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WELLINGTON. NEW ZEALAND. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1900.*VOL. LXXI. No. 29.

LOST, PIGEON.LOST on Tuesday last, a young"Tslu6Chequor Cock; ringed', Howard nlEvening Post.

£2 REWARDTFthoiperson who took by mistako fromthe Post Oflico 11010la TravellingBasket containing ladies' olothing, roturnssame to S, Morrah's Buildlngß, Willis-st.,the above reward will bo paid."""""^ £I"REWARD^ "

LOST, Gold Ring, iivo diamonds, col-umtt setting. A. P. Wobb, 16, Vivi.nn-stroet, ,: LOST CHEQUE

PERSONS are warned against cashing"■ Cheque No. 3036 on tho UnionBank.Payment stopped. City Corporation in

favour of Folcy and Sons, for £28 2s.Reward on reluming to Folcy and Sons,0, York-street, or 86, Aro-stroot.

OST, at Lower Ilutt, a Black SheepDog. with white star on forehead.

Finder will dg rewardod on loavlng samoatM'CahVs Shbp, LoworJlutt._L*^S^iTi "Thursday last, Diamond Stud

(olaw holding diamond). Finder willbo rewarded on returning same to BenFuller! Thoatro Royal,PJIJ^0£| nS_P°!|l><nrOST,« Pink and Groy Parrot. Reward,XJ 83, Abol Smith-Btroot.

L""6ST7^h*tween Mnarnma-eroioont and/' Park-street, or in tram, Broooh,

three oryitals set in silver. Reward. Ap.ply Evening Post. _

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a Gold Cable Bangle, withcharms attached, in tho vicinity of

Klrkoftldie and StaltU. Findor vowardod.APP'y, Evening Post..iirLoßTT*on'"ThiU's'day. Gold Sing," sot

< withdiamond and two rubios, betweenGladstone-terrace and Pipitca-stroot j valu-od as »'kocp«tike, Reward at 14, LittloPipltea-jtreet.LOST, on Wednesday, pair of Spec-

tsofts. ' Fin/tier ploasd return toDayldsfln, Bookseller, Willis-street.

S' OSTT^ihTllalf-draught"Bay More, 4J years old; marks on side of kneas,

Any one giving information as .to herwhereabouts.during the last 14 days willgreatly oblige, Fmdor rewarded, J.V.Dyke,Ntfinai, Lower Hutt.LOBT,TIot of Dftnciruff by using half' a bottle of Parker's Hair Tonic, 2s6d a bottle, by post is. Wm. Parker,Olijßmjstt.Mannot's-streFt. ;1LOST,my]vigorousness and health com-

pletely;,What is tho best tottlo forit? Ask your 'chemist for Gudorin. Itgives "trotigthjand pjowcr^T'OStT^aT LiUle Boy named Taps,-!.'JJ aftomards found pntronising theOkita (HeymaiKon's), opposite GovernmentBuildings, the <hop '<"" Toy» gnlore.

FOUND'igaiB1 at last, and have recov-ored my full health in taking a fow,

bottles Guderln Tonic. Ioati recommendit to.all. is^easy to take^^_^__^^Tp^OUNDTThe^way lo keepTlTtlark,byXl,X1, UJlog Crnmpton's Electric Groy HnirRestorer. Guaranteed to rostaro the natu-ral oOlotir'to any hair. Not a dye. 3s,po*ti3s 6tl. B. Waring, 27, Courtenay"place. _',' '

|,r..--.LEFT,'on1 seat in Oriental Bay, brown

.paper Pat-eel, containing music Find-er pjoase return;131, WllHs'eti'oet.WILL1 person who found*Purse on

Monafty at- Island Bay, containingkey,.pencil, penknife, otc.;ploaso post itan;d*its'contents/!less the money, to Mrs.A...JT-....j!flrt)ftjt.gflvaili*strflßt|,. Ncwtqwn.

WILL persoft who took wrong Jilkoafr /11.18''this .morninjr at Post

Office return tamo to Grant, ■RosenouthStoVo,,at f^cef-f ' ■- ,■ -, r

- .,*V, light to/..fijtiorgotip

CompofiJtor:^ojerlilni. or plhejf ■jfelf.M.,ooptttblof <>Apply. Immedlfttolyr Eveningrw(>,. ■ . Vj ..'. .. ';',".HCfiBY. deaf/B»hJ'a Oocoa is bo ,nioa,

,so refreshiiig, and it,is the best IhaVe ever drunk .Order some from 'thegwj)tf.lrv r

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BOARD ia& Rdsidence for two Gen-tleman} good.locality,,modern hottsa,

moderate terms,' bath (hot nnd cold wa-'ter). Apply 68, Abel 'Smith-street, oppo*site K9nsington*atreet. ,XTAOANOIES"'for a. few gentiemoti▼ Bonrders, Address No. 7, Hiyvstroet,

Oriental Bay.,_^^ ,j_QELECT PrivateBoard andResidence inKj a raflned home 'for. four or five, Geri-tlemen Boarders, For address apply Even*-ing.Peit, '

BAHIA OOCOA tis not made by atna«teui'S, but,thy a firm of ,67 years'st»ndlflg.

Lj:t« eiteejlence is IU suqcoif.J ,rTlOSEBA'nI:/ Main-road, oppoike fia-JLv zlewdod's Store, Lower Hint, has

Vacancies for sevdfal gentlemen boarders,Tqi'ms modcratq,_ '

LADIES under 22, now is your chance.,Buy Toblor'sStvlis Milk Chocolates.You will get a *oal surprise. This is notleap-year. ' '

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MADAME VrERON, tho world-renown-,ed Clairvoyant, Physiognorhist,'

Pliranologist, etc. Charts written. 16/XjflHrj{e»itt>rt e-gtreet.JEW days only. '

ONLY the best is good enough for you.When you drink cocoa you wantBah*Ooooa because it io the best; DrinkBfthia Ooooft.

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BOARD and Residence—Vnean'oies Tortwo gentlemen, jingle, and room to

share j all conveniences;good locality. 11,Kansyigtoivstreot,offjibolSmith-itreot^INTELLIGEN'ryouth, aged,lß,' roTontlyloft college, is desirous of obtainingSituation n good mercantile offlou;writesgood hand j quuk at figures;,holds goodtestimonials and certificate for book-koop.ing. 'Addrms A.8,0.,,care of .EvoningPo>t._ .

MATRIM'ONfAL.- Will F.A, moTtMiis T, at the Post Oflico at 8to-nlghtf AH will bo forgiven if ydttbring lome Toblor's Swiis Milk Choco-latei,' _ri iiti^

■" 1QHO'uTD this meob Die oyo of, a lady'O requiring a pretly Tribune Biovclofor £10 10«, call at Reynold*'*,, 74, Willis-*ir*A..ftAja!i|.c.^DRINK Bahia Cocoa, sweet, nutritious,

and rofreshintr, Made by an oltt-enUbllslifld firm of^67 years' standing.fnUßNlSHEfa'Alrurlrneiiir lo"L'SriargoJ- sunny front rooms, nonr Parliament"UlWings,; nso of oonvtmlcncoj. Addrossat^Evonlng Post.fIiRADESMAN wants Board and Hpbl«11

tyMo,ln "J"1"11 norno' Apply Puke-kohe, Evening Pott,

LADX"~wknf s Empi'o7monT"fo'w^touTsdally, write up hotel dny books, orwo of linen. Apply Employment, Evoii-

AMAKIiIKD Couplo. wii'ii"no >Ifnmil1 fnmilylroqulro two. or throe UnfurnishedK«o»« In a good locality. Stain torilis»M putkuhn to Civil Horvico, Evening

t^K^/'^vm"p^7irink''T^il\-

**ThnT'«lJLV wtyt you do wlmn you use BnhiaV<'***";> H Koch furthor limn Inferior oooon.lii<> tirwr.|'« VAMD'H J."«unp""Chalr---\Vaniod""to*- hm »r piircliasrt;mjoinHiand. Pur-iwakn in Hox 240, G.1',0.ITHAtiOItIiIVFK "LnwonrwanTmrby~bo-f uiiinnr, wilh use of piano for prac-im, Hiftn iftm*, M.Y., Evening Post."tNUHMTUHB InWgWrioty at moda-■X' r*l»j vtteM, for rush, or easy lormsurmifcxl. To Aro Furnishing Co., 20,C«ltft'Mr«flt,

LOOK for t"« brand. EwTyliiTortliob««l cocoa has the words IlnniaCocoa on it, Ask jour grooer for BahlaCocoa., __

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O'ROANTHf'cTiolriTinslor (iatoty fromEngland) requires Post, town or eouu-Iry Apply Organist, Lvoning Post."f^OL-THEJIOL-LOL" Tby"fkvouir). if

J-> you wttnt to have a renl good latiuh,call at Th» Tulkorio*. WllliMtrttt. .

SALEI SALEI SALEI

REMNANTS! REMNANTS!REMNANTS!

GREAT REMNANT BALI3At

GHORGIS & GEORGE'S,THE POPULAR OASII DRAPERS,^

CUBA-ST., RIDDIFORD-ST,, AKl>PETONE.All Remnanls marked down to Clearing

Prices.SEE OUR REMNANTS OP

SHEETING, DRILLS, PRINTS, DRESSGOODS, ETC

BARGAINS IN ENDLESS VARIETY.

WANTED, a Silfiktion as ladyholp;good cook nnd manager. Apply

Superior, Evoning .Post,.

WANTEDW'ANTED to Soil,~Cnniora, latost iin-nrovomonts, almost now;cost whole-salo £6 12b 6d; now £5 ss. Apply Ca-mein, Evening Postjr_WANTED, thorotigb Goiipvnl, nt onco;

wnge^16s;'rofci'onccs iiidisponsablo.Apply alter V, evenings. Mrs. CecilJoiioa, Alox Gatj, Grnnt.road.

WANTED to~Sol"C~suporlor BuildingSi{os, at Island Bay; lnnd 112ft to

Beach-street, depth 186f t; oasy torms.Land 50ft lo Donvont'otroot, depth 159ftlpin;onsy torms, Apply 34, Owon-Btrool,Nowtown.WANTED, a strong Boy, for fnclory.

Apply Bacon b Ooi'dial Factory,Tory-street.WANTED, relieving Waitress, Apply

__Mrs. Mjixwoll, 115, Lamblon-quny.

WANTED to Soil,"Rotrievor~Pims"iguaranteed land and water, featheror fur. Apply 72, Owen-stroot

WANTED to Buy,""ifouso of six orseven rooms; good locality. Ad-dress, staling cash price, to M.L.W Even-

ing Post._ No agentsWANTED""to~"Purclinso, a nico lnrge

Section in Thorndon, Apply, givhig full particulars,

WANTED" to BdU, at onoeT iiroTimitnlBay, on flat, modern 8-roomodDwelling, on section 61 x 100 foot. Prico£1600. Apply J. Fanning nnd Co., Man*lioi'B-stroct,

\XTANTED to Lot, superior Apnrtmcnls»~ (doublo bedroom nnd Bitlmgroom),wilh use of kitohon and all convenience?,in soloot homo. Fornddross npply 69, Wil-lis-street.

WANTEDW'ANTED to S'pll, massive uprightGrand Piano,by Wilh. Bohm;cost£65 few months ngo;i^ Just as now;willtako £35 ;owner leaving (ho colony. Ad-dress Bolim, Evejiihg Post.

WANTEDW'ANTED uTSori, Singor ImprovedTrendlo Sewing Machino; soundRiidl in perfect ordor. Prico £4. Address(it Evening Post.

"RANTED, Black and Whilel^owToud.2 OP () in>y' AdclroM I'olo'i Box

WANTEE"Tb^^»»_ Uontlomens own mntcrinls lo mnkotin in lnlost fashion, 30s; Costumes 27b6d, Any mako altered to fashion. Clcnn*ilig mid Repairing, Pressing. 69a, Toryslrcot.

WANlVrnrSfnown—V. ll."BrauiunvlnSponk at tho Whnrf on Mondaynext,' nt 12,15. Soo advortlsMnont on

"tjluTANTED, at onco, a g^otT General" » ) Hoi'vnnt;good wages.Mpply Mrs.Mnbv,. 64, Wooleombe-sttcet, corner ofAljnl Smith-street._"U^A'SfTED^Girl, about 17,'iff*' nsii'ist';-IT-^?iL Ho'Wkor-sl.WANTED, experienced Salesman, fordressos nnd Manchester. W.Snence, Hnwerft.WANTED, Cnrolnker, Gveyiown Bowl"mg Green. Pnrtioulnrs npply MarkMnxlon, Socrotiary, Groylown,WANTF/D,~b> yomiß—lndy, engagedduring tha dny, Board and Ro^i-clinco, in privnlo family; To Aro ondmclewed. Address St. Clair, EveningPost.WANTED, a"siroiigLndTtomnko him-Holf gonornlly useful. E. Foist andCo^, Lower Hull,

WAITrED'jo Lot, by young marriedoouplo, 2 or 3 Unfurnished Rooms,with uso of coiivonioncos;hico vintv, lnrgorooms; loealltj Devoii-stroot. For par-ticulars apply 29, Dixon-stroel.WANIED, by young lndyrßoard andRonidoneo, at Thorndon; stateterms. Address Modorato, Evening Post.WANTED to- Soil, Graphophono," with

extra Inrgo ftinnol nnd stand, al-most new,cheap. Addross Records, Even- Iing POII.

WANTED^ throo respectable Irndos-inon Hoardors. For addross applyEvening Post.

ANTED to Ron!, Furnishod House,central. Apply X.Y.Z., City BuffetHotel.

WANTED, two or tlTtvoo' fntinilipsWnsliiug. by first-class laundress.

Apply 3, Alfrocl-slroct.WANTED, a stvon"ff*"YoulTi*nmmcd[.

nlcly. Apply Wttlttmgi, Boulcott-olrtfl.

WANTED"Kn*oTvlv*-V!1"jrßraund"winHpoftk nl tho Whnrf on Monday

ni'Xl, nl 12.15. Spo adverligdmont onpnpfo 6,

WANTED, young Girl, Tor housework)no cooking or wnshlug;ovenhip

ofT nnd Saturday nflornoons. Apply after7, 270, Willis-slrpot. J \_WANTED, a good Painter nnd Farter-

haiiger. Apply J. M'Cnlltim, Wnri-pori-streel, Nowlowu.WANTED, Iwo rospcclnblo woTkiiig

men Boardors j all homo comfort;lorms 18s por week. Address nt EveningPosiWANTED, somo ono to lake chargoof homo lor a wcoß. Apply Even-ing I'OBt. ___WANTED To Soil, a 116arl*^~iiow~5th.p. Motor Cycle, in splendid ordor,Apply Evoning Post.

WANTED" to"To£ a FiVnirishoTl 8".roomed llouso. Apply 6a, liawko-

stono-sti'ool.

WXNTEDTCn^'nTTIiiu"'"wo Clcnli"nndUonovato Clothing on tlio sliortcst,notice: only practical inon omploycd. UitjTniloi'ftiK I«till!!. s

'1LLI£!!l*t_iZ Bl_jYiiv?"?!!L*"

ANTKD to"Rent, 6" oi' 7-roonu>7lHouse, handy to town; good lon-nnt. Apply Mnodonnld, Wilson and Co.,04, Lninlilon-qun.v.WANTED,""nirdfiipo" Boy; wages l¥s

6d. Apply lo Energetic, EvoningPost, _WANTED— Mrs. Moiro hns wniliiiß

onrcngomoiil Nursoo, Housemaidn,Wniltrrsspn for liotols, city, Cooks, pvivntofnmilict, Mon Cooks, slnlions. Willis-st.WANTED, ihnt enmo rush ngnln lo-

ninhl wo had lnsl, wepit tor ourplioioo. Tons. Gifford Bios,, Tea Merchants,l,anibton-quny.

W* "ANTI'ID ttTlipiid, foMM:ivit^"cripnl"£900, in ono sum, nt 64 por Pont.,

good freehold town security required.Apply W. 11. nnd Co,, FinnncoAdonis nnd Auflioneors, 64 and 56, Willis-sirni't.WANTKD" to"Sel]rrcxp7o~ss7]lorse.TndJlni'nos", sennrnto or loroUipi", nny

111 1ml. Apply 24, Luxford'Strool, Borhnnt-pore.WT^Tliir to~SoTl7"1woln'od "GoTdon

Soilor rups. Apply J, Brace, 6,HyniWreel, Polono. [

WANTED,"* tiousoninid, WailKisscs*Cook, Gpiiornls, Womnn Coob.lloino-Pni'lourniftid. Girls assist, usefulBoys, Kitchanmaidi, .Morse's 'Rogistty,opposite Oriontal Hotel, Willii-itroot.

T INEN JAOICETSILt UNEN SKIRTS-MNKN COSTUMES!

CBEAM HEROE JACKETS ICREAM SERGE SKIRTSICREAM SERGE COSTUMESI

HALF-PRICE.HALF-PRICE.

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WABNOOK & ADKIN'Ssale.See Page 7 for hundreds of Bargains.

LEGAL.A PPLICANTS for positions of JuniorS\- Olork and Typislo, ndvprtised forBox 409, (ire notified that vacancies hnvo

been -filled.SHOWROOM.'WANTED, experienced Lady, to tnkocharge;tntlat thoroughly understandindenting and Wiving. George nnd Goorgo,29, Ouba.stroo.t, Wellington.

BOY.~""

■fXTANTED, 'smart respoclablo Boy for»~ eleotrio lift and parcels. Goorgonnd Kersloy, Ltd.P^AjsrED to Puroliaso, ft Bftgatollo» v J3oara 1 must bo in Rood ordar.Apply, stating prico nnd particulars, to8.0.,_ Evoning Po»t.__ ______^^'

TO TAILOitS.VyANTED, (irSl-olftss Coat Hiind;must,*,* po good dress ooatmaker. ApplyEdinondson nnd Diokorson, Violoria-st. j

TAILORING.WANTED. Employment by Improver;has had four years' previous oxpori-pneo. Apply Willing, Evoning Post.

W. 'fO>LASTERERS.ANTED, two good Hands j wagesPringle's Building, Lowor Huth

'"MILLINERY.

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WANTED, by yotmg lady, Position nsImprover in flrst«elaes millinery os-tablighmgnt. .Apply X,, Evening Post.

PARTNER."TyANTED, wilh £150, for Eslnblishod~" Business of fivo yoars' duration.Krply 0.L., Evening Po<>t.

PIG"8IldMrING.WANTED, Mpii, with good pig dogs,totnko advertiser out Pig Shootingnoxt week ( will nny for samo. AddrossShooter, Evening Post.

\VATOHMAKF,RrS"XAtTlir~'~*WANTED to Hell., bc<?t make, porfoclorder, imported at JJ26 jsineo whoolcutling nncl other accessories attached.Prico now £17. Apply Chuck, EveningPost.WANTKD,'" dottngp, 2 or 3 rooms,

Nowlown locality proforrod. Rout,oto., to Box 577.WANTKD, the genora! publip~o" in-

spcot the filio display of OriontalNovoltips on exhibition al Gilford Bros,'Tea WaA'oliouso, l^ambton-quay.WANTED, Molhors to call round and

inspect fino display Glassware, Or-luincnls, Fancy Goods, etc, at^Hoyman-son's, Okfla, opposite Govoinment Build-ings. _WANTKD to Let,ono to threo Unfurl-nished Rooms j use bathroom, hotand cold water;also private entrance, i'orfttldross apply Evening Post.\\^A*^^aiurt.baokor, Uolt^''Bloain.» ? for,;«nfl two#plaln Ironers. Upton'sLaundry,

gentleman antt doughtor," » two Bedrooms and Siltingroom jpartly furnishedIuse of kitchen; neartram lino) torms modorato, Address Box206, P.p. v

WANTED,, a."Partner, with small capi-'

tnli for a tobncoonisl nnd hnir-dresser s business;must bo n good trades-

WANTED, by oxporionced man, Situa-tion in mercory and clothing sioro j10 years' »cxpononeo, nnd "inclorslandscharts, sowing, oto. Address S.L., Even-ing Post.WANTED, Position ns""Salosinaii incountry store;oxporionood nil do-partments; good reforoncos, Apply Sales-man, Evoning Post

'WANTED, smart Boy, for pressing

and mossnge-!, Apply Drew,M'Crofia and Co., Ciibft-fctreol Kxlonsion.WANTED, 600 Bicycles foTRo-cntiin-

oiling, Plating, nhd Uvorhaullng.Johkinson and Co., Ltd., MoVor and OycToWorks, 48, Victoria-street.WANTED, strong I^nd for warohouso,

packing, ote. Address Wholosnlo,cure of Evoning Post.WANTED, until tho"'mTdd!o"VMtoi"rch"

a, good Ociiornl. Apply 580, Vivian-street, __ __WANTED IToy, 15 or 16, to assisTin

Packing. Apply Zohrab and Co.,Crawford-sti'QOt,WANTED, at onoo, a Person lo assist

with children nt tho sonsidoj goodWngos. Adtlrora at Evoning Post.WANTED, good Goiioral, for Rqna

Bay} good homo, Apply 55, (Jour-irtiay-plnco,

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WANTED, good Coftrhsmitli, übpc! loshoeing; one flro, all iiprr>ssnry lools,

ronetnnt job to stoatly, competent mnn.Givo ago, wage, nml oxpcrioncp,Slovonson,To Karnkft, Oisborno. __WANTED, a light Goiioral;nursngirl

and boy kopt. Tolopliono 1030.

W" AN'I"EI3 tiTLol, iivo Koo'ms, nil "roll-venienees, 17s wookly, Apply A, O.Poarco, Young nnd Trlpo's Buildings,£ii p?*i!li£ eGt "

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WANTED, oxpcnoncfltl Nurse, lor twoboys (' youngest, 14 months; good

homo anil £1 weokly. Apply, slntingqualifications, to Uompotonc,Evoning Post.WANTED, ojid of noxt week, gooil

Goiioral Servant\ also Woman forwashing; roforonccs. Mrs. Ewen, 60, ThoTerrace.

WANTKD "to Upnt,"by funl-elnss lon-nnl, a livo or sW-rooined llouso;

one floor preforred) oonvenienl to Irani.Ap^ly 8.R., care of Evening Pokl.WANTUD", by young nnin of rock! np-

poarauco, Situation ns barman mnvoningß;Borvipoq in exchangn lor export*(>nco. Apply II,E ,Evening Pont.WANTED, two flrsl-elnwi RolorrHoT.

tors ; usod lo roßPiieralor soilings.Ntiiln terms to 8., livening I'ont.WANTED, good General. Apjily"Mi%

Vdii Xfidliln, T.wvor llutLWANTED, hy a thaioiighly rospppi*

nblo married couple, rppeiitly fromHrollanrl, Hilunlloii on farm or stationswifo excellent housokoppor ami mannger-pm, huiibnnd ptolinral woiltjor wouM tnkopOßillon <n 'itorn, Addrnw Reliable, P.0.,Mitfltprton

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WANTED, compelonl Mnoluni^ls nndAppi'milirpi (or nil lirnnchps of

tuiluring. J)row,M'Ororio nnd Co., Culm-slrool ExtPiiiioii. .„,...

WANTED, n good Mnn fur gonornlstore, nblo to keep books ; refer-

oiipos required. Apply lo O. Willinms,Wpriiron. __

_^__ ,„WANTED, for Slli I'pbrunry, pood

Uoncrnl Hprvanl for house in Hill-(droot, opposite Pnrlinmpiilnry Buildings;iMtrio kept. Apply, in the ovntiinn, toMrs, Ernent lliulllofd, No. 3, Ulndstono*lorrnfe. _^_■VttTANTED""YotingLady u^od lo pone-'» ral Stofoj ono mod to bookkeep-

ing; good wnges In sttltablo person, Ad-drcfs at Evoiiing Po^U __^W"AN*TlsDra"Coop»v. Apply UhTPo".

ton« Cooptingo, Potone,

BffitHS,I"OLEY.-On th« 2Sth Jitnuary, at Kr r««l<Hittot, Afd'tttttt, the wife of T. Y.Volty, ofnpTOHIKSOS^On Mle 2ndFebruary,1906, »tnor.rttiauiw, JlnucliMter House, Tlniihort-ro&dr lh« wli« of J. Oi Uutohlnson, o( *

daughter., !' ; " MAIIRIAOB.LANOMAIO-THOMSON.^On the 23rd J-iw«ry,

Vnnk ifMttttyy y<nititf<trf iuii ol WllllsmUngmnlil, of Cornwall, Entflanil, tv MayAubrey (Ifotlr), ekteeb daught«f of FrankT6l«nttn« and vfldow of the. iat« Jiok Tliom>■on,ofJ'atoa

( ■/, ', ■INMEMOBUM,COHLET.-111 lovina memory 0. George WH-llnto l»w«fll* >Oorfey. who 'died on th« 4tb-

tthKAty,1004,aged 6 month*,, /AsAtherltttle limb hM-gone, -To%(lwell with Him who gar*;AndMior Uttlo darling,babe'1*Sheltered In tn» gVavt,ifOdd^iweddtl one more angilchild" , '"Aratdst hi* shlnlnar bund,lifnfl co-He bent #llh ldvlsgr «mtle» ■

■'And clasped our darling'shand,

Inserted by hi* futher md mother, 0. ond" '' Br Cortey.

1 OFFIO!G8,f|lO LET, two well.lighted Offices In Al.X donss Building: rent 14s per weekeach.; G. Aldoui,10/i<.'Lt.mbton-quay.'niO LET, good 6-roomed Hoim, Hano-JL ver«stree\ Wadestown, til oonvenf.wieMf 14« pot week. Apply Hailwood,Blfeabeth-street, Wttdestown.fjnO'.'ijixiJBothili, 7 rooms, verandah,X vievrt fly« minutes to tram. Apply

111, Tarnnakl-street,i... ■ .\fjt\6 itMf H, Tawnan.street, nloely-

X furniihed Bad-SittingroOffl;suit mar-' fled cotiplßrv;f j

' '.ft\O LET,6-rbomed House, with all con-. A'venienees j newly papered. Haw-thotft »nd Crumpi No. 4, Featherstoa«'rtraat. .' _ . _. _

J_ jf|W'L¥T7^fuwlSedrtw*>"B^oom«,"'SU«X tltiffroomi with gas' stove and range,

bathroom, electriclight1Idtram terminus,> 20*,. Apply 6, Ct'awiotd-streat,

TO LKT. comfortable front Room,,fur-nished Apply Lowin Hook andCo.,

13ft, 6^<t*«.trgoti

T** 13'LET|,Ijfr"lDlbirniey new 6-roomedCottage, bftfhrooin, waahhouso, vene<" tian blindi, stabld if wanted! rent ISs.

, Apply J. J.Boyd, Builder, KUMrnie./ JTpO LET, several splendid. Offloos, best

X in the eitf j'alsO, beautiful new nine-'.roomed Resident in Coromandel-street.' Apply William M'Lo/tu, Bank Chamber*,L«mDtonj|riay.. ,■ ,',■.'..'.....'.'mo LET/ to l«dy ill business, single BedX 'room, with us.c. 0/, sittingrooiu, withpiano,hot and,cold bath, shower;no chil-" oren or other;boarders j a comfortablehome. Address nt Evening Post.

'■ fTIO LET,Bosfdinghouse, excellent posi''1 X tioni every convenieticej

'furniture

clean and good, at valuation; rent i&t.« Braithwaite_afld_ Co.^^ Mttnnera-streat.

x 'fivo dwelling rooms, all in thorough.,.repair: ,newly painted and paperedthroughout} rent moderate, 'Apply J." yenning tad Co,, Manners-street, .fV\O W!i, *. imair Cottage. Apply 45,JT _2?m*m'*yfi'?^wr 0'--,■'-rftO LETTtworl"o*nlihfld tipgk Bdotns,X 'also one large Unfurnimed Room.

moLBT, Shop andS llvingrroomr, Wil-X lis-streetj good stand; rent 90s for

1 term. Apply W. H: Morn-h and- Co.,Land AgeaU and Auctioneers, 54 and ss,Wiiflfrrtfert, ' '.. ~; -;, ;... _;....

. fllw "LWr, ROM* Bay, furnished 4-f6tfmed' rpbLKT— 7 rooms Wrjght-Ureet, 3-room*' X, .- Mh-amirti, ff «(Jifl*'>Kn*O«afUh. 9t9t"

rooms (Hawfcdstone-stifeet.■ ■'Apply \Mac-doflsld, Wilion, and C6., 84, LaaiMOft-qf.,rti6LETTwell-furnlehed Residence of 10.

j X Moms,.with every conv^nionco j large'garden and lawn ) low rent' to careful ten-, ant/ AppfyMdcilonakl,.Wilson and Co.,64, Xiftttibtofl-quay. 'J ■_rfTO LET, at NeMouj in Very desirableX seaside situation (splendid sea view,

delicious1 sea breeze, bouting, etc.), a pie-■ toresque 9-roomed House, furnished; ready

for immediate occupation " or could be let" unfurnished; iolose to car terminus. Ap-, ply Box 10, P.O. Picton. _

J

_a____'TlidLBT.'at Worser BayTS-roomed Fur>

J. nished Cottage, ovory convenience,■ b«»t situated in the Bay., Jfof' furtlior

partfeulftra apply, <""■r-"*r*H?!!< Worser Bay.

*TtO LItTHouse,.Worser Bay, splendid~ J* position, near good beach f rent for

Pflo LJBT, one t, one 5, and two 7-room-,X ed-Houses,; gas, tubs, bath, h. ando, water-, rent fow to good tenants. Apply1

R. SpittaljJßrooklyn. '_'..._..irpoLE^, Portland-crqscont, off Huwke-'>X stone-street, a modern 7-rooniddHouse, all convenienceit Immediate pos-session con be given, Addrets P,O.rEven'

'.ing Post. Inpo LET, furnished, -for a' term; therX Rosidence.of Mr. John P.Luke, South

« Wellington; splehdid'healthy'and sunny'.poiition: 'L minutes from Comlable-streett»|"',,Apply 8, L^ke^andCg, '

T^ 6 LBT.-HAwkestone-stfeat, Thorhdon.Gentleman's Well-appointed7-roomed>' Hou?e, Wr Llngard and Co., 01, Lamb-

ion-quay. '..,....* ._,f|IO"*WET, furnUhed, a comfortable sit-X roomed House, on one floor;piano,

hot ancl cold water, sod all oonvenioncw.Apply iji, ]Bligja,begi*gfflat.

TO LKT, a double furnished Bedroom;also ono X.Mm, AiirnMita, oofltiio-

irfg two beds: suit twogontbmen friend*,Apply' 6, tlpton-t«rvacd, off Tinaltori-ioad.1 '

b'_ 1

fTW Hj£% House," »lx reom», Kowtowji,X clcwe to trdin, Apply w, Ghuznwvstreet,

t__■"

ffiQ LET, House"jot' *evon~R3om*, *liX Botanical wmttproad. Kolburoo:magnificent -view. ApplyMartin and ilurrell, bullden, Quin-strogt/ _- . ..."fjpdLFfrMwion-stwat,swen roomsand"X conveniences; immediate noswision,Apply Andrew* and Manlhel, engineer*,Gnßfttdejwd 'Marloy jjtraetg.

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nriO LET,"wlS!toiKton-ie*ttace", 10 room*,, X £2; Island Bay, 6 rooms, ISi. near

Ohinamftn's Garden*, Morris and Co,,ColonialMutualBitildliigi,TT\6Hj&i,iTw^^urnisiifld Room*( g»»,X hot and old water; cheap rent togood tenant, Address,at Evening Post.

TO LET, 54, Hopper'stroot, Houso ofseven rooms: with all modern con-veniences,' rent £1 10s per weak, Apply

fffO'lMW)won'Htr«>t7^HoUß#, b"tootM,X bathroom, copper, tubs, Vdn«tihnblind*, fr,,and 0, water. Apply J. O,

Triofeatt, to, c!*e!*il'e±^ i'„. 4..,.,„,.L,Td"fTKT7i*n eenCte ot City, up"to-datofour, five, and six Roomn; grand

tl^f— AppfyJOO, Tln(ikori.roa<l,,. rrt\O LVJT, comfortable Bedroom, *«it. X tingle man; without board. Apply208, JParanaki-strcet,. fTno""LET,~i* Houw, tin rooms, everyX ewiveniencog,,hot and cold water,electric light, Karori-road; ten minute*

from tram terminus. Apply 206, Tina-feori'TOid. '

{Continued, onPage 6>)

FR SALE, « bargain, Corner Section,70 x 119; only £0 por foot; oasy

tern* t^situate, on hill at southern extrem-ity of Coromandol-streflt, and approached\rt t\%i%%\ uninterrupted, view; adjoinsTcwn Bolt; nature'1playground for clul-o*r«n ;an invaluableacquisition for a manV'*h a family. Apply atonce to .

ISDWAKD REEVES AND CO., «MorgoMtrset,

"11,"

TAN' ' '

SHOE SHOE■'" S.VXE. " "

npWO pain.of Tan Shoes for the price,JL of one pair. That's what our flutterin Tuns really-means.

ALL TANS MUST GO1 , - .■ AT LESS THAN COST. "

Ladies' Tan ..Two-bar Shoes, usualItki SALE PRICE S,6dLadies' Tan Oxford Shoes, usual price'°

l)'66 'rr1'

'SALE PRICE 4s 1W

Ladies'* Tan Two-bar Canvas' Shoes,'usual **V%M,VBm'*UA

Ladles' rAmerican Tan Lace Boots, "usual price*14» 6d. -

, . S^ALE PRICE 9s lidLadies' WeltedTan Lace and Button

PRICE lOs'lldLadies' American Tan Oxfords, 3'sand, 4's only, usually 10s Gd.

;SALE PRICE Ss lidUf ' , >

HANNAH'S,- 28,,0U-BA-STREET;,

79, LAMBTOy-QUAY. ,

JLfR. MARTIN, SWALLOW," PROFESSOR OP MUSIC, T ,

28, Mo'leivrorth-ftreot,

Harp,Sgi^noflij Singing, 4 guineas)Flnno, 3 guinea*, v'....' . i

. ' " 'i >[. HOTBt'TOR.SALE.TtyTESSRS. DWAtJ^BROS. havebeen in-JjJ- struoted by Mr.' William Pnoey, who1(1 ledviag for the South Island owing to111-hettllh, to tall' the .Leaso of that woll-knownLevinHotel, together with the fur-flitureVooi-djai factory, etc., rent £12', lesssubletij trnxle £133) .beer trade 14 hhdsjfide house for everything, Apply to Dwan'Bro», opposite Empire Hotel, W illis*scre<jt,orWiinam.Pacay;) Levin. , IIWANTto'Sell tha Goodwill and Lenseof THE, OAtfS,' TAITA { 174 ye«V»to fun; reufc £119;, rates, £lll0 1 25 Acresland, 2houses') grois income £800, rising.#i'ieo, liicUuliog; stock and chattols (op-tionai), £1000 cash ', £1150 terms. Offers

■ A. H.TRUEBRIDGE. "'-

(l Above address."TO DOCTORS AND OTHER PROFES-, ' SIGNALMEN.A COMMODIOUS Suite, on first floor

of building,, oeutrnlly situated, dan'bo Leased for a term. Apply to A. T.Bute, 24, Lambton-quay.

DINING-ROOMS.TLTANDSOME Acoommodatiou 'for flfit-JLJL class Dining 'Rooms How availablefor ft term of years(brick building; cen-tral position, Apply to A. T. Bate, 24,LaflibtOH-c|U<ty.;. \ . '.. > ,

'fnOR SALE. iWuHitubular Boiler,12ftJ-1 ong % 3ft-61h,,diameter';,38 .tubosjworking pressure 1201b; 'delivery can befliven about June? can bol teih working.Wjh, Cook, coopdragi? ind^flo* factory,

Pninierii^on North. /!,",,(fTIA|CBN, by mott oeoplti/'iprftiied by«JL**friiy<><H"Wi]t&n%Mta'B»Gt\itar th«^tonw that tones up lfiff;'hom» iahdntinkdHne# blood.

-To"bo obtainCTl-ftt 2»6d Item5"

all;chemists;, and.*f,O^ % Wiltbn'ft- 3,''CUo^sf^tf'Wdllingtoj/ J ?■>!

fi/^USTOMEKS ftfi/'WeV" disttppoin'ted"\J when

'they 'buy Bahia Cocoa., -It isgood .for, tha sick, room or tho robust"work.ittgf,ttian. '^ '

Li_.._."/SNOB upon a 'time." ,Yes, the sameXr oldistofyj no tea like Gifford Bros.','.Lambton-quay. , Please call to-night forsample.'-^ _

t

> ,I^MOTOGRAPHS.

- Wanted/ a LadyJL Retouoher; ope.that can oporalopro-ferred.;Addrcss^at Evening;Post.■

FOR.'SALEJ~Rona^ Bay, «^ "splendidly-built 4»ro6trietl Villa, soiv frontago,

near store and new wharf. Apply An«

THE most fascinating game on earth isadvertising Bahia Oocoa, Everythinggood jrott say about it is true, Drinfigome and prove this. ' '

LAD'S" (young) desTies,Position ,daily.■ governess; young children, morningsonly, afternoons only, or for the ■ wholeday. Musical, G.P.O;. ;

"'.' TESUs7"Saviourr"piioiTMe.'>--Beftuti-tf ful duet of this Sacred Song. EveryPhonograp'hisfc should get thii from The

OHI /i'ell Me Pretty MfticfeV1Yes,,

~ Sir,- Oifford Bros- for pure CeylonTea* fire- unexcelled in this" or any othoroity1,. ;f;

f r; ._

SUPERIOR joung Person seeks Posi*tion in Christian home; open twodaw, ''Conscientious,";Evening .Port..11/jfeiiRRIED Couple-de^im* Situation on

ffX station { nwh, *ook, bake, andkfflr wife miM,, Addres* W.E.W., 2,

DOOTORS~wiII teifyou that cocoa isgood for tho syatern, quiets,the riervesand «aid« digestion, Bahla Cocoa it tho

purest and best on earth, ■rrrfaiZi&\ and the-Girl" 'both drinkA Gifford Bros,' celebrated Ceylonlou, And *wwr to drink no othor, Lamb*

AM. Boaw. finely lung by Harry,Mac-

Ph&imjkJutfif*) Vftquired in Eitab-)i«»«a £Ut« Butinent; no previous'**ptf>*>M*»mimty, „ Amount requiredSS*m

-*W "^fl-ion," Evening

fttiSnE&Spjtf ''"'"'Sm^ii Welln^Smtai* *o a^yftno flficnijrfog, K,Z., Even-\tttt f.Velv*

*

"o'kyfy'O * box ,of mmlim> pu?0 coy-!?i*J^ *il?. w-_#>j^^/Jmp^miyo,\\rtl'il,0^« ;bowwl fcaliitt^Cooo* hJJ.". com* U) -the fronf « ljbi« favourilofrmk ht tfierimv.

tMtAo k a second}

''TjrAvT*V«Mi f&~w"~&Aw fo&imrCollinV* voln Ufa % gfow, tfaw MmnKc«ord« ( at 'thi 'tyfarix*^A Wa(ch<». HttWA *}h*r ikv/lcus frwxUtf(pa»«) Government /m-mfcgjui'tiw h«vMWdlch, 50*; l'o«t Otfw flw-WK^i'^i^Lover Watch, Z'J*, wM> 5 yew« #mw**i-t«<t; ulro, 'ho Ihmqum An«»iw> M'vx-rWatch, It to\, NY/to *4dr««-'W. %ftcholoflold, 36«, M«»H«»-*<r#«t, »v/it (/)¥lel(let'*, Counlry order* jw»t*#« Up*.

A""""BaKGA/N.— Vivorji"ww wJw iw*~»>tin of li»hfa (i<}Ct)t gi>Ut * Iw£*i)h

tiPda\tm it I* ili<) lm«t nvnr tnn/u>

(roffirtorod) notifie* tl»#t fho h*<t H«-smnod Practice, Vulitnt* *UwtAM »thome, AiJdfw*«— 62, U)iur,nni>Mrret (twodoors above l>r. M«ck*fis!i«'»), 'fwl^pliorto, '

(" Comfortable JBo«r<r**nd' "n^UmltJ for two or lbr«o ro«p<!Ct«bln itu\t*-

men:clean, quiet, central. Apply Evon-in? P.2ih «-«

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M^'^RS. YATEB, Metaphysician,dlagnotosand treats nervous disease* without

medicino. Lesson* given in motaphysics.Can bo consulted daily at 7, Elizabeth-st,

AYOUNO LaiydeJiros PoUi*tlon asCompanion to- a lady fravolliiig.Write, with full parltcwUn, to E.U.Q.,P.0.,Now Plymouth.

"QEAR MADAM,~Are youusing Goldon Valloy But-

ter? If not, you aro missing a real lux-ury. Goldon Vnlloy is tho king of Tablebuttors, ohoicest in quality and alwaysfrosh. Ordor it from your grooer, and seethat you got

GOLDEN VALLEYBUTTER!

Yours faithfully,YOUR GROOER.

-„-„«'MONEY LENDING.

COMMISSION Agent, with largo local*-' , commorcinl oxporionoo, ana havingspecial kuowlodgo of applicants, wishes tomoot gentleman proposed to lend money jin small sums on ohottol soourities, notoof hand, eto. Address CENTUM,* Evoning Post

SMOKERS, READ THISI

THE good thing at last-GOLDENEAGLE Tobacco, in 2-ounco tins.i£.Cii"-^£LS an>t tlu tiottor. 1"THE OAKS?'JjjURM VACATION HOME, TAITA.

Hoalth, Comfort, Quiet,I__ Address— MßS TRUEBRIDGE.WELLINGt6N~EDUCATION BOARl).

SEPARATE Applications, which mu*t,be "ndo on lorms obtalnablo at theiloard Office, will bo reooivod up to Mon-day, 12th February, for tho following po-sitionsi—Worser Bay-Female Assistant, £105." Wairoro-Sole Toachor, £54, and £10houso allownnco,

G. L. STEWART,Secrotary.

"^YANTED,

GOOD IRONERS,

And GIRLS for all branches of LaundryWork. Apply

VICTORIA LAUNDRY,

Hanson-street.

»yf ANTED,

GIRLS,All Fieoe Work. Easy to Lonrn.

Wages average between 18s and 40s porweek, according to ability.

Learners guaranteed 10s a week,

Apply I>JW BELf,.AND CO., LTD., ■'

Wwc Voßla Mrtnufnoluvors,'i . ffowtown.,Trams stop at gate, 1

"MTANTED, by a leading Soft Goods

.Warehouse, a thoroughly capable Man

Ito take, ohnrgo oi tho MauohosterDepart-

ment.ApPy

BOX 306.DUNED1N,f

,^B ARO HOUSE

REQUIRE smart Junior for the Fur-nishing Department. Apply

, THE MANAGER.

DRAPERS.WANTED, young Lady— an oxpori-,

onood young Indy— lo take chargeGloves and Hosiery; good roforoncos no-oossary, Apply

GEORGE AND KERSLEY, LTD.,Wellington.

wantlCd! v

SMOKERS to try GOLDEN EAGLETobaooo, l'lako Cut, in tho now

2-ounoe tins. Youoan't^beat jt^^ 1TAItbRESS APPRENTICES.

"

V&TANTED, Apprenticos for all depart-▼"

monts of Ih6 clothing trade. ApplyMr, Chipper, Tho Wellington WoollonMfg. Co,, Ltd.1 JervoiU'quay.

"fo'TAIIiORKSHES.WANTED, flrst-elasi Trousor Hnntl,able to do first and second-class work.

International Clothing Co., 6i; Taranaki-Hfpct,

it im r

BICYCLE.WANTED to Sell, Gem Special, 22in

framo, freo wheql, two brakes, cy-clometer, lamp, and all aeoonsorioH j noarlynowj 12 months' guarantoo. ,Ownrir goingtdEngland. H. Honr,32, RidfUford-slroot.

PARTNEIISUiP."YOUNGman, with small capital, would

like to moot another with sama;'one experienced in gontn1 morcory; viowlo opening. Addross Mercer, G.P.O,

—■ "WI'fI4EVER"REFUSE

TO Finauoo you. On any woourixy, from£2 lo £2000. Call or wrilo lo tin.

for advice on any subjoot. Our fees willnot worry you. Penivßradly and Co..Empire Chambers. 1

NEWS "AGENOY~BUBINK.HjTfORIMMUDIATK SALE.WANTED, Buyer for Booltnoller, Sta-tioner, News Agency Bminesn,

estnlilished 8 yenrs; exceptional silnntionsttliop, wilh .') rooms and coincidences ;largo list weokly ctiffcomeisj ownerobligedto leave Wellington j will soil for £220.

M'KKE AND CO.,' 1, Panama-i'ti'eol,

2i *ACRKS,"KAIU)Ht.""

WANTED lo Soil, 2i Acros, having4&ft lo tho MainKarori-roadby big

dnplh,all fenced; suilablo for subdivision;a bargain nt £000, Apply al onen

W. 11. MORRAfJ AND CO.,Auctioneers nnd Land' Agents, 54 and b'6,

JWilhVulroot.NORTHLAND SECTION,

WANTED to Snll, Good Building Seclion, SOfl by 150ft deeps qtiitoclose lo tram roulo'; £200,' only £50 de-posit, balnnco on mortgage,

W. 11. MOHRAII k 00,______ Land^Agcnls, 56, WilHs-slrnet.BOOTH. "BOOTrt "BOOTS.UITANTED, Gontlomen to soo nt Hid-

» t bort'fl 200 pairs English and Aino-rican Samulos, M nbont half usual prices.Hulbert, Courlona.y-plnco,

C. SMITH'SQHE A T SALE!

SWKMPING INDUCTIONSIn

LADIKS' THIMMKD MILT.INKUYILADIES TKIMMKI) MILIJM-iltYlSKK WINDOW.O. SMITH,

THE CASH DRAPER,CUHA-STREET.

\yANTED, n, I3oy; must bo nblo to, Ti",o a bicycle. Apply WollingtonyH!l?:PIa 110"or.k?i Bb. Wilhsjilrnol^

to Soil, SeVrounrT UooinuT» » ?-ncro, conch houto, stable, etc;allmodern conveniences. prico £1550.Torms. Morns and Co., Colonial Mutualliuildings,YtfANTED, threo Oenllomen Hoarders]"

hot and cold water s good tnblojeomfortablo homo; no ohildron. Apply33, Nairn-street.\7S7ANTED to .Solir"t\vcrgootPsifong/'. Jwgli'h Dicyclcij, freo wheel, inlirst-olnes order s no reasonable nllor re-fmedj owner going nway. b, Elismbolh.street.WANTED, threo" re6,poctnbTo Men»' Hoarders; torms, £1 por wcokjnil homo comforts and soft wnslung in*oludcd. Apply for addrws at EveningPosi.WANTED, Board amrKwid-pnco by aYoung Lady ongngod theday; loi'ins not to exceed 20s. AddressMil Kveiimg Post.WANTKD, one or two 11ooiii~'ubo ofkitchen, by married couplo; nochildren;unfurnished preferred. AddresstJLlxa. Evoning Post.WANTED, ono or "two liospoeiablo

Working Men as Hoarders (Irishproforrod). Apply 31a, Houlcott-strcet|call between seven and eight p.m.WANTED to"~Soir~a7 real firsUoia«BOun Dog, Knglish Sotler, bred byPaul Hunter. Apply lloyal Horse Bazaar,Jorvom-quay.

W" A'N;risD~lSrown.~li<or Sale, a lofofVVyckoft' Ooekorela from that won*

dorful laying strnin tlint has dono so wellnt tho Hlcnhoim Laying Oonipctilion)bred from full sisters lo those al Bleu*hoim j nlso a fow Black Orpingtons, bredfrom Wiokham's strain of groat Inyon.Price 10s each. Apply to A. Dan-son,Tronlh&m.

W" ANTED » Boy to* learn MouidTnßtApply S, Luko and Co., Ltd.,Wellington.

W' 'ANTED to BoH7~Bilvorstrcam,''36sacres, lovol, £10 aero;oasy torms:,

Morris and Co., Colonial Mutual Build-iiibs, opposite Bank of Now Zealand.WANTED, Persons roquiring really

good Horseflesh to wnil for thoBig Salo of Broken and Unbroken Horsesnext Saturday, tho 10th inst., at theRoyal Horso Bnznnr, ilervois-quay. Par-ticulars will bo advertised Inter,

WANTKp,~by Young Girl from Short*'Jinnd, Typowriting School, posi*don in Oflien: salary no objeot to startsopen 0116 week. Address, "Salvfttionlbl,"lt), Jessio-slreet, Citj.

Wanted" to"

»ciir"Hiu\^o^~Hftcu*Round, ftood condition;ha*carried■««*'■ ,Honsonablo trial Hllowod* Conltttir,Jwoning Pout.

WANTED to Sell, an in^kToT*n*ndUi'oodcr in good order. Apply 2a,Lorne-slreet.\KTANTED lo^oll~B7o^¥b-iiT~nmv

'»▼ House, 5 Rooms, and 6 Roomsnnd VVharo on J-aoroj £1000 tho lot.Morris and Co., Colonial Mutual Build,

ings,

W;ANTED, Compnnionablo Help, 18s(hotel), Cooks, Generals, Waitresses(hotel and cafe), llousoninids, etc Itoli*ablo Registry, next lo Economic, Lamb-ton-quay,

WANTETOTTo^ciirXuslraiinii Cook'n*100, young bird, splendid talker;Capsuling Machine, Marblo Clock. 23,Wnltor-ftlreet,V\rANTKD7"L^dTnTolpr~town; mw\\~v fnmilymo children. Apply Even-n^^Post,WANrrJJrEliT*iTy yoiinj- man,

'PTiyatoliodjrinpsin vicinity of Willis-Btroot,

single room prcfoncd. Reply, statingterms, liifo, Ivvoning Porl.WANTKD, experienced Oonornl i good

__wngcs. Apjily 48, Wohb-strcot.WANTKD, by respectable young wo-man, Washing nnd ncnliini forThursday, Kridny, and Saturday. AddressAnxious, 15\eniiif? Post,ijji^A'NTED— MrsrpiUiC"Mnnnors-street,» » wants Married Couple, Hotel Cook

nnd tloilscabout (snmo place), llousomnids,Wnitrcsses, l''oinnlo Attondante, Pat^our.iiinids, Oenornfs, Nursegivls,

W"AN'MCD"to "Seili "a"Piano," altmoßtnow, F.nglish model, by Kirchner,

Addross at Evening I'o*!'0*!' „_„____ANT"ISD~fp" Scfl,~i"bTs*t"nwrrof

Mount Victoria, a comfortable Cot-tnfjo of b rooms on ono lloor, and closo totho now train route ) splendid section,worth £500 i good garden. Pvieo £860 jtorms arranger). Mncdoiiald, Wihon andCo., 04, Lamhton-quny,

WXnTKD"?o*M\~in'"lßiamrfittyr'ioo3lo\el Section, Chdo-street, oOIt x

165ft, Derwent-strect 60ft. x 165ft; lormsgivrm. Piice £0 6s per fool, or nenrotter*. Particulars from Wailing, EveningI'0"0

"'1 _ - .......WANTED to "Sell,TmmedlaTely, 1

Rood lit (lo Bonrdiiißhouso Businessin Thorndon, 7 rooms, well furnished,' 5permanent boardern (could ttiko 7), coivtents new 12 months nno; terms aVrangcd,Prico £120. Apply for particulars to Mac>donnld, Wilson nnd Co., 84, Lainbton*quay.

W'XN'PKDTo Hell, a Rood""0-roomcdHousn in 11nnkoy-street, rental 30sn week, land 33ft x lOOfl. tram pnsaes Ibedoor; terms arranged. J'riee JSIOOO, Fullpiirtioularn nnd cards to view from Mac-donald, Wilson and Co., 04, Lninbton-quny,

ANTIODTo Soil, aooTfif^verßTiild'.ing Siles at IslandBay, £'t 17s 6d

a foot; also Hntnlni, £v 10s a foot; en^yterms, Taylor, next Nowtown Library.WANTKD, Quick Buyer Compact Col-

Inge Properly, oft Torystreet jgood section ; a Itnvgnin. £475. ApplyFnbian Bros, nnd_Co., King's Chambers.WANTKD, Cnndidnios for Mntrio. nnd

Civil Service Kxnnis lo npply forTuition from experienced and successfulcoach Apply Progress, Ironing PoM,

W~" ANTKD "in "Neil, "o-rooined "llous*e"Mount Victorin " pi'lcn £690, unnlldoposil. ,\pply Must Melt, Kveniug Post,

WANTED, by Oadnt, Board nnd"Resi*donee,, vicinity Thorndoii;no otherboarders preferred, or not more thantwo. "X, Kvcniiiff Post.

WANTED two Respectable GentlemenBonrdors to sharo lnrge room inprivnlo family. For address apply Even-ing Prtsl.WANTKD, Thorough General, fmnilvfour ndulk Mr«. ilnyer, 11,rnlnvera-terrnce,

WANTKD a Young ~(4ene"raflor "lighthomework nl Hentoiui. Apply loMr", Wnllnce, 0, Buller-slreot

WANTKDr""WoikiiiB~

HousekeTe^_ bmall fnmily. Apply Piompt,rACllUlg I'oi.t.

WANTKD'"t0-Hell~neV-Rivroomedllouso in Owen-streel, Newtown,being fourth fcttion fiom iMcin «ticel ;

mortgnpn C500; prieo £800 Apply >Vj|.liMnt, 43, Meni'ttrtot,

I'OI.IWM, HIIMMKH H VI,IIIC01.0.5.m, HDMMI'.II ,s,Vl,r,|COI.OSfM. M'MMUU HM.KI

IX FUI.IiMVIMJI

HKK WINDOWS lOR BAWCAINH!

OATEIIEIi,* OAHWY,THE KEADV-MONP-VDH.M'KUS.

07, 69, CtiHA STIIII.T.

WAN'IED to l.cl, in -nnill piixnio fnin.llj,n iftl'Ki" l^uinislii'd liedroom f

suit h\o friends ; V'b eiuh )wv \mm-K, orwilh board, t)l each piM ueol. j no olhofbonrdeis, Apply lo Home, h\cniut( Pn I,Nico localilyW^AN'IM) Known (Jood ,\nommoil,i«Vv t lull al17, Muljiinveslieel, (n\n

imnntn from "t.Uion ; tenim ]h» pei wecl,,01 vV Cd per dayWANTKD, by respeelwble voiinin,

Olllii' CleniniiK or llnnnewoili ;cm be woll 11 commended. Addif-s 'I'm I,euro ot Kveninn I'oi-I.

WANTED, by Indy," U-.> ol Puno loran hour (tilro iugli(« n \vrcl\;

Thornilon ond. Apply Music, r.vemni;Pom _ __WANT'UII," yomur L.idies lo hln.lv

their health nnd koo<l Io»1i<., hvdruikiiiK Bnhn Coeon. Moio relie-hnii:than leu.

WAN I'l0, by young Indy, pn'itmn :nl,nd>lielp; round} pieleiied, A|i-

plj li M , \')\inniK PosiWANTKD, by working honrol»i>r<ppr,

romlortnble Home; good conk nndueedlewnmnn. (Icmiinc, J'ost Oflico, WcUliugtouHaulIt

WANTKD Known— Thnl MndninoMnii>tell, Oinnmentnl llauwoiKer, 111,l.nmblou-qviay llo\u-« «\c- 10 « in, lo '1p.m. Closes ,\ll day on Salimlajß.

WANTI')I) to Lei, two l''uiniHhraHooing, without «r without, boiu'.l;splendid nea view and nenr 'Inw, Apply

Mi'H, (4ujlncr, Mmmini.WAN'I'KD, by \evy lespeeliibln middle-

aged woman, a i|Uiel jilace nl tin.i,or companion to aged lmly, or ns )ioum>«keeper in the countij;run do nny <lo-meslio housework, nnd urolul ot needle,woikj good i'oloi«iiro. Address Moui-o*keeper, rlxjlilligPost,

W"ANTKD, l*r"ptIy"«lTrU~l■T'sTny'^lwt<v.Ilnhin Cocoa is the bei| (hing you

emu drink. No troubles no wailing, niadoiv n Bocoiid.WANTI''iP lo invent, n few hundreds m

houso piopeily, Apply W.L., Kven-ing Post. No ngoiit*.

WANTKD to Kent, mx-ioonied Houso",in good loonltly. Hox 83, P.O.VWellington

WANTUD, smart (inls to learn fnncycnr.lbnMrd boMiinking, Apnly U»n

l'.mpirc Boxnirtking Co, Ltd,, Adelßide-ril.WANT)'.)), Pony Turnout, miitablo fordelivering nideis, good wid choap;homo after 6j open for r, week. Andntwunnd Olnen, Moscllc-slicel, Island Bay,WANTKD, two l^ivnishod UoomT,

wilh uvo of kitchen, by youngmnr.lied eouplc, Htnto terms lo City, liveningPom.

WANTKD lo Hell, a young Africanlifcy Pnirol; pplmulid lalkor and

a beautiful bird; juice £10 j ownor lon.v-ing dinttiet. Address Kvcnuig Post.WANTKD, every Lady Help to know

(lint Bnhift. Oocoa is the host, drink;in the world. Mndo in a second. TryBnhia Oonon,

WANH^UrrrrHolirWeTtb^eC'lMandI3ny, Inoing sea. splendid 6-roompil\iilas largo section s fCft^j deposit JGI2S.■Thomson, and Hrown, llnntor-MrecuWANTKD" lo"""Lol, ~i"UnfurnwhoaHooine, wilh nolo vino of inngo.Addrero tioAboimbly, raro Kvoninn Posi.

WANTKD (o""Bi'll,""Thorndonr6-i'Ooin-.*ed Dwelling, ovei'y cniiveluonen}

owner leaving; mvisl sell. Only 4J92&.Tlinnipon and Hrown, Himter.&treel.WANTKD, young (3irl. Io innko her.self generally uneful in Workroomnnd learn lo nt-o mnchiiie. Address Work*loom, care of Kveiiing PostWANTKD, Kmploymenl by first -claps

wood tinnor j knowledge nt m\\.innlling1 and cahiiiclniAkuig mflchinery;band sawyer; chair Inetoiy expcvicnvi'.linnd Hnwyer, lC\einng Pol.W'""' ANTKD,"" tho Old Peopfo"oTdrink

Uahift Cocoa. Mnkos yo\t gooil;clenrs (>our brnin, nnd is nulrilious nmlrefreshing.WANTKD,"iTii Ollice'BnyT^Scnd vnt^

ten npphentions to Ihe Secret ni),W. M llannal.Mio ami Co,1,1d,, (7iis(om-hoiiKo-qunj.WANTKD, Working Voremnn, for lin-

niliire depart input;thorougX Know-lrdgo of sales, and gouoi'.il inanufnelMietncce«sary s rofciencos reiiiiunl ; tlnto m>l-niy required, Hox 4, Mnngnwekn

WANTKD—Veiy HMpeiioi, nuiot Vw\ ■

limbed Ixooins to l,el ; tennni )in.|ileft, after nix inonllin; ccniwl, ApplyCentral, livening PostWANTKD, a llunough (Jriieinl Hei."

vrml, in prnnto lannly:no wn^h-ing. Mm. J1!.J1!. M, Hlake, 17, Kciimuijlou-Ftreel.

ANTKlM,,"l^r,"now;0 loomed H.m .>'with nil couxeineneci Apply Mu.

'Iounoheiid, Pill-slieel, Hi'ilinmiunoWANTKD""Io Woll" 1 illaw vv .s'mhliClvcot, in hooil oulei Appl\ No6, (i.irrott-slroot

WANTKD, Ho\,m nnd Uirl* to dunklkhin Cocoa: it gn.". good holibnml lffys tlm foumlnlioii of a kll

'"' °hl awWANTKD, two fnon.K, .v In.lllio.I

couple, to nhilie into, lnrjje fiont,Dedrooni) in quiet homely inmilj; nn»quiet neighboui'hood, Apply W), Owen.Kll't Ct,

WANTKD" lo*Hu>. n Hoi-e, Mnileml,nnd Hnine". JStiito pnoo to Cnli,Kvening Po«l

\VTANTKD, Hoy, or lmnrn\er to tin.v T painling tinife Apply nt mice, (i,

W, l'Vniu'is, Heneh-Klreel, Petunc

WANTKD to Hell, now nmeioome|lloupo", ju«,( lendv lor o.vnpntioiy,

Ritunln in t'ltyi nenr Hotnmenl (inidrimTeima JUIOD (lopo^it, balniun nl i\) p.«week. Apply curly, C ninl A. O.llin, Tim-ber Merchant!, >lei\oi<-<nin\.WANTKD, jonng(Jn l, to n,«H : rloopi

homeiensy pluce. Apply 011 Mon-di\j, I, Haukey Mveel.

WANTKD, Adults both seve* impioxt.bnekwnr.l education! di), c\oiiniu|

ICnglioh, con\ei'p\tion, c<>ne>-p>in<lento, o(,>Pillion, cliquelle. Nils t'lnphnw, AduUHehool, 119, Hloughnm *lieo(

■%\rANTKI) to Hell, n bay Ponj H yvu*>T old) nnd 11inno., App'.j T llowsnilh, The I'inei, K\nn« H,ij

WANTKD, Publiei»n<. nnd Hinnei, aminil (ithoi1 MDiwl |icople 1,1 <.oo Ihil

Ilie woids Unhin I'.ioon. is on p\eiy tin ofeocon (hoy buy

WANTKD* IcT'.SoM, a" imjing Win"pnper; owner, m bad l!e.»llli: Tu-u.ckly Nowupnpor, showing good iM'ollt,iv ripin'f eonnli\ lowni jieifcel climate,now plnnl, mhiill e\pcn*e*, plcn«nnl io-cnlity, only small eniiilnl requited \<\\\pnilirulnis fiom Hee and Pirnni, Pnlm.-i'.fton North.\I7"ANTV!n, a Lad)help; Vnßes""li>iT (nj'» n week. Apply Mn. Thus Withe-

low, Ivnikourn NWANITOi b,\**laih,~*PoMiion'iti ofll<>rt

rl'E ARO ,1) 011S \<)

SinniFAl BALK !

f/rt PIECES MUHIJNN, LINENS,AM)tO CRAHHEiI,OS -j -I D and J_H -j -|D per Dozen,

Woll worth Os 6d to 15s 6d por dozen.

TE AllO HOUSEDRAPERY CO,, LTD.

WANTED Known— Sale, To-morrow.Wo open 0 a.m., and wo in*

tend to clear iho balnnco of ogr7/7,777 Remnants at Million Prices.Rpinuantß of Muslins, Romnanlß ofPrints, Roinnants of Printed Dolainos(rloi'lou*i designs), RpimmiiU o| f)i'ossGoods, RomiinnU of Shootiims, Rpinnnnlsof Slurlingß, Remnants of Sorßo«, Rein*nanls FlaiinoletlP", Reninanls Art Mus-lins, Remnant* of Tahleliupus, Uenmanlsof Marbles, Remnants of Blindo, Rom-Hants of Tiolcnigs, Remiianls of Kvprj*tiling, RomnauU of any ti?,p j also thou-nandn of oddi and endi (0 bo cleared outRogordlcßs of Gout, Wpottod ]vid Gloveo,6d per pair, We i}i\o Stumps or

Discount. Call I'lavly. You will rhvohr.vpi ot money at LJNDBF.RG'N, Cuba-f-lrc»ct. Wo closn 0 p.m. Parcels freoof charge.WIANTED, Nurso and lloiißpmaid;

Htation Conks;(Joiipralu, town nndrountry. Wallrewps. Mrs, Corks's Rei?i«-try, PalmcrMon Noith.

ANTKI) Known-PoTsirferbpaiilifuiHectious in Taitvillo, 10 nunutosfi'om Kplburnc tram s sunny position {

lovely viow; lorms eusy. Apply .1. B.tfinlay, Box 583,_ No_agoiils.WANTED,Draughtsman, lor purveyor's

olfteo, Apply, BlaliiiH nualificalionsand salary required, lo Kennedy Bios, andMoigan, Napier,WANTED, immediately, «, smart Halefi-woman lor our inantlo and millin-ery showroom; nono but competent handsneed apply, Htalo ago, exporiotiee, andcalary, with copieo of refeioneeH, io theWaiiarnpa Fanners' Co-opeiativo Ansoeia-lion, Lid,, Mhslerlon.

WANTKD— Quite a Boin"lioii in Man-ncrn-ntippt at Iho jM-eneh Model

Millinery, "worth 30b, being r.old for 5s 6d,al Pearson und Co.'p,^<T^Am''KD,"l,adri^lb'To'"l6r"tt's"lajT.»»

ipronlieo lo pnintinrt nnd paper*hanging. Ap\)ly to J. W. Evans, 133,UpporJ3nbn-!?treol. ___ _

W"ANTED,"Oirr,"I4 or W.To^nuuTlwochildren and do odd Jobs abouthouse, Apply corner house, Liffoy andShannon strcbln, lUand Baj-.WANTED," Miiart Girl," lo ronrnTtaboot, Rile«. Apply, slating a\tv> toP.M., Evoning Post,

ANTED "to i,ot, two lat-Ro Unfu7*nished Roomo, near Itosin Reserve1

gfts, cupboartld, uso Icileheii, bath, h. anao,^ water! rent 10s 6d. Apply Peruianent

Kvenittß Posi.

W"ANTED~

Knmvii— Suiuiy Taii.v"ilie7lovely viow of harbour and city »nrfil-class Building Sertlons, clone to Kel-burno tram, only 15 minutes from G.P.0.;terms cany. Apply .1. B, Vinlay, Box 583.

W~" ANTOD-^Vnluo tellp, 'nnd PoarHouand Co., tho Go-ahead IJrapprs, tt

Mnnnprs-'-trept, uro cutting prices undermom all.

W" ANTKD,"Rood" "llonseniirtidT wagw!lot. Apply Mr-, W. F. Ward, OoL

loffo House, BrouKhnm-slrrol,

WANTED, Partner, lo extend poundand frrowiiiK business, chiefly me-

chanical, and Rivinff largo profits; Rood.opportunity for a business man; capitnlrequired £1000 lo £2000. Apply X., Box80, Wanganui.

_^ __^_

WANTED, flrongLads waf?cn 265. Ap-ply W. Dimoek and Co., Welling,

ton Bacon factory, Walerloo-tumy. __WANTKD to Sell, £300 Appropriation

in Newlown Co-op, Building So-eiely; shares paid up lo JC64. ApplyMhnres, Eveningllo(ll>_ „_

WANTED to Sell, Boarclinghouso, nearWillip-stroel, 11 rooms, ovovy eon*

voitiencoIwell furnishedi £160 ; ownerlefmng, W, 11. Morrah and Co., LandAgents and Auolioneeid, M and 56, Willis-street.\irXNTi4D~urLci7"Maranui,4"~R~oonis7V* bath and wa<lilinuse■ J-acre nee-lion; Us 61! week. Apply W. H, Morra.linnd Co,, Willis-street,

»» Waßliing Half, 6d; Crash Skirts,2ft lidj Crash Drosses, 2s lid; tVtumep,5slid. Poai'Kon and Co.'p, Mrtitneifl-slreut,all next week,

WANTED, n two or three roomedCotlaßo, or Whare, vicinity Mara-nui, Apply Holiday, V.voning Post.IJJITIAN'I'KD, an experionced all-round»" Drapery Salesman as first hand;younsr married man preferred Senacopies tit references nnd slttlo salary Box27, P.0., Felldiiiß. ,\\7"A^TED~]Ciuiwa^~rp^l~T<aTganT" Fop Sale, (ho pick of Tnilvillo, 10front Sections; finest view nosiiblo andi'lobo to KollAirnn Tram terminus. ApplyJ.Jl.Jirinltty, Box 683.

W"""*"'W"""*"' "ANTED" lo LetTdoubKrikd-SkTinV-rotftn, gns, hot w«lpi', and everyt'olivontanco;al*o Kindle Room. Apply14^ Murphj'-illroet, ThorndouViTANTKbrßoard aiur]<psid7nrei'\\iTli» » roflntd people, by married couple1,ono of Iho Terraces preferred. Reply lo

Oriental) Evening Post\fcTANTISt) lo Hell, afoi)ro,Tirila\\l<o7.» » MrpjL'l, n chnfininK' np-10-dalp five,

roomed Villa, with p\ery romoincneo jlargo seelion;prico £050 : mviier leavnii*Wallington. Apply .1. Vanning nnd (,'O.,Mflnnors-stroi't.WANTED, Men nnd Boys To-night

nnd Next Week for Hocks, Shiits,Tronsero, and Suits nl Penrfon and Co.'s,Manneis-slreet, the Keen Culling .Stores.WANT ED"i"o"HpI1,"'lCv^v*U)inff7^uireTl

for eomplrle House Furnishing; in.speelion nlway« iinited. To Aro Furnish.iiiK Co,, 20, i'uba-streol,

WiAOTKIV to" Hell7liunv~7rroonHidHouse, also two largo Sections,pick of Ruscnonlh, tho Crescent-road,over-loolona Oi-lwlnl Hny. Apply T.W,Ward,Roflcnoath, or 40, Oonrlonny-jilnoo,WANTED to Purchase.,, or lo f.onsnfor a term, 5 or 6 roomed seasidoOoltngo 1 Worser Hay proforrcd. Pnrtiou-lnrs (0 Wcßlttood, Kvonhiß PosiWANTED,W'ANTED, by good busiuoss girl,*P(>si'

tion barmaid, town or country,last, placo 2 years. Mr*. Slavdoy, nevtTroradcro, Quny. Telephone ZKOo.Wanted" to Hell, .me weii-bred iiBhi

Mni'oj beautiful tioller, Inuknn tosnddlo, »in«lo nnd double liarner^. ApplyN.^<nißdon, West prn llult-iond.Y^ANTMI)"— Quite .line (hutM"od blnck'» O»nva<i Voile, woith ?.* (id, enn bolind nl Ip, hnl only ut ppni'nonnnd Co 's,IJrnpers, Munner<»stivH.

W" "ANTKD"Iir Hell,"MV'Wnd7«lTiwn|"T.room follnße, oil convenience*,

ovci'lookinjr town ami hnibour. Apply13, Bnle-slrpel, I'ily __ __„__Vl7"ANfKD^"sironK' (/iTnoTliousowoik"_'" Apply fl'l. .le^io«liw(.

WAN'J'KD" Known- "(I TallIn"V"o'nVr*inn all hi* Tool* for Suleiunilnble

fo-c plumber, bras* fini«hei\ loeksniilh, etc,A|,|,iv No 10, Leeds <lrpei, City.V^/ANTIll) ViMr-on'f, Pc.trson's, I'enr-» v onV, lVnr*(>u'i>, Peaisou's, Peai-

son's, Ponrcon'f, Pearson's, Mannert-sticptDiKpoic, £ive tho bett valug nftcr all.

THE 'EVENING POST, FATUKDAY. VBJ3RTTABY V. I^o6,2

GKAND DISPJbAYJ -t*^ I' KBW CLASS CHRISTMAS JSMUK»

SH/JJNDID VAUIBB ASSORTMENT ■

SP/^JSR-PL^TED WARfiJ-■ "'*>, "&*°**?j "foipots,.Tallyui«bes, Plata Bankets,EggFrames, ToutRaokv ■

*..'. 'CukeForks, SerflottoRings,Sugar Boxir, AfurnoonToa Spoon*,' in,' '

', . :TvotidoTable and DMg«rfc Kelvas' '.'' ■J -" CasedofOdrtsrs, M.F^FlabKnifes, Jelly Spoons';:»»s«eit Kniveii Sdlaaom*Kwots,Fan andPooketKnives,*o.

nS&LIAW MARBLE— \, ' Wfuro«, Vase*, Bnst«, AnlmaU, Gronpi, *o, gfflk \1

JBPQNZE ART;METAL WARE—Flower*,Flfnre*,l!V«oh lßronzo £t«tuatt«i,]:', '"Vft^s,MarlyHorses, *o. Jf&mS^mmmWm

".../.iV/JflotaiSllVer ToiletMinors' '

rlh~*aßy

Ladles' and Gents'.fitted TravellingOnses 'ToiletI{*qulsite«. work CJakos, HandBagsOladstonaBags,Saratoga Trunks,Oouipresgod Oana Trnnb,Lunoh fiHskets,*o.MECHANICAL,,ENGINES, .Bt«mli<WofflO^<i,MWß»B{(»lßoilt«, JS^^^^^Lffi^^

Thow new Cooking (Jtensih would «if " K'lfi^HHkn »make a- desimblo Prtseat for any -«^f 'Mffl^^Eii^ '

Al wZn SPOONS AND"TOrS^"""*---.-.- , , AT MUCH REDUCED PSIOES..FRENCH*AtfD ITALIAN BEDSTEADS—, 1SomeDecidedKABOAtN^ AII.Bm^ andBlaolc and Brass

""TfV' > Vr.'*:$* " -"' . Corner CUBA kMANNERS STREETS.

Vai «*»i»«««« CLOTHING... , ,. ■ , WANTEDKnown-Mr*. Jone*h«* Re.^

PhotojMphfo Acoamorlat otn now "2h2h¥ 9fJ<C la.t!l^ &6&6m> antl ofiildren'*'Uprocured rt-^,^ from-Z^ ffi^L^feomgy'SA&tJ^nth, 32, M»nn«rntreet. THORNDON MOTOR AND OYOLE—-——--—

-——-—-—————---«_____. ■■, ' WORKS.

'» ifyW i!M tinioi be «qu»U«dr is tha- '''

vr> ■"- ■.olony. Talepho8,2a, TINTED Known

-Rand Joinery" ■' ' '

Work*, 61, Adelaide-read. Esti*„.- QOODjWiUIT., ;v; v ii matas, jfiv«n> for qyery deicrlfit^n*; 0.'TKTANTED Known— ffinton'i, 42, Cdta builder*' joinery. * - -.""";». "itraet#,Und Exohwgs BulleHa^ ,' . . " A. J. RAND,;.lainb.«i.qttiy^ lot,Bait «od Ohupo-i .., ... , Proprietor,Frail in tha mtfkat. Talepfaouo 2217. --■„„ ' I"n*4.mt**. oßoixaar ob "

WANTED,W'ANTED, by young nrnn, reoently;<i ■, 1W'ivsd, in,oolony,-Situation,either

WANTED to Sell, Bouiei of 3, 4,- «h«^t»a«»r"l2 fbt,n'*vixM a\rfori«hde|udeft fm%.SSnSßtrd«&ga ««ed Ixvokkeepngi ctn ba highly recom.

wlih All ponlbla oonvMlsncei, nt North. 2&tL(H Apply 6T« 6tio' O«ne»- *oathad, ott large nectioni,' within «even omfl6> Lavm,/ttliutat of eleetrio tramj awy temijda. WANTED TO SELL,potto £28 «d miward*, tow 11 rant. WANTED to Sell, for immediate re.ApplyJW a,*«fWi fiapwlri catMban. TT ißoval, 7,OottaW in good order.FeatharKoii.it/eat, or Northl»Hd, Apply Dwan Bro«., opposite Enipire Hotel,

Willis-ttreet.WANTED KNOW, N. SIX-ROOMED HOUSE fORSALE.

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j'„,.„;„„,„ WANTED Co Sell, No. 80, Pirie-street.Notr I* iha tlma to ordet CARNATION TT 6 room*, bathroom, scullery, land

, . PLANTS, i - X x 103. Por particulars apply on IhoFlowaii on view in our window. r' OLOi^HINQ.

vi {ifuypnn TKTANTED, Ladles' and Gentleman'iXft wLn-rtJJaH' «MlM«mii- *» "I'Sft-otf ,0 othing, also Boot*, Onti80, Mwner»-«tra<it, milfegton. rery) mng.,Ny kft'd 6{ Mtielei/ BMt

ANTED Known—Watch Repairing ton. Address Hy. Kinder, Post Office,,a, ipeofclHy,, Geneva /watohe*. Wellington.--

, >cleaned, 2a 6dj Luna, U; Mainspring*,

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—i1"i1" " '" ' ,

—2<) WatohHtndi itltd,6d each) Qlaae*, vvrAMTim TtAUt »« isa »<" fli'll,4d« otha* npakf at aqtwlly low price.' Wm> \«!j"/? L .,Ml wofkjw*»ftt«Bd» «

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'm

"T Bfou«e« at 9« 6d, 10* Od, 11* fld, and

A. HAWSES;Pfiotle»l Watchmaker,t,( 12» 6d; beautifully trimmed and made ofMomh'n Bufldtog*, M,Wlll^ittftt. '>.fc^t J.p. Silk. Port frae to any

OWNERS OF VEHICLE^ tddrdlrr, D. S,Patrick* Mutual Store, 03,WANTED .Knowai^LAOK'S PA. CubMtreet.'" , «

jTBWP j seottbinei ■..■;' ■ -.' ' ' "'.."-th« /ollo^Jng^ advaatigo*!—Loekn both nr a w t< «"' r» v *■>n w *rt*Bie>:*t dn«.J,:A<it« in«t*nt«oaouil|. WANIEIV X -T;O,W N.I<r r«HaW»,- 1* iriinTplo to operate. Model. ««»«!«« innr«n'« jtc«a»^ii«* '",' !■aK -otit*)' 'Trt.y^tiA« inviu/i twrgain* inMen* Footweftf' ,■, (. '/BOtTfIB^BtAOK AND SON) 1,Bargifn* In Children* FooWenf' ,\» »>J ""*"'"-"■■■

-TaranakLifraat. .■ Unheard of price* to ole,»r. ■ :"v '

.-■,TO WORKING MEN.' SEE OUR^WINpOW^f ')

\ffkmii.«tl Working M«n to Know OAKES'S SHOEISTORE,;£„ jSVJ*\St"the'rttfaotten of 25 percent-, in our 24,INaESTRKSTBEET.la%*t^«il»ioßmre:Btiit« to Mewure. Style ■■ ' , ' '^.^ '«Bfc'fl<?/4W*'!'?!tB«fl' Firtt-eiM* Mercery W ANTED "Kj?*!O-sW N.

WXBRS&TtaSAL.OLOTBING CO., <mE FAMOUS ALL B,UCKS|.";.,-6»fT«tBwkT.tt..oPp.Druid*' Hall. Ev<jfy Ou.toMM to-'-^ ~mtfiOt.l- 'StttNlTl ■ tha amount of 20* will haV^r/tiH-aiao' '*""*» " *""'—>-. >" ■

-Photo of tha> f*ffl6u* IN.Z.'F6sM.;iTeaiaOierA&lißDi ermhtrirto «»e Shynlt Freo. . . ".*f>\v?W,^ffir?orßdotVP()«*h. Softeni W. DWOAN."ffifcA(ltas '

3tOnlfJet(tji«t7«tnd prevent* ovaoking. Give* Manner»*t.> opp; OpoW-Hdftie,

Son, Lafflbton;ou»yfJ. Farquher, Cufia- trfAmiy'id Sen. in heift of .city,«treet. T, O'Brien, .T,ory.*treet, Aile for *▼ Shop Slto, 50ft % 75ft, on main

"*Sbyrii«f«nd ««d-yo,u aet-it^6d,p«,tin, , tram line; room for three shop*! rare*„ --£'.., r in.ii ■i- opportunity for Investor*. Apply Bonut,**%XTAWm) to Sell, In the heart of F,0,, Murltal. . ■,rgSBP&ttbSn4±e fl;edSa°Jdft W^iiJ&STWE^S1^ngat tt »r ttniMlKr*r& nZ^rAttwesftsjs.»y arTal? wa^iodlyflevel, and oloTe hou«e*. and aro sailing nunlroui proper-lto%& ppst offi«rorieket. tanids, «nd $0'- Potato v/l»hng to soil aro remiastod

JThaft aicallant po*i- *> c1m""nlOftA° w"h v*u* ft

'0BC«'t «« »>"

Stlonl'ipwWly re-flwnnwnd them a# & «p ohargft Wo pay our own adTOrtUing."^flfrt.el»ra e*tment. Tp^y "mw"to ?.»»" rfrM" Wilfis-itreot, eppoiitaBfmriiroJ. , 'Mr. J. G. RAINE,, . ?£&- ,£. Oo,,th<r,gro«ndf ,or ' , ; I «TANTED Known*- «harpe Bro»,tl "'

T*?t mls*'Ph'**>&sss** " "mftnufaoture , their oalebrated Be-

I■'' " "■' " ::;S.rtlWlsigMir. verage* 'by a ipeolal hyglenio. pro-1.« «rt<f*m»

"*"» «J1J^H^ 06U> thereby enwtrlngr parfecfr' purity j"SSKS&S!*007188/ fLtj L(SORS. and they wi«h the publio to M-TO'ANTED. every lady requiring her tlnotly understand" that they are the origi.«,,▼▼ Sunshade Covered to match hor nal and only manufaoturer* by thii ipeeial-ooitufflfl 0 know that our Silk* havear. nrooeu Jfl"*New 'fymUndj■ All Beveragei$^ltft\£&2i£JE& <h*fl£* ( &881,HM< «3d par |i]lon,r'/aHVe^d^Try our de--Uinbfßlta-W*k«''«i^Wi H«-? tr«et lidou* Oldefr ShirpeBro«;/'Obrnhill.»treet-pdoota■from.Frank.'Grtdy,Jeweller).' (offMtnn«r«-»trcat)' Tbona,2167."'^^imvrtWWlfi&V \a *~1, "WANTED Rnown-Don'tbe enticed toJt(Buy. Bourniio|Fufn. W paf£5 Bifor'a Billf*hen you can«l". t«'<U h fifhrtl^ri(!oj-tja«ft down<O. m the highest grade Tailor-made Suit torrJPaubney, % Tory-ttreet. miMHM f& 75(%ithsm{lm f4ntMM,r FURNITURE "' <" to flti,"tyio, and wdrkmanthip, at Berlin

:.feUbllibed or«t,2Sj«m.,

London Tallonf 63, .WJHlMtrgat.. .?'"'■*■*+tmn*rn-i.jtiu<-U .^'M» «»«« \XfAmW, 'Gentldmdn'1tJ^ifilod' with£ W^"'Jm&.V **?. "",8?!p */" Wl*W1

* <" .dandmff of- the «oalp ittZ■vT Sljofli,.:JjX,X's,&J*M 6*Jd j any.for*to at ortca gst^a-'bottle of Hon.Boot*/ from W*'6d(ph,lldr<»i'r|ed, Sf^Affc, r'KI«Lr'KI«L "* %i'Wi?,-Whita, »nd Blaa Shoei, from li 6d.'>ee 1 m' «» *»«"

ZtrindowV"MotJ*i-"F«ir wear or free re- xxrxmVjl

— ~;■;;■■""'"„-{- " - -' ' - . XATAHTm)

—Beautiful Women can

j. '"" ■,!■;- ;/ -61, O«ba.*tr <Wt. *^*<^*Xgs {SSSfcIffirrWANTEDK«own-JWANTEDK«own-J WlldandCo,i*v Rangemaker and Repairer*, can' re. mtAm*, Ltcl'H*l.»■ ,tp»lr^6tiri'^a/^ol*«^<l;flwHd iAew. WANTED lb Soil, new Corrugated"'Sava.your money by patronlilng an efltor- »J jjlwi, guarantood

T Repair* a «p»oiatty. Remember our»'ad. tendedjo.: - . 'M' ram M

'dra«*~Cornlim.»treet,. off>-%nner«.»traat. -tTTAN'mu to Ball, Pastrycook, Con-:-WAlffiß)W Alffiß) Knownrif.^head. £t^TV*^r^SLft^Z3&u::im&uJotJ^SMJfePJ6 flno.t situation in tho nm,mnuomimfcll and farms quanCftlfl*. Bl6daMftnuro towhwi- tha ooMt; tiwnov«r £4o Zfdry-Blood No. 1 and Np. 2, Bonodu*t, W6flfc, \ong Ml\ c y lei^Z lV

0.Maud gum Jadoo, KainIt, ftuwrpho*. mhJa opsOTt,tnlty.5OTt,tnlty. ■ Ifov'lwlw^wt.phato, Marlato of Potash,Nitrate of Soda, Ueiihr* .apply.P,O, Box 34, .Falldlnr POnion Manuro/ Potato Manure, Salphato *4^»ttdto'rttir"%u*d*?ttizrJl :!*~r~'of Ammonlo, Sulphato of Iron, BulpWd \\f%* 9$ & £StW ion»

,of PotMh, Thomas' Phosphate, TUrrilp '-T.« .x,j"v ffi*M*ll^fi°P *«»m-M*m.ro. Thompson* Vino Manure,al»o fenV*Lp*r^^BrMklyn> AW>*y to tt.

■ffltetflcA[O&tdfn Manttro. in 141b ba> at Bplttal, Brooklyn. ,

4i>9d. H,O.Gibbons waCp.fc 131, LftttJb». tJITANTED.to flail, Ileveral apod loundt»#<mi WW9mm ; ir^* 'fi*Wr »A««»J! fetttiug«o».v

APPLIOATIONS *ill bn.rooeivotl up to-Cl*- the lfeh' inst. for tho Position ofWorking Manager of tho Dannovirko Gns-vrorks. Appliofint must havo had [irovlotisexperienoo. Wages, £4 por wook and gas»nd firing free.Apply oy, letter, with copies of refer-ences, to

-KAROOURT AND CO.,

46, Lambton-qufty.WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.

LODGINGS FoITsTUDENTS INTRAINING.

APPLIOATIONS, by person or by lei--rL ter, »wJU be rueeivod until the 9thin>t. from persons who ara willing to ro«eeivo m; DoHrdor* one or moro of thoSludontr who will attend tho TrniningCollege, Thoindon, which opens on 19thtfobntwy.

O. L, STEWART,Soorelary.

WBLLINfiTON^ HOSPITAL!-,_ ,TO,

TO PLUMBERS.

APPLICATIONS nro invited from cor-tiflOftted Plumbers for tho post ofPlUfflßSr to the Wellington Hospital.

A thorough knowledge of DralniayinaAfailfoatloM. addressed to the Ohairmsnof TrUJtees, and ondomett "Application forl»lumber/' Will ba received by Iho tinder-iigned' tip to-Tuesday, 6th Februnry, 12

nootli\ _ ., ». H. OIIINCHEN,\ . . . Seorotary.

WANTED to Sell the. piok^TfeUd■ B*y. 264 x 165ft, nt £13 10s. Oroh.afdTBiUta Agenoy, 28, Lambfon-quay,close Union Bank, H "

Y^ANTED to" Hell eh«p, handsomeTV Durhess Pair, hand-carved1. al«obrnsfrrailed Bodstend. Carpet, and otherFurniture. For nddrosa apply Evening

WANTED to Soil, anumber Bioyole,

"nevf.\ Prictf £12 oaih. Apply 3Sa, Cuba.itreot. ; w^^^^^L^--fir ANTED tha Pubiio to Patroniio the,j ty^L FrlVi 8h°P tllular N«w Zon.Under Hotel, Mnnnors-street, Ohoioestfruits -in .season at bodrook prices. In.speetion invited. S. T. Tuekor, pro-priotor^ ' F

iTITAWED'to Sell, Coffee Pnkee in;TTt.lending town, 40 rooms, well fur-fiahectj M-turnovor £40 week, ront £5,;leMf,Olfl<!<) ns.Sfoing ooncern £1000,' ffelivrorElt inspection j terms arranged, ApplytfiS&SSli 28, Lambtdjog,WA«?«i& ltl!?f *5 obtaiiTT3r:w:»" MGI"■,P(Wtil^ Troatmont, theUlttl rind simplest remedy against opera-te'Aly ¥"' AiAVh*> *' Bo"°«-Mft, or ,Box «1, Wollington. The do-fraadilnwflMM'dtlly.

fANTJiI) Known-Oysters and Fishfff «ll tlflsoHption to be had at Oorsli^ot^tehfly-glaeo.ANTED, tha Publio to Know that

vi 11,LoB«hiS opened tho AmoriennJgrst-olass Laundry at 22, Ghuznea-street.i^k^anshjp^guaranteed.

WANTED Known-Linoleums wear11,lN*0T>, lool< ple««ofi and have apolish like mirrors when coated with Lino->rni«h. li6d and 2a 6d { all grocorg.

TAUNTED to Sell, a bargain, owner* » leaving, a 6-roomotl Houso, everyeonvontenoej land 40 x 100) prioo £686.Appyjj,jH»ll»f treat. ;WrANTED'to Sail, woll-built 10-roofticd'» Resitlenee, now, fitted up-to-date}good viow 1 two Minute* from tram. Ap-Ply No, 20b, Adelaido-road, corner ofCobttbo-«treet^_T^AJJTE'fi to Sell, at oneo, Fhh and.▼ » Oh pPotatoBusiness, in good olaesnsighbfturhood j reaion death in familyi>,wlir take arty offer, E.E.,Evening Post;

WANTED Known, that we are the, /people for all kinds of Cyoia Ro-nairs and Aeeesiorio*. Jenkinson and Co.,Ltd., 48, Victoria-street.WANTED to Let, Room;, with .orwithout board—single, double, bed-litting, furnished, unfnrnWied—in pri-y»te familios, oto. j all prioeg, andlocttlitlaa: per«onally inspected. 'Prieeiontl partiaularg of most housos incity taking guests. Why experiment whenyoucan get trustworthy information fraaat*A°a ?*WB E«h«nge, 17, Willii-itrffot.8.30 to 5.30j evonings 7 to 9. Furniihad

W'ANTED kno*n--01o«n, highly"pol.iihed floors may bo attained by.unlngLinoarniih jno rubtyng, li 6d andZ* oAj all grocerg.

.ITt^ANTED Known-Biou'seir,'Skirts,111 rt'! 8"!Te(l ow»«i »nd Juvon'Ho Clothing made on the ihorteit notico.Mr«. Ponßngton, Vivlan-street. Openovyy avening till 9.

WANTED Known-That all Wa.liirlgnnd Ironing is done by hand, andno chemical* u»ed at Upton1*Laundry,Petoho. **'ANTED" to Soil, urj-tO'dato 6.«o6in*, t

sdHou*©, best loonlH*. \ Halsaand Andorsoii^^lwon.stroe^J^tc^ie^^TCfASTBD, Whitlook'l btutSw,,v* Piokle*, and Sauce* on every table«t afery meal. Atk the grooar. 1T^TAI^TED, all to Bum

'Genuine Pu-■( .ponga Coal, largo «uppliee>alw«ys

avnilftble from leading, dealori, no soot,no oleaning range*, idoal coal for summer,burns pure, not mixed with other cpal»-WANTED Known— Reason why Lino-arnish must be used on floors, Puton with & brush itmvos time, labour, andmoney once a year. 1* 6d and B* 6(1jgrocer*.WANTED, all our old Customer* to

come along to our now promise*,Kennedy Building*, Lower Cuba-street,and tea our *toolc of 1806 Oyole*.' etcScott Motor and Cycle Co., Ltd., "whorotho good oydes are." i ■

\tfANTED— Burn Genuine Pupongai»t ,ideal coal /or summer use, small

fire burn* freely, willnot go out, no toot,laves olennlng ranges j do not burn itmixed with other coal*.WANTED, Whltlook'* Tomato Sauca

and pure Picklei to be used inevery home. ,They aro tho boat thatmoney can buy. 1

WANTED Known—Thomas Costello",110, Mannen-itreot. Highest pfioo*

given /or all Gentlemen's Clothing. Com.munieatlon* promptly ntendod to.tItAN'TJSD Known—So rubbingj Just1» v simply bmshed on tho Hnoloum. Intin*, ljf_6tf and 2s fid) all grocer*.

\ITANTED Known— J. Murphy andt» Son, Ironfoundor*, etc, Vulcan

Foundry, QultMtreel (off Dixon-«troet),Wellington, are prepared to exeouto or-dor* for Arohiteotural and OrnamentalIronwork, alto Monumental Work, inwhich they have many doifgn* to choosefrom. Every facility for turningout workwith promptitude, Country order* and oor-ra»ponclenee invited,

WANTED to Hell, Gentleman*Roil-dencfe. *outh end of Ooromamlel*

street, containing nino roomt, with Kinocoiling*, electric light and gat, elootriobell*, 'h, and c. Walor, tiled roof, billiardroom, and everything of Ihe most modernitylot balcony, uninterrupted vlow, veran-dah back and front of hotiso, workshop,eta.1 land 65 x 140;small depositibal-ance arrangodv IT. and W. Ferkhu, Build-er*, Ghu«noe<*treot.

ANTED to Soil, ono heavy draughtlldtta, 8 year* old;any trial ulvon.

Api^lyjoMundlo, Allcotown, Lower Hiitt.

WANTED Known, tlmt wo Remodeland Renovate Mllllitory. Mr*. Pen-

Hngton, Vivian-street. Opon ovory ovon-ing%ill o^^ „_____WANTED Known-M. Babloh, Agont

for Bluff Fish and Oyßtor Co.. 49,Molooworth-stroot, Wollington. Telophotio1906, „ihtffiMfst), Lndloi to u«o Whltlook'iTT Picklo* and Sauoeii. The very bolt

for houdohpld u*e. 1

FOR "SALE, "General Doaler's BuslnoM,old-ostnbliithad, good connoollon, oity,

ronts and expenses low, good rfUnd, largoprofits mado. present owiinr dona well,1trustworthy book* shown j sure *ucoos« toonorgotio man; chango in health thooauso. Prloo for goodwill very low. Thi*btulnost) will stand invostlgation, Apply to.WIIKEL TO FORTUNE,

P»ro JSveAlng tent, ,

WT. I'Al'l/S I'HO.CATHKDKAI,.r> MIII,UKAVI..KTUIO|.,T'

Fll'TH SUNDAY AKTKU Ml'lPltANY,Order nf Spi vii'pr— Holy roiiiinunion, S

n.lll.1Matins nnd HolyCommunion,Ua m,,Kvcnxonu, (1110.

TINAKOIM-UOA1) (MIUUOIIHOOM—fbildrcii'fi Snr\ioo, 11 a.m.1 Mvriiinu v.Pr.vice, (W)0. N.H.— .Sunday Sohool ro(ipnnx!i \i m,

I. PETK US CHI!1? (1 11.H 6UI SUNDAY AKTKU EPIPHANY.Ordor ol Si'l'viopr 1-8. lloly Ooiiiiiiimioiii10, Mnliiiii 11, Holy Cnmtniinioti (phornl)

nml Hprmnn1).Sorvioo lor Yoiuif* People|4 llniilisniß and Churuhings 1 7, I'lveiißongand Soimmi.

Hrooklyti Churohroom—

11, Mnlinsi 3,HupMsmsi 7, liveiisoiiff. Tavniinl<i.«(rentWl^oir-Snivh'i!^ 11.111. Krlbui'lio, 7 p in,

KILHtIiNII-i AND \VO!WMI{~IJAYPAUOCHIAI. Dl.VnUUl'.

SUNDAY SKUVIOHB, 4lh VKIJUUAIIY.Kilbirnio, It a.m.— 'Jlio Dinhop i 7 p.m.,Mr, Flux.Woruor Hay, 7 pm.—Tlin Uishop.

Hy. J oli n"'F""(nMiirTTiiWll.l.lS.fc)IJINKr (Prosbytorlan).

I TO.MOUHOW (SUNDAY).Mornlnjr, ll—Uov, ,Ins, i'ntorson.Evoning,0,30-Mr. l.owis 11, Ingram (ofHnrloy College, Lohdon).

ST. JAMKS'8 PlU<^Yt¥JuANOIIUKOU, Ah«i,Aii)icuoAn.

Borvloos at 11 11,111, and 0,30 n.m,Prcaohor— Uov. \V. Sbiror,

INMEMOHTAMCHUUCH.IsinndBay.—SorviooH 3 p.m nnd 7 p.m.

Prenohors'-Kov. VV,Shirov ami Mr. Shearer.

ST. ANDUX,VV'H*"~"l'Hlosi»Y'mi 1A*NCIIUJIOII, VVki.mn«ton Tbhkaoio.SUNDAY, 41U FIOmiUAUY,

Morninß, nt11. Kvotiinir, n.10,30,

K1"K1" ENTSnAriT"pUKSMm:EUIAN

uitunoii.SUNDAY, 4lhllEHBUAUY.1EHBUAUY.

Prcnohot-Urv, J, X,Elliott, 13.A..Moniiujr,11. Evening,O.iiO.

tThO O X 1jV N~PItE Sli V T EIUANIt OHUUCIt,

Roy.P. C. Honnlo will begin his Ministrynl Brooklyn TO-MOHKOW by oonduolinjf

Borvloes-Mornlnjf, al 11, Evening,at0 30.

jri0naiT?gXtlo"nTl"ciiuuciiiilSUNDAY, 4IiTFEIIttUAnY.

THE THUIUOW.-U a.m., Jtov, IV L.Thomas j 0 30 p.m., Mr,James Gilbert.

COUKTENAY-PI.AOK.-11 n.m. wid 0,30p.m., Uov. Atnndotmld Aspiand.

CONSTABLE " S'I'REET fNo\vlown).-lln.m.and rt.3o n,m,, Uev. W. A. Kvann.

METHODIST OHUROU OFAUSTRALASIA.

Rorvioos TO-MORROW-WESLIOY OIIUROIf, Tnrnnakl.slrool-

11 a,m,,Roy.P, W. Fniriilouffhi 0,30 p.m.,Roy P. W. Fftiroloiiffb (Subjoot— 'rNotAshamed "), Comtnuiituit ISorviuo i.fLorEvening Sorvion.MOI.EBWORTH.ST., Thevndon-U a.m.,Itov, A. M'Hcan 1 0,30 p.m., Roy, It, L.Blnmlroß (Subject— "

Qoa's Faithfulness ").Communion Serviceaflor KvoniuirSorvioo.

JOHNSONVILLW-3 p.m., Uav. A.M'Boani 7 p.m., Hoy. A. M'Honn, KAI*WARHA~iI a.m.,Mr.E. Tonka t 0.80 p.m.,Uov, H. B. Uodstono. IfAHORI-11iv.in.,Hoy,11. L. Blnmlrosi7 p.m.. Mr. T,Korr.CHOF'LON-7 p.m., Mr. G. 0. Kodtln.M3AIIAUUAN(fA-7nm., Wesley MissionHand. ')OHY«ST. MISMION-11a,m,,Mr.R, Donnotbi 00p.m..SisterIsabelMnoiair,AUO.BT. MTSSION- «,30 p.m.,Bister Jessie.

TRINITY CHURCH. (Nowlown)-llam,, Jtov. O. Bond (Snbjoot— "

liolow theMnxlmnm")) 0,30 pan,, Roy, G, Bond(Subject— "Anohored ").

KILBIRNIHr? »>■»»., Air.W. 0.Burd.I>111MITI'VM AtBTHODIST CHURCHES

IVHnU.BTRERT.-U ft,m, and 8.00 p.m.,Rev.J Dmvsoii,

TAWA FI.AT-11 a.m., Rev. G. P.Hunti7p.m., Rev.H,Motson.POmIJUA-B and 7 p.m., Roy.G. P. ttnnfc 1ROSUNEATH-ll a.m., Mr. G. Hoove tfl30 p.m., Mr,J. Embury.

NEWTOVVN-11 and 0,30, Rev. J.Cftokor.(ATorninf* snbjoot—"Mlnlsterini* Spirits").laiiAND BA Y— 3pm,vUov. J. OooUor.liITAiiTIVIiMISTHODIHT'oUUffCHESL Sydnoy-st

—I), Mr,Stouohousn ) 0,-kS,

Roy, 0. W. Ward (SAorninnnt). Pnlonn— ll,Hoy, C. X, Ward) 7, Roy. 11. J. Liddoll.Northland— ll.Jßov^Wjiilell 17, Mr,Ffrosfc.Vi/'JOIXINOTON UAPTtBl<'"0H"ll"R0H".VV VIVIAN.BTUEKT.

Pretvohoi— ReviJ.J. North.Mornlhff, 11. Evening. (1,80.

Eveninß subject—"

The Two Elernitioaand thoSnnrrowV Fllffht." ■

Hlratiirors warmlywoloomea,PhToNR

—Monunir 11, Evonlnflf 6,00,

Roy. Jas. SpotUswoudo.

O""" HfifU »A Pft?T OIIU RO H.BROOKLYN. SUNDAY Seiivioes-

Mornlntf. 11, Mr. «'. Piw«dl«ei Evenlnir,0 30, Mr. J. Itßftteu.Bavkor. Evening sub.jnob— "lionkln«f Baokwnivl."■flT'fuirAMi'owEHai'Ti'st oWroh.IIMorning, 11— lIftstor al.a1.Kolth Bwon.

Evening, O.ao-Mr. K. Dlmant, Irom Mol*bnrno (Snbiool--"Huddnn Calls Into Etoi1*nity"). BrightRvMiffeUstio Borvioo,

INOKSTHK.STRK.ET HALL.rBMIIO Oospol will be Preaohod (D.V.) On1 Lord's Dnv, at 7 p.m. All invitod.*

Scats till fron, No Oollncttmi^^__ mTifC'lfWo"^ IS F O ifR ISf,\j HIDDII\)RD-BT., Wellington South,

11a.m.— Church Worship.2,43 p.m.- School nml Utblo Classes.O.flOp.m.—flospol Sorvlee.l'roaohnr— Mr. A,V,Turner.Sttbjoel.— "Can a Mnn bo Jnsl Befoio

Gmir.iTITiTTni ofo f emus 'fDIXON-STHKET,, SUNDAY, 4lb FIUDHUARY,

11n.Bi.- Worship,2.4.5 p in,— "Sunday Sflhool.0,30 p.m.— Hosnol Serviflo.Preftohor-Mr.H,T. Abrrlson.F, L. Hnilftpld, Misxionnry irom Afrion,

isp.xneolp.'ltoxpnak in thonvoning.miiE"""'MISSIONS TO SF-AMIfN1CHUIU'H AND INSTITUTE,

Whltmoio-'troet,SUNDAY, 4lh FRBRUAHY, 1000.

Servifeint11. 030. Mid8.Prftnobnr, Ml1. Jnmoi Mooro,Mlssioner,Hnbjeols-(l) " A Mlslflko Klttlitedi" (2)"Bron«ht Hoinn withLove1" (3)rM\h Way.1

'.»nilorn' Pnrlonr nnmod nt2, Pmyer Meet-

ingnt0.10, iiiHlilulo oitnned Dally"\V*elling"ton omntkTTm lasiON7,\\ IIEKHRRT.MTRRET.

7.15 a.m.,Suinlso Prnyor Mealing11 n in., Mr,10. Crnnip. Subjootf— "Fresh

Fooil"

2 30 p.m., SmiikySchooltf p.m., Opnn-nlr, Meeting, GhuwiPO'Slronl,7 Dm,MvnniH'listlo, Mr. W.,,.1. Gray.Subjeot -" 'J'lin Cull ..I thn FirstDisolplos!"

A bonil.v wnloomo tonllirpiIEOSOIMUOAL 8OQllO T"?,

A Public Address will bo deliverednt IhoSooloty'n Hooni, York Cbambors, Alnnners>flrool, on SUNDAY, 4th lust., nt. 7 p.m,Snbjeot— "Tbongbti, I'uruoao, ftnd Will, inItelnllontoLifo."

Question*nlolono,

VLTKIiLINIVI'ON AWSOIHAI'ION Of» MPIHITDALIHTH (HoffiMoml).NFAV CKNTHHY llAl.h, KI'.NT-TI4UHACE.To-Monnow. hunday, 4tb feu.,At 7 shnvp,npooinl l'lngnßouionl of (bo Eminont Lec-

turer nnrl flnirvoynnt Soer.MR. 11. E. 11OVVEN, t>f Enitlnnd,Who will lerlnro,— Snbjoon "Docs OndAnswer Prayer?" To bo 'followed by <"l«ir.voyanl desoriptionii,

Special Hymn*. Hnlo by Lndv Fileinl.Adiiuosion, 6rl and l«Messnijo of Lifo for February*Coinuulicc nl\ ,

that Government proposed uppljing fur500f( floor sp.ice ns a Victoii.m ComI,nnd Hint, n Commitßinnrr would bo up-pointod to iopit'«pnt the Hl.tte and thee\bibitois, The Agricultural .md. MinesDei).utmentt, us veil ns thr Wnle As-pnciiiiinns. will bo pioininenlly repteecnt-cd, Mr. .Scott also slated tlul SouthAustrnlin ifi to be well represented, andtint New .Smith Wnies bn« nppoiniedMr, Anderson, bend of the IntelligenceDepnrlment, n«i n Coinmisoioner to miikonil the necessary nrrnnifcmpnt 1' for pro-per I'ppiTsenlnlion of tho resources ofNew .South Wtili-s

COMMFJJCIAL TnAVELLERS' CLUB.THE ANNUAL MEETING,

The fifteenth nnmial meeting of thoOominmin' Travellers and Wnrehoii&e*mcn'R Aranointion was held lnst night mtbo libvary room of tbo club, Mr. JohnDuthlo bring in the chair.

Tho nimunl report and bnlnneo-&ho(v(nli-ondy printfd in tlio 1'oal) wna unani-mously adopted without discussion. Inthe course of n, few romniks Mr, DuthieTecallcd the fact thnt ho was cither thoflrct or second President of iho club,nnd though be cfimo Icj"![nlo tonoh wiUiit wince ho hnd got up in'yenrH n»ul hndgone to live in tho country, ho had noltho familiair knowledge of the club Hintho u«od to hn,ve, ho whs proud to bostill connected with it1 and glud lo lvavohnd tbo invitation extended to him tobo present at tho mooting that night,Tlio success of the- club since its forma-tion hnd been phenomenal, nnd he trust-ed tbnt tho focinl sido of its lifo thnt"hnd oontiibutcd w grwt\y to Jts Miccessin tho past was wtill <i, prominent feature,(A voices "Ten o'clock license troublesus now1") They hnd heard ■»■ gwnt dwlflbout/ clubs of Inie, nnd fn some nunrUu'Sthey vcro regarded n« very wicked in*slilutimuj but the, sponkerdidnot thinkfliything could be said ngaitist this in-stitution, which hnd always been con«dueled In nn excellent manwsr ftntl in awny to ensnio it being in every boiisothe success it dwerved to bo. (Hear,henr.) On mealing the cba.ir in favourof tho incoming President, Mr. Dnthiojocularly fixpveswd a liopo that now hewas out of politics ho would be nblo 1odovot© a littlo more time to the club.On tho motion at Mr. Levers, a heartyvoto of thnnks lo Mr. putbio for hi»pnst> services wns carried by acclnmatloaiL

Tho election of officers resnltnl n» fol*lows;-President, Mr. E. C. K. Mil's(of E, W. Mills and Co,) ) Vice-Prowi.dont«, the names ns iTrinbod in tho re-port, with the additional namea ofMessrs, Harold llcnuchanvp nnd Mon*tnguo Laing;Sccrotniy, Colonel Newall(rc-etcctcd);Treasurer, Mr. Hueston (re-elected);Trusteteß, Mews, Owen andPyke (re*cWod) ( Auditon, Messrs. Ita'.lnnd Koinbcr nnd Son (re-olootcd) ( Soli*oitflr, Mr, H. D. Bell (re-elected). Thonow members elected to the comtnittaowore Messrs. W. J. Salmon, F. W.Mnnton, A. C. Croll, W. O. 8. Lovers,and F. Hodgson. (commercM travellers),and M, J. ftird, W. H. Klnvig, J. J.Reich, nnd W, G. Reid (warehousemen).The remaining moinbers of tho commit-too are Messrs, A. G. Dixon, \V. G.Duißiio, W, J. Hnn'.on, F. P. Porrin,and J. U. Turnbull (warehousemen), andK. Burton, J. R. Patterson, F. G.Roach, ond R, W. Rocs (cnmmcrolnltravelled).

THK CLUB COMPANY.The animal meeting" of the club com*

pnny wa« held nt n, toter period :>f the'ovening, Mr. Lovers in the chair. Thorqiorb and balajice-ftheot (puWished inthe Evening Post Inst wieek) were adopt-ed ns irinlyd. Tlvo election of officersresolvtd1 ltadf into a purely formfll mat-tct, tlie tommitlce, auditom, tn»te<»,<fete., being all re-ftlcoted without oppo-sition.

Mr. Hnllcy (of Bing, HnYris «nd Co.]advocated tbo rclnstitiitlon of eonvlvlnll"evenings flit tho club \t{ order to bringtogethermembers who iit many instanceswerenow utmngcrs lo each other.

Mr. Hftiiionsup)mrted tho proposUion,nnd suggested that tlio big room on thetop floor should bo utilised by Institutingnn indoor bowling green Ihercon. Atpresent lbs sparrows were hnvihg a goodtime therein. Tho room wn* too vnlu*nblo tobo left unused, nnd if tho mem*bern did not rise to the occasion thocommittee would hnvo to let it to out-siders,

Mr. Levers controverted tho viewHintthere hnd been oo roeinl side to theclub life. Thevo wero scvernl soclnl cvciwinps held last w,lnt&r, nnd If membersdostired mow to bo held they need onlymovo to thnt end

t Mr. Geflrgo Hn'l nuked H tho institu-tion of abowling green would causedls-rtnrbaJico that would nnnoy the rendersin tlio librnry, but ho wns nssurod byNfoiwrs. Hnnlon mul Croll that tho play-ing of carpet bowls would in no wnyoniiN) dißlmbanco to those in tho roombelow.

Mr, R, Pnttcrsfm n»wurcd Mr. Hallthnt observations hnd been tnken whichshowed that In thirly.flvo days tho ftvor*a.go daily attendance nt tlio library wnsllireo nnd n»hnlf momlwl'sl

Tlie meeting conthtded with nn undor*standing thnl tho matter of the bowlinggreen would be further inve»lignted.

A volo of thanks to Mr. Lovers ter-minated the proceedings.

THR GUINEA POEM!A CHEQUIS for £1 In hi>§ boen pentt!L lo Ibo writer of Ibis vciw, Mrs.

P,J S., Mnrton, R«ngitikol,Por your doßßle'ii mnttpd hMr,Vor your grvssy kltclim wire,l«'or yniir tllrty fropl< mul unron,Thero'* lift hmUdiolrt soup like SArON.

WIN A GUINEAI Prl«e Poem pub-lished every Saturday. Besl short fonr-linondvortlsomont verso about "fIAPON" winscneh week, "SAPON" wronper muni boenclosed. AtUlroos, "SAPON" rOntmealWinning Powder], P,O, Box 6J5, Welling-ton.

WELLINGTON aPIMTUAMfITS1

SOCIETY,RKCMAMTE UALL, MANNERS-ST.A Meollng will bo held TO-MORROW

(Httiulny) EVENING, 4th l-VJiruni'y, nl 7o'clock. Trnnoo AddiT*« by tho NosldiMitMedium Sub|eot

—"How .Spiritualism

mflV bn Appllncl to tbn Earth Lifo."Questions invited niul ftiiwored by thoControls,Mtvmngo of Lifo for Februnry.

"npilE ftnbbnth wa<\ Mndo" (nt Eden,.1- no! in tbo Pnolfto Oconn) t

"Tbo

Him to Hulo tbo Dny" (WVslwnrtl toKdon). Thcno Divine nutbor-iso (bo N.Z. Hundny to bo kept for ttihloHttbbnlh. Opon-nir (D.V, TOAIORROW,nt 3, Trnm Tnrminus, Island Bny. Quoritions permitted.

TTNITAIUAK SOCIETY OF WEL-U LINGTON.Unitarian Sprvien will bo hold in tbo

Masonio flnll, llonlcotl-Mroet, on SUN-DAY nexl, 4(h inst., nl 7 p.m., nnd willbo conducted by Mr, John Gnmmoll, IVAHiibjncl of nddroi" "The Clomonlinos."

y3rcurnnO'NIGHT. Nt B— Mi**ionnry Mooiinjf..1. Addro** by Mr. H, Dinmut.

SUNDAY.At 4— Younir Men's Meeting, Mr. Lewis11. Ingrain will sppak.At S-Stvangors' Tea and Opou-oir,

WANTED KNOWN,THE famous GOLDEN EAGLE Tobacco

can now bo obtained Flake Out, in2-ounco tlna. Try it; It's splondid. 1RraiDENCjTIIEQUIRED.

A DVERTISEIt washes to purchase or«t"V lonso eight or nine-roomed Houso,with fnir-siisod piceo of ground } Vicinity ofWollinalon or Upper Terraces. Writo fullBartipumrs toUrban, EvetiliigPout.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.A DVERTIBER hat superior HouseholdA Furniture for Sale. Onn bo scon any

evonlng, from 7 to 9 o'clock. Address atEvening Poet. __^

TO PROPERTY OWNERS.,A DVBRTIBKR in desirous of purchasing

XX an up-to-dftle nix-toomedHouse,.withlargo eeotion of livid, either in town orsuburbs. Adtlroßß W. Greonwood,,Box 622,G.P.O. ' '

A""' SMOKERS,GOOD thing at lmt I

' GOLDF.NEAGLE Tobnooo, Flake Cut, in thonow 2-oitnco tins. 1L>iT"6FF OLOTIItNG.

LADIES' and Gontlomen's suporior Mis«iflt and Left-oIT Clothing bought}

higheit prico given ( letters attended to.rJL Bot.terill, 13,Ingegtre-atrftet.

EVERY Woman h a judgo of goodtblnjfa. Bshia Oocon is ft favourite

with Indies owing to its refreshing gusli«ties. Drink Bahln. Ooooa.

BK7YCLH—

Rudgo-Whltworth RoadRitcer, almost new; suit short per-sonf a bargain nt £11. Reynoldsand Co.,74, Willii-stroot.

'JHI

NOW b^o Bronto a turn. Try bis In-digestion Cure, his Bronchitis Mix-ture, half ei7.c Is Cd, bio Nouralgia Mix-ture, his Antinoptio Ointment, his Stomachand Liver Pills, oto. Only to bo got at70LTpry-itrcet.APOLLINARIS, Apolliimris, Apollinar-

is is bottlod only with it» ownnaturalSn«, ami only at tbo Apollinaris Spring,Jeueriahr, Gormany

OSMOND design* nro tho mbut imitatodby all competitors, but they cannotcopy Osmond qunlity. Seotl Motor nnd

Cycle Co,, Lid., Lower Cuba-stroot,"whero tho good cyolos nfo."

I""T'8 positively thoiuToit on eftrth. Thatis tho Verdiot of all who use BahiaCocoa, Pure, fragrant, and rofrftßlung.

LILY, moot mo at Reynolcln'g, 74, Wil-lis-street, ancl ineptot that f,ady'«Humbar, in porfoot order, "and only £5,Don't forget. 236

S~"niNE youVboota with Nigrol. M*akosa swift, bright ebino, dry boots

ior

wot boots, Nigrol proserven and shinosthi leather, nnd cliinon it bright. 1

BIOYOLE— -Mnssey-llarris, gont'B model12, iit fint-olnns order; nn absolute

gift at £7 10s. RoynoldD and Co., 74,WilHMtreet^ 224

ROW'NTREK'S Gold Medal Eleot Cocoa—puro nnd palatnblo to the last

drop, Refreehos, invigorates, nnd doosaway with that Hrod feeling. Sold every-where; 1

GOLDEN Eaglo nnd Southern""CrosiJams are tho best made. Pur« fruit

and^Btignr only Atk Uia grocer. 1

A"" STORE of strength is found in a,cup of }3ahi* Cocoa, Made in a se-

cond1jll_ is tbo bost drink on earth. _WATER k tlio groat carrier of infec-

tlvo germs:it is thoroforo advia-able to drink only APOLLINARIS. Guar-anteed to be of absolute purity nnd freefrom di«ea«o germs,

BICTOLE^Geht's Remington, suitablohard road, strong and faithfully built;verycheap at £6. B. Roynolds and Co.,'74, WilllS'i>treet. _ 228jpffA**REWARD will be paid to' anyd*u\J penon who can produoo a Suitto equal in ityls, fit, and quality for thotamo price as the Bradford WoollenCompany, Lambton-quay, nftxt Stewartpawton'g. 1

GREAT Boo,tl How sweet and prettyNellie is looking. Yes) but how?Oh, by using Benzoin and Almond Cream,

tho perfect skin food; 2s 6d, W. Salek,Sydney Chemjst, 17, WilHs-street,

Mani' tfark, good-lookingi■t\. and a fine dancer would like tomoot a young lady, fair preferred, wholikea' Toblcr's Swiss Milk Chocolates.Ilil^yj^jLfo.?..)*?'.1" X

SALBIfFTonio Snrtaparilla, Nervo andBrain Toule, Blood Purifier, for boils,piiftples. Produces an appetite, strongtli«

ens tho system, 2s 6d. w. Salok, SydneyPJiemistj l7,_Willi».itroflt.S"**UPPOSE-you'try us for Houaos andLand. Inve«tmont», etc. Most exten-live Hot of private properties for tale, oitvand suburbs, Note the addrets— Cory andy?:>.P.i Lambton.quay, and at Kilbirnia.

