SHIPPING.

&' Sunset—This evening. 5.40. Sunrisk—To-morrow morning, 6.15. Moon's Agk—Last Quarter Sept. 11, 2.42 a.ra,

HIGH WATER.

AucKi,AXr>—This evening, 9.42; to-morrow morning. 9.59. Manukau Heads.—This afternoon, 0.22; to morrow morning, 0.39. Kaipak-a Heads. — This afternoon, 1.22; to morrow morning, 1.39.

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.

Australia, s.s., for the South Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, Thursday, 5 p.m. Enterprise, from Thames, Thursday, 4 a.m. Rotomahana, from Thames, Thursday, 1.30 p.m. Whampoa, s.s., fromFoochow, due Wainui, from Fiji, Thursday Wanaka (Onehunga), from South, Thursday Mariposa, from Sydney, September 11 Zealandia, from San Francisco, Sept. 15 Aorangi, from Plymouth, September 17 S.a TUNG VESSELS EXPECTED! Piako, shipi left London July 2 Waikato, ship, from London May Queen, ship, from London Lurline, shit), from London 'Margaret Galbraith, ship, left Glasgow | July 1 i Ro3edale, from Mjddlesborough, for Kaipara Zealandia, ship, from London Evio Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 Star of the East, from New York, via Dunedin, sailed June 7 Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York July 27, via Lyttelton Grecian Bend, schooner, left Newcastle August 25 Wild Wave, bq., left Newcastle August 29 Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji : Kirkdale, bq., from Java, early Mimiha, schr., left Lyttelton August 29 Orphous, schooner, from Dnnodin . Marion, schooner, from Rarotonga • Maile, schr., from a cruise ■ Louie, schooner, from a cruise. ' Kyno, schr., from a cruise ! Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Herniione, ship, for I loading (J. W. Janes, schooner; for New York Koranui, for Greymouth, Wednesday To Anau, for Sydney, to-day, 5 p.m. Waihora, for Melbourne (via the South), Thursday, noon Wanaka (Onehunga), for the South, Friday

IMPORTS.

Per Crusader,for G.W. Binney and Sons : 100 casks I. C. Johnson and Co.'s Portland cement.

Per Koranui, from Timaru and Oamaru : 1043 sacks potatoes, 1422 sacks oats, 120 sacks wheat.

EXPORTS.

Per Arab, for New York : 4,784 cases gum. The barque William Turner has cleared at the Customs for Fiji in ballast. The barque Routenbeck arrived at New castle, from this port, on August 22nd. The schooner Daisy has entered outwards for Mue and Samoa. The barque Kifkcl&e left Java orr August 20th, with raw sugar, for this port, in the ■ place of the Riccardo, previously an nounced. Tho following passengers were booked for Auckland per s.s. Carthage, to sail on October 21st:—Rev. G. W. Wrightson, and family, Mesdames Hussey, Robson, Snelling and child. Per Lusitania, sailed August 6th : Mrs A. Skinner. The Colonial jJnion Co.'s s.s. Balmoral Castle, which left London on July 24 for Sydney., will go from that port to Lyttelton. The next of the Colonial line, the Ashleigh Brook, will make Auckland her first port of call in the colony. The following small craft have arrived : Otahuhu, cutter.from Thames ; Mahurangi, cuttci', from Mangawai ; Eleanor Morton, cutter, from Mangawai : Wear and Tay, cutters, from Omaha ; Rob Roy, cutter, from Kennedy Bay ; Matakana, cutter, from Thames. The barque Arab cleared at the Customs this morning with 4,784 cases, containing 456 tons of gum, valued at £28,004. She was hauled off from the wharf, and will probably sail for New York early to-morrow morning. The s.s. Koranui, Captain James Stott, arrived from the South at 11 a.m. to-day. She left Oamaru on the Ist at midnight, arriving at 7 a.m. on the 2nd at Timaru ; left at 2 p.m. same day for Napier, arriving on Sunday, the 4th, at noon • discharged cargo, and left for Auckland on Monday, the sth, at 4 p.m., arriving at noon. Ex perienced fine weather to Banks's Peninsula, thence to Kidnappers strong westerly gale, with heavy sea ; thence fine weather to Napier; from thenco to East Cape fine; thence to Curvier Island strong W. winds ; thence fine to arrival. We are indebted to Mr George P. Morris, purser, for report, etc.

THE AORANGI.

