WJANTED to Dispose of, a Grocery, WANTKD - Papers Past

VOL. LXV. NO.74. WELLINGTON. NEW ZEALAND. SATURDAY. MARCH 1003. PBICE ONE PENNY

The Evening Post.

MEN'S PARTY SHOESI

THERE i« to bo a considorablo amountof gaiety this winter. Dancing will

bo greatly in evidence, and tho shoos fordancing m aro hero. Comfortable, stylishShoes at small pricos—Dancing Pumps, at 4s lid, 5s lid, and 7a

6d per 'pourDress Court Shoes, at 7b 6d, 9s 6d, 10s 6d

por pair.

li;HANNAH & CO.,28, Cuba-street.

TKXTANTED, privateBoard, singlo room,tt - To Aro or Thorpdon proferred.

Terms and address to Draper, Eveninglost offico, bctoro Tuesday.

W-vNTED to Soil, ono Express andtwo hort.es and harness; will sell

separate;any trral given. Apply sharplo lixpress, Evening PosL

WANTED~Know"n"^Radford and Co.,Petono Land Mart, havo for Sale

a good Tobacconist's and Hairdrossor'aBusiness, price £SO, a' bargain; also t_Jurga Laundry, with 5 Soctions Land, andall appliaucos, very cheap;also a CordialBusiness, doinga large trado.!tXT^NTEFTo~S~oII, a Bull, 2 years.'tT George" Dorno, Kilbirnie South.

WAN'iMD, Employment in .wheel-wright shop by young man with,four years' experience. Apply Dissatisfied,,care of Evening Post. . <

X^"AliTED~lo Sell, 3-rollur Mangle,TT almost now; prico £3 10s. Address

Mangle.Evcniug Post.-

"TJTeTÂNTED, capable Salesman for goodTT selling lino; £2 10s a wook. guaran-

teed to good mon. Box 504, G.P.O._Wollington. sWANTED Known— Radford and Co.,

Potono Land Mart, have for Sal*15 acres level Land at Khandallah, verycheap and easy torms;also anow 4-roora-ed Hoxiso for £275, £25 cash only requir-ed;also a now 6-roomod Houso and Sao*tion, 40 x100, prico only £300, easy temiß.

W"~'"ANTED Known, thatBronte.'s Indi-gostion Mixture, Cough Medicine,

Anlisoptio Oinliaout, Stomach aud LivorPills, otc, can bo got at tho Bamo oldshop, 70, Tory--treot. ;W~ IVNTED, by two sisters, good'"wait-

resses, Situation together; sloop athomo. Addross M.E.,Evoniog Post,

WXNTED, by young lad*'Board andLodging, with übo-. oi 'piano, in a

family whoro no other boarders aro kept.Address Music, Evening Post.

ANTED—

Scholofield's for FieldGlasses, N.Z. Greenstone Brooches,

Watches, Chains, Rings, .otc. People* "prices. W. R. Scholefield, '36a, 'Manners-.street, next to Fielder's.WANTED, by a respectable person a

light Situation;wages no object for 'a comfort&blo homo. Address Homo,Evoning Post.

WJANTED to Soil, immediately, nowmodern 9-roomed House, one floor.

Addross EveningPost.ANTED, an oxperioncod Laundrosw,

wagos 21a, for country. Apply 51,Mojoribank-strooi^ \

"¥7iT{ANTEI), a smart Carpenter; alsoTT Bench Hand for shop. Addresa

Cottago Work, caro oj Evoning Post.WjANTED, two gentleman frionds a*

Boanlorfc wno would share .room,'Thorndon, ,ono minute from tram line;'also singlo Room. Address Evoning Post.

W" "ANTED, privato Board and-Resi-denco, by young lady at business;

good locality. Address Clyde, EveningPo« t. ; ; -WANTED, Charge of locomotive, trao-. tion, or stationary engine by certi-ficated drivor: 20 years' 'experience;goodreferences. Addross J. Ci»ff, 28, Dixon-stroet, Wollington. ."TKJSTANTIiiD Known— Radford and Co.,'TT Potono Land 'Mart, havo Bicycle*for Salo at £3 10s to £15 ;Pianos at £10to '£45'; Sowing Machines at 20s to £10 ;Prams and Go-c»rts» 2Q» up;easy terms.*"ahi_rANTED, Passage to 'England in re-■TT turn"for service, attendant to in-valid or caro of children. Apply SisterEdith, St. Asaph-street, Christcnurch. '.WANTED to Soil, a uay Pony, Trap

and Harness; ono double-seatedBuggy; trial given. Apply. T. Howarth,l'atent__Slij». __; ,WANTED,a good Canvasser;ono who

has handlod sowing machine, pro*forrod. State oxperionce to Box 525kG.1'.0., Wollington.

ANTED Known—

Rippingille'iFauov Wfirming Stovoß havearrived.

Inspection invited. Goorge Thomas andCo., auctioneers, Harris-stroet.ANTED, Offices (two rooms), with

strongroom proferred, and emailstoro, in central position, Apply P.O.Box H6. :

WANTEDW'ANTED Known— M-damo Bouteau(lato of Robertson and Motfat,

Buckloy ond Nunn. Melbourne, andStTango's, Christchurch), having just re-turned from Paris, has oponod room*conic*1 of Hill 'aud Molesworth stroots,whero all tho latest fashions in'Drossmak-ing and Ladios' Tailoring, as now worn inParis aud London, will bo made. ,.TitrANTED to Sell/m'e"roomod House,TT situated Uppor Fcatherdton-terraco;

will bo sold cheap as tho owner is leavingWellington. Apply on tho. premises, No.

ANTED \o Sell, at Brooklyn, a^now,fivo-roomod Houbo. with scullery,both, poppor, etc., pleasantly situated, withlargo,soction,.planted with shrubs and fruittroos and anice flower gardon. Apply forparticulars Post Ofllco Store,'Brooklyn.

"~_\NTED— WoulJTliko to gel ono ormoro Housos lo Build: labour

only or joinery^ work. Address Practical,Evoning Post.

ANTED—WiII tho tho bricklayerswho mixed tho mortar on Thurs-day woek kindly como and do tho worn,

nil now boing ready.WANTKD,' ft Nurso for young chil-

tlrcn; also a Housemaid. Mrs!Gb0'__

I._1._

WANTED, by a lady, ono largo or twosmaller Unfurnished- Rooms; con-

tral. A))ply Edina, Eveuing Post.WANTKD, offer for picket fencing,

gates, rogiaterod grates with mantol-piecos, Venetian blinds and doors. ApplyA. Naunestad, Kent-terrace.WANTED, a respectable Boy, lo learn

tho trade. Apply G. T. Whito,jowollor, Lambton-quay.

W" IANTED, a General, in small family;ixlko a Girl to assist; good wago to

suitable persons; threo or four nights off.Apply No. 2, Athol-erescont, Boulcott-st.TTÂNTED, a young Girl, to mindTT ■ baby year old;sloop at homo. Ap-

ply morning or ovoning, 4, Upper Htm-kcy-strcet.

XNTED, Board for two-brolhors, 23and 13;terms must ho modorato;references. Reply toH.J.T.H., Even-

ing Post.XJmANTED to Rent, first week in May|tT or earlier, Houso about fivo rooms;

respectablelocality; moderate ront. Stabparticulars, to May, Evening Post.

WANTEthtolSell, a VQll-built House,practically new, four rooms, large

scullery, bath,iwnrdrobe, cupboards, gotoookor, "bay window, detached-washhouse,corner section 33 x 99, situated Epuni-Btreet, twenty minutes from P.0.; price£495 ;easy torms. The eloclrio tram willgreatly enhanco the value of this pre-perty. .Apply. 18» .Wordsworth-streeh,

EXCLUSIVE IIOBES

IN Zibelines, Friozos, and tho Lalcsfchiovollios for. Autumn Woar are now

boing shown in charming variuty.

MllS. STOCKLEY .TONES,In charge of tho ])roHHinuking Dop-rtmontat To Aro lloiiho, will bo happy to makouppoinlinoiits wild ladios tSosiriny to piuoothoir orders for Autumnot Winter Gowus.

TE ARO HOUSEDKAPlfiltY CO., Ltd.-

WANIED Known— To-morrow— Boys'Football .Torsoys, Is 6d, Is 9d, Is

lid;Mantel Drapo, 2_d, 3_d, 4.d;BlouboLengths, Is, 1» 3d, Is 6d;Skirt Lengths,In Is 3d, Is 6d; Drees Pieces, 3s lid, 4slid, 5s Hd full dross;6yds Fancy Muslinfor Is 6d, 1h lid;Rod -and Green Toblo-covoriiiß,' ls3_d;Blankets, Flannels, Rugs,Bod Quilts, i<aco Curtains, Forfnrs, llol-lands, Towels, Tublo Luion, Hosiery,Gloves, Corsets, Underclothing, etc., lessthan half-price;Bed Quilts, Is lid, 2s 6d,2 lid; Hearthrugs, Is 6d, la lid, 2s 6d;Crimson Plush Rugß, 2s lid; 6yds ArtMuslin, Is 6d, Is 9d, Is, lid, 2s 6d, 2slid;All-wool Coating Sorgos, Is, Is 3d,Is 6d, Is 9d, 1b lid; Muslin Aprons, 6d,BAd, 10id. ""a;' W>ito Skirts, Is lid, 2s6d. 2a 1* ,uo v 1, 3s lid, real wondors;Embroil' ry, 14',2d. 2.c1, 3d, 3Jd;WicloLaco, 1< yard, 10id dozen; Thread, Idreol. Gl 'do must bo Bold. Oh, yes, wogivo Disc vnt, Stamps. You will saveheaps of i» inoy To-morrow at LIND-BERG'S, tho Cheapest and Most LiberalDraper, Right Side of Cuba-stroot. Par-cels froo of charge.

ANTED Known— Wo havo openedup our new range of Roman Satins

at Is per yard;also tho new Moiro Cilk-taf .Lining at Is 3d a yard. At JamooSmith and Sons, Tho New Houso.

WANTED Known— Swan Ham Saiiisuges aro now manufactured undor

tho personal supervision of the proprie-tor^ 1

WANTED—

Scholeflold's for AnsoniaLover Watch, 7s 6d;two millions

sold ovory yoar in America and Canada;correct timekeepers, 7n 6d. W. R. Schole-fiold, 36a, Mannorg-streot, next Fielder's.

"ANTED to Soil, a Joinery Business;small capital required"; an excellent

clmnco for young man. Apply No. 20,Brandou-ytroet.

WANTED,,a young Lady, as "mother'shelp;general kept. Apply morn-

ing or ovoning, to Mrs. Shortoliffo,Rahiri, Claremont-grovc,.off Au.t4u,-ptreet.WANTED, Junior, for * mercantile

Ifouso. Addross Box 88,iG.P.0.,Wellington; " " .-.■

"WANTED, a smart Boy, for drapery.

Apply George and Gcorgo, Riddi-ford-street, Nowtown.

W '(ANTED, by a young innn, Boarditnd Rcaiaenco in privato family.

!^y,Maori,Evoning Post.WANTED, a threo or four-roomedHoubo, near town. Apply J.R.,Evoning Poet.WANTED, young Lady, competent to

tench girl 11 years, assist light-dutios ana sowing;wages 10s. AddrossCountry, Evoniug Post.'VfiTAN'-WSP, thoroughly domosticatodt» / Mother'ft Holp;good home;wagon

10». Addrejss Farm, Kvoning Post. " > "

WANTED, two "smart Boys, to loamtho <M'i*dboard box business. O. M.Banks, Groy-slroot.

*^K7'ANTED, by cpnipotont dressmaker,. tt, Work atjiomo or by tho day. Ex-perienced,'.Nowtown Post Oflloo.

W"ANTED to Sell,.at onoo, doublo Go-onrl; latest Bt'ylo, good as now;

prico £2: a bargain; leaving Wellington..Apply No. s,^Herbort-stroct, off Mannora-street, "Wollington; ■

WANTED, 3 or 4 rospectablo young'lady Boarderti, in iirivato family;

7 minutes walk from Govornment Build-ings." Apply, by lotlor, to

-Thorndon,

Evening Post.WANTED, a Pairtrymaid for- refrosh-

uient room. Apply this ovoning to'D.I.C.«~~i^

TXTANTED, good Saleswoman' for gouo-T T , ral drnpory. Apply 69, Ouba-stroot.

■^jiTjANTKD, smart* Man'for men's -mer-▼ t oory, city hbuso;salary £2 ;com-

munications striotly privato. 0.X., Evon-ingPost.WjANTED, a 'smart " young Girl forwrapping. Dr. Williams Modiciuo■Co., Old Customhouso-slroot.WANTED, by commercial traveller,

ono or two good agoncios; woll ao-croditod and woll knownalong Wairarapa,Now Plymouth, Wonganui, and Napierj|ines. 'Apply Commiwion, Evening Po«l.

WANTED""

to Soll~F7uUi and DairyBusiness, doing good trado;beststand in Wollington; owner leavingcolony;must soil;a bargain. Apply■Evening*Post.WANTED, a Gonorol Sorvant. Mrs.Hill, 43a, Tinakori-road.

WANTED to Purchase, modern Rosi-denco, 6 or 7 rooms, good locality,within 20 minutrss' walk of General PostOflloe; state particulars and pried. Ad-drchs Roaidonco, Evening Post.WANTED, good Pick and Shovol

Men. Apply on job, Hunter-stroot,onMonday morning. '

WAN"TE~D~a"Goncral Sorvant;to sleopat liomo ■ proferrod; references re-

quired. Apply to Mrs.- A. H. Pargitor,Bay-stroot, l*olono.

WAN'lTEb, "Purehasors for Cafo, clear-ing £10 por wook, actual ront 15s,ovcrything £260, suit marriod couplo, bar-

gain; Houso, 4 looms and outhouses, 3aero grpund, corner block, highly improv-ed, closo to oity, gift £460; others onapplication. Woods ami Co., 46, Willis-utroot.

"\ÂNTED to Lot, in good locality, a» T largo bay-window furnished front

Room;sunny position and central. Ad-drobd at Evoning Post.r|JI7,ANTED, by~young man, Situation

T T in builder's or architect's offico;ablo to draw;no pny askod during firstquarter. Address Loarnor, caro or Even-ing Post.

WJANTED to Dispose of, a Grocery,Wino and Spirit Business, ostablish-

cd over thirty years j Block at invoice:prico, goodwill, £200. J. Fanning andUo., Mannors-Btrcot."17_rANTi.D7~H*ousemaid[ WellingtonV V rColfoo Palaco, 126, Willis-stroot.

WANTED to Lot, two front unfur-nisliQil or partly, furutslied Rooms,

wlih uao of conveniencos. 'Address atEvoning Post. c___

WANTED, a thoroughly respectable1 young Woman, for general houso-

w"ork. Apply Mi-s. Sullivan, Coorang,Taeman-Rtruot.

WANTED to Soil, Boarding-house,Thorndon,near Govcrnraont Build-

ingß, 8 rooms, rent 30s;Bell for £120.J. Fanning and Co., Manners-strooLWANTEI), a Girl, lo do housework,

will bo treated as ono of tho family.Apply 218, Taranaki-str&et.

W" "ANTED lo Sell, cheap, a purebredSt. Bernard Pup, from pri.o stock.

Apply No. 18, Crawford-toiTß.ee.WANTED~by~a~lady, Situation as

Housekeeper or any position oftrust; useful with tho noodle; roforoncesexchanged. Addross Edna, Evening Post.itjÂNTED, respectable Girl, 14 or 15tt years, for light housework; no

children. Mrs. Buti, No. 1, Arney-street,Newtown,

QUALITY TALKS.FIT DELIGHTS.

P.IUCI3 CONVINCES.rjniIKSE throo linns amply describe tho'0 mutt)built by .JanioH hmilh and Sonsat tho Now llonso. Wo liavo oponndnilourAutumn Muting* nml (iontlomon's hhowor-proof (Joalingrt. Ordora wanted by Eastorimiat bo pluuodat oucu.

JAM!ES SMITH & SONS.

WANTKD, a Lad to work in thoporambulator factory. Apply XArnold.

W^Sl' )>.,JJ,JJo>;^^^n7Hoii'^mi'idi;VT Flaxcutlers, Fomalo Cook, good\N tutor, Ladyhelpa, fionenila, young lady

Typ.st. Hkcn^K labour Exchange.■\»7"AiNTED, for"War_or'a"llotol, ChTiTuT T church, an oxporioncod Barmaid.Apply, boUvoou6 and 8, at tho OccidentalHotel, Wellington.*TOTANTrcp, 6xporionccdTloûßoiu(»"d, a«-TT flint duungroom if required;17s 6dweek.__ApplyJVrocadoro.WANTKD, good Machinist.for blouscH.„

____' Aro-

8t»"oot.8t»"oot.\\rANTl'Srt^"Soll,25 toiiß of Oat and. J>JI.?a.f St'aw; good order, L. Kil-mistor, Waiwetu, Hutt.~W\TANTED, a sirong~Yo*ut"h, to* assist-. i, "".""■Kcliouso. Apply Davios, bakor,Ruidiford-Htroet,__Nowtown.XfofANTED, Position as Coinpunion or▼ T. (,overnoss, by young lady, refined,well oduoatod, musical, good nAsdlowoman.AcMryjia_Lcali,_livuuing Post. "

WANTiiU, all anftorors to try Cloary'sMedical Plaster instead of going toKaron.

*VyANTED Known, that wo havo sovo.t a PP1

* "tt{UOS Bu°d second-himd Bioyoloafor Salo from £tt upwards;insjiection in-vited. Adams Star Cyclo Company, Mor-cor-street. i

\ITANTED, thoroughly "oxporienuociTV General Servant; highoot wages.Miss Dixon-slroot."iTkTANTED, a emariBoy!Tor~p~"o"oi"i7'

t T 10? ft wcok' Al»Pt>- elmrp, to CharlesUill and tJon^joinbtoji-quay.\yANTED lo~Snl~Und (28 and 25tt acrM)( C|ogo lo icoilriing. £15 amiii_o per uore;alio superior Kctidonco iftle«irodj lorintL^ BoxJib, J<'oikling."iIT-VNTEU KnownÂjmi»7mout~of nilT T kind— Skittles and oth«r gainos.Every evening, at Riflo Gallery, Tamnaki-Ntrnot.

WANTJ.D, a litiyer for Gout's Bewton, Huuibor Bicyclo, No. 986, 24-inch!framo, ro-pwmollod and plated; for £10ca»h wo will noil this world-known bicycleAdams SUr Cycle Company, Mo'rcer-stroot. iiXXfA >X'aUr'Se'HcriroT^Tiyî7rs"uburlw wan Properties to scud particularsto.11. L. Marchant, " Land and E»tfttoAgent, Imperial Chambers, 6,Foathorston-"ttctt^WANTED, a Jiiwollor. Apply W. ItArcluliald, No. 1, Empiro Cham-bw»t, Willi«.«troel.

WAN'FKO to"Ron»!," a Ilouso from"8to 11 rooms, by caroful tenant; no|Chlldrcu; within suitable distauco ofIfiPOj. Apply to MJS.L., Kyojiintf Post]_'\CTANTKD* Boy, about"if, fo?. hair^"~ T dressing saloon and look after shop;one used to tho trado proforrod. AddreftaEvening PojU.\^^N^KD,~lomMU"catedilJ»d7iiolp fortt Lower Hull; ,wagon 15s woekly.

Apply to It. O. Gibbons, 131, Lambton-quay, porsonally or by luttor.WANTK"_rto~SoJl,~rhoap, largo'doubTo

bod Whito BlankoU, slightly dimly.LindbergiDrapor, Cuba-stroot.

WANTKD t7ljoYOighT~Bpring Tip-Dray, now: aUo light Spring Tip-

Drny, socond-hann. Apply A. Williams,To Aro Coach Factory, Courtunoy-placo.W*"ANT_5b, a' l"artnor, witii £250"t0

£500 enpilal, for manufacturing,now lino;uploudid investment and quickreturns. Address J.8.5., OommcrcialHotol, Wollington.

WANTED to Soil, a woll-built 5-room-od Houso, with all convonionotis,

Kilbirnio; section 60 x 165, lovol; Vorycheap. Apply O.l\, EvouingPost.WANTED, threo gentlemen Boarders;

nrct-cltun rwidonco, vioinily Thorn-don. Address Evoning Pout.W""*alWKDT*_~ eniart~intalligont Boy

for warohouso nnd odico. ApplyJohnNicol, Plumber, Cubo-stroot.■^^TAl?T^>7~n^lmiKoniaid; rofcroncestt indispoitsablo.. Apply after 7 p.m.,

Mrs. Quick, next to St. Andrew* Church,Wellington-Urraco.

ANTl';iy-ib6*rpa"rs high-class Bootsand Shoco, n>isflti<, sample sale, real

bargains; como quicKly. Hull^rt, 53,Coiirtouay-plaoo.WANTED, an oxporioiiocd Mother's

Jlolp (two childrci));'wages^12s.Apply to Mrs. Wagg, BloomHold-road,Lower Hutt.WANTKD, PosUion as housekeeper,

ladyholp, or companion, by ejcperi.enood middlo-agod lndy;comfortablohomomore consideration than salary;town orcountry. Address X.L., Evening Post.\\T(ANTED, tho«o \vhp have~Housios orTV fcJcotious to Sell lit or Hutt

to oominuniralo Avith Box'l, P.0., Po-tono.

i\X7ANTED7^T'"nurrrioy7 Apply For-TT guxon, Prinlnr, Ijambtou-quny.

W'"ANTED to «o7l,"""ur"'to"Lot7 TiiTuii-to-dato Rt'»id('nco in Oriental Bay,

ciiminanditig splondid view, with eightIlooms, hot ami/cold water, olectric light,and every eonvenionco. Apply RoyalTiger_Hotol._

ANTEi"^Srholohol"d'B~¥poctacleß litpoojilo'a prices

—Is, 2s 6d, 3s 6d, sk,

7s 6d; your sight touted ond spectaclesfitted. W. R. Holioloftcld, 36a, Mnunuw■ttroot, noxt to Fielder's.

WANTED Known—

For ono month0n1y,.J2 Oabinots and "Mona En-lni'Kcinoiit, I3a bd— our Christmas concus-

sion. Wngglcßworlh and Binns, photo>graphors. 1

WANTJI.D, a' firnl-cla«s Man, for bootrepairs;constant work to good

man. Apply ltopairor, Box 41, Palmor.ston Norlh.

ANTKJ.), Situation of any kind, byindustrious young man;knowlodgo

all dopartmouU wool nnd produce busi-ness;capable bookkeeper and oorrospon-tJ__»t._A|»l>ly_H-'R-l-.H-i Post.W"ANTlib Known— V^riiavo a lovnly

dib|ilny of Now ('uolus -DahliaBlooms on i.ho\v in our window, aud arohooking orders for PlnnU at 1» each.— F.('oopjßrj__Snod*mun. MaiuioiK-slrort.

"lANTOD" threo~good"Ak>^7 for gravoicarting. Apply L. O'Coiuioll, LoworHult.

WANTKD, a first l'liibh Finidhpr; alsoGirl for bultonholii machino;good

wages. Apply at onro, No. 6, Cln} ton's-ari'iiue, o^l AbetISniHh-Hlri'ot.W"ANTEi)To~»ori7"l "^rrairgliirifpTdiiiK,

6 hoavy and licht Homos* llorso«,also 3 Gig Ponies, nlj yountf nnd goodtrials. Apply F. Balchin, I'aluul'H Hhoeiugforgo, Vicloria-strent.WANTED, au elderly \Voman,~as

housekeeper for throe working men.Apply, with reforouces, Groig's Rsgistry,fttralford;WXNTED, MnchiniVt foi~ "sawmilT^

compotont to net as dolivory clerk.Rolfe and Co,, Waipawa,

f%\ O L E T.4 rooms,Toloncv 7 roonu,llolton-st4 do Foigiifion-Bb 7 do Kolburno& do iioHiiia-ter 7 do JtiiHsoll-torr> do Brooklyn 7 do Nortlilaiids0 do Killiirnie 8 do Mitoholltown6 do Wadostown 8 do llay-st(i do ftlorlimor-tor 0 do i'ortlaud-oroab do ltiiitoul-sb 12 do Karon0 do Khandallah 10 do Mulgravo-st

Funiishod llousos, from 4 to 11 rooms,Bituated in Nuiru-utroot, Eliziiboth-slroofc,Aurora-torraco, Kelburuo, Tho 'J'orraoo,Tinakori-road, nlulgiavo-atrool, and Boul-cott-atroot.

Olllooh, Warobousou, Storos, Stablos, oto.,in various purl*of the city.

HAKCOURT & CO.TTOUSES^ TO BE LET.

FITZItERBERT-TERRACE—

9 rooms,bathroom, otc, in ono of tho bestlocalities in town.

TINAKORI-ROAD—IIrooms, with bath-room, scullory, storeroom, coalshea,washhoutso, nnd workshop;concretetennis court;liacres laud, laid oilt inHowor and vogotablo garden; goodorchard.

Al>PlyB. SMITH AND CO.,

40, Lambton-quay.—_M) LET,

WAREHOUSE AND OFFICES.

ANEW BRICK BUILDING, withstrongroom, ncooiniuodntion, lava-

tories, otc, on oach floor, is being creeledby Mr. Charles Flotchor, Chemist, withentrance from Willis-street.

Firms and othors dosiring to socure up-to-dato premisos in this, tho heart of thocity, aro invited to call and soo plans atlh° ° ffiC9 ° f

A. T. BATE,24, Lambton-quay.

T O LE T.WADESTOWN, main road, best posi-

tion, now aud substantially-built8-robmod Residence on largo pieoo ofland;excellent viow;ront low.

ApPly <iO J. H. BETHUNE t CO.

TO ,LBT,WELLINGTON-TERRAOK, No. 35—

Boautifully-situotod Dwolllng-housoof 11 rooms, ovory convonionco, recentlyronovatod throughout; iino garden andsplendid view of city ond harbour.'

Apply * >. J. H. BETHUNE * CO.~HHOP TO LET!

TO LET, in Riddiford-streot, Nowtown,with immodiato possession, a desirable

ohop and Dwelling of five rooms, withbathroom and scullory, plate-gloss window,olectrio light, otc.;ront moderate to roodtenant. Apply to Frank Grady, Willu-stroot. _______________

WADESTOWN.TO LET, House, oight rooms, bath and

wator laid on; nowly dono upthroughout; over quartor aero gartlon andorchard:shultor-d all winds;ront 17s 6d-por week. Apply A. W. Cook, P.O. Box261.nrtO LET, at .Potone, commodious nix-X roomed llosidcnce, having all convo-nieuces. nearly j-acro land nicely laid out,fowjhouse, eta,situato Cuba-ntraot. Pclouc,lately in'tho occupationof E. Kirby, E*q.;Ront £1 por week'; immodiato possession.Apply >» 3

-W. H. MORRAIt AND CO.,

Auctioneers, 15,' Wflli»-»tr«ot.HMO LKT, a throe-roomed Oottago andJL a two-roomud one. Apply at No. 45,

Cambridge-terrace.nnO LET, at Day's Bay, comfortably'X Furnished Rooms; nso of all con-vonienoes;torms reasonable. Apply Mrs.xi. Mackay, Day'a Bay. .finO LET, a six-roomod Houio,, noarlyX new, .with all conveniences, in Abol

Smith-street. Apply No. Ba, Abel Smith-etroot. *nnO LET, now Cottogo of four rooms,X Bcullery and bathroom, etc.; largo

lection, South Kilbirnio;" 12s. D. Ritchie,builder, 58, Owon-stroot.' .

"^"O~lJE~_r^^nphod~Bedro»m and Sit-X tingroom; suitablo for marriod couploor singlo gentleman; overy eonvonionco;no family; Thorndon ond. Address atEvening Post.fino LET, in Uppor AdoUiido-road, aX six-roomod Cottago, with two baywindowi,'gnu, and ovory oonvoniouco. Ap-ply T. J. Robertii, 236, Adolnido-rotd.

O LEl'7~fumishod, at Wont Beach!"Island Bay, a govon-roomod House,or would lot part;piano. For particulars,npply Mrs. Evatt, West Hooch,Island Bay.

TO LET, at BtttThill,, ftfteon minutessouth of Cuba-Glroet, a six-roomedHouse, noarlv now;ront low to approved

tenant. Apply to Gcorgo E. Odliu, Box-hill, Brooklyu.\fwi6LET, 2 iargoUnfurnished Rooms, ohoX with' tireplaco } all convoniances;plea-

santly situated and on tram line:withoutchildren preferred. Apply Evening Post.rftO LET, new six-roomed Ilovmo;ovoryiX possiblo convonienoo. Apply on pro-mi*««. No. 13, Arthur-street, top of Cuba-stroet.

TO LET, Diuiugroom and two or throebedrooms;unfurnished:use of con-

veniences. Ramsguto Houfo, \Vallo»-stroot.

TO LET, a sovon-rooniod House, fur-nished, at Rona Bay. Apply U.Rusbo, Rona Bay.

TO LKT7~largo~Unfurnishod froht Room,fli*-plncc, bay window, gas, superior

locality. Addross at Kvorung Post.T) LET,, between now and Eastor, a

fow Furnished Cottage's at tho sck-nido; r«nts low. Apply R. A. Hciiru,Worsor Bay «nd Reatoun;City, Viptoria-vlrect; telephone 703.

TO LET, a Furiiixhod Bodroom, suit-ablp for young lady. Addross atEvening Post.

TO LET," at Thorndon" a FurnishedHouso of six rooma;every convonl*

once;piano, hot and cold water, electriclight, low ront. Apply No. 17, Tiuakori.road. Tolophono 1595.npO LET, No. 5, Wooicoinoe-stroot, an■*-. eight-roomed House, at present intho occupation of J. Hutohoeon, Esq.;possession on tho Ist of May. Apply toIt. Archibald, Glou Allan, Boulcott-tcr-raoo.__

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TO LET, corner of Honry-Btroet undScatoun-road, Kilbirnic, Shop andHouso, 13 roonu, h. and c. water, bath,otc., with stablo, coachhouse, outhousos,oto.;suitablo for abranch from city storoor business. Apply first houso in llonry-strool for particulars.TO LET, nino-roomod House, Clifton-

turraco, one minute from tram;govon-roomod House. Kolburno; beautiful viow.Apply John Prousoi Clifton-torrncc.rJTIO LI<IT, a six-roomod Houso at Brook-X lyn, with ovory eonvenionco, includ-ing stable nnd trapshod, fowlhousos, etc.;largoBcotion;rent 15s, Apply Post Oliicostore, Brooklyn.

TO'LET, early in April, two now soven-roorneci Houses iv Moollor-slroor,

overlooking Oriental Bay; all conveni-ences, olootric light, oto. Apply 72,Hawkcr-stroot.

TO LET, 5-roomod Fumishod Cottage.Karaka Bay, washhouso, copper, and

ovoryconvenience, for long oi short term.Furthor particulars apply J. Marshall,Worser Bay*. . . , .TO LET, a ten-roomed House, at foot

of Kent-terrace; vacant at end ofmonth;splendid viow. Apply R. Martin,A7, Manneri-jtr«afc«

a kiit t s.WAI^NOCK~& ADKIN'S.

Wo havo purchased a very larpo stook ofUudorbkirts, and havo thoni at pnoos whichmean

QUICK SALR.Moroon, inBlack, Navy,Coriso,ReJ, Violot.

Jirown, (Jioun.and lloliotiopu,7« Gd, 8« (id.9a (id,10a Od,to 17a Gd.

Silk Moruon, do do21s,25h Cd, _9a Gd.Silk, viirioiiH makes,25s (kl,_7s o'd, 29s Gd, 335,355.

ATTIIORNDON HOUSE.

WANTKD to Let, a largo now Shopand throo rooms. Apply T.M'Carthy,

Tiuukori-road and IJcorge-stroot.

WANTI'ID~ltTTjuy7Shopiittings. Ad*,dress A., Evoning 1J0.4.l J0.4.

WANTED, a rnspcctablo Girl (goodhome), to 'mind ono child. Addvosa

at Eveuing Post.ANTEi)7~Wnitrbss. Apply Mrs!

Young, 38, Wjllis-stroet.

WANTKD Known— Ladies' Fringos ss,SwitcliOß (18in), Combings mado up

2s od per ounco, wigs £2, Transforma-tions 30s, Watchguards, etc., 10«, at MiuaWrigloy's, Ladies' Hairdresser, noxt Skat-ing Rink, Ingcßlrc-stropt._WANTED, Drossniaking

—Ladies, visit

Miss Roitz about your winterdrosaus; comfort, ologuneo, coonomy;punctuality guaranteed; perfect -

fittingdrosses from 12s bd. Mies Keitz, 62, Cuba-»troot,_in -Berry's Photographio Buildinga.

WANYedT aTYouthTto wash bottles!Apply F. W. Maddox and Co.'s

factory, Revons-strcct, Nowtown.

WANTED"lV"SolirnTl''ruit and Con^fectionory Buriness, bohb position, intho city; 3 yoars' lease ;" everything as a

going concern for £200 ;" ternu can boarranged. J. Fanning and 00., EstateAgents, Mauuord-streot.WANTED, Junior Clerk, ono who has"

had somo pxpcHonco in auctioneer-ing work preferred. Apply by latter, withcopy of to»linioninln, to P.O. "Box 159,Wellington.WANTED, a young Girl, to assist withhousework, or useful holp. Apply'No. 3b, Arlington-slroot.WANTED, Ladipn to see tho n«w Drop

Ornament* showing- at O. Smith's.WANTED* to"~LotTl?urnißhed Houses",30s, 60s (a splendid opportunity for

a family dociring a clinngo in country);UnfurniMiocl Houses, 425, 13s, 16s, 17s *6d,255, 30s, 22« 6d, 21s, 14s, 30« (in country).E. C Ludwiff and Co., Bu«in_ss and Pro-perty Salcjincn, 62, Cuba-stroot.

WANTED* two strong Beys! ApplyStewart Timber Company, Cour-

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lenny-plaoo.WANTE*J,~ilousomaid! to assist indiiuiiK-roouu. Addrou at EvoningPout. . 'WANTEI>r"a YouUiflor tho Hhoointtshop; will W taught to mako showI»>* machinery;must bo ablo to clinch up.Apply Mnnngor, Wollington Shooing andTiring Company (Ltd;), 42, Taronaki-st. *

WANTED Known,~tUat thpso hand".«omo Lnco Capos' in" Parit, croam,

and white oro tolling at C. Smith* from3« lid.WANTED, a Housemaid; roforencos

indifiponsablo. Apply after 7 p.m.,Mrs. Quick, next to St. Audrow'ii Church,Wellinjrtoh-lerrneo.WANTED,.exnorioncod -lousemaid;ro-

ftTPnew. Apply Kinpiro Hotel.WANTED, roliabio, energetic younjrMan, oi junior clerk and asuutRcnr>rally in .ofllco work; muil bo neatwriter, with knowlodgo of accounts. Fnr-nish full particulars, with copies rofor-Alices, ago, and wago tp0.X., euro 0.P.0.,Wtillingtott.WANTED, rcßpec-tublo nlderly Person!

oi general in small comforlabloprivato houso' (throo in family). AddroM,stating ago, wago required, and particu-lar*, addressed to Homoly, Post Offico,Oity.WXNTED, smart Boy! Apply Shor."

land ond Co., Cuba-streot.

WANTED*Kn'own~that~!dr Smith isshowini? a lino collection of thonowSilk Cord» and Tassols.

WANTED, S7hoTefi"oldVSalo of Jowol-lery. Now Zealand Grcen9tono

Broochos and Honrts, etc., at gonuino re-ducod pricrx. Soo window No. 36a,Mannors-Htniot, next to Fioldor's; agontfor tho oolobrutod Ansonia watches.WANTED, .by respectable poople,

Position, as carotukcis. AddressiMißlmul, Evening Popt.

WIAKTE'b7I "oTJi'Unifurnishod Roonwor email Cottage; rent must bo

ohonp:good touant ;nny suburb. Ad-dresH Victoria, Evening Post.WANTKD, a young person to Assist

in housowork a few hours daily.Apply Mrs. Morpeth, 59, O\von-nlroet.

W,ANTED, ofgoutlemon to tnkq Houso, contrally

Riluated;ndvortiscr hua lar#o amount 'offumituro, aud would manage houso inflschangn for rooma;■would givo broakfast if upcpssary; roforonces exchanged.Address Equity, Evening Post^WANTKD, a fow gontleman Boardors;

Rood accommodation; teims mode-rato;10 minutoa of Government Build-ings. Apply No, 45, Thqrndon-quay.WANTED, Board and Rosidouco by

young gontlciman who is desirousof rotfiding with private family; must bowithin 25 minutes of Post Oliice;no ob-jection to individual bonrtl. AddressStratford, Evening Post.WANIED, thoroughly capablo C4ivl to

«isi^t general housework; nvoryovoning olt'. AiklreßS at Evoning Post.

WA.* -uO, aTqTiiot married couplo totoko half ot Cottugo and tp Board

a lady ulrcady occupying tho othor.half;central;half ront 10b. Address at Evon-ing Post.iS^r^VNTEb.for country, Westport din-TV tricf, capablo and roliablo Womau

to assist- generally) or a Working House-keeper (child not objectod to);wogeß £1woelc;passage paid;references. Addro^sul Evuniug Post.■VXjTJANTED, throo gontlomon friends

V t Sharo largo 'front Bodroom;bath,hot and cold water, show.er, piano, nochildren, torms modoiato, Address atKvoning PolityWANTKD, two friends Boardors to

flharo iront room; (rood tablo kept,good viow of harbour, two minutos' walkIrom Government Buildings. Addross atEvoning l'oßl<_

L"■WTKTJANTEJL), two o\perionccd Quarry-TT, men, used to hammer and drill.

Apply Upoiko Thomufl, Rangakaupapa,Tiuttkori-road.

W"ANTED, 2Cooks for threshing plantfor Manawatu. S. Rowo ana Bone,

Grain Merchants, Cuba-»lrooU_^WANTKD"~lwo"*Pick and Shovel Mon.

Apply George Thomas, Rangakau-p:\pn,Tinakori-road. _______W" ANTED,""Reader, to reacTto shqrt-

lulnd-writoi'. M.S.S., EveuingVo*t. I ,

WANTED to Soil, at Northland, twoHurtions, frontago to two streets

10'lft: cash £175^ Appjy^_B^J3oxJ_342;_WANTKD, "Stable"Lad. Apply Watts'n

Htablcs, llttriliß-t.tilocL_^"\XT,ANTED to Purchase, good second-

▼ V hand 'IVcarllo Sowing Machino.Ktatt> price and whom to be toen to Vie»I'll1,t-nrp of Evening Post.

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\XTANTED", Billinrdmark«r. Apply.TT. Stewaitl* Oontrai Club.

GOOP NEWS FOltINTERNATIONAL COKK^SPONDENCESCHOOL STUDENTS.

DR AWt N d 017 T PITShavonow arrived,and willbo supplied

toStudents for -10scashMon-fitudont^, ftO.i oivnh

(Dolivorod in Wolliiiglon).As largo luiniburM of tlioso Outfits liavo

already boon disposod of, Hioho requiringthoni aro urged to Apply at ONUK,I'OUKKrHOOKS—

HnildorH1,Gh till caohAloohanioft', (5s Gil ouchCoalaudMutal Ahnorn',12sGd oaoh

J. G. SMITH,Now Zealand Jtoprcsoutative,

11 and Xt,Cuba-Btroet, Wollington.

WELLINGTON COMMERCIAL TRAV-ELLtiRS' AND WAREHOUSE-MEN'» ASSOCIATION AND CLUBCOMPANY (LIMITED).

SECRETARYSHIP,

A LTKRNATIVE Applications for the.___, Mocrolarythip of tho abovo aro in-vited from gcntlpmon willing to duvototho wholo ot their time al a salary notbxcoeduiK £2bO por annum, or to uevotopint of their tiuia at a salary not excood-mg £150 per annum.

An indication of tho dutios appertainingto tho oliico may bo obtained from tb'oSecretary, No. 7, Viotoria-»lroot.

Applications marked "APPLICATIONFOR SECRETARYSHIP" to bo addres|-ed to tho Chairman of Cominitlao, and tobo iv tho Secretary's bands not lalor thin31st March, 1903.

A PPLICATIONS. to bo accompanied by_r3_ cortiticntos unu toatimoninla, will borocoivod for tho position of AssistantNurso for tho Wostland Hospital. Hoki-tiku, up to and not later than Wednesday,the Bth April. Salary £35 per annum.

j; h. Wilson,Secrotary, \

GREYTOWN HOSPITAL.A PPLICATIONS aro invited for tho

Xx Position of Probationary Nuno fortho,abovo institution.Applicant must not bo under twenty

.yoars of ago. Salary £30 por annum.F. H. WOOD,

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Secretary,TO TAILORESSEB.

WANTED, Machinist* and Improversto tho machino. Apply at onco

A. LEVY,Colonial Mutual Insuranco Buildings,

Ciuitotnhouse-qiuy.I)RES«MAKEK6.

WANTED, a Skirt Hand. ApplyUcorgo and Gcorgo, Riddiford-st,,

Nowtown.IÎJuiESSMAKISRS."ANTED, flnt-cIMS Bodice, Skirt,and

Sloov'o 'Assistants. Apply to Mrs.Macdonatd, D.1.0.-to'tailors.

YOUNG Man, tuilnr and cutter, socksSituation. Address Tailor, Evening

Post. (

SADDLERY AND HARNEBBMAKIN<;.

WANTED, Boy. about 16, who will doas hn is told, to learn tho trado.

Apply Colvillo, l'rioit, and Allardicv, 61,Willis-atreot.

MACHINIST.WANTED, first-oloM Machinist andaitImprover, at ouco. Apply 41,Rin-

tout-stront. ' .WA^^TED, v, smart boy for tho fac-

tory;good wage*. R,Hannah andCo., L»mbton-quay.~TO~BAKERS AND PASTRYCOOKS.WANTED, a Situation, by bakor and

piwlrTcook, singlo man. AddressBaker, Evoning Post.

GENERaTmBRVANtTWANTED, General Horvant, 16 to 20.

Apply No. 3, Coromondol-st. North,threo doors fromJMou>ilroot._^

junior'olkkk.WANTED, smart Junior Clork with

somo kuowlodgo of bookkoopingaud shipping. Addross, with particularsofexperience and salary oxpected, to Indent,Evoning lost.

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TO BOOKKEEPERS.WANit^D, competent Bookkeeper for

country storo. Apply Box 87,G.P.O.

MIRAMAR.WANTED, Offers for 25 Shares iV No.

2 Syndicate and 10 Shares, inWatt's Peninsula Lnnd Company; a Farochonco. Address Africa, Evoning Post.

RESIDENTIAL SITE WANTED.WE havo C»»h Buyer for a Residential

Site. 50 foot frontago, up. to £20por foot;Thorndon nroferrod;owners in-vitod to sond particular*. Aikon<and Co.,42, L>mbton-qu»y.

TO CARPENTERS, ETC._—

WANTED, a prioo for Alterations toshop premisos. Particulars at

i R. HANNAH AND CO.'S,28, Cuba-stroot.,

WANTED TO BUY, FOR CASHDOWN,

Ono or two thousand pounds' worth ofFurniture, etc., in largo* or small lots, intown or country;good pricos given;nocommission, auction, or advertising chargasto pay; no question' askod but how muchyou want for them. Prompt attention ondno cost of dolivory. No lot too largo ortoo small.

FLOCKTON AND CO.,Tho Old Firo Brigado Station,

Manncru-itrcot.

WANTED, compeUmt man to conferwith mo ro establishing WholosaloBudding Manufacturing, with a viow totako management of eurno. F. Simoon,

Wiro Mattress Factory, Taranaki-strcet.

ANTED to Soil— l Turning Lathofor wood;1 Harksawiug Machinofor iron;1 Doublo-ondod Polishing Ma.chino; 1 Win Wator Motor; 1lin WaterMotor; Water Enginoa from i-h.p. to2^-h.p.;1 Sot of Tinman's Rollers, 3ftlin, 1do 21in long;1Screwing Miichinoifor hand dies from 2in to 3iin;1 _i Un,

right Tubular Boilur; 1 Separator; 1Contrifugal Pump;1 Copper Boilor;110-h.p. Tubular Boilor;1 8-h.p. Engine;1 8-h.p. Tubular and 6-h.p. Enginei 12-h.p. upright Engino; 1 Silont SausagoMachine by Gardner. Apply

___T-__M_OVBR, Boulcott-stroot.,T^TANTEb to SellTitRosonoatbTfoup» t roomod Houso, scullory, vorandah(closod in), ooppor and tubs, wator laidou inside, gasandgas stovo, two fowlhousosand fowlruns, snlondid viow of city andharbour; land &8 x 194. Apply to J.TEvoning Pott.XXTANTED to Soil, lour rooms ond -.cul-» ▼ lory, new, South Kilbirnio;land 33x 158; cart onlrauoo; only £330; »malldeposit. D. liitqhio, 58, Owenstroot.

WANTED to Hell, How Tanks, gimrau-teotl 24-gaugo iron, doublo rivetedwith taps, covers, and overflows inoludcd—

400-gallon tanks 45s each, 600-galloutanks 60s oach, 800-gaTlon tanks 78s eaoh,baths 20s. J. Watson, 14a, Thorndon-guay, near Government Station. 1WANTED, a^lJp'lôTiTcrer j standard▼ 7 wagoi. Apply, stating ago and ox.ptnenoa, to J. Whinmy, Giiboroe.

[.For Shipping AdvertisementsseePage3.]

BIRTHS.NoaTOx.— Ontho !!3rd March,at Khandallah, the

wifeofH.'!'■ Nort-'ii,ofa hoii.Yoono.— On -01-1' Maicli, nt 70, Wullace-itreot,

tbu wifeofRobert. Youuir, of vduaglitor."NVai««»on.-Oii WUi Mnrcb,at Kurori, the wife

otA.K. Wutenou— a»on.M*t»B.— O» tho *BU\Marob,at nrou.hain-itreet,

tho wifeot Thoi.3.Mayor— asou.DEATH.

Domaxd.— On Uie&7tu Macoli,at uls residence 8,Uojditroet,Jauien Wuloti Douald,ivhi» 07thjoftrj dueplyretfrotted.

IN MEMORIAM._J_tth*ws.— lu foud ami loving momorjr ot'

Geoi__ M»lthow», vrlio died at Wollington,,i!BUi March. XW2,aged 37. VVauguuul (ntpoidpleuso copy.

Insertedbjrbl«loTinir wife.

THE TOWELS MUST GOI

WHITE TOWELSriROWN>TO\YELS.

Ordorod to Sell out at onco practicallyWithout Resorvo.

Sale by Privato Treaty starts THIS DAY

PEARSON AND CO.'S SALEROOMS,Mannors-stroet.

Groat Towels, 6d oach; Hoavy Towels,8d;Tremendous Towels, Is each.

COME FOR~TOWELSIBedroom Towels! Bathroom TowelsI

GOING CHEAP!wELLiNUTOiTcrrYIjouNaiL,

CLOSING OF~OFFICES AND. LIBRARIES.

PUBLIC NOTICE is horeby given that,in consequonco of tho Corporation

Officer*' Annual Picnio taking placo onSATURDAY NEXT, tho _Blli instant,tho CORPORATION OFFICES «nd PUB-LIC LIBRARIES will bo CLOSED on"uch day. THE LIBRARIES WILL RE-OPEN at 7.15 p.m. THE PUBLICBATHS WILL REMAIN OPEN ASUSUAL.

JNO. R. PALMER.Town Clerk.

27th March, 1903.|T\HE MERCHANTS AND TRADERS'-1-

AGENCY, LIMITED.Trad* Assignees.

Trado Debt Collectors.Trado Enquiry Agonts.

HENRY WRIGHT, Agont, 18, Bran-don-street. (

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SPECIAL NOTICE.

A LL" Accounts owing to R. H_rron,IV lato of 35, Cuba-!>troot, haying beenplaocd iuaour hands for collection, mustbo paid w our offico by the 31st in»t.,after which dato procoodingt will ba taken.THE MERCHANTS' AND TRADERS'

AGENCY*JW. H. Suckling),

20, noxt G.P.O.

PROFESSIONAL NOTICE.* iT-Bl DE B.EN_;i

tmay. bo c«n«uUod atVLJ his private residence, Murphy-street.

Hours— lo a,m., 2.30 to 4, and 7to 8pm. , 1

PASSED YOtrß EXAMINATIONJ

TtJ'Y Classes for Matriculation, CivilXvJL Smioo, etc., start about Ist April.Terms for throo hour* a week, £2 10s aquarter. Private tuition also.

W. F.HOWLETT.Call at 8 a.m., 1p:m., or 6 p.m. at

No. 75, Uppor Ingostre-streot.

PEARSON'SPEPTOOHLOR

CURES INDIGESTION AND MAKESUNSTEADY NERVES STEADY.

NO other mediaino has recoivod such ab-solute proof of iU extraordinary

power over tho digostive organs, and ingiring back to the prematurely agod nowJifo and energy. Itremove* mental dopros-■ion, which iv most oases can bo Iraced toindigestion.

Ono bottle otiro^lndiiiroation.Preparedonly by PEARSON'SPKPTO-

CHLOR CO.. Bow Lane,London.Sold by all druggists, 3« 9d per bottle.Wholosalo Agcuts— Sharland and Co.,

Limited."TO*LAUNDRESSES.

FOR SALE, a 28in 3-rollor Mangle,equal to now; Ironing Stove, 20

Irons, 5 largo eino Baths. No. 13, Riddi-ford-streetjjNowtown^FOR SALE, owing to the owner going

to South Africa, tho Lease and Good-will and Contents of a fruit and grcon-frroreni' shop; also tho Furnituro of thoeix-roomod dwelling if required. Apply toJ. K. Miles, 26, Quoon-streo^T'lLy STARCH when oneo used will beXJ used every time Does not stick totho iron or cause any trouble. < 1mo let

SUPERIOR FURNISHED HOUSESEight rooms, Thoradon, £3 3s, 7'rooms,

Thorndon, £2 10s, Hawkpr-atreel £2,Croflon iOt, Willis-stroot. (off) £2, Roso-neath (partly 'furnished}' £1, 6 rooms,Elixabeth-stn'ot 355, 8 rooms, OrientalBay £o 3s, 4 rooms 30s, 6 room*, Thorn-don £2.

UNFURNISHED HOUSES.Family residence, 10 room<>, Thorndon,

£120 ;Clifton-terrace, 9 rooms newlyroho-vatod, £90; Oriental Bay, £96; Thorndon£100 ; 8 rooms, Talavora-torraco £84 ;Wadeotown, 20a: Mitchelltown, 16s;.7 rooms, Keiburne (new), £86 ;Thorndon, 27s 6d;Karori (with stable,i-ticre land), £1; Mount Victoria, 22s 6d;6 rooms,off Aro-strcet, 17s 6d; Kilbirnio,15s, 16s; Karori, 17s 6d; Thoradon,, £70;Island Bay, 15s;2 rooms, Queen's Drive,6s ; shop and S-roomod dwelling, 22*;offices from 10s, Lambton-quay;also goodstabling, Willis-stroot.

AIKEN AND CO.,42, Lambtou-CLiiay. '

mo l E t.UNFURNISHED:

4 rooms, Soatoun, 15s5 rooms, Aro-st., 16s6 rooma, Morfimer-torrncf. 10s6 rooms, Hawker-»t., 27a 6d7 rooms, Arthur-st., 30s7 room*, Tinakori-road, 30»7 rooms, Tinakori-rond, 30s8 roomI',1', Clifton-terrace, 38s

20 roonn,- Morton, Kangftikoi, 30sFURNISHED:

4 rooms, Arthur-st., 30s6 rooms, Hoppor-st., 35s7 rooma Mtilgravo-Bt., 63s8 rooms, Murphy-st., 63s

J. FANNING AND CO.,Estate Agents, Manners-street.'

LOWER HUTT.

TO LET, a new six-roomed House,situated in Bloomfiolct--road, with all

conveniences, bathroom, washhouse, fowl-nin, good gardon;g«B and hoi and coldwater;bost locality in Lower Hu,tt;10minutes from station. Apply Mrs. Annie' Gorrie. Bloomfield-road,

ACnoiCK ASSORTMKNT of WED-DING nnd MKMOUIAL GAUDS

just rcouivod at EvoningJ'o<t_ofllcivLOST, Sunday, 15th,pair Hair Mraoolots,

gold olngp; valued i>h family hoir-loom;vicinity of' Rus-soll-torraoo. Rewardon leaving same at T. I'roctor, draper,Riddiford-stroot, or Kvoning Pont offico.

OST7~be"twoon Thorndon and Willis-stroDt, Silver Brooch, stag's hoad

ami motto ongraved. Reward at No. 7,Fitahorbert-terrace.

OBT, yesterday afternoon, in Piric-"lrcot, a Purso containing chequo

(post-dated) on tho Bank of Australaiiafor £10 in favour of M. L. Scott. Findorrewarded on returning to Evouing Postoftico or 47, Woolcombo-streot. Paymentstopped.LOST, Packet of Testimonials, originals

and copies, in foolscap onvolopo.Please loavo at Evoning Post offico forFri-d. W__ Ruck. _LOST, ou Thursday, between Lambton-qnay and Cuba-stroot, a Gold Crosa;fin_dcr_ jowardgd.^ Apply No. 42, Nairn-st.BOS'l'.n lot of Daudruft' by using half a-.bottle of Parkor's Hair Tonic,2b0»l abottlo, by jost 3a. Wm. Parkor, Chomist,MautioV-'Streot. 1

LOST, a largo butcher's bill, by usingSwaii Ham Sausages. 1

IjiOUND, our iconoossion oxtonded till"*- Easter—l2Cabinets and "Mona"Enlargomont, 13s 6d. Wrigglosworth andBinns, photographers.IjÔUND, Swan Ham Sausago a real

table dolieaoy. Kopt by all highhigh-class jproviiaoti dealer*. 1

IiÔUND, thoso fashionablo Cord andTassols, at O. Smith's.FOUND, apowerful toloscope to dotoct

Patches put on at the Boot Em-porium, 79, Willis-strsot, which aro in-visible to tho naked oyo. Tho bost Englishleather used for all repairs, which aroexecutod by practical hands. Inadditionto this will bo found #a fresh and variedaesortment of American, English, andColonial Footwoar, sold at prices to defy!competition. Note tho address

—Tho Boot

Emporium, 79, Willis-stroot, noxt Albert'

Hotol.YOUTH, willing to mako himsolf uso-

ful, socks Employmont ;would startat 12s 6d. Addross Tompcrato, EvoningPost. _j_TJESPEOTABLB Man Books' Engago-Xt> mont ;canvas*, sales, collect, or on-tiro provision buyor, oto. Addrew Ro-liablo, EvoningPost.GENTLEWOMAN socks Situation nsv3T nttrsory governess, either town orcountry; competent to teach musi<*, andgood with tho ncodio; roforonces. Ad-dress, in first initanoo, to.G. W., EvoningPost. Opon for ono week.

LADY "Vocalist, contralto, opou lorEngagements, 'private or otherwiseAddross Professional, 82, Wollington-tor-

r&co.*

RS. A. F, NELSON, Ladies' Nurso,baa vacancy for lying-in patients.

Addrew, 7. Pirio-stroot (throo doors fromChurch).

BOARD' and Rosidouoe.—

Vacancy fortwo gentleman frionds; largo frontbedroom, comfortable homo, 4° minutesfrom G.P.0., recommended. Address atEvening" Post.

BOARD *nd JResidonoo, refined, com-fortabl* ;home, Tfowlj' furnishod,' of-

forod to four -gent)emen, iv tho best partof Kent-terraco-; hqt and cold bath, liberalcuisino;terms moderate. Address at Even-ing: I'oet.

' * '

»/ÊATOUN!r^Board and Rcsidenco fortwo gentlemen, privato family, no

children;all conveniences;terms tnoder-}ato. Address ComforUblo, Evening Post.

WANGANUI.~"St. Leonard's" is ro-commonded to visitom wiibing fora.quiet,comfortablo homo; houso situated

in urge gardens, tennis, stabling, oto. For1 terms apply to above addross. Tolephono255: .IREMIT Money to any address' on

commission. H. W. Rowitor, Hobart.

MADAAIE HUWYIJitt, Ladio*' Co«-tumicre, bogs to Announco to tho

ladios of Wollinglou that sho has com-monced businou at No. 1, Clifton-terraoo(first houso past bridgo). ,

MRS.' READE, I'sychometrist. Penon-al doacriptions, loading charaoteris-

tics, from writing, photographs, writteninames;distanco 'no objection. Alliance.Rooms, Willis-stToot.

MADAMELEE,English oipsy. Futureroad from astronomy;cl_irvoyancy;

Indies only. Foo, 2s 6d. Addross _4,Vman-strcet.

MR. JAMES NICKERSON (lato ofNowc««tl«j, N.S.W.), Clairvoyant ond

Magnctist, rccoives daily from 10 till 7,for privato consultation. .Address--Spiri-tualists' Hall, near Force's Boot Areado,Cuba-itroot, City .JNORfON~L^llah~Singh's), Indian", M«KMgo, Hydropathy, wires lnm-bapo; sciatioa, rheumatics, and swollenfeet m quick time. Attendance at privatoresidences. All communications to Evon-ing Post.

'"'BONNE'bOUCHE" for book buy-era. "DAyiD HARUM" for 6d,

post freo Bd. Send your orders along.Demarot's cut paper paltorntj, post froo7d. New books and fashion journals.—Davidson, Courtonay-placo. 1NO. 916— Gent's English model Bicycle,

24-inch framo, B.S.A. parts, nowtires, just re-nnamolled ond plated;willsoil at £7 cash:tho verymachino for boyattending school;call and inspect. Adam*Sta^JUyclo Company, Moroor-stroot. 1TMTONEY!— Mr. F. s!"CoßY,"3'hlanclaTi."X. Agent, 7, Grey-street, Tias Monoyto Lond Irnm privato sources on FrooboldSocurily;first and second mortgugo;alsnon Reversions. _ROYAL_ Bluo in chcapor, bettor, moro

effective than others, and gives thoclothos that beautiful colour «o much ad-mirod, 1ipE~NUlNE~"SalToreocond-hand BicyclesV3T for ono month only;bicycles to suitnil glasses of riders; call and inspect nirtlpurchasq ftt your own price. Adams StarCyole Company, Mercrr-Blreet.D|ON'T MISS IT— 7t7~agontIgivo thoCentury Dictionary aud Atlas onsimplest terms in the world. Woldon'sDross Patterns aro easily first; no waste,no worry. Now Fashion Books. PostCards, Viow Books, and Novelties.— R.Brown, Willi»-«trqet.

BETTKR 1)o~wiso than rich, und bettorhappy than norry. Uso Royal Bluom_the laundry noxt wnshinjj day. ■ 1

J"PECKOyiirTAND~Ca,~Land and"" Commission Agrnts, Gisborne, areopen for good Firo and other commissions.Rafercnoe, Bank Australasia.

CHEAPEST F _Ta"M"bl_Made at IU MARTIN'S, '

17, Mannprs-stroct.We also Mount Pictures. 1

ROYAL Blue commands and nchioVesmiecPM in the laundry from tho fino

colour it given tho clothes.'

1

LILY STARCH, mado only from purerice, ilon* not stick to tho iron or

injuro tho finest linon. 1

MRS"M.~^R~"OUI7lEN; c7rl"ficaTo~dMidwife,23, Cirrett-slreet,off Cub_-

street, hns Vacancies for In-lying Ladios,and attends Confineinbul*.

UNBRAND BoTSbAY CHUTNEY,importod direct from India. Pleasant,

piquant, and peppery;very best in thomarket. All grocers.

OATJNA Porridgo for breakfast; madeby Langdown and Son from New

Zealand oats. F. Pownall, Agent. 1

SAVE 'coal by using Orion Ranges;made of hâvy iron to rotain thrt

heat. They never get outof order andlast a lifetime. *

THRIFT PENALISED.REFUNDOFAN OLD-AGE

PENSION ORDERED.

Yesterday aft'innon Dr. "M'Arlhur,S.M., oiujiiiivd iuilhir into the fii.'-c "tW illmm JIoi.-'falI, <t£ed 74 ji'uiM, «liofor four yiMifc di< w lull old n^f peiiMim(JDlti), .mil \iliuM' u<ciil ;ij)[ilu.itioii lorU'lU'w.il w.i.s H'iu.si'd bcLUUtk*. lor Uie lirstInnr, it. Mniv.ril hii M.IS tin- nulid' (Jt

l>io|n'il,<. t'nii.M ijiunlly Hid I)ipuly-Re-j,'i»U.u! "(Mr. Il'.II. \V. M.ii^liold) .Hiked thftCdiut In <inUi' iH.nsutiur lo refund lliofour j'Oiir.I

*' peii'-ion, £72."'Llio facts, cunlirined yehk-id.ij', aro

flint übouti livo yoni.H ago pi'iiNionor,through Mr. R. Motlu'K (Mayor of IV-t,ouo) us ngi'iit, paid iMb down t>n anallotment, and huujv at. i'etono, andiißrooil to i>.iy the Imlauce of the price(£115) in monthly instalment* of £2 10n.During his pensioned period pensionerkept up tho in.stalmentN, and unnplt|(m1thi'in last year,"by which tune (and notiwOiro) ho considvred himself owner oftlio pioperly, nnd utatcd tho f.ut m hisapplication, refi«»nl being tho ainM-tjuence^'llio Wc»»tport Coal Company cortifi«rthat la.st year pensioner purchased 100tons of vwvl at 31s a ton (he ivl;u!n it.at £?>), and last month ho purcli.iwd 18ton». Mr. Mothcs and pensioner slatvdthat in buying tho property, pensionerreceived nsswhmco (amount not Htatrd)fron> hi« fumily and otherH; \\\» uiarrieilson lived with him for a timo and paidhim 30s v week rent. Pensioner wn» un-ablo to keep books. James Henry l?«r-quliorson deposed thnt on 11th Alnrch(uftor tho Court had' commenced investi-ffuling this matter), ho lent £15 to pen-sioner, Mho said he wanted to buy coal.PeiMjioncr, who wus to repay thi« money(and other,.'Small sums advanced up to£5) when convenient, left tho deeds oftlio property with witness.IIis Worship said ho mußt decide tho

cn«o according to tho Act, which pro-vides thuttho pension f»hall be reducedJOl for oyory £l over £34 that pcn«ionerreoeivos in ft year, and shall bo reduced£1 for every £15 worth of propertyabove £50^ It wa» perfectly cleiir thatwhile receiving thojMHKion pensionerhad.boon able to pay £30 a your off the pro-perty, a.nd at tho end of tho lour yearspensioner luul tho property, which ro-presented £72 of Uovermnont money,plus £43. Jlo wa» certain lliat i>oivsiou-cr,io do this, lutd been making over JBSOa, year. Prnnioiu'r would bo ordered torepay the £72. Thi»' enquiry began bo-.fore Mr. Fnrqulmrson tome ovi^r thodeeds, niftl lie would advise A[r. Faiqu-liurson not to manipulato thorn.

Mr. Farquharcon stutod tluit the deedswere given him. 110 hnd not pressed forthem, und, if pensioner agreed, was will-ing to ivlurn thorn and accvpt iv protnis*Kory note for hia money.

Tho effect of the order was then difl-cuswd, his Worship pointing out that if,to make repayment, pninione.r bail topurt with his property, ho would tlwA beentitled to pension. It wah also pointedout tluit pcnwoiuT could rniso money ontho prqwrty to nwko the repayment.

During tho hearing, th« discussionAvnndewd at limea on to tho policy oftho Act in appealing to pr.tmliao Uifift

—a matter for Parliament ruther ihtux thoCourts.

Mr. Mnthw tiiought that pcn»ionev'scltc<*fu]np*M tdiould nut bo punished.

The I)'jputy>Heg'jitr»r wiid ho knowpt'i««ion<ir was lo<»k«l on by many m the"grnnd old nwn" of IVtone.

■ The Mag'H.rufco :"Then they ought totako a popular vote und givo him npension." Jli» Worship tna'do it clearthat pensioner's thrift was creditable, butthat wiia not tho point. Ho ehould not,aitd could not, un> tho old-«go pension toaccumulate property.

FOR THE TRADY ONES,

„ Thin is tbo ln«t day of "The Tinwft"offer of "The Century in New Zealand.Wo lt'arn from tlie pabluthcru th.it thowvle of tbw renowned work of referaieein ten volumes lias met with nuirkodsucce.ss ill the colony;peoplo from everypint having fiubrcrihul liboially for lliowork on the favourable tctum thut areto end after to-day.

Thera are probably a few persons whohavo dolay«l from day to day to takeatlvtmtngo of tins offer, but lmvo finallyintended to subscribe beforo tbo offerwa« permanently withdrawn, Thajvs isno time for further hesitation. Thebooks are ou dinpluy in several places inWellington, nnd orders may be hooker1until 9 p.m., to-day,' or orders may bo

SosUd to "Tho Times" to arrive Xfon-ay, a.m. No orders will l>o accepted

thiif. do not bear 28th March postmark.A first payment of 10« is all that is

required to secure the hnmediuto deliveryof tho work. Ihe clot4i binding busbeen entirely exhausted for m>vernl day»,nnd there i» a possibility that countryorders to arrive early nexb week willrcquiro all tho stock of the hnlf-inoroccobinding. Luto applicants may »till t«-curo the work by applying to-day, asfollows:

—Richard Brown, 31, Willis-

street; Gordon nnd Gotvli, 39, Cuba-street; and Alexander Ferguson, 111,I-iumbton-quny. ».

FOR THEPUBLIC GOOD.

THEINFORMATION CONTAINED INTHIS CITIZEN'S STATEMENT ISINVALUABLE TO WELLINGTONPEOPLE.

Whon .a -resident of Wellington, whosostatement appears below, who'has no mo-netary or offier intqrest in tho articlewhich lio,«?n(lorHes, who is anxious to dohis Hcquniiitniii'Gi! und lellow-icsWents a«ood turn, who jiublfshes in this paperhis experience with Doan's BuckuchcKidneyPills

—thatcitizen must have gootl

and Kuflicient reason for doing so. Thofollowing t)hou!d dispel any dpubts whichmay have existed m tho roador'ti inilidon the subject. ■

Mr. Samuel Evans, 15, Jacobs-place,this city, says:--"l am not subject topains in the back. Paralysis is my troublc, but bomo months ngo 1 caught ncold which tied me to thebed with mostviolent pains in the vicinity of the kid-neyu. 1was in tho most torriblo ngonywith it, and could BcureeW move. Toturnover in bod was frightful. Isentto Chttß. Fletcher's Pharnuwy (late Flta-gerald'a) fornbox of Doii"n'aBackacheKid-nuy Pills, nnd in a fow dnys after usingtltpm the pains wore ail gone. It1b wallthat t'cbplo fihuuld know that tlicro issuch a medicine us this for such- fright-ful torture.Imightalso Ktute that X)onn'sDinner PilU are tho beat of tl>& kindI'veeverused. They mako mo feel splen-did every timo Iuso them."

Succesis has brought up many imitationsof Doan's Pilln, but thero innothing "justas good" as tlio remedy which helped Mr.Kvnns, theroforo bo sure you get Doan'nBackache Kidney Pills.' They aro soldby- all chemists 'and storekeepers at 3nper box (six boxesldt 6d), or will be post-ed oft 'receipt of lU'ioo by tho proprietors,Foster-M'Gfellnn Co., 76, Pitl-strOOt. Syd-ney, N.S.W.

But be sure you get DOAN'S.

It is stated by tho. fltu.tlugs Standardthat &omo tomato plants in Hustingswere grafted on potato pluiiU, giving acrop of tomatoes above ground and ofpotulot'B bcW. Potatoes grafted on to-inn-toe* have produced flowers and toma-toes and a few tubers.

For child:.y.i's hncking cough,a n!-'-ltake Woof' ' Jrpat Peppermint < ire, is'"and ?,» I Advt.

i

(Far continuation ofIfetii teapqaeJJ

Messrs. Maedonald, Wilauu nnd Co.-duout llio ikltuiittoiv of mvc-tois nudoihoi'd to a hugo number of luUcrlitie-jni'iUa indcilod 10-duy wilh nifuronco lo

B.ilu-i by uuulion of buamchSCH and resi-dential propelIins in llio city and suburlM,iiluo tlu.v himls and ugru'iiilui'nl hind). OnThuisday ntAl, at tneir iooiiih, at 2.50o'clock, tho iirm will submit a catalogueof l)ii»inos» anil rimfli>niial propoiliort toni-jirismg, in llio t—tato ol tin* )ul■- !"' .lulli-coo, a buMuubN blofli m Mamii-is ntnvi,with tho two-.story warehouse tluueon intho occupation of tho Su-wart Tiinbor,Glass, and Hardwaiu Company, Lid.;also, is1tho naino t'stali«, rtwuh-ntial proper-ties containing fivi>, hix, and seven roomscaih, litted with modern and up-to-datecoiiMMiiuuci'H, and siluato in iMajonbankh-str.iet, Pini'-stroel, Scarborougli-U'riaco,nnd Owen-strcot. Jn tho eslato of tho laloMm. I'niiiy threo viUu. ii'sulono^s, con-taining hiv aud bOWMi rooms oarh, withmodem conveniences, and situate in Elbcoand Austin btrooln. Other proportios tobo submit tod on Iho samo (into compriseii corner liloi-k, having a fronlago of 01ft4iu to Webb-slrcet and 38ft ]in to liioad-way-torraco, with tho three rosideuoesthereon, conlniiung each nix rooms audmodern conveniences, including now drain-ago. Adjoiningthis block also to bosubmit-ted is a roHideucecontaining six roomp, withlttodorn convonioncos; a tm>*t eomforl.ibloroltago residence., containing iivo roomsund land, at Kilbivnic;a uowly-orecledfamily residenen at I'otono, containingsovon roomß and conveniences, on a corn-lor bcetion of laud. On thn 9th April thofirm will sell at tho Town Hall, Hhanuon,on behalf of tho Mukorviv Eslato Com-pany, Ltd., tho first portion of tho com-pauy a drained swamp lauds, situalo withinono milo from tho 'i'okoniani railway sta-tion, aud subdivided into sections rangingin area from 86 ncres to 200 «Cro9 each.Tho toinid of Bale dro eatiy, and plan's oanbo had on application;*' On Wednesday,22nd April, at tho/Fovta Hall, Olaki, thefirm will submit, instruction* fromMr. E. Tudor Atinnson, his freehold pro-perty at Otoki, which has boon subdividedinto 51soctions ranging in area from ono-(martor aero to twetaty-ono acres each.Lithographic plans onu bo find on appli-cation. Mcxsrs. Mactloiiojil. Wilson 'andCo. willhold their uiaal fortnightly «aloon Friday next, 3rd April, whon thoy willoffer a varied .assortment of householdfurnituro und severalupright grandpianos.Additional outrion are invited. Tho firmwill sell on Wodneiday next, at 2.30oMock, at their rooms, 25 gontlemenVRoyal Rtnndnrd bicycles, rondo by tho

1waU-kuown English manufacJluror* LloydniUl Soni,Birtninrfhim. >Thoy arenow onview, and a speoSal' gaslight display willno held on Tuesday ovoning next.. Theyam fbr unreserved fidlo, As advertised.

Messrs. .1. 11. Duthuiio aud Co. publishan extended advortiscnumt; of tho sftlo byauction on Monday next, at 1.30 p.m., ofhousehold funuturo at tho residence ofAirs. Scoullar, No. 7, Pnrlc>.»treot, near thotop of Molosworth-tstreel. 'J-u«y alao nd-

iVertigo full particulars 'of vuo solo onI'uf.sday, 31st inst., at 1.30 p.m., to boheld ut No. 36, BoulcoU-atrcul, tho rosi-donco of Mrs. A. if. li. King, whon thoywill sell, without roturyc, Itor rocontly-purchaßcd housolichl furniture. Cata-logues of both Hales may bo obtuinod fromthn auoticjnoors. On Tunsdny, 7th April, jat 2.30 o'clock, Messrs. Bothuno and Co.will soil in their rooms, FeathornlQU-ntroot,the family residence) knownan Remu, No.

I36, Boulcoll-strcet, containing nine rooms,scullery, bathroom, two veraudahs, baywindow, with all' modern iirtprovomonto.On Tuesday, 21st April, tho Urm will sella fivu-roomorl house in Wnshington-avemio,Brooklyn. Thoy direct tho altmUion.ofthoso in icaioh of frocholds to thoir lt»tof proportios for private sale, and inti-mato that they havo monoy to lend onfieehold security,

Moaars. Harcourt and Co. call attentionto their auction of properties on Wednes-day. Bth April next, whon they will offer,undor orders from tho Registrar, a shopand dwelling of four roomo, and two four-roomed houros, with a> largo flection atManakau;alao, under orders from owner,a, residence of sovon rooms inWordsworth-stroot, aJso tho villa knownuu Olivo Villa,Bo^lon-nvonuo, containing six rooms, withmodern <jonvonaemcos. Clionts aro ro-miudod tlmt tho salo ttarla sharp at 2.30.

Messrs. Turnbull, Walkins and Williamsinsert a lonjt list of properties for talo.Investors aro invited to oall for the Marchnumber of tho Property and InvestmentIndex, containing 32 pages of informationissued gratis, 'lhoto in soarch of cheapbuilding files aro oskod to inspect planof Taitville. Tho balauoo of tho Ilatailiiisections aro Btatod lo bo selling at ft SAtis-factory rato, and buiWing operations ontho cotato arc- roported to bo going onrapidly. Tho firtn will offer shortly ablock of six acre's at Berhamporo. Par-ticulars can bo obtained from the auc-tioneers' offices, No. 3, Panama-street.

'Mossri. W. VH. Mornih and Co. draw

tho attention of investors to a revised listol freehold properties for private salo, ap-pearing in this ishuo. Next Monday thofirm will hold a cloaring sale of housoholdfurnituro and effects on account of agentleman leaving tho colony, on llio pro-mises, Jackson-slrcot, Pptone, last housebut ono on loft. On Tuesday next theywill submit tp publjo auction a commodi-ous ninn-roomou residence, situated at thoseasido rosojrt of Maranui on tô Quoen'sDrive OnWednesday week noxttho firmwill noil by public a-uction d } aoro build-"iu'y sito in liatlon-streot, Karori, adjoin-ing tho rosiddncu of tlio Hon. O. J..lohnstono. This is onu of tho fow re-maining ucctions for wxlo in this favou-rite part of Karori. ,Fujiparticulars oflluiso sales wJU Uo found elsewhoro.

Messrs. Sidoy, Moooh,and Co. drawat-tention to tho pfonerftl clearing sale ofhorses, cows, hay, farm implomonts,household furniture, otc, at tho Taita onMonday, onuecount of Mr. Phillips, whoin leaving tho diutriot. < Tho salo willcoihmenco at 1 o'clock bharp, and as Mr.Phillips is leaving it is to bo unreserved.Ilio auctioneers sltito that tho horses,cows, traps, clc, will bo sold first. Onluo*da,v this firm will sell bix largo baldsof blankets without reserve, by ordor ofthe flhippori, and next Friday and Satur-day thoy will hold ftn oxtnnsivo unreservedwdo of unrodooracd plcdôs on account

Iof Mi. M. Fruhauf, of Willis-streot.W. F. Shortt will soil by public

auction on Monday at 2 o'clock an eight-roomofl rosjdonco, having a frontago loWooloombe-Btro6t. This property com-mands amagnificent view of tho harbourand city, and thuro is room to buildtwo inoro houses if required. At thoMuno limo a four-roomod cottago havinga frontago lo ,Raufurly-torrttco will hoaubmittod. On Tuesday Mr. Shortt willhold an unrcsorvod salo of household fur-niture at his mart, Willis-slroot, on ao-.count of a lady giving up housekeeping.

Mossrs. J. Fanning and Co. call atten-tion to their list of city and suburbanproperUoß inscrlud in auothcr column.Mr F. S. Cory, land -agent, ?, Grey-wlrcot, has n now advertisement in this

issuo relating to city and suburban pro-perties. ■ ,< v

MeEßrs. Baker Bros, draw attention lotheir woekly list of proportios for solo,including somo special investments.Tho Now Zealand Loan and MercantileAgoncy Company will hold a sa'lo at thoI(owcr Hutt onThursday, 2nd April, whon

iv quantity of stock belonging (o Mr. W.A. Fitshorbcrt will bo disposed of. Do-tails aro advertised.

Messrs. Aiken and Co., 42, Lambton-quay, direot altpution of buyers to theirwookly rovised list of city and suburbaninvestments— forms and sheep runs,hotels, and other businesses for sale.

Mr. Cha»o Morris reports tho wlo oftho following sections in the MiianurNorth Estate;-Section18, block 1, JJI7S ;sections 4 and 5, block 2, £300; section?,?„ block 4, £125 ; suction 20, block 5,£300; section 23, block 16, £215.

The Superintendent of tho Home fortho Aged Newly acknowledges withthanks the receipt of cakes from Mrs.Davenport, Tirmkori-iond, boots fromMr. Lindaiv, Lninblou-quny, nnd r"Tiotli-c.ilh from Mr. Stewutl, Bcrhumpoie, fortho use of tho inmate.

For influonza and cold in tho head (akoWoods' GreatPeppermint Cure, Is od ami5s 6d.— Advt*.

COMING SALES AND PRO-PERTYNOTICES.

THE EVENING- FUST SATURDAY. MARCH 28. 1908.2

AllßunDowhWhou your vitality is low, you aro

niisorablo all tho timo. Your nervosaro weak aud yonr appetite ia poor.You havo uo ambition, aud you arelanguid and depressed all tb.o timo>

"Wliat youneed h r,rood atronff tonic,ascloscribcd byMrs.IT. \n=itin, of NS'cllinqtoU,New Zealand. SUosemis her iiiiotograiJliandsaya: i"Iwas bo v/calcandtiredall tlio timo thatI

could not Bleepat nig'ut. Or,ifIdid Bleep,Iwas astiredIntho morningas whenIwent tolied. Iwasailrun down. Ithen triedAyer'aSarsaparilla. After takingtwobottlesIfound

I mysel"greatly improved,und soonIwas coin-"plotcly restored to health. Ithink it is agreat familymedicine." -vi

Tlicro aro many Imitation "Sarsaparillas."iso sutoyon get Ayor's. ,-j

You will improvo faster by usingAyor'sFills witli thebarsaparilla. Take justonougUeach nlftht tohave ono good, freo movementof thobowels tliodayfollowing.

' ',

Prepared by Dr.J.C AyerSCo.,Lowell.Man.,U.S.A.

The unparalleled succoas whichhas attended the sale of ....

BONNINGTON'SCARRAGEEN

IRISH IVIOSSOurlngtho 15 yearsthat this prepara-

tion has been on the market,hasled to numorous* WORTHLESS IMITATIONS

beingoffered tothe public by"

would. Ii be" Imitators, We therefore wish to

caution tho publicagainst purchasingthose Imitations, which. Inaddition toBolntt worthless, are sometimes ex-tremely Injurious.—

AbK TOR—

BONNINGTON'SCARRAOEEN IRISH MOSS,

The Great Cough Remedy.— . i|. .. p, i

* ffißßJ' Sound the

. PURE CEYLONOR BLENDED

ri^HKRK ia nothing so univorsally con-JL snmed a*NKLSOJN, MOATE &CO.'SlUSFJIKSUINO TEA, wbioh. being Pnroand Iliffli-urado, oau bo drunk withadvau-tape atnil times.

r A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS.

DAVIS ANI> CLATER'SDAVIS AND CLATER'S

T>E-BUILDING SALE!I JCi E-BUILDING SALE!Oall Early

AND SECURE BARGAINS.Superior

GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY,SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, GLOVES.

RAINPROOF COATS, Latest Stylos,All ab . .

SALE PRICES."STOCK MUSTBE CLEARED

Boforo prcsont promises aroREMOVED.

EVERY ARTICLE" REDUCED INPRICE . v

From 25 to 75 per cent.

3 DAVIS AND OLATER,DAVIS AND CLATER, ,'07, LAMBTON-QUAY.*"

N.B.—

To provont disappointment infuluro arrangements are made to overcometho rush for bargains.

9 A LOO OK & 00.,

UtLLIAUD TABLE MANUFACTURERS,82, Mannuks-strbbt, Wemilnoton.

d (ICBtablisbod Half-a-Contury.)8

—, Estimates pivon for Fitting ImperialLowt Climatio Cusliioim uutl Gcnural Jtopaire.

a' "IJ'DISON GIiMS, with laLoabReproducer,* Jkli Di%a Miio|iiuos, from -C5; Graplio-1 pliouos, from £A 10s j ZealauiliaPhones andsix reoorda, 25h; Columbia X P MouldedKeoords, Is Oil otuiu. J argo.supply of Discand J'.ouldcd lioaoi'ds.

TIU-: TALKERIBS,1 Next Opora Home.

Ij .» R1OHARDSON BROS.'*

nOUSE-FURNISHING SALE; , STARTS TO-DAY

i At "~

115, UPPER CUBA-STREET.| QCOTT'S WILLOW BANKBOARDING' p ESTABIJSOMENT,t Plimmor's Slep-x, Lamptou-qy., Wellinglon.'

Good Accommodntion Jor Boarders.[ Terms (in' advanco)— 3a per day; 9d por_' meal; 17a and 18a per week.I Trams pat.s Stcp3. Two minutes fromr Wharl.L -

V. M.PETERS,Proprietor.

BLANKETS.BLANKETS.

COLONIAL BLANKETS. 'SPLENDID LOT,-JUST OPENED.

gjEE TH.B WINDOWS. SEE TBB WINDOWS.BEDROCK

—PRIOES

—BEDIiOOK

\JCJcLi\JJKivJTJcy W JLJÎJLJJESaJoLj.LINOLEUM AND CARPET WAREHOUSE. MANNERS-STREIST,

(NEXT THE ntOKMONGBBY).

»————_

Usod at table and in cooking, Cenebos Salt !»not onlydaintyand economioal,but it.makes aHthe food more strengthening;because it con-tainsthe Bran Phosphates (absent from WhiteB»»eacl) out of which Nature fopms Nbpvo andBrain, Bones and Teeth,and HeatthyBcudy^..

Prom OrocerM and Stores"

Wholesale Agettfr:~Altkui, Wlh»a*Co:, .VMUSetop..1

I'-yMNSHES WftLL PIPEPS(BRITISH MANUFACTURE)

LargestStocUln-tlieX'jloaj1,and Lowest Prleia.Ireaxo«II«nt !n QVAtA'CY *nd low i> ._

WWf OHioy h»-»« h<t«n ingeneralu» QHfl|-f"kJ 6 CMITTUI(nrou«U tti« Ooiony tor thirtyyears. OJYI fl Itt OC 01711IHi

"■~!£*r' HWPORTERS,

SMfTH & SMITH. ■. -*'""'■■??*" '.'.--"* THK MBW"-^BjfeL RAPID11OTARY

f^~^L;^ , STANDARD£": 'im['"*^S^Jf.r±s^ '

DROP JtBAD -kS^Mvl^j^^.■■ .swing-. MiV:orriNEAw—^ w\ r^-^-îfc^'''' "-"^ "1 *"® Por oon

'<- nottor tlii.n «my othorn

—I?? '~ô^X A--|

— -—^ A belter because it ih bottor j bottor bo->^^^^BISS=r:::^SJ oau»o iti» pbeapor; bettor booanuo it's njswS#S ii^^'^ô^^^^^jEâ every timo.' Norejnvonated inuohinoM ovorK2X>ES^W^^ÊB^âßtS^S lcftVe trty odtAbHshmoiit. Iabaolutoly jruar-Wm K^l fffl "'^^y antoe this. HandMoohiuos, hiflfh arm,50«

£3f i ffif imw'tb lovoly wnlnut oovors, 10a j Rotorioa

M "v- "J"J- W- i'ÂK, Wnjfinoer nndImporter,*K*JL £SL w* , "V^fJJS*' WilliH-streofc. Kstiihlitiliod 18S0'.

CURES m\mTOOTHACHE s=^îî_-INAFEW SECONDS, |rt>wainwwi^HWI '""■■"

[wsaißTSHisD.] People will Talk."~~ " Why shouldn't theyp Whon

THF IATF^sT' thoy can ttllk Rbo"t somethingliic unicoi. " , good. When tholr talk Is eound

cncMTici^ ncucnv advice. Whon thoy have beonSCIENTIFIC REMEDY "»<lo well by suoh a remarkablelung healor as Uane'o Emulsion.—■tor— ,> . When they were ill, when they

*..*.. -, wore coughing, whon thoy wereDCStrOyiM tllC NeiTC w^^ngaway they waretoldof

in Decayed Teeth. LfltlC'S"PRICE 1/-, '■INSIST ON TEYING nINÔ." [^fT|l|1§| flffl

Bott>. BT- CncMIBTB AHD StoRP8. afrCaVhonnyg tHe^'l^^^diX

. , ( . ■ them good. It stopped theircoughs, Ithealed thoir lungb. In' " short, It made.thorn well. And\ /i£&k they talk aboutit. This Is what

\^."**/ "3PIoa-«« sendme a downbottles o!vjo^^V y°ur BPl6ndi(JEmulsion. Bothmyyî&rV'^SSv son and IliavoderiTed much bene-

mS^'Wk''-'--(»;%. tiWo to coWi mi * flnd x oan8»k(Mffi±i?£' r-%>.'\3) more and better relief from Lane's&s£s x'tii1-

~,yi/ Emulsion than from any medicineIty...,,7»< <A*Y IntoUied."— J.F.Flot», Linwood.S;*4î'y#S ' "lAno'i Emultion bn§ dont roef:< ",;£; % more good than any ftwdiolna Iita~'?-~l'*i lmT* cv« M»n, !bcwrttly r«com-?■„« -

-.f;:.f;:- ."^ mend it."— O. A.Whiti, Wanganui.r wfe't I^3 "My ohildren have receded muth»^ P benefit /torn Lane's EinuUion. ItK^J gffi, cured* them of tovtre whooping

Kg \}i/A cough."— Mn«. H. R. Blttbk.y/. ] Totar*.

el "Ihave stiffored with lungWttdlng\& *^Sh '

or Lane's Emulaion hasgivenme more lasting benefit thanT?TTfl- "R V V> - GAIIMENT anythingIhave aver tviod. IcanJÛWiJX o UiUumiJlU. conn-'ontly recommend ».»-E.

STTTT^ Eaton, Wellington."For 5 yeawIwas constantlyIrW

Strap andBuoklo atKnoo, «P with Hsvere Bionchitia. Lane'sEmulsion sostrengthouad my lungsIN SERGE AND TWEED, tlmt lam quite cured. AlthoughIhave since had ooldsIhavebadno17/6. 20/-,^ 24./6 TO 42/6. »»«« of Bronchitis."

—Aib*«t" ' ' ' WiLiiUMB, Napisr.

"~~""Imust ioatify to the efficacy of

TJfYVQ' nT r*TTTTTSTr t Lane's Emulsion in Phthisis(Con-jaUXO tdjUJLU±.INty, sumption). Four botUcs have al-most cured m«. Ploaie i«nd moreOF EVERT DESOJRIPTION, GBISAT at once." Luna, StaUonmai.VATIIBTY. i9V'n3*°-

AT T1(]B"

Our ohildren easilyctught coldl.Lane'sEmulsion bassostrengthened

NEW ZEALAND their lungs and generalhealth thatwonow have no trouble withthem.

CjJUUlilliNy' JiAUlUlliX, Giur, Member, Wanganut Garrison67, LAMBTON-QUAY. Bft"d*"Ourboy had a constant wheezing

cough from G months old. \V»x gavehima course of Lane's Emul-

sion, And it bus transformed hhjnT H E Intoalivelyhwlthy youngster, Wo

QXBAX ASTHMA CUBE. t&J££&S?JS£i m'"EB^.X*l?iBM.~« "P.ople .ay th-,. thing, b.-!,-_„w.-^TTr," cause they ha\a beon cured.TRULY MARVELLOUS, Theymean what thoy say. Thalr

and the united testimony of grateful ndvloe Is :— Buy Lanos Emulslohpatient* pronounces it to bo to-day. Take It regularly, anda TutnAnmrmq nTJRTC y° u wi

"80On bo telling yourA MIRACULOUS OUKb. friends about It. Lane's Einul-

Price, 2s 6d por bottlo;post free, 3i. ] alon la tho ono true spocifto re-H BBTTTAIN cognised,and prescribed, by our

Chemist," 35, Manners-street. most omlnwit doctors for dlsea.1

'3 ses of tho lungs, and nervous

N.B.—lf no benefit tlorivod money wil« system! For oroUp,for whoopingQngly returned.

'cough,forbronchitis, for asthma,'■ —

■— —

and for all the ordinary coughs,--, E COOPER andoolda no medJcine has suchi|j wonderful power In ourlng aswrATnTTTWATTPk ,j MAisiTn?AfITUR. Lane's Emulsion, tho great lungWATCHMAKER and MAÛFAOIUK. heR, &n(J builder*, Takl« »t"k£* "^- , ! ■♥ n none but Lane's. -It's famous22, CUBA-ST., mibngton (oppose O. Because It'sGood." 2/6 &4/6. 67Manufacturing in all iU 1ranches. Repairs _^^__^^__^__^________

a specialty. Country, orders prpmptly "^ "' ( '"^ ,"1"attendod to. 7

'

-f^-BW GOODS! NEW GOODS!

Navy FootballJewey., Is W. 1« «" ggdlldRtiiped Football .le«eys, Is od, la 11Red and Oreen Table,Cov«»,g, Is o±dMantel Drapu, Zitl, 3W, 4MFisher Caps, 6d, Bd, 9d, lOil, IsSkirl lienKllw,Jlf,l« 3(1. l«6dDixsb Pieces, 3s lid, 4s lid, Sb lid, lull

BlouseCLe»&lhß, If. Is 3d, 1« 4«l, Is 6d

Banketa, *iS. Bed Quilts, Table Lmw,Uhoetinn, Forfav*. Towo.s, I*« Ourtains, Hosiery, Uloves, Corf f-U,.Underclothing, etc., le«« than half pneu

Heartbrug«, 1» 6cl. Is U<l, 8y odCrinuon Piu?h Hum, 2j lidWindow Blind, 3id, 4Ad, sid ,Torohon Laco, 4id, 6d, 7i<i, 34d, 9Jd, doxKmbroidory1,lid, 2d, 24d, 34dwide Lace, Id yard? 104 a°*

Yos, we give Discount Stomps.

You will Savp Heaps of Money by calli»3TO-MORROW.

JOn. B. LINDBKKG,THE CHEAPEST AND MOST LIBERAL

DRAPER,

RIGHT SIDE OF CUBA-STREET.

Parcels Frco of Charge.

LADItfS CORNER.

LOVELIEST CONCEPTIONS

In

JACKET NOVELTIES.

IF wo woro asked to adequately de.gcribo tho now Ripple Cloth

RUSSIAN JACKETS, just ox Tou-gariro, wo would faij, because theirEXTREME BEAUTY and SINGU-LAR WINTER APPROPRIATENESSaro placed boyond the coldness ofprinters' typo. Rather' than altogetherdisappoint our fair frionds who weeklylook to tha Ladies' Corner for guid-ance on matters affecting fashion'strend, wo BhaU confino ourselves to-the chief points of RIPPLE JAC-KETS. Ripplo is.a lustrous black ma-terial, somewhat akin to fur, with.furry softness, yet surpassing fur indislinolivo handsomonosa and long- ■

wearing qualities. Each Jacket issatin-lined, has abasque, and applique*finished collar, the complete thing con-stituting a marvel of lightness and afund of warmth. Prices from

4:7s 6D6D up T0 105SI

—' %-

We mutt also mention SILK AP-PLIQUE VICUNA JACKETS,equally splendid goods, irhic% will boarthe closest attention, at from

35s to 97s 6DI6D1

VEITCH'

tAND

ALLAN,CUBA-STREET,

PHILLIPS'CASH BAZAARi

, CASH ONLY. BARGAINS ONLY.

P IR L B.

WHAT lady doe3not ropoatodly findher boat gown shrinking and cock-

ling, the finish disappearing and tho fabriospotting with tho

tfirst shower of rain?

With tho Pirle finish, however, which "aaan iuvontion may almost bo called revolu-tionary," this annoyiug and oxpoasivo ex-perionce is unknown. Pirlc-finishod Dros»Materials will not shrink, wil^ not cocklq.or spot, but will always mtuntaiu thofreshness, smartness, and stylishness '"thatin tho end warrant tho monoy spent,Pirlc-finished goods are obtaiaablo onljat Phillips'* Bara«x.

Price 2s lid per yard.

DRESS GOODS,EX IONIC.An oyo-ploasiug arrayof bo&utiful Dress

Goods direct from fashion's centre—

allworth closo attontion— at Phillips'* Won»dorful Cash-down prices. Zibolinea

—thodemand of ovorystylish drowor

—in doubly

width, 2s 3d por'yard; Hopsack Tweedat 2s 6dper yard; All-wool Clroviot Tweeq—

extra.vffluo-^ls 6dpec yard;a new Rotversiblo Biarritz Cnshmoro at 4s lid poiyard.

DRESSMAKING ANNOUNCEMENT."Wo have scoured the services of a first-

class Dressmaker—

Mi*« Barlow—

who -willcarry on business at our establishment.

PHILLIPS'""""

CASH BAZAAR,67 AND 69. CUBA-STRRET.

STOOKLEY JONES,(LATB SNOWDEN'S).

50, WILLIS-STREET, WELLINGTON.(Opposite Salek's, Chcmiet.)

JUST" ARRIVED.(Ex Rimutiika and louie)

Large ShipmentSerges, Cashmeres, Blovwos, Flannels *ndFlannelettes,White,Pink, and StripedFlannolottes, Shootings, Towel*, QuiltsTablo Damonkd, SorvioHoii, Mon'itandWomen's Hosiory(ONLY MORLEY'SKEPT IN STOCK), Laco Curtainsnnd Mualin Curtniuß, also Lace nndMuslin Curtaining, Glass Cloths, TenClotln, TurkiEh Rollor Towellings ivwhite aud brown.

These goods we purchased direct fromthe manufacturers by Mr. Snowden forme, ond shipped direot. Write for sam.pies. Parcel* delivered twice daily.

\/y ANTED, the publitto call and orderour O-ercoats, suitable for wot or

cold weather. Rainproofs, Meltons, Beav.or«, Venetian, in all latest designs andstyle* for 50s and 70s, mado to your men-sure, at the British Woollen Company56, WiUia-street, X

Y>v. Williams' PinkPills are (ho linealmedicino in the world H! for sick-ty children. They aro aweot, pretty, easy to take and H| absolutely hunnless, aj Dr. Williams'Pink Pills fill thoirlittleveins with plenty o£ 1! g°od, pure, strong, rich, red hlood. Every dosebreeds bono and || muscle. fijI Jiy making pure,rod blood Dr. Williams'Pink Pills are the I') onesurecure for all tho troublesof childhood, such aspeevishness, |jj) Htomnch complaint,diarrhocu, general weakness, rickets andSt. iVitus' danco. ji& After each meal give one-thirdof a pill to young children

—a. i

j half a pill lo childron over ten. They willmake them grow up i'| into strong,hearty,healthy, hardy lads and lasses. j >

Ia... « IrV " When bM.y Rthel vissixmonths old,ronêaUon of the luifes lotin,nnrt Aythem consumption of tho lioweN." naysMm M. J. Joiicii, of EnncUl, near 'f Oflin»ru." Two plbverdoetom if.ivohiT onlyfour montlis tollvo. Sho faded (I awayrapidlyand won ho111 niul« <-,iW th.it»he could netev«n more. Sto iioch Iwins- tort,.r«l her fnr d*>.loÛkt. NIvl.t »f t.-r mplnW0 sno iT» wmhhrr.I IhcnItev\ how Dr. Williams 1 »'ink I'lllscured rhililrfn.soIirh-dttieinonhor !

j (s— j

V Th.Dr. William.'Medicine Oo Wellington. 3/.abox;,lxboxw,10/0. poitfree. 9ja AlwiiygIn boxes— neverIn bottles. »^

Pdß BODY AND DUKABILUT USB ES"BIIBHED 1763

" .- HUBBUCK'SWARRANTED . GENUINE

': WHITE LEAD.nUBBUCK'S PATENT WHITK ZXNO.

Hnbbuok's Gonuino HodLoad Hubbnok'fi donuinoLinsoodOilHubbuok'nQoniiinA Palo MoiledLinßootl Oil Burn!,Tnrkoy tTmbor(drioß oxtrahard, doosnot bli3tor) Ilnhbuok'nuonuinoBoiledLinsood OilDnrnLandHaw Siepias Hubbuolt's PntontBriers(special quality)llubbnrka Oonuino Burning Colza, a Hnbbmik'i* Oxford Oohrotpeoiftlty Jlubbuok's Gonuino VoôtabloBlack.

ESTABLISHED 1765."

ESTABLISHKD 1765.

THOMAS HUBBXJCK & SON, LIMITED, LONDON.AUSTIJALIAN OFPfOK:3«-, QUKMN-STUKKT. MRLr.OUUNB.

JSTIfIT SPOT CASH PRICE LIST.i

FLOUR,BoutBrand, KKROSBHE,100's,12/- j 50's, 6*/3; ,- 7/GOASB'9r,'« <\n -PhlOE'S LONDON SPBBM

SaQA«,No.lundlA,* ICOZ,7d LB.

« 7/6 BAG. OATMKAL, M'QILL'S,

BnGAB,K.>,'"

< 25L8 BAGS, 3/10.7/3 BAG. BUTTER, FINEST CREAMEBT,

111) 18.hick, sa.go, tatiooa,tkabl jiaui.lsy, our famous tba,

Old for11d.' '

2/- per lb.

COLONIAL ALE AND &XOUT, QUAttTS g/6 BOZ.SOUTU AUSTRALIAN

H UME & SO N,WILTiTS-STBBET. WELLINGTON j JACKSON-STREET, PRTONB.

THE;

STEWAETI) A W S O N■■"■■ JEWELLERY STORE

18 THK BEST PLA'CK INNKW ZWAI.AND TO GET SUOQBSTIOS3Toil HIBSWNTS.

rg^TlK Stook i« m variod,and t)io Prloo« tiro 10 variod, thatovorjkindof tai&s ua>Aewxy.(!. iloplh of (iookob is (into to bo suitoil. To-d»y wo Lsto opanod op m cAvmhsoiij\ariotyof— ' , , .

Silvor Mniiiouro SoU,in oivkoii, ab .153. 40s; 50a, np to.£99*Kilvor Vauos. Oh (i1, 1In<!<1, 12« (id. 13h Chl, 15b GdT2l«, u?» to £G ewiSilvor Jam Spomiß, fisXJil,10rOd. \<i« (!<l,nud16a6<teachSilvor ButterKnivoa.5« Oil, 0s Cd, InG«l, 8« Ma*ohKilvoKrUiouulod I'uft'Boxos,10a Ud, IGoGil, 18a (id,21s,andupvjudiSilver-bftolcod JlairBrußhes, 1G» Ud,13s0.1, 2I»,Us 6vl, 230*, 35» *»cb

Comb.M, 5s&1, Oh od, 10a lid, 11m Od, 12s Cdcacb..Silvor Suit Collars (rI««8 lininâ),13s (id oaohSilvor aud Cut-gluiM l'opporI'ots,7s (Sd oaohSilver Uclta (beautitnl Wuttoau doHigtO, -<5s caolibihaf-pliUodBolts (till tlio nnwoat designs aro lioro). Prices,19aGil, 14s 63,15b63^

163 Gd. 17bGd.18s Gd, 21b oachTHKSK GOODS ABB ALL OF IIIGHRST QnALITY, AND TUB PJUOB3

AHIO KXTUBMMLY KASX.Wo will bo plcnsed to aooyou looking round,

STEWART DA.WSOJNT & CO., .JEWELLERS, WELLINGTON. |

FURNITURE! FURNITURE!FURNITURE 1 I

ARE you'Soiling tJp tho 'appy homo.If bo call on Richardson Bros., 115,

Upper Cuba'Stroot. Cash Buyer of Houso-hold Furniturb.

IGNWIUTING SIGNWJUTINUGo to

R. MARTIN, 17, Mannorg-stroot. 1

OATINA makes tho best porridge. A?kfor OATINA Rolled Qals, and poo

that Langdowu'dnruno ia on tho baa;. 1IVlachuios of ovory clusuription

Ky lopairod by Rkillotl Dicahiniioa. fciiiifforSowing Machino Co.^s, Willi'-ftrpot. 1

WHY not try itoyalBlue next washingday? It improves tho colour of tho

clothes and makes less 'work; 1|ToLl,ED~'6A¥s.^îrfor~oatina madeJLt/ by Langdowu and Son from NowZealand oats. F. Pownall, Agent. ■ 1\XTORM POWDKIIB.— Whon a child» V uainplaius of hcadacho, whon brcnth

is bad, with constant thirit, or whon sloopia roatloM, givo ono of thoso nowdord.That child .will bo a happy, healthy childuoxlday. Prico Is. 11. 0. Brion, Chemist,108,_Cuba-Btroot. 1

T^HKmoßt pffoctivo aid to tho work inthe laundry is Royal Blue. Itmnkos

washing day v pleasure. 1"I'¥CK()VKirXND CO., Land and" dommiuion Agents, Giaborne, havo

anexceptionally good pnyinft lnrgo Board-inghouso for fcialo;owner rotiringÔMONHKAiw*KS~Tavo coivf Strong,

durohlo, mndo of thick iron, thoyrotnin all tho heat nnd last longest. 1

LILY S'lûfCir]s"a~fivvmTi:ito~in ovorylaundry. It, ia tho chenpost, purest,

aud bo(>l.____^ i

TfjTOlt tho Cheapest ond Best Hounopaint-Jbv ing, Paporhanging, aud Docoi'ating,go to W. G. Tustin, 89, Willis-Btrcet.

LILY STARCH iJTsofd by ovory grooor.'It ir always wanted whon good iron-ing is to bo done. 1

PKIVA'rK""PBRBON haY AlcTnoy toLend, md lo £500; no loan ofllcorouliiu!. Send stamped addrefscd eu-volopo for roi*l- ,CouiklenUul, Box 466,G.^.O,

ASK FOR . .COLONIAL AMMUNITION CO.'S

CARTRIDGES.They havo como out on top at all recent

Pigoon Matchoa in tho ooiony.

REDDEER STALKING— Sond for Prioes

of .303 Rifles and Ammunition to tho

COLONIAL AMMUNITION COMPANY.Auckland,

NGIICR'S Kmulsion, 2s -Id. TonicNivtwiiarilln, quarts, 2s. Bland'a

Tonio and Blood Pilln, wnrrantod an pro-RcriVed in nil tlio loading Hospitals,Is Gdpor 100; second quality, Is por 100.Pronoriptioim (.'omnounilodwilh tho groatostcaru. KopU-i- Wall nud Oil, 2a 3d, 3a Od;Scott's Emulsion, 2a, 8a lOd; JloraoioAoiii, Is lb ) Clutnont'e Tonio, 2a Od;ffonnlno Dr. Williami'a Pink Pills, 2s sd.Allotbor linos atpricoH lowor (ban tboao ofany olboi;pliurinauiatin Wollington.

O. NvKNb, Chomiat, Mamlorft-streot.'JVoainiont for Hkiii Dißeaves a^pooiality.

IMPISRiVVNT~TO LADIES.

DR. A. J. M'GILL strongly ndvisos allBuffering womon, beforo entering

hospitals or submitting to nocdlcss opera-tions, to givo hia famous and oimploPAS'ITLK TRKATMBNT v, fair trial, thetiuccesß of which is proved daily. Full in-fonnotion c»n bn obtainrd on Tuesday,Thursday, nnd Saluulay Mornhig-rat Jso.4, Boltou-etrcol, or on application to Mr*.A. Alpha,Box -111, WoUu^lon. 1

NO. 886— Gout's Clovoland Bioyolo, 23-inch framo, rc-onamollod and nickol

pliilod, tiros in fair ordor, will carry heavyrider; ono of tho best of American bi-oyclois ', suit a working man, and cheap at£6 cash;

'call quick or machine will bo

said. Adams Star Cyilo Company, Mer-cor-rtroot. " lt

OATINA mado from Now /scala/idoats nialcos tho best porridge for

breakfast. Ask for Oatina Rolled Oats, 1

THB EVENING FOHT. SATUJIiDAY. MARCH 28. 1903. 3

THK NEW ZKAL.VNI) AND AI'HK'AN'

STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Ltd.).UNDEIt CONTRACT TO Tllß NKW

ZEALAND (SOVKKNMKNTFOR DUHUAN, I'OUT ELI/iAHETH,

AND CAPETOWN, VIA SYDNEYAND KKHMANTLK.

