SHIPPING.

tI . M ~Q, -, SONRET—This evening;. 0.46 Sunrisk—To-morrow uiorninsr. 4.44 Moon's AGB-First Quarter, 22nd, 10.22 p.m,

HIGH WATER.

Auckland.—This evening, 8 57; to-morrow Diorninjr. 9-18. . „,- t Mancjxau Hkads. — This evening, 11.37, to morrow morning. 11.58. , Kau-aba Heads. -This afternoon, 0.67; to morrow morning, 0.53.

ARRIVALS.

Wellington, s.s., from Whangcarei Bellinger, s.s., from Whangarei Peerless, briganfcine, from Newcastle Saucy Kate,\schooner, for Mongonui

DEPARTURES.

Mariner, schooner, for Mongonui Glenelg, s.s., from Barrier Clansman, s.s., from Russell

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE

Coromandel, from Coromandcl, Saturday,

5 p.m. -i Rotomahana, from Thames, Saturday, 1

Enterprise, from Thames, Saturday, mid

night Balcarres Brook, from London, via Sydney ; sailed September 8

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Lurline, ship, left London for Kaipara, via

Dunedin, July 25 Waikato, ship, from London ; sailed Aug. 24 Canterbury, ship, left London Sept. 27 Waitangi, ship, from London, loading May Queen, ship, from London Himalaya, bq., from Liverpool via \\ ellmg-

ton „ , Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York .Tilly 27, via. Lyttelton Ada Scott, barque, sailed August 4 from

New York , M. Henningy, barque, from isowiork, to

sail Nov. 15 Rebecca dwell, barque, left New York

Sept. 8, via Wellington Dentchland, barqiie, from New York, via Wellington ; sailed October 20 Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji Restless, brig, from Fiji, early Yolande, barquentine, from Dunedin,

early Lilian, schooner, from Islands, early Kotero, barque, from Newcastle, sailed

Nov. 9 Oregon, barque, from Java, early Diamond, barque, from Newcastle, early Welcome, schooner, from Rockhampton, early

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Rangitiki, ship, loading for London Star of the East, bq., for New York Evie Reed, barque, for New York, loading

IMPORTS.

Per brigantine Peerless -.—390 tons coal.

EXPORTS.

Per barque Star of the East:—7,3s2 cases (674 tons) kauri gum, 2 cases preserved meats.

The s.s. Glenelg arrived from the Barrier lasfc night.

The barque Evie Reed has entered out wards at .the Customs for New York, for which port she is loading?kauri gum.

The three-masted schooner Waireka arrived at Hokianga from Wellington yes terday.

The New Zealand Sugar Company have another barque, the Oregon, on her way from Java with a cargo of raw sugar con signed to them.

The barque Star of the East having com pleted loading, as wo stated yesterday, has now entered outward at the Customs, and is expected to ."jail some time durinj; the day. Her cargo, which consists almost entirely of kauri gum is valued at £35,731.

The second steamer of the Colonial Union Co.'s line, the Balcarres Brook, which left London on September Bth, ar rived at Sydney yesterday, and after land in" - cargo will proceed to Newcastle, and from that port will sail for Auckland.

The s.s. Bellinger arrived last night from Whangarei with the following passengers : Mesdame9 Jones, Hugo, Mooney, Misses Coney, Hugo (5), Williams, Messrs Edge, Humphreys, Longdill, Hugo, McGregor, Resterton, Sutherland, Wrack, Master Hugo.

' The s.s. Clansman arrived from Russel 1 and Northern ports at 5.30 o'clock this morning. She brought the following pas sengers : — Messrs Jagger, Bennett, Christie, McCready and family (8), Earl, Allen, Dickeson, Nicholson, Smith, Harris, Rev. T. P. Hewlett; Mesdamcs Rosa, Hewitt, McCready.

The following small coasters have put in an appearance:—Tokemu, cutter, from Tauranga with produce; Gleam, cutter, from the Thames with produce; Ratn, baro-e, from Waihoura with timber ; Pro gress, barge, from Whangapoua with timber; Olive, barge, from Tairua with timber.

The s.s. Wellington arrived from Whan garei last night with the following passen gers :—Messrs M. McLean, Jackson, Gash, Ellingham, Glover, Stephens, Atkin, Udy, Harris, Belton, Suiter, Robinson, Culpan, Mesdamea Jackson, Urquhart, Loram, Cole, Misses Steadman, Mair, Dungwall (2), and one in the steerage.