A POLLtNARIS, Apolhnarift ItTpuT-f*.ity 6fffl»',tho best security against tho°^g?.gj.j >/jp.w.aary drinking wator.TOOWNTRKfe'B C««nmen Cocoa containsXV 20 por ebnt. of Prideau'ft Pnro MilkOayoin, and is ono of tho most nutritiousdrinks possible to obtain. Tho beat foreyellals and travellers. Aho Casumen Eat-ing Chocolate. 1I>IOYCLB-~Orient, Gent's, completo,» brake, mudguards, ote.;tiros in good1

order) £6, B. Reynolds and Co,, 74,willlt-straet. 240

MR. TOJ3LER, who m«kos Toblor'a realSwim Milk Ohooolales, will lonvo hisftddreM at overy lollie-shop. Try Tsblor'sreal Bwxk Milk Chocolate*. 1

BIOYOLE »- ZoalandTa Gent's, voi-yslroiwljc built! don't fail to inspectthis j an absolute gift at £5. E. Reynoldsnncl^Oo., M<- Wiins-slreot.^^^^^ 233R"*l)W¥T^l|M"GokrM"<!dal EleofOoco*-

(as used by tho Royal household)has no equal for purity. Aik tho groeorfor Rowhtrßo'g @o]d^Meditl_Eloot Cocoa. 1CIPABKL'ETSt. 6prKjetsl^NVw~*sf."y phons 3« 6d|ChargesIs 4dj FlavouringCryitals, AUJfindp (fresh)/ Guderin BloodTonio nnd flloodmakor. W. Salek. Syd-

W"' "'"ELLmOTON" CLEANING CO,-Window and Houso Cleaning, Car-pat-beating, etc, by oareful men. Groy-

itreot. Tclephono 956. 1PAINTS Ready Mixed j'oheap. An odd

lot of lib and 21b tins; tins dam-aged, 4d por lb. W. G. Tustin, 89, Wil-lis-stroct.rpHEOamond Cyolo is tho mo*t perfeol*" machine built, and we're proud of it,Hcott Motor and Oyolo Co., Ltd.. Lower"'JHft'^root. "Whore the good cyolos are./'APOLLINARIS, Apolllnaris.-Profoa.

«or Virohow says(—"lts richness inpureCarbonio Add favourablydjstinguiiheiit from nil other Mineral Walori."TJtCYOLK--aontIfl1fl Standard Rudge"..t> WMtwoAh fomploto, froo wheol, nmbrakes, and mud gfinrflnj prico £15 ISs.Roynolda and 00.^74, wmu-strcct.ROWNTREE'S GoidMetial ElootCocoais absolutely tho bost and mostoconomloal In tho markot, lib make* 120cups. Tnken by Tholr Mnjostios Iho Kingand Queen, and T.R.H. Prlneo and Prln.oo«b of jyales.^^_(hUDERIN i« tho boXn^shTtigToniovJT for Indies in nursing period. It isverypalatable. , Evonoblldron will liko it.Amc ym»^ chemist for Gudorinjonly^

C~ LirroN"libußiCPr"iv«,io ifotoirwSand 164, Upper Willls-slrool, fivominulos from wharf, railway ulatirtn, andG.P.O. Good aecommodntion. Torma—jGI por wook or 4s 6d por <\«.y; paynbloin ndvnnoo, Mrs, Muncaster, Propriotroni),Trams utop noar door.T>foVCLii^Ladyrs Standard Rudgo'.'■JL# Whilworlh. fully oquijipod, froo\v|iotl«, rim brake, jjuarnntood 17, months,£15 18s. E. Reynolds and Co,, 74, Willis-Blrco'1' „____—.

_____OITY DYE WORKS.

Under the ami. RightHon.Distinguished SCjßjjnjffiitt Lord Plunkot,I'ntroimgeo[ tbo 4^i2u^)K,0.u.0,R.0 v.o.

FUSNOH Cleaning by New Dry Pro-oom. Trinl solloUod.

TAYLOR AND CO.,225, Lftmbton-quny (opposite GovernmentBiilkltngs.)

tan'shoes1T ADim AMERICAN TAN SIIOEfS,

To cloar at 4b lidIA BIG BARGAIN! '

MAM'S. yiIUN-STRBIiT,

THECHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 4 ..,TOPICS DF>ALT WITK AT THE

ANNUAL MEETING. .A BBRIES OF RESOLUTIONS.

Tho nnmin.l meeting of tlio WellingtonOliamber of Commerce was continuedafter wo went to press yesterday nfter-noon. Tho excellent luncheon that; waspnrtakon of by n largo number of mem-bers was provided from Carroll's, thecaterer's, establishment. Tho ohftir \va-soccupied by Mr. GeorgeSlwrtoliflo(Presi-dent).

INCREASING THE HARBOUR'SFACILITIES.

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On tho motion of Messrs, W. Nathanand J. G. Harkness tho followingmotionwas pa.«fled:— "That tho Chamber, whileacknowledging with satisfaction the pro*gross miwle by the Harbour Board in im-proving the facilities of the port, ex-presses tbo hope that tho representativeof the Chamber about to bo elected will»tTong4y mipport overy rcapon<ibld pro-possat that may be rondo for increasingtho berthago nnd storage accommodationof the harbour, especially in regard tothe export steamers."

Mr. Hnrkness thought the HarbourBoard bad not yet prorided sufficienthorthn.ge accommodation. Tlio port ofWellington should also be mado theohempest in the colony, the t.Mcs beingituoli <is to make competition withit im-possible.

Mr. Mitchell contended that tho wlwirfnocommwMioiv of Wollington, if proper-ly utilised, was ample for tho needs ofWolliniglon.

Mr. M'Lellnn emphasised tho fact thattho wharfage nnd rfiod accommodationand the charges mudo werd in each in-stance greater and cheaper than those ofnny other port in tlio oolony, Bill itwas foot cheapness tbnt onmired patron-age for a port ) shipping went to whereMicro wns work to be done, nnd thoquestion of earningmoney wns tho chieffactor considered by shipowners. Mr.M/Lellan deprecated tbo attempts mn<loto bo'Jttlo tho adwinIages of the portof Wellington simply boenxisc there wnscongestion nt exceptional periods suchas te Into wool sonson, VVhen oti a holi-day tJi©ro wws ft congestion on the rail-ways nndpassengers wore carriedin openitrucks thero was no outcry mado ) andho asked why ahould exception be takenin somewhatsimilar emergencies againstthe Wellington Harbour Board,

Tho President sold that whilst Wel-lington had greater facilities, tho porthad also far greater and more rapidlygrowing trade than that of any other,port of tbo colony.

Th« motion wnfl adopted.REPRESENTATION ON THE HAR-

BOUR BOARD.Mr. Slurtclifte «poko of tbo recent re-

commendation of the Council of thoChamber of Commerce tfint tho Cham-ber's reprosentn.tivo on the HnrbourBoard should be the President of thoGhlMnbOT. Ho quite agreed with thorecommendationj the President lwid togive en account? of Ills whole stoward-ghlp, fi«d if lor that reason alone it wti»,

desirable t>htvt lie should bo elected tatho office. , ,

Tho propwal was seconded by Mr.W. Nathan, supporttd by Messrs. JohnDuncan n-nd Mithcell, and evontuallyagreed

ADDRBSSMiIt was moved by Mr. Holmes and se-

condedby Mr.F, N. R. Meadows "Thatthis ,<?hamber d««lreg to urge upon theGovernmentthe withdrawalof the regula.tlon forbidding the use of oodo addressesIn telegrams within slew Zealand.

Mr..Holmes expressed,a belief that ifthd motion wnsunanimously adopted bythe Chamber it would receive favourableconsideration from tho Postmaster-General, who was always ready to listen totiwv recommendationsof business mon.

Mr.Meadowsexpressedsurprise tlmtthoproposal had not boen given effect to inNew Zealand long ago. The motion wasunanimously adopted.

ARO RAILWAY.On the motion of Messrs. J. B, Mac-

Ewnn nnd G«o. Wilson, it was resolved s"Thnt the Chamber endorses the actiontakenby the Council in advocnting the ra.moval of tho seotion of railway betweenThorndon and Te Aro, and,desires thattbo Counoil #111 continue to uro© theadoption of this step." It wm, studMr.MaoEwnii, possible' thai the removal oftho Hn« was a question having two sidesto it,1butto theperson who consideredthematter thorottfinly the motion lio wasmoving would commend it*elf. Per*sonaily, though, he wouldadmit that howas losskeon on tho question of removingthe railway thnn ho wns on the matterof having the nuisnnco caused by theshrieking of the locomotivewhistles.

Mr,M'Lollansupportedthemotion,andexpressed a belief thnf, if the whistlingnuisanco prevailed to the same extent insome American cities there would be u«emade of revolvers by men whoso nerveswere flfflioted.

Tho motion wa« carried with ono dis-sentient.

COOK ISLANDS TRADE.Mr. W. J. Thompson moved tho follow-

Ing motion 1 "That tho Presidenthnd thefollowing members of the WellingtonChamber of Commerce— Mom*.Mitchell,Griffiths, Lees, Brlstow, W. J. Thompson,and Skinner— wait upon the Hon. theMinister for Customs with a viow tobringing under his notico the disadvan-tages which at present obtain throughAuckland being tho distributing centrefor Cook Island exports for (his colony,and the manifest benefits whichwouldio-stilt to the Islandors in questionnnd NowZealand genornlly were Wellington niftdotheport of call and departure." .

This (vns soeondod by Mr. W. B. Lees,who made thepoint thnt ihoSouth Wandwould bo well served in rosneot of theCook Island fruit trnde by giving effect tothe motion, whichif given effect to wouldresult in fruit being supplied to theSoutherners nt amuch ohenper rate thanthey at present hnd topay for it.

Tho motion wasunanimously ngroed to,

COMPLIMENTARY.On the motionof tho President, Messrs.C. P. Powles and F. W. Hflybitllo were

re-elected auditors, niul thanked for theirpnst gratuitous Bcrvices.

Mr. It,E. Bannlstor suggested thnt theCouncil should requost its veloinn Sec-retary, Mr. Samuel Carroll, to proscntbin photograph for hanging nn tho wallsof tho Chamber with past Presidents..

A voto of (hanks to tlio Chairmanbrought nn interestingmeeting to a olososhortlybefore 4 o'clock.

The pressure of work was so great inIhoLand Ofllce thnt. tho Wellington LandBoardhnd to hold a second days sitting,tho monthly meeting concluding yester-day. A summary ni 110 reports fromrangers showed wllsfuctory results front138 settlors, and it wns staled that theother ten tvero defmtitorn, who will boue«lt withus providedby tho regulntlons.

For ohlldren'i bucking cough st nighttake Woods' Grout Peppermint Cure, liTid and 2s 6d,~Advt.Tor lufluanza and Cold in ths IJeftd takeWoodi' Great Peppermint Ours, li6d andIfi 6d.-A<Wl

For Bronchial Cough, <nt<o Woods'Great Peppermint Cure, It 6d, ancl 2s Gd,ovatvwhorp.rAdvU,

SPORTING.6ALK OF YKARLINOS.

[bt TitMtonAPK,— rnnss assooiatio!*,lNAPIKR, 2nd Fobmary,

Tbo minimi sules of Ihnioughiiicdyenilings fiom Douglna Bioh', To Mn-hnngfl. studniul Mr. S. It. Oallnti's Mn-ngatiirnta ntud v>ero hold nt lt«sUno«to-day, There v,ns a good ntlomlnnco ofoutside bnjtiJt, nnd fair prices \iprprealised for most of tho lots, The twelveMaiigntnrntn yp.iflinßx brought nn nver-age of 631kb, tho (Illy by The Possible—Pnmuln, reorlimg 190gs, (lie ton puceof the day. The fourteen To lhhm,»,youngsters weio tlwposod of nt nn ftVor.nne of 61^gs, tho highest prices bcinirloOgs for a colt by Gold Reef— Nymphnnd 155gs for a filly by Hun FrallJMnude, hnlf-sikter to Muhiitongn. Thofollowing nro tho lots,1

—TJ3 MAHANQA YEARUNOS.

Os.Br f by Lethe— Rosewd ter, C, Den.nolt „ 30Be, by tfnn Fran— Un, Mr. F, W.Fitzjißtrick, Itn«tings '25B f, by SanFinn— Kismnnry, Mr, ]).

Buick, Pnlmerston North .' 54B f, by Snn Fran— Wniknha., Mr."M'Kenzie, Pnlnierston , , 57O c, by Gold Reef—Nymph, Mr. J.R, M'Donald, Levin ioqB f, by San Fran— Mongoiml, Mr.J. Poyaer, Wairon , , 40B c, by Torpedo— Parlourmaid,' Mr.A. Woods ... 50B f, by Torpedo— Lady Bovys,Rupuhn To Hinngn, Porangnlmu 34B f, by San Fran— Mnude, Mr. J.. Diilton, WftVerley , , jgg

B f, by San Fran— Wnipurata, Mr.E. Eglinton, Fentherston , 45B c, by Torpedo— Espaniola, Mr. J,

Munn 40B c, by Snn Prntt— Amoureux, Mr,A. Woods 35O f, by Advaiico— Ngnio, Mr. C.L. Mnckerssy , go

B f, by Snn Frnii— Wniu, Mr, G.Woodhum 37

MANGATARATA YRARLINQa.B f by The Possible-Primula, Mr.R, Gnosemnti 190B f by Wniuku— Nainoa, Mr. A,

L. D. Frnscr 70B f by'Wnluku-Violct, Mr. W. J," < Douglas* 90B iby WaiukU'-Medorn, Mr. T,

IK,1 X, Crosso 60B f by Dnunt— "lphlmede, Mr. A,

Woods 30B g by Tho Possible— Mnid Mnrion,

Rupuha Te Hlnnga 30B g by Wniuku— Hinenultepo, Mr.

S. Pith 43B g by Wflluku-~Boii«io Idee, Mr.

C. J. Parker, Gisboino ... 40O g by Wniiiku-Julla, Mr. F. J.

Bnwelt., Wftipukurau 25O g iby Dnunt— .Julia, Mr. A, L.

D. Fraspr ... ... ; 65B gby Wftiuku— Forlorn Hope,Mr.R, Goosomon 75Bgby Woiuku— Mi«B Patriarch,Mr.

S. Telford 40The Abbotsford stud of the Into Mr.

W. Rnlhbono Wfts nlso displ^ed of. Topprice, §6 guineas, wns obtnined for thebrood mnro Morgnnser, a winner of theHnwkoß Bny Cup Hnd tho C.J.O, GrentAutumn Ittuidicnp.

C. J.0. EASTER*MEETING.(bt rsmonArn,— r-nR«s association.]

CHRISTCHURCH, 2nd Feb.The following nominations have been

received for the two lending handicapsnt the Canterbury Jockey Club's AnnualMeeting:—

Great Easier Handicap, of 760 bovsiaeven,furlongs.rjMartinn, Deerstalker,King Billy, Boomerang, Starshoot,Cniioifovnv Kden. Delaware, Savoury,Munjeet, Porcdfthi, Stronghold, Signal-man, jCoiivoy, Auratus, Hilarity, Vo«lodin, Pus Seul, Lnrgesm, Grenndo, Mill*tifld, Petrovnn, Bocnatlo, Koputni, P«l-lna, Red Gauntlet, Chrvsels, Clnnchnt-tnn, Canticle, Boris, Harvest, Apollo«dons, Machine Gun, Sandy,' Achilles,Exmoor, Ohoorkn, Vladimir. Solution,Mnstef AHx, Ouid«.foim, Crichton, Bour-rnsque, Ropa, Ballnrnt, GoodnlglrLCrow Battery, Zotknd, M^aknroff, dnaEuclid. i

Great Anlumn tlnndlcnp, of 750 soys j0110 tniloand ft hnlf.

—.Mftrtinti, Melodeoh,

Boomerang, Starshoot. Delaware, Sav-oury, Nightfall, Connie Chiel, Clanchitt*ten, Boris, Apfillodorls, Notos, Th\m-derer,Beau Scaton, Mnknroff, Armistice,Euclid, Ghoorka, Vlndlmir, Solution,Stepdancer, Mnnter AHx, Convoy, Aura-tttn, Gren«de, Multlfld, Becky Seaton,Criohlon, Bourrasquo, Ropa, Zetlnrtd,

AUCKLAND AUTUMN MEETING.AUCKLAND, 2nd February., After the tleclnrntlon of second for-

feits, the following remain In the event*to bo mn nt the Auckland RnoihgClub's Autumn Meeting:

—Gn^t Northern Oaks, of 500 soys.

(For three-year-old fillies, weight 8,10.)—Amorellc, Merry Delnyal, Lurcsomo,Isolt, eh f Mednllion— Nereid, Alicia,Gushlft, Catastrophe, Marguorito, Mun-

"jeet, AnnetteNorthern Champagne Stnkea, of 600

soys, (For two-yeav-o'.ds) weight*,colts.0.10, fillies 8.8, geldings 8.7.)-CeUle,eh c San Francisco— Lady Moth, LadyFrntiois, Conductor, Cnmbrian, Loch-budie, oh f by Phopbtw-Apollo— Aby-dos, b f Cyrenian— Jftsmonn, b 0 bySwiton Delnvn.l— Lisiadnrm, Volume,Cur-down, b c by Phoejbiis-Apollo—LadyGertrude, Field Oun, Inglis, Prince Roy,eh 0 Cyrenian—SparkUng Water, b 0Ctilrn«>ier— Si. Edltn, Mignon, SweotAlice, b e by Conqueror— Morrere, Ziili-mormnn, KryloiT, Moscow, b fby Blrk-enhead— Balm,. Loongonn.

The nltention of trotting horse own-ers nnd others interested is drawn lotho programme of events ndvertised bytho Ilutt Vnlley Trotting Club for Bt.Patrick's Dny (Saturday, 17lh March).

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT.

(by rar.MmAi'n.—r-HBB* association.!CnftISTOnUKOII, 2nd Feb.

The weekly review of the proftrMH oftho New Zealand International Exhibi-tion stntw that arrangements have beenmade by the ITigh Commiiwloner fortho colony to co-operate with the Lon-don ofllces of the New Zealand Ship-ping Company nnd the Shaw, Savin,nnd Albion Company in the matter nfadvertising the Exhibition, Tho workof erecting the main building of thoExhibition and the Art Gnllory is pro-ceeding rapidly. Both contractors nrotaking tho fullest ndvnnlnge of the pro.-jvailing favourable weather. Thn dam-ago done by the ruccnl gulo has nil boonrectified, nnd the debris cleared awny.Visitors to the Exhibition grounds willnoto n. oonnlderublo Incrcnno in tho workrecently accomplished.

At a meeting of tho Finnnco Com-mitleo, held on tho 24th nil., It wasdecided to recommend tho KxccuHvbComtnlssioners to donnte a trophy n« nnInduoenipnt to tho holding of 11 cyclingchampionship during the period nf llmExhibition. It has been urrnn'ged thnta ilro brigndo intfcvnnlloiml display nmlkindred uporUi shall bo held In the Ex-hibition grounds on a dnlu to be fixedlater on. Mr. Scott, ollklnl reprewen-tntivo of tho New Zenlniul InternationalExhibition In Austr«lin, In nn interviewhe had with the lion. J. W. Bent,

.Pr.cuiAor. of vVici*ria, nucortnincd that

aro invilod np till noon ofKildny, llio 9tli IMnnniy, itlOfi, for

tlm CoiHnu'tiiin of nboul V,T ('limns ofHlirol nl Viuimtt town, Hiookljn.

'I'lio l<,\\ov| 0\ nuy (riuloi lull nocc««pnnl\ nuniiiiil,

Di«wn.«« mul nt ti\? oWooiOt

MVNON A Hh'ITMoND,Civil Knttumnu nml Amhonnod

■Slii\o\,,|t|Bb, Lninliioii qnnj-

fIiKNDKHH mo unit"! up till Nwh"olTlmrsdnv, thn Btli Folininiy, 1006, (or

nliovil, PA Clinln* of RtrftoU nl iVtoup (or

tho Mudgway 15i<Uto (lompsny,

Tlll' U.worl or any tondor not nooensnvilyorooptod,

J'lniis nml <|)oplflontloin nl tho oflloos ofMKHHUH, MAHON AND RICHMOND,

Ci\il K»Riunoi^ nml AuthorisedSurvoyoi-K,

00, l.nmbtou-qimy.

rj^NDRRR nro invited p to noonJ- Wrdnpvlny, 14th Vphruary, IDiXi, fortlin OoiiMnirUoii of nlwnl 10^ olmms ofHIroot nl Ki)i«i>ri, llm propprty (.f MowsKninn nml Nnwroinbo.Tho lowest or nny tendor not nropmrilvnicoptcd.Drawings nnd spepiflpations mnr bo soonftt tlio oflirn« of

MAHON AND RICHMOND,Civil lingineprs nml Aulhorisod Hurveyow,

ft(>, )«nml)!oii-qiiiiy,

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I. lor tlin Pniolinßo of tlio Viophnklol tlin Clul) 110101, r«hiotun

B. For tho Goodwill ot Iho l.onno oftho inmo llotol, Ipr«p hnviug isovpuyp»H to' tun.

Tho higlip<l or nny tondor nol nooos.fniily npt'pjitpil,For pnrttrulnni npply to

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I'nhinUiß',**TO HUM.DKHS.'

TISNDKHS nro invilnd, lo ploco noon ofTluirmlny, tlio IMh Fnlinmvy, 1006,for Allprnlionsand Additions lo Promise*,li'iintor-RlroPt,

Plbiw nnrl nnrlieulnrs pun bo soon nnd.lr.i doi'B dopopilpd nt llio o(l\rn of

WM. (1. CHATFIEI.D,m-^->>

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TifiiUliDlHWrnpISNDKHH nro invltod, to oloin noon ofJ. Mondnv, 101h inßtunt, for Addition*lo the Nvoning Posl, pronmos, Willis-st.Tendors to bo tlcpovitoil nnd plnns andparticulars topn nl llio oflloo of

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npKNDKRS wftnlcd for Puintlng, etc,* four hoiiitos nl Pptono. For parthm-lai's, npply to 11. Mollipn, Potrno.

Tenders cloie Noon 6th February, 1906.

TI3NDKRS for Repairs ntid Palnling altho School, .ludgoford, nml Snhooland Rp^idonen, Pfllmiitniiul, will ba rti>ooivotl nl tbo Kducalion Honrd Oflko up

to noon of Saturday, tho 10th insl,SpeoiAcnlions to no «ppn nl Iho respoo.

livo Sohools mid nl tho School, .Tohiison«Villa.

O. T,, STEWART,Srrrptßry.

TJwliißa"17STANTRD to Rnooivn, Tenders for tho~v Purrlmw of a .Woomod llouso AnilPluinbor'ti Workshop Mtuntn in AliflPtowiul(O\vor Hiilt, bnlng pnrl of Lotfl 137 nmlIR9, Mibdivioinn of Hpolion 17, liOwppHull, formpi'lv opoupiod by .Tnmos Tobin,« plumbpr. For furlhor pnrlioukrs npplyto O, \V. Tannor, Solicitor, 107, l.nmblon*quny, Wollingloii.

"\V JCMJN'OTON "riTY"roUNOILT*^LAND AT IULi'anoR.STRKWT l?08LKASK-IN.PKHPKTUITY.npENDKRS will bo bo rppplvotl»l tboX oflloo of tbo \itidersignpd nj loAp.m.on Tbnmdnv, tbo Gtb dnv of V troh, 1000.for 1/pmo of Hortion 5, Itollni o-slroot,

Full irnvtionlnrs may bo obtained at tb«ofTiro of tho Town ':iork, Town Hall, Wol-lliigtoii,

Tondora to bo endorsed, "Tender for,j,sihl| Hflllfiiirr-sti n(,"

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HUTT VALLISY TROTTING CLUB.ANNUALJMKKTINU,To,bo hold nt Trcntham,SATURDAY, 17th MARCH, 1906.

Prosidoiit! T. M. Wilford, Esq., M.11.R.Vioo-l'i'osidonts : Mossis. .1. Barlon,O. Songnr, J. A. Gilruth, F.J. M'Govorn, D, Reid, T. Ed.wards, R. Mfthoy, T. Bnrroll, .1.Whitomnn, M.Woleh, J. W. Will'ainn,A. M, Samuols, M, J, Hodgitiß, .T. 15Hooper, A..E, K-oniot, H.Woollerman,R, Mothei.G. Brown. Slowardn:' ' Messrs. 1. Mawhinoy, G. Wilkins, ,T.J. Geango, W. Brown, fi. Mudgwav,V. J.M'Govern, G. H. Barkor, O. Cot-tor, and O. Haybittle. Judge: Mr. T,Edwards. Timekeeper: Mr. \V. Kovh.Starter1 Mr. A. Cometti. Clerk ofCourse1 Mr, A. Pnlmer. Clork ofSoalosi Mr. H. Edwards. PatrolStownrdsi Messrs. E. Wilkio, A,Ohojo, It. Homos, T. Boyd, D. Pat-tuollo, and T. J. Johos. Ilnndioap-norsi Tho Committee. Treasurer1Mr. W. Keys. Hon. SecroUrv! MrN. J. Bonnmgton.

1,MAIDEN HANDICAP (open), of 15, sovsj sooond 'horso 3 soys from Btnko.li'ov horßos that havo not won an nd-, vertised Trot, at timo of starting,Nomination 10». Accoptanco ss, Twomilos,

. 2. TRENTHAM HANDICAP (opon), of, 25 soys! second hoi'Ho 5 hovb fromstake. Nomination 15s, Acooptanoo10s, Ono mile nnd n half.

S. WELLINGTON HANDICAP (open),of 20 boys;sooond horse 3 boys fromstake. Nomination 10s. Acooptanoo10s. One mil6., 4. HUTT VALLEY T.O. HANDICAP(for horses that onn do 5.40 or better),of 40 tiovs(" second horse 5 sovb from»t»kc. Nomination 20s. Acoontnnoo

1 20s. Two milos.5. AKATARAWA HANDICAP (open),

of 20 bovsj second horso 5 soys frometnko. ..Nomination 10s, Accontanco1 10s. Tivo miles6. MUNOAROA HANDICAP (opon). of20 (6^B) second horso 3 boys fromstake, tNomination, 10s. Accoplanco

10s, One mile.;rules and"regulations.

1, AH'events tobo run \indor the Rulesof tho Notf' Zflttlniid TrdlUng Association.

2, Allstakes lo bo paid In full.3, All events optional— saddle or har-

ness*' ''1

4, Nominations,,must be mado out intho ordur. set out in tho Nomination nnd' Acceptance,I?otms supplied by the Club.5, Bookmakers or tlielr Agents will notbu allowed on tho cour»o,' 6/By'onWring a horso the nominator

nnd every person having any interest Insuch horso shall be deemed to accept allthe conditions nnd rostriolloiw imposed orinpiledby the.Rules of tho Now ZealandTrotting Association, and >to bo debawod, from questioning any notion or conduct ofaivy official of' a Trotting or a RacingClub it. rospcek of «uch horeo, or nnyperson oonnocted therewith, otherwise thanUprovided,for by Rule 03 (Rulca of Trot-

NOMINATIONS for all events closewith Secretary, Uppor Hutt, nl0 p.m. onSATURDAY. 24th February,,1906.

I, " HANDICAPSdeclaredon SATURDAY,'ACCEPTANCES close nt Post Office,

Upper Hutt, at 0 p,m,, on TUESDAY,& 13th March, 1006.

N.J. BENNINGTON,1

' Hon, 800 pro tern,

,w 1?: shoutt,LAND AUCTIONEER, HOUSE AND

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floont farm of 715 acres, sflbdividodinto,22%,pa'd«!oeks and' woll watered, twolargo resldeneos,' men's whare, woolshed,»heep and stock'■yavdi, dip, cowshed, VOacres in orchard', for which trees have boonimported.from' all over tho world at a.eotfc of thousands of pounds. Price JB7 pernore., This,is without a doubl ono of thecheapest fryftri* over ottered, being " pos*sessed of a fertile 'soil' and having a front-nge of otwmile to tho Wanganui Rlvor.Misy itmt.- \ 1 " ,

A raro chance to secure, a, BenulifulHomo in.the Suburbs,*on nccoiint of twogentlemen'^ho have left Wellington.

KHANDALLAH-ldoal 6'roomedHouse,bathroom,,storeroom, vornndnh, and everypossibleconvenience j i-ncro of land upleti*dldly laid out in garden nnd fruit iroos,and U belnto told at a great sacriflco onadeownt of the ownerhaving left tho dls-trlcti Price £670 j.£270 cash, balanco at6 per cent.KARORl—Handeomo 7-roomed, House,on ono floor, beautifully fltlcd and finish-ed, every possibld convenience, bathroom,waohhoujo, workshop, fowlhotuo nnd run,splendidgatdeiv and shiubliery,nonrly onoacre of .lftnd. Prioo JD1250 ja bargain.

Worser Bay— 4 rooms, £265.Maarama-erosccnl— 9 rooms, £IQSOPlrlO'Stroflt— 6 t-ooms, £750Lower Hutt— 7 rooms, £675Ellioo'Strect— 6 rooms, JJ7BOFrcderlok-stroot—7 rooms and 4 rooms

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1 'Blfttlon t 'ft bnrgnln for quick sale;£600) £200 ca*h, balance 5 per cent.

ISLAND BAY— >7 rooms, oxlrn woll flltodand built1 lovely view. £950.

JOHNSONVIIiLE-O rooms,Jn?l finisbod;small deposit, balnnoo rs rontj boo at

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PLUMBERS, ETO.HUMPHRIES' PATICNT SCAFFOLD

■ BBAOKETS.\m/E befr lo Mil tbo ftttfntion of nil» » porsonn connected with tho above

trades that wo aro now, owing lo krgosupplies of suitable materials having cometo hand, in a position to promptly supplythe wants of nit who may bo dMrotis ofsecuring a aupply of this groat labour n'ndmfttorial'snvifig invention.

Wo aro also prepared to him brackets ala very eh<*ip rale. This should mool thorequirements of lho*o who may only boerecting ono building, m they willby thinmeans soouro a «ifo and ollloit'nt BMfTotd.Ing at loss ihan'hnlf Iho mul of tho oldand out of dalo Ivoodnn slyIrs..

ItUMPiiIUKH JIROM.,Buildprs, Contactors, and vnltmlors,

148, Adolaido-i'oad. Tol. 1655.'w^b^DATui"i<'ob'fwiAn^

J MORRIS, 01, Tnrininkl-eli'eot, han" Jusl received further shipmniits ofLadles and Orliti* Fooiwonr— Jml Ihothing for tho <miMmor—lo bo sold at pricosthat epoak for thomsolvos,. CALL ANiriNSPEOT.DISAR SIR, or MADAM-Now Is tho

timo lo hnvo your houno painted, yourmoms ronovalod," nnd your ropalra nttond«ed to. No mnlter how delnpidatod,EXTON AND CO., Iho Rod Houso, 32,Ingestro-Btt'(*ot, cfth mnkd thliitfn look nowin tho matter of Painting, Wnll Papers,nnd Repairing, Ring up 810, Hig Blockof laloH designs in Wnll Tapers nt thoshoi>, Cnll round.

MMSWEN AND CARTER, P^tono,Gonoral Carriers. Forwni'thng Agents,

Wood nml Conl Morchniits, Fiirnltiuo re-moved by experienced workmen. Convey-ances belweon Poiono and Wellingtondally. Orders Way bo lofl nt Virtue nndCo.'d, Vletorla'-strijot, Wellington, Con-neotod with Wellington by telephone, NommiTb^r. Hjn(tct t|» i(M'JEwSW J^|ul't!flrlor.BrCV.C*L]W»,9.A. gentI*, »Trcarj[ood

hack mnehino. In Al oi'devi litiro£7 10«. li, Reynolds and Co., 74, WilIU- !tlttet, git)

*

%fcjtj. ITNION S't'KAM sklP COjKhßs U op,new zicaland(Ltd(Wentlier Aiul olroumstauoos tiorffllttlna.)

LYTTKLTON. ■Jfotomntinn* Hatunlny, Fob 3 11p.m.Mnrmoft " Mondiiy, ii'ob 6 " tipttullTttlunn Tuespny, Peb tt 4\..m,Uotomnhan* Tiwudny, tfub OtffO.m.filttraroa Wednesday, ffob 1 (Bp.m.( Bp.m.

■ Wurrimoo Thumlay, ffeb '8 4p.ni/BotoumluLD* 'i'liurssisy, ".Sob 8 8 ix.w.Manukt IVlday, Jb'ub 0 4 p.m.h

uunedijm, viaLYrriiii/im.lWuntf. ' Tttoidny, " 'Felr 6 4 p.m.Wawimoo Thuwdtty.i Fdb 8' <ip.m.UKLUOUIfNU, VlA.l/YTTiSi/roU, DUN*w, KDIN, ÜbWB. AND HUBAlt'l*.Warrlmoo Thursday, V«b B 4p.m.. , TIMAItO, AND DUNI-IDIN.Cwinntt* '

j Wednesdny, l''eb 14 noonNAPIKfi,aisuoiffi"ffi AUOKLAND.Wftikate Mondiw, Deb 5 4p.m,Tiilune Monday, . l|lob 12 4p.m.BtJJNliJir, VIA NAPlfifl, OiSBUBNI!},

AJND AOOKLANO. , "Manuk* Thursday, ffob16 ip.m." , > SYDNIM LlßfiOT,Jloorakl fcfivtucdiiy, fob 3 3p.m.uiasoN, via wcToci xttit Bttmunm.Arahunl* Saturday; Feb '8 Sp.fflrKotolti* Buuday, JPob 4 8p.m,V&t«6m>' Momwy, 'Fob'C '- Ipiffl.Mapdurik* 'Juasdny, Stub 0 noon"Wttlnult . Tuugiky/ . Fob "fl oidn tPtttsonu* Wcdneddiiy, li'eb 7 ,0 p.m.Arahura* " ThurslWy, '

feb 8 . 8p.m.Wttinult Thuwday^ ffeb 8

' mfcln'tPiittiWia* frldny/ Fab 9 4pm.*

l>oe« notoitll JPkwn. '+To Pfotou only.WiiiW FL^MUUTU AMD OMiiiHUJNUA.. SOU, AOCKLAWD, .Connefltlntr st New;Plymouth withtbrongh

train from ■ Wellington on' Taesdiiy,. Thursday,Saturday, '" ''Sotoltl* BH»diiyr l Fob 4 8 p.m.Tftkttpuna Wednogdny', i'ab 7 Ap.m.*

Calls At JKelwn. _WJtfb'lTOlW. UUI'JJfMOOTH, ANDHOKITIKA,Calls NIOLSON. ■

Koonya Monday. ifob 5 uoonWKtriTOBV, (iitkti AND HOKtTIKA,

VIAWJKLSON, *

Arahum Satui'day, .fob 8 Bp.m.Mapourlk** Tasudtty, , V«b"9 uoonArahum ■ Uattirday, .Fob 10 Op.vi.

"Oiillnttt Piotou,SUVA AMDLIi!Vt/KA,i'MO^AtjrOKLAND.N»vaul Weduvidity, i'eb 21" -

$Twinsorew.SYDNiIX. ViA,TONGA, SAMOA, AND

I'IJI,Jf'ltOM AUUKLAND.lfauroto W«due«dfty; 'if'eb '7

itAUOTONOA-.ANI> 'llrAUiTI,1?BOMAUCKLAIfD. ,.

Ttivlunl 'J'aesdav, , , fob120Tloktt* avkilnble for stop over or return

by Momm, Muddart, tarksr ,and Oo.'ssteamers.' < '" > >■

SHORTEST ROOTB TO AUCKLAND,'VIA ONEHUNGA,'

Oonuaotiog with through train from-

Wellington. 'U.S.S, Co.'< Steamers Uavn N«w Plymouth* Hiunder (weather permittiug) s—Kotoitl 'I'uesdtty, ', ITeb 6 8.30p.m.Takikpun* Thurml»yr *'*b 8 8.80 p.m.

"'i'ltkttpuiia ■ Saturday, feb10 8.80p.m..fcotoiti Tuß«divy, 13 8.30p,ui.

Passenftor* can embark ai Wellington.,en Sunday* and Wednesdays, proceeding

, through ,by <steamer to > Uuehauga tor

U«IOif dSTI!AM SHIP COMPANY Oi1-

> NI!}W,2Ij!ALAHD (LTD.) .NORTfliaiN BTBAM9HIP CO. LTD.,

IwELLINOTON-AtJOKLAND SEHVIOM.' "SftHflLJ-rpfi^ Twln-scrsw

' Steamer1RABAWA, 1072 tons rag.,L«»ve» Biwt Plymouth' for OnehuugaMONDAY, WEDNESDAY, TRIDAf,oonneotlng with through train from Wei*liogtod, and kave* Oaahunga for NewPlymouth

SC.NDAY,'TUESDAY, THURSDAY,connfiOtingwiththrough train toWellington

Relum 'X'luktsti *v*D»Wa lot Mhun byVhioa Qtiua Ship Company's ■taaiaei'i ff.deitlifld. " , ■> ■ ■ '

Pauengtn c»u uour« bafthi on applies'>01> tO, LBVINk CO.' tt/CD,), Agenti.

:vm "AtL.REiy<R6uipis tol6nd6n■'

,VIA CANADA. "»,- fTIHB Magnificent New Turbine SteamerX MAHBNO

Will be despatched from Sydney for Van*cower via Brisbane, Suva, and'Honolulu

ON 16th AJPpIL, 1906. .pMsongers from New Zealand have ths

option of Joining her at Sydney or atBtlV»r'LOWEST RATES. , " !'UNSURPASSED ACCOMMODATION,CHEAPEST AND MOST INTEREST.INGROUTE,

'■'" Early application is neeassai-y,

\* Vor fullpartioulars apply'.'UNION STEAM SHIP 60. Of N.2.,,\. i LIMITED,

'*>o

'THE

yAJfoocyuii, route.""OANADMN-AUST^ALIANROYAL

MAIL S.S. r.LNE and" ' CANADIAN PAOIiriC RAILWAY.-JPS

Through tome of tho Greatest SCENIC.WONDERS of tho World to all parts ofCANADA, UNITED STATES,BRITISH» ISLES,and CONTINENT OF EUROPE,

ROUND-THEAVORLD TOURS in con-junction with all,tho Capo, Suez, China,and JapanLines,.

LOWEST RATES TO ALLPOINTS.Steamer* loa?e as follow*!—",*~~~~i. i<folft Sydney.From Sura.;MIOWERA ,. Febi'lß Feb, 27

■ MOANA... ... Mar.19 Mar. 27And the New TrlplO'Screw Turbine,Steamer MAHENO,

Twin Sydney, April 16 j Suva, April 24,Passenger* from N,Z.have the option ofJoining the «eatns« of this Increasinglypopular route at Sydney, or-later vi»Auckland ii,Su*a,Pamphlets, Maps, and all information

"UNION S.S. Cp. OFNIB. (LTD,),'Managing Agents.

"Sffcfr. flTHii unaermentlonedsteamwn',«SMBS ** Will Uare (circumstances

m*~ «.JJormltting) iv foliowfi—-rOB OAffi'LEPOINT AND 'NAPIBtt'(SPIT), VIA COAST, .

, Thd «,i, HIMITANOLEARLY.

TOR KArKOjCfRA, POR'i ROBINSON,\ AND LYTTELTON. Via COAST....» '' ' The s.s, WAKATU, '

-THIS DAY, 6 p.m.ioR.FOXTON.Ihf $.». QUEEN OF THE- SOUTH,.On MONDAY, 4 j>,m,. .; FOR BLENHEIM,

'The s,n. OPAWA,. 'On WEDNESDAY; 8 p.m.

for /raJglifc or paisflg*, apply toLEVINAND_C'U. LtiTD.l. Aaents.

WHLLINOTON AND WAKOANUIBTKAM PACKET COifPANST.

■*S^S&!> fVtltt folfowlbg st'ett'm«» willboVmmmm "*■ despatched nsunder, weathor„ And oifaufrtsUrtflon porniitthiff—tor WANGANUI-The ».t. STOKMBIftDNoon., ■ '- 'JOHNMTUkN AND CO. (LTD.), Agents.

for VVANGANUI-Tbe »la»n)i«r HUIA,MONDAY, 2p,m,LHVIK AND U)., (LTD,), Aaents,

"Sagfc^npUEundermentioned iteumersvUßmi* x will leave (ofrouinsunoes-oormlitlng) an followss—for WAITARA-Th« i.t. TAINUI,MONDAY,4 -p.m, ■ ;

for tiAl'UiH (InnerHnrbiurl and EAH'J, COAST-The t.n. K^VHU, on MON.DAY.4 p.m,

For BLJBNHKIM-Th* ai. BLENHEIM,MONDAY. 8 p,m.

for MOTUKKA, ADMIRALTY BAY,FRKNCII l'ASa, AND WAIKAWXBAY (taking arm- aimJot TAKAKAand CWiIiINOWOOD)-l'he- s.s.MANAROA,MONDAY' 8 p,m, '"SUMKOH AND CO,, LTJJ,,

Agent*.

THE CELEBRATED

RIVLUC.

ENGrNEERs]POWER USERS, AND OTHKUB.

I|IOHARDSON & BLATH,ENGINEEBB AND IMPORTEUS,

6, Ouslomhouso-quay, WclHurloiv.Hftdfleld'fl Stool Foundry Co,, ShoffloklUlohfleld andKennrdy, Ltd.,KihnarnockW. S. Lnyoock, Ltd., SheffloldBilurino Mfg. Co., SydneyTruEOotl Uont Mfjj. Co., U.S.A.Etc., Klp, Klc."GLOBE" (JAS AND OIT, ENGINES."NOViO" HIGII-gl'Ktil) STBKI,.Tel- 1032.

ANDEEWS & MANTHEL,CONSULTING. ELKOTRIOAL, ANDMECHANICAL ENGINEERS,BRASStfOUNDEKS, COPPERSMITHS,Impoflers of all kinds of Wood Workingand Engineers' Maohinory. .Oils, Pftckiiiffd, Boltings, and Knginoers'Requisites of every descrliHion in slock,«?°illt vm0

!r Goll°,rnl,..Klooirio Company'sHigh hfuclmicy Moritlian Lamps, and D(.

root Currotil Molors, suitnblo lor Corpora,lion iiupniy of ourronl, A largo slock ofLloclrioal Accessories always kepi.

wSSnS MARION STREEI'S,1 „_.,,. /

t\MRRTOAN LADIES'A TAiLontNa

< KSTAfiMfitiMKlTf,SPEOIAL NOTICE."" U» YS Allli

Mo null prottated to nml<oCostumes from KuporlofjL'Rtel*'" for TItUMKGUINHAS,for Uio SnuimorSeason only,liADIMS' own mnlerlal

madeupatmoderateprloesfiI.MAMNKnSJSTKBBT.

__„,_, , Tolephono1818,fliHAl is if you wnnl to snvo money* II11I1Of Grocoriftn, Crocknrywnvo, andHousehold ironmongery you t'im't X"wrong for qniOlty mill, rhnntjncps. ThoTown ami Country Supply Mlofos, 45,Citbn-«.(roet, Uoodi delivered promptly to*,lt partiof oily nnd lo nenteH wlinrt nndrailway station j 4 per rent cnuli Imihh

( thrown In. Hmul for prioo-hsl.1 " "- >

HplIK Osmond in tlio liphlml nml enmt'ftj J« running ryclo in New Konlnnd. ()»"inond ridel's know, (ou. Hcolt Motor1nmlC\cl«) Compuny jLld.), whoro tbo good

loyoWi v*.

SOLE AGENTS

W. LITTLEJOHN and ISON, V

11, M. STEPHENS,MANNERS-STREET (opp. Opera House).

Manufacturer ofQOLID LEATHER TRAVELLINGIO HAGSDRESSING OASESPORTMANTEAUXAnd all kinds of LEATHER GOODS

Tho cheapest houio in Wellington forLeather Goods,

"ThiSVillage Blacksmith

Fludc a Headache Curs.Gladstone,

July 13111, igoo.Dear Sir,

—Iliavfc suffered

fo^years from Fronlal andBilious Headaches,have takennumerouspowders,wafers,andother thin^ Without benefit.What has cured me vvAs,.onebottle o( your wonderfulremedy. Plantekoa. Iam inbetter health, and headachesare a thinff of the past. 'Thistestimonial I#ivc voluntarily,1remain, yours,etc.,

J. G.MOLD,Blacksmith.For all Nerve Pains, BloodDisorders, Kidney and LiverDisease, Swellings, Externalor Internal Growths, Goitre,Tumours,' Ulcers,' Skin DU.seascs, , -

5/-per bottle,.EAHY TERMS.

NEW Villa Residences for Salo fromJU2S duno«lt, balance by monthlyimymonls— Tliormton, ? oi\r\ 0 rooms j jNowlmvn, '5 nnd 6 rooms;]3oxhlll, 4, 5,anil 7 rooms; Brooklyn, 4 and 5 rooms1Wand Iky, 4, 5. and 1rooms. Apply O,and A. Ucllin, Timbor Merchants, Jcr\oit<«.u»V« »

o ,TTU^AH'PAHKUItt andfOBY-i* JjL, CO.'S Largo uudPower*ir%gt^n ful Steamiihipg—JlHjkH WIMMMRA, 3022 Ton« t?eir.y^\jVICTORIA, 2008 'J'oim iWu,I|C-XUM ZKALAMDIA. 2771 TotiM Keg!"» ' Oireiunitanoeo permitting)

Will sAUttgtinder i~*' "

BOltLYIIMtILTON'AND DUNEDIN.ZvaimNDU , 'i'htH'B Feb 10 STJ^WiMMHKA. Tliiira. Alitv 1 4p.m.Vtci'ontk' (Friday Mm 2 4 p.m.FOII VMTiUOUiuJK.'"via liWj'WLTOM,

DOHMDIN,.BtiOW....mut HOBA'ICf.Wmmitk \ ThBM. I

'

W 11 4p.m.PallsitttMllfordSound.FOU NAPIKH,aiSnOltWl!;, AUOKLANJJ

V/OTOniA .ITlturir. IFeb 81 JTtn",Z»Af.ANDU IThuri* 'I Ji'eb 22 | 4run.f POU, SYDNl'iy jJiuKOT.WiMMBBA_ JJiftti. J Feb 17|^| 4p.m.

Cargo must"b* alongiide iteamer onehour before tailing time. < .All tiokeU are available alio for'Stop,

over or (Return by ANY of UNIONOO.'S STEAMERS,' and/holdew of the(J.S.S. Co.'* ticket* may travel by above,named vessels.

Head Office for New " Z«aland— Qu«»n'iChambers, WJSLLINQTON. ■' WEM'lrUOAST STEAMERS.anohpr"line of steamiSIf1,PACKETS ire appointedto leave a's under i—

for NELSON,^ WESTPORT, QREY«MOUjrH, and HOKITIKA-The t".WAVERLEY, on MONDAY, 5 p.m.Po* PATEA 'and OPUNAKE-iTh« i"AORERE, MONDAY, noon.W. ft & TUIiNBULL & UO.,

Agentg.

ff\HE undermentioned «team<JL ew will leave (oiroum-stances peimittlng), as followsi—Foi' NELSON, MOTUEia, TAKAKA,mslmd&ssfsir

For freight orjpassage, apply lo . .W. M. BANNATYNE AND CO., LTD.,'_[ _'_' Agetats1, '

THE 'PATEA SHIPPING COMPANY,LIMITED.

For PATEA-THIS DAY.6 p.m.The a.s. KIRIPAKA,

For WAITARA-Early.THOMPSON BROS., LIMITED,

Agents, 59, Foathenton-itreel.Telephone No. 633.

!gHAW/ QIVILL,ANIJ A^IOiNCOMPANY (LTD.).

THE DIRECT LINE Of STEAMERS- FOR PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON,-'VIA MONTE VIDEO, RIO DE. JANEQIO, AND TENERIFFE. .

SPLENDID UP.TO-DATE PASSENGERACCOMMODATION.

ROOMY CABINS AND SPACIOUSDECKS.Sailings' (oircumttanofls permitting) i—

m««*' *n» rt«<«iM««l dualMame, Ui£ Co » to^rt^.

TOKOMABU "fi^s'Holtue* Psb .28Au'kt'odAO'i'BA , (KKWl'rtii.ser' Mnr'

8 liVt'elt'ii"ATHjONIO 182WKempHon'Mttf 1 Wel'gt'n*ColllmUto luaSJlOnvlU Mar 29 Wel'gt'n♥GO'ttttU

" 7796Kidley Amll 3flWel'St'a«IOtMO urnCarter Miiy tlVfeVgfu-.' ■ ' ' "TwiuHorew.,

1 Speoial facilities glvta to residents inthe oolony to bring out friends, from Homeeither by pre-pay»e.it of,.pa»«ge money inNew Zealand or by guarantees,,For fulkbartloulart, apply to the Agonts,

LBVIN'k CO (LIMITED).W. AND Q. TURNBULL4 CO,

', ' ,MUgBAY> ROBERTS Ai CO.* ■

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COM-PANY'B

koyal mail line of steamers"for london,

via, monte video, teneriffe,■ and Plymouth;...Very Superior Accommodation for

Pasgengers. ' .**,_v...'M»^ 'i'bus ifrobiiW* To BallBt«anwi, iiagig,,Final jfort, ■(ibout;.

WBAKINA* .. ,8210 WolDnjfton" fetf "l8l'Al'AHOA't .. em ■—

MttfOh 18ItVAJPKHTJ«t "■ 7«0l

-April 13

KIMUTAKA* . 77Utf— " May ,10

'fOKQABIBO* , '7t)u»—. June 7'fCttltiatUiod« Junelto alto. > I' " *Twln Screw.

For freight or passage apply toTHE NEW ZEALAND Hiiil'l'lNa

,COMPANY (LTD.I. ' ,

A AH D V''""*

tIN fi

TO AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE£eaveT ArnV# AlansSteamers. AuoUlaud Sun Arrive

iftiday,/Franolsco Londau.VMTt/BA '"... "TmTT lt«\) i6 Mar 10HWiIMK ... ... Hut 3 Miir ID Mar ,81SONOMA ... .;Mjm._BJ AprilJ) April 81

CANADA, AMERICA, EUROPEAT LOWEST RATES,

tONDON IN flDAYS.

BIX DAYS LONQESI' HUE AT SEA.

ROUND THE WORLD^Id Conjunction with

ALL SUEZ Oft CAI'E LINES,1 Kenohing Europe

Either via Su«» or a»n Franoitco.6000-TON BTEAMKUS, .

17 Knots, 100 Ai_at Brltlih Lloyds,Apply for Fareii etc.,

W. il. BANNATYNE AND 00,, LTD.,/ A«ont«V

_ p AND t\ COMPANY'S ,KO7ALMAILSTEAMERSTO LONDON.''Followingare tho proposeddivtonofdeparture

frontAustralian portwfor f.ondoni—

FfIWT AND XMObID BALOON ONLY.tlteameir<

'

ions.- (flydney. Melb'fß«Britannia^ ,""7,. '6m

"fab ,8 Fob 0

Moldurlil ,„ ,„ 10000 it'eb 17ffdb 80Monffolln* . , .100IK) fob 'it MUf '.6Mooitan' „, .„ IM'J Mm* UMiir SO,„ .., 10&* Mai* » April 8Victoria* „ '' mi April IIApril 17Hlirmlft>» , 4. ... " iim April V iiny ■ 1India ' „. ... 7911 Miiy 1. Way 16(Jhlna ,„ , Uuid May -2( tfny iil/

*C'nlHifgat liobun on ronte to ftielbourno.HA'n» OF PAH*A(SW MOXM TOLONDON (Including fctaloon iPdssage toWydno*)!— -' ■ ,

Bm'UiiM.TlCJKE'i'k JM> lo X'lliOJOHNNTON & CO,. L'l'U., A«ente,

MESSAOERIES MARITIMES.-gYI)NEY to LONDON, ViiiCOLOMBO

and FARlß.~Steamori of 6500 tono, undorpostal contract with the Frenoli Govern,mom, calling at MELBOURNE, ADifi.-LAIDK,' KItEMANTLE, COLOMBO,BOMBAY, BUEZ, and' PORT SAIU,will be deipatohed monthly, as follows i*-<

MuMiinnr*.(V,(ll"wT Meiboiinie Adolnldo.bwwiuj"" Noon, 1p.m. l;p,iii,

AiiMritlloii ,„,l'e\>' 29 Mat I, Mnr 8Vlilo.dMn.Clotiit Hup % Mar S6 Mnr 81Yiui'ii ... .., AprilUJ April 20 April 28jDmnboa,,,. ... Aliiy n my U May «J■ Passengers bookod to JJouibny, India,China, Batavia, and Japan. PasstgeMoney, £25 to £75, including table winot.Return Tickets at Jloducad Mates.Englishspoken on board. For further partiauiari,>PMvlfii AND CO..LTD.. Welllneton.

WANTED to Sell, savo'ral good ioundCanes. Apply EveningPott.

" JJORODEUTSOHER LLOYDThe ImperialMall Stefttnenof this Com-pony will be deipatohed every 4 woekifromAUSTRALIAN POttTS to 80UTHAMP-TON, ANTWERP, and( BREMEN, viaCOLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ.PORT SAID,

NAPLES, and GENOA. For further par-tlouUr* see Tlulrsd»y's Pott or

OASTEND.YK & gQCKE, Ag6nt«.__AUSTRALASIAN LINE.

GRAOIE, BEAZLEY AND CO;,Of 14. Water-street, Liverpool,

Despatch Iron Venstils of the hisheit olimfrom Liverpool toWellington And Dunedlnat recrular intervalt, ,JOHNSTON AND CO,, LTD., Agentt.

ȣkfraK (TttlE TYsift" LINE,

MONTHLY DESPATCH OFFIRST'OLASS CARGO STOAMERS TO

■ LONDON DIRECT., ' ' LIST OC STEAMERS.

Bt«»m«ri.' torn. Oommtnderi

Murtrt , » 10.000 3. 0. Wl«»teNlwuru

-,« 10,000 I{. Hdllli

Mlmlro -r w 10,000 J. O. Uditont,HawkMBay -, « 8,000 A. M. KempTfltuoftHft m< w 10,000 H. V, OonbylndnUmA ~ «" 10,000 T. Trotter,lndrnghlrl

--.8,000 A lsHolllMßWOrth

lnd«d»vi ~/.. « 10,000 W. -H. WllUrt

Starof Auitralt* .10,000 V. W, Ulyttl .StnrofIreland, . » 8,000 v. 3, Kettrney >

St»r o< HootUnd .« 10.000 J, M, HartTlie fthove steamerg were,All built ipsoi-

ally for the.Now Zealand trade, fitted withrefrigerating machinery of the most mod«crn type incharge of competent onglneofs,and are noted for the exceptionally satis*faotdry conuitlon in which their " frozennieftt 1cargoes aro being delivored, , .

The Oonipany i» prepared to carry wooland of overy description. LowoitCurrent 'Rates of Freight.W. M. B/VNNATYNEBAND C,O. (LTD.)

'Ni,'AN|>' [JnTD^V AFRICAN

- s.s.'oo'v Jh^jß-H limited. ,

Under Contract to N,Z. Government.NEW DIRECT STEAMSHIP SERVICE

«.''.' TOWEST COAST UNITED KINGDOMPORTS,

FROM NEW ZEALAND, VIA CAPEHORN, MONTHLY. 'fTIHE 'following1 Powerful Stonmships,JL built' under the highest oltus atLloyd'f, will load at New Zealand porti,taking General and Refrigerated Cargo(ohooso in cool chunlbors) at lowest ratoi,for BRISTOL,LIVERPOOL,MANCHES-TER, andGLASGOWDIKECT.'' Splendid Accommodation for Flnt andThird Olaw Passengers; ,„ v

Faresi—Sttloofl. £47 Ss; Steerago, £17.Surgdon and Stewardoss carried.

■ ', r " ' " Sails from"Stoamer. -" < Tonnage. Wellington. ,

SOMERSET . ' .... 11,00 February15AYRSHIRE ■'..■.;11,000 Marph ;

fall ptrtioulnrs apply toN.Z, AND-AFRICAN STEAMSHIP CO., (Ltd.).Imperial ChamboH, Fo&therston-street.

ORIENT-ROYAL UAtl LINE.

■ OF STEAMERS'.For Plymouth and London, viaFrdnantlo,

Colombo' (tranihlpplng for all IndianPorts) andSues ,C*iial, Sailing asunderfrom Sydney and Melbourne;-*

s v.r. b'i'oiii Front- Steamiw, £'*" Hninay, Mqlb'fne""* .'.- ' Wooii. Ip.m.

oiroiiA* .„' „„ JSTs JW IO ffob 18Ophtr* ,„', ,„ 0814 fob U I'ob '27Orlant. ■» ....<■... ffi9 Mat' 10 Mnr 18, i "Twin«oiw.Fortnightly thereafter.

Fares Now Zealand to London!

—Saloon

-Single £43 to £80, Return £60 to £120.Return Tickets available'for two year*from da(o of isiu'e. Thlrd'Okes— £lß, £21),and £227 Return £32 to £30. On pay.

'/rfient'of an additional £2 ISs. First'OlassPassengers' may proceed overland fromNaples. Through Bookings toNew Yorkin conjunction with Cunard Line.First andSecond'Class Passenger* securespecial advantage* by booking,tjjrough from,New)ZealandiMnj provideqi,with.SftjooriPassage* to Auiftalia, (V/hioh are Inductedin the above, fares. Passages can be bopk«ed to or prepaid from any of abdva pdtt'i,

For further particulars, apply to > IUNION STEAM SHIP'COMPANY '

OFNEW ZEALAND (LIMITED), ,: '. Asantt in New Zealand.

'JIHJB ..AlfJilitOfl.BN LINETO NATAt,CAPETOWN, AHBLONDON

CALLINCt ATPI.YMOUTH'*^

The followlnaf aftffnMaent steamers willeftreSyDNEffof NATAL, OAPETOWNand LONDON, na follot/g i—-

,'Name of Stottmer,

* £«« Bt&nttfto8.8, AfIEBDEEN,,, ,„ am PabJ 338.8. MABA'JHON... ".' 6700 April 7'ffAltiilS.

SalOom . 'Brdolns«. ■"

teudon .„«m .„■matoatomo,odCapeandNatal M[10« .„ 41818* Od to £11 1?» 0dDALGBTV; % CO,, Lto,, Agents. > 'fl, tJuatottlioiigdiqnay. VVeillmytoni

miiioa', cook "and son,X Passenger Ag«nt« forOrient Co.. P. and U. Co,, North Ger.man, N.Z. Shipping C0.,,ShawSavUl"Co,,Messageries Maritimoi, A,<nd A.Company, Canadian Auitralian, CapeLinei, oto. '" , . /Aro you about to travel? Before book*ing your nasiagei communicate forCOWS SAlEnfc LIST' (posted free),giving tailings' and farei and general .I*formation/ofall lines.To make.your tra#el.easy, apply '

■00015% SHIPPING'6FFICB,Cugtomhouifl'ttuay, Wellington.

aojng'to W|LLIAMS( forWardrobesGo ng to.WJLJJAMS for Duchess PainGo ng o WILLIAMS for Dining Sultos"iites ' Drawingroom

9-A& Wl"|?4M^ tor Dlva«» ChairsQOME very choice Chesterfield Oolichon,p /Iflt1»lood» f Blankets, Curtainri. Car'EpU.'LinOloums,oIOm are to bo seen thure,We are oomblfltei Hottto Purnishors, Ad-'M.IMIANAKMTRBBT,next, toDrtids' Hall, Country orders packodfreo,Talophong 1420.,«„,„ II11I1

'0 BU«INKHS MKN. "

rpiME is monnjr, That aphorism is asJL old as tho hill», and is truer to-t'aythdn ever, If you want your shop, oflloe,or warohouoe, Fitted in tho shortost nos-slble lime at the shortest nosslblo prico,ring up BGI, mid Wo will 'plowo you.fitfW■ 'AND PEARCE. Builders andBlioT»flttorsj^7ft, Hopper'Street.T\ "OYSTERSf*~ OYSTERSI ,

BODEOA LUNCH, TEA, and SUP-PER ROOMS, 163, LAMBToN-

QUAY, Best pl^ce in town for. Finn.and,Oystor Monk Oystorg tent out in bottto

B""^OTH Sftxoi^Writo for frooTJooks ofvital interest about yourselves. Pott,free. Write Paul Raymond, 430, Bourke-itreetj Melbourne,

Badfirooor-bftd ton.

PJf"STAND-OUT" TEaIMfeKV'^Wl Xly°« wanrsatlflfaotlontako nof^T^te^i other-AllSood groocrs, i?fe%W?|

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MAIN-St.X., I'ALMKIISTON N, -. -, , -, t",

J^|OTORS ON lIIIIEby hour or dny. UIISIIIIIIiCdUIUTOTIIimTS

■ Will flnd this a most expnilKioua moniis IIH/l /QYIT)II7/3l QT)bf oxploring tho wouderlnml of Now 0 |l|«l«jl Mlijfl.l

WRII'K POR TERMS.

Aid tc\f■VlUlvlKw W KnlApol Undorwcnr—.—. .M.m Ha» a quality »\nrt

TO LEND finish which nppp:»«■ *m.r'JLz.Z: to folka who likegood thln^r,.in boms of |{. lft rt vorltnbio

£100 tO £10,000 IB ftb9OrM*Oljro<ncn«

On COUNTRY. CITY, anil SKS.»VT;SUBURBAN FREEHOLDS

AX BXORPTIONAU.Y W1» WTBB ttOH.or imisnEST. 7\\nt Is w!>y *he. mcrticnl protc»!'(oti

Repayment, of not »«*« than a.Wj^^v^.....&2& can bo mn.do At a»y tiin* nwrt to tho nkin.on thvoo months1 noticu.

APPr,¥ TO ANY AfIKN'OY Of DIP. VdV UlO BHko Ot boftltll llll.V

Government Insurance isq:-"AsDepartment. tvdi«*poi

j.ii. mciiARMON, WOOLLENS.Oot«nm>*n» Iniwrwic* Oomml«»lonoi

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"I'". TmiiUnu u>nl, uppundvnrllirrlrnm«(ly,pnrtnti Inutrttnenv«l-*it ulc UdLiiiuml (inulrn--; i.""'l tliv nimvft RIMPL.U MBANIIOF RRI.r*CUIin, will i,,,si(im(j .loiio-.il lioiu 1,1(10, l)»lm\, o l.yfcTi^u»s* m<)t ""ll0*"V"

'"""'HV I)i'm.«n' ; in-p.M'tioii umi,,l.ArtdrcsßtA'.MlNriß,(l.P.o.,SYnNP.Y. » '■ »"'" A. iMUn, Timbu »I.h.li.mii<, .lor.

agiHMIHMMMMNMMNNMMMMMUIMMMM M'Uquay,

Murray, Roberts, and 00. report— Weoffered 2500 skins, 800 hides, besides ft,ouantlty of bags and oddments of Wool.There \Vfts a hrgo attendance, of buyers,ftnd prioes wetd well up to last sale'srates for ftll lots, with ft hardening ten-dency fo* wool. Wool— Crossbred, mo-(Mum to fino, Bjd to fljdpar lb, lambs 8dto 10^(1 Per lb, pieces and bolliea Sid tb7d per Ib, looks and lnforior pleoo<» 3dlo 4Jd J)or lb, Skins—Crossbred) coarseto medium Bid to Od, crossbred, doadmd inferior 6jd to 8d per lb, lnmbs 74dto 9d per lb, short to half wools 6Ad toBitl per Ib, polts (shorh) lid lo Zs 6deach, short wools (groen and damp) 3s6tl to 4s 2d oaoh. Hides— Uood meciiumox S^d to 6ct wr lb. good medium cows

!id to Bid por lb| immagod and inforior3d io Sicl per lb, calf (mocllmn to goad)61d to tid por b, calf (damaged and ill-ferlorl 3£d to did per lb.'Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, report!

—Wool

i-O*t»WffUs oompt-ifloct principally bag lotsonly. *W6 quote as follows— Crossbredflsßoe.7j<l to 9d, lambs Bid, plocos andcrutohiHttS" 42d f5 Sid, dead wool 5Ad tofjcl, lddK» 3|tl to 4id. Shoopskins— Prioosivere firm At last snle rates, Wo qttbtd!--Halfbrtdi, and halfbrod merino up- to 9id,goodi/aroMMwl BAd to 9d, lambs 8M to9d, d>W-7d to 7J(I, jpolta from 2s 6d to3s 7d, ferokan and damaged pelts Is loIs.lOaVlnTevlor tvrtd brokon skins 6d tofjtt, UratglfM.Bicl to Md. Hldes-PrioesWero »BMtde higher tlinn last ealo rates,we miole as follows!— Medium ox SJdto 6dj inferior ok 5d to s^l, out andslippy, dx Sid to sjjd, medium oows S|do 6(tlj inferior cows Sid to sgd, out andilippy >bows 4d to sid. Onlfsklns— Nojood.lliies offerhig. medium 6id td IIA,<

nfdrMm to bid, elippy 5d to Sid.Mlow- (In casks),, frdb 18K td 2ls 3d.Hohe Hldo rtirtllsoa bi,iMessw, Lbvin arid Co., Ltd,, report!—Wh- offered ft midntity of wool fadgtediind.balMi 3000 eltlhe, and 350 hides, alsosdftlfl tttllpw and horse hair.

'Tho woolBdM lit, full i'fttos.-Sklns—there vws i.

fl-dqd doffllind for skins, with upwardtettyfloy ahd All lots were strongly com-beted for. Wo auote!— Merinos Bid- togjdi' flue crossbred 81d to Old, odarso Bid.to, ffd, clehd skltjs 7Jd to 8(1, short wools7d to Bid, woolly pelts, green 3s 9d to4s 3d, bare polt^ 2s to 2a lid, woollylambs sklnr, gi«een 3s to 3« Od. barel«mb»' polU is 9d. Tallow— Oaski! idhilr.ls 7kl por lb. Hides-Tils marketWM very.strong and ldsfc sale prioesl weroftil y maintained,, .Wo riifoto i-Ox hidesSid to 6id, cow hides 3d lo Sid, out andsftwpy hftle« 4id to B|d', todfsklns 54d to7«1,

MAIL NOTICES.'Subject (o.neeeftdry Mttentlfltti ntalU will'oldi« At ths CUKf Fait Oltlflo at under :-' 'for.ITew Piymoutliand Auckland, per Msn«wstU tralri, dally,6,30 a.m.

fIATUUDAY/ 3rd FRUBfAnY.fit lSitllioiifd add Cheviot, pet Wnftfltu,

lkFor Nelson, Westpbrt, Oreymouth, »nd Hokt-tlkn, per Afahlira, 6 p.m;For, Southern Oftt'ces of New Zetland, per

KotoitUhana, 7.46 p.m.For NeUon, per Rotoltl, 7.45 p.m.For KUlkrftira ftnd Cheviot, per Baden Powell,

7.48 p.nv1 ,MONDAYi Bth FEBUUAIIY.For Nelson, Wetituort, Qreymouth, and Hokt-Uka,per Komiyii, 11.20 s,m.

1 For MOtuekt, via Wnlkawa tnd AdmiraltySays, per Manaroa, 11.20 a.m.

For Plototi, Menliplm, l'retioh Pitt, mdNelaon, per Pateena, 12,20 p.m.For Napier, Cll«borne, and Attoktand, per

Walkare, J.20 p.m. , .For Southern Office* of New Zealand, per

Mtraroa, 6 ti.m.>WEDBKSDAY, 7th FRBttWATtY.for New Plymouth and Auckland, per Tik«.puna, 4,20 p.m, , 'Money Orders for United State*, CanxU,

United Kingdom, and Continent of Karopi»l» San Franoltdo, 4 p.m

faraef Mall for I'nlted Statei, 0 p.m.Heglstered oorreipondeneo for deipttoh by

Srtli Fi'AnoliAo nmll, fi p.tn,For, .Southern OflloM of New Zealand, pet""^'ifilfimlAt. Btli FEflftUAttt,For Samoa, Sandwloli Islands, Japan, Amerloa

W<m IndlM; United Kingdom, and ConMxetltof Kucdpe, via San. Ftnricltcn (duo London10th Miiroli) per Manawatu train, 6,30 a.m.SATOttDAY, 10th FKBRUAUY.

For Ceylon, India, China, Stralte Sctttementi.Soutli Africa* al«o Continent, of Europe,andUnited,Klngsom, via. Brlndlyl (duo Lohdon24th March) (for »peolnlly addreftted,oorre-epondeiice only), per Monowal, 1 p.m.

For Australian StAtes (due Sydney14th Inst),per Mnnnwrtl, 2 p.m.For Nelson, Wentport, areymouthf"and Hokl-tlkrt, per Arnliura, 7,46 p,m, ,Tlie next best ■despatch for Continent ofBttrdfg ««d Uhlted Kingdom will be W»Ba«i "Francisco, ologlng at Ohlef Post Offlae,Wellington, 9»i Thiirsdny, Bth Februar/, at6,40 a.m. (dti« Lohdon 10th Maroh). Money

orders for dupaech by this wall mutt beprocured before 4 p.m. on Wcdneiday, 7thFebruary. All reglitered correspondents andparcels for United stnt« »nnt be preientedbefore 6 p.m. on .Wednwdoy, 7th February,aH,?1!'1i?H?ISW "P«.ol<1«a, registered lettersnimt be hinded In at.d money brderi obUlnedone nour before, and parceU-poit mtlli thirtymlnum before, the ordinary mall olotei,< J. A, lIL-TTON, Chief Poitmatter.

TELEGRAPH MAIL.NOTICES.Ua.\U for ths CtommoriweitHh of Atwtralln,

Ceylon, India, China, Japan. fltralU Settle-menu, also South A(rlo<\, Continent ofEuropetnd. United Kingdom olo«e at Dluff, per Ma-heno, at 3,30 p.ifl. on Monday. Btli February.Malta MAustralia, Tasmania, Ceylon, lndli,China, Mm, tn<\ Stralti^Settlementi. «lioSouth Afrlet..Continent of Kurope »noTbnlt«dKingdom, eloie at Auckland, per Mokola, at4.10 mm. on Monday, fltli robruary.Mafld for Ton«a, Samoa, and Fill elate ntti^MhsP M Wetln"d*vnhdom,,vla San FranoUioo, olono at,Auckland,per Ventura, en Friday, m February ?tipitn*

METEOROLOGICAL,TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

Wlnd,-L, lltrht; br. bfe««4j l b, «miibr««*fl( ,:«« g, mod«r«te g«l«{ 8. wlw« orHOAvy Hit} /w, grtlo o( exoeptlonsi Severity,,W«iHller.~fl, blue dky. b« (lie atniMpliere

dear it hsavy j O, olotias, pawiliig eloUdi \ a.drl««llnB winIV, toggyIO. gwomy, djrkntUfflH M,hftlls L, figltlinlng; M,.m«tyiO, Oftmtt, tli« witoli sky ooversd with tuloKeloudii ,Vf pacing,«l<ower«i <i, «|u»llyjiß,?4ln, eontfiiued rfitli 8, snowj T, thunder;U, ugly, tHrfest^iilng tppeartnee.

WBAirHBR JOJBBOAfIT'IfOft 34 HOUIIb VHOM0 «.ffl, TODAY,

Wind.— fltroiiff from tho southward At AllnlncM north oi Napier and Oftpe Egmont;moJcrftte 'ro'nt souCliward ol«dtrliei-e duringMilla to 20 hours, changing to strong north-erly titter llidt) time.

J)aromßter.-ltl*o t\6W\y genewlly, but full-ins at all plnoes soutllwurd nf Nnpler tnd Newl'lymnntliafter from 12 to 20 hnurl., ,

Sei,"rllettty on all western ooMt snu itOhob dttnpbtil. Wodernt6 «l«o#here,,,T!d«,— lllgli on ffcMcrn oon«t of North »"Ifttid ftnd at Cape Campbell; good on uttttnom»i from Euib Onpo southwards. Moderate

*!lUoin*'l#^robable In tlio Soiilh iiland titir*warhl'itg ilgnnl for ndrtlierly gale Is et-tilblted Ai NUggtt Point., SYNOPSIS OP tiABT 24 HOUItS.V«ryllttU ntbvement of bMmcter g)yi«r«lly.

Mod«mtfl 16 (ttwng wltttts lmvii tjeen provnlctu,OHd prlnolpfllly from the southward, and ruinhas falltn ,st a good many pmu«« ,In thoKort.Us.snd. ,,

A.MfflK,gittiirday, 3rd February, 1306,

shall bo a. training-Bchool, a centre ofintellectual progress, and the mide\w ofa luturo University, nhd are prepared10 give liberal financial support to sucha Bchomo.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.Henry Hope.--In the previous oa«e« to which

J>ou refer clx wveral oflcnote wwo charged,and tho perpetrator* wcro well ltnown to thopolice.

Evening Post.SATURDAY,FEBRUARY3, 100 6.SIR JOSEPH WARD AT WINTON.

Tho Premier's monopoly in tno \>m.queting business wte infringed, and'very successfully infringed, by his secondjin command At Winton on WednesdayInert. The- PostnviatcivGeiieral has fowpersonal onemios, nnd' \\\ are not sur-prised to hoar that 'tlie honour thus paidlihrt by his constituents attracted "n,large and representativegathering," nndthait the proceedings throughout; wtro ofam onthttslaist<io charaeW. Sir Joseph,Ward's projected departure to ropresentthe colony nt ttoo Postal Conference tobo held in Rome furnished the occasionfor tb cotnipiimemt in, which many wereglad to participate whodo not otull them-selves supporters of the Government,and their guest accordingly felt con-■«tra,l(iied to taboo party polities ■ bub heifound plenty of interesting matter totalk aboutnevertheless, In dealing withtilt* colony's obligations to Victoria inregard to the recent lia'lf-milllon loam,'and urging thoit, "tho fact that New Zea-land went lo Victoria for money didnot ipu't Now ZealandIn an inferior oat*gory," Sir Joseph Waaxl' scorns to Ivavemade tho mistako of taking tho post-prandial I'hetorio of Mr, Thomas Benbv liable too seriously. "Wo need notcare <\> button about Gatiada or NowZealand," «a.id the Victorian Premier inhis own classical style at the Exhibitionluncheon. "They talk about New Zea-land, yeb when she wants money shecomes to Victoria. She ha« come forhalf a million, bub Imanaged te gotahead of her," There is no harm inbrfcoay bluff of this description from sucha man «s Mr, Bent, (Mid, thmtghit isjust ins weilmob to wttemipt to answerit inkind, to meet ib by,«6lemnly urginglimb "a» amatter of fact, money-lendingcountries had neb generally been themo"»t prosperous in the broad sense" isat lc*sb equally futile..If Mr. Bentdoos not care a button for us, he willnot be induced lo change his mind bythe argument that it is bettet to borrowmoney than to own it.

From the Postmaster-General's remarkson the subject of further borrowing InLondon nl the present lime nobody willbe found to dissent. The London moneymarket has, Indeed been "hypersensitive"lately,andNew Zealand hn* suffered withAustralia, though in a smaller degree,from its fastidiousness. Better,however,than making Melbourne our market in-stead of London would be to make themost ol our local resources, according tothe suggestion of the visitor from Mr.Bent's own colony which we discussedyesterday. Two political announcementsof importance were made by Sir JosephWard with regard to the coming session.The oft-repented enquiry as to what Mr.Soddon is going to do withhis big majo-rity Is answered when we know that heis going to set them to revlso the tariffthere Ismany months' workIn thatheroicundertaking for oven a larger nrmy thanMr. Seddon has nt his disposal. "Theland laMjs would alsobe considered,"saidSif Joseph, and the question of grantingthe freehold discussed. He did riot thinkthe freehold would,be granted In cohneo*tlon with lands under the Land for Set-tlements Act." As tho Premier's lasttdntement on th« subject was to thesameeffoat, we tritit that the eduntt* may beconsiderednafe from tho danger threatenedby theMinisterialsupport accordedtoMr.Bourne's Amendment to the Land for Set-tlements BUIhut session. If in Additionthe tenure of theselands in tho cate of allfuture seleotlons Is to be made perpetual,lease with periodical revaluations, a con-siderable Instalment of the Ideal landpolicy willhmbeen realised,andIt mayreasonably be hoped thnt a few years'experience of the new tenure wilt showsnohgood results as to lead,to Its generalapplication. In the good wishes of SirJoseph Ward's constituents for a pros*flerous journey and a, successful missionwe heartily concur. Though his railwayadministration has come In for severecriticism from time to time, his com-petence to represent the colony worthilyat the Postal Conference will be chat*longed by few, and the pioneer workwhich under his guldtthee the colony liftsachieved in thematter of thepennypost*ago will secure for Its1 representative arespectful hearing, which he may botrust,ed to use to the best advantage.

THEEDUCATION OF THE NEGRO.

The subject of the education of thenatives is occupyingmuch attention on thepart of both races in Capo Colonynt pre-sent, and theproblemhas some points incommon with that which is still far frombeing completely solvodin Now Zealand.Tho proportions of tho respective racesdiffer widely, and tho Maori so far hasnotshownthe ambitionnor tho self-relianceof the bottor*cl«ss negro. In enoh casethe eduont'lonal foundation was originallylaid by Christian missions— a fact whichtho State,evenIf it would,cannob Ignore.In Cape Colony the establishment of a,native college is under dlsaumlon, andItsnecessity is admitted. The unlives do-sire higher education for themselves orfor their children, and those who canafford to do so nre resorting in Increasingnumbers to American colleges, whencethey usually return with notions which donot greatly commend thonisclves loBritons at the Cape. Tho present pro-posal, whloh is warmly supported bothby Europeans and natives, Is tluin sotforth In one of the recommendationscoh-Inined In a recent report of tho NativeAlTiilis Commissioni— 'That a centralnative edliego or similar institution be es-tablished, ftlidaided by the various Wtates,for trainingnativo landlord nnd in orderloafford opportunitiesforhigher edticotonlonativeBtiidtints." Therearo weighty ob-jections to any purely socttlnr system ofeducation for the African people, not tholeast of which wouldbo the Icriousbreachof continuity with nilexisting educationalsystems. It is thoroforeproposed that allthe missions that, have established nndmaintained educational institutionsIn thopust shouldbe representedon tlie hovcmi-ing body of tho college, and that lo meetthe needs of the various religious bodiesdenominational "hostels" should bo estab-lished, their heads tb be nominated bychurch committees. Tho circum-stances respectively of Capo Colony nndNew Henliittd ln-»regard to nativo mtit-tor* vary no widely that comparison i«diflloult, nnd any nttempfc to draw aprtrttllel would be misleading. A schemeof n- central eollegft with denomina-tional "hoiilels" would not commend It-self here to eltlita r«be, Kven It. mirmuch sirlnuer field, tribal and local feel-ing is so strong among tho Maori peo-ple that they consistently oppose anyscheme of centralisation; while, as itappears from the discussion now in pro-gress at the Cape, the African* welcomethe Idm of a& iutowtato college which

Iho ldon is not n now one, forit lias already been realised to agreat extent in Lovedalo- College, Ihoproperly of the United Free Church ofScotland, which has been conducted withremarkable bucccm by Dr, jnmes Stew-art, described as the "Grand Old Manof South African miwion work." Thisis already an interstate, institution, andits venerable head hns no objection loitabecoming also interdenominational andpassing under State control, the in-terests of tho founders nnd nativecontributors bring duly safeguarded.Dr. Stewart, however, is failing inhealth, and though he is deeply interest-ed in tho subject, and oblo to expresshis views, is not now in a position to

fivo any activo assistance to tbo work,ho necessity of a comprehensive Bystem

of negro education is generally admitted,and no serious objection seems to bomi*ed lo tho scheme ns so fnr dctlned.The native petitions hnvu opposite thosignatures a space for jn'omisoct contribu-tions, and remarkable liberality has beenshown, something like £60,006 being ex-pected from this source towards initialexpense*, whilo at the samo lime it isfully Understood that nmdenU will beroquirod to pay fees, Tho Commission,in its report, points out thnt tho eourofeof training would have to bo carefullyarranged to suit the needs and iho pro-Bent slnle of development of the people,Tho instruction, it says, should be largelymanual and industrial, including "simple,scientific, and sanitary principles, tem-perance, and the elementary rules of hy-giene"—words which might easily betaken for an extract from n report of ourown department of native scliools. Asthe Cape Times mys i "To .direct thenative mind according to tho Cape Uni-versity examinations Nrould be prepos-terous. The authorities would have locut themselves altogether ficc from Kuro-pean traditions of what shouldbe taught,We- do not want to turn our natives intott race of clerks or professional men " wevaiifc to civilise them and develop theirmind.11 nnd characters. This 1b hot to bedone by matriculation courses and leav*ing certificates, by a littlo Latin and ftlittlo French anda littlo algebra." Thisapplies eqully woll to New Zealand—where, however, the natives so far haveshown no great desire either for clerk-ships or a professional career.

AUSTRALIA'S PROBLEM

Mr.Denkin's remarks on Australia's ur.gent ncod of increased immigration havecreated anexcellent impressionin the- OldCountry, nnd even such candid critics asthe St, James'sGazette nnd thoFall MallGiißotto find In them, "« lioalthy sign ofprudence nnd foresight." Public opinionin Great, Britain has been recently muchoxerclsed fts to (hedisposalof her surpluspopulation, nndMr,Denkinnaturally findsit'very ready to lospond to any sugges-tion to render some of Australia's surplusknd availablefor the purpose. Hithertotho pioblom hns been left to,ITio indivi-dualStales to deal with, and so HUlo havethey done recently thnt In the five yearssinw the Commonwealth has beoh formedthe population ha* remaitiod practicallystationary, so1 far ns additions from theoutsido worldare concerned. Somethingbetter than the individual nctton—or in-action-Msneeded, as thePedotal Premierrealises. The matter Is one, he says, Inwhich"the Commonwealth and the Statesmust boelowly andintimately Associated,"and his speech on Wednesday la*t out*lined ft scheme of cooperation. "H theStates wouldmake land easily Availableto satisfy the inflow of Immigrants," hosaid, "and come to on agreement In re-gard to thft manner they eonvpete for lm*migrants, the Federal Government wasprepared lb submit a Bill next sessionnskfng Parliament to advertise- AustraliaIn England nndbring out sultnble immUdrantsat cheap fores, thus oomnotlng withCa|ndfl, TheGovernment wouldalsopro.pose a scheme for bounties to encouragenew producers." This is good as far as Itgoes, but it still seems lo leavo toomuchto the chances which are responsible forthe nrosent position. The land questionis obviously at the root of the wholetrouble,and though tileresumptionpf thovast unused areas lit present monopolisedby thesquatters mustbedoneby eachStatefor it«olf, an enormous stimulus could b«<given by theFodernlFnrlinmciit by meansof nstiff graduatedland tax. Thebest of.theflcccsslble territoryhnslong since beortgrabbed, anduntil itpasses into the handsof moii ready to till It, It must remain a,sheep walk under Indigenous grasses.Subsidised immigration mid wholesale ad-vertisementwillbe futileunless they havea vigorous land policy tobuild upon. ItIs only through the Innrl that the rightsort of population,whichThe Timespro*porly calls "the most valuable of all as-sets." will bo nttraelod to people themighty territories of Australia with ftmighty nation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.The postal luithorltios hftve reccJvodInformation Hint tho Mnmikn left Sydney

for Aucklandon Wednesday ltt«t, nnd has263 bags of Knglinh «nd Austrnllnn ninlls.Of this number 110 bugs tiro for Welling-ton, nlirl^hev «ro expected to rench llclCby thoNow Plymouth exprwa onMondnynight.

Tli6 domi exi'res*tt'flln from Now Ply.mouth did not, reach Wellington »intll 9o'clock In&fc night, instead of tho ustinlhour, 7.30 o'clock. This wasduo to thetwin being nearly uvn hours Into inreaching FftlmerMon, Tho delay wascitusod by the derailment ofnil engine and(lived trucks, pnrt of a goods train, litWangnehu (near Turnklnn) nt mldHfty yes*tci'dny. Paesongers on tho down nnd uptrains bud to bo transferred during thenflotnoon tuid ftvening. 'Hie line wa«cleared last night.

Tho iStnto Conlmines DopnrtmcTit hnsacquirediho drilUhed nropetly inStout-street for tho estnbllgfimenfc of a Statecoal depot,

Yesterday; tho Fire Brigndb \vw sum*monecl tol'irle-stveet, whet-o some clothesin tho kitrheh of a houw occupied byMr, ,T. t tigging were found lo hnvo beenon fire. Tho dainago done was of n(riding nature.

The clllswns' tccepUoh to tho Welling'lon members of the Now Zeahmd font*ball tenm (MeMi'i", Wnllace, Robcil*. nndM'Qi'cgor) will tnko plncc at Iho TownHall on Bth Mnrch, Particulars of thoarrangements ni'o advertised.

Mr, H. Doßuelmmp nnnounces thnt lieititflias to «eek lc*efcfclion ns a innnbrrof the Wellington Harbour Hoard, Theelection will tnke place on Monday,10th February.

At Hie Y.M.U.A. 10-nlghfc Mr, X 1)1-nmnl, of MolboiiMio, Is ndverllscd lospeak, nnd nt the inmilhly young men'smeeting on Sunday afternoon Mr. Lewis11, Ingram, off Harley Collego, liondon,will speak,

On Monday we shall offer some grenfcvalues In ladles' tindeiclotlilng, includ-ing nainsook, longclnth, and merino nil*dcrwenv of nil deserlplloim, These emn«prise « mamifftottiror'« Mock of samples,(ire all porfeolly fresh, and we got themfrom 26 lo 33'1-3 per cent, under usualprices. Call in and inspect, ibem— itmeans money saved,—At Klrkcaldle'BQmt Siuuincr Sale,-»Advt.

PORT OF WELLINGTON.tttkmOV WL& MOOSf ¥OR »tIBRUARY.'Calculated tor New Zealand Mean.Time).-

flrtt qoirter- - -'g' fA«£'J-ull moon.. mm m 9 7 Ijp.m.' 'Law <ifiart« "« ~ - 1$ 252 P'Ml

Hwmoda- -

« « 23, 727p,».HIOHWATKR., ">>

TB.fcy-.11.8a. a.m..}■ 0 p.m.fle-MWrow-0.12 a.m.1, 0.34 p.m«""" . : ■

* «tfK,.

yebnaiy 2— Araltui'ft, m, 771 f«B». I*fy*t*'-

wick Rfll/e'(2), tobonie, Mesdaihrt*«* 'Wrf 2 OUldreo, Barker "fldftr,s- ""'iffl1Jl«toher( Bottgiuo aad, 2 ohrf<f«nv

f,Wh*.-.M'DermotW.VhlrtiMl, B?b6lM and oftlfd «*H<"" OtlftSW, Bl*ui(ffl. Hfttl.MaaUiW. B«&n«tU HWi

mi&, Tofti|?«n, GrinUnWn, flfewwt, V6\Mk,Wllli, Jernw, TBoinpton, Orainger, Dai'tnanv»ulh«rlaß<r^lfby. Rlwhle, Oamplon, Shallcra**,JonwyAl^n, Brooki, M'Caul«y, HfwVen, Cull,foWl, Jf««i*l«, La»!tW»d. Brjunt) 88 steer-

3-W«te«l,"-«^«M tdn#, Baok-"ir'ui, itXha Plflton. Pa«eri«r«i suroon--■ uuiM retbt. Heiton, Chapman, Kinder. John-■ton*Owffll6 OrM,PWn««njf. *&*t o«. j"B«ntW. fcl'Ou loob, Mfiidame* Hare, wenurd'"'2SS anilf fjtm..ua m.

Wbcuary.^t'ot0"I"'l^1"'1^%,SU to». Oel-llni. ffoift \Wu\tdn. ?ass«»gers! mmrAndrew, Mrfler, flarv. Olufdg«, aflroy. OOld-"nhum, Ho))kiiiiion, ailrav,,«°2?tf lt*3v attuAS'"KoUW, tl#lhgf«»tie, Martli;' LMrtjlw*lt«t Mll«.Jorn? OitfriftTW, Bm&t, jKMge, Taylor

""■(«( UflflU, i>l<o«i' Allkeui.,Court i», Aul»e;.AiKirk. Hqdg«. UnmbArt, Bird,Pettli;HMum Butler, Aefeley, Yon fiadelwn, Abe,sneddon, Beimt«, Mawfi,HtMt Laingr Hlek-'"ttott; H«Hde»oß, Brown-and- child, Butoher

L iwo ohildren, #fld maId. j|«l or, Jl'»owell<■ Kmfa Wilson and a children,, fta«b and, 2iot», Anderson, Griffith* and 3 children, BUdd,

Bob won. miMs mlfamto, Bwwn. dllruth«nd 2 ohlldren, Wllliliwon (2), Thd>ttft«l, Curdtttd 2 children. Rev. Krurw, fir, M"fiowell,.■ wrA»dS,V VDitoh,'ynumj.matt,Boyd, Witaon, St«««rt (2). >Vllohr Lalna,OoldMitum,. nMmott.tttiHhmn, Berry (2),. Bra#n, Mfcohelf, Meflo*. mi1I«n, Jri««r,-RtvenlitU, -mat,

-Cooper. Walker, Tanner,

Ctsey,- BroiTO *idiin*n, ttarttj fiulV -Stereflji,, Clarke, T«m«X wff4 (^{yCP*' BWdbrlek).Nerllle, Budtl, tfobttuon. uhderwdOd, Cooper,'cnarkwn, Able, Sneddon, Andenon, Wlldllig,Curd,,Maudiley, Wylle, Hermann, Raw, Jones;

M/ebmry'3~Mosf4kt,M/ebmry'3~Mosf4kt, «, 2715 tU, "Worriiiiimm Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, JMinedjn, andLytteltofli, Fassengent: Salooa

-;HMtt Auld,gtSM, Coikley, WorraU, Avl#, M«r«dlth, Rleh.inond. Caihman. Kewman. Uerbirt (3), Bond,Jtoottt. Hill, Jtoloney, Heblsy.J Oronln (AZI«J«, KoblMon, Jlltchlnjon,M'Ctetolile, Arndt,fltl»»rlo(*, fi\Wtn, Beld, Boyd; Citron. Me«-dime* M1toh«ll, Arndt,Phlpptf, «nd child, Page,Mtdfleldi, BVdiH, SicoUon, clilld, and nuree,Vorm, iiertdtth, Brown, Hralk and threechildren, taanoa,< SuntVoodle^ Hull, nuns Andchild, 7jr«wnian. Smaljl ana ohlld, Herbert,Wdiniii^ WlHo.rd. ohlM.. iffU mAld, .Wilbleynnd 2 children, Ultahlnoon,- Little and oFillci,Cuptaln Maxwell, Mmtt.,1 Evuim, Ooakley,' Wfiltta, Haitian, Todd, ndu (2), M'KlndleyVorg» (2), Solan, Jlered thj Dlrnant. flndlav,FeorAn, Jldlsney, V&t&Uv Dunwaodle; Haaft(2), Wood, niton, Mdsy* Herbert, Oownle,ci<nhall,.Kldninii, Powl<(y, PrM«rr, Wrlaglei-worthVßlah. KerehomtL/.Turrier, Hill, OnitW,

■ Tinner, Qiti, Halts, ttesn, KtWll, HMkeyAOMeff, Innam, tittle, Jivew, Cotterell, Cant,WewMan,;aulni|,,ftige, Phjppi, MlramS, Vtv<gruion, Black, Hadfleld, M'Lommn; 82 tteoNage,

februarr J-N«Unguru, w, 84 ton*, Stevens,from Bl«nn«tffl.3-Mon, tt, 98 tow, fawyeri frbiri'

"3 -mo, Barqwentlk'e, M ion»"Bolm, for Sydney* . 'yebnury 2-Def,jnder,v,117 toni, JamiMon,

■ February 2-Blunholm, m, 88 ton*, Shaw,lor fllenheurf. . i m , ,J"ebruiry 2^-Aoisre, if, 49 tern, Tlnney, fir

February 2-Ktritl, tt, 60 ten*, WMirup,rtWitiy 2^-Tai««k, it, 67 tons, 'QibinHH;

fit SOson.February 2-Opa«a, ci, 64 toni, Eokford, forBlenheim. . , , ,, , ■» ',February,&-Oh4rie« Bdw«>d,i W, 148 toiw;GtiStm, tor Ne)««n and Uokim.February 3-Jlatatuft, m, 4179 tow,Maxwell,

for London. >

J-e^fuary S-Walhul, «, jtfl1^ iflekili'om,for Ptototi and tfelitoiu P&imsngeH—Htfodti:'Tor Pioton— Mimes MlUngton, Letch, Rdptyae■ ©, Mm. Gordon, Mown. Hame,Vt**tr. ForSJIiOSsMISMs Becbyden, Buiterj Hutiameafieonyndetl and 8 children, M«»r*. orahani,SecbyndMr

nxpeartoAfiair^ti..Aitntrot, H»v«)oek and.Sound*, 3rdQueen of th« flduth, Boston,: 3ruMapourlka, West Otitsi. Kelson, Pioton, 4thWallwre; BUflidin 4Bd LytteltonV 4tblioooyA, Southefn port*, 4th >

Mtraroa, tiyttciton, 4th~'

t*U*M,Him,4th,'Hinemoa; Aooklaßd, 4tttBleflhetm. Blefilelnf, 4thAorere,P««iJ,,4th "OUiit:, Blenhelttii 41HSjorin, Lyttelton,BthTilune, Adcklifld, .dtaborne, Napier, 6thTiUptina, OnehungoandKinrWymatrtli; 7thOorlnna, Southern pott*, 7thWarrlmoo, Sydney, 7thN»»ni, Iljland Auckland,Bth

t

'.SW(lJ?.'*fllfl({t.Bt« ffl«'1' - -/ Aotet,. left JPlymoirth 18th D«Mmber,*UCtpetown and Hobirt; due about 7th Febru-''"U'it. of Attitttltt, left London tit Aat-- " tnlUnporU, Auckhmd, and JfapWr;Me about

Cip« Coho, left N«w 7ork ltih Noteiibertla AiKtralian port* and Auckland; due abouifith Jeoruary. , oAyrshire, lett.LlrerpMl 11th SeotnibeK fltAiMtmllan porU) and Auckland', due about

papuro*, Jett -PiyinoutH,..lit Jintidrj';,tli;" Capetown and Hobuftj dv« about 19th f«b-rocorinthl(*, l«h Lo'nddn lith /January, till

Capetown, and ttobtrt; due about th#26th Pebfuary. " <pipinut,left London 2nd Janu(iry;.tl«>C«p*

Hobart, and Auckland;antabout 28tn;«Vr* roYroY'' Boßtlitnd, lto-t'andOriim De«ettl.

tteh vlt AiMtrallan ports and Auckland; 4wtbtnib 3rd MJrfln., , f , ,Bwex, le(H tl*«pooljllth <fanbary tla Aus-

trilltn porM and AuokUnd; due abont ths4th March,

- "Ktwpehu, left Plymouth 27th January, titCapetown, and Hobart ; due about the

-.'■ -SertSfiSi,'..1«A New t(iri3l»t tJedeiber tla' AtUtrallart potti ifld AlidftfflhdJ due about'gtar of kew Zealarfd, left Jf«w York 3fliii

■" jTinuary, *li Atutrallan ports and AUflklahdj„ due »Miit 19th*P*&i'Jli< ■'"' "fhsrort ie'fVJilterpooilit KbfsfflfiJrr' ,

".■ ■ TJI|I« ,E Utarftuoii; MttVtW Tort 17th Ka-■' 'Tli&B ttrihitn, Ttti Mthbotg 13th Jinti-

Mary Moore, left NewaSitl# 27tn January,'"-, " PBOJBCTBD KBPARTORES.ftotomihana. Lyttolton, 3rd.ygun«uroi.Blenhrim,,3Bi

Ar»hura, S«fion,And wStCokil; 3rilinktrtoA, WMtpOtt, 3rd, ,Me«»W, Sydney;3rd, , |TokcioMiru, TlnMrUf 3rd in ,Wakatfl, Lytteltdn Via <soi«t, 3rd .. " M4oi«,"P««i. 3rd '. !iitonnblttJ. Wanganul, 4th. Rotoltl. Selton, New Plymouth, md One.

Manama, Motuek*. fitli , '..,Walktf«, Siplef, Olabdrne,.Aupltiifid, BtaKoonya, ,Kel«on and West Coast,Bth§ueen, of th« South, fdxtitn, Billlenhrin, Blenheim,Bfh

-Mariroa, Cnteiton, Btli" " .pUem^JSeUm nnd,.#«Wpn, fthAorere. NittMA Opunafte,M ,w*t«r/«y, irsiion nnitWrtt waitj (kbHula, Wartganu), 6thTrinut, Waltara, 6thTasman, NeMort and ffo'tuika*, 6ihWalnul, Pleton, 6th , ,Tilune, Lytteltonand Ditaedlh, 6tH

1 MaPMlrlkvi, PtotOH, Nelson; Wett Co«t, 6thTtxapuna, New Plymouthand Onehunga, 7thOj»«wa, Blenheim, 7th

BY TBLEORAPfI,LdJJCbJJ, iittl February,

Arrlred— Rlmuiakfl. from Wellington.' SB^OASTLE, 3riy«brusry;L ««lf«a— Con«f*floe .Oral*, and Helen Oehhy,

*****%ffi#m*mt,.AitJted— Zealtndla (noon), from Auobtarid.f,..ed-Ayr,h.re, for Auckland^ijtjfuary

fialled-Rirawt (10,9 ii.rit.), foi;, onefatidga,A

-.., . 3rd rwruarf,'Artlted

—takapun* (4,46 t,m,), icotA one-

<*' ' «AW, OA>?, 3rd February.

Hlnemo* jtassed louth « 8 a,m. .fOX'COV, 2nd nMift.A«lwd —^«#tt «t the Bouth p,m»),

Arrired— Hlmitangl (8 »,«.V, frool'Welling-ton. WOrOK, 3rd Pebrutty.

Airived— Defender (7.30 »,«,), Irom Welling-ton, '

,^BLEItHEIU, 3rd Februi'ry.

Arrived—

Opftwa attd Blenlmlm (3 *,a.),

. Arrived-

Pttwtu. («.?0 *.».), .Oli*r\e«Kd«ward, (6.30 A.m.), and Tum«n (6,8 a.m.), fromTo «all— JfapdiiVlfe* (3p.m.), for Ploton.

, flitted-

Somorwt (2.10 it.to,), fw l'brtOhalmefi. '.l " 3rd MtthMry., ArHr^d-Vl'fltdVl* (6.3S a.m.) and MimoA(10.10 ».nr,), from Wellington, ,„- To Mil—. Kfipnyft rt p.m.), Mflwroa (8.30

p.m.), and Wimare (ll.Ji p.m.), for Welling-ton. . ?PORT OHALMER9,3rd KMmiflry.

, Airiwd-SdMenst (10 a.m.), from Wellington«nd Lytrtltflb. - . ,Aw, a. <n BLUIfi1,2ntl February.Salfodl-VrjnaW, for Auefclnnd.

OAIIGO BY THE MATAT^A,Ths SBiw-Snvllt eteamer MaUltta, wliloli{wiled for tendon this niornlngf, took tho tol-lpwlntr c»tg6 frohi J»ew ZeaUtid p6tU!—From

oatowe* .mMofi, 24,378 out-on*" )<ini», f837, bale* wool, 8170 boxm but-t«h 21ft ckttt jheae, 302 eaekn ooctefoot, 107rcarts tnllow, IM premier Juitlofl, 1W omiltttg,M orntes Wdnevs, 8 cratea sweetbreads,

W4t« pork.^2B baft* «kln«, 7 balel hemp10 «ttOts» oloter, ,17 Oa«k« and 8 kegfc enuinge««!«(?#. JV?h» irrt*efeawlll-2428 out* ohitnt.$£2. »ga«*"»«— «9 Mfa wool, 686 gtmeherte, 3971 bp-fe* butteh From-Auckland-8448 oarcasei miltton, 969 ba S vool, 47 caak«f*8«« o»«in*». 6 ba,]«t sklni., from Welltatan-38,64fl boxM butter, fIBB6 mm eliteifWlB balw wodl, 836 bale* hemp. 8627 etSilamb, 4409 curoafw motion, 23 UxmB26 om« cm oyllnders, 17 paokage?««ffl?'

COMMERCIAL &FINANCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN,(ReoelVad 3, § 4(W )

«j,i..aft- "*■■*'■a",,j"-Ig8O« »«M»f JJIHT.Not« luua m,W,m g« a am 411,015,000Other ieouri-

s^ *» ■:":: mH

■tfte *■*» *Sr ::;«andother " , * ,'

,'W«« ... 3,638,000

Tills week, Lastweek.1 Load year,gfIIUOH ... 31,148,000 aO,fllO\oQO 83 788 000Wgai-re..,22,738 000 22«14&db ffrtirtfi'nnftKptaolr'iiSsiMH 2$MM Jf'ffl'Bffip&u83'8081000 86

"° «Sftßora'aaryato 'UabllUlas 4362 4097 52 05qOVMMMMKI' SKOt/ttlTlflS.

ifl^m^f'L'S^u4/19 J^'Mttoyioni for

< ' Variationa«vrltll

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». «, kilt ttoek.

$% £»P*£taa<oon«olß \,, 90 il\ «/. higheriiS&Z&WftMlto* <»m» m ° >-io/. higher

f.S^ofoi-'inJ ,„ ,104 o O ffuoiiivUKodBJ% Victor iiu ,„ ,„ tig io o ffuoWeilB%yiotorl»u li#J „, m o o10/- hiiffiei'31*BbueiiAnneMiliu ;;100 10 cio)-Elgfiar4*«outU AddttiUlKM „: «7 0 0 t/iiol)ilu»ed9 %yii««aslttU(J| „, „,IM v 0 U"uotiuuH9(l3i% Cjtioenßlitncl ,„ „,lw oi> wl- hl^Eoi'U.SWim^tialuud*,„ ,108 0 0IC/< lilSlirf8|« New ftu>l(utd|-,„ , . BD iv b10/- biuheva^Sawiinaittuai.,. ,„ 80 io o io/. hiSirnrBi* Wests Auijtrullun . 97 10 d Wuflbuugad3 % WutAUsthtliftu ,87 0 HUaobauuddUi^'X'taniiUilui ,„ ... 5d '10 010/-li]gQ«r3 gatyimlSa ... .„( 88 .0,0 aiiflb%ad"

iul«fostpujabldJUiMUyandHdtuUiOst.tlnUfe»tpiyablß lv Jftuuiit'jr ftnrtJuly.jlflttreaCiiit^blijlil^griljiudOutiJijgti.,

THEMONEtf MARKET.Ths mhrkol rate of dlsboubt for best

threa moftthu' bills 1« urtflh»n«(Bd , at 3 ■

13-U P?f o?nt. Tha Bfthk' of Eu^lAndrate it 4 per bint,,■»« ti«aln»t 3 par cflht.oh the 28th September; ,COLONIAL AND O^HERPRODUbE.Whe»t.— The m»rket» are dull owing to

snproheflslons of hollvy shipmarits fromthe Amhtihe, ■ Gernlany i» still 'lmport,ing largely, Cargoes.are quiet} 31g Jet to31* 6d offered for Victorian and SouthAustralian Janunry.Febrtmry, ihlptnent jAustmllim 4iid Neiv,, Zealand la tunalloowflfti!* andunchanged. . .

flour is dull', patents offered at 23s' to22s 3d, 0,1,f,, «hd 23» 6d ex «hip Lon-don. - . ■ ,i

',FrelahU Ire,firm, Fixtures for SouthAustralian and YlotorlMtirly lowing 23stom 6tl, Naif South WaU« lit.Tallow— Stock, ,6924 oislmj imports,5718 casks) deliverfM/ 8886 eiUk«.

Sugar Is dtill. Gemah beet; 88dog~ 3dlower at Bsj first mark granulated, flo.b.Hamburgr >tt\ lower, tt ltM n&r owt,

Butter— The 'mirkat il deprossed andthe demand is poor. Supplies aro no*oumulatlrig, Datilshi 114s to llosi Au«-tralknr 104s to 106s jNew Zoaland, 106s,Th« deolinp Is g&nefm\y attributed to re*tftlfflrJ pttshifag fixtures of .lhftrgttrlhe Inproforonoo to colonial, owing to the highlevel to which 'tho' latter has frabejitly bfeahforced, - *I«o ., to the, large,,(iuatjtltjas ,ofAmerican Which aro offering at 92s to9% oJ.f. tbridbk;

M 1("

MCheese is dull. Canadian, bitj NewZftfcftd^MarlKo' ahd fine oros«.bred count* .aro, hardening; coarie eros«<common 60 «j 28(1; ittpor; 60'sj 2S|cl per

THE kETAL MARKET, -Coppor-Spdt, 2s 6tl higher at £78 10s;

three mdMthij' Hriehahg«d at ,£77 per ton.Tin— Spotr«non»nged,a(( £165 12s 6dj»

three month*, u«iohangedf »t JSl6i* 10s.Fig iron, 62« 0(1 per ton.Lead,, £16., 5a per ton.Spelter, £26 15s per,tdii.Silver, Z«,'6id per oi.

(Jtaodltfld febrmtf &,5 a.m.), , I LONbdN, 2nd February.At the .wool sales 163.000 ba|os were

.ootftloguedfand 77,00 dsold for the Homemarket, 7fi,000 tto the Continent, and5000 for America. Three thousand baleswere hold,over.WQ'OL AND SKIN SALES,

The Nfw Zealand Lo.an and SiirmihtlloAgenoy ICo,, Ltd., report!— Wo oattt«bgued WdJoW ftbaut 40 bags wool, 1300skins, 280 hides, and a quantity of tallowi,' ,There,w«« the tnual -aUt^dafidf 6t biyers competing eagerly forovery dt, Fair prices wera obtalnod forbag lot* of wool, dry long woolled skinsand peM Vbrfl 4 IhKda higher than k«tsales, ftnd greon^klfls &pw<\ a, stibstan.tlal ttWAfiee. WJr dudte sklhs*-MerlnofHd flffe ordsibrad 81d too|tl, nouns cross-bred $|d to,9d, pelt; from 7id4o Bid,doad and damagotf skins from BJd to Udper lb, lamb, skins, from 7jd to 9id per[b, Bfeeij psltt from 2s to 3s 9^ wUambWklris to 3s7d. Wool In bagiiS-cWbred fleaeiJ 7{A to 9id, tttedes frifm 4Jd to6ia, ldrqk«r lm to 4d. Hides-Ox and cow,sdurtd fwm SW to 6d, out iwd dflmnffdd3d to Sid.. t CtlMtbu-Soiitid from,6i(rlo7id,l drtwA 3W .w bid Tallow incw)k»~G<Sod mlied^lu 6tf, boxes .and tinsfrdfft Us m mM>, tf«rßridflf«dJroto.i3s.6d to 14s per owt, Hor»eh*lr »old will at

rl*t« tdtii ,

Tho statement m our lending column*lust, evening tint tho funds of the Tub-lir Trust Ollteo ore. with Ihtwo of ollirrdepartment, "moiv or less nlwoib.d by(lm Uoveinmenl," should not l»o C..U.stnied— nnd, in our opinion, cannot )>ocon.slniod---«i- mcnniiiQ that. flll (ho lumh<if theoo departments have boon so lieit-cd by tho rtoveiiuneni, 1( j, f,,ir toIho Public Trust on\oe Io p,,inl out,that the (Midency In that Dop.nlment nto reduce tho ininnint held m Unupi-incut security. Tho l'ub io TmMio (Mr.T, W. Poynlon) infuims u« tli.it Mlmtotal funds of the olHoo lonl. innuuuito £1,813,709, The amount held mttovcrnmeiil sccuritii"< is nmeh lo.m, ib.mH was somo ye.irs ago, It, nc\ri vl4ft lnrgo proportion of tho otllce Um*h,In 1099 the umoiint was £160,000; m,1904, jCir/.OOOi while lit pioscni it i^only JD42.385."

A lnoetlng nf (ho Central (Wellington)Branch of the Independent Volilit.il l.i-honr1/pngue w«s held lnM nighl. A mot milw«s adopted lecunimoiidtng the next ,m-nu.il coiiloionce of the loigtie to iiiclndo mits plntfovm n plank fnvoming tho lodiic*lion of (lipImul («x cxcmplimi from .Mix)to £200, nnd fn\ouung an increase in tholand-tax, the extra (rtxntion i.iisod to hocompensated for by n reduction in the du-ties on food or to be applied to tho pin-ehnso of lands acquired by tho ioMiin|itin)ioi largo cslfttes for closer settlenioni,

"This country blows about, Its fcmciy,but It could do n good deal moiv villm'ubstrnluing tho truth," Thin is (ho \ci.ln(,of Mr, Kdmoiid, editor ofllio Sydney Bnl-leiili, rfter a (rip down the' Wu'uijrniuiliver. Ho told n I'okl repoiler tin-- imnn-Ing thai n'while back he «,is on ahob.l.iytour in Jhunlah, nnd lie cmuo down tlmlirnwnddy, For two dayi o\n\lio.lywas talking of a ningnllWnl goigo linywere going to we, and whilo ho (Mr,iMlnioiiil) wns wahhing on! for it m ihoexpectation of being laid hm with .nlmii i-tloli mid awe, they puncd Ihnnu'li il l-o.foie bo wns nwniv. Thou (hoy (,ill,cdfm1Rcvoii <l'iy« of the gWlei of it.' i\m.ing down tho upper leaches off tho Wnn-g.mui ho thought of tho limwmhh amiof other rlvei ornndeuiß that, he'Kmw,ami he decided that there Is nothing | tlmkind anywhere thnt enn bo mentioned inconjunction with Iho beauties of mir"star" river, lie whs told thot tin Dmeminent wns devoting much peupu it ionnnd adjective to our scenery \uih d,,- |,.ject of attracting the (ouiiM, and liagravely l-eplicd tlmt It \ym o |] ((,ml.vcrtißo it, but thnt ho hoped thai Mr.Seddon, ivhoeo borrowing tendein n", ln>hnd been dlscu^ing, wouhl not atlnupl tofloat a loan «iul offer the scenciy .is so-curity.

This year's University toiirnamenl. inwhich rc))reseiitalivc» of the fom dHlli.nled colleges take part, is to bo hold mUiristchurch in Jwister work, hmriimuiir miKttsler Snturdny. The alhlotlo s])o,tswill be Held on Kiistor Monday. An ml-vortisement in thi» ismie calls the ntt.Mi-tion of Yictotin. College student', to iliofnct that training operations ulli 1», K fn onWot ticJidtiy nfternooii next on (ho Wel-lington College grounds,"The Questions of whether Ntw Zen-and is fiocuring b fair share of limI'ade Xll!, thpI'Rclllc lsll»1(K nnd «hrther Wellington's share of ilu« (,„,!,>tlltlt ia being done is adequate,me mil-lem that might with ndvantube ir-oonetho consideration of the ChnmVr,11 «u,l

Mr. Whii'tc.ifl'o at yesleiday's nipotinnof the Chamber of Commerce, mul lml« ol«« n«olno Instructive figures. 1)i,,.ing 1904 the colony impmled from Khjgoods to tho vnluo of (0516,000, niagainst which we exported only £,'>!>, oooWorth. These figures neemcd' to point,to the conclusion tlmt while Viji thuliNow Zealand its best outlet, 'f.n j((,produce, there were causes nt v,<nli tli.itprevented that.country from reomi orat-ing even to a rcisonnble extent by ob-taining ilfc siipnllcs from New '/eiihtinl.On the other hand, tho speaker foundthnt Fiji exported to Auilralm milv/J6(',OOO worth, but impoited fmm th,.'icountry no 1o«k than £233,000 woitli,bo that it would apnear that, our ]wynienls for lfiji prnduco wero usnl iopay for the imports from AimUnlia In-to thoBC islniids to a. greater extent Ikmwa» dtslrable from New Zealand's pointof view, As regards tho Fiiendly, N«\i-gator, and Society groups, tlm fltfinnwore in favour of New J?Mlatul, tlioexports totalling £100,000, m agaiirt£24,000 imported, From tho CoolGroup we imported £45,000 voith, i-«acninsfc only jD2B{OOO worth evpoitclThe speaker suggested nW, In view nfiho fnct thnt Auckland received 11,ilper cent, of tho Wand trnde, tlmt ili«'<Chamber should consider whether sonicrearrangement of the Blenm seivliovwith the Islands could not be ingod ii|i-trti tho Union Steam Ship Company llniwouldput Wellington nnd our Soiithniiports on ft more equitable fooling,

The Hutt Valley Hoi ticnltuial So-ciety's Hummer Show will be held mthe new Drill Hall, Lower Hull, mi21st DVlnunry. Special attention ndrawn to tho fnct that Mr. Aioon wi'lpresent dhhliit plants Io the vnltir nl12s 6d first ».nd 7b 6d second jni^ofor the best rollectlo'n of ciictns dnlill is

brown nnd exhibited by a.matouis wlmjlftvc never yon n prize, Schedule < mbe obtained from any of the sred^mi nor florists, or on nppflcntion (o the Sk-retnry, Mr, Geo, (<reip;,

Full plirtiMllnrs of the. eWes nl (lioPetoilo rpchuionl School, which ie-(oin-

nieiico on Monday next,appearm our ad-vertising columns,

Special nddrp'-sei nro (o be gi\e» >nWesley Church (o-nioriow monnng mulSt, Jnlin's Church in the c\ ruingbj Mr.l<cwls 11, Ingram, the Austral i«ian kmi-rpfoulativoof Dr. 11. Oialtflii (?uinno-,\"Hrglons Uajond Mission" Mr, lngiamarrived in Wellington fioni n tour nt tli«South thismorning .

Holiday excursion tickets v.lll be is.sued by the Wellini'tmi.Sinnawnlu Hail,wnv Company in connection vith tlioFclldlng Slmw next Wrdnwdny. VaiI-ticulara appear clsewhrro,

Tho Unvniinii Iland vbich has just ar-rived ill the t ilv will piny selections ofmusic nl Diw's Hay onSunday.Mr, l\, Hobrrtson will jirench at IlioGiv»])el Hall, Ingestre-street, (o-moiitnvnnd succeeding days.

Mr, W, D l'lltnr hns resumed pracdenin Wellington, and may be consulted ,i(.1/ondoii Dentnl Institute, corner of Willisand Manners stieels, Ho hn« a poifoetlyharmloss nnmsthetlc by which ho ranexlrnel one or nil of your troth without,the slightest twingn of pain, nlhriwisoho will forfeit llvo pounds. Knob extinc-tion 2s 6d i linnn'.csß and pnlnless, Tolo-phone.—Advl.