THK Fino, Full-poworedH.M. NORFOLK, 0000 tons burthen,

Cuptuin lluntcr,Will ho dphpatrhi'd from Wollinston

ABOUT THB END OF APRIL.For full particulars as to Faros and

Freight*, apply toTho Mpcrotary for Department of

Industrioi and Commorco,Brnndon-strool, Wellington;

Or to„ !S?M?EE' BARNS AND CO.-TfiWtt- l\f E S S A <1 X R IKSSfllK MARITIMK.S.SYDNKV to LONDON, Vu

OOLOMUO and PAULS.Slonuioifl of (1500 lons,under postal oon-tract with tho I'Youuh a«veriini«iir, oallinir\t MKLBOUUNK. /\J)KLAIDI'J, FHK-MANTLK, COLORIHO, SUKVS, and POUTSAID, will ,bo dospatohed monthly, as foUoiva t

—Sloiimorh HyJliuy. Mulb'miio Adolniilo* ip.m. 1 jmii. 1 p.m.

1000 100J 1903yiUotlolaC'lotnt April13 April IB April 18\rmtindUeliio Jloy 11 May 11 May 10Juno 8 Juno 11 Juno litJuly 0 July 1) July H

PasHontrors baokod to ROMMAY, INDIACHINA, lIATAVfA,andJAPAN.PASSAGW MONUI", JJ27 to J377, inolud.big table winea.RETURN;. TIOICETS at REDUCEDBATES.ENGLISH SPOKEN ON BOARD.JivruitN Ticicktu (First Saloon) botwoon

Auwtruliiuiports uro availublo for return byP. & 0., Oriout. Pacific, aud N.D. Lloydsleamoi's having1room.

For furtherparticulars applytoLEVIN & CO.. Ltd.,Wailiußhm.

AUSTRALASIAN LrNlfi.GRAC IE BEA'L I.X 1 A 0<).,Of 14, Wator-stroot, l.ivornool,Despatch iron Vossols of tho hi|;hoHt oluasfrom Livorpool to WAllinifton and Diutodit)»t roKnlui- intitrvaU.

JOIfNKTON Ik CO. (Ltd.), AgontiiHIENT " PAOIFIO LINE

OfROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.I Tho following Royal Mail Steamshipo

! bolonjiinir to tho ORIENT and PACIFICCOMPANIES will loavo Sydney at nooni and MELBOURNE at 1p.m., on SailingDays, ns undor for LONDON (Tilbury),via ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE, CO-LOMBO (transhinpinir for all Indian portalSUKBOANAL, NAPLES, MARSEILLESand GIBRALTAR:

—Hleunißr*

'1'" v" *'»om I'riint From

Oroyat ... —Mnr. 2fi ;Mar. 31 April 3Orontos't

—Aiwll 7 AprilU April 16Orubat

—April2:S AprU2B April 80

tCallingat Holiartonl-outo to Melbourne" Twin Sorow.And fortnightly thoreaftor.Fares, Now Zealand to London-Saloon Single: £43 to £80Rolurn: £69 to £120Third Class ... £18, £20, and £22On paymont of an additional £2 15s,

First-class Paaiengors may proceed ovor-land from Naples to London.First and Socond Class Passengers no-euro ipeoial advantages by booking throughfrom Now Zealand, boing provided withSaloon Passages to Australia, which aroinckulod in tho abovo fnros.Passages oan bo booked to or propnidfrom any of tho abovo ports.For further particulars apply toUNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OFNEW ZEALAND (LTD.),. , Agents in Now Zealand.rpHE ABERD XlO N ITnTJ.;TO NATAL, CAPETOWN, andLONDON.

CALLING AT PLYMOUTUThe following magnificent stoamors willleavo SYDNKY for NATAL,CAPETOWNand LONDON, as follows "—

Nnme ofStoauior. A°"" Sj-ilnuyat"**r- noon.Momvlaa 447.t April-8

"

Austmlnrisn :;Q»2 Mny 1FARES..Saloon. 3rilolnH».

liOQdon ... £55 ... JClfi O« Oil to jC2O 0* o<lCnpu and Natal £31 10» ... Jilß Vis04to £17 I7« OdLKVIN & CO., Ltd., Agouti.

rjuios. cook &' sonX APPROXIMATESTKAMEIt SAILINGS TO LONDON.

Steamer. Lino. Wo |L^,^niwin ... N.O.Ti. Syilnoy AprilOTay S3Orontos... Oriout SjUuoy Ajiril 7May 23

Boforo bookingyour tickets to London orolsowhoto writo for Conk'».Sttilini» List.COOK'S SIUPPINO OKJ-'ICIO,Ciistomliousn-quay. Wollinglon.

H. M. STEPHENS,14and16,LAMBTON-QUAY,

TitAVßi,r.iNa Bao anoTiiunk

Makru.

B®Sfc*

H hoots umi

"ir'*"'"

vet. AddH llirooGOLD MEDAL innoulo tho woar oflonUiur. I'loiiKiiut

AWARDS for Ritnailoriiy. Blnok or Drowncolour. Hold by Xlont Htoros, Huddlors, Ironmoni;o»'(i, otu. Munndvotoi'y, iJulwicb, LundouKiifflainl.

G4OVERNMI2NT LIPB INSORA.NCMT DEPARTMENT.EsTAßMsnitri 1870.

EVERY POf.IOY GUARANTEEDBY IJfflfi STATE.

For tlio following amongst many vo.asoinNow Zoalandorsshould support thoir nationaloffioe i—

1. ItsSocnrity is absoluto,2. Itn ProminuiHaro low.3. Itn llonusos arohigh.4. ItsFunds aro all invented in the oolony,5. ItsButiinoftfl in rnxtriotod to Now Zou*

land, the IIKALTHIKST COUNTRY INTHK WORLD.

Now Zoalaiidor* who insiu'o inoflloos whlnhobtain tho bulk ot thoir buftinoiH frrnn thoOld World and tha othor oolonlos (includuij;Wostorn Auntrnlini and Fiji)havo to pay forthoLOSSA RISING FROM 'JJHIO11ISAVIKItMORTALITY OF THOSW COUNTRIES.

Tho doath-rato in Now Zealand wasundor10 per thousand in 181*8. while in tho o(horeolonios it ranged from 12k per thousandInNow South Wales to 16 por thousand ivWosturn Australia

AccUMUtA'ruD Fdndb at prosonb datoamount to ovor THREE MILLIONPOUNDS.

ANNUAL INCOME,ovor JC400.000.J. U. RICHARDSON.

Coiniuiamonor.

IRENDERS AND FIPvE BRASSES.Orancl Value atT. J. THOMPSON,, /roninonuer.

UNCOMMONLY KICH GOODSAT

W AWSOC X & A.DKIN'S.rURCHASRD 8/- IN Til13 £ DISCOUNT,

Conditional that thoy shouldnot boro-sold iv England.

SILK VOILE SKIRTS, STLTC SKIRTS,Blaok and CroaraPLUSH and SILK JACKETS, MANTLES and CAPESMATALASSK and SILK JACKETSRICH VOU.E SKIRTS, linod Sillc, andhandeomoly trimmod—4} Ruinous for !'i guinoiiuHiKiiineaHfor 4 guinoaa

71guineas forM guineas8 (,'uinouß Cor U guineas

SILKSKIRTS, Silk linod—74 (. ujnras for (H puinooa8 oninoas for G guinono

CREAM SKIUTS-8 guineas for6 guinoas7iguineas for 5J gninoaa

HiUSIt nnd srLK VELVET JACKETS, trinunod Sablo, Cwftcnl, Astraonna*andBear—

'Uguinoas for 3 guinoasC guineas for 4^ guinoaiii 7|guineas forSj gniiioau8 guinoas for5 gniuoaH1 0 guineas for6 guinouH

10 guineas forG.J guiuuafi10Jguiiieau for 7 guiiiottH

MATALASSE SILK JACKKTS—0iguineas for 55s4 guiuons for3 guineasCiguiuuus for4 guinuus

1/- INTHB £ DISCOUNT POR CASH.

yiij^^D EVERYWHERli;::^^gJl

/^Â A.TJTUMN AND WINTER.vSnrr^P^^^^"^ ExSS- MMDTAKA'from London.

.rr>,<«. fif^pfl^Xl^' Ez S.S.IONIO, from London.'fij^j^r''''"ô^^(}{j^^^'^<'^Xt T.udios' Mantles, Jaokots, and Capos, best

1 "sFts"^'v\^(Wf pA\\**V^'u"T^yV^ Dross Material,rdilks. Satins\■'V^V'^v^^'j?^^z^^^yr^'»^Lif t'oHlumos— Lalo»-t stylos andcolours\^^^&^M^^^^^W^' Skirts,ailouscu, UuibrollasU^S^^JJ^^^^^^^^Mt^^SlS^ LikUos' Underwear, Corsotß, nndHosiocy

A l'Kli;."vJ) li\ MvJviJ. Ifibbons,LacoH, Tio*,and CollaroltosUtwikoH, Crotonnos, Curtains, Towola

1)R. EijM.8.1iIE, Ladies' KidandLoco GlovosL.F. PHYiI, liT HUKU. tiLASG., Mo»'s> Youths' and Boys' Clothing, Hats,L.H.A.',' LU.N'D., LM ,' i-tc. Caps, Ties,ShirtsRegiitrrort by Ihn (invernmiuHß of Groat

liritam, New Zonland, nnd Now TAILORING.South Wall*.No. 13, WELLINUTON-THRRACE, Now Twoeda and Snilings, Englißb, Irisb,

WELLINtJTON. Scotch,andFronoh.

TUIS Highly-qualified Physician nnd ,aurR,on from Iho ilOM..t.Ms of Lou- E. J. WALSH & CO.,don und Pan* linn by 25 yenn« of study '

SSrfcETS Phonic1: &vo^| , w,willis-street.BLOOD, SKIN" and SPECIAL DISKASKSof Men and Women.

""In bin very sucrowful treatment of tho .

nbovo claps of tlillicnlt coach them is "AolS^cuerimontiiiu i»i«l No l'ailuroa."

Connullntions nro froo to nil, so that afriendly oliat, oilbcr pcrsonnlly or bylottor co-its nolhiiiK, and nuiy «avo, you TfTT'TT T)T^»"PT /Wyears of mjsery. »o nono neod ilospair. JXXKjXI i/loiiJAIN«\v Sciontillc Treatment and Now Un-failing Remedies of tho vory bout nnd OT

puroit nro Honostly nnd Faithfully ujod. i-iAOTTTAXTATITIii T?TTT>QModorato charge*- \VASHIONABLPj Ji UKo.Consultation Hours:— lo to 12, 2to 4,

7 »o fl. ~~"

YOUNG MIDN—

Ifyouarosuf- Ab'

Complelo »nd Vnluablo Solootion offoriiifr or woak.or wid. call or writo to Dr. NOVI'iLTY" FUR GOODS as oan bo foundKlmalio, No. 13. Wcllington-ton-Aco, Wei- in tho oolony is now boing- shown At TElington, n« ho thoroughly understand* your ARO HOUSE,troubles and their onuses, Hiß Skilful

— — "Treatment ami Sotonlifio Romodios eimblo JAPANESE WfiK NECKLETS,him to GUARANTEE a Comploto Curo o« 6dto 25s caobin ovorycuso undortaken, or ho will mako T.ni«ngn QinTT? tsvnvT b"i'<Jno ohnrgo. Strictly confldontinl. Modorato JAPANESE SABLb NIiCKLhIS,charges Consulting Houw-10 to 12, 2to k

„ T^°" °llllt0.?,09t

""*4, 7 to 8. STONF. MARTENNECKLETS,withhoads

LADIESmayconsult Dr. Klm.lieat"*>

rvi

'110. each

hi. residence. No. W, Wollintrton-torraco, aÂ&£ ABMN^gJ^^°SSWellington, from 10 to 12. 2t04.7 to S. anA ¥ l*>, , r

toGB* Tr.^.rdaily, who is a legally-qualified Physician SQUIRR OL, TCOLINSKI and FUOIIand Spociolii't,ami whoso up-to-dnlo Treat- NECKLETS, H3a Cd to 45s oaohmant gives tho grontost sntinfaction. Strict- JAPANESE MINK MUFFS,ly confidential. Call or writo. Solo agont 12s Cdto 25a oaohfor Famous Lndios' Correctivo Tablets, taPANRSTC SABLK MCFKS(10s Gd extra), 21. post free. Oturanteed JAPANESE SADLb k*6dto 30s6d oaohflt° C

'mrgo>- STONE anaSABLEMARTENMUFFS,11 *» 55s to 5guineas eaoh

rLiSlMfr"""" 1. .-...^«.' ' "n^l REAL CHINCHILLA SETS, Muff aud

f^K Br*& ra *kw Nooklot, 8 guineas to10 guinoas tho sotWft flPft. T«K kL. B§fr RISAL BEAR SETS, Muff and Nooklot,

*P^ aoAMn RED FOX SETS,now shapoa,5^ .BnAWD *E3 17a6dtho sotXV^^^^^^^T OARAOUL JACKETS, 30 to 30in long,

© T^^S,v /&§£&§^ lm ELECTRIC SEAL JACKETS, lined with" lli&*W&S2§?^ «" ColouredSilk, 95s to10 guineaseachJJ XLê^C W MINK. SEAL; and CABACUL JACKETS\^. // l"ldOAt>JSS» Css to iaSoinoaa each.

TE ARO HOUSE

W.GREGG *C9H?. With tho

.^MpVfrrtfcUfr CUm AM ildDDnifnl /GREATEST BARGAINS you ovor saw, tf^Wâ* nt «"» U« HrrKOVAI, \JC whon you look at our windows, flllou*X Jlnß^ amf"y'""° oafo«"»>'«'■* withBOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS,thatr_«fi*HsS %■?& waêd. will surpriseyou.mm f$A M.?,::£2.i0t0_86.6

—iffA«Wt\ BNOt f?!10"",'- Tl B

- s.loel or VVood Three pairn ROPB-SOLE SHOES for Is;'JAtfHMniiS ''rcanu"Sra ua Gimtas sovon pairs for 2s. Nothing short offfllwlssSilß^n CARRIAGE PAID S0"I* RAUK-FOOTED will savo youHU^lSîwfl7"0 <"< v ''«""«"» Australasia. tho molloi' wo cau-BjQfr^^JffiSTV'K-rs, ACCESSORIES, LADIES' BUTTON SHOES at 6s lid,R^M\»F^l!|Spartinica«o(lflandsewlnir worth 10sGd . iH/nMii KMKM-chliicsrlalfUsiialPrlces mwi'ti'v.r.jnnn'rq o«1a Pf!m& 11,1fif W writ,forC»talo»u.4Bp.cLloir.r OLN IS Ms 6d BOOrS,Salo Pnco6s lidmjllfif u.«ini,'a)U.jtmp.AUi}refsDpt.M3A jror ALL who visit oiu* Salo wo havo

fVIQCtdCycfOC?O.Cu's^0' Bargains;for those who don't.Sympathy.-— — —LADIfclS* DANCING SHOES, 2s lid,

_.». , < 'T-u worthin (Jd*Wf) i" jh LAUII<JS'I2sod SIIOIOS.now7» lld

"^^w??^* '^'''S v^_^9 ouC(inMo

';Pll'P11't'10 oooan into a loa-oup.

jraFniflj-ft .i: 'I'^.v/'^yii r-?CK!Ks^B'_ft neither can wo doboribo to-day tho hundred

f I V>fc^^^&flL Discount SUunps givon.

i#ff^fw\n POTTJSK & SON'SOpposito Govornmont Buildings.

171 W rOTTKKI.L AND CO—

(JKNKRAL OARUIKHH AND CUSTOMS JjIOHARDSON BROS.AGKNTH, UOUBE-FUBNIBHING SALEQucn n f'hninbfM, Wollmiflon.

VHKNITUKK MOVKI). ,STARTS TO-DAYNB —Splendid Btonigo nocoinmodatioj: OlAUia lU-Ui\X

"lclprhmio No. 2J AfcI>(M'll MIXKS -Write to- Fim-* IJOOKR ..,

TTPPirn rTTHA QTRVITTI> of vilal intoio-,1about younolvoa;post 115, UPPER CUBA-STRLET.froo. Writo Mons. Gouraud, 82 Little \\f ANTED to dell, WhiU ApolyFliudorS'Stroet. Molbourno, IT aiiEvonimr Postotlioo.

"CLto-^TFTNION STEAM SHIP CO..JSSK&i;U OF NKW ZEALAND (Lo.)(Weather aud oirouinstunooa poruiittimr.)

LYTTMLWN.Te Anau .Saturday, Mar.28 9 p.m.Rotomahana Monday,, Mur.30 7.ai>p,in.'J'artivviiiu " Tuusilay, Mar. 81 4p.m.To Aimu Tuesday, Muv.31 6pin.LYTTELTON, AKAROA. TIMAItU,

OAMAIIU, AND DUNEDIN.Upolu Wednesday, April 1 noonDUNISDIK, VIA LYTTELTON.Tnranom Tuesday, Mur.31 4 p.m.Warrimoo Thursday, April 2 3p.m.MKLUOURNK, VIA LYTTELTON, DUN.KDIN, IiLUW, AND HOBART.IVaminoo Thursday, April 2 3p.m.NAPllilt,GISJJORNK, ANW AUCKLAND,Taluuo Monday, War. 30 4 p.m.Waikaro Thursday, April 3 4 p.m.

SYDNKY imU-JCT.Moeraki Saturday, Mar. 28 8 p.m.

SYDNEY, VIA AUCKLAND.Waikaea Thursday, April 2 4p.m.NELSON DIUKUT.

Takapnna Sunday, Mai\ 29 8 p.m.,Uuupiri Wednosday,April 1 S p.m.Wainui Friday, April 3 10 pm.I'ukapunn. Suuduy, April 5 2p vi.

PICTON AND NHLSON.Outgo In Uleiihenu 15» pnr toil.Haupin* Monday, Mur. 30 midn'tftiugntu Tuoaday, filar. 31 12.80 p.m.Penguin Thursday, April 2 12.:i0 p.m.Penguin Saturday, April 4 I'J.ttO p.m.Mapourika Tuetnlay, April 7 13.30 p.m."ToPiotononly.NEW PLYMOUTH AND ONISUONQA,

I'Olt AUCKLAND.Cpuueotiiifr at Now riyinouth with through,'"-train from Wolliuttton on Tuesday

'1hurndityij,and Saturdays,ill 8.30 p.in,Takupnna* Sunday, Mar.U9 **p.u»-l{oloiti Wodnonday, April 1 & !>■"»"

"Callaat Fiuton.WJSSTPOMT, tUtJSI'. AiNl> UOKITUCAVIA NKLyc»M.

Coriunaf Monday. Mar. Sa 3pm.llaupiri Woduoaday, April 1 5 p.m.Wainui Friday, April 8 10p.m.

fUooauofc callItAKOTONUA ANU TAHITI,FJIOM

Tavinni Tuesday, April 21SUVA ANDLKVUIiA.MtoiU AUOKLANI)iloura Wednesday. April22BfcJDNKY, VIA 'iV)NUA, SAMOA, AND

I'lJl, l''iCUlVl AUCKLAND,Hanroto \Vo»Jne»d»y, April 8

TickcU »r«il»blo for »top over or rolurnby Moiiiuf. liuddart, I'arkur aud Co.'a"icamori.

'Bertbd will only bo allotted to passen-

ger* on production of ptuaago tioket 'atibo Company* offloe.

S"~"HOitTl:aT~ROU'iK TO AUCiiLAND,VLV ONKHUNGA.

Connecting with tUrougli train fromWellington.

U.B.S. Co.'a Steamer* leave Now Ply-mouth v under (wcathdr permitting):

—HotoiH Saturday, Mar. 8.80 p.m.Takmmna Tue*(Jtiy, Alar. 31 8.30p.m.lCotoiti Thurndivy, April 2 8.30p.m.Itotoiti Haturdivy, April 4 B.UU p.m.

Pawcngom cua embark at Wellingtonon Wednesdays and uunuayv, proceedingthrough by atoamor to Onohungn forAuckland. Ticket* uud burtha can bb pro-cured on board tho train aftor leavingaUfttford;WELLINGTON

-PICTON - BLENHEIM

I'ASSENGEtt AND OAItUOSEHVICE.

S3. HAUPIRI loavot Wollington. «t" mkluight on Monday*, Wcdno»day»,"nd Friday*, and returns from Ficton at20 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thuridayi, audSaturday*. Saloonreturn pauago betweenBlenheim Ami Wellington, 20*'if bookedAt tho ofHco (including railway faro bo-twouu Picton «nd Blonhoim).

Olhers of company's steamers altornatowith Hnupiii, thua affording daily con-nection beiwecn Ficlon and Welliugtou.

Cargo bookod through to Blonlieiin atlow<Mt current rates.UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND (Ltd.).

NOKTHKKN STKAMSiriP COMPANY(Lishibd).

WELLINGTON -AUCKLAND SEKVICK."J^fe^ t B "»11K S.B. NGAI» UHImßk!£Br 1. CSO tons ltegmtoi',

Lutivod Now Plymouth for OnuhunâsMONOAY, WEDNESDAY, and FUIDAY.ronnuctinj;with tluougb train from Welling-ton,aud

Lfiivos Onohunga for Now Plymouth sTUbhUAY, TUUUSUAY, «nd bUNDAY,oonnevtiiifrwitlithrough train to Wollington.

i'ODqougers can *«ouio berths on nppioa*tipn to . Ll'iVlN A CO. il.Tu.i Attmiu-^ tTfc fI nndormoutionod Stmimors"*- 'will loara, oiroumstau<3CB""^^^^^pormitting,as follows :—FOB OASTLEPOINT & NAPIEII (Spit),

Tho s.B. KlftJl'i'ANGl,EARLY.

ffOKKAIKOUHA,CHEVIOT, AND LYT-TKLTON, Vi*. Uoabt.Tho b.b. WAKATU,

On MONDAY,at4 p.m.FOll ULKNiIICIM.Tito «.8. OI'AVVA,

THla DAY, at 11 p.m.

JB'OU 1-OXTON,Tbe a.s. QUKH.V Ob1THW SOUTH,

THIH DAY,at4 p.m.For freight or pwmrgo apply to

LWVIN &<■!(>.(LtMiTMO). Agonta.

"WELLINUTON AND WANQANUISTEAM I'ACKKT COMPANY.

fITHJ? followingSteamerawillbej^jw&p' -* dospatolioduhnndor^wcatboraud ciroumsUinoos permitting:—For WANUANIH— Thob.M. BTOItMBIItD,on MONDAY

JOHNSTON & CO. (Ltd.), Affoutß.For WANGANUr— Tho at«atuor HUIA,

onMONDAY,at 3pm.LKVIN A CO. (Ltd.), Agonl«,

FOR KELNON, MOTUEKA, TAKAKA>AND COLLINGWOOD.

~— mmm~ TASMAN,On B-BTPAY, 3rd APRIL.

LEVIN St, CO.,Ltd.,Aironts.

VVI'ST COAST STEAMKHSJ.■j^ffi, ,4 NOHOU LINK OF STEAMJB3ah&> J\ I'AOKHTS aro nppointodmmmmM^~toloaTOnaundor i—Fcr NELSON, WKSTt'OttT, «BEY.MOUTH, anil HOKITIICA— Tim n.it.CHABLKSKDWAED, on TUESDAY, '

At 5 p.m.For JPATEA

—Hio a. 4. AOBERE,

onTUIiSPAY.at4p.nl.TV. & G. TUttNUULL A CO..

Agentß.

MIBAMARPEIiltY CO., Ltd.STEAMKHS Loyalty and Admiral to

KAUAKA BAY AND SKATOtfN—Leave Town, " TâveSoatonn,7.20, 10a.m. } f7.B.S, 1O.« a.m."1.10, 'i.W p.m. > Daily.\ "Jl.'tS, tt.lsp.m.

t5.15, tC2n p.m.) " (.tjo.6f>,Wp.m.C,10.30 p.m. I Safe. I5p.m., 6.W pm10.15 a.m. 1„„„,,„ (11».m.2.30, 5.30 p.m.5 Sundfty-14-15, 5, J0.15pm

"Wi'dr esdaj and Saturday ouly. fNotonSaturdays. J[,eavoa KarakaBay10 minutesearlier. DayKeturnFaro,(id: Sat.Might,Ib,

MlitAMAlt.Leave town. LeaveMiramar.

l.li>, 2.35p.m. ISaturday I 1.30,5.50 p.m.10 a.m.ISunday j5 p.m.

HE WELLINGTON STBAMFJSKUYCO,, LTD.ferry Services.

TO DAY18 BAY^Mondays to Friday*,10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m. Lonvo Bay,8 a.m. 11 n.m., 4.15 p.m. .Saturdays

—To

Bay, 10 a.m., 1.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 10.15p.m. Loavd Bay, 8 a.m., 11a.m., 'i p.m.,5 p.m. Sundays— To Bay, 10.15 a.m., 2.30p.m. Leavo Bay, IIa.m., 5 p.m. Extratrips— To Bay; Mondays and Thursdays,7 a.m. Leavo Bay, Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

ltotiirn—

Adult3, Is;Children, 6d.To Seatoun and Karaka Bay

—Weekdays, 10 a.m.,'2.30 p.m. Leave Soatoun#

11 n.ni., 4.15 p.m. Sundays— To Seatoun,10.15 a.m., 2.30 p.m. Leave Seatoun, 11n.m., 5 pm. 'Wednesdays and Saturdays6 p.m.

(Circumstance* permitting.)Special service* ndvertiied at holiday

limp*. Land for >SnJ« »t Day's Bay.

MARK

"CTALVOLINE OILS CONTAIN NO ACID, WILL NOT CLOG OR GUM UP.'

SOLD LN CASKS AND CASES.VALVOLTNK C. Cylindor Oil, for Cylinders and ValvoaVALVOLINIS C. Machino Oil. Tho VoryHostOil foe Uigh-gradoMachineryVALVOLINE ii.Maprnot Oil. A splondid Oil for KupinosandMaohiuury, whei*

tho vory liighoal. Rrarlo is notosHontialVALVOLINW W. Majruot Rod Oil, for Agricultural, Sawmill, and GeneralMaohinory, for whicha inodium gmdo.of oil is requiredVALVOLINE Dark Axlo Oil, Hpooially Riiitabio for RailwayCarriage Ailos,TramAxlor, Sawmill und Cojliary plautaVALVOLINE Soparator Oil, for Croameryplants

B. W. MILLS & CO., ",SOLE AGENTS,

JEItVOIS-QUAY, WELLINGTON,

REVLUC.SOLE AGENTS: <

W. LITTLEJOHNand J&^^f '^^^^_

IT'S SO DELICIOUSJ \

HERB BEER ■

(NON-INTOXKJATIKai Vj||I Wt MP^^^&^vI A SMiltoeBotHa makes 8 Gallons of Jm^ffiJl'lrWMffl&^K

SOLD BY ALL STOftEKEBreRB. M X^mM^XUl

MODEliN FO O T W E AR! POR GENTS.NOVRT.TIES TNT STYr.ISU ISOOTrf.— Now Sbapos. now Toos. no*Fiihlhouh,but iniiorpor.iliii); that samo iucoinparablo oxcullouco ofFit aud Workman*ship whioh is ro.sponeuhlolor tho famo of ourhousu.

SHE THE SUMMEIi STYLES in Gluoo KidaudBox Calf, in Laoo andButton,Tanandlilnuk. ah

PEAECU'S BOOT ARCADE, .35, CUUA-STHEET, WELLINGTON.

SHORTT'S JP^

PitBMIER AUCTION HALL ffllWPurky, Strength, andFlavour make thorn

ALL GOODS POR PRIVATE sale. idealWines for Table...aod...: Medicinal Purposed.

INSPECTION ■■

OE SHOWBOOM3 $fIJ<J &&s&*&* \INVITED. " ■ ■ !YALUWBA Vm€VARDS,

„ , .„ „„„ ANOASTON. 3OOTM AUSTR*tI«.Tho Bost Aosortmontof FURNITURE and i'HitiMiiiHimifMwhf^B»g»eaaiK>a?acâgW^ 'LOWEST PRICESin WelUngton. ; ;l|W^ :

JERVOISQUAY, WELLINGTON. ' "hv

ALPINE SAFE AND LOOK COS .nuijM.t; .T

BURGLAR AND FntEPROOF J .NERVOUSNESS. [„._.„„ ILOSS ot BHBBQY andSTSBNOTH, §SAFES. 3 DCBPONDBMCY and D4.BUJTY. 1— —

3 Ao«ntl.mam havingtriad In vainawry }" advortUod ram»tly, and at last dv« 3WE havo shortly landing a further ] "£?££ C^fI* * shipment of thoso justly celebrated : ob&rita, to anyonainterested. ■

manufactures from our principals in L^f.<l^".'.*>."??!?"U°^!?r..a.T.?fl?JT;..i,America. Tnoy havo tho reputation of .being tho bost and cheapest on tho LOWER HUTT LAND FOR SALE.market.

LAERY AND CO., TftTE havo for Salo in tho charming.Agonts . Suburb of Lower Hutt, a fo* ro-'

lmu'ning Soclions, including some splondid"i

-Corner Blocks, from 35b to 40* per fo»t.

Thoso sections aro admirably situatodBALLINGER BROS. within a few minutes* walk of tho Rail-

BALLINGER BROS. w.&y Station. Wo bought cheaply boforoxjixxjux^ûn tow. t,i(j protcotivo work9 wero started, coi«c

WA"nF<! Qir'VTTf^TFPQ quontly wo aro ablo to sell at about halfWAJDJtIi O feIV.IJjLVjJJ.Ib. tho prico now being obtained in tho Hutt.All this block is ucop alluvial soil, splen-

WADE'S SKYLIGHTS aro tho bost, tlid artesian water, connection with gotandmay bo soon ns fixed by usnt mains easily obtained, splondid 66ft streets

tho new Harbour Board Buildings near with asphalt footpaths, concroto ehannol-Railwny Wharf, whoro their simplo con- iug, and good surfneo drainngo.struotion is tho admiration of all. Thoy Terms of purcha*B are oxtremoly oisy.aro spooifiodby tbo architects all over tho

—W per cout. deposit, tho balance canro-

colony, who speak vory highly of thorn main onmortgage at alow rato of interest,

as a roof light. We would nsk our cus-"° persons wishing to lnnld rightaway we

tomors to boo that thoy got tho gonuino will leave tho whole of the purchaso moneyarticlo, which wo givo our guarantco for on mortgage, nnd will alsd assist with thoits effoctivonosß in every way. This ")U''".'n?>, , " "» *gimrautoo opplios only to Wado's.

' ,Tl»» »l°ck « within close proximity to*,

*tho nutt Railway Station, and tho pro-

Propnolors nnd Manufacturers of Wade's, posed tramway service will pass throughtho property, tho advent 01 which alono

Noto tho Address—

will greatly inoreaso tho valuo of theseTOAntvn wAvrnn qTRPPT sections, therefore buyors should makp im-WABI^Q lAYLOR- SIRtET mmiialo

'80lco tion nnd pay a deposit.

P.O. Box 18. Telephone 99. Further partioulnrs canbo obtained from~~— DWAN tmOS., Proprietors;or from Mr.BALLINQER BROS., JAMES BUTLER, Alicotown, Lower

Manufacturers nnd Importors. Uult» who wiU Bhow bu>'crß ovor lh<J Pro"porty.

(

ANTI-'n—'lVn i,m,of T" in i,n rpRY STENT AND COS BOTTLEDAINJLTjIJ— InO tons Ol Xea IO IJO I .-r ",-, axti-» otrrtTTtn ...-'.11..U._».J

10s; 141b for 15*; 2lb for 20b, and so on. fehmnoa-rtwot. Telephone 671. 1For one week ouly. Crockfery «t half- TT iLY*STARCH is aa pure as its i\atu(vprica. Roll uq to RO, Cuba-street. J-J sake, and tdves every eatisfaotion, l'

« TJ UDDAHT. PAItKKItANDMCV-rk JLX, OO.'S Ijvi'koand Power.Hl^M^'j r«lr «l SteaiuNhipfl—fH^fpi VICTORIA, UOOO Tons Regr.IV!F^TI WKSTUALIA,1!S»4 TonsJfog.

fK-SSffia ZKALANDIA, 2771 Tons Rok.ill ;

"(Ciruiiiiißlaiioos porinilting.)

Will sail aa undor:-~FOULYTTIOLTON ANO DUMKIHN.^

WkhtrXlia Friday IApril 8 4 p.m.VIOTOKiA Tlmrs. jApril10 4p.m.Zmai.andja IFndi-.y |April 17 z.lJ^!l:lJ^!l:FOR MKLBOUItNK, v!.v LVTTICLTON,

1)UNXUiN, 1)LUl''F, '^"LU^Jl^—VICTOKiA I'liuirs. I April 1(» | 4p.m.

BOHNAriWlt, GISHOWNK, AUCKLANDAND SVDNI'iV.

ZnAr.ANuiA. IThiirs. lApril2.l| 4p.ni'

FOIt Syjjji.KVJJljM'lO'r.VicroKiA ISat. IApril 4| 4p.m.

Cargo must bo alongaiuo atoamer onohour boforo soiling tin"-

All tickets aro avallaWo also for Stop,ovor or Kolum by ANY of. UNIONCO.'S BTKAMKUS, anil holdurs of thoU.S.S. Co.'s ticket* may travel by abovo-uamed vowels.

Iloa<l Ollico for Naw Zealand— Queon'sChaiabor... WHLLLNtiTON_^^ IBIIIKuiuloriuontiouod StoauiorsSBatra^. X will loavo (oirouiustancos*'*IP

""'pormitting)aa follows :—

For NAPIKU HNNMIt HARUOUIt) ANDKAST COAST

—Tbo h.s. KAHU,

For I*LKNHEIM-Tho s.s. NAMRUCCA,Enrly

For MOTURKA (taking oargo for TakakaandCollingwood)--Th«fc.s. MANAROA,onMONDAY,at 3 p.m.

JOHNSTON & CO. (Ltd.),Agonta.

THE PATISA SlllPPlNtt COMPANY.JBQ&& X M A N A

Will SailFot PATEA—On TUESDAY, at4 p.m.

Tho s.s. KAPITI,For WAITARA— Karfy

THOMPSON BROS.,LIMXTW),'Agonta,50,Foatborntou-sk.TolopbonnNo, 533.

iÔEANIO STEAMSHIP COMPANY'A. ANi7a.'LINR.

AUCKLAND TO LONDON VIAAMKRICA IN lift DAYS.

CHE SPLUNDID COOO-TON SISTERsnips,

STKHRA, SONOMA, VENTURA'(Classod100A1atBritish Lloyds),

Will leavo Auokland as uuuor;—

'L Lonvo Arrivo I Mulls

B.U.S. AuclUiwd Sun duoap.m. Frunciscp London.

BONOMA Z Apl. 17 May 4 Mny JOVKNTUttA, ... Mny 8 M»y 25 Juno 0BHSBBA Mny £0 Jimo 15 Juno 27

Kxtromes of Hoat and Cold avoided.Fivo Days Longosl Timo at 80a.

Four Days from Paoifio to Atlantic Ohoicoof Eight Routes.

Niagara Falls viovred from oarriago win-dows.

Bookings to any point in Canada, UnitodStates, and Europe.

WE REACH THEM ALLWith

SPEED. COMFORT. VARIETY.FARES:

Auokland to San Franoisoo or Vancouver,-«G to .C4O

Liverpool andLondon, £32 ?* lid to £693« M,

Round tho World. .£l9 15b to JBIBO.Writo for particulars to

W. M. BANNATYNB & CO. (LMTD.),Agents, Wellington.

jg^j^rgiHE TYSBtt LINJ3"'■ililTlSr Limited.

DIRECT STKAM SBUVICE' iletweon tho }

UNITED STATUS Off AMERICA ANDAOS'I'ItALASrA.

Firs,b-oln*s Cargo Stoauiors will loaro Nowfork at reßular' intervals, taking cargo for

MELOOUIINK WKLLINGTONSYDNEVT OAN'fKRBURY" fthdAUCKLAND OTAGO

Tha Company's nextdoapatchoa will bo t—S.s. Oraba. 2050 tonH. about10th April,a.(i.Star of Now Zoalaiid, i\boat'lsth May

Now Zealand inipoi'torn of Ainoriuau inoi-jliandiee nro Rpooially invitod to instructthoir agaiitfi in tJio Vitiled Hljitos to mmporttho TXSl'ilt J*tNIO STEAMWIIS, and tooouimutiioato with tbo Company's NowSTork repteHeutativoß. MISSUS. FUNOH,KDSfK & CO., Produiio Kxohange, ■ NowIfofk, MESSRS. TYSMIt * CO., 16, Fon-jliuroh-avu.ino, London, orMKSSItS. \V. M.BANNA'L'i'NE & CO. J/n>. Wellington.

RICHARD TODD,Colonial Suucrintoiulont. Naplor.

SHAW, SAVILL, AND ALBIONCOMPANY (LTD.)

Will dospatoh thoir vossols ns under(circumstances permitting),

FOR LONDON:♥ Stoamors. ,

Kamo. Igl^m'aorl^^ggft,I

'"I

Aotoaf ... 0361Lowdon ApHl 2Wol'injt'nTmilo* ...12il801l«nHou April l«Wcllin«t'nKnmnieat SSfMBurton LAttril 30 Welliiiirt'nAllipnto*...liJWOKoiiipson iSlny UWolHnirt'nGotWo't...1 7755Kid10y jSlny 28 WolHngl'u

*Accomnod«tion for fir»t, second, andthird-olau passongors.

fAccommodation for First-clatm Passongors."fAccommodation for firstand third-class

passengers.Tho HomoWnrd pnssago will bo via Rio

do Janoiro or Monto Video and Tonoriffoo.' St. Vincont.

Tno xtndoi'signed aro ompoworod torrant passages from London to Now Zea-land, paymonl for which has boen. guar-anteed in the colony.

W. AND O. TURNBDLL * CO-MURRAY, ROBERTS & CO. rLEVIN & CO (LIMITED).

NXW /.KA LAND »Hirni4HCOMPANY'S

ROYAT,MAILLINK or BTIUMKUSfou london.

via monti's vidlco,tj'jnkhifffk, andplym6ut».Vory SaporiorAooooiuiodatlon foe

Pasßomfurs.IT~~~ 'J'om Probnblo To &illBtoainors. ltegU riuill Port out),

PAPABOA* ... fIM3 r.rttfllton Mnr. 28TONCJAWIEO*... 7061 Wellington April 10TUKAKINA* ... 8000

—Muj W

AVAIUNUI ... 6708 " —May

"TWINBOUBW.For iiansaao or frnltrht, apply to

I'lll'! NKW f/I<iALANI) SIIIPIMNQ COttlPANY (LtHiTum).

3^S^ I** * O. COMPANY'S"WBSS* ROYAL MAIL BTIiAMBItStoItAftSHILLKS,PLYMOfITHaudLONDONIConnooting at I'ort .Said with tho 20-knotKxprnwi Steivinors ISIS ami OBII4LS farBrlndlei). l«nv« 011 tho subjoined datos, andjailing at the usual port*. Main Lino'3te<ini«rM havo i>ormi«sion to oalt adBrindisl.gjRST AND SWOONr> 8A LOON ONLY.

Btemner, Tn» Coniniuiidor. riyilit»> M«lb'l-no

Auutmlla* 0001Oolo^ Mnr. 18 M.ir. 21Victoria*...UfiJi: HrtddockllNß April IApril 7Chinu* .701'J Augua April J5 April21Himulpjn nBT6 llrown, BNH Mny 'I Mil/ fiOriental .. b'Sii Tillnril Mny 16 Mny 10Buma .. 55t0 t'uyim,KWU Mny !Ki Juno a

* Cniliiitf ul" flobtirt.SATES orPASSAOK MONK1toLONDON

(InoludingSaloon Pasxago to Sydney):—

yiNOi.HTickktb— X W to J2BORr-i'vuk I'tcKß'i's— MO'J to JSIM.

1 Johnston aco. iLtd.), Agonta.I N. D. L.I TWXmDDEUTSCfcIEII LLOYD.

Tho Imperial Mail Steamers of this Com-pany will bo despatched thrco woukly fromAUSTRALIAN PUivirf to SOUTHAMP-TON, ANTWERP, nnd BREMEN, viaCOLOMBO, ADKN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,NAPLES, and GENOA. For,further par-ticulnrs see Thursday's Post or

OASTENDYK & FOCKE. Avents.

"WE ILA.V.R BEEN TOAVILLIAMS'ti."

''HIIIAT'S what a ouatomor writos to say.JL His wifo is tho happiest woman in tho

world, with tho nioit boautifal aud cosiesthomo imagiuablo, throughbuyinghor Furni-turo at

WILLIAMS'S FURNISHING WARE*HOUSIO, 41, Taranaki-stroot.

'

YOU'RE BIGHT.

fBMHKY nro porfoot hoauliuß, and as choap-*- hh if thoy worougly. Wo showcolourings

you likoivalmostany design youmayfauoy.Whotlior your paporing is asuccoss thisyoardopoiids largely on whoro tho pnpor comesfrom. Wo nro tho people to got it froui.Wo havo tho papor;you nood it. Wo wantto sell it;tho pricois rif(lit.

B. MARTIN,17, MANNKRS-STREET.

mGHT-Ti: STIN (i ROOM S,

JUST AIMtIVKD-Majjio liantcrns. to I'JOi, ami a largo

HMKOfllllOUl 1)1 S!|.)lM lit t)fli\licr(>Ki>i)\ii"i> 7h (ill li)X'J'tKii>M itn.t (>i.mii(>l>iss->i, l"2^ (Ul to JC7Prirtiiritin (NmipiiKôi, l>ruwiui; liiHtrnmenl.a,

all liiiulh ol' 'ihermoniotniH, l'mulin); andJMug)iifyiiig Uhusos, and olhor OpticalGoo(1h

Snnand Oust Protoutore, for tho Holiday*.

ALtfliHD LIUVI,CONSULTINO OPTICIAN,

Wklmnqton.T.lt. MOItKISON. Manager.

TIIOUSANDiTuaEi

«yyfgTO^«gswmyjatwa^»^j

XTIOLENT, rAging, oncf soul-disturbingV though it may bo is roliovod in ono

minuto. Soon arrcnta decay and kills thenorvo. Gunrnnloud harmless to tho tocth.Thousands usn it, and thousands moro arocontinually noting upon good advice andfalling into lino.

Retailed by chomtsts and stocked bywholesale bouses.

"FAME LIVES LONG."

TBADEi6\fc"

MARK.

WILL LIVEFOU EVEB,

1% is oasior for a camel to pass throughtlio ftyo of a neodlo than it is to

PREVENT thopublio asking for

"X"iff r^^-JDpuß.—

WHYDocauso tho Famous

"X"Hasroskohod tho acme of perfection.

"X"Is guaranteed absolutolypuro and freo from

any kind of nuulturtition.AskTor"X

"GHBEM PIOAS"X"TOMATO BAUCK"

X" POTTED MEATS.

S. KIRKPATRICK & CO.,LIMITICD,

NMLS O N.WELLINGTON URANOU—Fab ish-st.

"I / ff I

THE PBRPBCT TONIC.Promoteo vigour, nppotlto.and good digestion. Fcoclatho norw© tlasuos. Invalu-able to youtu;nnd old.

Chemists. 2/6 Stores.

Bovo-Ferrum— — _Solo Proprietor i I

GBO. W. WILTON, Wellington. I

TELEGRAPH MAIL NOTICES.Mnilx for TiiHinuiiia, Aiinti-ulin,<'«>'lon, liidln,

Chirm,.lajmii,iuid Sliiiits HuUldinmiU.nl.su HontliAfrica,Continent of Uuionoand tTii)t<><lICiiij;>loui,olosaat Blulf ut:<.lspmonM.n)(l:\y,.SDili inM.

JMuiN for Au.iti'ull.i, Tiitiumim, Cti^loii, tuilln,Oliimi, Jnîan, nud Slinit.'i .SotllumoiiU,al<o HouthAfrfon,CoutinoutofKuroponndIJniloil KiiiKdom,oloioatAuckland ut4jHO innonMomluy,SOth \nnt,Uorrcs])nndnnoo for Unitoil KiiiKdnni and Uoii-tin.iiit of Iduropu imißti be Hpociiilly nddreaaod"viaSuoz."

METEOROLOGICAL.TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

FROM OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 9A.M.

\Vinil^-l<,Iliflil. lir, l)ro«/.>iiI!>, iiohlinrou/.o;inif.moderate Kale; c, wliolo or heavy Kalej <*,

ualoof oxuoptUwinlseverity.Woallior.— », lilua»Uy, bo Ilia nlmoitniiora ojoiir

orheavy iO, cli.ndu, ihwbliik'olomiu t I>,(IriMliiiKrain l\ loagy;a. ifloomy. dark weather|11.Imili 1., liKlitniiiiri M, iiiiMli'J O, oteioust. thowhole iky oovorotl with thiclc ulmuU t P.vamliiK■liowera; Q,HqiuiHyi tt, rain,coiitimioil latin S,■iiawt 'J. Uinuder; U,uftly.IhroatonluyAj>puar-aucet

WEATHERFORECAST FOR21UOUBSFROM0 a.m. TO-DAY.

Wind.— Kmlnnnto to itronir from Iliooniiwardotpliiconnorthof JSast Capo, Titupo,aud llngUniniodanito eauti-rly theneo to Nnntor ", moderalonoilliorly winds o1»owhoro. Indications uro foroahtorly ki\\oh on Sundaynightat places uorth-ward of Aucltlaud iuid Mnunkau

JfAiiouKTr.it.— FnJleverywhereSka.— lnoicaslnp oncant ooant north Of Edit

Capoimoilonito olnowheroTides.— Hl»h oueast coastnorthof Auckland i

good theuco tolimit Copej moderato,butluoioki-liiir. olbowlioio , „.

Wjirninif hlgnalu for onitorlygnlo* will bo ex-hibltod at CapoMaria VanDiuiuuii afteruoon to-morrow

sTHorsis orusr21nouns.Fino weather everywhere, with vory little

niovomonc of tho bmomouir. l^-oit liropnrlcv\flora 'ralhupo. Low prunsuro from wontin duo althomeridian ofSouth Capooil illst inst

in lha native tongue, who disliked lhaperpetuation of conupt and absurd forms,thuir judgment Ims in numerous cusei>liecn oyunuled, and oilicial sanction hasI)clmi given to uncouth mid meaninglessfount., neither Mnori nor Engliali. Tliouspiulu is never imad in "U'hangnnui"ftivo by purists— tho titlo of tho first,loc.il impel- li.iving porpoluntcdwhat wnsknown ut tho tuno of ita foundation tobe a mis-.spdlinjj. "Hokitika" narrowlyescaped bein« fixed as "

Okitiki.'1Twenty jcaia ago, tuo Itov. W.Colenso, in a paper read beforotho Hnwke'a Hay l'liilosophicnl Insti-tuto, and afterwards printed, drewattention to many perverted localnames which he feaied wero permanent-ly fixed. Its effect, however, was tolead to several being thenceforth cor-rected—notably Makotuku, KuripapanfiO,and Tahoraili, tho latter of which hadformerly been spelt with final "o." Nub"Ivaikora" is «,till misspelt in HawkcsJJay, thougu tho same name in tho SouthIsland is correctly spelt "Kaikoura";ho"Jlanukau" though correctly spelt whenapplied to Iho harbour on tho westcoast of Auckland, is usually mis-spelt"Manakuu" in the Mnnawatu diestriot.Among grievous misspellings slill hold-ing their ground may be noted thoclumsy "Tnournkira" instead of "Tura-kirao," Iho western head of I'nlliser Hay,nnd "Manapouri" for "Manawapore." Thelatter w«rd {signifying "anxiousheart") isor special interest to students of Maori,as ib occum in one of tho mo«t archaictraditionalpoems of tho nativepeople

—tho Song (or I'raycr) of Taikca.

Of all ill-treated Maori words, thename of a well-known ffah— "liapuku"—

is perhaps tho most abused. Itmay boseen in our fishmongers' shops in a dozenor more variations, from "apuka" to!'harbook&v." Lately thero lino been an"Aptika-road" opened in a Wellingtonwuburb. No such woixl as "apuka" isknown to Maori lexicographers. Ivthe South Island imagination runs riot,and railway stations and public schoolsbear weird legends like "Kurow," "Kar-iigi," "Pukolviti" {anotlier variant of"Pukehiwitnhi"), "Onamalutu," and"Waihola," the latter pair suggestivo ofthe Chinaman's "ladishefc and cellelee."Tho oflleial list^ of Post Officesand railway stations are dinfigurodwith egregious errors in spelling nativpname*. One irritating fashion is thobreaking of a reduplicato word in two,as, for example, "Tiri Tlri." Perhapsthe most glaring example of this blun-der is in the official railway,guido, wherea station tuay bo found bearing tho nameof "Ho TIo." The hoho is a well-knownnativo plant. As absurdly printed intwo sections .the pamo rescmWea «. pairof interjections. For the widespreadmispronunciation of native names romoblame attaches to our publio schoolc.Maori iiamea pro always euphoniouswhen correctly pronounced ; but arofar otherwise M-hcn spoken us corruptedby the whalers and bushmon of bygonedays. Tho Italian "a" in tho commonpa'lix "Manga" is corrupted into theEnglish "v" in "hung," tho ugliest ofall vowels, ns tho "a" is tho noblest."Afnngaroti" ia oven written "Mungnroa.""Whangnnui" is vulgarised into "Wong-pa-newcy." A littlo girl from tho NorthInland in a Chratchurch school rebelledwhen directed to call her nativo town-fhip "Wai-puke-you-rau." A littloutudy with a competent in^nictor wouldcnablo any teacher to read almost anynuUvo namo with correct vowol qualitynnd accent. *Tho subject of ourcliaotio nomenctaturo is a* wideowe, apart from tho mutilation ofnativo names. A weak attempt wnsonco made to legislate ngaii:«t the dupli-cation and triplication of names, outwithout success, though Iho need of sucha moviMon in xindoubtcd. The rectifi-cation by officialauthority ofMaorinameswould ho a simpler inutter, and shouldinert with littlo opposition. A emailcommittee of experts could bo appointed,who would doubtless receive the heartyco-operation of the Polynesian Society;local enquiry could bo tnndo where fleets-rnry, half-forgottfn local names could'nttho «.imo time be traced And restoredwhero expedient, the decision of the com-mittee as toorthography being accepted«s final. " «

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SHIPPING.PORT OF WELLINGTON

PHABES OIT TUlt MOONKOIt MARCH.Calculated {orNew ZealandMetui Time.FirstQuarter 7 i« amI'ullMoon 13 11 41 «mLust Quarter 21 138 innNow Moou , i:y o so ymman wathb

To-Dat— 4.l9am ;4.37 pmTO'JUokuow— 4.ssam;5.U pm

sun ♥Gots to day— Sh33m 18s pmHines to-morrow— Gh lin i)s amt iota, fib Mm37s I'm

ARIMVAT.R. ■ Maroh 27— Mono, bk, 77 touij, Westrujt, fromPirteii■Maroh 27— Op.iwa, hh, 70 tons, Clark, fromBlonheiui. PttiMcugnr— Mr WalshMnroli27— PoiiKUtn,as,51,7 tow*.M'Arthur,fromNeUouuud Piolon. PaMittiißoro t Cabin— MibhosHome, Lett.Wonma, Thompson,Hull,Aiidoiaon,

Dobb,Pasloy,Anslow. Jlopa.Miwdiimos Jnaksou,Mon«y (a),Anderson,Orisn.Hopo,Elliott, MumisPiue,Owen, Homn, Vine,Tlmfoy, AUijra, Ewinif,Bunting,Only,Jaukxou, iirotid. il'Lood.Hunter,Morris, Doarsloy. Saudford. Maco. Macintosh,Diuiaut, MordHimt, Buohauan, Kiloy, Tilliutr,ttavago;10 sUxtiajto

March 27— Kaplti,m, 80 toue, Abrara, fromPutoaMarch 27— Aorovo, it, 45 torn,Potorsan, fromMarch £B— Moeraki, si, 3800 tous. Chatfleld.from Melbourne,Hobart,midMonth.PugKonirom:

Cabiu— Mimioi Slgf{lns(i), M'UutoheHoti,Mollor,Seutrini, Lnwrouoo,LoVol. Uutuhart, Lurnur(3),Koblnbon (B),M'Fbail,CuuniiiK. Wilton, Murray,Huron (2),Hold,Masdamuii M'tachs uml 'i xoiih,W'Lunnun and 4 childrun, Uriras, Whitehead,Siegiui, Garden, M'Nlcot, Audqnion and boh.Coffin, Hajtxitt,Honuuu, Rev Spenco, CaulaluITiotniis, Mwurs WJtiiUihom], Youvella, SigglnsAnd 3 »oui, Capowell, M1Donald (a),ltolloaton,Vryor,Uioliaoliii,Weoruo,Hnjoxund v«lot, Itood,iM'Coiiachlo, Strhi(fui-, Aabgr and Son, UrigKH,Parkor, Doaslaa, HojiKitt, Huntor, LatttKiiu,Cttwkar,Cuuulnj;, BoyH«(f, Staolt,MUlor,Sto»on,Xawoii, Sbaw. Chnpiiuin, hiobor,Urowu, lievlio,Wowney,UaMrtlt j77 "teonisro

MarchIS— l)iug*dea. v,383 toni,Dllnor, fromQieymouth

March 28— Phantom, v,44 tons, Butt, fromBoiiuda

Mavah28— ToAunu,m,1038torn,Fiurmer, fromJjyltcltnu. Piu«onKorn :Cabin— Misbos Parkes.Garrard, Hueh. Smith, Emotion, U'Coiiiioia (2).NoHn,M«co, lMiudrji Mocdwinoa Bncli, PowoliMid family (2), WiUou, Qli&euw, Saudora,Hall,Kebfeoll, Allauld, Itoitbwtclc, .Mosani WGregor,Wilkina, Spiuka.Morrlaou,Smith, Uuitlon,Hind,Kebbell, A.nUrotY». Oisley, Korr, M'Kollar,P>ko,Uobbio, Wolib, Uallcy, JDotholl, Ualtroyi U0ate«ra||O

March 28— Hula, na, 00 ton*, Crawford, fromWattyaMti

Much 38— Fohonw,ii,000 torn,Lindsay, fromWcwVport *SIFAJITUAKS

Maroh 27— SiDgnrooina, HMS,twlii-scrorr stooloruiger, 2578 torn, 7500 hoiao-i>owor, 8 gnus,CaptainKk>h,forSydney

M*rch'J7— KaxriUattji,HMS, torpedogunboat,735 torn.Captain Uorbolt, forSydney

March 37— Stormbird, uu, IU7 tout, M'lulyre,for Waiipauul

March 38— ftniRiiin,v,517 tons,SI1Arthur, forPlcton and NeUon. Pa»«onifon!— CabtuiForPletou— Ali«»o» Wright. Smith (ih Douobuo,Mcadumen l'ickeriug1,Powtill,Gray,liov Sponoor.Bletun Motratt, nillcy,Pflkind. for Neliou—HfiMex Hoo|>or, Simixion, Mctdamv* Clifnhohu,I'auvol, Staiilon. Hill. Jocktfon. MtMsrx O'iideu.Cooko, Pyotoft, Wogataff, Kobbio, Jtosungnivo,l'rioo. Coyio. Purvis, Mill, Jncknon, Fletohor,Souvuui, Cox, Maconuiti] 10 Htoerugo (or bothporfs

Maroh 28— Tougnrlro, as, 7061 tout, Sutcliffo,forl.ytlelLon

Murob 88— Tasman, bo, 87 torn, Braldvrood,(orNelaon

March JB— Hirolhn, barquo, 490 tons, Boy,(orXalpoxft

BXPBOTKD AnttlVAt,B

Faimy,ra,fromKnst Conut,29UiVVakaw, u», from Lyttelton, Ports Itoblntou,andKnlkonra. i»thMnuouxiku, w. from Wont Coait and Nelson,88th

Corlniw.M,fromSouth,30thTahino.w, from DnnodmaudLyttolton,£9laNnmbucc*. m,from Dlunboiui,20thKoloiuabantt,>v, fromLyltaltou,20thUaupiri,ss, fromPiottm,29thBturntbird,as,from Waii«tuni, 20thHlmlUmri. m. fromBoat Const,20thAotaa,st, fromTimuru, SUUtHiDfruin. ih, fromMelaonand Ploton. 90thTarnnera, a*, from Auckland, Qlsbbruo, and

Kapler,31stItotolti,ss, fromOnobuagnandNowPlymouth,

t}»tTJpoln,ss,fromNowPlymouth,31stVrarrlmoo,*», front Syuix*y,lotWalnut, s«, front Wast Coantand Nelson, Ist'Waiknre, m, fromDunodlnand Lyttolton, 2nd"NYestnllo, an, front Sydney via Aucklandand

BastCoast,BraVictoria, ss, from Molbourno, Hobart, andSoutu,4thBuimoral,UttNow York18thJanuary via Ann-

troluii Tomoana,loft London 2nd February viaAustrulia and Auokland i Portlisblro, loft Lon-don 3rdF«bruary vU Australia;Kamuioa.tMtLondonbthFebruary via Capotownand Hoburt>Ath«nio, l*ft Plyiaoutli17tli February via Capo-town andHobartiSUa-of Aiutlraliu, left London17th February \io. Australia und Auckluud jU'urakinn, toftPlymouth 3SthFebruary yin Cape-town and Hobart;Baueatlrn, leftLondon lUlhMarchvia Capetown ftudiloburt;lodradovl,loftLondon 19th Maroh yinAaalraliit and Auckland;Jcicrin,loftNow York 13th MarchviaAuckland jGotblo, left London 14th March via CauotonnandIloburt jEapnllo, leftNow York 10thMatohvia Austrillia andAucklmid

Port Souachftii, loft Glasgow 18th Docombor ;Julius Palm. l«ft Glasgow iOOi January t Modoa,IsftLiwrpooliHU Jauaary jKiidaton, leftGlas-gow tfltit Jitnunry

riIOJBCTBII DUPAKTUUmSKohti,«s, for East Coast,28thOimwu. sit,forUlonheim. 28thUuooit of tlie South,hm. for Foxlon,28thToAnau,m,forLyttelton,28Ui <

Aororo,ss, forPatdaund Opunalco,28thXapitl,ss, forWaltorn, i*UiIMuim,ss, forFatuo.28thDingadoe,ss, forGrcymonth,26thMuernki,ss, for Hyduoy,IftithTakapuna. ss, for Nelsou,New PlymouLh,and

Onuhnnga,£Oth | iTiUano,ss,forNapior, Gisborne, andAuckland,iOtliCorinna,as, forWest Coast,30th

Jliiiii,its, for Woflftanui. SOthKnnaront»v, for Motuokn, 30thUunibiiccn, ss, forIMtnhcim,SOthBtormbird, ss,for WiuiKmiul,SUthKntotnatmiiu, us, for i.yttolton,80thHanpiri,ss, forPicton,30thPenguin,ss, forPiotou andNelson, 31stWnk<ttii, M, for Uuikoiira,Ohovlot,and Lyttol-

ton,30th'l'lnuwurn, a*,for Lytteltonaud Duuodin,3UbTJpoln,ks.furSouth, Ist ,Dotoiti,ss, tor MowPlymouthand Onehunga

IstWurlmoo, ss, for Molbourno via South andHobart,2ndWnlkaro, ss, for Sydney via East Coast aud4UGk!«tKI, 2nd'Wttinul,ss,lorNelsonand Wont Coast. 3rdAVestmha, *», forLy tt«lCiinaud Dunedin, 3rdVictoria,ss, forSydnoy,4th

BY TBLEaitAPH.Lohdon,27thMarchArrived— Waikato, from BlaltjNlwaru, from

iuclrlnnd;Maori,from WtiltingtouSailed— Papasui, for T« tt«tkonifxncAan*,27th MarchArrived— Walhora,fromPori. ChalmersSailed— Blmvlllo,for Lyttolton

Hypnky,SStlt MarchSailed— Balmoral,for AuoklnmlMsiîOTiftHK,281hMarchArrirod— B4or of Australin,fromLondon

Auckland,U7thMarchArrived,3pm— Karamca,from Loi.dnnSailed,6.80pm— Sierra, for Honolulu (outward

3*i*co wail)Port Ch^lmeiui,S7th MarchSailed,3.lspm— Outo*birt>, for Mult

TheshinAinsdalc,whichymlintoPortClinlincrslores woeks npo,owiugId tlie beatingof berenrgo"f coal fromNewcastle,rurumodher voyairotoiliyto TaltAl,SpautshSouth Ainoricn. Acontiderabloportion of tier coal was turned ovuv,and ioniclandedandsold. %

Njmv PtTMOOTii,37thMarohSailed,9 pm— Kgnpubi,forOnohuntra28thMarchArrived,4.40am— Kotolti,from Onuh.utipaNklsom,27tli MiircbArrived,4.15pm— Waverley,from Wellinßlon

38thMvioilArrived— Kennedy(6am), ftom Ploton;Wainul

6am) and Upolu(7 am),from WolllnsrUmSailOil,0.20nm— Mapouriltn, for.WellingtonUi.vrr,IWtb MarchArrived,7.3oam— Buteshire,fromPortChntinsrsWakiunui, aHh Maroh

Arrived,B.3oain— Storwbml, from W oilingtonf*nrroH. 2Sth fllurchArrived,5.30am— Hnuplrl,from WolllnctonI.YiTHi.TOw,38lh Maroh

Arrived,Onm—

Kotomahaim,from WellingtonTosail— liotomahana (0.15pm) and Talune (10

pju),for Wellington, NArißlt, 20th MarohSallctl, 1ara— Himitangi,for Wclliiißlon

Kaikooba. iStliMarchSftilod, 7.16am-Wakatu, for WeliinKtouATHBNIC,AT HOBABT.

Honart,28lh MarchTheShaw,Savllland Albion Company*st-oumer

AUionic, from London and Cttpolowii, arrivedatspm yesterday. She sails at Bam to-day forWollineton. l'lio sioniuer han Mpassengors forAnstrulinand 120 for Sew Zealand.|TlioAtbenio should arriVohereon Wednesday

afternoonnext.]

THE STEA.AIEB ASMAN.ThenewsteamerTnsraun, which left for Nelson

thisafternoon,is asmurt-loohiuglittlecraft, witIiplenty of dock room and plentyof roombelow.The fitMuifs are of tho v«ry lulont design,andevery thiiijf thatcanlessen the worry <jfshort seajourneys has been set for tho convenience ofpoisenßers. The ladies haveasaloonentrance oftheirown,analleyway,audnpretty saloon;thedinlnc-roo'ii and gentleman's saloon is large,oplnuWliliy ventilated, and brilliantly lighted.Tlihi-o is nbsolutely no heat from tho boiler-afnnll, so iriitaiinfr on most steamers— owiug toasbo^tOß boingusedfor encasement purposes,amieverywhere tho beautiful fancy New- Zealand"woods tirensod " ipunellinij. Electricity is usedthronghont—ovenintheholds. Sho issiild to bothe best steamerbuilt in Auokland,and tliore isno onbt that she is one of tho jwUiMt littla

vessels on tlio ooast. Cnptaiin StoTOtis, fonnorlyof tlio t.udy BtuWly, is mn.ttor, Mr Bmidwood(lvst,ofilcur. and MrDuncanchiof ougiuuer. ThengeutanroJlosais I.evinnnd Co.

Tlio steamor Maoii,of tlio Sliaw-Savill flcol,ariivodatLondonyostordny fromNew Zoiilaml.OiiTneßdny, tho Tysor HtoiiraorNiwaiu. whiohWtt» iccoully hliKiilly daiuayod at lias rulmnu,arrivednt lioiidim.

Tliountstor of iho stonmor 'J'aliirlhits roportodto tho IMarin.i Depmtmaiib thatawhito-piiiutuilhnoy was mliill, olf Onpo Piillinev, From tliodosorlptiou fnrul«hi>d, it would ntnionr to bo tlioImoywhich wan lost from tlio atoamor Tutnnokutwhilht luymiriho Cook btroitcublo.ThoNnmlmcoii is on tlio mud lluls at Ulonhim,and will not Kofc oil tultU tills ovoiiiiiL- at thecarliost.

ThoJanet Nicoll and tho Ilotomn, which havoboonovovhawlod on tho I'atontSlip prior to bohig-hmidudovor to tho KuoGmunHhipplin;Cduipimy,will loovo for tlio ljuxtuoxt wook. Tho Onmpoio.anotherot thoBloniiinrsTuti'chitHod by t!iuEii«ternflnn. will bo ovorhnulod horo noxtweok,and willfollow tUo Wtdhoin, Iho Juuob Kiooll,and tlioliotorun.

ThoShaw, Siivilland Albion Company*utoamorAotea wilUoavoTiinavu tiMilftut for Wellinifton,nnd will couiraonoo loadinghoro onMoudny thofltml portionoflitHomo r.irifo.

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL.[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received March28, 9 a.m.)LONDON, 27th March.

BANK OP ENGLAND HKTUIIN.Tho .Rank of England return issuod for

tho wookending Woduosday, 25th Maroh,is%h under t

—ISSUR CIPAUTUKNT,

Noto issue £53,7-9,000 Gov. doht £11,015.000Othorsooiin-

tios ... 7,100,000Gold ... 35,554,000

*53,7i»,000'

JC53.729.000IJakkino Dkpartmrnt.

Pr'pnofrs' Gov.sooun-cmn'Ut... £14,553,000 Uos ... 14,668,000

Publio do- Other no-posits ...i 10,407,000 ourilies... 31,100,000Other do- Noto* ... £5,181,000

positH ... 11,161,000 Coin , 2,I'W.OCK)Host, 7-duy

nndotherbUU ... 3,050,000

i.70.077,000 i!7tf.077.000Tho leadingitonm of IhoDank of England

roturnudord tlio followingooinparison :—:—

This wook. Lost wook.'Loutyear.£ Ji X

Bullion... 35,554,000 35,032,000 33,701,000Reserve...37,309,000 27,183,000 24,123,000Notooir'n 28,548,600 38,120,000 20,751,000Dopositu 57,603,000 55,UG3,0U0 55,005,000Proportionresorvolo

litxbilieies 47.32 48.72 40.05QOViiRNMB^l1 SBCORITIES.

The followingare the latestqnotations forGovorninonl soouritios witha oomparison ofthono rating lust week1

—

"luieroacpnyiu»iuivamy uu>uu"umu

t lutoi-ost pnyabloin JuuiiKrynnd July,jlutcreit puyubleiv Aprilmid Outobor.

MONEY MAIUiKT.The markot ruto of discount for best

throo moutlw' bills i» A higher at 3jspor cent. Tho Bank of England rato» ♥por cent., a« againbt 3 por cent, ou

B&SIbS!w3S& Tnm produoe.Sugar.—Gorman boot, 88 dog.,2dlowor,

at 8s 2d por owt; first mark granulated,f.o.b. Hamburg, 2d lower, at 9s 6d porowt. -

Uuttor.— Tho spring weathpr is woakon-ing tho butter market. 130111811, 114b.Now Zealand Bupplios are exhausted, 104sbeing asked for lMixt arrivals.

OhooHo.— Tho markot is vory strong.Now Zealand, 69s to 703 por cwfc.

Wool.— Crossbreds aro weaker, merino?aro moro animated, common 60s, 23jd porlb;super 6O'», 24}tl nor1b { common 40's,9d; super, 12d rlftr fb.

THE PRICES OF METALS.Copper— Spot, 20s lower at £65 12a 6d

nor ton;throo months', not quotod.Tin.— Spot £3 7s 6d higher nt £137

12a 6d por ton:throo months', £3 7s 6dhighor, at £138 por ton.

Pig iron.—

Glasgow warrants, No. 1ensh, unchanged at 57s por ton, f.o.b. inClydo.Load, 111 3d lowor at £13 Is 3d perton.

WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Messrs. Murray, Roborls and Co. ro-port on yesterday's wool and skin salosas follow;

—Wo offered 65 bales wool and

2000 sheepskins,to-day. Prioos ruled on apar with lust sivld'b rutos, with a lowortendeuoy in inferior skins, and wo soldthe bulk of the offorings. Wool waschiefly stragglers' and fellmongors' lots."Wo ouoto:~Wool— Orossbrod medium, 4dto set por lb; orossbroddingyand cottod.3j|d to 4|d pur lb;oroEsbrod, coarse, 4dto 4jd per lb;lwnbs' wool, 3jd to 4Jdper lb; locksandpieces, lid to 2ijd perlb. Skins— Halfbrod and morinos, nonooffering;crossbrods, modlum to fino, 4dto 5d per lb;orosiibreds, coarse to med-ium, 3sd to 4id por lb;crossbreds, shortto lmlf-woollou, 3d to 4id por lb; deadand hoggets, 2|d to 3£d por lb;lambs'skins, 4d to 4Jd por lb. Tho dato ofnoxt solo is Bth April.

Tho New Zealand Loan and MercantileAgoncy Company, Limited, reports;

— Atto-day b snlo wo offered about 800 skins,90 baloa and 27 bags wool. Thoro- wasa fair dom«nd for both, "ekins and wool,and* pricos obtained were equal to i*stsale's rales. Wo quota:

—Coftrso crossbradwool, 3jd to 4|cl;lambs, modium, 31cl to

44;piocoß nnd looks, li<l to 2^d. Bhocp-sldns—Full-woollod erotubrod, 4Jd to 4id;medium crosftbrod, 3d to 3id; pelts from4d to Is 6d each.

Messrs. Lovin and Co., Limited, ro-port:—Wo offered thirty bales wooland a quantity of skins to-day, andsold all undor tho hammer at pricesequal to last sale. Crossbred flocoobrought from 4d to 4Jd, and lambs 34dto 43d. For skins wo qutoo:

—Morino,s|d to 6Ad;fino crossbred, Aid to sd;

food crossbrod, 4d to 4Jd;dead skins,id lo 3d; lambs' skins, 3Jd to 3Jd.MAIL NOTICES.

Hnliteal. tonociiKHiirynltnrnUoitsiimtln willoloveI.lio(,'lnof I'onl.Onirnnn imiloiBATimi>*Y,2Btli Wnreh.

I'orQrovmontti,por Dliiyncloo.QpmFor Oqjrloii, fuiifn, Chum, ljorilHnwo,Nor/oIV,

Now tleUridoß, itminkH. mul .Simla. Cm/. Islnmls,Sli'iiltti HoUUnimita mul Month Afilcii, ultfo Con-lilionI. of Kuroprt iiri'l Ihillcil Kingdom, viaBrliullm (duo Loudou 101h May), par MoornUl,5pmFor An»t.rnllau Blates (duo Sydnoy'lit April),

porMoernki,0pmVnc Notion mid Klm»llo'f Buy, porTnkapuna,

7.45pinFor Southern Offices of Now Zcalnnd,| por

TeAnau,7.45pmFor Naplor,notK»hu, 7.15pm

Monday, 30th March.For New Plymouthnnd Auckland, also Aus-

tralianHUtoi (lononnectwith Sonoma at Auck-land),per Mniiawntu train,6.J10 Am

For Corlou, India,Chirm,BU-lUU Snttloraanta,Mid South Africa, n)no Conlinont of Kin-ope andUnltitd Kinfplom (to conncot with Sonoma atAnoklnnd),porMnnnwntu trnin,0.30am

For WoHtport niid Qioymoutli, por Corluna,3.iJO pm

For Ifotuoka,porMnuaroa,3.20pm, For Nniilor, Oi«horut>, nnd Auckland, perTnlnuo, y.lfo pm

For ICnlkoura nndCli««lot, por Waifnln, 3,20pmFor Bouthern OlDocu of Now Zealand, alsoChnllinm lalitiuia (to connect with Xoroa at

lj.vUolton),por Itotomnbfinn.I)pmVorI'leleii,perHiinpiii.7.45pm

Tupindat,Illot Miircli.For Now Plymouthand AuokliuiU,per BTans-

watu train, 6,30amFor t'mtoii, Ulonheiin,Nelson,Woitporl,Orey-

motil.li,mid Hukitlkn, porItfapourlkii,11.SOamFor Southern OfUcos of Now Zaalaud, per

Tarawera,3.20 pmFor Southern Offices of New Zealand, perTe Anna, 4.20 pmForNelson,por Fenguia,7.15pm

\VBP.\R3IIAY.lilt April.For Now Flymonth and Auckland, per Mann*

watu trnin,0.!IUnmParcels mail for United Kingdom,por Aoten,

5pin8,},.Uao. ClUetX'oilmMUr,

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Evening Post.SATURDAY,MARCH 28, 1903.

"We hear a great deal about prosper-ous New Zealand," remarked a VictorianM.L.A., nt ft recent meeting, "but thefact remains that- owing to her advancedlegislation fhehaß just suffeied a financialjeverxein Ijondon. Mr. Seddon has been■warning the English 'monoy-lendcis' to becareful, but at tho same time New Zea-land is trying to find out if she can bor-iow in Außtialia. When we received SirJoseph Ward hospitably in our State, howas trying to discover whether New Zea-land could raise any money here. Thatwas his mission."

With regard to tho frozen muttontaken by the Morning from Lytti-Hon, itupppui.s that some of it, when it reachedtho Dibcoveiy, was unfit for human con-tumption (sajs OhristchurchTruth). Tbisteems to have huen due to the fact thatproper caic wagnot taken tokeep ths re-fngeratingchamber at anequable temp=ra-tuie. Although no cstimmo could be ob-tained as to how much had been con-demned, it would appear that the quan-tity was not large, because some oi themeat was used on the Homing jihnosc tothe time sho reached New Zealand Themutton supplied to the Discovery by ti.oCanterbury fanneis was highly appeal-edby the men. Itwasa spacial treit on.Sundays, and when tho men wore servedwith their, toddy, the toaet of the Canter-bury farmers was regularly drunk.

Evidence was given on WednoidayâiDunedin of a sjsUm invented by Mr.RobertMiller, a- local man, for convertingthe motion of wsves into power. Thesystem is composed of a pontoon floatiugin the water, and harnessed by four ormon) wire ropes, to a power shufc, s»thab every motion of the waves caus«s afly-wheel to revolve, and thus generateth» power. A .system of sprockets on thofree-wheel system, combinedwith tho iiy."vheel, tmuie insularity of revolutions,Mr. Miller leckons thab an installationrequisite for a thousand horse-powerwould cost £5000, and couid deliverpower in the city ab £4 per horse-power.A syndicate ha3beon formed topush ontho scheme,

The Registrar-General's return of vitalstatistics for February shows the numberof birth in the fpur chief cities of thecolony, with their suburbs, \ during themonth to have been:

—Auckland, 123;

Wellington} 124;Christchdrch, 89;Dun-edin,102. The deaths in tho sameperiod,with the proportion per thousand ofpopulation, were:—Auckland, " 78, 1.43;Wellington, 51, 0.V7;Ohristchurch, 36,0.73;Dunedin, 46, 0.84. The total births(438) were 35 fewer, and the deaths(211) 40 fewer, than in the precedingmonth. Seventy-seven, or 36.49 per cent,of tho deaths were of chrldTen under theago of five, and of these 58 were underone year of age. Thirty-eight out of 78deathsin Auckland wereof children underfive. During themonth diarrhoea, dysen-tery, and infantile cholera caused 13deaths, scarlet fever 6, whooping-cough 4,and measles 3. Twenty-one deaths areattributed tophthisis and other tuberculardiseases, and 14 to cancer.

A largely attended meeting of the Wel-lington No-license League was held lastniglit, and after a considerable amountof business had been transacted, it wasngroed to adjourn till after liaater, thocommittee to deal with any emergencythat> might arise. It was agreed to re-commend that a convention of temper-anco workers Bhould b^ held on 24thMay, "Empire" Day, or 3rd June, andthat use of the Christian MeetingHousoin Dixon-streef be nsked for. It wasrefolvfid tomake a public appeal for sub-scriptions in aid of the continuous con-flict that the Wellington Leagues are in-volved in.

According to a leaflet just issued bylha Agricultural Department, ragwort i*spreading throughout the colony. It isa free seeder, and is already infestingmany miles■of the richest land in South-land. A number of horees and cattlohave died ab Winlon through eating rag-wort, but in some other parta of South-land there have been no deaths throughcattlo grazing on land where the weedhas been growing. IheGovernment Biol-ogist says that rajpvort, wljen young,cm be kepb down if sheep are allowedto get at it, but where that cannot bedone- recourse must be had to frequentcutting before the weed begins to flower.

The usual calmnesß of the proceedingsof the sittings of tho Old-age PensionsCourt was rippled this morning by tlioexpressions of an elderly -woman whosehusband was seeking a pension. The Re-,gistrar pointed out that as the -wife wa*said to be- earning £72 per annum, itwould have to be shown that tho couplewere living apart before the pension couldbo granted. Tho wifo was then examin-ed, and she proved garrulous in her re-plies, unnecessarily taking up the timeof the Magistrate, who had a busy timebefore him. The woman said she. hadnot lived with her husband for sixyears,and was earning her own living. But shedid not earnas much as £72 iv year. Slkiiivd been engaged cleaning out the Government Buildings in the morning for tinpast twenty-three years, and received (guinea a week, and 4s 6d for Saturdayafternoon work. "I'm not strong," saidthe woman. "You're strong-minded,

'though!" retorted the Magistrate. "May-be," replied the woman. Then tno hus-band had a word. He said his wife had

.not told the truth. "Ihave," replied thewife, "and, anyway, I'd sooner dumpmyself overboard than live with you!"and with this crushing retort she wentout of Comb. Further consideration oftho man's chim xras adjourned untilnextSaturday.

"Moro police protection" was the ctyof a deputation of Brooklyn residentswhich waited upon the Minister for Jus.tice yesterday afternoon. For some- timepast a constable has been visiting Brook-lyn every day, but at night tiino some of "tho youthsof tho district, the assist-ance- of others from thecity, are in thehnbit of annoyingpassers-by, particularlywomenand .children, and haveeven goneso far as to damage property. The depu-tation, which was introduced by Mr. W".H. P. Barber, M.H.R.,urged that in thopublic interests the Police Departmentshould put a stop to larrikinism vn thedistrict by ordering a constable to patrolthe streets after dark. Tho Hon. Mr.M'Uowan expressed himself in thoroughsympathy with tht residents. He couldnob go so far as to promise that a policestation should be established at Brooklynjust ab present, bub he would undertuk*that steps would be taken to deal withtho evil which had been brought unaejthis notice

Weather of A mixed kind prevailedinthe south during tho past few weeks. %Harvesting operations were retardedthroughout Southland, considerable dam-ago being dono to crops by high windsand heavy rain. Oanmru seems to haveescaped, and got through with cuttingand stooking; but gales in South Can-terbury knocked stooks about and dam-aged the tops of newly-built stacks. Thefruit crop of North Otago is i.ot onlyheavy, but of exceptionally good quality.The Southern Standardsays that the pro*spective shortage of winter feed is caus-ing serious depletion in Southland flocks!Store sheep are being bought by thethousands for removal to Canterbury,where tho wealth of winter feed promisesto surpass anything formany years past.One district dealer trucked 4000 head ■

northduring this xretkIf the man or"woman who is full of

jlife's little, worries would uso only" De-fiance Batter, life wouldbe full of sun-shine.— Advt.

Holders of sections in West -AustraliaAre invited to study an advertisement ofMessrs. Owtram and Purkiss which ap-poars elsewhere.

That the course of truo love never rimssmooth, «l lftusb one young mini in Ka-rori knows to his cost. Jlo hud so furadvanced in his courting as to tako homemo other day his wedding garments, thering, and other things uocitul for pro-per ob«K)rvanc(i of tho coming event.Shortly afterwards, when no me *,vas inthe house, a sneak thief ontoied m.l cai-ried olf all theso precious beluiiyii-p^,none of which have since been seen. Thomajesty of the law later appeared upontho ficene to enquire into this audaciousinterference with tho ordered courws ofnature.

Tho work of crcosoting sleepersfor thoGovernment railways will be commencednext month. The Railway Departmentwas for many years dependent upon afirm in Southland for its Mipply of crco-sotcd sleepers, but in future it will un-dertake tho crcosoling process itself. Itlia» purchased tho works of tho South-land finn referred to, and has also erect-ed at Woodvillo a plant obtained at,Jlomo, so thnt there is now a plant foreach bland. Each of the. works will becipable of treating 2000 sleepers a week.

Yesterday afternoon Detective Cox ar-restcd a man named Patrick Kearney uua warrant charging him with having, uymeans of fal&e prctuices, obtained vcheque for £7 and ft clarionet valued at£6 from J. W. Copilhorne. Kearnoywas brought before the Magistrate thismorning, and Mr. Wcslon appeared forhim. Tho police obtained an adjourn-ment of the hearing unfil tho 3rd pros.,bail being allowed, self in £26»and twosureties of £26 each. A week's remandwas also obtained by the police for thehearing of two cas?s against a boy whowas charged ■with the theft of a diamondring from Emily Burette and a gold ringfrom Harriott Chapman. Tho hearing ofa charge of theft of an overcoat atFeatlieraton, brought against H. A. U-cnt-ly, was adjourned until tho 60th insl.Bail was allowed the accused, the amountbeing fixed nt £25 for self and two sure-ties of £25 each. Mr. llerdmau appear-ed for the accused.

A meeting' of the Wellington Harriers'Club washeld last evening, Mr. W. Lowoccupying the chair. Tho rules submit-ted ay a subcommittee wore consideredsuitable, and adopted. Mr. A. H« TuVn-bull was elected President, and. Messrs.W. H. Field, M.H.It., 0. W. Palmer,W. A. Low, and Rev. G. P. Davys wereelected Vice-Presidents. Itwas decidedto hold the opening run on Saturday, 4thApril, starting from tho Basin Reeervo.Several other athletic bodies will be in-vited to joinin. the run. Ten new mem-bers were elected.

Thestatementhas been made that some joftho crew of the Discovery suffered fromscurvy. Very searching questions -verepub to different members of tho Morning'screw by a. representative of ChristchurchTruth on this subject, but from all sideshe was assured that no outbreak of thodisease had' occurred. Captain Colbeckabsolutely and definitely denied that th^rehad been any scurvy amongst the menof thoDiscovery, but stated that onsomeof tho sledgo journeys symptoms ofscurvy were developed by some of themon. On their return to the ship, how-over, these completely disappeared. Lifein Antarctica is not, however, conducivoto tho renewal of youth. In fact, it hasthe opposite effect, and the Discovery'smon have palpably ftijed, what Mitii thetanning of thoir skins by tho sun, and tl?oageing of their faces, they look like''bloomin' Chinamen," as onoof tho sai-lor men graphically put it. Nevertheless,they appeared we.l and cheerful.

Tho low rental rccoived from his ten-ant was a property owner's argument forreduction of his assessment, uefore theCity Assessment Court yesterday. Itwb» pointed out that other landlords gotmoro rent, the Magistrateremarkingthatthey intelit bo keener than tho objectorwas. Objector considered that a land-lord who exacted a fair rent should botreated proportionately better (aa re-gards rating) than one that enforced arack-rent. Rent would therofqro bo aJbettor guide than appearance of thoprcpeity, an dto rate accordingly wouldbe to keop rents down. la another in-stance age of a building was the plea" put forward. Th» Valuers-There arelots of houses that have been up inWellington forty years, and they arestillin perfectly good condition.

Tho dairy industry has nob developedto the extent expected in the Nelson andWest Coast districts. Co-operative, fac-tories were recently established nbRich-mond and Havelock, and they are doingvery fairly. But south of those placesalong tho coast next to .nothing has beendone, farmers having so far failed to takeadvantage of dairying opportunities. TheChief Dairy Commissioner (Air. J. A.Kinselhi) leaves to\ui to-morrow nightfor a week1* tour of the Const, with.theobject of pointing out the advantages ofbaking up dairying. Mr. Kinsella is toinspect tho Richmond factory, and willspend Monday and Tuesday in the Nel-tton district, On Wednesday ho is.tomeet tho farmers ab Kokatahi Valley(near Hokitika), and will afterwardsmeet the farmers of the Totara Flab andInungahua districts.

This morning's sitting of the Magis-trate's Court was presided over by Dr.M'Arthur, S.M. Four first-offenders indrunkenness (including ono elderly wo-man) were dealt with in tho usual man-ner, and another, T. W. Rustin, waafined 10s, in defaulb to undergo threeclays' imprisonment. A small boy, ivhosemother died this week, and whosegrand-father, with whom he hadisince lived,was shown to be a- heavy drinker, wascommitted to a receiving homo. Thograndfather protested against tho policeevidonce that he was on habitual drunk-ard and a. consort of bad characters. "1have lived out hero for 43 years," addsdtho old man, "and this is tho first timeIhave been beforo the Court," "Woll,you must havehad wonderful luck," saidthe"Magistrate, "/or the polico show alamentable state of affairs for the boy,and wo must tnko carp of him for thefuture,"

Major Brandon and Captain Turner arein the Manuwalu district selecting thelocalities at which the Wellington RiileBattalion will camp during the route-marching at Easter. "

Rossini's '"Stabat Mater" will be sungby the choir of St. Josoph's Church,Buckle-street, to-morrow evening. Therewill be a full orchestra and chorus.

The summons onbohalf of Lady Olivia"Bentinck, calling on the District ijandRegistrar to show causo why ho shouldnot isfiue a certificate of litlo under MicLand Transfer Act in respect of certainland nt Upper Hutt which has been thesubject of litigation for somu seventeenyear.?, was again beforo the Chief Jus-tice this morning. Mr. Stafford appear-ed in support of the summons, and Mr.Chapman for the Registrar. Mr. Jclli-coe, cuunsel for the caveators, who hadnot proceeded with their appeal againstthe Court of Appeal's decision againstthem, intimated tho he did nob proposeto appear in tho present matter, and re-marked that the litigation was not con-cluded by this HummOns. After hearingcounsel— Mr. Chapman stating that tho'Registrar merely wished to bo protected—

his Honour said the Court hadmade anorder for the removal of the caveats, andits decision was perfectly clear. TheRegistrar was' bound to issue ttife title,and ah order would be made accordingly;casts of the present summons to no paidout of the Assurance Fund.

Tho question of purity is certainly themost important one iv tea. You canalways bo sure of the purity of SuratumTea.—Advtt

Dr. Mauon, Chief Health Officer, will("ccuinpnuy tho Parliamentary party onUie Cook Islands trip. Wnila at theisiandD ho will make observations regard-ing tho diseases and ailments of tho is-JatulvrH.

Heads of fnmilirs and householdersgenerally will be plensod to learn thataL one establishment at least a fall in theprice- of bread w» announced .Tho Wel-lington Bread Company from to-day will-sell the 81b loaf at 3d.If.M.S. Torch, at present being refit-

ted nt Sydney, will bo recommissiouedearly next month. " jho AVallaroo andMilaura will bo rocommissioned at thoeiid of May or early in June.

A groat native meeting is to bo heldat Omahu next wok. Tho Native- Min-ister and Sir William llumoll will do-liver addresses to tho Maoris, and it isnub unlikely that tho Premier will alsoattend and make, a policy speech.

Yesterday tho .Assessment Court ex-empted from rating throe allotments inSuwx-squure, belonging to, and used fortho purposes of, Mother Mary JosephAubcrt's Homo for Incurables, nn inßt,i-tuiioji iimh-nomJmjtio/ifl], philanthropic,and supported by voluntary subscription.

At 10 o'clock on Monday morningCharlw Grogan, for theft, and Alex. Unl-laghan, for iorgery, will come before thoChief Justice for sentence.

Over 500 tons of cargo will be takenfrom the colony this evening for Sydneyby tho Warrimoo.

The- Chjcf Justice this morning fixed thocases of Beauchamn v.Police (a- licensing

itvppeal), and of Jackson v. Jackson (adivorce suit) for hearing on Thursdaynext.

At a, special meeting of tho Painters'Union, hold la»t night, £5 was votedfor tho assistance of the members of thoAuckland Furniture Trado Union, and itwas decided that if moro assistance vasnecessary a further sum be voted ;«t afuture date.

Tho Premier bus received a letter fromtho two Japanese Commissioners, whohave just completed their tour of NewZealand,thanking tho Government for thefacilities which it gavo them to maketheir enquiries. The visitors were accom-panied throughout the trip in New Zea-land by Mr. J. P. M'Alistor, ono ofthe privatesceretaiies of thePremier.'

Plaintiff in tho civil action W. K.Salis-bury v. John Tvavo, a suit for dissolu-tion, etc., is appealing against tho de-cision of Mr. JtiHicc Denniston, who re-fused an application for a trial by juryinstead of uy a Judge alono.

Brother B. R. Gardiner, P.D.G.P., as-sisted by several officers from the citylodges, opened a. lodge of the DruidsOrder at Shannon last night. The nowlodgo opens with 30 members. After theopening ceremony, a social gathering washold.

At tho annual meeting of tho VivianHockey Club, tho annual report and bal-anco-Hhcet were read and adopted, and(several now members elected. Mr. W.Morpeth wns la-elected captain and Mr.W. Eglin, Secretary.

Jopscfor Sueilo Gloves, in all shadesof t.ui. fawn, beaver; also in black, cannow bo obtained from Kirkcaldio anaSUiins's, Limited, at 7b 6d per pair.—AdvW " "

MAORI PLACE-NAMES." ♥An old griovnnco banbeon oncomore

brought up by Sir William Steward'scomplaint tbaj. the Maori nnmo Puke-hiwitahi hns been gazetted "Pukolviltti."Suchnn error is wholly withoutexcuse

—tho barbarous form containing two let-ters unpronounceable by a Maori, andwhich never occur in any native word.The fixing of local geographical names isti matter of no little importance, yet ithas boon and stilt19 done in a haphazardway that would not bo permitted intho caso of shtpa or racing-stock. InNow Zealand, it rests to soino extentwith tho Land and Survey Department,bub though tho oflicers of that Depart-ment have always included t»ro, skilled

THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH 28. 1903.4

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ABSOLUTELY PURE,THEREFORE BEST.

SPECIALLY propared Sodawator forInvalids, gunrnntood froo from all

disoaso gorms and imptirittei, an testifiedby Dr. Maxou, Chiof lloalth Oilicor, nndtho Uovornmont Analynt, who btated u.ut"Tho Hodawator was very puro, and con-tained no micro -organisms, tho waterbeing a,vory noft ono of excellent qual-ity. Privato delivery to all parts ofIho oily daily. Tolophono 148.

THOMSON, LEWIS «fe CO.,Wellington, Wanganui, and Otoki

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

GENTLEMEN who »lo«iro to w»nr onoV)T of my NBW AUTUMN SUITS orOVERCOATS at Easter should ordor atonoo. ■.

DAVID ]ViILLIGAN,Kolburne-avomio.

"TjTOR FIRST-CLASS TAILORING,GO TO

R. B. DAVIS AND CO.,61a, Lambton-quay

(Lato with Kirkcaldio and Stains).

A HAPPY THOUGHT

AHAPPY thought loading to the produetiou of n now nud useful(artiolo

ban vary ofton turned tlio tido of Ufn andyioldod thoinvontoriv fortune. Seepamphlotof information ou patout* froo by post from

BALDWIN & KAYWAftD,National ChaiiiborH. Wollinaton.

IJA^\Ji)JNrJ^g (.EsUblUliod1882.JOBTAINED IN ALL COUNTRIES

iIENItYIIUOHUS, IQueeu'H Olmyihoro. Walliugton.!

MR. SIDNEY HALL,]DENTIST,'

BOUI.COTT-ST., WELBINGTON,Hob Romovod to premises immediately

opposito Dr. Colliuß. Tolophono 479.

MR. L. HASELDEN,DENTAL SURGEON,

17, Ingoslrc-stroot (oppoiito Dr. Maokin'i).

I»A RR, LEAR V & O 0.,

Accountants and SHAimnnoKitßs,0, Foftthornton- gtroot, and at Dnnodin.A M2LISS STUA ifrTSHARBBROKER & MINING AGENT

4, Feathoraton-stroet.HOS. TURNBULL ANB^ SONÂrchitects,

71, LAMBTON-QUAY(Skorrett and Wylie's Now Buildings).

MA R T I M if uITk 11S7Barrifltor andSolicitor, PatentAgont,4-4,Lambton-qiiHy.

Money toLoudat4Jpor oetit. Tol. No.1437.]V|Ri liTiioLi) W. blukdellu

Evening Foot JBulldingsiTuiophono1718.

DU. R. V. O LE~V ELAND,DKNTAL SURGEON,

Fitagorald's Building, Willis-stroet.For four yoars Ohiot Doraonslrator atChicago Collogo of Doulal Surgery. Tol.1755.|V|P£ V^ A liTITTt .MAN!XLI,■LTH-

DENTIST,Sri)NKr-HMRKaTfFirst gate from MuKoum-ntrêt.l

'olmihono. No. am,

■J*|ISSSItS. DO"\^N¥a BROS.102a,Cuba-Btroofc(nextNational Bank),

Wellington.

MESSRS. BULKLEY AND FORTE,DENTISTS,

91, Witlis-stroot.

"|>LACKBURNE anw BENDALL,fAcoountants. Anditorg,nnd Trado' Asftignou*.

7. VICTOHTA-STREET.

TflT M. -O. 8 T~elp~H ENS,Publio Secrotary and Accountant,

No. », FEATHERSTON-S^J^REKT.|J ENJt V IV'"o~irn

Incorporatod Aeoonnlant, Auditor,And Adiuwlitr,

CUSTOMtIOUiSI*;- QfJA Y.

JAN D A. WII,S ONT" FUNERALFURNISUEHS,54. .OAMBUIDGE ■ TERRACE.

Telejjlioun 005. <

DRAPERIESAND

HANGINGS.

IN DRAPERIES wo uro showing somofabrics of ruro beauty. Artistic sur-

roundings mnko tlio homo pleasant nndcomfortable, and draporiua holp wondur-fujly to oroato homo oliann. If you nrothinking of druporios a *isil to our IlounuFurnifcliiuir Department will holp you touehiovo tlio best and mout artistic resultsal littiu cost.

GENOESE VELVETS, in crimson, olivo,and bluo. This in jiuito tho nmvostmalorial for draperies and curtains,nnd ono of tho hnn<lßomut,t wo havoover handled;52in witlo.

At 7b 6d per yardI

MOQUETTE VELVETS, nrlistic nndtasteful for furniture coverings, por-tieres, dranings, etc., in combined col-ourings;52in wido.

At 11s por yard!

EMBOSSED REVERSIBLE PLUSH-hiTEH—Those aro now goods plncedon tho shelves during tho past fowdayß. Thoy havo plain bluo, prim-son, nnd green centres, with bonlors ofBam° colours in two tones; 52in wide,AbAolutoly Iho host valuo ovor oiforcdin thia class of goods.

At 4s 6d por yard!

PLUSHETTES, singlo and reversible, intho now shares; 52in and 72in wido.At 3s 6d, 6s 6d, 8s 6d por yardI

ART SERGES, in all tho now colourings.52in wido at Is lOd, 2s 3d, 2s 9d, 3s Od* por yardI ,72in wide, at 3s lid, 55,, 7s 6d per yard!

UTRECHT VELVETS, in bluo, olivo,orimson, and torra ootta; 22in wido.At 4i 9d, 6s 9d, 9s 6S por yardl

WOOL REPPS, In maroon, orimson,royal bluo and royal purplo: 52inwide.

At 4s lid, Ss 6d, 6s por yardI

KIRKOALDIE <fe STAINSLIMITED.'

»■"

rj;HE SOOULLAR CO.,Ltd., .

COMPLETEHOUSE

FURNISHERS,107, 199, LAMBTON-QUAT.

CARPETS.FIVK-FiIAUR BRUSSBLB CARPETS,

With Bordon to Matob,

5/3 PBII YARD.

AXMINSTER CAF.PKTS,

C/0, 6/9, 7/-, 10/- PEU YARD.

HEARTHRUGS,

6/9 TO 50/-.

-J/ IN THE rt ALLOWED OFF

ALL GASH PURCHASES.

YOU'RE A MANOF INDIVIDUALITY.

EVERY man has individuality. Thoright Tio or Oollnr for ■ ono is

nover exactly tho right thing for another.Tho purposb ot our limitless Tarioty inMEN'S AIKUCI^ttY i» lo pleaso all whofavours us with thuir commands, and^, todo it at n cout »o littlo iv oxce** of thochoiip and iimifforont shops that thororomains no lost ooonomy or excuso forkeeping away from ua.

Wo havo tho NEW SCARF WITH AT-TACfJMENT that affows it to bo worn|with double collar from 2s;also narrow orIbroad-end HCARVES from 2s 6d. ThoASCOT TIE, 2s.

WOODROW'S FAMOUS HATS-

BATES & LEE^,MEN'S MERGERS AND OUTFITTERS0, WILLIS-STREET.

Al1 0 1, L IN A It 1 R"'J'ho Queen of Tablo Waters."

Supplied undorRoyal Warrants of Appointment to

HFS MAJNSTY tho KINOAnd IIKS KOYAI. IHUUNESS thoPRINCK OF WA fiES.APKNTA,"

~

Tho- Best Natural Aperient Water.A Sporific for Iho Certain lloliot" ofIIAmfUAL and OBSTINATE CON-STIPATION and In DISORDERS of thoLIVER and BILIOUS ATTACKS

LITTLE BOYS'CLOTHING-,IN NEWKBT WINTRR STYLES, it

now buinff showniv lurgoseloctiou,TWEKD JNOHJs'OLK .SUITS,

fls Gil to 20a.TWEED AND SEItdE SAILORSUITS.

4.s 11.1 tuUOs.PILOT CLOTH REIiFER COATS,

5s Cd to 15b.

TE AEO IT OTJ S EDRAPER* CO. (Ltd.)

BAMBOO TABLES,OCCASIONAL AND AFTERNOON.

HAVING puroliasod a shipment ofabovo considerably undor tho umallanded cost, wo nro offorilig thorn astrong, Borviocablo, protty tnblc— at thofollowing ridiculously loW price— namely:

8s 6D6D-Soiling rapidly; early purchaser gota

first choico.

OVERMANTELS.This is another lino wo want to dear

AT BARGAIN PRICES.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN HARD-WARE HOUSE,

LAMBTON -QUAY

(Lalo Oamoron and Christio's).

DAVID ANDERtSON AND SON,AVID ANDERSON AND BON)

AroSoiling

CHOICEST FACTORY BUTTER,

ir LB- .

(MAGNET BRAND).

40 MOLTSSWORTHST., WELLINGTON

, TolophonoNo. 331,

ELEGANT SHOES FOR WOMENIT—

W3 nro now exhibiting tho daintiostShoen that were.ovor nuilt for daintyfoot. This display ooncoriw every wommiwho can npprccialo tlio artistic nnd bwuiti-ftil in footwear. ■ »(llaco Kid Button Hootn, Boitock'i bestqunlily, nt 22a 6d pnr pairQlnco Kid Button Boot*, pointed and

round tocn, Ford's make, nt 21*.American Button nndI.ttcn Uooti, n iplon-did raugc, at 12x 6d lo 26s od.

B. HANNAH «b CO.,79,Lambton-quay,

DON'T WASTE MONEY.

IF YOU WANT THE VEIIY BESTARTIOLE,

BUY

EMPIRE COMPANY'S

DELICIOUS TEAS.

Ask your Grooor whioh Teas liavo thoGreatest sale. This is a true sign of thoirpopularity.

FLOUR AGAIN DOWN.FLOUR AGAIN DOWN.

T7ILOUJI i« anoha aoutmon artioloJ in tho household thatany risootfall inprioo tinmoiiintoly oafls forcoininout. Wo thiuk tho prlco oEFlour ban bow loaohed a normallove],as tho following flguroi willshow :—

25% 3/8; BO's, 6/3}.100's, 12/-; 200's, 23/-.'

| The Flour tvo soil is tho pnrosfc| and most satisfactory. Though n.

common artiolo iv the housolioid, it, dooen't follow that flour is withoutgmdos. Wo koop but ono grade— <

tho boat.

WAIIDELL BROS. & CO.,! WELLING ION.]

OUNCE OF REASON.< __

TJTIOI'1-Haioki tho woakostnatures. Ifa*uiut. bolioTOH a "tusto" will load tp

ruin, wo foar nt onco thatvioo willholp himontho way. Thcro is yot nnothor man whobaa tho gift of npprooiatiou toinporod bygood jndgmont, and with whom vioohas nopart to play. Nolo his approval oF IhopuroHfc, wlioloßomesfc, and most atimulalinprliquorin oxistonoo— Forgudon's

P. AND O. WHISKYI

FEDERALCOtfEEtt PALACE,

OHRISTCHUROH.CHARMINGLY Bituatrd in Victorin-

t-qunro. Fronting tho door is thoQupou'b Statue ■mil tho Band Rotunda,from wheiiro i« wafted tho melodiousFtrains of tho grrnt masctorg. Tho lovolyAvon, wending through tho pnrk-likoforo-groumi, givi's » pootlo glow to the outlook.ANDREW DAVIES. I'mnrietor,

CABLE NEWS.[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.]

RIOT IN A NEW SOUTH WALES(OWN.

ATTACK ON A PROTESTANTMEKI'INU.

SEVERAL ATIRKSTS MADE.

[PREBB ASSOCIATION,}SYDNEY, 27th March.

The.Itev. Dr. Dill Mucky nddivt>sed alnrgo meeting ut Wyalong, about 330miles west of Sydney, for the purpose otforming a brant'h. ot tho Protestant De-fence Association.

Tho tuuliuncn was thrnwa into coiifu-pion by tho wuddin report of lircnrniß,

followed by a fiiMlndc of «stone» umlglass bottles on tho roof.

A mob givthoivd outside, and attempt-ed to«ntor tlio hall. A panic .seemed in-evitftblo, but tho.so near tho doors bar-ricaded thorn.

The- police outside were powerless toquell tho disturbance.

_ Kvcntually nl'olico lifngistrato arrived, and read thoRiot Act.

A stono came through one of tho win-dows, and struck a man severely. Aftertho reading of tho Act a number of ar-rests were made. The walls outside weromarked withrevolver shots.

Ono mnn, named Urny, had an eyegouged out after ho left tiio meeting, andis in a. critic.il condition.

Four men liava boon fined for rioting.

"LARRIKINISM"IN MELBOURNEBRUTAL ATTACK ON A CON-

STABLE. , :IrUESS AfISOCIATIOK.I

MELBOyKNJi, 27th Mnrch.A gang of lnrrikina, resenting the no

tion of a constable named Burtlott, intaking up his residence in tho street theyfrequented in 13nin«\vick, a suburb olMelbourne, proceeded to his house tinnedwith crowbars and bricks.

Countable Bnrtlett wns standing at hisgnt«, wheh one of tho mob hurled abrick in his face, fracturing his skull intwo places. Ho is in a critical condi-tion.

A youth named Stubbledy has been ar-rested.

KANAKAS IN QUEENSLAND.THE QUESTION OP THEIR REPAT-

ELATION.

TfRESS ABSOCUTIOW.I(Rocoivod March 28, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th March.Speaking in ths House of Lords, Lord

Onslow, Undor-Secretary to tlio ColonialOflico, in roply to LordLamington, saidho interpreted tho cabled fitontAtnciit ofCaptain Rason, British Resident in thoNe«r Hebrides, in reference to the depor-tation of Kanakas from Queensland tom«nn that if a Kanaka woo repatriatedhe would be immediately killed, cooked,nnd catoh. Itwas Captain lUxon'a spo«cialbusiness to inform thoKanakas aboutto bu repatriated of tho opportunitiesawaiting them, and to £ive them im\r-ivnco that if they feared IH-trcattnentthoywould bo sent to a British possession,wliere thoy wo\ild bo wolcomcd and bosafo.

THE LATE SIR F. SARGOOD.VALUE OP HIS ESTATE.

rrnssu association.I(Rccoived March 28, 10.18 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, This Day.Tho will of tho late Sir F. Sorgood ha»

been lodged for probate. tTlic approximate value of tho estate

is £680,000, distributed a* foiiowss—

Victoria, £268,335; New South Wales,£150,000; W«»trnlia, £60,000; Nctv Zou-lnnd, £201,665.

SYD. GREGORY'S BANKRUPTCYA CRICKETER'S EARNINGS.

[rifEES ASSOCIATION."!(Received March 28, 10.15 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th March.The examination of Syd. Gregory, thowell-known cricketer, in thti BankruptcyCourt, nhtd homo light on the earnings qfciicketcrs when on English tours. In1890 Gregory tnado £100, but ho nmdonothing in 1893, when tho team, whichwas a bad one, encountered bad weatlur.'liemade between £400" and £500 out ofHio 1896 visit, about £700 as a memberof the 1899 team, while tho tour laatyear earned him £800.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.SERIOUSFLOODS AT TOWNSVILLE.

A MANDROWNED.[press association.!

BRISBANE, 27tU March.Seven and a half inches of rain hnsfallen at Townsville, the scene of tho ro-

ccnt disastrous cyclone, about 870 milesnorth-west of Brisbane.,The low lying purta of tho -town nroflooded, and unless the river fulls boforotho tide rues to-night serious troublo 5aapprehended.

A number of Chinamen were- rescuedby relief!boats from Monkey Island.A jnannamed Bird was drowned abHermit Peak.

MR. WRAGGE'B WEATHER PREDIC-TIONS.EIGHT YEARS OF PLENTY.(Recoivod March.28,10.15 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This Day.Mr. Clemonb Wraggo,' the well-knownmeteorologist, in a lecture, stated thatho believed the present your -would Uo agood one, though wo xhould have dryspells;but the succeeding years to 1911would be fruitful. Thou he was convinc-ed thatv drought period would graduallyset in.

EARTHQUAKE AT MELBOURNE.(Received March 28, 10.15 n.m.)