The brigantine Peerless, Captain Hayes, arrived in port last night from Newcastle with a cargo of coal, and anchored in the stream. It is intended to load the coal into the Richmond when shear fives from her island cruise, which should bo very noon now. The Peerless left New castle on the sth instant, and experienced variable .and light winds, with fine weather, the whole voyage through. The Peerless is to go alongside the Railway Wharf to morrow morning to discharge her coal.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangaimja, November 17. — Sailed: The Stanley for Sydney, with 300,300 feefc of sawn timber. ~ Waitara, this day.—Arrived : Gairloch, from Onehunga. Napier, November 17.—Arrived : Dune din, schooner, from Auckland. WkllinOTOX, November 17. — Arrived : S.s. Hawea, from Onehunga and Taranaki; e.s. Penguin, from the South. Sailed : S.s. Hawea, for Nelson; and s.s. Penguin, for the North. Lyttelton, November 17.—Sailed : S.s. Rotorua, for Dunedin ; s..s. Tarawera, for the North. Passengers : Mesdamcs Rule, Blair, Jamieson, Withers, Herley, Hop kins, Misses Heslip (2), Rev. H. C. M, Wat eon, Messrs Miller, Blair, Jamioson, Wesley, Mac Donald, Hamilton, Palmer, Hopkins, Withers, Heslip, Troupe, Mendelssohn. Gkkymouth, November 17. — Sailed: Pukaki, for Melbourne, with a trial ship ment of upwards of 1,600 tons of coal for gas purposes. If this shipment turns but eatisfactorily, Melbourne consignees promise to take Greymotith coals permanently. Bluff, this day.—Arrived : Rotomahana, from Port Chalmers. Sydney, November 17.— H.M. Gunboat Raven leaves here for New Zealand in the course of a few days.

Departure of the Kimutaka,

Wellington, Thursday. —The R.M.B. Eimutaka, Captain Turpin, sailed to-day for London, via Rio, Madeira, and Ply mouth, with a fuU. cargo qf wool, tallow, meats, etc. Only a few passengers went by her. Passengers ■:■— Saloon: Mr and Mrs William Brown and family (2), Messrs W. Candler, Fred B. M. Gibbons and iapp. Second saloon: Mr and Mrs JJrea

Purvis and family (2), Misses Dunne (2), Kate Trimble and Eliza Stocks, Mosdamas Dunn and boy, Hedge and boy, Mr and Mrs Otto Berkfield, Messrs Arnesday, Bar man, Fred Hodge, Sydney Jessett, and Thomas Simpson and boy, Messrs William Ayes, E. Astrabrook, George Campbell, George Hedge, W. Jackman, Martin Larsen, Henry Moore, Sam Porter, Robert Taylor, George White, and Patrick Murphy.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The s.s. "Wanaka, for the South, took her departure ab 11.30 this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

HUXTEK, AND NOLAN'S RkPORT.— Horse feed, grain, seeds, etc: There has been no change in either supply or demand worthy of note. Wo quote : Oats, 2.s 3d bo 2s 4<l per bushel ; chalV, i' 3 10s to £4 pet ton ; bran, £3 10s to £4 5s per ton. Horses : A steady demand has existed, and most of those brought forward found purchasers at fully the previous week's values. Above an average number of hacks and light harness horses, in addition to the thorough breds, were entered for disposal at the Durham yards on Friday. There was pool competition for the blood stock, bub for other descriptions bidding was brisk. We quote: Hacks, from£sto£l4; lightharness horses, £6 to £12; draughts, from £10 to £15. Wool, hides and skins: An average quantity were pitched at the Durham yards on Tuesday, and found ready purchasers. Ox hides, at from to 4gd ; cow hides, 3d to 3kl per lb ; calf skins, 4& to 5d per lb ; sheepskins, from 2s lid to 4s 6d : pelts, from 3d to 9d each. Cattle : About the usual number changed hands, with very little alteration in value, the supply being sufficient for require ments. The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday. Uood dairy cows were in better request, and fresh-conditioned steers also sold more freely at a slight ad vance. We quote :—Calves, from 10s to 16a : yearlings,fromlssto2os; two-year-old steers, £1 to £1 12s 6d ; grown steers, from £3 to £4 2s 6d ; dry cows, from £1 15s to £2 103 ; dairy cows, from £4 to £6 15s ; beef, 16s to 18s per 1001b. Sheep: There was but a small muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and generally of inferior description. There was brisk competition, and there re mained an unsatisfied demand for good wethers. We quote :—Wethers in wool at from 14s to 17s 3d, shorn, at from 6s 6d to 12s ; owes, at from 8s to 10s ; lambs, rather plentiful, fr6m 5s 9d to 10s each. PigH : But few good were yarded, but there was a brisk demand for all descriptions, ab from 2d to 3&d per lb live weight.

