tinued, and tho unfortunate man, whenever ho attempted to strike for whore he thought tho road lay, was driven out of his course by somo creek too wide and swollen to bo crossed. Ho says, and we may well be liovo that neither tongue could toll noi pen describe his sufferings during thoso ten days and night, of agony. After tho tenth day his sensations became loss acuie, as be does not'rotain such distinct recollection of tho last four days of misery. >ot ho --._}. nerfect.ly coherent and rational when round, He recognised each member of the party, and said he had never given up hopo.

The Mount Rennie Outrage.

THE ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN

REPRIEVE.

Demeanour of tho Condemn... Prisoners. Sydnkv, January 6.

Awasa maetJDg was held n tho dpain, , tho oßiecto. its promoters uemg to advocate , a reprieve being g.anted to il.e_.ix criminal- , under sentence of dbatli for complicity in , the Mount Kemiio outrage. 'Ibis object , I was, 1-oweyer. dcfootbd.^ an , belli;? ' (.lu'i'iefi ,!P». < avi'ill!' ,°. 1, ? i oiuiit'al sbntoiico being e.-iocutad tho , meeting was attended by about l.i.U poreoim, , and was certainly not marked by that deco- ; .„m which might havo been cxp.cttd in the . dVuuwio-i of bo gw.o |} quosijorj. Tho principal advocate- of lopriJveworo Messrs , Edwards (chairman), Uoodch-P, and , McNamora, tho last named -speak..-l . boiniz so unpopular that at tho condu 2fam*of th. ffi_etfn_ tho orfiwd huetlrt him, md it wan'proposed to drive li>m andsomo v f his associates outside tlio domain gates. Tho action of tlio mob almost threatened to swell into a riot, but the op portune, if little expected, avrivalof a police man, chocked tho rough element present, a-rd'ti.o -,-oL disppv-od. Tho srioochcs in favour of reprieve wore oimilar in expression to those dolivored at tho Quoen's statue on Now Yoar's Eve, and, as upon that occasion, woro rorcivod with marked disapproval, iho orators being " chailed," _ laughed at. and cried down. Tho resolution proposed W aa similar to that at thp pr ovipus meeting. Tho amendment, moved by aMr Jacobs and seconded by Mr Franco, was, " That the pooplo horo assembled are of ««inion that the law should tako its course, ..nd are further o. Sp.-1™ *»»tbe "-<-•--■*'" called for the purpose of urging a romwelon of the death penalty do not represent he voice of this' community." VJ^*_f* put to tho meeting the amendment was carried almost unanimously, only about six hands being held up in support of the resolution, , ~ Tho prisoners oontinue to reoeive tbo ministrations of tho ministers of thou; ro pectivo denominations, and the Cardinal- Archbishop of Sydney has issued instruc tions to tho K. 0. clergy requesting that early on Friday morning Holy Mas* may bo offered in each church that the culprits sentenced to suffer tho extreme penalty ot tho law may have in their last moment . ovory spiritual comfort of religion. _ Tho new gallows was erected in E wing of Darlinghurst Gaol, and was today sub jected to v linal test. Tho removal of tho ..allows from its old position will have this advantage, that it will bo entirely shut out from public viow, and the criminal bo be yond h- -ring of any crowd which may as semblo without tho walls of the prison. It was at first proposod to erect a gallows which would enable two at a time to be hanged, but the opinion of the oliiciais of tho gaol was strongly against thia course. Thoro seemed to bo in it an unnecessary prolonging of tho terrible duty in bringing the men out two by two ; and finally it was _t..tcrmined to make provision ior the simul taneous execution of tho six, JJuiing the past few days tbe number of visitors to tho gaol, on various pretexts, but with tho real object of gratifying a morbid taeto, in the hopes of catching a glimp.e of the prisoners, or even of the ex terior ot the cell in which they aro confined, Imc "been en numerous that; &rdera fcave had to be issued not to admit any per son unless under vory exceptional circum stances, as the prison discipline was being seriously interfered with by tho number of visitors to tho gaol. It is stated that this exhibition of morbid curiosity has not been limited to men, but extends to tho other sex. Tho sheriff has recoived a great number of applications for adini-fion to the gaol to vitnpso tf:o execution, which will, if tho decision of the" Executive bo not sol a-ido by His iiixcolloncy the Governor, tako plate to-morrow morning at tho customary hour. Yestorday the sheriff's office was visited by many personß to make personal application to viow tho execution, but it has for obvious reasons been determined to, so far as possible, limit the numbor to official representatives and one representative from each pf the metropolitan daily journals. The final decision pt the Executive Council was not officially announced, to tho prisoners on Tuesday evening, as it iB not usual to do bo, those under penalty of death not receiving any oiiicial intimation as to pro ceedings of this naturo unless in the case of reprieve. They were, however, thero is reason to believe, privately informed of the decision not to interfere with tho penalty, and some of them ex hibited signs of deep dejection. This is, however, stated not to have beon tho caße with the prisoner Hill, whoso bearing is stated to have been characterised by impu dent bravado. The prisoners were visited last evening by the sheriff. The prisoner. Hill was. Ac the time smoking, this indul gence being permitted by the prison regula tions to tho.e under sentence of death. Ui9 conduct was marked by an assumption of coolnesß ana indifference which is said to be only a disguiso to bis truo feelings. Statement by a Prisoner. On Wednesday afternoon the prisoner Duffy, who for some time past has declared his intention of making a 6olemn declaration whio})'would exonerate cci tain of hia com panions, did so. This declaration waß to the following effect;—Tbftt Hugh Miller and George iioegan, two of tho men who have been reprieved by the Executive Council, wero innocent of the charge, and also that the lad Hewman, con demned to die, and others also awaiting death, but whose names aro not given, wore innocent. He states that he makes this declaration in favour of the prisoner Newman In order that His Excel lency, in considering tho question of exer cising his prerogative, may haxe the ad vantage of this statement before him. • This declaration was placed in tho hands of the Sheriff' (Mr O, Cowper), who at once despatched it to' the Colonial Secretary (Mr G. K. Dibbs), who received it at half past soveu p.m , and immediately, with out comment or roniark, forwarded it to His Excellency tho Governor. In Now van's case it is stated that during the late investigation mado under tho personal supervisio 1 of tho Colonial Secretary for tho information and guidance of tha Execu tive pouncil, tjio prisoner protested his in nocence, and maintained that he could prove an alibi if certain witnesses could .be secured. Every endeavour was made to get these witnoseess, and in the caso of some of them considerable difficulty was experienced, the assistance of the police having to be called in. One witness Btated that Newman had been in his company duiing certain hours of the morn ing, lo was also stated by a witness that in tho forenoon ho was on a certain 'bus, but the driver of tho 'bus denied that this was so. However, no testimony wae pro cured wbicli proved that Kewman, during tho time the outrage was committed, was elsewhere than at the scene of the terrible crime.

