BIRTHS.BRODIE.— On the 9th October, at Wellington,the wifa of J. Brodie, of a daughter.DUNOAN.— On the 9th October, at Glenleigh,Lower Hutt. the wife of David Duncan, ofa son (Btlllborzi).

BTANBBIDGE.— On the 12th Ootober, at No. 4,South-»yenue, off Hopper-street, fcho wife ofFrank W. Stanbridge, of a son.BURNETT.— On the 13th October, at her resi-dence, 37a, Wallace-street, Mrs. A. W. Bur-nett, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.SAIjtiOWAY— M'OASKILL.— On tho 3rd October,at the Weileyan parsonage, by the Rev. H.

L. Blamires, Neil Galloway, eldest son ofPeter Galloway, Irvine, Scotland, to Euphe-mia, eldest daughter of Hugh M'Cas&ill, Intoof Numurkah, Victoria.

HUNTER— WHITE.— On the sth October, ISO4,at Weriey Church, Taranaki-strect, by theRev. P. W. Fairolough, Henry Cha_«n, fiftheon of the late Alexander Hunter, of Nelson,to Ada, third daughterof Mr.Bransby White,of Chnatchurch.

DEATH.HISLOP.— On the 14th October, at(Wellington,James Hislop, architect;aged 45 years.

IN MEMORIAM.DALY.— In loviug memory of Rachel Daly, whodeparted this life on15th October, 1900.CURRY.—In lovingmemory of dear little Mary

Agnee, who died on16th October, 1902.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1904.VOL. LXVIII. No. 92. ONE PENNY.

16 PagesThe Evening Post.DRAWING OUTFITS.

STUDENTS about to take up thedrawing course in, tho TechnicalSchools in the colony can obtain tho out-fits as supplied to the students of theInternational Correspondence Schools,Scranton, U.S.A. A special concessionwill ba made duringtho month of Ootoberonly. Mathematical Instruments in mor-occo case, usually 303, special price 275;Complete Drawing Sets, including instru-ments, T squares, protractor, set square,etc., usually 50s, special price 455, with2s 6d extra for postage. Cash with order.Write at once to

1.0.5. REPRESENTATIVE,Department M,

65, Manners-street, Wellington.

ST^HE T. and G. Mutual Life Society-*- require tho services of ENERGETICAGENTS for the districts of Feildmg,Palmerston North, Stratford, and Napier;also have a vacancy for a COLLECTORin an important New Zealand town;liberal term3and contract granted ta menof proved ability. Apply, with two per-sonal references, any morning between 10and 12, to W. J. Gray, Resident Secre-tary, T.and G. MutualLife Buildings,86,Lambton-quay.

DRESSMAKER.WANTED, firht-class Machinist; aleogood Skirt Hands. Apply toMISS BEGG,

_^Te Aro House.

TO TAILORESSES.WANTED, at once, first-class Trousersand Vest Hand. Apply J. Smith

and Co., 80, Manners-street.DRAPERY^

KIRKCALDIE AND STAINS (Ltd.)have a Vacancy for two intelligent

■Boys to learn the trade; also one forparcels.

TO DRAPERS. ",WANTED to Sell, Oity Drapery Busi-ness, stock, lease, and fittings,about£300. Address Bradford, EveningPost.

DRESSMAKING.'

WANTED, good Dressmaker, for coun-try (Wairarapa). Apply Macky,

Steen/ Caldwell and Co., Harbour-street.SIDE~SHOWT

'

WANTED, Partner, with £15, forgoodnovelty advertising Side Show. Ad-

dress Side Show, Evening Post.TEA-ROOMS^

WANTED, at once, two young Ladiesfor tea-room. Apply Monday, 9.30-

10.30, toKIRKCALDIE& STAINS (Ltd.),

""""business wanted!T^TEhave a olient wantinga good pay-

» » ing Business in the city, at once,for cash, about £500. Send full particu-lars to Macdonald, Wilson and Co., 84,Lambton-quay, City.TI7ANTED, Buyers to remember that

the PARK-AVENUE ESTATE is

close to the main Hutt-road, and is in-tersected by well-formed public roads 66ft

wide, with kerbed and channelled foot-paths \

WANTED to Exchange, Gentleman'sResidence, six rooms and oneaero of land laid out in gardens, orch-ard, etc., in suburbs, close to railwaystation, valued at £1150, for House intown, with gardenpreferred. For particu-lars address Genuine, Evening Post.

H3JT_l>, Buyers to Know that thofinest ppportunity to make money

is to seouro sections at the Groat Sale ofthe remainder of the BuJoJc'Estate, Petone,on19th October, at 8 p.m., by Macdouald,Wilson and Co. Buying sections here inthis block will bring you a return of 100per cent, in a very short time, which isbetter than laying your money out at 4£per cent.WANTED, a good Boot Salesman, one

with a knowledge of bookkeepingpreferred. State age, salary, and full par-ticulars to Boots, Evening Post.WANTED, during summer months,

every one to use Puponga Coal;keeps alight, makes no coot. An idealcoal for tha houso. 1WANTED, a few Gentlemen Boarders,

comfortable home, good table. Ap-ply Evening Post.

WANTED, every ono to use PupongaCoal. A small quantity will keep

alight, give plenty of heat;no soot, nocleaning of ranges. Ask the dealer forPuponga Coal. , 1WAXTED, a Gardener for AvondaleStation, Renwicktown, Marlbor-ough.. Apply by letter to Mr. Tesche-makor, Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington.

WANTED, Ladyheip, middle-aged, re-farenoet required; easy place, good

home. Apply Mrs. Buokridge, 12, Mow-bray-street.

WANTED, at once, good Shirt Fronterand Backers; al6o Girl for light

housework. Apply Moncrieff's Laundry,17 and 19, Tory-street.WANTED, experienced General Ser-

vant, two in family, good wages;references. Apply Saturday or Monday,4, Woolcombe-street.WANTED,

~Builders, Cabinetmakers,

etc., to inspect our stocWof high-class Woodworking Machinery made, byM'Leaii, Scotland, including Thickne=sing,Jointing, and Shaping Machines, Baud-saw andCircular-saw Benches, SwingCross-cuts, Spindles, etc.;also Machine Irons,Band and Circular Saws, and all accessoriessupplied at shortest notice. Address

—Brodio and M'Millan, Saw Makers andRepairers, Parish-street,City. 1WANTED,aHoubemaid, assist waiting.

Apply Otago Buffet, Lambton-qy.WANTED,W'ANTED, first-class Trouser Machin-

ists, also Coat, Vest, and TrouserHands. Apply Federal Clothing Company,next Bank of New Zealand, Lambton-qy.WANTED, Boy. Apply New Zealand

Clothing Factory, 57, Lambton;qy.WANTED, Buyers of Suburban Sec-

tions to inspcot the 50 splendidSuctions at Petone, in Bolton " street,Buick Block, nearly opposite the PostOffice, which are to be sold on 19th Octo-ber, at 8 p.m. Don't miss this opportun-ity to secure a splendid level section;per-fectly dry, "and in the veiy centre of Pe-tone^W"ANTED, a Youth, as invoice clerk.

Previous exoerience necessary. Ap-ply by letter, to Merchant, P.O. Box 169,Wellington^

WANTED,W'ANTED, General Servant;sleep athome;references. Apply Mrs.

Ileley, 35, Courtenay-place.ANTED Known, that To-day ib tho

best opportunity for inspecting thofamous Elmwood Estate. Tho 'bus willtake you to Pretoria-street, which is partof the esUte. Secure a section before therush tecome3 too groat. Price, from _2per foot. Absolutely free from floodwaters.

WANTED, young Man to clean plateand make himself generally useful.

Apply Lloyd's, Jeweller, Sb, Lambton-qy.

W^NlT?Di"Purchascrs~oFOhoico HultSeotion to inspect the "Lynch Es-

tate" They will find it high and dry mspits of tho recent heavy fall of rain. H.Ernest Leighton, Solo Agent, Featherston-street, and Lower Hutt.

WANTED to Let, a large detachedRoom with stove. For address ap-

ply ETeningPost.WANTED, by a lady, position as

Housokeeper in gentleman's house;good references. Apply Mrs. Randall, 3,Camblidge-avenue, Wellington.WANTED, Boarders, private house,

20s, single rooms, good table, bods,piano, etc.;tramline passes door. Apply43* filolesworth-etveet,

STIRRING SHOE BARGAINS FORSATURDAY.

BE the weathor good or bad,yon shouldcome to onr FAIR and sco what we

offer— that is if youneed Shoes,or arelikelyto needthem inthe near future.

THE SHOE FAIRIS THE PLACE FOR CHEAP SHOES.

Women's SmartButtonShoes, Englishmake,6s 6d,utmally 8s 6<i

Women's ditto Oxfords, samepriceWomen's TanOxfords, stylishsummerBhoes,

5s Ud,usually 8s 6dWomen's Patent VampOne-bar Shoes,smartbeefs, 9s Ud,usually Ua 6dGirls' Glacft Oxfords, American make,abouthalf-price-7 to10, 3s 6d;4 to 6,2s UdChildren's Tan Hals, slightly soiled, IsUd,

usual price 3s UdWomen's Glaco One-bar Shoes, pumps,leather heels, to clear, 3s 6dWomen's Beaded Three-bar Shoes, L.X.V.heels. 4s lid, usnally 12s 6d (these are

sizes 2andS3 only)

HANNAH'S,28, cuba-street.

open all daysaturday.

to letor lease.~~

shop premisesTlambton-quay.TENKINS AND MACK beg to notify— » that they will be Removing to their

New Premises, Featherston and Ballancestreets, soon, and are prepared to Let orLease, for the remainder of their term,the premises at present occupied by them,consisting of large Shop fronting Lamb-ton

-quay, with rooms attached ;

also of Factory Buildings at tho back,having wide entrance from Woodward-street.' Apply toJENKINB AND MACK,Lambton-quay.

FURNISHED HOUSE.

fflO LET, till end of December, MOD-JL IRN FURNISHED HOUSE, of 8rooms, with eleotric light and all conveni-ence,s, situated in most central locality.For cards to view and all particulars, ap-ply to

J. H. BETHUNE AND CO.

OFFICE ACCOMMODATION TO LET

Four New Building, first fteor, 54and 56, Willie-street. Apply at once,

W. H. MORRAH AND CO.,Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents.

A DRESSMAKING BUSINESS ANDHOUSE TO LEASE.

TO LET, Dressmaking Establishment,with drapery shop dressmaking busi-

ness of 30 years' standing, with or withoutaix-roomed furnished dwellinghouse attach-ed;proprietress intends visiting Scotland.Apply Mrs. Watson, High-street, Blen-heim.

V

rriO LET, Store, 20ft x 100ft, frqnting

Chews-lane, lately occupied by

Messrs. Munt, Cottrell and Co. ApplyLevien, Shallcrass and Co.

m O L E TTLarge well-lit Office, best position in

city. ApplyA. T. BATE, Lambton-quay.

boardingl^use'aj^bakery.

TO LET, a Boarding-house and Bakerydoing good business;house 20 roo_ib.

Apply F. Stallard, Oollingwood, Nelson^TOTTIET— Furnished or Unfurnished

Rooms to Let, suitable fo marriedIcouple or"single men. Apply 57, Taranaki-streefr." >

TO " LET, at Karaka Bay, a 5-roomed.Furniahed House, with electric light

and all conveniences;also 6-roomed Cot-tageH let'ft'r for sale (unfurnished). Ap-ply Jv.Marshall, Worser Bay;

TO LET, at Petone, a 6-roomed House,close to the station, all conveni-ences;" rent 14b per week. Apply Har-

court and Co., 48, Lambton-quay.rTVD LET, a two-bedded Furnished Room.X Apply Seddon House, Boulcott-st.

TOLET, No. 11, Lome-street, 5 rooms,every convenience; also No. 84,

Tory-street, Shop and 4 rooms. ApplyAlex. Sample, 1, Bidwell-street^TO LET, Suite of three sunny Rooms,

suit married couple;bath and allconveniences;alsoSingle Room, furnishedor unfurnished. Apply 60, Adelaide-road,next to old tram stables.TO IJST7~_" large Furnished Front Bed-

room, suit two friends;rent 6s aweek each. Apply 6, Wateon-street, offIngestre-street.

TOLET, Nori7~WeblTstreßt, Shop and3-roomed Dwelling, plate-glass win-

dow; rent low to good tenant. ApplyT. Arthur, 29, Willis-street;TITO LET, No. 48, Rolleston-street, S"■- rooms and scullery, gas cooker andall modern conveniences, 19s weekly. Ap-ply 15, Marion-street.

TO LET, Apartments in all parts ofWellington, also Furnished Houses.

Apartment Agency, 7, Empire Chambers,20, Willis-street, next Empire Hotel."TTHO LET, 4-room~eaT~Houso, with acre-■- and half of good grace land, situateMaida Vale-road, Rosenoath, a most de-lightful and healthy position, only fiveminutes' walk from tram, cheap rental;To Lot, Shop and, Dwelling, 84, Willis-street, \excellent business position. ApplyWalter Smart, Pawnbroker, 86, Wilhs-st.TJT.O LET, aTnW 7-roomfid~Houso, hot-**- and cold water, every convenience,next to Town Belt. Apply 72, UpperElizabeth-street.mO LET, Petone, two 6-roomed Houses-*" with conveniences, rent 15s and 16s.For address apply Evening Post Agency,Petone.r¥X> LET, Dwelling of five rooms, tuit-.■*- able for business promises, corner ofGhuzuee-straet and Victoria-place. ApplyF. and W. Ferkins^Builders, Ghuznee-st.

TO LET, at KaroriTTeautlfuTposition,five-roomed House, all conveniences;oltctno light;rent 14s. Apply F andW.Ferkins, Builders, Ghuznee-street.

T>o LET, two Flats~above~No. 7, Man-ners-street, commodious and central.Apply Diamond Confectionery Company,bolow.?T\O LET, 6ituated on Main-road, LowerJ- Hutt, a 6-roomed Houso with allconvonionces. Apply No. 3, Mulgrave-stroet, or to Harcourl and Co., 48, Lamb-tou-quay.

TO LET, new 6-roomed House, Kil-birni'e, overlooking Evarm Bay; rent178. Address View,Evoning Post.TO LET, two five-roomed~Houses inNorthland; h. and c. water, all con-veniences;rent 16s per week. Apply A.0. Pearoo, Northland.rilO LEI', at Miramar, now Houses, 4,X 5, and 6 rooms, olectrio light and allconveniences ;close to Karaka and WorsorBays and publio school; good 'bus andforry services; rent Us to 16s. Wm. 0.Stephens, 27, Lambton-quay.rilO LET, immediate possession, Room,A 34 x _8, on second floor and onoon third floor, 36 x 30;both well lighted;suitable for sample rooms;■« ith use ofgqods lift; fireproof building. ThomasBallinger and Co. (Limited), 32, Victoria-street.

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I_INEN NOVELTIES !

LINENVOILES, 48 inches wide, in Dove,Rose, Turquoise, Navy, Fawn, Cream,Reseda, and Butcher Blue— 2s 6d peryard

FISH NET CLOTH, 52 inches wide, inall ieading shades— ls 3dper yard

RIPPLE ECRU MUSLINS, wonderfullypretty effeots— ls 3d and Is 9d peryard

TE ARO HOUSEDRAPEItI CO., Ltd.

WANTED Known— To-morrow— Man-teldrapo, 3£d, 4d, s£d, 6d; Tucked

Nainsook, b^d, 7^, aid, 10id; CreamCorduroy, Is, Is 3d; Coating Serges,3s lid full dress;Remnants half-price;Prints, 2s Ud, 3s Bd, 3s lid full dress;Blankets and Rugs almost given away;Laoe Curtains, Sheetings, Art Muslius,ITablo Linen, Hollands, Cretonnes, Tick-ing, Hosiery, Gloves, Underolothing, etc.,{cheapest in Wellington; Towels, Is 3d,Is od, Is 9d, Is lid tho dozen Table !Napkins, Is 3d, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s 3d, 2s 6d,I2s 9d, 2s Ud the half-dozen;Hearthrugs,Is 6d, Is Ud, 2s 6d: 6yd6 Art Muslin foi-ls 6d, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s 6d, 2s Ud;6ydsFancy Mu»lin for Is Ud, 2s 3d, 2s 6d,2s 9d, 2s Ud;New Embroideries, 2id, 3d,3ld, 4d, 4id, wonderful value;Wide Lace,Id yard, 10^d dozen; lots new goodscheapr still. We give Discount or Stamps, jCall early and 6ave money at LIND-BERG'S, Cuba-street. Paroels free of!charge.WANTED,W'ANTED, Buyers to refrain from buy-

ing inferior sections until they seethe 50 lovely, lovel, dry Sections in Bol-ton-street, Buick Estate, Petouo, whichadjoins Buick-strect, and are nearly oppo-site Iho Post Office. These sections willbe sold by auction on19th October, 8 p.m.by Macdonald, Wilson and Co.

'ANTED, a respectable Girl, of 20,for housework, mornings only;

small family. Apply 4, Kent-terraco.ANTED to Exchange, 2 splendid

Sections (44 x 140 and 35 x 150) infashionable locality, overlooking city andharbour, and within 10 minutos' walk ofWellington Post Office, for House Pro-perty, freehold or leasehold;or wouldjexchange one section for up-to-date fur-nished house at seaside. For further in-formation write Bona Fide, care of Even-ing Post.WANTED,

—Ross and Glendining's

warenouse flooded. All damagedgoods sent to Pearson ana Co.'s, Manners-street, for absolute sale.

WANTEDW'ANTED to Sell, one minute's walkfrom Post Office, House of 6 rooms

and all conveniences; land 25 x 80 feet;let at 30s week; price £975. J. Fanningand Co., Manners-street.

WANTED, Buyers to take the 'bus toElmwood, Lower Hutt. It willstop at Pretoria-street. The sales this weekhave exceeded all expectations. Therewill soon b« none left. If you inspect'you will ba sure to buy. The prices arethe lowest in the market, and the section*the best. This property was perfectly freefrom flood waters this week.WANTED, persons requiring good,

cheap, reliable Painting, Paperhang-iag, ring up for an estimate from Thos.Wella, Wallace-street. Telephone 2043.Papcre from sd, Picture Mouldings fromIdpor foot.^WANTED, to Dispose of Piano by

Haake, a really fine instrument.Flockton and*Co., Old Fire Brigade Sta-

■tion, Maufaersl-Etroet.

WANTED, Speculators who want tomake a quick rise to ftttend the

auction, sale of the balance of 'the BuickEstate Sections in Bolton-street, Petone,adjoining Buick-street, and nearly oppo-site the Post Office. Sections onJackfon-street,' opposite this property, were soldfor £8 per foot 12 months ago, and arenow selling seadily at £20 per foot. Thiswill nhow. tho phenomena^ rise in value ofPetono lantfe^W"~ ANTED, Homo and Situation for

la-d (17);used to garden and will-ing worker:small wages snd comfortableheme. Apply X.Y.Z., Evening Post.

ANTED to Sell. Express and Har-" ness, cheap. Apply to J. Smyth,

No. 9, Frederick-street, or Grey-streetstand.

ANTED, good Female Cook; alsoHousemaid and Waitress. Apply

Island Bay Hotel.

WANTED To Let, furnished, double orsingl3 Bedroom, with or without

boird. Address Moderate, Evening Post.

W"ANTED, Buyers, tired oity people,to secure a Section at Elmwoocf,

htf ideal suburban retreat;a perfectelysium; sections ready for building; noclearing required, but perfect " gardens allready planted ancl in full bloom. Nofloods can reach this property j.it was per-fectly dry during the last^stoimWANTED to Dispose of 4 cwt Plat-

form Scale, only 50s. Flockton andCo., Old Fire Brigade Station, Manners-street.

WANTED, Situation as housemaid, incountry hotel. Address E., Even-

ing Pos^WANTED

—,Beautiful Silks, splendidCashmeres, all damaged by water

at Ross and Glendining's, for sale at Pear-son and Co.'s, Drapers, Mannors-street.WANTED, a superior young person,

to assist with general housework.iAoply 33, Woolcombe-street.WANTED, respectable Man, as collec-

tor and canvasser; light work;must have personal references. ApplyBox 17, G.P.0.,Wellington.

WANTED to Sell, best business partof city, Dining and Luncheon

Rooms, doing first-class business;lowrent.Price £140. J. Fanning and Co., Man-ners-street.

WANTED, by respectable young man,Board and Lodging near Basin Ro-

serre. Stale particulars to Kclsie, Even-ing Post^W~ TNSED, good Bodice Improver to

the dressmakiug. Apply 221, Willie-street.

"ANTED to Sell, a few tons of Gal-vanised Barb Wire, at £6 por ton.

Flockton ami Co., Old Fire Brigade Sta-tion, Manners-sbreeLWANTED, by a young lady, comfort-

ably-furnished Bedroom (with orwithout board), in Thorndon or Terrace

|ond. ■ Address No. 2, Evening Post.

W"ANTED to Let, a well-furnished 6-roomed House, with every conveni-

jenco and in good locality. Apply by let-ter to Box 495, G.P.O.

WANTED to Let, »' large FurnishedFront Bedroom, suit two gentle-

men friend*. Appiy 7, Kelvin-grove (offAbel Smith-streat).W~ANT__>, Buyers to attend tho

Great Salo of the remainder of the!Sootionu in the Buick Block, off Jackson-street, Poton«, on 19lh October, at 8 p.m.Persona buying at this salo will got bar-gains, a« proptirty in Potone must doubl*in value in a vary short time.

WANTED to Purchase, a good Horso,suitable for butcher's cart. Apply

H. Parker, Berhampore. No crocks.WANTED, c. Purchaser for Rod Bird

Bike; will take '£5. Flockton's,Old FireBrigade Station, Manners-stroot.W-ANTEb~Buyer» to inspect Elm-

wood, Lower Hutt, at once; abso-lutely tho Cheapest and best sections inthe Hutt. Quarter acres, with 60 footfrontage by 200 feet deep, for £120 ;only£12 deposit, balance at 5 per cent, inter-est;oi tho whole amount can remain for5 years if you build. This property wasabsolutely dry during the last storm.

DEPLORABLE LOSS.HEARTRENDING SCENE.

RAIN poured into the Warehouse ofMessrs. ROSS AND GLENDINING-,

VICTORIA-STREET.Tho Valuable Stocir of

Silks, Satins, Broches, Cashmures, Tweeds,Mercery, Ladies' Beaver and MoleCoats, Drees Pieces, Skirtings, Crashes,and Sateen Skirts, eto., eto., eto.,

BOUGHT BYPEARSON AND CO.,

MANNERS-STRBET.Great Sale To-night and Tfe_t Week.

WANTED, by superior y~ang woman,Place as General in rroall family;

thoroughly domesticated. State particular*to Wanted, EveningPost.

WANTED to Let. to two young goa-tlemen engaged during the day,on*

large unfurnished Room, close to tram.Address Nurse Brown, No. 7, John-street,Newtown. ,WANTED, Girl to assist; sleep at

home; good wages. Apply 6*,Majonbanks-atreet.

ANTED— Cheap Milliiwwy, Dresses,,Blouses, Underclothing, Children's

Pinafores, Dress Materials. Try the Moa.oovite, 193 and 195, Upper Willis-street..l'el. 1287.WANTED, Buyers to insaect the Seo-

tions to be sold in ExchangeAuction Mart by Maodonal^. Wilson andCo. on the 19th October, at 8 p.m. Thisis the last block in the cc-tre of thaflourishing town of Petone to be out up.Buyers will never have anoifcer chance tosecure sections co near tlw school andPost Office.

WANTED Known, Mi6S~Wngley, Ex-pert Hairworker, -vJces Wigs,

Transformations, Switches,F*~ige«, Watch-guards, etc.;Combings ma^e up, 2s 6dper ounce. Address37, Vivian-street.

W"ANTED, Generals, Girls to assist,and light Generals. MobcovUb

Registry, 195, Upper Willis-street.

WANTED^- Call and see our Pith,Chairs, 9s each, full size; no Syd-

ney rubbish. Edward Collie, 41, Riddi-ford-6treet.

ANTED to Sell, Berhampore, neat5-roomed Cottage, newt land 28

_124; only £565; £100 deposit; balancearranged. Thomson and Brown, Hunter-etrefit.

'ANTED to Sell, Corner Site, Ber-

hampore, 6-roomed Cottage; forquick sale only £500. Thomson andBrown, Hunter-street. ,

WANTEDW'ANTED to Sell, good Carpenter'sBench, iron sorew, 10s 6d, Flock-

ton's, Manners-street. ' " '

ANTED to Buy, Horse, suitable forexpress. Price, etc, toBob, Even-" '

ing Post^ .W~ ''ANTED, Buyers or Speculators who- havemoney waiting for investmentto secure a few sections in the BuickBlock, Potoue, nearly opposite the PostOffice These sections will surely doubloin value within a short time, as thastraightening of the railway will bring _e«tone within 11 minutes of Wellingtbn.

W~"ANTED — Furniture—

You havereached bedrook prices when you

come to our shop. Edward Collie, 4-1,Riddiford-street.

ANTED, about middle November,'4-

or 5 roomed House, vicinity Thorn-don. Apply Thorndon, Evening PosU

'ANTED, Growdß wending their wayto Pearieti *ftd 'Go.'i. Manners-

street, as Ross and Glendining c wholesaledamaged Drapery sent there tobe clearedout. (

ANTED, Improvers and Apprenticesto the dressmaking. Miss Phillips,

13, George-street, off Tinakori-road'.ANTED, Purchaser for 5-roomed

Houso, with largo section. Brook-lyu; values in this suburb are rising fast;)prioe £530. Cory,and Co., 7, Grey-street.

XIfTiANTED Known— That Elmwood isW 'the cheapest -property offering inthe Hutt Valley. Easy terms; 10 percent, cash down; balance canrenaain forfire years at 5 per cent. p»r annum. Thadriest spot in the Hutt. Wo water on ibthis week.

___________WANTED, a Nursemaid, to (take chil-

dren out in the afternoon. Apply,10, Thompson-street.

'ANTED, one gentleman Boarder by,private family; tradesmanpreferred;

single room; terms 18s a week, inoludiajfsoft washing and mending. Apply 179,

"Upper Willis-street.

W~ ANTED, Buyers for Ladies' Mol«and Beaver Coats, Skirts, Crash

Goods, Dross Pieces, more or le»» dam-aged in the flood, for sale at Pearson andCo.'s, MaralersTstreet.

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WANTED— Commonsense will tell youthat you oa_'t do better than buj

your furniture from a practical and ex-pert manufacturer. Edward Collie, 41,Kiddiford-street.

WANTED to Sell, Seotion, 80 x 132,Herald-street, sunny position, close

to tram; price £4 18s per foot. Apply;147, Adelaide-road,

WWANTED to Sell, five Shares City andSuburban Building Society; fully,

paid, with £500 appropriation attached.Apply Evening Post.TA7JANTED, the Working Men of Pc-VV tone and Wellington to inspect the

Sections in the Buick Block at Petone, tobe sold on 19th Ootober, at 8 p.m. Thitis the last chance to buy sections in theheart of Petone at a reasonablo prioe.Only 10 per cent, deposit.

WANTED, a smart Carpenter's Im-prover. Apply on tho job, Lower

Elizabeth-street, Wad«stown, or to W,Graham, Wadestown.WANTED, ono steady young 'Man!

■Boarder, share front room, privatefamily, terms 16s, soft washing. Apply;3, Walter-street, off Ingesfcre-street.

WANTED to Sell, splendid Section-between Hutt and Petone, £8t

each, easy terms. Blick and French, 4,Fcatherßton-Btreet (sole agento).WANTED, young Girl, to assist in the

kitchen. Apply Wellington 'College.

WWANTED— Ifyou want to furnish you*home artistically and yet cheaply^

go to Edward Collie, 41, Riddiford-streeb.Avoid middlemen^ '

WANTED, by widow and daughter*.Position as Housokeepei or Mmi>

ageress;can be well recommended. Ad-dress E.L., Evening Post.WANTED, smart Lad, for messages,

bicycle riHer. Apply Manager, O«Si. Banks (Ltd.), Grey-street^ '

WxiNTED, a Dressjaaker, for thre<days, ftarting Monday afternoon ok

Tuesday morning. Address Stylish, Even*ing Pott.WANTED, by married couple (no chilr

cfren), two or three UnfurnishedRooms— bed, sitting, kitehon, oi übo kikchen and conveniences

—or would shar*

hou««; must bo good locality. Addreeirstating terms, to Rex,Evening Post.WANTED,W'ANTED, Buyers to inspect Section

for sale in Buick Block, Bolton-street, Petone, to be sold by auction o»19th October, at 8 o'clock p.m., at.Macdonald, Wilson and Co. s AuotioiMart.

'ANTED to Sell, in oentral positic—5-roomed Dwelling, with coach

house and stable: a oheap spec at £600Cory and Co.,J, Groy-straat.

WANTED— All next -week the lovoljSilks,handsome Broohes, good Dres.

Robes, Crash and other goods damage*by water will ba sold at th« shop "_Pearson and Co., Manners-street,

TRY US!

rISIMPORTANT TO HAVE GOODWORK DONE.

HERE IT IS!JENKINSON AND CO., LTD.,

BICYCLE WORKS,

48, Victoria-street {opp. Technical School).

HUTT VALLEY GUN CLUB.

XHOLLOWING are tho handicaps for the■E Hutt Valley Gun Club's £100Pigeon Match, to be held on WEDNES-DAY, 19th October, 1904:—

Yds. Yds.E.H.Ecclos ... 51 M. Roseingrave 30W. Buck ... 29 G.T. Cheeseman 29T. J.Storey ... 27 C. Tuckei ... 26L.Bayly 26 A. Rore ... 25S.Jenseu 25 R. M'Nab ... 25Jos. Oates* ... 24 C. Matthews'... 24C.Buckingham... 24 W. S. Broderick 24S. V.Burridge 234 F. Willis ... 23L M'Kelvia ... 23 R. H. Johnson 22J.Milne 22 E. Cheesemau... 22B. Welling ... 22 S. W. Feast ... 22G. Oudby ... 22 J. Allen ... 22J.M'Donald ... 22 H. Willis ... 22J.G. Oates ... 22 T.H. Parata... 22W. Aubray ... 22 J. J. Simmonds 22W. G. Hart ... 21 "Lance Wood" 21C. Burt 21 S. Bcott ... 21F. Gadsby ... 21 W. Kilminster 21F.Butcher ... 21

(Signed) C. H. CHAVANNES,Handicappor.

*Jos. Oates and C. Matthews (non-per-formers) are handicapped under Rule No.33.— C.H.C.

Please note that acceptances close ongrounds.

W. J. ADNAMS,Hon. Seo.

WELLINGTON AND MANAWATtfRAILWAY COMPANY (LTD.).

HAWKES BAY SHOW, 19lh AND 20thOCTOBER, 1904.

F connection with the above, HOLI-DAY EXCURSION TICKETS at ad

por mile first-class and Idper milo secondclass (milciige counted one way only) willbe issued from Wellington and Johnsonville to Napier andHastings on 17th and18th October, available for return until24th October, 1904.

W. M. HANNAY,General Manager.

Wellington, 13th October, 1904.THE WELLINGTON AND MANA-WATU RAILWAY CO. (LTD.).fT_IE Train which usually leaves Wol-JL lington for Paikakariki on Saturdaysat 11.0 p.m. is CANCELLED, and willNOT run TO-DAY, 15tb October.

W. M. HANNAY,General Manager.

Wellington, 15th October, 1904.

T^ILE YOUR

LETTERS ■ SHANNONINVOICES ik FILINGRECEIPTS CABINETSEtc., et«:,

Further particulars will be supplied by our'/SYSTEMDEPARTMENT."

YEREX, BARKER & FINLAY (Ltd.),Cuba-street (opposite Town Hall),

Wellington.

TS7JANTED, the buying publio to re-

member that the Sections at PARK-AVENUE, LOWER HUTT, have etreets

66 feet wide, kerbed and channelled, andhave first-class footpaths.

JUST LANDED.BOYS' STEEL WAGONS AND

TRICYOLESBABY JUMPERSVAPOUR BATH CABINETSSTAR AND ORMASINCUBATORSPARCEL HAND DELIVERY

WAGONS

You are requested to inspect.

GOODWIN & PHELAN,116, UPPER WILLIS-STREET

(Near Manners-street).

IMPORTANT NOTICE.THE TOWN AND COUNTRY CO-

OPERATIVE STORES, 45, CUBA-STREET.UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

rjTHE above Stores having changedA hands, the Proprietor begs to inform

its customers and the public generally thathe is about to make extensive alterationsto tho premises and re-stock with a largaand varied assortment of Goods.

NEW GOODS now arriving. Everythingof the best, and will be sold at the lowestpossible prices. Give us a trial.

Note the address—

45, CUBA-STREET.

~ynANTED,Buyers ofPARK-AVENUESECTIONS at LOWER HUTT to

remember that in a few years' time therewill be a populationof 25,000 in the HuttValley, and a corresponding increase intha value of your purchase.

TO TAILORS.WANTED, Coat Hands, for country;constant employment. Apply Phclps

and Co., Warehousemen, Willis-street.toTtailoresses:

WANTED, first-clasß Machinist;wages30s. Apply Daroy Ford, Tailor and

Clothier, City..a, v^xiitLi'UßAL DRAUGHTSMAN.WANTED, a smart Junior Draughts-

man or Improver, for ceiling work.Apply Draughtsman, Evening Poat.

TSXJiANTED Known—

Tho PARK-

AVENUE ESTATE U boautifuUy

sheltered, is situated at the NAINAI,LOWER HUTT, and opposite the reei-denee of J. Duthie, Esq., M.H.R.

THE STORM.nnHE rain

'is pouring into THORNDONJL HOUSE.

_»A_IAGKD GOOBS

WUIbe SoldSATURDAY.

1000 pairs KidGloves 90 dozen TowelsAndother goods.

WARNOCK & ADKIN."■

- '— —-

WANTED, a Nursery Governess, refer-ences. For particulars apply Mrs.Pynsent, Hobson-street.

WANTED,W'ANTED, first-cla63 Woodturner; con-stant employment. Apply H.Fiolder, Mannors-street.

W"ANTED, a young industrious Man,to look after horse and cart, driveas required, and do odd jobs about placeApply at once to J. M. Walter, Jackson-|etroot, Brooklyn.WANTED, quiet, respectable Girl, toassist;references. Apply 88, Ter-race.T^ANTED, two Carpenters and Joiners,» " only good tradesmen need applyApply 29, Rovans-street.j"^yrANTED> a respectable Boy, about" 14, Nowtown boy ©referred. Apply64, Owen-stroet.

** J

*ATANTED, Buyers to invest Iri theT ? Groat Sale of the Buick Sections tobe told by Macdonald, Wilson and Co. on19th October, at 8 p.m. This is the lastchanco to obtain a section cheaply in thevery heart of Petone, as they must bosold. Buyers who secure sections will ol-tain the -"aluo in a very short time."ITTANTED, "by~two sister^ in business!» » Board and Residence (share room),vicinity of Vivian-street. Moderate, Even-ingPost.

W~ 'ANTED, Woman Cook, 255; Wait-■ resses and Housemaids, 15s; Wo-men Cooks, stations, 20s; Generals, 15s,

20s. Merritt and Co., 76, Willis-street.

WANTED to Let, 3 Rooms over shop,with bathroom, hot, cold showerand gas range; also, one Room to Lot,

furnished. Apply 3 and 4, Empire Build-ing, Adelaide-road.

ANTED, a middle-aged Woman, totake care of sick lady. Apply No.2, Frederick-street.

WANTED, Lying-in Patients; goodhome; terms moderate. Address

IMrs. Roberts, Fairlight, 94, Rintoul-street,!Newtown.

ANTED, a Girl for housework andassist in workroom. Apply this

javening or morning, factory hours, 9 till6, Mrs. Male, Woodward-street, off 127,Qua-y^WANTED, thoroughly good Nurse-

Housemaid;good references;fondof children;good home. For address ap-ply Evening Post.

'ANTED, a good Carpenter for a fewdays. Apply Town and Country

Co-op. Stores, 45, Cuba-street.WANTED, Buyers new 5 and 6/ room

Houses, Karori; good sections;£100 cash; price low. Fabian Bros, andCo., Customhouse-quay.

ANTED to Let, two FurnishedRooms; suit two ladies or married

couple. Apply 25, Wordsworth-stroet, offWillis-street.

.^"WAN^D 30'.%M,.in Thorndon, a:'V» 'fivperior'flnd'new House, all con-veniences. Apply Standidge and Co.,Charlotte-street.WANTED,W'ANTED, about end of November,

by married lady and gentleman,Furnished or UnfurnishedApartments withboard, Thorndon preferred; no otherboarders. Addess, stating terms, etc., toEnquirer,Evening Post.WANTED, young Lady for tea rooms

and assist in shop;must be experi-enced;also Lad for bakehouse. ApplyCarroll'a, No. 1, Willis-street.

ANTED, two first-claes Carpenters;three months' work to good mon;

no duffers need apply. Apply Mondaymorning,on job opposite Sinclair's Store,Majoribanks-ttroet.

ANTED, respectable young Girl,help in house; small family; sleep

at home preferred. 58, Oriental Bay.'ANTED to Sell, Bicycle Trailer,

equal to new; English make; willsell cheap. Apply Booker's Store, Wal-lace-street.

WANTED to Sell, Newtown, neartram Btation, 6-roomed Cottage;

land 35 x 125; only £700; deposit £150.Thomson and Brown, Hunter-street.

WANTED~Known— Maranui 'Bus willleavo Kilbirnie Hotel To-morrow at

10 and 2 for Wreck of La Bella.WANTED, Board and Lodgings in

vicinity of Te Aro Station, byyoung man. Reply, stating terms, toH.T., care of Evening Post.

WANTED, fora few days, a Woman,capablo and quick at makingunder-

clothes. Apply Thorndon, Evening Poet.WANTED, a Carpenter and Labourer.

Apply 9, Ingestre-street.WANTED,W'ANTED, by young and expert wai-tress, Situation;sleep home. Ap-ply Anxious, Evening Post.WANTED,W'ANTED, Buyers to inspect Elm-wood, Lower Hutt, at once." Theywill bo astounded at tho buildings goingup. Perfect mansions all round this es-tate.. Do not procrastinate, or it will betoo late. The train will run to the Huttin 15 minutes when line straightened. Whypay £20 por foot in the city for residen-tial sites when you can get better ones£2 per foot in Elmwood? This propertywas perfectly freo from flood water thisweek.

WANTED, one or two unfurnishedRooms, by married couple engagedduring day; Oriental Bay or Thorndonpreferred. Apply, stating terms, to Rooms,Evening Post.

ANTED, by Compositor, Overseer-ship, etc.;permanent Employ-

ment; leading newspapers' experienca;mode-rate salary. Address early, T.L.,Evening Post.WANTED, aPurchaser for good Eng-

lish^ Piano;large instrument. Ad-dtftss 16, Normanby-street.WANTED, Furnished Room for young

couple, board for husband, privatefamily, where little girl would be lookedafter;hill preferred. Homely, EveningPost.WANTED,'by young lady in office,

permanent Board and Re&idenoe,Cambridge-terrace or Te Aro end. Ad-dross Te Aro, Evening Post.

WANTED, by a gentleman, comfort-able Board and Lodgings, with asmall hparo vacant room extra; Thorndonpreferred. Apply, stating terms, to P.0.,Evening Post.WANTED, a young Girl, as general.Apply, aft«r 7, to 29, Boulcott-street.

ANTED to Sell, cheap, 4 x 3in WireHopes, eye both ends, 30ft long.

Apply W. Hutchings, 7, Sussex-square.

W~ ~XNTED~o~SeII~HOTSo, 3yrs old,chestnut, broken to saddle. Apply

A. Blank, Potone Esplanade

WANTED^ competent Hairdresser";good testimonials. Apply Evening

Poat. y

WANTED Known— 24, College-street,is now under new management.

Vacancies for Boarders. Superior accom-modation; good table, piano, hot and coldwater and shower bath, soft washing;moderate charge.

MR. MARTIN SWALLOW,""VJ-PROFESSOR OF MUSIC ANDCONCERT HARPIST,

28, MOLESWORTH-STREET.

Harp, 5 guineas; Singing, 4 guineas;Fiano, 3 guineas.

THE MESSENGER CORSET CO.

OWING to recent large purchases ofstock, theMessenger Patented Corsetis now offered to the publio at a con-siderable reduction for the next twomonths. Call and inspeot at C. E. Adams,117, Lambton-quay, and 35, Cuba-street. 1

TJAREJ-AVENUE ESTATE is the finestand most beautiful a person could

reside in. Sale TUESDAY NEXT, 2.30p.m.

TWELVE PENNY STAMPSSent to

mHE EVENING POST OFFICE. Will secure

or views of old wellington100 18.0 to 1870.'A most Interesting Collection, bound in

handy size.

.JpARK-AVENUE, LOWER HUTT, isthe most delightful spo* for a resi-

dence, it will be auctioned NEXTTUESDAY, 18th, 2.30 p.m.

FIETCHE R'S

PHOSPHORISED QUININE ANDIRON TONIC,

The Great Nerve andBrain Remedy.This invaluable preparation is highly

recommended for low spirits, loss of apjpe-tite, and general weakness.Restores Health, Strength, arid Energy.

Price 2s 6d and 4s 6d.Specially prepared by

CHAS. A. FLETCHER,Pharmacist, 4, Willis-street.

ISS M3LSOM, Hair Physician, Re-stores ladies' and gentlemen's thin,

faded, and grey hair. Ladies taughtFace Massage, the.- only means -of- retaining and restoring-youth, whiphmeansa healthy and olear complexion. Sham-pooing from 3s 6d. Clipping and Sooth-ing. Consultation free. Telephone .814.Third Floor KING'S CHAMBERS, nextEmpire'Hotel, Willis-street.

"ft/TRS. C. J. GROSSMAN,ITJL LADIES' SPECIALIST,Is in Wellington, and may be consultedat her Rooms, above Victoria Studio,Manners-street, ui^til tha 28th October.Representative for N.Z. for the SospitaHomo Remedies and the Harlan BeautyCup, etc. Tongan System of Spinal andFacial Massage. Hours— ll a.m. to 4.30p.m. Consultation free.

BLEACHO! BLEAGHOIriIHE Latest Scientific Preparation forA Cleaning Panama and Straw HatsBLEACHO Cleans Panamas.BLEACHO Cleans Straw Hats."BLEACHO Cleans Ladies' Hats.

BLEACHO was discovered in Sydneylast summer, and could not be made fastenough to supply the demand, so greatwas the sale for this,effective preparation

Packets Is each, which will cleansix hats.

Sole Agent:WM SALEK,

SYDNEY CHEMIST, 17. WILLIS-ST.mo LET. TO LET.3 rooms,Tsland Bay 6 rooms, Northlands4 do Ngabanranga 6 do Roseneath5 do Northlands 7 do Adolaida-rdsdo Wadestown 7 do 'J'inalcori-rdSdo .Don'dM'Lean-st 10 do Grant-road6 do Tinakorird 14 do The Terrace

Apply HARCOUKT & CO.,48,l.ambton-qnay.

7TTO LET, in centre of the oity, a large*- Shop with five living-rooms, all up-to-dete conveniences;rent £2 per ■week.Apply

HARCOURT AND CO.,48, Lambton-quay.

m ii) l c t76 rooms, Tasman-street, 25s week9 rooms, Brougham-street, £100 year8 rooms, Karori, J aero land6 rooms, flat, Tinakori-road, 27s 6d

Keys atW. H. MORRAH AND CO.,

Willis-street.QEASIDE HOUSES TO LET.KarakaBay

—5 rooms, furnished, £42 year

Sratoun— 5 rooms, largo tection, £42 yearMaranui (Lyell's Bay) 2 rooms, 30s monthSeatoun— -5 rooms, furnished, for summor

monthsApply W. H. MORRAH AND CO.,

» Willig-Btreet.mO LET. TO LET

j.O rooms, Thorndon7 rooms, Tasman-street7 rooms, Russell-street6 rooms, Conetable-stresb6 rooms, Garrett-strcet6 rooms, Kilbirnie5 rooms, Rolleston-street5 rooms, Aro-stroet

Shop and 7 rooms, Manners-streetShop »nd 6 rooms,Taranaki-street

J. FANNING AND CO., .Manners street,

THE DELIGHT OF THEHOUSEHOLD

BECORD TEA,A LTHOUGH only recently introduced,

-t^- bas fully established itself as theFAVOURITE TEA

for all Vjccasions. Its strength' and fascin-ating aroma demand "a second cup,"which is always as good as the first.

Prices 2s, Is lOd, Is Od, and Is 6dper lb.

Its purity is guaranteed by analysis.

£1 REWARD.LOST, last Saturday, the Bth inst., a

Gold Ring set with three diamonds.The abovereward will be paid to any onebringing the ring to 71, Upper Ingestre-st.

LOST, on Wednesday evening, in mailtrain or between Manawatu station

and ,166, Taranaki-street, GreenstoneBrooch with crescent set with pearls incentre. R-eward at 166, Taranaki-street.

LOSTTon Thursday", between Webb andCrawford streets, a Gold Brooch.

Reward at Evening Post.T OST, between Boulcoct-street andFreeJLJ Publio Library, on Wednesday night,a Wedding Ring, also part of Gold SleeveLink; finder rewarded. Apply 38, Boul-cott-slreet.

LOST, by Ross and Glendining, duringthe reoent storm, Stock valued close

on £1000. Sent to Pearson and Co.'s,Manners-street, to be sacrificed^LOST, a lot of Dandruff by using half

a bottle of Parker's Hair Tonic. 2s 6da bottle, by post 3s. Wm. Parker, Chem-ist, Manners-street. 1FOUND, the popularity of Swan Ham

Sausage is due to it's all round good-ness. Fresh from the factory daily.I7IOUND, £1 for 15s in valuo at Lloyd's

Annual Jeweller;- Sale, 55, Lambton-quay:FOUND, that "Golden Eaglo" Jam is

lib net weight, best quality, lowestprice. Try ib. 1FOUND, all the magnificent Drapery

damaged in the recent flood atMessrs. Ross and Glendining's Warehousesent to Pearson and Co.'s Stores, Mannera-etreet.IO*>-

— YES, certainlyIwill help you;JL/wtJ Como any time to-morrow (Sun-day).

A LADY would pay r»turn passage,second saloon, toEngland in return

for slight services. Address Voyage, Even-ing Poßt

VACANCY in superior, quiet homo formarried couple or two gentlemen

willing to share nice room;every possibleconvenience;terms moderate. Apply 137,Upper Willis-Btreet.

ACANUiES for gentlemen only, at 39,Murphy-street;single rooms.

/GENTLEMAN requires^Boardarid Kesi-vJT denee;single room;oiyde-quay orTeAro tnd preferred. Apply, stating terms,to Clyde, Evening Post.

A LADY will have a vacancy for twoLady Boarders Ist of November;best part of Thorndon. Address at Even-

ing Post.

SUPERIOR Board and Residence, cen-tral and select;close proximity to

Government Buildings. Almora, Mowbray-ttreet, top Bowen-street.ITHHE Working Man's Tailor makes upJL your own material, fashionable cut,nic» fit, from 30s; all repairs. 69a, Tory-street. ■--'W

/^LLFTON HOUSE Boarding Establish-V^, ment, 162 and 164, Upper Willis-street, City, five minutes from Wharf andPost Office; good accommodation visitorsand permanent boarders. Terms moderate./iERTIPICATED"Nurses canbe obtainedv^ on short notice by applying at Wil-ton's Bureau for Nurses. 3, Cuba-street,Wellington.

mHE,PARK-AVENUE ESTATE is justoff the main Hutt-road. Buy a Sec-

tion at Sale on fUESDAY, 18tb instant,at 230 p.m.

i

MARRIED Couple require Board andResidence or Furnished Apartments.

Full particulars Reta, Evening Post.TjiMPRESS KEElttß^ositrvely the■W Last Day, Saturday, 22nd October.After that day the needles will not beobtainable in Wellington— seven days only.T3ROFES¥ORnELSTON~PhrenoIoEist,J- with thirty years' study, will closehis season next week. Full written Phre-nologioal Chart, ss. Offices, Manners-street

M" ~IRS. WHITWELL, 68, Cuba-street,Wellington, Agent for Pauline Re-

liable Paper Patterns. Catalogues on ap-plication. Posted, one penny. For de-sign, accuracy, and simplicity they aro un-Eurpaseed. Try them. M. Whitwoll.

TOUY a Section in PARK-AVENUE,LOWER HUTT, and youwill have

one of the finest specs you ever went into.To be sold on TUESDAY, 18th instant.

TO PARTtES LETTING APART-MENTS.ryou want a speedy tenant, give this

office a trial to fill your vacancios.7, Empire Chambers, 20, Willis-street.MDLLE7~DALRYMPLE,"CIairvoyantand Trance Medium, will meetClients over 37—39, Willis-street. Hours,10 to 9.

MADAME SINCLAIR, Scientißc Palm-ist, 39, Ghuznee-streot. Charactertold from photos or handwriting, verbally,Is;written 2s 6d. Hours, 10 to 10.

RS. BARTON, Olair/voyant, may beconsulted at No. 7,John-stroet, three

doors from Wilton's, butcher, Adelaide-road. Hours,10 to 8.

US. M. R. OULLEN CertificatedMidwife, has resumed her profes-sional duties, and is now open to attendLying-inPatients at their homes or at herresidence, 62, Ghuznee-street, secoud doorabove Dr. Mackenzie.MADAMeTd'ENNETTE, cultured Clair-

voyante Medium. Can guide youon health, marriage, prospects. Thislady's readings recommend themselves—earnest, uplifting, practical. 10 to 9, at14, Cambridgc-lomco.

ARE you suffering from Influenza orBronchitis? If so, Iguarantee sure

in every case taken or money returned.W. H. Crowe, Medical Expert, 169, Cuba-street.

DR. M'GILL'S famous "Pastilo Treat-msnt" will pavo women from opera-

lions, hospitals, and unnecessary suffering.Treatment, with free information, can baobtained on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat-urday Mornings, at 4, Bolton street,or on application to Mrs. A. Alpha, Box411, Wellington. Avoid imitations. 1

NOW, give Bronto a turn Try his In-digestion Cure, his medicine for

Bronchitis, his Neuralgia Mixture,'hisAntiseptio Ointment, his Stomach andLiver Fills, etc. You can gst thorn at 70,Tory-street, of J M. Hay.

D^^ON^T forget Salo of PARK-AVENUESECTIONS NEXTTUESDAY,18th

instant. Excellent opportunity for those

requiring a really good site for a reoi-

[For Shipping Advertisements seeVage5.]

PARLIAMENT.YESTERDAY'S SITTINGS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WELLINGTON CITY LEASES.After we went to press yesterday the

Legislative Council spent the whole o'the afternoon considering the Wellington

t City Leasing Bill in Committee. Pro-gress was reported on the resumptionof the evening sitting.

FIRST READINGS.-The Midwives and Payment of Mem-

bfcrs Bills, received from the House ofRepresentatives, were read a first time.

WATER SUPPLY.The Water Supply Bill was committed

and reported with a slight amendment.LOCAL ELECTIONS.

The Local E'ectione Bill was"furtherconsidered in Committee, and discussionwas resumed on the Hon. J. Rigg's mo-tion to amend clause SO (providing thattSie Magistrate 6hall determine ■whether,in h« opinion, an irregularity has ma-terially affected the result of an electionoi poll, and that it is avoid'election orpoll) by deleting the words "in hisOpinion." Mr. Rigg's point was thatwhere there were facts tobe provedtheproof hhouldbe made.

Eventually the woido were retained by18 votes to 7, and the clause was agreedto

Clause 51, providing fot. the procetd-ing° to be taken in connection witb theprosecutions oi guilty persons of irregu-larities, was struck out on the Attorney-General's motion, with a view to re-cast-ing- " ' *''

The remaining clauses' were agreed towith machinery amendments, and pro-gress was reported. ,

The Council rose at 9.30 p.m.

HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES.

The House continued its sitting yester-day afternoon.

MIDWIVES BILL.In the course of a debate,on the third

reading of the Midwives Bill, Sir W.Russell urged that the operation of theAct should be delayed, as it could not becarried out until a sufficient" supply j>fregistered midwives had been created.*

Mr. Kirkbride pointed out thatno pro-visionhad been made for ordinary, nursesto be examined in midwifery, and so geton to the register.

Mr. Vile contended that theBill wouldbe of no value in country districts.

The Premiei said the difficulty mention-ed by Sir William Russell would ba gotover by theclause enabling the'immediateregistration of midwives who have beenpractising for three years.Hewould, how-ever, see if there was any way in whichthe measure could be improved in thatrespect. His idea in fixing fees was toprevent the imposition which is practisedin some cases. The.Billprovided for theexamination of nurses'already qualified forordinary nursing.

The Bill was then put through finalstages.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.The Payment of Members Bill wasread

a third time and fassed.SHOPS AND^OmCES BILL.

The amendments made in Committee inthis Bill were agreed to. On the motionfor the third reading, the Leader of theOppositionsaid the Bill was very far fromperfect, and would1require many amend-mentsbefore ithadb%en twelve,months onthe Statute Book.' It ought Tjot~-to beallowed to go to the Legislative Councilin such an imperfect state. /

Mr. Kirkbride moved that the Bill bere-committed for^e^urpo^se of recon-sidering eub-clau69"-2'(Jf vClause 14, al-lowing a shopkeeper to. keep his shopopen on the half-holiday for the sale ofmachinery for harvesting purposes. Thatsub-clauso he desired to strike out, andput in sub-clause (b) of Clause 8 of tho&.ct of 1895, which, he urged, better car-ried out the intentions of the Legislature.

Th© motion to re-commit was lost by39 votes to 29.

Some further debate took place on thethird reading, Mr. Laurenson entering astrong protest against the action of theforty members who voted against givingthepeople the right tosay whether Satur-day should be the hall-holiday or not. Hehoped that some day vue action of the-forty wouldrecoil on them..Mr. Hoggsaid the proposal was only apartial referendum, and if carried wouldhave caused a great'deal of conflict.

The debate proceeded at great length,members generally expressing themselvesvery 'fully on the subject of the Shopsand Offioes legislatioft. Eventually theMinister for' Justice moved to adjournthe debate, the object being to allow theEstimates to come on. By this time itwas 8.30 p.m., andit was pointed out byMr. Herries that the desire of tho Premierwas to carry on the debate on the Es-timates to an hour of the morning whendiscussion was practically impossible Forthat reason they blamed the Premier fornot having placed the Estimates on thetop of the Order Paper, so that the de-bate upor them might have been com-menced withoutany chance of interferenceby other business.

The motion to adjourn the debate wascarried by 44 votes to"26.

THE ESTIMATES.The House then went into Committee

of Supply for the consideration of theEstimates, the debate on which js re-ported elsewhere.

TheHouse ros9at 7.35 a.m.

ANGLICAN SYNOD.BISHOPNELTGAN'S ADDRESS.

[BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]AUCKLAND,14th October.

The opening session of the AnglicanSynod under the presidency of BishopNeligan this afternoon was largely at-tended by clergy, laity, and visitors.

The Bishop, in the course of his charge,referred to church work generally, draw-ing attention to the fact that the dio-cese was still undermanned in regard tothesupply of clergy, though matterswereimproving. On the subject of religiousinstruction in State schools, he said threewords, "free," "compulsory," and "secu-lar" described the Slate system, and ar-gued that in no wise would the intro-duction of religious instruction interferewith its free or compulsory character, ifreligious instruction made the system lesssecular most people would admit that itivas a gain. He favoured liquor legisla-tion in the direction of eliminating pri-vate profit, and giving municipal ratherthan State control. Th© latter part of theaddress was devoted to the subject of theVirgin Birtii of Christ, the Bishop con-cending very emphatically that the doc-tfine of the Virgin Birth was essential tothe doctrine of incarnation— in otherwords, to Christianity itself.

The liabilities in the estate of Fredk.Badley, commercial traveller, of Welling-ton, amount to £606 10s. The assets arevalued at £25. The following are theprincipal creditors

—Cbas. Badley, Dan-

nevirke, £213 ; Robjohns, Hindmarshand Co.,Napier, £75 ;H. P. Rasmusseu,Dans<evirke, £51; 0. W. Badley, Na-pier, £47 j H. B. Timber Co.. Napier,£42; Garaman and Co., Dannevirke,£36; S. Charlton, Napier, £36. Thedebtor, in a statement to the OfficialAssignee, attributes his bankruptcy tolosses while in business in Dannevirke.

report progress, urging that the Premierwas responsible for any delay that hadtaken place, in that he had not broughton the Estimates earlier in the day.

The motion to report progress waslost by 33 to 15.

The Leader of the Opposition com-plained of the expense of the Department,and he moved to reduce it by £583 asan indication that the expense shouldbe kept within reasonable bounds.

The Minister urged that the nationalhealth should be conserved, and thecolony ought to be able to provide themoney for the purpose. An organisedhealth department was a sort of nationalinsurance, and spread over the communitythe expense was verysmall.

Referring to the last smallpox scare,Mr. Jennings complained that one doctorin Christctairch made £600 out of thatoutbreak. That was too much.

Sir. Buchanan wanted to know if theGovernment was going to extend the ac-commodation at the Cambridge Sana-torium, or to increase the number ofsuch establishments. The Departmenthad done good service, but he thoughtthe Department had gone too far in in-curring expense. Incidentally he object-ed to doing important business at thathour in the morning (2.55 a.m).

Mr. Fowlds believed that the Depart-ment had run away with the country,andhe declared that unless the countryput on the break it was hard to saywhere the Department would land it.

Mr. Barber remarked that no onewanted to see extravagance in connectionwith the Department, but he thoughtthat recognition should be made of thegood work that was being done in con-nection with the Cambridge Sanatorium.

The Leader of the Opposition admittedthe necessity for a Health Department,and that a thoroughly competent manwas at the head of it, but there wasevery evidence of extravagance, and theexpenditureinthisdirection must be keptwithin bounds.

Mr. Moss entered a strong protestagainst diseased animals being kept inthe VeterinaryDepartment's premises ad-joining the Parliament buildings andgrounds.

The motion for reduction moved bythe Leader of the Opposition was lostby 30 to 14.

The vote for the Department passedwithout alteration.

INDUSTRIES AND TOURISTS.At 3.10 a.m. the Committee reached

the vote for the Industries and Com-merce and Tourist and Health ResortsDepartment, £68,206.

A motion by Mr. Herries toreport pro-gress war lost, by 29 votes to 10.

As to the Tourist Department,Mr. Her-ries expressed utter disappointment. Thehead of the Department had been sentaway to St Loui*. Exposition,and a greatwaste of money was takingplace at Roto-rua. The water stfpply ther* wasnot atall satisfactory, and theGovernmentwoulddo' nothing to improve it. The drainagescheme had to be altered through a mis-take, and £7000 or £8000 hadbeen utter-ly wasted. The electric light wasamonu-ment of folly, and a great deal of thework would

'have to be rebuilt. This

sort of thing was dragging the placedown,and resulted in nomoney being spent onnew baths, which wereurgently required.

The Minister in charge (Sir J. G. Ward)replied that all who went to Rotoruapraised the arrangements, and it was leftfor the Opposition to find fault. Ihereceipts of tne Department had been in-creased last year by over £9000, and itwas generally admitted that n great dealhad been done to enable the people to getabout the countrymore quickly and cheap-ly than theycould before.

WANGANUI RIVER.Mr. Remington again ventilated his

grievances in regard to the WanganuiKiver service; reading a letter from acorrespondent who sought to show (hathe andhis wife had been delayed on thepassage fromTaumaranui toWanganui foriJe sake of the amount they would spendat the contractor's accommodation houseat Wanganui. Another complaint wasthat passengers w«r obliged to take outreturn tickets, whether they wanted toreturnor not,andhe urged that the termsof the contract- between Hatrick and Co.and the Government had not beer madesufficiently public.

The Minister thought that any one whohad ground of complaintshould havecom-municated with the Department. He hadreceivedno complaintseither from touristsor eettkrs. Messrs. Hatrick and Co.wrote that the complaint made to Mr.Remington was a gross misrepresentation.The delay to the passenger was causedby the fact that the captain of the launchwould not run the risk of taking passen-gers through the rapids at night. TheMinister went on to say that the journeyfrom Wanganui to Taumai'anui could notbe done in less than three days, and thatmust be takeninto consideration in deter-mining the cost of the down trip. Thepresent contract was dxed on the condi-tions and at the rates asked for by thesettlers. As to return tickets not beinggiven to settlers, Mr. Hatrick stated thathe had never departed from the contractin any way whatever, but people whowere about to leave the district wanteda single ticket at the reduced rate on theplea that they were settlers. Hie desirewas to see that the contract was carriedout. Mr: Hatrick, he added, stated thatfares on the Wanganui service comparedmore than favourably with anyi othersteamboat service in the colony.

The Leader of the Opposition, thoughtthat the servict should be so run as toshorten the time between Auckland andWellington. It could be done m threedays, and it that arrangement was madea great many more people would travelby that route.

At this etage (6.35 a.m.) proceedingsagain assumed a somnolent appearance.Two members of the Opposition slumber-ed peacefully, two Ministers emulutedtheir example on the Treasury Benches,no one appeared to take any notice ofwhat any one else was saying, and thedaylight streamed through the skylights,on to a House consisting of seventeen, ofwhom a large naif were soundasleep, andthe remainder inattentive.

The Leader of the Opposition's motionto reduce the vote was defeated by 20votes to 8.

MORE LITERATURE.Shortly after 7 a.m. the Leader of the

Opposition moved to reduce the voteby£1000 as a protest against the methodsadopted by the Government in subsidisingbooks on New Zealand writtenby peoplewho had no knowledge of its affaire

—a

matter that had been referred to earjierin the sitting.

Quotations from M'Murran's productionwere given in support of the protest

—"wretched stuff for which the people ofthis country are called upon to pavove»£1000."

The motion for reduction was lost by24 to 10, and at 7.30 a.m. the votepa&s-ed unaltered.STATE COAL MINES.

The total vote for this Department was£51,380, and it was agreed to withoutaword of comment.OTHER CLASSES.Land for Settlements Account, £7000,

and State Fire Insurance Account, £6360,were passed without debate.

The House rose at 7.35 a.m.

SPORTING.OTAKI MEETING.

[BY TELEGRAPH—

PRESS ASSOCIATION.]Totolisator investments at the two

days' races of the Otaki Spring Meet-ing totalled £3646, or £3601 less thanlast year's amount. Yesterday the at-tendance was small. Following are theconcluding results:

—Railway Handicap, of 50 soys; six

furlongs.— Mr. A. G. Havill's St. Al-bert, by St. Andrew— Arethusa, 8.5 (C.Jenkins), 1; Coxswain, 8.5, 2; Heritas,7.7, 3. ' Also started— Swop 7.0, and 71bover. Time, lmin 24 l-ssec. Dividend,£1 19s.

Rsungiuru Welter Handicap, of 50soys;onemile.— Mr. T. Bevan's Rapids,by Waterfall— Ripple, 8.10 (G. Price),1; Cairngorm, 9.7, 2; Guelder Rose,8.0, 3. Also started

—Whangamoana

8.0. Won by two lengths from Cairn-gorm. Time, lmin55 5-ssec. Dividend,£3 12s.

Electric Handicap, of 40 soys;fivefur-longs.—Mr. A. G. Havill's St. Albert,by St. Andrew

—Arethusa, 8.9 and 101b

penalty (C. Jenkins), 1; Waikakaho,7.10, 2; Duchess, 7.0, 3. Also started—Hippodrome 7.12, Heritas 7.6, Hukaaka6.13, Spur 6.10. Won comfortably.Time, lmin 9sec. Dividends— £1 19sand £4 Bs.

POVERTY BAY WEIGHTS.rfPANGANUI, 14th October.

The following weights have been de-clared by Mr. Chadwick for the PovertyBay Turf Club:

—First Hudle Handicap, one mile and

three-quarters.—

Cavalry 11.5, Lady Ra-ven, 10.4, Morpeth 9.12, Local Option9.6, Linkwell 9.2, Teha 9.0, Sergeant-Major 9.0.

SpringHandicap, onemile and a quar-ter—Taura 8.13, Douche 8.9, Tutungare-hu 8.2, Ro.«eplot 7.12, Hinetapauriki 7.2,Vivacity 6.13, Moura 6.7, Simina 67.Flying Handicap, six furlongs.—Re-

plete 9.3, Douche 8.12, Soultina 8.5,Paria 8.2, Maoriland 7.8, Tukapa 7.7,Horatia 7.6, Hinetapauriki 7.4, LocalOption 7.2, The Pearler 6.9, Guiletta6.9, Galenty 6.7, Simina 6.7.

THE CAULFIELD CUP.

LAST NIGHT'S BETTING.[press association.]

MELBOURNE, This Day.Sweet Nell has beer backed to win

£4000 at 100 to 2£. Fitzgrafton wassupported to win £3000 at 100 to 1£ ;MacDonovan to the extent of £6000 at100 to 2;Qherscm, £6000 at 100 to 1;Acrasia, £4000 at 100 to 8; RuenaJf,£8000 at 100 to 1and 100 to 2.

Ossian was backed by his owner for£6000 to £200 ;Demas was supported tothe extent of £3000 at 11 to 2, andBellark up to £3000 at 100 to 3.

Closing quotations.—

Gladsome, 4 to1;Demas, 11 to 2;Murmur, 10 to1; Acrasia; 100 to 8;Tartan, 100 to7;Emir, 100 to 5;Ossian, 100 to 4i;Bellark, 100 to 3; others, from 100 to1^ to 100 to 1.

"Sporting Judge" anticipates Demasor Gladsome.

The official forecast indicates that theweather will be fine.

ENCOURAGEMENT OF RIFLESHOOTING.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir—

In common with many of yourreaders Inoticed with great surprise thatthe Premier declared that he would notgrant free passes on th« Government rail-way line to members of a Defence RifleOlub who wished to shoot with the volun-teers at Trentham. At thesame time, theDefence Minister says that he prefers todepend'on the volunteers and Defenceriflemen to defend the colony rather thanon apartially paid force. This statementcan hardly be called consistent with theabove-mentioned action. Iwould pointout that under the regulations a "DefenceRifl« Club" is composed of ex-volunteersinnil cases exceptwherenovolunteercom-panies exist in the particular locality.The members are sworn in on the sameoath as that taken by the volunteers, andif required, would have to turn out withthe volunteers to-morrow. Inehort, theyarc a reserve force, and a first-class oneat that.

The volunteer, who certainly puts inmore time and drill, has, of course, thefree use of a rifle, and in many casesgets his ammunition from his companyfree of charge. The Defence rifleman putsin four parades a year, and gets an an-nual allowance of 100 rounds, which inmost cases is given to the club toprovidethe necessary funds. He then buya hisammunition, pays his annual club sub-scription, and buys his own rifle. Thuait will be seen that his shooting costshim a good deal of money each year,butall he asks is that he should get the freepass to the Governmentrangeforehootingpurposes.

Under theee conditions, a man requiresto be an enthusiast to follow up rifleshooting as a pastime. There are 29targets on the Trentham range, and aboutone-half of this aumber ia in use eachSaturday. Therefore 'f riflemen used,and of coursepaid for, targets which nowlie idle each week, more funds would beprovided for the maintenance of therange.The Government ia notasked to pay any-thing, the trains stop there now, and theDefence Department would be debitedwith the -cost of tickets issued by theRailway Department, who would receivea corresponding credit. Thus it will beseen that the cost to the Governmentwould be nil.

Should not civilians be encouraged touse the Government range when targetsare available?, For instance, if teams ofcivilians wish to fire a match on a Gov-ernment range

—provided it is not, say,

more than twenty miles from town, andthat they pay for use of targets and getthe sanction of the officer in charge ofthe particular district— they should begiven a free pass, or charged a nominalfare.( An experienced volunteer or rifle-man would have to take charge of suchcivilian teams. InWellington last seasonseveral civilian matches were fired, butthe difficulty was always in securing arange. Surely the more men who go infor rifle shooting as a pastime, the bet-ter it must be for the colony itself inthe event of war.If the Boers could make such a good

stand through the men being used tohandling a rifle, how much more neces-sary is it for our militia to be ableto shoot, seeing that wehave little or nofield artillery as compared with them,and must consequently to a greater extentrely upon the rifle! The Government canwithout expense give much more en-couragement to rifle-shooting on the linesindicated, and by so doing would confera benefit on the colony.—Iam, etc.,

EX-VOLUNTEER.Wellington, 10th October.

THE ESTIMATES.AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING.

INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS.Shortly before 9 o'clock last night theHouse went into Committee of Supply

for the consideration of the Estimates,the expressed desire of the Governmentbeing to conclude them before the endof that day's sitting.COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART-

MENT.The hrst class taken was that of Col-

onial Secretary, total vote £56,786.Mr. Baume expressed disapproval of

the attitude of tie Government inregard to the issue of naturali-sation papers, in that they over-rode the statute law by insisting thatcertificates should be signed by a Magis-trate, while the law laid down that thecertificate must be signed oy either aMagistrate or a Justice of the Peace.

The Colonial Secretary, in reply, statedthat some years ago a Justice of thePeace in the North of Auckland went allround the district offering to sign me-morials for naturalisation for a considera-tion. He had to resign. The responsibi-lity for advising the Governor to issueIthe naturalisation papers rested uponMinisters, and they were not going toac-cept thatresponsibility and issue the certi-ficate unless they were assured that itwaß a proper thing to do. As it was,the Magistrate did not require to haveapersonalknowledge of the applipant, butcould make enquiries, and attach his sig-

nature to the certificate as to the resultof those enquiries if he thought fit. Thatprovision should remove all objections.The Government had merely altered theform of. the certificate required to besent in.

Mr. "Wlds denied the right of theGovernment to alter the form of the cer-tificate, which was fixed by the AliensAct of 1880.- Several members related their personalexperiences as to the difficulties placedin the way of foreigners desiring to be-come naturalised, and then the discus-sion turned to another subject.

A MATTER OF AUDIT.The Leader of the Opposition moved to

reduce the vote for the Audit Office by£1 as an indication that the revenue ofthe Customs, Railways, and Lands De-partments should be audited by the Anlit-Office of the colony. The public did not,he was sure, know that the revenue cfthose departments was not audited bythe Audit Office, ana he desired to callattention to a state of things which oughtnot to go on any longer.

The Colonial Secretary said this wasa matter of opinion. In regard to therailways, particularly under a centralis-ed system of audit, he didnot know whatthe expense would be. The present sys-tem was a check upon every detail ofthe business of the Department, everyday, 'in every district, and the applica-tion of the ordinary system of auditwpuld mean very great delay and anen-ormous increase in the Audit staff. Theexisting system required a daily checkfrom year's end to year's end.

The Leader of the Opposition said theaccounts were audited dv officers of thevarious Departmentshe had referred to,and no moTe men thanat present wouldbe required if the work was done by theAudit Department.-

The Colonial Secretary:There arehun-dreds of railway men checking one an-other everyday.

Mr. Massey urged that the workshould he done by men responsible toParliament, and not by men merely re-sponsible to the bead of the Department.

The motion for reduction was lost by■33 to 22.

DEIFICATION OF THE PREMIER.Mr. J. Allen moved to strike out the

item "copies of work, Mr. Oseba's LastDiscovery," £125, partly as a protestagainst the action of the Governmentin recent' years of subsidising literaryproductions which were to a large extentinaccurate.

Emphasising this view, Mr. Herdmansaid the work was simply a deificationof the Premier from cover to cover.The book was largely inaccurate,and was of no real value to the co-lony. Why, he asked, referring particu-larly to Mr.M'Murran's work previouslysubsidised by the Government, shouldthey pay a large amount year after yearwhenmoney could not be found for roadsand bridges?If, said Mr. Buchanan, we wish to in-

cur the contempt of other countries, wecould easily achieve that end by sub-sidising such rubbishy productions. Ifhe were the Premier, he should resentbeingmade so ridiculous.

Mr. Mosscould not see what was tobegained by paying for making New Zea-land a laughing stock.

The proposal to strike out the itemwas lost by 27 to 18.

AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY.Mr. Buchanan called attention to thq

item of. £630, cost of illuminations, etc.,on departure of the last and. ar-rival of the present Governor.It was, he urged, setting upa dangerous precedent to incur such anexpenditure, and there was no particularoccasion for it. He moved uo reduce theitem by £1 as a protest. If in futurea welcome and farewell was no? given itwould be a reflection on the arriving anddeparting Governor. ,

The Colonial Secretary said in formercases a similar expenditurehad been in-curred, un this occasion there was adouble event— one Governor going andanother arriving

—and he would be sur-

prised if any strong exception was takento the expenditure.

Mr. Major said the country peopletook strong exception to an expenditurein which they were not able to partici-pate, and that they felt that thb moneymight nave been Better spent on some-thing more useful and lasting.

The motion to reduce the item was loston the voices.NEW ZEALAND AND ST. LOUIS.

Mr. Rhodes asked for details of theitem "expenses in connection "with St.Louis Exhibition," £2500.

The Colonial Secretary said the actualamount expended would not be knownuntil the exhibition was over. A re-port on the subject would be presentedto Parliament next year.

The Leader of the Opposition said hehad read a statement from a recent visi-tor that the New Zealand exhibit wasbeing mismanaged, and that it was un-worthy of the colony.

The Colonial Secretary expressed as-tonishment at such a statement havingbeen made, because he had received acommunication from Mr. H.D. Bell andother leading people who all expressedthemselves in very complimentary termsabout the exhibit.

GENERAL.A question in regard to the administra^'

tion of the Cook Islands was riised byMr. Moss shortly before 2 a.m. Bythis time the House had taken on alonely and deserted appearance, stronglyreminiscent of the "stonewall" of lastweek. Two oV three members snoredaudibly, lying prone on their benches,and others evinced am extreme lack ofinterest in the proceedings, but a sug-gestion by Mr. Herries that it was timeto go home was received with scantfavour by the Minister ir charge (SirJoseph. Ward, who was one of the fewmembers present who appeared quitewide awake).

The Colonial Secretary's Departmentpassed the Committee at 2.35 a.m.

PUBLIC HEALTH.The next class was Public Health,

total vote £28,583, and as soon as itwas called on .Mr. Herries moved to

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PURSUANT to the terms of "TheBanks andBankers Act Amendmeut

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The Union Bank of Australia, (Ltd.)—G. E. TOLHURST,

Inspector. IThe Bank of New South Wales—'

E.J. FINCH,Inspector.

The Bank of Australasia;—C. WINTER,

Inspector.The National Bank of N.Z. (Limited)—

JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,pro. GeneralManager

The Bank of New Zealand—ALEX. MlCHffi,

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fiANTERBURY AGRICULTURALV> ANDPASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

METROPOLITAN SHOW.

To be held onWEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, ANDFRIDAY,

9th, 10th, and11th NOVEMBER.

ENTRIES CLOSE on WEDNESDAY,26th OCTOBER.

Applications for space for Implements,Machinery, New Zealand Manufacturesrequire to be made on or before the 15thOctober.

Prize Schedule posted on application tothe Secretary.

O. B. PEMBERTON,Secretary.

Canterbury Hall, Christohurch.

J-[#E. MAECHANT,*

LAND & ESTATE AGENT,11, Brandon-street.

FOR SALE.Scarborough-terrace, 5 ,rooms, £750. No.

355.Scarborough-terrace, 8 rooms, £1100. No.

356.Hopper-street, 2 Houses, £1550. No. 353. IGreen-street, 5 rooms, £578. No. 340.Glencoe-6treet, 6 rooms, £500. No. 526.Kent-terrace (near), Shop, £950. No. 324.Tinakon-road, 5 rooms, £550. No. 307. jCardyle-street, 4 rooms, £500. No. 308.

'Cuba-street (near), 6 rooms, £750. No.351

'Muritai, Cottage, 5 rooms. £450. No. 563

ANTED to Sell, handsome Turn-out, !consisting of light four-wheeled rub-

ber-tired Dog-cart, as good as new, with |lamps and cushions and extra pole;also iset of Single Harness and stylish Horse;]perfeotlady's hack to ride or drive;owner.leaving Wellington. Apply R. Young,Manager Singer Manufacturing Co., 5, i

Willis-street^WANTED Known —W. F. Shortt, '

Willis-street, carries one of the'

largest stocks of New Furniture in Wel-lington, which can be purchased on easyterma |

WANTED, thrifty housewives to buy"Golden Eagle" Jam and cave

money. All grocers. 1

CAILLER'S Genuine Swiss Milk Choco-late. Get some for your lady friends.

fiOLDEN~VALLEY BUTTER, G6ld«tfVJT ValleyButter—

apure, honest butter,and one that finds favour with all thatuse it. 1

WELLINGTON CLEANING CO.—Window and House Cleaning, Car-pet-beating, etc., by careful men. Hunter-

street. Telephone 956. I

SIXPENCE and a Shilling a tin forRed Bird Baking Powder. Tfiacook's best friend. Makes the best puffpastry. ■ Ask the grocer. 1i^AILLER'S Swiss~Milk Chocolate. A>■ surprise is awaiting you at A. 8.Paterson and Co.'s, 4, Cuba-street. Callor send 100 Coupons.T^OR House Furnishings, try RichardsouA Bros., the Cheapest House Furnishers,115, Upper Cuba-street.mONIC SARSAPARILLA, for yourJL blood, nervet, and appetite; eradi-cates pimples and boils, strengthens andpurifies; a spring medicine; 2s 6d. W.Salek, Sydney Chemist, 17, Willis-street.

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R MVRTIN 17. Manners-street. 1FETiEIE ' intelligent citieea will readily-«- choose between electric trams and in-digestion and a comfortable Luncheon atRogers's Crflerion Cafe, Manners-street.Six tickets for ss.ipOPULAR opinion is that Salv-Ova-*- (registered) is the only reliable egg-preserver on thß market. All grocers.Wholesale from John Newton and Son(Limited), Saiwarra.finHERE are several alleged egg, pre-A servatives offered for sale, but if youwant a guaranteed article ask for Salv-Ova, which for years has been recognisedas the most reliable preservative.

YOU must not be led away by tho ap-parent cheapness of some so-called

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A POST-CARD to your grocer willbring you a sample of Goldeu Valley

Butter, the best made butter in the mar-ket, as well as the finest flavoured. 1T ADIES' and Gentlemen's superior Mis-jLJ fit and Left-off Clothing bought;highest price given;letters attended to.Mrs. Botterill, 13, Ingestre-streot.T IGHT, flaky puff pastry is easily made■i-J with Red Bird Baking Powder. Askthe grocer. He knows. 1

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regular use of Hendy's celebrated EggIJulep, the great hair beautifier: bottlesIs Sole agents, Kirkcaldie and Stains,Drapers.

WANTED to Sell, Star Gent's Bicycle,1 No. 2017. We allowed £8 for this

machine in part payment for new ma-chine;bargain at £8 ;deposit from £1—, and £1 per month. Adams Star Cyolo

i Co., Mercer-street.

WANTED 'Known— Swan Hams andBacon are prepared from pigs killed

under Government veterinary supervision,iand are the best that money and expertknowledge can produce.

WANTED to"Sell, 3 Draught Horeos,2 Hacks, 4 Light Harness Horses,

1 Brake (good order, cheap),, 1Light'Spring Tip Dray, Horse, and Harness.Apply 20, Martinrßtreet) or 2, Jessie-street.

LEFT-OFF CLOTHING.WANTED Known

—Highest prices

given for Ladies', Gentlemen's, andChildren's Left-off Clothing, Boots, etc.;orders promptly attended to. Apply Mrs.Bruce, sa, Ingestre-street.

The Western Star says a well-knownhorse-breeder at Drummond has beenmakingnearly £1000 a year for the pasttwo seasons rearing and selling Clydes-dales.For Influenza and Cold in the Head takeWoods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and2s 6d.— Advt.For children's hacking cough at night

take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1boa aud 2s 6d.— Adyt.

"The Oroua County Council has resolv-ed:"That as there is apparently a dead-lock between the Government and thisCouncil as to the subsidy towards there-erection of the Gorge Bridge, the Gov-ernment be requested to send.anengineerto inspect the site, report on a suitablebridge, and give the estimate and costof same."

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BRIEN'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS.—Sometimes you don't foel quite

well— a slight headache, a tired, don't-want-to sort of feeling. These pills putyou right. Price Is. R. 0. Brien, Chem-ist, 108, Ouba»Btreot, Wellington. 1

MACKINTOSH'S Delioious EnglishToffee. Good morning! Have you

had some?BOWS, black and coloured, at 6d each;

Ties, 6d, 9d, Is; Braces, Is; Hardand Soft Felt Hats, 5s 6d to 8s 6d;andStraws at 3s. Bates and Lees' SalvageSale, Willis-street.f^HEAP CAMERAS. — We have sevenV-* Half-plata Premo Cameras, old pat-tern, for sale at 50s each;this week only.Sharland and Co. (Ltd.), 53, Lambton-qy.

ROGERS'S Criterion Cafo offers thebest value in town for Is. Six

Luncheon Tickets, ss. Luncheon 12 till 2daily. Flounderß, Whitebait, Grills, etc.,till midnight. Private Supper Rooms onfirst floor.TJBD Bird Baking Powder makes the-tw lightest scones, and never causesindigestion; good for puddings and allpastry. 1BjUDR House Furnishings, try RichardsonA Bros., the Cheapest House Furnishers,115, Upper Cuba-street.

SEWIN^G Machines of every descriptionrepairedby skilled mechanics. SingerSewing Machine ,00., 5, Willis-street.

ORNS! CORNS! CORNS!— Use the {Improved Corn Cure, effective andreliable remedy for good hard solid corns,

1b per bottle. W. Salek, Sydney Chemist,17, Willis-streot.FURNITURE! FURNITURE!

TJICHARDSON BROS., 115, UpperBlv Cuba-street, cash buyers of newand secondhand Jurnitura."XILENBUSY Feeders, Is 6d;Him--^■*- rod'B Asthma Powder, 3s 6d;War-nor's Safe Cure, Enemas, Trusses, Hot-water Bags, Hair Dye, Trilenes for Stout-ness, lowest prices. W. Salek, SydneyChemist, 17, Willis-streot.fT?HE best Is Tea in town— Grills, En-JL trees, Flounders, Whitebait, etc., at

Rogers's Criterion Cafe, Manners-street.Private supper rooms on first floor. Opendaily 10 a.m. till midnight.

WLL Forms, Letterette Pads, Water-man and Swan Pons, Weldon'B

Patterns tind Fashions, greatest choice ofPost Cards and View Books. RiohardBrown and Son, Willis and Mannersstreets.tAiHE stars rule your life, the moonrulesJ- th» tides, and Golden Valley Butterrules the market. Ithas no equal. 1

OUSE PAINTING, Decorating, etc.,dope at,short notice. Lowest

prices. Best workmanship.— Wi G. Tus-

tin, 89, Willis-strcot. Tel. 134. 1T>ED BirdBaking Powder, 6d and 1b aS-\» tin- Full weight, and made from. thepurest ingredients. Ask the grocer. 1

FIELDE R'SGREAT CLEARING SALE

COMMENCES TUESDAY, 18th OCT., 1901.'