A tunguilli'cnt, display of wipetlor Knc(-llsli ttmittiiro nnd hmisr-fnrnlshlngi* ison \iew in tho showiooms nud windowsat l'ieldor and Co.'b, Mnnnerswstrcel.—Advl,

Nnlcn nre -ainpnnt— Hip very ntnuHphcrhpoems to reek with "biu'RnW," Kxoijrniio i< niixioits Io Hud llm "ilghl (iftln" '.wliore the bo«t \nluo for rendy mmtev can1»> nblninoil To Imrgaiii'bunlrr.s wo onnrlvo no inHlor ndvico tlinn to bn mro nndvlsil O Hmilh it pupulnr eloitriiiro salo inCulw-Mrerl. Oi>ods in ovory depßflmontlln^o boon gronlly reilnoed. No nollco li»»boon tnkrn of Iho actual oo»l ;stock iihiklbe rloAt'Od. It's iiripnsniblfl to nnumornththo mulliludinouß bnru;nin3. Wo eliuplyquoin a few of tho loading lino* to sixo hfaint (don of Iho inducement*offnttidduringtbl» ««lei —All-wool polottrrd \ollo drewleußthn for hn lid, woith 1?,« 6di eronmarcordpon-j)lpftlc(l voile, (nil wool), elonr-inpt at In M jnrd, worth 2s lid; 400 Rlrln1nnd bo\V blousos olVoved nt 1» od encli,worth from ?,» 0d to 6< (id oBoii ) oolouroit<lroM muiliiih. UMinlly {)Jd and ?ld yard,clomiiiß nt ?.}tl nnd ,1j«l ynrd. nweopiiigri'diieltoi\« m lutlliiioiy, Inco, nnd fnneytlefinrtnioiitf, a Smith, OmU Dtaiior,

Plio following students of (ho MiddleiJißtrict have been nwnrded Queen'sHchokvshipH by Hio Victoria UollcrpCouncil:~Alox Whvte, of 1lovelock,llnwke's Bnyi Inn brant, of Strnlfoul;Hussnnnh Uonklrk, of Dnnnovirke ) Dom-\»y M««\on, Terrace School, Wellington|Uunh Hiss, of Nowiowni .md Noi-mnnPaulson, of Dannovirkc. The scliolnr.Mnpn areof tli<> annual vnluo of f)10, plussciiool fees, with boarding allowmice whennecessary,

At nmeeting of (he committee whichisunking Arrangements far (ho faiwellMinquot to Sir Joseph Wind, hold lastliigjil, it whs Mated tlinl. tbo lion, 0.Swinburne, Victorian Minister for Agri-culture, had.accepted mi invitation to bepresent. Ihc reports diowcd (bat over|*° }T"* w,ou

'd in nll Probability be1 cftont «J iio banquol, nmf in tmlrr UnitWoper provision niny be nindc it was do-cidedio ask gentlemen who hnvP rcroivnlinyitfli ions to forward uutillcniion of ncceptanco by Tuesday next.nftJh %Ib1"W«» Court, yesterdaynf elnoon, after w0 wont to press, How.&S"S>' °f \he Wrf»n«in» biscuitwcro charged nt tho instanceof tho Inspector of Factortea with hayIt g on tht> 16lh November, 1905, ne-8*! i v pr?vWo l}l'ol'crl}I'ol'cr wn»n»y nccommodatloii for the persons employednt the factory, Mr. ]), Fuullny np.penrpd for tho prosecution, nnd Mr.Gray for the defence. After heaving°j ld.?n?e\ Dl<l A' M'Anluir, S M,, Bint,ed that he would visit tho funny, andgive his decision on Tuesday..

The Flower Show to bo held in thevictoria Hull on Thursday nnd1 Fridayof1',ln i,n1,4 ,,of Stl Thomas* SundaySchool Building Fund, proi«li«ps toeclipse nil previous effovts. Tho wipportof many of the best nurserymen hasbeen Bocllrcd, and gnnroliteMn'llho showof nm-omss blooms nnd plants. jlr.Jackson, the well-known grower ofgladioli, will again exhibit, uiul thisiilono should prove a grent. ttltrnction.Tho programme nlso provides for comp-

etitions in decorated tables, bicycle*,go«cavtd, nnd in bread, scones, cakcß,jams, etc.

A meeting of nil persona interested inrowing is to be held in tho SlurHoatshedßoil Tuesday next for tho purpose of niak.ing arrangements for the annual regntlfl,to bo held under the auspicesof tho Wo].Hngtoti Rowing Association on the 17thMarch next. Particulars aro Advertisedelsewhere

Mr. A, M,bow, whomade hn attemptlast year to recover the treasure lost attho Three Klngß in tho steamer Kllngn-mite, left Wellington for Auckland thismorning, with Diver Leigh, to join thetug Pelican, which has been charter,od tonmko another venturo after Hie bul-Hon. It is hoped to leave Auckland onTuesday and nrrivo at the Three lvltigton Wednesday iilght. The AucklandHemld of Thursday in responsible for thestatement that the schooner Emma Simsis at present iti the Vicinity of the.ThroeKing*, awaiting ft fttvourableopportunitytomakeanattempt to aectiro the treasure,which went down In tho Ellngnmltc. Sofar no news has been received from the

.patty on bonrd of the schooner, but ofInto tho wc&thci? has boon most unfavour-able for carrying out operations at thescene of the wreck,

Tho GreytownStandardsaysthe launchof the Addenda,Hvhlch vessel has been ly-ing high and dry, but uninjured, on thespit at, the moutb of the Walrarapn linkofor some months want, was likely to bbattempted yesterday or to-day, if theWeather hold good. Mr, J. Unniol, su-perintendentof repairs liar theUnion Co.,says that tho weather lost Wedncsdajfcarried ftway some of tho "ways," and aheavy southerly break on the beach lm»ihindered the work considerably, Thovessel is beam on to the water (as sheis to bo launched). On the sand tiro n,number of ways (161n x 16ln, nnd about60ft long), upon thesw are placed shorterones, on which the vessel r?uth in n kindof cradle. She hud been shifted about|40ft nearer the waler. Should the wea»iher continue fine, the ways will bo ex-tended, and the vessel launched Immedi-ately afterwards. But the water willhave to bo fairly stiwoth, ns tho outerways have tobe laid through tho surf tothe deep water. Upon beihg askedwhether there was ft doubt about gettingthe vessel off, Mr. Daniel tmldi "None,so long as the weather holdi? line, The.vessel willbe re-floated about the end ofthe week if the ways can be laid out,"As Boon as the vewel is ready a tug willbe telegraphed for, the "ribbon" cut, andthe Addenda towed round to Wellington,"Iam very sorry to sco you here, but

ns you are hero 1 am glad to have thoopportunity of retiring you from publiclire ftir (tome time," snld J)r. A. M'Ai*.thur, S.M.. thismorning, to Clnrn Algarand jameaJanilcnon, whomhe convicted ofbeing rogues and vagabonds in that theywere found by night, without lawful ex-cuse, on unoccupied prcmlws in York-street, belonging to Herbert Watson, Thepolice alleged that (ho pair wcro warnedolf the premises yesterday, and that theywent about in a drunkencondition fromone house to another, making themselvesterrors to people in the neighbourhoodswhere they took up their abode. Jamie*won wasn wharf labourer, whofome tinioago wan imprisoned for falling to complywith rftr orrfcr of the Cottrt for the main-tenanco of his children In industrialschools. Algar was a woman who hadrepeatedly been before the Court, Shohad boon given every chance to reform,but had not availed herself of her oppor-tunities. The house in which they worefound wan discovered to have, been en-teredby a window, whfchhad been open-ed by breakingn pane oil glass nndshifting the fastener, Both defendant*wcie sentenced to twelve months' im-prisonment with hard labour, For inso-briety Richard Dunn wak' fined 20s Indefaultsevendays' imprisonment, and onefirst VfFetutor wnn fined 10« in default 43hours' imprisonment

A meeting of the Wellington Centreof the New Zealand Amntctir AthleticAssociation was held last, night, MlIt, W. M'Villy presiding. Letters wererend In reference to the reinstatementof FWter, tho Council having advisedthe centre that it had forwarded onto Sydney the request) for Fisher* immediate reinstatement, by tho Austiwlaslnn Union. The Canterbury Centiowrote asking for an expression of opin-ion In Ihc matter of the annual licencesolid it \vn» resolved to reply thnt thocentre was quite in accoiM with theview thnt one license would milhVo forall time., It, was resolved thai It bo ,treoommendntlon to the New ZealandCouncil thnt nleps bo taken to hold tho1907 championship meeting at Chi Int.church dining the currency of the NewXpcilnud International Exhibition, andthnt the Wellington Centre wns propared to waive any claim It might havehad to tho championship meeting foithat year. The YM.C.A. Club wasgranted the use of tho centre's gear, amipermission was given to hold an etcningmeeting on 16th Inst. H wn« resolvedto advise nlllltntd clubs that owing t<»the eehlro not having mifllolenl fundß ntH« disposal, lb Would bo unable tofinance sending a tenm to the DingoChampionship Meeting in March, andwould bo glad to know whether clubsare prepltred to send their own compel!*tow. The resignation of Mr. It. Kltch-ing ne »ecrctary of the centre wns nc«ceptcd, and Mr. A. Dnvles was appoint,ed to fill the position.

Don't fall to look up our ndveill«e-ment in the Supplement, Rome spicysale Items fnr tho thrifty will be foundtherein,—Khkcttldie otid Stains, Ltd,—A4vt,

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, FEBBTJARY 3. lUOfl,4nmm.ip||

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100a, WILUS'STREBT.Telephone 1518 Houfs— 9-5 and 7—9.....T..,.,T..,., rririj<it d'Hy^D, M. BEERE, Dentdl Surgeon

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'JLnto of U.S.A.)42, LAMBTON-QUAY (opposite KolburneTram Avenue).Telephone... ... ... 1253.

M-R. H. fw.OAIiAW. THOMAS,DENTAL SURGIEON,York Chßtnbere, Manners" itreet.Hours, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Tel, 1674.

A NdRMAII JONES*, D.D.S. (Tor,),-»-" DENTIST,,65, WILLIS-ST. (Hume's Chambers).

Ilourfr— 9 a.m. to S p.m. Telephone 1632,

TVfR. WAI/rp~lwL DKNTIST,BYDNEY.STREET (First Gate from

Museum-ilreet).Telephone No. 654.

MR. ti. A. Flf E,DENTAL SURGEON,

Lato of London and U.S.A,, corner ofLfltnbton-fiilay and Panama-street.' Tol. 1065.

MESSRS. S'fENHOUSE k TABOR,Dentists, have commoncod the prxo*tlee of their brdftsssloil at 56, MANNERS.

?MMWJSY9I ,Op.fe».fi<>M».'> jPharmaoy).r-<

TJT H- jPREEN,D'entlst, h«j RemovedJlL* from Wlllls-streot to VletoriaBuilding*, MANNERS-BTREET, nearOpera llotiso.ORANGE OF CONSULI'ATION HOURSDR,R, J. BOYD,SPECIALIST DISEASES Of WOMEN,

102, WILLIB.STREET. ,Consulting hours— lo— l2, 2—4, Also atresidence,51, Abol Sinlth-st.,6,30 to 8 p.m,

H;— —^ J O Hnl," ARCHITECT,16, Commercial Chambers,

HUNTER-STRIJET,iT~ IIQLDB HIP,

♥BARRISTER k SOLICITORIMPERIAL CHAMBERS,

6, l|lontlidr*ton-streot.Monoyto Land oh approvedTown and

Cotmtry Fraohold Sopurltlos. __i>

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_im/fTHTT in , Liekik,IVI Barrier and Solloltdr, Pateilt

Agent, 6, Featherston-st.Money to lend at 4j per pent. Tel._ 14J7MONEY TO"LEND on Freohold Bo^

curity, nt lowest rates.YOUNG AND TRIPE, ,Sollolton.

Corner of.Ore?.jtnu_FgAthertton strdflU.TI/TONEY to LoncTitt current rnles onItJ. Freehold Seourlly, GovernmentDobnnluron, Municlnal and,other Dobnn-turds secured oil Hfitos. The Trusloes,Exooulors nnd Agency Co. of Now Zen-|land, Limited, Dunodin,— W. LiuirouooISimpwjjj Manigir,

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

THE VICAR'S BICST FIOUIUW.

THK MtW'imV PBBltU).

Tito trnmwnj'fl trnfuc vonohotl il«zonilh for tlio HiintiPi.il yonr li)0h-6 mthcfotir-wcckly period ended '^ml .l.nin-Hiy. The daily i-plurtis now show 1

tendency lo return to Ilie noiin.ilDlll'lllH tllcsp four wccUs, iimi|)iiii|

with tho piccedinn i'mir-vorklv ]ioin.lwinch wm also « rocmd oiir -imulim) JdiliDeopmbpt. tho lovi'tuio mciv.i.oil li>J3681, mid tho cxpriuhHii'P In J!lM',showing n np| inrrp,i/.c of ,I\SOO IIn'Janunry period yielded i\im>i. levnui-"D7s6s (Deppmber ppriod JCfrfW), c\|wndituro £4176 (l)pupinber peiimi D.Vi'K.),net revctiuo fl33»!) iDrwmber iieiimtJOPBQ9).

To puvsiio the samp eontpinson, 1 vBCiiucrs euiried liumbned 1,1M),W0 (mincrcasn of 00,669), nml (lie e,u mil n-ewns 186,614 (nn ineieiiM> nf ','ilo.n Whiletlio receipts jipr mv mile vv 111 1 < 14 >lil,ns njinln-it. ls.flUl, nn meivn^-e of merid, (no post of ojipi.ilinp,, 7 H'ld, f.how..n decrenso of .11 of ,1 ]ienn,\.

THF, NINK-MONTUI-Y VKRI()I>.

Tnklllft (he ItalniH-e-sheet Ur (lie ninemonths ended 31»l Dreemljor, li)0d, (lieI'ntio of PNppnsps In lpvrnuo «mU mil,nt 66 |)pr oenl. Tlie wt'iuio I'ioin i!(«ourec« wns J3Wi,714 IRs ,'vl, ol \\UH \\JD54.763 10s 3d \\,m icvnine fiom tnlhi.TliP lolnl workiii" oiipifc.l iiiu ,n3 ((

,,of6n 7d,

Tho enr mllos run iotailcd 1,070.:ii!iThp (iMfl)e i-pvoiiue |M«r car mile \i.iitheivfoi'o ]2.27i1, nnd thp total lovmuepor car milp 1J?.4'.1d. Totil exivn.-i/i

■I>pv car mile 0.36(1,VusßctißPM vnrnpdlunnliei-rd 0,71!l I'll),

or D.OB p,ißscn|{Pt-» per env mile, 'IImIraflic revenue ]>er jkimphhpi-MoiKf, mil.Nt 1.35(1.

As previously Minted, Ihe net, piulil,Jiflpr nddiiiß Intciwl. nnd ."-inKinj? lumlto working cNponses, is R'l'?ffl, 7h M,But there la no nllowmipe for depinn-lion.

Tt. is nlso to bo botit« in mind tintthis niite-monttis Klntemcttt, dors not m-cluito tho Jnitlinry period, fihown nho\i>to hnvo been tho most, lucr.it ivo ol theyear.

EQUITABLE BUILDING COMPANY.ANNUAL MKKTINO.

The twoiily-elßlith nmuwl moplin^ ofshnreholdcrs in tho Kquitflblo Buildingnnd Investment Conipnny wwi held n\\the Chamber of Oonimcioo lnsl in^lii.Mr, G, M. Kebbell, Uhnirmnn of l>i-rectors, prwldcd, hi uioviug tho ndop-tlon of tho ntuiunl loport mid bnlnncp-fihoct, a precis of which Ims ahvndy1

n^penred, tlio Clinlriiiiin isnid it woitWbo scon that Ptcndy ijiorto'js hnd boonmade during the yenr, nnd the pi-ofldnnd loss account Hhoved nn innii-owwent of £393. Thin hnd beon broujrht)nbout t ,I'tly by better rntes and pnrtlyby increnscu bu»lnes.<»,

Tho motion wns mendedby Mr. H.Benuc mmp, who snid that the wlyxlo otthe ndvnncoa Were of a tnmi witisfndorychnraolci. In regard to land vnhtoß hothough* we were (.knting on vory thin<00, not only in tho suburbs but in thlcountry. The wines were tweed on theassumption tlint there would be noslump, but there Wns no doubt therewbuld sooner or Inter be ft slump iii tlioprice of out produce, Ho urged <h«nocwslty of building up n, strong reservefund, so ns to strengthen the credit nitho company in tho event of Miy nil-townrd nntuiclnl happening It the col*ony.

Mr. I>, Stowo wns ro-cloftttd ft direc-tor,,Itwns resolved to wnd ft letter to Mr.W. R, I?. Brown, thanking him fbr hto■valuable services ns a dlttsctor, fromwhich position ho hn« wcontlv retired.Messrs. I). T. Stnnrt nnd S, Cnrrollwero re-eleetcd nndltors.

NELSON CARNIVAL.

BAND CONTEST.fir? TEtßtmAMt.— pnitSSABSOOtATION.tm , , NRTJ9ON, Thrs.Dny.'.Ihebondoont«»t. m-hs continued to-day,with tho following results!— -Baritonesolo— W. Munro Grcymbuth Infantry),

4T point*, 111 1J.Rlddinglon (Fellding), 453131 K. O'Brien (Granity), 4U, 3| A. B.Brough (Nelson Ghrrlson), 44, 4. Twoprlncs (medals).

Double B«ilat bnss— J. Neighbours(Grnnlly), 49, l( Gulhrio (Folldlnfr), 48,2121Mnlier (Mnstorlon), 47, 3. K-iIE btakr-E. Prout (Uvnnity), 49, ljH. I3ixou(Masterton), 48, 2.Thb inarching competition tflkos pine*this nftembon.The mnsquorndo bnttlo of flowers nndtorchlight mwowdon with street dnnblnobring the functions to 0 micecssful clos»10-iilght.

WHERE IS TJTI? MRTiROBB IM.PKOVKMKNT COMMItTKK»-■ ♥

TO T«B RMTOft,

\vSnr.'*".Pt<for,,l0 >y l<fl;i)18 llUo Qrpftt«fWelnngton, tho Mclroso Boroittth Conn,

oil voted J32000 to foim Rbof-mwet andthe KMilnun.de. Islnnd Bay, torovißlon bNinn ttllotvcd in thp mn for irjOft ofculvert across RpoMiwt, which wnsliecoflsnry to convoy tlio crock Wrtlrrthroujfh before the street could bo com-plotoly formed, nlso n culvert alrctcliiiiirfrom the outlet nt tho Ksplatindo oiulto tho sen, to obvlnlo snnd drift ob*slniction, Upon nmnlKnin«Uon with thecity, tho onus of h.iving these vorkicarried out wn*s left to tlw above com.mitlce.

Fully twelve months Imve elnpwd, nml110116 of those works nre tomplptrd,thpiv bring un culvert* nt pither nlnewMl|Hi!ntod in Ihnm-lgftml schedule j ImtliRpcf-mroet mn! tho NupWmdo linvotrumpbry footbildßos to cross the crockby. Tho crock Itself forms the l<cm,.|tit my complnlnl. During the lnM, twelvemonths ttuincvoiiA new MrocU lmve \\m\ftirmod, nn*l mnny houses built andtnnnnted, on the lil(jher levels, all nfwhich nio drained by n crrhk origiitnllyintended to ropo with (lip rcquirpliunifsrtf n t(>w cotlrtgpfi) nml nlthoußh thevolume of wain hits Incrensed Hronlly,tho millet, iilMond of briiiß rnl««ucd,liap bern nearly dnrnmed up Mitli tlmIHllliK uwd to form iho lv«|ilu««dc> with,coiiJicqnenlly HlO lown- Irvol propelllmnccnnloiinlly (tct flooded with wnter (lmt,Is anything but puvo. Iihink n oiisofor u\t llpftllh OlNrcr prcscnU llsrlflipiv, before any nhlbrcnk of fever tnko««plncft.

T)»p»wlntpr l» np|>ro«clilng, nnd ns mmol the rnt'opiiyoM in thnt flooded whois beln<; tnxrd for brnrllia n* }r\ nobroccivcil, Jiwy 1 J)Ut the foilnwlliff iiUPs-tloiw tn Hip Mplntfto Iniiu'rtvonioul Oom-mlttce'-(l) 11ns tho. C'^ooo boch r\-poidptl? (2) If m>, fllipre nrt \\\v i-ul.vprl»? \7i) Why n\v RpcNstivct nnd Ihow.B|tlnnidrw.B|tlnnidr not'yrt, fnrmrd? (1) Whois venponnlblo for the tinkering roiiiron nl. iitvsMit? To-dny \ see four mpHiMiiployoil ooiiWrtiPllug n iMinwrniy Uw\-iu-ldj'o' nrroM the nwk In RpptaliM,wlilpliuicrtuu inoro Mn^lcful frsprndituws.~t nm, etc,

RAtI^PAYKR.Bml lMivunry.

Mi^. M. R. Cullon, rpßintprpti nuvno tnmidw ifoi \, hn^ ro'iimrd pmntioo. A iu">li<libation on tho subiccl. appears cUcwlioro.

CABLE NEWS.BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

—COPYRIGHT.

CHINESE ON THE RAND.

MEETING AT JOHANNESBURG.THE ALLEGATIONS OF CRUELTY.

Tpwsss association,!CAPETOWN, 2ndFebruary.

Three thousand persons hiet nt Johan-nesburg for tho purpose of protestingagainst alleged elnnders dn Englandagainst the Transvaal community.

Mr. Charles Leonard, president of thoJohannesburg Nationnl Union,challenged"tho noisy minority" toBubstnntiate theirallegations of cruelty.

A member of tho audience quoted ill-usage of six Chinese convicto by warders.Ho offered to produce witnesses of ill-usage in mines if <i guarantee Were ibrth.Coming that witnesses wouldnot be madeto suffer In regard to their employment.

A resolution of protest was carried byan overwhelming majority.

A resolution moved from the body ofthehall urging tlie Motherland to appdlnt& Reyal Commission to enquire into theconditions of Chinese labour on thoRand,wits carried unanimously.

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—LORDXMABIIAM.

rPBRSS ASSOCIATION!(Received February 3, 8,3 a.m.)

LONDON, 2nd February.Tlie deatli is announced of Lord

Mnslmm,

The deceased, who wn» a large land-owner, was the patentee of many inven-tion*,amoitgsfc others the compressed-airbrake for railways, also tho wool-comb*ing machine. He was 01 years ol ago.

MR. W. A. FTTZHERBERT.Mr. William Alfred Fitahcrbert died

suddenly at the Lower Hutt yesterdayttftettioon, death being due to heart dis-ease. He was riding oh horseback topear Island ih company with nn em-ployee, when he becalno faint, niid dis-mounted. His fellow tritvel.er led himalong tho river bank, but be Collapseda few minutes1 mib'sequeiHly, nnd whenDr. Purdy arrived ho discovered thatlife was extinct. Dr. Purdy, who hndbeen attending deceased for heart dis-ease ior some time past, hn» given nccrtMuate that death wns due to thatailment.

Deceased wn« the eldest son of theInto Sir William Fllzhefbert, who Wasa Superintendent,of the Wblllhgtoh Prb«ylnce, arid was Ih his bixty-follrth year,having been born at London in 1642.He wns educated nttho Rev. WilliamWheeler's Grammar School, Wellington,nt Sydney Giumniar School, Mr. Docld'sschool.at bunoy II1L«, iSydney, nnd atCanterbury College. Umler Mr. Roy,Chief Surveyor,ho entered the Engineer*Ing Department of tho Provincial Gov-ernment, and remained there for fiveye,us. in1863 he took up farming pur-suits nt Wninuiomnta on a farm ownedby Ms father, but soon after Sir Wil-liam wna elected Superintendent of Wei-Ilngton Province his son .returned toH-ofe&uional life, and wolked ns the As-Distant Provincial Engineer in tho Pro-vincial Ehgihoev's Department in thoProvlnob of Wellington ho ,tb its aboli-tion in 1076. , Mr, WilUam C. Chat-field, arfthllqct, Is now .the only sur-viving member of that Department inNew Zealand. He was,appointed1 En-gineer to the Hutt County Council,,ahdretained that position lor ilvo years,after which he returned to pastoralpur-wilts, In which he has remained forhbtmt twenty-five years.

Jtfr, Fitflherbert was an officer ofmany public bodies. He was one ofthb' Commissioners under the Lands fbrSetuem'ents Act of 1894, nnd hnd oaton the Wellington Education Boavd, theWellington Waste Lands Board, andwas for five years Mayor of Lower HuttBorough. Ho, also did good Bervice onthe lluttRiver Board, lie was a mem-ber and I'nst Grand Ma«te? of the Mnn-Chester Unity of OddfeiloWS, and as ayolunteei ho served for ten yenrs, for(.he-flt-fib six (1862 to 1668) ns,captain,of the Hutt Rllles, which company, didgarrison duty at tho time when sixtyMaoris mndo their escape from n hulkin Port Nicholson, Mr. Fiuherbert'stroops secured tho only one of tho fu«i-tivos who was captured. AfterwordsMr, Flteherbtfrt formed tho Hutt Cav-nlry, and retained tho onptalncy of Itfor four years. He,took much interestin church matters,nnd for several yearswasa member of the Anglican Diocesan

Ho leaves a widow nnd nine children.Of the'four sons, .M^. Herbert Fltaher-berfc is an nrt student In London j Mr.Charles Fltahcrbert (who is now visit*ing Wellington) is farming in tho Ar-Bontlnoj nfit' twd ybtinger sons are atschool at Wanganut CqUuic. Tho wlfoof Professor yon Zedllu is a daughterof docensed, ns nlso Is Mrs. Latlinm,of Welllngtbn. , ,

Tho funeral will toko place At 3.15o'clock to-morrow.

ARBITRATION COURT.SEAMEN DISPUTE.

[BT TJlMtOtUflL—r-nSfIS ABBOOJATtOM,InUNEDIN. 2nd Fobruary.

Mr; «t. Mills,managing director of theUnion Company, addremed the Arbitra-tion Court to-day oh tho financial nspoctof the seamen's demands. Ho said it liadbfebh bbnlehded that the biwhtMs of thecomphhy had been so satisfactory (hatthe men were justified in asking for anincroa&o, but ho submitted that tho bal*anco-shoets would not support tho do-inahd, tho balanee-sheeti showed thatduring tho past few yeai-B only 8 percent, had been returned to tho shave-holders otit of pi'oiUs. This was not bynny moans iw aiiiplo relnrri for bnpitalinvested in a buslttesit of so precarious acharacter, -Hie whole profits of whlcllwight be swept wident any time by In-terference from outside. As a matter offact during ninny yoars rtf the company'sexistence thedividends hnd not bboh above0 per cent, or 6 per cent., and tit timesthere had been no dividend at all, Thoaverage Mnynicrit to shareholders ovor nlong pprlod nl years had been 64 percent. The cost of living generally Wnsnot grenter thanIt wnsnt tlio timeof tholast award. The wages paid for overtimowore as good ns those ruling in Australia,tintf it,wouldnolbo propel' thata higherrate of wages should b,e gKven hove ihniibn ships trndlng to Auitralln. The,pro-j^ositl to give proforenno to unionists thecotnprtny strongly roai&ted, ns it wnn notdesirable In tho|intoregta ,bf dlsolplliw.

The brimlnnl sittings of the SupremeCourt willbe opened nt Wellington nextMbridny morning, before Blr RobertStout, Chief iTiMtiw. The list this rok-felons (already published) Iiexceptionallysirtnll, comprinliiH only ilvo ciiwu. 11, isanticipated that the sluing*, will termin-al* onThursday.

PERSONAL MATTERS.- Mjv J. It. Wooh iucceedg Mr, ileiwlek«s chlofclerk ih tfifc W^iigttliui Vott Office,Mr. Jttrtto* ,Wiilidm», le'av'eJi by, th«

s Moerakl to-day fdr Australia arid the OldCountry, 6n vdedtidri.-"Jtkt B.L-,.^e;/df t^WaHgdkiil■Rttilway staff, has ken transferred toWellington.

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Str,Joj96bh,W,fti'd' will return td Wel-Ungtb'ttJrdin tlt^ sdHttli to^mbrtdw tiioriving, On Moh4dy ho.will open the newpostojllde; tttFttrnwiwii North,

ilit! riiteri of trie iieMce .StoresDepaftinent tnaile.A jjirej^llpresentationyesterday to Mr. L,CrbVe, tile account*ant oil the Udprtrtmenli who imp been.transferred to the Ola-hg'e PeriDiorii) Uo-ptvHrribut," MX dridMM:J.P'earce, of pdhdhtahltl;feturned fro^w,* five weoks' holiday tilp^toKotbriidyesterday., Mr«,Perirce. Jvhqfindbeen in indifferenthealth, recently, Iswry niueh benefited b^ th6trip.

Mr. J. .A, fteniill: Shybr 0^ Masterton,itiA iir.uLBrbM,' ToMCM4, wHiJhadijc-en InWeilitigtbii in cbnrtcctldn wltU tilerftlsirii ofmdHey Jol^ iHtmtcip'al tiom, re-tliriied, home to-eky, their inlmidh tovVellingtonhaving been a success.>&',#; b%^s4'#7 f*f Postn'n'd Te'rett'rapll Department;, was the re-cipient df a tbkeii bf esteem fr'dni thdmembersof the'Wfellingtb'n Bowling Cltihthl« ttftettioon..fitloK-to ,hl« Jeathig, the«jolony to ftttoii'd-tl^Q PostalConference atBorne'Mtk m PtMtttust'er-Geyrdl:1 Mr, E>W. A'JKelldw,,tt memberof theifcc'diihihte1gtdff ftr;&Mi.P. Huymau

iih'd Co.; MS seSt'erddy rireSeittedby the'ofcffipaHjf'tMS wltttMsilverwans Thepresentationwasmade by the firm's old.estoiMdyee^tt Wfillingtori, Mr. C, O'Dris-tfdlf.^ r^ . .1,. ii > ■ ,»'

Mr.' jameiEdmund, 'suitor of,theBy,d«Bey.flulktlni Avho it,on. a.holiday totlr'&M Z^ittfld.Jwlvea in WellingtonvMMiss Edmondjast night. " He go««MUGreym'Buth. ifcjtb-hlgWa bont, flrid,After "doing", the.ptltn.Gorge, w.ill.arrlVaJo Wellingtonnest w&lt oh his Wh> backleSydttif. .. , ,..iuV. v.A imkMb to,fliie<l the*\m df Rev,, 3; Allkeh; while absentffo* th* OittidjV PrisbyteHdn CHttf'ch)m beeir. fitpta wm,Welling1tdfafeelbi't'ery ,to take, chdrfeii ,dir Brbofciyt:

'fi> wilt,begin;.hlS.riiihfttry tHert tJo-ttidf-K^r. iA* h tfiie.iritehtlon,'of tHe" Brßi>k-lyh« Mahttgemeht Corhfliltteato itb'ld acombinedfarewelldnd welcome"social"6aFriday next- td bid good'bvb tb R«v. J.B, Tihfof, Md td Welcome R«v. P. C.Aehflle. " . ,! T^'fuherol l»f th^ lath Mr. RichafilRobinson took plneeliltMakatii yesterday,nlbilrnk* being .present,frbm TcrAwhltl;Otdki.Niipkrrand dtlibrplacedafar fromrite district,intwhich deceasedlived. TBeftirijttil procesglph.iWas,on< of thft largestiv« mn & tHe district. TfieRev Mr.Hnnwll MS m>of6latlng,m'lnl«te;r, andthe1 mil-bearers wire,members,df the fa-mily., Ihjfie lift '61 mtofri fc'onllttmgireh la mjmit thwtfav,«feh.Wg fflrt mv \m« otnlsii'ori«i ih, ft,AndefcsonjJahilJlr.G..Monk, .of Atakflrd,andMt.'H.pMtM,Ute df Welllhgtiinbeing mnrrlwlJttarth^UcrS of deceased.

FORTY YEARS OF PUBLIC WORKS.o^eMMkuiM'6$ ilk.'hales.

"In the whole ofiny career,IhaveMVSr'M& difficult oil hflrifi ¥ord with* MinisteTi ahead of a department, or a"übordirAte." Thfg IIa somewhat rarerecofd for a> Civil, Servant ,with fort*ffllW *'*fvlb4,mhtMg\^j6nMlflnt^ imbloylhgover tersethousandnwn,mlH fa« ci&lmea f&ba'akf'by Sir. W.;H.,HAl«s;> the Engirteer-in-Chief"of tne Publfo Work* Department, at afAlWlcbry>Uierlng InliUßnour %dfHcefs of.theDepd'rtmeht.in.theCabinet'ftom,(Utßte O^irnbehf, tiliildlng*, Uohwmffit6\tmrtom,pmrfmHall-Jonei,, who ,tha^ during thei-li'dle oitils htm of office &t» Mitlister hehfld.msw heard b worn bf complaintagainlfc My. Hak4 (Applawe.),qAffidn|<ihd& pr^nt weVe Vfi¥Freiril%r<,ifi« Uiwer^cretary,of,the PublioWork*UgpartiiienMMh H. J:H. Blo(v), Andthe Under-Stcretary of the Marine ,De-partWent,(Mr, oj,Allpot!t). The Mini-'iMf'iwPublic works, on belialf of theDepartment, presentedMr. Haleswith '(AUuminatedoddreu and silver.tea service.

1:UMMtJto, sot fdrlh that the rcfciWentiifneti theprovincialservice in1866, .dnd;&e%colonial stef(yi^.iii 1812, and thatie left ,tfie .Uepnbment ha ofg^nisittioti♥hMployiiigajbou^3Boo workmeii, and «on-trolling theexpenditureof abouto,million

sterling annually." ln.pres'entlng.thea'ddres*, trfeMinisterfimtlAA thatMr, Hales woiipeWonilfriend, and began Mi career inNew Zea-land tttth the edttltructlbh df the MtMilway. T»> co"o_peli'ttWVe system hadto'ediH'mdr« wdrk for 'tveiry engineer In|he Department,ifid had Ij'eerl mttdft *gr«db success. _^He wished Mr. Sale* «pleasant trip Home. The Minister, akbintroduced .the iie> Erigineer-in-Chief,Mft.R.S.,Hayi find coinmeudfld td Illsip^dal care%« MaJti trunk line htiH thowat^r-power flchenie^..'The Pr^mftf refwrM to tfid dbs'ence of«ritlci«ttC6t Mr.E»Ws profcssionaLwork,Stfd hok credit fdr Saving ih 18M «p-pointed Mr. Hales *o the position fromwhichfionow rit^d.'MSitifc .Bldff; Hay, &M Allp'orfc sjpdfti»f Mr,,H4l«ft Abißty, and the,ab«ence,df(rictlon. m.Hif.tddft cttdifc fof beingthe flrst. to.dfflcidlly, »'ugge«t the «t«ndedtttillsatlon of ote wat'dr'poArer,. Mr. Hde#, in referred to ,th«"mall beginnings in-provincialdays, MenttwD«paTtnWrit'« work <y»i doneih4bickoffloft, and"go^loy .was the wdrd. Thetwite hadgrown td fte present scope,andtheir|Work« would compare favourablywith works anywhere. Mr. Haleg also, paida tribute ttv tUability of Mr. Hay,$bMU&am fdr fiftedn year*,

The Councilof. the Wellington ChamberjlCotomerc«iriis« tfiliimorii%and electedMr, GeorgeShirtcllfTePresident,andfit.W, O. Dttth», TidePredldbhl, of thoOiattb«r for th« InMilng, far.,, Mr,Sliirtollfte pleaded to forego the 'of-fice In favour of sohie'one el*e, uhd omywluctflfltly yielded tb the gwieial wJ|h ofnitjfflbers that he should serve' anothery«ar, Mr,Shlrtcliffe wonnlspnominatedfor th« r'MJfflg'enthtioh of tne 'CSattßbr dh

■ the Welirngton Harbour Board, In «ocordanqu with ihe recommendation madeby theCoUhtfll and ,'endbrsedby tlioClmtn.per when tlie representa*tlve dh trie Boardis being dttpbinted, theFKwident for th« tJme.being should bewoien. The pisribd during which theChamber* repretftotfltiv1* dn the BbdWfldfds office In twd fedrs,

LADIBB' TWO-SPEED STARS,'4iJ5f<mv? W*i'irutjelveM a shlrim'ent of2^tlfl?%llX&ttHd!l'.^«hl» » ii6iwith

HM » th a favouwbfl w»id in can be dBlmMure. Jprioa -.Ail. Eiiir terini «r»feriflffld. jfeMfaMfl Bl(syel3» ttttt IhBtftrWm Od,j MSroef-stKlty WblHtifetob;

Ahd Attorn film f«F &itdlrth td»dim»,-Of tilhit tto6 the Mitf ' JWhat harrldi him fram dot 18 rfg*-.And drive* (hold roWn ana couahs awar,fl* ffl«h«if«elurai! foil?Anceitral.sbirjtl cry/en rtWe,"

Wood*' Qftot l'cpp()rmJnt Vm, »Im,-Advt, ■ j

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND CHANGESTHE NEW GENERAL MANAGER.

The Board,bf Directors oi the Bunk'of New1 Ze'aldna.itfHifesterd#, lind de-cided to 4ppßiflLfej Mr. A. Miohle, atMkaK ARliiß-GfeneWl,Mariager, drjdformerlyJfandß-Wnuger, ot' DtinedJn,GefisM mMUt ,bf the,Bank,M fromSlat MnMj in succeftsioh td Mr. A.'Maointoslij resigned.

.,,,, , ,.Mr..Thoriin#i.rtctlnc-brdiibhmanager/tt

Diliiedlrii Vl*4Mfc MicdiW* ft td fifl tHepbiitldrfjapiw,tfiae |«tftlettifth. ....

Mr. ,W; Bi BiillflK jfafttf#f,hfi Attck>Idndi hiibelri gWfcedLtwpe1 ftbHtns'Ihn 61 alienee,,and lenyeS. With hl»f4My fdr Kridlnfid next inorith. .',

Mr,uH. ißitekleton, AetingiCliief In-spebtdriHaiJeen Hp^o'inted W thecharge*d Aiiokjftnd branch. ; .

Mr; A: B. Mill«l» mdnMtsl1Ai Blen-heim, has .been appointed tin ihHttebtorof tlfe KaiJ^.,' . ,... ,

We1 tlnderfkofad Jthdt Mr, Mlchle willse^er fii's bbnnebtibn withthobank, at theend of the year, and.proceed td Eng-land to'thereReside.

THIIBITIIH LABOUR PAHTY.CoNattAT%Utl6N§ fciifoi NEW

ZBAffltM.ARRANGEJJfeN'ra TO RECEIVE

'THE

A meeting W Ik ExsbtiUve 0^ the'N«w Zealand indbpeiidcnt, Political 'La-bom League- witl'held iii the TrttdesHflll last night. The Hon. John Rlgg(President) occupied the chair. ,TheMilntd uriait edhsidekifoh chielly' c6n-cerhed1 Wi Drltlsli Labbuf l^arly.' It'wo* decided to send the following letterof congratulation Homei— 1

LETTER OS CONGRATULA-'TIONI

"Trades Hulls Wellington; New Zea-land, 2nd Febrliary, 160&., '.'Tp.the President and Members bf tlieLabour Representation CorrifflltUe, Lun*

"Genliemeii,—^e, kh'e Executive ofthe-Political 'labour League of New Zeh-,lnnd) 'desire to convey to you, andthrough you to,the workers .of GreatBritain; bur Heirty eongrntuldtidns. onthe incdrn^rttbl'e. miccei* ,aclilcved bythe Ltib'qitr ctihdlclAte* dlinerecerifc gau-$MM. m tljilt gratifying result,wjs, ,po evld'o'nce ,dfflrid.evnnegceiit irluiM, tile effect ofttbpultir «xblUHient. we, risorigriloeVbhlyths Victory- that rewtlirdi long yedrsof rirttibnt orgrttilsntlort mid cl'dwiis withaUfcoaW thh "Jolf-flrtbi-iflce; the conspicuous(.Bllltyj tlie.tlntirlngt enerbv and perse-verance, and.the Indomitable,courage ofM l^dU. .jWeill'd ,4ffe> eui. ciJrigraUl-lfttioiia, Id t&6 .Labour candidates whohi<ri b«*n efecliaj drid tb tHqee, whdhave ■ bien .nnsuacesiful we convey fthexpre««lbh of symputiiy arid racbtiriige-

"A great political,,revblutl6n such anhas taken place must necessarily,influ-ence ,the dfesHiliei of other tiebples nndof dlhlr tiMi;, »Hd 118 6m Wtt, %&jwhere.i& liillu'enuo will lie uiifelt drwhomit may fail to benefit. lut mostconspicuous fentlib bej»g,the advent ofa Labour Pitr,ly,td the Houss of Com-

"mons, a greater' responsibility is castupon that pdrt£ thati niay be niJiiarentto the supeMeldl observer t-l;fttta.4t,,Jßessential, therefore") thtlfc ,there shouldbe an early rebopiti'drS and observanceof certain principles. which, alone canplace lt« member*) above all fear offailure br' serious1 dlSastet. Arflttiiget*t'icfiprinciples Vta regard to of rlrst' im-pjbrt»iic6 olhoie of rif purpose,andof inwftferlng' ■loyalty, tb'.M,.LnbauriSHtam W.Mch oler. We i%Ml*ffe'd tkfc thBAVotir Pftrtf will rifctfr-niss it« responsibilities. It \i our earn-est hope that it willpreserve its indl-vi^ullfty Hh'd ftt. idll'ddHtf

"In Ms fektehdlhg-, at It Were, frdftifar acroid the ilisdt*, the hand of cbrn*rhdttkip tdM ftllow we «repleased to s(iy that we speak" from aland which, wastone of the fltot to seethe nee'a»ity fbr labo'ur-in-politics andto' 'achieve' it, and a country that Isnow regarded as bolngvln the front rankof th» most prbgr«s»lve countries inthd.wdrld, By Mitt bf 1U hinnv.Boldand successful experiment* In social andindustrial legtelatloh,, ft seerris to iiiihdl in the Wstory bf G^atßritAin 4aew IraHftiHawted~aii era bf kyinWthymi hope for the workWs itn'd.6b«re«6-e'd,,of Wrib'efe and aiiinVerested vt6tiih,ihe cduie bf. humanity, of the iiib-«titutidn of ft beneficent althiiim, foran aggreJtelve ana avaricious commercial-Ifcm, arid dh em bf high and worth*ideal* for the democracy 'of the wdrld,We deem ourselves fortunate that weUVi iM the inauguration df thii*

t revo-luMon, 'and we await ttl develd«hieiltwiili 'confidence- Ih Itl iucbett. .On M-half 6f the Executive, Indepehd'erit

#Po^

lltlchl, LatfOiir Le&gtfej we arej geritle-men, your* Mtertiflll*.- » .

"(Bign«d) JOHN RIGG, President,"JOHNBALI^, Gsft. Sec."

.THE Vi^ra^ liELEqATiON.,Th6Executive al^o dficiiiwfld rta'tUrs

Mating tb the proposed .visit; to,,tniComm'bnw'eflltll and New Zealand of, adelegntldhdm the British Übdur Pdrity.( According to, a cabld,nifwJAff'6 „ftla«l MlgE> fm iLondon ohrrial «n-tiblfeated tHiUUe.r'ep-WiMaW^sMMparty,>ouldIn'clti^ MM.Kili-JIhAiLa^our leader),. -C*qflki,

MMdcpMld,

flhaokletdhi dhd ,S|*r»»which, Iaari excefedihgly «trobg, crifliWJi^tloh 6/ Britain'! foternost represoritatlvei

the Mecllllri ldsl nl^lll 'dedded tdestablishifd'n'd, tb bdIsdlwd Ib iUBrftlsh Labour Delegation ReceptionFtih'd, and,t'd.lnvite the memberj of allbranches,of tto Leagub^aHd atnert.msywvpainy 'wlpi,ihejnbvSrrfefeti to be-come subscribers, Thd fund will beIus«d fdr.llle .of, extending ftfitting and hearty reception and to en«>fcrWlhlhg tfcjJßrjtftli Visitors,.

FbUNPDEAD.Triliimdr'nlhgai 6 o'clock a m1an named

Jofiann Aridresen.about 60 yeataof ttg^,wat found dead In a fdotn at thb OtagoBiiiteV rfefcttturnnt by ft boarder natoedNeil BiW&H, who occuWe'd.nn adjoltijhgroom. Dtictidsc'd drrived from Palmer*;ton North,by' the 7.20 train, last nkliland scoured the assistance of ConstableCameron ttt A bbdrd in-house, ,I'lw con-stable hired a cab dnd conveyed him totlio Otngo Btiffet. He nropowd collingin a, doctor, but deceived stated that hodid not roquiro,ft physician,.,The con*stable ftft'd We. Ydurtg, pbi)H'etor of the"restaurant, placed him ,011 a= bed, andtou'do hlin coiifottable fdr oi'd nl|lit(When fotind by Btemtrt.thlii rriornibg hahad the appenrnlico of hnvltig been,deadfor some hours, Deceased Intendedleaving WelllHg'tota, tb«da.y for Sydney^whorehe prosed joining theOrtoiw forEngland. PapersYdilrld InlllK poMCiiMonshow Hint tie lidtl been 111 IJolinovirko,thatIn October,lrtst he,wns ftn inmnto ofthb Palmei-nbn North Hospitdl, and thatHalidd fri«fld« inCHrlAtJnnln;.HfmAfi A«

'lhfitlest concerning1 thb death was beingheld a^ th« Morgue thisaftdrndon.

Of all true things none ismoro ceftrilnthan that Stentni' Headache Cure in*Mrlnbly cbres Hendaehes. It h^klMm,easy to take, dncl waif on* should keep,At «t hutd.-Adn» " M

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.THE BOHR 01? THE BIVIKKA.

When last played hero by thp Sto|>-heiison Company, "Tho Boso of th«Bivie'ra" enmo announrcd ns "Romclhing tolaiißh at"— a frank and disarming confes-sion of its intention which compols 0110to tho proper frnmo of mind when it is «question of criticism. Whether tho stir-ring of the springs of lauglitor is tliolowest or tlio highest of aims, andwhether such nn intention in good nrt ornot. is n quention Fttit1 unsettled by thephilosophers, but tho largo audienco lnstnight were unanimous in put ting nsidoquestions of nit nnd philoiopliy nnd onjoy-ing to tho lop of its bent the' bright nndhilnrioUs eccentricities Unit whirl Riiilythrouch two vivnciou« arts of innsponilbloimprobability to a jolly nnd iirolovnntconfusion. "'l'ho Hose" is 0110 of tho inoßtpopular of the modern musical romcdicß,and dcseivedly so, It lneks the wild im-possibilities and fiuricnl oxuboronco ofsuch productions as '"Iho J,l\" or "ThoDnndy Dootoi," nnd, while beiiiß betterconsliuctcd dinm.iticnlly, is thickly sownwith captivating honas nnd dances. Thnmusic,by Dr. Osmoinl Cnir, isbright nndsimple,nnd on occasion rises to tho levelofgood comlo opera music in tho chorusos.The piny Ib fuirly familiar to Welling,ton fludieiioos, the pmoiit being Its thirdor fourth series of productions, nhd it issuperfluous, ntul, ns a matter of fact,rnlhor dillloult to reltito tho story of tliogay «nd giddy doings that thb musiciilcomedy writer lino succeeded in porsuiul-ing tho groat Hiltish public lo accept n«tho ordinniy every-dny happenings ofNice,

With each successive appearance of tlmStophoiißon Company It becomes inoroand more appatent that Mr, SUjphonsonhns been wonderfully Micocs^ful in rpciiv-

Ing a. strong agglojialion of comedy talonlin Messrs. Lauri, M'Nnughton, nnd Uovis,One clover comediani» always to bo foundiha company with nny pretensionsof ex-cellence, but it is rare to find thrpocomedians in one company, any one ofwhom wbuld bo a shining light In anymusical comedy. Mr. Kdwaid Lnnri'sfrollesoino and agile talent hns thoamplest sfopo in the prtrt of Driskct,a l'ctlroy Cockney tradetfitihii who haswandered to Nice, and with .111 enormousamount of work lo do he dashed throughhis amusing adventures and laugh,abio masquerades with ft resistlessenergy that quite carried the audiencewith him. Mr. Charles M'Nn>»»htoii,whose Lord Hurry in "Tho Skirt Dancer"would alwaysbe oiio of the most mirthfulmemories, was very dilfcrontly cast as aSpanish adventurer, but his unfailinghumour nndhis delightful dancing onnblehim (0 achievenvery amplesuccess, Mr.Will Bovis improves with each visit, andasMoiißleUr Erol wasprobablyresponsiblefdr the bulk df tho laughter thnt accom-panied tho production from the rise tothe curtain. Mr. Charles Hoyis wns aninteresting newspaperrepresentativeof anunidentified type. t

The concerned songsand dances of thefce ttentleinettwerethemesfor clftiliorous recrtlls. Miss May Bentty,as Millie Dnvehtry. was especially freshniid charming In her vivacious acting,nnd lior pretty songs, ©specially the'favourite "Egypt," wonher fresh fnvours.Mis Roland Watts' Philips, wasns strikinga bliaraotor ns any Inth6play in the roleof a twangy and slnug'y American ndven*turcss. Mr. Hut-old Redves had net ftstrong part as Lord ftntham, but he madetho most of his opportunities, andhis finevoice was a pleasant circumstance in thebewildering whirlof events, The remain.Ing members bf the company did excel*lent work, TheRosb ballerinasnegotiatedsome striking ballets.

Tills nft,omocm a, matinee was1 given."The ttose of theRiviera" willberepeatedtonight.

TULLUR'S ENTERTAINERS.A complete change of programme will

bemade a,t tire Theatre Royal thisown-ing, when ndmiroroof departed comedianJkebnard Nelson will be nbte tocoiWethemse'ves with the fcomiUfclKlei of ihtievergreen Fred Rlvoiihnll, Lait' night'sprogramme receivedn. good nend-off,

BHMIDAN MTCAL COMEDYCOMPANY.

Saturday evening next trill »co thedebutat tlioOperaHouse, in tho munlcntoomdy "Tlie Karl and the Girl," of Mr,J. I?. 'Sheridan's Company, Tho comedyIs written by Mr, Soymour Hicks, and|tho music and Lvrios are by the ,well-kilown authors Ivan Cwrylt nnd PercyGroenbank. Tlio piece is said to liavoa gdod' plot, Mid tfUo plenty of goodnittsle, pretty dtessos, elevenbnJlels,nndohntmtop nconery. Tho prinoipals^MieseuIlbba Ikrlbwand Ray Jones,twtdMessrs.John F. Siwridnn and Avnlon Colkrd,are sttid to be very lutpiiily east, andthere to nlro A strong ohorus nnd efll-olbnl ballet. Thb oomnany have anex-twislvo rcpertoiro. Ineluidlng td pjito-mime, which willbo prodtteM during thegeneoh, aa rt,l»o ftfev«rn>\ row comedies.It k fiotrio two yours.rince" Mt. Sheri-dan appearedIn Wculnglon, «inco wlilciiUrn© he hh« visited ritairty all the prin>oipa.l towns,in tho Ooinrnonwonlt'h ofAustralia, also touring South Afrloa.When ho j>rod'iiocA "Tho Karl nnd theGirl" in Sydney it won much favour.Tho box plnn Mill bb opeilcd «t Holll-day's next Wcdnwdny,

A highly pleasant evening was pnssedttlj the MWioim tb SeHrnen lost night,when the Miwloner (Mr. J. Moore) cavehh nlnbulahco lecture, Illustrating tirst-aid In several ottucs of aeoldent. Sir.Kelt prbvidbd a nuislbal progmniiiie,bohtribUtlons being given by Mrs. Robb,Miss Kerr, M«*w. K«r, Wrtitewß,Thompsmi, and llodson, of tlio rtiipWpstlnhd. Spvernl eompotitiotis weroheld during tho evening, nnd nt theclnsp of the enU-rtfliiiment n vote ofthanks wn« Recorded to the entertain.micomvllUienlnry social 1

lvo i*nd«rtd to Mr, T. M. WlUtfrt,M.ll11,, b^ his Wfldwlown mmportew

ifty evening. TlokoW m\ Ik■ oblainodfrom member* of the «»wrtlU«e.

At tho Cenlrnl l?iro 11rlg«de Stiatlonlast, mpiling n *oM gnUvwhig wnshe-IdItt honour bt tho flologntw wMirnhigfrom the recent Nelson Conference.AmongH those In nllwMnco wns tlwPresident of the Awwe ft«ott, CrtplnnBolMnger, of Now ]*!ymouth. Thoowning was plea««»lly «pfettt,i>. music,

"ffi."*? Hvillord, M.H.R., will bepnterlnlncdby his Ujipcr Hutt tmpport-ph. next Frirtny-evening, at thb Upperllui» To«n Tlalt.

On Monday, Ihb18th Mil., Mr, CyrilToWfoy Is lo gtto mi wjn.n ifollnl onthe fine thttso-tanm&nl organ rreetitilyorfolod in Uv« Snrrprl Htnvb Church,mil-nlrwt. lading vocttlUU will nlftohwilst.

The Seboud tnoonUghb excursion nndbmvwrl ttt Dny's Way will tnk« yhm«iext Wednesday evening, Tlip «,».Duohtva vill Ipnvp thr I'^rry Whnvf at7.48 p.m., rcUttMlng from the liny »t10 p.m.

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Members of thp pxpcutlve of tlirt cltl«nm\ banquet to Sir Jowph Wnrd rile ro«quoslcd to mept nl tho Hold Arcadianext Tupmlnv evening. Tht*e who hnvprprrivod invitations rti-e wttUPulcd In for-Widd ncrpptniicp not Intpr IlinU Tuevlny.

Aylmeis. King's Ohnmhoiw, Willis-mticet. —Snip now nnof millinery, lloWcrs,i«tc,, oil ut hnlf-uiicc— Ad>W

TRAMWAYS AND ELECTRICLIGHTING.

I M.I 14 ...NEW GENERATING PLANT.

SUBURBAN LINES AND PUBLICLIGHT SERVICES.

Tho additiounil plant for the tramwayspower-houso generating plant and boileris now on its way, nnd wo loam thattlio City Council will probably push onat onco with tho preparing of tho foun-diiUoiis so thatUie pknb enrt bo readilyinstalled «n tmrlval. Additional gener-ating plant is required for tliroo pur-poses

—(1) projected suburban tramlines,

Knrori, Onflow, «iul Mtrnmna1 being totho foro viith proposals, in addition totho LVunoil's own stiburbflii cxt*nwons|(2) public lighting of tho city} (3) gen.oral power purposes.

It, ia c-stimnted UinX tho plant now onits way will supply imllkleiit additionalcurrent for tho publiw .lighting and far,pay, the tramway extension to Miroiniw.Tho Karori and On&low extensions arobiuh-lovel ones, and not «o cosy of oal-oufelion { but, if bhefee aro to be suppliedfrom the City Council's power-house, itis fairly clear that fufbhor generatingpower «ill bo required.

Negotiations are im pvogrosa betweentho Oity Council mid these suburbanboroughs as to terms, It lias been sug-gested that the suburban bodiesconstructonly the permanent way nud overheadgear, and tlin>t tho City Council providetlio flower, t.ho airs, Uio staft— lll ltt'blioil tho running requlaltos. Such hn ar-rangement fihould bo a. Having to thesnlftillor bodies, and the City Counoil(should bo In aposition to llx a cost percar mile that will cffecliively protectitself,

'JIIO taking ovor of the public lightingadvances another slop in the acceptanceby tho City Council of a tender for' molamps, at a cost of between &1400 andfllfiOO. A muor- superior light to thejJreuehb will thus be provided.

VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP.

WELLINGTON RIFLE BATTALION.THE CAMP STRUCK.

Lost evening 380 men of tlw Welling-ton Riflo Battn,lion were on parade andwtre exercisedin company drill by th&irown officers,

This morning camp was Attack >at 6,30m'clook, n«d tliie men returned to townby tho early trnih, competent to perforniithoir dutflcs as oitizeiifl and more cili-cient in their duties aacitizen soldiers.It is often remarked that what Coioh'cl

Collins docs liot know n.bout volunteer),ing is not worth knowing*-and no mailunderßtntids volunteers better. Ln«tevening ih caniip at Hult lacecouree itwas whispered nbout that the1 Coloneihad received a ifieaphge through his &ig»httliers, from Cniitntn Bell, that the%

JS«.vals|

would make a raid riii,the campthat night, duaids and pioquets wereon the alert, sontriee strained thoir eyesover tho sheet of water which (separatedtho two forces, but up to 10.30 pm.there wore no slsjiia of the bhiojueketS)and the men turned in. ralher disap-pointed. Howeser, at 4,30 this morn-ing tlio camp waa nw^koiied from it*slnmbers

|by volley after volley beln^poured in uiroli their camp. Bugltft'd

eoithded tho "ninrm," aikl soon the met>were oul, dressed oruiidrosscd, in thoitvarious positlonn. "Line that fence.Civil Service," enmo the order, followediqtueklji by order after ordof In quickSuccession1 "Take cover, men," "At th»enemy toi front." <md bo on, A perfectfusillade eiwied. Tho men were keenimd anxious to meet (hie e'liomj'. Thoinvaders were evidently routed, for boohtho "Cea&o lire" sountted nnd the menassembled, piled hrms. and within forty,five minutes had made up their fewng*,dkmred their lines, struck camp, andwwro citting down to breakfnat befwe6 o'clock. The ftttaek wns only a ritseof Colono! Collins to get his moil tip.rtnd tho wbrk done enrlt, and it httdthe de&lred effect.

SETTLEMENT AND SCENERY.

DEPUTATION TO A MINISTER.A deputation frbm. the Ybulig Nfew

Zenlan'ders1Land Setlleninnt Association,Kaikoura, hna been in Wellington forten days, nlid has had sevcrul inlcrvlewttwith tho Minister of Lands regardingthe subdivision and settlement of thelower pttrtion of the Clarence Valley,comiiriAing about 170,000 acre* of Crownlands and 30,000 abi-cs of freehold.

Mr. Walter Gibson, President andHon. Secretary of the Association, in-formed tho Minuter that ho held theClarence runs, how owned by the As-sets Board, during the eighties, com-prising 114,000 acres Crown lands and16,673 acres freehold, and during thatperiod the area of 9,00fi00 sottoht tobo subdivided and nettled carried 110,000sheep. At tho present thftt, oiiee-mag"niflcent area of pnflterol and agriculturalcountry wns can-ylng only b'B,ooo sheep,,and Ithad ccrtfled tobe, as It oncb was,unsttrpawjed for lninblti(?, wool-growlhg,nnd fattening purposes, tiiroußh the ue-vnst'ation caused by rabbits. He addfidtlinfc if tho Government did not at oncesubdivide arid wtHo 'the Vnllcy, its ultl-male fntu would bo sterility. Mr. ftlb»son nlio Msiirea the TsMMW tlMfc tlioClarence Valley ww,equal, if not su-perior, to Rosbuvg for fruil-growlng pur-poses, mid would support ft considerablepopulation. Ho supt^tsted to tho Minis-ter that aportion of the Clarence Valleyshould ho retained in the hnnds of the

"Govprnment us on agricultural nnd pan-ioral fnrm, which, if managed by the.Sl.Vto on commercial lilies, would bo aBelf-supportinji school for tlio training ofnil elti^ctt of Iho city youths wljrt,hadn fleniro lo spitlcv on tho Iniuls of theircountry, but who wore in many ona?sttnnblo to do co through their environ-

The Minister, in hi« reply, said thathe ffiu nt all timea most dosiroun ofBPttliiiff the younjt New '/icitinnd'crs rrntho ltttid« of their country, but (is theHiropftsltlons pUt before him by the de-putation Involved n lni^e pspp«dilnre ofpublic money, it required the most cap-

ful coi^idrvnlloii. lie Would nt nil curlydntc 'iwlritPl tho Govprnmcnl experts loVisit, the Clnrence Vnllpy, and reportlo him.

Tho deputation, which thanked tnoMlnl«lpr for his consideration and rnur-trsVi Mso intpi'viowrdBlr Joseph Ward,

nnd in tho Interest* of (lift colony rr-oupf-tcd him to nennivo 100 ncrps nt <lipKahutnra Bluff for firpiile purpose*, asAnipiiortn nnd Khrllrli tnuiisli who hadhppM nil over tho world wote of opiniontlint. Ihe view from the Bluff, wn», f«rvnrlplv of sppnery, uiiMivpnswpd tn tlt«world: Sir Joiefih wns nlro vtmd "tnko stetii to prpjiprvo tlip nntlvo b\i«ilon tho Nnvth Bond to Blcnhenn.

In rpiily, Sly .To«op!i Ward fluid llmlho would* thorlly pond n mpmbtr of tlioSoriiprv Piwol'vitllnli Crtmmlnnlon toKniknurn, and woulddo nil thnt ho couldto rnnsorvo tlip natural nenutlwi nf twoTvalkoura. district. Tho deputation(hanked the Minister,

r,ntli ( tftilor-mndp *liirl« (eomhlrtp), nlSO?, S5», t?,«. (o iiipnKiir«, a uppoinlty,Notliiw and Co.j 30, Wcllington-tovrftco,—Adrt.

CABLE NEWS.

THEFIELD OF EMIGRATION.CANADIAN COMMISSIONER INTER-/ VIEWEti.BUOEBTED IMPERIAL' tiEP'ART.

Ment.'[mis's association,'!

(Received February 3,7.63 a.m.)'- OTTAWA; 2nd Fobhwry.,MrV Preitdfa,CdnadlahCriiriinlsslbhcr. of

Eniigratlon; In the course bf anInterview,sold he* waldomedAustralia. Into the fieldof emlgraiion. He hoped to see tilecrea-tion bf «n Imperial Emigration Depart-riieril, whjoh could handle tlioproblem inthe' irit^ests of the' wholeEmpire. Hea'aaea thaWl the b^ iiis1 AppointmentCaiiAds wai receiving 12^ pet bent, bfBritons who were Biettllhg in NorthAmerica.» Now they werbreceiving 60percent. There wasanfule soope for Auc-tralW ih tile same direction..

JAPANESE IMMIGRATION::>^iM AyIS, 2nit ftWtp

The Argentine is facilitating Japaneseimmigration.

TheifbiiiSwllig bfflcial flgures-thekmAVailablpiipepresenttlierh'ov'enient1 of ettiiigration panada from the\twocountriesmcntToHeH Hurlriif the twelvemonths end-ing 30tb'June, 1906 1—

From Britain and" Ireland... 65,359From '.United States . , 43,643

1Fdr^eterjr-fottr persons Mo went toAustralia from England 20yoars ago,6n\yone goes'to-day. Enilgration from Bri-tain to_,Australia declined-from.,an aver-age-of &,&00 ty 1883-5 to 14,210 In 1904.

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERSEXHIBITION GAME.

" , (MIH WSOOI^TtOK.I(r^'ceiyiii FeHrttary 3, 8.48 a,,m,}NEW Ydßk, 2nd February.

,*lie exnlWiWH football kfitch between'the New" Zealand, teami und a scratch,fifteenVeillifed it ft wlti fof tho c'dt'onialNby 46 points, to 13. ( TlwJoser« includedsjx 0! the&ew 2ekand team.

v Tile .ftlildwlng c'ab'legraln datedYork, 2nd .February. lias ,b'sen,,re,eelVedby Mr. Edgar Wylie,,Secretary of,theNew Zealand Rugby Union, from Mr.Geo. Dbton.,manager oi theNew Zealand-te«M}< nt'PMt ofi toUh-"ExHlbftlbhgame here to«day. Play British Colum-bia San tfratfeliico- 13th/ )

LORDROBERTSDISAPPOINTEDa Viabßtfus appealanD a i?bdß

■' RESPONiSIS.-fpilEim A(liH)l,liiHtrt,l

'(ttecelved february 3, 8.40 a.m.)" LtiflDbN, Pk) February.

LordRoMrt(§, ina'letter to thepress,t*Herat«l hi* dlsAppbTn'thlenb 'fcHAib£1866 had .be«n,WibsoriW In retp^'mto,his appeal for £100,(30(3 forjjilo'clubs'

<cuK pAtt of a «yitem of national military1training.

Hundreds of correspondent* declared'that) rifle »hbot!ivg was «. matter'for theState to take up.,

AFFAIRS IN^USSIA.—^_ ■ )

TROOPSUNABLE Td RETURN" Hd^lE. "" ,TtiEDUMA ELEOTI'dNS. „

[Hist As«ociifibi<il(Re'c'elyed February t, 8.66 a.m.).flt fETEA&titmb, M.

An enrirmoiis number of troops return-ing from Manchuria are undble to reachtheir home's Owing td anarchyin thepro-vinces.

The Tsar Ms cbfttribdteci a Millionroubles towards tehiperafyshelteri) whichtho TSAritta,1* drgilnidlhJl,

Replying Vb a aeb'dttttWh ifrbm peasantsIn theKursk province, theTsar announc-edHis intention to dlsejiss with the'bumathe best means of satisfying the peaspnUHis Majesty reniindeil them thatlawdridprdperttr wew uhaßßftilabte,(, The Frtfecb pf^Mbscbw kai forbiddentheplacardingoJHhe electoralprogrftmmeiof the Duma.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.'THIRb Mt^lNTHB HbUSfe bF

1 LORD'S.. , 'fHte^s Agiodrifibif.T(Received Febhiafy 3. 8,48 a.tti.)

S LC)NbttN, 2ji'd" hferuary. ','The Duke'^f Devon^hiw, pr^pb»efl to;form a third pirty IH tift House ofLoifs; 'ionsrttlhj of Uhldnigi peer^ ftv-burlng Frietrade.'

The tfiik'e tit Do^orishlre, It wlllieremembei-ed, resigned Meo nrtd hla po-sition a» leader of tho Hotlse^ of Peersjn consequence of the developments aris-■ing out of Mr, Chumbftrialpfa fiscal pro-posalsand his devotldti to the nrlhciplcaof Froetrade. /

UNION COMPANY'S NEW— *— *——

.; THE ATUA LAUNCHED.IP»B8i ASibOliMdif

(Racelved iPebrilary 3, 1.36 a.m.),!' LONDON, '2ndFebruary.THe Unldh Bti&ni felnj) brithj^dtiy'n

BtUittrHer Attm lirtif tfeoh latiheilijd bh theCliydo.

"lii« AfcuA finn.beeiibiilit for theUnionCrtrnpan^fl Sidney " Samoa Attbklhndt^rtde, and fo td bfe sbinewhAt iimKar lhdesign to (he NiiVtw, Site will be aHull M$A thtttt tnfe Navad. AiiiS; whH'oliot int'erMl flrjftngdinßrits will be Mi t<l}o»dtii» lines, there willBe* InWoveTttGhta,wliibhexjierl*nbo htw j^rtvid ne'dewfary,TH« dlm*nilon» of the bddh,re— LcHgtli320ft. beam 44ft, nopth M(t 841h. t SlibwillM*is hceofflWbttatiliyrt ah db'bk.fVoo*hlrfon plisse'rigefs h.ti<l, 40 iocMna-olniaiand i« ojtpecied to itijfcm. 12J, ln)f)t»-Tlie' tbtdil deadweightcapacity, inMudiri|.jPMiODi«»4 willbe 3600 km,

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CABLE NEWS.BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

—COPYRIGHT.

CHURCH DISPUTE INFRANCE.SEROUS bEMONSTRATIdN.

OFFtctALSSEVERELY HANDLED.NUMBER DFi*EOPLE INJURED.

[Miss AeibotA'ri'oft.iPARIS, 2ndFebruary.

Eventsarislng«oUt of the troublecausedby Government dffleialsUking Inventoriesdf ecclesiastical furniture and ornament*in thb Paris cktches resulted Ina l-ath'orSerious riot in tho fashionable Church ofSte Clotilde., Demonstrators inside thebuilding Included the Duo da Chartsfaction. During righting outoideanoffl-cial was flung down the stem whereuponM. Leplne, Prefect of Police, broughtalong a companyof RepublicanGuards.

M, Leplne was dragged Inside the-building, bub was rescued by a few ofthe f'oretribit Guards. Tho dootf werethen sldttimed in their faces and the irongates #hub, The troops succeeded inbreaking In, using the" butls of theirrifles.

Tho demonstrators, who were armedwith sticks, weredrivin Into a corner ofilie tenUrcli, where they sang A hyittn.

Several women were trampled upon,every window In thebuilding was smash-ed, and tho floor was littered with mis-Mies,

An inventory was then taken by the of-ficials.

A hundred and fifty persons were &r«rested. ThirtyM thb demonstrators andfifty policemenand Guard* were injured.

Similar incidentsnre reported from theprovinces.<

STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.LAW MUST BEENfOROEti.

PARIS; 2nd Feßruary.' The Premier (M. Rouvler) spedtlilg intho Cnarriber of D'epiitf^s, emplinsWd tuemoderation oJ the Gbvernm'erit in takingJhventbries, ih ucbordance the "termsof tno law for tho separation. 6f Churchand State. I . (

,M., Houvler saW It was Impossible toj

foresee theipresent resistance and dlstur-j

bfinces. The object sof these w«b poll.tlcal, but the great, body of ,Catholicsmusfc,n"6t beVcohiiUed with the agitators.Ttfe" la4inu«b be flrmiy upheld and en-fM«d;

A Vbteafcrinßdett^ lit tlio GiiVernhtent,wn« Bhtriedby 384 vbtea t« 186. .

Under the,Reparation,of Church andState Act, Jitßt ws«ed, provision is ihadefol' tlw jHtppHM&oii of,all Stute, dopctrtmehtfll ilhU miiriielpal grants, for the re-turn to theState of «ll real and personalpropVHy derived frum thb State, nnrt flottho vesting of ecclesiastical tarofterty ol)all kinds In.dsiociatl6ns for the mainten-anWJ of ftublte.w'dfthip. ,The gMtnltbus'use pf q<&leslytioitl bdildlttggbelobginj tothe Stateandmunicipalities isallowed fortwo yeaw after the promulgation of thelnW, afterward*! oil lenewnble lease's forten yoitrs at a, rent not exceeding 10 percent, of the averageannual receipts of theparishI.' . , ,

SENSATION IN ART CIRCLES.TURNER'S UNFINISHED MASTER;

PIECES.

REPORTED^ISCOVftRY.trnks's.(ReceivedFebruary 3, 7.63 a.m.)

LO'NboN, 2hd February.A sensation has been created in the artworld by Ihe aiinou'ncoment that twenty

of Turner's masterpieces in 10-eftllbd un-flnisKed1 works in oil, valued at £260,000,jWr© cbh'ceiiledat JohhRuskln's iHstahb'e.When they have been,finished (so-called)they Will be hung and placed on exhibi-tion in theNationalAHGallery.'" Tho Dally Telegraph describes the

'masterpieces as further indicating Tur-ner's lastperiod.

This inter'esling dlsc'dvery Is the moreopportune in view of the steadily in-creasing interest inTurner and his work.Oilly.laUly it great "trbaflurMrdve" mreported In the shape of a vdst hUmborof studies buriedin a museum,not a fewof which wero found to be really finishedw,orh of groat value;and systojnalib fcn-q'ulry was being madeas,tb themantexamples of his art loaned to local gal-I'eHeg, whibhwere hot In tillcities viUitctlor looked after as they should have bqou.The present "find," however, is of specialInterest, inasmuch as tho examplesnppe.lttohave been selectedby Buskin--themanwho ilnt*interpreted tho great Englishbainter to theworld, and who of allmen,best understood and appreciated Illsgonlug

EQUITABLE LIFE.'

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BUSINESS IN THE COLONIES.* IPRKM AS»ncUTION.I

NEW YORK, 2«(i'Fobr'uiiry. 'The Prcaideiib 6t tho Equltnbld Life

Assurancb Soolety of Ne,w^ York an-nounces that the sooioty has ceased toaccept now buslnws in Australia, amtlotiier unproflutblo qtirirtoM of tho world.

CABE3 DISMISSED.ii— _

[B* *feMiOlui'fl.--r-h!!«.1!AHAOOtAWOijOAfeHBURTON, 2nd Fobimary.

f Ab the Mftglkmte's Court a chargeftgttlhit tho Tlniarit brewery ,of sondliiga iw«Kilgß of bder lrito a. nojllconw dis»trlot without a stfttement attached de<«orlbing the nftture5 of the contents wasdi*ml«Bed. Tho Magistrate deflnfid apackage an something containing llquot,tho actual appearance of which did not51vo iin Indication of Ita contend. SuohbUbt foftld MBk be 1-alscd in regard toa kn«gallon keg of beer, which in hto

1 opinion wa» not a p«'cki).ge wtoliin theprovlnlon*, of the Act, Tho ciw#s agaltiotShdhtt .arid Oolnfrahyi charged witliiordng liquor, bolng awaroIt wa« beingMttt to a no-Uoemse district, and failingto forward a statement to thei authori«tiw, an 9fftlllng' td aittCoA a state-ment to the same showing the nftttirpof the odntorrtfc, was d&mIMM, thbiMftttUtrfttd holding' thftt there Mk no

;ivJdrtia'e td shdw the uhti kii*wHint thopurchaser who; bought jvlileky In ChrUt«church was gding to takfl iii IhlibIM*1 lioeiieo district.

CABLE NEWS.BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

—COPYRIGHT.

JAPAN AND BRITAIN.THfi QUESTION OP ARMY BE.

ORGANISATION.(■pvkfi ASSOCIATION.}. LONDON, 2nd February.

It is Mow explain^ from Tokio thatMr. Chishi, who aaked n.t n. moobing ofthe Sectional Budget Committee of the.Diet whether, afl a result of tho allknce,Jaivin intendedtourgeBritain to reformher army organisation), referred to thoexpansion oj tlio Japanoso army owingto the alliance, <md remarked Omt th«British nrmy «m not undergoing de-VelopmeiW e4uail to the British navy.He naked whether th,ia foot did mob in*dicato tho iieoeMty for improvingBritain's army, test one-sided respond-MHty would fellow.

Baron Teraiwlii's r^ly, v\Mx m«brief, was In the affirmative,A* the cable from Tokio fe understoodhere, Baron Teranshl, *h«n answeringMr. Chlfihi, hod in mind Article VII. ofthe Ahglo«Japane»e Agrwrnetii.tArtleTe v\t. provide* that <.lheSS'IL^ r&V^ed aß^nce"tall be nftoidod by cither Power to thoothor in tho ciroumstnnoes mentioned in

by which such Mnistmoo ie to bo madeand military mithoritiosof the contract-ing porfciM, who will from timo to tlm»consult one another fully m& freblv uponall questlotiß of mutual interest."]

THE NECESSITY FOR PERFECTCONFIDENCE.

(Received February3, 8.48 a.m.)" LONDON, 2nd February.The Standard,a,fld Morning Post con-eiderit right and: necessary that Britainwvd Japan uhould mutually consult andmutually treat each other with perfectconfidence. ,

studying "riii JapaneseLANGUAGE.LbN'DQN, 2nd February,

sAtrangeirients havebeen made for fourofficer* of tile British army and thwo ofthe Indian ann'y annually to proceed toJai>a,n and ntudy tho Jatmnisst) language.For a. oetWltt period of the year thoseofltofew will'bn actively nttached to

( J*paneWregiments.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.lrttK«» Association.)

(ReeelvWl frebntnry 8, 848 a.m.)new bishop of adklaide.LONDON, 2nd Vobruary.Several ex-colonial nnd other bishop*

took part In the cliUsem-ntiioh of the VeryR«v. Dr.' Thomas,d» the hew Bishop ofAdelaide at Hi. Paul's Otitliodra.l, ThoCambridge Univu'blty has conferred thu

', Dootpr^hip of Divinity ujioii the now i

Ibishop ,'

TB)3 UTEKINIj dp DENMARK., .PARIS, 2nd February',

,Tho French Senate adopted uhnnimoUA.I* ft resallltlotipnylAg m high tribute tom ,Me King cif Debark, and ex.jftphg.>c&doWe with, the family.The wioj;i(Sfi aMo wishesDenmark pros*parity und,er King, Frederick.

TEE SILVIA DISASTER,.yLADiVOSi'OCK, 2nd February.Ten «f tho*ia a-toJai-d the Hamburg-Atneritmii liner Silvia, which struck a.mine wlieh leaving here, wove drownedandseven wounded.

ACCIDENT(TO LADY aREY.LONDON, 2nd February.wLivdy Qt,e*i wjfo of Sir Edwwxl'Grey,

Mim«ler of Foreign Affairs, was thrown,from a trap white driving nt FaJloden, 'the family «oaj> In Northumberland, Herladyship wa« Hrndbnticlottnat a late hovtrlastnight,

LABOUR CONFERENCE."SYDNEY, This Day.

» Thb Labour Conference, titter a WAinid!»6uw»loti ott, the land question, resolvedtlwit lana agents' ices be regulated nm-d1subject to taxation,nttd'that lltfe agentsibe madebftlears of tho Court|also that;mnttfe6r« of Parliament be debarred frorriaoblrig Ha pnld agents ih Ctitwh fondhinttcrs,

CUSTOMS ARRANGEMENT.MELIJOURNE, This Dtiy.

viTh,6'(Jffleer» bf. tho Customs ,Dej>wrt«

meht.nrouiinble to account for Hie news.rwiohtn'g Canada.befoi'6 Ib w«s nofcitaltyIdetermined that the Austrulinn Customsdisadvantageresiding the ehttaihuwitbof goods from tho eastern sido of the

,Domlitftin to Vnncbtlveir wero to bo1%0d., ,Only y«»t*rday mi arrangement)wits MncWoncd under vhloh goods f.o.b.wi tit© eaatorn border a,hd f.oib. at Yah«eouver wouldnowbe c^unl.

UUStt FIRES.', This Day.

Basil fires n^e «l)lt rattiHg In theAvoca, Toora, and Maioofleld dlstJ'lcW,!Much grow,fencing; and a\ t}tlnnblty ofKtook have boeiv destroyed. Inccndiarlamis suspected In some ert«c4

THE SVbNfeY TRAttftbY.. . SYDNEY, 2nd frebrwuy.

,Further iifirUeulnw regarding thoiriurdor1 of Uvt, Gregory, wife of'ft Cool-fla.rd.ie publican, lit her room, at IhcRo\V, Hotel, Sydney, by ji bby namedQuinlaii, employed «« IM-aUe«dant n,tthe hotel, show that llio atkek wa,srhado with great fc*ooity, M.rs.ttragoty'i liienid was terribly "tyMtuded,U wftrrt mhny parts of her body. Qlilti-Itoi tAtom sevbred two bf his owti flii-gers. Some of Mrs. Gregory's jowelleTy,"wiiiloli had been ,mi.sMng fov wtno d<ws§rlor to the mnrdar, wna dkeovered in

.tiilnlnn'a room.. There,are lttdieatlon«mt the,boy plnhtted tho robbery Mid

had bought a shenth-kmfo.IMPORTANT FIND OP TIN.

BRIBJMNK, 2nd Pebruaiy.Anlmiiortflnt.llnd of stromn and l^uby

tin i» reportwl ftt liootidh, It Is *ttiilmlthat the quantity is Unlimited,I (POSTAL CONFERENCE.

MELBOURNE, 2nd Mrti%.the Peßera.l Postrtinrter.Getie'rrtJleaveson tho 22nd intf., \o attend the Inter-nationalPostal Conference at R'dmb. ITb«tAt«» that the Federal Governmentfavours penny postage.

MINING NEWS.[Nt T»LRonAt»rt.~-i'nKß» Afisnouwowi).

4 DUNEDIN.indFebruary.'Wrioglii^ rttnriisi—

t/tidy Roxburgh,2.402 lodwt 12gn Waikaia. SSdsi.lßdwt)Central Churltdri, 21oz llmvtj DuniliihIvead, 20o«7d\VU.» EttMokjBOdfci MuddyGreek, 18o« ),Oharllon Oroek, 18oaiMatau, I4w) Lady. Atinfi), 13oz 16dwt j

,Returns<^Pflct«lu» No.Jn 6708 lOdWbfor 128 hours' dredging \ Pnntnltn Noi 2,720« 4dwb for 132 hour*' work,

fffll ETENIMO/PQST, SATUfiDA\, FfcBRtTAEY 3, 1906. 5

DEt'AimillFXI'ebruary 3-Jiloerakl, <m, 2W5 tons, Werrall,

for 8ydll«y. l»0«oiigors. Sjldoii-

iMIMMJnmlrton. M'Kenslc, Clmpmnn, OliurtwlUe, Ber-nard, llfchafdi, nulllle, Wvlglit, Veep, JlM-(lmttds T6M(lnl«, Omeo nnd two children, J«-mfeson. C!h«pmnn, Ydimg n«d 3 olilldren, lllt<(on, OTarnstde, M'Lenn, Neleon, Fecx, Dr.KwiiH,Uev.■Wauirh, Mcssw. r.trl«h (2), Conlte,WrlghUon. Cdiniev, Dixon, <?uin, M'Hnrg,aolllna.'/Franoie, lewdalo, Hijtglns, Gt-Rfls,Annloton Cliurfiglde, Townaend, Hilton, Nelson,ti'U&n,' Toll}-, Mulltwliy, Adnnw, Wiltlaniß,iTumifson, Veen, "Pufkcr.

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BJJTHRK6 OUTWARDS,Vehfmry 3— Arnliitra, «, 771 tons, Lambert,

for Kelson, Wntport, Hdd OrcymouMi. Pa4<longer*

—Suloon: For ,Jfel«on *" Mioacs Jiul-

«biii Hemii», M'Uetli, Arol«>r (i), 'Elliott, Mps-dames Oedertnnn nnd child, liillllps, Mc«sH.Hen<fliitwoud, Plilllin«, Cook, Silly. For 11ost-p»rU-Kl«» Rnwntree, M«duni»« ttftrloy nndAftdeMOfl, Mw»f/, Dalil. Findlßs>, A6dci«on*Pororsymoiiiii-'MlssM Hannah, Hugg, Giilon,1flnmnson, .MeiKta.ncs Wilson nftd 2 chlldfcn,ailfoa,'"' M'Hroy,

M Mnrlat flrftj '(!). M«sW."Pfiiser, Wflugh, OhoweWfln, Rusisll, M'lll'oy,Bourln* l(lo». „

FebrtwrM, 3-Botnmfthfttn, it, 916 tons.'Col-lln«, for Lyttolton. iiIns««H({eia!1ns««H({eia! Saloon—Mlmm Msnley,.Dries, tllbm.n, Smlthr BroWit,

Patrick. tfttWMter.Morie, Mesdames 'Kellow,Gnrtte, Moort, Clark, lilack unit child; Uoldftrafld 3 ohtldren. Mmsw. Keilow, amitli, Brown,.BortUwlok,, Vim', Hmiloy, Knnls, Moore,Clnrk, (folder, Logle, Trnoe. Tonkg, Oiiflnuj-,Hello* (3)r M'Boiiiild, l'irtrtdge, Cooper, nndCardaH.

Pebrunryi4— Roteltl, ss, 629 tons, JiobeMofl,tdf NtUottt New Plymouth, and Orwliuntfti.l'nMsnmm-

Saloon: tot Kfloon-

Mewra.Wirburton. Klngr (2), M'Adtim, symw, Hornnr.For Nev PlymQuth-Mr,,Locltliesui. Por One-liiiiiW-MIMM mtfpy, Hegglnbottom, Met-(infrtM jßirtrny, stookbrWW, Msssrs, Mulfroy,L«d#er,!»to«kbrldg«, Parker.) BY TELEGRAPH." . , BABT OAPK, 3rd February.Lirga /our-niMted «l««m«r pRg««Uv north at8,30 ,tw« morning,

Sailed -Opwa (12.30 p.m.), for Puboi'mjBlenheim (1250 p.m.), for Woffmfftcn,

, Thd members o{- the Garrigon Bandrtranotified tft meet atFerry Wharf onSunday.

Sir. V.M. Braundannounceselsowhero.that fie willBpeak at tiio heacf of thowharf on Monday next, nfc 12.15, on the.subjects stated In his advertisement.'

Miss Mfa<» Caldow has resumed teaching(Singing, voice production, andplanoforto).Miss Julia Moran, violinists, an-nounces cleowhoro that sho will rcsumo1

tuition on Monday next. >

Goodwill and'leaso or "The Oaks,"Taittt, are ndVertiaed olsewhoro by Mr, A.H. lYucbtidge, tho proprietor.Mm Borlaso notifies that hor dancing,cdhstheme,and deportment classes will ro«.open ifi March next. Miss Putnam hasnow joined foroes with Miss Borluso,The Secretary of the Wellington Har*bour Board has. Jwudud to the auotioneewiot tha sale of the Tarnnakl and Cablestreets Leases (George Thomas atid Co.)tho upset prices for each Beotioi),nhd thesemay now be inspected on1 application "toIMouws. George Thotfifcs attd Co., Harris^'street, as prevlotulj"nofifled, 'Thd ««Wtakes place at the Chamber of Commerce,'Ctistomliotiee-q.uay, on Wednesday, 14th-February, - " , . '.

"'Meesra. William H. Turnbull «hd Co.insert a fresh list of .properties foi\ pri«'vate sale in city ahd suburbs, Some; WandBay sections on the sunny side of thef<fy aid mentioned, also sections nt Ha-tjitttl, PrtrlloulM* at the firm's offices, 3,Pauama-street, and 1, Riddirord-street.wOn Monday, at 2 o'clock, Mr, W/ F.Shortt w hold anunreserved sale, at hismaruWillls-stroot, of 14 bales of paper-hanging*. v ',Meisrs. Sidey, Alecoh and Co. advertisethat they h&vo recoivod ineimotions fromthe owner, who is givingup housekeeping,

to.sell on tho promises, 63, Ingeitrd-stroel,next,Tuesday, commencing at 4.20 p.m.,ft'piano and the whole 'of the hotrtcholdfurnltura and effects The samo Nflrm nd»jyertise that they hrfve bbon irtetntotod byWl.W1. Adams and others to eoli,*t thoirrooms, MnnnerG^treat, on Tuesday even-ing, 27th February, 25 building sectionson very easy terms, The firm Imvo housesto let,A flve-roomod fiottse, known as N^i, 83/Sydnay-strcet, will be submitted to public

itttctHonwWednesday tiMby Merir*, W,'H- Morrah and Co, nt their rooms, 66,Willfo-streee, Tho s«mo- firm will also'submit to auction on Wednesday, 21stinst,, a, six-roomed Villa overlooking Basin-Reserve, known as No, 39, Sussex-square.Details of the properties will bo found inanother column, '

( tMessrs. Miedonald, Wilson and Co, will

conduct a salo of Irish linons, sheetings,cambrics, bedspreads, silks, satins, oto,, ashipment "direct from tho manufacturers,and announced as ono of tho finoat colluc-tions yet offered in tho colony. The solowill tako placo at tho firm's rooms onWednesday,. Thursday, and Friday, next,commencingeach day at 11 o'clock. Oas-light displays will bo'hold to-night, Mon-day artd Tuesday evenings. On Tuesday,.atjtho- residence of Mrs,E, Amoroy No.60, Tasmnn-strqet, tho firm will soil the*wholo of tho household" furniture. Ohtho 16th Instant, at tho farm of Mr. 0.Aplin, Crofton, who Is leaving for Eng-land, tho wholo of his dairy stook, etc.' Messrs. Thomsbn and ,Brown Insert apreliminary nptlco regarding an auctionsale to bo held at thcif roomson Wednes-day, ovoning, 28th February, when theywill submit at auction

'27 level flections,

Lower Hutfc, being the subdivision of thowell-known Andrews estate. Plans arenow being proparod, and will bo ready,early 'next week. ' - ' -"<

THE TA«APUNA,MBETINa.[fIT VBtMRAfH— PKKW JkSHOOtWtOH ]

.TAKAPUNA^ACECOtJBSE, This Day,, The Weather1« fine and the attendancegood ior' the concluding day of the Tivkiv-puna, races. Re«ttltsi— ■

'Mttrißo Mftfldioap, fivefurlong*.— 3li*«rt1.LadyCressy 2, Warbler 3. 'AH start-etf. Misero took charge on entering thewtra-itflit and going on won by half alength. Time. 64s«v Dividend, £,% 6».

llurdleHandkmp.— Khamtt 1, Cuiragno2, Loch fyne3. Scratched,Sol. Khamawad always in the lead, and althoughCuiragno mode a bold bid at tho finish,Ktwmo.'easily held his advantage, win-ning by alength atidahalf. Time,3min23sec. -. . ■

MINING NEWS.[lrr TMt,RORAPn.-«PIISS9.A4SOOIA'nOM,I

DUNBmN,,Thi«Day.AddftionaJ wtarrari-*lsland' 'Block,

118oz Bdwt (five tfmktf Rluloingji Kis'oand Shine No,1,, lOoss lidwt jRise andShine No. 11.r low. 7dwt (both openingout) " Upper Walporl, 802 2dwfcj Waihttkn,UnitedNo.1., 48oalQdwt )

'WalkftkAUnited No. It, 46oss -gdwC^ NotownCreek, 36oas> Olrig,14o« 14dwt j GardenGully, ],6ois 16ilwt,

FOUND IN THE HARBOUR.'"'■ Mp>' Pelet" niiddlfl.flc(Bd,«l«gl'e, residing- with hta' sister tit Bin-ham-street (off Ingosfcre-street), who hnabeeu missing for- About a week, wasfoundidrowned in the hitrbour. near'thenew Taranold-strect wharf, about noonto-day. > The ■ body was takoli to theMorgue, and identified. , There is no

.mark.on the body to suggest violenceat any «uspieioii* ,olroum4taiw»s, nov in;,th«re anything known'In "deceased's af-,1fairs to euggust'suicide. He has thereputation; of befagr'tt' temperate,' mtin,and worked M f labourer' in the build-ing trade, being- Secretary' of the Wel-lington Building Trades Labourer*' Un,-lon, The body appeared to have,beente_ tho water five* orate day«. An In-quest will probably tw hold tO'DtorroWi

The Public Health DepartmentreportsIthe following" infectious dftetae enscs ushaving occurred in tlje^lty forrtthet weekending 3rd of Februarys—Sdarlet fever"tlwee, enteric fever'one, diphtheria one.fiutt County— Diphtheriaone.. i-.

Miss Stephcnson,New Zealand's cham-'oion golfci', lefk NowPlymouth thisweekfor Melbourne and England, Shehbpes toarrive home in time tr) take part in thisyear's ladies' golf champioUsnip, which1willbe played flt'Butnliam/,"~ Nominations for the tworepresentativesof the jatepayer»-of the Cifcyiof Welling-ton on theHarbour Board clobb a,t ,nebn'brt-Mowday next. The'Ketutnlng Officer.(Mr, James Ames) has,received the fol-lowingnominiitions s— Harold Beauehflmp,-nomiriated'by Arthur Young and E. OrJivolyn Mills,' Win, Cable; nominated, by.John P. Luke and1 JJavid, MobevtsonjOuorge Wilson, nominatied by Midney iivlrfccaldic, Ahx. I. Littkjohn, (ho. ft-fie, and T. W. Yountf,' Messrs. Beau«fhatnp'utid Cable"are the presdnt repre-sentatives erf thecity 'oft the Board, The:election is to takepfftco oti the12th imtt,1

Tho EducationBoard hag accepted thetender of Messrs. J, and A. Wilson forthe construction of the 'first portion oftho alterations'and addition* to be madeio(the Thorndon,School in order to equipIt for the purposes of a Training Col-lego, Tho contract.price was £2413, Asthe grant made by the Government was,not sufficient for carrying out the who!©of the requirements of the College,, th<*'Boardhag deferredletting a contttict"for.the construction'of a separate bufldingf

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in brick, for the cookery arid woodworkclasses and for-a gymnasium, " '

The annual outing of the scholars andteaoheis of St» Mark's ,SnrJday Sehoot isbeing held to-day on thoRailwaygroundsat'tfie,UpperSuit. ■

N!

1TheMlramar)Ferry Companyadvertisein this issue their Hundfty timetable toKafoktt,'Bay and Seafcottt*j also* the run-1

itlng brthe steamers to Mnhttflga Bay'to-morrow aftarn.Con to the' Ndvak "at'homp." '

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A first-class programme ha« beett ar-;raaglsd by the Committee of. the Swlfts-Aftifttcflr ,Swimming: ;Club. for

'theirseventh annual' carnival to ,be held «t>Te Aro.Bathd'naxb tiaburday. TheNew-

to«n Bras« Band". lias been engaged forthe occasion, and afternoon tea will bndispensed. Now the City Council iaaerected new bating accommodation, an,enjoyable' afternoon* entertainment'«hottld

icnaue. t

B, 0.'fli'rey'berg, the,

youag'Wellington »wimmerr who in'cur-rying all before him at the New Zea-land Cbitfflpionshlp Masting at Nelson,in to compete.

Afc tf largely-attended meeting of theNavy League Ball Committeeyesterday,with Lletst.-Col,, Campbell in the;chair,reports,of < the various sub-committeesweru iiubwitted and approved,, Mr, E.,J, King's band, of ten performers wan'etigftgc<fr and tha catering was entrust-ed to Mr. Cariftll, who is to providenn elaborate «upper> In view of theabsence of the local President; of theLHgud,' the,Mayor and MayareiM wereuslted to act as hosts, for the evening)and the arrangement of tho fl^fc^ ("of-Uciol") «et ,of Iflncaw v/üb' hip An, thelinnd* of or, litatd and Messrs, S. 1),Hai'court and G.< E. Tblnurst, lUta, J.!>. Pirth'K offer to provide rowttea for'thd committee wa« accepted with thank's.;It wa*rarrangedthat> ca«l-rbom shouldbo ttvailable', for non-danceiI*.1*. Tho, Sec-retary read 'a dtatewent, of estimated,receipts and expenditure, and this "fifysapproved..)I(,{was mentioned.that wonumes of saveral more m'omber* of thoNavy Leagittf had. been added to theguurantee Hat, In another column iti» intimate!! that ndrHlAsioii ticket* uroobtainable ab the Dreoden(Iloomß,(IloomB, or attho Chumbcr of* Commerce. tia'v/eIVn«from members" of, the Ball Committee,it' Is dc»(ted ,tliftt,tho«e ,Intending tobo pre#onb should ptirchaw ticket* with-out delay in order that an early apiproxlmatl6n of the probable attendanceWay be utrivpd at for cateringpurnojejs..'^ *brk»hops staff .of the.Public■Work* Wcpantnent in holding i"beanfeast" uf Taita fo-day.i-

The flkl round in1 tlto fullrink com-petition jn connection with the Tliorndoii.Bowling, Cluß^warf pkye<t jrirferfe?;, evening. After anInteresting kma tha:victoryjrested with a,.team,skipped by!J..M'iadown«y, Ooutd, J.T.King ifsklp),221 Btttfale, pMdxlo, Mitford, Slev-wright) (skip), 16.

/ ,A «riel£6fc matcli ,m» playc<J £ theAsylum grounds between tcamo Teore-«enting tho mQilroom of ,tlio General.PofltiOfflco owl the omclais of tlio'Mbunttyie«t Asyhim, and was won>Hy the latterteam l>y 21 roij», lor, the winnow,

Brown- (ma fkrmcr bowled wol*. niid'Jonos (Jid all the batting,'

Wat thelosers, Cirelg (»/x for (0) and Chapman(three for 12), bowled, und Oreig /12ndtSS'OMt),«Oflitflm«n (6), tintl Anton (lit

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.imtiS ASSOCtATWfJ.I

DUNEDIN. This Day.The Dttnedin Tailoresses' Union is re*

ceiving<t«legrafflg from kindred «ssocm«tioflo expressing sympathy With: tltouniotf

"itt'iw fight for justice,,wlshitttfItmwcessvM*flt1,6nqdh'iiig In ivhat wny>theDunedin■"■Wiloreisen'can be asiwfou.

''' Thi* quwiJon of ft gttitfnl appealAtr-flnatidaf ns*(fiHtanceIs being considered. Itis stiltedthat,is gome cages inmtibeTs who worn"lockedout" tiutfll they had obtainedper*'wits, have since been refused employment'on prespntation of their permits,

Thd Westport Coftl Company1* balance*riteefc shows th«r year's profit* )«■ haveBeen £49,924. An interim dividend of 3s" <6& for the ltntf<year. ended June, ZOth ab«;,sorbet* £14,000, kating £4Si4oT^to bedwfo'wltfo

-01tliis"»trm£94(J?'J9 to be

CatrUd forward, ntitt £8000 added to thettoerte fund; The directors declare fthalf-yearly-dividend'of 3d 6d per share.'bevies a bonus of ds'Sd,milking £28,000d'uittibiilM'to sliareholdetti during the

.year, the profit on the coal 'accountlor 1905 wns £43,746, against £49,949tho previouiiseaJ'. . , "". ".■ ' NAPIER, This Day.

The«nmio4report of th« Marbouj?Boarddisclosedft most sntisfaot'orj''stnitf of nf-faite; The credit b&htite ha» been m-" <*t«?«{l, Pf,, ,»W $?00 itr sptte of thehcary' flxpo'nctft'uro "froth' «» js«#hu «C'"ieoisjt. Therevenue for tbayear,totnlleil'C2ps%. The import*<>ps?feg;<tt#d 80,309tons, and exports 66,162. inefft tonowample depth at the btfln»>vtttc> wharf to'"berth oceangoing",stiamefs^ Hut the ore-*e*dt drawbackis lack ofadcommodtttloii,sfWph will be remediedduring thecomingyear, the necessary coiitractsf.hdviflg al«

..'rtflgy"Aigen.let'.;:.,;:;. ,' ;",._ ,

COMING PROPERTY:SALES)!"",

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, .Messrs. MaedonaM, Wilson, andrCto- ln>wrt to-day in our Auction column* par-ticulars of,*'nuiaii»r.6t sKlos of real o>i»ee. On the lSth instant the firm will" offer a corner:j»qpertft Having.* frbntageof 43ft to A!uruht*»tfeet and 84ft to-Pipl-

'te'a-sfroet, *witß .(no larga.itftitdihg.'ftireotedthoroon, tt present in u;o as ft privatb

*i(chool;.tVvo' eafu'ffti lirtfdertcds andthe Unit comprising tto**ly one*"flJBd a halt»«n» vituate at Matiukau, on

the i\l»na\T»i« railway line* close to therailway s!<uk>n, school, and' post office}- iWcr sgasida fesid«uci«, dns containing fiverooms with ulconveniences, electric light,

..water supply, t>tc, ami glass verandah,"and one of four fdoits adjoining, with'.convenience?, sinuu *( Seatotin, next tothe ohurch there, with land having arfrontage id the Esplanade of 63ffc by a

of 100ft. Qn Wednesday evening,Shtiml.t the firm will submit' on behalfof Mrs. Kingdon, fifteen buikling sectionsat the Lower Hutt, containing areas of amiartei- acre and over, situate on thewestern Hutt-rond, north of'the railwaystation and within Hvo minutes' walk iromihe latter. They front Stillllag'Streot, atliw 66ft street now \u ooiirib of forma*tiofl, and ,are described as being level,iff, and most desirable cites. Tho> terms'.of.Sileftro 10 per ,cent. daposit,'lo percent, in three and six months, with thobdlanod.in five years. Lithographic plans'can be had on application. By order ofthe.executor in the estate of;the fat<v> Airs.,B«nah field- the firm .will, submit on the'-20th instant the well-known"field Estate,'eontaifling 694 sores, situate adjoining theorlffinul Otshainga railway station on tho.WeltJflgtofl ,«»d irf«aatcatu Railway linoBetween Waikttnae and Sadfleld. ■ Oft thoJit March tfio ilem will submit .* new- tlirpd-storey building of woodand iron inlAUh Taranakf-sfreet, having land withft frontage of 39ft Sin by a depth of 68ft;«t Island Bay, Tronting the Bsplnnnde,And adjacent, to the )iotol there, a,seven-- Wbwed,'residence on- one flooivwith 'allcOitvanfeneos and land nearly 'three-qtiftr-lew of an nerd and a frontage'of lome200ft; at».(Be"rham'pore NeWtown, theproperty krfown a* the dHea, eompriiiin^ie* acres, situate between Britomsrtotreefcmd, with two residenceserectedIhereod^ containing seven and *lxtoomt respectively. TOveir an aoi'6h laidout in,orchard and garden."It is stated<ob» atftftirably adapted for 'subdivision;Very fall details appear. Th« firm also*nnounce that they will MfbmJt to auc*"tion early k Maroh 40 building sectionscomprising the subdivision of Mr. Thomas'«iddler*s well-kaown property situate aftPetone*, on the1 Mifn ■ ffutt-road, wlthlritwo minutes' walk from the railway, sta-.Jiofl, full <ft£alf* and 'plan! will appearlater, separate advertisements appear ofthe sale by private treaty of small board-ing hotiso In Thorndon, elghf-roowedAouse in Hankey-street, livery itabfo bust'■nes*, opetaga five rooms' Mount Victoria,and ft level section foland Bay. The firm,mso insert & revised list of ather^proper-f«*-for prirate sale. Tho firm* welling->,iott Landed Property1 fltiide, city andcountry edition-, aan be, had on applicft*♥lonto thff firm. . '',

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Mesnr^. Efereourt and ■ 6o',' dirtct'tittm*tion to' the followingi-ai(otio*». sale*!— OnWednesday; the TtlS inst., at 2 p,m,,, «c.Wiltoft'a Farm, Berhsmpore, Mr.- A, %;;Tyilton'« dftirylrig stock, haruess horses,~ and spring trap will- be.submitted j onPriday, the flth inst,, at 2.30 p.m., attheir rooms^ 46, Lambtos-quay, they*' will»D«U'oflsoe furniture, fittings, safeV «ndthree pianos, On Wednesday, the 20th,Xebruary,.at their> rooms, 46, Lambton-" «(u«jr, at 2.30 p.m., three properties, flom^prising an 8-roometl two storey residence"Imoiwrat "Arimo," No. 30, Hiil-street,*nd a two-storey residenoe of ton rooms,

"known off Im«festre--street. and a 14-roomed residence"Mown tt* N6, ' 144,'W^ilington-terrace., On Wednesday, 28th February, afc 2.30'Vtfi!'; 'at'.ilie"Jr' rodm», " tK«y ', will

'odhduet« sale of city leasehold properties, com«prising in all twonl--«lx btiifdbig sites.

situated on the east side of Kevans-street,being parts, of town aore-760 to 765,, TheWmlmonit of.thg leases are ,/or a term«f twenty-one year* at auction rentals,

.with right of renewal in pdrpettlHy,a« a>'.wound rental fixed by arbitration evdry

Attoijtion is. aKq dfredted {olol a now list""t;0'1?1 **"];"übwbiW proDflrttesy bu*i-rloMes/and i&Mi,'for privateUretiy, ThefetchedM., xhoperiodicalMs an ii«uaf up.;«il^0'?iih mits v?l«m*M infownatiottrelative to proportioa.in the market, and

.country knd«, together with comments':;6n the prdceding mouth's flnoMM tn3-share market, .Copies 6f this journal may/br obtained gratft'at'the firm's:'office*

Mmbov of announcement* in our auction/columns,,pn Monday next,, sth.Jut;,ZiheJr rooms. fealliflMton-sfroet, at 2n'm,il\?tW**n household furniture, remov,.fLwhuir "°nvenienco of snlo,;,pn"WedrtoMlay,'7th iirsf., also .at 'their

freehold properties as followsi Property

"feet, wfthflie four-roomed verandah eontajfq'NoV2o thoVeoiij httd Kilo « vacttht' Wy J».« t"'.lf«y*troet, land.32ft lOilh''W 70»>.with tlirt four-roomnt cottaao,Ao. s,,the«on 4 .flpdw instruction from

tT^aiuepco,,No. 2. Mortimer-termce.,Twogfctlcriw situated on M, W, Mills'roftd■ ;Vqgrftowii.. On Wednesday, Uth hSt,the firm will sell, on account, of Mr, W." ,W;, lirtryoraon,, nf,Paraparaumu, who UMtnrmng toEngland, his-household furni.iUfe, r«(movcd tolliß.fluotlon'i'eoms, Wat*ififlrston-stroct, for conveniflnoe or sale;

Hftff firm insert a prßlbhinMy: ulvunira.&6tfy"*Wrd i<> finMotion sale to bohekl by them, early in March, when theywill submit forty.ieven ftflotmsnti litSouth Kilbirnfo, oil h»vlng w% riow« tml«ftu«te<r new to,th« ofectrio trftw JinOrLlthographio plan* «ro In coumo of pre,paration, and will be posted to any ad^' drew on application.. Messrs,*Bethunefind Co, Insert * i-etfwd list of busme**;and residentialproperties.whioh-.they Jhavoon, their books for,private'gala, and they,also have anumber of hou«e* to let bothfurnished and unfurnished,f.^Tllk'2*^*D(? dwrttw » newlisti of dty.and iuburb»n properties, "■* ""y^A new price-list m to<er(cd by Mcwnr.'' ,^»rnook' And'Adldnj giving pkriioul«f«!

THE MYENINC* POST, BATUKDAY. KKBRUAKY 3. 1900.LATH SHIPPING.EXTRA EDITION.

SPORTING.

6

\r\ P V, R A HOUSESole Lp'w mid Mnnnffpr,

MR. UEORUK STEPHKNHON.TO-NIGHT 1 Al 8 TO-NIOIITI

MR. GEOROK STKPIIKNSON'BENGLISH

MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANYIn llio Brighloßt, Bronziedt, IJnsiept, nnd

Best Mimieal Comedy otModern Timeis—

THK ROBE OF THK UIVIKRAIRcooivod last night by a crowded and din-

criininating Rtulioiipo with thoUTMOST DKMONSTKATIONS OF

APPROVALKVKRY ■I'J'KM KNOORKDI

EVERY NUMBER A REVELATIONIA Laugh aMinute, and the Minutes coino

very Fanl!TO-NIGHT (BATURIIAYI, 3rd FEI3,

AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY,THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERAIWEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,

THE DANDY DOCTORIFRIDAY, Olh FEBRUARY,

A MONSTER VAUDEVILLE PRO-GRAMME.

PRICKS— Drens Circle nnd OrchestralSlalld, 4v, Stalin, 2» 6d; Family Circle,Is. Early Door«, Stalls and Pit, SixpenceExtra. Box Plan at Hollidny's. Day Salesnl Abel's.

DAY'S BAY!DAY'S BAY. ,

SECOND

GRAND MOONLtGHT EXCURSIONAND CONCERTI

WEDNESDAY, 7lh FEBRUARY.WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY.

Full progrnmmo later.Tho s.b. DUCHESS will loavo the Ferry

Wharf al 7.45 p.m., reluming from lhoBuy at 10 p.m. (circumstances ponnitling)

Return Faro (including admission loConrort), Is 6d.""I DTrfTBAYT

DAY'S BAY.npHE BAVARIAN BAND

Will Play i

CHOICE SELECTIONSAt

DAY'S BAY,TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), 4thFEB.

(Circumstances permitting).Steamers loavo lho Ferry Wharf at 10.15

a.m., 11 a.m., 2.30, and 2.45 p.m.Lonvo Bay—o, 11, 11.45 a.m., 5 p.m.

Wiraliar fimvry company!" SUNDAY, 4tir~]?KBRUARY.KARAKA BAY AND SEATOUN.

ADMIRAL leavos Ferry fTetty at 10,15a.m., 2.30 and 5.45 p.in,1, leaving Hoa-toun at 0, 11 a.m., 6 and 6.15 p.m. (Cir-cumstances permitting.)

NAVALS' AT HOMfi,MARANGA.BAYSUNDAY, 4th FEI3RTJART,

GARRISON BAND In Attendance.Sloamon DUCO and ADMIRAL will

loavo Ferry Jotty at 2.15 and 2,30 p.m. jreluming nl 4.30 mid 5,15 p.m. (Circuin-elaiiccn permitting.)

Return Fare—ln,

GARRISON BAND.

rttary, at 1,45 p.m. Bring tnuslcßtniulß.,

-L. M'DONALD, .

1( Acting-Biijhtlmßßtoi'.— -— —11

JCPP'B BAND.npHE above Band will play at Kelburno

on SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

" ORGAN "Tu-CITAL.Mr. CYRIL TOWSKY will gta a Ro-'oital on tho liho now thrqcinanual Organon MONDAY, tho 18th inst., at 8 p.m.,

to bo assisted by loading vocalists.

fjIHE MISSIONS^ TO SEAMEN.PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

FRIDAY, 16lh FEimUARY, 1006.AMUSING "OAmF Ij^IRE YARNS"

By the REV. FLYNN-ANDERSON,' !And Grand (Now) Llmolight Viows.

NAVYLISAGUB»ALL.TOWN HALL, flih FEBRUARY.

M'UMBRna of the Longuo tiul Ciliceno. generally nro notified that Ticketsfor lho above aro obtainable at, lho Dres-den and at tho Chamber of Commorco.n« woll as from any member of the BallCommittee.

Single Ticket, 7s 6(1C. W, PALMER,

1 Hon. Secretary.

VICTORIA COLLEGE ATHLETICCLUB.NOTICE is heroby Riven lo membors

and -intondiiiß moinborn of lho abovoClub that Training opornlions in view ofthn inlcr-Uin'vernUy Tournninpulwill com-mence on WEDNESDAY. 7th liml., onWellington Collogo Grounds, nt 5,1b p.m,sharp. A big muster \n desired.

JTIIOMAS BEDDON, Hon. Sep.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING SUNDAY"*.«., v, S-OHOOL WORK.milK Next Meeting of ihe Society willJL bo hold in 81. Dolor's Infant School,room on MONDAY, sth February, nl 8pm., Paper by Mm E. S. Groeimood.All interested in Sunday School worknro invited lo attend,

JOHN WALKER,Iloh, See.

WELLINGTON ROWING ASSOCIA-TION.

A MEKTINO or«n mombers of Row-** "iff Clubs nndnnv porsom inlorrslod111 Rpwinff will bo hold In Stnr Bontfhcdson TUESDAY, 6th February, nl 0 p.m.

BiiMiiPßß—

Wellington lloffnlln, midGonpi'ftl. !

B. A. MARIHH, Hon. Spo.

T IV,_ YOniMINAT, f'ODK.PARLIAMENTARY VRIVILISGRS.Civil, RIGHTS.A N OPEN-AIR PUBLIC MEETINGI\.will bd hold nt, the HEAD of llio

WHARF 011 MONDAY next, Bth imlaiit,nd a OIMHTKIM'AST TWELVE.Hnoakor, V..M. BRAUND. SubjncK qRtibovp. Clliznni of Wcllitigton, nttcud tin}nioeliiiff.

GOSPEL l/AlK1ATINn]WTnR-ST.," EVANGICLIHTIO MEETINGSCondnelod byMR. U. ROHERTHON (Seollnnil).

This Mission conlinupi T.OHD'H DAYEVENING. Mx Fobvn.ivy, nt 7 o'olook.Subject.— "A Mnrdor's I'alli."

Rlondny. Wodnoidny, Thursday (Bn|i-Intn), nnd Friday, filli, 7tli, Blli and OlhFob., nl7.30 p.m.

A Int'fvo clinil, sliowinn God'n (lonliii(r«with ntini, will bo iiiod. Mubiopti intov.o^iiitt, Plonw Ininß jour Bibloi. Alllienrl ly Invited, Come, and brinu your(riondi.

D.I.C. GREAT J>.I.C.FINAL CLEARING-OFF SALE.

1 FHENOMI-JNAL BARGAINS IN DRESS MATERIALS.still BAIIQAIN PEICES IN COTTONfurther DUESS MATERIALS.

PANOY FIGURED COTTONS, PRINTS, COTTON DELAINES,DRASTIC WUSLIWS, Ac. Oii{flnal Prlcon,Bid, Is,U3d, Is<(d yard

Clearing Prieo— All afc A4d yard

BfiDUOTIONS ALL PURE LINENCRASH. Innaturaland grey llnl«.OriginalPrloes, Inod, Ist)d yard."

, Cloarlng i'rioo-Allat Wld yard1 SILK.kNISHMD MERCERISED LAWNB, 31Inches wide,nary

grounds with whito spol«,FASHIONABLE

'OriffinalPrioo, Isfid yard ,

Cleiiring IMofl-Allat AidyardSTOCKS, . -

FANCY MUSLINS, LAWNS, FANCY COTTON DI'JLAINES,COTTON VOIIJSB, Ao, , 7

.A, ,Original Prices, Is3d, IsGa1.1« 0d ynrd

TO Clonviug1 Prioo-All ftt QJd yard

mm*' P^feAEING PRICES inDRESS GOODS.

:f ' FINK WOOL VOILEa,Inpßlo shades. , .OriginalPrice, 4a fld yard. ClearingPrlflS, 1"t W yard

A ','>!!44'lnoh BLACK WORSTED ORKPOLtNES, light toxturos, «oft

! ,1 ' finishisuitable for lon gowns,Afl,SPI3BDY , ,

jOriginal Price, fis 6dyard. Clearing Price, i/|D yard'' f " 4C-inoh WCH BLACK KTAMINMCAKVAS,erdlaule for lOvdning

OLEAHANOB ftndVisiting Costumes.1 ' OriginalPrice, Cs6d yard. Clearing Prioo, O//|yftr«

PREPARATORY 40-lnoh M'AMINIO CANVAS, In paßtol prey and champagne,I

' '" gpeoially adapted f«r "'veiling Cloaks. &<s.' . Ul'lginalPrioo, (5? lidyard. Clonring atO/11l"1^TO MOVING. '" , £111., ' ' '

CLEARING-OFF PRIOHS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS,' 'AT THB t\ X -/*i TJfUFOAABY fBIiMISES, I.AMBTON-QUAY.'< ■■ ' JL/iJi»V«

NOTE— Panoy Good*, Silverware,Perfainory,Soaps, Books, SUllonery, Post Cards, Ac,'. > "

VAT THB, T\ T f"i NIiVV PREMISES,JJ.X.V^. BRANDON-STREEI'.

QVV,RA H O U B ELossno . ... Mr Allnn llnmillon...,,

ul,l^uI,l^ I'1 SUNK!DAN'SMUSICAL i'OMKDV COMPANY,

SATURDAY, lotI, KKHIUJABV.A nnd Vowpi-tal Organlsnlion,thkkaul'andThiujuu,!

UclighlfulHUgn PietuimlKxquinit* t\wim,1P,|

r. n ,„ ,% ElaliMflle BnllelM

A DKLIGHTFUL PHODI CTIONIHnlllPßßly Aptrd nnd VtJOHN F, HIiERIDAN „, „""( '.„»,THE EARL AND Till1

'GIHLITHE EARL A^D Till; (JlHl,.TOHN F. SHERMUX,Hnpiioi'lPtl by

MISSHEBA BARLOWMISSRAY .MNKSMR. JKAN DE ],AOKY (Ammw,., Jjnll

'tone)

2 ,K£S (!A!!°° "ANniNG «ij»,si n8 IKANGAROO DANCING WM.Ri j)

A Picked Metropolitan Compnny of Viflvi

LndipH nnd GentlemenIAdmiPfion-Di'PM Circle nnd OrchestralSf" ? 38« t,H|rlr 2s, Fnmily l\ufo ('no

2. nff ,I}?nlii!lR ffn B11(1 fnvly doors to'%?,"" ]'flmil.V Cnvle Otl nvtrn till 7.30.»<* .,l'lan at Hollidny's. Dny Hhlpr nl,Abel «.

Reproßomntlvo-niiOßtlE BULLI'.R.

QOMV Lnn?"NT AllV H O (31 A* LTondoiwl to

T. M. WILFOKD, Evv, M.H.R.,By his Wnde^town Suppoilorx,

A Complimontnry Hoeitil lo Mr. Wilfoulwill bo hold in lho lionnß-atrocl llnll onnext, WEDNESDAY EVENING, thn 7thIFobmnry, 1006, nt C p.m,1 Singlo HrkPt«, Is;Donblo Tiekot*, 2* (>A—to bo bud from nny member of tlioCommit too,

L. R. ARMHTRONd,lion. Sociplnry.

CJWJFTS AMATEUR HWIMAUNaO ('Ll)B.SEVENTH ANNUAL CAHMVAI.