Cardinal Mqra-a's Appeal.

In speaking as ono of a deputation that waited upon His Excellency tho Governor on behalf of tbe prisoners, Cardinal Moran said he had already taken tho liberty of ad dressing to Hib Excellency a letter on the subject, and he had little to add to the sub- Btance of that communication. He would specially appeal to Hia Excellency to make use of the prerogative of mercy to wards these young men ; for it appeared to him that under the law of tha land there was wisely given to the Crown that prero gative of mercy when special reasons were shown to justify itß exercise. He thought that at the present moment the cry for blood that appeared in the daily journals waa a disgrace to the journalism of

this country; and that in a moment of excitement or public frenzy the supreme penalty of the law ought not to be ln llicted. This was a caso in which His Ex cellency ought to mako use of tho preroga tive that had been to wisely granted. Ho had soon porno of theso unhappy youths, and had administered to them some of the consolations of the Church, and had found as he learned through the public pre6e,'that they were all of youthful years and all in the very depths of ignorance. He did not know tbat he had ever met persons of their age showing greater iVnorance, and this to his mind lessened the malice of tho crime that had been com mitted. If there had been anything like organisation for the commistion of the crimo, ho would have beon tho last to ask his Lordship to exercise the prerogative of mercy. It appeared that if mon were likely to corribino together for the commission of tho crime of rapo, or of any other crime of a liko character, tho only proper punish ment would ho to lay the axo at the root. But, in the present case he had board thoro was no such ovganii.d association It had been said that the ringleader was not among those culprits under sentence of Peath, and it would bo a parody upon ju-tice if those men in their youth wero to receive the penalty which he, tho ringleader, justly deserved, but had escaped from. The cry for blood in this case somewhat reminded him of the story told in the lifo of our .Saviour, whoro, upon a wotnnn taken in adultery being brought to Him, it waa said, " Mo-OS in tho Ip,w commanded that such should ba stoned, but- what aayest thou. " and Ho answered, " Ho that is without sin among you, let him cast, the first slono." Many of those who cried out for tho execution of thero' men should bo the Inst persons to desire tlio administra tion of such a punishment.

liord Carrlngton's Reply,

His Excellency, replying to the deputa tion, said : -" 1 am, of courso, anxious to give tlio fullest consideration to tho a.ppl!-__ tion of this important deputation, which, _j understand, requests r; ( e" to extend tho royal prerogative of lhcroy to tho six prisoners now King under sentenco of death. 1 would like here to tuko tho opportunity of thanking my right honourablo friend, Mr Dalley, for the sympathetic way in .yhipji iio ,-e.errod to t'no iorriple ctuty'iraposed on me by the Constitution. I need hardly say that ac cording to my oath 1 will do my duty fear lessly and will act without partiality, favour, or fear. It f,-)P{Hlva '*° 'M° tbat you* pvedCvit applioa_i_>n involves this important constitutional dilticnlty. I am being requested, in direct opposi tion to the advice tendered to mo by my constitutional advisers q.i 1 [i, to e:.:o. (,i,o ;he -.'revo-jut^ve oi r-oycy as to' all ihcr.o pi won?-,- c," the -.rcund, aa i understand if, cW tho punishment of death should not bo awarded for this crime of rape. Mr Dalloy: Not oxaclly that. Wo say th.t in this case thoro aro exceptional cir curr.stpncos, which, v.-o contond, tiro reaeeyia why tho pi-njshmori. should licit bo in lliptcd.' ' 'lis Excclloncy : If in this instance I r.c cede to your application, it Boerjfla to me that 1 muse nooe"ea. ily do so in oil futmo coses, for a worse ca-o thai, tho present nan scarcely bo imagined, in so doing, shall 1 not, in effect, bo repealing tho present law, nnd setting my own arbitrary action against the deliberate decision of tho peop'e of the country as expressed by their own elected representatives in the Legislative Assembly assembled, and by tho Legislative Council as well 1 It seems to rap that tho prerogative of mei:cy,'if extended, should only boe-iorci-ed on the individual merits of each particular caso, upon grounds .1.0, gether different from those In the main sub mitted by tliis deputation, and which have received every consideration, Cardinal Moran asked if His Excellency had taker, tho extreme ignorance and youtli of tho prisoner? into consideration ; for theso, lie thought, woro particular circum stances which applied to the nrosont cfise. but which might'not apply lo other eases. His Excellency replied that he hoped Oardinul Moran would not consider him wanting in respect if ho pointed out that he would not now discus? tho caso.

THE OLD MEN'S HOME.

Swarming With Vermin.