! BARGAINS IN EVERT DEPARTMENT.Usual Price. Sale Price.

£ s. d. £ s. d.DUCHESS CHESTS „< „„ », i.. 3 5 0 210 0LEATHER SUITES 1* 10 0 1110 0OCCASIONAL SUITES 15 0 0 13 0 0OCCASIONAL SUITES ... 13 10 0 10 0 0SIDEBOARDS ... ... 6 0 0 415 0

'HALLSTANDS . ... ».. 4IS 0 3 0 0'RATTAN CHAIRS . >.. ,„ 018 6 013 0CANE SEAT CHAIRS ... ... .., >~ 06 0 0 5 0BAMBOOPOLES > .., .0 4 6 02 6

SEE THB WINDOWS FOR BARGAINS DURING THE NEST FEW WEEKS.

FRESH BARGAINS EACH DAT.

GOODS BOOKED DURING SALE WILL BE CHARGED AT ORDINARYPRICES.

WHISKY ! WHISKY !NOW LANDING—

T ARGEshipments of this justly famed OLD SCOTCH WHISKY

SIR EDWARD LEE'S REAL HOUSE OF COMMONS LIQUEURMACLEAY DUFF AND CO.'S SPECIALLIQUEUR CREAM, in case and bulk

FINEST WHISKY IMPORTED INTO NEW ZEALAND

TEA ! TEA !DIRECT FROM OUR TEA GARDENS INCEYLON-

RAA CHESTS NOW LANDED.QUALITY BETTER THAN EVER

HUME & SON,WILLIS-STREET, WELLINGTON,

JACKSON-STREET, PETONEESTAB LISHED 178FOR BODY AND DURABILITY USE

HUHBUCK'SWARRANTED GENUINE

WHITE LEAD.HUBBUCK'S PATENT WHITE ZINC.

Hubbuck'sGenuine Red Lead Hubbuok's Genuine LinseedOilHubbuck's Genuine Pale Boiled Linseed Oil Burnt Turkey Umber(dries extrahard, doesnot blister) Hubbnek's Genuine Boiled Linseed Oi!BurntandRawSiennas Hubbuck'sPatentDriers (aueoial quality)Hubbuck's Genuine Burning Cojza, a Hubbuok's OxfordOohrespecialty Hubbuck's Genuine VegetableBlack.

ESTABLISHED 1765. ESTABLISHED IWS.THOMAS HUBBUCK & SON, LIMITED, LONDON.

AUSTRALIAN OFFICE: 34,QUKEN-STREET, MELBOURNE,24, LIME-SXKEET,LONDON

AIFj is on, showing reduction of 15to 50 per cent. Machines wiia

Roman rims, Brooks saddles, Renoldschains, Hyde free wheel, rim brake, £14 ;Cbainless, £15; Two-speed Gear, £16 10s;best Gas Lamps, 4s 9d to 12s 6d. Somelinei under cost. Enquiries invited.

1\ J. W. .FEAR,'ENGINEER AND DIRECT IMPORTER,,. . -

Willis-street.Iskilfully do repairs. Established 1880.

n| COUGH REMEDY . |j

g CARRAGEEN ||IIRISH MOSSIli WILL CURE f|jra That HackingCough reiBfl That Troublesome Cold J$MbS That Annoying Influenza WS

THE(JREAT ASTHMA CURE.v prepared by EL Brittain, Chemist, iahaying a Big Sale. Its effects are j

TRULY MARVELLOUS,ud the united testimony of grateful. .patient* pronounces it to.be

A MmACULOUS CURE.Price, 2s 6d per bottle;post free, 3».

H. BRITTAIN,Chemist, 35, Manners-street.

N.B.— lf no benefit derived money wil-linglj returned

.1-i ■iiiH^Miiiaiiinnanaminmju,,,.

liyou »re a sufferer from...CONSTIPATIONINOffiESTIONBILIOUSNESSDYSPEPSIASICK HEADACHE

SLUGGISH LIVER & KIDNEYCOMPLAINTS

There is but onesafe andreliable medicine that will

* curs, if taken na directed

Impey's May AppleA herbal compound thataots promptly and pain-lessly. It cleanses thebowels, stimulates theliver and kidneys, aids" digestion and restores" good health.

ChamUte & Stow, 2/6 perbettla

lIENJMHN GUM,FOR COUGHS, COLDS,

AND

INFLAMMATION OP THELUNGS.

BBNJAJJIIN GUM has been known totin* medical worldfor manyyearsas a

'feinedy for Cough, hhortness of Breath,HayFever, and Bronchitis. It lias a, balsamic"effect on tbe lungs,and all long1 standing,inveterate aud clironio tonne of lungtroublearepromptly oured by its ua*>.

Hundreds of unsolicited testimonials arethe answer to those who would doubt itaefficacy.

Boldbyall ohemists and stores,Is 6dperbottle.

Onedoserelieves, onebottleCares.

Try BENJAMIN GUM.NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

MESSRS. T.BEADNALL AND SON,Pioture Framors and Fine Art

Dealers, have Removod to more commo-dious

' premises, No. 62a, WILLISSTREET, opposite Evening Post.

Telephone 1508.

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904

bleiimort.,

3

NEPTUNE"

LUBRICATINGOILS.

y^w!ffl!&vvß\. TI^E have'been appointed SOLE AGENTS toethe celebrated((wJii^VW/ "NEPTUNE "BrandLUBRICATING. OILS,including—4 *lmV! Ml^ AHClasses of CYLINDER OILS

LandandMariue ENGINE OILS/s| EKf OILS for GASand OIL ENGINESyS\jjm SEPARATOR OILSJ^np REFRIGERATOR ODL

jgS&iIIn COMPOUND CASTOR OILiS^mOil^^ AGRICULTURAL MACHINERYOILS

S^LfL'Llliilfiil LUBRICATING COMPOUND GREASES"^gjajjgliiglljg DARK ANTIFRICTION GREASES'

Besides tbe above we carrylarge stoolcs of tbe undermentioned OILS,and can scpplyevery want of those who require reliable lubricants for allpurposes;—"

VAVOLINE"

C MACHINERY ODLDo BMAGNET doDo RED do doDo C CYLINDER OIL

Burning Colza, Castor, Crane's Cylinder, Engelberfc's CjJfader Oilo,.*nSMacy's lJrkne Lard Oil.

Axle Grease in401b tins, also i,I,and1owtkegs

E. W. MILLS & CO., limited.n\tt tti ri17 T 1? TJ D imfa xi

TTJLr i^*""^' -?ds!gf*r±_ XXL Jci UJjiJJli-DjQ/AXJUiMr

SOLE AGENTS

W. LITTLEJOHN AN3)^^^^r

The Best Proof*I Experience c*t*Mish«» the fat

that VanHouten'fc Cocoa is aotonly theHighest in Quality aadthemost delicious

i in flavour,but also tbe most economicali& use. Buy » tin and prove this for

; yourself,

Sesf & goes farthest.1: :~: ~- "

"

MATRICULATED IN TBE ABOVE COLLEGE.

H. SPEAR, JVI.P.O.C, EYES^HT SPECIALISTGlasses AccuratelyFitted. OPPOSITE OPERA HOUSE, MANNERS-ST,

"EWSe^TTNION STEAirf SHIP C">.jggjjg\j OF NEW ZIOALAND (Ltd>.(Weather aud circumstances permitting.)

LYTTHILTON.Penguin Saturday, Oct 15 9p.m.Kotomahana. Monday, Oct 17 7.30p.m.Tarawera Tuesday, Oct 18 4p.m.Rotomaliana Wednesday, Oot 19 8p.m.Monowai Thursday, Oct 20 4p.m.Mararoa. Friday, Out 21 4p.m.JKotomohaua Friday, Oot 217.30p.m.Takapuna Saturday, Oct 22 9 p.m.

LYTTELTON, AKAROA, JUMARU,OAMAKU, AND DUNKDIN. #

Corinna Weduohday, Oct 26 3 p.m.*DUNEDIN, VIA I.YITBLTON.

Tarawera Tuesday, Oet 18 4 p.m.Monowai Thursday, Oct 20 4p.m.MELBOURNE, VIA LYTTELTON, DUN-EDIN, BLUFF. AND HOBAItT.Monowai Thursday, Oct 20 4p.m.NAPIER,GISHOKNE,AND AUOKLAND.Talune , Monday, Oct 17 4p.m.Tarawora Monday, Oct 24 4p.m.SYDNEY, VIA NdPIER, GISBURNE,

AND AUCKLAND.Mokoia Thursday, Oct 27 4p.m.

SYDNEY DIRECT.Waikare Saturday, Oct 22 3 p.m.NELSON, via PICTON andBLWNHEIM.Wainui* Saturday, Oot 15 midn'tHeraldf JMiuday, Oot 16 10p.m.Penguin Tuesday, Oct 18 12.30p.m.Mapourika* Tuesday, Oct 18 midn'tPenguin Thursday, Ocb 20 12.30 p.m.Roteiti* Thuroday, Oot 20 4p.m.Wainui Saturday, Oct 221230 p.m.Penguin* Sunday, Oct 23 6p.m.Penguin Tuesday, Oct 25 12.30p.m.Mapourika* Tuesday, Oot 25 8p.m.

♥Doesnot call Picton.tToPicton only.

NEW PLYMOUTH AND ONEHUNGAFOIt AUCKLAND.

Connecting at New Plymouth with throughtrain from Wellington on Wednesdaysand Saturdays,at 8.30p.m.

Takapuna Tuesday, (Jot IS 5 p in.Kotoiti* Thursday, Oct 20 4p.m.* Calls at Nelson.

WESTPORT AND (JKEI'MOUTH.Koonya Tuetday, Oct 18 3p.m.WESTPOUT, GKIiX, AND HOKITIKA,

VIA NHiLoON.Wainuif Saturday, Oct 15 midn'fcMapourika Tuesday, Oct 18 midn't

tReceives curgj onFriiiay.SUVA andLEVUKA,fbojiAUCKLAND.W&vua Wednesday, Nov 2MiDNEY, VJA TONGA, bAMOA, AND

'FIJI,FKOId AUOM.ANU.Hauroto Wednesday, Oob 19

RAROTONGA AND TAHITI, FROMAUCKLAND.

I'aviuiii Tuesday, JSov 1HORTEST ROU'lii TO AUCKLAND,

VIA ONEHUNGA.Connecting with through train from

1 Wellington.U.S.S. Co.'g Steamers. ieave New Ply-mouth M under (weather permitting):

—Takapuna Saturday, Oct 15 8.30 p.m.Takapuua Wednesday,Oot 19 8.30 urn.Rotoiti Saturday, Oct Z'i 83U p.m.

P»eßeugem c»u einbaik at Welhngtouon Tuesdays aud Thursdays, proceedingthrough by vteuuer to Onuhunga forAuckland.

VIA."VTANOOUVER.The Most Popular Route to All Parts of

CANADA, UNITED STATES, ANDEUROPE.

Steamers Sail Every Month from Sydneyto Vancouver, calling at Brisbane,Suva (Fiji), Honolulu (Hawaii), andViotoria'(8.C.).

CANADIAN-AUSTRALIANROYALMAIL LINE and

f CANADIAN-PACIFIC RAILWAY.Lowest Through Fares to all points.

BOUND.WORLD TOURS All Routes.New Zealand Passengers ha-ve option

joining at Sydney or Suva.Pamphlets,Maps, and all information FreeUNION STEAM SHD? CO. OF NEW,

ZEALAND (Ltd.).

NORTHERN SI'I'JAM.SHIP COMPANV(LIMITJi'D).

WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND SERVICE."jgJsjSfct^. f1'HE Twiii-screw Steamer-fflqfiffg* A RAU.A.WA, 1072 tons reg.,

Leaves New Jflymoutb for OuekungaMONDAY and THURSDAY, connectingwith through train from Wellington,andleaves Ooeuuuga for New PJymouthSUN-DAi'and WEDNESDAY, connecting withthrough,tramto Wellington.

Passengers can secure berths onapplica-tion to LBVIN & CO. (Ltd.), Agenta."Sijkafc-^ nTTHE undermentionedsteamersWwskbS will leave (circumstances

permitting) as follows:—FOR CASTLEPOIjNT AND NAPIER

(SPIT), VIA COAST.The s.s. HIMITANGI,

EARLY.TOR KAIKOURA AND LYTTELTON,

Via COAST.The s.s. WAKATU,

On MONDAY, 4- p.m.The B.s. BADEN POWELL.

■ EARLY.

FOR BLENHEIM.The s.s. OPAWA,

On MONDAY, 5 p.m.

FOR FOXTON.The 8.8. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH,

On MONDAY, 4 p.m.

For freight or passage, apply toLEVINAND CO. (LTD.), Agents.

WELLINGTON AND WANGANUISTEAM PApKET COMPANY.

"gjjflfcs,,nr^HE followingsteamers willbe■SdwhESp despatchedasunder, weather

and circumstances permitting—Tor WANGANUI— The s.s.STORMBIRD

onMONDAY.JOHNSTON AND CO. (LTD.), Agenta.

For WANGANUI-Tbe steamer HUIA,on SUNDAY.LEVIN AND CO. (LTD.), Agents.

WEST COAST STEAMERS.A NOHOR LINE OF STEAMJaiaSp*.■£*" PACKETS are appointed

to leave as under:—For NELSON, WESTPORT, GREY-MOUTH, and HOKITIKA— The s.s.

CHARLES EDWARD, on MON-DAY, 4 p.m.For PATEA— The s.s. AORERE, early.

W. & G. TURNBULL & CO.,Agents.

"gMfc^ T?ORKAIKOURA,CHEVIOTJBUgaS A AND LYTTELTON.CYGNET-Early.

W. AND G. TURNBULL AND CO.,Agents, Wellington.

undermentioned steamersSa» ■*■ will leave (circumstances

permitting) as follows:—

For NAPIER (InnerHarbour) and EASTCOAST— The s.s. TOROA, on MON-DAY.

For BLENHEIM— The s.s. NAMBUCCA,, THIS DAY, at 4 p.m.For HAVELOCK, PELORUS SOUND,MOTUEKA, ADMIRALTY BAY,

FRENCH PASS, and WAIKAWABAY (taking cargo also for Takakaand Collingwood)— The s.s. MANA-ROA, on MONDAY, 2 p.m.JOHNSTON AND CO., LTD.,

Agents. '

■jgWjfe^T7IOR NELSON, MOTUEKA,-&&9&SZx TAKAKA, COLIJNG-WOOD, and PUPONGA.

(Weather and other circumstancespermitting).

TASMAN-On MONDAY, 4 p.m.Taking cargo and passengers at currentrates.W. M. BANNATYNE AND CO., LTD.,

Agents.THE PATEA SHIPPING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Will BailFor PATEA— On MONDAY, 5 p.m.

The s.s. KIRIPAKA,For WAIT ARA— SATURDAY

THOMPSON BROS., LIMITED,Agents, 59, FeatheisL"r¥-*te2et.'

{Telephone No. 533.

CRICKET, CROQUET .andLAWN TENNIS MATERIAL,

*x£i Including—

| BUSSEY'S AND WISDEN'S BATS. H<| THK "DEMON DRIVER" |1 THE "SPKEDWELL DRIVER" g| THE SPECIAL CLUB MATCH Mfj CRAWFORD'S PATENT "EXCELLER" ISI CRAWFORD'S EXTRA SPECIAL, &c, &o. || CRICKET BALLS. I|j DUKE'S AND WISDEN'S (Compo.and Leather) Ij

-M,, GLOVES Xniifn BATTING AND WICKET-KEEPING.

llflPl WICKETS, LEtt-GUARDS, NETS, BAGS,HANDLE COVERS, |MH'M' SCORINGBOOKS, &o. iIjpfl TENNIS BACKETS, " 1

M '!'''s§ (Slazenger's,Bussey's, andGardiner's) 9lljf'f-f2 COURT MARKERS, PRESSES, BALLS, NETS, POLES, &o. |ErSijyj croquet. Ilif'i V.I "! Sets for Four andEightPlayers,in Boxwood,Beaoh, and Aeh, i«Bil!,'f Jlj; ExtraMALLKTSandBALLS. ffl

|lift LAWN BOWLS. . jlf)■ t\\Afi\ Taylor's Ivory-Mounted. Taylor's Silver-Mounted. IWLl\ WJf JACKS, MEASURES, and NETS. jjffl |ri'ltelli LAWN MOWERS, from 10 to 24in \ WgpMfW |LAWN ROLLERS,from 18 to 26in - ( [||rifflfiiiP GARDEN SEATS, GARDEN TOOLS, SPRAY PUMPS. nWMjilljj/ LUNCHEON and TEA BASKETS. |Jf

JOHN DUTHIE & CO., Ltd., WILLIS-STILEET.

(Corrugatedand Plain),

WINDMILL BEAND,

EVERY DAY brings forth new orders for this brand of Iron. Bnilderaand Architectsknow its quality,and recommendit.

Thelatest orders received were from theMarlboroiigh Lime and CementWorks, Pictr.n, and tbe N.Z. Pateat Brick Works, KvansBay. Other larereworks throughout the country are constructed with this Iron.

Itis cheap because it isgood.Itis tougher, lighter,andcovers more space thanany other brand.

GEO. WINDER, Wellington.UNITKD FARMERS, Wellington.BUITImH AND AMKBKJAN HARDWARE COMPANY, Wellington.BONTHOUNW AND WILSON, PETONE.

AND ALL LEADING STOREKEEPERS THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND.WHOLESALE AGENTS:

JOSEPH NATHAN'& CO., Limited, WELLINGTON.

ORIENT-PACIFIC LINEOf

ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.The following Royal Mail Steamships

belonging to the ORIENT and PACIFICCOMPANIES will leave Sydney at noonRnd MELBOURNE at 1pin., on SailingDays, as under for LONDON (Tilbury),via ADELAIDE, FREMANTLE, CO-LOMBO (transhipping for all Indianports)SUEZ CANAL. NAPLES, MARSEILLESand GIBRALTAR:

—v. Tuiih ti'oiu Kioin Fromaienmera. U(!g> «y ()110 J.

jflelb'rue. Adelaide.Ormuz ... 6297 Oet 22 Oct 25 Oct 27Ortonu* ... 7945 Nov 5 Nov 8 Nov 10Oriznlm ... 0i97 Nov 19 Nov 23 Nov 2i

* Twin screw sleamer.And foitnightly thereafter.

Fares, New Zealand to London—Saloon Single: £43 to £80

Return: £69 to £120Third Class ... £18, £20, and £22

On payment of an additional £2 15s,First-class Passengers may proceed over-laud from Naples to London.

First and Second Class *j?assengerß se-oure special advantages by bookingthroughfrom New Zealand, being provided withSaloon Passages to Australia, which, areincluded in the abovo fares.

Passages can be booked to or prepaidfrom any of the abova ports.

For further particular apply toUNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF

NEW ZEALAND (LTD.),Agents in New Zealand.

rgiHE ABERDEEN LINEtO NATAL, CAPETOWN,andLONDON

CALLING AT PLYMOUTHThe following magnificent steamers will

caveSIDNEY for NATAL,CAPETOWNandLONDON, as follows :—

T LeaveName ofSteamer. i°". Sydney at

ives1-

noou.Damascus .; 3GQ9 Oct SMiltiades 6700 Ocb 29

FARI?S.Saloon. 3rdclass.

London ... £32 ... £10 0s Od to £20 0sOdCapeand Nutul JKU 10s..£13 13s Od to i,17 17s Od

DALGETY & CO.,Ltd., Agents.

THOS. COOK AND"

SON,Passenger Agents for

Orient Co., P. and O. Co., North Ger-man, N.Z. Shipping Co., Shaw-SavillCo., Messageries Maritimes, A. and A.Company, Canadian Australian, CapeLines, etc.

4.re you about to travel? Before book-ing your passages communicate forCOOK'S SAILING LIST (posted free),giving sailings and fares and general in-formation of all lines.

To make your travel easy, applyCOOK'S SHIPPING OFFICE,

Customhouse-auay, Wellington.

NEW ZEALAND GUVERNMENTRAILWAYS.

WELLINGTON-NAPIER RAILWAY

MANGARANGIORA VIADUCT.PIERS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE

CONTRACT.Head Office, Wellington,

2Uh September, 1904.

WRITTEN TENDERS will boreceivedat this Office until Noon of TUES-

DAY, Ist November, 1904, for tho abovoContract.

They aro to be marked on the outsiHe"Tender for Mnngarangiora Viaduct," andaddressed to the General Manager, NewZealand Government Railways, Welling-ton. Telegraphic tenders similarly markedand addressed will be received if present-ed at any Telegraphic Offico by ]S\>on ofthe same date, provided that writton ten-ders aro lodged at any Government Rail-way Engineer's Office by tho same hour.Drawings, specifications, and conditionsmay be seen at this office, and at theoffices of the District Railway Engineersat Auckland, Wanganui, Christohuroh,Dunedin, Invercargill, and Greymouth.

The lowest or any tender will not neces-sarily be accepted.

By order.T. RONAYNE,

__^General Manager.

SEATOUN ROAD BOARD.

rriENDERS are invited for the Removal j-*- of Nightsoil from tho Seatoun RoadBoard District for alternate periods ofeither two (2) or four (4) years.

Specifications can be scon at the Officeof the Board, Hunter-street, on Mondaysand Thursdays.

Tenders to close, on Monday, the 24thOctober, 1904, at noon.The lowest or any tender not necessarilyaccepted.

R. E. BENNETT,Clerk.

Wellington, sth October, 1904.(TIENDERS are invited until 2 p.m. of

Monday, the17th inst., for the Erec-tion of four Shops and Suites of Roomsin Harley-street, Nelson, for Messrs.Everett Bros.

,HISLOP AND WALDEN,Architects.

Customhouse-quay.TO BUDLDERS.

mENDERS are invited up to Noon of■A Wednesday, the 19th instant, for theErection of Brick Promises (three stories)in Cuba-street for Dr. P. Mackin. Allparticulars at my office.

JAS. ODEA, Architect.No. 4, Hume's Buildings.

TO PAINTERS.

riIENDERS aro invited, to close noonA of Monday, 17th inst., for Painting,etc., the Buildings of tho CommercialUnion Assurance Company, corner ofLambton-quay and Grey-street.

Tenders to be deposited and particularsseen at the office of

WM. C. CHATFIELD,Architect.

Westminster Chambers.

TO~BUrLDERS.mENDERS are invited till noon ofJL Thursday, the 20th inst., for Altera-tions and Additions to Residence at Khan-dallah.

Plans and specifications at our offices.THOS. TURNBULL,F.R.1.8.A., & SON,

Architects.71, Lambton-quay.

TO BUILDERS.

'7TTENDERS for the Erection (in Briok)JL of Business Premises in Cuba-streetwill be received up to noon of Friday,the 28th inst., by tho undersigned, andat whose offices tho drawings, etc., thereofmay in the meantime be seen. The lowestor any tender will not necessarily beaccepted.

PENTY AND BLAKE,Architects.28a, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

rTTENDERS will be received at my officeA up to noon of Saturday, 22nd inst.,for the Erection of a Residence, North-land, eight minutes' walk from Kelburnetram. Plans and specification at my office.

JAMES BENNIE,Architect.

107, Lambton-quay.

LENDERSaro inviteduntil noonof theA 20th instant for the Purchase of 9-

roomed House (removal), including out-houses, Venetian blinds, etc., etc., situatedat 102, Cuba-street.

For particulars apply 12, Ingestre-street,corner of Marion-street.

Education Board Office,Wellington, 13th October, 1904-.

SEPARATE Applications (accompaniedby copies of testimonials), which must

be mado on forme to be obtained at thisoffice, will be received up to noon ofFriday, 21st inst., for the following positions:

—South Wellington— Female Assistant,

£110.Greytown

—Assistant, £80.

Featherston— Mistress, £100.Johnsonville— Pupil Teacher.

G. L. STEWART, Secretary.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL.HOUSEKEEPER FOH NURSES' HOME

A PPLICATIONS aro invited from ex--L±- perienced Housekeepers for the abovePosition. Salary £65 per annum, withboard and residence.

Applications, together with copies oftestimonials, must reach the Matron ofthe Hospital not later thanMonday, 31stOctober, 1904.

P. J. DAVIES,Secretary.

Wellington, N.Z., 13th October, 1904.LOWER HUTT.

WANTED ,intending Purchasers ofchoice Sections and Residences to

call and obtain particulars at the HuttLand and Auction Mart, when a repre-sentative will be pleased to show themover the many estates for which IamSolo Agent. Appointments can be madewith H. Ernest Leighton, 9, Featherston-street, or Lower Hutt.~GOOD PROPERTY INVESTMENT.WANTED to Sell, in heart of city and

onmain tram line, Land 50ft x 75ft,exceptional chance for investors who wishto put up shopsi also two new modern6-roomed Houses, centre of city. Full par-ticulars apply by letter to Delia, Box 176.

-yrrANTED, Karori Residents to Visitthe Karori Cash Draper, Main-

road, two doors frpm Lancaster-street.All Goods at Town. Prices.

TSjPANTED Known— That the Photo-graphs taken by J. N. ISAACS, at 5s

per dozenare the best value in town. Vic-toria Studio, Manners-street.

DYEING AND CLEANING.

WANTED Known— That Soiled andFaded Garments, Curtains, andArticles of all descriptions can be Cleanedand Dyed equal to new at

BARBERS WELLINGTON DYE-WORKS,

4£, Cuba-street.

WANTED— In ordor to give ourclientele the full benefit, we have

decided to continue our reduced price-listfor one month longer. One item in thelist is Cabinet Photos from Ss 6dper dozen

BERRY AND CO.,64, Cuba-street.

WANTED Known— Now is tho time toplant Flower Seeds to make your

garden gay for tho Summer Cooper'shave one of the finest selcotions inNew Zealand. A splendid colle«tion ofBedding Plants now ready for tho openground at lowest rates.

F. COOPER,30, Manners-st.

FURNITUBt.Vs7ANrtil> Known— Sidey, Meeuh andV t Co.,Mannei s-street,areXJash Buyers

of Fm-niture,Pianos,and Libraries Estab-lished over 35 years.

WANTED, everybody whois in doubtabout the Hollow Concrete Build-

ing Blocks to oall and inspect Ahradsenand Son's Furniture Warehouse, No. 30,Tory-street, part of which has been erect-ed by the Wellington Hollow ConcreteBuildingBlock Company.

ANTED to Sell, the Lease of an B-roomed House, 3-roomed Cottage,I

with all conveniences and outhouses, situ-ated olose to Meat Export Company'sworks, and very suitable for boarding-house; also.a place suitable for a fell-mongery or soapworks, etc. APP^y

JOHN ROTHE,Ngahauranga.

ANTED to Sell, new seven-roomedHouse, also a six-roomed well-builtHouse, with waahhouse, tubs, cop-

per and water laid on, dairyman s roomand toolhcuse, greenhouse, stable and tiapsheds attached, with six acres ofland, half of which consists of orchardbearing all kinds of fruit, sub-divided by fll ]ive division fences, welladapted for a nurseryman or man of inde-pendent means, as the 'bus passes everyday; position only few chains from thopost office, publio school, and close by thewall-known property of tho lale T. Mason,opposite Mr. J. M'aby; terms to suit anyone. For price or further particulars, ap-ply to O. L. COLSON, Taita. No agenta

WANTEDW'ANTED Known— Visitors to Auck-land, Boachy Head, Grafton-road,near Choral Hall, extremely comfortableBoard and Residence;moderate terms;splendid locality;convenient everywhere.—Mrs. Parnell.

ANTED Known — UnredeemedPledges! Bargains!— W. Smart,86, Willis-street, is holding a great sacri-

fice sale of above;no reasonable offersrefused. For instance, new S. Rother-hams and Waltham Lever Watches, 50=;S. Chains, ss;SB. Guns, 30a;Overcoats,from 7s 6d. N.B.— The place to buy orthe place to sell, or, if you need money,to be treated well. W. Smart, Willis-st.

WANTEDW'ANTED to Sell, Waverley Cycle,No. 2015. We allowed £10; anibble at £8 ;easy payments, £1 doposit,

£1 per month. Adams Star Cycle Co.,Mercer-street.

W"ANTED Known— The kind of tailorswe employ. Our newest arrival,

Monsieur Humbert Colonna, the greatParis Costumier (under special engage-ment). See window for samplo of Cos-tume. Ladies' Costumes from £4 4s, cutand made by Monsieur H. Colonna.Highest-grade tailor-made Suits, cut byMr. Charles. Berlin and Co., The LondonTailors, 63, Willis-street.

WANTED to Bell, Dayton Bicycle,No. 2091. We allowed £12 for this

machine;will accept £10 ;easy payments,£1 deposit, £1 per month. Adams StarCycle Co., Mercer-street.

W"ANTED Known— Ifyou want to sellyour Furniture, send it to Shortt's,

tho most commodious auction mart inWellington.

ANTEDKnown— Gas Engines. Alex.Ross and Co. have in stock— 1IB

h.p., 12B h.p., 1 108 h.p., and 1148h.p., and 3 Oil Engines;others to arrive.Address 83, Manners-street, Wellington.

WANTEDW'ANTED to Sell, a Warwick Bicycle,No. 2090; tires in good order;

machino a, bargain at £9 ;easy payments,£1 deposit, instalments £1 per month.Adams Star Cycle Co., Mercer-street. »

W"ANTED— For the ballroom, theatre,etc., ladies will find Frizzaire an

invaluable preparation, as it produces alasting and natural curl on the hair. Kirk-caldie and Stains, Drapers, sole agents.

WANTED, everybody to catch the"Golden Eagle";within the reach

of all. Best jam; ask for it. 1"ANTED""Io~SeII, splendid Section,

Kolburne, one minute from tramterminus; also superior seven-roomedIIou3e;easy terms. Apply 67, Daniol-st.

ANTED to Sell, New Hudson Bi-cycle. Wo allowed £11 for this

machine;will take £7 ;deposit from £1and £1 per month. Adams Star CycleCo., Mercer-street.

'ANTED Known— Use the Harlan" Beauty Cup to remove Wrinklesand all blemishes of this face caused bydefectivo circulation; home treatment.Agent for N.Z.— Mrs. C. J. Grossmann,above Victoria: Studio (first floor), Mau-ners-street.

CQ9id@ii§@d lyiilkIs the Richest in Cream,

Stands the highest tests, and ischeaper than any other Milkin the market.

It is noted for its Purity, and isinvaluable for Children andInvalids.

Made at Henley, on the TaierlPlains, the richest dairyingfields in the world, and thehome of the noted Jerseyherd of dairy cows.

ASK FOR..

IThe best spreadfor daily bread

I — X JAM.

I GUARANTEED ABS6WTELY PURE.

1 S.KtMrick& Co..Ltd..Nelson.

9 XTODDABT, PAttKKR andfpSFjT— jfc -*Li CO.'S Largo andPower-Si \&^l f"l Steninships

—llHiSrPl VICTORIA," 3000 Tons Keg.L^lkJWIWIVRALIA, 2884 'Jons Reg.$F-£22ffl ZEALANDIA, 2771 Tons Keg."'

(Circumstances permitting)Will sail as under :—:

—FOR I.YTTi'iLTON AND DUNKDIN.

Victoria "pl'lrara. |Oct. 27 | 4 p.m.Zealandi\ IFriday |Oct 28 | 4p.m.Wjsstbalia j Friday |Nov. 11 I 4 p.m.POP,' MELBOURNE, via LYTTELTON,"* DUNKPIN,BLUFI?1,and HOBART.Victokia |Thura. |Oct. 27 ( 4p.m.FOIINAPUfilt, GISBOItNJO, AUCKLAND

AND SYDNEY.Wkstralia, |Thurs. IOct 20 1 4p.mfZbalandia IThnrs. [Nov 3| 4p.m.

FOIt, SYDNKY DIItECT.Victoria |Sat. | Oc tls | 4p.m.

Cargo must be alongside steamer oneUour before sailing time.

All tioketi are available also for Stop-over or Return by ANY of UNIONCO.'S STEAMERS, and holders of theU.S.S. Co.'s tiokets may travel by above-named Yessoli.

Head Offioe for iTew Zealand— Queen'sChambers. WELLINGTON

"]§SK^> I.k \), COMPANY'S"****"*ROYALMAIL STEAMERS to

VTARSKILLE.S,PLYMOUTH:andLONDON(Connecting at Port Said with the 20-knotKxpreas Steamers [SIS and OSCIUS forBrindisi). leave on the subjoineddates, andjailing at tbe usual ports. Mam LineSteamers havepermission to call at Briudisi.FIRST AND SKOON'I) SALOON

'ONLY

Steamer. Tons. Sydney. Dlelbme

Kiitruinia 6525 Ocfc 15 Oct 18Oceanu .„ ... 061)3 Oot 29 Soy 1Mimeuonia 10600 Nov .U Nov 15Clima* 7912 Not 26 Nov 29Moldavia ... ... 9500 Deo 10 Deo 13Victoria 65.'5 Deo 24 Deo 26* Twinscrews.tATESorPASSAGEMOND V toLONDON

(inehidiiifTisaloon Piwaasja to Sydney) :—:—

SingleTickets— £i'i lo £60lIKTUKN TICKBTS— -£6U to i>D2O.JOHNSTON & CO. iLtp.),Agenta.

JKTEYV ZIiiUNJ) SHIPPINGXS COMPANY'SROYAL MAILLINK OJT STEAMERS

FOR LONDON,VIA MONTE VIDEO, TEfIEKiFFE,AND

PLYMOUTH.Very Superior Accommodation for

fasbemern.IT Tons Probable To SailSteamers. Uegi^ Fiml Port (about)#

BIMUTAKiV* .. 77G5 WellingtonOct 27TONGAiURO* ... 76GL WelliugcouNov 24I'Ai-AUOA* ... BbSS

—Deo 22

TUKAiUfIA* ... 8027—

Jim 19

♥TwinScietV.For fraigUfcor passage apply to

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPINGCOMPANY (LIMII'ED).

A AND A LINE

TO AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE.ILeave Arrive AJuilh

Steamers.-

Auckland San AxiireFriday. Francisco London.

SONOMA .. Nov 4 Nov iSI Ueo 3VBJNTU.UA . Nov 2o D<jo la Deo 24SIEBBA.... Deo 10 Jau a Jau 14

TO LONDUN )N 27 DAYS.

AMERICA AND CANADABY THE SHORT SEA ROUTE.

SIX DAYS LONGEST TIME AT SEA.Steamers 6000 Tons. 17 Knots.

Classed Al at Brutish Lloyd's. The "

Promenade Deck of steamers^ is,230ft"long and Suft wide", ihus ensur-ing comfort and ample room for allkinds of exercises. The SecondCabin Accommodation is locatednearly amidships, and is replete withup-to-date conveniences.ROUND THE WORLD TICKETS

GOOD BY ANY LINE.New Zealand Passengers may join Steamer

at Sydney.Eor Fares, etc., apply

W. M. BANNATYNE AND CO., LTD.,Agents.

QHAW, QAVILL AND A LBIOiNCOMPANY (LTD.).

THE DIRECT LINE OE STEAMERSFOR PLYMOUTH AND LONDON,

VIA RIO 'DE JANEIRO OR MONTEVIDEO AND TENERIFFE.

SPLENDID UP-TO-DATE PASSENGEIIACCOMMODATION.

ROOMY CABINS AND SPACIOUSDECKS.

Sailings (ciroumstances permitting):—

ci» Oate i -pinoiName. |s Co'm'der of f,1"^W | lenvins.l lort

"DELPHIO 8273;Breeu Oct 13 Wel'gt'n♥ATHENIC 12234'Kempson Nov 10 Wel'gt'nI\TJMABA 603J dcotlund 'Nov 26 Wel'gt'n♥OOBINTHIO12i!3i Seulby Dec 8 Wol'irfu1905 '

♥GOTHIC 775f) liidley Jan 5 Wel'gt'n*Twin Screw.Special facilities given to residents in

the colony to bring out friends from Homeeither by pre-paymeat of passage money inNew Zealand or by guarantees.

For full particulars, apply to the Agents.LEVIN & CO tLIMITEDj.W. AND G. TURNHULL & CO.MURRAY, ROBERTS & CO.

mHE TYSER' LINE, LIMITED.

DIRECT STEAM SERVICE BETWEENUNITED STATES OF AMERICAAND AUSTRALASIA.

First-class Cargo Steamers will leaveNew York at regular intervals, takingcargo to MELBOURNE, SYDNEY,AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CAN-TERBURY, and OTAGO.

The Company's next despatches will bes.s. Star of Australia, 15th October; s.s.Star of Ireland, Ist December.

New Zealand importers of Americanmerchandise are specially invited to in-struct thsir agents in' the United Statesto support tho TYSER LINE STEASI-ERS, and to communicate with the Com-pany's New York representatives,MESSRS. FUNOH, EDYE AND CO.,Produce Exchange, New York, MESSRS.TYSER AND CO.', 16, Fenchurch-avenue,London, or MESSRS. W. M. BANNA-TYNE AND CO., LTD., Wellington.

RICHARD TODD,Colonial Superintendent, Napier.

MJSSSAGI'JJIIfiS MA IUTIJHJSSSYDNKYtoLONDON.vJaCOLOMBOand PARlS.— Steamers of 6500 tons, under

postal contractwith the FrenchGovernment,calling at MI3LBOUIJNK, ADEI.AIDIO,FKJSMANPLR, COLOMBO, BOMBAY,SUEZ,and PORT SAID, willbe despatchedmonthly, is follows:—

ble,iuierfc. Sidney, Melbourne AdelaideNoon. 1p.m. 1p.m.

Ville-d-la-Ciotat Dec 5 Deo 8 Dee 10AiinandBebio Jan a Jim 5 Jun 7Nera ... Jim 30 Fob 2 Feb i

Passengers Booked to Bombay, India,China,Batuvia,and Japan. Passage Money,.£27 to £17, including table wines. ReturnTickets at Reduced Kates. Umriish spokenon board. For further particulars apoly to

LEVIN& CO., Ltd. Wellbg-tou

N. JD. L."M"ORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

The lrapeiial Mail Steamers of thiß Com-pany willbe despatched every 4 weeksfromAUSTRALIAN PuiviiS to SOUTHAMP-TON, ANTWERP, and BREMEN, viaCOLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ,PORT SAID,NAPLES,and GENOA. For further par-ticulars see Thursday's Pout or

OASTENDYK & FOCKE. Agent*.AUSTRALASIAN LINE

BEAZLEY AND CO.,VJT Of 14, Water-street, Liverpool.Despatch Iron Vessels of the higheat classfrom Liverpool to Wellington and Dunedinat regular intervals.JOHNSTON AND CO (LTD.), Agents.

MTBIO stand this season,s JL at theFarm, Wai-nui-o-mata, the splendid

Draught Stallion RONA, KAY, syrs old, red-roan■v withblack points,

forparticulars apply toT.D. THOMPSON,

Owner.<whSn Tj)TO stand tbisseason,

» in the Hutt and|m&jj Wj&nlE surrounding Districts,SiP? fii jnJ

*^c aes^al° stallionpeblo.

For further particulars apply toW. COTTLE. Proprietor,Taita,

Or GKO JOHNSON, Groom incharge.

SIGHT-TESTING ROOMS. 38, LAMB-TON-QUAY.

Magic Lanterns, 6s to £6Field and Opera Glasses, 12s 6d to Zeiss'

Binoculars at £10 10sMicroscopes, 10s to £20. Extra objectives,

standard threadHall Barometers, with, inset Thermometer,

17s 6d to 37s 6dDrawing Sets, Half Sets, Spring Bows,

Pens, Thermometers, Pocket and Pris-matic Compasses

Gold Frames of all olasses and generalOptical GoodsArtificial Eyes aspecialityFrameless Eye Glasses, made up in GoldBoiled Gold, and Nickel

'

ALFRED LEVI,CONSULTING OPTICIAN,

39, Lambton-quay, Wellington.T.H. MORRISON. Manager.

f~-

STOP STARVINGYOUR BLOOD.

When you starve your bloodyou starve your body, yournerves, and your brain.

WILTON'SBove-Fernim

(Beef andIron)

Makesrich, red blood and firm'f.esh.

Chemists and Steres,

2/6 per Bottle,\3 JBOTH SEXES

—Write for FREEBOOKS of vital interest about your-

selves;post free. Write Mons. Gourand,82, Little Flinders-street, Melbourne*

JG. TURNER," Teacher ofBANJO, MANDOLINE, AND GUITAR,RecoiVes pupils at

56, KEXT-TERKACE (next to BasinReserve).

Terms commence with pupils. Trainspas3 tho door.

SCHOLEFIELD'S Spectacles atTeoplo'sPrices— Crystals from Is, Pebbles

from 3s 6d, Rolled Gold frames from sn.Your sight tested and Spectacles Fitted.Lenses ground, Spectacles repaired. NoteAddress— W, R. SCHOLEFIELD, 36a,

Manners-street, next shop to FielcTer's.

Is the BEST COOKING RANGEon the market.

Cooks with less fuel and morerapidly than any range made,

Is the latest pattern and moslup-to-date range sold.

Tobe had from all ironmongersBe sure to ask for

THE GLOBE.

SHACKLOCK'S

RANGES.All Ironmongers.

Dr. ELMSLIE13 Wellington Terrace Wellington

LEGALLY QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN &SPECIALIST in the Chronic, Skin,Blood, Nervousand Special

DISEASES OF MEN and WOMEN

Young Men— X youare suffering,'■ weak or sad, oon-sult me as Ithoroughly understandyourtroubles, their causes and their CUBE.Skilful treatment, scientific remedies, en-ables me to Guarantee a complete cure inevery case undertaken, orIwill make nocharge. 30 years experience. No failures.

Ladies ay consu^ me at my resi-. -dence, or by letter and

they will find thatmy up-to-dnte treatmentgives the greatest satisfaction. Strictlyconfidential. Famous Ladies CorrectiveTabldß 10/6, (extra) 21/- post free. Guarinteeci safe andreliable.DEAR DR. ELMSLIE,—Ius writing you a few lines to tell you

thatIam now completely cured, and to thankyou for the veiy ekiltul manner in which youtreated me. Imay tell you that whenIcameto youIhad £iven up all hopes of ever beingcured, as Ihad experienced so many failuiesand had wasted so much valuable time andmoney. But Iam thankful to say that Inowfeel myself a man once more. Ihave quitelost all those honible feelings of depressionand wtakness, specks before the eyes, basli-fulness, and that tired, miserable condition;all those special troubles which I consultedyou about havedisappeared completely for thelast four months. So Ihave, therefore, nohesitation in writingyou this testimonial, andto thank you for jour =cry moderate oliaigesand the constant attention to my case. Ishall recommend you, with confidence, to nnyfellow auffercrs who -nant a complete, perfect,and permanent cure.— With grateful thanks,yours truly,

DONALD STEWART.

\ LOSS ot EKBRGY and STBEN6TH. t3 DBSPOHBBNCY ai._, DEBILITY. C■ X Gentlemanhavingtried in vainevtry "" advertised ranady, and at lait dis- ►

3 caviirod a SSHPLH MBAHS of HELF ■iCUH3, will forward tho same, freoot t3 nharge. to anyone interested C;a AdOreas! &.MINEE.c.P.«.BX9NBY. gSirrrt- TTTmn»rmTimwmn»nmwmiii

WANTED to Sell, a Star Bicycle, No2087. We allowed £15 for this

machine;selling for £11, a bargain;easypayments, £1 deposit, £1 per month.Adams Star Cyole Co., Mercer-Btreett

Youcan get jtCheaper at WILLIAMS'S,complete House Furnishers and Directimporters.

GOING to WILLIAMS'S,41, Taranaki-street, next to Druids' Hall. Allcountry orders packed freo of charge., Offico Furniture a specialty. All goods'manufactured on tho premises. We gua-rantee to give you the best value for yourmoney in town. Established 1890. Tele-phone 1429.

TRAVELLING BAGS, Gladstone Bags,Solid Leather Trunks, and all Travel-lingRequisites

H. M. STEPHENS,TRAVELLING BAG MAKER, 14 AND

16. LAMBTON-QUAY.

tfttiatiame Weight'sCUT PAPER PATTERNS.

FIT0 Pull Stock at

THOS. PRINGLE'S,Ik. 69, Lambton-quay.

TO LERBPIN SUMS OF

£100 to £10,000

On COUNTRY, CITY, andSUBURBAN FREEHOLDS

AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW BATESOF INTEREST.

Repayments of not less than£25 can be made at any timeon three months' notice.

APPLY TO ANY AGESCY OF THE

Government InsuranceDepartment.

J. H. RICHARDSON,OoYcrnmentIniurance Commissioner.

RADFORD AND CO., PETONELAND MART,

HAVE FOR SALE—2 Sections in Jackson-street at £15 a

foot and one at £20 a foot; a 6-room-ed Dlouse, price £365 ;one Sectionfor £100, one at £150, and one at£250.

W. AND H. FLY,MAIL CONTRACTORS & GENERALCARRIERS, MASTERTON.All orders strictly attended to. Agent

N.Z. Express Co,

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, Ireihbreeze; m g, moderate gale; g, wiiole orheavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity.

Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphereolear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D,drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, darkweather; B,hail; L, lightning;M, misty; O,overcast, the whole Bky corcred with thietoloude; P, pissing showers; Q, squilly; X,rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder;U, ugly, threatening appearance.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM9 a.m TO-DAY.

Wind.— Moderate to strong from the we«t-ward at all places northward of Napier, Taupoand Raglan. Strong elsewhere from betweensouth-east and east and north-easfc.

Barometer.— Rise at all places northward ofNapier, Taupo, and Raglan. Fall everywhereelse.

Sea.— Considerable ou east const, southwardof East Cape and on both coasts of SouthIsland. Moderate elsewhere.

Tides.— Moderate at North Island ports north-ward of East Cape and Raglan; good betweenRaglan and Cape Egmont, and on both coastsof the South Island. Poor between Cape Eg-mont and Foxton.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.Rising barometer everywhere. The easterly

gale on the coast between Kaikoura and Na-pier and on the Southern coast of the NorthIsland has abated slowly, but with rain andcold weather. There have been moderatewinds elsewhere, and the weather generallyfme.

R. A. EDWIN.

called upon topay theirown fares +o therange. The concession of free passes wouldkeep both the men and the targets fromidleness, wouldswell the funds needed tokeep the ranges going, aad would incieasethe reserve of experienced shots uponwhich tho country could draw if occasionarose. To abolish the clubs altogether—as the Commandant apparently de-sires— would at least be a morelogical course than the Govern-ment's policy of keeping them alive, butstarving and snubbing them;but far pre-ferable to either is the plan advocatedby our correspondent, which, at a veryslight cost, would give us a really,valu-able addition to our citizen army.

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

The entire army of Kuropatkin, com-prising, according to St. Petersburg au-thorities, 270,000, men, which a few daysago moved out from Mukden to captureLiaoyang, has, according to reports re-ceived this morning by the JapaneseConsul at Sydney, been defeated all alongthe line, and is being vigorously pur-sued. Already 30 guns, a considerablenumber of ammunition waggons, andmany prisoners have been captured, andif the Russians have started on the runand cannot call a halt to re-form on thesouth bank of the Hun, they stand tolose many guns in addition. Even Kuropatkin in.qualified terms admits defeat,and on paper it would appear thathe must display masterly gen-eralship to avoid- disaster. There areindications, we are told, that Oyama seta trap wherein Kuropatkin walked. Thenature of the trap is difficult to discern,but it looks as though the Russian waspersuaded that the most decisive blow ofhis opponent would be launched- by Kur-oki from the right wing, that he madehis dispositions to mee,t it, only to findthat hia centre aud right were in jeo-pardy. "The Japanese," says Kuropat-kin, "concentrated great forces againstour centre column and right wing, anditbecame necessary to reinforce our ad-vanced positions." Another messageruns:— "The Japanese claim to havecaught Kuropatkin-while he wasmakingdispositions of hitf forces, which %verescattered." The heaviest fighting appearsto haveBeennear Yentai, on the Russianright, and here and on the right centremost of the Kussian reserves were pro-bably* brought into action, while some ofthe forces fronting Kuroki on the leftwould move to relieve the pressure qnthe left centre. In the necessity for thesealtered dispositions in the face of theenemy would be tne elements of defeat,and the Japanese appear to have fullyappreciated the advantage. Oko, it willbe noted, has captured a strong positionfive miles north-east of Yentai, whichseems to show that he has turned theRussian right, and so commands rail-way. We do not hear much of Kuroki,buthe was last heard of in a command-ing position on the hills about twentymiles north-east of Yentai, whence hemay conveniently interpose between theretreating army and Mukden. It maybe, of course, that there are strongRus-sian supports there, but the evidencegoes to show that the full strength ofthe army wasplaced in the fighting line,and the more cautious of the militarycritics of St. Petersburgprotestedagainstso tremendous a stake upon a singleissue. So far the casualties are put at30,000;less tha-n a week's work, and allthat the MostChristian Tsar mayruleMan-churia instead of its own people. Thereare conflicting accounts Irom Port Ar-thur, but it is made clear that the siegeis being pressed hard, while Stoesselreports the recapture of Signal Hill. TheBaltic Fleet has" sailed for the Far Eastat last;Togo must be ready to meet it,and the voyage will'occupy three months.

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.](Received October 15, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 14th October.BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

TheBank of England return issued forthe week ending1 Wednesday,12th October,isasunder:

—(

Issue Department..Note issue £53,503,000 Gov. debt £11,015,000

Othersecuri-ties ... 7,434,000

Gold ... 30,051,000£58,503,000 £53,503,000Banking Department.

Pi-'nnet'rs1 Gov.seeuri-capital... £14,583,000 ties ... £16,298,000

Pnblic de- Other se-posits ... 5,030,000 curities... 23,645,000

Other de- Notes ... 25,101,000posits ... 44,210,000 Com ... 1,937,000

Beat, 7-dayanaotherbills ... 3,218,000

JC67.041.000 £07,041,000The leading-items of the Bank of England

return affordthe followingcomparison:—

' This week. Last week. Lastyear.£ £ £

Bullion... 35,054,000 35,880,000 30,266,000Reserve...27,098,000 27,68.^,000 21,859,000Noteoir'n28,4"2,000 28,671,000 28,961,000Deposits 49,270,000 51,957,000 48,527,000Proportionreserve toliabilities 54*90 53*20 4402

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.The followingare the latest quotations tot

Government seouxitiea with a comparisonofthoseruling last week :—

" interest payable inMayand.Kovembei.tInterestpayableinJanuary andJuly.jInterestpayableinAprilnud.October,

MONEY MARKET.The market rate of discount for best

three months' bills is § per cent, higherat 2£ per cent. The Bank of Englandrate is 6 per cent., as against 3j> per cent.oa 21st April and 4 per cent, on 14thApril.

WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and MercantileAgen,cy Compaiy, Limited, report as fol-lows :— At our fortnightly sale, we offered1500 skins, 120 hides, and a quantity ofwool. Owing to the stormy weather ex-perienced a good many consignments didnot come forward. There was a fair at-tendance of buyers, and prices were onalevel with those lately ruling. We quote:Wool

—Crossbred stragglers' fleece, 6d to

7id; crutchings, 4£d to sid. Sheopskins—Merino and fine crossbred, 7d to l^djmedium and coarse, 6id to 7d; lambs',4id to 6£d; crossbred inferior polted, 4^dto 6d,per lb; green gkins, 5s to 6s 9deach. Hides—Ox heavy, 22s to 265;light,14s to 21s;cow, heavy 16s to 18s, light 10s6d to 15b;oalf, Is6d to 2s 6d each.

Messrs. Murray,Roberts and Co. report:—We offered fifteen bales of wool, 1500skins, 175 hides, and a small quantity oftallow. Our catalogue suffered somewhatin consequence of the weather, many ship-ments advised not coining to handin time.Prices were very firm, and all lots weresold at satisfactory figures, any movementbeing an sellers' favour. We quote:

—Wool— Crossbred fleece, stragglers, 6£d to7id per lb; lambs', 6id to Bid per lb;dead, s|d to 7dper lb;pieces and orutch-ings, medium, 4d to s|d per lb. Sheep-skins

—Merinos and halfbreds, 6d to 7|d

per lb;crossbreds, medium to fine, 6Jd to7id per lb;crossbreds, coarse, 6id to 7dper lb; orossbreds, -nferior pelted, s£dto 6id per lb;lambs', 6d to 7d per lb;green skins, medium weights, 3s 6d to 5seach;green skins, well woolled, 5s to 7s6deach;pelts, 4d to Is each. Hides

—Heavy

ox, 21s 6d to 26s each;medium ox, 18sto 20s each;light ox, 16b to 18s each;heavy cow, 17s to 20s each; medium cow,14s to 16s each; light cow, 11s to 14-s;calf skins and yearlings, Is to 6s 6d each.Tallow

—Butchers' medium to good, in

casks, 19s 6d to 21b 3d per cwt;rough fat,16s per cwt.

Meters. Levin and Co., Ltd., report:—

We offered to-day twenty-five bales ofwool, 2500 skins, 150 hides, and a quan-tity of tallow. The wool sold at goodrateß,

aa small lot of good crossbred wool

realising Bjd. Crutchings sold at recentrates. We quote:— Superior crutchings, bdto sid; medium, 4-£ dto sd; inferior, _3|dto 4-£d. Skins were very firm, particu-larly for any merino or fine lots, whichrealised 7£d per lb. We quota:

—Merino,

6Jd to 7id; halfbreds, 6Jd to 7£d; fineorossbreds-, 6?d to 7|d; coarse crossbreds,6id to 7d; short wools, s^d to s|d; deadskins, 4-^d to s£d; butchers' green, 6s to6s 9d. Tallow sold at 19s 3d for casks,17s 3d for tins, rough fat 15s. Hides.

—Prices show no alteration. We quote:

—cows, light 11b to 14s, medium 15s to 17s,heavy to 20s;ox, light 15s to 20s, medium ■

20s to 225, heavy 23s to 245. I

MAILNOTICES.Subject to neecsenry alterations mails will

cloae at the Chief Post OfHce as under:—

SATURDAY, Ktfe October.For Southern Oißces of New Zealand, per

Takipuna, 7.45 p.m.For Nelson and French Pass, per Penguin,

7.45 p.m.MONDAY, 17th October.

For New Plymouth and Auckland, alsoTonga, Samoa, and Fiji, to connect with Haltroto at Auckland, per Manawatutrain, 6.30a.m.

For Havelock and Sounds; also Metueka,Waikawa, and Admiralty Bays, per Manaroa,11.20 a.m.

For Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, perTaluna, 3.20 p.m.

For Southern Offices of New Zealand, perRotomahana, 6 p.m.

TDESDAY, 18th Ootober.For Picton, Blenheim, and Nelson, alio the

Bays (connecting with the s.s. Elsie at Have-look), per Penguin, 11.50 a.m.For Wegfcport, Greymouth, and Hokifctka, per

Koonya, 2.20 p.m.'For Southern Offices of New Zealand, per

Tarawera, 3.20 p.m.For New Plymouth*nd Auokland, per Taka-puna, 4.20 p.m.For Nelsonj Westport, Greymouth, and Hoki-tika, per Maponrika, 7.45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 19th October.For New Plymouthand Auokland, per Mana-

watu train, 6.30 a.mFor Southern Offices of New Zealand, per

Rotomahana, 6 p.m.THURSDAY, 20th October.

For New Plym<uthan-1 Auckland, per Mana-watu train, 6.30 a.m.

For Picton, Blenheim, French Pass, andNelson, per Penguin, 11.50 a.m.For Southern Ofticeß of New Zealand; alsoAustralian States (d«f Melbourne 29th Octo-

ber), per Monowai, 3:20 p.m.For Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Aus-

tralian States (due Sydney 28th October), perWestraJia, 3.20 p.m.

For Nelson, per Rotoiti, 4.20 p.m.FRIDAY, 21st October.

For Southern Offices of New Zealand, perMararoa, 3.20 p.m.For .Southern Offices of New Zealand, also

Australian States, to connect with MonowaiHBluff, per Rotomahana, 6 p.m.

Unless otherwise specified, registered let-ters must be handed in and money orders ob-tained one hour beforj, and parcels post mailsthirty minutes before, the oidinary mail oloses.

J. A. HUTTON.Chief Postmaster.

SHIPPING.PORT OF WELLINGTON.

PHASES OF THE MOON FOR OCTOBER.(Calculated for New Zealand Mean Tune.)

D. H.M.task quarter

_ _ -3 1.22 a.m.

New moon - -8 4.55 p.m.

Ftrtt quarter -J6J6 6.24 p.m.

?uH moon - - 24 10.26 p.m.HHIH WATER.

To-day— 9.2 a.m.; 9.32 p.m.To-morrow— 9.s3 a.m.; 10.20 p.m.

SUN.Bets today— 6h llm 28s p.m.Kises to-morrow— sh lm 32s a.m.; sets, 6h

12m 36s p.m. ARRIVALS.October 15— Stormbird, ss, 137 tons, Orotty,

Irom Wanganui.October 15— Victoria, as, 3000 tone, Waller,

Irom Melbourne, Hobart, and Southern ports.Passengers :Saloon— Misses Barnett« Presnell,Coyle, Clark, Asher, M'Gillam, Whitehead,Putjn, Cuddon, Mesdames Herbert, Scholefleld,Leslie, Grant, Herbert, Carmo, Donridson,Hitehicon, East, Forbes, Rivenhill, Osbome,ftharp, M'llwraith, Readclie, Scholefleld; Dr.Donaldson, Captain Willis, Messrs. Herbert,Fitzpatrick, Simons, Petter, Simpson, Crawle,Gronich, Vickeri, Fitzgerald, Brown, Elliott,Burton,Seal, Dalton, Davidson, Bowman, Hill,Crimes, Carmo, Stewart, Potti", Growcott, Hit-jjhicorn, Nethaby, Fraer, Smyth, Kohn, Fraser,Major, Winter, Soholcfleld, M'Clure, Turnbull,Ora-y, Brake, Forbes, Rivenhill, Willis, Davis,Riven, Slees (2), Sharp, Osbome, M'llwraitlr»Ward; 41 steerage.

Ootober 15— Rotoiti, ss, 618 tons, Robertson,from Onehunga, New Plymouth, and Picton.Passengers:Saloon— Misses Blidk, Home, De-laney, Farmer, Pritchard, Mesdames Trent,Clayton, Vallanco, Peak and infant, Wilkes,Messrs. Greenslade, Wallace (2), Baxter, Hill,Nees, Easton, Bailey, Brigg*. Peak, Pryor,toßney, Flavall, WrigHt; 5 steerage.

October 15— Penguin, as, 519 tons, Lambertand Backstrom, from Nelson and Picton. Pas-■engers:Saloon

—Misses Milson, Waller, Mes-

dames Goblc, Willinms, Glover-Eaton, Wood-ward and 3 children, Drake, Waller, JudgeChapman, Messrs. Melville, Churton, M'lntosh,Lamb, Haughton, Ross, Kumcor, Drake, Mills,Slater,' Brown, Blick, Outred, Lucre, Lines,lloore, Broad, Jones, Hodd, Corry, NichoMs,laylor, Huok;13 steerage.

Oqtober 15-S-Mimiro, ss, 6225 tons, F. Lid-Btone, from Liverpool via Auokland.

October 15— Wainui, ss, 318 tons, Hnll, fromWest Coast, Nelson, and Picton. Passengers:Saloon— Misses Caldwell, Whyte, Grogan, Jauft,Waugh, Urquhart, Kohn, Jack, Mesdameß Ken-nedy, Caldwell, Hewitt, Smythe, Langclon,Jack, Kohn, Messrs. Halligan, Smith, Niched-eon, Hughes, Brimble," Morris, Gray, West,Boarkey, Qutnn, Caldwell, Suisted, Greenland,"PHler, Foantatae, Sherlock, Guy, Mains, Bird,(fiunn, Delaney, Coull, Drury, Rowell, SwantCoutts; 20 steerage.<- DEPARTURES.

October 15— Corinna, ssA 820 tons, Heiford,llbr Duuedin.

EXPECTED .ARRIVALS.Ttinmn, Nelson and Motueka, lSfchKotuku, Greymouth, 15thQueen of the South, Foxton,15thOdiwa, Blenheim, 15thWikitn, Lyttelton, via coast, 16thDefender, Lyttelton,16th .Mapouriki, Wosfc Coast And Nelson, 16thTaluae, Dnnedin and Lyttelton, 16thRdlcanoa, Westport, 16thRotomahana, Lyttelton, 16thUnnaroa, Motueka, 16thBasffshire, Lyttelton, 18thTakupuna, Onehungaand NewPlymouth,18thTarswera, Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier,

JBthKooriya, South, 18thMonowai, Sydney, 19thWesfralia, Dunedin and Lyttelton, 20th

Ooean-going steamers.Indraghiri, left London 29th July via Am-

Jralia and Auckland; due about 17th October.K*r*mea, left Plymouth 27th August viaCapetown and Hobart; due about 17th October

Indian Monarch, left New York 29th July via'Australian ports and Auckland; due about 18th(October

Burgermelßter Hackmann, left New York4thAugust via Australia and Auckland; due about«7th October

Paparoa, left Plymouth 10th September viaCapetownand Hobart; due about 29th October.

Oswestry Grange, left Liverpool 23rd Aug-OBb vi* Australian ports and Auckland; dueabout sth November.

Wakauui, left Plymouth 3rd September vi»Capetown, Hobart, and Auckland; due aboutIst November.liarere, left London 23rd August via Aus-tralian ports and Auckland; due about 21stCetober.

Aotea, left Liverpool 3rd September viaAuckland; due about 2nd November.Ooriiitkio, left Plymouth 24th September viaCapetown and Hobart ; due about Bth Novem-ber.

Queen Helena, left New York 4th Septem-ber via Australian

- ports and Auckland;dueAbout 25th November.

Ayrshire, left Liverpool 17th September viaAustralia and Auckland; due about 22nd No-irember.

Tura&ma, left Plymouth Bth October viaCapetown and Hobart; due about 22nd No-vember.

Rippißgbam Grange, left New York 24thSeptember via Australian ports and Auckland;dae about 12th December.Niwaru, left London 4th October, via Aus-tralian ports, Auckland, and Napier; duenbout 18th December.

Sailing vessels.Formosa, left Liverpool lOch AugustBouganviHe, left New York Ist September.Manurewa, left Edithburg 24th September!Hornby Castle, left Adelaide 6th October.Andrea, left Liverpool sth October..Itata, left Liverpool sth Ootober.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.Knripafca, Waitara, 15thWainui, Kelson and West Ooaet, 15thVictoria, Sydney, 15thNambucea, Blenheim, 15thMaoMoa, Havelook and Sound*, 15thAlexander, Nelson and West Gout, 15thSabu, Napier and Easfe Coast, 15thK*piti,Patea, 15thPengnia, Lyttelton, 15thCygnet, Kaftoura, Cheviot, and Lyttelton,

SfithHerald, Pitton, 16thDelpbio, London, 16thHuit, Wanganui, 16thOpawa, Blenheim, 17thStormbird, Wanganui, 17thTtsman, Motueka, 17thUharles Edward, Nelson and West Coast,17thToroa, Bast Coast, 17thKaaa, Patea, 17thQueen of the South, Foxton, 17thDefender, HoHtika, 17thWakktu, Kaftoura, Chevwt, and Lyttelton,

17th..T»inne, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland,17thRotoinahaHa, Lyttelton, 17thBotoifci, New Plymouthand Onehunga,18thTartttfer*,Lyttelton and Dunedin, 18thMoponrika, Ndaon and West Coait, 18thKooDpa, Westport and Greymoutii, 18th

BY TELEGRAPH.SYDNEY, 14th Ootober.

Gumed— Zeahnidfa (10 pjn,),from Auckland.Bailed— Burgomaster Haekman, for Auckland.LONDON, 14th October.Arrived— Ruapenu, from the Bluff.SYDNEY, 15th October.Arrived

—Maroro and Blverland, from Ho-Ifiaoga.; Hamla Isle, from Thames.PORT STEPHENS, 16th October.Sailed— Kongsbyrd, for New Zeriand portt.

AUCKLAND, 14th October.Arrived—Bo»erio. (6 p.m.), from Fiji.B*fted— lndira Monarch (4.15 p.m.), for Wei-Wngton; Wtnaka (8 p.m.), for Fiji.

15th October.Arrived— Ziona (5.30 ».m.), from Fiji,Bailed— Sierra (8.20 a.m.), for San FranciscoNEW PLYMOUTH, 14thOctober.Saned

—Racawa (2.45 p.m.), for Onehunga,with outward San Francisco moil).

ONEHUWSA, 15th October.Arrived— Barwa (5.20 a.m.), from New Ply-

Mouth (with outward 'Frisco mail).LYTTBLTOW, 15th Ootober.Arrived— Moeraki (6.20a.m.), from Wellington

Wesfcratia (10.10 a.m.) and Rotomahana (10.12a.m.), from Wellington(caught express).To sail— Rotomahana (9.30p.m.), for Welling-Don.

KAIKOUBA, 15ta October,SaHed— Wakatu (9.30 *,m.), for Wellington.

PIfcTON,15th October.Mana put in here at 10.30 a.m. through(stress of weather.

Mr. J. Forster ia now third engineer of theHudd»rt-I"arker steamer Victoria in place ofMr. Jloffat.

'H.M.S. Olio was moored at the wool wharf

fto-day.Owing to being delayed by the recent bad

weather the Manaroa was unable to make herusual time-table trip to Havelock on Thurs-day. It haa now been arranged to despatchher on Monday for Haveloek, Peloruß Sounds,and Motueka.

The Shaw-Saville liner Delphio sails forLondon direct at daylight to-tnorrow morn-ing.

The local agents for the Tyser Companyhave been advised that the Indraghiri, fromILondon via Australia and Auckland, is leavingNapier for Wellington to-night.

Mr. D. O. Turnbull, of Timnru, owner ofthe vessel La Bella, which is ashore at HappyValley, arrived from the South this morningby the Victoria en route for the wreck.

The Banffshire is expected to leave Lytteltonon Monday evening for Wellington. She willcomplete loadingher New Zealand cargo here,and probably sail on Tuesday evening forAdelaide en route to African and West ofEngland ports.

TO CORRESPONDENTS."Fair Play."

—Will make enquiry as to thopractice.

"H.H.H.H." (Demonstration Day).—

Declined.F. Ellis.— The question has been fully de-bated m Parliament. Not ipace."Advance."

—Impiacticable.

Evening Post.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.

THE SCARCITY OF MALETEACHERS.

During the past two years mucb hasbeen heard of the deficient supply of malecandidates for the office of teacher. Thenew colonial scale of salaries, of whichmuch was hoped, has not improved mat-ters id this respect; in fact, it seems tohave quite unexpectedly accentuated thedifficulty. Ithas, according to the reportof the Otago Education Board, "greatlyincreased the difficulty of enlisting andretaining the services of male teachers."Ir> Southland two yearsago the numbersof men and women engaged in teachingwere about equal;hi December last therewere 118 males to 145 female teachers ofall grades. Taking the colony as a whole,and considering adult teachers only, therewere in 1892 100 mades to 94 fe-males, in 1902 100 to 132, and in 1903100 to 136. It is true we have not yetquite reached the condition of affaire inSouth Australia, where there are 186 wo-men 'to every 100 men;or that of Eng-land, whereno less than 293 women areemployed in the public schools to every100 men. But there can be no doubt asto the direction in which we are travel-ling; andit is desirable that the publicshould clearly realise what the position is.Owing to thelarge numberof young child-ren in our schools

—70,230 out of a total

enrolment of 133,568 being under tenyears of age

—a preponderance of women

in the rank's of our public school teachersis almost to be expected;but should thatpreponderance increase beyond a certainpoint there is grave danger to the healthymaintenance of our system of education.As a set-off to the large number of youngchildren in our schools, it should be notedthat in December last there were 5494more boys than girls onour school rolls.

There is, then, very evidently a prob-lem urgently requiring solution.'the prob-lem of how not only to maintain, but toincrease, thesupply of menteachers in thepublic schools. Very probably variouscauses contribute to the unpopularity ofwhat some yearsago was termed the "newprofession." Amongst these, could weestimate the position clearly, would befound reasons that hitherto have not re-ceive*l much consideration — in fact, havenot been suspected of influencing the sup-ply of men teachers. The unsatisfactorystatus of the teacher in many school dis-tricts, coupled with the somewhat low es-timate of the schoolmaster's function onthe part of the- public in all school dis-tricts, no doubt influence youths and theirparents when choosing an occupation.These aspects, however, of the questionwould requireseparate treatment and con-sideration. Practical Otago, alarmed atfinding that its male pupil-teachers areto its female pupil-teachers as 2 to 9— i.e.,100 to 450—

says "Naturally parents lookbeyond, the salariespaid to pupil-teachersto those paid to assistants andheadmas-ters of country echpols, and, finding thecareer unpromising from the point of viewof adequate remuneration, decline to lettheir sons enter upon it." And there aremany who think with Otago. Perusal oftlie Minister's Report and Appendicesshows veryclearly that the inducements toyoung men are not very alluring from afinancial point of view. Taking the por-tion of juniormale assistant, for which anex-pupil teacher (i.e., an apprentice whohas completed his time),-is usually firstappointed, what do we find? We find thatin the Wellington District there are noless than 13 of these assistants receivingless than £2 10s per week; while eight ofthese- are in receipt of less than £2 perweek. Possibly these young men maynot havehad a great deal of experience;still, they are journeymen in their pro-fession. They have servedanapprentice-ship of four or five years,and— a numberof them

—have taught several years since

they completed their period of pupil-teach-ership. Youngmen of the same age whowent tojx trade havedone much better forthemselves, and, with a little enterprise,will still do much better.; InNorth Canterbury there are If suchassistants in receipt of less than £2 10sper week; and seven of these receive un-der £2 per week. Nor can it be urgedthat they are teachers of very low claasi-ficatioa. Out of the thirty assistants inWellington and Canterbury, four havt>obtained their B.A. degree, two have re-ceived the first half of that degree, nineteen have a D certificate, three have anEcertificate, and two areunclassified. It ishopeless toexpect boys to take to teach-ing while salaries for young men standas they are. When in a day or two tlw"Premier introduces his amending SalariesBill, in which he proposes to improve theposition of teachers of "sole" schools, it isto be hoped that he will not forget theurgent claims of junior male assistants

—or second male assistants

—to increased

remuneration.

TREATMENT OF RIFLE CLUBS.

In another column we print an excel-lent letter from "Ex-Volunteer" on thesubject of rifle clubs. Our correspondentwrites in the sensible, practical way ofone whoban had actualexperitneeof whathe discusses, and seems to us to put thematter in a much truer light than eitherthe Premier or the Commandant. ThePremier, it will be remembered, has re-fused railway passes to the members of arifle club who desired to shoot->at Tren-thani,ana Major-GeneralBabington, inhislast report, declines to recognise the clubsin their present condition as "an efficientintegral part of the defence forces." Ofcourse, if the Commandant is to decrythem as deficient in drill, and the DefenceMinister is to deny them facilities forshooting, they will soon cease to serveany useful purpose whatever, but our cor-respondent giv^s stroag reasons for hold-ing that they deserve- better treatment asa really valuable element in our militaryeconomy. So far ns the Commandant'scomplaints of the want of discipline andorganisation are concerned, "Ex-Volun-teer" points out that by the regulationsthe membership of a defence rifle club islimited to those who have served theirtime in the volunteers, unless there hap-pens to be no volunteer corps in the dis-trict; andthe Premier has admitted that,taking the colony right through, 95 percent, of the members of those dubsare ex-volunteers. Seeing, then, that the menare not a mere undisciplined rabble, butin the great majority of cases have alreadylearnt their drill, is it not the partof prudent etatesmaHship to do all thatreasonably canbe done to encourage themto achieve or maintain a high standardof marksmanship?

Our correspondent points out that of the29 targets at Trentham, only about one-half are in use every Saturday, and someatany rate of the otherscould be regular-ly used by the rifle clubs without inter-fering with the volunteers, if members, inaddition to paying for their own ammuni-tion and their own rifles^ were net also.

THE EVENWe POST, S&TURD&Y, OCTOBER 15. 1904.METEOROLOGICAL.TO-DAY'S WEA.THEB.

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AT THE

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£50SALVAGE STOCK.

HAVING suffered through thestorm of wind and rain to

the above extent, we offer thesegoods at very low priceß. A goodopportunity to seenreBargains.

BATES & LEES,9, Willis-street.

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■NEWS FOR THOSE WHO WANTBARGAINS.

MR. WINDER has advised ExtensivePurchases of tho NEWEST THINGS forthe FURNISHING DRAPERY DEPART-MENT.

To make room for these LARGE SHIP-MRNTS my PRErfbNT STOCK must beKEDUCED. To do this, lam now offeringSPECIAL DISCOUNTS.My Windows and Doorways are teeming

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PRAISE F*OR« C HA MPsE O N.M

A LEADING WELLINGTON BAKER

sent the following telegram to the

NORTHERN MILLING COMPANYs-"Delighted with'Champion.'

Equal to Adelaide. Send onbalance of order. Iwill stickto you."

ADVANCE PETONE!WE have pleasure in notifying

the residents of PETONE andlIUTT VALLEY that we are now sup-plying the purest GERM-PROOF AeratedWaters from our PETONE WORKS, andwe respectfully solicit your patronage.'

Our "LIME FIZZ" (Lime Juice andSoda) is manufactured from the finestWest India Lime Juice, and not from anessence.

SPECIALLY PREPARED MEDICI-NAL SODA WATER FOR INVALIDS(in Syphons).

BALLS, PARTIES, PICNICS, andPRIVATE HOUSES in any part of thedistrict supplied daily in small or largeouantities.

All orders by post or left at the officepunctually attended to.

THOMSON, LEWIS & CO.,SODA WATiiR WORKS,

BUICK-STREET AND ESPLANADE,PETONE, AND AT WELLINGTON.

ADVICE AND MEDICINEI

TXTHISKY and SODA, saye the '*Lan-iV cet," is to be preferred to plainWhisky and Water, as tho alcohol dis-solves tho carbonic acid gas, which actsas a sedative in the stomach, and pro-promotes the chemical processes of diges-tion.

BE SURE IT'S SODA ANDFERGUSON'S

P. AND O. WHISKY.

ECLIPSE BUTTER.

"jW-EW SEASON'S MAKENow Obtainable.

ECLIPSE BUTTERWholesale from

BEATTIE, LANG & CO.,WELLINGTON AND PALMERSTON

NORTH.

PATENTS [Established 1882 JPamphlet,

"ADVICE TO INVENTOPvS"Free on application toHENHY HUGHES,

Queen'B Chambers (opposite P. Office),Walling-bon.

AN D Z WILB ON,," FUNERAL FURNISHERS,

54, CAMBRIDGE-TEBRA.CI,» Telephome W5,

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TAILORS,61, LAMBTON-QUAY,

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SUMMER CLOTHES should be select-ed now to ensure delivery before the

holiday season.

Mr D. MDLLIGAN, Gentlemen's Tailor,Kelburne-avenue, invites his patrons tosee the largest variety of LONDON SUIT-INGS he has yet shown.

A GRICULTURAL SEEDS, SEEDJ\ OATS, SEED WHEAT, CHEM-ICAL MANURES, Etc., at Whole-sale Prices.

Price-lists on application.UNITED FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE

ASSOCIATION (Ltd.),88, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

STILTON CHEESE,!T>RIME NEW ZEALAND

STILTONNOW Itf STOCK.

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JT H. GREEN,DENTIST,

Will return to Wellington about Ist No-vember, and Resume Practice in newpremises being erected in Willis-street,next to the ironmbrigery establishment ofMr. George Denton.

iS/rR! HAROLD W. BLUNDELL,""■*" SURGEON DENTIST,Late of London and Philadelphia, U.S.A.

EVENING POST BUILDINGS.Telephone1713.

TJOUGLAS M. BEERE,XJ DENTIST

(Late of New York, U.S.A.),42, LAMBTON-QUAY. TEL. 1255.

DR. H. C. GLE'JN DINING(D.D.S., U.S.A.),

DENTAL SURGEON,Fletcher's Buildings, 3, WILLIS-STREET.

Telephone 1755T\yrß. WALTER MANTELL,lVi. DENTIST, '

SYDNEY-STREET (Ftrat Gate from.Museum-street).

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Teeth extracted painlessly by new method.No pain or after effects guaranteed.

MR. SIDNEY HALL,DENTIST,

BOULCOTT-ST., Wellington, (oppositeDr. ColliH*')

Telephone 479\r! jT si a cole,

SURGEON DENTIST,215, LAMBTON-QUAY (next Dunbar

Sloane's Pharmacy)."OARR, LEARY AND CO?,ACCOUNTANTS and SHAREBROKERS6, Featherston-st., and at Dunedin.

A R T IN L U 0 XIJfi,Barrister and Solicitor, PatentAgent, 44, Lambton-cfuay.Money to Lend at 4£ per cent. Tal. 1457

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Address during absence from colony:National Liberal Club, London, S.W.

R. W. G. SOMERVILLE,SOLICITOR & PATENT AGENT,

Haß removed to New Offices, Nos. 14, 15,and 16, King's Chambers, Willis-st.

Money to lend at lowest rates. Tel. 1837.[Card.]

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.«,

The House sat until 7.35 thismorning, the time being mainly occupiedin considering the Estimates. The Mid-wives Bill and the Payment of MembersBill were put through final stages. TheLegislative Council spent several houisdiscussing the Wellington City LeasingBill in Committee, and also put theWater Supply Bill and the Local Elec-tions Bill through their committeestages.

The Committee of the recent Garri-son Band and Football Association Ba-zaar desires us to state that<the grossreceipts of the bazaar amounted to about£500, not the net results, ac previouslystated. The expenses are likely torun into some £200.

There are eight men atpresent in theHome of Hope recently established atMakara by the Prisoners' Aid Society.The men are working well, and alreadythe garden is getting into good shape.During the present week three dischargedprisoners secured employment throughthe Society, another was sent to hisfriends, two more were placed in lodg-ings in town, and another was foundunsatisfactory.

The St. John Ambulance Nursing Guilddesires to acknowledge the following sub-scriptions towards its funds:— Per Mrs.S. A. Rhodes, £122 15s 6d j per Mr.Powles, £5 2s 2d; per Mr. J. Besant,£2 ;per Mrs. Kendall, £4 4s;per MissCarroll, 8s;per Mr. T. Moorehouse, £118s 6d;per Miss Harding, 15s;p»r Mr.W. H. S. Moorhouse, £7 la; per Mr.W. B. Fisher, £20 0s 6d; per MissJukes, 10s;per Miss J. Oswin, £3 13s6d;per Mrs. Fisher, £2 ss;per MissRoulston, £2 0s 6d; per Mr. H. H.Seed, £2 12s; per Mrs. Henry, £9 3s;per Mr. J. P. Maxwell, £2 7s; 'TeAro," £2 2s;"Anonymous," £1 ; smallsubscriptions, 13s.

The Appeal Court reserved judgmentyesterday in the Dunedin appeal, A. L.'Smith and others v. W. L. and D. L.Christie. The Court adjourned until10.30 a.m. on Monday.

Services in connection with the thirty-first anniversary of the Molesworth-street Methodist Church Sunday-schoolwill be held tormorrow. With the viewof securing more seating accommodationan arrangement has been made with thetrustees of the Sydney-street PrimitiveMethodist Church whereby the serviceswill be held in their premises. The chil-dren, under the direction of Mr. J. Sal-keld, have been assiduously practisingfor some time past, and will be assistedby the Rongapai Orchestra.

"The only regret that Ihave got isthat an old reprobate like you cannot belocked up for ever," said Dr. A. M'Ar-thur, S.M., yeslerdny afternoon whensentencing a Chinese named GeorgeHoweto six months' imprisonment, three foikeeping a brothel in Dixon-street, andthree on the consorting charge of vag-rancy. Evidence called by the policeshowed that young women, whose agesranged from eighteen years upwardslivedin accused's nouse, which was fre-quented by Chinese. He had been pre-viously convicted of keeping brothels, andhad served terms of imprisonmentup totwelve months. His Worship said thesection of the Act under which accusedhad been charged only permitted theCourt to give three months' imprison-ment on each information, otherwise thosentence would have been considerablylongel. Samuel Smith, charged withhaving disobeyed an order of tne Courtfor the support of his child, was orderedto pay 'the balance of arrears, £1 ss,forthwith, in default sevendays' impris-onment.

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Mr. Field, M.H.R., and Mr. J. O'Con.nor, of Shannon, waited on the Premieilast night to point out the unsatisfac-tory condition of things in regard toschool matters at Shannon. The depu-tationpointed out that while the popula-tion of Shannon has increased, nothinghas been done to provide more accommo-dation at the local school, in whichthere aro about 200 children, while ac-commodation is only provided for 47.The Premier, in reply, admitted that thoWellington -Education «Board had beefnvery reasonable in its requests for voteafor schools in newly-settled districts;infact, it had applied for a lesser amountunder this head than other Boards, andhad built, oat of its ordinary vote,schools in municipal districts for which itmight havogot something out of the spe-cial grants lor schools in newly-settleddistricts. It was the desire of the Gov-ernment that the present unfortunatestate of affairs at Shannon should be putan end to in the iHterests of educa-tion and the children of the settlers. H«would therefore be prepared to givea grant out of the vote for newly-settleddistricts of £250, for bhe ShannonSchool, provided that the WellingtonEducation Board, out of its ordinaryschool grant, voted a further £2bO. H«would be prepared to give another £50if the cost exceeded the original esti-mate of £500.

The Stamp Department y«sterd*y ai«ternoon proceeded at the MagistratesCourt against the Electric ConstructionCo., Ltd., which has been carrying outa contract with the Wellington Corpora-tion in connection with the installationof the electric tramways, andits representative, Newton H. White,for carrying on business without a li-cense. Mr. Myers prosecuted, and Mr.Quick defended. Section 100 of the Actunder which the informations were laidprovides that every incorporated com-pany carrying om business m the colonyshall procure from the Commissioner ol!Stamps every year a license. Sectioa103 of the same Act sets out that ifan incorporated company neglects to takeout ia license every director, secretary, orother person acting in its management ialiable to a penalty of £20 for*everymonthduringwhichthe company remainsunlicensed. For the defence the com-pany contended tha.t it was not carryingon business in New Zealand witkin th«mea»ing of the statutes. The contracfcwith the Corporation was made in Eng-land, and the moneys payableunder thalicontract were payaWe in JJugland. Tinstatutes, it submitted, werenever intend-ed to apply to such a case. To thiathe prosecution replied that it was im-material whether the contract wasmadoin New Zealand or in England. Thacompany was carrying on m New Zea-land the works incidental to the contractwherever made, and the d«og of suchworks was part of the business of thocompany. It employed and paid menin New Zealand, and was clearly with-in the meaning of the words "carryingon business or operations" us they ap-peared in the Act. Dr. A. M'Arthui',S.M., who heard the case, reserved hiadecision.