(Under N./.A.S.A. Rulph).TE ARO BATHS,

SATURDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, moo.Good laciiijf, coinforlnbln RPiidnir nocoin.motlation, nflornoon ton. Tho KpuiownBrnsi Bnnd will piny solpolions. Now /.o.'i.land's Young Champion— B. C, Wybeift—will compote (winucr of lho tOO.uK i-Milo, and A-Milo ChampionshipH of NowZealand. Tickets, In onoli (Od ovtia forGrand Stand)— may bo had from nny mem.bor of tho Committee, or at tho Batha, orfrom Wilfrid Skcßg, ITon, Spo.

Tp L O W 13 R "I? H (Mv'lmagnificent"dtsplay of

(3LADIOLIISplendid Show of Bloom. Gorgeous Col.

lection of Folingo IMants.Many of tho host Nurserymen rp)upßeiiti>d,VICTORIA HALL, ADELAIDIvROAI).

THURSDAY AND I'tUIMY,Bth and 9th VI4BRUAUY, 100ft,To bo Oponodnl3 o'clock on lho Bth itH,.

Competitions I— Decorated Ttblps, Dnn.rated Bicycles nnd Uo-enrU, Cakes, Spoiips,Jains, etc., etc.Admission— Adults, lsj Childron, Gd.Olion 3 lo 6 and V to 10 p.m.

F. n. CROUCH, Hon. See.In Aid ot St. Thomnß'R Sunday SchoolBuildingFund.

. 'CITIZENS' BANQUET

ToSIR JOSEPH G. WARD, K.C.M.U.

TITKMIJEIISof tho Executiveand Gpiih.

ml Qommilloo in connection withUie .above Bunquel arc requested to mpefc

nt the ARCADIA HOTEL, on TUEN.DAY RVBNINO NEXT,al 8 o'clock, forlho purpose of making flnnl arrnngpnienls,

.Oenllemen lining roootvod invitatioimmust forward their accoptanco not lutotlhan TUESDAY EVENING NEXT, u>enable the Executive to allot Hie eonls np.piled for.

G. P. GIBB, Hon. Spo.

THE Wellington Navals will hold theirUsual Al Homo on SUNDAYAFTERNOON NEXT. Vint boat n,||lenvo Ferry Wharf at 2p.m. Return tnre,Is. Garrison Band in attondnncn.

GUNNER GILCriRIST,Soci'ptmy,

IHUTT VALLEY HORTICULTURALSOCIETY.npiiE % summer, snowJL Will,bo hold in theNEW DRILLItALL, LOWER llU'lT,

Oh 81sl FEBRUARY.Schedules pan be obtained fiom nny of

tho Sootlsmon or FlorisU, or on n]i|iln'R«tion lo

GEO. GREW, Hon. Neo

ST. PAT^T^IUY^ELEBRATION*I SATURDAY, 17th MARCH, 180ft.

A MONSTER PICNIC AND SPORTSGATHERING

Will bn lipld ntDAY'S BAY PLEASURE GROUND:*,Under tho nusiiires of Hie Wolliiiglon,

Nowiown, nml Lower Hull Brniulusof Hip Hibrrninn So.iipl\

Splendid Programme of Sportr lor Vovinjnnd Old., A GRAND HUSy NATIONAL PON.

OKRT will bo held in Hip Town llnll onMONDAY, 19th Maich, 100b.JAMES W. CALLAUHAN.

lion Sop.

afeTAN IDEAL SUMMKR TRH>|

S.S. NGAPUHI,FEBRUARYflth to 17(h (from Auckland).

Fare from Auckland, JC7 to HIO, iuphul-Ing lo berth ncSleclcd.

LEVIN AND CO , LTD ,_ AK'^'t"1 ,

UNDER THITpUnLIC WORKS ACT,1H0I).

TVfOTICE it bei'pbv j'lvpiiHi'it U 1- Hm1* intPiition of lh> Hull Count.v dun.cil to tnltp the pmMiiii' ih.nn mnnniijtbrouph Mrpti;in«. Xft nnd (>l, IMopU M.Pniknknriki Snney DiMi-ipl, nnd «l««i Inrcill* ""nun1 to bp n public dnm Ami indi\prl Hip Whnrni'oil '"Irp.uii liplwppii l!point wliPi-p llir old ilriun inns mio l1"l1

"nnd Hi" pninl when1 llip Wbni'Piii* --l'i\>piilpim H'Plion ?!1 uf the blopk nfori" nd

A lOnn Oinwing tbp ilnun prnnn-pil nbp InkPii, ami Hit' purl of (hi> Wb.ii'cnv".ti'pnm pi"opo*«ptl lo lip ilivpUiml, is opii1for in^ipption nl Pi'lt.v'h Huh'p, niii>|iiun;iinni, nnd nt Ibn Hull Cmiiiln Connci'Ofllpp^, ?.l"i, Lnml)lon-<inn,\, woM union,tluriiirt business hours.

All ppi'MMn nd'petod by lhft«o proposnllnrp renniivd to Bd forlli in milhim nnjwell'Ri'oundcil objections to tbe evpiuiionof lho snid works or to Hip Ihloiik nf lhi><-Rid drnin, nnd to «t»nd such whliiiu with-In fort) <ln,v*» from Hie liisl pnblipi'iimof this notice lo the Hull Count\ (^ohupil,nl IliPii' hlUcps in Hip Cilv nl Wpllinuton,

Dalpfl Hilf) Ist day of I'Vbiunry, I'liH,.By ortlpi",

H. D. ATKINSON.Ciimilx Cl'ik

NOTE —This notup wn- In-1 imbli hoioi) tho Sad day, oi Fcbnino, J9*v^

LOYAL NKWTOWN LODGE, 7468.M.U.,I0.0.F.

A LL Members are vpnuostod to nttpnd./■». Meclniß in Ht. TliohWr .School-room, Riddiford-ntreol, on MONDAYK\ KNINU NEXT, nl 8 o'clock, to makn(innl arrangements for holding Church]\iindc, District Meeting, nntl ftanquot ontho 18th, 19th, and 20th February.' R 11. FISHER, D.P.G.M.,

Secretary,HMRITUALtSTIC HAND OP HELP^KRS, 88, Mnnnorn-stroot,Over London Piatio Co. (opposite TurkishBaths).

MRS. SORENSEN will give a TraneoLecture TO-MORROW (Sunday)NIGHT, ftt 7 o'clock.Subject— "Thought Forms and Ai\ra«."Clairvoyant description*. All welcome.

VOICE PRODUCTION AND SINGING.

TtyflSS VIARD DANIEL will ResumeTeaching MONDAY, 6th February.

No. 2, Nairn-stroot.

THE VIOLIN,

JLTISS' JULIA MOHAN will resumeTuition on MONDAYNEXT,at 37,

Austin-elreSt fend at tha< Dresdom

PIANOFORTE.

MISS EDITH R. TAYLOR Resumes'Teaohlnff on MONDAY, 6th Fob-ruary\

Address— los, Willis-street.

""dancing, calisthenics,andDEPORTMENT.

MISS BORLASK'S O!n««e« for theflbovo Reopenhi Maroh.

Miisn Borlaso has securod tho assistanceof Misß Putnatn.

'Address 4, Hftwkostono'terrnco, Thorn-

/lon.'

PIANOFORTE AND THEORY.

MISS V. MOORE Resumes Teachingon MONDAY, 6lh February. |

Address— 6B, Taeman-strect.

SINGING, VOICE PRODUCTIOnT"AND PIANOFORTE.

MISS MINA ""CALDOW resume*touching on THURSDAY, Ist Fob-

rutiry,Addross— s, Lovy-otreot.

WELLINGTON AND MANAWATU1RAILWAY COMPANY (Ltd.).

FEILDING AGRICULTURAL SHOW,'7th FEBRUARY, 190&.

HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETSwill bo isirtied from Wellington imd allother Cornpaiiy'* ctationt1 to Fdilding on6th Fobruary, and by morning train fromPaokakarlkl and mail train from Welling-ton on7th. nvailabld for return until 17tliFebruary, 1006. W. M. HANNAY,

2_ \ , Gonowl Manager,, Wellington', Ist FdbrUarVi 1906. j

WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD\ ELECTION. v

TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE CITYOF WELLINGTON;

T ADIES kup GENTLEMEN,~I h*Vo"■^ had the h6nour to reprosont youcontinuously on tho above Boord bliicoJune) iBBS, and Iftittmd seekinff «, ro-InoWal of yttitr eonfldeneo hfc the Electionto take place oh MONDAY, 12th Feb-ruary. '

< Yours faithfully,HAROLD BEAUOHAMP.

NOTE.— Etory raldiiayer has a Volb'foriho above olootion." , '

I'HH EVENING POST/FUNERAL PRINTING WORKS,

■^ 'WILLIS-STREET, WelUngUm,

i *i <mmm, , ) ■

TELEPHONK ; „., 1270.

Fully equipped with the LATEST TYPEand MACHINERY,

All dodcrlpttonii of Printing1 done— Well,Quickly,, and at ModortUri Prices.

MERCANTILE AND GENERAL COM-MEROIAL WORK

SHOW^ PRINTING OF ALL CLASSESBOOKS

BOOKLETSPAMPHLETS / , "CATALOGUESPRICE-LISTSINVOICE AND MEMO FORMSCOMPANY REPORTS AND BALANCE-

SHEETSARTICLES OF ASSOCIATIONVISITING CARDSINMEMORIAM CARDSPROGRAMMESMHNUSCIRCULARS, Etc, Kle, Eta

OUR PROCESS PRtNTING DEPART-MENT iB rlffht tip.tO'dato, and wo canproduce HALF TONE mid LINEBLOCKS fov Trndo Cataloguesand all descriptions ofILLUSTRATEDWORK SECOND TONONE IN THECOLONY.

FOR PRINTING

OF EVERY DttSCRTPTTONAT LOWEST PRICES,Call at

THE EVENING POST.Qr

Rlnff up Telephone 1270.

HALF-TONE and Lino Blocks, wltablqfor ndvertisinpr, caUlostuc?, booklets,

Mid trado prico-liits, engraved on th«thortett nptiao at EVonlnj I'ont a«u«r»l

' 'THANKS. ''

■

MR. COUCHMAITand Family wish to"sincerely Thank all .those kindfridnda that 'went to Mrs. Couohmah'sassistance on being knocked down by ablcyclo on Lambton-quay on Tuesday af-,toruoon liuw

1 « O. COUCHMAN, ,Potono,

11

THANKS.

ME9SRS. DAtY~wisli to'thank allthose persona who kindly helped toextinguish tho rcoont flro on Hoatoun Hill,

and whoso efforts saved thoir property,from destruction,

'A PEftFEOT COPY ! ,

ALWAYS a perfect copy of your Let«ters, Invoices^ etc,, if you use tho"CLEVELAND" ASBESTOS

, p. ;. ' ' ,COPYINGBATH!

! Solo Agents1" , >

YBREX,BARKER ANDFINLAt,LTD,'- *

Opposite Town Hall, ' '

n> ,'1 ", ' . f NOTI 08.

EVENING, POST HOARDINGS,, ,ANYpewon i)o»lfngr'on our hoardings

without our authority will bo proio-outedr >' 'i s "' ■' » ,- , ;',BLUNDELL BROS, (Ltd.).

BRIOKYAKD■SOB BALE, rFOB SALE, or Lea*3, with purchasingolauto, 17i acres of,Land at, Feildlng,ccmprislng brickyard, mill, kiln, dryingsheds, ami nil coiivonionoos!also twonowDweliliighou'ies, watered by throe gotidoain<»i splflhdlu clay; good demand foilbrink*. Full particulars on npbllonClon toaOODDEHERK AND RICHMOND,

TJ\ HEA TR R ROY A Ll\"Jl)l'ip.lm8> John Fuller nnd Sons,

NEW 1HOGRAMME TO-NUillTlBright Singing1 Srmrkling Humour!

M«^. XIVMNHALL. thn Stnr Oomptiimi.J'retUly hns n New Budget of up-to-date... , Vooal Oddities. '

AK1 -..TUB l)maC()I,I,8 -Boblho Smile, ,t Won't Come Off,'1

vt«T A^'nii"^!1 AW|W"— A Euiiny Skit.

fA. \ AIAN NHI.LIK POWER■O-ttT «miV t!t

!lM,«. MIIWM BROWNnti¥i I>H\4H? LAVINIA TYSON

iiCw«»BiiinOi5VA^U)» COLLINS' OrohoilmI'LORRIERANGER STELLA RANGER

1C?tl"L Songs, Sent.!,lurnlnl Songs. Clever and VariedDancing,E",rpS\.iokM'10!10!,c-» p»o. "My MimnmSun, Seaweed, "Honey," "Tho OldApple Tree," "Won ,1 You Care," "Gor-",Hißhlftiulop,11 "Valley of Kentucky,""When IWoke Up," "Indian Lovo«ong. etc., tic.rffiKT TnM nANKBR-

__mKDB*»^MKrT" °V^ N il AL h.

THURSDAY, Bth MARCH, 1906.

CITIZENS' RECEPTIONTo

MESSRS. W. J. WALLACR,V. ROBERTS,. And D. M'GREGOR,

Tho Wollinglon members ot tho Now Zpr.land Rugiiy Football Team, on thoir'Return to lho Empire City,

His Worship tho Mayor (Hon. T. W.Hislop) will tnko tho chair nt 8 p.m.

Short Spooches, Songs, Rccilnlions, cle,

Tickots-ONE SHILLING.Tho whole of the proceeds (nfler paying

expenses) lo bo spent in purchasing mo-monloos of tho Reception Tor lho guoslsoftho ovoning.

D. M'KEN&IE,Sop' W'R'kU'

UPPER,HUTT.-f■bWN~HALL;FRIDAY, Oth FEBRUARY!

T.COMPLIMENTARY SOCIALO T. M.*WtLFORD, Esq., M.H.R.,byIns Prienos and Supporters of UpperHutl and surrounding dulrlpts. Thn I'roVinior and Mrs. Scddon will be prpsoni.Musio by String Rand. Tickets— Gents,2b 6tl jLadles, 2s. Oominonco 8 p.in,sharp.

W. GREIG, Secretary to Commitloo.PLIMMERTONI PLI"MMERTON1

A TRAIN loavesManawalu Stnllon foif. Plimmenon EVERY SUNDAY tit10 a.m., nnd Visitors will find an EX-CELLENT DINNER provided at PLIM-MERTON HOUSE, also, tflrst-olass Accommodatlon for Families,

SEA BATHINGI BOATINGIFISHINGI Sic.Tariff, 25» per week from Ist February.

Early application necessary. AddrcfS—'J'ho Mannijor, Plimmnrton House.

'<NEW ZEALAND-INTKRNATIONAtEXHIBITION,

' ' '

TNTENDING Exhibitors of Enßlnon,A Boilers,1 Grs and Oil Engines willgreatly facilitate the Work of the Com-lYiilloo by making iinmetlialb appllcatlwl"for space, and, if posßiblo, not later than

'Hip Ist March.Exhibitors who desire lo display their

Engines in motion, and aro willing tokupply power, nro rcquoslod to notifywmo and indicate tho probable h.p, avail-"fcblfc

" " 'E, J. KIOHTON,

1 Secretary,, Chrtotehureh, 2nd February, 1906.""pKTONK TEOH^IOaT, SOHOOII '

CLASSES will Re-commonco on MON-DAY, sth Fobruary. 1006, whonPupils will bo enrolled and Fees rooeivedfor nil subjects.

Clais I.— Continuation, Monday, Eng-llsh, feo 10b1 Wednoday, Lntln. fee 10b)Friday, Arlthmolle, feo 6>, 7 till 9 p.m.Instructor— Mr. E, King, M.A., 8.80,

Claw 2.— Shorthand, Typewriting, andCorrespondence, Tuesdays and Thursdays,foo 15s, 7to0 p.m. Instructor— Mr. W.H. Gilford.

Class 3.— Carpentry nnd ArchitecturalDrawing, Tuosday* nnd Thursdays; 10seach Bubjoct, 7 to 9 p.m. Instructor— Mr.Geo. Hooper,

Class 4.— Dressmaking and Langor Sys-tem of Cutting, Monday, foo 12s, 7 to 9p.m. Instructor— Miss K. Slownrt,

Olnss 6,— Moolmnlcnl Drawing nnd Ma-ohlno Construction, Wednesday, foo 10c,710 9 p.m. Instructor— Mr. J. Burns,

Class 6,~Art Drawing and Painting,Tuesdays nnd Thursdays, 7 to 0 }>.m. (Painting, Snturdny Afternoons foes, Draw-ing 10s, Drawing nnd Painting £1, orPainting only £l. Instruelor— Mr. I*1.

A Class for Elementary Elcotriolly willbo slnrlNl If sufnolenl inducement offers,

NOTICE.— Any persons havingoblalnoda Sixth Staiirtnrd proficiency pa*s, nndwho do n«t alloiul tho High School, mayenter for free places for any of Hie abovesnblerls, provluetl lhat, Ihoy tnko up onoof tho poinpulsory snbjnctn in C/lass 1, nndthe foes will bp relumed lo them on com-pletion of 20 hours' allondnnoo during eachterm for each subject tnkonup.

J, G. CASTLE,-

Hon. Secretary.

"l^lXi^?r7lNifLvWoUß' BOARDELECTION.

TO THE RATEPAYERS.

AT the request of n largo number ofRatepayers, t hnvo consented to offer

mvßolf as a Candidate for a scat on thoWellington Ilnrbonr Board.

T-trim that my long connection with

Itnrbonr Board work nhd shipping inWol-linfctnn will bo contldevod v isullkienliiunliflenlion lo ndequnloly roprcsonl yourinterests on tho Board.Ifentrusted with your confidence1shall

tli!\ole my bp'l onergips to Rdrvlng you.Soliciting your support nl the Electionon tho 12lh February next,1am, jours faithfully,

robert fletcher.Wellington city" council.

no'tTce.dog registration.

OWNERS of Unregistered Dogs tirehereby notified Hint Summoniod nrnnboul to be fanned iudicrriminately in nilcit'pß where Dogs have not yel been I'cglc-tored. JNO, R. PALMER.

Town Clerk.2nd February, JOO6,

REMOVAL NOTICE.npi!E undersigned bnvo reniovod their."■" offices to lJniik Chniubers, Lnmblon-quny.

A J, M'TAVtSH AND CO.2nd I'Vbmnry, 1906.

MEUOANTHI;"" "nn.r"""'GENERATiPRINTING ricoulml with maandpromptituJi «t Kvoning L'ott ofllQ»,

mo l 'c t.?>i'oomod Furnißhed House, Oriontnl Bay,

good vlowj rout 35s6*roomed Houso, Vivinn-slteotj reni £2 2«6'i'oomed llouso, OrionhvlBay:27s 6d6-roomod Houeo and Shop, Tory-street;

27b 6d I5-roomed Ilonso, Shop, and Wbrkshop,

Tory-streoti27a 6tl 15-roomod House,Karori; £14-roomed Homo, Epuni>stroot; £1Shop, KenMerraeei 15sSIDEY, MEECH AND CO., "

Ltrnd^and Estate Agontg,.^MJinnetg-st.m 0

:l

■'r~iji"' f.Mactlonald-creßoent-^5 rooms, £1 per wookThompson-Btroet— 6 rooms, 22s 6d per wk.Sliannon«stroet-*4 room*. 16s per weekBlythcstrool— 6 rooms, 23s per week

Apply, sharp,W, F. SHORTT,

Auctioneer, Wlllis«slroot,

2 Shop«, MannerS'Stroet , "Shop and Dwelling, Ingeulro-slreelShop and Factory, Dixon>«trootShop and 5 rooms, Vogeltowh

APPtyJ. FANNING AND CO.,

Mannerß'slroot,

20 rooms, DanloUslrect0 rooms, Wplliiißtpn-terrneo8 rooms, Abel Smith-street

'6 rooms, Island Bay5 rooms, Aro««trocl3 rooms, i'rotWiek'StrfiOt,

J.PsJln^ln6 AND CO., MAiimmV'

m O L, E T.6 room*, Northland, 2ls( 6 room*, Ka«

rorl, 17s) 3«stnll Stnblo and Coachhouse,1Karori. 5»l s,ruorri«, Queen's Drivo,

(

Mar*,',mil, los fiit1 2 rooms and J-acro, Mirnmar,7« 6d( 5 rooms, fumlih^d, Sonlonn, 22i6dj Shops with dwellings InOily ami Sub-urbs, Ofncos, etc. >

W. 11. MORRAH AND CO,,'Land Agents nnd Auctioneers,' ' 54 and 56, Williß-Bt, _

mo l c t.

Well-furnished foiir-roomed Cotlago,

York Bay; lovoly viowj vto\\ tholtdrpu,

Apply H, F. Brittftin, Iniporial Camera

Co., oornor Jqrvois-quay and Mercer-st.^mO LET. TO LET.

3 rooms,Nowtown 7 room«, Vivlan-at6 do Bothlll 7doRoxbnrg.Bl;8 do Wivlestown , 7doWel'gton.ter,of!fi do Adolaldo'ld 7do KolburnoB do Kdlbuilio' BdoIJonlootket0 do Karorl Bdo Wellington-tor7 do Tlimkork'd Bdo Aurora-tot7 do Kilblttilfl * odo HftWl<ofttonO'»li7 do IslandHay 10 daGiiiianee-stit Albo Hhopm,Othcoß, Warehouses, Ac, in,allpnrls ot tho oifc.v. '

fApply HAItCOUHT A CO.,

td-8. l.innbton-qnfty.

fpOLET, hi oontro of City" fl"iargoShop,

five rooms, all donvanionaes;bath,copper, tubs, etc. Apply,

1 HARCOURT AND CO.,46, Lambton-qufty.

6 rooms Rosenoalh, 6 do Hull6 roomsBrooklyn, 7 do furnkhod6 rooms Knrorl, 7 do KelbUrno6 roomsHull,7 rooms'Thorndon6 rooms Nowiown, 8 do Td Aro6 rooms,Control) 9 do Thorndon6 rooms furnished, 0 do Kulburne6 rooms Mltcholllown, 9 'do furnished6 rooms Northland, 10 do Newtown6 rooms To Aro, 16 do Thorndon

PAUATA, MOFFATT AND CO,,106, LnmbtoiMjuay,

rjn 0 let. r 0 le*¥!10 rms, 55s por week, Nowtown9 rms, £8 per month, Thorndon9 rms, £9 as 4d monlh. Hawkostono-st.6 rms, 26s per wook, Glenborvlo-lorrnco6 r|ns, 25^ por wook, Thoinpson-Rlrool6 rms, 21s per week, Macdonald-orosconl4 rms (lint), 16s per we«k, Shnnnon-stroot

J'i. A. BLUNDELL, 32tt, Lnmbton-quay."* *" TO~BEi7E'r7IN KENNEdY's"bUILDINGS, Cuba-

street Extension, two flccond Kloorn,ouch 30 x 70 (could bo workod ns ono 60x 70)1 oleotrio lift, strong rooms, and nilmodern coiivonianaos. Apply noxl iloot,

Or loM,KENNEDY.

A DEAD BARGAIN.FOR SALE, ,

TEN AND A-UALF ACRES OFLAND situate al KARORl.JjoltijrKsTA° f. lll° oololjt'atod DANNA^YNK

PWOB ... £50 PER ACRE.

Terms— lo por cent, dopoult} bftlnneo byarrangement.

Apply quickly toj W. M,BANNATYNE tc CO. (Ltd.).

T^i O"7~il H A f1 %*"1 Nolson-nlrool, Pelone, npnr

Jackson-slrcot,SECTION, 150 x 132,

Well foneod, f,wo four-roomed lionnos nndone slx-roomud house, with nhodi and twonothouses.

Vof further partioulnn apply 8.) lilvon-MPo»»i IJeto«« t

THB UNION BANIC,OF AUSTRALIA'.- > (LIMITOD). . ' '

()( 1837. Incorporated1880.

Paid up. Oapitnl ... £1,500,&00 'Rsservo Fund ... 1,070,000

■Together .£2,570,000Reserve Liability of Proprie- '.

■' } tbrs -, ... ' ... 3,000,000;1 £5,570,000

A1DIVIDEND ot £1 5« per nharo forJ3L the,half'yonr, eqaal to 10 per oont.1per annum, having boon declared &t theMooting of-Proprietors held in London onMh January, tho same is now payable to|colonial Shareholders.' < ><. ' , G. & TOLHURST, .

Inspector.

' , WBLLINGONGAB COMPANY,1 LIMITED.

' 1"

1 A DIVIDEND of 5 per cent, i» now',■**» payable the Bank of Now Zea-iaiidr Wallingtoii, the six months ended31st Docombor, 1900, upon CouponN0,,25o( Share Wnvrjants New, 1-46, 20r^0, 31-34,.46, ftttd &I-54. " '.' *

■' j.H, HELLrWELIi,(

' 'fiocretary,

, Ist'February, 1006, >

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL BYLAWS

NOTICE i# hereby glvsn'that a Moet-;. ing of lho flutti County Councilwillb6 hold nt the offload of the Councilon TUESDAY, the13th day. of February,1906, and that amongst olhot thing* thereWill bo 'submitted for confirmation a Re-n'dlulibn making« Bylaw which wtm pasßfidby way of'Spflciftl Order hb» a "SpecialMbotlng- of tho «iid Coilncil, held on theOth clay of January, 1906.

Thd dbjeeta of the «old Bylaw'are—, To provide thftt the benoflt of ft lloenfle". ■ shall inuro > for.lho period pf

twelve calendar months from thodnlp of issue.

To ilicrcaso tho Hoonie foo for heavy1 trtifflo fr<vh Fifteen Founds (fllb)

to Twonty-flvo Pounds (£25), f

♥ To imbstituto a flaw 'schedule for thocomputation of tho weight of a

Td provide Mutt the «ald Bylaw slmll, come Into force on the Ist day ofMnreh, 1906, "

By order.1 ! H. D. .ATKINSON,' " 'Clerk.

Wellington, 12th January, 1906.Thin notico will be published in the tamo'.paper on the13th, 20th. and 27th January,

and tho 3i'cl and10th February, 19(Jb.

, PtJENITUEEI„ EIOHA,EI)SON 8E05.,.

OF 115, UPPER OUBA-STREET,

ARE tho CHEAPEST HOUSE for-,'; ',Oilcloths, Linoleum, Curtains'Hearthrugs,Bedsteads

Duohees Ohosti of DrawersSideboßfdi) ''Chain, Table*

/ Kapok and Flax BeddingIn fact, UVI-mYTHIN(Hn.the HOUSE

, 3?URNIBH,ING Lines.1 I" CASH OiI 'TERMS,

BICHAUDSON BEOS.,COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS

AND IMPORTERS,■ 115, UPPER- OUBA.BTREET,

Opposite tho Army Homo.

WKLLINGTbtif CITY COUNCIL.■!

' TO C6NTRAOTORB.TENDERS VQfl, CONCRETI3 -BED S'OR"

,/,,1

fJIENDERS will bo rocoivod at, tho office&ljJ>& the undtTslgnod up to % p.m. onWlft)NtlßDAY.the (7th tiny of February,1006, for Erecting Concrete Bod fov Jin-glnu nt Power-house. " < ■■ P)am and fpociHcatlons may bo soon atllu' efflci of tho Electrical Englndor, Townilflll, Wellington,'The lowest or any tondor n<H necessarily

ftcoopte<uTenders to bp ondorsod "Tonder for

Concreto Bod."JNO. R- PALMER.' ,„. Town Clark.ofdjß'obriiai'y, 1906r ■'

'"THIS MUDGWAY ESTATE LANDCOMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE I* horoby given thai the FirstAnnual Mooting of tha Shareholder*of the above Company will be hold at thoCompany's Registered Ofll6o, 37, Feftthor-

ston-street. Wellington, on WMDNE.S.|DAY, 14th February,^loo6, nt 4 p.m.'Business .■

' ','

To Rooelvn Report and Bajaneo-shootiElostloa df Difdotorff and AtullrorReinunerNUnn to Mr. Samgo foe «nr<

viooD rendered In oonneotlon with'pastinpcplnns, etc

'>i' '

H, J. MURRMLL, ,I

-HdereUry,

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1906.7

LOWKII HUT T !GENTLEMAN'S RKSIDENCE, contain,

inI,' & Inrgo rooms, bnlhroom, scullery,pantry, etc., Inrgo box windows nntlvornnclnh; creeled 611 nbotit half-acreof land, lnid out, in gnrden nnd or-chnrd1,httving Int-Ro doublo rond front-ngo to QtieonVroad nnd Runny-«tro(it.Thn homo is well furnmhod throughoutPnco for the lot, £1600; nboul qunrtercubli ronuired.

NEWLY-BUILT 7-ROOMKD HOUSE,bnlhroom. pantry, and nil conveni-ence* ', plastered throughout\ erectedon largo section. Prico £800) onuytormn.

6-ROOMHD HOUSE, scullery, wnshhouse,tubs, etc. Price £500 ; £25 depositI required.NEW 6-ROOMRD HOUSE, bnlhroom,

nnd olhor conveniences, within fiveminulos of Popl Office Prico £800;toruiß nrrnngod.

CHOtCK llALl'-ACRE OF LAND, nearlipllnviio Onrdoiis, Pnen £250.05 ACRKS, Tnila, two-thinls of which isr,' , V"1,,1!""'' '"ilitnoo hilly, but fpleu-tb<l building Rites Price £100 peracioj terms arrnnged.NOTE,— The nbovo nro only a fow of

tho many choico proportion plneod in myhanda for >ttlu. Ruyoi-R should call or writo(stating their, requirements (o

li. ERNKST LEIGIITON,9, FEATHERSTON-ST , Wellington! or

T^IBJIUTT LAND MART.

11. I«S^SyTIS[EGTfTON7A UCTIONEER AND IAND AGENT,

0, Feathcrston, Wellington.

KILP.IRNIE NORTH-Nioe 6-roomodHouse, pantry, f-oullory, bnthroom,hot nnd cold wntcr, gn«, well-drained,nroo soot ion. Prioo £725,

KILDIRNIEHOUTH-Nice 6-roQmed Re-hidonoc, iiji to (Into in ovory respect,land 40 x 125, fronting bonch. I'rioo£1000.KILWRNIE SOUTH-2 i-ncro Sections,

£6 5s per fool.HATAITAI—Good Soelion, fronting tram-lino, 50 x 200. £415,SOMERSET.AVENUE-Good 6-roomod

HOIISOJ lnnd, 34 x 07. Price £000.ISLAND BAY-LilToy-stroot, splendidBuilding Site, 60 x 110. Prioo low)

easy tumid,ISLAND BAY-Mnin Parade, 330 x 165.Price, £7 per foot;ensy terms.ISLAND BAY— Nieo 6-roomed Rosldenee,

hot nnd cold wntor, woll finished inilp'lo-dnlo uylo, lnnd 50 s 167, Bar-Ham nt £875. £100 deposit.ISLAND BAY— An nero of lnntl, situated

in nb<!oltitoly tho bost loonlityj easyterms, Prico on application.

J. BANNING- <!k CO,,HOUSE, LAND. AND ESTATEAGENTS,ROYAL EXCHANGE, OPERA HOUSE,

Wellington.BOXHILL-Delightful 5-roomod Villa,

coiiflervntory. largo basement, under-neath, Fletcher's gas ptovo nnd othermodern convpiiiencas, 2200 gallon wntortank, Bplcntlid view; Lnnd Trnnsfortitlo ) Roplion 40 x150ft. Price £600;terms £100 rn*h and balance nrrangod,BOARDINOHOUSE (Upper Willis-Btreotvicinity)— 9 roomod House, on onofloor, modetnto rout! can have twoyears' louse, hoi and cold wntor, gasnnd olhor oonvonipnoe*. flrst'Olnssrange, 10 noimaiipnl boarders. Good-will, furniture, including piano andFlelehor'n gas stove, price' £250.MOUNT VICTORIA-Laml 30 x 9S feet.6'foomod Honno, with Rood viow ofcity and harbour, l'ric* £650

ADI!riAIDIMU)AD-Land id x 100 foot,5-roomed Villa, with modern coiivoiii-cneoi. A bargain nt £500.

TORY-HiPRKET (off)— s-roomed Colt»go,on largo section;room to build nu-other houflu or a stable;L.T. title,Prieo £450KELUURNK KXTKNHION-Now 5-rohm.ctl Dwollitiu, iv splpiulid locality j flueview ( L.T, title, Prieo £525.

"NBWTOWN -Modern S-roomed House,with all up-tf date eonvonionces, baywindow*, L;T. title, Price £800;ternif.

CALL or HKND for PROPERTYOUIDK nnd ALUMINIUM CALENDARfor 1906.

ELLIOTT & SMITH,8, GREY-STREET. n

BROOKLYN (Washington.avonuo)— Lnnd33 x 100ft, 4 rooms, wnsbhmwo, two400-gnllon tnnks, ana. £400 ;deposit£50, bnlnnco rnnlal.

BOXHILL-Lnnd 40 x 120ft, 5 Inrgorooms, fowlhousp, lovely viow of har-bour. £600 ;a ohoan homo.

WASHINGTON-AVKNUE-

Ttvo Cot-tages, b, and 6 rooms, on land 46 x19,5ft, Pleasant situation and chonpnt figure— JDs6o each. Will soil sepa-rately if desired. Oood spec, forrental* when tram runs.

BROOKLYN— A lovely Homo of 6 roomson full )i ncre, good position, up-to-date howo, workshop. Wo nsk £725 jnothing oqunl.

NORTHLAND— Land 41 x 120ft nnd 5lovoly rooms, h. nnd c. wnler, bath-room. £685 j easy terms.

THORNDON-Vncanl Lnnd 120 x 110ft,£10 10b por foot,;61 x 132ft, £25 10spor foot.

£3000 BM£3000FOR PRIVATE SALE.

Ono of tho Finest Assortment* ever soonin WoUinitlon. Now on vlow at

W. ]?. SIIOItTT'SSPACIOUS AUCTION ROOMS,

WILLIS-STREET.

EVERY ARTICLE OF FURNITUREGUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS.

All Country Ordorn Packed and DeliveredFrco to tho Railway Station,

Hotincs Furnished throughout on thoshortest nolloo.

O'SULLIVAN & CO.,65, WtLLIS-STREKT.

A FEW OF OUR PROPKRTIKSiWollinßlon-torrnop, 9 rooms £1000WollliiKlon-torrncp, 14 roolna £< ),750Maaramn crescent, 7 100m* £1150Hawker-slrppl, 0 room* £1650Roxburgh-street, 7 rooms, now £1350Austin-etroet, 6 loomo £1000Cenlrnl'lorrnt'o, fi room<t £1176Rintotil'strcot, 6 1001ns; land 30 x

330 , £1000Sloko'streot, 7 rooms, now £1050Chilkn-slrflol, 6 rooms now £750Arostrool, 4 4-romnod hothen £1!i00Barkpr'«trpol, 6 ronmn .C7OOHornlti-Mfenl, 5 roomit £530Moin-Rlrool, 5 room*, now £i'ooDminmontl-fllropt, 6 rooms "%0Picton-nvontiP, b roomit X)f>7sDnniol-ntroot, 7 room* £12bOThorndon, 10 rooiim £1050Tliovikloii, 7 rootni £11 r)()Thoiluloii, 6 rooms A.!i?!>Finhiy-loiracp, f> rooms i!7fll)NowloWn, shop nud duelling flvo

r.ioms £10(1SECTIONS -220ft frontbijp Tho only

nvnllnblo lnnrl wiOiln 7 minulo« fromoonlro of oily, iiYi fool

IBLAtfD liAY-^Mit, at £2 17i 6a

A THUMPINGDIGPURCHASE O»

1797 YARDB Oir

EIOH BLACK SILKS

THE NEW HOUSE SALE

Wmm»de by JAMES SMITH AND SONSyeitflHtoy- Every yard1 is in porfoct con-ditlon. This Is » olmiio* of a, lifetime forl«dle« to tecuro bonutiful rustling, uumwh.

able or rich MERV SILKS nt morolytiontlnal prices. Thii U anothor of thoSUPERB BARGAINS that makes THENEW HOUSE famous.

HIGHBLAOK MERV SILK

BIOHBLACK BROOKE SILK

RICH BLACK GLACED SILK''''BLACK PEAU DE SOIE SILK

RICHBLACK PAILETTESILK

Th« original prices were 2« lid to 7s 6dft yard.

1. SALE PRICES TO-MORROW j,

If 3d, ll 6(1. I*Hd, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 3d,2s 6d.

Such & gonsationnl purchftso wo hivvoneverboon so fortunate in securing boforo,and it willprobably ba many a long tinybeforo luoh snother ohanco comos our wayof'adding luitro to tlio reputationof THENEW HOUSE for BARGAINS InSILKS.

JAMI2S SMITH & SONS,THE NEW HOUSE.

gALE! SALE I,OH, MOTHERI

What a,lot lof money you can save atLINDBERG'S SALEILINDBERG'S SALEI

All tha prottlost of Prints, the daintiestDslfllfles, tho loveliest of Muslins, DressGoods, Lace Curtains, tho most charmingLadles' White Underclothing, Chemises,Knickers*, Nights, and Skirts, and Corsotsand VeUt, atNOMINAL PRICESI* OH, HOW CHEAPIAll Towels, Sheeting, Calicoes, Longoloths,Nalnsookst-Blinds, Hugs, Blankets, Quilts,etc., BPEWALL* REDUCED.

'NOW 19 THETIMETO BUY

GOODS MUST BESOLDIWE GIVE STAMPS OR DISCOUNTICALL 'EARLY. YOU WILL SAVE'

HEAPS OF MONEY.

JOH. E, LINDBEIIGr,,'

CUBA-STREET.Saturday wo open 9 a.m. Closo 9 p.m.

OEASHi; CRASH1, AT

TE lib HOUSEGREAT

I' '■{' '

SUMMER SALE!

"£r|g TASHIONABLE COSTUMES,

coats/and skirts,

In

CRASH, HOLLAND AND LINEN,' At hitherto Unheard of Pricos,

COSTUMES,' ,„ „. Ad11D Each

COATS , ,„ »,. qS "I-ID Each

SKIRTS U ,„ QS -t -ID Each

TB ARO HOUSEDRAPERY CO,, LTD.

THAT'S WHAT ICALL A REALBARGAIN,

Yes; it was bought at tho

D.S.A.PEOPLE are gelling lo know that theD.S.A, FAIR ia the plneo and op-portunity for gnlting heaps of FASHION-ABLE DRAPERY for very little money.

FASHIONABLE,mind you, If It wasn'tthat woneed tho room for new stook com-ing in we might keep lots of it on linnd,bat we won't.

The public can have itat «volt prices mthl»-RIOH BLEACHED SATIN DAMASK,

good design, 72in wide.Ifor llio FAIR, -IS /»D yard.

D.S.A* D.S.A,D.S.A, D,H,A,< Drapery Supply Association.Drapery Supply Association,

-D.S.A. D.S.A.D.B.A, D.S.A,

67, OUBA-BTREET,And atDunsdin andSouthDun«din« ,

W. B. CJIISNNKLLS.LAND AUCTTONKKU, MASTBMTON.

J'OR HALIi-TK RAN({ITUMAU.

Tho»o on tho lookout for a good pn»-toral nnd ugiiculliirnlproperty will lip m-loroflted to lonin (lint Mr ,lAM ,'ITUCK-I'.Y, (hrougli fading health, hn« dooulod

011"

0" of hi* ""'''l-knownTK UANOITttSIAU KHTATK, nnd forthe puiposo of win hns placed ll in thoImndi of Mr NY N Chonnoll«, This pro-liortv ib ndnutlcdly ono of the bo«l of itnkin< in the colony, wlnU (ho puiobrodhordu of lloieford nnd Jpmiy cnttlo nnd(look of Sonlhdown nhoop nro ein^odftmongsl the finest v, (|,c Boulhern Henns-pi ore

'llio Kstnlo ponsi-.ls of nbmit 2200 ncrosof rollinu downs nnd wnrm, fertile, lime-stoiio liillr, nil good hpnllhy counlty,high-ly unproved Ai ohowlnq* how roprodnc-tivo the noil is, it is only necrppmy tomention thnl n portion which hns booncropped yonr nftov yonr Avlth niniißohlnnnd nwodo» gives nn nnnnnl returnof fullyNIiVKNTY TONS to the ncre. The pro-pM'ly in mibdivuled into A 0pnddocki (8wirei), und oneh wntorod with porniniloiitHteam«, nnd tho boundary \* wire netted.Il« enrrying enpaeily is 6000 nhoep (with-out Ininb*), 500 cnttlo, nnd 100 hori-ogAi a fnltonitiß propprty it hnn Yo\v o((unlsin (his iflniul, whilst siud stock ruined onthis cslnto commnnds tho hisliPit pilooswhennvpr olforod Tlio Innldingo comprisen flniU'laM fnnuly residonco of 20 ROOMS(mill fiio-pioof ulfieo) nnd nil necossnryoulbuildingfi, mnnjgci'ft te«ideiit'O (whichewl closo on £1000), gnrdi'iict-'R eollnßO,RhonrarK1 wbnre, KhoHpvß for nlud Hock,dip, H\o seta (.hoop uikl cnttlo yards, dniiy,oto NVilhin n few minute*' wnlk of thohcmonlead nro a tchool, church, crontnery,ond pofll ollioo Tho properly in distnnlonly throe milofl (ncroni the river) fromthe OPATCI RAtIAVAY STATION, nndoiglit miles front llio JMASTIiUTON POSTOFFICE Tho'so hnvnig money to invonlshould not henitnto in cowing to ft docl-sion to purclinsn thin propel ty No boltorin\o»tmont is hkoly lo 001110 upon thomni'kol, for tho locality is nn idenl oiip,iv oloso pioxinuty to tho most progressiveinlnnd town in New Zealand, and onlyabout seventy miles from the EmpireCity. Pneo £J5 pov nero. Land GvudopoMctl on npplionhon,

W. H. MOIiIiAH & CO.,A UCTtONKEKS AND LAND

-t*. AUKNTS,54 AND 56, NVILLIS-STREET.Telephone No. 10.

CbKAP CITY HOMKH. KASY TKRMBARRANGED ll«' KEQUIRKD.

TK ARO FLAT-TnTro. nil lovol, with8-rotmiotl Villn. ;Clft4s.

IIAIIPISR-HTRKHT r-Superior 6-roomcdVilln; lnnd 34ft x 10011. £875.lIANSON-STKKKT - Uood Itome, 7room?, onn floor j lnnd 38ft x 100ft.Rnrgnm, £775.

NKNVTOWN (Trnm Tormliui«)-Good S-roomod Villn, corner oooUon;40 x100ft. £680.

WOltDSWqiVm-STRKKT (on tram)-Woll-bitill 5-rcxoined Jlou«p, with Ton-voniencoi; rent 21* 6di lnnd 20ft x80ft. Bnrsnin, £780.

NVAHHIIOUSK 81TK, behind OperaDouse, 45fl x 6UI 6in. £1600.BKRIIAMPORK-New 0-roomod House,hot water, etc,i 33ft x 88ft. PriooJC67O.

ROXnUßfin-STREET-Splendid 7-rooin-pd Rpsitloneo, now, overy eonvenlenec.Cl3bO.

ELI/iADKTH.STIIUJiT-

4-voomod Dot-tngo nnd pctillory j lnnd 18 x 112ft.£520.

DEHHAMPOIUS— Two good Hoctionnnenr.train, each 33 x 88ft. JCIBB oneh.

PIIUK-STRKKT (upper)-

6-rooinedHouse! lnnd 20 x 108ft, Chonp,

NENVTONVN-S-roomod Coltflgo, 4-« tallstftblo, hny loft, cle. £66b.WELLINf(4TON-TKRRACIS (eontro) —o-

roomod Hceidoiioe, every convonionoonnd fine viow. £1850,

TAHMAN.STUEKT— S Rooms, oornorspotion, 2h x 40 i rent 20s. JC6OO.HKUALD'S'IRKNT-u Hoomi; land 40 x132, with trnp entrnnco £780.

RINToUL-STRKHT (oll)-Now 7-roomedHouso. £1000.

NVALLACKNTRKK'IW) Ttcwms! lnnd 20x 110ft, £800,

COROMANDIiL'HTIIMKT—

Corner See.tion, 70 x 119ft, £450 j bnrgnin,

Pim'ON.AVFiNUI'V-4 Roomn nlul con-vpiuoneoss lnnd 34 xOO £535.

MEIN-STRKKT_- Superior' House, 6looms JGB7S.

HANKEY-STRKET—

7-roomod Villa.£1000

HOTEL TO L E A S fi.

DWAN BUOS,Invite nppliaUionfi for n lonso of olio of

tho best hotels in NVollington, nonrwhnrf, nnd closo lo Post Oflloo j truefor everything! trndo from £200 to

£275 weekly;beer consumption 35 lo45 hhds monthly;nil drinks 6d ) onsyhouse to conduct;few ecrvnnts roqulr-ed; will givo a long loiipo to goodtenant) possession nftcr Now Yenr.This hotel boing froo elinblcs n personwilh limited enpitnl to flunneo easily.

NVo nlio require ft Tenant for n nowly«built Prick Hotel in tho very oontro

of the most populous pnrl of Welling-ton j trndo £120 Weokly;beer 30 hhdsmonthly;froo for everything| good jlea*o s renl £10. Wo onn pul in rvperson who hns nboul £1200 oneh, Ap-ply nl once, as this bargain will toonbo Minppod up,

nWAN BROS,,Willis-street, Wellington.

19 ONIY If)ftcctioiifi lofl mil of (,l Sites on the Plnnor

UIUIUrAMJ'ORIS.

riIHK ndv.intngp» of thi- lo"nht> nto pin-A clniniod by

42 rKnPT'X-42

who lifUo bneked their uood f,piiuon« bypurplinning Soclioih nii(M>iiildiiig honllhy,I'omforlnblo homes on them

Aclolnido-itwd I'-mnlngn Aetunl Irnmdislnuro fiom (IPO. )r l.'i MIMMKS,

Knsy loim« TnlcteM 5 pet cont.

Send foi plnn nnd pnrlienlnrs lo

.WILLIAM It TDRNUI'LL AND DO,3, Pnn.unn «lieol.

f#iRy Appointment to UU Excolloney Lord

IMunkpln0 ny t: and sons,LOWKU (lUHA-STRKET,

HAVK l*'Oß SALK-Spbl Pons, I'enrllUrlny, lUrlny Moal, NVliont Mesl, MnisnMnl, Cruihod O»t». Mtxiiv T±SL- P>*'J

llAllOO URT <Sr. CD.Money Advanced lo A'-m^l Coiuplolioii ofPuiclkho upon Hi>i\«oiiihlo 'Icum

yon Mi,r-

niTY AM) M IU KIUX""" '

IJAU(UIN AT IMMNii lUN oii.Mid >ninoi" I.nnd, \\illi two Ironliii^io-, 11.1 ,<to bonch, leu J'.'j'id, don 1 nil' l1oppolliiilll) (i,ii«|

M:R\\ KN'i' SlI\KKT Two Im,| ,„,(iiiiw,.l\i|{li iwul «lrj, fminn wi-i Vi 11.1

C() 10' toolMIWroWN 'IK \M (,1o r to) Nr\\ mil

supitioi tiiii'-lii'd \ illn lli'-idi'iid , lilni«o rooino on one floor, lull, nm101Vnidliih i«, poicoljiiii Imlli, 1101 win.1inngo. |i« conKiii, wniK-hop, "t ( ,"■plondid coiiior i-oilioii, lovol^ \nw ,nwncr lpiwing Wollmnlon 111 !ih\Will MliTlflco for OlL',')! W.ll voMliJ}lXrio („ ,

COLOMBO NTHP.KT (nl<-n(i-ido Imi.hNiw (1roomed Ro^idomc, l\ mill 1

water «,oi\ice, 'cullol\, Woll, Imp.lai'p.i mntion Pnco .C'liHinoxmiiu.iin'ihkl'.t ion n.io \.» .locnnod Uomdoucc, (luloui'liU up 111 1dnlc in c\,<\\ dclnil. oood \ll>\Piioo ,L135l); in--po(t nnd m n will lm■"nlirliiil

RONA UAV (do 0 lo whinII11I1 Comloil11M0 4-iiioii\((I <'o(i\'i\ \Mih Inm'1 mitlon Oiil\ £H'M loi piompl 1\\r

ISLAM) BAN Now (uo'-mod lion-,- nnico olt\oti><l po'ilion,oliiiunniK > " vBni'iinm lor .IV.'i, onh l,?it t isli nM'tlled: «, ,\ n.'l luhmiii. loi Ci^lind

M'.LBURM" 1 inomod N illn, nlom-'idnCoiiUnl loiinco : Imolv nullool, run.ONVKN' HTHKUT t.ind 40 x I.'OII, wilh""roomod KrxnliiKii .mo llom, r\u\

coincniPiin Pnco ,1'HOO: nnpcuuivoullo; ovlnt,- mii«l li(i t lofcd loilhwii!'NVUl(illTMl!i;i,T Now oioomod u«d]i»|f. luted with inoildii npiih.mt>■ ,iiicltiilniu ,11111101 binX witidioliO" millMilobo'nrtli ftionml niool) \,\w\ milPiico I'MHKOOKLVN (Ohiro iond) 4-toomcd ('..(-Ifttfo, on lnnd ,U \ Ihlift Pnco WMI,bcdiocK liili'i

70 ACUKS, fiikl-cln-.* dniiv Und, withinp.is\ ivnoh ol Wollinnlon for o!l\ milk""upph, nil prnmid nml Woll >.ulnb\idod: splendid up-Uiilnlo rp-idcnci> .nn!nil ncc^nn oiill'inliling ; InnI',1',HiUo-i, nnd ImiidiHK'- in poileol oidii.propi-rIN will emr\ n cota lo ll>i- nin",no he(t->r pidpoit) tin M»hio niiil mi,\eiiKiiop to ci(\ enn bo hnd I'ikoJjPSDO; Millnblp teinii iiiinngod WM

100 ACUI'iH. till 111 mived hi«s<.ps wellfenoptl, IpntltlocU", nil ehoioo lond;stock, ?,fj cows Ibull, H \cri liiihscnlvo», Ikm'm"., pigi, cli ;building*, !>"looniod luni'o, ?,() couhniN, Implied.wmiKhed, dnp^ied, di)1, nen-*, nmlollipr «hr-tK t ci'i'iiniory 1 niilo PrienJDJbQO;tprni1-, only £57 !> ro-.li wnut oil :■'took nt vulimtioii, b?.?:t

250 AORIW. ]K0 ncrpi in crop"., bnlnneoliloughi'd And Vi vnd\ for crops 10 p.ul-dncl(«, all woll fenced \ bnildingi, !)roomed luni'ip, shuK, ".(ftblo--, 010,nltpppjnrili, orohnrd, plnnlittion \ liivmhns 4 jvnrs lo run, rent !,')". por nero,nurolinxiin^ rlntt<i> iOlfl. Prico AM00:|p*.<.prt's inlpivM nml chip< W?,

600 ACRKS, nil in mixed cxoopi,30 nens rroix, well fiMiced, 3 p.ul-dnoltß, 350 nerot licit nlluvutl \U(«\

nitwit, 1400 \vellipr.| iiioi1 4'roomeilooltngp,cowbnilt, nnd other bnihlliin 1

- ;fichool, errßiuory, nnd post ollleo do<e

Prioo jCU pnr hero, W%]HANDY OROOKRV nUHINKHM-Hhop.

sloro, nfllee, nnd 5 dwelling room«, nilOnnvonloiipost 1onl ?,f)« per week, goodlonioj turno\or iViO per month! noRMilwill; Mock nt landed. porl ", )H.tliiKu nl valuation--nil nbout IJ3OO W,

nLACKHMITIIV,Iri-rp thvni -.hop,cifftpp, CiinKlipd, 2 foruos nml niniN,(Ire ftunncn nntl pinto 1 lonp: lonco;turnovoi £50 monthly Price £16!)

j7Tf"SIfITUUNK & CO.",AUOTtONKV,RB AND T.AND AOKNTS,

15, Ft'Mhcvuton-otippt. 'l'olppliono 01,SPKMAL PROPKRTUIH.

OHAUMINtI IIOMK,RROOKLYN, uprilvnow, b lnif(o roonu, very hnndy Nmrii-etiool ! !nnd 40 x 1^.011; Anc mow, irni-Orn. t)nly £ri()l). A Ronuino cliniiie

CUNTJM'J NVILI.tH.ST (ftdjniinnij) Substnnlinl llriolc Ulook, ollloen. woik-rooli»«, oto { lot £?<!( s inminvl £!20»H).Prioo £3000,

5 ROOMS, KKI.HURNK, 40 s 185, Mnm-rond j volt-built, tleitnc light £(>7!i,Owner lonxing nl oncp,

POUR ROO^t« 1 Cr.VDK-QUAY (iipnrUnlhn)- I'Vii- Hoction;let Ilia (id iiim)

OIIKAP NKCTION, IIATAITAI. M xKiort, Wnlpnpn«rd , fpiiped nnd pUni,-od Only £0 foot,

KtLIURN'IU, on tinnt lino, 30 \ ](i!)ft,now 0-rd hon«p, well built. £d? 0.COiSY 4-RJ), CO'ITAIiK, ROSKNHATM,lnnd ii v lOCft ", Irouts Mnida Volo-

>». J'<y»d, 010-o school s \ny chenp nl £,'ii,'i,NVADK.sroWN-Hood 6rd Villn, Priiirpp,.

Mrpcl, insured i!,>no, nico gnidon, lotgosection, rare viow, Pnrgnm nt C5.Su.NORTHLAND- Lot-go doulito frnntngo (Hootion 51 \ RollI;oiicili loom for twohon»o« £?,% lot.I.ONVKR IUITT 14 nciw hi^h-clnw kml;boil pnu of the lhitli onuily mibdlvi-ntblo, nnd good hoim< £5700AI.IOHTONVN Lnntl 4,') v 145ft, In Oen-trnl-tnrrnco! new ft-nl ltott«p, wellfillod. £5% : £100 en»h

W.K- TUIINBIMiLACo".3, PANA^A-STRKKT,

Npwlown liinnoli 1, RIDDH'OBtI-ST,IHLAKD PAY (l.i(ToyMrPot)-Bpp(ions,

39ft 4in v lfiOlt inboitt), Price £!(!()

IBLAND HAY inil!thlon.«.|rept, plomlo bpnchl Hplondid Noelion, 35ft fiiu\ 100ft (.iboutl. Pncp £200) en«y

ISLAND' IUV (cnrn<>t Clydr-vroct nndlUriHhloii-slrocl) 1?u«lneno Silo, nbotil,!>oll fiontngo to lAlydo-(<lroot.l Alydo-(<lroot. Pnco£?,Soi pnny tPi'lnd

11ATAITA1 -Sodlon«, fiom £4 per foulURKNN-H'lltKKT-.M x 70, 5 Room* nnd

coinenieiiopo; title, Lnnd Trniiffei.Pnoo £{,75

OOURTKNAY-PLACK—

Gond spoo nlbedrock pnco 1 owner lenving. Pur-(icttlnrs on npplioution

THORNDON-

nu«itio« Site, with twochnlns deplb, bcsl, pi^ilimt. Prioo onnpplionllon. AKo Iroelmld lnnd nearMniiroinii Court.THORNDON

-Urnndiiow llou<ip of «

looms thnroitghly up (0 (Into. Prico£inooj l(rm<- Ps?rt

TK ARO (b^t RcMdentinl tmrt)-SuporliRoildoiiop, li\ good ftropt, !) roi>m,%cliibornlo liuiih Prico nnd curd loview, on nppllonlioii ?S(VI

BROOKtiYN—

Vntunblo n««.inp^ Hiip,loud 36 v 100, morn ov lov ! Rood wmlprnclicnlly now 5 roomed \ illn. Prico£r,OO

' 'SS74-

ISLAND \\\\f (Dprw«itt-lrcol)~Lniid30 x 16411 oln, !i roomed lloiw, nilcoiivoiiionoo'ii titln linntl Trnnsfer!inorlßnjjo i.!4r)fl nl 0 per cont Pritv,£(,?'>: £M) dopoMl

'.I.SIB

LOWKR MUTT.HA X .10 ){, \\ MO S.

Mine For Hnlo nl nbovn Suburb-*LUDLAM P\RK f, rooms nud nil con-

\ouioiicp^; \ note lnnd, Pripn £6flili 5W.1

11U1A STIIKI-yr—i- roomed Homo, o\ei Vmodern nmtngpniPiil. \vn<.liluiu<n in-Mdo! Lund 60 v 190 Prioo £(,S0 fi0?0

MAIN nOAD— Ooiner -Seel ion, romlv lorbuilding on, situnted »( bo<t \»rl oftho district Prico £10 i,or fool, Ml)2MAIN ROAD-Cornet Spplioii,good bn-inovn Mlo Pncp £13 ppr fool o()4(,

NVAIWKTU HOAD 70 ncroi good lnnd,Pri«ip .ClU> lioc nct-P ()070

t)O\VNvKßft'l -Koilr f, roomed Housesp\O!,v poiivoiiieiioe, vpVv plenum! n"«prnlj lnn<l 40 x 100. fiM to £50 rte<imiil will onn of Hipmi, nmlnnlnnen under very cTCopUonnl nr«ii»nttompn(« Amm oi,porl(iiiiitv togill n homo. Prieo from Bbfti to£000 SB!Kv7

CAMP-ROAD— Throe 4-roninpd Itonvc*Veiv ovtpptionnl (pi-nix (o Workingmen In o-purn n homo, £?,$ doposlt,b.itnnoo pnvnble nx rent. Pi-ico £400

6074AOMH (IAS KNOINKS,

TjlO ARRIVK ppr «« Somor^t, two IJt*. bh.p Kpecinlly low qnotntioiu* forHnlo More,mrivnl .T, NY, NVnllnoo nnc> ",00.1 o\ VidlcriMlrooU.

MoKKK & CO.,Agouti for dm Snlo of

T.IOUBES, LAM), AND BUSINESSES(H>irops«ni'i til llio WplliliDton T,flni\

Aboih\V Uimiio.ss nl \\cm Bios),I, VANAMA-NTKKKT.

To)o|)honp ?,173.

Thn Knrori Rntppaj-pw hnvo now ilrrid-od (in In (ho rmilo thn Klootrio Trni»\ willrun, Wp hip now odiMlnyf Tmiul nnd)ln\iwn both t\loi>iv nml mltniviil to HiprHOVOHKI) nml CAHKII',I) KAHOIUKLKCTHKI TUAM UOHTK Now n thi>timo to buy Upinomlu'i' wlml thn Iraniliah dono for Ifiinnd )\,\y nml is donu> toiMlininnv, mid lip miic tluit KAUOUIWILL MOVI'', l'-OUWAIU).

11OUHKH.ON ROUTE, two munilpn fiom llolmilonl

(tntiVns, mid xvlimi (mm nvtoiulpil lf>numitop fvoni (! V.O Now fi vooimoilJldiiro, liall, bnlcoify, Imtlirnnm, ploo11iei liklil, tilod li and Hi bnys! lnnd100 \ 100 JU7S v*4\. I'ik'p C705 Alonl bnißnm ?.!),■)

100 YAIUIH VRDM lU)^TV, Und (,7 vMr urpftiilnr doptli Houbo uxcopiKniIllly Well (iliiHllod Illloiltflunil, \\\rrooms, olootiio lirlil, li nnd 1, lmiliroom, ln\ivl<in, wnnlt (»')('■-, lnmn \i\o-s,droßsor, vnnti), linudMiuic Mi<ml<\itity<4nml fi'io?,oi>, lin11 fj \ »^0 ;iion-<o)\nioiv;ipnl 22n ful )ior \\ool< I'nco lißoo A\ol\y haiulßoino rpsiilnncc

AD.IAOKNT TO ROU'JK-

A-roomodItotMP, plnliW, loflß, Huttmildiiign, Sroomod wMitre, oto ;lnnd two Iron!fißon of HRfl nnd 12)11 rpspoelnelyVnop JCl^fiO Tliih is a hni'gnui,

HUO'I'IONSri.OHIO 13Y UOITTK- T.nnd havingn pom-

bmed fionUtfo ol olopo on ,500 foot,fov £525 ! d'opth 140ft, irregular, 1^

ON ROUTK Two Hrdions, very linndylo fontro of rlty WrttlW mnkiV twooxoollont. Pito« lor Rood clitss of roci-dence

All tho nbovn llotiKOß nnd Lnnd urn (hoTOWN HIDH OF (MCMHTKUY, and nrooonpoqttPiilly within voiy oasy cUntntii'o ofthe biißinopK pntL of tho rily,HKAUTTFUI. KAROIU-06 x'l6o. fonporl,plnnlud, nlmonl tint, l'rloo £165. b'JNEAR HCIIOOL-5* x 104. Kxcollciilnifcp,

£140. nnDONALI}.BTRKET~£SO citnh will buy

105 \ IbOH. Hood lovol Irihl, TiiooA3250. BdCITY RHHIDKNCEB,

DROUmiAM-STRICKT-^-roomed Houkp,!linndy to trnm,Rood situation, onn olllin best slrootn in WoUinglon j v«-rnnl lnnd lms sold nt £20 per footPricß £025. 33;!

13A81NUEBKRVH~7'roomod House,everymodorn ronvonionco t on trnm route;nploiidid outlook i very valunblo 1 lnnd30 x 80. Vriro £1170. A lmrgain. S2ft

7 MtNUTKS PROM 0.P.0 -5-roomPdHomo, ovpiy oonvoiiipiio'oi lnnd 33 \100*, good rontnl vnluo, producing 11per rent,not on onpilal required, Viica£000, 35!)'ROSENEATH.

£10 will buy good Section, lulnnco nl ,')jior cent,;uplendid viow city1 nml hnr-bour,

TOWN FOR SUnURBAN,

Oooi! nny owner of Suburban Properlywinh to PHPhnngn for nnico City Renidonoe.Vriro £925. Wo hnvo Juil tho thing losuit.

ISon Now /ioalnnd Timrif for our Fnrm

nndJlusiiiopg ndvorti'»pincut.~EASrir¥"KAi'i\

IAND AUKNTS & AUCTIONEERS,*-* KXOHANGE BUILDINGS,LAMUTON.QUAY.

This Woek'M Bnrgniim nrp:~

BASIN lUiHUnVK (cft')-Wo ran offeiyou n couiut invpiimpnl nnd a goodopct'ttlftllon in thin ilonirabln Mornlllyin n 4-roomnd lioitfp, with bnth, rchllcry, WAflthoiiKP) roppor, tubd, nndovpry eonvonipiico1 thn ynrd is n«-plirtltnd nnd thn sooiion in ngood ono;lei nt £1 por week, l'rico £000; hnlionsh I'pquii'pd.

TIIOHNDON (in Hie bcul imrtJ-A Mib-stnnlinl (ipulloninn'a oß^idonro, lmving 9 rminn, bnth, nnd nil ronvrnirnopfl j Inrgo orotion, linving ib fowfrontline with n good dppth; thngroutuU nro woll Iniil out. Price£1400; Inrmn nrrnnapd

TINAKOHWIOAD-Fdr Snlo, nt a moi'l-llco. a fiuo properly hnvnig 10 tlior-" i)\igiily liDiionl-pijiodt>mnfoiul>|p rootim,nn pxopplionnlly Inrgn nnd hnndnomohnll, wilh vnf-hjiousp, puntry1 bnth*room, wnrdrobop,olu., 2 p.w.o.'n, out-lIOUKOBI M'dion lint (wo Inrgo front-ngoß, 00 fool x 5? fool rrppoehvply,with irrcgulnr depth; fine unlive btuhon section \ ilrninngn in pnrfpct order jtrnm \mt>w* iloori mttnl sell; inspect,nl once. I'ripo on nppliPßtion,

MIBAMAR— In (lii« progressive nnd <lo-lightful mibitrb wo hnvo for lmmoiiintnHnlo two now 6-roomod Itoii«o<i, withbnth, pnntiy,Mid nil 'nmlom conveni-ences, cloolrlo light1 on s|-nero pop-(inim, fronting Toru-otreol, Trion£725 1 onty term*.

Also, 4 well-built 7-roomed Coltngen,oneh on Ji-nero, fronting Ono-M.root,,wilh eonvpnioiieoH, I'rieo £405 nnrh:terms lopor cent,

SUCTIONS for Snlo in Mirnmiw, trnmroute, flnl or hillnido, from 60n perfoot, and funwnrdp, Tlhnn rnti bo seenivl Miv offleo on Mnin-road.

the nuTT.BLOOMFIKtiD-UOAn

—Fiwl^law Tro-

porly, two minuton from I'O, 0roolnK, wn^lihrtiifp, conoli nntl fowlhou«OB, t-oiillory, bnth, nnd nil mo-dern npplinncPK : vogotnblp nntl flow(inl'tien;lnntl Inoro. Pnco £167& ;lerin*.

Wo (\(for you n fine Fnnuly Weoideiieewithin 3 niiiuttcn of «lntion, coinerproperty, lutMUg 14 rooitm with nlnq-lutoly ovpiy modoin titling tm;f' <■>rouuirod 1 in-tired for £1300 Prieo£Jt)so 01 offers tornifi nirnnirpd

WAIWKTU.ROAD-A Gioomod Honor.(inili! now, on n lntgo noclion, wellbnill, nnd dnfirnbln portion. I'iieo£900 icmnll ileponil. „... Ir

,VICTORIA H-fUHBT nnd PUBLIC

HOAD-Wp nirer you nu pight-ioomodTh/tiKP, with bnlh, )>nnliy,nte., witlniifow inimito* tioin dtntloti; good roc-I,oii Piioo £030

W, liive for iSnle Kf>od nud chP»p Spp lonsin Hip TAINfK, KI.MWOUD, midJill,t)(>MVV IXI.I)I XI.I) KSTATHB,

A, J, M'TAVlflll.l W. W. lIRDBTONt.J, liPTAVISH <fe CO,,

I.ANtI AND I?«TATK AGKNTB,I.AMUTON-QUAY, WIiLMNGTON.

I'UH SALE.WlI,l11SRTm',KT~7.rnomp!d Houor, on

FoPiimi Imving n fronlngo of 36 font iHoiul )iiy<iii(in for mcdlunl innn or dcu-(ißt, L'nitio.ulnrn on nppliention. 1031

WOOLCOMBK-STUEET -Uou«o eon.

tnlning poven rooniß, bnlh, It nnd p.wnlnr, plootrio light nnd gnu Inld on)Wnrdrobo nlul llnon-nrpet, l'rioo £3'A rio

1H37TINAKOni.HOAD— IO-rnnmed Tlrpitlnnon.

with every rompnlpiten; Inrgo i->ioct<of lnnd with double froiitngo. i'iiopMOSO. 3820

CUUA.STUKKT-Cflrnor floellon( ndmlf-itblo l)U(ijnop» file. I'nrlieulnin on nn-plieMion. 1820

Pmin-HTHKI'/r-

tlotmn eonlnlning 8room", with nil convonioiiooH|urotinnR5 XHO Pnco £10,5. W?A

WINDHOR-PI.ACH- Hutisn of !i inoimnnd convenience* ! foi'llon 10 X M£025. 1«^

Alni1' A. J. M'TAVISU AND CO.

DISAPPOINTED

DRAPERY BUYERS,TRY

WARNOOK & ADKIN'S

HALF-YEARLY SAVLE!

THE TESTIMONY 01? HUNDREDS IS THAT WP) IUVE THE BKST VALUJS

THEY HAVE SEEN IN

NEW RELIABLE GOODS.

SEE OUR WINDOWS AS YOU PASS.

NEW STYLISH MILLINERY ia boing oloared nt LESS THAN HALF-PRICEi

160 UNTRIMMED HATS, at 1« and 1« 6d oachWHITE LINEN and HOLLAND CRASH SKIRTS, oxtra chenp nt faco pried,

10s 6d for 6s 6d, 12s 6d for 8s 6d, 16s 6d for 9sA lot o£ CRASH COSTUMES, 26a to 255. Now 7a 6d oachWHITE LINEN and HOLLAND COSTUMES, 38* Gd for 16s 6d, 27s 6d for 16s 6d,

28s Gd for 12s 6d. A largo stock to chooso fromVERY HANDSOME WHITE LINEN COSTUMES, SAC nnd RUSSIAN COATS,

pipod bluo and greon, 16a 6d, 16b 6d, 19s 6tl, 22s 6d. Worth doubloLONO LINENDUST*CLOAKS, just now, 33s for 16s 6d, 35* for 17s 6dWHITETHREE.QUARTERLINEN JACKETS, handsomely trimmed, 7s. 6d, worth

three tlmet tho prico. Also 29s 6d for 12s 6d, 42s for 17s GdCREAM SERGE JACKETS, about half-price, 21s for 10s Gd, 25s 6d for 12s 9d,

29s dd for 15s 6dCREAM ACCORDEON-PLEATED VOILEJACKETS, nro most usoful for day or

ovoning woar, trimmed withrdal laoo insertion, 19s 6d, worth 60sVERY SMART nnd GOOD QUALITY CREAM FLANNEL COSTUMES, aro

selling woll, 63s for 335, 42s for 16sBLACK VOILE ACCORDEON-PLEATED JACKETS, 33s for 19s 6d, 45s for 29s 6dHANDSOME BLACK LACE CAPES, 49s 6d for 335, 47s 6d for 29s 6dGIRLS' CRASH SKIRTS, 2s Dd, 3s 3d, 3s od, 4s 6dA GRAND LOT of LADIES' TWEED COSTUMES, all tho nowost shnpos, in

navys, browns, and blacks, from 20 per cent, to 35 por cent, discount— 2ss 6d for16s 6d, 29s 6d for 19s 6d, 42s for 29s 6d, 49s 6d for 395, 6d, 63* for 68*

SILK MANTLES, now and handsome goods, can be worn nny timo of tho year,' silk-lined and ehifton-trimmed.60s for 27s fid, 65s for 42sA dozenor'so of SILK and VOILEJACKETS* trlnHmod applique loco nnd insertion,

63s for 39s 6d, 55s for 36sI

BLACK WALKING SKIRTS.Wo havo tho LARGEST, CHEAPEST, and BEST STOCK of NEW BLACK

SKIRTS wo hnvo over soon, VOILES, SERGES, nnd CLOTHS, 0s 6d, lls 6d,13s 6d, 15s 6d> anclsomo HANDSOME VOILES, richly trimmed nnd lined,25s od to 36s each '

About 20 BLACK VOILE and SERGE ACCORDEON-PLEATED SKIRTS, 25s 6d" for 12s 6d"EYE-OPENERS" nro tho CHILDREN'S COSTUMES, PALETOTS, FROCKS,

and PELISSES, in silk, linon, Holland, crush, oto. Scores of thaw wo aroselling at HALF THEIR VALUE

A fow CRAVENETTE JACKETS loft, small ladies' size only, 22s 6d for 7s 6d ■

A few only ORAVENETTE CLOAKS loft, at 16s 6dWHITE JAP. BI.LK BLOUSES, for tiny or ovpnlng wear, good silk and woll trim,

mod, reducod to 6s lid, 6s lid, 7s 6d, 0s 6d, 12s 6d, 19a 6dCREAM VOILE BLOUSES, with coloured piping, 12s 6d for 7s 6dHOUSE and MORNING BLOUSES, all colours and good washing, Is 6d, Is lid,

2s 6d, 3s 6d oaoh " '81LKETTE BLOUSES, very hahdsomo and well trimmed, blues, pinks, enrdinnls,

white, cream, and black, nt CLEARING-OUT PRICES-5s 6d, 6s Od to 10s 6doaoh

BLACK SILK and SATIN BLOUSES, plain and trimmed, about 40, at HALF-PRICE, boglnning at 10n 6d each

WHITEPURE FINE LINEN BLOUSES, with ouffa and fronts, hnnd-ombroldored,"Shamrock " brand, 22s 6d for 14s 6d. Only 16 loft out of 12 dozenA GRAND LOT of WHITE MUSLIN EMBROIDERED BLOUSES, stylish and

fashionable, 8s 6d and lls 6d eachCHILDREN'S PARASOLS, 6d, 9d, and Is oaobLADIES' PARASOLS, reduced 26 per cent.800 yards PLAIN and FANCY RIBBONS, 4 and 6 inches wido, at 6d, worth Is

and Is 6d22 inches wido ACCORDEON-PLEATEI) CHIFFON, 2s for Is; 6 boxos loft out of

17 jblack, white, cream, cerise, navy400 pairs LACE CURTAINS, 2£ to 34 yards long, from 2s Gd a pair. Sco the size

and weight of these

DRESS BARGAINS.Is a yard will buy your cholco of 30 piecos of VOILES, SERGES, otc, worth 2* 6d

and 2s lid o, yard

10s '6d will buy a GOOD NAVY VOILE DRESS PIECEROBELBNaTllft'no twoalike, 16s 6d for 8s lid

REMNANTS DRESSES, EXTRA CHEAP.

2i 6d for Is 6d is tho prieo of li GRAND LOT of ALL-WOOL MATTINGS, navys,groys, browns, rosodas, etc.

3 ooloun only SILK KNOP TWEEDS, 3s 6d for Is lidVOILELAINES, oream ground,- with floral cffooU, renl nico good«, 2fl 6d for h 6d6 boxos only ACCORDEON-PLEATED SILKS, sky, white, rosedn, gio.v, andomoralda, 3s 3d, being cloared at Is

—-.-. \

'A LITTLELONGER WE ARE TAKING ORDERS FOR

DHBSBISS AT 4ft/Q COMPLETEAND

Tailor-made suits 47/yAT

WARNOOK & ADKII'SHALF-YEARLY SALE.

|»\ At the ECONOMIC'«4 LADIES' THICK 22LADIES' LINKNA ' CREAM SERGE CR ASH COATS,\- ,

\s*i&C&y{k\ COATS. $ »Ac, quit* langth, tailor-madeli /*&!}S$0I)J fe*'l usual price35/6 Usual price ib/6 Salo

A t!^^!rß( CREAM ALPACA 5« LADIES* STRIPEDAjrik^t \\ COATS, %m, very j £?^t°Ji U^DER<vYf \ \&skJ 1111 \ stylish Uwftlprice15/0" SKlßT9,trlmin«d 3W J»^L \ \ Saleprice 6/11 frills,extra wlda Usual,

VmSffl®\ \ ■ ISLADIES' WHITE 'J^t^ivrrH^nr^WiPPt/k fiMBROtDERED «LADg COLOREDfc/V^^^My COATS, ■ different fa "§A fl%"UNDER.Wli 1 'JI'.IIKS&JI'.IIKS& signs antt lengths A ?]??/& Vfli7 Wlfr 3M\& A\ lISSr splendidbargafn Usual SZSZ SJL\ '8| alf WtyflUid \nJfi J HMVSiF nrirft ttt& Will hd La9t c<)»ou» Usually'WMmx\fs**' clea?edS/11 Btt Sale price3/11WWm\W\ ' ' 30 LADIES' WHITEK^r/ilSi' '

'3° LADfES' THICK LAWN UNDER-ff IH Invfi]} /fit CREAM SERGE SKIRTS, strappedi J H rWUJ//' , PLEATED SKIRTS, coloured batiste, fast

■ jJH J fffflgfi tho prevailing fashion colours Usual priceJ

* HI |< wjjr - Usnal price 45/6 Sale ,5/11 Sale price 2/11ill VJi-ff' Vt>lC<l I* 18 CHILD REN'S

fill w\'iAs. an 1 anice1 iffMi? WASHING SUN ,V< WWt\ CRBAMT SERGE' HATS & BONNETS,- \WL ]MHM ■"

'■SKIRTS.sonic pleated.

'A"n '",°u!lS|ndtWiL nfcflKa*81' . others,,Wth inverted ,aSiuS'^mWic au^W\)WST r

1'Pleats at bottom.excep. PRINT DOROTHYIKmIBMwI' V t(dnal'value- Usually, , apramq »it -«* /

1IfilPwlllßii ' ' "Si6 Safeprice 10/e TaHi'/3If odd COLOURED flo LADIES' WHITE aa odd TUNICS FORCRASH COATS and DUCKE MflR01. BOYS,Indrill.mlat«£SKIRTS, for children, DERED COATS amo, ' crash,andHolland,quite

dtfferertt alaes1^ Usually SKIRTS, all new this new andfrash Usuallyl«f/(f WHfbe clearedat season Usualprice 35/fi 5/n Snlo price 2/11. 1/11 Call and inspect Saleprice8/11 Please 13 LADIES' CAMBRICsarflfl Genuine roduc. look In our windows SHIRTS Usually 8/11.tlon nl/ ,

"' Th«y aw on view Sale prico8/11

':< CEORCE fc KERSLEY, LTdT

f" BADEN;,powjell SffiM ■

, COLLAES.'> THE OOEREOT SHAPE,, '

A fItJLL EANto OF- ' "■' ' «, 9; '4, Si, fl}, 8( Jnolir

f XV//"

THEONLT PBBFKOT fIMIWO BHAPB.51LAMBOJOK-Q^AY, Kf.Z. OLOTHINq-,,FACTORY.

'■/ J, ■, a. -,.' /' > hiy'7v-

, _,-'* 'Jtln ',

" SDITABIE FOR ALL'' fICCASMNS. ■ '■'

trj« moit r«pUt«d rrranuf«otUr«r« of London and ShtfluTtl,und areftv*J9J!ei*lAu*i>t¥*'l4 flnlshr Thoio who are Tooking for suitableWooding Gift* "hould Intpeot our ihowroomt and "«" tha flna1 nsortmentof 1— . " "

' Sotio Silver Aptkrmoom Tea Sbts At £7 lOs| £& 1O», £10 10sT«avs to match . £25, £30, £45 to £70 s«ch

"/ FullSiz& Tea and Corns Sets ■ ■' £35, £45 to £90Camtesk^cemprtslnj; fullset ofTableand Desert Spoons.Forks,Knives,: Carvers, etc. . , < . £27 lOf, £32 10 a

Also a,Pin* Selection "of Ci/T<otASB Salao. Bowls,' Biscuit Boxes," SauoSsrvbhs,Chbeß(s Scoops,.AsparaousDishes &Eatbrs^STc.CATALOGUES BEWT FREE ON RIQUEBT, ;

"''■„""; '' '

Stewart ])awsoq $ 60.,JIWILLBHB, WiLLINCTON.

Omn AaDayW«OH«oAY»r :,' Clo«6o 1p,tta Saturday*.

-;>' 'A.- & T.,BtJRT '(LIMITED), .* '"' ' ffifANtriTAOTtfllßltS AND IMPOBTBBS Of'

STEAM MGINE HTTINCrS, SHAPTINa, PULLEYS,CQtJPLINGS, DAIRY APPLIANCES,

LVmiIOATIW bILS, BELTING, PUMPS/, 'WOOD PULLEYS^ &o.

'

SPEAYING ) imW". . I%BIJPB " I::.»«"RRBD WITK StniT'S PATENT TKIONB JETS,

/ Writefor FallPftrtlonliiHandPrlosi. "

1. " 'OOIjiITBNAT.PUOiiJ, WJBfiLWfITOW. ,

■ THE MUSCULARFORCE OF THE EYES.

, Nerve reserve force becomes exhausted and perhapsyou ffad that work that was on<ip easy for your eyes has

" become difficultr This indicates that the nervous and, 'muscular,forete of the eyes is impaired and should have

assistance,/We can fit,your eyes with the proper'glttsses, andyou willbe thoroughlysatisfied andhighly gratified,

Prices are economical,

. 2/6, 3/0, 5/-, 7/6. . We test the sight FREE and suit you with best qualitylenses 7/0 and 10/*

'' TLm 3E« Cfr '"SET 3EB9fHe Reform Price Jeweller & !Optician.

00, LAMITON QUAY, Wellington.

THE ETENIISTG POST/ SATURDAY, FEBRWABY B, 190(5,8

OHAFF, OATS, BRAN, RIOB,I'OLLARD.

MONDAY, SmTfeBRUARY,At Noon.

TMTESSRS. LAERY*AND CO,, LTD,,J-}-*- will sell by auction nt their rooms,JciAois-quny, ns nbovc-

500 sacks onten shenf chnff150 sacks onion Rheaf chaff500 Rncks Rhort ferd onts100 woks man, in 1001b bags150 sacks rico pollnrd

TUESDAY, 6th FKBUUARY,At 1.30 Bhnrp.

AUCTtON SALK OF PIANO. HOUSE-HOLD FURNITURE A EFFECTS.

On Iho Prcmisos, 63, Ingestro-strcot(Nnpicr Villn),

MESSRS. SIBEYi"*MEECH AND CO.hn\o boon favomed instructions

iioin tho owner, who is ffiviiiff up hoitso-keeping, to foil, ni nbovc—

Ono superior pinno by well-known ma-ker, sowing lnochinc, dining table,couchos, Austrian nnd other chnirs, ocen-sionnl tables, linoleum, pictures, ornn-monts, hico curtains, brass rods, dexterrockor*, rattnii chnivs, brn«i vailed fondori,rlooKi, duchess chosM nnd pnirs, wash-stands nnd ware, toilet tnblos nnd _g.glaiics, innt"!, bodßtoaiU, w.w. and springmnttrcnos, bedding of nil descriptions,choit"! of drawoi'R, coniinodo, blinds, gnsblovc, Avringor, crockery, glnsßWnro, kit,-chon utoiibils, nnd tho usunl householdsundries,

To bo sold without reserve.Ooods on view morning of sale.

TUESDAYr27tTi""fICBRUXRY,At 7.30 p.m.

AUCTION SALE OP

25 swmoOTi 25MESSRS. SIDEY, MEKOH AND CO.

havobeen favoured withinstiuclionsfrom W. Adnin's, Esq., and others, to boIIat their rooms, Mnnnerc-Rlrpot, ns above—

25 Mngniflcent Building Sections inAdnms-lorraco nnd Dovoii-slrool.

10 per cent, deposit, 10 per conl j bal»anco on oasy lenns.

Plans and furthor particulars from thoAuctioneers.

EXTENBIVI3 SALE OF HOUSEHOLDFURNITUKT3,In a Deceased Estalo.

ON TUESDAY^NEXT. sth FEB.,At 2.30 o'clock.

MESSRS. W. H~MORRAH AND COhavo received instructions to sell by

publio auction, ns nbovo^—Tho Furniluie ni\d Effects of a, six-room-

ed house -, a, largo quantity and variety.Full del?.ilß Monday's l'osl,

WEDNESDAY, 71Ii FKBRUARY, 1006,At 2.30 p.m.

TO RAILWAY MEN AND OTHERS.AUCTION SALE OF FIVE ROOMS,

sraNEY-STRKET (No. 83).

MESSRS W. lirMORRATI AND CO.havo been favoured wilh instructions

to foil by publio nuotion, nt thoir rooms,64 and 56, Willis-street, on nbovo dale, nsunder—

BYDNEY.STREKP (No. 83).FIVJi-MOOMBD HOUSE, with gns

sorvieo, and cftpporj Innd has 67links lo Ulonborvio-lcrraco.

This Httlo proporty is Iho lnst houso inSydnoy-strocl on tho righl-hand Bide, llhas just been thoroughly renovated nt acost of £55, nnd should returna purchaser12 per cent. It is handy to Iho RailwayStations nnd buoinoss centre, nnd will al-ways lei well.SVo must soil j.o oloso accounts in an oi-laie. Tho scarcity of littlo properties likethis in Thorndon is too woll-known to ro-quiro comment.

i'urtfiw particulars and cw'ds to viowW. H. MORRAH AND CO.,

54 nnd 56, Willis-stroot.

AUCTION SALE.THURSDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY,

6-ROOMED VILT/TTno. 39, SUSSEX-SQUARE

WH. MORRAH AND CO, will sub-" mit lo auction that dosirablo pro-perty, No. 39, SUSSEX-SQUARE, closeto iilliee-slreot, overlooking the Bnsiii Ro.servo, comprising n well-built Bix-roomedVilla Residence, with lo'vol fcclion, 35ft x

Carda to viow fromW, 11. MORRAH AND CO.,54 and 56, Willis-slroet., --

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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT,

IMPORTANT ALIKE TO EVERYSPECULATOR, INVESTOR, ANDTHOSE DESIRING AN IDEALSECTION FOR A lIOMK.

WEDNESDAY, EVENING, SBlh FEB.RUARY, 1006,At 7.30 p.m.

SUBDIVISION OFTHE WELL-KNOWNANDREWS ESTATEIANDREWS ESTATEI

A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME!

2^ LEVEL SECTIONSI O7DKLAY BUYINa ELSEWHEREI

WAIT FOR PLANS.WAIT FOR PLANS.

miIOMSON ANDBROWN nro fn\oured■*" with iiHlnlollons to rpII on Wednes-day evening, 2!i(h February, nt 7,30 pin»—

27 LEVISL SECTIONS in the famousANDREWS KSTATK, LOWKR11UTT, adjnconl to tho well-knownLynch Kstnto, and bring onlythroo minutos from Iho now PostOftlot),

FULLER PARTICULARS LATER.

F ° U _ 8 A L XlProperly, 17, Walcrlno-avpnue,

to clo.«o KKtntoSoclion 33 x 84 nnd 5-roomed House,With wnihhou«o nnd bnth, gns sloao nndnood rniige, gns nnd Httingc, nlm eleetriolight coiinecledj hou-o in good repnii'i

venolinn blinds, nitphnlt pnlh«, nice backgarden, nboul 3 nuuutes' wnik from trnm jterms if necessary. Apply

W. 11. SUCKLINO,40, l.nmbton-qimy,

Kxeeulor

P O 11 S A I. E.. EXOEPTIONAL~OITORTUNITY,Seven-roomed Rr>«.idencp, lilnntnd in

Upper Willies!root, Would be n mngni-flccul site for profpf-Monnl man Pricenn,d furlher pnriioitlnr« from 11. KrncslLelgliton, 0, Fcallici'Bton-ahnot.

PRELIMINARY NOTIOK.GREAT AUOTION~SAr,K,

AT AN MARLYDATEIOP THK CELKHRATHD

ELIJAH WH.TON'H KHTATKIM'HAH WtI.TON'M KHTATKILMJAH WILTON'S KSTA'IT.IBERHAMPORE,

BROOKLYN,HAPPY VALLEYI

TI/TKSSRS. DWAN BHOH, hnvo received«Trh T1 '""^"rtiona from tho HOUTIt)y Wt.'.l^riON lIANI} COMPANY(LIMtIKD) 1,, »pii i,y )nll)iio BUc(|on nlnn^cnrly dnlo, which will bo duly noli-Tha », 9cl(;I)rntpd nilcl Magniflcchl. ,f,V f"ow« for over 60 years natho HLIJAII WILTON KSTATK,which extends Ivoin Uerlinniporelo Happy Vnlloy, nnd Urookljn.

This properly \vn* recently purchased

'ANY, LIMITKU, who hata nl.ondy hadformed splendid loads nnd street* througha lnrge portion of the block, which is nowbeing subdivided into poclioiib for snle,l'nrthcr particulars will bo published ina few dnye,Tiitendinir purchaierß nro renupslod lovisit tho property nnd view thin mngnift.cent Kstnto for Ihemnalvps. The roads nronow formed, nnd connect Brooklyn withIho tramline nt Borhninpore.

DWAN BROS.,Ai!2ii?JL<lloEl»".loEl»".l Land_AgonK Willis-streol

an mxceptionaT""^\]!ffiBMA£fe 8-KOOMKl) HBBI.KXAOTT,Y WITH YOUR OWNSPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.

T\HAWlN{moo&Tlb x «. dlningroom"*-' 2.5 x 14, brenkfa«li'oom Ux 12, bod-rooms 14 x 13, kitchen 14 x 11. Thip wsi.donco is nilualed within flvo minutes'walk of iho Lower Hud Station, nnd iswuToundod by gcnllcmen'B reßideiioos ofhigh-clncs charncter. Every convenienceis altnchod lo tho liomo— li. and c, wnlpr,ffns, bath, shower, otc, two very lnrgofflnss conscrvalorlcs nnd a vornndnh thnlextends all around the residence. Thosection hns n froutaga of 148fl by a depthof 208ft, and is lnid out ii\ ihn mortcharmina lnnnncr, being plnnlcd withrnro nnd valuablo floweringplants, shrubs,olc. A vory handsome fountain occupiesIho ccntro of tho grounds, whoro prettygoldfish disport themselves nil day long,A carriage drivo extends nil nround tlioresidence, Every singlo foaluro of thisproperty— tho dolighlful nrchways nndirollis. iloweriiig plants, playing fountain,splendid conservatories— all combine nnnhelp in creating nn ciinoinblo of gronlchtirm nnd interest. Briefly, Iho residoncois beauty at or.o end of tho scale nndutility nt the olrer. Wo strongly ur&ointending purchasers to inspect withoutdelay. Price £2100.

THOMSON AND DROWN,Auctioneers, llunler-strpol,_

_^__^___^._?S'n Agent(i^MAGNIFICENT MILLING BUSH, 5000

ACRES.

THE FINEST BLOOK' OfCOMPACT BUSH LAND PUOCUR-

ABLE.

AVAILABLE MILLING TIMBER,30,000,01)0 feet.

fTTHE fnbllitles for hnndling are veryJL good, ni iho wholo blook of timberenn bo worked from Ono Mill, vhilst thodistnnco from Ihu Railway Is but 6i milosover Tnirly easy i'6ttd and country. Dotaflfedroportß by well known exports availableon application.

VRICE, J317.C00.Reasonable terms cn\ be arranged, Ap-ply to

IIARCOURT AND CO.,Harcoui'l'B Buildings, Lasnbtoivquny,Welliiitflon.

QUALTJSJt, J)YKES *.CO.,Foalhci'eton and Brandon Stscols,

ICARORI-ROAD-4- rooms, £275lIUTT— 4 rooms. £400YORK BAY-4 rooms.'

JQ376MHRITAI-4 roomu, furnished. £365BROADWAY-Tl''R-5 rooms. £520IJORKING-ROAD-5 rooms. £620.lOIINSONVILLE-5 rooms, IJ-a, £860VOOELTOWN-5 rooms. £400KAIIORI— ft rooms. £720WADKSTOWN-6 rooms, £600ADELAIDE-ROAD-6 rooms. £720RHINE-STRKKT-6 rooms. £825KARORI— 6 looiiw (66ft). £675OVEUTON-TWR-7 rs., workshop, £786HANKJiy-STREET-T rooms £1075QUKIiN'S-THR., Thorndon-7r«. £1180INUESTRIC-HTREET-G rooms. £1450HOBSON-STREK'L'-8 rooms. 4M200BROOK-STRKKT-9 rooms. £900MOUNT-HTRKET-0 rooms. £16b0ADI!LAIDIi-R()AD-»10 rooms. £1200OTAKT—IO rooms (55 acies). £4600KARORT— I3 room-, £1900NORTIII.ANn-Heelions (£l6 30s). £165VOOKLTOWN- Seelions (£10). £100KARORt— J nero (nenrly), £240FACTORS SITE, Jacre, 8 rooms. £1600Vnelory, 2 storieß^ £1600

rjURANAkt AND THENOET.II.

GOOD STOCK FARM, of 1344 nercs, ex-cellent pnpn country, nil in ginps ex-rent rlipUpi1 olumps, woll fenced andsubdivided! (jood 8-roomod collage,woolsheil, dip, pens, mnn's whnre,fclnhle, rle; wilhm 16 nidosof liiglo-wood by llriit-i'lnoi rond, Vrico £4 Siper nere j equally adapted for ehecpor cnlllo,

OOO1) DAIHY FARM of HO neres, onmain const road, 15 miles from NewPlymouths eveiytlilntf in capitaorder; ►ehool, pt^t, lelephonp, nndchurch all on the propeity. £11 per

nOOD* DAIRY FARM of 190 nereV. nilin grn^s or crops, near Wnitnrn;rub-lm^LVußlco lense with i-ennwnl provi-kloii and proleclion of improvementslent I'3il por ncrc, Rondwill £4 10?

FINK BUSH FARM ol 2000 acre*, su-perior country, 30 mlleif from Hlrnl-ford; 000 noi-pR tin-top pneluro, 1400na-os freehold, baln«co very favour-nMo leinehold tenure, l'l-ieo £5500.This properly should bo inniected bynnvoiip dewrniß a vonlly good )>!noe.

1 hnvo n lnrgo neWlion o» good cheapI'roperlicfl in tho Rngmn diMrict,north of Knwhln, n» well »s in 'l»rn-nnki. Enquiry imited.

F, I', CORKILL,Land Akohl. Now Tlvmoulh.

HkVeNROOMKO HOUSE FOR SALIi!This renitlpnen is In n very cenlrnliposi-

tion, nnd nlnnit 1 mi.iulo from olbctrieeni« The present owner has kept hiihomo emiiil nnd elenn, and does not re-<|ini'e tho usunl JB?.O or £30 lo mnko il n<you like ilinll('oii\eni('iices{nyihnllynrd,iiew plied. (Section ?,2j. \ 80. Tim ownerhud"! Uoufo too nnnll!will take lenao 12mnnllin nl '^.7s lid to oimblo him lo gotlaritei ipphlpucp. l'rico £000.

FACTORY SITE, NKWTOWN, 165 x?.64. JCinuO.

Two Furnished Hennido Coltnges forSnle, £500 and £365.Knim, 150 v Apu'«, £11 npi-e,

Fnrm, 1780 Aero*, £3 b» ncro.Faun, 5000 Acips, £5 neroThe HKST BUSINESS SITES in .laek-

son-street. JVloiip, £10 10s lo .CZS l>er fool1 ACRE, LOWER HUTT, £170. Bel-

mont rond nlioul 20 minutes' wnik fromrailway slntion,

Hortlonn, ISLAND BAY, MHUMAR,etc. Apply lo

Jil. A. BUTNDELL,32a, LAM»TON-QUAY^Ij''Oß immedlnto Hnlo, n Drnpeiv'Busi-. nos* in Wellington!good stnnd s goodtrade; princinals only ilenll wilh. Apply

A., Lvo»i»g Toil.

MONDAY,LSi\ PEBRUARYj'At 2 p.m.

UNRESERVED SAIVjOS1SUPERIORHOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Removed for convenience of sale.

MESSRS. J.H.*SirHUNE AND 00.havo received instruction* to sellat

their rooms, J"eath6rston-streetr «» ftbov*-'riRST-CLASS"HOUSEHOLD PURV"" ■ ■ NITURE and APPOINTMENTS,

Including— ' ■,

'UM Iron grand piano by. Bluthnor,Chesterfield oouehos, spaoial Wilton pileand Brussels carpets, curtains, walnutchairs in silk tapestry and plush, sideboard,extension dining tablo, diningroom suitesof 9 pieces inmorocco leather, engravings,chest of drawers, d,, s., and throe-mmrtorbedsteads and mattresses, woshstands andtoilet ware, best linoleum, superior'dinnerservice, ornaments, glassware.Book sholvos,tables, meat safe, filter, kUohen utinsili,«nd* sundries. -_

1906,' ' ■ 'At 2.30 p.m.CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL SITES,

hugh-street (adelaide -road,"asd four-roomed cottage,

.'comfortable dwell^fg and.. Ho, 5,.HSHSCEY.STREET.Also

TWO CENTRAL *LEVEL SECTIONS,

MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNEAND CO.havo been favoured withInstructions

< tosell by-uiolion.aUheir.roomsyFeather-ston-street, as abovo— " ' .„lot 1.-FREEHOLD ALLOTMENT, part

of Town Acres Nos. .756,and 75T. wol-linoton. hfcvintf «. frontage of 3Sft toHUOH-BTREET ty a;depth fhere-from"of 81ft, and adjoining a rosdrvo

"»* thebaok,-"~-~--^-. ..- .„,tot 2.-ALLOTMEN'P»No. *'of-Town

Aew 75Vhavlntf;* frontaga of 47ft...tftHUGH-STREET by t,dopth there-■hornet^UU together -with ihf four,

roomed, veranda .'cottage, .No. 20j

th»Bal»vV land/K'dloTid to the main

«l«etrie trainllnff, is almost perfectly level,*ndf-hns* beon laid out and cultivated forln«ny y«»rsas;a. garden and orchard.Theru is ample room for twi? mor« rosi-d«nc«s, and the.property:should commandthe gpscial-attenfionTol, builder! and In-

■lo?^-FREEffOLD;.LAW.living, *. ..frontage* of 70ft to Hjinkey-striet and22ft lOJur'to-a"right-of-way on thewestern side, together, with, the four--fßottrad 'tfweflinßhousu thereon.No. 5.

--HAN'KESf-STBEEfl1, with detachedwlshhouas and conveniences."

-Thff'above propetty U noot'to the Wttl-ltfle-street -twuftluJO, and from tho section" Sjaanlfloent harbour view, is obtained.ThfrTana fi'hid.out.tt'gMdjjn «nd oroh-«?a,*Hd 'together is a flrst-olass work-

%t9ithTkilo\m^(Xo£l tnfz■■oi-a -re-subdlvleion ,of /Sections 181-

182, and183, Vogeltown, having front-- ages-of 45ft ancf SOfE m^^rinIff,Mflls-road by a depth of 180ft,-and distant two ohalrw.to Iho southof Mr.'Robertson's house. ,/..,,a*>4«vPt lda»l building

Bit«, coinmancUng-,an,extensive viow of

*SfrHvBETHUNE1A CO.,■Auctioneers,L'

HfBDNESDAY, ,"» FEBRUART,mAt 2:30 p.m. 1 C

OflAttitt^G SIX-ROOMEDREBl<"Z " "

"■ON LOTLSe'otlON,' ""* "'No. 2* MORTiMER-TERRAOE.

fIIyTESSRS. J. H "BpHUNE-AND CO.IjM. lSva Mceived iurtruotlontf fromCaptain Aubert Mttwell to sell by auo-tioKt their Rooms, Fflatherston-stroot,MThAt

r<WELL-81TUATED<FREEHOLDPROPERTY, part 61. aeotion No. 31,Wellington, having fifontagto of 40 feet toMortimer-terracd and 40 ieet to a reserveby » depth of from 9S to'loo feet, to-aether with thealmost new Residence, Wo.2, Mortimer-terrace, conttining six largeand lofty rooms, and fitted with all tholatest improvements.

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From iho above residence, which Is with'in three minute* of the tram.Hne in Aro-itreet, *magnMoent *lew ofoity midhar-bouris obtamad, and tho Auctioneers hateconfidence in recommending the property. A large proportion of the purchaseMoney mar remain on mortgage

For cards to view, apply to "J.H,BETHUNE fcCO.t.Auctioneers,

PRELfMBSrARt' NOTICE.'

WEDNESDAY, 14th FEBRUARY 1806,SALE OFHIGH-Cllss' HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, -"" Specially imported'from jEngland.

Messrs. j.h.bethune and co.hare been favoured with*instruction*

ftom W. W. /Harvehdn, -Esq-r ?««"p*r*umu,who is returning toEngland, tosail by auction, at their rooms, Feather*"ion-street, as ftbo*«—-

HIS SPLENDID AND SPECIALLY.IMPORTEDHOUSEHOLD FURrf' TURE, 'including--'' " '

■Lipppiano, c«ved oak dpnngroom suite,tidenoardt overmantel and extension tableto match, magnificent Sheriton bedroom

The furniture will be on view on andAfter Thtmday next, Bth instant,' and in-spection is invited." Killnartfeukn in future advertisement,

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.- -mPORTANTAUOTION SALE,. .;„.; EARLY IN MARCH. / ,

2TW" SPLENDOR ALLOTMENTS)

"-SOTJOT kTIBIENIE,. GLORIOUS SEA VIEWS.Level and'near to 'tramline;

jjLinesSKS/J/H;"bETHUNE,and CO.WM., have .been favoured with instruc-tions from James 'Bourke, Esq.,' to sellby auction, early in March'- - ' '.

A>NEW SUBDIVISION, containing, *v area of seven acres, adjoin-

ing South Kilbirnie, and having.; ... ',frontages 'to, Duncan-terrace,-■-.'-Queen's Drive, and .Bourke-'street,'-

.'" .; thelfttteifa.new itraot' to be form-ed in accordance with ■ the re-quiroments.0!,the City Engineer.Each section commands » ohiirm-ing' view. '- " " -

;.*,:jiiijmiactioally iwtmAnd 'easy of aceet/i.

tRONTAGES/FORTY:FEET ANDOVE%Liberal terms of payment.Lithographic .plans are in course ofttreflaration.J.-B, SETHUNEAND CO., ,'

J/' Auctioneers.

* :' JOHNSONVILLE SALIiYARDS.-'. «ÜBSOAY,'6th

;TORUARY, 1906.;";;; " ~&u iC&Mit. '"fABRAHAM AND WILIIAMB, LTD,,'A wilHoll asabove-

,„ , 60* ptitas bullock* -, ,," 300 prime shoepSO primo lamm ,,

,:NOTE.—Thir sale* will In future alwaysbe held at^lljt.m,^' -

-PAHAUTANUI SALE.THURSDAY)e'thI^BRUARY,1906, ,

.""■ tA' } P!1?i \' "■'.„,

fABRAHAMS ANDWILLIAHS, LTD,,JX will sell— "'■ - '

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M0SHEEP, comprising—4502-tooth' wethers, in lots130 ewes and lambs,'in lots180 lambs, in lots «

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40 2'tooth ewo«202-year itoori .

"Tji O R & A h E.CONSTABLE-STREET

-Corner Sec-

tion, 40ft by 92ft to Owen-itreot, and lixflections each 30 to 31ft by about 93ft,

Prlo» and particular! from0, CARROLL AND SON,', .,

6/ CurtomhouH-qmy.

ft[AOIX)iNAU), WILSONJ\Nl> CO,

04, LAMIHON " QUAY.ADKLAIDK. l«)\n nnd HNI.KA.,SIH|',M U,,od eniner Budding S< <<■

lion; per foul, fill) 1(1« VVI?JvH.HIHNIE Diinenii-inrwrt (fl), dtieolniKe HlllldniK Meclions on nn«\ teinisPrice, per fool, fiom 1)? Ilk'

\'"1ISLAND HAY (M1,d...Mr....i, rood lhnld-

l\Aßl)n—

Coopn Mieel, Uuee ,r0,,,lBuildinir Sections b4 \ li^ j w im

AUM!IN-HTRKKT- b ronme.l lloum>A'ouono floor, nil conveniences, jyood |T|>f,den;land, 33 x lib ; term

'y,[\\\

■PRINOKH.STRKKT --Fine fn^mm'dHouse, all convenipiieeA, nnd elo<.(> |,>

trnm: eisy |ei-nm £aso, \ >»<»ROHKNKATII FrontniK Town Holt, (t,,0,l

fi-roomed llou«-o nnd noippnipiien.'land M \ ]35, pond i;nrden, line \ wvof Pity nnd Inirbonr;ens.v term's .C/so,

NEWTOWN TMAM (elo^e to)- Ooinfo.i'!ablo 7-uumied House on (he lint, turnPIiTONIJ-HplPiulMlij biuti Mn,v VillnHesidenee, vely well (llled «i(l, ,n,,,vMipenor eonveirenees lend li«hu |tloori nnd windows Inrne, -eel ion, i\,\

X 131, in Rood lopilkj; prtV. ,PVmj>£775, io,,nPETONIV-.Splendid MPiion, 44 >■ 131 „','„"iPH

0"""r?7s0"'<tl '"I<onr' (llliln"""' :

K]Lm'UNII3,MARANUI, MIRAMAW, ISLAND IUV.

f)VMR £^0,000 vorlh of properly sohlllinvtl' ii'nvr I?°" 111* '.V "" >'^ Kll..lURNIh AI.ONE, from ordinnry buildinirswlions to 6 ncrcs nnd upwards. R

THE SUBURBIFor particulars, plans, nnd prieop, 8,,,,iy

CORY AND ro,5, lambion.quay,

Or Realoun iond, Kilbiuife,

lento 7 yenrs to run nt £2 m> ,,Pn]{i „',,,;right of renewnl, .Splendid openiuV "ian "tmorgotic nißii,

Bakery Business, rent 30s pnr week, nnAof tho Iwl ntnnd" in MnMerton; fto.-Klenim, flllnijfs, horso nnd Imp, etc,, ,c«10Ihis is a snip, Ri<»«on for Pellina, {«closo partnership, w

Bookseller and .Stationery Busmoi.■look £2000, goodwill £250 j R0 years 0<!tabliKhcd; turnover £2000 por ye'nr; mhofortune; lease. 0 yrnrn lo run, ront £?. 1O»per week;f-pJnuUa stand.Apply W, 11 CRUICMCvSHANK,'^__J[*_l«i_ A_R'lut, Mnslcrlon

HOUSE FOR HALE, WKIJ.INGTONr-SECTION FOR BAli| KIIANDALI.AH.THE nbovo properllei are beinn « n|f(owing lo llin owner havinu; left Wei-mutton,Ihe hounp is nearly new, and let nl ?,7<iweekly! fl'onlnßO lo Gorinpr-stieet ,10f(,depth 88ft. £240 eo*h down, bnlimco nt i5per cent..Section nt Khantlnllnh, noarlv qunrler*iioro, cxlrn Rood uln; £150. All partieu.Inro from

WAKNOOK AM> ADKIN.

HOTEL FOR SALE

LEADING HOTEL In central position_ in city, rooeitlly cl'eeled In liriok,tnkings avernßo about £J2O weekly, bnrtrade about 30 hhds, monthly ; lonso hn^hix years lo run, Wo onn llnanco goodman in with £1000 cash.

Wo havo sr-vprnl good liolplr for snip,and Wl be glad jo rivo inlendinpr binenon Rppllcntmn full particular* of nny pro,portios womay havo on our books,JOHN BRODIE AND 00.,King's Chambers,

p o~~r '^j"'ir~1 v;VALUABLE BUHtNEBS AND Rl\SI.11ENTIA1,HITIW,RIDDIFORD-HTUEET, NEWTON N,

Inorder to dose 'JVusteo Aeeounln«])londid Biioinpos Site, wilh h-onlnire ofone hnndrnd (100) feet lo Riddifmd-jlienl,nnmedintply opporitn Newtoun Hotel, lo'gcther with two chops nnd dwellings,smithy nnd miro conth fneloiy, also («<>rollntfes nt renr, mid nd^iiiin,^ \nlnablnbuilding section fiein^ Millwnitl-Blvpet

llie property hn"= n lolnl deiith fiom Hid.""""J-Mveel of two hni»dred nnd twentyfeet (220ft), wtlh a frontngn to Atillw «,",,.street, of fitly feet (bflfl) ll oeeupieF, (hovery bent position in Nowtown, and nmotinerenßo ffreatly in value. Thorp in ntnplnroom for (ho erpclion of n number ot up-tn-dnlo brick shop*, wilh fnetoiien, ele, »troar. Apply ''hJLJl^yiJl-p nn° v ''"-

SERIOUS THOUGHTS FOR I,AXI>BUVMRH.

fpARANAKT |fl neluni\vled,jpd the Rnr-A den of Now Healnnd, nnd tiUEMHI' Iho Hummer Hmico in (lint guidonJhn salubrious olimuio, lienutiful «enbottchet, and uplemlid LAND is nltrnel.ing numorous viMlorn nnd iinestors fiomnil parts of the palmy,JKNKINS, MATTUHWS and PIGOTT.Ailrtioneers, WAITARA, hnvo for Snlonnd to Lea«o in (Ms fnumrod diMnet,

ptmo renlly wood iJnuy l''niin«, (itn/nitfRuns, Orchard*, Rush Meelioni, etc, nndwill bo plca«cd lo send (heir PROPERTYLIST to nny ono applying for s.imo Theywill also be jrlnil to tnkn mleiidinir bujor'around freo of ehorgo,.lENKLNH, MATTHEWS AND PIIiOTT,

Wnilnin, Tnt.innM.

FOR HALE,AS A GOING CONPERN,

IN onn of the nwl (iourintliniK lowinin the North lslnnd, nn old-e^tnblitjiedMu«,io and Arohov l)ii«ine<,s. po mktcsi.fully carried on by thn present nvopuoioi"for the lo«-t ten \enri iS|ileudul openingfor n lnd\ or (fonllemnn wilh n '-li^hiknowled^p of inu«io Hole ren^on lordiipasniK of snmo, fniliiiß henlth Slocknnd fixtures nt Valuation, Appl\,Imnl m»slnnee. to

DRESDEN PtANO COMPANY,. , , . \VollniKliM),Prlhciphh only dcnlt with.

KF-LBURNE,

T^OU SALE, NEW BEVEN\ROOMW>HOUSEione minute horn tinm; nil

modern oonvonienees;bonutiful \ww.

PHOUSE BROTHERS AND CO.,Timber Moichaiitu,

F>iNf>n-ntieel.

WV V, O t; V. \\ H," T.ANO nnd ESTATE A(ilNT,?.d, I.AMHTON.QUAY, 'IVI No M.

(iiei<ii>Mree(--I.nnd 40 \ 7(f) fool. I,Ttitle,' two 5-rnonii'd hon-c, cncli «i(hlniKO HMillery, bith, copper, l\dw, pw 0,Ha?, new drniinm'o, otc,, \enetinn I'lnuU;nununl rentnl JJ7i) Pnco M\W Tint piopeity is woith (nnpcotion M7Bpneh-rond nnd Uo«enenth--Ve\v nent,4 roomed Houko «nd npulleiv, with l>n(h,copper, tubs, tnnks, ihnui»(?e, ele ; hoii«nII hut built Pnoo .ObSt): om<v (pim<:will accept £50 deposit, balnnre numbedby weekly payments. A laic ihanco (oivcuvea gooa homo. Vl9

FRIDAY, Oth FEBRUARY, 1906*At 2.30 p.m.

AUOTION SALEVALUABLE OFFICE' FURNITURE

AND REQUISITES, ELKOTRtOLAMPS, GLOBES and BRANCHES,THREW UPRIGHT IRON GRANDTRICHORD PIANOS, and HOUSE-HOLD FURNITURE, Etc.

MESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO.havo received instructions to sell byLAMBTON-QUAY, M abovo-

Throo lcathor-top ofllco tables withdrawers, American oilice Ablo withdrawers, V, nnd E. patent roiiorpress copying machine, rovolvihgonieo chairs, IRON SAFE (2ft 6in2,v\fLS,in, by Withers and Co.),SHANNON LETTER ■ FILINGlAmNIYT, copying pross, lottor,V,TJ£\,nlul weights,Venetian blinds.ES?£l ? UPRIGHT IROtfGRAND TRICHORD PIANOS\>y BRAEBTED AND SONS,V«INSMEAD AND SONS, andKtRKMAN: HANDSOMEOVERMANTEL. 8-day clock, picturos, largo dining table, doubloand smglo brusp-rail bedsteads,f.w.w. stretchers, w.w. mnttroesos,feather nnd kapok bodfl and bed-ding, spring wattrosHcs, curtainpoles,kitchen table, ICE OIIEST,lawn mower, filter, coir mats, lino-loum, and other useful nrticlcs.

NOW ON* VIEW.HARCOURT AND CO.,

Auctioneers.TUESDAY, 20tiTFKBRUARY, 1906,

At 2.30 p.m.

SALE BY~AUOTION.THREE SPLENDID" AND CONVENI-ENTLY SITUATED CITY

PROPERTIES.8-roomed Two-storiod Rosidoneo,

"ARIMO," No. 30, HILL-STREETTHORNDON,14-roomod Two-storiod Rosldonco,

No. 144, WELLINGTON-TERRACE.And

A Centrally Situated two-storied Residoncoof ton rooms,No, 4, WATSON-BTREET,

oil Ingoslro-slroet,

MESS.RS. HAROOURT AND CO. havebeen favoured with instructions tosoil by publio auction, at their rooms, 46,Lambton-quay, nS nbovc—

THAT. MAGNIFICENT AND CONVE-NIENTLY SITUATED PROPERTYboing Allotment No. 13, part of TownAorp 522, on thu map ot Wollington,having frontages of 69 foot 4 inchesto HILL-STREET and 92 feet 5inohes to PARLIAMENT-STREET,together with tho two-storied resi-dence of 8 rooms, with bay windowand verandah, and filled throughoutwith all modern convoniences, knowno» No, 30, "Arimo," and now lot tit__ *1 12s 6d per woek.THAT CONVENIENTLY SITUATEDATBD PROPERTY being Seollon 11,part of Town Aoros I^o and 112, ontho map of Wollington, having afrontnfffi of 44 foot lo WATSON*HIKM'/T, oft Ingoslro-stroot, by aj'oi'th of 105, foot, togethor with afaithfully built rosidoneo of twoBtorios, containing 10 rooms, wilh allIho latest appointments, known ns No.4, and now bringing hi a rental of £2por wook,

THAT SPLENDID PROPERTY, beingLot 4, part of Town Aero 447, having{J,fro'itfßo of 58ft to WELLINGTON-TERRACE, and an acoefi»,of sft to aright-of-way toMOUNT-STREET, bya depth of 138ft (moro or loss), to-gothor with a well-finished and up-to-dato rosldonco of 14 rooms, known asNo. 144, and now producing)* rontnlof £3 5s per wook, 1

Tho abovo properties aro first-class in-vostmonts. admirably situated, 'and wollworthy of Inspection and tho attention ofthe keonost of speculators.Titles, Land Transfor.lurthor particulars apply

HAROOURT AND CO,,_^^^^^^^ Auctioneers.WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, iooT,

At 2.30 p.m.

GEEAT SALE OP CITYLEASEHOLD.

nn MAGNIFICENT BUILDING (\n*°, SITES. /»O

PERPETUAL LEASES.

THE CENTRE OF THE CONVERGEDTRAFFiq

OfSOUTHERN WELLINGTON.

MfESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO.L havo boon favourod wilh instructionsby tho Trustees of tho Wellington Hospi-tal to soil by public auction, at theirrooms, 46, Lamblon-quay, at 2,30 p.m.,on

WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1906,THE GLASGOW LEASES (in per-polulty) of THOME EXCEPTION.

ALLY SITUATED BUBINEHBHITKS IN REVANS-STREET,boing purls of Town Acres 760 lo765, and comprising in all 26 allot-monts, nil having irontagos 16 thooast sido of Rovnns-stroot, 22 al-lotments of 20ft, 1of 25f1, and 3corner allotments of 30ft, oach byauniform depth of 100ft, with thoadditional advantage of anasphalt-ed back ontrnnoo to every sectionfrom a I2fl rlglil-of-way,

Mossru. Ilarcwtrt and Co, have ovoryconfldonco In offering those sections atauction, ns from thoir unique stand anopportunity is thus alforclod tho rent-paying public of acquiring a grand busi-ness site IN PERPETUITY at abod-rockground rental.

Tho sitos aro uimirpasdcd in the localityas buslnws stands, having frontages to66ft streets, and nro &(, n, point whorotho traffic from Vogollown, Island B.iy.Uorlmmporo, Kilbirnin, Nowtown, andIho Groat South Wellington Suburbsoonvorgo boforo bocomlng ono continuousstream into tho city. /

Tho advancement of South Wellingtonm a business centre during the last towyears him boon most marked, and mustprogressively incronso In viow of tho factthat tho tramway service. Is boing oxtendodin ovory direction, nnd largo nroas of landIn Iho locality aro daily cut up andbrought Into mnrkot for donor sottlomcitt.

Tho conditions of the. leases aro voryroaßonnblo ond advantageous, comprising,briefly, a, term of twenty-ono yonrs atauotion rentals, with rijj,hl of renewal inporpolulty at a uround rental ihotl byarbitration every fourloon yearn, l/cmeesto build lo the valuo of at leant. £500within three yearn.

For fuller details soo sainplans nnd copyof form of, lease nt tho Hospital, or nl theolUcoh of W. If. Quick, Gftq, Solicitor,Foalherston-stracl ;° r l"

HAROOURT AND CO.,Aucliouoeis.