(BY TiiLEGII-.rjl—OWN CORBESVONDENT )

(JIIBISTCItUBOU, this day. The Ashburton correspondent of tho Lyttel ton " Times " drew attention the other day in a forcible way to iho disgusting condi (ion of tlio Old Men's Home, situated in that township. It appeared that one of tho inmate., a blind old man, had been pleading to tho police to charge him with vagrancy, so that ho might be sent to pri- on. This, in hi_ opinion, would be at least pre ferable to the Homo. At any rate, he would be able to sl.ep in peace. The cor re-pondent dcreribed the conditioa of things £.5 a .«io».'in_ mass 6i biigo. At ainu lingut tho Charitable Aid Board ye.teiday in Christchurch (that body having the management of tho Home), one of the members—Mr Husking- drew atten tion to the statements published recently to tho effect that tho Home was aiivo with vermin. If the statement was not true, contradiction should come from the Board ; and if true, step., should be taken at once to have tlio evil remedied.

Tho Chairman said members of tho Com mittee should meet'at the fclonie next week, when Iho wholo question would ba con sidered. Mr Walker, in ju.-tification of the old committee, pointed out that they had reported very strongly on that matter on retiring' from oflico. Some of the inmates had complained very much of tho vermin, while others said it depended very much on how each man scrubbed and cleanod his rooms. The ma.tsr hod, boweyer, told Mm the oyil was terrible. Ho had hoped tha two members of Committee from Christchurch would have visited Ashbuiton in timefor the report to be presonted to the present meeting. He had thought of suggesting that a num ber of tents should bo sent down to accom modate the inmates during the summer mon'he,when lhe vermin were much worse.

The Chairman said that pending the erecting nf a new building tho nuisance must be temporarily abated. This might be dono by renewing the match lining and removing all the old internal littings. The er ction of new buildings involved a large financial question! He would remind the Board that something would have to be done to provide for old and infirm women as well as men, so that the whole question was a very large one. Mr Prudhoe suggested that the Commit tee be given powor to act.

Mr Walker suggested that the next meet ing of the Board be held at Ashburton, so as to give members some idea of the difficulties the ComnSittee had to contend with. The Committee and the master had done everything possible to abate tho nuisance. The fact vhxb that the place swarmed with vermin to such an extent that it was impossible to visit it at night without au umbrella.

Mr White pointed out that the question of providing a new home had to be con sidered by the whole Board, and not by the Committee. The Board would also have to consider whel her it was pos.-ible to adopt the boarding out system, because there was no doubt that the present buildiugs used for Armagh-street Depfit and Ashburton Borne wero absolutely unfit for tho purpose. It was out of the question to try and cure the evil at Ashburton Homo by renewing fit ting*.

MrHosking urged Iho necessity of im mediate action. Ho considered it inhuman to keep old men in such a place.

Mr \Vhito thought MrHosking should be content with the Chairman's promise that tho matter would recoivb immediate attention, 110 moved that the ques tion of making bettor provision for the accommodation of tho aged and infirm who are provided for by this Board be referred to the Charitable Aid and Ash burton Home Committees. The motion waß agreed to unanimously.

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BISMARCK'S WAR SPEECH.

Important Debate in the (.ei-man _Keiclista«.

DEFIANCE TO FRANCE,

(UEOTER'S T____EGBAMB.)

Braa-i;, January 11.—During the debate on the second reading of the Army Bill in the Reichstag to day, Count yon Moltke stated that if the bill were rejected it was certain to have a bad result.

Prince Bismarck made a speech, ia which he said the relations between Ger many nnd Austria wero intimate and cordial, and with other powers ex cellent. Then, was good relations with Rusßia, and boyond a doubt good relations also existed with France, though the latter were moro difficult to maintain.

Ho neither apprehended nor was he afraid of war with Franco. It was not a question of Germany attacking Franco, but tho past teaches us that it was impo_?iblo to roly on por manent peace with that country. It was necessary always to bo prepared for war. Germany, ho added, would never bsgin a war with 'Russia, and would never make an enemy of that country for tha sake oj Bulgaria.

SCHEDULE.

IIKR-l-INO SOTRVS- -..STRICT.— Block II; Seeliou 1 ISa ';■:. annual rental £2 3i Oil; Section i l_a 2i-l->i), i.i Is lid ; S.-clonal!and 4. SOaeuch, .; IC'. .eh; tecii'u 5. 40.. 3r, £2 Is; Section fl, J.ia2r. £2 0, 01; Sections 7 an i 8, ...a each, £'J ;0_ euch : Section 9. 40a, £2 ; F.aotiou 10. 40a 3r, _-.21.; S ctio.: 11, 45_i 3r. __,_ tv; Sccti.n 12. 41a ~:•, £2 2s ; Section 55. 4.0 a 3r, £. Is; Section 14, _____ 2r. £1 liia Od ; Sec.iona 15, 10. and 17, 40. lv eaoh. & 1» each. Block 111. Section 1, IU 2... £3 la (id j .-.tictip.;, 2, Hi, f,2 1»; Section 3. 41a 3r 33p, £2 2s ; s pi*.;, t, lie. lflp, £2 la; Section fl, 50_i, £2 Its; .-'(-,;: iv.: U. 18a L'r ICp. £2 Ss Gj; Sections 7. 8, aud II 50 i. i"ieh. £2 IPs each ; Section 11. 31a 2r, £114s iiii; Sujtio,- 12,3Ga3r. £117 a ; Sections 13. 14, and. 15 40 - jich. £2 each ; Section ]G. ,oa. £2 IDs. WnANtiAPi. Sukvky DistßlCr.-Block VII; 5_.c1i0ii55.6.7.8. 20. 21, 2_!, 23, 21 and 25, £_V cneh £. Ill) r : ,;i', L ; S':c>ioaß 34 and io, 48a each; ,n-] 8i e<-.oh ; Svuiion 3G. sda, _J2 lGs.