Mr Alfhhd Bucklahd's Wkekly Re port.—At the Haymarket on November 11, loose fodder was scarcely represented — prices were 2h 9d and Zh the cwt. Chaff is much lower in price—3s to 3s 6d the cwt were the prices given. Farm cured bacon, 6d ; hams, 7d the lb ; potatoes, 60s the ton ; oats, 2s 3d the bushel. At the horse sale farm horses brought from £11 to £14; light harness, £7 to £9 ; hacks, £3 to £8 each. At tho hide and skin sale on Tuesday a smaller supply than usual maintained late values. Ox hides, 4Jd; cow hides, 3£d ; calfskins, 4sd tho lb ; tallow, 15s 6d the cwt: wooled sheepskins, 3b 5d to 4,s 9d each were tho prices obtained. Owing to a disagreement .with tho buyers the wool sale on Wednesday was nob pro ceeded with, bub it will bo to tho advantage of tho seller, for tho next sale will contain so much larger a quantity that other buyers will bo present. Ab tho country cattle sales at Pokeno on Monday, and Drary on Wednesday, cattle were yarded in full numbers, although pricos for young cattlo were not much higher. A better feeling prevailed, and bidding was free, and well-bred grown steers advanced in price 10s each. At Remuera on Thursday dairy cattle were at late values. No grown store cattlo yarded. Young cattlo obtained the improved values noted in the country salos, Fat cattle, in full number, sold irregularly. A few of very choice quality reached 20s, others as low as 14s, but the greater part were from 16s to 17b the 1001b. Store sheep required. Fat sheep, in full number, kept their price. Shorn wethers ranged from 9s to 13s ; ewes, 7s to 8s 6d ; sheep in their wool, mixed sizes, from 12s to ]4s ; lambs from B.s to 13s 6d each. Store pigs in good demand, and fat pigs of moderate weight at the lb live weight.

MessrsG. W. BixxkyaxoSon'sßeport.— Full catalogue cleared under brisk competi tion. Prime ox untold perlb ; heavy, 4£d to 4|d ; medium, 34d to 4d ; heavy cow, 3.sd ; medium, 3Jd to ; kip, to 3Jd ; calf, 4Ad to 5d ; prime green ox, at each, 25s to 33s 3d; heavy, 22s 6d ; medium, 18s to 20s ; cow, heavy, 14s 6d ; medium, 13s ; light, 10s ; kip, 5s to (is. Sheepskins : On uccount of wool coming into the market, sheepskins have declined in value. Best longwools up to 5s 4d ; medium, 4? to 4s 6d ; lambs', 6d to Is 7d; pelts, 4d to 7d ; country dry skins, Is 6d to 3s 10d each. Tallow : 10s to 14s per cwt; rough, Id per lb. Bones, 4s 6d to 4s 9d per cwt.

Messes Banks and Co. 'a Retort. —At Parawai, on Thursday, full supplies of all classes of stock were offered. The cattle, however, were hardly equal to , the late arrivals, and the market was flat in con sequence, and prices lower by fully 10s per head. Sheep and lambs were also plenti ful, and prices lower than last week by almost 2s per head in each case.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET

Faem and Datky Produce.—Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 6d perlb ; Frozen Meat Company's Shell brand, 8d; cheese, good factory, 4d to 4#d per lb; Canterbury, none ; eggs, 8d ; lard, in bladders, 5Jd ; bacon and hams, provincial, 5d to 6d; hams, 7d to 8d ; Canterbury bacon, new cure, 7d; bacon and hams in equal num bers, 7|d ; hams, 8d toSJd. Floub Makrkt. —Wholesale - : Southern flour, £10 to £10 l;"5s; Premier, £12 5s ; Standard, £11 ss; bran, ton (socks included), £5 0s ; Southern do., £4 10s; local sharps, £5 10s and £6 ; Southern do., £5; cabin bread, £15 ; oatmeal, £10 to £10 10s ; oats, 2s 4d; maize, 3s 9d; Southern potatoes, none; pearl barley, 20s ; beans, 3s 3d ; onions, £8 to £9. All grain, chaff, oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks?.

Kauri Gum. — The market is at pre- The supplies to date amount to 351 tons. Quotations to-day are, owing to the irregular state of the market, merely nominal: —Fair to good ordinary, £40 to £41: superior ordinary, £42; East £53 to £54.

Coal and Firewood Market. — Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), 24b to 26s per ton ; yard, 28s to 34s ; Bay of Islands, ub mines, 13s ;at yards, 26s ; screened, 28s; Wai kato, Bs, 12s ; at Auckland, 18s to 22s ; Taupiri, at mine, 8s 6d, 12s ; at Auckland, 17s 6d; household, 255; Whangarei, at mine, 10s ; yard (steam), 18s ; household, 20s ; delivered, 245. Firewood : Unout lit wharf (cargo), 7s 6d to 8s 6s per ton ; de livered, 12s to 13s ; cut, 14s to 16s.

Manures.—Bonedust: Sydney, £7 10s to £8, according to quality; boneflour, £810s to £9; Auckland, £8; Peruvian guano, £14 to £17; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags, included ; Hurst's chemical manure, £7 15s to £15.