Tho R.M.S. Aorangi, which lefb Ply mouth on July 30th for New Zealand ports> and is duo to arrive ab Atickland.on Septem ber 17th, brings the following passengers:— First saloon : Mrs Bourke, Misses Barry, E. Atkinson, Mr and Mrs David Lee, Mr and Mrs Thompson, Major Walmsley, Mr H. B. Lane, Mr Justice Gillies, Miss Gillies, Messrs C. A. Stephenson r F. H. Pickering, J. H. McClure, jun., A. Dyson, A. It. Hale, Sir J. H. Gibson Craig, Messrs Geo. Anderson, A. Higgins. Second saloon : Misses A. H. Forsyth, E. Forsyth, S. Boyles, E. A. Nield, M. Farrar, M. Beaumont, Mr M. J. Fyfa, Mr and Mrs Lillington, Miss M. Jackson, Mr and Mrs A. Hardy, Miss C. Hardy, Messrs G. W. Dean, G. B. Wail, T. H. Jacobs, E. Bourne, G. Williams, H. Under hill, Misses F. Dart and J. Dart, Messrs A, Homann, E. Shanley, E. Horley, Wm. Bugby, B. J. Hoe, G. Tabor, J. B. Gil fillan, Misses J. C. Gilfillan, K. Gilfillan, arid C. Hanlon, Mr W. F. Geak§, and 100 third-class passengers.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. . Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, from Waitara

DEPARTURES. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, for Waitara Oreti, s.s., Robertson, for New Plymouth

The s.s. Gairloch, from Waitora, arrived at 2 o'clock this morning, with 49 cattle, 558 sheep, 63 cases butter and 87 sacks bones. She left again for the same port at 10 o'clock, with 20 ton 3 general cargo and1 several passengers. The s.s. Oreti, for Mew Plymouth, took her departure at 1 o'clock to-day.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Taubanga, this day.—Sailed : Douglas, for Auckland, 6 a.m. ; lona, for Auckland, via Tairua and Wbitianga, 10 a.m. Wiianoarei, this day.—Sailed : Welling ton, for Whangarei, 6 a.m. Melbourne, September 6. —Sailed: Roto asahana, for the Bluff. i

Wellington, September 6. —Hampshire, barque, Mathias, from Calcutta.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office. The kauri gum market has been weaker since last advices, and buyers are holding oft' for lower prices. Supplies, 152 tons for 7 days of August. Prices are. nominal, and may be quoted as follows :—Ordinary, £40 ; East Coast, £56; superior, £68.

Notices to Correspondents.

C.3T. (Helens ville).— The pamphlet is too ! long for republicatiori. Nor do we, after reading ib twice through, believe it would nave the extraordinary converting effect you anticipate. Point Chevalier.—There is no law to pre vent Government employes from acting as members of School Committees or Road Boards, but Civil servants before accept ing sucßpositions would do well to con sult the"regulations of the Department in which they are employed. Inquirer (Te Aroha).—The appropriations of the Minister of Education for the years you mention were as follows: — Year ended March 31st, 1885, £361,186; year ended March 31st, 1886, £382,914; year ended March'3lst, 1887, £371,602 11s lid. Thesa were all appropriations from the Consolidated Fund, and include votes for secondary education and public libraries. The amount expended from tho Consolidated Fund on secondary schools is very small, these institutions deriving nearly the whole of their revenues from endowments and fees. The total income of the secondary schools in 1885 for instance'was £62,373 Bs, of which only £4,250 was derived from Govern ment grants. We have not the data available to answer your other question. All the departments of the Government contain members of the Civil Service. An, Elector .op Newtox—The Premier, receives £1,750 per anaum, aud the other Ministers £1,250 per annum each. An Old Subscriber.—The issue has been suspended.

The Evening Star WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1887.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, for the future In the distance And the good that we can to.