IIKSCRii-Tiox op Lawd.—The above block Is P ; -nun..mi, tha Herckioo Harbour, between four .-.in) live mil.-s fr-jm Wt_angai.o, a formed road connecting ilia two hurb_nrs. It is about seven mileedistant trom ihePortOf Ahipara.and eight miles fioro the 't'aiiahuc Valley Villago Horae :itoa'i -.pedal S. ttlement. The soil, irenorally • peaking, is very rich, the land neatly un dulaiing, .routing tlio Herekino Harbour and up tbe valley ot the Uwhirna Rlvor. being cjvereJ c'r.iefly witli high rem aud tl tree and. mixed busb, contalniuK a great deal cf pnr^ and somo totara.

Note —A" STEAMER SPECIALLY CHA.K : TKI'.l-D BY GOVERNMENT FOR THK CON-. VKYA-SCK OF VILLAGE HOMESTEAD SETTLKRBTQ THE BLOCK WILL LBAY.fi FOX WHANOAPK ON fHU 18TB INST,

Notice is, hereby _lven that the Lands enumer. ■-.ten iv tho following Schedule will be open for a.plic&Uon at this Offlee on arid after FRIDAY, the 2l_t ma.ant, upon tho terms and conditions hereunder stated, , _ , .forms of Applioatlon aud Declaration can be obtained at this Office end at the Post-office at Ngttruawatiia

D. A. TOLK, Commissioner Crown Lands

SCHEDULE.

R/gl>n County. Parish op Waip.-.—Allot ments Nos. 8. 87. 83, Ml, 90, and 91, 50a eaoh, annual rental £2 10. each; Allotment 92, 4fa, £2; Allotments 93 and 94, 50a each, £2 10a each. Situated on the Mungaolie Stream (Firewood Creek) op:o.sito tho Town of Newcastle.

REGULATIONS.

1. Tho land to ha selected under those regnla, tidns s'hali" bo held oil porpptual lease for the first term of thirty years, and for subsequent terms of twonty-_.no j ear_> without any right Ot acquiring the fr.eholil,

2. lhe rental shall bo based on tbo capital value of the lund, which shall io no case be loss than £1 an acre. •■

3. No ch-rgo will bo made for the loaae beyond the sum of 10.', to be deposited with application fr>r registering the same in tho Land Transfer Department. . 4. No le_.ee shall be iasuod, or any transfer of the int-re.l of v. Eettler allowed, except with the const-it of th i Commissioner of Crown Latds to be first obtained. 5. Renewals cf leaa___ shall bo Bubject In all r. snecta to the provisions of section, 151 to 155 of Part IV. of the Lan-i Act, 1885. 6. Married Men will havo preference at. selectors under then" reenUtiona IN''END ING SELKOTQR S MUST STATE IN'APPLI CATION WHKTHER MA-RttlED OR VN". MARRIED. ' ' 7. No allotment sha'i exceed in are.. 50 acres. 8 Subject to tho tollowins; ooaditions, and within tho fir.t five Tears of tho date ofthe .election, e.n ."ivance of a sum not exceeding 620 will be mado :o assist a selector ;n the ei-eo !ion of a hou.u on hia selection ; and in buph la: da a further sum not exceac inu £2 10a an acre up to but n: t exceeding an area of 20 acres viill beadviinced for bush foiling and for Rraasing. (a) Each settler must bepin hush felling im mediately ; but in any ca.e where this ia not riono the Steward should report the c.rcun:____n_e to tho Cou-mteßi-n_i_[ of Crown Li-ndr; for the district. v " (c ) Th....? settlers who may desir'o advances • of money in terms of these regulations will obrain payment monthly from the Steward, on his valuation of work done, (c) Advances wiil he mado for the combined opera1 ioas of under scrubbing and bush felllrfe". at the rate cf £1 5a an acre, aDd • for burning;, gr_._sin>- fencing, and other improvements. £1 5s nn acre—in all. £3 10s an acre—np to the limit of 20 acres. (D.) The erection of a dwelling-house must be completed witcin Bix muiiths of. the date of selection ; hut in bu h lands this may he dufe-rred until in mediately {tffer the, first b'.rn. but rig longer. (k.) Applications for advances maybe made either to tho Commissioner of Crown Lands fur the district or to tho Steward • of Village Settlements. (_".) No advances will bo made on dwelling houses until they are completed and ready for occupation. 9. The annutl rent sh.ll he 5 per cent, on the capital value of the land, together with 5 per cent, on such sums as may be advanced in terms of clause 8, payable halt-yearly, on the Ist day of January or July next ensuing after the lapse of six months from the dates of the selection and advancea respectively, 10. All applications for iand under .feese re gulations shall be made to the Co_ni_iis_oner of Crown Lands. Auckland. Where more appli cations than ciie are mode on the 'a'aipe day fur the same land, the right to occupy tho land applied for shall, subject, io clause B, be deter mined by lot amo-iga. the applicants.

11. NO APPLICANT SHALL APPLY FOR MOKI- THAN ON* ALLOTMENT. ;,■

12. Ifaeh selector or transferee will be re quired to occupy his selection aa his home, end to make permanent improvements, as required by; clauses 13 and il.

13. Eaoh seleotor Bhall within two years culti vate one acre, and within four yeara the half of the remainder of hia selection.

11. Permanent improvement shall mean— (a) Fencing tho land with timber or other dur able materials, not being a brush fence:

or (B) Breaking up and laying down the same In English or other cultivated grass ; or (C) Breaking up and plaiting or sowing root or other crops therein; and In caso.of bush lands, tho felling and clearing of timber and so wins _f grass. 15. Solictors shall not subdivide or au v let their hoidiniis; hut, with the oonsant ot.the Com uii.sion. r of Crown Lands for tho district, they may tran.fer theui provided that all the condi tions of these ro-ulations have been fulfilled to date of application to transfer. No person who h..3 an interest in any land of more than an acre In extent in tho colony shall be eligible as a selector under these regulations.

