ANOTHER MUNICIPAL LAWSUIT.

Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 133, 2 December 1884, Page 2

ANOTHER MUNICIPAL LAWSUIT.

? The unfortunate ratepayers of the City of Wellington are, it appears, to be again dragged into litigation through the blunders of their Municipal rulers. The Official Assignee of the estate of Messrs. Pepperill and O'Malley is going to sue the Corporation for some 41,500, and he tells the creditors that he is likely to get it. Now, a plaintiff's expectations in a lawsuit are not often to be relied on, bnt the plaintiff in the present case is not an ordinary one. Before he became Official Assignee he was Town Clerk, and we believe he occupied that position when tho Pepperill and O'Malley contract was entered on. He mast therefore be pretty familiar with the merits of the oose on both sides, and he has no snob personal interest as wonld bo at all likely to bias his judgment. More than this, however, his present legal adviser is as familiar as he is himself with the contract, for he was City Solicitor before he became solicitor to the Offioial Assignee. Tho Corporation will thus go into Court with all tho odds ngainst it, and we shall havo another £1,700 or £1,800 added to tho largo amount whioh has already been muddled away in connection with the abortive at-

tempts to carry out the Te Aro reclamation. Truly the ratepayers of Wellington are a patient and long-suffering race. They yield themselves to the hands of the spoiler almost withont a murmur, and almost seem to enjoy being mulcted in costs and damages resulting from the mismanagement of their civic rulers.

"We learn that the Government has recently issued fresh instructions to the various immigration agents as to the terms upon which nominations for immigrants will be recoived. The Government will fulfil all existing obligations, but no further nominations of single women will be entertained for the present. In cases where the husband is in the coliny who3e wife and family ore at Home, the latter may be nominated on the payment of the undermentioned sums :— For the wife's passage, £1 lQs ; outfit, £1 ; for the passage of each, £A 10s ; outfit of each, 10s. It may save adding to the list of useless reminiscences about Ospreys if we state that the Droof required by the Claimant to establish the Osprey link in, hia oase is aa to the arrival in Hobson's Bay of &n American schooner of that name in July or August, 1854. The. Claimant gave the date of her arrival as July 24th in that year. Osprpys anywhere else, or at any other time, can have no connection with the Tichborno case. A telegram has been received from the Immigration Officer, Dunedin, that the Government immigrants per s.s. Coptic are all well, and that those for Wellington, Napier, and Auckland, would leave there on Wednesday by the To Anau, arriving in Wellington on Friday. We are indebted to Mr. Wheeler, the local manager of the Union Steamship Company, for the following :— The first of the Union Company's new cargo steamers, the Ohau, left the Clyde on the 17th instant, and is due in the colony about the middle of January next. Tho Taupo f ollowb two or three weeks later. The Tekapo is announced to leave the Clyde on Ist December with cargo and passengers direct for Port Chalmers. She has been delayed ia order to take the place of one of the regular ships trading monthly between Glasgow and New Zealand. A correspondent informs us that when the Fozton coach was approaching Parramatta yesterday morning smoke was seen to be issuing from the heap of mail bags. The coach was pulled up, and on an investigation being made one of the bags was found to be on fire. A pair of lady's boots lying near if were so much damaged as to be utterly useless. Up to the time of going to press the Post Office authorities had received no report from Forton of any of tho bags having beer receiv«d in a damaged condition. The candidates for (he Education Board scholarships are as follow :— Fernridge, Lob Foist; Masterton, Jessie Galloway, Archei Hosking, Arthnr D'Arcy, A. Komstedt, George Nicol, William Bragge, Eodener Gray, Arthur Eiohards; Clareville, H, Booth; Kaitara, A. Wakelin, Thos. Ward] Featherston, B. Bunting, A. Toogood, J, M'Dougall, 0. Bunny, Kate Cundy ; Hutt, E. M'Nab ; Judgeford, Annie Stewart; Johnsonville, A. Brown, J. Bcnnister, H. Hobbs ; Kaiwarra, J. Nairn ; Thdrndon, Jessie Dimant. Martha Myers, Eosa Smythe, Henry Barnett, Albert Bright, Charles Archibald, Benjamir Wilson, Phillip Mason, Charles Fell; Terrace Maud Evans, Alioe Wright, Mabel Oswin. Ernest Geisen, Gordon A. N. Campbell, Fortesoue Zohrab, William Withers, Jamot Littlejohn, Mowbray Denton, Frederiol Judd, S. Dix ; Te Aro, Mary Moar, Petei Drummond, Arthur Treadwell, Emilj Bracey, Harry Swiss, Nellie Browne, E, Whiteford ; Mount Cook-boys, Alfred Ashbolt, Charles Benbnw, Arthnr Burgess, Eionard Peterson, William Tattle; girls Annie Mowbray, Alioe Lee, Jeannie Wilson Nowtown Walter Eutland In the recent Caloutta Exhibition, New South Wales ranks as third in the numbei of awards, India being first and Great Britain second. The silver medals (66 in number), which wore retarded in preparation by at injury to the original plate, came to hand bj the steamer Mirzapore, and are now being distributed. The total number of New Sontl Wales awards was 218, of whioh 28 are certificates of first-clasß with gold medal, 6i ccrtinoateu of first-class witn silver medal, and 61 certificates of second-clasa with bronze medal. Tho contingent of the Armed Constabulary, whioh arrived here last week from Opunake, en route for Tanpo, where the men will be employed in roodmaMngr, reBurned the journey at 10 o'olook this morning, leaving the Queen's Wharf in the s.s, Stella. Captains Gndgeon and Fortesoue are in oharge of the contingent. Mr. Eitta, the advanoe Agent of tho Pollard Juvenile Opera Troupe, is at present in Wellington, arranging for the appearance oi the company at the Theatre Royal. According to present arrangements, the opening night will be Monday, the 15 inst. The first opera to be performed is " The Little Duke." Members of the Southern Cross Lodge are remindod that the regular meeting will be held to-night instead of to-morrow, and aa the business is important a full attendance is requested. ' ' Jane Shore waa repeated at the Theatre Royal last evening by the Lewis Dramatic Company. The audience was even larger than that of Saturday night, notwithstanding the unpleasant weather whioh prevailed. The drama was again produced with much suocesß, as was also the comedietta whioh followed. We must give a word of praise to the orohestra for their valuable assistance, Both pieces will bo presented for the last time this evening. Mr. John C. Harris, formerly manager ir this oity for Messrs. Greatrex and Co., but better known a3 "The Whiffler," presented himself at the Central Police Station yesterday morning, and asked to be taken oare of, stating that ho was mad. The officer ii charge took Mr. Harris into custody, ii obedience to the wishes of the latter, and Drs. Henry and M'Kellar were requested tc make an examination as to his mental condition. Mr. Harris was brought before Mr, G. B. Davy, 8.M., later on in the day, and was charged with being a person of unsound mind. A certificate was read from Br Henry, to the effeot that the aooused wa< not a lunatic, but was a proper person to b< taken oare of. Dr. M'Kellar's certified opinion was that the accused was not c person who should be confined in the Asylum. Both doctors agree! that Mr. Harris was suffering from business troubles, and required a little rest. His Worship discharged the acoused. The temperance bodies of Wellington have not yet made any arrangements for a visit tc this oity of Mr. E. T. Booth, one of the leaders of the Blue Bibbon Army in Greai Britain, because they have been unable tc ascertain whether that genil'man can spare time to hold a series of revival services in onr midst. Mr. Booth, in accordance with a promise made some time ago, intends to visit Auckland next month, and great preparations in connection therewith aro being made by the disoiples of temperance residing in that city. The earlier career of Mr. Booth was a somewhat ohequered one. He wa? born on a farm in America, and in his youth was employed in a oetton faotory. When the civil war broke out he joined one of the armies and was wonnded. While in that condition he, with a number of other soldiers, was seized by " bounty jumpers " as he was going back to the North in a vessol. An old schoolfellow