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Otago Witness, Issue 1422, 22 February 1879, Page 14

nriHE /VTAGO TITTITNESS [Established 1851.] CIRCULATION~7.. ... 6000. This old-established and popular Family Newspaper, having been permanently enlarged and improved, is now recognised as one of the beat weekly papers in the Colony, and CIRCULATES EXTENSIVELY throughout the FARMING, MINING, and PASTORAL DISTRICTS of New Zealand. Great attention 1b bestowed on every department of literature Included in its columns, and as a First-class Weekly Newspaper, containing information for all classes of ■fown and Country Headers, it should be found in every household. Subacription— Town, £1; Country, £1 2s 6d per annum, payable in advance. THIS DATS ISSUE Contains Page. Advertisements . . 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Accidents and Offences: Local, Interprovin. ial. Wreck of the b.s. Taupo, The fatal Bush Fires in Victoria, The Kellys 9 Births, Marriages, and Deaths.. .. .. 14 Brevities .. .. .. .. •• 24 Cablegrams ~ . .. _••_,•,* Commercial: Customs Returns, The Week's Business, Wholesale Prices, Domestic Produce, Retail Household Markets, Produce Reports, Property Sales, Labour Reports, Stock and Station Reports, Wool Market, Share Report, Commercial Telegrams .. 13 Correspondence: "After Fifty Yean," The Chinese Question (by D. H. Osborne) . . 10 Colonial Industries: The Manufacturing Industries of the Futuie, The International Industrial Exhibition 8 Chess: CheßS in Europe, Chess Congress Problems, Answers to Correspondents, &c- . . 21 Draughts : Problems, Games, &c. .. .. 21 Dramatic and Musical: By Fitzeric .. .. 18 .Educational: Bishop Moran on tbe Educafon Question, The Kitdergarten (communicated) 7 Land and Water: Our Volunteers— South District v. City Guards. District Prize Firing, No. 2 Wakari Kiftos, N.Z. Rifl > Association Meeting at Nelson, Miscellaneous. Cricket-Lord Harris's English Team, D.O.C Match, Carisbrook v. Albions, Other Matches. Henley Regatta .. .. .. .. •• 8 our Volunteers (additional) .. .. 12 Leading Articles .. .. .. ..15,16 Lecture: Mr Btieht's Farewell AddreßS . 8 Late Provincial News: Hyde, Kilwinning Lodge, Arrowtown .. •• •• •• H Mail News : General Summary, via San Francisco, American Summary, News of the World, The Afghan War, Fires, J-evere Weather in Britain, Accidents on the Ice, Additional Mail News, The Zulu War, The Distress in England, Australian News .. .. « 6, 7 UUcellaneous: The New Ze^and Gazette .. 5 The Oumo Central Railway .. .. 7 Land at the head of Lake Wakatip, Milton Borough Counoi , Tuapeka County Com oil, New Insolvents, The Gaol .. .. .. 12 The Reception of the Governor .. .. 11 News of the Week 16,17 Odds and Ends : Compiled for the Witness . . 20 Obituary: The lati Mr George Duncan, .. 18 Our Correspondents : The Waimea plains Railwty Lower shotover, Lake County,, South Blueskin School 0,10 Our Home Letter: The Month's News — The Winter at Home, The Ustreßß amongst the Poor, The Death of Princess Alice, An eventful day ; Parliamentary Sympathy with the Queen 19 Our American Letter: The Christmas am New Year Holidays to Amrica, A Severe winter and hard times, The Chinese Question, California Steadily Retrogading, The New Chineße Bi 1, Resumption of Specie payment, American City liabilities, Chicago's trade, The Public Debt, " A new Departure in Ocean Freights " 19, 20 Passing Notes .. .. .. ..15,16 Questions from Correspondents .. .. 15 Mound the Sanctums: The two Murphys, The Queen's Son-in-law in Canada, Two Classes of ■Women, An Amusing Speech by Professor ' Blackie, Qualifications of an Actor, A Woman's No .. .» '.. • ..' .. 23 Shipping .. .. .. .. .. 12 Sale Register .. .. .. .. , •• 15 Selected Poetry : Intimation, byßiohard Realf 21 Sporting Intelligence : Racing Futures, Review for the Week, by .Beacon ; Forbury Training Notes, Entries and Acceptances for the Dnnedin J.C. Races, Tapanui Races, Timaru Races, Wairarapa Races, Greymouth Races . . 18, 19 Station, Farm, and Garden: Forthcoming Shows; The Farm- Chats with the Farmers, a visit to Mr John Douglas's Mount Royal Estate, Palmerston, Lccal and General, Trial of Self Binding Harvesters, Chevalier Barley, Exhaustion of soil by cows, Victorian Cheeße Factories, Reapers and Binders. The Station— The Cattle Camp. The Garden— Oamaru Flower Show, Lettuce-Growing in France, A new Orchid, Jap»nese Arboricultaral Curiosities 4, 5 Tlie Novelist: The Lone Star— Chapter V, Explanations ; VI, The Storm ; A Dwelling Pla ;e, and Yet No Habitation -by Fabian Bell, Chapter II ; A Tale from Real Life . . 21, 22, £3 lhe Children's Corner: Childhood's Pleasures (written for the Children's Corner), Another of Tim's Stories, by Uncle Harry (written for the Childre 's Corner) 23 The Ladies' Column: On Yon Burn Braes, Paris Fashions, A Novelty in Dancing, A Soiry Fellow, Household Hints .. .. 23 The Mines: The Vinegar Hill find, tbe Blue Mountain R<ce Company, Matters at the Tbame?, the Future of Gold-Mining in Otago (M'Shane) 10,11 The Mathematician: New Problems, Answers to Problems, Correct Answers .. .. 21 Theßiddler: New Riddles, Answers to Riddles, Correct Answers „ .. .. .• 21 Telegrams .. .. .. .. .. 17,18 The Zulu War 17,18 Waste Lands Board .. .. .. .. 13 Witness Subscriptions .. .. — 15 TtfEW COLONIAL STORY. On the Ist March, in THE OTAGO WITNESS, Will be commenced a new Serial Story of absorbing interest, from the pen of the well-known Colonial Novelist, FABIAN BELL, entitled §ittx § wig 1 tm. Subscriptions :— Town, £1; Country, £1 2s 6d (in advance) ; may be commenced at any time. AUCTIONS ONA L D KEID & O 0., Auctioneers, STOCK AND STATION AGENTS, High street, Dunedin, Hold Auction Sales as under : Fat Stock— At Burnside Sale Yards, every Wednesday, at 11 80 a.m. Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, and Tallow— At Wool Stores, Princes street South, every Monday, at 11.30. Fat Stock by rail should be forwarded to the Burnßide Railway Siding. Our agent will be in attendance at the Sale Yards every Wednesday morning to take delivery of Fat Stock forwarded to us either by rail or otherwise, and to arrange same for sale. Wool, Grain, or other Produce by rail should be addressed to our Railway Siding, Princes Btreet South. Cash advances made on wool, grain, stock, &c, consigned to us either for sale or shipmeat. Frodaoe stored at the very lowest ratea. DONALD REID & 00, Uja