16 No selector shall hold moro than one allot ment under theeo regula'iODS. which shall bo held for his solo use and benefit, and not for th? use or benefit of any o'her person whomsoever.. 17. Any soleotor who shall fail to cemply wi-h thuse refutations in any reapeot shall, upon snflicient proof thereof to the satisfaction of the Ccmtnibsioner, forfeit his interest in tho land selected.

18. In case any doubt shall arise as to tho con-; struction of theao terms and conditions witJJ refer, noe to the selection and occupation ($ dealing o( any land, or otherwise arising ther-,1: under, the same shall bo Bet-led by tho Com ml.sion.-r. ' ■'■

Printed and Published by the Proprlt-tAj Henry Brett, of Symonds-Btreei, at hie General Printing Office. Shortland and JWI streets. In the Province oi Auckland. NBW JANUARY 13, 1887.

THE AUCKLAND EVENTS STAK, THURSDAY," JANUARY 13, 1887.



Auctions -3AMUI-.L YAH.I.] ['Oil-- -OUOT.AS 10-MOR-O W, At Two p m. Sharp. BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC TBtJSTKB, IN" THH EST/-TI- OF THE LATE E, H. GUBBINS, K<_:_., DECEASED, INTESTATE. VAILE AND DOUGLAS Will SaU by Auction at their Land Salo Rooms, Shortland-street, THE BRAUTIB'UL AND WET'I,- KNOWN INNIrtFALLEtfESTATE .oat-Urn- U« A°™r f. i^Xs' SUimbl° either (or Pastoral or Arable purposes. _b_T-^m-^^™™«2& other purposes. a„ thia nrnncrtv will bo sold subj?ct to the e4tlusm-rtg-gei. which amount to about £3 If B. i nfr acre t -Is _ale affords a Brand opportu nitytor Pps™-asln„ a really gooi Estate at a _it__.ll present uutlay. Farther particulars ana orders to view from the auctioneers. VAII.r. & DOUGLAS, Land and Estate Auctioneers, Shortland street. W. S. COCHRANE] [JAS. DAORE TO-MORROW. WALNUT PIANOFORTES, RIMO WARDROBES, CEDAR CHEFFO NIEtIS, SIDEBOARDS, DRAWING ROOM SUITES, BRUSSKLS CAR PETS, CABINET SEWING MA CHINE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Tho Subscriber,, will Fell by auction, at their Rooma. Cjnioon-stroet, on l~Hd.iy next. January U, at 11 o'clock, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, cong.at.ns; of Pianoa in Walnnt Cases, Drawing and nininr; room Suites. Bran.els and Tapestry Carpels, Couches, Mantel Minors. Sideboards, ..edar Cheffoniers, (fenders »n.t Irons, Hearth Fait«, Iron nnd Wood Bedsteads, Sprint.. Flax, imd Hair Mattra.pes, jt-llias.-S, Koithor Pillows, Bolsters, Wasbsfand., and Vnre, .Mirrors, Die - sine Tables. Baths. Matting, carpets, Oilololh, Linoleum. Wood and Car.e-.-_mt. d Chairs Ho U ins Chairs, Round, Square, and Oval lab'e', Choßts Drawers, K'toiit'ii UtensiK Sashes, Boors Fanlights, Bhutters, Counters, Corru gated Iron, So., So., Sec Also, UNDER DISTRAINT FOR RENT, Domestic Cabinet Sewing; Machine. SAMUEL COCHRANE k SON, Auctionoora. W. M. COOHRAPTK] [JAS. DAORK MONDAY, JANUARY 17, At 11 o'clock. COTTAGE) AT ARCH H I.L. HOUSEHOLD FUaNITURE. The Subscribers lmverecclvedin. tmctions trom thoOwnor, wliois leavint; ilie colony, to sell, on tho proml._s. Stanley-street, Arch Hill, on Monday, 17th inst, at II o'clock, THE COMFORTABLE COTT'GE.con taining 5 Ronms (nearly now), well- Ilnished, water laid on from tanks ; erected on Lot 13, having r_ fr.nt -.so o£ 3_ feet to Stanley street, Arch Hill, by Uu ..etdeop.all fenced and laid out as garden and orchard. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, consisting of- Halr Seated Conch and Chaira, Bedroom, Din Ing and Kitchen Furniture. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. w7s. cochisa_-e} Ljas. dacuk MONDAY, JANUARY 24, At 12 o'Clock. By Ordor of tho Mortgagee. FIVE ACRES LAND AND DWELLING HOUSE. ALLOTMENT AND COTTAGE AT OTAHUHU. Tho Subscribers havo received instructions from tho Mortgagee to cell by auction at lheir Rooms. Queen-stroot, on .Monday, __th Ids... at 12 o'clock, ALLOTMENTS 52, 56, 57, 68, 59, 60, 61. 62. 63. and CI. subdivision ot part ol claim 269 a, Oiahuhu. granted to William Foir burn. containing over 5 Acres Land, and having a large Dwelling Honse of nine rtooing erected thereon, now occupied by Mrs C. Frost. It Is Bi.na.ed clos9 to the Great ronth Boad, and adjoins tho Old Stockade Site. Part Allotmont 2, Section 1, Otahuhu Town- Siln havlnff a. frnntjcn nf ■» H-i-> to "><> reat South Road by 250 links deep, with Cottage of fuur Rooms erected theieon. SAMUEL COCHRANE _. SON, Auctioneers. "|7.-T£_„__. ___X ! TT.UR_rm.-_S '~ FOB -r-.rv-.T-_; SALS {NatT AXE _S0O!I---ll!5! AT AUCTION PSIOSS. Use __aer__!g__<-a haro on sole at Se* p-NHU *iceD t-eet, o larga quantity of 2_asl__g *z£ Colc-atml-mndo Fariiiture, oonalstmrj oi—PlMVß artea. Tables cf -11 -hidn. Aactrlan BontwcoA SB* Amsrloan Cb__L*», WaJiral Drawlns-rooJ-. B-dt«s, Dinlng-roo.il ssultoa la _a__h«ra__r ss4 fcst_le^, Carpets, Mlrroi-, Dlnins XaWei, Bids* larfla. Ohcftb.~-ier... Ploturse, MRhogaay Book- Mies, Hnt Btand», nadronm md Kitahea _T-_r--- ---lure of all doceriptlon.. PLATEDWAIti.--... :;■-'.._ M.-or:-."..-.. new i____as a_d i)-.t!-.rar., at Isa • th«ii feSfllg- _*._. __lANoL3!e.—Hsrpor Twolv.-ix-ea' oaU___*s_ffl 7111b _n_ Co.t__(B __lc_'-|liyi, eta,, ate. BAMUIS. OOPFBAS.-. ft BQX, ' DURMA-1 i'AHD-.. _?cr -ado. aver? Ttso .iav. a. «3ovon o'e'.ool., XS7OOL, eil.B-, SHEEPSKINS S-'NTEE At. LA??, SHAS. BESKETU J [ALEX. AITKItK. TTTESKETH, AITKEN, AND CO.. AUC_.IO_~i_I.KS, LAND, ESTATE, AND COMMISSION AGENTS. Segul-r Sales every Tuesday of Hides, Skins, Wool, Tallow, Seo. CITY MARKET. piREWORKS JM^.Tvil* » hB3 as nßual a Large FIREWORKS AND WELT, - ASSO-iTED Stock of FIRE IVORK3, FIREWORKS which ho i. 3bt.i.-k- Cheap _to» Cash, whoiosa'.o end retail. Q.UNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS, AMMUNITION, FISHING TACKLE, CUTLERY, Etc., Etc., At Reduced Prices. Repairs to Flronrms, Including Bnrrsl-browß ing end Re-atocklni!;. finished equal to tho beet Kn-fL-h work. D. EVITT, GUNMAKER, 254, QUEEN- STR_;_._-,' AUCK-LAND ITHTB OItIOIKAI IMroRTES t)r PAIN'S OlSLE biiated b-ir-; ;Vl .BKB), OPPO3IT-C CITY MA Rt-BT MORRISONrS Patent Disineectant__Tldid No Hospital should bs without It, . 1 *^ i Manvfaotdrei' only bt tbe Patentee, JOHN MORRISON, i ■ PAGET - STREET. AUCKLAND. Office ot tho Sanitary In-pector, Auckland. November 24, 1856—T0 Mr John Morrison, Paget-n-reet, Auckland :- Sir,—l have tested your Patent Disinfeotant Fluid in several different ways, and have found it, in all Instances, to be a -powerful and continuing deodorant, being eqna. to some,' and superior to other disiufeotrnts which havo been ÜBOd by \ mo. Aa your Fluid la void of odour. It will have an advantage over these disinfectant. I -which Rive forth- a smeU, such being an ob I jectloD, In many in. tanceS. to th' Ir general use. As a purifier and destroyer ot noxious smells, I conscientiously recommend the using of your Patent Disinfectant Fluid " freely," and in coa elusion, say you are deserving of thanks for tbe doob you have placed within the reach of suffering burn i-iitr.—l am, yours respectfully, George Goldie, Sanitary Inspector, City o? Auokland,