MELBOURNE, Tlub Day.A distinct shock of earthquake waa

folt in the ensturn and southern suburbsnt 10.20 lost night. At South Ynrra,Toorak, and St. ICilria, peoplo liui-riotlfrom tho shaking house* into the street*.In poveral iilar.ca the shock wos aocom-pimied by a muffled report liko tho firingof a heavy gun at a distance.

THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.(Received March 28, 10.15 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, This Day.The Federal Parliament will meet fordespatch of business on 26th May.

Messrs. Davis nml Clator stnto Ihntthoir rebuilding sale is a pronounced suc-cors. They advorliso epeoial Hnes, antlannoUnco that tlioy liavo timdo nrrango-meuts to overcome tho rush far barsrnins.

PERSONAL MATTERS.— .— ,Sir Joseph and Lady Ward left Hobart

yeslurday afternoon iv continuation oftheir voyage fio;ti Melbourne to tlio Bluff.

Tho Minister for Customs will le-iveLjttflton to-night. Tho members of tlioGovernment now in town aio tlio Pie-niicr, and the Ministers for JuMico,Lands, and Education.

Tho Wnipu Presbyterian congregation(says a Prcs* Association niesage fiomAuckland) has d«UI*l to ..ffur iH pu'-intto tho Rev. M. ML.m.an, l.Uoly out fumiScotland. Mr. M'Lenium pitches bothin Garlic and Kn.ctli-h.

Viscount Boringdon, fon <.f the Earl of ,Moriev, Chairman qX Coinmitt.cw in thoHomo of Loklh, leaves \\'cllinglon onMonday, en loulo to Wan.j.u.ui "v^r.and.Ho rocm thenw to Aucklaml via tho W«-ij^ftnm Kiver, ami from Auckland ho willj2o across to Tahiti.

Mr. Alfred M;ilhe\vn,of Waiorongomai,Foatlierstou, is a i>ai!>eu>ser by the Atoo-'raki, sailing 10-d.iy, on route to Ku^nnd.Mr. Mathewa ia making tho trip forhoiiUh's cake, and he^vill return to thecolony via America.

A piY.vnitatiim was rondo by tho man-aging director (Mr. Milhvard) nnd em-ployees of tho Gear Meat Company to-day to Mr. 11. llrenton, the occasion be-ing his nppronching marriage. Tho Ailtook tho form of a handsome marbleclock.

Following is a list of recenb callers utbho Tourist; Department!— FredericHealy, Mrs. Itealy, Mita Hcaly, Lon-don, England; F. W. Chapman, Too-woomba, Queenslnnd; O. Addis, Mel-bourne; 32tMth J. Dowerman, Toronto,Canada;11. and A. Kvcvhard, Wiwbaden,Germany;Joseph H. Williams, WilliamBunby, llawkcs Bay; Captain IT. P.Tuckuy, Kimberley, (South Africa ;,K. A.Knbicaon, Mastorton; Mrs. Ross, Burn-side, Dunedin;Mr. and Mrs. Girdwood,Kilmory, Alfredton;Mira K. yon Dadels-y.on, ?<ft}»< ir; Clmfi. S. Owen, Dunedin;W. D. Fullnrton Johnson, Invercargill;Nelson Curtis, London;SV. B. Dove,Northwood, England; J. S. Oughton,J. J. Oughton, Okaiawa.

ACCIDENTS AND NATALITIESc» ■

[BT TIXEORAFH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]NAI'IEU, 27th March.

During blasting operations tq-day at acontTßctor's ainip at Wainuna, aboutthirty miles from bore, a. piece of rodestruck a workman tunned John Green-away on tho head, rendering him un-conscious. ITo was brpughfr in to thoNapierHospital, ■when it was found thathit* skull was fractured. Greenaway diedat 7.30 this evening. Deceased was about26 yoars of age, and unmarried.

CHRISTOHUKOU, 27tb March.A girl named Mubel Bextou was run

over by a truck of wheat attached to atranclkm engine at Swannanoa on Wed-nwday evening, and killed. At tho in-quest a verdict of accidental death wasreturned,(but a rider added Uuit one olthe engine men was eomewbat to blnmofor not doing more to prevent childrenriding on the drawbar of tho truck afterhaviug onco warned them off.

GISBORNE, 27th March.The police luvve received information

that portion of a human body bus beenseen floating in tho aurf opposite Mr.Loiseli's, about six miles from Tolaga.Constable M'Leofi ha* gono from TolagaBay to investigate. ,

DUNEDIN, This Day.A young' man named Shepherd, em-

ployed in the Woodnaugh paper mills,is now in hospital na the result appar-ently of an attempt to commit suicide.Ho was found on tho beach, with threerevolver bullets in his head, a revolverwith three empty chambers being foundclose at hnnd. One of his eyeskud beentotally destroyed;tho other bullets lodg-ed in his forehead. Though none of thebulleta havebeen extracted, it is believ-ed thut he will recover.

A man named Bird, an engine-cleanerat. Crosa's Creek, was admitted xo thoHospital yesterday. As ho wub passingbetween two engines ono of them movedoff, and bofore ho could got away onoof bis thighs was badly bruised.

The inquest held upon tho death ofRobert Auty, of Poriru*, held in thoHospital yesterday afternoon, was pre-sided over by tho District Coroner (Mr.J. A*hcroft). After evidence had beenheard corroborative of the statement*published in. yesterday'» Post, the juryreturned a verdict that death was duo toan accidental fnll from an express. Drs.Ewarfc and Tripe said that the injurieson tho head of tho deceased were con-sistent with thoso which were likely toremit from a fall from a moving vo-hiolc.

MINING NEWS.[BI TBt/KOBAI'H-— MESS ASSOCIATION.]

DUNEIHN, This Day.The following dredging returns arc an-

nounced:—

Cromwell, 630z lSdwt; Matftu,48oz; Enterprise No. 1, 450z 9dwb18gr;New Teviot, 340z 6dwt; Waikaka Unit-ed, 290z; Alexandra Lead, 28oz lOdwt;Control Charlton, 260z Bd\vt; ElectricNo. 1, 21oz 4dwtj My*t*ry lHat, 19oz4dwt; Central Mataura, 18o« 13dwt;Inch Vftlley, 1?ok 15dwt; Ettridc, 17oz;Globe, 13oz 7dwt; CUnrlton Greek, 12nzlOdirt; Inchdnle, lloz 12dwt; Wnhnu-mu Extcndod, lloz 6(1wt; iiJoint dOr,Bozj Korth Beach (West Coast), 28oz9dwt.

Later.Dunedin Exchange snlcs-.-^-Divis's

Bend, 3d dis;.Dunstan Lead, 9s;Ferrer-sort, 16b 9d;Junction Electric, 13».

Additional return*:>— Otago No. 2,250z;Lower EnfioM^ 4oz fldwt;NewC4ofden Gravel, 1002 16d\rt j Rise undStiine, 570z ;OAbri^l'v, 16oz SdiTt;KewRoyal Maori, 430z lOdwt; UlnckwatorRiver, 23oss 9dwt;Notown Greek, 560z;Three-mile (Jrcenstono, 29oz3d\vt^ Princeof Wales, 470z ; Aldinga, 24cz ldwt;Erickson'M Howard, 360z,12dwt; Fodder-son'ff, 24o«; Victory,14o« 9dwt.

The return from tho Amikitia Dredgeis 10oz gold for 60 hours.

The Mosquito Gold Dredging Companyhna nbtnined 440z gold for four dny»'working. ■—«--—————

CHARGEOFTHREATENED.INCENDIARISM.

[BT TBMSOIIAI'H—PIIES9 ASSOCIATION.]OARTERTON, This Day.

A man named Robait Brown ivas ar-rested Lore nt 1.30 tbiH morning on acharge of threatening to burn dottn Voji-tan's Boarding-ho««!. Ho was caught rfd-hand«d, witha tin and thrt-o or four bot-tles of kerosene. On being brought boforotho Court he wa« remanded for n. week,bail beingallowed in two sureties of £25ouch (vnd himseH £50,

There is (snys the HotLakes Chionicle)a very liiie wftterfnH about nine; milesfrom Hotonm, on tho uew roiul to Ma-tnnku, which is .«aid to be well north hco-in<{. The fnll itself is between 80ft nnd100ft, nnd the (vpproich to it is througha fern-tree glen, whi<h would be nn idealplace for a summer picnic. The rond iscompleted to within a short distance ofthe fall,and in the surrounding forest aresome ginnfc specimene of tree-ferns of a' variety only found in that neighbourhood.It is tho intention of the Survoy Depart-ment, jvounderstand, to reserve the foils,nndno doimt tho TourialDepiirlniehtwillmake aneffort to ol>on up T-he place iotsightseers-

ENTERTAINMENTS. ETC."HARBOUR LIGHTS."

There was another successful- performance of "Harbour Lights" last eveningby tho Fitzmfturice Gill Company. MissGill was seen to great advantage as"Dora Vane," and the rest of the castwas evenly balanced. "Hurbour Lightswill be repented to-night.

DIX GAIETY COMPANY.T\Vo enteilainers new to Wellington'

made- their bow at the Theatre RoyaJ ■

liust nij.'ht. Professor Schmidson is itmusician who plays many instrumentsnml plays them very well. His clari-net selections were exceptionally clever,nnd ho concluded his "turn" by playinglive instruments simultaneously. Chas.Jluinilton Baker, an exponent of "TheTurkey Trot," "Pas Ma La," and cakewalk provoked considerable laughter byhis unties. The bus&o singer, Air. ErnestHill, deserved nil the appreciation hereceived. To-night there will ho achange of programme.

FULLER'S ENTERTAINERS.The last petformanco of the current!

week's programme by Fuller's entertain*ci« was given last"night. An entirelynew programme will ba presented to-night, including the production of an.amusing comedietta. "Brown's DomettioTroubles."

mdlleTdolores.The boxplans /or Mdllo. Dolores's two

farewell recitals to be given in theTheatre Royal on Wednesdayand Thurs-day"eVenings of next week will bo open-ed at tho Diesdcn piano warehouse al>9 a.m. on Monday morning. As a rushfor seats is expected at the box office,early application is advised. Mdlle.Dolores will be assisted l>y Mr.John Prouse, Mr. Clarence Newell, andMiss Prouse.

WELLINGTON LIEDERTAFEL.That the Wellington Liedertafel con-

tinues to do meritorious jn. th«community by fostering & tosto and de-sire for good wholesdmo music whilesome of thokindred musical organisationsarc languishing, was exemplified by theexcellent concert given an St. Paul'sSchooa'oom last evening. Boing "ladiesnight" it was natural that tho fair sexshould largely predominate in the audi-ence, and it was evident, too, that thespecial effort put forth on their behalfwas well appreciated, for there was nolack of enthusiasm displayed. The chiefnumber by thoLiedertuiel was the cantata"Ode to Music" (Myles B. Foster), and inthis "paean of joy and song of triumph-ing" hailing tho birth of music, a veryfair niea&uro of success was achieved. Theincidental tenor &010 was carefully sungby Mr. James Searle. Two simple butIeffective examples of unaccompaniedpart 'singing were "OSanctiasima," and tho old,old l&vourite, "Drink to me only witlithine eyes." In the lost named Air. R.B. Williams sung ths solo very sweetly,whilst a, subduedhumming chorus set thewhole number to perfection. Tho partsongs "Happiest Land" and "Laughing"were also nicely rendered, and quantityand quality of tone produced under Mr.Parker's able direction being well up totho mark. The quaint familiar glee "Toall You Ladies Mow on Land" (Dr. Call-cott) was appreciated, especially by themany ladies who heard ic. Apart fromthe Leidortafol numbers, Miss JeanneRamsay was conspicuously successfulamong tho vocal soloists, mid was t\fcicoencored for her really artistic treatmentof "The SlaveSong" (Teresa, DelRiogo),and "Tell Mo my Heart." Messrs. j.Ejenrlo and R. Foster were applaudedfortheir songs "Smile and Bid Mo Live"(Pinsuli) and "Didst Thou but Know"(Ellen Wright). A martial duct, "Nightis Down the Valley Stealing" (Macfarr«n)tserved to demonstrate tho effective har-monising of two good voices, Messrs.Cair (tenor) and Balloaco (bass). Instru-mental music comprised the sketches"Valsello" and "Bolero" for violin andpiano (Edward German) well played byMisses Grace Kennedy and Jtan Parker,twoSlavonic Dances (Dvorak) as a piano-forte duet by Miss Joan Parkerana Mr.Robert Parker, who also in turn playedpianoforto accompaniments during theevening. Undoubtedly a considerablemeasure of tho success of the concert wasduo to the energy of Mr. J. F. Carr,hon. secretary. ',

Another of the popular evenings for,our seafarers was given lastnight at theMissions to Seamen before a capital audi-ence. Helpful ambulance work wasdoneby Missioner andmen. A prbgraimne ofmusical items provided by CaptainKinggave much pleasure. The following as-sisted

—Mrs. Laweon, the Misses Firth.

(2), Cook, and Messrs. Rowe, Hall (2),and Harrison.

A grand sacred, concert is announcedto take place in.the .Victoria Hall, Ade-laide-road, to-morrow evening. ThoVartha-Lehmann Concert Company hasavianged a suitable programme for theoccasion, which should appeal to loversof music.

Tho Students Society of' Victoria Col-lego is hardat w.ork preparing for thoannual tournament which is to be heldat Auckland at Easter. A concert, forwhfch an attractive programmehas beenpropared, will, be given in the Sydney-street Schoolroom next*Tuesday night inaid of the funds, and it promises to boa great success. Tha concert will bofollowed by Gilbert's delightful play,"Rosincrantz and Gildcnstem," stagedby tho students under the leadership ofMr. H. 13. Nicholls.

A full rehearsal of "Britannia's Call toArms," tho series of spectacular displaysto bo held in connection with the CatholicBazaar at the Drillshed during Easter,was held on Thursday night. The 250performers who are to take part havobeen well drilled by Signor Borzoni, andtho spectacles give promise of being amost altraotivo feature of the festival.Tho art union tickets are going off well,and all the arrangements for tho bazaarrfre well in hand. The stallholders trillbe*':

—Lady Ward, Mis. Harold Johnston,

Mrs. Lan Duncan, Mrs. and Misses Staf-ford, Mrs. Walter Nathan ofid the MissesNathan, Mrs. R. A. Loughnan, Mrs. P.OB. Loughnan, Mrs. Gibbs, Mis. Duig-nan, Mifx-'cs M'Manaway, Putnam, Wftl-dojjrave, Grace, and Duncan. Tho bazaar.will he opened on the afternoon of EasterMonday.

THE ELINGAMITE WRECK.PLANS FOR SALVAGE OPERA'

TIONS.

fBT TBLKQBArH— TOKSS ASSOCIATION.]AUCKLAND, This Day.

Mr. Felix Tanner, the diver,after visit-ing the wreck of the Elingamite in thosteamer Energy, on oehalf of the LondpnSalvage Company, obtained new div-ing gear, and ieavea immediately to con-titiuo operations, which he anticipatesAVill probably result in tho recovery o£the lost specie,

The Energy anchoredimmediately overtho MTcelc.and fixed thelocality by sink-ing a. charge of dynamite, the explosionbringing to tho surface a portion of tJiowreck, much froth, and corks, indicatingthe breaking up of bottled liquor..

Mr. Tanner is rather reticent oft cer-tain points, but states that no difficultywas experienced in locating tho wi>eck.lie lauded on the island in the imme-diate jiroximiiv to tho wreck, with thegear, and found several good landingplace*,. He p&prcssea surprise that thewhole of tho Elingnmito people weroa<j%gut ashoro where tho vessel stmck^


THE SUICIDE OF SIR HECTOR[MCDONALD.

♥BENSATION IN ENGLAND AND

AISHOAD.HUMOURS AR 'HI THE CJTARGEb

AGAINKT JilM.|ritEB3 ABSOOIAIJON.I

LONDON, 261h March.It was an ojwn secret among military

ofiicers for t,evrral weeks tliut Sir Hec-tor Mucdonuhl was under a cloud, Hishealth Jitid been b;td during his residencein Ceylon, and ho w.ih much deprc&sedon Iho voyage, to England.

Tho tragedy caused a profound sen-sation.

'J ho P,ir!s papers publish Bynipnthetioart idis.

Tr.ivellern declare tiiat rumours cur-rent in Colombo suggest a different of-foiicu to thai, biiggosL'd in English sur-jniws. Letters found on the body otGi-tHTaI Mr.cdonald, signed by prominentresidents in Ceylon, expressed meir fiin-ceiv sympathy. Tho residents of Ding,wall, Sir hector Macdmiald's birth-place, also manifested groat distress.

THE GENERAL'tf CONDUCT INTARIS.

IIISROPES OF AVOIDING A COURT-MAKTIAL.LONDON, 26th March.

Itir slated that tho General lived veryquietly in Paris, lounging around hishotel. Tho efforts ho miido not to at-tract attention suggested tho belief thatho premeditated suicide, which tho pub-licity given to tho charges accelerated.Tho Gonernl appeared startled ut thocontents of tho Paris edition of tho NewYork Herald. The Paris newspaper Ma-tin states that General Macdonnld burstinto tears, pondered deliberately ovor.what ho had read, read it again, andthen, upparimlly deciding on his coursoof action, went to his bedroom.

lie must hare shot himself immediate-ly, for when ono of the maids of thohotel found his body, nearly an hourlater, ho hud been dead only three-quart-ers of an hour.It was stated thtvt at tho suggestion

of Lord Roberts tho King speciallyguvoan audience to Kir Hector Mucdonald*and advised him to demand a court-mar-tial. A la to edition of tho Evening News,however, authoritatively denies tho re-port. Major-GeneralMucdoiiuld hadonlya- few hours in London.

Tho War Olfioo ordered Sir Hector'simmediate, return to Ceylon, and ar-ranged for General Kelly-Kenny, former-ly of Pretoria, tv supervise tho trial anatake command in Ceylon.

Sir Hector Mufldmiald tarried in Paris'in the. hoi>e of fresh instructions sparinghim retirement, from his rank and hispension. It is supposed thatho commit-ted suicide onreading Sir J. West. Ridge-way's speech.

PARTS, 27th March.In accordance with the wiahcg of hisrelatives, the body of Sir Hector Mac-danntd will bo buried in Paris. Tho fun-oral will be of v private character.Tho Uritish colony in Paris is sending

ninny wreaths.The General shot hiinmlf behind thoright car. Tho bullet penetrated thobrain in an upward direction, Reveringa vein.The War Office has offered to defraytho funeral expenses.

SIH HKCTOH'simoniER IN HISDEFENCE.LONDON, 27th March.

Sir Hector Alucdonuld'a brother de-clares that the General complained of aniiitriguo in Ceylon, duo .to jealousy overhia promotion. He would, his brothersays, never have left Ceylon if ho weroguilty. Tho fact that ho faced LordKoborts demonstrates the proud and sen-sitive man's indignation.

The French- authorities displayed great(actand good feeling. 'JLhoy decided thattho fact of Sir Hector's death should boannounced first in London. At their in-aUmco the fact that it was a case of sui-cide did not appear in tho evening papersin Paris. ■

Tho Highlanders resident Ih N/ew Zea-land today cabled homo to the relativesof tho late- Goneml Sir HectorMacclonaldan expression of sympathy. *

At the Scots Chinch, Abel Smith-street,to-morrow evening, tho Rev. W. Thom-son will pieach an In Memoriam sermonto tho memory of tho late- Gouoial SirHector Macdonnld.

CRICKET.LORD HAWKE'S TEAM v. SOUTHAUSTRALIA.FINEBAITING BY BUBNUP AND

TAYLOR.£rnK3a association.!

ADELAIDE, 27th March.Tho match between youthAustraliaand

Lord Huwko'ft visiting teambegan ta-duyin lino wonliter. Tho wicket was perfect.

Tho South Australian team consists ofC. Hill, Gitfen, F. T. Hack, J. 0. Rced-inan, J. Trovers, C. B. Jeunings, A. E.11. Evans, I>. M. Nowlnnd, H. 1\ Kirk-wood, A. Gehrs, andN. Olaxton.Warner won tho loss, and tho English-men batted. Scoring was slow at thostart. Burnup, when he had scored 50,hit one 'bard to Giifen, but thu veteranchopped it. Warner wa« dismissed justafter Burnuphad recoided 50. One wic-ket for 106. Burmip brightened up con-siderably after Warner's departure, nndgave a good all lound dutpliy. Heknocked up his rontury iv an hour andthree-quarters. Tho second M'icket fellat 170. Taylor and Fane were thanpartuered, and play becamo quiet, butafter luncheon tho batsmon bcored freely.Fane compiled his score by excellentcricket, but was snapped up at tho wic-kets. Three for 255. Taylor played a-magnificent clianceless innings, and whendismissed tho board showed 4 for 341.Dowsonj like his predecessor.*, thoroughlyappreciated tho local howlei*1,and dealtunmercifully with them When stumpsweiodrawn tlia ncoro otood at 3530 for theloss of 4 wickets. Scores:

—ENGLISHMEN.— First Timings.

Warner, b Gtffcn 47.Burmip, c and b Qiffen ..< ... 105Fane, c Newlnnd, I) Traveri ... 47Taylor, c and b Claxton ... ... 103DoVbOii, not out ..» ... ».. 57Bosanquct, not out ...■ *.. ... 12

Extras ... ».< 9

Total (for 4 wickets) .., ... 380

WISE I'KECEL'TS.Never ealoU a cold to-day (hat can bo

nut off till next month. Never nut offbuying ft bottlo of 'l'onking's LinseedKmumon if youhavo caugnt a cold. NeverItositalo to dinerhninnto botweon this won-diuful romiitly and tho other so-callodcures, for it will "knock out" your coldin loss timo that you would employ ingot-ling tho tusto of somo of tho latter out ofyour mouth.

—Advt.

Hroakors ahoad!tho cold untl rainWill soon bo with us oncp again,.Soon Winter's brentli will freozp tho air,For oourlis and colds wo musk prepare,ComiiluiuU that cnuse so tnurii disti'CßH,Vot every ono will joon oonfesßThat llio romody Rood and puro

i li some Woods Groat Peppermint Ottfo.—Advt.

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.THE CRUISE OP THE DISCOVERY.

SIR CLEMENTS MARKIIAM'SVIEWS.

frirnss assooiatiOK.l(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)

1-O:<DON, 27th March.Sir Clements Mtukhain (President of

tho Royal Geographical Society), Btntatlwhen interviewed (hat Captain Scott'sdimiovovte-s indicate thnl the lnnd fitretccesto tho polo in a series of lofty moun-tains. This ho considers by far themost impoitunt geographical result yetobtained.

Moreover, tho fact that (he expeditionwintered four hundred miles beyond thospot at -which their predoccpsois halted,enabled the members, Sir Clements cays,to elucidate .Antarctic meteorology undmake other investigations.

THE RELIEVINUSHIP AT LYTTEL-TON.

Captain Colbeck, commanderof tho An-tarctic relieving ship Morning, lunchedat To Koraha (Mr. A. VKVK G. Rhodes'sresidence) on Wednesday, and after-wards gave some details of the voyageto his Excellency tho Governor, whotakes a deep ink-rest in Hie expedition.

The Press reports that the names oithe Discovery's men who have returneuby the Morning arc:

—Lieut. Shackleton,

Seamen Macfarlanc, Hubert, Peters,Page, Walker, Duncan, Hare (of Lyttel-ton), and Buckridgc and Urctt (cook).Lieut. Shackleton and Seaman Macfar-liine have returned on account of illness,and the remainder for family and otherreasons. With the exception of replacingLieut. Rhnckleton by Lieut. Muloch, orthe Morning, the pluces of tho others werenot fillud by men from tho relief ship,Captain Scott finding that ho had Buili-cienf. men to work tho Discovery withthose who remained. He has in all atotal of forty-one with him.

Tho Morning did not land all tho boottaken by her for the Discovery., As re-quested by Captain Scott, twenty tonswere- landed on a glacier -tongue, andtho remainder was brought back, a. por-tion being used by the Morning on heryeturn voy.ige.It is understood that tho chief reason

why tho dogs taken by the Discoveryprovednon-clßcient when put to a pruc-ticnl test, wns connected with the anim-als' food. On the short preliminaryMcdgo journeys it wns found that thedogs did the work expected of themvery well. Encouraged by Uicse resulte,the long journey, which occupied overninety days, wns undertaken by Cap-tain

*Scott, Dr. Wilson, and Lieut.

Shackleton. It was not tho' length ortho journey which incapacitated the dogsso much as the fact (.so it is alleged)of the fish food for the dogs having br-come tainted, so that tho animals werepractically poisoned. Tho fish food, itis stated, was good when shipped, butevidently contamination was communicat-ed from tho tins in which they weropacked. lb toys a good deal for thodetermination and pluck of tho partywhen they decided to proceed in spiteof tho breakdownof tho dogs. The partyhad to drag tho sledges, 'fcho weight olwhich, with the load, was nearly 3001beach.

On tho long ninety days' sledge jour- jney in Antarctica, when furthest southwus reached by eomo of the Discovery'screw, tho latter half was done by Cap-tain Scott, Dr. Wilson, nnd LieutenantShackleton alone, the men who accom-panied them in the earlier part of thojourney being left in chargo of a depot.Captain Scott waa lowered 2Uofb downthe great ico barrier, v.l tho ultimatapoint icached by tho explorers. Ono oftho mountains} discovered by CaptainScott has been named Mount Discovery.During tho Antarctic winter, says Truth,all animal lifo migrates to comparativelywarmer zones. Seats, penguins, andSkua gulla all leave tho laud of perpetualico. At present it is anticipated thatthe Discovery's men are busy laying upa store of food for tho winter. Theywill be killing and skinning seals andburying them in tho ice. All speakhighly of tho palatablenes? of seal fleshas food, while cooked Skua gull wasfound almost equal to ordinary fowl orchicken.

Of gold there appears to have beenonly very indirect traces. Mica, whichis calculated to deceive almost tho veryelect, has been found, and amongstminer* its presence is usually taken toindicate tho<possibility of tho c^stencoin tho locality of tho precious metal.

The Morning's futuremovements havenot been definitely decided \ipon, but shewill probably remain at Lyttelton forfive or six weeks. There is a possibilitythat she will visit other ports in thecolony, and may visit some of the Aus-tralian ports. At present Cap"tain Col-"beck ie awaiting orders from head-quarters.

The Morning on hor return voyage totho Discovery, will innko Lyttelton herport of dopurture, and will leave laterthan she did last year, it having1beenfound that sho left too early on that oc-casion. According to one of the Morn-ing's crew, Captain Scott's work hasbeen of such a thorough nature that itlias shown that Borohgrevink mrs attho best a very cursory observer,

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

AUCKLAND, This Day.At the sitting of the Electoral Com-

mission to-day further evidence was takenin regard to tho various charges againstMr. King, Registrar of Electors. Verylittle progress was made, the ureator partof the time being occupied by tho ex-amination of lists of names submitted,and discussions as to the method of deal-ing with them. The enquiry was ad-journed till Monday.

Anomer conference of delegates fromlocal bodies was held to-day concerningthe infectious diseases hospital question.Tho resolution of the last conference- infavour of placing tho Jiospital in thegrounds of the general hospital was con-firmed, and it was decided to forward thoresolutions passed on tho question to thoMinister for Public Health, and tlwt theMinister bo requested to give effect totho wishes of tho ratepayers.

PALMBBSTON N., This Day.Messrs. F. Pironi and A. Guy liavo

been appointed to represent, the Palin-erston. North Chamber of Commerce attho Colonial Conference to bo held nfcAucklandnext month.

The Chamber has decided to approachtho 'Postmaster-General Avith a roquostfor telephone facilities between Palmers-ton and Wellington.

NELSON, this Day.Tho competition for tho Government

prize-money for riflo shooting attractedonly two Nelson entries. Sergt. Oakley,of tho Stoko Rilles, scored 108 points,and Sergt. Johnson, Nelson Rifles, 94points out of a possible ]20.

Tho Pensions lioard, consisting of Drs.King, Heibovt, and Baldwin, sat yester-day to examine ro turned troopers. Therewere only a few cases for investigation.Tho 'Board will report to tho Government.

Attention in directed to an ndvertise-tncnfc inserted by South Canterbury De-censed Troopers' Memorial Committee, in-viting competitive designs for the erectionof amemoi'inl. The cost is toba between£400 and £500 erected nnd finished.Tenders to be in by 30tU April, 1903.


THE BALKAN PROVINCES.«».■.. -

RESIGNATION- OP THE BULGARIANCABINET.

Oniss associ vtion.l(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)

SOFIA, 27th March.Owing to thi absence- of a politician

willing to succeed (jonerul I'nprikolV, nsMiniutor of War, tho Bulgarian Cabinethas resigned.

l.Signor ruprilcoff'g resignation was ati-nounucd on 14th March. Itwas allegedthat ho h.id allowed at various timestinny rilles and tunmuuilion to be btulcnand distributed to Macedonian Commit-tees. His resignation was stated to bodue to tho misli to buy more.] ;

SOUTH AFRICA.THE RECENT CUSTOMS CONFER-

ENCE. '■

SUBSTANTIAL PREFERENCE WITH-'

IN THE EMPIRE.

rrnnßB associations(Received March 28, 8.59 a.m.)

LONDON, 27thMarch.Router's ngenO has reiiJKrmed thai theIntercolonial Customs Union, which hasjust closed its sittings at Bloemfontein,agreed to a pieferonliul reduction mgoods from Britain and reciprocating co-lonies of 25 per cent, ad valorem. It <wns also arranged for a, special prefereu- ]tial tariff on machinery.

[A proyiousmeasngo indicated that thopreferential reduction was to bo 10 per '.ocnt. onlj'.]

LORD ELGIN'S WAR COMMIS-SION.

EVIDENCE OP LORD LANSDOWNE.'

[I'KESS ASSOCIATION.!(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th March.'Tho Marquio of Lnnsdowne, Foreign

Secretary, and formerly Ministcr for Wnr,testified boforo tho War Commission thuttho forecasts of tho military advisers ,greatly undervalued tho Boors' lightingqualities and staying powers. Tho re-ports and minutes in tlio War Om'co il-lustrated this. Tho field force which hismilitary advisera recommended was inade-quate, although it was then thought ox-cessivo on the sido of precaution.

Qencral Buller, Lord Lanmlowno said,had no writton instructions regarding thoplan of campaign, butno infnimntion waswithhold which was desirable. (.Jcnera.lBuller knew tho Government had not in-terforod with tho disposition or movo-mont of tkh)(is.

THE KING'S VISIT TOSCOTLANDfWIISS ASSOCIATIONS

(Received March 28, 9 a.in.)LONDON, 27t!i March.

ItIn officially announced that tlio Dukoand Duclic.^ of Uucelcuch nru handingover to tho King and Queen Dulkeitiil'aluco on the. occasion of (hoir vinib toScotland from 11th until 15th Muy. '

A levco will bo hold at Holyraod l'nl«nco, Edinburgh, und a visit will bo muckto Glasgow.

[Dulkoilh Palace b a Giecinu edilicobuilt in 1700 by Sir Jobn Vunbnigk forMonmouth's widowed Duchens. It standsnear tho end of High-street, in tho townof Dnlkeith, Midlothian, undi» suironnd<od by iibeautiful parkof1035 uum Tho 'cnstlo, its protlcccHSor, was tho m\t ttrstof tho Grahams and tlren of tho Dou'g>la«ses from th» 14th century to 1642,when tho ninth Karl of Morton sold itto tho Hecond Earl of Bucc'.euch. IToly-rood I'alaco is the ancient lloyal reaitlencoin Kdinburgh. Ithas not been used formany yoars, but has boon renovatedsincethe aocoßsion of tho King.]

LONDON BANK OF AUSTRALIA....-■».

PROVISION FOR LOSSES BY TIIEDROUGHT.

friucss association.!(Received March 28, 8.59 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th March.Details of tho manifesto issued by tho

directors of the LondonJlunk of Auslra*-lio. go to hliow that it is proposed toreduco tho capital by £7 10s per sharein order to mitko tho fullest provision furlosses in stock and the depreciation ofproperties. Tho profits of tho yearamounted to £85,000, after paying inter-est on transferable doposits. Tho sumof £10,000 wan carried forward.

THEFTS ON STEAMERS.JEWEL BOBBERY ON THE WAI-

KARE.

A THOUSAND POUNDS' WORTHMISSING.

[BT TJJLECJHArn— I'KKB3 ASSOCIATION.]LYTTELTON, This Day.

Mr, Do SilTa, ft passenger by the s.g.Waikaro from Napier, reports havingl>ccn robbed on board of v thousandpounds' worth of jewellery., [A l'rcss Association "message fromChristchurch puls tho value- of the jewel-lery stolen at £3000. The robbery wasnob discovered until the pnasengera hadleft tho ship.]

Recent steamers from Australia luivabronght a small army of shady charac-ters to this colony, and Wellington limhat! mow than a fair share of the newsellk'is. Almost every vessel has a.storyof robbery among its pn&s«ngvrs on therun across, somo of them tiehig pitiable.Take tno; On tho Monowni, from Syd-ney, wevo two old neoplo,nourly seventyyeara of age, bringing their son, who isincapacitated by brain weakness, to thocolony. They werepoor, vory poor; andtheir age, their trouble, and thcif*pover-ty, would lmvo softened tho heart of al-most anything but a- wild beast. Ycfctncy wvro robbed of their paltry lilllomoiray—lho loss of which hnf» nearlybroken their old troubled hearts. l'lioUustoinn will not nllow their boh to landexcept under a bond of £)100, and fail-ing tliut he must l>o sent back to Aus-tralia. The old people cannot leave him,

i yet they have not enough to pay theirfares buck. An effort is being miido bytho Salvation Army to raisu tho inonoyto allow them all to land bore, and Humafford them some ricgrco of relief. Thoother caau 'occurred on tho Moernki.Two young fellows hard pressed by Hiodeprewoii of "tho other wide," sold uptho few things they had nnd sailed forNew Zealand to start afresh, uiey hadJ327 and two bicycles between thorn whenthey left; when" thoy reached here thismorning one lmd 13s and tho other 12»—not enough to pny mo duty ou tho bi-cycles1 ,

Horr Onrl Nnujnk. a woll known ijuim-, cinn from Aucklnncl, aclvortißCß in thisI Lmo juvonilo and ndult orchoslral classoß.> Tills nftorcU an opportunity for amateurs

to beoomn oxoort ix> orchostinl plttying.

It was mentioned in tho Okl-ago IVn-(lion Court this morning that a vory oldwoman who waa applying for a pensionfad tho bum of £325 in tho bank sometime ago. From information receivedkhe Registrar (Mr. b\ W. Manstiekl)found that the woman had for monlliM"flved nt tho rato of £25 per month, andthen at the rato of £10 a month. Some/»ne must have been helping t/o oldwoman tospend her monoy, and tho Ke-gistrar said ho'had asked tho policeto mulce enquiries into that plia&o of thosnatter. The c;vst> w.\s adjourned untiltho polico report had beon received.

A meeting of the electors of the. OhiroWard of tho Mulroso Borough in calledJior Monday evening to consider a sche-dule of works to be carried out under theproposed loan scheme.,The address-in-chiaf of Mr. Jollieoo iv*ho appeal of JohnFarrclly v. tho I'uhia-tun County Council and Henry Daynilras notconcluded when the AppealCourtudjourued yesterday afternoon till Mon-day.

Entries for the various evonts at thoAutumn Meeting of the Wellington Unc-ing Club closo on Monday next with thoSecretary, Mr. J. F. Clark.

Wo have receivod from Mr. E. Bour-dillon, Treasurer of tho Hloenifontcin Ca-thedral Memorial Fund, iv copy of anap-peal which Sbcing niado in New Zealandtowards ft memorial to thoso who- losttheir lives in tho Orange Wives Colonyduring the late war. Tho memoiial willUko tho form of a tower to tho Cathedralof tho Diocoso of Bloemfontein, and thocost is estimated at .about £5000. Hi*"'.dcv is thafof a thank-offering and me-mdrial puro and mmple, ond opportunityn-ill bo given of memorialising thoso whoSave fallen by placing their names on■tablets at tho base. The powtion thetower is intended to occupy is n prom-inent ono, and not far from tho cemeterywhere some 1700 of tho offieow. men,"»nd nursing staff of tho South AfricanArmy lio buried.Mr Walter Miller, of thoheadquarters

rtaff of tho AgriculturalDepartment, whowin a Sergeant in the Sovcnth Contin-gent is still suffering from ono of thewound* which ho receirod during the»reat Bothasbcrg engagement. Jiis rightthigh was shattered, and sinco ho hasKiturned to tho colony ho has spent most*f hi« time in the Napier Hospital. Say-iralpieces of the thigh were removed inShe institution recently. Ho i« pennan-*ntly injured, ono legbeing an inch and abaitehorter than tho other. The NapierBorough Council has mado him a grant ofjBIO,and hit «ot up a committfio tocon-ildcr -what further relief it can affordhim.

Kndlcn varioty is tl« only term whichdeK)ribn» the uniquo collection of anlumn»nd winter jacket* now boing diapl»yod«t O. Smith1* store,and wo can eafoly «aythat never h»H a lx^tor golnotion beenprowntcd to tho kdios of Wellington.Notnbly * largo raugo of tho new twoed«o*ts, with r»vcr*iblo collars »nd cuffs andplaid linings, at lla 6d, Ms 6d, 19s Od,foa to 40». Stylisli Zibelino Uiroo-quftrtor«oats, Kinn*t f»cing», *5s to 70«. Cttracul«dlvtB and capon, in tho latest shapes, al«o4>lu«h and uoalotto, now ao much in do-Biaud. You aro invitotl to walk throughJhf shovrroom and impcot theso luteSt pro-ductions. You will receive every atten-tion. C. Smith, tho Popular Draper,Cuba-Mreot.

—Advt.

Tho stoamor Admiral will run hortxiual mornins and afternoon trips tofioatoun and Karaka.Bay to-morrow. ThoLoyalty goes to Miramnr in tho morningat tho rogtilar tirao. Full timo-tablo inanother column.'

Mrs. Dodwell'a dancing class will ro-awsfinblo on 4th Apr>'

Messrs. O<v>rgo Thomas and Oo.;Har«rh-«trect, call attention lo tho arrival oftheir wcond consignment of ltippinfjillo'spatented fnnoy Warminfr stovos, which arono\r on view. Inspection is invited.'&tp9^^9. Stewart Dawson antl Co. havebpened up anow Hfloction of silver mnni-<uro fiMs, vases, hair brushc*, etlvor andsilver-plated bolts, and invito inspoclion.Tlits firm does not employ agents or tra-jrollrrs.

Uopoira to all mokes of oyclo exooutedoromptly. Rundri<n at tho bo*t price intown. Maker* of tho noted Zoalnndia«ycle«. Wn giiarantoo tatixfaction. Oates,liowry, and Co.. Cuba-ttroot.— Advt. .

LICENSING ELECTIONS.f»t TiucaiuPß— ?»kss abrooiatiok.]

STRATFORD, 27th March.Four "Moderates" andone Prohibition-

fathave been elected.PAHIATUA, 27th March.

Pour ProhibitiqniM« and one- "Inde-pendent" candidate have been elected forPahlntuo. Tho figures are:

—Hawkins,

607; Steward, 590; Hughes, 584; Wil-»on, 5211 J. O'Mearn, M.H.R., 480.

AUCKLAND, 27th Murch..Tho Wnltemata licensing election,

■with cue return to como, which is notlikely to alter the result, gives three infavour of 11 o'clock licenses and two infavour of 10 o'clock. "

WAIBT, 27th March.For tho Bay of Plenty district a

"Modcrato" Committtt haa'be&u returnedby a substantial majority.

CHRISTCHURCH,27th March.The figure* for the Hurunui Licensing

Commit teo election arc:—

Q. W. Forbes454;0. B. Ma^on ("Mo-

derate"), 450; T. M'Xftuftht ("Mode-rate"), 440; J. Brown ("Moderate"),#07; Q. W. Cnunpton (Prohibitionist),387; M. Dftlxiel (Prohibitionist), 3b7.The tie for fifth place mil be settled bytho ca»ting vote of the Returning Of-ficer. '

INYERCAROILL, This Day.Tho final returns for Awimin. show that

"11 tho Prohibition candidates wore re-turned. Tho highest "Moderate" polled85 votes less than tho lowest Prohibi-tionist." With reference to the Auckland Licens-ing Committee- election, «. correspondentVritaH to state that some misapprehen-sion exists as to tho result of tho recentcontest. The statement that the elec-tion wo* a victory for the liquor partyis quite incorrect. Three years ago the♥'Reform1

'candidates scored a completo

victory over the "trade" representatives.During the interval since the election onoof the Committee resigned, andtho Government appointed a stu^ces^or. It was «gr?«l betwectithe parties that tho old Committeoshould bo re-elected at the election thisweek, bat an additional candidate,' aProhibitionist, put him»?lf forward, andwasbpaten. The old Committee of four"Reform" candidates and one Govern-ment nominee was re-elected as agreedon.

Mr. H. M. Lyon, Returning Officer forNewtown, yesterday made a scrutiny ofthe rolls used in the recent election. Onlytwo clerical errors were discovered, andthey do not in any way affect the re-turns published. Itia somewhat notablethat theie were only 17 informal papersin the 4000 odd votes recorded afc thoNew town booths.

To remove miwoncoptions, Mr. Q. B.Kicho'.W, Secietary of the Newtown No-jicense Leßgue, asks u« to state that theinterview with him which appeared inThursday's issuo represented sololy hisown idfiis and expectations. Tho now

.committee is perfectly Tree to act in thoway thnt seems best to lUelf, and notone member of it has bound himself totho league to act in any deflitile way inany contingency. Tiip committee repre-sents those who have elected it, not theleague.

Mro. Margaret Sievwright is one of thecandidates declared elected for the licens*me district of Waiapu.

THE EVENING 'POST. SATURDAY. MARCH 23. 1903.


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BRITISH POLITICS.o

THE IRISH LAND BILL. ]

RECEPTION 01~HE MEASURE.[I'KESS ABSOCIA.TION.I

LONDON, 26th March.There in a ronwrknMo coiifwnKUrt of fa-

vourable opinion regarding tho Irish LnnuKill among provincial mid metropolitan \rcxult'iits of Ireland.

'Mr. T. Jlenly (member for North

'Louth) generally approves the. Ihll, butcxpiels to obtain inuio conuiKMonb when

'it comes to bo dealt with in committee.

Mr. .1. K. Redmond (mcmlKT for'

Watcrford) objected that tho per-'

petual jenL th.uge (onr-eighth of tho (

value) \vn« too large, and would creulo (

the impression that the tonnnts were notabsoluLo owners. Ho regretted that tho:iwii*Umce propo.sod to bo given by thoGovernment did not equal tho termswhich wore recommended by tho JointLand Conference recently held in JJub-lin.

Colonel Sanderson (Consorvnlive mem- ,ber for North Armagli), and other Irish 'landlords welcomed the measure

THEBILL APPROVED INAME.RICAOPINIONS OF IRISH JUDOES." (Received March 28, 8.59 a.m.) :

LONDON,27th March.All Irish-Americans, except mombors of '■

the Clnn-tia-ttacl, which is irreconcilable, Iapjuovo of tho Land Purchase Bill.

Justices O'Gorman and Fitzp;ciald do-scribe ita» tho precursor of anIriwh Par-liomftnt. Newspapers ddolnro that whileMr. Gladstone's proposed remedy was po- ;HUcal, this is purely economic, and likely i

to do moro good.Financial circles in Londonhavo unan-

imously approved of tho Bill.

ANOTHER. ELECTION PENDING.(Received March 28, 8.59 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th March.The contest for the vacant seat caused

by tho death rff Mr. H. C. Leigh-Bon-n«tt, Conservative member for Chorkey,is creatingunununl interest, owing to Mr.Perk's letter recently published in tho ,JJaily Mail and to the Liberal victories

'at Woolwich and Rye.

[Mr- It. W. Perka, M.P. for Louth,Lincolnsjiire, and Vice-Pre«ident of thoLiberal-linperwlist Leaguo, said 4a hiaRpeocli that tho Liberal Party mustciiooßO, between a. Nonconformist allianceand an Irish alliance. > Tho Nonconform-iot», Mr. Perks Miid, are determined toplace the reversal of tho Education Actbeforo Home Rule, and tho Liberal Partymust choose between two irrccoucilftblopolicies tuid interoAte.]

GERMANY AND THE UNITEDSTATES.

THE PROPOSED VISIT OF TIIEFLEET TO KIEL.[rnKis association.!

(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)LONDON, 27th March.

Tho New York coriuimoudcnt of TheTimes says theCabinet ndvtaed PresidentRoosevelt to decliuo Emperor William'sinvitation to send tho United StatesKquadron to Kiel. Tho incident emphu-mhoh the condition of Anioiieun feelingtoti'ards Oennanr.Itin ECini-olllcinllj cxpinincd ut Berlin

that the refiisal to Mtid tho AmericanTlcct U duo to iiuutiwil rcivsonH, and thatthcro is no connection between tho in*ritation and tho American Government'schange of plans.

BISHOP NELGAN.PRESENTATION FIIOM HIS LATE

PARISHIONERS.fPRKSS ASSOCIATION.!

LONDON, 26th March.The pnriMiioiwrs of St. Stephen's,

Weslbourno Park, of which Dr. Ncligunhas been Vicar for eight years, present-ed htm with nn address, ft chequo for£750, and nn opiecopal ring, prior to hisdeparture to aummo tho dutios of Dlsh«pof Auckland.

A NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.fI'KKSS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)LONDON, 27th Marcli.

Tho Brussels correspondent of the.Standard gtales thai Husnia is secretlynegotiating with a Franco-Belgian bank'er»' syndicate for a llussinn loan oftwenty million stcrlinff at 4 per confc.

Tho bankers nek thnt tho lonn bepoMtponod till tho autumn in order thntGerman tankers may participate in it.

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES[mRSB ASSOOUTIOH.I

(Received March 28, 9 a.m.)LONDON, 27th March.

The Cnmbridgo University crow hnadiscarded tho short boat (tho gift of Mr.S. H. Gollan, of Now Zealand) in whichit was proposed lo row lint year's raco,and lia« -resumed tho boat UHcd last

(year. [Tl»o rnce ia to bo rowed on Wed-nesdity next,]

(Received March 20, 8.69 a.m.)LONDON, 27th March.

Tho betting on tho cvenb is 3 to 1onCambridge.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.Truuss .association.!

(Received March 28, 10.16 a.m.)END OF A B'iaiKE.

LONDON, 27th Mnrcb.The protracted strike on tlie Tyno and

Toes lus ended, tho shipyard joiners ac-cepting a reduction of sixpenceper week,and another sixpence in June.

MEASLES AT FIJI.SYDNEY, This Day.

The Wcsleyan Minsions Board has l-e-ecived a cablegram announcing an out-break of measles in Fiji.

THI3 POLLAHD COMPANY.HOUART, Thin Day.

. Sir Jo*eph Ward bade farewell to thoPollard Company on board tho Victoria,privr to their departure for Kouth Africa.

THE HKAMNOS OF STARS.Tho brackot baring fitted to Htars is

perfectly dust-proof Bncl oil-retaining.Owing to tho bracket boing oil-rotnininstho mnchino cnH bo riridon in wot weatherwithout injury to bw»ring«. ISnay termsnrrungufi to suit cu»tonH-r». Call ftiulinsprot.— Adams Star Cyolo Co., Morcor-strout.

—Advt.

HKOOND-HAND.Our galo of nccond-hantl bicycles still

continue!!. Thorp nro a fow first-rnta bi\r«gninn loft. If you wnnt td pick up a good

■ bicyclo ut ft niudcrato fiffuro, it will pay" to innncct our stock. All mnchines guarau*1 tend m prr/ect order. Canada Cyclo nnd" Motor Co., Ltd., 94, Lnmbton-quny.—

5

[F«r NoticesofBirths,Marriages,andDeaths, seePage i.]

LATE SHIPPING.♥

KNTWitKD OUTWARDSMarob 88— Moeraki, as, U5OO tou§, CbatfloM,

forSydnej. FntUKmirorai CuMu— Misses Soyinour,KilwimlH,M'OliU,Mimliull, Towaluy,Duck,LuUu,litirke,Hluuclior,London. Stowart, Uooth.KtUl,Wood,Pmiio, M'LooU,Drittaiu, Willi.iuiN. T)i»fl>y,MutMiows, M'llroy, Uatukonl, ttuul, iWKlwiun,Bnncloklu, Colo,Hosdiunca Curl,Ciimpboll.Law,ReiULona, Etiwurtlt), Hawsoii,Vnirlmrn. I'nlllntor,Taylor, Witters, Jonoa,Kirknood,Dmilop.Hotid,HutthowH, ltiobiti'dNon, Uill, Uandoklu, HomoMyers, Moore. Sim-shall,Buck, Uiimoii, D>.<on,Mnokoiulu, Ugok, Btnilloy,Uootli, Ahorn,liiiko,HiiuHOii, Simpaon, liiutioll, Midlunu, llouhuii,Mohsih Sobultz, Mygrw,Ijuxiiioui,Camnbrtll, Curl,Hcdntono, Salaiinoi-, Openbliaw. Wallivco, Gil),Soymour, Toaohmukor,Sl«wnrt, Spmks.l'nlfbiirn,Paliißtar, l.utbori*, MatthowH, JoiittH, Kirkwood,Sinitli, Woliatar, Cliristiu, Ritvrliita, Wltyto^Cux,Nathan,UuNiro, Chtipiimu,Kinit, Morcun,ICmr,Tuylor,Cook, Hymi,Jt'llroy-,ltlchnrdaon,Croft"Hliwiud [£), Suymour, Jtl'Crnokou Ci), Slmiiiion,KeiUi,Slmnnoii,SmitU,SliutlWorlli.'M.Kuimo,SaiiUi, Illmxl,Kuivliun; aSstoumno

Jtiiroh1»— To Anttti, as, JO'JS toim,Purinor, forLyttolton. TngioiiKorrii Cnhln— MiWOtf Spuntf,Aitkon, Dorry, Brittain,Brown, liouoh,Coirlfk,Hookhitm,Uruy,Fi«uli,O'Kuofo, Diiuuintf,SmitU,MeKtlunios Ail.Yen, Hookhum, llrmiloy, Yonn,Mojkihavert,Pino, Buntins. Uuthorforu,Jones,,Durouco, lUmley, Qilbqrt, Brown,Cuoi>«r, Joffii,M'Qowmi, Jlaiobaut, Ycun, I'nrkor, Brittoiulinker,CuinmliiK", Ctosglo, I'iviiuimii,BiichaunmDmto;ISHUianiya

Unroll SU—Takaimiia, ss, 3GO tons, Grout, forNolhoii, Now l'l.vmonth,and OiuilituißU. l'iiii*oil-Keis— Onbiu:ForJJoUon— MJsjmihAtkinion. Huu-nutt, Muwliiiuom I'arsouniro, AUlilflgo, Willtiiw,Mo»»rH Wilkiu, Dtmcnn, Kollow,Kumullu.Mobh,Ninvell, PtuxuKon, Ktigfc'Or, JOilwardH, WilkiiiN,Burridifrt (2), Doutdalt, Cox, M'Kuuiio, Horron.For Oiiohunjra— JUisHct Uolliur. M'l'utolioon.Vruvr, Mu«ditiuos llonryH, Williaiiuon, lunoa,Mossrs ltollonlon, PaHerson, Huury», Kdwurds,-Willlnuißou, lunos;10 vlcornô(or allpOlla

The soli<H>oor Amelia Sinn, from the South,vtaaooutiUK up tlio hurbonran wo weut topronk

Br TKIiKOHAFIf.AuOKUNn.28Jh WnrohSoiled,(30 pm— Quoon Mary,for Nowco«tloWahiiakui,iSlh March

To sail,8 piu->Storinbird, for Wollln«ti>nNai'ikii,i!BthMiixcbSnilod, 1.50Jim— lonto, for Wollln«U>n

The surveying war&hip Penguin leftAuckland this morning lor tho Kennu-doca

Tho Auckland Star has anenterprisingcorrespondent iv this city who has shownof Into such appreciation of the Postthat he has telegraphed tho test of twoof our special articles to that journal.It is possibly owing tq emua.in trans-mission that the articles lire reprinted inour contemporary us the work of itsWellington correspondent instead of be-ing acknowledged in the Usual way asbeing token from tho columns of thisjournal.A Coroner's jury at Oisborno last week

:ontributcd their fees towards the cot.fci>f purcluwtiug life-saving apparatus forllio Gisborno boach.

The electric flixi-alarm aystoni is beinginstalled iv Auckland.A peculiar accident happened to Mr.

Albert Bayly, of New Plymouth, the'"well-known footballer. While he wasinspecting the Fire Brigade station atAuckland some- conversation took placeabout the iron pillar down which thefiremen hlido from tho top to the bot-tom tloor on an alarm of fire. Mr.U»yly tried to slide, but being unac-customed to such exercise, ho failed togrin tho pillar, arid enme down with ftrush, his feet striking the bottom floorwith such force as to break both ankles.

Tho 5.3. Duchess will run excursions toDay*B liny to-morrow at 10.15 a.m. and2.30 p.m. Tho Countess will run toSeatoun and Karakn.Bay. Full timo-tnblonppotirij in this inMio.

THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH 30. 1903.1

EXTRA EDITION.6

licensing: district of iiutt.

declaration of poll.

IN pursunnro of tht> Electoral Arl, 1902,the Liueiwiinf Act,1693,mid the Aniond-

miMttd Ihorulo, Ihereby givo putiliu nolirothat at tlio Election held on tho 25th dayof Mmeh, 11)03, for tlu« purpose nf ulecl-iiir Hvcl porHoni to pervn u» :i liicoiihinnCommittee for tlio liirpiwng Dirtritt ofIlutt tlui total number of \oloa icionlednt tlio sovur.il jKilliiiir places in the Minidistrict for rucli Cundidnlo wero ni fol-lows:—

liurli*. Willium 1164Slovens, Orlou 1101Cotton, .lolin 1110. Cudliy, .liihu 1108Welch, William Edward ... 10(10Wttkolinm, .Folia 1072Burridiie, Samuel Vifltory ... 1067Strand, OlmrloH .. ... 1051Dalton, .John Benjamin ... 1014Lynnobprg, Bircher Johannes

Lolirhauor 976IIhorcforo dcolnro thut

Inglis, William.Stevens, OrionCotton, JohnOudby, JohnWelch, William Edward

nro duly oloctod to bo Iho Licoming Com-mittpo for tho said District.

l)atod at retouo this 27th dny of March,1003.

R. MOTHES,Returning O/Ticor.

LICENSING DISTRICT OF NEW-TOWN.

DECLARATION OF POLL.

IHORATIO MAOOULLOCH LYON,> Returning Officer for tho LicensingDistrict of Ndwtown, hereby givo publicnotioo that at (ho Poll hold on tho 25thday of March, 1903, for tho Election of aLiconxing Cominilloo for tho eaid Districtof Newtown, tho total number of votesreceived by each Candidato wot:

—Bond, Gcorgo 2305Collio, Edward 2267Fullford, Arthur Harry ... 1195Hayward, Harry Milei* ... 1184M'Carlhy, Mirha«l llarry ... 1110M'Konsic, Robert 2286Patterson, Juinea Robert ... 1107Porrin, Alfred 1107Rand, Aloxoudcr John ... 2308Roid, Jamos .... 2376

And IdcolaroUeorgo J3ond.Ldwnrd CollioRobert M'KnnzioAlexander John Rand, anilJames livid

who havo rcccivod in tho »ggrogato nt oiltho polling plnoo» tho groatoet number ofvotoe, to uo duly oloctod.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day ofMarch, 1903.H. M. LYON,

Returning Officer.BUSH FELLINGCONTRACT.

npENDJiItS nru invited for tho FoilingJL of about 60 aorua of Bush at Wallace-villo, Upper nutt.

Sp«cinqationß o»n bo teen ni tho ofßcoof Monry Koinbur and Bon, 28, Lnmbtou-nu*y,or on tho ground ftt C. K. Kembor's,Wnflaoovillo..Tenders, to tw addrcucti to C. E. Kom-bor, Wnllaoovillc, will bo nteoivod up to4 o'clock on Thursday, tlvo 9th duy ofApril next,

Tho lowo«t or any tondcr not necessarilyaccopted;

O. 13. lvEMf/tftt,WiiWovillo.THK HUTT FAItMKBS1 06-"<)PBttA.

TIVE'MILK SUPPLY ABBOOIA-TION, LTD.

rpENDEHS nro invited for tho PtircJuwo-*- of tho Goodwill of tho Mitsincxj* oftho nbovonamed Aisociivtion. now carriedon in MoleVworth-gtroot, Wollingtou', to-Kcthor with tho property used in connec-tion therewith, including tho Loaao ofNo. 34, Alolcsvrortli-atrcot. Tenders may-be for tho purchoeo of tho wholo ]>ronortyas a goingconcern or for portions of thoproperty only, andmutt be cent in to tliouudowigned at 34, Molosworth-strtwt, Wel-lington, on or before tho 6th April next.Further particular* may bo obtainnd attho samo protnido*. Tho highest or 4nytender not necessarily accepted.

THOS. 0. STOKES.i_^liE:

TO BUILDERS.

TO ROY MACGREGORjAROmTECrr,National MutualLifo Buildings,

InvitesTenders until noon of Wednesday,(ho Bth April, for tho Erection of a three-story Building, Edward-nlroet, Welling-ton.

NEWTOWN PAIUCBUNDAY, 29th MARCH, 1903.

npHE NowtownBra8» Band will Playâ-■- selected Piogrammc of Mtwic in thoPark on SUNDAY AFTERNOON, com-mencing at 2.45 p.m. (woathor permit-ting. ' ' »

H. CUMMINS, B.M.O. A. ZINCKURAF, Hon. Soo.

"pISuLTRTÂNI^FRJîrisGGsI

TIY Palca Co-oporalivo Poultry Com-pany (Limited) for

POULTRY AND EGGSJ.

Wholosalo and Rotail.

"OAZAAIt — D BATTERY STAIjL.

RAFFLE "WINNERS:Rouso and HurroU's Gig [So. 192)— A.Patormn, 45, Cubn-stroot.Sorgoant Coombcw's Fonder ("No. 66)— Mr.

Itiging. 'Carved Table (No. 16)— Mrs. L. Phnroxyn.

All prizes in D Battery Art Union willbo delivered on prusonlatiou of tickets atshod in Drillshcd Y«rd, THIS (BATUJ»-DAY) IiTVENING, at 8 o'clock.

AN~AIrPEAL~fTUIE Wollington No-Lioonso Lotguo nro-■- ongagod an constnnt conflict withpowerful monopolists whoso daily profitsprobably largely oxcend thoso pf anyother invasion). Tho Loamio havo no in-eomo oxooiit that which thoy dorivo fromtho subscriptions of their friends, whosoliberality they frequently tax to tho tit-most. Thoy thoruforo uppoal to sympa-thisers to render them further help byleaving or sending sulmrriptioM to theN.Z. Allitmco Office, 100, Willis-slroet.Lotlcrti Bhquldboar tlio word "Leagues,"indicating that tho donation is to moottheir n'oodn.

"HOIJTiI OAN'fIiITITUHY.DECEASED TROOPERS' MEMORIAL.COMPETITIVE Dasignw aro invited for

Krocticm of a Memorial willi a baseof Tiinaru bluo Rlone. Cost to bo bo-tweeu £400 mid £500, erected and finish-ed. "

Tablets to Iks provided for on which toinscribe tho nainnH of the fidlon troopersof South Onntprhiiry.

Piano of ailo supplied on application.Designs uud londcrfi to bo in by 30thApril,1903.

HANSON I). MISH,Hon. Bocrotory, Tlmaru.

PRICE OF BREAD.

ripHE Wellington Broad Company's Prieo-*- for Bread from dato is 3d per 21bloaf ca«h, or lorms as may bo arranged.

28th Much, 1903.

OpO p c 11 a ]-f o tr s c.Unilor ilio Solo Direction of Mr.Goo. Abbott,of Abbott'sOpora House, Auckland,

MISS FITZMAUJRICE GILLAND ilKIt" POWERFUL DRAMATTC COMPANY,

T0.NI01IT! I.AS'l1NUTin1! '10-NKiIlTt01? THAT HUGH PUODUCTION,"

HAltHOUR JL l(*HTS."MONDAY, :;ntli MAHOIL

FOU POSITIVKI.Y TJntKK NWiIITS ONf.Y,By SporinlArrniifji'moiit' with Cicorgo K'iipiolil,JJmcj., <lio Urcatoat of allDrauian,

k< VVOI(.K AND WAGES,"'J'ho Druiiiii wliii'h nroaiotl miuli a furoro Ilirou^lioulAiistmlia.

KXOMPTIONAIi STAUK KI'JFI-klIS,SHOWING 'J'lIK CJHKAT FOUNDRYKXIM.OSJON.

Inlor))roloilby aoast of .'U loailin^nrtmti. AHkh Fitzinanrioo Gill as Olivia Grulmm.Dnolnroil liy nil oritict tn l>o nliMolijinly tl>o pfoalosL tlriunu ovor uttouiptoil ona NowZoulhikl Htii>,'o, Auckland impoi-HiloHoribinifit an11 iiiitrvolliuih prodtiotion.

I'rodiiuotl tuuler tho direction of Mr. (Jliaa. Illuko.fitiifro Miumiror Mr. Loo Do Cliatoau.MocliiiiiiMt .. ... ... . ... ... . Mr. William lioimo.I'KIUKH— :iu, '2a, In. Early ilooi-h to Stalin, Family Cuolo, and Pit, from 7to7.30,

otl extra. Curtainat 8 p.m. Curriuôu, ll).'H>.WM. L. CAIfDNO, Aoliufr ATanagor.CHAS. IiAWUKNCW, Traisiuor.

r£ IX E~A T U E ii O V A~~L.MDLLIO.

ANTONTA DOLORES'RECITALS.

M D L T, E. DOl/0 11 V, HWill bo n««iBtoil by

MB. JOHN PROUSE (lWilono) Mil. CI.AitIONCJi NEWKJiL (Pianlet)MISS TitOUSE (Aooonipunist).

Tlio Manaffwnonfc dosiro to draw parlicular altontion to tho slight altoralion in dales,viz. «MUST 11KCITA1.—

WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, Ist APRIL(Fußtead of Thursday Evening).

SECOND RECITAL—THUIISDAY EVENING NEXT, 2nd APRIL

(Instead of SaturdayEvening).

THE BOX PLANS WILL UK OPENHD AT TRh) DRRSDKN WAEEHOUSB ONMONUAV MOHNINO,AT 0 O'CLOCK.

ItoeorvoilSoata,Kivo Shillings;PrivutoBoxoa, £2 2s.J. NEVIN TAIT.

■ BRITANNIA'S

CALL TO ARMS.(

X7STKLUNGTON RACING CLUB.

AUTUMN MBKTISO.23rd nnd Zslh APRIL, 1903.

ENTRIES for tho following cvonU;—Wuiwotu, 100 »ov», 7 (tirlongkSilveritrwim Hack, 80 «ov», 1 miloThompson, 400 sow, 1miloFimt liurdlo, ISO iov«, about 1) mileiUerotnunK«, 100 nova, 0 furious*Tinakori lliick, 80 »ov«, 6 furlong*Railway, 150 «ov», 6 furlongiHutt, 100 »ov», 1miloMuritni Ilnok, 80 *ov», 7 furlong*Autumn, 300 »ov», H milonSecond Uurdln, 125 bovk, 11 milesPacific, 150 «ovi (for 2 and 3-ycar>oldn),

0 furlong*Holmont Hnck, 80 sovit, 6 furlong*Suburban, 150 «oro, 7 furlong*CLOSE at 10 o'clock p.m. on MONDAY,

30th MARCH, 1803.f J. h\ CLARK,

Secretary.| "Wellington, 26th March, 1903,

dancing!MRS. 11. 13. MASON'S CUhoi for

HKOINNEitM uro hold on WON-DAVS and WKDNESDA'YH, at 8 p.m.,in hoi1 I'nvnto Hull, 56, lUinxuoo-Biroot,next St. l'otor'n Church. Tonn coin->nuncoB willi pupil.

Mrs. Maeon'b method of inslruclion on-Burns proiicioncy in olio qtiurtcr at clumor in six privuto lessons.

THIVATK IiKSHONH by arrnngomonl.

HERE CARL NAUJOK'B (formerlylUmdtnMtcr in 'Uormnny) Juvonilo

Mid AdulU' Urqhostral Trainiug Clawoa,for all iiiittruruouttf, will open unTHURS-DAY EVKNINGNKXT.at hia Roaidenco,Maarania-crcucciiit (Mucond homo fromOhiro-ro&d), nt 7.30 q'cloclc. Horr Nftujokwill bo At lionio to rucoivo applirotionH for\ memborship ovory Saturday nfturnoon nndevening. Tonns for boginnuri* veryuiodor-fttc.

E'DUOATIONAL.ADGLT SCHOOL.

IMPROVED BAOICWARDEDUCATION

TMrm CLAPSHAW wilt bo plewod toi.»JL moot now Pupils nt her residence,48n, Tinakori-voad, day or evening, andby appointment.

Privuto Tuition >a absohito confidenceArt ofConvonsfttiou,Di«o»*wou of Litera-

ture, Letter-writing, «pccialliu«.Wodno^dny Aflornoouß

—Special Clnaaos

for Bu»inos.( Pooplo.Courhing by post.

DXC^HIGH-OLASSTiOLOBING

PRICESSTRICTLY MODERATE.

SMART NEW SUITINOS in Clioviol*,A»gola«, Bannockburn* , Viounus,Wnßl of Kngluml and Fnmr-h Wontodg

OVERCOAT AND RAINI'ROOF COAT-ING8

FANCY TROUSERINGS, Etc.OUR 11K8P0KH GARMENTS

Aro truly High-olaît Attire, nutubly bu.pcrior in ovory detail.

SAC SUITS TO OISDER.£4 A», £4 10«, to £5 IS*.

WALKING COAT SUITS,£5 15a to 6 GuinotH.

OVERCOATS TO ORDER,£4 Is to £b IC*.

PERFECT FIITING GUARANTEED.

DT ri TAILORING"■LmKJ, DEPARTMENT.

TO HOLDERS OF SECTIONS INWEST AUSTRALIA.

WE shall bo pleancd to trniwnot buni-n6«s Mr'lh W.A. land ownorn na re-gards buying, nulling, or valuation*.OWTRAM AND PURKISS,

Eatato Agonlß and Sworn Valuers. 363,HftY-»lreot, Pmth, W.A.Banker*— Tho Commercial Bank of Aui«tralift (Limited).

TO THK KLROTOKK OF MELROSEBOKOOOH.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-I hoc loaiinouneo that Iwill bo a Candidate

at tho approaching oloclion for a teat inUio City Council m a Reprwontntivo ofthe Boron^li, provided tltr* Crovprnor** Pro-clamntion i« intui'd in timn. Iwill not {nil(o put my viown bnforo youbofor* electiondny.— Your* (lincflroly,

JOHNHROWN.Mjirfhjjm

TO THE ELECTORS MKLROSEBOROUGH.

T ADIKS AND GKNTLKMBN-llavinsAJ boon rt><iue«rt.wl by a largo numboiof Ratepayer* to offer my torvicci m n

'mproßcntutivp of tbo Borough in tho Wol-linton City Council, 1havo tho honour toinform you that 1 hftvo decided to aeol<nluoliou. Iwill tako an early opporlviuitylof nluchitf my view* beforo you.

Your* faithfully,W. 11. MOURAH.

MKLrtOaE IK)ItOUuirCOUiNScIII

NOTIOK i« hi-rcby giv*n that a AJoothtKof tho Elector* of Hid 1slumI Bay

Wartl of tho Uorou«h of Molro»o will bohitld at tho Pulilio Hchcxil, Inland Hay, onMONDAY, tho 30th mot., at a p.m., toermaiilor a ichodulo of worka to bo ciu'rimlout tmiU'f tho proposed lonn dohoino fortlu> Inland Hay District. All oloctor* in-vitod to ttttoiiu. w. j.F()STi:n,

Town Work.8, Colonial Mutual Ilnililii)j;n,WcllinKton, 27th M«n'h, J.903:_

MELHOKK JIOHOUGIi COUNCIL.

"VfOTICK is horoby givou that a Meoting1^ of tho Eloctow of tho OWUOAVAltl) or tho liorough of Molroiio willbo hold nt tho Ohurvhroqm, Wuthington-usi-nuo, Brooklyn, on MONDAY, tho 30thinetnnt, nt U p!m., lo cnuitidor tho Kclic-dulo of AVorkrt to bo carnod out undertho proposed Joan schcuio for (ho OhiroDintrict. All oloctom for tho "Wurd nroinvited to uttoud.

W. J. FOSTER,Town Olork.8, Colonial Mutual Huildiugu,

Wollinglon, 28th__Mtt«!l», 1003^;iIoWKir'UUTT 15OUOUUH.

NOTICE in horoby trivon that a Mootingof tho lUitopuyciM of the Borough of

liOWor Hutt (including all iioisotis outitlctlto voto on proposal* to ruiao loans) willbu hold in tho Oddfollowv' Hall, l.owui'llult, on MONDAY, 30th dny of March,1903, nt tho hour of ti o'clock in tho oven-ing, lo connidor tho follow-iu^ proposal:

—"A propoeal to rfci»o a Iôan of £3500

for tho purpoeo of purchasing and provid-ing ii Rfcroution Ground within thoBorough on Hint part of hind boing partSection No. 31 (known as Loschor'g) ontlto Plan of tho Uutt DintricC, containingftloven ucros, moro or Ipm, and Jor tholjurpo*o of jnroviding accossa thuroto andronaing nnd planting tho same, whichbum it is proposod to raiao on tho securityof a vpcoinl rato of ono-fifth of n. pennyin tho pound on all ratable properly with-in tho Borough."

ORTON STEVENS,Mayor.

Dntod 20th March,1903.

THE PRIOR OF FLOUR.

A1 BTKVENS"AND CO., DuneUin, aio-" ploavcd to announce that their;

FREE MILL

is now in full swing, and thoy aro 5n aposition to nupply ull demands promptly.

FREEDOM OF TRADE

hn« boon thoir degiro, and they thank thopublic for the hearty way in which thoyhavo supported their efforts to accom-plish thift, by purchaoing

VICTOR FLOURAND

PREMIER OATMEAL.Wellington Wholosalo Agents—J. W. WALLACE AND CO.,

54, Vicloria-stroot.

TO BUILDERS.pRICnTON AND M'KAY,

ARCHITECTS,Ijambton-quay, Wellington,

InvitoTender* for tho Erection of aResi-denco at Lower Hutt. Tender* oloio Fri-dnv. 10th April,at- noour.

CHORAL HALL.TONIGHT, TO-NIGHT.Another Entirely Now Programmo.

i<'ULI,ER\S ENTERTAINERS!FULLER'S ENTERTAINERS!

A Laughablo iind Bright Evening's Amuao-mfiit. Great Hurprisos Tu-night.

KverythingNow.DENIS CAKNKV. DENIS CARNEY

In Inn Brent song— ''Tho Nurse,"

Supported by our 'Talented Company.Coiiit>ilii>ttii— "liiou'ii'd Domostio Troubles"

Now Kiiml<—

""Clio Vocalist."Don't miHrt To-night's Performance.Revived Hphls (at JJugij'ii), 2a; Orchoa-tra Hmllw, 1M;1 M ; Stalin and Balcony, 6d.N.Z. KOUIAIJS'r~PARTXWELLINGTON BRANCH.

PICNIC nt Day's Bay TO-MORROWr (Sunday), 20th. Mombora and theirln-iends cordially invitod.

Tiino of Sunday Night's Meetings altor-od' from 8 p.m. to 7..30 p.m. Memberskindlyatlond.

WELLINGTON MUNICH'AL ELEC-TION, n: rWWIK Socialist Candidatos, JW. H.-»" HAMPTON mid J). M'LARTSN", will

Addri'B*,tho Electors TO-NIGHT, at 8o'clock, at tho oornor of Moroer andWillis streets.

COI.LEGK 6LD BOYS'FOOTBALL CLUB.

"TI^HR Annual Gonoral Me "ing will bo

hold at tho Trooailoro .oto Bodloy's),on SATURDAY NIGfIT, 28tU March, at8o'clock.

Business:Adoption of Roport andBalanco-»uoetElootion of Ofl|oors

I AudQcnoialS. S. BROWN,, Hon. See.

METnODIST CHURCH 01? AUS-TRALASIA.

WELLINGTON*CIRCUIT.

A SPECIAL MEETING of tho QuarterBoard will bo hold at Wosloy Church,1 'laranaki-utroot, on MONDAY, tho 30thiuHt., at 7.30 p.m.

fi. THALER,R. W. WATERHOUSE,

Ciruoit Stewards.SCHOOL COMaitTTEES" ASSOCIA-

TION.WELLINGTON DISTRICT. \\

A SPECIAL MEETING of Dologatos.from all School Committees wiU bohold in tho Board Room, EducationBoardOiliooH, en MONDAY NEXT, tho 30thiimtant, nt 8 p.m.

Btiiinpgg—To receive roport of ExecutiveCotntnittoo, to consider lovorol importantmatters.

A largo attondanco requested.R. if. CHiNCHEN,

lion. Seo.rJiTONE INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC

LIBRARY.npilE Annual Meoting of Subscribors of"»"- tho nbovo Inxtituio will bo hold intho Borough Council Chambers on WED-NESDAY NEXT, tho Ist April, af7.30

p.m., to rocoivo Roport and mlanco-ghootandEloot Committee for cnnuiug yoar., IIY. DAMANT,, " Chnirmoiv of Committee-;

f WELTiINGTON AND MANAWATURAILWAY COMPANY (LTD.).» NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL'

MEETING.

THE Twonty-iccand Annual GonoralMooting' ot tho Company will boholdin

tho halt of tho Chamber of Convmorco,Na-tional MuUwl Buildings, Wollingtou, onWEDNESDAY, tho Ist day of APRK,,

I 1004, at Noon.r Buainwa:To rrcoivo Dirootoru' Uoport

y Ktatomont of Roccipts and Expondituroc Doclaratlon of Dividend and Bonus1 Election of Directors

Elootion of Auditor*.Tho TransferBooks of tho Company will

lio closed from Tuosday, 17th day of-Matcli, to tho 2nd day of April.,

Menn. AndortonandNathan oro tho ro-. tiring Dirootoru, and being oligiblo otter. thutnyolvcs for"ro-elcctiou.' In addition to tho retiring Directors> tlioro is n further vuennoy, caiucd by tho> doath of Mr. Jamet Smith.. Nominations to fill this vnoancy muit bo[ loft at tho Compnny't office*,Railway Sta-tion, soven days at least provioui to thomooting*. . W. M. HANNAY,, General Manager.16lh Mnrch,1903.

i COURT LADY GLASGOW, No. 8261,A.O.F.

aUARTKRIVY Summoned Meeting onMONDAY NKXT, nt 8 p.m.Budinopd— Contributions and Rpport oiSocial Couunitteo.Finos strictly enforced for non-.iltend-

I anco.f N. HUTCHINSON,I „ . See. 8261.I P.0., Tiualcori-road.

| COURT ROBIN HOOD, 4428, A.O.P.

QUARTERLY Ri.mmonod Mooting orMONDAY NEXT, 30th hurt., ut"7.30 p.m.

J. T. AVEBBER, P.D.0.R.,Soorctary.

COURT SIR WILLIAM JERVOIS*i AOI, 7609.

QUARTERLY Summoned Mooting onTUESDAY NEXT, at 7.30 iv St.

Thoma.s'n School, Riddiford-stroot. Rolli culled at 8.30. Absont mombera will bo'

fined. Thin being tho fourteenth annivor-" sary of tho Court, a Social Evening willbo spout, and every member in rcquogtodto bo present to givo tho visiting oflicerßithearty roooplion.

T. I/. COE. P.D.0.R.,Socrotnry, 82, Owon-stroot-

REPAU V. FOR THE WINTER!Aud Purchase ono of

RIPPINGILLE'S FANCY WARMINGi STOVES.

No Smell, Infinitesimal Cost of Korosonoo,and an Ornament for tho Eomo,

NOW ON VIEW. INSPECTIONINVITED.

GEORGE THOMAS AND C0.4Hwrivitreot^

mHKATRii- R, o y a l.

TO-NIGHTI TONIOIITIENORMOUS SUCCESS.

Grand Chango of Programmo.DJX'S CAIKTY COMPANY

Kulliiitiiiutlio Reception ofOilAH. HAMILTON BAKER,

(Lato of Kcwler and Bial's),In his Original Dances— "Tho TurkeyTrot," l'Tho Pas Ma La," nnd "LinseedEmulsion," biul introducMig roul AmericanGnko-wnlk3Jy Mies ROSE DE VELLA „„,__

Assibted by Mr. 0. H. BAKER.Tromnndons Swccphs of

PROFESSOU SCUMIDSON,PROCESSOR SCU&HDSON,

THE ONE MAN ORCHESTRA.Playing Fivo Instruments at ono time.

TO-NIGHT, for iho First Time—Tho""Rallot do FrolMjlios." By MadumoCliiford ond Giiioly Ballorinas.

Last Throo Nights ofIDA 1108LYN and VERA KEARNS.Miss .ToHsio Tliornd Miss Ethel CliffordMr. .1. Kcariiß / Mr. Frank MayMr. G. Bcntloy Mr. Ernest Hill

Mr. Chas.'Howard. '^Prices as usual. Plaij at HolLiday's.

N.J4.—

Positively la*t throe apearancos ofof the prcbont Great Combination.

Kiwincßs Manager— nENßY GEE.VICToiuT7jOIJ,KGE STUDENTS'""!

SOCIETY.

CONCERT, to bo-* followed by W. S.Gilberts play "Koßoncnintas and

(tiiildonibêrn," in Iho Syclnoy-slrcotSchoolroom, on 31st MARCH, at 8 p.m.

Tickets, 2a. *G. V. BOGLE,

'Hon. Sec V.C. Enlertainmont Comtnittoo.

DON'T FORGETnrniE tramway employees'JL ANNUAL SOCIAL.

Ist APRIL. ■

Tho Bost Music. Tho Best Catering.Tickets— 3s 6d. 2s 6d, Is 6d,

11. PHILLIPS,Seoretary.

CENTRAL MISSION BAND.

JTIHE abovo Band Will render a Solcct■*" Programmo of Music at Boulcolt-

Btreet TO-NIGHT nt 8 o'clock, iaoludiugMarches, Fantasias, clc. Como incrowdu.|

A.O.F.COURT, LADY GLASGOW, 8261.

Under tho pntronago and in tho presencoof his Worship tho Mayor, who ha«kindly consontcd to open tho Social.

GRAND ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL,To bo held in thoDRUIDS HALL, TARANAKI-STREET,

ON FRIDAY, 24th APRIL,At>B p.m.

P.O.R. SISTER E. BULL,Secretary Social Committee.

Doubto tickets 3s od;single tickots, 2m.

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, BUCKLE-STREET.

TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), 29th MARCHAt 7 p.m.

ROSSINI'S "STABAT MATER" AND.BENEDICTION SERVICE.Inaid of tho Organ Fund.

SOLOISTS:Miwteg Zana. and K. Mahar, M. Sullivan,Daniels, Segriof, M'Donald, Gallaghor,

Iâwlpsa, Mofturs. M. 0. Rowo. G. D.Cronin, C. A. Turner, iT. Flauagan,1\ Hendry.

FULL CHORUS.Leader MR. M. GLEESON.Organist MR. M. J. ENNIS.-Conductor MR. WM. M'LAUGHLIN.VICTORIA HALL, ADELAIDE-ROAD.

/?<RAND SACRED CONCERT will bogiven TO-MORROW &UNDAY) in

tho nbovo nail, by tlio Vartha-LohmannConcert Company, commencing at 8.30o'clock.

ZEALANDIA RHTLES.

THE 55onlandia Rifles will Parndo nttho Contral Drillshed on MONDAY

NEXT, tho 30th inst., at 8 p.m., forGovernment Inspection.

Absentees nnod.J. KEIR,

Captain.

"LOYAL BRITANNIA LODGE, L0.0.P.,

M.U.

THE Quarterly Summonrd Mooting willbo hold on MONDAY NEXT, nt

7.30.Business:

Election of Trustco nnd General.Finos enforced for nbsoneo.

G. E. GODBBR, P.P.0.M.,SeoroUry.

Tho Secretary will bo nt tho LodgoroomTO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), from 7.30 to9, to recoivo dues.TIIUK Gospul will bo pronahod (0.V.) ivJL Lowor Cuba-slrent Hall onLOltD'aDAYEVENING,at 7 o'olook.

AH seats froo. No collection. A boarlym-vitatlon to nil, __

\ r|"\HE JPORAVARD MOVEMENT.

DRUIDS' HALL, TAEANAKI-STREET.Morning, H—

"Studios in the Life of

Woning,7—" APropLot'a View ofLife."W. A. KVANS.

S~^HItISTAPKLPHIAN MEETINGSKj 'ro.MOJUiOW—Viotoria Unit (unto-room), Ad#laido-road.

11a.m.—

Breakingof Broad.Druids' Hall (frtfiit ronm), Taranftki-stroot.

7p.m.— PublicTiooture.Subjoot of Looturo—

"As in Adam all IMo,

so in Christ Bhnll nil bo mado Alivo."KVorybody invitod.' No collodion.

ELLINGTON SPIRITU ALISTS'< SOCIETY.

NF.W HALL. OUBA-STREET(Back of Pearoo'sBoot Shop).

A Circlo will bo huld in tho «bovo Hall onSUNDAY, 29th Murcb, at 7 p.m. TmncoAddross by a visitiii|f Medium (Subject—"

'J'ho Different Stntoa of tho Spirit in thoSpirit, World ")> Clairvoyant desoriptions.All oordiaily invited. Harbinger ot Lightor March. Rilvor coin at dooi\

ELLINGTON ASSOCIATION Ol?SPIRITUALISTS (ItKOiSTKKKn),

NEW CKNTUItY HALL. Kmni-tkuuacb.SUNDAY, 29th MAKOH,At7o'elook sliarp,

JTABEWELL LIfiUTUUE.FAHKWICLT. LKCTUEE.

MR. J. J. MOUSE, of London,Will deliver r Fdrowoll Looturo at thenbovo Hall To-morrow Evening. Subject

—"Modorn Spiritualism, u.ProßCnt Day Re-

ligionr Nooossity." 'I'litmo who havo nothoard Me.Morso beforo should nofc lulss theproaeut opportunity. Admisaiou— 3dnndIs.

Ckildren's Lvcoutnat 3,30.

fcJT. PAUL'S PRO-CATHEDRAL.O

'JIni.UHAVn-STKieBT.

SUNDAY,2!)th MARCH.Ordor of Survive

—8 a.m.. Holy Com-

■million; 10 ii.in., Matins; 11 a.m.,HolfCommunion und Sermon ;«.30, hvensong.

TINAKOIU-KOAD CHUKCHROOM—

11a.m..Children's Service;(J 30, ■KveiiMiifir.WADESTOW'N CHURCHUOOM.

-\

080, Kvonsomr.-

t. FeTt ek's ouu it cm,

FIFTH SUNDAY INLENT.Ordor of Services i— B a.m.. Holy Com-

munioii; H a.m., Matins and Sormou ; 4p.m., Baptismsand Ohurchiugs;6.30, Even-song and Sormon.

BUOOKJjVN-0.30, Eyonsong.

yjT. THOMAS'SPAROCHIALDISTRICT;t

SUNDAY,29th MABCH. 1903.ST. THOMAS'S, Wellington South.—

8 a.m.,Holy Communion;11a.m.,Matius|7 p.m., Kvensomr.

Tho Choir will rondor Sttvinor a Cruci-fixion." .St>loints— Messrs. E. J. HIU and.. 'i-'.V. WfttoM.

WOHSERBAY— 7p.m..Kvousong.LSLAN!_>_ J)AV— 7 p.m., Evcimong,

'F. JTTItiN'"« PitfciSMXT I'JRIANCHURCH, WlWilS-BTIIBICT.SUNDAY, 29th MARCH.

'Morning,at 11— Rev.Jas. Palfraon.X yoning,rtt «.3O— Kov.J. Pittcmon.ITE ANDRUW'S PRKSim'ERIANtO CHURCH, TkiuuuJ*.

mmmm ITS

Tho' Services TO-MOIMIOW will bo con-dncLod by tlio J<ov. Aloxtutdor Smith (EuakMttitiiwd. N.S.W.)

Morniutf,11;I'ivoniiif?. C.30.T. JAMIiS'S PItIiSBYTEItIAW

CHURCH, «Adblaiub-koad. f

Services, 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.At Morning Worship, Ordinatioii and

Inductionof IMdera.At J^'oninp Worship, CommunionService.

Preacher— Rev. W. Shirer.KNT ■<TERRACV, PIiESBYTERIAU

CHURCH.

SABBATH, 29th MARCH. 1903.

Morning, at11—

Rev.A. W. Kinmonfc, M.AV

Kvoning,atC.3o— ltov. J.K.EHiott,B.A.

I~~N MEMOX4IAOI PKBSBYTiSIUNCHURCH, Island Bat.

Sorvioos3 and7.Afternoon— lllustrated Lecture on "Tht

Lifo of tho Saviour"—

Mr.K.Pothorick.Kveiling— Kov. A. \V.Kintnont.Committee Meeting, MondayEvening,at

lAio'clock,W. SHIUER, Minister."

T\\ H E SCOTS CHU HG H."JL Abel Skitu-stkbkt.Services at ll^.m. iwrf-0.30 p.m.

Evoniug— Memorial Scrvieo to the laistMkjor-Qoneral Sir HoctorMaedonald.

Preacher— Rev. Wm. Thomson.ETHODIST CHURCH OH

AUSTRALASIA.Services TO-MORROW-

WESLEY CHURCH. Taranalri-streefc.—11 a.m., Key. W. J. Elliott (Subject—"!Shall bo Satisfied When;" 6.30 p.m.,Mr. A.Jolly(Snbioot—

"Tho Friendshipof Christ")

MOLESWOttTH-ST., Thorndon— lla.m..Rev. H. Itobiunon; £30 p.m., Mr. W. A.Pnttor.son.

JOHNSONVILLE-8 and 7 p.m., Rev.A.N.Scottor. KAIWARRA(Sunday School;Anniversary)— ll a.m., Mr. C. it. Luke;2.3\> p.m., iicv. J. Dawson;6.30 p.m.,R«v.W. J. J'Ulioit. MITCHELLTOVVN— 6.3Op.m,Mr. Watorhouse (No.1). KARORt—11 a.m.. Rev. A. N. Suofctor; 7 p.m.. Mr.SSauson. (JBOFTON— 7p.m.,Mr.Sodgwiok.

TRINITY CHURCH, South Wellington—11 am., Roy. G, Bond: 6.80 p.m., Mr.Black.KILBIPNIE,7 p.m.— Roy.G.Bond./CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.

WJItr.^^?aTON.TRRKAO«6—11a.m.and 0.30 p.m., lCev. J. Reed 61as-

son. Evotiing suDJeot— "

Tho ReligiousValuo of Mudlo." Anthem— "Tho KadiaubMorn"(Woodward).

COUHTKNAY-I?LA.CJi,—11a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,Roy. W. Newman

Hall (Evoiiiug Subject—*' Tho Christian, atBusiness "). Monthly address toyoung mojcand woman.' CoNB-rAtJt,E-BTB«ET (Nowtowa)—

11a.m.aud 6.30p.m.,Roy.B. L.Thomas,AllBoats free.

IJKIMITIVE METHODIST CHOJ6OH,. SYDNEY- STREISr, Tuohndow—

11 a.m.and6.30 p.m., Rev.S.Bailoy.I'ETOJNJO (Sycbieyst.)-^! a.m. aud 6.30

p.m.. Hoy.D. Campbell.

13UIM1T1VJ3 ME'raODiST CHURCHESSUNDAY, 2»tii MAatCH.WEfc3-ST4tEKI'.11 a.m.,Mr 'J.Embury $ 630 p.m., Rera.

H.B. Rodstono and J. .Dowson. MemorialService, in inomory of tho lato Mrs.Wattsand Mr. Wcaton.

NEVVTOWN (Donald M'Loan.Btroot)—Sunday School Anuivorsary— ll a.m.. Rev.J.Dawson;3p.m., Roy.G.Bond (Ohddrou'AScrvieo); 6.30 p.m.. Rev. Ji. A.,Robinsoumew Pastor). Special Hymus by.Children,Clioir, and Orcho«tra.

Soiroo, WEDNESDAY, IstApril.ROSKNEATH

—11 a.m., Hit. G. H.'Ridding;0.30, tobesupplied.

ISLAND BAY-3p.m., Mr.J.ReM.APTIBT, CHUJi 0 H 13 SJ

SUNDAY. 2s>th MARCH.VIVIAN-STREET(HarvestThanksgiving

Scrvicoa. Spcoiul deoonvtaoua)— ll a.m.,Roy. C. Dftllastau; (5.30 p.m., Rev. F.Bnckiuifliam, of Queensland.

OHUtO-11 a.m., Rev.' W. L. Salter;7 p.m.. Roy. W. Lamb (Evening subject— ""Father,Forgive Them").

PETONE (Stato Sohool).— ll a.m. ana6.30 p.m.,"Mr.Mackenzie. '

"OERHAMFORE BAPTIST CHURCH.SorVico* TOjiOBEOW—

11a.m.— Roy. W,Lwnb7 p.m.— -Key. W. 1.. Salter.

VriHE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.JL Whitmobk-stbikt.(Nour tho Forry Wharf.)

SUMDAY,29th MARCH, 1903.Mornuig Preaohor-^-Tho Vioar of Petono,

at 11;HolyCommunion at }2.Evening Preacher

—Mr. J. Mooro, Mis«

uionor. fcubjoot (at 6.30), "Blocked."Open dailyat 6-p.m.

UUR0 11 O~F CHRIST,DIXON-SXKBET.

11a.m.— "

Xho Lord'sSupper"(I.Cor.,xi.)2.45 p.m.

—Sunduy School.

6.30 p.m.— Proaohor, My. Thos. J. Bull.Subject

— "Salvutioui" Its Soaroo andMeaiiß."

Seatsfroo.Visitors oordinlly welooraot).

ELLINGION CKNTRAL MISSIONÎI«RJtKUT-6TUWIir.

11 a.m.— Tostimony and Pmise.'6p.m.

—Opon-Air,Ghukiico-strcot.

7 p.m.— Evangolkitio, Mr. Turner (Sub«joet

— "Calvary").Tho Band will render appropriate musio

andsingiug.including" Calvary," "Holly,"&o. Kverytwdy oaruosUy invited.

Don't foiget Band SooUl, MONDAY,6tiApril. K. TUHNKK,

Missioner.rj^HEOSOPHIC AL SOCIETY

4, YORK CHAMBERS, Maknkrs-st.SUNDAY, at 7 p.m.— Karma and R«incarnation. By Miss Davidson, oE Auck-land.

HUItC H O F C HltlST]{ii>divohd-st., WKLLiNarroMSouth,

At 0.80 p.m. Mr.A.F. Turnervfillprcnoh.Snbjoot— "Priests Obedient to the Faith."Allcordially invited,

(CHURCHOF GOD.— Wharf (D.V.),Sab-J batli, nt 2.is.— Obrißtiatia of to-daysing."Froo from the Law," and%

'Cuised

by the Law." Coutrast— Christ of yester-daysaid:

"Ihave kept myF»ther'« Com.mondmonts." Joliovah on Trial by tiieWorld. What think yo of GodP Cuba.Btroet, Sunday Evening, at 6.45 p.m.

LicensingCommibteo Election. Well meau-ingpeoplo will tako btamblingblocks outof tho way.— Tsa., 67, 14. Lessons fron*SpiritualDruukennoss— laa,29,$t

FUNERAL NOTICE.

THE Friends of tho lato William Boothnro ronpootfiriiy invited to attend his

Funeral, which will leave CarringtonIlouiio, Carterton, at 2 p.m. ou Sunday,tho 29th inst., for tho Ccmotory, Claro-villo.

THANKS. *

MRS. W. A. CARTER, Dovon-stroet,tenders her boit Thank* to tho

ncighbourM and friends for thoir kindnesson tho occasion of tho lato firo nt herhouao.

JUST LANDED,Ex «.«. Queen Mary—

A FURTHER SHIPMENTOf

STENOGRAPHERS'CHAIIIS.

Inipootion Invited.THE YEREX AND JONES COMPANY,

Victoria-«treot.

LACE CURTAINS.

SPECIAL PURCHASEOF

2000 PAIRS,DIRECT FROM Till! LOOMS.

700 PAIRS, in longtha2Jand 3 yards long,largovarietyof doMgiia,

2/9 3/11 4/6 4/11 5/6700 PAIRS, in Nottingham and lloniton

effects, 8Jund -Iyards long,

6/11 7/11 8/6 9/11 10/11600 PAIRS,in Clatur, Torchon,and Uouai».

Banco effeot,8jand 4yard* long,rioh now Uosigns,

12/11 14/6 17/6 21/- to 32/61500 yards frillkd muslin

curtains,Coin and Floral Designs,

1/4$ 1/9J 1/114 TO 3/- T.rd.

D.I.C.~

D.F.C.G'OMPLETR FURNLStJKRS.

BUYING A PIANOMEANS cither lifelong satisfaction or

.disappointment. Tho wiio persontherefore purchases from a firm of knownreputation. Tho firm of

CHAS. BEGd AND CO. (Ltd.)Htu a Now Zealand reputation of ovor40 years' standing, ana thoroforo pur-chasers can rely on any gunranteo given\riih their instruments.Pianos from £uo to £ioo.

Term*, etc., mailed frco.OHAS. UEUG- AND CO. (Ltd.),

77, Willis-streot.S. CIMINO, Manager.

SPECIAL NOTICE.TO THEPUBLIC OF NEW ZEALAND.

OWING to the great success that hasbeen attained by ,

PEARSON'SPEPTOCHLOR

in Great Britain, tho proprietors with itto be known that thuy lmvn arrangodwith Mußir«. Sharland and Co. (Ltd.),Wellington and Auckland, to act asWholoHalo Agents in Now Zealand fortheir preparation. PEPTOOIILOR cannow be had at any Dnicgixf*.

PEARSON'S PJSPI'OCHLOR i« not anew romedy. It ha.t been quietly andeffectively working it« way upwards foryears upon merit alono. Testimony wohavo in abundnnco from satisfied doctors,gladdened friends, and delighted patients.I'eptoohlor docs its work quickly, whichaccounts for its popularity. No othermodicinn has roooiyed *uoh absolulo proofof its extraordinary power over tho di-gestive organs, nnd in giving back to thepromaluroly agodNEW LltfE ANDENERGY

ONK BOTTLE CURKS.PEARSON'S i'KPTOCIILOR

Will absolutely euro indigestion, whetherchronic or not, and romovo Montal De-pression, which in most casrs can botraced to Indigestion.

PEPTOCHLOR GIVES TONE ANDNERVE POWER.

As ft cure for Indigestion nnd McntnlDopre«sion PEARSON'S PEPTOCHfiQRhas an unrivalled reputation of over fif-teen year*. This preparation doos noteuro every complaint, hut it does euroIndigestion, being a powerful aid to thodigostivo organs generally. " It i« com-pounded ccicntifically with special in-gredients which nmlco it a great NorvoTonic.

PEI'TOCnLOR MAKES UNSTEADYNERVES STEADY, and euros tho sourcoof the trouble

—Indigestion.

On solo at all Druggists and Stores,3« 9d per bottlo.

Wholesale Agents;SHARLAND AND CO. (Ltd.).

Preparod only by tho Pearson's PeptochlorCo., Bow-lano, London.

WANTED Known, if you aro introuble about your hnir or com-

plexion visit Profossor Linguard's Con-sulting Rooms, 61, Willis-street (Baniett'sNew BuildingH. Remorober— Advico fromthree Specialists free. Hours— 9 a.m. to jV8jQjnfc,

' *

i'

d-AS COOKING,.

TO-NIGftT t TO-NIGHT!

SATUBDAY, took 7 to 0 o'Ciook.>

GAS COOKING DISPLAYAT TUB

GAS COMPANY'S SHOWBOOMS,

COUBTENAY-PLAOE.

THE VULCAN RANGESi

ABE NOW BEING OLEABED I

AT Oft EACH.

PORGET AND KEGEET1 -

WELLINGTON GAS COMPANY,Lm |. #.H. HELLIWELL,

AolinjSoorotary.t

'

,AN AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION.

CAPILLAHAIRTONIO ,A hair ronowor tho efficacy of wbioh ,has never yet been questioned.' CA- ,PILLA HAHt TONIO is a- medicinalpreparation which, if regularly usodam a dressing, will not only euro all"oalp trouble, but will preventall riskof diioMO by contamination. If thoccol{> in onco mado healthy and tho <

aobacoou* or fat-forming glands pro-porly nourished, tho hair, instead ofboing weak and falling, will becomeBlrong and luxuriant. To say that thotestimonials in support of CAFILLAHAIR TONIC aro numorous, onlyniodc«tly describes tho appreciation ofthopublic Letters from local celebri-ties and woll-known professional andbusiness pcoplo will b« at onoo sub-mitted to you on application. IgivoAway no coupons at an inducementto buy my preparation. It is mado ,up of good and non-injurious ingredi-ents, and it cannot be sold for lo«6than 3s 6d per bottle.

DON'T GO BALD.Thousand* of moot go bald boforo tboirtime, and in nino oa«oi out of tontho cavuo in Dandruff. Curo thin audyour lioir -will grow

—ovou thoiißli thero

is not a Kinglo hair on your head. Ifthoro in but a slight down, you canbo cured, and

CAPILLA HAIK TONIO*

■will euro yoti. It will work pn thohair bulbs In* tho sealp

—give them

food-tgivo thorn lift:—

then your hairwill grow!All ChenifoU, 3s 6d per bottlo.

W. OMVER RICHARDS,, Solo Proprietor and Inventor,

City Hank Clmmlwrs, 164, Fitt-streot,Sydney.

Head Offlco for New Zealand:6, FEATHERSTON-ST., WELLINGTON.SHARLAND & CO., Wholeialo Agents.

VKRY*TIMB IT WRIGOLRSTHE BABY UIGOLES

Ami ffoci to stoop. Thin id tho offoot pro-ulucetl by tho Combined Baby-jumper andBacking Chair. It canbo used for ft bod-jumper, rocking-chp.ir, and high chair. Itcan bo adjusted into any position by afcrew.

GOODWIN AND PHKLAN,Mnnncrs-streot.

Branoh Shoi>— Jaokson-strest, Potone.

W*~ ANTED Known, that Profo»»or I«in-guard'n Famous Hair Vigor is now

to bo procured «t>2W 6d a Inrge bottle. Itis guaranteed to restore grey hair backto its natural colour in thr«>e weeks. Itstops 'falling hair, cure* dandruff and alldiseases of tho Bcalt>. Try a bottlo. Youcannot do better. Procured only at Pro-fessor Lingunrd's Consulting Rooms, 61,Willis-street (Barnett's Now Buildings).Consultations free. Hours 9 a.m. to 8p.m. (

ANTED Known, that Professor Lin-guord, Dermatologist, Hair, Scalp,

Body nnd Fnco Mnesago Biiecialißt, Eloctrioand Magnetic Hoalor, Electrolreiß for thepermanent removal of superfluous hair.Consultations froe. 61, Wilhs-streot (Bor-nctfa Now Buildings). Houb— 9 a.m. to8 p.m. Full stocks of cosmetic*, toilet re-quisites, Indian and Mexican Herbs, etc,etc., on hnnd..Tiirr eltlngton wharf em-'WpJ.OYEES'tBENEFIT SOCUSTY.

The Anntml Social of the above SooiotyWill bo held on Bth MAY, 1903, in St.Fetor's Hall, Ghusneo-slroot. Sco futureadvertisements ro charges oto. A meetingof the nbovo Committeo will bo hold onMONDAY, 30th March, at 8 p.m., inSocialist Koom,17, Willis-street. For thoExecutive.— W. COUPER. Secretary.

O~LET, House of fivo rooms, Hanson^street, elcctrio light; all conveniences;

alfo House seven rooms, Wright-street,hot and cold water, oloetrio light, sp en-didly fittrd. Apply Accountant, Brandon,Hislop and Johnatoiv

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.[rntsa association."!

AUCKLAND, 27th March.The Uaibmir Hoard lus resolved tcdr.uv the- Governor's attention to thu

completion of AdmiraUy House, anil lh«Admiral's refusal to Occupy it, and toask the Uovernment to take it ovor,arranging tho best terms poîblc.

I'ALMISRSTON N., 27th March.A branch of tho.New Zealand Voter-

ana* Association was formed hero lanl.night. Captain Pirece, New Zealand;Constabulary,, was appointed Secretarypro tenj.

L. J. Meyrick and Jas. Keen w«ro tQ^day committed for^triul at tho Welling-ton Supreme Court on n clutrgo of aa-Haultiug and robbing W. Skegga.

DUNEDIK, This Day.Ithas boqn decided to send il. Creagh

a» tho JJunedin Club's representative attho championship swimming meeting atAuckland.

The Minister !or Public Work?, accom-panied by severalmembers of Parliament,after inspecting tho rcmto of the Catlin-Seward Bush Railway, south oLOwaka,arrived at Fortroso yesterday. Tho Min-ister was waited on by deputation!* dur-ing the journey, and £he need for railwaycommunication was pointed out.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.Ata meeting of ths Canterbury Contre

of the New Zealand Swimming Associa-tion last night, it was decided that L.Penroso and F. Drako nhould ropreacntCnnt«rbuty at the ch«mpionship meetingat Auckland." "

(from our own corre^pondknt.)DUNEDIN, 27tE March.

The Governor has consented to presideat the annual presentationof medals andcertificates* in connection with tho St.John.Ambulance Association. Half tbo-ovoning's proceedings will be devoted w>.tho Veterans' Homo scheme.

SPORTING.AUCKLAND AUTUMN MEETING.[bt telegraph

—rams association.]

AUCKLAND, 271h March.Tho following Acceptances have been

received for the Auckland facing Club'aAutmiiii Meeting:— l

Ea»t«*r Handicap, of £650} one mile.—Wairiki 9.7, Rosalia 8.13, Strathavoti8.11, Westguard 8.9, Uingo 8.6, ValRoan8.4, Tho xVeedlo 7.12, Landlock 7.11,Golden Roso 7.8, Heroism and Olga 7.6,Solo and Scotty 7.6, Jewellery 7.3, Nor-thumberland and Paul Seaton 7.2.

Hurdle Race, of £125; two miles.—Cavaliero 12.6, Royal Conqueror 11.0,Battleaxo10.12, Tvcsham 10.9. Awahunand Bellman 10.7, luchcapa 9.11, Lin-gard 9.3.

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.t

CHRISTCHURCH, 27th March.Tho following acceptances and pay-monta havo been received in connectionwith tlw> Canterbury Jockey Club'a Aut-umn Meetings-- l

Great.Easter Handicap, of £750;'sovenfurlongs.— Orloff 9.7, Valla* 9.4, Stf.Denis 9.0, Pampero 8.13, Vladimir 8.10,Petrovna 8.6, Red Gauntlet 8.4, Blazer8.3, Windwhistlo 8.1, Lady Lillian 8.0,Cora Linn 7.13, Golden Vein 7.10, Mo-tor 7.7, Secret Society 6.12.

GreatAutumnHandicap, of £750 ;onemilfl and a half.— Orloff 9.8, Palla» andWelbeck 8.12, Cannlo Chiel 8.1, Terra-pin 8.0, Lady Lillian 7.12, Motor 7.11,ifleka 7.4, General Symons" 7.3, Sirius,Lavalettc, SecretSociety, and Stepdancer6.7.

Champagne Stakes, of £600; for two-ycar-old«; colts 840, fillies 8.8; sixfurlongs.— Rcwet Shield, Machine Gun,King Log, Madge filly by Beaton Da*ljival— Ohareute, Tjreadmill, To-Morrow,filly by Gipsy Gnuid— Sortio, OoldCrown, Tidal Wave, filly by Et<Jn—Pit-a-Pat.

Challenge Stakes, of £500; weightfor-agej seven furlongs.

—Dcor^Sulicer, GoW-

cn Vein, Cannio Chiol( Br<vvo Heart,Quarryman, To-Morrow, Treadmill, Ad^ranee, Bombardo, Gladsome, Orioff,King Log, MachineGun; Ceriao andBlue,Secret Society.

THELIVERPOOLGRAND NATIONAL(Received March 28, 8.59 a.m.)" LONDON, 27tb Mnrch.

At the Liverpool Spring Meeting, the-Grand National Steeplechase, of £2525,üboub 4 miles and 856 ydrdft, was won bythu Duke of \Vestminsêr'« Drumcreo, byRoyal Meath

—Cohnio. fDn'mcrco, carry-

ing 10.0, woa second in the same racetwo yearsago. This yo«r he was allottedH.3.]

FOOTBALL.

