WELLINGTON REGATTA AND OUR OWN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, 22 January 1895, Page 4

WELLINGTON REGATTA AND OUR OWN.

Wellington is to • day \ celebrating the anniversary of the fduridatiori of the colony aa Auckland will celebrate it this day weekOf course both cities cannot be right, but there is no need to re-open the question as to which of: the two has, chosen the more correct date. Wellington,, regarding itself as the hub of New Zealand, and the foundation of Port, Nicholson as the most important event in the early history of the colony, prefers to observe the 22nd of January, the date, ,in IS4O, when the first settlers for the New Zealand Company arrived. Auckland, on the ground that Captain Hobson arrived at the Bay of Islands on January U9ch ■with !the Queen's commission as Lieut. Governor in his portmanteau, and on the following, day . proclaimed New Zealand a British colony, elects to keep the 29fch.. As L»r..:Pollen'hasjpojntedbut, she■'js wrong, bafr ■ she 'is; certainly... np,ti to far, wrong: as Wellington. . She. has noc etred as.. the Empire City has do no in mistaking the circumstances that constituted the/foundation of the eoldny*•'•> She has erred in her.Qalcul^fioTthißateW Whlcii^^o^efeipW of (ireaf Britain over the colony was actually proclaimed. This was unquestionHowever^ we snail not quarrel, over the mattor.-:: It is sufficient that? the colony be: came aißritiah .coJohyfiftyfouryearsagOi that; it has ■progl*Bßed;sp' rapidly within that period^ and that we are alive to com•wemornte another : year:of its existence. We have no grudge against Wellington tot choosing a day of her own, and we sincerely hope, chat the rain and uncertain weather which has. prevailed thU morning with us may be absent from hergala day. The methods she has taken to celebrate the day are similar; to our own. . She has her great annual regatta to-day, as we have ours next and ib must be confessed that considering her many disadvantages she enters into the spirit of the sport with a degree or enthusiasm' that we might do well to emulate. Yachting here and.yachting in the Empire City are two very different things. Auckland is the ideal of a yachtsman's home/ In no other place in the colony is there such a wide expanse of safe sheltered water, studded with beautiful .islands, whose bays afford quiet anchorage at all times. The poor VVellingbonian yachtsmen have practically no place to visit thatis not either unattractive, monotonous or unsafe. The consequence is that yachting has never attained the popularity there which it enjoys in the Hauraki,Gulf. The majority of the aquatic men / take to pulling and content themselves." with spending thpir leisure boating within a short distance of /the city. No ■ delightful Saturday excursions by water for 'them. While our young fellows go away cruising to the number of five or six hundred every wock, and for eight months in the year may visit a new place every time they go out, thti Wallingtouians Clare not, in most cases, venters beyond the portals of their land-ittcked and uninteresting harbour. It is surprising, in spite of the drawbacks to yachting in Wellington, thab < the regatta compares so favourably with ours. They have for to-day's races four entries in the. first-class yacht 9, while we have really only two where there might easily be three times that) number. Again, in the matter of priz«*» Wellington is before us. Her citizens seem to display a'greater interest in these contests than Aucklanders do nowadays. . . . . : V" Another; example of the indifference of our yachting men to the' regatta is shown imtlre smalf number of entries for secondclas* boats.; There are only five ef"' those competing on Tuesday, next—surely a very small number when one considers that there are a score of boats which might be entered." The. reason.for, the apparent disinclination of our yachting men to take part in v the. regatta is clear and is well known to most people interested in aquatics. The wonderful opportunities which our harbour presents for pleasure crußing lead most of the yachtsmen to fit out their boats for that purpose, and they do so in a very thorough way. When tho regatta comes round, knowing that ib is only for a day, they grudge the trouble and expense of the refitting which is necessary if they intend to take part in a race, and aa neither the prize ,nor the honour to be gob by victory are sufficient to allure them, they are gonerally found among the spectators instead of with the competitors. In other centres of the colony where there is no such cruising ground as here, the- few -yachtsmen devote ..themselves to racing. Ib is the chief pleasure they can geb from their crafts. The popularity of pleasure yachting in Auckland has had a bad effect upon our rowing clnba also since many of the pulling men I prefer to .go cruising in the yachts when they should be training in the pulling boats. The fact that there is to be no senior -gig race this year is evidence of this. Bub though hot much given to yachb racing Auckland can boaet of having supplied most of the other centres of the colony with their pleasure craft. There is only one Wellington-built boat among the first class in the Wellington Regatta to-day. The Maritana and the Waitangi are both Auckland-built. In the second clasa,' of the six boats competing, five are the work of Auckland shipbviiWers.