A meeting of the stall-holders and as.sistants in connection with the batsaarrecently held in aid of the St. JohnAmbulance Nursing Guild was held laaftnight, Mr. H. Seed presiding. Mr. J.Jack (Treasurer) presented a balance,sliest, which showed that the total tat*ings in connection with the bazaaiamounted to £1106 5s sd, and the ex-penses to £196 18s 3d, leaving the brad-some Pet result of £909 12s 2d. It Lriintended to advertise the balance-sheetin detail. It was resolved that the sumraised be placed in the hands of thotrustee? (Mrs. S. A. Rhodes and Messrs.J. G. W. Aitken, M.H.R., a«d C. P.Powles) for the purpose of providing ahighly-trained, fuUy-certificatied nurse ornurse for the poor, it being understoodthat the money may be invested in aterminable annuity for five to ser«Qyears,and itbeing the- intention that thaifuftd shall be entirely expended duringa period of \fjve to seven years. ThaCommittee, aiter passing voi-«3 of thanksfor special assistance rendered by Messrs.Pilcher, Stuart, and Jack, the Chairmanaand the press, was formally dissolved.

Two popular singing evangelists—

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a fortnight's mission in the Don-ald M'Lean-street Primitive MtetkodisfrChurch to-morrow. The evangelistshavojust concluded a tour of tht South Is»land.

"Will Single Tax Abolish Landlord*ism"? is the subject of an address at thoSocialist party's hall, Cuba-street, onSunday evening. Discussion in invited.On Wednesday a lantern lecture by Mr.R. Hogg entitled "London to Ireland"will be given.

The Matron of the Alexandra Homeacknowledges with thanks two boxes ofcakes and cut meat from the Welling-ton Steam Ferry Company, for the ustof the inmates.

Wellington College Old Boys are noti.fied that a specialgeneral weetuig is to b«held at the club rooms on Monday, tha24th October, after which a concert is tobe held.

A (special general meeting of the Wei.lington Umpirets* Association ie to be heldat Batkin's Room next Mondaynight. In-tending members are invited to be pres-ent.

Thursday next has been appointed»special Bank holiday.

The Mahawatu Railway Company *«rillissue holiday excursion tickets in csanec-tion with the Hawkes Bay AgriculturalShow on the19tb and 28th h»t.

An adjourned meeting of the UnitedButchers' Association will beheld atGo<kber's Rooms on Tuesday evening.

The handicaps for the HuttValley GuiiClub's £100 pigeon match, to be heldnext Wednesday, are advertised in thiaissue by the Secretary (Mr. W. 3. Ad«uame). Acceptamcesclose outhe grounds*

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Munt, Cottrell, aad Co., general car-riers, Customs and forwarding agents,Storage a speciality. Furniture packedand removed. Office: Queen's Cham-bers. Telephone No. 23.— Advt.

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MrH. Fielder, Manners-street, drawsout1readers' attention to his great half-yearlyclearing sale, which commencos on Tues-day, 18th October. His advertisement willbe found inanother column. Through thaEvening Post on Monday he will issue a,

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CABLE NEWS.[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.]

A COSTLY STRIKE.THEMARSEILLES SHIPPING

DISPUTE.

COST ESTIMATED AT THREE MIL-LIONS.

[press association.](Received October 15, 8.40 a.m.)

PARIS,14th October.Itis esFimated that the strike has cost

Marseilles £3,000,000 sterling.The dockers and labourers have lost

£120,000 in wages.Three thousand imported labourers are

pledged to have nothing to do withtrades unionists.

WOOD ALCOHOL.MANY DEATHS INNEW YORK.

[press association.](Received October 15, 8.20 a.m.)

NEW YORK, 14th October.Many deaths in New York are trace-

able to wood alcohol in whisky.The concoctions cost a halfpenny, and

are sold at fivepence.

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.NARROW ESCAPE OF THE DUKE

OF CONNAUGHT.

[press association.]LONDON, 14th October.

A somewhat serious accident has oc-curred to the Duke of Connaught.

After inspecting the garrison a*- Edin-burgh, the Duke hired a motor-car toproceed to Gosford, the seat of the Earlof Wemyss, near Haddington, with theintention of rejoining the Duchess ofGonnaught there.

When near Peirsrille the car collidedwith a.country cart, which was withoutlights, and was carrying ships' spars pro-jecting on either side.

The motor-car was completely wreckedThe Duke was thrown heavily on to

the road, and l>ecain» insensible. Hewas bleeding profusely.

Major Murray, the Duke's aide-de-camp, and the driver of the car, escapedwith bruises.

The Duke was found to be suffering anugly scalp wound and abad injury to theleft eye. He is progressing satisfactorily.

Major Murray states that the escapefrom more serious injury wasmiraculous.

The Duchess, after the accident, joinedthe Duke of Connaught at a hotel inEdinburgh.

The driver of thecart is notblamed.The Times states thatno aerious conse-

quences are anticipated.THE PATIENT'S CONDITION.

(Received October 15, 8.20 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

The Duke of Connaughtismaking satis-factory progress.

"TATTERSALL'S" WILL.ESTATE OF THE LATE GEORGE

ADAMS.

ANNUITIESANDBEQUESTS.Leress association.]

"(Received October 15, 10.20 a.m.),'

HOBART, This Day,The will of the late Mr. George Adams

has been published. In© trustees are em-powered to-carry on any business the de-ceased was conducting. After providingannuities and bequests for relatives andothers, and1 £1000 each for the executorsfor their trouble, the latter are directedto sell his real estate and collect his per-sonal estate in New South Wales andelsewhere other than in Tasmania, audout of the net profits of such sale to payany mortgages or debts fromtime to timeaccruing; the balance of such net profitsto be placed in trust in favour of chari-ties in the Commonwealth and New Zea-land.

The testator also gave for the samepurposesall the moneys intheprizesweepconsultation business, a claim to whichmight be or becomebarred. The trusteeshaveconferred upon themthe fullest pow-ers for carrying on the sweep business,and aredirected to dividehisprofitsin thefollowing proportions :— -David Ha&tieHarvey, one-tenth; Thomas Lyons, one-tenth; Edwa.rd Elliott. Grant, one-tenth;William Joseph Adams, one-tenth; Wil-liam Alexander Iftnlay, one-tenth; GeraldJoseph Barry, one-twentieth;the trusteesof Sir Edward Braddon (deceased), onetwentieth;Sir Philip Fysh,one-twentieth;Alfred Page, one-twentieth;the estate ofHenry Isidore Joachim Rooke (deceased),one-twentieth; John Bury Curran, one-twentieth;Benry Thorpe, of Sydney, one-twentieth;for distribution to employeesof the sweep business, one-tenth;and fortiie furtherance of the said business, one-tenth.

The shares of any legatees falling inby death or otherwise go to swell thecharity trusts.

The will bears a date in March,1901.The late Mr. Adams was a native of

Baldock,Herts, but all the working yearsof kis life were in Australia. Hearrived in Sydney with his parents andfour brothers A 28th May, 1855, by theship Constitution. In 1857 he took partin the gold rushes of the time, and madesome money. After running the Stean^Packet Hotel, Kiama, for a time, hebought a sheep and cattle station in theKiama district, subsequently opening awholesalebutchery m Goulbum.

In 1878 Mr. Adams took Tattersall'sHotel, which, with adjacent properties, heafterwards purchased, enlarging the hotel,building the- Marble Bar and the PalaceTheatre, and establishing the Palace elec-tric light statiqfi. Later, he bought theBulli Coke Works, then the Bulb. Col-liery, together with the steamerGovernorBlackall. He engaged in many enter-prises, including the Waterloo PaperMills, Newcastle Electric Light Station,Broken Hill ditto, and many other ven-tures in New South Wales. His inter-ests have been vastly extended of lateyears,principally in Tasmania, his latestundertaking being the erection of Adams'TasmamanBrewery, not yet completed.

To the public at large, however, Mr.Adams' name is best knownper mediumof the consultations he has conducted forso many years. The first sweep wasdrawn in 1881, being on the Sydney GoldCvp

—won that year by Progress. This

was a £2000 sweep, with subscriptions of£1. The sweeps have continuouslygrown, until at one time they reached100,000 at £1. The deceased leaves awidow', butno lamiiy. Two eldez brothers(Charles and John)survive him.

CABLE NEWS.[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.]

DISASTROUS FIRE IN A MINE.NUMBER OF MEN BURIED.

RESCUE PARTIES AT WORK..[PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

BRISBANE,14th October.A fire broke out in the Brilliant gotcu

.mine at Charters Towers, and the fumesextended to other mines in the vicinity.The outbreak was discovered at 1o'clockin the morning.

Five tributers— John Russell, WilliamEvans, Alfred Mountain, W. Nixon, andSandy Mitchell— were in the Brilliantblock and the MexicanEast mine at thetime of the outbreak. It is believed alllost their lives.

Russell's body was recovered, and twoof the others were seen by rescue par-ties.

In many adjoining mines men wereovercomeby the fumes/but were rescued.

One named Mitchell— a brother of oneof the missing men

— succumbed to theeffects.

Many rescue parties are at work.It is surmised that the seat of the out-

break is an old timbering shaft.It is feared the progress of the flames

will not easily be checked.

RESCUE OPERATIONS IMPEDED.

A PARTY MISSING.

BRISBANE, 14th October.Heavy rains are causing interruptions

in the Queensland telegraph lines, andonly meagre details are available regard-ing the Charters Towers fire.

The Brilliant mine was practicallyworked out, and the company's opera-tions were restricted to raising a littleore, but a number of trifyuters wereworking.

The latest report is that Tescue opera-tions are being impeded by the spreadof the hre and oy the dense fumes.

There are fears of a collapse.Anxiety is felt as to the fate of one

of the rescue parties, which has not re-turned.

FIVE BODIES RECOVERED.

DANGEROUSRELIEF WORK.

SPLENDID HEROISM DISPLAYED.

FIRE STILITbURNING.(Received October 15, 10.40 a.m.)

BRISBANE, This DayBesides those previously named, A.

Jordan, who went with the manager ofthe Brilliant mine, to show the way tothe seat of the fire, lost his life.

Five bodies havebeenrecoveredThe rescue work is hot and dangerous,

but there is no lack of volunteers, andthe work is being conducted with greatvigour. Relays are being sent down atshort intervals to relieve those exhaust-ed by the fumes.

The flames, which spread into theshaft, had to be extinguished before themen could descend, and the flooding ofthe shaft drove the fumes to the othermines, from* which sixty men were res-cued in a state of collapse. Several wererestored with great difficulty.

Experiencedmenbelieve that the iuniesare largely from dynamite, of whichthere was a considerable quantity in themine. The noxious gases are most pois-onous in the places where there is nosmoke or fire.

The men were immediately overpower-ed when the gas struck them, whileothers with great difficulty managed tomake their way to a place of safety.

The rescuersdisplayed splendidheroism,groping blindly in search of ihe missingmen.

As soon as the serious nature of theoutbreak was discovered, all the minesin the block were closed.

The fire is still burning, and a largebody of men is engaged in attempts tocheck and search for the missing men.

Pathetic scenes were witnessed whenthe dead were brought to the surface.

SEKIOUS COLLAPSE FEARED.(Received October 15, 11.20 a.m.)

BRISBANE, This Day.There are immense quantities of old

lumber below, and there is great dangerof seriaus collapse.ft is possible Ghat some of the mines

will never be worked again.

ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.AWARD FOR NEW ZEALAND

EXHIBITS.

[BY TELEGRAPH—

PHESS ASSOCIATION]CHRISTCHURCH, 14th October.

The special correspondent of the Lyt-telton Times at the St. Louis Exhibi-tion telegraphs lrom St. Louis:— "NewZealand exhibits at the World's Fair se-cured sevengrand prizes, nine gold med-als, nine silver medals, and nine bronzemedals for rugs, wool, kauri gum, andhops. The New Zealand Governmentreceived a gold medal for its installationexhibit and grand prizes for its socialeconomy and agricultural publications.

The Department of Industries and Com-merce collected the greater part of the ex-hibits, most of which wero purchasedoutright by the Department before beingsent to America.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.[press association.]

A WELCOME INNOVATION".(Received October 15, 9.21 a.m)

LONDON, 14th October.The ladies of Pans have spontaneously

abandoned wearing largehats, and adopt-ed smaller headgear for use at theatres.

LADY CURZON.LONDON, 14th October.

Lady Curzon passed a fair night," butthe seriousness of her condition has notdiminished.

RIFLE ASSOCIATION.(Received October 15, 9.38 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This Day.The Rifle Association meeting com-

menced to-day. The entries total 613—

a decrease compared with those* of lastyear.

EXHIBITIONAT MELBOURNE.MELBOURNE, This Day.

Sir John Madden, Chief Justice, open-ed anexhibition ir> the TownHall. Thereis an excellent display of purely Aus-tralian manufactures and products.

COMPENSATION POR LOST LI-CENCES.

MELBOURNE, This Day.The Licensing Compensation Court has

awarded over £50,000 in connection withthe closing of 37 hotels in Melbourne asthe result of the local option vote.

PERSONAL MATTERS.Mr. Justice Chapman and Messrs.

Brown and Slater, members of tho Arbi-tration Courl, arrived from Nelson bythe Penguin this morning.

New Zealand will be represented atthe Catholic Congress which is to be heldin Melbourne during the week afternext by Bishop Lenihan, of Auckland,and Bishop Grimes, of Dunedin. TheBishop of Dunodin will be accompaniedby tho Rev. Father Cleary, who is theeditor of the New Zealand Tablet.

After running the gauntlet of farewellpresentations from his associates (in thePress Gallery, from the Ministerial Sec-retarial corps, and from the Ministry,Mr 4lbert Coher,, who yesterday ter-minated "his connection with the PressGallery and sailed for Dunedin, wasmade the subject of a final presenta-tion and farewell from the members ofthe House of Representatives yesterdayafternoon. Sir William Russell, in acomplimentary speech, made the presen-tation (a well-filled sovereign purse), andthe bulk of the members assembled todrink the health of the popular journal-ist.

MR. SEDDON'S JUBILEE.A SYDNEY NEWSPAPER'S

TRIBUTE.[PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received October 15, 11.24 ».m.)SYDNEY, This Day.

The Daily Telegraphsays:'"Thecelebra-tion of Mr. Seddon's completion of histwenty-five years of Parliamentary life isone of the mosv picturesque events in col-onial political annals, 'ihe period of hispublic service Js, broadly speaking, thatof New Zealand's development and re-habilitation. His long tenure of officeandpopularity, which increases while it lasts,are things which might well give a poli-tician a good conceit of himself. Such along term of Premiership augurs excep-tional ability and character

"

POLITICAL NOTES.AN EXPENSIVELUXURY.

"Telegrams beyond the colony" costlast year £3250, and this year the Esti-mates provided for an expenditure of±Ji5500. When the item came up for con-sideration last night the Leader of theOpposition pointedout that £3000 a yearmeant nearly £10 a day, and he wantedto know whajfc had been done with themoney. The Colonial Secretary con-tended that there were a great manymatters which must be dealt with bycable. Mr. Massey said he had beengiven to understand that a great deal ofthe expenditure was in connection withsending Home speeches made by Minist-ers. He believed that the payment toEeuter's had been discontinued, becausethey refused to transmit the amount of"stuff" sent to them. The cables werenow sent to the Agent-Genera], and byhim contributed to the papeTS in Bri-tain willing to receive them. But whereas Reuter's sent messages Home at Is aword, the messages were now sent at acost of Is 8d .a word.

PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS.Some curious evidence with reference

to the Minister of j-iaboiir on the questionof preference to unionists was given byMr. W. T. Young, President of the Wel-lington Tradeß and Labour Council andChairman of the New Zealand TradeCouncil Executive, before the LabourBills Committee of the House, when theIndustrial Conciliation and ArbitrationAct Amendment Bill was under consider-ation "Just give us your reasons forpreference," said the Chairman. In re-ply to this, Mr. ¥oung stated that thetrade unionists of the colony were re-sponsible for doing away with t!he sys-tem of strike. Personally he was verypleasedthat ithadbeen done away with,and he_hoped they would never workunder that system again, but he wasafraid that if this.very important point(preference) was not conceded to theunionists before long, he did not knowwhat would happen. "Is that a threat?"enquired Mr. Hardy. "No," said Mr.Young, "it was not a threat. He wasonly expressing the opinions that hadbeen expressed by unionists at theirmeetings." "But," said Mr. Hardy, "isit possible that it may come about?""It is possible that it may come about,"

Replied Mr. Young, "as it is getting avery strong point with unionists." Re-plying to further questions, the witnesssaid that this question was gettingwarmer and warmer every year. Thepreference which had been conceded bythe Court was surrounded by so manyconditions that the thing wasnot worthhaving, and it was being very severelycriticised by all unionists. "What willbe the position?" he was asked. Therewas no telling what might happen, re-plied Mr. Young, and he added that hedid not say that as a threat. Unionistsfelt that they were not being properlytreated by the Act in that provision(preference) being absent. The legisla-tion would be of much more value werepreference conceded. Another questionput was:

—"Ithink you said that unless

preference was conceded it might notbe desirable on the part of many unionsto act under the legislation?

'"It

might," was the reply. The issue wasthat if unions refused to act unless theygot what they wanted they were likelyto destroy the principle of the Arbitra-tion Act.

INCREASE OF SALARIES.The Parliamentary Officers' Allowance

Amendment Act will make the salariesat present paid to the Speaker anaChairmen of Committees independent oftheir honorarium. It is proposed thatthe Speaker of the House shall draw£500 in addition to the ordinary hono-rarium of £300, the Speaker of theCouncil £500 in addition to his hono-rarium of £200; and the Chairmen ofCommittees in both Chambers £300 eachin addition to their salaries of £300 and£200 respectively.

*

ELMWOOD, LOWER HUTT.Sales of the sections m this block are

still being made, the demand last weekbeing above all expectation, in spite ofthe boisterous weather. Previous buyers,and those now considering purchasing sec-tions, will be pleased to hear that Elm-wood was perfectly high and dry andabove all flood waters during last week.It is absolutely the highest spot in theHutt Valley, and was never known, evenin olden days, ever to flood. Investorscan rest assured that they are getting thebest values, and absolutely the highestand driest positions in tue whole of theHutt Valley. Now is the time to inspectit, when nearly wery other part of thecountry is showing signs of water. Elm-woodstands triumphantly above all otherproperties offering for sale in the Hutt.

—Advt.FABER EST QUISQUE FORTUNEBV2E.The best advertisement after all is the

personal recommendation of those whohavo oured their coughs and colds withTonking's Linseed Emukion, and theirname is legion, their gratitude and appre-ciation boundless. You try it for thatmuffle of yours, and you'll be anotherWalking, talking, and living testimonial.

—Advt.

Messrs. Thomson and Brown insert aspecial advertisement relatingto a proper-ty in Willis-streot.

"Remember, always," exhorted thepreacher, "that whatever you bow, thatalso you shall reap." "Not always,"replied Subbubs;"not if your neighbourkeeps chickens."

sumed that the Russian vessels are cap-able. When, however, the repeated de-lays and stoppages which coaling and therenewal of water and of provisions mustinevitably entail are takeninto account, itis absurd to suppose tkat the voyagecouldbe accomplishedin less than 90 days. TheGerman mail steamers, forexample, coverthe distance from Bremen to Yokohama,which roughly corresponds to the distancefrom Kronstadt to Vladivoatock, in £>6days at a speed of 14 knots. Apart fromthe higher rate of speed it must be re-membered that an individual unit like amail steamer has not to prepare for thecountlessemergencies with,which ahetero-geneous fleet of warships would have tocontend with even in time of peace.

THE PUBLIC SERVICE.« .

DISCUSSION INPARLIAMENT.

PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM POLI-TICAL CONTROL.

The question of setting up a PublicService Board was raised in the Houselast night, while the Estimates wereunder consideration.

Mr. Herdman moved a reduction of thevote for the Colonial Secretary'sDepart-ment by £1 as an indication that theHouse was in favour of the appointmentof a Public Service Board. They allknew, he said, the extraordinary growthof the Public Service since the Premiertook office in 1893. The chief increasein expenditure appeared to be due to theestablishment of new departments andthe swelling of the old ones. Very manypeople had been appointed without ex-amination, merit and ability were notthe chief factors in determining appoint-ments, andsometime^ Ministerial favourwas exercised in making appointments.A Public Service Board would be infi-nitely better than the present system.It would be independent of Ministerialcontrol, andhe felt sure that under it thepublic service of the colony would be inamuch better condition thanat the pre-sent time.

Mr. Buchanan asserted that it was no-torious that favour was exercised inmak-ing appointments.

The Colonial Secretary declared therewas a general concensus of opinion inthe Opposition journals .that the chiefappointments made by the Governmenthadreceived the approbationof thecoun-try at large. No petitions had been re-ceived from ex-Civil Servants complain-ing of the treatment they had receivedwnik in the service. The proposal madeby Mr. Herdman implied that the coun-try was dissatisfied with the presentsystem, and that the expenditure of somomillions of money should be put in thehands of say three people who werenotanswerable to them. In regard to therailways, there was great dissatisfactionall over the colony when they wereunderCommissioners, who were answerable tonobody. It was safer for the people ofthe country to have a system underwhich their representatives were able tocriticise individual appointments.

The Leader of the Opposition thoughtMi. Herdman deserved verygreat creditfor having brought this question forward.They could not have a worse system ofmaking appointments; Ministers madeappointments at their own sweet will,and simply because they had political in-fluence behind them. The only way toimprove it appeared to be a Public Ser-vice Board. In New South Wales itwas reported that in the first year sucha Boardhadmade a saving of £300,000.

The Premier urged that it was out ofplace to bring a large question like this,before the House at such a late stageof the session. Of the persons who wereentering the Public Service to-day 95 percent, entered.under the Act providingfor cadets being appointed. With re-gard to experts, cniefly engineers andsurveyors,no one could give a casewherefavouritism had Deen shown or where anincompetent person had been appointed.As to temporary clerks, there had notbeen any favouritism, and there hadbeenas many of them appointedwho were op-posed to the Government as those whowere on the side of the Government.He denied, however, that political colourcounted in making such appointments.Artillerymen were appointedby theCom-mandant. InNew South Wales the newsystem brought about disaster to the in-surance fund, which was eventually madebankrupt to the extent of over a mil-lion, and the colony was now responsibleas guarantor. The Board was only in-dependent in name, the allegation beingthat the Government of the day had noresponsibility, but "-practically the ap-pointments weremade by them throughthe Board. The expenditure of publicmoneys was one of the rights of Parlia-ment,and he asked why members shouldseek to divest themselves of that privi-lege.

Mr. Herdman quoted from the reportof an independent officer to show that insix years the New South Wales PublicService Board had effected a saving ofbetween £1,400,000 and £1,600,000. TheSuperannuation Fund was considerablyin credit according to the report of 1902.

The Colonial Secretary: Look at thereport of this year.

Mr. Herdman urged that the generaltone of the New South Wales PublicService had improved under the directionof the Board. As far as he could gatherthe number of officers in the Public Ser-vice was13,452, together with 1713 coun-try postmasters, while two or threemonths ago the number of men on co-operative works was 3705, not to mention'3623 school teachers. During the Pre-mier's term of office the number of StateDepartments had increased from 14 to23.

The Premier said the saving effectedin New South Wales was due to reduc-tionsrecommended to theBoardbya Gov-ernment whichshirked the responsibility.The saving spokenof wasmerely the dif-ference between the amount" spent andthe amount which would havebeen spentif the previous rate of expenditure hadcontinued, but as a matter of fact theprevious expenditure could not havegone on. As to the co-operativeworkers,the Board wouldhave nothing to do withthem, nor with the Railways or PostalDepartments. The uwo last-named wereunder special legislation.

The Colonial Secretary pointed out thatin the Railways andPostal Departmentsthere were at 31st Marchlast 11,447 em-ployees who were governed by a systemof classification, and whose promotionwas beyond the power of Ministers.Would they put those employees undera Civil Service Board? and if not therewas no use for the Board. Of the re-mainder, the, majority went into the Ser-vice as the result of the examinations,and there were very few left for aBoardto deal with. He thought the presentsystem was working very well for allclasses of the community.

Mr. Duthie supported the proposal,and as anargument in favour of the ap-pointment of a Public Service Board,pointed out that because of his politicalleanings anemployee in the Petone work-shops had been given the choice of re-moval, which it was impossible for himto accept, and had been forced to retirefrom the service.

After further debate the motion for re-duefcioa of the vote moved by Mr. Herd-man was lost by 34 to 23.

LOST OVERBOARD.FIRST LIEUTENANT OF H.M.S.

TAURANGA DROWNED.

PLUCKY ATTEMPTS AT RESCUE*TWO SEAMEN REGAIN THE

WARSHIP.

The flying of flags at half-mast oh th«three warships inharbour to-day attractedmuch speculation. The explanation camelater in the sad news that Lieut. ArthurJ. Payne, First Lieutenant of H.M.S.TauraJiga, had been lost at*6ea in th«Straits at about 10 a.m. on Thursday.

The Tauranga anchored iri the harbouryesterday afternoon, and this morning th<ilast rites for the dead were solemnised.Deceased waspopular throughout thesWpfrom stem to etern, and though seamenaxe notprone to lamentation whenoneoltheir numberpays toe immemorialpenaltyof his calling, it is plain tiat hia loss iifelt by all on board.

THE CAPTAIN'S STORY.DECEASED INJURED IN THE

WASH-OFF.CaptaiaRobinson, in giving anexplana,.

tion of the accident to a Poet reporter,stated that the Tauranga left Lytteltoafor Wellington at10 o'clock last Wedwee-day morning, and arrived off the Headaat 6 o'clock on Thursday morning. Thaweather was thick,and a strong southerlywind raised a heavy eea, which made i£impossible for nis vessel to come throughthe Heads, so he put her head to sea, tqkeep off until the weather cleared.It was after this that the accident oc*curred. The vessel was steaming along'with just enough power on to keep hepmoving, aadLieut. Payne andsome of thomen were- engaged in securing the boats,when a heavy eea broke over (me side ofthe ship aad washed the Lieutenantandanother man

—an A.B. namedRuff

—over-iboard on the port side.

It was blowing a heavy gale at th«time, and the big s-ea which was rannmgmade it impossible to lower boats. Ropeswere thrown to the men in the water,however, andeverythingpossible wasdon«to savethem. Lieut. Payne had apparent-ly received severe injuries in.being wash-&d off the vessel, so that he was unabloto do anything tohelphimself,and simply-lay in the water face downwards.

RuS washauled on board at the gang-way, but Lieut. Payne could not be gofchold of onaccount of theheavy sea andthe wild tossing of the warship, althoughaplucky attempt to rescuehim waa madoby anA.B. aamedMansell, who was low-ered over theside of the ship with a lia©round his waist. Ruffals» did everythingin his power to get the Lieutenant on toa lifebuoy.CaptainRobinson is of opinion thathadlthe Lieutenant been conscious he wouldhave been saved, and he aJso thinks thatthe unfortunate officer was struck by th«ship whiist she was rolling in the sea,,which wasrunning higher thanherbridge'

FURTHER PARTICULARSTHE EFFORTS AT RESCUE.

Other particulars go to show that tlit,rescuers, who were out on the nets, werothemselves in very great danger fromthe mountainous seas that swept highiover the decks. The ship rolled so ter-ribly that sometimes the. men in thowater would almost come within arm'nreach. Then, again, their bodies wouldbe lost to view, to re-appear with theheave of the sea.For a long time they were awash ai\the side of the ship,-and the rescue ef-forts with buoys and lines were'per.

severed with until the body of Lieuten-ant finally sank. There seems tobe littlodoubt that but for the injury his head,sustained as ha was being washed off,Lieut. Payne would have been rescued.Ruff and Mansell, who both tried to s*.<cure him in the water, state tiat anugly gash showed on the aide of hi*head. If not dead, he was certainly un-conscious. He floated withhis head un-der water, and it is thought that wha*kept him afloat so long was the air ishis clothes

—an, oilskin, with an overcoation top.

Ruff, though he had himself sustained)nasty knocks on the head, and has asomewhat dim recollection of the wholeaffair, made plucky efforts to hold theLieutenant, which were to some extendneutralised by the life-buoy— the cross-shaped, regulation warship arfcicl*—turning over. After able seaman. Ruff,by the aid of a line, was b*uled aboardvia the gangway, able seaman Mansell,with a rope tied to him, made a furthereffort, aud got hold of the officer. Butthe effort was doomed to failure. , Ajerk parted them. Mansell was hauledback to the deck of the Tauranga witha portion of the First Lieutenant's oil-skin still clenched inhis hand.

After that, the body was lost sightof. It is thought by Captain Robinsonthat, before stinking, it received anotherblow from the ship. From the waslioverboard till the sinking of the body,the time occupied was the best part oilten minutes.

The wave that carried the men over,board also burst open the iron gangwaydoors at the waist of the ship. It inestimated "trial the Tauranga was about.twenty miles off the Heads at the time.

Kuff and Mansell were put into "sickbay," arid are still feeling the effects,especially the former, who, besides thoshock of the immersion, has injuries fco>his head.

A Naval Court of Enquiry was sittingon the warship to-day.

Captain Robinson speaks in the high'est terms of the capacity of Lieutenant.Payne, and the esteem in which he waaheld. Deceased was aged about thirty ■

two years,and unmarried. He servedonthe South African station during thowar, on H.M.S. Monarch, and had 3,

South African medal. His father is Rec-tor of a Cheshire parish, and was form-erly a naval chaplain. Deceased has aybrother who is a Lieutenant on H.M.S,Duncan.

The Tauranga is about to leave ths>Australian Station and return to England, and she is expected to sail fromWellington on Monday next for Sydney.The vessel is a sister ship to the well-known Ringarooma, her principal dimen-sions being:Length between perpendicu-lars 265ft, beam 41ft, draught 15ft sin.She is a twin screw cruiser of 2575 tons,7500 horse-power,and carries 20 guns.

A rumour sprea dover town this raora-ing that a warship'B boat. containingfourteen men had been wrecked in theharbour last night, and all hands drown-ed. The fact that the warships' flash-

jlights were working last night, gavo!colour to the story, but enquiries made

to-day show the rumour to have onlyslight foundation. A boat from H.M.S.Psyche git adrift last night, and wasblown towards Kaiwarra, but eventuallyIbrought up at the hulk Coromandel, onboard of which the boat's crew spent thonight. Somo anxiety was caused by thoabsence of the men.

t Understood the Case.— Eminent Spec,ialist: "Yes, madame, your husband issuffering from temporary aberration, dutito overwork. It's quite -a common oc-currence." Wife: "Yes; he insists that-he's amilMoaaire." Eminent Specialist »"And wants to pay me a couple of hun-dted pounds for my advice. We'll bavflto humow him, you k&owj."

There was no criminal business at theMagistrate'sCourt to-day.

During the past week three cases ofscarlet ferer and one case of diphtheria—all in the City of Wellington— have beenreported to the Health Department.There were no cases of infectious dis-ease in +hft Hull County.

A satisfactory number of the picturesmi exhibition at the Art Gallery havealready been sold, amongst them beingsome of the higher priced canvases.Amongst those sold are Mr. C. N. Worsley's two fine water-colours of beachscenes, two of Miss Hodgkins's brilliantDinan studies, two of Mr". W. MenziesGibb's pictures, and Mr. G. E. Butler'ssplendid "View of Antwerp from theScheldt." Other pictures by local artistshave been disposed of, and three of theSydney works have found purchasers.The Exhibitionis stm open.

The annual meting of the WellingtonCycling Club was held last night, Mr.T. H. Morrison in "the chair. The reportand balance-sheet, a summary of whichhas already been published, were adopt-sd. Officers were elected as follows:

—President, Mr. J. P. Murphy; Vice-Pre-sidents, Dr. Izard, Messrs. J. Fenton,H. G. Smith, and G. Magnus; Captain,\h. M. G. Phelan; Vice-Captain, Mr.R. W. Armit;'Committee, Messrs. W.k. Fordham, D. M'Kenzie, A. Minogue,U.H. Morrison, R. W. Ramsay, A. Rob-srtson, and O. Rose; Hon. Treasurer,Mr. A. Laurenson; Hon. Secretary, Mr.EL Thomas; Hon. Auditors, Messrs. D.Brand and W. Chegwidden.

The s.s. Duchess will run special exour-lions to Day's Bay to-morrow morning and»fternoon. Full timetable appears in an-other column.

Mr. W. A. Broadbent, land agent, Wil-lis-street, advertises a inumber of newly-built houses which are in his hands forjale.

Messrs. W. Lingard and Co. announce% sale by auction, on the 3rd of nextmonth, of a largo number of houses, sec-tions, etc., in cityand suburbs.A new list of city and suburban proper-

ties is advertised by Messrs. Wm. H.Turnbull and Co. The firm, will onTues-day, Ist November, submit to public auc-tion the unsold sections of the first sub-division of the York Bay Estate, andat the same time, for the purpose ofclosing accounts, the balance of the pro-perty will be offered. Plans will be avail-able in & few days.

Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. have aDumber of announcements in our adver'tising columns. On Wednesday, 26th inst.,at their rooms, Featherston-stveet, at 2.30p.m., they will sell the propertyknownasGear Island, comprising some108 acres ofriver flat land. The property is at pre-lent occupied by Mr. James Kyle, andwill be sold subject to his lease, whichruns out in September, 1910. On thelame date, somo leasehold properties inCuba and Abel Smith streets will be of-fered. Full particulars are advertised. Aproperty in Roxburgh-street will also beoffered under instructions from the admin-istrator in the e&ate of the late John andMary Curry. Messrs. Bethune and Co. in-lert apreliminary notice with regard to ansuction sate which they will hold at theirrooma, Featherston-streot, on Wednesday,2nd November, at 2.30 p.m. On thatdate they will submit, by instructions fromMr. Edward "Bingham, twelve allotments,being a.resubdivision of part of Block 39,Seatoun Extension. The firm insert anamended list of business and residentialproperties which they have on their booksfor private sale, and they also have anum-ber of houses to let, both furnished andunfurnished.

Messrs. Harcourt and Co. draw atten-tion to a public auction sale of pro-perty, which will take place on Tuesdaynext, 18th inst., at 2.50, at the Chamberof Commerce. The property ispart of thewell-known estate of Park-avenue, subdi-vided into a number of allotments. The«ections rai)ge from one-third to over oneacre each. Plans and full particularsmaybe had om applying to the firm. Friday-next, 21st, at 2.30 p.m., at their rooms,48, Lambton-quay, they will submit, underinstructions frpm the liquidators of theGcod Hops Proprietary, Ltd., dredge,plant, stock, and equity in claim of forty-tWo acres. On Friday, 28th inst., at 2.30p.m., at their rooms, they will offer apiece of land, situate on the corner ofGhuznee and Marion streets, subdividedinto eleven sections suitable for businesssites. On the same day they will submitto auction a six-roomed dwelling, known«a No. 12, Ellice-street. Also propertyin Fernhlll-terrace, Wadestown, compris-ing sections 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and"ection'34, adjoining above, together witha sjx-roomed residence thereon, with allmodern conveniences, outhouses, etc.Plans and particulars may be obtained onapplication to,the firm's office. Attentionis also drawn to their fresh list of free-hold and leasehold properties.

Messrs. Maedonald, Wilson, and Co.will conduct .auction sales as detailed inour auotion columns to-day. On Monday,at 1.30 o'clook, at the residence, No. 154,Cuba-street, they will sell the whole of thesuperior household furniture as detailedOn Tuesday, at 2 o'clock, they will hold alanded property sale, and submit in theestate oi the late John Douglas a cornerbuilding section situated at Alicetown,Lower Hutt, and two residential proper-ties, Nos. 68 and 70, situate Majoribanks-"treet; also two residences containing sixrooms each, situate Coromandel-street,Newtown. On Wednesday next, at 1.30o'clock, at their rooms, they will sell house-hold furniture as detailed, also at 2o'clockIhoy will sell without reserve, under in-Bfcructions from Messrs. Oates, Lowry, andCo., some thirty ladies' and gentlemen'siecond-h«nd bicycles, all of which arestated to have been pu in horough orderCaalogues can be had on applicaion. OnWednesday evening, at 8 o'olock, they willjell, at their Exchange Land Mart, fiftybuilding sections, comprisingpottion of theoriginalBuickEstate, Petone, situate oloseto Jaokson-street, the Post Office, andpublic school. Lithographic plans can be* "X aPP"cation- Under instructionsfrom Mr. W. J. Jorgenson, the firm willsubmit on 3rd November, his bungalow re-oidence, containing eight rooms and mod-ern conveniences, together with four andthree quarter-acres laid out as garden,lawn, and paddock. The advertisementgives full details. A preliminary adver-tisement appears of the sale in the middleof November of thirty-six villa buildingoections, situate immediately opposite theelectric tramway buildings and adjoiningNowtown Park, having frontages to Mans-field, Daniel, and Roy streets. Litho-graphis plans are being prepared. A pre-liminary advertisement also appears of theDale, on.16th November, of the BannatyneEstate, Karori, comprising 150 sections,Banging in aroa from one-eighth of anacreto four and a half acres. Lithographioplans are now being prepared,and detailswill be published later. On 25th inst.,"on the premises of Mr. A. Colquhoun,Hectors-lane, Petone, will be held a cole®f the whole of the dairy stock and plantas detailed in the advertisement. A pre-hminary notice appears of the eale on14th November of 85 building sections,oituate immediately opposite the Wallace-ville railway station, Trentham, plans ofwhich are being prepared. The firm an-nounce the sale for Monday, 24th inst.,nt 11 o clock, at the premises of Mr. H.T. Kokemuller, No. 165, Lambton-quay, ofthe whole ot frig pork butchery, plant, andstock, also the household furniture, etc.,us detailed. For the 27th inst., they an-nounce the sale of a corner block of landof ten and a half acres, Bituato IslandBay, on the Queens-drive. The auction»alo of properties announced to be heldat Petone to-night, has been postponeduntil Saturday next, at 7.30 o'clook. Anextensive 6alo of carriage and harnesshorses, landaus, brakes, gigs, also carriagetiornees, and other line3, L announced bythe firm, under instiuctions from Mr. T.M'William, who is relinquishing his liveryBtetbles bii3inoss, Edward-street, on Fridaynext. TJhe firm's usual list of propertiesfor private sale contains new additions, towhich tha firm dinct attentionWoods' is the name,a remedy

Of sweet peculiar excellence;Great, as the mighty restless sea,

'Tis purchased too at small expense,Peppermint doth form its base,

With Pharmaceutics, pure, of course.Pure you? Oh, fool! the hardest case

Pannot withstandits magio force.— Advfc.>

GENERAL OKO'SOPERATIONS.DARING COUNTER ATTACKSREPULSED.

HEAVY SLAUGHTER.LONDON, 14th October.

General Oko is trying to drive the Rus-sians Hito difficult country parallel withthe railway, where the roads are bad andit will be difficult to obtain provisionsand water.

The movement is progressing.Besides twenty-five guns captured by

General Oko, the other armies capturedseveral.

Two verydaring counter attacksagainstthe Japaneseleft wingwere repulsed withheavy slaughter.

St. Petersburg telegrams state that thelosses onboth sides have exceeded thirtythousand.

RETREATING RUSSIANS SHELLED.HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED.

FORCES IN CLOSE CONTACT.(Received October 15, 8.40 a.m.)

LONDON, 14th October.General Oko captured a Russian batteryand pursued and effectively shelled theretreating enemy, taking many prisoners.

The Japanese were reinforced and ex-pelled the Russians from the vicinity ofthe mines, inflicting a loss of eight hun-dred. The Russiancavalry casualties werealso severe.

Several Japanesesquadrons of the11thRegiment dashed against the VeronezhRegiment', and not a man returned.Tie forces fought atfour hundredpacesapart.

A DECISIVE VICTORY.POSITIONS TAKENANDRE-TAKEN.

THE CAPTURE OF GUNS.

(Received October 15, 9.31 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

Reuter's Agency reports that GeneralOko's victory was a decisive one.

The Japanese left wing threatened toenvelop the Russian right, and compelledthe Tsar's forces to retreat.

Several positions were taker and re-ftken sis or eigKf times, at a terriblecost). ' ■ """-"'

The Russians admit the capture by theJapanese of mafay'giihs.positionsAbandoned".

(Received October 15, 9.31 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

The Russians have abandonedthe posi-tions, and even the guns, which they hadpreviously re-captured.

JAPANESE CONSUL'S REPORT.ENEMY RETIRING ON ALL SIDES.

(Received October 15, 11.2 a.m.)SYDNEY, This Day.

Cable messages received by the Japan-ese Consul report the capture of overthirty guns, a number of ammunitionwagons, and prisoners. The enemy, ac-cording to tke despatches, were repulsedon all hands, and are being vigorouslypursued.

The reports mention that after repul-sing a strong force the Japanese occupiedLawtzecmen, five miles north-east of Yen-tai, where they captured 16 guns.

THE LATEST.FIGHTING STILL PROCEEDING.KUROKI'S GUNS" OUTRANGED.

(Received October 15, 0.22 p.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

iue Russian guns on the left wing out-ranged General Kuroki's, which were notused during the greater part of the fight.The mist enabled General Kuroki to ad-vance successfully.

Field-Marshal Oyama reports that onFriday the figkting was still being con-tinued, and that satisfactory progresswasbeing made by the Japanese forces.

General Kuropatkin telegraphs that tworegiments on the Russian right flank onWednesday suffered considerable losses.One commander waskilled, and a colonelwounded. Both regiments were com-pelled to withdraw, abandoning the artil-lery. Sixteen of the guns were recovered.

The Japanese night attack followed.General Kuropatkin adds: "The .Rus-

sians retreated to a position prepared be-fore at the.head of the River Shili.

THE BALTIC FLEET.SAILS FOR THE FAR EAST.

(Received October 15, 9.21 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

The Baltic Fleet has sailed from Libaufor the Far East.

According to late English papers tohand by the last mail, the Hamburg-American Steamship Company has con-tracted to furnish it with coa) by meansof special colliers stationed along theroute. The correspondent of the Echo d©Paris, who gives this information, sayathat the fleet will pass through the Katte-gat, and not the Kiel Canal, but willstop at Kiel. He adds thatit* stay attheGerman port is now certain, after the"hospitality" exteaded to the Russianships at Kiaochau. "It will afterwardstake in coal in the roadstead at Brest. Itwill then proaeed to Teneriffe, La*Palmas, Zanzibar, and Saigon. Suppliesof coal are held in readiness at Jibutil.This itinerary does sotinclude the passageof the Suez Canal, as originally intended.The Cape of Good Hope route has beeachosen.

The dangers and difficulties with whichthe fleet will have to contend are dis-cussed in detail by the Cologne Gazette.The distance from Kronstadt to Vladi-vostock i* estimated at 12,303 marinemiles, and there is no precedent for anexpeditionof this size or kinduponwhichto Dace any conjectures as to its probablefate. The minimum duration of thepass-Tmay be placed at 70 day* at a speed-

fright knots, of wiich it may be «t.

LONDON, 14th October.The Tokio correspondent of the Ger-

man newspaper Lokal Anzeiger statesthat Port Arthur was furiously bom-barded for seventy-two hours, with theresult that the greater part of the townwas set afire.

A large number of Russians, saysthe correspondent, displayed the whiteflag, and surrendered.

Tw.o more important positions havebeen captured.

SIGNAL HILL RECAPTURED.

TRENCH FIGHTING.

LONDON, 14fch October.General Stoessel, the Russian Com-

mander at Port Arthur, reports thatthe Russians have recaptured SignalHOI.

On Friday, the 7th inst., the Japanesemade an increasingly violent bombard-ment of the interior of the fortress, usingeleven-inch mortars.

Both sides extensively employ hand-grenades in trench fightiug

COAL AND FOODSTUFFS WANTED.

FABULOUS TERMS OFFERED.(Received October 15, 8.21 a.m.)

LONDON, 14fch October.The Russians are offering fabulous

terms for the conveyance of coal andfoodstuffs to Port Arthur.

The German steamer Emma is aboutto try and' run. fche blockade.

JAPANESE OFFICERSKILLED.(Received October 15, 0.22 p.m.)

LONDON, 14th October.It is officially reported that twenty-

sevenJapanese officers werekilled and onehundred and thirty-three woundedatPortArtuur during the month of July.

THE BATTLEIN MANCHURIA.ADMIRATION OFRUSSIANVALOUR.

ATTACKS ONPENSIHURE-PULSED.

THE JAPANESE ENVELOPINGMOVEMENT.

(Received October 15, 8.21 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

The Japanese commanders express ad-miration of Russian valour.

All the attacks on Pensihu (about 20miles north-east of Liaoyang) were re-pulsed.

The Japanese right and centre armiesmaderemarkableprogress intheenvelopingmovement. They threw intogreatconfus-ion 5000 Russians with their guns, whileanother body fled northwards in completedisorder, and were vigorously pursued.

Th© Japanesehold Taitse bridge, with100 guns.

KUROPATKIN'S REPORTVILLAGERECAPTURED AT THE! bayonetpoint

LONDON, 14th October.General Kuropatkin has telegraphed

to St. Petersburg as follows :—"Fierce fighting took place on Wed-

nesday night and Thursday."The Japanese concentrated great

forces against our centre column andright wing, and it became necessary toreinforce our advanced positions.

"After very desperate fighting ourcentre column on Thursday afternoonretired on our main position. TherightTiring retired at nightfall. <

"Numerous Japanese attacks were re-pulsed, and the Russians again assumedthe offensive.

"The Tomsk Regiment was especiallyheroic in defence of one advanced posi-tion on Wednesday night.

"Our right wing recaptured, at th>point of ths bayonet, a village whichwas loat earlier in the fight.

"Severe fighting continues on our leftflank for possession of a pass.

"Otir troops scaled almost inaccessiblerocks, and have held their ground fortwo days, though their losses were con-siderable.

"I have ordered them to continuetheir"stubborn defence."

THE JAPANESE VERSION.LONDON, 14th October.

The Japanese claim to have caughtGeneral Kuropatkinwhile he wasmakingdispositionsof his forces, which were scat-tered.

The Russian Commander-in-Chief, it isclaimed, wan decisively beaten before hewas able to rally his divisions of troops.

The fighting is described as eclipsinganything whichhas hitherto occurred dur-ing the war.

General Oko's advance on the Russianright wingresulted in thecapture of near-ly thirty guns, and apparently in endan-gering General Kuropatkin's communica-tions with Mukden.

The authorities at Tokio havereceivedamessage fr°m Field-Marshal Oyama, inwhich the Japanese Commander-m-Chiefstates: "I believe everything is turningout well."

TRAP SET FOR KUROPATKIN.

(Received October 15, 8.40 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

There are indications thatField-MarshalOyama set a trap into which GeneralKuropatkin walked.

RUSSIAN LACK OF SUCCESS.RUSSIAN GENERAL'S ADMISSION.

(Received October 15, 9.31 a.m.)LONDON, 14th October.

GeneralKuropatkinadmits thatthe lackof his Bucoei* at the lastmoment wa» dueto the Japanese night attack.

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.

FIERCEST FIGHTING OF THE WAR.THE BATTLE INMANCHURIA.

SUCCESS Oi1 THE JAPANESE TURNING MOVE-MENT.

RUSSIANS THROWN INTO CONFUSION.

GENERAL OKO'S DECISIVE VICTORY.

VERY HEAVY CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES,

PORT ARTHUR FIERCELY BOMBARDED.

[B? EtECTBIO TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

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"A GENERAL ADVANCE"Is our latest oablo news of the Rusao-Jap. war. The advance of Messrs. AdolfNournan and Son in high-class tailoringhas been so Btgqiificant as to place th/rniin the foremost ranks of tailoring in thiscity. Our large stock of seasonable suit-ings is ever changing. Suits to measurefrom ninety shillings at Messrs. AdolfNeuman «nd Son, High-class Tailors, 61,Willis-street.— Advt.

All intending buyers for cheap cyclesare iwrited to inspect Oates, Lowry andCo.'s stock of .second-hand cycles, com-prising all makes. Those machines havebeen overhauled and guaranteed in goodrepirir,— Adrt.

Dr. Crossland's Noxolis the concentratedextract of six pounds of medicinal plants.No onebut thoee who have used this greatremedy can realise how quickly it curesindigestion, constipation, liver and stomachdisorders. It does it like magic;try theeff«ot» of a tingle done; 2t «t ohemieti'wid atotes,— Advt,

Owing to the electrio trams haying tomake numerous stops tho bicycle will nowbe found the fastest and most economicalway of getting to and from' business. TheReyal Swift Road Recer will almost flyalong on tho wood-paved blocks. Thiemaohme is excellent value at £20. Calland iaspect. Easy terms arranged.—Ad*ms Star Cycle Co., Mercer-street.—Adrt,

last Sunday's services will be .epeated,and addresses on Sunday School topicsgiven.

LATE SPORTING.THE NEWMARKET SECOND

OCTOBER MEETING.

[PKESS ASSOCIATION.](Received October 15, 12.30 p.m.)

LONDON, 14th October.Following is the result of

The Middle Park Plate, of 500 soys, addedto a sweep&take of 30 soyseach.

M. E. Blanc's b c Jardy, by FlyingFox— Airs and Graces 1

Sir E. Vincent's ehc Shah Jehan, byPersimmon— Shewbread 2

Chev. Ginietrelli's b c Signorino, byBest Man— Signorina 3

Lowther Stakes, of 20 soys each, with500soys added.

King Edward's b c Chateworth, byPersimmon— Meadow Chat ... 1

Mr. H. Bottomley's b h Wargrave, byCarbine— Warble 2

THE STRANDING OF THEADDENDA.

PROSPECTS OF RE-FLOATING.

The only news ieceived in Wellingtonsince we went to press yesterday con-cerning the stranding of the Americanbarquentine Addenda in Palliser Bay isthat Captain Astrup and crew, with, theexception of the cook, who disappearedsoonafter a safe landing had been effect-ed, are now o.imped at Ponui, aboutseven miles inland, and will probablycome overland to' Wellington as soon asthe rivers are fordable. The vessel islying on the sand, but is so far up onthe beach that it will be a diffiqult mat-ter to re-float her. It is believed she isstrained considerably.

Captain Smith, Shipping Master atWellington, and Mr. James Moore, theSeamen's Missioner, left overland forPalliser Bay yesterday,afternoon.

No fewer that 15 vessels have goneashore in Palliser Bay and vicinity since185*1, and with few exceptions all ofthem have become total wrecks. Themost seriou" wreck was that of the shipSt. Vincent on 14th February, 1869, thecaptain and19 of the crew being drown-ed.

The Young Men's Christian Associationis arranging to celebrate its second anni-versary. On Sunday evening, 23rd Octo-ber, a gospel service will be held in theOpera House, at which Mr. A. Jolly willspeak. A public tea and meeting will beheld at Wesley Church onThursday, 27thOctober.

On Sunday evening, in the TheatreRoyal, Mr. J. M. Wilson will deliver alecture entitled "The New Brotherhood."This will be Mr. Wil&on's lafct lecture be-fore he proceeds to Auckland.

The stock of general dra-pery damagedby water during tho recent storm at thowarehouse of Messrs. Ross and Glendinir.g,amounting to close on £1000, has beenpurohased byMessrs. Pearson and Co., ofManners-street, where a sale is now b,oingheld.

The Wellington Auctioneering Companyis advertising a special sale of householdfurniture at their rooms, 49, Lamblon-quay, onMonday, 17th October, at 2p.m.

Messrs. Glover and Hanson, plumbers,gasfitters, etc., notify that they have re-moved from Adelaide-road to 28, Hopper-street.

To-morrow afternoon the launch Motu-roa will run excursion trips to the war-ships inthe harbour.

EXTRA EDITION.THE GALE.

WEATHER STILL UNSETTLED.FURTHER BLOCKS ON THE RAIL-

WAYS.

The wind gradually decreased in velo-city yesterday and during the night, therecord being 402 miles for the twenty-four hours, or about a ceafcury less thanthe record for the previous day. Rain,however, fell in intermittent showersthroughout the night, and there was aheavy downfall shortiy before 6 o'clockthjs morning! The total fall recorded forthe twentyrfour hours was 0.28in, or alittle over a The fall for the dura-tion of the hurricane was 6.98in, or onlytwopoints short of 7in.

The weather is still somewhat unset-tled, and it is blowing steadily from thesouth-west. The sun made an attemptto break through the clouds this morn-ing, but gave up and retired ."nto theobscurity of the grey storm-drift chasingoverhead. There have been no furthermishaps of any moment in and about thecity, but tho railway service has suf-fered further interruption. The state ofthe shrpping is described below.

THE HUTT-PETONE RAILWAY.

CAR RUNS OFF THE TRACK ATTHE BIGBEND.

The Government railway staff hadhoped for clear running to-day, the wash-outs between Ngahauranga and the Hutbhaving been patched, and a partialthrough service re-established. lJut itwasnot to be. The mail train from Na-pier last night was delayed through hav-ing to wait for passengers from the Wa-nganui section, whohad to cross the slipin the ManawatuGorge. Suburban trafficwas shut down for the night after themail reached town. This morning theservice started well, but the train whichleft the Hufct for Wellington at 8.10 metwith a mishap at the big bend betweenAgabauranga and Petone. There arefour wash-outs in the bend within ashort distance of each, other, and whenpassing slowly along the damaged partof the line the rails spread, and thefront wheels of a car— the last but onefrom the tail of the train— left the line.Two carnages and abrake-van were thusblocked. The railway staff got to workat once, andhad the car restored to theline during the morning.

The earthfall in the Manawatu Gorgewas cleared away last night. Traffic onthis section is working- as usual to-day.ON THE MANAWATU LINE.THE PUKERUA WASH-OUT.SLIP NEAR JOHNSONVILLE.

The wash-out at Pukerua is of a some-what extensive character. Ithas there-fore become necessary to drive in piles,and build a bridge across the gap. Thiswork is now proceeding, and it is hopedto restore through traffic by Mondayat the latest.

Last night's down mail, after the Pu-kerua wash-outhadbeen successfully ne-gotiated by the passengers, came to astop about half a mile on the city sideof Johnsonville. A considerable earth-fall had takenplace andblocked the line,and the train got through three hourslate.

Owing lo the state of the line theManawatu Company has decided that itwill not run the 11o'clock train to Pai-kakariki to-night.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.The Wainui, from the West Coa&t, thePenguin from Nelson, and the Rotoiti fromNew Plymouth, all sought shelter at Pic-

ton during the gale, and left for Welling-ton at 4 o'clock this morning. The Pen-guin arrived her© at11.15 a.m., the Roto-iti a few minutes afterwards, and theWainui a little later.

The Stormbird, which leftWanganui forWellington on Tuesday night, arrived at9.30 this morning. Captain Crotty saysthe gale encountered on the coast was oneof the worsthe has ever experienced.

THE STRANDED LA BELLA.A big sea is still running into the Bayin which the La Bella went ashore, andif it continues much longer there is a

possibility of a collapse. Captain Willis,Lloyds' burveyor at Lyttelton, arrivedinWellington this morning, and made aninspection of the barquentine.

THE PEATH OF MR. J. HISLOP.RESULT OF THE INQUEST.

The District Coroner (Mr. James Ash-croft) held an inquest at the Hospitalthis morning regarding the death ofMr. James Hislod, architect, who wasfound lying unconscious on South-roadearly on Thursday morning, and who diedyesterday. Inspector Ellison, representedthe police, Mr. T. Young the de-ceased's family, and Mr. Menteath watch-ed the case in the interests of the in-eurance companies. Mr. T. Proctor wasForeman of the Jury.

A. A. Wilton, dairyman, said1 that at6.30 o'clock on Thursday morning hetaw a nwinon his hands and knees undera clay bank at the side of the road. Theweather was very wet and rough, andthe man looked very wet and dirty, andcrawled about a yard with what seemedlike an effort to get a drink from a poolof water near him.

Medical testimony was given by Drs.Ewart and Henry. Dr. Henry, whomade a post-mortem examination" of thebody, said that he found that a smallulcer had been ruptured in deceased'sstomach. There was no smell of alco-hol. Death, in his opinion, was due torupture of the ulcer, together with shockand exposure.

Evidence was also given that when de-ceased left the Empire Hotel at aboutBye minutes to 10 on Wednesday nighthe was perfectly sober, and that therewas no reason to believe that deceasedhad with him. any more money thanthat accounted for, or thathis death hadbeen due to any cause but accident.

The jury returned a verdict in accord-ance with the medical evidence, viz.,that death was due to perforation of theBtomach, following upon the rupture ofan ulcer, accelerated by exposure.

Mr. Hislop's funeral will start fromhis late residence in Hobso'n-street at2.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

The effects of the storm have madethe Day's Baj road unsafe for traffic.

On account of the weither the meet-ing of the. Hutt Villey Rifle Volunteersget down for last night was postponeduntil next w«ek.

Mr. W. H. Cook, the Petone Bor-ough Engineer, confidently expects torestore the borough's interrupted watersupply by midnight, or at least beforedaybreak to-morrow.

About thirty supporters attended theinaugural meeting of the Political LabourLeague advertised to be held in theDruids' Hall lastevening. The promoters,however,decided to wait for more favour-able weather, and adjourned the meetingtill Friday next.

Mesera. Levien, Shallcrass and Co. drawAttention to the eale of household furni-ture and effect* at their rooms, Willis-etreet, on Tuesday next at2.30 p.m.

LATE SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.October 15— Kotuku, es, 662 tons, Kennedy,

from Greymouth and Picton.DEPARTURES.

October 15— Alexander, ss, 185 tons, Wildman,for Nelson and West Coast.

ENTERED OUTWARDS.October 15

— Victoria, ss, 3000 tons, Waller,for Sydney. Passengers :Saloon

—Misses

Holy,Smith, Cotter, Snllivan, Holmes (2), Ross,Monaplian, Abbott, Rosa, Mesdames Kernot andchild, Holmes, Wright, Nicholas, Cotter, YonStunner, Witheron, Lindsay and child, Gaby,Sullivan, Hardy, Messrs. Warry, Woods, Ross,Mcrritt, Walkley, Jackson, ITKeowen, Coyle,Rolliston, Mitchell, Kernot, Holmes, Izett,Flimraer, Rawnsley, Nicholas, Le Sonef, Gaby,Harrisqn, Jackson, Lindsay, Witheron, Pater-son, Gaby, Corry, Cotter; 30 steerage.

October 15—

Waimii, ss, Hull, for Nelson,Westport, and Greymouth. Fassscngcrs

—Saloon : For Nelson

—Miss Mules, Mesdames

Wells, .Pacobson, Webb, Messrs. Howison, Dun-can, Bcswick, O'Connor. For Westport

—Mibbcs

Dewar, M'Gcarry, Mesdames Duff, Bright, Ma-jor Winter, Messrs. Buxton, Burnett, Gilbert,Cottrell and party. For Greyoiouth

—MissLatter, Mrs. Latter and child, Messrs. Palmer

and Froser. 'October 15— Penguin,ss, 519 tons,Nordstrum,

for Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon— MissesLittle, Martin, Sister of Mercy, Mesdames Wil-liams, Parry and child, Hartland, Messrs. Hey-wood, Brovrn, M'Gregor, Mackay, Tucker,Sidey,Parry, Greenwood, Morgan, Milne, Hartland,Storer, Buchanan, Hayward, Cooper, Finch,Davis, Merrick.

The Tyser Company's steamer Mimiro ar-rived this afternoon from Liverpool via Aus-tralian ports and Auckland.

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY.

The Gotham Quartetteof singingcome-dians were again prevented last eveningby stress of weather from appearing at theTheatre Royal. They are now in Wel-lington, ami will appear in conjunctionwith Mef®rs. Sam Rowley and SamuelGale at the popular musical hall thiseven-ing. The other members of the GaietyCompany, Messrs. F,red Graham, PercyDenton, Miss Dent, and others, will sub-mit a change of programme.

FULLER'SENTERTAINER?.The Musical Johnsons last evening wert

accordedaheartysend-off atHisMajesty'sTheatre. The inaHageinent announce achange of programme .this evening, whenMr. i<'red Rivenhall, a comedian fromMr. Harry Rickards's theatres, will ap-pear. Another attraction on the pro-grammo is the production of a number ofMelba records ona gramaphone. Theseare said to be exceptionally good.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE FETE.The second performance of "Which is

Which?" and "Old Gooseberry," given inGovernment House last night in connec-tion with the fete in aid of the funds ofthe Veterans' Home, was even more suc-cessful from the histrionic point of viewthan the previous performance. It hasbeen decided to repeat the theatrical pro-gramme next Tuesday evening. Shouldthe weather be at all propitious on Mon-day LordPlunket is to formally open thegardenfete inGovernment House grounds.The attractions offered in exchange forcoins of the realm will be many andnovel, the competitions will be keenlycontested, and handsome prizesare tobeprovided for the victors of contests andraffles. The baby show will take placeat 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the bou-quet competition will bo judged onTues-day afternoon.

ST. PETER'S JAPANESE FAIR.Despite the fact tnat the elements were

anything but favourable laat night, therewas alarge attendance at St. Peter's Hall,Ghuznee-street. During the evening a.creditable performance of 'Tennel," a one-act drama, was given,and anentertainingprogramme presented. To-night, in re-sponse to many requests, it has been de-cided to repeat "Fennel," and, in addi-tion to this, an exhibition of conjuringwill be givenby Mr. Raymond, items bythe Masters Minifie, and Japanese dancesby the children. Ithas been decided .tohold "a clearing up night" on Monday.

STEPHENSON'S MUSICAL COMEDYCOMPANY.

This combination, of which glowing ac-counts have reached playgoers from theAustralian cities, will inaugurate a sea-sonof ten nights at the Opera House onSaturday next. The company numberssixty all told, including two distinct bal-lets. Mr. Edward Lauri and Miss MayBeatty are at its head, and several newartists wHIbe introduced, including MissMay Garstang, Miss Alice Nixon, 'Mr.Charles M'Naughton,Mr. Fred Twitchen,and Mr. Roy Sydney. All of thesegraduated in the famous George Ed-wardes Gaiety Companies. The BovisBrothers are well-known Australian per-formers, who have been in England foryears. The opening piece will be thetwo-act something-to-laugh-at, entitled"The Rose oT "the Riviera." The scen-ery and mounting will be on a scale ofunusual magnificence and completeness.Owing to the -alterations to the OperaHouse, a new scale of prices will becharged, as will be seen by our adver-tising columns. The box-plan will beopened at Holliday's next Tuesdaymorn-ing, when there is certain to be a briskdemand for seats.

A social evening was held at the NewCentury Hall last evening, under the aus-pices of the Wellington Association ofSpiritualists. The programme includedmusic by Platfc's String Band, and songs,etc., and though the attendance was notparticularly large owing to the weatherconditions, the proceedings werepleasant-ly convivial.

An elocutionary and musical recital isto be given under the direction of MissMabel Hardinge-Maltby, assisted by herpupils, on the 3rd prox., in the Sydney-street Sohoolroom. Mr. Wilfred Harper,a bass singer from Sydney, is to contri-bute vocal 'terns. Miss Hardinge-Maltby,who is well known as an experiencedmember of the dramatic profession, hasprepared a very interesting programmefor the occasion. The items to be pre-sented will include a one-act comedy en-titled "Kitty Clive, Actress," and ahumorous musical duologue in costume.

A very successful social gathering inconnection with the Wellington Harrierswasheldin Godber"s Rooms, Cuba-sfcreet,last night, Mr. C. W. Palmer, one ofthe Vice-Presidents, being in the chair.The trophies in connection with theteams road race lecently held under themanagement of the Harriers were pre-sentedby the Chairman. A capital pro-gramme of music and recitations wasgone through, the contributors beingMessrs. Corrigan, E. C. Levvy J. B.Speed, Palmer, Joslin, H. N. Holmes,Meston, M'Leod,and Donaldson.

An entertaining programme has osenarranged for Mrs. J. D. Foley's month-ly social in Victoria Hall, on the 19thinst.

On Friday next, 21st inst., the wind-up "social" of the Ranfurly QuadrilleAssembly will be held in the Foresters'Hall, Tory-street.

Many striking attractions will be pre-sented by the Wellington PhysicalTraining School at the Opera House onTuesday and Wednesday next. Severalspecial features will be embodied in thelengthy programme now being activelyrehearsed by upwardof 400 members.

Jupp's Band wishes to remind thepublic of a "social" to take »jlace onthe 25th October, in the Druids' Hall.

Single-taxers are reminded of the re-union on Monday evening at Godber'sRooms.

The scholars' concert ,in connectionwith the sixty-third anniversary of Wes-ley Sunday School will be held in Wes-ley Church on Tuesday evening next.The music so successfully rendered at

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1904.6

QPERA HOUSE.Lessee and Manager— Mr. Geo. Stephcnson

AN IMPORTANT THEATRICALEVENT.

For Positively Ten Nights Only,COMMENCINGSATURDAY, 22nd OCT.

First Appearance in New Zealand ofMR. GEORGE STEPHENSON'S

NEW ENGLISHMUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY,

SIXTY IN NUMBER SIXTYIncluding

MR. EDWARD LAURI,Tho Popular Comedian and Dancer,

Miss May Garstang, Miss Alice Nixon,Mr. Chas. M'Naughton, Mr. Fred.Twitohin, Mr. Will Bovis, Mr. Chas.Boviß, Mr. Roy Sydney, Mr. Nat.Easty,

FromTHE LONDON GAIETY COMPANIES,

AndMISS MAY BEATTY,

New Zealand's Own Actress and Vocalist.The Initial Attraction will be the Two-Act

Musical Something to Laugh at,THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA,

As played by this Company at the LyceumTheatre, Sydney, Five Weeks;' PrincessTheatre, Melbourne, Six Weeks,

TO RECORD BUSINESS.SCENERY, WARDROBE, AND

EFFECTSWorthy of Any Theatre in the World.

THE BEST BALLET'Ever Seen upon a Colonial Stage.

THE DRESSESA Revelation to Playgoers.

THE SCENERYA Wonderland of Masterly Studies

THE PRICES:Owing to the alterations in the SeatingArrangements of the Opera House, the

Management, after serious consideration,have decided on the following tariff:

—Dress Circle and Orchestral Stalls, 4s;Stalls, 2s 6d; Family Circle, Is. EarlyDoor Tickets to Stalls and Family Circle,Sixpence Extra. Thess will be admittedby the old Dress Circle Entrance from 7o'clock until 7.30; Orchestral Stalls andStalls enter from the old Pit Door;DressCircle Entrance through the New Door.

BOX PLAN AT HOLLIDAY'SOn Tuesday Morning.

FRED. W. DUVAL,Representative.

N.Z. ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.

ANNUAL Exhibition of Pictures nowopen daily at the Art Gallery, Whit-more-street, from 11a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and

7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.H. M. GORE,

Secretary.Admission, One Shilling.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER. "

"THE ROSE OF THE B.IVIERA."Still Daughters Run Cheap.

WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICALLEAGITE.

ITTtIHE Eleventh Annual Social will takeA place at the Druids' Hall, on WED-NESDAY, 19th Oct., onder the patron-age of the Premier and Mrs. Seddon, SirJoseph and Lady Ward, and Members ofthe Ministry.

Dancing 8.30. Music by Miss Haw-thorne's String Band. Catering by Mr.Godber.

Tickets may be had from Mrs. Weiss,57, WilUs-street, and any member of thoCommittee. Flashlight Photo 9 p,m.

E. MOORE,74-, Abel Smith-street. Secretary.

OP-ERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."Absinthe Makes the Jag Last Longar.

THE HOROKIWI VALLEY TENNISOLUB"

Will hold itsANNUAL BALL

In thoPAHAUTANUI HALLOn WEDNESDAY, 19th OCTOBER.Subscription— Gentlemen Is, Ladies 2s.Music by Platt's Band. Dancing at 8.15

OHAS. GRAY, Hon. Sec.PERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."A Stitch in Time saves Embarrassing

Exposure.

YOUNGS MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO-CIATION.

TO-NIGHT, at 8 o'clock— DevotionalMeeting.

SUNDAY, at 4 p.m.— Bible Class, follow-ed by Strangers' Tea.

MONDAY, at 7.15, 8 p.m.— PersonalWork—Bible Classes.

SECOND ANNIVERSARY.SUNDAY, 23rd Oct., at 8.15-Gospel Ser-

vice in Opera House.THURSDAY, 27th Oct.— Public Tea and

Meetiug in Wesley Church.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH,DONALD M'LEAN-STREET.EVANGELIST SERVICES.

SISTERS MIRIAM and WINND3,The Popular Sweet Singing Evangelists," 11and 6.30. You are invited.Island Bay, 3 p.m.— Rev. J. COCKER.

PERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."Every Girl who Wears a Sailor's Hat

Doesn't Own a Yacht.

T^EW ZEALAND SOCIALIST PARTY35a, CUBA-STREET (rear of Pearce's

Boot Shop).TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), 16th OCT.,

At 7.30. ■

Address by Mr. T. A. EAGLE— "WiIISingle Tax Abolish Landlordism?"

Discussion. Collection.WEDNESDAY, 19lh October, at 8o'clock— LanternLecture by Mr.ROBERTHOGG: "London lo -Ireland." IrishiScenes, Songs, and Stories. Tickets, 6d.

mHE PSYCHIC RESEARCHSOCIETYJL OF WELLINGTON.CARLTON HALL, VIVIAN-STREET.

TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), 16th OCT.,At»7 p.m. sharp.

Mediums— Mrs. M'Lennan, Mrs. Crop(ofPetone), Mr. and Mrs. Hyams>, Mrs. Bar-ton, and others as occasion offers., Trance Address, Mrs. M'Lennan. Sub-ject, "Tho New Dispensation." Psycho-motry and Clairvoyant Descriptions, Mrs.M'Lennan. President, Mr. Hyams; ProTern. Sec, Mr. M'Lennan. Collection.Bring Moody and Sankey Hymns.

UNDAY SCHOOL UNION.-Days ofPrayor for Sunday Schools, 16th and

17th October, 190*. Meetings will bo heldas follows:— SUNDAY MORNING, 9.45to 10.30 —

Congregational Schoolroom,Bowen-street; Methddist Schoolroom,Taranaki-strcet; Methodist Schoolroom,Rintoul-street. MONDAY, 7.30 p.m.—Baptist Church, Vivian-street. Addressesby Revs. Dr. Gibb and P W. Fairclough.riIHE SALVATION ARMY.

SUNDAY,16th OCTOBER.Meetings »t 7 and 11 a.m. and 3and1p.m.

MONDAY, 17th, at 8 p.m. Children'sDemonstration. Silver collection.WEDNESDAY,19th. 8 p.m.— WellingtonMandolin, Banjo,and Guitar Band. Speoialprogramme. Tickets. 6d./^HRISTADELPHIAN LKOTURISS.

Every SUNDAY EVKNING, at7.VICTORIA HALL, ADELAIDk'-ROAD.

Subject To-morrow Night—"InterestingScriptural Patallels— Joseph and Jesus,Moses and Jesus— Pioviiij the Unity of theBibleand.ItsDivineSquixo,,"

FUNERAL NOTICE.nnHE Friends of the late Mr. CharlesJu Collier are invited to attend hisFuneral, which will leave his late resi-

dence, Herald-street, off South-road, onSunday, 16th October, 1904, at 8.30 a.m.,for Karori Cemetery.

E. MORRIS, JunSanitary Undertaker,

Telephone 937. 10, Taranaki-st.

FUNERAL NOTICE.riTHE Friends of the late Mr. James-■- M'Donald are invited to attend his

Funeral, which will leave tho WellingtonHospital on Monday, 17th October, 1901,at 2 p.m., for Karori Cemetery.

E. MORRIS, Jtjn.,Sanitary Undertaker,

Telephone 937. 10, Taranaki-street.FUNERAL NOTICE.

riTHE Friends of James Hislop are in-JL vited to attend his Funeral, whichis to leave his residence, 17, Hobson-street,To-morrow (Sunday), at 2.30 p.m., for thoCemetery, Karori.

J. AND A. WILSON,Funeral Furnishers.

BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.ri^HE Members of the above are invitedJL to attend the Funeral of the lateJames Hislop, Architect, which will leavehis late residence, Hobson-street, To-mor-row (Sunday), at 2.30 p.m.

W. H. BENNETT,Hon. Sec.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER,

"THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."Uneasy Lies tho Tooth that Wears aCrown

DAY'S BAY ROAD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the aboveroad is unsafe for traffic.

JOHN WAKEHAM,Councillor, Wainui-o-mata Riding,

Hutt County.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY,22nd OCTOBER.

"THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."As you Sew, co shall you Rip.

fIIHE best investment of t*ho day is theland at PARK-AVENUE, tho most

beautiful Suburb of Wellington. SaleNEXT TUESDAY, 18th instant, 2.30p.m.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."A Stitch in Time saves Embarrassing

Exposure.ANTED,~to place a Girl of 20, withher infant;town or countiy;small

wages (if any). Replies to Guardian,ETenwg Costs

UT. PAUL'S PRO-CATHEDRALj10 MUI.GRAVK-STRKKT.SUNDAY, lGth OCTOBER.

Order of Services—

Holy Communion, 8a.m.;Ma,tiiiß and Holy Communion, 11a.m.;Evensong, G 30p.m.

TINAKOIU-ROAD CHURCHROOM—Children's Service,11a.m.;Eveningservice,6.30.

BT. PETER'S CIIUItCH.20:-h SUNDAY AFTER THINITY.Order of Services :— 8 a.m., Holy Com-munion; 11a.m.,Matins and Sermon; 12.15Holy Commuaion:4 p.m., Baptisms andChurcbinfi-'j ;0.30, Evensong-and SermonBROOKLYN OHURCHROOM-8 a.m..Holy Communion; 11 a.m., Matins; 6.36,

Evensoup.TARANAKI-iST. MISSION ROOM.—Serviceat 7 p.m.

BT. JOHN'S CHURCHWILLIS-STREET (Presbyterian).

TO-MORROW.Morning,11. Evening,6.30.

Rev. JamesGibb, D.D.Evening—" Some Masks of Maukood."

Abermou to Younif Men.i\ ANDREW'S PKESBYTERIA.NCHURCH, WhllingtonXebeacb.

SUNDAY. Kth OCTOBER.Rev.J. J.Bates, Carterton.

Morning,11 Evening,6.30ENT- TERRACE PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH.Services TO-MOKROW. *

11a.m.and 6.30 p.m.,Rev.RobertWood,of Musterton.

ROSKNEATH— Service at 6.30p.m.

BROOKLYN PRESBYTERIANCHURCH .SJJU4VICKSTATE SCHOOL.SUNDAY,16th OUrOBtiR, at 6.30 p.m.

Mr.Gilbert,.Sunday School at2.30.

YIETHODIST CHURCH OFl?i AUSTRALASIA.Services TO-MORROW—

WESL&Y CHUIiOH, Tara-uaki-streefc— '11a.m.,itev.F. VV. lsitt; 6.30 p.m.. Key.P. W. Fairclough.

MOLESWOKTH-ST., Thorndon— SundaySchool Anniversary (see separate notice)-*11 a.m., Itev.P. W. Fairulough; 3 p.m.,Key.P. VV. Fairclough; 6.30 p.m.,Rev.H,L.Blauures.

JOHJS'SONVJLLE— 3 p.m., Mr. H. Ben-netta;6.30 p.m., Mr. H. Bennetts. KAI.WARRA-11 a.m., Mr. J. &.Bucley; 6.30p.m., Mr.H. Sauson. UPPISH AKO-ST.—6.30 p.m.,Mr.H.Hart. KAJtORI— IIa.m.,Rev.G. Si. Cook; 7 p.m., Jttr. W. C. burd.CKuJjTON— 7 p.m.,Key. G.S.Cook.

TRINITYCHURCH(Newtown)— lla.m.,Key.G.Bond; 6.30p.m.,Rev.G.JJoud.

KILBII4NIK— 7 p.m., Mr.BoWmaker.WORSEIt BAY— 7p.m.,Mr.Jolly.

MOLESWORTH-ST. METHODIST, SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARYWiUbe held

TO-MORROW, 16th OCTOBER,In

/ SYDNEY-STRKET PBIMiriVBMKTHODIST CHURCH.

Preachers—

11a.m.,Rev.P.W. ;8 p.m., Roy. P. W. tfairolongh(ObjeocLesson,"Clocks"); 6.30 p.m., Rev.H.L. Manures (Subject

—"A Soldier o£

Jesus Christ").Special Music by the Scholars, assisted by

the KougopniOrchestra, under tho directionof Mr.J.Sulkeld.

TI3A and PUBLIC MEETING, also atSydney-street on WEDNESDAY NEXT,lea at 6.30, PublicMeeting at 7.30.

Tickets, Is;Children, 9d.J CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.

WELIiINGTON-TJKREA.CH.11a.m.and6.3Up.m..Rev.J.ReedGlaasou

t'OUKTBNAY-I'I.ACB.Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30p.m.

Preacher— Key. Newman,Hall.Morning— "

TheGospel of Work."Evening

— "A Popular Sm."CON6TAJBI.]ii-STltJ£l£T (NeWtOWn)—

11a.m.and 0.30 p.m.,Key. W. A.Evang.

IJiKlDllTlVli METHODIST CHUKCH~A isYDNKY-bT., Thorndon— ll a.m., IKey.P. W. Fairclough; 6.30p.m.,Rev. H.L. Blauiires.

PETONJd-ll a.m., Rev. S.Bailey; 6.30p.m.,Key. J.R.Fow.

NORTHLAND— 6.3Op.m.,Rev.S.Bailey.EPUNI-6.30p.m.,Mr.J. Clement.

IJRIMIIIVE METHODIST CHURCHESSUNDAY, 16thOCTOBER.

Wiißß-tjXKhKl— lla,.ui., Rev.J.Davrson;b.oU pin., Mr. A. S. Adauiß, Dunediu(Pi-usidentofN.Z. Aiuauoe),andKey.J,Duwbon.

BOSKNttATH— IIa.m.,Mr.J.E.Froat.I>AP TI S T CHURCH,13 VIVIAN-STHEET.Services TO-MOKROW, 16thOctober—11a.m.,Rev.H. B. Redstone; 6.30 p.m.,

Rev.B.L.Thoinus.PEiuNK— ll aim. and 6.30 p.m.— Rev.

Stanley Jeukm.

BKKHAHPORU BAPTIST CHURCH.Preacher— PastorT.Keith Ewen.

Moriiiujf— " 'leaching the Children."Evening—" atorm aud Shelter."

OHIRO BAPTIST CHURCH,BROOKLYN.

Preacher— Kov.W. Lamb.Morniug,11

— "Always Abounding."hvening,6.30—" seekingGod."H UK C H OF CHRIST,

DIXON-STREET.SUNDAY,10th OCTOBER.

6.30 p.m.— Preacher, Mr. T. J. Bull.Subject

—''Rights: Children's, Parents',

God's."Seats free to all.Hearty welcome to all.

HffECH O~F CHRIST,RIDDIFORD-ST., Wellington South,

6.30p.m.— Mr.A.F.Turner.Come andHear.

riIHE MISSIONS TO SEAMKN± CHURCH AND INSTITUTE,VVhituioro-stroet.

SUNDA/t", 16th OCTOBER, 1904.Services at IJ, 6.30and 8.Preacher, Mr. James Moore, Missioner.

Subjects— (1)" TheParting of the Ways,"(2)

"Thanksgivingfor Lives Saved DuringGale," (3)

"Thought,Speech, and Action."bailor's Pailour opened at 2.30. Prayer

Meetingat 6.10. Instituteopened daily.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION OiiSPIRITUALISTS(Rsgisxkrbd).

NEW CENTURY HALL. JKbnt-tiskiucb.TO-MORKOW, SUNDAY, 16th OCT.,At 7 o'clock sharp.

TheRev. Fergus Feigusson,PresbyterianMinister, ofVictoria,will Lecture as above.Subject

— "What is this Spiritualism?"Message oflate and Hubingerof LightiorOctober. Children's Lyceumat 2.30.

Admission,6dmidIs.'iIHJiOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,

APublic Address will be deliveredat theSociety's Ko»m, York Chambers, Manners-stivoc,onSUNDAY, ltith instant, at 7. p.m.Subjeet

— "Tho Akasbio Kecords, or the

Memoryof Nature."Questions at close. Collection.

4*. ELLINGTON SPIRITUALISTS'IV SOCIETY,DANISHCLUB ROOMS42a, CUBA-STKEKT.A Circle willbo heldonSUNDAY EVEN-ING, 16th October, at 7 o'ol»ok. Trance

Address. Subject— '" Spiritual Teachings."Clairvoyant descriptions.All cordially invited.Message of Life for Ootober.

Vl/ ELLINGTON CENTRAL MISSION,» t HKBBERT-STBKKT.SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION DAY.SPECIAL CHILDUEN'S SERVICES.IIa.m

—Snj>t. Cramp and Teachen.3p.m. Special Evangelistic.

7 p.m.— Mr.N. 'turnerOpen-a* Meeting, Ghuznee-street, 6 p.m.Bandand Choir. Selecteditems.(-w°*£ XKLnHA|jL'INOKSTKUi-BTIiKK-r".m .lhe S°?Pel wiUbo Pleached (D.V.) ivthe above Hal ouLord's DuyEveniug,16thi?fc>1*at I00)**I 00)**- A heatW invitation to*U, togolhcuon, All Beatsaxeiree. Com«,

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.FULLERS ENTERTAINERS.

Complete Change of Programme To-night!First Appearance of

MR. FRED RIVENHALL,MR. FRED RIVENHALL,

Australia's Greatest Lion Comique, in up-to-date Seleotions of Vocal Comic Items.

First Reproduction inN.Z. ofMELBA RECORDS!MELBA RECORDS!

On a Specially Imported New CenturyGramaphono. These records are at

present the craze of Melbourneand Sydney.

CARMO— The Herculean Wonder.CARMO— The Classical Juggler.

HiIda— TREVENA SISTERS Mabel.The Great Song and Dance Double.

AllNew Items byHARRY HART, the Silvory Tenor.

In a New Selection— HAßßY HART.Last Nights of Little EILEEN CAPEL.

HARRY SADLERIn Another Budget of Phoolosities.

"Cooking the Rooster."Ivy Nicholls, Jim Marion,

LilyReinford, Arthur Albertson.Truly a Great and Bright Show!

Prices— 2s, Is, and 6d. Doors 7.15 p.m.

PERA iOU SE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER.

"THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."As you Sew, so shall you Rip.

GRAND GARDEN FETEInaid of

VETERANS' HOME.OZI! BOZ! BOZI

Held in theGOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,From 2 to 6.30 p.m.

| His Excellency the Governor (LordPlunket) will perform the Opening Cere-mony at 2 o'clock on Monday Afternoon.THE FETE WILL BE

TEEMING WITH NOVELTIESFOR OLD AND YOUNG!

A Surprisa Packet/ inTHE HAUNTED OHAMBER-R-R-R!