Building . Matkrials. — Prices are as follows at present:—Timber : Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s; second-class, 6s 6d ; besty planed, tongued and grooved, first-class, 14s ; medium, 11s ; second-class, 9s ; rusticated weather boards, first-class, 14s ; medium, 11s ; second-class, 9s. New Zealand palings, sft (sap), 9s; sft (heart), 11s 6d; ti-treo rails, £3 10a per 10Q;

puriri posts, £6 10s to £7 10s ; shingles, 13s per 1000 ; Mobart pnling*, 6ft, 17s ; 611, 19s ; Hobarb rails, 80s, selling quotations. Kncks, at Avondule, 30s per 1,000 ; town yards, AUs to 355, delivered 40s. Drain pipes, at works: 2in. drain tiles, lft. lengths, 50s peylfOOO; 2Mn.,705; 3in., 90s; 4in., 1305 , , 6in., 30s per 100 ; 3in. socket pipes, 2ft. lengths, 6d each ; 4in., 7d ; 6in., 9d ; 9in., lsCd ; 12m., 2s 3d ; 15in., 3s 6d; IBin., 4s 6d ; 21in., 9s; 24in., 12s.

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

For the cause that lacks assistance, Tor the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And tho good that wo can do.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1887.

We regret to hear a very unfavourable report from some of the settlers at tho Herekino village settlement. In a letter to a business man in town, one of the settlers, a respectable hard working man,' writing on November 9, thus describes the position of himself and family :—

" I made n grave mistake in coming here. I sold up my home and laid out all my money on tools and provisions, trusting to the information supplied to me at the Land Otlice that I would be paid for bush falling (loan only),and up to the present I have not received a penny. My family and oflects were at Whangapo for a month after wo ar rived. Tho latter! could not get up here until I entered into an agreement with a Muori to bring them up for £5, he billing the Government, who will, I am told, make it a first charge against me. My family had to walk from Whongape —10 or 12 tn jles—over a villainous track. We have three stores here, and at the present time Uiere is not an article of food to bo got at them. They only get in small lots by tho boat, and then there is a rush for thorn, and they soon run out, and we have to wait for tho next boat to turn up, and it is a common thing for her to be from a week to a month behind the time expected, and consequently we are put to all sorts of shifts for food. Wo havo had no Hour for three weeks. Two of these we lived on oatmeal, and tho last on potatoes, with tea and no milk or sugar. We have eaten nikau, ferns and sow thistle. Tho latter is not a bad substitute for cabbage, and we have used it protty regularly with potatoes. We have now only two mpals of potatoes left, and Cod only knows where tho next Chris tian food is to como from. Of course this stylo of existence is telling on nil of us ; the little ones miss bread, and we nil miss meat, which we have nob had for live or six weeks, and consequently we cannot work an we ought, and how it is to end I don't know. Things would bo all rfcht if there was someone liere authorised to pay tho ad vances on work done, and the boat ran re gularly ; but as it is, everything is got from tho stores on credit, and they, I suppose, cannot get in stock sufficient to last from boat to boat. My boys have had to go to Whangape and Ahipara (13 miles) for flour at 18s per cwt., and I have paid 20s per cwt. at Herekino, and I have to pay 9s 6d per cwb. for potatoes (old). Meat is cheap if you havo tho money to get it and the butcher can get cattle."

The picture given in this letter is the more deplorable because with proper arrangements the greater part of tho hardships which the settlers havo suffered might have been pre vented. Herekino is an outlandish place, and tho difficulties of approach are serious. Grave doubts have all along been expressed whether this block was a suitable one on which to plant settlers who could not supply themselves with 12 months' stores. These fears are being realised. But the irregular communication with the place has been aggravated by the want of a better system for making the pay ments to settlers. The visits of the vil lage steward are necessarily few and far between, while the need for food by the settlors and their families is ever present. It would be all right, says this unfortunate settler, who is strug gling , under hardships that would break the strongest man down, if there was some person on the spot authorised to pay the settlers the amounts guaranteed by the Govern ment as they are earned. Why should not such a person be ap pointed? The Government, having induced these settlers to go upon land which is difficult of ac cess from Auckland, ought to have made provision in the settlement for paying the men what is due to them. They ought to do so now, and not leave these industerious men who have gone out into the wilderness to make independent homes for them selves and their children to starve or forcethem to abandon their cultivations, which have cost so much physi cal and mental suffering, to drift back into the cities, penniless and desti tute, broken and crushed men. A fate such as this for men who went forth lion-hearted to win from mother earth a livelihood, would be lamentable indeed. AYe trust that the present Minister of Lands will not allow any feeling of antagonism towards his predecessor in office to influence him In his duty towards these settlers. >Vhether the Government believe in the

scheme or not, they must not forget that the honour of the colony is pledged to these men, who, instead of swelling the crowd of unemployed about towns, boldly went forth to carry on the work of pioneer colonisation. This Govern ment offers the country no remedy at all for the depression under which .its industries are labouring, and if its land policy should also result in driving men from the soil, Major Atkinson and his colleagues will be sent into a retire ment from which they will not very speedily emerge to mismanage the pub lic affairs of New Zealand.

