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Evening Star, Issue 6472, 13 December 1883, Page 4

Medium in all things—No generous man Would go to a spiritual stance given by a lady medium, and as the ghost is walking about, while the medium is tied in the cabinet, exclaim, “ there’s a rat right by the ghost!” It spoils the effect to have the ghost yell and gather up its skirts and run. Instruction of a Parisian concierge to his son—“ When you meet the first floor, bow and take off your hat ; for the second, uncover; for the third, carry your hand to your head; for the fourth, nod; for the attic floor, let the lodger nod first.” Teacher: “Come, come, boys, can’t any of you give me an instance of the active transitive voice?” Boy, after a little hesitation: “Yes, sir, I know one—the voice that goes through the telephone from one place to another.

GOVERNMENT NOTICES. y. R. NEW ZEALAND KAILWAYS. WAIKOUAITI AGRICULTURAL SHOW, DECEMBER 14th, 1883. SATURDAY RETURN TICKETS to Walkouaitl issued at Oatnaru, Dunedin, and intermediate Stations on 14th December, will be available for return on day of issue only. A. GRANT, District Traffic Manager. Traffic Manager’s Office, Dunedin, November 27, 1883, y. B. TENDERS are invited for the Supply of the following Articles to the Dunedin and Seaolifl Asylums for the ensuing year, commencing on the first day of January, 1884 Beef and Mutton Groceries Tea Goals Wines and Spirits Flour (per ton) Oaten and Wheat Straw. Terms and conditions of contract, with copies of specification, may be had on application at the Dunedin Asylum. Tenders will be received up till noon of the 20th December inst,, addressed to the undersigned. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. (Signed) A. 5. NEILL, M.D., Medical Superintendent. Dunedin, sth December, 1888.

NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC WORKS. CLARENCE BRIDGE CONTRACT, Counties Marlborough and Kalkouras. *VTO ELIGIBLE TENDERS having been sent JJi in, Fresh Written Tenders will be received at this Office until lioon of Wednesday, the 16th January, 1884, for the above Contract. They are to be marked on the outside “Tender for Clarence Bridge Contract,” and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraphic Office by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer’s Office by the same hour. _ Drawings, specifications, and general conditions may be seen at this Office and at the Public Works Offices at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Blenheim, and Christchurch, The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. W. N. BLAIR, Engineer-In-Oharge M,I. Public Works Office, Dunedin, November 6,1883.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. HURUNUI-BLUFF. IRONBARK TIMBER, General Manager’s Office (Railway Department), Wellington. 7th December, 1883. WRITTEN IENDEES will be received at this office up to noon of Monday, the Slat December, 1883. for the Supply and Delivery of Hewn Ironbark and Piles. Specifications and forms of tender may be obtained at the Railway Store Offices, Ohristchuroh and Dunedin. Tenders to be addressed to the General Manager. New Zealand Railways, and to be marked ontsldo “Tender for Ironbark.” The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF JARRAH TIMBER. General Manager’s Office (Railway Department), Wellington, 7th December, 1883. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office up to noon of Friday, the 21st December, 1883, for the Supply and Delivery of Sawn Jarrah Timber at Lyttelton and Port Ohalmers, Specifications to be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Railway Store Offices, Ohristchuroh and Dunedin. Tenders to he addressed to the General Manager of New Zealand Railways, Wellington, and to be marked outside “Tender for Jarrah Timber.” Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at any District Storekeeper’s Office by the same hoar. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. J. P. MAXWELL, General Manager N.Z. Railways, V. R. J. P. MAXWELL, General Maiuagw N,Z, BaUwftyti,