i The ordinary, meetingfof- tbe Auckland University. College Council Was held yw^ ' terday afternoon" at the College ,6uildin g g, Eden-s|iree,t. , There were'present: MestrS J. J. Holland (aeting'chairmon), R. Ud y ' Jackson >Palmer, J. A.»Tole,?G. Peacocks«.:h| and the Rev. W. .J. William?. ,It was d<j. ; cided to Bend a letter of condolence to th« 1 widow of the late Mr J. Dilworth, exproea--ing the regret of the Council at the loss id has sustained by the death of Mr Dilworth, Some details wore arranged in committee," regarding the property and working ol tha college. Leave was given to Prof. Brown to posfpono the commencement ■of .• his > classes in March next until his return from! '< the, meeting- of the University Senate ab> Cbristchurch. ; , . ■ • Atr yesterday's meeting of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, the! House Committee reported that they hadT ''■"' met: the Inspector of Hospitals^to confer upon the question of adding to or altering the Hospital buildings. The Committeerecommended thafra new kitchen be built ": on the.site selected by the architect, and. that two wards for patients, to hold 15 beds -. each, -be builb on or near the site ofi •„< the .'Old, .- ;:<Mr,v.E,; ' •Barthjyi :^\ was '.present ;and veubmitted; plans &a suggested after the • Committee's, interview ' ii-: with Dr. MacGregocl The two wardsitujsi || proposed: .to: erect.(2s4ft);! ;between;-,ti6! # auxiliary ward *nd;'the Nurses' Home, oafihiI'-^ 63 by 24, T6r males and females respectively, and to contain 15 bads each. The building! v* is to be provided, with verandahs on' thrao; J< sides, and fitted up with baths and lat»«i^4*i tories.' There is;a space of 42 feet.betVeea • ihe wards, and this at the frontage is occn*. pied by a Eitting-room for nurses, pslntrle*, and the usual conveniences.; The estimated': '/ cost of the two wards: is &b follows :-*-It»V timber, £1,217; in brick, v £1,621. The kitchen it is proposed to erect will beodW' ■' jffl storey on the site of the present) stables, in* brick. -The kitchen, 30 by 30V e'cullery, 16 ■', byrl7; cook's storeroom; 12 by 6; pantry^;;|i| 12 by, 9 ; and. two cold chambers^ one iftfri (M ice and milk and the other-for tneab 'andt-;:;.'..^ poultry. On the east-/.side*' betweonvtliej ■ ;^i kitchen and the Domain,' will bethe boiwc|jjp and engine-house.; The boiler will beiar|i»* < '*; enough for supplying steam for the dynamo' , for electric lighting. -1 The estimated 1 cost1; : of the Btructiira is £l; 210. -• The plans wera ' referred to the House Committee. ... ■■ ' • -A rflninrlrnVilA-inatniiha of endnrflnbft fi' 'l:.*;-f?