was amongst the mutineers, and his life was spared. Ihe very day Mr. Booth reoeived his discharge from the army he attended a Good Templar meeting, where he met a young woman to whom he was married a year afterwards. He then commenced business as a hairdresser, but as he gave way to drink he fell into a pitiable plight. On returning home in an inebriated condition one night he found his wife praying for him. From that evening he became a ohanged man. Alooholio liquor was never afterward permitted to touch nia lips, and in due course hebeoame a leader of what was subsequently known us tho Blue Eibbon Army. Mr. Booth took up his residence in England somo years ago, and has ever since been actively engaged in temperance work in Great Britain. He is now on a tour throngh the Australasian colonies mora with the objeot of recruiting his shattered health than for the purpose of promulgating the total abstinence doctrine at the Antipodes. The parishionera of St. Paul's have decided to purchase the parochial property in Tinakori-road at a cost of £2337. The proceeds of the late Oriental Bazaar will reduce the amount to X 1133, whioh sum it is intended to obtain from the Harrington Trust at 7 per oent. The interest on tho .£1133 will amount to about £70, but as a building situated on the land included in the purchase is bringing in an annual rental of .£55, only £20 or £30 per year will require to be found by the parishioners for interest, repairs, *o. For some years past the parish has been paying .£IOO per annum for the lease of the property just purohased. The new manager of the Onehung* Iron Works is Mr. Heßketh, formerly manager of one of the largest iron foundries in England. It will be remembered that the former manager of the works, a man named Jones, some time ago woeived a sentence of ten years' penal servitude for attempted murder. It would seem that Professor Payne is still putting people's lives in jeopardy. In all probability he will manage to kill somebody before tho police think it their duty to stop his praotioes. The Melbourne Bulletin has the following :— " On Sunday last an accident of a painful character occurred at the Botreat Hotel, Brighton. Professor Payne, who recently arrived here from New Zealand, waa giving an exhibition of hu ekill with the rifle. Mr. Eicke, Jan., had an apple shot off hjs head, followed up by a cigar being shot from his mouth. This being successfully accomplished, Mr. Eioke, had an apple placed on the back of his hand, the bullet slashed tho under part of his fingers, tho result being a somewhat serious wound, and the gentleman was immediately driven to town, where he was attended to by Dr. Fulton. Mr. Eioke, it is said, trembled a little prior to the shot."

A gratifying evidonce of the progress Wellington has mode during the past two or three years is to be fonnd in the successful establishment of clothing factories in our midst, prominent amongst them being tho industry carried on by Messrs. Thompson, Shannon and Co. Started in a comparatively small way in the month of December, 1882, their factory has been steadily increasing ever since, until at the present time it ranks as the moßt important concarn of the kind in the North Island. The premises in which tho operations afe carried on are 1 situated in Brandon-street, and abutting on to the yard of tho firm's warehouses, communication between tho varions buildingß being thus exceedingly easy. The majority of the persdns engaged at the factory ara females, whoso ages rango from 16 to 30. A good deal of care is exercised in the selection of the employes, and Mobbm. Thompson, Shannon and Co. can. congratulate themselves on the possession of an excellent staff. Between 90 and 100 persons are engaged in the different branches of the bnsiness, and a very large quantity of clothing is manufactured every week. In addition to the coats, vests, and trousers which the faotory is constantly turning out, a considerable number of enmean shirts are made. The manufacture of moleskin troupers is a specialty, and the faot that this class of goods finds a ready Bale in the country distriots is a proof that the article is justly appreciated. The whole of the tweed which is consumed in the factory is the production of the Mosgiel mills, find