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Amusements. rnHEATKE ROYAL. TO-MOKROW (SATURDAY! EVENING March 6, I irst and only aptoaranco Of B A 11 It V ON E I L, THZ WELL-KNOWN COMIQUE, AND AUCKLAND FAVOURITE, After an absence of 8 yeare. GREAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. By special request', will be repeated, Cravcn'B Beautiful Dramat :c Drama, in 2 acts, entitled, OLD FIDELITY ; 08, ENGLISH II HI ARTS AND HOMKS! When Mr. J. J. WALLACE will appear in hi 3 wonderful creation of OLD PKOBITY, sup. ported by Mr. J. 13. Stbkle, and the Company. BARRY O'NEIL, In his Lightning Changes of Costume, and Character. Song and Dance, Miss Wilton. EXPOSE OF THE GREAT FLYING BIRD CAGE, By Mr. C. WekJHTIUX. Ballad by Mr. Hill. For the fir3t time in Auckland, THE BABIES ON THE BLOCK f By Barry O'Neil. Dress Circle, 4s; Stalls, 2s 6d; Pit, I. MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING (Frid-.y). in the cchool-room of the United Methodist Free Church, Pitt and Vincent>streef, in connection with the Juvenile Elocution Class. To (omjmnco at 7,30. Admission—Adults, 6d; Chil dieu, 3d. PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT— Temperance Hall, Albert-street. The Auckland Pioneer Lodge, 1.0.G.T.. will hold the'r Upon Lodge Meeting TO-NIGHT, the sth instant, to which all are invited. Addresses, Hongs, Headings and Kecitations by friends of Temperance. " ( hairman—D. H. McKenzie, Esq. Programme commences at 8 p.m. sharp. Aquatics. QTAMATEA BEGATTA Will be held at B A T L E V, ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1880. COMMITTKB : Mr H. McMurdo Mr Adams Mr Powley Mr Underhlil Mr A. Colbeck Mr Arama Karaka Mr Haszard -Mr Masefleld Mr W. Marrlne-; Mr T. Hull Judge : Umpire : Starter: W. M. Hill, Esq. Ist Race - Half deckkd Yachts. First prize, £12; second, £3. Entrance fee, 15s.' 2nd Race—Opkn Boats (Sailing) ; for boats 18it. and under. First prize, £7; second, £3. Entrance fee, 10?. 3rd Race—Double-handrd Punts: not Ices than 23in. beam outside bottom. First prize, £5; second, 30s. Kntrance foe, 10s. ■lth Race — Whalebovts. -First prize, £0; second, £2. Entrance fee, 10s. sth Race—Square steuned Pulling 130 \tk ; not less than 4ft. 6in. beam ; two oar men andcoxwain. First prize, £0; fcnto..iJ, 1.2; Entrance fee, 10a. Gth Race—Single handed Punts ; not le;si than 25in. beam outsido bottom, 18ft. alid under overall. Entrance Feo, sa. 7th Race—Punts (Bamo as Oth Race); pulled b boys under 16 years of age. Duck Hunt, Greasy Booh. Three entries', or no race, in each event. All Boats to ba entered Two Hours Ij-fuue tha Race, or Double Fees will bs charged. GEORGE H. POWLEY, Hon. Sec Musical. JUST received at the AUCKLAND MUSIC Warehouse, a large consignment of New and Popular Music, by the 'Loch Urr,' amongst which may be enumerated the following novelties :— " Koll Call" (SoDg), Pin sun ■' I Cannot Bay Good-bye" (Song), Rockbl " Before the Fight" (Sone), Pmstnr " Eye 3so Blue" (Song), Pinsuti " Light-house Keeper" (Song), Dkvers v " Oar Jack's Come Home" (Song), Devers " LUtlo Norah" (Son?), Devkks " Outwari Eound" (Song), WAr.DECK " Hooieward Watch" (Songl, Waluhck " Wo Roam and Role the Sea" (Song), WADDECK '• Blue Alsatian Mountains" (Song), Adams " Tar's Farewell" (Song), Adams " Old Dreams" (Song), Cellier " Farmer a^d his Pigeons" (Song), TAUBERT " Eldorado' (Song), Lewis Also, New Dance Music from the latest Operas, Pianoforte Solos, and Book Music in great variety. AUCKLAND MUSIC "WAREHOUSE, 74, QUEEN-STRBET. Boots and Shoes. nnHE CHEAPEST SALE OF BOOTS JL EVER HELD IN AUCKLAND. F. STEPHENS, Having arranged with the Proprietor of tha Shop for a Renewal of the Lease, has decided to Enlarge the Premises, and, previous to doing so, must REDUCE his Immense Stock or else store it daring the time the builders are at work. F.S. has decided to give his Customers and the Public the benefit by allowing them to take his STOCK out of h!a way at a RIDICULOUSLY L )W PRICE, rathe* than waste money in storage. iHLBARANCE PRlCES.