"X* ' Vf 11 "Iv T* M^f ILIBWMiJUv Ul VIIUUIAUUO 111 ''4 -' reported from Lovuka, .»*»" connection who.' M the ree*ent hurricane; A Fijian: and Rbi^^o man were on board a cutter lying close to ■ > r ; tha barque Ophir, the wind^in tW even tog: V;..fe;| being from the S.E. During the night tho. butter broke away owing to the Ophir doming into collision wifch her. The men at A once jumped1 overboard, and commenced to' :; : :0 swim, as they thought, for the beach of Levuka, being unaware that the. wind had ■: changed to'the west. After several hours' Mm sWim they reached the reef at Batiki, a dis-' tanee of about eighteen miles. After a short rest they started for the shore. Tha.' ' '*■' Rotumah man reached the beach, but;bis;".;|® comrade was either drowned or caught by a,' shark. ''' ■ ' > | A meeting of the creditors in the estate of H. W. Mitchell. waß held before the Official Assignee (Mr Lawson) yesterday afternoon. Correspondence with the Go* : vernment relative, to the bankruptcy was ' read, and it was resolved, on the motion of Mr'Dufaur (for Taylor) seconded by, Mr \ Sykea, "That the dfficial Assignee borequested to intimate ,to the <36verumen6 thafc the creditors have instructed him to; }' take all'stepsi necessary tojealUe tipon «ia. Xi latida in respect of which charging orders • ■ have been pbtatned;". .- ." '" ;; A deputation from the Te Aroha Town, Board waited upon-the Hon. .Mr Cadmiin, ■uponjbis arrival the^niSVidftVj »*t#?fe> <" ferehce to the completion of Tnompßon'a. '/, track. >,Mr a Cadman replied thab an engineojj ■i i w6^W'..^ib^"n:ceI:.be.I pi*£ > i%.^|j^ir(|^ ;., .■;/'■ and thtt^oSwi be completeaftiy tSooperfctiya t: labour. The road when finished will be of great value to settlers '»long the East) Co'abt, and also from its pictureequeness *hould be attractive to visitors. On Satur* ■ ' tiay 'morning Mr Cadmah" went■ out to ■■■■■:■: Shaftesbury, and saw Messrs Herries «nd»' Cox, through whose land this end of tha- ' ' oad will pass. He agreed to fence the■ ■oad upon their promising to give' the land. ;Mr,CDX also consented to allow a deviation of; the road, which will shorten itfeonsider*1 ,-,'' ■ ably, and decrease the difficulty of forma-;.'; /; tipn. In the afternoon Mr Cadman sawi i £ settlers from the west side of the Waihoa' ', River, and promised that a sum of money: would be granted which would be sufficient to deepen the existing Government drains, to enable them to carry off "itho :larga; f amount of water ;thab has prevented many of the settlers from doing anything witih this land. Mr Gadcaan left,yeßterday for Rotorua.' '. ■-' ■ - ' ;^ ;', .To the Editor: Sir,—lt appears to m*\ >t" that the manner in which Mr pouglos,iof- '^ East Tamaki, stopped the. runaway horse', with the carriage containing three little ''i ' girls,- is well deserving approval. Mr , D6uglas kejit'tho horso from turning down' ' ■' Wellesloy-streeti 'thereby saving - the chit' -' "', dren, beyond doubb,' from almost certaia ■ death, and probably'others from injury at1' death. Greab courage and presence of * mind .and good' horsemanship were: abBO-1 lutely essential to attain the complete sue*1 cees.thafc he didl, nofca strap, being broken," Ii believe. Instances of heroism ' being* ';; ignored does not; lam sure, tend to etimu-f V-V; lateotherß to do likewise. I should like', ' •'[ to hear of some person taking this- matter! ■ '* earnestly id hand.—l am, etc.* AN Ad* < MIKEB.- '; ■ ■-.■ . - ■■■:• •.; " "v-.:.; \' |. ■;// A large number of tennis players were; v present practising at the Darnell lawn'■yea.-v v| terday afternoon. The time for playing' ' ' the first round of the Club handicap: ;; matches has been extended from the 10th till the 31st of the month. In the combined handicap doubles, Miss M. Atkinsonl ;' and Mr H.- T. McLean beat Miss B. Atkin- ' son and Mr W. Jackson, the aeti being -; 6—4, 6—2., In the championship mfttchesy; J * Mr Gillies will play his match against Mr';"-;' Stevenson on the Edenatid Epsom grdnridi' • ' biit the day ie not yeb fixed.: " ■ "?' .. -,A^ correspondent drawß attQTition to thV. uncomfortable seats in -the Western, i'nrki , > : Ho ttinkß that as the western'"lung "if '/: solargely visited.during the:warm:lnontha, »;- of the^eummer; that seats with back.a; ; tha, : ! same as. are put in tha Albert Park, should b.e, provided. Our' correspondent hopes tbat.one;of the city councillora will dta\T attention to the matter at the next council meeting, and points oub that in the annual report it is shown that under the heading , miecellaneous only £15725> lOd waa A ex* , r. : pended on the Western Park last year. ;X$ A District) Grand Druid Lodge for tho ■ North Island, Marlborough, Nelson and, West Coast of the South Island, is tob8: j opened ab Wellington on the 2nd February.;' ;V -4 Bro. James J. Brenan, Grand Secretary, i andßro. M. Ryan, Grand President,,^ tha. Q: -H Grand Lodge of Australia, will be present) from Melbourne to open the Lodge.: L»b6 night the Fonsonby Lodgs of Druids apr«ed> to join the Grand Lodge, and Bro. l Jeter Mackie was elected delegate. Bro. Maaklfl leaves for Wellington along, with Broi. Brenan and Ryan, who intend going to p Wellington via Auckland. ■ • ||| '" A complimentary benefib was tendered^, the celebrated Scotch' athlete, 'DonBJ.-: |4 Dinnie, laab evening in the Foresters' Ha" 1 - Karangahape Road. The attendance *& } fairly good, and the frequency of the ap j: m plauae testified to the appreciation of tha. programme. The entertainment was undor ,- the patronage of the members of the &aQ\ land Caledonian Society, MeßSis «• ' f Henry,!). Simpson and James Johnston, contributing dances. Little Evie Wo™ 9 was deservedly encored for her gracetm Scotch dance. The Sisters Wallace K«™ .; ;- a Bkirb dance, and Donald Dinnie as-OtTO - ; astonished the on-loqkera by Ws woAaerin« • H manipnlation of heavy weight?, Mo'l(""f •; itonw* were given at intervals, .'