as an evidence of the quantity which Messrs. Thompson, Shannon & Co. are using- it may be mentioned that they were awarded a prize by the company as the best customers last year. Tho clothing manufactured by Messrs. Thompson, Shannon & Co. is nearly all sold in the North Island, very little finding its way South. The goods are finding a ready market wherever they are introduced, and the venture whioh was started two years ago has proved a great success. . Rowing men and those who affect aquatics will be interested to learn that the New Zealand champion, W. Hearn, accompanied by his trainer. Bums, will leave for Biverton by next Monday's steamer. He will thus arrive on tho scene of his approaching race with Harrington about three weeks before the eventful day. We are informed that in Malua's Consultation on the Wellington Jockey Club Handicap, tho first prize went to a sporting Wellington butcher, the second to a lucky barmaid, and the third to a well-known M.H.R. In the Hutt Park Spring Handicap, the first went to a resident of Waipawa, the second to a clerk in the Government Insurance, and the third to a warehouseman in Wellington. The other prizes were variously distributed in Wellington and country distriots, A primary scholarship at the Wellington College is vacant at the end of the year. Theßoholarship is open to pupils attending any primary Bchoolin the provincial district. The names of intending candidates are to be sent in to Mr. C. P. Powles, Seoretary to the Board of College Governors, not later than tho 17th instant. Tho OrganlCommittee of St. Peter's Church met last evening, the Yen. Arohdeaoon Stook occupying the chair. The Secretary reported that tho amount subscribed to date wae £202 12s 6d, and this amount it is hoped will be fnrther augmented when all lists are in. It was decided to extend the time for receiving subscriptions to the 20th January next, fuller details respecting the proposed new organ being expeoted by the next San Francisco mail. A meeting of creditors in tho eatato oi Thomas Henry Smith, butcher, was to have been held at the Supreme Court Buildings this morning. At the appointed hour a quorum was not present, and the meeting lapsed. The liabilities amount to £97 0s 6d, and the assets to £14 4s Bd. The principal creditors are Mitchell and Kiohards, £23 43 6d ; Patoa Meat Company, £28 9s lOd ; George Thomas, £15 Is Id ; and Wm. Cleland, £10. Mrs. G. B. Lewis is announoed to appoai to-morrow in a drama entirely new to Wellington play-goers. It is entitled " Clouds," and is supposed to represent certain phases of American sooiety. Mrs. Lewis has a strong emotional part in Stella Gordon, and some of tho other charaoi»rs are also said to be well drawn. " Cloudti " should draw a good house. Mr. Honry Young's many friends amongst the warehousemen and commercial travellers in this colony and Australia, sympathising with him in the late action, Youncr v. Harcourt & Co., of this city, have handed him a draft for £100 towards defraying his costs. Suoh substantial proof of friendship must be very gratifying to Mr. Young. Tha Lyttelton Times thus roports the drowning of two lads at Ashbnrton:— "On Snnday afternoon two of the yonng sons of Mr. John Small, farmer, Grahams-road, near Wheatstone, in the Waterton and Longbeaoh Dißtriot, went bathing. The lads were named respectively William and Edward, and were 12 and 14 years of age. The place they selected to have their bath was one of the gravel-pits so {frequently met with on the roadsides in Ashburton, whioh are the receptidea of a large proportion of the storm water. In some of these pits water is found to a considerable depth, whioh was the case in the one adjoining their father's farm, whioh the boys seleoted. After having splashed about for some time in the shallows, neither of thorn being able to swim, they launched a feed box, and on this ventured into the deeper water. Tho sinking of the box loft the boys out of their depth, and before aid could reach them from the farm, they were drowned. Muoh sympathy is felt for Mr. Small, who is well-known and respeoted in the district." For a Tuesday's sitting an unusually small amount of business was transacted at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Two men wero punished for