Come and FindTHE HIDDEN TREASURE DISCS!

VISIT THE GREAT BABY SHOW!HAT-TRIMMING COMPETITIONS!

Sco the Arts and Crafts atLADY PLUNKET'S STALL!

Don't Miss theGRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.Get the Priceless, Pr digious, Profound,

Pictorial Programme.A FEATURE— THE RAFFLE STALL.Shooting Gallery— Idper shot.THE LIVING AUNT SALLY tGrand GymnasticDisplays!Clock Golf Competitions.Flower and Buttonhole Stall.HAVE YOUR FORTUNE TOLD!Anglers, Try the Fish Pond.Youngsters, have aPiece of Bran Pie.The Sniffing Competition.

Entrance Price toFete, Is. SideshowsExtra.

TUESDAY EVENING NEXT(By Special Request),

GRAND AMATEUR THEATRICALSInGovernment House.

"WHICH IS WHICH?" —a Farcical

Comedietta. To be followed by "OLDGOOSEBERRY"— a Farce. GIVENWITH GREAT SUCCESS LASTNIGHT.

NOTE THE PRICES!Reserved Seats, 3s;Unreservod Seats,2s.

Box Plan at the Dresden.Come Early and Avoid the Crush!

SOCIALIST EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE.TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) NIGHT,

At 7.30, in"TVIX'S THEATRE ROYAL,XJ MR. J. M. WILSON

Will deliver a Lecture entitled"THE NEW BROTHERHOOD."

This will probably be Mr. Wilson'sLAST LECTURE.

Next Sunday, the 23rd inst., ProfessorBickerton, of Christchurch, will follow upthese lectures.

Admission by Silver Coin.There will be NOMeeting of the League

on Monday Evening.No. 1 of THE PAPER still on sale.

TVJTISS MABELHARDINGE-MALTBYItJL AND PUPILSWill give a

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL RECITALOn THURSDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER,

At theSYDNEY-STREET SCHOOLROOM.Box Plan and Seats at the Dresden.

XSTESLEY SUNDAY SCHOOL.SIXTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY.

SCHOLARS' CONCERTIn WESLEY CHURCH, TARANAKI-

STREET, NEXT TUESDAY, 18thOCTOBER.

A Full Programme of Anniversary Musicwill be rendered by a Large Choir ofScholars.

"Addresses by Rev. G. S. Cook andMessrs. H. Field and G. Tiller.Admission Free.Collection in aid of School Funds.

TUPP'S Brass Band Assembly wishestw to remind the Public that they arestill holding their Assembly in the Druids'Hall EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT, andwill finish their season with a SOCLVL onthe 25th of October. Tickets, ss, 3s, 2s.Musio by Miss Hawthorne aud Bandsmen.Caterer, Mr. W. Mawson.

THE WELLINGTON UMPIRES'ASSOCIATION.

A SPECIAL General Meeting of thoWellington Umpires' Association will

be held at Batkin'a Room NEXT MON-DAY NIGHT, at 8 o'clock. All membersand intending members requested to bepresent.

G. WARREN, Hon. Sec.UNITED BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION.

AN Adjourned General Meeting will beheld at Mr. Godber's Rooms, Cuba-

street, on TUESDAY NEXT, the 18thOctober, at 8 p.m.Business— To consider a motion to dis-

band the above-named Association;as wellre Annual Picnic, and General.

Full attendance kindly requested.H. BOECKER,

Hon. Seo. pro tern.110, Cuba-street.

HARBOUR EXCURSION"TO-MORROWAND VISIT TO THE THREE BRIT-ISH WARSHIPS.

NOW that the storm has abated, let itbe hoped that fine weather willshino ovei city and harbour TO-MOR-ROW to enablo the iTihabitants of thetown who.have been closed up as in a boxto enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.Flock down in goodly numbers to theFerry Wharf, where you will find the fa-vourito Launch MOTUROA with steamup ready to take you for a spin on theharbour and convey you onboard tho WarVessels. Fare— Return, Is. Take anOld Salt's tip— The ozone of tho "briny"'is the beßt tonic. Inflate your lungs withit, and tho medical fraternity will lofeeyour custom. Fact, soe you take counselby it. The Launoh leaves the wharf at1.30 p.m. and at intervals thereafter.

mHE Rev. FERGUS FERGUSON hasboon eminently successful in Victoria

as a Magnetio Healer. Can be consultedat 8 Roxburgh-street. Hours, 10 to 4.

All Nervous Diseases treated.

'ANTED to Sell, three Bikes, cheap.5, Boulcott-street. ;

f^STIAKTED to Sell, two Magic Lav-terait 5, Bouicott-jtteeW

SINGLE TAX SOCIAL

SINGLE TAKERS are reminded thatthe Ronuion will be held in Godber'sRooms, Cnba-street, on MONDAYNEXT

at 8 o'clock.

mHE WELLINGTON STEAM FERRYX COMPANY (Ltd.).

DAY'S BAY

SUNDAY, 16th OCTOBER.

The Favourite S.S. DUCHESS will runas under:

—Leave Town. Leave Bay.

10.15 a.m. 11 a.m.2.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

(Circumstances permitting).

T7ILECTRICITY and Health.— Being anJ-J exposition of the most scientific andrational methods of applying medical elec-tricity in the cure of acute aud chroniodisease. Wellington, late of London. HerrCohen, National Electrical Institute, "KiaOra," 2, Davis-street, Thorndon-quay, nextto Private Hospital. Open Monday, 24thOctober. Consultation free,from 9 to 10a.m. ,

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."

Many are Cold, but Few are Frozen.

/"^NE of the safest investments is to

Buy a Section in the PARK-AVENUE ESTATE, LOWER HUTT.

fSalo TUESDAY, 18th instant, 2.30 p.m.

PERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."Absinthe Makes the Jag Last Longer.

T^rELLINGTON GAS COMPANY(Ltd.).

MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER.

GREAT SALE

GKEAT SALEOF

"IN VIO T A"

GAS RANGES,

"IN VIO T A"

GAS RANGES,AT

OO EACH.

no EACH.

MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER.

R. G. HOWELL,Seoretary.

Tel. 2121 TO THE PUBLIC. Tel. 2121

NOTICE OF REMOVAL FROM ADE-LAIDE-ROAD TO HOPPER-STREET.

WE, the undersigned, desire to notifyour patrons that we have removed

to o*ur new premises, at 28, HOPPER-STREET, which are fitted up to enableus to execute all kinds of Plumbing andSanitary Work with promptness and de-spatch for Cottages or in townor country.

While thanking the publio for past fa-vours, we trust to merit your continuedsupport.

We remain, yours faithfully,GLOVER AND HANSON,

Plumbers, Gasntters, and Sanitary Engi-neers,

-HOPPER-STREET (late31, Adelaide-rd.).Telephone 2121.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER."THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."

Uneasy Lies the Tooth that Wears aCrownTUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1904,

At 2.30 p.m.(Postponed from 14th, on account of the

weather.)

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ANDEFFECTS,Removed for the Convenience of Sale.

MESSRS. LEVIEN, SHALLCRASSAND CO. have received instructions

to sell by public auction at their rooms,Willis-street, as above, a large quantityof household furniture and effects, whichhave been removed from a residence atIsland Bay for the convenience of sale,including

—Leather suite, diningtable, chairg, fen-

ders and fire irons, carpets, hearth-rugs, oilcloth, coalscuttles, sofas,curtains and polea, glassware, orna-ments, hall table, chest drawers,duchesse chest, double brass-railbedstead, wire mattresses, wash-stand and ware, overmantel, mir-rors, garden tools, etc., etc.

Without Reserve.LEVIEN, SHALLCRASS AND CO.,

Auctioneers.

"DARK-AVENUE is one of the most

superb spots of the Suburbs of Wel-lington. Sale takes place on TUESDAYNEXT, the18th instant. Attend the eale.

THEATRE ROYALTO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!

THE GOTHAMS HAVE ARRIVED!They Appear This Evening.

DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY.DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY.

First Appearance hero ofTHE FAMOUS

GOTHAM QUARTETTE,GOTHAM QUARTETTE,

AMERICAN SINGING COMEDIANS(Headed by Edward Lang).

Imported by George Musgrovo, Esq., forthe Pantomime "Aladdin."

A Revelation in Muscial Comedy.Mr. SAMUEL GALE, the Actor-Vocalist.

MR. SAMUEL ROWLEY,"The Little Man with the Big Voice."

THE POWERS BROS.,In their New and Marvellous Act— "Tho

Catherine Wheel."FANNY POWERS,

New Imitations including Mdlle MayMoore Duprez.

FRED H. GRAHAM And MissPERCY DENTON NELLIE DENTHARRY SHINE In a New BudgetHARRY SHINE LOUIE PERFECT.

Usual prices. Plan at Holliday's or atTheatre (Telephone 2084).

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER"THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."

Many are Cold, but Few are Frozen.RAND JAPANESE FAIR

ATST. PETER'S HALL, GHUZNEE-ST.

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT1At 8 o'clock.

The Romantic and Charming Drama"FENNEL"

Will bo repeated, in response to manyrequests.

Characters by Miss Rouse, Messrs. Pearn,Honey, and Roid.

Vocal and Instrumental Items by theMasters Minifie."Up-to-Date" Conjuring by Mr. Raymond.Tho greatly-admired Japanese Dance by

the Children,And a host of other novelties.

MONDAY NIGHT, at 8 o'clock,Positively the Last Night of this GreatInstitution,

A OLEARING-UP SALE,When Bargains will bo the order of the

day.A Grand Miscellaneous Programme will

be rendered.Do not mis3these last opportunities to

sco ono of tho finest Bazaars ever heldinWellington

ADMISSION... ONE SHILLING.PERA HOUSE.— TUES. and WED,

18th and 19th OCTOBER.THE WELLINGTON PHYSICALTRAININGSCHOOL &GYMNASIUM.

The Premier Institution; the LeadingSchool; Largest Membership; the' Most Expert Performers, and Accre-dited Champions.

EIGHTH GRAND ANNUAL GYMNAS-TIC CARNIVAL.

400 Our Array of Performers! 400400 Our Array of Performers! 400Including Men, Ladies, Boys, Girls, theChampion Team?, and Affiliated Schools.

NEW FEATURES!SiRIKING ATTRACTIONS!

Marvellous Illuminated Marches andMelange. Wonderful Club Juggling andSwinging. Clover Exhibitions of Balancingon Wooden Blocks, Staircases, Chairs, etc.Dashing Cavalry Sword Exercises. TheWonderful Midgets. Marvellous Perform-ances on the Apparatus.BRILIANT DISPLAY

OF CALISTHENICS!EGYPTIAN WAND DRDLL!

Prices—

Dress Circle and Stalls, 3s;Family Circle, 2s; Back Stalls, Is. BoxPlan at Holliday's, now open. Day seatsat Abel's, Batkin's, Davidson's, andSpeed's.

Instructor: Mr.B. Dovey, Gold Medal-list, London, etc. W. H.Jones, Hon. Sec.

WELLINGTON HOTEL EMPLOY-EES' ANNUAL SMOKE CON-CERT

(Under the patronage of the WellingtonLicensed Victuallers' Association and theWellington Amalgamated Society ofCooks and Waiters).

FORESTERS' HALL, TORY-STREET,TUESDAY EVENING. 18th OCTOBER,

Commencing at 8.15 o'clock.

Tickets,2s 6d.R. E. VANEY, Secretary.

P~E R A HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER.

"THE ROSE OF THE RIVrERA."Still Daughters Run Cheap.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE OLD BOYS'SOCIAL CLUB.

A SPECIAL General Meeting of OldBoys will be held in tho Club Room,

on MONDAY, the 24th October, at 8p.m. Business— Consideration of proposedalterations and additions to rules, presen-tation, etc. A Concert will bo held atconclusion of meeting. Chairman

— Mr. E.G. Pileher.

W. H. DENTON, Hon. Sec.

OPERA HOUSE.SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER.

"THE ROSE OF THE RIVIERA."Every Girl who Wears a Sailor's Hat

Doesn't Own a Yacht.RANFURLY

'QUADRUPLE AS-

SEMBLY.

"■¥7£7iINDING-UP SOCIAL in Foresters'TT. Hall, Tory-street, on FRIDAYNEXT, 21st October, 1904.

Tickets^— Double 3s 6d, single gent's, 2s6d, extra lady Is 6d.

A. MACEX. Secretary.

MRS. J. D. FOLEY'S Monthly Socialwill bo held in Victoria Hall, 19,

Adelaide-road, on WEDNESDAY, 19th.Dancing, including Sailor's Hornpipe,Double Irish Jig, and a Cake Walk, from8 till 12. ,

Musician, Mr. Henley. Admission, Is.Tho Committee reserve the right to re-

fuse admission.H. SCOONES, Hon. Seo.

HUTT VALLEY RDJLE "VOLUN-TEERS.

ritHE Meeting Postponed last night willA be held on WEDNESDAY NEXT.A. MARSHALC,

Hon. Seo.WEDNESDAY CRICKEt ASSOCIA-

TION.

A MEETING of the above Associationwill be held in the Duke of Edin-

burghHotel, on MONDAY, 17th October,at 8 p.m

Business:To receive Entries for Senior and

Junior CompetitionsTo Draw FixturesAnd General.

JAMES MESTON,Hon. Sec.

■jfc/rmAMAR SEASIDE CARNIVALWORSER BAY,

WEDNESDAY, 9th NOVEMBER.THE EVENT OF THE YEAR.

Entries now being received at the under-mentioned places for

Handicap Yacht Race open to any class;entrance 5s.— First prize, £10 ;secondprize, £2 10§.

Two Miles Naval (rowing);entrance ss.-1-First prize, £5.Dinghy Sailing,12ft and under;entrance

Is.— First prize, £2 ;second prize, 10s.Open Sailing Boat, 18ft and under; en-.trance Is.— First prize, £1 10s.Swimming, 100yds, 150yds, also Teams

Race;entrance Is.— Trophies.Amateur 100yds, 220yds, under N.Z.A.A.

Rules;entrance Is.—

Trophies.Harriers' Races; entrance Is.— Trophies.

Soe full programme on 22nd. Sixtyevents.

Speed's, Lambton-quay;Robinson and Son's, Willis-street:

AndH. J. WYATT, Hon. Sec. and Tre».,

The, Store* Karelia Buy.,

D. J. C. D.I.C.

OPEN

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£ FRENCH CANVAS VOILES, superior quality, in all -^the wanted shades. 46 inches wide At 4/6 peryard> , <> '

. 4I TJhe "Correot" Store, 4> '

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I Jfirkcaldie & Stains^ jCtd. <v 4y Wellington and Tfapier,> 24 . 4

SEASONABLE GARMENTS.

OTRIPE TEPJNIS SUITS,Light Grey 15/6 Mid Grey 15/6

WHITE CRICKET PAFJTS,10/6, 11/6, 12/6 Inewzra^^]

57 LAMBTON QUAY. f^TM^M^^l

W A. BROADBENT,LAND AND ESTATE AGENT,

HUME'S BUILDINGS,WILLIS-ST.

Telephone 1403.HOPPER - STREET (Cuba-street tram

route)— Brand now Residences, splen-

didly built and finished;one6 roomsand three 7 rooms; first-class homesfor city men;sound investment;in-creasing in value. Note tho specialtci-ms

— £100 cash, balance at 5i percent.

DANIEL-STREET (off)-Land 22 x100;now 5-roomcd Cottage, well-built andnicoly finished. Bargain at £500 ;terms small deposit, balance as rent.

BERHAMPORE— Two fine Sections, 47ftfrontage each; £5 10s por foot jcheap.

SOUTH-ROAD— Land 35 x 100; nice s-roomed Villa, every convenience; areally cheap home. £575 ;6mall de-posit.

WILSON-STREET— Land 30 x 120; new5-roomed House, gae, hot water, etc.;also new 3-stall brick stable, trap-shed, good yard. Prico onapplication.Terms £100 cash;balance easy.

OWEN-STREET "LOCALITY— Land 40x 160;very choice 7-roooicd VHla;sppcia1 value, £1000 ;easy terms.

ADFLAIDE-ROAD (near Basin)— ShopSite, 38 x 80, withhouse. £975.

j^'INTYRE&ORCHARD,57a, LAMBTON-QUAY.

TORY-STREET (close Vivian-street)—

80 x 88ft. £50 per foot.SUBURBAN RESIDENCE, KARORI

—8 rooms and J acre land. £1200 ;£100

AUSTIN-STREET (off) — 6-ro6medVilla,land 33 x 100ft, flat. £750.

SCARBORO'-TERRAOE — 4 rooms,soul-lery, 33 x 95ft. £650.

WANTED TO EXCHANGE,one or twonew Villas near Duppa-street for land

TARANAKI - STREET (corner), nearCourtcnay-place, land 51 x 98ft. £2800—£800 cash.

MANSFIELD-STREET—

Business Site66 x 100ft. £25 per foot.

ARTHUR-STREET — Three Houses, land49 x 75ft, rentals £156. Price £1850.£1000 at 5 per cent.

BOARDING-HOUSE, 12 rooms, rent £2,-well furnished. £100 ;cheap.

£50 DEPOSIT will buy new 5-roomedVilla on land 45 x 132ft. Price £550.

WANTED TO EXCHANGE, 5-rooroedHowe at Wadestown, land 40 x 100ft,for Sections.

DANIEL-STREET— 6-roomed House, land38 x 112ft. £750.

WTLLISI6TREET (close lo)—

6 rooms,modern conveniences. £800.

BROUGHAM-STREET— .Splendidly-situ-

ated Houso of 6 rooms, all conveni-ences, land 40 x 100ft. £1150.

WOOLCOMBE- STREET — Gentleman's

Residence, 3 rooms, land 41 x 100ft.£1750. Eapy terms.

FOR SALE.

EDWARD MSKVES &CO.,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

MERCER-STREET,Opposito Public Library.

MULGRAVE-STREET— Large Section,with thrco honsc3 thereon. Particularson application

GHUZNKE-STREET—

Valuable CornerBnttursii Site on easy terms.

NAITIN-SlRBBT— Superior 6-r Villa Re-sidence; £1600.

BERHAMFORE — Nice Residence, 6roo us, wardrobes, oupboards through-out. Low price for prompt sale.

WOOLCOMBE-STREET— Nice 7-r house,cheap.

KILBIRKIE— The last of sections frontingNaughton-terrace;splendid levelbuild-ing site;cheap.

SEA'IOUN— I77 feot sea frontage, withbuildings thereon; immense prospec-tive value.

SEATOUN— HaIf-acre, planted macro-carpa trees;ideal site.

SEATOUN— S-r Cottage, cheap; small do-posit;balance airanged

ISLAND BAY— S-acro Block. Price £200per acre; oasy terms. Also, severalsmall blocks up to £500 per acre.Cheap land, and prouably worth 50per cent, increase within 12 months.

AUSTIN-STREET— Large Gentleman'sResidence. Particulars on application.

SEASIDE— We aro sole agents for sellingand lotting of several Seatoun pro-perties.

EDWARD REEVES AND CO.

LAND POR SALE.loweiThutt.

THE PICK OF~THE VALLEY.'LMWOOD. ELMWOOD. ELMWOOD.

rjITIIS property adjoins the celebratedJL Tamo Estate, containing some 100

acres, all of which has been subdividedmid sold Palatial residences are beingrapidly built on every section.

Elmwood^ has been well known in thopast as the residence of Mr. Mowbray.It has a high position, perfeotly flat, andfree from floods or surface water;beauti-ful dark loamy soil which is acknowledgedto havo no superior in the colony. Thoproperty is splendidly laid out, lovelyshade ornamental trees and floweringshrubs, being the remains of highly cul-tivated grounds and gardens which origin-ally cost Mr. Mowbray a large sum to layout

Last year the property was subdividedinto sections, when a large number weresold. The remainder are now being offer-ed to tho publio at the original price tocloso tho estate, no increase being askedby the proprietors, although land in thisnoighbourhodrf has practically doubled mvalue in the meantime. Remember, wointend to sell the balance this year, conse-sequently we have placed extremely lowprices on sections to closo up the eßtate.The 'first comer will have the pick ofsome lovely garden spots, including theportion that was originally attached totho old homestead. |

The estate has been laid off' in streets66 feet wide, footpaths, concrete channel-ling, kerbing. A great advantage with thisproperty is that it is a little removed fromthe dusty thoroughfare to the Taita, andib a perfect elysium and ideal spot forcountry residences. There is a regular'bus service that passes within a few chainsof the property. There is also a proposalon foot to establish electrio trams in theHutt Valley, also a motor 'bus service toand from tho station.

Tho low price at which these sectionsare offering, namely £2 par foot and up-wards, will prove to investors that thisland is absolutely thecheapest on themer-ket. Terms— 10 per cpnt. cash down, thebalance on easy terms extending over 5years at 5 por cent p.a. The sections havea frbntago of over 60 feet each by a depthaveraging about 200 feet, and contain anarea of i-acro or more.

further particulars and plans of theeEtato can bo obtained from

WATKINS AND HULL, Secretariesfor tho Syndicate.

DWAN BROS., Willis-street,BAKERBROS., Petone.H. ERNEST LEIGfiTON, Hutt and

Wellington.A. YOUNG, Aiicetown.H.SAVAGE, Muritai.MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.M'LEAN AND CO., Petone,

Or from any reputable agent, who willbo supplied with instructions upon appli-cation lo the Secretaries,

WATKINS AND HULL,No. 9, Johnßton-street,

Wellington.

WF. EGGERS, 26a, Lamoton-quay," HAS FOR SALE—Borhampore

— Newly-built 5-roomed

House, bath, copper, tubsN, p.w.c, land22ft x 132ft. Price low, and easy termscan bo arranged.

Kelburne (near trnm) — Fine 7-roomedHouse, bath, copper, tubs, conservatory,land 40 x 140ft. Price £760; very cheapproperty.

Walkce-strcet—

Two Houses, one 4rooms and one 5, every modern conveni-ence;good rentals;land 30 x130ft. Pricei £840. l

THE WANTED KINDS

WALKING SKIRTS.

HANDSOME and serviceable WalkingSkirts appropriate for summer wear,

and in the styles and shapes favoured byfashion. These were specially selected forus in the Home market, our buyer im-posing certain conditions such as that the6kirts should be fashionable, thoroughlywell made, andmoderate in price. A firstglance will satisfy you that they are justright, and you'll end up by buying one.The qualities and prices are indicatedbelow.

BLACK VOILE WALKING SKIRTSfrith gathered flounces, trimmed withbebe ribbon.

At 23S 6D.

BLACK CLOTH SKIRTS, out a la mode,seams strappedwith cloth and finishedat foot with pleats, in sets of three,at 21s and

At iwS /?D.

BLACK CLOTH SKTRTS in fashionableshapes, with pleated flounces, finishedwith tabs of self. Very smart,

At 25s-

BLACK AND NAVY SERGE SIORTSwith yoke and Beams strapped withself. Deoidedly the most useful ofwalkingskirts, and very reasonable inprice,

At -I wS ,/»D.

FRENCH VODLE SKIRTS, elegant andstylish garments, extremely well made,trimmed with yak insertion and foldsof voile,

At 37S go.THE STORE WITH THE WINNING

WAYS.____JAMES SMITH & SONS,

THE NEW HOUSE.

J. H HBTHONE & CO.,AUCTIONEERS AND LAND AGENTS,33, Featherston-street. Telephone 64.

SPECIAL PROPEPvTIES.TARANAKI-STREET— Corner block newShops, 50ft fiontage. £3400 ;7i per

c»-nt clear after paying all outgoingsOVERLOOKING HARBOUR (Roxburgh-

street locality) — Modern 8-rd Resi-dencej one floor, 35ft section. £1000.ORIENTAL BAY

—Two neat VerandahCottages on good seotion, with gar-

dens, close new tram; let £91 p.a..Only £1030 on terms. Income fromone will enable purchaser to live rentfree in other. A ohance.CENTRAL BRICK STABLE (close Willis-street), with 6-rd Dwelling, also coach-house; refused £2 week rent. £1300THOKNDON-QUAY— Superior 6-rd. Resi-dence, hot water, vinery, etc. £1350OWEN-STREET— FuIIiacre and superior5-rd Residence, cart entrance;room

further house. Only £825 for lot,VILLA SITES, ROSENEATH-Bestpart,level, lovely view oity and harbour.From £5 foot.COSY 5-RD-VILLA, KELBURNE, front-ing main road;electrio light, nicoview, for £600; small deposit, balanceas rent, as owner leaving.CENTRAL-TERRACE, KELBURNE-

Last Seotion in best part of Terrace;__ lovely view and level. £14 foot.BROOKLYN (1minute from Post Office)—5-rd Villa, double frontage section,46 x 162ft; room for further house.Only £520 ;£100 cash. A Forced SaleJUAODOJNALD, WILSOiN

AND CO.,84, LAMBTON-QUAYSPECIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

ORIENTAL BAY— 7 rooms, scullery,washhouse, etc, garden, fovvlhouses,etc., large section, splendid view. Prico£1550. igißMURITAI— LeveI Seotions, 35 x 100 feet.Prico £75 each. igi&PHIIE-STREET— Two Houses of 5 roomsand 3 rooms respectively. Price £675 ;10 per cent, return. 1902QUEBN-STREET— Neat House, 5 rooms;land 30 x 112ft. Price £700. 1900HANSON-STREET-Seotion 40 x 124ft,ready for building. Prico £270. 1893LAWRENCE-STREET— 7 rooms, withlarge basement, convertible into rooms,every modern convenience;land 29 x168f t; garden, fine view. Prico £880

1892ROSENEATH— New House, 9 rooms,large soction. Price £1300. 1713PETONE PROPERTIES.PETONE— Superior 5-roomed Villa, al-

most new, all conveniences, good gar-den, fowtrun, eto. £500.

PETONR-10 per cent, net, two 4-roomed Cottages, in good order;land66 x 100. £700.

PETONE— New 5-roomed Residence, cen-trally situated:land 50 x 80. £500 ;£50 cash.

LOWER HUTT— Splendid Building Site,iacre. £120 ;£20 cash.For complete list see our Wellington

Landed Property Guide.WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL"

TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,PRIVATE INVESTORS, SINKINGFUND COMMISSIONERS, ANDOTHERS.

TRAMWAY DEBENTURES FOR SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that tho Wel-lington City Council havo DEBEN-

TURES FOR SALE (£IOO each) in con-nection with the £77,000 Loan recentlypassed by the Ratepayers for the Exten-sion of tho Tramwoyß into the lvlelroseWard.

Debentures, whioh are issued for aperiod of twenty-five .years from tho IstSeptember, 1904, bear intorest at the rateof 4i per cent, per annum, PAYABLEHALF-YEARLY on the Ist March andtho Ist September in each year, and thoLOAN, together with the INTERESTand SINKING FUND thereon, is SE-CURED BY A RATE OF lid INTHE£1 on the ratable value of the District.

NOTE.— For the information of smallas well as large Investors, thq Councildesire it to bo known that they will selleither largo or small parcels;and as thewhole of the Loan is not immediately re-quired, Investors having sums failing dueto them at various periods within thenext twelve (12) or eighteen (18) monthsmay, by arrangement, secure 'the quantitythey require.

For any further particulars apply to theundersigned.

JNO. B. PALMER,Town Clerk.

7th October, 1904.FOR SALE.

FOR SALE, small Farm of 100 Acres,in Hutt district, 80 acres nearly flat,

all cleared, in grass, fenced and subdividedinto 7 paddocks, 5-roomcd Houso, orchard,cowshed (18 stalls), well watored, separatorhouse, conorete boiler-house, piggeries,fowl-houses, etc.;part of the laud haabeen ploughed. Apply to

DWAN BROS., Willis-street.ROWE AND SONS,

LOWER CUBA-STREET,

HAVE FOR SALE— Split Peas, PearlBarley, Barley Meal, Wheat Meal, MaizoMeal, Crushed Oats, Maize, Hay, Chaff,etc.. wholesale and retail.

I'O-DAY! TO-DAY!Ex S.S. KUMARA.

Cre»m Corduroy, Is, Is3d, Is6dCream Nun's Veiling, Is 3d, Is 6dCream Cashmere, Is lid, 2s 6dSash Silk, 6d, 7id,' all coloursNew NainsooksNew LongolothaNew CalicoesNew Sheetings IPlain Zephyrs, 3s Bd, 3s lid dressNew Hearthrugs, Is 6d, Is lid, 2s 6dCrimson Plush Rugs, 2s lidNew Lace Curtains, all priceaBordered Window BlindsWhite Fancy MuslinsPrints, Prints, PrintsTable Napkins, Is 9d, Is lid, 2s 3d, 2s 6d,

2s 9d, 2s Ud, 3s 3d, 3s 6d, 3s 9d,3s Ud, 4s 6d, 4s Ud, and 5s Ud thehalf-dozen

Men's Braces, 9d, Is, Is3d, Is 6d pairTorchon Laces, all widthsValentin© Lace, Id yard

Lots of Other Lines.WE GIVE STAMPS OR DISCOUNT.

CALL EAIO.Y FOR FIRST PICK.

JOH. E. LINDBERG,CUBA-STREET.

Parcels Free.

SUNSHADENOVELTIES

AT

TE ARO HOUSE.

A PARTICULARLY attractive assort?-ment of the newest ideas in Sun-

shades and Parasols is now being shown.We have special pleasure in inviting at-

tention to this display, as we believe itto be the finest in the city.

While we cannot enumerate all thedlyles, we may instance the following asbeing verysmart and desirable goods:

—75 SPECIAL TRIMMED SUNSHADES,

trimmed with Chiffon, Lace, Applique,etc., with gathered linings. All thelatest French productions for the sea-eon 15g 6d to 45s each.

TUSSORE CLOTH SUNSHADES, greenlined, 4s Ud each.

TUSSORE BH-K SUNSHADES, assortedstripes. 8s 6d to 16s 6d each.

BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED SUN-SHADES, 4s Ud to 21s each.BLACK MOIBE SUNSHADES, 9s 6d to25s each.

GLACE SUNSHADES, in self- colours,10s 6d to 12s 6d each.GLACE SUNSHADES, with ring spots

und stripe border, 9s Ud to 15s 6deach.PLAIN WHITE SILK SUNSHADES,

8s 6d to 15s 6d.GLACE SUNSHADES with fancy scrollborder, 14s 6d each.

CHILDREN'S SUNSHADES.A fall range of pretty atylos, Is 3d to5s Ud each.

TE ARO HOUSEDRAPERY CO. (Ltd.).

TAILORING.

FOR Fit and Finish the public are ad-vised to place orders for Suits early

withJ. VOGEL.

Note Address—

15, Lambton-quay, oppo-vteBank of New Zealand.

LOWER HUTT !Tji O R SALE.

2 Acres, Main-road, 5 chains road front-ago. Price only £675.

Several good 5 and 6 roomsd Houses, from£550 to £900.

An exceptionally well-built 10-roomedHouse, besides"bathroom, dreßsingroom,linen cupboard, etc., h. and c. water,artesian supply, also washhouse, work-shop, and other outbuildings, togetherwith 3? acres of land, including tenniscourt, orchard, vinery,' fowlhouse, etc.Prica £2775; or house with nearly 1acre of ground, price £1750.iAcre, having 132ft frontage to good

road, Ludlam Park. Price £300.liAcres, having about 300 feet frontago

to the main road, together with good■6-roomed houso and conveniences,

stable, trapshed, greenhouse, etc.;afine property. Price £2000.

Several fine Sections Tame Estate— Queenand King's Roads: £3 10s per foot;main road, £6 to £8 a foot;terms.

4 exceptionally choice Seotions on theBloomfield Estate, having beautifulnative bush and ornamental treesgrowing thereon. Plan with prices onapplication.

Good 8-roomed Houso, besides bathroom,washhouse, and other conveniences;large frontage to main road. Prico£750.

8 Acres Level Land, perfect in situation,4ichains frontage to main road. Easywalking distance from station. Price£3200.

Good new 7-roomed House, with bath-.room, scullery, pantry, etc., togetherwith 2| acres of rich flat land, having

large frontage to good road. Priceonly £1600, or house' with liacres ofland, a bargain at £1150.

Good new 5-roomed House, Aiicetown,besides scullery, bathroom, b. and o.water, concrete foundation, outhouses,etc. Price only £550.

A charming Gentleman's Residence, hav-ing tiled roof, large verandah,8 rooms,also bathroom, linen cupboard, pantry^etc. About 1acre of beautifully laidout grounds, also stable and coach-house, within 12 minutes' walk of sta-tion. Price £2350 ;terms to suit pur-chaser.

A largo 8-roomed House, situated on theWestern Hutt-road, within some fiveminutes' walk of Belmont Station, to-gether with about 2 acres of land, in-cluding orchard, flower garden, pad-dock, cowbails and other buildingß.Price only £825 ;terms arranged, asowner is leaving district. Early appli-cation is neccessary.

A well-built 7-roomed House, having everyconvenience, and situated in one ofthe finest localities in tho Hutt,beingonly some 15 minutes' walk from therailway station. Price £1050, or willlet to a first-class tenant.

A few choice Building Sites, situated onthe Western Hutt-road, and rangingin area from ito 2i acres. These sec-tions command a magnificent view>ofthe harbour and surrounding valey,and are for sale at a very reasonableprice and on easy terms., Prices andfurther particulars on application.

NOTE.— A representative will at alltimes be pleased to show buyers over themany estates and residences placed in myhands for sale.

H. ERNISST LEIGHTON,ODDFELLOWS' HALL, LOWER

HUTTj or9, .FEATHERSTON-STREET,

WELLINGTON.

I, \i THE LYNCH ESTATE.LOWER HUTT.

fTIHIS Superb Property has been sub-A divided into 37 Choice ResidentialSections, each of which has a good front-age to a metalled road 66 feet in width,with concrete curbed footpaths and waterchannels.

The fact that this Estate is situatedwithin 10 minutes' easy walking distanceof the Station, and but a stone's throwfrom th« Post Office and proposed newRecreation Ground, singles it out as thevery heart's core of the Hutt.

There are no low-lying sections, thedrainage is perfect, and tho fertility ofthe soil is second to none in New Zealand.A plentiful supply of Artesian Water isalways obtainable.

Those in search' of excellent BuildingSites, easy of access, dry, and pleasantlysituated, should maka their solectionswithout delay.

There are only 37 Sections. Don't de-lay, but buy now to avoid disappointment.

TERMS:— IO per cent, deposit, 10 peroent. in 6 months, 10 per cent, in 12months, balance for a term.

A special discount to cash purchasers.For priceß and fullparticulars apply to

H. ERNEST LEIGHTON,Sole Agent, Oddfellows' Hall, Lower

Hutt; or9, Featherston-street, Wellington.

MURITAI

FOR SALE, a largo and varied selectionof Choice Building Allotments and

Residences in the above favourite SeasideResort. The following aresplendid invest-ments:

—MURITAI— Neat 5-roomed Verandah

Villa, recently papered and paintedthroughout, standing in magnificentcorner block, 99ft to County-road by165ft. Special water right toproperty.Bargain at £625 ;terms.

MURITAI— Substantial gentleman's Re-sidence, 8 rooms, charmingly situated,grounds laid out in lawn and flowergaiden;magnificent natural bush onpioperty. Price low.

MURITAI— 4-roomed Villa, fully furnish-ed, sheltered position. Price £370 thelot.

MURITAI-ar4-roomed Cottage, new, fur-nished, close to main road. Price £400.

MURlTAl— Commodious Residence, con-taining 6 large rooms with every pos-sible convenience; splendidly situat-ed; i-acre of ground;fine view ofharbour. Price £650.

RONA.-BAY— Section ongood road, oloseto proposed wharf..

For complete listand full particulars ap-ply to

H. ERNEST LEIGHTON,9, Featherston-st.;

Or to local representative—

H. A. WRIGHT,Muritai.

AUBREY GUALTER,ACCOUNTANT, SHAREBROKER.

WELLINGTON-TERR ACE— Finest Build-ing Sito in city. Also, cheap Sites incity and all suburbs.

BROOKLYN— 4 rooms. £450.LAWRENCE-STREET-4 rooms. £425.ADELAIDE-ROAD— S rooms. £520.PETONE— S rooms. £450. 'WADESTOWN— 6 rooms. £360.NORTHLANDS— 6 rooms. £750.CENTRAL-TERRACE— 6 rooms. £1300.ISLAND BAY— 6 rooni6, acre, stables,

gardens, etc. £1125.HUTT

—8 rooms, li acres, gardens, etc.

£2000.KELBURNE— 7-roomed Villa. £1200.ABEL SMITH-STREET— 7 rooms. £1650GORING-STREET— 7 rooms. £1200.MAJORIBANKS-STREET— 7 rooms £725HOBSON-STREET— B rooms. £2200.LAWRENCE-STREET— Brooms. £870ADELAIDE-ROAD— B rooms. £1200.COROMANDEL-STREET-9rooms. £1200

AUBREY GUALTER,9, JoKnaton-Btreet.

W. B. CHENNELLS,A UCTIONEER AND LAND AGENT,

MASTERTON.

FOR S ALE—3000 ACRES, sheep and cattle run, good

fattening country, well improved, win-"ters 2 cheep, besides cattle. £6 10sper acre. 1208

836 ACRES, L.1.P., rent £125; 50 acresriuh swamp land, drained, well im-proved, winters li sheep, cattle extra,now carrying 150 cattle and 600 sheep,understocked. s £1000 for owner's in-terest. 1206

850 ACRES, Hamilton, rich fatteningland, all level, threo creameries ad-jacent, three road frontages, close totown and station, good buildings;would cut up into splendid dairy farms,and would sell at from £15 per aeroupwards. Only £11 per acre for free-hold. £3000 profit in this for turn-over if subdivided.

11,000 ACRES swamp land, Hamilton dis-trict, 1500 acres drained, carrying 2000sheep, balance partly drained and com-ing in fast. Only £11 per acre.1200 ACRES good milling bush, Aucklanddistrict. 30s per acre cash for timber;5 years' cutting rights.

A. J. Al'Tavjsh.i IW. E. Kedstonk

A. J< MTAVISH & CO.,LAND,AND ESTATE AGENTS,

7, VICTORIA-STREET, WELLINGTONFOR SALE.

ROLLESTON-STREET—

Residence of 7rooms, lathed and plastered through-out, all conveniences;large workshop;land 66 x 112. Price £1200. 1791

ROXBURGH-STREET — Two 7-roomedHouses with every convenience, welllet; good investment. Particulars onapplication. 1793

CAMBRIDGE-AVENUE—

5-roomed Cot-tage, section 22 x 112. £650. 1795

ELLIOE-STREET — House containing 7rooms, with conveniences;section 20x 132. £800. 1796

WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF TRAMROUTE— House containing 8 rooms,also 2-stalled stable in brick, cornerallotment 35'x 120. Price £800. £600of the purohase-inoney may remainat 6 per cent., or £500 at 5 per cent.

1790CENTRAL,.POSITION— SeveraI first-class

Building Sections. Particulars ou ap-'plication.""'>THORNDON— Good Blook of Building

Land. ApplyA. J. M'TAVISH AND CO.

A; ME'LISS'

STUART,' S*HAREBROKER, LAND AND

COMMISSION AGENT,4, Featherston-street.

Telephones— Office, 190;House, 384. i

FOR SALE.KELBURNE

—5-roomed House. Price

and further particulars on application.CITY— Tennyson-street— 7-roomed Houso.

Price £880. 613CITY— Hankey-street— 8 rooms, all con-veniences, gas asphalte paths. Let at27s 6d weekly. Price £1000. 591

CITY— Mein-street— Up-to-ciate 6-roomedHouse, withall necessary conveniences.Price £875. 615

SUBURB— Aiicetown—

5-roomed House,concrote foundation, artesian well.Price £550. 618ClTY— Thorndon, Section, £13 per foot.

CITY — Percival-street, ? rooms, newhouse, all conveniences. Price £1300.

611CITY^-3 .Valuable Building Blocks, few,'. , minutes' from IPost Office. Particulars

price on application. 610aClTY— Tinakori,-roiw.l, 8 rooms, all con-veniences. Price £1300. 553

SEASlDE— Muritai, Rona Bay, KarakaBay, and Maranui, Sections andHouses.

CITY iQueen-street)— 2s x 112, 7 rooms,all conveniences. £800 ; bargain. 6uii

CITY (Queeri-stree^)— 23 x 112, 6 rooms,all conveniences. £700: oheas. 602

BAKER BROS.TTAVE FOR SALE.

THIS WEEK'S LIST:BOULCOTT-STREET (off)— 9 rooms,con-

veniences, good view; land 46 x 86.TERRACE (off)— B rooms, scullery, bath,'WKshhousa, gas stove* ■ electrio light;

land 40 x 162.ORIKNTAL BAY— 7t rooms, bath, every

convenience;magnificent view;land40 x 160.

ABEL SMTfH-STREET-8 rooms," bath,scullery;land 36 x 80.

HUTT— 8 rooms, built of totara, renovat-ed throughout;bath, washhouso, cup-boards, hot water, li acres planted!with ornamental trees.

ROSENEATH-t6 rooms, bathroom, gas;land 37 x 170.

WADESTOWN— 4 rooms, scullery, wash-houso;land 48 x 80. £475.

KELBURNE— S room3, bath, washhouse;land 41 x 180. £450.SUBURBS-6 rooms, stable, fowlhouse, 2acres. £525.

THORNDON— Building Site, 50 x 116£400.

VOGELTOwN-i-Acre Building Site;£55 ;easy terms.

COUNTRY STORE, doing splendid busi-ness.

m Trr "p»

KENSINGTON ESTATECOMPANY,

ABEL SMITH-STREET.TO INVESTORS.

A RETURN OF OVER 11 PER CENT,on capital invested can bo secured

by the purchase of one of our propertiesin this favoured and popular neighbour-hood. This lot consists of a handsomeup-to-date Residence of 11 rooms in Ken-sington-street, lot for a term to a goodtenant, producing the above income.

FOR SALE.— The proprietors have alsonow ready for occupation a compact andspacious 9-roomed" House in tho samestreet, thoroughly finished with every re-cent improvement, on reasonable terms

ABEL SMITH-STRBET.— WiII sell ata moderate figuro a nicely-situated Houseof 8 rooms with good view in this street;a desirable residence for a business man,or would let readily and give handsomereturn on capital.

Office at top of Kensington-street. Tele-phone 1711."H. CRUMP and HAWTHORN AND

CRUMP.

SPLENDID BUSINESS OPENING ONMAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.

FOR SALE, a first-class Private Hotel,without license, in the rising Town-ship of Mataroa, beyond Taihape, on tho'Main Trunk Line to Auckland. This is

a first-class opening for a storekeeper.There is also splendid accommodation fora private hotel, as this is practically thoonly suitable house in the neighbourhood.The buildinghas about 20 rooms, haß justbeen finished, and is just ready for open-ing as a boardinghouse or store. This isa chance which seldom occurs. This build-ing was erected by Mr. Harrison with thointention of socuring a publican's licenbe,but as tho license was not granted it willbo sold at a sacrifice. The railway worksin near vicinity are the cause of "a greatamount of money being spent in Mataroa.Apply

DWAN BROS, Wellington;or .A. W. HARRISON. Huntorville.

FURNITURE ON EASY TERMS.

WF. SHORTT, WiMis-street, carries" oneof tbo largest Btocks of NewFurnituro in Wellington. Houses furnish-ed throughout. All furnituro sold pri-vately guaranteed to bo of the best work-manship andmaterial. Inspection invited.

THE CHARM OF

SUMMER DKESS GOODS."

FOR a Summer Dress what shall it be?Easy to ask, hard to answer;colour-

ings were never more delicate, never somuch of the something and, nothing thatgives a touch of loveliness to the inex-pensive dress. Look at them in our win-dows and at our Dress Counter.

Among the wash goods not one goodstyle is missing.

Designs nowhere more winning, pricesnowhere more businesslike. For instance

—CREAMNUN'S VEILING, Is.CREAM and COLOURED VOILE, 2s 6d,

2s lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d.CREAM and COLOURED TAFFETA,

Is 9d, 2s 6d, 3s 6d.CREAM and COLOURED CREPO-

LINES, 2s 9d, 2s lid, 3s 6d.PLAIN, SPOT, andFANCY ZEPHYRS,

6£d, Bid, 10id, Is lid.PLAIN, SPOT, and FANCY CRASH,

lOid, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lid.CREAM GROUND, COLOURED SPOTS," 10id, Is.INDIGO BLUE PRINTS, 6id, Bid.FANCY SATEEN in lovely shades, 10id.

Is lid.GRASS LAWNS, MUSLINS, Etc, Etc.,

at all prices.

GOVERNMENT DISCOUNT STAMPSGIVEN.

Write for Samples.

CATERER & CARET,67-69, CUBA-STREET.

THE READY - MONEY DRAPERS,

SPRUNG "iSEASON'S GOODS!

ARRIVING.

Coloured DRESS LINENS, CRASHES,PRINTS

DELAINES, MUSLINSCRETONNES, LACE CURTAINSGUIPURE CURTAIN MUSLINSTAPESTRY TABLECOVERSLADIES' and CHILDREN'S HOSIER-

IESMEN'S UNDERWEAR and TENNIS

SHIRTSDRESS SERGES, CREAM, NAVY, and

BLACKMORLEY'S HOSIERY a Speciality.

STOCKLEY JONES,30, WILLIS-STREET, WELLINGTON

(Late Snowden'g),

FOR GOOD VALUEIN

DRAPERY AND CLOTHING

DARCY PORDISUNSURPASSED.

SUITS TO MEASURE from JCS.DARCY FORD,

GENERAL DRAPER, CLOTHIER, ANDMERCER,

Willis-

street.

JJAECOTJRT & CO.HAVE FOR SALE-

MAJORIBANKS-STREET—

Nice 7-roomod House, nicrly fittod through-out, on section 36 x 100ft, well let.A bargainat £725. 6029

LAWRENCE-STREET — Modern Dwel-ling of 7 rooms, all conveniences, land120 x 70ft. Price £700; easy terms.

4968LOWER HUTT

—First-class Dwelling

containing 12 rooms, together withlargo outbuildings, stable, etc.; landover 1b acres. Price £880; bargain.

6042SEATOUN (rare chance)

—Fine level

i-acro Allotment, all in grass, with4-roomed Cottage and outbuildingstheroon. Price £350 ;cheap. 6074

ELLIOE-STREET—

Superior 6-roomedResidence, bathroom, h. and c. water,electrio light, gas, wardrobes, etc.;nicely finished; good section. Prico£1130; terms. 6067

ADELAIDE-ROAD—

To sell, on easyterms, well-built 4-roomed Dwelling,infirst-class order. Price £450; £50 de-posit, balance rent 15s per week.

BROOKLYN — New 5-roomed VerandahHouse, bay window, bathroom, allconveniences, land 40 x 120f t; L.T.Price £475; cheap. 6101

ORIENTAL BAY — T?wo modern Dwel-lings, 4 and 5 rooms,- having all re-quirements;rental 32s 6d per week;land 40 x 130ft. Price £1030. 6045

ARO-STREET (new tram route)—

First-class 6-roomed Verandah House, h.and c. water, wardrobes, oupboards,conservatory, etc. £625 ;cheap. 5795

JOHNSONYDLLE—

5-roomed Dwelling,stable, etc., together with 2 acres landnicely laid out garden, lawn, orchard,eto. £700; terms. 5847

KENT-TERRACE (close to)—

Nico 6- jroomed House, bathroom, gas stove,all conveniences;L.T. Prico £725 ;bargain. 5821

DOUGLAS'WALLACE-STREET—

TwoDwellings, well let at 235, with goodreturn on outlay. £600. 5649

80 ACRES, Dairy Farm, splendid qualityland, 12 paddocks, well watered, easyslopes and flats;good 6-roomed house,6-stall cowshed, slabbed floor;olose toschool, creamery, and railway. Price£16 per acre;easy terms. 5435

150 ACRES, all in grass except 3 acrescrops, 9 paddooks, watered by creeks,

j half flat, half undulating, first-classsoil; 5-roomed htouse, 6-bail cowehed,hayshed, 3 sheds, metal road, one mileschool and creamery. Price £12 peracre. Terms £500 cash. 5699

300 ACRES, all grassed, 7 paddocks,watered by creeks, flat andundulating,carry 3 sheep per acre;now 5-roomcdhou»o, cowbails, coachhouse, shed,metal road; 1£ miles school, 2 miles,creamery. Price £10 per acre. Terms£508 cash. 5606500 ACRES, all grassed, 70 acres ready forplough, 200 acres flat, rest undulating,18 paddocks, 8 g. wires;good B.roomedhouse, large shed, cowbails, 2-roomedwhare, orchard, etc.;li miles oreaTn-ery; stock 600 sheep, 80 head cattle.Price £11 per acre. Terms £500 cash,balance eas.r. 5378

GENERAL STORE, Shop, and 6 living-rooms, bulk stores, stables, acetylenegas, iacre ground; trade £300 permonth;splondid district. Price £1380for freehold, stock, plant, etc,1 as agoing concern. A real bargain;ownergohipr to F.nßlnnd. , 1000BOARDING-HOUSE, 8 rooms, all con-veniences;rent 27s 6d. Price £100.

999BOARDING-HOUSE, 12 rooms; rent £2Price £125. 990BOARftTNa.TTOUSE, 12 rooms; rent £\Price £?60. 936

\Y\H.TURNBTJLL & CO.,3, PANAMA-STREET

Newtown Branch— l, RIDDIFORD-STBROUGHAM-STREET (just off)

—Lnod

30 x 112, 5-roomed House, all con-veniencs and excellent outbuildings.Price £730 ; terms. 2057

M'FARLANE-STRKET— S-roomed Houso,conveniences in good order* Price£675 for quick sal©. 2068

YORK BAY—

Land 43 x 165 (the pickof the estate), new 4-roomed FurnishedHouse, complete. Title Land Trans-fer. Prico £425. 2060

KILBIRNIE (close to Tea Gardens andtram)

— Land 40 x 132, 6-roomedHouse, every convenience; room forstable;insurance £300. Price £600

1853THORNDON (well situated)

—A modern

7-roomed House now being erected..Terms arranged. Particulars upon ap-plication.

NEWTOWN (on present tram route)— Anow and attractive 5-roomed VillaResidence, soullery, washhouse, bath-room, etc.;Land Transfer title Price£550; £75 cash. " 2064

THOR_NDON (on tram route)—

Newly-built Shop, plate-glass front, 7 living-rooms, bathroom, 2 p.w.c.'s, electriclight in' all rooms, gas, hot water,double conveniences for subdivisioninto flats ;title Land Transfer;presentrent 50s per week;10 per cent, ontotal purchase-money. Prico £1300.

1046

BERHAMPOJiE.ADELADDE-ROAD,

Situated directly on the ELECTRIOTRAM ROUTE.

QA SPLENDID BUSINESS AND QA0V RESIDENTIAL SITES. OV

The tram line is now completed, and thocars tire running right past these sections,placing them WITHIN 15 MINUTES O±<THE G.P.O.

REAL ESTATE IS THE BEST POS-SIBLE INVESTMENT, and only 30 Sec-tions are left in this magnificent block.

EASY TERMS! EASY TERMS!Ten per cent! cash, 5 per cent, in 3,

6, and 9 months, balance can remain, for3 years at 4£ per cent. NO INTERESTcharged for first 9 months.

Plans and full detail fromWILLIAM H TURNBUI.L AND CO.

3. Panama-street.

W. P SHOE/IT.AUCTIONEER, HOUSE, LAND AND

ESTATE AGENT.,'Miramar Sections in the magnificent

homestead block from 25s per foot. Plansand particulars may bo obtained on thoground. A permanent 'bus service run-ning twelvo trips per day has now beenestablished to this property.

Muritai, Day's Bay— Handsome 8-room-ed House, beautifully finished, lath andplaster all through, nearly £ acre ofland;to bo sold a bargain;also severalfirst-class Sections, very cheap.

For Sale or To Let, at Miramar, abeautiful 8-roomftd Residence, now occu-pied by A. D. Crawford, Esq., togetherwith about 3 acres of land, beautifullylaid out in garden and shrubberies;stable,loose-boxeß, coachhouse, etc. Particularson application.

TGI O It Si A" L" ETGrocery Store, central position, Wel-

lington. Leaso about five years; turnover£500 monthly. Capital required about£500.

General Store, Manawatu Lino; turn-over about £400 per month; long lease.Full particulars on application.

Wo have a goodmany City and CountryHotels for Sale, on which a largo portionof the purchaso money can be arrangedfor Buitablo purchasers.

JOHN BRODIE AND CO.,The King's Chambers.

FOR SALE, over 9i Acres first-classLand in the best residential portion

of tho Hutt Borough, north of Blaek-bridgo, rivor side;a magnificent propertyfor a gentleman's country residence andcstato;as a whole, or from one acre up-wards with largo frontages will be 6old tosuit seleolors. Application to bo made loGeo. H. Broad, 43, Rintoul-slreel, or toH. C. Gibbona. 131,Lambton-auoy,

J?. J. MACLEAN &;CO.,A DCTIONEERS, LAND, ESTATE,

AND GENERAL AGENTS,42, Lambton-quay, Chronicle Buildingi,

Wellington. Petone.Tel. 160.

WE WANT TO SELL—PETONE

—6 rooms and every modern con-

venience; artesian water, etc.;goodsection, 40 x 120. Price £600 j 6inalldeposit;balance as rent.

HUTT (adjoining Tamo "Estate)— A good,6-roomed Residence, with all conve-niences and standing on 4-acre land.Prioo £710. Really nice homestead. "

PETONE— 4-roomed House on good levelsection 40 x 100;handy position. Areal snip at £400.

LOWER HUTT-Good 5-roomed House,with washhouse, copper, tubs, outbuild-ings, workshop, coachhouse, stables,eto;300ft frontago to Hutt-road. Price£2000. 112

SEOTIONS on Tame, Elmwood, and otherEstates, and also single Sections forsale.STABLES, 3 stalls and 1loose-box, trap,shed, land 50 x 112. Price £425 ;good

position, heart of Petone. 104-TAITA— B Acres of good Land, with s-

roomed house, outhouses, stable, cow-n. shed, barn, etc Price only £1600.This property is a bargain, and of akind that very rarely comes into themarket. 100ALIOETOWN— 4 Acre of good level Land

in first-class position. Prico £460. 85WHITE'S LINE— £IS cash will buy »good i-acrolevel section;balance veryeasy terms. " 88PETONE— 6-roomed House, containingbathroom, scullery, tubs, and all mo-dern conveniences, and standing ongood section, 40 x100. £560. 107

5 end 6-roomed Houses with bathroomsand all up-to-date conveniences. Prices£550 and £600. In each case a smalldeposit can be arranged, And the bal-ance on very easy terms. ■ 82-84JACKSON-STREET— Fine businesscentre,next corner, good site for shops, Land80 x 100. Price £25 per foot.

PETONE— Good 6-roomed House, on land100 x 100, well built and with bath-room and every convenience;room tobuild other houses. Prioo £920: 108

WELLINGTON PROPERTIES.MOUNT TxCTORIA— Good 7-roomod

Residence, commanding a1 magnificentview of harbour and city, and only afew minutes from tram. A real snip:onhf £925.

SUBURBAN— First-class 9-roomed Gen-tleman's Residence, standing in oneacre grounds, well laid out; stables,'etc.;valuedat £1150. To sell at onceonly £980. 9

BUILDINGSlTE— Main street, two min-utes from' tram, very valuable Sec-tion, having measurements of 46 x82, and another section at back frqnt-ing good street, 22 x 86;five-roomeddwellings thereon. " Prioe for lot,£825. 114TE ARO FLAT— 6 rooms, house on goodsoction;room to build another house;few yards from"trsm. Price £825. A.house so central as this is very seldomoffered to the publio, and we expectto sell very shortly. 91£15 CASH willbuy good quarter-acre Sec-tion;level and in sunny position atVogeltown. Price £55. A really soft6nap. 97TRAM ROUTE-A really splendid littleResidenoe, having dimngroom 20 x13,and sßmding on grounds welland having 95ft frontage to goodstreet;quarter of an hour from centreof town. Brice £1000 during thismonth only. Land in this street haabeen selling at £5 per foot.

SEASroE RESORTS.We are pleased to be able to offer 'goodBuilding Sites and Houses in all the Wel-lington Summer Resorts,'at cheap ratesana on easy terms.

SEATOUN— Good Sections, 66ft frontage.The cheapest in the market; reaisnips, as owing to the.scarcity of fla-tland in this district, the "demand willvery shortly greatly exceed the supply,and holders will be able to ask their,own price. "f"f ,

Good Sections at R.ONA BAY and MU--RITAI.

We are prepared to build to suit clients'with from £50. v, . ...

J. PANNING ? CO^LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

ROYALEXCHANGE, OPERA HOUSI.Telephone 650.'

FOR SALE-ORIENTAL BAY— Splendid 8-r Dwelling,

large section, .concrete paths, everyconvenience, good view; owner leav-ing Wellington. Price £1550.NEWTOWN— b-v Cottage on one floor,bath, h. and c. water, gas, detachedwashhouse, copper, tubs, eto. ; land30 x 110ft (about);quite handy toelectrio trams. Price £520.RUSSELL-TERRAOE— 7-r House, withevery up-to-date convenience. Price£800.

BERHAMPORE-Land 76 x 112ft; four4-roomed Cottages, washhouses, cop-pel's, tube, etc., in first-class order.Price £360 each. .

HOME - STREET— 7-roomed Dwelling,newly papered arid painted. A bar-gain for quick 'sale.

EDINBURGH-TERRACE-Two 4-roomedCottages. £455.

TASMAN-STREET (off)-4-roomed Cot.tage. £445.

ADELADDE-ROAD— Land 30 x 132ft, 5-rhouse. 8520.TEMPERANCE HOTEL as a going^ con-

cern in progressive inland town;turn-over £3000 per annum. Price £1130for goodwill of lease.

W. fl.' 3VIOKHAH & CO.,A UCTIONEERS AND LAND"^X i AGENTS.

54 AND 56, WHJJS-STREET.Telephone No. 10.

EPUNI-STRSET— Good 5-roomed House;land 32 x 100. Price only £600.

ELLICE-STREET—

6 rooms, hot waterservice. £750.ROXBURGH-STREET - 6 rooms, knot

40 x 83ft. £955.WORDSWORTH-STREET (olose to)

—7rooms, land 40 x 125ft. £850.

SHANNON-STREET—

5 rooms, finemodern house, good seotion. £960.ARO-STREET (tram terminus)—4-roomed

Cottage, electrio light:land 34 x 94ft.'

£475.GRANT-ROAD (two minutes distant)—

SplendidBuilding Sections. £8 per ft.BERHAMPORE (30 yards from tramline)'— A 5-roomed House now in course oferection. Prico £550 ;only £75 de-

posit.KARORI

—Section 66 x 160ft, fenced.

£185.BEAUTIFUL KARORI

-Half an Acre,

almost level. £315.KELBURNE (Central-terrace)

—Splendid

Sections, £650 and £700 each.ISLAND BAY — Splondid Property, 5

rooms,iacre land. Price £875; easyterms.

BOXHILL (this side Brooklyn) — New 4-roomed Cottage, land 37 x130. Prioe£445 ;terms, £50 cash, balance rent.

JOHNSONVILLE— New 5-roomed- House,iacre land. Prico £415 ;terms, £50cash, balance in 5 years.

LOWER HUTT—

8 rooms, ± acre land.£750.

BROOKLYN— S rooms, land 32 x 200.Price £395.Neat 6-roomod House, thoroughly up-to-

date, situate FINLAY-TERRACE,one yard from the Wallaoe-streettram. Price £750 ;a bargain.

"|7K)R SALE, City and Suburbs— Houses,-»? Land; sound investments in BusinessSites; also good Businesses andBoardinghouses. Property Guide free. Ap-plyCory and Co.,7. Grey-street. 1

THE EVENING- POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.i

8

TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1904.SALE BY AUCTION

Of thoPARK AVENUE ESTATE, LOWER

HUTT.Subdivided into Large Sections, ranging

from ONE-THIRD ACRE to OVEKONE ACRE.

STANDS HIGH~AND IS NEVERFLOODED.

SUNNIEST AND BRIGHTEST PARTOF THE HUTT VALLEY.

WITHIN TEN MINUTES' WALK OFTHE PRESENT 'BUS SERVICEAND PROPOSED TRAM ROUTE.

"rajTESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO. havo1.V.8. been favoured with instructions tosell by publio auction, at the Chamber ofCommerce, on TUESDAY, 18th October,1904, at 2.30 p.m.—

THE PARK AVENUE ESTATE,subdivided into areas of from ONE-THIRD to OVER AN ACREeach, and these sections have each'large frontages to well-formedpublic roads 66 feet wide, korbedand channelled, with good foot-paths. All the streets have beentaken over by the Borough andCounty.

In subdividing this property no smallsections have been laid off, and from itssunny aspect, high and dry position, andrichness of soil, it is specially adapted forgentlemen's residences. The property isolose to the beautiful residence andgrounds of JohnDuthie, Esq., and is onlyTEN MINUTES' WALK FROM THEPRESENT 'BUS SEftVICE to the rail-way station, which is also the proposodroute of the electric tram.

No Suburb of Wellington has mademo-'e rapid advances in publio estimationfor residential purposes than has theLower Hutt, and from the number andolass of residences reoontly erected it isevident that tho Hutt Valley must even-tually be the fashionable Suburb of Wel-lington. The straightening of the HuttRailway is now in progress, and its com-pletion must add enormously to the valuoof Hutt property, a6residents will thenbe within 15 minutes' reach ot the Cityof Wellington.

Investors should not let this opportun-ity pass of securing seotions at first cost,and they must not overlook the fact thatEVERY SECTION INTHE TAINE ES-TATE HAS BEEN SOLD, and cannotnow be bought except at largo advanceson the original prices.

PARK AVENUE ESTATE is unsur.passed, if evenequalled,by any other pro-perty in tho Lower Hutt.Title— Land Transfer.Terms— lo per cent, cash, 10 per cent.

in six months, balance can remain onmortgage at 5 per cent.Should any purchaser commence build-ing within six months of the date of sale,

the second instalment may remain unpaidMr. F. Fisk, of Nainai-road, will showintending investors over the property.Further information may bo obtainedon application to TnJS AUCTIONEERS.

FRIDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1904,At 2.30 p.m.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE.!SUPERIOR SIX-ROOMEDRESIDENCEELLICE-STREET.

"jl/fTESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO.IT*- havo received instructions from theowner to sell by publio auction at theirlrooms, 48, Lambton-quay, on Friday, 28thOctober, 1904, at 2.50 p.m.—

All that picco of land, having a front-age of 33 feet to Ellice-street by adepth of 96 feet, more or less, to-gether with the six-roomed dwell-ing'erected thereon, knownas No12, Ellice-street.

This property is situate in a delightfulposition, and commands an exceedinglygood view of tho city. The residencethereon is a substantial one of six rooms,fitted up with all modern conveniences,includingelectric light,h. and ,c. w., bath,outhouee, etc.

We fcan recommend this piece of pro-perty as a splendid investment.

For further particulars apply'

HARCOURT AND CO.,Auctioneers.

FRIDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1904,At 2.30 p.m.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE.EIGHT VALUABLE* BUILDING AL-

LOTMENTS AND A SUPERIORSIX-ROOMED RESIDENCE, FERN-HILL-TERRACE, WADESTOWN.

"m/TESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO.■iJ/JL have received instructions from theowner to sell by public auction, at theirrooms, 48, Lambton-quay, on Friday,28thOctober, 1904,'at 2.30 p.m.— ■

All thosepieces orparcels of land,beingSections 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,and 34, situate at Fernhill-terrace,Wadestown.

On Section No. 34, containing 20 perch-es, is erected a superior six-roomed resi-dence, fitted up with all modern conveni-ences.

See fuller particulars advertisementMonday's paper.

HARCOURT AND CO., .Auctioneers.

FRIDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1904,

At 2.30 o'clock p.m.

IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS ANDSPECULATORS.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE

VALUABLE BUSINESS SITES!VALUABLE BUSINESS SITES!

GHUZNEE-STREET AND MARION-STREET.

MESSRS. HARCOURT AND CO. havebeen favoured with instructions to

sell by public auction at thoir rooms,48, Lambton-quay, onFRIDAY, 28th Oc-tober, at 2-.30 p.m.—

ELEVENMOST VALUABLE BUSI-

NESS SITES IN THE CENTRE jOF THE CITY OF WELLING-TON, HAVING FRONTAGES j

TO MARION AND GHUZNEESTREETS.

Tho land is Town Aero 158, with afrontago to Marion-street of 264ft 7in anda frontage to Ghuzneo-street of 188ft Bin;subdivided into business sites, with front-ages ranging from 29ft 3in to 35ft, withdepths of 70ft to 90ft.

The position is one of the beat in thecity, and tho rapid advancement whichhat taken place in Wellington during thopast f»w y**rs b«s undoubtedly made thispart on* of the busij. t quarters of thecapital city of Now Zealand. Its futurelucest* »" a bueinesi site is so a&sured thatproptrtr in thii position must still fur-ither freatly enhance in value.

PLANS OF THE PROPERTY, termsof salo, and further particulars on appli-cation to

HARCOURT AND CO.,Auctioneers.

W~~ ANTED to Sell, perfectly now Sow-ing Machine, high arm, the latest

hand and treadle combined and detach-able, all appliances, warranted sound andcomplete and in perfect order j £3 10scash. Address at Evening Post,

WEDNESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1904,At 2.30 p.m.

Estate of the Late Elizabeth Heath.TO SYNDICATES, SPECULATORS,

NURSERYMEN, SPORTSMENAJSD OTHERS.

GEAR ISLAJND,LOWER HUTT.

ADJOINING PETONE BOROUGH.MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNE & CO

are favoured with instructions fromthe Trustees in tho Estate of the lateElizabeth Heath to soil by public auction,at thoir rooms, Featherston-street, Wel-lington, on Wednesday, 26th October, at2.30 p.m.—

THAT MAGNIFICENT BLOCK OFFREEHOLD LAND, known asGEAR ISLAND, being part ofSection No. 9, Belmont District,containing 108 acres (more or loss)of first-class river flat land. To besoid subject to the existing leaseof Mr. James Kyle at £160 perannum, oxpiring25th Sept., 1910.

THIS FINE PROPERTY was one ofthe first selections in tho Wellington Pro-vince. It is exceptionally suitable for sub-division into delightful Suburban Allot-ments, the soil being generally recognisedas THE RICHEST AND MOST PROLI-FIC IN THE FAMOUS HUTT VAL-LEY.

The property presents an unique oppor-tunity for a Syndioato to improve andsubdivide, being ONE OF THE FEWLARGE BLOCKS OF LAND within theHutt District NOW AVAILABLE. To aNurseryman the land should have excep-tional value, owing to tho richness of thesoil and proximity of the property to theHutt andPetono Railway Stations.

GEAR ISLAND is one of tho best andmost accessible sites in the Wellington ■

District for polo, football, cricket, hockey,and other sports, and should this oppor-tunity of acquiring an extensive and valu-able property for the above purposes notbe taken advantage of, it will be anothersplendid chance lost to the people of Wel-lington.

The straightening of the HuttRailwaylino will considerably enhanoe the valuuof this property to Wellington Sportsmen.

For full particulars and conditions of8M

?ES

aSRS. BRANDON, HISLOP AND. JOHNSTON,

Or Solicitors to the Estate;J. H. BETHUNE & CO., Auctioneers.

WEDNESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1904,At 2.30 p.m.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD LAND,SHOPS AND DWELLINGS,

CUBA AND ABEL SMITH STREETS

MESSRS.' J, h7~BETHUNE & CO.are favoured with instructions to

cell by auction, at their rooms, Feather-ston-street, on WEDNESDAY, 26th Oc-tober, at 2.30 p.m.—

LEASEHOLD LAND, being 3 Allot-ments of Section No. 127, Wel-lington, as under:—

Allotmont 14,having 33 feet frontageto Juba-streot by a depth of 100feet, together with the two shopsand 6-roonu-d dwellings thereon,knewn ks Nos. 118 and 120.

Allotment 14, having 33 feet frontageto Cuba-streot by 74 feet 3 inches,together with tho two shops and s-rooined dwellings thereon, knownas Nos. 152 and 134.

Allotment 2, having 37ift frontagoto Abel Smith-street by a depthof 66 feet, togetber -with ,the twodwellings, each of 5 rooms, knownas Nos. 34 and 36.

Tho aboveland is held ona lease, having15 years to run from January, 1904, at aground rent of £95 per annum. The shopsand dwellings, which are in good repair,are let to permanent tenants at a totalrental of £416 per annum. In the nearfuture rents in the locality must consider-ably increase and1 add to the value of thisproperty.

Tho above opportunity of acquiring agood income-earning investment in themost progressive business part of the Cityis well worth the attention of speculatorsand capitalists.

For further particulars and cards toview, apply toJ. H. BETHUNE 4; CO., Auctioneers.

WEDNESDAY, 26th OCTOBER, 1904,At 230 p.m.

Estate of the late JOHN and MARYCURRY.

CENTRAL FREEHOLD PROPERTY,No. 13, ROXBURGH-STREET.

MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNE & CO.are insructed by the Administrator

in the above Estato to sell by public auc-tion, at their rooms, Featherston-street,as above—

THAT SPLENDID PROPERTY, partof Section No. 368, Wellington, having afroatsge of 30 feet to Roxburgh-street bya depth of 100 feet, together with the 4-roomed dwellinghouso (No. 13) thereon;lot to Mrs. Hathaway.

The above proporty is closo to the endof the first section of the Electrio TramService, and is specially adapted to the re-quirements of those in search of a centralfreehold property as a site for furtherbuilding.

For full particulars and cards to view,apply toBELL, GULLY, BELL AND MYERS,

Solicitors;Or toJ. H. BETHUNE & CO., Auctioneer*.

PRELIMINARY,NOTICE.WEDNESDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER, 1904,

At 2.30 p.m.PART OF SEATOUN EXTENSION,

WORSER BAY.12 DELIGHTFUL ALLOTMENTS.SIX-ROOMED RESIDENCE, Eto.

MESSRS. J. H. BETHUNE & CO.are favoured with instructions from

Edward Bins;ham, Esq., to sell by publioauction at their rooms, Featherston-street,as above

—A re-subdivision of part Block 39,

Seatoun Extension, in sectionsfrom 25 to 34 perches, fronting

, Ngaio-road and Seatoun Heights-road; also section containing 0a2r 18p, with 6-roomed residonco,scullery, bathroom, washhouse, etc.

For lithographio plans and full particu-lars, apply toJ. H. BBTHUNE & CO., Auctioneers.

#MELISS STUART,

SHAREBROKER, LAND ANDCOMMISSION AGENT,

4, Featherston-street.Telephones— Office, 190; House, 584.

FOR SALE.KELBURNE — 5-roomed House. Price

and further particulars on application.ClTY— Tennyson-street— 7-roomed Houso.

Price £880 v 613ClTY— Hankey-street— B rooms, all con-veniences, gas aaphalte paths. Let at27s 6d weekly. Price £1000. 591

CITY— Mein-street— Up-to-date 6-roomedHouse, withall necessary conveniences.Price £875. 615SUBURB— Alicetown— s-roomcd House,

concrete foundation, artesian well.Price £550. 618IClTY— Thorndon, Section, £13 per foot.

CITY—

Pcrcival-street, ? rooms, newhouse, all conveniences. Prico £1300.

611CITY— 3 Valuable Buildinc Blocks, few

minutes from Post Office. Particularsprioe on application. 610a

ClTY— Tmakori-road, 8 rooniß, all con-veniences. Prico £1300. 553

SEASIDE— Murilai, Rona Bay, KarakaBay, aud Marauui, Sections andHouses.

CITY (Queen-stroet)— 25 x 112, 7 rooms,all cohveniencei. £800 ;bargain. 6u2

CITY (Queen-street)— 23 x 112, 6 rooms,all conveniences. £7f)0; cheap. 602

FOR SALE,fTIHAT largo and commodious Family-i- Residence, No. 30, Ellice-street, now

occupied by J. B. Virtue,Esq.This property is in one of the healthiest

parts of Wellington, and is about threeor four minutes from tho electric tramline.

For full particulars, cards to view, etc.,apply to

D. W. VIRTUE AND CO.,1 5. Victoria-street, Wellington.,

WELLINGTON-TERRACE.

MESSRS. THOMSON AND BROWN,Hunter-street, have been favoured

with instructions to sell, by private treaty,That Grand Proporty situate on Wel-

lington-terraco aud known aa thaCELEBRATED HAWKHILL ES-TATE.

There are only four sections remaining,ranging from 30 to 53ft frontage by adepth, of 112ft. Eaoh section is wellplanted with very pretty hedges.

Do not miss this opportunit}', or youwill regret it all your life.Do not hesitate and allow another pur-

chaser to secure the very section thatmaysuit your requirements

REMKMBER.1

iTHIS IS A SPECIAL SALE OF WEE*LINGTON-TERRACE PROPERTY:

SPECIAL in the beauty of surroundings.SPECIAL in the convenince of access.SPECIALin the purity of air.SPECIAL in the rapid growth of value ac

an investment.SPECIALin the quality of ?oil.SPECIAL in the liberal terms offeredSPECIAL in all that goes to make a lov*

ly home, suitable in every way for %gentleman's residence.NO RISK AND CEKI'AINPROFIT.

For plan and further particulars applyimTHOMSON AND* BROWN,

Auctioneers, Heater-street.WILLIS-STREET.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD BUSINESSSITE INTHE HEART OF WILLIS.STREET.

MESSRS. THOMSON AND BROWNhavebeen favoured with instruction*/fiom tho vendor to negotiate the sale byprivate treaty of tho following fir6t-ckwiproperty:

—WILLIS-STREET, No. 154, opposite

St. John's Church, havinga front-ago of 30ft by a depth of 100ftby 60ft at tho back, TOGETHERWITH 6 - ROOMED VILLAERECTED THEREON.Willis-street, with its new electrio tramservice, is now without doubt the coming

business street. Nearly the whole lengthfrom Manners-street to Ghuznee-street is 'occupied by places of business, and thepresent property is in the very centre ofsame.

The cite cannot be surpassed as onasuited in every way for a faotory or retailshop, and it requires no special words torecommend this property to capitalists andspeculators as having a certain, prospectof a very large increase in value in thenear future.

For price and further particulars applytoTHOMSON AND BROWN." Auctioneers and Laid Agents,

Hunter-str*et.

FOR SALE.

EDWAEDREEVES &CO.,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

MERCER-STREET,Opposite Public Library.

MULGRAVE-STREET— Large Section,, with three houses thereon. Particularson application

GHUZNEE-STREET-

Valuable CornerBusiness Site on easy terms.NAIRN-STREET— Superior 6-r Villa Eksidence;£1606.

BERHAMPORE —Nice Residence,

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roo.fcs, wardrobes, cupboards through-out. Low price for prompt sale.

WOOLOOMBE-STREET— Nice 7-r nous*,cheap. tKTLBIRND3— The last of sections frontingNaughton-terrace;splendid levelbuild,ing site;cheap.

SEATOUN— I77 feet sea frontage, witiibuildings thereon; immense prospec-tive value.SEATOUN—

Half-acre, planted macro-carpa trees;ideal site.SEATOUN— S-r Cottage, cheap; email da-posit;balance arrangedISLAND BAY— S-acre Block. Price £2QOper acre; easy terms. Also, severalsmall blooks up to £500 per aore.Cheap land, and prooably worth 50per oent. increase within 12 months.AUSTIN-STREET-Large Gentleman'sResidence. Particulars on application.SEASIDE— We are sole agents for selling

and letting of several Seatoun pro.perties.EDWARD REEVES AND CO.

FOR SALS,'rjTHE Goodwill of Long Lease large Two-*- story Building, brick and plaster,close to G.P.0.:highly suitable for ware-house or suite offices. Full particular* from

HARCOURT AND CO.

FOR SALE, SAWMILL.

WE have for sale a first-olass Sawmill!consisting of 900 acres well-timbered

land with all necessary up-to-date plant in,complete working order. For prioe andany further particulars apply

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER-_JIANTILE AGENCY CO. (Ltd.).

FOR SALE or To Let, Freehold Pro-perty, Picton, 6 i-acre Seotions, on

which stands large well-built house, con-taining 8rooms,bathroom, outhouses, etc.;splendid view of harbour and town;2minutes' walk from railway station, wharf,and Post Office. For particulars apply to

J. A. R. GREENSILL,Picton.

FOR SALE, inNewtown, olose to tram-lino, Section of Land 38ft x 130ft,with good 5-roomed House; price £575.

Cory and Co., 7, Grey-streot.

FOR SALE, in central position, Bplemdidly-situated newly-erected 8-roomcd

Residence fitted with every modern oon.venience;price £1550 ; terms arranged.Cory and Co., 7. Grey-street.

FOR SALE, over 9i Acres first-classLand in the best residential portion

of the Hutt Borough, north of Black-bridge, river side;a magnificent propertyfor a gentleman's country residence and "estato;as a whole, or from one acre up-wardß with largo frontages will be sold toeuit selectors. Application to be made toGeo. H. Broad, 43, Rintoul-street, or toH. C. Gibbons,131. Lambton-quay.

OR IMMEDIATE SALE, the EmpireBoardinghouse, Kent-terrace. Owing

to the ill-health of Mrs. Chambers thisfavourite boardinghouso will be sold at avery low price. There is accommodationfor 41boarders. The house is splendidly'furnished, and there is a very good busi-ness to be done. For further particularapply to Dwan Bros.,Willis-street.

WANTED, Purcl lsers of Choice HuttSections to inspect tho "Hautana

E»tate." They will find it high and dryin spito of the recent heavy fall ot rain.H. E. Leighton, Sole Agent, Featherston-street and Lowor Hutt.WANTED, Cycle-riders to call and in-

spect our latest models just cohand;Daytons £18, Alldayß £16, Reming-tons £12." Da3-ton Cycle Company, Man-ners-street.

WANTED—

Scholefield's Marvellous.Watches

—Ansonia Lever Watch,"

improved, 7s 6d; Gunpietal Patent LeverWatch, 12s 6d; Scholefield's Lever,-20e;orders postage free. Note address— W. R.Scholofield, 36», Manner»-stre«t, next shopto Fielder't.

WANTED Known— Lawn-mowera, Gar.den Shears, and all kinds of Saws,TooU, Cutlery,andRazors carefully Sharp,oned and Set; Repous** Tools kept instock. Addresi— Brodie »nd M'Millan,Saw Doctors, Farith-street, City.

ANTED "to~Seil, Boys' and Men'iWet Collars, 6d each;White Shirtg,15 to 17, usual price 6s. 6d, now 4s 6d.At Bates and Lees, Willis-street.

IJUT it on your little list. Ask thegrocer for tho baking powder thatmakes tho lightrst pastry, bread, aridscones. Red Bird, 6d and Isa tin. 1npHE person who has not used Golden-*- Valley Butter will receive apleasantsurprise when he tastes it. It has noequal for colour, taste, and flavourt J.

POSTPONEMENT OF SALE.

PETONE PROPERTIES.

fFIHE Salo of Properties advertised toJ- bo held in St. Augustine's School-room, Petono, To-night, has been POST-october;'ll 11^nest« *"*maodonald, wilson and co.,

Auctioneers.

Specially Important to the Residents ofthe Town of Petone.auction" sale

Of Final Subdivisions of Land in Petoneformerly Portion ofTHE BUICK ESTATE.

Splendid Business and Residential Sec-hT uin,J£ c Ohief ManufacturingSuburb of Wellington.IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,Wo. 84, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

OnWEDNESDAY EVENING, 19th OCT.,1904, at 8 ©'dock sharp.

"ft/TACDONALD. "WTLSON AND CO.£ " ?^c Javauret* with instructions to sellby Public Auction, as above—

FIFTY FIRST-CLASS BUSINESSBUILDING SECTIONS ANDVILLA RESIDENCE SITES INTHE TOWN OF PETONE.These Sections front Bolton-stTeet andAdelaide-road, and are within a few yards

of Jackson-street, and situate betweenBuick-street and Tory-street. They havefrontages ranging from 33ft to 41ft 7in byvarying depths up to 191ftBin.Tho whole of tho streets of the Estateare being formed, metalled, kerbed, andcompleted in accordance with the bylawsof the Borough to the satisfaction of theBorough Council.

The Sections to be offered for sale arcin *the very contre of Petone end olosetothe Post Office, the Petone School, andall the chief business premises.

The Town of Petone is developing ina marked manner. It is the home ofseveral df tho largest industrial undertak-ings in tho Colony, amongst which maybo named the Gear Meat Preserving andFreezing Company and the WellingtonWoollen Manufacturing Company. Theseextensive works, with the great RailwayConstruction Workshops of the Govern-ment, and a number of other industries,employ a vast number of men, and quiteaccount for Petone having become sogreat a manufacturing aud residentialSuburb. With the present rapid increaseof population and tho proposed estab-lishment of additional industries, landvalues must riso rapidly, and lead to asteady onward march of development.

The straightening of the railway linebetween Wellington and Petone, nowrapidly proceeding, will roduoo the timeoccupied,in the journey to elevenminutes,and be no mean factor in adding toPetone's present attractions cither forbusiness, residences, or the investment ofnew oapital.

One gratifying evidence of the' value ofPetone lands may be gauged by the faotthat every purchaser from us of Petone"land during tho previous twelve monthshas more than doubled tho money valueof his investment.

Investors should carefully visit the land, "study lithographic plans, and select theirSections. 1

Tho Terms of Sale are:—

10 per cent. 'Cash Deposit, 10 per cent, in six months, ,10per cent, in twelve months, and balanceon mortgage for five years at 5 per cent,per annum.

For Lithographio Plans, Conditions of !'Sale, etc., apply to the Auctioneers, Ieither at. tho Exchange Land Mart, No. 184, Lambton-quay, Wellington,or at thoir.Petone Branch Office, Sydney-street,Moasra. Dwan Bros., Willis-street, or to

F. G. BOLTON, Esq.,Solicitor,

37, Feathevston-Etreet, and Jackson-street,Petone.

TUESDAY, 25th OCTOBER, 1904,At 1 o'clock p.m.

CLEARING SALE OF COWS, HEIF-ERS, LIGHT AND HEAVYDRAUGHT AND HARNESSHORSES, AT PBTONE.

MACDONALD, ~WILSON AND CO.have received instructions from Mr.

A. Colquhoun to dispose of the whole ofhis stock andplant,at his residence, Hutt- |road (Hectors-lane), Petone, as abovo.Includedin the catalogue will be—

Four good draught horsesTen half-draught and harness horsesFive unbroken light draughts by Lord

Cranley and Pride of the PlainsTwo 3-year-old fillies by Lord CranleyTwo unbrokenponies, 12 hands highTwenty-five good dairy cows and heif-

close to calvingOne Holstein bull and one Ayrshire

bullThree pure-bred Jersey cowsOne full-lock van, tip dray, blockdray,

spring cart, lot of cart, springcart,and other harness, chaff, 300sheets of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 feet

: iron, lot of good new heart ofrimu and other timber, 10 x 2, 5x 3, 5 x 4, and 6 x .4 lining andflooring and other building mate-rial; also, largo quantity of glass.