S^TZ^Zjtl^Aaekland Anmrer•fy#^ Jhteb take* place lotto bar.s^e»l»- every. ,hope thas fj ■Sft-ind lit will- bo satisfactory.. So far S*I.'- «i eStrVes have been received, fc°An several of the races will be stb««JJ'l"ejected. ' Intereab will Ws*cS* in the three principal {&«° M.!!fVr yachts over seven rating, 'S^'Lid and'third-daw yaehbs T in ft' o'^ there will b« an interesting &<i*y£Jnm--- new and untried Sjf'^J parity of entries for the. Alfct 7. o^ far i« accounted for by W ttC>Z a number of scows which S^ttbW "ace are ab present away PP W „ «. a good deal of work is at »* eCOt&« for these timber-carrying 'L^.^ infhev haro' deferred their tl»t»«l g. Whoirowr, seem somewhat ' Hob S onviile,; fancying tba M°i& much chance against that &'X& Lillian, Duder's n?^." Nt'0" fgartl. Th,V ; 3 regarded as having the pa fS-for the centreboard race, belt yacht owners.are protesting Sfl^'S aSon of the Yacht Club in *&a' M* i'ta» of 10s each for measurecaent ex»ct<Dg» M; hich must be hinded in fee-: rtrtifi^'Sta Committee .will accept an fWrWSonaiderthab this, fee U totf *°W'tl tSrine "that the. measuring of A^SrSS i a very simple matter., m Otters of detail in' connection VftS will be considered at the #?L meeting to-morrow . evening. '*"*' "«f the Vixen ib anxious to enter ?»W fiS race, or failin ß that iIBVS S: «'ieli race under 40 tort. tbß l Stle however, demur, and the !£SitortMd ab the meeting toffinS. Should the Vixen be de"i^j n tha sround that she la nob a ff S^timber-carrier, then - the :Kiir & aHobsonvUle will have to IttSSfalio. The owner of the Vixen HSV fit the • vessel, wich square tffSffi- "CO, should objection be IEWon the ground that she has a ■"• 5 tiM and ib must be remembered by fSSti that one or two of the other S|iS round bilge, The Vixen allowed to take part in a ft,Mart?ofor the l M b eiehb year* and ESer considers if hard that he ahould £" debarred when ib is considered Kutnerous scows of a more modern Stave been launched since. 5e following letter has been received Hickson from Mr James Mi Is, KanagbK director of the Lnion &Bhip Company, in connection with & Pdo n c by the police at the Great S._»Air.Henderson, our Auckland Sn* i° his report of the circumstances 5 ding the wreck of the Wairarapa. has 6 in high terms of the services of the 2 at the Barrier in connection with the ■Sfily of bodies and other duties conseS upon their presence on the scene. I fie pleasure in advising you that the £&■ highly appreciate the work done She police,.and desire to thank them fceh you for their services on the ftia ioqnesb was held ab the mon the 17th inst., before Mr ■ JV. _B. imi, J-P-. respecting the death of a M 5 months old, named Charles Henry Bawling?. The jury agreed that death had 'jjjalted from natural causes. >'insremony of a pleasing nature came off fofcfcy afc St. Luke's Church, Mount ifcvwhen a beautiful Bible wa.a protented to Mrs A. E. Gilmore, wee. Miss floleb Kerr^Taylpr, on tha occasion of • her iirrlage. The Bible contained the follow■fainscription :—" Presented to Mrs A. E. IfJintferO&.th'e.,'occasion of: her marriage, hte the teachers and echolars of Sb.Luke s, Hii!i»t Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, in token of their love and, esteem for her and fcr *srkVTritlr their ,and good her future hopeihessV— (Signed) tok'LAEKiNS,.lncumbent." Mrs Gil.pwetna^abriefand suitable reply,, ilhebaiilioapsfor the Huntly sports oi janUßry 29th appear by advertisement to- '&».'■ The Cup is worth—first prize, £5 tebiid, 30s; third, 10s; There are 17 trenta to be contested by old and young ffl^n, married and single women, Maori ien and Maori women, and a large quantity of toys for children's races. Tea is,to )» provided free at 12 o'clock and 4 o'clock. fhj. jacaa will com men co at noon. The - Committee have engaged a steamer to carry ■pjtrpnsfrom Huntly to the sports ground M 'back, free.