drunkenness, and John Collie was fined a shilling and costs for having allowed a oow, Bince dead, to be at large in Kent Terrace. A rospectable looking woman with a child in her arms, was charged with having need indecent lauguatje in Cambridge Terrace on the 24th of lost month. She pleaded Gnilty, stating that Bhe had been aggravated by the conduct of a man. The evidence of C. A. Baker, Commission Agont, having been taken, the Bench mulcted tha defendant in a penalty of 10s and coßts. No other business was brought beforo Messrs. £. W. Mills and J. E. Smith, the presiding Justioes. A telegram from Anokland was published a few days ago stating that a young man named Dransfield had been found dead in bed at a lodging-house, and that at the inquest a verdict of "Death from Serous Apoplexy " had been returned. From the Auokland Herald of the 26th nit. we learn that the name o! the unfortunate man was William Durns field. Margaret McCarthy, keeper of the lodging-house in question, deposed that the deceased had complained of a pain in his bowels on Sunday, tho 23rd Nov. He went to bed, and was provided with food by witness up to 6p m. About noon on Monday she entered the room, and found deceased dead on his bed. He was a painter by trade, but had been employed lately at outting ieathor laces for Messrs. Ireland Brothers. He was of intemperate habits. The fourth competition by the City Rifles for company prizes will take place at the Pollhill Gully range on Saturday next. Firing will commence at 2 p m. Great indignation is expressed by the publio here (Bays the Sydney Morning Herald of 17th November) at the grasping policy of the Australian Eleven in refusing to meet Shaw's team in two matches unless they received half the profits. The (ration of the Naw South Wales Crioket Association in refusing to countenance the proposal of the Australians to play a match at Sydney just before the English match this week is highly commended. The South Australian Crioket Association has arranged for a meeting of the Australian and English teams ai Adelaide on 13th December and following days. Four bodies from the wreok of the Clyde were recently seen floating abont at Akaroa, but could not be resoned for burial, as there was no boat available. The Auckland Star is apparently very angry with the Government for deciding to hold the first Industrial Exhibition in Wellington. It first of all declares that " the chief effect will be to enhance the profits of Wellington hotels and boardinghouses," and then immediately proceeds— " There is no natural centre for the population of New Zealand, and an Exhibition at Wellington will be little better than a Jocal show." If this latter assertion should prove correct the profits of the Wellington hotels and boardingI honses are not likely to be greatly enhanced. As to natural centre, Auokland never can forgive Wellington its geographical position. We do not profess to know what " a natural centre for the population" means, but certainly Wellington is the geographical centre of the oolony, and the town which is most readily accessible to all the other centres of population in the Colony. A correspondent of the London Times says that beet sugar will not do for fruit preserving purpoßea. Jam made with it invariably turns mouldy. A few days ago the residents of Timaru enjoyed & beautiful spectacle in the shape of a mirage seen from the beach. The entire strnoture of the Bangitata bridge appeared distinctly mirrored in tho air. The phantom bridge was on view for about ten minutes, between 12 and 1 o'clock. The Calliope Point dock in Auckland, whioh, when finished, will be the largest dock in the colony, has at length been begun by the contractor, Mr. Pierce Lanigan. The Auokland Harbour Board has been fighting over the final arrangements of the contraot details for the last two or three years. Mr. G. P. Pierce, the general manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, who is making a tour of the oolony, has been endeavouring to get the Otago farmers to grow tobacco for the Auokland Tobacco Company, of whioh he is a director and lame shareholder. The Otago Daily Times, in an article on the subject, expresses its belief that the plant would grow well at such places m Teriot, Alexandra, and Clyde.

