SPECIAL QHEAP J^INES DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. H. ATKINS Will Shew the Following Cheap Lines During the Christmas Holidays :— A Large Lot of Rich, Bright. Black Silks at 3/11, as bright as sold at 5/6 Cheap Coloured Silks, beautiful shades Cheap Japanese Silks Cheap Dress Materials Cheap French Muslins A Job Line of Extra Quality Black Silk Jackets at one-third the original prices. Silk Umbrellas, splendid value, at 8/11 Lined Parachutes (Bought a Job) at 2/11, worth double Cashmere and Lace Fischus, Capes, &c, at Reduced Prices Cheap Lace Curtains, Table Linen, Quilts, Sheetings, and Manchester Goods, for the Christmas Holidays. In the CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Cheap Silk Dust Coats, Black A.lpacca Coats, Trousers and Vests, Tweed Suits, Paget, Galatea, and Sack Coats, Boys' and Youths' Suits, &c, &c, &c, All Marked at Low Prices for the Christmas Holiday. THE NEW PITH HELMET. Job Line of Men's Straw Hats at 1/11, half-price. Job Line of Boys' Straw Hats at 1/6, half-price. A Large Stock of MOSGIEL and other B TWEEDS. Cheap Tweeds for Boys' Wear. Ho Atkins. STATION AL FIRE AND MARINE J_N INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL Reserve Son'nno Re-Insurance Fund .... £20,0U0. Insurances effected against Fire and Marine Loss of Every Description of Property, at Lowest Current Rates. Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. HENRY E. WILLIAMS, Manager, Auckland Branch. fyi THIS DAY AND DURING THE WEEK, WK WILL SHOW PIE„S ES 10,000 PIEo£ ES FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS AND m- PRINTS, ~m REDUCED TO HALF PRICE IN ORDER TO CLEAR. J. COSGRAVE & CO., QUEEN-STREET. . HRISTMAS PRESENTS AT THE CITY HALL FURNITURE ARCADE. PRESENTS, for Wires and Daughters PRESENTS, for Sons and Husbands PRESENTS, Quaint and Curious PRESENTS, Useful PRESENTS, Ornamental PRESENTS, Scientific PRESENTS, Beatific PRESENTS, for all Pockets PRESENTS, for all Prices. HOLLOW AY, GARLICK, & CRANWELL, Gity Hall Arcade. THE undersigned are now brin ing forward a Large Parcel of GENE AL DRAPERY, HABERDASHERY, &c, bought at considerably less than usual prices, to whicn they invite the attention of all requiring Good Value For Money. Corsets in great variety of quality and style, white and coloured, from 2/6 per pair Linen and Lace Goods, Cufts, Collars, and Sets, in variety __ , , Ladies' Underclothing Umbrellas and Parachutes, Silk, Zanella, Alpacca, &c. . Lot of Flowers at very low price, quite fresh Straw Hats, Ribbons, Gloves, &c. A Splendid Stock of Muslin, Lace, and Lenoe Curtains, Counterpanes, Quilts, Damask Table Cloths, Sheeting, Felt Squares Carpets, Floorcloth, China Matting, licks, &c. Large-size Huckaback Towels at /6 each New Fancy Dress Materials, Japanese Silks, Coloured Lustres, Black Lustres. Embossed, Striped, and Check Muslins, Prints, &c. Brown Holland, from /6.V per yard Union, Fancy Jean, and Oxford Shirtings, very nhf_f_r_ A Line of Superior Quality Silk Mixed Fancy Shirting, at 2/3, usual price 3/6 per yard White and Grey Calico. Good Grey from /3 per yard Also, very large assortment of Gents' Shirts, White Longcloth, Union and All-wool Crimean, Fancy Silk Mixed Scotch Twill, Fancy Jean, Oxford, &c. _ „ _ Strong Tweed for Boys wear A Job Line of Stout Mosgiel at below Factory Braces? Belts, Ties. Scarfs, Collars, Cotton and Merino Hosiery, Undershirts, &c. Leghorn, Tuscan, Straw, and Drdl Hats, for Boys and Men, &c, &c, &c. In he £ allowed on all Cash Purchases of 20s. and upwards. RUSHBROOK & BRTDGMAN, Junction Drapery Warehouse, Upper Queen-street, attokt.and. TTNION INSURANCE COMPANY \] OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £2,000,000. AUCKLAND BRANCH: QUEEN-STREET, Next the Colonial Bank. FIRE "DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted on Dwelling - houses, Stores, Shops, Buildings in which trade is carried on, Merc-iandise, and Goods of every description. MARINE DEPARTMENT. Hulls of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise of all kinds, Specie and Wool to United Kingdom, at owest Current Rates. R. H. STEVENSON Manager.
HThe Adlest rogues are those who impose on the sick. There is a class of imposters now engaged in vending imitations of that health-promoting beverage, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, put up in bottles which previously held the real article, and often bearing counterfeit labels. Purchasers should ask for and take none but the genuine.