QUEEN-STREET LEVELS.

It is satisfactory to find that earnest consideration is being given to the question of cutting down Upper Queen street to its permanent level. Too long has our chief thoroughfare from the Grey-street junction to Karangahape Road been in a con dition that is a reproach to a large and wealthy city; and it is to be hoped that such a spirit of mutual concession will animate property owners as will lead to an agreement being arrived at to proceed with the work in the course of the ensuing summer. The gradient is too severe for wheeled traffic, and it is essential that it should be reduced; but it may not be necessary to make the cutting of twenty-two feet that has been proposed, involving a tunnel under Karangahape Road. This deep cutting and tunnel would no doubt provide an easy outlet from town to Newton, but for any other purpose it would be al most valueless, while it would put pro perty owners in Queen-street on this side of Karangahape Road to enor mous expense in cutting down their allotments. On the other hand the proposal to cut down Karangahape Iload so as to let Queen-street inter sect it at a lower level is open to objection by property-owners in Kara ngahape Road, who may reasonably ask why they should be put to expense and incovenience for the benefit of those in Queen-street. If the question were to be decided on public grounds and apart from all consideration of loss to private parties, the deep cutting, as resolved upon by the City Council, would probably be bust, especially as it would pave the way for carrying through a noble thoroughfare to Newton Road, and perhaps ultimately to the New North Road. But all that is so ob viously m the future, that there is room to doubt the desir ability of taxing or incommoding the present for the sake of it. All that is demanded by pressing requirments is an easier grade from the city to Kara ngahape Road and if that will suit the Upper Queen - street property-owners, as well as the more sweeping scheme, the public would not complain. What the public have a right to complain of is the long delay in having Upper Queen-street formed, kerbed, and paved. In this the owners of property are also diretly in terested, and as public and private interest do not clash, there is room to indulge the hope that during the fort night's meeting a basis of action will be agreed upon.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

Wilful ignorance is a strange anomaly in tho present day. But it is never theless true that, with education of fered gratis, a considerable number of people obstinately refuse or neglect to send their children to school. The poor little victims of this parental supineness are not to blame. To them, God's sunshine, unrestricted liberty to roam the streets and play in the gutter, with the periodical gratifi cation of their appetites, appears better than the disciplinary train ing and restraints of the school-room. What know or care they that the work of the world is being done now by men whose mental faculties have been cultivated, and who have been drilled in habits of self-restraint from infancy ? Later on, when they find themselves unequal to cope with trained workers in the struggle for life, they will visit upon society the penalties of its indifference. In the city, the Truant Officer has done good work in coping with this evil. The school in Albert-street is now well attended, and according to the last report of the inspector is producing admirable educational results. Yet, even in the city, with the penalties of the Act hanging over them, there is a difficulty in getting parents to compel the at tendance of their children at school. We are glad to see that Mr Baddeley, K.M., when a case was brought before him the other day ex hibited no maudlin sympathy for offenders of this description. There is no excuse for them, and they deserve no commiseration. The Colonial Go vernment has undertaken an enor mous fiscal burden, in order that every child shall receive the rudiments of education, with the opportunity, if so disposed, of carrying its studies to the highest pinnacle of scholarship. This burden was not undertaken in the in terests of the rich, but of the poor, and it would bo folly to continue it if the classes for whom the sacrifice is made are allowed to bring up their children like young savages. A few exemplary penalties will have a salutary effect. It is to be regretted that the school districts of .Ponsonby, Parnell, New market, Mount Eden, and Mount Albert have not yet seen their way to join the City Committee in availing themselves of the services of the Truant Officer.

The Library Committee of the Free Public Library havo adopted a resolution request ing Dr. Laishley, Dr. McArthur, Mr W. Berry ("New Zealand Herald"), and Mr T. W. Leys (Evening Stab), to select 2,000 books Buitablo for tho roquiremonti of a Lending Library.