OLD BOYS CLUB.Th» fifth annual report of the Wel-

lington College OldJJoya' Football Clubto be presented at 'the nnnnnl meetingthis evening states that dub bus n mem-bership of 134-^74 uctito and 60 honor-ary. Tlie first fifteen ptiayed eightmatches, of which three were wop andfivo lost. Pdints sdored— For, 69;against, 68. The second fifteen wonfive, lost three. Points for, 92;against,SI. The third fifteen won only two oftheir seven matches. Owing to tlio poorsupport this tcum received, the Com-mittee deemed it advisable to withdrawit from the contest towards the end ofthe season. Tlio Ooinniittee considersthe failure of tlio club to win moromatches wa» duo to ,wtuit of systematic!training, for without hard and honesttraining good reailts can never bo look-ed for. The second, lifteon trained hardand well, but were unfortunate in losingtheir lost three mutches. The beatthanks of the club are due to Mr. F.B. Young for acting a» coach. A teamwius Kent to Wanganui, buffculfered de-featby 16 points to 3. The thank* ofthe cmb aro extended to the Wanga-nui Old Boys' Club And thoir Associa-tion for the manner in which they en-tertained the team during its stay. Al<together five matches have been ployed,Wanganui winning three and Wellingtontwo. A visit )vaa paid by the ChristCollege Old Boys, nnd thelocal club wassuccessful in winning by 29 points to3. 'Of four matches placed one hasbeen drawn and threo won by Welling-ton. The club'was representedin seniorrepresentative games by Messrs. F.Johnson, K. H. Dodd, E. Watkins, J.Moiling, and L. M'Kenzie;uud in thejunior contest by 0. Clelahd and J.M'Kenzio, M. Ingle^ also being picked.E. H. Dodd was also choAen to repre-sent North Isliuid against South IMnnd.liegiet i» expressedat the loss sustainedthrough the departures from Wellingtonof >fe»srn. L. and G. Davie. A. J.I'Kellow, 0. Kettle, D. K. Logan, 0.Leslie, A. J. M'Tuvish, and C. Wcet.The roport congratulates members onthe very sound nnnncial position of thealub, thore being a ciedit balanco ofJ844 19s lid in the b:mk. Thanka arogiven to Mes«rs. J. I. Firth, M. 0.Barnett, W^ E. Bethune, and Drs.'Mnrtin and Young.

t

The New South Wales and QueenslandRugby Unions have proposed, and thoNew Zealand Union hasagreed, that thotenm to $om" iii Australia- this wnsonfrom this colony shall play its firstmatchon 18th July, nnd it» la»t on 16th Aug-ust. This means departure of tne toau?frqra Now ZenlaM about 10th July-

For bronchial cough, take Woods' GreatPeppermint Ouro, Is 6d and 2» 6d evorywhere.

—A '«""

THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MAKCH 28. 1903. 7MXIUMAK NQJftTJBL

WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITINGFOR.

TUB SALE MAP of the best part ofthis Eatale is now ready. Copies m»y

hn obtained nt the offioo of MIRAMAWLIMITED, No. 4, FEATIIERSTONSTREET.

TERMS 01' SALE:.10 per cent, deposit10 per cent, iv six months10 per cent, in twelvemonthsBalance at p? ller cent, intorcst fof

FIVE years.

SPECIAL CONCESSIONS.To oncourago settlement at MIRAMAR

NORTH tho Company onore tlii3 specialconcession to EARLY jNVfiSTORS:-*-Every j>nrohaßer of a Seotion who buildtand improves to tho vuluo of tho laudpurchased shall bo allowoci a reduction ivtho rate of interest to tho end of tho terraof hiu mortgage In it n liberal reduction?What do you think o£ 3 per cent., or 2percent., or, say 1per omit.? Well, that'slow enough. But MitfAMAR LIMITEDwill charjro NO INTEREST to early pur-ohasers who build and improve to tho valueoi tho land purchased. MIRAMARNORTH is not being gold by auction, butnvery Section has been valued, and thoSalo Map is clearly marked with, tho ro-servo at which it is to bo told.Bccuvo iv plan, inspect tho land, andbuy EARLY.

REMEMBER!-Your Section .may tosnapped up at any moment.

For mapß, full conditions of gale, andother particulars, npplv to B. GRASE-MORRIS, Box 273, Wellington; or toWM. 0. STEPH*...d, {secretary M^tA-WAR LIMITED, 4, Feathorston-stroet,Wollington.

J. UNNINQ & C0.,,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

itOTAIi EXCHANGB, OPKRA. HOUBH,Tolophono 650.

F O 11 ITaLl3-HAWKER-ST. (off)— T/iroo House*, two6

and ono 3 rooms; land 100 x 56;title L.T.; lot at £130 per annum.Prico £1625.

CAMBRIDGE-TERRACE— Two 7-room.Rouses, on land 40 x 122. Prico £1700

PIRIE-STREET— A good 7-room House,every convenionco; title L.T. Prico£625.

JESSIE-STREET— Amodem 8-room Resi-dence, every convenience, oa land 30x 70. Prico £950.

TORY-STREET (off)— A modern 5-roomCottage, on land o3 x 66, washhouse,copper, tuba; lot at 168 per week.Price £420.

VIVIAN-STREET— Land50 x 75, 8-roomHouso. Price £2200.

CAMBRIDGE-TERRACE — Valuable.Building Site; land 26 x 75. Prico£685.

'ORIENTAL BAY— A stylish new 6-room

Houao on land 40 x 70, magnificent.view of city andharbour, balcony andvernnduh; insuranco £300. Prioo£775.

WRIGHT-ST.—

A now 6-roomed Houieon ono floor, bath, copper and tubs*cleetrio light, land 33 x 100, section!all loyol. Terms arranged.

J^DWAIIDBEEVES <fc Co.,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

MERGER-STREET,Offer tho following Properties for Sale on

very easy terms:—

2 Cottages, 4 rooms ami scullery and 2rooms and scullery, with largo section ofland, over two acres, Hblloway-road.Prioa£1000. Laud iuitablo for cutting up;would make splendid fowlrun;qottagos letat 13s;will submit any reasonable offer toowners.'A most Central Freohold Section. Cubtt-

stroot Extension, ohoap. Particulars onapplication.

A splondid property in Manners-street;could bo easily inauo to return 10 percent. Particulars to principals only.

Level Sections adjoining Town Bolt, offMaioribanks-streot;only £10 per foot.Austin-street

—Sections 40 x 120;£12 per

foot.Borhnmporo

—Splendid level Building

Sites, 47 x 118; £4 per foot.Island Bay— Level Sections, hilly sec-

tions, all with onsy acooss;from £60 persection; ranging up to £3 10s por foot.

Island Bay— Splondid Residential Sites,with largo blocks of lana;'suitable forcuttingup, from/£2OO per aero. Ploaso re-member that Island Bay is THE suburb,and that the electrio trams should bo run-ning within two years, when, of course,long before- that, all tho most desirablesections will havo been secured, and wonow recommend intending purchasers tolose no time in making their purchases ifthey do not wish to bo left in tho lurch.Family Residences in the best' parts of

tho city, from 8 to13 rooms; aleo Housesfrom 4 to 7 rooms' in all parts of thocity and suburbs.RIGHT HEREI

SUPPOSE YOU TRY ME!P. S. O O 11 V,

7. GREY-STREET, 'PROPERTY SALESMAN. Etc

Telephono1747.Properties, for Salo in all ptrts of Gity^

and Suburbs. Investors shouhl call orwrite.

THORNDON— Now Cottago Propertyshowing 10 per cent, gross or 15 porcent, not over mortgage; a chance tobo jumped at. . 449

NEWTOWN (on main tram lino)— Shoppromisoi,at amargin for future,profit

BTUbSELL-TERRAOE (facing NewtownPark, and closo to tram)— Laud 40 x120ft and 5-roomed Villa, with allconveniences. Price £660; terms ar-ranged. 264>

THORNDON— S-roomed Cottago, on land32 x 90ft, olectrio light, workshop, etc.Prico £500; terms. 454-

ORIENTAL BAY— Land 40 x J3sft andnow Residonco of 8 rooms «nd allconveniences. Price £1200. 453

TE ARO— First-class investment inHousoProperty, with double frontage tostreets, showing a, good return andwith increaso in rents and price .as-sured. Prioo £2100 1 now property,woll built. 451

AY. P. SHORTT, "

AUCTJONJOI3U. HOL'SB. LAND, ANDJOSTATI'! AQKNT.

Hay-street, Oriental Bay— Two handsome,well-built 7-roomod liouses, boautifullyfinished, grand view; will sell sepa-rately. Prico on application. Or tolet at 30s per week.

Taranaki " street—

Up-to-dato 11-roomodhouse, ovory convenience; land 21 x120: lot for £2 10s per week. Prico£1650; good investment.

Vivian-street—

Two now brick Shops andSwellings; overy convenience;goodseotion. Prico £4000. .A splendid,invoslmonb.

Nowtown— Four good Cottages of fiverooms each, all couvonioucea; 120ftfrontngo. Prioo £1600} only £500cash required.

"Wallace-street— Pretty 5-roomed Cottago;overy convenience; land 30 x 108.Price. £580.

THOMPSON BEOS,Ltd.,FRUIT AUCHONI3KRS,

GRAIN AND DAIRY PRODUCEMERCHANTS,

Harris-strut.

Daily Auction Sales oE Fruit and ProduceConsignmentsofany ofthoabovewillrocet?

9»r bestattention.

THOMPSON BROS.,L*l>i

AUM N & CO.,42, I.AMDTON

-QUAY.

HAVE Full SALE—WHY PAY RKNT.'~AVo havii 4, 5, oml

b-rooiuoU Collage- at lVlono andLower Hull. Tcnnti £25 cueli; bul-iuui'o wookly

ADELAIDE-ROAD—

4-roomed Cottar,uKcollout. repair, iiowly ronovatod. 6ifeol iroutago, cftit ontranco.} £400;oa*y terms.

'94

MOUNT VICTORIA— 4-roomed balconyHouse, French windows, bploudid view.£500; small doponit. 55

OWEN-STRJWET-5 rooms, balh, hot mulcold water, now drainago, elootriolight; iiuuranoo £300. £&70; terms.

17V6ROOMED VILLA, hath, olooirio hght,

wardrobes, nicoly papered;50 x 100.£625 :£100 cash. 10*

WELLINGTON-TEURAOE (off)— Superior7-rooined llouso (now), porch ontranco,handsomely fitted with bevelledmirrorwardrobe*, eloolrio light, etc.; tout£900.^ Pnqp £1200. 213

ROSENEATII—7 largo rooms, workshop,stublii, vinery, 1-nwo land. £650/ orwith half land. £650. 113

TOWN ACRE, H house*, room to buildnjbro;yory contrnl. Particulars onapplication. W

RENT-riIOpUOINO INVESTMENT,Hawker-stroet— 2 6-roomod Houses, 13 roomi; ronlals £2 15*; largouoction.£1025 *** ' 215

WOftDSWQRTH-STREET—

7-roomedHouso ;every convenience?;good »oo-tion. £850 ; £150 cash. 221

LYKM/SBAY— 2 Houbcs, 6 and 2rooms,132 foot frontngo; room to build twowore.* £050; choap. 217

DAUtY FARMS ~ Over 250 to choosofrom in Tanvnaki, x'alniorston, Wuira-rapn, Wanganui, Pahialuu and otherdistricts

42 ACRKS, 3+ in mixed grasaos, 10 _ incrops, all flat and ploughablo, wiro-fenced, 5 paddocks, novcr-failing crook,vow four-roomod House, cowbailn,

1 dairy, largo hayshod, oto.;999 years'loaso; rent £14. Prico £350; terms

75 ACRKS, Ashhurat, nil grass, 9 pad-docks, 12 acres ploughed, carrioß 30cows,G-roomod houso, 20-bail cowshed,oto., 1milo from station, school, andcrnftinory. £400 ckbli required; tormsfor Htocic. 220

100 ACRES, Pahiatua dwtricX, till ingrasH, fenced and subdivided; carry?0 cows;■ 4-roomed house, dairy, cow-shed, oto.;near school aud croaipery.£8 per nero: £300 cash. 265

HOTEL— Good businoss oontro, 23 rootus;well furnished; 7 years' loa«o;rent£4: takings £3,5. Prlco £850; £300cash. 146

COUNTRY HOTEL, 9 years' leaso;rent£4. Goodwill mid furnituro £1500.

Money to Lend on First or■ secondmortgage.

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\V.H. MORUAH & CO.,AUCTIONEERS AND LAND AGENTS.15, Willis-slroot, opposite Kmpiro Ilotol.

TolophoiiQ No. 10; ringup.872 NKWTOWN— Fino DyiWing Site, i-

ncro. £7 por foot873 OOROMANDKL-HTREET— An excon-

tionally welt built gentleman's Rosi-donee, 7 largo rooms and ovory oon-vouionooj land 81ft frontngo; i-ocrc.Land Transfer Title. £300 deposit re-quired, balance urrunaed

875 ABEL SMITII-STREET— Nico 6-roomod Houso, all on ono floor, allcouveniouccs j lantl 30 x 75ft, work-shop at back, also dotuchod washhouso,cto. A burgain at £800 ; terms nrraftg*ed

876 HAWKER-STKEE'r (off)-Woll-built4-roomed Houio, -with convei)ionoe«,fowls and fowlhouio. Land TransferTitle. Prioo £480; £180 cash bal-unco on mortgnaro. A bargain

879 UPPER WILLIB-STRET (off)-Prctty6-roomod vcmndnh Houso, up to dato,Titlo Land Transfer. Land 31 x 88.Pi-iro only £825; £125 cash down,balance on mortgage;only ten min-utos1 walk from Pott Ofiloo; lovol alltho way

860 ARO-S'WEET (offl-CdjKniodiaus 6-roomed nowly-built itcsidonco, withall convdniaucos; land 40 x 90ft.Prico £850; terms

881EWJCE-AVENCE— Superior 6~«oom-„- cd Residenco all on ono floor, with, nil oonfcnianoc*;land 36 x 96. Pric?£930; termi arranged. For further

particulars apply at onco"FARMS FOR SALE.

SUITABLE TOK DAIRYING.

OQA ACRES, Dunnovirko District, alltyO\t in English grass, 100 acres Out,

190 acres uncluHUinif, good soil, 4 pad-docks, galvanised wiro fencing, well water-ed, carries 2| shoop per aero, has win-tered.3;houte, orchard, garden, planta-tion, .otc.;metalled road to section, throemilos from dairy factory and oroamory;Icrbo in pornetUily;annutl rontal under£6. Price »5 por aero; tarms. This isa real bargain in a rapidly-growing and im-portant district.TURNBULL,,WATKTNS & WILLIAMS,

Wellington.HOTEL FOR SALE.

FIRST-OLABS COUNTRY HOTEL,with over 100 acros excellent land,

IRogular coach Kcrvioo and main traflloIroad. Lease 5 vcara to run at £3 10swonk, stables sublet for 255. Tolophono andPost OfTics attached. Owor votiriiiK ow-ing to ill-health. Prioe, £1250. Full par-,tioulnrs from *W. B. OHEtfNELLB, LlindAgent, Mastorton.

im 0 r*

s a L c,

Two of tho best CORNER BUSINESSSITES iv Lower Hutt.

ApplyF. W. DEVEREUX,

Waiwotu.

MIRAMAR HOMESTEAD SECTIONS.

THE remainder of theso MagnificentSections are nowopen for PRIVATE

SALE.Plans and particulars from

W. F. SHORTT,Auctioneer.

A BARfiAIN.Four Minutos from Gonoral Post Office

FOR SALK, Sheltered Building Sito,49ft 6 iriohos x 132ft, North Terrace,

Kolburno, ono minute's \y«lk from powerstuliou;nothing olso for enlo near trnm.Prico £325. Apply sha:p. "'

I<\ O. BOLTON,Solicitor, Panama'Stroot.

FOR SALE, a few good Paddocks,foncod;one aoro nnd larger, close to

town. Lost thnn ona-third prices askodin othor districts further away. Early ap>plication necessary.

H. M. HAYWARD,Queen's Drive.

Or Post Office Box109, Wellington.WADDELL, M'LEOD AND WEIR,

miMBER AND GLASS MERCHANTS,Waring Taylor, Foathcrston nnd

Johnston streets,

HAVE IN STOCK—

Polished Plato Olas* (British nnd Foroign)I-ar«o Assortment of English and Belgian

Sheet (

Andall tho bait kinds of FANCY GLASSat LOWEST RATES.

We Sell also-

American Walnut, Oak, Olear Pino andAustralian Cedar*

pmiiUUOLU PROPERTIESFOR SALE

ANDRKW LUFF HAS FOR SALE—550 Acres (about) Improved Sheep

Faun. Tho product* of this fuim ;nooi'oshbrcd wool, rualixmg (,op prico, healthylnmbii, liu'ko pereontugo fat glu-op, corn,hujtrr, fruit. "Present, prico, includingbuildings ami improvements, £5 10s perRcro.

100 AriPH with buildings and improve-mcutt, at pic&cut used as n lann, but tlioBUitability of tin* laud for i.ubdivision intoluiiUliiiy bUoh, tnurkot giircloun, fruit-gran,nifr, <ui<) poultry, is umtouliCcd; perfectlybulu fiom Hoods; cloeo to ruilway station.

1000 Acres, well improved caltlo andRiioop farm, for which an iinmudinto pur-I'liHHor is required, or ofi'ors can bu umdofor it in part;it would mnko four moodairy hums.

Tho abovo properties are under 20 milesfrom Wellington. To pomms intendingbusiness every facility given for viewingthem. ,

VOGELTOWN (EAST).FOR SALE—

30 of tho picked Seolions, about«)ach section, ad minutes' wall: from thobiro Brigado Stnlion, Adolaido-rond.Building Sites for tho mansion, villa, oreottago; 300 foot abovo soa lovol;ueartvain lino (working) and two other tramlines proposed. Vogoltown land is low-priced, say .91 por foot frontago, and jnoroand loss; largo piccos of land, hoalthy po-sition good soil, no westerly gale*. Talkof tho I'UTURE possibilities unnecessary,Viow tho PRESENT flourishing gardens,whoro us fino collection of trcon, shrub*,and -flowois «»ro to bo found as in any part,of Wellington or Suburbs. Sootioua canbo soon by appointment with

ANDREW LUFF,Postal address— Box G.P.0., Wellington.

A^ MELTSS STUAItTSHARKBROKICU. LAND AND

COMMISSION AGISNT,4, FenthorHtou-stroot.

Teloplionoss Offleo,100 ;Houso, 884. -,

FOR SALE.110NA BAY

—4-roomod Furnished Villa

on main road. £300. 555THOUNDON— llandsoaio Villn, 7 room*,nearly now and up to daj,o. A verydoKirnblo propurty; bargain. 555

LERAUD-kST.—

Splendid iiuilding Srction, £\ 5s per foot. 55*MUlUTAl— SiilwUntiiil fivo-roomod Villa,

fully furniVhod. best part of difitrict;lovely viow; largo eccUon; £520 ifsold at onno. 523EPUM-MTKRET (off)-Nearly now fiv«roomod House, viow of lrtirbour; £550KILIUHXIE—

Vnw Building Sites, cheap540

ISLAND BAY—

Lovol i-acre, wellshe!-tciod, tplmulid building site. 541MUJUITAI--A fow Hootionn left in thisohnnuim; blook- lovely building ait*'»,

niirrouudcdby bonutiful Imsli;bplondidview.

EI/MCfc.STKKRT—

Boautiful 7-roomedVilln, nvorypoMiblu ronvcuiotioo, lovolyTinw of harbour. >WWiO

- -516

DAWSON-STUUKT.— Fine Building Site;£4 pur foot. " 510

ELI.ICE AVKMJE—

Substantial FamilyKc.adouce, 7 roomsj oloctrio li|;lit niulovoryother convenionco; £1050. 363,

Tf] X MARCHAisT,IMVKItIAL OUAMBKUB,

6, FEATHBRHTON-

BTitEET.FOR SAM-:-

Thorndon— 6 room*. £565Nowtown'-Hliop,6 rooms, stable, etc. £5b5Nvwtown— (!e»Uem(Vu'« Uo*idonco, 100 x

132. JuiaiOOwon-strent—6 rooms, 3? x 100. £500Nowtown— Shop, v roptat, 60 x 100. £950Victoria-t^rfftco—s room*, i-MTo. £525Cubn-stroct (near)— lo romni, 150ft front*

une. £2500Woul»worth-»tioct— 6 roomi;£100 dopoiit.i MSO►Brooklyn— s room*, 66 x 170. £375WociU'oinbe-streot— -8 rooms. £1000ycctioiu '-MLramar, from 575 sretion;

hlMid lUy, £75; Kg»«no»th, £3; Ko!-burue, £S ISs: Con»lablo<«troot, £10;Kont-tcrraco, £22 10s; lloine-*lroot,

A BARGAIN.

F O It T H A L E.

HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE ANDIJOILKK.

ENGINE, linglo cylinder, 12-inchdimnotor, 2Mn slrokr, fit toil with Picker,ing'u high B)>octl na-Cety governor, sightfood lubrioator, stoutn exhaiul pipci.

BOILER, Bft x 4ft Gin, externallyfired, eouiplrto with stnoko slack-, nil neceo-mry mountings two iujootors, itunm pipes,oto. To work at 80lb.

Tho abovo nro in oxeoltont coiidition,having only donu 12montlm' actual work.

Engino can bo neon by appointment.Apply NKES AND SQNS, Ghu»neo-st.

p O R S A It E.

A GOOD INVESTMENT.

650 ACJtiEiS, Manawatu lino, throe milosfrom etutinn, two from ucliool by lovolmotallod riiad; half fallen *nd in goodgran; nio.i nine-roomed houao with nrgoIrooms; w.tter lnid 011, wpshhouao, buggy1shed, woolshud, cowshed, stablo, stock undIshtiap yards;alfo orchard; well wutorod;good foiuioa; bulancu standing bush.Thoro io a rovonuo coming in off thisproperty of £50 (or mdl-sito mid traiaright per annum; rlso further royaltyon limbi>r cut. Thoro v sonio 20,00*0cords of firewood on property easily mar-Jtotnblo. Nature of land, good low hillsund hilly. Price, £f> 10s per aoro'; termsarranged if dosirod. Further particularsfrom

BOX 107, G.P.0.,Wellington.

1 \\T S EGG .ID US,23, J,AMIVrON-QU.\Y. FOR SALIO-Nonr Wordsworlh'Streot, 0110 6-roomcd

and one 7-roomud lluucc, every modernoonvonienec, houso all 0110 floor, land 53ftx 3<50f1, two frontages; prieo the lot,£1130; n real bargain; early applicationnooeitnry.

Near (iovernuient llailwuy Station, 6-roomod llouso, bath, copper, tubs, p.w.c.,laud 21ft frontngo; prico, £t)25 ;houeoonly built four yoaNL

TÔli~

SALE, IN KARORI.!jn _MAIN-ROAD— 6O Acres, good invest-

ment; £5000 ; i-ncro £350, J-nero£210, i-r.iMP» iilte, 4-acre £135CRESWIOK-lUJAD— IAcre, 2 fronUigos,

good houso. with coCUgn, stables,£800 ;also 1-nrro, with two frontngos,caltnge, oiotiard, etc.; £450

NORTHLAND— IO Hrctions, iaero to 1-6aero; £135 to £90

PARKVALEROAD-25 Sections, j aoroto g ncroj £200 to £60

lIATTON-MTREKT— 3 good Building lots,unoh £150

DONALD-STRRET— I2 «eros, £800; 6Heron, £2000; 5 neroa, £1400

OLD KARORI ROAD— IS Sections, 3acre, to i norc,£2so to £110

O I. DASENT, No. 6, WestminsterOhnniborr, Lainblon-quay, C!ity.

InoK HALK, «t Kelburne, splendid new. tHvi'ii-roomod House;cnaK or terms;also three first-class Vacant Sections;invalv viov Apply 67, Daniel-street.

JJ_AItCO UILT .Vs 00.HAVK i'OU SALK—

ri;TONK— Lund 80 x 100, with 4-roomrdColUige, almost, new. i^CiZo. b\'i)

KRO(>Kl.\\N—

Hood 6-ioomod Hoiu,.,having iHWO of liiiul, in iiut-chiMorikT. X6JIU. bI,M

MOUNT VICTORIA— Modoiu 5-roomodColtago, on ono Hoor, hiiMng iiMi:dermvunk'Uoos. A)725. 63.41

BEKUAiUPOiiK— Good 4-rooaied Iluum.,handy lo trum. £000. bIH

MIHU'UY-STtUSKT Idoso to)— Two 6-roomod llousus, well litled through-oul j rental vuluca £M p.a. i-ach.£1000. il4o

BROOKLVX (City ond)— Good 5 roomoditouao,Iaero hociiou. £1)20. t>l3(

TiIOKNDO-N— Good o-roouiod Dwelling,land 33 x 11-i; leasoliolii; lung tinin;lot at £48 p.u. Prico JWSO. 5165

IJSRAUD-STlUCKf— Jftrst -eluss 5-roomedHoubo, splendidly tilled, good section,two ironUgoH. AJb7!>. 51J50

KllANDAliLAil— s ueros of Jjind, with7-roomod Houue, on ono ilaor, nn,dliiwinut tibuul coinuuiciifus;yood Rilr-di-n. Prico £1400. 5097

NK\VTOAVN-~5-»ooinyd Cottugo, iv"order, lot at 12« 6a wouk. £350.

5095KELBUKNE— Now 6-roomod Houso, mo-

dern throughout. £700.WADISBTOWN— i aero of Lund and 6-

roomod Houso, in good locality. £775).BOol00R0MANDEL-BT.

—6-roomod llouso,

having all iwnal convenioncoß. £6hO5051COUOMANDEL-ST.— Vaonnt Allotmont,

33 x 84. £175. 5047£560— Two acres Lund, compnot 5-roomodHouse, largo garden, etc., Bituatcd atJohiifionvillo. 5152£385 Now 4-roomod ltouno, closo to Pino-street, all convenioncos, good sootion;cany terms. 515,5

"8 por cent Invostmnnt—Hawkor-alreot, 3modern dwellings having visual cou-vouionccs. Cmli required £1000. 515813| l)or conl- not— Throo lirot-cla«a Col-tugos at Thorndon, all iv good orderand well lot. . 5155

£765— Nearly 1aoro of Land with superior6-iooinotl llouso, hnving worlojliopa,ehods, fowlrunß, etc, oloao to oity

51^9£450— Protly 4-rownod Cottago, in fi«t.claw order, situated at Thorndon;rental 14s. 5159

10 per cent. Grow— Good invosttnont, two6-ioomcd Housoa, on laud haviug 33ftfrontugo; rental vnluo £1 por wookeach. Prico £1000. 5140£875— Splendid 6-roojned Rosidcnco onono Uoor, wall appointoa throughout,overlooking harbour. 5142

£325 — Pctone, good 4-roomed Coltago, onJajul 81 x 100, two fronlaffi.*. 6129

£625— Elegant 5-roomod ViTlti on onofloor, haviiigall modorn rcquiroinonti;land 36 x 132; situated «t Newtown.

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5126£350— 010i0 to (riun, 5-rooinod Cotlago,

in good order. 509514 ncr cent, not

—2 4-roomod Cotlfiges,

Ist to good tenants. 510JBOiyttDIMSHOUaK.— B roome. woll turn-

islicd. Rent. 225, fivo boardors at 20n.£50 oo*U will put you in. 651

WHIPSMORK, AND JUST ASTEMPT-ING.

hahcoubt"and 00.,Auctioneer!!, Sharobrokora, Land and

Homo Aganti,Corner of Lnmbtojiquny nud Pannmait.,Wellington.

HATAITAI.

npHE PRKMIEU SUBURB

THK REMAINDER OF TIIH SEC-TIONS

Ana

NOW POR BALE.

TERMS)

10 PER CENT. DEPOSIT10 PER CBNT. IN 3 MONTHS10 PKR CENT. IN 6 MONTHSBALANCE AT PER CENT.

Pltns and parUouUn of

HATAITAI.From

TURNBULL, WATKINS & WILLIAMS,Auclionoon.

1 BfiEHAML'OHE., 1

TIIIS GIIKAT COMIUNE-TOWN, COUNTRY, AND SRASIDE.

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Miiffiiiflflontand HoaUby Surronndhif(B withnil City Conveniences.

WATER, DRAINAGE, LIGHT.

SUBDIVISION OJ? SIX CITY ACHKS.l

ON BIiEOTRIO TRAM ROUTE.

'IYIIK ownom of TOWN ACRIOS 1051,«< .106a, 1053, 1061, 1055, and 1050.AdelaiflQ-roftil, Imvinff Hiibilividod tbo laudinto ooiivonionb allotmonU, mid Imvinif—

intdor tlio ■unurviiiion of tho City Wounoil—lot a ooutraot for tho completion of thostroatn travurniiift1 tho bloolc, now ituthorUothounilorsignod to olToul satus.

Thisproperty aouivnuutin anoxooptionallyfinooutlook,and, being on tbo Houthorn out-skirts of tho oity, [inniliaKoiH lunt onjoy nil-tho blcsatDKHuf (.owti, uountry,andsonaido.

'I'lio tonns will bo axaearfingly tibouit, andOvoi-y onporlunity given to porKoim havinglimjted capital lo «cu)iro ono or tu'mo oftliOKo bountiful bouLluiih at AOiy uioduralorates.

TURNBULL. WATKINS * WILLIAMS,Auctioneers, 8, Panania-Btioot.

HAWTUOHN AND CRUMP.*OOR SALE, Bovon-roomod ITouhc,Wright-street; 6-roomed Ilouso, lnrgo ieo-tion, lilaud Day;fitted with latest eon-Vonioncon; good: to bo Bold cheap;easylonns. ApiJiy AIIOI Smith-street.

JUAAVTHORN AND (JRUMP.Tolepho.jn 171t.

Jp O R SALE,In Suitable Blocks,

Sootions 402 to 412, containing about 2150acres of good Hu»h Land, situnle in thoAkatnrawa Block, about 11 milos distantfrom tho Upper Hutt, on tho Waikanao-road.

Frieo and terms on application toJOHNSTON AND CO., LTD.,*

Fsatberston-sLroet.

WATKINS,

WILLIAMS,8. PANAMA-S'lUliKT.AJIK HOLD AGENTS l-'OU

TAITVLLLI*!.ATUUIMNIJ KKLHUItNII

TEN' iIINUTKH FKOal UAULIS TRAM.healthy .situation.

uj.okious vikw.150 SK(LTi°*NS 150

£10 £10'i'lio prices ai'o oxlrumaly low, having

boon iixocl at LESS THAN HALF tlioôof tho niljoininjj land NOW IN TiiKMAUKI'.T, iincl Iho tctius within thoraioh ul oil, £10 being nil tho depositnoccibtiry to fiucm'o ono of theso mosttlusirablo building nilcs.UStUOSTUK-STUIOKi1 (off)— Salihtimfclal C-

l'uoinoil Ilouso, with nil tuoilorn con-veniunuoH. ."Splendid harbour viuw.I'rico. JJBOO:tiirms, J3lOO cuhli. IJOI

BOAKDINUIIOUSE and Diiiiut'-rooinH,,huarfc ot City, M locius, icnl £'£ purwcuk,20 boiii'darM, turnoror X2O work.Prioo, -tJlf>o;luriuu, .680 oush. i!ii

LOWI'.K HUTT-Onu uore, lovol BuildingLundouproposedIrumroute. Abargainut X lOO. jloii

WOOLCOMBK-STREET-lund 36 x 75,attractive* 8-ioomrd residence in splen-did condition, overy up-10-dato couva-nioreo. Prieu £1360; ouny torms ar-ranarod 1458

BOTANICAL GARDENS (close to)— Buau-tiful Kcuidonli:d Mile, urea 1aero, har-bour viiiw, Biu'Ublu lor bubdivision.Prices £1050. 1456MANNKKS-SIX KKT(off)— Vuluiiblo ooruui-ucution, with workshop j a yood invent*mouk. i'rioo, £ rMO 1118

ItOXUUKail-SrilliSlOT—Laud 33 x90, vorybii])orior (i-rooiuud vijla, loyoly mow,ovi'ry modoni convoniaiico. I'rico lowiuid tociua ciusv. 14*24

HOJiSUN-HTREET-Idoal Sito for -largoroaidouca;52 x 96;1minuto fromtram, l'rico on application.

RUSSUiiL-TKKBACE (noar)-Two aorcsI'xoollont Laud, euitublo for biibdivi-

1 bion, nnd well-built ,5-roomod houses.Fnaot £700 ;gvaud oppoi'tunvty. '1460

Eni.JJ-ittNll'i—

huimi'iur now b- loomedlionso, with butWoom, Huullory, all oon-

vouiouoiiß; {food auotion. Jiilit} v. lmr«miiii. Unlv JS;.">O uash roquirod. 1421

ADKLATDK-IWAD-Land 54 x 60, neat4-roomud House, new drrtinngo, nio-tlom

' oumcnionccg, cart ontrancoPrico £410;*Binail dopo«it. 1469EUZABETH-STMEIiT-Laud 34 x 112,two good Housw, 3 (Uid 4 rooms;wmtals 225. Prico £650; tonne. 146J

MOUNT \IOXORIA—

Splendid levolBuilding Sites, 26 x 112 oach, oon-iroto walla, drainage, iight, and waterconuoctod. Prico £12 10i per ft.;vory oasy ternis. 1464KELDUUNIi— Charmiug now 5-rooincd* Rosidoiico on ono iloor, very highlyHniiihnd, every inodom convonionco,n perfect homo; a snoriDco; nnxyterms. 1434

Tjr o t~bT"s ~y or s a iTIiT.MAN JUiOS.,

WILLIS-STXIKKT, WELLINGTON.Estubliiihod 1600.

POR SALE—

Country Hotol, NorlhIsland;learn 13 ycara;rent 30t perwr.ok; ti-adu gunnino £100 monthly,l'rioo, £950. This is «v firßt-cl«»« op-portunity of securing a paying biwl-UQM.HOTEW nnd STOKE, also 1? Acres ofland, nitutttod in the Gigborno district,l'rico for freohold hotol and la,nd,£3500 ;prevent loaso estpiras in On-lobnr noxt. Any ono purdtaning thoproporty could rofurnmh at expiry ofIcaiio or t»ko ovor prt'tior.t tenant*furuituro at vory low prici«.

ELKOAN'l1HOTKfi »nd 52 acre* of thoflnoat land in Now Zealand, Bat ai abowling groou, beautiful loamy «oil;ownfr puyini; income-tax ou £1000profit annually, l'ricc, froohold hotolMid Und, i^ £7000 ;furniture, otc, nt\t\!c.uion, fxtra. Owner haa bin ownmolor-pow^r, wvd Uotsl i« brdtiar-Uy-lit, up throughout frco of coit, which'in abig mvinjf.

HOTSL, Woilington, lon*o 9 yoart torun; very Kulwtuntiftl bueinc«*. Prioe,lo»so nnd furniture, £3500.

HOTRL, fiuct compnot building, about 100rail«* from WollinKtoa;will Icako for8 or 10 yonra at"rental of £4 10k.

> I'rioo, lease and furnituro, £1500 ;boorcontumption, IQlihds motitldy. Orwould toll freehold and furnituro forJJ3500.

*HOTETti ioaport town; loa«o 7 yoar«.

rent £5 10*. Prico for loam »ntl fur-uituro, £1400.HOTEL, Wnttgiuui district:Iqbso 7 year*.Goodwill, £2000; furniture, etc., extrant valuation. .

HOTKL, uplendid agricultural district intbo South l«land, doing »plondid bmC^no«f, £60 wookly. i'ruohold will bosold a I»rgnin, £3000.

HOTfilii Wellington, cplondid position.Priro, £4350 1 long loaeo.

Wo ore preparod to «wi«t boni* fidopurrl>a<iprii with n, largo proportion of thonuruhnso-inonoy.

DWAN BROS.,Willia-tlrpot, Woilington.

G. A. HURLISY,T lOENSISD LANDBROIvER,

7, Grey-slroet, Wollington,PREPARESTransfors. Mortgages, Lo&ses,

CAVPats, nnd Application* to bringoldtitles under tho Land Transfer Act

AtBROKERS' CHARGES.

MONEY AT CURRENT RATES.VOX. SALE.

1000 Aero Shcop and Onttlo Farm inTarauukt, highly jinprpvod, at £6 10s,only 6 miloit in front of railway boingcotutructcd, and will iropvovo £2 to£3 per aero within tbroo years.

2 Section*, Sealoun, opposite Mr. Baw-"»on's ; choap.

'

J. M'GUHX,LAND ANJ3 KSTATB AGENT,

Lower Hutt.li'Oß HALE.

8-roomorl llouso, with 2\ acres of goodland; 15 minutes of station. Price£1100 .

3 roomy Soctioiw, opposito Bollsvuo Uar-dens

A fiv*t-claw Farm of 37 acros, houso nndiihoda; owjy 25 minutes of station

3 Acres of good Lund, 5 ininutea of P.O.£300 an cr.ro

1Aero noar Bellevuo Gardens. £4252 four-roomod Cottttgos, near station. £300

crcUSomo choico Tnino Eslftto Sections for

Hnle. * «

jTuk v & coop io v,BUILDERS AND CONTttAOTOitS,

Martin-gtroot, oppobilb Victoria Hotel,Abul HinitU-Mtvoct.IfOU SALE—

KILRinNII'iSOU't'JL--Tlirco aplondid lovollluildiugSilos;largo frontages. .ClOO v

KUSsioU.-TKIUtAOIO und SOUTH-UOAD— SplondidBuiklin^ Silos, and will GroutlioiihoB to «uil purohasora ou vory oasytunim

ISLANI) U\r~-Siuiny sitlo, aovoral largoSculioim fioni Ji\"\)qtm.vl.oraoro

KAltOltr (MM)onald-slroot)—

i!fc Aoioe;-cnr.o " loniwKAUOItI (l)ulhio-slreol)— Ovor an aoro fovJi3so; Umm

Any of iho tibuvoproportion oanbo had onvoryoacy turm«i, and wo will oroub buildiuga*.o Hiii|. imrolmxcr.i.

J\|AIISHAJjI,'S ENGINBS.MAHSUALL'S I'oitiblo KNrtINKS.MAHHHAI.I.'K TraoUmi UNOINKS.MAUSIIAI.L'y Slaliomuy KN'IINKM.

TIIItKSIiINGMff.LS. KUAD ROLLERS.1?OH SALfcUfrom Slook)—

12-h.p.Porfftblo Kuînos "UiiUnnlu" typo.1Tmolion I'ln^-ino, 7-h.p.

Prioon alid narliculura ouupplioalion toMUItUAY, KOHIiBTS & CO.,

Agents for RlAusii.vtt., SioNs A 00., LUI.,GaiiuborouKb. Kujrlaud.

""""" toTarchitects,

borough of invercar.gill.

COMPETITIVE DKSIUNS aro invitedfor Municipal .Buildings (ooinpribiujj

Uown Hull JitieU as a ThcaUo) to cost

about £15,000.-First l'liae— .Bloo. Second Prize

—£50.

Upon application to tl»o Towu Oitsikparticulars, with plan of hito, will bo for-WarUeU

-WM. YOUNG,

Town Cicrk.Mûicipol Offiooa,

lnvoioargill,23vd March, 1003.' LONVEU" H\jiT BOROUGH.

SEPARATE TENDERS will bo recoivedjj up to 5 p.m. an Wetlncafay, 2,5th- Instant, for the following AVorks:'—1. Main Hult resul from Waiwetu

road to northern end of borough—

Two miles concrcto kerbing andpath, clruunitfi', uucl geuurul lorma-tion.

2.Main Hutt road, from White's linoto railway station— SO chain* con-crete korbing and path, coucrotoculvert andUriviunge, and improve-ment of roadway.

8. Waiwotu road from Bellevuo Car-dons to Whito's line— 4o chainsconcroto korbing and path andformation of roadway.

Tenders to bo addrosvod to tho TownClork, Lower Hutt, at whoso office plansand spooincatioaa can bo aei>n; also atthe office of tTHOMAS WARD,

iSngiuoor, 4, Qroy-itroet.EXTENSION OF TlMt£

Tho timo (or receiving tho above tendonha* boon Extouded until Monday, 30thMarch. 1903.

LOWER J^W~BOROUGH.SURFACE DRAINAGE CONTRACT,

No. 2.rITENDERS aro invited up to 5 p.m. on1A Monday, tho 6th of April, forCLKAUIKO AND DEEPENING TWO

MILKS OF THK BLACK CREEKfrom near tho Bollovuo Gardens to thoMiddle Waiwotu-road.

'Tandem to bo addressed to tho Town

Clerk, Lower Hutt, at whoso oftico plan*and upccifications can bo soon;also attho office of

THOMAS WARD,Bnginoor, 4, (iroy-stroot.

LOWTsR~HUT¥iBmWOISLLSTREET, IMPROVEMENTS CON-

TRACT, No. Z.fTIENDERS aro invitedup to5 p.nfc. on1A Monday, tho 6th of April,.for10RMATI0N AND DRAINAGE, MID-

DLE WAIWETU*. ROAD.Tenders to bo. addressed *fo tho Town

Clerk, Lower Hutt, at whoso offico plansand Hpenifiration* can be' soon;alto ■attho omco of

THOMAS WARD, j. Engiuoor, 4, Groy-gtrcet.TO BUILDERS.

HTIENDERS aro invited for tho ErectionA. of two Dwellinghouses ou Majori-

bank«-stroot. 'Plan* and npccific*tion tobe soon at our oflico, whnro tettderii willbo recoived until noon of Tuesday, tho31st inst.

JAS. O'DKA AND SON,Architeota, Willin-atreot.

TO BUILDERS,

FTIENDERS will boroeoived by tho un-A dcrsignod VJ> till 11 a.m. of Satur-

day, 28th March, for tho- Erection of aDwolling-homo and Earthwork in connec-tion tborowitli in Coromaudel-'ilrcol. Thelovreit or any tender not necessarily ac-cepted. Plans and specification* may boseta on application to GEO. WILT-SHIRE, Mutual.Lifo Buildings; Brandon-"troet (opposite City Council Offices).

Tho limo for receivina; tenders for thoabove work has boon EXTENDED untilNoon of Wednesday, Ist April.

TX) BUHiD^RS.fTIENDERS aro invited for tho ErectionA of tho new CatholicSchool in Greon-stcottt, Nowtown. Plans and «pcoificntion»toDaie«n at Mr. M'Carthy'n baker'sshop,Riddlford'ttrcet. Tundurs close on Satur-day, 4th April, at noon. Tho lowest orany tender not nocowarily accepted.

TO TAINTEIUS*npENDERS are invited, to closo Noonil of Monday, 6th April, for Paintingthe residence of Mr. John Blundcll, Up-per Willis-streot. Tenders to b» depositedand specification* «e.cn a,t the offico o{

WM. O. CHATFIELD,,_^

' Architect.

RUBE&OID,for Roofing and Covering Buildings.

Warm in Winter, Cool in Summer."P. & B." BUILDING PAPER,

For Lining Wooden Building*.Excludes Cold, Incroase* Comfort.

x JAÊS_W:_JAOK, WolHpgton.TO ARUHITEOTS ANij BUILDERS.

EMPIIUS VENTILATED OR WADE'SPATENT SKYLIGHI'S.

Through tiio resist of the reconlt SupremeCourt aotion. wt> have made arrangamentsto m»nuf«cturo nud noil either of thoabofo splondtd patents. W« are theroforeprepared to eunply "The Kinp'ro Venti-lated" or Wado s, and ilisllbo t>loa«od togivo furthor particuiara and quotations onapplication.THOS. BALLINGKRAND CO. (LMTD.),

32. Vietoria-tt, Tel. No.197.'

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LICENSINGDISTRICT OF WELLING-TON.

DECLARATION OF POLL.

IANDREW DUNCAN THOMSON,» Returning Offlcor for tho Licencing

District of Wellington, harcby givn publicnotiao that at tho Poll hold on tho 25thday of March, 1903, for the-Ebotion of aLicensing Committee for tho Raid Districtof Wellington, tho total number of votesreceived by ouch Candidato.ww:-?

K\an«» William Albert ... 5200Smith, John, Junior ... 5249.Chapplu, William Allan ... 5036Hoby, Arthur 5013Wright, Robert Alexander... 4926Cable, William 4428Van Stavcrou, Herman ... 4221

> Coffoy, Paul 4061Hutson, PotSr_ ... 4012Bolton, Frederick Goorg'o ... 3530Jensen, Vilhelm 654

AndIdeclareWilliam AlbertEvantJohn Smith, JuniorWilliam Allan ChapplaArthur Hoby, and «,Robert Alexander Wright

who lmvo received in tho aggrpgato at niltho polling places tho gicatast number ofvotes, to be duly elaoted.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day ofMnrch, 1993.

A. D. THOMSON,Returning Officer.

VICTORIA COLLEGE.. TnHE Professors and Lcoturer* willA moot Students on TUFiSDAY, 31stMarch, at the Girls' High School, at thefollowing hours:

—6p.m.--Mathematics nnd Mechnnics. Pro-

fpusor Miiclaurin;Geology, Mr.Adams6.30 p.m.— latin and Greek, Professor

Brown;Political Economy, Mr. Rit-chie

6 p.m.—

Jurisprudence and Law, Mr.Rich-mond;Modern Languages, Professoryon Zrdlitz

6.30 p.m.— Chemistry an'l Pby«ie«, Profes-sor Eastorflald; English and MontalScience, Profe»«or MackenzieT p.m.

—Biology, Professor Kirk.

OHA*S. P. POWLES,_^___

Registrar.

ORION RANOES~arn~6ol"d"by alHroirmongers. They Bnve coal and last

m. lifetime- 1

JJ|ACO)ONAL"D, WILSONAND CO ,

84, LAMBTON-QUAY. *

HAVE FOR SALE—LOWER HUTT— One of tho host rcKi-

tU'iicos in tlio Hult, 10 rooms, coach-I'oulc,stable, etc.;onan aero of land.£ICOO. 1048

RUNSISLL-TKRRAOE-Soction 33 x 99ft.£7 por foot. 1046

FEATHKRSTON-TERRAOE — 6-roomodifousu and nit conveniences. £900.

1041ORIENTALBAY— B-roomed House, lovely

view, 40ft fronlago. £1050. 4/,,INGESTRE-HTRKET 7-roomod brick

Ifouso: land 31 x 100ft. ABOHARGRKAVES-STREKT — 6 - roomed

llouso and all coavouionccs, pauoramioview. £725. 1050M'FARLANK.STREET-6.roomod Villa,

hot and cbkl water, bath, copper, etc.£750. 10^8

WADESTOWN-llouso 7 rooms andovcry modoru couvenienco. £725 ;easy terms. SZO

WADESTOWN— Four-roomed Cotlago;land 46 x 118ft. £120. 1025

A BARGAIN INFARMS.PALMKRSTON— 7OO acres, well grassed,

0 paddocks, woolshed, sheon and cattloyardp, dip, coltaco;spleiulid sheep orcattlecountry. Price only £9 per ncro.

2004

J. H 13ETHUNB & CO.,AUUTIONKEItS ANP LANU AGliN'i'S33, IIMTJIHUS'ION-hTUKIiT.'J'KI.M'HONB.IH,UAUUAINS IN JANHKJ) I'llOPhlllTV.

MOI/KSWORTII.STREET—

ValuabloJlusiuoss Silo und Dwollinghouso of 7rooms, in good order.. £900 ;terms.

WILLIS-STREET— 3O(t frontage, largetlotuh with 8-rd, dwelling; £1535.

CUJ3A-STRE#T— 62 foot frontage; Lostavnilablo warohouso Hito. £75 toot.

QUEEN-STREET— 2' 4-roomed Housos;

land 65 x 112;rentals £75 p.n. £800ORIENTAL BAY— Largo Section and

modern 8-rd. dwelling, gardeu; £1150.HAWKESTONE-CRESCiSNT— Nqat Villa

5 rooms; onuy terms). £575.TINAKOItf-ROAD— S Rooms, conveni-

ences, 20 x105. £500 ;£100 cash.ADELAIDE-ROAD (on tram lino)— 10-r

modern Rcuidcnco, long frontago, gar-den and evory convonionco.

TINAKORI-ROAD (off)— Building Sec-tion, 80 x 07; oxcollont viow. £720.

THOUNDON— 2O Special Building Sites,in -now subdivision, from £250,

WELLINGTON-TKR.—IO r6oms, £2300;9 rooms, £1000; 7 rooms, £1250;

RIDDIFORD-ST (corner)— Ovor100ftfron-tage, £26 ft; also^6oft frontage, oxcol-lont shop tsito,' £28 ft.

KBLliUßNE— *7'roomod one-story modernRcßidonoo, best position. £1350.

BROOKLYN— 93ft x 200ft, viow. £150PETONE— SO x 100 and Cottage, £375 ;

also level Building Silo, £250.Money to Lend on Freehold Security.

BAKJSII .BROS.,A UOTIQÊERS AND ESTATE

JOL AGENTS,38. LAMBTON - QUAY.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE—DANIEL-ST.

— Subetautiolly-built 7-room-pel house, with all modern convoni-onccs; laud 36ft 9in x 100ft. £700.A,s tho owner'hat loft Wellington pro-perly must l)o sold- 4771

PIIUE-ST.— Family Rosidonco of 7 roomt,with bathroom, wa#hhou»a, copper,tubd, hot water eorvico; land 30 x132. Pnoo on application. '

4807ELIZABETH-ST.— Two 4-roomed Houies

with convonicuceß; land 34ft x 112.Price £630 tho two. . 4170HANKKY-ST.— WoJI-buiU RoEidonco of9 rooms, with all modern conveniences.also a 5-raomod house. Titlo LandTransfer. Land 50ft frontage. Prico

1 £1200 tho lot. "4825HANSON-ST.— Convenient Houso of 7

rooms wi^h bath, wo«Uhousc, coppor,tubs, hot wator sorvico; land 33 x104. A bargain at* £625. 4826OXFORD-TKR.— Cosy 5-rooined Cottagewith convenionoos;land 35 x 81. Prico£350.

A. J. M'Tavihii.i |W. K. Ukimi-i'oniiA. J- M'TAVISH & CO.,

ACOOUNYANTS,Land, E«tatb, and Financial AaSNTft,

33,Laiubtou-quay, Wellington.FOR SALE.

KARORI— ViIU fesidonco of 7 rooms, withall conveniences, nnaero and a quarterof ground nicoly laid out and plantedwith shelter and ornamental treos andshrubs. Flower and kitchen gardons

„ in good order. Drainage perfect. Thiscomprises ono of tho choicost proper-ties in Karori. Particulars on appli-cation. 1748

TINAKOBI-ROAD— 7-roomed House withall oouvonienoos;luml, 37 x120, Prico,£000

'1743

ELLIpE-AVENUE-7-Nieo6rooraed Housewith all convonioncce;land 36 x 96.£950. " 1732

TASMAN-STItWET— Now Houso, contain-hiC six rooms, with every oonvonieuoo.I'rieo, 1783AUSTtN-STRlOlfil'-Srooms;land82 x132..CIOOO. 1713

EPUNI-STREET Cottage of four largorooms;teotion 33 x IUO. £515 ;cheapproporty. . . 1749

SUBURBAN SECTIONS.ROSENEATH

—Section 50 x 180, two

.frontages, room for two houies; oneof tho few romaining lots with waterfrontage Prico on application. 2128

ISLAND BAY—

Qunrter-aore; goodposi-lion, level land. s 2127

J. HAND,BUILDER,

Has the following woll-silimlcd BuildingSites for Sulo :—:

—ROXBURGU-STRISIOT (BobI: Part),33 x 83DRUMMOND-STIJIOI'JT,oonimanding good

viow, fourSootious,120 x UUWADESTOWN, Elizivboth-stroot (opposite

Stuto School), throe Sections, ouohaa x198■Would soil oithor oneasy torms or build

to suit.A. J. RAND,

Nowtown.

H. CJLUJMP,'115, BROUQHAM-STREET.

Telephone 578.

pOB SALE, ON TER M S—*

New modernVonso, folt-linod, oightrooms,liot and cold wtUor, bay windows, adjoiningWellington Oolldffo, gontle riuo, on OGftstrool, allotmentJl>Bfbdeep.

Also, *J roomy, I'JOft frontage,view.Also, 7 rooms, BCCt frontflgo,uuiifinfloont

view of city u*kl jinrbour.Aloo, 7 rooms, largo levol sootiou; easy

ooudilions

.KENSINGTON ESTATECOMPANY.

Proprietors— MESSßS. 11. OItUMP ANDIIAWTJIOUNT & CRUMP.

fI'MIKSH two firuiß haviug johiod forcesinBL thin tmnsaoUon nro proparod to build

in Abol Smitli-titroct. and tho now atrcot thatis in course of formation io suit purolmsoia.

Tolopliono No. 1711. At't^r 5 p.m., Tele-phone 578.

These building allotmenU are near thotown centres, tlio Ouba-street tran} lino,and (ho now Wtllis-stroat tram route.They aro also high and dry, and havingboen laid out in lawn and gArdani tho soilis plentiful and of the boil. Persons de-sirous tn build and purchase in thinRoloct ami convenient neighbourhood willdo well to apply early on the ground, nlthe oitico of the

KIiNStNGTON KSTAI'B COMPANY,AbbuSmitu-strbst.

U. CEUMP * HAWTHORN & CBUMP.

Prinlod andpublished forB&vndkm.Bros.,LiMiTßn,byJohnBiAJNn&Lt, of K»irn-"treet, Wellington, printernudpublisher,and LouisPaocrrbn JJrAJNDELi., ofWool-oombe-street, Wellington, printer andpublisher, at tho registered office of th»Company,, Willii-strcet, Wolliagton.

!. Smturday, Mt--ch 28, 1903.

THE EVENING POST. HATtfUOAY. MARCI! 28. 1«(K3,8MONDAY. 30th MARCH,

At 130 p.m.ABSOLUTE UNRESERVED SALIHIGH-CLASS HOUSEHOLD FURMTURE.At tho Rosidonca of MRS. BCOULLARNo. 7, I'ARK-STRKET, near the totof Molosworth-stroet.

MESSRS. J. 11. BKTHUNE & CO.aro imtructcd by Mrs. Scoullar

who is lo*ving tho City, to soil by auotioiat her residenoo, No. 7, Park-streot, orMonclny, 30th March, at 1.30 p.m.—

Tho whole of hor SUPERIORHOUSEHOLD FURNITURE amAPPOINTMENTS, consisting of-t DRAWINGUOOM — Magnificent up.right grand piano (Carl ICalansborg), iplondid wulnut marblo sidoboard, haudsomtChosterfiold couch, Wiltsn pilo carpot nnthearthrug, easy chairs, platform rockorswalnut tableDIN'INGROOM— EIegant cedar ohoffomor and bookoaso with writing desk, organ by Mason and Ilnmlin, marblo dockdining chairs. OhMterflold couch, oasjchairs, bagatelle board, now Singor sewinjmachino, dinner sorvioo, boit linoleumoarpct.HALL— Hat and umbrella, stand, staiicarpott, linoloum, chairs, tables, mats.,BEDROOMS— Superior tmito consistinfof dressing tablos, wanhiitand, chest of idrawere, wardrobo and half-tostor bedsteads, >mattrosßos, toilet ware, carpoU

singlo and doublo iron bodnteads, duohesichoits, withstands to mulch, polishedwardrobe, superior linoloum nnd carpeti.KITCHEN and YARD— Gas prill, pa-

tout mangle, lawn mowor, garden hoso,wringer, tables, floor bins, linoleum, andmats.

Furniture on viow on Saturday after,noon and also on tho morning of tho salo.Comploto catalogues on application.

J. H. BKTHUNE & CO.. Auctioneers.'TUESDAY NEXT, 31st MARCH,

At 1.30 p.mPRELIMINARYNOTICE.

ATTRACTIVE UNRESERVED SALESUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

At tho Rosidonco of Mrs. A. F. B. KING,"Romu," No. 36, Bouloott-gtreot.

MESBRS. J. H. BETHUNE & 00.are instructed by Mrs, A. F. B.

King, who is leaving for Europe., to sellby auction at hor rosidonco, No. 36, Boul-cott-stroot, on Tuesday, 31st March, at1.30 p.m.- '

Tho wholo of hor RECENTLY-PUR.CHASED HANDSOME HOUSEHOLDFURNITURE, comprising—DRAWING-ROOM— Superior iron grandpiano by Kirchor, obonisod pianola, ele-

gant drawing-room luiito of 9 pieoes insilk tapestry and plush, walnut tables,■handsomo Wilton pilo carpot .square, rat-tan chair, platform rocker, ornamonts, andpictures.

DINING-ROOM-Ohosterfiold couch, ox.tension dining table 12 x 4, carved side-board, oa6y chain, dinner service, of 52nieces, tea servico, glassware^ Sin,ger'ihand sewing machine, bost linoloumn,©lock, ovormantol, ornamonts, and pic-tures.

HALL AND LANDING-Hat andum-brella stand, linoloum, slip mats, Brusselsstair carpet, wardrobe, Island curio*.BEDROOMS

—Doublo, throe-quartor.

and singlo iron bedsteads, wire-wovon andspring inattroMo*, kapok mntrrwisos, carvedScotch chest of 8 drawers, duchosso ohostiwith wathslands to match, linoloums, oil-cloth, bedsido mats, toiletware

KITCHEN AND WASHHOUSE-Largo patont manglo with 2ft 6in roller*,tables, mincing machino, tiaucopans, stops,chinaware, mat«, and oilcloth.Tho furniture will bo on viow ort Mon-day afternoon and also on morning ofsalo.Complete catalogues on application.J. If.BETHUNE,& CO., Auctionoors.

TUESDAY, 7th APRIL,At 2.30 p.m.

IMPORTANT'AUCTION SALE.CHARMING FREEHOLD PROPERTY,

"REMU," No. 36, BOULCOTT-STREET,

MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNE & CO.are favoured with instructions from

Mr». A. F B. KING, who is leaving forEngland, to sell by publio auction, at thoirrooms, Fcatherston-stroet, on Tuoiday, 7thApril,,at 2.30 p.m.—

That delightfully-

situated FREE-HOLD PROPERTY, part of Soc-tion No. 479, WollingtoiK havinga frontage of 60ft to BOULCOTT.STREET, by $. depth of 133ft, to-goth»r with the specially well-builttwo-storyFAMILY RESIDENCE,No. 36, thereon, known as"REMU," containing 9 rooms/2verandahs,.bay window, plastorodwalls,- and roploto withall modernoonvonionooi.

Tho abovo is ono of tho most conveni-ently-situated Family Residences in thocity, boing within sovon minutes' walkof the G.P.O. It commands a magnifi-cent viow, the section is level, and thogrounds tnsUfully laid out. Tho auo-tionocrs have orory confidence in recom-mending tho property' to those iv soarchof an idoal residence, or » flrst-clas* invent-mont. For further particulars and cardsto viow, apply to

J.«. BETHUNE & CO., Auctionoerg.

TUESDAY, 21st APRIL, 1903,At 2.30 o'clock.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY,WASHINGTON-AVENUE." BROOKLYN.

By Order of tho Mortgagees, undor con-duct of the Registrar of tho SupremoCourt, Wellington.

MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNE & CO.are instructed by tho Registrar of

tho Supremo Court, Wellington, to sell byPublio Auction at thoir rooms, corner ofFcakheraton andBra-ndon streets, Welling-ton, at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, tho 21stApril, 1903—

All that parcel of land siluato in thoTownship of BROOKLYN, containing25.5 perches "(more or lest), being partof Lot' 178 on deposited Plan No. 392,Wellington Rogiitry, nnd being tho bal-ance- of tho land comprised in Certificateof Titlo Vol. 88, folio 41, subjcot toM«mo. of.Mortgage No. 23967.

Thoro is orc.cten on the abovo land asuperior S-roomcd rcsidanca known «i"Otnki Villa," having porch, verandah,good water-supply from a largo cistern,and all convonionces;now in tho occu-pation of Mr. H. Roberts, as tenant.

For further particulars apply toTHE AUCTIONEERS;

Or to C. W. TANNER, E«Q.,Solicitor, Wellington.

LOWER HUTT STOCK SALE.

THURSDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1903.

TIE NEW ZEALAND-LOAN ANDMERCANTILE AGENCY COM-

PANY (Ltd.) havo boon favoured withinstructions from W. A. 'Fitiherbort, Esq.,to soil by publio auction at tho yards,Lower Hutt, as above, at 1.30 p.m.—

1bull, 4 yoars old"'

12 young1 cows, three in milk3 hoifers, 2£ yoars old4 heifers, 2 years old4 heifers, 1yoar old5 steers, 5 years old3 steers, 2i years old3 stoort, 5 yoars old2 *toers, 1year old >

9 weancra, mixed »oxe»Aleo, on account of other clionls

—15 2i-year-old heifere, Jersey t itt Ayr

shiro cross, to calvo SeptemberOctober

14-yenr-old mare, brokon to saddleand harness

ONLY* £150 CASH REQUIRED.SUPKHIOR two-storey Baloony Rosl.

donee. 7 largo rooms, in first-olasiorder; bathroom, n. and c, washhouse,copper, tubs, vinory, asphalt ynrds;nowoomigated iron fonco; double frontage|room to builfl twomoro houses, mngni'ficent view, price £I*oo, a1 vrgain. Aikenand Co., 42, Lambton-quay.

MONDAY, 20th MARCH,At 2 p.m.

BPLENDID 4-ROOMED COTTAGE,''No. 4, Ranfui-ly-lerraco.

WF. SHORTT Imh received inntruc-" lions to noil ul hia mint, Willis-street

—> All that piece of land having ft front-1 ago of 23 foot to llnnfurlytonaco

by a clopth of 130 fuot, tagothorwith splondiclly-nuisliod four-room-ctl cottttgo, fitted with every con-

i vonionoo.1 For particulars and conditions of snla1 apply to ihojuiulionecr.

\ At 2 o'clock."

SALE OF GENTLEMAN'S UESinKNOKIN WOOLCOMBE-3TUKET.

a \JST F. SHORTT ha* received instruc-* >V " tions to soil ut hi* marl, Willu-'rAll that pioco of loud havinga front-

ago of 87ft Uii> to Woolcombc-atroot by a clopth of 85ft, to-gelhor with handeomo Groomoi

t rositlonee oroctod lher.K>n, and♥ commandinga mngmlicont view of

tho city nnd harbour.The attontion of investors in specially

r drawn to thin m»gnifleont properly, nsthorn is ampin room to build two inoro

J houses, nnrf this now tlm only vacant occ-* lion available in tho wholo qf Wooloombo-» For particular* and conditions of sale,| apply to

thk AUCTIONEERS.~TUESDAY, ~3lsl MARCH,

At 2 p.m.'PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

WF SHORTT hat rocoived instrue" lions to coll at his Aiart, Willis-strcot, on account of a lady giving uphousokooping— .

Tho wholo of her superior household" furniture, romoved to tho roomsfor convenience of solo.

5 Full particular! in Monday's issuo.Further ontrios invited.

WEDNESDAY. Bth APRIL, 1903,At 2.30 p.m.

i SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION UNDERI CONDUCT OP THE REGISTRAR

01' THE SUPREME COURT, i

MESSRS. HAROOURT AND CO. havoreceivedinstructions from tjio Rcgts-'

trar of tho Supromo Court to soil byI publio auction at thoir roomi, 28, Lamb-

ton-quay,on Wednesday, Bth day of April,[ 1903, at 2.30 p.m.—

All that pieco or parcel of land, con-! taining 2 rood* or thoroabouts,[ situate in tho Provincial District

of Wellington, being Town Sec-tions No». 7 and' 8 on tho PublioMap of tho Township of Mntmknu,

; annliown on plan deposited in thoi i

offlco of tho X)i«trict Land Rogin-[

'tr»r at Wellington as No. 420,and boing tho whole of tho landcomprised in Certiflcnto of TitloVol. 71, folio 209, Wellington, Regittcr.

Upon this property are orcctcd 1 shop,i with dwelling of 4 roams; aJto two 4-1 roomed houses.i Tho proporty will bo submitted at tm

upnot prioo of £200.Term*: £25 caih, balanoo in,l month;' or, if desired, tho following terms can bo

arranged:—

£25 cash, £25 in 1 month,tho remnindor in monthly payments ex*tending over 3 yoart.

Titlo, Land Transfer.For furthor particular* apply to

THE AUCTIONEERS,Or to .

BROWN AND DEAN,Solioitors, Lambton-quay.

WEDNESDAY, Bth APRIL, 1903,At 2.30 o'clock.

SPECIAL AND ABSOLUTE SALE OFTWO SUPERIOR RESIDENCES.

MESSRS. HAROOURT AND CO. aminstructed to soil by publio auction

at thoir rooiim, 48, LambUm-quay, onWednesday, Bth April,1903, nt 2.30'p.m.—

1. That charming Villa Residence,known an "Clivo Villa," Boston'torrnco, off Wordsworth-street, hav-ing a frontage of 33ft to Boston-torrnco by a dopth of 80ft. Thisis a now house of six room*,scullery, hot water, gas, bath, and' nvnry convonionco, nnd a largobalcony commanding an oxcollentview of tho oily.

2. That superior Residcnoo of 7 rooms,having a frontago of 31ft Bin toWortlsworth-slreot T>y a depth o\81ft. This house contain* a Urgo

bay window, verandah, etc., nnd itreploto with ovorymodern convoni-once.

As tho ownor in determined to roaliso thisis an oportunity seldom offered to thopublic and persons desiring to socuro acomfortablo nnd superior rcsidonco withineasy roach of tho centra of tho city willdo woll to attend this salo.

Titles Land Transfor.Further partionlars fromHARCOURT AND CO.,

Auctioneers.PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

IMPORTANT SALE OF BUILDINGSITES.

, ISLAN3) BAY.baoecourse"reserve.

rTTHESE BUDLDIFo BITES will bo-■- offored at auction by MESSRS.HARCOURT AND CO. at an oarly dato.. Inlnnd Bay will soon bo oonnootcd withtho City of Wellington by olectrio tram., All tho footpaths will bo korbod and

■ channelled. Blreets aro ■ 66ft wido andaro now boing formed and motallod.

; All sections »ro of good area, boing50ftby 105ft. *.; No suburb of Wellington offers such at-, tractions ns Island Bay to thoso who do-{

'siro beautiful surroundings and soa air. with oasy ncocss. All tho scotiona in, this blook' aro lovel, and can bo built on, without any expense being inourrod inpreparation of sito.

L Tho popularity of this boautiful 10-1 oalitv ia ovidonood by tho cxtonsivo salos> which havo taken place^ in this suburbi during tho last summer, investors recog-■ nising that its many advantages ontitloit to the promior position among invest-

ment* offered to the publio.For further particulars) apply

HABOOURT AND CO.,■ / Auotionoors.

FRIDAY NEXT 3rd APRIL, 1903,At 1.30 oclock p.m.

SALE OF SUPeIrIOR HOUSEHOLDI FURNITURE.

IN OUR ROOMS.

MAODONALD, /WILSON AND COhavo received instructions from

various vondors lo coll at their rooms, asabovo

—A quantity of suporior housohold fur-nituro, pianos, etc.

Householders having furniture to dis-pose of would do woll to embrace thiiopportunity of soiling, as our rooms uraadmirably adopted for the display of fur-nituro, nnd buyors n>o always in attend-anco for all olawiM* of fumituro.TO INVESTORS^VND SPECULATORS.

SUBURBAN six-roomed Villa, soullory,washhouso,stable, tmpshed, workshop,

5 fowlheuses, all built of totnru, and wollsholterod, 2 nores of land, good orchard,' ploasanlly situated, limilos from G.P.O.Prico £1400; terms arranged. Bound tc'increase in value

1 AIPCEN AND CO.," 42. Lambton-quay.

FOR SALE, Raefton Boardinghouso,Dixon-itreet, containing ton rooms,

i waII furnished, lor prioe, etc., apply toJamieson Bros.. Mannftrs-itrnnt,

WEDNESDAY NIiXT, Ist APRIL,At 2..W pm.

25 IIIGTIORADKKXftl.TfllT BICYCLESTllK ROYAL STANDARD.

MAUDONALD, WILSON AND CO.hIIVO IVOIMU'd innlMH'lioilH to FPll

i at (heir rouinit, ivh above, n couHiîitnonl of

or royal ktaniuiu) ore; Alk) IMOYIM.KH /V«>(All geiilli'iuenVl, lOIVI mmlfl. ittulwilli, till ll\<> lulr I iiin>wni'UU>nt«

Tim ltoud Sliviklmkl in « ui'll-knnwnmiKo in rii',-l.iixl, nml made liy llm woll-l>mi\Mi iiiimnl.uiuiin Lloyd untl Hon«,

, ltmmiii;hitiii; llMi'il with Wontwnod riinn,' I'imlop tin>H, plated } itu-li pitch elininwhenta nnd olinim, nml enamelled in block.A \ety lulling mid BiihHliiiiliiil-lnnkiu^ hi-i-yrlo. t v>t>it« eiiiml to nil)(lung now onthis market. \V» ha\« nnvi-r olTorocl anicer lot, anil confidently invito iiiHpeclion.

Tlio sale inpractically unrenei\ed,Gaslight dinplay on TUESDAY EVEN-

ING NEXT, from 7.30 to 0 o'clock.INTHE EXCHANGE LAND AUCTION

ROOMS,No. 84, Larnbton-quny, Wolliugton.

SALE OK SPLENDID CORNER RESI-DENTIAL PROPKRTY, PETONE.

ON THURSDAY NKXT, 2nd APRIL,1903.

At 2.30 o'clock pm.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.nro favoured \\ilh instructions to

soil by publio auction, us nbovo—THAT MOST VALUABLE CORNER

BLOCK OF LAND AT PETONI'Jhaving a frontugo of 105 foot toFilzhorbort-Hlroot und 100 foot toUnion-street, with tlio nowly-oroot-od Villa Rcsiilonco thnroon, con-taining sovon rooms, scullery, bath-room, alxo dutnebod wa^liliouHO,with coppor and tubs, woodehott,otc.

Tlio house, which hna only just loft thobuilder's hands, hna been titled up in amodern nnd up-to-dnlo ftylo, having agood water supply nml drninogo It in onoof tho bc«t rcsidontinl proportion within ashort distance of tho Potono railway »ta-tion. It is nUo important to notn thatthoro is ample room for tho erection ofanothor rosidonco. Tho c'ornor portion ofllin section, measuring 55 foot x 100 foot,might bo utilised for thin purpoao, luavingtho residence and a icction of land 50 footx 100 foot.IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS AND

PROFESSIONAL MEiN.

IMPORTANT TO MARKET GARDEN.ERS AND OTHERS.

IMPORTANT TO SPECULATORS.

GREAT SALE OF WELLINGTON'SCOUNTRY SANATORIUM, UTAKIBUBURBAN.

ON WEDNESDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1003,At 2.30 o'clock p.m.

INTHE TOWN HALL, OTAKI.

MAODONAL"D, WILSON AND CO.aro favoured with instructions from

■ K. Tudor Atkiimon, E«q., to rcll by pub*lio auction, *» above—

HIS JrLVONIFIOKNT FREEHOLDPROPKRTY, KNOWN ASOTAia SUBURBAN.

Subdividod inlo FIFTY-ONE SEC-TIONS, a* under;— .FIFTEEN SECTIONS, conUinlng Ono

(juKrlor Aero oack

SEVEN" BECTION3? cont«i»ing from TwoAcres to Throo Acres o«ch

NINE SECTIONS, contnining rrom TUrooAcron to nearly Four Acre* ouchSIX SECTIONS, oonuining from Four*

Acre* to nearly Fivo Acre* eachFOUR SECTIONS, conUuning Fivo AcweachFOUR SECTIONS, fionlaining from Six

Acre* to. nearly Sovon Acres eachONE SECTION, contnining over Seven

AcresONE SECTION, containing Twolvo AoroiTHREE SECTIONS, contnining together

n* ono Block over Eighteen Acres

ONE SECTION, containing over Twenty-ono Acres.

This glorious property is situnted bywhat is for and nway tho fi«o«t WinterReni4ontial Qunrlor in tho whola of thoWellington Provincial District. Tho majorportion of (ho larger vcotions aro upon &natural terrace, within two minuton' walkof tho Olaki Railway Station, »nd com-mand ono ofthomost magniDcont panoramicviows in Now Zealand. Standing upon thotorraco, looking away inland, can bo seentho Ihiro mouolith-liko Mountnin cfTongnrjro. with iU otornal fires sondingthoir Binoko wrcatlm heavenward, whiloawayon tho coaßt linos, rising liko a groatwhito pyramid from tho sea, tho MightyMount of Kgmont stands liko an ancientBonlinol, looking out ovor tho fruitful luihlhof Tntauaki. Stretched out, literally ntono's feet, liko a series of lovely pictureson un opon pago, Hob tho whole Valloyof tho Otnki, with its charming beach andMaori hamlets, tho oultivatod lands of thoJMirApoan sottlow, and tho historic Islandof kapiti. Mon may travel far boforo thoynee atiother scono like this, ono of gran-deur, beaulv,and poaco combined— a bciuiothat year by yonr, na tho communitygrows in artistic appreciation and love ofthe beautiful, will bo moro und more ap-preciatod, and with its thousand an»ocia-tions of tribal jealousy, war, and struggle,form in tho dny« to eotno tho themo ofmany a poet and novelist yet unborn.

Tho olimato of Olaki linn boon declared' by thoOhiof Medical Health Officer (l)r.Alaiion to bo ono of tho most perfect mtho colony. It has boon well described hasuperb, calm, puro and sunny, tho airsoft as silk, tampered even in the heat ofsummer by dolicious son broescs, whilo inwinter it oijuals, if not &urpa*sos, in mild.new tho Riviera in Europo, tho resort oftens of thousands annually,'

The soil is a deep loam of tho most for-tilo character. Every variety of tree,shrub.and plant grows luxuriantly.Lemonand orange troos boar in profusion, and

i "?*Nyny »omi-tropioal fruits ripen to perfec-tion. When all thoso facts aro borno inmind it nnod not bo a mattor of surprisothat tho -first itmsibnarioH, out of a widofiold of choico, selected ?>taki as thohealthiest and moßt beautiful spot in thoNorth Island as ahomo for thoir solf-doiiy-

i ing labours.. Tho torms of salo havo boon fixed ontho following liberal basis:—

10 por cent, deposit., 10 per cent, in Tlirco Months, 10 por cent, in Twelve. MonthsBnlnnee in Fivo Years. Interest 5 poreont. put IUHHim.

Intending purehasom who desiro to havo. a giiido to Bhow them over tho land willhavo ono supplied.'Lithographic plaim of the proporty nl[ tho AnotioneerH. Copies will bo sent by

(post if tloßirod.

J Train* loavo tho Wellington and Mana-watu Railway Station for Otaki Suburbanevery day nt 7.25 a.m., 0.45 a.m., and 4oclock p.m., For conditions of snio and further do*" taili, Apply to MESSRS. MARTIN AND> ATKINSON. Solicitors, Wellington; orto THE 4UOTIONKB>>.H.

(illMAT AIHJTKW HALE OV 01T\P'ItLMIOLDS!

A ItAltl'J OI'I'ORTUNITY TO Till'CMTI'ALIMT, Ttlb SMALL INVKNTOII, (HI THK FAMilA WANHKIiMNO A JIO.MIJ.

Tlio Halo is absolute, in nrdur to closenrcntfiilH in Ilin I'htiiti! of tlio l.itu Mr.1". JKLLLCOL1.

IN THE EXCIIANCK LAND AUCTIONJiOOMS,No. 04, Lnmhteii o,uay, Wellington.

THURSDAY NEXT, 2nd APRIL, 1003At 2 50 o'clock p.m.

MAODONALD, WILROX AND COmo favoured with instructions from

Ihn Kxoculom of tho Erlaln of Iho Into F.IKLLICOK, H«q.f to Hell by public uiil-lion n« above, in order to cloir) llm intuitami iliHlribulo it to tho bem'iin.iiiei., tinwholo ol tlio JELLICOU EdTATE, ivunder:—

LOT 1.THAT VALUARLK BUSINESS-

BLOCK INMANNKHrt-STRKI"!', ronfirfling; of Section ol Lund port of Town AonNo ?l'l, liming tv fronlagn of 25 fi'cl t(Mnnnei'H-sli'cot by an irregular dentli owmo <)}) font, with tho T\VO-K'rOK\WAREHOUSE thereon, «t pivswit occupiedby tlio Klcwart Company (Limited) oia temporal-}' tenancy. I'ho promises eonover £1000 to build, nuct mo ailnunibliadapted for either a retail or wholowilibiHinoM Tlu>y adjoin ,lho retniShow Room* of Mcsrii. l.uko and >Son(Limit0(1), the. well.known Ironfaundcmand tiro almost immediately onpopito tinRoyal O;ik llolal. Tlio rapid ifovoloitanonof Mniniciit-jtriM'l a» ono of tho lendingbuxincHH thoroughfares of tho city is givinja special vuluo lo o\ery section in tinBlroot. Valued will rino higher and highoeach venr, timl this property can bo ubsoluloly relied upon lo prove a gill-cdgp<investment for trust and other upeeiafunds. It will not only pny a first-Hueannual interest, but through tho uncnrnoiincromolit in nfter yours i\m\ very greatl;to Iho capital vuluo of to-day.

LOT 2..TWO VALUAIILK DWELLING

nOUSKS, MAJOKIBANKB-RTItKKT, being; tho woll-known property ooiuiotiujj oSection No. 22 of Town Aero No. 308having a frbntngo of 39 feel to MajoribnnlcH-strcot by a depth of 99 foot, oiwhich it erected TWO SUBSTANTIAIAND HKJIILSf FINIfcIUHI) FAMILYIIOUSES of *ix roorait each, with outbuildings and every convonicnoi*. Tho rcaidonooH aro two RtoreyK iv height, «nd oriin ovory renpoet mo«t coinlortnblo nnccommodious homos. Thuy Aro well-knowias in tlio occupation of Mm. Swnin antMr*. Alien, and tho yonrly rentnl vrluo todny inny bo fairly n»KO!sca at £70 per yeaeach,

(or JDI4O for tho two houges.

LOTS 3 ANO 4.TWO HIGHLY VALUABLE VILL/UKSIDKNCKS, VllUli

-STRICT. Tin

land rotutißlH of two «ctionn. port of TowiAero No. 324, each toctiou liavins a frontafto of 3i foot to Pirifr-ntroct by a clepllnf 132 fool. On oecli nocliou in oroctod <liicfhlv-flniMiotl nfid iirfjitanlial VlLIr/HRBIDKNCK UOMK of *ix rooma, outhuildiiiK*, rtnil outofficet, all on Iho grownfloor. Thoy tiro ut prciont let to AirYon Htnrmor nnd Mm. Kirk, tuid tholinnnutl roiitnl valuo may bo ostiinntctl n£65 to £J7O c«di. firio<»trcot has «<nitmy attrnction* for renidenco that it ialmost tinpomblo now to m)rcli»«u citheilend or house! thcrp. Iho pronnut iithoreforo nn opportunity cxccptionnl iiovory «on«o.

LOT B.CHARMING SMALL FAMIT/S

VILLA HtiSIDKNOK, aoAnHOHOUOHTKUKAOK, n riully <xdmii'*blo propertyI'\i6 mml, & action pwt of Town AonNo. 354, lmviiitr a froutugo of 33 f«ot t<Bcarborouah-tcrrnoo by a depth of \}s feel8 inehn*, nnd the building a delightful on«otorj" Rctidonco containing five room*, outbuilding*,outoflkei, etc, Duut of tho hosttuMeriol and in over)' respect an attrnolivtliymo. Tlio rental vnluo can ho n»fence<at £52 per annum

—novtral teniinU wouligl»dly i»«y thnl Mim. Tho property is ocfcuptetl by Mr. I«bonvood.

LOT 6.FIUST

-CLABH FAMILY HOUSEOWKN-STRISCT, NKWTOWN. A Inrgtitootiou of laud, having » ftctntago of 4(

fret & itiphcii to Owun-»tro(rt,hy a doplli oi«mni! 02 tool 8 inches on ono «ido tutd 81foot 10 inohot on Iho othor lido. Tlulioinu) cotitninn lavon room*,

'outafficoqbuildingii, uto., all on ground floor. It iiuplomiidly built and in most admira.hUcondition, no cxponto having boon gparmby tho Kxecutora of tho tiitnto tokoop thii

nnd thoir other froportt'o* in tho very bc*ionlor. Tho hou*o it tituutod nonr Lawronce-«trocl, ia worth £50 per annum, anti« woll-kunvn a* oenupicd by Mr. Topp

'Tho wholo of tho above proportion nnthoroughly drained in accordance with tinmm* City Regulation!, nnd thoir tanitalion may bo regarded a* porfoct.

Tho terms nro 10 per oout. dcpoiit, 1(per cent, in ono month, and tho b&hrnciin throo m6nlh«. Thin in noe.oMary in ordor to cioiitt tho ostnto and divido tho proccctii. Tho AuotionfiOTii aro, however, pruparnd to arrango with prospective buyorito finnnco thora to the oxtont of from 6(to 70 per cont. 'of tho purclm*o tnonoy bjlonns on moi'tgngo for a number of yearsCall nnd diacuu tho quontion with thorn.

NOTlCE— Boards' will bo found on oltbo proportioi.

Conditions of »alo, plann and pnrticuInn of titlo, may bo soon on applioatioito ■ .MESSRS. BELL, GULLY, BF.LL ANEMYERS,

Solicilorn, Fcatliproton^troot.Or to tho AUOTIONEIiRS.

_fr _l

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INTHEEXCHANGE "LANDAUCTIO^ROOMS,No. 84, Lambton-qilay, Wolliiigton.

ABSOLUTE SALE OF VALUABLE13WBLL1NGH0USE ANT) LAND,

Most suitable for conversion into BumncuPremises.

OWNER LEAVING,TIIE COLONY.THURSDAY NEXT, 2nd APRIL, 1903

At 2.30 o'olock p.m.

MAODONALD,"wiLSON AND CO,aro favoured with instructions from

tho ownor, who is leaving tho colony, tcboll by publio auction, a»v abovo

—That very valuablo properly, boing parl

of Town Aero No. 75, having a frontageof 80ft to Wobb-Htrool by a depth of 75fl3in, on which is oroctod tint woll and substanliully-built rosidonco containing sisrooms, Kcullery, bathroom, hoi and coldwalcr, copper, tubs, wi(J» a]«o now drain,ago, oto. Tho properly ia situalo betwoorCuba and Hoppor Btioets, id lot to a goodtenant at 25s per wook, nnd could at nvery small cost bo converted into businesipromiHOß by Iho addition of a whop. Theonrly consliuolion of Iho Wollinglon EleoIrio Tramway, which will pasß this proporty, will add enormously to its valuo.At tho owner is leaving tho colony, it Ata real good chanco for on enterprisingman.

INTHE EXCHANGE LAND AUCTIONROOMS,

No. 84, Lamblon-quny, Wellington.

SALE OF VALUABLE COTTAGEPROPERTY, K3LBIRNIE.

On THURSDAY NEXT, 2ud APRIL,At 2.30 o'clock p.m.

MAODONALD, WILSON AND CO,tire favoured with instructions tc

sell by publio miclion as abovo—THAT COMPACT PROPERTY at

KILBIRNIE,being Allotment No,, 43, part of Soclion No. 4, havinga frontago of 40 foot to Moxhanvavenue by a depth of 120 feet, onwhich is creeled a firbl>clnes col^tago residenvo, containing fiverooms, altio wasliliouso with copper, tubs, etc

Tho rosidonco will bo found a. moslcomfortable ono. It has just boon renovatod throughout. It ib well worth inspoction and purohnse.

A largo portion of tho purchaso monojcan remain on mortgage.

Titlo, liand Trnusfor Aok,

" INTHJS EXCHANGELAND AUCTIONROOMS,

, No. 84, Lainbtou-quny, Wollinglon.

: BALE OF VALUABLE CORNERm.ociv,

WKHIS STRUCT AND NROADWAY-ThKKACK, CITY OF WELLJNUTON.A KI'LKNDm INVESTMENT FOR,

I'.M'fTAL.1 ON THURSDAY NKXT 2nd APRIL,

At 2 30 uVWh Ie jim.

MACUOXALD, "\VILSON AND CO.uro Invourrd willi instruction* lo

sell liy public innlion nt. nljmo

i THAT MOMT VALUAIU.KCORNF.RJU.OCK OK I.AM>, pint of TownArii' No. 75, having a Tiontngo of

i Dl f'-rt 4 inches to Wi-bli Hiii'cl,.) imil a fnmt.itfo to Jinmdway li>r-i i.ii'o of 3$ fi'Pl 1nnli, upon whidi

is rrri'lrd tlireo epliuidid well-builtiiMiiduiuvii, rnul.iiuing si\ rooms, oncli, with bathroom, liot and cold"water, gun, JIDW diainngo, eto.

) 'Phi* is ono of Ilin iiiorl valuablo cornerf huiincts Bite.i in a thirkl)-populated quar-f tor of llio rity, winch in 'a yunr's' timo- will have nu cnoimoiiH urcroliou of vnluo1 through tin* olectno liain running pn."tt it. At proaont it'in really wanted in dwell-" ihkUouhps Ouo of thoßti can Lo eonvurlod> into a largo t.hop and ilwollinghcniEO at a1 cost of £100, and llio wholo uropurly cani ho wiido woith mi iucoino yf £250 per nu-, num." It is ono of the best investments and

BpotnilulioiH wo Imvo submitted to thoj: public for a long tuno, as tho increase in

vnluo during tho next two yonrs will bophonomonal. Titlo cluar. Apply for or-dor to inspect.

:j13 FIRST GREAT SALE OF FREEHOLD1 FLAX LANDS7

AndAGRICULTURAL LANDS.

f1 THE GREAT DRAINED SWAMP," LANDS OF THE MAKERUA

ESTATE CO., LIMITED.

o About Fivo Miles from Shannon! on the\ Wellington and Mauawatu Railwayn Line, and close to tlio Tokomaru ilail-;1;1 wayytation.

ON THURSDAY, Oth APRIL, 1903,At 2.30 o'clock p.m.

0""""""

1 IN THE TOWN HALL, SHANNON.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.aro favom-tid with mitruotious irom

■ tlu> Makorun Kittato Ccmi;iiny, Limited,r to toll by public auction, as abovo

—t ') ELEVEN FREEHOLD SKCTIONS," contttining "over ONK THOU-t SAND THREE HUNDRED" ACRES of HIGHLY SUPERIORi FLAX LANDS nnd AUKI-

CULTURAL LANDS, situ-Mod about iivo miles from Shan-

r non and within one roilo of Toko-rnaru, ranging in area fruinUiKhty-six Aorc» to T>vo Hundred

j Aero« oach. Thcso sections can> bo reached by direct rond fromI tho Tukonmrn Railway Station.

.* Tho Mugnificant Block of laud formingtho Grcut ajvumn JiSiids of (ho MnkcruaJ Entnto liwi llotwoon tlu> TOWiNSHIPS ofHUANNON, TOKOMARU, and UNTON,dutaut bttiwocn tovonty and oighty mile*from tho City of Wollington, .aud about

>olglit or ton mile* from tho Towu ofPALMHUSTON NORTH, and powciso*Uio onorniouii luKuntngo of being along-

j auto tho WnlUngton and Manawalu Rail-, way Lino, and nharing all tho buucQU off tho finest raihvny eojrvioo in the colony.)

__1 Th? wholo of tho Land to bo" offcrrd by llio Company is drninod'

iwarap of tho rifhost character, and ox-] pert* all «gr*oo that for produutivo power1 it in hiudly to bo oquallod in anr part of'

tho world. Far many oonturics t!io Aitna-1 watu Rtror vm» building \ip this inaguifl-', cent deposit of alluvial toil with all ita

enormously y*luoblo chemical cont>tituonU.' Tho ontorpriso of tho Makonia- Coiflpanyie now dealing with tho surplus w'aten,'nnd tho treasures of tho swamp landsaro being laid baro for tho bonofit oftho pcoplo.

) Thb lulxlivition of iho agricultural lands3 into comparatively small areas hcia boon. ftxod iv ordor lo giyo tho hill «ottl(>rs an. opportunity of acquiring at least ono nee-. tion. All oxporicuco vhovra that profitables farming can only be accomplished by} breeding in tho hills and fattening on thor

-plains in winter. Iv tho majority of. cases it is impotuiblo to plough and sowturnip* in tho jhill country of tho Alauu-watu District, %ud sotllors in thcso up-

1 lands nt tho end of each summer, whenthoy raust quit tv uonnidorablo portion of-then- flocks, oro entirely at tho mercy of

\ tho tsheop buyer and dealer.

Tho acquirement of a section of first-class land which ran bo utilised for turnipsor other root 'crops is thcroforo a, firstnecessity. Tho opportunity is horo pro--sentod. Tho procfuclivo power of this

I land i« simply phenomenal. Moro thiuithat, it is practically, incxhaustiblo. Nonoeoasity for expensive manures _ horo.Nature for ages him boon creating in thuso

j alluvial swamp deposits a banking accountwhoso riches aro unlimited,

I ■

To thoso intorosled in flax it will bosuHiciont to say that tho drainugo ar-rangements of tho Makonia Estato Com-pany are proving n. phenomenal success,

> <uul flaxmiilors.throughout tho ManawatuDistrict aro agrood that the flax on thodrained B\vim() hinds df tho Company hasno suporior in weight, leaf, and fib,ro.

1 It commands tho highest price in tho' market, and is at this moment a veritablegold mino to all concerned in its working.

t Every flaxmilloi- has, in tho salo of thesolands, an bpportunity to own his own

j froohold, ancl thereby creato a pormanent[ industrial product for himself and avoid. tho heavy royaltios which at prosont ab-, sorb bo much of his earnings.I .i Tho now proposals- to, provido an ovor-> flow channel for tho Mnnuwalu rivor will,) when carried out, drain every portion of■ Iheso Jlakorua lauds and quadruples thoir" value. "

I TERMS OF SALEsTho torms of snlo havo boen fixed ab'

10 per cont. doposit at auction10 por cent, in thrco months10 per oout. in six months10 por cant, iv oightoon monthsAnd tho balanco in'fivo yoars with tho

light of paying off at any time.Interest nt fa por cont. porannual.

Lithographlo Finns aro now available attho Auctioneers' Offices, or will bo Bent., by post to any applicants, and intendingbuyers should apply to Mr. liroakell,maunger for tho Company at Slmnnou,who will bo delighted to show them o\ur

\ tho property tit any time.

v Direct, trains lo and from tho Cityof Wellington and from Palmorstcm North

( to Shannon will convoy-purchasers to

sulo. '

k TTjÔR SALE, 1Circular Iron Stairooso," X1 15ft high) complete, in good ordor;" 2 Platoglass Bhop Fronts, several largoDoorsi Frames and Sashes, 1hand-powor

.' Morticing Moohino, contro motion. SeveralHouso l'roôrties in good localities.

—G.S1Huir<>hnoK Builder, 14. Ebor-sb^nt.

SPECIAL AND"' ABSOLUTE SALE OFiCITY FREEHOLD PROPERTIES.

" <fBy Ordor -of tho Exocutors'of tho Estate

of Mrs. Pinny, rdoently deceased, inordor to clobo tlio Ettato.

IX TIIR EXCHANGE LAND AUCTIONROOMS,No. B'l, Lamblon quay, Wellington.

THURSDAY NKXT, 2nd AI'KIL, 1903/At 2.30 o'clock 11 m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AMD CO.art> fa\oured with umlrucLonß fromIho Jixruulors of Iho ivUuto qf tho lalo

Alis. l'inny to coll by public auction thowliolo of Iho undermentioned SpeciallyVuluablu City Properties:—

LOT 1.SPLENDID FAMILY VILLA RESI-OKNCH, KLLKJK-STREET, being

tlio pioperty known us in. tho oc-cupation of John ,Mitohcll, Esq.,nnil I'oif-uiin^ of land part ofTown Aero Xo. 748, having afroiil»i;o of 45ft to Ellicc-strcot bya depth of 132ft, with tho nowvilla erected thereon. Tho villaroidonco contains icveu rooniH,bathroom, outbuildings, offices,otc. It is built of specially-pickedtimber, ia of tho most substantialcharacter, And fitted throughoutwith flectric light, hot andcold water, and pvory modern con.vonionco. From its high-class, up.io-dalo rhnrncliT it is a propertythat will command a epeciull)high rental and prove a most fortunato investmont to tho buyer

LOT 2:HIGHLY SUPERIOR "VILLA RESIDENCE, ELLIOiS-STREET. Thiifinst-duss property consiEta of 1

Inrgo section cf land having 1frontage of 54ft to Ellicc-strcoby a depth of 132ft, with a splendid woll-built and substantial villiresidence thoreon. Tho villa contuina six rooms, bnthroom, amoutbuildings, is itttodwith oloctrilight und all modorn up-to-datrequirements, It in known as th<, residence, of tho lato Mrs.1 PinnyThis property" is bo woll vituatodcommands such an extensive ambouutiful view, that it should b<eagerly compotcd for. It is in alrespectn a charming home for 1city man.

LOT. 3.A VERY SBECIAL CORNER RES!JJENOE, AUSTIN-STREET an(

ELLIOESTUKi.i., being tho preporty well known jns in tho occu

.-nation of Mr. Herd. Tho laiv" is part of the Subdivisionof Tow:Aero No. 350, has a double frontago of 40ft to Auslin-stroot am99ft to Ellicc-streot, and is acoupiod by a thoroughly'well builvilla. Itosidenco of fix roomi admirnbly dofignod and of a rentu%*alue of £70 per annum..'

Tho wholo of tho above- properties nrperfectly drained- in accordance with thnow sybtom and Iho oity bylaws.

Tho salo of throo such admirablo residonees is not an ovory-day occurronco, an<it is very rarely that home* of this clasand in such a position, can bo purohmod

This is emphatically tho timo to buyJudioious invottmentß in real estate to-da;will spoil big protitu during tho next feyyoan. Wiao men seir.o opportunities athey pass. This salo is one of tho betof such opportunities.

The Executors must roaliib tho estatehenco tho purchaso-money must bo paiiwithin throo months. Purchasers who dcsiro special terms can, however, arrangiwith tho auctioncorn. Thoy can got aindvanco of from 60 poi* cent, to 70- pccent, oiv tnortgago. Ten p«r cent, deposiat fjalo, ton per cent, in one,month, amtho remainder (lees tho sum to be foumon morlgago) mvut bo paid in threimonths.

Particulars as to tho title' of.propertyconditions of sale, and other details ma]bo obtained on application to tho Auctioru, while noticc-bonrila Will be founcon okok of tho properties.AUCn!'ION~BAIIE OP THE WELL

KNOWNMOTUJKARAKA. ESTATE,

ON THE PORIRUA HARBOUR,Near PahnutanuL

VILLA BUILDING SECTIONS IRONONE QUARTER ACRE TO FIVIACRES EACH.

Ono of tho Most Charming and BoautifuSpots in tho Southern Bins.

A New Zoaland Combination of all thaiis Lovolio.it iv Scottish Loch ancRiver Sconory.

INTHEEXCHANGE LAND AUOTIOKROOMS,

No. 84, Latabton-quay, .Wellington.

On THURSDAY, 16th APRIL, 1903,At 2.30 o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.aro favoured with instructions from

Mrs; M. A. Carter to sell by publio auo>tion as above—

THIRTY - ONE MAGNIFICENTVILLA RESIDENTIAL SITESon tho beautiful shore of PoriruaHarbour.

Thoso Uniquo Residence Sites consist ofSoven.Sections containing Five Acres

each 'Six Sections containing Ono Aero eachEightoon Sections containing One-

Quarter Aero eachThey form portion of tho colebratodMotukaraka Kstalo on tho shoves of thePorirua Harbour. This Estate was origin-ally tho mast choioo and beautiful of allIho Maori Rosorvcs. InMaori-day owner-ship, as in later days, its special chnrmn* a sconio spot of unequalled boautyinndo its possession 'a sacred thing. Thoyears pass on and bring marvellouschanges. In this caso it has broughtabouttho unexpected subdivision nud salo ofMautnkarnkn. This gives to tho merchant,tho professional man, tho university pro-fessor, and tho leisured classes of thoCity of Wellington an opportunity of pur-chasing a suburban homo silo in ovorysonso unique and beautiful.

Tho artistic beauties of tho harbour ofPorirua delight every visitor. Tho lowundulating hills with their green sward,tho glistening waters of tho landlockedharbour, tho marvellous cloud effects innunshirio and rain, the rnstfulnesa andpoaoo of Iho wholo sccno, all appeal Withirresistiblo forco to every true man. Theyunito in making a spot which is idyllic inevery ficmso. If ton to twonty woll-to-dociti«ons wouUl coiubino to purchaao thop'roporty and unito iv buildinc specialhomes they might create a poradiso thorowhich would have no equal in,lho colony.

In looking to tho fuluro it is Woll toremember that v now road has been laidoff by tho Govornmont from Pahaulnnuito Phminorton, passing throuuh the Motu-karaka Estate, and that within a briefperiod ono will bo o,blo to drivo from thoFlimmerton Station.

Tho torms arc: Ten per cent, cash de-posit, ton per cent, in six month's, tenper cent, in twelve months, balance- innvo years, interest at 5 per cent, pernunum.

Intending purchasers (should tako tho'Wellington and^Mauawatu Railway trainto Paromata nud either walk across therailway bridgo to Motukaruka; distanttwo m«'ios, or proceed by tho coach fromParomata to Pahautatiui.and walk on toMotukaraka, also distant two miles.

Lithographio plans and further particu-lars on application to tho Auctioneers.

FOR SALE, Horso, Trap, and Htirnoss}hor«o is staunch, muet, and uuder

7 years j any trial. Apply W. Page, 48,Hanion-street; open tillMonday nvnnijatt.

GREAT CLEARING SALE OFHORSES, STOCKFARM IMPLEMENTSDRAYS, CARTSSADDLES, HARNESSHAYHOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND

KFFJKCTS, ETC.

AT THE HOMESTEAD, TAITA.MONDAY, SOIU MARCH,

At ].3O sbarij-

MESSRS. SIDEY, MEECH AJJD CO.Iwo been favoured with instruc-

tions from llf. G. A. Phillips, who. isleaving tho district, lo sell as above—

1bay horse, 1 grey {folding, 1heavyroan draught horse, 1cow (to calvein few' days), 1 good spring trap,1 spring drnr, 2 sots spring cart 'harness, saddles nnd bridles, 1Planet, Jr., seed sower and drillcombined, usual form implements

[ (a good lot), carpenter's tools, etcH mres Brown River potatoes, 1patch

Fluke potatoes, 1 stack of,hay,L about 3 tons1suito 7 piece*, carpots, linoleum, pio-; lures, ornaments, fonders and firo-

jrons, hearthrugs, occasional tables,whatnot, loco curtains, curtain1 Poi<MKdining and other tables, Aus-> tnau and other chairs, couohes,. iron bedsteads and spring mat-tresses, beds, w.isbstonds andware, wardrobo, duchess pairs,

t clirsts drawers, lamps, toilet ware,I > toilet tables and glasses, books,glassware, o.p. ware, cutlery, crock-ery and largo lot useful kitchen.7 utensils and sundries 100 numerousr to advertise.. NOTE.-This sale should command tho .attention ot ail, as our instructions areto sell; >'- WITHOUT RESERVE.

Goods on view morning of sale. Tho'

horses are sound and staunch, and a trial"will bo eivon.'

Further entries aro invited for this sale"Entries can bo inado with Mr. Phillips on'j tho Auctioneer*.

I ' TUESDAY,"31st MARCH,0 At 2 p.m. sharp.' To Heads of Families, Hotollceepors,X Boardinghouse-koepcrßt and tho PublicGenerally.

1 BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETSMESSRS. SIDEY, MEECH AND CO.have been favoured with instructions

[. fron* tho shippers to sell at their Centrald Mart, Manners-street

—)- (* Largo Bale* of Superior WHITE "i- *> and"GREY BLANKETS, aboutd 500*pairs

t- The above* hro a splendid lot, nnd arad to be sold v

i. ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVB.i. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,il 3rd aud, 4th APRIL,

At 1.30 sharp each day.. , <

°ATTRACTIVE UNRESERVED SALE0 ■ v op.UNREDEEMED PLEDGES.

d TMTESSRS. SIDEY, MEECH AND CO.is JLtJL havo boon favoured with instruction*I. " troin Mr. M. Jb'ruhauf,of 22, Willis-street,

to bell at thoir rooms, Mauners-stroet, as'. above— .. ■ 'v A very largo collection of valutblo un.-v redeemed pledges. As well as tho follow- '8 ing list there a a largo lot that it is not:t necessary to advertise:

—1902.— May 14, ,1508, carpenter's tools

and lamp;1513, gold band ring;1526, <

*J silver watch aud chain; 1530, goldbrooch,a and ring;1532, 18-carat gold hunting i£ng-\" lian lever nnd gold chain; 1536, s lever;°

1538, s h*lever; 1546, watch, chain, anamatchbox;' 1550, lady's gold watch andr muff chain;1556, sh lever;1558, diamond:ring4 1564, watch und chain; 1571, ■ h1 watcii; 1572, oecordcon; June 6, 1590, s h3 lover; 1596, opal ring; 1598, gent's key.0 lets gold watch; 1623, onrb bangle; 1626,

diamond ring, banglo, and stud*: 1630,ring and coia; 1t»32, g ring; '1642, i» watch;1649, field-glass;1673, sh lever;' 1682, g ring; 1696, lot of paint-brushos;

1 1698, diamond stud; 1701, 2 large pic-tures; 1713, band ring;1715, nugget pra;, July 4,1723, Rotherham lover, tinain, and" gold ring; 1739, 12 paint-brushos; 1740,half-hoop diamond ring; 1758, handbag:,1759, watch and chain; 1786, etuds audlinks; 1792, watch and chain; 1807, s farlover; 1825, 2 gold rings; 1827, 2 silvercups;1854, diamond stud and pin;-1856,« h lovor; 1869, diamond ring; August 1,. 1874, lady's gold ring; 1879. suit; 1884,

(; sextant; 1894, band ring; 1898, clariuot;J 1899, ,watch; 1912, s watch;' 1920, ■

watch;1921, gold Wallham 'watch and;chain; 1940, band ring; 1941, 2 rings;

1 1945, s watch and chain; 1950, 18-caratgold chain;> 1982, s h lever;1988, s U '

lover; 4, s .watch;7 gold,muff chain;t 16, siIvor chain and links; 26, silver] chain; 27, overcoat and mathematical in-

struments;Soptcmber 3, 42, gold chainand medal; 44, watch and brooch;.50, gring; 51, mackintosh;52, s watch; 67,'

■ 2 silver madals; 70, glazier's diamond;78, 8 watch;85, b watch; 86, a"

watchand chain; 92, suit and field-glass; 95,: swag; 104, coat and vest; 107, g banglo;

109, s h lever;111, "lady's gold watch;114,long gold chain;117, 2 pioturos;127,s watoh; 128, overcoat;129, revolver;150, medal and matchbox; 163, curb

'banglo; October, 226, Mackintosh;i236,'mackintosh j 300, portmanteau;326, mack,intosh;November 1, 347, suit;354, mack-intosh;373, suit f 375, trousers and coat)in basket;383, mackintosh; 370, 'd.b.l?,

1 gun; 372, e.b.b. gun

Tho abbvo is ono of tho bost lots thathas over como into thomarket. Tho goods

r will b© on view morning of sale.| H. M. BANNBHR,

Auctioneer.\ "O O R. 8 A L E,

{ >A GOOD~CHANCE!1 KELBURNE— Now six-roomed bay-' windowed Villa, with hot and cold water,L electric liffht, and ©very modern convoni-' once. Price only £700 ;easy terms nr>1 rouged. Apply sole «gont— F. S. CORY," 7, Grey-street. Other properties for Pri-v ate Sale.i ,— ,—,

—: COUNTRY Storo for -Sale, first-olais ,i V^ business, employing ten hands and, having (ho 'monopoly.of & largo dairying-" district:Freehold premises;land 2 aqre-s;i Post Office, Savings Bank, etc.;stack atvaluation, no goodwill; ill-health sola' causo of selling; about £2000 required;

sura fortune ;" lovely cliwato;principalsonly. Apply F. S. Cory, 7, Grey-street,''Sole Agout.

FOR WALE, gent's Columbia Bicycle,, 'No. 992, 24-inch frame, turnisd-up' handle-bar, in very good order; suitable'for heavy rider; price £6 cash. Adamii'

*Star Cycle Compauy, Mcrcer-streot. 1

17\OR SALE, in Woolcombo-stroet, gon--tlomau's Residence of eight rooms.

i beautifully fitted, large section, beautifuli gnrdon, magnificent view;offers invited;[ owner loft Wellington. Apply sharp, to, W. I<\ Shortt, auctioneer, WiUis-strcot. .

OR SALErScctions 9raiul 94, BlockVI., Mangshao^ first-class Dairy Farm,

i 194iacroß, subdi>nded into. 13 paddocks,1 7-roomed house, largo,hay shod, cow shod,

orchard, also pchool and creamery ana; Post Office at tho door, every convooienco

for milking, 15 acres ploughed;prico £15** por acre, Henry Winston*?, Makomako,. Paliiatua."jj>Oß SALE, toy Tender, in flourishing -

mJO town, Tnranaki District, goo<l GenornlStore Busiuess, with turnover of £8000 per'year, stock consisting of Ironmongery£643, Crockory £195, Grocery £560, Furm.turo £389, Boots and Shoos £382, Sun-dries (say) £300; total £2469.