Mr. Colquhoun is determined to havea clear out, and the sale will be practi-cally unreserved.

A limited number of outside entries willbe received for this sale if made in goodtin»e, in order to eecure duo publicity.

N.B.— Will intending vendors pleasegive this matter their earliest attention?

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

WALLAOEVILLE (TRENTHAM).

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,No. 84, Lambton-quay.

ON MONDAY, 14th NOVEMBER, 1904,At 2 o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD. WILSON AND CO.are favoured: with instructions to sell

by publio auction as above—

opr MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGOO SECTIONS situate immediatelyopposite the Wallace-Wile RailwayStation (Treatham), inquart*r-aeroand ho.lf-a.cr* s«ctioxs.

Lithoprupkio ?l»ni in court* of pre-paration.

FOR SALE, Khaudallak, lovely Sectim,only £20 deposit:Acre with stream,

£350 ;Groeer'i Store, Kilbirnio, goodwillonly £60, ntoek at valuation;four-roomedViflaa, £475, £490 t £550; 6 rooms andstable, £500; Section facing Lyoll Bay,on flat, only £75 ;4 rooms and deop sec-tion, Maranui, £100 deposit;8 rooms,good houso, near Oriental Bay, only £100deposit, Modern. Kilbivnio Land and Es-tato Agency Co.

WANTED to Sell, in Thorndon, a su-perior and new House, all con-

veniences. Apply Stsndidge and Co.,Ctailotte'Street,

FRIDAY, 21st OCTOBER,At11 o'clock a.m.

SALEBY AUCTION OF FIRST-CLASSLIVERY STABLE PLANT

AND

O1 OARRIAGE AND HARNESS/«jL HORSES,AT EDWARD-STREET foff Herbert-

street, Wellington).

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.havo rcceiTsd instructions from Mr.

A. T. M'William, who is relinquishinghis livery etablo business, to soil on thepremises, Edward-street, as above, thowholo of his valuable andup-to-date liverystable plant, comprising

—f>l CARRIAGEandHARNESS f)1

HORSES, >*.LIncluding 6 Oarriage Pairs

5LANDAUS, built by J. and W.Croall, Edinburgh, Shanks andCo., London, Robin and Co.,Dunedin, Vial and Co., Sydney,and Rous« and Hurrell, Wel-lington.

1FIRST-CLASS DRAG, built byJ- Holland and Holland, LondouO GIGS

4 FIRST-CLASS SETSENGLISHOARRIAGE HARNESS (brass-mounted).

4 SETS COLONIAL OARRIAGEHARNESS (s.m.)_ 1set English tan gigharness, 1set Eng-

lish black gig harness, 1set 6-horso polebars and reins, 7 sets pole straps, 30 col-lars, 2 boxes of carriage candles, 2 drumso&stor oil, 75 sacks oats, 150 sacks chaff,1 lady's saddle, 1 gentleman's saddle, 20horse-covers, whips, and stable sundries,100 bales straw. Brown gelding Paddie,6yrs;brown gelding TheColt,7yrs;brightbay gelding Baby, rising 3yrs;bright baygelding Dismal, 7yrs;chestnut mare byElectioneer, rising syrs;chestnut geldingGinger, aged;piebald mare Maggie, 7yrs;brown gelding Billie, Byrs; piebald mareSissie, 6yrs;bay mare Kitty, 9yrs;chest-nut mare Fannie, Byrs; brown geldingZealandia, 3yrs; piebald filly Mis-chief, 3yrs; piebald filly, 12 months;light brown mere, Slowness, aged; brightbay gelding by Somnus, dam Realisa-tion;brown gelding Bobbie, 'Syrs.

Catalogues are now being issued and willbe posted to any part of tho colony on'.application to the Auctioneers.A~RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE

PURCHASE OF A BEAUTIFULSUBURBAN HOME AT THEHUTT.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,No. 84, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

ON THURSDAYT3rd NOV., 1904,At 2 o'olock p.m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions fromMr. W. J. Jorgenson to sell by public

suction at above—

A DELIGHTFUL BUNGALOWRESIDENCE and FOUR ACRESTHREEROODS andNINETEENPERCHES of LAND situatedclose to the Wellington Racecourseand the Pipe Bridge at the LowerHutt.

The residence is almost new and finishedin amost complete manner, and containseight large and lofty rooms, 12ft 6in studs,in addition to bathroom, pantry, store-room, etc. It is fitted throughout withhot and cold water. There is a largeverandah round three sides, and a morecomfortable and charming family residencecan hardly be desired. The grounds sur-rounding the residence are laid .out asgarden, lawn, and paddock, the front andsido being planted with ake ako and pinemuricata, maritima, laurels, box thorns,and taupata hedges, forming completeshelter, and many choice varieties of other,trees and shrubs have been planted, whilethe soil cannot be surpassed for fertilityin any part of the world. Six feat wirenetting surrounds tho property on two sides—north and south. Olose to tho residenceis excellent stabling accommodation for 22horses and a stableman's cottage of tworooms, all now and in fine order, alsowashhouse with copper and tubs, cow andhorse shelter, shed, trapshed, piggery, andfowlhouse. There is also a splendid ar-tesian water-supply.

To the sportsman and fisherman this isreally anextraordinary opportunity of ob-taining the best of good things in theshape of a suburban home. Trout-fishingand sea-fishing of the finest kind can be"btained within five minutes' walk of tho'home, while the golf links and tho HuttPark Reserve are withina stone's throw.

The Terms are Ten per cent, deposit,and arrangements for the balance at lowinterest. Title, Land Transfer. . !For cards to view and further particu-lars apply to the Auctioneers.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE. !

GREAT AUCTION SALEop

MAGNIFICENT BUILDING SEOTIONSINTHE CITY.

THIRTY-SIX VILLA BUILDINGSITES

Immediately Opposite the Electrical Tram-way Buildings and adjoining the New-town 'Park. >

MAODONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions fromA. Hall, Esq., to sell by publio auctionabout the middle of November, 1904

THIRTY-SIX of the FINEST BUILD-ING SECTIONS in the CITY OFWELLINGTON, being the sub-division of Town Acres Nob. 885,886, 88'/, 888, 889, and 890.

The Sections range from 37£ ft to 90ftin frontage by a depth of from 120ft tol'4sft, and front Mansfield-street, Daniel-streot, andRoy-street.

The Terms are— Ten per cent. Deposit,Ten per cent, in Three Months andTwelve Months, Balance in Fivo Years.Interest 5^ per cent, per annum.

Buyers who erect a house valuo £500jneed only pay tho original deposit often per cent.; tho balance can remainonmortgage.

Lithographio Plans in a few days.Full details at Auctioneers' Offices, 84,Lambton-quay, Wellington.

SPLENDID BUSINESS OPENING ONMAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.

FOR SALE, a first-okss Private Hotel,without lioanse, in the rising Town-

"kip of Mataroa, beyond Taihapt, on thoMain Trunk Line to Auckland. This isa nrst-elast opening for a stor«ke«par.There i« idso splendid accommodation fera private hotel, as thi* is practically th«only suitable house in tho neighbourhood.The buildinghas about 20 rooms, hai justbeen finished, and is just ready for open-ing as a boardinghouae or store. This 13a ohance which seldom occurs. This build-ing was erected by Mr. Harrison with thointention of securing a publican's license,but as tho license was not granted it willbe sold at a sacrifice. The railway worksin near \icinity are tho cause of a greatamount of money being spent in Mataroa.Apply

DWAN BROS, Wellington;orA. W. HAKKISON, Hunterville.

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PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

GREAT AUCTION SALEOF

THE BANNATYNE ESTATE,KARORI, BEAUTIFUL KARORI!KARORI, BEAUTIFUL KARORI!

ON WEDNESDAY, 16th NOV., 1904,At 2 o'olock p.m.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MARTNo. 84, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

-| ka MAGNIFICENT SUBURBANJLOlf VILLABUILDING SECTIONS.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions from

the owners, to sell by public auction, asabove—

IKA OF THE FINEST BUILD.-LOU ING SEOTIONS in thebeautiful SUBURB OF KARORI,ranging in area from One-eighth ofan Acre to Four and a Half Acreseach.

The Easiest of Terms, so that every onecan sceure their own Freehold.

Full details andLithographic Plans nextweek.

GREAT CLEARINGKSALEBUICK BLOCK,

P.UTONE. !

\^T3EN som» of our more recent «et-T » tiers came to Wellington andbought land, the old slow-going identitios"nook their heads and said the now-comerswere fools, and property would go downm price. The oltUiniers lost eight of Newbeing a great country, and onethat mnst increase in population andpros-perity— ono that has no droughts, no cy-clones, and othar enrsoi which a groatmany other countries possess and whichare their great drawbacks.

Wellington and Petone are lasting andsolid and growing, for the people are still \coming to our shores, and once they comothey rtay. Houses they mnst have-houses and land. We are only now in ourinfancy, with a population of little morethan 50,000 people. What will it be in10 years hence?— IOO,OOO or more, perhaps,by then. We "are now destined to becomean important centre. Tho latoSir WilliamFitzherbert, 35 years ago, when fightingthe early battle for New Zealand, describ-ed Wellington as "tho corner shop ofNew Zealand." His words are now 6terntruth, showing that the oldpioneer's fore-sight was correct.Tho heavy investment of capital inWel-lingtonand Petono properties is not theoutcome of crazy speculation, and is jus-tified by the constant and steady rise invalue. In the parts of Petone where therewero no houses five years ago, and theland was being used for grazing cattle,thoro are now valuable houses and shopproperties chiefly owned by the occupants,wholive ront free through having boughttheir sections on easy tormE. The samething will ocmir in the near future. Thepeople want land, and must have it.

Buy now while there is a chanco. Sen-sible and level-headed residents wili tellyou how Wellington has risen ineminenceand values have gono up from the prices

"some of the old croaking colonists thoughtwas top value years ago. New Zealand istoo great to ever become a poor country.A corner shop, Wellington must take thelead. Thsro is no blustering or braggingabout this; the country and its capitaloifcy can speak for themselves".

One reason why you should buy sectionsin the Buick Estate is that a great manysuccessful and prominent business menhave purchased sections in this growinglocality, and it is always sale to followsuccessful and shrewd business people.

At the present time Petone is a greatSuburban andindustrial centre, and peoplewho are engaged in the works will buysections so that they may have thoir ownhomes instead of paying rent.

The eyes «f investors are now beingturned in this direction. People wantinghomes are beginning to swarm into Pe-tone, efpeoially those who are lovers ofopen and fresh air.

Those who hunger for land and homes,lay out a few pounds and buy in the BuiokBlock. Every pound invested in Petonowill rivow »n increase like breeding rab-bits on a Government reserve; th» moneywill grow.

Don'thesitate;buybefore values go up.No floods or other drawbacks to ruin thisproperty. It is perfectly high and dryfrom all flood waters, and h in the verycentre of the progressive Borough ofPet-one, adjacent to the finest beaoh inthe Wellington district. The Post Officeand Publio School are within a stone sthrow. Shops are going up everywhereall round this block, consequently buyerewill see the values increase amazinglywithin the next year.

By buying the remaining sections in theBuick Block from 100 to 200 per cent,pro-fit can be mado in the near future,which is better than putting the monoyin the bank on deposit at 4£ per cent.

Tho terms of sale are of a most liberalkind, and will rait alike the speculatorand the bona fide investor, the capitalist,and tbo working man. Can any terms beeasier than10 per cent, at the sale, 10 percent, in six months, and10 per cent, in 12months, with the balance for five years atonly five per cent.? If you are a specu-lator, you will in all probability have re-sold at a largo profit before your secondpayment falls due.

Don't neglect this last opportunity, asthe property is tobe sold, and every sec-tion will be disposed of. There is no useyou waiting expecting to buy after thesale, as there will be none loft. If youwant to make money attend the sale atthe Exchange Auction Rooms at 8 o clockp.m., 19th October, 1904.

For further particulars, apply toMACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.,

Auctioneers, Lambton-quay;DWAN BROS., Willis-street; andF. G. BOLTON, Solicitor,

Feathorston-streot and Fctone.

FURNITURE ON EASY TERMS.

WF. SHORTT, Willis-stroot, carries" one of tho largest Btocks of NewFurniture m Wellington. Houses furnish-ed throughout. All furniture sold pri-vately (piaranttad to be of the beit work-manship and ma'.erial. Inspection invited

WF. BGGKRS, ZBtt, I-amTJton-quay," HAS FOR SALE—, Berhampore

—Newly -

built 5-roomed

House, bath, copper, tubi, p.w.c, land22ft x 132ft. Price low, and eaty termscan bo arranged.

Kelburno (near tram) — Fine 7-roomedHouse, bath, copper, tubs, conservatory,land 40 x 140ft Prico £760 ;very cheapproporty.

Wallace-street—

Two Houses, ono 4rooms and ono 5, every modern conveni-ence;good rentals;land 30 x130ft. Prico£84_Q.

GREAT SALE OF CARPENTER'S,JOINER'S,PAINTER'S, andBRICK-LAYER'STOOLS.

ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY,15th and 17th OCTOBER,

At 12 noon."

"JI/TESSRS. TAYLOR AND HARPERi.TX havo received instructions from Mr.J. Benjamin, of Oourtenay-place, to sellthe whole of his stock and fittings, com-prising

—Superior carpenter's tools, iron-

mongery,and all household utensilsTo be 6old absolutely without reserve.

This is really a first-olass lot of tools,and the chanco of a lifetime for tho pub-lic to 6QC\iro goods at their ownprices.

Don't forget addre66--Corner of Taranaki-Btreet and Courtenay-place.

MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER,At 2 p.m

IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OFHIGH-CLASS FURNITURE ANDEFFECTS.mHE WELLINGTON AUCTIONEER-JL ING COMPANY will sell at thoirRooms, 49, Lambton-quay, a lot of veryelegant and superior furniture, compris-ing—1handsome duchess cheval pair with

long bevelled mirror, 1Chesterfield couchin saddlebag and Utrecht velvet, 2 easychairs in saddlebag, 1 handsome dining-room suite with high-back ohairs upholster-ed in leather, 3 very handsome hand-carv-ed sideboards with mirror backs, 1draw-ingroom suite upholstered in tapestry, 1extension dining tablo 9ft long, 1 hand-some book-case, ha-ll stand, sofas, chairs,bedsteads, bedding, and a lot of otheritems too numerous to mention.

The whole lot will be sold WITHOUTRESERVE.M. 0. ARONSTEN, Auctioneer.

JOHNSONVILLE SALEYARDS.TUESDAY,18th OCTOBER.

Sale at 1o'clock p.m.

A BRAHAM AND WILLIAMS, LTB.-£*- will sell as above— . "'

61 prime bullocks240 prime ewos and wethers100 extraprimeewes

WEDNESDAY NEXT, 19th OCTOBER,At 2p.m. sharp.

rpHE N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OP DIB-I. TRIBUTING CO., LTD., will Bellby public auction, without reserve,at theirrooms, Victoria-street, as above300 sacks oatensheaf chaff

20 bales pressed clover hay200 sacks table potatoes'100 Backs pig potatoes

InLots to Suit Purchasers.

WITHOUT RESERVE.

YORK BAY.TUESDAY, Ist NOVEMBER.

TMTESSRS. W. H. TURNBULL & CO.J-'-i- will auction in their rooms, 3,Panama-street

—THE BALANCE OF THE FIRST

SUBDIVISIONOF YORK BAY,Also,

THE NEW SUBDIVISION, of which.plans are now being prepared.This portion of tho estato includes inone lot (of about 60 acres) tho famousYork Bay Bush, which is the grandestand most beautiful native forest to be

found anywhere within many miles ofWellington.

Fuller partioilars later.

PRELIMINARYNOTICE.IMPORTANT SALE BY PUBLIC

AUCTIONOf

CITY, ISLAND BAY, AND LOWERHUTT PROPERTIES.Will take placa on

THURSDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER,In the

CHAMBEROF COMMERCE, CUSTOM-HOUSE-QUAY.

WM. LINGARD AND CO. have beenfavoured with instructions to offerby Publio Auction, on the abovedate

—A large number of VALUABLE

SECTIONS (several with houseserected thereon) in Island Bay,within from one to four minutes'walk of proposed tram line.

Two exceptionally desirable new six-roomed Houses, in very heart ofcity, within 100 yards of tram line

Five newly-erectod Dwellinghouses andsix very choice Building Sites,within 10 minutes of the G.P.O.

Two substantial Houses, Lower Hutt,close to the railway station, etc,etc., etc, etc.

Full particulars regarding the above willappear in next Saturday's issue.

WM. LINGARD AND CO.,No. 12, Featherston-street.

UPPERHUTT STOCK SALE./^vWINGto theinclemencyof theweather,

the Sale advertised for 13th instant hasbeen POSTPONED until THURSDAY,20thinstant.

DALGETY & COMPANY, Ltd.

A.. J. M'Tavish.i IW. J3. Bedstone

#Jt M'TAVISH & CO.,

i LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,7, VICTORIA-STREET, WELLINGTON

FOR SALE.ROLLESTON-STREET — Residence of 7

rooms, lathed and plastered through-out, all conveniences;large workshop;land 66 x 112. Price £1200. 1791

ROXBURGH-STREET—

Two 7-roomedHouses with every convenience, welllet;good investment. Particulars onapplication. 1793

CAMBRIDGE-AVENUE—

5-roomed Cot-tage, section 22 x 112. £650. 1795

ELLICE-BTREET—

House containing 7rooms, with conveniences; section 20x 152. £800. 1796

WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF TRAMROUTE— Houso containing 8 rooms,alto 2-ttallsd stable in brick, cornerallotment 35 x 120. Prica £800. £600of the pureaass-money may remainat 6 per cent., or £500 at 5 per cent.

1790CENTRAL POSITION— SeveraI first-class

1 Building Sections. Particulars on ap-plication.

THORNDON— Good Block of Building" Land. ApplyA. J. M'TAVISH AND CO.

WANTED, a Buyer for Gent's Second-hand B.S.A. Bicycle fitted withfree wheel; price £6. Dayton CycleAgency, Manners-street.

MONDAY NEXT.BALE OF SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLDFURNITURE, Etc\,

On the premises, No. 151, CUBA-ST.MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER, 1904,

At 1.30 o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.have received Instructions from a

gentleman givingup housekeeping, to -ellon tho premises, No. 154, Cuba-street, asabovo

—The whole of his superior Household

Furnishings, coutents of sevenrooms, com-prising

—Superior suite upholstered in saddlebags

and Utreoht velvet, 9 pieces (in perfeotorder).

Sideboard with bevotfed mirror back and 1carved.

Brussels carpets, Axminster hearthrugs,occasional hand-painted tables, couch andtwo"easy chairs in tapestry, bamboo what-not and easel, hallstand, barometer, staircarpet, lot of good linoleum, overmantel,cushions, laco curtaius, ornameuts, pic-tures, mirror, fenders and irons, incandes-cent burners and glohes, wicker ohairs,curtain pole and rings, hat racks, diningtable, .bentwood ohairs, platform rocker,oak tray, c.p. cruets, dinner set, cakedishes, glassware, crockery, spring blinds,eto.

Also,Contents of 4 Bedrooms, containing

massive double brass bedstead (nearlynew), double w.w. mattresses, 4 singleiron bedsteads, w.w. mattresses, doubleand single kapok beds, pillows, blankets,sheets, wardrobe with large mirror1 door,superior duohesse pair, marble-top wash-etand, sets of ware, lot of new linoleum,hearthrugs, gipsy tables, towel horse,duchesse dressing tables, chests of drawers,duoheese pair,curtains, etc., eto.

Also,Contents of Kitchen, containing usualkitchen utensils, dresser, meat safes, gar-

den tools, crockery, gas ring, etc.And

Fletcher gas stove in perfeot order.This is a really first-class lot of furniture,

and will bo on view on morning of salefrom 10 o'olock. Buyers are requested tobe sharp to time— l.3o o'clock.SALE OF VALUABLE RESIDENCES.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,No. 84, Lambton-quay.

ON TUESDAY NEXT, 18th OCT., 1904,At 2 o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions to sell'by publio auction as above, the under-

mentioned properties, postponed fromThursday last—MAJORIBANKS-STREET— Two very

valuable Residences, Nos. 68 and70, containing seven rooms, eachwith land.

COROMANDEL-STREET— Two valu-able Residences, Nos. 39 and 41,containing rooms each (one, story), with land.ALICETOWN, HUTT (Estato John,

Dougks, deceased)— Corner Build--ing Section, No. 74, containing 24

1 perches, frontages toMontagu andFifczherbert streets.

ON WEDNESDAY, 19th O£T., 1904,At 2 o'clock p.m.

SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,Etc.,IN OUR ROOMS.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.have received instructions to sell attheir rooms, No. 84, Lambton-quay—" A lot of Household Furniture' andGeneral Sundries.Full particulars later.Householders desirous of disposing oftheir surplus furniture would do well tosend it to our rooms, a« we have alwaysa good class

'"of. buyers' in attendance.

We hold furniture sales every "WednesdayAfternoon. ■'

WEDNESDAY NEXT, 19th OCTOBER,At 2o'clock p.m.

30 BiC! LES 30.Tl/TAODONALD, WILSON AND CO.-WX have" received instructions fromMessrs. Oates, Lowry and Co. to sell attheir rooms as above—

30 second-hand ladies' and gentlemen'sbicycles, all of thorn in first-classordor, comprising— Atalantas,Mas-sey-Harris, Zealandias, Stars, Vic-tors, Eadie, Waverjey, Gazelle,Hummer, Crescent, Tiffany, andothers.

The above machines have been thorough-ly overhauled, and are for unreserved sale.Catalogues onapplication.ON MONDAY, 24th OCTOBER, 1904,

At 11 o'olock a.m.SALE OF A PORK BUTCHER'S SHOP.PLANT, AND FURNITURE.,T|fI'A'CDONALD) WILSON AND CO.a-"-"- have received instructions from Mr.H. F. Kokemullar, who is leaving for'Australia, to sell om tho premises, No.J165, Lambton-quay, next but ono to theAl Hotel—

The wholo of his complete plant forcarrying on apork butcher's shop,including:

Tangye gas engine, 4 horse-power,cost£70

Berry sausage machine, cost £351301b sausage filter, 80 gallon copper

boiler, patent meat pross, cask ofpork sausage casings, and otherplant necessary for a pork butch-er's shop

, Massive marble counter slab, cost £16Marble slabs, marble font for cornedbeef, 4 mirrors, carved coat-of-

arms, office fittings, 2 scales andweights, wood blooks, steel shopfittings, etc., etc.

Also,The whole of the household furniture,

linoleums, handsome sft sideboardwith canopy top and mirror back,large wardrobe with mirror door,carpets, ohairs, Fletcher gas stove,gas boiler, d.b.m. bedstead andbedding, superior duchesso pairand setof ware,ornaments, hearth-rugs, slip mats, crockery, and alot of sundries.

'As the owner's lease is up aud he isleaving for Australia, the lot must go.

A new lease of tho premises can be got,end tho wholo lot can bo bought as agoing concern before the day of sale.

This is a good investment for an enter-prising man.

VALUABLE CORNER BUILDINGBLOCK,

TEN AND A-HALF ACRES,ISLAND BAY.

IN THE EXCHANGE LAND MART,No. 84, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

ON THURSDAY, 27th OCTOBER, 1904,At 2o'clock p.m.

MACDONALD, WILSON AND CO.are favoured with instructions to cell

by public auction as above—

That Valuable Block of Land beingSections Nos. 590 and part of No.591 on tho plan of Island Bay,containing Ten and a-half Acres,*having frontage* to Adelaide-roadand the Queen's Drive, togetherwith th« two Cottagei ereotodthereon, containing four rooms andthree room* respectively.

This valuabl* block occupios a capitalposition, commanding extensive views ofthe Straits and surrounding oountry, andadmirably adapted for subdivisional pur-poses. It adjoins the residences on thoQueen's Drive of Messrs. R. Martin andE. B. Nation.

Title, Land Transfer Act.■perANTED to Sell, Gent's 24-inch StarIt» Bicycle, in firgt.class order; price

Dayton. Cycle Ajzencr* Mannera-st.

Motions to report progress (and killthe Bill) and to report progress and askleave to sib again, were then lost, thelatter by 17 votes to 12.

The Hon. T. K. Macdonald thenmovedto amend 'the clause- by limiting to sixmonths the time within*which, after thepassing of the> Act, the Corporation couldaccept the surrender of a lease. Hethought six months was quite a longenoughperiod.

The Hon. F. H. Fraser intimated thathe could not accept the amendment, and,pressed for reasons, he stated that thetime was too short, but that he wouldaccept anamendment fixing one year.In order to allow the Hon. Mr. Fraser

time toconsult tho promoters of the Bill,the Hon. Mr. Twomey moved to reportprogress, which was agreed to.

Progress was reported, and further con-sideration of the Bill in Committee wasset down for Wednesday next.

TIPPING INRUSSIA.

Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, in M.A.P., inan article on his experience in Russia,makes reference to "tipping."

A friend gaveme a little dog tobringaway with me. It was valuable, ant' Iwished to keep it with me. It is strict-ly forbidden to take dogs into railwaycarriages. The list of the pains andpenalties for doing so frightened, moconsiderably.

(

"Oh, that will be allright," my friends assured me; "havea few roubles loose in your pocket." Itipped the stationmaster, and Itippedthe guard, and started pleased withmyself. ButIhad not anticipated whatwas in store for me. The news that anEnglishman with a dog in a basket androubles in his pocket was copiing musthave been telegraphed all down the line.At almost every stopping-place some en-ormous official, generally wearing aswordand a helmet, boarded the train. Atfirst these fellows terrified me. Itookthem to be Field-Marshals' at least.When they saw the dog their astonish-ment was boundless. Visions of Liberiacrossed my mind. Anxious and trembl-ing Igave the first one a gold piece.He shook me warmly by the hand

—I

thought he was going to kiss me. IfIhad offered him my cheek I am surehe would have done so. With the nextone Ifelt less apprehensive. For acouple of roubles he blessed me, so Igathered;and, commending me to thecare of the Almighty, departed. BeforeIhad reached the German frontier Iwasgiving away the equivalent of Englishs;xpences to men with the bearinj* andcarriage of Major-Generals;and to seetheir faces brighten up and to receivetheir heartfelt benedictions wa9 wellworth the money.

WOMEN WHO SUFFER.

DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLSGIVE REGULARITY OF HEALTH.To women who suffer, Dr. Williams'

Pink Pills are worth their weight in gold.At special periods a woman needs medi-cine to regulate her blood supply or herlife will be a round of painand suffering.Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are absolutelythe finest medicine that 'ever a womantook. They actually make new blood.They are good for men, too— bub they aregood in a special way for women.

Tothe growing girl,Dr. Williams' PinkPills are- a precious boon, because theyhelp her sately over the critical timewhen the blood is overtaxed by new de-mands. To the mother, Dr. Williams'Pink Pills are a necessity, because theyrestore regularity and give strength forevery function. To the woman of 45, Dr.Williams' Pink Pills bring relief and easeand strength for her time of change andtrial. They charm away the splittingheadaches, the breaking backaches, andthe'piercing sideaches that come expect-edly and unexpectedly. They banishthosesecretsymptoms of distress that onlya woman knows. By making the bloodrich and red, they strengthen every vitalorgan for ite special task. They bringthe rosy cheeksandshapely forms that tellof womanly health and happinees.

"Inmy early married life," says MrsAlfred Matthews, of Lansdown, Opaki.road, near Masterton, "my husband and 1were anxioas for success, and we workedvery hard for it. Then, too late-, Isawmy mistake. Although fortune smileduponus,Ilost my health. Eiguteen ycaraagoIgave myself an internal strain, andIalways suffered afterwards from a con.tinual dragging pain. For seven years1was almost tooweak to leave mybed. Mynerves broke down, and my strengthgradually slipped away. Four doctorssaid Icould never be better without anoperation. ButIdecided to giveDr. Wil-liams' Pink Pills a trial first. The firstbox gave me a good appetite

—butItook

them for five week* beforeInoticed anyreal improvement in my special ailmentThen the dragging pam began to ease 4ip,and m & *few more weeks it disappearedfor good. To-day 1am stronger andhealthier than Ihave been for 18 years,andIfind housework a real pleasure, ispeak from experience when Isay thafinest medicine in the world for womenisDr. Williams' Pink Pills far Pale Peo-ple."

Mrs. Matthews is right. Dr. Wil-liams' Pink Pills are the greatest curethere is for all the daily, weekly, andmonthly ailments of men and women

—for all the weakness and backaches ofAnaamia;all the heaviness and distress ofindigestion;all thepainsand achesof Rheu-matism, Sciatica, and Neuralgia;all theitching agony of Eczema and other blooddiseases; all the misery of Spinal Weak-ness and the ill-health that follows anydisturbance of regularity in the bloodsup-ply. All these ailments are caused bybad blood— and Dr. Williams' Pink Pillsactually make new blood. They do justthat one thing, but they do 't well. Theydon't act on the bowels. They don'tbother with mere symptoms. They won'tcure anything that isn't caused by badblood. They strike, straight at that com-mon root of disease. But, of course, youmust get the genuine pills. Substitutesand imitations never cured anybody. Thegenuine Dr. Williams' Pink Pills^ madespecially for New Zealand, are always inwooden boxes

—never in small glass bot-

tles. If your local shopkeeper tries tobully you into takinga worthless substi-tute, send 3s for one box, or 16s 6d forsix boxes, to the Dr. Williams' MedicineCo., Wellington. Medical advice givenfree. Clement Wragge's illustrated pam-phlet onNew Zealand Weather sentfree onreceipt of a postcard.— Advt.

The Anglo-German Arbitration Agree-ment was well received in Vienna. Therewas no disposition to exaggerate its sig-nificance, but it was regarded as a pal-pable proof that the relations betweenEngland and Germany are not appreci-ably worse than those between Englandand other countries. me semi-officialFremdenblatt discussed tne agreement ina matter-of-fact tone, and,concluded:"Itwould bo too much to say that the ar-rangement of the various arbitrationagreements introduces a, new era; it ismerely a sign of a will to avoid super-fluous friction. The circumstance, how-ever, that an Anglo-German follows upontho Anglo-French agreement is, in viewof the ill-humour which clouded Anglo-Gfrmnn relations, a symptom of an im-provementsatisfactory for both parties."

Canadian trade with South Africa hasshown such a serious falling oft, owingto the heavy charges made by SouthAfrican railways upon goods shipped toseaports and conveyed thence to inlandplaces, that shipowners interested inthe South African trade intend to askthe Canadian Government to endeavour tosecure better conditions from the South,African Governments.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.(For the week ending Saturday last.)

THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.The event of tho week in Federal

politics was the declaration of Mr. Cam-eron, the representativeof Wilmot (Tas-mania), in the no-confidence debate. Mr.Cameron had not given any inkling ofhow he was going to vote, and his speechwas awaited with almost breathless in-terest. He held the Government in thehollow of his hand. His vote meanteither a continuance of the Governmentor a dissolution. Ina dramatic speechhe announced thathe would vote againstthe motion. This meant that the Gov-ernment would have a majority of two.It>is ahumiliating position for a Cabinetto be in, for Mr. Cameron practicallysaid that he had no confidence in. theMinistry. Seen after the speech, Mr.Watson said that by the grace of a manwho publicly spurned it, the Govern-ment is to be granted a reprieve. Itwas a very humiliating position for theMinistry. He would not withdraw hismotion. It was well to pillory thosewho were prepared to keep the Cabinetin power, so that they could be markedfor identification at the next election.The Minister of Customs said that theposition was the same as when the Gov-ernment came into power. He expectedthat now the Opposition hadhad a trialof strength, it would assist to loyallydeal with the measures on the OrderPaper. The Treasurer was ready to de-liver his Budget as soon as the divisionwas taken.

MR. CAMERON'S SPEECH.Throughout Thursday the House was

in a simmer of excitement, and theSpeaker had difficulty in keeping con-versation subdued enough to allow themember addressing the House tobe heard. At last the moment arrived,and Mr. Cameron sprang to his feet.He walked to the end of of the table,and took his stand above the mace. Hedid not stand an inch nearer to theMinistry than to the Opposition. Mem-bers cheered loudly, then he dealt withthe Opposition, whose attitude to Mr.Deakin he likened to that of Judas Is-cariot and the sgrpent that the hus-bandman nursed. d.& then turned to theMinistry, and denounced Mr. Reid fornot moving a vote of want of confidencein the Watson Ministry, and for notfighting to tho last against the whiteocean policy and Immigration Restric-tion Act. He was careful until the endof his speech not to notify which way|he would vote. One paper remarks thathe turned members on the spit with thecoolness of a practised chef, whilst onemember ejaculated that being fried inboiling oil was not m it. Mr. Cameronooncluded by saying that1 the LabourParty was better organised in the coun-try than their opponents;and when thefight in the, constituencies took place,he wished it to be an equal fight, andfor that reason, on this occasion, hewould vote against the motion.

THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.Although the Federal Parliament has

chosen the Dalgety area as the site forthe Commonwealth capital, it does notnecessarily follow that the new city willbe built in the Monaro district. Thereare indications that the New SouthWalesLegislature may intervene and try tohave the capital placed somewhere else.The Minister for Home Affairs has open-ed up negotiations with the State Minis-try regarding the Dalgety site. The landrequired must be obtained from the Stateby mutual arrangement,if possible. Somemonths ago it-was claimed in the StateLegislature that"no territory should beceded to the Commonwealth without itsconsent,members insisting they theyalonehave theright to fix the positionof the <capital,since theyhavetoprovide the landrequired. Mr. Carruthers displayed con-siderable sympathy with this attitudewhen he was Leader of the Opposition.When he lays the initial letter and en-closures which he has received from theMinister for Home Affairs before theState Parliament, it may proceed to se-lect an entirely different area from thatcbosen by the Commonwealth Legislature—perhaps Lyndhur&t, which is nearOrange.

THOSE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.With reference to the circumstantial

but unverified report of Russian war ves-sels being off Thursday Island, itis statedthat the larger vessel got aground onCook's Reef, and it took the smaller ves-sel a day to tow her off. Innavalcirclesgenerally the report is credited, and theopinion expressed that the vessels belongto the Volunteer Fleet, and are paradingTorres Straits to intercept merchantsteamers from Australia to Japan. Thenews of the warships did not create anysurprise among officers of the navy. TheNaval Secretary to,Admiral Fanshawestated to a Herald reporter that the in-formation was so definite there wa6 littleroom for doubt. The pearlers might mis-take the nationality of a ship, but notso the number of the funnels. The Rus.-sians would be perfectly justified in stopvping merchant vessels from Australia orjany other place for the purpose of over-|hauling them. The right is a recognisedone among the nations. The steamerTsinan is now well on her way to theFar East. She took her departure fromThursday Island onFriday last, andmaybe the first vessel to encounter the Rus-sian warships.

VICTORIA'S EX-PREMIER.. Mr. W. H. Irvine, ex-Premier of Vic-toria, who had been on a. visit to Eng-land, returned to Brisbane en Thursday.Interviewed, he said his health hadbeencompletely restored, but he was glad tobe back again. In answer to a question,he said that immigration to Canada wasslowly and steadily going on, and wouldcontinue to do so. Touching on toequesion of an Imperialpreferential tariff,Mr. Irvine said ho did not desire to sayanything, as he was not as yet au faitwith the later developments,,such as theproposed conference. He added, how-ever, that while in London he had ex-pressed the opinion that in Australiapublic opinion was in favour of Mr.Chamberlain's proposals. With regard toVictorian politics, he said that he hadnot left public life yet. Whether, in thoevent of an early dissolution, he wouldturn his attention to Federal politics,was a question difficult to answer. Ifa dissolution took place, he had littledoubtthatif thequestion was whether thedevelopment of the country was to pro-ceed on socialistic lines or not (whichshould be left to the people as a dis-tinct issue), there would be an over-whelming majority against the viewshitherto heldby the Labour Party. Fur-ther than that he did not desire to ex-press an opinion.

WHITE AUSTRALIA.The question of a white Australia was

introduced at the meeting of the Angli-cn Synod in Sydney by the Rev. Stan-ley Wilkinson, whomoved, "That, in theopinion of thia synod, differences of raceand colour do not justify any departurefrom the principles of brotherhood andjustice due to man as such; that thewhole policy of a State should be in har-mony with the Christian ideal;and thatbreaches of justice and duty with regardto the Chinese and others who have beenadmitted to residence within this' Stateshould be repudiated and condemned."His motion referred particularly to Chi-nes^ against whom, was an agitation

quired for such an operation is enormous,but that the operatorsnever quite knowwhat quantity the exporting countriesmay be tempted to release.

RAPID ADVANCEMENT.Mr. Maurice Low, writing in Tues-

day's Morning Post, sketches the rapidandromantic rise to power and influenceof Messrs. Cortelvou and Taggart, thechairmen of the Republican and Demo-cratic Committees respectively, Mr. Cor-telyou began life as a teacher ina Massa-chusetts State normal school; he thenstudied music professionally for severalyears,but abandonedit tobecomea steno-grapher in the Government service; wastransferred from the Post Office to theWhite House, first as a shorthand clerk,rising gradually to bo assistant, and fin-ally full private, secretary to PresidentM'Kinley. Invited to remain by his suc-cessor, Mr. Cortelvou has since been ap-pointed SecTetary to the new Department'of Commerce and Labour; and when theChicago Conventionnominated Mr. Roose-velt, he was, at the President's request,elected Chairman of the National Commit-tee. The peculiarity of Mr. Cortelyou'scareer is thathe has never offeredhimselffor election or re-election, buthas alwaysbeen promoted on his merits or asked toremain on. [A cable message- last weekadvised us of- Mr. Cortelyou's appoint-ment as United States Postmaster-Gen-eral.] - -

A ROMANTIC FIGURE.Mr. Taggart is inhis wayanevenmore

romantic figure.. A penniless Irishman,he started-as assistant at a railway re-freshment counter at Indianapolis, wherehe subsequently became ahotel proprietorand Mayor. Although both are alike intheir appetite for work, -they differ inevery other respect, Mr. Taggart beingessentially amanof action, whohas gain-ed his experience in the cockpit of partypolitics, expansive in manner, and exub-erant in speech; while Mr. Cortelyou'srelations with the worldhave been mainlyofficial, his tastes are studious, and hisbearing unobtrusive. Mr. Low' regardsMr. Cortelyou as the greater anomaly inAmerican politics, but holds that Mr.Taggart has more serious obstacles toovercome in the present campaign. Buteach in his way affords a striking ex-ample of the carriere ouverte aux talents—

open wider perhapsin the United Statesthan anywhere- else.

THE SCOTTISH CHURCHES.Though the deadlock still continues in

the Scottish Church case', evidences are ac-cumulating ofasincere and general desireto promotea,modus _vivendi. Thus itisstated that a large and influential bodyof United Free Churchmen, while abso-lutely loyal to their leaders, favour theappointment of aß oard of Arbitratorswholly dissociated from either side, thenames suggested being Lord Rosebery,Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lord Aberdeen,Mr. ■ Asquith, Lord Stormonth Darling,with the Archbishop of Canterbury asChairman, legislative action, promoted byboth sides, to be taken after the arbi-trators had giventheir decision. We mayalso notice the very able and reasonableletter of Sir Edward Fry to The Timesof Friddv, in which, after vindicatingthe impartiality and competence of theHouse of Lords, he holds the nation en-titled to demand from the victorious body"a consideration of tho question whetherthey ought in foro conscientiae to carryaway all the spoils of war." He accord-ingly suggests that the Free Churchshould content itself by taking all that itcan beneficially use, leaving the rest toits former possessors. "To do this wouldbe to save something— perhapsmuch— forthe United Church;and the Free Churchwould be in a far stronger and noblerposition if it only took such wealthas itcould well use than if it sought to carryoff the wholefepoils,'undet the weight ofwhich"its"spirituaT life-.would becrushed.They wtould experience the truth that itis more' blessed' to giveHhaii to receive."He alsoappeals to the United FreeChurchto reconsider their 'refusal of the FreeChurch's offer to remain in possessiontill June, 1905, on condition of under-taking topreach nothing contrary to thedoctrines of the Freeh Church,, on theground that there must surely be enoughof Christian truth in common to the twochurches to fill the discourses of all,theUnited Church ministers in the interval."Tho condition implies no rennticiationof one iota of doctrine;only silence to acertain place and for a certain time."

THE SCIENTISTS ANDPROTECTIONThe proceedings in the Econoniic Science

Section of the British Associatidn on Fri-day week were of unusual interest, paperson the fiscal questionbeing read by threedistinguished foreigners, while the dis-cussion was openedby a fourth, Dr. Pier-son, ex-Premier of Holland. M. YveaGuyot's paper discuwed the incidence ofprotective duties on the industry and foodsupply of France. Protective legislation,which aimed at securing to the landedproprietors the monopoly of supplyingbread and meat to the population ofFrance, had simply relieved them andlaidthe burden on the-consumer. He estim-ated that at most only%B per cent, of theagricultural class— i.e., about 3 per cent,of the entire active population

—were in-

terested in Protection. lcWith the excep-tion of the email group of cotton andlinen spinners,the interest of all the restlay in Freetrade, which would liberatethe industries likely to live from the ty-ranny of the industries which only ex-isted by favour of Protection." ProfessorLotz, of Munich, followed very much onthe same lines, showing how the policyadopted in Germany since 1879 had aidedcertain industries at the expense of others,a body of monopolists exercising a tyran-nous supremacy over the makers of fin-ished articles, though the latter werethirty times asnumerous,with the resultof high prices at home and "dumping"abroad. "The specialisation of industries,"he contended, "could not be developedsointensely asunderFreetrade. The naturalprocess of differentiation was checked;and the right course for the Government,if it wished its policy to succeed, wouldbeto exclude Adam Smith's works from cir-culation in Germany."

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION.There was an interesting discussion on

Frida- week in the Anthropological Sec-tion of the British Association onthe pos-sible deterioration of our race arisingmainly from the drift towards the cities.Tho Premier seemed very pessimistic, ashe admitted deterioration, and questioned^the success of all the remedies as yetsuggested, such as the rehousing of thepeople who live in overcrowdedquarters.He even expressed an opinion that thodeterioration might be permanent, inwhich Sir John Qorst concurred, thoughhe was inclined to believe that a remedymight be found in the better feeding ofchildren while under instruction. (Woulditbe impossible, we wish to ask, to givethem milk .in. tbe-_ schools? That wouldsujjplv the wanting nutriment withoutcancelling the obligation on the parents.)The experts, wonotice, were not so pessi-mist, Profes.sor D. J. Cunningham in par-ticular declaring that there was a "natu-ral mean" in the physique of each raceto which it was sure to revert. He ad-mitted, -nowever, that something wasvery generally affecting the condition ofthe teeth

—that is affirmed by all experi-

enced dentists—

and offered the remark-able suggestion that the increase in thevolume of the brain which begins to beperceptible is producing "a consequentslow process of shortening the jaws thatprevents the growth and development ofthe wisdom teeth"; and, we presume,though he did not say so, leaves all theteeth less room. This, we imagine, willbe new to most of our readers, and iscertainly a most singular result of in-creasing brain-power.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.SPECTATOR SUMMARY.

LONDON, 27th August.NEUTRALS AND THE WAR.

The Governor of Malta has issued aproclamation in whichhe forbids absolute-ly the supply of coal "to any belligerentfleet proceeding to the seat of war, or toany position on the line of route with theobject of intercepting neutral ships onsus-picion of carrying contraband of war."The prohibition is absolute, whether thebelligerent ships coal directly from theshore, or from colliers accompanying them.This order is, of course, issued under in-structions which have been sent to allofficers governing colonies or in charge ofBritisu stations ona coast,and will prove,it is and is, indeed, admittedby the Russians, the greatest possibleem-barrassment to vessels intended to harassour trade. Such vessels are compelledeitner to rely oncoal from British portsor on comparatively slow colliers, whichwill hamper all their movements. TheRussians are said to be veryangry at theorder, which one of their journals saysis anact of hostility, inasmuch as Japan-ese ships cannever want coal exceptfromuieir own ports; but they are bound toremember that they themselves declaredcoal to be contraband of war. The Ad-miralty, of course, remember that thereare one or two places, such as Chagos,where a belligerent might take coal ,byviolence without our hearing of it till the"pirate" hadreached the Far East.THE TSAREVITCH'S CHRISTENING.

The pewly-born Tsarevitch was christ-ened on Wednesday in the church of thePeterhof Palace. The ceremonial wasstately and brilliant, being attended byrepresentatives of most of the great Statesof Europe, as well as all the greater dig-nitaries of Russia. The baby is verywell,and is said to weigh 10£lb. The Tsar, towhom his birth isalmost more importantthan the progress of the war, has issuedamanifc&i.v on the occasion which abolish-es corporal punishment for the peasantryand in the army and navy,remits certainarrears of taxes, and grants conditionalpardons to all political offenders not ac-cu&ed of murder, if they are of good con-duct, and apply to the Minister of Jus-tice. Certain concessions are also madeto Finland in the way of remission offines upon municipalities for not comply-ing with the regulations as to conscrip-tion; and Finlanders who have fled toavoid service may return if they agreeto serve. Finland, however, ceases to bea military district, being merged in themilitary district of St. Petersburg. Ashower of decorations has followed, themost significant being the Order of theWhite Eagle conferred on M. do Witte,who, "however, retains the- comparativelypowerless position of President of theCommittee of Minister*. It will be ob-served that the Tsar, though gracious toclasses of offenders, parts with no portionof his absolute authority, and makes nopermanent reform, except, indeed, in thematter of corporal punishment; which,again, will in practice bd abolished ornot acording to the view taken by the bu-reaucracy of its necessity. Larger con-cessions were expected j^but the sanguinedo not know Russia, or the potency ofthe influences which there bind the Sove-reign to continue in the old paths.

AT LHASSA.The British Mission still awaits at

Lhassa the signature of the treaty. TheDalai Lama, who is either lin a monas-tery "eight marches off," or hns fled toMongolia, -makes no sign;" and-the offi-cials left behind have conceded nothingexcept the release of two Sikhimese pris-oners who were seiaed twelvemonths ago.Colonel Younghusband made an impress-ive ceremonial of their release.;.but thereare still eight clauses out of the nine sub-mitted to the Tibetans which have notbeen signed. The Amban, or Chineserepresentative, is doing his Best, andChina, it is said, has, as suze»ain, somepowers in reserve; but the approach ofcold weatner causes much anxiety. Col-onel Younghusband, we take it, is a gooddeal fettered by his instructions; but itseems clear that the pressure must bemade sharper. The lay population isfriendly,and brings in sufficient supplies;but the Lamas are sullen, andhave beenconfined to their quarters in the Lhassaneighbourhood in consequence of a fan-atical attack upon two British officers.There is a body which is rather absurdlycalled a National Assembly; but no onehas any final authority till the DalaiLama speaks. It is not probable that theLamas have formed any plot.

'They are

simply sitting still to see what will hap-pen,in utter ignorance that they are play-ing with fire. It may be necessary tostorm the Palace Monastery yet, even ifthe necessity is greatly tobe- regretted.

THE FRENCH SOCIALISTS.The Opposition in France, which in-

cludes the Monarchists, the Clericals, andall who are jeolous of the party in power,are greatly delighted by a split whichthey think is approacmng among the So-cialists. The fanatics of that party aredisgusted by .what they think the op-portunism of M. Jaures, and on Fridayweek, in the Socialist Congress held atAmsterdam, they proposed to reaffirmwhat is called the "Dresden resolution,"banning all who concede any rights tocapitalists, or accept office, even in a Re-public if the Republic is bourgeois.Thanks mainly to a furious speech fromHerr Bebel, and tohis influence with theGerman and Austrian delegates, the reso-lution was carried by 25 votes to 5, twelvedelegates abstaining. This is considereda great blow to the Republican Blocwhich supports M. Combes, and includesthe Socialists in' the Chambers; but itisdoubtful if it will prove one. Frenchmenare liable to be carried away, but theyare substantially sensible, and they seeno wisdom in rejecting clear advantagesin order to push a theory which neverworks. It is a Socialist principle, forexample, that there should be no army;but Frenchmen, even when they acceptthat dogma, do not disdain, asHerr Bebelwould, to shorten the period of life inbarracks. Tne Bloc will endure sometimeyet.

THE WHEAT GAMBLE.It is sated, apparently on good author-

ity, that the "mad" speculation in wheatwinch for the last few days has markedboth New York and Chicago, is not theresult of any great "gamble," but of anactual shortage of supplies, of which themore active dealers were aware. Thereis grave deficiency in tho crops in theAmerican Union, Canada, Russia, andGreat Britain. There would be a consid-erable rise inprices here but that we canattract^ wheat from all the world, fromArgentine, for example, where the areaunder cereads is always increasing, andfrom India, where in good years the sur-plus is sometimes so large as to be posi-tively inconvenient. Aalight rise of pricedraws millions of quarters from the greatpeninsula, to the delight of her people,who pay off old debts with the money,deck their children with jewels which areregarded asreserve capital, and for them-selves eat grain which is not in such de-mand inEurope. The habit last mention-ed is,, we belwve, one little-noticed ex-planation of the increased supplies whichsometimes puzzle importers here, andwhich render "corners" in wheat one ofthe" most dangerous of speculations. Itit nob only that tha amount of capital re-

by, and the House worried the Shopsand Offices Bill again all the afternoonand for a part of the evening. Thenthe Estimates came on, and the busi-ness became soporific for a, while. Agreat number of the old grievances weredragged up again, and many batteredsubjects of former debates were hauledout, and further smitten with the clubof scorn, and a wrangle went on throughthe night with a thinning house.

THE RECLAIMED LAND LEASESBILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUN-

CIL.NO PROGRESS MADE.

For nearly the whole of yesterdayafternoon the Legislative Council wasengaged in discussing the WellingtonCity Licensing Bill in committee. Prac-tically no progress was made, and fur-ther consideration of the measure wasfinally postponed.

At clause 3 the Hon. J. E. Jenkin-son and the Attorney-Geneial complainedthat tht -lause did not make it clear thatthe city .'3ases alone were involved, andurged that the clause was so wordedthat all the leases of Corporationland were brought within the scope ofthe measure.

The Hon.F. H. Fraser said the sec-ond schedule, of which he had given no-tice, made the matter clear. He express-ed the opinion that with all the last fort-night's discussion the Council ought tobe thoroughly sick of it.

The terms of the clause, which statedthat "it shall be lawful" for the Cor-poration to accept surrenders of leases,were objected to by the Hon. T. K.Macdonald, who moved to substitute"may" for "shall" in order to make theclause permissive instead of mandatory.

Some discussion ensued on the amend-ment, which was eventually withdrawn.

The Hon. J. E. Jenkinson, on thftground that it wouldbe folly to pass theBill without first having, the secondschedule (defining the leasesaffected) be-fore the Council, moved the postpone-ment of the clause.

Clause 3 was postponed, but at clause4 the Attorney-General pointed out thatin the form of lease set out in the sched-ule there was a paragraph empoweringthe Council to impose taxes and levies.This should not be in the lease;ita pro-per place was in the Bill.

The other clauses were postponed, oneby one, and then it was discovered thaithe schedule could not he added,, andthe clauses began to be put again.

The Hon. F. H. Fraser then movedto amend,clause 3 by defining the leasesthat may be surrendered as the leases"to whicn the Act applies," instead ofthe leases "situate in the oity."

The Hon. T. K. Macdonald moved toamend the clause by substituting sixmonths instead of two years as the timewithin which, after the passing of theAct, the Corporation could accept asurrender of a lease.

The Hon J. E. Jenkinson complainedof the action of the \Hon< Mr. 'Fraaerin not taking advantage of the oppor-tunity given to him to add the secondschedule. He continued that the Cor-poration bad throughout appeared notto know what it wanted.

The Hon. W. Oarncross did not favourthe Bill, which he thought was a badbargain for the citizens of Wellington.Tho meeting called a few days ago—

"Was packed," interjected Mr. Mac-donald.

"Yes, packed," agreed Mr. Cafncroes,and he moved to report progress.

"A word in favour of the1 Bill," wascontributed by the Hon. J. Rigg, whopointed to the unanimity ofpublic opinionconcerning the measure, and the absenceof any opposition. The Hon. T. K. Mac-donald, who opposed the Bill from somereason of his own, had organised a pub-lic meeting to oppose the Bill. "He said itwas a packed meeting," continued Mr.Rigg. "Now, whenpeople organise ameet-ing they don't usually come out andpub-licly say it was 'packed.' And yet that iswhat the hon. gentleman has said. Andyet, further, that meeting, ajthough itwas 'packed,' declared against the hon.gentleman." Mr. Rigg went on to referto Mr. Macdonald's amendments as at-tempts to block the Bill and to confusethe minds of members. Heurged thatthoopponents of the Bill should oppose itlike men, and give facts and causes.

Replying, the Hon. T. K. Macdonaldsaid the reason why this Bill had notmet with oppositionwasbecause the CityCouncil had takeneverypossible means toprevent a knowledge of the intentions ofthe Bill becoming known. It was highlyimproper that a Bill affecting propertyvalued at £250,000 should be introducedin Parliament, and that new clauses andschedules should be put forward at thelast moment. Even the Standing Ordershad not been complied with. No planshad been deposited, and no schedules ex-hibited, so that the citizens of Welling-ton had been kept in entire ignorance ofwhat lands were to be dealt with. Thecitizens were only now waking up, andif the Bill were h*ld over' till next ees-aion, by which time the citizens couldconsider it, the House and Council wouldtreat it in a, spirit very different fromwhat they had exhibited so far. Regard-ing the meeting referred to by Mr. Rigg,it should be remembered that a desire hadbeen expressed in that Chamber that somepublic interest should be aroused. Hehad taken no steps to "pack" the meet-ing. When he had entered the hall hesaw the most extraordinary sight he hadever seen in the city, for the centre ofthe hall waspacked with lessees and theirfriends— many of them men who never byany chance attended public meetings ingeneral. He was then satisfied that therewas something underhand, and that theBill was an attempt to palm off on thecitizens a scheme that would work theminjury,. He knew that his motion waslost before he move#it at that meeting.He had no personal interest in the mat-ter, buthe thought the people should notgive away an enormous estate withoutunderstanding what they were doing. TheBill was the most iniqnitous thing thathad ever been proposed in the City ofWellington. Before any alterations weremade the matter should go to a potl ofthe ratepayers. The parties who weretrying to force tho Bill through Parlia-ment were absolutely dishonest.

In the course of further debate Mr.Rigg asked whether if a year's postpone-ment were made Mr. Macdonald wouldvote for the Bill.

"Certainly not," replied Mr. Macdon-ald. _ "Itis wrong in principle."

Mr. Rigg went,on to refer to the al-legedly "packed" meeting, and asked whythe opponents of the Bill could not getinto the hall.

Mr. Macdonald: The others got therefirst.

"What is the use of all this nonsense?"retorted Mr. Rigg, who pointed out thatby no stretch of imagination could apublie meeting, open to everybody, and fromwhich nobody was-turned awrty,be called"packed."

The Hon. H.Feldwick moved to reportprogress, in order to give the citizens anopportunity to give fuller consideration tothe question.

A compromise was offeredby the Hon.T. K. Macdonald, who said that hewouldwithdraw all his opposition and not standin the -way if the City Council wouldngree to add a clause to the Bill givingthe citizens the power to vote on theproposal.

The Hon.F.H.Fraser fell in with thesuggestion, and said he would ba verypleased to Consult the Bill's promoters onthe point if the Bill were postponed inthe meantime.

doings oi the Lords. When Mr. Speakertook the chair at half -past seven,1 onlyeight Councillors had struggled throughthe storm that roared outside and howledthrough the roofs and pipings like taesouls of departedpoliticians in the Pit ofTophet. 'lhcre was gloom outside, but itwas as nothing to the gloom within. Thedebate on the Licensing Bill was con-tinued, but it was dull and prosy, andmembers piled the Pelion of dreariness onthe Ossa of platitudes, and then crownedall with the Olympus of stodginess. Mem-bers from "the other place" c<mie in to thegalleries in hordes and battalions, butnoneof them could stand more than fiveminutes of it. It is Hansard which isresponsible for the flood of talk whichhas turnedreasonable citizens into verboseand expensivenuisances. And the pridewith which they read their Hansardproofs! The pleasure with which they"eat their words," and linger over their1

incoherent and platitudinous repetitionsof ideas and phrases that are so old thatthey died of old ago in Egypt 270,000years ago1 On this occasion they wan-dered far away from the Bill, and arguedthe liquor question from its fountain-head. One member begun with the timewhen Noah was drunk and stalked downthe centuries and emitted noises aboutEthelred the Unready and 1016 A.D.,and King Arthur and 1500 A.D., andgraduallyarrived at1904. Tomany mem-bers of the Council 2000 B.C. is simply"the old days," and 200 years ago isquiterecent

—a mere yesterday.

Finally, just before midnight, with 18memDers present, the second reading oftheBill got through.

Still on the Shops and Offices Bill, theHouse defined various things as shops,anddebated at great length the problem:When is a 'shop not a shop? and dealtwithsuch flourishingcolonial industries asthe keeping of depots for the sale of de-materialisedentities on theslopes ofMountCook, and triumphantly discovered that abaker is "a person who sells bread andcakos." The anti-barmaid clause of theBill was dropped, and further work waspostponed at1a.m.

It was during Wednesday that the Go-vernment held a secret caucus to decidewhich of the swarm of Bills should beabandoned, and left on the doorstep ofoblivion, and to determine whether thepet fad of the member for ,Old ManPlain was worth while, and whetherthe representative of Lone Dog Gully

Ishould sacrifice his scheme for testingtheMilky Way for the butter fatpercentagesNofcody ever knows what happens atthe Caucus, but as the Premier invari-ably gets what he wants, it is possibleto guess. Here is the inner history,related in flowing poesy, of

THE CAUCUS.(By one who wasn't there.)

In a dark and secret cellar they col-lected,

Obedient to the order of their lord;To hear the list of measures he'd se-

lectedTo toss in ignomy overboard.

Mtmbers shivered in a spasm of de-pression,

As down tho list his lordship slowlyread

The funny little follies of the session,And they wept like leaky cisterns as

he said :"Now everybody must understand

That the end of the farce is nigh;Some Bills I've blessed and some I've

banned,AndIwarn yon, ask not why.

For though you're the Party, I—lI—Ihave

plannedThe laws to govern this bright young

land.Iam conductor, and you're the band

That bears my brand,ButIcommand.

For Iam the Caucus! I!"Vain the struggles of the sad and weary

member;Stern and solemn came the deadly,

damning "No!"For the session must be over in Novem-

ber,So many a noble notion had to go. \

Oh! They murmured, did the membersof the Caucus;

And their Bills were slowly slaughter-ed as they talked,

I'Will you blight our hopes?" they mut-terod. "Will you baulk us

Inour lofty aspirations?"—

They werebaulked.

Whenever a member tried to clingTo a Bill that was doomed to die,

With a roar of rage uprose the KingWith a stern and a strident cry:

"I am the Boss and the Premier still.You are a cipher, a misty Nil!You are the corn, and I'm the millI

And it's my willTo kill this Bill!

For Iam the Caucus!I!"(The "I" has it

—as usual).

The Council has started to work—there's no doubt in the world about it.All the week its close application tobusiness has been in violent contrast tothe 2-minute sittings of the first threemonths of the session. And membersseem rather to enjoy it. On Thursdaythe Licensing Bill was laid on. one side-for the time, and a long and drearydebate took place on the Cook Islands,and gave way to a .discussion of Judges'salaries. Various members thought thfcJudges were .quite highly enough paid,and hinted that they were luxuriousdogs who couldn't see Justice on ac-count of the turtle soup and pate de foiegras and champagne that was in theway. They relented, however, and votedfor the increased salaries. A long Billabout local elections then claimed at-tention, and all went merry as a mar-riage bell until a member urged thatin the case of a tie at an election theReturning Officer should decide the rjAt-ter bylot,and thus avoidthe responsibilityof offending Jorkins by voting for Chufc-terbuck or Spoopendyke. For half anhour a wrangle took place as to whatwas meant, and a further wrangle asto the method of drawing lots. Some-body suggested an unlawful game, othersspoke of names in a hat, others againsaid something about "a bob in," andall showed a deplorable familiarity with"two-up"and its kindred crimes. Shortlyafter 10 o'clock the Council adjournedfor supper and bed

The sempiternal land question occupiedthe House all the afternoon, and in theevening shops and offices were out forexercise again, and the evening was aseries of close divisions. Members'salaries and the training of midwiveslasted out the night.

Really there's nothing much to chro-nicle in yesterday's proceedings, as far,at any rata, as a casual chronicler isconcerned. There was the usual remark-able attention to business on tho partof the Lords, and they valiantly strug-gled with the various things that wereon the Order Paper. Even the Lordsrealise that there is business to be done,and that'they must do it. They foughtseveral windy rouud3 with sundry Bills,and in the evening wasted a lot of at-mosphere over a- funny little point asto whether a Magistrate bhould give hisdecision, in certain cases of upset polls,inaccordance with his opinion, or wheth-er he should give his decision offh:uia, ortoss up and so on. At half-past 9 theold Council adjourned, and a proposalto start work again on Monday washowled down.

There used to be a time when adebate, after it had Teafly finished,would end, but those times have j?one

ABOUT "THE HOUSE."A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW.

[B ya Casual Chronioler.]This has .been a week of mixed emo-

tions and mixed business and mixed sit-tings in the Houses of Parliament. Timecannot last for ever (in spite of the sug-gestion that amember thinks it can whenhe gets up to speak), and with a debili-tated captain and an impatient crew, itbecomes necessary to make port as coonas possible. Accordingly, the Hovise saton Monday. It had not been largelyadvertised, but7.30 p.m. found aprettyfair attendance in the public galleries. Itwas the first Monday sitting of the ses-sion, and the proceedings wore an air ofnewn«ss, but what happened was dull.The Premier, is usual, came late, andishus missed the hollow lamentations ofMr. Laurenson regarding the huge salariesof the Judges. Matters dribbled along inthe hands of the Socialist Party, andthenthe Shops and Offices Bill came on, andmore gloomtook place. The electric lightwaa turned out about half an hour aftermidnight.

Bursting with importance engenderedby the knowledge that they wereat lastfigures of nvtblic interest, the members ofthe Legislative Council met on Tuesdaywithahauglny air. They had the fate ofthe Licensing Bill in their hands. Onthealert for "the things that matter," theminiops of tho Press transferred theirfickle attention to the House of the OldMen,and they 'hobnobbedin the gallerieswithvarious members of "the other place."The burly member for Hurunui (the placewhose onlyaim is a quart of beer for six-pence) strayed into a compartment thatcontained three ladies. Seeinghis fellow-■memhefsin the publicgalleries,he realisedthat he was in the wrong paradise, andleft with a loud blush. The proceeding*)were of a dark brown colour, like stalecoffee. Hero and there there was a littlebit of fun that served to light up thegeneral gloom like a flash of lightningon a dark night. The Hon. C. Louisson,in liquid tones, appropriately urged theclaims of liquor,and endeavoured toheavethe rock of sarcasm at ».he Hon.,J. Rigg,who does not agree with him regardingbrewers. "He will have engraven on hisheart when he dies the words 'TiedHouse,'

"he concluded. "And yours will

beemblazoned with the word 'Beer,'" wasthe retort. A dissertation on the "bowlag" of Gothenburg, which is some speciesof public body, was given by the Hon.G. Jones. Rubicund and inattentive", theHon. J. Twomey wanted further infor-mation. "Who is this bow-legged person?"he asked. The members of the Houseweremoved to irreverence by the Hon.F.Trask, who speaks in a sepulchral voicelike some one mourning indefinitely in akeg, and he threw large slabs of Truthat the proceedings and discharged anum-ber of solemn and long-established factslike wet cold blobs of dullness at thingsin general. "Sir!" he said in an under-takers voice. "Sir!Tho licensing ques-tion has been a burning question for tenyears," andhe patised and glared mournifully round him. This revolutionary al-legation having been appreciated,he hew-ed off another jagged lump from the rockof fact. "In the other House," he said,in tones that resembled the noise- of clodsfalling on a coffin, "in fiie other placethere are men who hold different views."

IN THE LORDS.If you're tired of brand-new phrases,

sparkling fancies, witty words,And you want a feast of commonplace

compact;You will get it in abundance if yon call

upon the Lords:You can gorge yourself on Stern' '

Immortal Fact.Ifyouheara solemnstatement, "Two and

one,Ithink,are three,"Ina voice like some one snoring in a

cask,You'll know the stream of Solemn Truth

is pouring fresh and freeFrom the large and lofty mind of Mr.

Trask.You will learn that in "another place

there's many different views":Yonwill heara Stately Voice, in accentsclear,

Illuminate your-ignorance by giving outIthe>new»That theworldisgrowing older yearby

year.The Old, Old Facts, the Aged Facts, the

Facts with long whitehair,The Notions that were Old before the

Flood—You will hear them all repeatedby some

member with the airOf a man who finds a diamond in the

mud.Steep your souls in Solemn Dulness. Let

your spirit be imbuedWith tho hollow vacant rumbling

rambling words,With the Ancient Aphorism and the

Bulky Platitude,That we pay to have delivered like a cord

of heavy wood:Go seek the dull grey Stupor of "the

Lords!"The remaining proceedings were far, farfrom thrilling. At one stage of his speech

Mr. Twomey lost his notes— a calamity.He fumbled and hunted for them every-where—in hia pockets,onhis desk, underhis seat, and the House waitedpatiently.At lasthe gaveup the quest. "Well.sorr,"he concluded in a thick delicious flavourof dear old Erin. "Air

-r - r - r -

rh.I've said all I've—air -r- r - rh—been endeavouring— air - r - r -

r-

rh.That is—air - r -r -

rh— I've indicated ins&yingj fflr, what I've been— air - r - r rh—intending tosay." And he eate himself

firmly down._ On the whole the Council was produc-tive of more interest than the House,which is not sfaying much. The Houseduring the afternoon considered a Billto bust the trusts. The Premierwanted permission to move theBill a second time pro forma,without giving the necessary notice,and Sir William Russell protested. ThePremier was at his old games againhe was sick of being one of a House ofSlaves. However, the incident passed,and members struggled some more withthe interpretationclause of the Shops andOffices Bill, and grew hot and confusedand incoherent in their endeavours to de-fine anassistant and differentiate betweenthe fine shades of employee-dom. Sud-denly a strange thing happened. Mr. C.A. C. Hardy, whohad thitherto held thorecord as anon-talker, and whoin all thejpessions of his two Parliaments had con-tributed large quantities of silence to theproceedings, ana who occupies one line inthe Hansard debates, rase amid a stormof cheers from everyb^fltipfcl supporteda clause dealing witn^shopkeepers."Hardy!" bawled Mr. Fislier. "Hardy!Come over to this side of theHoure." ButMr. Hurdy would nut accept the invita-tion, and sat down again. Fancy a question of butter and eggs and a pound ofcheese breaking through thestony reserveof a member whohas been left untouchedby the storms of past years. The even-ing was a further prolonged struggle withthe Bill.Inorder to givo the hard-working legis-

lators a chantte to go forth and rejoicejvitntheir fellow-toilers in other walks oflife, there wereno day sittings of eitherBouse or Council on Wednesday.

As before, most interest centred in the

B EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.which amounted to an injustice. TheChinese had com© on the understandingthat they conformed with tho laws. ThSthey did. The Chinese did notmake thelawa. If they could live more frugallyand sell their goods more cheaply therewas no law to prevent this, and thiswas why a boycott had been suggested,iThe' preposals were unworthy of achristianised tad civilised State,' and ifpersisted in' would force the Chines*Wer in tho social scale, andmake thempaupers and undesirable aliens of theworst class. It was not because of theirvices the Chinese were objected to. Therev. gentleman contended that it wasthe duty of the Church to sympathisewith"the oppressed, and sue was com-mitted to war to the death with anyattempt to introduce legislation that wascontrary to the principle of justice. Themojion did not meet with favour, onemember saying that he could not seewhy a question of the kind waa broughtbefore the synod. The matter was onewhich should be left to the State Par-liament. A motion to proceed with thanext business disposed of the question.

BULLET INA MAN'S HEARTm

A remarkable case has just been investtigated at the Melbourne Hospital,whereit has been found that a patient namedWilliam M'Gee, who died in theHospitalon 17th September, had lived for eightmonths with a revolver bullet inside theleft venticle of his heart. The case isoneof whichno parallelis knownby tnosurgeons under whose notice it has come.,M'Gee was a man, 69 years of age, whofor some time had suffered from locomo*tor ataxia. On 19th January of thisyear he shot himself in the heart witha revolver. Next day he was broughtto the Melbourne Hospital, where - thesurgeons discovered a bullet wound justabovo the lower end of his breastbone..It was at first assumed that the bullethad entered his stomach, but he showednosymptoms to suggest that that organhad been performed. He was then sub-mitted to the X-rays, though no skia-graph was £aken, and the bullet wasseen just over the heart region, and-ap*parently in the stomach. No attemptwas made to extract it, and the patient'scondition improved 8o regularly that on2nd February ho was able to leave thehospital. During the succeeding monthshe went about his ordinary avocations',but. in the third week of September hewas seized with sudden illness, whichwas at first presumed to be a recurrenceof his old trouble of locomotor ataxia.On 17th September, the day of his sei-zure,he wasbrought into the hospital inanunconscious condition, and was placedunder the care of Mr. A, E. Morris,M.B. He died that evening, showing nosymptoms of any other cause of deathtnan senile heart failure. When, how-ever, Mr. Morris proceeded to make apost-mortem examination, the remarkablenature of the case was revealed. InM'Gee's body was found the old bullet-wound, and the path of the bullet wasclearly traced. Ithad pierced the lowerend of the breastbone on a level withthe fifth coetal cartilage; had gonethrough both layers of the pericardium,causing them to become adherent, andhad then entered the right auricle of thaheart, close to the auriculo-yentricularvalve. Then the bullet had pierced thisvalve, and, traversing the cavity of theright ventricle, it had lodged in the in-ner wall of the ventricle, close to thaapex of the heart. Only portion of thabullet had become imbedded in theheart*wall, the rest of it projecting freely into

the ventricular cavity. During eightmonths the heart had gone on perform-ing its contractions with a damaged au*ricle and valve, and with this leadenobject" in the ventricle, "but ultimatelyit was probably the-bullet wound whichcaused death. Wounds to tho heartaregenerally fatal, and so complete a per-foration as that in M'Gee's neart wouldbe regarded as certain to cause death.No exactly similar case has been foundby the hospital surgeons, but one medi-cal work contains particulars of aheart perforation which was successfully,stitohed up by a doctor in Rome. ARoman fruiterer was stabbed, receiving awound which pierced right through thawall of his left ventricle. The bloodoozed freely from the hole, which wasbig enough to admit a mans finger intothe ventricle;but aRoman surgeon, Dr.Parrozzoni, essayed to stitch it up, andput in four sutures. The patient ulti*mately recovered?

DON'T NEGLECT

A COMMON CASE OF PILES.—ITMAY LEAD TO SERIOUS RE-SULTS.

When peoplt generallyunderstand tterfiall such fatal diseases as fistula, ulcer «£the rectum, fissure, etc., almost invari-ably begin in a simple case of piles, theywill learn the wisdom of taking prompttreatment for the first appearance oftrouble in this quarter. Doan's Oint*ment will certainly cure every form ofpiles

—itching, bleeding, protruding, and

blind piles— and hundreds of lives havebeen saved by using this cheap, buteffective, remedy right at the start, be-cause at such times a single pot willeffect a cure, while in the old deep-seated cases several pots are sometimesnecessary before a cure is effected. Hereis a case in point:

—Mr. J. B. Thompson, Brooklands, this

jcity, says:—"Iused everythingIcould

possibly get for the cure of itching piles,and having done so much investigatingin order to allay this terribly irritatingailment, Ithink Iam now entitled tospeak with some authority on the sub-ject. Ihad this complaint for a yearand a-half, and it was caused by sittingon damp "grass. The irritation was al-most maddening, asnd spend money asIwould in trying different remedies, Icould never get more than slight relief.Doan's Ointment alone didme good, andthis completely cured me. IobtainedthispreparationatFletcher's Pharmacy."

Doan's Ointment is splendidin all dis?eases of the skin

—Eczema, piles, hives,

insect bites, sores, etc. Itis peribctljrsafe and very effective.

Doan's Ointment is sold by all chemistsandstorekeepers at 3s per pot, or will baposted on receipt of price by Foster-M'Clellan Co., 76, Pitt-street, Sydney,N.S.W.

Remember the name—

DOAN'S.— Advts

The New YorkSun printedprominentlyrecently anarticle upon the internationalsituation, dealing especially with the in-fluence exerted by the King towards themaintenance of friendly relations. TheSun was for many yearsdistinctly Anglo-phobe, whereas the viewsnow expressed,even going so far as to discuss the possi-bility of an Angio-American-Japanese al-liance, place it in the vanguard of sym-pathisers with Anglo-Saxon amity. De-scribing the King as "the greatest poten-tiality in worldpolitics at the present mo-ment," the Sun affirms that "he has bypersonal initiative and consummate skillaccomplished more for the political wel-fare of his Empire in particular and forthe preservation of the world's peacethanwould have been within the power ofthe ablest statesman upon England's his-toric roll." The main secret of the King'spower, says the Sun, "lies chiefly in hiabroadhumanity, in hia wonderfully exactunderstanding of human nature."

A Good Reason.— "Why did youmarryyour divorced wife again? Old lovecome back?" "No. By the time I.paidher alimonyIhad nothing to live on,andsoImarriedher for her wonejr»'«

9

We had expectations from Aunt 'Liza—at least, Florrie had, and that, of course,was the same thing. At first we did notget on too well, as she thought, and,what was worse, said that Florrie was afool tohave married me,and thatIwasafool tohavemarried Florrie, She assert-ed, with full confidence, that Ishouldnever be able to support a house, andthat, even ifIwere, Florrie would neverbe able to manage one. Notwithstand-ing this severe judgment, we took a smallhouse, and proceeded to furnish iton the-turee years' system. Aunt 'Liza wasaghast at our conduct. When she wasyoung no one ever heard of such a thing.She wouldn't have a stick of furniture inher house until she had paid for it. More-over, she badread in the papers thatlotsof people who bougut pianos, and sewing1machines, and things on the hire system,were put in the dock and sent to gaol;-and it anything like that happened toFlorrie, she never,never wouldhaveany-thing to say to her again— in fact, shewould disown her.

Florrie was very much in awe of Aunt'Liza"" andI

—well, Iwas a little in awe

of her, too; and when, onrareoccasions,she came up from the country and lunch-

ed with us, it was a most importantevent in oar domestic annals. For daysbefore Florrie could talk of.nothing elsebut what we would give ■fi.unt 'Liza for'lunch, and she inventedas many imagin-ary little menus as would make up a re-spectable sited cookery book. On one. occasion 'the piece de resistance waschickens. When the cover waa removed,i"H'm,* chicken*!" said Aunt 'Liza.

"We thought you would like them,,auntie," said Florrie, timidly." "Like them! Of course,Ilike chickens

—when they ar« chickens. How much■did youpay for these?"

"Six shillmga.""Six shillings!" exclaimed Aunt *Liza,

, in horror. "Do you want to drive your-husband into the Bankruptcy Court? Icould buy better chickens than these forthree-and-six in Oakton."' "Butth» ie London^, tint," said Florrieapologetically*.

"Of course, this is London. Did youthink I.thoughtIwas in Paris, or Berlin,«r Timbuctoof and Aunt 'Liza glowered

Florrie. "Isit because youare in Lon-don thatyoupay; famine prices fora thing~,with a breast like that, and call it ai(chicken?"

■" 'mis was really a gross exaggeration;}but, by wayof compensation,Aunt 'Liza

it up with apromise to send us.from Oakton a pair of real chickens that,ehould give % lesson in marketing to Flor-.*ie.;Aftec lunch,wehad to undergo her usual■Criticismof 'the houseandfurniture, whichinvariably, wae that what wasnot worth-less wasextravagant. Itwas witha senseof positive relief that we saw her off avfew hours laterby the train from Water-.loo. Two crisp Bank of England notes,crusned into llorrie's hand at parting,

'made u9 feel a little remorseful; and re-"minded ue, not for the first time, that if'AuntEliza had arasping tongue, she hadA soft heart." A few weeks later the summer was'calling everyone to the sea or to the'moors, and the newspapers were writing"tip the claims of the various holiday re-rßorts;rBorts; so Florrie and Ibegan to discuss"the question whether wecould manage1to'get away anywhere downby the sea for a"fetv weeks..* In the middle of the discussion Florrie

«>t a lettes^frjmr a'-frrend telling hereofalovely little cottage at Swanton-on-Seawhich was"to"be had for a song 'for themonth of August, but the agreement totake it should.besigned at once, Ipoint-ed out the pecuniary difficulties,butFlor-rie would not hear of them. All w© hadto do, she said, was to let our house intown (which she spoke ofasproudly as ifit were in Grosvenor-square) for themonth. The agents had told her it wascure to let. Of course, this settled tiematter;the house was put on the agents.'books, and we took the cottage straightaway.

But, alas! when the day came for usto go down to the seaside our house in-town was still on the books, bo we hadto shut it up. Florrie!s disappointment,however, was more than compensated forby her pride in writing on official note-paper to the poet office ordering it to for-wardher letters to "Tho Lilacs, Swanton-to-Sea."

Of course, we never gave a hint toAunt 'Liza of our trip to the seaside, aswe knew she would have regarded it asan act of criminal extravagance. "TheLilacs" was a comfortable*little cottage,and wehad a jolly time there. One day,returning from bathing, Ifound Florrieoutside the door waving a letter in a,wildBtate of excitement.

"Un, Jack, Jack! lam sure itmustbe aunt's chickens!" she called to me.

"What must beaunt's chickens?"Icall-ed back.

"Oh, read this," she said as we met,thrusting into my hand an official-lookingletter. It was from themanager of tjtetraffic department of the London andSouth Coast Railway stating that a par-celhadbeen consigned to themfrom Oak-ton, addressed to our house in London,andhadbeen presented onseveral days atthe house for acceptance. But since thehouse wae closed they waitedinstructionsfrom us as to what va.s to be done. Theletter went on to say that if the par.oelwas not claimed it would be stored fornix monthsat our expense, and then soldto cover cost, of storage.

"D'ancy, Jack," shriekedjFlprrie, "keep-ing aunt's chickens for six 'months .andthen selling them!"

"If it is aunt's chickens, better letthem keep them andnotb6ther any moreabout them," said I.

'."But, Jack, itmight not be the chick-

ens," objected Florrie with"a delightfulinconsistency.

"Butthe parcelis from Oaktonr"Isaid.

"What else could it be?""Perhaps it would be better to let it

come onhere," said Florrie."Well, let it come on," Ianswered, and

thought nomore about the matter.Two days later, returning from bathing

again,Iwas met by Florrie."Jack," said she, throwing her hands

up in the air, "they have come!""Where are they?" Iasked.Ididn't ask what they were

— Florae'stone,and gesture rendered the questionunnecessary.

"Gone!" she replied., „'

"Oh, don't ask'me. Tho railway porter(said he'd chuck (Jlem away for me."

J3ut there wae another matter to beconsidered. Florrie had, of course, towrite to acknowledge the .chickens;and,after much debate, this, deceitful missivewas evolved. It was 'written od paperbearing our London address, and we tookcare to haveit postedin London.

"Dear Aunt 'Liza,— We were so de-lighted to get your fine pair of chickens;they werereally everso much superior toLondon one*. We never.tasted nicer inour lives. With love.— Florrie."

J.o this came in due time the followingreply, the brevity of which rather sur-prised us:

"Dear Florrie,— When did you get theparcel? What about mv' letter? Lovefrom your affectionate Aunt 'Liza."

More debate of a veryanxious characterfollowed the receipt of this. It would

V3r do to give tne date of the arrivalit Ihe chickens at the cottage; to do sowouldbe tocourt incriminating explana-

tions. As the result of tho debate wethought the safest thing to do was toimitate aunt's brevity, and wrote:Dear Aimt 'Liza,

The chickens 'arrived in due coui!le.We got no letter. Love from both.Your loving

Florrie.Again we had a laconic epistle:

Dear Florrie,What do you mean

—got no letter?

Then Ihad better stop payment ofcheque at once. Reply immediately.

Your loving ,Aunt 'Liza.

"Good gracious !" cried Florrie excited-ly. "Could she have sent us a chequewhich has gone astray? All our lettershave been sent *on by the post-office.What are we to do now?"

The situation had become decidedlyserious. .A cabinet council was called,over which Florrie presided. After long,deliberation the cabinet unanimously de-cided on the following reply, which wefondlyper aaded ourselves was thorough-ly diplomatic:Dearest Aunt 'Liza,

We are x>rry youhavehad any troublein th« matter. Of course, youare rightto stop payment of cheque. It musthave gone astray. Love from both.

Elorrie,This brought the crushing rejoinder:

Dear Florrie,HaveIarrived at this age.of my life

to be told by a chit of a girl- thatIamright?Irequire youto let meknowat onceonwhatday andat whathour youreceivedthe parcel, also in what condition itwas. IfIdo not hear by return Ishallinstruct my solicitor to write to the rail-way company. The matter must be clear-ed up at once.

Aunt 'Liza."Oh, Jack! Jack!" cried Florrie whenshe had read out the letter. "We are

ruined." Her arms dropped on the sidesof the chair; she was pale, the tearswere not far from her eyes.

"I see it all, Jack," Florrie moaneddisconsolately. "Isee it all. She musthave put the letter and the cheque intothe parcel with the chickens! Iwonderwould there* be any use' in our seeingthe porter? He may have thrown themaway in a dust heap, and perhaps theycould be found."IeaidIthought it was very little use,

but Florrie was not convinced. She bi-cycled straight away to the station andinterviewed the porter.

"Yes, ma'am, Ichucked the parcelaway, and was very glad to get rid ofit."

"And— <and," askedFlorrie, "it couldn'tbe found,Isuppose?"

"Well, ma'nt) it is at 'the bottom ofthe river;and unless there was a cor-oner's warrant to have the river dragged,and apost-mortemheld on them chickens,Idon't think there wouldbe much chanceof recovering it."

Florrie returned completely crestfallen."I fear, Jack," said she, "there is no-

thing leftus but to confess;if she writesto the railway company, of course shewill learn everything." .

Obviously, to confess was the onlything to do; so we wrote the followingletter:

—Dear Aunt 'Liza, , '

We are awfully sorry. It"was all ourfault. We came down here three weeksago and shut up our house in town. Andthe railway people sent the chickensthere on several days running, but, ofcourse, there was no one to take themin. When they arrived here we did notopn the parcel, and it had to be thrownaway. Jack was awfully run down from.overwork, and the doctor said he wantedsea air badly. He is, lam sure you willbe glad to hear, greatly improved. Weare really sorry about the chickens, andit -was so good of you to send them.Please forgive us. —

Your~lovingFlorrie.