1887. 1887. _F I EST Half-Yearly Sale OF THE DIRECT IMPORTING CO. COMMENCES ON FRIDAY NEXT. The Balance of the Stock purchased from the Co-opei'f,tiVe Drapery arid Clothing Co., together with other extensive purchases, made at the com mencement of the Season by tho



MUST NOW BE ABSOLUTELY SOLD to make room for our COMING FORWARD. THE STOCK HAS BEEN RE-MARKED, AND WILL BE SOLD INDEPENDENT OF COST. ggf- This will be a rare opportunity for Housekeepers and the public to replenish their stocks at nominal prices. Sale Commences on Friday Next AND FOLLOWING DAYS AT THE 3D. I. C, : CANADA BUILDINGS, QUEEN STREET (Late S. Coombes). THE BEVERAGE FOR THE PUBLIC. What every household may iudulgo in to THE BENEFIT OF TIIEIE HEALTH. In these times of depression, and cutting of everything line, the public should be awaro of the many spurious beverages which aro being offered to the public as cheap lines, and which are nothing more or less than deleterious concoctions, manufactured from injurious substances. and often containing alcohol and mineral acids in one form or another. As a cooling and healthful beverage during the hot summer months, it is admitted by all classes, under all circumstances, and at all times, that KENSHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE ITAS NO EQUAL REN'SHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE is guaranteed to be perfectly puro and free from alcohol. REMSHAWS CONCENTRATED LEMONADE is the most delicious, cooling, and refreshing of all beverages. BEN3HAW3 CONCENTRATED LEMONADE nossosses an me antiscorbutic properties of the fresh fruit. RKNSHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE will act as an excellent cooling medicine for the blood. REN'SHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE may bo given advantageously to children as well as adults. REN'SHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE is admitted to he the best of all beverages for household use. 1 RENSHAW'S CONCENTRATED LEMONADE will bo found by far the cheapest and most economical beverage for picnics and excursion parties of all kinds, as O_V_S TWO SB.IZI.ZKG BOTTAE icill make a gallon and a half ready for Immediate use by the addition of water enly. SOLD EVERYWHERE AT TWO SHILLINGS PER BOTTLE. RKNSHAW'S PURE KAROTONGA LIME FRUIT JUICE! may also be had everywhere at ONE SHILLING PER BOTTLE. Sole Proprietors— F. & G. T. RENSHAW, Mi Eden Laboratory ____ TJ O ____ Xj -A. 3-T ID. May tie had wholesale through any of the Merchants. SMITH & OAUGHEY, // IMPORTERS. /<&/ S. ScC. beg to .'utimate that further shipments ex S.s. "Doric," "Kai- / -**v S feoura," and other recent arrivals, in all / ' / OVER 200 GASES AND BALES Vl / / iroß Personally selected and bought under the most favourable clr- X / O -A. S H cumstances by onr MR. SMITH beforo the recent advance //^.y / in price of wool and sillc goods, and at the end of tho / _C*\f / ONLY. London Season, when manufacturers and merchants /_^^xy / —————————— were clearing out their Summer stocks, aro now / <^Lt / c ho'^ an en°rmous opened up nnd will be sold at extraordinary low /y*_yy / stock of Plain Goods such prices in order to effect a speedy clearance. _/•KN' _r as Linens (direct from the Novelties and special value in Dress Fabrics, / /V] S mills in Belfast), Calicoes, Silks, and Satins. / >✓ / Sheeting, Shirtings, Etc., and all Novelties and special value in Prints and / / kinds of Cotton Goods bought cheap Washing Dresses. / . / an(i will be sold cheap. Carpets, Novelties and special value in Rib- / Q_i} S Rugs, Linoleums, Floor Cloths, Etc., bons, Laces, and Hosiery. / / unusually good valuo. Our celebrated Novelties and special value In / _/C / " Lion Brand " Boys', Youths', and Men's Gee , Gloves and Haberdashery. /A. V_/ / long Clothing, obtainable in Auckland only at ' Novelties and special value /,\ V / our establishments, is unsurpassed for cut, finish, in-Mantles, Millinery, _/ /< *v r / and wearing qualities, and is offered at specially and Underclothing. //__/ / 'ow Pr'ceß. I Etc., Etc., Etc. //-CS? / / S^l, / Gents' Hats, Shirts, Collars, Ties, UmbreiteS, Utc., Etc. -~.'/ —**V / la-jrast TS-iatr flirec. irom the makers- ONLY. / *■ I fa / y S Further shipments to as-flve as tho aeascc advances. y^^/ALL GOODS MAE.KED IN PLAIN FIGURES. y / NO SECOND PRICES. NO DISCOUNT. WHOLESALE & FAMILY DRAPERS, 239, Queen Street, Auckland. Branch-Newm«rket