1 Tenders for abovo. slock will bo received1 up to 7th April. Stock-sheets maybe seen'at tho offices of LEVINAND CO. (LTD.),PrinoipMs only dealt with.

CLEARING SALE FURNITURE.JAQKBON-STREET, PETONE.

Last house but ono on loft from station.MONDAY, 30th MARCH, 1903,

At 2.30 o'clock.

MESSRS. W. 11. MORRAH AND CO.have boon favoured with instruction!

from tho owner, who is leaving for Aus-tralia, to sell—THE WHOLE OP HIS SUPERIOR

FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,comprising in part—

Tolvtt couck, oarpob gqunro, platformroekor, goodoccasional table, good aurttiiuiand polo*,handsome pictures andpainting*.mat», loi. oi handsomo ornament* andvmm.' dining table aud cover, nice side-board, lot of good linoleum, b.m. fondorand hrnsao*, 8-day, clock, leather couch,Austrian and orcationul chairs, handsomodinner net complete, good tea sot, lot ofgood cutlery, a hoot of crockery, kitohentable, chairs, double b.m. bcdntcad com-ploto with wiro and kapok mattresses, cdoublo iron beditoad« with wire and ka-pok mattrosirea complete, toilet tables,xmrrors, sets ware, liuolcnm, curtains,mats,chairs, awl all the bedding (blankets,"heots and quilts), all in perfect order.A host of kitchen necessaries, wringer,pots and pans, bath*, bucket*, and every-thingnecessary in a wall-appointed home.On view morning of sale from B a.m.

Tho_ whole of thi» furniture in almostnew, in perfect order, and on account ofthe owner leaving for Australia shortly thelot mu«t go.

AUCTION KALE Of"nlNK-ROOMEDDWELLING AND LARGE SECTION,liYELL'S BAY.

TUESPAY, 31*t MARCH,At 2.30 p.m.

MESSRS. W. 11. MORRAH AND CO.have received instructions to soil by

public auction, at their rooms, Willis-"treot, as above-

All that pioco of land, being pnrtSection 531, Block B, Maranui,LyoU's Bay, haying a frontago of39ft Bin to tho 'Qnoon's Drive bya depth of 226ft, inoro or loss, to-gether with tho substnnlinlly-builtninn-roomod dwolling and stableerected thereon. Land TranslerTitle.

This property is situated on the Queen'sDrive, about three and a half miles fromtho Wellington Post Office. The houso isthroe yoant old, and is vory well finished;nnd has large and lofty rooms. Tho sec-tion is perfectly level, well fenood nndlaid off, with a good vegetable garden andiowl runs. There is a well-built two-stall"tablo and harness-room about 100ft fromthe house. Thero is a good opening inthe distriot for an onergotio man to starton up-to-dato rofreshment-room, as thowholo of tho traffio om the Queen'sDrivebassos tho door. There is also a gooddemand for furnished rooms during the"ummor months, and the,proceeds fromtheso sources would produce a good ro-turn.

For furtherparticulars and cards to viow"ppiyW. H. MORRAH AND CO.. Auctioneers.

WEDNESDAY, Bth 'APRIL, 1903Ât 2.30 p.m.

ITRST - CLASS BUILDING SITE,HATTON-STREET, KARORI.

THREE-QUARTERS OF'AN ACRE.(

'

Adjoining* tho Property of Hon. O. J.Johnston.

MESSRS. W. H. MORRAH AND CO.have boon favoured with instructions

to soil by public auotion at thoir rooms,15, Willis-street, m under-All that parcol. of land containing three-

quarters of an acre, having a frontageto Hatton-street of 203 links by adepth of 400 links, boing part of landin Certificates o( Titlo Vol. 48, folio189, rad Vol. 64, folio 277.

This is an excellent building allotment,originally part of Hon. C. J. Johnston'sestate, whoso houso and grounds aro ad-loiniug. A fine viow of tho distriot canbe had. The land in fenced, and the soilin of tho "rery best quality. Tho proposednew main road to South Makara will runpast tho properly, affording two frontngps.An ideal spot for % auburban residence, aaHatton-streot is tho most f&shionablo partof Karori.

Sco Salo Notice on section. Furtherparticulars on application to

W. H. MORRAH AND CO.,15, Willis-street.

TUESDAY, 31st MARCH,At 2 o'clock.

BULBS. BULBS. BULBS.

npOWNSEND AND PAUL will soil at.(A tho Fruit Markot, without reserve—

A. line of Choico Bulbs, comprising—Crocus, Blue and White- Hyacinth,Sp»r*xii, Lent Lilies, AutumnBulb, Burbridgo, Jonquils, Snow-flalco, Lakernalia, Babiannas,ChinadoXa, Triloniot, Ixios, Froo-«ios, Pretoria Gems, Talipo, Nar-cissus, Scilliaa. Those aro packedin somo 200 small bags, and allcolours of tho various kinds aroobtainable.

JOHNSONVILLK SALR Y.ABDb.TUESDAY, 3Ufc MARCH,

At 11 a.m.

FREEMAN Tl. JACKSON A CO., incoiiiunotion with ABRAHAM & WIL-

LtAMS, Limited, will soil al their yard* as"bom—

00 bnllAku2.W fatRhflop20 goodstore lambi28 fat awes

A train leavoi Wellington and ManawatuRailway Station at9.55 a.m..retu rnitig fromJobnsonville at11.50 a.m.and 2p.m.

C. K. WILSON,Anotioneer.

LocalAgent-K. BDOHOLZ,ft,I*mbt«n-quay, Wellington.

WAIKANAE STOCK SALE.WEDNESDAY, Ist APRIL, 1903.

ABRAHAM AND~WILLfAMS (LTD.)will sell by public auction, al thoir

yards, Waikanae, as above, at 1p.m.—150 f.m. ewos150 4-loath wethers

SO lambs" 60 lambs160 2-tooth f.m. brooding ewci200 bluck-lambs (dipped)

50 f.m. owes100 2-tooth wethers

25 wonnorn3 2^-yoar hcifors

100 4'tooth wethen300 f.m. «wos260 2-tooth owes

54 4-tooth owes3 3 and 4-year draught*

PALMERSTON NORTH STOCK SALE.THURSDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1903.

ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS, LTD.,will sell by publio auction at thoir

yards, Rangltikoi-street, as abovo, at 1p.m.

—100 fresh 3-year steers

60 well-bred 2i-year steeri30 heifers, in calf20 18-months sloers83 3 to 4-yoar bullocks

150 3-year steers230 4 to 8-tooth ewes250 fat. and forward orfcs300 2-tooth Lincoln ewes600 fat and forward wothors100 forward wethers300 tape lambs250 forward owes500 forward ewes200 fat and forward ewos500 forward owes200 4 and 6-tooth ewes200 f.m.m ewes150 f.m. ewes120 tat ewes60 fat and forward ewes

OR SALE, 2 Cows, one just calved,tho other to cftlva ihortly. Apply

jT.Blackey, Pahautwnui.

widow went to tho little yurd to get thebird.

Sho loosened tlio tethering string fromthe trunk of a banana, mid, thawing thefowl toward her, gathered lym into herarms. iSho glanced sU-nllluly mound;there- Avaa a scarcely audible biiap, andtho bird peeked viciously nt her luce.

'^ln iho name of Nostm Senora delQuiapo," sho murmured.

By tho tune blie returned to tho shopIsadora's mind was in a musty state,und ho was singing Sobre Los ulas outof tuiie. The bc»o bottlo was empty.

"Dios!" cried the widow, ill appurrenfc indignation;"you are too drunk tomnnago iho Galio Blanco to-day."

lsadoro drew himself up with maud-lin dignity. "You mistake, senora

—only

a few glares to the health of our king.Too drunk? Bah! No one else couldmanage him. It would bo unlucky. Evenmoney. Tho Quipao will bo rich to-night. Viva, el rey!"

Tho wood-carver staggered down thoCalle ttoim with tho bird under one arm.Tho widow watched him until ho disap-peared around a corner. Then sho with-drew to tho inner apartment, nnd fallingon her knees, whispered: "By to-nighthe will be mine. In tho nnmo of.NostraSenora. del Quiapo."

lsadoro arrived at the Malacanan cock-pit none too soon, Several preliminaryfights had taken place, and the crowdwas bocoming impatient for tho greatevent. The Malate bird's second had al-ready adjusted tho gaff, to his charge'slog, and stood holding him carefully inhia arms. One of the Quiapo men heldtho Galio Blanco while lsadoro fastenedtho sharp little knife to its place on theleg. Ho could have performed tho featblindfolded, so accustomed was ho to it.The thread was knotted securely, andeverything was ready.

The pit was cleared of all cave theseconds and* tho judge. The formerbrought their respective charges- close to-gether, und permitted them to peck ateach other that tho blood would beHtirred to tho fighting temper. a wordfrom tho umpire, the second*! droppedthe birds ana drew back. The crowdwatched tho crouching fowls breathlesslyand with bulging eyes.It had boon the custom of tho Galio

Blanco to spring at hia adversary al-most as soon as he touched tho ground.This was tho secret of his auccom, fortho gaffs lined in the Philippines arothree or four inches long and razor-edged;consequently, tho cock who getsin the first blow usually puts hia oppon-ent horn de combat.

Tho Galio Blanco crouched with headforward, neck feathers bristled, jimt oninstant too long. Tho brown bird ofMalato sprung upon him like a flash.TheVo was a blurred tangle of brown andwhite and a little cloud of gray dunt.When it subsided, the Galto Blnnco facedhis adversary, wahbling unsteadily, whilea litllo scarlet stream spurted over hisglossy whit© feathers. A deep groannnd a storm of imprecations came fromthe Quiapo people. The Unlio Blancomade a last weak attempt to roach hi*foe, stumbled, and rolled over deaf}.

In the pandemonium of cheers andcurses. several Quiapo men leaped intothe pit. One of them, old Aktwnndro,tho shoemaker, an expert on cock-light-ing, seised the body of tho Galio Blnncoand examinedit minutely. 'Suddenly >it>waved his hand for »ilcnc«, his wrinkledface distorted with rage.

"His leg is broken, >ho shouted irtTugalo. "luadoro has crippled him."Thero was a general movement towardtho pit, bat tho old man cried out jmtin time: "Bnckl Bemember tnat theAmerican soldiers ar« here. Wo can <!onothing. Letus go to the Widow Mer-endo nnd get her to make an accusationto tho American officials."

The Quiapo poriion of tho crowd be-gan to file out of tho -enclosure. "Comeyou pig, und (ion of a pig," mid Alcsaan-dro to the dozed lsadoro; "come, or aknife in tho back of you, speedily."

Isadora followed him like one. in atrance. Now and then he mutteredthrough cracked lips: "Dios! Idid notdo it. My king, oh, my king1" ,

Maria, tho daughter of tho baker, spatupon him an ho passed her. "Animal !"sho cried, furiously. Isadora had beentried and found guilty. At tho ofllciultrial numerous witncswea would bo pro-duced to swear tlint thoy saw him crip-plo tho bird, and he would bo sent toBilihid Prison for several years.; Thopeople of Quiapo had been impoverishedtltrongh tho deed, nnd wanted satisfac-tion. If thoy had lost fairly they wouldhave borne it philosophically, for thel''ilipino» are "good gamblers," but tolose through apparent treachery rousedtheir fury to the highest pitch.

Wero it not for the fact that severalof the older men realised tlmt theAmerican authorities were unreasonableenough to net a higher value on a humanlife than that of a game-cock, Isadorawould have been disposed of long beforethey rouched the beno stand.

"My liftlc ones will starve," shriekeda mother of many; "all wo had was onthe Gnlio Blanco. Kill tho traitor!" Andothers echoed tho cry of "Kill." "

Tho widow wasserving Private Smith,of tho Manila Constabulary, with con-traband liquid when the procession ar-rived. At sight of tho khaki uniformmost of the crowd drew back.

"Senora," «aid the old shoemaker, withforced calmness, "lsadoro crippled theGfllio Blanco, and ho wus killed. Com*with uh to tho Court and make com*plaint."

lsadoro cast a look of mute'appeal ottho widow. Itwas entirely superfluous.She shrugged her lean mahogany, should-der«. "It may be true or it may not,"said the widow, quietly; "but Iwill notmak« complaint. Tho Galio Blanco wasmine. Vamos, or Iwill tell the police-man to drive 70H away."

Sho laid her hand gently 011 Isadora'sshoulder and drew him into the nipahut. With muttered ourses tho crowdwithdrew, <

"To-night," announced tho widow, "wewill go to the padre at tho Church tfNostra Senora del Quiapo to bo mar-ried."

laadorn drew bnck from her with acurse, 110 looked into that unattractiveface with something much akin to hatred."If not," added the widow, with a lookof determination, "I will tell tho police-man to titke you."

Then Isadora realised that he waschained to her by circumstances, andthat, savo for her., ho had no friend inall the Philippines. Also. Bilibid Pri*ouwasa placo to be avoided."I will go," ho said, finally, in ac-

cents of di-spair."In tho name of Nostra Senora del

Quiapo, graciafl," murmured tho widow.—W. O. M'Goehan, in the Argonaut.

A vision of bliss:Rastus— "Ah dream-ed ob heabon las' night." Zeke— "Amdat so? An' what did it look like?"Rustus

—"A monst'ua big chicken rooso

in de middle ob 11 wntermillion patch!"A SovtU Carolina Finding.

—"What was

tho Yimlic that tho Cororter's jury re-turencd?" "Wilful neglectof duly on Ihopart of the deceased. He went out un-armed, knowing the other follow wttfl intown."-

THE STORY-TELLER.

The IdealEyeglass,

By W. PETT RIDGE(Author of "Word Em'ly," "A Breaker ofLaws," Etc.)

[Aill Riants Rkseiived.*]The new customer was ao very dark of

complexion that his sliming »ilk lintseemed "drab by comparison; he gleamedacroM the. counter ut Mr. Hibbert, inthe mnnner of a. dentist's show-ease.

"You waut a fresh rim fixed," e;iidMr. Hibbert. "Not one of our make, isit?"

The coloured gentleman replied that a»a matter of fact the eyeglass had' notbeen manufactured by the eminent firmwhich had the advantage of Mr. Hibbert'sservices.

"Thought not !" remarked the youth,confidently. "Peculiar stylo of« thing ,il-

,,- together. Now if Iwere you Iehouldstrongly adviso

— "With- sudden acerbity tho dark custom-

er intimated that he was in no need ofcounsel. All he wanted Mr. Hiboert todo waa to follow out tho instruction*given.

"Name and address," "said Mr. Hib-

bert, not to be out-done in curtness."Quick as over you like."

Ho took a largo book from the desknear, and as tho customer brought someletters from the inside, breast pocket inorder to write the information, he tookfrom him an envelope bearing a foreignstamp:

Prince Colonnn,■ 151, Torrington-square,

London, England, W.C. ,'Itappeared that the customer had in-

tended to give another address, for' ha"exhibited signs of fury at Mr. HibbertVtaction; snatched tho envelopeback, andgiving a fierce tap tohis silk hat, strodeout of the shop " into Great Portland-street. Mr. ITibbcrt called out'that thoeye-glaM would be ready on the follow-ing Friday, and the customer retortedwith a foreign ejaculation that soundedlike the- longuago of a. bull.

"Who's your Mohawk Minstrel friend,Hib?" aitkcd 0410 of hit colleagues at thecounter opposite. "Hoping youd get himto da a cake-walk." , «

"He's got a queer taste in oye-glasws,"replied Mr. Hibbert. "Makes everythinglook coloured somehow." Mr. Hibbertwas trying it.

"If you were a lady's man, Hib," saidthe colleague, "which you're not, you'dlead the girl» « fine dance with that inyour eyo. They'd all bo running afteryou."

"Heaven forbid! Iloathe the veryeight of a

— "An elderly lady entered

tho shop, and, dropping tho glass, hepot onhis most ingratiating smile. "Moreweather, madam. Not quite what 0110expect* in May. Pray be sealed. Andnow—"It is with some young men a pose to|

declare themselves adamant so far as theother sex is concerned, and to go throughlife, chin well up, and on their face ahiutghty sneer whenever women-folk arereferred to in terms of compliment. Ofthen* wasMr. Hibbert, and when the op-tician's closed that evening ho wentstraight to evening 'classes at th© Poly-technic in Regent-street, and tho twohours of work over, walked by the moatdirect route home, looking at no one onUlO way, to liis rooms in Mornington-Tescent. There .the Misses Cann rc-pected him because of his attitude of

courteous reserve, and a lady boarder,who wan a shorthand writer down West,■nd liad tho third floor back, secretlyworshipped him because ho never dialled'her. The other two male boarders, bythe frequency with which tboy foil inloveand their extraordinarily trying beha-viour when in this situation, were thecrosses which the Misses Cana _ had tobear, and not infrequently, the laboursof the day over and the two ladies ableto find recreation in such fancy work asdarning, they concluded the debate ontheir various troubles by tho happy re-flection that Mr. Hibbert, at any rate,had given them not a. moment's worrywince lie first entered the house. "If tboywere only all like him

— "said the elder

Mfcw Cann. And sighed.11m admirablo Mr. Hibbert and the

shorthand girl met*at the door of thohouse in Mornington-crescent, and theshorthand girl tnought with Somethingof regret that either of the qther twomale boarder* would have engaged- her inpprightly conversation.

"Still busy?" she. remarked pleasantly."'Are you never going to stop teaming?"

"The more one studies," said tho op-tici/m's assistant solemnly, "the more ouefind* out how little one knows."

"I'd rather keep ignorant then," sheretorted. "There's such a thing as over-doing it""Isee no strong tendency in the pre-

sent age in that direction.""Ishould have thought," went on tho

shorthand girl, placing her umbrella inthe decorated drain-pipe that stood in tilecorner of the hnll, "that there wereotherwaysa young gentleman could spend hi*evenings now the summer is coming on.Do you," she coughed slightly, "do younever tiiko anybody out for a walk?'*

"Why should if""Well, lot* ot young gentlemen do.And if you don't care for walking, there'sa Wood Green train that takes you good-ness knows how far for 'threepence.

■'Whilst there avo so many master-pieces of English literature to read," saidyoung Hibbert, looking at one of thebooks under his arm, "it seems, a wasteof time to go riding about ona tramnilalone."

"You needn't go all alone," said theshorthand girl.

"Don't see any great catch in takinganybody with me. "

"Indeed!" said the young woman. Shegave a short, snarp laugh, "jjon't letme keep you from your masterpieces,"she said cnustlonlly."Iwon't," replied Mr. Hibbert. "Good*

night."The uncommon eye-glass was late \neing returned from the workshop, be-

cause the man who had been entrustedwith it hud suddenly disappeared, elopingwith a wido.w and five children. Jfhoeye-glass wad at this workman'!) lodgingsiii Mnrylebone, and tho lad sent for it,failing to return to the shop in GreatFortl»nd-*treet, search for him won madeand he wan.found stalking a piano organall over Paridiugtoti and demanding ofthe Italian lady in charge (old enough t<\be his aunt, and sufficiently plain of fea-ture to frighten birds) her liand in mar-ringe. Thus it was that Friday hadcomeere the eye-glass was ready, and Air.Hibbert, waiting on myopia customersnnd testing their powers, of, reading ateight, looked nervously, at the swingdoors each time that they opened, fearfulthat the coloured gentleman might arrivein furious temper. For Mr. Hibbert likeda. quiet life and guarded himself alwaysagainst the risk of encountering excite-ment.

["Copyright in tho United States ofAjnarina by D. T. Pierce.]

But the strange customer did not cull,and the cy-c-gIHM with ita bluck run,rescued from the pobsosionof tho ama-tive nioKscttcor, was placed in ""■o glutM-covercd counter ready for tho call of itsowner. A w«:ok went by and* ctitl thisgentleman did not Appear. Mr. liibbert,noting tho fact, determined one eveningto take it round to tho address in Tor-iuigtoii-«quuro tin his way home} heHlippcd it m his waistcoat pocket) audinWmed his colleagues of hw propo^daction;they ridiculed him for this ex-travagant attention to duty, calling hima pushful sycophant aud other vugueterms of opprobrium.

"I'd rather get rid of it," urged Mr.Hibbert. "Somehow tba very sight oftho thins makes me uneasy."

In going across Gower-stroet to wotone ot tho llrm's customers;a middle-aged gentleman who hud achieved .some-thing Jiko notoriety by wearing an eye-glass and a silk hai. withaHut brim. Air.Hibbert recognised the uir of distinctionthat the customer gained (rumthe moiiucloand, without thinking, ■ look the glussfrom his waistcoat pockvit and fixed it,with, aid from a shop window, in hiaright eye It fitted t>o well thatho wuwearing it when ho turned into theSqutue,- it was still in his oy« when heknocked at the door.

"Prince Colonna?""Gone," said the servant, "thanks boI""Do you happen to know," asked

Mr. Hibbert, looking at her with, admi-ration, "his present address'/"

"No," said the girl sharply. "Norwant!" She was «. round-laced girl withsmall.syes;not prepossessing, but youngMr. Hibbert, as n« looked at her throughthe eye-glass, thought she was the perso-nification of angelic beauty, "Any moreinformation?"

"Yes," gasped Mr. Hibbort, "I wanttoask— toask if your heart is free!"

"Not half so Iree as your manners,"replied tho servant. "Let go my handthis minute. Ishould look pretty if anyof the others saw me."

"You would look pretty," be declaredfervently, "under uny circumstances. Inever say any one so beautiful.""I don't cftro for vulgar chaff, thank"

you."*'JBut really— you don't understand me."Ho spoke with great oarnestnois. "IwishIknow, your Christian name.""If you must know,"- said the girl,

looking apprehensively over her shoulderat tho staircase, "it'A Dorothy. But theycall me Sarah 'ere."

What does the name matter," criedyoung Mr. Hibbert,

'"when the fair

creature herself iius "reached perfection?.Of what account is a mere title

""I don't belieYo he was a Princo,"

whispered the -girl, "judging by tho wayhe carried on. Was ho a friend of yours?"

"You muftb and shall. Be mine," hecried rapturously. "Life is but anemptything without you. When, where, howcanIsee you againIt'

"Next Sunday's my day out.""Till then, fairest and sweetestof your«ex, till then

""Oh you must be off really," inter-

rupted the girl. There's somebody com-"intr down from tho drawing-room. You'reas bad as tho Indian gentleman you wasasking for;he was. always.proposing toovery Good-night, sir I"

She closed the door hurriedly, and hefound himself out on the whitened steps,dazed with the concentrated excitementof the last few minutes. He started towalk south inßtead of north, and wontconfusedly three times round Torrington-square, before he recovered lucidity of"thought and set out in a direct line forhome. It was growing dusk and as howent along Cardington-streeb he kepthiseyes on the ground, trying to realise thatfor the first time in his life, he, CharlesW. Hibbert, was in love. He steppedlightly, and his mind was crowded withthe exultant astonishment that comes tomen who make their first acquaintancewith this form of happiness. The amaz-ing good luck that hud enabled him tomeet this adorable creature made him«ure that ho vraa the most fovtunatoman in the world.

""That you, Mr. Hibbert?" asked tho

eldest Miss C&nn front the first landing."Yes," he replied, in a new voioe.

"Andob, Miss Cann,Iam sohappy. Thinis the first day in my life. Hitherto Ihave merely existed; to-day Ibegin tolive."

"Fancy that!" said the elder MissCann. * ("He's had a gloss Iexpect," shewhispered toher 'sister. "Notbeing u«sdto it, it'a taken effect.")

"Mini Cann!" cried young Hibbertupthe stairs ecstatically, "let me tell you allabout it. My keart is so full of do-light

" ,"Stay where you aro, sir," counselled

the elder Miss Cann, in a motherly way."I'll come down and I'll open a smallsoda. "That'll do you more good thananything."

The younger Miss Cann (who would bothe last perron in this world to tell anuntruth, or even to exaggerate, beingindeed a very excellent Wcsleyan Metho-dist and aperfect tovrer-.of strengthwherebazaars ar« concerned) has assured nilbar friend*, in. the strictest confidence,that when hulf nu hour later she wontdownstairs for a reel of thread she foundtho poor gentleman on one knee, begging

iher sister to fly with him to some dis-tant island and talking generally, "likea book!" The younger Miss Cann, with

Igreat presence tf mind, lighted the .gasand askod the infatuated Mr. Hibbertwhat was the matter with his eye,where-upon the youth went to tho mirror bord-ered with green tissue paper to investi-gate,"and took out tht eye-glass.

Then he glanced at the two middle-aged ladies, laughed in a nervous way,said "Good-nightI" and going out intothe hall took his candlestick and wentupstairs. The Misses Cann told theshorthand girl that stinie evening allabout it. and tho shorthand girl criedherself to sleep.

1 The Misses Cann, as Ihave hinted,had, in their experience, encounteredvagaries on/ tho part of malo boarders,and this induced them to prophecy thatMr. Hibbert would be very silent atbreakfast, that he would eat little ornothing, thothe would consume thirstily

ian inordinate quantity of tea. Tnego an-ticipations were partly realised. He wasquiet and reserved of manner at thomorning meal, but thon he was usuallyquiet and reserved;ho evidently remem-bered tho incident of the previous even-ing, for ho avoided meeting the eye ofthe elder Miss Cann 'at tho top of thetable and dared only to np^nk to hersister at tho other end, and to the short-hand girl opposite. The other two maleboardors werealways late for breakfast.

"Are you always going to wear on«now, Mr. Hibbert?" asked the youngerMiss Cann. "Let m© fill up your cupagain. $ always think itis the makingof a gentleman."

"Wear what?" he enquired."Why you know.""If Idid Ishouldn't ask!""Why, surely you remember that you

were wearing an eye-glasswhen you camehome yesterday evening."

"Wujs I?" With astonishment. "

"Oh you young mon," said the youngrrMiss Cann rallyingiy "You all wantsomebody to look after you. What sayyou, Mise Mansell?"

beliovo that the Imperial Parliament iat.lio proper or most capable authority forthat control. An Imperial Zollverein js

only a portion of tliat giv.itor coiwidera-tioa she auks for, nml with the gruntingnf such concessions she i.s willing to takeup a greater responsibility."

Air. Adams nclmita that:"Of course,New Zealand ha» forgotten much thatsho owes to th*! Motherland. Bbc is un-reasonable in her des»ires. Sho has notestimated at its true worth the valueto her of the rogis of Empire under whichwho h«« been so long aheUered. Sho doesnot comprehend the sacrifices the MotherCountry has mndc for her children;but,like a child, she takes those mnteritvisacrifices tm hers by right of her youth.'He instances tho excitement over ihoArmy moat contracts going to tho Ar-gent hie' «» showinghow keenly New Zea-i.ind w,\» pi(jued that no confederationshould have been shown to New Zea-land's interests after the sacrifice the col-ony hud made for tho Empire."Hew," cries Mr. Adams, "we hftve aworld-wide iMnpire governed by a Cabi-net of whoso members not five have- everboon nn appreciable portion of it. Hought to bo mnde illegal for a man tobecome Secretary for the Colonies whohas not set foot in Collins-street, Mel-bourne! And in New Zealand wo havea population who&e environment is suchthat they are unable to comprehend thomeaning of poverty, or to conceive thatto a large section of English peoplo theexistence or'growth of an Empire.feelingis impossible. One .day in one of thoseteeming cities of tho poor that surroundLondon would convinco a New Zea-landcr of the impossibility of a lust forKmpiro ever swaying the mnsses of Eng-land. They have to live

—that ia tho

main, tho only thing."In conclusion, he maintains that "tho

first of the obstacles to a quickening ortho Imperial spntimentbetween the«o twocoun'trics in tlmt New Zealand docs notknow; tho second, and groateri obstacleia that England does not want to kuow/'

A MagicianofLimitations

In many parts of the interior of theMalay Peninsula great limestone bluffsriso suddenly from the forest;-coveredplain, ami in most of them ire vasteavos, hung with, stalactites, piled highwith stalagmites, nnd in every suchcavern Malay tradition sees the potri-lled palace of a onco mighty king. Thebig rivers flowing fronv tho central moun-tain rnngo, Homo to die uncleunly in thodismal mungrovo swamps of tho Straitsof Malacca, others to fall into tho ChinaSen through guns in the yellow sands,are spattered about in all their uppericache* with hugo boulders of granite.Thcho monstrous blocks black nnd drip-jihtg eternally from tho spray oast uparound them, oro cleft, i\nd hewn intonhnpc* weird and fantaaUo, apd the Ma-lays, \vh«»o oyeu, so quick to catch everylino of Nature's picture writings in theirown sombre forests, can with difficultybe brought to recognise tho truth of apicture or a photograph, «co in evoryu»ck the clear outline of apetrified mon-ster or gome other more homely object.. . . . Buthow enmo these palaces,thcie monsters, the<m domestic animalx.nnd thote household uteuxjU to bo'turnedInto stone? The answer comes glibly

—Kwia tegor Sang Kekmlnttl Hhey were?*pok«Mi to by Sang Ketembsi! And whow Sang Kelombni? Looks that plainlypity an ignorance so colossal arc turnedupon tho enquirer. To tho Malays iti« an much uh though one wero to nskin tho society of educated Europeanswho the great Napoleonwm; for to th©inhabitants of thoPeninsula Sung Kelom-b;ji is quite as rtal, quite as authenticallyhistorical, nnd in his own fashion hasloft upon his world on evenmore endur-ing mark than did tho Corsiean con»queror on Kurone.-

The story, at) the natives toll it, runsas follows :—ln:

— In ancient times S»ng Kel-embul wandered through tho new, rawworld, ho and his little daughter, ands nil thing** to which he spoke tvero in-stantly petrified, wave only the dragon,the lion, tho tiger, tho elephant,,and amythical creature ' called tho "fieryrhinoceros," nil of' whom were hi« friendsnnd allies. . For food ho sought fish intho rivors, and to this end he fashionedthe fir»t coating net;. but jealous lestman should ucquiro tho art and bo robhim of hifl dinner, he burned it withfire, of ivhicb he had alono the secret,a» soon as he hud used it. But cunningmen came'upon the smouldering mass—the stonea that wero its weights areshown on the right bnhk of 'tho Tom*tooling River even to this day— and theiringenuity enabled ,thorn to mako use ofthe fire, and presently to weave in imi-tation nets for,their own service. Untilyou appreciate .how largo a' portion ofthe luxury of his'life comes to the aver-age up-country Malay tllrough his cast-*ing not, you cannot easily realise thoimportance of this discovery to him.These doings greatly angered SangKelembiu, and lie journeyed through theland bent upon tho destruction of man-kind. But, ashe went,ho chanced upona sarong, or timive waist skirt, hangingfrom the topmost twigs of a bamboo.Its owner hud pulled the yielding "stemdown to his own levol, and then hadMuftored it to spring erect, bearing hisgarment with it. This sjmplo explana-tion, howevor, didnob occur to the sim-ple Sang Kelembui, and a great fearbegan to grip him. What manner ofgiants wero these, he thought, who usedtho very treotops for their coat pegs? Alittle further ou he camo suddenly upona hammock hanging betweon two trees,and in it, swinging gently iv deep sleep,lay *v old, old man. > His ■ head wasglassy with age, and he snored pain-fully with gapingmouth Warren of teeth,ihen a still greater fell upon SangKolembai, for U,seemed.* tohim that thiswns a newborn infant that lay beforehim so bald*'and toothless, and if the|babes wero as big as that, what, heasked, must bo th,e size of a fullgrownmutW Stricken with panic, he hurried

back to tho clearing in which ho hadleft hin daughter,-only to fimUher dy-ing, poisoned by a mango which menhad given hor, for that innocuous fruitproved deadly to this supor-mortal. ThontSang Kelembai, a faint-heartedhero, amia magician of singular limitations, calledtogether the monsters who were hisfriends, and bade them quit the earthinhis company, since none, ho declared,could hopo to prevail against tho infernalpowor and ingenuity*of man. The dra-gon, tho fiery rhinoceros, and the lioniiijrced to bo guided by his advice, audin proof that this tale is tnio tho Malayspoint triumphantly to the fact that nonoof theso creatures are now found in theMalay Peninsula, Avhich, afterall, is the■M-holo round globe, no far aa they areconcerned. But tho tiger, who, arrantcoward though ho be,has a nasty temperof his own, and tho elephant who, asis well known, is crassly stupid, hopeless-ly unenterprising and incorrigibly conser-vative, determined to fight their quar-rel with mankind out to the bitter end.Wherefore, a"J) Sang Kelembai prophesiedMould befall, tho tiger goes always interror of his life, and tho elephant hasbeon reduced to slavory.

This myth is perhaya worth record-

'ing, because it afford* an interesting il-lustration of the attempts which men ofa primitive imagination make to accountfor natural phenomena, arid also becauseit throw* one more light upon tho su-preme solf-complacency and confidence intheir own prowess wliich are innate quali-ties of human beings all the worldover.

—Hugh Clifford in tho Pilot.

Habits of the Finns,

Reports of terrible famine in. Swedenand Finland have brought thufc part ofEurope into general prominence. TheGrand Duchy of Finland recently claim-ed the (.ympabhy of the world because^ oftho efforts on the part of .Russia to wipeout cherished institutions and to destroyits individuality, JSow "it is once morethe recipient of much Sympathy on ac-count; of the sufferings of its people fromhunger.

Uordercd by tho Gulfs of Finland andBothnia, on tho south and west, andbounded by Russia and Lapland on the.east and north, Finland is away from thebeaten path of tho tourist, und conse-quently its features and the characteris-tics of its people 'are not well known.

Finland is larger than England, Ire-land, Scotland; and the Netherlands com-bined. Ibhas its own constitution,whichwas framed in 1772. This instrumentwas modiiiod and changed when, in1809,the grand, duchy was 'ceded to tho Em-peror of Russia, bub it &till provides fora lmtiontil Parliament, in which the fourestates— the nobles, the clergy, theburghers, and vthe peasants—are repre-sented, and names -as the head 'of the.State the "Grand Duke of Finfiind,"whois tho Tsar. The patriotic -Finlanderapeaka'of the' Tsar as the 'Grand^ Duke,just as the Hungarian does of Emperor

"Franz Josef ashis King. <

A visitor to the capital, Helsingfoi'B,"in speaking of tho place, said that theiirat thing that attracted his attentionin the place was the great number ofbioycles. "The Btreets are paved withcobblestones," he said, "and far frbmgood'from tho wheolmnn's pointof view,bub the* seventy thousand inhabitantsown more than three thousands wheels.This is tho more remarkable from thefact that for "seven months of the yearthe ground is covered with ice and snow,leaving only five wheeling,months."

Tho inhabitants of Finland ore a seri-ous people. They know nothing abouthumour, and a joke told to them must,

be explained. All classes are educated,imd> according.to the version of a care-ful observer, "They have fixedideas as tothe equality of men and women. Co-education' is practised in it'» broadestform, and, the people ar© reared to dis-regard the imaginary lino which .society,

/draws between meu and women;"yet inall social gatherings an antithesis to thisfreedom is found in the form of 'unusualrestraint.

"Since 1893 women have been eligible

as members of the school boards, butamong the working classes .equality withmen has .long been established, as maybo seen by tho number of women whofollow vocations,which are usually mono-polised by men. Thus, there are amongtho tradeswomen 114 bookbinderK, 112hatters, 17 dyers, 12 carpenters,' 10paperhangcrs, 11 watchmakers, 20 gold*smiths, 558 bukers, 19 slaughterers, 353hotel und restaurant keepers, 765 shipJoadere, 198 printers, and 550 bricklayers'in tho grand duchy. There are also 850women in the employ of tho State invarious capacities.

For hundreds of years Finland belong-ed to Sweden, and although ib ia nearlyone hundred years since Russia, camoacross the border and gobbled up thecountry the upper class still speakSwed-ish. " Theseupper class people ure calledFinlanders, while the peasants who speakonly Finnish are spoken of »s Finns.

Mr, Shoddy cannot livo and be com-fortable in Finland. Ho cannot pretendto be a man of large income, when, infact,- he is on the ragged edge, becauseone of the customs of the land'is to pub-lish in tho d«ily papers at a certain timeevery year the income of every 'citysen.Incomes of less than lOOOdol are exempt,With a full knowledge of a man's finan-cial resources his friends know when heis overstepping tho bounds of prudencein hia expenditures and when he docs orfails to do his 'share of charity. Thiswillingness to allow others to know theirbusiness is not more remarkable than thecustom which prevails throughout thecountry of entering

-a housV or a room

without knocking. Peopleneyor think ofmaking their presence''known bofore en-tering, never say x>t act "by your leave/but walk right in, tind they feel justifiedin doing so, because many doors haveneithor oolts nor locks. The people aregenerous and hospitable, they love peacerand respect law and order, and, althoughthey are slow to anger, they are equallyslow to forgive. The Finlander rivalstho Chinaman in his lmbit of asking per-soual questions. Ho asks his guest ques-tions about his age, his business, income,or family without reserve, but whenquestions are put to him he never givesa direct answer, seldom saying directly"yes"or "no."

"But don't think," said the man fromFinland, "tlmt because tie mean tempera-ture of Northern Finland is 29-degrees,and near Hel&ingfors 38 degrees Fahren-heit, that we have no summer. Thosummer is short, but wo havo warmerweather there than they have in,Eng-land, and we liavo better wikl straw-berries between 15th June and 15th July(and more of them) than in ahy otherplaceIknow of."

A peculiarity of Finland is the bath-house. Every houso in tho country, nomatter howr small it may be, has its"sRUna," or bathhouse. This standsaway from the other buildings, andisalways easily recognised by tho blacken-ed Avail against M'hich the stove stands.Every Saturday the wholo family takesa bath

—not singly; that is considered

unnecessary. It is a joint bath—

men,women, and children. The farmer, hiawife, ,brother, sister, labourers, friendswho happen to be with him at the time,and if there be a dog on tho place heusually t*ke« his share of the familybath. By this custom the population ofFinland becomes clean onco every week,although few of the country people knowwhat daily attention means. Tho buthis of a kind peculiar to tho country, butit resembles the Russian bath in somerespects. The room, in which the func-tion takes placo is tilled with,hot vapour,which is replenished by the attendant,who throws water' on the heatedntones and tho stove. Thebathers are lathered and scrubbed andmassaged, 'and, although, taking a bathin the Finnish style is considered hardwork for people wiio are not accustomedto tho process, it is exhilarating to thonatives.

In therural districts no one isallowedto sell liquors or to distil them,nndnoperson, unless ho is licensed tosellspirits,is allowed to keep morethnn five quartsin his house for every adult living inthe establishment. To tho visitor fromother countries one of the noticeable fea-tures of the country is the censored news-

What Jfvw Zealand ThinksTo-day.*

ARTICLE BY MR. ARTHUR H<ADAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)LONDON, 7th 1-Vbru.iry.

Asking initially tlio question: "Jlowdoes New Zealand contemplate the widoEmpire of which she forms so young, boaggressive, so 'confident a piirt 1 Whatis tho opinion, well or ill-founded, that11 New Zcalander lifts of tho country thathas mothered him ? An answer to thesequestions might help to bring about the.better understanding bolween its coitiputt-ent parts which in tho immediate need oftho Empire," Mr. Arthur JF. Adainacontributes an interesting article to thocurrent number of tho New Liberal Re-view.

Ho says at the oulapt:"What the manin tho Strand knows of New Zealandmay be summed up in a few words. Itin a, colony somewhere in the SouthernHemisphere, probably an outlying islandoff Australia;it has fine scenery, earth-quakes, and women with votes} it ex-ports to England fina soldiers, fro/enmutton, and Mr.-Seddon, And the manin tho Strand is not certain whether hoshould toko Mr! Seddon seriously rrnot."

Next be briefly* but skilfully, skotchestho salient physical features of New Zen-land. And tfion ho proceeds: **nd thepeople? They are not Australians, norare they English. Approximating closestof all tho colonies to the English type,with a speech quite free from tho Cana-dian accent and almost free from thoAustralian drawl, they are a branch ottho British race, lookingon the English-man as an older and quite distinct repre-sentative of that race. Next to theirkeen pride in being New Zealnnders, istheir prido, amounting almost to arro-gance, in being part of tne British hm-piro. Their loyalty

—Iapeak wiuia cer-

tain amount of hesitation—

is not loyaltyto England, but loyalty, passionate anaeager, to the British Empire New /ica-land was settled, not by convict irans-portation, but by bands of emigrantscarefully selected by religious and colon-ising organisations. ll« groat distancefrom world-contres " has prevented con-tinuous intercourso with any other coun-try, except Australia, and as a conse-quence a second generation of New Zea-landers hns grown up who luvvo neverseen England, most- of whom never will.

"There «r*» now three-quartersofa mil-lion people scattered through a couutrythat could support twenty millions. Inpoint of population New Zealand is the/size of tho city of Glasgow. It is a self-govorning, self-confident liftlo people,contented and prosperous, harbouring nomillionaires, no beggars. No man couldstarve in New Zealand. Every man andevery wqman

—Maori and white

—has a

direct intercut and responsibility in thegovernment of the country;and mo la-bouring man, being in tho majority, 'innachieved for himself a standard of livingpossible in no other country. lt« free-dom from v pant, it* lack of history, andit»' isolation from tho world, have de-veloped iltt Inhabitants on lines quite,unique. . This Imiidful of people mis »eenrichly dnw<>red— given a. land now anafertile. Marling its race problems tabularvsa, presented with a nlnnk map andan unwritten hi«tory-primer to HU in anuwrite us it plcane«. What in the result-" ,the partial result

—of this unique experi-

ment totlny?"Tt is alinogt impossible for a man born

and bred in mo littlo island of Englandto understand tho breadth of a colonial'soutlook. If a colonial wants a tiling hocan immediately set about achieving it.His progress is barred by no accumula-tions from tho- past;" it m not necwwiryfor him to waste his strength in under-mining precedents., With the practical■

genhis of tho Uritish race, the colonial*adopted from their Mother Country onlythoso laws that wemed good to them.Their progress toward their goal hasconsequently been enay and rapid. i«Ji<i

»the goal! Perhaps it is too soon to speak;of State Socialism, but Ihopo to enow|that in New Zealand at least, (State- So-cialism u» tacitly accepted ,as a work-ing theory hi politics, and in many de-partments of the State it is actually in«Uisfact6ry working order."

After touching on tho character anatendency of Liberal legislation in NewZealand, with its products, such as fem-inino franchise, old-age pensions, Stateownership, land settlement, ote., ho re-trunks: "Summed up, it may be said tobe State Socialism iv full blast. Anutho people, judging by the continuous|majority they give Mr. Seddon's party,nrft

tcontented w\th their lot. ButIhear

some one say, 'All this is an interferencewith tho liberty of tho individual.' 1Badly fear it is. Only in New 2eal«mit is held that when an individual actsin a way tbat is obnoxious to society,society should curtail his liberty to' thoextent necessary to its comfort. *

Mr. Adams summarises tho respectivevioM's of Conservatives and Liberals inNew Zealand, und |^ien seta forth theviews of Now Zoolandors gojieially asto New Zealand itself, Australia, Eng-land, and tho Empire. "New Zealand,'he says, "is quite satisfied with herself.She yearns for no access of population, jTho fact that she is one of the most!prosperous countries in the world is toher no reason why she should inviteothers to share her prosperity. . NowZealand, too, has a well-defined expan-sion policy of her own. She looks con-fidently to a Pacific sway. Tho late SirGeorge Grey's conception of a South SeaFederation, with New Zealand uk its.centre, haß been consistently pursued bytho present Premier. It may surpriseEnglish readers to learn that New Zea-land's already-acquired outlying depend-encies, include an expanse of sea-spacethat is equal to the sizo of Europe. Thispolicy of minor annexations goes steadilyon.

'Tho confederation of tho Australian

colonies has turned New Zealand's eyescast anduorth;she feels that her destinylies in the control of the archipelagoes oithe Pacific. Itis an ambition of whichwo shall hear more iv tho future. To-ward England New Zealand has tho af-fection of a littlo brother toward tho old-est of tho kin. Tho colony's readiness tosend, contingents to South Africa provesnot so much her patriotism toward theMotherland as her duvotiou to tho ideaof Empire. The war has mado her self-conscious. Tho public recognition of thejwirtnlie has played in the dr.uim. of the\var has given her iv new pride

—aim

with the prido luih como a confidence thatis almost arrogant. . . Rightly orwrongly New Zealand believes that shebus rendered valuable aid to tho Umpire;and being Able to perform a man's work,fho demands recognition as a man. What,then, docs New Zealand want 7 The an-swer is

—T put it baldly— a greater slmro

n the government of the Empire."ITo thinks New Zealand's attitude to

he this: "New Zealand is somewhat ini-ktient of English politics; she sees an

Empiro ■waiting government outaid*;i«nd she wants that Empire made thochief care of the English Government.More, aho wants the component partsof that Kinpirc represented in its Ad-ministration; and frankly, she does not

WELLINGTON. NEW ZEALAND. SATURDAY. MARCH 28. 1903.papers. Whenever an article ia printed"winch the Government censor thinks objeetionable, it is blackened "or' blottedout, and if this cannot bo done the cdltiou of the pupor ib confiscated, and an*other is printed without the objectionablearticle.

There are choirs and musical societieseverywhere in the country, and thepeopleuro thoroughly musical. Tiie kan-telet, an instrument which resembles thezither, is popular, but the music whichis produced is weird,and reminds one* ofthe 'bagpipe. The singing of the peopleis sad rather than joyous.

How severely the famine now rages inFinland is shown by an account in th«Skandinavcn, n. paper published in Chi-cago as tho organ of America's citizensof Scandinavian origin or descent, which,prints a translation of ft letter recently-sent by one Finnish clergyman to1 on.other. After tolling how difficult is it,owing to, tho severity of the Russian

"censorship over letters as well as theprobg, to make known abroad tho truecondition of tho country, tho writer de-scribes what he saw when in the regularround of hi* duly he visited the home .ofa family in a remote part of liis parish.On approaching the house he found lyingin tho snow the dead body of a girl ofseveu, who had evidently perished.whilemaking a despcrato attempt to bummonaid; Then he entered the house. "Oil atable," he says, "I found » smiUl pieceof bark bread and a, gnawed-off bone.In one bed was the lifeless body of thamother, and clasped in her arms andpressed to her bosom- was the corpse.ofnet* youngest child, a little girl two anda half years old;in another bed was thohusband and father, sick 'and helpless,more dead than alive, and by his sidtothe dead body of n. little boy four yearsold.'' Such tragedies are said to be oc*curring all through the famine district,and Russia, with nor own hungry hordesmore numerous than she can care for, -iadoing little for tho relief of Finland.The Treasury Department has instructedthe immigration officials at this port, inview of the Finland famine, to favour aamuch as possible the immigrant's fromthdt country -who are forced to leave itfrom lack of food In December abbubseventeen hundred Finns arrivedin thincountry.— New York Tribune.

THE RISK OF SHAVING."m

The use of soap lather prior t*jshaving, thebeard is regarded merely a*a meaiis of facilitating the troublesomeoperation. Soap is said to extract theoily matter fromthe hair and thus render,dt brittlo so.that tho blado oT the razorsaws through iteasily, forafter all shav-ing is a dolicate sawing process. Withsensitive skins, of course, a soap of goodquality and preferably free from alkalineexcess is desirable. On tha other hand,it might bo thought that an excess ofalkali would prepare tho beard morereadily than a pure soap or super-fattedsoap. The corrosive effect of alkali,however, leaves no doubt as to whichdescription of soap should be used. Soupprobably plays a more important ralothan that of sanonifier of the natural oilof the; hair. In spito of the fact thatthose who use the razor frequently cubthemselves, yot it is rarely that any-thing moro serious than a ait follow*,jthoslight wound generally healing,quick-ly, and the risk of septicaemia, arisingin this way wouldseem tobe almost nil*In the majority of cases, therefore, itiis clear that the razor blado must b«bactoriologically clean— i.e., free fromseptic matter— which must be "attributedto tho fact that probably it "is dipped,into hot or sterilised water before useor else that the soap lather is antiseptic.The latter explanation seems the moreprobable of the two. The amount ofsoap rubbed on th* skin is considerableif the shaving be in any degree comfort-able, and soap has considerable, antisepticpower, a 6 per cent, solution "being suf-ficient to dostroy tho typhoid bacillus.

'There can be little doubt, therefore, thufcthe akin is rendered sterile by the liberalapplication of soap, and thin fact is in,favour of any xut that may bo nude re-maining healthy and without any serionsconsequence. In a soap in theoperation of shaving Jiot- only facilitates*the process but plays the same valuablerole when the shaver is unlucky enough'to cut himsslf as does the .antiseptic ivsurgery.— The Lancet

THE FIRST TELEPHONE.«.

Telephones^, have loomed large in thmpublic eye,of late, aud something aboutthe history of these useful and nowprac-tically indispensable instruments may b*of interest. The first telephone wmbroughttoEngland from America'in 1876.In 1878 the discovery of the microphonemade the telephone a thoroughly practi-cal instrument, and a company*A'as start-ed for acquiring and working,Bell's pa-tent. Tho next year that company:sought an alliance with the Post-office,by which the latter would obtain tele-phones at cost price, and would in re-turn facilitate the operations of tho com-pnny. Tlieso negotiations came' to no-thing. Intho same year tho Edison Tele-phone Company was established, and inthe autumn of the year announcementswore made in thepr«ss that telephoneex-changes would be established, and thatwas the first suggestion of a telephoneex-change in tliis country, although the firsttelephone exchange was established in,Chicago in 1878.— St. James's Budget.

SENTIMENT IN WALL-STREET." ■ ■ ♥"Not long ago," said Judge P. W..

Richardson, of San Francisco, at thoHotel Barton, "I went on to Now Yorkto confer with a well-known financierof the metropolis. Ihadnever eeen himbefore, but was at once impressed with,his business sagacity and his accuracy ofknowledge onall great questionsof tradeand finance. Iwas with him oil day.Not for a minute did he get away frommonetary topics. Tho dollar \vaa hisconstant theme.

'Wondering if the man had tho slight-est spark of sentiment in his bou!

—he

hadn't revealed any—Ifinally drew frommy pocket pictures that Iahvavs carry—photographs of two bright-eye^, happygirls that call «ao father. Tb«se picturesof my children Ishowed him, with thecole view of getting him away fromMammon for a little while. He seemedpleased to look them over, .and, aftermaking some pleasing comment, handedthem back to me with the remark:

"They'll cost you 6000dols. apiece todress and educate, and then probablymnrry some darned skunk who will makethem miserable."— Washington Post.

Why John wa« Ahsent.*-rThe followingbrief out explicit telegram was sent froma near-by State to Georgia, recently:

—"Reason Jojhn didn'tget home fer Qlirist-mas wus— he stopped,in a hotel for thefirst time inhis fife/ah* blowedout tk*

Supplement to Evening Post.

The shorthand girl looked up modest-''Wonder where Iput it?" *nid Mr.llibboii, pusulod. ilo folt in bis waiab-

cuat pocket without success."Whoro did jou place it IiibI?""1 NipponImust have loft it up onthe dre*sing-Üble. Kxcuso me will youwhilst 1 run up nnd see. Itbelong/ toone of our cmloinurs." c

The Inches ginneed nt each oilier whentho young man 1.,d loft tho room butthey spoke o w()1kw ()1k until ho relurnod.lcs, eighed Mr. Hib.bert, oiuwetinethe enquiry desolately. "I've got it!"Let Miss Mansell sco you with it on.She can decide whether it really suitsyou or not Ifs all ft matlcr Jtastof course, but 1 think- " * "«">,

"Do you mind," hilid Alr# Hibbert, ex-cltedly to the shorthand girl as eho look-" STr" % ]'!llgo tho cffcct' "^ youmind IfIwalk down with you this morn-ing;

""but-I!* Boinfi to trani>" Bho iaid»"Do me the favour," he betrgedShe consented, but made ■ provisionthathe shuu.d wear the eye-glass (which«hfe (fought admirably suited to him) nndthat wearing it ho should see her to thedoor of her oftic. Mr. nibbert, gazingat her with rapt adoration,'said withenthusiasm that ha would do anythingand everything she asked him to doIhe average mind understands thingsmore clearly in tho morning than nt aI*'.""1"""1 """ Jaded pait of the day,And Mr. Hibbert, a« he put on,lus lightovercoat jn tho hall and waited, realisedthat it wn« the eye-glass which' enabledhim to realise the beauty of character, thenobility of feature, and the general oh'armof manner that bolongcd to tho short-hand girl. Itseemed that the monocleidealised evorybody. Without it, ho hadbeen blind to tho girl's attractions; withit, he had the feoling thnt life wns un-endurable unless she shared it. He re-numbered uneasily that the servant atTorrington-aquare and tho older Miss

Cann had on the previous evening inspir-ed him with liko sentiments, and hewhsbeginning to puzzle this out who nnangelio figure- in groy twood (who wasthe shorthand girl) caino down tho stair-case, lie took her arm as they walkedout into Hampstead-road, and sho pro-tested gontly, buthe showed a now spiritof masterfulness, and to her great con-tent declinedto listen."I want to be quite straightforward

with you," he said, looking into her eyesasthey wontaoulh. "You are the dearestand sweetest girl that ever was oinco tho ■

world began. , , "Sho shook her head doubtfully, but ro-

framed from speaking a wordof inter*xuption.,"I'm earning a- hundred nnd twentyayear,and you,Ibehove, rako in abouteighty. Is there any reason that youknow of why we shouldn't take a nicelittlo house in tho country ut Highgutoand furnish it and get married?"

■ The two almost danced to tho terminusof the tramlines, and, quite dismal folkhastening to work turned to look, at themwith curiosity and, envy. Mr. Hibbertsaw her to the door of her olllce, anddespito the fact that her colleague* werelooking through the wire blind, claimed,in broad day, the right of an engagedmanaud kissed her lip*. The shorthandgirl went inside, aproud and happygirl."Hi1" cried Mr. Hibbert, starling mid-denly to run along the pavement at nrate that frightened the p.viBcn»-by. "Stophim! Iwant him 1"

"Which o.ne'f" demanded torno loafers,excited into a desire for labuur by Mr.Hibbert'a energy. "Tho whito man orth«> :f

A constable, infected by the stir, join*cd in tho running, and the coloured gen-Itlenian looking over his shoulder and1recognising that he was being pursued,took tohis heel*. They caught'him, ju»tby Peter Robinson's, and hold him, do-spite his struggles, until Mr. Hibbertarrived panting.

"Hnahe got anything of yourst" askodthe constable. '

"No," repliedMr. Hibbertbreathlessly,"I I've got something of his."

"Well, but,"urged tho constable, "youcan't give him in charge for that." Thecrowd endorsed this legal view of thosituation.

"Hero's your eye-glass, sir," aaid Mr.Hibbork "One and six. to pay."

Tho coloured gentleman found himselfreleased, and turning to the crowd ex-pressed a heated opinion ,of them andtheir country. Then declaring that thoeye-glass had made for him nothing buttrouble, he took it and threw, it downviolently on the kerb. The gluis Ainashodinto smull pieces.« * " « "

Nothing to add, except that Mr. andMrs. Hibbort ate quito happy at High-gate, and when (as i» the case in everyhousehord) there come domestic jan», Mr.Hibbert remembers how she loot appear-ed to him through the magic eye-glass,and wlwtever tho subject of disputemaybe, promptly admits thnt the fuult isbio.

The Web She Wove.Thp Quiapo district of Manila is

densely populated with the poorer classof Filipinos. Yet the people of thisquarter once owned tho richest prize inall the 'Philippines, tho Galio Blanco,who waa victor of on many mains n» hohud feathers. In those days the Qttiapowas almost prosperous, for the GafioBlanco doubled its income by means tfbets. "

Legally he was the property of theWidow MercaUo,,who kept » little fruitnnd beno ntand nenr

-the corner of- the

Escotta. nnd tho Oallo Ronn. But herneighbours regarded the bird ns a dis-trict poeseHsion,- and tho M'idow a« cus-todian, which, in itself, wns an honourto be coveted. Slio would havesold thathonour and alt that sho owned to, pos-sess Liadoro,'tho disripated young wood-carver, who strolled in every evening,and, aft«r becoming loquaciously drunkwith her beno, went forth to make loveto Maria, the baker's daughter.

Aside from tho beno stand, tho WidowMoreado was blessed with no charms.Sho was of tho dark-comploxionod typoof Filipino, and soveral year* older thanTsadoro. Ho might at any timo decideto mend hi* waysand marry Maria. Thisco»b the widow many sleepless nightsand numerous centime* for candles togain the good offices of Nostra Senora delQuinpo. 4

Down at Malato they had a game-cockwhich hiul vanquishednil tho uhampionaof that suburb, and ft match was ar-ranged for him, and the Galio Blanco.The people of Quiapo wero jubilant be-causo the Malato folk, with tho courageof their convictions, backed their bird,even money.

Imuloro, who seconded tho Galio Blan-co in all hia duels, appearedat tne benostand early in the afternoon to bear thefeathered warrior to the battlo-grouiid.Tho widow had always smiled nwoetly otJ«id,oro, but this afternoonlu-r omilo wasBUgnry to the extreme. Almost beforehe had seated himself aho placed tho se-ductive beno bottle nt hur elbow, andhe immediately commenced a. long seriesof toast* to the Galio Blanco, while the

bowing, and asking for a 'light,' naybeliimgiuud. 'Jlitio in nothing outre insuch an action, and if Kutia inclines toflirt with Borne city gruudee ov home ad-ventitious meu'liiuit, no ono mnnimrtues.

And now, a» tho evening wears on,(lio boulevaid hctno changes, with. 1livMippi'is out nf the way, uiid the menpicMMit. Tito citizens niiiy nol l>e inevening (lio-h, but tho pioinenado is a

jh pi< i.iii<"-c|iu> <:u"ect by hm com-ing, as lie has dunned Hume colour orother, ml of jcllow, nt llio nock or littho bill. -A* i.iily us 8 Hie hands atthe ciimiio bcîu tn Jtlay, and ivu'.i.i t'l.'lhtr wninun filends Hock thither .il thofirst Mnind of Ilie music, thu men, ,-its ,iado, strolling in later. The place isliidio like ;t (Ifi'inim gaulcu than iu,y-thing olsc— a, large, open building, lullof HwecL'SCcntcd plants and chruDs, pow.in^ in luxurious abuiulanco, and littletroubled by the gindiner's )ulining hook.Hut, ua might i)0 supposed, our Kaii.iduos not go there to cuinmiino with Na-ture. Tlie ball-joom is her fascination,and «ho is thoro to danco tho c\eningaway, her gay laughter ringing out loudand silvery, nnd sweet woids Miunuiugin her eiira all <ho sweeter because liltlux morality tells her that they shouldnot bo said. Her partner may oe a bol-dier, gallant in his unifoim, a k'iomuuui,n countryman, or oven a blrnngor. Herhusband is equally freo with U's ullen-tions, and while fche purisiiofl Vbr co-quetry, he dani'M* with some fair tenoiita,or perhapn with tho wife of some olborcitizen. Jealousy us between*man andwife is rarely felt or expressed;but itis not nil infrequent thing for two ofKatia's would-be partners to quarrel overher favour, or for Katia herself to Mnpwma provoking Isabel because- a gnylieutenant chose her as a pattner in pre-ference- to tho housewife.

Everybody fleoins to dunce, from girlsof 14 to domes of 60, and on moonlightnights it is often as Into ns 2 or 3 be-fore tho casino is desertud. As tho voicesfinally dio uwny, and tho miibio ceases,tho dancers go homo reluctantly. Katiamay t\nd her husbund thcro before- ?jer,and may not. The children had been senthome at sunset, und get but a passingthought. The day in over, and tho /o\vhours to tho morning uro none too longfor tho required beauty sleep.

So goes tho woman's lifo day by day,always tho same every day, with someslight exception on Saturday afternoonswhen tho Jewesses claim the boulevardfor a few hours. Sundays thccrowdsvarogayer than ever, and then Katia wearsher jewellery, and the dances are not in-dulged in.

*Taken a!l in all tho womuu

of Caracas greatly enjoy life, aud thoenjoyment is tho common property ofall aradesof society. Indeed, thebo'aat-od South American 'democracy is at itJtbest there, and tho chances for prido ofstation do not count. Tho wives andtho Ministers of the Cabinet shop', at-tend l» household duties, and indulgein tho plcitaurtss of. the promenado asrapturously as do tho wive« of mechanicsand merchants. Tho same* daily routineU pursued by all, and no womon theworld over gCt moro joy and pleasureout of lifo. To add spic» to tho dailylifo thcro come the revolutions, and onovory occasion of tho kind tho womonare as demonstrative as the men, atidquite «d eager to make an argument orexpress an opinion.

—GiiToid Knox, in

tho Springfield Itcpub'.tcan.

HINTS FOR THE CLEVER GIRL.

The New York girl, whoso income islimited li.tst a little .way all her own ofmnking ono ow-ntng gown s«rve duty for|throe or four. And tt i« the smart touchj that (Jov'n it. She is nlwuya altering the!c licet of her bodice by changing ite cor-iMigu decoration. Itis not tlw* mouoy »hourns, but her own cleverness, thatmakesthe n'Milb ono that tdb. Sho has justcuncvived a, dainty novelty for trimmingtho botlico of her evening gown, whichin iUeJf w cnpablo of ninny attractiveclumj?e«. It. is a niiuplo little ultuir tobo fastened ucrosa tho front of tho cor-w»gt\ and i« made of braided satin rib-bona tind urtilicial rosebuds and leaves.'Tiio ribbon lists! is ono inch wide, andthere nvo three strands. They nro (irmlybraided, and tlip rosebuds nro fastenedumlernejitu tho braided ribbon in suchiv way "that they form a pretty flor.ilfringe. Jf tilmctad pink ribbon is used toform tlit bruided .strip, and the roses arc»l«o pink, with ft few groen leuves ming-ling with tho braided ribbon, tho effectid extremely pretty.

However, Uhis Fame idea may be car->ricd uufc attractively in a vnriely of dif-ferent colours and different flowers. Ona.pulo yellow, white, or oven black, bod-ice uuslurliuMß arc quite charming asiv substitute for roses, with the braidedribbon matching the brightest tint ofyellow in tho flowers. Violets alsoninkoa pretty floral fringe, doponding fromshaded violet bruided ribbons. Tho girlwho .wishes to make two of these cor-&iga decorations, und yet have them asmuch unlike as possible, may bavo onereaching across the front of the bodice,fastening at eithnr shoulder, and madeeither of green ribbons and white daisiesor pink ribbons and pink roses, whilethe othor one may not only Imvo thefloral fringe bunging over the corsage,but a cluster of t!ow«rs, with long ribbonMtrwunum, fastened at the left'shoulder.Violets would look unusually well for abotlico decoration of this sort.

The inediilltou fan i& another newfancy of tho suuui girl. A row of hand-painted medallions form tho upper partof tho fan. These may be bought in thefiliops and pasted on a;dainty little satinfan, -or they may be souvenirs from one'sfriends, collected for this special pur-pose. The medallion fan lends itself toitiany changes. The medallions may bominiatures of court beauties or delicatelittle empiro figures, or each medallionmay show a dog's head or o, kitten'shead. A clover girl who owned «n in-teresting collection of kitten pictures se-lected from thorn a few of tho best photo-graphs of kittens' heads. These sh& soak-ed from their mountings, cut in ovals,and pasted across the top of a prettypink satin fan.

—Woman's Homo Com-

panion. ''■

' 'THE BRIDE'S LETTER.

«Dear Helen, you will,be surprised

To got i\ note so soon— the first

Bridal edition, unrovised—

■

And scribbled at my very worst.Tvo but a pencil, as you

A kuf from Harry's diary torn,And then I'm writing on my knee..

And feel a littlo bit forlorn.We're on the- train still,. I'm alone;

Harry ia in tho smoking-car/These last two hours. My time's my

own;Bnt, Helen, dear, how strange men

arolThree days ago

—time quickly flies,

And yet it somehow seems lilceI years

—<'

Since all tho ku?ses and goodbyes,And all the trombliug hopes and

foars.Of course,ho likes to emokc, but thpji

You nlways used to Bay, you know,Women wevo different from max:Ah, yes, indeedI Ifind it 00.

Most of my dreama seem disarranged,Of course, I'm happy— oitly lifo

Looks nltered now— the world iachanged;Ican't believo I'm Harry's wife.

And yetIknow Inm, for hero(What tiny thorns one's -\vrenth mny

may!) *I'm sitting qitito alone, my dear,

And he—is iv tho amoking-ciu\.^-Madoline B. Bridges..

to tl>6 band rotunda. Let ua hono theywill return with laurels on their smartops and medals on their brcust. Onou)ember 0/ tho band, unless, ho getsbroader jicross tho chest, bus no roomfor moio. Ho will probably do Nandowexercises on the voyage to remedy thisdefectI

— Yours, ';PRTSCILLA.

TheHousekeeper."" ■ ■ ■«>■

gWEGTS.German Pancako.— Sift and then weigh

half a pound of flour. Beat thieo good-sized eggs until light, make n well intho centre of tho Hour and graduallywork tho eggs into tho flour until youhavo a smooth battor free from lumps.Add a tablespoonful of powderod sug.vrand gradually half a pint of cold milk.Boat the batt«r again until very smoothand light. Hoat a frying-pan, and whenitis hotbrush it well with molted butterand pour in tho battor. Cover with apint of preservedpineapple or preservedapples,and set in a hot oven from twejvoto fifteen minutes, or until the batter isthoroughly cooked through under thefruit. Then slide it carefully out of thepan on to a hot plate. Sift powderedsugar over itand servo at once.

Custard Caramel Puddings.— Put abouttwo ounces of loaf sugar into a saucepanwith half a gill of cold water. Boilquickly with tho lid off, but do not stirit. Whon it becomes a pale-browncolour, pour it quickly round the insideof some small dry moulds, and it willbecome hard almost immediately. Nowbeat two eggs, and add to them half apint of milk and half a teaspoonful ofgnator BUgar;pour this custard into thetins, which aro coated with sugar, thencover with greased papers, and eteamvery gently till tho custard is firm. Turnout and you will find the hard sugar hasmelted and formed a aauco round andover the puddings.

Honeycomb Humid.—

Take two toaoup-fuls of new milk, half of * sixpennypacket of golatino, one teacupful of lumpsugar.Put into a pan and make luke-warm, then put in the yolks of throeeggs, always stirring. Bring them tothe boil, tako tho pan off tho lire, andstir in the white of the eggs (wellwhisked), a few drops of essence oflemon. Put into a wetted mould, andturn out next day. . '

Soiled Arrowroot Pudding*.—

Twoounces of arrowroot, ono pint of milk,and, three eggs; set the milk' on thofire, take Qut a few spoonfuls, and mixwith th« arrowroot; when .tn'e milk isnearly boiling, pour it gently upon thoarrowroot, stirring it all tho time; re-turn it into tho pan, and set on amoderate fire, stirring it well for a fewminutes till it thicken"; wheu nearlycold, add the eggs well beaten and alittlo salt; boil it an hour in a butteredbasin, and servo with butter sauco andcurrant jelly.

Lemon BreadPudding.—

Mix six ouncesbreadcrumbs, four ounces powderedsugar,one tablespoon grated lemon pool, fourounces butter, dimmer fqr ten minutesover tho firo. Pour out till cold, thenstir in two tablespoons lemon juice, thoyolks of four eggs, well beaten, and thewhites of two. Line the edge of a. dishwith putt paste, pour in the mixture,

jand bake three-quartersof-an hour. Servowith cream and sugar sifted over.

AppleTapioca Pudding.— Soak one cupof tapioca in. enough"boiling water tocover it; when it is quite soft stir injthree beaten eggs, two, tablc*poonfuls ofsugar, and add one quart of milk, -alsoa littlo salt. Have your pudding-diehfilled with apples, pared and cored;stir*tho mixture well, and -pout over theapples; bake and eat with cream, andsugar.

HOME HES'TS..To Remove Mildevf from Ltnon,

—First of all take 'some soap (any commonsort will do) and rub it well into thelinen, then scrape aomo chalk very fine,and rub that in also, lay the linen on thegrass, and, asitdrie«, wet itagain;thisdone twice.or thrico should rouio\o themildew stains. Another way is to missoft soap and powderedatArch, with halfthe quantity of salt and juice of a lemon.Lay this mixture on with a brush, andlet the linen lie on tho grass for a fewfrotty nights, and the stain will disap-pear. All linen will turn yellow if keptlon* unused, locked up in a linen pieos,ana excluded from light and au\Hanging Picture*.— Ivputting up apic-turemoulding the best effect is producedby placing it ou a line with the t6psof tho doors and windows.

A Scorched Table.— Highly polishedtables sometimes show upotw of whitewhere hot disked have been net or hotwater' spilled on them. Kqual part* oflinseed oil and alcohol will usually makesuch a spot vanjah. Camphor will ab>o,it is said, restore varnish, and if rubbedover blistered or whitenedspots will bringback some of the original lustre.

To Keep Sponges Soft and White-Wash occasionally in half a gallon of|worm water, in which a tcaspoonful ofS tartario acid ha» been dissolved. Then!rinse in plenty of cold water and t»et inthe air.

To Take Ink from White Shirts.— lfyou do not wish to u*o wilts of lemon,wet tho spots with milk, then cover withcommon salt, and rub the spots with a jcut lemon before washing;of rub thestains with a ilnid of oxa.io acid, in thoproportion of a teaspoonful to a cup ofhot water. Sometimes a reddish stain is

[leftby tho oxalic ucid. In this case np-.ply a weak solution of chlorid* of lime,and wash the good.* at once.

TrussingPoultry or Game.-—Always cntthe akin of tho leg about half an inchbelow tho joinb instead of just at thejoint. Then break tho joint as usual,and pull out the sinews. Tho bit of*kin round and below the joint must beheld in scalding water till the outer skiuwjllpeel off. Prepared in this way theflesh doc 4 not fthvink away from theend of tho leg in cooking, and, conse-quently, tho bird looks-much bolter whenserved.

Potatoes.— -Potatoes cooked in theirfekins contain the nutriment that is quitolast if they uro peeled boforo cooking.

Soro Lips.—

For breaking out on thelips and patches of eczema apply glyce-rine and sulphur.mixed to the consistencyof ointment. At the same time iti'iswell to tako barm and treacle for threemornings following. Mix tho barm inthe proportion of one part barm- to twoof treacle. Leave it off for three morn-ings, and then ttiko another course.

A FINE ARTDISAPPEARING.The following is an extract from the

Kaustw City Star:—

One of tho tbiugs intJjw changing world that ought to hepresorved iiiviolato against tho touch ofinnovation is apple-pie. Properly con-structed with <vu ingenious regard forhygiene and for plonaing taste, an tipple-pio in the very apotheosis of cookery, andJ110 tokon of modern degeneracy is inoromournfully appurent than the great scar-city of tho sort of intelligence and dis-crimination necessary to tho productionof appje-pie, pure and undellled, and di-vested of nil ndjuncts and appurtenanceswhich vitiate the palate hnd impuir thedigestion. '

Justice—

"And why should Imokeyoursentence thirfcy-one instead of thirtydays?" Uncle Mose— "An a huimme f.i-vour, Jedge. Da expiration ob a thirty-day <sentenco would jist bar mo out obdojgiol Cbriatmiw turkey dinnuh, e>ih!"

"Fasten them to the seat of yourpants," replied the youth, as he glidedswiftly away.

— Philadelphia Ledger.

NOT SO DULL."John," who lived in a Pennsylvania

village, was thought to be very hlupid.Ho was sent to a, mill one day, and themiller said:

—"John, some people say you are a

fool. Now, tell me what you know, andwhat you don't know."

"Well," replied' John, "I know miller'shogs are fat."

"Yes, Unit's well, John. Now, whatdon't you know?"

"I don't know whose com fats *em!"—»Philadelphia Ledger.

HIS DISCOVERY.It took the professor a lifetime to

muster tho intricacies of the old Egyp-tian hieroglyphics. One day he dis-covered a roll of papyrus, containingin ono place mysterious marks 100 faintto be dcp'iokered.It took the professor a week to find outthat the pupyrus was in a double layerMilh tho injurious marks in lie*

tuccn.It took the professor another week toseparate tho layers of the papyrus with-out tearing it.It took the profc«or practically notime at nil to read tho writing, whichran M follows:

—"My name is Blanche TcrwilHger Iwork in M'Guire's factory of antiquitiesat Oshkosh, Mich. lam a brunette,

18 years old, and generally considerednnndsomo. Icould make a trustingwife to tho right man and write thisnote in the hopo that it will fall intothe bands of such a man and so leadto farther correspondence."It took tho professor two hours toyield the objurgations which he felttho situation demanded.—New YorkSun. i

A GEORGIA LOVE LETTER.-A correspondent sends, us this .fraip

ment of a BillviUe love letter, whichis a curiosity in its way.

"Dear Bill— When air you"a'comin' tothe settlement agin? The -world is bolonesome without you, though the weatheris first-class. Ispent yesterday killin"snakes, which air plentiful yik an'thinkin' of you." I'gpose you know.that Jim is in jail, an1Tom only es-caped the legialutuc1by 10 votes? Weorter be thankfnl fer this Injun summerweather. I've killed enough rattle-snakes, t«r make rattles ferall the babies in tho settle-

ment—

all because Providence sent assuch,bright weather. They -ain't any newsto tell

—'copt that dad ketched a 'pos-sum last night, »n' I'm cookin' of itwith one hand,,an* a-writin' to you wit|i

the other."—

Atlanta. Constitution.SELF-DENIAL.

"WhatIadmire most in a man," saidJohnson, "is the power of self-denial.Now, take smoking,"hecontinued, lazilyfilling his pipe, and gazing, round abtho rest of the party grouped in frontof tho fire. "It's a useless habit, andyet not ono of you men. could givo itup. You haven't got the strength ofmind." At this there aroso a storm of.dissent. One man hod left it off one*for a whole twelvemonth, and only re-sumed it under medical advice. An-other had gone without tobacco fortwo years, and would back himself to dothe sarao again if tho bet was bigenough,' and so on, until a, Yankee whowas present broke in:

—"I knew a feller

down in Nebrasky," heremarked, "whosmoked tew ounces of terbacer everydayfor twenty-seven years, and thenguv itup at a minit's notice, and never techedit agin*. Fact, Idv assuhe ye," htresumed, as a murmur of unbelief arose."He was jest lightin' his pipe, whenpomethinff cum to him, and from thatday to this he's never smoked another."Marvellous, instance of will power,"saidone. "Extraordinary strength of mind,*1exclaimed another. "What determumtion," cried a third. And then thoYankee spoke again, gazingmeditativelyinto the fire the while. 'Yes, it wer*strange," he eaid. "Friend o1o1 mint,too, soIknow it's true. He werenUtin' on top of abarrel o'blasting powderat the time, an* tho head o' his matchdropped, threw the bunghole,!"

#NOT YET AFFECTED,

A youth -who had adopted tho methodof. parting his hair in the middle wasreprimanded by his father. "Youngman," he said, "you look like a fool!"There was no discussion, and shortlyafterwards an old friend of the familycame in. "It's startling," said thevisitor to the son, "how much you re-semble your father!" "Scene's just been

'telling mo,V answered the youth. »Theold gentlemen looked hard at his son.for a moment. "Well," he said at last,"I'll admit lhat your brain -hasn't beenaffected by your notion? of hair-dressing—

as yet1"'" HIS REASON.

Sunday School Teacher— "Tommy,I'm'glad to hear that you don't read dimenovefs. Why is it, though?" "

Tommy— "

'Cos Iknows a place whereIkinget 'em three fer a dime."

VARIOUS STATES OF FELICITY..Eustacia

—"How pleasedEleanor look*

to-night1" 8

Edmonia—

"Yes;eho's either had aproposal, or some mTm has sent her abox of candy."

EXPLANATORY.Mra Jones

—"Are they getting up an-

other Polar expedition, John?"Mr. Jones-^-"No, my dear! They areonly gefcing;"up after the one they got

up to get up after the one they gobup!"—

New York Punch. "

ON ITS OWNMERITS.A young man who spent his summervacation ona Maine farm says that newinstances of the thrift and shrewdnessof his landlady aro constantly thrusting

themselves upon his attention.One day a wagoa load of unexpectedrelatives descended on the farm and thomistress was, as she afterwards frankly"said, "put to it," to provideenough foodfor dinner. She brought forward amongother things, an applepie, which seemedto- the boarder far inferior to thoshe usually made. But when she- serveditshe sjpoko of her reputation as a pie-,maker. -

' " ■

"They do say at the sociables that no-body's pies quite com© up to mine," sheremarked, with a beaming smile, "andapple pies ore. what you-might cail myspeciality. I've often, been asked for thorocipe, but Itell 'em it's knack andjudgment does it, n6t rule."

The pie disappeared, and then, whenher guests were nob co hungry «s tlwyhad been she brought forth a second pic,flaky of crust, and luscious* of taste."Why, Aunt Mary,"said the youngestof the party, a boy of twolve, rT thinkthis pfcra ever so much better than thoother, and you"haven't said a word aboutit!"

His aunt looked at him without somuch as, a twinkle in her eyes."This' one will^go down without prais-ing,1rcekon," she said; gravely.

—Youth'sCompanion.

Mrs. Upjohn«-"Whftt beautiful floors!How do you ke|p them so nicely i\olish-*d? Mrs- (Wwell (giving her the icyglare)— "l'don't. Ileave 4«at to thehousemaid.'.'Kigg— "l feel t-hafc BorroweU owes mean apology* 'Wngg— "l wis'a that wu "

all he owed met"

WIT AND HUMOUR."BOOKS AND HOOKS."'

An author wrote a little book,Which started Quito n ijuuirel;

Tho folk who ieatl it frowned on it,And. biiid it wiie immoral.

Tlu>v biido him write a proper screed.He said tlicit he would try it.

Ho did. They four.id no fuull with it,And neither did t&ey buy it.—

'Washington Star.

A^QUARTEtt I'Oll HENRY.Mis. Henrietta whispers in hor husbaud'a

henpecked dU";"Helena quarter for you,Honry; it will

bo a-plenty, dear."When poor Henry tries to argue;"Fifty

eenlK, my dear, to-dfiy2"llemietta pouit.s her iiuycr:"Henry,nob

a word, isuy 1"And tho people- b-iv: "Htfs awful! All

ho thinks of in his lifeLjhis money— moue>— money! How I'dhut© to bo his,wife!"

Indianujpolia Sun.HISFIRST UIGAR.

A boy— a mateh—

A strong cigur—A periodof bliss

—then gloom—

A doctor—

a nurse—A coflin

—a hearse-

—A mound

—and then a tomb.

"—

William. P. S. Earle, in FebruaryLippincott's.

THE THERMOMETER.Pore Misthur Mercury, shiveria' in do

glaus,A-wishiu* an' a wiahin' foh de winter

days to pass;

A-climbin' up a little ways an* doin'whut he kin,

An' den a-havin' to go back an' staht detrip agin.

A-renchin* fo)i do roses dat do fros' donedrove away:

A-huntin' foh do sunshine of a lazy sum-mer day;

Pore Mistuh. Mercury, you shows a heapo' pluck,

An' ov'ybody's wishhV you da very bes'o'luck. — Washington Star

ÜBIQUITOUS.You stop into a railway train at Peng©

or I'ockhom Rye,You jump into a casual 'bus that's trot-

ting past) the Cvi,You get into an.eating shop, you walk,

or drive, or ride,And you find a beaming German always

sitting at- your aide,

Ob, it's German lfcre, and Germanthere, and Gorman, out and in,

But it's "Murderer of Babies" if you'rewalking in Berlin;

It's "Murderer of Bubies" when youleave your native Strand

—But they grow quilo fond of 'England

when they quit tho Fatherland.A German takes your hat and stick, a

German brings your chop,Ho simply seethes in. Capel Court, he

eerr«s' in every shop.Ho's in tho 'bus, he's m the train, the

coupert hall, and street,And now he's putting in his oar with

tli» naughty British fleet.'

Oh, it's German hero, and Germanthere, and English crowded,out,

But it's Cowards,^Thieves, and Cut-throats'' when their raving windbagsspout :

It's "Cowards, Thieres, and Cut-throats" when they've left the busy. Strand,

And thoy're spending English moneyin tho "Christian'1 Fatherland.—

London Globe. '

HIS FIRM.Bishop WatUsrson tells a story of how

he was once taken for a "drummer" by ja travelling sales»in*n who was riding onthesaino train. "What house da you re-proseut?" he was asked. "Lord andChurch," replied the Bishop. "H'ml"inuecd thtf drummer;"never heard ofit.Any branch house?" "Branch housesall over the world," said tho jaan ofGod easily. "That's queerJ" wenton thedrummer, whobegan to think hehad runacross a boastful representative of somesmall concern "Er

—boots and shoes?"

"So," said the Bishop. "Dry goods?"asked tho drummer, beginning to displayirritation. "Well, no,", said the Bishop,"fiome folks call 'em notions."

TWICE.He:"There are two periods in aman's

lifo when ho never understands awoman."

Shes "Really! When are they?"He:"Beforo marriage and after."—

Westminster Budget.

A DIFFERENCE NOW.A Kansas farmer was looking anxiously

at tho sky. "Ihope," he said, "thatnoneo' them there cyclones come along.""Are you afraid of them?" asked thestranger. "1ainc been before," answeredthe farmer, "butIlifted the mortgage offthe place yesterday, and it's so durned'light now it wouldn't take much of anykind of a wind to blow it away. Themortgage sorb o*- weighed itdownbefore,you know."— Chicago Post.

THE SIMPLEST WAY.♥'My dear sir," wrote the editor to

tho persistent young 'author, "in orderto simplify matters somewhat, wo areenclosing a bunch of bur 'declined withthanks' notices. If you will put one ofthes\> in an envelope with your manu-script, and mnil it to yourself, it willmako iteasier for all of us, and you willbo saving something inpostage as well."—Chicago Evening Post.

T"HE DIFFERENT STAGES.'"One smile makes a flirtation. One

flirtation makes two acquaintances. Twoacquaintances makes one kiss. One kissmokes several.more. Several kisses mnkejan engagement.■ Ona engagement makestwo fools. T\vo fools makes one marri-age. One marriage makes a mother-in-law. Ono mother-in-law makes a red-hot time."

—Exchange.

HOW ITS DONE.Publisher— "Gootfl That song will

take the town and sweep the country.Give Hie the manuscript, quick." Com-poser

—"But it hasn't any words yet."

'"Publisher— "Weren't you singingwords?" Composer— "No, Ijust 'sang'la-la-lum-tum-iddla-deo-la-ftl,' etc." Pub-lisher—"Well, they'll do .is well as any.Hurry up and write 'em down.

—Tit-Bits.

MORE INTOUCH.A placard announcing "Fine Skating

on Crystal Lake." prompteda well-knownReading man to indulge in that diversiontho other day. Not having essayed itfor some years, he soonshowed his wantof practice by silting down very un-ceremoniously on tho ice, which opera-tion he repeated at 'frequent intervals.Ona«small boy, observinghim in that po-sition, skated up and enid:

—"Mwter, you haven't got your skates

on right."Looking oritioiillyat hi* foot, the other

aiked:"How, then, wou'id you. have mefix them?"-

'

\

by monna of fancy tortoise-shell combs,"whilo tomo newer still aio made of ivorj',which look rather envious in tfio hair jbut if imy one wants novelly who muHfcinvest in ivory hair-combs. Further, itj« stated that the Mnnrtast French womenaro not having tlioir huir waved, butthat a fluffy appearance is attained bymon.n.4 of electric brushing 5 in sonio enseathe fringe or HUgjri'&tinu of o> fringo isdone mvay with too. iSome of tlio Lon-don hairdresser* .iro alicidy bluntingwigs with only the merest .suspicion ofa wave iv Hie hair employed.

When mquitted and jewelled patternswo applied to velvet duvî'S the designia first bunk into the maleiial, ho thattho dimming when .applied docs notMtand above tho surface of tho velvet;in that wny the heavy flowers or fiuit—grapes are »till largely umkl for tiimmingevening gowns

—formed of Ihe sequins nre

sunk into tho Ktuff and only tho trailingstoma are faintly outlined by tbo spaik-ling discs on the material; in the .samemanner embroideries of padded luce aroembedded in tho sunken spaces. Muchof the velvet now employed, whethor forentire costmnea or for trimming purposes—mainly for the latter— is of tho suppleIclinging variety of tho monssolino veloursIdescription, and frequently 'is coveredwith tiny spots as well as being linedwith lino hair-stripea. y

Ihear that rosettes und rosette-shapedflowers aro placed on evening shoes inplace of silver or Bteel buckles;nome-times a single flower is represented, atother times there is a. bunch of smallblooms; the new ornaments aro placedsomewhat low down towards the toes,and tho result is considered becoming tothe feet;nothing, is more dainty thnn aneat little bow of blq'ck ribbon on shoesof patent leather, while,a little steel orsilver star makes a pretty finish at theinstep;in my opinion tho new rosettesare unplonsing and unbecoming and de-cidedly silly in appearance. Just fancywearing a Japanese chrysanthemum or acactus dahlia on one's instep! l?or even-ittg wear long suodo gloves of champagnetint aro as much enquired for as nuy-tbing, and; nw they tone with old locothere aro sometimes insertions of laceadded to tho gloves; with sleeves ofelbow length and hands glittering withgems lnce mittens arogeneral, thenewestHhapo being cut with a. point over thoback of tho hand.

Most of tho sales are over, but Inmafraid tho new things will not be shownjust yet awhijo; most people- who areanybodies are away from town.

INCUPID'S GARDEN.

(Old English Song.)'Twas down in Cupid's /garden for plea-

sure Idid go,To sco the pretty flowers that in tlint

garden grow;The first it wos the Jcflsnmino, the Lily,

Pink o«d Kose,They- vi* finest ilowciv) that in that gar-

den grows.I'd not heen in Cupid's gnr3en no moro

than half nn hourWhenIsco'd two lino young maidens, a-

sitting in Cupid1!*1!* Imw'r.A-piilling of the Jessamine, tho Lily,

Pink nnd Rtwo,They rio tho finest llowers thnt in thnt

garden grown.Ifondly fftupa to ono of them, and

there to herImya, ,"Be you engngetl to ne'er a young msm?Oonw toll to h»o Iprayg.""Ibctn't ongnguil to no'cr n man, Isolemnly drclnro,

Inim« to* ho a maiden And «UII the lnurolwear."

Sayj* I, "My ittftrs and garter*, whyherc'a npretty go,

For ft fine yomij; innid na ever vn», tosorvo all mniikind fO."

Tboi t'other youn;: jiuiid looked «!y atJno. ami front her »CAi rlto's ri*en,

Says «ho, "Let us go our own way,andwe'll let «<lio go ahfo'n."

AMERICAN HEIRESS HUNT.It has recently been pointed out that

between f.evcnty, nn<l eighty KngliahnoUlns ami foreign pn»c«s mul goiUleiiicnof titlo havemnvried Amerienn wuniun ofgreater or less fortune*. Tho LondonDaily New*, commenting on this fnct,Hftyw:

—"It i* becoming utmost impos-

sible fw a foreign amhawmdor bueceiNhillyto perform his duties nt New York tin-Icjm, like tho Count yon Stornbcr^, who'in representing (.Jcrin'inv, or Sir MichaelHenry Herbert, lie Khali havu lirst, ax aprecautionary measuro, forentailed ontic-ism by ninn-yiug in Fifth Avenue. ThoYunkco believes ufc tho very heurt of himthat every Kngliahmnn ttvuld liko toniarry im Amertuun girl, autl thitt onlythoßo don't who can't. The. Knglislmiau!h poor, no doubt, bub ho is *o superiorthat tho Aiaericivii ludy i* prcpjircd toHiiond a larjjo dowry upon Icofpins} himulivo. Yet the explanationof Ino phono*inciion lios not wholly in the greater at-titt.ctivcuf.sH of Kngland'i! Mina. Itulocd,tho miimicis of tho men nro by no mean'sho poliKhcd In tho old country as in thenow. The rcinôn why ivngli^hmen jnirtryAmerican women, tvhilo Ameiican mendjjn't ho often mnrry Englishwomen, if,in. tho main, a very simple one. TheAmerictin j|irl travels in Knglnnd, -\vhilotho Knglish girl do?« not travel inAmerica, and it young ludy is alwaysmoro oven to utlentions Avhen she isaway liom home. A kind of halo on-volopa her. Her vfiry'imperfoctions bej<into set a fashion. Jtoa-over, fho Ameri-uungirl displuys something of the Frcnch-woinnn'a facility for appealing neat on amoderate allowance. ButAmericuu kU'lsccrtninly aro nttmctcd. by tho dnzziinj.',if illusory, opportunities for social dia-tihetion, which aro oJTered .by- a landwheru ariatocnicy is bused upon birthrather than upon fluctuations of Avoalth.Itia, moreover, extraordinary that Amer-ican lndica of acltnowledjjed chaim amiposition should no ftcqueul'ly throw inthoir lot with Kuropenns who have no-1thing to offer them compared with wluit(hoy enjoy already. Iti» pos«ible thatIhero is a placidity in (»reat Britain thntcome« as v relief from tho infinite dis-play of matevial energy which bows downtho American cttisscu to preinaturo riduge."

WOMEN DOCTORS INPARIS.______—»

How many woinon doctors practico inParhf A ntatuttioian h«s gono into tlioquestion. Ho finds that while twentyyears «go only seven women hau takentheir medical degree heie, in the face,moreover, of violent opposiiion, ihothirty-six hundred physicians now estab-IWlied in Paris include flfty-aovon women,Two among thorn hold semi-official posts.Those women are Mine. llres and Mme.Perreo. The former is medical attend*nn6 to (ho Cftateiet, Theatre, whore she 'looks nfter the womer- of Iho companyand the ehildien who appear on that.stage, the homo of French extrava-ganza. Mmo. Pence has the mmo poai-lion at the ytnte playhouse of tho Ocfoon,tho "Soeond Thentre I'raneiasD." She istho wife of a comedian who acts at thePalais Royal, und,or the n«me of Ray-mond, livery yenr tho faculties of medi-cine of Pnxis and Montpultior grant de-grees to many feminine canili(l;»tes, butJ''ionch women are in the minority, mo»tof tho doctresses who pass in this coun-try boing Kussiiins and Rumanians. JSowoman physician has yet been reward-ed with the cioss of tho Legion ofHonour, but one midwife, Mmo. Gross,holds this high and coveted order, whichwas conferred upon her for gallant con-duct in the Franco-German, War.

—Lon-

don Daily Telegraph,

Woman's Happy Life inCaracas.

Katia is up early in tliu morning. Shois a busy hoiisowifo long before miiii'lm1,nnd with its cailiest rayn on her uncov-ered head sho is ut the bazaar, or pub-lic inijukcl, to <lo till) cl.iy's inallvLlllltf.A plump, biiyht-eyed brunette, in hhoitpetticoats, with hngii long hooK mi ]\"vleet, (Hid a vast b.uikot. on her .iiiii,o.irrias her money in her hand, .mil hertongue is at'livit liom the moment nh\>cnti'Js tlic sI.iIIn iiml i^met by the lon^-lriircd Diego, daik-heaided and pink-f-hutoti, eager to Hull Ins wares. Hisvotio is nhrill and loud, while her isoven louder, if Icrs rasping. That market-ing is a pleasant vecreation for her,allording fine exercise for her ketn witand .slnewd tongue. Day by day shegels all that sho wants for herself, notpurchasing through another person andnever laying by in store for other day».She- has an uccurato knowledge of prices,ayo, of tho individual character of everyshopman;bub in spito of this, sho rnrolygels tho bi^t of any of tho bargains.Tho .shopman is prepared for a hagglingmatch that takes place with each suc-cessive customer, and if Katia goesawaywith purchases obtained fpr one-half oftho original price demanded for it, itis because the vendor rather more thandoubled it in tho ouUet.

Hero in tho bazaar ull of tho neces-saries of tho household uro to bo foundspread out before tho housewife's eyes,and as nil tho shops «ro opon and clo.seto each other, a vigorous and noisy com-potitiongoes on. In reality, everyarticloof food and clothing is extraordinarilycheap in price, and cheaper still ivquality. The iish ami meats are apt totosto abominably, the Hour aud iuoal orenot over-clean, tho fniite aro wtalo moreoften than fresh, and tho habetdashcryis anything but first quality. It is tho"vendor who seeks tho customer, offeringher his wares as soon as sho appears.It is tho customer, however, who sotstho prices, and in tho driving of a bar-gain sho holds the reins until Iho basketis full, and sho has trotted homewardwith tho neighbours. Tho marketingdoes Hot occupy more than an hour. Thenit is all over for the day, and the shop-man may sleep on his broad back on hisshelf, or go fishing, losing no trade

Her marketing over. Katia lugs thebasket home. Hor husband, the pons, orbrothers, aro yet in bod. They and thechildren appear by tho limo that themorning meal is ready, and the propaia-tion is not lengthy. There,is always rawherring and garlic, with cabbugo soup.Theso aro tho appetisers (znkowskoJ1),without which a meal would bo incom-plete. Theio may bo meat, if so, it isusually mutton or lamb. There is alwaysplenty of broad, a few vegetable*, »cheese, fruit, and coffee. Tho service iton abare table, and tho chairs or stool*aro get at <<> distance from it, ho thatiluring tho meal tho partakers cany theji'llow platca to their lap, and replenish■them at the board by the froo une of thelingers. Tho dinner i/t much tho hitnion* tho brcakfubt, except thftt thcro is itliquor in addition to the coffee, and usu-ally a pudding. Tho Venezuelan woinniiknows nothing of variety at titbit1,midon tho whole h?r skill at cooking is in-different.

Tho anmo term describes her houwf-ktioping at a whole. Tho housoH ore"kept" with littlo difllctilly. They £tfulow, whitewashed, one-sUny structures,with ail of the rooms opening into eachother. There ace generally not lux* tluuifour of these, and thcro may bo a duf.cu.Oni1, at tho centre, w tho living-room,whoro tho meals arc Kprcad, aud whuiotho visitors ft10 nmvivfd, tho culinarywork done, nnd i-ho dags, uoatti, andhen* accommodated. Tho other apart-ment* avo flleuping-room*, baths, übacts,nursery, and Hlorci. They are all quiteclean aud neat, but it i-s the lnuig roomnlotto that is open for iiiKui!ctiti!i. Iti* large, buvo-lloorod, low-ct-iitd, nnd in-\.iriauly «mcl*ing of mnoko. All thochhii'H remain stitHy ?ut ngaiui<t the wnll,and there are- nonoof Uiono pretty tiiilcaof fmnalo nrt which wo uro accustomedto coiwktvr us "marking a woman's »re-Biiee. Kmbrotdviy, chum puinting, evennovel reading, have little or no place ivKtttiit's life. There teno libt.try iv herhiuuti», piobnbly not a doztn books alltold. Newspapers are to bo hud at thoclub, not at homo;and tho only pictureis that of a tuiint iv a gaudy bi.i«« trume.

From brvnkfaut to diuuor the housewifejs occupied with hotwthold cares, prin-cipally scrubbing, washing, and pullingtho room-j iv order. Itis already hot andclose, and <rht> moves about methodicallyand without fatiguing hernolf more thanisho can help. Dinner is had at 1 or 2in tho aftprnoon, undus Boon n.t the mual13 ovor arid tho table Hcoured ."he is donewith tho house-hold wontus of tho day.No matter what her social Nfithon maybe, it is tno Rimm;before midnfternoonhor <lny is done. There is no more house-work to titU'iiil to until tho next morning.

Arrayed m tha fushionn which werebecoming toher mother and grandmother,i'ho soon sullies forth to her daily "con-stitutional." Fashionq arrive somewhatla to from tho shores of tho woll-dressedouter -wotld, and she has to bo content.And sho is of the jcuiiosse doreel {Still,sho ia by no means tin ill-dressed por-f.on. Gloves from l'uriu, boots of excel-lent homo make, and a costume (whateverits fehupi*) that is neat and stylish, >etoil her Hmo ilgurd and buoyant carriageto advantage, whilo sho is in hrr.selfas thoroughly sans geno and coquettisha1* iiny ludy over was. She Hits along tothe lMasiii Mayor, through tho poorlypaved streets,'tho jiir heated and still,and tho distant Silla ice-white in thoeast. Friends and neighbours join her;ovcry woman is out, somu with children,more without, (ft iv not.a long walk atthe furlhost, and she- reaches quickly thobonlovardo of the sqtmre. This is a> rais-ed terrace, perhaps 30 yauls wide, andnot moro than 300 in length. A fewEcata, well-kept treca and ehubbery,lemonitdy booths andnt one end a casinowith good dancing door-— such is thol'la/.a's boulevurde,> the thmvtro in whiohmast of tho social comedios of tho citynvo onucted. Tho place boing raisedabove the luvol of the adjoining ground,fenced in with v. painpet, all who strutup and down upon its stage aro kept inplain view from tho square. Here, ex-cept in th& rainy season, tho Caracaswomankind pass moat of tho afternoontimes. Katia has no chance of loneli-nowj. iThere is company enough of herown sox, and at sunset the mon comoto remain for tho evening, all takiug teain companies at the cafes, and no onoover indulging in anevening meal mulctone's own roof.

During tho afternoon thoro <\re <v fowftoldiors, gallants, and old men about,ami aa tho women walk about cr Kbgossiping on tho benches, they indulge inflirtation and in preference a gamo ofcards much affected by the Venezuelans,'tot altogether unlike whist, uiib ip;ththe elemeut of chance much increased.These loungers generally smoko longblack cigars, and it is quito ih« cus-tom for the women to have their litilocigarottes. In tho evening tho men A\hojoin their families indulge in car.ls andtobacco also, and thord is some drinkingin the shops on tho smaller squares. Onthe boulevard overy ono knows everyone else;nnd owing partly to tho freeand easy stylo of Cnractiß society, thocustom of addressing men and womenby thoir Christian names,and thenarrowlimits of their littlo world, tho semeon the plavca is rather hat of a Lugefamilyparty than of Iho public promenadeof tho town. Every man xmokas, and tholarger number of the women <lo ihojuimo. The tialonishnient of a foreigneron seeing a well-dressed woman, appar-ently v lady, und altogether a BUai'êr,

LADIES' COLUMN,

Girls* Gossip*

[Contributions to this column addressed"PmcUlfc will bo welcomed. Theyshould bo concise, nud must be niguodwith the writer's full nmuo and address,not for publication, but as a guaranteeof authenticity.}

MyDu.vn Kriia—There is a lull it\ the rush o! gaiety,

»nd wo aroall having time to devoteourAttention to our autumn frocks. Hebosays she recognises no fine, distinctionsin seasons, &nd in clothes knows nospring or aqtumu. A judicious garnish-ing of young mutton will makeit appearlike lamb, and a summer frock in skilfulhands niayaeeagreen old ago in autumn.But to writeof our paat gaieties,in whichtho naval officers played leading parts:The Reception on board the Royal Ar-thur savoured much of similar functions,with perhaps a trifle more ceremony be-cause our host was an Admiral. A de-lightful host he made, too, with apleasant word for every one, althoughhe could not'possibly have known who» quarter of his guests were. Ho has:> fins face, too, as well as a delightful"Winner, and" bids fair, so young is hoto be an Admiral, to hold high office inyears to come. His officers were cour-teous and attentive, and imparted frag-mentary and primary information aboutguns and torpedoes with a cheerful airthat did them much credit. Tho ex-plosion ihirked its duty for a while,though an eager crowd was watching theflag, and Miss May Seddon was readyto pren tho button

—or do what was

equivalent. However, it wentoff eventu-ally, to the great relief of some nervouaperson* who didnot relish the idea,of allthat guncotton being left behind in ourharbour.s The item on th^grogramine, Kezia,

ifhat aroused tho moat* 'eafhusiasm wasthe strawberries— real livecrimson straw-berries—with cream. They were grownon the ship, so ono man told us, withA fine disregard for truth. 'The nextmast interesting sight was Aunt Sallyand Tommy Tucker, whom we pelted■with more teal than effect, for Tommybobbed up serenely out of his barrelAfter each fusillade. Sally was comely,with a fair wig and a print frock thatshe found much in tho way.

Wo all went to *cc the Roentgen Raysand look at our hands under the light.Hebe and Audrey

—under the guidance of* beautiful young man with an extra

eruption of gold braid and buttons on hiafrock coat— pickedup pennies out ofelec-trified water, and Aunt inspected thelargest gun in tho fleet with a,severelyknowing air.

Tho band played gay music— some old-fashioned airs tweeter than any new-fangled ttines

—and the flags fluttered

gaily against tho bluo sky and bluer■water. During the afternoon Mrs. Rol-leston, as senior naval lady, presentedfcer husband, as captain of tho winningcrew, with Admiral Fanshawo's Silvercup. The seamen of the Royal Arthurare a splendid body of men, trim andhardy and bronzed. In honour of thoreception, the men wero,given a half-holiday

—% "mnko and mend" afternoon,

though, indeed, all their autumn clothesmust have been made 'and mended, forthe tars gathered in amused, criticalgroups at their end of tho ship andpatched the visitors. j

Wellington looked lovely a« wo spedback in one of those- fascinating littleoil-launches. Tho town was veiled insoft mist, through which the lights werebeginning to peep out, and above tho"oft outline of the hills the sunset hadleft a Huge golden wing of cloud, -withdrifting amber feathers floating awayacross ihb blue. Indeed, one Aucklandgirl

—but for any sake, Kezin, don't men-

tion thi» to an Aucklander—

declaredWellington was lovelier than that North-era city. 1am afraid that, like thovoatm of forty-five ia the opera

—Wel-

lington looks tart "in the dusk with thelight beidad ier!"

The dasee givto, by some Wellingtonladies last week was x success, though alew more duexag otn wouldhave addedto the enjoyment. Bat, indeed, girlshero are better <& than their Londonaistew who, onleas tbey take their part-ner! round with them from house tohouse—for there, of courje, two or threeballs tako place ha one evening—tftand a poor chance of dancing at- all.Iam assured three or four young menoften accompany a girl and her chaperonto tho different functions. Whether theyrun behind the carriage,all squash in'the<cno vehicle, or havo a cab of their own,history does not relate. But the systemas absurd, and there ia no reason "why,in coming years," guests should not beexpected to bring their own supper

—in

Ted cotton pocket-handkerchiefs and flattins.. The end scarcely seems to justifythe elaborate means.

Among the many pretty girls at thisdance a Sydney vwitor; Miss IreneMarks, wa# noticeable. She is tall and|«t«tely, with an complexion andfigure and quantities of fnir hair, turnedloosely back and coiled, with ono large|■white rose behind ono car. Her littlebolero that she woro over her soft blackjet-embroidered frock was of exquisite-white lace, and her sleeves were quaint jnnd fell from a band bolow the shoulder. !Her sister,,Mrs. Hunt, looked vory wellindeed in «■ delicate yellow brocade witha beriho of most lovely point-lace, anda crimson rose in her hair und on herbodico. A captivating frock of palo blueglace, with graceful accordeon-pleatedchiffon sleeves and much handsome in-sertion on tho skirt, -was worn by adark-haired girl Much white was worn,and two brides

—Mrs. Walter Blundell

and Mrs. Walter Johnston— looked wellin their dainty white frocks. An Auck-land* girl woro hu Empire wreath ofgreen leaves in her hair, and a piquantgreen bird nestled in the dark coiffur* ofanothor damcel, while garlands of dif-ferent flowers, coiled round the hair atthe back, were very general and mostbecoming.

Mrs. " and Miss Handysido nnd Mr*.«nd Miss Higginson loft by tho Rimu-taka on Saturday. By tho some boat■went Mis* Maginnity. Tho latter* con-cert on Thursday night was a brillianteuccesa, the great audience being wildlyenthusiastic It was little wonder theyoung singer was almost overcome by thekindly appreciation. Inher pretty- frockof pale blue silk, simply trimmed withlines of black velvot edging tho frillsand on the bodice, she looked very hand-tome. Mrs. M'Corthy on Ffiday gavea delightful tea in Miss Maginntty'shonour. A largo number of guests werepresent, and fortune-telling and musicmado the time pass quickly. MissMaginnity, who wore a' vivid) bluo Rtfs-nian costume and a blue felt hat, sangtwice very sweetly. Delicious refresh-ments were served in tho dining-room,the table being, decorated with quantitiesof sweet-peas. The hostess wore a satinand lace blouse, and a pale grey skirt,snd her sister, who has recently returnedfrom Sydney, a cream voile frock withcuipure. One or two of the new hatsmnde their debut at this tea. A par*ticularly pretty example was a drapedcrown of green velvet and a brimswathed with white tulle. A wing inbrown* greens,and white wna laid alongthe brim on either side from the b:ckof the bat. , ■■ ,

Wa said good-bye to our-New ZealandBand on Thursday. The Scotch airsthey played were alono worth the tramp.

LondonFashion Notes.

(From Our Own Coiropondent.)LONDON, 13th February.

Millinery for early spring wear is be-ginning to inako its appearance, bub sofar Ihavo nob como across nny verystriking changes regarding the shapes ofhuls and toques, which are still in greatvariety, for all good milliners continuoto foim the hats and toques to suit .thoindividual, paying speciul attention tothe fife und to* tho angle ab which theyaie to bo worn j a budly-fltting hub isnowadays looked upon as great, a ilia-figuvement ns a badly-fitting dress. Manyof tho new shapes are such queer-lookingthings in tho hand that it is generallyimpossiblo to distinguish the front fromthe sides until they are securely fittedon to the bend.