Messrs. Levin and Co., agents for the Shaw, SaviH and Albion Company, inform ns that the s.s. Coptio will leave Port Chalmers to-morrow, and will leave Lyttelton for Napier probably on Saturday. From Napier, after landing cargo and taking in 10,000 carcases of frozen meat, she will return on Saturday week and finish loading with 13,090 caroasoa of meat in Wellington, leaving for London direct on the 17th inst. At a meeting held in Wanganui on Saturday last, an association Was formed to be called "The Educational Institute of tho District of Wanganui." Tho proposal is to have one general association and three branch ones, the general one to consist of the whole Wanganni educational district, and one branch to consist of the Hawora and Patea dist riots, a second to be composed of the W&ngonui County, and a third of the Bangitikei and Manawatu Countieß. Enles were drawn up and officers appointed, Mr. Fenn being elected president, Mt. Locke secretary, and Mr. D. C. Straohan treasurer. The object of the institute is described in the rales as "to farther the interests of publio school education and the discussion of all educational matters." A meeting of tho Wellington Building Society will be held on Thursday evening, for the purpose of considering the proposal of a momber of tho committee to wind up the business of the society. Messrs. C. P. Powlos and Joseph Eitohen are candidates for seats on the Central Board of tho Government Life Insurance Association. The Eescue Lodge, No. 39, 1.0.6. T., hold its usual meeting last night at No. 9 room, Atbenteum. Bro. Leatham, W.C.T., ocouDied the ohair. A considerable amount of business was transacted, amongst which was the election of representative to Grand Lodge session, to be held in Dunedin 12th January next, Bro. G. Petherick being elected to ropreßent the lodge on that occasion. According to the Wairarapa papors, the two timber mills belonging to Messrs. Booth and Co., at Carterton, are now almost at a standstill. These mills, wbon in ordinary working, keep nearly 100 hands employed, bo that their inactivity is very much felt in the district. The Star fears that some time will elapse before the hands are taken on again as the firm has now some millions of feet of timber on hand. The other mills — Messn. Stevens', Preecoa', and Chow's— are said to be fairly employed at present. Messrs. Eislop & Co., jewellers, are Bending out some very tasteful photographic Christmas cards. That we have received represents about a dozen miniature viows of Samoa, Fiji, and other Pacific islands. Miss Amy Sherwin, the " Tasmanian Nightingale," has been recently appearing at the Covent Garden promenade ooncerts. A London correspondent says her voice is "sweet and onltnred, but scarcely strong enough for such a large theatre." According to tho Auckland Herald of tho 26th nit., Mr. W. J. Hurßt, M.H.E , is now almost wholly restored to his usual state of health. Eeferring to tho floating of the Now South Wales loan, the Sydney Morning Herald of the 17th November says :— Now that tho terms on which the rocont loan was floated are made known, it appears that a very considerable deduction has to be made from tho apparent price of w693 13s Gd. The colony haß to pay interest on the full amount for the half-year ending Maroh 31, 1885, although 20 per cent of the loan will not bo in hand until about a week of tho close of tho period. Only 35 per cent, will be received this year, whilst the Government will havo to pay interest on the whole sum from the beginning of October. No less than 40 per cent, will be unpaid at the middle of tho fifth month. The effect of this is to reduce the apparent amount by about .£1 0b Gd. The Auckland Sugar Refining Company keep an analyst whoso services, it seoms, are used to advertise tho company's wares. The New Zealand Herald publishes a long account of his analysis of various descriptions of unrefined sugar, made with the object of detecting the presence of an animalcule known as the Acaras Saccharus, a nasty little inaeot which gives those engaged in handling sugar a disease known as "grooers* itoh," by burrowing under the skin of their hands. Examined under the microscope, the \Acaras Saccharus is a repulsive eight-legged insect, with hooked claws and tnrfclo-shapod back. Its presence in sugar can be deteoted very simply by putting a teaspoonfnl of sugar into a clean glass, which should then be nearly filled with clean water. In a fow moments the insects, if they are there, float to the top in shape of little white spots, which, if closely observed, are soon seen to be alive. All unrefined sugars are said to contain the insect, but the process of refining effectually extinguishes the vulgar parasite. A local olorgyman (says a Napier exohango) is forwarding a frozen sheep to his old college in England, acoompanied by the following note : — " I take the