TO BOOT TRADE.

Tji OR S A L E.

1Jon«s Sowing Machine, £41pair of 14-inoh Rollers, £121Grinson Finishing Machine, £4512 h.p. Elcctrio Motor, £25

Apply toA, LINDSAY, LTD.,

127, Lnmbton-quay,

THE FIELD ESTATE.

IMPORTANT ABSOLUTE SALE OF

VALUABLE3?AEMLANDAdjoining the Original OTAHAINGA

RAILWAY STATION, on the Wei-Ungton and Manuwatu Railway Lino,'between Waikanae and Hndflold.

,(■ "■""

' Thlrly-elglit Miles from the City ofWellington.

aa/L 81^ HUNDRED AND /»Q/It>y4:NINETY-FOUR ACRES OU4:Of the'Finest Lands in the North Island.

iit"

A Special Block orjginally reserved bythe Maori owners as the pick of thocountry, and granted to thq lato Mrs.Hannah-Field?

"|

In the Estate of the late Mrs, HannahField, deo'eased, by order of tho Exe-, outer, John Thompson, Esq.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,""No. 64, LRmbton-quay, Wellington.

ON TUESDAY, 20th FEBRUARY, 1906,! ' ,Afc 2.30 o'clock p.m.

MAODONALD, WILSON AND CO.' *re favourod with instructions fromJohn 'Thompson, Esq., Exeoutor of theEstAto of tho late Mrs, Hannah Fiold, tosellby publio auotion, as above—' ,604 ACRES OF THE FINEST FARM

LANDS IN THE MANAWATU'y DISTRICT.

iT.hfe .magnificent proporty consists ofSection No. 6, Ngnrara West A, and partof;Sections Nos, 8, 9, 10, and 11 Qf Munu-poko A,' containing 476 aorws 1rood andI^porches; also the undivided Intorost inpart Section No. 59, NgarAra West A,cofttftliilng '217 adros; 3 rood— in all SixHundred.and Ninety-four Acre's. \

The'"whole of tlio Property is ring-fenced, is all laid down in English grass,ah'd cannot be1 surptusod in the wtioledlstriot for quality <of soil, easy jooeesvand shee>oarrying capacity,To those desirous of creating abeauti-ful' and valuable' stud farm, the proportypresents quite special features, the olimatobeing 'without, doubt the healthiest andmost delightful in the colony, °

Thero 'Is one unique feature— tho pro-perty hai fully two miles of frontage totho Waikanae river— a rivor renowned farand wido for its trout fishing,s So muohis this the case that quite a numbor ofmen of leisure come to tho colony oachyear from the Mother Land— tho longjourney of 14,000-miles— in ordor to enjoywhat they regard as the finest fishing inthe finest trout river in tho world— thoWaikanae.

(' ' bTho Terms of Sale will be Ten per cent,

cash deposit, but being an executor'sabsolute sale, the balance will be payabldin one month. ,The Auctioneers,'however,will bo.pleased to make arrangements tolend two-thirds of the"purohaso-money toan approved buyer at five per cent, in-terest per annum. ,For plans of'the property, fullor details,

and conditions,ol sale, etc., apply to JohnThompson, Esq.j^Solioltof, Featherston-street, or to the Auctioneers, at thoiroffloos.

i ,' '■" ■'" /

SALE OF VALUABLE CITY" AND' SUBURBAN PROPERTIES.A SPLENDID CHANCE FOR THEMANUFACTURER. INVESTOR,

AND SPECULATOR.IN THE EXCHANGE' LAND MART,' 84, Lambton-quay, Wolllugton.

ON THURSDAYTTst MARCH, 1006,1 At 2,30 o'clock p.m.

MAODONALD, *WILSON AND CO.aro favourod with instructions tooffor for sale by publi.6 auction, as above,tho' following Valuablo City Propertiess—

LOTI.LITTLE TARANAKLSTREET.That strong substantial Now Building

of woou andiron, erectedin throofloors, each floor 40ft x 40ft.■The building is used for fish storing andfish-curing purposes, but would suit almostany kind of storago or manufactory pur-pose. It Is insured for JCIOOO. Tho land

is part of Town Acre No. 184, and has afrontage of 39 loot 8 inches to Littlo Tara-naki-utroet by a depth of 68 foot. Title-Land Transfer.

LOt"2,ISLAND BAY.

That substantial Sevon-roomod tlesl-" ■ donee on ono floor, with all thdusual conveniences This is thofirst house beyond the hold fromthe tram 'terminus, and hns a fullview of Iho Straits and the Mouth; , Island. Tho land is lot 601, part

of Section No. 0, andhas a front-ago of 200 foot lo tho Esplnnndoby a dopth irregular up to 211 foot,and contains nearly throo-quartors«,. ,an.aMo,<2 roo(llf 38 porches)Tillo— Land Transfer.

. LOT3.THE GLEN, BERHAMPORE, ANDTen acres.

ThisIsplendid proporty some years ago. , formed wkrt of tho well-knownWilton Estate, recently purchasedfor subdivision, and adjoins tinsTown Belt botwonn Brltomart-,,,,. street and Duppa-stroot, ol! Ade-

> v laido-road, and contains anarea ofTen Acres, on which Is oreatod two,

- very comfortable residences, ono of(foveii and ono of six rooms, with' 'two vineries rind greenhouses infull' 'profit, coachhouso, slableo, man's' room and loft, cow balls, etc, and,tho' usual oiuofficos and convent*

» ; encos.-'This is really ono of the finest properties

in tho City, remarkably suitable for,sub-division, boing 'readily approached fromtho proiont tram sorvico by, an easy grad-ed road, and wouldbo oagerly snapped upfor residential sites,

There is ,over an acre of laud, laid outin gardon and orchard, and planted withrarenhrubs and fruit trees.

Thoro is a splendid and valuable blue-stone quarry on tho proporty, regarded byexperts m'heing of enormous importanceto the City, and slated to bo worth initself many thousands of pounds vlerllng.

To the 1Speculator seeking a blook ofland in ono of the most valuable quartersof tho City, nothing canbo moro temptingthan a properly like this, as Its valuo isabiqluto. and thu profit to bi nude .byMibdivJ*ion viryUtg*.

MANAICAU, NEAR OTAKI.SALE OF TWO~"OOTTAGES AND

SPLENDID ORCHARD.Land Nearly Ono and ft Half Acres,

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,84, Lamblon-quny, Wellington.

On THURSDAY, lIsthFEBRUARY,1906,At 2,30 o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD, "WILSON AND CO.aro InstrUctod to soil by auction, as

abovo—Two Houses, one of six rooms and

ono of four rooms, with wash-houses and usual conveniences,erected on land containing 1nero1rood and16 porches.

These aro situated close to tho railwaystation, school, and Post OlHco, and thoroU ono of the best plum orchards in thodistrict, woll sholtorod. Title, Land Trans-for. A lai'tfo proportion of tho purchase-money can bo repaid by cney monthly in-stalmonts.Full particulars from tho Auctioneers.

THE KINGDON PROPERTyI

AUOTION SALE OF

1* OF THE FINEST -tg

.RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SECTIONSIn tho

HUTT VALLEYI

WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THELOWER HUTT RAILWAY

STATION.

On tho MAIN WEST HUTT 'ROAD,North of tho Station,

Between tho Residences of Messrs. Yorexand Fitzhorbon.

SPLENDID LEVEL GARDEN LANDOF SUPERIOR QUALITY.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,No. 84, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, 21stFEBRUARY, 1006,

At 7.30 o'clock.

MAODONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions from

Mrs. Kingdon to sell by public auotion,as abo^ve-^,FIFTEEN MAGNIFICENT VILLA

BUILDING BLOCKS OF LAND.

The major portion of these sections con-tain over ONE-QUARTERACRE EACH,and have no superior in Iho wholo of thoHutt Valley for oonvonlonoo of access toand from the Railway Station, for choap-ness in building, charming sconio effocts,and rich fruitfulness of soil.

Each of the Sections front STILLING-STREET, a new 66ft stroet, formed,metalled, and completed in accordancowith tho1 bylaws and regulations of thoBorough Council.

Ono of the finest roadies of the IluttRiver for Trout Flehing runs parallol totho back boundary of tho proporty, and

ta lover of Isaak Walton will be able toonjoy many happy hours within flvo min-utes of,his own flrosklfl, ,

Tho terms of sale are most liberal-Ton por cent, deposit at sale,Ten per cent, in three months.Ton per cont. in six months.'Balance in five years.Interost on unpaid purchase money 6|

per cont,, per annum.

SPECIAL NOTE.— Every person whowishes to makeaHomo at thoHutt shouldpersonally inspect those Sections. TheyHo between tho Main-road and tho river.Thpy aro surrounded by. beautiful gardonsand embosomed amidst a mass of groonery,tho whole soone creating an impression ofquiot rost and peacefulnoss which stampsthe proporty as quite exceptional.

For Lithographic Plans and fullor do-talln, conditions of sale, etc., apply tothe Auotionoors, or .to Messrs, Stafford,Treadwell and Field, Solicitors, Panama*stroot.

PETONIiIPETONK

PETONE.IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTICE

TO BUYERSOF LAND.

TWO MINUTES FROM PETONERAILWAY STATION,On tho Main Hutt Rond.

NO FROST. NO WIND, NO DUST,DRAINAGE PERFECT.

THE OLD ORCHARD OF THERIDDLER FAMILY.FOR FIFTY Y"EARB THE BESTGARDEN IN THE DISTfAICTSUBDIVIDED INTO FORTY BUILD-ING SECTIONS.EARLY IN THEMONTH OF MARCH.MAODONALD, WILSON AND CO.** 'ti? l<o ftlV ?,l!1',d?} wilh inductions fromMr. Thomas Riddlor to sell by public auc-tion early in thomonth,of March—His well-known Property at Potono,saOAi0AioMniil Hott Ho"d-

MK9saraMNoGrand Business and Rosidontial Sites,Dry and woll sholtorod.

Easy Terms. Ton Por Cont. Deposit.Full Details aiufplnns Noxt Wook.

JOB MASTERS andHORHE DEALERS,

WK.!Ti f?r Sil° (llle.ot iht> '"S""1.T.

T \, «' « best concorns n Iho Wollino-town, Ihore tiro 35 looso boxes and ovorya long ono| position unequalled.Mli.Sftllwliw

Iiiril6M« »>B«'t win fromMacdotittld, WiUon and Co., 84, Lambtou.

A^DMD SNIP.SHIF\,Or PAIVPAIV FArW for Sale,*i

3J" ii* /rom M,ttn«l">" Railway Sla!"JA urn"" from m&X*y lln6l 304 acr"«8°?« hilly country, 200 acros in grass, 3paddock*. Price «3 It 6d| £700 can ro.main on mprtgaßA at S per cont., balanceoath. Apply .fIYRON DRO\V>", Ouki, k

WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1906,At 2 p.m.

CLEARING BALE~OF DAIRY STOCK.HARNESS HORSES, Etc.On the promises,"wII.TON ESTATE,

BERHAMPORE.

MESSRS. HARCOUUT AND CO. haveroccived instructions from Mr, A.

E. Wilton, who is giving up dairying, tosoil on the promises, WILTON KtfTATE,Bcrliampora, as abovo—

12 cows, in full mill:11 cowr, to oalvo;good winter milkors21 pfood heifers, 18 to 20 months old16 otcors, 18 monthi old

2 steers,2i yonrs old5 heifors, 2i and 3 years old, in calf;

broken to bails1Holsloin Jersey bull1good harness maro1poldinff1black colt, 4 years old, brokon toharness1spring trap

For further particulars, cipnlyHARCOURT AND CO,

< Auctioneers.WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARyT""

At 2 p.m.'

CENTRAL HORSE BAZAAR,HARRLS-6TRKET.

PB.WATTS lins been instructed by" Dr. ilamcs, of Wellington, to Bellby auction, without reserve—Isinglo brouKham, with polo, shafts.and lamps,HIGHLY IMPORTANT SALE

OfSTUD AND FLOCK RAMS ANDEWES

LOWER HUTT YARDS.WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1906,

At 12 noon,

DALGETY AND COMPANY (LTD)have boon favourod with instructionsfrom dorno of the most, noted brooders intho district, to sell by auction, as abovo—

A largo quantity of Stud Rains andtwos, in lots to suit purchasers.On account of T. P. Allen, WnlmorFarm—14-tootli stud Romnoy ramII2-tooth stud Romney rams4 2-tooth flock Romnoy rams15 4-tooth to fresh full-mouthed studRomnoy owes

10 stud Romnoy owo lambsOn account E. J. Riddiford, Lower

Hutt—13 3-shear Lincoln rams113-shear Romnoy ram?'10 Lshoar Romnoy ramsThis snlo lakes tho place of that ndvor-lined by Mossrs, J. h. Morrison and Cofor IstFebruary. 1006.

JOHNSONVILLE HORSE SALE.

, WEDNESDAY, 7lh FEBRUARY,At 2.30 flinrp,

BRAITIIWATTE AND CO. hnvo re-coivod instructions to seli-

19 HOMM 19Half-draughte, brake, exiles, andtrnp horflos, 3 to 6 yearsold.

Those aro ronl 6linkers, and buyers ofgood animals onn attend with confidence.

IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,CUSTOMHOUSE-QUAY.

WEDNESDAY, 14th FEBRUARY, 1006',At 2.30 o'olock p.m.

BY ORDER' OF THE WELLINGTON\ HARBOUR BOARD.

IMPORTANT AUCTION SALEOf

VALUABLE .BUILDING SECTIONSVALUABLE BUILDING SECTIONS

On tho

TE ARO RECLAMATION,TO BE LET ON PERPETUAL LEASE.

GEORGE TIfOMAS AND CO. haveboon favoured with instructions from

Iho Wellington Harbour Board to sell byPublio Auction, on tho abovo dalo, forperpetual lonso—

1O SECTIONS OF CITY LANDS,XA situated on the TE ARO RE.OLAMATION, and comprisingin all moro than ono and aquarter acros.

This magnificent block of land Is situ-ated In tho oontro of tho city, done toIho Town Mftll, tho To Aro Railwny Sta-tion, and tho Wharves.

A wharf Is now in courso of construetion at the foot ot Tnrauaki-streot, inoloso contiguity lo tho land now offeredfor loneo.

Tho Sections offered have frontages to■lERVOIS-QUAY, tho EXTENSION OFTARANAKLSTUEET, and tom, newthoroughfare called OABLE-STREET,ouch of which «ro public strcols of thocity, not less than 66ft wido.i

TARANAKI-STREET EXTENSIONand CABLE-MTREET nre now boing coin-plelcd, and will havo tho side walks curb-ed and flagged, on Iho completion of tho"buildings on tho sootions, at tho oxpensoof the llnrbour Board.

From tho control position of this landand its close proximity to tho businessportion of tha eily, to tho Wharves, thoTramway, and Railway Serviced, thosesection* must commend themselves loMerchants as suitable for Warehouse*,OlPeos, Bulk Stores, and other commer-cial purposes, and nn opportunity is nowpresented lo obtain lan/1 ina tentral pan-lion without sinking 'any capital in itsputchaeo.

Tho first period of tho lease will be for21 years from the Ist of March, 1906, andby renewal ovory If years is made per-nclnnl, tho leaseholder retaining for him-solf the full benefit of tho total vrtluo ofall buildings erected by him.

A special ntlvnnlatto Is conforrod upotttho leaseholder by allowing him to renewwithout compelling him to submit hislease to uuelion.

LITHOGRAPHIC PI'ANS, .copies ofproposed lease, ftiirl full details of heproperly may be obtained on applicationto Iho Wellin«!on Harbour Bonrd or totho Auctiuiepre,

(lEOHOE THOMAS AND CO.,Tlnrrift-slrppt.

ciIHBOHNE.in O R SALE,

MUCK BUHiDTNG, corner Gladstone-road and I.own-streot, at present occupiedliy Atlnir Bros, on the. ground floor andMessrs, Archibald C'^'k and Bonn on Ihosecond floor (this latlor part is to bo Id,possession In April).

For particulars, apply toHARCOURT AND CO.,

Wellington j

WM. ADAIR,1 Oilborn*.

ON TUESDAY,' 6th PKB3RUABY, 1906,At 1.30 o'clock.p.m.

SALE OV SUPEnIOR HOUSEHOLD.FURNITURE, ETC.,v AT No, 69, TASMAN-STREET.

MfAODONALD, WILSON AND CO." have received instructions frdm Mrs.H. Amoore, who is giving up housekeep-ing, to sell on tho premisos, No, 69, Tas-man-street, «s,.above~ -

Tho wholgof herHotuehold Furniture,contents ot seven rooms, compris-ing1!

Lot of good linoleum, b.r, fender andirons, ornaments, extension dining table,'6 bontwood chairs,OQtioh, lady's and gont'Keasy chairs (walnut frames), 4 occasionalchairs, folding chair, bookshelf, rockingchair, laco curtains, coalscuttle,, woolmats,slip Hints, oval table, 'stair rods, lot ofcrockery,' part dinner »6t vice,""duchess©chests, S'.s.i. bedsteads, w,w, mattresses,kapok bedfrpillows, blankets, sheets, coun-terpanes, chests of drawers, d. b.ra. bed-stead, washstands, toilet mirrors, chairs,step ladder, saucepans, table, and, lot ofkitchen utensils tend sundries. '

On view morning of sale. Everything isnice nnd clean andlft good order.. 'WEDNESDAY NEXT,

THURSDAY NEXT,FltlßAt' NEXT,

7th, Bth, antt 9th' FEBRUARY,Commencing each day at'11/o'clock a.m.

'GREAT SALE OFIRISH LINENS, " SHEETINGS. CAM-

BRICS, BEDSPREADS, ETC."COSTUME CLOTHS and WOOLLENS,: . ,silks;and, satins.... .ALLDIRECT FROmTtHE MANUFAC1

TURERB., v

£1000 LANDED VALUEI £.1000.ALL GOODS FRESH AND NEW. <'

MAODONALD,'

WILSON, and Cp;have,received instructions from the

representative-oi,Homd Manufacturers,who has' just arrived 'from England andIreland, to sell at thoir rooms,64, Lamb*ton-quay, as above— :

£1000 worth of the finest iHsh Linens,■ Damasks,' Lirion Sheeting, Bud-

spreads,' Hand-worked Handker*,-cHiefs,- 'Irish ■ Linen..Hand-made- - * "Skirtr, and;Unde.rdpthlng, IrishLinen "Bed-QuiltsnToilet Covers,. Table. Ooyern,..Seijvjottiis, Hem-,stitched Pillow-cases, ■lovely Laoe>Curtains, 'Woollen 'Goods, uudWorsted Sarges, Ladles' Costume. Cloth, Awnlnster ,and Tapos,try,

« Carpels and Rugs, Quilts, Turkishand HueLtbuok Towels, itipinuto

2' , Silks, 'French'Robes, Satins. ■ s

'. SOOO YARDS.OF CHOICEBENGAL-"' ■ INE SILKS " '- -;<_ Manchester and Bradford goods."- Sheffield Cutlery of.the finest quality. by a wbrld-ronowned maker.. "**«.. .' ""'-',,,ThJs Is.one of',th"e.fln'eßt"c'<)llectiqns'"d£goods of the abovedescription ever offeredin tho.colony. "Tho quality 1* superb. tC

Goods fresh and' upUo-date in style, andwill- be sold^ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVE.,On view Saturday evening, 3rd 'Febru*«,ry, from 7.30 to 9 o'clock, and on Mon-day and Tuesday in the aftornoou, andfrom'7.3o' to 9 oblocks the evening.< Como and see. Your visit will be wollrepaid. "

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BOHO-LASTIO AUTHORITIES, STORE-KEEPERS, MEDICAL MEN, ANp

,CERTIFICATED NURSES. '

SALE OF VALUABLE CORNER<- BUILDING, -<"INTHE BEST PART OF THORpON.IN THE' EXCHANGE LAND MART,

84, Lambton-quay.'ON THURSDAYTTsth FEBRUARY,

1906,<; At12,30 o'clock p.m. '

MAODONALD, WILSON, and CO. are,aro instructed to sell by auotion, as

above-* , #That splendid Building situated »t thecorner of Pipitea and Murphy

■■■ Streets, Thorndon, at present in'use ag b, Private, School. It isdivided into 5 rooms, and contains> lavatories and all suitable conveni-ences, and is fitted with a- perfeotsystem of heating- by, hot water., The building has been well and, substantially built', and is of sucha strength a« to carry a seconditory if denirable.' It1« of modernconstruction andin first-class con-dition,

The premlses-apart from their presentu«9 b» a fsohoolrcould at llttlo cost be oott<verted into a flrst-olass general store, andWl * P°"lbly *"» v*)7best stand in thedistrict. It would rnako a vor^y good Prl-vote Hospital- or Maternity Institution,?uid "i.111

*ta?d f,o''ft"Me(llcal.-man nolthing better In the dfstrlot can be got.$OOM* of 82 feet toPipltea-street and of 45 feet to Murphy.foT^ti1*"I*?},'1*?},' h,oili« W* ol To«» Acre580. Full pai'tioulart of size of rooms;etc, from.the1Auctioneers. Easy terms ofSale can bo arranged. ■

sMSfovKSALE OF TWO HOUSES AT SEA-, , TOUN,

fronting the sea.in'thee^ohan'ge landmart,B*, Lttfflbton-qufty, Wellington.'

ON THURSDAY, ISth FEB., 1906,At 23d o'olock p.m.' '

IfACDONALD. '.^IL'SON AND CO.JLTX have reeoivoa instructions, fromMr,F, -C. Lincoln Cole to sell at theirrooms,,a*above— ',,

That very,dbsirabloproperly at Sdatoun,adjoining the Church ami fronting the Es-planade. Tho land has a frontage of 63foot to ths'Esplanade by a depth of 100foot,1 and on ft hn« boon erected withinthe last fdw years two very comfortableresidence, pno of five rooms with glassed-inverandah, and the other of four roomswith aho'a verandah, both being fltte'dthroughout with electric light. There iianjmpte "Hjply of water secured by severaltanks. The oositlonof this property isone of tho finest In that highly importantand rapidly rising seaside resort-Soatoun--frontlna asItdoes .thQ,finest sandy boaohin tho whole bay.This irould prov<> an 'excellent invest-year r6 nd at, rentals whloh would yieldan oxcellont reurn and the now tramwayperties in this locality,,, y

xZ» f,»'flf .^^ftgsLLh» Auotioneew.,At 1,o'oloojfr,p.m,

CLEARING SALEOFD^fRY STOCK ■FARM IMPLEMENTS/ TRAPS

'Efe., at OROFTON..

'" "AiS:TlfACDONALD, '"WILSON, AND CO.ITX/jiftvo received,instructions from Mr,a,Apiin, sen., who s paying » visit, toEngland, to sell at his farm, Crofton, asabove—

Tljo wholo of his dairy stock, farm im-plements, etc.Full particulars later.A limited numbor of outside entries

j?J!L--?-J°~!!-?-fl-d -for.^.l.yt°;. .....''

BOR SALE, Fttrulture of ■ Doiirding-houie, clean and good,.avirythlngcompute and In beautifulaorder| housecanbe rantod. JBraithwaiUand Co., Man-n«i-itri«t.

ROUNDABOUT.A BIRD'S EYE VIEW

fßt A,GASTUt CftftONlOUn,}'A few days ago, according to ft brief

Dunedln-telegram, thd TJnitferslfy S«ri<iteametvded its regulations in the direction'of giving the University authoritiespower to hold the ."capping" ceremoniesin private. Th« Chancellor said anyruffian co>ld demand admission if theoerentomy w<w performed publicly. Itm«ytnob be generally known how this!<Jfl«i«jottr was arrived at,, but the foi*» lo'wfttf.report ol portion; of the discus-

sion,, which a friend lia« handed to me,will ,»ake the,position dear. It wasProfo&or ft*nk, of Auckland, whoaoVed the resolution'— <

"Iamsorry," he said, "that we shouldhaveAo take this course, for these cere*monies'have long been'a. source of profitand'instruction fo many,estimable «ndweU'beiwved^BpieWni. At ourlast typ-ping'Vceremony in Auckland, however,the behaviour of.the "nudienco went,be-yond-all reasonable bounds. As thoChttudeilor, can witness,Iwtw struck by460 prtrfcly-maturtd eggs— a. number thatIconsider quite exoessiver That, mighthave Wen- borne, however, and nobodythought of cavilling,atthe dreadfuldam*Age done to the furniture when theRocks- Pufth arrived, ' But .it appearsto me that *<b«n the doorkeeper is sav-agely attacked by,ft man armed with, ajemmy, and the Professor of Classics is- rendered uncoiMwious>.with ot storm ofroad-metalr it i», high time somethingwas done..,, ftoad-nvetol is quite an inno-TAtion— ite my opinion, a.most undo-sirable iimovivtion indeed; 1move themotion standing inmy name." ,

k. . Professor, Crook, the 'Professor of*Mathematics,, seconded- the motion1. Per-sonally,he had always experiencedrood*metal at the ceremony.iiy.Christohuroh,and'be much enjoyed th>?mental and,

1 puysioftl gymnastics of the,rapidcalouhvtim necessary,to compute'the trajectory,of the'missilesandavoid being thepointB struck by -the tttasile C hurled fromthe'point A with initial, velocity V. Itftppe&ttd'to him, however,. tbafc-V wasgradually,becoming indefinitely groat,and,he' did object, h* must' say, to the' practiceJofintoxicated firemen mountingtheplatform and unduly prolonging theproceedings*" i \

An officer of the senate pointed' out.Chat ttho friends1

'of the students were

crowdediout by,,the .rush of habitualthieve* rind dd.ngei'bu* characters fromAustralia,.' Something musk tto ,done—either the ;speeches of the Professorsshould.be*mado Use'popular ftndjenter-.tdining or the ceremonies conducted incamera, .'»'"' v

A dlstlnguUhtd member oi the Senatemid that in another «phero of activityhe hadnoticedthe fondness of burglarsfor.the "capping",ceremonies. Many oldoffenders hadimploredhim to infliots «on«tence* of imprisonment that would,en-

v able them to witness the conferring of< diplomas. He always made it a prac-

tice to paw aenteiiees' whlcl' would en-sure that, the more abandoned criminalswouldhe inprison<on these occasion*.The gaolers reported'tohim that all theescape! from gaol took place on the daypreceding >the ."capping" 'ceremony—*very eigwfleant fact. ,

The motion was.then carried, and(addsmy informant) an,indignation, meet*irift presided over by, Mr, .Bill Byk«%. itt to be hfM iffiTfeV. days, /, .. , "

11 he were General Booth, he wouldsay 'to the,* Opposition, "Come' along,come along to the penitent stool. Comealong and ndver sin atfaaiu"— From "re-port of the Premier's Pahiatuaspeech.IoHus liked the Haimy and its loud

and lomely dram,And the tambourine 'at* always found

,me glad to part & thrum jYus, at 'eaips of bloomin.' cornersI'aye

'ittiertobin, seenDroppin1 fr«qu<mt- bits of silver in the

bloomin' tambourine.But I'm1vrtory of the Hairniy, s-Aai. it never'more con, charm me,

Since tlfia tantalisiti' vision of the thingitsmight 'ayebeen.,

If'Diok'fod bin the'General, wot a fiele*yatin' 'sight .Would.tavebin Ihe congregation on thecorner every nightyI

All tho sin' and all tho'sorrer woulddepart toKingdom Come ;

(W>& '">r oared1 'is exhortations (hobli-i g«k>>y the drum)}

4, (

'The noise of 'is oratitf,

!Would .completely cripple Satan»There would tx> » boom in 'alos in tibe

Loud Millennium, , . .'Ovr we'd flock,in 'oppy4hou«»nd«4 W, we'd«ft,un the 'anntt of Sin,W'en 'c mode the.buildings totter with

his everiastitt>,dih,r >'."E wouldhopenup a. modelParliament*

flrv Sunday-school,And Yd teach' the-errln' member to

hobserve tlie Golden.Rule,Ican«^ee a crowd of weepitfOppositionists a-trsepin'

To receive 'i* 'earty welcome ,at the 'ard-r ',Repentance."stools"i1' j

'Ed 'aye'fioo idee* on; 'Eavenj ed be'

* truiy hup-to-datej -■

"And ifc makes me'esidppw dizzy w'en. Itry to.contemplate „.The ragin: roarin' riotand the vast and

violent vim .Of a world in *cariet jerseysj and meeyes with tears are dim, ,And I'm nearly aoin' balmy.With me grief about th© Harmy—If only Dick was General Booth andGeneralBooth was 'im."Wo ffli»t beware," said Mr. SydneyBuxtoii,tho Brftish PostmaatefUeneraf,

"of the danger of/shipwreck,on.the rotikvf,6 previously struck— namely, trying torun toomany homes Thispor-tion,of Mr,Buxtons speech, cabled fromLondon, appeared in Tuesday's, papers,A privatemessage reoelwd by tho Pre-mier gives aMet,report, thuo: "Watm-jng to his subjeoti'm Buxtoif said that- ihe Bfllfouritos'K*cl -not a fig-leaf tocover their backs, and the flag of Id-ealism had the lout straw driven intoIts coffin. Tbe tree of Liberalism mustwavetho tocsin of piogr^s, and not bemisled by the will-o'-the-wisp tlmt was"apping tho thread

'of kinship till It

would bear tbt> bitter fruit of a- swordof Damocles, Chiynberlninfgm must go1,and tbe flre ol Freetruda,would floatover the stormy sea of Opposition andquench the rising tide tuia* was nowripening to a fall. It wa-s necessary,nowoter, to maintain,the utmost, vigil-ance, for it was only by constant caution, lhat the,

( beftcon light of good govern-jwrnt would'strip the sheep's clothing,from the snake /» the grass, and-prickfte btlbblo of Balfottrlsm as it lay wrlth-% on a broken reed."

",

"Herr Balle«trem, 'Vmi'&mt of tineJleichfetag,,speaking at a. banquet,urged<ho Chamber to pa*« a vote for addi-timid aTnwment* t«< efWablo tlie nationto kno'efe on the head any on* lightly»if»(ui-bfng the peace, The journal Ber-liner Tageblatfc dkoJares thatHerrBullet(fern meant. to be,pa«inc. but failed to«press,himself correctly,'(i-Cable item.

The editor of the Berliner Tageblttt,moppedhi* forehead a* ht emerged iromthe jungle of the la»t sentence of tho,editorial which he vai dictating to his

A CLIMBER'S HOLIDAY.NEW. ASCENTS IN THE MOUNT

COOK DISTRICT.By MALCOLM ROSS,

(Specially Written for th6Evening Post,)

No, ll.— On the Great Tasman Glacier.—

Butterflies and Bcetl«s.— A tightPack in the Hut*.— Elie de Beau-

. mont.—Driven Back, by Bad Wea-ther.—A Weary Snow .Trudge,— ADefeat that was almost a Victory.—Return to tho Ball Hut.

''Spirit of Ice and snow,Goddess,,whose hands are laid

Upon the brows of men who needs mustTo seek thy loneliness, immortalmaid,

Within the.fastnens of thy frozen place)' Dost .thott their .oil boholdVThine heart) is dull with cold,

Cold is thy shrine, and colder thineembrace."

> We .now began to cast longing eyeaat Mount" Cook, the' first colling ofwhich— i.e., the climbing to the highestsummit on one side, and the descendingon the other side— we Had resolved toattempt, .This was no ordinary under-taking, and it was absolutely necessarythat we should take no chances .eitherin regard'to weather or equipment. Theweather, however, was n,ot yet appar-ently quite settled, and another oiffl-eulty iv the way was Mr. Turner's boot.While the chief guide at tho Hermit*age wns hammering some, noils in thoboot, he14 gave the heel a tap with thehammer/ and the heel camo off. Theboot was;, sent post-haste to tho near-est) shoemaker— ninety-six miles nwny.It was,now due back tit the Hermitage,and'Fyfe went down for it— a 28-nillejourney(there andback, Meanwhile Mr.Turner did his walking and climbing Ina pair oi my alpine boots, I, luckily,having taken the precaution to bringa second pair with me. Turner and Iwero left in tho hut, and during these1

two days, in'additionto doing the cook-ing and washing-up', Imanaged to findtime to make a collection of oeetles nndbutterflies for my friend, Mr. PercyBuller, iof Wellington. Amongst thebutterflies was the somewhat rare Hec-tori, and one or two other species thatmay prdve* new to science, It is po»-Bible1that amongst the beetles, whichhave not yet been classified, there mayalso be one 'or two new species,

On Wednesday, 27th December, ac-companied by Dr.' Fltehett, of Welling-ton, we proceeded uptha Tosman Glacierto the Malt'eBrun Hut,where we founda party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.Longton, of Christohurch, Miss yonD'Adtslsiien, Miss Hlckson, and Mr,W, M'lnto»h,, of. Wellington, under tholeadership of Graham, one of the Her-miiage guides. Those huts have onlytwo rooms, and th« bunks— four in eachroom— are like " steamers' berths, on»above the,other, One room is supposedto be reserved for' ladies j tho men'sroom does for bedroom, kitchen, dining-room, and,drawing-room by turn*. Theproblem of houtlng sevon men nnd threewomen in. these two four-berth, cabinshad to be solved by one of the mentaking a bunk,in the ladies' room, andtwo 'of our party sleeping on the floorin the men's 'room, This por-tion of jthe,.Southern Alps is becomingsuch a popular tourist resort that pro-blems of this naturenot Infrequently pre-sent them/selves, and further accommoda-tion,' both at the'huts and at tho Hor-mitage, is urgently,required, ■■"' >

Oh Hhe 29th;' "December, Tyfe andGraham were' natir at 1.16 a,in,, pre-paring breakfast, and an hour later twoclimbing parties might haye1 been seenmarching by lantern light in single filedown the path that) leads from the hutto the Upper' Tasmon CJlader, 600ftbelow, one party consisting of Mr. andAirs, Longton,

t,Dr. Fitchotf, Mr.

Mlntosh, and Graham, being bound forthe HochstetterDom,,9179ft high, whileour party was bent upon makingHhefirst ascent, of Elie do Beaumont, .afino snow-clad' mountain of 10,200ft. Thoday was,,not,,promising.

'While we

were having brenkfast, a fitful wind hadsoughed ominously about the hut, and,by the time we had proceeded a coupleof miles up the glacier, and before itwas yet dawn, this wind had increasedin strength,' and <was blowing steadily.The great mountains "around us seemeddwarfed in the /feeble light before thedawning and the cold grey snows oftho Minarets, Mount Green, Mount Wal-ter, and Elie de' <Beaumont loomedghosUlike against the western sky, whileeastward the serrated,>ridge of Mount

■Darwin, and the grim precipices ofMalte Brun frowned.down on iw fromheights of over nine thoauiind and, tonthousand feet respectively. The slopingsnowy shouldersof theHochstetter Domclosed in the .view. at the head of thegreat ko-lillcd valley. The snow on thoglaolor was hard with a night's freez-ing, and we made quick progress overit»'< gently-sloping even surface. Tinsunrise on the Taitnan peaks was de-void of the beautiful, rosy tints thntone so often sees in'Alpinu regions;butfar away down- the valley nnd beyondtho Ben Ohau,Range, where the stormclouds now gathered in groat companiesand battalions, thero was a gorgeousand even a theatrical display, the moun-tain tops and the distant cloud-lnnd ap<pearirig as' if lit up by some great con-flagration, or' tho, glowing fires of somevast volcano. -Just, as day wus dawning,Graham halted to ropo up his partyfor the ascent of the Dom, while we.swung round to4ho left In the direc-tion of our mountain,

Easy snowslopes broken by nnoccasional crovnsso led uu towardstho foot of Mount Walter, fromwhich "The Times" glacier takes itsrise on the westorn side. This fine peak(9607ft) and Mount Green (8704ft) risefrom tho main glacier,' two glorioussplfes of rock, and ice, and snow, form-ing, with the pure rounded dome ofElie do Beaumont, a magnificent Alpinocathedral that dominates tho hend oftho Great Tasman Glacier, Tho approachto the upper snows of our mountainwas guarded by deep crevasses, gigan-tic seracs, and greatgaping bergschrundH,and through and up these we had lothread our way. Tno snow was in badcondition, and the climb bocamo a wearysnow-grind. IMe and Tumor led al-ternately, and I, being in tho middle ofthe rope, had llttlo to do but followmy leader. Some groat ice-cliffs on theleft coining down from,tho shoulder ofMount Walter looked dangerous, andtfe gavo them as wide a berth as pox-sib'.o. A# wo climbed past thorn on theright, a great ico aynkiioho fell awaybelow us, crashing with thundering roaron to the glacier some distance to theleft of our lino of routo. Ahead, theftico oi Elio do Beaumont presented aflno sight with Us towering walls,of100, and steep snow slopes. On thowhole line of the nsccnt, wo could scono sip of any rock lo contract withtho delicate harmonies of green and blueand white,

Beyond the corner of Mount Walter,there wus an interesting little bit ofwork in threading a way past great,blocks of ice and gaping schrund!)j but,'generally speaking, the climb wan unin-teresting. It is it climb ■to do once,but never a second time. We dodgedround a steep sloping ice-block, arid as-cended a fairly easy snow-slopo to find

Itho way barred by a bergscbruud-tlmt

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.THE COMMONWEALTH.

The Postmastor-Gonernlantes thnt thetelophonotoll system Is gradually coininginto favour with tho public Mr. Chap-man thinks that as soon as people gene-rally become acquainted with the condi-tions it will lead to a considerable de-velopment of tho service.

The certificate of the Chief ElectoralOfficer of the Commonwealthsets out thattho population of (ho six States of UthDecember Inst Was 4,002,893. Now SouthWoks' population wns1,483,383, Victoria1,214,008, Queensland 506,935, South Aus.trnlia, 372,768, Western Australia247,072,Tasmania178,627.

From Ist February onwards the ratescharged for interstnto money orders willbos—Not exceeding £2, 6dj over £2 nndnot exceeding £6, 9ft; ench additlonnl £5or fraction of £6 up to £20, 9d. Monoyorders from Tonga, to the Commonwealthof Australia many now bo issued. Themnximum amount for such order is £4.

Tho Commonwealth revenue from nilsources during tho December quarter was£2,910,996, making for the first half ofthe financial year a total of £5,922,908.The South Australian receipts for thoquarteramounted to £227,839, and for thehalf-yearto £471,442. The cxpendituroinSouth Australia for the quarter wns£121,085, and the amount returned to (heState, wns £104,488,

Regulations under the Pure Pood Acthave been framed.'They provide thnt toevery article of food mixed with a pro-servativpother thnn "tho long-used, well-known condimental substances," thereshall be attached a label setting forth"tho nature and amount of tho preserva-tive substnnce," nnd the nature of nnyforeign colouring matter. The printedmntter must be on a whits ground, ivblack capital letters, not lc-s than one-sixth of an inch Inlength.

Information concerning tho cost of thoFederal RoyalCommissions which arenowpursuing their invostigntions is containedina statement justissued by tho Treasury,Up to 31st December the Tnrifl Commitsion had cost £3000, of whichno less than£2260 wns paidaway in tho last quarterof the year. The expenses of tho Old-ngePonions Commission for the quarter end-ing 31st December were £200, making£400 innil. The Roynl Commission ontho Navigation Billhas so far cost £6415.-,

Before the Tariff Commission sittingsnt Melbourne, Mr. JohnMitchell, ngricul-tural implement mnker, who gave evi-dence some months ago, wns furtheroxnmincd on tho17th inst.by Mr. Warns-loy, who submitted figures to him, show-ing that in Victoria in1902 1114 personswere engaged in agricultural implementmnnufacturo, and £78,211 was paid inwages, while in1904 there were 1496 em-ployees, who received £129,669 in wagos, 'Witness admitted thnt therehadbeennnincrease in trade. Witness)described theending of- tho local harvester combine.Some three months ago the InternationalHarvester Trust, he said, withdrew fromit, nnd started to (c'ut prices. Each housohenceforth would sell without inferenceto nny other sou»e,. After the breakingof tho combineharvestershnd boonsold at£70, the lowest priceknown in Australia.Senator Olemons asked witness at whatprice he'h«d been gelling since the break-ing of the combine, but Mr. Mitchell saidho could not remember. He offered tosupply the informationprivately,but Mr.Clemons said that it shouldbe givenpub'-Ucly.,ondilMt werenot suppliedho wouldIrocall the witness. Tho Ameiicnn lnnnu*

'factiirers of harvestersarealleged to havonn adynntago

tover,Australian manufac-turers, in,,having " markets In SouthAmerioo, Africa, and California, but Mr.

Fowler elioltod from Mi. Mitchell thatAustralian machines were being sent tothese markets, and that tho markets opento Americans'wetc open to Australians/NEW SOUTH* WALES,

A return of the imports and exportsof New South Wales for 1905 showsthat' imports of gold increased by |*m0,204. and of merchandiso by £2,106,- '666. The total reached £29 431,828. On

'tho other hand, exports of cold do-crenaed.by £2,351,166, while these -otmerchnndigß increasedby £$,743,258. Thototal exports werovalued at £24,481,887.

A Sydney man, who-

has returnedfrom a visit to Japan, says that somoof the Australian shippersact na thoughthey 'wero desirous of,fighting off tradewith the East, White ho was in Japnn jho »aw a consignment of leather openedup which wns sufficient to condemn theexport' industry of tho State.

Arthur James Ilawksford, aprominentrwident of Rydo, on tho ParrnmattaRiver, wns shot on tho evening of 19thJanuary by a lunatic nnmed llyltonWontworth Wicks. About 6 o'clockHnwksford was in his gnrdcti with two ,children,, when a revolver shot wns iheard, and he droppod to Iho ground.Wicks hud fired nt him from n fenae,Immediately afterwards ho pointed thorovolver nt his own head, nnd shot him-Self. He foil into his father's garden.and died #oon afterwards. Hawksfordwns taken to the Sydney Hospital dan-geroftaly wounded in the head. Thoyouth wns well-known to be inenne,but had always been supposed to be ilmrmles«i " '

The vandal (says the Sydney Mail)has agftlii mado his unwelcome preseimofait bylayingadestructive hand on thobeautiful collodion of plants in tho hot-house* of tho Botnnio Gardens. Theorohld-house escaped his depredations, '.doubtless because it wns locked j but inother enclosures twenty vnlunblo plants I—principally Dracaenas' nnd Crototis- |wore damaged or destroyed. Tho "into-

'crenftt," ns tho Director of tho Gnrdmiain an indignant letter desciibcs him.twisted the plants as if they wcro fowls',nocks to be wrung, nnd in somo enscsused sufficient forco to break Iho haul*wood supporting stakes, "I havo en-deavoured k> give (ho public every fa-cility for inspecting the hothouses," Air.Maiden snys, "but when ono geUi ashock llko this

'additional precautionshavo to be taken."

A writ hns been Issued by Sir Wil-liam M'Miillan, Sydjiey, against (hoFederal Minister for Customs. It ison account of alleged slander, nnd thoamount claimed is £6000. Sir WilliamM'Mlllnn says Hint somo tlmo since SirWilliam Lynj, In tho luncheon room atFederal Parliament House, practicallyRioted thnt M'Arthur and Co, purcnn»oilhats from manufacturers in Sydney ni\llabelled them ns mndo In ICiigiand. 'Ina letter which he wrote to tho Mlninlcrstating thnt thero wn« no foundationfor the statement, nnd requeuing lrmto explain, no rpply was received;nnd aHcoond letter to (ho same effect was(iiken no notice.of— -hence his determina-tion to bring tlio mntter before (boCourts.

Mine, manager* and ore I'tjents ntBroken Hill, New> South Wal.% com-plain strongly of' Ihe uhnrtiisro of oretrucks, in consequence of which theyare nimble to ship nwny the full weeklycontract quantities. It Is stnted, 100,that tho shortage is likely soon to bomore sevorcly foil, owing lo the demandsof tho wheat senson in South Aiißlralin.Tho managers nsk If tho South Aus-tralian RttTlwnyA Department is unablelo meet the present demnndfl, what Itwill do when the Zinc Corporation nndIho South Blocks Aline got Roiim, nndother mines inoreaso their output, ThoImportance of the Bnrrler to South Aus-tralia, it is ar«ued, demands thnt inoroconsideration should bo given to BrokenHill's requirements by the GoYcrmuont,

A romnrkablo nrcident occurred nt Pyr.MontBridge, Sydnoy, on 20th January.While George Bell, apainter, was ongng-ed with others pnlnting the structure thoengineer suddenly »et tho nuinhinci'y inmotion (o open the npnn to nllow a vesselto puss through. Hell, realising (lint hislifo wns in jeopardy, made a leap for lifotowardthe wnlcr fifty feet below. Ah holet go hi- hold iho swing-bridge wno re-volving at a, considerable pace. Ho wnsilung out wardsand downwards with someforce. Insteadof falling into (he watwns ho had expected, ho wn<( liniiß withgient violence into a hollow girder onlycloven inches wide. Being squeezedtightly,his position wnsmost unenviable,He wns nearly wedged to donth. Thecivil ambukncG was communicated with,but only nfter pjrent difficulties did theysucceed in releasing the mnn from bin ex-traordinnry position. Ho wns tnkon lothe hospital, where it wns found thnthowns suffering from a fractured rib nndfractured shoulder.

At attempted murder and suicide tookplnco at IliHslon, Now South Wales,22nd January, Air. Boland, a polico ma-gistrate, wn» Hr«d nt by Rnbort Shannon,an old man, ns ho wns walking lo (hepost office. iShnnnon flicd three sho(sfrom a revolver. The tlrst gracing Mr.Bolnnd's nose, the ntcoiid Went throughtho lle*.hy part of his arm abovo thewriM, and tho third took effect in hisshoulder. Shannon wns formerly in re-ceipt of an old-ago pension, but it wnsstopped owing to non-fulfilment of (heresidence clause, nnd he had been worry-ing over the matter. On meeting themagistrate, Shannon mndo a remark in re-ferenco to the pension, nnd the reply notbeing to his satisfaction ho drew a re-volver. Mr. Bolnnd attempted to grap-ple with hi» assnilnnt nfter the firing of(ho first shot, but wns disabled by n bul-let striking his arm. fthniinon, nfter hehad dlschnrgcd threo shot-, placed therevolver, in his own mouth, fired, nndfell dend. "The injured official wns takento the hospital, whore it was ascertainedthat none of tho wounds wns dangerous,but the patient is suffering Jroin shock,

VICTORIA.A statement In rererenco to the

character of mon who frequent gamblingclubs in Afelbourne hna been submittedto thePolice Commiwion at the city. De-tective O'Donnell snys that every ono ofthe hundred persons nnined in the state-ment M'ns a dcbperato criminnl. It wasstated thnt a Bill now in hand piovidedthat where there were retusonnble groundsfor a belief thnt a place wns used forgambling ifc could be closed by a Judge'sorder,

Much dissatisfaction hns been expressedby a number of the ofllcers of tho Vic-torian military forces with the decision ofthe Minister (Senator Plnyford) to ap-point ri board (o enquire into tho chnrgesmade in the House o! Representativesagainst Major Hawker. Tho CrownI«.iw Offices reported that the chnrgeswerenot such ns to justify the holding ofa court-martial, ns requosted by MajorHnwker, but it is lnid down distinctlyIn the military regulations thnt in thecase of amilitia or volunteer officer beingbrought before n board or court of en-quiry one-half tho members of (inch boardor Court must be militia or volunteer of-ficers, nnd it is maintained that this ruleshould work both ways. Major HawkerIs apenmnnenl soldier, yet it i» suggestedby theMinister that no permanent tsoldiersniill be given a rent on the nonrd.

Somo time «go we recorded Mio dis-appearance of a vuluablo microscope n«dsome scientiflo works from tho Govern-ment Viticultttral College at Ruthcrglen,and tho explwifltioin by t-ho formerMinister of Agriculture (Mr. Tnvorner)(linthe had lent thorn to Mr. Buboifl,vitioulturnlexpert, now in Capo Colony,who lind token them away with.him.Mr. 1/iibois, on ronding this stnlcmonton Jfith December,' sent a cnblo inowngoto tho Argus-*"Plenso publish absolutedenial that microscope and publicationswcro lent by Tavorncr— lhoy werogiven." On (3w same dny ho wrote totJie Argu», and the letter has now beenpublished. He says— "Mr. Tavctner, inoompany with some friends, visited theViticultnrnl College, on his way to*CHppslaiid, n few days before Christmas,1902. On thnt ocension, the last onwjiichIsnw Mr. Tavcrner boforo leav-ing, Iaekod him whether ho would bokind enough to extend to mo tho snmefavour ho hnd extended to Mr, Pottson tho ocetwlon, of that officer leavingthe Vlotorinai Government to tako up nrappointmentunder tho.Now SouthWalesGovernment, and give mo the micro-soope and publicationsIhad beeii work-ing with. Tho lattor 1 asked for, inview of my 'having hnd them boundntmy ownexnenae. My request wn« freelygrunted by Mr. Tavcrner, who expmscdpleasure n,t giving wo these ns a'me-mento of my work in Victoria. Itwouldnppenr from the paragraph in tho pressthat tho Agricultural Deportment intendoalling upon me (o return (how arliolew.Up to tho prewnt Ihave received ndcommunication from them;b|it if, asstntcd, Mr. Taverner hnd no fight togive mo', or nny other officer, Govern-ment property,Ishall, of coui-se, returnthem to the Agricultural Departmentupon receipt of np)ilirnlioii for them, butImost certainly expect to bo exoneratedfrom any blame in this mutter."

Tho pica for Victorian woollen manu-facturers tlwi't high duty wmis nooesswryto enable thorn to compels with thoinferior imported article wna mot by thostnt.emen,t that alleged "nil-wool" Vic-torinn fabrics were not the pure material(hoy professed (o be. Cnreftil investi-jfationa havo lately been mndo by thoHtato Analyst, whoso report has nowbeen published, and tho local goods intho majority of ense^ come badly out ofthe ordenl. It seems (Tint (lie mniTu-ifnoturors flint it pays lo import cottonfor purposes of flmilUsrotion. Of twentyVletorlnn llnnnoln tc»tcd fifteen containedcotton in proportions ranging from 2ftto 60 par cent. Imported llnnncla com-pared very favourably, for out of (hlvty-six samples tested Hvo only containedcotton, ii' proportions of 28 (o 40 ixsrcent. It is ou unplonßont revelation tofind tho country producing tho fliwNtwool in. tho world manufacturing tholowest-quality fabrics. Notwithstandingtho high duty, puro imported flannel,having paid freight twice round1 thoworld, is as cheap nn the adullcratedarticto of local manufacture.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN.Abdul Kmln, n camel-teniu driver, is

supposed lo have pemhed in South Auk-trnlin* Ills enmels, whichwore conveyinggoods from Mural H.iy, havo sliuycd IntoUlenlolh.

It wn- ascoitaincd nt (ho inquest onthe death of Deoi^e Slophon*., saddler, ofAdelaide, 62 years of a«o, who reeontlycommitted suicide, that (ho dreonied hadlately been inabad sl.ite of henlth. whichhe attributed to excessive smokiiiß. Do-censed loft nil his po.w<tsioiis to Ins wife,nnd ona pnper thoie wns written by him,"Heavy moklnghas been my ruin. Sovensticks of fourpenny weekly for over 60

Important dicrovorle* ofrock nho-phntehove been made at Elder's Soak, in theCounty of Herbert, South Australia,which nro attracting much attention inthat State. This deposit,onnnnlysis, wnsfound to contain the three elements neces-sary to phml life, nitrogen, phosphoricncill, ami potash, nnd some nitrogen usnitrnto of sodn, and it m oxpected upondevelopment It will prove of great im-portance not only to South Australia buttho Commonwealth. If Its unlt-vnlno in-creases to nnythinff near (ho value of thoChile deposits with which the namo of

THE EVENING POST; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3#3# 1906.«tefl<wrapufliy. and rolled out tho finalcwtttofysnuo verb witha noise like a, tonof iromnoiigory falling eloquentlydown-stairs. "WWs next?" h« so,id.

"A mossftga torn Seddon," replied thostenographer; "Here it i« : 'Stated atPatoatufc that State- coach Very slow,and tli*tIwa« tired ami Lord knew■when anything, would hb done in ragardio wftter-powcr. Hall*Jones mudi of-foiwted, as he considers it reflection on,liJs administration, of puWlo works,Kindly send short explanation- iminedi.ately.*" , '

A grinding, .clanking noise indicatedthat the editor wa« thinking hard inpolynyllttbio German. "Take this," liesaid, finally! "Full report of Premier'si»p«ech. indicates ho intended no collec-tion on HfllkJone* or Parliament. Con-text shows he meant tc compliment themon tfheir speed. Hl» declaration that hewas tired totime whenhe mnd«forty-how speech jn. 1861. When hesaid 'Lord ktiew,' ete.,,he was merelystating fact,.and-did nob think itnecta*

'sary to'say any oneel«« knew. Besides,he wne half nileopI What is the nextthins?" ,

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"Amannamed, Bent," wld the younglitdy, "sends tbJs UriflgTiims 'Stated atbanquet that Victoria, need not care abutton aboub New Zealand. Save ro-

'ceivoct threatening letter from Seddon.For Herwwi'g sake «#nd explanation, asmy Blooming life in In dangerI'"

"Seems io we," said, the editor, "that]t Is. nearly always Bent or Seddon. 'Howevev> tm& thfe s^'Mj. Bent meantthat toe. grown exoittfd admiring. NewZealand,And hta head Brows dizzy, Hisreference'to a buttots,«w a slip of thotongite, 'He meant that he did not carefor thsA mutton- of New ZeaJnnd. iMentalexhilaration) explains.the rest,'. And youmight remind Mr,Bent that his accountis overdue."

"Here k'another message from Mr.S«dd6n," *ald thef secretary. "He saysi

'1 'haye1 said'Legislative Council must beended, Andnow Tom 'Duncan won'tre-ftlgo unless appointed to Council; Wlroexplanation so' that Ican appoint Tom,asIt'is the oniy way".'"' '"fiepty to Mr;■ S«ddon," said theedkotv "thftO his Jtlek' tofts run out, andhe 'will gab 'no more explanation)) twillwe mrd paid for ouf work In 'connection.with the Papawni ftpeeoh anA the Free-hold." A telegraph-boyentered hastilywith a cabfo message.. "Seddon again,"footed the;editor, "Gtreezhimmeldonner-wetterpotzpompen untt gr turntenI"

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'Spetoking at a. banquet in Melbournethis week, theHon>. T7 B«mt, Premier ofVictoria, saidj "We need not care abutton about Canada, or New Zealandeither. They talk otioub New Zealand,yet when she want* money she corneato Victoria. She has come for half a

.million, but Imanaged to get ahead ofher." Private advices have been > re.celved that ft party of New Zenlandersin Victoria deputntionised Mr. Bent on

■the subject of his ptonourioement, andthat the proceedings were ditch as aremade metrical below;—

They talked kboub Dhe^Kaurl, and thenoble dusky Maori,. And theloilmate warm and showery,and the'vatiotw things that went

To inspire tbe poet Braoker- to declarethatfought, was lnckln.'

To excuse the appellation of theLord's Own Continent,

In colours warm and glowing they de-scribed the lamd an flowing ..

Milk and honey, > with,no woo in anydistrict' where you went.

Bub ,Ins.ears' wcro fli'tniy, chut on, all,*' '.'tßelif'pra'iseft of,'ouc< mutton,' ■' , *'Antf "1do not c4re a button," calmly

answered Mr. Bent."It Is free," they »al<l, "from crime/ It

has a supet'oorgeous climatoj <

It is perfectly,«üblimei j itis a HotwenandEden.blent," ,, j ",

Then on Seddon they descanted—nowthe worldvtm quite enchanted1

As it followed him and panted in his■ glorious ascent. . < " < .

In «, mad determination, to arouee his. -admiration 'With their note* of exclamation, they

were simply eloquent} ' , > ."Attd (perhaps it l»n'J> proper) hut they

i toldhim many/ar whopperj " "

And— "l- wouldn't give a copper for" * th«lot," said,Mr. Bent."Are you wad or drunk or dreamlrig?

Thiais simplyaheer blaspheming!"'Thus they ''muttered, Jittle deeming, whathis cynic' coldnessmeant. ,

Ac he cynically swallowedall their rap-tures,'he'Was stolid.

Calm, and coOl, and quite as oolid asa barrel of cement,

But at;lost ttieir noise abated, and herose and boldly Atatedi

1 "All the«.ft'vthlrigs that'you've relateddoesn't matter not a dent., ' .

Why should MiwriuMd impress me?;Bed*don, either? Why, Lor bless me,

'Iemb#<(t him to the pawnshop ovorytime," #aid Mr. Bent.

DISORDERLY VOLUNTEERS.

TO TUB £S(TOH.

■ Sir,— According to theEvening Post ofthe 31sfc,January last, Petone,te«ldentswere complaining loudly of the misoon-ductof theWellington RifleBattalionnowcamped at the Hutt Park, who art de-sorib*ed (w'fasfc young"men' parading thestreets in "detachments," marching upand down to the skirl of bagpipes, etc.,etc., and we aro 'solemnly; assured thatthe localpolicecan do very little to checktho misbehaviour of these gallants whovisit; the town (Petone) in large numbersfln'd'Cftrry on hi#i jinks. Will you, Sir,on behalf'of several business people aswellmmyself permit meto takeexceptionto these mendacious statements, and togive your reporter a fiat contradiction.,Living in theheart of Potono, andnot al-waysabedat ten.o'clock,Ihavenohesita-tion in stating that the report in questionis grossly incorrect and untrue, and nn.enquiry would establish that fact. Thehotelkeftptft axe unconscious of ,these dis-turbance*,andevery resident with whomIhare conversed oxpr&ses indignation attho paragraph in question and sympathywith the mulignoi1 volunteers who so farhave, whenvisitingPetone, behavedthem,solves as gentlemen and a- becomessoldiersof thoKing; Feelingthat yourlove of fttirplay will induce you to findspace in your valuablecolumns for this,—lam,etc.,

-» EDWAtID A. DRUBY,. Union-street, Petone.

Ist February, 1906, "

fTho ulatmiiflnti contained in our para*graph of Wednesday last have been con-firmed from independent sources, find insome cases surprise has been expressedat the mildness of our comments. Pos-sibly we'-itiiglit have used- stronger termsbut for the knowledgeUnit when themot-ter was brought under the notice of ClioOfficer Commanding the Camp it wouldbe speedily remedied. The PotonoChronicle, devotesanarticle to thesubjectunder the heading "Dlsgrneoful," in whichIt,condemns in vigorous languivgo the be*haviour of the volunteers and namos anumbor of tho corps whose members nroullege'd to have taken part in the dis-turbances, That the disorderly conducton the,part of a certain soction of volun-teers took place is undoubted. Tho pityis that the wholeol the corps should suf-fer in reputation through themisbehaviourof & portion of thfllr numbor,]

ib< a crevasso with one lip lower thanthe other, This 'schrund, iiowever, waswide enough to jump, and though itwa» a case of Jumping up, the breaic wasnarrow, and wo liad little difficulty incrossing it.It is a very rare thing for two parties

*o bo climbing together within sightof each other in the Southern Alpa,and it was a decided novelty tothe Longton party gradually ascendinghigher and higher on the HochstetterIJom. By the time we hnd crossed thisbergechnind wecouldsee them— fivesmallctots--Hko flies, sheltering from tho 'coldwind on the Ice sido of the ridgo leading(o the lower peak of tho Dom. They,very wisely, did not attempt the higherpeak.jHLa16,time we llad gtiined a heightof 9000 feet, tho cold noHh-wester, attliw altitude blowing with considerableviolence, struck tts with full force, nndblew clouds of snow and fine particlesol ice in our faces. The mist was alsopouring oVer the main divide, nnd-thei.ongton .party, Who wore watching usnorn their distant sheltered ridge, nowsaw Us disappearing into the clouds. Werenllv should have turned at this point,out lurner was very anxious to climbJ virgin peak, and he led up the frozen

the driving enows grew so dense thatwe could only see a very few yardsahead, nnd tho line of route becamequite obscured. The wind also increasedin violence and once or twice we hadto cling pn to the frozen slope withff, nd of,0"r ice-axes. The wind wasbitterly cold, and icicles were hangingfrom Turner's moustache nnd hnlf-grownbeard, For about nn hour wo climbedllPni }n thls Wlssanrd, without anylikelihood of a view, and with n, Verygood chance of not being nblo to followthe proper route on the descent. Be-sides, we could not tell whnt dangerslay abend, so nt last Turner gnvo theword to retreat. During a, momentaryrent in the driving cloud, we got aglimpse of the lnat bergschrund, whichruns round the final ice cap of themotintnin, so thn,t wo wero only somefive hundred feet below the Bummit!. nndall the real difficulties of the climb hndbeen overcome Another half an hourin fine weather, and we should have.topped our penk;but a first ascent win-, not be climbed till the actual summit ofthe peak is under foot, and therefore,though only a few hundred feet of easystep-cutting on the final ice-cap remain-od to be dono, worotirod defeated.As wo turned, tho swirling cloud andsnow became denser, andIwas fearfullost we should not find our wayback. AllIcould see was my two shivering com-panions nnd the Alpine rope that con-nected the party. A$ it was, the drift-ing snow had completely obliteratedourupward steps, and wo got off the properlines but we climbed downward asquickly as possible, trusting to the gen-eral direction'of the slopes to bring usright in ,the end. There wns not, how-ever, a. great deal of room to como.nndgo on, and the great wall* and blocks ofbroken ice loomed through the fog,looking nearly twice their actual size,nnd more formidable than ever. Atlength Mo found a landmark in thosloping serac round whioh wo had climb-ed on the nscent, and thereafter wewere able to keep the route fairly well.Just below this seme, iTumer started aglissade, but the slope—hard rough iceunder a very thin' coating of snow—was unsuitable for glissading, nnd, af*ter whizzing down a few feet,Istrucka hard block in tho ieo. and wasdoubled up in nn instnnt with a bruiseon my left hip, another on my rightknee, nnd a third on the bone juet abovethe right ankle. Uoing my ice axe as abrake, Ishouted to the leader, nndquickly pulled tip j but not tfll Fyfo,who was glissading behind, had almostcannoned on to me. After this ex-perience, we proceeded more cautiouslytill we,liad passed the dangerous cornerat the foot of Walter Peak, where thefog thinned out, and we'colild see moreclearly. Tho rest was a trudge downthe glacier to tho hut. We had beenSolng steadily for nine hours without

alting to eat or drink, nnd we wereglad of hot soup and other luxuries thatQrahnm providedout of the Governmentlocker. Graham and his party had gotIkck after a very quick nscent and de-cent of the Hoohstettcr Dom, and weall congratulated Mrs. Longton uponher meritorious performance.

All the others, including two touristswho hnd comeup with Clarke, returnedto the Ball Hut that afternoon j butwe remained behind to make anotherattempt to conquer Elie do Beaumont.N6xt day the wenther was still threat-ening j but we made another start, onlyto turn after proceeding a little wayup the glacier. Wo resolved to tryagain on the morrow, nnd once morewe started by lantern light, this timeat 2 a.m. The night had been unusual-ly warm, nnd Fyfe and Ifelt convincedthat it was useless to persevere, ns thosnow wouldbe in bad order, nnd therowas a nor'-wester browing. In defer-ence to Turner's wishes, however, wowent on j but we never touched om1

mountain thnt dny. The snow wns softand slushy, nnd, nftev a weary trudge,wo renched a point nbovo the Lenden-feldt saddle— Boooft above sea level.Tho nor'-wester hnd covered tho WesbCoast with cloud j but Fyfe andIweroglad of the opportunity of looking downthe pass we made from tho head of thoOrent Tasmnn Gincier to the WestCoast six years ngo. Many memoriesof that oomowhat daring exploit werorecalled, and,, ns wo looked over thosteep walls of splintored rock andbrokenice, we now wondered how we had gotdown. This pass had novel before beenattempted, and it has never been at*,tempted since, neither would Iadviseanyone to try It,

In an Icy cold wind we trudged wear!-'ly back through the soft snow to theMalto Brim Hut. Tho weather was badas evet, and >m, after some food and"ti rest, we retreated down the glaolerto the Bnll Hut, -tfyfe hnd a skinnedheel, Turner had sore feet, and Ihnda bad ankle. Once m'ftre wo had suffer-ed defeat,1 Elie de Beaumont'hid hissnowy summitin tho clouds, defiant nndunconquored, and the nscent of MountCook seemed still afar off.

The payment of £20 per day for asuite ofrooms at such New York hotelsas the Waldorf Astoria (says a writer inGhambers's Journal) Isnot by any meansuncommonj indeed/ there aro people liv-ing permanently in tho Waldorf Astoriawho pay that sum all theyear round, andit is entirely oxclusive of board. Onomillionaire in particular soklom expendsless than from £30 to £40 per day for hisaccommodation, for ho is n liberal oilier-tainer, and will sometimoK have ns manyus 16 or ?.O friends lo luncheon or dinner.lV tho Roynl sulto £100 -a day i» charg-ed. A single bedroom in the ordinarywaymay bo taken by tho visitor nt whatinuy bo termed n, moderato charge forsuoh nn ostnbliHhment— that is las perclay for tho smallest apnrtment on thehighest floor, but oven that, would pro-

,h»blt any lengthened residence to otherthan a riclt inmi,

Tho grentcst library building* in thevi" ill a lioii'dnir r.ipnellv for4,600,000 volumes, and costing approxi-mately £600,000, is now entering ihofinal ntngo of completion on Fifth Ave-nue, New York, whero (ho great reser-voir for tho city formerly stood, Thismnmmoth structure, which will bo knownns "The New York Publio Librnry—As-lor, Lenox, nnd Tildon Foundation^" isa combination of the Antor and LenoxLibraries, nnd they will be strengthenedby the Tllden Trust, giving a total en-dowment fuad of about £700,000.

Colonel North is associated, l.liprois apos-sibility of (his deposit becoming famous.Mr, Price, Premier of South Australia,returned fiom Victoria,to Adelaide on21stJanuary, Hpenkmg oflhP Muirny waters,ho snid "it was such a weir as that ntWnrnngn that was requued near the over,land comei1, in order to tlnow the waterback for n long distance. Theio hadboon, lia drelnied, no surreiiiler of theGovernment altitude on the Mutray ques-tion, "Wo nro satisfied," he said", "thai(he expendlliiie of money for locking willpiovido thn water for irrigation, as wellns for nuvigition, nnd, further, that it ispossible to have nn undcrs(nnding (li«t iswitlsfacloiy to all parties." Mr. Piiceadded that Mr, Bent saw no reason whytho Northern Territoiy difllculty couldnot bo settlctf in n friendly way. Ho be-lieved that he had smoothed the way alittle, for thn Federal Treasurer in con-sideling financial questions.

WIWTERN~AUSTRALIA.Rome of tho iee-crcnm vendedby direct-dealers has been analysed in Perth, withdisquieting ic-ults.A foreman in ono of tho Governmentrailway workshops in Western Australia

hiiH boon suspended on a chnrgo of mak-ing uso of Government material, appara-tus, and labour m tho manufacture ofarticles which were disposedof privately.Ihreo men—Joseph Onus, chemist, 32,rir?nst MnMnn'!> builder, 40, and HarryCollins, 24, painter, have been nirestedat lcrth on a, chnrgo of passing sixpennypieces, gold-plalcd, n« half -sovereigns.A. good ninny of theso coins luvo beenworked oIT on tradesmenand nt the race-course, nnd (ho requisite apparatus fortheir production was found in tho pos-session of the neciised.A comical caiicnture, entitled "ThatPlague Patent," appears in tho West-ein Mnil. Tho unhappy patient is thembject of n tug-of-war between n doc-tor on the wharf nnd nnolher project*ihg from a steamboat's port. "It eesnot 7,0 plague— it ees noting!" oxclnimstho doctor of tho French mail steamer,

"!«* iis°'"

retorts lll° Healtl> Officer.'Wo haven't had n decent plague cnBOfor months I"

While a train wns returning to Collie,Western Australia, from whnt is knownn« the Timber Hewers' Concession, ontho 12th inst., the driver lost controlof the engine, ns tho regulator wouldnot woik, nnd ho could not shut offsteam. The. train rushed into Colliestation, nnd on reaching tho cntch-points the engine left the line nnd fellon to the roadsido with great force,tearing up the metals and ploughing boy*eral feel into tho sand. The driver andfireman jumped ol! just before the en-gine fell, nnd escaped with a. few bruises,Tho gimrd ntuck lo his van, applyingthe brakes, nnd wns considerably bruis*cd. The sole passenger, Mr. J. Ricknby,mniinger of tho co-operative store inCollie, jumped from n, carriage whenthe train bolted, alighting on his head,and sustnining such injuries that, ho ex-pired threo liours later. Ho was ayoung mnn;nnd had only just returnedfiom aholiday in England.

In theNnrrogin district, Western Aus-(rnlin, (hero is n uruquo ldigious settle-ment, called "New Jerusalem," whichsomewhat surprised the IMinistcr of Landson a recent (our. The membersbelong to"The Church of tho Firstborn," and areChristianised Jews who rclaiii ninny oftho characteristic forms of their religion.Tho founder was ono Mr. Soloman Fisher.The settlement contains ton thousandacres, divided into farms varying from a,hundred and sixty to a thousand acres.Itis not « commune, each settler holdinglond in his own right and controlling hisown finance, "LoVo thy neighbour nsthyself" is the, motto of the settlement,and whilo thereis hearty co-operation fortho general welfare, inloifeicnco witha lieighboui's private affairs is not per*miUoa. Established three yMi'H apo, thecommunity comprisesnineteen families in-cluding over sixty souls. The official re-port of th<? visit speaks of the unboundedhospitality shown to the Ministerial party,It stiys :

—"A spirit of co-operation nnd

mutual help peimeatcg the wliolo commu-nity nnd governs nil it" actions, Whilstcommunism is entirely absent, the solticinent might noveitheless bo described nsono large family, in which tho strongerhelp the weaker. A feature is mado oftheir inonthy social gatherings, at whichconcerts and dancesnicheld In their ineot-ing hall, Tho homesteads, each sur-rounded by nnorchard, and garden, standnear to nnd in view of one another, and(he whole scene presents a picture of closesettlement rniely soon in Western Aus-trnlin. The bright nnd happy faces of thosettlers nnd tho healthy appearance oftheir children impressed'the visitors with(ho success of a settlement thnt has nowpassed the cxpciimc-ntnl stnges."

QUEKNSLANRA preliminary meeting of pnstornlists

has been held at Brisbane to consider theproposal of four Slates (o raise £16,000in connection with the scheme (o exter-minate rabbits,

The Queensland Minister for Agricul-ture is formulating a scheme for over-coming the difllculty of obtaining whitelabour for sugar-cane cutting. It Is pro-posed to soltlo labourers with their fa-milies upon Mlinll holdings, on which theymny work during the olf season, nnd sobo'available at eano-harvesting lime.

A report received by the QueenslandAgricultural Department shows tha(<dur-ing tho twelve months ended Decemberabout 380,000 sheep, 14,000 cattle, and1300 horses wereremoved fleoin the Win-ton district to lclief country, The in-spectors' reports give encouraging ac-counts of tho condition of SouthernQueensland, especially as regards the

dairying industry.TASMANIA.

Applications will be shortly invited for(ho position of Commissioner of Policenow vacant,

Ono hundred nnd eightydozen bnrrncoo-In were caught off Derwent lighthouse afew days ngo by (ho owner of the steamlaunch Kxpress (Mr. W. Burnett), whodistributed his catch among tho poor ofHobart.

The ITobarl Labour Bureau wns openedon the 18th January for an liour,when twenty-five men registered them-selves as wanting work— eighteenmarriedand seven single. A list of 203 mensaid (o be unemployed, compiled by thounemployed themselves, was handed in,but it was considered vague. Some oltho men were put on relief works, nndothers expressed their willingness to takeemployment in the country,

A deputation of LnuncoMon citizen*waited on (hoPoslmnster-Goiicral and re-quested that tho unsightly tower nt (hopost office bo mndoloharmonise with (hothe generalbuilding at an evHnialed costof £1600. 'Ihe deputationpromised thatif the tower weie improved townspeoplewould raise £800 to provide n clock andchimes. Mr. Chnpmnn snid tho proposalwas fliir, and showed grent public opiul.He would advise his colleagues to accept' "

'.'.I" I'JIT11"1'""'■*""■;"»""

Some (Imo ago n curious club wtis form-ed in London. It wn,s called the "Silenc.oClub." Its membership was limited lo10, nil of whom were season ticket hold-era on a London suburban railwnv, nndtint subscription wns 6d weekly, It wasestablished simply nnd solely' to cnnblotho members to rend (ho paper on (howay to town— -tho only occasion during(ho dny on which the club mot. Tholcvenue derived froiv, mthscrlplions washanded (o tho gunid evoiy Saturdaymorningj nnd, in conwderniion of (hisho mndo n point of loserving a enrringolax t.hememW&

ouliMgcs by Chinese, on (.lvfl Rflnd givetiin Weilticd.iy'R Times furnVthes n <liv,quieting comment on Loid He'.boinc'soptiniplm (ic^tmcnt of tho Mibjcct ofdimmIion.

TUB (JO'ITON INDUSTRY.Mr. Bolfour allendod UiodininM given

In the liiilisli Col to-.i-Giowing Avmhh.(lon at Mniuiluvtci on Miuiil.iv evening,and made <i Mig<je^li\e f-pn-ch, cnlivnidlb> flu autobiogriphicitl umiiiisi<ciiu<, ]\\<tinteivnl in the question, he r\pl\iu<il,dnlcd biek to the \e,\r I!!6'^, when Imhad jusl gone (,i Kton, nud when, owuu;to thr col ton famine, his moilioi's <"-{ ilulishnipnl was ii<ducedi with llu> kvui6(hat while las m*Umh cooked (lie dmimi,he helped to blaik the boots, A" lorthe griKMiil rroni'mic .ivpccl of (hi <pic.lion, he (!('pic( iloil as <(|iiiilly uiiMmnd(lie \]cw<\ of tho evlirmc nd\oc,i(es oflaissez fnue and oi Mip \\t\\ SouiliMs,it'giiidmg iim the lust cmn'-o a imihlimil,t'dinbinadon, of (he two pmicipiN (>fvoUint.u^ eo-opn.ttive elloil ,uul Sl.ilorlToil. The p o'.prnly of Ihe colIon,ti.ule was n. nv.itlir not only of lonlbut nalioiml, nnd p\on nniv'cix.tl, im-poiinnce, <m.l (hP j,|P,it pioblcin w.<>»how to dcitl with the iimnbliiijT \\\w\\had nlieidv mjuied Mio indus»M "..>senoUßly, M'.hry could liol Mop it hylegislation, l,ut the Utiltsh Cdtlon-Giow-.ing Awoeiation oou'd cine llmt gamblingwhich was duo U> ih«< reftlnction oreolton-growmg to ono men liable to ccr.Hin elmialic coiulilionv, ol which f-peeu*latois could lake nd\iinl,igo.

AN IRISH I'AKI.IAMIKT,The new Government is in fnctthough not in words nli«ohilel> plcd,-.,i

not lo nilrotiiut. any Hill m'the ne\i,U'ailiament foi (,hi» cteaiinn of »i <.rp^rate LegiMntuie in lieland, or lor tlioestablishment of mi Irish IW.iHmrnt inany shape or, form 'lhal is „ |,„,«„„W'lucli innow univemnlly iiilniitU-,1 1.0r.lRnsebeiyV sjieech n( tlie l,ili»<i,il I,p,h!u»dinner on Monday cnmcycl Mionj» con-lirmation of (Idk, (honqh'in kmHlv

"nnnt«was needed, Lord RiMieiy ndmillied,

in Mio finnkesl >\«y thai no"one onl o(a lunatic lusylmn would think of iniro-flilfing a Homo Rule Bill into the no\t.Parliament, nnd that npait Irom lhal.(hey hud n "giini\itu> within (hr.Cabinet1 ngninst wich legislation 1,0i.lRosebery went on to exp'iwn that wlintho hnd nlwnys fenied \\nt not « Home.Rule Bill, but a Libci tl parly hng-ndfleii by Uio Nationalists, thoui'h eventhn( fear was, ho declared, now con-siderably mitigjited. Finally, he a^eited(hat (ho presence of Mr,

'Asquiih, SirKdwnrd Grey, Mr. llnldnne, nnd Kn<Hioniy Fowler im Iho Cabinet w-ia n,

gunvantee(.lint, "« s long n« they remnitirthere, the interpret-atiim T pul" on Iho,Primo Minister's .speech in my uilei-nnees nl Bodmin is spuiloub, u'nnutlmi-ised, and not likely to be rained intoeffect. When (hey leave (he Go\em-monl, if they do leave, which 1 hopothey nover may, then will bo the tnnoto iook out foi squalls," l,oid Rosebeiyvent on to give the very excellent <ui-vicethnt evciy elTort be mmlrito give (he Dew Government us huge n,majority ns po*sib'o nl Iho nc\t cleciion.

NAVAL DIHCIPLINK.The liords of (ho Admiralty Imvn

issued a, rema.rkablo Minute on the.grounding of M.'M.S. AwUlane* »nTctunn Bay lost October. The A wist-Mice, (ho flrnm l'c]iai)'-sbip nGnched tothe Atlantic Fleet, was lwing at anolioi1with four otherrfiips, and aiftcr diaggin^her anchor, grounded oft Capo fte^io.A Couit-Mavlinl, presided over by Hie,second in command of ihe All.uilic FluMwas held ndl Gibrullar in November, unitncfiuiltwl Commander MacHudhin, oC(ho Assistance, of (he charge of "negli.gently or by default .sull'cring (he #'iip>'to be hnaarded or stranded." Tile Loihlhof (ho AdiniraUy, however,, on lvvlow-ing the Minutes of VioccuhHiv^s hi, V,i\Couil-Mnilinl, liavo dealt in (ho moßtidrnstic fashion with all concerned. Theyregret the fact tlwit the CtH)>«innd<'i'»in.Chief chofTj a bad bcrPi j they 1.,iv0scveiely cenxurfd (JomniAiKt^r M'loflut-chin for his lack of bonnnnribip and dfs*regard of the wii'.ing dir>>.t<oni« j.-ivon inthe "Mediterranean Pilot"; of the fontcaptains prewnt., they have relieved tJiosenior of his uoimuind, niid wvewlylopi'imanded tlw> other I.ln*« for foilingto appreciate (heir resinnwbilities mullto show proper nvimmilika promutioii;and they hnve fmperseded four lieutc.ii*<nit*-~lho ocei"s of (ho middlo wnloli onbonid (ho several ships. \V» nro all fopligoroUK-ly iiwintflining the eflkiency and!discipline of (Jio Navy, but, bpoaking aslaymen, we Hnd1 it dillloult. to undersUindwhy, if tho subordinite ofllcers ve»e tobe f«o severely jinnishwl, the. Commnaidor.in-Chief, who was n^ponrfiblo for (bo(list of thn four ciius^ specified l>y ihoLords of the Admimlty as hnvinc iVrt totho disaster— ic, tlu> choieo of a. bniinnehornge—WM« lei off with mi oxp;v»-Bion of regret, We mnv nolo (hn( DmGlobe, usually well supplied with in-foimation on Service inatlors, n«k««whether it is the fact t'itt a ivqiiesb fovlnoio suitable nnohors and gear for thnAssistniioo, inad<i before sho Uft IjI^"land, v«« vcfu>cd by the Adnmslty,

A LIBKL ACTIOM.Wo note wit.li great satisfflction Uw

acquittal of Sir Kdwnrd Russell, (lifteditor of the Tiiverpool l.lmlv lost, di.,

a ehnrge of having libelled eight mow-bors of (hoLivernool Licensing Coii'mtN(oe in a leadun* nilicle in his papev.Sir .Kdwnid Ru*ell ncoc]>ied full re<s|)onsibili(y for Iho aidclo eomp'oinedof, which imputed polilic.il pardsun.^hipto tho complainantb forming (■he> m»»>jority which leftiscd (o lew the inavi*nuini amount 1o eNlinguiHi 'lieon!><v>, m,i<instilled his comments, We congiatu*.laIft Sir VM waI'd Rns^iVl on (ho vcnlvl.If the liquor trndfi weic to be. allow edto nnix.r.le Iho press as well as conliolour 1/ogislatuio nnd uu<l o*>r Trea»sniyby giving) a nieie trllle in e\ch.ingo fora monopoly of .010,000.000 « je.ir, ourplight would hi worse even than it is allpresent.

A PROFKSSOR, OF GRF.KK, .Rir Rlchn.rd Jebb, who died nt Caw-

Imrlge last Snlurdny, after,a riiort ill-ness oiiginnlly condacted in >SoulhAfrica, had combined a enreop of eKecjv-lional nc.idemio brt'linnce wilJi solid Bor-vices to the c.iuvo of edtiivilion. He wiusmuch more than a great classical scholar,a great Hellenist, or a gi'ent humanist;he vindicated the cliunw of Greek cul-ture to lie regnvded ns a formative ele*nvent iiv tho building vi» of nntionnl chnr-ncter, His "cut ions felirily" in thr comp-

osition of Giook pmso and veise WTiithnnd-in-hnnd with a consummate ninsteryof (ho vernacular, nnd his flchlrvomeivtsns nn orator and publicist afforded n>standing d'spvoot of the view that ite'HSMcnl educition eomluees to inefll-ciency. As Mr, Blnkoney l-cminds us inltia 'interesting letter to Thurwlay'sTimes, Tenny«.ni dedienled his "Demelcr''to Sir Richard Jebb, and, like Browning,set the MphcNt \«lue on his work >\nscholar ami nitic Sir Richard Jebb,who hold tho post of Professor of Greek!Nt Glasgow from 1875 to 1880, and atCambridge ever since thud year, had re-presented the latter Vniversity in (hoHouse of Commons with great distino*lion since 1001.

For the most, delicate nkin—RrnsmioCV* Olyocrino nnd Cucumber Toilet Sonn,-Advt,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.SPECTATOR SUMMARY.

(For Wook Uncling 16th December, 1005),TIIK NEW CABINKT.

Last Sunday nfleinoon Kir HomyCampbclUDtUvncnmn vns received by(ho King, nnd pubmillcd liih liM of up-pnintniontß, which yon olHcinlly nn-nohneed in Monday's papoi'B. Wo hnveu'muly f.pok(!ti of thr peculiar fitness fortheir rr«i)Pi'h\o posts of Mr. Asqnilhnnd Sir Kdwurd (■>icy, nnd muM noweongmtulnto tho new j'nmo Minister ontlio wibdiHn ol Ins (.pfcetmn of so ableand fearless n MalrMiimii <ih Mi, ]lnhliinnfor tho Wnr Outre. Mr John Motley'sappointment, in also a happy one, lor,a« \\o point out o!w\heie, the newHreietnty of JState lias always paidspecial ntluntion to Indian al\'<uin. Thoadmission of Mr, John lluins to thoCabinet is cxlninety uopnlai l'roplofcol with pride (hut in no other c'ountiyin tho wot'd could a wdiking in.m wholln's never bn*nnnylhin^ olso lull a woik.ing ninn receive (.'nbwpl lank, 'Ilie m-tuin to ollko of Hi" Henry Fnvlor intt-terinlly strengthens the delilipinli\ecapacity of the Cabinet, and Mr. SidneyBuxtoil's promotion is ji welUlcwivedrecognition, of his indunfiy nnd masteryof public ilimnec, Thnl some of the np-pointmonts nro oxpoiimontal vo do notdeny | but if tho Cabinet is to be iiipa-

Billed by the lability nnd foice of char-acter of Hh lending members, thoie cmbo no question a«t to its *.lien|(lh. Afuither lu«l of Miiiif>tpritit (ippoinlmentHwas issued on Tuesday, 'Jlie selectionof ,Mr, liiiwson Wo ".ton nnd Mr. W. S.Robson n« Attotney-General nnd Solici-lor-Goneriil conflimed expectation, midgiven general satisfaction, Mr, Robson,it will bo remembered, diMtiiiguished him-pclf gientlv in connection with tlic H«lf-Timers Ki\l, 'md has been a couiageousnnd effective advocate of Freelradfe, ThoappodnlnitMil of Mr, M'Rrnna- ns Finan-cial Seeietury of tho Treasury is a, well-merited recognition of industry nndotipncity \ niut another promising recruiti» Mr, H. Bamiwl, who is made Under-secretary for the Itomo Office. Of theremaining appointment*, (ho most inter-esting is (hat of Mr, Winston Churchill,who becomes Uiidcr-ttccrc(n.vy for thoColonies. Hut the best comment on thonewMinistry Is to1w foundIn tho Timesof India, which sums up by Baying that"it is n relief to know (lint tho beatbrains nre in- tho highest.plucca."

MOROCCO.On Thursday was published tho long-

expected French Ycllow«book dealingwith the nffwirs of Morocco. It1? roveln-tions fully confirm tho view tlmt theJinglisli people 'haw taken throughouton the conduot of Germany in the mnl*tor, W« hn.vo no spaco to follow thontory in detail, but wo may note some oftho 'chief fact* disclosed, Wo findFrancoprior to 1904 frankly discussing her in*tenlions ns to Morocco with Germany,nnd lecoiving assurances of support. In1903 tho Sultan personally lequested/thoFiencli Minister to induce tola (Worn-mont to occupy Ujdn. Eoily in1904 thoFrench policy wn«ngnin explained to (h«Gorman Ambiißsndbr, wlio udmiMcd it. tobo perfectly reasonable. Both theAnglo-French nnd tho Frnnco-Spani&h Agree-ments wcro communicntcd to Germany—alono of KuropeanI'owem except Britain—

"'before they woresigned. 'Suddenly, intho early months of 1905) there camo nohnngo of policy. Germany announcedthnt m» France hnd not taken her intoliM conlldenco, tho Agreements wouldboignored. France did 4wr best to placateher, At, Ue'.casso was Siiciillccd, nnd inJuno Gormnnj hnd carried lior threatsto the very vorge of war. There (hobullying stopped, and we aro now «skedto boliovo that throughout Gonnany wasactuated by motives of hono.«b friendli-ncw. Tlmeo Danaos is a phrase whichmay well occur to French statesmenwhen (hey read Prince Willow's protestn-tions in (ho light of vlint lißppencd la««tJuiw.

CHANGKS IN CHINA.Tho Times on Tuesday published ft.

remarkable communication fiom its coire.spondent in Cliinn, nho is well knownas a shrewd and well-bnliiiieed observer,Returning, 'he- says, U> tho country afterseven months' absence, he notes a. re-markable change in the peoplo. "China'stime-honoured tnctios of evasion andpassive obstruction have given placo totho definite expression of tho policy ofChina for tho Chinese.1

''Phis is duo

pnilly to tho assumption (hat (heAnglo-Japanese Alliance guaranlop" (ho in-(«giily of China, pu,illy (o (he unwisetreatment by (bo United Stales of therecent boycott, nnd partly to (he influ-ence, of t'ho cxnmplo of Japan upon theintc'ligonl clanscs, Efforts on? beingniado by tho provincial nndiorilics tofollow (ho example of fua.n Shih-kni,and with the nid of Jnpancso Instructorsto reform tho organisation of (heirforces. There is a widespread deter-mination (o grant no further commercialconcessions (o foreigners, and nativecompanies nro being formed to under-take railway and mining enterprises,while a, vigorous <anti-foreigii agitationUna been started in (henative press, n.ndpatriotic leagues nro coming into exist-ence nmong tho student*

LORD SELBORNK ON CtUNKSHLABOUR.

Tho Blue-book published last M^eekcontaining "further correspondence ve-lnting lo labour in (ho Trnnnvna.'. mines"la chiefly rwiiarkaWo for n long despatchfrom Lord Solborno Mhich tloals ex-haustively with the situation, and maybo regarded as tho best. olHcihl apologiafor Chinese Uibouv, Lord Relborno rostshis caso on thn eonlentiontt that (heOliineso coolio is recruited on exactlytho saino principles as the Kafllr ! that(■ho b'flclc labourer wax flt (he outleteven inoro disonlerly, riotous, nnd enin-,ilial (ban the Chinon1 eooliej but thatas tho result of impioved Uiniwgomenlthe natives g-ivo no trouble nnd (honvs-tern works quite smoothly. He franklyndmlls (lie existence of diflleulUcs in th«case of (ho Chinese— namely, Iho badcharacter of n small percentage, of theroo'ica) (ho improper exerciso of au-thority by individual white lVicii;andthe misunderstanding duo to mutual ig-norance of the KngliS'h nnd Chinese Inn-lyUktgPN, But he ns»ert» tltnl the greatbulk of tho coolios aro indufitrjous nndoidorly, and confidently anticipates thatwith improved munage.mon(, (ho mulli-plication of trustworlhv and compelondwliite interpreters, ana (Ivo powers ofnummary jurisdiction conferred on theSuperintendent nnd inspeelois under ('henew Ordinance, the Chinese, who havealready proved moio enduring and clil-cicni. than the nn(iv«vs, will also jirovoequally orderly and (ratable. Lord Sel-bmiw'w despntch, (hough (oni]*rntplywiitten, ij} a far from coHTinelni? docu-ment, and nhmind*. in serious ndmirsions—e.g., he frankly mlml|s the impossi-bility of explalnin'iT(o n large jtropoWlonof (lie Chinese coolies More they leaveChina, the conditions of the life, on t.hemines and tho nature of the work. Itis clear, again, that the imptovemenl.iin management, and (ho more consider-ate nnd intelligent treatment on whichhf niMMs as ooentlnl to the sueeesi oft.ho experiment, aie !nr;?tly duo to thepiott\sts, rcpresent-atioH!", and critici.sm.sof bhe opponents of the system. Mean-time, tho report of continued raida and

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then to Italy, on Iho dineovpiy of hiicomplicity in a plot in which his motherwns concerned, l'otcr secured Ins bo-traynl into Russian hands tignin.

Alexis wns put on trial, his mother wnsknoutcd and banished, nomo of the con-spirolors woio impaled or broken on thewheel, and others woro beheaded ormutilated.

Tlio trinl of Alexis wns n farce, historturing to extract, the names of hisconfcderotpß—which ho cheerfully gavo—wns horrible, remembering thnt Peterhimself superintended tho ceremony.His subsequent death under torturoPeterseized ns nnoccasion for merry-making.

"He munched a now ship nnd crackedjokes with tho Minister*," says tho his-torinn, nnH Inter ordered a mednl to bostruck with tho inscription, "The l)»wnIs clear."

Even Catherine could not sovo tlio.young Tsarovltch from torture, nnd thoinfluonco of this 'extraordinary woman onPeter was greater than thai of any otherperson in the world,About this Ontherino ft whole story

might be written.-KdgnrWallace, in tlioDaily Mall.

The Tree.■ »i 11

Prom to xky tho loud won blnnkwith whiteness,Hko s l«per, hut, tt rnw «pto ndiKtant ridge, nt tlio crown of whichthoro stoodr naked troe, with gaunt armsflung nbroad, bkek ngninst tho storm-stained heftvcnv Save for tho tracks ofour glcdgo and that black troc, Icon,lonely, aud dark, ihcro woh nothing Intho immedlnto world bub tho blinding,monotonous miow.

Alono on the nky.lino, ihb ono thingprominent, it wns a, kind of goal, nbuoyIn our progress, nnd my eyes wcro drawnto Itby its mere Intrusion on tho vntmncyof the lnudsonpo. Imarked its trnccry ofbiwnch nnd twig with somo Idleness ofintoroatj for, though tho wlnlor hndshorn it of leaves, It wns lull of boughs,and tho harsh sky looked through it n«through anetting.

My compnnlon was aRussian student,travelling among the village on a. pro-pagandist mission,nnd whenIstarted hocried out to me. "Wlint nro you lookingnt?" ho exclaimed. "What makes youlook lik© that?" Ipointed, nnd ho toosaw It,stßi'led, made sure, and wasstill,ond ina silence of npprehoiislon woonmeup the slope and halted where the oakbore its one fruit, swinging n,litllo.in thesmnll wind.

It wns a naked man hanging fromft branch. As ho swung heturned ft littlo to nnd fro, rindwo saw that his hands wero cordedbehindhjvn, though his logs wero freeandbent somewhat in tho lustspasm that g&Vepassage to his soul. His head was onhisshoulder, nnd a mat of blonde hair fellmorolfully over tho faco, while tho thickboard was crushed between the ohm andthe bare bren*t. It was—it hnd boon—a big, lusty man, a.poasant bf tho mosttypiwl sort, a child of tho land thatspread five foot under hto totaj nnd even(hen, swinging from tho loan branch ofthat winter-strickentree, deadand dread-ful, thero was something about him aptto tho bitter and ominous scone, nn or-dained background to gross violence nnddeath. Tho ropo creaked ns tho windthrustatthocorpse, anda.vlllanouspriest.ly crow flapped impatient wings, ongorfor \is to be gon<s staring solemnly froma high bough. The thing pOKscsocd mo111(6 'dn intlmnto 'sorrow, blotting out, allbeyond it nnd dominating the World, a,matter to cohcernandoppress,anaffair ofone's own.

"Thero are,nomarks on thebody," snidmy companion, nnd knit his brows, nospokenlmdslin tv whisper,'I nodded, stating j it Was ns ho said,

tfhiii man had not been roughly hnndlcdtillhe wnshoisted to strangle.!liewalkod aboutit,busy with curiosity,

but nlwnys With n, fnco of gravity nndnnrrowod eyes. He seemedlo seek some-thing, ft keynote of fact through whichto view tho hangings of tho mnn nbovohim ) (tnd As ho lookedho pursed his lipsand shook his head,

"IfItwerenot forthis snow we should»w tracks," ho explained1 "butnow every,thing is covoredup. But1think ho wasa,poasnnt, andhe has been regularlyhang-ed a* a. warning to tho others. Ho hnsboon brought here from hia village by thepolloo1 wo 'doubt tha Ufjadnik hnd ftgrudgo against him,' nnd ho must havobeonunder nvrost, or ho wouldhavo foughtwhen Uk©n, nnd thore wouldbe markson him, Tlio policestole his clothesnndtho rope, or they wouldnot havo loft Ithere, Youcan always sell a ropo,"

"Thon he hns had ft trialPIAsked,Ho shook hl» head. "There is no legal

hanging in Russln," wns the answer,"This is tho work nf some- otHclal, somolittlo brulo in auniform playing uponhisauthority. Ifho hndbeen tried ho wouldhavobeenbenten to denth or shot. Buttlio powor of a uniform is not limitedby )aw%"

"But in the name of God,"Icried, "isthis country so compounded of bruto es-sence,bo toughened with the woof of hell,so reekingrotten fromnorth to south, thntthoro in a shield in tho law for n murderthnt tnkes such n shnpo ns this? liaslife no sanctity at nil? Has the lciwl of'flee of tho Stnto such potency that it onnresort at will to tho ropo nnd tlio troe?You nrc ft Russian j tell me, is your land,then, tho last ditch of savagery and theutter darkness of evil?"

Tho ropo crenkod|1would havo fan-cied the hanged man was laughing at myurgency.

My companion sented himself In'thosledgo and pointed to tho body,

"Thero Inyouranswer,1'hesnid. "Yburanswernnd my warrant. \Vh«i that isno longer possible my work willbo done.JiOt 11s got on. ItIsnn ugly (hlng to benoighbouv to,"It w«s hard to turn one's back to It,

so strong nsemblnnce of lifoyet rowninWl.But ns wo moved off tlio grim crow (low-down, nnd my companion spokfl again,

"t only wonder," ho said, "that therewns no womannt the foot of tho trro."~Perceval Gibbon, in Bt, James's Budget.

When our present King wns bom nilKnglnnd wnn jubilant, nt. tho advent ola con mul heir to tho popular youngQueen. On tho night of liis Imptinm,all Uip plows of business wcro illuminatednnd his inillnln, "A.I1),," wcro cvciy-where displayed, "Boforo ho vo.irs thecrown Iho lad m ill becomo acquaintedwith tho other threo vowels," vm thecomment of n noted \\\( of tho period,

"My Innnmo is sninll." said n. rntherdilatory lover, "nnd peihnpt it is 01notof mo to t«ko you Horn your fnllipr'«roof," "But Idon't livo on the mot,"wns iho prompt reply.

("»»»w«niwiiimwn«wtin»iniiiiiwiiiiiiiiHwww— w\Sufferocl Throo Months. I

"My little Riri Miffwil for iinvemonths from Whooping COW.JI," says A.Kilborn, Cnrltnii, Vie, "nntl during (hattimn Ihnd tho best medical ndvicn forher, but she obtained nn benefit. Onoday 1 wni looking over n littlo nows-paper issued by the Chamberlain Medi-cine (0., nnd, dociiitf whnt they einlmrdUinmliprlnin's Cough Nrmcdv would do,decided to «ivn it n Ivial. \ nm rlh<l 1did, for n prrfoci cure resnlled, nnd1 cannot sponk ton highly d Chamber-lam» Cough Hemcd}\'i.

Red Pages from Tsardom.11.-PRTER THE BUTCHER.

Knoller painted a.portrait of Petor thoFirst;youmay see itat Hampton Court.A stuhborn-jowod, self-willed boy helooks, "toll, with n.head thnt shakes, ft

right arm that is never quiet, and a- waiton his face" is tho description given tohim, but theroore others which help youbetter tounderstand this Peter.

His curly traininghad not helped to ro-flno him j ho haduncleanly habits, coarsemanners,degrading vices, and nbout himhung the musty smell of tho wine-shop.Thero is nn eloquent letter written bySophia CharlotteofHanover, who,curiousto see him, wrote to her Minister! "Iwould havehim persuadedto como hero,not to roobut to be seen, and wo wouldwillingly keep tho money generally spoilton rare animals for uso on this occasionithoughIam a great enemy of dirt, myourioßity is too much for me."Ihavo said In tho piovlotm article that

historians ore vnguo ns to the mjrotory ofPeter's birth j ho was as unlikehis fatherAlexis as could well bo imagined. Alexiswas puny and worn out by lllhoss 5 Peterwas tall, brutally strong,broad, withmus-clos o( iron. His patentago troubledhimvery littlo, but onco upon ft limo Peter,half drunk, anxious for a quarrel, turnedsnarling upon Tihon Btrcshnief, hismother's favourito:

"Thatfellow," ho cried, pointing to onoof tho company, Ivan Mussin-Pushkin,"knows, at all ovvmts, that ho' is myfather's son! Whoso boii am I— yoursTihon? Obey mo, speak and fear no- \thing) speak, or 1 will hnvo youstrangled." White of face, th© favouritefellon his knees. "Mercy," ho gasped)"1know not what to say. ..'Iwas notthoonly ono."

Themock mission which went abroad torcquost the Kings of Europe to "renewtho ancient bonds of friendship" Includedone Potor Mik»ilof~a lion-commissionedofficer. Letters intended for Mlkallofwere inscribed "to be given to PoterMlkailof," and the soal of this simplesoldier represented a young carpoiitftr sur-rounded by shipwrights' tools, and thomotto, "My rankis that of ascholar, andIneed masters."Inthis wisePeter wont forth to gather

the wisdomthat Europocould Impart tohim, and he did well.

He made love to servant-girls In Hol-land,he got drunk withDutch captains,he behaved like the 111-bred boor thnt howas. He worked with his hands at car-penters1nnd(shipbuilders* shops, itis true,but smallpraise for that, for no wasmorein his element there than at the Court.Inhis youth, an astrolabe wt\t» a. fas-

oinating thing— in KuTopo a toy thatshowed tho directionof the windclaimedhis attention. Most of all,InSweden, thewheel on whioh malefactors were brokenpleased him. He ordered ono for Russia.In England ho lived at Buckingham-

stroet, but later removed to Deptford.Again h& worked with his hands— andwith such effect that whon he vacatedSaycs Court. Kvolyn, its owner, claimedand obtained a largo sum of money fromtho British Government ns<compensationfor the shooklng damage don© tohis pro-perty by thathalf-madlout.

Historians havoproducedPeter's incog-nito as evidence of his great modosty.butPoter was as much lacking in modestyas he was in shamo. The bumble1010 hofilled fitted him. He was at homo withlackeys and stablemen all bis llfo,'«ndwasnever so ill at easeas when,Ina Ger-man Court, ho was handed a tablonapkin.

One quality stands out inhis character-*-hi* tremendous energy. " Add to this, ftcuriosity thftt lodhim, from workshops toCourt, from post mortem chamber tolaboratory, thab made him in turn ship-builder, flrowork-makw, ivory turner,surgeon, priest, soldier, sailor, oxocu-tloner, and bigdrummer.

Ho,plumed himself,' too, on his den-tlstrv, and you pleased him best by auk-ing lum to pull your teeth. Ho was in-formed of ill the interesting nurglealCBRes at Petersburg Hospital, and aomo-'.times assisted at operations. Once he"operated on a woman. Sho fought ter-ribly against thisamateur,butPeter wontdn with tho operation, and the womandied. Pct*t went to her funeral.

His valotde ohambre complainedof hiswife's conduct to him. Poter learnt thattho wife's excuse wis abad toothI TheTsarsent for thowoman,pulledtwo toeth,she pretexting withscreams and tears.

"If you do hot behave- well to yourhusband, Iwill pull out every tooth inyour hoad," said the young savago calm-ly. He learntsonrtllmig inEngland5 holearnt nw>ro in Austria, for tho newscame that Sophia was plotting with hisbrother against him.

Sophia wag an unattractive woman.Her best friends enlarged on her qualitiesof mind and woro discreetly silent con-cerning her personal appearance) butnone tho less sho had a lover, to whomsho wroto in tho extravagantlanguage ofher time. More, she had supporters atMoscow, so Petor hurriedback, and verysoon hot irons, tho knout, and tho nxorepressed rebellion. 1

Hundreds of heads decorated high-placed spikes, conspirators hung Inbunches, and dead bodies by cartloadswere flung outside the city to rot.

Ivnn— whatbecame of Ivan He died(some say of poison, somo say of thoknout— that ho languished in prison anddied of prison fever, At nny rale, hodisappeared) so did Sophia, except thather destination Is known to have beena convent.

Wnlistewski, with a- deslro to bo fairto Poter, idealises him. This hictoiinnIstho grentoM, apologist Petor hns had, forthere Is nn clement ol justlco in all hisdeductionn,

"Uo wns a man with one idcß ft dnv,"says the cnthukioitt. Itwasan idea, thntnl UlO wastrels and drunkards and luna-tics in the country shouldho gathered in-to "a council thatknowsno nadnoss.i Itwnnan idoa that he should sanction nndhelp to carry into effect a blasphemoustravesty of religion withmock priestsnndmock ceremonies,

Heie is an idea of Petor which showsbolter than any thing clbo the Riolesquokink in hi*' brain. DelectIng in n con-spiracy ftftniiiNt, him n resemblance to ftptovious plot many yrnvs old, ho had thebody of the mnn who hat' brcn executedfor the previous crimp exhumed, nnddragged onanlodg© drawn by twelve hogsto tlio plnro wherothopaillcipntors in tholater plot wereabout to oxplnto the crimewith tlielr lives.

Underneath tho ncnflold wns drawn thnslrdpe with Its gructiomo burden, In sucha position thnt whtn the condemned menwevo cut to piece* with knives— thoslowest form of denth Potnr could dovino"-their blood droppedupon tho mnn whohad previously conspired.

There Is a book pnWinhed for privatecirculation only, a copy of whlrh id Uli-prncnrnWo In Knglnnd, which rlvps somedftnlls of Peter's amusement*.

There Is a story that Voltaire sickenedoi' thin volume boforo- ho was half wnythrough it. "ITo In hnlf a hern," wasVollali'p's paradoxical comment, but ho\va« hnlf ft dovil too.

II0 had found time to many when howas young»-ho livrd with his wife forII fow months nnd then left her. TIIrono son, Alexis,ho depravedby example,,and .when this b,ov fled to Austria and

And Dave, who oil through the com-bat bad stood open-mouthod and with(vwo on his face, expecting every mo-ment to witness a tvaglo end to hismother-in-law, regarded the result of theencounter with the liveliest satisfaction.He dropped in the grass, and wriggledand chuckled, and scratched and kickedup earth at Dad's ludicrous retreat,

Mrs. White, pale and perspiring, andher fragile frame trembling with excite-ment and anger, returned to Lily,

"Get mo some ■ water, cbtta," shogasped, "Oh, my gracious I" and sheHopped down in a heap on the couchholding her two hands over her heart,"It'll' kill me. ehlld-ril drop-11ldrop— Oh, thab brute of a man up-set me so.'l

Lily rushed in with a cup of waterjand ncr Mother eagerly swallowed itall up, then lay back on couch,moaning, "It'll kill me, oh, it'll killme."-

Dad reached the garden in safety, andslammed the hand-gate behind him withviolence. 'He swore at tho top of hisvoice, too, at the dog, and kicked atthe brute when it bounded up at himand whimpered affeotlonately as if con-Sratulatlng him on his escape. Dadurried up the steps, and trippedagainst a rocking-qhair, and turned andused.violent language on it, and bootedIt along the verandah, and when it'didn't go to pieces, lifted it in hishand, and heaved it into the top of apeach-tree.

"Whatever Is the matter?" Mothersaid, coming on the scene."Don't come near me, don't comenear me, woman," Dad yelled, "I'm Ina terrible temper." And away be hob-Hied to his room,

Mother followed, pusss!led-looklng,.,bubDad closed the door, and looked biflKself in. And for an hour or more no-thing but blasphemy, with mingledgroans, came from Dad's room. Dadwas a bad loser. ■" " <

London Love Scenes.

XJNEMPLOYED.It was bitterly cold on the Embank-

ment. The eouth-easb wind came tear-ing slantwise across the rlverj cuttingand driving Its ,way Into the very mar-irow of the homeless, hopeless creatureshuddled together on the «eats.

At one end of a bench' between tbeBfaokfriara <

'and Waterloo Bridges

orouoheda boy of twenty and bis wife,b girl of eighteen. EVory few minutesthe tioy* would be'torn with a fit, ofcoughing. Tbe girl's arms wore abouthim, for the shoulders of both werewrapped'In her poor, thin shawl,

"Lefc'u move along, Jim," she saidpresently. "Maybe >we could find/ abit or shelter.","'Should 'ftve thought you'd 'adenoughtrampln' terday," he muttered.1 "1ain'tgoin' ter stir till we got shifted."

Blij Ben boomed sullenly tbehour of wo, and a littl*later they beard the steady,strong tread of an approaching police-man,' '

Be stopped m front of theirbench with the tteual, "Mow thent Comeon!" ■' " .

"Why cawn'tyer let uabe?" grumbledthe boy, " , /

"Shut yer mouthI" said the girl quick-ly, and taking him by the arm «hedrugged him along tho gloomy, wind-swept pavement. ."Gawd, fer a drop o'- ginI" said theboy, '

The girl made no reply, Sho wasthinking that it ■ was the gin that hadbrought them to this. Star was wrong,A feeble constitution,a feeble brain, anda feeble character were the only heritagethat her hueband had received from hisparents, From the day of his birth,the Drink-fiend had marked him for bisown.

They near WestminsterBridge,and tbe boy, leaning bis arms on

'the

parapet, stored at tho'shining water.-

"Wish I'd 'got.tho pluck, old gal/"Don'ttalle silly, Jim. Come onI"He refused to move's the river fasci-

nated him: I'Wlsh I'd 'got the pluck,"he repeated, "on'y it looks ser blo6min'parky. An' there's another thing."

He looked'ather sideways, ashdmsd."What's* that?" she asked, shivering as

"he .heard tbe noise of the waves swirl-ing across tho lowersteps,r'Yott 'as ter go alone," said the boy,."Come,ori,". pleaded the girl. "It'sno use<»toppin' 'ere."

They crept forward, Big Ben struckthe'quarter-poet two.

LADY ROSEMARY."I do hops." said the Duchess, rather

"anxiously, "that you are" nob tfolng thisto pleaseYour fatber<or myself*"

Lady Rosemary smiled as she tappedtho nose of her pet poodle with thepoker. ~

■ t'"

"My dear mother,,did you ever knowme to do anything to please anybodyexespbmyself?"' "Thaf« true," " agrssd the.Duchess,".'By- the way, Henry's just about due,Isn't he?"

"In five minutes. < You'd better getout ot the room before'he comes, Itwill spare you tbe effort of trying to doIt BMMfnftr."

Tbe poor Duchess1,who was quite ac-customed to being Mtubbed by ber hus-band and daughter, gob out,'Sir Henry, who had been motoring,camo in with a red face and a breezymanner. Lady Rosemary ahlvered im-perceptibly. It took a lot of money,she reflected, to make broozineas toler-able. - .."Ah| all nlono?" dried the lover. Howas stout, and hodi made a fortune outof a self-fitting stair-rod.

"Except for Ibson," murmured Lady■Rosemary. "I mean the dog," ehe ex-plained, observing that Sir Henry waslooklna about the room with an Mtproa-slon of alarm."Oh,IseeI" Ho laughed, rather ner-vously, "Eccentric name to give apoodle, isn't It? But you're fond ofdoing eccentric things, they tell me.Perhaps— haI— perhaps that's why you'rogoing to marry me."It wasn't quite tho reason, but Lady

Rosemary' emll«d languidly, and let' it

pans,"Well," the necessary evil continued,

I'you'll, be ftblo to,keep a.regular mena-gerie at Oarlsbrooko Hall, if you like.What «hall 1 order for you? SomosnakMi? ,They're rather the thing jiwfcnow, aren'fc they?"

Lttdy Rosemary, raising a perfectlymanicured finger, checked lilm abruptly.'» "My denr Henry," she exclaimed, withmore animation than ho had hithertobeen able to rouse, "surely you must doawftro thattIdropped reptiles the sea-son beforo they became tins fashion?"

"I .bqg your pardon, But you mustthink ofsomethfnff else—something quiteprepeeW&u*). What about giraffes? Itmight 1)0 rather fun to have a fewgiraffes" lottflng about the grounds1, ThinkIt over,' Imust be getting along now.".

Ho bent down to kiss her, It sohappened, though, thathe kissed the doginstead.-

"Poor.TbWo I" murmured Lady Rose-mary (W the door closed behind her fu-ture husband, And sho flicked awaythe Inetilt with <a gowmmor handker-shlof.— Kftble Howard, In tho DailyMftA

puts up for bis son to Hve in. What amean, miserable oJd vagabond bo miwtbe." And she Mrnodher bead, and castanother eickly glance at the interior olDavefa cofttte.. Lily turned crimson. Her enthusiasm

..suddenly,left h&v, And, she plunged intotbft breakfast things to- otoar themaway.Inhalf an hour Dave roturned, but

be'y/tm'b wbi»tlinff, Be was pale ds aghost' and'in a violent temper. '

"Gripes,", be said, dropping on thecouob and striking tbe table bard withhis old felt bat, "hVs anolddog...by ChristopherI"

'''What on Wth.has happened?" Lily,

asked, Alarmed-looking-,"Ho«p«n«cll'<. . . By oripesl A

goodvjw>- op-^m'he's not' somo on*else'rf'.fatber,,.'*!* 'Something would havehappened.,... By the warI"' "Surely to goodness you haven't beenquarrelling over that blessed pound?"Lilyput in apprehensively.

"If be^oddted■ me ten youndg, 1wotiMn't-tAkie'it now," J)«ive yelled,striking the tdtee again with his bat,

."ByheavensIhe's a, thankless oldwretch.,. . ,' By oripe»,""I wouldn't, take any notice of him,

Dave. Td jueti-" ■

"Ob, he's «n olddevil."''"Bub1 wouldn't'haro asked him for

anything thin mdrning., Dave, If be wasin, a torn—""By ariipes, he'll wnlb a long time

before TV. ask him for anything againIBy holy I" . *

Then Dave puts on his bat,and walkedround the house several times/ mutter-ing, "By oripesl By holy I",,and when*the' tJorrent "of his wrath stiusided took'tbe,coil,of wke,and went off to *r«cfc'tbe olotbos.llne',' *'>. . ' ;r

'

An hour later, D«d-

appeared.'

Heapproacbod!'the spot where Dave wa«struggling 'with' the clothes-line, androafea-i "",-■■ '< . ,j

"How much more d——

time are fgoin' to waste up hew?"1 ","That's oldMr. Rtidd," Lily, terrifled-ilooking,nwhisperdd; to her.moMier. , ■ i'

myBttt?"*Ms. .Wfilte orlsl^:|li.ncinff hiirriedl^abotirthe toom, with'flrff flashing fromher eyes. -> >'. ,4' "^wouldn't., go out, Mother,, a'voflidri'ft j Ws'ia a fearful temper,!*Lily pleaded, "now, don't." >

But Mrs. White snatched up the. batnearest to her, an old one of Lily's)and out she.stepped,,

"U the bay to be left thers rottingwhile you're idling and humbugging—"

Dad stopped,short, and glared found'

on hearing,the,'voice 'Of a femaleI;beside;him. ' -

". ."You're Mr. Ruddt" Mrs. WfiMssaid, witha tremor lo her roic«, Mtfafc

ing herself up in front of Dad,;andlooking up into his angry face. ><" ''Dad glowered down at Mnr, Whitetho way that a bulldog, in tbe 'act of

worryingsomething,,might turn to con-template tbe unexpected presence of " acat,

't' ',' 'I'm Lily's mother (throwing a swift

Stance back, at, the house in the -Openoor of which stood Lily with her handsclasped-bridte her),' " '< *, V'

'"""Wslll" Drtd growled, "What If 'yonml" , ■

"ThenIwant to ask if yon thinkthat & bumpy like that" (Mrs, Whitepointed ber lean' finger contemptuouslyap Dave's house) "is a fit place for awoman to live in?" > i

'Dad was astounded, lie opened bis

mouth and eyes, and for a moment,ortwo Blared,in astonishment. Then—. "why, what in the devil have yo'ii todo with It?" he*'bellowed, bending downand poking*his beard right, irfto Mrs,White's" face.

"A great deal— a great deal—i' havee^tytbing to do with it,J> Mrs. Whitescreeched, stamping her little 'foot andclenching ber bony fists, "and just don'tyou think you can frighten me, anddon't'you use your low language Tonme, either. Iam that girl's mother,and ifiyou thlnV any old pigsty of aplace' that doesn't cost you anything toput up Is good, enough to throw berinto, then Itell you it's like your im-pudence," ' '

"to it your place?";'Dad ihoutsd."Did Iput it up, for you?""It isn't my place, and Iwouldn't

have—" ' ' '■'"Then,.what, thr.. devil brings y^here

talkin' V me about It? Be off 'withyou, woman.',arid mind your ow/i busi-ness.". Add Dad threw up his armsto wave her away. r :',' " j"It Is my'business1, and 1 won't beOff,,not,a single inch." Mrs. White

Bhriekdd/.statnpingber foot again* "whenIsee' tno wretched shed that you askmy daughter to live in, It's my busi-ness to tell you that you ought to bewell ashamed ot yourself, so youought. Look at itI" (pointing ber fingeragain At Dave's house). "Look at* It—look at the hold you ask her to liveIn— not a chimney^-not even a verandah,nothing but a,pile of dirty old »labsand shidglwj that would never keep outa drop of rain. They're not evin nailedon properly."- < .■ , "

"Get 'away with your Insolence,woman," Dadbroke out violently, "Con-found yonIl'I1' < /'"It isn't fib to bouse calves in.

There are, hundreds of calf-pens pal*aces in comparison with it." . ,

«D it," Dad yelled, "dear outwith you, orI'll go and pull tho wholething down," . ' .> "

"And w«ll you might,'r Mrs. Whitehissed, "and well you might. Itwouldn't wantmuch pulling,to, fetch Itdown. The wonder h it hasn't fallen

'down on their beads long ago- Hoofa)tho pile of rubbish that it ft."

