,'..'' shipping'" , NEW ZEALAND RHINE, WANGANUI RIVER. A. Hatrick and Co.'s Pioneer and Premier River Steamer Service, under contract with the New Zealand Postal and Tourist Traffic Departments and Messrs. Cook and Son. . ■ FLEET : Manuwai, .Wairere, Waione, Wai-iti, Olmra. DAILY SERVICE. Friday, 3rd January, to and oeyond Pipiriki. Sii.tuids.y, 4th January, to arid beyond Pipiriki. Sunday, sth January, .to and beyond Pipi riki. .■.*.'■ Monday. 6th January, to and beyond ' Pipiriki. . Tuesday, 7th January, to and beyond Pipiriki. And until further notice. , • j Each trip occupies •' two days, and goes to beyond Pipiriki, embracinc; all the best of the most ueautiful part of tlie. Wanganui. Hour of starting, 7 a.m. TANGARAKAU SERVICE. • From Pipiriki Sundays. : Prom Putikituna, Tuesdays. To secure passage book at the •flic*, open each evening from 7.30 to 9.60. F»r. all particulars apply t0....... A. IMTRICK -ANB'. CO., Agents. N.B.—There will be a 15-knot service in January by our fine ueiv steamer Waione.QCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. A. and A. LINE. TO GREVT BRITAIN AND EUROPE. VIA AMERICA. TO ENGLAND IN 26 DAYS. ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICE, by Splendidr TONe^^win"-screw Steamspips, builjuexpressly for,,the Seryke, , ;. These i i&teamierß;.?; lej*ve? lAucJtfjnjf j.|or Tutila (Samoa). Honolulu, and San" Francisco every three weeklTaa under: — R M „ Leave . Arrive , Mails iI.M.S. A u ck i aud Sa p due 2'- p:m. Francisco. London. SIERRA ..Jan.. 11 Jan. 27 Feb. ; 7 ..SONOMA Feb. 1 Feb. 17 3 Feb. 28 FAST LINE AUCKLAND TO SYDNEY Quickest route to United States, Canada and England. Luxurious Atlantic Liners Cunard, White Star, N.D.L;.. Hamburg-American, from New; York and Boston. •'',.. .",',' Pa»B<tg9 Money.—-Wellington to San Francisco, £18 18s to £44 lOsf New York, £31 14s to ±,56 10s; Liverpool oi Londoa, £36 2s to £73 13s 4d. Smooth waters of the Pacific. Escaping extremes of heat and cold. Fi^e days longest time at sea. - \ * ;. For full particulars apply to , C. F. \nLLWARD, Wangatni. Via Moute Video, Teneriffe, «nd Plymouth. mHE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING J. COMPANY'S BOYAL MAIL LINE C* STEAMF-h.6' FOB LONDON. VI I Probable |T< Sai Sieamers. T'ns Final Port.! a,bout) ■ Reg. _, Rimutaka* 7765 Wellingt^a - '-' Eakaiti 3628 — Jan S Tekoa 4050 Wellington Jan Papanui 6582 — Jan Waikato 4767 Wellington Feb C Whakatane 5715 — Feb Ruapehu* 7705 March Wakanui 5706 Marchil Paparoa* -6563 Aprils ' May 1 •TWIN SCREW. ~'~ tVIA SOUTH AFBICA The above tinmen h*v splendid accommodation im all clawe* of pMWstfcn at moderate r»tes The Company* Mail Steaniera yill call at Monte Video on the homeward passage. rate* by th© New Zealand Shipping Company* tteaxnen are v follow*:— . . .-■■.. . , •; . . : Krrt fcfaloon, ringle, £63 16s. Fir»t Saloon, return, £116 10». Second Saloon, suigle, £40 Bs. Second Saloon, retwa, £71 lOi gteerag*— 2 Berth Cabins, single £22 with or 4 Berth Cabins, ringle, £19 13g withi Open steerage, men only, £17 6s. ' out kit i Warranw isiraed frir passage* from the Unitad Kingdom to New Zealand Particmla™ may be learned on application to JOHNSTON AND CO., _ Limited. Or NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY, Limited. gHAW, SAVILL AND ALBIC^i ■ ■ COMPANY, LIMITED. Will dbapatch.their resselt■ «a xoAtii {circoaistancea permitting}: FOR LONDON. Bteam«r«. NAME. Ton S Commau<Jer <$*£ Depar. b* ture Tokomaru G238 Maxwell Jan.23Wlgfcir Delphic 8273 Breen i Jan. WlgtnWlgtn I - i "Taking Saloon and Steerage Passengers. . ' tTftking saloon passengers only tVia South Africa. The Homeward passage will be via Bio de Janeiro or Mont* Video and Teneriffe, or St. Vincent. The undersigned are empowered to passages from London to New Zealand, payment for wluch haa been guaranteed in tha Colony— FREEMAN B. JACSSOft and CO. Wanganui Supply and Agenc^ Company, JAMES TB&IN AND CO., LTD., Agents. | KE'aß THIS! A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT —of— SPRING AND SUMMER TWEEDS and CONTINENTAL GOODS Just Arrived for tlio Cc^iiftg Season. J. G. M' NAUGHT, MERCHANT TAILOR. THE LEADING FASHIONABLE j L A.T)I7?3 '■«? iiTCNTS' \ TAILOIs.L.j.U F^:i!<!.!,'rsi % «.,T | Only PIKteX CI.;ASS <AOOUH kept in stocit