King Malietoa, of Samoa, and his in offensive subjects have apparently been handed over to the tender mercies of Germany. The German squadron which left Sydney so suddenly under secret orders a short time ago proves to have gone straight to the port of Apia, where the Commodore issued a declaration of war against Malietoa, after declaring Tamasese King in his stead. A large force was landed from the four warships—one account says 500 and the other 1,300 men; «-.nd Malietoa having assembled a force of 1,000 warriors, a battle, appeared imminent at the time that the schooner conreying the news left for Fiji in the hope of finding thero a .British warship that might go to de fend English subjects and their pro perty during the pending troublos. The hostility between the German traders at Apia and King Malietoa is of long standing; but the international agree ment, recognising the hitter's sore reignity, has hitherto prevented any attempted violent subversion of his authority. It is probable, therefore, that tho action of the German Commodore is based upon the result of the Confer ence on Samoan affairs that recently met at Washington. The Con ferenco may, as reported, have agreed to place Samoa under the protection of Germany, subject to the maintenance of the neutrality of Apia township and harbour, and the proceedings which we report to-day are the outcome. It is earnestly to be hoped that the United States Consul, the British-acting Con sal, and the missionaries will succeed in dissuading Malietoa and his fol lowers from resisting the German oc cupation. Resistance will simply mean giving the Germans, with their Gatling guns and other weapons, aa opportunity of committing wholesale slaughter, for the Samoans, though brave, are most in adequately armed. It was surely never contemplated by the Conference that German "pro tection" should take the shape of mowing down crowds of naked and defenceless peopla. A strict watch will therefore be kept prer the proceedings of the German Commo dore, who appears to have made a formal declaration of war against Malioti/a in the name of the Emperor of Germany, on the shallow ..pro text" of a drunken squabble and the equally hollow excuse of certain i long-standing and trumped-up claim's under which the King of Samoa is held liable for the acts af depredators. The Powers who hare entrusted Ger many with the task of controlling native affairs in Samoa have a right to insist upon the woi'k being done with justice and moderation. If the Ger man tactics of dividing the natives into opposing factions and fomenting strife among them are to be pursued, the second condition of Samoa will be worse than its first.

Assuming that this action has been taken with the full knowledge arid assent of the other powers interested, English and American subjects at Apia have a right to complain of the precipitancy of Germany's action, or of the remissness of their respective Go vernments in this matter of change of policy in Samoa. The consular re presentatives of England and the United States have apparently received no intimation of the decision of the Conference, for they have issued a joint proclamation declaring that their Governments still recognise Malietoa's authority. Consul Sevrall and Acting- Consul Wilson have' acted wisely in counselling submission in the mean while ; but it is plain that very serious disturbances may arise through the lack of instructions to them as to the alteration of international policy with reference to Samoa. It was incum bent upon the British Government to have sent a man-o'-war with despatches on the subject, more especially as their' Consul was known to be absenfe. The presence of the Nelson in Apia .harbour would also have acted as a preventativa of German excesses in the carrying out of their mission of protection. The incident is another demonstration of the unconcern manifested by the Home Government to English interests in- thd South Pacific.

MR JUSTICE WARDS VALEDIC TORY ADDRESS.

The Grand Jury's response to. the valedictory remarks of His Hbnor Mr- Justice "Ward gives expres sion to sentiments which appear to. be universally entertained by all who have had to do with the Supreme' Court during His Honor's, residence in Auckland.. The careful; and painstaking manner in which Mr Justice Ward has discharged, the duties, of his high position, has not. been less conspicuous than the rapidity with which the business, of the Court has been despatched. His Honor has won the confidence of suitor^ and tha legal profession equally by his court'eoug bearing and the display of high legal attainments, inter preted through a mirjtd naturaljj judicial in its cast With so many judges on tha sick list, w« can hardly suppose thab tha Govern* meut intend to deprive the Supreme Court of the services of so eminently qualified a judge, and, therefore w« presume that the withdrawal of Mr

Justice Ward from Auckland, conse quent upon the return of Mr Justice Gillies, will merely give place to new circuit arrangements by which His Honor's talents will still be employed in the service of the highest Court of the colony. The Grand Jury is not presuming too much upon its office as tho temporary spokesman of public Opinion when it states that Mr Justice Ward will always find a cordial welcome in Auckland.

'.What is true of the judge is as suredly not less true of his estimable wifo, who has in the highest sphere of a good woman been working assiduously to leave our city better than she found it The heart felt blessings of* many little chil dren whose lives have been made happier through her philanthropic efforts, will be her richest reward. Her indomitable zeal, exercised des pite considerable physical suffering, infused life into the sluggish chan nels of philanthropic effort in our city, and the regret of parting is only par!|- mitigated by the know ledge that h*U' removal to another part of tho colony will be the certain means of spreading tho Kindergarten mission more widely thr»ragh the colony. It is particularlygratifying to see colonists in the station of life occupied by Mr Justice and Mrs Ward setting a high public example by their personal ac tivity in promoting the religious, moral, and social advancement of the community. All young societies suffer more by less from the want of a class possessing tha leisure, the influence, and the will to give their attention to matters that lio outside the sordid money-grubbing pursuits which are the be all and end all with a large percentage of the population. The rapidly increasing numbers of the inhabitants of our towns are pro ducing all the evils of older communi ties, without the strength of their re formatory agencies. Such work as Mrs Ward has done 6liows, however, that a good movement only wants a good exponent and director to ensure its success, and that colonial com munities are in heart as generous as the people of other countries, where public acts of philanthropy have been dis played on a scale of grandier magni ficence. We are quite sure that where ever Mr and Mxs Ward may be located hereafter, many kind thoughts will go out towards them from Auckland.