"Look lure," Dad broke out, withindignation and murder In his eye, "doyou

-know whose property this ,is

you're sUndin' on, woman?""1 know whose property

' Itwouldn'tbr ifeveryone had their own>if your son hod his .due for all that behas done for you, it would bs bis,"

"You're, a liar, woman."■"U-wflM," Mrs, Whit»>sh<rat«d, "Itwould,and you-know it< But he hasn't

his due— ha hasn't— he hasn't anything,You give.him nothing. You takeevery*thing out of him, and grind and grindhim down, and drive him and use him,and starve him as if he was nothingmore thin A. working bullock to you,and when he dares to ask you for apaltry pound you blackguard him andyou.abuje <hlm. You dp— so you do,"

"Whant?" Dad yelled, jumping intoth? ahv "Whahtf' ,"

"You'jfe not a man," Mrs, Wbito ra.t-tied onj, "there's nothing of the manabout you,,and yours noli a Christian.Yon re?a mean, welfWh old screw, soyou mi You m\ You Wei" stamp-»Ot,^«t itftsr every "are." ' ',Y'To«the d«v» out of this with yottrscreaming, you— you— mnt of ft woman"T3Tfy°.v ttorn.t om. oa*»" Diul bowled,P2# W», W«' hands on Mrs, White'ssborilfert, an«f' shoving her frtfn.hfm,&imA "m> ° T 1:11 ihnrr yotl f"l°

■ "Keep 'your fcaada.'off," MM, Whitesbriokea,"keep your hands off me, DareyMnTft T.onwtt? < And .ih« iiirhidaridMftsd a huge gum-stic^,that" wasllyy<ln*i°Uies,'"**', *tniok 0"<l""ahiswd "Our" and "Coward" at overystroke. Dad foamed and moved book-woMs for.k while, receiving tbe blowsmanfully on bis uplifted arm, -tflfeed from his fls»ftilttnt with his back■hrimped. ThenM«>. Whits brsught thestick down hard on his shouldors,snueal-llfi'g in ftccompnniment, "BruteI wouldyou curse a respectable woman?"sTben DaditarUd to run, And Mrswhite,,ran), too. Sho pureucd him forJWBjfc V»m Pi more.^lwji.^e vp{

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yi.-LILY'9 MOTHER MEETS DAD.Tired and allas Mrs. Whit* was, and

natwltheUtiding-%6 sho shared;the best:Jbecj in th* "bouse," sho .hardly dopt a':vibk thainight, «ncV »h« .blftflwd, Day*

>ht her W nightyttstft $ & "Xv!{ *Lmmi hoard iractiVinah^o*»noir«/'jihq said complokingty to Lily in' the

'jnorning— "the whole blessed night he"imply -

ro&red and" gvoaned. It wushideous. 1don't, knowhow on earthyou*twid it, girl.""-> (lAh, yea,,.but -ha's, «iVwo.y»-»o tlwd,

,Mothw,W litolrafd d.ay'« \Vorfc," LilyJuirfweSfotiJ'-fcuUtog on'Jieir olothei, "and'jeejhow early he goes to tho yard. He4as tvlways to dress bimmli by lamp-ligfct^-lßttf i-ottf^ii<>tic«'lliitt snoringmuch now. He's nob nearly so bad aslie;used to be." And sh« went out tojMepate the, breakfast. ■ '*'I'Oij'dett,M"

<Mri.' WWfo rigbed, and'turnedover la the bod.'. A glotiou* early atttumflmorningj thejiir' wtts" ekar'amdi <sri»pj all was life"and stir atRuddvillej families of cocka--toos ,olAmbe»d-ftn(t..ohttttottd.up the.'gulk;' 'Mhatt bird*chirped and tweekedifrom the tr*« and th» fence-tops; ft-'Stockwhip crooked at intervals in thotil* grass pcuMookj;'the hories cam* gal-

>l«pintf and eatwring inj a. mob of cowsOf ■every colour gathered at the y-atd,'and a hundred) <saiv« w&o bellowing inihe ueas. ,V Mrs, White rose andwent out intoihofr«sh air,;4fid »tpod,,s,tttdying th<j,scone.'At faterv^Hhff wot»ld;*fcurn fromjtha'picture t&at our plivoe Pfesenteo, withfW grwri^frees amiTrow* of great hatostock*about it, toDftveygrot^squelittk£pttM,-th* grimludicrousaspect of whichwas accentuated by the light of day,*nd shake her grey head and murmurplaintive!*,."Dear, d«ar, dearl"* A'nßfflbof of cows that had beenmilked ftnd released- in the yard wan*, derod tip.afid suwounded Dave's place,'Httiffln£ JUid)ijU<Jdng filMi .grolQfd vffiftfs:ltrfflßbwiter.':ltrfflßbwiter.' All,sleek, weil-bttd ttwvtoo, with roomyfleshl«B udd*t»,-Afld-Mf«. White wnsadmiring them wben D*ve staggered.upth» yaok,- cawying> jtigMmilk for thebr«ftkf(wtin on© hand,*bucket of waterin tho other, a tig-rope,,,that ha,m»

(t<hinWjd/=o7«f(t<hinWjd/=o7«f Otttfo'arntf- round-his n«ok» half-cotl of wire to mako a clothes-Hn«i & billy of rim tomatoes which,'

,Motfat1 brought to the-yard for,him to',~ giw to^laly. in bis te«tb;and a large" cfowtv ptuamkvtt'Oft his head.' <' '

■ -:"Mornm\ Mrttor1rmve- said,trough'Iris nose, "thM's good milken," and he... daggered iniidfl, fooafching noisily, andunloadedhimself.

1 Dovo pow&d somo of tfie, waterinto ft.dish, and "lukedhimself with it. Thento joined Wt. White, and. rubbing bis

1 face and beard fiord with the towel todw Wflwalf,s«id, looking,at\ tho towel—' 'Tfoti dorftf often,h* amilite thorn,'

'Motosr.l .r. , That's tbalittlemilk«r/(pointing to a red,beast)j if you' bad ft:

thousand likeher yoft'd t» worth some-thing. Twenty-fits quart) ft day ih*'sbeen girln' for tii« last «kr«o inunee,an'Igo* J»er for tea poun's, , .. .W»h, Beauty , ,. pootlittle*BeautyV '.' . (apprwwbing mbrHt«, andrub-'bing <aid scratching ber back affection*,ately). Thtot'i tfie tott'oicow, Mother..';;.. / Od* fflUk hdranywhere(Day*Weppedlbook from the1cow, and?,grinned

''a/ teamed <wrt> of grin), 'Taint every.' «ae d"o«. ',' . 'TE' <Ar man's hipadmdiig cattl* all Jus life, attd b« can'ttell one yet (runnintf b» eyer through,the ,cattte). You'd.think that 000 there'dgive, s, good lot </ milk, wouldn't y1?y1?(poiirtlttg out a starawbony with,a lowjura^£giiMp Uvodr)r .. Mnr, mut« thought the cow >-would."Well, sh« don't give enoitgb to koefr"kid," Dot* chadded, "See that little'«ow tb*r«f (Mrs, White did,) Well,lyou wooldo't think that) that big brindlermllockjust comma up.here wot a. son

"of'herf?" 1 "And mite grinned ,aa ad-■Taattmg sffla Of grin.''* "ffiUth*V liilv*cati«d 'from th*" iflttse, dad Dare, i{tving bL» hairy amisa fin»l scprttb with th« towel, started to

'

U&& th« wayin.' * "'

"mt't tV '(JtieMv,1" h> wW, "shoo,"iflg" aft old warrioir oat of the way, as'tit .Approbated the door, "She's tb*cow"tl»ttt pofcedMother, ,

f . X wasn#ftr-/fyshooting, iier, too, forife' , V" . th/" >Xb»y"ki tobreakfast, and Dava plfod

iU(Mffloisat.tol& junk and'fried,potatoesotr btemo4l»r'}n-i*w/s plate to satisfy'severalbmii,' Davo mt)not ameanman"Hdtb m«ttt,

J '""T»«?i A'good bit o» awat,Mother,"1Ds«« said,«uflohinjfiav«flou»ly himself,""ftjjrsac littto bullodttfiat that-oame off

Mm, Wbito 'm«r«ly noddsd,""Mfflm(fa-toMUel,Motbsr," Daw,■*&&'to,,with pride in;bis «ye, "them

."Pttds.it.ftll onrjywn ffwta'.ux>, . ., 'Spos« ydc*Hr ss» nmy ipudA Iflw tb*m

ytmr-mfr sb, 1"-. ;Mt», White jwawlwd that the potfttoes

♥heymfr a*Krospwity were Tery ««>d,inde«cl, ».- -. k,« , , , j ,'.'Oh, bat, tbottgn," Dare enthused1,y irwrt to iw-ttf one* tre huva in"thertwttoiir.jHWl^lo-tliCT're woppers,"flJarnfaig'te -&hf irHe uttfr'faniMr "still

3)o70 bonthraW, Ufletldlii^ th#Bo^lo ahd.raktai'the contents into his plate with*,t able.kntfe.., , ', ;

''- > Mrs. White stared; afr Dave'# Mftie;> iflen «ts the empty 'bottfa, but? didn'tsay. anything. She didn't help hmolf

"Weß," Date yawati, contentedly"Tislu*

-from" the .table, .end' strofching

<mt hit Ami, which reaohed1 from onetrail to th» other,' "think I'll go downnow, and tackle tb' ol' chop for thatwnmiflM." ' ' ',»,'

, ;"lhw» n* hurry itajW'.hb wWe;ftflnfered cutelemly, "1won'tbe wanting1!A tivt <n dayor two, yet,"; /'Miahfc ds ,V4l gefc' iband be doric,vith,lt, though,, -wblle,t,think ojf it,"..Dave,replied, and, putting on. htobat,'"w^t.oft wKtstling, . . ; ,

"That oldman must bo making pil«sof money," Mrs/ White- said reil«otiv«ly,,standing at tbe door wbenDave bud dV.pcurted,andgassing,againoter Ruddrille.' "You've no Urn hoyr much he's get-', iingr ifoiiuxl" U\y-M{t; Her' oboTßs■tartinff to- jg(<HT with pride of relation*ship to DadT."Ninety pound* a monthDave «aj» he gety' for nifik, 1forget"■flbafc tbe cheque' vw he-got ibis yoar'for wfreat— wbetberIt wUf fovthundred. or five,.There was, fkebuiKlrsdpounds,Ikamv, tor bollocks,andstaty/oreightyfor pigs. '£ben {look aY all the chaffand other tfttaas be, tnW, 'and be hatew.r mo much land—ldon't know bowiiMny thottSttttd aor«i," ''<

"And yet.',' Mrs..White »fgbod. with" gloomy shake of iho bead, "withyall

The Memittanco Man.He lounged into tho verandah of the

little post ofllce. Loaning idly againstthe wall, he watched tho mailbags beinghustled but Of the creaking sulky. Em-blazoned'on its near sido were the redletters "V.Rr.," much the worse for wear.Like the post office window, tho sulkyhad no oflloial cognisance of the reign ofKing Edward. In the small northorntownship of Munga Flat Victoria stilllived. On those rare occasions when alocal member paid a flying1 visit to theFlat Meat Works— sole reason for thosestraggling houses set high upon thesteepbanks of the river— tho public school chil-dren Invariably bawled "God Save theQueen." These things give passing stran-gers food for reflection. If tho Common-wealth was officially aware of tho exist-ence of Munga Flat, ib dlsgulsod itsknowledge with much astuteness.

The localmember had to woo the suf-frages* of themain body of electors, wholived ten miles down the river, In the bigtown of Wongaru. Henco the generallyforgotten aspect of tho Munga Flat set-tlement."You're ft bit late to-day?"

'Til be later one of these times, see ifIdon'tI"

Tho mailman flung a gloomy glancetowards the old punt swinging at itsmoorings half amho up the river.

"Some of these fine days thatbloomin*rope'll break like Iho rotten string it is—then how lato'll me and the mail-bagsbeI"

The blundering, raw-boned ohestnut,with his awkward air of being surprisedto find himself so many sizes too largefor the low sulky, looked over tho 'topofhis feed-bag. He feared andhated thepunt nnd all its wicked, uncertain ways.There: was lominiscenco in the cautiousflicker of his sandyeyelashes, as he chew-ed the first Instalments of his Govern-ment rations."They1 ought to put a steel rop* work-ed with a windlass— that gear's about acentury behind the times."

The Remittance Man had rather goodideas about the duties—so oft«n neglect*od— of oth*r people.

"Better still, your member ought tofight for a bridg*. ManI It'dbe themaking of Munga 1 You people in theback-blookadon't know you'llvel"

The mailman gave a gentle ohuckiefrom tho internal regions of Aid postoffice.

"Here youart. Miss, one bag for Mun-ga, another for BaldHill, andamail forthe Meat Works— reckon It's filled withplum duff, ifc's that heavy."

The postmistress looked pale and fag-g«d, The Christmas mails and tho hoiweather came together. Sho sighed asshe btok« the seals of the heavy bags."He's waiting outside."

Perhapsthere was a suspicionof eolou»in the delicate face that bent lower overthe pile of letters, as the friendly mail-man indicated, witha jerked thumb, theverandah .wall.

"Dare say he'll get a extraremit, be-ing about Christmas time— he ought 'tet,if his people's not too dashed meant"

But tho little postmistress wo* not tob« drawninto any discussion of Alt. Jer-myn ArmttAge's English correspondence.H« was the only Remittance Man in,whom Munga Flat had tho sole vestedrights. Therefore, it was rather inolinedto pride'itself on the possession of areally first-class st&cimen, Mr. Armi-tage had <been theirs for nearly ninemonths. This, in itself, was a flatteringtestimonial to the charms of Munga, Hisoriginal intention had been to go overthe border to Queensland. Ho had evenmade up his mind— so far as it was pos-sible to make up such anuncertain usset—thnt he would look at a small area ollands in tho North,

Well, here he win*, after nine months,leaning up >against the pigeon-box grat-ing and asking for hi* letters.

"None to-day, Mr.i Armitage.""Are you quite sure, ffllss Morgan?I

should be awfully obliged— er— if youwouldn'tmind looking againI"

He hadslxpence-htt/ponny in tho right-hand pocket of his trousers. With aiioyotts sense of suddenly acquired riches,he rememberedan odd threepenny pieceand some stamps inhis vest. As a mat-ter of form, following a gentle habit shebad of trying to administer temporarysolace to tho disappointed, Miss Morganwent carefully through the pile of letterssh# had just sorted. i"No, nothing but a newspaper."

It'Wiw'tho London Times. How oftenhad it/ come when he wan in mtb straitsfor tils remittance! Hi# senso of Injurydeepened^ 'He pushed the papeT backinto th« pigeonhole, Fop the moment hofelt that its precise paragraphs— and In-spired leaders—settling the politics ofEurope— would dflv# him to drink. Apity, since he wasmaking gallant effortsto remain sober over the Christmas holi-days,

Miss Morgan put the Tdmos away.Later iri the day sho knew tho RemittanceMan wouldreturn for it.

"Now then, Mr. Armitage, give us ashowI Wo may not want our mail assudden as you do, but there's ft crowd ofus waltlrig for our letters white youblockthe windowI"

The words werenot absolutely uncivil.Bntr th«ro wasa sneer in the tone.

Tho Remittance Man only laughed ashe jingled his sixpence«haliponny in histrouser pocket,

"How's beef, Mr. Saunders, up ordowtt?" Then ho shoulderedhis way pastthe fbronwn of tho Munga Meat Works,and through the crowd that hung aboutthopost office door. Many of the loiter-ers had fondly hoped there would be aregistered letterDor the big Englishman.Ib was not quite due, certainly. Anychild in tho settlement could have toldyou thatI Buteven aRemittance Manis surely ontitled to tome kind of an ex-tra at Christmas, What a mean,hard-fisted lot his people must be, to stick tothftt quarterlypayment at such a, time ofyoari Mr. Armitflge wan very liberalwithhl« m'onev whenItcame. This wasas It should be. Bub ho h«ul also em-phasised remittanceday— there had beenthroe since hehonoured^Munga. Flat withhis presence— by paying somo of his localdebts. This kspt up a special interestin his English letters. Besides, it wassomething to boast about, <is a plowingdeparture from the lax waysof thoWon-garu Rejnlttnnce Man. Tho big townwas afflicted with three members of thisinteresting class, who were such exceed-ngly bad specimens of such "good1'fainl-

lies that their early decenc* wos a sub-jcot of frequent prayer, unspoken, butheartfelt,Themailmanonly voicedtho sentiments

of Munga, when he mid :—"Sorry your luck'a out, to-day, Mr. Ar-mitagc—see IfIcan't bring a letter, theright sort, next tripI""I looked In to buy somo stamps, Lot'mohave threo penny ones, Ifyou please."Ho Was back iigaln later in tho after-noon o9 tho snmo day.Still hoarding tho sixpence, he flung

down his limi threepenny bit, as ho lean-ed un against tho pigeon-hole window."When does the English mail come hiagain? Thank you vory much."He put the stumps—which ho did notwant— dn his vest pocket,

"Let mo see, Iftho steamer to Won-guru leaves after tho mail is due InSyd-ney—and If ho doesn't dawdle too long inoveryport of call, if It isn't more than a,day late, if t.ho Munga mail sulky andthe old punt don't go for ft jaunt to-gether-pdestlnatlonunknown— well ?"He liked to «cc tho colour rise in her,p«l« face,, and thowgargUo,ei «moolb. .out

success, tho fascinating game of drivingtandem— through his patrimony. n0wondered where was tho secret of thocharm by which tho simple girl at tholittle post ofßce could have drawn himto better ■ things— if she had not lovedthd estimableperson who know so muchabout tinned moat.

limmii's piping tteblo reminded himthatho followed the inglorious occupationbranded "Remittance Man."

"I'm glad there'll thoonbo twolvo chalkmarks on our fowl-houthi, Mither Armi-tftgeI"

■ ■ > " rThe oldest Inhabitant hesitated to re-

member1 having seen tho Munga in floodearly fit January. And though the mem-ory of tho oldest inhabitant- is provorbl-allylike a sieve, it was not altogether infault this time. Heavy rafau dtningChristmas week, a, soddon Now Year,then ft tropical deluge, and tho Munga,roaring in ft yollow torrent through thoaoi-ces twenty miles abovo the meatworks A» yet the old dnm ton mileshigher up the river checked Ito fury. Butthere were ugly brown caddies, lik« thebubbles onpea soup, just abovo tho puntforry service.

"I've got a wife and four youngsters.Idon't think I'll risk the river to-day."

Tho chestnut, with pricked ears ahdquivering nostrils, listened to the hoarsedroning murmur of tho Munga, as itswept through the high precipitousbanksthat walled It in, Just below th« littletownship. One half of Munga Plat wason the Wangaru side of the river. Ontho other were the post ofllco, tho meatworks with it« village of workmen's cot-tttges, n/fow houses, and the road thatled to theBald Hill settlement."I don't suppose it's likoly to occur to

the officialmind thatthe postofficeoughtto be on this side of tho waterI"

Tho Remittance Man felt annoyed torofleot that another week might go pastbefovohe got his English letters. ''There'sbeen Borne talk of it this long while—Bamo as they talk of giving us ft otcelrope I Whoa, there, stupidI"

Perhaps the chestnut heard more thaneither of tho men. In his impatientoffttts to dodge his duty to the Govern-ment he made ft good attompt to backthe sulky over the odge of the bank.

The mailman got out and went to hishend. ' .

"Giveme the bags, man. I'm going tocross the river 1 The department behanged— wo'vo had no mails for a fort-night-"

"It's as much as mobillet's worth,Mr.Armitage."

"That's preciouslittle, I'llswear." ThoRemittance Man shouldered tho bags andrushed down the w«t slippery track tothe punt, whilo the mailman wisely look-ed the otheT way.

The ferryman was climbing the hill."Go backI It ain't nomortal use trustin'to the old rope— the river's comin' down—

Jrtke Smith's rode along to warnme-lt's a fool's mad trick to take tho puntI"

The ferryman yelled hi» news in vain."Tlio old dam's gone— come back I"But as yot tho river had not changed.

Itwas nOt more than three hundredyardswldo rit the narrow bend whero the slackropo hung in the yellow water, Some-thing, a strange BOhws of impending dan-ger, a curious presentiment of cxoilingnews waiting for him. in the wet mail-bag, seemed to get into his veins with awild feeling of1 exhilaration ho had notknown for years. '

Armitage jumped into the punt. "OnHis Majesty's service— neither' flood norfire should stop mo— here goes— for thoKingI" Like ft schoolboy an a holidayprank he witvod "his hand gaily, thenflung uphis shabby straw hat. The windoaught it and blew it down the river.No luatterj ho would start on tho hardrd&d of good resolutions with a now hat.

Andnow the overflow came down witha rdaY like a' thunderclap. He workedfor his llfc-rtheshove camonearer—near-er—as he struggled with the rope. Hishandsburnt like hot coals— ho heard thopeople shouting to-him from the bank,andbegging him, for'God's sake, to makehtwto,

Their faces, whlto and tenor-stricken—how kind they were to trouble so muchabout a RemittanceManI— passed beforehis eyes like a vision In a dream..

Thon a red rag poised totteringly ontho edge of tho foaming yellow flood. ItwasEmma, waving tohim to cheer himon. Nob a hundred yards from theshoreI And yet tho old ropi? held theSunt, though it groaned and strained un-

or the pressure of the current comingswifter every moment.

Not sixty yards from the shore I His1hands were raw and blisteredin burning

weals— he fought against the fury of theflood waters,The rtd rag fluttered in uncertain bal-ance. Standing forward, with one footon the side of the quivering punt, hooried hoarsely to Emma to keep bark

from the river.The rope snappedj one part, flyingback, out his faco and almost stunnodhim,Headlonghe fell into the wild currentof the Munga. Hdheard the cry go up

from the shore jho saw the red rag jointhe yellow foam.

A poworful swimmer, ho might havesaved himself, for the current sot to-wards tho shoro he fought to reach.But evenwith the thuhder of the waterringing in his ears he holu fast to themailbag, and made a desperate effort toreach thab bit of wet rag which floatedtowards him,

"Enimftl"She smiled— he thought she smiledI—but tho river swepther past like a straw."On— His— Majesty's— serviceI" Thebag was getting heavier— there were redroses in tlio old Devonshire* garden— but

—not— at Clirißtmas time I— the mailmanwouldlose his billet— how heavy the bagwas .getting I— Tho little postmistressworo a red rose in the bosom of— her—white— dressI"

In tliostrange confusion of his fadingeonsclou#nos9— who would have thoughtthe rotten rope could hit so hard?— theprosont mingled with the past, like the1

fantastic memories of a.strange dream.They opened tho letter that was ad-

dressed to Jermyn Armitage,so that theyImight know where to write. Even a

Remittance Man had friends. Ho hadI filing themail bag on to ft low sand spit

—his last subconscious action as the cur-,rent hurledhint forward.| The little postmistress had swollen|eves-— she said her cold was troublesome.

With a'faco as white as hopmuslin dress,she untied tho string on tho forgottencopy of tho London! Times. Ho wouldnever return to claim It,

An obituary paragraph confirmed thonews In the letter.

"The untimely death of thn youngEarlof Cravensclcnno has followed with me-lancholy sequence the rcconl demise of hisfather, the late Earl. Tho title andpro-petty go to Mr. Jermyn Armltago,nephew to the ninth carl, and cousin tvthe last poer, Mr. Armltago, at presenttravelling In Australia, is, therefore,eleventh Earl of Cravensdeane."

Twice within tho last tliroo weeks thoWongaru post otllco peoplohad grumblednt tlio stupidity of tlio head ofllce In for-warding them rabies addressed to thoEarl of Otavensdeano.

There woreno carls In WongaruI Buttho poslintatrosHwept In thelonely pight-watches for no poer of England. Shothought of tho Remittance Man lyingsoinewhero in tho muddy depths of thooruel liver.

Tho woodcutter had now elevenmouthsto feed, Kiuma had gono bofora the Ru-inillnilco Man in his last Journey downthe overllow,— "Vandorioa," in Iho Syd-noy Mail*

of her forehead,as who Bmllccl at his lm«patient query. Officially, the post-mistress could not admit tmit thoro werenny weakplaces in the safe- conduct of hisMajesty's mails. Unofficially, she- wtt*vory thankful an important person hadrecently stated, on blue foolscap marked0.H.M.5., that, tlio Mungn. Ferry Ber»vice would rcceivo his cnwful considera<tion before Easter.

"Itought to bo hero by tho end olnextweek. By tho wny, there's your news*paper, Mr. Armllnge. Will you take Itnow?"

"If you don't mind, I'll leave it tillto-morrow.Any excuse was good enough to bringhim back to the littlo post office.

"Evcnln' Mith MorganI Two two-pennies nn o, ha'penny »tamp, pleath.Hullo, Mithtor Armitnge—No, I'm notgoin to do no more flshin* in tho river—leastways hot till I'm bigI"

'Two sticks of logs, lileo exaggerated

pipe-stems, a f<jW wisps of straight yel-, t!r>ia LmnllLmnll old-looking fncq, apairof pathetic brown eyes, a shabby frock,

nnd a lisp— -thla was Emma. Sho wo«one of aFamily of twelve. Children wereveryplentiful inMunga, and no onehadbeen particularly overjoyed, or very ex-cited, when the Remiltnnco Man hadjumped into the river to fish out adrunken woodcutter's superfluous child.Emma had been rather sorry. Her ef-forts with a bent pin and n, string, herexciting finale, nnd subsequent returnhome~»a limp heap of wet rags on thearms of tho deliverer— hodbeen signalisedby a beating. Tho woodcutter had amuscular arm and ft good assortment ofstraps. Emma scraped the solo oil onebar* dusty foot against tlio other aa shestored fit tho Remittance Man, Therew«« a curious friendship between thesetwo, born of thnt fishing oxpeditJon inwhichhmma had only caught a, crab andan(extraspecialstrapping."Therein only ten chalk-marks on ourfowlhouthl""Yes, Emma—lhat't the exact numberIAnd ten chalk-marks means ten weeks,Itsbeen a long, long time running up totwelve.'

With a strange delionoy of sympathytho child said nothing of the letter withmoney in It, (hat should come whenshehad reaohod twelve whitestrokos.Butshe tried to do an impossible thing.Under one arm were two large quar*tern4oaye», and abig newspaper parcelmost obviously from the butoher. Inher other hand she held a heavy milk-can.

Emma tnado a, daring attempt to graspthe Remittanoo Man's serge coat withtho hand that should have been ex-clusively devoted to business."Oh, Emma., now what's going tohappen to us? We'll both be tttrnedout of the post-officeI Miss Morgan,please don't send for ft big poliooman—she'll never do it againr A < quartof milk trickled down » blue sergotrousers leg, and meandered over thefloor. /Miss Morgan found some old dusters,and mopped up the pools.Emma, with despair inher heart, andtho moat and bread under.her arm,stood perfectly passive. Her poor littleface puckered tip; but «he was toofamiliar with trouble to cry easily.

"Now it just happened—jEmma, wouldyou believe it?— tlidt 1have sixpence inmy pocket which Ididn't know whaton earth to do withI Yes, really andtruly, Emmfil AndImight have spentIt on drinkI"

Emma shook her head. There wereonly ten chalk marks on tho old fowl-house.

"You won't tttko it? And Ithoughtwo were Mich great chumsI Very well,thon, I'm going to buy a- quart otmilk,and you'll have to drink it— really andtruly."

- "' 1-'They went off together, the Remit-

tance Man carrying the 'bread, Emmawith' the milk oozing down the front ofher ragged frock, 'and,the family-shop-ping on her conscience,. ,It was half-past ,6. Miw Morgan

shut up the littlo post-office. But ihelingered at the gate to watch thatstrange pair walk down tho dusty road.And she wondered— as she had oftenwondered before— why the RemittanceMan in his shabby sergo emit looked sodifferent, bo vastly dificrcnt, to anyonoat Munga Flat.

"Ah, Mary, waiting for me— well,hereIam."

Mr. William Saithders strolled leisure-ly up to the post-office. Ho wa* "key-ing company^ with Miss Morgan, andintended to marry her at Easter, Hisprospects were' rapidly improving, fore-man of the Meat Works, he expeotedto be promoted to general manager.with-in the coming six months. He was ft.good, steady voting man, a kind 'son,a generous brother.

'If there was 'aweakpoint— intensely irritating at times

—it was his smug self-satisfaotlon, MissMorgan blamed herself for noticing it,

"There's one thing I've had on mymind for ,»ohie weeks— lt's that Remit-tance Man.! He's an idle, roving vaga-bond—a chap that's no good, MaryI 1hope.1know my own value it bitbettfcrthan to feel Jealous of— himI StillyIdon'tquite like the way ho hangs aboutthe^posfoffleoI""HV» going to leave Mtinca when hisnext remittance comes, He seems boanxious to got his letters— l think—that's why he loiters about. He ha*nothing better to do." It was a lameexplanation. But to Mr, SaundoTS Itwas all-sufficient."I wouldn't have demeaned myself tomention it; Mary, but there's been alittle talk up at the Works. \ Everyoneknows you're going to marry— mo.Ho kicked the tops off the' coarsegrass that grew by the roadside as they

walked along, and emphasised "Me" bycutting off the head of a dandelion."Ye.s you're going to be my wife,and Idon't care to hear the .chapssaying the Remittance Man's sweet ontho .postmistress." *

"But it isn't truo— lt can't bo true-he's such a gentlemanI"/ "Mary!" " f

"1 mean—he used to he one—lamsure of it— he ia so still— perhapsIWil-liam, ho know* I'm engaged to you— hewouldn't dream of laying or even hint-'

ing at a word— of— "Tho sentence broke off suddenly likethe dandelion's head. And the delicate

'face, with waves of faint pink oolour istealingup to the «oft blue eyes, drooped]

lower till the shady summerhat hid Itsomotlon.

Twelve months ngo Mr. Saundors, InIhis masterful fashion, had persuadedgentle Mary Morgan Hint It was allnonsense for her to miy she did not loveso important a person, and *o estimablea olmraotev, as the foreman of the Mun-ga Tinned MeAt Company.

Tho little postmistress clung to thisbelief with something of the fervour ofdespair.

"I'm glad he's got soino gumption Inhim! Not that Ithought hod havothe cheek to make tip to a. girl likeyou— "'specially when you're kocping com-pany with met"

Far away, in tho middle of tho dustyroad, two figures,trudged along to-gether—tho child and tho vagabond.Beyond them loomed tho tail chimney

of tho Meat Works, black and grimyagainst the flaming Western *ky. Thtywere very sllont.Emma, remembering tho chalk-marks,was filled with remorse. A quart ofmilk cast fourpence, '

Jermyn Armitago, turning over in hismind a bitter harvest'of vain tegvots,sighed unconsciously, Thoro was n ima-ging Nemesis in tho mM days of tho oldyeaT.

Ho hadlearned to play crlckcl nt Eton.At Oxford he had practised tho noble

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THE EYENINC* POBT, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1906.VARIOUSVERSE.

THENIGHT STEAMER.The steamerktoat night

t. ','.,

Camegliding to the quay , , ,With seavte (v ripple white-^* '

(;/.i,She moved t» ituontly^ , r

The people at her'rkll, .'Who peered>into..the,gloom,

They looked like ,pal« >Thathover ttear a tomb.

The people on the quay^- ',''

,Whereon a dim light" gleamed,

Fitful' ftud faint— to me. jAcrowd of shadow*seemed,'Th«?.«om an unseen",tower ,lA«l<jCk f to men b^ow, " . ;

Tolled forth tho midnight hour'aWithf solemn voice and slow*

t

" ;Thits,'when to me has pawed

'Lifff, love, and drink, and, rhyme, ,I'lllisterf to th'oJast " ', "

iMocklflg farewellof TimvAnd, waitingby a- dark, ''

Still water,Ishall soSee Captain Charon's barque > ,h

in with'fires banked low.- '—Victor J." Daley,In,tiieBulletin,'

'[An effort is being, made, by means of

a 'central committeeoi literary menandjournalists in Sydney, to raise a fund forth% ben<fltsof thsiateMr. Daley's family,whose numbers kve been left hi neces-sitous circumstances; Mr. Ed. J, Bradyf» the'Becretary of the executive commit-tw, and the following gentlemen havobe«n asked by the' committeeto act onitsbehalf «w collMtoys-Wrthfr fund in 'NewZealand!— Messrs. A. A.Brown (editorliedFunnel,DiffledanJWill Law.son> Wel-liugtotf(atttftOfVof"rueRedWistRoad"),D, M. Ross; WftiK\to (author1of "TheAfterglow'1),WilUftm-Lft'no,(N,Z. HeralS),Auckland, Johannes Anderson (author ofN6W.*ti«S«Mi) f!T. L.Mills (Evening. ,3Post, \Vv«Tlfngt(in)i.andArthurH. Adams (WolHngtdu, authbf of"MaorfiftnfVjr., ,:.;»£«_ '

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A streakof captive light that sleepsIn anancient hall, '''

And faintly smiles, and wanes,and creepsFrom*thorustlingpoplar-bough taut weeps

Over the*fvlel wall—'

A far-offstagerdown the street—Children at play— '

f'

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The song dfa Tarkr o'er flowing1heavenIna raia of light-^

The village\curfew tolling'sefen.And,sweat as the sens* ofsin forgiven,,Th* felling night— '

t,

A word.that seems,to fi&unt andringThronght bygofle_years,r,r

'And,plnyingon «,om&HM«n string,gets musicallymurmuring-' .The nameless twrs— *

*■ > t "; ' ' < 1'A book, hi whichsomehuman soul,

Carelessperchance,.,,Opens the long emblazonedschoolOf all fiis life, asking no toll \J,

%(K that dear glance I— \ , ,The innocent'laugh,of boy ormaid■fttße fflArket-jplAco,— "

.■Andairfair thingrthat'have obeyedTheir sending-/jrth-fof thesebesili .-mydaily gracef,, '..,' l(

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'|-^' M. Bockton, Re«

-(Upon tni tfeatfr ofWilliam Sharp, theToet, which occurred recently in Sicily;:th« interesting fact came to light thathevtras the author of tkft much-admiredpoems, in the Gaelic mariner, published

under the name of '''Fiona- Macleod,",■whose identity has long been one ofthe mysteries of the' literary world.

LITERARY COLUMN,NEW BOOKSTAND NEW EDITIONS.

"Just a»it Was," By John StrangeWin-ter. London /George Bell and Sons,

A little diffuse, and with trivial con-versation*,that sometime* clog instead' ofassist the flotf of the'story, this novel ofthirty-nine ohftptw in yet decidedly read-able. It Is a curious web into which arewoven the love-stories of three couples.Jim Qower, sailor, has .lost, his heart, toMnry Fitzgerald, tho'/wealthydaughter ofaConsul at Hong Kong, but, being poor,does not pub' the important question,though he knows his affection Is recip-rocated/ His sifter Audrey,in'England,to the* griefof her' worthy suitor, HarryLowry,,gives ftll her lOVO to a. militaryofficer, St. Maur, who"ha*f'a "past" and

Jambling debts to the extent of £6000,lw''comes horns and flirts desperately

withhissis&v'sfriend,ClaroKetiyon, whonearly breaks her heart when he go«ttaway. But hofeelljt due to th© oldloveto writea definite proposal, to which hereceives no reply; St, Maur, ordered tothe China station, ina.remarkably shortspuce et timo is married to Mary Fitis-gemld. Jim therouyonlwedg'Cldre, «ndAudrey, who is deeply hurt at Bt. Maur'sperfldy, on LoWiy renewing his suit, con«sents to marryhim, but with nohope ofbiippiness.

LOn the very ove ,ofMinmr-flftge Jim,receives'a letter, long goneastmy, from'Mary Pitagerald, acceptinghis.proposal. So th* ml«oarWage of th*letter has completely altered the courwof six lives. However, with the exceytion of Mr. andMrs. St. Maur, who geton very badly witheach other, «1I enjoya fair amount of happiries*. 'A few yearspass, and the whole six are thrown to-gothef, «n4 then there/is trouble, which,But for Audrey's tactandintegrity/wouldbe More'ttouf* than ft'ls. 'TJsuailyj.whenan'author takes grentpains'todesoribd aflno charaotdr, the result is disappointing',It is not gb with'Audtey, who continuesto improve as the reader'becomesbelteracquainted wtfh, her. 'She ■makes' aninitial mistake:'in making ail idol of nounworthy an admirer as St. Mauri sheseeing somewHablackingin dignity in thefirst shock of fier disappointment;butaltogether she is an admirable type ofwomanhood. iMrs. St. Mtutr has littlejtrength of 'character, and Is1 deficient Inprlricipk, bufi her" 'lot is hard and shegains the reader's sympathy, 'There is atouch of Inevitable tragedy in the closingchapter, which in 'artfstfo skill and dell-eaoy of workmanship will compare withanything Mrs. Stannard hits yet.written.On the whole,the story'will appeal moreto, womenthanto nttle'readers/ for if thelove-stories be eliminated very little-re-mains; ' " '

The Red Funnel 'for February (No.7) starts a new volumi, and,maintain*ita excellent reputation. Political mat*ters occupy more «puco Jn this nwgasdtie'than Is usual In literary periodicals, andIt would on the whole lie better toleave party polities, which' after all,areephemeral, to .the newspaperpresi,The11-lustrationahttVecoflinionly1 beenthe weakpoint fn colonial magazines,,being usu-ally moreor leas flat photo«prooess platesor Indifferent drawings. In this depart-ment the Bed Funnel will compare notunfavourably with popular Home magVzings. As before, the strong and spirit-ed outline sketche* -

signed "HoraceWynne';,are 'among ita mptt .ftttMqtiyefeatures. . ' '/.'"' ','<"'" v." "' ",;

SteeleBttdd's Magaisine ißrlsbaneV fiorJanuary enter* on fts third year. Late-ly we noted that} the editor had soldtlie magazine to a. company, but we are>glad to so* thatUp Davis hns returnedto the concern as part-projprletor and,editor, and that "Bteele Rudd" Is againon deck. /'Dad," however,' la onholiday, being just now' syndicated by anumber of leading newspapers. Theeon-tente atd varied as usual— fiction, hum'

B. Maoffeorce,' well known by repute toall bibliophiles. He hud no dtsir* todispose of his Shakespeare folios, but«omo time ago a London denJlor, actingon behalf of a transatuintio ShakespeareW'tpsiast, Approached him. Ho, offeredfISOOO. "1 have no wish to soil, butnwhftpImighb not feel justiflod,In ro-fusing doublo that sum,", wis the pitr-E"^ of the owner's'answer. "Secure at»10>000," came tlie emphatic cable fromAmerica.. And so the. folios went fromUlasgow. 'Probably the buyer is he whoscoured "The Tragedio of Richard' III.,"'fourth edition, which » few weeks' ftjo-broke all Shakespeare'records ab £1760,and theCountess of Pembroke's"Tragedioof Antonio," 1695, yoked in Jujmj at4)660, exacbly flvo thousand six liundrodtimes the sum for which ibwas pickedup in bho North of Engknd some yearsftgo. 8

) "Baeeliyli'doß, ' the Poems and Frag-lMenbs," by tlie late Professor Jobb, pub-l«hed a fow; woelw only before his death,was the outcome of doso and patientstudy of ft,valuablenmnusoripb discoverednine yearsago, and is considered by com-potent critics to have exhausted tho sub-ject, so far ns present available data aroconcerned. IriIts notice of thelatoPro-ftssor, tho tondon Standard says;i— lthas been observed that tho study of lan-e"^?.°? tni> teulin'ioni s'ida seems often

-to kill the.literary sense,, But Sir,Ijfch-ttfd Jebb. whosedeath brings stioh heavyloss to English' scholarship,1wa»\ romftrk'ffblo for, taste ,ns ,welL ,as, technique,Occupied ns ho waa with,those, delicatepoints which so often turn ,tho scholarinto it mere pedant, he never-allowedthemadilnonre-f the classical languages todeaden his fueling for what,ls noble, andlively In bhe Greek- and Latin authors.His little -handbook of,Greek literature,for example,,ls penetrated by an appre-ciation,of, sheer1 beauty, which we lookfor in vainin most worksby groat schol-ars. Thi«, and, of1 course, in ft .stillgreater degree his ether andsmore ambl-Jjoufj writings, convince tho rbad&r thatIf Sir Richard Jebb »had nob1 been ft- re-nowned' professor he would probablyhftvo proved himself .ft notable writer.Such Mhokrship as.his tends to presenttho ancient classics to modern readers Intheir lust proportions— to show them nobdead but living masterpledes,\Of.tlie"collector who lately sold histyur ShftKwpcnro folios to'nn Americanfj>r £10,000, thoLondon. Outiook saym—

The late Marquis of Dufforln, nob Icmgbefore" his death, found tho keenestplea-sure In going over the book treasuresbelonging to Mr. Mac^eorge", induding,for,instance,, ah uncut copy of "TheVicar ,ofWak«fleld,'r for whichthe ownerlwa more than once been offered JBIOOOAgalnsb a cosb of less than,£1(50,, if we'remember aright. Mr. Mjicgeorg'e po«-swses, tflo, the finest collection,in «xist-enco of.etchings, siupplcmonied in manynoteworthy,cases— that of the masterly"Abslde de Notre Bfl,me,'f for instance-by original drawings. ,

The Melbourne .Age has dome pertin-ent remarks on the standing controversyan- to the u»e (if any) of criticism. -Itsays i— No entirely satisfactory theory ofcriticism, we think, has ever been offer-ed} but/ as wo have nob had to waitfor good poetry, t|llft satisfactory deflni-'tion iof poetry' could be formulated, socriticism

- goes- on doing its great andsalutary work without waiting for fttheory, of its nature,. The perfect critic,of 'course, doei» not exist, andnever willexist? foi ho could ortly ba the pioductof a perfect world, and In a perfectworld there would be nothing for him,to erltioisa. But, ,while\ we are waitingfor the 'millennium, the work of critf-\<Atm \i carriedon by the critics of vari-ous schools In their various,'waysj and,between'them, however,they may differ'M,to the precise purpose of their art,,thoy .manage to perform,a,sorvieo India-ipengnble to literature, The sound critic

■» our greatest ,safeguard against thedtarlfttan and tho mediocrity j It is,hispart to keep ttllve the world's reverencefor what Is, best in thought and speech jand-if he cannot communicate his taste,he can and doss communicate his en-1thuslnsm,

Mr.H. G. Wella, the.popularnovdist,Intends to, visit the United States aban early date. ,i.j

H??ir!ipoch^ort/ who will celebrate,his fiftieth,, anniversary as an editor,ifhe lives "a- ifew, months longer, says,regarding the amount- of work .he hasdone:'Tor the last fifty years 1havowritten ab least one editorial daily, eachab leaat 160 lines long. If paid by the.line,Iwould,have reaelved,a penny a1ine, f0r, 64,000 lines per annum, or, infifty years, /0r,2,700,000 lines, equal toten times,aa many words, Put in.book-.form, that,amount of,matter would fill300 volumes of tho, kind that sell InFrance, for 3 francs 50 centimes, Tlieaverage length of my daily wtjclei wasbetween, twenty-seven nnd twenty-eightinches; 'Hence, If the artldesIwrotewe're1 pastdd together, ihoy wouldmeas-ure mitre than1 60,0,00 foot. Tho 2,700,-000' lines 1.wrote menaurled each throeInches In length. ,Pieced together thatwould mean 116 'miles of printed nianu-ocrlpt,"( ,

/ VICTOR DALEY,'>'', '.' ,' f">' —,■ " - ,

, :The death of Victor John Daley, at acomparatively early age (uriya the 'Aus-tralasian),1remove* one of the small,bandof Australian writers who are )entitledto.becalled poets, For Daley wan-muoh-moro than a writer of smoothly«fldwlngverse, In- his besb pieces there Is imn-gination, feeling, melody, and beauty oflanguage, that give him a,place among(the few whose writings are a permanentaddition to Australian- literature. The

scollection of his poems, "At Dawn andDusk,", published about (hrefyears ago,mado-his name known to many who hadItyld little attention to them when they ifirst', appeared in the , magazines and ,newspapers,

( That volume ab onco gavehim A position among the authors ofwhom tho

'Oommonweftlth is^ rightlyprfiud. A* In, the poetry of several ofhis predecessors and contemporaries,there Is a strain of melancholy in manyof Daley's poems. Marcus Clarke,- itwill bo remember6d, In his,preface toGordon's poems, put fpr^vard a, Sheoryto" account for this fact. Ho declaredthat' the dominant note of Australianscenery is','its weird melancholy, andthat this has sunk int6 tho souls of ourpods, und steeped them ,In bitterness."The Australian mountain forests," hesays In hl« vivid manner, "are funereal,secret, «tern, Their solitudeis desola-tion, They deem,to stifle In their blackgorges' a story of sullen1 despafr, Notender sentiment Is nourished In theirshtide." This description, however, np-plUs only to the wildcat* anil most In-accessible parts of the bosh. In If*Ktmeral aspects Ib is by no means cheer-lcds and desolate.

'EvenGordon,' insomeof hla poems, has edebrated the beauty

(nnd exhilaration of Australian scenery.Atlulhor explanation may be given, andthat la this unhappy disposition nnd cir-cumstances of some of our most promi-nent pools, There was much In theHVes of Gordon and Kendall to banisholieMfulnwtt from their minds, ftnd.Dk-ley has died' of consumption. Australianvoraa hits chiefly taken two directions,Gordon,Jit his "Bash Ballads and Gal-loping Rhymes," has had many follow-er?, Peterson, Lawaon, Dyson, Boakt,and others, Kendall wns the founder ofthe* more purely literary school, thnt ofdescription nnd rertoctlon, rather thanof Incident, Of his successors, perhaps(he moil gifted waa Victor Dak;*

I LADIES' COLUMN.The letter of PrUcilla will bo found onpage 16.

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London lfanhion Motes*(FROM QT>n OWN fJOIUIEBPONDP.NT.)

LONDON, 23rd December.Many years a^o necklaces and charms

of amber' were mucb prized;then for along while amber wbb seldom seen. Now,however,, It Is again to have a turn inpopularity, for"there are nniber broochesar.d ornaments in great variety, to saynothing of hatpins With amber tops, um-brella tops, and,'buttons, just to »inmo afew items.' It lift* been discovered thatthe old square brooches of plain andcarved ambeiy sojno shot with »treak» ofrich colour, hre'easily turned into flafcbuckles or «lidw» (, When so convertfidthoy are to udotn laco berthas and ja-bots, or else to sWVe as fastenings to thenarrow hlgh-wuljited gtrdle? which forman" essential feature 6f ftmpiro gowns."To evory hat'lta own special pin" isalaw in smartParis rirolnH. A hat1coin*ylbte without its pin moans that thosemust have thoif.hehds out of sight. Thefashionable woinltn now sends her costlyhatplnsto her millinery bo that the littlermay wrnnge them on her new hats.Amdng the' latest of these hatpins aretho*9 finished with/ enormous knobs' ofdmbor, some'as' large as an ordinary"sized veal of dottofi) whfla eoino ijib stilllarger. Blit''nil 'hatpins are not bo un-wieldy inappeardhfie,hotably those whichare finished^ with a jewelled dragon-iiyWith gossamer-' wings' of iridescent colour-ings SoiAo^pf ,ths' bulterilylieaded pinsare large, u'n'd iheso are stuak through a,group of flower* on the hat in nuoh ivw«,y that 'the.bejewelled insect hoverstremulously Wtt{> the scented blossoms.

The prettiest cushions now being sold'aro cohered ,with flowered silk or chintji,rind there,is nn interlining of flannel welldusted with sachetpowder of the odoursof thie flowers depicted on the design ofth« cushion., Largo, bunches of flowersand autumn- berries made of silk andsatin have-cachetpowder introduced intothem, so that indelightful odour of roisesor whatnot'ls tMnally given to anythingthat is decorated with the blossoms. Ma-tinee bags for'-tho handkerchief and the

,lorgnette nOW*M madeup wiih ft sand*wioh offldnnelwell dusted with powderinserted betweintho outer fabric and thelining. ■

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■By the laiwt decreeof fashion,shoes fopeyonlng weiir are to bo made of goldand silver nfeteilal— tlnsallcd doth-of-goldor silver ) the former me to be worn'wllhold-gold1stockings', while there arosilver-grey stocklrigsVpeolftlly lTiudo to suit, th»cloth-of'Silvor slioos.' It is quite imticl.pated that this fashion, once introduced,will bo very pepulfir and wjllstay. Thesatin sliqo is said to be going out of fa-vour, as it Wears, bhflly, ro thai colouredleather,,is taking the placo of satin forevening wear! ,I'he evening shoes ot noi*oured lettth^are^'pliabloas gloves, andhere again the scented ornzo come* in,for in many bases they aro specially per*,fumed with the" wearer's favourite &cent.Among the latest fhshions in tshoes is the1

"Fleur-de-lis." This is mnde of patent-leothori and it'has the emblem of Franceupon the fnstep, surmounted by a smallsteel buckle, Heavily-embroidered stock'ings (iro not finding much demand justnow, and'thogensraltendency is for fool-wear tobecomemore simple in style. Sil-ver aqdgold are.very prominent featuresamong nil th* fashions of the moment,and when used,with.judgment tho effect

Mb always good. ,p ,.

Inevening gowns.the variety is so be-wildering'thalcItis difficult even t6 enu-memto the materials used, much Ws thostyles chosen; ' Ift soft materials there arodaintyMlksV-crepes, ehift'ons. silk mv*.lins, lafle/ not, some of which are madoricher In anpearanco by the introductionof lace; embroldety, handwork, jippli^tio,etc. ' Some very pleasing evening dressesftt'e-'iriade In Princess shape, whether th*material'be Velvet, satin, or tulle t buta» the general rule it is tho solid ma-terials which aremndeup on thoPrincesslinosj those of rlcli-lppking satin or ehlil*onyej^etmo( fitted ft'nd cut to perfection.A novelty fn evening mateyials is a notlac? whose merits haw only lately beolireoofinlsijd\ ,over the delicate design of,the 'laae itself are scattered the tinieApossibleblossom* ir. pink, blno, hello,trope, greeh,,otc. Ujb>on trimmings ofa\l Kinds, from flat bands to intricate rib-bon embroidery, i» generally useH onevening, dresses, and tho narrow ribboiifrills are,often socn, the ribbon being pro-vided witha draw-threadalong olio eduofor this'purpose.

'The Empire'gown,oi; rattier the adapt-ed style of,it <w now worn, la out in rstralffhtilno from the feetupwards to Hieshoulders, whereusually it Ismet and fin-ished bit by,,a, deep yoko of laco or,em«brold«yyi,or pleatotf silk lnuslin.'or a dif-

ferent material in contrast to the dross.Thetsleeve may bo short or long,but itismost often the former, On tho sklrtoof Pflneejw gowns there is nearly always«f shaped iltnineo, usually vandykod roudthe top and sometimes merely simulatedby jmean* of. cord op ombroldery carriedroundi tho frounce, whether real or slmn-mted, .flenerftlly run*,' l6 nbou't sixteeninoheg'fii depth."SomVof tlia1shirts for morning wear,

made of spotted dolalno or of viyolln,are frequently1 trimmed with fine crow*tttckmgs on tliet back and on boih sidesof thorfront.1 'The perpendicular tucksarearranged, In vows of four, flvo, or six,with intervals of an Inch between, thohorizontal '"ones being arranged in tksamo sequonee, Kpaulettss of the mn-torial aro also a .feature of somo of tholatest sliJrtri, Uwso composed of Riipor-posed stitched bands boing mado to fibneatly over tho shoulders, while themitred endn arc finished with very tinymittonsof mother-of-pearl. For wearingwithshirt blouses,thoro are oil mannof otsilk andlacostocks nnd ties and turn-overcollar, bands,. There is anendless varietyof beautiful filmy slocks. Among tho mostdainty nr.e the stocks of silk bobbinetoverlaid with liouis embroideries In lightpastel shadesj the, bobblnot is lined withohllfon, while on the outside n line ottiny pink and blue roses surrounds thotipper,andlowere^go of. the neckbnnd, aswell as tho circular ov cape-collar that Isfastenedround it. Silk-embrolddredUtnvover neckbands are in great varioiy, nndno aro tho stock iieikbatuln mndo of silkor ribbonIn overy desiredshadennd pat-tern. .

HANDKEROHIEF-POOKETS.— ,«»■,...■......."We nre pussaled to death to find a

place for our handkerchiefs, pockets be-ing without a plijco In the economy ofmodern dress." ,AVell (comments thoWestern Mall), wßy not a dainty artistichandkerchief-bog insldo one's parasol—something that.wquldbo fixed to the wild-ing piece that holds the ribs together,ftiul which, iiißload of being unsightlywhen tins article, was opened, wouldreally benn ornnincnt. Or tako the clus-ter bow ot stuftjwo usually havo abovethe handle, Wily not deilun this so a«to contain a litjlo pockot, in which, bythe way, wo cotiid carry, in n'dclilion toA handkerchief, our iinm ticket*und othertrifles? yhe importance of the pocket

Sains grGiil|y tyid nil tho more becauseesiunei's absolutoly refuse to consider it

hi their mode*, i

Tho llounefteepet\mm a 1- ■ Tllll

HOME HINTS.The Smoll of l'nint.-*Wy bmnlng a iew

lißiidfuls of juniper boirics on n char-coal lire 111 the middle of iho room, youenn lemovo ull Rmell of paint. Tho win*<lowb, chimney, and' doiA- should bo

j stopped ns closely n» possible, 'and nftor24 hours 110 trnce ot tho f»mell will ro-main. 'I'lio simplest romody of all is

t lo open doors nnd windows to lot in a1 coiiHlnnb supply of fresh air until thoj paint Ik hardened, but when time is

un object, tho former remedy may be'udvantagcoiifily employed,

Tea or Cofteo Stuina.~-Kor otalns madet by fruit, tea, or coffee, etc,, nothing is. >»o usoful to keep by one sin some ja-J voile water, which enn bo bought of aI chemist, or prcparod more cheaply ntf home. It is usually diluted with fourt parts of sofL Water, the wtninccl article. being soaked in it for novernl hours,1 then thoroughly washed nnd rinsed, when« it comes out elenr and white,» ' Bright Silver.— To keop silver brightl without the" continunl application of, powders, dissolve a small handful ofi bovnx 'n a pan -of hob wntcr, with a. little »onp. J?ub tho silver into this,( and let ib stand for fiovernlhouri. Pourj off the uttds, rinso the nrtloles in water,, dry with ft wft cloth, and then polish, with ft leather. This is a quick method\ of plate cleaning and < a vory effective, one. '

)f Finger Mark* on Furniture,— Finger, marks on furniture may bo removed byI rubbing with a little wvoefe,oil. Vine-

gar watercleans and brlghifnggilt frames,Use one part of vinegar to throe of\ wa.t«r, and apply with a brush.

To Prevent Burnt Oftkes.— Cakes will1 nob bum ftb bho bottom when baking if1 a littlePrtlb Is sprinkled on tho oven^1 shelf undor tho enkc-tin,1 SOME BAVOUttIES.|. Sftvonry Bretssel.— Mako a paste with

Jib of flour. 60?, fresh butlur, 4o« gratedcheese, andi tv\ good dtisb of cayenne j

I roll this out likepuff pastry, cub it inboi strips three or four inches long and a, quarter inch or so wide; roll these out

in your well-flourednands Into pipes likemacaroni," then twist each into a sort'of,true lovers' knot1 place on abutteredbaking eh«et, brash over with egg yolkand milk,"sprinkle withchopped devilledalmonds, and bake.

1 Souffles Mignons do Honrnrd, frnppw.—Mince, finely four ounces of lobster,and mix thi», with a tablespoonful eachof thick cream and tomato mayonnaise,ft gill of jitsb .liquid- aspic, and ft goodseasoning of l«mon juice nnd cayenne jnovstir in a good tablespoonful of conr»oly choppedshrimps; one or two washed,boned, and, minced anchovies, and addat the last another iablcspooiuul each ofcream and tomato mayonnaise. Papersome smtill chhia, or other) eases in theusual souffle fashion) fill thorn up withthe mixture, pub a layer of stiffly-whip-ped cream .uenjsoned Avith (coralline pep«per on each,, And on this again arrange0. prawn halved lengthways and coiledround two or three capers, Set inthe charged ieo-enve for; half ,nn houror more till Mite firm nnu cold, thoughnot actually frown,1 then remove1 the pa-per and serveone for 'each person;'Soufflos de Satfmon Qlaco.—Hent eightor nine ounces' of cold snlmon 'free from»kln and hone, .etc., in Bufflcicnb whltowine and lemon juice to cover it, thenpound ib " smooth' whilsb hob, Now

■work in tho hard-boiled' yolks of twoeggs, two minced nnd boned anchovies,and a.rather strong seasoning of Frenchmustflrd,"flalt, cayenne, and ft few dropsof white tarragon vinegar ) mix Into this,ft gill of tho strained liquor in which youheated the fish, and in which you havedissolved ,hnlf nn^ounoe.of bost loafgelatinej sieve this nil. nntl mix it withhalf ft plnb of thickly-whipped, crenmseasoned withessence of anchovy, a dropor bwo of Tflbneco, and coralline pepper,Fill a, paper Bonfllo dnso with the mix*turo, and wbin the chargod cftve tillfirm, when you removo the paper andoerve.— The Queen.

SOME SOUPS.'

CucumberiTapioca Soup.— Peel threegood-sifted cucumbers, cut them in linlves,Booop out the sc«d», and then cut them inthin slices and cover with a quart of,white stock) simmer " gently for tonminutes, prcw through ft sieve j ndd onopint of milk, bring quickly lo n, boil,andndd twolablospoonfuls of granulatedtnplocft that!has been Bonking for tenminutes in half a cupful of cold waterscook for ten minutesand add ft tenspoon*ful of, salt, -ft snltspooiiful of pepperand ft Üblespoohful of grated onion. Putthe yolks' of two eggs or ft cup ofwhipped, croani into tha tur&on, bent

■them lightly, add ,the soup gradually,and serve.. , ''

Quick Turkish Soup.— Stir a teaspoon-ful of boof extract into, one' qunrb ofboiling wn,terj add a' tnblcspoonfulgrated onionnnd a enltspoonful of celeryseed. , When, this reaches the boilingpoint' pour ib .slowly over the well-Jjeaton yolks of two eggs. Have ready,drained, four tnbt(kpoonlulsof boilodrico jadd. nnd 'fecrvo at once.

Tomato Bouillon.— Cub twelve toma-toes into'Alices or blocks, or uso one canof tomatoes j add* a pint of water, aslice of onion, a bay leaf, ft little celeryKecd, nnd boil rapidly for ten,minutes.Press through a colander, ns much' oftho flesh ns possible. Add the well-bentcn whites of two osgs. bring quicklyto the boiling point \ boll ftve minutes,strain through cheesecloth. 'Jlio fleshyportion of tlio tomato thnt remains intho chee«eolotli mny bo pub nsido to beused for,flavouring sauces. Re-heab thobouillon, add.a cup of whipped cream,nnd servo at onco with strips of 'toaitedbread,

Brown Broth.— Put two Inblespoonfulsof butter in a' frying-pan') add two table,spoonfuls of chopped onion, two of chop-ped onrrolw, nud

#cook until a golden

brown* Pnfr llrtsp in a kettle \yith ftquart of boiling, ttntcr nnd a^brty leaf,and simmer for fifteen minutes ) pressthrough ft sieve. While the soup issimmering put about ft tnblospoonfnl ofaugar into (in iroh naiwopttn/nnH whenitbrowns nnd burns ndd two kblcspoon-fuls of chopped onions, then bwo orthree tablespoonfuln of'wnUr't add thisto the soup) add a tenspoonful of snlLnnd a salt«poonful of pepper. tStrnln'tho foup, return it, to t-ho koltle; nddhnlf a pint of blocks of bread thnt havebeon stirred up with beaten egg j bringib to ft boil, nnd servo with gratedoliee*cf,'— Home Journal,

She is a model of domestic careful-r^ss, has a speci'tt talent for makingbread, mid tnkos grcnt pride fn havingher loavw turn out well. ' One even-ing *he hnd sot the latch of dough toline in the liltrhcn, nnd was reading inthe parlour, «rhon her six-year-old boycame running to her, crying, "Mamma,ma'nme, there's a mouse jumped intoyour bread-panI" Tho good womansprang from her scat, "Did you tnkehim out?" she nuked, frantically. "No,but t dime just as good. Ithrew thocab in, <\nd clip's digging after him tobflat the buildI"

j Hio £xpoH»nco, IMr, A, T. Boalo, of Bcalc Brosf, Oakey

{Q.j, says !—" t erm recommend Chnrn-

i)orlniii's Colin. Cholera, nnd DiarrhoeaHeinecly to nil Ironblnu with dlnrrhoeaor bowel uomplninli, vforIlinvo used itfor tlißsu complaints myself, nnd wnscured. Hnvo porßitnded my, friends togivu it 11, trial, and in every inotnuce

,a euro was eftootedV*

A RemarkableCure

IN YOURMIDST.The Case ofMrs. A. MORRIS

I (BY A BPROUri URPOnTER.)To prepwe the ordinary cltlwn for tlmbattlo of life firm plncoshould bo givrn tosubjects which weuld provo most, »ervlo»-

able duiliiß one's career, and tb» ""extras

"conld bo liftrned »t leliuro. Ono of tliaprincipal things to know is how to tak»par* of one's henlth, or, Imving lostit, howib may bo regained. Tlioromarki of Mrs.Annie Morris, of No. 8 Klisißbith-itreen,Wellington, should Lo lulpful in this;respect.

«" AlthoughIhavelived \nWellington tot«ome coiisldoi'able'ltmb,11 said Mrs. Morti»to aBpeoial wrilar,"Iam nob a native ofthe plaeo, ns Ioomt from a suburb ofSydney, named Sttmmore.m\A Uiab Ib Ihopkoe where Ifirst foil Blok und ill somoycftrß aoo.""Din you think Itnecessary ta consult ftdoctor?"asked thoreporter.

111wan neb well informed in matters ofsloknosi then,"wasthoreply, ll»o Ithought)the only thing to bo dono mn to aeo 0.medical man. If the samo thing ooeurrodto mo again, though,1would think differ-ontly,because Iliave found ft aafo romedyfor thecomplaint1suffered with. Wtll.lvnmgoing to *ay tlmb the nudioine wliieh myphysioian ord«red me wan of no avail. Iddiet nob help mo aball. Hadib kwtme usIwaiib would nothavebten bo bad,but Ib1 \.hkopl -Slllin« WOrM' SeveraltimesIhad lo ttiko to myb«d nndUo thet«nfor a fow days until Ihoparalysing weak-

ness w»r« off a bit j bub it was an awful"triiggU bo keen up, even ab the bonb ofMmoß. When isaw thatIwa»nob mnklngany pragmaIconsultedanother doctor,andhis advlco was to go undor an operation.Ho lnalntatntrt that my liealtlt would boimtoh bebtor if Idid,but1objeottd to ibaltogether, and Iam Blad I,did .jnow,booiiuse Isavedmyself all thatrUkand allthat pain by baking thendtlc* wymothergavonw." , ,"What wa» your mothov's reeommenCta^tion?

" enquired tho interestedllitener,.'"She»aldIihould glv» Olwnontß Tonlo fttrial,aa clio waaaure Ib w«uld dojne thoworld of good. Ibwaaqnlbe afamily mcdl.

*olnowith us,1may taily»u, albhougiiIhadnot taken anymyself up to lhabUnto,for I,was fully ooonpiad tn doling myself witliwhat mymodioAlabtendanbn nad ci\4n mo.Howavor,Idid rs my mothar aaid, and Ui»tmproviments Iliad followed wara tha talkof that neighbourhood. Oonsbination wanona of my laading troublas, andIhad an.unmerciful limo both day and night Withthe worstkind of hvndacho youcould Uttnlcof, Really,sometimes Ihardlyknaw whamIwas or whabIwas doing j and a nastyta«to inUia mornings nanstattd mo far thorest of the day, 1 felt as if X wanted noFood at Ml, butthere woracoma kinds thnbt.could not keep down ovan after Ibadswallowedit,' Heartburn,pnlitsbonnathmyshoulder blade* and in my ohest. ROoafollcwod tho taking of food, wlrtlo Ihoagonising tortures Ibad noross'Jny loin*made mo think thad Hrlplit'n disease. Ialways wanted to lie down at everyobanoo,Ifull io weary,ami Iwns affected wUWgiddy ncniAtioim a dofcen times a day, Itanybody coughed I'd soroam with fright,boyou may tall how nervonaIwas, and. tlio(lightest thing would throw me into *■violent stale ofoxollomont. My noso usedto blood very frequently, und"tlio loss ofblood Iauslainad in that way mn*b havomaterially assisted In selling mo down t<taucli a frightfully fcoulo andnorvous bon-dttlon. Uponmy word,Iwas gotlliin qultoscared, nml .during my long hours of rest*Icaeneia my thouuhlß wora very woafnlIndeed," ,

"Ib would toko some timo to rrpovotfrom surh a condition as yon worn in,B\UC»P 1

""Not. so lo«R wi you wmlil think, for

Olcmants Toulo turned to ri.lioulo thn mnli.cinos 1 Itnil tnUen lirfore, liy building mo \ipvoiy rapidly nftor tlio lh.«t. singes of myIvcoMM'y wero pot over, Tho pwiim UmtibadItlnslcil my lif« Worn promptly sulnlucil,niiii 1 oouhl' nolunlly foM my vilalilyim-rcaslnj? oacb vook. 1 »lp|)t grandly andrrlidliPil my mr>uls imuiPiitriy, nmt licforolout; Iwas rntiiely free from ni'i'voußnrsi!and my digest lon wnn pi>rfpot. Inm underftn oblißalion to(jlcnu'nliTonlo for nil iMs,Mid Iwish ihowmUl tnknow ilipmi fftiMn,wiiioh you OMi publii-h in any manner youUiiuk fit,''

BTATUTOHY DKCt,ARATION.T, Anms Mowhh, nf No, S PllMhcih 'ti'Cft,

Welllimton, In Hio Ooloiiv ■>( N*« ?ili>U»rt, <lo»ol»miilv sml ulnwiflyiJfi'iiviotlisl1 limiMMirluilvr«ml die nnnpvnl rtnoiiincnl, ioiiMmliw ol twofolioJ, ftiul oiin»crnlHrh immlimM limn nnoto \\\n, nnrt tlml It oonlmns i\ml N i> linn»iid fAltliful Bcroinit i>t nn llliip'H nilOiro liy t'lcniwit* Tonli1 ninl nl l">l"> contnlnimv '"'I iwnnlMlnn It) |mi>ll«l< In nn\ «t»j mvMMcmnils wlili'li 1 nun ,\r.|»hlMil.\, wuiim.nTMUMnc «ny pujmrnili M"l I tnnko ihl< ",Ivmni|fp|»ii\ilmioniivifiiil<Miiilv litlloviim il\s «iviti*in lie,\m* »ml I\\ vliluc nliliniro>l-i"inof i\n Au,<>( ihnOtticiAl AMoniMvntNf»v K«kl«ml, Ilitllvileil "llm4usll«iof rcßPoAri, JSe«"

rvtUrct at Wfiilnsion, tliln «tnUi iUv r,(Vm «*nr UiontAi.il nlno tiiiinlfctl mul \hvct,bttoriDie,

"Lady*, this 'ere pudHing don't'smell

good." "Well, what's that gob to dowith ib? Ousb cab the pudding and don'temell ib."

"Whab is more weleomo than a fullmoon?" whispered tho poctio young man."A full ooalscuttlD," replied the prnctioalgirl, and them he snid nomore.

First Shop Assistant:What'a tiresomecustomer that womanisl Second Assist-ant;Yes ) she always knows what shewants, and she won't boko anything"else. ' ,' ', 1 ,

Wifei Is my hnt on straight, dear?Hiwband (in ft hurry)'1 Oh,' yes, quitestraight. Wife 1 Are you euro? uus-band1 Perfectly. Come on. WifoiAh, well. I'll have to'go b«c)f ngnin.You soe.lt'snob fushlonablo to wear thiskind of nab straight-.

The Inexperienced One (on Atl&nMoHricr, second day*out) s By GeorgeI j.nesea certainly fflvcsa, fellow ft jjreab ap-petite, Thfc Jsxperlenocd One1 Notgives,my boy— merely,lends,,

Ktholi Now, Mr, Petorsen, do youthink mo prettier than thorn Smythgirls? Mr,Petorient RnUierl But I'mno judge, you know.

Asoum 1 Iwns surprised to hent youask Harduppe for the lonn of a sov-ereign. You really didn't wnnb it, didy,o«? Wiseman 1 No\ bub Imispcctcdhe wanted one, andIsimply forestalledhimI .

School Manager (to tencher)1 Wo werethinking of having n. nico motto, framednnd put over your desk to encouragethe clilldron. How would "Knowledgeis wealth'1do? Teacher 1 Thnb wouianot do at nil. Tho children know howsmitH my wilnry is, nnd they mightdrawconclusions of their own1

Tho late Father Wnlrfi, of Otngo, usedto toll-the following story nb his ownexpense s— Mooting a Chinnmnn on theS;oldflold» one dny, he, as usual, stoppedor a yarn. "Well, John," said 110,

"how do you like the Englishman?" "Nolike© himI Him too inuchco plondl'"Well, what do you think of the Scotch-man?1' "No likco him tool Him 100blanky mean!" "Well, then, how doyou geb on with the Irishmen, John?''"Oh,nil 111' tllshmnn fine man, Ho nlloe«itmeo Chinnmnn1"

1 Tho Rev. Cnnon Honsley Henson, ofSt. Mavgni'ot'e, Westminster, is two«nnd-forty, and one of tho mosb striking fig-ures in the English Church. His mar-ringe, three yenrs ago, wns n, great mir-prise. "My dear, it's too bad," was;ho comment of nn insufficiently-informedlndy whenshe heard of his npnolntmenb."Why, his father was Lord Salisbury'scoachmanI" Wlinb she realty meant wasHint thecanon* father "coached" tho lalePrime Minister.

A Scottish lnd who flowedt\\ English-innn lnst summer as guldo on, a fish-ing trip hnd n> weakness, for claimingrelationship with all tho Influential f«m-lies in thnt part of Scotland. One daythe Englishman meb him on the roaddriving a. pig, and »aw <v little fun."Well) Donald," saidhe, "is thnb one ofyour grand relations?" "Oh— no," saidDonald, quietly, without tiro lonsb sus-picion, of a. emilej "Uinb is jusb an noqunlntanee

—like ysw>d\"

An' iold .pioneer, who hnd lived inTeXB« In the days of tho early colonists,wnu boasting of the good old times."Why, shy'lwns onco offered a leagueof land for tlpnlr of old boots." "Didn'tyou take ib?" *nMf iho person nddessod."No, sir, Ididn't." "Poor Innd, Ireckon?" "Why, bless your heart, sir,ib was the bosb piece of land' outdoors.Qrnss flvo feeb high, a clear stream ofwnter running through it, «nd an \m«developed silver mine in ono corner,<"And why in thunder didn't you makothe trade?" "Beoause," «nid tlio oldman. regretfully, "becnuw)Ididn't luwotho boots."

"THE UNKNOWN ALICIA."

Ib takes a good deal (says the Bulletin)to stagger an Aimlrnlinn postmaster, bub0110 of them rocked on his baais a whileback on receiving n letter front tho vastinterior of Portuguese Kast AfriOn. Sttirtletter contained a pretty girl's photo, nnaplstlo nddtossed to the "UnknownAlicia," nnd nn earnest appeal* to thoP.M. to make every effort 10 ascertaintho original of the wholo nnd dclivor thounknown Alicia's letter to her. The P.M.rounded up his icUev-cnvrievs, nnd amntigthem they placed tho lndy. It seemsAlicia knew nn ofllcer on n trnmp stonui-or, nnd wrote him enrn of tho Londonagents. Woinnn-like, she only pnl Ihoname of her town nt tho hend ol tho lnt«ter. The agents only remembered onoman of that name, and foiwnrticd tholetter lo himnt theP.0., Capetown, ThoCnpctown postalofficials didnt know himfrom nn antelope,but they hnd a redirec-tion ordev for thn fnmc nnmn, nndAHpWrletter capered over throo«pnii» of Afrion,nnd d/idged mtitiy lions nnd other wildanimals," before being handed \\t <lmwronpt innn in the fnr, dim interior, Buihe- rend It, nnd \\n» impnv-snl, nnd whinAlicia read hi* letter she «ns impressed {nnd lite oul of >l wno llul n slnb ot in-digcsiTblo enko Ims ju«,t tcnuhrd thnt poU-iup«ler hv\n Porluguvso lia«i Ah'MX

ALLEGED HUMOUR.A PATCH.

(A IjiUhei'-HurbfUildnii Version atSwinburne.)

The pihk is what, the ro<.o is,Tho lily like tho phlox j

T make them grow together,Tn bright or cloudy wenther,In llrlda or flowcrful closes,

In potor window-box—

The. pink is what the roso is,Tho lily like the phlox.

Tile pear nml the tomato,Tho pickle,nnd tho plum,

Now fraternise, an brothers,And 1have planned nome others—I'vegrowna sweet potato

That gives uschowiiig-gum,l'aircd witli tho pear-tomato,

The pickle und the plum.Wifh sugar-cane nnd quincesAnd watermelon-vinoI'll grow youenns of jelly;Or slrnnds of vermicelli-Such tho boheminn minces

And calls both fair and line—With sugnr-canc and quincesAnd watermelon-vino,

The pumpkin and tho apple,Thoapriocp-t nndpeach,Blend(inahybrid, handylo boil the luscious candy,Or can be turned to (scrapple,Commingled ench withpnch—Tho pumpkin nnd the npplc,Tho apricot andpeach.If burdock leaves were lettuce?If onion tops were rye?Butwhy bospeculatingTHpoakup, and don't stand waiting*Such problems do not fret us—You need not idly sigh i"Ifburdock leaves worelettuce,;Andonion tops were ryeI"The pink is what the rose i#.Tho lily like thG phlox—Ijoin the pear and pansy,lopleasemy idle fancy,They call RUch work osmosis,But theories itmocks—Thopink is what the rose is,

The lily like the phlox.—Wilbur D. Nesbit inUnrpor'eMagazine.

A STUDIOUS GIRL.A girl who could spell Deuteronomy' Andhad studied domestic economy,

Went to skate at therink, "And, n« quick as wink, . ,

1 She sat downtostudy astronomy..

HEOBEYEDORDERS.There lives in Washington n physician

whohas a ten-year-old son,aboy ofl greatspirit, but with no' over-abundntioe ofstrength. Not long ago tho boy securedhis father's-permission to join a campingparty organisedby boy» in tho neighbour-hood ( but in tho parting instructionstlitro was one restriction,

'"Now, my boy," said tho father, "Idon'li wishyou to go out in your'cousin'sBob's canoe. He nnd those other ladsare quiteuwd to the water, bub you arenot j nndyou haven't as yot learned to isitstillnnywliere. You'llbo,wilh them buba,short time, nnd with the other nmu*e»ments you'll have, you cftn afford to letthe canoe nlono this visit, 10 that, yourmo'lher Millnotbe worrying all Iho wjifleyourenwny," ,

The boy promptly gave tho desiredpro-mtao. On his return he was most en-thusiastic with regard to tho pleasureshe had enjoyed.

"Didn't mind not canoeing a, bit,father." sdd he. "The only- time-, theyused the canoe,anywny, wnV the last day.to go over to the other shore, Bub Irememberedmy promise, and Iwasn'tgo-ing to break it at the lastMinute. SoI«\vltm across,"

TOO OLD;Ayoung man whom* love of flowers nnd

nil things green nnd growing compelledhim to ostnldish his home in the countryinvited, his old chum, Brown, lo spendSunday.

Brown was received with nilappropri-ate honours, nnd all the attractions wereduly displayed to his polllo, but notover-keen gaze, for he wns somewhat de-ficient in that primal passion for a gar-den which lias- come down through' thogenerations from Adnm.

At ench meal he listened courteouslyto eulogies of "our own make" viands. Hebore patiently "our own milk, lettucefrom tho frame you saw, peas off th*vino at "tho tack, and so on. Bub atlast it got to this1

"Harry, T can recommend this chickenespecially,Iraiseditmyself."

Then tho worm turned— nfter the flwbmouthful of chicken— and with '& endsmilo remarked 1"No, Will, 1enn't bolleve that, You'veonly beenhere a littleover fouryears,."

"Whttb did you do with nil those un-paid bills, Julia?" "I saw they worebeginning to worry you, dear, so 1de-stroyed themI"

"Wr» your husband lucky during thelnat race meeting?" "Yes," answeredyoung Mrs. Torkinsj "he sprnlnod hisankle and1couldn'tattend."'"The modern Englishman," wrllea ftcontemporary, "is »nid to be nddlng aninch every ten yenrs lo her elatnro,"

-It

should therefore be easy to foretell theheighb of tho future linglishwomnn albliny given period. She should be"divinely tail" a century hence, ,

A story is told of tho ready wit ofMr. Asninnll, a Victorian barrister. Hewas nddrwlng n. meeting Dome y&awngo in Victoria, nnd at the close of -hisspeech questions were nfked. A mem-ber of his nudieiice rose nnd tusked)"Aspinnll, whatmakes your face nored?""Blushing nt your impudence, air," was'the prompt nnd crushing reply."I never hesitate j Igut up the steam

nt onco. In short, Iboil at low totn«perntuw," boasted v, silly y'oui.,j studentto Lord Kojvln on one occnalon. "Well,but,' i'emnrked the scientist grnvely,"thnt implies a vacuum in the upperregions."

fiMy boy," said tho financier, "younwH remember that you can't cab yourenko nnd have it," "Bui, father," theyoung man commented, '"surely Icankeep my own enko and cat tho otherchap'H?" The light, of a. Brent joy shonoin lho*fnther'» ryeß, He foresaw forhis «on n splendid future, Seldom, in-deed, had ho heard the vllnl principle ofhigh finance m convincingly lnid down.

A Cardiff insurance agent telln of anamusing experience whilst ennvawrtng.Having ascertained from a portly lndvtho fact that all the family were assured,ho urbanelyasked her if she wished himto close the door. "Nay, lnd," fhosnld, "leave it open ) there'llbo anotherinsurance agent round 'cie in ». minuteor two."

A company of soldiers wns drawn upfor church parade In a bnrrack-enunve,but the church was being repaired andcouldholdonly half of them. "Sergeant-major," shouted the colopol, "tell nil thomen who do not want to go to churchto fall out on tho reverse flunkI" Alarge number quickly nvniied thoimclvesof tho privilege. "Now, seruennt-Major," said the colonel, "dismiss nil themen who did nob fall out, nnd marchIho others to church 5 they need itmost!" ,

An oxnmlner witdiod to brine nome toa oln«s of children the fntc that befellidle people, Ho n^kctl the chism whowere tho people who not nil they couldnnd did nothing in leturn, There wnsoilenco, but, nt lust a little girl, mindfulot her home, said, "l'lcasc, sir, it'sJwbiwr

11our, verse, nnd Illustration.' We ni'eglad to »08 from tho notices to corre-anondents' thftt tho editor is discourag-ing a clasa of literary work that hasdone nob.a little to discredit Australia.To on*6 Would-be contributor he sfiyai— '"Australia 'fen'b all tragedy and tears—it's '«. ,cheerful country" j and to an-other, ''Wo think It time that the beery,hopoWi' sordid eido 9! tho AustralianBush vtM given a »pell." Mr.' OfniUHervey/ occupies six pages with "TheHeart tfit the Hempfre," a jaundic«dcurlcature 'of Britain. The "Hempire'sdi«ea«ed, heart" is "atrophiad," "weakand pulsate**." The author it quite im-partial In'ione «ense— he has Mot a goodword forf anyone. "Thereltes" deploresthe growirreverence of a. certain ck«sof AusMfcHttti" literature, and- to illtwtrtite hi* point quoteswhathe deems oneof the worst examplesin full— nn error ofjudgment." The editor contributes ashort .'.itMfr. Mr. Edward,"Palmer's"Dre'tutt City" i» ft grnoeful little poemwith thd genuine ring/ There is stillconsiderable room for improvement, Inthd Illustrations, tm*. the editor deservescoflßfatutoMoji for his determination, un-der many difficulties, to encourage Au*tralltm 'Ifterftture and art. ' -

The tfortti" American 'Review for De-cember contains an artlelo startling Jntit!e-"Sir'H*nry Iwing* *!,*» ff. Aus-tin'" Both /wo dead, and died within'&few'wieeks 61 each other, th1* Author ofthe tippreoiatioagoifig'flMt. ' . '

Messrs. Ohatto and Windtw haveissued.the "prospßOtus of'Tlie-Romancßof the "Sbtitli Sfenrf," by Clement 1..Wragge,'tyR.GLS., well known in. AwtrahMSia«s^ meteorologist «rrd leohtour.The book/'whioh deals with New Cale-donia, Barotonga, Rakitoa, fIM Tahiti,will' eotitali) ,elght.yfour Jlhistrntlolis.Mr. Wragtt^ intends torevisit New Zm-lattd during1the current year, with newpictures'qfHhd Marry heayens, ' ,

'The\ByoW Worker gives n, lisU-whkhmight'be expanded—of Australianpofetfl whose lives have had a sad ftp

tragio'eridi ' ttatuia AdanU(Ifc iays) «ht>thityd'olf Ift, the \M stages of emwump.tion', age',tt^out, 39. Gordon shot him-ustt. a,gt& 37." Kendall passed away!'at40; after diunhaopy hfo. 13oake hanacdhimself at 24. Marcus Clarke diodsadlyab'34,andyjtctor Daley under ilistrartinßcirctunWrices < 'at, the comparativelyyouthful age of 47. , , .'Two books were bought uy Mr.Quaritoh. of Icmdon, at a Vienna col-lector's',sate,' tin £1876 ai^d £1126 re-spectively. Thefirst wa» ii fine exampleof Cioero'fl "Of^citt et tjumdoxft," flritedition,,1466,7pubH»hod by Schocffer AndFuiti of Moyence. The,other was a flf-tbenth century book of woodoutK,senting thftjApooalyipso of St, John.'

Holman Hunt has related a, patheticepisode In' the life of Mlllnis. An.exhi-bition' of his 'collected works woo beinghold in the'O'fOsvkor Gallery. A lady,an' acquaintance,'met the (irtlst on thestairs, as he loft the gallery, with'headbowed;down. "Ah," said Millais,>"yousee me uamaimed. Wei'., I'm notashamed1

'of. avowing that in looking atmy earliest pictures Ihave been over-

come with chagrin thatI»b far failedIn my maturity to,fulfil the full forecastot wy youth;"

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The Mayenoe correspondent of theRappel announce* the death recently ofthe elder, of the msfc descendant* ofOutenberg, :Baron Adolphe 'Molsberg,who for maitty years diveda *olitary Hien.the Isle of Lang^tiau on the Rhino,He was at one tlmo a tji'aveitar in the,Bast," and wrote somo .philosophical>tudies. Hl* wife and'children prede-seasedhimRoirie*years ago. His youngerwoth&r, <v>retired general, is unmarried,md with Mm, apparently,, will ,dl«ap-iear the liwfc of the descedants of thenv&ntor of typography,'There ha« -recently been transferred'rom Scotland to the United " Stateswrites the London Outlook) one of the[neat sets in private hands of the fourjhakaspeare foilo*. 1 The sum paid,310,000, is quite unparalleled,either inho'auction roomsjor by private treaty,tfhe folios were 1a th»(

library «f Miv B.

WE REMOVE IN EIGHT WEEKSTO NEW PREMISES.

It is urgently necessary lo dispose of our present .sUxkNo Mati'kr How Grkat iiik SackikickBUT WE MUST DO IT IN SECTIONS,

FOR INSTANCESome hundreds of BRONZKS, VASKS, and FRUIT" ?,T,^?PS.ai |DOr contt discount, or exactly

Half Usual Prices.

Ten dozen LADIKS' .CIIATKLAINK IWiS, .ill newfirst quality, at 50 por cont. discount, or oxacllyHalf Usual Puces.36 dozen KNITTING SILK, in ioz. reels, splendidcolours, for 3/- dozen,

300 JAPANESK FIRK SCRKKNS, porfcctlv now nt50 per CGnt. discount, or exactly Half UsualPrices.36 dozen BEST CRINKLED PAPER, full rolls 2/-bundle of 12 rolls.- ' '

I 12 dozen FANCY PAPER TABLE CENTRES. Usual; price 1/3 each, for 8d each,

SPECIMEN GLASSES,. VASES, TEA SETS, andBreakable Goods generally, at just what we can eotI for them, rather than risk moving,

PRINGLB'S69, LAMBTON QUAY.

V"' KIBkIDALDIE & STAINS, LTD.great Summer Bale.;

, COLOURED DRE3S GOODS. RIBBONS. <!I ' Wonderful'value* 'Iri freah up-to-date Dress .InourRibbon Department'you'can find eveVy<- i< Materials. ■ ,■■ . '

wantedshade and width. ','",'" '

as pieces COLOUREDDRESS MATERIALS, fl°° PPf«c«»f«c«» oi RIBBONS, comprising TaffetasIn marone,,brown, navy, electric,icardinal, , and Mervs.. In good tange ot shades, widths■ reseda,fawn, turquoise. Splendld'value fromjto J>Inches Worthfromr/i to i/£ yard

I ■ ,.>,,<»,, Sale price 1/3 yard' '. ■ ■' , , Sale prlce,6(i^' ,■, .

SO pieces P,LAIN COLOURED DftfiSS MO piecesdf RIBBON,all reversible(Taffetas,andMATERIAL,Indarkcolour*' " ' , in almostevery shade Worth 1/3 yard. « ■ Saleprice1/8 yard

',' '-' ' f Sale^prlcd Qd , , sh' " ""' ''' " ' ' ' '

, ♥60pieces,beinganoddhfotFANCY RIBBONS "

lt , ,CR!ERfE,OEICHENES:: .",■..',,.

' l^'et^^'CREPE-DE-CHENE, flo irfches wide, Jn Ivory, ' . " ' ",«'."'.■

-crdam, whU«,- sky, turquoise, grey, navy.

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" ' BLOUSES.brown, toeda, nil, rose pink, gold,hello,and" wcwwrw i?r amwpt rii'hfrtft?e *'n ' 'back ' Saleprice 'l/4yard FRENCH FLANNEL,BLOUSES,,,, all cwam ,,„ ■ " ' ort«Prifco i/ryara grounds,withcolouredembroldery '(CREPfi.DB-CHENE, 34 Inches wide, In all . .'. .UsualVice ri/d, Bha<tes

' 'i Usually a/6* yurd ,» ,'»..!.'

■. Salo-price 8/1,1:Ti

- . '!.'"'.'.;I >*\ SalePffco 1/8, f WHITEEMBROIDERED,LINEN,aLdOSESi'r,

' ' - " . handsomely embroidered,good jfyMng■

( ;'box:robe3, 'tt v: ; ■;";; &i€i{f

40 COLOURED BOX-ROBES,Inwool, taffeta, JAP,SILK BLOUSES,handsonieiy'emftroiddrod,< " -and volley Skirt ready made,material and , , Incream, (navy, cardinal Usualprice tfi/6

'trimming forbodice ...... "" '

Safe priceifiQ '\,"V> ' Stl«fWifll« '47''4?' 150 EMBROIDERED DELAINE BLOUSES, ■' .■ Saleprice,19/0 . H , o

eream» and-cblours,-all being smart,,upS' ' , ' datagoodsand well cut '■■

SILKS/ ' ' - -Usual price ifl/6, 13/6, ij/6, 17/6, 19/6,21/.,

Tha largest and finest assortment of .shades In 0,1- S&S/fl Ii'l? Wffl Ift/A ia/a■ JAPANESE SILKS In.New Zealand,. Ex. , Sflla &%t& '' .' /('19/6;cellentInqualityand finish,and are 7 mome* 1

' '' ' . "'Japanese'weight,37 Inches wido

' . . t Aoea ' ''"">■**. ' Salo price1/8 yard

' ' ' ■ LACEB< ' ' ■<.ORIENTAL SATINS, In emerald green,reseda, GUIPURE INSERTIONS, Inappllquo'. *- brown, andheliotrope

-Worth a/dyard? effects, a clearing line »I/11 dozenyards

■ ' ■ Saleprice 9d . 5000 >rds PARIS, WHITE, and 'CREAItfCOLOURED PEAU-DE-SOI SILKS,for

" ' ' GUIPURE INSERTIONS, straight edges,evening wearand opera cloaks > ,■' . fancy cdSeß»Se8» antl appllquo effocts, over 300,'/

' ' ' 'Worth 10/6 yard ■■' designs to select from " ,

, , . Saleprice 4/11, '4W to14/6 yard, loss 4/..In £ dtaoount

"&Z& -'. ,' REWNANTS.'

v ( NOVELTY NECKWEAR, :" 'All remnant/of SILKS, VELVETS, VEL.

''LADIES' SILK TlES,' printed .effectSj hem- <

, VE'MENV COLOURED aMw BLACK stitchededges- ,' Worth 13 each\DRESS GOODS,, SATEENS, PttINTS,%ie, t ■ >.. " . / Saleprice 41d

to be soldat half-pHee, . ECRU' LACE TIES. Special clearingHim', ».. v.' '

'■ ■ ■ Atod and 1/6 each'

FOR OUR GIRLS ','. ■ , - . / . < UNDER-PRICED (UNDERSKIRTS,

, Salep» 3,i&,*itolfa7/0SoY,. '. „,,Usuffly"3 t,Sfffll'lft%* »U " - '

GIRL'» COATS awo SKIRTS,a fpMtal lot to- . Sale.pric« M9f *h> 2/3, 2/11, 3/3,3/B.to8/3

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Yba.c.leafe^ fleMt'rfgf ' , . A Special Job Lino of OLACE SILK UNDBRv.-Usually 10/(5, f3/<5, u6, t6'6, *(,{>.to W&' ''

, SKIRTS, tobe clearedat bargain\tk6n. ,. . Sale prlco 45/3,0,3, 7/3,0/3, 10/. to 12/9 , < - , Saleprfco 0/11, 13/8,17/6

Every Department is offering Bigger, Brighter,&More Money-Saving Bargains than ever before.

Inaformer article attention wasdrawn1tb some defects in the practice of dairy,farming, which imperatively demand re-'form if the industry is to make satisfac-tory progress. It was pointed out thatgroat Improvement could easily be made'in the class of cows kept for milking,and that the quality of butter at present

1produced was often injured by careless■handling of themilksuppled to factories,i The farmer, it would seem, has failed to, grasp the necessity of progroSV in his own;methods to correspond with the- groat ad-ivance made by 'the substitution of thoi faotory system for theprivate dairy. This. step has praotically ennnged the rough

and ready methods of the farmer's wife, for a process of manutacturt which ap-proaches,nearly to th« accuracy of a la-

iBorftlory experiment performed with nilj the apparatus,of an exact »plence. Most'people are aware that cream.should beripened before being made into<butter,owing to tho fact that fresh owbot pro-duces a- butter lacking in fkvouV and'ofpoor keeping qualities. There is an o*f>vtstage of ripeness neoes&ary, and in pri-vate dairies thatstage was generally sup-. posai to have been reaohedi at) the timewhen it was most convenient to ohufln,with the result that the butter varies

1 considerable in,quality from week toweek. The temperature of churning hastv great influence on the butter produced,'but without refrigerating apparatus itwas impossible for the farmer to makeeven passable butter in a hot season,Heaae it was thai) the,buttor. produced

, from private dairies never had that uni.fornilyhigh quality whioh is essential in.;order to obtain tho highest price,

Tito factory system rises superior tothese difficulties. The milk wlien do--livered by the supplier* is weighed, anda1 sample taken to be tested for butter-fat. The milk is cold, andmust be worm-'ed before being separated, as otherwise

,much creamisTost;. It is thereforeheat-.cd to about 100 degrees. Th« cream onissuing front th* separator is. next pas-- tourieed, which is accomplished by heat-ing it to about 160 degrees, and keepingit at that temperature for about ftventyminutes and then aooling it quicMy toabout 66 degrees. It is not necessary todiscuss the arguments for and againstpasteurisation,♥as the best authoritiesagree that it is desirable, The result ofim« process is that the bacteria1whichwould produce ripening and1 ultimatelyfermentation are destroyed' by the heat,and the rapidcooling leaves the creaminft condition littlefuvuutable to bacterialgrowth. Pasteurization has destroyedmany bacteria which would have pro-duced undesirable qualities in thebuttor,but theprocess hut unfortunately destroy-ed the- wheat with the tares, in otherwords, has removedthebacteriaessentialto the ripening process. The cream i» inthe-condition of a seed bed1with no seedplanted in it. The object of the buttermaker Is to provide a "srarter," whichshall sow In wo cream the bacterialcrop'required to produce,abutter of approvedflavour. To produce the "starter" apuroculinre is obtained from' the Departmentof Agricultnre or elsewhere,'and mixed! witha quantity of whole milk, which hasbeen heated nearly to boiling and then

■ cooled. In anout twelve ktmrs the'"starter" Is ready, and may be added tothe, cream., a small quantity being pre-served to form tho foundation for the"starter" of the following day. Withpropey care the s,ame "starter" may bott««d for months, andonly rtpkeW ftK«ft,it shows signs of deteridratfori, It canbe readily understood thatwhen the pro-peramount of "starter" to added to cream'kept at a suitable temperature, the pro-wot of riponing canbe regulated with theI greatest nicety so that the cream will beready for churningat the appointed time.It isnot necessary to describe thepreeau-

1 lions taken in elmmlng and working th*butter, as enough haslieen said to showthatbutter making inanup»to'date fac.'tory leaves nothing to chance, but thateach stage is .egulated withscientific ao-curacy The conditions *w very differ-ent andperhaps less attractive than'thoseexisting In the old-time daTry, describedw well in "AdamBed»,»wterß Hetty Sor-rel tossedand pattedher pounds of butterwith such grace that even Mrs. Poyswforebore from severe criticism oL)tor per-formance.' ', Ono good point about New Zealand'butler Is its extreme dryness, whioh isowing to the fact that churning isstoppea when the buttor granules avovery small and the washing done withvery cold water. This treatment distrl-butts the moisture ev«niy throughoutthe whole massj without any appearingon the mirfnoe, Although it is profitablefor the butter maker to sell water at theprice of bittter, It is satisfactory that thefactories In New Zealand'have too much,regard for the roptihtlon of their pro.duet to attempt to ndd mote' than a faitpercentage of water, The sam« feelingdoes not, however, restrain many of thebutler dealers ln Kngland, who buy NewZealand butter, and add n laiue amountof water oi skim milk and mftke thersbyconsiderable profits, ,Th« present de-mand in the Homo market for unsaltedNew Zealand butler!» largely due to therequirements of thesebutterblenders,andthe Agricultural Departmenthas warnedfactory proprletow of the purpose forwhichnmaltedbutter is probably bought.The butter is not sold fts New Zealandproduce, but the market for good butterla injured, and large profits madeby theblenders,in whtehthe Nbw Zealand farm-or has little or no share,

In the reports of factories reference isoftenmade to "ov,er.run,".anda wordInexplanation of that term may bo of in-levotit. Tl» Babftook tester determinesthe quantity of bu^ier-fnt In, lite milk,and,the suppliers avopaid a certain priceper pound for, the butler-fat their milkcontains. As, however, butter containsonly about 86 per conb. of.fat,.water,salt,andcasein makingup thebalance, ibis clear that far more pounds.of bntterwillbe turned out annually than arepaidfor as butter-fat, This, excess, is knowntil "oyer-run," and Its existence makespossible tho bonuses which so often chtorthe hoart of the dairy farmer when thefactory accounts mmade up at tin endof the season.

The Oarnam Mall says that the lnstof those who hadbeen experimenting forthe eradication of (he OAlifnmlati thlslleon Totara flnWtod their treatment *c-coming to the Government provision on3Jst December, the jrieatpr number hav-ing given up In disgust long before.Tho general result allows Hint tho ma-jorlty of tho Bpccillcs, instead of de-stroying tho weed, appearedto stimulateits growth. The Government iimpootorswill visit lotora and report upon thoeffects of tile litter expeWmGitts In thocourse of a fow week*. Various pie-pavatlons are said to be Infalliblo inthe destruction of the thistle, but thesehave generally cither proved useless orso expensive m to bo prohibitive, someof them costing up to B6l» ftT 670 petacre lo dean the ground. For thethistle no remedy has been found tnthe Dominion bnt keeping tho groundwell turned up nnu bleeding the plarttcontinuously. It would appear, judgingfrom experience in theso parts, thnl theCanadian treatment will have to boadopted to cope with (lie weed.Caterpillars nt Apollo Bay, Victoria,have committed such dninnco that insome easel it has been found tieceftiavyIto rGttQVi It&cJ t? grtihpMtur^

Slowly, butnone th* lew surely, theocean-oarrying nmldependent solely onthe unbought windfor*he propulsion, isbecoming but a memory of a gloriousput, mp^SyrenTnd Shipping. In »W years both the #lnd-jam«w and tho

£23 tftr i^itflreher Ifoe almost forgotten. ... The

wind-jammer Is n!t good enough in thetwentethcentury,«itier forUnitedKing-Amshipownersor for officers. Norway,MnlMdritoly, a«d Germany «. buyingup second-hand ships .whfeh'have done 'giod service under theWtth Red En- 'fign, almost ibr «ie provarbial wng, in«twne instances} flndthe»r»M3els nob In- ,frequentlyearn'protfoVSnew own-ers in precisely'the KamMrasde asbeforethe transfer to « fowianUsg. AnIronship at 30s per ton2 register, and 60s ,for a steel vessel, j,ftb ftlit a bargainj

,even though 20 or 30 years of age. SomeOf these veterans have been idlo quite a ltime S«cond-h«nd BriUsM^mers sharea like fate. But there is a dlffe»nce 'botirem tho two kinds Of caxgo-caniew ■which are deemtd out of tdat« by UnitedKingdomshipowners, l^sw steamersare ■

incessantly being,launched, either on or-der or onspeculation,to rsplacethose soldto foreign flags,but new sailing ships arealmostunknown,evenin yards famous forihsir outputof'this claYof vassal. In'

both esses, though, the foreign acquisi-tl6ns at once comjete with "he vesselssailing und«r the British■ flagiand theyoftm;toM*f«btSKnW<SitalSV«W: »v«n where th TBritlshshipn >kept rurmlnn In preference to remaining

,pn thomudIn some sequestered spot, sheis not a grand success. In conclusion,the writersaysi"As regards theEnglish<wil np; ship, there is little feat, on ourpart, ofcompetent contradictionwhen wemn>t that sli« Is no longera factor to bereckoned withinIhe world's ocean-carry-ing trade. But her memory willremaingreen for soms time, despite the naturalchangein ships and increws."Shipping is distinctly on the boo>n in^Italy. Hod;;{he Italianshave,beenbuy-ngupsecond-hand tonnage,rightandlefts wellkmnm, but they awno lem activein acquiring new vessels. The Genoajomwondwtof anEnglish paper advisesthatItalian owners have now about 100,-MOteiis in course of construction against30,000 to 40,000 torts In formw years,Railway and harbour business is auora«pldly advancing.It must be many years'.since thwefcas been such a»plethora of losses attea due to abnormally bad weather inyaiious parts of the world, says anEnglish paper dated December, refer-ing to 1006. There have been yearswhen a hurricane in the West Indleiihas wiped a number of vessels off theeffective Hit, or an exceptional stormIn the Bay of Biscay has accounted forthe loss of many steaniers in the courteof a few hours, but this year has earneda reputation of Its own which will as-suredly live In the memories of under-*«$"» jw * long time to come. ■ AI-ready 60 vessels have been posted al ,Lloyd's as "missing," and that number.)of course, is only a fraction of the totallast as a direct consequence of severeweather. In the early part of the year,the Atlantic was accountable for quitea crop, Including such fine ships as theOlehburn, Moy, and Alclnous, and thesteaniers Mars, tfrexhfleid, and OUta.Such a run of misfortunes has beenknowii before, as, for example, in 1899,when so mnny steamers wenfc n-missingwhen crossing the Western Ocean home*wardbound. But the summer was notfar advanced when the Horn began totake its toll, and the reports of shipsbutting into ports 6f refuge, in tli skd-1ly'battered condition were the flratwarnings of what might be expected tofollow,. Since then, news has come tohand of one fine sailor after anotherfoundering, or being wrecked or 'abun-doned, and the lengthy list of "out-of«timers" on the outward Pacific voyage

"at the present time is sufficient evidencethat the tale is not yet told. As Ifthis were not enough November brings& hurricane such as hn« not btftn knownfor years in the Bay of Biscay, anddome eight or nine steamers have madetheir last voyage Inconsequence.

Referring to tho ,flro on the barqueHfttft, nn Australian paper says theheatfrom tho Hata wasJntpnse, and It waswith Ibo utmost difficulty that the tug-boats could approach the blaring vessel,However, by clever handling, they <yefeenabled to gH close to the stern, and byJudiciously bumping thd disabled shipsucceeded in atoning her safely tliruugjithe labyrinth of shrpplng towards ital''low water. The captain and crew o the,Itata cfflwled aver'llw side of thrir ihlp,

iHfe.tt&lfti1. «»..r«ffrom any point the burning ship present.

a licry mass, wnno tno masiß ana y»rcis. ,

ground aball tho brlgantlric Koiigsbyrdj(and imirißdlately a ldud explosion ptcut

red, rawinga vibration that wits felt,Inthe'city ahd for several miles arotind.In quick siweession several other expo-slows oceurrod, and the iron Sides of thevobkcl buljged, while the deck plankingand low hamper, all burning brightly,wore thrown high'lnto the afr. Whpnthe fire was at its height thd steel fori>mast, the base of which had been softonedby the Intense beat, fell dverbooro,carrying with it the main top-gallantmast andamass of burning rigging, Afew minutes afterwards tho mammambent over,hnd also went by the board,bearing withit tho miaeii ton-must andaheap of tangled' cordage, The mlr.tion-mast and yards, being of wood, con-tinuod to'blazo,and grout sheets of flatneIntermittently burst up from the hold,Tho iron plates df the hul wore Almostred, hat. ud tho paint bllatond ftrttipuled,off in huge flakes, At this timothe heat thrown ottfc vfu fearlul, andnone of Ihe tugs wnldjpwoach withina radius of 100 yards. Tlio flro continued

b^ft^iff!^iSiS%fttta ton Vates being, crumpled Ufap ft L .«... ««.a M.t«t»# twM** Mm W«<«ixtlLLa fi Zti ft ISIt llXi«ffiwSW.1 fe u«JJU«L. fftaiB2S^fciuJtt titLvtn i,AJfinnf£2. AdSrSSLlni«TjS»Sil Sll?fffi?»7j&WJ»J?ffinn^2Lwln.UWuSe Brtfe!.« f ffit wpafship Assistance, in Ifvan Bay. Acourt-martial, held at dlbrolUr. found averdictexonerating the commander of th« ivessel. % tho otdinary; course the pro-ceodlngs of the Court omne before th/JLords of Ihe Admiralty tot rwUyThore is Jjo minong of matters In thoactionof the'Admlmlty. After studyingtho evidence they dedafe that they can-not concur in the acquittal, and aye ata-loss to undeiwtnnd lite veasons for ib.They find that not only was lite com.Wander (if. the Asslslartoe at fault, butthat the officers on fchreb batlHslilfts nnflone erolierIn Tetnan Dtty at« the time bfthe aoodent failed to inpprco ate theirresponsibilities, and we*e neglectful olRMiMßtallko;, precautions. . They hleysSome of those officers of their positions,and pronounce a severb eonsuro uponotluM. Tho decision of cottrUinarllttiahd the contrary conclusions of tho Ad«mirally w»re founded upon the ,«amebody of evidence, and Itus not for lay*men to say which of them is right,Yet, the public will welwmo the proofwhichtho Incident affords! that there awman now al tin head of jhe Navy whodo not believe in the poitey of "white-washing" and "hushing upr whichis bi-liSiVod to liav* prevalltd. to hnUndoiilhblt

WAWA Taranaki farmw says he has kept

Jb &*»**» bMt/"c I" I**l** ?f8t$*\W*J* *SpttgfJL1 IWJ\ ty«? &*» knownand used from childhood,The ingredients (proportions not stated)"» sulphato of ammonia and nitrate ofo^y^m^toptoj**« 8J"001^0"

B6f ,c,c.aIT" ior "Wack-

l^^to^0 UISKu 8 P*1**<**"{** ,f^} ?£.erl*. gth ,mV°"!:.,but Jn «' Umah six*$& c.lib d' tW'gjwo Bucoumbed,«nd th« lOS8«s after operation generallywere from ten to fifteen per cent,

On the kea controversy,,Mr. G. M.gassing, Heddon Bush, writes to theJ^jrl/fflJt* "?ienftPfI^A,SS?!Li7ih?h?uk6!i! tll,cWrd firmly perching itoelf on the sheep'sJijL"^ ««£JI Z7V\i£t AAAAJJS?»J?r,£BJ2? iih.5h.5 *p,LnftluCMd'f "J1» *» W«»t«»d shiep would runfo' ltßr I"*1 . ,. W« of cow» by using theb"* and drrycomb on them may at*,

P^ar to ba a waste of time to thwe wfiohftv* n6W H14c1,6?6 Plß?*. Btlb w«o»w«o»«0Wl» 8??'^ $'{? Ha J!*^ %*¥** tawwp.ln we yield of

}* "*ff"* cor« a«

*«<* w«e, J*S'J* hlfcT*i InIpMVIpMV*n* to< mtf lnftn %« *» brushJ^»;/«' «»* <«ff «S"i,ni- °mm^"$* "*W lnto the. wil^I» r6B^d. t?t?ttoOwsljiT t« from wmtry««ttleM iMthi *""**»« nj^ture for*" treatment-of the potato blight hadiled *» *«w ts purpose, the Oov'wnment Biologist, Mr. T. W. 'Kirk,«W»- *» A"HS".*^,lhttVß lnvos/tlgated-and we frequently have spyoi-"M tft ««-«xi«ni«atlon has?''own that> $f "Wlw #her beenImpperij1 «"$e of nob appllsd to theun«ftMid« of thft }Mi-\, , mTwo.'farmers at a North Taranaki"ftl«yfttd M4l*M41* wlu> httd <*& ">M *buU Jl"*.*^'Jl"*.*^' w»PwJng,,iwlM»and sfound, to- their mutual disgust),*at they had simply-exchanged theirnulls, which were both got rid of onaccount of disease. Moreover, they had#»" mortification of knowing that they»ftd P*w commission for having the er-change effected,

Although the fruit crop, generallyfpeakltrg la about « fortnight laiet Inripening In the Auokland province this76^> compared with last year, the pros-pects of the season (writes the WafltatoTimes) are on the whole regarded asMr\f iatlsfactory. The spring wasmorG favourable than that of the pre-vl<rt» y«ftfi w, n * ff6** de<ll of coldand unseasonable weather was experienc-«d, with the result that the fruit cropssuffered severely through the havoc ploy-*d amongst the trees when in bloom,amMatsr on by'the stripping off ofthe yoting frut by the strong winds,TWs year's yield in the absence of sucha prolonged period of bad weather, isgreater, andIn the majority ef eases,than the crop that came to maturitylast year.

The station that now enjoys the dis-Unction of being the largest in area inAustralia—lt is probably the largest out-tie run In-the world—is Victoria Downs, 'in Weslefh Queensland. It is 11.200square miles in extent, and Is oarrylng53,000 head of eattli, linSl' year thisstation .branded 11,000 calves, and in jthe year previous,11,900 \ for tht yearJust closed the anticipated number, was >between 12/000 and 13.000, During thelast, year 20.000 qattlehave been market-«d from Victoria Drowns. The grassesconsist of Mitchell.and Flinders, andOrange Rush, of whioh,tho cattle arovery fond. Llkt most other countryout th«re,' the property is very stony,'and all working stock has to be shod,a circumstance which accounts for theuse annually of SSowt of. shoes. The,present owner* nrs Messrs, Forrest, Em .manucl,' and Kidman.

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Advices received by, the GovernmentBiologist froth' Mr. Kllwood Cooper,State Commissioner of Horticulture ofCalifornia, in regard to the experimentsmade relative to the natural enemy ofthe 6odlin moth, show that In orchardswhere the parasite was distributedwonderfulprogress has beenmade in de-creasing the ravages of the pelt, andin another ssason it 4s hoped to preventmuch of the serious loss that now takesplace. Preparations have been made!for'propagating a sufficient number ofthe parasites to supply 'grower*, andar-tanisments will then be made to supplytn(,^ totelan :countries as l well,g^id the' experiments of next seasonJJ^, wlMv gVccessful. " "No' doubt,"Ifa Mti .«wi,en t|16 «fflcaey ofth| pftrttglle j, ,bMB thoroughly proved.(h/Nw jjMlM|d ooWrflm|nb'w'lll gei-

A part of'Tamnaklwa* lately vM-. ,i M iftVy j1(ljj1(ljiBtwm, The. ,»»"« niuHiittdlv t»vn*ltarl &nA

f*d.bl"S^ tt fiS XSf.SSf fnl»ea» were in fall bearing, potatow inflno condition, and cabbages in excMUntheart, and all «» « "'

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Utfe£spolt. It almost appeared m If the

cabbage* l»«d beet, oatsn ilowii Abouthalf of the heart and all the leaveswere cut off. PoUtwi wer<§ stripped oftheir .leaves and blackened, In a mannerW6ww than the blight, Tho »ReCt onthe peas was most extraordinary. Notonly were the vines out and blackened,But the pods were split operi by thehailstones and tho peas knocked out.It appeared as If the carrot* had beenrolled, tho onions blown out,1 and allfruit stripped off the trees. Thingardenwaft sufficient to have supplied a familywith vegetables for a whole season,' andafter the work of many 'months theorop« are entirely. dUstroyod. To wocme of the potato and grain cropswh|en Wor6 destroyed by tli* hullstotmen(J 6W\A stiafcoly orsdlb that hall coulddO, to much damage. All that is leftjj *

tto j^ Wops ate drl»A stalks, tho"|J!^\?ftj,Mav[j,B bflen m^ »n M'

wwjtjj

lotVs,«udt?tr lm"lylnß on

XWift.hS&k (Conlum mam,-latum). a> poisonous and rank-smelling««ibel ferous weed-only too abundairt*n Wellington «nd Its vldnity-ha«, an-'pMMilly, an Important and misuspoc\.«d «*8 ' u^ 1«M> ft iwrtlculUtrlst at8«mlh Yarra, 'Melbourne, noticed al»l«»t. atrange to him, growing at the\ t (

» rtf hto pg^j,.^, nndho bMmd rtw thllt \hh treo

'of all

,h,h ,,h owllß,d WMthe only one frM{[,m ftpW> vjjlchUA {tm\^A \x\w tor„„„,„ j4ttW'( By my of experiment, hocollected tho sends, whioh ho plantedmnn& all his peaoWreos, with then*e n*m\b lnat <hls ssason ho was exemptfrom t],0 pwt, ignorant of tho natureof tllo weod ],» took It for some specksb{ wji,i etm.6t. «6« 6 lent specimens totne director of thts Bbtanieal Qanlens.As they didnot Include either flower orm& tl,ey were insuffletont for certainine«tlflcailon, but the botanists who haveexamined them arc satisfied that theym eommoh hemlock. The plant Is dls-tihgtilshed from all othewby the purpleblolohe's or stains on Its dark.gi'oonBtems, it lias frond-Hk« green leaveswith■an unpleasant odour, whioh wiltalmolt Immediately tin being " gath»ered, and it* pretty ■ umbels ofwhite flowew strongly resemblethose of the elder-tree, thoughmuch smaller. Every pan of the plantcontains an,active poison called Conine,and several oases are on 'record of pol-sonlng through the herb being mistakenfor parsley—a mistake. indicating nualmeitIncrodlbl* carclolfin^is, tht plmti

NEWS AND NOTES.'« It Is proposedby the-Australian and« tfew Zealand representativesat.tbe PostalZ Convention to tieheldin-Horn*nextApril-

to suggest that some uniform' system b«*' adoptedwith regard to the transmissionof;, lottery and gambling ■drcp.ls.rs through,7 the post#-

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"No'fittnredtizen of thiscountry sb«llbe born in prison if1can prevent it,"

■; president fioosevelt is reported to have"- said /us he issueda pardon for Mrs Ber-" tha-Gordon,convfew kstMay of forg-Z lug« money-order, and serving a yearsr teneence in Bridewell, at Gliicago. Tbe-- Bwsident-had been>"aavlsed that the wo-;" n*n's confinement w^aejmar athand.;:. The meanness of the sneak-tJiUf almost

fuses belief, -"The matron of the Seven-Diils Mission, in December, was driven-* tomake an urgent appealto thepublic

T. Jbr help. ' She wrote11— "We Have Ween12 oolleoting clothing for months Inprepara-tion for the end of the year, whenit.is- '

our euAt6ftuio-.d.vs.~£ach child in our'Sunday-school, to the number of 160,«, garmentof some sort. Last week the«ofleotion, in the form of a huge bale,tfas stolenby somemiscfeanfc, andwe1 areleft with empty-httflds*in a-partloularlyliitfd winter.'**Iknow many people (says a writer in

the London Outlook) who firmly believein witches, and still more who do notknow whether they believe in them ornot. A verycl«vei',.sensible womantoldue some tidio iimce,that Imight safelyfeUy her butter, as itj^flsn'tbewitched/I-saM j-,"Suf«ly-you 3»n^ b«li«ve intfiat

iffji.Jjestf^omake;sure," and<iold*me-the rii»»by-wbt«h rite didso--oneiKat'lhaVehcSr'd'ef ar'incommon.U»6 here Ifl lijncolnshifef ,"- -Mr. Frederick Suttonr .who died*tfta-'«ier on the Wa. «lf.', Jfas oire ol,th^,eldest inhabitants ond-onem the last townsmen"whoVere assbefated

beforeHa-wkesBay becamea- Iprorkes,\Hi*store in Shakespeare-road#as tp.'btttnfth'.post office for years,untilIncreasing bnsiniss *necessitated'the «kmoVftiofthehead office to town. Bpecnhwloritf nativelands, Provincial Councillor,'iheepfarafWjmember of the House of,Re*Ipcese&tatiiVAs,commission agent— Ac "i*bis time placed many parts." By,hisdeath Ifopftf loses one of it» most fami-1Uar figures,^; ,

The m&£|B mad* W-foireign ne*V, papersandealing with"EfltfLsE'nttmes Arid'titles may provoke a, smile;but it is aswell to remember thatContinentalnamesforeno better in theEnglish and Ameri-can pjcens,and,Oriental proptr names«v«nWWW/1

-Wh« Sir Henrfveampbell-Bsn-

,nerman acceptedoffice; the Getman news-pttpersjeferridtohim is"HerrLord Cam-Myon Banaermatin," andstated that thelostname was undoubtedly; German.

'In, Frfttte^iffl was<alled "I'hrMwsrKCamp-bell and Btnnerman who have formed a.icoaktion.". A Belgian newspapercalledWm""Il<r'Bk'rtrade<Batinerman of Camp-bell,k Scotland.^'In the new British Cabinet there aresix Presbyterians, six Anglicans, oneRo-manCfcftbolioV two Baptists, two Wesley-ans, one ex-Congregationalist,'and' two

/ Agnostic** Lloyd-utiorae And Atigustinethe first'Baptists tobe Includ-

■ ed in aCiibijwt.,,E,lt. A«quith wan a'Cong^fttlonalist; but jcined a coterietflown as 14Sotil»."; J; % Ellis, UnderSecretary for India,.is a memberof theSociety of ftfai&i, WwTLord Aberdeen,ihe, flew Irish viceroy, is &Presbyterian,andattendsaCongregational chapel whenin London.