Jit a meeting of the Ponsonby School Committee held l»8t evening it was decided M Dominate 'Mrs Thomas and Mr Harris fot.eleccion to the Education Board. The

following resolution was unanimously carried:—" Than thi3 Committee desires to Jot .the attention of the Minister of. Education, to the unfair method of electing members of the Education Board. This Committee considers that the voting should ftmorefiirly. adjusted, and are of opinion lit it is most utijusb that a Committee an attendance, of 15 children wold have equal .voting Fower w'tn a Committee representing 1,500 children, and But a copy of this resolution be forwarded jfthe Government and members of Parliatijnfc" •' -

At the Sacred Heart. Schoolroom to- J ttonowevening the operetta "The Hermit's Cell," which was recently produced with BJCb. luccess, will be repeated, and will be Wlofed by a short concert and a laughable [jtM., As the price of admission is only tiipeneo a large attendance ia expected. .the extensive alterations to Messrs Mewttinr's premises to suib the requirements ifSoith and Caughey, are now drawing to •'close. The work of.removing the whole of A brickwork on the ground floor and replacing it by iron columns encased in P'tnica cemeob was a very difficult job, but

l»ai safely accomplished. The improveWnb to the building from a shop point of Wi»,very marked. The lighting has ™ greatly improved by new windows in tJK'back and sides. We believe it is the

wtejation of Messrs Smith and Caughey to .Pisa the whole of their presehb premises &welTaß,the.new place; which will" give m.ithe finest .frontage and mo.sb.com- :' li'ia&'ahopin this colony. The' fittings jj'nowin conraeo? completion. The con?.«ter U expected to handover the' prepisea oa the Ist ot February. . :' "

■j*Wiroulcl call attention to an advertiseml in-another column, of Walker and W'i« water heater. The working of the Nifoe is exhibited at their store daily Wween the hours of 11 and 12 a.m. This ** patent bath heater, and for dairy farm, wle cleaning, restaurants, private resiWtt, and household washing purposes, JB1' be found invaluable, and the price is in '.•"touch of every citizen. ■. A& entertainment was given on Friday waning last'in the Henderson Schoolroom, "> sui of the piano fund. There waa a large ■ ■**Waaace, and the following programme ™ Rone through in a very creditable ™i">tt«r:-Overture, Misßes LaTrobe and Jewell; gong, Mr Buscombe; recitation, r West; duet, Mrs La Trobe and Mips |r"W Mr Heaps ; song, Mr A. j,? well; recitation, Miss Evans : Bong, S Katherford : glee, " Rose Queen," "f.'Wes La.Trobe (Queen), Laurie, HuUton, C Wilson, Messrs Buscombe, J*Arobe» Browning, and F. Heaps. The .r^nment concluded with the cornedixVßound and Square," the characters JWhich were sustained by Messrs Brown-"J'-nW* Buscombe, West.Misaes Dun- '"' a «6Bton, and Wilson. ii??lotrow;a ferry steamer will run two >ff l°St. Helier's Bay, leaving the ferry ■;!*« 10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., returning from I'-My at 4 o'clock and a-quarter past six. "to ? Bmw wiU also'leave on a fißhin S ex' it!,,?? a, 6 a-qaarter to two, returning at a lß^St.intbo evening. B»ib will be