liberty of commending to your favourable notice a promising young member of my flook, who, I trust, will shortly be amongst you ; in fact, I shall see him off by the Btsamer which boars this scrawl to the shores of old England. May I ask you to show him every attention. You may find him somewhat oold at the first, but I am certain that this will wear off, and that he will thaw out after the warm reception, I feel assured, you will accord him. I most sinoerely trust that" you will all, both authorities and students, learu to like him and do him justice." Public opinion (says Truth) has veered round about Gordon. Ho has deliberately disobeyed his instructions. With wrongheaded obstinaoy, instead of retiring when he could, ho haß remained at Khartoum, in order to force ns to Bend an army, not to rescue him, bat to enable him to take a bloody vengeance on those who have dared to resist his will. I should be sorry were he killed, but I see no reason why we should risk the life of one single British soldier on his behalf. If he bo now in danger, he owes this to his ignoring that the first duty of a soldier is to obey orders, and to his forgetting that when a man undertakes to act under instructions he shonld not ran counter to them. The sale of ironmongery, &c, portion of tho stock in the estate of W. W. Taylor, removed to the auction rooms, will be held to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, by Messrs. T. Eonnedy Macdonald & Co., at thoir auction rooms. The catalogue comprises cnamelledware, tinware, japanned goods, dairy utensils and household requisites in great variety. Particulars are given in anothor column, as also in the catalogues issued by the auctioneers. Mr. George Thomas will sell to-morrow, produce, fruit, Ac. Messrs. Laery & Campbell will hold their usual market sale to-morrow. Mr. Sidey holds an unreserved sale of very superior furniture at the residence- of Mr. Boss, Boulcott-street, to-morrow, at 2 o'clock sharp. Messrs. Haaoll & Co. will sell at the Hutt market to-morrow, oattle, &o. ; and, at the residenoe of Mr. Wm. Dew, Taita, stock, household furniture, &o.

By the Ruapehu and Dorio steamers we have reoeived the following Bpecial lots of dress silks, expressly adapted for summer wear, and in the latest faabion, at Te Aro House : — The fashionable shot glace silks, Ss Cd; checked washing silks, in very large variety, from 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; coloured broche satins from 4s Gd to 10s Cd ; coloured broche silks, 4s Gd to 14b Gd ; coloured ottoman silks, Gs Cd; handsome shot merveilleaux silks, 11s 6d; shot check silks, 5b 9d. Any of the above would make handsome and effective dresses. Te Aro House., We have also a lot of coloured French satins from 3s to 9s Gd, and on exoellont assortment and special value in black silks from 3b 3d to 16s Gd per yard. We have Borne very handsome rich broche merveilhanx silk dresses, with plain merveilleaux to match, in brown, grey, and prune at 12 guineas each, at Te Aro House For dressmaking, whether as regards style, perfect fit, or excellence of work, Te Aro House has become a household word, and we should be glad to engage 20 to 30 assistant dressmakers to keep pace with the orders now being placed at Te Aro House. It is an old saying " Soe Naples and die," we would say " See our vast variety of choice zephyr prints, and live to enjoy the purohases you will make at Te Aro House." — Adtt. At the Sale of Bankrupt Stock, at Hannoh'B Old Shop, Lambton Quay, the vendors desire to inform the public generally that their lease will soon expire and fresh instructions have been received which enables the manager to make further immense reductions on all classes of drapery, laces, parassls, dress goods, underclothing, hosiery, blankets, flannels, Ac. There is no plaoe in Wellington whore you can obtain bo much and suoh good value for your money. There is still over two thousand pounds' worth to dispose of, and as the stock must be sold during the next few weeks, we invite everyone to come and obtain good value for their money at this Great Genuine Clearing-out Sale.— Advt. We are agents for the light-running "Standard" and "New Howe" Sewing Machines. These machines are very rapid and easy to work, have a large space under the arm, lartce shuttle, withautomatic tension, and self -setting needle make them the most perfect machines in the market, and specially suitable for dressmakers and others requiring a lot of work done in a short time. We soil them on the easiest terms. Robt. Gardner & Co., Lombton-quav. — Advt. To avoid all miskakes, ask for Wolfe's Schnapps, and by a continuous use of that oelebrated cordial, secure for yourself an extended lease of life.— Advt.

"No, indeed!'* exclaimed Mrs. JonesBrown, energetically. " I don't believe in the extension of woman's suffrage at aIL I She Buffers enough now."