At the Policft Court to-day, before Mr Gordon, J.P., one person was punished for a first) offence of drunkenness, and was fined 5a and costs. John Thackaberry admitted a third offence of the same nature, and was fined 2Gs, or seveu days' imprisc-nment. Joseph Man nix was charged with fighting in a public place, to wib Queen-street. Constable Russell proved the charge, and Stated tb&fe lie \ras unable to arrest the other watt. The prisoner asserted that the other man was the aggressor, and the Bench was doubtful whether the uncor roborated testimony of the defendant" was sufficient: A fine of 5s and costs was, hoyr -6Tor*in.fli6feed^.,v.: *y v.:>. — ; .,:^ ••• TJpoa the subject of Government expen diture upon harbour defences, the Auckland Political Financial Reform Association have received tie, following letter frpm the Premier :— " Premier's office, Wellington, September 3, 1887. Sir,—l have been di rected'to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ult., and to inform you that it is impossible to furnish the estimated cofet of harbour defences for the remainder of th« present financial year. The last para graph of my letter of the 23rd August gives the expenditure to which the colony is liable since the 31st March last.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient ser vanfe, Alex. Willis. John Buchanan, Esq., Chairman Auckland Political Financial Re form Association." The previous letter of 23rd Auffusb, aboy» referred to, admitted that the harbour defences had up to 23rd August lasfc cosfe. over £393,000. We under stand thafe ■ the Association has received from the great majority of the Auckland provincial district candidates answers ex pressive of a determination to check this kind of expenditure in future.

At the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society yesterday afternoon, the accounts showed a balance of £165 in the bank. It was decided to order 10,000 brown trout ova from Otago, but they should be hatched afe the Domain fish house, and their distributed in country districts. The liberation of 60 raiubow trout in Lake Tokapuna and a similar number near Te Aroha was aunounced. An account of £413s from Mr Ifollis, for moneys paid for hawks' heads, 'was ordered to be met, with an ex pression of f egret that those payments would , hays to be discontinued for tha \ futura. An application for Mr Strange, of Te Aroha, to be allowed to shoob cock pheasants was refused, as the Society could not go outside the regu lations. : It .was agreed that the Society, in response to a request from Mr Tripp, of Orari, Canterbury, should endeavour to get some rooks for Win in breeding season.

.Wo notice by th«. Government Gazette that James Ibbs Lawsqn, of Inver cargill, Civil Engineer! (eldest son of our" Official^ Assignee), arid Albert Ed ward Orango, of Riverton, have ap .pliod for letters patent in respect of an invention for 'wcoaing the ballast on rail ways. It; is to be styled "The Railway Track-Weeding Machine;"

The corps of No. 2 Battalion met for com- Khy drill last evening, when the Victorias d the besfc muster, At a meeting of the 3hpQtt»ff committee of the City Guards sub sequently, tho challenge of the O Battery to firea match accepted*, the contest to take place on the Ist October. A challenge was also received from the A Battery, and was accepted oonditionally on the match taking place on the same day as that with the A Battery.' The Guards fire for the company medal next Saturday.

A meeting of the Auckland Athen&um will ba held to-morrow night in the Young Men's Christian Association Eooms, when Mr Yaile is to read v paper on (< Our Rail ways i Ough* w« to Lease or Sell Them ?" Mr Valla's utterances regarding1 railways

must always claim attention, and the special question he has chosen for con sideration is on* well worthy of serious dls oussion, nob only by members of the Athensenra bub by the public generally. There was a large attendance of railway employees at the meoting held in Robson's Commercial Rooms last evening for the purpose of nominating a representative on ;the Railway Board of Appeal. The only received was that of Mr J« !P. King, who was accordingly appointed to the B<iard, A vote of thanks passed ■to the Trados and Labour Council for their efforts in bringing this matter so promi nently forward.