THS PEOPLE'S HATTER. J. W. SHACKELFORD HAS OPENED A BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT IN PURCHAS'S BUILDINGS, KARANGAHAPE ROAD. WITH A WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF HATS AND GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY. JUST OPENED, EX AORANGI, CONSIGNMENT OF SUPERIOR IT-TEW*!* FOR MAKING SILK AND FELT HATS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED. CUSTOMERS' SILK MATS VEI.U_.ED FREE OF CHARGE. J. W. SHACKELFORD, 210, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE MOARTHUR-. WAREHOUSE, AND PURCHAS'S BUILDINGS, KARANGAHAPE ROAD.



BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS! BUY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES DIRECT FROM THE MAKERS. EVANS AND SCHOFIELD, KARANGAHAPE ROAD, NEWTON, MANUFACTUEEES OF ALL KINDS AND VARIETIES OF BOOTS, AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE COLONY. HATS, BONNETsTaND MILLINERY, FOR STYLE QUALITY, AND CHEAPNESS, MRS T. EVANS, OF NEWTON, EXCELS ALL. INSPECT THE WINDOW AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. n&fikiti'cfilk Jj __^ t -_ m ___mmm---m--mxmmmmWx^^



HERBAL D ,SPENSARY- Try Ellis's Sar_apa-.iJ.la, Tlio Groat Purifier of tho Blood Diarrhoea, and Dysentery Mixture, Is fli> a Bottle. Corn Cure, 111 A Borri.H. Th» Traveller's Friend— A Fr.T-ntlTe of Boaslolinea-, 5* A HOT! LB, _»ll__S OINTMENT, EVS. OINTMENT, mm »_<__<.. r>is._-i~oa of Young M«_ Kil-etuall: Troateo. jOM S U L, T ATI U N T. R ■ B 1 .-tU-ionlul. (r<»m ell pacta .J- be Ben. Professor W. Ellis, ___. UPP-K QUKEN-SIHEKT. rP B A 0 0 C X, • OPTICIAN, MATHEMATICAL AND NAUTIOAI INSTRUMENT MAKER. SHORTI-iNDB-T-ERT. ALWAYS IN BTOCK- Spectacles and Bye-i-lasse. -. ei-jlty kind I _n accurate IH gv.-rantned Opera -lluasos of superior quality Telescope., Hlno.uli-r Field (ilfumaa. anil MlorO [.copoa ; powerful anu cheap Theodolllos, Minim; Compaßße., Abney Larelß Drainage Levels. Prißm.it.le Compasaoa Drawing Instruments, Scales, l-ar«ilel Rulon Ships' Loi-b, Sextants, Coinpnaaea, Binnacles n»r;nuotora. Thorinomot,:ra. Hydrometers Kliictrio Belle, liaUorics, and Fittings Magnetic and Galvanic Mcdloal Machine, Manic Lanterns and Slides, Hand Magnifiers Stereosccmea an<l Slides, UraphOßcopi-s Steam Guneoß and Tub_D_r. Sallnomutert JUST RECEIVED, Settlers' ToleacopeS—powerful, portable, and cheap; liv , . Sottlora' Aneroid Barometers— strong and good 2,.s Gd .... _~« _, Sottlers' Microscopes, mfl-mlfylng 1,750 tlmeu, Also,"steam and Electro Motor Woi-_-i__ Models and Steamers. INSTRUMENTS OF EVERY KIND REPAIRED. OPPOSITE THK POST OFFICE. pHAMPTALOUP & /COOPER. NEW VOLUMES OP BOUND SERIALS. AMATEUR WORK BOY'S OWN ANNUAL BO PEEP CASSKtL'S MAGAZINE CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL CHATTERBOX CHILD'S COMPANION CHILD'S OWN MAGAZINE CHILDREN'S FRIEND _~._, „.„_. ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE ■ EVERY BOY'S ANNUAL FAMILY HURALD GOOD WORDS GIRLS OWN ANNUAL HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE LEISURE HOUR LITTLE FOLKS PRIZE QUIVER SUNDAY AT HOME SUNDAY MAGAZINE STATESMAN'S YEAR BOOK WHITAKKR'S ALMANAC YOUNG ENGLAND. BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS, 76, Queen -street, Auckland. O A _M_~R SON ~A N D Ca, ORATN AND PRODUCE MERCHANTS, LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES. LQRNE-STREET. Bro_.ks p.nd Omnibuses for Hire. Speotal arrans-pmoiita made with Plonlo dud Evening Parties. ON SALE—Oat*, Maine. Wheat, CUafl. eto. i_t loweW oorrent rat-S. SPORTING STEWS. » Poverty Bay Turf Club Races. Gisborne, Wednesday. Tim .econd day', races resulted as follows : Publicans' Purse.— Sylph, 1 ; Kangaroo, 2 ; Nora, 3. County Stakes. —Penguin, 1 ; Auda city, 2. Tradesmdn's Handicap.—Kangaroo, I ; J?itzjames, 2 ; Laird, 3. Island Bay Cup Acceptances. The following acceptances wore received laat night for the lalan J Bay Cup of 400eovB (one mile and a-half): — .tlb stlb Administrator.. 812 Tit Bit .. .. Vl2 Waitiri .. ..8 11 Rumour .. .. 710 P.arl .. .. 810 Soudan .. .. 710 Tigredia .. .. 8 B Fardingale .. 612 Spade Guinea ..8 2 Revoke .. .. blO Silence .. .. 712 Tasman was scratched for the Dunedin Cup at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Facts.—Closo confinement and careful atten tion to all factory work gives the cperatives pallid fuce.". poor appetite*. languid miserable feelinj/B, poor blood, inac-i1 c liver, kidneys. Sec , and all tho physiciaDa and mtdiciue in tho world Cannot h__p them uiilo.i- they get out of doors or use American Co.'B Hop Bitters. None need suiter ie they will use it freely. Seo.