A few days later the post brought thefollowing:

—Mrs. Florence Beecham to Miss Eliza-

beth Hampton, Dr.One pair of fowls ... 3s 6dPer carriage 6d

Total 4s Od"Oh, Jack," cried poor Florrie, "I

never thought Aunt 'Liza could be soshabby. Isuppose it means she has donewith us for ever. Well, I'll send her aP.O. And perhapsImight soften herheart."

So Florrie wrote, with the order forfour shillings:Dear Aunt 'Liza,,Isuppose Iought to say, "Mrs Bsech-

ambegs to enclose fourshillings, amountof Miss Hompson's account." I'lldo no-thing of the kind. Fancy calling dearold Aunt 'Liza Miss Hampson! But Isend the four shillings.

Your repentantFlorrie.

In due time came a letter with theOakton post-mark. In it there was aformal receipt. There was also a sheetof notepaper on which was written:

Oh, what a tangle web we weaveWhen first we practise todeceive.

N.B —They weren't chickens, theywere duck*

"Oh, Jack, Jack, what fibbers she mustthink we are!" cried Florrie.

"Yes,Ifancy she thinks that Ananiaswasn't in it with us," Isaid sadly.

"But," exclaimed Florrie, ','what is thisstuck in the corner of the envelope?"

She pulled out a piece of paper whichhad been folded very small. It provedto be a cheque for twenty pounds, which,at the moment, was anunusually preciouswindfall. A week later when we wereback in town another parcel came fromAunt 'Liza\ This time it containedchickens, and be sure the railway com--pany did not get the chance of takingthem away.

—M. M. Leamy, in M.A.P.

Adventures ofReuben*Dear Uncle Silas,—lam surprised at

your letter, in which you take a humor-ous view of my experience with thelottery-ticket man, which you say is acommon confidence trick. For you toassume that I, with my keenness ofvision and quickness of wit, could betaken in by the shallow pretence of aswindler is merely amusing tome. Nay,the guileful men of New York, will notprofit by my stay here. However, thatis a difference of opinion between us itiwould be fruitless further to discuss, soIwill proceed at once to toll you oi mycall on your sister, my Aunt Sarah.Ifound her to be a lady of extreme

elegance of manner and abiding in ahouseof elaborate riohnese, excelling our owntwo-story mansion in Beetville. She re-ceived me with great cordiality, but em-barrassed me overmuch by dwelling onthe large fortune Iinherited. Such mat-ters are considered more deeply here thanwith us in the West.Iwas puzzled, too, by aunt's statement

that, the extent of my fortune beingknown among her neighbours, or, as shesaid, "in my set," she "would have nodifficulty in finding me a proper wife.Poor, dear aunt! She really seemed tothink that Iwould marry a girlIcouldnot winby my ownungilded worth. Butthese are idle speculfitions, and Ishallproceed with an account of my adven-tures.Iaccepted aunt's invitation to dinner,

and there first met my cousin Josephine,a young person of some pretensions tobeauty, but, to my mind, too frivolousto be acceptable in intellectual society.Still, all the youngmen at dinner exceptme were devoted to her, and were enter-taind by hr pert comments on worldlysubjects in which the young human fe-

male, in my judgment, should be butlittle informed.

Her frivolity of speech was in contrastwith that of a lady guest at dinner, a>Mrs. "Jack" Lacquerre. She is a widow,my elder by some years, perhaps,but themost charming of her sex ithas ever beenmy hapiness to know. Unlike CousinJosephine, she did not always talk ofgolf, tennis, the "ponies"

—which trifling

word is employed here to mean race-horses

—but was disposed to listen with

agreeable interest to my informing re-marks on the future of beet sugar andthe wickedness of those who would letthe steilthy products of our insular pos-sessions

—namely, cane svgar

—creep into

our unprotected homes free of duty, tothe destruction of aninfant butprofitableindustry.While she seemedi to understand the

childish ohatter of the others about the"ponies" and kindred subjects, she didnot leave me out of the conversation, asdid the others, when they saw my ami-able purpose to instruct them on a pointof political economics. lam aware, too,that it was to her Iwas indebted for aninvitation a young man gave me to be-come oneof a coaching party to drive toa country club the next day for lunch.Iwent on the coach and was delighted

to find myself placed by the side of Mrs.Lacquerre. Some of the young gentle-men roust have felt penitent about theirindifference to my improving conversa-tion of the evening before, for theygreeted me with hearty enquiries, suchas "How's Beetpreferred thia-morning?"and "When will it be made a crime tosweeten black coffee with cane sugar?"

Finding them thus disposed to take arational view of the real interests of life,Idelivered to them the speech Imadebefore the Beet Grinders' Trust at ourlast annual stockholders' meeting. Myoratory, whichIknow to be thrilling,Iwas received with frequent outbursts ofappreciative laughter, although Ihadnever before discovered its humorouspoints. "

Humour, while it is a mental attributeIhold inbut slight esteem,Ishall culti-i vate for its aid on the political rostrum,for one of the 'young gentlemen assurednic that if 1 would deliver that speechbefore a district club meeting here eventhe police would have difficulty in at-tending to the things which would bedoing. These tributes to my eloquenceprompted me to offer to make anotherspeech, but Mrs. Lacquerre begged menot to, saying that too much of a goodthing would throw the young gentlemeninto fits.

My fair companion called attention toour host's driving, and it surprised m cto learn thatmere ability tohandle reins—

which is possessed by every car driver—was sohighly esteemed by her. Isaw

ithat to be a real hero here one, besidespossessing the rare qualitiesIhave, mustalso be able to do something in the wayof sports, like driving, a coach or a golfball. While this surprised me,Iam toomucha manof the worldnot to recognise■what my place in society demands, so Idetermined to take up coaching at once.Especially did Iresolve to do this whenMrs. Lacquerre remarked: "Coaching isa stunning sport, and Ican drive anyfour that ever looked through bridles,but it's so deuced expensive a beggarlike me has to pass itup."

Then Iinstantly resolved to presenther a coach and four, and when wearrived' at the club house Icalled asideone of the hired men "who had beenplaying a horn on the coach, but withoutmuch musical resuhs, and told him if heknew of a proper turnout for sale to letme have particulars. He replied that itwas lncky Ihad spoken to him, as hechanced to know of a great bargain

—if

it had not been .snapped up. .He kindlyoffered to telephone intb townand 'learn.It seems, as he' explained, that a gentle-man who had lost heavily in Wall-streetwas disposing of a coach and four at asacrifice. The hired man told me not tomention it to any of our party, as theynouid be k«n to take advantage of thechance and thus spoil our bargain.1begged mat to hasten to the telephone

at once, and, having arranged so good athing,Icheerfully accompanied our partyout into the field, where a number ofpeople were engaged in playing thefashionable game of golf. The game willnever appeal to me. Its purpose is, sofar as Icould discover, to displace asmall sphere from one location and re-place it in another, the first locationbeing on«a slight elevation of moist sand,the second being a slight depression orrecess in the turf.Isagely pointed out to Mrs. Lacquerre

that the feat could be accomplished withless exertion and more certainty if theplayer should take the sphere by handfrom the sandhill and deposit it by handinto theslight depression or recess, calledthe hole, instead of endeavouring to doso by the aid of various implements ofwood and iron, swung"with energy, butfrequently without results adequate tothe force employed.

She said) that if Ifelt that way aboutthe game we had better not follow theplayers, but sit in the shade of a treeand wait for our party to follow themuntil' they had appetites for lunch. Wedid so, while Iconversed on varioustopics with her, among them the valueof fertilisers on land in which soil of aninfusorial- character bore such proportionto the whole as to require artificial en-richment to bring forth the most profit-able results in saccharose crystalline ex-tractable from the beet. She was deeplyimpressed by my earnestness and erudi-tion, and sat on the turf, reclining,against a tree, her parasol shading hereyes from my view, and so silent, ex-cept for her light regular breathing, Ifelt that Ihad never before had so ap-preciativea listener.

At once to my confession;Ifell deep-ly in love with Mrs. Lacquerre at thatmoment. It was not her beauty, grace,social position alone which enthralled me,but the discovery of a congenial spirit, asoul which could throb as one -with mine;/and as she listened, rapt by the magic ofmy eloquence,motionless, thrilled;Iknewthathere was a sympathetic natureworthall the wealthof my love. To show whatwere my thoughts, and, as it were, toleara her thoughts by an action, Iraispdone of her hands to my lips. Rapture!there was no protest. Iknew that my'feelings were reciprocated. The crowdneared, and, afraid to remain byher side,lest my surging breast should force me tospeak though all the worldheard, Ihur-ried from her side.

Behind the coach-house the hired manreported to me thathe had telephoned to'the agent of the turnout, who agreed tohold it for me until 9 o'clock that even-ing. The price, said theman, wasvirtuallya, give-away, a mere two thousand fivehundred dollars. It is,diffioult for me ,toaccustom myself to wha,t New Yorkerscall trifling an2» while of courseIcould easily^afford the sum named, IsaidIthought it high. The man replied thatIhud better snap at it,as he must tele-phone my decision at once. SoIagreedto inspect the turnout that evening andpurchaseif itsuited me.

Atlunch, on the drive home,Iwas ina trance of happiness. Mrs. Lacquerregaveup her seat by my side to my cousinJosephine, andIunderstood the delicacyof the act;it would embarrass her to beso near me, and yet not speak of whatwas stirring both our hearts— my kiss ofher hand, the seal of our unspoken vow!

At the Circle that evening Imet thecoach and four driven by the man whohad conducted the trade for me. 'Thehorses' coats shone like satin, their eyesgleamed, the coach glistened in the eke-

trie lights like polished glass. Iascendedto the side of the driver, who confided tome thatIhadbeen wise to close the bar-gain by telephone, for the agent had sincehad an offer of $4000 for the turnout. 1was anxious at hearing this, forIam wellaware of the trickiness of horse dealers,soItold the man to drive to the stablesat once and close the trade.It was an exciting drive, for the ani-

mals seemed disposed to go on their hindfeet, or on their heads;but we reachedthe stable in saiety, the driver assuringme that the animals only needed atwentymile trot to settle down all right. xTheagent confirmed tho driver about havinga larger offer,butIwas sharp with himand compelledhim to accept the chequeIat once drew in full payment. ThenIor-deredmy purchase sent to Mrs.Lacquerrethe next day and came to my hotel towrite you of my good luck.

Now, dear Uncle Silas, there is some-thing eke Iwill tell you;it is my pur-pose to offer Mrs. Lacquerre somethingmore precious than a mere coach andfour— my heart andhand! Ishall leavethis letter open, that Imay inform youhow the dear lady accepts the honour Ishall confer uponher. Affectionately,

REUBEN.P.S.— The world is false, hollow!Life

is a nightmare one would shun, exceptthat it is cowardly to e^ade any duty—even tie sad duty of living. Ishall gofar away from this cruel city, this heart-less, cynical madness called New York,and sadly roam distant lands striving tobury my grief from sight. Forget itIcannot.Icalled on Mrs. Laeqaerre, and for a,

time we conversed on indifferent matters,Iwanting to giveher time to prepare forthe honour about to be conferred on her.We sat where we could look into thestreet, and Iwas glad to see the coachapproach, for it would serve as an inci-dent to base my declaration of loveupon.Her gaze was directed at the turnoutwith great interest, but her looks chang-ed when she saw it stop at her door.She rose and exclaimed in excitement,"What are those skates stopping herefor?"

Supposing "skates" to be a term of en-dearment for the horses Isaw my oppor-tunity, and, falling on my knees, Ide-clared, "Dear madam, they are yours.They are my gift to you, and with themIalso give you my heart andhand!"

With a look of horror in her eyes shecried: "Go out and tell them t» takethose awful things away. The poor crea-tures axe doped nigh to death! And thecoach! Only the varnish keeps the rattle-trap from falling apart. Oh, those dread-ful skates;take them away! Quick1 acrowd is already gathering! Oh, ohJ"

Stung to the soul of my pride,Iwentto the door and ordered the driver to re-turn to the stables. A policeman, who

'had come to see what the crow<| wasabout, added:"And hurry aboutitor theBergh officers will come and order thepoor, qld'doped' skates shot."Ire-entered the house, again threw my-

self on my knees and declared my love.The lady looked stunned for a moment,but then said:"You are a very foolishand bold young man. Iam nearly oldenough to be your mother, and have adaughter old enough to be your wife. Goaway! You may come again when youare quite sane, for you are worth saving,and with a little trimming will make apresentableyoungster."

"But," Iexclaimed, "how about mykiss of your hand yesterday under thetree, to which you did not object?"

"Under the tree?" she replied, after athoughtful pause. "I was fast asleep all■the time ive were there."

With that she left the room hastily,andIcame here to write these last linesbeforeIgo out into the strange world astranger and heartbrokt-n — E. W. Town-send in theNew York Herald.

For Home and Duty■ »111.

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.(By Una, in the Sydney Telegraph.)Sixty girls, gathered from various

schools, were assembled to receive apre-liminary lesson inhousehold management.The room was as clean and spotless andshiny as the pupils of the -cooking school—

which forms a special department ofthe Fort-street Model School

—could pos-

sibly make it. The tables were scrubbedto satin whiteness, and every handleandknob and button shone as silver.

A PLAINBREAKFAST.Standing by the side of her beautifully

polished gas stove, tho teacher proceed-ed to show the theory and .practice ofthe art of preparing' a plain breakfast,and carrying, on the housework thatshould be done at the same time. Thesubject might appear too simple to somesuperior minds, yet, as a matter of fact,how often do we meet with well-madeporridge, crisp toast, and clear, fragrantcoffee? Allthe preliminaries wereminute-ly dealt with. The stove must be per-fectly clean before lighting the tire.Then, while the water is boiling for theporridge, utilise the time for sweepingthe diningroom. Leave the dust to set-tle, and get everything ready to lay thetable. See that the silver is bright, thesalt-cellars full, the water fresh in theflower vase. Then dust thp room and setthe table.

By this time the water was boiling—

and tho teacher proceeded to demon-strate how porridge should be made:by sprinkling in dry oatmeal, stirringwell, and leaving it to simmer for atleast three-quartersof an hour. A pass-ing anathema was hurled at the "lazypeople" who imagine porridge can bemade in five or ten minutes; and theadvantages of the "double saucepan"were pointed out. The kettle was nowput on for tea, and the fact emphasisedthat it must be filled each time withfresh water

—not kept simmering at the

side of the fire. The teapot was heatedbefore putting in the tea, and the girlswere admonished to empty it 'after everymeal. The tea was allowed to drawfor two or three minutes— not more— andthe girls were told that if the tea hadto be kept, the best way was tomake itin one pot and pour it into another, asthis preserves it from the poisonous tan-nin. The homely brown earthenwareteapot was declared to be the very bestfor tne purpose of making tea

— and thisbrings it within the means of the humm-est housewife. Only— as the teachernever failed to impress— there "is an artin tea-making, and a refreshing cup can-not be produced without care.

The coffee-potnow had an innings. Thefirst axiom in coffee-making was declaredto be "never boil it." If you do thearoma escapes, and your cup loses itsflavour. The ideal coffee-pot is the per-colater. But coffee canbe perfectlywellmade by using a muslin bag. The boil-ine water should be poured slowly upon,it, and then left by the side of the stoveto infuse. The making of toast was nowtaken in hand. It was explainedanddemonstrated that toast should be cutthin— the third of an mch— dried-beforeit is browned, and kept upright to makeit crisp.

Lastvof all, an egg waspoached. Andit made the looker-on's mouth water tosee and smell tho plate of smooth por-ridge, the cups of fragrant tea and cof-fee, and the crisp, golden-brown toastthat were exhibited at the close of thedemonstration. And then, to point tho"moral" which is never lacking in theselessons, the hope was expressed thatevery girl is a true "mothers help." andthat every daughter takes a pride mgetting up early and bringing mother afresh cup of tea in her bed.It is the teacher's

'aim to show that

advanced'education and a higher order of iintelligence are not incompatible withdo-mestic occupations. On the contrary,thebetter the education and the broader themind, the more likely is the woman tograsp the full measure of her house-keeping responsibilities and to realisethat "the making of a home" is her truesphere. And, indeed, the art of house-keeping, far from implying any limita-tion of the intelligence, calls for theexercise of the fullest faculties of themind. Has not John Stuart Mill taughtus that the forethought, thrift, skill,and organising faculty exercised by thewoman in the home form the best train-ing for her entrance into political life?

MONEY.As the lessons proceeded, they were

found to deal with every phase of wo-man's home life

—from keeping accounts

to clear-starching."What," asked the teacher, "is the

first necessity for housekeeping?" Thegirls were dumb. "What did you needto bring you here this morning?" Then,with a broad smile, came the answer,"Money." The value of money, thenecessity for cash payments, careful ex-penditure, and regular savings weredwelt on

—the conclusion of the whole

matter being that to live within the in-come, whether large or small, alone en-sured peace with honour.

FOOD,What was the next essential? "Cook-

ery!" And this included knowledge ofnecessary foods, when and where to buythem, and methods suitable for cooking,so that the family may be kept in goodhealth with good food. A sound mindcannot be produced without a soundbody, and the mothers who feed theirchildren on bread and tea are stuntingthem,both mentally and physically. Thevalue of foodstuffs should be carefullystudied, and then mothers would knowhow to build up the frames of their littleones,and make them strong andhealthy.The child knows instinctively that heneeds butter with' his bread. This isbecause fat makes the starchy substancedigestible. Soup contains bone-makingmaterial, and vegetables hold minerals|whichpurify the blood;but bread wouldbe needed as well. The girls were urgedto prepare appetising as well as digest-ible food, and to serve it in as prettyand dainty a way as possible. Flowersmay be regarded as valuable accessories.

DRESS.Clothing was next considered. The

purchase of the "cheap and nasty" wasdeprecated. Good material should beused, and quiet colours were recommend-ed for the street, so that a girl shouldnot be recognised at every turn as "thatgirl in the red frock." The great econo-my of making and mending one's clotheswas duly pointed out.

WASHING.j Laundry work was closely related tothe former subject, for c<jre in washingis necessary to save material, so thatgarments will wear and look well. Dif-ferent materials need different treatment.Flannels, if not properly dealt with, soonshrink, and are spoiled. Here mightbecited the example of the German laun-dress, who carefully tests the heat of thewater with a thermometer before en-trusting to it the precious Jaeger gar-ments.

CLEANLINESS.The importanceof cleanliness, and the

methods by which that cleanliness maybe obtained, were dealt with at length.Dirt was shown to be the dread har-binger of disease. The fatal germs lurkin the corners of rooms that are not tho-roughly cleansed, and produce seriousillness. Personal cleanliness is necessary,to keep the body in health, and promotethe healthy action of the skin. Freshair is needed, and ventilators or win-dows should be kept open to let out im-pure air and bring in th« life-givingoxygen. Every week floors should bowashedor rubbed over with beeswax andturpentine— amethod which French doc-tors consider far more destructive to themicrobe than airy amount of scrubbing.Great care should be taken to keep bedsand bedding perfectly clean. The wiremattress should be carefully wiped anddusted. Beds and pillows should behung out in the sunshine, and at statedperiods the cases should be emptied andwashed, and the interior

—which will be

found full of dust—carefully picked. Thecarpets should not be nailed all over thefloor, but placed only in the centre ofthe room, so that they canbe easily mov-ed and constantly shaken. Furniturealso should be movable, so that dust benot allowed to accumnlate underneath.All the furniture and the knick-knacksshould be regularly cleaned.In order to keep things clean, tho

housekeeper must be methodical. Shemust have a place for everything, andeverything must be in its place. It isbetter to keep things clean than to up-set the whole household by a "whole-sale" cleaning day. But work must bemethodically apportioned. There mustbe a proper day for gathering and sort-ing the clothes, for washing, ironing,cleaning dining-room, bedrooms, andkitchen, or many things will be overlook-ed.

When purchasing furniture or utensilsone should enquire How much labourwill it take to Keep this clean?" Choosefurniture that will enable you to^keepthe house sweet and clean with littlelabour, and, at the same time, providecomfort for all inmates. Choice of fur-niture should be governed by considera-tions of health, durability, means, space,climate, and labour available for keep-ing it in order. It should be good anddurable, for we learn to love our fur-niture, which is made precious by homeassociations.

One of the most important rooms inthe house is the storeroom, whichshould always be kept scrupulously clean.A good housekeeper feels pride in herstoreroom. She realises that it is eco-nomical to buy in bulk. If soap, for in-stance, is bought in quantities and cutup while it is soft and left to dry it willlast three times as long.

SICK NURSING.The care of the sick forms part of a

housewife's duties. The nurse under-stands the laws that govern health andthe means by which the sick can be re-stored. Shemust insist onhabits of per-sonal cleanliness, see that the rooms arewell ventilated, and arrange for properexercise, rest, and recreation. She mustunderstand invalid cooking, and be ableto diet her sick members, and to give"first aid" to any that are injured.WHY LIMIT THESE ADVANTAGES

TO A FEW?These lessons, which formedpartof the

school curriculum, and are now endorsedby the new syllabus, leave nothing to bedesired, except the fact that they areaddressed to so few children

—a mere

handful out of the mass of our schoolpopulation. Why is this? Why shouldonly four or five girls out of every hun-dred command the privilege of this in-struction on snbjects of the deepest im-portance to their sex? The answer issimple. No money! No means to pur-chase the gas stove and utenßfls which,at a cost of £20 per school, would allowall the children without exception to pro-fit by a demonstration of the most es-sential of arts

—the art of preparing

simple, well-cooked food.TECHNICAL TRAINING.

Before the eyes of the teacher soarsa lofty conception of what the teachingof domestic economy might be underfavourable conditions. She wouldlike tosee classes for the theoretical and prac-tical study of every kind of domesticwork attached to the schools, so thatgirls might specialise in this directionand bring the intelligence developedbytheir previous training to bear on house-hold arts. She would like to see thestatus of domestic service raised— as thatof the nurse has been

—by scientific train-

ing If the nurse, who at the beginning

struggling for a climax, "he's a more as-toundin' person than ever."

TACTICS UP TO DATE.Smithy refilled and relit his pipe and

ruminated for some moments. "Yester-day," said he, "the little manFrench hadus out attackin' or defendin'

—Idon't

know which—

a bit of a villige, overthVe.' Smithy pointed vaguely. "Iwaswith a half company under Mr. Brick-Taylor— he gets his company next month.We've got a new colour-sergeant fromthe second battalion who's been used togiving officers tips all his life.

"We were scoutin' ahead,and we sight-ed the enemy outside a pub near Frin-ham. We could see them, they couldu'tsee us." 'Git into that donga,' sez the officer,pointin' to a big, deep ditch."'Beg pardon, sir,' says the flag, 'Ithink you ought to extend the men andretire sir.1"'Oh, you do, do you?1sez the orficer,'well, Idon't;get into the donga asquick as you can.'

'"'Beg pardon, sir,' sez the flag, 'but

the book sez'

"What book?' sez the orficer.'

."'Drill book, sir,' sez the colour-bloke.'"K«ver read it,' sez the little man as

calm as you please. 'I'm takin' coverandhidin', becauseIonce got plugged inthe neck by a Mauser bullet for notdoin1so. lamnot retiring in open orderaccordin' to the book because I triedsomething like it at Magersfontein andappeared in all the London papers thenext mornin' as 'dangerously.'"

A bugle call rang out sharp and clear,a, dozen tents disgorged one or twomen,who buttoned their coats as they hur-ried to iEe guard tent.

"Defaulters," said Smithy, shifting hisposition to one of greater comfort; "allyoung soldiers, an' punishment's goodfor 'em— it's surprisin' how a, few kickshelp a man in the Army.'— Edgar Wal-lace in the Daily Mail.

A Lay Sermon.

HEART TO HEART TALKS WITHPHILISTINES BY THE PASTOROF HIS FLOCK.

As a cold business proposition, let megiveyou this:Iwould not trust an ama-teur gambler as far as you could flingTaurus by the tail. Iwill not dobusiness with aman who plays cards formoney if Ican help it. No individualin mv employ— or anybody else's— whoplays cards for money can ever hope forpromotion. A professional gambler maybe honest, but your clerk or businessman who indulges in a quiet game ofdraw, is a rogue, a liar, and a cheat.And the manhe cheats most is himself.And the only man he really deceives ishimself.

And the manwho deceives himself andcheats himself will get no chance tocheat me if the matter can be avoided.Beware of the white face, the soft handsand the impassive smile of the poker-player! The amateur gambler is notnecessarily a bad man— primarily his in-tents are honest. He plays first simplyfor recreation; then to add interest, thegame transforms itself into penny-^nte.From this to betting all the money hehas, is a very easy evolution when thefever is on. '

He wins. But to quit when you havewon, and not give your opponents achance to win their money back, is moreor less of a disgrace. He plays again—and loses. Then he wants a chance toget his money back.

He plays first only in the evening—an hour aften supper. Then if he canget away from work at 4 o'clock andplay until supper time, he' will do so,just as scores of Government clerks doat Washington. In the evening he playsagain— excitement is in the air— chal-lenge is abroad

—he will come out even,

ana then quit. Men who have work todo cannot play all night and do busi-ness the next day, so midnight may endthe game. But Saturday night the gamegoes on until daylight. Of the ''mor-ality" .of gambling, nothing need besaid— all Iaffirm is, that it is simply ab-surd to enter on a habit where successis defeat, and to win is a calamity.Tho successful amateur gambler gradu-ates into a professional;ho has to, forbusiness men shun him. No man whoplays cards for money can keep his posi-tion long. The fact is, none of us navea surplus of brains, and if you. are go-ing to succeed in business, all tfie poweryou.have to your credit is demanded.The man who can play cards at nightand do business in the daytime, hasn'tyet been born. Life is a bank account,withso much divine energy at your dis-posal. What are you going to do withit? If you draw your checks for this,you cannot for that

—take your choice.

And above all, do not draw on the Bankof Futurity by breathing bad air, keep-ing bad hours and bad company. Theman who succeeds in business is the onewho goes to bed before 10 o'clock atnight;and onlyone thinghe is jealous of,and that is outdoor exercise. Gamblingrobs a man of rest; and the keen edgeof his life is lost in shuffling the paste-boards. All he gives to his employeror the world is the discard. Outside ofhis play he is a weak, inefficient person,andhis weakness is veryapt to manifestitself in burdening his friends. The curseof gambling does not fall on the gambleralone, any more than does the drunkardalone suffer for his fault. Suffering fallsupon every one within the radius of thegambler. Ifyour gambler is on a salary,ne very often comes round for his wagesbefore pay day; then he gets to discounting his salary to a money shark;then, if he can, he will "borrow" hispay before he earns it, without first con-sulting you. He inetnds to pay it back—

oh, yes!He wins and pays it back. This en-

courages him to borrow more the nexttime. He takes more tn order to winmore. He is now obliged toplay heavilybecause his debts are accumulating. Itis an old story, and dozens of men inSing Sing can tell you all about it. Onebad feature of the poker game is thepoker-face

—the impassive, white face

with its cold smile. It reveals nothing—nothing butuntruth. And the principalreasonit revealsnothing is because thereis nothing back of it to reveal:it doesnot token truth, talent, sympathy,kind-ness, love, nor intellect. Our actionsand thoughts ar «uilding brain cells,and the gambler iB building cells offolly. His \face is astute as the the faceof David Harum. It gives nothing away.In time, the habit of the man becomesfixed

—he is a living lie. He lies tofriends, family, employer, and business

associates. He for ever plays a part.Life to him is a game of bluff. Andset it out of your head that the liardoes not look you squarely in the eye.The poker-player is a scientific liar, run-ning on the low gear, and his eyes lookcalmly into yours. He is astute.

Astuteness is only valuable ining us from astute people. It adds no-thing of value to the community. As-tuteness adds no beauty to the world,nor does it make life for any man hap-pier. In strict scientific economics thegambler is a parasite and a thief. Heconsumes but does not produce. Iffour men start in to play poker withten dollars each, or a thousand dollarseach, it is just amatter of mathematicalcalculation before all of them will havenothing. All they have will go to therake-oft and for cigars and drink, andthe midnight lunch, which they wouldnot needif they went to bed at a, season-able hour. No man can play the racescontinually and win. John E., Madden,who has made a million dollars out ofhorse racing, says that defeat and no-thing but defeat awaits the"'bettor oncards or horses. And of all the fools,

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.THE STORY-TELLER.

Aunt 'Liza's Chickens,

of the Victorian era was little betterthan a drunken charwoman

—the "Mrs.

Gamp" immortalised by Dickens— hasrisen to occupy an honourable place insociety, why should not the woman whoprepares our food, and who keeps ourhomes clean and sweet and sanitary,come tooccupy anequally dignified posi-tion? Already, in the old country, girlsweary of swelling the over-stocked mar-ket as governesses, companions, andtypewriters, are turning their attentionto woman's supreme vocation; the careof the home. Why should not their ex-ample be followed here?

But the crying need, the essentialbasis of any such development,is sound technical instruction.We need such schools "for the studyof domestic economy" ,as are foundin Vienna

— where the problem of feed-ing the working classes well and econo-mically has boen happily solved— in Swe-den, in Germany, in France, and— a lag-gard in the race

—in England, where the

County Councils, as wen as the LondonCounty Council, are dealing seriouslywith the question of domestic economy,establishing training schools for mistressas well as maid, and sending out highlyeducated women, full to the lips of theculture of Oxford and Cambridge, toteach the laws of health, the preparationof food, the conduct of a laundry, andall other matters thatpertain to woman'skingdom. The coming report on tech-nical education will be read with pro-found interest by all who have the wel-fare of the Australian people at heart.

The New Officer,

"The officer," said Private Smithy, ofthe Ist Manchesters, "is anew officer. Itisn't the new kind of uniform, or thenewSalvation Army cap, or the new sillyway of wearing his shoulder sash. He'sa changed officer, if you understand. Hedon't look no different, ana in many wayshe's not altered abit. He still plays poloandbridge— what's bridge?"Iexplained."Well, he still does all these things

just about as mucb as ever he did, butItell you 'c's an astounding blighter inmany ways.

"It ain't so long ago," reflected thisonuunent of the First Army Corps,"when officers used to come onparade at10 a.m.

—commanding officers' parade

drill order—

and we used to look at 'emnard to disc-over whether we'd seen 'embefore. They used to troop down fromthe officers' mes6 buttoningup theirbrowngloves and hooking on their swords undertheir patrol jackets. They'd stand aboutfor a minute or two yawnin' their blan-key 'cads orf an* then the bugled sound.'Onicers come and be blowed,' an' they'dfall in.

"Well, the colour-sergeant was alwaysvaitin' for 'em."

'What's on this mornin',' saysme finecaptain." 'Battalion drill, sir,' says the flag." 'Oh, dash battalion drill,' sez the cap-tain, walkin' round an<l inspectin' thecompany. Take this mans name, col-our-sergeant, for wearing his pouoh onthe right side.'"

'Beg pardon, sir,' sez the flag, 'they'rewore on the right side.'" 'So they are,1 sez the intelligent cap-tain, givin' a casual glance along theline. 'Well, take his name fo" 'aving adirty belt.'" 'Bight, sir,' sez the colour-sergeant.

DRILL— OLD S.TYLE."When the inspection was over the

officer would draw his sword and readthe writin' onit, and draw noughts andcrosses with iton the ground;then fallin six paces ahead of the centre of hiscompany. Bimeby he'd see something'appening to the company ahead of his." "What's gain' on there, "colour-ser-geant'!' he'd ask." 'Fornrin' fours, sir, sez the colour-sergeant." 'Oh, Iforgot all about, that, sez hisnibs. 'Company ! Form fours !' an' notaman moves"

'You 'aven't numbered 'em, sir,' sezthe colour-sergeant.

"'Hey?' sez the captain, gettin' red.'Then why the dickens ain't they number-ed when they fall in? ftumber off fromthe right, an' be quick about it.'

"Then come-s the battalion drill," con-tinued Smithy, with a sad, leminiscentsmue. " "The colone' shouts something." 'Wbat'^ that he saad, colour-ser-geant/ &ez the officer." 'Into line, right form, sir,' sez theflag. !

"What do Ido?' s^ss the captain."'Turn half-right, sir, and wait for the

word "march," 'whispers the flag."And rjght through the' drill it was

the same- Sometimes the captain was,right, somelimes he was wrong. Some-times he had tho whole company jumbledup in horrid confusion, and the colonelwould come prancing atong and say saything* he was probably sorry for after-wards.

"Well, an hour of this sort of thingwent on, and then it was 'Right turn

—Dismiss,' and the officer would runawayand change his sword an' uniform for aSunday suit an' a panaraar hat, and wedidn't see him again till to-morrow."

CONVERTED OFFICERS.Smithy raised himself onhis elbow and

addressed the ord-eriy man stagenng tent-ward with abig kettle of steaming tea.

Would the oraerly man be so kind asto give Smithy a basin of tea and' savemm the troub.e of coming lo the tentfor it. Without checking his career, theorderly man remarked, "Oh, yes, whynot, not arf. Would Smithy like himitlie orderly man) to chink it for him(Smithy)? Did he want waiting on?Should he fetch it in a feeding bottle?"and sundry othei ejaculations of a bit-terly satirical character.

Whereupon Smithy, realising that theenemy was rapidly getting out of range,delivered a, rapid fe^de joie of personali-ties, calculated to annoy and distress ayoung and ambitious orderly man."

'Pon my word," said Smithy gloom-ily, "these blanked Brodencks are gettin'worse an' worse; the men 'aye changedas much as the officers."

"How have the officers changed?" Iasked.

"I was going to tell you,' said Smithy."A$ Isaid before, it's only'an inwardchange. You know soldiers, don't youV"

"Ido.""Vvell, you've seen Tommy get con-

verted—

get religion, haven't you? Hedrops the wet canteen, and spends histime in the library playin' bagatelle withother bun-wallahs. The cloth is alwaystorn, and the cues 'aye no tips," addedSmithy indonsequently. "Hfc goes tochapel on week nights and shows up theregiment by prayin' in public; joins theTemplars with fancy grips andpasswordsand sashes. Well, boyond giving upbcoze and saying 'confound' instead of

''■'or ' 'or' ,' there ain't much

difference, outwardly at least. He stillparts his hair;he still mashes the girls;he still does all things 'uman

—except

swear and drink."So it is with the officer— 'c's changed

inwardly. He plays polo and golf— whichis a, rotten game in my opinion

—and

motors."But somehow we seem to se* more of

him than we used."He comes nosing around at all hours

of the day. He does colour-sergeants'work and corporal's work

—in fact, he

knows as much about soldiering now aswe do. He doesn't make mistakes on pa-rade;he turns up at the rifle range evenwhen it ain't his turn for duty;he'lltake a dozen chaps out into the countryand teach them how to sketch;he spendsa lot of his spare time learning flag-wag-ging—in fact, in fact," said Smithvj

the biggest is the man who bets on "asure thing." Madden has followed tlabusiness for a quarter of a'century, andsays:"i quit betting years ago, and itIever bet again, it will ue because thedisease has gotten the better of jny l-Usi-ness judgment." The bookmaker getsit all— he has but to wait and the wholething is his. It is just like the game ofstud-poker, where the dealer takes careof the bets, and gives the first boosteran ace in the hole. If the boosterdon't get the "live one's" money, thedealer will— he gets all the others have,as sure as death, if they continue toplay. _ Dp not imagine that all thegambling is done in tlje cities

—"manmade the cities, God the country—

butthe devil made the small to-vns." Hard-ly a village in America is free from thescourge. Gamblingmeans blurred vision,weak muscles, 1 shaky nerves. Loss ofsleep, lack of physical exercise, irregu-lar meals, bad air, excitement, form adevil's monopoly of bad things

—and the

end is disgrace, madness, death, and thegrave.Iam not a member of the Christian

Endeavour Society, the Epwosth League,the Baptist Union, the Knights of Co-lumbus, or the Society for tne Suppres-sion of Vice, and allIsay here is simp-ly a little plain talk by one businessman to others, with all soft sentimentomitted. Boys, we need al* the brainswe have, in our work. If by concentra-tion, and cutting out folly, we succeedin degree, wedo well. But Ido not be-lieve we can reasonably, hope for sue*cess unless we eliminate the pasteboardproclivities

—this as a cold business pro-

position! Iam done. *

10

A CURE FOR MIDDLEAGE.

(By "Old Boy.")It always comes as a shock to a man

or a woman to hear that they are beingclassed as middle-aged people. Youthmerges so gradually into age that one isapt to consider oneself young for yearsafter those who are really young haveplaced us upon the shelf of age. Inallbut a small minority of cases, however,when a person gets to be over forty, asubtle diminution of energy makes itselffelt. Perhaps, if we are lucky, we havenothing special in the way of pain togrowl about, but, even in such cases,there is an indefinable something whichinsistently brings to our knowledge thefact that youth has fled. In a largerproportion of instances the advance ofmiddle age is heralded in a more em-phatic"manner. The joints become stiS,twinges of gout are felt, 'rheumatic andneuralgic pains begin to tronble, there isa sharp pain in the back when risingfrom a stooping posture, a good meal iseaten with a miserable consciousnessthat presently weshall regret the eating,and numerous weaknesses and aches alltend to advise us that we mast begin totake more care of ourselves.

Although there is, unfortunately, nomeans of preventing the advance of age',it is possible to ward off its effects foran indefinite period if adequate care istaken to see that the eliminating organs,

" the kidneys and liver, are in good work-ing order, because the encroachments ofage are ever gradual and painless whenthe kidneys and liver are properly per-forming their functions.

The kidneys of the average person fil-ter and extract from the blood aboutthree pints of urine every day. Inthisquantity of urine should be dissolvedabout an ounce of urea, ten or twelvegrains in weight of uric acid, and otheranimal and mineral matter varying froma third of an ounce to nearly anounce.If the kidneys are working freely andhealthily, all this solid matter leaves thebody dissolved in the urine, bat ifthrough weakness or disease the kidneysare unable to do their work properly, aquantity of these urinary substances re-mains in the blood and flows throughthe veins, contaminating the whole sys-tem. Then we suffer from some form ofuric poisoning, such as Rheumatism,Gout,Lumbago, Backache, Sciatica, Per-sistent Headache, Neuralgia, Gravel,Stone, and Bladder Troubles. A simpkstest to make as to whether the kidneysare healthy is to place some urine, pass-ed the first thing in the morning, in acovered glass, and let it stand untilnext morning. If it is then cloudy,shows a sediment like brick-dust, is ofan unnatural colour, or has particlesfloatingabout init, the kidneys are weakor diseased, and steps must^ immediatelybe taken to restore theif vigour, orBright's Disease, Diabetes, or some ofthe many manifestations of uric poison-ing will result.

The Liver is an automatic chemicallaboratory. In the liver various sub-stances are actually made from the bipod.Two or three pounds of bile are thusmade by the liver every day. The livertakes sugar from the blooa, converts itinto another form, and stores it up soas to be able to again supply it to theblood, as the latter may requireenrich-ment. The liver changes uric acid,which is insoluble, into urea, which iscompletely soluble, and the liver alsodeals with the blood corpuscles whichhave lived their life and are useful nolonger. When the liver is inactive ordiseased we suffer from some form ofbiliary poisoning such as Indigestion,Biliousness, Anaemia, Jaundice, SickHeadache, General Debility, and BloodDisorders.

So intimate is the relation between thework done by the kidneys, and thatdoneby the liver, that where there is anyfailure on the part of the kidneys theliver becomes affected in sympathy andvice versa. It was the realisation of theimportance of this close union of thelabour of those vital organs which re-sulted in the discovery of the medicinonow known throughout the world asWarner's Safe Cure. Certain medicalmen, knowing what a boon it would beto humanity if some medicine could bofound which would act specifically onboth the kidneys and liver, devotedthemselves to an exhaustive search forsuch a medium, and their devotion waseventually rewarded by their success incompounding amedicine whichpossessesthe required quality in the fullest do-gree. Warner s Safe Cure exhibits amarvellous healing action in all cases offunctional or chronic disease of the kid-neys and liver, and restoring them, asit is able to do, to health and activity,it, of necessity, cures all complaints dueto the retention in the system of urinaryand biliary poisons. A vigorous actionof the kidneys andliver naturally elimi-nates the poisons, and troubles due tothe presence of the poisons cease. Cureseffected by Warner's Safe Cure are per-manent simply because they are natural.—Advt.

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dren's page, etc., and is, as usual, ar>attractive miscellany.

"The Mineral Waters and the HealthResorts of New Zealand." By A. S.Wohhnann, M.D. Part I: Rotorua.—In this illustrated brochure of fifty pagesthe Government Bnlneologisb describesthe thermal springs of Rotorua, theirchemical constituents, and their thera-peutic value. The theory of geyser ac-tion is set forth and illustrated with dia-grams. The pamphlet is printed andpublished by the Government Printer.

NOVELISTS' EARNINGS.

In an article in the Manchester De-spatch on the earnings of novelists, it isstated that Mr. Hall Came receivesa roy-alty of 25 per cent.

— that is to say, forevery copy of one of his six-shilling nov-els which is sold, he receives Is 6d. HallCaine's name is good for a sale of 100,000copies^ therefore for each of his books heobtains from his English readers £7500,apart from the sum he receives for serialrights from those newspapers who are en-terprising enough to secure the stories fortheir readers before they are published inbook form. The American sales maybring in £3000 or £4000, so that the totalfor one book easily reaches £10,000

—plus

several thousands more for the serialrights. This is colossal, and almost war-rants the common belief about shillingcigars; but it must be remembered thatHall Came makes more by his pen thanany man living. His business instincts arewell developed;not content with the pro-ceeds of his novels, he dramatises them,and geta fat cheques from companies tour-ing his plays in England, South Africa,America, andel&ewhere. Itisabout threeyears since Hall Came remarked that atthat time there were seven companiestouring oneof his plays in differentof the world, and that the money gainedthereby each week ran well into threefigures.Itis stated by one "in the know" that

Mies Corelli's publisher paid her £5000down for her last novel, and that she re-ceived a royalty in addition after a cer-tain number of copies had been sold. Herincome is not so large as Hall Caine's,simply because she has not somany ironsir> the fire, but for a novelist pure andsimple she has reached the high-watermark of commercial success. There arefew writers whose incomes are over £1000— perhaps20 in all. The rest are contentwith something more modest.

To publish a 6s novel costs from £50to £100. In risking so large a sum apublisher stands to lose every penny ofit; on the other hand, he may make athousand pounds. Publishing a novelbyan unknown writer is, therefore, an un-desirable'proceeding, for if is impossibleto tell with certainty whether or not it isgoing to be a success. Even the mostskilled '"reader" often makes mistakes.For instance, "IheHeavenly Twins" wentfrom publisher to publisher until SarahGrand, in desperation, had it printed andbound at her own expense. "John Ingle-sant" met with the same fate; and onlytwo years ago Charles Marriott's "TheColumn" was rejected by one publisher,only to be accepted by the next, and be-come the- sensation of the season. It isnot always good work that sells; moreoften the novel that takes is neither orig-inal nor well written. The successful au-thor is he who keeps his finger on thepulse of the public, and provides exactlywhat is wanted.

Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson, -thonew "Black Rod," who has been Princi-pal Naval Aide-cVCamp and ExtraEquerry to the King for the last seven-teen months, began his career in" theNavy nearly fifty years ago, and wasso soon at work thathe fought at Sebas-topol and hadbeen wrecked in the ChinaSea before he was fifteen years of age.He went through the Mutiny, the ChinaExpedition, and the Egyptian war, wentwith the Discovery to the Arctic regions,and heldmany responsible commands be-fore, in 1885, he found himself captainof the Dreadnought, in the Mediter-ranean, with the Prince of Wales as oneof his lieutenants.

LITERARY COLUMN.NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS."Castles in Kensington." By Reginald

Turner. London:Greening and Co.A clever and lively little story, enter-

ing with much detail into the doings of"The West Kensington Parliament," adebating society which took itself veryseriously. One of its members, who fora brief space had been a real M.P., atone of the meetings, being somewhat dis-orderly, was "named" by the "the Speak-er," bub still refusing to submit *o thetuthority of the Chair, he was effectuallycrushed by Mr. Speaker. "Order, order!Imust remind ths honourable memberthat this is not bhe House of Commons."There is a good deal suggestive of thehumour of "Pickwick," though of a lessrollicking kind, in the reports of the de-bates, besides occasional quiet taking-offof living politicians in the guise of mem-bers of the club;and there is no lack

'of quietsatire as well as good delineationof character. The description of the littleFrench watering-place of Mouleville, itssociety, and its "queen," is delightful,and that lady's personality is well realis-ed.

"'And now, tell me all the scandal,

dear Mr. Cobbler,' said Mrs. Jarvis-Bate-son. 'Indeed, there is none till you ar-rive,' veturnedhe. somewhat ■unfortunate-ly.'1 There is the inevitable love-story,well told, and not over-emphasised. Thehumour is devoid of bitterness, and Mr.Turner's novel is pleasantreading."The Turnstile of Night." By Mrs. C.

N. Williamson.'

London: GeorgeBell and Sons.

A somewhat "creepy" romance, of dia-monds stolen from a subterranean templein Lhassa, of intrigue, villainy, and mur-der on the part of ailventuiers in questof the plunder; of a "ma&ter" criminaland his strange doings in London, withthe usual motives of love and jealousyinterspersed. Altogether, a nightmarebook, which will be fuily appreciatedbythose whose imaginations enjoy thestimulus of amild horror now and then."Millennial Dawn. Vol. i., The Plan of

the Ages." Watchtower Bible andTract Society, Alleghany, Pennsyl-vania.1152nd thousand.

If there is nothing else noteworthyabout this book of 350pages, the fact thatit has entered its second million is some-what remarkable. Apocalyptic interpre-tationhas a great fascination for specula-tive minds, and a large library might beformed of books devoted to this subjectalone. The preface is signed "Charles T.Russell;whether he is the writer doesnot appear. Nor can the particular de-nomination (if any) whose> views are re-presented be inferred from its contents.Its demonology is old Babylonian;its me-thod of Scripture interpretation follows nodiscoverable system;and some of its doc-trines wehadhitherto supposed tobe pe-culiar to the Latter-day Saints. It isquite possible that this inchoate workmay set forth the speculations of somewealthy paradoxer whoiscirculating itathis own charge. It cannot rank as anexposition, and, so far as we can judge,the author

—who is "unorthodox" to the

laat degree—

fails to throw any light onhis subject.

In the New Zealand Illustrated Maga-zine for October Mr. W. Gruener writeson the women and girls of Japan;thereare poetical contributions by Jessie Mac-kay nnd Johannes C. Anderson;Mr. A.H. Messinger writes on New Zealandbird-life. There are literary and othernotes;and the most interesting articleis a reprint from Mr. Chapman's NewZealand Magazine of 1862 of the lateCharles Heaphy's story of his visit tothe Greenstone Country on tie WestCoast of the South Island, in March,1846.

The New Idea for October containsfurther notes concerning the 'ate Mel.B. Spurr;an interesting article aboutthe native women of Australia;fashion,household decoration, versej fiction, chil-

Icomo to visit thee agen,My little flowerless cyclamen;To touch the hand, almost to press,Titat cheer'd thee in thy loneliness.What could thy careful guardian findOf thee in form, of me in mind,What is there in us rich and rare,To make us claim.a moment's care?Unworthy to be so carest,We arebut withering leaves at best.—

Walter Savage Landor.

OFT HAVE ISIGHED.Oft have Isighed, for him that hears

me not;Who, absent, hathboth love andme for-

got.O, yet Ilanguish still, through his

delay:Days seem as years,when wished friends

break their day.Hadhe but loved, as common lovers use;His faithless stay, some kindness would

excuse:O, yet Ilanguish still, still constant

mournFor him that can break vows, but not

leturn. —Thomas Campion.

WANDER-THIRST.Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond tho

West the sea,And East and West the wander-thirst,

that will not let me be;It works in me like madness, dear, to

bid me say good-bye;For the seas call and the stars call, and

oh!the call of the sky!Iknow not where the white road runs,

nor what the blue hills are,But a-man can have the Sun for friend,

and for his guide a star;And there's no end of voyaging, when

once tho voice is heard,For the river calls and the road calls,

" and, oh!the call of the bird!

Yonder the long horizon lies, and thereby night and day

The old ships draw to home again, theyoung ships sail away;

And comeImay, but goImust, and ifmenask you why,

You may put the blame on the stars andthe Sun and the white road and thesky!

—Gerald Gould, in London Spectator.

In a letter to the editor of the SydneyDaily Telegraph a correspondentpubs ina plea for the payment of civil servantsbir-monthly. He states that it would bea boon for every one in the Service, aswell as having a correspondingly bene-ficial effect upon all classes of the com-munity, especially tradespeople andcreditors generally. The authoritiesslate that th© change ■would be costly,but the correspondent says that beyondthat statement no further information -isvolunteered. He then urges that "thereare approximately now in this State17,000 civil servants, each of whom con-tributes to the State Treasury an amountof 2s per annum in stamp duty on re-ceipts for their salaries. Provired fort-nightly payments weremade this amountwould be increased by 2s per officer perannum, or a total increase in the revenueof £1700. If, therefore, the entire costof the change of system be £17,000, anamount altogether preposterous and im-possible, the State wouldbenefit therebyto the extent of a perpetual investment,perfectly safe, at the rateof 10 per cent,per annumon the amount of the investedcapital, whereas if there be any extracost in the carrying out of the fortnightlypayments surely that extra cost wouldbe; more than borne by the additionalrevenue derived through the Stamp DutiesOffice." The editor says that the writeris &■financial humorist, though possiblyanunconscious one.

A Dannevirke resident has a curio-sity in the shape of a duck's egg withanother completely formed egg inside it.

tence using the word." Fanny: "Myaunt imbibes boarders."

Friend: "Why do you allow yourdaughter to bang the piano so hard?"Papa,: "I'm hoping she'll either sprainher wrist or bust the instrument."

A correspondent writes to our editor,saying: "Aneditor is supposed to knoweverything; therefore, Iwrite to askif youcan translate into Latin thephrase,'Wouldn't that jar you'?"

Visitor:"What do you do in here allsummer?" Native;"Loaf andfish." Vis-itor: "And what do you do in the win-ter?" Native: "We don't fish."

Stringem: "Say, do you want to getnext to a scheme for making moneyfast?" Nibbles: "Sure Ido." String-em:"Glue it to thefloor."

"Professor," said the bad young manof the class, "tho scientists tell us theanthracite supply of the world will becompletely exhaustedina little over sixtyyears. What are we to do for fuelthen?" "My friend," replied the vener-able man, "by that time, in all prob-ability, you will have gone where thefuel supply is inexhaustible."

"Would you call her mercenary?""Well, perhaps it would be better tosay that in matrimonial matters she dis-plays goodbusiness judgment."

His Habitual Reticence.—

Reporter (investibule)— "Is ib true that Mr. Gotroxhas jusfc died?" Butler (cautiously)— "It

is;buthe has nothing to cay for publica-tion."

"My gracious, dear," said the Chicagobridegroom, "jou, were awfully nervousduring the ceremony." "Yes, it's my na.ture," replied the fair Chicago bride. f'lf'Isuppose I'll be just as nervous the nextume.''

Might have been expresseddifferently.—He

—"l hope you are better to-day.I

thought you werenot looking well whenIwas at your house yesterday." She—"I had rather a bad headache; but itpassed off soon after you left."

Young Hopeful: "Father, what is a'traitor in polities'? This paper saysCongressman Jawwearyis one." VeteranPolitician: "A traitor is a man whoIleaves our party and goes over to theother one." Young Hopeful: "Well,then, what is aman wholeaves the otherparty and comes over to ours?" Veter-an Politician: "A convert, my son."

Circumstantial Evidence.—

Bridget:'"Is it thrue, mum, 6he master's gave updrinkin'?" Mistress; "Yes, but why doyou ask?" Bridget: "Nuthin1, mum,only the cloves be goin* faster thaaivor."

Entirely Out of Place.—

"So you lostyour position as undertaker's assistant?""Yes. You see,Iused to be a conduc-tor on a street car, and Icouldn't1 getoub of the way of telling people to steplively, please."

ALLEGED HUMOUR.THE SWEET SORROW OF PARTING."Good-night," he said-; the parlour light

Was soft and dim and low."Good-night," he breathed again;"Good-

night,It's time that Ishould g6."

She rose and smiled into his eyes,Then shyly bent her head.

"GoooVnight," he murmured, loverwise;"And the, "Good night," he said.

"Good-night"—

Ten minutes later theyWere standing in the hall, ,

Buthe was on his homeward way."Good-night"

—He was so tal'

Her head came barely to his heart,And she was fair and slight.

"The hour has come for us to part,"He said, "and so, good-night."

"Good-night"—

A half anhour had gone;He hadhia hat and cane

And said that he must hurry on,Then said, "Good-night" again.

"Good-night," "Good-night," "Good-" night," and so

"Good-night" they ever sighed;'Twas really time for him togo;

"Good-night"— «The door swung wide,

"Good-night," he said, -and took herhand;

Anhour or so' wentby;"Good-night"

—They could not under-

standThe grayness of the sky.

"Good-night," again, and then "Good-night";

Upon th© steps they stood;"Good-night"— He kissed' her fingers

white,As every lover should.

"Good-night"—

The eastern, sky grewpink

As though about to blush;"Good-night"

—The stars began to wink,

The breezes whispered:"Hush."Soon on their ears there clanged a

knellThat smote them with affright

—The ringing of the breakfast-bell

— .That time he said "Good-night!"—

Chicago Tribune.

Not to Him.—

Kifter: "That's a niceumbrella you've got." Lifter: "Yes, ibwas a present." Kifter: "Indeed? Whogaveit to you?" Lifter: "Nobodygaveib to me, bub ithas an inscription on ifcshowing that it was 'presented to JohnF. Jones,' whoever that is."

Lofty Ambition.— "lt is your duty,"said the earnest, man, "to assist in lead-ing the world to higher things." "Well,"answered the beef-packer; "am Inotdoing my best? Look at the price ofmeat.

"WhatHappened.

—''Doyou know what

happened to Lot's wife whenshe turnedher face and looked behind?" asked theSunday-school teacher. "Well, if she wasgettin' off a street car,Iknow," saidobserving Tommie.

Putting Them Off the Scent.—

Bride:"George, dear, when we reach our des-tination, let us try to avoid giving theimpression that we are newly married."George: "All, right, Maud; you cancarry this portmanteiMi."

Child (in berth of night steamer):"Mummy, I'm so sleepy. Iwant to gotobed." Mother: "But you are in bed,dear." Child: "No, I'm not. I'm in achest of drawers."

Scripture Verified.— Hearing of a taxassessor who had been waylaid and shotby robbers, Brother Dickey said:"Howtruly do de" Bible say, 'De way of detax assessor is hard.'

"In the Paddock.— Friend: "Why do

you call your new horse 'War Corres-pondent'?" Owner; "Well, he's deucedexnensive, and never at the front."'

First T'Citizen:"It you were by your-self I'dhit you." Second Citizen: "Well,ain't Iby myself?1

'First'Citizen: "Ain'tIwith you?"

A Lack of Repose.— "Don't you thinkthat1most actors lack repose?" "Some ofus do," answered Mr. StormingtonBarnes. "This thing of catching earlymorning trains for one-night stands isa killing pace."

Honour Easy.— "This half-dollar," be-gan the cashier of the restaurant, scru-tinising the coin— "Is bad, eh?" inter-rupted the sour-looking patron. "Well,it doesn't look very good." "That so?Jubt bite- it, and if it's anything likethe dinner I've just had.it will tasteeven worse than it looks."

Vice Versa.— Elderly, but much "madeup" lady: "I do think ib is such a pitythat so many girls nowadays have suchold heads on young shoulders 1" EarnestYouth (thinkina: this a grand opportunityfor a compliment):"Oh, there are ex-ceptions. Now you have, if Imay sayso, a young head on old shoulders!"

Main Allegation True.—

Mrs. Gad-about:"People are saying that you call-ed on Mrs. Verdigris the other day andgot a setback." Mrs. Upjohn:"What awilful perversion of the truth! Icall-ed on her and got a set of Dickens backthat I'd lent her two years before."

Teacher: "Have you> looked up themeaning of the word 'imbibes,' Fanny?"Fnnny:"Yes. ma'am." Teacher: "Well,what doo.<» it mean?" Fanny:"To takein." Teacher: "Yes. Now give a sen-

Zealand is always in the van, she hasapparently fallen behind in the knowledgeof the latest society shibboleths. For in-stance, a, royal personage is a "man-man,"the duplication being evidently significantof importance. An ultra-smart ladyspeaks of her tea-gown as a "teagie,"and the charges of her dressmaker as"expie." nob expensive. "Deevie" signi-fies delightful, so that the phrase "thatdeevie teagie is veryexpie" is explicable.Ifyou really desire to be considered oneof what the Bulletin terms "the verynicest," you would exclaim "Fittums !"instead of "what a capital fit." We ap-pear to be sadly behind in knowledge ofthe inner vocabulary of twentieth centurysmartness.

Yours,PRISCILLA.

The Housekeeper,.♥. .

SOME USEFUL RECIPES.Veal and Ham Pk.— Cut up 21b of

good veal into cutlets and £lb of boiledham or lean bacon, pepper and salt totaste, and place in layers in a deeppie-dish;sprinkle a few savoury herbsamong the n<eat, and add two hard-boiled eggs cut in slices. Pour abouthalf a pint of cold water in the dish,and cover it with a light piecrust, or-nament ib with leaves, and brush overwith the yolk of an egg;bake it ina hot oven for an hour and a half, orlonger. When it is taken out of theoven some very rich gravy should bepoured in afc the top of the pie througha funnel.

Apples a la. Conde.— Peel and core apound of apples. Arrange them neatlyon a fireproof dish. Dash with brownsugar and breadcrumbs. Pour into thecentre of each a little raspberry or straw-berry syrup. Bake, but do not let themlose their shape. Serve. A little whip-ped cream on top of each

—a penny-

worth is sufficient—

is an impiovement.Haricot Puree.

—One pint of haricot

beans, one onion, one teaspoonfulof salt,pepper, one pint of milk, and two quartsof water. Soak beans in cold water allnight. Then put into a saucepan withwater, salt, and sliced onion. Let ibboil gently for four hous. Then put itthrough a colander into a ba&in, stir inthe milk, addpepper and salt, and pourback into a saucepan to get hot. Stirwhile warming. When quite hot, pourinto 'a. tureen and serve.

Celery Soup.—

Celery soup is so gener-ally popular that a recipe for ib will beappreciated. Boil three or four largeheads of celery, with anonion and threelarge potatoes,until tender. Drain them,and pass all through a. sieve. Dilutethe pulp to the right consistency withequal parts of milk and water in whichthe vegetable were boiled, and half anounce of butter rolled in flour, seasonwith white pepper and salt, boil up andjserve. Hand dice of fried bread withthe soup.

Potage a la Gude Wife.—

Chop thebones small. Place them in a stew-pan.Add three pints of cold water;bring tothe boil;remove the scum as it rises, jAdd a wineglassful of cold water, a car-rot setaped and sliced, a peeled onion,and a peeled turnip. Add a]so a bunchof herbs

—i.e., parsley, thyme, marjoram,

and bayleaf— all tied together. Put thelid on;draw the pan to the side of thestove. Simmer slowly for five hours, butdo nob let the liquid reduce. Strainthrough a hair sieve into a clean basin;leave in the larder till next day. Re-move the cake of fat lying on the top.Note.

—This can be saved and clarified.

Put half the soup into a clean stew-pan; add1 a peeled onion and turnip anda scraped carrot, all cut small. Simmertill the vegetables are cooked;then addpepper and salt to taste, and a piece oftoast for each person. Dish up, andserve.

Haddock au Gratin.— Boil the haddockin salted water; drain it; free it, fromskin and bone, and flake it into neatpieces. Place half a pint of milk in anenamelled saucepan. Thicken with anounce of flour and an ounce of butterkneaded together;stir till the mixtureleaves the sides of the saucepan;seasonIwith pepper, salt, nutmeg, and a littlelemon-juice;mix in the fish with thesauce lightly but firmly. Fill a, fireproofJchina di«h with the mixture. Scatter jbreadcrumbs ontop ;pliice a- few bits ofbutter heie and there; brown in theoven. Servo as hot as possible.

HOME HINTS.To Remove Scorch Marks.

—Bake an

onion, then squeeze out the juice and mixit with an ounce of Fuller's earth, awineglassful of vinegar, and a smallquantity of shredded soap. Heat to-gether till the soap has melted, leave tillcold, and then apply to the scorchedlinen. Let it dry on, and then wash inthe usual way.

Hot Dishes.—

The housekeeper who can-not have a zinc-coveredkitchen table willfind several squares of hard wood an inchia thickness, and about five inches acvoss,a great convenience for settiiig hot disheson. The wood should be sandpapered,and each block have a screw eye, withwhich it is hung under the ledge of thetable.

Precaution in Case of Fire.— Should afire break out in the chimney, a wetblanket should be nailed to the upperends of tne mantelpiece, so as to coverthe opening entirely. The fire will thengo out of itself In order to be able tofix the blanket, twoknobs should be per-manently fixed in the upper ends of themantelpiece,on which the blanket maybe

'

hitched.Fryingpans.

—"Much, labour may be

saved in washing fryingpans if they arewiped out clean with a piece of paperafter the fat is poured from them beforethey are put in the dish water. Thepaper should then be burned. Thesepans should also have a periodic boilingin soda-water in a large kettle. If thesetwo things are done, they will be keptas smooth inside as when new.

A Hint About Threading Needles.—If

3'ou find a difficulty in threading yourneedle try holding it in front of a pieceof white paper. This shows up the eye,and the needlei3much easier to thread.

Smokeless Fire.— If a. sheet of paper belaid at the bottom of a grateso as to pre-vent air from coming up between thebars, and a fire built on" this, and lightedfrom the top, such a fire will be practi-cally smokeless.

To Clean Wallpaper.— Wallpaper canbe cleaned by rubbing with a dough madefrom flour and water

—21b to the pint.

Mako into balls, with which rub thepaper. When the outside of the ball be-comes dirty, work it into the middle.

Cornflour Starch.— Cornflour is an ex-cellent substitute for starch for lace andmuslin. Mix with a very little coldwater, and pour boiling water on till itthickens and clears.

Always in the House.§ i

You should always have a bottle ofChamberlain's Cough Remedy in thehouse. You cannot tell just the houryou will need it, for you do not knowwhen you will take cold. You couldnot bring home a better present thanChamberlain's Cough Remedy. It maynot be needed to-day;but what aboutto-morrow? Colds come* into everyhome. Be prepared for them. Be sureand have abottle of Chamberlain's CoughRemedy always at hand.

LADIES COLUMN.Girl Gossip.

(Contributions to this column addressed"Prisuilla" will be welcomed. Theyshould be concise, and must be signedwith the writer's full name and addiess,not for publication, but as a guaranteeof authenticity.]

MiDeab Kezia—

There are still more gaieties to record.Last week thro small dances took place.One was at Mrs. John Holmes, to cele-brate Miss Holmes's twenty-first birth-day, and was a delightfully informal af-fair. A dozen young bachelors got upthe second dance, held in the Goring-street Hall, and like most affafrs ar-ranged by men, a pronounced success.On Friday the play at Mrs. Grace'stook place, and went off with muchspirit, the quaint Dutch costumes prov-ing most becoming, and the daintyfigures looking most picturesque againstthe charmingly painted scenery

—paint-

ed by the artists to the little company.After tne play there was a jony littledance, much appreciated by audience andactors.

The Art Exhibition was opened lastSaturday by Lord Plunket, who madean exceedingly neat little speech— theart of bright extempore oratory is a verysaving grace in a Governor. Lady Plun-ket, who, with Captain Braithwaite, ac-companied His Excellency, wore a simplebut pretty grey frock, trimmed withbroad silk braid and applique embroid-ery on the cuffs, while furs and a daintyburnt straw hat trimmed with a scarfof palest pink Lulle and large roses, wereworn with this costume. Miss Richmondwore a graceful muslin gown, withtouches of purple on a white ground,her hat being a wide-brimmed blackchip, with feathers. A navy-blue frock,withhandsome guipure medallions on thodeep cape, the skirt made with biasfrills to above the knee, was a verysmart gown, and a grey voile, muchgauged and trimmed with ivory lace,was completed by a picturesque Vic-torian bonnet of black tulle, borderedwith tiny white roses. A rather severebut exquisitely made black cloth cos-.tumo was worn by the original of oneof the studies on the walls, who, withthe other sitters for the portraits, musthave been amusedly conscious of glancesof comparison. The exhibition is an ex-cellent one, and there are many picturesthat one could live with with delight.The Sydney exhibits are very interesting,especially the wonderful studies of agethat Rubbo has sent. His splendid headof an old monk half-hidden in his cowlshown at a previous exhibition, willstill be remembered.

There was a large attendance of ladiesand a little leayenof menat Miss Beere'spretty exhibition of children's dancing.The girls looked charming in their whitefrocks and dainty ribbons, and therewere some tiny damsals and wee boyswho were absolutely delightful in theirfrank enjoyment. Among the manypretty frocks, some of accordeon pleatslooked most graceful, and the soft lace-trimmed nruslins were ideal wear for theoccasion. Lady Plunket, whose threelittle girls were among the dancers,and who took their parts \vith graceand zest, wafdhed the exhibition withmuch interest. Mrs. Seddon and Mrs.Wallis were also among the guests.

As Iwrite the storm is raging, andthe tents on Government House groundthat yesterday looked so trim and taut,are melancholy examples of what a Wel-lington wind

—that is evidently in oppo-

sition to the present Government anddoes not take aholiday onLabour Day

—can accomplish. To-morrow's fete seemsdoomed, and there will be much disap-pointment, for the attractions of the en-tertainment appeared to be multiplyingevery aay. There are thrilling rumoursof anauction sale of bachelors — to windup the gaieties, and some men are earn-estly canvassing for prospective bidsamong their girl friends. It would betoo humiliating to bo put up, and havetobe bought inby the Auctioneer becauseno one felt inclined to bid high enoughfor you. Presumably the lots, will be ingood order and conditiou, and on viewthe morning of the sale:

One of the very plcasantest dances ofthe season was given by Mrh. Hislop,the wife of Dr. Hisiop, last Tuesday.Tlie beautiful house— charmingly adaptedfor entertaining

—was profusely decorated

with flowers, masses of broom and auiuinlilies being used, and over the lamp atthe foot of the staircase hung a gracefulcanopy of clematis. Flowers were every-where, and the dainty supper set outamong low bowls of yellow primroses.Mrs. Hisiop woie amost becoming frockol white silk, with a breast-knot of crim-son roses. The Hon. Kathleen Plunket,who with Miss Aird, Captain Braithwaite,and the Hon. M. Bingham, were amongthe guests, was in pink flowered muslin,gauged and banded with insertion. MissPreston, who is staying with Mrs. His-lop, was in pale blue &ilk and chiflon.Some of the white frocks were charming,notably a delicate muslin with manytucks and lace, a satin with tiny curvingfrills on tho skiit and sleeves of manylace friils, and another satin, most ela-borately trimmed with ruches of tulle,gaugings, and satin and crystal embroid-ery. A black lace gown of many flounces,with white tulle underlying the Jaceberthe, was eminently smart,and a lovelyLimerick lace overdress,worn above whitesilk and decorated with red roses, suitedits.graceful wearer admirably. Thedancewent with an enjoyment and vigour thatmust have compensated the hostess forthe great trouble she had taken.

The Ladies' Gallery is still a popularplace of entertainment. By-the-way,there ia a rumour that a requisition isbeing got up by the fair habitue* to al-low them to sib more on a level with ourlegislators. The foreshortened view gotat present of the members is not becom-ing, and exposes the tendency to bald-ness that is so common among our poli-ticians.

Apropos of baldness, it is said thatthere is a crusade to be started againstthe wearing of hats

—as a preventive

against this evil. America, as usual,leads the way, and the summer girl hasalready for two seasons appeared at New-port without ahat. An American beautyin London has actually started puntingon the Thames with uncovered tresses,and intends, so she vows, to go a-ridingin the Row with nothing on her head buther hair. One can imagine how husbandsand fathers, -with many daughters andmore bills, would hail this innovation!

This is an expensive age, with all tnenecessary unnecessaries that run awaywith our pocket-money— all the tiny de-tails of neck-garniture, laces, chiffons,and gloves that cost so much and repre-sent so little. Iread lately of a girlwhose purse demanded economy, and whoplannedher wardrobe thus:She had twoevening gowns, made immaculately andby dint of various chemisettes, Victorianyokes, tuckers, and fichus, she rings mar-vellous changes on these. One of thesofrocks is black, the oihei white, andeither can be converted into a garden-party gown by a pair of lace sleeves, alace top to the bodice, and ahigh swath-ed belt— all of which "pretties" may bemade at small cost by her own cleverfingers. The lace scarf is a charmingaccessory to any toilette. Every one isnot lucky enough to possess real lace, butlovely ones can be made out of spottednet, edged with laco Irills.

Notwithstanding the idea that New

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To-day, in a character sketch of Mr.Winston Churchill, M.P., says: "Notso well dressed as Mr. Chamberlain oncewas, not so small as Lord Rosebery, notso handsome as Sir Edward Grey, notso intellectual as Mr. Morley,Mr.Church-ill is certainly the moot compelling youth-ful figure in modern politics. The blendof the schoolboy, the prize-fighter— hisface speaks of it— and the fanatic is astrong one, and that almost sums up Mr.Churchill. He is the only man livingwho will be able to compete with Mr.Chamberlain in appealing to the sportinginstincts and the idesils of the workingclasses. He is essentially a democrat—a demagogue, if you like

—as his father

was before him."* There is no Parnellitealoofness about him; he is never sohappy as when down among the crowd;he wouldhave made a splendid Presidentof the United States, shaking hands withall and sundry."

An interesting old letter dated 1784has recntly come to light, in whichTalma, the French tragedian, discussesthe future of balloons! At that periodaeronauts were regarded as strange folk,but few people could resist the fascinationof a voyage through the air,expensiveand dangerous though itwas. Talma- re-marks in this letter that "We are pro-mised many advantages through themeans of these balloonists. The mostdistant objects will be presented to themind of the traveller almost in a glance.Where will it lead us? To the moon?They speak of a world in that planet.What vast fields are opening before us I"

Mr. W. W. Jacobs, whose incursioninto the dramatic arenahas been so suc-cessful, has had a brilliant literarycareer.Mr. Jacobs, who boasts thathe is aLon-doner and has lived in London all hislife, is a genuine humorist, and his de-lightful books have caused as muchhealthful and hearty laughter as thoseof any other contemporary writer. Mr.Jacobs served for many years as a clerkin the Savings Bank Department of theCivil Service, like many other men whohave achieved, literary distinction inmodern tunes, among them EdmundYates, Austin Dobson, A. B. Walkley,Edmund Gosse, andBenjamin Kidd.„ The English municipal party which isvisiting Scandanavia went to a repre-sentative public school, and to a specialmunicipal kitchen, from whicn hot"din-ners are sent round to the differentschools. A oharge of about three-half-pence is made for the meal, but the lit-tle ones who cannot afford even thissmall sum do not go hungry, but aresupplied with food free of cost. Lastyear 7093 children on an average re-ceive their dinner daily withoutpayment,and 688 paid for it.

Just a century ago died the first manwho demanded factory legislation. Thiswas Dr. Percival, a Warrington physi-cial, who eventually settled in Manches-ter, and there devoted much attentionto questions of public health. He advo-cated public baths, and had much to dowith tne formation of a health commit-tee in Manchester. To this body, in1796, he addressed his urgent plea onthe factory question, calling for State in-terference to deal, in particular, withthecase of the pauper children whowere im-ported wholesale from the southern agri-cultural districts to work as apprenticesin the mills. Percival lived to see theAct of 1802, which restricted their hoursto twelve at day and noneat night, andcompelled their employers to providesuf-ficient windows, and see that each childhad two suits of clothing, one new everyyear.

At the little village of Champigriy-sur-Marne the old sport of grinning through'the horse collar has just been revivedwith great success^ the pastime Tyili berepeated in other 'villages." The" compe-tition, which was called'a "concoursdpgrimaces," evoked roars of laughter,andthe fact that the jury remained perfect-ly solemn during the farce added not alittle to the amusement.

The lighthouse-keeper at Pointe dcsMonts, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, re-cently, while shooting (says the TorontoCorrespondent of theLondon Chronicle)turned out of the sand anold-style swordbearing on its blade the date "1711."It is undoubtedly a relic of the ill-fatedoxpeditiofl of Admiral Walker, who leftEngland in 1711 with 11,000 men anda large fleet to take Quebec and Montre-al. When he got off Seven Islands hewas overtaken by a dense fog, and agreat storm arose. He refused to takethe advice of a French pilot, and as aresult the British ships were dashed topieces on the rocks of Egg Island, andnextmorning900 bodies were lying there.

Men dress so soberly nowadays thatLord Anglesey's wardrobe has receivedmore attention than it would have at-tracted in a more showy age. Mr. Treehas re-embodied for us the exquisiteD"Orsay, but' going further back still,one may get a word-picture of the Geor-gian macaroni. Mrs. Delany tells us thatat the Court of St. James's, in 1773,Lord Villiers appearedin a coatof "palepurple velvet, turned up with lemoncolour," and— here is the patrician tastefor jewellery—

"embroidered all over withSSe^ of pearl as big as peas, and in allthe spaces little medallions in beatengold

—real solid! in various figures of

Cupids and the like !" They rouged andpowdered, and carried nosegays as big ascabbages, did the macaronis, andWalpolerecords anoccasion in the Commons when— to hasten the adjournment

—some of

them voted against their own opinions,"because the House was veryhot and theyoung Members thought it would melttheir rouge and wither their nosegays!"

M. Osiris, who some eight years agobought Malmaison, the historic home ofNapoleon, when at the height of hisglory, has presented this beautiful cha-teau to the nation, and a vote of 25,000fannually for the maintenance of the houseand grounds will shortly be passed. Itwas only by accident that he came topurchase the place. He had gone tolunch at a country inn withsome friendsof his and saw thebills announcing thesale. He attended out of curiosity, andsuddenly determined to save this me-mento of a glorious past.It is a significant fact that numbers of

French and German tailors went tomarienbad— 'little Maryenbad"— to notewhat the King was wearing on the occa-sion of his recent visit, so that they maybe prepared with new fashions for thegilded youth of the Continent. Ladies?J1 over the world, including England,may still receive the styles of theirdresses from Paris, but it is London un-doubtedly which leads the mode m Hiematter of male attire. Several of ourWest-end tailoring firms have "travellinggentlemen" who repair twice a year toall the Courts of Europe for the purposeof soliciting and receiving orders. Onephilosophical historian has pointed outthat the Power exercising chief politicalinfluence for the moment has generallyalso held sartorial sway over its rivals.Thus Englishmen once took their doub-lets from Spain, while later the fine gen-tlemen of tho Grand Monarque set thefashion in England; whereas now thefops of Paris send to Bond-street for thecut of their ooats and trousers.

Since the appearance in the paper(Cartei'toii Observer) of a paragraph tothe effect that tho Government, DairyExpert was in the district, it is saidthat there is a marked improvement inthe milk delivered at the local factories.The cows had determined to do theirbestl

THE GREENHOUSE.Old tubers of begonias should have

started into new growthby now. Thereare several ways of keeping the tubersthrough the winter;shortly, the dis-tinction is a dry way and a moist way.If they have been stored in dry soil itis very dangerous to water them; theyact like a sponge, absorb the water, andmost likely rot. They should breakwithout water, but if they are toolong about it put them in boxes ofmoist

—not wet

—soil and it will prob-

ably hasten them. Those that are readymay be potted at once. Some growerslike to pot at once into the pots theyare to flower in, and if there is plentyof house room it may save work lateron, but if this it done care must betaken that the soil is right as to com-position and preparation.

The soil should be good turfy loamthree parts, good clean leaf mould orvery old stable manure one part, andone part coarse sand. The leaf mouldor manure should be put through a finemesh sieve to remove pieces of stick orother foreign matter; the loam shouldbe broken by hand into pieces the size0$ a walnut downward;all loose soilshould be discarded by the use of ahalf-inch mesh sieve. This will be aci.mpost that will stand the watering ofthe season without running close or be-coming sour. When potting, press thesoil in very firmly. With regard tothe position of the tubers in the soil,some growers advocate planting themdeep enough to allow them to be coveredhalf an inch or so, and others thatthey should have the tops clear abovethe soil. Inmy opinion both are rightand Doth are wrong. Iconsidei it notsafe to bury such as havehollow crowns,whilst those of the opposite characterare better covered.If the tubers are to be placed in

small pots and afterwards shifted on—

and this is the best plan for the novice—

the soil may be composed of equal partsloam and leaf mould, with enough sandto keep it open.

Achimenes that have not startedshould be placed close together hi boxesof leaf mould and sand, and stood op ahotbed. When they are well startedthey may be potted up in a soil com-posed of about equal parts loam andleaf mould, with sufficient sand. Growthem in a warm, mcist place.

Gloxinias may be potted in goodfibious loam three parts, with one ofleaf mould, one of well decayed manure,and one of sand. A mild, sweet hotbedis a good place failing a stove houseto place them in to get them to makenew roots quickly.

Ferns.— Adiantums do nob necessarilyrequire re-potting every season; it willdepend on the object in view. If itis desired to grow them on to a largesize quickly, they require an annualshift, but if they are of a suitable sizethey will remain in good condition forseveral yeara— that is, provided they wereproperly potted and in suitable soil.Infact, they usually make bettergrowththe second year after re-potting thanthey do the season the operation isperformed. The compost that is mostsuitable for this class of ferns containsa proportion of peat, but peat cannotbe obtained here, and that it can wellbe dispensed with has been amplyproved. Two-thirds of the bulk mayconsist of loam of good quality for largeplants, with less for small. A large por-tion of the loose soil may be discarded,retaining the fibre; for this reason theturf should be cut from an old pasture,and from a dry position, where mostfibre may be looked for and sweetnessensured. The turf should be brokenbyhandfor large plants, and passed througha coarse sieve for small. Suppose thereare three parts of loam, then thereshould be one of good clean leaf mouldand one of coarse sand; add to this agood sprinkle of broken charcoal. Pot-ting must be done very firmly— ram itin with a blunt stick; this is import-ant, and if neglected, failure may beexpected from two causes. The ballof roots being solid, mor* or less, ifloose soil is left around it will becomedry, as the water will pass readilythrough the loose soil away from theold ball, and the loose soil will rapidlybecome sodden andsour, when the youngroots will refuse to enter it. The samekind of soil will suit most of the fernsusually grown in a greenhouse

Palms and Aspidistras prefer lessleaf mould, "but the turf may be thesame, and instead of the charcoal usebroken brick of a dry, porous character,and if obtainable some old mortar rub-bish, like thatfrom old chimneys. Palms,especially some varieties, make a largequantity of roots, necessitatng a veryliberal shift, or mutilation of the roots.This fact must be kept in mind,, andact accordingly

—namely, thatif the roots

are mutilated it will stop the develop-ment of the palm; so if a dwarf iswanted the bottom roots may be cutoff, but if a large plant is requiredtheymust not be injured.

Asparagus.— All the greenhouse varie-ties require a rich soil— good loam, andplenty of not too old manure. The dif-ferent varieties of asparagus are easilyraised from seed, and every greenhouseshould have a few plants; all are goodfor house decoration, but for floral work"Virgatis" is better than "Plumosa,"being a better green and more velvety."Sprengerii" is very distince, and makesexcellent trails for bouquets, especiallyif mixed with Smilax (Mediola aspara-goides), which latter is also easilyraised from seed and soon makes usefulplants.

THE FLOWER GARDEN.Dahlias should now be iif their quar-

ters. It is a common practice to dotthem about among the shrubs at thefront of the borders. When this isdone, a hole about two feet deep shouldbe dug for each plant, and half filledwith good rich manure, then replacesufficient soil to plant on; the re-mainder can be drawn in later on whenthe manure will have sunk a bit, andwhen the soil is being hoed for weedsor tidying up. If the plants are to havea quarter to themselves dig in a fairdressing of manure before planting.Should the weather prove dry after theplants have started into growth, theyshould be watered, even giving a littleliquidmanure to encourage early growth,but when they are fairly under waywatering with liquid manure should beavoided, or a succulent growth may beinduced, instead of a sturdy and flori-ferous habit.If violets are still to be planted they

should have all the large leaves cut off.Asters and all such plants may be

planted out now if ready, though anytime for the next three weeks will beearly enough.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.French beans should be got in at

once if the first sowing is not yet made,as well as Scarlet Runner beans. Delayno longer in getting in seeds of thevarious broccoli, etc., as enumerated inthe last "Notes." It is late enoughnow to sow the niaip crop of parsnips.Sow successional crops of Radish, Let-tuce, Mustard and Cress, and Spinach.Sow turnips in small lots at frequentintervals, as they remain fib for use avery short time duping the summermonths.

The following naive appeal appearedrecently in the advertising columns ofthe Glasgow Herald:

— "Would any onewho was over in their cash a considerabloBum any day since Ist inst. kindly com-municate with3707, Herald office."

An expedition which had been locallyequipped for the purpose of recoveringbullion, estimated at a quarter of amillion sterling, alleged to have beenlost in a wreck six years ago off theZululand coast, ended disastrously a fewweeks ago. The small steamer carry-ing the diving apparatus, etc., waswrecked at the mouth of the Umlalazi.

/One man was saved, and twenty weremissing.

An unique situation prevailed afc Wil-mington, Nebraska, the, other day. Anegro preacher, who claimed to havethe mantle of a prophet, had been de-claring to exerted congregations that firefromHeaven willonacertain daydestroytheworld. Hundreds of negroes were|tricken withterror, and fledfromthe townto the open country. Families wereleft without a single black servant, andseveral mills were closed through theirblack employees having taken to flight.

An archaeological find of the greatestinterest has (says the Standard's Ber-lin correspondent) just been made byPastor Lohmann, Chairman of the Ger-man Society for Scientific Research inAnatolia. During his recent journey inNorth Syria a coin of pure silver, excel-lently preserved, was offered to him,"which, on examination, proved to bear aperfect Aramean inscription of Paraam-mu Bar,Rerub, King of Schamol, whoyeigned eight hundred years beforeChrist. It is the oldest known coin|jn world.

Though dealing with only an infant,fortune has, within the,space of a year,played strange tricks with" a recent in-mate of Anglesey Castle. A year agothe Marquess of Anglesey adopted .ababy girl, the child of people in poorcirquHutfcmces, and every luxury thatcould he thought' of. was heaped uponher.

'A couple of nurses waited upon

her, and a splendid carnage and pairpf horses were set apart for her sepa-rate use. Now, in the deluge thathas swept over his lordship's affairs,4he child has been floated back to theLome of her poor parents.