1 The ajopd work still goeß on. Six do^s wereaoidoif'Mondiiy from the Corporation 6 kennela, aad six more curs were drowned yesterday, To day another half dozen vagrants ure iv eccupatioa of the con demned Q«IU,

The Rev. Bi/nL "^^S Thames, but lato J^BS?^^ the call tendered by twfeh««sw grega ionalChurch, wMff.^ff SKJ th. c of t&h^ This change will leave £ n Mt 5 once aß ain minus ashe D h err ! Ck deliterecl an interesting adrll. ing in tbo Oddfellow Vu 2 " Tho fit. of MmuXS,,'" k» rth the career of ths «r«t j£LJJ*»*i evening of Sunday last, S htttt each evening during the week v?1!* standing thS toft^^^^ weather, the attendances B&% encouraging. Mr Brakenr^K»J the meeting this (WednesdavV^* 7.30, and Miss Malcolm fh/ladv^ '* list, to-morrow and Friday At a meeting of theßemuera 'SehociiW mittee held yesterday evenib-M?Tu Shera was elected chairman. ' * A leaflet has been issued annn™, < ™tng unqualified perS of B they run of permitting their namelS main on the electoral roll. Several !i, from the Qualification^ l£&*g and the Registration ofElffife are quoted and the following advicift given:_'-If you have been lefj mafonj a /ate declaration, vo k B better call upon the %iW witC delay and request your, name to bet moved from the Roll, and so save fetW proceedings from being taken agamit Z Hie mere fact of determining Mt toM will not save you, because the offencefe nob that of voting, but the stating of to which is not true either'as to your m „ to the length of time you have Jeeii, in tkdii tnct, which should be six months'to entitle you to a vote, unless you have been pro. perly transferred from another district1' The Tabernacle Band of Hope competi. tion was concluded last evening, when« large number of friends were; present. Mr Thos. Spurgeon presided.. The competition consisted of instrumental and,vocal music, readings, recitations and speeches; and was held in the Tabernacle schoolroom. The junior part of the competition wnsgone through on Friday evening; ; last Toa senior classes were gone through last night, when the judges gave in their awards 4 the competition^Sectioh, No. 1 (bßtre-. mental music): Class A, under 12 years, Miss Ada Maiden Ist; class B (over 12 and under 16), Miss My Brana Ist; and Miss Hogs;, for Molin, Ist Section 2 (vocal music) V Class A (under 12},' Miss Smith, Ist; class B (over 12 and aqdsr 16), Miss M. Campbell. Section 3 (r^ai ings): Class A, no entries;. cla>sß (over 12 and under 16), Master W. Groves, ;Mi Section 4 (recitations):' (Class A (ante 12),; Alice Spedding; 2nd, Lily S mi, Section 2 (vocal music): Class C (over 16 and under 21), Miss Mabel Battley, Ist., Section 3, reading (over 16vw£ under 21), Miss Mabel Battley. Section'!,. reading: Classß (over 12 and under 16), SMAster W. Groves, lstV-Mniajiittj 2nd. Class C (over 16 and under 21), Hr Charles Carter Ist; Class D (ov.er2lWw<j tions, Mr P. M. Hay, Ist.' Seot&i speeches, not to exceed five nantoj (over 12 and under 16), Master Mi Woods; class D (over 21), Mr.;CJ,I Crocombe. 'Section 1, . instrumental; music (over 16 and under 21), la; Stewatt, Ist. ' The judges in instrumental music were:—Mrs y aile, Mrs Bell, andlr Woodham, sen.: vocal music^ Mrs Yab and Mr -Charles' Blomfield; .readings m recitations, Messrs Theo. Cobper; jna,J.! 81-aine, and Barry. The pri&s will be pre sented at the October meeting. Voteaof thinks were aAvardedto thejudges,andtha meeting was closed with the Benediction, i The Pitt-street Mutual 'linprovemeai S wiety held its usual weekly meeting oj : Monday night.- There was a fairly.m, attendance. The Eev. H. Bullpresidei. The evening was devoted to readings and recitations, interspersed with music, m the following programme was creditaWj gone through :-Reading, " Death of» : Nell," Miss A. Bottrill; piano duet, U Corricolo," v Misses, Bull and JtfcMasto;, readino-, «' Free Seats,"Mr T.Caley; recit*. tion, Mr Cook ; reading, Miss A. J..UWI piano duet, Misses Blackburn andMMtM) recitation, " Eugene Ararat Mr 'A.;** bert; recitation, "Pickwick Papers, Mr Forbes ; song, Miss A. J. Caley.