—Gents'l guinea Calf \j Elastics, now 18s; what were Belling at 18s now Us; Gents' Shoes, out down from 14s 6d to 10s 6d; Ladieß" 14a 6d Glove Kid Elastic now only 10s 6d; Ladies' Fancy Hessians reduced from 12s 6dto 93 6d; Ladies' Kid Elastic (fancy fronts), worth 103 6d, going for 78 6d: Ladies Plan Klastic, Es 6d, -will now bo distributed for 6s 6d; Fancy Coloured Slippers, 2s 6d, cheap at 4a lid; Ball Shoes Bupplied to the joyous and say at 8s 6d, worth 12s 6d ; a Splendid Lot of Children's High-ieg Patent Elastic Nos. 4 to 6, good value at 6s M, going at 3s Gd. An Immense Assortment to Choose from ALL KINDS ! ALL SIZES.) AND ALL GOING OCIKAP FOR OABB, Proviona to pulling Ithef.Shop to pieces. F. STEPHENS, 136, QUEEN STiiKKT Prospectus. FARMS, FARMS, FARMS, ON DEFERRED PAYMENT. A SPECIAL SEITiEMENT FOX COLONISTS. 10,000 A CTua^t T yH§f VIS, best To be sold in lots to suit purchasers, on deferred payment (without residential or improvement conditions), being a portion of Captain W. H. Colbook's Celebrated Kaipara Limestone Land. xar So many applications having been made to Captain Colbeck, M.P., by persona residingin the Colony, to sell portions of his Kaipara Kstate for farms, he has decided to set apart about 10,000 acres for that purpose, and instructed the undersigned to dispose of the same before leaving for England, where it has been arranged to dispose of the adjoining block of 15 000 acres. Applications for the said 10,009 ceres must be sent in to tho undersigned immediately TERMS-Cash or deferred piymente. Tho most liberal that can be obtained anvwher-. Inquire. QUALITY—It is the beat description of landlimestone. It is easily got into grass; nothiEg but fern and ti-tree to deal with RESULTS - Sixty bushes of wheat to tlio. acre, • without manure. Steam tflour-iniH on block. ACCESSIBILITY—Bi-wookly eteam cormn'tni cation with Auckland ; weekly stoum communication with tho Northern Wniroawliw there is a population (at the mills) of about 2,000. consume™ of settlers' produce. PROSPitCl'S—The Northern Railway, wnich is now being surveyed, passes near the blcck, and tho land, which is offered at a nominal figure, will in a few years be enhanci-d to at lea&t ten times its present Belling price. APJJLICANTS-Full particulars can bo obtained Dy a personal interview with the undersigned, at tho Kamo Colliery Oftlce, South hiitish I'.uilding, Queen-street, Auckland, on Fridajs, Saturdays, and Mondays (only), between the hour* of 10 a.m. ana 3 p.m., or by letter. Mr AMerton will go to Knipara, accompanying intending purchaßcrs over the estate. Printed particulars and conditions of sale on application to G. E. ALDEBTON. Aeent for Captain W. H. Colbeok. | Auckland, January 28th, 1880. PROOF. Writing about tho quality of ttis land, Mr Cka«. E. Nelson, Government Land Purchase Agent, Fays: -"Tho soil of these blockß is mostly clay and marl, owriying limeatcn-3 (Strata, tbia fact being a sufficient guarantee of fertility, without any necessity of (illusion to the oxtraor. dinary luxuriuncc of tlio vegetation generally.*

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Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 3081, 5 March 1880, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 3081, 5 March 1880, Page 1

Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 3081, 5 March 1880, Page 1