People have often wondered (saysTo-day)-why, if Admiral Alexieff is real-ly such a drag upon Russia's actions inthe Far East, he has not long sincebeen removed from his post of Viceroyfa the Far East. The explanation isgomewhat startling. It is said thatAlexieff is the son of the Emperor Alex-ander 11., and consequently the "left-handed"uncle of the present Tsar. Thefamily resemblance is cerKainly verystrong, and some traits of character aremarkedly common to him and theGrandpukes Serge and Vladimir, his brothers.

There are fifteen thrones in Europe,and eight now promise to pass fromfather to son. These are Grea6 Britain,Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Greece,Norwary and Sweden, Bulgaria,and Rus-oria. The Sultan may be succeeded bya. brother, and the King of Spain bya sister. The King of Italy's heir ishis cousin, and the Emperor of Aus-tria, the King of the Belgians, and theKing of Roumania look to nephews,while Holland has no visible successorat presentIhave just come across a refrsshinginstance (says aLondon correspondent) ofLondon's motherly- care for her 'afflictedlittle ones. It ia the provision of ve-.hides to bring tha crippled and infirm

children from their houses to school andback again. The vehicles are in thenature of a family omnibus, and eaohcontains a stretcher arrangement, onwhich the more helpless children may betaken into school and there imbibe learn-ing5 on their backs. Each omnibus hasprovision for a nurse, who daily collectsthe pupils and sees that they are re-turned safely to their homes.It is to be hoped that the devotees ofBuskin have completed their summer va-cation, for now they should rise in their

thousands and sound the note of revolt.The news is to hand that motor 'busesare to invade the land their master loved,and oneof them, which has been touringfrom Chelmsford through the country, isto make the initial attack on the Ruskinprovince this week, as a prelude, it isthreatened, to the establishment of aregular service in that beautiful regionwhere railways have been barred. Onecan imagine whatRuskin wouldhave saidof the new Pe,trql Peril.

Few would connect the common bath-brick of the kitchen with a caprice ofjaature, or would credit that there is butonespot on the entire globe where thesescouring blocks canbe manufactured. Yet80 it is, says the Westminster Gazette,for all bath-bricks are made in Bridge-water, in Somersetshire, and there only,because the River Parrett deposits for adistance of a few hundred yards onlythe peculiar compound of sand and slimeof which they are composed. Farther upthe stream the silt contains too muchmud, and lower down the proportion ofHand is too great. Every ebb, therefore,the workmen remove the soil from thisfavouredspot. Nowhere else in theworldis a similar compound to be found.

Until a year or two ago the Emperorof Japan was an enthusiastic wrestler.He threw out challenge after challengeto the members of the Court and hisCouacil and advisers, and defeated fairlyand completely every one who tried con-clusions with, him, until he met CountTetsu, whoproved one too many for him.Since the encounter (says Sandow'sMaga-zine), although he encourages the sportineypry possibleway,he -has kept out ofthe arena. ''Count Tetsu is now cham-pion," he would* say;

'"Ihave failed to

throw him. Someone else.must try^"The German press is full of good

stories of Kuno Fischer, the famousHeidelberg professor of philosophy, whoseeightieth birthday has just been cele-brated by the entire learned world ofGermany. That city is extremelyproudof its great but eccentric professor. Onetraveller relates that he had no soonergo*1 settled in vis quarters there whenhis landlady enWed his room, and, withall the air of one who makes a veiysolemn and impoHant announcement, de-clared: "Profess*"' Fischer is going towrite something »n the blackboard to-day !" To an astonished query as towhence she had this great news, she re-plied: "His barber tells mo that theprofessor had his back hair parted to-day." This, it seems, never occurs savewhen the professor appears before royalty—or turns his back on his students.

If anyone anticipates that Mr. Cham-berlain will one of these days take hisneat in the Honse of.Lords asLord Bir-mingham, it may be well to recall thecurious fact that that title is already

"preoccupied,notes aLondonpaper. LordGormanston, the premier Irish viscountand ex-Governor of Tasmania, whosefriends are now sympathising with himin his serious illness, enjoys one or twobaronies of great antiquity, and on© ofthem, created by Edward 111. in themiddle of the fourteenth century, is thel>arony of Birmingham. "Birmingham ofgells in Ossory" doesnot exactlysuggest

the metropolis of the English Midlands;but, like a goodmany other titles of Irishpeers, it was probably taken originallyfrom tho town in England.

According to a French observer, whowrites with agreeable frankness, an Am-

bassador's lot at bt. Petersburg just nowis far from happy. The French Ambas-sador is made a\vare that the Tsnr doesnot like the Ministry of M. Combes, andis suspicious of the Entente Cordiale. TheGerman Ambassador is in better odourthan his French colleague, but only oncondition .that he says nothing about thesinking of German ships by tne Vladivcs-tock raiders. The British Ambassadormakes "protests" to Count Lamsdorff,who says: "Youhave my sympathies. Iwish you also hadmy Grand Dukes!" Itis believedin St. Petersburg that but forEngland and America, Japan would nothave ma4e war, and that the Americansare tha worst offenders. So the Ambas-sador of the United States is boycottedby theCourt.

The Holy Office excommunicates booksas actively 'as when, 300 years ago, thatbody condemned the aged Galileo to re-pudiate on bent knees his famous Dia-logues. The latest edition of the "IndexLibrorum Prohibitorum" contains a longlist of nineteenth-century authors, amongthese being some English writers— JohnStuart Mill, Dr. Whately, Roscoe, a ladyof the name of Waldie (author of "Let-ters from Rome," 1817), and otherwiseunknown to fame, also the late St. GeorgeMivart, the works under ban being cer-tain essayscontributed to the NineteenthICentury in 1892 and 1893. French writ-Iers of the last century and their livingbrethren are made a pretty clean sweepof. Lamartine, Mignet, Michelet, VictorHugo, Sainte-Beuve, Tame, Renan,, thetwo Dumas, George Sand, Balzac, Flau-bert, ZoU\, are forbidden fruit.

A correspondent of the London DailyNews, whq was among those "hung upin Japan and finally left in disgust be-cause it was. impossible tp get news,givesan amusing account of an American news-paper man whom he ran across at Uji,whence most of the transports start forthe seat of war. The American woreshabby clothes andcarried under his arma beautiful book of butterflies. He worebig horn spectacles, and would talk ofnothingbut his hobby;if any one spokeof the war he only shrugged his shoul-der?. Only, the writer happened tohavemet him before in another part of theworld, when he was a stamp-collectingmaniac. Like the villain in "The Houndof the Baakivilles," he went prancingover the fields with hip scoop-net, and onedayhe chased a lepidopterrightup againstone of those new automatic disappearingguns' that the Japanesecherish so careful-ly. The next day he was shipped tobhanghai.

Throughout its history until a few daysago the London Zoological Society hadonly possessed two gorillas, and theyboth died after a few months' captivity,gorillas being not only rare, but verydelicate. One, purchased from Mr. Cross,of Liverpool in 1887, died within theyear, whilst the other, acquired in 1896,only survived five months. Now, how-ever, two more havearrived, Venus, fromthe Congo, and Baby Ohloe, from theGaboon. Venus, about five years old, isdepressed by her surroundings,but Chloe,who is two, is very lively. But the factthat there is only one other living mena-gerie specimen hi the world makes theauthorities anxious. The late Miss MaryKingsley was probably the only English-woman who ever saw a live gorilla in itsnative haunts. During her travels inWest Africa she met several, and one ofthem was killed by her elephant men.

Rats, we are told, are responsible forthe spread of the plagu6, and at Liver-pool, as Professor Grunbaum informedthe British Association, ships' rats haveof late been subject to quarantine. Twohundred years ago rats were a source ofdanger to another seaport town. In therecords of old Portsmouth is a present-ment of the Court jury, made in 1794,which shows what Jack ashore was cap-able of in the way of sport. Says thedocument in questions "The anointing ofratts and putting fire to them is of dan-gerous consequence, especially in thisTowne,- where there are Magazenes ofPowder, and tends to the setting thedwelling houses of the inhabitants odfire." Is itnot possible (says the LondonChronicle) that some such sailors' freakwas the cause of those conflagrationswhich, in the eighteenth century, morethan once laid Portsmouth dockyardwaste, but were generally attributed totheFrench?

The connection thatexists betweenPortArthur and a peaceful village in Devon-shire is little known. Half a century agothe rector of Atherington was the Rev.James Arthur, the father of LieutenantW. Arthur, R.N., and great-uncle of- thepresent rector, the Rev. W. W. Arthur;the Lieutenant Arthur was, somewhereabout 1859, sent in command of the gun-boat Algerine into Chinese waters. TheAlgerine was attached to a surveying ex-pedition prior to the landing made bythe English and French in 1860;andwhen the flagship Acteon was disabled,Lieutenant Arthur towed her into thethen un-named harbour, which was,thenceforth known as Port Arthur. Lieu-tenant Arthur afterwards attained therank of Rear-Admiral.

The latest pilgrimage projected by theIrish promises tobe oneof the most pic-turesque. It has been suggested— theidea finding warm acceptance in Ireland—

that a visit be paid to the battlefieldof Fontenoy, near Tournay, in Belgium,on the anniversary of the battle nextyear. The great Battle of Fontenoy wasfought on 11th May, 1745, between theFrench under Marshal Saxe and the Eng-lish, Hanoverians, and Dutch under theDuke of Cumberland. The French wereon the point of losing the day in disaster,when Saxe ordered the IrishBrigade tocharge. The fiery charge of the Irishmenturned' defeat into victory, and "famedFontenoy" is remembered with pride inIreland to this day. So good an author-ity as Lecky has said that "animmediateconsequence of the defeat of Fontenoywas the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland."The war-worn colours of the Irish Bri-gade are kept in the Convent of Ypres,to which Mr. John Redmond recentlypaid a visit on the occasion of the recep-tion of hisniece as anun.

The "double" of Queen Victoria is anaged pew-opener in a North Londonchurch (says M.A.P.) The resemblancein face, in figure, in mien andmanner, isdownright astonishing. Oddly, the old

Ilady wasborn in the same year as Queen'Victoria, and was widowed when PrinceAlbert died. A woman, who is the verycounterpart of the Empress Frederick,works as a monthly nurse. The resem-blance extends to the style of dressing,although the nurse never saw her royaldouble, and is even unfamiliar with thepublished portraits of her. But this isnot tbe case with a lady who bears astriking likeness to> Princess Henry ofBattenberg. She is as conscious as sheis proud of the fact, and deliberately ac-centuates the resemblance, in her mode ofgowning herself. There are as many aseight men who might quite readily bemistaken at first sight for King Edward.One is a farmer who lives not far fromSandringham;the other is the verycom-petent editor of a sixpenny weekly news-paper. The Duke of Connaught's doubleis a brewer's agent, doing business withmost of the messes of the crack regi-ment*, ""

The month of September having beenao cold' and wet, very little sowing hasyet been done, writes the Hakatarameacorrespondent of the Oamaru Mail, andnow that such drying winds have come,any land ploughed before being quitedry jrill probably become very hard andwill give no end of trouble m breakingdown mto a fit condition for the variouscrops. The young lambs too must havebuffeied considerably, both from the un-favourable weather and the backwardnessof the grass.

The weather at Hazelburn during thepast week or two has nob been at allsatisfactory to farmers, writes the localcorrespondent of the Timaru Post. Heavyrain has fallen at short intervals, and ontwo or three occasions severe frosts weieexperienced. Fruit and vegetable gar-dens are backward, and farmers are find-ing it difficult to finish the sowing oftheir crops. The majority of oat cropshere will be late. A good many lambshave been lost. The grass is beginningto come away,and the valley is gettingquite green;in fact the whole district formiles around looks simply splendid, andif the ground is found to be somewhatunworkable at present there should beno fear of shortageof feed or water lateron.

The wheat harvest (says the OamaruMail) appears to be in a more settledstate, and while buyers are ready to dobusiness sellers are prepared to meetthem.

An exchange says:— Even in this ex-tra-enlightened country some "farming"■

methods are crude. For instance, it isreported that an up-country calf got apiece pf turnip in its throat the otherday. The farmer didn't push it downwith a fork-handle or grope for it witha grappling iron, or sink for it with aharrow-tine. Nol He simply held amallet on one side of the calf's neck,and hit the other side with a hammer.It smashed the turnip, and made vealof the calf.

The Minister of Agriculture has in-formed the President of the New Zea-land Farmers' Union that it is not in-tended to amend the "Slaughtering andInspection Act, 1900," in the directionof preventing freezing companies gellingmeat.

The decrease of sheep in the Aucklanddistrict is accounted for by Mr. Clifton,Chief Inspector of Stock, by the fact thatche attention of many Auckland settlersis now exclusively flirecled to the de-velopment, of dairy-farming. He speaksof the fine estates which were well stock-with sheep having been recently cut upinto small dairy farms on which thereare scarcely any sheep.

The Ashburton A. and P. Associationhas decided £0 charge nothing for theprivilege of catering luncheons and teasat its show and to see that these are ofgood quality.

Docking operations are now in pro-gress in the Eketahuna district. Thosewho have completed this work report a"cry fair percentage of lambs.

The mad speculationin wheat which isagain agitating the grain towns of theUnited States has oncemore broughtintoprominence Mr.' John W. Gates. "Thebiggest plunger on Wall-street," hisfriends call him. Always ready to bet onanything, he has risen, though he is only48, from being a farmer's boy to the po-sition of one of the money kings ofAmerica. It was he who first saw thopossibilities of barbed wire for fencingpurposes, and he owes his rapid rise tohis consolidation of tire conflicting ele-ments ip that industry into the AmericanSteel and Wire Company with a capitalof 18,000,000. Mr. Gates's favouritepasttime of late years has been in check-ing the vast financial schemes of Mr.'Pierpont Morgan, who refused to givehim a place in the directorate of theSteel Trust on account of his gamblingprolivities.

The prevalenceof sheepstealing andin-frequency that offenders are brought tojustice was one of the important sub-jects dealt withat the annual meeting ofthe Canterbury Sheepowners' Union, tothe committee of which was referred' thequestion of offering a reward for the de-tection of offenders. The committee, ata recent meeting, decided "to offer a re-gard of a sum not exceeding £100 topersons (not being the actual offenders)whose evidence secures conviction forstealing sheep from any flock, the pro-perty of a member of the Union."

The continued hardening of the Lon-don wheat market and the reports of thesales of additional Australian, cargoes at35s have at length been reflected locally(says the Otago Daily Times). ■ Millersare nibbling at wheat, butholders are soexalted in their ideas that not muchactual business is passing. North Islandbuyers are also in the market, and thishas helped) to harden prices. Amongstthe sales reported is a large lineof prime Hunters and Tuscan at Xs 7id,f.o.b. Lyttelton ;a line of Hunters andTuscan at 3' 4d, on trucks Ashburton;and some small lots of velvet at 3s 6dand 3s 6£d, on trucks Oamaru. Someof the jMiburton holders have, how-ever, withdrawn all their wheat in themeantime, pending developments.

The Apiti Daily Factory is now turn-ing out twice the quantity of butter perweek it was this time last year, andowing to the improved quality of the.cream the manager, Mr. Falconer, hasbeen able to start the season with thehigh grade quality of 91.In addressing the suppliers at Whetu-

kura .and Garfield recently, Mr. J. T.Lang, who is admitted to be one of theforemost authorities on the dairying in-dustry in the colony, touched a matterthat is deserving of the most careful at-tention at the hands of dairymen. Hestrongly advised the farmers to bringtheir cows in in August, on the groundthat the earlier the butter was exportedto London the better the chance of ob-taining the highest price, as it was al-ways after Christmas, at about the timethat the great bulk of our butter wasreaching Loridon,\ that the prices beganto weaken. Mr. Lang pointed out thatanother advantage was that the earlycalves were always the best, and that ifhis suggestions were carried out, dairy-men would have their cows in milk forthe best ten months of the year. Allthat wasnecessary was a little hay or apaddockof oats totide them over August.

Mr. Jas. Graham, who has just re-turned from a holiday in the New Ply-mouth district, states that the prospectahead of those engaged in the NorthIsland dairying is by no means a brightone (reports the Mataura Ensign). Al-though butter is again bringing a goodprice, many settlers who have not largefamilies to help them with the work arefinding it difficult to make much head-way, owing to their having paid fancyprices for their land. Mr. Graham in-stances the case of two young men inthe butchery business in ChristchHrch,who, having saved £1500, decided to go |in for dairying in the North Island.They took up a farm, and although theyworked hard from morning till night, atthe end of two years they found theywere going baok. They sold out and re-turned to Christchurch with '£400, hav-ing practically wasted two years of theirlives, lost £1100, and had all their hardwork for nothing.

The lambing season at Opaki has prov-ed the most satisfactory experienced formany years;in fact, several of "our oldestsettersdeclare that it has been the beston record. The ewes on the high coun-try have yielded the best returns, buton the whole everybody is satisfied. Oneor two sheep-farmers report as much asa 25 per cent, increase on their generalaverage, while several others a lambingof well over 100 per cent.

MINING MATTERS.THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRY.

The activity of the Tasmanian Mine*Department is once more illustrated bya batch of publications

—the report of th«

Secretary for Mines (Mr. W. H. Wal-lace) for the half-year ending 31st De-cember, 1903; "The Progress of theMineral Industry of Tabmania" for th«quarter ending 3#oth3#oth June, 1904, by thaGovernment Geologist (Mr. W. H.Twelvetrees);'and a report on the Ze«-han silver-lead mining field by the Geolo-gical Surveyor (Mr. George Waller). TIIOSecretary's report is for a half-year thistime because the termination of the finanrcial year has been altered from 31st De-cember to 30th June in every year. Inhis general remarks the Secretary says:"Although the output and value of min-erals has been fairly well maintainedduring the period under review, the timehas arrived when something should b«done to foster and encourage the industry,and Iam glad to find that a Bill iabeing drafted upon, the lines suggested)in my Report for the year ending 30thJune, 1901, providing for the payment!of a monetary reward for the discoveryof a payable mining field, suoh rewardto be regulated upon a population basis.Provision will, Iunderstand, also b©made for granting of special leases, en-tirely eliminating all labour covenants,,upon payment of an increased rental.It is thought that this will be an induce-ment for capitalists to invest their moneyiin Tasmanian mines, the present inse-curity of tenure being a bar to the intro-duction of capital for the developmentofcomev of our mines."

SHAREHOLDERS' PRIVILEGES.To what extentshall shareholders in. at

mine be allowed to personally examinethe workings? A Charters Towers minehas a "visiting-day," and lately fiftyshareholders, took advantag* of the privi-lege. The- result was that, on that par-ticular day work was a good deal hin-dered, and the directors thereupon in-serted a notice in a local paper stating1

that orders permitting inspection of thomine would" not be issued to any share-holder holding less than300 shares. ThoTowers correspondent of the Brisbane'Courier states that "thenumerous holdersof a smaller number of shares than thisare very dissatisfied with the directorsfor thus arbitrarily excluding them fromany chance of inspecting their property,should they desire to do so at any time."

QUEENSLAND YIELDS.During August Queensland goldfieldu

produced 52,4720z of gold, a decreaseof 12170z as compared with the corre-sponding month of last year.

The Charters Towers field showed] thfllargest falling off, the production being20,6040z, the decrease 37820z. Againstthis, Mount Morgan produced 11,7050z,or an increase of 30510z. Over ll,ooooaiof this was from the Mount Morganmine, which overtops its neighbours likeour Waihi. The grade of the ore treatedat the MountMorganmine also continuesto improve. The value per ton otstone crushed for August last year was£1 14s 9d;last month it was £2 3s 2d.

The dividends for the monl;h from themines of the five principal fields totalled£65,041, while the calls amounted t»£12,385. The yield of gold for the eightmonths of this year has been 414,3890z,and for the corresponding period of lastiyear 429,9630z, or a decrease for thiayear of 15,5740z.

MISCELLANEOUS.The Victorian Minister for Mines finda

that owing to the different conditionsobtaining in the various' States of theCommonwealth it is difficult to providefor the reciprocal recognition of engine-drivers' certificates. He suggests that aboard should meet in conference andformulate an examination suitable to allef the States.

The centre country winze in the Vie*toria Quartz Mine, Bendigo, has reacheda depth of 315ftbelow the 3700ft cross-cut, or a total depth of 4015ft. A spur4in thick has come in from the west endof the shaft, and a few colours of goldhave been seen in the quartz. This iaprobably the deepest point at which goldhas been met in the world.

The Transvaal mines for the first halfof the current year produced gold valued£7,710,534, as compared with £5,579,743for the corresponding period last yew.The output was almost entirely from theRand. .

West Australian mines for the expire*portion of the current year ended 31stJuly have paid £1,238,756 in dividends

Working costs at (the Great Fingalimine, Western Australia, averaged 16slOd per tow. .This is said tobe a splen-did record, considering the country inwhich the mine is situated.

The gold yield of Western Australiafor the month of, August was 201,536gross ounces, as compared with 192,3640afor the previous month and 206,617 forAugust last year. The yield for the pasteight months is 1,571,7740z.

The erection of a State battery withintheBrown Hill (Kalgoorlie) electorate i»being urged, to pfcrmit of the exploita-tion of low-grade ores by prospectors andtributers. It is claimed that the heavycharges made by private millowners ab-sorb the profit likely to result from thotreatment.

The Laka View Consols during, the pasGtwelve months treated 101,960 short tonsore for 51,4310z fine gold. The residuesduring that time were brought down tothe low average of ldwt 16gr per ton.The cost of treating v totalled 14s 10.29dper ton, and the working costs figure outat 17s 7d per ton;whereas the costs forthe preceding year were 23s 7d per ton.

A few weeks ago three shearers madea sensational find of opal close to thesurface or. Block1at White Clifis. They'

still continue to make good finds near thosame place. Already upwards of £1000worth has been obtained at a depth ofbetween 9in and 4ft. Two tstones weigh-ing 6oz realised £65. The scene of thadiscovery is thirty yards away from th«old camp of Richardson, "> .0 first dis-covered opalhere. Anotherfind onBlock3, at a shallow level, realised £200.

Gympie mines have established a de-fence fund against a local body's actionto prevent them polluting the Mary riverwitli tailisgs. The basis of contribution*is 10s per stamp on all stamps in opera-tion, and 5s per stamp on those noliworking.It is reported that a rich find oF

native copper, associated with gold in %matrix of quartz, has been found neaiQueanbeyan. According to rumour, thefind was originally mad* \jy aman namedJohn Crinnigan some fiftj «* fikt&p yearnago.In order to givemore favourable tortna

to those disposedto put money into deeplead mining, the New SouthWales Under-secretary for Mines has had regulationi)drafted which provide for the grantingot large areas at a reduced rental to thosowho are prepared seriously to take upthis class of mining, as has been don©in Victoria.

A good scheelite discovery has beer,made three miles from HiHgrove, nearFour-Mile, N.S.W. The lote Vas beentraced over ,300ft. It varie" from twoinches to a foot in width. Samples hav«\been sent to the Mines Departa rt fwassay. The prospectors have 'riven intothe lode for some disir-ice. Several -daimshave been securedia vt« viciaitfy

_ The Iron Trades Employers' Associa-tion in Sydney is protesting against theGovernment competing with private en-terprise. La&t week a deputation askedthe Minister for Works that the Fitzroy(Government)Dock tenders, whenin com-petition with private enterprise, shouldprovide for percentage to cover the in-terest on the value of the land, cost ofconstruction of the dock buildings, andplant and machinery, etc. It was desiredthat the dock should be put onthe sameplane of equality as private firms. Oneof the trade said private firms could notcarry on if concessions were allowed tothe tlock and other Government institu-tions. If they had State socialism letthem have it straight away, and themost enterprising persons in New SouthWales would clear out of the country.The Government should practise what itstated it would do. Another said theGovernment should no longer spoon-feedthe people of this country, for by doingso they were destroying their independ-ence and .taking away their manhood.It was also said that the Fitzroy Docktendered for work at a price that wasfar, too low and unreasonable. TheMinister, in reply, said' he was certainthe statements wouldnot havebeen madeunless they were satisfied of their correct-ness. They were very serious charges.For the dock tobe allowed to tender wa-sone thing, but to tender at absurd priceswas another matter altogether. He wouldhave an enquiry held into the matter.They wouldnot expect him to enter intothe question of State socialism. Theyknew that owing to political influence inregard to the dock a Royal Commissionhad held an enquiry, and the outcome ofit was that the dock was placed xmder aboard of management. Now they hadcome to show him how the board wasworking. If the enquiry satisfied himthat the board had broken down, hewould submit the matter to the Cabinet.

Mr. Lyttelton's treatment of theBritish India question in the Transvaalaffords a welcome contrast tohishandlingof the Chinese Labour Ordinance (saysthe London Chronicle). In the matterof the Chinese serfs lie suffered himselfto be over-persuaded by Lord Milner andthe mineowners into sanctioning a greatwrong. In the case of the Indians hehas manfully declined to listen to thespecious pleading of the Transvaal au-thorities, who Avant to deprive Indiantraders of their civil rights. Consideringthat the grievance of these Indians formeda serious point in our indictment of Boerrule, it is deplorable that they shouldhave 'had more reason to complain ofLord Milner than of ex-PresidentKruger,under whose rule they certainly enjoyedmore freedom than they have had sincethe war. Mr. Lyttelton has not insistedon equal treatment of all traders, whetherwhite or brown, and he is willing to re-strict Indian immigration. But he hasrejected Lord Milner's proposal to de-prive the Indians of the right to tradefreely, which the Supreme Court haslately restored to them. It is the leastthat the home Government could do forits Indian subjects in South Africa. Butit is a great thing for Mr. Lyttelton todo, in flat defiance of Lord Milner'swishes.

A letter, signed by Mr. A. D. Elliot,M.P., Chairman of the Unionist FreeTrade Club, has been sent to each mem-ber of that body on behalf of the Organ-ising Committee. The letter calls atten-tion to the necessity for the combinedaction of all sections of Free TradeUnionists "against the powerful forcesarranged on the side of Protection." Thepolicy of Free Trade Unionists, it says,is to actively suport Free Trade, andto "opose Protection in all its forms,and under whatever name it may besubmitted to the country."

"Nikolas Gerard Pierson, some timePrime Minister of the Kingdom of theNetherlands," on whom the Senate ofCambridge University has decided to con-fer the honorary degree of Doctor ofScience in connection with the meetingof the British Association, is at leastbetter known in England than some ofthe distinguished foreigners whom Oxfordand Cambridge from tune to time delighttohonour. He has devoted much of hispublic life to the study of the HousingQuestion. Inhis'own country his labourshave borne fruit in the Dutch HousingAct of 1901, a model to which social re-formers in England are wisely directingattention. Mr. Pierson is an advocateof municipal building, provided that themunicipality works through benevolentor building societies. In a recent articleho demolished the argument that suchaction handicaps private enterprise, andincidentally showed; his knowledge of the1

conditions controlling the housing ques-tion in England and Scotland. It is nodoubt in recognition of his services tothe cause of social reform that Cambridgeis paying him a well-merited honour.

Mr. Winston Churchill said of theSugar Convention Bill that it was theworking-model of the Protectionist plantto be laid down by Mr. Chamberlain.The observation wasboth true and witty,affirms a London paper. We had almostsaid that the Sugar Convention Act hasdone nothing but harm. That, however,needs qualification. It has done somegood, but the good has all been reapedby those foreigners against whom Mr.Chamberlain is always hissing his scornIn the United Kingdom its effects havebeen wholly pernicious. An expert corre-spondent writes: "The position of thesugar market compels an immediate ad-vance in the price of sugar, and a pros-pect of further advance at an early date.Granulated and lump sugars at recentprices have meant a loss to the grocer,and these kinds will be advancedat once

per pound for ail lower grades, whilstthe better qualities can only be boughtat even higher prices." The direct effectof the Sugar Convention Act has beento raise the price of sugar in this countryand to lower it on the Continent. AsFree Traders we haveno liking for boun-ties;but wehave always marvelled whyour Government should have taken thelead in abolishing the one feature of theEuropean Protectionist systems that con-ferred positivebenefit on British industryand commerce. Chamberlain pere bymeans of the Sugar Convention,has in-flicted injury on our jam and confec-tionery trades; and- Chamberlain fils byhis jugglery with the tobacco duties hasimposed needlessly heavy burdens on an-other flourishing English industry.

Mr. William O'Brien, the Irish M.P.,has seni to the Dublin press a letter ofthree columns dealing with the politicalsituation in Ireland. He says that thepast nine months have been months ofinactivity, "and unfortunately not ofmasterly inactivity," on the part of theNationalist leader He calls the policyof the Irish party

"the parking without

biting policy." The Tory party (Mr.O'Brien writes) "has been ferociouslyassailed (for no other cause of quarrelthat is comprehensible to me exceptthat our own unwisdom has made itim-possible for them to do more for us).The Liberal party have neither beenimpressedby our power nor shown them-selves at all eager to give guarantees fortheir own achievements in Ireland whenthey come into power." Mr. O^Brien ad-vocates a return to the Land Conferenceprinciples, and to the conciliatory spiritof twelve months ago, as the only meansof repairing the present disastrous posi-,tion of the Nationalist cause

The launching at Belfast last monthof the AllanLiner Victorian was, accord-ing to Lloyd's Summary, a shipbuildingevent of more than ordinary interest, inview of the fact that she will be the firstocea-going vessel to be propelled by tur-bine machinery. The building of the shipwas entrusted to Mtssrs. Workman,Clark and Co., and they, by arrangementwith the ParsonsCompany, will also sup-ply the turbine machinery, which, whilstnot intended to drive the vessel at a re-cord-breaking speed, has yet been design-ed to give the steamer a very good knot-age. . It is not so long ago thatLord Kelvin stated that the invention ofthe Parsons' steam turbine was the great-est advance made in steam engine prac-tice since the days of James Watt; andwhilst the turbine mayhistorically be de-scribed as a thing of yesterday, itis quiteas emphatically a thing of to-morrow, andholds the promise of a future of greatsuccess. The Victorian, as has been re-marked, will be the first turbine-propelledocean liner. She will not, however, bethe first vessel so propelled to cross theNorth Atlantic, for that honour lies withthe steam yacht Emerald, which vesseldid the trip across the Western Oceanearly last year. During her passage theEmerald encountered tempestuous wea-ther, but upon her arrival atNew Yorkit was reported that she had "behavedsplendidly." And only a couple of monthsago the Turbinia, a Tyne-built turbinesteamer, specially constructed for the pas-senger service on tne Canadian lakes, ar-rived out at Montreal to takeup her run-ning betweenHamilton and Ontario. Thislatter vessel, designed for a speed of 21miles per hour, is driven by three pro-pellers working from one high and twolow pressure turbines. Butat the presenttime it would almost be impossible totouch upon turbine propulsion withoutsome reference to the two new Cunarders,the 24£-knot boat* now building whichare to win back for us— and, it is to behoped, retain— the blue ribbon of the At-lantic. It is well known that the ques-tion as to whether or not these leviathansshould be turbine propelledtended tode-lay the placing of the orders for theirconstruction, and it was only after aspecial commission had sat to consider thepros and cons of the wholematter that adefinite decision in favour of the turbinewas arrivedat. The fact that there arefour foreign steamersnow engaged in theAtlantic mail service each with a speedhigher than that of any British mailsteamer is not pleasant to contemplate,but, happily, it is a stateof affairs thatmay be regarded asbut temporary. Thereis noreason to doubt that when the newCunarders takeup their services they willquickly prove their capabilities by show-ing a clean pair of heels to any of theexpress mail boats nowrunning..

The recent sale of the barque Firth ofClyde has brought to light some interest-ingparticulars of the origin of the FirthLine. The Southland Times says there is ja colonial flavour about this line. Oneof the firm was John Hay, a Shetlandseaman, who ranaway from his ship atPort Chalmers in 1862 and made His wayto the diggings. Jack was no scholar,but he was shrewd, and it occurred tohim that he might make more money byassisting others to dig than ba doing ithimself. Accordingly, he and anothershellback, withgreat difficulty, got a rudepunt and ferried the eager diggers "o'erthe Clyde"— the Clutha. Itwas the "onlyway," and Jack waxed rich. He was anhonourable man, and,having left wifeandbairns in Glasgow, he went Homein 1865. In Tradeston, ,vhere his familyhad resided in the interval, there wasmuch laying of heads together to evolvesome reason for Jack Hay's return withso much "siller." The most popular the-ory was that he had married a Maoriprincess, hadmurdered her, and made offwith the "utu." This was the probableexplanation;it was not possible that acommon sailorman could have gatheredso much money, honestly, in two years.Jack started in the business of supply-ing ships with perishable stuff— potatoes,vegetables, pigs, and poultry— a trade inwhich there was considerable latitude inthose days, when most of the oversea car-rying was done by sailing vessels. Hethrove apace. A master-stroke of his wasthe leasing of a shooting-box a few milesout of the city. To this he invitedskip-pers and provided them with guns. Theydid not bagmuch game, but Jack baggedbig orders, for the next voyage. Spencer,who gives the name to the firm, was aforeman stevedore, and took contracts forstowing. He, Hay, and oneor two other"small" men saw that ship-owining wasapaying game,and they clubbed togetherand had the Firth of Tay built. The firmhad its dark days, for the*barque wastwice dismasted, clean swept by thedecks, but they held on and built theFirth of Foith (little larger). Then fol-lowed the Lorn, Si;romso, and other"Firths," amcng them the barque justsold, the cauiie thereof being that thefirm is "going Intosteam." From a punton the Clutha to * big slice in the owner-ship of such a fine fleet as the Firthsmade was something of an achievementfora runawayman fromthe fo'c's'le.

A correspondent of the Sydney Bulletinconsiders the modern cheap-fare oceanliner is an instrument of social regenera-tion, and contends that all the social pur-ity brigades and committees in Australiacould not accomplish asmuch temporarymoral reformatior as the captain of oneof these liners- canachieve ina single voy-age. The old-time passenger ship had anunenviable notorietyas a scene of flirta-tion, and it is, perhaps, just as well thecheap-fare captains have been equippedwith absolute power. The rules of theWhite Star liner, by the write*travelled, were "lights out in the saloon,reading-room and smoke-room at 10.30,and all ladies down from deck at 11"

—and, as the only place in which the ladycan find any light is her cabin, she mustperforce retire there straight away. At11 a bell is rung, and all women aregiven about three minutes to gather uptheir possessionsand scuttle down below.Then a steward steals right round thequarter-deck (the fore-deck and the poophaving been closed to passengers at sun-down), and looks everywhere, assisted bya powerful bull's-eye lantern, to makecertain that no female has concealed her-self anywhere above decks. Men maystay ondeck all night long if they chooseand the weather permits, andthe indigna-tion felt by advanced women onboard atthis distinction is quite beyond expres-sion. Another safeguard of morality isthe rule that officers shall not mix withpassengers. This regulation is so strictlyobeyed that if you venture to &cay "Goodmorning" to the fourthmate, whom youknew well, he answers bluntly, "Mustn'ttalk topassengers," and stalks off.

Considerable activity was displayed atWilliamstown recently in consequence ofan effort which was made to beat theAustralian record for a day's work atloading wheat. The steamship Rakaiawas the vessel selected for the attempt,and by 5 p.m. 13,573 bags had beenstowed away in the vessel's hold, thusestablishing a new record, and beatingthe Sydney record by 791 bags. Zestwas added to the contest fJom the factthat the Sydney record was establishedby the use of conveyers,and at Williams-town work was done by the use of theoldmethod of slings.

What is said to be the largest hawserever «,cen on the San Francisco coastwasrecently used in towing from Oregon alumber raft containing 660,000 lineal feet(or 6£ million feet broad measure, oftimber. The hawser was nearly sin indiameter, 160 fathoms in length, and

k weighedmore than three tons..

SHIPS AND THE SEA.

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.

POLITICAL POINTS. GARDENING NOTES.[By Experience.]

NEWS AND NOTES. AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.12

IE

Auckland, and he then, recuperates forthree weeks at the Rotorua Hot Lakes.His contemplated tour of India, Egypt,and the East has be«n abandoned inconsequence of an offer to give 50 guar-anteed concerts in the United. States. Thegreat artist will accordingly sail fromAuckland for San Francisco by the Ven-tura towards the close of November.

The proposal to bring Sousa's cele-bratedband to Australia has been deferr-ed for the present. Mr. Williamson saysthat the reason why the matter has beenhung up is because of his inability toget the whole of the prominent instru-mentalists of the band to make the trip.

Mr. Williamson proposes to produce apantomime at Her Majesty's ■ Theatre,Melbourne, at Christmas, but he is notprepared at present to disclose the sub-ject. From the company employed inthis production Mr. Williamson will or-ganise his new musical comedy company.His attraction for Sydney at Christmaswill be the Royal Comic OperaCompany,which will produce "The Orchid," "TheCingalee," and probably "The Duchess ofDantzic."

Mr. John Fuller, lessee of the Auck-land Opera House, wrote to the CityCouncil, complaining of the license feeof £20 for theatres, and asking for areduction. He pointed out that licensefees were not imposed in other busi-nesses, and drapers and warehouses hada turnover of thousands of pounds perw«et The heavy license fee on theatres,he considered, was unjust, especially asit did not carry with^it any monopoly.The Council declined togrant the appli-cation.

The latest prodigy is little Miss La-nosa Janetta, who will soon, it is said,make her appearance in a London con-cert-room. Although only 12 years old,she has a phenomenal soprano voice,and! a technique which is remarkable inone so young. She sings and" speaksequally well in English, French, andItalian. She is, however, a child in allbut music. She has a deep affection fora family of dolls, and to use her ownwords, thinks that "being a prodigy isa bother." She sang recently to Mme.Patti, without a trace of nervousness.When she had finished the great singerran to her with a cry of pleasure, and,taking her little fac.e between her hands,kissed her repeatedly. "You b'ttle dar-ling!" exclaimed Mme. Patti, "I havenever heard a child sing as you do. Iam sure Ishall hear much of you inyears to come."

The lament for good qlays continues.A'London" manager, speaking on the sub-ject, says:

—"There never was such a

chance as there is now for a dramatist.He could make a forune out of one goodplay. Yet no one seems to be able tofind one, though, really, the British don'task for very much. If a piece is at allbright and entertaining, and well acted,it is pretty certain to be successful. IfIcould get hold of a light modern farceat the present time

—a really good one

—there would be scrambling at the doorfor seats. Yet nobody brings one along.And it must not be forgotten that asuccessful farce, produced and run atcomparatively small expense, can drawas much money for six or nine monthsas the most extravagant spectacle everput upon the stage."

The American stage now boasts, sothe stoiy goes, of an actress who ws^sformerly a prominent dramatic critic.Miss Janet Priest on one occasion wrotea severe criticism of a piece entitled "InMizzoura," and the notice did not pleasethe gentleman responsible for the pro-duction. He went to the office of thejournal in Minneapolis and complained.He also happened to see the writer, whoin answer to his protests said she couldact better than some of the members ofhis company. The manager took her ather word, and offered her the principalrole, which she played a fortnight laterwith remarkable success. Miss Priesthas now abandoned dramatic criticism,finding that the stage is a more profit-able profession than journalism.

Theatrical Clips.— "Bob"Inman, lead-ing man with William Anderson, and hisvife, Miss Appleton, are leaving on aholiday trip to America shortly. ...Henry Bracy and Howard Vernon ap-pear in the revival of "The Yeoman ofthe Guard" in Melbourne.... Sydneyreports a distinct slump in theatricalbu-siness in the past few weeks....MadameSlapoffski is atKeith's Music Hall, NewYork.... Wallace Brownlow, also inthe American States, is "on the road"with one of Whitney's companies....The brother of Florence Young died atthe end of last month. ...Westrah'anColonial Secretary TaylorgaveJ. C. Wil-liamson's company permission to give aSunday performance of

"The Sign of the

Cross"at Kalgoorlie,on the ground thatthe play was of a religious character. Herefused a similar permission to theGeach-Holloway company to stage "

TwoLittle Vagabonds" on Sunday, becauseitwas not religious....The four princi-pal parts in A. W. Pinero's new com-edy, to be produced at Wyndham's The-atre, have been allotted to Marie Illing-ton, Lettice Fairfax, Dorothy Grimston,and Dion Boucicault. ...Death is an-nounced of Olive Morrell, who was theoriginal Marjory Joy in the London pro-duction of "The Country Girl."

"WHAT DO ANIMALS KNOW?"

Mr. John Burroughs, the Americannaturalist, disousses this subject in thecurrent Century Magazine:—"Amongthe lower animals the ignorance of oneis the ignorance of all, and the know-ledge of one is the knowledge of all,in a sense in which the same ip nottrue among men. Of course some aremore stupid than others of the samespecies, butprobably, on the other hand,there are no idiots among them, and,on the other, none is pre-eminent in wit.Animals take the first step in knowledge—they perceive things and discriminatebetween them; but they do not takethe second step — combine them, analysethem, and form concepts and judgments."In short, Mr. Burroughs holds thatwhether animals know much or little,what they know in the human way, thatis from a process of reasoning, is veryslight. We have no warrant, Mr. Bur-roughs also tliinks, for attributing toanimals anything like our higher andmore 'complex nature, and he goes on:—

"I do not belieVe ev«n the dog to becapable ot a sense of guilt. Such asense implies a sense of duty, and thisis a complex ethical sense that the ani-mal does not experience. What the dogfears, and what makes him put on hislook of "Uilt and shame, is his master'sanger. A harsh word orv a severe lookwill make him assume the air of a cul-prit whether he is one or not, and, onthe other hand, a kind word and a re-assuring smile will transfoim him intoa happy beast, no matter if the blood ofhis victim is fresh upon him." A dogis to be broken of v bad habit, if at all,Mr. Burroughs adds, "not by an appealto his conscience or bis sense of dutjr,for he has neither, but by an appeal tohis susceptibility to pain."

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the cough will disappear.

Miss Helen Hyde sends from Nikko,Japan, the following sketches from lifeto the San Francisco Argonaut:

Some days ago the shoji of my studyopened ever so little, and a rosebushcovered with light green buds ap-peared. The ehoji were pushed backfarther, and Shiu, our eoldier, followedhis gift. From his four sena day he hadbought it, and it is quite useless to pro-test. It is the Japanese way, and es-pecially this Shki's way. They are tooproud a people to aUow benefits to bequite one-sided, and one must be re-signed to having a portion, at least ofone's gifts returned in some pretty way.The rosebush being in green bud wasalso Japanese, for not for the worldwould they deprive you of the pleasureof seeing the buds show streaks of red,and gradually bloom into perfect flowers.We hadn't seen Shiu for many days, hutin answer to various things sent intothe barracks little letters had come out,invariably containing, "Iam very strongand well, and always busy; please beaugustly free from anxiety about me."Andall the time, for fifty days, the boyhad been in the hospital ill.

"Why didn't you let me know?""i thought fo\x might be troubled,"he answered, simply.He said they might soon be off now.

He was anxious to make "Russian sol-diers taste Japane&e guns." 1;hoped hewas a good shot, and without any brag-gadacio he said he was a very goodshot. He told of the gratitude of thesoldiers and the delight of the coming ofan American corps of nurses, and thatif they were wounded they all wantedto be nursed by them.

"We soldiers all feel much stronger forthe sympathy of America and England,and all Americans are fine people," heannounced in a burst of genuine en-thusiasm.

THE OLD SPIRIT.Just outside the door his sword-belt,

■and his little sword were lying. Henever comes armed into my presence,which must be a bit of the old Samuraiin him. They always left their swordsin the vestibule of a friendly house;butthe officers of to-day do not removetheirs when entering a room. They aretoo foreign to be interesting to me. Forthe old customs one looks to the com-mon people, bless them! That littlesword made me think of unpleasantthings, and as the Japanese just herewas a little beyond me,Iasked' the helpof a young Japanese girl friend. Sheli&tened, shook her head doubtfully. "Butit is the Japanese spirit," she said. Nev-ertheless, she told Shiu thatIwanted himto promise mo that whatever came hewould not kill himself, even if takenprisoner; that the soldiers had beendrawn from the best of the Empire;that their Emperor had none too manyto reserve like them, and that their liveswere too precious to the country to berecklessly taken. Motionless,and silentas a Buddha sat Shiu for a long time,looking straight before him. What washe thinking of? Finally he looked up,and said, seriously: "I myself will notkill."

Uchiyama, coming in after he hadgone, scouted the idea. "Not kill him-self? Why, of course he will kill him-self. He must. He can't be taken pris-oner. Why, even all the officers' cookstook with their kettles and pots andpans and ovens a special knife for them-selves. I, too, if Ihad not had you tocare for, and had gone with that generalas cook, would have taken such a knife.Then, if we hadvbeen twenty, perhaps,and a hundred and fifty Russians hadcome, and w« could not kill them all,or escape, Iwould do so"

—and he drew

an imaginary knife across his -abdomen.Argument and expostulations were invain.

"You don't know those Russians. Wedo. Wo watch them in Peking. Theyare cruel-cruel to their prisoners."

! ALL FOR THE EMPEROR."Not gone yet?" Iasked the son of

the house of Shashin when I■went tosee about some photographs.

"Not yet. Iwait for the red paper.When it comesIgo. Itmay not come.""I don't understand," Isaid."No," he answered. "They wanted200

men from Ginza Kyobashi. They drew300. The holders of the first 200 went.The third 100 wait. My number is 272.When in that company 72 die, then Igo out in my turn to die

—perhaps."

And the brown eyes lookedunfalteringly,even smilingly, into mine. We who areprivileged to be in Japan may neveragain be so close to the great realitiesof life. What goes on day after daynear us, around us, on every side, is soremarkable, so unparalleled, that we won-der if we live in a real world or if it isall an unimaginable dream. There is astrange excitement and exultation in it.One can almost feel the Yamato Dam-ashii enter into one's soul

—can almost

imagine one's self saying, as the Japanesewomen have said and are saying everyday to their men off for the front: "Go,give your lives for your Emperor as Igive you

— gladly. Ido not expect tosee you again1"

LAW A SMALL PART.♥

"To-morrow," said the lawyer, "Iwillhave to begin the cross-examination ofthe fair plaintiff.\

His face showed that he was troubled."It will have »o be carefully planned

and executed," he added, after a pause."What will?" enquired the unsophis-

ticated youth."Why,Ihavearranged tohaveaclever

party sit beside her and abstract herhandkerchief just before she takes thestand for cross-examination," explainedthe lawyer.

"To what purpose?""Evidently," said the lawyer, "youare

evenmore inexperienced thanIsupposed.Ican see that she is one of the kindthat has no difficulty in crying whenshe wants to."

"Well?""Well, do you not know that all the

astuteness of the legal profession is not"worth one tear in the eye of a prettyWoman in a jury trial?"

"But the handkerchief?""No woman can cry effectively on the

witness stand without an embroideredhandkerchief. Lacking that, it is nomore than snivelling,andthe woman whosnivels is lost. With the handkerchief,she can beat me; without it she is atmy mercy. As the poet truly says,■In hoc handkerchief vinces!' The ver-dict in this case is likely to rest onthe temporary possession of a bit oflinen and lace. When she finds itgone she will be too rattled to eventhink clearly.""I begin to see," remarked the /Un-

sophisticated one, "that there is morethan law to law."

"In such a- case," was the reply, "thelaw is the least part of it."— ChicagoInter Ocean.

A Timely Topic.

i |At this season of coughs and colds it

is well to know that Chamberlain'sCough Remedy is the best throat andlung medicine. It cures quickly, andprevents serious results from a cold.

Under the above heading the NewYork Tribune Review relates the follow-ing good stories connected with well-known people:—

w.W. Jacobs, the English humorist,is as modest as he is brilliant.

"The things that people laugh atmost in my stories," he said to an Ame-rican, "are nearly always things that Ihave heard and noted down. They arenot original with me. On that account;iwhereverIgo, Ikeep my ears open, andthus Iget hold of many a good thing.Igot hold of a good thing last weekin Margate. Iwaß looking at a butchershop's display when the butcher cameout and said to an old man:"

'Henry,Iwant you.'"'What do you want?' the old man

asked."'Why,' said the butcher. 'I'll giveyou a shilling and a joint of meat if

you'll kill all the flies in my shop.'''All right,' said the old man. 'Giveme the shilling first and the meat after-wards.'

"The butcher handed out the shilling.Then the oldman asked for a stickabouta yard long. This was brought to him.He gripped it firmly, went to the door-way,and said:" 'Now, turn 'em out, oneat a time.'"

C. D. Gibson, the illustrator, receiv-ed the other day aprinted letter from awell-known manufacturer of soap. j.aeletter said:

—"You are cordially invited

to participate in a drawing contest for aprize of 25 dollars. The drawing mustbe of an original composition that willadvertise our soap. Only one prize willbe given, and all unsuccessful draw-ings will become the property of meundersigned."

The letter amused and irritated i\lr.Gibson. He smiled at it and then hefrowned at it. Finally, having nothingto do for the next five minutes, he satdown and wrote to the soap manuftc-turer as follows :— "You are heartily in-vited to participate in a soap contestthat Ihave inaugurated for a prize of1dollar 50 cents. Each competitor mustsubmit 100 pounds of his best soap, putup in ornamental one pound boxes, andall the soap that is not adjudged worthyof the prize will remain tne property ofthe undersigned. It is necessary thatthe soap be forwarded prepaid."

"Inventors, with all their originalityand brilliance, are often naive, chilctnue,and "impractical." said General WallaceF. Randolph*, of the General Staff of thearmy. "An inventor called on me oneday to talk about an explosive he hadoriginated." 'It is the most powerful explosivethe world has ever seen,' he said, 'andit is my idea to send it up in a balloon,with a lighted fuse attached to it. Theballoon will be sent over the camp ofthe enemy, the explosive will go oft, andvictory will be ours.'" 'Yes, said I, 'but suppose a currentof air should blow the balloon back overour ownarmy. What then?'" 'Then,' said the inventor, laying hishand onmy arm, 'I tell you what it is,General, our army would have to get upand run for all it was worth.'

"Prince Pu Lun and the Chinese Min-

ister, Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, attend-ed the races a,t Saratoga early lastmonth. A number of New Yorkers werepresented to the distinguished foreign-ers, and one of them told an incidentthat illustrated the remarkable intelli-gence of a dog of his. The Ministersaid, with a

-smile :—: —

"Iam reminded, sir, of a Chinese dogstory. There was a Chinaman who hadthree dogs. When he came homo oneevening, he found them asleep on hiscouch of teakwood and marble. Hewhipped them and drove them forth.The next night, whenhe came home, medogs were lying 'on the floor. But heplaced his hand on the couch, and foundit"warm from their bodies. Therefore,he gave them another whipping. Thethird night, returning earlier than usual,he found the dogs sitting before thecouch, blowing on it to cool it."

Being imbued with a deep faith inwoman,Postmaster M'Kay of Dcs Moinesinvited a number of the women folk ofhis town to enter into the class of com-petition for the place of letter carriers,there being three vacancies to be filledin his bailiwick. The response wasprompt. More than that, the women ex-celled the mere men in the matter of ex-aminations under the rules of the CivilService, and the names of three wereduly forwarded to Washington. Not be-ingable to distinguish the sexby the ini-tials attached to the names, but beingmuch impresses with the remarkablyhigh averages of the three, Postmaster-General Payne approved the appoint-ments, and they were made accordingly.But at that point difficulties began tocloud the horizon and the women tocluster about unhappy Postmaster Mc-Kay. The reason and the cause thereofwere soon made plain. The regulationsof the postal service require letter car-riers to wear grey coat, grey vest, and—here's the rub— grey trousers.

One of the delegates to the RepublicanNational Convention from the Philip-pines told a story about Captain An-drew Rowan, of Atchison, Kan., whoseexploit in carrying the President's mes-sage to Garcia won for him a placeamong the heroes of the Spanish war.Rowan was stationed at a post in oneof the remote provinces of the islands.A backward season had been disastrousto crops, and the prices of provenderhadgone skyward as a result. About thistime several wealthy Chinese merchantshadbeen arrested for smuggling. Rowanput the Mongols at work cutting grass.This brought forth a protest that finallyfound its way to the chief authoritiesat Manila. In due course of time thefollowing telegram reached Rowan:—

"Why are you compelling wealthyChinese merchants to cut grass?"

t"Because grasß is high, was Rowan slaconic response.

"ROYAL MARRIAGE WITH AMERI-CAN BRIDE."

A fairly quiet year is promised by OldMoore Inhis almanac for 1905. But not-withstanding this promise he goes on topredict fireß, collisions, earthquakes, cy-clones, wrecks, tidal waves, assassina-tions, deaths of great rulers, colliery ex-plosions almost monthly, and a numberof undefined "appalling disasters."In January

— "Death will reap a richharvest of financiers, but the generalhealth will be good."

"In October, 1905— the date is not yetdefinitely fixed— there will be a Royalmarriage with an American beauty,which will bind the Union Jack and StarsandStripes still closer;there wilibemuchwealth brought from the Western Re-public by pretty bridal American wo-men."In November

—"A mighty ruler wil'

pass away with a suddenness that istragic.'1 A case in the Law Courts atthis time will cause much washing ofaristocratic linen in public.

The steamer Indradeo recently loadedone of the biggest coal cargoes whichhasyet left Newcastle in one bottom. Thevessel took 7100 tons of Wallsend coal,and left for Manila. She would havetaken 750 tons more but for the wantof sufficient water on the bar. Thebiggest cargo to leave the port was 7936tons of coal, taken by the steamer LimeBranch on 11th Augu&t, 1902. Otherlarge cargoes were- the steamer Indra, on17th May, 1904, with 7415 tons, andthe 8.1. steamer Orissa, on Ist January,1898, with 6659 tons.

"No half-price to the gallery—

what doyou think?" says the man in the ticket-box, so we pay our shillings, grasp ourtickets, and sprint up the steps, for itis ten minutes to 8 o'clock on Saturdaynight.

The gallery is packed tight, we think,but the ushers don't— they have beenat the game too long to be deluded.Here come two athletic, perspiring,

\eager young men in shirt sleeves. Theirvoices are husky, and their hair lies indamp streaks upon their brows. Roundand round they run like collies round aflock of stubborn sheep. They take ped-ple by the shoulders as if they weredummy figures, and move them up;theyshout continually, as if they were woundup.

"Move up, gents, please— move up,boys— crush up, you coves there— haveabit o' common, can't you? Now,miss,you must move up, you only paid forone seat and mustn't occupy two. Now,will the old lady move upV Impossible!Nothing impossible. This seat holds acertain number, and we are going tosee it is properly filled

—that's what we

are here for.""Room for one here," an usher calls,

holding twopeople apart. A late comer,who has no seat, jumps into the vacantplace, and off goes the usher till hiseagle eye catches sight of two personswho are occupying more than their shareof space. They are sweethearts, anyone can see, and look daggers when agreat fat man wedges himself in be-tween them. But they soon rearrangeplaces, and are all smiling.

"Bill, this row will do pretty good,"shouts one usher to the other, as heruns along our row.

"Pretty good!" laughs a boy next me."Why, we're packed that tight we ain'tgot room enough tochange our minds."

A foreign-looking woman is standingbehind me. She looks tired out, so 1tell her Iwill try and move up sothat she can find a seat.

"Tank you," she says,but in her steadher husband comes, and she sits onhis knee. This is the reward of mybenevolence. ... It is unbear-able."I am not comfortable

—but Ihope

youare,"Isay sadly."Ach! 'tis not so vorse," says the

German;so we leave them and rambleround to find another place."Want a seat ?" cries the usher."ThoughtIfixed you up before." Offhe runs;shouting, "Mind your toes,gents—move up, gents." Then he beckons tome, and, commending myself to Provi-dence, Ijump from one bench to an-other, till at last Iamplaced.Ilook round as Ihear a cry of,

"Wotto, 'Arry? How are you poppin'up? That you, Bill? Come on,Charlie."It is a party of picnickers who have

arrived. They have a beanfeasty look,for they are sunburnt, and wdar ajovial happy-go-lucky air. The girlshave wattle blossom wreathed abouttheir hate, and in their blouses eachwears a knot. Their cavaliers have asprig of it thrust through their hat-bands. With much laughter, jumpinglike gazelles from seat to seat, they allget placed, though it is miraculous tome, for the gallery seemed ohock fulllong ago.

"That lot come here every Saturdaynight regular," says a girl beside me,"they're cigarette-makers. They've beento Sandringham for the afternoon.They're a jolly lot, nothing seems totrouble them. Best way, too. Wotto!''she laughs, "here's old auntie comingnow."

An agile old woman is seen lookingfor a place.,

"She's late to-night," remarks thegirl. "Couldyou make a bit o' roomfor her? The old girl's not as youngas she was."

"I'll try," Isay heroically."Come on, auntie, here's a seat; 'urry

up," cries the girl. In two minuteeauntie is between us.

Auntie is a good traveller. First sheremoves her coat, rolls it up, and usesit as a cushion. Next she takes offher bonnet and ties it by the stringsto the rail before her; she chats awayall the time as light-heartedly as if shewere 16 instead of 60.

"Grand house!" she says, "going tobe a real goodprogramme. Never thoughtI'd get a seat. Plenty of dancing to-night, and some good songs, and Idolike to join in the chorus if I've gota mind to. It makes you think you'rein London again. Icome every Satur-day night. Come alone, my dear. Gotno children, and my husband, well, he'sa good chap," she smiles, "but he callsthis sort of entertainment frivolous, now,Idon't; Icall' it enjoyment."

Auntie reaches for her handbag, whichis stored with peanuts and sweets. Sheproduces a penknife, and peels us anapple each.

"Auntie's a good sort," remarks thegirl, "eh?"

"Yes, your aunt is," Isay heartily."Get on," answers the girl, "she aint

my aunt any more than yours. We allcall her auntio. Here

"goes the or-

chestry."— Bushwoman, in MelbourneArgus.

YOU ANDI.

"Charmed. Very hot weather we'vebeen having lately— have we not? Letme see,Idid not quite catch your namejust now. Thank you bo much. Yes,very nice man indeed. No, I'm onlypassing through." And a silence falls,"neither of us being capable of thinkingwhat to say next. What has happenedis this:The Editor of the has metme in the doorway, and shaken meiheartily by the hand. "So glad you were]able to come," hehas said;"some friendsjof mine here; very anxious tomeet you."IHe has bustled me across the room. "De-jlightful people, you'll like them— haveread all your books

"He has brought

me up to you, and presented me. Wehave exchanged th© customary common-ploces, and youare waiting for me to &aysomething clever, original, and tactful !And1don't know whether you are Pres-byterian or Mormon, Protectionist orFiee Trader; whether you are engagedto be married or have lately beendn orced.

Afriend of mineadopts thesensibleplanofproviding youwithashort historyof tneperson to whom he is about to lead you."I want to introduce you to Mrs. Jones,he vnispers; ''clever woman. Wrote abooK two years ago. Forget the name ofit— something about twins. Keep awayfrom sausages

—father ran a pork shop

in the Borough. Husband on the StockExchange. Keep off coke— unpleasant-ness about a company. You'll get onbest by sticking to the book. Lot in itabout platonic friendship. Don't seemto be looking too closely at her— got aslight squint 6he doesn't like being no-ticed." By this time we have readiedthe lady, and he introduces me as afriend who is simply dying to know her."Wants to talk to youabout your book,he explains. "Disagrees with you en-tirely on the subject of platonic friend-ship. Sure you'll be able to convincehim." It saves us both a deal of trouble,

start at once onplatonic friendship, anaasked her questions about twins;avoid-ing sausages and coke. She thinks me amost interesting man;and Iam lessbored than otherwise Imight be.

—Jerome

K. Jerome, in M.A.P.

MIMES AND MUSIC.[By Orpheus.]

COMING EVENTS.OPERA HOtISB.

Physical Training School Exhibition,18chand 19th Oct.

Stephenson Comedy Company,. 22ndOctober to 2nd November.

Harrison's Gymnastic SchoolExhibition,3rd and 4th November.

Harry Rickards' Company, sth Novem-ver to 15 November.

J. C. Williamson, Boxing Night to14th January.THEATRE BOTAL.

Dix Gaiety Company.HIS MAJESTY'S THEATBtf*Fuller's Entertainers.

Over twenty years ago Mr. MaughanBarnett, organist of St. John's, Wel-lington, wrote for his first choir— thatconnected with the Church of KingCharles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells-severalhymns, amongst them one named"San Basilio." They were in manu-script, andpassed out of the mind of thewriter as the years rolled on. A monthor two ago his recollection on the sub-ject was revived by a request for hisconsent to include the "San Basilio"hymn in the Universal Tune-book whichthe Wesleyan authorities in England arepublishing. Mr. Barnett, in writing hisconsent, somewhat -asked how it cameabout that his long-forgotten title me-lody came into their possession. By thelast mail he received -a reply from Mr.E. S. Lamplough, a well-known Englishmusician, to the effect that some timebetween 1888 and 1890, when he andsome members of hi3 family were atTunbridge Wells, they visited theChurch of King Charles the Martyr, andheard the hymn. They were so charmedwith it that Mr. Lamplough asked forand obtained a copy, and subsequentlyintroduced it into his own church atSunfields. When later on he was elect-ed amember of the Committee undertak-ing the arrangement of the new tune-book he brought the hymn forward. Itwas unanimously accepted, "and," saysMr. Lamplough, "will, Ibelieve, becomea favourite in our church songs."

Few men have had a more interestingor varied life than John Hollingshead,whose death was cabled from Londonthis week. He began his career in con-nection with literature and journalism.He is one of the few survivors— perhaps,now his old friend Edmund Yates isdead, the only survivor— of the staff ofyoung men whom (Jharles Dickens at-tached to him when he founded "House-hold Words." When Thackeray under-took charge of the Cornhill Magazinehe recognised "Plain John's" literarygifts expounded in the forcible Englishthat earned for him hisi sobriquet. Hol-lingshead served under him as he hadworked for Charles Dickens. He was onthe staff of th.c Daily News before thetime of the oldest hands (save Sir JohnRobinson) still attaches to that journal.He discovered, if not his true vocation,one more lucrative than journalism,when, throwing down the pen of thedramatic critic, he founded the GaietyTheatre. As manager of thai littlehousehe did much to revolutionise Londontheatricals.As he put it ina characteris-tic phrase, "the sacred lamp of burlesquewas always kept burning." Summer orwinter, the theatre was ever open and al-ways crowded. Amongst the noveltieshe introduced were matinees, the aboli-tion of fees, and the introduction of theelectric light. Although he had beenconnected with the stage for more thanthirty years he took his first and onlybenefit in 1899. At one time, whilst hewas manager of the Gaiety, he had aprivate capital of over £100,000, but itall vanished, and the benefit was organis-ed by his dramatic and literary friendsto assist in placing him to some extenton his feet again. Recently he publishedhis memoirs, and very interesting andentertaining reading they provided? Hewas 77 years of age at the time of 'hisdeath.

Mr. Harry Eickards's Vaudeville Cowill commence a short season of ninenights at the Wellington Opera Houseon Saturday, sth November. The com-bination, will be headed by Madame Mar-zella with her wonderful collection oftrained birds, and will also include Mr.W. Van Allen (the musical tramp, re-cently arrived from England), Miss MaudBeatty,Miss Fanning (coon impersonator),Miss Nellie Kilbura, Miss Ada, Delroy,Mr. J. W. Winton, Mr. James Bell,Mr. Arnold Phil, Mr. FredDuncan, anda number of others, as well as an en-tirely new series of animated picturesdepicting "Canadian Salmon Fishing,""A Trip up the Thames," "DaylightRobbery and Police Capture," etc.

The story of the Napoleonic play"L'Aiglon" (produced inSydney last Sat-urday by the Williamson Dramatic Com-pany, which afterwards will visit NewZealand), is an interesting' one. TheDue de Reichstadt, the son of NapoleonI. and Marie Louise, has been broughtup by his mother at Schonbrunn, and,as far as possible, kept ignorant of hisfather's career. His teachers omit allthat relates to the Napoleonic legend,andhis mother, now the widow of CountNeipperg, even meditates a. third mar-riage. A conspiracy is afoot to causethe Duke to "put up" for the Frenchcrown, and the aim of intriguers is toengender ambitious dreams in the poorboy's mind. The Princess Gamerata, atrue Corsican, with all the unscrupulousenergy of the Bonaparte family;FannyEllsler, the celebrated dancer, who tellsthe stories of the Napoleoniccareer whichthe teachers conceal from him; andFlambeau, an old soldier, 'Chauvinist tothe core, are all at work to put foolishfancies into the lad's head. In the endhe is persuaded to place himself at thehead of the conspiracy, start for France,and seize the throne. His escape isplanned to be made after a fancy dressball in the grounds of the palace. ThePrincess Camerata, dressed in a uniformexactly similar to the Duke's, will re-main to take his place, and disarm sus-picion. The meeting-place of the con-spirators is the battlefield of Wagram.When the Duke arrives there, he learnsthat the Princess, by assuming her dis-guise, has placed her life in danger froma duellist named Tiburce. Sooner thanleave her to her fate the Duke lingers,losing precious time. The Princess, whois a fine fencer, has slain her assailantby aneat thrust, andhurries to the meet-ing-place, finding the Duke not departed,she hurls at him bitter reproaches forhis weakness, which spoils everything;for the police arrive, arrest the con-spirators, and seize Flambeau, who, tosave himself rom hanging, commit* sui-cide. Left alone on the battlefield withthe corpse of the veteran, the Duke seesvisions and hears voices. The ghosts ofthe soldiers who suffeied and fell at Wag-ram moan and groan m their agouy,finally joining in a cry of "Vive T'Em-pereur!" which introduces l'Aiglon, who,seeing a detachment of Austrians advanc-ing in the dawn, prepares to fall uponthem, awaking from his dream to realisethat it is his own legiment. In the lastact he dies surrounded by the men wholoved him, and his epitaph is the sterncommand of Metternich "You will buryhim in his white uniform." The cast isboth an exceptionally long and strongone.

Mr. Paderewski gives the last of hisrecitals in the Commonwealth at theSydney Town Hall on Friday, 28th Oc-tober. On Monday, 6ist October, Mr.Paderewski sails by the Sonoma for

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tentions speculators will remain chary,for it is freely recognised that the Pori-Tua horse must, if he starts, play a bigpart in the race. Mahutonga's consistentperformances of late have increased ibiscircle of admirers. He has demonstratedthat he is by no means a laggardin getting over the ground, andwith his light weight he will have to beseriously considered. _ A number of thecandidates will be seen out at the Wel-lington meeting next week, and somelight should be thrown on their chances.

The Caulfield Cup is being run thisafternoon. Gladsome, according to latecable- messages, is in heavy demand, andthe Auckland-bred mare's performance"will be watched with considerable inter-est by New Zealanders. She has nowwon four of the five races which she hascontested this season, and> has amply re-paid the price paid for her (1200 guineas)by Mr. Green. To-day she will meetEmir (whom

'she defeated on Saturday

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—Year. Horse. W't. Time.1880 Vengeance 6.13 2.381891 G'Naroo 7.13

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1892 Paris 8.8 2.38*1893 Sainfoin 7.13 2.381894 Paris 9.4 2.381895 Waterfall 7.3 2.36}1896 Cremorne 8.9 2.38*1897 Amberite 7.7 2.371898 Hymettus 7.6 2.36|1899 Dewey 6.12 2.38*1900 Ingliston

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There is every indication that Canteenwill be a difficult problem in the Mel-bourne Cup. A recent visitor to Mel-bourne informs me that a large sumof money has been accepted about thegrey horse's chances, and that his trackperformances have gained for him manyfriends. The one difficulty will bothe disinclination of the son of Castorto start— a fault that came out pro-minently in the Caulfield Stakes lastSaturday, when he was badly left atthe post. As to Wairiki, a writer- ina, late issue of the Australasian has thefollowing interesting comments:— "TheSydney papers keep reporting the back-ing of Wairiki for the Melbourne Cup.Perhaps the New Zealand people havebacked Wairiki for all the money stated.It is strange if they have, however. Youcannot get from the ring say a tenthof the money about any horse for a bigrace that was obtainable in the Carbine,First Water, or Mentor days, and ifWairiki is being backed as stated,the bookmakers must? be opening out be-cause they think all is not well withthe distinguished New Zealander. If allthe money reportedhadbeen laid againstWairiki, and there were no detrimentalrumours concening him, he would nowbe at 10 to 1, not/100 to 5. As amatter of fact, the Flemington touts areshaking their heads over Wairiki. 'Dag-worth stated that if trained as he wasin Auckland, the Flemington peoplewouldwonder how Wairiki was to win a Mel-bourne Cup on so little work, but thetrainers and watchers talk of a 'leg' asbeing the trouble with Wairiki. Ofcourse, when they think a horse maynot evenstart, let alone win, bookmakerswill risk a little extra against him. AndIhaveknown some of them give it outtc the pressmen that a horse is beingbacked, and following closely upon theannouncement has come the notice ofthat horse's scratching. Once caughtin that way a pressman steers clear ofsuch bookmakers' information, but youare bound to be caught occasionally.Another horse whose price for the Mel-bourne Cup is puzzling is Marmont. Thepublic started backing him very early.There were no big bets, but the moneykept going onin dribs and drabs. Sixweeks ago no bookmaker was anxiousto lay more than 10 to 1against Mar-mont. Those who had books were all"bad" against him. Now we see occa-sional notices of 1000 to 70 being takenin Sydney. This price suggests that thelayers think there is a screw loose withMarmont. If they did not they wouldprefer to wait and try to do better withtheir money. Mind, Iam not suggest-ing that there is .anything wrong withMarmont, Ionly say that any book-maker who will lay 1000 to 70 againsthim for the Melbourne Cup probablythinks there is."

Cricket,

[By The Mid.]The present season was to have opened

this afternoon, but the dirty weather oflast Wednesday will, Iam certain, pre-clude cricketers from indulging in theirfavourite pastime on the Reserve. Ifmy forecast is correct,Ihope the playerswill be able to do sufficient practice toallow of matches being commenced nextSaturday. Championship matches startedlast seasonon 17th October.

Another matter that squires mention-ing at this period of the season is therule that all players should appear inthe field in proper cricketing costume.The Newtown Club, Ihear, are takingaction in this direction. Members ofteams who persist in wearing "mufti"and areput on to bowl will be requestedto take another place in the field, as thebatsman will refuse to take the deliveriesof ah opponent who is not properly clad.

The members of the Austral Club hada trial spin at Seatoun last Saturday,on a wicket which did not allow of anyexpress bowling. The muster was good.Considerable disappointment was the out-come of the Commonwealth players notbeing able to carry out their proposed!game with the Gas Company at AthleticPark last Wednesday.

Karori had a capital practice on theclub wicket. The majority of the newmembers displayed fair form, and theyshould strengthen this district's elevenduring the approaching season. A. C.Pearce, with his crutches, was an inter-ested spectator.

At Petone a local team was defeatedby an eleven from the City Old Boys'Club by 12 runs. The bowlers had allthe best of the deal, as is only naturalat this period. S. Brice (eight for 15)and Isherwood (seven for 23) were thedisturbing elements on the Petone side.K. Tucker (ten for 35) and Cleland (ninefor 27) were the destroyers for Old Boys.The best batting form was shown by B.L. Salmon (17, lot out), S. Jacobs (29),and K. Tucker (10). Brice (12) and Cate(10) were the only Petone players toreach double figures. Jacobs obtained alot out of his favourite "hook" .stroke.Barber (Petone) brought off two splendidcatches which disposed of J. P. Black-lock and K. Tucker.

Several members of the Phoenix Clubpractised in the playground of MountCook School. Thompson— a new mem-ber— is likely to be heard of this season.

Graham Pringle (Waiwetu) has beenmade a happy man by the Management

[ Committee of the Association, whichhasagreed to assist his financial worries bycharging the juniors a small fee when'playing on the Waiwetu wicket. It isnow the duty of the suburban club toprovide as good a wicket— better, if pos-sible—for the future as was the case

while -when new it has much the appear-ance of thin, silk, for its surface is veryglo&sy. A cream-coloured batiste dresswith a lace yoke to correspond in tint,with an orange waistbelt and an orangescarf of crepe de chine is very "fetching,"worn by a dark beaut}', while the widesleeves caught in three puffs have thosepuffs separated one from the other by aband of orange ribbon. Ihear that hy-drangea shades have been all the rage,and a pretty dress of palest mauvemuslinwas scattered over with pale blue, andpale pink flowers, while a Casino dress ofpale mauve silk muslin had hand-paintedpink poppies uponit, and from the frontof the bodice there dangledsome pale pinkchiffon flowers. Trails of these chiffonflowers, by the way,are very usual now,and some people can wear them withpleasing effect; others cannot carry themoff withdistinction. The flowers are notlarge,and usually take the form of buds;in them poppies, roses,-peonies, and otherflowers are represented, andthey are won-derfully like real flowers. The "peonysash," by-the-bye, is recorded as being■

one of the latest ideas. It is made froma broad pink ribbon which passes roundthe waist and falls to the hem of theskirt in twolongends;atthe back of theiwaist the girdle is finished witha cluster jof paoniesmade entirely of ribbon in thevarious tints of pink tobe found in thenatural flowers;a large bloom with a fewshower petals is tacked near each' end ofthe sash, to hang oneslightly higher tlianthe other. On a dress embroidered or fig-uredin the peony shades this sash is par-ticularly striking, anditcan just as well jbe carried out to represent other flowersnow that the ribbon has been turned tosuel1 useful purpose in the formation offlowers of various descriptions and ros-ettes. !It is noted that some of the most fa-

voured colours for the beginning of the"fall" will be the lighter tones of grey"and brown, and for trimming purposesthere are shades of garnet and ruby;justat present it looks as if the more vividreds aro to be tabooed, and there is everyindication that green will take precedenceof blue in the autumn dress schemes.There is a perfectly new rose red shadewhich is called ashes of roses, vieux rossand damask rose, but perhaps the lastname defines the tone best of all. It iasaid to be a difficult dye to produce, andeven at this early stage some difficultyhas been experiencedin obtaining enoughof it for present use. Itis expected thatpurple will again be a great deal used inthe autumn, and some of the most ex-clusive of the taffetas and clofch dressesare in different shades of purple, somebe-ing of a soft purplish-plum tint; certainshades of mauve and pale blue are usedtogether;forinstance, a blouse of delicatemauve chiffon has a jabot of lace in front,and is tied at the neck with a pale bluetasselled scarf. Little buds of droopingohiffon flowers often finish the ends ofthese pretty scarves. What is called the"widow's knot" is seen on some of thesmart visiting gowns, and this adds adash of style which only black can give;the ribbon of velvet whichis used is car-ried about the waist and ends in twostiff, tailored rosettes in the middle of theback, while the ends follow the folds oftlie skirt to the hem.

'A pretty but sim-

ple sash is made of four yards of broadsoft ribbon whichis worn tied in a looseknot at the waist atthe back, and falls intwolong ends, one being tied in a soft,double bow about twelve inches from thewaist line, and the other almost at thefoot of the skirt in a bow of the samestyle. Butterfly sashes are made of broadribbon, are knotted simply at the waistand have two or three butterfly bowsstanding out on the sash ends, either inthe front or at the back of the dress—quite a number of sashes are knotted infront or at one side, and have a fancybuckle to make a finish in the middle ofthe waist nt the back. j

Among tfie smartest andmost elaboratedresses abroad are those of taffeta andbrocade; indeed, eilks of all kinds in thenew tones of bottle-green andbronze aremuch to be seen. Mo-re useful dresses arebeing made of shepherd's plaid, each onebeing rendered uniqueby a deft touch oftrimming

—mainly, by the addition of a

little bright colour, introduced chiefly inthe formof piping andnarrow bands. Thepopularity for checks still continues, andsome smart early autumn models have jbeen produced in check materials, whichare much in demand for present wear inIScotland. Homespun is in increasing de-mand, and in creamy-white tone some ex-ceedingly pleasing dresses have been pre-pared; homespun is light in weight andcomfortably warm, and looks well simplymade and just trimmed with a fewmother-of-pearl buttons, which are the latestcraze so far as buttons are concerned.Some of these homespun dresses have beenmade wit a little flutedbasque to the bod-ice, and Ihear that basques are to ,be adistinguishing feature of coming fashionsSo are sleeves that are prominently largeabove the elbow instead of below thatpoyit. Rather more elaborate was a Reo-fern dress of cream homespun which hadanarrow vandyke trimming upon the bol-ero cut out in scarlet cloth with a blackrim. On the shoulders liule black velvetbuttons were placed, and these seemed toemphasii.e the warmcreaminess of the ma-terial, and they looked effective;the skirtwas decorative only inasmuch as it waspleated and flounced, -\nd it was beauti-fully cut and fitting. The correct length

last season, when no complaints could beurged in this direction.

The authorities of St. Patrick's Collegehave decided to enter the first elevenafter all for the Junior Competition. Thesecond eleven, as was the case last sea-son, will try its luck in the Third-classChampionship.

The Umpires' Association—if supported

asit should be by all ex-players-— formedthis week will, "Iam" certain, grow in■numbers as the season advances. Eigh-teen umpires are required each Saturdayto control senior and junior matches, andif the association can regularly supplythis long-felt want the sport will be richerthereby. Another meeting is to be heldnext Monday night, whenIhope to hearof a large number of men who arecapable of controlling a game of cricketbeing present.

The following items are culled froman article publishedin the London DailyMail by F. A. Iredale on the next Aus-tralian team for England:— "lf an Aus-tralian team goes to England next year,it is quite possible that many new faceswill be seen on tie side. Noble willbe in charge, and he will have amongthe older players Trumper, Hill, Duff,Hopkins, Kelly, and possibly S., Gre-gory. Owing to the effectiveness ofArmstrong's bowling during the last tourit is not uncertain that he will be askedoncemore to undertake the trip. . . .Among the newer players may be Gehrs,Cotter, and Claxton. These three arevery promising, and share one great es-sential in common-r-determination. Thetrouble will be in getting some reservebowlers. In this respect ifc is not im-probable that some experimenting maybe done So far, the out-look for good bowlers at present seemsgloomy enough, relieved only by thecon-solationthat wehavein Cotter and Clar-ton two bowlers who have done allthat has been asked of them in theirfirst season. Even their success, viewedid the most favourable light,■will hardlycompensate for the loss of Trumble,Jones, Howell, and Saunders. The re-suscitation of Trumble and M'Leod lastyear does not augur well for the fu-ture' of our bowling strength. . . .

Two teams of prominent cricketers fa-voured an astonished Porirua with avisit early this week to play a matchfor a banquet at the local "pub."

C. B. Jennings has left the East Ade-laide Ch'r., and has joined North Ade-laide foi whom he made 56 in faultlessstyle recently.

'East Torrens Cricket Club can boastof having five Hills in the team, viz.,Clem, F., H. J., L. R., and S.

J. Darling took part in a club matchrecently for Sturt against West Torrens,but was dismissed with 4 to his credit.No doubt he has not yet struck form.

Victor Trumper compiled 189 in bril-liant style for Paddington v. Waverley.His hits included fifteen s's and twenty-two 4's.

Some Sydney scores:—

F. A. Iredale85, A. Diamond 138, C. Gregory 82, J.J. Kelly 98, L. W. Pye 115, H. J.Newell 135. Also some bowling per-formances:

—V. Trumper, four for 31;

A. J. Hopkins, four for 42; A. Cotter,four for 57;A. J. Bowden, three for30; M'Beth, four for 31.

Trumper has made 19, L. W. Pyeand C. Gregory 14 each, and B. W.Farquhar 12 centuries iv first-grade cric-ket.

H. Carter kept wickets well for Waver-ley against Paddington recently. Healso compiled 47 in good style, andhelped 0. Gregory to add 107 for thefirst wicket.

J. Darlinghas been elected the SouthAustralian representative of the Austra-lian ElevenSelection Committee.

Lawn Tennis,(By Huka)

The stormy weather of Wednesday un-fortunately stopped the trips of severalof the town teams to the country, tripswhich had been looked forward to bothby town and country players. Whilecommenting upon this matter it is worthsuggesting that if a combined coun-try team could be got together to playa combined town team before the annualmatch with Canterbury, the selectors ofthe rep. team would have a better ideagenerally of players' form. Moreover, itwould be a practice for some of theplayers in doubles, and would decreasesome of that nervousness" so plainly visi-ble last year. It might be arranged forthe next holiday, and could be eitherplayed here or up country.

The Shield Committee of the Welling-ton Associations has worked with com-mendable despatch in getting the Rulesfor Club Contests framed and circulated.The entries from town centre clubs closeon 22nd October, and matches will bestarted on 29th October. Country centreclubs must have their entries in by 29thOctober. All entries and nominationsmust be forwarded to Mr. B. Green, P.O.Box 382. It will be pleasing to the manyplayers that three classes havebeen pro-vided for, namely, senior, junior, andthird-class, and also that any club canenter two teams for any one contest. Ofcourse the Shield Committee has powerto classify the various clubs and teams.Inall probability the senior town centreclubs will be as follows:— Thorndon,Wellington, Victoria College, Newtown,Brougham Hffl, and Petone. None otthese, except it be Thorndon, wiTl entermore than one team for the senior con-test. The junior contest will have alarge field, composed possibly as follows:—Thorndon 2nd, Wellington 2nd, Vic-toria College 2nd, Newtown 2nd,Brougham Hill 2nd (two teams, A andB), Petone 2nd, Karori Ist, Clifton-ter-race Ist, Khandallah Ist, Taita Ist, andLower Hutt Ist. Then the third-classevent will have teams from the majorityof these clubs, and in all probabilityRona Bay Istand Trentham Ist will playiv this class.

Khandallah played in the country con-test last year, and may againbe so class-ed, but it would be better perhaps forthat club to play in the town contest. A.very wise rule has been framed that re-quires club secretaries to furnish theShield Committee with -the names of themembers of their competing teams andtheir positions in the teams, not laterthan the Thursday of each week, and itwoald be also a wise plan if those teamswere sent to the papers, as it would givethe club secretary on whose groundmatches were to be played a chance toarrange the order of play. The Associa-tion is to be congratulated upon cateringfor the players by putting on the secondand third-class contest, and it now restswith players to make the movement asuccess. There is one thing tobe remem-bered that players often forget, and thatis the time for starting play. The timeis set down at 2 o'clock, und everyplay-er picked to play should be onthe groundready to play at that hour. Some play-ers have a habit of rolling .up about 2.45,and others ask to leave about 4 o'clock.Without doubt they should not be hu-moured, and a team is better withoutthem. The contests should be good inall classes. Thorndon should win thesenior, Khandallah, Wellington, LowerHutt, and Brougham Hill should fightthe junior out, and the thhd-class willprobably fall to Trentham or BroughamHill.

The Wellington Association has 21clubsto it with a membership of 1198, andwhen the Lower Hutt Club joins, themembership will bo 1278. The Palm-erston Club has the largest membership,'namely, 118 j and the Wellington and

Brougham Hill are close up with 109 and105 respectively. All the clubs exceptfour have shown an increase in member-ship, which, speaks well for the advance-ment of the game. The Otaki Club hasheld its annual meeting, and Mr. C. H.Cockrell was elected hon. secretary. Lastseason the club had been unable to enterfor the shield contests, owing to severalof its best players being unable to takepart in the matches, but this year ateam will be entered.