The anniversary tea and ; public oeetfflg of the Grafton Road'Wesleyan Churchwh hold last night. Tea was providedrtMJ; o'clock, and was partaken^ by. a Wi number of friends. Mr, Thomas- BriJ presided at the after meeting, which tj also ■ well attended. The Secretary * the ohurdh,'Mr. P. A. White, read* annual report vhlqh was of an enewjjj nature, It showed tha^.. notm^tog the hard times, the church showeda crj. balance of £20 fortheloW'ftgj Addresses were delivered by the Chaff^. Garland, and other friends. f » b fj tions were rendered^»Js£ S choir, conducted by Mr W. R W w«j^ also Jang the solo "Total Eclipse. «JJ= the second anniversary of the oliuw"." 1. , new building. There was a large Wwjßg in the Franklin Road Church to Hear cantato, "Under the Ealms,'^ |* Primitive Methodist ch«r., .««55jS. was packed to the. doors, aisles and OTF Srs beingoooupied, and manynot|«' geats'. This' popular caiuaui w J ]eJ tive of the Jewish Feasb of Ta^n Sler the captivity, and &***£?& the teaching of tKe.pgWfej^ were rendered withgoodefecJ jgjy the trios and their part much to the fff^te **: audience. A' hearty vote/ gj. ft El ! carried on the motion of Jf c JV^j «a» ; Doxoldgy. ._!_—.

Theooncer^tobeg^^© day) evening by >*8 && Hall, promises, to be Among those who have K>n" sag 69 give tSeir assistance;j»*g& *j of MSgses.Lorrigan. M g £, W{: Uhone, and MeafflL*£?jgn. *fj •Morris, Walsh, and Master^ a soprano voice, will suig shain rocs. r , naSe " and » The Dear Little To-morrow (Tw^^Sfe; Knight will give an #£■ of tL pracfc&al "^.^f & S the members of fche. . »? n Mutual Improvement adffllsS ioj j • church, Russell.sfc«*fc. f £ lecture jj^ free, and the interest of the ensure a full house, g^land, taken at 7.45 by Kev.C.B-^ dentoftboAsaociftUon.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAIi, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1887.

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HF. WINDSOR, • SURGEON DENTIST (by exam.f (Late of the Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I bog to intimate to tho public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue in prac tice at tho Old Chambers, Shortland-strect (opposite Post Ofilce.) Having secured the ser vices of a first-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a share of their support Box 210, P.O.] [Telephone 377. OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. New Season's '■■';■ '■•'■'■ Tennis Racquets :; Tennis Balls, &c,.' Cricket w. a re Croquet A.LL GrAME,S 1 AT KELSEY'S,' /- OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK.



A SK Your Grocer for tho Candles and ■*-*- Soap made by the Union Oil, Soap and Candle Company, and insist upon having wha you ask for. Cheap makes give light weighta and inferior quality. Bestbrandsare "Unions," 'Standards," "Northern Lights," "Southern Sperms," "Carriage," and " Self Fitting." mO WHEAT-GROWERS, Etc. W. S. LAURIE & Co. Have for Sale: Winter and Spring Seed Wheats Tartarian Oats—Black, White, and Dun Bonemeal and Boncduat of various .descriptions (Analyses may be inspected}.. Nitrate of SoitL Ammonia, Potash Guanos—lsland and Peruvian Wire, Sacks, Twine, &c, &c. ■ • CUSTOMS-STREET. AUCKLAND.



WAEEHOUSE a AMPLER, WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN Has just purchased 324 Men's, Boys', and Youths' Tweed, Soft and Hard Felt Hats at about half warehouse pvice, and will sell them very cheap to clear quickly Job Lines hi Boys' and Youths' Long Trousers Tweed.Suits from 12s 6d; splendid value.. 1 Large l<st of New Long Lace Curtains, choice patterns, from Is lid per pair Splendid stock o£ New Cotton Shirtings from 4Jd New stock of Llama Prints, Combination Prints, Drillettes, Camelines, Checks, Lace iPrints, and Fancy Prints.'in Rrcat variety* choice in style, and marked low Great variety New Cretonnes from 4Jd V Nice assortment Printed de Lames' .y». • New Dress Goods in great variety '\ Beautiful lot of New Dress Trunmingß i New Umbrellas from Is 9d to 16s 6d $]jL Job lot of Coloured Cloth Tablecovers, half-price Splendid stock of Oriental and other Laces in variety Splendid line Men's Cotton Shirts at 2s, wortb 28 9d ■ • Boys' Cotton Shirts at 9d, worth double Large lot of Remnants and cheap job lines. £