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, Mr, S, W. Moss, headmaster of thehistoric school of Shrewsbury, whiohlately sustained serious damage' by fire,pays a tribute through thepr«s to thetalUttbie work of the sobool-boys in the<mefgwey. HeMrrmn1:"Y,oii wfllconfera favour onmany old Salopiansin everyfart of the country, if you willallowmeto state that the calamitous fire of 6tbDecember, which destroyed the roof andthe tipper part of Ih* school building,did not even touch the chapel or the.ichoolbouse, and that theearly,entrance,books, dating from the timeof Elkiabeth.and the most precious manuscripts autl'volumes in the old library, .have beensaved intact, Thanks nfyinly to th«energy /and cooiheadedtiess at the boys,,all the books',IibeHeve, in the new me-"uorial library were ttoeteA htm the >

itomW'"y "'"' -: ■ ,

' Vkiflhg-tiotnonißy'Mfaireh, thieveswhobroke into the historic Salvodego,Palace ftt Brescia, Italy '

(writes > the.correspondent) wrought their, vengeance oil the priceless art treasureswhich ihw could not carry away■ with

th«m. 'JJbey .forced'their way into th*4 famous 'hall frescoed .by Norwto, whichIf, Paul Bourget -retfafded an .beingI

among «b* ,mo»t enchsntiiig gems of Ita-lianMt,.and,(having.smashed theAtttotidJiuraitu^e,mad'eih'ttgi fiVes in twomonsterbraziers, wherein they heaped wholesaleII(BotgognonVs ln«;bi<ttile pictur««, can-vises ~by MmdM, ißalfAtor ftoia,Mid:r"<sth«r^BißMtt'T)ttlßt^nr'ttf th*Lombard*nd

"fVtatotfaor'mihodg.-

The fires were"btmr--ing s long ttim© before fiuf- were iii-"tWfted,? ItfJs 4etifred tßAttnesfflok* WdAiffl«s /h^e inflkrtßd imspanibl* &*wcgt>;«n thefrewoed-ceiling,

£ For some years rematm;of « ntmber-*fmarsuplfcl-like animals hawbeenknowii

". itemibe Tertiary b«ds of Santa'Cruz in" JPatagonift, but there h«s be'en 'consider--«bl«'ifn««r6aifity"<ts to whether «onte 'of'

<■ *h«s* weretruemaJsuplats, ThisstateofZ vtimsmmIn't»e opinion<A Mr. W. i).i;ftiiwlair, -whohasb«en writing on tbese

tetereirting fossils in a recentissue of tireProceetffnpof the American Pnilosopbic*;KL'Sodttypol jjix,,p%, isnow afc,aa1tod, and the ire&twer'ftfe pronounced to-

be tone in«rstipialsi in some instance*- oloMly- allied to Austrftliair ?or»», 'Orieof ibt, largest of these"is Pfotbylftcinu*

;*p»t«gedriojßS,- now regotdidj-rfff*near^s*' iativja of-the T&sniftniah thylaoia*,'.' On '■the bt?b«'r hand, ft'is.suggested 'thai therßving/gflnth jAmerioan marsupial Coeno«-Jtste* obsoucus and its extinctPatagonian-relative* are not far removed from theancestral type of the Australian phalang-tfrs. The Importance of this identification'is in the bearing it has on the evidence■ for a former land' connection between■;South Amwica and Australia.

The heroof the'day,at the annualprize|■«H#et)ng of theF^enohLife-savingSociety-yft» a brave IMel«d> of thirteen, whohas snatched.no few*r than four personsfrom death. He Ww only eleven whenhe petformwl his first deed of courage,Jumping into the'Marne in midwinter,living, andpulling otrt a schoolfellowwhovfM drowning, and had already sunk,I/flSt Julyhe «ar«d another boy Irom thosame river. One month later ho fishedup a dhild of seven who had gone to thebottom/^ Nine days a?lerwaro> he savedhit fourth life, that of & hpy of eight,who wasbathing dnd sank suddenly ow-ing to cramp, -The brave lad, Marcel"Bteiniayier,'wio live* at Al/ort»ill«, on,the Marne, has revived a silvergilt'aicdal, The same award went to Jean iHuret, skipper of a Boulogne fishingsmack, who alone sated eight,men.v>H«passedina gale andh/avy«fai theMar*-guerite, another Boulogne sjn&ck, whiohwassinking. His men refusedtoput M, ,to the vessel.' "Very well,'*,b,e safd,,''1

', "w^lj-go alone,"-otid rowed'ifcwicflout, in" tremendous seal, to Hhe\ Marguorl'te-;'

Winginif safely bacK first'five, then^ihree»imenr-tne entire crow; ' Ujs boat*w»«, ivramped andoverturned on%6 journey,

bufc.le swamaft«f, h«r £ r^tedMtiii

The Queensland Worker, referring toMr, Kldston, the new Premier,says that"while he is undoubtedly themost power-ful memberof theLabourParty,he is byno means a,Labour Premier." "As hedeemed apurely Labour Government Im-possible, and probably undesirable, thewhole force,of his talent has for yearnbeen bentupon merging theLabourPartyin aLiberal Party." The Worker do<wnot conceal"« wantof satisfaction with theprospect. "The trouble In our ranks islikely to be aggravated by the change.The triumph of.Kidstom'sm.willtend tox?idenand make permanent the split bo-twetntthe organisations and the Parlia-mentaryLabourParty."1 The Brussels correspondent of ThoTimes,,writing on 20th December, sayst—

Thd flose of M. Jorls, of Antwerp, whois now under sentence of death at Con-stantinople'for participation in the at-tempt on the {Sultan's life lastJuly, hasaroused considerable feeling among hiscountrymen. Various appeal*, havd bMhmade toJJie Belgian Government, bothin Parliament andthrough private chan-nels, to obtain permission from tba Tur-kish-authorities to try M. Joris in Belflum, a right which is ohimed to' existy Virtueo? theextraditiontreatyof 1838

with thoPorte. As asimilar treaty isIhforce with France,,it is understood thatihe French Government hwilling to sup-port theBelgian view of the matter. > ■'

In the course of an Interesting articleIn theDebecho Colonlnlo onFrench policyInMorocco, Professor Lorln, of the Bof-deauxUniversity, dwellsupon thefacilitywith which France, had sha chosen to doso, couldhave established hersolf at Ujdaand tflgulg In agreement' with the(Maghzen, , But she did nothing of thekind, ana 'now Moroccan soldiers, 'whowere,.transported by the Flench Algerian■railways,rmstillgarrisonedIn thosepostsfallen,into tb* power of the Roghi or■gome other pwtend«r. A letter from theißoghi, dated12th June,1905, the textoftohiohisnow publishedby, the Comlt'edel'Afrlouo Francalse disproves thestoty*that France had assisted' that insurgent'chief against the Sultan. In that lettertli* Roghl speaks of a holy WAr againstStanch domination whioh he says should

«* far asiTunls, i1-' TJtpse whoexpoundto us the virtuesof!meokn<«i (says St. James's Gazette) aresometime among thosemost.readyboldly(to maintain the rights and privileges' of(their ownoffloe. Let any onewho doubt'sthis study th« history of the fights 'be-twoen the Archbishops bf Canterbury andYork, in days when the prelate's, wortconspicuous rather for their soldiorlyqualities than their spiritual. So late inthe day as Archbishop Benson's time we,find thatgood man insisting uponhis pre-cedence at ameeting, of thePrivy Coun-cil. ."My Lord Chancellor,*' he said,.ad-dressing Sersohell, "1 do not understandthepositionassigned tomeat 'a side table.Iam a Privy Councillor, ahd my placeis!at this tableas being first o! the Counell." He had hl» way. Tait had done *like thing in similar circumstance*. Th'«colonies wouldbe happier if they couldget fhftlr points of precedence as easilysettled,'especially wherethereare RomajiCatitolio and,Episcopal Archbishops an*Bishops; The colonialPremiers, too, «r«touchy on the same subject, while indemocraticAmericaprecedencel» Amania.Nowhere(writes JohnA.Hobson intluDaily Chronicle) is. the absurdity of Pro-tection more patent.than here in BrltfshColumbia. Eve*ry effort of the businessmen and their GovernmentIs directedto-wardskeeping down trade with the greatcity of Seattle and the industrial townsof the United States just across1 thtborder. -Insteadof trying to developolos«commercial relations with-their naturalmarkets they seek to draw the foods andmanufactured articles th«y ne«d from thefar eastof Canada,at enormousexpense ofcarriage ahd long delays. The animosityagainst America is a constant theme oftirair press, which never tires of girdingft Seattle as a "barbariancity," wherecrime and every sort of disorder &nram-pant. But geography is too powerful'forpolitical flftlfl?ej trade along the lin© ofthe*Pacific Cflfast grows apace,attdlabourkt any rats knows little distinction ofGovernment. . (. That a huge countryjike thii, withAll its vaunted possibilities,shouldbe cramped In Its developmentbya dog-in-the-mangerpolicy is amonstrousexhibition of.monopoly,'The tangled skein of party politics InQueensland (says the Adelaide Observer)is becoming inextricable, and indicationspoint to thecutting of the coalitionknotto th« solution of problems which havepussaUd Parliamentary leaders for nerfrlya y«»f. ,Hithorto the Incompatible sec-tions, of the Ministerial Party have re*mained loyal to Mr. Morgan, because itwus obvious that neither theLiWals northe Socialists worestrongenough to forma .stable Government without assistance,and personalantipathiesstoodIn the wayof a,Compact betweeneither of those fac-tion*and the Opposition. For some timeft b«s .been obvious that tho ill-assortpdtinlon is inaprecariousstate,andrumoursof impending disruption have been'rife,These rumours have lately boenstrengthened by the pub/ioatlon of an in-,timationthatthePremier doesnot expectto continue the leadershipor to remain IntheAssemblym thenextsession. Duringthe period thatheho* filled the office ofPremierMr. Morgan hns evidently exer-cised considerable tact, with the. resultthat ho has accomplished more practical

a stronger andmoremasterfulleader could have hoped to do in the elr--!camgtan'ees. It is doubtful, however,Iany of his Ministerialcolleagues*otild succeedInmaintaining patty dkcin.line, Mr,KldStoto is in some respects theftßlest andmostinfluentialmemberof theCabinU,but hisautocratic demeanour'artdMi refusal to obey the dictates of thogattcus have madehim intolerable to theLabour Party j while Itis highly impro-bftble that several of the other Ministersfeould consent to accept positions as hissubordinates.

1 Australfans (iay» thi> Argus) will feelsurpriseal the l«rms in whichTlie Timesspeaks of the ImperialCouncilBlue.Book.It Suggest! that the correspondencebe*tween Mr,Lyttelton and the self-irovern-fng colohies will be "studied with theprofoundest interest In everypart of theBritish Empire." ,The Bluo Book isd6Bcrib6d as "an important landmark Inthe developmentof our Imperialorganisa-tion," as a definitestep in advance" to*wardrlmperialunity,andsoon. Nelthorfclie despatchos hi the colonial Qov^rn-monts nor the /acts of the case Justifylanguage so exaggerated. Mr.Lyt(oltoi/«pfoposal waslittle,ifanythingmorethana changeof name from conference to coun-cil, coupled with the creation of a smallpermanentboard to sorveas a secretariatefor;the facilitating of business at confer-ence meetings. Even to this moderatelohstMe the1 replteft Wore, on the whole,Veryguarded. 'SirWilfrid Lhurlerdisplay^edamarkedreluctahc* to endorsoit;and,though the Bouth African Ministries cor-dially supported it, Mr, Dcukln was atmost luk«warm;while the ImperlalhticMr, Se'ddon, with a general eleotlon then,loomingneat1) could not find timo to,,««ndany unswer at, nil. In Australia thequestion isnot considered "practicalpoll«tics." An ImperialCouncil In any form1lifts not beep disauMcd here as apracticalquesjtlon, ahy more than preferentialtrade, There cannot bo said to bo suclla thing ai an Ailiitr«liutt public oninidn

Captain Allan M'Kiimon, co»waln ofthe Neircasfclo Uffttxwtris- dead.

'For

*weaty«two yeatw liem* 4Nond incom-mand, and at th« time of his dmbhhod

'been chief^ for twelve '

yettrs. Thirty* ■

four y*ft»'. service iiione boat 1» Alongrecord,probably unefttailed in Australia,.. The terrible-bloodhound ai romanceis,apparently"evolved from the inner con-sciou«n*Bfl ofHedonists, and differs ma*terlftlly from the actual beast. Not,longS;o, it is milaparty of visitors to the

ational GaiWry paused before tho pic-ture, "Deer-stettlers pursued by sleuth*hounds," when.' one of"the,company, janAmerican, observed, "What durn foolstho*e men were not to steal the dogs as.wellas the deer," The others laughed at!the absurdity of the suggestion, but theAmerican told them* that in the States a)few v'ears ago somt oitkens borrowed a1'couple of well-bred bloodhounds*to track'down a' runaway'negro criminal. Likethe black martyrs of "Unol« Torn1* Cab-in," this nigger hid in a «wantp, wherethebloodhounds outpaced the white men,,Long afterwards they succeeded in trueing the bloodhounds, but not the negro,for thisastute black, whoevidently knew

.something about the nature of the dogs,captured botju iand sold them' to a dog*fancier in 'thepxfe-county. It was not.until the'best authorities on the,subject ';had boen appealedto that th<s Americansatisfied his friends- as to the possibilityof his story being true, and convincedthem that in spite of his appearance andreputation the bloodhound is one of tinmost amiable of.dogs, jad wouldri,ot tear'anything to pitcei ftSpept a.cold joint ofimeat. '

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An application for a summons at oneiof the London Italic*(Court* lately re-"fealed » (romantic tale.'' Ermenegaldl,;RoneJ di Ca#tro. who was a oavjtlry pf-<fleer in thji Italian Army, and the «on,of * Matquii), ,faU desperately in love,"with a dtbsswker, who, although poor, /.wtie of a^good familj'. The relatives-of the" 'Mnqms would not countenancethe ffla&h, but ho was true to his love, ■and gave up his position and>11 thatvappertained to Jt and came .to'iLondon,,!brfiging his wife with him. Although'1the nobleman has no knowledge of t&yltrade that anight jaid him in earning, a,living, he hair shown willingness to «n-,'"gaae in.tie humble cAlllhg that will.«fljtbl«»Eift,vift ttftke.both <ja<l« m««t, *nd jhas assisted in the, hairdresser's shop'over whichtoand,Ms wffe live tn theirsmgle/room. Both'areyoung, and seem*^dtogi^>;lt m*in *tm& fa .an, al*D«g«d assault bjo an agenf to-a sewtogimachine flrm with whom the .noblemaniwas dealing that the summons was grant-ii,«d, ?and then this little romance wastaKittffht «o light. TKe father of(the de*j$jtidryoiiag It»H«n temaiiw wlentless,vhioh bi«. Kon itnd daughter-iinlaw arefeduoed. 'i"Whilmr sympathy may -be felt with*,th« conscientious "devotees of misnamedj"OhTisfci«n /sqieuce," there aan be noneWith the quacks who exploit them. Dr.'Simpson, fate Midlflal Officer of Health,Acton, writes tojh* Dally Maili-»-Th«following ■B«d"Chs»-hB» oceurre in myipraotfcer*-A mawied man with a wffeMidsix childrenconsulted me somo years'«tfo fojr vrtlvulw disease, of the heart,3a» trbt<bl« was fortunately'one that,"rt^.r*ll«h<> supervision and digitalis;yt6mnot prevent him followinghisusualoccupation, This pror«d to.be- the coseuntil, 'unfortunately,'he', go'« into thehands of these Christian' Scientists. Hewwtoldby them that there wo* nothingreally the matter, and allhe had to doytai to We,f«itl» tad drop taking hfsmedicine. Keodntl*,-! wa» seat 'for and

'found' the .tioor, fellow "water-logged,"as w« call ft— on« mass of dropsy fromhead" to foot. The digitalis hadprevious,ly kept this trouble in ch«k and enabledthe heart to do,lts werk. Heiied intfreafc agony. The Christian SotaitJirt;exacted a fee of 6s for every visit hepaid.

On« of'Wie strongest points in iheapologetic literature issued in Bokhimc«i«wniflg jgie.aHeg'ed crijnes in theCongellwas t)i» iostimoiiy of variousmis.Woflftriesj' jfofc only of the Church of'Koma>but of bodies 'supposed to be Pro*testant. Enquiry, however,has seriously'discredited Much of this testimony. Oneiwjo writes in the cirorautef of a. priestis not known to the church. And nowthere is 'coMAetshlo discussion in tire'prsis flOflcewriflg-the "West Aftican Mis.sionary Society." A. representotive ofthis body .was good enougii to furnishiom« of theLondonpapers witha» earlysummary of the report of the Ootnmig*Wot; TKKdy 'to1)6 placed In the printers'hanlsi but the 'editorsiver« n littleaotrtftfulof its bo!Ni fldds, and, comparfn'tfit with the official-report, fotod 't&a?,there were-mort ingenious suppressions Offact. Enquiry showed that the stippbsefl"mlssfoii" was in rfa6t a "Tiotfus" associa-tion, sabsidied "by flm fielglan authdri.M», and wtlrely unlcnown until the ap-ptofanoe o/'Abreportof the Oommissjoi;of whioh it bad been -«up»Tied 'with ad-inaict'eopieH.

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A ftt»illat !figure to travellers on th»«^n <Ilu«jo? ft* Nortfa-Kuiun Railwaybe%ire«ft fork attd Newco-Stle via Harro-{?*£ ls collecting dog)nk«. ■'

A Jfttle 'mort than twoVrs*go a :colli« got mjlof » traiA at Bank'Top station, Darlintftoa/'imd its none oftto pauwtogert adfnft^>Wn#r»hip,ltwftstaketa in change byHhe.sta'^oirmaster,Mr.f'/LJ^yh *" fcJWHMW that thefl2? %S* ftWftstl«» *■cloliaii't,but no ap-plfetttiim im.MHnA. :The station-nijtot'er thought Itmight be turned togoWd account. Accordihgly k saddle,made for Duke. #lto w"a* then sent outto #oHcifc dojjfttiofls for tiro Roilwty 8w-Vantt' Orpnaiiftgt. Dnke soon lkmedth» ditferenoftoet#«efi dHuJng-oar corridortrains, otd'in'Mt \U "slows,artdfor montiis.past he bits cOnfln&d hisaift«ntfons almosf ojfdtflsiveTy to the 'dirt*ing-car trains. H« Jjehoraliy makel twoJo*nwy» a, duv^tb Y6t)fi and bffckv and

onU toHarrow|at« andK«wba*tle. whenthe* train stops at dny of these bigcentres he alights and carries on hiscollecting on tho platform until the ar-rival of aftother "diner," in tfhich tomak« thefwturn trip, During a littleover two yearsDuke has been the meansw hahdinaover to the orphanage nearly

,4?l '^ordinary example of tenacity« -«" W little dog,is recorded by theSouth Australian Register. It saysj-Mi?^ 6tefel * »»foJl 'm terrierdw, Mttiging to Bombardier Ralph, ofGanvijlej ww missed, but as the )M1«,fellow m» In the habit of scouring thesandhilWin search of rabbits, and wouldfrequently remain in aburrow for siveralhours a* a time, no rfotto Was takdu ofits absence. When two or, three " daystfte bombadw and his wife beffft«ii. weeksof patient (Jailing'and listening at'the owning* of ffiMy aoint of burrowvlit^JT KtoteH* faintwhinWg ndis* comTng from on> of tit*waraenj. They wewriot tong m tfeltitteto Wrie with pick:wd shovtl toKe>q* mtnto, which, they totihd,'had cotIn some roots and c'ouid notfre* itself, They were suocessfftl M ex.tHeafcingit alive, and withcafeful nttoh-tioiyHhedog has almost rtooverel, al-4hoi»ghvat the .time' of Its 'tlwjoU6 MrRaMdld^hot thlflk ithoid'any cknee ofmrf^itig,>as its

-bon»s - Wfertf nearly

through the sklH, It exJ«ttd. In.thebur-rtf* for over lhro« w««ki without fdbd

In a letter to a New South WalesLabour member, Mr, Oiithwaite, whounaueeawMly opposed Mr, Chamberlainat Birmingham, nayshis ptatemenb ai totlto "idiooy of Booth's schenw of pauperimmigrants to Australia" brought ahor-net's nest abouthis ears,

A corrtwnporaiy stiggMte that if ft six*hour day bo good, a Four*hour working*day wouldbo still better, anda one-hourworking-day woitM be best of all. Thuquestion a$ to which hour of the dayshould bo tho "mfi hour" ha* alreadyboeii dlftouiwedi atid the conclusion hasboen, arrived nb that the luncheon hourwould bout m«et tho wUhos of thosechiefly cowmttied.

The Merchant Service Guild of Atw«trtutuila(a union of steamer officers, fromoapfcaitifl down to fourth mates) has putin a claimJor higher wages, through thefederal Arbitration Court, The Ship-owners1Associationis resisting fclift diemwntlim tho ground thatthey aro "alto*gather ♥xcessbe,"being an advance inpay ranging from twenty to thirty perMttt. This probably will b« th<T flnitindustrialdisputebrought under,thoFod-«r«l Afbltratfoii Aot,„ ElftGtiio power for loona hM» made adhange in tho industrial condition* inPrance. The eleotrioUy i»,tum«d <*from the otreot, and home workers hareloom*net up in their homes,. They pre.fer it to factory work, sitioo it does notUnd to break up anddestroy the family,The fmotory system i» hated in Francow the dostroyecof home life— the labourunion* in the colonies will tolerate noothw system.The local labour market (writes "Artl*lan"in the Auckland Weekly News) maybe classed as good in all the avenues ofemployment, vary few, if any, men being"out of work. The looal labour bureauhtm sines tho Now Year sent over fourhundred menio th« various railway oon«gtru'ctlon works now, proceeding. Thegroat majority have been tmi, to thefieleftsVllle north line. The Governmentla determined to push on the various

lines white the line summor weaiherltUrts, The prdspeots for wdrk are goodfor some ttm& to oome— that is, ofcourse, for, suitable mon.

Labour (write*the Bydfl*y Worker) Iscruising Ift Tasmania, lit view of thojipproiiohlitg goheral tUmibM, and it isanticipated that the present Parliament-ary party of four will be Ihoreased innumber. At one period of Its historyTasmania promised bo lead the otherStates in demoorwy, but the promiseremains unfulfilled, tn 1866, Josephfcratt, themat fluent andolever speakerof a family of printers and orators, de«feat«d Jimmy Dunn, th« then managerof the Commercial Bank. But the ef-fort atprogress was only spiwmodlo, andat , the succeeding.elation Pratt ,w««knocked oUi, and demoeraoyreoeived aset-ba«k from whichIt is recovering vary«l«wly. ,

Commenting <m the haU-yeafly reportand baianeu-sheetof the CharUw Towet*MJne'rV A«spelatlbw,Qusenslttnd, the N»wEagle says !— "We doubt if there Is an.other Institution of the kind In Australiawhich carrlM on its business at such alow oo*t to its members, For the omall"urn of 6d per week mombara receive 26«per weekin case of accident, and £60 inpaid, In fabal' cases. Sixteen membersmanage the association free of charge,with a paid secretary and an office boy.In round figures, the total revenue forlost half-year was £972 and the expendi-ture £764, leaving aprofit of over £221.Working expenses, including £82 6s forsalaries, amounted to only 12 per cant,of the revenue. The total creditbalanceexceeds £616." The mtbwtiption, nowever, Aetma rather low'to be' consistentwith actuarialsoundness.

As the unionists etigaged in handlingwheat at Darling Island, Sydney. re<*olvudon the 18th inst. not to-work un«less they were paidan extra rate of payof 3d per hour, the shippers advertisedfor non-unionists to do tho work, andplenty of labttur was available, On the*following morning there was an absenceof excitement at the wharves, the unionlabourers being content to allow tiling!to 'run their course, They sftld tliht tnofree labourer* wouldproveurtequal to thestrain of handling bag* of wheat of anaverage weight of about 2461b. The pro*grew made in loading the vessels wascertainly not so good as with the oldhands. The mer were willingenough,but It was evident that some of themwere not equal to the labour which Uwquick handling of wheat called for. Therailway traffic at tho Island becamn con-gested.

'Over 541 trucks, containing

8000 kgs of wheat, were standing onthe sidings during the day, and othersarrived during the afternoon. ,

-In an artiole in tho OtagoLiberal (the

officialorgnn of the Otago xrades Counciland the Independent Political LabourLeague of New Hoa.and), entitled "TheTrend of .Things," "Tapley" writes i—lam cxtromoW anxious that'l9o6 shouldeolipßu previous years. X want to seeLabour no united'that.there will b» no6xflUso for delay In granting 'Labour'sright*, Labour I*hot' united at the pro*sent time. In three of our principalcities there' are rifts within the lute.In one city (Auckland) thoKilkenny oatsare singing canaries compared with thelanguage and attitude of one LabourUwwr to nrtotiUoij. There

'has ,been

treachery displayedin the kto elections.In more than one city- the cause of La>pour has been bbtmyed. ... InWellington Labour is not united. InChrlstohurch the President of the Tradesand Labour Council had been censuredfor issuing a manifesto in opposition toa Labour candidate. What nro we com-ing to? Are we creatlhg a daw ofLabour leader who k satisfied with anArbitration' Court award? h the howLabour leader so Short-sighted that heCannot discern the goal, we are aliningftM,is he totally ignorant of the lessonsof Itstory?!Ido not profoss to know allthe ins and outs of these squabblesibutIeanttet imagine whafc«pecfw of Labour*»5 n? 1» Wo opposes Labour candidate.We have adopted a unique method ofIrtdustt'lal disputesj we are suroly wlt« Inesslng the growth of a unique type bfLabour"louder.,

The misapplication of union funds Inwhat to .America Iff called "graft" liasbflcome the wource of serious complaint,»°t «>ftty 1A Australiabut in Britain. InWestern Australia somo months ago anarrangement was made privately bstweenCertain union officers and a dally news-paper, and a shilling a quarter levy wasimposed upon a largo union by way ofsubsidy. to a nowspnpßr of which manyof tho mtmbftte strongly disapproval.The man had not been consulted, andthe union had no proprietary share inthe eonoern or control over Its polloy.Eight hundred, tUublng to pay the tax,ma ruled off the benefit list, though infull compliance; Irregular as the pro-ceeding was, the Won had no redress,and tho mult was a "split" not easilyhealed. . Thore is somewhat ulmilartroubleb England in connection with apaper called the Trades and Labour On-jjjtte, professing to be "tho official organof tho London Trades Council." It cameto Hie knowledge bf tlmt body that tliopaper was using its official stationery,tin* objection was raised. It transpiredthftfc a candidate fnr Parliament had senta oheqno for £100 to the Gazette, aridthat the "Influence" of the paper "wasto be tteed for furthering the interests ofthose subscribing." The chairman of'thdLondon Trades Council hns disavowed allkhowlkdgo of transactions of this kind,but ih* pap^ Ik iVUI a^mtty thoV'ufflolal oifliw*'1 ' " j

SHIPS AND THE SEA.THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1006.

AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.LINES ABOUT LABOUR.POLITICAL POINTS. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.12

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SOLOMON SOLUTIONand hold thosame opinion to-day-Moasrs,Murray Hobbs,Victor Harris,R,Qoosbman.O, oakenfall, a,RobertsonBbrtNewman, C, s. Rees, and numerous others.

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At Birmingham recently, Sir EdwardElgar, the1 celebrated composer, criticis-ed the "dressed dolls and dummies"which he alleged were to be found onthe English stage. According to SirEdward, "there are in England onlyenough actor* and actresses in the ranks

vof the profession properly to cast onedrama, and no moro" Hia remarkscaused some surprise, and leading actorswere interviewed about them. Sir Ed-ward*6 right' to criticise was nob dis-puted for a moment;as one of thegeneral public he was perfectly at lib-erty to express his opinion. One paper,fearing a dejuge of correspondence, in-timated that' its columns would not beopened to the discussion. Mr. GeorgeAlexander treated the matter humorous-ly, and only expressed the hope thathe would be one of the lucky ones in-cluded in Sir ijdward Elgar'a cast ofcharacters. Sir Charles Wyndham didnot think actors were calledI'upon toanswer the criticism. "We are thecriticis-ed, and our own merits and'demeritsare not for us to discuss." Mr. H. B.Irving, however, seemed to take thestatement more seriously, and to an in-terviewer he said :''I do not know thatIhave anything to say about the viewsexpressed. What would Sir Edward El-gar say if we were to give our viewsupon music

—not that Ithink we are

likely to do so? He is a musician, andas such Ishould have haroly thoughtqualified to express his personal viewsabout the stage in public." Thereuponthe Westminster Gazette chides Mr. Irv-ing. "Does Mr. Irving really meanthis?. If so, it seems to us that onlyactors should go to the theatre

—appar-

ently they alone are entitled to anopinion on what takes place* on thestage. For the future we must noneof us criticise the chef unless we aresure we could ourselves cook better. Ifthis were all that could be said in re-joinder to Sir Edward, we have a sortof feeling that he would not exactlyfeel blown out of the water."

THE LATE LILIAN WHEELER.*Early death from pneumonia, of the

beautiful Lilian Wheeler in the UnitedStates fulfils in a way ono of her pro-phecies about herself, says the Mel-bourne correspondent of the Bulletin.She used to tell her intimatefriends that she would die whilst stillyoung and die tragically. She was aCastlemaine (Victoria) girl, the daughterof a somewhat eccentric and brilliantmother who, after her husband's death,continued to run the paper of which hehad been proprietor. First time ImetLilian Wheeler was in Melbourne at oneof Dr. Neild's literary evening receptions,and her beauty of face, figure, and car-riage seemed'to me to be without flaw.Sheand another girl (now Mrs. W. Bau-mann)were resident students at the houseof one Andrews, anaccomplishedUniver-sity coach, whose wife also carried manycargoes of learning andlater took to lec-turing on the superiority of men to wo-men. The ,two girl pupils used to rushround considerably in a smart little dog-cart, Whichbelonged to one of them. Bothhad some money, and Miss Wheeler wasparentless. Both ardently desired "to dosomething." Miss Wheeler consulted Dr.Neild about going on the stag©. He Sentherportrait to George Rignold, whowas,with his company, playing at Adelaide.Iremember thatportrait well. Itshowedto advantage herproudhead with its longcolumnar neck, and the broad' slopingshoulders, the decolletage.outlined by agreat ostrich feather boa. Rignold's re-ply was wired; and was a request to sendtheoriginal. She proveda giftedactress,and Australia remembers with admirationherDesdcmona. She married ayear or soago, in London, an actor named Main-waring, son of a general.

And another contributor to the Bul-letin:Miss Lilian Wheeler (Mrs. Main-waring) died, the other day, from pneu-monia, in the cold United States. Shewas a Victorian girl, and her youth,beauty, and stage talentmade many peo-ple fancy that she might one day rivalNellie Stewart. A certain Desdemonawhich sh© did at Sydney Criterion, withGeorgeRignold paintetl a deep, rich tan-boot colour as Othello, and Harry Diveras lago, was something worth remember-ing. Again as Milady in "The ThreeMusketeers" and as the unfaithful wife ofthe heavy Flemish nobleman in "TheFlesh and the Devil," what time DiverSftt round withhis forked beard as Alvaand orderedexecutions generally, she didwork that was many miles above theaverage. But she drifted away toLondonand struck worse fortune than she de-served, and finally the land of the Tim-berHam killed her.

PUGILISTIC ACTORS.

Robert Fitzsimmone, the noted cham-pion of the ring, has been engaged byBelasco and Mayer to play at the Al-hambra Theatre "for the whole of Christ-inas week, commencing with the matineeon Christmas Day (says San FranciscoArgonaut). The play in which Fitz-simmono is to appear is "A Fight forLove," written by Hal Reid,, in whichFitzsimmons has toured the country. Inaddition to playing the hero, Fitzsimmonswill shoo ahorse, give a demonstrationof tho use of gymnasium apparatus, andbox three rounds with Sam. Berger, theOlympic Club favourite, who has been

engaged to play thevillain.Mr. James Corbett, the American pu-gilist famous onboth sides of theAtlantic,

who for some years past has been us-ing the fame of his pugilism as n ful-crum to fame on tho stage, has beengiving his views. "I have been work-ing as hnrd and as ambitiously," heeaid, "as Iever did to physically perfectmyself to win the championship. Itis my hope to become so proficient nsto hold the attention of the public onmy merits as anactor, and entirely with-out reference to_ my past as a pugilist.Ibelieve that in Mr. Bernard Shaw'splay 'Cashel Byron's Profession1Ihavea really strong play that h suited tome." No doubt Mr. Shaw will cor-dially agree with his new "star," saysSt. James's Budget.

AMERICAN CRITICISMS,

"John Oliver Hobbes," novelist and,dramatist, has lately been to America.■ "I like your American criticisms," shesaid locently io a Now Yoik journalist."13hey are so delightfully, startlingly per-sonal, areri'b they? For instance, yourman—Ican't remember his name"— (a

feminine touch this)— "who wrote about'The Bishop's Move':'There was n yel-low-haired saphead in it with whom theheroine thought'she was "in love.'""Since there'Was only one young man intheplay with'whomany one was supposedto bo in love, 'tho yillow-haired sap-head' must have recognised the picture ofhimself. Was there an encounter be-tween the critic and the actor the nextmorning? there was not? Then reallyyou must not take your critics seriously.'A yellowhaired eapheadl* Isn't it

.droll?'* iti» 4

To appear inthe BarnumandBaileycir-cus tent or to abandonher farewell tourin America, as regards tho prosperousState of Texas, is the alternative con-fronting Madame Sarah Bernhardt, whois now attracting record audiences at theLyric Theatre, Now York, cables theAmerican correspondent of Tho Times.Accordingto Messrs. Connor and Shubert,who are managing Madam© Bornhardt'stour, arrangements cannot be mad© withthe theatrical trustcontrolling Texas, andconsequently tho principal theatres thereare closed to them. "Finding that Icould not obtainbookings in the theatres,"said Mr. Connor to-day, "Ihave been toBarnum and Bailey,and they promised tolend me their big.circus tent, electric-light plant, and all fixtures necessary toensure Madame Bernhardt's appearance."Madam© SarahBernhardt saysthat atentis quite impracticable in winter, becausethe frigid atmosphere would spoil thewarmest lov© scenes, but she adds thatit is quite adifferent thing in April, whentho weather is fairly warm. "If thetheatresin Texas willnotadmit me,Iwillcertainly see thatmy friends are not dis-appointed, and a tent it shall be." Mr.Connor adds that the tent has one greatrecommendation, ,for it will enableMadam© Bernhardt to appearbefore muchlarger audiences than if she played intheatres, all of which are small in Texas.If, as reported,Sarah Bernhardt visitsAustralia this year, the fact may be con-nected with a rumour that is going therounds of th© American press, says anAustralian paper. They give, with muchdetail, news of the divine Sarah, which,it is stated, has been cabled from Paris.Itvirtually amounts to the discovery thatBernhardt is haa'd up, and that she hopesthat the American tour will havethe ef-fect of rehabilitating her finances. Thatno such institution as a SarahBernhardtTheatre exists, in Paris, for the house sonamed is given over to other theatricalenterprises, with the probability of so re-maining. Back rentsare dv© to the Muni-cipal Council to theextent ofover £70,000— "although thisdebt is not likely to causethe actress much trouble on account ofthepublic's recognitionof her as aneduca-tional force in France." "The real ex-planation of Madame Bernhardt's embar-rassment is her extravagance in artisticmatters, coupled with the lack of publicsupport. Her generosity to her familyis given as a partial explanationof herfinancial straits. Even though the pro-sent tour should be a success as regardsmoney, well-informed persons say theycannot see how tho theatre can bo re-opened od the old lines."

The Parisian and American managers ofMadame Sarah Bernhardt have, says aLallan despatch, taken out an accidentpolicy for £20,000. Madam© Bernhardtis scheduled to travel several thousandmiles by fast trains, involving hazardousrisk.It is affirmed positively that Madame

Bernhardt is to build and maintain aplayhouse in New York, to be known asthe Bernhardt Theatre (writes B.L. inSt. James's Budget). The site, it is s^aid,has been secured, and the plans are com-plete. It is proposed to give the highestclass of plays, American, French, and'English, and it will be Madame Bern-hardt's headquarters in the New World.

NANCE O'NEIL.

According to the latest San Franciscopapers Miss Nance O'Neil was stilldraw-ingbig crowds to the Grand Opera,Housein tho City of tho Golden Gate. "MonnaVanna" -was the attraction, and "TheJewess," "Hedda Gabler," and "Mac-beth" were underlined. The two Ma-jeronis received good notices for theiracting in "Monna Vanna."Big Nance O'Neil, of the slipped-down-and-shoved-up-again hair and the un-doubted ability, has struck San Fran-cisco hard. _ Atallevents, the San Fran-cisco Bulletin, for one, is dead gone onthe large emotional mummer {alleges aBulletin corfespondent). Of Sudermann'splay, "The Fires of St. John," it sayslittle except that "it is stored with poe-try and pregnant with horror," butNance has a good quarter of a page de-voted to herself— in fact, the admiringcritic has run himself dry in writing be-wildering somethings re dreaming dogs,sobbing women in a garden, and handsthat grab you in the darkness, in ap-preciation of Miss O'Neil.

TWO NEW COMEDIES.

Some time ago (writes B.L. in theSt. James's Budget)Iwas able to an-nounce that Captain Marshall was writ-ing a play for Mr. John Hare, and atthe same time some details of the schemeof the work were given. The play denlswith the House of Lords and with ayoung po.itician of Conservative envir-onment who becomes a militant Radical.It may not be difficult to fit the cap.Negotiations arc now proceeding which,if they come to a satisfactory conclusion,will result in this play being the suc-cessor of "The Mountain Climber" atthe Comedy Theatre. One hopes thatthis may be so, for we are naturallyanxious to welcome a new work by cofine a dramatist as Captain Marshallafter his two lengthy silence.

As earjy as last spring Iannduueeda new comedy from the pen of Mr.Haddon Chambers

—one of our most virile

and distinguished playwrights—

albeitonewhose work is all too seldom seen. Thisplay was then entitled "Chope's Swag-ger Friend;a Comedy of the Outskirts."At the same timeIindicated the scopeof the story. It deals with a middle-class set of people;the whole play is'concerned with ordinary everyday folk.There is not a title in the play—

exceptthat of Sir Anthony

—who is heard of,

Ibelieve, but not seen. Mr. Chambers,unlike Mr. Pincro, does not believe thatit is dangerous to put lipon the stageany characters but those moving in the"higher walks";Mr.' Pinero's 'theory is—

or was— that you must place your

people high because otherwise they haveno distance to fall, and in the fall comesthe drama.1 But, one may parenthetical-ly remailc, Mr. Pinero must have modi-fied his views, because in "His House inOrder," his new play for the St.James's, he too— as 1 was privilegedexclusively to state

—has set his story

among a middle-class family on the out-skirts of a provincial town. Thus, bya curious coincidence, we are going tohavo two plays of the middle-classesand of the "outskirts." \

Mr. Haddon Chambers's piece has nowbeen re-named "Sir Anthony," and itwill be produced

—1 am now enabled to

slate— by Mr.' Frank Curzon at Wynd-ham's Theatre next Easier. We ehalllook forward to it with more than or-dinary interest;for, in addition to themany excellent dramas Mr. Chambershas given vp

— such as "Captain Swift"and "the Idler"— ho wrote what inmany ways was the'finest comedy of ourgeneration, "The Tyranny of Tears,"

I— KmwwutninmmiuwmtMHimnwm—attaat

You Feel Dull. I_____|

If your liver is Bluggish and out oftone,, and you feel dull, bilious, consti-pated, take ft_ dose of Chamberlain'sStomach and Liver Tablets to-night be-fore, retiring, and you will feel allright in tbo morning.

"Did Shakespeare ridicule the workingclasses?' was a question sprung upon Mr.Beerbohm Tree with quite uncanny sud-denness when he addressed a meetingrecently on "The Humanity of Shake-speare." During the evening lie essayed,with completesucce&s, the feat of speak-ing Hamlet's speech, "To be or not tobe," in the voice of Falstaff, and Fal-itaiTs speech on "Honour" in the voiceof Hamlet. On the theme of Shake-speare's sympathy and philosophy Mr.Tree enlarged. He instanced the cha-racter of Shylock as showing Shake-speare's "sublime tolerance"— the humansympathy that lie could awaken alikefor Jew and Christian. He noted alsoShakespeare's insight and projection ofhimself into entirely different and oppos-ing characters in the cases of JuliusCaesar, Mark Antony, and Brutus.All this was listened to with rapt at-tention, and applauded vigorously, saveat ono point. This was where Mr.Tree, in talking of Antony's speech tothe populace, spoke of Shakespeare'sknowledge of "the mob," and contendedthafc "even autocratic tyranny was bet-ter than the chaotic tyranny of the de-mocracy." As it proved, the demo-cratic feeling in the hall was a little toostrong for this argument, which, was

[heard in silence.Mone the less, Mr. Tree's extremely

eloquent peroration was admirably re-ceived. He told how Shakespeare un-derstood the inmost ,feeling alike ofmurderers and of philosophers, of loversand of statesmen, of braggarts and ofschemers

—of every one, in short who

had ever lived1. He declared that Shake-speare's humanity wouldlive when "dog-mas had crumbled in the dust."

Some happy complimentary speechesfrom Mr. Will Crooks and Mr. RaymondBlathwayt followed, and then a youngman rose quietly in the middle of tlifchall and asked if he might put a ques-tion to Mr. Tree. "Is it about Shake-speare?" said Mr. Crooks. "AboutShakespeare," answered the young man."Then you may," said Mr.'Crooks. "Itis just this," said the young man, "Didhe, or did he not, ridicule the-workingclasses?"

Here Mr. Crooks interposed. He dis-allowed the question. "Have you notbeen hearing of 'the humanity of Shake-speare' all the afternoon?" he said. Theyoung man persisted. He said he onlywanted an answer from Mr. Tree. Onthis Mr. Will Crooks commended thoyoung man to the free library, and fellback on. his authority as chairman, andbrokt up the meeting. Mr. Tree re-mained silent.

As wasnatural, the incident caused nolittle wondering discussion among the au-dience, who gathered in knots outsideand debated it quite warmly. Therewere some, indeed, who contended thatboth Mr. Crooks and Mr. Tree had beenwise in not answering, for the simple-reason that Shakespeare, according tothem, did ridicule the -working classes

—"and worse." "You wouldn't believe,"said one, "the nasty things he says inthat there pla^."— London Chronicle.

The following paragraph from the,Brisbane, Worker of a recent date showsthat it also shares the opinion of Mr.Tree's questioner. "There is some dan-ger of Shakespeare himself becoming asuperstition. The truth is he had nomore sympathy with the Jew than withthe democrat, and that -was littleenough.His representation of Jack Cade is aimost notorious libel, and the 'people'come into his plays mostly as a rabblerout to be scorned or as a mere back-ground for the gilded toffs who mono- jpolise the footlights."

TWO NEW OPERAS.p

Amid the huge and almost continuouspageant of splendour and delight that isto be enjoyed at tho Coliseum mere playsbecome incidents. Accordingly the pro-duction of two new operas in one eveningwas viewed as quite in the course of jthings at Christmastide (says LondonChronicle). They were, however, nonethe less charming and successful on thataccount.

Oneof them wasabrightlittle Arcadiancomic opera called "Bells and Motley,"by RitaStrauss and Thomas Coales, withlyrics by Roland Carse, andmusic byWal-tor Slaughter. The story, -which is anextremely pretty one, recalling somewhat"Tho Yeoman of the Guard," tells how ajester and a singing-girl strolled into avillage, and found all the boys and girlsdancing round the maypole, for it wasMay-daymorning. There was greatques-tion as to who should bo Que,pn of theMay, and it was decided that the villagegirl who danced best should be crowned.But all the village girls danced equallywell. So no one knew what to do, untilthe strolling jester and his sweetheartstarted dancing quite on their own ac-count. And they danced so wonderfullythat everyone agreed the jester's sweet-heart and none other should be Queenof May. Whereupon she was crownedwith garlands, and itwas afterwards dis-covered that she was not a singing-girlat all but the runaway Princess of Ar-cadia. Nothing, it may be said, couldhave been prettier than this little scene.Tho whole thing is supposed to happen inthe sixteenth century, a fact whichisplea-santly proclaimed in all sorts of prettycostumes, and the place— well, everybodyknows that there was ouce "aMaypole inthe Strand"!

The other fresh piece, which is called"Fenella," and is composedby Mr. Napo-leon Lambelet, is,musically, even moreambitious, andno less a feast to the eye.It shows a Georgian country scene ofjoyful peasants, after whicha dashing of-ficer, with full Georgian uniform, andmag-nificent baritone voice, makes lovo to apretty gypsy girl. They sing a pas-sionate duet in regular "grand opera"style. Suddenly, however, comes a troopof scowlingbandits, whose terrible leader—

anadmirable tenor— carries off the beau-

tiful gypsy. Then there is racing andchasing, and clatter of hoofs, and theGeorgian officer mounts his chargeron thestage/ and lides off, arid in a twinklinghas rescued tho gypsy and brought hersafe and sound again to the footlightsamidst a triumphant chorus. It is, in-deed, quit© a thrilling little fragment;and if the hurdy-gurdy and automaticband of the Georgian fair is perhaps alit-tle Victorian, it takes nothing from thecolour and life of the thing.

A young man started in the liverybusiness some time ago, and the firstthing ho did was to have a sign paintedrepresenting himself holding a mule bythe bridle. n« was particularly proudof this stroke of business enterprise, andstraightway asked of his particular friend"Isit not a good likeness of me?" ''Yes,' jhe replied, "it is a perfect picture ofyou;but -who is the fellow holding thebridle?"

There appeared in the pimcr an adver-tisement reading as follows:

—"The tnan

who found a pocket-book, containing alarge sum of money, on California-street,is requested to return it to the addressof the undersigned, the loser, as he wasrecognised." In n few dajs the replywas inserted:— "Tlie lecognised man,who picked up apocket-book, containinga ltfrge sum of money, on California-

.street, respectfully rcouests that the losercall at bis house,"

THE LATE W. H. VERNON.

"Bis" writes:—

W. H. Vemon, whosedeath is recorded from London, visitedthis colony ir. 1885 with that brilliantactress Genevievo Ward. ("Once known,Iallow no one to forget me."

—"Forget-

Me-Not," act 1.) Vernon had a stagecareer of half a century. The number ofparts he took would surprise the modernEnglish actor, who often plays no more"than Lalf a dozen parts in as manyyears. He played in tragedy, in comedy,in farce, in burlesque, in melodrama;and in everything he was the conscien-tious artist, and his performances willrank high in the stage history of theperiod. He appeared ''by command" atWindsor Castle in "Richelieu," 24thJanuary, 1861. In this performanceCharles Warner (Lickfold) made hisfirst appearance on any 6tage v asone of the pages in. companywith Samuel Phelps's youngest eon.Remember being present at a one-night"by request" performance in Christ-church. The Royal was occupied afc thetime, but the Oddfellows' Hall was fittedwith stage and scenery,and the attractive"Forget-Me-Not" was given. All wentwell till the second act, when in themiddle of the great scene between Ste-phanie and Sir Horace, abell that seem-ed to shake the world clanged out rightabove the players' heads; to those onthe_stage the suddenness of it was ap-palling—clang, bang, bang, clang, clang,bang twenty times. The players wereparalysed; the audience were startled,too;then a pause, half a minute, per-haps, the actor and 'actress partially re-covered. Sir Horace (W. H. Vernon)sbaated, "Upon my soul, Stephanie."Bang, clang, clang, bang, bang, clangtwenty times more. A pause again. Theactor and actress looked at each other,the audience tittered. Sir Horace again,"Upon my soul, Stephanie." Bang,clang, clang, bang twenty times more.Another pause. Sir Horace looked uptowards the roof, the audience roared,but, not to be beaten, he tried oncemore. "Upon my soul, Stephanie."Clang, bang, bang, clang, twenty timesagain. Pause. The audience shoutedwith laughter; but this time Sir Horacewas too quick for the bell, and got out:"Upon my soul, Stephanie, we'll waittill it's over." Off they went and thecurtain was rang down. The custodianof the hall was a member of the firebrigade. A fire hadbroken out, and thebrigade's station being next to the hall,the sleepless guardian of Ihe bell haddone his duty without any other thought.After a few minutes the performancewas resumed;but during the remainderof the play an occasional anxious lookaloft from Sir Horace was sufficient toTceep both actors and audience merry.Here is a 20-year-old cast, as played inthis city, of F. C. Grove's and HermanMerivale's original three-act play

"FORGET-ME-NOT."Sir Horace Welby W. H. VernonBarrato C. FentonServant A. DarvillPorter Mr. EdwardsAlice Verney Roland Watts-PhillipsMrs. TToley Flora AnsteadStephanie de Mohrivart...GenevieveWard

Looking over the bills of the play Inote that dear old Jack Liddy, the com-pany's advance, always signed himselfplain "Liddy, Agent."

Miss Roland Watts-Phillips is at pre-sent in this city, a member of Stephen-son's Musical Comedy Company.

The history of "Forget-Me-Not" is bothinteresting andinstructive. It was orig-inally written for the late Mr. JohnClayton, or, at any rate, the part of SirHorace Welby was originally destined forhim. For many years his influence andthat of the authors— not to mention themerits of the play^— were exerted in vainin the attempt to secure for it ahearing.At last Miss Genevieve Ward happenedto take the London Lyceu"m for theautumn season with a view to securing afooting in London. Her first attemptproved disastrous, her second, at best,secured a success of esteem, and as a, lastresource, at the end of her season, shedetermined to give ''Forget-Me-Not" atrial. The play was at once recognisedby the critics as a very remarkable pieceof work, but the fortunes of the theatrewere beyond retrieval. Another lapse ofseveral months occurred, and then a for-tunate opening was foundat the Princeof Wales's Theatre. The piece was ade-quately mounted. Mr. John Clayton as-sumed the part originally intended forhim. Mks Genevieve Ward repeated herremarkable performance of the heroine,and adventitious circumstances, includingan unwonted exertion of Royal patron-age, scored for it a genuine success, fi-nancial and artistic. Thus it is merelythe result of a series of happy chancesthat "Forget-Me-Not".is not at the pre-sent moment reposing in Mr. Merivale'sdesk, or at best remembered by a fewtheatrical enthusiasts as a clever piecethrown away upon the barren soil of anautumn season.

A KINGOF COMIC SONGS

Mr. GeorgeLe Brunn died on 17thDe-cember at his house, "The Nook,1'Bur-ton-road, Brixton. Mofe than any otherhe may be said to havebeen the maker ofthe people's songs of his day. He wasthe most facile and prolific of the musiohall melodists of the past twenty years,andhod composed songs for most of thopopular music hall singers of tho period.

For thelate Charles Godfrey and JennyHill he, in collaboration with Mr. J. P.Harrington, equally itacile as a versifier,wroteverymany songs that achieved greatpopularity. "Tho Seventh Royal Fusi-liers was his, "Hi Tiddeley Hi Ti," and"Half-past Nino." Miss Marie Lloyd,during the whole of her career, was in-debted to him for nearly all of her mostsuccessful melodies. "Everything in theGarden," "Oh, Mr. Porter/ "The Bond*street Walk," and dozens of others werehis.

A list of the artistes foi' whom hewrotemelodious, catchy tunes would in-clude nearly every name of note in thevariety world. A list of tho songs hecomposed would occupy columns. Hisfacility wes marvellous. On ond occa-sion tic wrote the melody of a song andthe manuscripts of a full set of band partsin twelve inmutes. Given the rhythmrind the general'idea of the words oil af,ong, he would sit down at the pinno andproduce a suitable tune on the instant,ilia melodies were suitable not only to thesong, but to the singer. He knew ex-Iactly tho range and capacity of everyartiste's voice.

His instrument proper, ho always de-clared, was tho violin, but he had amar-vellous cominnnd of tho pinuo. The j

dream of Jii9 life had been the productionof a comic opera of which every note ofmusic fhould bo his; but the dream wasnever realised, though it'is believed thatho- has left a completed score full ofwonderful melody behind him.

Mr. Le Brunr was only Horty-threeyearsof age. He wasborn in Worthing,and as a boy commenced his connectionwith the stage as pinnist and accompan-ist ill aBrighton music hall. He was ftFreemason and a ready supporterof vari-ous musir hall charitable organisations.—Daily Mail.

Mr. Bland Holfc evidently believes inlooking well ahead. He has booked theNapier Theatre Royal for dates extend-ing from tho 19th to the 27th of Febru-ary,1909.

Daniel Bandmann, allegedtragedian,hasgone where his dreadful accent doesn'tmatter (says a Poverty Pointer in theBulletin). Bandmann was an inflated,unbearable, and insulting German whodrifted to Australia on two occasionsmany years ago, looking as if the worldexisted by his permission. He kindlyallowed the rest of the human raco to re-main onhis globe provided itbehavedit-self, and he benevolently lent his atmos-phere to hia poor miserable fellow-crea-tures. " Shakespeare turned in his graveevery time Bandmann played one of hischaracters, and as Bandman was alwaysplaying his characters the Bard of Avonwas kept revolving busily. Even whenDaniel the Germancame down to bellow-ing at thin houses in the dreadful oldSydney Gaiety he still believed that theworld tipped up wheneverhe stepped onthe other end of it. When he finallyrealised thathumanity was too poor andignorant to appreciate him, he retired tothe United States and started farming.Anaggravated Sydney pre&smanoncesaidto thefearsome Herr:"WhatIlike aboutAlfred Dampier is that he is everythingyouarenot. Bandmann, whowas slowand heavy in the think apparatus, .askedfour different people in the next tenminutes th© meaning of the remark, andwhen he got the flail measure of it hewent back in wrath to the bar where hehad met the pressman, and struck atailor who looked something like thepressman but who didn't even makeclothes for him. The greatest actor dnthe world was somewhat disarranged be-fore thematter was sorted out.

Mr. Fred Rivenhall intends to try hisluck in America, and -leaves J)or thatcountry inMarch. His engagement withthe Fullershas beenalengthened one,andlie has proved himself a capable come-dian. His farewell season commenceshere to-night, after which Auckland.

The Lily Dampier Dramatic Companyproposes to tour thiscolony shortly. Mr.Frank Reis, who was last here with oneof William Anderson's companies, is ad-vancemanager," andleaves Sydney for thiscolony shortly tomake all arrangements.The Holloway Dramatic Company is alsocoming across' under the controlling in-fluence of Mr.Edwin Geach, whohas alsothe West-Brescians and the Great Thurs-ton's tours in Australia Under his direc-tion, andthe Willoughby-Ward ComedyCompany, in "The Boy from Mexico," toarriveshortly, with Miss Grace Palottaasleading lady.

Following on the heels of the Stephen-son Company will be John F. Sheridan'sMusical Comedy Company. Mr. Sheri-day has added severalnew pieces to hisrepertoire since last here, the principalcomedy being "The Earl and the Girl,"which has had a very successful- run inLondon at the Adelphi and Lyric The-atres.

~The company supporting Mr.

Sheridan is a strong one, and all theparts in the various productions are saidto be excellently interpreted. The re-pertoire for the season will include, be-sides the opening piece, "Mrs. Dooley'sJoke,'' the pantomime of "Dick Whitting-ton and His Cat," "The Lady Slavey,"and "King Dodo."Itis probable thatFuller's Entertainers

will have to return to the Oourtenay-place theatre for about a month, thechange being made necessary on accountof improvements and alterations beingmade to the stage of the Theatre Royal.

Mr. Neville Thornton, the well-knownscenic artist, who has recently completedthe scenery for the Palmerston OperaHouse, is to be tendered abenefit in thattown. Several times whilst fulfilling thework, Mr. Thornton was laid aside byillness. Itis not generally known thatMr. Thornton has had a distinguishedmilitary career. With Colonel Banks, ofAuckland, he shares the distinction oil be-ing the only holders of the cross of theLegion of Honour (French) in New Zea-land. Mr. Thornton also possessesFrench, Turkisti, and English medals forthe Crimea. He was wounded i& theas-sault upon the Malakofi redoubt at Sc-bastopol,and while inhospital at Scutarihe was nursed by Mrs. Evans, now a re-sident of Hawera.

Elevenoperas constitutes the repertoireof Williamson'sOpera Company, which isto visit New Zealand again at Easter.Other operas are being arranged for. Thecompany gave thefirst Australian produc-tion of "Utopia, Ltd," in Melbourne lastweek. There are eighteen characters inthe opera, which wasW6ll received.

Czerny, who has been knocking themin Maoriland, was known as Alf. Lums-den before he left Melbourne (says theBulletin). Lumsden is a man of parts.A tall, slim, clean-cut Victorian, he had alot of platform experience as an amateurconjurer before he made a determined at-tempt to oust Frank Madden from hisseat in the Vie. Assembly. Givena littlemore time for his canvass, the likeableLumsden would probably have won thefight. AsVt was Madden is now Mr.Speaker, whilst Lumsden calls himselfCzerny, and procures cups of coffee frompaper shaving*.

There is every prospect of Mr. GeorgeStephenson acquiring a comic opera whichwas produced-in Wellington a short timeagoby anamateur company. Ifhe doesso tht company will be strengthened byprinin donna and other artists. It isprobable that the opera may be seen inWellington in March.

Theatrical clips—

Miss Olive Fitzsim-mons, who has been in charge of/ the or-chestra ir Fuller's Theatre in Christchurchfor the past three years, is now attachedto the local house. . . The sale of SirHenry Irving's library realised £19,000. .Judge Parry and Mr. Fred Mouillot, au-thors of "What the Butler Saw," are en-gaged on another comedy. . . MrThomas Hardy'g "Tess" is beingmade thesubject of an opera, which is to be pro-duced by the Sar Carlo Company nextseason in Naples. The music is beingcomposed by Baron F. d'Erlanger. .HerrBandmahn, who died in America re-cently, made his first Melbourne appear-ance in 1869, in Tom Taylor's "rfar-cisse." . . According to latest advicesMr. Watkin Mills and the company thattoured with him in Australia are havinga great time in the English provinces. .Mr. Mark Hambourg offers to Britishcomposers three prizes— for a pianofortecomposition in the form of a fantasia,sonata, ballade, scherzo, or set of varia-tions to occupy from ten to fifteenminutesin performance. . . Qscar Wilde's dra-matio>poem, "Salome," which was sup-pressed in Berlin because it presentsBiblical characters, was recently producedinNew York. The dramatic poem is inone long act. . . MissMay Beatty, ac-cording to "Prompter" in the CanterburyTimes, will tour the English provinces in"The Skirt Dancer." . . Miss MarieNurdle will arrive in Australia early InMay. Her Australian tour, which willcover five months, will be under the di-rection oil Mr. John Lemmone. . . .Miss Flo Williams (Mrs. Moffett),of theWilliams' Quartette, died in Manila on9th December from consumption. . . .Wirth's Circus re-visits this colony again.shortly. . . MacMnhon's DramaticCompany has extended its Dunedin sea-son. . . The comedy "The CollegeWidow" ran for forty weeks in NewYork, and is being played all over thtStates. . . Miss Jennie Opie is doingwell in America. The press praise hersinging. . . To allow playgoers tohave a "nightcap," Sydney publicans aremaking efforts to get theatres closed at10.45. . . Alfled Dampier, who wasbenefitted in^ Sydney last week, made/ hisfirst Australian appearance in Sydney on10th February, 1877.s. . RaconteurGeorge Fuller Goldenis suffering from!lung trouble in America. '. . AmbroseManning was nppe..ie in the panto-mime "Another Goose in Newcastle,England. . . Mr. Stanley Grant, busi-ness manager for John P. Sheridan, waslast here with the Jubilee Singers when

1 the,y first toured, the colony. \

OPERA HOTJSB.George Stepbenson, 20th January to 9th

February.j.K. Sheridan1* Musical Comedy Oomnanv,

10th February to 10th March. mi»uy,

J. 0. Williamson's Repertoire Opera Com-pany, 11th April to 2nd May.*

William Anderson's Pantomime, 26th May to14th June.*

Harry Rickards, 20th October to 31st,0otober

THEATBE BOTAL.Fuller* Entertainers.

Miss Addie Campbell, a Bendigo so-prano, who in recent years has gainedconsiderable distinction at -musical com-petitions, has been engaged by Mr. W.Anderson to take the part of Stella inthe opera* of "Tambour Major," whichis to be produced in Sydney shortly.It is said Miss Campbell will receive asalary of £10 per week, in addition totravelling allowances.

Mr. J. T. Tajmer, the author of somany successful musical comedieswrites, apropos of a question put tohim:— "The prospects of musical comedyare as good as at any time during thelast ten' years. Itis, like pearls, fash-ionable, and there is apparently, there-fore, a good market for imitations oiboth. .Jr. C. Williamson still rates in theshining amateur. Miss Irene Dillon isthe latest. For years she has beentwirling a peculiarly fl&ible toe for thepublic that supports amateur showscays a Sydney paper, J.C.W.'s emis-

saries were ou.t on the watch. She isnow booked with the Royal Comic OperaCo.. Two or three different managers havebeen credited with tin Australian rightsof Hall Caine's drama, "The ProdigalSon," but not one of the- early guessesfell upon Bland Holt. As a matter offact Bland Holt bought the play, whichcame to hand, with all the incidental"fixings," by last mail. Bland will makea vigorous effort to stage "The ProdigalSon" at Melbourne Royal before themiddle of March, when-,his present sea-son closes.,

Irving's idea of Shylock came to him,"he told a writer in Chamber's Journal,as he -was walking through a Londonstreet where Jews were "numerous. Theactor saw a Jewish girl resenting theattentions of a Gentile. ."An old Jewapproached, and hurled at £he Gentilea grimace of angry disdain, as if in-deed he would have liked to slay thePhilistine in the passior of his resent-ment. It seemed to me that in thecontempt, in the withering snarl thathe flung at the younger man, Isawconcentrated the whole hatred of theJew for the Gentile, and it was froma study of the possibilities underlyingthat expression of crushing enmity anddisdain that Iconceived the characterof Shylock."

The Auckland Opera House will be re-openedby the Fullers on 24th February,under the management of Mr. John Ful-ler, senior. Mr. Walter Fuller, who dsnow in Australia, is completing the en-gagementof a Dumber of new artists totour the circuit. The followinghave al-ready been engaged:

—Mongan and Shee-

han (musical act), Violet Frawley (serio),Rowell Sisters, Golden Duo (song anddance), Ivy Gallardijserioj, Harry Davis(end-man), The Volteens (aerial artists),Loander and Menzies (comedians). And

ney to-day and will make more engage-ments in that city._ What an instructive and amusing ar-ticle might be written on the viewewhich the great composers have en-tertained of each other's music1 A niceopinion they had of one another, as arule! Handel swore that Gluck knewno more about counter-point than his'cook; Gluck and Puccini divided allPans into two opposing camps;Beet-hoven was, to say the least, not veryrespectful to Hadyn;Weber pronouncedBeethoven to be a madman; Mendels-sohn declared that after touching a scortof Berlio2 soap and hot water werenecessary; whilst Wagner hit out allaround 1with edifying impartiality.

Anamusing story is told by "Simpli-cissimus," the famous German satiricaljournal. It is believed to be true, andto relate to a well-known Prince of theHouse of Hohenzollern with musical am-bitions. The Prince and his satellitewere present at a concert, and one ofMozart's beautiful concertos was given."Achl" said the Prince, "Mozartplea6cstoe always. It is remarkable. It enters

; into me, but aa soon as Isit dowb atthe .piano Ican do nothing like it."i "Perhaps," replied the satellite, "per-haps your Royal Highness, it is the faultof the piano!"

A tented show, comprising sundryvarieties in the first part, with a briefbushranging drama to follow, is aboutto tour Victoria under the title of tlieState Fair. The tent is an auditoriumbig enough to seat 2000 people, and theperformance is staged outside, so that,when a part of the tent "wall" is re-moved, the effect is that of a circularcanvas theatre with the curtain up.There are many touches of novelty inthe fixing and advertising of the show,but the most distinctive feature of itall is the manager, a well-known Mel-bourne practitioner, who is ordinarilyidentified witha brass plate, and who

—beinganexpert inwizardry and aBarnumat heart

—has planned this expedition athia leisure, and put a lob of work andlove and money into his fad, with a

view to getting a remunerative up-country holiday from town practice. TheState Fair may be said to make a newdeparture in typical Australianism.

Kubelik (according to M.A.P) intends,when engagements permit, to visit Aus-tralia. He said: "I shall visit NewZealand also, and there make a littleholiday to see the great mountains andgeysera, and to fish and shoot, and sailthrough the fiords, whichIhear are sowonderful." Kubelik is only twenty-five years old, yet he is already mar-ried, and the father of girl twins. "Ourhome/'^ he says, "is. Nt Bycher Castle,near Kolin, in Bohemia, and when IrecaU it, Iponder on Fate's vagaries.Within the pleasure-grounds are girdensten times as large as the little vegetablepatch at Michle from which my fatherwon the maintenance for hia wife andfamily." The elder Kubelik was iimar-ket-gardener in the suburbs of Prague.A few years ago, whilt a stoiir. wasraging in the Bay of Biscay, Mr. HenriCain stood one night on tlie shore nearBiarritz. An akrm bell rang out atsen

—a fishing smack was foundering. Atthe foot of a cross an agonised crowdof women and children knelt and prayedwhile the liC-boaf was manned Afiei

a long little with the sea it reachedthe sinking craft and brought the crewashore. The skipper enquired who hadsaved himand his men. A young fisher-man came up, and he recognised a boywhom he had turned away from hisship because he, a beggarly fisher lad,bad askei his daughter' inmarriage Theskipper stared angrily at the boy for asecond, then, the teais coming to hi*eyes,he took him in his arms «nd kiss-ed kirn. Mr. Cain wrote an opera bookon this dramatic story, Mr. Widor hasset \\ to music, and their joint work,Les Pecheurs de Saint Jean, is to bebrought out at the Opera Coinique. .Itis in four acts, and has four leadingparts— the skipper, his daughter, thefisher boy, ana his mother.

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1906.ABOUT "DIVINE SARAH.""DRESSED POLLS AND DUMMIES." DID SHAKESPEARE RIDICULE

THE WORKING CLASSESMIMES AND MUSIC.[ByOrpheus.]

COMING EVENTS,

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jf BIRD'S CUSTAHD^ &***

fa the one thing needed Completelysupersedes thevie of Eggs in the preparationwith all Canned,Bottled ofHigh-CUss Custard— Greatly increasesthe popularityofor Stewed fruits. It en» »H Sweet Dishes. The unlaihng resource oi everyumces their flavourand successful Hostess.imparts to them a grate- RICH INNUTRIMENT-DELICATE IN FLAVOUR,

\julmellowness. J HQ gggg,HQRm,m yjjQg^g|Storekaojars out obteiß suppliesot Bird's CutUrd,Bird's Conaentxatad■«,

Bird'sBakingandBird's Blanfe-Hang*Powders,from alltho leadingi , Wholesale Housas.

Tho Conundrum of the AgeI §Why are 1

J New Zealand (g 1§ Football Team % IIYou will find the answer on the front of 1. I the OLD JUDGE CIGARETTE Boxes. I

An Adelaide lady sends her photograph,and writes:

feelingscomeoverme. Thodoctorscould domenogood.Icould not sleepj my appe-

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°* *h» references we here- <'<. suppose that we understand such cases in Pu*>"sh, and send anaddressed 'envoi- <k€ better than those who are treatingonly °Pc for reply. Ask any or theattestants <,

S a few hundred? Practice makes perfect who havegiven these testimoal* to"us. «'

C In any line, andIt Is non« the Ices true lf they thln!c w can bwm yott. «fe *< In tire tcatmtnt o£ disease. You get the co,ur' the closest investigation.Our Par- <,([ benefit ot Experience when you place <*' p??k System Is aMessing to all sfck ■.C your ease In our hands. Db not despair. men living- in centne* far from medical . "C Order your treatmentat once, and let us Incn n"d ?ld-.. Thousands of men-would , ■

|add your name to^longlist of cures. j^^J," g**J%£ by nr ar^ ;[? Mr. RALPH WELLS, of Melbourne, a pcpc?rlSystem.§ Professional Pugilist of very high or- We na,v<Lcure,? so many thousands of , '3> der, and who recently defeated Jim y£ scs,of th° a50V« complaints that If >? Corbett, writes to us on October 1, iheve Is a cure for your disea« you will , ■» 1004 thus-— ! nnd "at OUr Institute. With proper >» ' obedience to our medical instructions, >> "It gives me great pleasure to stateIIhere is nosuch thingas failure to our ' "T> hme been under your treatment, beingI treatment. Dr. Wallace, th« Physician-

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tthe infirmary, he tried nearly everythingfor it, but could only get relief from thedreadful irritation far a few dayß. The. hospital doctors said they had never seensuch a -bad case of eczema. My husbandis only a dock labourer, and could notafford to buy Clarke's Blood Mixture,but-when our soucame back from the Cape he' bought his father Eix bottles, and beforeh% had taken three battles his feet werenejarly -well, and now they are quite welL-I<lomot think he wiH ever have it again,as it is now twelve months since he wascured. If people suffering from Eczemawouldonly jby Clarkfe's Blood Mixture,Ifeel sure it would euro them as it hascured my husband. Youare at liberty tomake whateveruse youwish of thisletter.". ABSCESSES AND BOILS CURED.

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of lOth'SaptJembcr^lOOf:'^n lfisl lsuf-fered from & verybad leg; indeed, ithadbeen bad for three years, andIhad triedalmost every remedy without any relief.Ihavebeen laid up for as many us three'treeks at -a time, and quite unable toattend to my household dutie3, when oneday my husband advisedme to try Clarke'sBlood Mixture, as at one time he had suf-fered from sore eyes and the Mixtute hadeffected a complete cure of them, soIdetermined to try it, and got a largebottle, and before a fortnight had passedIperceived my legimproving, and at theend of a month,Iam proudto say,Iwasperfectly cured. That is now ten yearsago, and my reason for not sending youthis testimonial sooner is,Ithought it-would some day surely break out again;but Ican' boast that there is no sign ofitdoing so, andIhare the best of health.You are quite at liberty to make use ofthis, for tha sake of others."

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[By The Mid.]

Ib is 0/ great pity that tho Midland-Gas Company heat was shunted on tothe Athlctio Park lnsb Saturday, for thelarge crowd of spcotulois on the liasinReserve were robbed ot a flno displayof batting. Why was No, 3 wicketnotUsed for the heat? Itwas in good or-der, as the junior Old Boys proved byscoring even more than the Midlandcrsdid on bumpy No. lon tho Park. Dothe player* disliko the outfield? Surelythe outfield to No. 3 on the I3nsin isnot as bad as having to go down intothe gully off the Park, as tho Gas-workershad to do last Snturday.

Barron (84) .played* the best gnrne hohas given us since he citmo from Christ-churchj Quee (62) showed Hiitchingshow to hit the ball off tho earth j andIlnlchinga (119) was a ready pupil. He"was dropped by Rodgers off Harriswhen ho had scored 45. Shortly after-wards Harris declined a ball returnedto him by Hutchlngs. The rest of theMidlandora, with tho exception of Mowatt(26), pottered nboub the pitch too much,seven of them, contributing only 23 runsto the score (429).

Claude Hickson (7) was at tho battingcrcaso for his usual 40 minutes, bub wasdreadfully bashful about hitting, Mowatb(who partnered him) had 26 of the First30 runs scored, 'Ihe Midlandcrs occu-pied 70 minutes in putting up theirdrat 60. Tho second 60 went up in 30minutes, ,

Redgrave (five for 62) bowled wellthroughout. His first 13 overs contuinedsix mnidens, 19 vuns, and one wicket,

ho bowled, fts in thtv previousmatch, with hard luck, In fact, ihofielding of the Gfts-workors was heart-breaking for bowlers, and the men gotdistinctly whilstthe batsmen werehitting out for runs.

The next mosb interesting match wastho contest between Phoenix and OldBoys, Bnbting first, tho Phoenix teamdiet not make the use of a good wicketthoy should have done, and .Tucker giftQibbcfl, Vyiute, andHlckey tlio hitter lor8 runs apioce, whilst Monaghan, who wasdropped again and again and agnln, cap-tured Cobcroft, M'Lennan, Barton, andLittle at a cost of 18 runs apiece,

Brice again played a strenuous innings,getting 71, In which score there wereonly 17 singles, Throughout this jsensonBrlee has been a, bright example toyoung players, nnd may fairly be classi-fied as Wellington's best all-round crick-eter of the season. In inter-clubmatcheshe has been consistent with the but, hisscores being i 0, 64, 19, 113, and 71, anaverage of 61 per innings) with thoball he has token 27 wickets at a costof 7 runs apiece) and he is a good fields-man.

Young Burton, eon of veternn George8,, appoaredi with the Phoenix seniorsfor the first time, and was a Georgesecandus in style.' Ho was run outafter scoring 13 in five, liiis. Burtonreplaced Ptarco, of Karori, who is nowqualifying for the district scheme.

The Old Boys promoted a trio of"juniors, G, D, Mackintosh, 11. Bell) andB. 8. Meek, ; r

Ken Tucker (49) playedhimself, in verycarefully, ,Urid had «n excellent partnerin J. P. Blaeklock (34) for a whilo. Ifthe.OldBoye wouldbe moredashing withthe1 bat and more energetic in tho flold,they would be a great denl harder tobeat than they have been hitherto. Theyhave a- very strong attacking force inTucker and Monaghan, but give thesebowlers wretched support,

The Phoenix players, also, qhonldumarten themselvesin the run-saving de-partment! especially in view of tho meet-ing with theMidlnnders, who are easilythe best fieldsmen InWellington,

As Isaid in Monday's Issue of thoPost, the contest,between NowtowiV and.Wellington called for very little com-mont. The sole supportof the suburbanteam Is Conlnghnm, and when that propfulls, as Ib tTif* again very early andeasily on Snturday, tho remainder of theInnings Is a procession, Coninghnm isnot justifying the claims of his support-ers with (he imt and ball, He droppeda catch from Mahony'e (bnt when molfctter had made 12} Oonlngham madeonly 4 with the bat, going out caughtfrom a hud mishit, and he bowled Innothing like his old form., although heuofid hishend, pRCe, and delivery cleverly.Agn.inst the wind ho gave batsmen n,little tasteof quality, Jtowovci,he mnyyet strike form— but ngninst that day heshould train hlstenm to support Wn»In the field.

Hutching* is m> clever In his cricketthnt it Is a pity he blemishes his workby too free use of his tongue. Last Snt-urday his conduct between wickets nobonly proved n great annoyance to thofieldsmen that oven nn indulgent umpirehad to warn him against repetition,Challenging the ability of a fieldsman tohold a ctiteh Is nob playing the gameas It should be played, nnd such a. lireof running comment ns Hutching* keptup last Saturday calls for the Bever&rtcondemnation, ' It.is really questionablewhether n. successful nppenl could nothave been made by Laws under the ob-struction rule.

The following table indicates the stateof tho respective games nt the fnll ofeach wickets—

lttltftwSw 4w Bw Dw 7w 8w OwlowNewtown B 11 10 86 86 « 47 60 B0 65WellingtonSB 37 B01« Wfl MAPhoenix 0148819 68 121 141171184 198Old tioyt 2 78 76 07 87Midland J6 89 43 47 ICO 281 301 323 327 329Gna Co. 0 1

Tho Old Boys' junior .eleven hnd n.field day Inst Snttmlny, nnd tho Thorn-don's consequently had a tiny in theHeld. The Old Boys bnttcd for fourhoui'R nnd ten minutes, and then thocousins Salmon hnd yob to be landed.Wills mndo a very willing 1/3 (the bV.hit* included only 23 singlesI) the «corerfinding a dlflloulty in fretting nil the.hnson VVills'n nllotled flpneo 'in tho ncoritiuf-booK, Wills hnd a fnir shnro of luck,being missed when nt 30, nnd severaltimes Inter. Goldfinch played tho gnmoliko n bird, contributing a fntiltloas 76,ilirch hnd hnrd luck In just fulling toget his century, being 92 when cnughto(T tho lnat ball of Buck's flwst over ontho call of time, Birch's yens tho bestof several good innings. M'Gowan hithnrd for his 38, nnd Jnco'vt, tlioyounger,gob 21 in nlno hits. Eight Thorndonbowlers sent nlong a totnl of 620 linHa,and ns the Hggrognte for the nine wlO'keto wns 464 rurjs, tho bowling recordwns more thnn a run per ball," nnd thobowlers' average wnsSO runs per wicketIWnmire* kept himself on too long ntfirst, nnd his 30 overs (the first) nncl thetwenty-second overs wero mnklons)yielded 136 runs for Ihrco wickets.

It is wall known that "Eraimio" Sonpinnd Porfumo are of tho highest quality,-,Advt.

NEW ZEALAND UNDER ADICTATOR.

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: boinal'^Bttyt'.' *v:.^^^to^hovo'its-ite-'1;-■" 'rJ;;;;,, JPea^Crpiftra^d.Ayttrl^t," ;■*

~- ',Canttot ,t<L&r s, atm ■<",■..-'v-.OitWf 4tbt--to Milita S'm \

'* Vftel*is.ntore tfiaff,dtJsW *'<II1;-JWaIU Artrphlori'pitett" ''. ,"l*ho result of the general eleotion hold a

faw weeks -ago lids been a surprise to?itJt,Qr*;ftnd'vanquished'aliko, nndiwe hear

'<tfn 4very hand, ond.readid every news-paper,theories tlio most diVerso toaccountfor'it.' Doubtless'ib-'is the result of

fqulte

ivnumber oi causes, butthomaincaUS6 I«to. be found in'the general condition oi- ,t|jepeople of the colony— theirmaterial

■ prosperity,— and-my-presout purposeis to"point out tho remarkable, purttdel. thatexists between the position 'of Newiteft-lijflditmder tlie Qedclon regimo and thftttof Franco from 1852 to 1871) under Nupo-Jeonltr.

' ' , V~ During thnt,perioduoL18' years thoFrench people wero to till ap'dearaticomoreprosperous than they had ever beenbefore, nncf by reason of that materialprosperity .they lived contentedly undera form of goverfi»i*nt that"wa» ilniply adeipot'isiri villetlunJer'U^mbcratlc.forms,f£his is thepositionof NewZoalondj't'thisinotneut/ and'the fact goes,ft- long, wayto account for the result of tho election.Thttt election uiidflK Die kliotfttdMllipofllfeh&rd'HeSion was,in its leading- fed-

tvreproductionof a general;eiection!.in France under Louis Sapolabn,■ > In"ppoaranco. the form,of QovermmeabInPrunes wasparllame-ntary and democrntlo—i.e., governmentof the country by thecoi(iitiry,reprfteefltfsd,by deputies electedbjr,t&e country,j bt^t'in reality it was notpnrliai&entAry government at all, fora*-.much as tlie deputiesrepresentednot.thepeople* but the Emperor. True parlia-mentary 'govormrient moans' governmentediistifttttddby the representatives''bf'toe.pefliplo freely chosen and elected by thepeopUj but1woknow that inFranco'dur-ing thisperiod'the elections wereso mani-pulated that candidates who presentedthemselves before the constituencies with-out5thestomp ortitleof "candidatesof theOorernment of the Emperor" had littlechance of«lectidfl, . Ttv^uch anoxtent wiigittis gy«tem of mttnipulatlon curried that ibbecame anestablishedrule thatcandidatesagreeable to- tho Government should boproclaimed as such by means of placardsprinted ■ on tho white.paper which isFratfce iireserved for official announce-jnents; and candidates, who used suchjplacards without authority were, if elect',sd/dfyqimliflad us having'seeurstLtheir'eleotionby moans oi misrepresenKliori1Thd<Emperor- degionated Bia.'cttfldidate*!§ni!'pi&MleA\iy admnaiei them, and gav4;jkhf oeofll?,.thetjpriYifege'ofr«tlfyijig' t;hfi»'nominfttlong, France badall the forms ofpurifamantary government, t'ogethei'with'universal (manhood), suffrage and the>elefltors imagined they were electing tie-.ptities to representthem, when they werfcreally doing nothing more than ratifyingthe appointment of deputies whom the

'Emperorhad selected to representhlm.ln-«C«ad of.,saying to"the people, .".Elect de-puties t», constitute a of'

.yottfMhieij'fromwhlohattovotrimentis'w"emerge," he said, in. effect, "I am the-Gotera'rtent constitutedby yott j)«ce for'all by ».plebiscite vote," and 1'allowyou

■;th9 privilege of once more ratifying myOdvemment by erecting (hose cand'ldateswhom1have designated(is my candidates;it isIthat m,in questioft in their per-

'.«on,(r , ,' Thisdescriptionof 6, generalelection in-Francs under Napolecm theLittleappliesinalmosteverypartidultir to the election'latelyheld InNew Zealand. Ifl1803 the

'TWfentete.who is now dictator of NewZealand secured, Mf methods that were;ihen unprecedented,,the election of mem-berspledged to- support himpersonally itsMr. 'Bftlknee's successor in the'Premier'ship/»nd the general electionsheld sineshavernot beenijeal electionsof rspresentiw,ii¥e» of the people forthe formationof a.Ootermaent, bat simply successive rati*.Hoatioosi.of.the Smido« >dicitator«hip',l)by

5"erection"of candidates nominated by"the" dictator for the express purpose of.Maintaining his dictatorship, (the oui-«come is simply a despotistnin thename df

'

-the people. JusT as'Louis proolaimetl""himself Emperot by the will df the na'«J"iiofl, so Ricturd'Oibht, with equal pro>;"pfietyand apparently with equalsafety",-dub Win*elf "Dictator by -the/ will of-the .people"— the fact that 'RfchardVdominions form partof the'Efnpfr'e ofEd->itrd VII.mightpossibly be some slight«$ ffi<s& ¥J** .W^O-i^^rofelafming

Emperor ovKfaa ofNew Zealand-*ndHe dependenciesI- The vote given onT6tfi D«cembei!,*lßos/wlis"aa complete ah'

r abdication on the part of the people of"m was the "plebiscfte bynrhkh the French nation, on 20tbDecent'Ub«r..186tf sanotionei the coup d!«t«t 6V;rticl.December* afld> the New Zealand.pl\Bblsoife,(for,Bflohit really was) was just'M as that which approved the,«r&ne of the Frenob adveattirerfandiftt 1

jfrhifeb a larger vote was-given than hasIfwttiifflitmitiTstt^miirffidiMftFrance nudeI*'1*' ehyThird'RepublicI Theotite(»me for New Zealand is the ratifleo-tioa by the people'-'^ia^ calfs itsslf themost democratic itiAU^m'tW'Otta die-tatorshipas ab§oluT*'W'iefsrtltr4*igotism-of "the Emperojr by^hp/vjll-oj^ihtna-tion," "' -'- "'—«■* '-'i', -" "

The cawe of N6w,Z«'ftTan^pref«flt«! onemorejltrttnition of;thft,le'*rdji;.tatfgh'tbyw*4wßjpoß« |KpoiiileifjittHi*pti wheiv tney feelits oßu'ses > persoiiillf" In the case of■yraneer'we1 »cc « great patten living; foryeaw unde.r an unwrupulous and detest*able despotlum in a.state'ofswinfsbcon«tentment, from which nothing couldrouse,th«m so lon.tf a« they enjoyed materialf^HP^fc?* M'Hmh l*W enoughior'all. One shrinks from Applying suohterms to one's own country, but this ableMfc cannot be« gainsaid— that the peopleof NeHr Zaalatiff, whilst considering, them-selves,» democeooy of the most advancedf/P«» *af<J «fr'thi» moment living: under adifltetttrsmp content to submit to manyof the evHs of American Tafflmanyismwfh otbors'besides, because they thinkthe despot iff a,good despot wfio-brfngsthem good timw;"content -to see theirParliament reduced to «mcli & conditfonof degradation that ithas ceased to serveany other ptnpose than to veil tfie ten*tares of despotism j content to see (hoseprerogativelof Parliamentand those pri«tilegcsV of the people, which it requiredcef.ttiffe* of struggle to-"attain, cast abtho feet of the despoty Content U> me all' (he resource* of the State,it« credit andth« heritage of our prosperity, placed atfiisvabsoluta disposalI '■

'Hie adventurer nnder whose shamefuidoiftiflten Prance llrcd and apparentlythrove-fornearly- 20' years- was wont'todescribe himself ai the "Emperor'of thePeasantry," just an the dictator of NewZealand delight* to call his Government(he "Government of the Worker*"> thebenevolent despotof France' wrote "TheAbolition oiPauperism." which may wellhave suggested to oiirdictator thatmani-festo which he miMMtcd, on tho eve ofthe election, and which was apparentlyintended as an open proclamation-of dic-tatorshipidoes not its author say almostto #o many words that it was not PurlidvmenC that decreed all these "humanities"which ho enumerates, bub he, the bone-wlent deujjot?, It wri» "i," »w, flaycra*-

SPORT AND PASTIME.The Turt.[Br Lociiißii.]

,RACING"FIXTURES.February 3~-Taknpuna Mooting.February 0 and 9— Gisborne Summer

Mooting.February 8 and 10— Canterbury Jockey

Club's Meeting.February14 and 15— Egmont Summer

Meeting.February 15 and 16— Poverty Bay An-nual Meeting.

February S4l and22— WoodvilleDistrictMeeting,

Fobrunry 21, 22, and 24— DunedinAutumn Meeting. '>

March 1 and 2— Wanganul AutumnMeeting.

tfhero seems tobe a fairly general con-sensus of opinion thnb the WellingtonRacing Club has an up-to-dnto and well-appointedcourse at Trontham, Visitorswho were present at'the1recent meetingcomment in ,fo-vourablo terms on,the re-sults that haVe been achieved, thoughsome of tho arrangements have, come infor temperatecriticism; " Thab there weredefects is not denied, bub they.werechiefly oD the kind thab muat inevitablyoccur at nn inaugural meeting, One ofthe main causes of,complainbby severalwriters were the railway facilities, whichnro describedjfls being inadequate. Nodoubt tliere was'^tmft'toomforcomplaint,butIt mu»t be remembered that theRoil*wayDepartment wns called upon to dealwith ah exceptionally heavy traffic. Tocope with this quick services Wero' ar-ranged, and as for1 as the outgoing trainswere concerned they answered the pur-pose fairly satisfactorily, Tho troublewas in the return journey. The usuallate rush wnsmade,and the small trainswere foundiinsufficient to accommodatethe publk). Thisdifficulty could bo o.vor-como by increasing the number of car-riages and wnggons* By the time thonext meeting comes11'round the track will,by "the aid of judicious top-dressing, beIn better order,and the general appoint-ments properly attended to, If the clubis.to keeppace with other centres it willalso lrnvo to take into consideration thom/vtter of prize money for somo of theprincipal events, But thab is n, pointon, which the stewards are no doubt'agreed, and on' which they will act nsopportunity offers. < " "

The prospects for,the Wanganul Cup(vre hehlthy\ Twenty-eight horses havebeenentered,nfld they are fairly represen-

tative oTthe colony, .Achilles 'docs hotfigure among tho nominations, but thochestnut,' who' was reported to bo a bitsore after thd hard going nt Trentham,

■claims ferigagemenb te tho Flying Handi-cap arid. Jackson Stakes, Boris nndUlieorko. (the latter of whom annexed thepriafe two 'years ago) figure in the Cup.entries, which alsoinoludo three from the"Vflldhuttt stkblc— Nightfall, Savoury,andDelaware.> ■ <

As was expected after his win in theWellington,-'Handicap', LdtherjH. had notmuch difficulty in accounting for thePnhiattta Cup. The gelding had 91bmore in the saddle than* .ho had ntTrehtham, but he came at the finisho,f the ten furlongs in a,resolute man-ner, and*had a good length's advun*tftgoof Barca when the post wna reach-ed. On tho second day the big eventwa« won -by CftWilet, another Lethegelding. The latter, with 6,13 up, raninto third place on the first day, and,with an addition'fti lib in tho saddle,managed to beat two strong. favouritesin Barca' «fid' Submarine on/Thursday^'

Mr. " Henrys yestordny< declared' 'theweights for>.soin9 of the minor;'eventsat .the; Canterbury.''S|uinmer,, Meeting,,IntfurOravetrjPlatebackers rfre seta falr !ly hard problem.\ Clanchattah, despitehis. poor showing' oti->the<'finjb,'day— a/,display' he redstoHudYm the following"tlny-renyf.well,Stud t#itfrihim" Chivalry,(8.12), In the Lyttelton Plate, Ivanofi,if he starts, should make a good show-ing.

■ To-morrow is tobe sent to the stud.Ingleneilk hns, gone &mi«f, and willbo* thrown out of training for a time.''It is understood that W, Brown hasaccepted,an engagement with Mr. R.PiUerson, and will ride thttt owner'shorses when the weights permit.

Auckland advices states that QuKrry-man is making bub a slow recoveryfrom hU breakdown in the Cup,

D. J. Price has left for Sydney, andwill finish the,preparation of MaohlneGun for his"AustiiillHii engagements,It is quite on the cards that <f the sonof Hnbinn, is successful during his com*ing campaign he may .afterwards .heshipped .to AmerfeA or'England. ,

Ur> Stead willprobably be 'represent*ed in this year's.Mlddlo Park Pkt« byeither Cuneiform or Isolt.

Muster Deldval pub up a time record(2min Zi 3-dsc'o) for the TakapntKiClip,dipping' the priviottfl best time, thniregistered by Strathavoii last year, by11-63CC. '(Jf<the seven,etartewin* therace, Sootty ,w)is the moat ■ fancied,tho St. Leger ■ gelding > carrying 38dtickets out,of a total of 1168 on' thimachine, Gladstone , forced the,pricesoon afb(H\tho, barrier Iwent up, andwhen'tlie last three furlongs'w&re ■ en-tored.trpon was just in |ronb of ay com-pact bnnoh/,-consisting.'of the wholo' ofthe remaining 'ramiMsv' As they enter-ed the top stretch Master Dclaval dash-ed up to the lead, and, holding his Ad-vantage over the balanco ,of the Cupjourney, the eon of Beaton Dejaval wonhis raco in attractive Btyle by three-parts of a length from Jewellery, whocame along with anice nin ab the busi-ness end,

V. Johnston, who formerly trained forMr,F,Wivtson,of New Plymouth,has nc.ceptedan engagement to»nct as prlvabotrainer".for Mr, O. P. Donnelly.

Strongorurfionrsafe oufrety abouta.cer-tain race «b Foxton' iKst week (says aPdlmerstonNouthpaper). ItIs openlyal-kgod that the wholo race was arrangedwlthonb tho knowledge of somo of thoownersand trainers, and thatono of thelaitor has demanded an'enquiry Into thematter. " The bookmakers were heavilyhib over the result, .pnb Wellington firmbeing'credited with losing £800 i, ,"GTeraint,lf the Mdrtftwutu Standardwriter, i»i responsible,fpr- th« statementthnt Mr. It, Peterson was offered" 1700guinea's" for his thr^ea bores, Solublon,Til-pono, and Destruction, i The offer, whichwas madeby apatron of Mr. 'F, Tilley'sRtablo, was not'oaceptcd, >

A wanganul writer alleges that thereason for ,the withdra.wn.lof Mr. It.Pa«terson's trio— Solution, Tupono, and De«struotlon— fromTllley'smentorshlpIsthatMr.Patorsoh was dissatisfiedwithPrice'sriding, nnd plainly"said so, As aproofot his confidence in Price, Tilley let thohorses go from his stable, ir> preferenceto dispensing Price's services,

NootulfomV whesjisafe arrival in Eng-land is nhnonnosd, will be trained'byMajor ftdwardes, who has- tho control ofMr, J, Buchanan's hones. One whoseems toknow says(—"Between the timesof buying Noctulform and tho lat tor'striplo success <tt tho Cantorbury JockeyClub's Spring mooting.Mr. Buchanan wasseriously 111, Tho cabled news that thecolt had won thaNew Zealand Cup, Can-terbury Derby, and Cantorbury Cup h>da vory cheering influence, and is naicl tohave done Mr."Bttoh^nnn morogodd thannny amountfof rnddfeifie," v

ib is fenrcd (wites mir Jjondon cor-respondent) thatKing Edward'sNewlioa-land Jioiwoj Moifaiu wklch ho purchased

Lawn Tennis.[By Huka]

The Waipawa Lawn Tennis Club's an-nual touriuinient is to bo held on tho23rd and 24th of this month. Twochampionship events—Men's Champion-ship Singles nnd Combined Championship—aro on (ho programme, and there willnlso bo tho five usual handicaps.

To-day should see the completionof thematches in all grades for tho first roundof the inter-clubcontests, and the secondround will bo started on tho 10th. TheWellington Club Iwb tho lend in thosenior contest, with Thorndon closo upsecond. The other three clubs nro hav-ing a hard fight fbr third place, In thoCup contests, Brougham Itill A team,Khnnclallnli, and Wellington havo one losseach, and the Brougham Bill B team iscloso up. Newtow-n, Victoria College,nnd lVtone nro almost evenfor fifthplace.Although the Pctono team has nob bo farscored n win, ithas— burono mntch— onlybeen beaten on tho post. In threematches it was just topped 7 sets to 6each time, in another B sets lo 6, nnd itsother locs was a, bud one—l2sets to 1.If the club can get its full team going inthe second round some of tho town teamswill got a shock.

Tho Wellington Club hns tho lead intho pennnnt contest with only ono los»iBroughamHill tentns A nnd B, nndIloro-kiwi rank next with two losses each, Thiscompetition will bo an exciting ono Intho next round,

WAtRAnAPA~c"]TAMPIONStIIPS.Theeleventhnnnu.il championship meet-

ing was held last week at Mnstcrton infine weather, and as usual visiting compe-titors wero given a most enjoyable liinollnrry Itowo (Brougham Hill Club) gaveQuill (Christchurch) a great run in thoChampionship Singles, tho latter playerjust getting lionio in tho thirdset, Bothnro youngplayers, capable of considerableimprovement. The winner scored 18games to 'his opponent's17. Parkernnd Cox met in tlio final) and tho formerwon, Cox not playing anything like up.tohis past form, Miss Powdrell had nnen*y win in tho Singles, beating Mrs,Payne comfortnbly in tho flnnl. MlbsCampbell gave the winner.thehardest run,Inthe second round Mm. I'nyne jusfr wonfrom Miss Pnyton 9—7. The latter piny-cr hns not ihiproved her gnnie since lastyear. In the Men's Double* it was n,Cakewalk Ibr Parker and Poarse, who wontho final from Cox and Bunting. 11.Howe;nnd Lauchlah gavo tho runnei's-upa good go in the KCini-fliml, being justbenton 6-^-4, 6—4. In the CombinedChampionship Mrs, Howe nnd 11. Howecaused some oxcilcment by pushing MissPnyton and, Cox in tho first round, tholatter pair winning 9—7. The mntchwas in doubt to tho very last. Mi«sPowdrell nndPnrkcr won tho finaleasily.In, tho Men's Handicap Singles»nll thomatches were well fouglit, the hnndlcnp-1)lng being Very good. In the ftemi-flnalHunter played a- fino gamo ngninst cox,and won, although tho latter was in theposition to win on his service. In thofinal Hunter (23) v. Penrsu (10), the for-mer had a great lead wuen in the fifties,but was unfortunate, in having to stopowing to his nose bleeding,, The spellboiieilbted his opponent, who ovened intho sixties, after which it wns ft ding-dong struggle, Hunter won a greatgame,70

—69, nnd thoroughly deserved11,

Itls hist drive struck Iho top of tho not,tho bnll having just enough work on It togo over into his opponent'scourt.In the second grndfc Wybourne (20), ayoung player,

t had just enough skill, to,beat Symonds, tho scratch man, In tho'semi-final, nnd going on secured the flimlfrom Macdoiinld (10) in good stylo,70-61. Inthe Ladies1Singledrhandicnii)Mrs. Fiyno (20) appeared tobeletin,butsho had hnrd fights to win each time,Against Miss Booth (30) she tfon o0«-48,then ngalnsb Miss M. O. Ross (30) wnsonly 2 points behind, and in tho finalMrs. Wngg (36) was ju»b beaten 60—47.Jho handicapping \wns ftlso splendid inthis event. Miss R. Wellwood Is n,player who should improve with tourna-ment play. Hi the Men's Double* Kb-belb'nifd Symonds (30) beatParker AndBunting (scr) easily in the first round,and went right through, , Howe andHunter got to the semi-final, when thewinners stopped them, and Barton andLauohlnn ,nlso lost in that round toM'Kenna and Lilloy. Misses Powdrelland Campbell won the Lndles' Doublesvery easily from scratch. Misses Well-Wood (20) caused somo surprise by beat-ing Mrs. Pnyno nnd Miss Pnyton'(16) inthe first round 60-44. In tho CombinedMrs. Howo and It. Howe (26) fought(heir way (o the final, putting MissCampbell and Pcarco (ecr) out60—35, andgating Mrs. Payno «nd M'Caskcll (IS)60-47. Miss Westrup and Weybourne(35) worked to the final in the lower half,mh\ it wtui n great fight in tho final, ThoBroughnm Hillpair Were seven points totho bad whon41,but Mrs.Howe's fttendvjpiny allowed her partner to even themom nb 48, then it ««« 49 nil, nnd, ahnrd drive sent to Wyhourno hnd him introuble, and ho netted It, leaving Mrs,Howo and Howe winners 60—49. Thoentries were good (145), nnd, of course,there wns no trouble in running thomeeting off n two tlnys, Tho courts be-ing,new, did not piny ns well ns could bodesired, but with enreful attention theyshould bo good next yenr. The popularhon. sowctnry Mr. N. U.Bunting, work-ed hnrd, to mnko the meeting a suc«*g.

Tho Auckland championshipshavo instboon completed, and,l. P, Grossman wontho flnnl of tho Mon's ChampionshipSingles from Dr,Keith, I—o, o—2, I—o,fi~o, 0-3, 123 gnmos to 17. Grosttmnn,25.boon t0* *♥♥fMo."inco 188?i nlltl '»'SOB gnvo J. t). Collins.a good run intho Now ZoftlßtiH Championship,and fol-lowed it ym the next yoar by taking n sotfrom J, M. Mnrshhli, tha Now Zealandchampion for that yenr. Miss Ody againwon tho LadioB1 Chnmpionship Singles,nnd the holders, Miswh Rico and Grnv,wero nlno successful in tho I.ntiioa1DonViM\ « I'ftjM'soiinnd S. Upton won thoMens rjoublos from Grossman nnd Mnlr,tho holders, Brown and Bnmford, bringbonlon sneniiiiftly beforo tho final. MissTidy nnd Billing boat Miss Gr«y andHickson, 6-7, o—2, o—2, in (ho Com-bitipd. Iho winners lmvo now won thisowntfour tunos in Ruccodsion. Miis I),Uriy is spokpn of ns a coming champion,nnd it is qmto possible (lint sho will lieRpon nt tho noxt New Zenlnnd Cliampion-ship,Meeting,

Somo writer in England has of Intoboon indulging In sovorp chaws againstplnyors of high standing. Tho ntlncl<ilinvo boon nindo undor tho noins dopltimo of "Aiimtpur" and "Fnir Play,"and nro inloitdprl to show (lint rprlninnlnycrs nro out-and-out profps«ionnls.Iho attacks linvo lippii bo wordpd tlinttlioy do not tend to ndvnnco thn interestsof tho gnmc. Tho definition of nn ninn-tour is very simple, nnd should snti»fyiho moßt oxncUng. II is ns follows i—"An nmntour ia ono who hns never com-polod forn monoy prize, or monetaryconsidoration, or for any drclnroil wagoror staked lip( j who hns novor onangoilin, assisted in, or Inught, nny nthlptioox-orriso an a menus of ppruninry gain, andwho hfla hover tnkon pnrl Innny compctition with nny ono who is not'nn r,inn>tour," It, in the duty of any pln\nr whohonestly believes tlint nnollicr plnyer isn profnsslonnl to report, him to tho A»eintioil, but if ho is not nnino to do (hnt,(lien lio blioiiM not mull into print niulcrnn ftliouvnioua nnnio.

Tho Kndish Lawn Tennis Associationhas pnmi<(T a resolution thnt nn lulditionbo mndo to Law 111. so as lo innkp thodecisions oi a refcrco final in all cases

men enn sp.iro after bnsinpw. Tho ni.it-ter of nion Rotting le.nvp from oni]ili\\-ment docs not lest with tKo (!o\h'ii<ineiit or Defeiieo «utlimitios. It u'sl<ientirely with (ho public Ihnn«ol\cs loaureo to allow Voluntcpm they imy em-ploy leavo to attend such ('.mips andtrtunilins during tho \\)wfo pound, Ifoven tho public you'd agivo to holdthe «L,Uuloiy hnlMiolid.iy on tlio Minnday, nnd in nddilion line Yolund'oisleavo for Kuslor S.ituiil.iy, whon lourdny's continuoim liold (mining oouU liocarried out away Ironi (hoir luhiio. it,would bp« groat step Inw.tid (lu> ]iinpornnd elllcioiit lr.ilnin(( of the Volunloi>i«iA Volunteer (service uliould lm\o tlioprnctical an well iw the nior.il ns«.mt menof (ho public. If citi/.oiifl woio in o.ini-est whon (hoy coniniond tho Volunteerniovoniont as n dofoneo syNtoni, Ihoywould ho prepared to roaliso a iier.sonnlresponsibility in (ho nrnttor, and wo,would then llnd oninloyn's willing lonllow members of Ilie force in Iheiroin])loy facilities for reaching pflloionoy;instead of which it is too coinnionlyiho coflo that employer.* conlont theni'-selves with "killing Krußer with (heirnuuitliß," (ho while they practically hin-der their employees Ironi joining ,heVolunteers by refusing to nllow the. nc-ceNSftry leave of nhsenco, If (he >pntil,i-lion of the Mibjpct by "Civilian" shouldhavo Iho effect of awakening public in-lerost in n suhjoot which is of vital im-portance to every citi/en, ho will havofulfilled a vnluablo oillce,

The King Kdwuul Barracks, nl,Christchurch, nvo lo bo fitted \i)> witha miniature rlllo rango.

Tho heat development generated tiythe firing of heavy guns is niont roinaik-nblo. During some tests that loocmlytook nkno nt Homo, a gun thai hailbeen fired 75 times melted Holdoi plareilupon (ho chnso, whilo another wns foundhot enough to fxiften lead, lndionlinna loinpcraturo of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.,

A N.C.O. in New Zealand, failing topnss his oxnmliiatlon, is no longer re-quired to stand nsule for \V, monthsflo mny be rcnppolnted and nmtlimpdin his appointment provided he pawstho noceftsnry oxnminnlion on (ho MiHopportunity nflcr n period of threemonths.All over iho colony men are geltiiißthcmHclvcs into form for tho TiPtithnmmeeting, which opens on filh Mnrch.That tliero will bo a, record nitondancngOPB without snylhg, ospecially when menenn do tho wholo meeting in a week.Tho arrangements nro well ahead, andtlioro will bo 61 targets in two diningthe meeting, All thab in needed is linoweather to mnko tho gathering nn «n»pnrnlloled entccess.

Morris tubo tihootlng is etill on thnup grade in nnd nround Melbourne, MHnstfliico of the vitality In this departl-incnb of rifle pmollco wns nffnrdcd liya four-sldod mAtch which took jilnonduring Ui6 Week on tho ltichniond Cluh'sminiature range, The coiniielin'g rlulwwere Melbourne, Footscray, VictorianRnilwnys, und Richmond, Iliero weroninny spectators present. The rontoslwm close and inlflTesllng, but. (ho Wittreprosentallves were alwnys a bit nhond,nnd Won by 36 points, with 510 fortheir 10 men, There wim a good finishbetween the Victorian Uflilwnys Iraniftnd tho M.R.C, for wcond plnce, dmrailway men eventually gaining tho vor-diet by ono point. Tlio Foolncrny OluUhad only ehot In one mnlch ot tho kindbefore, nnd brought up,the rear with563, Cnpldn Campbell, of tho locals,

Bot tho possible, 3o points, nnd ttohil-ard (Pootncroy) nnd J. Clucnn (M.lt.C.)

only mlswidoing so by onopoint. Timtop scorer for tho Rnilwftys wns 8. A.Long, 33. It wns W» fliwt nttcmpl ntshooting in a. miniature rouge malrh,

Tliere does not seem much probabilityof tho "Bisley scheme" being n emoooss(says tho Lender, n, Melbourne nows-mper). The rwponso mado by elulislib« been nnythlng but ontlniiinslic, nndsornethlng moi* than merely t\ luke-warm or partial intere«b in icquirod toenrry Mich a project through, In thinmatter, as In most other mnitom mun-danei money Is tho flnnl Aibiter, and,judging by present indicnlionf, the sub-scriptions from clubs will fnll consider-Obly short of whftb would bo requiredto wsnd oven two br three vepn»pntn«tltM only to BMw,

Tlie minimum establishment lnid downfor New Zonlsnd Kngineor companieslim been reduced from 83 to 63. Thomaximum establishment of field hospitaland bonrer corps hn« been decreased (o50, Which reminds "Senut" thut theWellington Benror Corps hna bcoiv mori-bund for a, long tlmo past.

AN INTREPID MOTORIST.

The Hon. O. S. Rolls delighted thomembers of the Ladtw' Automobile Clubwith«>tno of his roadside reminiscence*,

«s*ci*U? tJ>N* concerned with the earlyd*y» ot motoring.

Via vtfiU b* intHed to somo one'i*wnntny mitkMM* vith the rcmnvk, "Ofwnn*. yon'S fMno in yourhoveled onv-ris^" Pinntr xronldbo kept, foi )»im

in miin for thrw days after tlio ni>-iwint*^ tinw, he despatching Uli^raw*i»t. intfrvnls on Ins journey vppoiUnjtbr«*yMflWt«i>. Finnllv h<> vouM nnlvo,towed by «, horw. Thk» ww» an e\ellin«M|»ricnw>. "It hßppcim like this" 1msnid. "Thohorw s-tarts o(T, rope tightenscur 'bounds forwnid with a jrik, lioisnslows, ear mns into it, hoiw nils onthe bonnet, nflor a moment1* rest in tin*position nmt» foroard, ropo oatclienround wheel which slews «t poring, whonlrun* on to homo* hoof, hoiw n-«.(nni'>heil,he ntArts off with ropo lonnd his le^,car mvoivos, rope bronki, car runs Into<Ulch with ropo cntenflled in «>teeiinß,and tho howo disappears nlonß thorond on his fourth *«]iord>"In thoso dnyn n journey wn« novel no-

complished without n number of break-downs, nnd Mr, Rolls stated Hint nnyono following behind a ear with n bus-kob would bo nblo to pick up a vniirdn»»ortme^t. of nuts nnd nolts, chains niullubricn(ors, bits of tho engine, vnhw,"prlnßft, nnd bolts.

Ho once had a remniknWe side Mip.A Indy, Who had never liefoio been ona motor-car, wns with him in town,when (ho eRi" without wowing widdonlyplid vi«;h|. round, *o that it faced mtho opposite direction,

"How ehnrmingl" cxelmmotl (ho Inly;"how benntifully you steer il '"' "\>," ho loplicd t "it if mulct prifrrlrontrol. Wo can (urn in our o«nlenuihquite easily."

In Mitntning up mm(> °f ''10 peeiilLir

predicamcn(s Mr Rolls )in« hem inwhilo mot oiing, ho mentioned (he lollow-ing;

—Three (imofl had a boiler mnnl up on

tho road.Onco lind to push cm (lucn inile^ in

drcsi clothe.Ouec stoiipod a few feel fiom n qunuy.Onoo had to be towed out of a hogOnce had to >\«lk iwcho miloi In

Frnnro for jieliol,Twice han a wheel como off,Onco hod a horse nnd curl on top

of me.Onco ran into a tree at 70 miles ni\

hour,Twice overturned.Otu'O had head banned in l\v Mailing

handle,Ouro mistaken for dond vhen bli'iT

under tlio car rxnininmg the dutch—

nn old Indy suddenly nhouduit out ; '<))>,(hole's n man been nin over nml Ktllrtlby a niotnr-ear."'Twice rnn nwny down hill foiwtmN,

nnd (hreo times bneUwnidx,Onco upfcl nn npplccul, in tho Slum!,Twko had c«r burnt, uj).— ])iulv No«».

\vhoro applicable. At (ho sniuo mootinc"'"following rosolntion wasnlso nirricd ;"— Jhnt it ib ndvinnblo in host intrrcstsof (ho RHino for tho L.T.A. to nwumpthe control nnd manngoincnt of tho ofll-cinl lawn tennis paper," Tho oflldnloignn is tho Lawn Tennis nnd Badmin-ton.

F.N, Jourdnin and R. Knrford Morri-son joHrnoyptl from Englnnd to nlny for(ho chnmpionahip of Portugal. Theformer boat tho Inttor in tho final. Thotmininmont was plnycd on four snlon-did y.pvopnrod courts, with a good hnrdsurfnee, composed of n sort of flno rod-Imck sßiid, the colour of which wns voryNoon transforrotl to tho halls, Tho piny.r°m«nV1?ill»l II

if?v.nd tho Ik»* veryon

r;,11(l* (Ptth. in tho shado, andho brilliant suiisliinc, which they ox-ncr oncccl almost uninterruptedly 'or aFortnight, made the light so strong nnddazzling (hat (hoy could not for somorZJM\?tf\fllW.0f tho ball SSAi I'!^ lJm,m?in l>y his win so-Quopii Ainelin,

Tho now covered court nt Quoon'sffl'Vrt- 120ft by 00ft, nnd (hoight from floor to apex of roof is 43ft.Jho floor is of Amnncnn whitowood onJX A ,Vlsl tw;? U!iltls of tho ro» f i"

SERVICE NOTES.—'■■ m

(By "Scout,")Secretaries,of volnntcor corps and of rifleclubs are invited to forward anyitems of Interest regarding parades,snooting, oj| general company news.

Tho following alterations in tho "NewZealand Manual for Mounted Wiles,1903," have been approved, nnd areprinted in General Orders for January i—

Doloto paragraphs x and xi, on page7, and substitute in lieu thereofi—

"x.Extend.— Arm raised at full extentover head,and waved a few times slow-ly from eldo to side.

"Note.— This signal denotes 'extensionfrom tho centre

'If tho extension is tobo,made to tho right, Jlnlsb. tho signalby pointing to tho right. If the ex-

tension is to be made bo the left, finishthe signal by pointing to tho left."xi. Rally or Closo.-Mand' holdstraight up above tho head and movedabout rapidly.

"Note.— This signal denotes 'close tothe centre.' If it is desired to close ontho right, finish the signal by liointinirto the right. If the 'clone' is to boon the left, point to tho left.". Tlie Rarori Rilio Club put two teamsof ten men in the field last Saburday,to fire matches against D Battery andthe Potolie Rifle Club. Tho Karori menwon by substantial margin* in each in-stance. It is worthy or note that thotwenty Kniwrl men put up 1414 point*in the two matches. This is fourteenpoints over innors, which would repre-sent 1400 points. On tho Waiweturange, where the A teammet the PetoneClub, no less than six .previous com-petitors at Blstcy wore engaged. Theaewere W. U. and A, Balllnger, Head,And Roberts, of the Petone team, andthe Hawthorn Brothers, of tho Karoriteam. With «uoh men firing, some bigshooting was expected, but tho bafflingnature of the wind and light experi-enced told its tale, and the scores inconsequence were not brilliant,' The"steady shooting of the Karori mendttonUutllyMded, them"wlnnw« by th*jnkrgln of 40 point*. Gk Hawthorn(Karori) registered the highest score, histotal being 03 uointa

—31at each range(The latest style 'of Blslby target wasitded«ftfc 200yds, with tho inner ring re-duced from 14ln to 121n, This, ofcourse, made a difference In the scores,

the winners making only 296 points abthis range, as Against 318 made bythem last year» in tho same match. AsPetohe hao only tight men of theiroriginal selection on tho ground, theywere allowed to strike n» average fortwo men, Tho conditions weros— 200,600. and 600 yards, 7 shots at each, AtPolhill Gully range, the Karori Bteam, under the veteran Diok Randall,met and defeated the 1) Battery by66 points. C. Hodder (Karori), a pro-mtafng nnd consistent young shot, madethe top score on tho range' with thenood total of 62, Ho was closely fol-lowed by his comrade, A, Gllicspio,also an excellent young »'10V, w^h aficoro of only one point less, Thwe two»iro the youngest member* of B team.Gunner Plimmer, top scorer for thoBattery, also made 61, The conditionswere I—6oo nnd 600 yards, 7 shots Ateach, Bislcy targets.

B Battory, of Dunedin, Is in camp «ltforbury for tho annual instruction courseof sixlen days. "Sentry," in the OUpeDally Times, remarks that some flrM»rate work has been cone through— infact, If

'the form lately displayed fa i

eiynp is maintained at tho prnetlww *1Lawyer's Head tomorrow afternoon »ndnt Barewood on tho 3rd prox,, it willgo a long way to securing tho corp* agood classification, Mastcr-gflnntr Hich-ardson nrrived from the North on Wcd-jiestky night, to coach tho battery intho necessary work, It. vns intendedto leavo tforbury about 2.30 p.m. onThursday for Lawyer's Hmd for thepreliminary shell practice,, whifh wouldoccupy tho wholo of the afternoon. OnSunday the wholo of (he morning fromnbout 6 a.m. was to be utilised lorHeld movements, etc

A aqu.ifl of slptnallers from Iho Sub-marine Miners haw boon doing Roodwork during the past wok nt lnmp sljt-nulling. Service mossngrs woro soul fvowtho Terraco School to the bnttnlion incamp nt the Hutt Racecourse. Tho men-napes were sent nnd answered in good

Tho "KlnpFhiri" mnlches of tho Ade-laide metropolitan and suburban clubsfor tho past year have resulted in F.S. Blcecmnorc, of tho Adeinulo Club,bring proclaimed tho "kinn" shot of(he sister Slale. His follow olubmnn,,T, T. Lake, was n close second, only2 points behind. Tho inntchos nro shot«l a twelve rlnn target, with a 24tncentral, tho hitting oi which counts 13points, ,

Under tho hradlnß "Condemnation mCamps of Instruction," <mmo sane n-innrk* are mndo by "Civilian" In thoOUro Dnlly Times of recent date. Thoutter imfio'ssibilily of Rnlntng nny wih-dtnntinl vrtnlts fiom mi cncaminnent ntwliloh pevhniw an hour's wout"-*omp-

Ilmw none at nil— ls ilono in tho morn-inn, and a couple of hours' excrclso inthe rvoninp hus lonn born rccon«l»pilby mlliUiivmon (romavlis "Sentry" intho(itiiU'i Ditly Timos) A« a mutter of fnclT understand the Infantry enmrm willbe abolished nfler the close of tho pro-wont Volunteer yenr. InMigffcslitift tliHtn work nhonld be dcvolfd to moWliwi-(ion n->» n snl^tiluto ior tho ordinaryonmp of Inslruotion, "Civilian," how-over, has It»t sight of the nrknowlpdgpdrensoii why tho camps hnvo senrco wnr-ranted tho ivxprnse they enlnll. Thorampi fail becnW the men cannot iv-ninin In camp (he wlinlo week. 11i«MinßPstlon of a week U|t countrj wouldfall for ihe snino vrrtson, Can ho s\i)i-Rest or show n wny whereby tho officer*nnd men enii obtain lonvo from theirpmploymcnt for (Ills week? If (his onnl>n done, the oomps enuld nnd wouldnl once lio minln Aeld service. Imining.Under n purely volunteer system, no nlpresent, orills nnd enmps lmvo to bocarried out during tho only time tho

THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1906.14monb," "my Administration," that did it.all.' Evidently the potentate who set hisi'autograph, to thatgrandiloquentdocumenthad come to the conclusion thab thotime had come for the open proclamationof a dictatorship, and thefroitilt of theelection justifies his action, What elsecould bo expected of a country wherepublic employees can bo bought with asixpenny lnoreit#o of wages, and whosefarmers can be'bribed with dolds of bor-rowedmoney,into voting for a "yellowdog" merely because he wmirs the collarof his and their master?