0 * M°ND Ay' JANUARY 10, AND UNTIL TURTHER NOTICE, A. LESUEUR WILL SUBMIT FOR SALE THE BALANCE OF lIIS SUMMER STOCK AT DISCOUNTS RANGING FROM /_!«> PER CENT. iO UNDER USUAL PRICES, PRIOR TO THE HALF-YEARLY STOCK-TAKING. A. L., In returning Thanks to hla Patrons and the Public generally lor thoir vory Liberal Support during thia Pros-iil Season, would remind that ho will cootinuo at all times to GIVE THE VERY BEST VALUE That can be Becurna in tho Colonies, and as It Is only by doing a CASH BUSINESS That he Is enabled to SELL CHEAP, ho Is CHARGING FIVE PER CENT. ON ALL ACCOUNTS NOT PAID WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, Hie Terms being, aa heretofore, PROMPT CASH ON OR BEFORE DELIVERY. THE PRICE FOR MAKING A STY LISH DRESS IS 12s Cd ONLY. The Publio will do woll to Inspect this bona fide CLEARANCE SALE, As they cannot form any adequate Idea of t_e value offered from quotations. Some astoundin-Iy CheapLlneßln TRIMMED and UNTRIMMKD MILLINERY, and in all the Departments genuine reductions have been made. BON MARCHE, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND, THREE DOORS FROM WELLESLEY STREKT EAST, CORN BROOM WORKS, STANLEY-STREET, MECHANICS' BAY. W. C. DENNES, IMPORTER of SEWING MACHINES, 1 BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, PIANOS, ORGANS, and HARMONIUMS, for Cash or Deferred Payments. hand machines. HOME SHUTTLE £3 10 d PEERLESS WHITE 10 0 FRISTER & ROSSMAN (with cover) 5 5 0 NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED ..550 DOMESTIC 4 4 0 WERTHEIM 4 10 0 TREADLE MACHINES. WHITE (without cover) 6 10 0 WHITE (with cover and leaf) .. .. 710 0 DOMESTIC (with leai'l 6 10 0 ; NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED .. 717 t W. O, DENNES, Queen Street.



......'era«te lit Lands. ££&___)_&__s_ -p. ÜBL I C -. OTiF I 0 A T lON. AUCKLANDLAND DISTRICT. LANDS YOU VILLAGE SP..CTAI, SETTLE MENT. OX PEI.PI.TU..L LEA SIC, lIBBEKINO BLOCS, _.OK_{_.N_i_,. (.sown Lands Office, Auckland. B-h January, 188 T. Notice is hereby given that tho lands cmimoratod in the fnllowinft Schedule will bo „pen fo.-i-ppd'-nt'on a.:, this Office on and after If RID s.Y, ilic.! l-.'i instiir... upon tho terms anc. orrniiitlona t.c-.-0-.i.-i-c.ri.tatß-t. norm, ot appl e.tioa p.nd ,ic<-. aatlon can bo. obtained at this Oft* _ A __-_.. Commis.ioner Crown Lands,



NEW ZEALAND. ILLUSTRATED TIT-BITS, Tho features of tho week are :— THE G L 0 R I OUS 'F U T U RE. SUMMER FEVER ,' And its Effect's on its Victims il6 illu tratlons). Robbing tho Male Liiaic ' Honeymooii Costumo • Spoiling tho Effort ' _ A Telepheno DifHcaTv Music of tho Future (6 illustrations) J Our Artist's Weather A Promenade Poutrait Report (Olllustvaiious) „,„-„« Career of Mr McCai- Bustle and Confusion forty's Trousers illustrations) . Illustrated Advertise- ; ' ment A E harky Afrair NevertooLatetoMcnd An Atlantic Contribti I tor PRICE, 2p. 2s 6d per Quart r, to any part ot the Colony.