.288, UPPER QUEEN - STREET. [card]. "■' ysf A' N T E/ d. Landlords and others to know tb g& E. BARKER j Undertakes Gollection of Rents and, 'Accounts/ Exeoution and Distress Warrants., Po3seasionv under Bills of Sale, etc., with care e;nd despatch. OFFICE : CITY CHAMBERS, VUL'CVifc KANE /Top floor). ' • __ v PUBLIC NOTlCE.—lv'^fVou want a , Watorbury Watoh S o to' 'S. H Dalton! Tailor, Victoria-street East, an<? o t dor a Suit and bo will givo you q Watch V EA NDREW bogsto' inform the'resf.' c X%, dontsofßcmue? .landpubllogener ally that ho has ooramoncetj business as Horse Slioer and Ueneral Smith ay Remucra Forgo (next store), Cart and Can 7 iage work executed promptly and well. Sho^ ng^ono early or late. Terms moderate. '



BRETT'S Auckland Almanac and PROVINCIAL HANDBOOK FOR 1888. The aim of this work is to describe in an inter esting manner the Vast Resources, the Climate^ the Scenery of the Auckland Provincial Dis trict; its Mountains. Harbours, Rivers, and Lakes; its Forests and its Plains; its Cul. tivatod and Waste Lands, and to show Foreign Capitalist* that our Genial Clime, Rich Lands^ and Mineral Products, and Intelligent, Go-a head People offer inducements to intending investors or settlers superior to those of any other part of the world.



Other colonial handbooks have largely mis represented this naturally rich and beautlfin province, while the pages of the above work are devoted entirely to setting forth Auckland's capabilities and its many superior advantages in-addition to which the fullest information is afforded of ail .Political, Social, and Religiou 3 matters pf Provincial r r Colonial importance. As each year the contents are re-written, and the statistical information brought up to the latest date, the Annual "Volume becomes a valu' able Work of Reference worthy of a permanent place in every Colonist's library. This valuable publication being designed to further the prosperity of Auckland, the price charged ia merely nominal. Aa the Book has now become a work of daily reference in the home of every settler throughout the province, and is in use in a 1 public offices in the colony and in many leading place B abroad, it may with confidence be described as t he best permanent Medinm of Advertising of fered to business men. ■ The work will be issued at the old price- ONE SHILLING. SECRETARIES of MASOKIO LODGES FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, TRADIf, MERCAN! TILE, SPORT, MUSICAL, and OTHER SOCIETIES are ropuosted to. forward to THIS OFFICE,' addressed "EDITOR BRETT'S ALMANAC." the information necossary for the compilation of the Directory attached to the Almanac. The publisher i 8 desirous of going to press earlier than usual. Tradesmon and others desirous of Inserting their business notices will therefore obligo by forwarding thoir adver tisements without dolay,



Qj PR ING TTV RAPE RY. MILNE AND CHOYCE • ARE NOW , OPENING UP THE IR N/E W SHIPMENTS Ex Doric and Tonqariro FOR THE COMING SEASON. < ■ "■ v i. The Goods are all in the latest fashion, and, having beep all bought in the very best Home Markets, will be found not only fashionable, but {. very reasonable in price. •V*.. / -\ N.8.-rShqp Closes on Saturdays at 3 o'clock, j 11/T^LNE & riHOYCE,. .</ W y 4 IMPORTERS, ~ QCZEN AND WeIXESLEY STREETS. '4



&/*'*■■ M A L T "^ ;if ■ W the J« ROYAL' JUBILEE WALT^ " / (JBy P. F. Hiscooks) Cafa now be obtained at Eady's Music Ware house, Queen-street. Price, 2s net. Ho ScHARRER'S SECOND WORD COMPETITION^. The Proprietor of the Can't B Beat Cigar Divan offers tho above prize to the competitor forming the most words out of tho letters in the two ■words— ■METROPOLITAN gANDICAP. Entries close on the 21st September, and result ■will be advertised in "Herald" and Star on or before the 25th September. Competitors muit enclose 5s in stamps or money order. Copies of rules givinff full instructions may bo had on applications £ SCHARRER> 1 Turf Commission Agent, Queen-street; Or, Post Office Box 448, Auckland. Louis H. Scmarrek's Sporting Guide for 1887-8 is now publishing, 'Box 329. Telephou c 435 IF YOU REQUIRE GOOD O.&TMEAL, FLOUR, CHEESE, POTATOES, or ONIONS, OATS, •. : . , oh MAIZE, CALL Off •, h -■• : .: ALTBEP .TOWITT, WHICH will you have? An Extra Pair of Trousers or a Waterbury ! Wa'tchd—J. IL Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street i East