Bub it is not tho workers and thefarmers alone thathave beon "bull-dozed"into this state of.abject submission andsordid .contentment.) the other classes aswell hjivo settled down into a Conditionthat can only be described as a frahklymercenary quiottam with a greedy eye tothe main chance, To make money is thedeetiny of man on earth, and the raiaond'etre of a." well-ordered Commonwealthis .to promote the fulfilment of thabdestinyI

'The wise man is ho who actson themaximj,"Warm yourself while-the

{ire burnsI"\,And this, forsooth, is the outcome of

twelve years of StdddnlanLiberalism andffuterial prosperityI Whorehavdtheyallgone, those tnie:Liberals and true patri-ots'who acclaimed that truly disinterest-ed patriot and statesman John Ballancevhen he adopted as the corner-stones' ofhis policy moderation, eelf-denial, self-reliance, and non«borrowingfr ,Itt mustsurely be ,an -entirely, new generationthat ngjls as a very providence the bene-volent despot who brinesour farmer* withborrowed,moneyM If it- were1his own,and. our, workers,and old-age pensionerswith an increase of64L» day..,'It surelycannot be thut the sattte people who en-.cduraged that other trite' patriot. Major;Atkinson, In the, difficult ana disagree*table task' of retrenchment and the reor-ganisation of our finance*, are now ap-plauding his 'successor, when he refers totho soup<kitehein and shelter-sheds ofthat time?; Is itpossible that-the same

-peoplewhohonoured-those patriot-states-Km, John Bftllance and'Major.Atkinson,BECAUSE they sacrificed themselves—their health, their wealth, their all— inthe service of their country, and diedpoor men— i*» ib possible, one asks, thatthe same people whd applauded thoseself-sacrificing patriots BECAUSE theywere' eelf-saorittclng now applaud theirsuccessor— BECAUSE he is eWer enoughto show that politics can be mad* topayI. ' > ,k,

k . ,Can tbr6.be a doubt that the blood\and stamina- andcharacter'of our-people

are*'poorer1noW -'afftiftt.perfdd' of,maierlal'wellbeing: than they Were in1800, after'ft]period of depression and trial? If iVbetruo that the Government of a country'isto bo measured by the manhood andwomanhood it makes, rath'er-than.bythejadvantages ft immediately confers, what'must be the judgment of history on theperiod through which we are now pass-ing?., iW* know,«tihtttu,the.IWtihrnationcannot look back' witHouls a feeling ofjshame upon thai period of it* historywhich the majority of those who livedin it considered a time ot the.,greatest>prosperity \ -and wliaOWpricoFrancemidlorthe sins of that period— "a.price Hea-vier than the loss of her provinces,herwar debt, and her sconscript army— her,civil-integrity." -■ " ■>'*<- "'"■ J

'{Warm, yourself while the fire burns."Thosemx words are/an" exact descriptionof whattltt JfwriibV people didj thedifference between1'Ihell' ca«e and ours isthat we- as .a-,community' are consciouslyaad■deliberately,acting'upon the'principleexpressed in,that maxim,'.whilst''they pro*bttWy, ttrefavnow ;Ifi'the Consequence toFrance of eighteen years of >benevolentdespotism was the "Ms of her civil in-tegrity," what-of New? Zealand? She iscorrupt and content— and cou'4 worst) bosaid of any community? Fear, Craft,andAvaricenever reared a State, and theseare the passions 'and motives'to which'appeal fs.now being,made.'.Still, 'it re"1

mains true that( ",by tho soul only nations'can be great and free," andNew Zealandis neither, and never can be' under ndespot, benevolent'or other.

DYING IN CONSUMPTION.'"W. 3. SIMONS, BROKEN HILL,

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SPITTINGHIS LlFftBLOOD AWAY.IN A GALLOPING DECLINE.'.PWO IjOOTORS GAVEHIMUP. ;

L^N^^dW-SOtrND'ASABELL1. H"DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS.'"Twodoctorsgave fIWti^ (6 die inCWfi-i

strmptloti— but thanks .t&L'Dr. Willjaiaj'1PinkPills my lnngs are,now as'sound v,*'s bell," saidMr. William JamesSymons,who-is-now at"Work again as Ro«d Fqre«;man for.'theMunicipal Council, of Broken!Hiit.r; * \ ,\": iiv

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Toput the facts'beyond all'doubf;Mr.lSymons hadhis statementput in writingand-solemnly.sworeitbefore hit life-longfriends, Josiahl Thomas,, MiH.R,, themember for theBarrier in the Common-wealth |ar)iament. , *

N"It's just on' seven years ago since myungg-got bad," said,Mr. Symons; who,lives back of Plant and Temple's Store,'in Chapel-street,'Broken HtlC "Iwftsworkingatth« Nanh JunctionMine,then,;andhad' to-sta'ndHn water'pretty welFalHthe time. Aheavycold put medownonmy baok with Inflnenm/ For week§ I-never feftmy bed. The doctor came tosee.vme,every,otfler day,.:,That willshrfw,yoahow badIWBs.'"When Igot on1my'feet againIwas a wreck. It was allIcould do todrag my legs after me. Myback aohed. withto,doll dragging,pairi;every hour'of the day. My wholebodyfeltbattered and bruised. For five solidmonths1was too weak todo (Kstroke ofwork. My lung-j had nerec shaken offtheoldcold, ,Itwascough, cough,cough,the whole* daylong, Ibrought up a ter-ribfe lot of phlegm streaked with blood,;It took the heart out ofme* every time,!'<ldrted to spit blood, forIknew it wasasign my lungg were'going-.' "' , '- ■

"The- doctor did hi» level bMfcjfor me,out;Ikepton losing weight andstrength,"added Mr. Symons. "My chesti was allraw inside and it was like a< big bruito'underneath my shoulder bliide.■ Fromthere the pain, boredthrough my lungs,dayandnight7Icouldneither sieetf nor4ftt. No matter what there was for din-ner,! could neyer...work up,an,appetite,Igot too weak' to lift a,saucer to mymouth, Meat was"out of thequestion, foranything solid Jay on my chest like,nW ??M1 Ife m6^" to 'draw my«Mst tight, (and crush hll mf rib« to-lejher. pft*n it wasallIcoulddotogelmrbreath, mmmfimornings, whenIgot6\iiof bed,1coflghed till fm* to-o weWto .move. Iwa» just spitting my lifeaway, I i » v

"Mm,SyAonssaidsheoOurd.iwme^flUweeks of tils,1began to losedlheartrand thoughtIwoukfnever get wellagain;dpalJndrrfkeeprayhandi steady, hwfy.

nrfliubledIthat.I wuldfyslg-rmynam^If ftkiwotcame to th» doovW'sWmVhe«d to;»o^r ,Even the children'got onm.'Mvfhf -andvl joouldn'fr.-bear:&h«Krthem plying^botitr .The minute thiyoasishoihe frontschool,{heirmother'mad«them tft«A, theirboots off'andgo about hitttijirstfokintp feet,1 J?tery' sound set me'shaking/a*iflMa theague, 1was justa WeakJnM-vous .wreck, ,It was!not'oheDipt'it swon Mint1'ffbti a good slwp,Iawdio;wak« up!Wlt,ft a start and find'a cold |s*weat standing out alf overme!Thesejight Sweatsdrained away nil the1

jlmutyiMkltr Ijjot #o wwk'lbot

from Mr. Spencer Qollan, has "'shot.hisbolt," and that he will nuver again boliiHt past ihe posb. Ab Sundown onFriday lasb ho again failed utterly. Asone prominent authority says: "Withmuch regret ib hits to bo acknowledgedthat tho prospects of Moifna ever tlis-tinguishing himself in tho Imperial liverynre very romote. ITo obviously, fromhis exhibition in tho Kwejl Steeplechasenb Sandown ycsteiday, is an extinct volcano, for though well hatdicapped and

,nicely forward in conditioi}, ho could dono moro really than jump in his oldboautiful stylo until tho collapse enmo.Ido not know whether the operationof tracheotomy would assiib Moifaa. Ithas beon attended with beneficial resultsin the casa of numerous othor roarers,so why nob the old New Jiealantler, whois now a pronounced 'tnusidan,' too slowfor short races nnd incapacitated byhis inllnnltv from .staying three milesnguinst anything that can go at all. Faithin Moifaa, although shaken by his poorperformance at Liverpool,,had not per<Iflhed completely,and the surprise of thomarket was tho exceptional amount ofmoney forthcoming for him. Nor wasIb the uninformed public that backedhim, but tho rocogntad 'heads,1 as theynr6 called, who brought him from 6 to 1to half tho price Moifna was pullingdouble alongside Killerby,entering thestraight, bub ho choked under pieseureup the loiir, sevdre hill, and stopped tonothing ab last."

Tho dofeat of Great Scot in theViceroy's Cup on Boxing Day did nobcomo as a surpriso to followers of theturf in India, inasmuch as nine dayspreviously ho was badly beaten in thoWollcsloy Plate, a w.f.a, race with pen-alties and allowances, and,'run over amile and a quarter. Thire woro ninestarters, and Great Scot,, who carriedtop Weight. (9,10), left the paddock firstfavourite ab 6 to 2\ Saloon, 6.10, wasnext in demand at 4 to lj1tho English-bred horse Applauto, B.la, followed ot6 to 1s whilo 8 to,l could bo had aboutPure Gold, 9.9, nnd Long Tom, 9.7 j10 to 1nßout the English mare Killevan,9,9, 13 to 1 about Sacristan 11., 9.0,and20 to J about Chersou, 3.3, and Tven-ayr, 7.11. Cherson, attended by the favourite and Saloon, set the pace untilhalf a mile from home, where Great Scoitook chnrmj, but Applause>ran to thefront at the home turn, and won com-fortably from Saloon and Long Tom.Tho time was 2mln 11 4-69e0, Inferringto the race the local 'corrwpondont oftho Times of India saysi ('Racing anthrough the afternoon was of high or-der, nnd the Wcllcsky Plato1 and Fort-Plate, especially had interest. for thosewho looked for some m«nif«stntions inrespect to the projects M tho Vicerey'e Cup. To judge by the. result ofboth races. Great Scot has fallen greatlyin the public (though nob in tho book-makers''estimate), He ran a rank cutin the race, and shut up whan it lookodan if ho wove Roinu to come away.The horse does not seemingly like boinphustled, nnd these race* arc doing lamno'good. Now, moro tlmn.«ver, bocomes apparent what misfortune Mrl<lard's accident has been to Mr, Apear'sstable, for this horso woujd have savedthe Cup to the stable in the event ofGreat Scot failing." > ' 'In England laeb year there were 467

lotir'-bf foals arid yeatiWgVteold'by auo*tion, All bub two of those were year-ling*}, and these made an average ofabout 281 guineas, a result far in ad-vance of anything that has been obtainadfor the lasb seven or eight,years. Thehighest prlco given was 8000 auineas fora yearling colt by Plying Fox out' ofFlower of Wit, who was purchased byMr. G. H.Freeman, who has named himMerry Fox, Somo of the averages ob«talned were rery retnarkabU, and thethree yearlings by Flying Fox averaged2350 ouineas. This is easily the record:forJhV.y«a'r/BndHl)iOttKh, according 'to&gum, at, jSiiwon

-comas'noVb With a

av6rnA?int{46o0 [guineas, this1 Is,nob so remttrßable as the return M^de by,

iCyllene,' whosehaifcdfosen Yearling,aver-,aged 1623 guineas, nor Ts it quite soSood as Porslmmon'* record/ which Isiv*

<averagfng,;l?B0l'fluinea«. ,^',-Thß only*.other/sire .to1 .runUnto fonr' flghfes «iBill of Portland; but only one ycarltog<by him was soldi

Swimming.

[By Side-Stroke.]

Tlio first carnival of the season, ttifttof the Y.M.O.A, Clnb,, was held at IjdAro Baths, last,Saturday afternoon,,arfdtheofllcialk of thd ckh may well con-gratulate themselves on;the success of1the gathering, Generally speaking the

'overita were.got off smartly and the rac-ing was interesting. Of tho visitingswimmers Dawson, of Duncdln, wrs themost/ successful, and stood out as above'the average until-he met B, 0, Preybergin tho 2Soyds'

iHa.ndicß.p) The Dunedin

representative was n<j mtvteh for thoyoung Wellington Champion. Freybcvghad to allow Dawson Bfleo start, but hepicked this up wlthtiutiati effort, andhe'd the limit men aafc a,t a fairly earlys(ago of tho race. ■"A'brilliant spurt in}ho ln»t twenty ynrds

'wiw . Preybergliterally leave1'his opponent-) standing,

iind he woi, amidst loud 'ap,piause.LbeWo, the coloured irffimmer from Mar«tiniquo, did nob perform up to oxpecta*tions. tie )* fairly fa*t, but lias a habitof swimming/Allover 'the bath. In thefirst race,ho swam across three or fouroi the eompslitei's, and completely spoiledtheir chahco' df Wirining. K. Ross, ofNelson, swam well, but did not win any-thing, His forte appears to be waterpolo,'at which he wn« sii'cots ahead ofany of his companions.

flifi neWv,seating accommodation at thoeastern side 6f Te Aro Bathslias addedconsiderably, to the convenience of thebath for carnivals, but (ho charge of Js6d was app'rftently too big a hurdle forthe^averap spectator, Be landings atthe side t>f the bath were crowded, bubnot to, the now mats. If tho idea ofthe City Council is to make money outof tho new seats they would probably dobettor by charging swimming clubs a cer-tain lump su«vfor4.lte use of roof seatsfor carnival days. Clubs might at lea*tbo given tho option of taking tho scatsat so muchfor the day.The exhibition of water1 polo was one<>f the mosb Interesting events on theY.M.O.A, CluMj programme, and it willbo, surprising. if, tho ««mt) item is notfotsnd 'On' otiicf lists this season, Thognme'is 'ftwt'and full ofc interest, andmust always be successful bo long as thoplayers ara in good nick, is no gamofor a slow man.The programme for tho Swifts seventhannual, carnival, to bo held at To AroBaths this month, gives ptoof of tho en.thusiaam which characterises tho club.Two innovation*, in the flliape of nala«tonal high jump and apple-'innpping com-petition Innightgown*, nrJ introduced toWellington for the first jilme. Theyshould prove an agreoablo relaxation fromtho ordinary raoing oveiitn.The Swifts Club is bidding *ory strong-ly for chamnionslilp events;ab tho NelsonCarnival. Nearly a dozen members nroeompeUne there, Tho ftrotigosl hopo isB. 0 Froyberg, the young Wollinktonchftin^ionj F, Wilton, too, ]m bocntraining hard for tho quarter, half, andmile. A Swifts polo team has journeyedacrow tho straits determined to struggleforrtho;Championship Banner.

Tho1 following oflklaln hava been np-pointed by, tho Swifts for tlmir cnrijivnl i—ttoforec, Mr. L, W. Ludwjgj Jihlrci,

Messw. 0; Wllkcs and W. T. Church.ward>, Starter, Mr, li, J. Fleming j

Ihad, to tako tomybed-— andInever loftit for nine weeks. All that time,Iwashelplessandhad tobe waitedonhandandfoot. ItwasallIcoulddo to gitup whilethey changed my pillows. Even < thatmade, my',heart throb and jump till Ifairly gasped for air-. "Often Ialmost ohoked for want ofbreath. It was just) us if somethingpressed on my lungs, and wouldn't letthem right. A horrible ticklingcame in my throat, and made mo coughand »pit until I hadn't an atom ofstrongth left. Every cough tore mylungs nlid eet them bleeding.'Igot bothin Mat my bones started to coinothrough my skin. Icouldn't boar oven, the bedolothes to touch me. Bed. soresstarted to coma out all over mo. Myelbowsand shoulders andhips werecoy«ered withthem. My blood wn«iva vilestate. In fact, Ibelieve there was moremodiolfle-than Mood in my body. Inspite oft nll,the doctoring, my cuse wasgetting fluxfo helpless every day, Mycough neyor eased up for onehalf-hour.With «v»ry lot of phlogmIbrought upmore blood. It was pkin to every onothat Iwwa in Consumption,"I Wft* just hovering,betweenlife and

dentil when ,my wife's mother, Mrs.Sooble, wrote for mo ti> go down toMoontft.for a change. The doctor saidt wouldnever,re»ioh Moonta alive, butMrs,.Symoris knew that it was my onlyhope,'and she begged me to go. NeverwillIforget that terrible time in thetrain,, Every" one snid it was my lastjourney in this world. Ihad to havebrand> and port wino every half-hour>to keep .ny heart beating. The guardwnu afraidIwould,die in ,the train.V?ke& lwe got to Gladstone 1wa« too-weak to go any further. They,had tocarry me out of the oari-kge to thenearest 'hotol, and' there Ilay just abletobreathe. LittlebyHt.tleIcamo roundagain, and they put mo' on board thenext train for Moonta.

'I,was anxious

to get,the journey over, so that 1coulddie among my wife's people and notamong strangers. Every jolt of tho trainraflfceo mo from head to foot, and,myfeatb,stopped beating ©very time n, doorslammed or tho whistle blew, Whenwe gob to- Moonta,Ifainted, Mymother-in-law was bhore to meet me, and shegob'the fltatlonwiaatertocarry me out toa cub. After reaching 'Mrs; Scoble'shouse Ilay for,hours more dead' thanalive, with my life just hanging by' a,

" "A*a..laetihope,,Mrs. Scoble gent forthe bust doctor in Moonta— b\it ho heldwtt'/ftO',hope whatever. 'Mj man,'1hesafd to me, 'you are nt complete wreck.Your Wood ismo better th&h water, andyour lnnga are gone. From that out 1.siank lower and lower..Iwas just onthe*verge of the grave, when! started'1Dr. Williams! Pink Pills. The seoondibox wade"mo 'hungry 1 fof every meal,(After that m> coup began to e&su ihi.iX fgt(M,"tts6tg«ttM gamediin weighttyery rffty. <M$ hands got steady iwidmv1, heart' guv* me no more trmlble.'Weeks wentby'ondIhod nqmore faint-

ing fits. Before'o.month wns &ufIhad'stopped spitting blood. From that onmy funga'iuul a ohwnce to heal. In thsend, Dr. Williama' Pink Pills built mo'tip', into a. strong,',Healthj .man, with.lunjs as;sound, as a )m\\«> WWI&,I harebreft|h in my.body IwlU teM 6V«|ry oneho^ijDi. Williams' Pink! Pills cured meof'Consumption, ToAyUworktos hardasuany manI,know. " There is^'nob bijßtWnlerintah' in.Broken Hill." , ,-,''

MttKing n«w blood,f That's just whatDrJ Willlaiiw' Pink Pills are ,alwaysdolng-^maHtig new bloodI" Tills newblood strenathens every organ of thdbody t6 dolts work properly. Itstimu-'ktos the gastrio juicM, makes digestionperfect, strengthens tho heart and lungs,and braces up the wholesystem. Itdoeathat for mcc and women, old and young,-Dr." Williams' Pink Pilte, through theblood, strike straight a,t tho root ofaiwemia and debility, Indigestion andbiliousness, livw and kidney dlsea««s,St, " Vittu's , /lance, sciatica, neuralgiaand rheumatism, hunches, backuohes,And eidea«he», effects of fevers, pen*moiiia. and.influenza, and the spe'ow. ail-'merits, thab pr,«y upon tho health andhappinessof g^l» **d womenof allages,Gkt the fiftouhe Dr. Williamsf Pink.Pill*, Sold by chemists and store-keepers, and by the1 Df. Williams' Mfldt-elne Co., Wellington.— 3s a. box, six

-boxe<t,-16s'6oVP*8*- fr«<...y?rlW,i

explain*'hTg<your oasvandget fr«o nwdldftl'ttd*vice,— Advt.

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SMITH!,Thus the Daily Telegraph eulogy ontheNew.Zealand footballers in the MM*"dleee"*, match's— "lf there.was one out*sMdtaggenius, however, it-was Smith,"You BET It wasI Some loftier name

May loudly fill the Waring billi-

Lorraine, tie Montmorenc/s fame''

'May vie withVllliers-BoTiraainville-"'Jltzcltttencetittaff the limelight draught,

Ani> Stanliope-Howard .how fdrth-;. With- «. , ■ »■Butyet— the chap who grafts the graft ;,

Is Smith!(

"* v'

'At Hastings) William raged,.AridHarold""go& on* in the eye,"'

Twokingdoms at sword's pointengagedTheli proudest,'oldesteMvulty,

Biltdo not fancy DoomesdayBook- Holds'ALLtheir names— tlmfc Jg amyth,'The-line' you won't find'if you 166k,

Is Smyth. iAt-Waterloo;great Wellesleyt wrought,

To takeNapoleon down a peg.TherePlctort died, thereCnmphollfought,There,gallant Uxbridge lost a leg,"ThereBlueher, cursinglikea Turk,

Swore tlUhe nearly hud a fit,But Atill— the'man who did the work

,(1, (1WasSchmidtI , , 'Thought Mynottbendhis supple Joints,

Though Thompson "hook W from thev'/ scrum,", i.

Though Wallace "add the major points"(Or junmupon some foeman's "turn"),

Thdugh Deans orHarperget theball,, And,straightway "waltzbehind" there-with,,The noblest Roman of them allIs,Smith1

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,A Chicago company which makes a.specialty of manufacturing sermons,claims to'haver on'its rolls tho mimes of1000.clergymen, whom,it regularly sup*plies with jisermons, including "a, NewYork minister who gets JO2OOO a year.'.'The clmrgo is only 4s a week.

,''A young policeman, fresh from Scot-land, was on duty, and'hadinstructions

to stop,the'traffic,- as royalty was ex-]peeted, A lady who wa« tineeremoni-'

-0,u51y4%«14 u»",on,her way,to tlie,,oi>era.put her 'head out of the window, andCalled to the .constable to let her cabpass. "Iconna do it,ma'am," the police-mansaM.f-,"But I'm the wife <if » QM'net MlnUter,"!;

-"KcaMit help'' th&t;,

ma'am ■'?I crfnM -nflfe'let'you ptuw' if

yoa were the wife" of a- Presbyterianminister."

"Well," h« said, drawing him««lf upproudly, "what IfIhave a. past? Suchit thing is not uncommon, nowaday**.""Oh, no," she answered, "I realise that.BubInever cared for tho common, Ithink I'll wait for «omo on» with afuturs,"

The New Zialand Express Company,Ltd., makes a specialty of hrtndllflg'fm*'nlture locally, and also of packing and"hipping same, Kxperionced ondreliablemen, Hale* moderate., Telephone,No, 02,-AdrU

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THE EYENma POST. SATURDAY. I^EBRDAnY 3, 1000.Solicy which were announcod when the

hitmbor resumed its sittings on Tuesdaylastistress islaid on the concentration oftroojjs— removed from the Austro-Ruosittnfrontier— in the Tyrol and in Dalmatiajand the rumour that the Government oftho Dual Monarchy seeks a mandate topacify Macedonia, should the Sultan re-main obdurate andBulgaria grow restive,naturally increases Italian ularm. Nowonder that the Kaiser's referonco to thoTriple Alliance was only parentheticIThen, Great Britain has lost the admira-tion for German policy which charac-terised the Conservative Party, at anyrate until «■ recent period;and Austria-Ifungaiy, whatever m'ny become of hereonipositostructure in thenenr future, willnot bo dominatedby her Germans, or ntleast, by thokind of Germans who are insympathy with Berlin. No wonder ,theKaiser feels isolatedI But it i» well, onthe whole, that isolation shouldhave thoseterrors. No Continental State, can now,risk incurring It, because the co«st of wnrsi» so tremendous and the effects aro sofar-reaching;and the object of tho greatStates are so divergent that alliances ayelikely to be defensive rather than aggvos-sivo in their aims,

WALTHAM ORPHANAGE ENQUIRY.THE SECRETARY'SEVIDENCE.

[flf TBI.KOHAPU,— I'KEB9 ASSOCIATION.]OHMBTOHUHCH, 2ndFebruary.

Thomao C. Norris, secretary to thoCharitableAidBoard, for the past twejityyears,mud there had always beenn greatdeitl of trouble In connection with the or-phanage. The lmistel* andmatron hud tobe dismissedabout1890, Then tho Boarddecided to adopt the bonrding-out system,and advertisements were inserted in thopapers calling for applications, and de-manding Dull particulars concerning ap-plicants,attel references to responsiblepeo-ple. About170 applications were receiv-ed, nml about forty children were sentout, »o that a very good selection wnsMade. .As many as possible were sentinto thecountry. Witness waspersonal-ly strongly in favour of bonrding-out, asagainst lnMittitionalism. Children werebest inhomes, but there wnsa greatdealof misunderstanding on tho part of thopublic In regard tc boarding out. Itseemed to be taken for granted that all

.children boardedout were under the careof the Charitable Aid Boards. Peopleoverlooked tlio fact that hundreds wereboarded out by the Education Boards,andby private people. After the Boardadopted the system «6m« local ladies un-dertook the work of Inspection. Theydid splendid work for about four years,but tnen the practice dropped into dis-use. Then 'the Bdnrd obtained reportsfrom reputable persons in the various lo-calities, Two Government officers hadinspected & number of the homes, nndboth spoke very favourablyoil them. Deal-ing with the visits of Inspection madeby the special committee previously re-ferred t<*, wlthess readtliereport adopted,which found everything satisfactory onthe- whol.e, and recommended that pay-ment be stopped in only one Instance.Payment was stopped,but the womanre-fused to give up the children, as theyhadbeen placed with her by their variousmother*. She stilthad thochildren, andapparently the police could do nothing.A little Improvement was effected in oneof two cases, and three children weretaken away from homes. As for theamount paid for the boarded-out children,witness saidbe was rafher nt a disadvan-tage, as ,he wasan officer of the Board,and insinuations and charges ,httd beenmade which he wouldhave to meet aftbeathecould, After the Increase from6ttfli7i ft'.vqek «m, decided on, he didmWeiMi1Anyni?stteloh88J'ffoWrfcBoard,And therefore didnot pay the in-crease. He did 60 as soon ashe was in-structed to, It wa« not to be wonderedat that some of the householders keepingchildren should object to having tlieithouses Inspected by seven people drivingaboutin two flour-wheeled cabs. Theydidnot object to any one person inspect-ing the house, but they did object tovisitingin wholesale quantities. The Gov-ernment adopted the boarding*out system,andpaid6d a week less perchild than didtheBoard. Indealing with the children,it was found to be a and fact that themajority1 were illegitimate, ff the Statewould take over that branch it might bobetter for thechildren. A question to beconsidered wa«, were such children to botreatedbetter than those1of the ratepay-ers? ,

Tn reply to the Commissioner, witnesssold he considered the majority of suchchildren came under the charge of theBorad,yThe Commissioner expresseddoubts asto that. From hjs own experience,hoknew $hatanenormpua number oi) child-ren were adopted in Christchurch, nearlyall illegitimate. They did not come un-

1 der the charge of the Board.The enquiry was adjourned at this stage

until 10,30 on Wednesday next.

LADIES COLUMN.Girl'Gossip,

(Contributions to this column addressed"PrUoillft" will bo welcomed. ■ Thej,should be concise, and must bo signedwith the writer's full ntimo Andadthmnot for publication, but«i » guanmtetof authenticity,j '

Mr DaAfl Suite—_ This ha« been a. quiet week socially,bub there are many interesting functionsto look, forward to in tho nenr future.There are three weddings, with threebrldw, all popular, pretty, and well-known«—to my nothing of tho threebridegrooms, who may safely claim thefirst and last of the three epithets— lfnot the middle one, Invitations havebeen issued by Mrs. Prouse, who is,better, and h<u» been staying for ftfew Any* kst week ftb Mrs, Harrison'sat the Lower ilutfc, for an "at l»otnt>"—

M farewell to Mr. Prouso and Missl'rouse, who leave New Zealand short-ly. Mies I'rouse Is to be married inBuenos Ayres, and Mr. I'rOuse is toicoro fresh 'muoical successes at Home,

Mrs, and the Miww Johnston havereturned from their two years' trip toEnglandand the Continent,during whichfine weather favoured them'almost con-tinually. Miss Fanny Johnston's en-gagement to Mr. Buillie has been an-nounced, A charming tea to welcomethe three back was given on Friday oflast week by Mrs, Beauchamp, who,with Mr. Beauchamp, intends in Marchgoing Home and bring back her threegirls. The rooms, were bright withSowers, and the tea-table prettily ar-ranged with' yellow blnftsonis on gold«atm and 'lace, and very dainty re-freshments. During the afternoon, Mrs.Barrlnglpn Walters,played delightfully.She very portly goe,s to tfia Continent"to continue her musical, studies. Thehofltew was- in a 'pretty'pale grceri em-broidered frock, with lace yoke andMeeves. Mrs. Johnston wore ft blocksilk with point lace frills, and ft biaokbonnet with <t whit*plum*;Miss John-ston was in a soft grey frock and ablack hat, and Mlm fanny wore a frilledwhite muslin, ■ with a, black-and-white;liafc, Among the guedta was Mrs, Mon-tagu Pym, from Melbourne, who i»renewing many acquaintanceships here.1heard that Mr.<Michle, from Dunedin,halt token Mr. Beauchtimp's house dur-ing their absence.

A pleasant little tea wm) given lastThursday by Mrs.Butt for Mrs Nelson,Mis» Coates's sister, who returned toAuckland this morning. Mlwt Reno-Butt's marriage to Dr., tfapier Macleanhas been fixed for tha Zlst of thismonth. A charming trip, including ajourney through Canada, hits been ar-ranged.

Mrs.'Young, of Brougham-street, gavet very laigft "at hpm*' ori Thursday,The dat woi perftot* and the gardenswere much appreciated by the miMts,mmc of whom played oroquet. The tew-table** were charmingly arranged withrases of white Iceland poppies and pinkcornflowers set, among tho many daln-tit«v The hostess wore a handsomeblack satin, with fine Honiton lace, andMis*,Young ft very beautiful.whtye silktrimmed with pale-blua velvet. Mr*.TV Yotingv who has recently come backfromHome,, had a most beautiful frockof black taffeja* chiifon, and a b«com-inir hat of black, chiffon with an ospreyat one side. A oharmtatt champaone▼ollfl overrilk and a whiteTrench sailorhat trimmed with cardinal velret waswornby a recent bride,and ft sapphlw-

fashioned atyle/and worn with a chlf«tour toque of the same tint, was an-other noticiably *mart gown. A black"ilk voile, «quisiteljr mad* with muchfine VatfaHinted lace, with a hat ofmany rows of acnt luce and a knot ofroses inaTde' the turned-up brim, wasAlso eminently becoming. ,

A number of familiar faces are turninghomewards in the next trip of the.Corin'thk, Mr.and Mrs Alex Crawford, Mr.and Mm, Herepath, Mi/w Dransftekl, Mr.andMm. AlanStrangand Miss Bcid, allintend to aoHome m this boat. Mr.todMm. Btrangf and MlwHeldmay stayfor more than a year— the littledaughterffoifltf to* school in England— and MissKei(fwillmate her headquarters at Chel-tenhanr' with Mi«r Bourne, who not soloflff ago> was in New Zealand and stay-Iritf withMm,NicholasReid, Miss Heywood goes Homeshortly. Xady Camp*bell, whohas been a guest oJ Mrs. Tol-hurst's, returned toNapier this morning.Mrs, and Miss Maclean, of Wanganui,pacsed through Wellington on their wayto Nelson, staying tho night with Mm.W. Kennedy.

t" The htdy bowlers at Kelburne werefavoured with a- most delightfulday, and the well-kepfe greens showedtotheutmost advantagewith their borderof protty frocks anddelicately-tintedpara-«ols. The game is an interesting one,and goas ot the. feminine exponent* nrs"tready well skilled in hurling the hallto its destination.' Indeed s hearse was«een to wait for rather a long time justfeeyond the fence. > The driver was evi-dently ft bowler And fascinated by theKent, Lothas we were to disturb his"njoyment, it wascertainly a relief whenhe drove on, and removed the discordantnote, form the general harmony. Iwatched an exciting game.betweenMlmHamerton and Miss Hill, presided overby encouraging men bowlers/ who gener-ously applaudedgood play. Bowling fortodies possesses othermerit* than merely"physical ones. .It displays ft pretty footand ankle, anda neatly-cut gown,admlr-ably, andsome girls on Saturday in trimlinens, > belted with ,tbo club colours,were refreshing' to look at. Two tallsisters in white linen looked'exceedinglywell, and ft girl in white serge, with asoft blue belt, and a widO'brTmmedhatwitha wreath of roses resting inside onthe hair, was a dainty figure A palegreyvoile wasa very graceful froct?, anda blue and whitecheck, folded over'thoshoulders to show it whitelace vest, andworn with a burnt straw hat, lookedsmart. The Valenciennes hats are verypretty, and two- in partloular— one quiteplain, the other with masses ofl rose*upon it*-were much admired; Ith Mildthat th« lovely flower*that have decorat-ed our summer hats -a?c to be ousted infavour of wings, qjwills, and birds— thelatter, it is to be hoped, stich a* neverflew by lftflo* or se», imt evolved by thoiiands of the milliner. A girl touristwhoworeapith helmet, white, lined withf(reen, met with embarassmg attentionnWellington last week. They are newto us, though not at all unusual in Aus-tralia, where they are righllj consideredthemost sensible and comfortable of head-gear in t'm, hot months. The cotirsostmw tnnvo'-fthnnters withdeepbnmlfnuxand rliiiitm of white wings are chnrmingtravelling head-gear, and suit most peo-ple,-Iurn yours,'

PBISOILLA,

THIKAISER'S PKBSIMISM.

Thepessimism of thtKaiser's Speech atthe opening of the Ueiclistng (writes a, cor-respondentof thoWestminster Gazette) Isprobubly referable to tiie fuct that Oer-manyis no longer the ufbiter of Ktirope,as she was fifteen or twenty years ago.All the spirit has gone out of tho TripleAlliance, and the hostility between thosecond and third portnets is becomingdailymorepronounced. Italian npprrhon."ions of Austrian designs find expressionto the various interpellationson foreign

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THE FAMOUS REMEDY FORCOUGHS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, AND CONSUMPTION,

HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY CHEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.Thoie whohnvolaV«n tliis mediefno nro lunnnodRt its nromlorfnl influenoo. RulTororn from nny form of Hmnclillin, Condi, niffloullv of ttrcnniinp UnnraonwPftln or Soron«fl» in the Chest, exporionce »loU«Mfnl and mnmlml, roller, and to H.o«o who aro BUh rot to CoM« on tho Chrst-it is invnlnilblo,I\uS*\n. O ,B

Cure. It la most comforting 111 allMina irritation in tho thrrat and giving«tren Kth to (ho vo.oo, and it neither nllowu h Goubli or Ailhmn to lip.mmioolimiii.' naTSaf^b^fnXJ7^rjo°ner^ "^ l^kM «»» »^» L No "^*««* '"» -^.unlt „,BKWAR3S OP COUGHS! *"*" that every

to th.s nu.n.BROWOHITIS^wA M-EUIIIST. BROWOHWJIB a«A ASTRMA. AUTHMA. AOUiia hmMonth* Old

-A flufTonr

A Severe OM« OuireA by TwoBottlem of A Twelve Yearn' O«e with Di«tre«»inff Two OVisitUmt.e Oftson Cured htH«(wne'M f)0Jl1Ulvtl)i

Hewne'ii Bronchitiß Cure. Cough. nionohlUs nml AsthmaCuio. „„„ „ , .„im^^muini onM^s^rMM

MAi?srr;:r'- on**,*"^*^.*^.

i. .r .- n,i,mi,t f)wlnii» Mr. Hmi «(«. Dciil' Sli— l'lomn «CHd by nont nmrii tl,,,nl<(ii\n<-.i 1 wntr in Irl yon kii»w Ml, W. O. ltninc lVar Hit K.mlh 1,.iMr, HearilP, Olicmllt, UPOloilir. lo (oninonlniul .1 ciimnlrlp ronrnc ot v,in Umt Ilimp lnl.nn tlnce hnll p> ,i vnnr «mn «iml mn n ftixnll lmlHn f 11, 11-

Dear Sir-Some nionlli. go h, sylney, 1 V(il««bl<. medtonio, f,,. olUin.ito nnthtnn. "Tlio clilll, ",",\ \, „, VnU, [I,l'npvl h Cmo !1 n"n m,« |V| L 1 oni ,| .,^'A

Mlhreil from » MWio illiiek M kifl,,«ni>R, aiiil , mtA Mnt >.»■ i-nt to „„ cuiH ona man nulTnr.l irrul.lv Iron |,mR I ,Im,l Co v «m r , ," M 1, i »«a> oonflned to my i■nnm {or about n week, Uwt Hail ,ll,lu'»»m ff oourl, for twelve yeoin. je«m. n.,.1 1...1 Hlo.l pv", aink i n, i.i hnllln f.nm '».... M"

r V, , In I. lat the jnJ of which limp, feeling loniewbat riPIISP flmi,„„(, ulllrc- i,| Pr enolofced for pay- vice, hut withoiil nvnil. I |,,i IOVi fm n when nho w>n «r>rn hmuilih nil She h,,better, 1 got up ami Inert to traimaot mv mCi,t.-Yonr« llmnkfully,' '

fmtnlffht nl i. tin." w U,0.,t „, B ,l.iv m ><r *.iB I, i, 't,,biHlnon m mmf. B«t 'K»t up top loon, for VfIhUKW CANHAM, nlßlit out f my elw*!l i", tn l.n,| | hut . *'l „..« >!.. ih'.r . m I

known Sydney dootor. nnd nil (he time his Grfttltuflo. ,,fiMP(I ollt n\ !"f» '". " «"medicine Rjve m«.but temporary relief. The Mr. Hc«rne. Den.' Slr~Your Bronehllli «dvMn,emenl »oi.,e l",Liinn Vi.rulandlady of Hie hotel (the Cleveland) where (jure hm relieved my wife of n rough which hi ought It to my tnemoiv. 1 l»ld mv Inn A »oV*n Yeill'N'Cft«e.Irenlded, told mo of a medicine- ftcarno's followed on nn nltnoli of Influenn. Whilo band, nml M got imn |, w »|ul|iBronehlHi Ourfr*-from V ctorla, whloh had Iaoknowlndge that1oil good oomei from only Ihnve inken with comnlctelv mHficloiv n- Bxi)«otorftttn(r Blood ftiui Matter,mired her of a bad nttnelt of bronehltl. nnd one somce, ordinary giatltude bldn me to ot «ult,-Youi» renpeclfiillv

yfloiiiulotelv o»r*dnnln« In the eheit, «nd begged of me to fer my earnest tlnniM toi0», th,Ough whom

' 'W M'OOMIIV

Completely ouutt.(ry It, Idid so, and, In tlunhs and this pnitlcnlar blessing has come,— l remain, Momie'l New Zcnl'tind. Mi w o lieninesw,,y;iffi^A Kit «" yo^ars.a*",, -- SKHnrwwr\:\$1J? eXei/'^'t!1 „'";? jr^urs -iinbmrri1' vlctorUt ■»o»o»i« B. a-v^t;1.":LxrJzwxrCl

ilv"T.fl».uhlnlh" ttOml t0 my duMel n" OnROJTIO BBOHOniTIS. A By«ney ttentlemnn is «o »aU«neA with n<,i.gi.<,ai..l fi.,|m.,,ih ihr ,tlmeni<v of Mreii.IBHAIIAM, »»».'■ Bronohitt. Our. tho Mo.t Meimu'fl ■»»»»Wtlii Cni-e th»t he 'ZX\w tin.Melbourne "Punoli" Offlee, Melbourne. JOlftotlveCuio. s«ud» asupplyto London. "?,„,!"|((|Km

,ll( ii1,,,1" 1 „ ir,,Ve -f .luiv. d!~— — ' Mr. Hearne, Dear Sir-! have lised » Mr. W. O, Uenine. Dear Sir— lam In l» '"V r-in' eveiv "thn tieilmfnl hnd fulled.««nwrtWTTTa number of bottles of your tnedleine for bron- receipt of jour fmnni of l,hc 271b hut,, In

'''"' " P1" I»"vi.iiih Ihnd I>i>pi\ s;rlliiiX \ri>"T fbitlß, which »i! a chronle eoniplnlnt of mine, whioh yon acknowledge mv mdci for Bum- """' ll Wl""°' "'"' "'c n'"° ' '""inincd .voiii

Olilltl'al.lf«Bn,veahrJIonrn«'««v«« nliHli. Blul ' ml"t 88

-V lhni nf » n tll(1 medicines fhitls Cure to he nent to mv pnicnts In l.on medicine I«in rniilmrd lo hert siilTei,ng fmmUimaitlilf«»aveau.Tnotvrn«BßrononltiH x Imvr tn|[(,n (inoludiiiß thr,«p from tin,), doll horn youi Lump,.,,! Ixi.nl lam

'm"Bt li"lrll( '"'URI', cxpiclomtlng blood nnd

i.!i. llono linvo Pro*"l »o effectual ,i« your Bion- sine their Annual Bioncblnl nttneks will ho m«llei, mil uppiienllv heioiid hope >,l ioAft« theORB* nnflDe«U "fflv«Hlip," ohltls Cure. Ihave lceommPlided It to fricall.v rcllr\cd, If imt puinl or pieienled, pnVP! J■, Jh<l "J"1 tl.two tif Ihe medinlnp gi\ti

_.— - . many olheil.— Yours faithfully. by your own vnlnnl.le picpninllon. M\ own mp wplcoiiip icllel, nnd Isle«ddv impioied

Mr. Hearne. (vent Sir,— Wo have to thank TIIOH, OlitVt.U, expeilonce, and thnt In conneellon wiih tm M' iiittod the tiealnieiil, mil11 1 lie

tour bronchttM mire Hint we hnvo one little Proprietor of "The LllydalpUtpress," two.venrold son, bn« hoen pic eminently »n(l« 011lnB »* m IIOWI I""* well.— Ynurs tin-hoy spnred to w, as wo nearly lost, him. Lllydale, Tlctorlft. fnotoiy, und Iilintl ronlmue lo higlilv re- oeicl}, «,.,,.,.„ , , o ,Wter doctors b«d given him np, wp snw the

—commend it foi Imlh old mid \ouiig und I

"" "ALKKII, Bulmaln, B,\dney,idvertlaemcnt for jour Brnnehitis Cure, nnd SEVER* COUGH. offer you thin letln nlmuid \ou deem Iti;«ve It a trl«l, with the lenult above men- worth the iiiiiik.- Youm *«ul\

' "Uonsd.-Tours Mlthfitlly, CoinpUtftlyOnredbr Konsne'ii Wronchttiu „„, Hrnni:m n. WlilTE. BIIOWCKITIB.. (Mr»')

BE;OIIANT, OuM.fcfter other treatmentß ha«ftitl«A. "Holmidaler novi.al .ireet, Kensington,

*««.nc,iutib.

Care Mr. Hsrvey, Baker, Chlltern, Victoria. Mr. W. O. Itfainc. Dear Slr.-Itnving „ Mjdney, N.S.W. AVery Ohittnftt. Om»." Zl"IZrS11f0, 2.lye'eWi!,h« lth

eerin l{i AOUT*BR^ioHITtS. Our.rt thvotrffh p6p6vß everinffin tht treat-Qtfßm:&AW» T*«TIMO»T. on ifio chest. lam sendrng you 'tl'u tc.tl- tlf.B.Mdh

-nM£Z, a » ,,t,, t, „ ment l,yKearne's m-onohUU Cuvo.

-r- monlnl to make any u«o of it yon wish. I ww*aT«a "7 Hearne'n BronoMtlsj Cure.--

rrom»rllbanoWholeaftleOkemil»tll. hayo used many cough medicines, and can Mr. W. O. Hen.no. Dear 8...-1 hnve much . Juitein f. ir'nimirt^rs'' to.'V;'"Jl"'!We often hear your-^onchitis Cure spoken TL^S ZJX KuT^l S,? \£7^BJS^S^V^

w^s^w^suwy^,oiirc"&^^s^ n^!dz K^tfvfeu,?^rlri ""» "z

"mOMASOtf, OH\TKn, AND ro., youn truly, J. RIWKINK, . Vknoill liW on,, t,T yw i'V^'l,1.V1 flln

-69, Queen street. B.lsbane. Kllblrnle. New Zealand. 223. Chapel.iieci, Pr.iii.n, Virforta. > ■' lir.lb.nk.Vl.?'\?£\ 'v&orli.

HEARNE'S BRONCHITIS CURE-Small Size, 2s. Ga.; Large Sizo, 4e. 6(1.Sold by Choiaistß ana Modiciu* Vondovs, and l>y tho Proprietor,

W. C. HEARNE, CHEiUIIST, CEELOKG, VICTORIA.Fowardodby Post to any Address when not obtainable Locally.

N«W Zealand Branch Omoo:--N0. 11First Floor, HUME'S BUILDINCrS, WILLIS ST., WELLINGTON.

*!1 'Mill $m* k^m AJ*^s**DmLadlon'iVapnt.'sVVATOMKS<^i CHAINS \ffi''<fm \\ U%%^VwiBirthdayRINGS, f/ZS^ T#^%Brooches, fiuh Ctinln Urao^n-tn-l'-RKB. A ffffW ->-'4 Mlb, \x&"mini (jtililr.nilus (ii (.fnt q W ntchcoM>.rioin ffIf, -&. iL,J»^ V( > *\si/,"io Don I Ilimvv \oiu nionex nnny. IhcniKim ff (f^\ t ÜbTiMamatch lli.il willoi|iii\l (01 tmunm <n>\u\ gold wsiclt M[lN*fib«ldtfc. \ f,^7/|^1-J!®{.'W*'lly»owihsi!nii'V ()m""ihTm.To|"ciiYi

'I« fiiiiii's .\c« 1.1lT*'Ifc H| ff 'fl (( $P^ Inline Vrßri.ilile I'illilosrllnl 1 n hnx -nßi'nul icmnlv Wl\\ iCn .yl "O^ mw*A."A7« /Iff

I \inl liver tiotiMc n cure lor coiNllpnlionnntl w.'nk W\ /F(f \si /Jwicrvous (lisirdirs, n tonic nml n hlo hnililcr, Oni \V\ Kf*' ')ra /KgI>illm me (j|<|lll|ll(1

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""^<^<i?U»S!money,1/ nmlwo will eeml \Oll yon'rprl?e Wemc ir[.U~v «.i«if>SP" \.AX" Hlvliiß Ihcsc unlilidnnel oilier ptl»os 10 iinicki)in. ife>J?v O//yiii') iioiluceotir pill« mid whenyou iccelvcyoni piemiinii' 'I '/'l'

r wcn«,k Yon lo<<luiw II lo youl lucndi Tim Is n (jrnikl oppoiliinily lo pfl m fine WfltOJl AndClialn Fre«, B«ml us your Name nnrt Addronn at once. v<ni inkenotia O 1

5 A ELECTING MJ2DICINK CO., Ash St., SYDNEY, N.B.W. ,>4c**«o c*»J r*«««ji <*^oc«o f*«^j t*« ccI**^*1**^*r*»»»* rM<*sj<N»j{N4i

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5 J^i'f>|\ BcUcr than ever—the best watches jImp> '^'i'"y m l

'lc wor^* Behind them arc* Iv^^V-fD^f in^ a century °^ x repulalioa >

I and a strong guarantee, good forg

Used in Wellinglon Hospital Laundry.TlirI.aunclry nllaclictl lo the WellinglonHotpilnl i« about thebosl- |

? equipped nnd most modern in the colony. The laundry hands atei] kcpl busy every week clay, dealing wilh llic immense wash of ihe§ Institution, ll i<* only by effective organisation and the vise of llic l>rsl! washing necessaries that thestaff can rope withihe work. \

The laundryhelps, or washing necessaries, such as soap, blue, .md", starch, must be of the best description, the two important considerations

which affect the choice being— Efficiency nnd Economy,Efficiencyimplies ft great deal to the Hospital, because apart from 9

the fact that the clothes must be thoroughlycleansed, ilis imperative lhatthey should be free from anything likely lo irritate the lender skins of ihesick people.

TheIlospital Authorities must exercise reasonable economy in theexpenditure of publicmoney.

"Royal Blue," or "Empire Blue;*As it is more familiarlycalled,is used exclusively in the Wellington

HospitalLaundry because it is Efficient, Economical and Pure.>"; Has this any intercut for you?

I Five Generationsof Men and Women throughout tho Worldhave found relief from complaints arising fromSluggish Liver and Bowels through using these

famous pills.

[They aro no new, uniticti medicine,but havebeen praised,prescribed and universally used for a Ccnlnry. Theykept

your grandparents welland they willkeepyou well.

INVALUABUE TO EVEFtV MOTHER OF A FAMILY.

Sold everywhorc. Free from Mercury.

DIZZINESS.BALLOW SKIN. Bmflll P|ir>

"*. TAII/\U B !\/I"^P« Small Dow.They TOUCH tho BL^B w BUjBl8m«ll Prlcfc

} CREAM IN Timm r. wouff * sohn.'O' j

\ SOAP and \

? , BKIN PIVKrARATIONa 1Iw<

..., "*^!UU liy MlCh(mlM» A Slorekccpm IN THK WOfVLD. I

I SSiSt* LOfH^AM & JQ.9 Melbourne & Sydney. \

BROUGHAM HILL SCHOOL,ELLICE-STREET.

Principal TTmISS \yARD.Boarding and Day School for Girls.

Miss Ward has Vacancies for Boardorsat Miss Shoppnrd's lato rosidonco, lUUco-

''Term begins Monday, sth Fobruary,1906.Miss Ward will ho AtHomo to paronts

FRIDAY and SATURDAY,2nd and 3rdFobruary.,^ „

GIRTON COLLEGE,22fti Mom-street, and 4, Owen-street,

Wellington (vjuln

BOARDING nnd Day School for Grls.Principal-Mrs.D. O. BATKS,B.A.

Reopens MONDAY. Sth February.Curriculum— uMi'd school cour»o anu ao

eompllsliments. Pupils prepared for Ma-triculation, Civil Service, nnd other ex-■mlMtioM Mr.. Bates wl11 boiAl; Homata enrol now pupils on lUJWAi anaSATURDAY, 3rd nnd 4th February.

NGA TAWA, SHANNON.COUNTRY BOARDING SCHOOL FOR

GIRLS.

THE First Term for 1906 began onTUESDAY, 30th January

M. TAYLOR.TMTZHERBERT-TERRAOE SCHOOL.Jr

— "TtnArdinir and Day School for Girls,un&Bireotion o/mISS SWAINSON.Head MUtross, Mrs. Henry Smith.

Glass for children (boys and girls) un-

Term began on.TUESDAY,30th Jjmtwy. _—

—--— —.—CHILTON , HOUSB SCHOOL,

Wooleombo-streot. Wollington.

BOARDING AND~DAY SCHOOL FOR. GIRLS.Prlneipal-Missf FREEMAN.

PIPITEA""

PRIVATE SCHOOL,Moturoa-stroet, Wollington.

BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FORGIRLS.

MISSBRADWELL.MISSBABER, M,A.

Vacancies for Boarders. The next termbegins oil TUESDAY, 6th Fobruary,

Miss Bradwell will be at home on Sat-urday and Monday, 3rd and Sth Fob.

F R E NO 11.IffACEMOISEIiLIT" BARADEUX"""*"

(Brevet Superieur, Diplome dofin d'etudes socondaires),

Will Resume Teaching on TUESDAY,the 6th of February, 1906.

Address—l3, Featherston<torrace.

JA OARD.IELOCUTION.H/riSS JENNIE ARNDT (CertificatedItX Pupil Marie Torrance, Melbourne),resume's teaching MONDAY, Sth Febru-Aty

'

MAt6t-

BONDI,18, M'Donald-orescent.

At home »(ter 27th January,

TUTRS. EVANS'S GIRLS' CLASS.

DEHRA DHOON, HtROPI-STREET,SOUTH WELLINGTON,

First Term begins MONDAY, 12th Fob-rtiary, Terms and prospeotus on applica-tion. Mm. Evans at home Friday, 9thFebruary, before noonj and Saturday,10th February, after 2.TITRS. GLOVER EATON, 1.5.M.,

Licentiate of the Royal Academy ofMurfie, England

(Pupil of Signor Garoia),SPECIALIST SINGING, also

TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE."Lochayr, 4, Duvles-stroet, Thorndon,

DANCING, DEPORTMENT, AND. CALISTHENICS.

MISS PEARSON, on her return fromMolbourna and Sydney, will Re-

open Classes in all tho newest dancesearly in March.

GD. M AOKIN TOSH," 22, KENT-TERRACE(Musio Master, Wellington College),

Teacher of thoPIANOFORTE AND SINGING,' Also Flute, Clarinet, Cornet, otc,

Resume* Teaching on THURSDAY, IstFebruary.

Theory a. Special Feature.

PIANOFORTE.TlyflSS HENDERSON Resumes TeachingIVX. on'MONDAY, Sth February, at horResidenco, 12, Tti»mttn<street.

Term begins with Pupil.

PIANOFORTE.

TI/TISS F, X, WARREN, A.T.0.L., willResume Teaching at the Dresden

on MONDAY, sth Fobruory.

CHAB. A. TURNER, Dermatolotflu, "~*~"

«urn Alsrn rptvnnv.m Hftlr ami MassageBpMhllrt.-BTJEC. "-.rAivrrvn vt«H nSJ J'.. v«riTROLYBIS /or tho romovol of superfluous W S2 v?3ZL, n\ 1111 rw*h»iM and mnlon " a nnpmanotit niii>a »iihk

' Mollor, l"rofO*eor H.A.M., Uojwn-

treatment <i eoalp and hair diseases h ,*eifi?S "?P)L*SJ"'|'^t1o"°»t n?nupon loenklo prints. Have your hair Cjpnrtab lo-itreet (tram terminui,or at thoattended td now) pj-atenlion is better than Dresdon Piano Co,, Lambton-quny,ottro. HAIR,TONIOB of ovory dosorip-

—" "

ASH

AGM

TuKA."FIN

'fifnttlli'8 PIANOFORTE AND THEORY,braneheg. Speoinl attention to nil oorres*_

«_

V?nn" «* Woodw«d.slraet and Welling. JML Teaching Sth Pobrunry. Certlfloate.w°-Jg» afl«!-. Trinity College, London,

tO VISITORS, TOURISTS, AND hi' Speoiat attontion given to boglnners.__M

DIES OF WBLMNQTON. Addro«i-21, Hankey-itreet,TT'AOB and Scalp Masingo, .Shampooing,X Cuttinjr and Singoing, Potlicuro and —

-■" ■ ■ ;-■■;— — — "

Mftfllcure, Eleotroly«li! for Removal of Su< BINGINO AND VOICE-PRODUCTION,perfluoui,Hah', Hainvork of every doscrijj. ,

—*-

tlon, Combingi made up. etc. QIGNORA MAROHERITA VENOSTA,MRS. HAYBITTI/E AND MISS BEGO, E* Prima Donna Contralto of tho latoNo, 61| Lambton-quay (over Orf, Italian Opera Company, and late IJoad

Chemist). Teacher of Singing, Wanganui Girls' Col*— AfPfflMtmont^rnndo. Tolephono1504. lege, is prepared lo recoivo Pupil* for*~~~~"~ Singing and Volon-Productioii In all itsTWATT'PfWTTT 1? AnWai brartchos, eommoncing 12th FEBRUARY.UJiAUIIJUUJj Addwsfc-12, Kont-torraoo jpv. Borghelti'a

mmmm'

house). ,TTAV.E you tried ZOtAK, the famoiw

',S..F;rrha*a'it^^mt oyd « ASmL, v

l ror6Th's result will more than repay you. It lessons in Singing and VOIOO Pro-whitens and preserves tho skin, protects duolion on MONDAY, 6th February,it fiom the sun and wind, and removes lonfiwrinkles from (ho face and neck. Do-

" . _, ; ,waru of substitutes, ZOLAK is r,old by 2, Rosma-terrftoe, or Droedon Company.all chemists and stores, Is 6d per jar. 1

CLARKE'S Hair Dye, truarantoed~pe£ "PTAMftffnftWfpol y harmless, restores tho youth- PIANOFORTE,ful colour to grey or faded hair. FulldirocUons on each bottle, Is 6d, nil Tl/TISS REID, A.T.0.T,., lUwimai Tonrh-gl"1"1"I*'1*' 1 lyl ing NKXT MONDAY, sth Fohru-' ory,

V^S^S^fi '5 Address-62, Tasman-strnet.tho Nervos, and Loss of Appotito is

— . ->^_^^_

- -FLETCHER'S lUTADAMf! COPK DOWBINO,riHWWIOJUSKD IYJL SINGING, PIANO,QUJNiNE AND IRON TONIC And

VOIOE PRODUCTION,This tnliiuWo stimulant to appetite and ITai resumed logons at Imm- Minio Flludio,digestion rostoros hoalth, strength, and Ilump'iUiiildinjj-i, 65, Willis-Klrm-t.*lle'f*y' 'form coninipnno'i wilh first Ic-son.1,■ n ,, ,. . Madnmo attends .Tolmsonvilln ovory

Solj'propriSor,"'1 *MP" b°Ul°' from T^2l-OITAS. A. FLETCHER, MANOWIHTB.

Phnrmaceutical Chemist, Tl/riSfi ANNIE OIiAFIKK .TBNKINS,VVnllin«lon. IVL— — , _..n Senior Gmdn Mrdalikt of llin Rqynl

/"IKNOT'S OHKAT UMMOVAI, SAM-! ,,Academy of Miwia I,oiulon,

\j iv/»Jiii ra/iui,. j{o|(|or of n,,nolir,(Iprtilioitpa for TheoryUli.okDro-H'-nrjro,HJflvani „„ of Mimio and Hni'mony,HMn|iiHleduaU»monAi(l)ram'MHtar|iih Hiorouyhlv ««pnrinnw«l m Hip VirgilMtnnyirinnnnlotten Inllhio imdPnik a/U dim Clavier Mt-lhod of PianoforteWalkiiiL'MkliiiifimiBlonisoN, Agbonilidriinvn » . . rnotiop,

1000 Untrlnimocl Sirnwn,all oneprlcm, Iroa«l, I'""? 'ril«nt Z^HM 1"' )3roilBhftm'

10, 17, 10, VIVIAN-bTIiKKT. Term begL with pupil.

A VlUl'A'l) IN M.I.'D1)15 l-liM.shlK

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—10 lo I?., ?. to 4, 7 to !)

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in Uioir fr*l IpKpi to oiiMiio imnipdinln.itlendoii nnd inoinpl dp'ip.vtoli(wliph pon-Mblc) of remedies lipcosiary (oi lliph onii',

Wmmmnii, M .lnm. IW,

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pi ifret nnd .Mini PlimßPi! sip inmll, Inm,vnm8 linlj,

TiArur.\N (i\mk,«on,

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nnd Kindred roinpLiiiit1-, lipcnu«p it.gopq plrntßlil lo llip blotxl nnd nrulmliMMHie unr and poisoning wluoli 11 llip rentcnit'o of tlip tionhlp All oltPini'li nndplmco. <-rll Rhci'tno nt ?s fid nnd 4» fid i«bol tin

That ;Tired !Fcelinp: j

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POLtS v ;♥ThcPillofthclVriod.' \

One filnlliiif; .1box from nil '\chemists and [;voc,ns,ni po'-l IUco (10111 (1. llonninglon, |ChcmiiU, Chiisl( huirli, 1

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WM.IKI! lil'.K AND COMIMNY,

M'lH'lAMS'lN IN WINIiOW lU.IXMN,llolilpi 1 ol mii imilioiMil

coi.D ,\n;nu, mid ri'irnncvniMliivpoilion ol mn l\ii'loi\ Slinw loony

iniiliiilU 111\llcilAdthovT

i.H'INMIiIIFI' (OKI-1 IHVONSIKn.T)I. trillion, .'.11,!

UK U II', (ionl'n Homi, l,i, h.1,11,,1ood i;oiii>, nidci, dip- ininl\ hpu

I'iunin, !") in UpjiioliK mul I'o, Vl\\ illis> stK'ol, ;ui,

COACHING FOR EXAMINATIONS.

STUDENTS desirous of prfipftring forExaminations aro invited to com-

munieato with Mr. Basil Stookor, M.A.,Kelburno, Wollington.

Mr. Stooker has considerable oxperlencoof publio examinations, and is proparcd toroceivo pupilg for Univorsity, Civil Sorvico,and othor examinations.It is proposed to form classes for Ma-triculation and Junior Scholarships, fo?the Civil Sorvico Junior Examination, for

Claw D, and for Bubjoots of tho Class C,Civil Sorvico Sonior, and D.A. Examina-tions, and also for matriculated studontsdosirous of furthor preparation for attond-anco at profossors' locturos.

SINGING.

TO PUPILS.

MRS. MUEIiIiER resume* TeachingMONDAY, sth February.Addrosfl-41, CAMBRIDGE-TERRACE.

VIOUN~AnF PIANOFORTE

]y/£ISS KATHLEEN HENRYWill resunio Teaching; -

ON sth FEBRUARY.

Addrcßg-15, AURORA-TERRACE.

VIOLIN TUITION.

JJp. H. PERCIVAL CLARKE,Pupil of the Great French Master

„ Poussnrd.Terms— £2 2s and £3 3s quarterly.Monthlypnyinonts token in advance.Terms commonco with Pupil.Sludio-27, VIVIAN-STREET.

Privato Addroee-36. THE TERRACE.SINGING AND VOICE PRODUCTION

]y/£ISS PHOEBE PARSONS, A.R.C.M,Will rcsumo Teaching MONDAY,

slh Fobruary, nt her Rooms, DresdenPiano Co.

TIT R. J. G. TURNER,XTX Toaohor ofBanjo, Mandolin, Violin, nnd Guitar,

56, KENT-TERRACE.Tho Latest Music, Instruments, Strings,

etc., always in stock.Trami stop at tho door, Terra begins

with suvil.

DEEP BU.RATHING,

CAND ITS EFFECT UPON HEALTH,

ORRLCT Breathing causosan incrensodflow of purified blood to tho oolls ofevery tiervo nnd muscle in tho body.It creates a fooling of perfect physical

health and enorgy, nnd is Nature's restora-tive for tirod brnins nnd nerves.DO YOU BREATHE CORRECTLY?CAN YOU TAKE A FULL DEEP

BREATH?Ienn show you in a few minutes severalsimple exorcises reqxiiring ten minutes'daily to perform, which will almost immo<diatoly inofonso your lung enpaoity, andhave a marked effect upon your hoalthnnd spirits.ROYD GARLICK, Physical Culturist andMasseur,

135a, Lambtqn-quay^THir¥ESlrI;LAOi

FOR TUITION INrpYPEWRITING AND SHORTHANDXypevvriting and shorthand

ISBANKS'S

COMMERCIALCOLLEGE

CLASSES IN FULL SWING FROMMONDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1906.Well-appointed Rooms, Up-to-date

methods.

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND. TOUCHTYPEWRITING.

Call or lend for Proipootus. Tolephono2098.

No. 4, CUBA-STREET EXTENSION(Opposito Band Rotunda).

MISS E. CARR'S SCHOOIi OFSHORTHAND AND TYPEWRIT-ING.

TYPEWRITING OFFICE:Stewart Dawson'n Buildings, oppositeI

Bank of New Zealand.Pitman's Australian Renord, 220 wordsper minute. Highost epoods in tho short-

cut timo.

MRS. E. G. BENJAMIN, N.S.S.T.,N.U.T., Viotoria-ftvonuo, ort Broug-ham«avenun.

Bookkooping, Painting, Lightlino Short-hand (AiKtrnlnsinn record, 220 words pnt<minuto;Lichtline, 60 words por minutoin (our weeks.

THl') LANGEIt SCHOOL OF DRKSa.CUTTING,BARNMIT'S BUILDINGS,

01, Willls-Htroufc.Prlnolpal ... MISS KATE STEWART.riIHE LANQER SCHOOL will Re-openon MONDAY, 20th January, when MissStewart will bo in attendance to enrol t.owpupils,

Offloo lloura-10to12 and 2 toIdaily,Evoninff Classes, Tuesdays and Fiidayg

from 7 to 9,

.Full pai'tionlai'aon application^SCHOOL OF ORESSOUTTING.MRS, MACLEOD, Teacher of Worth's

System of Dressmnking in all itslatest improvement. Clnssos from 2 to4 jEvoning Olassos, Tuesdays and Fridays,'I to 9..Private Drossmaking also at the above.Newost stylo anil porfoot fit guaranteed,Patterns out to measurement.106. Upper WilliS'street.. «

QVli GREAT CLEARINGSALE

WIMj

COMMENCE Id FEBRUARY,

FOR ONE MONTH ONLY.

STOOKLKY JONES,30, WILUS-STREET.

'glj\NiD~irirr7A*N'T) iToiTsk"GEORGE aTmAWSON,

OV, Culm -sirootA Sprohilty In Wedding Caknn, richlyAltrond-lcnd, from JiO» upwauU

Light Midday Lunch ns usual, MSUNDKRLAND IIOUHI'I,

1 (17, CUIiA-STHKI'/rVSTANTHD to Roll, Gnnl's Mn^ny'» ITiirris, ?>'» frnmr, Dunlop livnn, in

pnlnrl condilion ; £10. Rojnoldd iiiklCo,74, Wilhs-sUoeb. 234

Irkl "®t "KC\ iMAKES k,,J'"A/a\'!;4I|

i whiter rr:;rA Vpi-1snow ru)l-*,iJ|jL jI rhe3f</>co/'fVfes, I

For tlio PRI'JHKKVATION OF GALVANISKD IKON HOOPS, and nil purposes vhoro a Tninl of wcniing|iow(H' in rrquirod,

TITTS PAINT lin.N Wonilrrful AVonilicr Ucsifting I'ropoilies, nnd lias boon proved to lust TUKISM TOFOUil TIMKS LOWUHIt than any olhor I'ninl.

NON-rotaoNOUSj

WISLUjNUTON. DUNEDIN, AND CHIUSTCnUIICII.

Pimlml nml putilisltod for Hi,vm»i ii,Hi oi,l.iviTrn, In .loun Ki.n.snn,!,, ol Nnnn.ptiool, WoiliiiK'ttn, tuintor and pub.lii-liov, n»i| l.oiis I'liDOioit \\) I'N'hi11,,of Woi'li iimbi< Klr.'pl, Wolhnpton,pnntorand luililifhrr, n( tho rtigiKtoieii oflirp ti{the rompam, Willn Mieot. W ollingtoii,

Hatrndoy, lVbiuaij5 IWO.

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, WO6.16

PUENITUIIEDIRECT FROM THE FACTORY.

It will pay you, to give vi n call.

riRST-CLASa WORKMANSHIPGUARANTEED.

A Largo Stock to Select From.

INSPECTION INVITED.

l'olcphono 1634.

EDWARB COLLIE,41, RIDDIFORD-ST, WELLINGTON,

AndJACKSON-STREET, PETONE.

WttNA, GLASS,~~

EAIIIIIENWARE, LAMDWARE,CUTLERY, ETC.

The laigest stock in tho colony to soledfrom.

New Goods receivod monthly by directsteamers from London and Liverpool.

Good Values in all Depaitmenls.

Inspeotion of Showrooms Invited.

Bost possible Packing guarantoed.

EDWATID ANBEESON,41 AND 43, WILLIS-STREET.

Established over 60 rears.~p. SHERWOOD," Watchmaker nnd Jeweller.12, MANNERS-STREET, near Willis-at.Gold Watches from 40s, Silver from 15s,Rothorhnms and Walthnm Lovon. Water-bury Watches, Gold Brooches from 4s,Silver from Is, Clockß and Alarms from4s, Wedding Rings, Koopor, Band, andGem Rings, Greemtono Brooches, Pond-mils, etc. Speotacles from Ib. Walohos,Clocks, and Jewellery cleaned and ro-paired.

J. FLYGKK AND CO.,

SANITARY UNDERTAKERS,20, CUBA-STREET.

A large assortment 0! Funeral Furnish-ings now in stock.

Funerals arranged at reasonableprices.EMBALMING A SPECIALTY.

1Tolephone 1073.

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYOF NEW ZEALAND.FIRE AND MARINE.CAPITAL £2,000,000

Accumulated Funds oxcood .. 275,000Dintinctivo Features! Undoubted Security,

Lowest Current Rales of Premiums.Ofnco— Corner of Now Zealand 'ExpressCo.'s Buildings, Hunter-street,

J, MALLARD, Manager,Wellington,

SOUTH BRITISH FIRE ANDMARINE INSURANCE CO.CapUM £1,900,000Accumulated funds exceed ... 470,000Fire and Marino Insurances of every kind

at very lowest rates,OHAS. W. BENBOW. Manager.

27. Lanibton-auay, Wellington,

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COFIRE AND MARINE.Capital ........ ... £1,000,000Paid-up Capital and Reserves

(Inducing UndividedProfits) £601,519Not Rovonuo for 1904 £455,303

Firo and Marino Risks of every desorip-tiot. nccepted.Wellington Branch—Corner of Groy-stioot, aim Lnmbton-quay

O. A. EVVfIN. Manager,

THE VICTORIA INSURANCECOMPANY, LTD.Firo, Marino, nnd Fidelity Guarantee.Established 1849

Fire. Marine, and Fidolity GimrantouRisks accepted at Lowest Curronl Rates.LEVIN AND CO., LTD ,ii>iii

__ __ Aaents,

THE NORTH BRITiSH~AND MER.CANTILE INSURANCECOMPANY.

LONDON AND EDINBURGH.Subscribed Capital £2,750,000Paid up 687,500Firo Reserve 2,135,374

MURRAY, ROBERTS AND CO.,Agents.

FREEZING SHEEP AND LAMBS.

rpilE WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORTCOMPANY (Ltd.) it proparod to PUR.OHASE FAT SHEEP and LAMBS btweight or at per head,

The Company nlio offers olienti everyfacility for frooaing on their own account,

Pnoei can be obtainod on applicationat the Company'i Offlooi or from any ofMie Buyon in the country.

DILNOT BLADDEN,Secretary,

BALLANCE-STREET.

are about to orcct a largoUP-TO-DATE BUILDING,

ir.oluding basement, OPPOSITE THECOURTS, and would bo pleased to intor-viow any parlies requiring Ofllcon or Slor-«Ho Rooms in this locality.

HAWTHORN AND CRUMP,_, , 4, Foathoi'fcton-slroot.Telephone171 L

WcXbTb TVd 00,," Waterloo-quay,WELLINGTON, N Z,

Manufacturers of MARINE and LANDENGINES and BOILERS, MINING.HYDRAULIC, DREDGING, nndWOOL- DRYING MACHINERY,MANURE MANUFACTURING nndFLAX-DRESSING PLANTH.

MACHINERY AND SHIPS' REPAIRSA Speciality.

Agents for ZYNKARA, tho Bost BoilerPreservative mid Cleanser.

CAMERON'S STEAM PUMPSLOWER TIUTTi

PETERS AND SONS, Coach Proprio.tors.— Coaches moot all trains and run

rogiilnrly throughout, tho dislnot, Evoryclnss of vehicle on Iliro, Picnio Parties aspecially.

Tolophono - Ring up PETERS ANDSONS,_ J. O'Brien, Agontt, Featherston-ntrpni,

OUR NEW LAUNDRY.WE mn a Pppoiiil cue iv llio washing

of floiitioinon'fi flanuoU, ota, andthoro will ho no shrinkage Our proem*for starching shirts, collars, and cnlfn,groatly surpass tho old stylo of ntnrching,as tho flnmli is very supeiioi1.— W. NALSMITH AND CO., To Aro Steam Laun-dry, Hoppor-streot. P.S.— Wo answor tolo-pholm NoM4B or_ttoel-OArd.

SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OFWOMEN AND CHILDREN.

THE Secretary will bo in attendance attho Rooms, Bridgo'n Buildinas, 102,Willis-street, onTUERDAYnnd FRIDAYMORNINGS, from.lo lo12 30. All com-

municatiom will receive immediate atten-tion. ,

DON'T MISS THIS 1LAM' )<i \V lUYS

GREAT .VIOCKTAKING SALK.A BKAlMiri'L Sllow OV

ALL HRA.SS, lIALIAN. AND VIiKNOTIBllbs'lMADs.A Mnpiiincciit Aosoilmoiit,

A ]'EW OF OV){"1■ «i'<>ckt\kim, nucr.MiCupi nnd Snnrcto, \«<) iIo/imi, ,\I'lipi1111(1 NnlHH'lv, poi (In/ill, ,^CnpH mill ."-'niir,ii, pi'i ilcitii,,1, 0 dVeiy be^l \Vlut-. ami Hold I,mkliM, Chmiv,per dozen, li (idTon Mots, nplondid \nhio, nl d(, (idToilet .Self, pel pel, limn (n (id lo ,"nDninrr Hoi\u>e«, limn 1c (nlNplondid iwoihiKMtl nf .luni, ii*nl Dnml"innlilj, llom 2s pei fol'J'en Hpoonn, ll'oni Ih (id poi dovrn l'm,i

ululeDp«i«eii Mptioiit nnd Voik*, n( 2s (nl por

div/fn'Pablo H|Ki(ini nnd VoiKt, n( ,^s por ilovnnKitt'lion l'Viuleit., horn '}* n\A\Brftdp-rail I'Viklom, liom 'is 6d t^ood <\w\\.ityK\toU(>« CliniVP, fiom ?"< lid eneliOarpot, 30 welion wu\o, nl In 3il per jnrdMantel Drappi, (id rnehLnrgo Kanok Oluonx, nt In fid; iimiiilliriee oh 6dIloh\y Greon Hpi'ro for Curtaiim, nl Is fidyard j uxnnl pvirn ?r ]ldBemnnnl Oilelolli, U (id iin\i\iii|x jmdOoiiump Wnuldw Linen Bliudiupf, M nndH?, niolics wide, <5d per v»rdLargn N17.0 84 HlaiiM",nt b» fid pel pmrKapok and Flax Uodduui;, VontUoi Uiml-

dinsDuplitrs I'hii'p, tSidpliniiidnCoal Vihcp, from 7p (idOilelolli, 2 yards (mm Jr, 10d luiininifyard

You enn Ret it CHEAPER »♥HUNT A (3O.'a,

73,. 75, AMI Vi. TOUV STUKKT,WEI.LIMM'ON.

Wo cive Teinm Telpiihonn ,'0,1(1

lookhmitiv.s wonic.

/~IEO, DKNTON liPff« to intini.ilo tlinl1110 work ns under tho oonliol of tlio h\mMr. Thos. (T. Tollcj for mi nmn,\ >o,in|

will (-till be parried <m nt liin prriniT<;.

33, WILLIH-STRHET, WELLINGTON.

<lobbiiiß work of nil kind",All work Runrnntoed,

I'ARTNERHTnP NOTICE.riIHE rnltlierlup liorolofoio r\iMingJL belworn A .1 Pnik nnd li \y,Bnsley inidpr (lie M\le of "PniK nndBnsloy" Imvinif liren dic«olvpil by mutualconsent, wo bog to notify (lint \\o limnonteied into pnrtiiPiplim n» Pnleni nmlTmde Mnrk Aqenlo under llio film iinnmof "A .1 Pnik nml Non," nnd \\ ,11 run.(ninebupinpnnt Wplliii|?(oii, Olni'li Innrli,Duiiedin, nnd 1nvoioniHill, nnd rkowlioii*tliroußlimil (lin rnlony Mi A .1 Pnikwill pmonnlly Mipenin> Dm Wellington(((lire (Koliinnip M'lnnnvnv A>rnno, ,'i.S,Lninlilon-qiinj), nnd Mi ,l. R VmU \\\\\\\r\o rhnrtfo of tlio Dunedm Ollico

A -1 PARK.1 U, PARK

(A, J I'ARK AM) SON),WAKATAHURI," PELORILs NOliNniI^URNISHEI") Arrominodntion nnd fiiM-"■" rla>» Chef, lor BonideiK nnd TouiivU,now nviiltnUlp Contrnlly nhnlod lionrhIV»f, Dnnilln lMnnil, rroixnllo,, ||,n,,)nrl,, Portnujp and nil h,\\11 willmi -hoildmlanrPH I'.vpiy roinpiuom., iiirliidiiurTolenliono, l'o«t Olliiv, \\h,ul, l'ico,iu vtWolkf, LnillicliM, Monti, 110 'IVimi ,'>«ilnily. 2!)R woiUiy rummvwuonlioii di\i|jU« H Co. fiom WollnifUnn mii Violon,nnd by >" ■> Mnrm.-u duool \ (>.ply ''\niriM Dopoilmnnl, .lolnipon Limiln{!'.', 01"11

'Cfliijiii^ Co, Wi'llni|,lon.

\\iln direct "-

V HVLLIVAX,WRk.italinii,

milE ALBEMARLE \* ntw toadj"ToA roceivo (iuoMf The Albonurio"I'm.Mite itotol will be fount! ono of llin lond-

illß pl'ivnle liotols in llio oolnnj, ounl.ini.mi? >^0 well \entilnlod, liitflilj' fniiu^lioillooms, Eveiy home eonifoil nnd omivoni.oliee FiHt rlm» oliof nii(\ ovorllonloKirmo Romomlioi llio nddir^ Allyninrlp, nevl To AlO Pn"l Olllro, (ilnmipp.otteol, ,)ii«l olf Ciilm -hot. A. M. Kjlo,l'roprielor

WELL.DREH.SEI) AII'TN.riIHERE'S n nonl look nbonl yourJ Clollir<! wlion llio tnilor who mnko*

(hem undprilandf! lim luiiinoi'; You ninyonly havo two Smls n joni t<nil look wolf.dipp«pd whon^llio olcl-luno fiun of A.l'nloi'jton nud Mon« it ontntMod with \ourordpr. Tho only nddroc- )0, lnp,oktio.ilivpl,'

NEWVEALANI) KOOTDALL TKAM.""i>HOTO(IRAVURKN ofnhove T.mih.wllli

RooordpnidNnnip«,)i'intlf>omtoy linnii',l,from 81to M" "'»!. .il

I.BKADNALL * SON'STol, I.VW. (W\. Willis slieot,

OppoMln I'.voiunif l'o<<l.Spoeimoil ooplon to be f-ppii hi window,

RKMEMMKRI

I"> AHRADHEN AND SON, M, Tory.. " sheet, when jnu ronmio hi(thcl.i nJ^niliishilißfl E\pijlliiii(? w\i\\^ on llmpipininwunder llio 111in 1 peieoim supoi.\ipion Old-oMnhlipliod nnd lolnhlo Tlinpronnoeo ure oiu«, nnd wo ',111 nlloid lo soilnl lpnsonablo prii ps. Runt up Mil, 01 call1011ml.

FRUIT .D'.LLY CRYSTALS,4 SK \olir (iiopoi foi Rowl.ind'i nndJY ClnplmmV l'nut .loll\ CivMnK Ni\.

loen dilfrl'oiil fl.nouis to dinoo fi.unMndo by evporN nnd liioroutihK lolnhlont nil tune*, Hold h,\ nil the londm^proeei's,

Ij^OUND— Spring Blcmnom Olnlmenl, (idnnd 1p; Hprnip; Hlonponi Pillf, (id rviut

K| lMonininn Corn Curo, (id, NinudinnLntmdiy (lla^.e, (id nnd 1« Sold inery.whore Atront1-, wholo-'ilo di<ißi<i-i<.

CoiiMilt Mr-. Louiin Hnwkin-, 10fi,(ieorvre-'.tropt, Dunedin Ailmoo (100 IMI,3s (id nnd f)> Solo njjeiil loi Di Bloom'sOrniißp Blowoni Ono nionlir<- tiiMlmonl,iq«_ I'oM freo

KEV7N linvprs wlio nio lookmn foi CuNloiy Ilial linnr llm nvul. of qtinlity

will (iml in our -olootion 'liilili> l\iu\"'-the kind thai nil wlion Iho meat i" louijh--Pocket Klii\o«, nnd Sn«nis, o\oij Kind01111 enn think nl Caiwiir Kuno ihokind llml iip\oi niako \ou 10-o mmii torn-ppr And Discount Tiokols on nil pui-chiisen nt,

ROBER'IS AND KIMS,Lonnv iM'or- .'','}, Cidn <i(i'(>ol

RE Vol'R CYl'l E

OR RELL, IP,, Wilh «lrop|, ropiiv." iho i>lii-i\p pinii'lino f<n 1« ; roplioiMllio ti\orin\<d t-pc X" fiir 1-: voiuMiiiiiNllio ddipulniod p\olo foi Ah-; r.k.v\

-dii

■.iipi1niiiiinloil tii-i foi \;\ (id; roploni ho>llio lore of porln'iln nlinix-nlioro lor m\ ;nud 1op|io<. lo nil onijinnos

R l\ on linn for o\oi,\l|iinß r\olo\\\^ornuv stlnt and co's Mivni.rnX VI.I', AND STOU'I i.|rPinll> b.ouod

(loin mnlt nnd hops loi pinnto une jciuiirtd, "» i pinU, Hn Pink*, f.t poi nn|.lon (Vnlml Birw-piy, l,Miin-ilirot, o(T(.iItUMiPP-tilect.. T<>l<>i»\h)llo fill I

WHY INSURE WITH OTHEII LIFE OJPJb'IOBSWHEN THE POLICIES OF|TIIE

GOVERNMENT INSURANCEDEPARTMENTARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE

GUARANTEED BY TIIK STATE?

BONUSES ACCRUE WITH EACH PREMIUM PAID-*C1,050,00f) allotted in the past,

ANOTHER BONUS NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED.

AUSTRALIAN MUTUALCfcSffir PROVIDENT SOCIETY

HOLDS THIS WORLD'S RECORD FOR LARGEST UONUSBH

ALL POLICIES ISSUED ON Oil PRIOR TO 31stDECEMBER NEXT WILL SHARE IN HIE

PROMTS TO BE DIVIDED AS ATTHAT DATE.

CASH BONUSES already tltvlcloclamongaUho Members <01!,573,9.V1Tho AMOUNT of CASH PROFITS Divided for ONI3 YEAR. (1001) £821,211

EVERY YEAR A BONUS YEAR.INSURE AT ONCE AND PARTICIPATE INTHE PROFITS POR Till!)

CURRENT YEAR.EDWAKD W. LOWE,

BRANCH OFFICE- Rosldont SooroUry.OUSTOMHOUBE.QUAY, WELLINGTON.

ESTABLISHED 1705.FOR BODY AND DURABILITY USE

HUBBUCK'SWABRANTED GENUINE

WHITE LEAD.HUBBUCK'S PATENT WHtitli! ZtNO.

Hnbbuok's Gonuino lied Load llnbbuok's Gonuino LinsoodOilllubluiek'ft Oeiinino t'ulo Boiled Linseed Oil BurntTurkey Umber(dries rambard, does not,bhstor) llubbuok'sGonuino IJoilod Linsood OilBurntmk! Raw Sionnas Htibbuok'fi Patent, Dfior?(spooial quality)Hubbuok's Gonuino Burning Colssa, a Hubbuck's OxfordOoliro v

Bpooially Hubbuck's Gonuino Vogotablo Blaok,

ESTABLISHIOD 1765."

ESTABLISHHI) 17GS.

THOMAS IIUBBUCK & SOjN, LIMIT ISD, LONDON.AUSTRALIAN OFKICKi HI, QUKEN-bTRIOKI', MELBOURNE.

i\. I.IMK-SI'I.'IOK'I'. LONDON

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS.

WE havo just landed tho finest assort-ment ofALBUMS AND MOUNTSALBUMS AND MOUNTSI>cr shown in Wellington.

Wo shall be pleased lo show thorn to you

AGENTS FOR PREMO CAMERAS.

THE IMPERIALCAMERA CO,Corner Mcrcer-Miecl and .Tcrvois-quay,

Opposite Town HnllTTARRAUb'AND ABRAIIAM~Lriirj'

Palmcrston Xorth, l'Vilding, andDnnnevirke,

SEED AND GRAIN MERCHANTS,GENERAL MERCHANTS,

IMPORTERS, Etc.Largo Htockn of flrn^a nnd Clo\pr Seedsof nil descriptions for Autumn Sowing.

Agents forBooth, Macdonald and Co. (Ltd )—Ploughs, Dipp Hairow*, etcAndrews and BoaAen— Chaflcutting Ma-chincF, etc.Ransomes,Hinii nnd .TeflVriPß (Ltd )— Poll-nhlo nnd Tract ion Engines, etc , etc

jenkins~&~mack]&JANITARY PLUMRERH, MANUPAC-> TUREKS AND IMPOJITKHS,

FEATHERSTON-STREET.FOR SALE, AT LOWEST PRICES-Porcolain Enamelled Bnths and SinksPorcelain Lavatories, in all shnpesSanitary Earthonwaro of nil kindsPlumbers' Brass Goods, Load Traps, oto.Cast Iron Spouting and Down PipoCast Iron Soil- Pipo and FittingsGalvanised Iron Pipe and FittingsGalvanised Spouting, Ridging, i\c,

Etc, Etc., Eto.Gas Fires— Tho remainder of our WintorStock at COST PRICE

SOLE mTkERS OFWA«tP£ Tr,V,A'rEST VENTILATINGSivYMUHI. No condensation Noleakages Approved by all Architects.

JISNKINIT& MACK,FEATHERSTON^aTnEE;]\_ Wellington.

THE GREAT COAL SAVER^KYLKOLI

T7VERY day testimonials arc coming in"H-* to prove that KYLKOL is not onlya coal eoonomlser but knops your raiißooloan and gives a better flic.Mrs. C. C. Parker, of Brooks-strool,writes.— Il,nvo usod Kylkol, nnd stntetliat it haii given oveiy snUufnclion. Itnotonly keeps tho rango clean of soot, butmakes tho coal give out greater hcnl nndlasts much longer,

Jlii0"?"0 "?"* 8'do"' t keep it, sond Isanu wo will post you packet.FABIAN BROS. AND CO..Sglo_Ageiitß. King's Chambers

"AH who would noiiiovo success sliould

Wendeavour to merit' it."E have during tho past year sparedno ovponse in ondenvouring to

Si0 5m5m Boor SCColul (o "ono in Now//onland, and can now confidently assert wohavo succeeded in doing po.Wo invito all who onjoyA GOOD GLASS OV BEER

BTA P L eY* f°r BEST,On Draught at almost nil Hotels m theCity and turrjwuding tlislncts,Ami confldenlly nnlioipnto thoir vertliotwill be that Staplus aiul Co hnvo succos'?'fully romoved tho reproach that good Boorcould not be brewed in Wellington.J. STAPLES AND CO, LTD.,

Molesworth and Murohy streets.MONEY TO LEnE

CHEAPEST MONEY IN THEMARKET,

WE beg lo inform clients that we, can now Lend Hums of £100 andUPWARDS at 5 PER CENT, on Ap.proved Freehold Securities in town orcountry.

Ensy terms made for payment of prin-cipal,

KIRK AND WILSON,Solicitors,

Wellington. Qigki. »ud Potonn.BOLTON AND OItGAN^Barristers and Solicitors, and PatentAftentt,

37, Fcathorstot\-6troot Wellington, andJaokson-street, Potono.

MONEY to Lend on approvedFreeholdSocuntiefl at Lowest Current Rnlos,

Also on Chattel Security Conditions forrepayment during term can bo arrangod.

MONEY TO LEND.

WE h.ivo several Ilumenml pounds oftrust nnd othor Monoys to Lend

on approved Freehold Security, in townor in country.

MARTIN AND ATKINSON,Solicitors, 27, Featherslon-elroet.

THE WELLINGTON DEPOSIT, MORT~(UGE, AND BUILDING ASSOCIA-TION, LIMITED.

DEPOSIT Rate, 4 per cent, for 12months

.TAMES W. JACK,Hecrelary,

Bank Chambers, 29, LamMon-quay,ONEY~T<> 7jSNLi~m ~nny~sumiTon

apiirovodFreehold City and CountrySecurities at LOWEST CURRENTUATlib.

Power for bo Towor to repay any portions of the loan during torm

KENNETH DOUGLAS,Holiotlnr,

Oommorcinl Chambers, Ilunlor-slroot_^ (ojiposile A.M.P. Buildings).

itONEY "TO LENiVON Mortgage over Freehold Proportios

Apply toHALL AND KNIGHT,Solicitors, J, Pnnnina-itroet,

Tel. No, 2352. Welhiißton.COUNTRY VISITORS

ARE invited to pnll nnd inspoct ourBlock of Gas Fillings and PorcolainLnninclled Baths, etc, elo A largo as-sortment on hand,TIIO.S. BALLINGER AND CO, LTD.,Plumhpi'R nnd Ini|)oi t( tm,

32, Victoria-slropt.lolophono 197.

T H E

Q-lIIiJAT ASTHMA CUREAn prepared by H Brittnln, Cliemißt, is

having 11 big pale. Its effects nroTUULY MAHVELLOUH,

and tho united testimony of gratefulpatients pronouncos it lo hoA MIRACULOUS CURE.

Prioo, 2s (id por bottle;pout free, 3s.11, BRITTAIN,

Chemist, 35. Mmiiiprs-stroal.N.B.— lf no benofit derived monoy wil-lingly roturnod,

Tyif J. GAUDIN ft SON,Yt " 26, (HIUZNEE-STftEHT.

Wo supply nil vnrielipß o{ (Jonl, Wood,Whenl, Potnlops, Itorspfopd, etc,nt enr-nuit mips. High qnnlity nml prompt de-livery uro our specinltien, Tolnphono 271.

CAFE DE PARIfi.milE CAFE DE PARIS. Willis-streetJL (opposiln Duthio1'!), ii tho lendingCity Rpttaurant

Pntrnnicpd by overyhodjPrivnto Suppor Rooint for Parties andLadies' Diningroom uinlAlri. Tol 2235.J. 7, THAKIS, Proprietor(Late Cafo do Paris, Melbourne),

COAL 1 COALI COAL!IANDI

PRODUCE.riMiw wmsti'omtXnd orkvmoutuX COAL AND PHODUCK CO., LTD,,

LOWKII CUBA- STRI3IOT,Ilavo FOR SALIC,at ourront rates—

COALBKOOKDALK STATK COATPUI'ONQA. NEWCASTLEOate, Chaff,Hay and Straw, &0.,,alwaysm stock.Tolophone, 222,

W, C. QASQUOINIS,Managor.

\fiTF' want you to uso COAT.BROOK /" DALE COAL, bocauso wo know itwill give you tho best \aluo for yourmoney.

QualiEy for quality wo fear no compari-son as to price

One Ton of COALBROOKDALE willdo more work'' than tho same quantity ofany other coal.

COALBROOKDALE has stood the testof time, and is still tho standard by whichnil other coals nro judged

The coal that takes tho lead for all pur-poses is

COALMtOOKDALEI

rI\^MP^TBTIOK7TTi);CUSTOMS, SHIPPING, FORWARDING

AND GENERAL AGENTS,81IIP AND INSURANCE BROKERS,

59, FEATHERSTON-STHEET,Wellington.

Goods Cloarod at tho Customs, Stored,and Forwarded to all poits withdespatch. Charges moderate

Agencies :Tho Palea Shipping Company (Limited),Tho Now Zealand Insurance Company.

WEAKNESS OF THE STOMACH.

WHEN indigestion grips you it W notmerely something you nto tit UlO

last meal— it is wenknen of tho ptomaoh.A pain is Nature's danger-signal, hndshould bo hoodod promptly. Disturbanceof the digostivo 01'gniiB is cau«od by et-cpffWo ov irrp^ulnr eating. The uliduolullnoss nflqr 0 meal, with tho belchingand sour nnd bitter rinings so often ox-porionced, aro suro indications that youneed

IMPEY'SMAY APPLE.

Thic fpipntific vegetable compound in(lucesn freo flow of the gastric juices <vn<lholps tlio sloindoh and intestines to dißtmttho food that 11 eaten It keeps thohtouaach clean and healthy,

CHEMISTS AND STOKES,OS oD A BOTTLE.

Sharland and Co. (Ltd.), Wellington,Wholesale Agonls.

Tn¥7i^v^m{op"iflui7 <

Aro olectrio cars to horin tram'—flhead ofnil others. Tills U nn nb'olutely faircomparison. Pi it 0 i« riffht, 100.THE HAPII) UOTARY for prbo,durability, dors lopk or chain ft itchesnml all kindi of fnney work. Tni.pcction

invltod. All cUlplio.ll0 part* stocked.I'1 J. W. KKAU..KNGINKEP., HOT,K AOKNT, GB, WILLTM-

RTKKirrRepnirs skilfully doiu\ T?«lnl>lichpd 1030

19 tho BEST COOKING RANGEon tho market.

Cooks with loos fuol and morerapidly than nny range macio

lo the latest patlorn nnd moelup-to-date range sold.

To behad from all IronmongersBo sure to a&k for

THE GLOBE.

now long ii'avk youWOftN TIIOSIO GLASSKS ?TT|KI?E i.i an important question for you

A glnss worn too long becomes a detri-ment rallior than a hnlp

Many people enntinuo tho usn of blbsrpslonjT nlli't' they havo conscd to henntit

It's eniy nnd wibo to huvo an noouuvlooxnmnwtion of youv oyns «nco oveiy twoyears or oflmior, an it should ho dono." JPRAMELIiSS BPWCS AND EYE-

GIjAHMKSMade up ivNickel, Rolled Gold, nndGold

ALtfLIKLT LXVI,CONSULTING OPTICIAN,

30, Lnmbloii <iuay, Wellington.T 11 MORIUSON. Mniinßnr—n 7;

~-()"s-R

-j,

■

k (SENKRAL CARIUMU,L 0 W E I! IIU T T.

Furiiituro removed by cnrcful workmenAll lunds of parting rlonoWood nnd Uonl supplied nt shortest

nolicoOrders loft with llio Coloninl CmTying

Company or tho Now Zealand ExpressCompany, Customhouse "quay, \vill bopromptly atlondod to.

IKNKINB AND MACK,*^ Fentherslon nnd liallnneo strppts,LOCKSMITHS.

All Kinds of Keys Kilted,

Safes Opened and Repaired.

THE SCOTJLLAB CO.,Ltd.,

qollcit inspectionOf their

LARGE AND CHOICE STOCKor

PUKNITUREAND

PUitNISHINQS!

Juet Opened, Pre«h Shipments of—CAKPKTS, LINOLEUMS,CARPETS, LINOLEUMS,

FURNITtrRK COVERINGS,FURNITURE COVERINGS,

Eto., eto.

THE SCOXJLLAR CO.,Ltd.,

V ■

FURNITURE MANUFACTURERSAND IMPORTERS,

'LAMBTON.QUAY, WELLI>fGTON.

FURNITUREI ! : ~FURNITUREI

BEST IN QUALITY!. * LOWEST INPRICEI, D. &J. MKJHIH

ARE this month showing Special Valuesin ovdfy denorlptioa of Housohold

Furniture.DUCHESS'PAIRS for 6b.Sideboards,*. HftllJtmdd, Dining Tablet,

) Etc, <t Etc.

REMEMBERI— We araPracticalManu.fnoturer*, and can save you middlemen'sprofits. Come at ones. Opon ovory oven-mg till 0.O. I.T., C. I. T.,

REVANS and HALL STREETS.

KILPATIUCK,GROCER,. .

IS,COURTENAY.PLAOE (oppositeRotweand Burroll),

THEpLAoBaißgfflr EOMA*

Try Marigold Butter, In ItrTry Fanningg Tea, from U lbTry good Ceylon Tea from 1« lbAbove all the Tens you try THE TRYCO.'s Te»s. One price only-l« 8d lb3 pickets Coco* for Is61b Rica for IsBest Cheese, 7d lb

It will pay you to vlst KILPATRICK'SSHOP, who claims to give good valuefor your motley.

a. KILPATRTCK,IS, COURTENAY-PLACE.

Opp. Rousa and Hurrell. Tolephons 523.

ORIENTAL TEA MABT.NEW SEASON'S FRUITS.

New Currants, per lb, 4jdNew Sultanas, per lb, 6dNew Seeded Riiiim, per lb, 7dNew Jordan Almonds, per lb, 2s 4dNew Spanish Muscatels,per lb, li 4d

f Cookinj; Almonds, per lb, Is 2dMoreporkHams, per lb, 9d

At

CAMPBELL'^2J, MANNERS-STREET,

And CornerWILSON AND RIDDIFORD STREETS,

NEWTOWN.

FURNITURE.FURNITURE

TITE aro now showing the Latest De-

eiperience inParis and six withMaple andCo.. London,t,RiliiW aiJtl Drawingroom Suites, from£10 10s j Austrian Chairs, from 5s 9djCarved Sent and Back Chairs, 6s 6djDouble Brass-rail Bedsteads, from 32s1Brass-rail Fenders, 1Q« 6d!Brassos, 6s 6d,Cash or Terms.

■NOTE.— Wo do not sond you to othersto arrango torms, but doal direct with youourselves at

JAMES HILL AND CO.'S,Complete House Furnishers,57i QUBA-STREET.

RABBITS1 RABBITSI RABBITSIAND FISHt

THE NAPIER FISH SUPPLY CO.

BEG to notify the Fublio of Welling,ton that /they havo purchased theRetail Bumiks»* of Musws. Stovoloy Bros.,

Into of WilliD'Streel, and havo made ar-rangements to take nil their output ofRabbiU, estimated at 1500 pairs perweek. Wo nro now receiving fresh sup*plies daily of prime young turnln.fed Rait-nits, which can bo had from tiny of ourshops. Nots the addrossos—94. Cuba-etreet, 3, Moleswotth'Stroet, 67, Riddiford-Btroot— tho only shops whore Rabbits canbo obtninod. 'Customers will please notothat since we commoncod soiling RabbitsW« &Vis fcombellcd W kw lo olobo ourshopn HVEHY WEDNESDAY AT ONEO'CLOCK !All klnd« 6f FJsh and Smok.pd Fifth daily direct from our own fleet ofsteamers. ,

ISLAND BAY HOTEL.ISLAND BAY.TmTBRKJIITON OF NEW'zEAL'AND,'

rVSUH Hotel offfirs flrsUiass Aceommo-,, datl2"*. to Tourlllt«» Travellers, andrormflnoti* Boarders, An Idpal resort forthe county visitor. Good bathing, flsh-Ing, oto., Trams to and from the cityevory ten minutes.' Terms, 6s per day,J W. REDMOND. Proprietor.

jp ofl S A LJB, CHEAP.18 h.pl Compound Engine, by Manhall,and,'12 ft.p,Boiler, 1401b pressure,

2 18 h*,Muftitubulftf Boiler, 1001b prei.wurji) all as good as new.W. ORABTREE AND SONS,' Olty Foundry,

KvMtroot, Wellington,

BOTTLE STORE,LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON.

TiiLnPHONC— IO23.

Wines, Spirits, and All Kinds of BottledAls-;s and Stouts.

open daily i:rqm 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A SINGLE BOTTLE AT WHOLESALE PRICE.

PRICE lUIST.WHISKIES (Case). GK*.

i'or Boltlc Per Bottle6. d. b. d,

Tlshrr's (Special Reserve) 5 0 J.D.K.Z. |Oriitna) , 6 0Hurhiinnn's (House of Commons)... 5 0 CJiilipy's Dry Oin , , fl 0Watson's (*** Blend) 0 0 Old 'fnm

'6 0

Wnlkor'n .. 0 0 Wolft's Solinaiipi ... ... „.. 6 0Pttwson's (Pelfiction) fi 0 Wold's Nthn.ippi. small ... . 3 0I. & 0 6 0 FLihks, lniyi' ((on) 2 0Douiu's fi 0 l''ln«,Ks, smnll . , , ... 1 0

While How fi 0 , ,„ BUBI.White nml MmUny 6 0 1?p(1 U"rl " flCrawford s fi fi I'mc Old Hum 4 0Cnnnclinu Club fl li I'lnsU, hiifli' 2 fllUu'hnnnn's (Ulack nnd White) ... 6 0 1-lnslts» smntl 1 °JaniPson'B * f, (1 WINES.

°ffiL?^1'1^ ::: 1 !!Sv^'^^'.K:li1::: iSiKftiSJI.: ::: ::: ::: J! S^ftJr:" :,: ::; IS

BRANDIES. (r:(r:'nl

'ol ({'""JiI:"'^';m"\ -* °ir.,noM.. . M

,Q ft fliirpt Hnrdy s Imliirn), lnrgo ... 3 0

l r«"II* r a Clnl'w ("nrriy'ii T.nlnrn , small ... 2 0llpnnwsy r " 0 B Jlo(,k (Horkhrimpr).lnrao... ... 4 0isqu.t Donbonrho 0 6 Ho, |< llo.khP.m.r) smnll ... 2 ononmcrnnc .. 6 fl Omslnnliu 3 qlfnrdy s ( mlnm) ... fi 0 Chainimßno (Hndßoick Dry Mono-Vine 01,11.rrndi Urnndy 4 polo , Inrjjo ... 13 0MnsKlnrfin... 2 G T)itto, smnll"

0ll|nßkfl'Slllnll ] () Chnmpnpnc (Pomcry Oreno), lnrgo 13 0LIOUE'[II?S Clinnipnjiiio (I'oiupry Groiio), smnll 0 0

curnrno .„ ... .'., " ... 0 o ALES and STOUTS.Hpiirdictiiip, lnrgp fl 0 Coloninl Alps nud Slout ... ... 010Chnrlrpusn, l.ngo ... ... ... 0 0 Klnplps 1 .Spnrklinij Alp , t,, 010C'hrrry Hrnndy ... II 0 Mniiiiuijj's .Spnrkling v\ln 0 10I'liptiy Whisky !) 0 , n 10Cronin do Mpiitho . . 0 0 Kinjlmh Ale and Slont, lnrgo , ] (5Kummrl 1) 0 Knijlish Alo nnd Stout, smnll ... 1 0

SHACKLOCirSHHf(flSf JTKAWARE!Mii SBl's P mli\ mls IN

'", '"'^.vni'^l.v of p«ttrmn tlmt pun

HW m&mW MM'"'" "'

(MIAIH AND CO.'.

Ih? A RTfw lilX Ymr% n fon!ut'p ',lip '"iWio rvo » o1.Ob julXSI *JTJCiOn rIM( to 1""°Klli8° tl10 val"° of'HAVK Y(UI HKY.S OUR STOCKAW Ironmonger*. iwiikhnht

'~~~~~*~~*'~"~P~

WW . I)n»'' fm'l I" "» Hiom hoforo liuvlntr1) rnii'.p wp not onh lmvo (ho |,OR|,OR|doi'iRnc,Inn wo soli ihrm nl piipo<i whiih pomnnroTIIAY OATWAV liunuuilily with ,nij in ihn rnlony.iVAAY (lATWAY

34, MANMIHS.STKKKT.TKN I'M CKNT tn<mrMico r»-

duotion nhftrp throe nro u»od, <«% .Wf /BlfcTUUNHUI.I, A JONKS, LTD.,

' £®(wfi'?WWnllintftnn W)«'^im,T rtAMW

M'tnu^on wuKiUT and co.... —CHUKI.TY 'Jo ANIMALS KXHIMTION TICTUHKS

THE pnlilio nro nurnrslly iPi|iip^pd lo frykindly cnminunipntp nny nrt of ." y lirrrtrnenmity to animal* that 111ns como under ;, 'tlmir notico to tho Injector, I3ox 10^, Antl °'hor Ariiitu.G.P.0., VVollinjiton. 120, LAMBTON QUAY, Wellington.

UOTHEHHAM'SWATCHES

'AreLEADERS in QUALITY,DURABILITY,

CHEAPNESS,And srs stockad by

G, &T. YOUNG, jJEWELLERS,

LAMBTON.QUAY, WELLINGTON.Their Prices will bo found the Cheapest

in (he City.

ROTHERHAM'S *FULL JEWELLEDWATCH, In strong Silver O«seg— no«, thin? better made lit tho prioe—from£4- 4s upwards.

IrfdieV and «ent.'« PLAIN CASED■ GOLD WATOfIES, suitable for Pre-sents and for Presentation, at DirectImporters' Prices,

We elo«e at 1p.m. on SATURDAYS.Open till '0 o^look FRIDAY EVEN-INGS.

THE RING OP RINGS"WEDDING RING.

/"YET ail article* of Jewellery that shouldv be true td quality, » Wedding Ringstands out prominently as that article.It beard no ornament of any kind;form and colour aro its only features.

Form i« s> mechanical matter, but colourdepend! on quality. ' 'That there- should be no doubt on this

Tory important point, all my WeddingRings are stamped by the ENGLISH*ASSAY OFFICE, 18 CARAT.None bettor in the world,- L, W. iSDWIG,JEWELLER, 103, LAMBTOfrQtJAY.'By Special tojmjk His Excellency

Appointment OTBSbISS ttl(*to fcOSSi Governor.

JiIANK- GIIADY,WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER,

WILLIS-STREET,NEW GOODSI NEW GOODSI' '>Oit '" '

WEDDING PRESENTS 1Waiohe«, Chains. Clocks, GsmUfngs,Bangle*. Brooolie*s.Neeklef*, Pomlivnts. &o.BTJSJU.INU «ILVER- NOVMLTUHH," 'NOVELTIES lit lOLE<JTiIO.PLA.TE,■— N-.Z. GUJBKNSTONfi NOVi'JLTII'W.OPT-lUAI. GOODS, LKATHEIi GOODS.SIGHT-TESTINO ROOM

AND CLOCK SHOWROOM,SPER CENT, DISCOUNT FOR CASH.Manufacturing, Repairing, Engraving.ITIHE gHOl' jgiOß npRESEN'I'S.Country orders receive prompt attention,- Telephone-1136. - Established 1880,

fly Speofal v j» a tlisAppointment SSRjftSS Exoellonoy"* * to fcrGOSi tuotu0 Governor,

... WATCHMAKERS,. JEWELLERS,:..... AND.OPTICIANS,«, LAMBTON-Qt?AY, WELLINGTON-JB TONGARIRO,.NOW.LANDING-;;A'trial shipmentof highest grade AMERI-:.;» CAN SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-.GLASS' aiid SOLID PLATE. The

manufacturers of these goods wore,awarded the Grand Prix At the ParisExhibition, 1900.(NEW GRANDFATHER CLOCKSin Oakand Walnut, at very low prices.LADIES' GOLD ENGLISH WATCHES,.LACEBROOCHES,and NEOKIWA lew line* in choice SILVERGOODS,

quite inexpensive and suitable forgifts

NEW SHIPMENTS

HOUSE DECORATIONS'

NOWONVIEtVi

ki

M.EIELDER A CO,'S,

. . MANNERS-SI'REET,

OTE SHOW WINDOWS AREA SPECIAL'ATTRACTION JUSTNOW.j

- " «"« "

QOXt" ■' 'SAXBr .. .BALEIEXPIRATION OF LEASE,

WINTONSiMOiAFOHLAN, 221, tAMBTON-QUAY.

Great ClearanceiSaierof China, Glass,Earthenware.,Cutlery, and General./,..Farnl»hifltf Ironmongery,

EVERYTHING MUST BESOLDIDON'T MISS THIS CHANCEI

rptiH-, WHITE HOUSE,46, WILLIB-BTRE2T.,' DAROY FORB,

" ""*"DARCY FORD)

GENERAL AND

Qiv<s» the Best Value obtainablo in thocity In General Drapery and Clothing,Suit* made to moa»ure. fit and styloguaranteed, from 50s. 1000 patterns tochoose from.

DAROY FORD,46. Willi.-ntreet,

FOR THE SUMMER,

HUNDREDS of Visitor* and others nroat the present timo wearing BRAD-

FORD WOOLLEN COMPANY Tailor,made Suits from summer materials now onviow in thoir window, Those suits arofrom ISs to 26s le»* than usual cost oftailor-made suits, nnd guaranteed hand-»awn at that, Trousers, 17» 6d to 21s jfiao Suits. 75s to" 90a, Visitors, noto theSELECTION SUMMER TWEEDS inwindow, noxt Stewart Dawson's, and op-poiito Bank Now Zealand. No otherbranch, Only oddross-3, LAMBTON-QUAY.

FLY AND YOUNG,

MAIL CONTRACTORS A GENERALCARRIERS, MASTERTON.411. ord»fi itriotly attended to1, A»«o»N.Z. JtxptMi Co.

J)WAN BEOS'.,OPPOSITE THE EMPIRE HOTEL,

WILLIS-STREET.

FOR SALE:ORIENTAL BAY (off)-A woll-bmlt 6-

roomed House, all convenience", bath-room, hot and cold water, scullery,olectrio light, go", etc,largo seotion.l'rico, £900 s terms. 260

Something special in ROSENEATH— Abeautifully finished 7-roomed Res;-denco, with every possible convonci-once, case-iron and enamelled bath,hot nnd cold wntor, shower and sink,largo rooms, slcol coilmgs in tworooms and hall, balcony^ verandah,bny windows, largo sootiou, porfeotview of city, harbour nnd Ilult Val-ley, plentiful supply of wntor, geodlocality only four minutes lo tram,Price £1150. Cheapest property onthe market, considering finish of housonnd class of material used. 230

WELLINGTON-TERRACE (off)-A mostexpensively finished 10-roomed Resi-dence (now); house is built in OldEnglish stylo of architecture, withornamental ceilings in bold relief.Largo rooms and well lighted, noother houso within 50ft. Linedthroughout with T. and O. lining.Electric light nnd bells. Land, 70ft x132ft, Garden nicely laid out withnativo shrubs, etc Most oxtensivoview of harbour nnd city Sunnyposition, and as healthy as it is pos-sible to got. This is a raro ohancofor any gentleman looking out for abeautiful homo within ensy ronch oftho city, being only a few minutesfrom tho G.F.O. Full particulars onapplication. 1228

BROUGHAM-STREET (off)-A very nice8-rdomed Residence in a quiet local-ity, good seotion, handy to train.Houso has every convenience, nnd isIn tip-top order. Price, £1350. Canarrango nlmost any terms. 200

THORNDON— B-roomod Residonoo (new).House has every convenience, nnd issplendidly finished, plastered through-out. .Largo rooms, sunny position,

■ ■ very handy to town j good viow;electric light, bells, enamel bath,shower, hot and cold water, lavatorybasin, washhonso with coppor and tubscomplete. Everything now and thor-oughly up to dnto. Full particularson application. 215

TWO SEMI-

DETACHED BRICKHOUSES In a business stroot. onohousd containing four rooms and thoother three; good sootiou, Price£800. Absolutely a sound invest-ment. Call early to avoid disappoint-ment. 225

BROOKLYN-4-roomed House, bath, Cop-per, tubs, sink, large rooms,, splendidsection, vioinity English Church. Priooonly £475. Buy bofore the trams arofinished, and save moiiey. 265

ISLANDBAY— Magnificont 7-roomed Re-sidenoe, bay windows, verandahon twotides, large rooms, beautifully finish-ed, suporp viow of all surrounding dis-trict. Sheltered from southerly wind.Very sunny position. Houso now,

'with everypossible convenienco, largeseotion. Price, £1350 for quick salo.Call and get curd to viow. 389BROOK.LYN-~Two ♥"roomedHotisos onlarge section of land, 60 x 160, rightIn 1the. heart of Brooklyn. Bound tobe businow site in tho near future.A snap at, £1200. 214

OTAKI (overlooking station)— s-rooniodHouse, all conveniences, pig-sty, fowl'house and runs, large garden, 2 acresflrst-olasi land. Price, £475 for tholots terms. 262OTAKI"--Farm of 400 acres of first-classLand, about three miles from Otakiby good road. Price, £7 por acre.

263KlLßlßNlE— Beautiful Section of Land,81ft 4ln to Duncnii-temco, contain-ing 37 perdhos. Particulars on appli-cation. 236

FOR SALE— Four large Seotions in Han-son-street, on easy terms. Low pricosFine position.

FOR SALE— 244 Acres, very close toLongburn, fronting tho rnilwny line,ohe milo from school, H miles fromcreamery and 1| miles from railwaystation to horaoßtead. Tho form is allrich, alluvial laud of llto very bostquality, utmirpa'sed in tho NorthIsland, and is much superior lo lliolandon the ivßirnnga which hns recentlysoldat £55 pnr aero, There is a houso of7 rooms on tho properly, good orch-ard, Cow bniU, artesian well*, oto.Divided into about 10 pnddocks.

Price, £36 per acre. Tho farm is ntpresent carrying nearly 200 head ofcattle. 60 cows in milk, which havesoourod tho highest test at tho fac-tory. 13 acres in crop. This is ono oftho greatost bargains wo havo overoffered,

FOR SALE— 2OO acre* flrst-cla** Land,three mHos from the Pnlmorslon NorthPost Office, ono milo from orcamery,half-mifo from schools bounded bythree roads. All fenced, and houso offour rooin3, wilh scullery. Tho farmIs suitable for dividing into small sec-tions, being so near Pnlmoroton North.Cowsheds and piggeries, olc. Price,£42 per acre. Terms enn bo ar-ranged. This is a splendid investment.FOR SALE-S3O Acres, Manawatu line,three miles from Shannon, good Ro-sidenco, bathroom, oto. Woolsheds,iheopyards, otc, all now. 456 acres ingrass and tho balance in bush. Sub-divided into six paddocks. Tho pro-perty is situated on the main road,and in ono that wo can specially re-commend, Price, £22 por aero,

FOR SALE— Soven miles from Welling-ton, and situatedlimiles from railwaystation, 30 acres of Land, 6-roomcdhouse with all convenience*, waterlaid on. At present in mo as a poul-try and pig farm, carrying pigs, cows,horses, fowls and ducks, etc. Prioo£1200. A largo amount of llio pur-chase monoy can remain on mortgage.Wo can specially recommend this pro.perty to any ono requiring a ftrst-olai-sfarm closo to tho city.

lOR SALE— IIS-acro Farm noar Pnlmors-ton North, Carries 70 cows, 200 sheepIn wintor, also several horses, Abund-ance of feed, all tho land being incultivation, with the exception of onopaddock, Plantations on tliroo sides ofproperty; sheep yards, cowsheds, pa-

ftont cowballs, concrete floor, barn/ietc Stoum boilor for piggery, latestimprovements. 10-roomod houso,With conveniences, Price, £40 poraoro,

FOR SALE-Magnifloent Sheep Run, 6200acres freehold, in Marlborough dis-trict, soyon miles from town of Blen-heim, m nallvo grass, 100 norosploughabloj 14-roomod houso, sheepyards, wool press, shearers' shed,store-room, largo orchard, divided intofour blocks, five paddocks with iron-utand fences, wlro-notling boundaryfences, 30 aorps In barley. Carryingat cpresent 2200 sheep, capable of car-rying more, Eftsy run to manage,wages small. Price on application.

FOR BALE— Dairy Farm, consisting of348 acres of beautiful undulating,country, producing splendid grass,within Bflgy dtelanoo of Wellington byrail or road, four miles from thoIlutt Valley Railway Station. Willcurry 100 cows easily, bosidps othorstock j 7-roomod rosldcnoo, cowshed,grand supply«i>f water, and all con-veniences for supplying milk to thocity. Tho present owner is leaving thndistrict, nnd has instructed us to kpIIthis farm at a great bargain, tnnkint?this nn opportunity seldom offered.Suitablo for a mim wilh a family,who could make a fortuno by supply-ingmilk to the city, contracts runningfor all the milk produced,

Wo have a number of flMt-ulnss proper-ties in all parts of llio city and suburbs,including both residential and vacant sec-tion*, Thoeo in search of a homo or nninvestment cannot do better than con-sult us. Having had Iwonty-flvo years'experience in Wellington, wo claim lo boIn ft position to give sound advico on any-thing pertaining to the Real Estate busi-ness. Thoroforo it will pay you to visitus, nnd so roap tho benefit of our longoxporionoe:by doing so you will not onlysave monoy. but will bo oortain of agonuino doal,

DWAN BEOS.,OPPOSITE EMPIRE HOTEL. WILLIS.

STREET, WELLINGTON.