Flatness still seems likoly to charac-torixe most of the shapes, but at thosame tirno tho flatness is nob quite f>oextremeas bofore, and ina few instancescrowns aro to bo met with. As forshapes, nit the hats are wide in thebrim,' and the majority stem to have adecidod downward dip in front and atthe back, with a high scoop up ab eachside; there aro small round toques ofpork-pio order, and these must be wornto tilt well over the face. Bub thoro aregonerally extremes, and so there are inOie ca.io of millinery;for instance, w.hilosomany of tho hats almost hide tho face,others, on tho other hand, havo verywide and high brims turned righb backfrom tho faco, and have a largo bow orample bunch of flowors between tho hairand tho brim.

A3 for the foundation material of prac-tically all the late models, it is of thelight and airy type, daintily handled,while colours generally aro delicate,whitobeing much used; tfiore is a particularshade of rose-red, too, that will bo vpryfashionable in, tulle. Then, in additionto tulle there aro to bo many thin lacostraws, while a number of marvellousmodel shapes are niado of thin strawatranda plaited with chenille. All thoptraw now is soft nnd silky and woveninto lace-like patterns, -mid in this formit is not too solid or clumsy to bo needin the form of appliques on tulle orgauze; Indeed, -when attached, tho. ap-pearanoe is just that of rich lace, andtheso straw applications will make thotulle foundation moro lasting. With tullo,also, chenille hns boon intorplaited, andthus a light substitute for straw is ob-tained, and a. great many of the latestturbiui shapes aro composed mainl) of aspecial matte of chip straw interwovenwith chiffon or tulle. Tho latter airyfabric is always one of the harbingers ofspring j it has, indeed, not been out of■use for a number of consecutive seasons,ond for the past two winters has beenono of tho lending millinery details, oventhis winter having been used for thofoundation of toquW. Instead of theorect whito brush aigrette, upstandingsubstitutes made of tulle are new andpretty and soft-looking, though of coursoaro nob noted for longevity.

Lnco is going to bo a good deal em-ployed by milliners, and tho voguo forcolourod laces a» trimmings is likelyto extend to some of tho now hats andtoques, so that if ono deaires it thoshapo can be trimmed with laco of anycolour varying from tea-tint and deepcoffoe to blue, scarlet, greon, pink, andheliotrope. It is doubtful, Ithink,whether tinted laco will bo liked by thobeat drcssod people; in Huclf it busnothing to recommend it, and moreoverit will be possiblo before long to buybrilliant emerald and crimson laco atabout one penny per yard at nil tfiolittle suburban shop*;the natural tint«of lace cannot be improved upon, thatis if pleasing'effect bo desired. Koturn-iiiK to millinery matteis as they arogoing to bo, tho laco curtain nrrange-

"mpnt> dmpotf. round the Irrlm v* promUedus again, while in addition to the lncoscarf draperies round tho brim, these arotied ut the back and sometimes aro nl-lowcd to flow cojr'y to tho waist. Onthe whole, bl.ick laca is more- used fortho draped curtain eftVct than white, andstill tuiothor variation may be obtainedby tbo use of black tnllo worked *with apattern in seed pearls;tulle in brichtcolours, such as flamingo pink nudcerise,look* rather well toned down with adraping1 of lightly-patterned black lace.Tho nil-round dumping curtain, whichwill periium lrtrgely replauo tho cache-peigne of ribbon or la,ce, will enhance thoilat uppourunce of the' hut it trims, re-verting, in fact, to the once iiotcftl mush-room 'shape, and will, moreover, errt-phusiie the dTooping line of funhionablofriioulderH and be altogether in harmonywith olher detail tending to bring backagain tho "picturesque"' style.* prevalentnearly a century ago. Itis not only 'thebrims of hats that aro finished with thohanging curtain drapery, for tho edgedof the now floral toques are similarlytreated; their crowns are fairly flat anil,uro trimmed with separate sprays of littlebunches of flowers, violets generally.Theso floral market bunchy* aro also tobe ncn on s>ome of tho loosoly-plaitodba?s hi\tH, which have tho brims linedwith gaugod tulle. Juit now the floraltoques «ecm more worn in tho South ofFranco than anything else, nnd anotherfavourite flower which runs tho violetclose is tho rose, often in whito. Oned.iinty toque wa« made of whito rosepetals, and whore it bent over the fnceand ovor tho hair there was a pr«ttyarrangement of foliage, whilo a spray of■whito roues and leaves formed a aort ofupstanding aigrette at ono side; toquesof pure white violets aro quite now, undwhen a little colour is desired this isintroduced by means of a cluster ofdouble Parma violets placed near thefront. There are still a good mnny nacreflowers— those, Imean, which undergoa certain process which makes tho petala jlook like mother of pearl; in this waypinks and purples and blues mingle withtho 'softest white. Nncre Sequins, too,

Jook well an dress trimmings when used■with taste and judgment

In the linndH of a first-class milliner jtulle may be made to undergo tirtnintreatment in tho way of mimtto gaug-ings and puffings -which when accom-plished looks much litfe astrachan, andthis h known as aatruehan tullo. An-other pretty millinery detail that lookslike astrachan is in reality made of flosssilk, oxprossly curled to havo tho desiredappearance; this is very dainty, es-pecially in creamy-whito, in which tonoit often has fonn«d tho deep straightbrim of an Huwwir toquo;monstei*h«n<lodhat-pins have also been made of it, indifferent colours, and theso havo lookeddecidedly smart and ornamental whenused to secure on the head hots nndtoques of 'zibelintf or felt which havo notboon mirth trimmed. Humours are afloatagain that tnis year wo shall see hatsmade of aoft satin and moire, in undu-lating picture shapes; trimmed with clus-ters of long and full ostrich feathers,which, by tho way, are constantly in-creasing in length, and sometime* thetips aro fluffed ottt with marabout. Os-trich feathers aro going to bo extremelyfashionable this summer j they will bofull and Wavy but not specially curly.Those who aro tuvd of crownlcs hatsvrift- frequently havo nn upstanding bov-pleatiug of ribbonwhere tlw crown shouldbe, and round the middlo of this awreath of flowers can be placed, accord-ing to ono or two models X have comoacross during tho pabt few days.

Information comes this week fromParis to the effect that thoro ia every,likelihood of tho abandonment of thelow position of hnirdressiiig in favourof rather the middloposition, dressed inlittU curls and li^ht twists and fastened,

SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH *8. 1903.2

IThe foum aswirl, till the bright bladesflick, iAnd the bent j\rms mark the end

Of a stroke that lifts to a Song of Oars—Of leather on.poppet-head:> And high us the Mius the inusio soars—Red stars in. a purple bed.

"Tasman's Ships" i» a striking poem.; We quote the concluding lines:. You travelled fast and faster,

You cracked on sail that trip,I RegftrdleH* of disaster[ On sen or rocks that rip.p There were no tics to bind you

To those strange land*' astern,1 Save names x°» left, behind you\ That Etiglish children learn.

So to the Line you acudded[ Across the broad-backodseas,

I With gurgling scuppers flooded,| Andstraining flames and kneea.f Where, Pinging low and thickly,E

'The steam propellers churn,

> And leavo the water sickly1

t For half a mile astern; ■

!■ The Zeehaan sang a fonm-song,r And, as it r,ippicd forth,» The Hcenwkirk roai«d a home-song.I And both went reeling north,, With short waves gaily spraying) And hissing ft» they fell,i With humming backstays swaying—t Old ship*, you did right well!; Tho poem— in whole or in part— is well1 worthy of a place in our future school" reading-books.. '' Tho sea-song* occupy a vory large

—perhaps a somewhat disproportionate

—'', placo in tho collection. Good as theyImostly are, they do not, we think, show'' the author at his best or his strongest.' j One of tho mewl- vivid, as well as the

1" most grim, u» "The Cattle-boats." Un-1 happily, tho picture it presents seems

only too true. It is not in those that1 wo discern tho most promise. For true' pnetic feeling and Hne poetic expression,1 wo Mould rank nothing in the book

higher than "Love's River" and "AtNight." The first is a charming lyricthat almost sets itself to music:

—\Slow, 'neath the moonbeams gliding,

Love, w» are drifting farOut where the skips aro riding

Over the restless bar-r-Out, where tho reeling sparsReach to the bright white stars.""""".«

Over the green bar swirling,Lifting a aong we'll go;

Scorning the breakers curling,Mocking the winds that blow,Steady our love will glowDeep in our hearts, and soBravely we'll nail, and alow.

In "At Night" the note is meditative,nod the words ore chosen -witlx a delicatesense of fitness :—The twilight drowns, and on sea andhill

Tho moonlight silvers the eoa-mistdamp; s

The black cape frowns, and the ripplestrill

On beaches scarred; by tho breakers*tramp.

So still and soft Are tho Night-wind'stones,

So soft and low, thatmy thoughts go outBeyond this world to a world to be,

Seeking to know if the winds will shoutOr night lie cold on that Last Long

Sea.The title-poem, "Tho Rod We»t Road,"

is distinguished by fine language andmusical rhythm, but is obscure and "im-pressionist," its symbolism being farfrom obvious. "Quilp N.," in this .col-lection, has fully vindicated his claimto a place in our little but slowly-increas-ing band of New Zealand poets. Welike him best where he least reflects theinfluence of other writers. Here andthere- wo find' a tr&oo of that assumeddaredevilism which seems epidemic amongBulletin verso-writers, and imparts tojtheir work on air of sameness and arti-ficiality, but wo think that Mr. Lawson|has originality and vigour enough to'shake off the singing-garments of othermen. Giving of his own thoughts, inhis own word* and his own way, webelieve he may yet take a good placoamong New Zetland'sFirst Century menof letters."Episodes of Rural Life" By W. E. W.

Collins. W. Blackwood and Sons,Edinburgh andLondon.Somo of Mr. Collins's racy village

stories hat© appeared in Bkckwood's Ma-gazine, and others in Macmillan's, and tosuch as have made their acquaintancethere- this book will need no recommenda-tion. Twenty-one stories and sketches aroincludedin the threo hundred andseventyclosely-printed pages of this volume, andthe author has given us good quality aswell as good measure. The openingstories fleal with rustic cricket-players,and the humour will bo as well appreciat-

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

"The Red Wwt Bond and other Vers-es."By "Quilp N." Wellington: 1903. i

Tho author of these verses (Mr. W.Lan>.on, Wellington) is already wellknown to readers of Australasian peri-odical literature as a writer of iniscel-laneoua poems and *hort stories, markedby considerable brightness and vigour ofthought, and expression. All or most oftho little pieces, twenty-five in number,in the present brochure— tho first col-lected edition of his work— have alreadyseen the light in Australia or Now Zea-land, and some of them have attractedattention. "Quilp N." is above allmodern, and the influences perceptibleinbis wovk aro those of living writers. Ifthere is here and there v suggestion ofLindsay Gordon, it is the Gordon whoreflectedSwinburne ;but we imagine thatthe model who haft chiefly shaped ourwriter's style and methods, consciouslyor unconsciously, is Kipling. Wo nrooften reminded not only of bis outwardform, but of bis thought. Like Kipling,Mr. Lawion finds inspiration in thostewnboat's ongine-room;bo betrays asimilar minute knowledge of the detailsof tho mechanism;ho has tho Name trickof informing tho lifeless machinery with■pirit and volition, and the same ambi-tion to realise and give n. voice to thothoughts and feelings of the grimy andf;reasy men who in heu,t and discomfort

eed the furnaces and oil the engines. |Notably, in the poem "Bran New" tho 'leading idea, w ono which ofteu recursin Kipling, ns in. ".007" and "The Shipthat Found Herself— the inharmoniousworking and utraining when all w new,and the gradual co-ordination^ and in-croaned efficiency that comes with work-ing together. We suspect a parablo inKipling;but whother the language beIaymbolic or not, there »ecms to be adecided reminiscence of "tbo Master" inlines like these, whore the engineerspeak*:

—Sullen and stiff, they do not know "

What deed* they're built todo;'

Sullen and stiff, I'll take 'em alowBecause they're just bran-new.

I'll take them south, and as wegoThey'll learn to sing in tune,

Old ocean «ong« they ought to know—■ They'll learn them all full soon.. " "

t" ")

So one will give.and: one will take,And all will settle down

To tho long run with scarco abreak—Portsmouth to Auckland town.

Of these lyrics of the engine-room,"Forced Draff is a good example. Hero

vis one otansa:—

Oh! when tho mottled water,Is boilin* angry aft, >

Where two wild screws have caught herAswirl with extra draft,

It's good to hear the thunderAnd moanin' of the steel-

But ohIto toil down under,It teaches men to feel.

''

There ain't no night-wind» coolin*Our btirain* lips andbrows;

We hear no water foolin'And playin* roufid her bows.

It's steamy heat and labour,And sweaty oily reek,

'And qursin' with your neighbour,And faintin' if you're weak.

There i# genuine pathos in the poem—'five stanzas

—"When the- Prince went

down."Sim was a tramp, deep-deckedand old,

With misted plates and gear;Her funnel rattled when she rolled;

She was a biute to at««r. .From Sues to the Farewell Light '

She'd won but ill renown—

And yet, it was a mournful sight 'To sco the Princo go down.

* <

The skipper watched with grim-sot Hp— 1The old boat was his horne

—I

And pale stars mourned the dying ship 1From heaven* purplo dome, i

And (v» we waited, standing off, lSome snt and Btored afrown

— 1And one m»n turned to choke & cough 1

That night the Prince went down. «As anexample of our author'sdescriptive

'Terse, a stanzo from "The Kowem" ib as ,good as any:

—You've seen the effort a good horso makesWhen the winning-post is near,'And heard tho rollicking scream, "Off

brakes!" ' !

In the ilyer'a wild career; JThe tuil-rods tell of the hard aea-raceWhen tho churning screw-blades fly, iBut what can equal tho strength and ;

grace .tOf a picked crew sweeping by? 1So— slowly forward! Then sharp and

quick%

,The tough oart catch, and tend !

Ed by cricketers an tho life-like prchcnta-tion of character will bo by the Konci.ilreader. The author is u!m> v Keen ob-server of iinimul lilu and chaiaitor, as isevinced in "Dogs I lnuc known .tndloved," and "Dogn of a M»rt." Nor docsho (liNduin to study 1)10 \\.i>nof tlio lilileworld of tho poultiy-)(u'd— therein ir-niuiiliiig us* of Kuto Wiggius's "(Joo.se-gir!," though his tiu.iluiont of tho subjectis inore mainline. In Ins dulint'iitionH oivilUgu I'haiuctei ho goon deeper than (liemore- superlliMiil cli.iiiiclriislu-< mid pov-Minal eeeentiieities of lux subjects. 110gives rnoio tlmii one interesting view uttheir quaint ideas and speculations on thodeeper prnbleiiiN of litn heio and heie-nfUr. "Oid Tom Lans.lon," tho vi'ler.nicricketer, for in.stance, coiihcioUK ot Insapproaching dissolution, leguidh tho sub-joct wiLli tho trniujuiliiy of a philonophor:" 'Well, Master (Jcorge, he said, 'andIreckon as i'vo #(>( lo go; but 1 ain't,agoing to quarrel with the duciMon. I'vebud a pretty good innings. Sixty-eight 1am, and 1 counts that above t' average.Not that my old grandfer woren't nighon eighty when li« weio givo Out ;but itwore a mousy kind «' innings,— not kiu-Iia pno ns you or uio wouldn't euro to play,Master (Jeorgo. He weio nat in lm arm-chair Moll-anigh half the time. And Icount,' hu added after a pause, 'as l'votried to play with a .straight, bat and all.Hut there'll bo another Umpire n-stiuuling80011.' ,."'Never a better one limn you, Tom,'Iput in.

"Tou ain't quito on t' right track ofit, Master George. It's mo us they'll boa-umpiring ovor yondor;and all J cansay is, a» Ihopuß they'll do what 1allors dono myself.'"

"What's that, Torn?'"'Why, give mo t' benefit of t' doubt.'"

In "An Anthropomorphic Christian" wofind some original ideas of the same or-der;so, too, in "Our Old Koepor," whowas exorcised over thopi-oblem how, hav-ing us 'The Cntechcu' put it, done hisduty in liis calling, nnd being ignorant ofany other, he would bo qualiiied for aaUto of existence in which, piesumably,a gamckoopor would find h'm occupationgone."

'Bub whatIwants to kno<\' is, wlieroIbo agoing to when l'vo dono alongo'koppering hero, and what bo theyagoing to do along o' mo when thoygels me thore

—supposing as they doesgivo me a up-tickot and all. There ain't

no coverts yondor us I'veever heard tellof— not as I'veever sco a map of t" es'-tote.1"I think he wa* a little moro easy inhis mind when in. some book of travelsthat ho got hold of he fomid that birdsof 'Paradiuo wcro mentioned, and ho hadevidently been at come pains to keep a

mark in tho volume in order that ho mightb« able to show me a picture of olio ofthose gorcoous creatures.. "'.Not asIwouldn'tHoverlmvo a goodold English phensant when all's saidand dono, Master Georgo. You ain'tagoing to got a orittor with a tail likethat to ily high when there's a- windnblowing— an it looks windy up yon attimes.1'

STORIES OF AUGUSTUS HARE.— "—t,Many storiea nro retailedof Mr. Autnis-tw» Hare, who hn* just died, and fromthe mnss of anocdoto/romo good thingsmay bo culled. Jibs youthful appearanco

he ascribed to hi« keen onjoymont "oflifo, quoting in this connection tho re-mnrk of a friend— "ls lifo worth living!1"Yw, to tho very dregs." Another sav-

ing ho approved was that of th? latoDuchess Stephanie of Baden— "ln youththa years nre long/ tho moments short jbub" in ngo tho moment* arc long, thoyears nro whort." Ho considered tact tobe tho most unoful social quality. Housed Archbishop Longley'ii description toindicate iti~"lt i* difficult to say whivtit in," the Archbiihop replied when askedto define it, "Here, however, is ah in-stance of what it is not. , Only thi»morning a clergyman in my dioccauwrote to me— 'ln consideration of yonrgraco'« many infiunitics and failingpower*.' That was not tactful." Oneof the anecdotes ascribed to Mr. Harerelated tohis cousin Down Stanley, andJowett. Tho «tory is given in his ownwords:

—"Arthur was quito devoid ,of

either taste,or smell, na winbrenkfosi-ing one morning with Jowott, who wasexactly tho »amo. For some reason

—inexplicable under tho circumstances

—they wero both inordinately fond of tea.On this particular morning they hadeachdrunk eight cups, when suddenly, anJowett rose from tho table ho said—'Good gracious,Iquit* forgot to put thotea in!" But tho story lacks vrtisem-blnnce, enyn the Freo Lance, as thesedistinguished men wore not blind.

Mr. Huro was fond of repeating agood thing of the Khedive Ismail, rinyatho Daily Chronicle, Nassau Senior wasto be received by his Highnojx, who hadbeen warned lhat Senior kept diaries."Oh, yes;Iquito undowtand," e»a,idIsmail;"U. Senior is the trumpet, andIurn to blow down it."

MR. FRANK NORRIS.»

The Into Mr. Frank Norris, whosedentb at the early age of tbirty-fcwo tvfew months ago robbed the world of asound writer {observes the LiteraryWorld), took a very seripua view of thenovelist's responsibilities. In nn articlehe contributed to nn American litoniryjournal bo elevated tbo novel to a,position higher than the- newspaper nndtbo pulpit tut a moulder of public opinionandpublic morals to-dny. "Tlie pulpit,"he urged, "speaks but once a week; thepress is read with lightning baste, andthemorning news is wnste-pnpor by noon.But the novel goes into the home toBtav.> It is reiid word for word, is.talked about, discussed; its ' influencepenetrates into overy chink nnd cornerof (ho family." Hence Mr. Norria isvery sever© upon those novelista whoprostitute tbe tnith. for iillhy lucre ;who, having discovered that for themoment, the peoplehave confounded thewrong with the right, and prefer thatwhich is a lie to that which is true,determine, as a. matter of. business, togive tho people a lie iv.return forroyalties.

COPYING WITHOUT CREDIT.

A good deal has rocontly been saidwith regard to the practice of liftingparagraphs from 0110 newspaper to an-other, and reprinting without acknowledg-ment. Itis needless to Nay this systemis rigorously discouraged by all the,lead"ing journals. Possibly the system of"lifting" does not exist in so reprehensiblean extent in tlio journuliHtle as in thebook world, lln the latter younot infre-quently come aeroMj terrible examplesof want of honour. Comotimes you findcopious extracts

—which have taken the

original author thno, money, and experi-ence to compije— coolly appropriated andoften spoiled in the appropriation

—with-

out giving the original author's name,or even indicatingil in a quotation by in-verted commas. It, is sad to say "(hialiterary larceny is on the increaHo, andit is to bo hoped reviewers will keeptheir eye* open and rigorously exposethese misdemeanants whenever they canget a ehunce.

—London Graphic.

The MetropolitanLmid Board at Ade-laide h;i« allotted the whole of tlio Moo-rowie Estate, on York's Peninsula, re-cently purchased by the Government fortho purpose of closer settlement. Fifty-eight individuals mado 165 npplicutionHfor 19 blocks. All blocks, with a totalarea of 14,676 acres, were allotted.

REACTION- IN AMKItK'AX FICTION.«■

-JiiHtfinjj from tlio i<-|xuI< which lOaclius fiiim New Voik (Iho ItuoLimm jm\>),

the boom in Anioiieuii iktmn i.t over 11mltho iiiuvit.ihli: itMclKui h,ls hot in. IJook-wlleii L'onii)liiin th.it (liL-v <m> glutlcdwithiiotcli, mid doubtless tliero M-il] soonbo »m end to (he hckuhljlu nmong puli-ishci.s foi- wluit, we believe, they cullhistorical lomnuoes. Tho elunigo m tlioaituoimn nmy bu duo to ovcr-p.oducUonnr to tho development, of ta.ste awonaAmerican len.lei*.. bul m either enra itshould bo honcHoml in li.o lorn; ,„„. Hci,the rc.ict.o,, n^n.st (ho tyuumy of thonovel begun .some time ««.i.

MORE NAPOLEON.Lord Wolscloy of ]->ypf () "

McditiTrancHii voyage in a private yacht1

lms been middenly seized will, ,f „ ,1.0.5 C1,, M,o f«,llo« the KrvuLSAmnlio campaigns of Napoleon "ri?the ,,«,t Of making a boot abol't tin.i n.»« w,ll Ko to Malt,., Alexandria, to thenimy w.th "forty centuries lookfiiX do"nupon you" f.oni, lh. Pyramids, tlLcTtobyrm. M-hero Ga/n nnd Jnfia and Ar

"will bo visited, and the plain of K lea-M-elon, where tl.o Corsica,, „"„,, victoriousaftt-r the < iiKaxtroua siego of Acre Wol-seley lms cho»pn an interesting theme, es-pec-.ally in yWV of the fact that Na-polfon8 vast ambition for oriental con-quest and domnuon have had compara-tively httloconwderation. Meantime, thet»-ljtian baron has «,,fc advanced veryfur in hw own memoir*, and oa tl.evi ° JT-iJT-i W»" VW* his 70th «nni"vciwiiry.— rnbuneKcviow.

THE RIGHT OF CRITICISM.Mr. Oosso hns had lo ondure some hnrdwords from his brother critics on ac-count of his extraordinary dictum th.itnone but literary men Imvo a right to

give an opinion on literature. The PullMall Gnuitte, which i»- presumably nliterary organ, declares that "» man'sprofession has uo rnoro to do with hiscriticisms on literature thnn tho colourof bis Jiair or tho conformation of hisoyebrowj."

Mr. Goaie, Mho in admit-ted to have iv certain reputation tw "apleasant lounger about literaturo," isroundly rebuked for daring to uho "mifallacious and futile anargument." Black-wood is still more uneomplimontaty tothis,champion of the "literary profes-sion, and jutlcw, "]),ieB m,.. Qomc be-liove that the common man, having pur-choked und rend a book, is nob entitledto his opinion?" To what end arebooks written nnd published jf t>ofc toplease the reader, and may nob thoreader say whether he ix plenttcd ornot?What ha« professional criticimn, it ispertinently n«kod, .lone to mnko tho re-jnitation of the best books? What didJt do for Kcits,Byron.Sholloy, or Ton-nysou? How much did Dickons or Kud-yard Kipling owo to tho professionalcri ie? Itis tho man in tho street whomakes the fortdno of tho book, andtherefore it w alwtrd tocontend that hehas no right to hi* opinion. Itwouldbe an evil day for authors thciji»elvo«if non» bub literary mon decided thefato of their works.

THE NEW OIL COLOURS.

In the Februnry numberof the Mftga-zino of Art U a striking article by M.Untfaeli, the inventor of the now nolidoiltcolomw, which can he used by tho nr-tist direct, without employing » brush.The old timea, ho *»y», are dead, midtho old proces«es muirt porwh with them.Tho bruoh nnd liquid oil paint* ho longerHuit tho artist, who needs nomoOting dif-ferent. His invention ho tint* drtcribes—"1 have succeeded in producing oil col-

ours in a irolid form, while no far pro-sowing their fluidity thftt- when they oroapplied to any they can after-wards bo rubbed down if necessary bytho tip of tho finger, Ihave been nbloto ensure that tho little stickn of oiljtyint shall never become too dry, whileth« colour spread on canvas or paperdries in a ibw duyu llko ordinary oilpaint. Tho first eohdifiedoil pointsboar-ing my name were mndo in Februarylost. They wero introduced to tho pub-lic in Juno. As 11 whole, at tho exhi-bition at Durnrul-Uuel'*, the pictures atepronounced to.bo remarkably fmo incolour. Some havo «ho brilliancy ofpasta], and ore indestructablo withal.These solidified paints tnko the placenotonly of ordinary oil colours, but ofpastels m -well. As compared with or-dinary oil paints they havo several ad-vantages. The paints contain exactly thoquantity of oil that is needed, and, n»thero is much less oil, no drying mediumis requisite to hasten their hardening.Finally, they aro composed of pigmentswarranted to enduro sepnratoly nnd cal-culated to hnvo no injurious chemicaleffect on each other. Thero is anotherimportant ndvnntngo " no mixing on thopalotto is required. -This wives quitea quarter of the time spoilt in piiintinga picture, sometimes not less than half.Consequently tho artist can moro read-ily remember and prasont his idea."

MR. H. DE WrNDT.

How Mr. Harry do Windt framed thoproject of his iirst diJHcult journey

—namely, from Pekia to Ualals by land-is told in tho World. It enme aboutfrom n. light conversation. Do Windtwoa lunching withRome frionds ut Hong-kong. Looking ncrosß tho harbour toKowloon, on the mainland of China, horemarked casually, "How funny to thinkwe could land there nnd get to Parisdry shod I" Ono of tho party avid itwas impossible; indeed, all of themshook their heads at tho notion of roach-ing Europe otherwise than by sea. How.over, tho intrepid Do Windt stuck to hispoint, started on the undertaking thofollowing year, and accomplished it innine months,

In 1890 Mr. do Windt, as will be re-membered, inspected the prisons androad-side ctapeit of VVeHtern Siberia, and fouryears later went on a tour of inspectionamong tho prisons nnd mines of hastern"Siberia. In 1895 ho >vns rmo of tho ttrit-i»h delegates to the Paris Prisons Con-gress, lie attirms that out of tho hun-dred* of prisons he lias visited in Eng-land, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France,Russia, and Siberia (and also in tho vari-ous English and French colonies), thovery worat, from every point of viow, isthat of Saint Laznre, in Paris.

In 1Q96 Mr. do Windt tried to gotfrom New York to Paris by land, butfailed. In 1901 he tried to get fromParia to Now York by land,, and sue-cooded. Tho object of both thoso lostvoyages was the same:to ascertain thofeasibility of a railway between Franceand America. The explorer says, toquote his own words, "1 don't believethe Paris-New York railway will bomade in our time j but that it will bemado one dayIam perfectly sure."

Up till recently t«ho pnstorulists ofMnrlborough district linvo been favouredwith a splendid growth of giu&a, and thehack country was novur in hotter condi-tion; hub at tho pitisonl time ruin isbadly wanted to freshen up the countryand provide for winter feed. Tho Awa-tero is very much in need of rain, andtho feed is going off fust.

The unlives in tho Tanning districtnro erecting a lingo number of mair.e*cribi, having grown incieabi:d arena this,season, and fair uops uiq expected.

opora gives little or no indication toeven a careful student tlmb it is nottho product of a single brnin, and citherMr. German and Sir Arthur Sullivanmust have been strangely nkia in theirmethods of musical expression, or theformer possebes in a marked degree thepower of sinking hia own individuality."Tho interpretation and presentation ofthe opera i« "well spoken of.

Theatrical Chips.— Fred Bluett, whomade himself very popular during hisformer appearances with the FullerCompany in this colony, is rejoining thefilm early in May JosephineQasamann, here with her two iikckplcanninics in tho "World's Entertainers,has been divorced from her husband,Mr.Sullivan, who was also

'connected with

tho company. Tho case was heard atSan Francisco A syndicateconsisting of leading managers and nc-tors lias boen formed in London fortho purpose of dramatizing andproducingtho works of Dickens. A great revivalOf Dickens literature- is promised. . . ."Florodora" wa« produced in Paris on25th January. Tho French translationi» warmly praised, and tho leads of awell-known double sextet aregiven thus

—"11 faut aimer, nest-co pas," and (fromtho clerks), "Xt pourquoi pas moi.", . .A etat,ue of Anton Rubinstein has beenunveiled nt St. Petersburg. . . , .Mine. Calves betrothal"to M. Jules Boistho writer and society lecturer is offi-cially announced WilsonBarrett is engaged in a war of titles.Barrett wrote n four-act play called "ThoN'oyor Never Land." Mr. Zangwill haswritton a one-act play "The Moment ofDeath, or The Never Never Laud." Bar-rett claims the title, hence tho trouble

Ada Orossloy will prob-ably come to New Zealand with hor con-cert company. . . . London Lyceumand Court Theatres wero to have beensold by auction thjs monthTolstoy's "Resurrection" was underlinedfor production nt His Majesty's Theatre,London, on 17th February. . .Her Majesty's Theatre in Sydney will bocompleted in July. . . . Mario Co-relli's book "Temporal Power" isj, it isstated in tho Stage, to bo dramatisedfor production in AmericaHoward Chambers has joined tho operaticranks in America. When tho mail lefthe was playing Will Scarlet in "RobinHood" at Chicago. ... It wasBland Holt's birthday last Tuesday. . ."The Fortune Toiler" is drawing crowdedhouses at Melbourne. . . . BlandHolt has been playing for twelve monthsin Sydney and Anderson for a similarterm in Melbourne. They exchangetheatres at Easter FlorrioRanger, who has been ill in Perth, hasreturned to Sydney fully recovered. . .Charlie* Faning is playing at Collins'sHall, London. .-,. . . The LittleDartos (Kddio and Dccima MJuenn) scoreheavily with a "Russian WhirlwindDance" in the Dick Whittinglori Panto,in Brisbane. ..... "There is nouso getting nround the fncfc that it iaone of tho funniest comedies of the day."Thus n leading Now York critic sums up"Mistakes Will Happen," the latest farcepurclmsed for Australia, nnd with whichWilloughhy and Geach will open theirreturn season at tho Melbourne Bijou on15aster Saturday ForbesRobertson is producing n dramatisationof "The Light that Failed" nt the Lon-don Lyric. Tho nctor-manager is ap-pearing as Dick Hcldar, Gertrude Elliottns Maisie, and Nina Boucicnult as BessieBroke. The action opens in a prologuein a war correspondent's tent in thoSoudan Olivo Lenton isin, Sydney, after her record engagementWith P. R. Dix Pope, andSayles are with Rickards Adelaide com-pany. Business in,Hint town was poor,out tho coloured men have pulled it to-gether in a remarkable manner. . . ."Boy Jim" is being played in Melbourneby the Woods-Williamson Company togood houses No fewer thanfive bichops hnve 'witnessed and ap-proved of "A Message from Mars." . .Tho New Zealand tour for tho MarkHambourg concerts has been booked nsfollows:— Dunedin. 17th, 18th, 19th, anil20th June; Christchurch, 23rd, 24th,251h, and 26th Juno; Wellington, 4th,6th, 7th, Bth July; Auckland,16th, 17th,and18th July The William-son Musical Comedy Company came" toNow Zealand for.ten weeks and stayedfive months. Business was excellent*allalong the line. . . . "A Message fromMars" has been played 250 tijnes in Aus-tralasia. Tho play had a run of seven-teen-months in London, and was anenor-mous success in New York

Complaint was mado nt Birminghamlast month that pistols had to bo ob-tained to protect a visiting football team.If wo compare the end of the Nine-

teenth Century with the end of theEighteenth Century (writes tho LondonDaily Chronicle) wo find an increaseddiffusion of elemontnry education, but noincrease in tho diffusion of moaus ofhealthy recreation. The congestion of ourgreat cities has been multiplying socialproblems faster than the growth of thosense of civic responsibility has multi-plied the agencies for grappling withth«in,

CAPTURING THE BRITISH NAVY*' *As a New York phantasy for the de-

leotation of its readers the Berlin daily)"with the! largest local circulation pub-lished a sketch from Oskar Klaussmann,dealing with the capture of the entireBritish fleet by his fellow-countrymen in ,—1905 .

Klnussmann imagines the existing ton-sion between Germany and England

—it

is useless todeny this mutual unfriendli-ness—»to increase until that fatal year,-when diplomatic relations are broken off

!and war is declared.I Our Foreign Minister taunts the Ger-

mun lion with putting his tail betweenhis legs at tne sight of the enemy, while,

, on the other hand, the German Chancel-lor energetically deniea that the Germanlion would ever dream of turning tailbefore the cowardly, swaggering British. lion."

I On 11th March, 1905 (that is, about *1month beforo declaration of war), ";young, intelligent-looking man calls on'Lieutenant-Captain Wullenwober, Ad-jutant to the Stato Secretary of the Im-perial Marine Office.

j Tho young man is Dr. Ohm, plrysicist,> grandson of the famous discoverer of, Ohm's law. He wished to speak with

tho Minister of Marine concerning th«war with England.

: . "Officially speaking," says the lieuten-' nnt-captain, "wo know nothing of such!a war. Ohm smiles a meaning smile,ii which means tho destruction of the Brit-i ish sea supremacy.

In April comes tho war. The GermanGovernment apparently doos nothing.

;Meanwhile two great lighthouses aro' built on Heligoland. On 7th April amighty English fleet appears off theisland.

Suddenly the motion of the Englishmen-of-war begins to slow down, untiltho fleet wholly loses its order of move-'ment. . . . Not a screw, not a cat-|head, not a block, not a reel, not a

|chaiu moves on tho English ships. Nogun, rifle, or revolver can be opened and

■ charged. Not a sword can be drawnfrom the ecubbard. The entire fleet ismagnetised. This was Ohm's secret—this was the meaning of the light towers!

Things being so, the German fleet,which comes up at theend of an houror so, proposes to the British surrender

'or the destruction of the armada by tor-pedoes. The British Admiral surrenders.

I* Precisely tho same fate befalls a secondBritish squadron, and on 14th April the

'captured ships, manned by Germans,steam up the Thames past the forts, ren-

dered powerless by Ohm's magnetiowaves, and drop anchor before London.Forty-eight hours afterwards peace isconcluded, and Germania, 'instead ofBritannia, rules the waves!Ohm's discovery is soon appropriatedby other nations, and as early as 1906the Towers go bnck to wooden sailing-

ships and muzzle-loaders.—

London Ex*press.

RUSSIAN JEW'S ADAPTABILITY.To dispel uu erroneous inference wamust emphasise that the stunted appear-

ance of the Jew by no means incapaci-tates him from meeting tho usual con-tingencies of everyday life. As has beenshown by Herbert Spencer, tall and mus-cular men, who enn lift great weights,jump great heights, or run great dis-tances, aro not usually the 6nes whoare fitted to withstand the strain of mod-ern life, or do hard work under un-favourable conditions. In the case of theJew we may observe tho energy he lacksin his muscles is chiefly concentrated in.hus nervous system, ttius adapting himto withstand tho hazards of m'odera civ-,ilisution, when bruto force is of rathersecondary importance

Arriving at New York, tho RussianJew finds himself handicapped to a great-er extent than immigrants of other na-tionalities. Besides the lack of the Eng-lish -language, he also finds all the condi-tions different from those under which,ho was reared iv his native country. Itmust bo recalled that the industrial de-velopment of Russia, particularly the fif-teen governments of tho "Pale," is atleast fifty years behind that of tho Unit-ed States. Any trade that he may havespent years in acquiring ho must learnover again according to American meth-ods. The only useful qualificationa Rus-sian immigrant brings over with him tothe United States in his adaptability.This ho has acquired during constant mi-grations for the last two thousand years,bringing him in contact with all people*nnd their civilisations, and rendering hisorganism pliable. This environment ispeculiar to the Jews to such an extentthat scientists are inclined to considerthem a cosmopolitan people, who can,live and prosper,in all continents, in nilclimates, " and under any environment.Another characteristic of the Jewish im-migrant is his readiness to absorb andassimilate new ideas, new sentiments,new conceptions of life, andin the courseof one or two generations Hie descend-ants of that uncouth Russian'Polish Jewappropriate American modes -of life andactivity, and arc no more to be dis-tinguished from the surrounding popu-lation. It is all due to hjs ready responseto new environment and new spirit ofthe time.

—Review of Review^

MIMES AND MUSIC.[By Ohphkus.]

COMING EVENTS.(H'KllA lIOUSK.

FiUmaurico Gill Dramatic Company,to 9tli April.

J. 0. Williamson Company, lltljApril to 2nd May.

Han-trey Comedy Company, 4th to 30thMay.

Harry Rick.irds's Company, Ist to 13thJune.

Munlove's "Sweet Nell" Company,17th Juno to 3rd July.

THEATIIK HOYAL.P. R. Dix'a Gaiety Company.

CuoitAi, Hall.Fullers' Entertainers.

"Bis." writes: "Augustus Glover, amember of Williamson's 'SherlockHolmes' Company, who died at Napierrecently, had a long btage career, andin his timo played many parts. Sidneyde Fivas, to give him Ids real name,was horn in Edinburgh in Mny, 1816,.md was tho youngest son of Victor doFivus, M.A., 1.L.D., author of manywell-known French educational works.His. iirsit appearance, on the stage was in1864 iii the New Royally Theatre, usliaswinio in 'Tho Merchant of Venice.'Aftciwards he wa» j,tock leading man atvaiiuus provincial theatres, and alsoplayed in pantomime. His first LondonappcaniJico of note was in Septentber,1U72. Nt the Adolphi, as Wild Murlochin a.revival of 'Green Bushes,' Tho Timesraying— 'Wild MmLoch was never betterplayed than by Mr. A. Glover.' At thonaiuo theatre Mr. Glover played the fol-lowing original parts :— Daniel Mandrilin Byron's 'Mabol's Life,' Colonel Craf-ton in 'Frit/,,' J'ollywigglo in 'A YuleLog,' Gaptain Cnrtoucho in 'A Waltz byArditi.1 Subsequently nb tho Princess'sho played tho part of Fix, the detective,m 'Round tho World in Eighty Days,'and nt Covent Garden Theatre ho playedKing Hokypokywankyfum in tho Christ-mas pantomime in 1876. A few yearsafterwards Mr. Glover came out to Aus-tralia, and in December, 1687, n» a mem-ber of Bland Holt's company, ho visitedNew Zealand. Ho played Mr. Barnabyin 'Alone in London,' Squire Selby in 'ARun of Luck,' Martin Baqhfurd in 'TheWorld,' and William Maguire in 'Takenfrom Life.' Frank Calcu, now ulso dead,was a member of tho company at thattime. Now Zonland saw Ulovcr ngninvi October, 1889, whenHolt staged 'TheUnion Jack,' in which. Glo\or played SirPhilip York, 'New Habyloir (HiramMnllby), 'Guidon L.iddur' (MichaelSevern), and "The Ruling Passion' (Jas-per Dnono and Doctor Meadows). HarryRoberta and Walter Howo were membersof the company on this tour. Shortlyafter tho company roturnod to Australia,Howo, Glover, Roberto, and others bc-eedod from it, and Howo went into part-nership with Littlo and Spong, andGlover became amember of tho company.To tho best of my belief ho has notvisited thii colony since thon. uutil justUtterly with tho ''Sherlock Holmes' Com-pany. Ho mado a big hit in .Melbournea* Porthos in 'Tho Three Musketeers,'wider the munngemMit of Tho Firm.Glover whsa gentlotnanly actor and madomany friends on his vi«u to the/toUlttttcU. Ho wa# 57 year* of «go. Hi*death will be regretted by many bothin And out of tho profession."

#Mrit. Brown Potter has begun her pro-

vincial tour with a programme composedof what hits been not inaptly named"melo-recitation*." From Mr. Louis N.Purk<T ulio htut rocohed a condensed orplatform version of "Tristan and Isolde,"written in blank veroo, tho author* on-dtnvour having been to preserve withintlw noce*Mtry limits tho strongest fea-tures of the original. Tito pioco In tob« recited to the accompaniment of Wag-ncr'n nnwic. From unnther and most un-expected source Mrs. Potter hiw reooivodfurther addition to her repertoire Eliza-beth, Queen of Koutnanin (CannonBviva), linx, in point of fact, just for-warded to the popular actrww the manu-script of four poums, autographed, fromher now book. Those are mpoctivelyontitled "Solitude," "Night," "Corouo-tion," and "The Knot."

Tho durbar cinematograph of pictureshas been introduced at tho Hippodrome,London. They include a fine successionof animated photographs. The Delhi dur-bar, with all iv varied splendour andEastern characteristics, wo8 shown to akeenly appreciative audience The pro-ccs.tion of elephants, with their bowdahaoccupied by brilliantly apparelled poten-tates, quite took tho huuso by storm,and, indeed, tho whole seriea of thesepictures was both striking and instructive.Of tho fiirowollnppenranco (for a time)of Mi»H Carrie Moore with Mr. Wiliiam-Kon'B Koyal Comic Opera Company aSydney writer »iys:

—"When tho curtain

finally descended, tho ndmirtrt) of thoclever young soubrette insisted on singlingher out for applaiunj, and a speoch wasdemanded. Mi.«.s Moore's nerves werooverstrung, however, and slio wept hys«tericolly on Mr. Thorlcy's (Reggie Pair-fax, Molly'w lovar) Mhmildo>*. At lastshe managed to gasp out, ''I'll com* backsoun,," between her Fobs, and the curUinrolled quickly down. After the conclu-sion of the Melbourne wenson, in May,Miss Moore will go to London, nheroMr. Williamwm (who has ioU'a«ed herfrom her ongngcmenl to him) has ar-ranged with Mr. ijeorgo Edwards (direc-tor of the Daly and Gaiety Theatres) forher debut."

To a group of friends Klle» Terry onceoaitl: "Acting i» not like dnuving. Irou1roumako a line. If it is wrong, you rub itout at onco and make another. Withacting that is impossible ; there is noaltering

—it must atand. 1often feel a^

If Imust cry to- the audience, 'Oh, thatis wrong, not asImeant it, to be;let menet that part or sentence over again.'"

A story about Madame Chira Buttwith which an encore is associated maj'M'cll be quoted:

—One evening <tt a con-

cert a friend, Madame Lilian Bluuvelt,hnd sung to an ovcr-approciativeaudience-while hampered with a bad cold. Herhusband, who was present and much an-nojvd nt the pcisiglcnt clapping, whichentailed additiunal fatiguo on tho cold-ridden singer, determined to try and stoptho clamour by calling out fr6m tho side,-"Hush1" in a manner that sounded verymuch like hissing. Turning to MadameClara Butt, whoso six-foot-two figuretowered beside hor, Mtulumo Blaitvoltsmilingly asked, "What would you do ifyou had a husband who hisse<l you inpubliQ?" "I'd knock him down," prompt*lv responded thopopular contralto, whosoAmazonian proportions lent a whimsicaltlavour to the retort.

An Amoricon vocalist,' Mr. William0. Stewart, ia engaged on a two-actopora, tho story of which deals with thowar in South Africn, the opening sconebeing laid in Lndysmirh during the siogo.The chnrnctci'B includo Do Wet, Stcyn,Earl Roberts, Lord Kitchener, and Gene-ral French, and the comic relief is af-forded by Oom Pntil I

M. Robert Planquotte, of "Oloches doCnrnoville" celebrity, whoso death wasrecontly announced, w;;» born in Parisin 1850. nis finst work for tho theatrewas "Les Cloches de Corncvillc," whichlaunched him into fume at once. It wasproduced .'tt (he Folios Diomntiquos in1877, and ran for four hundred nights.Tt ni.iy bo said thot the music of tho"Cloches" has been heard in every partof tho world during tho past twentyyears. Only tho other day it was re-called that Planquotte found bis inspira-tion lor tlio »»vcr-poj)ular "Cloches" while.

going through Normandy after «. short«t;iy with tho younger Dumas lib Puy,ne»r Dieppe. Sevenyears ufter bin greatmiccess I'lanquotte produced "Rip VanWinklo." His other productions wore"Pnillc A'Avoine," "Les Voltigcurs,""Tho Old Gunrd," "Paul Jones," "Sur-couf," "lid Ciiutinierc," "MademoiselleQuat's Sou«," and a few more less knownto fume. Of tho two operettas on whichtho composer was engaged until his death,one was for tho Unite Theatre mid theother for the Boutles Parisicns.

A circular letter hns icached mo fromMr. Hal George, who in August lustwent on a round tho world trip for theFitzgerald Bros., with tho object ofpicking up now people for "the greatestshow on earth"— out this way. Mr.Gcorgo reports having engaged the Fly-ing Meteors in Chicago; pickedup somenovelties in tho Southern Hlatfcs; securedthe ZonobiuBrothers, rolling globe andwire performers in Glasgow;Aldllo. Onraand Little Selig, tight wiro performersfrom tho London Empire; Gillcno,.musi-cal specially comedian from Hamburg;Bonato, tho clown from Berlin; J'-ricand Reano, comic trapeze people fromParis; and tho Marottos, knock-aboutartists on tho horizontal bar from Brus-sels. They are all duo in Australia atthe end of the present month.

Mr. Chns. Morgan, the New Zealandagent for Messrs. Geo. Fincham andSon, organ builders, Richmond, Victoria,forward mo an illustrated brochure is-|sued by the film.

On ilth April Mr. George Musgrovewillstage "A Midsummer Night'sDream"at tho Princess's Theatre, Melbourne.The company arrived by tho Orontes ontho 25th insfc. Among them are in-cluded Miss Nora Kerin (Titania), MissDora Rignold(Obcvon),Mr. \V.H. Denny(Tsottom), Miss Maud Milton, and others.Me. Robert Courtneidgo comes out topro-duce tho piece.

The action in which Mr. Harry Rick-nrcls claimed £500 damages from Barneyand Henrietta Fngun for allcgeU breachof agreement baa been settled. Theplaintiff's claim was based on nn agree-ment by which the defendants were not60 peirform in Melbourne within sixmonths after tho expiration of their en-

gagement with the plaintiff, and thebreach of that agreement alleged wastho fact that tho defendants took partin tho recent pantomimo at Her Ma-jesty's Theatre, Sydney. By tho termsof sottlemont, Mr. Riekards agreed totake £240.

Miss Ada Crossley has established her-self as a great favourito in America. Agood deal had been expected, and antici-pations* appear to hnvo fully rea-lised. Her voice is, of course, not com-parable, either for volume or quality,with that of Miss Clara Butt. Tho Aus-tralian* method, however, is more mn-turo and artistic than that of tho greatKnglish contralto. Mum Crossloy, also,is endowed with a more sympathetictemperament. As ono enraptured To-ronto critic has said, "she sings withan eye fixed solely upon the ideals of thecomposer, nor docs sho strain for thea-trical effect, and her enunciation is ox-cellont. Every ono of her tones is asonnet of voice production. For MissCroviley must bo predicted a- most suc-cessful, if not triumphant, tour."

Tho exciting episodes of a prize-fighton tho cross" form n. pleasant variationof the favourito theme of a. hocusscdhorse raco as a leading feature in melo-drama- (says tho Australasian). The dis-abled jockey whoin leplacud by tho heroiu»t before tho raco st«rt» mnkea wayin "Boy Jim," which was produced atthe Bijou Theitfro on Snturday evening,14th hurt., for a "stiffenod" pugilist,whoao place in tho ring is takenat tholast moment by the leading man with(ho happiest result* tp his backers, andto 4ho great diversion of tho spectators.-"Boy Jim" is an adaptation— -ft very freoadaptation— of Sir Conan Doylo'i novel,"Rodne" Stone," and whilo the centralincident of a- prize-fight has been retainedtho plothsi been worked otit with somostriking differences. It is tho specialvirtue of this pieco that it enable* Mr.Alfred Woods* to appear in an unusualchnractor, which he is physically andby training well qualified to play. Whenhe strips in the priae ring, ho displaysa muscular development which is quitesurprising, and he boxes with tho nerve,energy,nnd knowledge of one whoknowsthe gnmo well. Wo recollect two otherplays in Melbourno in which a prize-fight was introduced, but in neither ofthem was tho genuineness of the "go"so apparent as in "Boy Jim." WhenMr. J. L. Sullivan essayed the part offt heroic pugilist ten or a. dozen yearsago at tho Opera. House,

'his histrionic

abilities wore no conspicuously absent'that his prowess at fisticuffs failed topleueo, and even Mr. Waltor Baker'slight in one of Mr. Bland Holt's pro-ductions was lacking in verisimilitudewhen compared with the exhibitiongivenby Mr. Alfred Woods.

°The Grattan Dramatic Company is to

opon in the Theatre Royal on Monday,6th April, under arrangement with Mr.P. R. Dix. Tho company is a veryatffoug ouc, and include* somo goodplayers. Miss Orel comes M-ith a Lon-don reputation and excellent press no-tices. Miss Ada Rochefortand Air. Grat-tan woro for years membors of Brough'scompany, und have appeared in NewZealand before. Miss Kato Gair, knownto ft'ellingtonians as Miss Wrigglesworth,has joined the company, and will makeher lirst apponrnnco in Wellington onthe Theatre Royal stage. Mr. Francis,Mr. Rubie, Mr. Qooditll, and Mr. Hillaro all well known in theatrical circles.Tuken as a whole the companyis a, very strong one, and should re-ceivo » largo share of public support.New scenery has been painted for theopening production, "Potter of Texas,"and changes of bill are promised everyweek. Mr. Dixs orchestra, under Mr.Garry's leadership, has been retained,andwill supply the incidental music.It must bo conceded (writes a London

correspondent) that, in hor adaptationof Kipling* novel, "The Light thatFailed," Miss Constance Fletcher (Geo.Fleming) has performed an oxtromolydif-ficult task with considerable skill, andthe play, as produced by Mr. ForbesRobortson at the Lyric Theatre, wonthe appreciation of "first-nighters", ingoneral, though productive of much dif-ference of opinion among tho critics. Thedeficiencies m tho novel are- accentuatedin the play, and Miss Fletcher hasnot had tho courage to kill Dick Holder.Instead, she marries him to Maisio, thusachieving the "happy ending" demaudodby tho great majority of playgoers.

"The Emerald Isle," presented for thofirst time in Australia uy Mr. William-boii's Comic Opera Company at Her Ma-jesty's, Molbourne, on St. Patrick'sNight, has been warmly praised. TheArgus says:

—"The completo absence of

anything in tho nature of a connectedplot marks tho chief distinction. Butonce that distinction is admitted thcrocan be noChing butpraise for the lib-retto. Indeed,' it is tho brightest 'book'that has been set to the light operastagefor a very long whilo, nnd at times itswitticisms and whimsicalities have agenuine Gilbertian 'flavour. Itis quitegood enough to be worth perusing foritself, apart from tho music." It ispointed out that tho music of this med-ley is the work of a triple alliance

—Arthur Sullivan, Edward German, andLeon Caxon. In composing tho music MrEdward uerman has utilised all thomelo-dicsketches loft by Sullivan, and hasevenin his own original contributions endea-voured to feign Sullivan's style; andtho result of this 'Germanising" process,it is said, is' on the whole quito suc-cessful and satisfactory. On the sub-ject of the similarity of tho music, tho

,Ass critic enjs ;,— "Musically, indeed, tho

SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. ,MARCH 28. 1903.

LITERARY COLUMN.3

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AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.The Cluthu Leader says the outlook for

Iho 0,11 nrnrkct is not promising. Atlimn ri'ccnily a. line of nuts offered ubl.s TOil per Iwsli.'l, delivered in Bulrlutha.

'l'ho A-liiiuiKm conexpiindent of thol'ii".fi mi^ n ili.il a null belonging to Mr.M^lmji tliio-liid a2i\ hudtol* of oul3 inouts <i,is —i h'ckhl fur New Z<\-,lai)a\

Sonin <-|)linilul liu-iiip ciops aio beingobtained in the I'lutlv.i diMvici, many.wedtw Miming tho huile ut fiom 121b to11'b.

i'lirly-nino vos-olh— two hluamcis nn,l"1/ .-Milim; wshuU—ai« at ]iiut-enl uug.ijrcdin u,tn>-porting eeiodh fiom North und

Uoiilli American ports lo Aimtialia.'Him yeu'a yield of apples in Cuntei-buiy has been ijond on light land, bul

on polity land, ouintj to Iho heavy vain-,,it has been poor. Theio will be ;i veiyh.itiHfuelmy yield of pears.

A iield of 40 auvs of spnrrowbill ontoat K.tp.ipuuka lias realised nn average of70 huMid.** to tlio aeie.

A monster ehee.>e, to weigh half <i ton,i.i to be made tins month at WvndhainDaiiy Riulorv to tho order of Iho ()tni;oA. and I. Association, for the winterMinw al DniH'din on 3ul June. It is lobo Mudded with £20 worth of coins oftho muni.

Tho Tiipunui Courier says tho renltiuth about Poinahnka is thatit i« over-capitalised, and tho rents will requireUnvoting, very considerably, as the bestflections nro not worth more than 2s 6.1«n nero, while some would be dear at Ispor ucro.

We (Timiiru Herald) hear that Mr. W.King, who occupies a part of tho LevelsEstate, has just threshed a crop ol oatswhich yielded 100£ bushels to the aero.Mr. R. Brookland, of Pareora, recentlythreshed'a paddock of Qarton oata whichwent 90 bushels.

More rabbits are being received at thofreezing works at Mntnuru, this seasonthan in any previous year. An appreci-able difference should be made this yearin tho numbers of the rabbits (remarkstho Ensign), a$ the prico being paid forthem ut tho works has induced a verylurno number to tnke up trapping,

Of the different districts throughouttho Wairnrapn, Eketahuna it* said tohave mado tho'most progress latoly, thisbeing largely duo to tho t>toady growthof the dairying industry. Buildings aregoing up on nil sides. At tho local cattlesales tho dairy cattle fetch some of thohighest prices'ruling in tho Wairarapa.

Tho Invorcargill lhiky Supply Com-pany's creamery at Centre Built has* agood record of expansion to show sinceits erection in September last. Tho sup-ply of milk has increased up to an aver-ago of 325 gallons daily. This factoryis thoroughly up to dato, with ilrst-clas's.machinery, Toiigye engine and boilor, of1902 make; tho site is excellent, andas 'the supply comes from all the sur-rounding districts, tho creamery is re-gardod na tho coming industry of tho dis-trict.

Tho MatauraEnsign reports thatowingto extensive purchases of sheep by Can-terbury former*

—to tho extent of mms

20,000 or 30,000— thcro has boon a sharp'rbo in the value of this kind of stock intho Gore district.

In tho Rangitata districtin South Can-terbury some good crops have beeto ob«taincd. At Rangitata. Island a 26-acr«paddock gave75 bushels of oatapor acre,and n 30-acro paddock gayo 67 bushels

{ice acio. Haugitota wheat is being(ought at 4s 2d, and 40 and 50 bushelcrops ore common.The Southland County Council has be-

fore it foe consideration a motion to dis-continue tho expenditure for the destruc-tion of small birds, it not boing com,-munguralo with the result. Tho Councilis waiting for tho views of tho variousbranches of the Farmers' Union.

There has been an unusually I«rg6quantity of fruit exported from HawkesBay this season. The peach crop in par-ticular has boon very prolific. A Napierfirm of timber merchants has mado toorder about 30,000 fruit cases during theseason.

Reports of heavy yiolds of grain intho Ashburton district aro coming tohand (says our Christchurrh correspon-dent). One faVmer, who, in addition tohis froohold, has some rented land in thoLLsmore district, has a paddock in oats,mid tho crop i» so heavy that he antiai-pates that tho return will not only paytho rent but purchase the freehold as wolf.Messrs. Capon Bros., of Winchmorc, havojust threshed out a paddock of oats withan average .yield of 103$ bushols peracre.

Tho Christchurch Fruiterers' Associa-tion has punned tho following resolution:—"Seeing that no effectual steps aro

boing taken to clear the colony of fruitpests, especially- cocijin moth, which arebeing sprojd over tho country wholesale,thiß association considers tho preseut sys-tem of fruit-irispection to bo a completefarce, and the restrictions on importedfruit an injustico, both to the trade andto the whole community. Further, thatsteps bo taken to bring the matter beforeParliament, with a view of having theserestrictions removed."

Tho froats that have fallen in Christ-church lately hove been disastrous topotatoes and other vegetables. One gar-dener states that a recent frost will causehim a loss of 30s a week for a numberof weeks to come on beans alone. Agroat deal of destruction has also beendonft among tender garden plants.

Under date 22nd January, the LondonMeat Tradew Journal writes as follows:—"As to the prospects of 1903, the gene-ral trado of the UnitedKingdom appearsto be quite satisfactory at present (asrevealed by tho Board of Trade returnsof exports and imports of all classes ofproduce and manufactures),so that a, fullaverage demand for all articles of foodmay bo looked for in the courso of theyear. Domostic »upplios of moat arolikely to bo Bhort, American shipmentsmoderately heavy, Australian light, NewZealand n full average, and Argentineheavy. On the whole- (says tho Times),1therefore, cvon if the Capo enquiry in-creases, it may be assumed that beefprices in our'markets cannot retain theirrecent high level, and may fall to ftmarked extent."

fluently 800 sheep out of a travellingflock of 14,000 died in ono night at aoamp below Doondi Station, Queensland.A Hock of 8000 travelling from Ynm-buran was camped in the same localityOver 100 wcro found dead nextmorningIho cause of tho losses is iupposed to bepigweed.A fa\ourablo autumn is being experi-

enced throughout Victoria". Ttiero havebeen good March rains, und all the con-ditions are suittiblo for the preparationot tho hmd for tho cereal crops, but thoscarcity and dearnew of seed, and theimpecunious position of so many of thenorthern fanners, indicate that' there willbo a substantial reduction of tho nmiunder crop as compared with the lasttwo y<Mt'S.The world's clip for 1902 is estimatedat 2,711,061,5711b. Of tl.i« quantityEuropo furnished 944,244,5391b, SouthAmerica 510,000,000. Central America5,000,000, Asia 274,000,000. Australasia510,000,000. Africa 134,425,000, Oceanica50,000, and North America, including

tho United States, the British provinces,and Mexico 333,342,0321b.

In discussing the feeding of workingdraught horsoa tho Live Stock Journalgives the following food bill for six Man-chester brewery hones per week:-

—5881b

of hay cut into chnh", 8881b of outs, 961bof beans, 2821b of Indian corn, and 801bof straw. This practically works out at141b of hay und 201b of grain daily perhorse,,

The Broken Hill (N.S.W.) PoliticalLabour League is organising tho domesticservants. At the hiwl meeting a coni-mitteoof girls was appointed to deal withtho formation of a union.

Mr. Wist, the New iSoulh Wales Al-torncy-lieneral, at pu'senl in Midland,recommends thy appointment of (in Aus-tralian miners' representative on tho pro-posed Koyul Commihxion to investigatetlie lubour problem in South Africa.

The conversion of the Sydney >learntr.uuway service into electrical tractionha* thrown v large number of omnibusesout of work, with the result that a peatmany of the drivers are walking aboutidle.

That the coasL towns and other centresof population in Queensland are swnrm-''itf with unemployed, no ouo can deny((v-'ys tho Brisbane- Worker). And *>omeulei of the. enormous number of woiklewsvmker.s in v,Q country districts may be«.uheiu«l from tho fact that over twohundred more men than wore requiredapplied for woik at Barcaldine DownsMat luu when shearing started the otherweek.

It was stated at tho Sydney LabourCouncil recently that at Adelaide cigarsMere being manufactuicd by giil labourfor low wages, and imported into theother Mates of the Commonwealth ThoCigrtnnakirs' Union, it was Mated, in-tended to 'do all in its power to restoreuniformity of wages and working con-ditions. The. action of the eigarmakersWas endorsed, and it was decided thatthe Council render them any assistanceiv its power to maintain a proper orderof things.

Nothing has been dono to terminatethe strike of colliers at the Outtrim andJumbunna conlmines, Victoria. Thogenerous ossislance rendered by the New.South Wales colliers hns greatly strength-ened tho strikers' position and enabledthem to continue tho strugglo for anindefinite period. The Bccretnry of theMiners' Association has addressed a letterto the directors of the Outtrim and Jum-hunna. Coal Companies strongly urgingthe unfairness of cutting down the ratesof pay in faoo of tho fact that the Gov-ernment selling price of coal, which wns9s 6d per.ton jn 1826, IDs 6d in 1899,and 12s 3d in 1900, is now 12s 6d.

At a meeting of residents of tho Leon-gntha Labour Colony (Victoria) the fol-lowing resolution was carried:

—"We, ,the

colonists of the Leong'athn Labour Col-ony, being informed of the intention ofthe Government to close the colony, wislito respectfully 'enter our protest, as ithas been ft haven for us in our timo ofmisfortune, and" we feel certain that itwould help to swell the ranks of theMelbourne unemployed if closed beforeanother colony is opened."

The Pastoralists' Association of SouthAustralia recently communicated with theAdelaide branch of the A.W.U. suggest-ing a reduction of shearing rates in theSouth-Kasb and Port Lincoln districts tothe prices recently agreed to in Viotoriaat a conference at which Routh Australia.wn» not represented. It is claimed thattho conditions of Victoria nnd the south-east ore identical, but this is denied bytho Secretary of tho workers*unions, whoargues that as tho south-eastern pastoral-istu have not suffered (torn drought theyshould not seek the reduction, lie saysthe pmtoralists have refused a conferenceon tho subject, and war has been de-clared.

"'Addressing a meeting of the OperativeButchers' Union at the grades Hall,Melbourne, Mr. Tom Mann said thatalthough the Victorian unions had wonmany important concessions there wasstill much to be done in the vray both ofklymr and political organfsatiou. Hocondemned the Government for disfran-chising civil servants by preventing rail-way employees joining the Trades Hall.Tho decision in the Talf Vale casoshowedthat trades unions would in fututo haveto work on clear political lines. Theymust seok to democratise the Parliament.IfParliament were to exist only for thorako of tho wealthy who exploited labour,it would be bettor to strive for the abo-lition of Parliament altogether.

Among a number of schemes submittedby a deputation wliich waited upon thePremier of New South Wales the otherday on behalf of the unemployed wasone for raising money, for the purposoof carrying out more public works. "Ifthe Londonmarket won't giveus a loan,"said one speaker, "we have a Govern-mont Printing Office, and, if necessary,we can print ten millions of Treasurybills, and make them logal tender. I,for my part, would be willing to acceptthem in payment of my wages." Subse-quently members of Parliament presentargued that the expedient wouldbo quiteaimpleand effective. Sir John See, how-ever, did not fancy tho proposal. Thesuggestion would mean only the creationof moro difficulties in addition to thosewhich already existed.

Mr. Jiwtice Cohen, commenting in theNew South Wales Arbitration Court yes-terday on a claim in an industrial dis-pute by a union of employees for thediscouragement of female labour in thesaddlery aud harness trade, said that itwas "rather out of harmony with thespirit of the times." His Honour enumer-ated instances where occupation* whichin times past had been followed solelyby men wore now being taken up bywomen Counsel appearing in supportof the claim said that if girls wero goingto displace- boys jr. various industries,they might in New South Wales well re-peat the question, "What nre we goingto do with our boys." "The best waywould be for the girls who nro in em-ployraent to marry tho boys who arenot facetiously remarked the Presidentof the Court.

An interesting scheme to provide old-age pensions for certain classes of BritishGovernment workers has been drawn upby a body of delegates representing theemployees at Woolwich, Waltlmm Abbey,l-.nhold, Birmingham, and Meedon.Under the schemo <a certain amount,ranging from two to three per cent, oftho day rato of wages, according tolength of servico,' would bo annually de-ducted to form the basis of the fund.In return tho scheme would providesuperannuation allowances under certainconditions to those who leave tho serviceunder the ago limit, through physical ormenlnl incompotoncv, by reason of alter-ations in the establishment, of their ownaccord, or for other reasons. This al-lowance, it is suggested, should rangefrom ten-sixtieths of the annual rate ofpay for tho previous five years in thocaso of thoso who have Ml ved ten years,to a maximum of forty-sixtieths for thosewho have completed a period of fortyyears.

Air. Keir Hardic, the English LabourM.P., stated recently nt Merthyr Vale,in Wales, that fifty Labour candidateswould bo brought out at. thonext generalelection. Funds amounting to £50,000wero in hand, and it wa« proposed topay ouch member £200 a. yetI:.A deputation representing the Tradesllall Council* of Melbourne, Ballarat,andBondigo wailed recently upon the Vic-torian Minister for Railways to protestagainst any omission of the minimumwage condition in calling for tendors for39 locomotives. Tho Government pro-posed to call for alternative tenders withand without the minimum wage condi-tion. Mr. Bent in reply said that thowork involved nn expenditure of about£200,000. He could s»y nothing furtherthan that the view of the deputationwould bo placed before tho Cabinet, andwould receive every consideration,,

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

jSTTPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH £8. 1903,

POLITICAL POINTS.NEWS AND NOTES. INTERPROVINCIAL ITEMS. LINES ABOUT LABOUR.Mr. Crick, Minister for Lands, nt Ers-

kinovillo. N.S.W.,onthe14th iiiNt, btaU'Uthat Jl was all bunkum ami truth to wiythe Stalo (iowTitiiiciiti hud no money."Ihis drought iihot buMix'Au is ail hum-bug ami roi," mul Mr. Crick. "Iho bushcm look nilit il--i.11," tho xMiiuoU-r add-<-d.

'J'lii- Sydney North Nhoro Hridgo Jlo.mklm> the 16ih nun. iip'iuil tlio i«nilii.H lortlio Imhl^c, whicli K.i.l 1), «n icmio.l liouitlio luiu* invited id Miliimt ollViM

A Mi-lhomiu> il.tiiyman ch.ugul v.itItwatering Ins nnlk, MilmntU'd urn iium-I(k'f.'in.o tint tlio adultii-.it n>n took nl.ui-«hilo tlio milk U.in in pn;i.'io>'iim ol (In;tttulo Hallway J)i>pai(iuuil, Iho in*inun-tlou boing thai Iho railway men dninktho milk, i\n<{ in<«l<> ui> tlio quantity withwater. Jlv wax, ho\wver, hindIt is piohihlo that tli«' oH'<r of tlio

down Suliciloi-bhii) uiifUr I'ViUi.itK.ii wittb» nude to Mr. l'oucr, Crown .SolicitorinQueensland.

'J'hu I'erth Jlospilul Hoard, at a HptcUlmooting, riMilved to reprimand liirmir.t<-a who .(.v.siaiod lo carry out the «oc-ret wedding in IVrtk Hospital rmntly,and to winn thrill tliat a repetition elmich act would result in their being se-verely di'iilt with.

The Adelaide City Council has dv'cidndthat tho Adelaide streets shall bu clean-nod every Sunday. llitherlo. the principalHtruot/i have piVM'nlvd a diMvputahlu ap-pearance on Sunday inoiiimyn, on ac-count of tho nccuniulation of p.ipi-rH andother refiuw lt>Jt by Saturday nightcrowds.

Tho tli«tros» among Aoltlcru in tho Rich-mond district, Nvw Houth Wah'R, is jo

acuto that married men will gladly worlcfor 3» 6d xwr dajf.

Tho drought has soriously nffectcd vig-norons in the Corowa. dbtrict, New-South Wales, where"in. only ono or twoinstances hns tho yipld been entu«fuctory.

A contractor's foreman, who wasthrown oif a 'bus, with which an Ox-ford-street (Sydney) tram collided, iaendeavouring to obtain £2000 damagesfrom tho State Railway Commiftsionora.

Tho dainago at Lower Burdokin,Queensland, asa result of tho cyclone, isestimated at £40,000. There i» scarcelyv. house left at Brandon and Pioneer.

Mr. O'Sullivan'B yropostil to twt tliounemployed to cutting firewood for thoSydney market is viowed with alarm ntWindsor, New youth Wales, wheto theindustry ia in full owing.

Mr.'Alexander Borthwtck Murray, oneof tho most successful ohccpbrocdcrii inSouth Australia, is doad, at tho^ge oi77. , .It is tmderdtood that owing to tho ex-

pendituro to be incurred impairing dcun-og«d buildings at Towiwville, furthereconomics will bo observed in Queens-land.

Tho Victorian Government hna declin-ed to carry over its lines at reducedrates tho wheat which the New SouthWales GoTemment in Bonding lo Moumnand Doniliquin via Melbourne.

Mr. W&ddell, of tho New South WalesMinistry, lm« told a deputation of unem-ployed railway hand* that if retrench-ment waft noccmry it should commence'with the vary highest.It is feared that when the inland riv-

ers of New South Wales begin to run,tho stability of some of the bridges willbo seriously endangered by tho accumu-lation of fallen timber.

Tho South Australian Gorernment hasintimated that, having granted £19,000for tho purchuiw of seed wheat, it cannotmake any further advanced.Itis ctttimatud that it will cost £10,00bto repair tho damage done to postal, de-fence; and Customs property by theQueensland cyclone.

A woman, who wn« suffering fromstarvation when arrested, waa the otiierday charged with having attempted todrowi her baby at Woolloomooloo Hay,Sydney. Tho accused was committed fortrial. Sho siiid she hud wandunul abouttho street* with her starving baby, anddid not know what to do with the child.

Thcro hue been one new foyer case atCootuimble, Now South' Wules, whore 6bpatientA still (20th met.) remain in thehospital.

Contracts for 540,000 ftlofipers fromNew South Wales have already Iwenfixed with South Africa. It is expecteathat about £60,000 will bo distributer!amongst thomen who will bo engaged inconnection with tho contracts.

The Premier of Queensland staten thatit is not intended at present to fill theportfolio of tho lato Alinistor for Lauds,"thus saving £850 per annum."

Tho persons arrested in connectionwith tho raid on an alleged gaming clm>in Pitt-street, Sydney, wero the otherday fined, the sums varying from £20 to£2.

A Sydney cabman who complainedthat he was injured through a telephonewire falling upon him, lias been awarded£200.

Tho wife of a boundary rider nenrGcrmantown, New South 'Wales, wentto a well for some water tho other day,and found tho body, of her child llotitingon tho «urfaco.

Mr. James Frasor, a native of New;South Wales, ha» been appointed engin-«er-in-chief of the St«taf» railways, liewill Jiftvo charge, of 4500 men.

Forbes, and Walgett, New SouthWales, are amongst tho country townwhich bavo telegraphed to the SydneyDrought Committee for "immediate ns-sistunee."

At a meeting of tho Victorian Boardof Health last week it was suggestedtliat »U>p» should be taken to restrict th©entry into thd» State of conmunptives.The projectedKn^tcr military camp inSouth Australia doca not promise to bean' overwhelming success. Enquiriesmado by tho staff office show that onlyfifty lmjn from one battalion of active in-fantry, sixteen of another, »nd half-a-dozen field artillery men are desirous olgoing into camp; Tho principal reasonappears to be that the railway authori-twit, owitig to the enormous 'trafllc nx-pectcd in connection with tho Gnkapa-rinca races on Easier Monday, cannotundertake to bring tho men homo till.Tuesday; consequently ninny will loselinlf a day's pay, and others will prob-ably imperil Iheir situations.The Council clerk at Comlobolin, NowSouth Wale*, utates that iti» impossibleto ndequntoly describe tho straits towhich settlers there have b«>n redticed.Tho Sydnoy Dtought Reliof Fund hasnow reached the man of £12,755 8« Bd.Tho street collections aggregate £177415s 9d. The two principal contributionsto the latter figures wero from Itunvond(£64 10s 2d) and Halmaiii (£92 14* 6d).

So fnr over 700 canes of destitution,as the result of the recent cyclone, havebeen dealt with in Townsville. Claimsaggregating over £10,000 hnve beenmade on tho fund by persons who havolost everything. Up to the i>rcf>entabout £5000 has been subftciibcd inQueensland towards the ie\ief of Kufferersby tho cyclone.

For several months past therohavo been various rumour* eirculuted,which havo been immediately coutriidicl-ed, respecting tht piohability of Major-Ueneral Sir Kdwnrd ITutton contemplat-ing an early retirement fiom his positionn-s General Ollicer Commanding the Com-monwealth military forces, owing to thomanner in which defence: mutters hadbeen treated by the Federal Parliament.Lnst week another such statement wasmade, tlio authority being a letter re-ceived from headquarters in Melbourne,in which the writer said it wns believodthat Sir Edward Hutton hud the offerof a Homo command, and that he mightleave for England in time for tho Julymanoeuvres.

MININGMATTERS.OTAGO NOTES.

Endeavour Bhould have recommencedoperations by the end of this week, 'i'houi.tgo Daily Times say!.:— "The mishap,which has delayed operations so long,van voiy unfortunate for (shareholder,as if lho dredge hadbeen working steadi-ly tho comp.iuy «ould piobabiy hu\«ibeen free fiom debt und in a fair way topay a. dividend ero tins, whereus on 28thFebruary theie -»eie liabilities to theex cent of about £1000 to bo wiped off.A balance-hhtK.'t issued for tbo half-}earended 28th February shows that the goldwon during the preceding six months wagvalued at £6^6 17h 7d, while the expen-diture for the bjjiio poriod was £752 9ayd. At the end of the half-year therewere unredeemed debentuirt to thaamount of £250, the intcictt on thembeing- £25; and, in addition to this,there was a contingent liability of £816and wages duo amounting to £8 10s, a«u^.mht \Wikli theie was cash io theb.mk and oa hand to the extent of £71Bs.'

Lady Oharllon shareholders have con-firmed the windiug-up, and appointed "hquuutor at a remuneration of £50.

TnE goabtMosquito obtained 530z last week Alarger leturn was expected, but an extraquantity of timber hampered.operation*.The Mokoia- return was"430z Thiground continues to improve.The Pnctolns dredge got 420z 12dwt.The company's wcond dredge was tahave got a start this weekon good wash"

The past week nw yet anotbeidredging company go intoxhis time it was tho Red Jack*— a coin,puny pi>f,he»'«d of a claim that will paywell. Failure has heen due to defectiV*mauhweiy, ta a run of bad luck, »nd anumber of shareholders deolaro, misman-agement Theie is a feeling on the WestCoawt that foreign management of ourdredging companies has not been asgoodrll'"igat.have been, and that », »result foreign" shareholders are all do-wrou, of getting rid of their interests.On the Coast tb« feeling v th(e opposite.Confidence m the future of gold dredging» becoming stronger every day. 1*beach claims thU ia becoming prettyclear, for quit© a number huve beeatakenup of late and aie about to be de-veloped."—Grey Star.

TliK ARLTJLJNGA GOLDFIELDS.The neighbourhood of Winners De«of tb* White H«nge, has (says an <X

-change) been the greatest factor jubring,ing the Arltung* goklfield,> South Auitmlin» into .prominence, -

Winneoke's J)e-pot is co named on account if its beinatie Mio of Uw camp of tho late All. U.Winnecke, who was e6nt to the distric*m the early nmejac* to survey pabtornjproperties tor Adelaide pastoraFfirms,Ihe venture upon which the principalin.tercst luis been centred is the1 Winnecke'aDepot Reward Syndicate, formed in Ade-Undo, in one thousand share*of $10 each,A pvw .""ft obtTed *" °& oa v»tho Paddy1* Qooso Reward claim, taken,up by M'Xeill and party iv Novemberlust, for £1300* and made .on arrange-meiit to purchase the property for £1806addition^ ami an interest"jn tha syndi-cate. Dr. Chewings, an Adelaide geolo-gist and explorer, was sent to Aritung*to report, on the property, and he guvea_ very glowing account of it He «aiathat tho n-orfc in progress disclosedsever-al reefs, and from what could be *een,then,., a quarry, thirty yards or morebroad1, would have to be worked backinto the hill, as the block «f land wwfull of re#fs, showing gold freely. Headded :— "Ceiue now. m possession of theassays from tha different chusse* of ore,Iam able to inform you that you haveseveral thousandsdf ions of payable mill-ing or© Assured in the RewardHill, anato be had for tho quarrying, much oiwiden will be very high grade. As forthu pcrmanaucy of the reefs, Isee nomisor. why they should not Uvo i«idepth. Tliqore occurs in mikes, and as-sociated with tho quartz arc heavy lump*and seams of ironstone-. These iron,stone scams and lumps indicate iron py-riiea below, and aro particularly rich ingold. Derived from these are the lumpcand pebbles of ironstone which bestrewthe top and sides of the Reward Hiliovor an area of several acres, andIas-sure you that, in seven out of every tenpieces you break, you will see free goldin them; and by dollyingIhave neveryot got a blank

—and the latter remark

will apply to any gossany or »pongevqunrtr. fragments thatbestrew the ground,in plenty, which were derived from thercofg. 1have never seen a uurfaco showwith gold so generally distributed overan equalarea, and so rich as theRewartfHill. ... In my opinion the pro-perty ia going to develop a mlsve of un-usual richness, and to supply large quan-tities of highly-payable 'ore. Whereveitho same class of ore occurs over tIMfield generally, it carries good gold, auclis of payable grade."

The ore which has been crushed ontho field up to the present has been prin-cipally from the Whit© Range, «nd ha«had to be carted to tho Government bat-tery, which consists of ten heads. This,according to olUcial reports, has beenworking continuous? since March, 1893,except for a long delay in the early par»of last year> owing to the collapse of theboiler. Siuce July last, the date of re-starting tho plant, over 1000 ton* hasbeen treated for a result of over ljozto tho ton. The crushing stuff came froma number of different finds. For .sometime tho carriage of ore avmj done bycamels. Prior to November, 1901, th«total amount of quartz treated by th«battery was 1726 ton», and tiro gold ob-tained was 21200z 2dwt, of the valuaof £8019 9s Id. As this representedtho work of over twenty different par-ties, and as tho battery manager in j\oinstance liad to call upon tho miners totnako up any deficiency between the cosoof crushing and the value of the goldproduced, it is evident the gold depositsare well distributed. Itmust not be for-gotten, however, that very little realmining has yet l>een done, either at thoWhit© Range or at Wiunecke'a D«ipot,and though the result* of the crushing*which have cotno to hand certainly in.dicato very great possibilities, inucb.more will have to bedone before it caubo said that Arltungtv will bo in a posi-tion to rank 'as one of the great gold-liolds of Australia.

That the field is no place for indivi-dual prospectors, imperfectly equipped,mid without the means of sustainingthemselves for a period of severalmonths, is.manifest from tho charac-ter of tbe gold occurrence, and thoheavyoutlay entailed in getting any resultsfrom ore winning, I'rofessor BaldwinSponcer, who has been over the country,uttered A warning recently to peoplawho might desire to try their luck cathe field, remarking that he had heardtlw>ro were between 300 and 400 menon the field, and his advices said theremm nothing to warrant that. Mr. J. O.Jenkins, tho South Australian Premier,has aim warned tbe public tbat any onoproceeding to the field should have suffi-cient means to tide over a period of sixmonths. Mr. A. Campbell, 9, Mel-bourne resident, who was engaged inpas-toral pursuits in tho district to theeastward of Arltunga for many yearsprior to 1893) addsa caution to intendint;prospectors. He s»ys that a, man" trilineed plenty of bushcraft to preserve him-self if ho gets away from water. Hamentions that in 1892 four prospectorsfound alluvial gold in tne ranges, butcould get no water nearer than thirty-six mileß. He himself prospected aquartsformation about 100 miles to the east ol■Ailtimtra, but failed to get gold.

In regard to the sugar rebate questionsuggestion h|us been nuulu to the Primo.\linistoi1 that Quccn»iiuul might inertMh©her revenue by u&iug only inijitniedaugur, reserving the lueully-uiado &uj{Ji">uliich letunieil a bitiailcr uuiouut oi ic-\i>nuo, ior export to other fciuir.s. iûEdmund JJ.irluti Miid ho thought a \».->.jMuiiuutio to Ui»vU*s tlie pioi»>Mlioii. Itu.fi nut mi easy (fii),tuiu it was <t \oiyround-about way, out of Iho dillunliy.

.Mr. K. 11.I1. MaiH>, tho)

well-knownEnglish uclumy, is |»rej>.ii »»»^» »i'>'t*-'n.iJs-lor .v rupuit to tho l'Ctlci.il llmuniiK'liton tiio Milijeel uf tho tou.so.idat ion </i j|n<

Suites' dolith. Mr.^ il.ndy immil.v nskodlor lurliicr lnfoinuiioii, and it \\.is mh>-l)liod to him by tiio liensuror. isir 1-A-muiid Bailon is ol opinion thnt nioic in-futiuation will luvvo 10 be Kent befuio Air.lliudy is in a potation to mako his ie-pwt.

For bomo timo pnst nssoilions havebeen niado thnt vititlo tho New youthWales Uovcrnnient borrowed money at3i per cent, thu return upon tho c\i»rti-dituie of borrowed money uus not moretlntn 'A per cent. Tho Minister for Woiksstales that ho ha.i had a euieful cMinmtemttdo of the interest paid by iliuno icpio-[ ductivo works, and hnds tho follownig is(he result:

—i<uilvr«y», £3 9s 8d per

cent.; tiamwuys, £3 5s 7d per cent.;and water and sewerage works, 3.36 percqnt. For works constructed underCountry Towns Water Supply and Sewer-ago Act tho return is 3.6 per cent.

Dr. Clifford, tho Nonconformist lead-er, at,a recent meeting at Leeds calledto condemn tho Kducation Act, stronglydenounced the mcumire, and expressedhisintention of declining to puy tho rota oniho ground thnt to do so would bo toboconio an accomplice to a measure whichwas a fraud on tho nation.

Some day (suys tho London DailyChronicle) when parties nro again moreevenly balanced, and when tho nationivwakos from ita apathy with regard totho administration of publlo utfairs, itwill perhaps no longer bo hajd sufficientqualification for an Undor-bberetary of'Foreign Alfairs to bo his father's son,or a proper preparation lor a ForeignSecretary to have failed as Secretary lorWar.It ii understood to bo the intention of

tho Canadian Government to introduce aBill into Parliament in

'the coming ses-

sion for tho cbtablisbnicnt of a CanadianInaval reserve. Commander Spain, theIofficer incharge of tho fisheries protectionservice, recently left for ftowtoundlandto investigate the working of tho New-foundland naval reserve.

The demand of the Canadian provincesfor larger annual grants from thoFederalTreasury lias met with much hostilo oritioisrin, Liberal equally with Conservativenewspapers condemning what is termeda provincial raid on tho Treasury. Koinenewspapers uvgo tho entire abolition ofsubsidies and recommend instead thateach provincial Legislature should collectits own revenue as do tho separate Statesof tho American Union.

Lord Cromor the other day made a ndt-able speech at Khartoum. That, he said,was his third visit to the Soudan sincethe battle of Oindurmun, and ho had beouüblo tonotice an advancealong the wholeline. Tho revenue was showing satisfac-tory signs ot elasticity, tho State expen-diture was under effective control, and,with the return of confidence, trade woobeginning to llourish. But, in spito ofall this progress, they were only at thebeginning of their labours. He consider-ed tho construction of a railway to'Sua-kin absolutely essential to the develop*ment of tho country, and on his returnto Cairo he would do his best to get thisimportant work put in hand with ail rea-sonable despatch.

Tho toueinent-hous« reform Tictory se-cured in the Now York Legislature tworoars ago is in danger of 'being succeededpy a humiliating defeat. Governor Odollin his message to the Houses has calledfor an amendment of the present law,which, if carried, would permit in tene-ment houses tho lowest standard of livingwhich sordidnews on tho part of eitherlandlords or tenants would suggest.

Towards the end of last miuiemr (saystho Madrid correspondent of Tho Times)jM. Delcusso, tho French Minister ofForeign Affairs, through his Ambassadoriv London, nmdo overtures to Lord Long-downo for tho complete and detailed set-tlement of the whole Moroccan question.M. Dolcnßse presented certain complete,decisive, andbusiness-like proposals,whichwould havo had not mnrely North Afri-can but European consequences. Jn com-pensation for French officialrecognition oftho British occupation of Egypt, Francewas to bo alloweda free hand in dealingwith Moroccan territory save on theNorth African coast lino. Tho highly in-teresting bargain thus proposed' was notunfavourably rccoived by Lord Luns-downe. But, occupied by South Africanaffairs and (when reminded later on) byVenezuela', the British Government re-quested to be allowed topontpono seriouspourparlers on Morocco until nfter thearrangement of these two affairs.■ It is stated thatthe Indian Governmentviews with some anxiety the efforts made,to' exploit the steel and iron resourcesof the country. There are already threelarge schemes afoot. Lord Curzon is «aidpersonally to favour the scheme, butmany officials are afraid that its reali-sation will lead to nn influx into Indiaof large numbers of peoplo of democraticleanings, whose presence will greatly com-plicate the problems that have to bo solv-ed by tho Indian Gov«rnmnt.It, is staled that tho Kmperor Menolikis about to decorato several Kusniiui highofficials to tho Order of the Star of Ethi-opia, and intends sending presents to thoCzar a* a mrfrk of his friendly sentimentstowards Russia.

The Paris Journal Official on 30th Jan-uary aunounced that the Minister of Warhad removed from thpir post* a generaland thiee colonel* belonging to tho garri-son i«t Poitiers. The rouaon given forthis step is thafc tho wive* and daughtersof these oflkoiN wero stallholders ut a re-cent charity banatir in aid of tho localcongregational schools, the '.Minister hold-ing thnt the officers wore deserving ofbliime for havinguliowod members of theirfamilies to take part in what ho consider-ed a political demonstration.

A Tokio telegram to Tho Times saysthat tho British Minister lias handed totho Mikado a miniature of the King setin diamonds, together with an autographloiter couched in terms of cordial friend-ship, to which tho .Mikado made a waroi-ly appreciative reply. It ib understoodthat the iea of this courtchy emanatedfrom tho King hitmolf at tho timo of hisCoronation,Kin Majesty desiring to con-vey to the Mikado a special mark of hisgoodwill.

In connection with a vote of 170,000marks (£8600) for tho appointment ofcommercial experts to* bo attached toOerninn Consulates, it watt staled in theRoiehstagon behulf of theForeign Oillcethnt business men, factory inspectors,secretaries of large experience in tradewould bo selected for these posts."Tlie l'ekin Government Jins ngnin de-cided (o assume control of the Chinesetelegraphs. It is suggested that tho ob-ject which tho Chinese Government lmsin view is to prevent official secrets frombecomingknown to foreigners. Tho Tan.tai has formally requested the Consularbody to notify foreigners that they willno longer be allowed to purchase sharesin Chinese telegraph undertakings, whichhitherto have been owned by commercialcompanies.

Senator Hanna has introduced a Billinto tho United Stntes Senate grantingpensions nnd bounties to nil ex-skvesover fifty years of ago who were freed byPresident Lincoln's proclamation of 22ndSeptember, 1862, during the Civil War.

Mark Twain has been rofused n. copyof Mrs. Eddy's "Miscellaneous Writings"by the, agents, and advertises for a-copyin Harper's Weekly. Of course, themotive for refusing to sell him a copyis apparent enough, but it w«s a seriou&tactical error. It merely helps to callattention to the incvitablo "roast

"The first Cecil Rhodes Scholarship at

Oxford "awarded to un Aniuriciiu hns>been given to Mr. Eugeno Lcitlor Leh-nrnn, of 'Now York City. Mr. Lehmanwas graduated from Yale last Juno uftev

brilliant eaieer. Ho is now doingpost-graduate work inphilosophy at Columbiapreparatory to going to Oxfoid nextmonth. Ho is twenty-two years of ago.

A special committee- has been appoint-ed by the Paris Municipal Council forthepurpose- of studying tho various avail-able methods of applying automobilis.mto the service of roads. Thl» wouldapply not only to watering andswooping,but also to picking up tho rubbibh and"undrie* now iv the domain of tho K»g-piokers' Corporation, comprising fiftythousand member* of both boxci.

Tourist* abroad often comment uponthe amusing attempts at Engliah to befound in foreign .hotels. St. James sBudget quotes & new example. A travel-ler found this notice posted in his room

*ln his hotel;— -"Misters, the venerablevoyagers are earnestly requested not totake clothes of the bed to nee the «unrist for thd colour changes."

New Yorkers who wouldlike to dodgetheir taxes but don't like to commit per-jury overit have, it seems, been suppliedwith *n ingenious means of achievingtheir object without hurting their con-acionoc*. Tho librarian of tho Citylibrary and three associates havo boonarrested on a charge of supplying "dum-mies," for a consideration, to imperson-ate wealthy.taxpayens,andwhowould at-tend at tho TaxDepartmentandswear offtho assessments of their employers nta reduced rate. The- business appearsto havo been carried out on a largeMale.

An unprecedented cold wavo passedover Bengal at the beginning of Febru-ary. The phenomenon alarmed and do-pressed the native?, who wore not usedto such severe cold. Tho demand forwarm clothing could not be met.

After considering a report from theirofficials in Europe on the Scotch locomo-tives now ready for shipment from Glas-gow, tho executive of the Canndinnracifio Railway havo decided to ordertwenty additional locomotives from thecame firm for immediate shipment. Theexperiment of combining British work-manship nnd Canadian designs is suc-ceeding remarkably well.

Constance Pcnruddocke, thechildwhosecmo figured prominently at the OldBailey recently, is still (says the PoilyMail of 3rd Fobruary) at the BrightonHomo of the Society for tho Preventionof Cruelty to Children.

Owing to the remarkable decline ofbicycles in popularity and demand, theRemington Arms Company, one of thelargest producers in New York, has dis-continued manufacturing them. A quan-tity of special machinery has accordinglybeen consigned to the scrap-heap.

The Duo do Loubat, who resides inNew York, has given £20,000 to Colum-bia University for a chair of Americanarchaeology. lie has already given over£200,000 to tho. university.InLord ltoberls's town houso in,Port-

land-place, in London, is an interestingrelic which never fails to attract atten-tion. Itis Cronje's "flag of truce" whichho sent in preparatory to his surrender*b Paardeberg, now nearly three years"go.

*A sad disatter occurred to the Mumbles

lifeboat in Swansea- Bay, South Wales,on Ist February. Owing to a iniaappre-liension as to her services being requiredthe lifeboat started out, and, with tailset, crossed the bay. The craft wasnearing Porb Talbot when a heavy «eadashed her on to the breakwater of theharbour. Seven of tho crew of fourteenperished.

A ladies' restaurant' on "an extensive-icale is about to be erected in Berlin.It in to be managed entirely by women,and only women will be employed as at-tendants. No men will be admitted oremployed in any capacity whatsoever.

Contcquent, it is supposed, upon thereturn of Lord Cromer, the BritishAgent, the police at Cairo have peremp-torily stopped all gambling, and theCasino has been closed, much to the dis-gust of a crowd of people whohad flock-edhither from Mont« Carlo.

Not since the burial of Professor Faw-eett, the blind Postmaster-General, hasko impressive a funeral been teen inCambridge as was given last month toSir George Stokes, the great ncientist.

Naval Constructor Hob.oon, of theUnited Statci, well-known in connectionwith tito sinking of tho Mcrrimac at theentrance to Santiago Harbour during theSpanish-American War, lias tendered hisresignation on account of an affection ofthe eyes.

The Berlin correspondent of the DailyChronicle says regret is felt among *Ulovers of the mediaeval cities of Germanythat the walls of Nuremberg are show-ing signs of rapid decay. A portion ofthe wall twelve yards long fell into themoat on 30th January. Now that mis-chief is done a commission has been ap-pointed to take step* toprevent furtherrain.

Lieutenant yon GraTrcrt, who killedDr. Aye in January in a duel near Ber-lin, has been «cntenccd to two years'detention in a fortress. He will notappeal. Dr. Aye had nedured Gnvwert'ssister, and Gntvrert, who whs nn officerof troops in the South African Protec-torate, returned to Germany to fightAye.

The Russian Government is takingvigorous steps to foster the Black Sentrade. With thU object, a new harbouria about to be constructed at Od»-ssn.Another important work in also beingcarried out in tho neighbourhood ofSarepta, whero the railway company isconstructing an enormous basin and port,which ifl to serve n* an outlet for thegrain, petroleum, fish, and other cargoesof the Volga and Kama basins. It isthe general opinion in Kus«ia that theconstruction of theae will havo » greateffect on the development of Russia'strado and industries.

Mr. Henry Phippg, a partner of Mr.Andrew Carnegie, who was recently tra-velling in India, has given Lord Curzonthe sum of £2000 to be devoted to anobject of practical benefit or scientificresearch, promising to be of.enduringgood to India.

The trill has bep;un before tho St.Pet«r«burg Court of Justice of Lieut.

-Colonel Schafroff, ex-Chief of Police ofKronstadt, on a whole series of charges.It is alleged that he embezzled moneyreceived by him for the pay tff police-men, that he extorted money from theproprietors af houses of ill-fame, towhom he is said to have extended hitprotection, that he tolerated all sorts oflistnrbancos in these establishment*, andthat he traded in appointments to postsat hin disposal, and sold Iris patronage<o certain of his subordinate*.

According to the correspondent of theMorning Post the Bechuana chiefs, whenMr. Chamberkiin left after the indaba<it Government House, Mafeking, baredtheir head&fefed cried "Pulft, pula, pula,"nie-iTiing "ijfflf-^here be rain." An houror two later Mr. Cbamberlnin had toaddress the inhabitant* of Mafeking inthe open <ur in the midst oi torrentialnin«

Tlio Mandorillo correspondent of theMatauru Kn.sign onj-K:

— "What promisedto bo a good harvest a weok nj;o, ■whenwo hail lino open weather, ha.i now tiiincilout. di« i-iiiou^. All bust week il. wuhblowing a liukc gale, accompanied withheavy 'Iki\m'm ol iinti, malting harvot-uxg impm-ibb1, ,uiil lii'.ilii1^ «)<>\\ v Iliohii|m I i alammiir extent. 'I'hls Hill(In ,111 ci.nini'Mi'. .iiimuiit of <1 iiii.il;o U>the i-I.n>'l1111t-C ■■■Lull, ,iiul will nuiUo jt. a<li tit*, nit jnl> In cut. it. 'I'lio lute ciops j<io nut. .■-ueiii to lie making any piogrew,anil inuny paddodi.s nro showing Mgusof blight uiul iii.st. L'iiloxn tho ueithevclean iiji til onco Iho outlook is anythingbut olioffiiij.'.

Tlk> .Southland member;* of iht< SixthContingent in .South Africa hnvo decidedto hold a iL-nnidn on Uood Fiiday ;xlWinton, the to tuko Uto foimof geucial t-poiliand horse-nuuug on IlioYVinlon luciciiuiMi!.

The OaaimiL Mail states that tho localfreezing woiKm lwvo had an exceptionallygood seaMui so f.ir, und nt pnvu-nt nroaveiaqiutr v thousand imkmhch daily. Theyare wilding away a largo consignmentto .South Atiicji.

Tho late Mr. U. d. Fyfe, Wyndhum,lias (according to tho Matiuini Ensign)by teniiH ol his will bequeathed £100to tho Wyndhiun Prebyteiian Church,£108 to the Southland County Council(to bo .spout in tho maintenance of thobridgu known uh "Fyfo's Bridge," overtho Mimibau stream), und £100 to vScottish infirmary.

Mr. Peter Campbell, of Menzics Ferry,has purchased from Mr. D. Dtmll thowell-known Cvescont Farm, Wyndhmn,at tho prico of £16 20s per aero. Thoarea in 4614 acres, so tho purchase-moneywill amount to close on £7000.

—Matoura

Ensign.Weasels nro becoming numerous in tho

Wharigaroi district and nro playing havocwith tho poultry.itis statedon good authority (Kays tho

Ohristchurch Prosit) that the Hurunuitrailic briclgo leading on to tho Cheviotcstuto is unsafe Tho piles tiro sakl tohnvo rotted at tho water's edgo, and areonly hold In position by tho ulienthiug

■ which was put round them to turn thocurrent. Itis also stated that during aheavy gala lately thobridge itself vibrat-ed to tho o.vtont of two inches laterally,and that it id quito possible (hat thostructure might bo carried away by the*next heavy hesh. which cornea down thoriver.

Owing to tho number of scnrlot foyerpatients in the Southland Hospital (naystho tSouthluiul Timos)), tho accommoda-lion in tho lever ward thoro Isnow taxedto tho utmost limits. It is, therefore,probable that temporary cxtrtv accommo-dation in ttpcciul hospital touts or otherHuiLible Uniclutw in tho hospitalgroundswill have to bo provided for future casesof '{ha disease, in accordance with thorequirements of tho District Health OiU-ccr.

Tho Auckland City Council is anxiousto be furnished with tho fullest detailsot tho workingof the'rubbish duxtiuctorsin Melbourne and Sydnoy, and in sendingiIH Engineer to tho«o cities to obtaiutlio required information.

A West Coast paper says itis pleasingto noto tho expedition with which thorftilwuy works aio being pushed on atllosh, and tbcro is'not tho ultghtost doubtbut that with the completion of thuswork anow era will set in in tho dUtrict.Already preliminary «ymptomt» are mani-festing themselves, our forest wealthcommanding Hhnost first attention.

Tho 'westerly weather of last weekcaused a heavy i,ki to cut into Novell-street, Hokitika, somo of tho back fence*facing the sen being- wu&hud away. Thosouthorn part of tho beach towards thebar has boen muking tip again recently,but the high tides arc still cutting in attho northern end.

Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford died at Qrt>y-moutli hut week, ugod 102 yearn.

Tho quart/,mines at Heeftou hnve, dur-ing tho post 21 years, produced goldvalued at £1,778,07? 7* 7d, und paid individends £509,087 (says tho WcstportTunas). Tho quantity of stone crushedto produce this was 761,934 tons.

The oncrouohmeut of tho sea north ofOrawati River (reports the WestportTimes) has laid Imro a layer of pumicestone Extending over a mile. Tho depositmtiHt have been coveredup for ages, undwhere it came, from will bo a subjecv ofintureitiag speculation.

According to tho West Coast Times aparty of four Chinnmen from tho MaoriUuily district on Saturday last sold a.block of greetißtono weighing four tons totlio National Bank, Gievmouth, for£223.

During last month 1670 birds weresent away from the UoTcrnincnt poultrydepot in Auckland.

Air. Otto List, of the Post and Tele-graph sluH' at Hastings, has resigned inorder to take aposition in the Transvaaltelegraph heivice.

Tho Cattanach Cup, which was pre-sented to tho Dunedin Highlanders byCaptain M'lntosh, of tho ill-fated Wai-rarapa, waa destroyed by Ike at Oorolast week. It wna worth 15 guineas.Tho holder of tho trophy for the currentyear removed to Gore, where tho housewhich he occupied was horned down.

The Ashburton correspondent of theLyttelton Times slates that a movemontis on foot to dispose of tho Alford ForestDomnin und acquire a larger and moreauituhlo piece of land in tho vicinity.

Tho Southland Standard, roferring totwo of the light-fingered gentry sent toprison at Qoro lust week, says that oneof them possesses v remarkably promis-ing criminal record. Ho has been, threeyears in tho colony, and has spent out oftaut two yearsnnd seven months in gaol.It is stated by tho Otago Daily Times

that the week end excursions to Queonn-town have nmdo a considerable increaseto the income of the people of that town—

bakers and butchers yi particulur. Sun*days tho bakers havehad to lmko bread,and the butchers tokill meat to feed thecrowd, M'hich was larger than had beenexpected. Tho butcher's bill of one oftho leading hotels for tho month was£60.

A number of -cycle dealers in Christ-church, who havo been interviewed by aTruth representative, concur with theopinion expressed by tho paper earlier inthe week that tliero is n gang of cycle"fakers" at work in tliis city. Theyfitato that it is almost impossible todetect Btolon machines so neatly are theyre-cnnmellod and altered. Tho police,rdmttrks our contemporary, appoar to b»hobusy apprehending unfortunate cyclistswho transgress tho bylaws that they havono time to look round for the thieves.

Mr. J. M. Simmers, of Dunedin, whowas recently selected tobo tho first head-masterof tho High School at Danncvirko,will not accept the position unless nsalary of £250 a year is guaranteed.The authorities of tho nchool are unableto flue their way to givo him the guaran-teeIt is scarcely creditable to Taranaki

(saya tho Herald), hut if nevertheless afnct, that tho district hm to depend totome extent upon outride supplies of soesstiutially n, dairying by-product asbacon.

Tho frion/Uy nocieties in Gisbome re-cently nsked thnfc tho charges for (rent-ing any of its members in the local hos-pital -should be reduced. They have nowwithdrawn tho application, as on furtherconsideration they havo contu to tho con-cluKion that tho members should pay thonamft as people who do not belong tofriendly societies*

SHIPS AND THE SEA.Tho Sydney Daily Telegiaph snys that

tho litillinnt, a wcll-Uiunvn AheuU'euclipiicf, .iriivod liiht wfi'k fiom London.Who had iv bad time in tliu Noith At-inntK', Uriel a (.'.ilc of lulliitalic ituy uhuhI*ht,i ciirotintcml, seveiely U.îul jn-r h-e.i-Kolijg t'.ip.tltilK ie->. The Vlnp loft iS<imi<.l<>iion i/lh Nii\iinbnr, ami look .i cli'jiiir-lilio imni Mail I'oint nil the l'Jlh. 'IIn tih< r Uutililui lilxhii "V\h(ii htn-ly ckurof the Knglifb ( 'll.iniii I," cml Iupl.iillC'.iiUnii, "tlui winil Jill light, .mil thefollowing day no cncmniti ri'<T a. lu\i\ygain 1111 oni the Miuth 'MM, after which tlie« mil Ml in fitnii (lie uclward, with ».veiy lu1 ivy !>u.i imil haul b<|imlN, withi.un. Noxt »o nut with :i nirioiis j,;.i10finni tho Muithhiulll-\\uM. Tho b.iroiuiMi'i1w;im falling loudly, and m<\t day Lhog.ili> hud incri-iihL'il to lnnric.nn* force.Thu Men. uatj mountainous and lho xluphihonicd heavily, whilo tho dei'k.s wemconst.mlly Hooded. During the day homooi our backstay*) earned away, and wolost two o£ our sails and some dork gfar,tho hitter being washed overboard.Tho mjiihllk wi'ro cvtienu'ly violentand si'vito," conthuipd tho captain, "andwo h.ul grave feaiH conjoining lho wifelyof our masts. TuwaidM evening the foicoof tho wind whs tcmlic, and tho M>awas awful, nntl we wtio drilling lirlp-lossly towaidn tho Buy of BiM'ay. Kc>\tday tho huiucano h.id deoieahed to ngaio. This w.i.s followed by a Murioa ofwesterly and tiouih-woitcrl'y galen, ex-tending altoî'thor oxer a period oftwenty days. iSi\teen days nftor leavingtho iMiglinh Channel wo were only 448mill's from Kiigliind, making our pro-guws at "tho rato of 28 miles a dtvy."After getting cltur of tho North At-lantic galon, from which tho shin fortu-nately escajuid without serious damage,tho Brilliant had lino weather. Sho round-od Tnsmunia on 26th February^ nntl hiidnorth and north-westerly winds on thocoast.

An,operation in ship surgery of a char-acter hitherto without prullel i« in pro-gress at Burtri^shipbuifding yard^lhook-lyn (according to a shipping paper). Thodecks of tho htuninnhip Ulster, of thoHudson lyivor Hoot, arc to bo lifted twofoet bodily into tho air, and tho hullbuilt up to them. Tho work requirestho nicest calculation tuid adjustment, forshould there- bo an unequal strain uponany portion of tho dcclut tho remilt mightbo disustrouH. The lifting will bo doneby 100 .screw-jftoks, oach one capable ofraising flvo toi*. When tho decks arethus raised tho carpenters will ndd totho hull two foet of 'planking, buildingit up to tho decks again, giving thevwsel greater capacity und generally im-proving her.