The constitution and rules of the pro-posed Lawn Tennis Council of Austral-asia, as draftedby the subcommittee ap-pointed at the recent conference held inSydney, are to hand, and will be be-fore the New Zealand Association at itsnext general meeting. One of the objectsof the Council is to arrange and 'regulateInternational and other matches.

The programme for the New ZealandChampionship Meeting to be held atDunedin during Christmas week will 'beissued this month, and the gatheringshould attract players from all quarters.Already a party is being arranged inChristchurch to make the trip.

Tennis is booming in Dunedin at pre-sent, and from, all accounts the meetingwill be one that should not be missed byplayers who are looking out for an en-joyable outing. Mr. G. H. Graham isthe secretary, and he will be pleased togive intending competitors any informa-tion, that may be required.

AsIreceive repeated enquiries regard-ing the addresses of hon. Secretaries ofWellington clubs, a list will be publishednext week, if space permits.

In answer to "Shield," a player can-not play for more than one club in shieldmatches, and the transfer of players fromone class to a lower class must be givennotice of, together with a statement ofthe reasons for such transfer, to theShield Committee for consent. See rulesfor club contests.

In answer to a correspondent who doesnot sign his name, re top notchers play-ing in club matches, all Ican say is thattho Doherty Brothers, who are the cham-pions of the world, play in club matches.Tlie question cannot be discussed furtherunless the name and address of the cor-respondent is supplied.

Coursing Notes,

(By Tomahawk.)The lovers of the leash are making

early application for young stock of like-ly strain. Mr. W. H. Rule has purchas-ed Mr. W. Grant's bitch Molly Bawn,the winner of three Victorian stakes in1902, and has booked her for a visit toHarkaway.

Mr. T. James has two beautiful pups—

viz., a dog and a slut by Lucky Star outof Molly Bawn, whileIam sorry to hearthat Mr. C. M'Carfchy has had his twopups by the same sire and dam poisoned.

Moureen (Clarence— Maude) and Firefly(Mate— Manoy Lee) are expected to whelpto Harkaway within the next fortnight.

The Wellington Metropolitan C.C. arestill negotiating with the Petone BoroughCouncil for the use of the RecreationGround as a plumpton, and hope tosettle the matter satisfactorily to all par-ties in a day or two.

The Wellington and Suburban C.C.have notified the N.Z.C.A. to move for arule limiting the time a course shall lastto three minutes, when, if not finished,a relief dog to be slipped to save the paircompeting.

AN "ACCIDENT MAKER."

The clever trick of the Paris costerwho has for some time past flourishedas an "accident maker" is by no meansunknown to the nomad community thatlives by its wits. What Grignon hasdone is to bring it up to date by makingthe opulent automobilist his unwillingassistant The appearance of such a oneonGrignon's beat was the signal for thecoster barrow being immediately pushednear enough to the car to be upset, cos-ter, cabbages, and all the rest, the gen-eral result being that handsome compensa-tion for his '"internal injuries" was sentto the victim, who then recovered hisusual health with remarkable speed andease. Seventeen times in two years didthe comedy succeed, bnt by that timesome 'cute constable had formed a newtheory as to the seeming ill-luck whichhad such invariably lucky consequences,and now Grignon, brought ignominiouslyback to Paris from the little farm wherehe was "recuperating" after another suc-cessful accident, rail have time to thinkout a new scheme by which to make an"honest" living.

LondonFashion Notes

(From Our Own Correspondent).LONDON, 2nd September.

It is not possible in London at thisperiod of the year ever to see anythingof striking novelty or interest in tlieworld of dress and fashion. All the ideasthat do come to us are sent from abroadfrom the fashionable watering-places,andeven from those the information sent isfrequently of a made-up, re-hash charac-,ten The fact is that at this time ofyear there is nothing to say, and it isnouse pretending there is. Few societypeople are in the metropolis just now;many have been attending the DublinHorse Show, which is always a greatdress show,' too;many more a-re abroad,and a great number have gone to theHighlands. Idon't think people in NewZealand, who are about to enter on theirsummer, and have displayed before thema tempting wealth ot lovely materials,would be in the least degree interestedto hear about the latest ideas in bathing-dresses, or just how 'deep should be theleather binding of thick tweed shootingdress for wear in Scotland. But as thatis about all there is, Iam bound to looksomewhat farafield for.information which,when obtained, may possibly be notwortha great deal.

For useful morning wear in the colonyIhave no doubt that linen in all itsvariety of texture and colour will be ingreat request, so perhaps the followingnotes from Trouville might prove usefulto some who are going to patronise linen.In France the woman of the present isalways suitably dressed, and she haslearned the value of linen. At the sea-sideresorts there it is often linen through-out the day, but such smart embroideredlinen

—simple with the simplicity of per-

fection, andalways of a descriptionwhiekwill never interfere with the ordinaiydoiiigs of the seaside life. Never havelinens been turned to better account thanthey have this season, and during thelast lew weeks of their appearance inLcndon it was interesting to note thecraze shown for hand embroidery, andthis is repeated everywhere on the Con-tinent. Linen is not amaterial which isnoted for -coolness, and it is said to benot altogether a comfortable material towear,but at the same time it looks won-derfully well made up as a blouse andskirt, carefully put on, and accompaniedby a hat, cravat, belt, and shoes whichall match each other, hut which are incontrast to the colour of the dress itself.The new fashion for coloured shoes hasbeen particularly noticeable abroad late-ly, and Ihear that the smartest arethose which have an extremely elongatedtoecap. Writing from Trouville, one cor-respondent says:

— "Some linen frocks Ihave seen typical of many appearing hereare worthy of description on account oftheir extreme smartness, combined withsimplicity. Ithink all-white, with adash of scarlet, is the most effective— atany rate on a bright summer's morningand amid suitable surroundings. Ami'i'l-cans manage somehow to wear these lin-ens with wonderfully good effect. Onewhite linen skirt had three deep, flattuclts at the hem, and beyond this adeep border of raised embroidery andopen-work drawn sfcitchery. The blousebodice had a yoke piece and front to cor-respond, held in at the neck by a scarletkid belt. A fringed tie of scarlet foulardand white muslin craval formed an ap-propriate finish at the neck, and the frockwas surrounded by a Breton sailor hatof the coarsest scarlet straw adornedwith white wings. Very high-heeledLouis XV. shoes of scarlet leather, redsilk stockings, and a parasol of ihe samecolour completed this extremely neat Jin-en costume, which would perhaps lookeven more uncommon carried out in blackand white.

"At the present moment," it is added,"the most notable features connected witlidress are the extreme simplicity of morn-ing gowns and the great elaboration ofafternoon dresses and demi-toilettes. AtDieppe and Trouville, linen and piqueare almost universally worn onhot days,and here the three-quarter, semi-fitting,cut-away coat,sometimes plainand some-times embroidered, has become so generalthat onebegins to fear it will take apro-minent place on fashion's list of autumnstyles. The best three-quarter linen coatIhave seen was of a Tussore shade, em-broidered in "white, andworn with a skirtjust clearing the ground." Linen dressesof all colours are worn at the seaside,including even bright emerald;one strik-ing costume of this shade wasmade witha vest of palestblue chiffon, ithad a sashof pale blue silk, and was cut away atthe throat, round which the pale bluevest was continued in a very high collarswathed two or three times round theneck;the hat was of light blue straw ofa rough make, and was trimmed withblue and green cleverly mingled. Belts ofcoloured leather of soft kid are featureseverywhere just now, and they do lookdistinctly stylish with dresses of white.Patent-leather belts have quite gone out,but onemust admit that, as a rule, whenthe leather was good and the shapepretty, they were much more becomingthan many of the kid ones, which formfolds and sometimes haverather a bulkyaspect, t have seen some of the newestbelts, which are of painted leather. Inthese days, when handipainted effects willalways find amarket, the painted leatherbells will no doubt be in request;theleather generally has a raised floral de-sign upon it, and this is coloured accord-ing to the flowers and foliage represented.Some of the newest buckles for hats, aswell as for belts, are of painted leather.

Sprigged muslin is a very popular ma-terial for the more dressyafternoon dressesat the seaside;oneof the newest designson a ground of cream consists of littlebunches of'Allan Richardson roses, and abelt of ribbon to match is worn roundthe waist; one of the prettiest ribbonbelts is that which is gathered and boundin the middle of the back so that it riseshere and there and forms a downwardgradual curve toward the front, where itfastens with an old-fashioned mother-of-pearl buckle enriched with some designcut deeply into it. The muslin skirts noware made with ample fulness;usuallythere is some gathering round the waist,and the length is not excessive, generallyreaching to the ankles; under the- over-skirt is worn a petticoat which is onemass of muslip frills eachabout two inchesin width;these full flounces are continuedup to the knees, and as the petticoat isvery wide at the endge the quantity ofmaterial and of work in the frills is con-siderable, especially assometimes eachfrillis prettily edged with narrow lace; thelesult of this stiff muslin petticoat is, ofcourse, that the overdress is held well outround the ankles. The bodice in such adress is usually a good deal gathered, andhas a lace yoke either roundor pointed inshape, and the sleeves are very full, butare caught in to the arms above the elbowby bows of ribboD which match the pat-tern on the dress, and below the elbowsthey flow out in a wide frill which com-pletes -the picturesque appearance of thesimple dress. The accompanying hatshould preferably be of rustic straw trim-med withbunches of roses or other flow-ers,according to the de&ign on themuslin,and round the neck so many girls nowwear a narrow band of black ribbon vel-vet, so that altogethermanypleasing "vis-ions" charm the eyeat the grande&t Con-tinental watering places. The same re-marks apply to the make-up of batiste,which also is in request for drosses ofrather a smart character, and in colour-king this fabric is all that canbe desired,

SPORT AND PASTIME.The Turf.[ByLochiel.

RACING FIXTURES.

October 20 and 22— .Wellington SpringMeeting.

October 20 and Sl—Xorth Otago SpringMeeting.

October 26 and 27— Gore Spring Meet-ing.

October 27 and 28— Poverty Bay TurfClub's meeting.

October 28 and 29— Masterton SpringMeeting.

November 5, 7, 9, and 12— Canter-bury Metropolitan Meeting.

November 5, 9, and 12— AucklandSpring Meeting.

The scratching pen has been used fair-lyheavily by owners who entered horsesfor the Wellington Handicap, to"be runon Thursday next. Of the twenty-fournominated twelve only havebeen accept-ed for. The withdrawals include GrandRapids, Regulation, Romeo, Halberdier,Durable, Fleka., Sandy, and Nightfall,and the absence of such horses naturallynarrows interest in the event, thoughthere are still a sufficient number ofcandidates remaining to make the racean attractive one, more especially assome of those competing will sportsilk in the New Zealand Cup next month.One of the most unpleasant surprises toventuresome speculators is the absence ofNightfall. The filly had a very handyburden in 7st Bib, and on the strengthof her running at Sydney many backersfell over themselves in their anxiety toobtain what appeared to them to bo "agood thing." " However, Mr. Stead has,for some reason, seen fit to leave thedaughter of Multiform out of the con-test

—a contingency that did not enter

into the calculations of many punters.Halberdier and Grand Rapids were alsolooked upon with a good aeal of favour,but they will notbeseenoutait the Hutt,on the first day of the meeting, at any-rate. Of those likely to go to the post,Mahutonga will command heavy support.He has been running with praiseworthyconsistency, and it is quite within tliebounds of possibility that he will, if inform, add the Handicap Laurels to hisalready creditable record. On presentap-pearances Ilike his prospects best. Ac-ceptance money has been paid for thir-teen horses in the Flying Handicap, thescratchings being Muscovite, Shrapnel,Ostiak, Ropa, Immersion, Paritutu, TheStake, and St. Winifred. Kremlin andMa'tuku should make matters interesting.In the Wainui Handicap, for which elevenremain in, the chances point to Regula-tion and Lass-o'-Gowrie. The fieldin the

tHurdle Handicap has been'reduced from'ten tofive, the two top-weights— ComfoTtand Catherine Gordon

—being among the

missing. Westguard and Killamey mayreward the attention of backers, whileMultifid1 and Medallist look well for theNursery Handicap. The Shorts Handi-cap will possibly provide one of theinteresting races of the_ day. Twelvehorses have been left in up to the pre-sent, and of these the winner may befound among Ballarat, Matuku, andGoldCrown. The Hack events will producegood fields. Id the Rimutaka HandicapIlike Joe^Chamberlain, Tomairangi, andTogos,■while the Spring Handicapshouldsee St. Winifred and Coxswain promin-ent at the finish.

The Otaki Maori Racing Club's badluck is almost proverbial. Rain invari-ably falls at some,stage of the meetings,and this year the elements were soforcible that a postponement of the sec-ond day's racing from Thursday to Fri-day was deemed advisable. On Wed-nesday rain fell almost continuously, andmaterially affected the attendance. The"fields were also much smaller than usual—

a fact that may possibly result in areconsideration of the proposal to changethe dates of 'the spring meeting. Thelargest field on the first day was in theMaiden Plate, ten horses out of the four-teen on the card going to the post. St.Winifred had the greatest number of ad-mirers, though Olaf, by Handsome Jack—

Queen Margaret, commanded a goodfollowing. The Hutt-trained mare neverleft the race in doubt. She got awaywell and headed the field throughout,winning without any difficulty. She isin good condition, and should be heardof again at no distant date. Windlass,a fHly by Euroclydon, out of Miss Betty,was expected tomake a showing. Shehau the misfortune to get away badly,and wasnot prominent when the journeywas finished. The withdrawals from theTe Hiwi Memorial Stakes at Otaki wereTomairangi, Cairngorm, St. Winifred,Guelder Rose, and Seagull, thus leavingonly three to contest the prize. Of thesejBonheur was in most demand with thepublic, with Rapids a good second. Thefavourite made the pace, but in the runhome Languid asserted herself, and wonwith a little to spare. There were only46 tickets on the winner out of 258, andshe paida dividend of £5. The mare istrained by F. Higott at the'Hutt. Inthe Hurdles, Defoe, the top weight, wasa disappointment to many. The Robin-son Crusoe gelding made abid for victoryin the straight, put was unable to geta place. Peruvian, the winner, tookthehardies in good style andpracticallywon from end to end, adding to his per- jformances at Marton and Rangitikei.jArreole came into popular favour for theDemonstrationHandicap with sarprisingsuddenness. The gelding was a bit frac-tious at -the post, and when the signalwas given he was badly left. But hewas not long in getting on terms withthe other three horses— -Sea Lion, Tomai-rangi, and Position

—and romped in a

winner without being hustled. His vic-tory was not welcome news to the book-makers away from the course. Six start-in the Flying Handicap, and the favou-rite— Nga'tarua— was the first past thepost. He left his run trll several lengthsfrom home, when he ran through thefield, and <won by a 'length and a half.Another horse who showed up well wasCoxswain. He finished second, and camehome first in the Stewards' Handicap, thelast race of the day. Cairngorm had nodifficulty in accounting for opposition inthe Welter Handicap, which he wonhands down.

The Otaki meeting was continued/ yes-terday. The Hurdles Handicap producedan exciting finish. Defoe, who ran un-placed on Wednesday, managed to gainthe verdict by a head, the other placesbeing filled by Miss King and Peruvian,the Tatter of wfeom won on Wednesday.Defoe carried list 31b on the first day,and lOst 151b yesterday. Miss King'sperformance was a consistent one. Inthe Otaki Handicap Ngatarua repeatedhis running in the Flying Handicap onWednesday. The Sou-wester colt wasin good form, and had. little difficultyin disposing of opposition, Bonheur, whomade the running in the Memorial Stakes,finishing second, and Rapids thfrd. Pre-sent proved to be a good thing for theTrial Handicap,in which racehe carried181b more than he had in the FlyingHandicap. St. Winifred secured secondmoney. Sea Lion had a comfortable winin the Ngatihuia Handicap.

The payment due next week for theNew Zealand Cup will probably resultin abig weeding out. Martian is still astrong force in the bettingmarket,thoughGrand Rapids and Nightfall have manyadmirers. The public is still in the darkregarding Achilles, and until something'definite is known of iis connections' in-

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1904.14

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>»j3adß9rg!"2g>«^^'^ cured. Here are a few letter extracts taken from numberless others :—:—

MR isaxm, Korilla, South Australia, writ* :- MR- GEORGE SINCLAIR, Rupjmyip. Victoria. ■»" :-"Iam tl.ank.ful to say lam inmuch better health aince . "The Wilt of jxkit Home Trtatmenrt M staka^ shewn

youiTb2Tt«tt« 7, Itok my trouble » fciriy con- gjg-, r«£*«*e». lam cb^ly

xtr n H FVOIBAHtN Mt Zeehaa. Tasmania, inhie letter, MR. G. H. BKRNARD. accountant on«'oeunby "Waoa, cor-states-—

*responds tfms :—

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Uflyc Vflll DOUBTS Ifsoyoushould consuK aa experienced Specialist at once. Do you know -what anrtVE. lUUvvwti* week's delaymay mean ?Itmay shut out for ever from your life the joys of

innilT V/mirs existence which make life worth living, filling your life with the greatest joy, andAdUUI YUUn your heart with tUe greatest gladness. DO NOT NEGLECT A DISEASE, trusting_inH(l to Nature to cure it. Simple cases of weakness develop INTO SERIOUS AIL-CONDITIOri? MBNTS, and simplediseases unless baken in time develop into serious afflictions.

Weak men,desponding and hopeless, alraid to venture, to speculate in life,— — — — — ~~— — — — —SHOULD NOT DELAY. The most aggravating case can be cured by the SPE-

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Remember ! ThePhysician-inObief, Dr. Richard W«llaco, M.8., is Registered by Australian, English, awiAmerican Medical Boards.

MATE " Any man may, if he so desires, finTIVIIIiriHT A TOTIffIMY!IySgJLEIs through orivatfc reasons ot his own, TUP LUL1L1IWa A Ml V_ wliMlIAl*L*consult the Specialists, by addressng privately,"THE 'nu H IB fiB■IBS Uln ftlfl TO HIlllfllllaSECRETARY." THE FREEMAN AND WALLACE & &VUSbMIWt&Xxi W VI A&JJUaAVJJINSTITUTE, SYDNEY; OK BOLRKK AND ELIZA- „. , .. , . . , T ..beth streets, MELBOURNE, opp. g.1'.0. in Electro-Medical ami (surgical Institute,some instances, a man may not be able to call per-sonally, and may prerer to write upon matters Pflß ELI7ABETH& RATHIIR^T STS SYDNEYseriously concernine himself. All such letters are V;Ul\. E.LU.ADLInUDHInUHOIOI0., OIUHC.I.promptly replied to by the Physician-In-Chief, -who AM) AT MELBjUKNK.is QualtneJl and Registered by the Medical Board;, or j HOWARD FREEMAN. Director.Australia. Encland, and America. | RICHARD WALI.ACE, M.D.. PhyslclM-ln-Chlef.

THE EAST AND THE WEST.In the days when we imbibed wis-dom from a governess we were first in-

formed that the East a.nd West are op-posites. The statement is true moreway& than legarding the compass. Ofmighty London, the East is synonymouswith poverty, toil, and squalor; theWest, with -nealth, leisure, and splen-dour. Of the world, the East stands forapathy and stolid continent; the West,for restless energy, an unceasing striv-ing for bettei things. Tlie Mohamme-dan merchant of Bombay or Lahore sitscross-legged in che bazaar, dreamilysmoking a pipe some three feet long,his goods heaped promiscuously aroundhim, and will scarce raise his eyelidswhenspoken to by a probable customer.The merchant of Melbourne or Sydneysits in his office, surrounded by tele-phones, by aid of which he is, in effect,present in all his departments at once,while the cables keep him in constanttouch with his ngents scattered through-out the world. The Man of the Eastand the Man of the West are as un-like as a burnt-out crater and an activevolcano. "Hussein Ali is dead," said aChicago mar to the American Consulat a Turkish port. "You don't say so!"exclaimed the Consul;andpresently add-ed:"Well, Iguess it makes very littledifference to him."

When a man of the Anglo-Saxon raceis notably deficient in energy, it is athousand to one ill-health is at the rootof it. He is not apathetic from convic-tion, but because he can't help it. 'Tisthe same with a woman. Listen for amoment to this, writenby Mrs. M. J.Clark, of 68, Hutt Street, Adelaide,S.A., 22nd February, 1904. "MotherSeigel's Curative Syrup has made "lueh ablessed change in my life that Icannotspeak too highly of it. For years Iwas ina low slate of health— thin, weak-pallid, utterly without energy. Ihadno appetite, and suffered extremely fromindigestion a.nd flatulency. Doctor afterdoctor exerted his skill upon me, andmany medicines were recommended tome and faithfully tried. But all myefforts were barren of good results untila relative brought me a bottle of MotherSeigel's Curative Syrup. After so manydisappointments Ihad little 'faith in it,and was therefore very agreeably sur-prised to find after .taking a. few dosesthat it was doing me much good. Thusencouraged,Icontinued to use the Syrupuntil Ihad taken five bottles of it, bywhich time Iwas perfectly well. Thatwas ten yearsago, when Iwas living atEdwardstown, a few miles from Ade-laide;and Ihave remained well fromthat day to this."It is a prominent characteristic of the

dominant race, that it \a only patientunder such physical sufferings as cannotbe removed. Thanks to modern Science,suffering that can be so described growsless with every yeur.

—Advt.

RUPTURE AND ITS RADICAL CURE.NO OPERATION.

Your doctor will tell you that he knows of no cure butan operation. Why? Because he has formed his opinionfrom the inefficiencyof the miserable contrivances known astrusses, which up to the present day have been one con-tinued series of mechanicalblunders and false assumptionsof physiological principles.

So far as distinguishedmedical authority is of weightin the decisionof this question, wehave the positive asser-tion of Drs. Lawrence, Richter, Sir Astley Cooper, Dorsey,and others, thatrupture can be cured. Dr. J. A. Shermanhas provedl the truth of their assertion, and has not onlydemonstratedits curabilityby producing appliancesthat actin harmony with known physiologicallaws, but has addedlivingtestimonyby restoring thousands to the blessing of asound«body.

One glance over our illustrated book of extremecases,before treatment and after cure, will satisfy the mostincre-dulous,anddemonstrate clearlythe advancementof sciencein the treatment of this prevalent and dangerous malady,without surgicalaid, or restriction indiet or exercise.Scores of New Zealand testimonials from people whosuffered for years is sufficient proof of the genuineness ofDr.Sherman's method, and if moreevidence than this is de-manded,you wouldnot be convinced though one from thegrave should arise andassert the fact.'

Mr. A. W. Martin, the only representative in Austral-asia, is now at the Hotel Cecil,andmaybe consulted at hisadvertised hours. All consultations are free. Send for pam-phlet,"IndisputableTestimony."It containsmedicalreportsand New Zealand testimonials.IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Mr.Martin willbring his present visit here to a close atthe end of the month.CAUTION.

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AN ELECTIONEERING STORY.m

-Mr. William O'Brien, the new member

/or Cork, as ho was the old member,was nominated and elected without hisknowledge, it now transpires. Ratherthan risk his refusal his Cork supporterskept their intention a strict secret. Inthis connection it is interesting to recallthat the late Mr. Parnell was also nom-inated) without his knowledge when hewas put forward and elected for Cork in1880. The story will always stand amongthe best of electioneering tales, especi-illy as there is no doubt whatever aboutits authenticity. The last Tory memberU> sit for "Rebel Cork" was the late Air.IV. H. Goulding, father of Mr. Goulding,the present Conservative member for theDevizes Division of Wilts. He fenteredthe House of Commons during Disraeli'slast Administration, securing electionthrough the action of the extreme Na-tionalists in nominating O'Donovan Ros-la, and thus dividing the Nationalistrote. In the General Election of 1880tho Tory Committee gave £300 to aman who promised to put forward antxtreme Nationalist again. Mr. Parnelltvas the candidate put forward, theSheriff's fees being paid out of the £300received from the Tory Party. Parnellwas very pleased at the compliment paidhim by those who nominated him forCork; but when he learned where themoney for the nomination came from hedesired that it should be returned. Thelocal Nationalists, however, considered -itB, perfectly legitimate form of "spoilingfche Egyptians," and fought and won theelection with the Tory money, whichwas never returned, though an actionras threatened.

TO IDENTITY.

If one may not look at the teeth oiigift horse, it has been shown in arecent trial that a wife may examinethe mouth of liter supposed husband foryvidence of identification. Which goeslo suggest that there may come a timewhen "dental evidence," in accordanceirith the plea of a certain criminalist,may become an important adjunct tofinger-prints in the determining who. isirho. There is on record a very re-markable case in which teeth, quite ac-cidentally, proved detectives. The prison-v: was Professor Webster, of the MedicalCollege, Boston, Mass. He was allegedJo have murdered a Dr. Parkman, toirhom it wasknown he owed a consider-ible sum of money which he could notrepay. The two had an appointmentit the college, after which ParkmanTvas never again seen alive. Websterienied that his friend had appeared atthe college, and the missing man. wasjought elsewhere. But, nearly a fort-aight later, a furnace connected withHieprisoner's laboratory was cleaned out,md a number of human bones, with ajiiantity of gold, and a set of artificialieeth were discovered. Beneath hisroom was a vault, and in this were»ther bones. Skilled anatomists piecedihese gruesome remains together, andkhey formed a skeleton which had justth-j peculiarities of the dead man. ButAc most important\ point turned uponthe teeth. Dentists were able to cer-kify that these had been made forParkman three years before, and, fromthe model of his jaw which they re-gained, they were able to show that noiccidental conformity of the teeth to fhejaw could possibly account for the adap-tation. Upon this evidence Webster wasfound guilty and executed. But howiid it happen ttat the .teeth had es-Japed destruction in the tremendousHeat of the furnace? Murder will out.The block hadbeen only accidentally pre-Jerved. The teeth had fallen so neario the bottom of the furnace as to ex-perience' a cold current of air, so thatiround them there was not that thoroughjombustion which would otherwise have'esulted.

KINGALEXANDER'S PALACE.

Indemolishing the palace at Belgrade-rhere the murder of King AlexanderandQueen Draga took place, the workmenmmc across a secret stairway built in therails and communicating with a tunnel>f great length leading to a remote spotiratside the city precincts.

Enquiries have developed that Kingkfilan had caused this secret staircase andwbway to be constructed years ago, intrder to provide him with a means ofecape in the event of a military revolt,Mich as that which brought the reign ofHis ill-fated son to so tragic a close, butibat juat twomonths before the assassin-ition of Alexander, the latter, convincedihat he hadnothing to fear, and lookingipon the tunnel as affording opportuni-ties to thieves and burglars to rob theplace unperceived, caused the opening2i the wall to the secret staircase, andftlso the entrance of the tunnel in thelasement, to be bricked up. This waslone so quietly that not one of thosenembers of the royalhousehold who tookpart in the massacre of the King andQueen were aware of the existence of thelubway.

By having it bricked up the unfortun-ate Alexander shut off what would other-wise have proved a road to safety, since,tf he could have secured access to thetunnel, he would, with Queen Draga,havebeen able to reach the river's edge,tnd probably transportation across thentream to the Hungarian bank on the,lather eido thereof before his assailantsliad realised the direction in which he hadflown.

No trace will soon be left of the palacewhere the crime took place. Its site■/pillhave been converted into a gardenbefore the return to the capital of thelew King.— New York Tribune.

One crop of osier willows for basket-'itnakine, said a member of the Waimaka-iriri Harbour Board at its last meeting,fs worth two grain crops. It transpired(says the Press) that 14 tons of willowwithes had been cut from a very small\iection. The willows fetch about £15per ton.

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THE FINEST VIEW IN GREATBRITAIN.

To a number of leading landscape*painters of the day the Strand Maga-zine put the question, "What in yourjudgment is the most beautiful view

—the most perfect piece of landscape inthe kingdom?" The answers appear inthe August number, and are very inter-esting. Mr. Leader, R.A., declares forthe neighbourhood of Bettws-y-Coed."It's all a question of temperament,"remarked Mr. David Murray, A.R.A."The view whichhas given me thegreat-jest pleasure' as well as the greatestvtrouble to paint is that of 'The Don'abune Balgownie/ in Aberdeenshire."Mr,. M'Whirter, K.A., holds that thevery finest landscapes are to be foundin Scotland, although he is by nomeansbigoted in his preference, for he finds allItalybeautiful also. What has impress-ed him most is the view up Glen San-nox,on the Island of Arran. "The Val-ley of the Wye at Tintern in the goldenlight of anOctober day" is givenby Mr.Alfred East, A.R.A. Mr. Joseph Far-quharson, A.R.A., tells of two viewswhich seem to him singularly fine, uneis on the coast of Gribun, in Mull,which he has painted under the title"Mountains with Crags." The other,which he thinks especially fine, is ofLoch Duich, in Inverness-shire.

"A STARRE THAT FALLETH."

Most of us believe in the beneficialeffects of thunderstorms; so did certainof our forefathers. A learned doctor,writing in 1602, informs us that "thoeffect of thunderis profitable to men,bothlor that the sweeteshowre dothe followe,it, and alsoe for that it purgeth andpurifieth the ayre, by the swift movingof the exhalation that breaketh foorth,as alsoe by the sounde which dividingand pearcing the ayre, causeth it to bemuch thinner j ... the lightning v

is nothing else but the shining of astarre that falleth which, falling intoa watery cloudc, and being quenchedby it, causeth the greate thunder, evenas hoate yron maketh a noyse, if it beecaste into cold water."

On dit, says the Taranaki fierald, thata New Plymouth nurse has assisted atthe birth, consecutively of 52 boy babies.It reads like a record.

EVIDENCE AT YOUROWN DOOR.

Facts Worth Considering.The CaseofMr. J GOODALL.

(BY A LOCALRFFORTER.)Itis the custom of the cUy to take life as

easily aa possible, and people invariablyfight shy of anythingsavoring ofa problemUntil fcheir own interests are .directly aft'eo-ted, unlessit happens that tho problem issolved for themby someone else, in whichcase thty arenaturally curions to know theconcluiions arrived at. Whether or netsubscribers have particular reason for in-vestigating the followwtgmatter, the Datnreof the information glanned will be equallyvaluable to them. Itwas Mr. Jack Goodall,a well-knownactor of thiscity, residing at171Cuba-street, who was speaking to ourreporter :—:

—"It is over two years since," said Mr.Goodall, "that I-happened to catch sight

of an advertisement in the paper which atonce absorbed my'attention, the reason be-ingthat it dealt with amatter about whichIwasparticularly anxious at the time. It,was some kind-hearted person's testimonialto Clements Tonic, and whenIhadreachedthe end of the article Irealised that thecase was in many.-respects -similar to myown."-

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"■ '-"You were not in good health, then?"

iuteriupted the preas representative."I was not, by any means, for Iwas

suffering from indigestion, and hadbeen forsome considerable iimc.

'Indigestion

'sounds simple enough,doesit not ? and be-fore Iwas personally victimised by thatcomplaintIheldthe opinion that it was atrumpery ailment about which peoplegreatly exuggeraied. The wretched time Ihad with it, however, completely changedmymind in regard to its insignificance, forIdonot think thatmortal man could haveanything worse to contend with. The in-convenience andunhappinesswhish resultedto me through being peisistently attackedby intense headaches make me look uponiidig*sii'>iias one of the greateit enemiesof mankind, espeoially when the othersymptoms are ta' en into consideration.What oan be more unpleasant than to bewalkingalong the street and to be suddenlyffeitecl by those giddy sensations whichused to occur to me whenIwasailing;andis there anythingmoredistressing than thep.tins iv the chest which came after meals,itrhen the food seemed to lodge there andtrouldnot move ? Then the discomforts offlatulencehave to be taken rnto cousider.ation— that nasty, inflated sensation whichgives one the impres«u>n that every particleof food has fermented instead of goingthrough its proper prooess of digestion.Those woresome of the thiugs that robbedme of life's pleasures for along time, and, asthe weeks went by, itbecame more diffinultbo retain the foodIhad taken, as it oftencame up againafter my eveningmeal. Mynights were geueially restless, and, in thomornings,Ialways hadabitter taste to re-mind me of thedisoi deredstate ofmyliver;butthe weakand weary feelings that per-vadedmy system were really getting un-heara1 le, and Iwas exceedingly glad whenIread another man's assurances thatUlements Tonic wasa cure for the ailmentsIwas afflicted with."

"Had you taken any medicine beforethat?"" Yes,Ihadtried several kinds of medi-"ines,butno beneficialresults accrued fromthem; but with Clements Tonic Ihavequite the reverse to say,and Ithink itmyduty to other sufferers to spe*k »ut plainlyand teil them thatIhaveproved the worthofClements Tonic as aspecific for the com-ilaintIwas suffering from. For monthsIfelt thatIhad no energy for anything, andwanalways drowsyauddepressedin spirits;but under' the remarkable influences ofClementsTonicmy vita ity wassoonregainedandtheoloudofdopresionpassedaway. Myippetite had been poor, but it becamevigorous again j and at nights I sleptdoundly and a-woke with a clmin palateRelease from headaohes and giddiness alsocame through using Clements Tonic, and,for restoringmy digestion,Iam extremelygrateful to that ineomparaWe remedy. Ido not go so far as to s«y that all thesebsitefitt came immediately and collectively,as that would hardly be correct ;butIcansay,without the least hesitation, that theimprovementImade wasnet by any meansslow, audit wascertainly «ure. To regainhealth and streng'hafter eiKturing so muchmisery was something to bo thankful for,and it is to Clements Tonic thatmy thanksare due enthely;and you may publishthese facts inany way you chaos*."

STATUTORY DECLARATION.I, JackQoodali., o' 171 Cuba-air,et, Wellington,In the Colony of t-evi Zealand, do solemnly

and aincere'y declare that Ihave carefullyread the annexed document, consisting oftwo (olios and consecutively numbered from oneto two, and that it contains and is a true andfaithful account of my illihbb and cure byClement* Tonic;And also contains my full per-mtaion.to publiih in any way my 'statein*nts—which Ifive voluntarily, without r-cciving anypayment;andInuVe this solemn declaration con-"cientioufly btlievingthe same 10 be true, andbyvirtueof thf prov'sics «f an Act of tho Gene aAistmblyt JnVw Zetland, intituled "The Justicesof Peace Act, 1882."

DecUrtd at Wellington,thisseventh dayof May,one thousand Dinthundred and three,beforeme,W. 0.GASQUOINJS,J.P.

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"come-and-go

"pains? NoIn- \idigestion or Constipation? To know that your strength is not slipping jj

Iaway? Toonce morehave bright eyes, healthy colour in your cheeks, and jIbe confident that.what other mencan dois not impossibleto you? In short, IIDO YOU WANT TO BE A MAN AMONG MEN ?

fiSa^j^ ; There is Health, Strength, and Happiness tobe.Jufc K&i \ obtained by having a warm, soothing current of .JKJ -^ 'w# _ ( Electricity poured iuto yourbody. Itwill strength-

/t'lk^'^Fi^'isWl Ken c Weak Parts;it will drive away all Pains orf \ ffjsffiVj'x? $m "f Acnes> aH^ s*ve ISnergyai*d A übition to evefy dullJ ,—' / Tbjk iußJjjJls Iau<llistless being. Nocase of Weakness or Loss of \/ / '

Vital Power canresist its great power.

//"^Wjl DR. MCLAUGHLIN'SI'm^^^^J ' ELECTRIC BELT .1 "

i^M^^^T*^^^ " WILL CURE Y0U—

Surely and Speedily. |i I^^ Thereis nothing sopenetrating; nothing so invigor- 1t i-TO^^|f'^l.^tf^^^ r r

—'at'HJ>' uotilulS t iat w^ relieve weakness and pain

i^ll^WAvV^^ 'as speedily and surely as Dr. McLaughliu's Electricm'MulwJS^w

—" Belt- lt is siulPlesbut sraa<l- lt assists Nature by 1

Xi I^// ls^^^ a general reinforcement of the Vital Energy by in- jjfflJMlJffiwWlwiwf«/VAWSw vIl fush}k' amild >invigoratingcurrent ofElectricity into

iW lflMr%, the HerveS) and by the system with the1 'wwJ^^siilss?§P^u/y iFH '^k very eß9ence °f Nerve Vigor3udNerve Strength.

MLISL fW^^LL^m READ THESE LETTERS

E§ / *!>s^ .Atopiolio, Waugauui.H ft M^SNiSttfi§3STO^afV < nHK®^. Dear Sii-,— Tours of the 2'.tb mat. to iiau'l.N V^ »Jjffi! 'JrV dv muotexcuseme for notwntiupto you beforeB \ fS?^. «B^*S^S^k V V(S as k'lTe ljee" awuv wth my wita. Dem1 IM \iw^ \ *M ha\e torecommend tbe Belt to nilImeet,it has fflffl ■\ \ WIl ¥v^« \ » done tae a PoWt>v sf K° ol^- Iara very satisfiedH V */^ {ft Vr^ V Is with tlieresults from theBelt

X Wm ' IiITISBAaO.H

—i. Je^4/^v

— —DearSir,— Yourletter to handof the

a .■ nmffli -^£ 17th re "loot ricBelt. You ask UowIgH an ■

/i4/stl£Sr' l-lssffl^S? have felt since wearing your Belt. IHt _.. jr~fiSfalfgSi!££*

—I

-have not Imd to take anymediciue ol

« fetes3*Se22r V«*BesS*^ any description audIfeel wonderfullyE '

j,-. better inwardly. Ihavenotteen ail-Bj

"inp since,receiving tbe Belt uor had a

ra , .1 1 .. _touchof Lumbago. AltogetherIieeln

[A diffeient luansince weftrjugjourBelt,ffi AKfD THIS ONE " .. 1am,y»urs truly,ra hewry'kaywabd

ffi „ _ Mp. T. NUNWEEK, of Haptwood Road. PananuL Chplstchupcb NZ. save"I"Iam nleawd to «t you know that your Belt hascured in'e:^iTvorc it for hromontJ.s-mVlUstnl>-f?otu"B' KHnlnn^J^fw, "e'- . Ot"1of youf etteTS that£ iv'uS UPwearingtheBelftoosoonmight1 flfi „"t"""*aBa">insome form.butconßideriug it is six weeks sinceIgnveup wearing thcßelt,m and thepainhas not returned,Iconsider myself cureoi. Ihavenever feltso wellas Ido now. The BeltIrwkk

TciSi?ice

ii1n ddttly "111 1'If'"rtIff* *i?illgU-

Jara,luite Stttisfied that theye "°"y "s wcTl spent and« £♥. ti."i ■ X t a Jj For man> n'Sllts beforeIgotyour BeltIpitched and rolled inbad1it» t» hJS tS^im?nnf£ Ct°U E^ "°

"Sle*ep,'butsinceusi"Sy°ur Be!t 1aTn *sleePafewminutes alter« Igo tobed. TheBelt isallthatyou claim it tabe,andIcauuotspeak its prajscs too highly."

IIT O IT IT W6i

want Every Sufferer to understand perfectly howB Fft i" I" our Belt acts > and for your enlightenment we.publish a set oi Beautiful—..??- £ lustrated Books describing our Belt and its use. Cut out the attached,_...,.>._..,...!. Coupon, fill it in carefully,and we will post the set to you— Free andfF%fog%sof\ Charges Paid. Every householdshould have thisset. Dozensoi _-,l€ 11SHS5 photographs and letters are shown from curedand grateful k*****^HyyiiQ patients. . . FREE TEST.— CaIIif youare■■■■■■!■■■!■■■ cI°se enough to do so,and obtain Free Test _^*«»*^?tand Adviceonyour condition. _-^****^V^ -^o^^^ConsultingHours:9 a.m. to 8.30 p.m **sa^^^^ \

0g vs> co *»»*%tf&@!fi^^ To TnKThe.. _

o*^***"*m\'t *2?ias!&&&^^^ DR> McI<ATJGHI'IN Co-

Dp MrLannhlin Pn f**Ci\i* le-x&oo^^^ pleasepostmeyour lUustrated

lUr. ITlliLtiUymin LO., \ V^j^^^ Book as advertised. Iunderstand that |56W Willis Sti'eet \ you will senditPreeand PostPaid. F

Wellington. \ |"wmsMmmsß&fflsisiMvmzsmmw.% ' "—"-.»"".".

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r>i>. RtcLaurlinn'B ELECTRO- \S |PLASTICTRUSS Ss the only\ ® address..., "....,».....„ |Reliable and Painless Cure\ «& a

fop Rupture. A Vfc X

Q+ppk11+o KJ ftrl To be had from storekeePers> or

REGISTERED. Will*II ® Sllllll|J7<OR tbo preservation of GALVANISED IRON EOOFS and tlie purposes whero a , „ LIMITIOD.V Oil. Colour,Glass,and

Paint of wearingpower is required.

This Paint has wonderfulweather resisting properties, and has boon proved to last" '

THREE TO FOUR TIMES LONGER than any otherpaints. WELLINGTON, DUNEDIN,NOW-POISONOUS. AND CHRISTCHURCH.

Jc^rvLJC

W.B.

AND

CORSETS

rjTHESE goods have attained a,JL world-wide reputation, andare the only Corsets in which you

! can get a shape for every Btyle offigure, and, being constructed onthe natural lines of the figure,give a perfect fit.

They maybo obtained from everyleading draper throughout the col-ony at prices from

5s5s 6D6D v?-

CENCI'S,MDLLINERY SPECIALISTS

ANDLADIES' OUTFITTERS.

ALL that is charming in LADIES' andCHILDREN'S MILLINERY is now

being displayed in our windows and shovr-"roonis, and the Newest Novelties forLadies' Wear are showing at the variouscounters.

A splendid assortment of STT.TTBLOUSES iv cream and colours, tuckedand trimmed with Guipure and Valen-ciennes Lace, also embroidered, pricesfrom 12s 6d.

15, 17, 19, VTVTAN-STREET.

CHAS. A. TURNER,DERMATOLOGIST,

MASSAGE AND HAIR SPECIALIST.Hairwork and Hairdressing Department.

This department is managed by first-class hands, by which all hairwork ofeverydescription is turned out in the most up-to-date and latest styles. Tho Litest inTransformations and Toupiers, perfectlynatural, and made of the best material.Wißps of hair at your own price. Hair-cutting, Singeing/ Shampooing, and Hair-dressing to suit all occasions. Telephone1435. INSPECTION INVITED.Address:N.Z. Times Buildings, Lambton-quay,Wellington.

T*/|"ISS MILSOM, Hair Physician, Re-IyA stores ladies' and gentlemen's thin,faded, and grey hair. Ladies taughtFace Massage, the only means ofretaining and restoring youth,-which meansa healthy and clear complexion. Sham-pooing from 3s 6d. Clipping and Sooth-in" Consultation free. Telephone 814.Third Floor KING'S CHAMBERS, nextEmpire Hotel, Willis-street.

MRS C. J. GROSSMAN,LADIES' SPECIALIST,

Is in Wellington, and may be consultedat her Rooms, above Victoria Studio,Manners-street, until the 28th October.Representative for N.Z. for the SospitaHome Remedies and tho Harlan BeautyCup, etc. Tongan System of Spinal andFacial Massage. Hours— 11 a.m. to 4.30p.m. Consultation free.

T^TEW BOOKS AT MACKAY'S.Russia of To-day, from the German of

Baron E. Yon der Bruggen, 6sThe Army on Itself, by H. A. Gwynne,

3sThings Seen in Morocco, A. J. Dawsop,

12s 6dFrederick the Great and the Rise of Rus-

sia, by W. F. Reddaway, M.A., 5sExamination of Waters and Water Sup-

plies, by Jno. C. Threth, 18sThe Northern Tribes of Central Australia,

by Spencer and Gillen, illustrated, 25sTrout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland, by

Capt. G. D. Hamilton, illustrated, 10s6dTo-morrow, by Victoria Cross, 3s 6d;post-ed 3s lidLambton-quay and Cuba-street.

SUMMER IS COMING.

"VTOW is the time to have your Window-^ blinds Renovated. We Make andRepair all kinds of Blinds

—Venetian, Hol-

lands, Spring Blinds for Verandahs, Bal-conies, Shop-fronts, eto. Gee's Blindshave taken, highest awards for excellence,variety, and durability wherever shown.

WALTER GEE & CO.,Window-blind Manufacturers,

11, Brandon-street (next D.1.C.).Telephone 2118.

PLETOEER'S

PHOSPHORISED QUININE ANDIRON TONIC,

The Great Nerve and Brain Remedy.

This invaluable preparation is highlyrecommended for low spirits, loss of appe-tite, and general weakness.

Restores Health, Strength, and Energy.Price 2s 6d and 4s 6d.

Speoially preparedbyCHAS. A. FLETCHER,

Pharmacist, 4, Williß-street.1

TO FURNITURE-BUYERS.

WEhave a consignment of New Furni-ture now on view for Private Sale,

comprising—

Sideboards, Wardiwbes, Duchess Chestsand Duchess Pairs, ExtensionDin-ing Tables, Austrian Chairs, WireStretchers, Kapok Bads and Pil-lows, Japanese Tables, Linoleum,

.JJining Suites, Easy Chairs, etc,eto.

All these are of good quality, and theprices are the lowest.

W. H. MORRAH AND CO.,Auctioneers, 5&, Willis-street.

Blood Mixture, 3s 9d;vJ Fellows'" Syrup, 5s 4d 5 Iron WineTonio (quarts), 2s ; Scott's Emulsion,2s and 3s lOd; Clement's Tonic, 2s 9d;Blaud's Tonio and Blood Pills, warrantedas prescribed in all the leading Hospitals,Is 6d per 100;second quality, 1» per 100;Evens' Skin Ointment, 2s;Angier's Emul-sion, 2s 4d and 4s 6d. Presriptions skil-fully compounded* We are direct import-ers, our goods being specially selected byour Home Agents.

C. AND H. V. EVENS,Chemists and General Importers,„ Manners-street,

The New

P.D. Corsets.Fashion's

LatestCreation.

, TYPEWRITERS 1T>RICESREDUCED

2Q PER CENT.!

Giving up the Agencies. f

An exceptional opportunity to get a Stan-dard Machine at 20 per cent, belovrusual price.

ONLY A FEW LEFT.O. M. BANKS (LIMITED),

Stationers and Printers, 5, Grey-street,and Thorndon-quay, Wellington. 1

THE STORM.

The Bain is pouring into

XHORNDON HOUSE.

DAMAGED GOODS

WILL BE SOLD

SATURDAY.

1000 PAms KID <*loves

9Q DOZEN TOWELS

AndothergoqcU.

"WARNOCK & ADKIN.

DON'T BE MISLEDI

"PURCHASE'

NEW DRAPERYNEW MILLINERYNEW LACES AND RD3BONSNEW HOSIERY, GLOVESNEW DRESSESNEW MEN'S, BOYS' SUITSNEW SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES

CHEAPEST AT ,

W. H. HELEY'S,COURTENAY-PLACE.

PAY ONE VISIT-

YOU'LL CALIJAGAINI

BRITISH WOOLLENCOMPANY,

MERCHANT TAILORS,3*, CUBA-STREET AND 36, WILLIS.STREET.

VALUE OF~SPOT CASHOPPORTUNITYI

pET-MADE-TO-ORDER SUITS «(VH" one-half the price charged by thecredit oustcm tailors.

A speoiol opportunity line of StripeaEnglish and Cheviot Suitings wo quote at

rrS PER SUITI

They are beautUully tailored and up-todate in fit and style.Our Suits have that broad-shoulderedeffect which adds beauty and grace toall garment!.

We guarantee to glvo you satiafaoMoo.Call and set Samales o£ Cloth.

DORMAN LONG AND CO. (LTD.). MALTHOID ROOFINGMALTHOID DAMPCOURSKTr\TCima

"p- &B"

BUILDING PAPERSTEEL JOISTS "p &b." preservative paintOF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. RE fche aoma of 6xcellQnce obtaiQ.-£3l the genuine. Avoidimitations.

JOHNDUTHIE AND CO.. LIMITED, jAMEgAaents. Agent, Wellington.

PAINT YOUR ROOFS WILLIAM BOOTH AND CO., TimberTO,m_ V'Y' Merchants, Carterton, have for

FERRODOR" RUST-PREVENTING Bale~PATNT-1 200 Bft 6in Totara Strainers

A. R. HISLOP, 1)500 m TotaraPosts10, Queen's Chambers, Wellington. lOjOOO feet 2ft to &{fc Xotara Piles

ALL Floral Work designedin the most TayTOTORCARS of any make erected orgraceful stylo.— E. AND M. JsjL repaired, accumulators charged,

COOPER, Florists, Manners-street. Tele- pafts stocked. Grove Motor Works, 34,phono 882. Ghuznee-streefc. 1

,CSgi^m OR THE

M. V^ta»ye OBIBIRAS. APPARATUS COSTS <TSiP f» s^yn] OHE GUINEA,Ji. IJIW P >►*■" ' But «fter that the Cm c costoonlyFire

t^0 fihillingo(oreach neck's tieatment, »njcanbeused in tbePatient 1*Home

® 9 Wb*. ?8 filk I Obtainable Jrotaall Chemists,ordirect

I H! \i? M I \?s THE AUBTKA.LIAN MANUFACTUR-a m 4# ffl I ING AND IMPORTING CO,LTD.Baa ' i2,FeatberotonStreet, WellingtonP.d.Box237

Printedandpnblishodfor BlundellBros.,Limited,byJohn Blundjcll,of Nairn,streot, Wellington, printer end publisher,mid Louis Pkoctok Blundkll,of Wool-combe

- street, Wellington, printer andpublisher, at the registered office of th*Company, Willis-street, Wellington.

Saturday, October 15, 1901

THE EVENING POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER T5. 1904.16

New Zealand GovernmentLIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

LIBERAL TERMS. PROMPT SETTLEMENTS.

| 43,116 POLICIES IN FORCEIXO £10,060,262 assurance

IN KEW ZEALAND.J. H. RICHARDSON,

Commissioner.

AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL1 PKOVIDENT SOCIETY

HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORD FOR LARGEST BONUSES.

ALL POLICIES ISSUED ON OR PRIOR TO THE31st DECEMBER NEXT WILL SHARE IN THEPROEITS TO BE DIVIDED AS AT THAT DATE.

CASH BONUSESalreadydividedamongsb theMembers £10 fl4<9The AMOUNT of CASHPROFITS divided forONEYEAR (1903) ... £582168

EVERY YEAR A BONUS YEAR.INSUREAT ONCE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROFITS FOB THE" CURRENT YEAR.

EDWARD W. LOWE,Branch Office: Resident Seoretary,

Costomhouße-quay, Wellington.

B It was in the house (an exception, H|true!) where the Mother didn't use n

I WRIGHT'S IICoalTarSoapIH that all the children were "down" IH with the Measles. ■

I Itprotects from all infection. B1 THE NURSERY SOAP.I

SCHOOL OF DRESSCUTTING.MRS. MACLEOD, Toacher of Worth's

System of Dressmaking in all its, lateafc improvements. Classes from 2to

4;Evening Classes, Tuesdays and Fridays,7 to 9.

Dressmaking also at the above. Neweststyle and perfect fit guaranteed. Patternscut to measurement.

106, Upper Willis-street^mHE LANGER SCHOOL OF DRESS-A CUTTING.MISSKATE STEWART, Representative.

Barnett's Building, 61, Willis-street.This popular system of Dressoutting has

met with the greatest success in Welling-ton. It is essentially the "ladies' system,"on account of its wonderful capabilities.By its means almost every article of cloth-ing may bo cvt

— from opera mantles andevening dresses to children's coats. In-spection and enquiry invited. One lessongiven froe of charge. Office hours— 10 to12,2 to 4. Evening Classes— Tuesday andThursday, 7 to 9.

Patterns cut to measure. Agents wantedthroughout Wellington and Taranaki Pro-Tinces.

The most useful of all a lady's accom-plishments is the art of artistic dressmak-ing.

MISS E. CAIiR'B SCHOOL OFSHORTHAND (fitman's and light-lino) and TY/HMWIUI'ING. BOOK-KEWPING and PAINTING.

Typewriting'Ufflcu :STEWART DAWSON'S UCnfiDINGIS(Oorner Willis-street andLainbten-quay).

Principals: MasX CARIt,N.S.S.T..N.U T.Mrs;j.F.GrUNNION,N.U.T.,N.si.SS.T.

AiißtralitMiH.il Records,220 words per minuteHighestspeeds inthe sborceul space of time

ALL WORK RESUMED ON MON-"" DAY, the 3rd of October.Day Classes inall subjects, 9.30 to 5.30.

EVENING CLASSES.SHORTHAND— Monday, Tuesday, Wed-

nesday, and Friday, 7.15 to 9.15.TYPEWRITING— Monday and Wednes-

day, and as may be arranged.

BUSINESS PRACTICE— Tuesday, Thurs-day, and Friday.

ACCOUNTANCY— By private arrange-ment.

BANKS'SCOMMERCIAL COLLEGE,58, Victoria-stroet.

The Town Hall is directly opposite.

"A Straight Line in the shortest distancebetween two points."— Euclid.

DEEP BREATHING AND SYSTEM-ATIC EXERCISE- -Make that

WEAKNESS HEALTH

"A course of Physical culture duringsummer months produces better resultsthan at any other time."

—Sandow.

Reduction of Obesity, Chest and LungDevelopment, are tho special features dur-ing the summer terms.

ROYD GARLICK,Physical Culturist,

135a, Lambton-quay.

PRIVATE HOSPITAL.217, WILLIS-STRET.Conducted by Nurses L. R. BAKER

(registered R.B.N^A., London and NewZealand) and DIXON. Open to receivepatients day or night onreasonable terms.For further particulars apply ,to

L. R. BAKER,Sister in Charge.

PAINLESSPHOTOGRAPHY.

"I'd sooner havo a tooth pulled out,"Some artists' patrons madly shout.ButElysiaa fields fill the sitters' minds,And the picture is taken before he's timo

To say . . ! !lAt KINSEY'S.

*And as Kinsey snap3the shutter, he'll findA feeling creep into face and mmd

—A feeling that makes him forced to say,"It'sbeen quiteapleasure^

—m,any thanks

—Good Day!"

CABHfETSBEAUTIFULLYFINISHED

-»Q3 PER DOZEN. .See name "KINSEY" on showcases,*

Lambton-quay,Straight up from General Post Office.

IVEL AGRICULTURAL MOTOR.

. JVJK7TLL Farmers and others interested1» » please noto that our SampleAGRICULTURAL MOTOR having nowarrived will be on exhibition at the Can-terbury A. AND P. ASSOCIATION'SSHOW, to be held at Christchurch on the9th, 10th, and 11thNOVEMBER, 1904.

MASON, STRUTHERS AND CO.,LTD.,HARDWARE MERCHANTS,

CHRISTCHUBSH,SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

In the Estate of HANNAH FIELD, ofArapawaiti, Waikanae, Deceased.

j\LL Claims against the above-namediiHANNAH FIELD mnst be renderedto the undersigned on or before tha18thday of October, 1904, otherwise they willnot be recognised.

Wellington, the sixteenth day of Sep-tember, 1904.JOHN THOMPSON,

Executor, No. 4, Featherston-street.BLEACHO! BLEACHO!

fTTHE Latest Scientific Preparation for"JL CleaningPanama and Straw Hats.BLEACHO Cleans Panamas.BLEACHO Cleans Straw Hats.BLEACHO Cleans Ladies' Hats.

BLEACHO was discovered in Sydneylaet glimmer, and could not be made fastenough to supply the demand, bo greatwas the sale for this effective preparation

Packets Is each, which will cleansix hats.

Solo Agent:WM. SALEK,

SYDNEY CHEMIST. 17. WILLIS-ST.

■piTCAITHLY AND UO. (office No. 4,■"" Glasgow Wharf) are prepared to Sup-ply Hutt River Shingle in any quantitiesat lowest rates. Quotationson application.Delivered to address or in trucks at rail-way station.

We have ToLetHorsa Boxes and Stalls.

J, ELYGKR & CO.*BANITAR7 UNDMRTAKBRS,

j2O, Cuha-stkhetA largeassortmentofFuneral Furnishing*

nowinstock.Funeralß arranged at reasonable prioes

EMBALMINGA SPECIALIT.Teleuhoiie 1073

URGENT.

WANTED, by City Umbrella Works,25, Willis-street, Umbrellas to Cover

at 3s 6d. We have a large stock of Um-brellas with FOX'SPARAGON FRAMESat 4s lid. Call and insnect.

HEALTH

JOHNSONVILLE.

1flA ACRES, up-to-date Dairy Farm,JLvv/ beautiful home, lovely country,stock optional; a genuine profitable goingconcern. £1000 cash, balance 5 years. ,

15 ACRES lovely rich level l*nd> wojkevery inch. Only £35 acre cash.Ihave for ealo some of the choicest

spots in Johnsonville, Building Sites ito3j acres, and terms to suit.

J. W. BRAITHWATTE,Land andEstate Agent,

TemperanceHotel, Johnsonville,

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO.FIRE AND MARINE.

Capital, £1,000,C00. Paid-up Capital an<)Reserves, including undivided profitf,£520,305. Net Annual Revenue for1902, £408,923.

Fire and Marina Risks of every descrlp*tion accepted.

Wellington Branoh—Corner of Greyistreet and Lambton-quay.

C. A. EWEN. Manager.

LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FDJEINSURANCE COMPANY.

Special Features:Lowest Prexuume, Prompt Payments, and

Liberal Settlements.Capital £2,228,875Premium Income, 1902 1,209,518Total Security 3,686,091

JOHNSTON & CO. (Ltd.),Asents and Attorneys.

nriHE NORTH BRITISH AND MER.X CANTILE INSURANCECOMPANY,

LONDON AND EDINBURGH.Subscribed Capital £2,750,000Paid up 687,500Fire Reserve 2,135,374

MURRAY, ROBERTS & CO.,Ascents.

NORTH QUEENSLAND INSURANCHCOMPANY (Ltd.).

FIRE AND MARINE.Head Office for New Zealand:Hunter-street, Wellington.

Fire and Marine Risks accepted at LowestRates.Agents throughout New Zealand.D. A. ABERCROMBDi Secretary.

rruaE victoria insuranceX COMPANY (Ltd.).Fire, Marine, and Fidelity Guarantee.

Established 1849.Fire, Marine, and Fidelity Guarantee Riikf

accepted at lowest current ratei.LEVIN & CO. (Ltd.),

Agent*.

OUTH BRITISHFHtE and MARINBINSURANCE COMPANY.Capital £1,900,000Accumulated Fundi exceed ... 365,000

Fire and Marine Insurances of every kindat very lowest ratei.

OHAS. W. BENBOW, Manager.Office—27. Lambton-quay, Wellington.

FURNITURE.BUYERS of the above should call on

Richardson Bros., 115, Upper Cuba-street. Cheapest house in the City.

I

ATTRACTIVENESS.

EVERY ONE WILL ADMIT THAT

GODBER'ST UNOHEON AND TEA ROOMS,"^

EVANS'SBUILDINGS,97, LAMBTON-QUAY,

!Aro attractive. Everything is"of the best,Iand the comfort of visitors is studied inevery particular. Special attentionis given|to the HOT LUNCHEON and AFTER-I-NOON TEA.

Inspection Invited.

.t.t Head Establishment:j MELBOURNE HOUSE,

84 and 86, CUBA-STREET.

CARROL'S,No. 1, WILLIS-STREET,

■pASTRYCOOK and CONFECTIONER.

Wedding Cakes, Birthday and ChristeningCakes made to order.

At Homes, Parties, and Balls Catered for.

Pastry and Confectionery delivered to allparts of the City.

Tea Rooms, ihe finest in the colony, arenow open, andPrivate Rooms maybereserved at a small extra charge forAFTERNOON TEAS.

Pastry, etc.,may be ordered by Telephone.

CARROL'S,No. 1, WILLIS-STREET.

Telephone 2066.

; ALL TRAMS STOP AT THE DOOR.

SUNDERLAND HOUSE.

(3JEO. A."" MAWSON,PRACTICAL PASTRYCOOK ANDCATERER,

87, CUBA-STREET.Mawson's Celebrated ALMOND CAKES

are manufactured by ElectricalMachinery.

RICHLY ALMOND-ICED BRIDES1'

CAKESFrom 20s.

Telephone 450.

MAY OATWAYAY OATWAY

FIRE ALARMS.FIRE ALARMS.

TEN PER CENT, insurance re-duotion where these are used.

TURNBULL & JONES, LTD.,WILLIS-STREET,

Wellington.

TTpL CRABTREE AND SONS,MILLWRIGHTS,

ENGINEERS AND BOH/ERMAKERS.Makers of every description of Brick-

making Machinery, Crushing Rollers,Brick Presses, Sanitary Drain-pipe Ma-chines and Dies and Laundry Machinery.

Agents for BROADBENT AND SON'SHYDRO EXTRACTORS.

PIANOS. ORGANS.

J\ J. PINNY.OHAPPELL AND CO.RICH. LIPP AND SOHNCOLLARD AND COLLARDBECHSTEINWILLIAM SPAETHE

Lowest Prices for Cash, or onEasy Terms.

Telephone 2045.

TENDERS.

"REDCLIFFECROWN" GALVANISEDCORRUGATED IRON.

fTVBERE is only one quality of thißbrand. Itis made from pure spelter,

not from scrap zino, lead, and other d-ele-'terious matter, whioh should not be usedfor roofing purposes.

To be had from all Ironmongers andStorekeepers throughout the World.

TO ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS.TXUMPHRIES' No. 2 PATENT WIN-JJL DOW greatly facilitates cleaning,windows, as this can be done from insidethe rooms, and replacing sash cords andglass if they should be broken. Allows forventilation without draught, is weather-proof, and can bo easily worked. Price5s more than cost of ordinary window.

Having a staff of firet-class tradesmenand machinory to promptly supply anyorders, the public may rely on gettingawell-made article.

For further particulars and view ofsamples, apply to

G. E. HUMPHRIES,Builder, Contractor, and Valuator,

Telephone 1253. 6L Adelaide-road.

JOARRANT AND TRESEDER,Contractors, Builders, Cabinet-

makers, Joiners, Undertakers, etc.Shop Fittings and Show Cases made.

All kinck of Jobbing Work and Repairsdone.

FITZHERBERT-STREET, PETONE,

-tfifi ACRE DAIRY FARM, all level.Lease in Perpetuity; adjoining

Railway Station and Creamery; £12 asacre. Cash required, £800.

For further particular?, apply to

JOHN HOLMES & Co.,Ltd.HUNTER-STREET, WELLINGTON.

MALTHOID ROOFING,fTSHE Highest Grade, Ready to Lay,-»- Felt Roofing, suitable for all charac-ter of construction.

P.&B.BUILDINGPAPER jA Rope Manila Paper, coated andsaturated with P. & B. Tough, water-proof, and odourless. For lining woodenbuildings. Use the genuine— avoid imita-tions.

MALTHOIDDAMPCOURSE

For brick and stone work. Tested forcompression and porosity.

Apply for samples and pamphlets.

JAMES W. JACK,NEW ZEALAND AGENT,

WELLINGTON.

IT'S A FUNNY THING7TIHAT one Roofing should be so much-i- better than another. Yet the factremains that

RUBEROID ROOFINGStands unrivalled among its competitors.

ITS PRIZE-LISTIncludes the following First Awards of

Merit at theCharleston Stettin (Prussia)Pan-American OmahaParis Turin (Italy)Columbian Brussels (Belgium)

Coolgardie (Australia)Expositions.

A GOOD ARTICLEMAKES A GOOD JOB.

RUBEROID FILLS THE BILL.All Storekeepers and Ironmongers, or

THE STEWART TIMBER, GLASS, ANDHARDWARE CO. (Ltd.),

WELLINGTON,Sole Agents for the Southern portion of

the North Island.

WHERE TO STAY IN CHRIST-CHURCH.

QTOREY'S TERMINUS HOTEL.(Opposite Christchurch Railway Station.)

Licensee— F. W. MILLWARD.Visitors to this spacious hotel receiveevery possible attention and modern com-

fort. Letters and telegrams are promptlyattended to. Telephone 795.

SPEIGHT'S PRIZE ALES on draught.Special arrangements made with perma-

nent boarders and Theatrical Parties, etc.Tariff— Bß per day;£2 2s per week.Patronised b tlieir Excellencies tue

Governorsof New Zealand.pOKEIi'B FAMILT HOTEL,*^ CHBISTCHUUCH.Within one tmnnte of the Kailway Station

JAMES HATFIKLD,Propkijbtor.Letters will receive every attention.

P.O.BoxNo. 291.1 . TeleDhoue. No. 231

npHE NEW ZEALANDER HOTEL,X Manners-street, Wellington.

This Hotel has reoently been Rebuilt,and is now ready to accommodate Com-mercial Travellers and the TravellingPublic.

J. H. PRICE Proprietor.Telephone No. 1701.

SHADES HOTEL,HADES HOTEL,

HEREFORD-ST., CHRISTCHURCH.Tariff, 7s per day.

W. BROADWAY,Proprietor.

COCKAYNE'S LEVIATHAN TEM-VJ PERANCE HOTEL, Mancbester-st.,Christchurch.

—The additions to this popu-

lar Temperance Hotel are now complete,and consist of 110 single and double bed-rooms. Tho cuisine is under the control ofa first-class chef, and leaves nothing tobe desired. Private diningroom for ladies.Suites of apartments, smoking and read-ing rooms. Night porter. Tariff on ap-pbcation.— MßS. COCKAYNE, Proprie-tresa."All wno would acnievn success shoald

endeavour to merit it."WE have during the past year «pared

no expense in endeavouring tomake our Beer second to none in NewZealand, and can now confidently asaertwehave succeeded in doing so.

We inviteall who enjoyA GOOD GLASS OF BEER

To ask forSTAPLES' BEBT.

OnDraught at almost all Hotels in theCity andsurrounding diatriots

And confidently anticipate their verdiotwill/ be that Staples and Co. have success-fully removed the reproach that goodBeer

[could not be brewed in Wellington.J. STAPLES AND CO. (LTD.),

Molosworth andMyrrthy streets

VITADATIOA.GAIN VICTORIOUS.

READ THIS:

Royal Sailors' Res', Portsmouth,10th March, 1904.

DEAR SIR,—Igladly bear my testi-mony to the efficiency of the great

Australian remedy VITADATIO. Ihaveproved it personally as a wonderful curefor Rheumatism and Lumbago, andIhavealso known it to cure Kidney Trouble andverjr acute Rheumatism in various forms.It is doubtless, as stated, an invaluableblood purifier, and requires only to beknown to be widely used.

Believe me, yours very truly,AGNES E. WESTON, LL.D.

Mr. S. A.Palmer,Mount-place, Brook-street,

Manchester.

The Australian, publio will no doubtread with interest the above testimonialfrom Miss Weston. Miss Weston's nameis well known all over the world as "TheSailorß' Friend," for the great interestwhich she takes in tho British navy andseafaring roen.

When such testimony as the above isgiven, who can doubt the genuineness ofVITADATIO?

For further particulars,S. A. PALMER,

Head Office:439, Flinders-lane, MelbourneCorrespondence invited. Write for testi-

monials.The price of medicine is 5s 6d and 3s 6d

per bottle. All Chemists and Storekeepers.

To be obtained from Kempthorne, Pros-er and Co. (Ltd.), N.Z. Drug Co., andShnrland and Co.

8S3&! H—^ *i«k.^ Millies BOOTS and

*»<-.t r> ui-mti velvet. Adds threeGOLD MEDAL tlmeß to t|IB weaPMfc H B 0 oflcatber. Pleasant

HIGHEST AWARDS tor superiority. Blnck oBrown colour. Sold by Boot Stores, (SaddlersIronmoucers, &c. Manufactory, Dulwicb, Lon-,don,England.

ORIENTAL TEA MART.

Cartoon Dates, per packet, lOdCartoon Dates, per packet, Is6dAssorted Jellies, per paoket, 6dPrunes, per lb, 6dKepler's Malt and Oil, large, per bot-tle, 3s 6dWoods' Peppermint Cure, per bottle,

Is 6dPeaches, 2£lb tin per tin, 9dPears, 2J,lb tin, per tin, 9dApricots, 2Alb tin, per tin, 9dSalmon and Shrimp Paste, per bottle,

lOdFrench Mustard, per jar, IsOatina, per bag, IsForce, per packet, 9id

AtCAMPBELL'S,

21, MANNERS-STREET,And Corner v

WILSON AND RIDDIFORD STREETS,NEWTOWN.

TJKfHAT impresses an article on your'* mind is its worth;whether ifc be anartiole of food, olothing, or what,appeals toyour intellect. First of all yon have theIartiulo, andthen yon keep onhavingit,ifitis up to your standard ftf merit. This ap-plies to the physical aswell as to theintel-lectual partof your being.

MARIGOLD BUTTERhas been provedto be up to the standardofmerit as regards quality;, and the price isalso very meritorious. To bo had in anyquantity at

KILPATRICK'S,OPPOSITE OPERA HOUSE.

X. P. COVENEY,103, CUBA-STREET.

CASH"PRICES:Batteri3 Bottles Sauce, Is|ButterButter, best separator bulk, lOd per lbCurrants, U9W, 4d per lbSultanas, new, 5d per lbRaisins, seeded, 6d per lbCandles, Price's 16oz, 7d per lbRice, 51b IsJam, 3 tins Is'Flour, 25's, 2s 9dBulk Teas, Is 4d, 1b 6d, Is Bd, 2s

ALL GOODS BEST. QUALITY.OAUL35 AND O 0.," Waterloo-quay,

WELLINGTON, N.Z.,Manufacturers of MARINE and LAND

ENGINES and BOILERS. MINING.HYDRAULIC, DREDGING, andWOOL-DRYING MACHINERY,MANUUii MANUFACTURING andFLAX-DRESSING PLANTS.

MACHINERY AND SHIPS' REPAHISA Speoialty.

Agents for ZYNKARA, the Best BoileiPreservative and Cleanser.

CAMERON'S STEAM POMPS.Telephone No. 6 P.O. Box 168J, J. CURTIS AND CO. (Limited).

♥ Agencies at every possible town inthe colonies and all principal portsthroughout the world. Experienced Furniture Removers and Packers, General Car-riers, Customhouse Agents, Forwardingand Shipping Agents, Luggage deliveredfrom trains or steamers and throughoutthe city.

Our STORAGE ACCOMMODATION iiunlimited, wnere furniture and goods ofall descriptions c&n be stored at cheapcurrent rates

Offices—

Corner Customhouse-quay andBraiulon-stjreet

FREEZING SHEEP AND LAMBS."

mHE WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORTCOMPANY (Ltd.) is prepared to PUR-CHASE FAT SHEEP and LAMBS byweight or at per head.

The Compahy also offers olients.everyfacility for freezing on their ownaccount.

Prices can be obtained on applicationat the Company's Offices or from any ofthe Buyers in the country.

DILNOT SLADDEN,Secretary.

TGIXHIBITION of Oil Paintings of New"^Zealand Scenery, by MR. GEORGE

BUTLER. Now ou view at

M'GREGOR WRIGHT AND CO.'S,129, Lamblon-quay.

mHE ESTATE OF ELIJAH WILTON.IMPORTANT LAND TRANSACTIONS.

(Extract from N.Z. Times, Ist October,1904).

Messrs. DwanBros, have completed, onbehalf of a syndicate, the purchase fromthe executors in the estate of the latoElijah Wilton the< well-known Ohirohcinestead, consisting of 259 acres, theprice paid to the Wilton Estate being£23,000. The property reaches from thoHappy Valley-road down to near theLevinHome, Britomart-street on the west,and on the north adjoinsE. W. Mills-roadto the Brooklyn and Vogeltown end. Theproperty will be subdivided and placed ontho market in building sites as soonas thenecessary surveys havo been made. Thisblock of land is close to the City of Wel-lington, and the vote for the electrictrams having been approved of by theratepayers, it will now only be a shorttime before this important suburb will bebrought within easy distance of the city.When the electric trams arc running, thoHappy Valley-road widened, and the im-provements in lowering and wideningOhiro-road, etc., which have been approv-ed of by the ratepayers, have boen made,this locality promises to become a popul-

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ous suburb of this city.In answer to the very many enquiries

made by persons desirous of purchasingsections in the Wilton Farm Estate,Brooklyn, Berhampore, and Happy Val-ley, Messrs. Dwan Bros, beg to announcethat a meeting of the Syudiente will beheld at an early dato, when arrangementswill be made for tho immediate survey ofthe property and tho placing of tho Sec-tions in the market at an early date. Itis the intention of the proprietary to sellthis property at a very reasonable rate,as they were fortunate in scouring it ata very low figure, their option havingbeensecured before the poll for the ElectricTrams extension to Brooklyn was carried.

nrtRY STENT AND CO.'S BOTTLEDA ALE AND STOUT, specially brewed

from malt and hopß for private use;quarts, 7s:pints, 4s;caska, 2s per gal-lon. Central Brewery, Quiu-street, offGhuEiiee-etreet. Telephone 571. 1

'ANTED Known— Shortt's 30s Mili-tary Field Glass, the most powerful,

glass evac xold at the pries.

By Special fjCi-csfißvAS Earl andAppointment 75§£s»J2»wS Countess of

TAILOR-MADE DRESSES

JSfEW SEASONS' GOODS.Coats and Skirts, from £5 5tSkirts, from £1 10s.

FOR NET CASH ONLY.

NODINF& CO.,ZO. WELLINGTON-TERRACE.

\V,LITTLEJJOHN& SON,WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS,

AND OPTICIANS,85, LAMBTON-QUAY, WELLINGTON

SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW INCLOCKS!

ENGLISH-MADE BRACKET CLOCKS,from £3 15s. The first sample of

1 English-made. House Clocks at prices'within the reach of moderate means.

Also,French Movements inEnglish Cases, beau-

tifully inlaid, elegant designs, from50s.

INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED.

SPECIAL SALEOF PLATED GOODS°ONLY.

J. H. ROBINSON & SON,21, WILLIS-STREET.

Nothing UNDER Cost Price, but GenuineReductions to clear room for

New GoodsArriving.

tiOWLINO GREEN BOWLS.

G. &*YbUN&,JEWELLERS,

LAMBTON-QUAY, WELLINGTON,'

iBeg to state that .they have opened uptheir New Season's Stock of

BOWLING GREEN BOWLSFrom

THOS. TAYLOR & SON, of Glasgow.

They have been Speoially Selected by a,Practical Bowler.

Sizes sto 5 3-16. All Bias 3.

Inspection cordially invited.

PRANK (JJLLA.DY,WATCHMAKER AND JMWJSLLEE,

WILLIS-STBERT.NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!

Presentation Gold Watches from £7 7sto £75. High-class Jewellery— Rings aSpecialty. Greenstone Novelties, Pre-sentation Shields, Cups, Trowels, Keys,etc, made on the premises. Novelties inSterling Silver and Eleoti'o-Silvor Goods.SPECTACLES AND-FOLDERS to suit

all sights.

5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT FOR CASH.Manufacturing, Repairing, Engraving.

mHE OHOP T^OR TJRE3ENTS.' Country orders receive prompt attention.Telephone 1138. Established 1880.

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| LLOYD'SA NNUAL JEWELLERY SALE.

OS TO p?S IN THE o-|OFF MARKED PRICES, FOR CASHI , ONLY,

To Make Room for New Goods forChristmas.

iWATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY,; SILVER, ELECTROPLATE, Etc.

HORACE LLOYD,55, LAMBTON-QUAY.

ijgLAZENGER'STENNIS MATERIALS.

RACKETS—Gore, Doherty, E.G.M. Demon, Special

Demon, Acme.1994 BALLS, RACKET PRESSES AND

PRESERVER.RACKETS RESTRUNG AND

REPAIRED.CRICKET BATS WRAPPED AND

REPAIREDBy Experienced Hands.

Orders by Poßt receive Prompt Attention.

J. E. EVANS,SADDLER AND TRAVELLING BAG

MAKER,145, Lambton-quay, Wellington.

XMPERIAL CALF FOODCanbe used with either Skim or Separated

Milk, Whey, or ALONE.

ANALYSISCALF FOOD.Water 13.75Albumenoids 14.46Fat 5.90Carbohydrates 61.74Fibre 1.90Aeh 2.2S

100ANALYST'S REPORT.

This sample contains considerable pro-portions of ProLeids aud l"'at, wbioh willmake itvalnable as aCalf Food. Thisvalueis incrmutecl bj thevarietyof different Grains(Peas, Wheat, Barloy, &o.)usedinits inanu-

(Sd.)'

J. S.MACLAUKIN,D.Sc,F.0.5.,Government Analyst.

Upon this analysis, IMPERIAL CALFFOOD is the rioheot food on the markot,and therefore the most economical andcheapest.Itcontains moreFatthan full milk.

E. POWNALL,Wellington.

Sole ManufacturersinNew Zealand,"LANGDOWN & SON,

Chriatchuroh.

"¥\7"HEN the rich liquor laves yourpalate the sensation is most de-

lightful.

CRESCENTBLENDTEA

Is the daily beverage of thousands whoprefer it to all other teas. It is an in-comparable tea, for it is an exquisite andunique blend of the rich, strong, full-bodied teas of Darjeeling and the finedelicate teas of Coylon. Every packetcontains nothing but pure British-grownteas, and the blending and packing aredone in Wellington. '<

iSOLD AT ALL STORES

AT OS PER LB.

BUY FURNITURE

"TJHiECT FROM THE MANUFAC-

TURER.

j SATE MIDDLEMEN'S PROFIT 1

IHOUSESFURNISHED THROUGHOUT

TIME PAYMENTS ARRANGED.

EDWARD COLLIE,41, RIDDIFORD.STREET.

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ARE YOU"BUILDING?

DO you wish your new home fitted upin anartistic manner?

Then inspect our recent shipments ofjTIXED GRATES, INTERIORS, andWOOD MANTELPIECES,in all of whichwe have a display at our Mercer-streetShowrooms the like of which has neverbeen, seen in Wellington.

We have REGISTER GRATES in allstyles and finishes from 14s 6d to £10 10seach.

TILED HEARTHS and PANELSin allconceivable shades and blends to matoh orharmonise with all the latest artistic stylesof modern wallpapers, carpets, etc.

In WOOD MANTELPIECES we canshow you the most complete range in thoolty in Marbled, Oak, Walnut, and SelfFinishes from 17s 6d to £20 each. Cus-tomers' own designs executed.

DOZENS OF CRICKET BATS, SPADESAND FORKS JUST IN.

T. J. THOMPSON & CO.,WHOLESALE AND RETAEL

FURNISHING AND GENERALIRONMONGERS,

MERCER, CUBA, AND FARISHSTREETS, WELLINGTON.

COALBROOKDALE

IS the STANDARD COALin theColony, andbecause of its su-

perior quality is to-day the Cheap-est Coal on the market.

For Household purposes it over-rides all competition, as one tonof this Coal is better value than 25cwt. of most other coals.

IT IS SOLD BY ALL COALMERCHANTS at the followingnet prices:

—UNSCREENED COAL:

DELIVERED Al YOUR HOUSEfrom ship'8 side at 27s per ton.

DELIVERED AT YOUR HOUSEfrom yards, 31s per ton.

SCREENED COAL:DELIVERED AT YOUR HOUSE

from ship's side, at 31s per ton.DELIVERED AT YOUR HOUSE

from yards, 36s per ton.

COAL ! COAL!ON SALE at all our Branches atLOWEST CURRENT RATES.

Coalbrookdale PupongaBlackball Newcastle

Stato Coal.THOMPSON BROS., LIMITED,

8, Dixon-street, 9, Harris-street, 59, Fea-thorston-street, 1, Pipitea-street.

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION GIVEN TOCOUNTRY ORDERS.

COMPELLED TO SELL!BOOTS AND SHOKS AT LANDED

COST.

HAVING plaood many orders withEng-lish, American, and colonial firms

formonthly arrivals of goods for twoshopsand havingainoe sold one of these, the queation is to know wbat to do with my extrastoolc coming forwjvrd.

ONLY ONB OPTION—'11»t it,

TO STOLL AT HEAVY RMDTJOTIONS,Andsimply turn the Hoods into cash,

KEGARDLKSS OF COST.Tb'isIam now doing. Two consignments

are just tohand, includingLADIES', GMNTS', TOtJIHS' AND

CHILDREN'SBOOTS AND SHOKS.

Come andlook for yonrselves.HEAVy REDUCTIONS.

Price-list posted toany address.

T. J. LEIGHTON,.32,'MOLESWORTH-STREET.

Telephone,712.

MONEY TO LEND.

CHEAPEST MONEY IN THEMARKET.

TXTE beg to inform olients that weIT can now Lend Sums of £100 and

UPWARDS at 5 PER CENT, on Ap-proved Freehold Securities in town orcountry.

Easy terms made for payment of prin-cipal.

KIRK AND WILSON,Solicitors,

Wellington. Otaki. and Petone.

MONEY TO LEND in any sums onapprovedFreehold City and Country

Securities at LOWEST CURRENTRATiiS.

Power for borrower to repay any por-tions of the loan during term.

KENNETH DOUGLAS,.Solicitor,

18, Colonial Mutual Chambers (oppositeBank N.Z.i

F. G. BOLTON,Barrister and Solicitor, Patents, Designs,

and Trade Marks Agent,37, Featherston-street Wellington,and

Jackson-street, Petone.

MONEY to Lend onapprovedFreeholdSecurities at Lowest Current Rates,

also on Chattel Security. Conditions forrepayment during term can be arranged.

MONEY TO LENir.

ON Mortgage over Freehold Properties.Apply toHALT' ANDKNIGHT,

Solicitors, 16,Brandon-st.,Wellington.

JONES & ASHDOWN.tT)O NOT MISSTHISOPPORTUNITY

, SPECIAL SALE.BLUE CURL SERGE SUITS, for Cash

only, £3 10s; 400 yards in stockSPECIAL LINE BLUE VICUNA, for

Cash only, £♥; very Fashionable andDurable

1250 YARDS PLAIN and FANCYTWEED SUITS, for Cash only, £310s;shipment arrived late;must becleared

SPECLA.L SHIPMENTNAVAL SERGESUITS, for Cash only, £3 10s; 200yards in stock.

This Serge is guaranteed to be similarmaterial as supplied to Her Majesty'sNaval Forces. Samples forwarded on ap-pbcation.

JONES &TSHDOWN.12, LAMBTON-QUAY, WELLINGTON.

PROPERTY FOR SALE.A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY.

IQI ACRES of Flat Land, situate 3J-t/J- miles from Carterton, Wairarapa.It is within a quarter of a mile of aco-operative cheese factory, Rnd"is alsoconvenient to a school, post office, andrailway station. Tho property is especiallyadaptod for cropping, and most of it hasalready been ploughed;but it is also suit-able either for dairying or as a sheepfarm. It fronts two good metalled roads,is ring fenced and subdivided into con-venient paddocks, every one of which iswell watered. Price £11 per acre. Forfullparticulars apply to

G. A. FAIRBROTHER (Ltd.),Auctioneers, Land and Commission Agents,

Cortertou.