-r\ISSOLUTiON OF PARTNERSHIP Notice is hereby given that the partnership hitherto existing between the undersigned, under the style and mime of " Henderson and Mclvor, Cabinet Makers, etc.," has this day, 31st August, been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing to and liabilities due by the above rlrm will be received and paid by Mr Henderson, who continues the business in tne amo premises, Karangahape Road. . GEuRGE ALEX.HENDERSON. THOMAS JAS. McIVOR. Witness, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, Mr Henderson would take this opportunity of thanking the public for tho patronage hitherto afforded him, and would notify that, having en gaged the services of a first-class upholsterer, lie will bo enabled to execute all orders entrusted to him with economy and despatch. IN reference to the above, I have nr:.ch pleasure in informing tho public and friends in general that I have taken these premises next to E. Porter and Co.'s, where I will carry on the business of undertaker and upholsterer, quality and prices suitable to all. Note the Addrkbs :— THOMAS J. McIVOR. I.X.L. Undertaker and Upholsterer, Next E. Porter and Co.'s, Ironmonger, karangahape Road.



DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. -' . —~~~~ Notice in hereby ffiven that tbc Partnership : heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, carrying ou business together at Auckland as Grocers, under the style of "Glanville and Ellyett," has this day been Dissolved by mutual consent. As witness cur hands this third day of Sep tember, 1887. .TOHN ELLYETT. ' ■ WESLEY SPRAGG. . Witness: Hugh Campbell, Solicitor, Auckland. WITH relerence to the foregoing, John Jfillyott begs to thank his friends, pat rons, and the public generally for tho support accorded him during tho last oighteen years, and to inform tliom that the business previously carried on as above will in future be conducted by himsolf under the name and style of " Glan-, ville and Ellyett," as heretofore, and ho truuts by attention to business ami supplying tho best articles at prices to suit tho times to obtain a continuance of public support All Debts will bo collected and discharged by him. V — ' GLANVI»LE AND ELLYETT. Tea Dealers and Family Grocers, 144, Queen street, Auckland. Auckland mining association new system; of working the. goldfield3. The Public of Auckland desirous of engaging in Goldflcld Operations on the Non-liabi!ity system, now bo popular in Australia, arc in vitcd to TAKIi SHARES in tho aboyo Aa sedation. i SHARES, £12 EACH. Payablo £1 Monthly. Experienced Minors employed at £1 por week with a Share in the Profits after wages and exuenses hare been deducted. Full particulars as to tho Management and Method ot Working on application to J. H. WITHEFORD, " Short'and-atreet - f.y. } . r .■%■;> .



THE THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL Iluvo deposited at Mb J. H. WITHEFORDt'S OFFICE,. Shortland-strekt, . A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN :: OF THE THAMES GOLD FIE LBS,- Together with particulars of liberal concessions the Council have dcpided to make, with a view to encourage theintroductionof Englishcapita!. Mr Withkford, having been identified with the Auckland Goldllelds sinco their first open ing, and having for sonic time paat been collect ing mining information for English clients, is in a position to advise any representative of Home buyers who may be in Auckland as to the merits of the various eligible Goldflold Properties. PLANS, REPORTS, AND THE FULLEST RELIABLE INFORMATION OF ANY MIN ING PROPERTY may be obtained on applica tion at his ofttcQ. ~ 1^- O T I C E. MANGEA'O. MANQEAQ. MANGEAO. To be had in Logs from the Undersigned. For further particulars apply to ■••' • P. M. La TROBE, Te Mata, Raglan. imiRE AT. POST-OFFICK Avoid similar accidents by using DEBERG'S IRON ASHBINS. From 6s each. C. R. DEBEKO, Ironworker, Albertstreet. ASK your Grocers for Royal Remy's Starch, lib and Mb boxes, net weight It is the beat. —Mr Arthur Masy, High-street, Agent tor the Manufacturers. Wholesale- Apply to Mr John Buchanan. Merchant, Cus toms-stroot. "RjTOW is your time: An Extra Pair of _13l Trousers or a Watorbury Watch with I each Suit, at J. H. Dalton's, Tailor, Victo'ria street East. XNDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, "WYNDHAM STREET. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 pan. on each day., and on WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND SATURDAYS, from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m,



ADMISSION-SIXPENCE. : EDWD. S. V. MOWBRAY, Secretary N.Z..1.A, J~\ IS EASES OF WOMEN. ;.;:; ■' DR. COBBETT, who makes a Special Study and Practice of this Department of Medicine, ia prepared to receive KESIDENT PATIENTS, particularly 1 iioso requiring.Surgical Treatment A Trained Hospital Nurse in Residence. Terms modorate. Apply Dr. COBBETT, Lower Symonds-st., .Auckland.