Tho German whip ITenrictte, which re-cently arrived at Sun Francinco, 175ilay»from South Shields, encountered a hur-ricane, which Morally "knocked tholights out of her" (says an American ex-clutngo). A tremendous rtcu, ono of ninnythat wwept tho vossrl's dcckK, cleared outthe oilroum, wirrj-ing with it three tatikxof oil, thu lltnrietUws entire utock ofilluminating iluid. From that time untilthe ond of tho yoyngo night timo meant(lnrknexsin all its conipletunwt on onardthe vessel. Thb sttvto of alfairn continu-ed for 'four month*. Tho damage ftu.vtamed during tho hurricane was npjinl-ling, and when tho tttorm censed, leuviiic;Uio ship's living quartera turned insidoout, riildlcd mid eoakitig wet, a heavyfront coated all tho damn places with >c«.

Tho oomialtio* reported at the Botudof Trade fur tho period commencing l*tJanuary, 1902, and ending 31sl Jnttuarv,1903, nmaiintrd to 29 HritJfh and *5foroiun nailing vesiols, with 35 Britishand 32 foreign steam vcnsols.

Not too ihmh\ it has been decided toprovide thftir Lordnhipa of tho Admiraltywith a moro commodious and, bo it add-ed,,more seaworthy craft than the oldKnchnntrem, which has served do longin this capacity («tvya a London paper).Tho new vessel is to bo doaignod lesnfor opecd (him for comfort and abilityto go anywhevo thoy may be required

—if not to tho Antipodes, at least to thoMediterranean.

An exuhango nays that tho Norwegianotcumor Silken wtto sightod leeentlyby the Hnmbttrg-American liuor l'emwyl-vunia rolling helplessly in n, big sea intho Atlantic. Tho Suggeu had lost herpropeller,and as tho weather was tempos-tuous tho vessel became unmanageuule.Aftei'. drifting 150 milea in five days,during which live Kteuinera passed herwithout observing hor distress signals,when tho Pennsylvania hovo in sight thocaptain of tho ijuggen asked to be takenon board thab \ehoel, together with hisui-ow, and thU was done. As the Sug-gon was deoply laden, and it inonuco tonavigation (towing being iinpoHsiblo insuch weather), the sea cocks wuro opened,and there is no doubt she went to thobottom,

Tho total number of merchant vesselsof all rigs and olnsues.launched In 19014(says an exchange) waa an oven hundred,of which ono was a ship, 37 schooners,28 sloopa, 8 steamers, 6 barges, and 10guiioliuo or naphtha launches. Thirty-«ix of theuo vessels register over 100tonsnet, 24 500 tons, 13 over 1000 tons,nine- over 1500 tons*, five over 2000 tons,and 1 (the four-maslod ship Atlas) over3000 tomi.

Tho steamship Manchester jMi-rchant,which carried Australian troopn to SouthAfrica during tho lioer war, caught firewhile- on a voyage from Now Orleans,and li«d to be scuttled in Dingle Bay,on tho Irish coa^t (according to v Homopaper). She win soverely burned beforeshe sank, two of hor masia having gone.Sho now lies on a sandy bottom, withherdocks awash. Sho hud a valuable cargoof 13,400 bales of cotton, valued ut£1120,000. Tho ship herself was valuedat. £86,000. She had also in her hold18,500 pieces of timber,250 barrels turps,260 banols resin, 465 barrels soap, and68,000,bushels grain, much of which wasthrown overboard and floated out to sea.It i« the heaviest casualty which hasfallon on Lloyds for somo time.

A hug© ship (says the NorddoutscherBnllolin) has beon launched at Dunzigto the order of tho Norddontechcr Lloyd.She hns been,named tho SeydliU, and isa Bistor ship of tho Zietcn, Avhich waslaunched at the same yards only a shortlime ago. Both steamers will, when ■

finished, constitute v most valuable ad-dition to tho ahondy huge fleet of theNorddoutscher Lloyd. Koch vessel is434ft long, 66ft wide, and 46ft deep,'and is built under special supervision fortho highest class of tho QormanlschcrLloyd. Tho measurement of each is 8000groan register tons, tho displacement13,600 tons. Theße vessels, which willoccasionally also be installed into thocompany's Australian service, each have

1accommodation -for 90 passengers of the|!lr«t cln«i, 70 yof tho soeond, and about2000 steerage passengers. Tho safety ap-pliances arc thoroughly modern and \ipto date, us woll an comprehensive. Eachvowel ia equipped with two quadrupleexpansion engines «iggregatms» about6000 indicated horse-power. For hand-ling tho freight thero will be on eachship six steam winches and four' steamcranes. Tho speed is calculated at 14knots on hour, while tho crew of eachwhip will number about 130 persons. Shoi« due at Australia in August.

'Tho .Sydney Shipping Uuide reports

that Captain Qeorgo M'Arthur, a woll-known idontity at Hobnrt, and brotherof tho Harbourmaster (Captain M'Ar-thur) died lust week from cerebral hemor-rhage. Deceased was at ono timo inti-mately connected with the whaling in-dustry, which in years gono by was tho|mftlntftay; of Hobart commercial pros-perity.

4

SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY.-— ' ""> rr-[BY S-iGIITARIUS.]

KINEMATO.PHONOUUAPHIO EXUI-IUTIONB,M. Gauniont, according to Leon Vidal

(iv Photography),has solved the problemuf so conjoining tho kmematograph andphouogiuph aa to make all gi-atuivH nitdlnowmcnta correspond with words orsounds of any kind incident to tho scene.Absolute synchronism is obtained by elec-tric actuation of the two sencs of ap-paratus, -and tho co-ordination is suchthat not only may a dancer's performanceb« reproduced with, the accompanyingmusic, but iv tîo case of a tungor orspeaker, tho illusion is perfect, the figureon tho screen appearing toarticulate thewords.

THE MOSQUE OP ST. SOPHIA.Mr. E. M. Anftmiadi, in Knowledge,

gtceft a, reasonable explanationof the pe-culiar orientation of tuo mosque (formerlychurch) of 8k Sophia, at Constantinople,which, forming, n» it does, an angle of127 degrees with the magnetic uorth, hasgreatly puzzkd antiquaries and theolo-gian*. Itmust Ihjpremised that "St. Ho-phia," like such names as "St. Sepul-chre" and "St. Cross/ is not a nom-inal, but» a titular appellation, Thochurch, founded in 326, wasdedicated to tho Saviour as "thoDivine Wisdom," "aophia," in Greek,nignifying wisdom. Procopius explainsthat "tlie face of the church wan directedto tho rising iron, in order to have thosacred mysteries performed in honour ofGod." The orientation is 33<( degreessouth of <Aist, which to theazimuth of tho mm having entirely risenfebove the Bithyniun mountains* at thewinter solstice;therefore, Mr. Antoniadiconcludes, "tho sanctuary waa to face the*un just,risen on tho birthday of Christ,"to whom it was dedicated." The originalbuilding was1 destroyed by fire, and thowecond Mtructure \\iu» badly injured byearthquake; and it is* notoworthy that ill<jach c.ise of restoration the rededicationtook place on Christmas Day.

As regards tho treatment of tho build-ing by the Turku, M. Antoniada sayaithoa suffered -v<>ry little, the damage be-ing practically confined fo the covering ofcertain mosaics with whitewash. In fact,the new masters of the edifice have«ho\vncommendable "toleration for imageswhose representation is forbidden by thefaith," and

" a pious zeal towards thepreservation of tho building." ft. wbsotherwise, however, in 1204, when thoedifice was taken from the EasternChurch by tho crtwiulers. who wantonlyand deliberately profaned the sanctuarybefore rededieating »v to th<? wt'rvioo ottheir own sect. Tho article m illustratedby interesting drawings, showing tho sup-posedappearance of the church about 8/0aud1500 respectively."INADVERTENT HYPNOTISM.""inadvertent hypnotism," wo read,

"brokeup a theatrical performance a fewweeks ago in flheima, and for some timeit was feared themishap would result fnt-nlly. The phenomenon occurred duritigthe performance of apantomime in whichtlwre is a scene Where a mock hypnotiwruses hi« art to amuse tho public. - Inthe miclnt of his operations it was per-ceived that one of the 'chorus, a girl,nineteen years of ago, had Ynllen into adeep sloop. The hypnoltaer had succeed-ed in influencing her without wishing todo bo. The doctor of th« theatre wascalled and used all his efforts to waketho subject, but she tlcpt on until thonext moruing, boforo she could bebrought back to her senses." An theseries of morbid nervous conditions loose-ly comprised under tho general term"hypnotism" may be induced by purelymochanicnl methods, there is nothing es-nentinity improbable in this a«ry. Jhoincident affords one moro example of theteriovu danger attending the piactlco ofthis art, which will probably wion haveto be placed under similar restrictiona tothose regulating the sale of poisons.RECOVERING TIN FROM TINNED

IRON.A Swedish patent haw recently been

granted for a method of recovering tinfrom "galvanised" and other Bheot-irou.The tinned metal in placed in a recept-acle whoso avails consist of a strongerelectro-positive metal than the tin— iron,for example. Tho receptacle is filled withcauMic alkali, a depolarizer (cupric acid,for example) being also provided. Thoresult will be an electric current, tho tin*ep»rating in tho form of alkalistannate.When the lyo is saturated, with stannatea, curront of carbonic acid is injectedinto the solution, causing the tin to sep-arate in the form of stannic hydrate.*rhi» i» treated with acid, and tho metal-lic tin obtained by ckctrolysiu from thoresulting solution.

A SUBSTITUT)'] FOE CELLULOID.A consular note in tho journal of the

Society of Art* mentions a combinationof nitro-ceUulose and gelatine, as pro-mising well from a photographic pointof view. Both these subßt.inocfl are sol-uble in glacial acetic acid, and after evap-oration of the solvent they remain a» atransparent film. If due precautions arctaken to remove all traces of the acid,tno Mm /should be a perfectly inert bas<»for the gelntino-bromule film, and,more-over, it remains flat in developing. In80 part* of glacial acetic acid are dis-

■solved 25 tmrt* of gelatine, and 9 partsof nitro-ceJiulose. After gentki heatingand Atirring, 33 parts of alrohol is in-corporated, but if tho mixture is to beused for flowingnpon glass to make films*,farther dilution i« neceeoary.

TO COPPER ALUMINIUM.The Swiss Journal of Horology gives

the following receipts for coppering al«timinium :— (1) Clean the articles welland iuirrwrse them in a bath containingsulphate of copper 30 parts, cream oftartar 30 parts, soda 25 part's, water1000 part* (2) By means of a battery-Phosphate of sodium, cyanide of potas-foium, cyanide of copper, each 5 parts,distilled water 100 part*,

Professor Winclvll, in his address asretiring' President of the Geological So-ciety of America, discussed at consider-able length the oue«lion, "Wajj man inAmerica in the Glacial period?" His con-clusion was that, during tho latter por-tion of the Glacialperiod, at Last, manwas an inhabitant of tho continent.

A new variey of potato ju«t placed ontho English need market is creatingsome*

.thing m the nature of a ttensstum. Itis named Button's Discovery, and wasproduced by crossing tho Reliance withthe Flourball. So limited is the supplyof the Discovery that for the present notmore than 31b can be supplied to anyone cwtomer, and the price, 10s per Ib,i» equal to £1120 per ton. Tho tubersof the new variety are pebble-shaped,with whito rußsettd skins, shallow oy<>s,and the flwjh wlwn cut ift white and firm.On being cooked the Discovery is saidnot to belie ita appearance, «« it» tex-ture is dry and floury, nnd its fluvourexcellent. Thf1 gnfdener to Loid Bolton,j)y whom a small quantity was grownlast yenr, do«orilie< it aS thfi heaviestcroppVr he had ever growti— far better,evtri, thnn tlie Up to JJate.

To ensure greater correctness in ascer*'taininjr ft ship's longitude at sea thanis obtainabloby tUhet log or chronometer(says the Bulletin), it has been proposedthat th" chief maritime nations shou:.ltako concerted action to have noon md-midnight signals, Greenwich time, flash-ed across tho oceans from all Marconi sta-tions.

Perhaps the nervi<t>t chniico ever tokenby a ileserting fvulor making a night.s» nn n.«hi>ro from tin1 anchor chains waoim tlio t.tM' of a hlucjntkci who t.ickled'jtlio jul) v few yonr.s .ig.> ill Iho hiirbnur 'on the ioilit of Mrxieo, .-^.ivs a provincialroiitempoi.try. The gunbo.il on wliiih ho twn« kirving had her michnr clmiiiM at-Uahcd to a roi k nboul llnvc hundredyards from tli<- ulioie. Tlui hurhnur was|alive, wilii hugo man-enting bharks. Afew hundred yards distant liom the gun-boat wns anchored a, British nieiclianthhip. On (ho same day that Iho divertinginaii-o'-war'« man made his dating t*wim,a couple of sailors, engaged in Mrnptugthe side of this men-hunt »>hip from nswinging plank, were, accidentally cabtinto the water, nnd they wero devouredby tho waiting sharks in a tw inkling.The news ot this reached tho man-o'-warvery soon after it happened. But. itdidn't deter the man on board tho war-chip, who wa» bound to desert thatnight.He waited until midnight, nnd then hoslipped into the wnter. A score of hismessmates had implored him to cnt outthe almost insane notion of making thoswim. But he wouldn't listen to them,having been rendered desperate by thonaggini; of n marter-at-urnis with a(/nidge to .satisfy, lie waited Until mid-night, and then slipped down the anchorchains. A[nny of bus messmates saw himtake the plunge, lie disappearedin thenight with a few overhand strokes. Hismessmates had no means, of courso, cfknowing how ho mndo out, but theywonld liave offered any odds that *onever got a hundred feet away from theship. Some, of them saw him, a yearlater, driving a hansom cab.

The worst hard luck story in tho wayof a bluejacket who^clfseiled by makingthe ttwim from the anchor gear was thatof a discontented bo'min's mate, who on-countered v pretty hard current whichno decided it would be useless to tryto light, nnd so he decided to do n »>«of drifting to sec where ho would fetchup. Ho fetched up at the gangway ofn whaler that was fitting out for La-haina. The whaler took him on boardnnd coolly shnnghaied him, nnd he didthree ycaro in the pack ico of me Arcticfor his littlo attempt at desertion by thotnvimming method.

A tnr who essayed to quit the navalservice before tho expiration of his en-listment bvtheanchor chain route, in theharbour oi Cullao, struck a baffling cur-rent that carried him in a circle aroundhis ship all night, and when the sunenmo up ho miv* within about a cable'slength of the ship's gangway. Ine ofli-cor of the deck hud him laken*on board.He tried to git awny with the yarn thathe was only taking a little morningbath,but Ins empty locker and ditty bag dis-proved thnt- exceedingly thin story, andhe had to fuce the court-martial und dohi« tune for attempted desertion.

On board a ship on tho Asiatic stationpome years ago wero n pair of twins,who were so exactly alike that theycould not be told apart, by their ship-mates. Both of them wcro gunners'mntrs of the »>uno grade. One of themwns a good nailormun nnd tho other wasa bad lot. The bad twin told hi*brother that be wauled to desert, nndthe good wulorman endorsed tho pro-position. The good wvilornian was per- Jmil ted to go on shore liberty everynight, wherws his brother hnd threomonths of hhipbniml life in front of him.Ho, to accomplish the desertion, theypimply oxrhaiißed peraonalitiwi. Tho goodtwin put his name down fqr liberty, nndwhen tho liberty party lined ur> tho bndtwin took tho 'ptwd twin's place, wentashore, nnd failed to c-omo back. Thegood twin thenceforwardnssumed the budtwin's personality nnd record, a rareandinexplicable bit of sulf-abnegntion on lit.*,part,of n mere bluejacket, nnd onVv to b<saccounted for on this ground of theunusually close blood-tie that linked thetwo brothers.

The. Bishop of London, ■*speaking atBournemouth in aid of tho East LondonChurch Fund, said, in regard tochurch work iv Knst London,' that forthe first timo for many years those con-nected intimately with it felt alittle dis-couraged. What with the war nnd thoCoronation, subscriptions had somewhabfallen off, nnd they had to faco a deficitof £2000. At the' oest oT times the workwns strenuous and exacting, owing to thehpecial problems of that highly congestedpart. Tho first difficulty was that thepopulation was ever increajing. Everytimo ho went back to his diocese afterhis summerholidays he found forty thou-sand moro people there than in tho pre-vious year. The country was shovellingpooplo into Loudon At an enormous rate,andhe bad five new parishes to form andclergy to find for them every year. An-other great problem was that of over-crowding. In the last tou years therewere thirteen thousand more intiabilant*of Stepney parish and two thousandfewer houses. Packing sardines, he de-clared, wns not iv it. Hero were humanbeings, sensitive to good and ovil in-fluences, and it was difficult to securedecency even, while religious influences;were terribly handicapped. A third dif-ficulty wns the shifting character of thapopulation. He once ' thought Ponder*End wns the last resort of tho outcast,butho had since been told of a place thattook tho dregs of Ponders End. Theclergy were always beginning with new-people, always starting fro»h classes,andthey seldom saw tho fruits of their la-bour .Lastly, tho pcoplo were -so over-worked that their unimul frames cmvedfor Sunday rest. Poverty, overwork, andworry hindered thoir higher aspirationsat every hour. It was no wonder thatduring the war thousands of young men.were rejected from tho army becausethoir slum lifo had stunted their phy-sique. All this made oven the splendidwork and self-denial of their workers ex-tremely hard. Gallantly had they striven,to improve tho physical, moral, and re-ligious lives pf the mnssen, and at thisjuncture to cut down their expenditurewould bo a national calamity. The ool-lections in aid of tho fund amountedio£250.— Morning Post.

A FAMOUS LAMP.

DIPLOMATIC HUMBUG.

Lord Newton, who for somo yearsheld tho post of Attache in tho Diplom-atic Service, principally ns Secretary atthe Embassy in Paris, shocked the old-fashioned members of the ilouso ofLordswith iconoclastic views on ofHeval secrets."There are, in fact," he saic. "no suchthings nn official secrets. They do notexist. The despatch boxes which followtho foreign reprewululive wherever hogoes, and are giuuded ns if tuey con-tained carthshuking mysteries, rarelycontain anything which the world doesnot know. The boxes which nre carriedby King's mesosngers to tho uttermostp»ru» ot the world contain very littletwit i« really .secrot, and most of thofacia mny be expected to appear in thepress tho next day."

These "revelations" were made whiloinviting tho Secretary for Foreign Af-fairs to make a statement with referenceto Sir Horace Rambold's recent articlein, the National Review^, nnd to explainthat thero w»s no imputation on thocharacter of the ex-Ambassador at Vien-na. Lord Lnnsdowne justified the answergiven by tho Undersecretary in theHouse of Commons on13th.November, in

.which the publication was described asindiscreet aud reprehensible. The* bookof reminiscences written by Sir HoraceRumbold might lie described as innocu-ous, but tho Review article contained anaccount of a conversation, with the Em-peror of Austria and communication*with tho Austro-Hungnrian Governmenton a subject of importunco and delicacyaffecting the name of Queen Victoria.

Sir Horace's despatches on thetw sub-ject** were marked "confidential," and theForeign OfHce itself would not havobeenjustified in publishing them without theconsent of tlw Austro-lluugarian Govern-ment. If that wasnecessary for tlio For-eign Office it should also

'havo applied

to Sir IT. Rumbold, who ought to haveasked tho consent of tho Foreign Office..Hie Foreign Oitico i« about to jwaue anew regulation which will make it clearthat members of tho Diplomatic Servicemust not publish observations on servicemutters or information in thocourse of their official duties without theconsent of the Foreign Office, and, fur-ther, that the obligation of secrecy con-tinufs equally after retirement.

—Daily

Mail.

POSSIBILITIES IN MOROCCO

Perhaps itwill be nsked:"Why shoulda revolution in Morocco affect tho lostof the world? In a country so back-ward und so barbarous and so cut offfrom Europe,what does it matter whetherit is tho present Sultan or another whoreigns?" In ordinary circumstances therewould be good ground for this attitude,but uufortunately tho revolt in Moroccocannot bo regarded aa enn many Orientalpolitical revolutions

—i.e., as a mere

chnngo of dynnMy. If the Pretender inMorocco wins, h« will win as the reprc-tentative of tho fanatical anti-Christianand aiiti-Europcnu feeling which hn^ nl-\vays been so strong iv Morocco. Whathas given him his power, and what hasweakened the hold of tho reigning dyn-asty,ia the belief that tho present Sultanhas fallen under tho influence of thehated infidel. Victory for the Pretenderwould mean the wmting on the Shcreelinnthrone of a SuMan who embodies thefiercest form ot Mohammedan fanaticism—a Sultan who, if not nctunlly pledgedto & holy war, is at any rate one towhom tho Moors look to vindicate thosacred rights of Islnm in North Afri<n.against the forces of Kmope. But ifMuch a situation itrow almost all theGreat Powers of Europo would becomeinvolved. On Spain would fall tho firsteffects of the blow, for Spain actuallyholds two itettlemcuts on the const ofMorocco

—Melill* nnd Ccuta

—?nd also

two islands just off tho Mediterraneanuhore. Again, Spain claim* n protector-ate over a portion of tho West Africancoast, which bringn her into dangerouscontact with Morocco. If a new nndfanatical Moorish Government wero todetermine that tho noil of Morocco mintbe freed from Christian intruders, Spainiîfjht find herself engajred in a warwfiich would tax her strength to tho ul-mnst. Sho found ib difficult to hold herown a.t Mclillu when only fnce to facowith the Riff tribesmen, and when thoBjicrcefinn power was engaged not againsther, but actually on her side. Again,Britain, Italy,France, Germany, and thoUnited States, as well as Spain andPortugal, would be deeply involved ifTanglor nnd the other coast ports withwhich a largo trade is done wero in thohands of a Power which did not respecttho elaborate system of treatios—analo-gous to thoso made with China

—which

arc now in operation. Tangier has avery largo European population beyondthe occupiers of the beautiful villas withwhich it i» surrounded, Thoro are somofour or five thousand Spaniards in thotown, engaged iir all forms of labour,beside? tho French, Italian, and Germanshopkeepers and traders; i«nd thero nroalso tho largo number of natives whounder tho system of "Protection" havebecame "nationals" of the various States.—

Spectator.

DUELLING IN ITALY.

A famous lamp of Towneley Chapel,at Towneley Hall, in England, has re-cently been extinguished. This was pro-bably tho last of the" so-called "everburn-ing" lamps of England. It is claimedthat the Towneley lamp had been burn-ing constantly amce tho days of King;Alfred

—for more than one thousand

years. At the beginning of the last cen-tury half-a-dozen M'cro still alight, whilaat the dissolution by H«nry VITL manyhundreds alight in tho monasteries hadlieen burning ever since' tho Norman,Conquest. Doubtless these perpetuallampa were a remnant of thnt form ofpagan worship known as orcrlastmgflre,which whhkeptalight by guardians wh#were, punishable with death if they aklowed tho fire to go outi

AGE OF THE WORLD.

fiir E. Fry hns ontcred tho lists of thecontroversy on tho probable aj;u of theworld, not, however, to dispute withtho«o who, under Lord Kelvin's banner,will allow no more than forty millionyeurs ninco its cooling to solidity, norwith thoPO who, under Sir ArchibaldGeikie, demand at least seventy-threemillions, and perhaps six hundred and|eighty million yeatys. Nor yet with those|zoologists like Professor I'oulton, whoIwould like 2,700,000,000 years to turnround in. Sir E. Fry comes ns ono whowould reconcile the di&putnnta, and hisolive branch takes the form of tho rur-gestion that sudden variations in Vege-table oi" animal lifo aro not to bo re-garded as transitions which ns quicklydisappear, but that they may sometimesbecomo permanent.

Nature, Darwin thought, may, espe-Iciully when goaded by man, make jumps,but she doea no good by it;all her realprogreis it) mndo by crawling, not byjumping. Huxley did not quite agree;ho told Darwin that ho had loaded him-self with an unnecessary difficulty inadopting this principle so unreservedly.Sir E. Fry is of the same opinion;andho endeavours to show by instance of"peloiism" in plants, nnd the rapidchanges undergone) by organisms in re-sponse to tho conditions of their environ-ment, that tho "pace of change" is notconstant, and that there may bo

"in-

heritable changes In response to chnngoin enviionMicnt." Ho also shows thntthero aro some changes in small crus-taceans which live indifferently in salt,brackish, or fresh water, which nre in-terchangeable forms. Guy Marshall hasshown tho same thing with respect totho ,twofold appearance of 'butterflieshatched from ono J,et of eggs in South|Africa, ono butterfly having a wintergarb and tho other a gaib appropriateto the conditions of summer. "If nnlnrosometimes jumps," concludes Sir E. Fry,''if great and sudden variations be in-heritable ... if organisms nro liable-to periods of rapid mutationthen may not the period granted by thophymciHts bo, pcradvonture, enough?"

—Morning Post.

years by the Resident, Major Younghun-band, an officer far too ablo nn«l ton » x-porienced to nmkn tlio common nustAoof endeavouring to turn an -Afti.il ic l'nucointo an imiUition Kngliahman. Th.it l.nlumy lw\o a great c.nvtr. Xi'Xt to thoSikhs, tlio Muhr.ittnt aro the most activeand ln»|icftil nation.ilily among Hindoos,and tlu-ir fntuiv will ili-jnml m no smalldegree, upon the lfadîship of their threopowerful Primv."-— HulLat*, fcJindiab, andtlio Uaikw.tr of lltuoda. The retiredI'rmcv Mill, it i« underwood, continue toreside in btately sechihion on an estateabout liily miles from his capital, Indoro.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.Mr. Chnmbcrlain arrived in Kimberlcy

on Thursday "Veek, and inado two im-portant speeches ou the following day.Replying to addresses (if wclcomo in tlioTown Hall in the morning, Air. Chum-berluin, niter a cordial reference to thework of those, who hud defended Kiniber-ley during tho siege, devoted most of hisspeech to tho privileges and responsibili-ties of Empire. "iSuch »tono of tho fu-ture Empire," ho observed, "lifts beencemented by blood," mid 110 man shouldboust of Empire unless ho ,jvas. preparedto niako sacrifices for it. The Mother-land, which in a timo of triul had noblysustained its claim to the headship of theBritish race, could not much longer sus-tain the burden alone, and therefore call-ed her children from tho four corners ofthe world to help her to maintain whatin tlio past she had maintained by tiertolo efforts. His experience* since he hadlanded in South Africa had dispelled nildoubts as to ho\r they would answer thatcall. A small minority, as in tho UnitedKingdom, might haggle, about the cost,but ho was sure that the peoplo of tliocolonies would feel no sacrifice, too greatto maintain their fundamental position.

THE KIMDERLEY BANQUET.At tho banquet held in his honour in

the evening, Mr. Chamberlain prefacedhisivmarkswith a tribute to Ale Rhodes.Them was, ho said, nothing mean or pet-ty about Mr. Rhodes. "Ho had greatideas, I*> wa.s careless of luxury and thepleasures wealth could produce, but howas ambitious of,power, because he be-lieved ho .could use it for the benefit ofSouth Africa, lie gave a new start tothe Empire, and imprinted on South Af-rica his own large conception of its fu-ture, destiny." Mr. Chamberlain then de-scribed tlw progress that had been inadotowards tho repatriationof burgher*,andtho replacing of the bywoners on tholand in the Transvaal, lie did not wishto minimise- difficulties or tho influenceexerted by irreconcilables, yet he/ven-tured to predict that long b'eforo it wasanticipated the full concession of free in-stitutions might bo made to those whowere. «o recently our bitter opponent*.Lastly, turning to tho thorny question ofCape politics, Mr. Chnmberlain drew acleaj* distinction between passive sym-pathy und active rebellion. lto wasthere, ho continued, as anadvocate of re-conciliation; but this policy must beginin the Oape. "Unless it does begin, Ithink that in the great movement to-wards federation tho premier colony,which ought to take the- lend, will boleft out in the cold." As ho pointed out,tho Homo Government's desire to grantself-government to tho new colonies as.""OOll as possible Mas seriously prejudicedby the damaging analogy drawn from tlioexperience, of the Capo, whoro tho fullconcession of i>eH-govorninBnt had notconduced to concord or peace

AT PAARDEBERQ.From Kimberley Mr. Chamberlain

went to visit Paardeberg, and thencetjvkkcd to Bloemfontein, visiting andcoiivcihiiiif with till the formers along hisroute. Tlirco miles outsyde BloemfonteinMr. Chamberlain and his pnrty. at theend of a forty-two-mile drive, were metby a great concourse of people on foot,bicycles, and horses, "who cheered thevisitors ns they passed along the line,<md then, falling in behind Iho carriages,uicoinpanieil them into the town. As aploitmug evidenco of thu improved elntoof feeling, Reuter'a correspondent noesHint the Ihree /section* of BoerH

—the"h.uidN-upp?r«," the National' Scoutu,

and tliow who fought to tho end—

havedecided to join together in the presenta-tion of addresses nnd petitions— a com-bination which wouUt have been impos-sible, a few months ago.

JHE PROBLEMS OP THE ARMY.Tho fifth of tho articles in Tho Times

on "The Problems of the Army," whichappeared on Tuesday, in occupied withtho problem of home defence, and is per-haps tlio most interesting of tho series.I.he writer of the article proposes thattho Homo Defence Army, ns distinguish-ed from tlie professional Imperial Army,should havo a, separate War Office and aseparate General Staff of its own. TheHomo Army wtmld also bo divided intoarmy corps, which ■would be autonomousin all matters of internal organisation.The composition of tho Homo Armywould, be migge!<tJ», bo aa follows; Attho head of it would be the Guards,witha two-year service Then would ,comonn improved and enlarged Militia, a Mili-tia of, say, two hundred thousand, withaMilitia Reserve, of a hundred thousand—

the Yeomanry are no doubt included mthis estimate

—and an improved A'olun-

teer Force. The Henna Army, however,ns wo understand tho writer in TheTimes, would bo olllcered by anadequate-ly-paid corps of professional officers, atany rate, in tho higher ranks. Thereshould nlso, he considers, bo a perman-ent force of non-commissioned officers.Again, there should be a free interchangeof oflirers between the Homo and thoImperial armies. Tho writer, we mayadd, points out, as wo have often done,the value of skilled and mobile rillcmrnin homo defence. Ac our readers willgather even from this scanty summary,the ideas of the writer in Tho Timesare in many respects akin to thoso wehavo repeatedly expressed in these col-umns. J'hey differ rather in details thanin essentials. Wo inw>t, however, takestrong exception to the plan for placingthe Quardh in tho Home llefciico Armyrather than in the expeditionary 'forcebelonging to tho professional or ImperialArmy kept always at the centra readyfor an emergency call, nor can wo thinkthe plan of having two War Offices *practicable one. Wo may mention thnta sixth article which appeared in Wed-nesday's 'limes al/io advocate* a schemethat wehave oftenput forward

—nninelv,

thnt physical training of a military na-ture should bo coinpulpory in all ourschools, just as a literary training is nowcompulsory.

PULLINGTHE STRING.

Recent occurrences in regard to Vono-zuola give point to a 111110 story told hy |President Castro, who acorns to have akoon sense of humour. A curtain woal-thy South American died without; a will.His

(disappointed heirs expectant there-upon conspired with a notary. A stringwas tied round the dead man's neck, mid

tho noUry proceeded to request his as-sent to the bequests aareod upon by thoconspirators. "Yon leavo your cnttloto Maximo, your house to Mario, yourooffw to Joflo?" At each of theseques-tions the siring was pulled and v nodwas obtained from tho "corpse. Then-thenotary montioned a bequest to himself,but the holder of tho string did not pu!l.This authentic story was narrated inCaracas the other u*y foy PresidentCastro. "The notary's exclamation,"con-cluded the Vener.uclftn President, "accur-ately describes an existing internationalsituation. Threatening to lour up thedocument, ho criedi 'OhIthe string mustbo pulled for everybody, or there will bono will,"

AMERICANISATION OF MEXICO.

COMMERCIAL SUBMARINES.

During the recent coal strike in NowYork, when the price of coal was advanc-ing by lenps and bounds, and when coalbegan selling at ton dollars a ton, writesHorbert C. F-yfe, in theMagazine of Com-merce, it occurred to nnenterprising andingenious American citizen to utilise thomibmnriuo boat for tho rocovery of coalfrom thebottom of Long Ifilnnd Sound. '

During thu year it wonld appear thntnumberless coal lighters are sunk in thosevere storms and hurricanes that sweepwith, such intensity over tho continent,nnd the idea was to bring again to thesurfneo some of the coal that \va«. lyingsunken in tho bay. Fortunately JjMressolcapable of performing,tho worts jips. tohand. This was tho Argonaut, ia sub-marine n.u,tomobilo fitted with >wheolsfor travelling on tho oceiin floor, the in-veulion of Mr. Simon Lake. By the aid,of this boat a quantity of conl wnsrecov-orecl and sold at good profit to the orgau-iseis of this interesting project.

Mr. Simon Lake claims that tho Argo-naut is tho only entirely successful sub-marine boat ever built, and also tho onlypractical one. Mr. Lake designed herchiefly to demonstinto vessels of her typofor practical eommoieial uses, mid he hashimself pointed out some of tho fields inwhich tho Argonaut is likely to proveuseful.:

—1. Wrecking sunken vessels, s.ilvngo

work, raising wrecks, and generally ivall submarine operations whero (livers,diving-bells*, and similar appliances aroused.

2. In the coral, pearl, or sponge fish-eries.

3. Dredging gold and other motals andminerals from river and sea-const bot-toms. M

4. In lnyiug submarino foundations,piors, docks, breakwaters, lighthouses, orremoving rock or debris from tho entranceto harbours.

5. As a scientific and pleasure craft.

POISONED BY HANDLING CARPETS

Dr. Godfrey Taunton, a prominentspecialist in tho General Hospital at Bir-mingham, England, recently cnlled nttpn-tion to thti danger of persons being pois.oned by tho dyes in thoir clothing, but

jgraver danger may bo experienced somet-imes from tho most inoll'ensivo occupa-tion. John Hu&keineyer, of No. 308,Llcwellyn-strcot, this city, was takento tho City Hospital in a sorry plightfrom arsenical poisoning, which ho hadcontracted from tho handling of carpels.Htiskemojvr, who is 62 years of age,hns been employed at a carpet layer formany years, and tho doctors maintainthat tho dyes, which us a general rule,nro fixed with nrsenic, havo boon slowlyabsorbed into the system, greatly en-dangering his life. The en.vo was firstbiouglit to tho attention of one of theprominent specialists of the city on nerv-ous diitjni.es, who, upon landing thatHiwkemeycr was slow to impiove undertreatment, ordered him taken to the hos-pital and placed on his special service.Tho cn»o is attrncting unusual interest,'as it ia the first timo that any one, simi-larly affected under the ciroi stanceshns eomo under the notice of a Cincinnatiphysician, if not of physicians anywhere."— Cincinnati Commercial Tiibuno.

Within the. next ten years agriculturalindustries in tho Republic of Mexico willproduce greater profits than her minesof silver ntid gold and her smelters coni-bmed. During the last few years over£100,000,000 of American capital hasbeeu invested in the Republic, nucl thisfigure will bo greatly exceeded in thenext five yean. Mexico's mountains andhills are overrun with prospectors fromthe Slates; the valleys and other landsare- being invaded by an army whichrepresents many millions of foreign capit-al, and her resources nro being subjectedto rigid inspection by men who etnndready to spend vust sums in developingthorn. The Mexico of twenty, even ten.years, ago is going to return no more,and the awakening of a nation is beingaccomplished by nn ilipourtag of foreigncapital in a rapidly increasing volume.— >National Magazine.

THE SPEED PUZ&LE.

Mr. Scott Montagu, tho well-knownnutomobilUt, make* eomo excellent funin the Cnr of the different estimates of aniotqr-car'a speed pe»' hour which nroforthcoming when an enquiry into it ismade in a Police Court. Hero is hislablo:

Miles.Private opinion of mechanic in

charge- ... .. ... 13His opinion when talking to his

friends 20. His opinion when in Court ... 8Policeman's private opinion ... 14Policeman's opinion in Court ... 88Farmer's opinion when his potty

Mas frightened 50Maker's guaranteed speed ... 16Actual speed , ... 10

The variety is certainty wtnark'nble, bnithe figures a«3 not perhaps so very farfrom tho truth*

SNAKES AND DELIRIUMTREMENS.

A French scientist nccounts for thofnet(tint snakes are seen by thoso sufferingfrom delirium tremens ns follows:— ''Theminute blood vessels in the retina oftheireyesnro congested. Inthis condition theyappear black, and nro projected into thofield of vision, where their movements ro-wmble tlio squirming of serpents." Buttho sufferer from delirium trcinetis maysee anything from ants to elephants,nnda case is recorded in which tho sufferermarshalled regiments of balloons. Couldthese come from motes iv a Frenchman'seyeT— New York Tribune

"Ethel has improved wonderfully inhermusic, Ibelieve?" "Yes; both the flatsadjoining hers nro now rented."

Though duelling is not now so ramp-antly in evidence in Italy as it used tobe, that country is still far abend ofother nations in tho number of combats.There is a healthful change for tho betterof late years,howover (remarks tho Romecorrespondent of the Now York TimeH).People are gradually beginning to workthomselvoH out of tho mediroval concep-tions of honour imposed upon them bytheir ancestors, and the doughty uon ofRotrto, who formerly resented insults

—imaginary or rcaW-at tlie point of thorapier, now finds it more convonlent toapply lo tho law for rodress. So farhas modem Italy progressed in this re-spect that a man i* no longer considereda coward becauso he omits to fightsag-gressors uguiiiNt his reputation withsword or pistol, although popular sonti-ment is certain to favourhim who thiowsthe gauntlet to his adversary. Officersof the army and navy and nowspaperfeoplo recruit the ranks of duellists intaly. An officer will do a luiliarou.')

thing, and somo journalist will di»h upthe story in print, which prompts achultonges nnd precipitates tho unavoidablecombat. Even at thu present day thoiein a yearly average of ninoty duett) to thecreditof Italian army officers, with üboutlifty on tho score of newspaper men.Tho lawyers are also in evidence on thefield of honour ,aud their averageamounts to twenty-woven oncounUus,which circumstance does not appear torui»o tho standard of tho Tuscan judici-ary. Those who havo had occasion tostudy thu Italian politician in all theglory of his tragic poê and utormygesticulations, may, perhaps, find thatfifteen duels annually is a low and miser-able average for tho lively Legislature ofItaly, but considering that both Homesof Parliament consist of only iivo hun-dred and five representatives, th& figureis not by any means a low one. Of ea'pi-tulists, bankers, and such bu.sinet.H menas can not be counted petty tiadeis,thero nro between fifteen and sixteentêry yoar who find it necessary toquench their wounded spirits with theblood of their enemios. It appears thatin many onsos whero American business-men content themselves with suing formoney, the Italian merchant fancies hishonour at stake and cried for blood.Among the callings that only yield ameagre crop of threo or four combivtsannually nre those of the school-teacher,physician, clerk, engineer, and, peculiar*ty *«nough, we also find the collego stu-dent among thi* Btaid company.

Australian Finance.

A SUMMARY OF THE POSITION.

Tlio position with ri-gnrd to AuNtrnliunlinaneo is admirably summed up in theFtbrunry number of tho Review- of Re-views, nnd as tlio subject is one whichintimately concerns.Now Zealand, we. re-produce tho grantor pint of Iho article.In the "History of tho Mouth" the editorwrites:—

Thero can \)0 no doubt that a wnvoof serious criticism on Australian politicsgenerally, and on Australian iinunco inparticular, in beginning to Mvoep throughtlio English press, nnd inny lw attendedwith grave results for Ati.slralian inter-ests. This wuvo of criticism— a hurt ot"Antarctic depression" sweeping over thelandscape

— has been gathering hlowly,uolito f>ay reluctantly, for months, and itlinn broken at last- It 1» unnecessary todwell on the onrlicr signs of this newmood of English opinion. Before tho endof December tho London Daily Expresshad discovered Mr. Coghlnn's statistics,nnd wns commenting iv capital letters,and with tho help of many notes of ad-miration, on "Tho Astounding Financesof the Commonwealth!" and tho "Oignn-tic Debts of AustrnlnMn.! !

"Hero is a

sample of tho flnnncinl criticism of thoDaily Express— a journal, it must bo re-membered, which has an immense circu-lation:

"No othercountry in the world,in pro-portion to its population, is saddled withbo prodigious a dobt a» Australia, andprobably no country has a debt tho ul-timnto redemption of which is so hope-less.

"During tholast yenr the sixAustralianStates borrowed more than nine million.")sterling to keep theinwlvcs going, whiletho total sum realised from all forma cttaxation was only a little over ten mil-lions. Here arc noino figures of a start-ling character relating to tho six Aus-tralian States:

Jntoroafc LoanMonoy Paid outf onDebt. Usod. of own

Itesourooa.£ £ £'97 ».. 6,915,047 6,008,106 906,911V9BV98 ... 7,014,038 5,512,965 1,501,075'99 ... 7,166,930 6,672.354 1,684,576'00 .». 7,262.241 6,122,227 1,140,014'01 ... 7,480,814 7,232,701 248,113

Amountreceived.

'02 ... 7,778,003 9,403,601 1,625,598"If British financiersdeclined to nogpti-

nte any further loans with Australasia,the Commonwealth would bo faced by avery difficult problem

—thnt of how* to

continue solvent." »These criticisms, however, reached what

mny bo called tho cyclone point on 13thFebruary, when tho cablegrams broughttho now* of what can only bo describedas a journalistic tempest. The LondonDaily Mail predicted "nn Australiancri«i», exceeding in eewtity that ol1893." This will conic, wo \\rv warned,"as a result of tho perpetual borrowingpolicy of the Governments, the hinderingof immigration, the mninkunnco of a fic-titious wnge» rate, nnd tho drought." Ittho Australian States pursue their pre-sent; policy. by Miirch, 1904,"£11,000,000 will have been expendedonunproductive public works," whllo re-trenchment in conlined to tho cuttingdown of the national defences.

"This indebtedness," tho Daily Moilgoes on to nrgue, "has been incurred inmaintaining in comfort- and ofilurnco aworker who regards ovcry newcomermerely «a a competitor for the wagenwithin hilt loan-maintainedparadise. Dc<spite recurring deficits, a policy of pro-digal relief works and old-age pensionshits been ndopted. Ansttnliiv ought tohavo grown nnd developed like a giant,but her birth-rato is atendily dechnhkf,nnd tho Tom by emigration during ISolast two yenis has exceeded tho gain byimmigration. The socialists havo Mvnverttho pjftt policy of tho country, and theynow seem to bo steering Australia .to anot distnnt nnd not uncertain ruin.?

Tho discussion of Australian financesin tho English press has been general,but no journal liiim taken quite m eevvreft ton« as tho Daily Mail. Uno Scots-man, however, one of tho most sobtr andinfluential of journals, warns Australiathat "it is high tiino to tnko in sail it&ho is to wenther the next storm."It is childish to resent those criticisms j

tho wiser plan is to calmly »«scm theirvalue, and learn their lesson. In partIhey nro bred of half knowledge. Theyignore tho fundamental difference betwixtl-iiiglish and Australian finance. Tho bulkof our indebtedness i» covered by ourJnilwnys, and the railways nro a nationaln/isot. To translate English finance intoAustralian terms, wo must ndd to thopublic debt ot Urvat Ilritnin tho cnpitaicost of all British railways. Tlie resultwould bo tho biggest Wationnl A/cbtwmcli hns yet emerged to tho gazo oliIhe 'ostonished humun race! But thoBritish railways would be a nationnl ns-sot; and would outweigh tho vast na-ffonnl debt created j and this, too, is trueof Australia. Moreover, British criticsdo not distinguish betwixt the variousAustralian States. They aro not nilspendthrifts, waltzing through a "Rake'sProgress" with Mr. O'Bullivun, of NewSouth Wales, an fiddler. It is hard, in-deed, on tho States who aw resolutely"«nd soberly putting their finances iv or-der that, by English critics, their Treas-urers aro all supposed to be so manyversion* of Mr. O'Sullivan, tho ovflgenius of tho New South Wnles Cabinet.

Yol tlio linglish journalsnre, after all,only saying of Australian finance whaiout wisest statesmen, and our sanestjournals, have been saying for monthspafet. It is idle to deny thnt our financesnave been extravagant,nnd that ourPar-liaments, for a time, suffered from aparalysis of business sense. Tho factsof Australian financd «ro as undeniaMcns tho multiplication table iUrelf. Intwenty years tho rate of increase in ourpublic debt has been three times thnt dour increase iv either population or pro-duction. Here are tho exact figures otthe- increase*, since 1881:

TABLE OF INCREASES.InKxports

In Tn orrnUjio Populft- )>ouinst{o

Indohtnibioss, Mon. Produce.£ £ £

Amount 149,482,690 1,587,402 26,182,713Per cent. 225 71 804Nothing can justify the policy repre-sented by, these figures. It is more llinnten years since tho "boom" burst in Aus-tralia, and half our banks closed;andit was supposed that wo had entered ona cycle of prudent finance. But since thoboom burst wo have added more than£60,000,000 to our public debt! Hereis' the table of increase for ten years:

June 30.1891. 1902. Increase.

£ £ £N.B.W. 52,950,733 71,692.485 18,641,7651Vie. 43.638.897 50.647,669. 9.908.76J}Q'lnnd 29,457,134 39,338,427 9,881,293S. Aus. 20,347,125 27.272,545 6,925,120W. Aus. 1,613,694 14,942.310 13,328,716Tv«. 7,110,290 9,095,735 1,985,446

Tho vital spot in AUHtrnlinn finance w,of course, the State railways. They nrothe only substantial intore.«t-earning as-s,et thoStaten possess. The rml test 01tlio severity in tho incidence of our pub-lic dobt is found in tjie ratio the earningsof the railways bear to the amount otinterest which"hns to be paid. And thntratio steadily sinks 1 Hero are the figuresfrom Coghlnti:

1891 1901-2.Annual charge for £ £

terest, etc. ... 5,871,909 8,133,39^Railway net earnings 3,161,948 3,663,451Amount otherwise

found ,.t .2,719,961 4,469,912

SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH 28, 1903."THE ANCHOR-CHAIN ROUTE." PARIS TO LOSE HER WALL.BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

SPECTATOR SUMMARY.

LONDON, 7th February.TUB VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.

Another week has pa.ssod without anysolution of the Venezuelan trouble, boinyarrived al, and it is difficult to *ay fwinth« confused telegrams sent from Wash-ington, which vary from day to day,whether any real progress is bom/imade.It is impoMible, howover, not In notnthat the keeping open of the question aalong as possible, and tho increase of theirritation in America, and also amongthe. re.st of the European Powers, act infavour of Germany, and arc injurious tous, and we may therefore feel certainthat, beg and pray for a merciful .inter-pretation of the. bond with Germany aswo may, tho astute diplomatist* at Ber-lin will not loosen the chain till theyhave obtained tho maximum of benefitfrom our co-opfration. They know thatat tho moment it is only (Jernmny whobus incurred {suspicion and caused heriousirritation in America. Germany willtherefore not bo anxious to let us off aalong as there is a. chnncc of her forcingus to incur an equal amount of odium.Again, Germany would like, as much uswo should dislike, to pco Britain andGermany grouped in diplomatic antagon-ism to Americaand France, or rather, toAmerica and tho Dunl Alliance. That isan arrangement on the internationalchessboard which j,he hns long schemedto secure. But, -after all, wo havo noright to complain of Germany thus ex-ploiting the diplomatic aitualion for all itis worth. It wa« only natural for herto do so. The blame- rests with those,who «o gratuitously gavo her tho oppor-tunity to parade us ■> through, me worldtiod to her car. J

THE NEGOTIATIONS.We do not think it will serve any

good purpose to dwell on the details ofthe negotiations, but it ia important toput on record a. quotation from a Ger-man newspaper sent by tho very übloticrlin correspondent of Tho Times toFriday's paper. "Tho Tagliche Rundschau,jtti iniluential journal with a large circu-lation, publishes," ho tolls us, "a. com-munication 'from a valued correspond-ent (\'<m gescliaetzter Seite), in conlirma-(ion of its opinion that 'tho insolence oftho Vnitvd but**, foatcr«d by the inex-haustible complaunnco of the pcoplo ofEurope, has reached a pitch which issimply unbearable.'

"This "valued cor-

respondent" goes on to my, Among otherntnnzing things:

—"The, United "States

will keep perfectly quiet, for PresidentUousotcU is » man of too great experi-ence not to reflect, upon the comparativestrength, of tho allied iloets and that r>fNorth America." In other words, theAUianco hn» brought us to this point,that tho Gorman press- now threatens:America with the British fleet. Was itas]p, reminder of this kind mat tho German|Emperor set up, only a few days ago, alist of the British and Gentian warshipsaide by side in the Reichstag? Wo can-not,Jiowever, believe that tjje Americanswill bo misled by "bluff" so exaggeratedR8 this. They must know that, entangle-ment or no entangfment, if matters were,really to become serious, tho grouping ofthe fleets would be as it was in ManilaBay, and not as the Kaiser is now tryingto advertise to tho world.

THE KING'S ILLNESS.Tho public mind woa disturbed on

Tuesday by hearing that the King wasill,« and that tho Koynl visit to Chats-worth rnunt be abandoned. Tho Xi ighad caught a slight attack of influenza,and his physicians naturally refused tosanction his undergoing- tho fatigues of ajourney nnd visit in February. Butthough thu Kinsj hns to bo careful, like jall influenza, palientt, there seems noreason to doubt that tho attack will reul-ly provy a mild one. On Friday he wasalready pronounced convalescent and fobo al>fe to tr.mroct current business.

MACEDONIAN REFORM.The Aufllro-Rusman scheme of reforms

for Macedonia still remains unpubUMifd,though a month haj» elapsod since CountLanisdorff nnd Count (loluchowslci ar-rived at a "complete understanding" onthe subject. Tho result of this d^fay isshown in the dissatisfaction in Vienna,nnd uneasiness in Sofia. Tho activity ofthe' Macedonian Committee i» unabated,reports have come in of conflict* betweenTurkish troops and Bulgarian bands inthe vikyet of Monastir, and, accordingto The Times correspondent in Sofia, theprospect of an outbreak in Macedonia inthe spring is no imminent that unless thoPowers speedily intervene a- war betweenBulgaria and Turkey may easily bo pre-cipitated. Meantime the I'aria correspon-dent of The Times giws prominence to vplea, communicated by ;v pro-Turki*hcoirespondent, for a revival of the tradi-tional amicable- relations between Eng-land and Turkey, on tho singular ground j!but neither Stato bus n reliable friend)"Why," asVa tho writer, "should notEngland reflect on the advantages of hav-ing at tar disposal the admirable eighthundred thousand men forming tlie Turk-ish Army?" This astounding proposi-tion is doubtless due to our inexplicableaction in Venezuela. After bncking thowrong horse twice over, why should wenot do it again? We need not wonderat the Turk proposing an alliance when1they kg how cnmly such favours are tobe obtained inLondon. "There you haveonly to «»k and haw" is no doubt theircomment oucurrent events.

FRANCE, ENGLAND, ANDMOROCCO.

The Times of Tuatday publishesa mostinteresting letter from it* Madrid corw k

npondent on tho Moroccan question. lieasserts that about tho ond of last sum-mer M. Deleavemibmittcd to LordLans-downc definite propoiwlu for tho settle-ment of the whole Moroccan situation.France was to bo allowed a free hand to!deal with Moroccan territory oxcept onthe Noith African littoral, and as a net-off would otllcialty recognise the Britishoccupation of Egypt. Lord Lanßdowue,it is stated, was disposed to view theproposition with favour, but asked to beallowed to postpone «crious negotiationsuntil South African attain) had ceased to;be urgent and tho Venezuelan bmtinev»jbad born arranged. Unfortunately, thosubsequent outbreak of tho rebellion in:Moroccp h«« pluced a tiew complexion!on tho matter, and rendered the pro-pused solution less cutty of achievement.The correspondent draws two legitimatedeductions from this episode— first, thatit afford* welcome proof of tho increasedfriendliness of the French Governmenttowards England, and second, that itconclusively disposes of tho attacks mM. .Delcaase for inflecting French In-terests in North Africa. Lnbappily, thpincident nlno proves tho extraordinaryinertness of our Foreign Office. The op-portunity wns not-one to risk losing bydelay, considering how often in foreignaffairs such good chances do not recurWo may add while on the subject cfMorocco that the l'ret'nder appears tohave suffered n defeat, though not oneso serious as was at first supposed,

AN INDTAN ABDICATION. ,The obdication of Ilolkar, which wan

officially announced on 31st JanuaVy, hasrelieved the Government of India fromwhat might have become a most difficult,an well as distressing, sitttatipn. As thoofficial account guardedly suggests, tho&t«t<> of the unfortunate Prince's healthrendered his resignation inevitable, andit was performed at last with dignityand self-control. Hi* successor id, ofcourse,-his son, a lad said to be of muchpromise, who will be trained for a few

The annual charge baa increased by£2,261,484, tho railway net earningsh.ive increased by only £511,503} thodilforeiice to be Tmidf up fiom otherhom-cus ha« liv reused 1.3- £1,749,981.

Ono other Hlgnilii-iiitt talile taken from(,'oghlnn miiy lie given; it, m a kuiii-nniry of the inriciMH in i!u> chi»f fao-(■ors of ntitioiinl life Ihioughnul IIn' t'lini-monwcnlth for the puu-d ol 1091-1902.In this summary Western Australia, isomitted, as it repieaents rjuite exception-al conditions.

FiveStates1(WesternAustra-

liaexcludud).Population ut . 17 per cent.Public debt 31 per cent.An. charge on pub. debt... 29i per cent.Exports domestic product) 4Jf per cunt.Railway net earnings ... 8 per cent.These figures show beyond challenge thatthe general policy of tho AustralasianStates during the last ten years has boonmnrkod by unwteo extravagance.- Thofigures aro a reproach to Australian Par-liaments and to Australian fclatesinon.Yet this "extravagance" is not duo toany failure of business sense on tho partof our public men. It is a result of theascendency of tho Labour Party and itsideals. For the Labour Party, somehow,hns not yet developed a capacity for fin-ance.

Tha English journals, it may bo added,have not realised tho scale and »lreugthof the movement towards a sane finan-cial policy which bus arisen in Australia.Thnt impulse comes not from tho Par-liaments to the people, but from tho peo-plo to tho Parliaments. It hos effecteda political revolution in South Australiaand in Victola; it is clearly visible inQueensland and in Tasmania? it will yetroshapo parties in New South Wales.The suggestion that "the redemption o!Australian debt is hopeless" is not *omuch foolish as inane. Tho Australianintellect lias, at bottom, much of thehard sagacity, the half cynical coolnessof tho American mind; mid tho Austral-ian conscience is as sensitive on tho pointof financial honour as the British con-science itself. Australia ia already re-udjusting its finances.

Few Englihh visitors to Paris everrealise tho luct that, tho city is surround-ed by a wall twenty miles in circumfer-ence, and that nothing can enter thoFrench capital without passing throughtho fortifiuitions. Thin wall, which in60ft high and is surrounded by a deepditch, was constructed About lifty yeaiaago, at a. fabulous com. Its construc-tion, caused thousands of peasants toflock to lliu capital, and when it wancompleted they remained in the city with-out employment, a souico of constantanxiety to tho authorities

The most curious thing is that the for-tification* never had tiny military value.In1863 General yon 'J'odl"ben, tin* Rus-sian vtiuban. the constructor of the de-fences of Sebastopol, came on a. vit.it toParis. Napoleon ill. was anxious toknowhis opinion of the newly-erected en-ceinte and asked him to hu«]M->ct it. Thefollowing morning tho Russian Generalmounted his hor*>e at ono of the Dilu-tions, and,' followed by two aido-de-camps of tho Kmperor, rode around thowall. Five hours lator ho was buck atthe sinning point, not having uttered aKindle worn during the ride. He turnedin his saddle to the aide-de-camp withtho question, "Kb, bien, messieure, e'erttout? "Oui, mon General." was tho re-ply. "Alors, Paris est prisd'avnnce," waohis response, which was only too welljustified by the events of 1870.In spite, -however, of the lessons of

the war, tho wall around Paris still ex-ists, and until 1902 nopeffort lms beenmade to remove it. Ithas strangled thodevelopment of the city, and has .servedno purpose except to facilitate tho col-lection of taxes on all objects AlteringParis. 'Tho main revenues of'Paris aroderived from the octroi, Vhich consistsmainly of taxes on foodstuffs of everykind. This is what makes Paris one- ofthe dearest cities in the world.It has now been decided to -pull down

the fortifications and give la villc lumi-ere breathing room. This will also abol-ish the military zone"— the strip of ground» quarter of a milo broad, which sur-rounded the wall, and on which nobouses were allowed io be built. This

j -was a sort of no man's land, coveredwitli1 huts and wooden shanties run up by

vagabonds and smugglers. The sale ofthe military zone will bring in hundred*of millions of francs.— Chicago Record-Herald. *

THE POVERTY IN LONDON.

A UNIQUE POSITION.

By way of pendant lo tho descriptionin our leading article ycsteiduy of thoconstitutional independence of tho Isleof Man, it is intou'iling to noto whatthose functions nre to which Lord Ritg-ldii, as Governor of tho ibland, is called.Ho has n unique position and respomibili-tic. Ho is tho successor of tho Kingsand Lords of Man, "who, till the sixteenthcentury, nilcd it as an absoluto mon-uicliy, and as their successor ho lias buc-cceded tp nearly all their prerogatives,iiiid to others which tho Lcgislatine hasconiliuully thrust upon him. He proroguesand dissolves tho House of Keys, whichcannot meet without his pitcept. lie isPieMdenl of tho Legislative Council (orUpper. House) and tho Tyuwald Court(both brandies of Aho Legislature siltingas one), which cannot meet without hispresence nor adjourn but on his motion;and ho not only interferes in their de-bales, but can volo in their proceedings,and in tho Legislative Council has thecalling vote.

This is better thnn tho War Oflico.But it i.s not all, by any means, liecan initiate both legislation and taxation,and without his consent no law and notax can cither be made or ropea'.cd. Hehas likewise a direct veto on all expen-diture, is Chancellor of the Exchequerand President of tho Local GovernmentBoard. Nor is this all. He is LordChiefJustice- of Appeal in civil cases, and Pro-sidont of tho Court of General Gaol De-livery

—tho higheat Criminal Court in the

island.,Ho is Captain General of the ManxMilitary Forces (here Lord Raglun'a here-ditary and acquired talents will come in),and Chief Commissioner of tho Policeand Prisdh. AH. civil appointments aroniauo on his recommendation ;ho ex-amines and admits members of thebar,and thirteon out of tho seventeen churchlivings in tho island are in his gift. Tocrown all, ho exercises tho sovereign'sright o£ puidon, and is tho leader of thoManx social life.

In fact, we can only call to mmd1-two

important sides of Manx life with which[ Lord Itaglan as Governor will not be con-Inoeted as overloid and unpiemo arbiter.One is tliti "writing of novels, of which,it is well known, Hall Came possesses amonopoly in tho island. Tho other istho breeding and export of Manx cats.But outside thew spheres of activityLurd_ Raglan soems to be everything,from Prime Minister to policeman, thatan ambitious man could desire. We hopehe will get on well with the Manx peo-ple, among whom, as wehave good rea-son to know, many stanch Liberals areto bo found.

—Daily News, London.

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three remaining bhoolists— A. Roro, H..Chccsmnn, and (J. Chcebm.ui— agreed togo bnck two yards on their hnndiuip dis-tance. Three, moro birdh and 11. Chi-pß-man fell out, leaving Kore uiul U. Chocs-man, and tho forin«-r won on. the nextbird. Mr. lvoie'n pi-rfoi itinnce Miis nilexcellent ono, i-iprcMiiling an unbrokenline of 25 biiihs, 14 of which wero ob-tained with the lii-bt barrel. R. li. John-son had to retire on hi.s lir.st nominationid hiA tifth bird, where ho made hiu sec-ond inins, and W. Buck did the Kimo abhis sixth bird. In the. second nominal ion,Johnson niivsed hidsecond andninth bud,and Buck missed his eighth. 'Two ini.i.s.>sm each nomination weie al.-*) l"<"u-il«t 1 byRoscingravo nnd Dolwon, and t'lu-v.imu-Hukulo two mibucs in one and one in tlu>.other.

The inaugural meeting of tho TimnruGun Club, hold hist weok. ««3 won byG. Kerr. F. Franks and 11. Kiby tiedfor a subsequent- sweepstake,nnd i'rankHwon the shoot-oil".

Tim Tnrnnnki Acclimatisation Societyhas docided, on account of tho bad bi-n-mou experiencedby nnglors, to extend thofishing season to the end of April.

A bird that, so fur us wo know (snyatho Southland Daily News), has never jhitherto been captured in Southland, wasshot on Wednesday afternoon by Mr. K.H. Stephens on the foronhoro of NewHiver estuary, opposite- Clifton. Itplain-ly is of the snipe family;legu, dull blueor load colour; bill, long, llesh colour,

1brooming brown towards tho tip; backand wings, blackish brown, the feathersmnrginocl with huff and greyish white,under surface -xialp buff, with v lino orbrown down the centre of each feather.Buller's "Birds of New Zealand" showsthat the visitor corresponds with the de-scription given of tho Australian curlew,whoso habitat is Atistraliu, Tnsmnnin, nuntho islands of Doss Stniits. R hns sev-eral times been met with in Now Zea-land, bub not in Southland. Tho speci-men Bhot was in fine condition, turningtho xciiles nt 31b.

Tho Hutt Valley Gun Club held acombined clay and pigeon practice nb Pe-tone on Wednesday afternoon. Thero. wada fair attendance, several young shotsbeing present. Tho following nro theresults:

—Inanimate Sweep, No. ,1.— Adnnms,

17ydi, six out of eight; Barnes, 14yds,five out of eight.

Five-Bird Pigeon Handicap.— Adnnms,25yds, nnd Butcher, 21yds, divided,uftershooting oif ties withall available birds.Buichor should have won, but appearedonco on tho murk with his gun safe.

Inanimate Sweep, No. 2.—

Cudby, Ibyds, six out of eight; Aubrey and Well-mg tied for second plnco with fivo killsout of eight.

Four-Bird Single-barrel InanimateSweep.

—Barnes, 14yds, three out offour;

Adnnms and Aubrey, two out of four.

Cricket.£Bt Yb Kniqht.J

The conclusion ,pf tho Senior Champion-ship is not a satisfactory one. The dis«puto of the threo runs upsets tho har-mony of the' ending, and it is iv mostrcmarkftblo tiling that those three run*ihould have become of ho much conse-.queue*. Kurly in tho match, when moscore-books did not tally, many were thoconjectures of what would bo done if itcame to a pinch, and a loss or «. winrested on the counting or discounting ofthe how celebrated three. There is noquestion in writer's mind thnt tho runswere scored, and the fact thi^t they werenot on tho book originally is duo to afoolish policy tho Wellington Clubadopted of having a boy to tcoro, Tholad took his oyo oil Uio gamo for aminuto, and the Midland scorer wasspeaking to a pressman at <h© back ofhim. When their eyes wont back to thogamo the ball was being returned to thobowler from the fence, and neither ofthem know what had happonod. Theyargued tho matter out (instead of callingto -the umpiro), and decided that noruns had been made. When Richardson'looked at his score book between theinning*, ho how that ho had been creditedwith oi)o threo less than ho had hit, andcorrected tho oversight. Of course, liehad no right to do bo, and tho Midlandscorer was quite justified in refusing toalter his iigures. Undoubtedly that waswhat decided Ashbolt, m acting-captain,la«t Saturday to waive the claim on thoruns and to eraso them from the book.If Richardson had gone to jLTpham, thoMidland captain, at once on discoveringthe error, there is no doubt that thoruns would have been credited on bothbooks, and Wellington would havo hadanother chunco to win tho champions-lap.

Lost through heart failure chiefly isthe general opinion of tho conclusion ofthe match Midland v. Wellington lastSaturday for the Senior Championship.Wellington had a decent tttart on theroad to victory, too, from Tory and C.Gore, but they wcro nervous travellers,and even when Hickson stood up andwhacked his people's enemies for 41 runsin- proof that there was roally little tofear after all, there was noattempt madetohelp him light.

Tho Midland.bowling and fielding wana treat, and tho team deserved Us winfor a game, uphill piece of work.

Mr. Do la. Marc, a promising Puncdincricketer, was buried on Wednesday.His death occurred under find circum-stances. A, week ago ho was bitten bya- dog, and bloodpoisoning superveningho succumbed. ,

The Bulletin says that after all the,talk about the Unglisiimon being a crowdof dashers their batting in the Victorianmatch was somewhat disappointing. Theydid nothing remarkable, but did it verywell, with tie assistance of good luck".In tho field they were consistently smart—

bnr the wicketkeeper— and neverdazzling. Taylor behind the sticks didn'tcompare.with the new Vie. man, Mon-/ries, who also batted usefully.

No one (saya tho Bulletin) need com-plain of the deadly dullness of juniorcricket round Melbourne, at any rate.Tho other day tho Young True Britonand North Coburg .clubs battled forsecond place in a district competition.N.C.s put up 58, tho Junior Jingoesresponding with 60. N.C. followed with70. Meanwhile aplentiful' crowd of bar.rackers made thing* lively, and when aCoburg bowler was no-balled threo timesrunning they became quito friendly andswarmed over tho pitch to argue thepoint with tho umpire. Thoy were per-suaded away and tho gnmo resumed.Then a True Briton was givon out "leg-before." This insult sout tho harrackei-sdaft, and, with crios of "Deal it out,bloke*," tho Britons and their friendsneized baU, stumps, and such sticks andstones as were handy mid waded in.It took a sergeant and two constablesfully half an hour to calm tho excitedcricketers. Perhaps it's the painful gen-tility of senior cricket that scn)P3 awaythe gentle public.

Lawn Tennis{By Htjka.J

Th« yiew ralo a« to tlis servieo wnsenforced ut (ho recent lournnmcnb inAdelaide, and it appears to have ob-viated to a great extent the difficultyof umpiring foot faulta, at the game timeminimising the great advantago of theserver. Tho question of enforcing therule in Victoria was under tho considera-tion of the Lawn Tennis Association ofVictoria, and that body being affiliatedto the English Association* had no optionbut to ndopt the now rule, although anysuggestion or nltoration would be con-sideredby the Home governing body.

SPORT AND PASTIME.Xhe Turf.

[By Cbackshot.]

. RACING FIXTURES.1903.

April1and 2—

Nelson J.O. AnnualApril 11 and 13— Wairarapa; R.C. Au«

tumn.April 11, 13, and 14-i-Auckland R,C.

AutumnApril 13 and 14—0. J.0. AutumnApril 13 and 14

—Folding J.(J. Autumn

April 23 and 26—

Wellington R.C.Autumn

April29and 30— Manawatu R.O.AutumnMay 6 and 7— Egmont R.C. WinterMay 21 und 22— Wanganui J.O. Winter

A, Shearsby will toko Wostguard andOingo to Auckland for the Easter Meet-ing. Westguard's chance in tlio EasterHandicap looks a good one.

Wairiki is not going on well in biswork, and he may not bo seen out at theAuckland Easter Mooting.

Tho stirrup-iron on Ringman's saddlebroke shortly after the start for tho Na-pier Park Cup, and Lindsay had a veryuncomfortable rido. Tho colt's defeatin attributablo to tho accident

Lotion's brother, Trodewind, gavegood promise when racing in hack cona-pany, but ho has caused hiu backersmany disappointments aince ho movedup into "big" company. Jn tho springlw performed creditably ut tho Hutt,running a really good race in the prin-cipal event on tho second day, finishingnext to General tiymons aud Halberdier,but his performances since have beenvery mediocre. Therefore his success intlio Napier Park Cup on Tuesday wasunexpected!, and with his success one isled to tho opinion that tho oppositioncould not have been strong. The timefor thomilo and a half

—2mm 35 3-ssec

—however, wouldmake- onebelieve that:lwHeld was a good one, but Ithink thetrack must have been very fast, for ahack was credited tho same day withrunning sotou furlongs in lmin 28sec.Tradowind is bred to'stay, and, aidedwith tho minimum weight, he won fromend to end. Ho scorn* to perform bet-tor if nllowed to^, run his own race infront, nrkl perhaps his heart i» a littleweak, and mis humours him. Ringmanwas ahot favourite, his connection think-ing ho could not lose, but ho did, andJiia defeat bears out my opinion of him■—that ho is only a fair colt, who will"win races if rightly placed. -With Trade-wind out of tno way on the second day,and 71b more to carry over a quarter ofa milo less, Ringman captured the Ben-nett Memorial stakes from Ballyneety,After a good set-to. Ho is credited withrunning 2min 9 4-ssec. When Trade-wind and Ringman can secure such goodprizes an they havo done, some ownerswill now feel sorry they did not have re-presentatives at the meeting.

Tho Stemiiok— Madder filly Madrigal,owned by Af*. T. 11. Lowry, opened ncrwinning "career at the Hastings Meetinglast week by winning the Maiden HackRace, and on th« followingday accountedfor the flvo and a-h.il/ furlongs hackrace.This week, at tho Pork, *hu was pittedagainst open companyt which she as eas-ily disposed of us she did the hacks aweek previously, and on the second dayof the meetingshe was found at the headof the acceptor* in tho matter of weightin tho Waverley Stakes her impost being8.11. 'This sho again made- light of,undscored her fourth consecutive win for heiowner. Although tho filly had ratherweak opposition, still, the mere, fnct other winning four races on <md in goodstylo should mako one ponder over herchances when tho opposition is strong.

Optimist lias been a long whileburst-ing his "duck,"but it came about at last,tho full brother to Blarney and Palaveropening hia winning account at NapierPark on Tuesday by capturing the Red-cliffe Handicap and five furlongs hackrace, from Onal, a half brother to Hine-taunt, by Pounamtt. Optimist musthavebeen in tho humour to gallop at the meet-ing, for on the^ second day he againaccounted for a sprint hack race, thisbeing the Scurry Hack, Optimist was afine-looking two-year-old, and goodthingswere expectedof him,bub he has not ful-filled expectations, And his owner-breeder(Mr. W. Rathbone) has been glad to wina hack race with him after disappointinghim so often.

Double winners and small dividendswere tho rule at the Napier Park Meet-ing. No less than four horses creditedtheir winners with'two stakes

— Sunmos,Optimist, Taur*, and Madrigal.

Stepson was shipped to Nelson lostTuesday to join H. Telford's other pair—Aide-de-Camp and Heritas— for the Nel-son Meeting.

H. Fletcher takes Betsy, Dodona, TheDauber, Bluespur, and Spungold over toNelson to-day, and picks up Livonia-*tPicton, tho blade mare havingbeen com-peting—and that unsuccessfully— at lueBlenheim Meeting.

The late Mr..R. Auty, of the Porirua■tore, was half-ownor of The Dauber(lateKer«ru)j who wonhis maidenhurdlerace at Levin last week.

A. Peters missed tho acceptances with3u» team for theNelson Meeting.

Creusot, wbo-won his first race thwweek at the Pork, is a raking big four-vear-old gelding by Torpedo^-Argyptilla.IshonW say he is one of the biggestlioroes in training in tho colony.

C. Jenkins was in great form at theNepierPark Meeting, riding no less thanfive winners out of six mounts on thofirst day and three on tho second day..

The owners ofhorses in Pmsser's stableclaiming engagements in the principalhandicap events at Riccarton and EHcrs-lio have not been tempted sufficientlyby tho handicappers to nave any repre-sentatives in those events. Advance,who lightened upa deal at tho WanganuiMeeting and has not bean asked to domuch since, will go to Riccarton to com-pete against his Wanganui conqueror,■Machine Gun, while Achilles will journeyto Auckland to represent the stable inthe Century Stakes. The stable may borepresented in some of the minor eventsat the meetings.

Blenheim meetings are generally some-what of a benefit to A. Rore, and thogathering this week was no exception.Hillstone was themainstay of tho stableduring tho la*t few years, andhe hasoftenupset the calculations of the NorthIslanders with then- "good things," pay<ing handsome dividends, too. Now thoMerrie England mare Hinekoa has comato Rore's assistance, and afc the recentmeeting captured the two principalevents, ■ beating a heavily-backed candi-date in Tikarawa-, while Piainstono, aw>n of old Hiflstone's, won the Hurdles,Hinekoa is a very gome mare, and cancarry a fair amount of weight. Theracing at Mivsterton when nrtt ready hn-<»apparently knocked Tiknrawa out, andBe may need a short respite from hislabours.

J. Hunter, of the Hutt, w^ho has beenout of luck for some time, has won »couple of short races with Waipoi— oneat Mastertoo and the other at Blenheimon Wednesday. There is not much ofthe little Muster Agnes martt, being justabove tho pony standard height, but shecan go.fast for a bit. This she provedon the Hutt track before going to Mas-terton, and there was a good parcel ofmoney put on her chance with the locallayers in her engagements. Iwas gladto see Hunter have a turn of luck.

The grey mare Tauhei had a strongfollowing locally when she won theHurdle Handicap at Napier.Park last

been effected in various ways. The courseudopted wns to issuo a crown grant. Thatperhaps was the bimplest way, though theCrown had no beneficial interest t6 pass.On the 28lh December, 1850, thenmingc-nitMil was completed by the ihsuo of nCrown grant wiih a plan annexed. Thogrant was expressedto bo made toBishopSelwyn U) bold to linn nnd liis.succcsorH.In the year 3C59 Bishop R.-lwyn conveyedtho charity land to ccitaiu (iu>,t<'cs nom-innteil by Ilie- (Joiu-i.il Kynod in IhoChurch in New Zealand in loniinunLonwith tlio Established Church of KngUind.The present npp«:l'..intM wcic tlu-ir huc-ceb.so»i> in tho tiust. In IBVJ7 Iho nctu.muliilious of icnt for the l.ui'l amountedto about'£6oo0 lnnd application wasmadeto tho Solivilor-Qeneiiil to banction aschemo for utilising the funds, lie (theSolicitor-(Jpn(nil) su^gchtcd that ihe.Tiiis-teert .should defer piocccilings futlher fortlio present, adding by wny of encourage-ment, or warning, that "the position nowtaken by tho Government" was "notnecessarily hostile." to l-bo interests whichtho Trustees represented. In defcience tothe. suggestion of the Solicilor-Ucncrnl,tho TiiMlees waited until the end of thosession, and, then, us nothing had beendone, in Parliament, they applied to thoCourt for approval of tho proposedfcchcmc.

Tho Solicitor-General, in the absence ofthe Attorney-Genonil, was madu a paityand pub in a defence. In hi* defence, hetook n line which must seem somewhatbtj'iiigci to thow who wero, familiar withtho ndministi\aioi) of charitable tiustsin this cuuntiy. It w;\s the province oftho Crown as pnn-ns ]):itrjae to enforcetho execution of elm-itable trusts; nndib had alwaysbeen iccngnis^d ns the duty,of the Law Officers of the Crown to in-tervene for tho purpose of protectingcharities nnd affording advice nnd assist-ance to tho Court in tho administrationof charitable trusts. Th© Solicitor-Gen-eral, however, adopted n. very diifereutcourse. Ho seemed to have thought itnot inconsistent' with tho traditions ofhis high office to attack a charity whichit/'wna his duty prima 1fucie to protect.He suggested that the" Crown was ormight 06 entitled to the property. 'Intho oveut of his failing on that point,which was theprincipalground of his de-fence, ho submitted a* scheme in whichthdoriginal trusts of the charitywere ap-parently ignored altogether. Tho case,fcnme before Sir Jnmoa Prondergnst, whorejected tho Solicitor-General's contentionthat tho endowment had reverted to thoCrown, and declined to.allow an amend-ment by which it wns sought to impeachthe validity of tho Crown grant. 110 de-cided, with morehesitation thnn the caseseemed to have required, that tho gen-eral purposo of the foundation wascharity, and that tho doctrine of cy-prce"was 'applicable. 110 did -not, however,*npprovo tho scheme proposed by theTrustees. At the same timo ho thoughtit clear that the Trustees were right intheir objection to the scheme proposedby tho Solicitor-Gcncrnl. The casenfterwards came before the present Chiefjustice (Sir Robert Stout), nnd Mr.Justice Edwards, who held that theCourt was bound by the original decree.

Tho Solicitor-General then appealed tothe Court of Appeal on thogrounds: (1) That the funds andlands had reverted to the Crown. . .on failure of tho objects nnd purposesof tho grant, and (2; that no generalchnritablo purposo existed or was prov-ed either m tho native donors or thoCrown, but only a purpose of erecting aspecific school at a specified site, andtho funds and lands wero therefore notsubject to administration by orunder di-rection of tho Court cy-pres. The Couttof AppenFentered judgment for the So-licitor-General. . . Tho Judges, how-ever, did not adopt or even notice eitherof tho grounds pub forwaid by the So-licitor-Genernl. They were of opinionthat tho land aud money had becometho property of tho Crown for two rea-sons: (1) That the grant had becomevoid, that tho Crown had been deceiv-ed, niul (2) that tho trust must have cometoanend

Now,ns it was common ground thatnoschool ovor existed in the neighbourhoodof I'orirua, it would /worn to follow thatthe occasion on which tho trust, accord-ing to the construction placed on thegrant by the Court of Appeal was tocense, never arose nnd nover could hnvoariseu, proceeded the judgment. Itnp-pcared therefore hardly necessary tocon-sider the second ground on which thoCourt of Appeal determined the- enso infavour of tho Crown. Itwan not pressedat- their Lordship's Bnr. Tho learnedcounsel for the respondent was in much'tho snino difficulty in attempting lo sup-port tho first ground upon which theCourt of Appeal relied. Thero, too, theCourb bad recourse to an assumptionwhich had no basis in fact. What ovi-denco wns there that tho Crown had beendecoived? Abtiolutoly none. The!evi-dence was entirely the other way. TheGovernor undeitook to.complete the ar-rangement proposedby thenative donorsas soon ns he recoived their letters. Hedid not wait even to communicate withBishop Selwyn. Itwas nob suggestedthnt he communicated with anybody else.Now, ib would bo absurd to found acharge of misrepresentation on the let-ter of the naUvo donors. But if thenative donors were innocent, with whomwas tho blnnio to rest? The evidencewhich the Couirt of Appeal said wns suf-ficient to prove misrepresentation wasdiscovered by thorn in the introductoryrecitals of tho Crown,grant. But thogrant was1 not a deed inter part'es. Thostatements in it woro the statements ofthe Crown. The statement thnt a schoolwnsabout to be "established atPorirua"was just as consistent with nn inten-tion on tho part of the Govornor to es-tablish the school by the aid of publicmoney, or an expectation on his pnrtthnt the nnnouncement in England of thegenerosity of tho nativedonors, coupledwith the approval of Her Majesty, wouldbring in ample funds for tho object ivview, as it was with tho supposition ofrepresentations made to tho Governorby some unknown persons interested inprocuring the grant from tho Crown.If the representative of Her Majestywiisunduly sanguine— if he did thinkthattho hopes nnd aspirations of tho nativedonors wouldattain a speedy consumma-tion

—that wnsno ground for suggesting

that tho Crown was deceived. And," in-deed, expectations whichmight now seemto bo ovor-sanguine, or even unfounded,might not improbably havo been fulfilledif ithadnot been for theMaoriWar, andthe removal of Bishop Solwyn to anEnglish Sco before bho wnr was finish-ed.

Why should tho Court attribute to theGovernment of the pAst inoro than child-liko simplicity in order that tho Gov-ernment of to-day might confiscate andappropriateprivateproperty which noverbelonged to the Crown, and - which theCrown encouraged tho rightful owners todediento^to charit-j? The counsel for therespondents, feeling he could nob supportthe judgment of the Cortrt of Appeal onoithor of tlio reasons assigned, fell backon the arguments suggested by the Soli-citor-General there wns no generalpurpose of charity, but only au intentionto erect a

"specified school on a

specified site." But- that was a verynu-irow view of tho transaction, nt vari-ance, in their Lordship's_opinion, withtho express terms of the gift, and oppos-ed to principles laid down in recognis-ed authorities. As to length of timewhich had elapsed nine* the date of theoriginal gift, that question was well set*tied.

So far their Lord-ships had treated thecase ns if tho order under appeal hadbesn made on a proper application andin a suit properly constituted. In fact,however, tl»e aQnlioation, was entirely ir-

Itis to be hoped that tho N.Z.L.T.A.will hnvo' the rule adopted before thonext annual championship meeting. Infact, "it t-huuld havo been adopted bynow, m> thai, pluyciti could havo hecomoaccustomed to the change.

Tho Lir.trc Turk tournament has beenstarted, but tlio iinaU aie not ycb com-pleted. This meeting acted n» tho "cur-tain rniwir" for tho mmsou 1903 in Vic-tuiia, and 18') onlries wevo mceived forHie four cvonls on (lie jiroîMinuic.Champions fioni Western .md iSoirtb Aus-ti'iiliu, Now South \Vnle>-, and A^ctmiauoie niniiiii; llio compelitor-i Ti'inisjil lyor.M tri-neiMlly will Iji> jilc.»ud to lien-lli.il llio popular t,[)oil, I'eicy MilLs. \i.i»"i^nm umoui; Ilia Iks! o^f comiictinj; ih.im-jiioils. Under docloi'K in«t ructions howas ri'luctnntly forced to forego thopanio for ho yoarn, but in now himselfuâiu, nnd wus nil eager for the fr.iy.The new law ro sei'vice was onfoiccdfor the first, iimo in Victoria at thismeeting, and 1 will havo a word orso to nay 10 sumo next week.

Tho seventeenth nuutinl tournament or-ganisedby the Gcelong Club will bo heldon the Corin ground on lllh, 13th, amililh April (l<iiu«tcr week). In additionto tho niiii;!cm x-hniupion.ship the pio-Xrummo include.*) thiec handiuap events.B. Murphy won tho Provincial Ulinni-pion*liip Singles last *

Tho tenth annual championship meet-ing under tho auspices of tlio Ta;,mani.inl<iiwu 'J'l-nuis Association will be held atHobnrt during Kustor \>uek. The jiro-giamnio includes four Lhiimpion.shipts nnd'four handicap events. I'.nlricM closowithMr. C. Allanbv, 130, Collinsstreet,Hobart, on tho 30th March. T. L.M'Gough is the present Siugles chnin-pion. 'j-

The Wellington Association's Ka&lorclinmpionhhips and handicap events, tobo held on tho Collego grounds, nrontliacting a large amount of attentionfrom tennis players outaido of this pro-vince, nnd already parties nro beingformed to make tho trip, attracted bythe knowledge that with eight courtson Buch splendid grounds an the Wel-lington College has ib will bo quite atreat to bo at tho meeting. The Asfo-ciation has launched out much abovothe ordinary, nnd tho expenses of themeeting will bo considerable, thcrcforoit behoves club delegated nnd seciiv.tnries, and last, but nab lonst, membersof the ntiVitated clubs to put* their slimit-dors to tho wheel, and give nil nnsiat-anco possiblo to make thiH mrotingwhatit deceives to be

—a brilliant micce«w.

Tennis players can do a lot by enteringfor as many events as possible, andalso by encouraging others to do thename. Kxporionce gained ab such vmeeting does n lot' to mnko the or-dinary tennis plnyor improve in playto hucli an extent that tho player ■won-dcni why ho or sho hnd not the uensoto attend such a gathering before.

Substantial trophies huvo boon pro-Rented ngnin thin season from admirersof tho «poet, but there ate still somevacant spaces which can bo filled shouldany aupportcr of the game desire torender iiKsintance. The silver cup fortho ladioK* championship Biuglcs was wonoutright ltut year,and another is badlyneeded for that event.

The Wellington representative team,meets CnHtoiburj>'n chosen ropre«enta»tives on Saturday at Chri«tchurch. Thefollowing is the teiun (all from theThorndon Club except Cox, of Maxtor-

j ton):— Cox, Laishley, Young, Smythe,j Missei Goto nnd Kennedy. Pnrkor notboing availablo no far us in known atpresent, and Swanston lxing uuablo tomako tho trip, the team is not Wfl-lington's full ntrcngth.

On St. l'ntrick's Day a tcitm of menfrom the Putonc Club, consiHting ofMossm. Kirk, Jnck.wn, Reid, Lilly,,Manning, nnd Dr. Perry, journeyed toOtnki, and plnycd a match against thelocal club; 21 tct» wero plnvcd, ofwhich I'etono won 1/ und Olnki 4,Avhilo one se,t was uitfhiiithcd. The Pe-tono team avo.i hospitably entertained,"and the outing proved a thoruughly ,enjoyable ono. The detailed scores Havoalready appeared.

The Tnita Indies have presented ntrophy for tho men of their club tobattle for. It is a handicap event, andall the men are eager to win no as toitccuro the ladies' pinto. J. Gruhtun (8)ueoms to be well in, nnd lust "week heput G. Lnughlun (18) out of the run-ning by beating him— s0— 39. The for-mer player will probably fight the finalout witli Moore, the clubn crnck player.

The Wellington Club hns seemingly atlast struck form, as Victoria College hndto put \ip with a latVer severe beatingin both Ilrst and second team mnlchoH.Wellington's first team won by 11 setsto 2, or 102 games to 60;and the se-cond also wou by 9 iets to 4, or 90games to 68. Do la'Mure and Bo^lofor Victoria Collego hnd a good winfrom Blythe and wmndell 9—l. Blylheplays better in a singlo thun a doublo.Tho Mivprtse of tho dny was Mi«sBathnm's win 7—6 from Miss Williams,tho Wellington Club's crack lady player.The former lady is improving .in herplnv every day, and hhould give a goodaccount of herself at tho Knstcr con-tests.

Brougham nfll should havo nil iruchampionships nearly completed by Sut«uidny, asi it has been working them altvery fast, of laic. Amies, the club'schampion of last year, was beaten byGower in tho champion singles. Fromnews received the came was a very longone— starting at 1.30 and not being overuntil 4.30. Tho contost resolved itselfinto a match of patience and enduranco,both players being seemingly afraid ofone another. Amies played Iho bettergume, hut refused .to nttempt overheadyork, running back for ground shotswhcie volleys would hnvo been ccrtninwinning strokes, hcuco his defeat. Gowerwas content to play a sure and (steadygame, but Ids piekiug up wns gobd, nndho won by two,nets to one. Scores-.-—2—6, 6—o, 12—10. Frnser and Hunter(a gnmo played the samo afternoon) wasn much better exhibition, tho foimcr win-ning, 3—6, 6—o, 9—7. Both playerslook nil risks, find' tho piny nt timeswns brilliant. It would bo no surprisoto sort Gower nnd Frnsor light tho finalout, uud should the lnttor piny up tohis last week's form ho 'should win.,

Competitors for the Pnblic SchoolChampionships aro reminded not to de-lay re their entries. Tho girls' binglesand doubles havo filled up well, but afew more entries for boys' singles, dou-bles, and tho combined wpuld be.accept-able. As requested the following sub-scriptions for the purpose of securingmedals, etc.,lm © beeu received from theundermentioned clubs, are acknowledged-wirh thanks:— Horokiui Vnlloy Clnb,2%; Pctono Club, 16s 6d;BroughamHill, 14a;Ncwtown, 10s;Victoria Col-lege, ss. Iunderstand that somo of thoabove clubs's lints nro not yet complete,nnd nlso that there nro seven'clubs, whosolists nro not yet returned. ATI thesewill be acknowledged next week. ,

In answer to "vnl," tho following ad-vice meets tho cn.se:-^-Wh«n all matters,such an umpiies, etc., have been nr-ninycrl, Iho competitor .should toss, andthe winner decido quickly whether ser-vice or court is the better advantage.Before tossing, ai-runô an to nhangingsides, an this cannot strictly bo doneafterwords, inasmuch as ono plnyor mayobject, which is perfectly ri^ht to do.Law 23 reads thuji:— The players shallchange sides nt tho end of evory set;but the umpire, on appeal -from eitherparty before tho lons for choice, shalldirect tho players to change oidrs ntthe end of the first, third, aim every sub-sequent nltornato game of each set, pro-vided that in mieh event the playersshall not. change sides at the end of neet if tho number of panics in such

SUPlJJUIfiMJKJNT TO THJB EVJfINJLNG POST. SATUKDAV. MARCH 28. 1003.set. bo even; but, if the. appeal bemiukj after a match huts been boguu, theumpiro hhull only diruct the plnyara toebainjo mulus at the cud of tho iiint,third, and ovciy Mibm'tîcnt uAtcinategame of tho udd and concluding set.

Tht) Uioii^h.im Hill Ladies' DoubloOhniiipiijnshii) w.is won by tho MissesW.ml 6—l, 6—26

—2 against Mw. A. ITouo

iiud Mi:-.s Kohin.son. Tho iinal n[ Ihocombined handicap lcsultcil in Miss Al.\V.ud mid .1. A. B. ll.mo (/I) biMtfngMrs. A. Howe and 11. V. lluwo (1U),40—34.

Ti-iiimh pl.iyets arc lcmiudod thiiL cn-tr'u-.s for tho Rubier wet-ling closo wilhthis Hon. iScciL-lniy, J. T. Amies, ]'.().1?ok 175 for hiiiufirnps on 31si March,nnd for champion'hips, 4th April.

Cycling[By Daconet.]

T. Robl, the champion Gorman parefollower, who left Melbourne two week'svic?o for Germany aboard the Fricdiichilcr Grow, met "with a painful accidentduring tho vessel's stay in Adelaide. Itappears that many of iho passengers, in-cluding Robl, were fishing from the dockof tho mnilboat, when tho latter proposedto gob nearer the water by jumpingdownon to a. lighter moored nlonjrwido. Do-hpito being warned of the risk of jump-ing down iomo fifteen foot, the (lonium

crack kapod across ti> tho lighter andslipped, pprnining both ankles, one se-verely. Robl was immediately assistedliboai-d Ilie mnilboat- nnd placed in thoglands of tho ship's doctor.

A sum of a little over £200 losultcdfrom tho recent Injured Cyclist*' Meet-ing liold on tho St. Kilda (Melbourne)Cricket Ground. This sum haa now-been placed to tho credit of the fund,Senator R. Best accepting Iho positionof trustee.

All told, Taylor'H earnings during hisstay in tho Commonwealth (come thrcomonths*) will bo considerably over £2250.

Thoro siicinM lo have boon tho munivigorous smell in connection with thoSydney Thousand without which no bigAustinlian race is complete. Tho Bul-letin says:

— "The renl fncts of the no-raco incident in tho Sydney Thousandseem to bo thnt tho refereo had goodreason to believe, by tho wny the. bnck-murkcrs resolutely refrained from makingany pace, that there was n nort of, con-spiracy to keep tho money )n the coun-try. Taylor had overtaken tho back-markers, therefore they considered theyhad no more chance, and thoy wero notgoing to burst their aggregate boiler tohelp him bridge the gap between themaua tho men in front. Without theirn.'siHtunco it was practically impo.smblefor him to overtuko the long starters,nnd the rufcreo docided that it was norace. The race wtu» ordered lo bo runoil' on Monday night, and whon Mondaynight ciuno tlto back-markers vofusod tomake- any arrangement with Taylor us topacing, nnd the League docs not floomto havo taken any steps to have put onpacers. At tho start Taylor overlookthe back men and then went oa in adusperato effort to overtake tho front«t«rtei.s without any pacing at all. Hosucceeded in getting into tho front'bunch,but in an exhausted state. Immediatelyho dnshed on, tho back-nwrken» pacedone another along no well that Morgan(10 ynrda

—Taylor was four) was able to

flash to tho front and win from Simonand Thorn, 120 and 80 yards men re-ftpeutively. 1111 wns good tactics, bub itwas certainly not sport, and merely alow-down trick to Keen tho beat man.from winning. An ugly complexion isput on tho inattor by Taylor'H utatcmontthat he could have bought the chance towin, but wouldn't."

An Australian paper lays tho SydneyThommnd meeting indicates that the timeis not yot when Sydney can run ft bikehandicap to compoto with the Austml,ITho entry was disappointing, for thoMelbourne riders rould and would hnvocomo for a £100 handicap, and tlie local

Iriders eligible could havo been countedon one bnnd. Taylor, un per odvertisc-mont, charged £500 for hi* kindness inHtnrting for the £1000. and if bw actionl.t to bo regarded iw a precedent, Aus-tralian cycling has seen tho last attemptto run a colossal handicap for-some timeto como. A~ race can't ho run on thc-bebt-niun-wlns line» when, a competitoris starting nt £100 a night. Ho wantsfur too much dry-nursing. It eimplycan't bo donu.

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— — — — — — —Aquatics.

H\y Nkitunk.lClydcsrtien nro eagerly discussing tho

details of the yacht which the lferre-«liolTn aro building to defoi)d the Ame-rica Cup. Thuy mui-vcl that tho Herres-huffs have made such n radical departurefromthe Columbia idea. Tho boat withgreater beam, even though tho draughtwill bo less, will enrry moro sail, butobviously her strongest point will bedrifting. Shamrock 111. will be no lightair boat, but in any wind from n jacktopsail brucze to the limit, she will be

"n liyer, The Defender apparently will beable to drift over the course in tholightest winds within tho time limit.Tho chullongcr, howotcr, according toFifo, will bu a boat wheh -will only bogiuto exceed «hero tho other leaves oif.Comparing tho vessels, Clydosmen holdthnt tho Shamrock ought to win, butthoy havonot forgotten thnt Hcrreshoffsdeveloped the centreboard to the extreme,and then gave us akuel boat like tho Co-lumbia. SUuinroek 111. is for this sidea lovorsion in type, for she poiees&asneuily all tho good points of Shamrock11. and theMeteor. Her length on loadwater-lino will be very little over eighty-niuo I'eot, and sho will1 carry much lesscunvns than preceding Shamrocks, andapparently much lois than the Defender.Tho hist tiinl races will occur on thoClydo nnd tho remainder outuide Spit-head. Shamrock 11. will not bo fittedout, and ShamrockI. will nob cross theAtlantic.

Swimming.[By Side-stroke.]

At a meeting of tho Wdngnnut Ama-teur Swimming Association, tho action oftho Wunganui Club iv ordering modulsto bo struck from i\ local design, on nc-count of the continued dolay of tho Vic-torian Associutiou in not forwarding thoAustralasian championship die, was en-dorsod. It is understood thnt tho Sec-retary of tho Wanganui Centro haa sincetho above resolution wns pnssed, been in-structed not to huve the medals .struckfrom a local design, as Mr. Hamiltonhns been instructed to bring tho matterUp nt the Brisbane Conference

The City Schools Committee in Auck-land hus decided to ask the AucklandEducation Board to appoint a SwimmingInstructor for ils schools, the oost to botaken out of the annual grant.

The following details of tho final fortho 220yds Championship oi Australasiannj taken from an Australian paper:

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"A capital stnit was effected, and Craigled for the first thirty yards, with thoothers closo upon him. The four mankopt together, and Craig touched ilrst attho end of tho third lap, with Cavill andHamilton second and third a few inchesbehind. Craig and Cavill touched togethernb tho end of the fifthlap, tho other twomen being loft far behiud. Cavill forgedahead as tho seventh hip was completed,and there niw a finerace between the twoNow South Wales representatives for firstplace. Cavill won by rather less thanaynrd. Hamilton and Gailey were elevenyards behind, and inado a lino finish forthird place, the judges Riving it-a deadheat. Time, 2min 36sec." .

Tlio following is a lecord of the Aus-tralasian Championship** since the lix-tuios wero iirsl iiihtiluted :—

1896: Held nt Sydney, Jan. 15-22.lQOydw— J. H. Hcllings, N.S.W., lmin

5 4-6seo.220ydh— J. H. Ilellings, N.S.W., 2min

52seo./MOvdx—W. J. Gonnly, N.S.W., 6min

*8-ec.800yds—P. Cavill, N.S.W., 13min 27. 4-5.-,oe.Mile— I*. Cavill, N.S.W., 28min ssec.I'luiißi— W. Jl. l'eato, N.S.W., 66fl

lOiiu.iyjO: llcl.l nl Chmtchmch, 'Feb.26-Nfluch 2.10Oy<l»— F.CV. Luuu, N.S.W., lmin 7

220yd- S. Cavill, N.S.W., 2min 544-6seu./MOyds,— P. Cavill, N.S.W., 6min 332-ssec.880yiU— P. Cavill,N.S.W., 13min 43sec.Mile— P. Cavil!, N.N.W., 28min 32êcPlunge— J. L. Norlhpy, N.Z., '19ft 74m.l(J00; Held nt Sydney, Jan. 6-13

100yds— W. Bishop, N.S.W., lmin 5l-sscc.

220yds— 11. Craig, N.S.W., 2min 39scc.440yd.<»— It. Cavitl, N.S.W., 6miu 1' '

l-ssco.880y.lbK. Cavill, N.S.W., 12min 53

Mile— U. Cavill, N.S.W., 26min 521-5-sec.

Plunge— W. B. Conies, N.S.W., 58ft6in.1901:Held at Melbourne, Fob. 1-9.

100yds— K. Ovvill, N.fcS.W., lmin 2wc.220yds— K. Cavill, N.S.W., 2inin 494sec.<WoydK--R. Cavill, N.S.W., 6inin 63

2-ssec.880yd*-It. Cavill, N.S.W., 12inin 59

2-ssec.Mile— li. Cavill, N.S.W. 27min 56

2-ssec.Plunge— M. Dunn, Victoria, 57ft 3Jin.1902: Hold nt Wanganui, N.Z., Feb.

25-March 1.100yds— F.O.V. .Lime, N.S.W., lmin 0

3-ssec.220yds— F. C. V. Lane, N.S.W., 2roin

38sec.440yds-R. Cavill, N.S.W., smin 37

1-osec.880yds— K. Cavill, N.S.W.' llmin B«ec.'Mile— R. Cavill, N.S.W.,21min 112foec.Plunge— W. J. Mnhoney, N.Z.r 43ft.1903:Hold ab Brhibnne, March 14-21.

100yds— It.Cnvill, N.S,W., 59 7-lOscc.220yds— It. Cavill, N.S.W., 2min 36soe.440ydtf--R. Cavill, N.S.W., smio 47

4-ssco880yd»— It.Cavill,N.S.W., 12min 484«ec.Mile— R. Oavill, N.S.W., 28min 45sec.'Plunge— J. Hamilton, N.Z., 58ft lliin.llisec.At '» recent meeting of tho VictoriaA.S.A. it was decided tho handicaps fordiving competitions should be arranged,in future on v five-point basis, 'insteadof three as at present, nnd thnt threedivcH should be allowed to each., styloinstead of two.

A schemo is in progress (accordingstotho Sydney Kcfurce) for the demolitionof the present bathing establishments onthe western shores of Woolloomooloo Bay.The full schemo provides eventually for:Ono ladies' freo bath 100ft x 86ft; onegentlemen's frao bath, 176ft x 100f t; onelargo swimming bath for exhibition pur-poses, approximately 280ft x 120ft. Thiswill leavo suHlcient fromago for tho otcc-tion of floatingbaths, nn they may be re-quired. Every effort bus been inado todesign the work on tho most modernplans, and inclusive of every reasonable'convenience;whilo necessarily tho ap-pearance of tho bay has been,closely con-sidered. It,is anticipated that at leasttwo of tho bathsmay be ready for nextseason's use.Itis announced thnt tho King hns ex-

tended hij patronage to tho Life-SavingSociety, ana also that ho had couscntcdto present a cup. for competition. Thesociety has received congratulatory tele-grams from all parts of tho country re-specting this Royal recognition of oursport, and tho Association* of Italy,Sweden, Germany, and Austria have alsocabled. At tho present timo Englandholds the championships for which theGerman Emperor and tho Emperor ofAustria presented trophiw, and we, says"Mnrcian," in tho Sportsman, must doour best to hold our own King's Cupagainst all comers,It is stated by a Sydney exchange that

tho race betweenHamilton of New Zea-land, and Honoyman, in the Hnlf-mileChampionship of Australasia, afforded unexciting contest. The lntter eventuallybent tho New Zenlnnder by a few yards.Although Humilton's timo was not taken,it is certain ho wns within standard time(14min), n» Honeyman's timo was 13min26sec.

GOVERNMENT V. CHURCH INNEW ZEALAND... ».

BISHOP WALLIS'S 'APPEAL.PRIVY COUNCIL JUDGMENT.

SEVERE SNUB FOR GOVERNMENTAND APPKAI,COUKT.

(from: oun own couiiesi'Ondknt.)LONDON, 13th Feb.

Aftor what transphed in the argumentbefore the Judicial Comtr.ittoe of thePrivy Council in tlio appeal of BishopWallis, Tollmrst, and others—

i.e., theAnglicanChurch in New Zealand— againstthe tioliuilor-Uencral, otherwise tha NewZealand Government, tuero was, us 1informed you nt the time, not tho fuint-cf>t possibility of doubt thut the judg-ment of thb Council would bo in favourof the Church ami against tho Govern-ment.

On Tuesday in this week the judgmentwas givon. It wa« a veritable crushur!Briefly, it went dead against tho NewZealand Government and Court of Ap-poul; ordered the Government to pay thocost's Of tho case in that Court, aud ad-ministered a series of most severe suub-bingH to almost everybody concerned inthe queer proceedings which the NewZealand Court bi Appeal had btill moroquocrlyapproved,and against Avhich theBishop of Wellington and his co-Trus-tees of thoproporty in question appealedto the Privy Council.

As might be oxpeclcd, the affair hascaused a good deal of talk in legal circlesand junong tho quondam Now Zoalandersnow in London who aro conversant withthecircumstances.In his written judgment Lord Mac-naughton (with whom weroLord Lind-ley, Sir Ford North, and Sir ArthurWHsou) said thia was an appoal by por-sons claiming to be Trustees of a chtuit-ablo endowment in Now Zealand againstan order of the Court of Appeal of thatcolony. The order appealed from wasmade at the instance of the Crown on theoccasion of nn application by tho Trus-tees asking for the approval of a schema "for tho admiuiatration of charity. Theeffect of tho order was to pronounce theendowment null and void from its verybeginning, and to discharge the Trusteesfrom all active duties in connection withit, declaring the charity propcity to havebecome tho properly of th« Crown, butleaving it still in the hands of tho Trus-tees, and for the time-being apparentlyderelict. "

So far as the evidence wont, continu-ed the judgment, there could be no dis-pute.-* Tho land was situated at Witereia,in the district of Porirua;tho foundersof tho ohaiity were native'donors;allthat was of value came from them;andtho transfer of tho land, 500 acres, tothe Bishop was their doing. Wlwn thoGovernment hud onco sanctioned thisgift, nothing reinnincd to bo done but todemarcate the laud and place on recordthe fact that the Crown had waiveditsright to pre-emption. That might h»ve.

regular, and the suit was nob ono inwhich-»uch an order us th;it obtained bythe Solicitor-General ought lo have btenmade. Tho Trustees weie compelled tocomo forward us plaintiffs. Tho ruleof tho Court was for a defendant,attack-ing a settlement to attack openly anddiicttly in an action or.counter-claim in.which he came forward. Th&jfiolicilor-Oeneral declined his proper duty, aridrefused to bring an information. Thoc;u?o of tho Crown was launched in a.half-heailed fashion. The point wasfitst &ugge&t(d rather as a difficulty inthe wayof adininiNttatiun than as a claimto pioperty. In argument before theInto Chief Justice, the So'.ieitof-Genernlseemed to have become rather bolder,buthis contention was disregarded. Thenlio appealed to the Courb of Appeal, as-serting that the property, of uhich theCrown was never possessed, had "reverted" to tho Crown. Hut the validityof tho charitable trust was not in issue intlto suit. There could bo no issue mthat suit between the Court and thoiharity. There was,no one put forwardby the Crown who'could be cross-ex-amined on behalf of thft charity. Thenative donors whose claim would at anyMe .bo supremo to that of the Crown,ami whore interest was alternately mag-nified ov ignored by tho Solicitor-Gen-eral were not represented cither directlyor indirectly,;Leave to umend the defence had beengiven, but tho amendment only made theconfusion worse. Itwus a medley of al-'legations incapable of proof and state-ments derogatory t© the Court. But tieLourt accepted it, and treated it witfh.extreme deference. Tho learned Judges

'intimated pretty plainly that if they had,not btien ablu to fiud' satisfactory reasonsfor.deciding in favour of the Crown the »amondment wpuld of itself lmve prevent-ed their making an order in favour of*tho Trustees. The Court seemed to thinkthat an assertion placed them "in a con-siderable difficulty." Why? Why shoulda Court which, acts on evidence, andnot 'on surmieo or looeo suggestions, pay anyattention to an assertion which, if true,could not havo been proved at that st«t«df the proceedings, and which the evi-dence in the cause showed to have beenpurely imaginary? There may bo inexistence evidence which had not yttbeen disclosed. " But if tho Crown soughtto i?ecover property and to oust thepre-sent possessors, it must make out itacase just like any other litigant. Allmaterial allegations must be proved cradmitted, f

Then, as to tho second part of theamondment, to which also the Courtseemed disposed to yield, thnt was moreextraordinary still. It asserted "thatthe Government was determined. . .that any departure from the precisetci-ms of the grant by trie application ofcy-pres to ;tlio land and funds withouttho assent of Parliament and'of the co-lony would contravene the terms of the.. . . cession, and be abreach of trust;thereby conveyedin the Crown." . . .."We see great difficulty 'in holding insuch circumstances tho Court could notor ought not to interfere." The proposi-tion advanced by the Court was certain-ly not ilattering to the dignity or the in-dependence of the highest Court in NewZealand, or even the intelligence of theParliament. What has the Court to howith tho Executive? Where there was"suit properly constituted nnd ripe for do-.cisioiij why should justice be denied ordelayed at thd biddiug of the Executive?Why should the Executive Governmenttake upon itself to instruct the Court intho discharge of its proper functions?Surely it ib for the Court andnot foV theExecutive to dctcrmino what was thebreach of trust? ,

Then again, what has tho Court to dowith theprospective action of Parliamentas shadowed forth by the Executive? Noone disputed the paramount authority ofthe Executive. Within certainlimits it wasomnipotent. But why should itbe sug-gested that Parliament would act bettorif itacted in the dark and without allow-ing the Court to declare and define thorights with which it might ba asked todeal? The present Chief Justice, whowaanot a party to tho judgment of the Courtof Appeal, took a truer view of the situa-tion when ho saw that tho approval of ascheme could not in any way hampereither tho Government or the Parliamentin dealing with this tnwt., In tho opinion of their Lordships therespondent iind been wrong in overy stepfrom lirst to last. They would there-,foro advise His Majesty "thnt mo orderof the Court of Appeal should be. dis-charged, except as to the direction con-tained therein for payment of the costaof the-trust«s; that any costs paid on-der' that order to the Solicitor-Generalshould be returned; that this appealshould bo allowed, with costs to be paidby tho respondent; and that tho trusteesshould bo nt liberty to retain any "extracosts incurred to them ,as between solici-tor and client out of the trust fund intheir hands.". §uch is this remarkable judgment.From every competent authority

—bar-

risters of long standing and law-reporter*of unsurpassed experience—l hear the

-samo comment, thnt a judgment so ut-terly-- scathing upon the conduct of acolonial Government, of a Solicitor-Gen-eral, and, above all, of a Court of Ap-peal, has never before been delivered oxa British Court of Justice, in moderntimes, at any rate. It will be interest-ing tonoto the comments which itis cer-tain to elicit when published in thiscountry..