A telegram waa received thi3 afternoon by the local authorities from Wellington, from the police office there, asking that the interment of the body of Charles Peake be deferred till his wife, who resides at Nelson, is communicated with. When the Union Company's favourit 8 steamer Menowai left about 2.30 o'clock this afternoon for the South, she was a full ship, and a more than usually large number of spectators was down to witness her departure. Among the passengers were Canon Mac Murray and Archdeacon Dudley, who are to be present at the consecration of the Bishop of Wellington. Judge Denniston also left by the Monowai.

A mooting of ■ tbe Arch Hill Districb Board was held last evening, at which it wasdecided to accepb Mr' Lovett'e tender for tho King-atreeb contract. This work will supply a long-fells want, namely, a way of communication between the Old North Road and the New North Road,' which at present are nob connected by practicable thoroughfares in all that distance extending from Newton Road to the Western Springs. The work, now being initiated under the supervision and according to the plansof Mr Boylan, C.E., will, do away to a great extent with the inconvenience now exoerienced by the traffic betweeh the Arch "Hill and the Mount Albert districts in having to make a detour between the points named, and its completion will prove a decided boon to tho9e travelling in thab direction. Tba works are to be completed within two months from date.

The coneerb to be given to-night in the V.M.C.A. lecture hall should draw a large audience, for the Auckland public, it> is saidj have never had the opportunity of hearing so fine-a violincellisb. The other members appearing, notably HerVNitschke, the baritone, who possesses a voice of exceptional purity, and is a singer spoken very highly of both in Australia and other parts of New Zealand where he has appeared in connection with the Cyril Tyler Company. Madame Londra, the soprano, has a remarkable range. She will sing the cavatina from "II Barbiere," and "Una Voce Poco Fa." Herr Zimmerman, the popular violinisb, will play the andante from Violin Concerto of Mendelssohn, and take part in a trio by Beethoven with Mr Towiey and Herr Volimar. Mr Towsey will act as accompanist throughout, and his name is sufficient to assure people that the concert will be of a first-class order. His son Cyril will open the concert with him in a niano dao, "From Foreign Parta, by Mo'szkowski. The prices of admission are email for so good a combination, and should appeal to every lover of music. The programme prepared for Madame Goldenstedt's concert to b6 given at the City Hall on Thursday evening is published in our advertising columns to-day. It> contains a very fino selection of vocal and instrumental music. Madame Goldenstedt will sing the aria "Ah! Se tv dornu Svegliati " (Vacci), "Caller Herrin," and with Mr Wolinski (tenor) " Sweet is tho Dream " (Campava).

The annual sale of drapery and clothing has become quite an institution. Messrs Courii Bros., in our advertising columns, announce they have purchased Boon's aseigaed stock, which ia included in the eale.

Geo. Fowlds, Victoria Arcade, has a splendid assortment of tweed and worsted suitings and troußgrings ab reasonable prices, and the garments turned out by the new cutter are universally admired. — (Advt.)

The present) is a great opportunity for getting your boys rigged out in clothes and hats, aft Balf'pricifc. .Before, sending. th.sna back to school take them down to Geo. Fowlds, Victoria Arcade.—(Advt.)

The drapery department of the D.S.C. wilK be1' eiosed, on Wednesday afternoon next, preparatory to eale to be held on Thursday, 24th January, 1895.— (Advt.)

The sensation"of the past week has been tbo sale of Moore's salvage stock ab Victoria Arcade. Travelling trunks have been reduced from 9s 6d to 6s 6d; portmanteaux from 10s 6d to 7s 6d ; brief bags from 5s 6d to 3s 6d.—(Advt.)

At George Fowlda' salvage sale of Moore's stock, you can get men's hard felt hate, slightly damaged, for Is lid, worth 78 6d ; soft felb habß, reduced from 3s 6d to la ; straw hats, from 4a 6d and 5s 6d to Is ; tweed caps, reduced from Is 3d to 6d.— I Advt.) '