Another of Auckland's old Identities passed over to che great majority yesterday,' in the person of Mr Nathaniel Gow, who died at his residence, Arch Hill, at the ripe old age of 72 years. Mr Gow was engaged in business in Victoria-street, in the boot and shoe trade for many years, and was well-known and respected by a large circle of friends. The deceased gentleman was also an elder of St. James's Presbyterian Church, and always took considerable in terest in its management. He leaves a large family and over thirty grandchildren to mourn their loss. The Mohawks repeated their programme at the Agricultural Hall to a good audience. To-night will be the last appearance of the company in the Minstrel business, as " Fun on the Bristol" is billed for to-morrow with Johnny Collins as the irrepressible " Widow." Thero is likely, to be a keen contest for the position of Mayor of Onehunga at the coming election —Mr W. Finlay Wilson being in the Hold against Dr. W. R. Erson. Both gentlemen are well known, and popu lar with sections of the burgesses. Mr Wilson has been twice returned as a Borough Councillor, is the Onehunga repre sentative on the Hospital and Charitable Board, and has an intimate acquaintance with local politics and business. The case of W. Knight v. Wright, claim £10, for damages sustained through a col lision, occupied the R.M. Court the greater part of yesterday. Mr Theo. Cooper ap peared for the plaintiff', and Mr J. A. Tole for the defence. The collision took place last August on the Great North Road, when both a telegraph pole and verandah post were carried away. After hearing the evidence, His Honor intimated that judgment would bs given for the defendant. Mr Cooper accordingly accepted a nonsuit. Costs, *£2 11s, were allowed. The sittings of the Supreme Court in Auckland have been fixed as follows:—The trial of criminal cases will be held at the Supreme Court-house. Auckland, to commence on the following days at 11 a.m. : Monday, 12th March; Monday, 11th June ; Monday, 3rd September ; Monday, 10th December. Sit tings for the trial of civil actions will be held on the following days at 10 a.m. : Monday, 12th March ; Wednesday, 4th April; Mon day, 11th June ; Monday, 2nd July ; Mon day, 6th August; Monday, 3rd Septem ber ; Monday, Ist October ; Monday, 10th December. The trial of cases under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1867, may take placeatany of the above-mentioned sittings for the trial of civil actions. The sittings of the Court in banco will be held every Wednesday, except during the vaca tion, the absence of the Judge, or when he is engaged in other business. Sittings in Chambers will be held every Tuesday and Friday, except during the vacation and absence of the Judge, or when he is engaged on other business. Sittings in Chamber, at other times, and during vacation in respect of urgent business, may be held at such times and places as may suit the conveni ence of the Judge. A poor woman lost to-day in Queen-streel a purse containing two five-pound notes. Ii would be a charity of the finder to return it to the police office, or to Mr Graves Aickin, chemist. The Committee of the Auckland Finan cial Reform Association requested their chairman yesterday to forward the folio ff ing telegram to Mr R. Thompson, M.H.R.: —"That the Committee of the A.P.F.R.A. accords its thanks to Mr Thompson, M.H.R., for his services in the cause of retrenchment, and trusts that he will con i tinue his efforts in that direction undeterred by any temporary discouragement." ■ The Waitemata County Council election returns are completed by the receipt of the following: — Waitakerei riding : J. H. O'Neill, 44: H. Probert, 27; J. Smythe, 22. Mr O'Neill is declared elected by a majority of 17 votes. Wainui riding : C. Hardy, 37 ; A. Jack, junior, 34; J. Moffat, 52. Mr Moffat was elected by a majority of 15 votes. At the weekly meeting of Auckland Burne Club held last night at the Masonic Hall, Karangahape Road, the following pro gramme was performed : — Overture on pianoforte, Mr M: McDermott; song, " The Land o' the Leal," Mrs Bartlett; reading, Mr Dennes ; song, " Thy Face," Mrs Heigh way ; song, " Wae's me for Prince Charlie, , ' Miss Honour; reading, Mr Edmiston; song, "Jessie's Dream," Mrs Bartlett; song, "Scotland Yet," Mr Lankham; pianoforte solo, Miss Parker; song, " The Flowers o'the ForesV'Mr Smith ; humorous song, Dr. Walker (encored.) The feature of the evening was Mrs Dennes's limelight exhibition of tableaux, the children in their beautiful dresses eliciting warm marks of approbation. The scene re presenting the coronation of Mary Queen of Scots was loudly applauded. The vrcuxcmblance of this tableau was enhanced by the fact of a Very old and highly orna mented chair, lent by Mr Peace, being used for the coronation. At the close Dr Walker moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mi's Dennes and her children for the pleasure afforded to the Society, which was given in earnest. The Chairman of the evening, Mr James Stewart, C. E., apologised on behalf of the Secretary to Mr M. McDermott, ac companist, and Mr S. Fraser, piper, for not having recorded their names in the annual report, and thanking them for their ser vices. The happy gathering closed with the singing of " Auld Lang Syne." Mr H. P. Higginson, who recently visited England, and was deputed by Wellington City Council to make inquiries and report on the best means of disposing of house refuse, returned from London a few days ago, and has. forwarded his report to the Council. After referring to his visit to large cities, where most modern appliances were in operation for disposing of such rubbish, he says he has no hesitation in recommending the Council to adopt a "destructor" known as Fry's patent for the cremation of house refuse, as the healthiest and most efficacious method of destroying what in course of time, if thrown about the vicinity of a crowded city, must breed disease and increase mortality. The total cost of a " de- Btructor " landed in Wellington is estimated at £4,734, and this amoiint allows for all con tingencies. Mr Higginson expresses the opinion that with one of the " destructors" the sanitary condition of Wellington must improve. The report has been submitted to a committee. A case against one of the persons run ning what is known as a walking or pocket totalisator was heard ab Dunedin Police Court yesterday, before Mr Carew, R.M. Peter Dow was charged that he, "on the Ist November, 1887, at Dunedin, did un lawfully conduct a certain scheme by which prizes of money were competed for by a mode of chance contrary to the Gaming and Lotteries Act," Defendant pleaded guilty, and a fine of £30 and 35s costs was inflicted, in default of distress six months imprisonment. The following are the tenders for the comp letion of the Ohinemuri contract of the Thames-Waikato Railway : — Accepted : Thomas Mulvihill, Auckland, £3,465. De clined : J. C. Booth, Hamilton, £3,625 ; P- Bolton, Morrinsville, £3,764; Coates and Metcalfe, Hamilton, £3,841; P. Trainor, Thames, £3,887; Larkin and O'Brien, Auckland, £3,931; P. Bailey and-Co., Auckland, £4,299; William Foughey, Auckland, £4,445 ; J. Murphy, Hamilton, £4,662; Sheldon and Co., Auckland, £5,543; W. Baildon and Co., Auckland, £5,798 ; G. Knight, Auckland, £5,875. Secretaries of mercantile associations, public companies, friendly, masonic, liter ary, trade and other societies are requested to send matter intended for publication m the Directory attached to Brett's Almanac before the end of the current week. JNo charge is made for the insertion,