MOTOR CAR SPEEDS.

TO THE EDITOR.Sir— lt is high time tho right of mo-

torists to travel at their own, speeds wascurtailed. Thirty miles an hour downthe Ngahauranga Line is a madman'space, butitwas achieved by one scorcheryesterday afternoon, who simply tookcharge of the road, and compelled everyono else using it to not only pull up,but dismount. Ihave the means ofproving the speed beyond a shadow of adoubt. A car swept along Grant-roadon Saturday at a greater speed eventhan the above, the danger of the pro-ceeding in this latter cas« being due tothe large number of children who fre-quent the road. Most of these motor-ists are apparently quit© unaccustomedto traffic and ignorant of its dangers.' Aglaring case in proof is that of a oarwhich vent from Thomdon station tothe CentralHotel in little over a minute,hugging the left side of the street thewhole way, sov that if any vehicles hadcome out of tho cross streets on thatside at the time a smash up was inevit-able. Another case was that of a cargoing through the express. stand and ■

crossing the Queen's Wharf at 15 milesan hour.—Iam, etc.,

H. BODLEYVWellington, 22nd March.

Tuesday and paid £4 16a in a five-horsorace.

There wns v big rush locally to backtho Oisborno representative, Croupier inthe Avo furlongs„ raco won by Optnnistlast Tuesday. Croupier, however, failedto gain a place, but on the .second dny$nuu>ed second to Shackle in tho High-weight Handicap.

Writes "Javelin": "The champion un-lucky man was entertaining tho occu-pants of the smoking carriage with a ie-citnl of his woes. He had stood the twoAbundances for ft good stake

—Deiby and

Cup; had backed Lioutaiiant Bill nndAbundance for thetwo Cups, nnd In-depondenco and Great Scot for tho New-market and Australian Cup. Tho iiiwtwinner ho ever backed, when ho wius onlya nipper, woighed in short, and ho hadnever had anything but bad luck oversinco. Tho train w«» jflowing down atCuulfiold before ho had exhausted hislong list of misfortunes, and in conclu-sion ho observed, 'There's no doubt, Imust have been born on a Friday!' ITistroubles appeared to evoke, the sympathyof all his hearers save one, and thUt wasJ»y friend Mark Taploy, who with char-acteristic optimism ejaculated, 'Well, myboy, think how much worse it wouldhave been if you'd been twins1'

"GhoorkaV sister Arinourctto, by Lo-

chiel—

Fiancee, who went to India in1900, and raced there with a fair mea-sure of success, is returning to Victoria,where sho goes to the stud.It is act out in a London paper that

tho reason tho stallion Isinglass was notoffered for sale- on the death of ColonelM'Calmont was that it wait practicallyimpossible to sell him. A number olowners of maros had. taken nominationsto Isinglnss which wore enforeablo oneither side by law, and in Uio doathof ono or other party, or both for thntmatter, in no way altored, it. As oneAvritor puts it, "his executors have to dojust what he would have to do, neithermorenor less. If he woro tho owner ofthe horso they would havo to keep thathorso available for tho subscribers, orif the dead man were ono of tho sub-soribSra, his executors would havo topay tho fee whether they «ont a mare ornot. There 'is absolutely no doubtabout this according to Knglish law.'1

Most peopleare aware that Deadlock—dam of tho famous Isinglass— was oncesold for £19 (says the Sportsman), butwith tho romance which surrounds hersubsequent career they arc probably notfamiliar. Itwns Captain Machell whopurchased her at tho price named, nndhe, in turn, disposed of her before thovalue of her early foal, Gervas, was dis-covered. When Gervas had shown form,however, Captain Mncholl determined tohavo Deadlock back ugain;but, despiteall enquiries, he could not ascertain herwhereabouts for a long time. One daytho oaglo eye* of tho Captain "spotted"hor between tho shafts of a spring-cart,and, needless to say, ho soon obtainedrepossession of her,, thofarmer driverbeing glad to accept an upstanding cartcolt in exchange. Deadlock was thenput to Isonomy, and in the followingyear sold to Mr. M'Calmont for £600.

Tho Idler, by Far Kionte— Waiting,won tho St. kilda Cup, ono milo anda furlong, easily from Billati and Wood-cotte. The timo was lmin 56Jscc. In-dependence, tho runner-up for the New-market Handicap, won tho South YnrraHandicap, six furlongs, the same day,carrying 8.9. Debenture (8.12) andMairp (9.2) filled tho places. It seemsbeyond argument now that Independenceshould havo won the Newmarket Han-dicap, and given tho bookmakers a"skinner." . -

At tho Johannesburg Turf Club ant-.umn meeting, to be held the first -weekin April, the addedmoney amounts to noless a sum than £7450, distributed overthroe days, six race* a day. Tho chiefevents uro tho Johannesburg AutumnHandicap, o' second £150, third£50; one mile; the Qoldiields Han-dicap, of £750, second £75, ono milonnd a half; and tho Merchants' Hnndi-icap, of £750, second £75, about sixfurlongs straight. 'Tho entry and ac-ceptance fees are rather-heavy. For in-stance, thelowest entrance fee'for a.£200stake is £5, for a £300 stake £7, fora £400 stake £10, and so on. And be-1fore on owner can start his horse fortho Johannesburg Autumn Handicap it

j will cost him £35. It is noteworthythatthere is no raco of less value than £200.Dundonald, by Carbine, won his firstrace in South Africa, and paid £45 inthe totalisator.| Quickshot. by Carbine, won the Selling^Hurdle Race at,Leicester on 12th Feb-ruary. There were fifteen runners, Quick-ahot starting at 5 to 1, and winningeasily by two lengths. He was after-wards sold to Mr. J. M'Grogor for 135guinea*._ The Member, a trotter formerly ownedin Wellington, beat Mummcll Boy ina match at th© New South Wales Trot-ting Club's Meeting for £50 n-side.The disqualification of I. James andH. Pickering, both of the Hutt, by theMarlboroußh Racing Club for the run*ning of Hydranf at its meeting causedsome surprise here, especially a* thomends of the stable nro saia to havebefriended tho horse with thelocal layersin its engagements. Hydrant Has hada reputation for unreliableness for sometime, and this, it 'is stated, was thoreason Mr E. J. Watt got rid of him.Little Wchonga, after a spell of ill-luck, broke the ice for P. Barry at Blen-heim on Thursday when sho won theTelegraph Handicap of 50 soys, after a■big tusslo with Romanoff. Sho hadpreviously" ran a dead heat with Tika-rawa for second placo in the President'sMile.

G. Matthews, who hns been privatetrainer for Mr. J. B. Reid for a con-siderable timo, has severed his connec-tion with that gentleman.

J. H. Prosser bought a rising two-year-old gelding by Goldreef from Mous-quetorio whilo at the Hastings Meeting,tmd the youngster has arrived at Porirua.Sir George Clifford has nominated/Joldon Vein for the principal events attheFeilding nnd YvnirarapaEaster Meet-ings.

Rod and Gun.[Contribution!! to this column, addressed

"tiumebng," will be welcomed. Thoyshould be concise, nnd must be signedwith the writer's full iiamo and ad-dress, not for publication, but as asuaranteo of authenticity.3

IBr Gajikuao.lThe delegates presont at annual

meeting of the New Zealand Gun ClutjAssociation in Blenheim (the main busi-ness transacted 'at which appeared inWednesday's Post) were:

—Mcsnis. 0. 11. \

Chevannes (Wanganuil, in tho chair, J.Redwood (Mnrlborough), R. H. Johnson(Wellington:), W. Broderick* (Christ-church), W. Buck (Ilntt Valley), ond J.Dobfion (Auckland). Mr. Yon Stunner,Secretary, also went over from Welling-ton to attend the ineoting.

The £100 pigeon match of the -Marl-borough Onn Club was held on Tues-day at Spring Creek. In the morningtho weather was wholly favourable, bubin tlie afternoon a breeze sprung up,whicli did not, however, materially af-fect the shooting until about 4 o'clock,several guns being silenced at thisetagc.There were twejity-two competitors, anila good even standard being maintained,the prize money w«s well distributed.Nine ties wero recorded, thoso shootingnil the nine birds being: A. Rore, Brod-w-ick, J. Redwood, H. ClMscsnwm, "An-nandak," Eccles, Price, Q. Cheesman,and Richardson. These divided £90, midshot off for Mr. W.Clifford's £10 tro-phy. Twelve birds havingbeen shot* the j

6

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Sir— l was burpiised to lead iv lastnight 'm Posl th.it bnlNil-p ipcii similai totlui'O in UM-' at the ilili'i'ient. booths wcuI'iiouliited iv town piu\urns lt» the olnI-

tioiu. 11l 10-night'.s I'i'bt It m ht.itetl Unitin tho counliiig of tin1 volc< (.illci1 thopolling) one (evfcia'f) paper was unaccuunt-td for, but an it wus onl I,'1,' «ne the mailorwasnot Ncriou*. Sir, Ihold that tho in-cident courts tho fullot-t enquiry at thehands of the Returning Otlicer. My roa-Fon for thi.i it;:Suppose an individualtook a bogus paper into tho booth andpub it. into tho ballot-box. He wouldthen be able to, tuko his bona-fido paperoutsido to (for argument sake, althoughIdo not allego anything of the kind wasdone) a candidate. The latter ciosscsthoballot-paper in hin own inteieata andgivesit lo B, who takes it back to tho booth.Hero B secures his ownsheet, but placesA's in theballot-box, and retires with hisown paper. Tho candidate votes again,and 0 takes B's paper to the booth andrelurna with his own, which is treatedin the satoto way. Although this couldbe carried on all day, it is only necessaryto introduce ono bogus paper to the bal-lot-box to allow of this miscarriage.—lam, etc.,

11. D. M'DOUGALL.Wellington, 26th March.

MORNING TILL NIGHT.

Another Record RecoveryI Riid tlio frightful palpilalion continued

Ichi^ thatIoften thought it couHl only cnCin.ilcatli. JSly fucblc nppolilu at lungttflickei-cd awny altogolliov. "I oould uoltouch a 11101 srtl of food, no matter ho\ito4nptiii£ly prop.irctl. An uinmtiu'.'vl thirstmadea cup of weak ton, or a dropof milk,tho only ifcficshtncnt Iwanted, but evothexo proved uncotnfortablo when Iswlowed ttfiomi" . ,"

\YliAt* sorry plight tobo in1""Vwit wan. Awl yot Igit worso (liar

tlii', which isnol, unlikely,considering tlimIwMftitfferhigao lntg. Aly disease pluyccliavoc Ti*it!i iKy uet<voiia3j'stcir. Itrequirebut lutle

—"Eometimcß nolliiu,'; nt all— lose;

my neivui;iv violent motiou, and asIlu\onmy bwlIfelt u\yaAt tiVitcJiing convuirivoly. WlioucvcrIwasin <:aiknw»a Ihadndread tlmt sontu evil poraou was iv closeproximity, butIdaro not grt up tostrike amatch and look, Itried 'oto£incdicin<»which olauii6<] to bs oflectivo in '"txsva likemine, but :tot ono of thorn («as Avortn M>cp.»)»oi'" they wore .« rnppodin. They didnolovwisucceed iti res.lorin^ rogularily to myl<o-u>L,\ ncit'hor did thoy irou mo (rum thedizzMicei and fitiutuocu which woromydailytorments. My face waa deNthly pale, andthera wasuolhin^ left of mobut skin audbcuc."

"Don't you think you should have takon> to your b«<l ?

" '"$0Idid, as amatter 'f compulsion. I

corcM not kc&p up nny longer, My disn.vs(tfôt Ino dowu prffpoily. liesidc«, Ihadbvvcmldootoia attending me,and yet theycoulil iio^t'tu1'nic. Heavenonly.knowshowmncli u(their worlhloM1KiHcinea Idrank,ImtId>» know that my stomach became sofrightfully weak thatIcouldnotdiink nit)mire of their 11111IF. Tlicro seeuiad nothingfor 1110 but to drag oil a tnisorableexistencetiil the U*ispark of life was taki)u out ofmo fty my dhciso.""

Yi>m lookas though you nevorhad anailment in your life."

"That ii li'iw Ifcd,,l am glndtonay.7ho Avomlcrful traiiHfcrination was aocom«jili'ho!il.voiigli nulhii g elko but ClononUL'utiic, wliiuli t\ lady friend rouoiiitticudcd meto UiiO. Is opnu.M.i that slio happened tohfav what coinphiint.it was that wus gradu-ally killing me, to at o kindly came to tollmo liou- «liq w:;o one Umo nearly dead, andthat C'!omuiiln Tonic brought her to lifeu!/nh). TUs foelin of dcopnlr which had10^11 ltani>iu^ c.'cr mo so long gaveplnca tong!iamof hopo,.nuti Uy tho timo my firatIkiiUunf Clo .eiila Tonio was empty,Ifeltthat Iwu« saved ftomni>roinaiuro grave.CltmTiiJa Tonio .struck rif;!it at tho toot oimy «!fAv>aiio— nnpvidoncoof wliioli faot was

I nhou'n by the gratifying dueicaso of the! ptiiu^ in iry chest uud uLuintich, aud the

t wilehing0/my ncrvtsaoou araiedeutirely,1 Thcneitten',nftiof ngeny dia.tppeareil fromI my bic-k; my hendaches also becomingtortures,o tliu pant. My fantily andfriondi « oroii.«loiiislied andrfclightcil at thnwayIwaapuiliit*; round. Indeed,Icould

hardly realme Mint1 was tho miho womanwho,a fo r wcclia buck, hail lost nil intoroslin life Iateheartily aud slept well, andmy f'acoroon hftil ahealthy colour. Thooldfcijliiigioi Hallcasiu.'ssntul dospoudunoy woredrhou»way. T didnoincgle;t ono tloso oiClements Tonin till Iwns made perfectly"oiiikland (strong by it. Not onosymptomot my complaint lai returned, co 1cansafely sii " that Clcmcnla Tonio eiTccted arcrnuiiicnt euro. Uy children havo alsobeen built liinby Cioiiteuts Tunia. Plcanopublishm case lit any wayyou thinkbest."

Thd Caca of fUm. C. TiMMIKGS.(BY A WELLINGTON REPOHTKR.)

A'ropreaeulaliv*wus received with muchemirtciy oil visiting tho homo of Mrs.Catherine Tnnmingn, of Charlotte Avcimu,Wellington.''i wioh to ohUhx from you iho mli-»iohistory of tho inMat concerning youisftlf,which is engaging «o much pubho nttcn-tion,"said Uto reporter."

You rotor, of coinno, to my five longyears of cuifaring. Jf Iabstwinod fromgivin;; tho pu!>Uo the benefit of «ny>oxpcri-enceIwouldbe afraid of sue'h nuuugralo-tul action eccoiiuig uponmoin tomo seriousway. Youar« welcy-ma to everydetail hiconnection with my Ulueva. Jamanro thitmy wretchedntattt of debility was btouJitabou in tho finst pUco, by Iho greatjiLy»ie.-.l s»iun ot r -Jug al»rgo fatuity;mycvpartanco boing that motive* tff ft lot ofchildren nr« uivatcularlyautatptilVfo to hcinjjlaid up vorr easily. You oje, wo lmvo nottho tiulily hi our syst*uia to fight ngninibIho many nmlrullen tb»t ato continnullypoiugabout, uiUms we fortify ours«tv«i byt>o^4«iou»ily taking a goort m«d4ciW, whl--hmos. people oxperienoo great dilliuiilty in(iiiAing. It is to ttWsUt oilier! in doing soth»t Ito freely gjvo anoutline of myoums totoplacedat iho diopoa.il of tho communityithuge."" l)ulyonauffer fromany dcfiuilcdiscoso,Mm. Tiniiiiin^« ?

""It w»b sufileienUy defmito to neatly

1:111me,Ican Wthfully »ay. My livoi- winIna dreadful tU\l<o of dinoiilor. .So b*<), in-dcod, that I folt otrro it, was almost miennwfty by di»«aflo. Iwhs in smli analnrm-ioyly dolicnto s.'ivto of lioalth that 1couldicarnoly movo from o room to (motherwithout catching a wvoro cold, ami whenmy children wirevery yoong,1often*luul loLi<l up frommy wnnube.l to luteud to tli it*, jW4ny a vihtcnt i-.»ld

'have 1 coutrau'trd

tht-an^li walking nbout tho room at uiffhtwithmy btl'iw, and my lunvja eventual,tiecftiuebadly ujlifctcd. Iluul adry, hue!:*.Injteongli, \vhtnli was very dsLieasini; andiriUnliiig, andmy mouth and thruat woiovery *ore."

tlWhat fj'inptoins of livor ctanpiaint didyouhavo?" *41 1bcc-iino verydeaf,althoughmy lu-nr

Ing waiprovipnu'y very nhiry. F«-uplo hadto repeat; ihiugn ina loud voice twourUncoliincubcfoio Icould nudet-Htuud what tltrywere urvying. My tongno v/aa thicklycoalod wuh a y«Uowhh inoiatuir, and liiymouth hadr UitUir tn^te in it, all diy lony.Ifolt lazy and languid, without oneu^li'go'i« mo lo blrai^hteiiup the hotpc. Ith

r.uad state to get into to luivo wo.knthiingyou in tlio face and yot v MbU lo d» it.rit'it is piocicoly Uuw Iwaa situtted. 'J'tioonly thing thatI'Cfnwi do wna to tia down,Mid not b-thor about Anything. 1 f^slt toowoak to tllinkeven,al'tltou-jh Iwnstroubledvery fiocfuontly with alraiigu imnginationsfcboufc sontolhin^ drcivd/ul (joingto happen.""Weio'yon suflfcrinjiiny p:iin!""I.hnd (putting tick heiulnchoa fnm

morning till.nijfht, artd sharp, (iwitchi'.jrpains behind tho shtoaldirs never ic-ivcHtormoutiugme. l'hca k ins wovaoundworso ovorj* day, nn a.!dHiou to thornappoarin^r Ulow my ribs. could not Ho"m my sido in .omoquenco tho cxtrcmoigonyIwas in, and many a nightIhavoneonobliged tr «it up jnhi.d fo. hours. Butthin did not msttf-r very nnich in one way,ao 1could not sleep in. aijy pomkm. Thowholo of tho uight Iused lo Ho awake,althoughIwatf thoroughly fntigvted and ex.haunted when Iwent to bod. In thomornings my eves wcro dim nnd swollen,-ospoolawy after doveio vomiting fits, whichgonoraliy oi»mo on as soon na Iput myweary, aching Jimba on tho movo. Jjomomornincs J wasnblo to uko a litllo break-"fast, which usually consisted of a smallplcco of toast and a cup of tea;but thonwful feeling of heaviness and oppression inmychest aftorimch n. ntoderato r«past canhnidly hod-scrilHd^ Mychest felt as if itwore w iykpil down by i\ box of lead nftcroatinp,and mysfomuoh was besioged wiihterribly exasperating puins. 'L'hon a littlowhllo after 1 toltmyaelf jettingfull of wind,npasmsof which sometimes mude mo shrink.On numerous ooc.viion.i Idistinctly hcat-dmyheart hunimeiin;,' awayagain"t mv ribs,

is nearer to Wellington City than Noay-town, and yet at present, except forpedestrians, it is by a roundabout wayvia New town that all tratlic, both paa-'flongcr and goods, has to come and go.Now, if tho Kilbirnio people are willingto contribute, say, £4000 or i)5000 ofthis £10,000 towards tho cost of a tun-nel through tho Mount Victoria hills, in-elcad of frittering money away on smalland unimportant works, they will bringthemselves almost a mile nearer town,and bring the traffic to Miramnr andScatoun, through the length of thoir prin-cipal road. When the electric tram *ys.tern is inaugurated, a tramway throughthe tunnel will bring them within tonminutes' tram ride of tho city, und tholong detour round Newtown will beavoided.It is an opportunity not to bo lost. If

Kiluirnio' contributes £4000 or JJbuUt),and Wellington, say, JD4OOO, ihave nodoubt that tho Hataitai Kstato Com-Eany would bear tho balance of cost.

cfc us remember what tunnels havo donefor inaccessible Kelbnrnc and distant K:t-rori, and not allow our progress to befurther hindered by lack of direct com-munication. The opportunity must notbe lost.

—Iam, etc.,

PROGRESS.Kilbirnie, 19th March, laui.

TELEGRAPHIC' SOCIAL CODES.TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—

'In nis letter iv your isaua of tho7th imst. Mr. Harrison, Manager ofK«utcr'» Telegram Company, makes tvwtfttemont which is not in accordancewith fact, and which consequently isdamaging to the interests* of my com-pany. In referring to the new SocialCode issued by the Eastern TelegraphCompany, Mr. Ifarritjoti says that, "intho event of a teh-grum being *o coded(in the Social Code) and sent tq a personwho does not poewew, or e7en know ofthe Kttfctcm Telegraph Company's code,the t'.Ti'firnm would of course bc> iuk'lpsj,"ihia statement is damaging nnd mislead*ing. It has been niiulo abundantly clearby the directors of my company thatcopies of the new Hocial Code aro on fileat all the company's ofticos, und n is ex-pressly laid down in tho instructions toall the company's oflicors that when de-livering a tvlegram compiled from thiscode, tho addmisco shall be npccially in-formed that if ho i» not in posftesaion ofa copy of the code, it may wo consultedgratis at tho company's offices. Mora-pver, the company's oOicern havo been,infttrucled to render every pobsible an-»istaiicc> to client* to properly deciphertheir mesH\gt«. In view of tlu?«e factn,you will agroc that it ia absurd to talkof a coded meswgjbeinguseless becausetho recipient doea not powscas v codebook. In fairness to my company,Itrustyou will givo pnblicity to this explainstion.— lam, etc.,

H. E. A. TWYFOUI).Acting-Superintciuteixt. Eastern Exten-sion A. and China Telegraph Co.Cable Bay, Nelson, 11th March, 1903

.WHAT DID SHAKESPEAHE MEAN!

TO THE KDITOn.

Sir—

In tho Supplement to Saturday'sEvening Post there in an interesting let-ter of »Mr. T. F. Manning, reprintedfrom the Academy, on the reading ofHamlet'a line, *' And, by opposing, endthem," from the famous "To be, or notto be" botfloquy. Mr. Manning* rea-soning does not appear to ma to bosound. He &ays— ""'The line 'And, byopposiug, end them' cannot by anystretch of imagination bo made !,<> Imr-moniao with tlio words which follow

—*To die, to sleep.' A man who shouldkill himself toescape the troubles of thoworld could not be said to taJto arms'against and oppose them." Now here Ijoin issue with him. Hamlet contem-plated suicide, but could not bring liinv■elf to put it to the tonch. Dr. Ulrico,in his work

"Shakespeare's DramaticArt." says:—" But, besides the moralquestion whether ho ought to attemptthe deed, the how aho tortures his souL"If the line had run "To sleep, to dio"there would be some weight in Mr. Man-ning's contention for the reading- "or bya potion end them." It wan, and still is,» very common thought to talk of deathin whatever form it comes us a sleep,and consequently "To die, to sleep" isa*natural expression for an author tou*e, even after a violent taking away oflife by arms

—i.e., lethal weaponH. BarrySullivan, Iremember, u«ed'to rendtr the

line"

Or to take arms against a riogo oitroubles," buthe is tho only great actoiof my ken who indulged vi thi3 reading.Tho Temple Shakespeare has a note ortho lino in question. '"Take armsagainst a sea,' an allusion to a customattributed to the Kelts by Aristotle,Btrabo, and other writefs; *Thoy threwthemselves into tho foaming Jlotxls withtheir swords drawn in their hand*,'' etc.(Fleming's tmiseription of His-tories, 1576)." This, to my mind, is theTeal origin of tho famous lino.

—Iam,

«tc, HKNBY FIERCY.Hutt, 23rd March, toj-i.

"BRITISHERS NEED NOT APPLY!"TO THE EDITOR.

Sir—

Your ableleader under tlii« headingwill mast assuredly be endorsed by alltruo patriots, for, as you kayct pointedout, the Britisher is distinctly oidorcdto"stand down!" to make room for whom?Why, th» foreigner,, who is ever readyto tnk© side* with England's enemies,and tho Inzy Kaffir, who will sell himselfto the highest bidder. Such a contin-gency should b« strenuously opposed byall Democrats throughout theBritish Em-pire. Would the colontats have stoodby the Motherland during the ktc crisisif they had ever dreamt that the breadso dearly eaened by their fellow-country-men would be- refused them and'practic-ally thrust into tho mouths of Hchemiiigforeigners and unwilling Kaffirs, in orderthat the magnates of tlio Rund may gettheir "pound of flwhT' Cortainly notINot because of aoy lack of loyalty- butbecause of the utter /utility of cnde"Wrour-tng to build up the Empire while Brit-ish statesmen insist upon doing whatis tantamount to pulling it down! Jfthe wishes of a few ''robber Barons"'aroto form the basis of British legislation,regardless of multitudes Of xtai'viug menand women at Homo, whose hearts beattrue to the Imperial cause, if true Bri-tons aro tobe offered a stone when tlfeyask for the bread which they havo hon-ourably won

—if they are to be robbed

of their just inheritance to satisfy tllapreposterous- demands of "tho Semiticcoterie that rules the Band"— thitn, Isay,the sooner the British taxpayer, whosupplies the "sinews of war," makes hispower felt, tho better for the Empire.And it is quite within the bounds of pos-sibility, that the colonies, may yet betempted to reconsider the sacrifices whichthey haveso freely madeasproof of their

tions ho was in the habit of culling nmeeting of liin tcnutitry and taking theiradviro as to tho point ,\t which ho shouldciimiuoiiuu linking. Undaunted by hisformer f.iiluros, ho made up his mind totiy aâtn, and, a>s umal, t-onver.eil ;\,nioetinj; of lii.l tenants ti> obtain suqgeM-tions as to whero this v.'iis to be doiu*.At tho meeting a shvowd old mnn whovas awitre of the previous failure* sug-gested that his lordship should sink inPeoti's Mass. "Hoot, mon," said hislordship, ''yo dinna got coal In a peatmoss." "Awcel, my lord," said the far-mer, "gin you dinna get coal, yell getquid peats."

Now, tho grain of comfort that Ide-rivo from Mr. AHo'h report, assuming i'aaccuracy as regards tho generating ofelectrical energy, is that the river at thepoint roforrod lo in it is) capable ofyielding apractically inexhaustible supplyof quid water. Tho present isnotoriously ono of exceptional drynees,and yot tho water flowing at the pointindicated by Mr. Allo amounts to up-wards of 49,000,000 gallons per day, andtho works necewwry for water-supplywould bo comparatively uncostly. Thodistance from Wellington is between 23und 24 miles, and ib would, asIsubmit,bo far better for tho City Council tospend tho sum necessary to bring Ihohalf of that quantity into the city ofWellington than to upend the £266,000proposed to be expended by them*intinkering tho Wdnui-o-inata supply. *It would bo interesting to the citizens

if a Btatemont wero published by tho.City Council of tho exact yield of waterfrom the Wninui river at tho presenttimo, and tho citiaens would then boable to comparo tho probability of meet-ing tho ncccssitici of Wellington and1its extensions by using thonvater ftomtho Hutt with that which can possiblybo expected from tho Wainui. The levelsof tho Hutt wore taken by Mr. Climiewhen making his topographiool surveyof tho district. Tho Government en-,ginoera havo ltxod tho height of Kaitokestation nbovo sea-lovol at 836ft,1 and Iam quit* 'satisfied that tho site examinedby Mr. Allo is not more than 220ft be-low that of Kaitokc. But oven assum-ing it to bo 300ft less, thero Mould boa fall of 530ft for tlio water if takenfrom tho point indicated. This, how-ever, is assumption on my port, and canbo corrected, if in error, by looking tothe levels given by Mr. Climie.—lam,etc!,

WM. THOB. LOCKE TfcAVERS.Wellington, 21st Mnrch, 1903.

PROTECTIVE DUTIES.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—If thd Arbitration and Concilia-

tion Act does nothing cleo, il should atleast convinco thi? moas of tho peoplethat protective- duties do not keep ui>wages. Whonovor oven the smallest at-tcnipt i» ina<|o to, modi(y our ridiculous*tariff, tho tondcrcst nnxicty ia evincedfor tho woiknig man;in fact, tho work-ing man's friends appear to.,ho every-whore

—when the occasion gu'Us. Yet,

our " protected" industries, if not rc-mnrknblo for owcating, nre certainly theonos nfost frcquontly boloro tho Court.Tho latewt instance is nfforded by theAuckland lock-out, whor-o ti numbur ofpt-rsonn for whoso benefit mo tax our-selves have deliberately broken thi> Act.As a free trader, Ido not regret tho oc<currency, <u<» cvidenily nothing lrn^ tho.lesson of CfXperitnca will n\mw the work-ing men how they are pulled by tho spe-cious pretexts of motcction. In Chirm,RusttSn. (Germany, Italy, nnd Spain Cus-tomsduties aro,a large source o{ rowuno;but nobody prctontta that their functionis to benefit tho luassc;. It is only incountries mlimo tlio innKsdi huvo votesthat thw pretenco i*» praclisod, and, a« arulo, «uccc.cstulty. It i* dUllcult to ima-gine n movo .preposterous policy in nnisolatod cniuury buch a» thU than a,policy of CuitoniH banicrs agniwt thoworld. Vie need ouUidvi market*, bc-cau*o wocan never exclinn#o locally thocommodrtie* vliidi we cru by naturefitted to product.. Yet we jiersevcro inthe very policy which prevents our find-i»£ mnrkctf.

Frco tro<lo with tho Coininnnwealth ofAustralia, for cxniuplo, would bo of imm-ense brncfit to vs. Wo need not con-cern omselvcm about Auitrtilin's policytownrdn us. Admit her goods free, nndtlis> volume of our exports to Australiawill mount up nt once, for *h<s eiutnot dowithout our goods, and if sl.o ftends uswhat wo want, tlio vp«^«ls nrc certain totake a bick cargo. In ndilition lo thegreat benc/U to o-.tr fuimerw and labour-ers, fioo tiaclo with Australia would sooncheapen fuice. and fscititiue travel lm-hveen tho two peoples, with the resultthat in a few yoar» tho Tasman Seawould not ccem "nearly ro a\ iclo as it doeshojv.

Saperficiu! people attempt to justifyour- tariff policy "by pointing to Canadaand America; but the comparison is ridi-culous. Protection in (Jnnniln.has gone 113far ay it will evsr get, and tho nextmove will be a reaction. At the Pre-miers' Confoicnce, Sir Wilfrid Lhurier do-clarod for free trado,< butho allowed lum-solf a locus peenitentira by regretting thatns yet it was "

not practicable." How-over, on hh rotum, lie compelled the re-signation oi his colleague, Mr. Tnrle,for ndvocaling a policy of increased pro-tection. Aa for America, it in ridiculousto roinpnre a nation of 70,000,000 pcoplowitli ouo which containsless than a mil-lion. As between the great States ofAmerica there in the fullest froo trade,and mivvfc of thc«o States each containmora people than all tho Australasiancolonies put together.

Another I/ict Vortby of notice is thatall the capitalistic plutocrntt; of Anreric;v—tho Piernoint Mnigaua, tho Baoi1?, theC'miejjios— uro pt'olcclionistg. Amongstall the American niilliojir.ires thereis notono free trader, except Tom L. Joknronand T. Cl. Shearman, and both these liredoing their best to abolish protection. Asfor tho condition of working men underprotection in America, let us hear thisextract from a speech recently deliveredin Loud/in by Mr. Jas, MacDonald, Sec-retary of Ihe London Trades Council, andotic of tlic'membors of the Mosoly LabourCommifc'HOu :

—"At Carnegie's works the

delegates were told not to takenotes, andwfre not allowed to tako photographs.But they visited some of tho "stockades"or huts, v,hcio ho could touch tho ceil-ing, whora children ran about barefoot-ed, and a sewer rah down what thoycalled a strait— the most horrible nndevil ploco it was possible to imaginehuman beings existing in. Municipal lifetn America was a mn*s of corruption.There was a gieater rendinos* to resortto tho Courts against unions,, and thoJudges wero more thorough in their con-domnation of trades unions than In Eng-land." This i« surely a lurid sidelighton Mr. Carnei?io's philanthropy uud ontho blessings of a hich tariff.

—Inm,etc.,

P. J. O'IUiOAN.Wellington, I6th March.

The municipal abattoirs at Gisbornoare to cost about £1900. It was intend-ed to appiy to tho Government fora loanto carry out the work.

THE CAPABILITIES OF THE HUTTRIVER.TO THE EDITOR.

Sir— l havo rcacK with interest andregret the report of Mr. Allo upon theHutb river; but whilst accepting it forthe present as conclusive ngainijt thovalue of that river for generating elec-trical energy for the city requirements,it still leaves a grain of comfort to thecitizens of Wellington. A story whichIread soino wars ngo leads me to thisConclusion. A Scotch gentleman nf rankwho dabbled a little iv geological, know-ledge had come to the conclusion thatall the minerals which go to* make uptho crust of 'the earth wero distributedin that crust in definite layers and ivregular sequence, which led"him to theidea that coal, as one of the componentminerals, could, bo found upon his pro-perty if he srnik sutUoiontly deep insearch of it. Acting upon this notion,h$ had Blink several shafts unaucceasfully.Before commencing any of these opera-.,

/SUPPLEMENT XO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH _>8. 1903;

THE LICENSINGELECTIONS,

TO THE EDITOR.

7

desire for a clo&er alliando with theMotherland.

During my peregrinations in South Af-rica, tho conviction was forced upun mothafc.it didnot paytobo un Englishman;for whileBritishers, whi>had property toguard, were metaphorically "kicked out"nf Johannesburg and other towns, or for-biddan to enter on tho plea that thofood supplies wciu inadequato to the de-dflmancw,. etc, (which wa» probably cor-rect), foreigners (mostly German Jews),who, in many cases, wero positivelyknown to havenssi/tted the enemy to thebeat of their ability, wero allowed lo re-main and usurp all tho best positions

—this, too, at Jt time when at oôry sea-port town thousands of Britisher*) weroclamouring for "poimits" to return totheir homes, or for work at starvationwages! Docs *uch conduct tend totho consolidation of the Empire? AndMhould we not join in the demand fortho immediate removal of tho most ob-jectionable sign-boßrd bearing tho nnmis-taknble words; "Britishersneed not ap-ply !"— Iam. etc.,

ALF. C. MORTON.Otaki, 24th March; 1903.

THE LOWRY BAY WHARF.

TO THE EDITIOR.Sir,— Tho propoiml of the Wellington

Harbour Boon! to remove the wharf atLowry Buy i« nu a«toniahing one. Theprogrww of tho vorious bays in tho har-bour hum bt«n for years blocked by thediflicullies placed in the way of tho<jrcction ot wharwa by tho authorities.Roim Day and Muritei have long bwnclamouring for wharves, but aeom im-able to overcome tho difficulties placed inthe way. Bay's Bay line, it* wharf,built m the int«tcat» oi a ferry com-pany, whose monopoly there is sustainedby the right it h;w to impose a toll otsixpence a head on pawwngers pawingover the wharf. This toll practicallyprecludes any other ferry company fromtrading to that wlmrf. Tho Lowry Baywhaif ia, or Ims been, in the same con-dition. The Wellington Fvrry Companybuilt the wharf prior to the foundingof Day's Bay. It link endeavouredto divert nil traffic to Day's Bay, andowing to tho right it -has hitherto pos-sessed oi charging sixpence per head, ithas been able to prevent other ferrycompanies. running steamers there.' Nowits lenaa i* -running out, and in orderto ensure a continuance of its monopolyat Day's Bay for that sido of the har-bour, it coolIv asks that the Lowry BayWharf should be destroyed, 'ihe wharfunder the lenso w to be hatidod over totho Harbour Board in good order andcondition. Ifit is nob in good order andcondition, then the company which builtib phoaid be made toput it so. If itinin order, what in tho ncce«sity to de-stroy it? Iventure to toy if the Har-bour* Board will 'take thin wharf overand limit the wharfage toll to a pennyper head, it will find that ferry »tcnm-era will use that wharf and it will reapa revenue from it. Tho matter is wellworth a trial, but to dismantle tho wharfnow would be simply to play into thehands of a monopoly.— lam, etc., "

' PRO "BONO PUBLICO.Wellington, 27th March, 1903.

CONCERNING KILBIRNIE.

TO THE EDITOR.Sir,— lb 'is with pleruwtro that Iand

many others read la your iwjuo of yes-terday tho decision oi the Melro-ja Bor-ough Council to allow the burgesses oieach void todecide tho allocation of the£10,000 proposed to bo npent as soon astho union with Wellington is consum-mated. We in Kiibirni* have long

! striven for two important ends — the firri!union with tfre city, tho second bettermeans of communication therewith. One,Iam glad to know, is all but accomplish-ed;the other U within view, if onlythose principally concerned will setasidt

fll local andpetty differences, and workor tho good of the whole.

The bulk of Kilbirnie, with Hataitai,

DO YOU READ IN BED?

WITfl Iho light of a good sperm can-cili) wading 111 bud is onjojablc.

Tlioio who havo trii'd

APOLLOSPEIIIM

CANDLES IFind them oxccllcnt. Tho rnmlloa nro ofsuperior quality, bum brightly and ntcndilyand whon Iho light i* extinguished therearo no fumes to varvy ovrr. Tho wicksin tho APOLLO SPERM CANDLES arechomicollv treated, which prevents themmushrooming and smouldering.

"WHY NOT TRTJ

APOLLO SPERM' CANDLESAPOLLO SPERM CANDLES

NEXT WEEK.

Your Slorokoopor has them for salo.

TURNITURE.WANTED to Buy, Houses of Ftirnj-

turo; highont prico, cash down.(!. Daulmoy, 74, Tory direct.

KITUNITUKK.WANTKP Iviiown— Sitloy, Meouh aud

Co,Mfiuiiciifhlroot.aro Cashlinyevtint Ftimituio, J Jiniio«, uud Libraries. J'J«tab-lislx'd over 35 years. }

OIiKANiNUAND

DYIOINO.WANTED Known that LADIHB,

DUKSSKH. JAi'KKTS, &«., thatliiivn bccoiiio fioilud und luded can bo dyedfiiHiiioiiubio Hlmdoa loi.' winter worn- ulJSAKUKK'S St-jsiui Dyo Works. 40. Cuba-811-COt: 1

"^r"ATNinrD irN~o~w~N7UARDKNING— riauled your bulbs yet?

The uoosier they aro in the bolter now.COOl'lvß'H lmvo a ejilondid lot ofHyacinths, all colours, mixed, 4s 6d doz,32« 611 100, ohoiec-muned varieties10a doz,post free. All sorts of iiulbs at lowoslrales.

30, Mnnnors-stroot.PORTRAITS! PORTRAITS^V&7ANTED, oyory ono to Know thatV V wo are finiahiiig ono dozen CabiiiolPhotogiaijhs and an artistically-linishcd

Eularûmeiit for 13s Gd. Tako ndvanlagoof this opportunity at onco; it will boopen, for a littlo whilo only. MiniaturePhotos from 4s Cd per dozen. A Ladies'Hairdresser engaged specially for allend-anco on Indies. Tolephono 1475. Berryand Co., 64, Cuba-street.YWTAN'IÛJ Known, that tha British* » Woollen Company, 36, Willis-street,Suits at 455, 60s, and 70s aro perfect fit-ting and comfortable), with a combinationof cleganco and caso that explains whyour suits, cclipso others. Call for gampleiof cloth.

WANTED Known-flwan Ham Sou- isages aro mado only from sol00 ted

pigfl.^^ ?WANTED Known, Y0 differont kinds

Silks, all shades and colours, at J.G. Lothaby, Manners-street, flvo doorsfrom Willis-slroot, and at Main-atrcot,Palmerston North. TJiis season's fancyUmbrollasTuid Sunshades. Handles formak-ing Umbrellas and Sunshadeto order. Buytho material. Wo mako them up freo ofcharge., ,If you havo a tramo buy thomaterial from us, aud wo will mftlco itequal to new. Mako the covor and sowit on frco of eharficn.■UTKrANTED to romnul all thoso (if any)»T that havo not soon the spacious

Auction Mart and Show Rooms of W. F.Shortt, Willis-street, which are admittedlytho best-lighted, and llioroforo tho bestrooms adapted for display in tho colony,to havo a look round on any Saturdayeveninir between 7 und10 o'clock.WANTED

—Bccomo a Hypnotist;you

can influonco every person you mootand win undying friendships;no ono ennresist you. Bond two stamps for an in-tensely intorosting book on Hypnotism.}!roJL W>n?'B(>3C 357' I<o> A"cklnnd- !W*ANTISDW*ANTISD Known

—Our Christinas

Concession for ono month only.Twelve Caliiuets and "Xlona"* Enlarge-ment, 13s 6d. Wrigglesworth and Binns.photographers. 1

TNTE"DTsob~oid~Bioycloß to Over-haul, Plato, and Enamel, by Jen-kiniort and Co. (Ltd.), Cyolo Manufac-hirers. 8, Oustomhomc-ciuny.

Clients to invest iv two** pairs of Trousers for £1 7s 6d,which nre incomparable for the oxcollonceof tho fabrio and superiority of tailoringand fit. Call aud got samplos at BritishWoollen Company, 36, Willis-itrtet, andjudgo by comparison.

WANTED Known—A 'Karo Oliance, astho promises known as O'Connor's

Boot Bhpp, Willu-stroct, will bo removedfor rebuilding next April.Iwill quit thowholo of my stock ana plant, asIam re-tiring from Iho boot traflo. Everythingmust bo sold regardless of cost. Roll upearly and scouro tha bargains, <is no rea-sonable oiler will bo refused. J. O'Connor,Bootmaker, No. 35, Wiilis-slrcot. »

WANTED Known—

Art NoodloworkMaterials just oponod;Silk braids

for point lace, .string colour and ivory:■

tho perfect Tuncriff0 Frames, 2s, 2s 6deach; Linen for drawn thread work;washing Embroidery Silks, etc. Mrs. Bir-rcl, 23, lugcstro-streot, on way to SkatingR"nk^WANTKb, Uotclkocpcrs, Caterers,

Kcstauratours, Boardiughom>e-keepers, etc., etc., to write or call on S.(.*. BOSS, Jeweller and Eugrnvor, Willis-street, for quotations for' engraving namos,oto., on largo quantities of cutlery, electro-plttto, etc Cheapest houso in New Zea-land. I&trK

—Namo and data engraved

troo on nny arttclo purchased.

WANTED Known,purcl'isor*of Phihoi"should inopoct W. F. Shortt's in-

strumonts. Shipments recoivod monthlyfrom tho manufacturers. You will savemouoj*.

BAPvGAINS! BARGAINS!BARGAINS!

AT DARCY i-ORLVS, WILLIS-STREET.As Mr. FORD will havo to leave the

premises very soon owing to ii\o wideningof Willis-strool, ho is determined to soilhis largo aud varied stock at a substantialreduction to save repacking.

Irieh Linen TabJe Damask, Finlay'sSheeting, Irish Linen Tablo Napkins, Cali-co, Longcloth, t/aoo Curtains 3 to 4- yards,Flnnnulotto, Shirting, Marcolla Quilts,Fancy Prints, aud Muslins, etc, etc., etc.,35 per cont. cheaper than any houso intown. Suitings to suit all classes. Ready-mudo Suits and Trousers at surprisingprico3. Try my celebrated Ceylon Tea, 5sbd per silb tin.DAROYFORD, Manufacturers' Agentaud

Importer, Willis-stroot.PBARBON'S PEPtfoCHLOR.

WILL absolutely euro Indigostion,whether Chronio or not, and remove

Mental Depression, whicli in most casesvan bo traced to Indigestion. 1

During tho fifteen yoars that PEPTO-CHLOH ha3been in tho hwids of thoMedical Profession, it io no exaggerationlo nay thai it has saved thousands of lives.

Sufferers will find that PEARSON'SPEPTOOHLOK acts directly on tho di-gostivo organs, and, if takon strictly Re-cording to directions, will absolutely cureIndigostion, whether chronio or not. ThoRppnlilu' will bo found to regain its normalcondition, as will tho system genorally alsoregain its strength.

PEPTQOIIttOR makes unstoady nervossteady. Ono Botllo Cures.

Sold by all Druggists, 3s 8d por bottlo.SRARLANP and CO., Wholesale Agents.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HAIRI

"TÔN'T run risks with hair washes con-MJ coctod by quacks or tho allegedbaldhontl curca, which do moro harm thangood. If you ncod a hair mediuino

USE BLACKSCAPILLARYNE9AIR TONIO.

It is a' scientific) preparation given to thoworld by tho lftto Sir Erasmus Wilson.It is tao only substitute for the naturalnourishment of tho hair, and is also anelogaut haii- dressing.

Sold by all ohemists at 3s 6d per bottlo.T»I OHAK DS ON BItOS/

HOUSE-FURNISHING SALESTARTS TO-DAY

At115, UPPER CUBA-STREET.

M'GKEGOilWRIGHT&Co,PICTURE-FRAME MAKERS,

TmiNli ART DEALERS and ARTISTS'00LOURMEN,' 129iLainbton-auay, Wellington.

STATUTORY DX« LARATION.I, CiiiiKSiNK TiMMi>os,%or Chnilotto Awnu*.Welllii'jtmi, In tha Colony ot New Zealand, dosobimilyandaiiioiwly deolarn tJiut 1 JiavouftrefuUy

te»il ihoannexed doe«,ni--nt,coii«UUngof three follow,uiulooiMtcuthtlyiituubcricl Irom ono to three, amitUnt If. cnnt«.iii« *ntt Un true au<i feUltfnln«cmtnt c(my tllrion*andrnrr J>yClcnicntu Tdnlo nndnUo cob-tun« my full iifnnisaliin to pulillxhtn wiv waymy»tnMtiionl»-wlilcli 1fri\'a voniiiturity, without tecclv-U\X t-ny tmymciit;»nd IiiLiketliUnnitiiui ileohrafioiioniisciMiUotMly bolioi'iiii,' ((>esninu tolieitrue, and btvlttti* ottho provl»lon< ofmi Act of tho General.AwcmhlyofNfw Kcttland, Intituled

"Xho Justices 0/Tcnco Act, wax" ■

\yctsfiWibwA. ou^w-JnAiî^Deoinred st Wolltnuton, thiololh dnyof Xorembet,

onethoutaudulu*huudroJ, Ijoforo m»,F.MoPARIiAND,XP.

A^^R NOT as Good as'

' "DwinSops," but better .sHtrriMiJQnk th£m a!8 oth®VS- I%wfaKf1# — JVVUllllV I WE CAN COXI'IDKNTLY KUCOMIIBND fT

a, fHFiBiP © \VrflJi-iTI V Jo all cydisU who desire a jj<x>d wenrlni* (vie at a low f"MJN 1 figure. These tyres rt»o wall mado aud will elwo " CTk

IL COOD RK6ULTB. H

jf DURABLE Obtainablefrom all Cyclo Agents. /TiirOokloi* P-vcuMATic tire Co. oi* aust. Ltd, »ci^^t^ÛiJ^f^v J?8 IJCHKIELI> Stiu:kt,Ciiristciiokcji, N.2. t2|ÂaiatMelbourne,Sydney, Atlelaiie,PerUi & Utlsbane. €!$£

rpiHs»METROPOLITAN SOHOOL OFA -SHORTHAND,

69 Lambton-quuy (over Prinnrlo's). Tol. 1519

"^ WW V3V. J,x

V. J. CIiALLIS »... Principal.Shortlinnd, Typewriting1,Uookkcopitig, nndWriting. Day and Jilvoniiicr ClaBecs.At tho recent Examination tlio followingnupiU Attending this school gained SjrIBauo Pitmnn'B Speed Certificates:— MiwElhol i'liolps, 150 words por minute; Mi«sMay JJailey, 110 words per minute;Mr.J. K. I'Vctlioy, 110 wordsper minuto;bliggl.ily Mulvillo, 100 words pnr minuto;MiF« Ada Franklin-Browne, Miss iioaao(iibson, Miss Jnnn Wilson, Mis* Nolli©Hold, Mr. Keith Fife, Miss It. M'lntyre, <?Miss May Plutt, Miss Ivy Scott, and MissEvoloonDroivuo, 80 wordi*por minute. Nu-merouH other pupils gainod Certificates forleßßcr rales of epecd.

MISS K. CAI/ll'R SOHOOL OFSIfORTHANI) & Tri'KWKt I'ING.JJOOKJf KKPJNG andPAINTINtt.

Tynowriling Oflloß :STKWAUT DAAVSON'tf IJUtf.DINGS(('oiiiof Willia-streot mid Luinl)tou-nuiiy).Pruioipals: lli^sK.CARI.'.N.S.B.T.,N.U.T,Mrs. J.F.GUNNION,N.U.T.,N.S.S.T.

AustraUhiiin Jt«covdß, 220 wordsperminute.Hitrltontspeeds in thtißhortewt rdiicoof Uuio.DANdrNGT

TVTRS. DODWKLL'S Masonio Hall*"'■*" (Saturday 01a63 will Roassomblo onSaturday, 4th April, at 3 p.m. Address—Motorin Buildings, Maniiors-stroet.

DANOmcV^KPORTMENT, ANDCALISTHENICS.

(Formorly under the patronago of thaCountess ofv Glasgow and Family).mHE loading Schools, Conventu, anduTiao iriFi.JiwK'"*"*1* oro '"formed thatMISSPEARSON hw returned and open-ed Classes nt Sydney-street TUESDAYAFTERNOONS at 345, and at SpilloVaHall, on SATURDAY EVENING, 28tkMoreh. at 8 o'clock.

MISS PEARSON holds tho highwfctestimonials from Prof. West, of SydneyPrivato Lensonß by appointment. Addrsss— "Balmontt, ' Mowbrny-stroet. Teiephono1413.

MUSICAL SPECIALTIES."TTMBERTO OECOHERINI" Mando-vJ Una are beautiful instalments

—fino rioli lono, £9 9a with solid leather calo

"Giovanni Do Meglio" Mandolin, splen-did rich tone, £6 14s with loatheor case.

W. Tomlolt's celebrated Zither Banioi,fino rich tone, £10 10s and £14 14s,' aro the.beat in tho world.

F. W. GARDENER, Musicsoller, 21,Vivian-stroot.

JG. TURNER, Teacher and Soloist," Banjo, Mandoline,.and Guitar, No.2, Darkor-stroot, off Cambridge-terrace.Tram passes tho door. Terms commence;with pupils.

SANDQW SYSTEM,*

WELLINGTON SCHOOL ofPHYSIOABCULTURE, 7, MANNERS-STREET.

MR. ROYD GARLICK, a competentinstructor in Sandow's System ofPhysical Culture, is prepared to roceivo

pupils on and after FREDAY, 9th Janu-ary, at abovo addross, over Mr. Pinney'ishop.'

TERMS— Clauos for mon, £1 10s perquarter in advance;, classes for ladies,£1 103 per quarter iv advanco;privatetuition, £2 2s per quarter.

Tho special courses of treatment forcaso* of lung complaints, weak choeti. andobesity, by nrmuffement.

ANDOW CLASSES (aftor BusinessClasses).

Tuesdays and Fridays—

5.15 to 6 p.m.Evening Classes—

Mondays nnd Thurs-days, 8 to-10 p.m., 20s per quarter. Otherclauses for Indies, youths, and children.J. W. M. HARRISON'S GYMNASIUM,

32 and <it, Manners-street. Tel. 1828.Recognised, Visited and Complimentod by

SANDOW.

EVERY LADY HER OWN DRESS-MAKER!

mHE LANGER SOHOOL OF DRESS-X CUTTING,Barnott's Building, 61, Willis-street.

Representative— MlSS KATE STEWART(Lato Tcackor of Dressmaking Dunedin

Technical School and Anglo-ParisianSystem).

Tho LANGER SYSTI'IM contains tholatost improvements in Dresscuttmg, andis adapted for Jackals, Cupos, Opera Man-tles, Princo3B Hobos, Tea Gowns, Dross-ing Jackets, Children's Drosses, Goats, 010.

Terms on application, and inspection in-vited. Ono lesson froc. Hours., 10 to 12,2 to 4. Evening Classes Tuesday andThursday, .7 to 9. Patterns out to mea-surement. Agents wanted in Wellington'aud Taranaki Provinces.

COLUMBIA SUHOOL OF DBESS-UUri'JNG.

MllS. MACI-KOI), ToAober ojtWorth's Columbia Aomo Fitter.

Ladies and Dressmakers invited to oall andinspect. The nbovo latost systemof Dross-onttiugoasy to loam. Perfect titguaranteed.Newest Skirts and Children's Clothes madefrom tho abovesystem. Classes

—Forenoon,

Aftornoou,und hveniiigr.JOG tipper Willie-street

BANKS'S COMMERCIALCOLLEGE,

EXCHANGE BUILDINGS^WELLINGTON. V

PROPRIETORS:O. M. BANKS, LIMITED

(Commercial, Law and Manuis.cturin|Stationora, Printers, etc)

DIRECTOR:MR. JOHN S. BARTON, A.tA.V.,

Incorporated Accountaut and Auditoj1

(Victoria.)r^ M. BANKS, LIMITED, have pie*

6uro iv announcing that they hay«opened a Collcgo for business training-inWellington under tho abovo uamo, andaro now prepared to train students, iatho fallowing subjects:

—Accountancy, Audking aud Bookkeep-

ing (olementary and advanoecQ, OonxmoJNcial Law (Bills of Exchango ana all nego-tiable instruments v speciality) (Commer-cial and Shipping Dooumeats and Forms).Filing (all bystdlns taught, but special,attoutiou will bo given to Card Systemsand Vortical Filing), Press Copying (tholatest methods),Invoicing, Indexing, Busi-ness Corrcspondonco tind Goaoral OfQcoRoutino.

Evening Classes in Typewriting andShorthanu aronow started, aud DayGlasseswill bo started shortly. Special attentionwill be given to these subjects. The Col-logo will bo equipped with all tho prin-cipal Typewriters, and th» TOUCH sys-torn will bo taught, wi«ch groatly increasestho spoed auu lessens latigue. Titotouch system is now being1 taught inAmerica with exceedingly satisfactory re-sults.

NO THEORY. Tho student handlespapors and books just as if oagaged inactual, business. This is tho latest me-thod, andhas been attended with strikingsuccess iv other countries.

Students coached for tho examinationof tho IncorporatedInstitute^ of Account-nuti.

DAY AND EVENING CLASSES.Oall and have tho System oxplaiued. to

you, or send for a Prospectus.YOU \i£lLL BE INTERESTED.

m J. THOMPSON,A# " IRONMONGER,

Will bo glad to supply yourJFRUIT PRESERVJtNG JARS. Et«.

These coats were all cut by clever and experienced tailors, and Weremade by one of the big clothing houses of London. There is style,character, and distjnetiveness about those garments that dressy menwill appreciate.

t _

KAiiNUUAIij, in Rough CheviotTweeds, in serviceable. shades

JfßsmLfr RAINCOATS, in Grey and FancyTweeds, lined and unlined4^ *Vn v # *it 00/" eacn.

<f^M^j^ RAINCOATS, in Black and White| ""I Mixtures, Herringbone stripes,jT^j^Sfflß^^^"^ I and in fine and rough makesL^S 1 At 7°/"' 75/" each

rfSfink' m A FINE COVERT COATINGS,f^^SKa SPUE'S^* ft thoroughly proofedV%|Ha

"""I At 67/6 and 70/. each.

H", - 1"- I oen(leami9$9$mm ym I Dressing 6owns.KBî DMHCOAI-S. I A splendid assortment, in Plain andr**^wtfi _!^--— -—

■"^ \ Fancy Checks and Mixtures/ 1$ \ At 37/6, 45/-, 48/6,/ #1 _--gP* ' * 52/6' m

:^^^^^0

ln BB° X CaU ° r GlaCe Xid> laCev "^'^/''HollS^ or button. Unparalleled value

i~ in shoe leather. "

.n._^_

" ..-g^^

- At 21/- per pair,

Kirkcaldie & Stains, Limited.

——■■M_ig__i—_»— »»_.■.».■. ......--—^■ IMaMajM«WMMtSUM<MS<W»PMI»a*tMIW>'*I*I»M»MM«IIWM^1MaMajM«WMMtSUM<MS<W»PMI»a*tMIW>'*I*I»M»MM«IIWM^

Avc made,of tlio finest -andMost Lasting Materials. Thoy arc ready mixed, and requiteno skilled labour to apply them. Thoy spread easily, and cover a largo surface, and arevery economical. To be had from Storekeepers, or

SMITH & SMITH,WELLINGTON, DUNEDIN, AND OURISTCHUROH.

SAMP^ COLOUR Sllldlia'S WILL JJK I'OSTIOD ON APPLICATION,

PrintedandpnbltahedforBntJNOKt.I.Br6sLimited, by JnuvBlundsli.,of Nairn!stroot,Wellington, printer mid publisherandLouis Pnocrou. Bi.dndkli,,of Wool'ootobe- street, Wellington, printer nn<lpabhshor, nt tho registered office of th«Company, Willis-streot, Wellington.Saturday, Mavoh2S.1903 L

SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING POST. SATURDAY. MARCH 28. 1003.8

""ff\HE "CHAMPION" DEFENDERS OFi. THE NORTH.ALWAYS READYI

From tbo Daily Telegraph, Napior, 20lhFubrunry.

"From information whioh has renchedHi) "\vn nro lod (.o undei'utund (hat at theannual meoting of the Aliilcr«' CombinojMstcnlny i( was tlcoiiletl to coiiliuun thoiiporalinnH which hnvo louilrrcd tho nyndi-iittn noloi'inun iluiintf tho l.ti-t rrniplo of}Oiiin but to ltiiko mi f.vrrptiou in icj^.tidto Aiio'.l.l.il II Ih-il is h» il npiHMis th:ilullior towuri aio. still lo Millor Irom Ihomonopoly mhiklil lo l)ii clalilmhoil. InAiK'lilanil tho Combino hino. mot Ihi'irlnatoh, so fur, in tho Northorn Roller Mill-ing Company, pioduoiTHof llio 'Champion'lii.md. Tho Compuny, by lefiihinu: tohavo nuythin^ to do uilh tho Coinnino,pruveuted tho lullcr Inking an unfair ml-vaulago of Iho hoimpholdorii of tluil pro-\iuco, and to a curium extout have nts-si.sled olhor dintrietH to %ht the unwholo-nurao monopolyin brea<lxluff« whioh affectstho Inblo of Ihe woi'Kiug »*l.ifso» to mcha Biil)H(antiul extent. Thin li:ts boon donuby ostablii'hing »t<r>noieß iv othnr towiiß fortho anlo of tho Company's Flour. Napiorluih been honciilod in that way, and us thoCompany aro engaged in siu-h a strugglo,it bohoves all interohled in llio isauo toBiipport thoin."NORTHERN ROLLER MILLING CO.,

AUCKLAND.P. VIU'L'UE, Manager.

fsnHM Purohusiiig Publio cannot dobottur-*" than viHiti11. KILPATRICK,

THE GISNUINK CHEAP GROCER.Ploaso Noto—

ThoShop Opposite tho Opora House.TryKilpattiok't Toa, fromlolb3 Tina Sardines for la3 Tins Jam for 1bGibSago, Tapioca.,andRioe, oacli IsI'VoahLiiiff l«'wh, por lb,7d3 Packotß Coooa, for ItBisoUits— Jiinioh, por lb, 3ddo Combination, por lb, 4d

,do Wines, por lb, V\do C'roum Craokora, Cddo Croam Sandwiob, lOd

AT

KILPATRICK'S,OPPOSITE OPERA HOUSE.

Tolcphono 523.

ORIENTAL TEA MART.Pruned,per lb ... ... CdPinoapplo,por tin ... ... CdMogio Soap,por box *- ... lOilSngo,Clb „

, UodRioo, 61b „ „ Is OdTapioca,61b ... 1* Od100'n Flour 12a Od60's Flour ... 0s 3d

AtOAMPUELL1S,

21, MANNKIW-STREIST,f And CorHCt

WILSON AND UIDMPORD STRKEI'S," HEWTOWN.

QRIENTAL HOTEL, WILLISST.

Robuilt nnd Refurnished, 1803.

This splendid Hotel contninx over 50lofty bedrooms, as well us privaUi suites ofr.p:u'ttnont.i, Kiitl i« now op«n for gvu-tls.

A npnoious Diuinßroom, under llio snpnt*vlnion o£ a flr«l-olns4 Cliof, whoro ovorydelicacy is sorved.

LUNCHEON FROM 12 to 2.

MRS. H. WATSON,Proprietress.

CI T V 11 () 'f X j..Cornorof MujonliankH-titrOot and

Olytlo-quiy.TIIOS. U'AYLOIt ... Propriptor.

Thobostof aocuintnoilittiun for fiiiiiilit>« nm)'

neiiimiioiit boardum. Vi«i!.or* o.in vt?ly thatthoir ruqiyremenlM will bo carefully htuillodandciitni'prl lor. Hostbraudi)ot* Al«>s, Wiiion,and Spirits only knpt. ItoniomOilo oharges,coinUinoil witlicivility and attuntlourenderedto al)putk-oiiH.

PatroniMOd by their Kxooileuuio* thaGovnrnortiof Now '/.oaltmrt.

GOKKK't) ITAMII.'Y HOTJiJIi,CUKISTCIIUUOII,

Within onomimit.o of thu Railway Station.TAMES IIATFIELD.I'ltoi-mirinit.

l.otLora will rouoiro uvory atloution.P.O. Hot No. £)!■) ITqlodlioiki. No. 'M"All who would achieve nuceoss should

unde&vour to merit it."

WJi httVo during the pnst yonr spnrodno expense iv endeavouring tomalco our Bcor second to nouo in NowZoahuul, and can now eoniiileiitly n»nort

wo biivo tuccocdod in doing so.Wo invito all who enjoy

A GOOD GLASS OF BEERTo ack forSTAPLES' BEST.

On Draught at almost all Hotnls in thoCityandsurroundingdistricts. ,

Apd oonOdnutly anticipate thoir verdictwill bo thut >Staplos and Co. havo success-fully romovnd tho reproach thnt good Boorcould not bo browed in Wellington.

J. STAPLES AND 00. (LTD.),MolusworlItnndMurphy strootn.

WO A 'IS LF. AND O 0.," Walorlon-nuay,WELLINGTON', N.Z.,

Manufacturers of MARINK* and LANDENfiINES and BOILERS, MININU.HYDRAULIC, DREDCIINU. andWOOL-DRYINO MACHINERY,MANUuE MANUFACTURING andFLAX-DRESSING PLANTS.

MACHINERY AND SHIPS' REPAIRSA Specialty.

Agoula for ZYNKARA, tbe Best BollotPreservative and Oletvnsor.

CAMERON'S STEAM PUMPS.

JONES ~& ASHDOWS,DO NOT HISS 'J'UIS OPt'OUTIiNITY"

SPHCrAIi BALI3 !nr.UECURL RlflldlS SUITS, /,.> iaFoit OASII OMr.r. *"> J l)«

JiOO YrinU '" Hlool<'81'KCIAl. LINK IIUJI'I VICUNA /»,

SUITS, voit CASK ONr.r, *»Vory FnHblonublo and Durable.

1250 YARDS.PLAIN ANDVANOV TWIO X1) <?Q 1A«SUITS, voit O'ASIf ONr.r. XU"

Shipment nrrivod lato;;nunt bn oloarotlhy IHIIh Huiitombor.BPKOIAI. HIMI'MKNT

NAVAL SKKUK "SUITS, £"> -1ASyou OA.SU ONf.Y. Xl° 4V/2()0 Viuds in Slook.

I'liinKergui«f{iiaruutiieii lolinsimilar iiiuLoriuuh nuiipiioil loHor Mujuit>y*HNavnll''<>rii«B.

tjnmplon forwuriivd on iipitiiuntiuii.

JOISIHS & ASHDOWN,2,I,AMI»rON-OUAV WW.I.INUTON

"VÔU SHOULD SEEOUR SALVAGEBRUSHWARE

It is reduced about 50 per cent.T. J. THOMPSON,

Ironmonger.

New Zealand GovernmentLIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

LIBERAL TERMS. PROMPT SIOTLEMENTS.

rnrnj'onlyoffice havingover

40,000 POLICIES IN FORCE

AND ,<£ 10,000,000 ASSURANCEIN.NEW ZEALAND.

J. H. RICHARDSON,Commissionof.. _—__———~^ *

AUSTRALIAN"

MUTUALPROVIDENTSOCIBTYNEW ZKALAND BRANCH-

HEAD OFFICE: CUSTOMHOUSE-QUAY, WELLtNGTON.LOCAL BOARD OF DIIiEOTOHS:

TheHon.MorganS.Quack. M.D.. C.M.G.,M L.C.. Chairman.Tho Ifon. Charlbb J. Johnston, M.L.0.,Deputy Uhaiiumu. .A.Dm Datum Ukandon,Ksq.ThoHon.EUWAUD ItICUARDKON.C.M.G.JohnDuncan,Esq.

r|PIIEOLDEST. WKALTIIIKST, AND MOSI' -PROSPEROUS AUSTRALIANLIF«'*~ OL'FICIO, AND THE LAKGKST MUTUAL,OFFICE INTHEBRITISH IMLI'MK.

THK ONLY MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE WHIOH DECLAUU3'A» BONUS EVERY YEAR.

ACCUMULATED EUKD £18,000,000(EIGHTEEN MILLIONS STERLING.)'

ANNUAL- INCOME liJXCKKDS ... £2,400.000STEHLING.

POLICIES INFORCE 169,307SUM AriSUItKD ... ... ... .M1.3C6.565CASH BONUSES DIVIDED

BONUSES.CASH BONUS FOR ONE TEAK,'IOOI, .£535,725. yielding Rovorsionary BonasM

amounting to £1,000.000, aftermaking SPECIAL RESERVES.CASH BONitSI'JSdoclarod for hwt FlVfcJ V KjfcßS, OVER TWOMILLIONS,-jioldinKRoTOwiontiry Bonuses exeoodingf FOUIt iJ.ILI.IONS.EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT, 8Jpor onnt.on tho total inoomo.

liIDVVAKD W. LOWIS,Resident Seoretary.Branch Offioo-OUSTOMnOUSB-QUAY, WELLINGTON.

tJ^^ MUTUAL LIFEJllij|i ASSOCIATION

AUSTRALASIA.HEAD OFFICE FOR NEW ZRALAND.

FEATHERSTON AND BRANDON STREETS,. WELLINGTON.EsTABr,IBIIRD1869.SPECIAL FEATURE-

COMB[NED LIFE AND. ACCIDENT, ASSURANCE.Tho

"COMTUNED

"POLICIES do not oontaiu any restrictions as to reskloneo,travol,oroccupation. , t

Tho M.L.A. is apurely MutualOffloo, andall tho'profits bolongto tho polioyholders.'i'bc watchword of tbo M.L.A. isSECURITY.

THOMAS KERIt,District Manager. C. A. RICHARDSON. Seoretary.

SHOOTING SEASON, .1903.

jOUN'DUTHIE.& CO.,

LIMITED,IRONMONGERS,

Have just landed thoir season's supply of

GUNS, .AMMUNITION,

AND

SHOOTING lIEQUISITES,Including—

SINGLE, DOUBLE- BARREL, AND

HAMMEHLKSS BREECHLOADERSMARTINI-HENRI SPORTING GUNSWINCHESTER MAGAZINE RIFLESREMINGT,ON-LEB MAGAZINERIFLESSALOON - RIFLES, AIR GUNS,

REVOLVERS <

SPOUTING OAB/HtIDGKSELKY'S UNIVERSAL, Brown and GreenAMERICAN "NEW CLUB" and "NEW

RIVAL (largely used by rnbbitors)SMOKELESS CARTRIDGESloaded with

SluiUz's Powder und AmboritoSNIDKR, MARTINI - HENRI, WIN-

CHESTER, ami .305 AMMUNITIONMORxvIS TUBE AND REVOLVER

CARTRIDGESBULLETED AND GALLERY CAPSSLUGS AND DARTS

SPORTING POWDER—DIAMOND GRAIN, ALLIANCE, FFF,

SHULTZ SMOKELESSPATENT AND CHILLED SHOTSHOT BELTS AND POUCHESPOWDER FLASKS, CARTRIDGE

BELTCARTRIDGE LOADERS AND CLOSERCARTRIDGE RECAPPERB AND

EXTRACTORSCARTRIDGE

-CASES, WADS, ANDCAP FOR RELOADING

DUCK CALLS, TELESCOPIC CUPSGAME BAGS, DRAM FLASKS, Etc.SHOOTING COATS, GUN COVERS,Eto

JOHN DUTHIE & GO.(LIMITED), ;' « -

WILLIS, MERGER, AND 'VICTORIASTREETS,

WELLINGTON.

J§ #

'LUKE & CO., Ltd,

MARtNE, MINING,AND HYDRAULIC«, ENGINEERS.

Solo Agonls for Dorinan Long'sSTEEL JOISTS AND CHANNELS,

Rocommondod byall Architects andBridge,Buildors.

The Best V«luo in the Market.FOR SALE— ,

Gns Engine, in splendid order, 10 h.p.(brake)

Now Screw-outting Lathes, trendle orpower, 6ft bedsShafting, Pulleys, Bearings, etc.,

in slock. t"

W. * 11. FI/i,MAIL CONTUACTQRS & GKNEBALCARRIERS, TftXa-iRHÔN.

',,

All orders strictly attendedtoJA trentN.Z. ExpressCo,

FTtHE NORTH BRITISH AND MER.X OANTILE INSURANCECOMPANY,LONDON AMD EDINBURGH.

Subscribod Capital £2,750,000Paid up ... , 637,500Firo Kuscrvo 2,135,374.HURRAY, ROBERTS & CO.,

£j£Ui s':_THK MOST PilOtiltK&ilVU Flltl'i CO.

LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FilttJINSUKA.NCK COMPANY.

SpyoiitlFoiituro, FiroBueiness,No Liabilities on acooutifc of Lifo or Marine

Policies.Notpremiums for 1601 ... SM.GIfJNotpremiumsior 1001 ... 1,134,213Total Security ' ... U.-WG.iAiJOHNSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agent*nnd Attorneys.

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYOF NEW ZEALAND.HUE AND MARINE.

CAPITAL £2,000,000Accumulntd "Funds excood ... 200,000Distinctive Features. Undoubted Security.

Lowost Current Rates of Premium.Offices— G. Thomas and Co.'a Buildings,

1 Wellington.J MALLARD. Mauagpr.

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO.11RK AND MARINE,

Capital, £1,000,G00. Paid-up Capital andllcjorves, inoluding undivided profits,£520,305. Not Annual 'Revenue for1902, £408,923.

Firo uud MurinoRisks of every descrip-tion accepted.

Wellington Branoh—

Cornor of Grey»street and Lantbton-quay.i

'U. A. EWEN. Manager.,

riTHE VICTORIA INSURANCEX COMPANY (Lid.).Fire, Marine, and Fidelity Guarantee.' . EstnblislxHl 1849.

Firo, Marino,and Fidelity Guarantee Riflesaccepted at lowest curront rate*.LEVIN & CO.- (Ltd.),Agents.

STANDARD INSURANCECOMPANYK3 OF NEW ZEALAND" (Fire, Marine, and Guarantee).,Capital £1,000,0p0.' Firo, Marino, and Fidelity Guarantoo

Insurances of overy kind at very, lowestWILLIAMKVANS, Manager. "

Offices—

National Mutual Buildings, Ous-tomhomo-qnay. Wallinstoui., , .

OUTH BIUTISITFfREakdMARLNBINSURANCE COMPANY.

"

Capital :, £1,900,000Accumulalod Funds excoud ... 340,009Firo and Marino Insurauces of evory tint"

at vory lowetit ratos.CHAB. W. BENBOW, Mânager.Office— 27, Lnmbtou-qimy, Wollingtofa. '

NORTH QUEENSLAND INSURANOBCOMPANY (LTD.).

FIRE AND MARINE.Head Offleo fqr New Zealand:Hunter-street, Wellington. '

Firo and Marino Risks accepted at LovrcstRate*.

Agents throughout Now Zealand.P. A. AHERCROMBIE. Secretary.Tolophono No. 9. P.O. Box 168.JJ. CURTIS AND CO. (Louxkd)." Agencies nt overy possible town in.tho colonies and all principal portsthroughout the world. ExperiencedFiirni.ture Removers and Packers, General Car-riers, Customhouse Ageuts, Forwardingand Shipping Agents, Luggage deliveredfrom trains or steamers and throughoutIh6 city.

Our STORAGE ACCOMMODATIONisunlimited, where furniture and goods ofnil d^Ki-iptions can bo stored at cheapcurrent rates.

Offices—

Corner CmtomhcJMe-quay andBrandon-street.

NEW LINES IN/GENUINE AGATE ENAMEL WARE

Just Opened.,Spo them at

T. J. THOMPSON'S,60, Cuba-street.

PrintedandpnbltahedforBtitJNt)Kt.i.Br6sLimited, by JohnBlundhli.,of Nairn!street,Wellington, printer and publisherandLouis Pnocrou Bi.undkli,,of Wool-«Sotobe- street, Wellington, printer nn*pnbhshor, at tho registered office of th«Cpjnpany, WilUs-streot, Wellinjrton.Saturday, Mavoh2S.1903 L

GOUT.

A PALMERSTON MAN CURED.

READ WHAT HE SAYS:

SIR—Iconsider it but an

'act of com-

mon humanity to hand to you a vol-untary testimonial to thft ellioacy of yourvaluablo inodicinc. Ihave boon a victimto Gout for tho past 21yoars. 1havo trieddoctoi'M, chemiflU, and all kinds of patontmedicines, but got no roliof. Iwas ad-visod by a lncnd of mino to give you atrial, and a blonsed day it was for moIdid. Alter going through a coun<o of yonrtreatment for gout, 1 can happily saythat Iam completely cuiod ll i« nowlb month* hiuco you cured nu\ ami 1haven't felt Iho nlighli'<<t iclurn <>ftho trouble For Iho benefit of oiliersuffororo you aro al liboily to iiho llimtestimonial in any way yon think lit.— lroinnin, yours ever grateful,

JOSEPH THOMPSON,Brond-btioet, i'ulmoiviton N.

To W. 11. Crowe, 66, Cuba-street,Wollington.

—Sydney M/iir, Inspector

R.0.0. .

; LISTEN TO THIS, THEN THINK.

MR. B. SMALL, Eealhorslon, wrilos:

"TTkEAB SIR—Iam pleased with the"■-' rosult of using your BEE OINT-MENT. Tho potIgot did tho oruplionon my faco inoro good than all tho Oint-ment prescribed by tho doctors during myfour months' stay in the Wellington Hos-pital. HadIused it soonorIshould havosaved pounds, as my face and eyes havobeen bad for yoars. Tho 800 Ointmonthas tokenall tho redness and soreness outof my foco, and has mado tho skin softand natural. Iwould not bo without apot for anything, oven if it cost mo twiceas much. Tho ono pot did mo moro goodthan all tho other stuff Iused put to-gether. Makouso of theso fow linos.' v

Ask your ohomist or grocor for it. Theyought to soil it if they don't. Tho 800 ison ovory genuine pot.

HYDATIDS ON THE LIVER.

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR

VITADATIO.

Oampaspo (Vie),24th August, 1901. -

| MR. S. A. PALMER,| 184, Pitt-stroot, Sydnoy.

DEAR SIR—Ihave much pleasure in

giving testimony to tho good qualityand curing powor of Webber's VITADA-TIO. Somo two yoars ago Iwas takenill. Ouo doctor said it was WhoopingCough. I,was in bod for ovor a month,and got weakor and weaker, until Iwontto anothor doctor, who stud it was Hy-datids- on the'Liver. ■ Tho doctors orderedmo to go uudor an operation, but I'didnot core to for fonr of chloroform, and ontuo next day, when my'mother was read-ing tho paper, sho enmo aoross a testimo-nial from a person who hadboon cured ofa similar Iroub'lo to my own with VITA-DATIO, soIsaid Iwould try somo my-eolf. Itont for a fuw bottlci at oncn, andcommenced taking it, anu Inovor feltbolter thanIam to-day and do honestlybeliovo thatIwould havo been dead longago had Inot rosotted to VITADATIO.Ihavo token ton bottles in all. Iam in-creasing in woight ovcry month, and feelit.is a pleasure to bo alive, i was wait-ing to sco if my euro was lat>ijng beforetending you a testimonial, and will bopleased to give information to any onoat any time Youmay publish this as youthink,fit.'

Yours truly,(Signod) ISABEL M. WASON,

Campaspo.For furtbor particulars,

S. A. PALMER,WAREHOUSE, WATERLOO-QUAY,

WELLINGTON.Correspondence invited. Write for toiti-

moniaU.'

Theprice of modioino is 5t 6d and 3s 6dper bottle.

lIURNISH THROUGHOUTAT

HILL'S, <

37, CUBA-STREET, WELLINGTON.

Ten per cent., or 2s in tho £, discount onBEDDING, BLINDSSUITES, CABINET WORKBEDSTEADS, Eto.

iONE MONTH ONLY. SEE WINDOWS.

PLUM. LINESINTHE BOOT TRADE.

IlÊ hare brought forward for a fow*"days aome HEAL PLUMS. You

should ocme and see thorn.'

" 100 pairs Gonts' Solid Loathor GolosbodBoots. 8* lid

50 pairsLadie*' Tun Laco Boots,9s lid30 pairs Ladies' Satin Calf Bals, 5« lid60 pairs Ladies'Shoos, 4a lidaud 5slid

Boots Solod ami jlioolod oheaper than anyotherhouse.

THK'

UNIVEBBAL BOOT SHOP,171, LAMBTON-QUAY.

J. FLYGEll <fc UO,SANITAUV UNJ>!OUTAICl'iltS,

!-0, CuiiA-BTIIttKTA large assortmentof Funeral Furnishing*

aow iv stook.FunomlHarranged at reasonable prloes.KMIULMINO A SPECIALTY.

Tflloplmnn 107!l.

OYSTERS. OYSTERS.TTRWIN A RODI'VRIQUK, Wholosnlo*-' Oyster Morclianta, Uluff,have Agentsinall tholargo oitiox InAuslriilania.

Country orders punctually attondod to.F. lIODMItIQUI4,«

Agent, Wailington.

WM. CHAUTRISIS AND SONS,MILLWRIGHTS,

liNGINBEUS AND BOIMSUMAKKU3Maker* of every description of Brickmnk-

ing Machinery, Crushing Rollers, BriokPrussos, Sanitary Drain-pipe Maohines andDies aud Laundry Moohinorr.■ Agents for BROADBENT AND SON'SHYUKO EXTRACTORS.

GENUINE AMERICAN AGATEWARE

AT T. J. THOMPSON'S,"'""

,

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RETREATIN NEW ZEALAND.

. ...THE...

BELLEVUE HOTEL ANDGARDENS.

WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF THE G.P.0.,WELLINGTON.

Offor to guost or visitor all the charm andcomfort commonly associated with thecountry homos of England.

THE GROUNDS AND illK GARDENSWore hud out by the. lato Dr. Ludhun

mow tliHii fifty years ago, thu triumphof thoir deuign boing tho exquisitemanner in which Iho nativo bush hasboon mado to harmomso with thomost attractive gpccimomi of plantlifo known to tho temperate ch'miito*of Iho world.

THE FLOWERS.At this season of the year Iho magniioent

display of floworn in bloom, irom tholargest peronniels to tho smallest ofchoicu annuals aro a oonstimt attrac-tion. Visitors from tho city aro sup-

v plied with choico boquots at reason-ablo prices.

THE HOTEL.The hotel has in tho hands of tho pro-

sent proporiotary boon more tliandoubled in size and modernizedthroughout. It includos 8 sitting and24 bedrooms, nowly and mostcomplete-ly furnished throughout. Groet atten-tion has beau pmd to sanitary con-ditions. A septic tank system en-sures good drainage, whila the watersupply, bathing mid lavatory accom-mouation, will coraparo favourablywith that of any othor ostabliehmcutin the colony.THE HOTEL AND GARDENS

Offer a most accossablo ratroat 'for rostand quiet to the city business man,as well as a plaoo of variod charmand interest to the visitor and tounist.For tho casual visitor or holiday makeropen air games are provided, whilotutornoon teas are provided in thohotol itself and tho spacious verandahsthat surround it. In tho Groundsand Go/dens are mauy ideal retreatsfor picnio parties, for whom a con-stant supply of boiling water is main-tained, froc* of charge. During- thosummor season the frequent servicesofa first-class Bond aro obtained for por-formanco ot musical selections in thoGardens:

TO SPORTSMEN.Tho fishing season has bogun, and thi*

is tho idoal plaoe for tho trout fishorto malco his head quarters. Ho iswhen at the Bellevuo, so to spoalc,within striking distanco of such wollstocked stroams as tho Hutt, Wainui-o-mat,a, Mungaroa, and Belmont, toall or any of which the fisherman oanoasily find his way if ho bo roiidont| at the Bollovuo Hotol.

CHANGE FOR BUSINESS MEN.Prominent busiuoss men are now learningI that they mar slay at tho BelloVuo,

aud obtain the pleasure and profit ofpuro oountry air with most delightfulsurrouudings, without'dislocating theirbusinoss, or, neglecting their ongagc-

■ ments. It is but 30 minutes' trainiournoy from Thorndon station to tho

<oworHuttt whoro thoHotel amd Gar-dons 'nro situated. Visitors will dowoll to prosorvo tha following time-table.:— s

,SUBURBAN TRAINS.Tk Aro to Lowkr Hutt.

To Aro doparfc— 7.7, 9.0, 10.10, lI.G6#a.m.,12:i8t.1.0,2.20, 3.50,4.17, 5.12, 0.5,8.15*.8.40,9.20t. 10.16J,11.5§ p.m.

Wellington depart— 7.l6, 9.16, 10.25a.m., 12.G*, 12.30f, 1.16, 2.30, 4.7, -4.33.5.21, 6.16, 8.24*.8.57, 9.30f,10.26J 11.15§p.m.

Lowkr Hutt to Tk Abo.Lower Hutt depart

— 7.12, 8.10, 8.46,10.20,11.0 a.m..12.0tn00n, 1.80,3.30,'i.3||,5.15,7.5,7.24,920J, 9.45, 10.16§ p.m.

Sondat Trains.To Aro depart— lo46 a.m., 2.10, 2.26,

6.30, 8.35 p.m.Wollington depart

—10.25 a.m., '2.20

5.36,6.40, 8.45 p.m.Lower Hutt depart— 9.3o a.m., 1.30,

2.10, 6.40.7.45 p.m.(Faros— Single,'Ist Is 3d, 2nd 10<l;

return, IstIs6d, 2nd Is).*RunsdallyexceptSaturday,tRun*.Saturday only.tEunn Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,andFri-

dayonly.§ Run* Wednesday andSaturdayonly.If Goodstwiu withpivsioiiger-cairlasroattached

THE BELLEVUE HOTELIt modern in all rospeots, is conducted*

upon tho'best poesiblo linen, whilespecial regard is paid to tho com-fort of families. Wines, eto., are im-ported direct, thoir quality, asvift woll.known, boing tho bept in tho market.Tariff of ohargos (which are modorato)and any furthor particulars will bopromptly supplied on application.

iTk GAL.'

■ r~

MR. W. GEO. SOMERVTLLE,for manyyears Managing Clerk and Account-

ant to Mr. W. B. Edwardi (now Mr. Jus-tice Edwards) announces that he has com-menced pmctico as 'a SOLICITOR andPATENT AGENT at FLETCHER'SBUILDINGS, corner of Willis-street andLambton-quay, Wollington.

Monoy to Lend at Current Rates.Investments proourod on mortgage or

in purchase of real ostato.Tolephono iNo. 1837.Offioei— Willis-street Entrancel

|l| ONE V T O LEN D.FURTHER lIHDrJCTIONS INRATE

OF lIWIOttHST.Webeg to inform Climitx that we oan now

Lend Sums ofX»-| /\f\ andnpwAn)* JIPRItOI3NT.

On n|>|irnved Krehold'Sooiirltles," Inlown oroiimifcry. ■ 'Ba»y terms made for lopiiynioutof prlnuipal,

KIUK & WILSON,Soiiitilor*,

Wellington Ohtki.'anfl Poton*.

MONEY; to LUND m any sums onapproved Freehold City and Country

Beeuritioß at percent.Powor for borrower to ropay portions oftheloan during toriti.

KKNNMTII DOUGLAS.Bolioitor,1 1 Hraiidou-ntroot. Wellington.

MONEY TO LEND on Freehold Scour-itv at current rates in sums to suitborrower*.

Apply to

HALL AND KNIGHT,uolloitors,

16, Brandon-stroot, Wellington.NOTIOE TO THE PUBLIC^

MR. OSCAR JOHNSON, tho woll-known Caterer, Foresters' Hall,

Tory-btroot, has oponed a first-classDINING AND HUPPKR ROOMS

In tho large apartment facing Tory-stroot.Tho promises has been fitted up in an up-to-dftto stylo. Dinner and Suppor sorvodon the shortost notice.

O. JOHNSON, Proprietor.N.B.

—Tho Refreshment Room will in

no way inconvenience tho uublio as re-gards Balls and Socials hold in thoForesters' Social Hall.

PERTH DYEWORKS.

A1 ROBERTSON, Dyer and Cleaner■" (from Pullar s, Dyers to Iho lato

Queen, Perth, Scotland), notifies that hehas oponed a branch in Ncwtown. Goodsleft thero will roooivo prompt atlcntioiiiBranches— Colombo-street, Christchurch;and Trafalgar-street, Nelson.

Telephone 918. ,

DAVIS & CLATEft07, LAMBTON-QUAY, WELLINGTON.

RE-BUILDING SALENOW ON!

RE-BUILDING SALENOW OX!

RE-BUILDING RALKNOW ON!

UK nni.niM; haleNOW ONI

TO BE CONTINUED FOR 28 DAYS.

BARGAINS!"OARGAINSI BARGAINS!

REDUOTIONS-25 to75 PER CENT.

DAVIS.& CLATER,97, LAMBTON-QUAY, WELLINGTON.

LADIEST7"NOW whorotobuy BOOTS andSHOES-■"*- noted for Kleganco, Easo. and Dur-ability. Thoy go to "A. LINDSAY'SGREAT BOOT EMt'ORIUJI." Ho baatho Best Assortment of ** Jennes Millar"Shorn, tbo Quoon Shoos, and tho Krippon-dorf Boots and Shoes, iv town, withPnmpSolou andLouioHooK Prices from

22/- TO 26/- PER PAIR.

MENHavohad long experionoo as to Iho BESTPLACEto buy Up-to duto FOOTWF.AR, intbo BEST AMEKIOAN and ENGLISHBOOTS, in Box Calf, Glaoo Kid, and realKrupp, from

10/6 to 35/-A. LINDSAY'S

GRKAT BOOT EMPORIUMS,127, LAMUTON-QUAY and OUBA-ST.,

WELLINGTON.! , t

WALLACE & GIBSONArooponiogthoir SEASON'SSIIIPMKNTS

OffHATS AND CAPS,

SlllltTS AND HOSIERY,'OOLLAKS AND TtRS,

UNDfcItOLOTHING, Ao.

Our Goodnn.ro importedDIRECT from theMANUFACTURER^, and for vnluo andvariety 6t ohoioo WK AWE ON TOP. *" N.B.— Rainproof. Waterproof, andUhoalorOvercoats a Spocialty.

"*T HE ""TtASH,"WILLIS-STRKKT

, (NextEveningPott).

GREEN'S/"UNTEBBUItY HAMS,

CANTERBURY BAOON.

G.V. BU'ITKR. G.V.BUTTER.Tho Host in tho Markot. FroshDaily.

.. Obtainablo only atVALLANCE & ALLENDER'S,

82, Cuba-strext (next to Godbor't),Telopbono, 334.

I^LETCIIKJI'SROSEMARY AND CANTUARIDES

HAtR TONIO.An ideal preparation for promoting the

gruwtliof thuHairmid removingDandruff.,

Makes tho Hair beautifully soft audglossy,Prioo2a Od andda Cd.

Proparodonly byCHA S. FLBTCHER,

(Lulo FiUgorald)Ohemist, Wullington.

Al QUALITYSPOONS AND PORKS.

HAVING taken ovor several Hhip-monU onU-.iilo of our ordinary

induutft wo nrocoimidorably overstocked,uud havo marked lliinnxi'o'lunt qualityat MUOH RKDUCMD PRICKS.

OUR "GORDON" SILVERSPOONS and FORKS aro howso wollknown to bo tho aamo white motalrightthrough,nnd have given such aalisfaa-tion. Unit tho domiuid in increasing;thopriooH lining bo low thoy Butiufy ovory-uody. Wohavoalways a full stook.

GEORGE WJNDER,CHEAPEST IRONMONGER,

CORNER CUBA AND MANNERS 'STREETS.

FOR YOUR

BUSINESS SUITSUSINEBS SUITS

GO TO

A. PATELtSON,TAILOR,

43, CUBA-STHEMT.

A SPLENDID S'fOCK OF NEW PAT-TKItNS to.solocl from,

AT BEDROCK PRICES,Fon Cabu.

Call Early nnd Inapoot,AT

A. PATERSON'S,4!), Cuba-atroot.

By Spooial (|kdnLj!!B K*rl nndAppointment Counter of

TAILOR-MADEDitfcSSES.WE aro now making DRESSES and

SKIRTS at our Old Prieos:—Coats and Skirls, from £5 5sSkirts, from £1 10s.

FOR NET CASH ONLY.1 nodin¥"& co.,

30. WELLINGTON-'JOERRACE.

BAEGAIN SALEor

SECOND-HANDBICYCLES.

ATADAMS STAB CYCLE COMPANY,'

MEBOEB-STItEET,Wellington.

WE aro greatly overstocked withSECOND-HAND UICYCUSS. vo

have received mstruotions from tho HeadOlhco, Chriutchurch, to reduce tho nlockand to offer at v very low prioo for cash.The machines aro all in good ordor, andall worth considerably jnoro than tno ud-

vortisodprico. Como at once and inspecttho machinos. Country ouatomors willhavoprompt attontion, aiut on receipt, of *°«Office Onlor tho machine advertised willbe sent by first train.

No. 967, GENTS STAR ROADRACER, 24 frame, double bar, new tiros,just re-enamollod aud nickel-plated, drop-peel scorcher handlebar, B-10 saddle, ltuswell-kuown Star Bioyoio it equal to now,and will stand 10 years' hard work ourough roads. Prioo, i!l3 cosh.

No 986, GENT'S BEESTON HUM-BliK BICifCLK, 2* frame, machino ro-«niuMoUed and platod, droppod handle-bar,jbrooku1* saddle. For ±au cash we will"oil this world-known Bioyolo. Tho bear-ings ire ovorlftstiug, and tho m^chino isof first-v>Uu» appearance; Urea all nearlynow.

No. 992, GENT'S COLUMBIA BIOY-CLE, 24-in frame, turnod up handlo bar;tires fair order; yory strong machine foroountry uso. Prico £6 cash. Thin ma-chiuo cost now over £20.

No. 925, GENT'S MASSF.Y-HATtRISBIOYCLE, 22 frame; a bargain at £610b oa«h; very good machino for harddaily use; god machine for hid attending■chool, or would suit a. working wan togot to hit doily work and «avo walking.

No. 994, GENT'S ROVER BIOYCLE,24 framo, enamol and plating in' good or-dor;tires nearly now;handlo bar can bereversod for scorching, or upturnod forcomfortablo 'riding. Prico £8 10s cash.Como at onoo and inspect this bargain,as it will bo sold iiv a day or two.

No. 939, GENT'S MASSEY-HARRISBIOYCLE, nearly now; has only bo rid-den about 300 miles; upturned handlobar; tires in good order; fitted MorrarCoaster Fro&whoot and baok-podallingbrake;a chanco that seldom occurs ofgetting a nice machino for £11 10s cash.

No. 987, GENT'S STERLING Bl>GYOLH, machine enamollod Sterlinggroen, plating good ordor; tires equal tonew, gear 88; suitable machino foryoung man in tho country or town whois on tho look out for a fast machine ata low prico. Prico, £11 10s cash.

No. 924, GENT'S. 24-inch RED BIRDROADSTER, upturned handle-burs, nowtiros; exceedingly strong machino lorrough oountry use; will stand lots ofheavy work; cost ovor £20 now;willsell for £8 10a cash. Inspect this machinoat once; good valuo; will bo sold with-in a week.

No. 927, GENT'S HARTFORD BI-CYCLE; appearance of machino good;bearings and tiros in good order; turned-up handlo-bari to save stooping, Brooks'saddle; cheap; £6 10* rash. For gen-tleman in town or country this machinowould suit well and is vory good valuoat prico above.

No. 954, GENT'S 26-inch WARWICKupturned handlo ban; now tire roarwheel; tire front wheel good ordor ;price £7 10s bath; just the maobine fortall ridor; frame very strong; boaringsin good order; Wostwood rims; machinoof good uppoaronpo; -n, bargain »t £710s. Country customers tend Post OfficeOrder, and machino will bo sont at onco.

No. 933, GENT'S STAR BICYCLE.24-in framo;droppedhandle-bar;enamoland plating, parts in fair order;Wost-wood rims; tire* in fair order. Prico £8.Star bicycles, aro woll known, «nd thobuyer of No. 933 oan depend that thomachine will givo satisfaction..Tho priceankod is very low >

963, GENT'S STAR BICYCLE,' 22iinframe, Wcslwood rims; tires ijow;ro-onamcllod and nickolplatod; handy 22-inframed bioyoie;machine of good appear*anca, and at £10 real good valuo; wouldsuit a town or country rider; cheap at£10 cash.

No. 928, WARWICK CHAINLESSGENT'S BICYCLE, 24-in frame, rever-sible handle-bars;froowheol, 2brakes— viz.bnclc-pfedalling and front wheel; enameland tires in good order; quite up todate and a vory suitable machine forgentleman rider;ho chain to collect dirtor to clean; tiro* noarly now;ownerleft oolony, and instruotu us to sell at£10 c«h; machine hat not boon riddon100 miles; bargain at £10. Call at once,first-clatt value, and a good wearing bi-cycle.

No. 851, GENT'S 24-m framo STARBICYCLE, maohino of good appearanco;woll and honestly built;bearings in goodorder; upturned handle-bars, Brooln'ssaddle; tires fair order;real good valuoat £6 10* co«h. ■ Fine machino for ladattending "school;will stand any amountof rough work onbad road.

No. 916, GENT'S ENGLISH MODELBICYCLE, 24-in framo; 8.8.A. parti";new tiro rear wheel;Just ovorhaulod;re-enamelled and plated; dropped road-rao-ing handla-b&r; soil at £7 cash. Thovery machino fort foilboyattendingschool,would save train fores. Call and in-spect.

No.'898, GENT'S VICTOR BI-CYCLE, just through from our factory;

hot boon thoroughly overhauled, re-enam-ollod, and plated;boarings in good order,and maohino run very free; &i-in frame,dropped bars; vory strong bicyclo forcountry use; tiros in good order. Prico£9 cash. Send Post OfHco Ordor forthis machino and you got real good value

No. 086, GENT'S CLEVELAND BI-OYCLE, 23in frame, re-onamclled andnickel-plated; tires fair order; strongmako;will carry heavy ridor;ono _oithe best of tho American bfcyclos;suit aworking man and cheap at £6 e«sh. Callquick, otherwise this machino will bosold. Machino loft by owner for soloat £6,

No. 936, GENT'S NEW RAPID BI-CYCLE, 24-in frame; machine of fairftppoaranoo; tires fair ordor; good vahloat £5.

BARGAIN for school boy— English-made Bioycle;boarings good, and ma-chino strong build; Homowhat out ofdate, but faithfully built and strong andserviceable.

No. 879, GENT'S 25-in BICYCLE,American built Bicycle; maohino of da-cent appearance. Price £4 ;good bicyclbfor tall boy: light easy running bicycle;■ond \iay with £4 and get this bioycle jgood value.

No. 945, GENT'S WHITE BICYCLE,23-in ffame, Wostwood rims; tires in fairorder; machino quite up to date. Prico£7 cash; suitablo machino for workingman: would lost for years and savewalking to work. Bring £7 cash andtake the bicycle.

No. 992, LADY'S STAR BIOYCLE:latest pattern maohino; enamelling anaplating in good order; Brooks's B 85saddle; upturned handle-bars. The bi-cycle is nearly now: lato owner loft thedistrict; tires nearly now; a bargain at£15 ; fnllyguaranteed for one year. Comeat once and inspect this bargain;willbe sold in a day dr two.

BARGAIN SALE .PRICES. x

By Spooial f&L&i?wBLAppointuiout TlfflWWfiSS thote His 2r^»rS^n S. Q°vol'"or<

"PRANIC GJiADYWATCJIMAKKIt AND JHWKLLWR.

Opposite Kmpho Jlotol. WII.LIS-STUKIiT,(Toinporary Promiaeß).

FRANK GKADY'S for Walohns and OfboltsI'KANK (iKADy'S Tor Artistic JowolloryKItANK ;il.>Al)YJS for Silver Novoltio»FIfANIC(il» \DV'S foi- Klualro-plafcod GoodsKItAN'IC (MJAOVS for LuaHior GoodsFKANK (IKADY'S for Wedding IVuHOntsl'Jt \NK CiKADY'Sfor Uirthday GifU

Kivopor onnl.Ditjcouut for Cash.Alunufuetiiriug! Eugraviug!

rj-Miw «^<iiot' upon ijfritissiSNTSCountry Ordnrs rnunivo promptattention.Uy .^, Ui9

Appoiilmcnl S^W^J^^^ lOxoollonoyto tttlvii,■4*J}ji»i2>ri*UioGovornor

W. LITTLEJOHN & SON,WATCHMAKERS,

JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS,05, Lamblon-ciuay, Wollington.

WE are nowallowing the latest Londonmade SILVWIt GOODS. Jtwtnvrivod

by Ionto.Thoro ia only onoquality

—TUB BEST;

Injid pi-icoa will bo found littto, if. at all,abovoLondon.

Beautiful Silver Dish",Bolid andpieroed;Single, Ooublo, ami Triplo Photo Frames;hilver Bolta, ilnud Nirrorx, Vauon, PuffJtoxos, Toilofc Trays, JJrushoa, MountodDuoantors, Suttß, &d.

ArtihtioandExolusiro Dosigns.Allmarked in plainiignroa

"~NEW~~GOODSI NEW GOODSIG. & T. YOUNG,

WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS,75, Lambton-quay, WolKnglon,

HAVE just rccoivod frosh additions totheir extensive stock. Most of the

Hnra sold out during tho Christmas tradohavo now boon fillod up.

WEDDING PRESENTS.Wo nro ablo to offor Iho publio a firßt-

cliuw selection 'of gourls most suitable forHuoh an occasion.

Our SELECTION IS NOT ONLYLARGE, BUT THE GOODS ARE OF ADURABLE CHARACTER, and are like-ly to givo satisfaction to both giver "nndrocoivcr.

Wo BUY DIRECT FROM THEMANUFACTURER FOR CASH, and no.other firm has bettor facilities, for landingthoir good3at bedrock prices.

A* only a moderate profit is put on thogoods, wo foot confident that wa offerEXCEPTIONAL VALUE.

Visitor!) at all timct welcomed.Watoh, Clock, and Jowollcry Repairsoxocutnd on tho proniisoa.

ÜbautlSul goodsi

NOVELTIES IN MOSAIC WORK.

Brooches, IloarU, Crosses, Bracolot«, PaperKnivos. Hoxea— 2« Cd, 3a (Xl, 4s tid,5a 6d,7s Cd.

ROBINSON'S

LUCKY WEDDINGRINGSHOP,

iWILLIS- S T R X X T.O SHERWOOD," Watchmaker ami Jeweller,

8?. OUBA-STRKET. l>2Gold Watofeos Irom 40p, Hilvor Watches

. fi'pm 15s, Rothvrninstm<l NValthnm Le\cr» (

Silver Broochc* from In. (Sold Broochesfrom 4s 6d- Spectacles from Is. Clocksand AlnnnA from 3<, 18cl Govoromotit-otampnd Gold V.'ttlrling Uinjm and Kntp-or». WatiUon cleaned or r.uw mainspringfrom 3« 6d; Watch Glatfrs, 6d. BroochI'inn, 4d.

(A Card).CIVIL ENGINEERING, KTO.

MR. GEO. WILTSIURK (lato CilySurveyor uud A«*i*tant City Engi-

ngor) begs lmrowith to iuform lii« Trlpiids

nnd tho publio that ho has commencedpractice in tho abovn profession in thoMutual Lifo Association BuildingH, Bran-dou-strcot (oppoeUo City Council Qtricca).

AC. WHEATLEY AND CO., B«kcrs♥ and Paßtrycookd, " Jaoknon-stroot,

X'titono (Into of Bluo House, Lomhlon-,(Hiay), hnvo now coinpleUnl^ Ihoir nltflra-tiona, and nro now in aposition to caterfor small or largo pavtios. The travellingpnblio will find our Refreshment Roomsright up>to-duto. v

WOÔD^WOItiaNO MACHINERY.BAND SAWS. Circular Saw Benches,

Fret Haws, Ru-wwa,,Plnnors,Moulflon, 'JVnoncm, Dovetails, Shapere,Morlisern, Borurs, Jointors, Drum Sanders,etc., oto. Stoam, Gas aud Oil Engines.KleoU'm Motors.— Jßmes Gilbert, Metaland Machinery Merchant, Jcrvois-quayWollinston. "

"^"KJiKZING SHEEP.

milE WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORTA- COMPANY (LIMITED) in proparedto Pnrehaso Fat Shoop by vVoight atgraduated price* for tho following quali-lion mid gr&dost

—FIRST vÂLITY FREEZERS

BRAND W.M.E.CO. 45 to f>slb65 to 70lb

Ovor 70lbSECOND QUALITY FREEZERS

BRAND N.G.A. 45 to 701bFREEZING fcTw ES.

BRAND E.W.E. "40 to 701b "

REJECTSWill bo paid for at limo values.

CONDITIONS:Fat and Skins to bo tho property of the

Vendor, the Company paymg for tho for-mer tho current valuo per lb of tho day,mid the latter may bo either sold to thoCompany or follinongerod on owner s no-count nfc his option. All sheep to beprime of their olata, and to bo delivered atFroozing Works nt owner s cof* nnd ex-puiiao. Prioo and payment to bo on thoFROZEN WEIGHT.

OrThe Company is willing to purchase

at a straight-out price por head ashorotoforo.

Prices can bo obtained onapplication attho Company's Officos, or from any of thoBuyers iv Iho country.

The Company is, also willing to Frootoon owners' account at tho best terms cur-rent in tho oolony.

WolUngton, 16lh October. 1902.DILNOT SLADDEW,

Seorotnry.

rtMIK COLQNIAIi OAlUt'ffNG COGIIKY-HTItKBT.

Pnrnituro Pnokod and Romovod by oarofuland oonuiolontmen.

/ 'Low T?atea of Charges.

Uy Speulul Appoiutmont to Jli« Excellonoytho l'!iul of lhmfurly.

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N SALE.

OATS " HRa" STRAWWHKAT POLf.ARD 11AYCIlAt'K MAIZI3 POTATOES

S K0 W X & SONS,CIMIA-KTWOWT lOXTRNBION.

"ANTElii SOO LaUie? Second-handBicycles as part payment for now

maohines ) good allowances and eaey termsfor balance. Jenkinson and Co., 8, Cus-tomhouse-quay*

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