ili Prospective p afcl . o ;J ce J? h» p^ J t«nity present $S?-* *»5j reduction in charees \S to ac≤ by S 'S^ loUßst «C h.s life by an insurance tiT'ft*** It s an ill wind that Sow! in & "** The Majeroni Arcade Buildings* [« •. crowds of sightseers W night up tillTo SO Mftfif■•w*Bl3 a telegram f rom **5 Majeroni Dramatic €om^? g ¥ *■ last night of the weather showing how the people S?Ste l> preciate dramatic SI if I tioned that eighty Son i£w 7 i *» •■»■ surer), Mrs Lilly (Ron rLT 8011 fW Wednesday bef Ore fitS a S£ if possible a room be iwctoSS.* 1 street for the purpose, iffiwfe school. Very little of supine 6 Si ness has come icto thelites of ones. This treat, then, it is,pSR give them will lingerv-IoHiJGRJ memories, and afford them till the succeeding year bringsthein $3u such day. MrsChamberlainsentapS of vegetables for the children's asS our country friends emulate,her example! Fruit andvegetables area necessity to keen the little ones in health." FuUipitfaL,H of the sale of giftsrwflj; S. tised. ■' ] i , .7 The next concert of the PonsonbyCloßl Society room on Monday next. The Wrforatoce consists of Van Breeds 'ISfc. Cecilia's Day" for the first part, .and miscellaneous eelec. tions for the second part, amongst MkV I are two instrumental selections by: the or chestra. The final rehearsal takes place this evening under the careful conductor ship of Mr T. TalUs TrimnelL As yrill be noticed by refemng.to(*ii ad vertising columns, the firm of % Bmik and • Company, mot wai shoe impirta!, have; opened; those centrally situated premises in Queen-sfcrQefc latelyoc cupied by Messrs Wilson, and SfcCullagh". We nriderttand J R. HatmU and Company's 'great -success;,;}^.% achieved by keeping yeryi suptsior giadi, and that their aim will Joe to retain their good reputation in Auckland; Wβ lave much pleasure in welcoming the 'inew-finn to our midst, and wish them every success, From an advertisement in another oolamo it will be noticed that ■ this evening the Star of Auckland Lodge, No, 26, 1.0.0. F., will ceietrate its ninth: anoi versary iv the iForestere'iliallj Hptop. The festivities on the qccasipnviUtate the form'of a concert and ball. Wβ have a copy of the programme before us, and from the names of ..some well-known amateurs down ior vocal and instrumental selections should say thai) the success of tbk portion of the .enteral raent is assured.' The baU. programme of dances is well got up, and should prove» tempting : inducemenfc' ta. W&sk iii fascinating pastime. ; ; >, y s A N. Lester will contittne ins cooking exhibition with the patent kerosine,stow each Saturday evening until this consigs inent has run out. Those wishing to eecare one should do so early. -^ABVT.] Smith and Caughey beg to intimate tW they have purchased from. Mr Jg Caughey, draper, .Karangahape Newton.'his entire stock, mtl> gJ4 and will in future carry on tii»>3J? a branch of their tab» rnent. Allgoods will, * t «f*£g figures and for cash only at their m prices made and no discbnrit h .feW these branch premises wif be cteed at J earlier hour than P Manager, Mr J. UCobbe.-(MT.) j^ Advt.) - —

SPORTING NEWS.

A.R.C.JVEIGHTS. ' [ Thk follow weights we* principal events of the A.IU. Pearl, Bsb; Sextant, 7st 121b; T« Clogs,» 7st 101b; s 41b; Bangle, **. ; .?g£. faincian- « Cruchfield, tsb 101b, » BritanD i», £ 91b; Wf £$iWP*& 61b; Lady ?o«V%, l*fej{ • Antelone,..W;gj J ; - Carbineer,; J- C4ladstone, 6st Gipsy, 6st 51b; w 71b j'Magnesia, g' Manukau,^7lb,

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18. 1887.

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New Zealand ILLUSTRATED TIT-BITS. I This week's number contains the following features :-• "NOT PITCHED HIGH ENOUGH;" , Or, " SI'.NSATrOXAT, JoUnNALISM." ( " Listen, oh ! Listen." ( ''Science versus Baby." . . . ~ " A Great Distinction. " A Cordial Invitation." , "The Force of Habit. "She Had Him." " A Patriot." " Superstitions." An Illustrated Sketch, " THE ART OF SKATING." More Comicalities by Carl Dunder. Odd Conceits of Artists. Remittance Men. Historic Shrews, &c, &c. THE "UNION" And the "SOUTHERN SPERM" CANDLES, Made by THE UNION OIL, SOAP, and CANDLE COMPANY, Op AUCKLAND, Are all Guaranteod FULL WEIGHTS (16 ouncca to the pound). Many of the Colonial-made Candles now in the market are Liuht Weights, and therefore dearek at the money than tho Auckland-made Candles. TRY FOR YOURSELVES, AND USE ONLY THE LOCAL ARTICLE J3AILWAY ADVERTISING. Mr WITHEFORD received tho following: telegram yesterday from tho head ottlco of tho Railway Department, Wellington :— "Ihavo tho honour to inform you that your tender for tho solo right of advertising on ika Auckland section of tho Now Zealand Railway* lias bcon accepted by tho Hon. Minister for Public Works on behalf of the Quoon." Auckland, Nov. lit , ), 1887. Yy KB M P T, " " * SURGEON DENTIST. Has Removed to CORNER OF ELLIOTT AND WELLKSLEY STRKET.S (Opposite tho Opera House.) Box 210] lTelcphono37B J\ E N T I. S T R Y. Alu A. L. SMITH, OLD-ESTABLISHED DENTIST. Corner of Honsos and WBW.Rsr.RY Streets ! I Artificial Tooth fitted without extracting stumps. Other dentists' work repalrod. Teeth stopped. Una administered. Charjjee moderate. Trauicara pass tho house. HF. WINDSOR, • SURGEON DENTIST (by exanU (Lato of tho Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I bag to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue In prac tice at the Old Chambers. Shortland-stroot (opposite Post Office.) Having secured the ser vices of a first-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a eharo of 1 their support. Box 210, P.O.] [Telephone 377. OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. /CHRISTMAS ! /CHRISTMAS |^ARDS The above are a speciality, and are shown in a separate room. mENNIS -OACQUETS! TENNIS "OACQUETS AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. VENJ ! VIDI! VIC I! " nriHE VER.Y" BUTTON (Shakespear) I The Latest Novelty. We havo imported a Button-making Machine, and can now supply Buttons same cloth as Garment, Onehunga Twerdb included. No extra charge. Call and see the Machine at work. AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY (G. Mcßride), Customs-street East, opposite Coupland's Store T> H O T 0 G R A P H Y. GREAT REDUCTION JN PRICES. T U T T L, E A X T> CO., In Returning 'Ilianks for past favours, bog to announce a REDUCTION OF THEIR PRICES, WOWE BUT FIRST-CLASS WORK LEAVBB OUR STUDIO. T U T T L E AND C 0., ELITE STUDIO, 248, QVE E N STBE ET. PHOTO G R A P H Y. I beg to call the attention of the public to my SPECIALITY IN CABINET PHOTOS At I.os 0d Per Dozkx. Style and finish flrst-olass. None should miss this rare opportunity. T. ANDRE W, Corner of Pitt-etreet and Karangahapo Road. ,Ir>ECIPE FOR COOKING RAKINO J_L SMOKED FISH. Put a cup of milk and a lump of butter in a stowpan, then peel off tho scales and place in the pan ; stow for ton xnlnutee on a slow fire with tho lid on tight. Serve with the milk poured over. To bo bought at the boat only,



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